As soon as we were out to sea, I covered the outside helm and went inside to the weather helm. How pleasant it was to be out of the cold wind, to have soft country music playing, a warm cup of coffee, and my loving wife, Sue, sitting with me.
Sue said, "I can't believe you told me that we made a billion dollars yesterday. That's just too much to even think about. It's so much, it isn't even real. Tell me again how this happened?"
I gave Sue the whole story in more detail this time. I told her how upset I was as there was so much of all of our money at risk in Mexico. That was scary. Sue agreed. I said that I had to compliment Ben for doing as I asked and getting us out of there with a major profit.
Sue said again, "A billion dollars. I wonder how much we might owe Mexico in taxes."
"I don't care. I've already told Tiny that I want half of everything we have, and the company has, to put in gold. The market is going haywire in oil and gold is on the rise, so while it is still reasonable, we'll buy a bunch so our money is secure, period."
"What will we do for cash if all our money is in gold?" Sue asked, actually sincerely.
"Christ, Sue, isn't half a billion enough for pocket change?"
Sue burst out laughing saying, "I forgot. You did say half, didn't you?"
I told her that I thought that over the next few years that she should work her factories into making staples that would be popular all year round and products that all of the major stores would want. She should still make some fashion goods, but for the most part, her bread and butter should be the staples that people would always want and buy. Sue agreed with me, saying, "You have some fears about the economy, don't you? I do too, but I think it's not coming for a few years. We'll just have to watch and see. If the economy gets bad, what do I do with all of my people?"
"That's why I want you to manufacture blouses and staple items that will always be in demand. Make farmer's jeans, make coveralls, make denim shirts, make the stuff that has to be on the shelves for the common man. You might even want to investigate making military clothing for the U.S. or any country that's willing to pay in gold."
"Good idea, Steve, I'll get right on that. While Venezuela is making all kinds of threatening gestures, I'll be selling them uniforms, neat idea. I'll bet we can even get some Iranian orders. It will be fun exporting to everyone who needs uniforms. That, sir, will be recession proof. What else are you keeping to yourself to spring on me? More women? More boats? More airplanes?"
Sue gave me a passionate kiss, saying, "We do have more than we can ever spend, and more love with our wives than we will ever be able to give back. I think I'll go down and love some of them. I'll send someone up with fresh coffee and give you a potty break."
Beth came up with coffee and sat beside me. I showed her all of the settings and said to just let the boat go where it is programmed. I said I would be right back, but if anything happened that was a panic, to hit the alarm button.
I went below to use the bathroom and to get out of the extra underwear. I would bring up my insulated overalls that I used out on deck, in case I needed to go out.
The bedroom had my four women snuggled together, taking a nap. I looked into the kids' room and sure enough all of them were napping too. Oh well, the last few weeks had been busy.
Back up at the weather helm, I sat back down with Beth. "How come you're not having a nap too? I'm sure you are as tired as they are."
"Not really, I like being here with you anyway. You and I don't have too many chances to be alone. We should, you know. You're the one for my Sue and the most important client to my brother. You're pretty important."
"None of that is important, Beth. We're a family and we should just enjoy the successes we've had."
"I am, I am. Since you and Sue have gotten together, my life has been fuller than ever before. Ben has flourished, Sue has absolutely exploded, and I've been happier than ever. You've given me two wonderful grandchildren, actually three with Mike. You've given me another daughter and in reality a Cuban sister. That's what I wanted to talk to you about."
"What's that?"
"You don't have any trouble with Ben and I being together like husband and wife. That wasn't a question, it was a fact."
Beth continued, "You are multi-talented when it comes to your women, and love them all up together and apart."
"Okay," I said cautiously.
"One of your ladies is like a sister to me and Ben."
"Okay," I said again even more cautiously.
"How come you won't love me up the same? I should be right up there in MILFs. In this case, mother-in-laws I'd like to fuck."
That did it, I had to laugh.
Beth had a twinkle in her eye as she was talking. "I'm horny as hell, listening to my daughter, and your harem, screw you silly and I have to lay there with nothing but my fingers. Missy's doing the same thing and even complained that we had the stud of the year on board and couldn't get laid. Geez, what are we, chopped liver?"
Beth was making me laugh even louder.
When I was under control again I said, "So what does Ben think about you having hot pants for me?"
"Not too much. He'd like to sample Juanita, that's for sure. He and I both think she is hot. Sue and you get all the toys though. We just don't get enough lovin'."
"You kill me, Beth. You've never once talked to me this way. Wow! What would your daughter think if she heard this conversation?"
Beth snuggled into me and said, "We've already talked about it and she's fine as long as I give you back. Mercy thinks it's hot that her mother wants you too, and Juanita, she wants to join you when we do it."
Oh shit. Now I was as hard as granite, guiding a hundred and seventy-five foot sailboat through some heavy seas while being propositioned by my mother-in-law. She did call herself a MILF. Mother-in-law I'd like to fuck. I know Sue has already hinted at all this, but who knows what kind of moment she said that in. At least I needed to stay alert, right here where I was, right now.
"Just plan on it, plan on me sucking you even better than my daughter with no teeth. Plan on it. Plan on me fucking you senseless before I give you back to my daughter. Just plan on it."
Beth gave me a smoldering kiss, a squeeze on my hard dick and went below.
Whew, I thought. That was wild. I scanned the instruments and all was well. The radar showed only one target way off heading north while we were on a course southwest. I looked out to check all the sails and lines and all looked good. I could settle down and daydream a little.
