Part 1 Chapter 4
Tuesday

Hmmm, 'can't decide if I'm just getting old or if there is a girl or two on my chest. Open your eyes Fred. Yep. Girls. Lessee, I walked the Rasmussens, mother and father, to the car last night, kissed the lady goodbye. I goosed her too. She has a nice giggle and a nicer wiggle. Sarah and Miranda went into Jackie's room with Don. That leaves Mei Ling. Nope. She has straight black pubic hair. That looks like her arm over there, though. Alexandra Rasmussen? Nope. Much too light! Alex is built like the proverbial brick outhouse with wrought iron accents, a rack of reading materials and maybe a nice window box full of flowers. Oh, yeah and she is shaved. Hmmm, let's see, chestnut hair. Maybe it's Jackie. Must be time for a taste test. Yup, that's Jacky. Tastes almost like her mother.

"Mmm! That's nice. Daddy is that you?"

"Umm hmm." Fred started to slide out of the pile.

"Well keep it up!"

"Sorry, Hon. Mei Ling and I need to get ready for work. You can stay and cuddle or keep me company in the shower."

"Umm, shower. Then cuddle some more. I bet I can find someone to satisfy me."

"Hmm, have you ever done it standing in a shower with a man twice your size?"

"Hello, Candace, Kim. May I introduce you to Miranda, a family friend, Carol, Sarah's college roommate and this is Mei Ling who works with me. Carol, Miranda, Mei Ling, this is our neighbor Candace and her oldest daughter, Kim. Candace? Are Mike and Susan all settled in for the evening with your other kids?" Both Candace and Kim were wearing totally opaque clothes with high necklines and long sleeves, even though it was a warm evening. At fifteen, Kim looked especially out of style.

"Yes, they're fine. But I am kind of worried. Al should have called by now. He left yesterday for Colorado Springs." Candace did look a bit worried, or afraid.

"Well, is he still working for Aero-Gel Design Systems?"

"Yes. And it was one of their Government projects."

"Ok, let me make a phone call or two. You five get acquainted and Sarah and I will be with you shortly."

"Looks like he slapped them around good this weekend. She is favoring her ribs and Kim is holding her wrist as if it's a bit sprained. I bet they have a couple of bruises being hidden by the long sleeves, also. I think Candace is afraid that if Al has a bad day at work then he will give them more of the same. We will need to feel our way into this. I'd better let you lead. Lady in charge atmosphere, not the domineering male general." Fred was a bit out of his element here.

"Well, I talked to the other ladies first and we have a plan. You just play along with the flirting."

"Flirting?"

"Candace, I talked to security at Aero-Gel, well, to my people at the office here, who then talked to security with the correct passwords. You understand. Anyway, Al was in Cheyenne Mountain, the NORAD Command center. While he was in negotiations, there was a security situation. It was a glitch, a drill, something like that. So now the site is in lock down for a few days. No one leaves and no word in or out. At least he should have unrestricted access to the government negotiators as they are locked in also. He should do well out of this but don't expect him back before Monday. Don't call Aero-Gel and talk to them about this, because I really shouldn't have told you anything. Just play dumb. If you guys need anything while he is stuck out there, just give us a call."

"No, we should be fine. Thank you." Candace still looked nervous, but Kim relaxed a bit.

As the dinner proceeded, Fred noticed that Miranda, Mei Ling and Carol were all flirting more and more openly with him and they seemed to be smiling and winking at Kim, inviting her in on the secret. The conversation tipped a bit more towards revealing that he could have them if he wanted and that probably he would in the future. Sarah was putting Candace at ease and occasionally looking over at the flirtations with obvious enjoyment and even approval. Kim had noticed that also and by now Candace was catching on to the mood. Kim leaned over to Mei Ling, who had been placed next to her as she was the nearest to Kim's age, and whispered a question.

"Oh, I am sorry if we are making you uncomfortable, sweetie. We are all acting like this because we plan to be part of Fred's Harem." Mei Ling spoke loud enough that Candace could not miss it and she barely kept from spraying water all over the table.

"His Harem? But they aren't picking up in the States any more."

