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Chapter 38
Ken continued to attend four martial arts classes a week. He was slowly
getting back into the swing of things. At least, he thought it was slow, but no
one else did. He now easily rivaled Chad in skill and left him in the dust when
it came to grace and control. The katas he'd been practicing for these last
weeks flowed with a smoothness and power that only the top students could match.
Ken, however, saw little of that. The only person he compared himself
to was Sensei Turcotte. Try as he might, he found he couldn't quite match the
effortless movements of the older man. Weeks of stretching made it easier to
move the way he thought he should, and weight work with Eric had put more muscle
mass on his body. He noticed there were several women in the class giving him
the eye.
He knew it, but never encouraged it. He did not intend to combine his
study with what he now thought of as his vocation: a Priest. He didn't even use
his power, any of it, in class. When he got tired, he got tired. He knew he
could use some of the energy that he always carried to help him through, but
never did.
It wasn't that he was worried about running out of energy. Everyone in
the Circle tended to have sex at least once a day, often more than once, so
there as plenty to collect. Interestingly, those of the Circle tended to
produce purer, more powerful sexual energy than other people did.
Everyone was learning to moderate their activities with non-Circle
people so that they didn't tire them out too much. However, he had noticed that
a sustained sexual relationship between a Circle and non-Circle person made the
non-Circle person more eager for sex, not less. Their stamina even increased,
just not to the same level as someone in the Circle. Interestingly, a Priest or
Priestess could feed back some of the energy that had been produced, which would
allow their non-Circle partner to keep up, so to speak.
Despite the fact that non-Circle folks were more eager for sex, it
wasn't that they weren't being satisfied. When they left the mansion, they
often felt fulfilled in a way that they'd rarely felt before. If they were
offered sex, they were still quite eager for it. Ken started to think of people
who the Circle had sex with, but weren't followers of Lea, as Adherents.
Eric, of course, was curious about the mechanics of how the energy
absorption/creation worked, because it didn't seem to follow the laws of energy
conservation. Circle people could feed back energy to Adherents, but it seemed
to require far less energy to revive the person than the Circle member had
absorbed to begin with.
Eric had asked Lea about this and She smiled and said, "Magic is not
obliged to follow the rules of Man."
Ken knew that Eric would never leave that alone.
He exited the dojo to find Arianwen pulling up in her Mini. Only rarely
did one of the women stay for the class any more, but they still insisted on
taking him and picking him up. Ken knew that Chad was watching as the teen
jumped out and ran around to kiss him. She was well worth watching, that was
for sure. She was wearing an extremely short, green, pleated skirt that barely
covered her beautiful ass. On top was a translucent white top that one could
almost see the dusky red of her nipples through, which outlined her rings quite
clearly. It stopped just below her breasts and the back consisted of just a
few straps. Her flaming red hair spilled down her back in curling waves. She
looked so tiny against him, since she was wearing flat sandals. Her kiss left
no doubt that he was her lover though.
Chad turned away, his arousal growing, as was his animosity towards Ken.
Once they were in the car, Ken said, "Ari, you shouldn't tease Chad like
that."
She looked at him quizzically. "That asshole? I barely noticed him.
It was Sensei Turcotte's attention I was trying to get." She sighed in
frustration. "I don't understand him. He watches me, Jane too, but I can't get
a single thing from him. Can you read him at all, Master?"
"No, I'm afraid I can't," replied Ken. That should have worried him,
but it didn't. Another thing he'd found very interesting was the fact that he'd
completely forgotten to ask Lea about the man every single time he saw Her. He
didn't mention this to Ari though.
Ken made sure that he got a hold of the same courier that Lenny had used
and had him hand-deliver the invitations for the housewarming. He hoped it
would be enough time for everyone to respond.
On Wednesday, the four of them jumped into the X5 for Sally's first trip
off the grounds of the mansion. She was nervous, but her Goddess had given her
a command and she would obey it. Ken felt her shudder as they left the grounds
and the shields protecting Nemetodunum fell away. He reached over, took her
hand and smiled. She tried to smile back and felt Jane's arms wrap around her
from the back seat.
