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My Best Friend’s Girl, Part 3

  • Posted on August 29, 2025 at 2:22 pm

by Debbie L

Part Three: Come Together, Right Now

Melanie was miserable. Well and truly down in the dumps.

It had been a week or so since the bombshell revelation of AJ’s erroneously-sent text, and the fallout had not been pretty.

Mel had discovered that her twelve-year-old daughter was in a sexual relationship with her twenty-nine-year-old best friend Diane. And it had been going on, in one form or another, for just over eighteen months.

Damn it, Amy was only ten when it got started!

And judging by the string of explicit text messages, and the collection of selfies she’d discovered on Amy’s confiscated phone, her daughter’s fling with Diane had only gotten heavier and hotter over time.

Christ, her underage kid had had more sex in the last eighteen months than she’d experienced in the last five fucking years!

Well, that’s not quite true, is it? Mel reminded herself. Your sex life has perked up and then some in the last few days, courtesy of little Chloe. Aren’t we being a bit hypocritical here?

Mel recalled that fateful day she’d received the accidental text. Amy had crumpled like tissue paper under the stern gaze of her mother, and with tears in her eyes, confessed it all – how she and Diane had begun sending each other racy texts, then even racier photos. How Chloe caught them at it, and then the coup de grace: The plan to bring her and Chloe together. That little minx Chloe… she knew all along!

Getting seduced by Chloe had been a dream come true, but it was still an utter shock to find out about Diane and AJ, and a tough pill to swallow.

“Did she pressure you in any way?” Mel had asked AJ.

“No! I encouraged her,” AJ insisted. “Big time. I wanted it all, Mum.”

“Has Diane ever hurt you, made you do anything you didn’t want to?”

“No, never! I love her like crazy. Don’t do anything bad to her, Mum, please!”

Mel had marched Amy to the car and sped to Diane’s place. Barging past Diane into the house, she’d started yelling things like, How could you?!” and She’s just a kid!” along with a string of choice expletives.

The girls beat a hasty retreat to Chloe’s room. This was most definitely a moment for the grownups.

Diane, realising the cat was out of the bag, remained remarkably calm, if a little rattled. She countered Melanie’s outburst in a barely raised voice.

“Don’t give me that sanctimonious, holier-than-thou bullshit, Mel. You wanted Chloe as much as I wanted AJ. I watched you struggle with it, but we both knew it was there.” She let that sink in, then continued. “You could have made your move a lot sooner, like me and AJ. I knew Chloe wanted it, but I also understood that you needed to come to terms with your own feelings. Hell, it’s all down to Chlo that it even happened for you at all, because you sure as hell wouldn’t have made the first move. She greased the fucking wheels.”

Diane lay a hand on Mel’s shoulder, giving it an affectionate squeeze. Mel deflated a little, but still wouldn’t make eye contact.

Di made them each a coffee, then told her version of events, including how she’d come to meet Evie and Rose. By the time she’d finished, both women were tearful and exhausted.

Finally, Mel got up to leave. “I just need a little time to process this, Di. Would you mind bringing AJ home later? I’m going to take a drive and clear my head a bit.”

“Of course. Anything you need,” Diane told her, relieved beyond measure that her friend still trusted her enough to leave AJ in her care. “And Mel, babes… I never meant to hurt you. You’re my best mate. I love you to pieces.” She paused for a moment. “It’s just… I love your daughter, too. No, I’m in love with her.”

Mel heaved a sigh. “I know, Di, I know. And Amy loves you, too. She totally had your back all the while I was having a full-blown meltdown. She never faltered, not once.” With that, she kissed Diane’s cheek and made for the front door. “We’ll talk soon, okay?”

Chloe came bounding down the stairs. All need for pretense was gone now, so she flung her arms round Mel and whispered, “It’s gonna be okay, isn’t it? I love you. Please, tell me it’ll be all right, Mel.”

“I hope so, Chlo, I hope so. Love you too, sweetheart. I’ll see you soon, I promise.”

Considering she’d just enjoyed five days and nights with her own underage lover, not to mention three years spent lusting after Chloe in the first place, Mel knew she had no right to chastise Diane – or Amy, for that matter. It almost broke her heart to get into her car and drive away.

Over the course of the week, she and Chloe continued texting, phoning and facetiming, as did Amy and Diane. It occurred to Mel that she’d never even considered the possibility that either pair would break up. After all, Diane had more or less served Chloe to her on a platter. Did that mean Diane was an irresponsible parent? Or did she just respect Chloe enough to let the girl make her own decisions? Either way, Mel couldn’t bring herself to end what she had with her twelve-year-old lover.

And she didn’t want to tear Diane and Amy apart, not really. She’d badly overreacted, and now felt a proper fool, guilty even. Mel knew she should go find Diane and tell her so, but she felt like a complete idiot and was too embarrassed to reach out. She desperately missed the near constant presence of her best friend, while also aching to be with her young lover.

Mel wandered aimlessly about the house, but everywhere she looked, there were reminders of those five days. Delicious, sordid memories infiltrated her thoughts – the couch where it all began, the kitchen stool where Chloe had revealed those impossibly cute Disney knickers, Chloe playing with herself on the kitchen counter, the two of them kissing wildly as Mel covered Chloe’s little hand with her own.

She opened the fridge again for the umpteenth time. Reaching into the salad crisper for a raw carrot to nibble, she slammed the door shut again when her eyes happened upon a large cucumber. She felt her pussy twitch as memories of a certain Thursday afternoon and a deliciously sordid act that Chloe had performed on her came flooding back.

Stop it! she quickly admonished herself.

And if that wasn’t enough for Mel to fret about, why the hell did she keep looking at that lewd picture of Amy, the one sent to her by mistake? She knew she should delete it, but couldn’t quite bring herself to. It was her Amy, for God’s sake, her twelve-year-old daughter, but there was just something undeniably sexy about that photo. She could easily see how Diane had fallen under her spell.

For crying out loud, Mel, you daft cow. All this mental anguish you put yourself through. Is it so difficult to admit that Diane might have been right all along?

***

Three miles away, Diane was feeling much the same way – miserable and utterly fed up.

Mel was just so bloody stubborn! Why couldn’t she just admit that this was what they all wanted, that the four of them were all on board with this beautiful thing they’d discovered? She’d practically given her best friend her own daughter as a gift, and Mel hadn’t had a thing to complain about until she discovered AJ was doing exactly the same thing with Diane. Surely, the fact that Di had confessed her love for AJ counted for something.

It was November now. They should’ve all been together, huddled under blankets watching Strictly. It didn’t seem fair to any of them. Mel was probably at home crying into a glass of Chardonnay, beating herself up over everything.

She’d just have to wait it out and hope Mel came to her senses soon. In the meantime, Diane had given Evie a call, and her friend’s advice had been much the same – hold steady and see how the situation plays out. What else could she do?

The girls were feeling their own frustrations, too. They were currently in their rooms, hunched over laptops on a video call, trying to figure out how to bring this sorry mess to a close.

“I’m not letting my mum stew over this forever you know, Chlo,” AJ said. “She’s being totally, uh… Mum-ish about it all. And your mum’s thirtieth birthday is soon, too. I’m not letting her fuck that up, either.”

“I know what you mean, Aje… but look at it from her side, this is all really new to her. I mean, I’ve known about my mum being gay, like, forever. But for yours, it’s a lot to take in.”

“But it was so easy for Di and me. It always felt totally right. We had to scam my mum into finally getting together with you, even though we all knew she was gagging for it.”

Chloe laughed. “You should’ve seen her face that first night. I couldn’t tell if she was horny or terrified. I had to really work hard to get her to touch me, but omigod, when she did, it felt so fucking good! I still can’t believe how hard she made me come the first time. Fuck, your mum has a beautiful pussy. I could lick it all day!”

AJ was starting to squirm. “I’d have been all over you too, in her shoes. Those little PJ’s looked so sexy on you when you tried them on.”

Chloe was feeling that itch too. “Once she realised I wasn’t made of glass, bloody hell. Aje, she fucked me senseless. She’s got a real naughty streak, too.”

“What do you mean by ‘naughty streak’? Do tell.AJ let a hand drift slowly south toward her aching pussy.

“If you’ve got the nerve sometime, ask her about ‘the salad’, that’s all I’m say— hey, are you wanking? You dirty cow!”

“I can’t help it,” the pretty blonde whimpered. “You look like a younger version of your mum, and I’m horny as hell. Fancy showing me a bit more? I’d love to see your pussy, Chlo. Help me come.”

“Mmmmm, you naughty girl,” Chloe purred. She adjusted her webcam and rolled her chair back, lifting her feet onto the desk. She slipped her knickers off, then let her knees fall apart, displaying her silky smooth pussy to her best friend. She trailed her fingers languidly over the neat folds.

“Oooh, fuck, yes. You are so fucking sexy, Chlo,” AJ cooed, pushing her laptop further down the bed and spreading her lithe legs to give Chloe a wide shot as they both began to openly play with themselves.

Chloe had never realised how much AJ looked like Mel. By now she was getting seriously hot and bothered, aching to see her friend’s pert, exquisite boobs. “Show me your tits, Aje, pleeease?”

AJ slipped off her t-shirt and lay back naked on her pink duvet. “Your turn, Chloe, c’mon.”

Chloe gladly pulled off her oversized tee to reveal two delightful handfuls topped by pretty strawberry nipples.

“Fuck, I love seeing you like that,” AJ squealed approvingly. “Your titties are just like your m-mum’s… Ooh, fuck…

Chloe stretched out in the chair, lightly teasing her stiff nipples. Her belly pulsed with excitement. She was slippery wet as she stroked her clit.

This was such a turn on. AJ looked so hot, so sexy. Why had they never done this before? Right then, the idea of her best friend as a sex partner couldn’t have been more obvious. She watched as AJ dipped two fingers into herself.

As the two young girls rubbed and teased, stroked and fondled, the seed of an idea began to form in Chloe’s mind. If they could scam one Mum, they could damn well scam both. She’d discuss it with AJ at school tomorrow, but for now, she desperately needed to come. She watched as AJ fucked herself hard and fast, her sexy best friend who reminded her so much of Mel.

***

The next day at school, Chloe outlined her plan over lunch. She and AJ were huddled together, conspiring in hushed tones.

“You know how our mums always say they’ll come running if one of us sends an SOS to the group chat?” Chloe said in between bites of her sandwich.

“I’m listening,” AJ replied, intrigued. “Oi, swap me your cheese and onion for my ready salted!”

Chloe tossed her bag of crisps at AJ with a shrug. “Well… last night was so hot between me and you, I can’t think why we’ve never fucked before. And I know Mum loved it when I caught you both together, and when she watched us kiss.”

AJ was starting to catch on. “Go on.” She opened the bag of crisps and began nibbling.

“On Sundays they always go off and do their shopping and stuff, right? So how about we meet at yours around lunchtime. We can shift the furniture about and get the place ready to have some fun.” Chloe paused.  “Group fun, if you get my meaning. And then we send out an SOS.”

They both munched in silence for a while, letting the plan sink in.

“And I’m assuming this involves us, maybe, putting on a sexy show of some kind?” AJ said. She was starting to get excited by her friend’s idea.

“Spot on! But we don’t go all the way, we just get ’em hot ‘n bothered. Then we say, ‘Time for you two to kiss and make up, or that’s as far as it goes!’ Something like that. Then we leave them to talk it out.”

“Yeah, but what if they don’t, y’know, fancy each other?”

“Oh, c’mon, Aje! Your mum goes all gooey over me, and my mum is crazy for you. Don’t we look like mini versions of them? It’s a no-brainer, they’ll love it.”

Just then, AJ turned and waved at a smiling redhead across the dining hall.

“Who’s that? She looks fun.”

“Oh, I thought you knew her. That’s Debbie, she’s in the year above us. She goes out with Sam, that gorgeous blonde girl I’ve seen you ogling.”

“You little tart! Didn’t realise you even knew them.” Chloe smiled at the other girl and gave a little wave. “Sam is really fucking hot, though. I definitely would! Anyway, what do you think of my idea, Aje?”

AJ was nodding enthusiastically. “I reckon it’s the best plan we’ve got, so let’s give it a whack. We ought to get all dressed up for it, too. Let’s go shopping on Saturday. I’ve got Mum’s emergency credit card. I’m thinking we should hit Primark for new knickers and stuff, but we’ll have to go to Spangles too for what I’ve got in mind. Something really sexy.”

Remembering their face time from the previous night, AJ imagined Chloe in a state of undress. She slipped a hand under the table, giving her friend’s thigh a discreet squeeze, then let her hand slide further up as Chloe parted her legs a little. Her fingertips lightly grazed  her best friend’s panty-covered slit.

“Listen, Chlo,” AJ whispered. “We still got fifteen minutes ‘til the bell. Fancy sneaking to the loo with me?”

The little brunette grinned, dumped the remains of her sandwich and seized her friend’s hand. They made a quick exit, headed for the girls’ toilets

***

Sunday rolled around. Unbeknownst to the girls, their mothers had made plans of their own. Mel called Diane and invited her to go for a Sunday lunchtime drink to talk things through. Diane accepted before Mel even finished speaking.

They talked, they cried, they held hands tightly across the table. A weight had been lifted, and it was as if they’d never fallen out.

Mel was just finishing the last bite of her burger, and was contemplating another drink. “You know, Di, at the end of the day, I’m glad it was you that Amy took for a lover. I know you can be trusted to take care of her.”

“Oh, babe, that means so much to hear you say that. And the same goes for Chloe – I know she’s safe with you. I knew how Chloe felt about you soon after we all met. She told me she had a crush on you. I wouldn’t want her with anyone else. And I know this sounds pervy,” she dropped her voice to a low murmur, “but I bet you two look so fucking hot together.” She trailed her fingers teasingly over Mel’s upturned palm. Melanie sighed happily.

Four pings in quick succession sounded, then both Mel’s and Diane’s phones were vibrating angrily on the pub table.

“What the fuck?” Di said. “SOS? At your place. It says ‘Come quick.’ What the hell is going on?”

“I thought they were both dancing this afternoon, what’re they doing there?”

Mel dumped forty pounds on the table – far more than their lunch and drinks had cost – and grabbed her car keys. “C’mon, we’d better go see. I don’t like the sound of this.”

***

Melanie’s SUV fishtailed onto the driveway of her house, and Diane was out of the car before it had stopped moving. She ran to the front door, the spare key she kept already in her hand.

Mel noticed the lounge curtains were drawn, which didn’t feel at all right, not at 2.30 in the afternoon.

Jamming the key in the lock, Diane wrenched the door open and hastened inside. “Girls? Girls, are you h—”

As they entered the lounge, the sight that greeted the two women stopped them dead in their tracks.

The room was warm, dimmed and bathed in soft lamplight along with a dozen or so tiny LED candles. All the furniture had been cleared to make a large open space, and the floor was covered in duvets, cushions and throws.

On either side of the fireplace stood AJ and Chloe. They were dressed identically in unbuttoned black satin blouses, lacy black knickers, impossibly glossy black holdups and strappy, open-toed dancing shoes. Neither girl wore a bra, not that they needed them.

The trip to Spangles had paid off in a big way. It was rumoured that the owner, an older woman in her sixties, didn’t just supply costumes and supplies for dance and theatre groups, but also had a backroom business supplying risque outfits, lingerie and fetish gear to certain underground filmmakers and photographers.

Chloe’s custom extra-small holdups had cost a pretty penny, but AJ had drawn £300 in cash from her mother’s emergency card for their shopping spree. She still had some money left, so she figured Mum wouldn’t be too upset, not after seeing her and Chloe wearing what they’d bought.

The girls had done each other’s makeup, too, and now they looked breathtakingly sexy, certainly older than their tender years. The heels brought AJ to her mother’s height, while Chloe stood at a ceiling-threatening 5 ft 2.

“Miss Andrews. Miss Baxter,” Chloe said in her best authoritative tone. “Please take a seat.” She indicated the sofa, the only piece of furniture to retain its cushions.

AJ took over. “We, as your lovers and your children, have decided it’s time that you, especially you, Miss Andrews, grow up.”

“But we—” Mel began, but Diane grabbed her wrist, cutting her off.

“You, Mother,” AJ continued, “need to stop this and make up with Diane. You see, we love you both very much.” She walked over to Chloe. “But if you can’t put this behind you, you’ll get no more of this.” And with that, she gave Chloe a slow-burning, sensual kiss.

Mel went to speak, but this time Di silenced her with a pinch. She had a sneaking suspicion as to where this was going, and her excitement was just beginning to mount. “Let the young lady finish, Melanie.”

Diane and Mel sat hand in hand, trembling inside as they watched the two young girls kiss. Mel gasped, awestruck as Chloe twined both arms round AJ’s neck, her tongue darting into her friend’s mouth. After a long, lustful kiss, two pairs of crimson-hued lips slowly parted, glistening with lipgloss and saliva.

Chloe folded to her knees, eyes fixed on her mum and her grownup lover. She began to caress AJ, reaching up to fondle the blonde girl’s petite bare breasts, pinching a stiff nipple with her black painted nails. Then she peppered kisses across AJ’s tummy while her caresses ran down the whole length of the girl’s long, slender legs, all the way to her nylon-encased toes.

AJ looked Mel in the eye, then Diane. “So… If you want more of this, you two need to kiss and make up.”

On the spur of the moment, Chloe decided to go off script. She and AJ had agreed not to take things too far this soon, but she just couldn’t resist kissing the front of her friend’s lacy knickers. She sensually licked AJ’s thigh above her stocking top, making the willowy blonde shudder and draw a sharp breath. Chloe deftly pulled the little black knickers aside. She clasped AJ’s thighs, dragging her tongue over the girl’s moist slit.

Catching Mel and Diane’s astounded looks from the corner of her eye, Chloe smugly eased the gauzy fabric back into place, smoothing it out with her fingertips.

“Oh, my God…” Mel murmured, a tremor in her voice. “That’s so fucking sexy.”

Diane could only watch, enthralled. “So fuckin’ hot,” she breathed huskily.

Chloe stood, wearing a sexy smirk. She slipped an arm around AJ’s waist, resting her head on a shoulder.

“Now it’s your turn to play with each other,” AJ challenged the two stunned women. “C’mon, show us how much you want it, or I’ll just take Chloe upstairs and have her all to myself.”

Melanie and Diane gave each other a thoughtful glance, wondering if it was the right time to cross that particular rubicon. It wasn’t as if they’d never entertained the thought of being together as lovers, even if they were both hesitant to let the other know, much less make that first move.

But Mel was so turned on that she barely registered her hand stroking Diane’s thigh. Diane gave a wicked grin, pulling the older blonde towards her. For the first time since they’d been friends, their lips met.

It began tentatively, mouths still closed, hands and fingers stroking and teasing, testing the waters. After what felt like an eternity, Mel parted her lips, inviting the brunette to enter. Diane accepted, whimpering in pleasure as their tongues met, then moved together. She could taste lipgloss, and a lingering hint of Mel’s wine.

“Fucking hell… yes,” Chloe murmured, her eyes dancing with glee as their mums melted into each other and the kiss deepened. AJ hugged her from behind, kissing the nape of her friend’s neck, fingertips wandering over a taut tummy, then fondling budding breasts.

“Look at them, Chloe,” AJ whispered in the girl’s ear. “They’re beautiful together.” She hooked her fingers into the waistband of Chloe’s underwear, slowly tugging the little black knickers down over her hips.

Mel’s head was swimming. Kissing Diane was new, exciting, but also strangely familiar. She fumbled with the buttons on Diane’s shirt, slipping a hand inside. Her friend had gone without a bra, as usual. Mel cupped a nicely proportioned breast, rolling the nipple under her palm.

Diane whimpered, lost in helpless lust. Needing more, she slid both hands beneath Mel’s blouse to clumsily unclasp her bra, then ran a finger down her friend’s spine. “Ohhh, God, Mel,” she moaned. “Don’t stop, please don’t stop.”

Mel slipped Diane’s shirt from her shoulders, running her fingertips over bare skin while they embraced. Di followed suit, sliding Mel’s blouse and bra down her arms. She was already wet enough to have soaked through her knickers, leaving a small damp patch on the front of her skinny jeans.

Mel squeezed her thighs together, desperate to stimulate her throbbing sex. Completely focussed on Diane, she barely registered a presence on the couch behind her until arms encircled her waist, and two warm, soft globes pressed into her back. Not Chloe’s – her breasts were barely more than little bumps. No, these were slightly larger, still deliciously small, but…

Oh, God. Her own daughter was touching her. She felt a warm breath in her ear.

AJ’s voice was thick with arousal. “Open your eyes, Mum.”

Mel opened her eyes to find Chloe embracing her mother the very same way, kissing her neck and shoulders as she hooked one elegant stockinged leg around Diane’s hip. With a trembling hand, Mel reached out to stroke the slinky nylon, thrilling at the feel of it beneath her fingers.

The final piece fell into place. Why did Diane’s kisses feel so familiar? Because Chloe kissed exactly the same way. Surely she must have learned how from her mum. They had been lovers, maybe still were. Mother and daughter!

The revelation washed over Mel like a tsunami. She shivered as she felt AJ’s leg slide around her, the girl’s hands dropping to caress her thighs.

“Oh, Amy…” Mel moaned. “Fuck yes.”

“You can have them both, Mum. Diane and Chloe,” AJ purred into her mother’s ear. “And me too, if you want. It can all be yours – ours.” She licked softly around Mel’s ear, moving her hands until she found her mother’s waistband, deftly unbuttoning Mel’s jeans and slipping a hand inside. It never even crossed Mel’s mind to put a stop to things when AJ’s fingertip traced her pulsing sex.

As Diane and Mel’s lips drifted apart, they tilted their heads back, seeking the mouths of their own daughters. Mel had never seen anything so indescribably hot as her young lover kissing her mother. It was loving and so, so sensual, their tongues coupling in a passionate dance.

Mel reached back to slip a hand between AJ’s legs, stroking her silken inner thighs as their kiss grew increasingly heated. Surprised to discover her little girl’s lacy knickers gone, she teased at the sparse peach fuzz she found there, unsure if she should venture further down to explore her daughter’s vagina.

The girls moved like flowing water around their mothers, exchanging short passionate kisses, then moving on to their grownup lovers – hands gliding together, fingers lacing, then drifting apart once more.

AJ folded to her knees in a gesture that was almost submissive, and Diane rose to stand before her. The twelve-year-old unbuttoned the woman’s jeans, rolling them down her shapely legs along with a pair of sodden knickers. Then she slowly peeled Diane’s socks off in turn, kissing each inch of bare foot as it was revealed.

