Chapter 69

Posted: September 10, 2009 - 08:23:28 am

I woke up about five, feeling someone getting into bed with us. It was Tina, I looked up as she held her finger over her lips and lay behind Lisa. An hour later, the alarm went off so we all got up. After a quick potty visit, I went outside to form for a few minutes. Brandy and Tiani followed me, then Lisa came out to join in with what I was doing. This morning I explained that I heard soft, slow, oriental music playing as I went through the various positions. Each position was done to stretch a muscle group and was done slowly in order to increase flexibility and strength. As I concluded, I told how that when you ended the exercise, you stood motionless for a minute to let energy flow into your body, then you bowed to your creator for giving that energy to you.

I think they all had a better understanding of why Tai Chi was so relaxing, yet filled with energy.

We all swam hard, and then went in to get ready for the day. While I was taking a shower, Tina came in and was very affectionate. She said, "I spent the night with Samantha but missed you guys, so I got up and came home. I really do think of this place as home. I could have used you to cool me off when I got home this morning. Samantha just got my motor running."

I kissed Tina to let her know I was interested and turned her to lean against the wall. From behind, I did the deed that left us both very satisfied. Her loud groan brought a crowd, with Brandy saying, "Oh that's so naughty, I love it."

Tiani said, "I'd need a stool to stand on so he can do me that way."

The distraction and comments were making Tina giggle, which made her push me out and lots of juice came running down her leg. Brandy said, "Well, clean her up and come get some breakfast, the girls are here and have made pancakes."

Sure enough the kitchen was full. Surprise, Lena was there. "Lena, were you here last night? I didn't know you were here?"

"No, I was with Frieda and Judy. They wanted me to stay over there because you weren't home yet. Didn't Brandy and Tiani tell you?"

Tiani said, "I forgot. I was so interested in getting over here, I forgot."

I rolled my eyes and Lisa winked at me.

We were eating pancakes when Wanda came rushing in, saying, "I'm going to have to start leaving clothes out at the trailer park. After Lena went to the girls' house, John wanted me to come out so,,,,, "

"I guess you might have to do that, Wanda. Then you could start from either direction."

The girls were quick. They had the table cleared and dishes done and said, "We need to get to work."

I got kisses from all of them, and Nancy whispered in my ear, "You may have done it up in Atlanta, but I want another dose of your medicine tonight, okay?"

As she was getting ready to leave, Wanda said, "I don't know about you coming in. There have been a lot of inquiries about your last few outings that has D.C. wanting you to take a long vacation. Call John and see what he says."

Lisa gave me a kiss goodbye and said, "I'm on my way to Seattle. This will be an overnight, so miss me tonight and take care of the rest of the crew. Get Tina to warm one up for you." Lisa was laughing as she went out to the garage to get her car.

It was nuts for parking. The four upstairs all used the new garage where the Mustang was. Wanda, me, and whoever was first used the main garage. That means that all the rest have to park in the driveway and that can be a bunch. Who would have thought I would need more than an eight car garage.

I had a cup of coffee and talked to Lena for a while. She said to me, "I hope you don't think ill of me for staying over at the girls' house last night?"

"Not at all, Lena, I'm sort of used to them."

"That's good, Chuck, because I'm sort of very bi. I'm not a total girl only girl, but I really like girls probably a little more than guys, as guys are such users. They just want to stick it in and get off. Girls like to make each other feel good over and over for a long while. That's the way Frieda describes the way you make love to them. I hope I can find someone like that so I can experience that with a man."

In a little bit she said, "Mom and everybody are so upset with the way Bobby treated you. We're Bobby's family, so we love her anyway, but she sure isn't very welcome lately. I think she's ashamed at the way she left you and now wishes she never left. She says she loves the glamour of being in the spotlight with Rocky, but I don't think she likes the problems a guy like that has. Mom says that guys that use steroids like that have bad tempers and their weenies and balls shrink up, and some can't even get it up to fool around. I don't know about Rocky's dick, but I know he has a temper. I've seen Bobby's face where he's hit her. I guess I shouldn't be telling you this stuff; it's just that I secretly hope you two might get back together. From what the girls say, they feel you are theirs and they are yours. They did say that Lisa and Tina are a part of their group, and sometimes Wanda? I don't understand that one."

I smiled and said, "I don't understand everything either, Lena."

She said, "What I'm saying is, that with seven girls, one more wouldn't be that big a deal would it? Can't I be one? Or can't you take Bobby back?"

