The Conquests of Jacob Ferguson, part 7 :The Wedding (fiction)

     The big day had finally arrived and I was a wreck. I shouldn't have been nervous, the ceremony was just a formality. Suzi and I had already filed the paperwork: it was notarized, signed by a judge and witnessed appropriately. However, this was my declaration to the world that Suzi was my family, and my other wives knew that this was for them too, if only by proxy.

     I stood at the end of the aisle. James, my doctoral adviser who flew in to be my best man, stood with me. The other five residents of the house stood across from me, all of whom looked quite pretty in their elegant, black, bridesmaid's dresses. Then the music swelled,  and Suzi entered on her father's arm. She was so beautiful in her white wedding gown, as she walked beneath the arch and down the  rose-petal strewn path to the arbor where I awaited her, my heart skipped a beat.

     The ceremony that afternoon was 'middle-america traditional': Wagner's wedding march, the vows everyone knows, the exchange of rings. The kiss was long and loving, but still 'classy'.  I glanced over at the bridesmaids, I saw many happy tears as we were announced as the 'new Mr. & Mrs, Ferguson' by the officiant.

     At the reception, we had the traditional cake and toasts. The flowers were beautiful, the food was excellent. I got sentimental dancing 'our first dance' with Suzi. It was also nice to dance with my other housemates. Shinjo brooded when I danced with my new mother in law (she had a bit to drink by then and was hanging all over me)

     Before I knew it, the reception was winding down, we were making the rounds saying our 'goodbye's' and 'thank you's' to our guests.  We then stepped out to change clothes, me into a summer blazer, Suzi into a smart dress. We were pelted with rice and good wishes as we departed and got into the convertible I rented. We kissed at every red light while well wishers honked their horns upon seeing our 'Just Married' sign displayed on the car.

*****

     Not soon enough, we arrived at the resort, checked in and eagerly made our way to our villa/cabin. Within a minute of entering we were in each other's arms, working each other out of our clothes and over to the couch. Once there we.....

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     ...it was morning, I hadn't slept but Suzi was unconscious and I was exhausted. I reached over to untie her and she melted onto me.
     "Oooh, Master." She cooed. " I had no idea it could be like that. I am so....happy, so tired, so delightfully sore. I feel like I need to take a shower, I'm so dirty, but I can't move."
     "I'm too tired to carry you, we need to rest....we'll bathe later."
     I passed out, I presume that Suzi did too. Some time later she awoke me in the 'best possible way' (use your imagination). Half an hour later we showered, then bathed together, ordered room service and started all over again, doing what honeymooners do (repeatedly) when the bride has an interest in being dominated and is a mild masochist....

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     All too soon our 'long weekend' was over, I applied a fresh analgesic pad to my back and checked the ace bandage on Suzi's ankle. (It was still swollen but better than it was. I reminded myself that when we stop for gas that we'll need more ice, and to stop at a hardware store later to get some non-skid   'something or others' for the shower stall at home. I liked sex there; but, it can be slippery, and I didn't want to risk any more twisted ankles like my bride received.

     We were driving through  a little town, looking for someplace to stop for lunch. The cobblestone paved street caused the car to rumble as we drove. I looked over at Suzi to ask her about the cafe I spotted, I saw that she was grimacing, biting her lip. She was in pain. I pulled over.
     "Honey, are you okay? Is it the ankle?"
     "No, that's fine. I'm still  sore...'downstairs'... from you, you brute, and the road is a little bumpy."
     "I'm so sorry, let me find you a pillow or something...I'll park and..."
     "No! please...Master...it's good."  She dug her fingers into my thigh. "Drive around a little more...then find someplace secluded to park, please."
     "This is turning you on?!"
     "Every bump reminds me of you being so wonderfully rough with me, I'm still ...I'm sorry, Master, I'm a naughty girl...maybe you need to punish me." She said seductively as she slid her underwear off from beneath her skirt.
     "You are a naughty girl, I'm going to have to spank you properly."
     "I love you, Master, thank you."
      I drove around for a few minutes, looking for a park or something. When she thought she could get away with it, Suzi would quickly flip up her skirt to show me what she was doing under there. 'Damn, my wife is hot!' I thought to myself. Eventually I found a place, a little park on a lake, an unpaved road led off the main lot and out of public view. As soon as I put the car in 'park', Suzi was undoing my belt and freeing me to play. She knelt on the passenger seat and leaned over to my lap, I reached over and swatted her little behind. She loved it, each smack elicited a muffled cry of delight from her, and she would redouble her efforts at pleasing me, while her hand was working furiously under her skirt.
     "Please, Master, please...I'm on fire!"
     I pulled the lever on my seat and reclined the seat as far as it would go. Suzi climbed over, on to me, and took over. I was along for the ride and loved it. After a few minutes of disturbing the birds and woodland creatures with the sounds of our lovemaking, she collapsed on to me, trying to both kiss me and catch her breath.
     "I love you so much.... I can't get enough of you!" She panted between kisses.
     "Oh, my lovely wife, Suzi, my bride, I love you, and don't even know the words of how to tell you how much..."
     We necked for a while, then made love again, slowly, then dozed off.