Diane draped one leg over her young lover’s shoulder, and AJ wasted no time in lovingly French-kissing her syrupy cunt while Diane caressed the youngster’s neck and shoulders. Finally, she eased AJ back onto the floor, knees pinning the girl’s shoulders in place as she rode that sweet preteen mouth with total abandon.

AJ and Diane had gained the kind of sexual parity and trust that only comes through a long-term partnership. In particular, AJ had gained a taste for playful, almost rough sex, and gave as good as she got, sinking her fingernails into Diane’s hips as she feasted on her grownup lover.

Mel looked on, awed by her daughter’s emergence as a confident sexual being. AJ’s legs were delightfully spread, her youthful cunt proudly on display as she pleasured Diane with her mouth. What seemed so wrong a few short weeks ago now felt like the most natural thing on Earth.

“Don’t they look hot together?” Chloe cooed as she pressed into Mel. “I can’t tell you how hard it made me come when I got to watch them for the first time.”

Mel smiled, running her fingers through Chloe’s lustrous curls as the young girl settled onto her thighs. Their mouths met in a deep, wet kiss, an intoxicating combination of absence, abstinence, lust and need overwhelming Mel’s senses.

“God, I’ve missed you, baby girl,” Mel murmured. “Yeah, they do look hot. But you’re the one I want right now.” She slipped a hand under the girl’s bum, cupping a cheek in the palm of her hand while the fingertips of the other grazed a smooth, wet slit. She allowed that finger to slip inside, then curled it back and forth. “I want you so much, Chloe. So, so much—”

Chloe placed a black painted nail to her lips. “Shhhh… I know, Mel. Me too, but you’re the only one who’s still wearing knickers, and I really need you to take them off and fuck me.”

As they slid from couch to floor, Mel kicked her Vans away, then wriggled her jeans and drenched undies down her legs. Chloe eagerly finished the job, pulling each piece of clothing away, then tossing them to one side. Deciding to leave Mel’s cute sneaker socks on, Chloe kissed her way up the woman’s toned legs, breathing in a heady mix of citrus body wash and arousal. She ran her fingertips over her lover’s swollen labia, delighted by how warm and wet she was.

Mel reached across to stroke the bare skin of her daughter and best friend as Chloe dipped her tongue into Mel’s heated core, sliding a hand upward to cup a breast. Mel wrapped both legs around the girl’s shoulders, urgently rocking her hips to fuck that perfect little mouth. Trembling uncontrollably, she grasped Diane’s hand.

AJ chose this moment to slip her tongue into Diane’s arse. Di’s orgasm crashed into her like a freight train. “Ohhhh. My. GOD!” she wailed, tightening her grip on Mel’s hand as AJ brought her off. “Shit, shit, shit!” The brunette’s cunt spasmed, and she came uncontrollably over the youngster.

Seconds later, Mel felt a surge of ecstasy so deep and violent that for the first time in her life she found herself gushing. “Ch-Chloeeee! Ahhh! F-f-fuuuck…” Her body stiffened, back arching, thighs shaking. The flow soaked Chloe’s face and neck, that smart blouse now sodden along with those beautiful budding titties. The girl’s hair didn’t quite escape the deluge, either.

A dripping Chloe, thrilled to her youthful core, could only murmur, “Fuck yes,” in triumph as she sat back on her heels grinning, still toying with Mel’s wet, swollen lips. Eager for her own release, she straddled Mel to press their pussies together, then bent down to share the taste of sex with her older lover. Resting both hands on Mel’s boobs, Chloe began to rock back and forth, grinding her clit into the woman’s juicy cunt.

“Oh, M-M-Mel,” the twelve-year-old babbled as she edged closer to the blessed oblivion of orgasm. “F-fuck. M-me. Fuckmefuckmefuckme!

In the meantime, AJ had clambered onto the couch, and Diane was nestled eagerly between her thighs. She sucked on the girl’s swollen clit, then plunged two fingers into that delectable pussy while easing her thumb into the child’s arse.

Kicking her shoes off, AJ’s legs were outstretched, pretty toes flexing as Diane tipped her over the edge. Knowing she was getting fucked next to her mum and Chloe only added to the thrill of it. She went off like a volcano, the juices glazing Diane’s face, then dripping down her thighs and into the tops of the sexy stockings she wore.

Three down. Little Chloe was the last to crest the wave. She screamed like a wild banshee as her tight pussy ground into Mel’s, wetness flooding between them. Her thighs shook, and even aided by Mel’s loving grip, it was all Chloe could do to hang on. She’d never come so hard in her life.

Once the storm had passed, she slumped forward, cupping Mel’s face, kissing her long, deep and slow, then whispering, “I love you, Mel. I love you so much.”

“I love you too, Chlo, my angel.” It surprised Mel to realise just how right, how natural it felt to say those words in the company of AJ and Diane.

***

Day turned to night, unnoticed because of the drawn curtains. The four lovers eventually lost count of their many orgasms, but one by one they fell by the wayside, sated, spent and tender in the most wonderful way.

After that first round, the next half-hour or so was spent resting, sharing secrets. But soon enough, desire made itself known again… and this time Mel and Diane paired off with their daughters.

Mel was somewhat unnerved by the thought of committing incest, but AJ was utterly gorgeous naked, and the girl’s eagerness to fuck couldn’t help but stoke her lust. And when she saw Diane and Chloe swap heated kisses, then arrange themselves in a heated sixty-nine, a surge of arousal roared through her like a flash flood.

Taking AJ in her arms, Mel kissed her like a lover – and just like that, her last trace of resistance was gone. For the next hour, she and her daughter explored every pleasure she’d shared with Chloe.

***

Later, a few minutes after midnight, Mel was nestled in a corner of the couch, cuddling Chloe under a thick plush throw, sharing light, loving kisses. Soon her lustful young lover,  magically transformed back into a little girl, was dozing peacefully.

“Hey, Di,” Mel said, keeping her voice low. “Do you think we should call the school tomorrow, tell them these two are sick?”

Diane and Amy were spooning under a thick duvet on the other end of the couch. Just like her best friend, Amy was fast asleep.

“Oh God, yeah,” Diane replied. “They can’t possibly go in, they’re gonna be knackered. I’m feeling pretty shagged out myself.”

“In more ways than one. Di, I need to thank you. For everything.”

Diane reached across to squeeze her friend’s hand. “Love ya, Mel.”

Mel peered down at her friend. “Di, I’ve been thinking.”

“What’s on your mind?”

“Well, if you gave notice on your house tomorrow, we could all be living together here by Christmas. I mean, if you want to, that is. No pressure. The thing is, I love Chloe, I love her so fucking much, and I know how you and Amy feel about each other. It’s a big house. We’ve got plenty of room here.”

Diane kissed her friend on the lips. With a smile, she reached for her phone and began to tap an email to her landlord.

Epilogue : Six Years Later

Mel and Chloe stand on a Florida beach, holding hands as they watch the wedding unfold. In the surf, a barefoot AJ and Diane wear loose-flowing white dresses, their hair wreathed in gardenia flowers. Still in love after six blissful years, they decided to tie the knot on AJ’s eighteenth birthday. Now they exchange vows as the sun begins to set.

Rose and Evie have made the trip, too. Evie gladly accepted the chance to officiate the marriage. Diane is a daughter to her in all but blood, and she’s come to think of Amy the same way.

Melanie, now an elegant forty-one, turns to her girlfriend and smiles. The bond of love between them has only strengthened over time. Chloe has matured into a beautiful, intelligent young woman. Her hair is still as curly as ever, if cut shorter these days, and her eyes are still the same deep pools of brown that enchanted Mel so long ago.

“Chlo,” Mel says. “You’ve made me incredibly happy these last six years, baby. I love you so much.”

Chloe rests her head against her lover’s shoulder. “I love you too, Mel. I always have. Even as a little girl, it always felt so right; you and me together.”

“That’s what I wanted to discuss with you, darling. Before I get any older, I need to ask… Chloe, if you’ll have me, would you do me the honour of—”

She doesn’t get a chance to finish. Chloe throws both arms around the love of her life and kisses her on the mouth. When she pulls away she’s sporting a huge smile. “My God, I thought you were never going to ask. Yes! Yes, I’ll be your wife, Mel. A million times, yes.”

And so, as the sun sinks below the horizon, AJ and Diane kiss in the waves, now Mrs and Mrs Baxter-Andrews. Melanie and Chloe lace their fingers together, kick away their sandals, then wade into the surf to join their friends.

The End

 

Amy’s Gift, Chapter 9

  • Posted on August 25, 2025 at 5:02 pm

The story thus far: Seeking a missing Texas Ranger, our old acquaintance The Tequila Kid comes across a poor family named Miller. Like many others in the area, this widow Sarah and her two little girls, Amy and Cindy, have been brutalized by a wealthy scoundrel named McCuller, who intends to drive away all the owners of small farms and ranches in the area and take their land. Later, drying off from heavy rain at the local stable, Sheriff Lucas Clay comes in search of The Kid, demanding she surrender her guns. Knowing Clay to be corrupt (and in league with McCuller), The Kid asks to speak with him in private. Moments later at the jail, he threatens her, and she deals him a beat-down, then informs him that she means to arrest McCuller and Tyson Avidite (a banker who is part of the conspiracy) before she leaves.

From the sheriff’s office, she goes to the Silver Slipper, the town’s saloon, gambling house and brothel. There, she encounters a young man named Jud Nelson, who she’d seen Sheriff Clay harass earlier. Recognizing him as a decent sort, she hires him to watch the jail to see if Clay leaves. Then she meets a twelve-year-old girl named Dixie, who does menial work at the Silver Slipper and is bullied by Toots, the brutish bartender. The Kid asks Dixie which girl is the most popular of the whores. Star, the girl replies, and The Kid gives Dixie the money to pay for Star’s services that evening.

Upstairs in one of the bedrooms, The Kid enjoys an intense hour of sex with Star. Afterwards, she asks the prostitute a few questions about the town and its doings. She learns that Clark Hansen, the missing Texas Ranger she seeks, disappeared around the same time as Dixie’s older sister Dallas, who was one of the whores at the Silver Slipper. The Kid asks about Ben McCuller, but Star refuses to answer, claiming “it’s too dangerous.” When The Kid goes back downstairs, Jud returns to let her know that Sheriff Clay just left town, riding hard in the direction of McCuller’s place.

Figuring she’s done as much as she can for one night, The Kid decides to join an ongoing card game, where she ends up winning a decent amount of money, as well as a neglected horse, which she takes to the local stable where her own horse is being kept.

The next morning, The Kid is informed by Jud Nelson that Cy Warren, McCuller’s enforcer and dirty-jobs man, has just entered the sheriff’s office, using a key. On their way to confront him, The Kid is taken aback to recognize the horse Cy has hitched up outside as Thunder, who she knows to be the property of Clark Hansen, the missing Texas Ranger she is seeking. More determined than ever to get answers from Cy Warren, she boldly strides into the sheriff’s office, a nervous Jud close behind.

The Kid quickly catches Warren in an obvious lie about his having purchased Hansen’s horse, and arrests him on the spot, drawing her gun before he can. Once Cy is locked up, she and Jud set off for banker Tyson Avidite’s office. With the genuine ranch deeds in her possession, she and Jud quickly establish that the ones Avidite is holding for McCuller are obvious forgeries, created in an effort to steal the area’s small ranches from their rightful owners.  Confronted by the evidence, Avidite breaks down and confesses to his role in McCuller’s crooked conspiracy. 

Later that day, The Kid steals onto McCuller’s land while he is away. She encounters his vicious pair of trained dogs, and deploys Indian methods she learned as a young girl to make friends with them. That accomplished, she carefully breaks into his study, where she fiddles with a certain something in the man’s desk drawer before making her escape.

The Kid has one more task to accomplish before turning in. She drops by the Silver Slipper to liberate the young girl Dixie from her menial position. The vicious bartender Toots is intent on stopping The Kid, but she takes him down with a couple of well-placed punches, then helps herself to a large wad of cash from the man’s pocket for Dixie’s back wages. The Kid and the girl then depart, leaving an enraged Toots behind.

The Kid takes Dixie out for a decent meal, buys her a new set of clothes, then gets them a room at a local boarding house. After a bath, The Kid plans to turn in for the night… but Dixie has other ideas, insisting on making love to her benefactor as a way of saying thanks. The Kid finds the sweet young thing impossible to resist. 

The next morning, on her way to the sheriff’s office, The Kid happens upon two men loading a large wagon with food and supplies, and quickly realizes they work for McCuller. When they beat a man for begging for a little flour, she arrests them both, putting them in jail along with Cy Warren. Once they’re locked up, she asks Jud Nelson to return the deeds McCuller stole to the families he took them from — along with a thousand dollars for each family, taken from McCuller’s bank account, and the contents of take the wagon of supplies.

By that time, The Kid is obliged to cut Warren loose, but she refuses to give him back his horse (who belonged to the missing Ranger Hansen), forcing him to walk back to McCuller’s ranch. Needless to say, Cy Warren is quite displeased.

The Kid takes Dixie to the Miller home, asking Sarah if she can take the girl in. Sarah immediately consents. Her daughters Cindy and Amy quickly take a liking to Dixie (whose real name, we learn, is Clara), and agree with their mother. 

That night, The Kid beds down in the Millers’ barn, keeping a lookout. Before turning in, Sarah gives her daughters a bath, along with Clara/Dixie. Later, Sarah pays The Kid a late-night visit, and ends up slipping into The Kid’s bedroll to keep warm. There, she mentions having bathed the girls. The Kid wonders out loud why Sarah’s daughters don’t wash themselves, then gets the young mother to admit that she very much enjoys seeing the girls nude. By then, Sarah is so aroused that The Kid easily seduces her, and they begin to make love.

Meanwhile, Clara is in bed with her new sisters, teaching them some very intimate games. Cindy and Amy have already explored kissing with one another, but Clara gets them to go much further. They all have a lovely time.

Sarah, on the other hand, is so troubled by illicit thoughts of her daughters that she pulls away from The Kid, apologizes and leaves. Returning to the house, she is surprised to find Clara waiting in her bed. Sarah resists, but Clara’s seductive skills are so well-honed that she ends up giving in, allowing the girl to make love to her. One at a time, Any and Cindy are awakened by the sounds of passion, wander to their mother’s room to investigate, and end up joining in the sexual abandon. Sarah gives into her newly discovered desire and makes love to both her children, as well as Clara.

Meanwhile, evil rancher McCuller has assembled an army of rough men to drive the small farmers and ranchers out of the area for good, killing them if need be. He also hires notorious gunman Kid Coley (who widowed Sarah Miller a couple of months earlier when he shot down her husband) to kill the Tequila Kid. 

And now, dear readers, we make our way into the next installment. Read on…

by Purple Les

The Tequila Kid left Sarah Miller’s barn before dawn commenced, leading Button by the reins. The stars sparkled against the moonless sky. Closing the gate behind them, The Kid mounted up and rode off.

An hour later, she dropped in on the prospector’s shack where she’d hidden the banker Tyson Avidite, bringing him food and water. He was going stir crazy, and frantic with worry about his bank, but The Kid told him she expected to have McCuller in custody inside twenty-four hours.

“I should never have involved myself with that man,” Avidite kept saying. “A terrible mistake, a terrible mistake. I let profit blind me to his bad qualities. He took advantage of me too, you know!”

Save it for the goddamn jury, The Kid thought, but held her tongue. As long as McCuller was alive, she needed Avidite to remain docile. Maybe I should take him back home now, let him cool his heels there . Then he’ll be more likely to do as he’s told. 

Sure enough, the banker was beside himself when offered the opportunity to be restored to his home and comforts. “Thank you, thank you,” he babbled. “You won’t be sorry.”

Spying a small heap of tattered clothing in a corner, The Kid bent to rummage through it, coming up with a filthy coat and slouch hat, which she handed to Avidite. “Put these on.” Seeing the banker’s expression of disgust, she added, “You best be wearin’ a disguise. If McCuller finds out you were ridin’ on the back of my horse, your life won’t be worth a plugged nickel.”

Avidite meekly donned the reeking hat and coat. He hadn’t shaved in a couple of days, so the illusion was complete but for his fancy shoes, and those would be covered with trail dust soon enough.

They mounted Button, then set off. Thankfully, Avidite kept his mouth shut for the entire ride. Once they arrived, The Kid sourly regarded the banker’s luxurious house, then told him, “All right, then. You’re home now, and you best stay put here – don’t even look out the window. Have your wife tell anyone who comes by that you’re out of town on business. And if you so much as set a foot inside that bank, I’ll have your ass in a jail cell. Understand me?” Avidite gave a timid nod, and The Kid rode off without another word.

Glad to be done with that bit of business, The Kid rode over to the livery. “Howdy there, Abner,” The Kid said as she entered with Button in tow. It was warmer indoors, though their breath could still be seen.

“Howdy, Kid,” Abner replied, emerging from the back to take the horse’s reins. “Want her fed and watered, then?”

“Yep. Mind if I leave her here for a few hours?”

“Why sure,” Abner said, patting The Kid’s arm. “Say, I been thinkin’ ‘bout how you beat me there at checkers th’ other night. If you don’t mind, I’d like a rematch.”

“Why, sure. Abner. Got business to attend to right now, but soon’s I get a chance, we’ll play again.” The Kid touched the brim of her hat, then made her exit.

The door to the sheriff office was unlocked, so she walked in after a brief knock. The only light in the room came from the wood stove, where Jud Nelson was setting the coffee pot. Glancing up, he said, “Mornin’, Kid.”

“Howdy there, Jud.” The Kid said, drifting over to the stove. She lifted the lid of the coffee pot, making a face when she sniffed the contents.

Occupied with getting the lamp lit, Jud didn’t notice. “Coffee’ll be ready in a bit. I just put it on.”

Thinking fast, The Kid said, “I best go check up on them prisoners.”

She put her hand on the heavy wooden door that separated the jail and office and slammed it open. Sam and Cookie jumped, startled out of a sound sleep.

“Howdy, boys.” The Kid announced. “Reckon we’ll be turnin’ you loose soon. Like some coffee?”

Nestling back under the blanket, Sam replied, “None for me. I drink tea.”

Cookie sat on the edge of his cot hunched over and rubbing his face. “If it ain’t that shit water Jud makes, I’ll have me a cup.” He shook his head. “Worst damn coffee I ever had.”

The Kid took a quick glance behind her. Jud was busy shaving at a basin on the far side of the office. Speaking softly, she said, “He did make it. Now I’ll tell you somethin’, and you boys better listen good. If you don’t each have a cup of that coffee, I’ll keep you locked up till afternoon. Then you can try his cookin’ too, and have more coffee to wash it down.”

“Cheese and crackers, Kid!” Sam protested. “That ain’t human.”

“It’s fuckin’ Christmas Eve Day, God damn it!” Cookie groaned. “Show some charity to your fellow man, for God’s sake.”

But The Kid stood firm. “You boys heard me. One cup apiece. If you don’t, I’ll have to have me a cup. If that happens, I’ll carve you both up good,” she murmured, patting the Bowie knife on her gunbelt.

“Coffee’s ready.” Jud called out, then entered the cells bearing the pot, which he held using an old rag, two empty tin cups in his other hand.

Grimacing, Cookie and Sam each reached through the bars to take their cups once Jud had filled them. The Kid stood behind Jud to one side, glaring at the prisoners while she slowly ran a finger up and down the handle of her knife.

The two men choked down the hot liquid as quickly as possible, while Jud asked, “Should I rustle up some breakfast?”

Sam and Cookie gulped down the rest of their coffee, nearly choking on the grounds in the bottom of the cup.

“No, no.” Sam said quickly.

“Um, we’ll eat when we get back to the ranch,” Cookie mumbled.

As Jud and The Kid walked back out to the office, Jud gave the coffee pot a slosh. “Reckon there’s just a cup or so left. You can have that… I’ll make some more.”

“Thanks, Jud.” The Kid said. “Go ahead and finish the pot. I’m gonna turn those two loose, then take care of some business.”

Once she’d returned Sam’s and Cookie’s belongings. The Kid put on her coat and walked outside with them. “I took your team of horses to the livery for the night,” she told them. “You boys pay Abner, take your wagon and get gone.” She was pleased to see that the two men didn’t seem to have the starch in them that had been there the day before.

Sam, in particular, was a touch green around the gills. “God damn it, I think I’m ‘bout to puke,” Sam moaned, clutching his stomach. “Fuckin’ coffee.”

The Kid rolled a smoke in the cold, crisp air, watching Cookie and Sam trudge down to the livery. She calmly waited for the explosion that was about to take place, enjoying her smoke. Sure enough, the boys came rolling up to her moments later in their empty wagon, mad as singed cats.

Cookie yelled down at The Kid, “Damn it all, where the hell are our supplies at?”

“Don’t know what you’re talkin’ about.” The Kid calmly replied, flicking her cigarette butt away. Gone to folks who need ‘em, she thought. Go tell your crooked boss he won’t be starvin’ out any more good people round these parts. 

“We had a whole wagon full of supplies here for the bunkhouse boys and Mr. McCuller. They’re gone now!” Cookie bellowed. “Where the fuck are they?”

“Huh.” The Kid said, feigning surprise. “We oughta look into that. Shall we go have a cup of coffee with the sheriff and fill out a stolen property report?”

“You…” Cookie began to speak, then thought better of it.

A white-faced Sam grasped Cookie’s shoulder. “Let’s get a move on.”

“You’ll be hearing from Mr. McCuller when we get back, damn your hide!” Cookie yelled out as the empty wagon rumbled toward the city line.

The Kid returned to the livery stable. Once inside, she asked Abner, “Them fellas pay what they owed?”

“Yep,” Abner answered, “Say, I just cooked up some bacon and eggs. Care for some?”

The Kid eagerly accepted, and sat down to dine, enjoying her breakfast with a decent cup of coffee. Then they sat down at the checkerboard, each taking a swallow from Abner’s applejack jug before they got down to business.

As Abner concentrated on the game The Kid pondered her next move – but right then, her mind wasn’t on the checkerboard. If I get out to McCuller’s, I can maybe nab him and that Cy Warren fella while his crew of toughs is out mindin’ the livestock. But I ain’t sure how to play that out.

She grinned at Abner and, in a mood to tease the man a bit, said, “Sure you wanna move that one?”