I looked at Lena lovingly and said, "Lena, Honey, you are a beautiful young lady that will become even more beautiful as you age. You remind me too much of Bobby, and even though you are not Bobby, and will probably never be like Bobby, I somehow feel I would betray the trust your Mom put in me. I don't want Bobby back, her leaving and going along with trying to hurt me, ended my feelings for her."

Lena said, "Momma said I could have you if you would take me to bed. She said it would be good for me to have a real man make love to me. She said you would make me feel like a real woman. Ask her. Call her and ask her. I'll tell her to call you, I know she talked to Wanda about it. Please, just don't say never. Let me be your friend and perhaps I can join you as another of your girls. That would be really cool."

"Oh Lena, you definitely are your mother's kid. You girls are very direct and not all that bashful, are you? I love you all for it."

"See, you can and do love me. Now just take me to bed and make love to me. Just sitting with you drinking coffee is making me all gushy inside. I'll have to change panties. I might as well not wear any around here. I'll just leave a trail wherever I sit."

Something about Lena's frank talk tickled me and I had to laugh. The little six foot seven or eight girl, who was getting to be very slender, was making me smile and feel pretty good. I told her, "We'll see, my princess. Perhaps something will change my mind."

"Goody, until then I'm going to wear out your girlfriends. I think this is a great place to stay. I hope you let me stay here to go to school. You know my sister will want to come too and she's more direct than I am. She told me that the two guys she's tried sex with were terrible, but she likes it when she plays with girls. See, she's just like me. Momma said she used to play with girls when she was younger and even did it a lot after her and Daddy got married. She said that now she only plays with Daddy, but I think they might have messed around up at the nudist park."

"Don't embarrass your mom. It's always nice to let people have their privacy on some things."

"I know, I'm just trying to come up with enough arguments that will get us in bed together. I'll be good and I won't push you. You're being nice to let me stay up here with you to find out if this is good for me."

"Lena, do you need to go out to school to register or check in or to look over the school? You might be able to meet some people and even take a look at where your classes are going to be."

"That's a good idea. I can drive around while it's not as crowded to find the best places to park and where the different buildings are. I want to try out for the softball team and I have to go to the coaches offices to do that. I'm a real good pitcher and can play anywhere. I may not be the best shortstop but I'm great at first, second, or third, and all the outfield. I'm too big for catcher, but I've done that too. My best is hitting. I can hit any pitcher after I see her throw. The coach down at Sarasota said I was a freak and wouldn't let me play very often. I hope they aren't that narrow minded up here. They have a girl that's six five, so I'm just a little taller that she is."

"I'm surprised you didn't play basketball in high school."

"The same coach says I'm a freak and probably use steroids. I've never been able to get along with her. I love basketball, but am only a so-so shooter. I'm decent under the rim and do a good job on defense."

"But, Chuck, I'm going to school to learn, not to play sports. If I have time, I'll play sports, if not, oh well. When you workout, can I workout with you? Bobby used to tell me how hard you worked out."

"We'll do that, Lena. Now I need to use my office a while, so if you have traveling to do, do it when the traffic is low, like between nine and three. Spend a few days on campus and meet these people. Maybe get in the summer athletics to practice for fall. I'm sure it would be fun."

I went back to my office and fired up the PC. I called John and quickly had him rolling on the floor, telling him the story of the two newspaper reporters. He really liked the idea the chick went to jail for openly using drugs. He said, "That's probably why those people use charters. They can't take a chance on someone finding drugs on them. Charters don't have baggage inspections."

John said, "Our favorite Marshal says you are a real talent with music. How come that doesn't show up anywhere?"

"I'm sure my Secret Service report shows my involvement in bands and music throughout junior high and high school. I had to leave it when my folks died and I didn't have a place to play any longer. That's why I joined the Marines. I needed a family. The Marines became my family. Now you and the service are my family."

"That's pretty powerful, my friend. You know, Chuck, is there any way you could get lost for a month, or two, or three. I'm mean lost, like totally gone, out of the picture. We'll keep your office open and perhaps even have to call you in to do a job, but you are too hot for the service right now. There are a bunch of bleeding hearts that are upset about some of the wars you've been in lately. They were all good shootings and some were even restrained, but they are using you as a target for being so damned accurate."

"What I'm saying is the Marshal and I want to put you on a paid leave of absence and have you be gone, far and long gone. I'll give you a sat phone so we can stay in touch, but I think you should even turn in your cell phone. Get a private one. One not charged to the service."