*****

     We wound our way down the interstate towards home. The sun was starting to set and we needed to stop to grab something to eat. We found a truck stop that had what looked like a diner attached. Just what the doctor ordered. We fueled the car with gasoline and ourselves with open faced sandwiches. Just as we were backing out of the parking space I pulled back in and turned off the car.
     "What's wrong, Anata? <Dear>" Suzi asked.
     "I forgot the ice."
     "Do not bother, I will be fine. I want to get home."
     "It'll only take a sec, wait here. I'll be right back. I don't want it to swell."
     "Okay."

     I ran into the convenience store attached to the gas station. I felt guilty just getting a zip-top bag of ice and not buying anything so I got a pack of gum and, on a whim, a lottery ticket.

     "Sorry mister, the machine printed two tickets. You want them both or...?"
     I thought he was inexperienced, so I had pity on him and bought them both. Besides, I thought to myself, I would kick myself if the ticket I didn't buy turned out to be a winner.
    "Don't worry about it, I'll take 'em both"

     I unwrapped Suzi's ankle and then re-wrapped it with the bag of ice under a portion of the 'ace' bandage. I was relieved to see her able to move her foot around. She still couldn't put much weight on it, but the swelling was down and she had a good range of motion. The rest of the drive was uneventful. When we pulled up to the house, I lifted Suzi in my arms and carried her up the four steps to the front door and across the threshold, clapping and cheers greeted us as we entered.

     There was a clamor of comments all at once, many 'Welcome home!', many inquiries about Suzi's ankle and questions about our little honeymoon.
     "Alright, everyone had a chance to say hello, it's time for hugs and kisses for the new 'Mr. and Mrs.'" Beatrix announced. "I'll go first." She leaned over and gave Suzi a kiss on the cheek and a hug, then cuddled up to me, gave me a little kiss on my neck and whispered to me, "I missed you" and nuzzled on my chest. After a moment she disengaged and Claire planted a whopper of a kiss on me. Before I knew it, I was in a 'make out' session. I know the ladies were taking turns (they tasted different) but I lost track of who was who (I closed my eyes when kissing). I was on cloud nine, the series of embraces and caresses (and gentle squeezes) and kisses and not knowing who was next (or who was last).  I guess all good things come to an end, eventually I opened my eyes and surveyed the room. Everyone was smiling and happy, Mikoto was blushing fiercely.
   
     I did a double take.

     "I thought you flew back to Tokyo?" I inquired.
     "Karin invited me to stay a while longer, and with Shin going to Naha, I decided I wasn't in a hurry to go home to an empty apartment. Is that okay?" Mikoto answered.
     "Of course you're welcomed to stay as long as you like, I was just surprised...did we just?"
     "Yes."
     "I didn't mean to...I'm sorry, I didn't realize..." I stammered as I broke out in a sweat.
      She walked over and whispered to me on her way out of the room: "I liked it, Jakey-nyan." I guess my eyes lingered on her walking away, I was lost in thought.
   
     "Jake! hey Jake..." Someone was calling to me, I looked over, it was Deirdre.
     "Sorry, Deets. I guess I didn't hear you, I got distracted for some reason."
      "I said, I'm next in line, I waited for Suzi. Your sexy mother-in-law can get in line after me."
      "Ha-ha-ha" I laughed nervously. "I was just looking, honey."
      "You weren't 'just looking' a minute ago, you went to 2nd base..."
      "I didn't realize it was her... my eyes were closed... I didn't know she was even here..." I protested.
      "It's okay, darling, I don't mind. No harm was done."
      "Still. I'm sorry. Did you say that you are 'next in line', did you all have a family meeting without me?"
     "Not an 'official' one, just us girls agreeing to a few things. I've waited the longest so tonight you are mine." She pressed herself against me and pulled me down into a soft kiss.
     "I'm looking forward to it. I love you, Deets."