The smile vanished from Abner’s face. He took his fingers off the checker and looked at the board grimly. As the old man studied the board, The Kid glanced over at the three horses she’d stabled with Abner. She was pleased to note that the palomino seemed calmer; less shy than before. The horse seemed much healthier, too – it was plain to see that Abner had kept her well fed.

Leaving Abner at the checkerboard, The Kid got up and went over to spend some time with the horses, petting and softly talking to Button, Thunder and the palomino.

“All right, I made my move.” Abner called out after a while.

The Kid took her seat and resumed the game. Her mind kept returning to the situation with McCuller, though, and she couldn’t stay focused. Abner was a genuinely skilled player, and he soon had The Kid at a disadvantage. She put up a good scrap, fighting to save her remaining men, but before long, her last checker was caught in a cul-de-sac.

Slowly nodding, The Kid looked up at a grinning Abner, and extended her hand. “Well, looks like you got me that time. Good game.”

Abner reached out and shook. “You got braggin’ rights too, Kid. No one else in this town ever beat me before. Y’ever care to play again, just say the word.”

“I’ll hold you to that,” The Kid said. Standing up and stretching, she added. “I best head on over to the office. Jud’s waitin’ for me.”

“How’s he holdin’ up as the new sheriff?” asked the old man.

“Good,” The Kid replied. “Growin’ into the job, I’d say. Jud’s got more grit than he knows.”

“Don’t know him that well myself, but I like what I seen so far. He’ll make a better sheriff than our last, I reckon. That Lucas Clay was a son of a bitch and no mistake.”

Clapping the old man’s back, The Kid put her Stetson on. “I’ll be seein’ you later, Ab.”

When she made her exit, the sun was high in the winter sky. The Kid made her way back to the sheriff office, still mulling over her next move with McCuller.

I got all the evidence I need to round him up. But I need to find out a little more about some things I can’t figure out on my own.

Once back in the office, she refused a cup of coffee from Jud, then they jawed about this and that until The Kid asked, “Jud, what can you tell me about this here Santa Claus fella?”

At first Jud was unsure if The Kid was joshing him. She seemed perfectly serious, though. “Er, well… what did you want to know?” he replied, puzzled.

“Well, I hear tell he’s got real strong medicine. Is there a way to get in touch with him? I’d like to ask a few questions.”

“Uh, well… no one really sees Santa,” Jud replied, still confused.

“But everyone knows what he looks like, and how he works, right?” The Kid asked. “I mean he’s real, ain’t he?”

“Uh well, yes, sort of.” He thought for a minute and then asked back, “Who told you about Santa Claus?”

“Well, this little girl, she’s around seven or eight.”

“Oh.” Jud said, suddenly understanding. “See, to a child Santa is as real as you and me are to each other. But once you grow up some, you figure out that he ain’t real at all.”

“He ain’t real? Then it’s a trick you play on young’uns?” The Kid asked.

“No, no,” Jud said back, “I mean it’s not a trick, it’s, uh, I ain’t sure how to explain. I mean, kids like it. Makes ‘em happy.”

“They like to be tricked?”

“No, no, Kid, it ain’t that way at all. I mean…” Jud was stumped, but determined to make sense of it all. “It’s like God. You want to believe in him, and he must be real. Now, you don’t really know for sure that he is, but you still believe. Understand?”

“I reckon,” The Kid said with her brow furrowed. “You mean like how the Indians say all things have a spirit, so they give thanks for all that’s around ‘em. Somethin’ like that?”

“I guess so. To be honest, Kid… it’s kind of makin’ my head hurt, thinking ‘bout all this. What say we go get us a drink? After all, it’s Christmas Eve Day.”

***

When The Kid and Jud entered the Silver Slipper, Belle was at the bar pouring drinks, because Toots had gone to the cellar to fetch a keg of beer. There was a small scrubby pine tree on top of a table in a corner, with old corks that had been painted red attached to it.

Star was at the top of the stairs, and quickly came down when she spied The Kid. Approaching Jud, she kissed him on the mouth and, noticing his pleasantly surprised expression, pointed up at a sprig of mistletoe that was hanging over his head. She moved to The Kid and kissed her, too. Jud blushed a bit at the sight.

Breaking away from The Kid, Star called out, “Belle! Drinks for my friends here, on me.” Turning to The Kid, she said, “That drink’s for getting Dixie out of here. I can’t thank you enough for that, Kid. Where is she now?”

“I put her with a family,” The Kid replied. “A good woman with two young girls. They’ve taken her in like she was one of their own.”

Star nodded. “I’m right glad to hear that. Does my heart good to know Dixie will be spendin’ Christmas with a real family. ” She sighed. “I sure hope Dallas found somethin’ like that. She never really belonged in a low-life cathouse like this.”

“By the way, did you know their names weren’t Dixie and Dallas? They’re really Clara and Ruth.”

“Well, I’ll be.” Star said. “I like those two girls even better now.” Taking The Kid’s hand, she gave it a squeeze, drawing close to whisper. “You stick around, hear? I have a special Christmas present for you… only you have to come upstairs to unwrap it.” She gave The Kid’s ear a playful nip, then made her way over to where several men were waiting for her.

The Kid and Jud bellied up to the bar, where a grinning Belle asked, “What it’ll be?”

“Rye,” Jud answered.

“Mescal for me,” The Kid answered, as Star kissed another man beneath the mistletoe. Kid leaned against the bar, glancing around for a sign of Toots. Best be on the lookout for him, she told herself. He sure won’t be pleased to see me here. I might have to bust him up again. 

Resting his elbow on the bar, Jud said, “So this horse walks into a bar, and the barkeep says, ‘Hey, why the long face?'”

The Kid chuckled. “Heard that before… but it’s still good. Here, I got one. Man walks into a bar and goes ‘OW!’”

Jud thought for a moment, then laughed. “Gotta remember that ‘un.”

It was then that Toots came back up from the basement into the noisy bar, a small keg propped on his shoulder. He carefully set it down, then spotted The Kid. Toots stared for a moment, his lips curling into a snarl. Reaching for a pistol that hung behind the bar, he stomped out onto the barroom floor.

Star saw him raise the gun, cocking the hammer. She screamed, “Kid! Look out!” throwing herself between Toots and The Kid as the barkeeper took aim. An instant later, the gun roared.

Jud never drew faster in his life than at that moment. But once he’d cleared his holster, The Kid had already spun, drawn her left hand gun, crouched and fanned the hammer, putting a bullet dead center in Toots’ forehead.

Jud holstered his gun and moved through the gun smoke to join The Kid, who was kneeling on the floor next to a wounded Star.

Raising Star’s hand to her face, The Kid touched it with her lips, then said, “Just yellin’ was enough, Star. I’d a got him. Why’d you do such a fool thing?”

Star’s eyes sparkled. Her face had a pale radiant beauty to it as she gave The Kid a weak smile. She said, “I…” Then the light slowly left her eyes.

The Kid gently closed Star’s eyelids, then got to her feet.

Mumbling, ”Oh, Lord. Oh, my God,” a chalk-pale Belle seized the cloth from a nearby table, draping it over Star’s upper half.

Turning to Jud with tears in her eyes, The Kid took a handful of money out of her pocket, placed it in his hand and said in a choked voice, “Make sure she gets a proper burial.” Then she walked away.

Jud watched The Kid stagger out of the bar.

***

Back at the stable, The Tequila Kid saddled up Button, mounted her and rode out of town. She was unsure where she was going or why, just needed to be on the move. Poor Star. Saved my sorry life and paid with hers. I’ll ride a spell, try to clear my head, and think what to do. 

She thought of Star’s smiling face, her kindly nature, the warmth of her body. Then there was the sorrow in her eyes that smiles couldn’t fully conceal. The drudgery of her job. The bottle of laudanum.

Damn it, I liked Star. No matter what most folks would think of her, she was a good woman. Better than a lot of preachers I knowed, that’s for damn sure. Star, wherever your spirit ends up, I sure hope it’s a better place than this.

The Kid rode aimlessly, tears freezing on her face.

***

Ben McCuller gathered his hired toughs around him. He was flanked on either side by his dogs.

“Now listen up, men,” he announced. “I want you all to get ready to ride. You’ll accompany Cy into town, where he’ll shoot down that new sheriff. After that, you’re all off for the rest of the day. Have a good time, but take it easy on the liquor.” He looked at them all sternly. “About an hour before dawn, you’ll meet at the north end of town, then split up. There’s just enough of you for one or two men to hit each sodbuster out there at about the same time. You fire shots and tell ‘em to clear out. Then burn their places down. Any who don’t make tracks, cut them down where they stand.”

The men looked at each other till one said, “But boss… on Christmas morning? That don’t seem right.”

McCuller spat on the ground in disgust. “God damn it, I knew some of you would be big babies when it came down to killing. That’s why I hired Kid Coley to clean up after. Think of him as my enforcer. If he finds out any of you men didn’t do the job you got paid for…” He drew a finger across his throat.

The men reacted to Coley’s name, giving each other nervous glances. They were well aware of the man’s reputation, and the unspeakable acts the man was capable of.

“Well, Merry Christmas, boys,” McCuller continued. “Just remember: do as I say and there’ll be a nice bonus waiting for you, along with what we agreed on. Mess the job up or show a yellow streak, you’ll end up face down in an unmarked grave. Now get ready to hit the trail.”

As the men drifted off to prepare, McCuller took Cy aside. “Warren, I’m giving you a chance to redeem yourself. You finish off Jud Nelson and take his badge before the raid. When the dust settles, you’ll be my sheriff and do what killing needs to be done.”

Meeting McCuller’s eyes, Cy gave a firm nod. “Yessir.”

Gazing off at his land, McCuller gave a satisfied smile. “I’m building a kingdom here, Warren.” His jaw tightened. “All that good land wasted on those two-bit dirt farmers… No. No more! By tonight that territory will be mine, every acre. Not long from now, I’ll be taking a wife, and she’ll give me sons. I’ll build my own army of hard men, the kind this land was made for.” He turned to Cy. “You could be the general of that army, Warren… and it begins with you acting as my sheriff.” Patting the man’s arm, he said, “Off with you, now. Next time we meet, I’ll expect to see that badge on your chest.”

“All right, boss.” Cy said. He turned and marched off toward the bunkhouse.

McCuller watched him walk away. Reckon I did what I could to light a fire under his ass. We’ll see if he’s got the grit to enforce the law the way I want. If not… well, we’ll be planting his corpse next to what’s left of that Tequila Kid. Coley should be taking care of her soon enough.

***

Kid Coley was on the road, headed for town in search of The Kid. I’ll pay the Miller woman a visit first. She was a fine piece, I recall. Didn’t get the chance to put it to her when I shot her man, but I’ll make up for it now. And them two little girls… bet they’re even prettier than they was then. I’ll show ‘em what it’s like to be with a man afore they die. 

He saw a wagon approach. As they drew closer, Coley recognized the riders as two of McCuller’s men. That fat fella is his cook. I remember him, name of Sam. 

“Howdy, boys,” he announced once they were in earshot. They were clearly nervous, but Kid Coley was used to folks being on edge in his presence. “Where you goin’ so fast with an empty wagon?”

“Wasn’t empty when we last had it,” the tall one grumbled. “That goddamn Tequila Kid, it’s her fuckin’ fault. She run us into jail… then, while we was locked up, she stole Mr. McCuller’s groceries right off the damn wagon! Or she let someone else steal ‘em.”

“However she done it, the boss is gonna be mad enough to spit nails,” Sam said. “We’ll be wearin’ his bootprints on our butts, that’s for damn sure.”

Kid Coley grinned. Somehow it made him look more grotesque than he already was. “If it’ll cheer you boys up any, your boss hired me to take care of that bitch. When you get back, tell McCuller I seen you. I’ll be comin’ by with his dead Ranger for him afore sunset.” With that, he spurred his horse on and rode off.

On to Chapter Ten!Amy’s Gift, Chapter 10

 

The Beekeeper’s Lament, Chapter 8

  • Posted on August 19, 2025 at 2:03 pm

For a list of the many characters who populate this saga, check out Dramatis Personae.

Thus far in our story…

Prologue: Hailey Ellis has returned to Morcant-On-Sea after several years away, only to find the coastal town is a shadow of its former self. Amidst this decline, Hailey navigates her various relationships, but a shocking encounter with her selkie aunt foreshadows a chain of events that will change all their lives forever.

Ch1: Several months later in the village of Derwold, the summer holidays begin for the Newton girls. Eleven-year-old Freya struggles to cope with the changes that adolescence brings, and wonders why she feels so angry and alone. To add to her unhappiness, she experiences her first period. 

Ch2: The next day, Freya has a chance meeting with Elsa Hart, wife of the new lord of Derwold Manor. A little later, Freya joins Sadie and her sister Millie for a lesson in alchemy, but things don’t quite go as planned when Millie inadvertently amplifies the potency of the love potion they’ve brewed. After the effects have worn off, Millie visits the churchyard to pay her respects to an old friend. Whilst there, she has an encounter with a black panther, and discovers she can communicate with the creature.

Ch3: Several days later, Simon and Elsa host a housewarming party in the grounds of the old manor. Elsa treats Freya to a tour of the recent restoration efforts, and the seeds are sown for a burgeoning friendship. Meanwhile, post mistress Sally Jeffries has a few too many drinks and ends up accidentally setting fire to pompous druid Bernard, then has a few choice words for Simon Derwold, who she remembers from decades before. Georgia, Sadie and Millie make their way home, where they indulge in a night of passion in the lounge, only to be interrupted by Elsa and Freya. Elsa comes to suspect her new neighbours are not all that they seem.

Ch4: The vicar of Derwold has been murdered by an unknown assailant. Unaware of the events that are about to unfold, Sadie tries to fathom the mysteries of the ancient standing stone near her cottage with the help of Freya and Millie. Later, Freya pays a visit to Derwold Manor, and she and Elsa enjoy an afternoon of passion. It turns out Elsa is using Freya for her own ends, and the eleven-year-old is tricked into revealing all their secrets.

Ch5: Sadie receives a concerning call from Vivaan Dinesh, Derwold’s resident doctor. At the surgery, she is confronted with the murdered vicar. Meanwhile, Millie rescues Bernard from the mysterious black panther, and the traumatised man confesses he’s not a real druid at all. 

Sadie sets out to investigate the vicar’s murder, and discovers that someone has set an arcane wall around the village, preventing anyone from entering or leaving. In the woods that surround Derwold, she meets Astris the dryad.

Ch6: Astris tells Sadie that Elsa is the one who has sealed off the village, though for what purpose she doesn’t know. The dryad also hints that Elsa is a witch, and that she harbours great power. Sadie researches the Derwold family and discovers they have a troubled history. She also discovers Elsa changed her name to conceal her past, and is inexplicably older than she seems. 

At the post office, Sally Jeffries tells Sadie a disturbing childhood story, in which an eight-year-old Simon tortured and killed his pet dog. Suspecting the vicar’s murder may have been Simon’s doing, Sadie hastens to Beekeeper Cottage to make sure everyone’s safe, but Freya has already gone to the manor to meet with Elsa. Sadie races to retrieve her.

Ch7: At Derwold Manor, stark truths are revealed. Elsa has sealed the village off to protect Simon. More than that, she intends to set the stage for a new world order, one where women rule and men are consigned to history. She asks Sadie and Millie to join her, but Sadie refuses. She and Freya arrive back at Beekeeper Cottage only to find Georgia and Millie missing. They are captured by Elsa’s thugs, and reunited with Georgia and Millie, the four of them are imprisoned in the manor. 

Discovering the large rock in the cellar where they are confined is actually an ancient standing stone, Millie manages to tap into its magic, and she and Sadie are transported to an unknown location. 

And now, dear readers, we make our way into the next installment. Read on…

by BlueJean

1

Georgia stood staring at the fallen menhir, hands pressed to her cheeks. When she was finally able to muster up some words, they emerged shrill and panicky. “What the hell just happened? Where did they go?!”

Freya put a hand out to touch the stone but Georgia snatched it back. “Don’t touch it! Where’s Millie? Where’s Sadie?”

“Mum! Calm down!”

“Calm down? Calm down?! I’ve bloody well had enough of this magic crap! I’m putting my foot down, do you hear me? Everyone’s forbidden from doing magic for the foreseeable future. Enough’s enough!”

“They’re probably fine, Mum! It’s the same as when me and Millie went through the stone near Sadie’s house. We came back, didn’t we?”

Georgia breathed out slowly. She closed her eyes, then opened them again. The menhir was still there. Her girlfriend and her youngest daughter still weren’t. This really was turning out to be a shitty day. “Where did they go, Freya?”

Freya shook her head. “I don’t know. If we touch the stone too, maybe we’ll end up wherever they are. We need to try, Mum.”

“Do not touch that rock, Freya! I mean it! Just give me some time to think.”

Assuming Millie and Sadie hadn’t vanished from the universe entirely, where had they ended up? Georgia had only ever half-believed Millie and Freya’s tale of being hurled through time and into prehistory. She’d always had more important things to think about. Things like getting the girls ready for school, tending to bees, or baking bread. Things that kept you sane.

But here was proof positive that people could indeed travel through ancient standing stones. She’d seen it with her own eyes.

When did the world get so fucking complicated?

The door to the basement swung open and Bernie came whistling down the steps with a tray of food in his hands. “Grub’s up, ladies! A nice bit of bacon and eggs’ll take your mind off— eh?” He glanced around the room. “Where’s the other two?”

Georgia rounded on the man. “They just popped out to pick up a newspaper and a loaf of bread. How the hell should I know where they are?! I’d like to know that myself!”

A few short minutes later, Elsa was advancing angrily towards Georgia. “Where are they? Where the fuck are they?!” The furious woman snaked a hand out, and Georgia suddenly realised she couldn’t breathe. “I’ll choke the fucking life out of you, you mother’s cunt! I’ll turn your insides to mush, then burn what’s left! Tell me where they went!”

“They went through the stone, Elsa!” Freya wailed, trying her best to pull Elsa’s hand down. “Don’t hurt Mum, okay?”

Elsa pushed the eleven-year-old away roughly, but that small piece of information was enough to stay her hand, at least for the moment. “The menhir… How could I have been so stupid?! I should’ve known one of them could use it.”

Georgia fell to the ground, gasping for breath. It was like Elsa had sucked all the air out of the room for a moment.

Freya was down on her knees, comforting her mother. She peered up at Elsa with a look of pure loathing. “Why are you doing this to us? I thought you were nice. I thought you were my friend.”

Elsa barely gave her a cursory glance. “I’m nice when people don’t make me angry, child. Right now I’m very angry. I’m only going to ask you this question once, Freya. If you lie to me, I’ll know. If you lie to me, I’ll kill your mother in front of you. Where have Sadie and Millie gone?”

“I don’t know, Elsa! Even Millie and Sadie didn’t know. They went through by accident. Sadie was trying to stop Millie. That’s the truth, I swear!”

There was a long moment when Georgia thought her life had come to an end. Then Elsa, hissing her outrage, turned and stormed off up the steps.

“Kurt! Bernie! Put these two somewhere else, and if either of them escape I’ll scalp the both of you!”

2

Drowning.

Sadie Laine is drowning. Mere seconds away from losing consciousness, and the last thing she thinks is: There’s a tree underwater. An upside down tree trunk.

There’s a baby made of light sitting on the tree. It has webbed hands and feet, and its skin is translucent. She can see its little heart beating through its chest, like a lightbulb flickering on and off. She thinks it might be a kodama. The light-baby/kodama waves to her.

If the tree is upside down, does that mean she’s upside down, too? Or is this the right way up? Hard to make sense of it when your impending death is rushing to meet you.

Then there are things swimming around her. Animals of some kind. They jostle and push her up towards the light. It might be the light of the surface. Or it might be the light people say greets you when you approach the afterlife. Either way, she’s moving towards it, and fast.

When the cool air hits her face, she gasps it in greedily. She’ll never take breathing for granted ever again.

3

Millie sat on the beach in a daze. She remembered the menhir drawing her in, grasping at her like a thousand greedy little hands. Then the cold, salty water had crashed into her like a tidal wave. The next thing she knew she was here, sprawled out on the sand in this unfamiliar place. Sadie was lying next to her, coughing up seawater.

There were naked people congregating around them, keeping a respectful distance but watching intently. And there were seals too, and creatures that looked like both people and seals, their upper halves human, their lower halves resembling flippers.

“Mermaids…” Millie murmured in astonishment.

Sadie sat up and peered around her. “Not mermaids, Millie,” she told her apprentice. “Selkie.”

“Oh.”

“Are you okay?” Sadie asked, pushing the child’s wet hair back from her face.

Millie offered a small nod. “Where are we?”

Sadie stood on unsteady feet, cleared her throat, then addressed the strange congregation in a language Millie had never heard before. “G’nai juwetū mai aggat. Moghū juwetū wedū me qoi weje… uh, m-mūit? mūin?”

The Selkie broke out into laughter. Even those in full seal forms seemed to find Sadie’s bastardisation of their language highly amusing.

One of the Selkie in human form broke away from the small group and approached them tentatively. Sadie thought he was the most beautiful man she’d ever seen. His skin was a dark bronze, his eyes a piercing blue colour. Dark ringlets of tightly wound hair trailed down his back. And he was naked as the day he was born.

She’d read enough about the Selkie to know they projected some kind of glamour, and was quick to put up her mental defenses.

“You speak our jib-jab bad,” the selkie said.

“I was trying to say ‘thank you for helping us’,” Sadie explained, “and then ask where we are.”

The dark-skinned selkie shook his head, a wry smile playing on his lips. “No. You say: ‘Fudge you plenty much’. And then you say: ‘Where is my haggis?'”

The other Selkie fell about laughing again. Millie began to join in until Sadie gave her a nudge. “Hey, you’re supposed to be on my side.”

“My haggis?” the child piped, her eyes twinkling.

Pausing to straighten her sopping wet cardigan, Sadie tried to project a modicum of dignity. “Well, everyone has to start somewhere,” she said haughtily. “I’ve studied various dialects of the Tuatha, but they were mostly conjecture on the part of the authors. We know they share some similarities with the Proto Indo-European and Celtic languages. Where did you learn English?”

The selkie swept a hand to encompass his people. “We understand your jib-jab, but few can speak it. Our Deu-Kanō… uh, what will I say… bearers? Our bearers speak it well. But the bearers are no more. Reeta was the last.”

