Arlene and JeffChapter 230
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Evie, Kathy and Linda took the packages out of the vehicle and went in the back. Evie smiled at Linda as they walked side by side down the hallway, Kathy following a step behind. "Don't worry about your dad. I'll talk to him," Evie said. "You bought the first outfit; Dave and I just bought the other two and the boots. He might grump a little," she laughed, "he's a man. But when he sees how pretty you look in those cowgirl outfits, he'll quit. Just show him what you bought and give him his change back, then I'll hit him with the rest of it."
"I hope you're right. I don't want to make Daddy mad at me," she fretted.
Evie glanced at Kathy for a second and thought. She wouldn't be this worried about her father being mad at her about something like this if it were not for what her mother has done. She's worried that her father will leave her, too. It makes my heart break. She can't get over thinking that she had something to do with it.
As they continued on, Evie put her arm around Linda's shoulder for a moment and said, "Here's what we'll do."
Fifteen minutes later, the three, with Kathy dressed in one of her new outfits, walked into the living room. Jeff, Dave, Bill and Frank were sitting in a circle discussing the farms when the women walked in.
Since Dave was facing the door, he saw Linda in her new outfit first. Evie was watching her husband. When she saw his face soften as he saw Linda, Evie felt pride course through her. She has just about got you, my wonderful husband. I can see it in your face. Maybe one day soon you will have more than one woman so that you can show Jeff that he's not the only one with a harem. Evie almost gasped out loud when she realized what she had just thought. Momentarily confused, wondering if she were doing the right thing by pushing them together, she almost missed what Linda told her father.
"Like my outfit?" Linda said, hugging her dad, stepping back for him to see, then slowly pirouetting. She was wearing a beige, felt cowgirl hat, a predominantly red plaid shirt, consisting of faint red and green stripes on a beige background, with red roses showing green leaves around them interspersed about the shirt. Tight Wrangler jeans and tan, high gloss western boots completed the ensemble. The shirt fit her like the proverbial glove, accentuating her high breasts and small waistline.
"Wow!" Bill exclaimed. "You look great in that, Kitten." As Bill's eyes took in her boots and hat, his brain did some fast arithmetic. Those two hundred dollars he gave her probably wouldn't buy the hat. He hadn't even thought of a hat and boots when he gave her the money. Oh, well, she had her card. I would buy her ten of those outfits just to see that smile on her face after all she has been through lately.
When the compliments from everyone died down, Evie leaned over and whispered in Linda's ear. "Go put on another of your outfits. I'll take care of your dad."
Linda smiled at her and took off.
Evie grasped Bill's hand and said, "Come here," towing him into the hallway as Dave grinned after them.
When they were alone, and before Bill could say anything, Evie said. "First off. Don't get mad at your daughter. I wouldn't let her charge anything. She spent a little over a hundred dollars of your money. Please stop," she said, placing a finger on Bill's lips, startling him. "We really like Linda, and we wanted to do this. She loves our music, and she's going to love tonight at the festival as well, especially in her outfit — you can see what a knockout she is in it. She'll really make an impression. I can't tell you how important that is at her age. We bought her two other outfits. But please don't spoil it for her. She was so worried that you were going to be mad at her for letting us buy her the things."
Bill took a deep breath. "You hardly know us. Why would you do this?"
Evie sighed. "I could give you all the stock answers: we feel sorry for her for what she's going through; we don't have anyone to spend our money on; well, any number of things. Truth is, it just feels right. Both my husband and I care for her and it made us happy to do it. Please don't be mad. We know that you can afford anything for your daughter, but please let us do this."
"Well, I..."
Evie grabbed Bill and hugged him. "Make over her, Bill. You're her world right now, and logic or not, she's afraid that she'll lose you just like she did her mother. You're all she talks about."
Bill smiled down at Evie. "Okay. I'll take it like a man," he kidded. "But this isn't over yet. You two are spending too much money on her. Somehow we're going to have to even this up."
Evie grinned at him and grabbed his hand. "Let's get back inside before she comes back with another outfit on and catches us out here. She'll figure it out in a heartbeat."