*****

     Things settled down to 'normal' after a few days. We knew school would be starting up again soon, and we all would be back to our regular work schedule, and Mikki said she'd go back to Tokyo just before then.  The new 'rotation' was settled and one night out of seven, I would sleep alone. 
      My next 'alone' night I was awakened by an act of unexpected intimacy. It was dark, the only light was provided by the luminous face of the old-fashioned alarm clock on my nightstand, but I could still barely make out her silhouette as she fellated me.
     She paused her activities, to whisper: “I had hoped that you would not mind me waking you, if I did it in the best possible way.”
     “Well, it certainly is nicer than an alarm going off.” I replied. As she moved closer to the head of the bed, I noticed her perfume, and concluded that my night visitor was Karin. “I don’t think that this would ever bother me, but, might some of the other girls be upset about you cutting in line?” I glanced at the clock, it was shortly after midnight. “Technically, it is Monday, but you risk setting a disturbing precedent. I foresee awkward moments if you all decided that your turn started at the stroke of midnight.”
     “Do not worry, I discussed it with everyone and received their blessings for tonight, this is an exception, they said to tell you it was a treat.” I felt her whisper in my ear, as she changed position and straddled me. I tried to reach for her as she did. She gently pressed down on my shoulders, limiting my range of motion. “Please, let me do all the work. Relax.” She admonished me. “I know it is selfish of me to wake you because of my needs, my… <something in Japanese?>” A few moments later her breathing started getting heavier. By this time my vision had adapted to the low light, and I noticed that something seemed ‘off’, but I couldn’t put my finger on what. She shifted position as she reached behind her head to let down her hair, she was now upright on me and my hands were free to caress her in various places. I realized that my visitor was not Karin. I tried to figure out which of my mates this was, eliminating various ‘suspects’. Suzi had narrower hips, and was just more petite overall. My unexpected lover's hips were about right to match Trixie’s, but she was taller. I thought her proportions didn’t match Ava either. She was too ‘generous’ on top to be Karin, and not as well-endowed as Deirdre, and although I couldn’t see what color her hair was, it was definitely longer and darker than Claire’s...
     As the realization sunk in, I fumbled for the light switch on the nightstand.
    “Okaa-sama?!” <Mother-in-law> I exclaimed, as I levered her off me and to the side, as I practically leapt out of the bed. “Why? … what? I can’t even process…what is going on?” I fell, my boxers were tangled around my ankles. As I picked myself up off the floor, and awkwardly pulled up my shorts, I reminded myself to keep my voice down so as not to wake the entire household.
     “I think it is obvious what is going on. I joined you in bed to have sex. You are a mean one, to cast me aside when I was so close to….”
     I was beside myself, I anxiously paced back and forth at the foot of the bed, shaking my fists.
     “That is not the point!” I hissed. I shut the closet door, hard, for emphasis. “You came to my bed while I was asleep, and you wore Karin’s perfume so that I would mistake you for her. Do you have any idea what you've done?! What we've done? Why would you do such a thing? Why would I be forgiven for this? “
     “I told you I received everyone’s blessing to join you, you are not cheating on anyone.”
     “Then why deceive me? Why pretend to be someone else?”
     “Like I said, it is a 'treat'... and, and because I know you would not have me, that you do not want me. I have been trying to seduce you for weeks, and you have ignored my advances. I know that I’m older than you, that you don’t find me attractive... I thought this way I could have one night before I returned to Tokyo, alone...and maybe you would change your mind about me..." She was practically in tears. I hadn't meant to, but I had hurt her.
     I was set up. A number of realizations occurred to me all at once, crashing over me like a wave. My feelings for her crystallized in that moment, replacing the anger and shock that I felt draining away. I wondered what favors were wrung out of her in exchange for tonight.
     “Silly woman!” I interrupted her. “Of course I ignored your passes. How could I even believe... I mean who gets seduced by their 'sexy mother-in-law'? That doesn't happen in real life, it's the stuff of fantasy! I'm sorry I hurt you, I didn't intend to. I thought you were likely just flirting to have fun, or possibly I was misunderstanding due to language or cultural differences. Then I thought that maybe I was misreading your intentions, maybe due to my own desires? Regardless, I wasn’t going to be unfaithful, so I decided it was safest to play dumb: I would avoid embarrassing myself if you weren't serious, and if you were; I’d allow you to save face by pretending that I did not understand, instead of outright rejecting you." Tears leaked from the corners of her eyes, she looked down so that I wouldn't see that I had made her cry. "How could I not find you attractive?" I added, as I gently caressed her cheek and lifted her chin, so that I could look into her eyes. "You’re beautiful and sexy and saucy and wicked. Do you have any idea how difficult it was for me not to take you up on what you were offering? ”
     “So it is not that you did not want me?” She asked quietly as she looked up at me.
     “Nope, I've wanted you plenty.” I replied, I felt a little guilty for getting tuned on by her timid, tearful expression.
     “You do not think that I am too old? I know I'm not a teenager anymore, my eyes have crow's feet, I sag, I've found grey hair...”
     “You do not 'sag', I've looked, and we're practically the same age. I don't know how else to say it; I turned you down not because of how attracted I am to you, I rebuffed your advances because I decline to cheat, and I guess that point is now moot."
     She nodded. “Mmh. Good, then let us resume from where we left off, I want you …” She was kneeling on the bed, her arms open, beckoning me to return. I shook my head.
     “I refuse. I’ve never just had sex with a woman.”
     “What?! There are half a dozen women in this house that have a different opinion."
     “Mikoto, perhaps I am not being clear. I'm sorry, I keep forgetting that English isn't your first language.” I turned towards her and kissed her, I gathered her up in my arms to try and convey my affections. “We will not continue where we left off, I will not allow you to settle for anonymous sex; not with me. When we share time together as lovers, I don't want there to be any question in your mind that it is you whom I desire. Not just because you are willing, or available, or even because of how sexy you are. Those things may be enough for someone else, but not for me. I don't just want your slippery bottom in the dark, not tonight at least. I want to make love with my Mikki, my angel, I want you."
     "What are you saying?" She asked, she started weeping again, but she wasn't sad.
     "I'm not sure what I'm saying." I said to myself as much as to her, "In some ways I feel like I barely know you, but I know I care deeply about you, that your happiness is important to me, as much as my own.... and that's what love is ......" I suddenly realized what I was saying and the ramifications. "I'm saying that I love you!..." I kissed her again. "...and I love these little lines that remind me of when you smile..." I kissed the tears from the corners of her eyes. I caressed her. "...and I love that you are a woman and not merely a teen-aged girl...where are those grey hairs? I want to kiss you there too..." She showed me, I couldn't see any, but I kissed her there anyway.
     "Oh Jakey-nyan, I love you too!"