Sadie assumed by ‘bearer’, the selkie meant a messenger or representative of some kind. When she glanced down at Millie, the eight-year-old was staring at his penis. She discreetly lifted the girl’s chin, then turned her attention back to the selkie. “We travelled through a menhir by accident. Are we still in Britain? Do you know what year it is? Is that an underwater henge we came through? It looked like a tree trunk.”

The selkie didn’t seem to have much interest in answering any of her questions, if he understood what she was asking at all. Sadie changed tack.

“We need to get back to our village. My friend and her daughter are in serious trouble. Can you help us?”

The selkie shook his head. “We cannot help. We see you breach the henge, so you must be wikkā, but still we cannot help. Reeta trusted humans, but your people stole her.”

Millie stuck her hand out. “Hi, I’m Millie. And this is my teacher, Sadie.”

For one awful moment Sadie thought the eight-year-old was going to grab the fellow’s rather substantial member and give it a good shake.

The selkie took the child’s hand apprehensively. “I am Karnu.”

“Who’s Reeta?” Millie asked, making a heroic effort to imitate Karnu’s mellifluous pronunciation, the rolling ‘Rs’ making her sound like a little motorboat. “And why did they steal her?”

“Reeta… she was our Deu-Kanō. But… no more.”

“If we help Reeta get free, will she help us?” Sadie asked.

There were murmurs amongst the other selkie. Karnu regarded his people for a long moment, perhaps expecting some kind of support from them. When none came he turned back to Sadie and Millie with a deep sigh. “They already give Reeta back, but I do not think she can help. She is… she is Reeta no more.”

That didn’t make much sense to Sadie. Was Karnu trying to say Reeta had abandoned the other Selkie? Or that she had died, perhaps? “Well, where is she?” she said. “Maybe we can ask her ourselves.”

Karnu pointed up past the cliffs. There was a lighthouse up there, maybe half a mile away.

“The lighthouse? Reeta lives in the lighthouse?”

Karnu put his hands to his head. He growled something in his own language, and Sadie thought it might have been something like, ‘We should have let them drown’.

“It is not good for you to go there. Dangerous. Reeta goes through the change. When her cycle is complete, Selkie must be far away. You must be far away. We try to explain to Hailey, but she not listen. Hailey think Reeta still Reeta. You understand?”

“No. Not really,” Sadie said. “Who’s Hailey?”

Karnu shook his head, then shook his finger as well, to better emphasise whatever point he was trying to make. “We already help. You must ask no more of us.” He gestured to his people again. “This is what we have. Our elders are gone, our Deu-Kanō are gone, our teachers are gone. Each cycle fewer pups are born. The Finfolk took our home, your people would take what is left. Now we are just this. Do you see?”

Sadie understood. And with that understanding came an immense sorrow. Were these few the last of the Selkie, then? Was Astris also the last of her kind? The tragedy of it was immeasurable.

“I’m so sorry, Karnu. If my people played a part in your misfortunes, I can’t tell you how sorry I am. But my friends are in great danger right now, and I must put everything else aside if I’m to help them.”

“I understand,” Karnu said. “Go then. I wish you well.” The selkie’s mouth turned up into a faint smile. “I hope you find your haggis.”

Sadie turned to find Millie amongst the small congregation of Selkie. Some of their children were reaching out to touch her hair, laughing gleefully as if it were the greatest of dares.

“Millie, we need to go.”

“Just a minute!” Millie hollered back. “Do you know about dryads?” she asked the Selkie. “Hmm? Hands up who knows about dryads.”

Some of the Selkie raised their hands tentatively. A few flippers reached skyward too.

“What other ‘Before People’ do you know about? Hmm?”

An older selkie in hybrid form raised her hands high above her head. “Fathnach,” she said. “Fathnach.”

“You don’t need to put your hands up for this bit,” Millie said. “You can just shout out.”

“She say ‘Giant’,” Karnu told Millie. “Our Elders taught us the names of the other Tuatha but most have forgotten.”

“Seelie,” said another, then followed that with, “Unseelie.”

“Faeries,” Sadie translated.

Karnu nodded approvingly.

“Who else knows some names?” Millie continued. “Don’t be shy!”

Sadie put a hand on the girl’s shoulder. “Millie, we don’t have time for this.”

“It’s important, Sadie. I can’t say exactly why, but it is.”

“Maybe it is, but it’ll have to wait. Freya and your mum need us.”

Millie let out a big sigh. “I’ll come back to see you one day, okay?” she told the Selkie. “I think you need to be connected to the other Tuatha. It’s like a broken chain or something.”

Karnu spoke low in Sadie’s ear. “The pup is Old Blood. You know?”

Sadie nodded. “I’ve heard her called that before, yes. How did you know?”

“Selkie see… what will I say… owirā?”

“Aura?”

“Aura, yes. Her aura is strange. We saw one like her, long ago. They… change things. Sometimes good, sometimes bad. But always change.”

Sadie regarded Millie thoughtfully for a moment before turning back to Karnu. “We must go. Thank you for taking the time to speak with us.”

Karnu nodded gravely, then barked a command to his clan. “Weje snāmi!” We swim!

And with that, the last of the Selkie assumed their seal forms and disappeared into the water.

Millie watched them go with a mournful regard.

“Maybe we’ll see them again,” Sadie told her.

“Mmm.”

“Let’s go.”

“Where?” Millie asked, and Sadie pointed to the line of cliffs in the distance.

“To the lighthouse.”

4

Kurt and Bernie took Georgia and Freya from the basement and put them in a room on the second floor of the manor. Georgia thought it was a pretty decent upgrade – it had an old sofa covered with a dust sheet, and a nice view of the garden – but it scored maximum points for weirdness.

They weren’t the only residents here. The room was a taxidermist’s wet dream, stuffed animals occupying just about every lick of space. Moose, rhino, deer, buffalo and crocodile heads were mounted on walls, exotic birds were displayed in cages, lizards and small mammals occupied tables and pedestals.

“Well, someone’s a collector,” Georgia said morosely.

Freya swallowed the mouthful of bacon she’d been chewing. “They’re horrible.”

Georgia made for the window. Her heart sank when she saw it was not only locked, but had iron bars on the outside. “They weren’t taking any chances, either. As if someone would burgle stuffed animals. Would they?”

“I dunno,” Freya said, flopping down onto the dusty couch. “S’pose some of them might be worth something.”

“Budge up,” Georgia told her, and Freya slid towards one end of the sofa to make room for her mum. Georgia put an arm around her daughter’s shoulders. “It’s going to be okay, you know. Sadie’ll come back. She’ll bring the police with her.”

Freya nibbled at her lower lip. “She can’t call the police, Mum.”

“Why do you say that?”

“I… I kind of told Elsa about the things we’ve been doing together.”

Georgia stared open mouthed. “Why? Why would you do that?”

“Because I’m an idiot! Because I thought Elsa was my friend! Because I wanted something that didn’t have anything to do with Sadie and Millie and their stupid witch stuff, something that was mine, something that belonged to just me.”

“Oh, Freya.” Georgia kissed her on the cheek. “Why didn’t you say something? You should’ve told us how you feel.”

“I didn’t know how to tell you. It was hard to figure it out in my head. Everything seems to be about Millie these days, and you and Sadie are too busy being a couple to notice me. I just kind of felt you’d all forgotten about me.”

“It’s my fault,” Georgia said. “I should’ve noticed you weren’t happy. I did notice, but I just thought you were going through a phase. I’ve been so preoccupied with Millie and her issues, I didn’t stop to think that you might be going through a hard time, too. I’m so sorry, Freya.”

Freya gave a shrug, then managed the smallest of smiles. “It’s okay. It doesn’t seem that important now we’ve been kidnapped and Sadie and Millie have disappeared into a big rock.”

“I just hope they’re not trapped somewhere in the past. Is that possible, do you think?”

Freya thought about it, then shook her head. “It didn’t really feel like we were there last time. It was almost like we only went halfway, like we were looking through a window. I always wondered if our bodies were still in the barley field that whole time, but I s’pose we know the answer to that question now.”

“Yeah.” Now it was Georgia’s turn to bite down on her lip. There was another question that needed answering, but some tact was required. “Um… Freya. You’ve been hanging out with Elsa for a while now. Have you and her been doing… you know… stuff together?”

Freya rolled her eyes. “You can say ‘sex’, Mum.”

“Okay. Have you and Elsa been having sex?”

Freya looked at her mum defiantly. “Yes, we have. And don’t even think about telling me off. Not after what the four of us have been doing together.”

Georgia had to fight back her maternal instinct. “I’m not going to tell you off. But it wasn’t a very smart thing to do, was it?”

“What’s that thing they say when you look back on something you’ve done and see it wasn’t a good idea, even though you didn’t see it at the time?”

“‘Hindsight’s a wonderful thing’.”

“Yeah. Exactly.”

“Fair enough. Doesn’t sex with us interest you anymore? Or do you think what we’re doing is wrong?”

“I don’t think it’s wrong, and I still like doing it with you. But sometimes I just want to do my own thing, you know?”

“I get it. But no more sex with strange people, please. I know that might sound hypocritical of me, but I just need to know that you’re safe, okay?”

“Okay.”

“Give me a hug.“

The two of them held each other closely.

5

When the light had almost faded from the sky outside, Elsa came to them with blankets and a pillow. She was all smiles, as if nearly choking Georgia to death had been of little consequence.

“This is nicer than that dusty old cellar, isn’t it?” she said. “I won’t bother you again tonight. Let’s all get a good night’s sleep, then we can figure out what to do about this mess tomorrow.” Elsa regarded Georgia and Freya thoughtfully. “It might be a bit of a squeeze on that couch… You’re welcome to join me in my room, Freya. Or perhaps the three of us could have some fun together…?”

“I’m staying here, thank you, Elsa,” Georgia said. “And Freya’s not leaving my sight.”

Elsa’s smile had a devious edge to it. “Yes, of course. I wouldn’t dream of getting in the way of a mother and her child. I think what you have together is wonderful. In the new world I envision, there would be no laws against such a thing. No stigma, no judgement. The world is not kind to people like us, Georgia. Do you not long for change?”

“I’m just a regular girl,” Georgia said. “I tend to my bees, I bring up my girls to the best of my ability, I enjoy a glass of wine in the evening. I don’t care much about witchcraft or world domination, you know? I’m old fashioned like that.”

Elsa looked at her with unconcealed contempt. “How shortsighted.”

When she turned to leave again, Georgia called after her. “Sadie’s coming for us, Elsa.”

Elsa wiggled her fingers dramatically. “Ooh, scary! I shan’t be getting any sleep tonight! Face it, Georgia, Sadie ran away. She took Millie and left you and Freya all alone. She’s not coming back to save you.”

Georgia shook her head. It wouldn’t do to provoke this madwoman, but the need to convince herself  Sadie hadn’t given up on them wouldn’t be silenced. “You’re so wrong. You don’t know Sadie like I do. She’s the most stubborn person I’ve ever met. You caught her off guard, but she’ll be back, and when she comes she won’t be alone. She knows people, powerful people.“ It wasn’t exactly true, of course, but a few embellishments wouldn’t hurt. “And she won’t stop. See, that’s the thing about Sadie – she never stops. She never ever stops.”

6

“Stop!” Sadie wailed. “I need to s-stop!”

The schoolteacher stood hunched over with her hands on her knees, her breath coming in short, laboured bursts. “I’m bloody knackered! Who the hell builds a town on a cliff side?!”

“Come on, Sadie!” Millie trilled, apparently unconcerned with the steep gradient of the hill they were traversing. “We’re nearly there!”

The two of them were halfway up the winding cobbled street that presumably led to the lighthouse. The houses on either side of them were painted in bright colours, but any illumination from the windows was few and far between, which seemed odd, considering the light had almost faded from the day.

“Oh, God, this must be what dying feels like…” Sadie gasped. “What is wrong with these people? They must have legs like bodybuilders!”

Millie took hold of her teacher’s arm and tugged.

The registration plates on the small handful of cars that sat parked along the road had answered two questions, at least: They were still in the UK, and it was still 2022. Sadie thought she recognised the coastal town but couldn’t put a name to it. With its colourful houses and unusual cliff layout, it’d surely have featured on some mid-afternoon TV program or graced the pages of lifestyle magazines.

But it was so quiet. A picturesque place like this would’ve attracted throngs of tourists in the summer months. Instead, it felt like a ghost town. They’d seen little in the way of human habitation down by the harbour, and just as little the further up they travelled, except for a young blonde-haired man leaning out a bedroom window smoking a cigarette, watching them with interest as they walked by. Sadie considered asking him if he knew Reeta, but when she turned back, he was gone, and the window closed.

They came to another curve in the road. It continued on round to the right, heading to some other part of town, then presumably back down towards the harbour. The road leading up to the lighthouse was a simple dirt track, precarious chalk and sandstone cliffs on either side that had given way to landslides in several places. There were two signs here. One read:

Danger! Unstable cliffs. Keep clear.

The other sign was rusty and almost illegible. It read:

Rita’s Motors.

“Is it the same Rita that lives in the lighthouse, do you think?” Millie asked.

“Could be,” said Sadie. “I never heard of a selkie fixing cars, though. Maybe someone just used her name. Let’s keep going.”

Millie was already heading up the steep track towards the lighthouse.

Sadie mustered herself for another climb. “Be careful, Millie! The ground isn’t safe around here.”

7

Freya lay on the couch in the dark, her mother’s breasts pressing into her back. She was tired, exhausted really, but sleep wouldn’t come.

There were no curtains in the window, the moonlight making strange shadows of the creatures that shared the room with them, light glinting off glass eyes, making it seem as if they were staring at her, judging her.

And why shouldn’t they? She was the author of her family’s misfortunes, after all. Her stupid, immature naïveté had got them all into this mess. If she hadn’t told Elsa all their secrets, she and her mum wouldn’t be shut up with a menagerie of stuffed animals, and Sadie and Millie wouldn’t be… well, wherever the hell they were.

Maybe Elsa would just let them go. What use were they to her now, anyway? Sadie and Millie were the ones with magical abilities, after all. And where would the harm be in letting them go? Elsa knew Georgia could never risk calling the police, lest their own activities be exposed.

Or was all of that just wishful thinking? Would it be easier for Elsa to kill them and be done with it? Was she even capable of that?

Her mother’s voice made her start. “Can’t sleep?”

“No. How about you?”

“Well, I’m awake, aren’t I?”

“Ha ha.”

Georgia reached round and encircled Freya’s waist. “You smell nice.”

“Do I? Like what?”

“Like my little girl.”

“I’m not little.”

“You’ll always be little to me. Didn’t I tell you that before?”

“Yeah. That night I came to you in your bedroom. The night we had sex properly for the first time.”

“I miss that,” Georgia murmured, snaking a hand beneath Freya’s crop top. “When all this is over, how about we have some secret nights together, just you and me?”

“What about Millie and Sadie?”

“They don’t need to be part of it. They have their little witchy thing. We can make our own kind of magic.”

“Sounds nice… Put a hand down my leggings, Mum.”

Georgia trailed a hand down to Freya’s flat belly, then inched beneath the elastic of her leggings and knickers. This was neither the time nor the place to be doing such things, she knew that, but that most basic of needs cared nothing for kidnappings or missing loved ones. Indeed, the unfamiliarity of this place and the stress of their situation had honed Georgia’s arousal to a fine edge, as if her body was willing to accept sex in place of sleep as a way to cope with the trauma.

And the way Freya moved her hips against her mother’s fingers, she clearly felt much the same way. The beekeeper’s daughter was wet and warm. Georgia allowed her middle finger to slip inside the girl’s cunt, then introduced a second digit, pumping them back and forth.

No, not so little anymore, Georgia mused. Big enough to take two of Mummy’s fingers. How quickly they grow up.

Freya fumbled behind her, trying to undo Georgia’s trousers.

“Let’s just take them off,” Georgia whispered, and the two of them slipped out of their bottoms and panties, leaving them both naked from the waist down.

“Shall we do a sixty-nine?” Freya said. “Then we can make each other feel good.”

And so, under the ever watchful menagerie of strange, silent creatures, mother and daughter shifted on the couch, Georgia lying on her back while Freya climbed over her. The eleven-year-old smelled musky and delicious, and Georgia wished she were able to see what her mouth was tasting. She pushed a single digit into the girl’s pussy, fucking her with it while she flicked her tongue over the sliver of clitoris that protruded below.

Freya dipped her head between her mother’s legs, lapping at the tart liquor of her cunt. She prised the fleshy lips apart and let her tongue probe as deep as it would go. She liked the earthy taste, the way it clung to her tongue like spiced honey.

Georgia sucked on her daughter’s clit, the tempo of both tongue and finger increasing. The liquid sounds of  lovemaking gave them away in the dark of the room.

They worked each other expertly, intuitively knowing when the other was close to orgasm, pulling back or racing forward as need demanded. And when finally they came, they came together as one.

When they were done making love that way, Freya climbed atop her mother and the two of them pressed their pussies together. There was less urgency this time, so they allowed themselves to savour their joining, gently rubbing against one another until they came again.

“You’ll always be my first born,” Georgia murmured. “Nothing will ever change that.”

“Love you, Mum…”

Sated, they drew the blanket across themselves and drifted into sleep.

8

It was full dark by the time Sadie and Millie reached the top of the cliff. They found themselves in a yard illuminated by a floodlight mounted on an old garage. There was a rusty car chassis lying to one side, but if this place had ever been a workshop, Sadie was sure those days were long gone.

To their surprise, they found a house a few yards away, an old stucco cottage with white walls that must have served as lodgings for generations of lighthouse keepers. And unlike most of the houses in town, this one showed signs of life. Sadie could see light behind closed curtains, and someone was making a heroic effort to sing along with “Ride Of The Valkyries”. The lighthouse itself was dark, perhaps as obsolete as the mechanics yard it neighboured.

“Should we knock on the door first?” Millie said, gesturing to the cottage. “Rita probably lives there, not the lighthouse.”

Sadie wondered if that was a good idea. It wouldn’t be easy trying to explain why a young woman and a child wearing damp clothes were knocking on doors at this hour. She could probably improvise if there was a need, but better to weigh up their options.

“Let’s try the lighthouse first,” she said. “If it’s locked, we’ll come back here and ask if Rita’s home. I’m not sure why a selkie would choose to live so far from the water. Something doesn’t feel right.”

“When Karnu said Rita was going through the change, what did he mean?”

“It’s called the menopause,” Sadie explained. “It happens to women later in life and can be very unpleasant. It’s not something you and I need to worry about for a long while, though. I’ll explain it better another time.”

They made their way over to the lighthouse. Sadie’s concern that the door would be locked proved to be unfounded, and it creaked open.

Another ominous half-open door. The last two led me into bad situations. Am I really stupid enough to fall for it a third time? I guess I am.

If there had been a safe place for Millie to wait, Sadie would have left her behind, but who knew what kind of people lived in that house?

“Stay close behind me,” she told Millie, then stepped across the threshold. She fumbled around on the wall until her fingers settled on something that might have been a switch. When a dim light filled the interior she breathed a sigh of relief. Climbing a seemingly abandoned lighthouse at night was bad enough, but climbing one in the pitch dark was guaranteed brown trouser time.

There were no windows in the lighthouse, so their trespass would hopefully go unnoticed from the nearby cottage. A metal staircase spiralled upwards and out of sight. Sadie gave a frustrated groan, then resigned herself to yet another climb. “Up again. Always up.”

So up they went.

9

When they reached the top of the staircase, even Millie was tuckered out. Sadie parked herself on the last step to get her breath back and rub her burning calves.

A smaller set of steps led up to the light chamber.

“Wait here,” Sadie told Millie and climbed up.

The chamber was darker than the staircase, the only light coming from the hatch Sadie emerged from and the moon shining through the glass canopy overhead. She wasn’t going to risk giving herself away by turning on lights up here.

Still, there was enough light to make out the shape on the floor, round the other side of the central bulb housing, although Sadie couldn’t say exactly what it was. It looked like a large chrysalis of some kind, a greyish-brown cyst that seemed to pulse with life. It reminded her of the humanoid-shaped growth that had marked the old oak back in Derwold, before Astris had abandoned the ancient tree for the seclusion of the forest.

She heard footsteps on the ladder behind her, and turned to find Millie climbing into the chamber. “I told you to wait down there,” she said without much rancour.

“I want to see,” Millie replied. “Wow. I’ve never been inside a lighthouse before.”

“I don’t think this one gets used much, by the look of it.”

“What’s that over there?” Millie said, moving round to where Sadie stood. There was something big and icky on the floor. “Sadie, what is it?”

That,” said a voice behind them, “is my Aunt Rita.”

On to Chapter Nine!The Beekeeper’s Lament, Chapter 9

 

The Evil That Men Do, Chapter 1

  • Posted on August 15, 2025 at 2:19 pm

A Note From the Author

Hello once again! Welcome to this, my third long-form story for Juicy Secrets. I’m honored and humbled at the number of people who have so graciously expressed enthusiasm for my previous work, and excitement at the prospect of the tale you’re about to read, which merges the casts of the two prior stories.

If you’ve read the novellas “Strange Brew” and “Pages From a Diary,” you already know the two exist in the same universe and share some of the same cast. There was even a taste of reunion when the Hanson family attended the funeral for Nettie Hasting’s father in “Strange Brew.” Well, in this one we’re just bringing everyone together!

Like “Pages…” and “Strange Brew,” this is a story in which sex is not the main focus. There certainly is a lot of it, much more than a typical novel would feature, but there will, at times, be entire chapters with no sexual activity. Those familiar with my work will already be aware of this, but I thought I should throw it out there. If you’re looking for a straight-up stroke story, this probably isn’t for you.

One more small warning: there are a very few instances of strictly off camera heterosexual activity. Like, a male and female character will go off somewhere and have sex. I won’t be detailing the sex, but it’ll be hinted at. Sometimes, it might involve a female character you wouldn’t expect. Hopefully not too many people will find this a showstopper. This is a story with male characters that are of importance to the plot, and men get laid too—at least so I’m told.

You will note that every chapter is prefaced with some song lyrics. Each is chosen in an attempt to highlight the themes and overall feel of a given chapter. Given the importance Nettie Hastings attaches to her beloved heavy metal as one of the lifelines she clings to when her traumatic past comes back to haunt her, it seemed apropos. However, if I were to pick an overall theme song for this story, it would be Halford’s “Silent Screams.” From the very early phases of my work on “Strange Brew,” when Nettie’s character was slowly unfolding itself in my mind, I’ve thought of it as “Nettie’s Song.” When I need to put myself in her head, I go back and listen to that.

