Dawn turned paste white again as Jeremy continued "Of course, I'd be a LOT more careful about what I said, if I had some reason to."

Dawn knew that he was offering her the chance to make some kind of deal with him so that he'd stay quiet about seeing her getting herself off – and also knew, just as certainly, that whatever it was that he wanted, she'd have to 'pay' it if she didn't want absolutely everybody knowing (or even thinking) what she'd been doing. Though Jeremy couldn't know, she was experiencing all kinds of emotions and thoughts as she sat there: wildly hoping that all he'd want would be for her to mow the lawn for him several times (as she'd had to do after breaking their parent's wedding photo frame); afraid that he really would tell people what he'd seen (she didn't think he would, but…); all but dying of embarrassment (and, curiously, also feeling very aroused) that he had seen her; and swearing (yet knowing it was an oath she couldn't keep) that she'd never touch herself that way again. Her mind kept going around in circles, but she was also keenly aware of the silence hanging in the air while Jeremy waited for her to respond. Finally, there was nothing left but for her to quietly ask "Wh… what do you think would be a good reason?" – and hope that the answer wasn't too bad.

After letting the tension build for several seconds, Jeremy answered "Well, you know, Sis, I actually kinda liked what I saw – all of it. So if I could see it again when I wanted to, then I'd have a real good reason to be careful, so I could keep seeing it."

The first thing to connect with Dawns mind was that Jeremy said he liked what he saw. Right on the heels of that, the 'all of it' bit connected. Those two things again got her mind going around in circles: he wasn't grossed out or disgusted by what he'd seen her doing, and he didn't think she was a slut, or sick, or something. And not only that, but it sure sounded as though he was saying he liked the way she looked, too! Sure, he was her brother and kind of a toad sometimes, but it still made her feel good to know that at least one guy thought she had a nice body…