"I pay for my own, John. I didn't know I got a free one?"

"Well, keep what you have then. When you come back, we'll pick up the cost for yours. What do you think, can you get lost for a while? I don't think playing music would be getting lost enough. I mean gone from the area, totally out of sight, almost like in the witness program, just gone."

"John, I have an idea. Let me call you back. I have to make a couple of calls."

I called S&S Enterprises and asked for Tiny. When his booming, smiling, voice came on the phone, I already knew my answer. "Tiny, this is Chuck Johnson. Can you give me Steve's satellite phone number? I need to ask a favor of him and need to do it quick."

Tiny said, "I have it right here, Chuck, take the number down."

He read off the number and asked, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

"If the first idea doesn't work, maybe. I sort of know what Steve will say so I doubt I'll have to go to plan B or C. I'll talk to you later, Tiny."

I sat at my desk contemplating whether I should really ask. Finally, I made the call.

"Steve Sharp at sea here."

"This is Chuck Johnson, Steve."

"This is uncanny. Mercy told me ten minutes ago you were going to call. That's why I have the phone right here. What's up, is something wrong, what can I do for you?"

"Steve, I've made myself too popular with the crowd that thinks it's bad to defend yourself. They think I kill indiscriminately, for fun. I don't, really, I'm a peaceful guy. Anyway, could you take on a crewman for the rest of your trip? Could you handle a guy on board, or perhaps your friend Dewey would let me crew on his boat."

Steve said, "We'd love to have you, Chuck, but remember, I have a bunch of women and a pile of kids. Even this big boat can get a little crazy crowded sometimes. There is no privacy, but there is a lot of love and fun. The girls would all love to have you and I would enjoy your company. I'd be a lot more at ease with your skill and experience. Do you think you could meet us in California or up in Seattle? Possibly out at Friday Harbor where Dewey will be?"

"I'm sure I can, Steve. I have to tie up a bunch of loose ends real quick, and figure on what to bring. I guess a lot of shorts, jeans, deck shoes, some dress clothes, swimsuits, and a handful of shirts and T-shirts."

Steve said, "Get some good rain gear from a sporting goods store. You can get it up in Friday Harbor at an outfitter up there. Get a gallon or so of suntan lotion and sunblock. And you'll need some caps. Hear that, caps, plural. You'll lose one a week or so when the wind takes it off. I like slouch hats as they don't seem to blow away so fast. We don't go back for ball caps. The kids lose a couple a day. Everything goes overboard around here, including kids sometimes. You really have to watch them on a hot day. They're getting old enough to be dependable now, but when they were little, they would go running off the side of the boat to get cool all the time. That meant an adult had to jump in after them and the boat would have to take down sail and go back for them. We usually even had to start the engines."

"Let me get to packing and planning. I've got to arrange for the house and stuff. I'll call you later to plan on a meeting place."

"I'll tell the ladies, they will be ecstatic. Mercy is trying to grab the phone, so at least talk to her a second."

"Oh, Chuck, I just knew you were coming to us. I'm so happy. You're family you know. I feel it in me. Sue, Kathy, and Juanita will be so happy and my mom and Sue's mom, Beth, will be happy too. The kids will be so excited. We'll get a room ready for you right away, when and where Chuck?"

I told Mercy, "I don't know yet, but I thought you would be farther along by now."

"We would be, but we had some trouble on the west end of the canal and had to delay there a little while. We're still on schedule and will probably not stay as long at Friday Harbor as we had originally planned. We're probably picking up a boat to travel with us in San Francisco and another up where Dewey lives. There will be four boats going to Alaska then Hawaii. We might not go farther this trip and just vacation in Hawaii. If we feel up to it, we'll go on to Japan and discuss the Philippines at the time. We haven't made up our minds. We're meeting our friends from Ireland either up in Alaska or at Friday Harbor, so it will be a real party after that. Oh, I'm so excited you're coming. I'll let you go. I'll tell everyone."

She hung up. Just like that. Click.

What a flake Mercy is, a sweet strange flake, but definitely a mysterious flake.

I called Wanda and briefly gave her my idea of how to hide for a couple of months. She said, "I knew it would get to this as active as you've been. With this Congress and some of the Oversight Congressional Committee people, anyone doing as much good as you've been doing, is stepping on some of their supporters toes. The administration is for tough law enforcement, but the new Congress is wishy-washy. It will be good to get you out of sight, out on convalescent leave. That will look good to them. They can hope you'll croak. Perhaps we'll change your name when you come back so they won't know you're back. We can do that about once a year and get away with it forever."

