Knight in shining armour
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With the mysteries of the wedding explained but not understood, we all resumed as normal an existence as we could. Hardly a day went by that there was not some form of the unexpected popping up to keep us all on our toes.
I was in my den deeply involved in sorting and editing the pictures on my computer, trying to organize the thousands of images into some semblance of order. As I was reviewing the organization of my files I came across a folder I did not remember putting on my computer. It was labeled simply Unity. It was a strange name for a folder so I opened it to explore the contents. Inside there were two sub-folders. One was labeled Proclamations and the other one was labeled Celebration.
I opened one folder and found listed files with slightly familiar names, the most memorable of which was a file labeled Women. I opened that file and found a picture of the proclamation I had decreed in Camelot concerning the rights and treatment of women in the kingdom. There were a total of twenty-five such documents in.JPG format. They appeared to be photographs of the parchment scrolls penned by the court scribe at my orders and bearing my signature and seal.
I changed over to the Celebration folder and found over one thousand.JPG files. The preview icons of the pictures shocked me as I reviewed them. It appeared that someone had taken a multitude of pictures of our wedding day. There were pictures of all the preparations right on through to the end of our wedding day. There was one picture that snagged my attention. It was a shot of Grace and me on horseback at the end of the ceremony. With my heart beating a mile a minute I printed the picture out and made a mad dash to the foyer to compare it to the tapestry hanging there. I was shocked almost to the point of fainting when I saw that the two were identical in the most minute detail.
I returned to my den on shaky legs and sat down to review some more of the pictures. As I scrolled through the many images there was a light tapping at the door. "Come in."
My door opened and three of the cutest little girls came in to see what I was doing. The littlest one, Brittany, was dressed in jeans and a tee-shirt with a "Hello Kitty" picture on the front. Next was Vicky, wearing shorts and some form of halter-top with a straight waistline and barely noticeable bulges high up on her chest. Last was Cathy, dressed in a bright yellow, very frilly, summer dress which hugged her delightfully developing figure, giving her the appearance of a fashion model. All three of these visions of beauty had cute pixie-like faces framed by cascades of radiant shoulder-length blonde hair.
I was immediately inspired and started to get a stirring between my legs. Their combined beauty was definitely worthy of my undivided attention and put thoughts in my head that I should some day get this magnificent sight captured with my best camera.
As they walked towards me, Brittany broke into a dash and landed squarely on my lap pressing her cute little bottom down on my semi-erect member. Vicky took up a position by my right side while the more demure Cathy sexily sauntered up and flanked me on the other side. They all had an arm around me in a sweet group-hug. I returned the obvious show of affection by placing my arms around them to hug them back.
Because of their height and the fact that I was seated, my hands landed on their thighs. My right hand was caressing Vicky's bare thigh while my left hand ventured under Cathy's skirt landing on her bare thigh. As I caressed the girls' legs I noticed that they had the soft, silky-smooth skin that I so adore in younger girls. Brittany had her head resting on my chest while Vicky and Cathy had their heads resting on my shoulders. Norman Rockwell could not have painted a more inspiring picture of a tender moment if he had tried.
I was a little more daring with Cathy as my hand caressed it's way up arriving at the hem of her usual little girl cotton panties. All three of them were purring like kittens and Cathy was placing very warm kisses on my neck. My heart rate and breathing was increasing as was the rigidity of the bulge in my pants. I turned my head to the left to give Cathy a kiss on her cheek.
Well, at least that was my intention. But as I moved toward her, she turned her head so my kiss landed squarely on her divine lips. It wasn't more than two seconds before her tongue entered my mouth and we kissed like two love-starved souls.
When we broke the kiss I opened my eyes and noticed that Chris was standing in the doorway smiling up a storm. "Come on girls. We've got to get going shopping for school."
I was surrounded by three voices asking, "Do we have to right now?"
"Yes, we have to. You can ply your charms on Art later."
They begrudgingly peeled themselves off my body and shuffled out the door.
I immediately felt empty but was relieved a bit as Chris came over and gave me a little peck on the cheek. "You really love those girls, don't you, Art?"
"Yes I do, Chris. They are three absolute angels."
"Well I promise to bring your toys back after we get done shopping."
"I'll hold my breath waiting."