"We're with you, my Sister," said Jane. "No one will hurt you."
Sally nodded silently.
The first two stops went well, and Sally began feeling much like her old
self, laughing and joking with her Circle. The third stop held a surprise for
her: she bumped into a woman from her old congregation.
"Sally," beamed the woman, who was slightly older than Sally, "where
have you been? We haven't seen you at services in weeks." The woman was
clearly trying to ignore Jane, whose hand Sally had been holding as they
shopped. Ken and Arianwen walked up behind the woman.
Sally paled a bit, but neither backed away nor let go of Jane's hand.
"Hello, Marge," said Sally. "You haven't seen us because Eric and I have
left the church."
"Oh?" frowned Marge. "I didn't know you had moved. Which church are
you at now?" The woman clearly misunderstood.
"Actually, Eric and I have moved, but when I said we've left the church,
I meant we've left the church period -- not your particular parish."
Sally was handling herself pretty well, but Ken could feel anger
building in her. Marge, of course, was oblivious to it. Sally, despite the
fact that she knew Marge was in no way responsible for what had happened to her,
still wanted nothing to do with the woman. That worried Ken a bit.
Marge was taken aback by Sally's attitude. "I'm sorry to hear that,"
her glance sliding to Jane. The insinuation was obvious; Sally was having a
homosexual affair -- most likely without her husbands knowledge.
Ken knew that that was exactly what Margie was thinking: that Sally had
been seduced by Jane, and that Jane was responsible for her leaving the church.
Considering some of the unGodly causes that Sally supported, it was no surprise
that something like this had happened.
"Sally dear, you really should reconsider." Again she turned a
distasteful eye toward Jane. "God forgives all, even those who have blasphemed
against His will." She returned eyes to Sally and smiled, "Remember dear, only
those who love Him and accept His mercy will be saved in the end."
This was the point where Ken felt Sally could react in one of two ways.
She could either break down and start crying -- Ken could feel that possibility
in her, slight as it was -- or she could physically attack the woman. She was
that angry. To his surprise, she did neither.
"Thanks Marge, but I'm already saved. And I know more about your God's
mercy than I want to. Good-bye."
Marge was confused. Something had obviously happened to the woman, but
the only possibility she could think of was that Jane had seduced her into evil.
As they started to walk away, Marge grabbed Jane's arm.
The taller woman looked down at Marge, who said, "You can be saved as
well. Come to Him and share His light."
Jane looked down at the hand on her arm, then smiled and said, "I have
all the light I need in my life, thank you."
Then she did something Ken had never seen her do. She pushed with just
a tiny amount of power. She made no attempt to create a fantasy for Marge, who
had no homosexual leanings at all. But Jane did manage to cause a sexual rush
to flash through Marge's body. The older woman removed her hand as if it was
being burned.
"Perhaps," said Jane, "You aren't as pure as you thought you were."
With a knowing smile she and Sally walked away. Marge never did connect Sally
as being with Ken and Arianwen, although she gave them a look of disgust as she
walked by. She was miffed by the teen's overtly sexual appearance and wondered
why Ken didn't do anything about it. She didn't give them too much thought,
though, since her body was still tingling from Jane's touch.
Sally was quiet on the way back home, but not depressed. Ken could see
her thinking about the reactions to the woman she'd talked to. She wasn't happy
that she'd gotten as angry as she had. After all, it wasn't as if Marge had
been the one to attack her.
Amazingly enough, by Thursday, he'd heard from almost everyone that he'd
sent an invite to, including Sally's mom and Eric's parents. That made Sally a
bit nervous, but it wasn't like she hadn't been talking to them on the phone.
They were anxious to see their granddaughter and didn't really care what the
excuse was.
Ken also made sure that certain people knew there'd be a play party
starting Saturday morning and lasting to Sunday night -- or Monday morning,
depending on when they wanted to leave.