Wanda exclaimed, "Damn girl, I'm so smart."

I laughed at Wanda's idea. She was having a good time with this anyway.

"Wanda, can you be in charge of the house and children while I'm gone?"

"No sweat, partner. I can do it blindfolded. John will just have to come over more often and get used to having someone beat him to my pussy."

"Wanda, you're at work. You can't talk like that."

"Sure, I can, I'm talking to a non-entity, so I can get away with anything. But you have to do something for me. Go get your own gun or guns. You'll need to turn in yours to me and any other equipment you may have. I noticed you pay for your own cell phone, so you won't have to turn that in. Why don't you drive your car in about five so you can leave it in the garage here where they can use it to keep it in good shape? If it comes to it, I'll drive your Mustang for you once a week, but I might get Hank to come and get it and exercise it for you while you are gone. You know all your girlfriends are going to go nuts with you gone for that long, especially your two new ones. Lisa is really hooked you know. Tina is a close second. Your fruity five, or Fab five as you call them, are so whacked out all the time you would think they were all goofy. I know they're just confused. Bring the car in but go to the gun store first."

"I'll see you later, Wanda, help me plan okay?"

"Nothing to plan, Guy. Pack and get."

I jumped in the car and ran down to Gunn Highway where there was an old gun shop that had Glock on the front. Inside, I found they had all the sizes so I asked for a model 22 with four magazines. I showed the man my permits and badge and he wrote up the sale. He did call the local station to verify I was real. I asked about special rifles like an MP5 or something like that. I said it would be good to have something that would and did have a good swing away scope and possibly some night illumination.

The man had a specially made AR15 with the scope that was both swing away and had night illumination. I wanted that. I asked about defense shotguns, but not the kind with just a pistol grip. He had several that were short barrels and were twenty inches instead of eighteen. I thought that would be perfect. I had to explain that the weapons were for a sea cruise for boat defense. He understood and began loading me up with ammo. I bought two hundred rounds of forty caliber, two hundred for the AR and a hundred for the shotgun. He found me two nice aluminum cases to put everything in, then it was holster time. I bought a clip on, a straight belt holster, and a shoulder rig. That should do it. The man said to me, "Have you ever thought about a back up? An ankle gun?"

"I only have one good ankle, the other is fake. There's no way to attach a holster to the fake leg."

"Let me see."

I pulled the leg off and surprised him. He looked at it a minute then got a small holster and some snap on straps and fit it to the stalk. He used the split on the stalk to hook one of the straps between so the holster wouldn't slide up and down and said, "See, perfect."

"So what fits in that?"

"A Glock 27, a PPK, a small S&W 9 mil, lots of guns, but I kind of thought you might want the junior Glock. Same ammo and you're used to the gun."

"Good thinking, give me the 27."

I put the leg back on and found I could raise my pants fast enough to get at the holster. Neat, a backup, but I didn't think I would ever need it. The guy handed me two full magazines and said, "The extra goes into the little pocket on the holster. Make sure you clean the piece before you take it out to use and depend on."

In answer to the dealers suggestion, "That reminds me, give me cleaning kits for these, the AR, and the shotgun. I'm not going to be around a station to use their kits. He added that to the bill. He asked, "What else?"

"I don't know. I guess that should do it as far as firepower. This is my first boat ride into potentially hostile territory, so I'll see. Learn by doing."

The man said, "I have a customer that bought some crossbows. He said the lack of noise was important."

"Good idea, do you sell the noise suppressors for the Glock and do you have one for the AR?"

"I do and I do. They are only available to law enforcement though. I guess you're law enforcement. Want one or two for Glock. If you have to use your backup, you won't have time to think about noise suppression. The shotgun is just plain loud but if you use the one for the Glock, you need to clean it and potentially get it repacked after you use it. Same with the AR, but you fire a lot more ammo through it than you would the handgun."

"I would? How?"

"Oh yeah, ah, I'm going to give you something that you probably will recognize. Don't be a blabbermouth okay?"

He handed me a packet. I looked inside and it contained an AR selector switch and the catch to change the recoil option. "My lips are sealed."

We stuffed everything into the cases, but I put the envelope in my pocket. I handed him my card and he said, "You've made my day, or maybe even my week. Here, have a gift."

"He handed me an older PPK with a box of .380 ammo. Give it to a girlfriend. You should probably give them a revolver, but have whoever come in and I'll teach them to shoot correctly. Now that's a good deal."