Rushing back inside the living room, Bill resumed his seat, and Evie sat in her husband's lap, slow winking at him as she sat down. "She'll be back in a minute," Evie whispered to Dave.
Linda was a little more tentative when she walked through the doorway this time, but when she saw the smile on her father's face, her spirits rose. Although not as sexy, this outfit was more feminine and frilly. Wearing a round, black felt hat, with a pink and white shirt that had long black cuffs with pink fringe, a black vest, black skirt with the same pick fringe continuing on it, and black boots with the fringe around their tops, she didn't look like a working cowgirl, but she surely did look like a pretty one.
Bill knew that the hat and boots of the first outfit probably cost a couple hundred dollars each. The ones with this outfit may not have cost as much, but there was a good chance that the shirt and skirt would make up for them. "Beautiful, Baby. The outfit is beautiful, and you're beautiful in it," he said, bringing a radiant smile to his daughter's lips.
"I have one more," Linda said, coming over and sitting in her father's lap. "But I'll save it for later. Are you mad at me?"
Bill tightly hugged her. "Not at all," he answered, suddenly realizing that he was, indeed, pleased that Evie had gone ahead and bought Linda all the clothes. Just to see her happy, really happy, for the first time in so long made him realize how much contrast it was from her usual appearance lately.
"I know that you've told Evie thank you, but Dave wasn't there, so don't forget him," Bill quietly said to Linda.
Linda got up and went over to Evie and Dave. Putting her arms around both of them as Evie sat in Dave's lap, she hugged them. "Thank you, Dave. I love my outfits — and my wonderful guitar. You have made me so happy. I'm so glad I came up here this weekend."
Linda kissed first Evie then Dave on the cheek as they both hugged her. As Linda left to go change, Evie realized that she was sitting on a growing piece of Dave's anatomy. Turning her head and whispering directly into his ear, she said, "Liked the feeling of those titties against your shoulder there didn't you?" Before he could think of an answer, Evie got up, calling for Linda to wait up as she hurried out of the living room.
Lunch was hamburgers around the pool, with everyone having a good time. Bill, wearing trunks and a loose, button-up shirt to hide the scars on his back, sat near the pool and watched, chatting with Kathy occasionally when she got out of the water to rest. Jeff's younger wives were showing off what Helen had taught them about swimming until Linda got into the pool. When they realized that she couldn't swim as well as they could, they toned it down, gathering around her to talk and have fun.
When Jeff got tired of being dunked by the women, he accepted defeat, crawled out and sat down by Bill.
Bill looked over and grinned at him. "I guess that's one drawback to having seven wives. You didn't stand a chance in there."
"Yeah," Jeff laughed, "and they put new meaning to teamwork. I think I drank half the pool."
"Couldn't have," Bill laughed, "I drank half of it this morning when Helen was torturing me. It has still got water in it, so I guess one of us was a little shy on what went down our throats."
They watched the women for a moment, then Jeff asked, "Seriously, what did you think about Helen's swimming?"
"Well, like I told her, I've never seen anyone move through the water like that. Kathy says that one of the girls told her that Helen is a genius. She sure is as far as moving through the water is concerned. I'm surprised that she isn't swimming professionally, or swimming in the Olympics. But she told me that she just did it for fun and exercise. She said she taught girls' swimming at school."
Gazing at the women that had now gathered in the shallow end to talk, Jeff said, "Watching them compete against each other when they don't have company and can pull out all the stops is just short of amazing. None of them can keep up with Helen, but they're using the techniques that she has taught them. With her coaching, they're closing the gap."
"And what about you?" Bill asked.
"Well, I can get from point A to point B in the water if I have to, but I'm a distance runner and would rather get my exercise on the road. Helen and several of my wives can literally lie in the water on their backs and read a book. I'm told that everyone can float, but that doesn't seem to apply to me. I sink like a rock. If I lie on my back and relax, shortly I'm on the bottom of the pool," he said, laughing. As usual, Jeff had minimized anything that he could do, and was well aware that muscle mass was the reason he didn't float.
