With that question, Joanna knew that Dawn was inviting her to look, and she did. Dawn's larger bust and more-developed pubic thatch were cause for envy in the younger girl, but she easily understood the point Dawn was making. When she looked into her sister's face again, Jo couldn't help but smile a little as she answered "I think it worked out better than just 'okay'", and getting a smile in return.
Having gotten her sister considerably more relaxed (she was still visibly nervous; just nowhere near as much), Dawn went back to where she'd been sitting on her bed. When she softly patted a spot next to herself, Joanna delayed only a moment before getting herself settled on it. Once she was there, Dawn put an arm around her and gave her a brief hug before saying "See? This isn't so tough, is it? I haven't bitten you or anything!"
With a slight grin at Dawn's teasing, Joanna answered "No, it's not so tough."
Taking one of Jo's hands, Dawn told her "Maybe you don't think so, Jo, but I think you're pretty and sexy now, and I can see how much more you're going to be those things when you get a little older. It used to make me crazy to hear someone say something like that – 'when you get older' – because it didn't seem like anything was ever going to happen. But somehow, when I wasn't looking, it did. One day, when I was in the shower, I suddenly realized that I was washing tits that were way bigger than I remembered; and when I looked, I had more hair than I thought I could even get. So I can look at you, and see where you are now, and have a pretty good idea of where you will be. There aren't any pictures of me like this" – drawing a giggle from her sister – "but if you look at something like my school pictures when I was your age, you can see that I didn't have much of a shape. Then think about how I look now and it should give you a pretty good idea of what's going to happen with you. I know it won't seem like it's happening fast enough, but I promise: it is happening. As hard as it is to accept sometimes, there are still some things that just take time. It might help if you think about how different you are now from where you were even just a year ago."
Joanna did think about it, and remembered that the tits she had then were just faint bumps on her chest then – and that she hadn't had any pubic hair at all. Smiling, she told Dawn "Yeah, it does help."
"So you think maybe it'll be a little easier, now?"
"Yeah, I think so. Still not easy, but easier."
"Are you okay with learning this other stuff, too?"
Realizing that she and Dawn had been sitting next to each other without a stitch of clothing on, it took Jo only a moment to decide. Though still a little self-conscious, she answered "Uh-huh. The stuff I've been doing… it feels good and everything; but if it can feel even better…"
Smiling, Dawn told her "Oh, I think you'll find that it can be way better. First thing, though, is I want you to think about something.
"What's that?"
"I want you to think about how you felt about what you were doing – whether you thought it was good or bad, right or wrong, and that kind of thing."
Joanna did as Dawn said, and it didn't take long for her to understand that it might not have felt as good as it could have simply because she'd been so nervous and ashamed about it. After seeing Dawn touching herself that way, and listening to what Dawn had told her, Joanna knew that there really wasn't any reason to feel either of those things.
From the expression on her sister's face, Dawn knew when she could say "Once you understand that you're not doing anything wrong, that's going to make it better right away. But what helps the most is if you can really listen to what your body is telling you."
"How do you mean?"
"When you're touching and doing things to yourself, don't just focus on what you're doing. Try to pay attention to anything else your body is feeling, too. Here, let me show you… Sit back like I was – with your knees up and apart." Joanna did as instructed, and Dawn then said "Now close your eyes. I'm going to touch you, but I want you to see if you can hear anyplace else on your body telling you it likes what I do. Okay?"
A trifle nervous, Jo closed her eyes and waited. Almost immediately, she could sense how alert she was to learn how and where Dawn would touch her. Several seconds went by before Jo realized that Dawn was waiting, just so she'd be more aware of herself. A few more seconds passed before she felt Dawn's fingertip touch the end of one of her breasts. She initially couldn't feel anything else, but when Dawn started softly stroking her nipple, Joanna could feel it getting longer and harder – but moments later, she could also feel herself starting to get the funny hollow sensation she sometimes had between her legs. As Dawn continued to tease her nipple, Jo became aware that the breast Dawn wasn't touching was starting to feel tight, too, and its nipple responding. In a matter of just a couple of minutes, Joanna knew that both of her nipples were as long and hard as they'd ever been. And between her thighs, she was aware not only of the hollowness there, but could feel a faint draft caressing her erect clitoris. She didn't hesitate for a moment to answer when Dawn quietly asked her what she was feeling, and where. When she was done, Dawn pulled her finger away, told her that she could open her eyes again.
Looking into her sister's eyes, Dawn told her "You know I waited before I touched you so that you would understand what I mean about listening to your body. If I'd touched you right away, you probably wouldn't have been able to feel those other things as soon as you did. Something else you should know is that there are going to be times, at least at first, when you feel like there's something you want to happen with your body, but you aren't sure what it is. That might be because you aren't excited enough to know what you really want, yet. But it might also be that you want something you don't know how to do yet, or that you can't do by yourself. When you have problems like that, that's when you can come to me, and I'll try to help you: you can tell me what you're feeling, and where, and I can tell you things that you can try that might help. But I have to be honest with you, Jo: some of the things that your body might want, you just can't do by yourself."
"Such as?"
"Such as I'd be surprised if you haven't already tried to see if you could lick or suck your own nipple." Ignoring her sister's faint blush, Dawn told her "I tried it when I was just finding out about this stuff, and couldn't do it – at least, not until I got older and my tits had grown enough. When you have a feeling like that, there just isn't much you can do. You can try to ignore it, but I never had much luck with that; it only seemed to make things worse. Same thing with seeing if something else you can do will work instead. The last one is just let somebody else do it for you."
It took a little bit before the implications of that last sentence really hit Joanna; when it did, she immediately demanded "You mean be naked with somebody else? And let them do stuff to me? I couldn't!"
Smiling, Dawn told her "Yes, that's what I mean. And yes, you could do those things. Aren't you naked with me? Haven't I done stuff to you, even if it was just touching one of your tits?"
"But… but you're different! You're my sister. I know you, and I trust you! Are you saying that you'd do that?"
Calmly, Dawn answered "Yes, I'd do that, if you wanted me to. But it doesn't have to be me; it can be anybody that you love and trust enough. Brit and Beth are closer to your age and size; maybe one or both of them be willing."
Blushing, Joanna told her "I don't think I could ever do that. I'm okay with you 'cause you're so much older than me" – "Gee, thanks!" Dawn teased her – "But I'd be afraid to say anything to them, never mind how nervous I'd be about letting them actually do anything!"