     We became lovers.

*****

     Some time later we disentangled from the sheets (and each other).
     "I'm going to take a shower, why don't you join me?" Mikki asked.
     "As tempting as that sounds, I can't. If I shower now, I won't be able to get back to sleep. Go on ahead. I'll wash-up after I straighten things in here."
     She nodded, a resigned look on her face. She seemed a little sad about it.
     I went to the closet to get some towels, a fresh set of sheets, and a set of pajamas: the bottoms for me, the tops for her.
     I was surprised when Ava stomped from the closet.
     "I am amazed" she said while forcing me to step back. "I can't decide if I'm proud of you or angry with you."
     "I'm not sure I understand, I'm the one who was deceived into committing adultery, I'm the one who should be angry!"
     "This was supposed to be a just bit of naughty fun. No strings attached. A treat, don't you remember? We talked about this, back when I first suggested that you 'boff the maid'. You said it would be ok if I brought a friend to our bed, as long as she knew what was going on, It wouldn't be cheating."
     "I said it would be ok if we all knew the score, if there was informed consent. You set it up so that I thought Karin was in bed with me, you didn't have my consent, I wasn't in on it!"
     "She told you it was a treat, that she had everyone's blessing, you should know what that means! That we set it up and the we were 'in the know'. You two get a little 'tail', we all collect our favors. Everyone wins. But, you had to go and change the rules!"
     "I couldn't change the rules, if I didn't know what they were! And you know me, when have I ever been interested in just 'tail'? I'm sorry, I guess I'm partially to blame. I didn't catch the meaning of what Mikoto was telling me. I didn't catch the code word. In my defense, I was asleep, it was dark and she started before telling me anything, besides I'm dense, remember? Subtlety doesn't work on me... Are you ok?" She looked a little flushed. I was concerned, "Your face is all red. Was it too stuffy in the closet?"
     "I'm fine, why are you trying to change the subject? We were giving the two of you a present. But, you had to go and tell her that you loved her, make her yours, and make her all weepy and happy. It was so beautiful that I feel dirty listening to your pillow talk... Damn it Jake, will she even want to leave now? She loves you! What are we going to do? Oooh, I feel so dirty, so wrong..."
     "If you had asked me ahead of time, I probably would've refused. I was ready to let her go back to Japan. Until a few moments ago, I didn't realize the depth of my feelings for her. Now we can't unring that bell, and she deserves more than a one night stand. I'll take responsibility for my part in this...Shifting gears, I was surprised to find you in the closet. I thought Claire might be in there watching. That, that was her favor, but that you were actively eavesdropping. I didn't think that was your 'thing'."
     She whispered. "It wasn't, there's a difference between hearing and listening. Claire's still in there and did watch, well up until you slammed to door on us, she's got a new camera that can record in the dark. Taping you two was the favor that she got from Mikoto. I think I understand Claire a little better now, why she likes to watch." Ava seemed uncomfortable, she was squirming like a little girl that had to pee.
     "Was that your favor, that you got to listen?"
     "Not exactly, I was to get a quickie while Mikoto's in the shower, I'm supposed to bring her a towel when we're done, then sneak her out, you were to be none the wiser as to who you had sex with, until the reveal in the morning."
     I nodded, I now understood why Mikoto looked sad when I turned down her offer to share the shower, the bedding was still warm from our lovemaking and she thought she was already being replaced.
     "Okay, tomorrow, or soon, we'll need to have a talk about ground rules. I never imagined that with six wives we'd have to have a talk about not to throw 'tail' my way. I feel a used, I'm not a commodity that you can lend out, you didn't get my okay to eavesdrop, and Claire didn't get my ok to film me."
     "I'm sorry, I realize I was wrong for deceiving you, it wasn't fair and...can you let me make it up to you?" She looked away, she started talking more to herself than to me. ".. if we made love now... we can't... but I so want to... but I'd feel like a whore... " Then looked in my eyes, pleadingly. "I'm so sorry, we should've all been open with you about this. I feel guilty ...which makes me feel dirty, which makes me... I feel dirty for being turned on by something I feel guilty about, which somehow makes me more turned on... round and round. If I was a PC I'd do a hard reboot...."
     Her face took on the expression of resolve: "I know what to do!.. F**K ME!" she begged.
     "What?"
     "You said you weren't interested in 'just tail' but it seems you've never tried it. Do to me what you refused to do to her, please, just take me, use my body. Just this once, let's not make love, just f**k. Not for the favor, just because I need it, and so I can make you feel good, please, maybe it'll make it better, you can channel your anger, it's ok, we can even angry-f**k if you want. Maybe I'll stop feeling as guilty, or at least so hungry..." She kissed me deeply. "Mmmm, you kissed her with these lips..." She kissed my neck, then she kissed my chest, "I can smell her sweat and perfume on you..." she said before she worked her way lower and took me in her mouth, after a moment or two of giving pleasure she said in a husky voice: "Mmmm.. I can taste your mistress on you. ....so dirty...please, I need you, please...."
     "It sounds as if you don't like someone new in your territory, or perhaps you're upset that I welcomed her? "