Genie had moved in that Wednesday; with Eric, Ken, Arianwen and Jane
helping, it was quick and efficient. She didn't tell Bill, who'd moved in on
Monday. As wrapped up as he was in classes and the work he was doing in the
mansion, he appeared not to notice his girlfriend was living with them now. Ken
suspected that wasn't the case, but he didn't make a habit of constantly using
his talent to read people's thoughts, although often he seemed not to be able to
help getting surface thoughts. People deserved their privacy.
Later on Thursday, he found Arianwen sitting in the Garden, head in
hands. She was upset, to say the least.
"Ari," he said sitting beside her, "what's wrong?"
She looked up with tears in her eyes and he hugged her.
"I'm sorry, Master," she said after a minute. "Is there something I can
do for you?"
"Yes, there is," he chuckled. "You could tell me what's going on."
She sighed and looked around. "This is all so unreal sometimes. I
mean, it's only been a month, and my life is completely different from anything
I'd ever imagined. It's wonderful and fantastic but..." she didn't go on.
"You miss Tina."
"Yeah. My mom too -- at least the mom she used to be. But every time I
talk to Tina, it seems like things are getting worse for her. I feel guilty
living like this while she's a virtual prisoner. Mom's gonna force her to go to
this religious summer camp. She's barely allowed out of the house anymore and
she says Mom's always going through her stuff."
Ken wondered what the hell was going on with that woman. Her actions
didn't seem rational.
"Plus," Ari continued, "she says that this new pastor, Father Bob, is
really creeping her out. It's not like he's putting on the moves or anything,
but the whole church has changed since he got there. She says it's like they've
gone all born again, or something."
"Is there anything I can do?" asked Ken.
"I don't think so. Tina's just turned fifteen, so she can't leave on
her own. I talked to Lenny and he said there wasn't really anything we could do
-- unless mom throws her out like she did to me, or starts beating her." Ari
was clearly upset at this state of affairs, and Ken didn't blame her.
Later that day, Ken went through all the returned invitations. He
noticed that despite the 'and guest' part of the invitation, Joan had elected to
come alone. Ken grinned at that and wondered what she'd think of the party
that was starting on Saturday. Perhaps she could be introduced to it; she'd
certainly enjoyed the little fantasy that he'd let her experience when she was
here that first time.
He clicked an icon on the computer desktop to read his email. He liked
the program that Bill had found for them to use, it was powerful, intuitive and
worked very well. Bill had been very busy since the first play party. Ken was
starting to wonder if the guy ever slept. Genie had no complaints, but then
Genie had spent several nights with someone in the Circle.
Many of the rooms in the mansion, especially the important ones, now had
computer screens in them. In addition to being able to surf the net and get
email, they acted as an intercom system as well. Bill hadn't limited himself to
the computers, either, and had been tinkering with the estate alarm system with
Jane (to Ken's surprise) intently watching him. Plus, Eric and Bill had been
busy spec-ing out the robotic vacuum cleaners that Ari had requested.
Originally, Ken hadn't thought they'd go anywhere with that, but it appeared
they were serious. Eric was even talking about designing a system to do the
lawn and clean the pools.
Ken started reading his email. Lately, he'd noticed that he was getting
no spam in his email. None. Not a single piece. His Yahell account had tons
of it, but not his home account. Obviously, Bill had done something, again.
Bill was even more of a genius than Ken had realized, and his cohort Eric seemed
to be getting smarter by the day, too. With those two around, Ken found himself
learning more about computers, software and robotics simply for self-defense,
since he didn't like sounding like an idiot during a conversation. Though, come
to think of it, he himself seemed to be retaining information more easily than
ever before, and understanding what he remembered with surprising ease.
He suspected it was time to have a talk with Lea. She tended to be
close-mouthed about changes She made in the humans who served Her. Ken had
always been pretty bright, but nowadays things seemed to come to him very
quickly. He'd noticed the trend in Jane and Sally, as well. Eric and Arianwen
had already been incredibly quick on the uptake, but now they were bordering on
frightening.