Not for long though. Mercy came up the gangway with a sandwich, a Diet Coke and another cup of coffee. She sat with me while I ate, watching the instruments, checking the sails, then the radar. When I finished she snuggled up to me saying, "I love you so much. You mean so much to me. It is Sue, Juanita, and you that I love together but I am so in love with you. You've given me Mike and now the three I have inside me. I haven't given them names as it's so hard to carry three to birth. I love all three already but I'm still afraid."
I held her while we watched the sea begin to settle down with a strong wind to blow us home. "I love you, Mercy. When you came into our lives, I thought we were nuts but you're now a wife to me as much as Sue. I'm so lucky to have you and Mike to love and be a part of my family. We are a special family aren't we?"
Mercy smiled, kissed my cheek then said, "Yes we are. You know my Mom is a part of this family too. She's a young, vibrant woman with needs the same as Sue and I. You know how Juanita is, well my Mom is the same. She needs the same. What I'm saying Steve is you need to make love to my Mom the way you make love to me. She wants you and needs you. Please, for me, would you do that, make love to my Mom?"
I looked at Mercy causing her to giggle. "Is this funny or what?"
"What about your Dad?"
"He's not been able to do anything for a long, long time. His diabetes keeps him from doing anything but with his mouth or hands. Mom's told him that if she gets a chance, she's going to turn you inside out."
"Damn, Mercy, I love you too much to do that with your Mother."
"If you love me, then you will do that with my mother and Sue's mother. You need to take care of all of the women on this boat. I'll bet if the truth be known, Maggie would love for you to love her up."
"You girls must think I'm a perv to even think I would do that with your Mothers."
"The only person who has said anything is Kate and she said her mom is too much of a bitch to let you satisfy her. She says she would rather have her turn than let her have you."
I shook my head in bewilderment. "This is too strange for words. Do you know what Beth said she was?"
"Yep," smiled Mercy. "Mother-in-law I'd like to fuck. She's been saying that since Italy. Mom thinks it's hilarious and wants to be included in that list."
Mercy gave me a wifely luscious kiss then said, "Just love her up. Make her sigh, make her faint, make her cum, but make her. Do to her what you do to all of us almost every night. Now go get a nap, I'll watch the boat. Mom's room is the first on the left."
Instead of going in that direction, I checked on the kids to find Maggie and Kate getting them up. After giving all a kiss, I went into our stateroom to find Sue and Juanita nude under the covers with their faces smelling like pussy.
I stripped and lay between them, instantly falling asleep.
When you wake up and someone is slowly stroking your dick, you know you're in heaven. I reached to touch the stroker to find Sue lying with her head right there. We kissed softly, then kissed some more. Since I was so hard, Sue rolled onto me and slid down engulfing me completely. We kissed as she slowly rotated her hips up and down fucking me.
"Oh God, Sue, you do that so well. You're making me crazy enjoying you."
She kissed me then said, "I'm not Sue, but I sure know how to do this."
My eyes shot open and I saw Beth with the same shit eating grin Sue has so often. "You're already fucked so just lay there and enjoy unless you have something else you wish to do to me."
I kissed Beth, then rolled her over while maintaining the kiss. I gave her full length thrusts until I would come if I continued, so I stopped and pulled free. With slow, loving kisses I caressed, kissed, and suckled her breasts, then her belly, making my way past some fuzz to her drenched pussy. As soon as my mouth took her pussy Beth began leaking fluids that increased as I sucked her. I used the same trick with her as I did with Sue by pushing a couple fingers into her and rubbing her most sensitive spot. As she began to come, I pushed another soaked finger into her butt. I hit the gusher. If Beth had been an oil well, we would be millionaires.
When she finally began settling down again, I re-entered her soft wet pussy. This time I didn't quit when she was coming, but kept on fingering her clit and fucking until I asked Beth, "Do you want these baby makers in your pussy, in your mouth, or all over you?"
Beth groaned and said, "Don't come in me, let me suck you, come in my mouth."
When I rolled off she attacked my dick sucking me into her throat. Wham! I shot the first load straight down her throat. Beth coughed a couple of times then finished sucking me till my spasms were done. Wow, what a suck that was.
When I pulled her up and kissed her deeply, Beth came again at the thought that I would kiss her after she had sucked me. "That is so special that you would kiss me. You are just so sexy. You taste good too. Sue said you did, but who would know. I'm sorry I didn't let you come in me but Ben had a vasectomy and I would get pregnant at my late age for sure. My hormones are probably worse than a teenager. Thank you, Steve, that was very special. I want to do that again, but the next one is Missy's. She needs you too."
Thinking that I would be up all night this first night out at sea, I got up, showered with Beth, then dressed again for the bridge or in this case the weather helm. The kids were in the below deck lounge playing and watching a movie, so I went up to the weather helm to find Sue manning the wheel. She pulled me to her and said, "Thank you, I love you so much for loving my mother. She loves you too, you know and needs you to love her sometimes. I'll tell you when she needs you and you just need to take care of her. She kissed me again and said, "Put on your cold weather gear and do an inspection of the sails and lines. We're maxed out on sail, and according to the GPS, we're doing almost a consistent thirteen to fourteen knots. We're really cooking."