There was quiet for a moment, then Bill asked, "Are you going to be back tonight?"
"Unless you tell me not to be. Uh, if you and Kathy..."
Bill remained quiet for a moment, then sighed.
"Look, if I've overstepped..."
"No, no, Jeff. It's nothing like that. I guess it's just this divorce thing. I'm dreading Tuesday like you wouldn't believe. I know that logically I should be going after Jill tooth and nail, wanting to get this thing over with. And I do want it to be over, but I just..."
Jeff looked over at Madison. "There's nothing wrong with continuing to love someone that you have vowed to love for the rest of your life. I can't even imagine what this is doing to you. All I can do is say that I'm sorry."
Bill blew out his breath, realizing that his emotions were about as raw as his daughter's. "It just seems like a nightmare. A nightmare that won't quit, and that I can't wake up from. When I look at Jill, and she looks away, or worse, looks back without any emotion at all, I just can't believe it's her."
Glancing over at Kathy as she laughed and cut up with the women in the water, Bill continued, "Kathy has told me that she'll be there for me when this is over. Oddly enough, I realize now that I've come to love her. I don't know when it happened, but when she talked to me at the park, it hit me that she was a part of my life. She seems almost driven to accomplish whatever she sets out to do. She proved that to me in spades when she gave up everything to get her commercial license. She never asked for a thing. No telling what she did without to be able to pay for things. I didn't charge her for my part of the training, of course. Still, she spent a lot of money and worked her ass off. Somewhere in there, I fell in love with her."
Bill frowned and picked up his drink from the table by his lounge chair. "Trouble is, I'm still in love with my soon-to-be ex-wife."
"So?" Jeff very deliberately said, "Love isn't something that God gives you a certain amount and when it runs out you can't love anyone else, as Diana has reminded me a while back. I love each of my wives, and I mean that I'm in love with them, and I still love my first wife just as much as always. No, as I've said before, I love her more now than when we were first married. I think our capacity for love increases as we love more people. Maybe it's a little like exercising a set of muscles; the more you do it, the more you can."
Bill nodded toward Kathy in the pool. "I'm scared to tell her. She's already made it clear that she has feelings for me. But I'm afraid that she'll think it's just rebound from my marriage. I'm too damn much older than she is. I can just see us out somewhere when one of her acquaintances thinks that I'm her father..."
"That might not be too much of a concern in a few weeks," Jeff said, waving at Jennie as she made a face at him.
Madison sighed, "It's hard to think that's going to happen to me. But whatever you're doing for me, I appreciate it. Other than your wife working me to death this morning, I feel like a million dollars. To add insult to injury, while I'm floundering along putting everything I have into it, she just seems to glide beside me in the water without any effort at all."
Jeff chuckled. "Now you're not by yourself, there. She doesn't cut me any slack, either. The only consolation I have is that she won't go for a distance run with me. Oh, we've jogged up the road a mile or so, mostly to help Fred, but other than that, she just looks as me and grins when I try to get her to go with me."
The men sat relaxed, watching the women swim.
Jeremy was an hour early, but the women had already been working for a while when he knocked on the door. Denise looked at Connie. "You let him in this time, but save some for me."
"Hah," Connie said, "He's not going to be interested in me the way I look. He sees me in work clothes like these every day."
"Yeah, well. Who's already brushed her teeth twice since she got up?" Denise laughed. "Like I said," she repeated to Connie's retreating back, "save some for me."
Connie opened the door, but as soon as she had eye contact with Jeremy, she blushed, remembering all the kissing they had done last night. She opened her mouth to say "Hi," but instead, "Jeremy, I guess I acted like a teenager on her first date last night. I was afraid that you wouldn't even show..."
Jeremy stepped closer, lifted her chin with his finger and gently kissed her for a half minute. The room seemed to move and she leaned against his hard chest for support. "How do you do that?" she quietly asked, almost forgetting to close the door. "I'm not a shy little virgin, but I'm acting like..."