However, that was for later, whenever his Goddess might choose to make
an appearance. Since Bill was home, Ken decided to find out what he'd done
about the spam. He smiled as he walked upstairs.
As usual, Bill was in the lab, sitting in front of dual twenty-one-inch
flat screens. He was frowning at the lines of code that appeared in several
editors he had open. Ken had become passingly familiar with C++ and even some
assembler, but this looked to be neither.
"Hey, Bill," he said.
"Hi, Ken," replied the young man, his eyes not leaving the screen. He
was obviously absorbed, so Ken decided he'd talk to him later. He started to
leave, when Bill swung around in his chair.
"What's up?"
"Nothing major. I can come back later, if you'd like," replied Ken.
"Na, I need a break anyway."
"Did you create some sort of spam filter? I notice that I haven't
gotten any at all."
Bill smiled and said, "Good. Yeah, it's new. I didn't think you'd mind
if I tested it here. Don't worry, all the email has been saved, but there's no
spam going to the individual accounts." He suddenly looked worried, "Do you
think that you're missing mail?"
"I doubt it. I was just wondering what was going on."
Bill was dodging something, Ken knew, but he wasn't willing to read him
to find out what it was.
"If you have any trouble with it, let me know, okay?" Bill spun his
chair back toward the screens, then back around to face Ken again. "Oh yeah,
and we should be getting in some new hardware and a couple of vacuums from
Germany -- maybe tomorrow. We only got two of the vacuums, because Eric thinks
that we're gonna have to rebuild the things from the ground up -- new boards,
new firmware, everything. He said I could put them to the house account because
they were for Arianwen."
"Ah yes, the vacuum project. I'm sure Ari will appreciate not having to
do that, it'll give her more time for other things."
Bill blushed slightly, then smiled. He knew all about the 'other
things' Ari was involved in. He'd rarely woken up alone any morning when he
slept here. Genie almost always slept in his bed, but was often gone to work
when he got up -- or came to bed, depending on what he was working on. However,
Ari, Jane or even Sally were almost always with him when he woke.
The first time Sally had been with him, he'd been a little nervous.
Eric was a big guy, and the last thing Bill wanted to do was piss him off by
having sex with his wife. Sally was a Priestess though, and Bill didn't stand
much of a chance once she'd decided she wanted him to play with her. At
breakfast that morning, Eric made it plain that he had no problem with him and
Sally having sex. He said it would be good experience for Bill to learn how to
play with different slaves.
"Yeah," returned Bill, thinking of Arianwen with time on her hands, "As
if she needed an excuse."
They both laughed, and Ken left Bill to his work.
There was no class on Fridays, so Ken entered the room he used as a dojo
to do a light workout. It always seemed so peaceful in here, and he enjoyed the
cool, quiet room. He'd installed a heavy bag and a speed bag, and there were
some mats, but he never used those figuring that he should practice falls on a
non padded surface.
He was deep in a kata when Jane entered. She, and sometimes Arianwen,
seemed to end up in this room while he practiced. They sat, silently, and
watched him. This morning, to his surprise, when he started one of the basic
katas, Jane stood and joined him.
She moved quite gracefully. She wasn't as sure in her movements as him,
but he could see that she had a lot of potential. He finished an hour later.
She'd followed all basic movements and intently watched the more advanced ones.
He'd even shown her some of the more simple techniques. It was good to work
with someone; only so much could be done in a mirror.
When they finished, he said, "Would you like me to see if Sensei will
take you as a student?"
"No, Master." Her reply was firm, if somewhat puzzling.
They made love while they showered, and Ken could feel Jane's growing
restlessness. Her body enjoyed what they did, but she needed more. Well,
tomorrow, she'd get more. Still, she did seem happier when, after he came in
her pussy, he put her on her knees to clean his cock -- then emptied his bladder
into her mouth. She groaned in submission, her body flaming with a passion that
simple lovemaking couldn't ignite. He ended up by forcefully fucking her
throat, which really got her off. She was denied an orgasm and knew that he was
beginning to prepare her for tomorrow.