"Of course they are, just not openly. Fred and I work for the government. We hear about all the discrete pickups. He's a Major General and a Perfect 10. You don't think he can get picked up if he really wants to?"

"A Perfect 10? There's no such thing, is there?" That started out as a bit defiant, but was almost heartbreaking as Candace finished. Sarah had a 10 and she had Al?

Fred pulled out his Card with the 10.0 prominently displayed. He nodded to Sarah and she showed her 9.2 Card. "We are planning on leaving as soon as we find a couple of more people. I refuse to just take whoever is at the local restaurant. We are only taking good people. People who have time to decide in advance if this is what they want and who they want to go with without competing with other frantic people for limited slots within a fifteen minute limit."

Candace started to talk, then closed her mouth, opened and closed it again.

"How many people do you have room for?" It was Kim who spoke up.

"Some of the people on my list haven't been approached yet, but I think they will all say yes. I should have two more spaces. I want to take as many kids as possible, so at least one of them needs to be a mother and I already have a couple of guys, so two more women. One has to be a mother."

"What would w... they have to do?" That was Candace. Success!

"Well, the obvious. Have sex with me and the other two guys. They are both married men with good scores and nice families. You know the Knights, from down the block, I think? However, the mission is to have lots of babies and all of my ladies will be having one every year or so. With the medical systems the Confederacy has it will be a lot easier and safer, than having that many here on Earth. And of course, the Swarm will be here in less than three years. There will also be chores around the house, raising babies and employment opportunities in the township. As I was saying though, sleeping with the two guys and myself. And Sarah will have her own two guys. Do you know the Gaithers? Sarah and I are sharing families, so there will be five guys for a lot of women. It gets actually more complicated than that, but that's the basics. The other major thing is that Sarah and so far all of the other women are going to be actively bi-sexual. I assume you know what that means even though I actually never heard the word until I was at the Academy?"

Candace gasped a bit, but Kim spoke right up. "Yes, Mrs. Edmondson had a week devoted to that in the Pick-Up Class last year."

"Pick-Up Class? They have a class on it?" Fred had not heard of this and was amazed that their school district had done it.

Kim laughed. "It's supposed to be Health and Sex Ed, but she taught us what we needed to know if we were in a pick-up. Straight Sex. Oral Sex. Girl-Girl. Anal Sex. The difference between how to strip fast or strip sexy. How to bend over with your back towards the guy while you are taking down your pants, so you can show off your ass. How to hold our chests out just a bit, while standing naked, in order to get the guy's attention. It was a fun class, especially when she brought her husband in for demonstrations. He got to judge us on nude posture and such, also. It must have worked. She got picked up last summer and she got to take her husband and kids with her."

"Fred." Candace was looking and sounding very serious. "Are you recruiting us?"

"Yes, Candace. I would love to have you, Kim and all of your kids. Sarah and I are agreed that you should be part of our family. Will you come with us?"

"Al. I can't keep this from him. He will find out as soon as he gets home and then..."

"You will be gone before then, Candace. You and the kids will be safe from him forever."

"Safe? You know?" Candace looked ashamed, but her eyes were still meeting his.

"We have called in the police several times. They could never get you to say anything and he usually doesn't leave publicly visible marks. He is very charming in public, but he is a sociopath. His CAP scores show it."

"Say 'Yes,' Mom. Please!"

"NO! I mean I am not saying 'no' or 'yes' at this time. I... I won't say I can do something if I can't. Kim, I want you to go with them whether I can do this or not. Promise me."

"Mom, what are you going to do, just go home and wait? If you do that he wins. I've seen it before. Everything in that house is his. Every stick of furniture was bought over your objections. Every curtain. Even the paint was his choice. We talk about a shelter, you go home to pack and he is just everywhere, even when he is out of town. Don't go home and 'think about it', Mom. Please, Mom!"

"No, no, I am not going to go home. Fred, Sarah, I expect you want to check the equipment and make sure everything works?"

"Yes and these other ladies are here to help with that. Mike and Susan are hoping to spend the night at your place, because that means you are leaving with us. Would you care to come up to the bedroom?"