He kissed her again, opening his mouth slightly, pushing against her lips with the tip of his tongue. Her mouth opened of its own accord. He teased the tip of her tongue for a moment, then pulled back. "Good morning, Pretty Lady."
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... Jeff had also heard the door close, and shoved Helen into Diana's arms, causing Diana to stagger, Laura grabbing Helen to help. He pulled his .45 from his waistband and started down the hall, but even as he did so, he saw Arlene at the intersection of the hallways and knew he was too late. Jeff figured one of the mercenaries had to be in the hallway, and was probably doing the same thing Arlene was. (Slicing the pie at the intersection.) He also knew he would never make the...
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... Arlene motioned to their forward screen and the rippling, wavering, blurry image there. “I can’t see worth a shit because of the burning atmosphere, and the sensors have packed up from the heat. But I think I’ll go to full shields right about...” A geyser shot hundreds of feet into the air as the craft hit the water with a sound that could be heard many, many miles away. Even at full shields, some of the shock bled through and, had it not been for the gravity field of their seats,...
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Laura woke him the usual way, and she almost went too far. When Jeff grunted and his cock started to swell, she jerked her mouth off. It was a near thing for a few seconds. "I guess I almost went off while I was still asleep," he groaned. "Wow, I'm really horny." "Sorry, Jeff. You usually go forever. I wouldn't mess it up for Diana for the world." "It wasn't your fault," he said, finally regaining control. "It's just the stress of the day. Of course, I've had two of those damn...
In their bedroom, dressed in pajamas, the girls flopped into bed. Terry grabbed the remote and dialed the lights down, then turned to her sister. "Arlene said that we wouldn't have any more periods until Little One turns them on for us again. Boy, I can sure live with that." Alice got a look on her face and responded, "Well, as you know, I've only had one, but it sure was icky – not to say anything about worrying if I were bleeding to death. If that's what it takes to be a woman, I...
Jeff and his women had showered and were in bed only moments when Ship announced that Arlene's scout was minutes away. Since the family was still using their suite on the Ship, they were quickly dressed – well partially anyway – and waiting for Arlene as she maneuvered her scout through the outer bay door and onto the flight deck. She didn't go all the way to the scout's bay though, but stopped in front of her family. An instant after the scout came to a halt, its belly hatch opened and...
The Waterfall Campsite ... Dessie straightened up and stared at Ann. “I have eaten pheasant, fish and rabbit until they’re practically coming out my ears. I’ve had MREs while backpacking and wasn’t in love with them all that much, but I think I would love some now, no matter what the meal consists of.” “We have an assortment. I noticed a Brisket Entreé, Chicken something or other, and a Beef Stew, with whatever goes with them, and several more besides. We just grabbed some at random in...
JUST OUTSIDE A SMALL NORTHWESTERN TOWN Once again Nichols sat worrying in front of his boss' elegant desk. Rich, wealthy, words don't describe the extreme category the older man fit into. Nor can you describe how evil this man is either, Nichols thought, his face devoid of expression as he waited for Mr. Moreau to end his phone call. Nichols dreaded that. When the call ended, Moreau would ask questions that Nichols didn't have acceptable answers to. The town council members think Moreau...
Jeff, Diana, Dave and Evie sat in the living room, waiting. When the phone rang, Diana checked the caller ID and answered. "Glad you guys are back." "Diana, I..." The voice chopped off, then Carla cleared her throat and tried again. "Diana, our dreams..." Carla's voice stopped again, to be replaced by quiet sobs of joy. "I can't..." "You just did," Diana said softly. "You're on speaker, so all of us can hear you. Jeff, Dave and Evie are here with me and listening. And, you're...
...”See that tree that has the broken limb hanging down?” “Yes,” Aiko gasped out. “We’ll jog to it, then we will walk for a hundred steps.” “I don’t know...” “Yes, you do. You know you can. I’ll bet it’s even less than a hundred steps. Let’s count them,” she finished as she began counting their steps aloud while they slow-jogged. Soon Aiko added her voice. “Ninety-two. Told you it was less than a hundred. Now we’ll walk for a hundred steps, and rested or not, we will jog starting at...