     "You might be right, maybe I need to be reminded that I am yours. Don't be too gentle..."
     "Is this to 'make it up to me' or is this 'for' you?"
     "Does it matter? Let's f**k!"
     "Fine, get on the bed." She practically leapt onto the bed, assumed a provocative pose and crooked her finger in my direction, wordlessly saying 'come hither'. I shook my head. "No, not like that. Bend over, get your tail in the air." She complied, burying her face in the pile of used bedding.
     She inhaled deeply, and said: "It's damp, It smells like her, and you, and sex, and sweat, oooh it's wonderful, you made love to your mistress here. Now before I burst, do me!"
     I adjusted her position slightly, I smiled wickedly as I thought that Claire would have a better view this way, and flashed an "ok" sign towards the closet door. "You know, Ava, you really do have a lovely posterior," I commented as I took her from behind.
     "I know you're angry, spank me! punish me!" she begged.
     I gave her what she asked for,  after a while I flipped her over, I wanted to kiss her. She was more intense than she'd ever been. Her kisses left marks an my neck, as did her nails where they raked my back. I remembered Ava's red face when she exited the closet earlier, she must've been on edge for a while. I was glad I hadn't change the sheets already, as now they were more than a just little damp.
     "Thank you, I can 'see straight' again, I thought I would go nuts" she said some time later.
     "Don't thank me yet," I interrupted. "I'm still not sure how I feel about all this; part of me is still irritated about this whole situation, about being set up. Change the sheets then take Claire with you and make yourselves scarce. I'll bring Mikoto her towel. I need a shower and I know I'll have trouble getting to sleep after, so I'm sleeping in late tomorrow. Make sure no one disturbs us, including you. Mikoto and I will be skipping breakfast.
     "You're spending the night with her? and the morning?" She was pouting, which was cute. I knew she was looking forward to more fun for breakfast, which is usually wonderful. But, It was now late, and more than anything I wanted to sleep.
     "That's right, tonight was supposed to be my 'night off'. I'll sleep with whom I please. Besides, she payed 'favors', I think she gets at least an entire evening for that. I walked over to the closet and grabbed two towels and something to sleep in. "Claire, that video doesn't leave this house, I think I might be more than a little pissed off at you too. You didn't get my 'ok' to tape before, you're a naughty girl."
     "Are you going to spank me too?"
     "No, I'm not sure if you'd like it or not... I take that back, I am sure you'd enjoy it so I will, later, but not for this, I'll think of something more suitable later, I'm tired." I then added in a voice low enough that Ava wouldn't hear; "By the way, did you make Ava uncomfortable, taking care of yourself while you watched Mikoto screw me?"
     "I don't think she noticed, she had her eyes squeezed shut, concentrating on listening. I noticed she wouldn't touch herself, even though she really wanted to, she sure got all worked up. Thank you, by the way, I saw what you did for me right before you took her, it was a better angle for the shot. Sometime, do me like you did her, it was hot!"
     "I have mixed feelings, part of me wants to see that tape, part of me is angry that it exists. Did you happen to film yourself while in the closet? ... I must be really tired, I'm finding it hard to maintain my train of thought... Anyway, I'll tell you what I told Ava, don't thank me yet, ask her why if you didn't hear. Help Ava clean up while I'm in the shower, then I'd like some privacy, at least until lunchtime. Goodnight."
     She put a restraining hand on my arm as I started to turn to leave. "You know Jakey, you really are incredible. How do you always seem to know how to give us girls exactly what we need? Affirmation for Mikoto, when to feed my fetishes, how to take care of Ava. I bet you even knew about Suzi's particularities before I told you. Didn't you?"
     "I don't really know how I know. Intuition, I guess? I just do what feels right at the time."
     "Intuition or instinct, or deduction. Whatever it is, it shows you care deeply for us, and it makes us addicted to you. You may be a genius, Sherlock. You know, you shouldn't be too mad at us, you got the opportunity to make Mikoto very happy, what a nice 'going away present' you gave her. I imagine you feel pretty good about that, hmmm? Don't you?... not going to say? I noticed you're not answering my question about Suzi either"
     "That's between Suzi and I, if she wants to tell you, she may, but I'm not talking. I also noticed that you didn't answer my question. I've decided that I have no desire to see video of myself, but video of you, that I'd like to see. Did you get good footage?"
     "You're terrible. you know how it turns me on, just thinking about how you want to watch me. Why don't we slip away and I'll give you a show, and then..."
     "Nope" I interrupted her. "I told you I'd think of a suitable punishment for you. You can stew in your own juices until I decide you've had enough. Now, go help Ava clean up." I gave he backside a playful smack. "Scoot!"
     As we exited the closet, I caught Ava sniffing the sheets as she stripped the bed, I stifled a giggle, Ava had found a new fetish.
     I joined Mikki in the shower, I told her about how I had to distract myself the last time she washed me, I didn't bother with Shakespeare this time. Then we had a little fun, and then some more fun drying each other off. She looked very sexy wearing my pajama top (and nothing from the waist down). She seemed thrilled that I was there and Ava wasn't. We snuggled under the fresh linen then exchanged 'I love you's', and goodnight kisses. I was pleasantly surprised that I so easily fell asleep with her in my arms.