I put on the heavy overalls and went outside to check everything. It wasn't that bad outside. The thermometer said about forty-five degrees, but in the wet wind it felt as if it was twenty. The sails looked good. All the lines looked right. I checked the decks and the vents. Everything looked ship shape. When I took off my coveralls, Juanita was there to help me.
Juanita gave me a hug and said, "Go down for your supper and play with the kids before your shift up here. We're doing two on, six off, tonight. We should be able to stay awake for two hours at a time after we all had a nap. Tomorrow we'll do the three on, nine off."
We had a great supper in the galley with the kids all having fun. Carson wanted to act like one of the little ones and was stuffing mashed potatoes into his mouth with his hands. I gathered up a spoon full of gravy and when his hand was away from his mouth, I shoved it in. His little eyes opened wide, then he smacked his lips. "Good Daddy, Steve, good." I put some over his potatoes on his plate and he used his spoon to get them into his mouth.
We put the kids to bed at eight, and I put the women to bed at ten, then went upstairs to relieve Mercy. She said that Juanita would be up at midnight and that I was expected in her mother's room for a while before I came to bed. She gave me a kiss and said, don't forget.
I spent two hours wondering about Missy, then Juanita came up to relieve me. She gave me a healthy kiss and asked if she needed to, or could she, warm me up. "What is this conspiracy? All of you want me to molest these mothers."
Juanita said, "No conspiracy, we love you and them. They need what we have and we're willing to share. I would love to join you loving up Beth, maybe next time. But now, my Steve, with all my love and heart I send you to Mercy's mother. Love her, make her feel what you make me feel."
I went straight to the first door on the left and knocked. "It's open, come in, Steve."
Missy was laid back on the bed with only soft light displaying her. She was wearing a gauzy gown that was soft and sexy to view.
"Take off your clothes and join me. We have some talking to do."
I stripped and lay down next to Missy, taking her into my arms. She kissed me sincerely and I kissed her back, letting her know I was interested in her as well.
"I want you badly, Steve, but I understand if you can't do this with me. I know you love my daughter so very much and you've given me a wonderful grandson. Actually you've given me two grandsons and a darling granddaughter, and if you count Carson, another grandson. You've become the object of all of our lust. I don't even think Maggie is immune to your appeal."
Missy kissed me some more, caressing my chest and stomach, but not touching me lower. She didn't have to as my mast was waving in the breeze.
"I love you too, Steve, and want you to make love to me. I want to feel your touches, and I want to feel you inside me. Love me, Steve, make love to me."
I didn't talk, I just rolled to her and kissed her for ten minutes or so. I slowly slid the gown down until I reached her womanly breasts and sucked, licked, and nibbled on them until Missy was groaning.
Missy's legs were spread and she had pulled her gown up allowing me access. My kisses passed over her gown and landed on her belly, then trailed to her wet lower lips. With the first rake of my tongue between her lips, she shivered. With the second, ending at her clit, she shivered and groaned. I took her clit into my mouth and gently sucked. Missy came, hard, almost yelling.
"In me, put it in me, Steve, please put it in me."
Missy was so open to me, I slipped in five to six inches easily, then came to her unused areas. She jammed herself onto me and came again and again as she tried to cram all of me inside of her.
Little by little, her spasms settled, letting me work myself in and out. This only made her almost scream louder. There was only one thing to do. Either stuff my dick in her mouth or kiss her and fuck her as hard as I could.
I chose kissing and fucking. We kissed, we fucked, I pulled back and bit her nipples then had to go back kissing to keep her below a roar. Then as I neared my climax I asked, "Where do you want me to come?" Missy groaned. "In your mouth?" Missy groaned again, "No." "On your breasts?" Missy groaned, "No," again. Then she said, "In me, come in me fill me like you did Mercy. I want to feel you filling me like you did when you made Michael."
I filled my second mother-in-law. She was no longer a MILF, a mother I'd like to fuck. We had done the deed.
We laid there with me firmly in her for a long time. Missy snuggled to my chest and said, "Sleep, let me feel you inside of me while we sleep."
I'm a guy. I slept.
Four hours later, I woke to a mouth working on my now very firm dick. When I touched the head connected to the mouth, Missy said, "Lay back. I love this and want to do this for you. I love your big, long dick. It's so hard, so ready to suck."
Missy worked her magic for over a half-hour and made me come in gallons. That she didn't drown is a testament to her swallowing abilities. When she had swallowed all of me, I pulled her up and kissed her, thanking her for such good loving. The act of kissing her cum flavored mouth made her shiver and come without my touching her. She held me tight then said, "Get up and get something to eat before you have to go on again. I'll fix you something. Go get a shower."
I ate, kissed Missy goodnight and went up fifteen minutes early so I could go out and check the decks. When I came back inside and took off the heavy clothes, I mentioned that it felt a lot warmer outside. Mercy said the temperature was gradually rising as we headed toward home.
When I went to the helm to relieve her, she hugged me and kissed me. "Thank you, thank you for loving my Mom. She needed that, a lot. You have to do that every chance you get while she visits with us. You're her hero, so just keep her well fucked and it'll make all the rest of us happy. Besides, she's now so far in your head, she'll make you come standing by yourself if she wants." Mercy laughed as she gave me a kiss then headed below.
Just before Juanita came up to relieve me, I heard in my head, "I love you, Steve. Come have some breakfast and go to bed for a nap, this time with a wife."