"I'll do it. I have just the girls to learn. They'll probably all buy guns now."

"Good, we need an armed citizenry who know how to use a gun. Better than just owning one."

I signed the receipt and was staggered by how much it was. Oh well, I wouldn't be spending any money for a while anyway. But the bills will still be coming in.

On the way home, I thought, damn, I've only flown my new plane once and now I have to leave it. Hell, I have hardly flown the 200 at all and the 206 has become a well used airplane by the charter service. Oh well, I'll be back. At least I would have the airplanes being used and making money. If I left the service, I could fly all the time. That wouldn't be bad. I'll bet Steve would hire me. Metarie would too. I'm betting on the Marshal Service though.

I stashed all my toys, but got the 27 out and the cleaning kit. I cleaned the gun properly and put everything away. I thought, I'll go early and try the little gun out downstairs. Cap will get a hoot out of a backup.

I laid out clothes and made a list of what else I would need. More shorts, more T-shirts, and a few more pair of jeans that would need to be washed. I had only one pair of tennis shoes, so I would need a couple of more pair. My list was pretty long. I left for the office so I could use the range for a while.

Downstairs at the range, I showed Cap my backup. He thought the holster was ingenious. I told him where I got it and he said the dealer was great, totally honest. Cap asked, "Did you buy any rifles?"

"I bought an AR with a swing away that has night illumination."

"Need a switch?"

I smiled and showed him the envelope. He said, "Like I said, the man is totally honest."

"I'm here to see if I can shoot this miniature piece. How about some 27 magazines?"

Cap handed me four and said, "That's only thirty-six rounds. Enjoy. They shoot a little low. You're used to the weightier 22, but you'll adjust. Don't depend on a head shot though, unless you get real good at changing guns."

I fired the thirty-six rounds fairly fast and did fire low consistently. With the last magazine I was becoming more accurate, but still not as good as I was with my heavier weapon.

Cap gave me four more magazines and said, "Try to compensate a little more for the lighter gun. Go one-handed since if you do have to use a backup, it's going to be in a hurry. You might even pull the target closer."

"I'll keep it out. If I can hit it out, close will be easy."

This time, by the second magazine I was consistently in the white. By the third and fourth clip, I was alternating between body and head hitting a fairly good grouping. I brought the empty magazines back and went to his cleaning station. I cleaned the gun, put the magazine in, and chambered a round. I automatically pulled the clip and Cap smiled while tossing me another jacketed round to slide into the magazine.

I told Cap, "I'm going on an extended time away. Keep that under your hat, but I'll be gone at least a couple of months. Don't worry, it's minimal risk. I'll see you when I get back. Make sure the girls get their practice in and keep the other agencies proficient. I depend on you to keep my people safe."

"This doesn't sound good, Chuck, you sure you're alright with this?"

"It needs to be done, Cap. I'll be having a blast while you guys are slaving away."

"Why don't I believe you? Send me a post card and I'll feel lots better."

"I'll send you a bunch, how's that?"

"Good, I'll share em with those that need to be shared with. You know you're a pretty popular guy in these here parts. You be careful and see you soon."

I smiled and left actually choked up at receiving that kind of send off.

I took the car over to Hank and signed it in. We went through it and I told Hank he might want to pick up the Mustang and exercise it a little for me. He smiled real big and promised to take care of it.

I grabbed my gym bag and went to the office to get Wanda to turn in my junk.

When it turned five, Wanda sent the girls home and we went into the station where Sarah joined us in the supply closet. We turned in the Glock and my magazines, then the handcuffs, and I was going to turn in the Vest. Wanda said, "That vest is damaged, so we don't want it back. Throw it away. Oh, and these cuffs and this chain set are excess too. Did you go to the store to buy toys today like I suggested?"

"I did and got lots. I'll show you tonight."

"Good, I can't excess a Glock. I can give away these Browning nines though. They've been off the books for years, the same as these .357's. Take these four nines and these two .357's and all this excess ammo. I'll bet you haven't inventoried in here since you were Station Chief."

I knew the guns were excess and not on inventory but would never take them. Wanda and Sarah thought I might need them, so they loaded me up. The gym bag was groaning. I didn't see it happen, but another vest and two more sets of cuffs and chains showed up in the bag later.

Sarah brought out a travel case and opened it. She said, "I was told to do an excess issue. I had to look it up. It's in the event a deputy has to go undercover. We're excessing this piece of equipment, this sat phone, and issuing it to you for full use. You won't be traced and you won't be back billed on its use. You might want to keep the usage down to about two hundred minutes a month. These things are expensive to use. Kind of like cell phones were in the beginning."