Before I shut up and let you get to the story, I do feel the need to express my undying gratitude to Jetboy, whose truly righteous editorial work has greatly enhanced my stories. I can’t possibly say enough good things about our working relationship. Thank you so much, my friend! Also, thanks are in order for the rest of the staff at Juicy Secrets: the work you do to keep this site up and running is truly appreciated by all.

And now, it’s time to join your favorite characters from both “Strange Brew,” and “Pages From a Diary,” in this brand-new adventure. May the joy you take in reading be as great as the pleasure it gave me to write it!

Big hugs and kisses, Rachael Yukey

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A (brief) note from JetBoy: This being a sequel to two previously posted novellas, we consider it our duty to inform you that if you have yet to read those, you may find this new story hard to comprehend in places. Also, you are guaranteed to encounter a veritable mountain of spoilers. Besides, the earlier works are great and you should read them, damn it. 

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For a list of the characters from the previous two stories that you will encounter here as well, visit this page.

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by Rachael Yukey

Foreword

I had such plans for the summer! Mostly to do nothing at all. It was the spring of ‘22, the ink was still drying on my hard-won PhD, and I was back in my hometown for a few months. I’m Mallory Kalvornek, by the way—some of you might have read the diary I kept back when I was in the 6th grade.

Julie and I were returning to our old stomping ground, making the trek from our home in Boulder, Colorado by car. Historically we’ve always caught a flight when returning to Minnesota, but we were planning to be there for the entire summer, and figured we’d be better off with our own set of wheels. We took turns driving, the one in the passenger seat either napping or reading to the other. That’s how our friendship started, you know: through a shared love of fantasy novels. The material has changed a bit—we’re doing hard science fiction these days—but sixteen years down the track, our favorite together activity is still reading to each other. Not counting, of course, our exploits in bed!

I’d finished grading finals a week earlier, signing off on the last of the senior recitals the day before we left. And for the first time since I was twelve, I didn’t have a summer concert schedule. Julie took a three-month sabbatical from her engineering job, and just like that, we were homeward bound.

I had it in mind to wander the family farm, and finally make the decisions I’d been putting off since Dad died two years before. We’d also meet up with old friends; maybe even have a reunion of the Pussy Posse. Julie wanted to get in some bass fishing with her dad and spend some time with her kid sister, whom we haven’t seen nearly enough of the past few years. To cap it all off, my first band had plans to converge on the old hometown and play a show in August.

As it turned out, our summer wasn’t quite as simple as that. We did get time to do the things we came to do, but don’t they say that life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans? I don’t think anyone could have predicted the sequence of events that brought Julie’s cousin Nettie face-to-face with her troubled past, carrying the rest of us along for the ride. Or that yours truly would end up with the job of compiling everyone’s stories and experiences, putting them into a comprehensible format an outsider can make sense of. Someone had to do it—this is a story worth telling.

Some of what you’re about to read I was there for, but much of it I’m relating second-hand. I had to extrapolate a lot of details from police reports and files from several federal agencies, the latter passed along to me by someone who had no business doing so, bless her delightfully wicked heart.

Come now; let me spin you a tale…

Chapter 1 

 

The evil that men do… lives on and on. 
Iron Maiden, 1988

No movement stirs the shadows beneath the glow of the few streetlamps that continue to function. No sound permeates the predawn air but the rustle of a light breeze through the surrounding pines. This is the trailer park that time forgot, a ramshackle collection of mobile homes long past their intended lifespans, many unoccupied.

Better times, the days of the bustling iron range with its attendant support industry, are now a good half century in the past. Few remain but downtrodden retirees, single moms on welfare, couples too tapped out to afford even a cheap apartment, the occasional indigent bachelor. The most exciting thing to hit this park in recent years was the taking of a trophy northern from Keenan Lake two years gone; the scariest thing the not-so-occasional pile of bear shit on someone’s lawn in the morning.

If you were to take a wrong turn off of Highway Seven onto Keenan Lake Road at this still, dark hour, you’d drive once around the outside edge of the park, see nothing to elicit interest or concern, and return posthaste the way you came.

But you would be wrong. Something malignant haunts the forest this night, as it has every night for more than a week. A sick, twisted mind has been denied what it craves for far too long, and is now biding its time, ready to seize opportunity when it strikes. Watching. Waiting. Yearning.

***

“Heather—there’s someone out there again. Heather, wake up!”

“Go ‘way, Gina.” Heather Dulcey pulled the blanket over her head and curled up tightly, trying to keep the warmth in. Mom was keeping the thermostat at sixty-four to keep the gas bill down.

“Heather, there was a man out there!” A small hand pulled the blanket down despite Heather’s too-late grab to claw it back, revealing Gina’s anxious face peering up over the edge of the top bunk, the eleven-year-old’s features just barely visible in the illumination cast by the Mickey Mouse nightlight. She was pointing urgently at the window.

The girls had the back bedroom of the two-bedroom trailer they shared with their mother and her never-ending parade of boyfriends. The trailer was backed up to the very edge of the forest, the window in question less than three feet from the encroaching pine boughs.

Heather sighed heavily. “You thought you saw someone last night, too. It’s just the bear again, Gina. Go back to sleep.”

“Bears don’t wear clothes, Heather!”

“Ugh!” Heather yanked the covers back over her head. She didn’t want to hear about some fairy-tale stalker, she wanted to sleep. The sooner she was back in dreamland, the sooner yesterday’s humiliating twelfth birthday party would cease to replay in her head, visions of unwrapping Mom’s gift while her school friends looked on—a pair of scuffed and faded thrift store pumps. The “cake” had been a box of stale day-old donuts from the Hasty Tasty in Virginia.

Tomorrow might be a little better; Mom was working at the C-store. Nominally she and Gina would be watched by Mrs. Amundson down the street, but that lady didn’t give a hoot in hell what they did or didn’t do. In the evening, though, they’d be stuck with the fat babysitter who smelled of pot and always sent them to their room so she could watch dirty stuff on her phone. Meanwhile, Mom would be out hitting the little country bars, looking for some trashy guy to keep her bed warm for the next little while. The very idea of doing it with some sleazeball you picked up in a honky-tonk gave Heather the creeps. The sooner she could go back to sleep, the sooner she could stop thinking about that stuff.

But Gina wasn’t done being a pest. “Heather, come on!”

With an annoyed groan, Heather threw the covers off and clambered down from her bunk, wincing as her feet hit the icy floor, then padded over to the window. Placing both hands against the glass, she peered out.

Nothing. No movement, save for the rustling of the pines in a light spring breeze.

Turning back to her sister, she shook her head. “There’s nothing out there, Gina. Not even the silly damn bear. Now stop being a spaz and go back to sleep.” Climbing back into her bunk with more grunts of effort than were strictly necessary, Heather resolutely pulled the covers back over her head.

***

“Thanks, doctor.” Paramedic Antoinette Hastings was speaking into her phone. ”We’ll terminate the resuscitation.”

Her eyes swept the cramped second-floor bedroom, encompassing a visibly nervous cop, an ancient four-poster bed and, finally, the woman on the floor. All skin and bones, wisps of snow-white hair, the Lucas compression machine pumping inexorably on her chest. Nettie’s EMT partner Darren knelt at the woman’s head, using a bulbous bag valve device to do the breathing for her.

They’d been in this farmhouse bedroom for over half an hour, and had even got pulses back for a few minutes. But before they could package the old lady up to carry her down the stairs and to the ambulance, her heart had stopped again.

“Sounds good,” Dr. Murphy replied. “Drop by the emergency room when you get back to town and I’ll give you your signatures.”

Tucking her phone back into the left front pocket of her navy blue tactical pants, Nettie turned to her partner. “All right,” she said, “we’re done here. Kill the Lucas, and check pulses one more time.”

As Darren hit the pause button on the compression machine, Nettie dropped to her knees, resting a hand on Denise Lawson’s thigh. She’d been to this house a half dozen times over the last year, as emphysema had rendered the lady increasingly infirm. Nettie admitted to herself that she’d grown rather fond of the acerbic, quick-witted old bird.

Darren was pressing two fingers against the emaciated neck. His eyes widened. “Uh… Nettie?”

Nettie’s mouth fell open. “You’ve got to be kidding me.”

“Nope. She’s back. Guess we’d better haul ass, huh?”

Two minutes later they were bolting through the kitchen with their charge, Darren carrying the foot end of the longboard, Nettie and the brown-clad policeman at the head. Denise’s husband Harold, sitting at the table with his head bowed and tears on his cheeks, looked up, startled. He’d already resigned himself to his wife’s passing.

“We got pulses back,” Nettie tossed off without breaking stride. “We’re taking her to the hospital.”

“P-pulses?” the elderly gentleman stammered. Nettie kept right on going. As they strode across the lawn in the chilly Minnesota moonlight, she glanced at the monitor, propped between the withered twigs masquerading as legs.

“Get a load of her pressure,” she said.

“I saw that,” said Darren. “One twenty-seven over seventy-three. Rate looks good, too. Think we actually have a shot here?”

“She hasn’t so much as twitched,” Nettie replied as they reached the ambulance. “She’s not trying to breathe under her own power, either. I still don’t think we’re getting a good outcome.”

The comatose woman was shoved into the rig through the back doors, Darren hauling himself in right behind. Nettie turned to the sheriff’s deputy. “Any chance you could drive?”

He shook his head. “Sorry, Nettie. I’m flying solo tonight. Can’t leave my squad behind.”

“Shit,” Nettie muttered. “All right, then, do me a favor. Go back upstairs, pick up all the crap we left behind, including the garbage, and bring it to Pinewood. I don’t wanna waste time here retrieving it.”

“That I can do.”

Nettie nodded once, then hoisted herself in through the back doors, slamming them behind.

“No driver?” Darren asked, not taking his eyes from the pressure bag he was pumping up over a fresh bag of saline.

“No, but he’s gonna bring our stuff to the hospital.” Nettie’s eyes roved across the monitor, the bag valve bubble that Darren was still squeezing every six seconds, and the Lucas machine secured across the old woman’s chest.

“I think you’re pretty set back here,” Darren replied. “I spiked you a new bag, and powered up the vent. Everything is where you can reach it from the bench.”

Nettie turned her attention to the ventilator, punching a couple of buttons and adjusting a dial. Then she handed the end of the vent tubing to Darren. “Go ahead and hook her up to this, then get us moving. It’s twenty minutes back to civilization.” She took her place, ass hitting the bench seat with an audible plop. Darren stripped off his gloves, dropping them into the trash as he exited through the side door.

Reaching across the patient, Nettie plucked the radio mic from its clip as the ambulance eased into motion. “Thormleton 3520 to Pinewood.”

“Pinewood hospital, go ahead.”

Nettie gave a rapid-fire account of everything that had transpired since her phone conversation with the doctor, pausing only to instruct her partner up front to hold off on the siren until she was done with her report. It wasn’t like anyone was out cruising these back-country roads at the shank of the morning, anyway.

“We’ll be there in about twenty minutes,” she finished, “so you have time to call in the cavalry.”

“Most of the on-call people are already here,” the deep male voice of Nettie’s favorite ED nurse rumbled. “We have a sick anesthetist, but the new anesthesiology resident is coming in. We’re ready for you, Nettie.”

Nettie hung the mic up, eyes continuing to rove the equipment, absently noting the siren beginning to howl. Her mind was racing, trying to think of anything she could do to improve the odds. The monitor began a strident wailing. She fastened her eyes upon the device. A series of tall, wide, regular humps chased each other across the screen, replaced a moment later by a chaotic, disorganized waveform.

“Fuck!” Nettie felt around for a carotid pulse, fingers rapidly confirming what she already knew. But for the first time since they’d squeezed their way into that tiny farmhouse bedroom, she had a shockable rhythm.

She hit the charge button on the monitor, pressing the start control on the Lucas with the other hand. The siren cut out. “Need help back there, Nettie?” Darren called from the driver’s seat.

“No, keep going. She just went into vfib, but I’ve got this.” The siren sounded again. The monitor let out a loud beep as it reached full charge. Nettie paused the Lucas, feeling slightly foolish at the urge to yell ‘clear’. No one back here but you, dumbass. She hit the shock button, watching the patient’s body convulse. Not waiting to see how the rhythm reorganized, she fired up the Lucas again.

Pausing the machine two minutes later, she focused her gaze on the monitor. Back to a normal rhythm. Probing fingers located a strong carotid pulse, but there was still no sign of neurological response. Nettie shone a penlight into the eyes; first left, then right. Fixed and dilated. Shit. 

She felt the ambulance slow, turn left and accelerate smoothly as Darren pulled them out onto state highway 37, just two miles shy of Johnstown. It’s really true; time flies when you’re having this much goddamn fun. 

***

Five minutes later, Nettie was just rising from the bench when the back doors popped open from the outside. The garage door had yet to roll down, and Darren hadn’t even had time to get out of the cab. The portly, bushy-bearded nurse Nettie had spoken to on the radio stood waiting for her.

“Santa comes early,” she quipped as she hauled her tired ass towards the open doors.

‘Santa Claus Sam’, as Samuel Harvey (RN, BSN) was known to almost everyone, uttered a deep belly laugh that reverberated even over the racket of the garage door trundling down on rickety tracks. Nettie dropped to the poured concrete garage floor just as the front door of the ambulance slammed. Darren rounded the back of the rig at a fast walk.

“She coded again about ten minutes after I last talked to you,” Nettie reported as they pulled the cot out. “Vfib arrest, so I shocked her for the first time in the whole goddamn code. Got her back on the first try.”

By this time they were power-walking the cot through the double doors into the emergency department, making haste for the large stabilization room near the nurses station at the end of the hall. A small army of on-call personnel were waiting for them there. The monitor wailed again, and three sets of eyes fixed on its screen.

“Christ,” said Nettie, feeling for a pulse as Sam and Darren continued to push the cot down the hall, “she’s down again, and the rhythm isn’t shockable.” She started up the Lucas for the last time that night.

Dr. Murphy was at the forefront of the horde waiting for them outside of the stabe room. “She just coded again,” Nettie informed her en passant, as they wheeled the cot through the door. “I lost her in the ambulance ten minutes ago, had vfib, shocked once, got ROSC. But now we’re in asystole.”

Dr. Murphy’s lips twisted. “Just bring the ultrasound straight in,” she called out.

A minute with the ultrasound confirmed what they all suspected… no cardiac activity. “You’ve been working this for what, an hour now?” Dr. Murphy wanted to know.

Nettie nodded weakly from where she leaned against the door jam, suddenly exhausted now that her part in this was done. “About that.”

“All right,” said the doctor, “Let’s get the anesthesiologist in here to verify device placement. I’m sorry, what’s her name… Dr. Fletcher?” Something about that twigged at Nettie, but her weary brain failed to assimilate it, and she barely even registered the brisk young woman who brushed past her.

The curvy form bent over the emaciated figure that had yet to be removed from the ambulance cot. Something about the movement of the scrubs-clad body caught Nettie’s attention, and she straightened.

“Tube’s good, IO is good,” the compact, curvy redheaded woman in pink scrubs proclaimed. “Couldn’t have done it better myself.” At the sound of that voice, Nettie found herself breaking into a grin, despite the unfortunate circumstances. The pink scrubs pivoted to face the door, and the corners of Hannah Fletcher’s mouth twitched upwards. “Sounds to me like the whole thing has been handled perfectly. Not that I’m surprised.”

Nettie suppressed the smile that threatened to consume her entire face, but her eyes were shining.

The entire exchange seemed to go right over Dr. Murphy’s head. “Can anyone think of a reason to not call it?” she wanted to know. Her eyes roved the tired faces; nurses, ED techs, a respiratory therapist. A few heads shook. Nobody spoke.

“All right then,” said Doctor Murphy, stripping off her gloves. “Time of death two twenty-eight. And very well done to the ambulance crew.”

Nettie ducked into the hallway, knowing that it would be a few minutes before they could start retrieving their equipment, and hardly able to contain herself. Moments later the lithe pink-scrubbed redhead glided through the door, stopping in front of Nettie and gripping her arms.

“Hannah!” Nettie exclaimed, eyes dancing at the sight of her lover. “What the hell are you doing here?”

***

“She was a cantankerous old bitch, but I liked her,” said Nettie, taking a cautious sip of steaming coffee.

Hannah shook her head. “I learned while I was shadowing the ER in medical school that emergency medicine isn’t for me. You tried to save her for an hour, got her back three times, lost her anyway—and then you were like ‘okay, back to work’. On a patient you knew and liked. I’m not wired that way.”

Nettie took another sip, then tilted her head back to gaze at the ceiling. “You hit a point where losing someone as old and sick as she was doesn’t bother you too much. It’s a little sad, ’cause I knew her, but it’s pretty easy to shrug off. Little kids are the worst. I couldn’t do what you did in Minneapolis, working with sick children every day.”

“It’s different in anesthesiology,” said Hannah. “Most patients, I’m with them for only a few minutes, and then one of my CRNAs takes over. There’s a certain detachment, and I’m not the one running the code if things go wrong. Hell, I haven’t run a code since I was an intern. When I renew my ACLS every two years, I’m learning everything all over again. My level of care is higher than yours, but I can’t do what you do. Come to think of it, don’t you teach ACLS?”

“Yeah,” said Nettie with a shaky laugh. She leaned forward across the narrow table. “Forget about that—what are you doing here, anyway?”

The two women were seated at the kitchen table in Hannah’s two-bedroom apartment in Johnstown. Unpacked boxes decorated the living room, which at the moment sported a sofa as its only piece of furniture. It was just after seven-thirty this foggy Saturday morning.

“Well,” Hannah said with an easy grin, “Bethany has been pestering me for a couple of years to get us out of the city. Says she wants to live closer to nature. Then there’s us—I hope I’m not being too forward, but I think you and I are right on the edge of something really special, and we’ll never find out if our relationship has legs while we’re living three hours apart. Besides, my fellowship is up at Children’s.”

She sipped at her coffee, then gave a long sigh. “They offered to renew my contract, with a path towards attending. The problem is that there are a finite number of permanent positions, and they’re full for the foreseeable future. Nobody is getting an attending anesthesiology job at Children’s until someone retires or dies, and that’s likely to be decades down the road. So when I saw there was a residency close to where you live, I jumped on it.”

“Wait a minute.” Nettie leaned back in her chair, brow furrowing. “Since when did Pinewood keep anesthesiologists on staff? It’s always been nurse anesthetists, and they get their oversight remotely from larger facilities.”

“New thing,” said Hannah, her smile brightening the room. “Pinewood is looking to expand their surgical capabilities. Historically they’ve only done general surgery, but they’re getting set up to branch into ortho, then more if it goes well. If they’re going to do that and meet state requirements, they need an anesthesiologist in-house. They’re calling it a residency for now because they don’t know how it’s going to go, but I’m in charge of anesthesia for this hospital as of yesterday morning. If the program seems to be working out in twelve months, and I decide I want to stay, the position becomes permanent.”

Almost of its own volition, Nettie’s hand darted across the table, capturing Hannah’s in a vise grip. “Hannah, that’s great! Why didn’t you tell me, damn it?”

“I wanted to surprise you. Guess I managed it—just not the way I had in mind.” She lowered her gaze for a moment, then raised her eyes to meet Nettie’s. “I’m not jumping the gun here, am I? I mean, where you and I are concerned?”

Nettie found herself fighting tears. “Christ, no. Hannah—I’ve been agonizing over this for weeks. How we’re going to find out if we have what I think we do. You just solved it for me. But this—is it really what you want? It has to be a pay downgrade, for one thing.”

Hannah shrugged. “It is, but I’m an anesthesiologist. It’s not like I’m getting paid crap, and housing costs less here. A lot less. Besides, working here, I’m in charge. At a big city hospital, I’d be looking at decades of work and a lot of office politics before that happened. It’s a reasonable trade-off, especially if it means being close to you.”

Nettie sniffled, wiped a bit of moisture from the corners of her eyes, then gripped her cup again. “You don’t know what it means to me, that you would do this. I’m gonna make you so happy you never want to leave.”

Hannah chuckled. “You fucking better.” She reached across the table, prying loose Nettie’s coffee cup hand, squeezing both extremities tightly.

“So,” Nettie went on, doing her best to get a handle on her emotions, “when is Bethany getting here?”

“Her dad took a couple weeks vacation to come up and stay with her while she finishes the school year,” Hannah replied. “Then she’ll be going to Iowa with him. She stays with him for the first few weeks of every summer vacation anyway. She’ll be here at the end of the month. She’s excited. Much as she loves spending time with her dad, I think she’s a little frustrated to not be coming here with me straight away.”

“What about your house?”

“I’m renting it to a college friend of mine. It’s for the cost of mortgage and taxes, so I’m just breaking even, but it gives her a decent place to live while she starts her new job, and it buys me a little time in case I end up back in the metro. Let’s talk about you. How’s the DEA thing going?”

“Very part-time, for the moment,” said Nettie. “I’m mostly analyzing data, going through evidence and picking out clues. The agent who recruited me was right; I’m pretty good at it. I told them I’d like to ease my way in—I’m not sure when I’m going to be ready to transition out of EMS, or if I even want to. Right now, Bridgett Ramscone is just sending me stuff her agents on the ground are batting zero with.”

Extricating one of her hands, Nettie took a long sip of coffee. “Look, Hannah—I can’t stay. I’m on call for Bronning from nine to two and besides, I have to help set up for a party. Terry Wilder officially takes over as Bronning Ambulance director on Monday, and we’re throwing a… retirement thing for Robbie Wachinsky this afternoon.”

Hannah grimaced. “It’s what—a thirty minute drive home?”

“Closer to forty. That’s why I mostly work consecutive shifts.”

“I do not understand how you manage that.”

Nettie shrugged. “It’s not as bad as it sounds. We’re in Johnstown, not Minneapolis. It’s not that busy. Last night was a shitshow, but if I was on today, I’d just sleep until the next call went out. I’d probably get more sleep if I was staying onshift, because right now I have to go back to Bronning and help get this goddamn party set up.”

“Damn,” Hannah said with a grin. “I was going to offer to let you crash here, with a little climax therapy as a sleep aid.”

Nettie laughed out loud. “Well—it’s Saturday morning. Are you off for the weekend?”

“I’m covering for a sick on–call anesthetist until noon.”

“Perfect,” said Nettie, getting up and shrugging into her jacket. “The party starts at four. Food, cake, the usual bullshit. Why don’t you come as my guest? And spend tonight at my place. Climax therapy can work both ways, you know.”

“Sounds great.” Hannah saw Nettie to the door, standing on tiptoes to kiss the much taller woman.