*****

     Mikoto decided to go to Okinawa, where her husband (and his other family) was. She'd get her stuff out of Tokyo later. There were tears all around when Karin, Suzi and I saw Mikoto off at the airport for her flight to Naha.

     "We'll miss you Kaa." Karin and Suzi said while hugging her simultaneously.

     "I'm glad you are going to stand up for yourself, Shinjo and Chitose will accept you, if he gets hesitant, grab his ear and show him some of that fury I saw the other day." I said.

     "Or, get a maid uniform and just show up at the front door and do not give him a choice!" Suzi added. We all had a chuckle at that.

     "Mama, check out the local shrines for me. I want to bring Jake and have a little wedding there." Karin said.

     "I will, Karin. I still want to show off my daughter to the neighborhood. Okay, I better get going, the security line isn't getting any shorter." Mikoto said as she gave each of her stepdaughters a kiss on the cheek. She then turned to me.

     "We'll just bring your bag over to the start of the cue.." Karin said and left with Suzi in order to give us a moment of relative privacy.

     Mikoto rested her head on my chest while she embraced me. "Thank you, Jake. Thank you for taking care of my girls and for taking care of me. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for reminding me that I can go after what is important to me. I love you Jakey-nyan."

     "And I love you, Mikki my angel. I'll find a way to visit soon, maybe during the summer festival? I hear the fireworks are spectacular. We'll all come." We kissed. We didn't say another word after, we didn't say goodbye. She walked over, collected her bag (said something to the girls I didn't hear) and departed the public portion of the terminal. Presently Karin and Suzi rejoined me, Karin wiped a tear from my eye and Suzi held my hand.  "Okay, the car is waiting, let's go home."

*****

   

      A couple of days later, I felt the need to clear the air. I was irritated about that night with Mikoto. Through lack of both communication and mutual understanding of the ground rules, we avoided disaster by the narrowest of margins. I lost my temper, and might've hurt Ava's and/or Claire's feelings.  I felt used. I don't think we treated Mikoto well, and now everyone was walking on eggshells. I wanted our lives to go back to 'normal' (well, our normal), so I called a family meeting.