They were getting dressed when Jane said in a hesitant voice, "Sir,
tomorrow is Litha, the Summer Solstice."
"Yes," he replied, then he smiled. "Don't you think a day-long play
party is a fitting celebration?"
She smiled and laughed, "I'm sure that it's appropriate."
"But, you'd like a formal ritual with the Circle, wouldn't you?"
"Yes, Sir, if it's okay."
"Hey, love, you don't need my permission for worship, you know that.
Besides, I think it's a great idea too. We could break early on Saturday and
have the ritual. I'm sure Sally can cook us up some appropriate food," he said.
"Master, I think it might break up the flow of the day too much if we do
it Saturday. What do you think of doing it Sunday?"
"We could do that. Aside from when we raised the gate, I've never done
a formal ritual, so I don't really know what to expect," he replied.
"I'll work things out with Sally. We can do it after everyone leaves
for the day. Except, I think that Annette is going to want to stay, and I'm
sure that Genie, and maybe Bill, will want to participate."
"Sounds like a plan," Ken smiled.
The rest of the day was a whirlwind of preparations for the evening.
People had been told that they should feel free to bring a swim suit because the
pool and hot tub would be available. He knew that all of the women in the
mansion swam nude -- hell, they were unclothed most of the time, but he
suspected that some of the guests would not be so inclined.
Jane once again found herself in a tight corset. It was a beautiful
design, all black and red, and heavily boned. In addition to that, she was
plugged fore and aft, and the strap holding the plugs in was lined with short
rubber spikes. Her dress, short as it was, still artfully hid the restrictive
corset, while at the same time showing off her beautiful figure. Her body had
continued to tone and tan, as had Sally's and Arianwen's (well, Ari toned, but
she didn't seem to tan).
The women had discovered one advantage to being a Priestess that made
them all very, very happy: if they decided that part of their body shouldn't
have hair, the hair didn't grow. Even Eric and Ken didn't need to shave their
faces. At one point Ken, just for fun, managed to grow a short goatee over
night. He'd noticed Jane's eyes narrow over that little trick and could see the
gears turning in her head. Arianwen and Sally mentioned that perhaps he should
reconsider having one, while Genie simply thought it looked a fake. He shaved
it after dinner that evening.
Arianwen was also wearing a beautiful skirt and top which was quite
conservative, for her, anyway. At least there was enough cloth to hide her
nipples. Which was good, since she'd elected to wear the shields behind her
piercings and they caused her nipples to stay hard and protrude quite a bit.
Even so, Ken noticed that if she wasn't careful, someone would get a very clear
view of the piercings anyway. Her only other adornment was a long, somewhat
narrow plug that Ken had inserted deep in her ass, which caused the teen to
shiver with lust.
Sally, Ken knew, had been prepared by Eric. Like Jane, she wore a very
classy dress (they'd managed to cajole her into a clothes-shopping trip to get
her away from the mansion again) that was both sexy and elegant. She was
wearing a bra, since she was still nursing. However, Eric had placed a leather
strap around the base of each breast. With the bra on, you couldn't see them,
or the fact that they caused her breasts to swell. But Sally certainly knew
they were there. Another strap went around her waist and between her legs,
nestling between her inner lips and rubbing her clit with every step. Sally had
a very bright light in her eyes by the time the guests had started to arrive.
Ken could feel Arianwen and Karen's intense arousal when they got to the
mansion. Ari had gone to pick the girl up, though this was possibly not the
best choice of chauffeurs. It was clear that something had gone on, and kissing
Karen when she arrived gave Ken a healthy taste of Ari's pussy, which confirmed
his suspicions.
As Karen looked around in amazement at the entrance hall, Ari leaned
close and whispered, "When I showed her the piercings, she discovered that she
could make me cum if she pulled them hard enough. I made her clean me up
afterward."