“Whoa,” said Nettie, leaning backwards. “I can’t promise what my breath is gonna smell like.”

“As if I care,” Hannah growled, looping hands around her lover’s neck and pulling her down by main force. Lips engaged, tongues danced. Finally, reluctantly, they separated.

“I’ll see you this afternoon,” Nettie breathed.

“Count on it,” Hannah got out. “God, I so want to shove my hand down the front of your pants right now.”

“Save that thought,” Nettie replied. It took all the willpower she possessed to walk out the door.

***

Terrance Wilder sat in his home office, staring at a blank computer screen.

It hadn’t been blank two minutes before, but he’d just wiped the document and started over. Not that it was gone forever, mind you. It was lurking somewhere in the bowels of his PC, patiently awaiting its moment in the sun.

Oughta just scrub the goddamn thing, he mused. It’s shitty word salad that’s best relegated to somebody’s compost heap. 

Writer’s block, he’d always thought, was something that happened to other people. He’d never had the slightest problem coming up with ideas, or stringing those ideas out into words. Ever since he’d first tried his hand at fiction at the tender age of seven, it had been easy. It was easy until his life got turned upside down.

So what if you haven’t finished a novel in four years, or sold a script in almost three? The practical part of his mind insisted. It’s not like you need the money there, stud.

Except, of course, it wasn’t about the money anymore. The work came to define you. Your identity got wrapped up in it, to say nothing of your pride.

Impatiently shoving his chair back from the desk, Terry stood, laced his fingers behind his head, and stretched. Sounds filtered into his consciousness, the ever-present resonations of daily life. A car driving by outside the palatial 19th-century home he’d bought four years previously. Little-girl babble emanating from the living room, those of his youngest two daughters mingled with their friend Allison from across the street. The tapping of keys on a laptop; that would be his eldest daughter Halee.

His ever-alert mind wondered momentarily why he couldn’t hear anything of Naomi, his second-eldest. A twinge of panic set in, and was ruthlessly suppressed. He recognized the incipient signs of PTSD, the lingering after-effect of having almost lost Halee to armed thugs almost two months before. Naomi is at her friend Chelsey’s house, moron. She’s fine. Don’t borrow trouble.

It was easier said than done; Terry was self-aware enough to know that he had a problem here. He redirected the way he always did, forcing his mind to the immediate task at hand. Two days hence he’d be officially taking over as the head of the Bronning ambulance squad. There was no particular distinction in holding administrative dominion over a dippy small-town EMS service, but for him, there was a certain symbolism involved. It was one thing to be a volunteer EMT in a town to which he had only the most tenuous connection; quite another to accept a leadership role that would involve active participation in city politics. It made he and his kids a part of Bronning, in a way that nothing else thus far had.

In the meantime, there was the retirement party for his predecessor, just hours ahead. He was expected to give a speech, and was ready for it. At least THAT was easy to write, he thought with bitter irony. He gave silent thanks that he wasn’t expected to oversee the party prep; that was being handled by long–time EMT volunteer and city council member Lori Henderson, who had championed him for the director’s position.

Shaking off the vapors, he stepped out into the hallway, the ancient solid-wood door thudding shut behind him. A few steps down the hall brought him into the living room, where three little girls briefly glanced up at his arrival. Halee, seated at the dining nook table, gave him a small wave without glancing up from her laptop. The two dogs were curled up together on the couch, Halee’s little Boston terrier dwarfed by the hirsute bulk of the family golden retriever.

Picking his way cautiously through a deadly scattering of Legos across the floor, Terry made his way to his record library. He selected a Barto recording of 18th century lute music, carefully settled it onto the turntable, placed the needle on the record and turned the stereo up.

As he settled into his recliner, the animated chatter of three small creatures hard at work on new Lego creations combined with the classical music to soothe his jangled nerves. Even the rattle-clack of Halee’s assault on her laptop keyboard took on a comfortable sort of logic. He thought again of his deepening ties to this place he now called home, and his inability to generate new fiction seemed less important than it had ten minutes before.

Things could be worse, he thought, as he closed his eyes and let the music take over.

***

The malignance is a denizen of darkness, a creature that lays plans and does its work in the murky depths of the night. In the day, it slumbers, undisturbed by dreams. And two girls have a tea party on the lawn using a plastic service so ancient the colors have washed and faded, mere yards from where the creature lurked only hours before. Under the rays of the late spring sun, even Gina has become convinced that what she thought she’d seen amongst the pines was nothing more than the residue of a nightmare.

On to Chapter Two!

 

My Best Friend’s Girl, Part Two

  • Posted on August 11, 2025 at 2:02 pm

by Debbie L

Part Two: Secrets and Lies

Diane Baxter was a woman of many secrets, and a chequered history to go with them.

She’d always known she was bisexual, with a heavy leaning toward females. Her curiosity towards other girls had manifested itself from a very young age. At school, she had massive crushes on older female teachers, and often tried to steal glances up girls’ skirts to get a peek at their knickers.

When a teacher caught Diane playing I’ll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours with a pretty little friend in the Wendy House, it came as quite a shock to learn that such behaviour was frowned upon.

The teacher had taken young Diane aside and explained that it simply wasn’t the kind of thing good little girls do, especially at school. From that day forth, Diane knew to keep her desires a secret.

Home life wasn’t much better. Her father could only be described as aggressively conservative in his thinking, and her mother had always been obsessed with keeping up precious middle-class appearances. By the time she’d reached thirteen, Diane had buried herself so far back in the closet she was practically in Narnia. Sure, she’d had pretend boyfriends at school to keep up the act, but her true passion was for other girls, or attractive older women.

At seventeen, a careless incident led to Diane’s hasty departure. She’d just discovered she was pregnant with Chloe, and despite her tender years, this development was much to her parents’ delight. They thought their daughter had finally grown out of her ‘strange teen phases,’ as her father put it, and was ready to live life as a normal young woman.

Her so-called boyfriend was less than thrilled by the prospect of impending fatherhood, but those reservations paled in comparison to the utter shock of returning home from work one Saturday to discover Diane, sweaty and naked, frantically scissoring with his sweet, innocent, and apparently wholly enthusiastic thirteen-year-old sister on her Backstreet Boys duvet.

To buy his silence, Diane was forced to promise she wouldn’t make any claims for child support. He, in turn, would not be expected to have any part of Chloe’s life, which suited him just fine.

It was a scared, tearful Diane who went home and told her mum and dad she was in need of a change, and wanted to strike out on her own. So she packed her bags and went to stay with her aunt and uncle in Bristol.

Over the next few years, during Chloe’s infancy, Diane gradually worked her way South East, scrimping, saving, struggling, working shitty low-income jobs and relying on the kindness of friends. She eventually found herself working two jobs to manage the rent on a modest two-bedroom property. Her parents helped where they could, but Diane made an effort not to rely on them too often. It was a constant struggle, but she was keeping her head above water. Mostly.

Then the clouds finally lifted, and the bright, bright sun that shone down illuminated Diane’s life in ways she could never have imagined.

The day she’d walked into that dance studio, little Chloe’s hand in hers. The day she’d spied that pretty thirty-something blonde and her beautiful, vivacious nine-year-old daughter. She never dreamed she would find such special friends, or such a willing, adventurous, sexually daring young playmate.

Diane shared none of Mel’s guilt at the prospect of seducing AJ. Having had plenty of female lovers over the years, both young and old, she’d instantly recognised the attraction Mel felt toward Chloe. Diane had never tried to hide who she was from her daughter, and had long ago decided that Chloe was free to explore her own sexuality, a luxury she’d never known at that tender age.

***

AJ, as it happened, had practically invited Diane to seduce her. She was ten by this point, and one evening during a movie, she’d decided to snuggle with Diane under a shared blanket. She liked having her mum’s friend’s soft, warm body pressed up against hers, and the subtle fragrance of the woman’s natural scent made her feel… tingly.

They were cuddling in a large recliner, as were Mel and Chloe on the adjacent sofa. AJ had one lithe leg thrown over Diane, and was perfectly content to feel a soft hand trail lightly down her side, then lower still over hip and thigh. She mewled with delight when Diane delved underneath her t-shirt, finding and stroking a tiny nipple. A shudder of lust and excitement ran through AJ’s body as Diane rolled the stiff treat between thumb and forefinger.

With a blissful sigh, AJ gave Diane a knowing, secretive smile, an unmistakable green light for the woman to continue. She was enjoying the sensations coursing through her young body, and found herself eager for more.

“Is this okay, poppet?” Diane whispered, the words inaudible to Chloe and Mel beneath the noisy soundtrack of Tangled.

“Uh-huh,” AJ murmured sweetly, nestling closer as Diane’s hand slid back down and over her thigh, pausing to cup a delightful bottom that was clad only in tight shorty knickers.

She gave AJ’s bum a squeeze, then allowed her finger to stray beneath to lightly stroke the little girl’s camel-toe. Diane’s breath nearly caught in her throat as a surge of helpless lust washed over her. She squeezed her thighs together, desperate for release.

AJ lifted a knee, enabling Mum’s friend to trail a hand over her warm, tingling kitty. Bringing her mouth to Di’s ear, the ten-year-old whispered, “I touch myself there like all the time, but it feels lots better when you do it.”

Cuddled up on the couch opposite, Mel and Chloe were munching popcorn and laughing at the movie, completely oblivious to the sexy shenanigans going on just a few feet away. Mel was still trying to convince herself that she really fancied her friend, not her friend’s underage daughter.

“Shall I carry on then, sweetheart?” Diane whispered to AJ. “Do you want me to?”

“Mmm, yes, please. Don’t stop.”

Then the ten-year-old stunned Diane completely by reaching under the blanket to push the back of her canary yellow shorties down over her delectable little arse, allowing Diane free, unrestricted access.

“You got fleas or something, Amy?” said Mel with a chuckle, noticing her daughter’s movements. “If she’s annoying you, Di, just push her off. She’s a proper pain in the bum when she gets fidgety.”

“N-no, she’s fine, honestly. Just having herself a stretch, aren’t you, poppet? Don’t listen to mean old Mum.”

AJ smirked, then followed that with a covert wink.

Christ, she really does want me to touch her, an astonished Diane mused. Go easy, though, Di. Don’t fuck this up, ‘cause you probably won’t get another chance.

It had been ages since Diane had touched a girl so young, and she had to suppress a whimper as her fingers found AJ’s moist, impossibly smooth slit. She explored the little girl with slow, easy strokes, coating her fingers in a sheen of wetness. AJ rocked her hips as discreetly as possible, biting down on her bottom lip as the older woman slipped the tip of a finger inside. Diane cupped the child’s bum with her free hand as she gently finger-fucked the pretty ten-year-old.

AJ placed a hand on one of Diane’s pert breasts and began to knead it. She desperately wanted to touch between the woman’s legs, but Diane was wearing a tight pair of jeans and she didn’t want to give this wonderful new game away by attracting her mum’s attention.

Much to the disappointment of AJ and Diane, their intimate moment was brought to an abrupt end when Chloe announced, “I need to pee. Can we pause it, please?”

Diane hastily withdrew her finger from AJ’s cunt as Mel found her feet and said, “I’m gonna make a quick cuppa.” She padded into the kitchen, leaving AJ and Diane alone.

AJ seized the opportunity to hike her shorts back up, wearing a conspiratorial grin. Diane smiled back, then licked her fingers clean of the little girl’s essence, savouring the exquisite musky flavour. AJ’s eyes went wide at that. “Whoa,” she breathed.

“That was so good, poppet,” Di cooed. “Thank you so much. You’re just so beautiful and sexy.”

“Mmm, I loved it, too,” AJ agreed. “You can touch me anytime you want, Diane. I mean it. Oh, and we can think of lots of other things to do, as well. Uh… if you want to, that is. I definitely want to.”

“Oh, baby girl, that sounds wonderful.” Diane took a quick look to be sure the coast was clear, then leaned in to kiss AJ for the first time. “You can’t ever tell your mum or Chloe about this, though. It has to be our secret. Promise?”

“Cross my heart,” whispered AJ earnestly, scribing a large X across her chest for good measure.

***

After that first episode, Diane and AJ were off to the races. Any chance the pair got, they were at it, kissing and touching at every sneaky opportunity, fucking when time allowed.

AJ was an apt pupil, every bit as willing to give as she was to receive. She took to lesbian sex like a duck to water, and on numerous occasions Di called in sick while AJ feigned illness from school, so they could spend a few torrid hours in bed together. On one occasion, AJ licked and fingered Diane to orgasm in the ladies loo of a Marks & Spencer. Diane stuffed her knickers in her mouth to stifle the moans.

The ten-year-old was insatiable, and Diane was more than happy to oblige. Nothing was off limits; every curiosity indulged, explored and satisfied.

That is, until one fateful day at Diane’s house when, in their haste for a quickie, they foolishly forgot to lock the bathroom door.

The four of them were enjoying another movie night. Diane had made some excuse to go upstairs. Not long after that, AJ claimed she needed the toilet. Mel had been too engrossed in her phone to think much of it, but after several long minutes had passed without either Diane or AJ reappearing, Chloe had grown suspicious. Telling Mel she was going for a pee, she promptly set off upstairs to investigate.

Upon opening the bathroom door, she was shocked to discover her mum pressing AJ up against the counter. The two of them were deep in the throes of passion, their tongues sparring, each with a hand buried in the other’s knickers.

Chloe had long harboured suspicions, and now they were confirmed – Her best friend and her own mother were lovers! But far from being appalled, Chloe found the idea thrilling. She savoured the sight, marvelling at how utterly sexy they looked together. “I knew it!” she gasped. “I bloody knew it!”

Chloe was no stranger to watching her mother have sex. Before they’d met Mel and AJ, Diane frequently had a work friend over for dinner, an attractive woman in her early forties named Jane who Choe had always liked.

That first time, after she’d been sent off to bed, Chloe had tiptoed to the top of the stairs, peeking through the banister rails. She’d watched, rapt, as the two women kissed, undressed one another and then fucked right there on the couch. She loved how hot they looked together, and the wet sounds of sex, accompanied by their lustful moans, thrilled her to the core. She couldn’t help but touch herself as she peered down, unable to tear her eyes away from the lewd spectacle.

Consequently, Chloe had developed a taste for lesbian love, voyeurism, and older women. Needless to say, Diane was well aware of her daughter’s crush on Mel.

Chloe boldly walked into the bathroom, ignoring the looks of shock and panic on her mum’s and AJ’s faces. Drawing close to the two lovers, she grasped AJ’s arse, kneading her firm buttocks. Despite nearly three years of sleepovers, the two girls had never so much as kissed, so AJ was understandably confused.

“Well,” said Chloe. “Seeing as you two are getting off with each other, I think it’s only fair I have some fun with your mum, AJ. But right now…” She thrust her tongue into AJ’s mouth before her friend could object, kissing her hungrily. AJ briefly froze, then melted into the exchange, returning the kiss with equal fervour, her tongue dancing with Chloe’s.

A surge of renewed lust snapped Diane out of her stupor. She was getting incredibly turned on at the sight of the two pre-teens making out so passionately. Since her hand was still buried in AJ’s knickers, she returned to jilling the young blonde. In the meantime, Diane continued to rock her own aching cunt on the girl’s busy fingers.

“You two have fun,” Chloe purred as she broke the kiss, trailing her fingers down AJ’s arm. And with that, she strutted from the bathroom and made her way back downstairs. Perfect! she thought, all kinds of naughty ideas forming in her head.

This little discovery would pave the way for Chloe to get exactly what she wanted – AJ’s mum. And about time! Now she, along with Diane and AJ, needed to lay  plans for a pre-emptive strike. If they timed it right, Mel would be hers before long.

It was pure serendipity that sent Diane on a course so close to AJ’s grandparents’ home during the half-term week, and as predicted, Mel asked if AJ could travel home with her. Diane agreed, but the next stage of the plan would require an overnight stay that Mel was not yet aware of.

***

Back in the here and now, Mel found herself being awakened from a light sleep in the most delightful way. Chloe was caressing her skin and peppering her face with soft, fluttering kisses.

The two of them were still tangled together on the couch, basking in the aftermath of their first lovemaking session.

“Hey, pretty baby,” Mel murmured with a lazy smile. “What time is it?” She pulled a sleep-tousled Chloe close and kissed her deeply, grabbing a handful of the girl’s lustrous, tumbling curls.

“Almost midnight,” Chloe replied. “I’ve been trying to wake you up for a while so we can go to bed – it’s not very comfortable on this sofa. And I really need to pee.”

Mel stretched her arms out in a yawn. “C’mon then, let’s turn in.” She gave the twelve-year-old a wry grin. “I don’t think you’ll be needing AJ’s room, do you?”

Chloe shook her head. “I want to spend the night with you, Mel.”

They shared the bathroom with no awkwardness or shyness. Melanie was surprised to discover that watching Chloe pee was one of the sexiest things she’d ever seen, and made a mental note to explore that particular kink further. They swapped playful kisses with mouthfuls of foaming toothpaste, laughing and blissfully happy.

Moments later, In the soft lamplight of the bedroom, Mel lay naked waiting for her little lover. Her pulse began to race as the girl entered the room. Yes, Chloe was a child, but there was little in the way of innocence about her. She was already as skilled a lover as many women two or three times her age. Now Mel was about to claim her prize – the girl she’d yearned for.

Chloe padded catlike over to the foot of the bed, climbing agilely onto the soft mattress. Her eyes locked on to Mel’s as she began kissing her way up the woman’s leg, paying careful attention to the sweet spots behind her knees and silken inner thighs. She could smell the rich, musky scent of her older lover’s arousal. It made her mouth water, her pussy throbbing with anticipation.

Mel draped a leg over Chloe’s shoulder and raised her hips, offering what she had to the beautiful little girl, desperate to be pleasured.

Chloe began to pepper Mel’s dripping pussy in tender kisses, coating her lips in the thick, warm juices. A blissful sigh escaped her lips as she slipped her tongue between those soft petals, treating Mel’s sex to a long, luxurious French kiss. Slipping both hands under Mel’s thighs, Chloe pressed her mouth tightly against her lover’s cunt.

Mel twined her fingers through the child’s hair, a breathless, orgasmic cry escaping her lips.

***

As the October sun began to rise, Mel awoke, her arms still twined around the sleeping twelve-year-old. She kissed the child’s brow, breathing in her unique scent. That familiar, delicious warmth began to smoulder between her thighs once more, her stomach filling with excited butterflies.

Chloe began to stir, too. Flipping the duvet to one side, Mel began to nuzzle the girl’s hips and thighs before seeking out her beautiful silken pussy. Chloe effortlessly slipped beneath her older lover, burying her face in Mel’s wet, swollen sex.

Yet again, Mel was gobsmacked. How had this child learned her skills as a lover? She had no idea, and wasn’t sure she wanted to know. All that mattered was that they were here now, enjoying a delightfully sweaty, naughty morning frolic.

Afterward, the scent of sex hung thick in the air. Mel could’ve easily lounged in bed with Chloe for the rest of the day, but she finally decided it was time to get her arse in gear.

“I’m going to take a shower, baby, then how do you fancy eggs and bacon, followed by some retail therapy?”

“Sounds like the perfect day to me, as long as I’m with you,” Chloe replied, stretching languidly.

Twenty minutes later Mel was at the stove, dancing barefoot to the radio in nothing but an old AC/DC t-shirt and a pair of skimpy pink knickers.

Chloe came downstairs freshly showered, damp hair hanging down her back. She hopped up onto a barstool. “Hey, Mel. I thought you might like to peel these off me later. You seemed to rather like them, if I remember right.”

“Peel what?” Mel turned, then promptly dropped her spatula, which clattered on the kitchen floor. Chloe was brazenly spreading her legs apart, a familiar pair of Little Mermaid knickers pulled tightly over her puffy mound.

“I brought Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and Rapunzel with me, too,” Chloe smirked.

Mel turned the hob off. The bacon could wait. She advanced towards the saucy little minx. “Fuck… you sexy, delicious little girl. C’mere.”

This was going to be an epic few days. Mel just knew it.

***

You’ll never find The Wayfarer Hotel in the phonebook, or any of the travel sites, for that matter. There’s not even a sign outside to indicate its existence. It’s a modest twelve room affair, and if you ever passed it on the street, you’d be forgiven for assuming it was just another apartment building. It caters to a very select, exclusively female clientele, and in the correct circles is known to be very “family and child friendly”.

Diane had been introduced to Evangeline and Rose MacGregor, the hotel owners, when she was nineteen. A friend of Diane’s aunt had taken a shine to the girl and whisked her, along with eighteen-month-old Chloe, down to the South Coast for a dirty weekend.

Diane had wound up staying with the two lovely Scottish ‘spinsters’ for the next two years, lovingly referring to them as Mum and Ma. She worked for them in return for food, a roof over her head and childcare for Chloe, plus a modest wage.

Even now, her bond with the two mature lesbians was strong as ever, so it was there that Diane decided to bring AJ for a night of debauchery.

As planned, Amy’s grandfather had dropped her off in front of the hotel at midday, and a beaming Diane ran out to greet her. AJ, despite only being twelve, already stood head to head with Diane at 5 ft 2, and with her stylish biker jacket, sunglasses and tousled blonde hair, she could easily pass for sixteen if you didn’t look too closely.

The two of them didn’t even attract a second glance as they hugged outside the hotel lobby. They decided to grab lunch before heading back to The Wayfarer for stage two of their plan, which would result in a much longed-for night, just the two of them.

“Have you heard from Chlo and Mum?” AJ asked as she and Diane walked hand in hand to the closest eatery. “Any idea what they’re up to?”

“At it like crazy, if Chloe’s texts are anything to go by,” Diane told her. “She’s fancied your mum for ages. By the sounds of it, she’s not been disappointed.”

“Yeah, I got the same impression when she texted me,” AJ agreed. “I’m so pleased for Mum. It’s about time they finally did it. God, all those pictures they’ve sent each other! I never would’ve guessed Mum’s a smoothie. Looks sexy as hell on her, too.”

Diane smiled. “Looks like Chloe isn’t the only one who fancies your mum…”

“Are you joking?” AJ exclaimed, going into a mock-swoon. “I’ve wanted to fuck her ever since I figured out I liked girls. It’ll never happen, but it’s fun to dream.” She flashed her older lover a smile. “Let’s go get our room. I feel like letting you have your way with me.”

When they returned to the hotel, Evangeline, Evie to her friends, was overjoyed to see Diane.