Juanita came up and I went below for some pancakes, then washed up and went to lie down. As soon as I lay down, Sue's eyes popped open. She rolled me over and took hold of my growing interest. "Now that you've had your way with the mature crowd, how about with one of your pregnant mothers? We need you too."
Sue and I made love the way husband and wife should. Slow, sensuous, full of love and caring. We came hard, then came again, celebrating our love with strong orgasms. When we lay back gasping for air, satisfied beyond belief, Sue asked, "So what do you think of a mother of four, or at least almost a mother of four?"
"I think my future mother of four is wonderful. The most wonderful wife a man could have."
Sue kissed me hard and said, "Be sure to tell that to Mercy and Juanita too. They want to hear those same sweet words."
We closed our eyes and I woke about two hours later to Carson and Steve bouncing on the bed. "Come on, Daddy, wake up. We want to go on deck and Mommy says you have to be up there. Come on, Daddy, wake up."
I pulled both down onto the bed and tickled them until they were screaming with giggles and laughter. This brought mothers instantly to see what was happening. Kate climbed up on bed and said, "I think I need to reserve the man of the boat soon. How about it, want to fool around with a swabby? Kate gave me a kiss and said, I'm fair game till we get back. Of course, that all could change at any time. Who knows father of the baby in my belly. I love you for having given this baby to me. Perhaps another later too."
As I got up to dress, Kate said, "Jim says he wants to try to make it work. He says he misses me and he misses Carson. I know he's still going to want men, but I think he knows I make him whole now. Wait till he hears that I like women. He's either going to get mad or come on my face while I suck him off. Isn't that nasty? I want to tell him how I love to eat pussy and feel a hard dick up my pussy or up my butt. I want to make him so excited he can't stand not to be around me. I'll tell him to let me straighten out his gay friends and really shock him. But, Steve, when I want another baby, I'm coming to you." Kate playfully gave me a squeeze, and headed toward the galley while I dressed, ready to take the kids on deck.
Up in the lounge, Sue and Beth had the big globe showing Carson and Steve where we were and how far we were from home. Steve said, "Two fingers, not far." Carson thought for a while. "My fingers are longer and less than two fingers."
Steve had the question of the day. "How many days is my finger?"
Everyone broke up as it was a great question. Too bad we didn't have an answer.
The temperature out on deck in the sun was over seventy degrees, so we put the life jackets on the two big kids and let them run around on deck. They promised, and kept their promise, to stay away from the rail while they were out.
The two smaller ones were toddling, so we put jackets on them with lines to an adult in case they took off running toward a rail. What a thrill to have your kids out on deck of a fabulous sailboat in the middle of the Atlantic.
Sue asked me to open the main helm so she could be outdoors as well. We enjoyed the sun to the maximum extent with all of the women, including Maggie, topless, getting some sun. The winds were only about fifteen knots so our sails were full but not stretched, we weren't going as fast. The GPS said about eleven knots.
That night we figured we were about four days out so we called home on the satellite phone at what we figured to be seven their time.
Everyone was excited to hear from us. We gave them our position and talked about everything that they had to talk about. Phil said he had some news for us when we returned, but wouldn't tell us what it was until we returned. Abe said, "So you want me to go Limey and help you start up over there?" We had to clue Abe in that it was Ireland, not England. We said we would call tomorrow night to let them know how close we were, then hung up. The Sat links to civilian phones were down, so Beth couldn't get through to Ben, and Missy couldn't get through to Merlin. I told both ladies we would use the office's conference abilities to get them connected tomorrow.
So far on this trip from England, I had made love to everyone on the boat except Maggie. I'm glad she didn't ask, as my ladies wanted more than their share, and Kate seemed to want a lot more than normal. Both mothers-in- law has now been well done three times, and I have to tell you, I was a little sore from more use than normal.
You think, right, oh yeah, sure, you were getting way more than anyone can handle. I gotta tell you. It's the truth. A guy can get it up over and over most of the time, but he can only come four or five times a day, period. Every one of these ladies felt as if they should get a load up them, in them, or on them, before we parted. No way. Not a chance. Can't be done. Even by a fifteen year old. So if six ladies wanted some throughout a normal day, only three, four, or five, max, were going to get some liquid proof of their sexiness. The fourth, fifth, or sixth of the day was going to have to be satisfied with me telling them how sexy they were. Geez, what a pain in the dick.
We rounded the southern peninsula of Florida and headed that final lap home. Multiple planes including the 19D buzzed us as we made the final miles to Dunedin. We had sailed all the way to the Mediterranean and back. We were world travelers by sailboat.
By the time we reached the Dunedin Yacht Club, the boat was shipshape, spick and span, ready for inspection, including clean scrubbed decks. We might want to wash down the sails later, but the boat was right.
It was six in the evening, and probably a hundred people, including some news people with cameras to record our landing, met us. The scene was chaotic to the point the news people gave up with only a short interview of me, Sue, and Maggie.
We locked the boat up and headed home to celebrate the homecoming with our friends. All of us were walking funny for a while, including the toddlers. Steve and Carson immediately began playing with CJ, Robbie, and Tia. Little Sean was put with Lizzy and Mike to play, while the adults hugged and slapped each other on the backs. It was a glorious homecoming.
Since it was Thursday evening, Phil said that we would have a gala celebration tomorrow night. Everyone should come for food, drink, and lots of pictures of the trip.