     "First off, I want to apologize. I lost my temper. I was in a situation without knowing what to do and I took it out on you both. We hadn't established the rules, it wasn't fair of me to be so harsh with you." I apologized to Ava and Claire.
     "I'm sorry Jakey, I should've asked you before filming" Claire responded.      
     "I'm sorry, too, I was being selfish." Ava added meekly.  
     "It's alright, I'm not damaged, and in the long run we ended up making Mikoto happy. I never thought I'd be saying this; but, we need to come to an agreement as to when sex outside of our marriage is okay and under what circumstances. Before we all became a family, I was guilty of doing some things that tread on the line of right and wrong in this regard. I am sorry. I would like to blame someone else, but my failings were because of my own weaknesses. Since then, I had the old-fashioned notion that once I was married I would restrict my love-making to whom I was wed, but I see now I was making assumptions."  
     "Darling, it's because of my fetish. I can give it up. " Ava offered.  
    "Sweetie, I love you, including your fetishes. I would never ask you to change who you are to try to make me happy. It wouldn't be fair, and quite frankly it isn't realistic. We spoke about this before; I'm happy to indulge you, it turns me on to turn you on. I just thought that with the bounty in this room, I wouldn't need to go outside. Besides, if it wasn't for your fetish, Trixie might not be in my life now, and probably, we all wouldn't be here together, and I wouldn't trade anything for that." I answered. 
      "There you go again, making me feel all squishy" Bea chimed in, as she hugged me.
      "I love you too, my Pixie" I replied as I squeezed her back.
     "Jay-kun, I haven't said it yet, but thank you" Karin added.
     "What are you thanking me for?"
     "For Kaa, she was feeling down and you helped her, you didn't have to."
     "I didn't have to? She's family and I love her, how could I not? Is that why you agreed to the set up?"
      "Suzi and I both, we knew you wouldn't refuse her."
      "Okay, I get it, and I know Claire and Ava's reasons, but Deets, why did you agree?"
      "For you, Jakey. I saw the way you were looking at her, you wanted her. I wanted to indulge you. Literally, a treat."
      "Thanks for spoiling me, I love you. For the record, I didn't understand my feelings myself until I was past the point of no return." I turned to address the room as a whole, "I think we dodged a bullet, all of us had different agendas. Let's figure out a plan, Suzi, is that flip-chart still around somewhere?"
        “Hold on a sec, before we go forward, let’s talk about this ‘line’ you tread on” Ava demanded.
         <gulp>“What do you want to know?” I replied.
        “What did you do? with whom? when?”
        “I don’t suppose I can 'take the fifth', under the ‘I don’t kiss and tell’ clause?”
        “How about if you ever want another kiss, you tell.”
        I knew that I’d have to ‘take my medicine’, “That first night with Trixie, I started before you gave me the ‘ok’. It was just a few seconds before; but, I knew it was her. And I had no way of knowing that you were all right with it. I’m not sure how events would’ve progressed if you didn’t interrupt. In spirit, I cheated on you.”
        Trixie blushed. “Jake, I threw myself at you, that’s my fault, didn’t you want to?”
       “Oh, my Pixie, I so wanted to, that’s why I’m guilty” I answered.
       “Lucky for you, ‘that came out in the wash’. What else?” Ava, continued my trial.
       “The day Suzi started working here, we fooled around a little.”
        Suzi blushed, everyone else demanded details; “What happened?”
       “Mostly skipped first and second base, stopped partway to third.” I confessed.
       “You didn’t leave her hanging, did you? What exactly did you do?”
       “It doesn’t matter. At the time, my affections should’ve been exclusive to you and Beatrix, I cheated, I held back, but I didn’t want to. If Suzi wants me to give all the details; I will, otherwise, I’ll leave it to your imagination.”