“Diane, ma wee bonny lassy, it’s been tae long!” Evie exclaimed as she pulled the petite brunette in for a long motherly hug.

Evie was a curvy lady in her early fifties. Her face was etched with laughter lines, her hair dyed shocking pink.

Diane hugged her back, feeling tears prick the corners of her eyes. “Hiya, Ma. It’s so good to see you again.”

“And who’s this wee beauty?” Evie gushed, inspecting AJ as if she were a fine work of art. “Oh, Diane, ya lucky bitch. She’s gorgeous, and och, such beautiful little titties, too.”

AJ blushed furiously at the older woman’s unashamed admiration.

“This is Amy,” Diane said. She smiled down at the pretty twelve-year-old, who beamed right back at her. “My girlfriend.”

Diane had never used that term to describe AJ before. It felt so good to finally say it out loud.

“It’s just ‘AJ,’ really,” the twelve-year-old said. She offered the woman a polite handshake, but was instantly drawn into a rough hug. She decided she liked Evie.

Evie knitted her brow in mock disapproval. “Ye’ll be Amy while yer here, young missy,” she insisted with a grin. “And expect plenty of cuddles from Rose too, when the daft cow gets back from Tesco’s.” She turned back to Di. “And how’s ma wee Chloe? I bet she’s grown into a real beauty too, just like her mum.”

“She’s back home with my best mate Mel,” Diane told her.

“Mel’s my mum,” AJ interjected with a grin. “And Chlo is my bestie.”

“Ohhhh,” Evie hummed, realisation lighting up her eyes. “Are they…” she made an obscene finger gesture. “And does Mel know about the two of yous?”

Diane laughed. “Yes to your first question. But no, not yet, to the second. We’re trying to figure that conundrum out. Which room are we in, Ma? My old one?”

“Sneakin’ around, eh? That’s half the fun. Aye, pet, ye know where to go. But first…” Evie held out a hand, a wicked glint in her eye. “Hand ’em over. You’ve nae forgot, have ye?”

“You know me better than that.” Diane reached into her handbag and pulled out a small plastic ziplock bag. Evie unzipped it, then drew out the contents – a silky pair of white knickers. The woman brought them unashamedly to her face, breathing in their scent. AJ’s eyes went wide.

“Ah, still damp, too…” Evie crooned. “Ya naughty wee hussy. How long ya been wearin’ em, darlin’?”

“Four nights, then again this morning,” Diane told her with a smile. She pulled AJ towards her. “Constantly thinking of this cutie left them extra special.”

Pressing the soiled treasure to her nose, Evie inhaled deeply once more, “Ahhh, fuckin’ divine. Now go get settled in while I put these somewhere safe. Off ye toddle now, before I have ye both right here on the rug!”

Diane kissed Evie on the lips, then took AJ’s hand and led her up to Room 6. She paused on the landing to claim the twelve-year-old’s mouth in a long, heated kiss. AJ responded in kind, eagerly twirling her tongue with Diane’s.

“Ready to win an Oscar, babe?” Diane asked.

AJ nodded. “Let’s do it. Then you can fuck me silly.” She took her phone into the en-suite bathroom. Punching in the number, she waited for her mother to answer.

“Hi, Mum… yeah… Huh? No… No, I’m not feeling well. Actually, I feel awful… I think it was the seafood linguine. I remember it tasted a bit strange. Yeah… I don’t think I can travel, I keep being sick. Mmm… No… Ohhh, oh God. Here, talk to Diane, I think I’m gonna chuck up again.” Moving the phone away from her mouth, AJ produced the most apocalyptic barfing sound imaginable.

Diane had to suppress giggles as she took the phone from AJ. Kicking off her shoes, she stretched out on the bed. “Hi, babes! Yeah, she started feeling crap about an hour ago… I know, right? Cheap Italian cuisine – it’s wrong every fucking time… No, I don’t think it’s a great idea to travel right now. But it’s not a problem, I pulled some strings and work stumped up for another night… Really, Mel, it’s no trouble. Better than puking on a train all the way home, right? We’ll get the 2.00 pm back tomorrow. Should be home by five… Sure, I’ll tell her… Give Chlo a cuddle for me and tell her I love her loads… Love ya too! Byeeee!”

As soon as Mel rang off, AJ appeared in the bathroom doorway wearing nothing but a pair of tiny red hipster knickers and sunglasses.

The willowy twelve-year-old blonde leaned seductively against the doorframe, one ankle crossed over the other. She’d fluffed her hair up, then pinched her perky nipples giving them a rosy tinge. “Well, Miss Baxter?” she said huskily. “Did my dear mother fall for it?”

Diane regarded her little lover with greedy eyes. “Hook, line and sinker, baby girl. She sends her love. I bet she’s already got her knickers off for Chloe.” The mental image that conjured up made her shiver with lust. She loved seeing her own daughter naked, and was equally enamoured of Mel’s lithe body.

With a whoop of triumph, Amy tossed her sunnies aside and practically leapt on Diane, claiming her mouth in a hungry kiss as she frantically fumbled for the catch on the women’s jeans. Wrenching them open, she thrust a hand into Diane’s damp knickers and eased two fingers into her cunt. She hooked the digits upward, massaging Di’s clit with the palm of her hand.

Diane lifted her hips clear of the bed as she pulled AJ in for another wet kiss. “Ooooh, fuck, Amy!” she moaned, the youngster’s fingers wriggling exquisitely. She managed to separate herself from her shirt as Amy fucked her with gusto.

“You’re mine now, li’l girl,” Di hissed, clumsily shucking her jeans down her legs, then kicking them free. Her knickers came next, but AJ paused to deal with those herself, yanking them off with such urgency she ended up tearing the flimsy material.

Now Di was naked but for her socks. AJ spread her lover’s legs apart, straddled the freshly shaven vulva, then eagerly ground her knicker-clad sex against Diane’s cunt. Di held AJ tightly, kissing the child with reckless abandon as she pawed and caressed her pert bottom with a free hand. “Fuck, I love you so much, baby,” she groaned as she drew breath.

AJ was humping away as if her life depended on it. “L-love you t-too. Now, please… fuck me!”

The child rode Diane hard, sliding a hand under the older woman’s arse to press them firmly together. Sitting back on her heels, she positioned one of Diane’s legs between them, peeled a pink sock off, then kissed the arch of her foot as they fucked.

Orgasms soon came hard and fast, the pair of lovers locked in an embrace worthy of a Rodin sculpture as they rocked and spasmed through the tumultuous storm. Amy drenched her cute knickers, and Diane added her own fluids to the red material.

As AJ rolled onto her back, breathless and glazed with perspiration, Diane crawled between her thighs, kissing the dimples on the child’s hips before slowly teasing the sticky undies from Amy’s spent pussy and down her legs, finally pulling them free.

It didn’t matter how many times Di viewed, touched or licked AJ’s pussy, each time thrilled her like the first. She just couldn’t get enough of her underage girlfriend.

“Careful with those,” AJ said as she eyed the knickers in Diane’s hand. “They’re a gift for someone.”

Diane suspected who the lucky recipient might be, and couldn’t help but chuckle. “Fuck, could you be any more perfect?” She got down on her tummy to admire AJ’s blushing, swollen slit. Gently prying the youngster’s outer labia apart with her thumbs, she took a moment to marvel at the bright pink glistening centre before dipping her head to take a taste.

Diane bathed her young lover’s pussy in long luxurious licks and kisses, then sank a finger inside, pumping it back and forth. When she began to rapidly flick her tongue over the engorged clit, Amy wailed loudly, hunched over in exquisite rapture, grabbing fistfuls of sheets as she climaxed yet again.

At some point, hunger and thirst won out, and they ordered a huge takeaway pizza to share with Evie and Rose, choosing to remain unashamedly naked as they chatted with the two older women.

AJ had never been shy about her body – she’d been naked around enough dancers to feel comfortable – and actually found herself enjoying Evie and Rose’s admiring appraisal (and the odd blatant leer at her puffy pussy with its sparse dusting of blonde fuzz). She hadn’t even minded when Rose tenderly caressed her inner thigh.

Alone again later, AJ and Diane made love once more, this time slower, gentler. They’d fucked plenty, but now was the time for intimacy, for feelings of a deeper nature. Eventually they slept, wrapped in a loving embrace, neither wanting to let go of the other.

On Saturday morning they shared a late breakfast with Evie and Rose before their driver returned to take them to the station. Amy, thanks to a lack of sleep, looked very much like a kid who’d been up all night with her head down the toilet. Diane didn’t fare much better, though they both wore blissful smiles.

Diane shared tearful goodbye hugs and kisses with her Scottish ‘mums’ amid promises of “We’ll be back soon!” and “I won’t leave it so long next time!”

As AJ cuddled Evie, she pressed a tiny red wad of cotton into her hand and whispered “These are for you, Ma, ‘till I see you again.”

Evie looked like she’d won the lottery. “Oh, ye sexy wee thing! Ye ken just what I like!” She pulled the girl in for a rough hug. “Come back anytime. And when ye do, bring wee Chloe with yous.” She kissed the grinning twelve-year-old, who purred in delight as Evie brought her tongue into play. If there was one thing Amy loved, it was being kissed, and she gladly engaged the older woman’s tongue with hers.

“Soon, ya hear me?” Evie gave the girl’s bum a grope for good measure.

***

It was just before 5.00 pm when Diane paid the taxi fare, then she and AJ stepped into Mel’s hallway, dumping their bags on the floor. Diane couldn’t help but notice a certain glow about her friend, as well as a knowing smirk from Chloe, who looked exceptionally pleased with herself.

When Mel saw AJ, Mum Mode promptly kicked in. She hugged her daughter, held her at arms length to give her the once-over and proclaimed, “You – bath and bed, now. You look bloody awful. How many times have I warned you – never order the seafood. One dodgy prawn’s all it takes. I’ll bring you some soup later.”

With a wan smile, AJ murmured, “Thanks, Mum. Love you.” She hugged Di goodnight, daring to give her earlobe a playful nip as they embraced, then trudged upstairs. Chloe followed, eager to compare notes, having just greeted her own mum with a kiss and a hug.

Mel poured wine for her and Diane in the kitchen. “You look as exhausted as Amy,” she said.

“Well, we didn’t sleep much,” Diane told her. “I was up half the night looking after her. But she seems a lot better today. Rest and plenty of fluids will see her right, I’m sure. How was your week?”

A hint of colour infiltrated Mel’s cheeks. “Oh, Chloe’s a joy to have around. She can bunk with me anytime. And thanks so much for taking care of Amy. You staying the night? I’ll order curry if you are.”

Each had an inkling that the other had more to tell, but the two mums drew a line under their little flurry of lies and half-truths and settled in for a quiet, restful evening.

***

For the next week, the two couples danced around each other, sneaking kisses and touches where they could, sending intimate messages, each thinking the other pair was blissfully ignorant.

On Halloween, the girls planned to dress up as witches and go trick-or-treating. AJ was alone in her room when a spontaneous naughty thought occurred to her. She reached under her black witch’s dress, slipped her knickers off, then perched her phone on the bed. She timed a pic of herself grinning at the camera, skirt up, legs spread, pussy framed by striped witchy stockings. She captioned it Trick-or-treat, my love?

She pulled up the share icon, found Diane’s name in her chat list, quickly hit SEND, and then—

Wait, was that Mum’s phone that just pinged downstairs? Oh… Oh! Oh, fuck, please no! No no no no no! Noooooooooo!

AJ fumbled for the phone in a blind panic. In her haste to send the lewd snap to Diane, she’d misread the recipient and sent it to one of their numerous group chats. It didn’t just say Diane – it was Diane, Chlo and Mum.

Oh, God, I’m so dead! This isn’t how Mum’s meant to find out about us! Not like this! 

The phone slipped from her grasp and tumbled to the floor. AJ’s blood ran cold as she heard feet pounding up the stairs.

“Amy Jane Andrews! Get your arse out here. Now!”

On to Part Three!

 

Amy’s Gift, Chapter 8

  • Posted on August 5, 2025 at 1:34 pm

The story thus far: Seeking a missing Texas Ranger, our old acquaintance The Tequila Kid comes across a poor family named Miller. Like many others in the area, this widow Sarah and her two little girls, Amy and Cindy, have been brutalized by a wealthy scoundrel named McCuller, who intends to drive away all the owners of small farms and ranches in the area and take their land. Later, drying off from heavy rain at the local stable, Sheriff Lucas Clay comes in search of The Kid, demanding she surrender her guns. Knowing Clay to be corrupt (and in league with McCuller), The Kid asks to speak with him in private. Moments later at the jail, he threatens her, and she deals him a beat-down, then informs him that she means to arrest McCuller and Tyson Avidite (a banker who is part of the conspiracy) before she leaves.

From the sheriff’s office, she goes to the Silver Slipper, the town’s saloon, gambling house and brothel. There, she encounters a young man named Jud Nelson, who she’d seen Sheriff Clay harass earlier. Recognizing him as a decent sort, she hires him to watch the jail to see if Clay leaves. Then she meets a twelve-year-old girl named Dixie, who does menial work at the Silver Slipper and is bullied by Toots, the brutish bartender. The Kid asks Dixie which girl is the most popular of the whores. Star, the girl replies, and The Kid gives Dixie the money to pay for Star’s services that evening.

Upstairs in one of the bedrooms, The Kid enjoys an intense hour of sex with Star. Afterwards, she asks the prostitute a few questions about the town and its doings. She learns that Clark Hansen, the missing Texas Ranger she seeks, disappeared around the same time as Dixie’s older sister Dallas, who was one of the whores at the Silver Slipper. The Kid asks about Ben McCuller, but Star refuses to answer, claiming “it’s too dangerous.” When The Kid goes back downstairs, Jud returns to let her know that Sheriff Clay just left town, riding hard in the direction of McCuller’s place.

Figuring she’s done as much as she can for one night, The Kid decides to join an ongoing card game, where she ends up winning a decent amount of money, as well as a neglected horse, which she takes to the local stable where her own horse is being kept.

The next morning, The Kid is informed by Jud Nelson that Cy Warren, McCuller’s enforcer and dirty-jobs man, has just entered the sheriff’s office, using a key. On their way to confront him, The Kid is taken aback to recognize the horse Cy has hitched up outside as Thunder, who she knows to be the property of Clark Hansen, the missing Texas Ranger she is seeking. More determined than ever to get answers from Cy Warren, she boldly strides into the sheriff’s office, a nervous Jud close behind.

The Kid quickly catches Warren in an obvious lie about his having purchased Hansen’s horse, and arrests him on the spot, drawing her gun before he can. Once Cy is locked up, she and Jud set off for banker Tyson Avidite’s office. With the genuine ranch deeds in her possession, she and Jud quickly establish that the ones Avidite is holding for McCuller are obvious forgeries, created in an effort to steal the area’s small ranches from their rightful owners.  Confronted by the evidence, Avidite breaks down and confesses to his role in McCuller’s crooked conspiracy. 

Later that day, The Kid steals onto McCuller’s land while he is away. She encounters his vicious pair of trained dogs, and deploys Indian methods she learned as a young girl to make friends with them. That accomplished, she carefully breaks into his study, where she fiddles with a certain something in the man’s desk drawer before making her escape.

The Kid has one more task to accomplish before turning in. She drops by the Silver Slipper to liberate the young girl Dixie from her menial position. The vicious bartender Toots is intent on stopping The Kid, but she takes him down with a couple of well-placed punches, then helps herself to a large wad of cash from the man’s pocket for Dixie’s back wages. The Kid and the girl then depart, leaving an enraged Toots behind.

The Kid takes Dixie out for a decent meal, buys her a new set of clothes, then gets them a room at a local boarding house. After a bath, The Kid plans to turn in for the night… but Dixie has other ideas, insisting on making love to her benefactor as a way of saying thanks. The Kid finds the sweet young thing impossible to resist. 

The next morning, on her way to the sheriff’s office, The Kid happens upon two men loading a large wagon with food and supplies, and quickly realizes they work for McCuller. When they beat a man for begging for a little flour, she arrests them both, putting them in jail along with Cy Warren. Once they’re locked up, she asks Jud Nelson to return the deeds McCuller stole to the families he took them from — along with a thousand dollars for each family, taken from McCuller’s bank account, and the contents of take the wagon of supplies.

By that time, The Kid is obliged to cut Warren loose, but she refuses to give him back his horse (who belonged to the missing Ranger Hansen), forcing him to walk back to McCuller’s ranch. Needless to say, Cy Warren is quite displeased.

The Kid takes Dixie to the Miller home, asking Sarah if she can take the girl in. Sarah immediately consents. Her daughters Cindy and Amy quickly take a liking to Dixie (whose real name, we learn, is Clara), and agree with their mother. 

That night, The Kid beds down in the Millers’ barn, keeping a lookout. Before turning in, Sarah gives her daughters a bath, along with Clara/Dixie. Later, Sarah pays The Kid a late-night visit, and ends up slipping into The Kid’s bedroll to keep warm. There, she mentions having bathed the girls. The Kid wonders out loud why Sarah’s daughters don’t wash themselves, then gets the young mother to admit that she very much enjoys seeing the girls nude. By then, Sarah is so aroused that The Kid easily seduces her, and they begin to make love.

Meanwhile, Clara is in bed with her new sisters, teaching them some very intimate games. Cindy and Amy have already explored kissing with one another, but Clara gets them to go much further. They all have a lovely time while their mother is in the barn with The Kid.

And now, dear readers, we make our way into the next installment. Read on…

by Purple Les

The Tequila Kid and Sarah lay on their sides, facing each other. The hayloft was icy cold at that time of night, but the two women were warm in The Kid’s bedroll.

Sarah’s dress was hoisted up around her waist with The Kid’s hand in her drawers, two fingers plunging in and out of her dripping cunt. All the while, they continued to share deep, impassioned kisses.

It felt lovely, but Sarah’s mind was awash in confusion. She was reveling in carnal pleasure, all the while struggling with notions of right and wrong. Was it a sin for a woman to lie with another woman? She couldn’t remember any mention of that in the Bible.

And now The Kid had Sarah brooding on the satisfaction she’d always taken in bathing her daughters, how it made her feel warm and tingly inside to see them naked, to wash their glistening bodies. She’d always thought of the pleasure she took from bath night as perfectly innocent… was it, though?

As she pictured her little girls undressing, then standing before her in all their glory, a twinge of arousal flickered through Sarah. The Kid’s words and caresses seemed to give her daughters’ nudity a whole new meaning, one that had Sarah uneasy.

Then she thought of Clara, the twelve-year-old who was now part of her family. Watching the girl undress. Marveling at her bare beauty. Lovingly soaping, then rinsing her body. The girls noticed her too; kept stealing looks at her. Did the sight of Clara naked give them those same warm, secret feelings?

As The Kid continued to pleasure her, Sarah thought about the things the young woman said about her daughters. She understands how it is, seeing your children and finding them beautiful. The Kid’s fingers probed even deeper into Sarah’s throbbing vagina. Oh, Lord, this is so good. No one ever touched me this way before. 

Out of nowhere, an unexpected image popped into Sarah’s head: Cindy and Amy were standing in the tub, their bodies clean and gleaming from the warm water. She was kneeling before the girls, caressing them between their legs – just as The Kid had touched her moments earlier. In her fantasy, she fondled Amy’s smooth slit with her left hand, using the right to stroke Cindy’s lightly-downed sex.

A violent shudder raced through her, a jumbled mixture of pleasure, excitement, confusion and shock. Not my children, not my children. 

Yet in some twisted way, the idea appealed to her. Isn’t it all love? Sarah asked herself. Couldn’t it bring us even closer? Is it really that different from how I usually touch them on bath night?

No! her conscience thundered. You’re their mother, they’re your daughters, it’s wrong.

But as Sarah fought to thrust that vision of incest from her mind, another image made itself known. This time she was nude along with the girls, only now they were touching her. Everywhere. And Clara was with them. In fact, in Sarah’s imagination it was the twelve-year-old’s fingers that plunged in and out, in and out of her body.

It was too much to take. She tottered on the precipice of going off in what would be the first climax she’d enjoyed since her husband’s passing… but it was completely snarled up in these wicked notions involving the girls. I can’t do this.

“P-please,” begged Sarah, clutching The Kid’s wrist. “Please stop.”

The Kid promptly did as she asked, then gently enfolded Sarah in her arms as the older woman began to weep.

“Hush, now,” The Kid murmured, “Don’t you cry.”

After a moment, Sarah managed to get a grip on her emotions. “I’m sorry,” she whispered, unable to meet The Kid’s eyes. “Reckon I better get back to the girls.” Slowly getting to her feet, she smoothed out her clothes and buttoned her coat. “Goodnight, Kid.”

“I’ll walk you to the door,” The Kid said quietly, rising to take the lantern down from the peg. Carrying it in her left hand, she followed Sarah down the ladder. Sarah opened the barn door, then she and The Kid walked in silence toward the house. Side by side, they mounted the porch, then Sarah took the lantern, still not knowing what to say to the young woman who had given her such exquisite feelings, but also put some very troubling ideas in her head. In the end, she chose not to speak.

The Kid gave the woman a tender kiss on the mouth, then took both her hands. “Maybe it ain’t for me to say, Sarah… but I figure if love is true and unselfish, it can’t be no ways wrong.” Nodding her head, she added, “Goodnight,” then turned to leave.

Sarah said, “Goodnight,” watching as The Kid made her way back to the barn. With a wistful sigh, she glanced up at the clear evening sky, then wandered into the house.

Before pulling the barn door shut, The Tequila Kid also took a moment to peer up at the stars, fingering the gold ring on its chain beneath her shirt.

Once back in the house Sarah bolted the door, wishing she’d saved a log to put in the fireplace. Funny, she thought, when it was sweltering last summer I prayed for cool weather. Now I’d give anything to have summer back.

That throbbing sensation could still be felt between her thighs, and Sarah found herself longing to go back to the barn and finish what she’d started with The Kid. Lord knows, I still want to lie with her, even if it is a sin. She was so good to me. But what if I took fright and ran away again? I’d be forever mortified.

Glancing into the children’s bedroom, she could make out sleeping forms under the blanket. Good; they didn’t stay up too late. She carried the lantern to her own room, set it down and undressed. Now nude, she turned to pick her nightgown up from the bed, where she’d left it, but froze when she saw Clara, smiling at her from beneath the covers.

“You sure are pretty, Sarah,” Clara said.

Sarah tried as best she could to conceal herself with her arms and hands. “You scared me to death, child!” she breathlessly exclaimed. “Hand me my nightgown, please.”