I was sitting on our patio with Glenda, Martin, Charlie, Shawna, Hannah, Jim, Hank, Debbie, Tiny, Ruth, Ryan and Michelle when Sue said to all of them. "We will not be doing any long distance sailing for a long while. Even little Mercy has had enough for a while. We've gotten it out of our systems and we will be giving up the big boat for the Magellan. From now on, we will sail the Magellan unless we do a really long cruise again." Everyone was happy to hear we were not leaving for a long time.
The state of the company was discussed, and we decided to have a detailed discussion tomorrow where I could hear the condition of everything that had been pending when I left on the adventure.
The girls had put the kids to bed and were ready to go to bed themselves. Kate was at her home with Carson, Beth was down on Bay Shore with Ben, and Missy was going to take a non-stop to San Francisco in the morning.
Maggie had decided to stay the night at our place before re-opening her place, so we all crashed reasonably early. This night, we didn't have to stand watch. We all were able to go to bed together, to sleep.
I was surprised that I couldn't sleep off the boat. I got up about midnight to walk out on the patio. I was having a glass of wine, when Juanita joined me and had some wine too. Soon, Mercy and Sue came out to say they were having trouble sleeping too as the bed was not rocking and they couldn't hear the waves slapping the side of the boat. Everyone had a little wine then we went back to bed. This time we slept till my mental alarm went off at six.
I shaved, showered, and dressed quickly to join Glenda on the patio. We hugged with both of us commenting how we had missed having coffee together in the morning.
Soon Tiny and Ruth showed up, followed by Abe and Alice, then Ryan and Michelle, Phil and Judy, Susan and Kevin, then Henry with Nancy. The patio filled with out friends and extended family. We enjoyed pastries and breakfast sandwiches and talked about the coming day.
Missy was up and packed, ready to go to the airport. I loaded her into my pickup and we drove to the airport and got her checked in with plenty of time. We had a hug and kiss then she went out to the gate, stopping to wave before she got on the tram. Another link gone for a while.
At the shop, I went to each group and said hi, looking at their work, praising their results. After doing that at the shop, I went to the body shop where people were putting together interesting bodies to be loaded onto pickups and larger trucks. Next was the T-shirt factory. Everyone was happy to see I had made it back home and gave me a special T-shirt that commemorated each of the countries that where we had landed. They gave me several so each of the travelers could have one.
Back at the shop, we convened the meeting that brought me up to date on what was happening. Phil said that Ryan needed to report on Canada.
"Montreal, Canada is now open for business and is already ahead of initial plan. We are at a hundred percent of personnel desired for opening, with several waiting for jobs to open. The cart manufacturing plant is just opening and would work exclusively on the snow cart with the plastic tread."
Phil then said, "Last year was our largest volume ever. We sold more equipment than ever before. This wouldn't be a big deal since we've opened so many locations, but when taking everything in consideration, S&S sold more equipment total than we have ever sold before on average of every store. That means averaging all locations then, and doing the same now, we have more sales per employee than ever before."
Abe said, "We have Montreal up and running, and now Steve says I need to get Ireland up and running. I'm going to need some help on this, so help me find the right man. Since we are going to do major rebuilds there, I think someone from the super lift area should go as well as someone from the cart plant.
Well, guys, thanks for keeping the place running wild while I was gone. For now, we have a few things to work on so let's concentrate on making the opening of Europe successful.
I left for home about eleven forty-five. Sue, Mercy, Juanita, Hannah, and I went to the gym then came back for lunch. After lunch, Glenda joined all of us for a trip to the pool, along with the little ones. I swam, sunned, and played with my critters then headed back to the shop.
My first task back there was an in-depth interview with Star. She was ready. We now had fourteen tools in marketing, completed through manufacturing, and ready for the first month's advertising. Star had set her objectives to be reasonable, so we were not surprised that she exceeded those expectations everywhere. Phil had given three seminars and Judy had given one. The acceptance was great and Judy had ordered more shirts and bonus gifts for the participants. Star had true successes on her hands.
By the time, four o'clock came, I was beat. I crept home and crashed on the couch for a few minutes. The kids were crawling all over me, so I had to get up and go to the bedroom for a short nap. Now sleep came fast. The girls woke me at six to be with the patio crew.
The place was maxed out. There must have been two hundred people wandering around. We should have had the caterer and the big tent. There was no way the food planned was going to feed everyone so Sue called our caterer to find out he was busy, then she called the Greek guy and he was booked. She came to me and said, "Warm up the grille, Mercy and I are going after hamburgers and hot dogs. I'll get some wings too, so we can feed all these people."
Tiny and I had a beer and got the grille going so it would be hot when the food got there. Glenda brought out a tray of hamburger patties that she had made up, using the ground beef for a near future meat loaf that was planned.
As Tiny and I started the hamburgers, Sue and Mercy returned with loads of buns, more hamburger, a hundred or so hot dogs, several dozen brats, and about ten dozen wings, along with all the condiments and stuff for the dips.
In no time at all, we were delivering hamburgers, hot dogs, and brats to tables. The wings take a little longer, as they have to be done slowly so the hot marinade cooks through. Tiny and I sucked down the brew and snacked on raw veggies that were on the bar. We had Bear and Crystal for company. Bear said Hap had to do something at the clubhouse. It must have been something important because Marge was sitting at the bar with us, instead of being with Hap.
When I asked Bear why he wasn't with Hap, he grumbled, "Wasn't invited, man. He told me to stay home."
