You and Lenny had been trying to teach Sean how to read, but to no avail.
It didn't come to him quick and easy, and if it didn't do that, he lost interest quick. He became shifty much like a child when you tried to teach him, and often gave up after one or two sentences. You had even helped Jack when he first started to learn, and he was a far better student than Sean was proving to be. You remember, though, when first teaching Jack, you promised to bring him little presents from town if he did good; sometimes he requested books, other times something as simple as candy. Maybe the same thing would work on Sean?
"Come on, Sean, when we doing some reading?" Hearing Lenny address your unwilling student, you're quick to join the conversation, knowing you'd rather be teaching him than doing any chore around camp at the moment.
"You're never gonna learn if you don't keep at it." You offer up, "And before you even try to say 'I got it', no you don't."
"Nothin' slips past you, eh?" Sean rubs his face, looking uncomfortable as you and Lenny look at him expectantly. Your earlier thought, about a reward system, comes to mind and you wonder if it's too bold a move, but then remember you live amongst a criminal gang who never knows when a day might be their last. You move so you're standing directly in front of Sean, looking him right in the eye, and you lean forward to kiss him.
Lenny lets out a startled noise and Sean's confused cries are muffled against your lips. You worry that this might be going too far, perhaps you were too bold to assume he'd want a kiss from you, but your fears are assuaged when he tries to deepen the kiss. You give him a few more seconds of action, even letting his hand drift down to your ass to give it a quick squeeze before pulling away.
"What was that for?"
"Motivation." You take another step back so you're standing beside Lenny, patting your shocked friends shoulder. "If you practice with us and say, read us an entire paragraph, I'll give you another kiss."
"And what if I read the whole book to ya?"
"Well, then you'll get a real special prize. Let's start out slow, though, don't get ahead of yourself."
"I'll be a readin' machine after this, just you wait."