Wanda said, "Remember you are keeping your badge and are still a Deputy Marshal wherever you go. John told me he may contact you to help somewhere along your travels, but you should do so without making any noise or letting others know who you really are if possible. In other words he wants you to do some dirty work, while almost undercover."

Sarah gave me a kiss and told me to have a good time, but to miss her. She told me to be careful and stay healthy.

Wanda and I left for home, with me riding shotgun. At home, I showed her my new arsenal and she approved. When I showed her my backup she said, "If you had that up in Minneapolis, you wouldn't have been shot. That is great. I'll worry even less now."

I thought that would be debatable, as I would have still been upright on the tow motor. If she believed it, then it was so.

She asked if I wanted her to go to the store with me. I said, "Let me call over to the girls and see if one or more wants to go. Since I only have the Mustang, I might want to get driven around. Would you or the girls be better at filling out this list quickly?"

Wanda immediately said, "Get the girls, I don't like to shop. They'll know where to get everything. Have Frieda use her new minivan. She said she bought it for the kids that are coming."

Perfect, I called and talked to Frieda, "Frieda, I need you and possibly all the girls to help me shop for a trip I have to take. This is important. All of you will need to talk to me about this."

"I got you. I think I know why too. We'll be there in five to look at your list. Have a drink, you'll need it when the tears start coming."

Sure enough the five stormed the door in about five minutes. I made sure Wanda was still at home as she had to be my referee. I fixed everyone a light drink as we were going out and explained that I had to take an extended leave. I wasn't leaving the service but I had to leave the area for a while. Brandy looked up at me and said, "Why don't you call Steve and ask if you can sail with them? Meet them somewhere, you'll be safe with Steve."

I grinned real big, "That's exactly what I'm going to do."

Brandy was up and in my arms saying, "I'm so glad you'll be with Steve and Mercy. Sue too, but Mercy sees inside you and knows you. That makes me feel so good. She talks to me all the time and I tell her all about you and how much I love you. How much we all love you. She helps me. I know it's screwy, but she does, she does talk to me all the time."

Frieda rolled her eyes and was caught by Brandy, "She doesn't believe me, but one of these days I'll prove it. I will Frieda. Mercy will tell me how Chuck is."

"That and Mercy's satellite phone. I'll be fine with that," Frieda smiled.

Judy and Nancy hugged me and said, "We miss you lots." Judy said, "I'm getting to want to be around you more and more lately. I think one of these days we'll all live together. I hope so as I want you to be around us, and I want to be around you."

Nancy said, "I think when you get back, my belly will be growing. The home kit said positive. Atlanta did the trick. See, it only takes that one good shot and that must have been the one."

"I hope so, Baby; I love you too and want us to have a baby together. He or she will be a wonder child."

"Oh, Chuck, you have to have me tonight," Frieda said, "I'm near, close if not right now and if you leave, you won't be able to do it in a month or so. Please, Honey, do me tonight, make love to me, kiss away my fears of you leaving and plug me good."

Wanda said, "How can you turn down an offer like that?"

"I'd love for you to join me tonight."

Brandy said, "Let's go get some clothes."

Tiani was still sitting in my lap without talking. She finally said, "I want to be the parrot on your shoulder when you're a peg leg pirate out on the high seas. I'm really going to miss you. This is serious, isn't it?"

Frieda said, "You saw the memo from those do-gooders about cleansing the agencies of those who are brutal or act irrationally. They say we need a gentler law enforcement group and more accepting group of people who can tolerate some differences in others. That means for us to accept the illegals and the people who want to hurt us. That's bullshit."

"Let's go. I'll give you guys a toy to learn with when we get back."

Frieda grinned and said, "Hot damn, our man bought us a gun."

I just shook my head as we all left to go to the store. Amazingly, Wanda came with us.

We were done and back home in two hours, where Judy had run out to get steaks and other stuff for supper and came back. I showed them the PPK and told them where to go to learn how to use it. They all promised to go learn and apply for their permits. Nancy said they can't carry at work but can everywhere else. I told them to ask Metarie, and they said there was a new memo out about carrying on a government site, no guns, period."

The girls washed all my new clothes as we drank and ate a great meal. Judy and Nancy made a cake while the girls were busily packing my stuff. Frieda took off and came back with a footlocker and said, "If you're going to travel at sea, you need one of these."