Just then Grace and Kim walked in. Kim jumped on my already warm lap and Grace slid up beside me. Kim had both arms around my neck and Grace had one arm around my shoulders so I automatically placed my right hand on Kim's bare leg while my left hand slipped up under Grace's skirt. I was caressing both girls and getting harder and harder by the second. Kim was wiggling around on my lap giving me the nicest feelings while Grace leaned down and covered my mouth with a very hot passionate kiss. I returned the kiss and we got going in a tongue wrestling match.
As I got more adventurous I moved my hands to the two lady's mounds and noticed the presence of moisture in both their panties. Grace went over and closed the door snapping the lock. I watched her and as she turned around I noticed she had a very seductive grin and mischievous gleam in her eyes. Kim had jumped off my lap and was dragging me over to the couch. She pushed me down on the seat and then both of my lovers started to remove the obstructions to one of my favorite sights: their clothes.
Once they were naked they ganged up on me with kisses and rubs in the most delightful places. I was literally attacked by two goddesses of sexuality who showed me no mercy as they worked me over with a talent unparalleled by the most seductive temptresses on the planet. I was so overwhelmed that I didn't even notice that while they were working their magic my clothes ended up in a pile across the room.
They worked together in what seemed like a well-choreographed and coordinated performance intended to raise my body temperature to heights never before realized. In spite of my bewildered state of mind I did manage to reciprocate their affection whenever and wherever I could.
True to form, Kim bent down, took my turgid member into her mouth and down into her throat giving me the best feeling it is possible for anyone to endure. Grace and I were sharing a very hot French kiss guaranteed to curl my toes and hair at the same time. It was so hot that I swear smoke was coming out of my ears.
In less than a minute Kim's talented mouth brought me to an explosive orgasm as I painted her tonsils with copious quantities of my baby-makers. Kim managed to swallow every last drop, not missing a single bit.
With those two seductresses working on me, my erection did not deflate one bit. Not letting a good thing go to waste, Kim pulled off and straddled me taking my steel hard rod into her love furnace to the hilt in one thrust. She commenced an up and down tempo causing her arousal to climb to never before reached peaks resulting in her loudly announcing her multiple orgasms. I was fighting to not go beyond my peak so as to make it last as long as humanly possible.
After Kim's third explosive orgasm, Grace lifted her off me and took her place in a hot and heavy dance of lovemaking. She moved up and down with ever increasing speed passing through three or four orgasms as her vagina milked my erection until I exploded in her depositing what felt like gallons of cum at the entrance of her womb. We all collapsed in a pile of bodies, arms and legs as we slowly recovered from our mutual trip to nirvana.
My den had a very convenient bathroom attached so we staggered in there and enjoyed a nice sensual shower to make our bodies more presentable. With my two goddesses having experienced multiple orgasms each and my two explosions there was not enough energy left for more that some feel-good playtime with no culminations.
Dried off and still naked we moseyed over to the computer to look at the pictures. Grace asked, "Where did those pictures come from? We didn't have our cameras and I didn't see anyone else taking pictures."
"I have no earthly idea where they came from. They just appeared on my computer."
Three voices said together: "Merlin."
As I scrolled through the pictures I noticed someone in a few of the shots that we all recognized but could not place a name. He was dressed in long purple robes with a strange looking fabric cap. He had a staff in his right hand that seemed to emit a strange glow all on its own.
It dawned on the three of us at the same time and we once again simultaneously said: "Merlin."
We got dressed and, since it was lunchtime, headed out to the kitchen. When we arrived Alice was just setting three plates with sandwiches on the table. I was going to have to figure our how Alice could always anticipate when we would be ready for lunch. She was an amazing lady and I had been blessed to have her around. I noticed something strange about the way Alice was acting. She seemed to be hiding her left hand out of sight. Just then Fitzroy walked in. He proudly strode over to Alice and brazenly gave her a kiss. I was shocked since they had not shown any outward signs of affection to that degree before. It was at that point that Alice brought her left hand up and displayed to us a diamond ring on her third finger and a big ear-to-ear smile on her face.
I got up and shocked Fitzroy as I wrapped my arms around Alice and plastered a kiss on her ruby red lips guaranteed to start a fire in her soul. I let go of Alice and she staggered back and grabbed the counter to keep from collapsing on the floor. I thrust out my hand to Fitzroy and shook his hand.
"Alice, Fitzroy, you two have just made my day. Have you set a date?"
Alice answered "We want to get married on Christmas Eve at the nursing home where my mother is staying."
Bubbling over with excitement Grace announced, "Alice, we have to get busy. We have to plan a bridal shower and make some other arrangements."