Clara passed the garment to Sarah, pouting a bit. “Here you are… but I wish you would leave it off for a little while. I sure do like seeing you with no clothes on.”

Holding the gown in front of her, Sarah fixed the girl with a stern gaze. “Why are you in my bed, Clara? Why didn’t you say something before I got undressed?”

“That other bed ain’t big enough for the three of us,” Clara said. “Besides, I’d rather sleep with you. Matter of fact, I thought maybe I could share your bed every night.” She paused. “I didn’t say I was here, ‘cause I wanted to see you naked. You’ve seen me, after all. It’s only fair.”

“That… that’s very different. I’m a mother, and you’re a child. It’s natural for me to see you nude.”

“Aw,” Clara said back, “I’ve seen lots of grown women with their clothes off. Not many of ‘em were as good lookin’ as you, though.”

“I’m not used to getting dressed in front of others,” Sarah protested. “Please close your eyes, young lady… or at least turn round so I can put on my nightgown.”

“Do I have to? It’s just us,” said the girl. “Besides… I’m naked too!” To prove her words, Clara shoved the blanket down, completely revealing her bare body.

Sarah stared at the nude girl, then gasped when she saw Clara touch herself between her legs with the other hand, tracing the cleft of her slit with two fingers.

In the dim light Clara saw Sarah watching her, rooted to the spot, uncertain of her next move. “Please get into bed with me, Sarah,” she said. “I’d like to thank you proper for takin’ me in.”

“Th-thank me?”

Never breaking her gaze, Clara shifted over a bit to make room, patting the bed beside her. “Come lie down. It’s a lot nicer with two.”

Somehow Sarah found herself taking a step forward, still covering herself with the nightie. Reaching up, Clara grasped the gown, giving it a gentle tug. It came loose from Sarah’s fingers. Clara took the garment in both hands, briefly burying her face in it, then laying it aside. “I love how you smell,” the girl cooed.

Sarah stood naked, hands at her sides. The desire in Clara’s eyes was plain to see, renewing and stoking the excitement she’d felt earlier with The Kid. Her heart pounded as Clara drank in the view of her bare body, clearly liking what she saw. Unable to resist, Sarah did the same, openly studying the young girl’s nudity. My Lord, she’s beautiful.

“Come keep me company,” Clara whispered. “Pretty please?”

The passion, the hunger ran deep in Sarah, just as it had with Eric Jax when they first became lovers eleven years earlier, not long before they married. She’d loved him with all her heart, but the hunger she felt now was even stronger.

Could I love women more? she asked herself. And could I have those same feelings for girls? Right then, standing unclothed before a lovely naked child, anything seemed possible.

It seems so wrong, Sarah mused. Maybe that’s why it thrills me so much. The Kid was right – I do enjoy seeing Cindy and Amy when I give them their bath. I always reckoned it was just a mother’s love for her children… now, I’m thinking it just might be something more. 

My God, the way Clara is looking at me! And I like it. Looking at me with nothing on, like I’m a piece of candy she’s waiting to taste. She’s only twelve, but somehow I know Clara wants us to make love, just like I was doing with The Kid – and damn it all, that’s what I want, too.

Maybe it’s a mortal sin, havin’ these wicked notions… but if God intends to punish me for the thought, he might as well do the same for the deed. This once, anyhow. I’ve gone without love too long…

Her pulse racing, Sarah lay down on her back on the bed next to Clara. She remained still, unsure how to make the first move.

“It’s all right, Sarah,” Clara said. “I guess you ain’t done nothin’ like this before… but you’ll like it a lot, I promise.” She nuzzled Sarah’s cheek, then got up on her knees, pausing for one more look. “You’re so good lookin’ with your clothes off.” Placing the tips of two fingers between Sarah’s breasts, Clara slowly trailed them down her body until they found, then delved into the woman’s vagina.

“Ohhh…” Sarah moaned, rolling her eyes.

“You’re mighty wet,” Clara said, working her fingers into Sarah’s cunt. “And so, so hot inside. Can I kiss you?”

“Yes!” gasped Sarah.

Climbing on top of Sarah, the twelve-year-old claimed the older woman’s mouth in a tender kiss, but it didn’t take long for their passion to strike fire. Clara soon began to use her tongue, and Sarah was quick to respond.

As their ardor mounted, Sarah began to run her hands up and down the girl’s back, gradually moving lower until she was shyly cupping Clara’s bare bottom. So soft, so perfect, she thought.

One note of discord continued to sound in Sarah’s consciousness: as she caressed Clara, images of her naked daughters continued to appear like flashes of summer lightning. It troubled her, but finally she shrugged, still swapping kisses with the girl. She recalled The Kid’s words: If love is true and unselfish, it can’t be no ways wrong.

Caught up in a blissful haze of lust, Sarah surrendered herself completely, letting Clara do whatever she wished. As the child made love to her with hands, fingers, mouth, and tongue, Sarah hugged herself tightly, reveling in sensual delights she assumed she’d never experience again… and some that were completely new to her.

She remained passive as long as she was able, but soon found herself eager to explore the body of her new lover. Sarah allowed her hands to roam freely over Clara’s soft, supple skin, touching the girl’s arms, shoulders, back; then more intimate areas – her budding breasts, the pert globes of her rump, finally slipping between Clara’s thin thighs to cup her mound.

But soon as Sarah’s fingers encountered wetness, Clara squirmed away. “I’m gonna make you spend now,” she declared. Spreading the woman’s legs wide apart, she pressed a deep, open-mouthed kiss into the matted thatch of Sarah’s pubes.

“Oh, my sweet Lord,” Sarah cried, then hastily covered her mouth, not wanting to rouse the girls. She couldn’t believe that the twelve-year-old girl she’d just brought into the family was licking her most intimate place… or, indeed, that people actually did such things. It felt perfectly wonderful, even nicer than Clara’s fingers.

Those sensations continued to grow stronger, too. Sarah knew she was about to “go over the hill,” as she liked to think of it, and braced herself for the sweet, intense release. She opened her eyes, wanting to look at Clara when she came. The girl clearly loved what she was doing, and knowing that warmed Sarah from head to toe. Such a kind, caring child, she thought.

Looking past Clara, Sarah froze, eyes widening in alarm. Her little girl Amy was standing in the doorway, watching.

When she felt Sarah’s body go tense. Clara paused in her licking to glance back. Spying Amy, she gave the seven-year-old a welcoming smile. “Come on in, Amy.”

A stricken Sarah could only stare, wondering how she was going to explain something like this to her little.girl. How can I, when I barely understand it myself?

Amy hesitantly entered the room and drifted toward the bed, wearing a timid smile. Sarah was relieved to see that her child didn’t seem upset, at least.

“Ever seen your Ma naked before?” Clara asked Amy already knowing she had. The child nodded her head ‘yes’. “D’you like seein’ her now?”

“Yes,” Amy whispered. Meeting her mother’s eyes, she added, “You’re pretty with no clothes on, Ma.”

Sitting up, Clara pointed at Amy’s nightie. “Why don’t you take that off and get in bed with us?”

Sarah’s head swam as she watched her youngest tug the nightgown she wore up and off, then cast it aside.

Now nude, Amy sat down next to her mother, but for the moment, her attention was centered on Clara. “What were you doing to Ma? You were licking her girl parts, huh?” Turning to a shocked Sarah, she said. “Isn’t it nice? She just did that to me and Cindy. We loved it!”

Sarah struggled to make sense of all this. So… while I was up in the hayloft with The Kid, Clara was making love to the girls? I wonder if I should be angry with her…

Mulling the idea over, she decided against it. I can’t see as it did them any harm. Young girls bein’ close, that’s all it is. I recall Katie Randolph, how me and her used to play kissing games when we were about Clara’s age. Funny; I’ve not thought about that in years. We even felt each other’s titties that one time. 

I reckon I was in love with her, at least a little. It made us happy, being close like that. Why shouldn’t the girls get to enjoy themselves the same way if they want? 

By then, Clara was lying between Sarah’s legs again, her mouth buried in the woman’s fur.

As the fire beneath Sarah’s belly began to smolder anew, she gazed adoringly at her littlest child, her heart swelling with love. Oh, Amy… since your daddy got taken from us, the days have been so hard, so empty of joy. Now we have a chance for happiness… and you have a new big sister who wants to share love with all of us. 

Surely this can’t be wrong for us to do. It’s a blessing from the Lord, his name be praised.

Amy was bent over Sarah, studying her mother’s face. “D’you like it, Ma? The way Clara’s usin’ her mouth on you?”  

“Mmmm, yes. She’s making me feel wonderful.” Suddenly longing to feel little Amy’s bare body against hers, she reached out for her daughter. “Come lay with me, honeybunch.”

Amy crawled into her mother’s arms, and they nestled together. But Sarah’s mounting pleasure made it hard for her to remain still. Her hands wanted to touch, to caress. She began to stroke her daughter, the same way she’d touched Clara moments earlier. Her hand lingered on Amy’s rear.

Sighing happily, Amy began to nuzzle her mother’s face, neck and ears, wondering if Ma might give her one of those special kisses she liked so much. It was an idea that had occurred to her before, after she and her big sister Cindy learned to enjoy kissing each other.

Their mouths met – and after a gentle peck, they came together again, Amy allowing the kiss to linger before they slowly drew apart. A shiver flickered through Sarah as she read and recognized the need in her daughter’s eyes.

This time Sarah was the one who initiated the kiss – but Amy was quick to respond, licking around her mother’s mouth. Without a second thought, Sarah parted her lips to accept the child’s tongue.

As mother and daughter engaged in a kiss of lovers, Sarah began to touch her little girl in a more intimate way. She fondled Amy’s bottom, then allowed two fingers to delve between the seven-year-old’s thighs, lightly toying with her smooth slit. Then she felt Amy’s little hand cover her breast.

A gift from God. Yes, that’s what it is. 

Sarah’s train of thought jumped the tracks when, down below, Clara began to nibble her clitoris. She gasped into her child’s mouth, then an instant later she was coming.

She’d never had an orgasm that intense. Her body shook helplessly, each twitch a jolt of purest pleasure. Sarah hugged Amy tightly, holding the child’s face to her heaving breasts. Her ecstasy surged to an unimaginable peak when her daughter’s mouth sought out, then found a nipple. She cried out, then went completely limp, gasping for breath.

Those wonderful feelings were suddenly too much for her to take, but Clara seemed to know that. Drifting through a warm, comforting haze, despite the coldness of the room, Sarah could feel the twelve-year-old adorning her mound and inner thighs with feather-light kisses.

Amy’s lips brushed her ear. “I love you, Ma,” she whispered.

“I love you too, darling,” Sarah replied, cradling her child as she settled into a profound sense of peace. Closing her eyes, she gave a silent prayer of thanks.

When Amy began to shift about a bit, Sarah didn’t think anything of it. Then she realized with a start  that the child’s warm, wet slit was moving against her leg.

***

McCuller stomped back into the office, followed by a tall, reed-thin man who was shrugging out of a battered old duster. Cy Warren’s heart sank at the sight. Just who I figured. Shit.

“I think you two already know one another,” McCuller said, glancing from one man to the other. “Warren, you remember Kid Coley?”

I sure do, Cy thought. And I hoped never to clap eyes on him again.

Precious few men had the ability to rattle Cy Warren, and Kid Coley was one of them. Killin’ men is just a job to me. Don’t take no particular pleasure in takin’ a man’s life, unless he done me wrong. Coley ain’t like that. Nothin’ makes him happier than puttin’ folks in the ground. Men, women, children, he’ll kill ‘em all and do a clog dance over the corpse.

Grateful to still have a dram of whiskey left in his glass, Cy murmured, “Howdy,” then took a sip to steady his nerves.

Kid Coley stared at the seated man without speaking. A startled Cy finally managed to tear his gaze away, looking down into his glass. With an icy smile, Coley slowly took a seat.

Ben McCuller indirectly studied the gunman as he poured himself a drink, taking him in. Kid Coley was somewhere in his early twenties, his hair a blonde that was almost white. It was his eyes that made the deepest impression. A dark blue that verged on black, they were too far apart on either side of his face, giving him a snake-like appearance. His thin, tight lips only added to the illusion.

Handing him a drink, McCuller said, “Good to see you, Coley.”

“I doubt that,” Coley replied. “But you need somethin’ shifty done, and the pay is right, so here I am. Let’s stop dancin’ around and get to the point. What’s the job?”

McCuller smiled. “You haven’t changed a bit, Coley.” Rubbing his hands together, he said, “Fair enough. Here’s how it is. I hired some toughs to take care of those damned sodbusters, drive them out for good.”

“Why d’ye need me, then?” the gunman said, then took a slug of whiskey.

“Well, the truth is… when it comes time for them to do the killing, I’m not sure I can count on all my men. They get squeamish about shooting women and children.” He shook his head. “Makes no sense to me. These dirt-scrabblers are vermin, pure and simple, and they’ve infested my land. What I want you to do is pay a visit to each of those farms afterward; make sure the houses are all burnt down and no one left alive. And if you find out any of my men backed down or didn’t hold up his end, he gets a bullet in the head.”

Kid Coley sipped his whiskey, then said, “Same fee as before?”

“Yes,” Ben answered. “Six hundred. Three up front, the rest when the job’s done.”

Kid Coley gave a brief nod. “Fine.” Taking another sip, he said, “These folks you want me to help run off… is Eric Jax’s family one of ‘em?” He thought for a moment, then added, “Miller. That’s the name he was goin’ by.”

“I believe so,” McCuller replied. “Yes, they’re still there. Why do you ask?”

Instead of answering, Coley took out a gold pocket watch and opened it. There was a small photo stuck on the inside cover, a pretty young woman with two little girls.

He gave a thoughtful nod. Eric Jax’s wife and kids. He was the fastest draw that ever was, and I killed him easy as snuffin’ a candle. Took his life and his watch, and I would’ve had his woman and them little girls, but there wasn’t time. Looks like I’ll be gettin’ a second chance. 

Kid Coley closed the watch with a hard click, then tucked it back into his vest pocket. “Let’s just say I got unfinished business with the Millers.” I’ll pay a visit the day before the raid; take care of ‘em myself. Make the girls watch while I have my way with their momma, then she gets to see me ride her daughters. Kill all three of ‘em when I’m done. He felt that familiar buzz of anticipation that always seemed to appear when there was fun to be had.

“There’s something else that’s come up,” McCuller was saying. “I’ll also need you to take out some Texas Ranger called the Tequila Kid.”

Coley arched an eyebrow. “Huh. Not my usual line of work. What’s your beef with her?”

McCuller scowled. “Never even met her, to tell the truth, but that woman has become a serious pain in my neck. She’s running around making trouble, interfering in my business. She scared my sheriff right out of town, she threw Cy here in jail last night… now, she has my damned cooks in a cell. It’s too much. I need her dealt with. Interested?”

Presenting his empty glass to McCuller, Coley said, “If you want her dead, that’s a thousand more.”

McCuller stiffened for a moment, then carefully poured the whiskey. “She’s that much trouble?”

Coley offered one of his thin-lipped smiles, but said nothing. McCuller glanced at Cy, who said, “That’s what I’ve been trying to tell you, boss. She’s that much trouble.”

“Fine,” McCuller growled, then told Cy, “Get out.”

When Cy had closed the door behind him, Kid Coley said, “The deal’s the same. Half up front.”

Opening his safe, McCuller withdrew the cash. “Here you are,” he murmured, placing eight hundred-dollar bills in Kid Coley’s outstretched palm. “Oh, and I’ll want to see the Tequila Kid’s body when the deed’s done. Already got her grave dug. No doubt it’s foolish of me, but I like the idea of having that bitch buried in an unmarked hole on my property.”

Coley calmly tucked the money in his pocket. “I’ll have the Ranger for you by Christmas day.” He gulped the rest of his drink down, then stood. “If not sooner.”

“Sooner is better. Here’s my plan,” Ben said. “Early morning Christmas day while it’s still dark, I’ll have my men spread out and I’ll have two men to burn up each ranch, with you following up. If you take out the Ranger on Christmas eve, she won’t be in the way. Meantime, I’ll have Cy kill the new sheriff and take the badge for himself.”

“Sheriff Cy Warren, eh?” Coley murmured, arching an eyebrow. “I got the idea you weren’t too pleased with him right now.”

“Warren has proven something of a disappointment,” McCuller admitted, “but I believe he is still of use to me. He’ll certainly be an improvement on the last man I had in the position, by God. You recall Lucas Clay?”

“Barely. What became of him?”

“Turned yellow, that’s what,” McCuller growled. “Soon as that Tequila Kid showed her face, he turned tail and ran.” He gave a brief bark of laughter. “Tried to, anyhow.”

“I won’t ask,” Coley snickered. Setting the empty glass down on McCuller’s desk, he got to his feet. “I’ll be goin’, then,” he said. “Show myself out. Thanks for the whiskey.”

When Kid Coley closed the door behind him, McCuller refilled his glass, thinking, What’s with these damn gunfighters anyway? All of them calling themselves Kid this or Kid that, as if they don’t want to grow up. 

Well, the Tequila Kid will be known as the Dead Kid soon enough. He chuckled, then took a generous swallow of whiskey.

***

I woke up when I thought I heard my sister moan. I reached over to touch Amy to stop her bad dream, but she wasn’t there, nor was Clara. Instead of falling back asleep, I began to puzzle over where they could of gone. I heard another moan, and this time it sounded like Ma. Maybe she was sick, and Amy and Clara were seeing to her.

I was awake enough now to figure I’d best see what was going on. I didn’t bother with my slippers or a robe, I just walked over to Ma’s room in my nightie, yawning and scratching my behind. Well, I froze at what I saw as I stood in Ma’s doorway, and then I was for sure wide awake, though what I saw looked a lot like a dream.

There was Ma on her bed, naked as a bluejay. Clara was on her knees by Ma, also bare naked, and sucking on one of Ma’s titties like she was a nursing baby.

There laying between Ma’s wide spread open legs lay Amy. Yep, she was naked too. She was on her tummy. I could see her bare behind and it gave me that tingle down there like always.

And Amy was doing to Ma the same thing Clara did to me and Amy before. My little sister was licking Ma’s girl parts and seemed to be loving it. Like she was licking the dish after finishing a plate of apple brown betty.

I didn’t even notice myself moving, but there I was walking into the room to get a better look, specially at Ma. I don’t remember ever seeing her with no clothes on, and I wanted to see everything. Oh my goodness, she was beautiful. Her titties were round and full, and she had a patch of brown hair between her legs where Amy’s mouth was buried. I kept telling myself I wasn’t dreaming, that this was for real.

I was getting that hot crazy feeling again, so I put a hand under the nightie I was wearing and touched my girl parts. That was when Ma opened her eyes and gave a little gasp when she saw me. Then Clara and Amy looked up.

Just like this happened every day, Amy said, ‘Take your nightgown off and come play with us, Cindy,’ then giggled. 

Clara said, ‘Yeah, Cindy. Get undressed.’

But it was Ma who told me, ‘Cindy, I’d sure love you to join us if you’ve a mind to.’ Amy and Clara was begging me to be naked with them, but Ma told them to hush up, it should be for me to decide.

And I said I wanted to. I did want to, real bad. So Clara helped me off with my nightgown and Ma was looking at me up and down, telling me how pretty I am. Then she laid back down and Amy started to lick her some more. 

Clara took my hand and led me up on the bed, where she got me to kneel over Ma’s face so my legs were on either side of her head. I wasn’t sure what Clara was up to until she had me squat down lower, until my girl parts were just over Ma’s mouth. That’s when I knew what was going to happen, but couldn’t believe it.

And then my mother was licking me there, just like Clara did to me and Amy before, and it felt every bit as good. I was watching Amy doing the same to Ma like it was the most fun she ever had in her life. 

Clara was moving around doing things to all of us. First she gave me a special kiss, pushing her tongue into my mouth, so I kissed her back the same way. I wanted to touch between her legs, so I did, and she really seemed to enjoy it. Then she pulled away, kneeled down next to Ma and started rubbing and kissing her titties. 

I guess it was Amy’s turn next, cause then Clara went to stand at the foot of the bed, where she put her hands on my little sister’s bottom. I could tell she thought it was as beautiful, just like I do. But then she surprised me. Clara got down on the floor, pushed Amy’s legs wide apart, then began to lick her slit from behind. It was something to see. I couldn’t decide which I wanted to watch more, Amy using her mouth on Ma, Clara licking Amy, or Ma doing it to me. 

Ma had both hands on my backside, pulling my girl parts hard against her mouth, working hard to make me feel good. And this time it was stronger than before. 

I knew what it was like to have those deep kinds of feelings. Those times when I kissed Amy or touched her behind, or when I used to lie on Maude Fletcher when we was down by the creek, sometimes when Ma soaped me up on bath night, or when I’d been naked and sharing joy with Clara and Amy an hour or two ago. 

But this was more than all that. I felt like God himself had lifted me up into heaven and showed me just how good it is to be one of His angels. And then we was all just laying on the bed together.

Ma kissed me. Not like she mostly kissed me, but like Clara, using her tongue. And we all of us talked and kissed and touched, and I couldn’t of been more happy. And I fell asleep feeling good and warm and loving everything.

When I woke up in the morning, we was all naked under the covers, a little shy about the things we did the night before. But Clara gave us each a special kiss, and that brought those excited feelings back so we wanted more. 

I’m not even sure how it happened, but I licked Amy’s slit, while Ma and Clara did that to each other at the same time. That really looked like fun! Amy had her come, for Clara told us that’s what that good, good feeling was called, then we watched our mother and Clara get theirs. 

That left me the only one to not yet have a come, so Ma, Clara and Amy all got me up on my hands and knees and gave me special feelings together. What a time I had! Ma gave me lovely tongue kisses while she rubbed my titties, Amy scooted underneath to lick my cunt, which is what Clara says is the proper name for our girl parts. 

I couldn’t believe what she did next. She got behind me and put her tongue in my bottom hole! I was shocked, but it felt so nice I had to let her do it. Then I got my come, and after that we rested.

Ma told us we could keep doing these things, but it was just between the four of us. She also said we should only make love after dark cause you never knew who might come by during the day. That’s what she called it, making love. I thought that was a real sweet name for it.

We got up and dressed, though we sure hated to put clothes on cause we liked seeing each other naked so much. Ma started breakfast and told me to go get eggs from the barn. And to tell The Kid to get herself up and have breakfast with us.

But when I got to the barn, she and Button were gone.

On to Chapter Nine!