I tried to turn it down by saying, "I think I can get everything into a duffel bag and my gun cases. That would be easier to carry, don't you think?"

The girls looked back and forth between the duffel bag and the foot locker and finally said, "You'll wrinkle your nice clothes anyway so take the duffel bag. It's easier to carry. Can we leave the footlocker in your closet?"

"Of course, I'll enjoy having it here."

Wanda rolled her eyes, but wasn't caught this time.

Lisa and Tina came and found out the news. At first they were mad I had to leave, then were happy that I was joining Steve. They thought Steve and I would end the trip as great friends, even more than we already were. When Lisa asked when I was leaving, I said, "As soon as I can arrange to get out west. Either to San Francisco or to Seattle, out on Friday Harbor, an island in the San Juan chain."

Lisa said, "I'll fly you in your plane. You can fly out and I'll fly back. I'll bring somebody along for company, maybe a bunch of people. You need a guitar, how about just an acoustical? You can entertain the folks and kids on board with that."

"Lisa, they don't know I play, so it's not necessary to take a guitar."

Lisa came and hugged me, and with her head down, said, "Yes it is, you have to have a part of me with you. If you're playing music, you'll have a little bit of me with you. You'll have my daddy's guitar that I've played and you've played with me." She pulled away from me and still holding my sides, more excited, she said, "I'll put some extra strings in it so you can teach some of the kids too. That would be perfect. You could even take one of the cheap guitars daddy had. That would even be better for the kids."

I could see this wasn't going anywhere, so I let it go. I'd bring along a half dozen guitars if that's what she wanted. I sensed a stronger bond between us than I had thought.

Soon the clothes were all washed, ironed, folded, and laid out to be stuffed into the duffel bag. We all went through everything, even to the point of a couple extra toothbrushes, plenty of razor blades and toothpaste. They even had extra of the soap that I used. I looked at my extra leg and decided to leave it. I thought I might ask about a treadmill to see if I should take my sports leg. Knowing Steve and Sue, I figured them to have some kind of exercise equipment. I definitely would take my peg for the ease of getting it on and off. If I did screw up my main leg, I could use the peg or even the sports leg if I take it.

We were all looking at each other, so I made the call. It was three hours earlier so it was only six out there.

Mercy answered the phone. "I knew it was you and I want you to hurry to catch up with us. Can you meet us in Seattle?"

"Yes I can, have you already gone through San Francisco?"

"We just left. We sailed in, picked up Mom and left. Daddy is coming as far as Friday Harbor and we didn't want to hang around. The other family that was going to meet us had a change of plans so it will only be Dewey and family, the Irish folks, and us. We have good wind going north so we should be in Friday Harbor in a day and half to two days. Here, talk to Steve, I'll go tell the girls."

Steve's voice asked, "You packed and ready?"

"Just finished, do you need any special equipment that I can bring?"

"I think we're fixed. If you want to bring some of your own toys, bring 'em. We have a special place to stash them, so that if we need them they are close. Just bring yourself and the clothes you need. I'm looking forward to having an adult buddy on board. We'll have a great time. I'll help you get your captain's license by the time we reach Hawaii. That way you can take that crew of women you have out on one of the boats for a weekend or week."

"That'll be great. Do you have any exercise equipment, like a treadmill?"

"Yep, we have a bike, treadmill, a nautilus multi-position, and free weights. Sue and I exercise regularly. The rest of the women are getting better at it, but you know how hard it is to get them to do that."

"Good to know. I can bring my sports leg so I can run on the treadmill and not just walk. Well, I'm ready. I'll meet you at Friday Harbor. Can you give me Dewey's telephone number so I can call him?"

Steve gave me all of Dewey's numbers and warned me, "Ah, Dewey has changed from possibly what you may have thought of him. The man has another wife. His wife brought another lady into their lives and he now has not only two wives, but he has picked up a couple of more kids. He now has four kids. The man just continues to surprise me. As usual, Mercy knew all about it before anyone ever knew. I think Mercy knew before Dewey. He's happy about it and you'll understand when you meet them."

"Then I'll meet you in a day and half to two days at Friday Harbor. Thank you, Steve, this has made everything so much easier. I can disappear for a while and remain among friends."

"We're all happy as hell to have you. All of us for different reasons, but trust me, you will be treated like a king. This is a great life out here."

"See you soon, Steve."

"See ya, Chuck."