The Retreat As Charlotte and Diana sat at the bar in the kitchen watching the other women, Selina stopped by. "Want to help?" the little genius asked the young woman. Worried, Charlotte answered, "Everything is happening so fast that I barely know what's going on." "Oh, you will get used to that," Selina said as she reached for Charlotte's hand. "Well, I'll be glad to help if I can." Charlotte glanced at Diana, who nodded with a smile. "No better way than to just dive...
They were high up and soon over the ocean, having left the continent behind. They passed the terminator and continued into night, still headed west, the myriad lights of the cities twinkling as the Earth seemed to slowly spin below. But before the view could become boring – if it ever could -- the horizon seemed to shift downward on the big screen as the Ship gradually pointed her nose away from the planet, the full moon drifting down toward the center of the viewscreen. There was a...
Jeff met with Kei, Edi and Alesha on the updated design that they were working on for the new ski lodge, then stopped off in the living room to watch the late news before eventually winding up in his suite. After a shower where he "played" with Jennie and Melissa, he walked into a strangely quiet bedroom. Looking around, he began to wonder. "What?" he asked, then suddenly it hit him, "Where's Ann?" Arlene caught his eye. "We've looked for her, and she's not anywhere in the Retreat....
The Castle ...”Certainly,” Arlene responded, “but please don’t either of you touch it. The AI can become quite persnickety, and he has the means to back up his displeasure.” “You have a functioning artificial intelligence?” Karl asked. “Please don’t mention it around him. I think he is trying to find a way to become a citizen,” Arlene returned with a chuckle. “Uh, I won’t,” Karl responded, not quite sure if Arlene were kidding or not. Both Karl and Fischer thanked Arlene and hurried off...
Jeff had stopped by his office to pick up a few pieces of printer paper. Alone in the living room a couple of minutes later, he wadded up a sheet of the paper into a loose ball. If I screw up with this paper ball, air resistance, if nothing else, should keep its flight slow enough to prevent me from tearing up things. With Arlene's encouragement while on the Ship's range, he had gained a small measure of expertise as he mentally moved a steel ball around and caused it to spin, but he still...
The Mission ... Both were tempted to use their suits’ drive units, but they knew that would alert the Throme if anything would. Scrambling down, they were soon in the water. A hundred meters out, they saw a glint of movement coming toward them just under the surface. “Let’s go home,” Arlene said to her partner. As soon as the hatch closed and even before they were out of the airlock, the AI had them moving away from land. “Oh, I so want to get out of this suit,” Arlene grumped a few...
The Retreat Shortly after lunch, Arlene went out to the Ship expecting to sit in one of the command couches and be swept away by the simulator to another very realistic space battle, but she froze as soon as she passed through the hatch. Jeff had called Kayla and Art to his office, intending to ask them to begin training in the Ship's simulator. Before he could begin, the AI turned the TV on to show Arlene jogging back from the Ship. The AI didn't say anything, but apparently thought...
The Retreat After breakfast, Arlene, Ann and Selina gathered enough food to last them the rest of the day. “Should this not be the correct castle and we continue the search, we will need something to drink with our lunch,” Selina said as she opened a refrigerator. “There is water available at each station on the interceptor. As for soft drinks, please bring only what you are sure you will drink. Storage space is at a premium,” Arlene told the seven-year-old. “Bathroom?” Selina asked as...
Jeff had just dialed his next door neighbor who lived a mile down the road. "Steve Sperman here." "Hi Mr. Sperman. This is Jeff. How's it going?" "Hmmm. Didn't we have a discussion about that Mr. thing?" Jeff chuckled. "Yeah, I guess we did, Steve. How's Marcie doing?" There was a hesitation. "You know, that's a funny thing, like I mentioned before. Seems like after the night we spent at your place, ol' Uncle Arthur (arthritis) suddenly got much better. Odd that both of us...