        Claire pulled Suzi aside and begged for details, when Suzi whispered to her I witnessed what I thought was the impossible, Claire blushed. “And that ‘did it’ for you?” Claire asked Suzi, slightly louder than a whisper.
       “Oh, very much so, it was the best ever, well, up until our wedding night. I saw stars, I felt the earth move!”
      “But he didn’t?”
      “He ordered me away before I could do anything for him. Ava took care of him when she got home.” 
      Suzi and Claire exchanged a few more whispered questions and answers.
     “Ava, I suggest you drop this one. You benefited. Both times you did. Bea, you get to punish him as you see fit, you were out of town. Suzi, Jake should spank you for the mental anguish you caused him. He has to spank me too for the pass I made at him earlier this summer, I knew he should’ve been off limits for me.”
     “Should I be spanked too?” Deedee asked. “I tried seducing him on the front porch…”
     “Okay, I think I see a pattern emerging.” Claire said. “Deedee, you didn’t know Jake was spoken for, but you played dirty, so you get a tickle torture later. As does Karin for her stunt when she arrived. Suzi and I get spankings from Jake, for tempting him. Ava and Bea get to figure out a punishment for Jake for giving into temptation. I move that we each dish out our respective punishments right after we end this meeting, except for the tickle torture, part of that punishment is that you don’t know when it's coming. Can we move on?”
       "Claire, I see what you did there, I did not give in to your temptations, well, not before you became my wife. Are you trying to get me into more hot water, or just getting a commitment from me to spank you? You just wait until we are alone, I’ll spank you plenty!”
      “I didn’t say you did. And you’re a spoilsport, I was hoping you’d spank Suzi and I together, I want to see.”
     “That’s up to Suzi, if she wants to...”
     “Whatever my master wishes.” Suzi whispered to me. “But, if it would please you, I’d rather have you to myself when you punish me.”
     “Claire, you’re out of luck, Suzi says ‘no’, you’ll have to wait your turn. We’ve gotten off track. Ava, Trixie, I’m sorry. I won’t ask you to forgive me for my past transgressions, I’ll work to make it up to you. Can we agree to table the issue until we three can have a discussion later, can we all move on?”
     “We can’t move on yet…I forgive you.” Ava said. “What you did with Suzi that day is less then I suggested, a few days later for my own selfish reasons, the scales are balanced.”
     “I forgive you too, Jakey.” Beatrix chimed in. “I was sharing you from day one. It doesn’t bother me that you spent time with Suzi too."
     “Thank you both, that is a big weight off my chest, I was carrying that guilt around and didn’t even realize how much it was effecting me. I probably wouldn’t have been as upset about Mikoto if my own conscience was clear.” 

       After some further discussion (and some surprising revelations) a set of guidelines was agreed upon:

• Informed consent: No coercion/deception, Both/all parties are to know what they are getting into. Is this just for fun? courtship? everyone willing?

• No Cheating: permission is required from spouse for activity, we do not have an 'open' marriage.

• Prophylaxis: no glove, no love.

• No secrets: if for some reason you don't want everyone in the household to know about the tryst, it isn't an activity that should be pursued. 

• Exit clause: parties making 'arrangements' are to plan for graceful refusal of potential participants.

• I'm greedy: at least for now, I am okay with being 'shared' but not 'sharing' any of my wives with other men. I'm ambivalent about anyone bedding other women.

• I'm shy: I'm not particularly interested in casual encounters, I most likely will not be presenting candidates.

      I added some rules/preferences of my own, I surprised myself about where I drew some lines.I supposed I wasn't surprised that the ladies were okay with sharing me, I mean they already do. They were surprised that I wasn't enthusiastic about additional playmates.