Soon everyone that was hungry had been fed. While I was eating a hamburger, Kate came over pulling Jim with her. "It's going to work out, Steve; I think Jim and I may be over the hump."
We were off by ourselves enough that no one could overhear us. Jim was not holding his head up, but doing the hang dog thing with his chin on his chest. I reached over and brought his head up. "Hold your head up, be proud to be Kate's husband, be proud to be Carson's dad, be proud of yourself."
He grimaced and said, "I'm ashamed and I think these people all know what I did."
I countered him with, "Unless you've been running your mouth, absolutely no one knows what happened before, other than you and Kate split for a bit. I don't think you were that obvious with your fooling around, were you?"
"No, I didn't let that guy move in with me, but he did stay out here several nights, and so did the other two guys. I stayed at their place as well."
I looked at him as if I was checking him for ticks of something. I turned him around and looked all over him, then when I turned him back facing me, I said, "I can't find it anywhere, what did you do with it?"
Jim asked, "What didn't you find?"
"The sign, you know the one that says, I like boys. When did you take it off?"
Kate began laughing so hard she almost hurt herself.
"I didn't tell anybody about what I was doing or that I like that stuff."
I nodded, "Well then, Jim, I guess no one else knows you like boys then. Just don't go hitting on Bear or Charlie and you'll probably be alright."
"You don't think anyone knows?" Jim asked.
"Um, since you've been here tonight has anyone pinched your butt, grabbed your crotch, or whispered a come on in your ear?"
"Of course not," Jim huffed, "people don't do that."
"Wanna bet? There are two guys right over there that would drag you off, kicking and screaming, if they thought you even remotely thought you liked boys. Right over there is another couple of guys that are the same, but not quite as aggressive. You don't advertise so they don't know. Nobody knows but you and Kate. If you are sensible, you can still have Kate and she's not going to be upset with you for wanting to fool around with another guy if you are discreet and remain safe."
"That makes me feel better. You know I should be upset about you making Kate pregnant, but I'm not. I might be able to reverse the vasectomy, but probably not. At least I know the man who is going to give us a baby. It does make it better. Thanks, Steve, you've made me feel better about myself."
"Just remember," I told Jim, while shaking his hand, "hold your head up, be proud of yourself. You have a good job, a great family, and a lot of friends. Keep it that way."
Mercy came over and said, "That was nice of you. You brightened him up. I'm not going to hold a grudge, but I was beginning to want Kate to stick around, especially with another of your babies in her belly. She was really getting into loving on us girls."
I hugged Mercy and said, "Somehow, I don't think you're losing your friend and occasional bedmate. She'll be around to fool with you guys. You guys probably have a permanent outside friend."
Mercy looked up at me, "How do you feel about this?"
I laughed, "Oh Mercy, You, Juanita, and Sue are more than I can take care as it is. I love you all so much, that I had a difficult time accepting that you wanted me to want her too. You guys are enough, no more women. I am very, very content."
"Some Romeo you are. We fix you up with hot women and you just turn them down."
Laughing some more I said, "Well, I didn't pass up some MILFs you guys set me up with."
Mercy shivered, "That was so nasty, so sexy to know you were making my Mother's toes curl. I'll bet she wants an encore soon."
"You guys are too much. Enough with outside women."
It was at that exact moment that Mickey came up to us and hugged Mercy. She kissed Mercy on the cheek and said, "How about inviting me over tonight so I can get crazy with you girls and have a little Steve. I could use a little of all of you guys."
Mercy and I began laughing. She was hugging Mickey while I was shaking my head. I left. She could do whatever she wanted to do.
Sue and Juanita had me between them on the couch a little later when one of our pixies, Shawna, came and sat on my lap. I patted her tummy and asked, "Are you joining the crowd and going to have another baby too?"
Shawna wacked my shoulder and said, "Watch your mouth. Charlie and I have two. That's enough. Debbie and Hannah are both having another, so leave me out."
I just came over to say welcome home. Charlie's missed you terribly. You two need to get your bikes out and take a ride. We girls can tag along, but you guys need to go riding. I think Hank is ready and Jim's always ready.
Sue said, "While Mercy and I can still go, let's go out tomorrow and have a nice ride. I'll line up some help to watch the critters and we'll have some fun. How about we go to Daytona early in the morning and come back tomorrow afternoon."
"Shit," Shawna said, "That's right. That's why Charlie's so cranky. Jim and Hank are both acting like little boys. This is the first weekend for Daytona. You know what, I'm going to call Mom to come and stay overnight so we can stay up there Saturday night. We'll come back Sunday. I'll go tell Charlie."
As Shawna stood up she hollered, "Hey Hank, Jim, Bear, come here, there's something cooking. The three guys came over with Hannah, Debbie, and Crystal following. Since Crystal came over Margie came with her.
I told the guys. "We're getting a bunch of babysitting help to watch the kids, tomorrow, tomorrow night, and Sunday. We are all riding to Daytona early in the morning."
Turning around I scanned the crowd for Sandy or Mandy. I also looked for Mickey and Samantha.
"Hey Sandy, bring Mandy over here. Mickey," I yelled and got her attention. "Bring Samantha and come here."
"Okay guys, we're going to Daytona in the morning. Wrap up an extra pair of jeans and shirt, cause we're going to stay over Saturday night."
Mickey and Samantha looked at each other and grinned. Mickey said, "Damn and I'm actually off tomorrow. I gotta clean up the bike."