The Prison Planet Ship had received permission from her Prime to go back to Earth long enough to pick up Arlene, Ann and the other aviators, then take the Wing to orbit for its launch. The trip to Earth and back would only take a few minutes. Giving the interceptors a ride to orbit and their launch would take only a few minutes more. The interceptors normally remained in their bays on Ship’s flight deck, so she would have to go back anyway. Also, she would have to return to Earth again when...
Deep Space "Question is, are they going to notice us?" Ann asked as she watched as one of the alien vessels came from behind a large chunk of moon and headed straight for them. Ann knew she could not warp out without her drive trying to take some of the debris field with them, which would probably result in the destruction of her warp drive, and/or her ship. In addition, she strongly suspected that the aliens would pick up her inertialess drive's signature, should she use that with them...
“Despite our AIs actually doing the flying, I want every pilot to have his or her hands on the controls at all times when we do this for real, and when we practice as well. Ann and I have put together a rough outline. Everything seems to work in the simulation, but we haven’t done it for real yet. There could very well be glaring errors that only show up when actually flying the patterns. Bottom line: be careful and think about what the next step is. Does the current process make sense with...
When they left the suite a few minutes later, they saw Melissa at the far end of the hall. She seemed to do a double-take, then turned and rushed around the corner, probably heading for the kitchen. A little later, when they walked through the door, she was already setting out two more plates. Jeff pulled Ann tighter against him, and they stopped just inside the kitchen. I know Ann is blushing. Damn, I thought I was too old to blush, but my face feels like it’s on fire. Everyone was seated...
EARLIER IN THE MORNING AT QUINTON TATE'S HOME After his morning shower, Quinton, dressed in his uniform and still buckling on his gun belt, walked into the kitchen. Before he could sit down, the phone rang. "Quinton," he said, putting the instrument to his ear as he finished securing the belt with the keepers. "Well, good morning. Are you planning to go somewhere on your little impromptu vacation?" his Captain asked, cheerily – a little too cheerily. "What vacation?" Quinton joked...
"We still have a problem," Diana said. "I doubt if Billy has ever used a litter box. So how are we going to train him to use it and not pee on the carpet? Since there aren't any pet stores in Winter Park, I guess we can order a kennel on the Internet and have it overnighted, but as late as it is, it will still be day after tomorrow before it gets here..." "Yeah, we were lucky the grocery store even had litter boxes. But we're ahead of you about the kennel," Jeff said. "Arlene had an...
The Retreat ... Charlotte and Ada sat for a moment as Diana's words sank in. Both mother and daughter were clearly skeptical as they furtively glanced at the other three women. Diana let out a chuckle. "You can say it; we won't get mad." Ada hesitated. "This is no joke? You're actually telling us that Susan is your mother and Arlene is your daughter?" "Got it in one," Diana said with a grin. "But..." Ada began. Then, after studying Susan's and Arlene's faces some more, she...
Jeff sat in his usual place at the head of the table. Frank Wainwright sat to Jeff's right as the family (minus four who were eating with Margaret and Tina in their suite) ate lunch. All the Alphas ate a lot, and Jeff usually ate more than most of them, but today, he was hungrier than usual. He had gone through his first plate and was already started on his second one. "Looks like you're a bit hungry today," Frank tactfully said. "I didn't see you after breakfast. What did you do to...
Joyce, Caitlin, Jennie, Melissa and Ann came in with the latter two pushing serving carts. Soon, the table was set and food arrayed in front of Arlene, Diana, Susan and Jeff. The wives' efficiency was not lost on Susan, but she refused to acknowledge it due to her sour mood. Each time she had talked to her daughter or granddaughter on the phone lately, her suspicions that something was going on had increased. Then the introductions in the living room were almost more than she could...
Everyone except Matt and Courtney was waiting in the living room. The new SAC and his wife had borrowed an Escalade and driven down to Winter Park. "HELICOPTER APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH. SECURITY HAS CLEARED IT TO LAND ON OUR PAD." Margaret had called earlier to say that everything had gone without a hitch and they were on the way home, but Angel had been beaten and was in need of medical attention. "Let's go," Jeff said as he started out the door of the living room with Little One...