I'd had the speakerphone on so everyone could hear the call. They were all contemplating that I would be gone tomorrow. Lisa called the charter office to say she was going to take me to Seattle tomorrow. Apparently Star or DeDe was objecting, but Lisa said, "It's his aircraft and he needs it for a very important trip. I'll deliver him and bring the aircraft back. He won't be using any of his equipment for a couple of months, so there won't be any other conflicts. Tomorrow is important."

Tina said, "I don't have to be in any class or lab for a couple days, so can I go with you?"

Lisa said, "Perfect. Can anyone else get off to go? We can take several."

Wanda said, "I'm going. I can take care of business in the air. This way I can ask any important questions on the way."

"Ah, Chuck, John authorized you that satellite phone to keep in touch. It won't do him a lot of good if you're out in the ocean and can't fly to a problem, but at least he can ask you a question. He's also authorized you to take your laptop. He excessed it, so it's yours. He said it shouldn't work anyway, as it was blown up in the car in Tulsa. That should do it. Just hook the Sat phone up to your laptop using the attachment. You can get e-mail and even IM me if you want. We'll all be watching for your notes."

Lisa gave me some of the CDs of us she had, saying she would figure a way to send the new ones to me as soon as she got them.

We were all sitting back, maybe drinking a little too much, but happily enjoying our last hours together.

Frieda said, "It's time for stud boy to take me to bed. He's got one shot at this and he better do a good job. All of you can come help get him back up and primed for a few more loads if you will. You can keep me wired and ready to receive all those good little sperms that are going to make by big tits fill out full of milk. Are you going to suck on my big milky tits stud-muffin?"

That broke us all up and made us get to bed. We all cleaned up and were cuddling in bed. Tiani made a grab and mouthed me into an instant erection. Brandy was nose deep in prepping Frieda to receive her donation. It was about that point that I realized I was going to need a pile of cash for while I was gone. I could still use my debit card, but cash is always king. I'd get it in the morning. I still needed to get Ben Phillips to do something with the new dollars I just got. I want to help people with it, but before I find someone to help, I need to manage it and make the money grow.

This was distracting me from the purpose of the exercise. Frieda was coming like crazy from the efforts of three of the girls. Tiani took her mouth from me and came up to kiss me. She said, "I love you, you crazy man. Now make our Frieda a mommy. One of these days you'll do me too, but right now it's Frieda's turn."

The way Frieda was worked up it didn't take long to get her off again with me inside her and her insides pulled the good stuff right out of me. Frieda swore she could feel the juice hitting her eggs. That worried me as she kept saying eggs. Not split, but eggs. That's fraternal. The lovemaking continued until I had made love to all eight of the women, but every deposit was Frieda's in the midst of massive orgasms to help conception, or so the girls said.

Finally, I was toast and limp, wasted. A mouth was making me hard one more time and the girls were all smothering me with kisses. A wet, tight, very tight, pussy slid onto me and I knew this was different. I pushed the girls away and found Lena sitting on me sliding up and down. She said, "There's no way I'm going to be left out after getting the others ready for you and making Frieda orgasm over and over. I'm having you and enjoying it. Oh you are so big inside me. I love the way you stretch me. They told me you'd feel this way. Now show me the man you are, roll me over and fuck me, make me yours, make me know what it's like to know a man."

Lena was so beautiful and so damn big. I had to do it. She wasn't as big as Bobby or Millie but was taller, longer, and leaner, with average sized breasts for her size. She could move her hips though, and was doing me as much as I was doing her. The girls were all helping to get her off, making her squirm and almost scream. After coming several times, Lena reminded me, "Don't shoot that stuff in me. It belongs to Frieda, get off on me, but put it in Frieda."

Lena grabbed hold of me and began moving her hips so fast she was sending me into spasms quickly. I said, "Let me at Frieda, you're making me come. Quick, let me go."

The big girl picked me up and put me between Frieda's now very sloppy legs. A few thrusts later, as we kissed, she received the very last load of the night. Frieda had big tears in her eyes and kept saying, "Oh thank you, thank you, you're going to be the proudest daddy ever. Oh, please God, make me this baby."

We kissed gently, I kissed all the other ladies, and then Frieda kissed me again while we were still joined together. I was limp but firmly held by her.

I'm not sure how this occurred, but we all slept in the one bed. I woke up in the night with both Tiani and Nancy on top of me, and noticed Brandy laying on Lena. The rest were all squished up on the bed. Wow, nine wonderful women. Now that's a harem.

Primary editing by Pepere

Proofing by Sagacious