Sue was counting up people and then went into the house. I could see her at the counter with the phone to her ear.
Sandy and Mandy were excited, but asked, "Do you need one of us to ride one of your women?"
"Probably, I still don't have that custom sidecar that will ride two babes at once."
"Come on, Mandy," Sandy said. "Let's break the news to the boys and go clean up our bikes."
Bear said, "Damn, I can't leave Hap if there's something cookin'. He acted pretty weirded out before he left this evening. I don't want to call him on his cell as he may be in a meeting. We'll get ready to go, but I may back out. Someone else may have to double up Crystal. Christ, Steve, you take her. Shit, you keep half the population out here pregnant anyway."
"Not true, Bear, but I'd do Crystal. She's one fine babe."
Crystal and Juanita hit me on opposite shoulders at the same time.
Charlie, Hank, and Jim were making plans on where we might stay. They were talking about camping out at the ABATE campgrounds when Sue came out.
"I have reservations for a big suite at the beach Marriott. I made Ben call them up to give it to us." Sue gave us her evil grin. "He's one of the owner/investors. I may be too, but they know his name. Anyway, they know we may have as many as twenty up there. I told them I wanted the place to be full of booze, plenty of Diet Coke, and to make sure they had an extra bellhop to take care of us. We get to park out bikes in the secure garage and have a ball. Let's do it. Come Juanita, Mercy, we have to get out our most outrageous tops."
Charlie looked at Hank and Jim, "Pays to know someone. In this case it always pays to know Sue and her family."
Charlie nudged me, "I cleaned your bikes up last week. I didn't have anything to do, so I changed the oil, washed them up, and detailed them. You're ready to ride. Pretty neat, you just get back from sailing all the way to Europe and back, and get to go to Daytona as a kicker."
Hank added, "The man does get lucky. What's this I heard that you were winning so much money in Monte Carlo that they had Interpol check you out?"
I was going to deny everything when Tiny shot off his mouth, "Interpol actually called to get a description of Steve and the bunch he was hanging out with. His friend Dewey was there and apparently those two, along with Beth and Missy, tried to clean out the high stakes pit area. I can't find out how much they won, but they don't let you in the Monte Carlo high stakes area without a mil in chips. How much did you win, Cowboy, tell us, come on, how much?"
"I'm not sayin.' Dewey and I did okay, we just hit a lucky streak."
Tiny said, "See, that's the way he is. Anybody else would be embellishing the big win and you would just figure they won about half that much. With Steve, if he says he won ten bucks, times that by a couple hundred to get the truth."
"Hush! Enough about that! We have to get ready to hit road in the morning guys so let's have a drink to celebrate going to Daytona."
We were still making everyone something when we heard Hap's bike roll up outside. He came through the door, still wearing his colors, and also wearing a scowl. Hap marched up to the bar and said, "Give me a shot and draw me a beer."
I set him up and he threw the shot down, then sucked some beer. "Ahhh, just what I need to get the bad taste out of my mouth." He stood back, let his vest drop to his hands, gently folded it then handed it to Margie, "Put that away for me, please."
"So what're you guys celebrating anyway," Hap asked.
Bear clued him in, "We're all going to Daytona in the morning and staying till Sunday. Sue got us a place to stay at the Beach Marriott and this is a celebration drink for all of us."
"Hot damn. This is good. I need this more than you'll ever know. Shit, this is great."
Hap hardly ever cussed, so this was pretty extreme for him. I asked, "Does that mean you're coming with us? I thought I was going to have to find Margie a ride."
"You darn right I'm coming with you guys. I'm ready. I changed oil in the bike last week when Charlie was messing with Steve's bikes. All I need is gas."
Margie came up next to him, "Put your bitch seat back on for me so I don't have to ride the fender all the way to Daytona, okay. If you don't, my ass is going to be too sore for you to get any of it while we're up there."
That did the trick for Hap. He busted up laughing and had a big grin on his face while he hugged Marge to his side. "Damn, this is a great place to live. What are all you dads going to do about your kids?"
I knew the answer for that, "Sue's getting up a brigade of babysitters for all of us. The big ones will have a sleepover and the others will just follow the big ones."
Bear asked, "Steve, how do you want to go over there?"
"Since we all have decent equipment, how about taking I-75 up to 50 and going that way. It's a good ride and not so much f'ing traffic. We'll come out right where the Abate campgrounds are at by the Volusia County Fair Grounds. You know, right there near Cabbage Patch. We can stop at that dump and have our first beer, then head into to the Last Resort and the Iron Horse, before going out to the Beach using the South bridge instead of the mess on the other bridge downtown."
"Good plan," said Jim. "Once we get our stuff up in the room and the bikes locked up in the garage, we'll wander around downtown. If we want to go back out to some other bars in the evening, we can or we can just have a big time downtown."
Charlie said, "The cops are cracking down on a lot of stuff. They're starting to bitch at people carrying open containers and even giving fines to chicks that flash. Hard to believe isn't it. We'll go up to some of the bars that specialize in wet T-shirt contests plus we'll be on the beach where all the wild stuff happens."
Everyone was pretty excited and wanted to get an early start in the morning, so they began going home even before some of the Friday night visitors left.