Aboard Ship, Arlene, Ann and Selina are teaching the Morales family how to field strip, clean and reassemble a pulse rifle. ...”Very good, Mr. Morales. That’s a whole lot better than I did the first time,” Arlene blatantly lied. “Okay, Jasmine, do you know what’s next?” “Well, I did until you scrambled the parts,” Jasmine said with a chuckle, “but I think it’s that thing over there — a modulator, I believe you called it.” And the process went on. The next time they field stripped the...
The Prison Planet As the group neared the second area that was obstructed by boulders, Jeff said with a sigh, “Sorry, Ladies, but I still have a headache from moving the last bunch. No way am I going to play bulldozer just now.” “It’s getting colder in here,” Tosha said as she zipped her jacket, took her gloves out of a pocket and pulled them on. “Is it just me, or is the path sloping downward more?” Kei asked as she and the others followed suit – other than Jeff, who only zipped his light...
Kayla very briefly told everyone what had happened. Just as she was finishing up, Sheriff Tate, who had been eating with the team, walked into the hallway to chat with the others. "I helped the guys move the bodies out. We found a roll of black plastic in the basement and covered the pile of them." "That piece of plastic over there on the floor," Jill said, motioning down the hallway near the theater door, "is that where one of them..." "Yeah," Kayla said. "General Whitworth has a...
As everyone walked down the hall toward the theater, Selina hung back. When Diana turned and caught her eye, Selina, with purpose, walked on past, turned the corner and went on to her suite. If I do not ask, then the answer cannot be no, she thought. Waiting four minutes by her internal clock, she walked back out of her suite, down the hall and peeked around the corner in the direction of the theater. There was no one in the hallway. Shortly, she slowly opened the theater door the tiniest...
With the Alphas at Security headquarters studying the pulse rifle and the women apparently all in the basement, Jeff wandered through the Retreat at a loss as to what he should be doing. Deciding he would work in his lab to pass the time, he returned to the basement. Poking his head in one of the rooms, he got a smile from Kayla who was leading an exercise class – push-ups for the moment. His position allowed him a view of erect nipples on several of his wives, and a couple of the other...
Characters that appear in this chapter. Matt – Alpha. New Denver SAC for the FBI. Courtney – Matt's wife who thinks the Matthews may be aliens. Jeff – The Prime. Diana – Jeff's wife and Clan Queen. Arlene – Queen, wife. Diana and Jeff's daughter. Helen – Genius wife and teacher. Susan – Wife and Diana's mother, who is also a Queen. Kayla – Jeff's wife who first worked for the FBI, but then went to work for the General, and now she is Jeff's last line of defense. Art – Alpha....
Arlene grabbed Jeff's hand. "Come on, Daddy. Let's go back to our suite. Mom and Selina will be back ... uh sometime." Jeff frowned as he turned back to the others, "Yeah, that's what I'm worried about – the sometime. It's not like Diana to run off like that." Laura put her arm around his waist to get him started toward their suite. "Well, you were the one who kept pushing Diana to go through the academy. I have been through only the first six months there, but all that discipline...
Bobby put her hands on her face and took a breath trying to stifle a giggle. "We're acting like whores," she said, while desperately trying not to reach for Art's cock. Sandra hissed in a breath. "Art, I don't know what's happened to us. Honest, we don't act like this. We've each had one guy — once, and that was just to get rid of our cherries. But it's like we've been given an aphrodisiac. I want you so bad that it's hard to breathe," she finished, not knowing that Art was...
The Colonel’s Office Aboard Ship ...”And Worthington. Hear this! If something happens to my wife, I’ll kill you without a second thought. Now get out of my face before I change my mind and do what I know should be done.” Without saluting, Worthington spun on his heel and stomped out. Jeff sat thinking. Should I tell his Commander why I’m sending him back? After a moment, he shrugged. On second thought, I asked for his best aviators to give them a chance in my unit. No one, other than us,...