"Oh?" replied Ken in a mild voice. "And who was it that gave you
permission to cum?"
Arianwen went red and would have dropped to her knees right then and
there if not for Ken's restraining hand.
"Don't worry, Minx, I'm just teasing," he smiled. He sensed her relief
that she hadn't disappointed him, though there was a bit of disappointment that
she wouldn't be punished. Just a little. Ken looked at her sharply.
"Do you want to be placed under the same restrictions as Jane?" he
asked.
Ari thought for a moment and said, "Sometimes."
Ken leaned down and kissed her, and said, "I'm sure we'll be able to
figure something out. Now, why don't you get Sally to introduce you to her Mom
and Eric's parents?"
Lenny showed up next, with his partner David in tow. So, Ken mused,
this was the other half of the relationship.
Sex between men held no interest for Ken, nor did it hold any
repugnance. He could see the strong bond these two shared and was surprised
that two men so young would love each other so deeply.
"Lenny," said Ken shaking the smaller man's hand, "it's great to see you
again."
"You too, Ken," said Lenny. "I'd like to introduce my partner, David."
Ken gave David a wide grin and shook his hand. He was bigger than
Lenny, but without quite the same level of boundless energy that Lenny radiated.
He was also, Ken realized, quite annoyed. Ken scanned him and found that Lenny
had lied to him: he and David had already had plans. Just the two of them,
dinner tonight and an all too rare day at the beach together tomorrow. And lots
of sex. Yup, David was a little pissed, even after Lenny had told him that Ken
was very cool. David had said if Ken was that cool, then he'd understand if
they declined, but Lenny remained firm.
Introducing David as his partner was a litmus test for Ken. Ken could
assume that David worked with Lenny, and if he seemed uncomfortable with the
fact that they were a couple, that was how they'd play it. But if he wasn't, it
would tell them a great deal about Ken.
Ken was looking for a way to offer them some compensation for having
ruined their night together, but couldn't think of anything appropriate.
Interestingly enough, he could see that David didn't realize that Lenny was a
sub. No surprise there, since the smaller man was such a fireball.
"It's really great to meet you, David." Ken paused for a moment, then
said, "Look, I'm really sorry if I ruined any plans you might have had. Trust
me when I tell you that Sally and the other ladies had a fit about the short
notice." He shook his head and pulled them to the side, "I know what a nutso
schedule Lenny keeps, so if you guys need to take off, don't feel like you
really have to stay. If you do stay, I can promise you an excellent dinner and,
hopefully, good conversation. But I promise I won't take offense if you need to
slip out. We can have dinner together another night."
Lenny was about to respond, when Ken said, "Speaking of Sally, I have to
check on something in the kitchen. We'll talk if you're here when I get back,
OK?"
David's eyes were bugged out when Ken left, and he heard the man
starting to wonder about him. How Ken had acted didn't fit with what David knew
about ultra-rich people. In his experience, they rarely were concerned with
what other people thought or felt, considering their time to be more important
than anyone else's.
A few other people arrived, some friends of Genie's, and Sandy showed
up. Ken thought Sandy was going to melt on the spot when she was introduced to
Karen. The little pixy-like girl stood just over five feet, and between her and
Arianwen, Sandy thought she was going to pass out from desire. Ari felt it, and
whispered "Later," to Sandy.
Conversation groups formed and broke apart as people sampled small items
from the buffet. Ann, Sally's mother, and Helen, Eric's mother, were in another
room, cooing over the baby, and Ken heard them remark on how much Sandy had
changed in the last few weeks. They were astonished that the tanned, fit young
woman was the same one who'd been so pale and still carrying extra weight from
the pregnancy only a few weeks ago.
Dinner was stellar. Sandy had cooked up a storm, and one would have
been hard pressed to get a better meal in an expensive restaurant.
After dinner, some people elected to swim in the pool -- mainly Genie,
her friends and Bill. Ari, Sandy and Karen disappeared. Ken knew they were
having sex in one of the bedrooms upstairs. Sally, Jane, Ann and Helen were all
talking about the baby, and Ken found himself pulled to the side by Eric's
father.