When it was just Hap, Bear, and me, Hap told Marge he would meet her at the house, then waved Bear and me in close. "The new guy is getting into shit that's going to hurt the club. I voiced my opinion and told them that I had worked hard to get to cops off our ass and now they were going to start the whole thing over again. St. Pete isn't going along with it and Bear, your club has broken relations with mine. They don't want anything to do with them. There was enough grumbling that I think half the men are going to book. The club just doesn't need the quick money. We made enough last year doing legal parts swapping to finance the club the entire year, plus we built out the new bunkhouse. It's just nuts. I resigned as a past prez adviser. I don't want any part of it. Oh yeah, the new guy said Steve, Charlie, Jim and Hank aren't welcome anymore. Our women were, but not us. How's that for a slap in the face."
Bear had obviously known some of it, but not to what extent. "Son of a bitch. That's some serious stuff. I'm glad my rag tag bunch got smart enough to stay out of that shit. Makes me proud."
"Just hang out with us independents for a while, my friend. If your club gets busted up, you won't be there. If they want to be resurrected, I know you'll help. You'll always be welcome over in St. Pete, so you'll never lose your affiliation. You'll always be one of them."
"That's what the new guy and a couple of his mental cripples were crowing. He kept sayin, ' 'You're a patch holder until you quit breathing.' Kind of a threat." Hap took another big drink of his beer.
"Tell you what. I know you guys don't ever like me to do this, but I'm going to advise my good friend down the road that Hap isn't even an adviser any longer, and I don't want anyone getting into your shit for what someone else does. That's not telling anything important, but it is warning that something is amiss. I'm sure that gang guy in Tampa already knows something's up. He always seems to have some inside information. We can only hope he hears you're out of it."
Bear said, "Let's go home. Give Margie some lovin' and be glad we're regular civilians."
When they left, I got the cordless phone and sat out at the bar while calling the Major.
I got him on his cell at home. "Hey Major, how come you're not here having a beer with me."
"I heard you were sailing around the world or something. There was even an Interpol inquiry that went across my desk. You've been all over haven't you?"
"That I have, Sir, that I have."
"You calling about my kid or something else?"
"I thought I might give you a heads up that Hap has resigned as even an adviser to the local chapter. He didn't toss his colors, but he no longer wishes to be affiliated with this chapter."
"Oh shit, that new guy is dumber than a box of rocks. I heard some California guys were coming in to make him a rich man. This is going to hurt everyone over there. How am I going to know Hap isn't a part of that bunch?"
"The first guy you take down for driving with too low of a tire pressure, ask him. If he's a current patch-holder, he'll tell you about someone who runs away. Tell Grady down in Tampa about this, okay. He may already know, but he won't know about Hap. By the way, we're all going to Daytona tomorrow and staying over night. That includes your wild daughter. I'm just sayin' that if you all were hot to be nasty out there, now would be the time."
"What about your buddy, Bear? How's he doing?"
"He's fine. I hear tell his bunch broke up the association with the chapter here and they are persona non grata also."
"That's some serious stuff. Hope nobody like the Disciples decide to move in on these guys while they are in disarray. It could get ugly. Let me make a couple of calls. Thanks for the heads up. I owe you, once again."
"No, this time I owe you. I owe you for taking me at my word about Hap and Bear. They are good men and are acting like it."
"You're a good friend to have. I'll talk at you another time."
We hung up and I poured me another beer. I was sipping it when Hap came back in. "You make your call?"
"Just got done. He'll watch your back for you. Did you tell the night people to be watchful for you?"
"You think I need that?"
"I don't know, do you? You've been a target before, do you want to get Margie and stay with us tonight. It would be easier to get going in the morning."
As Hap began drinking a freshly poured beer he almost was going to get mad then said, "You know what? Good idea, we can get an early start in the morning. Let me go get Marge and the bike. Open your shed so I can pull mine in."
Hap was gone but a few minutes when he came riding up with a grinning Margie on the back, complete with bitch pad. Sue had heard the commotion and came out. I said, "We're having a sleepover. They're staying so we can get an early start in the morning."
Sue grinned at me and said softly, "Sure they are. Let me get Marge inside. We'll be back out for a Coke in a second."
Hap came into the bar and we fixed ourselves a drink. I fixed three Rum and Cokes and two Diet Cokes. Hap asked, "Who are you getting drinks for?"
Mercy came out and I gave her a Diet coke. Juanita was next and she got a rum and Coke with some lime. Marge and Sue came out and I gave Sue a Diet Coke and Marge a Rum and Coke. Hap looked at me and said, "Okay smart guy, you have one left and no one is left in the house except kids."
About that time Beth's Mercedes pulled up and she came in carrying her overnight bag. She walked up to the bar to say hi and get some hugs. I handed her the last drink, and Hap just said, "No way."
"How did you know Beth would come just then?" Hap asked.
"Easy, Sue said she was going to call in some heavy duty help for the kids tomorrow and tomorrow night. That meant Beth for sure, so knowing Beth, I figured it would take her about thirty to forty-five minutes to get here because she loves to be around her grandbabies. She made it right on time."
"Am I that predictable?" Beth asked.
"Yes, and that is a good thing," I said giving her a hug.
"Ben's going to be playing golf all day tomorrow and won't even know I exist. He'll come around on Sunday sometime when he's eating breakfast alone and wonder where I am. He'll call Sunday about noon."
We finished our drink and went inside to get some sleep. The girls were excited about going to Daytona, so it took them a while to wear me out and then themselves among themselves. Since they were an odd number again, I should have gotten Margie to even up the odds. Perhaps Beth would work, now that that barrier had been broken. But best leave some things alone.