"Oh, you don't have to do that. I can take care of everything."
"Not on your life. I want to do it for you and will enjoy every minute."
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Fall had fallen, and the colors on the trees were magnificent. Kim, Cathy and I took advantage of every chance we got to ride around Camelot shooting pictures of the fall foliage. Okay, I admit: the trees weren't the only things I took pictures of. Even dressed in jeans and tee-shirts, they were a study in beauty. The bright yellow maple leaves even got jealous when the sun lit up the girls' hair; making it glow like pure gold. I made sure to capture every angle I could. Every once in a...
Grace woke me up about two in the morning. "Art, it's time." Sleepily I asked, "Time for what?" "Get up, my water just broke." Still not awake I mumbled, "What water? Did you wet the bed?" "Wake up Art; we're having a baby... Now!" I jumped out of bed and made a dash for the front door. When I got there I realized I had forgotten some things. I hadn't gotten dressed. I also had left Grace upstairs. I then ran back upstairs and in a panic, grabbed Grace's suitcase, and...
Everything was going along smoothly at Camelot while trouble was brewing in another part of the county. There were some unusual things happening at the local Department of Social Services (DSS) office that did not bode well for the innocent victims of the trouble. There was an unscrupulous case worker that was taking advantage of his official position to satisfy his carnal desires. He was the embodiment of the popular definition of a pedophile meaning that he liked to have sexual relations...
It took about four months, but the five new girls were able to finally feel comfortable and safe in our family. Sure, they weren't my daughters but I treated them with the love and respect as if they were. One thing that impressed them was the ability to make decisions for themselves and not be forced into things they did not want. In the back of my mind I was toying around with the idea of adoption, but I didn't mention it to any of them. A couple of them, Melissa (14) and Dora (15) were...
Dora's crush (or as she calls it, love) for me lasted a few months until she started coming to me less and less. When I talked with her she explained that she was falling for Bobby McIntosh who is her same age. She says that he shares many of her interests and they get along quite well. I did notice that whenever the girls and he were in the pool or any other activity that Dora seemed to hang around him. When the girls would gang up on him she would come to his defense. I also noticed that...
With all the activity concerning the new school it would seem that I would be too busy to devote my time to the girls who needed attention in a positive way. I had to periodically drop back and take a look at the big picture. It was a balancing act but I felt the girls were more important than the school, which by the way, actually was capable of running itself. I had hired the best staff I could find of people who were not only good at their jobs but were dedicated to helping the students....
This day we had no schedule so we took our time. With everyone up fed and changed we left the campground and headed north. We entered New Mexico and were driving up through the middle of the White Sands Missile Test Range. The signs along the way were kind of scary warning us to stay on the road due to un-exploded ordinance in the desert on each side of the road. We drove for several miles through some of the most desolate country I had ever seen. I was reminded of Marty Robins' song El...
After returning from our working vacation I started to think long and hard about whether I could be away from home for extended times to visit the schools on a somewhat regular basis. I came to one conclusion right away. Two weeks was too long to be gone on a regular basis, and would only get worse since I had decided to open more schools across the country. I had several inquiries from people who wanted me to build in their area. Prior to this time I had to decline their ideas since I felt I...
As we were cruising north I got on the sat-phone and called the San Antonio school and found out that the DA needed me in court to testify about the case concerning Melissa Madison. They needed my testimony about how I came to be looking for Melissa and then how I came to confront the maintenance man. I had given the detectives all that information but they needed direct testimony from me under oath in court. The maintenance man was being tried for a host of charges including rape,...
Please allow me to slip into the third person for a while as I relate this portion of my story. The following events were related to me by some of the participants. In Atlantic City, New Jersey, Robert Cramer, his wife Judy and their twin daughters, Jennifer and Elizabeth, (both 14), were enjoying their time riding rides and walking along the boardwalk taking advantage of all that attraction had to offer. The twins were very pretty girls with blonde hair and bright blue eyes. They both were...
I was enjoying a peaceful afternoon lounging by the pool contemplating the many mysteries of the universe. I had my eyes closed and I was almost ready to nod off for a mid morning nap. Heavy duty thinking has a distinct effect on my brain causing me to slowly shut down my senses and rest. Suddenly my reverie was rudely interrupted by a throng of female bodies thundering past me intent upon emptying the pool with a monster sized tidal wave. The big splash was followed by the almost deafening...