"You're not what I expected," stated Davyn bluntly.
"Oh?" said Ken handing the older man a beer. Davyn was an older version
of Eric with grayish hair. "What was it you expected?"
Davyn smiled and said, "When Eric told me he'd moved in here, I thought
you'd be one of those flakes that had just gotten a pile of money, but had no
idea what to do with it, so he was throwing it away. Here, I find several
high-finance types, and Lenny, who even I've heard of. Joan tells me she deals
in high-end real estate. Even that young girl, what's-her-name, Arianwen, is
into some kind of biotech. I made the mistake of asking her to tell me about
it, and she lost me in about one paragraph."
"Then, I'd suggest you don't ask Bill about what he's studying. He
loses all of us, except your son, in about four words."
They both laughed, and Ken could tell that the man had been worried
about his son and daughter-in-law. They continued to talk, and Ken found that
he liked the older Solberg a lot. Eric's comment about becoming a grease monkey
was explained when Ken discovered that Davyn owned a small shop that did custom
modifications on very high-end car engines. Ken could see where Eric had gotten
his brains from, especially after Helen joined them and it turned out that she
did research on various alloys that could withstand the heat and pressure
Davyn's engines produced. Ken expressed surprise that Davyn hadn't been
recruited by some of the larger car manufacturers. Davyn shook his head.
"Not a chance! I've watched a lot of guys like me over the years. Most
sold out to the big corps or the racing concerns. Others were driven completely
out of business when their ideas didn't jive with what the oil boys wanted to
see. Couple just disappeared."
Ken smiled and said, "And here I thought all those conspiracies were
fake."
"Son, YOU put together an engine that gets a hundred miles to the gallon
and try to sell it."
Helen put her hand on the man's arm, and he smiled and shook his head.
They changed the topic.
Later that evening, Ken walked into the study. Lenny and David were
looking through the book collection and holding hands. They split apart when
they noticed Ken, and David looked a little defiant, as if daring Ken to say
something about what he'd seen.
"If you see anything you like, let me know and I'll let you borrow it,"
Ken said.
He did feel a little weird when he looked at them. Despite David's
nervousness at having been outted, both were attracted to him; it was an odd
sensation. Low levels of sexual tension had been drifting through the mansion
all evening. Ken had noticed Davyn's eyes on Arianwen and Karen when they'd
gone to the pool. Considering that the suits they were wearing left little to
the imagination, that was no surprise. He'd also had an eye for Annette, who
was looking stunning, when Ken had introduced her and Gary.
But to feel desire from two men directed toward himself was definitely
odd. It felt almost like a color that he hadn't seen before, or a sound he
couldn't quite identify. He had no sexual response to their desire at all,
despite being able to absorb the energy.
"Guys, look," said Ken. "This is my home, and in this house and on its
grounds no one needs to hide their love for someone. It's not going to offend
anyone. Surely you noticed Ellen and Kim?"
The two women had not been very circumspect. They hadn't been all over
each other, despite the fact that Kim was once again wearing cinnamon oil on a
freshly-whipped pussy and was climbing the walls, but they'd held hands and
stood with their arms around each other. It was obvious they were a couple.
Almost no one gave it a second thought, except Sally's mother Ann, who
he saw eyeing them. She wasn't upset, but she was curious. Her husband had
been far more conservative than she, and had been the driving force behind them
being involved in the church. He had died many years ago, and she wondered why
she'd never been attracted to another man, despite numerous attempts at dating.
"It's habit," said Lenny. "People get uncomfortable."
"Not here," said Ken firmly. "You'll find as you spend more time here,
that we are not your average group of people."
At that moment, Gary and Annette walked in and joined them. Neither
even batted an eye when David took Lenny's hand in his own. Annette just smiled
warmly at them, and Gary continued a conversation he'd started earlier with
Lenny.
Ken smiled. The evening was going very well.
End Chapter 38
