Chapter 7

When I came downstairs, still dressing in my usual “summer casual” of T-shirt and shorts, I found Mindy and Cindy milling about in the kitchen, putting the final touches on dinner.

I walked up to Mindy and gave her a loving kiss on the lips.

She didn’t speak, but purred happily. When the kiss ended, she held my head in place and gave me a longer and even more passionate one.

Then, when I was freed, I went to Cindy and French kissed her too. The result was similar, and I ended up necking with her longer than I’d expected.

I must say I was tickled pink that I could make out with both of them, and not only did they not mind, they would have been upset to have it any other way. Due to Cindy’s age being similar to mine, I kind of thought of her as my second wife. I got practically giddy thinking of having both of them as my wives for decades to come, even just in terms of little things like kisses in the kitchen before dinner.

Once I was finally free, I stood in the middle of the kitchen and asked, “So, what’s cooking, ladies? Can I help?”

Mindy said, “To answer your first question, homemade enchiladas. As to your second question, you snooze, you win. Meaning, while you were napping, we finished everything. However, you can help set the table.”

Cindy appeared concerned about this. “Um, Min, should he really be doing that? He is our master, after all. I’d feel better if I do that instead. It’s unseemly to have the head of our harem perform such mundane tasks.”

Mindy brushed that concern aside with ease. “Nonsense. I need you here to put the final touches on the meal. Besides, yes, we’re part of a harem now, but not the conventional kind. True, Dan dominates us all, but most of the time he wants to stay grounded as an ‘ordinary, average guy, ‘ and I agree ... for the most part.” She looked right at me and gave me a smirky smile.

Then she resumed, “So I think it’s healthy if he continues to chip in with the chores and such.” She turned to me to see my reaction. “What do you think, Honey?”

I was already collecting the silverware to put on the table. “Absolutely. I wouldn’t have it any other way. Cin, I’ve been doing some research in recent days on traditional harems. In short, they suck. They had lots of viciousness and in-fighting and very little love. We need to forge our own way. Let’s not pretend I’m a divinely blessed sultan or demigod or whatever. Yes, I love dominating my cock slaves, and you all love being dominated, but I still put my pants on one leg at a time, like any other guy.”

Cindy nodded. I couldn’t tell how she felt though, because her face didn’t show any strong emotion.

Mindy joked, “Let’s not go THAT far. You definitely don’t put your pants on like any other guy. First, you have to take the tree-trunk-sized King and flop it over your shoulder so it doesn’t get in the way. Then ... Oh, hi girls.” I was sure she was going to go off on an absurd account ending with my dick being larger than a truck, but she interrupted herself because Michelle and Ruby came into the room.

The Gruesome Twosome had just come down from the second floor. They looked glum and listless, and they were dressed in surprisingly normal clothes, which were even less revealing than the “normal” clothes I’d forced them to put on a little while ago. They just stood by the counter, as if needing someone to tell them what to do.

I walked past them with glasses and silverware for the table. As I set the table, I heard Mindy ask them from the kitchen, “So, girls, did you just finish chatting with Nicky?”

“Yeah,” Michelle said in a voice sounding as listless as she looked.

Mindy asked, “Did you have a good chat?”

There was a long pause before Michelle said, “I guess.” She and Ruby then drifted over to the dining table and took their usual seats. Strangely, they hardly seemed to notice me.

I could tell something was up with their attitude. I knew them well enough to sense that they were even more upset than they were letting on, but they were trying their best to act normally. However, they were both such emotional people that they couldn’t hide their true feelings very well.

(In retrospect, I must have been extremely clueless not to notice their overwhelmingly powerful lust for me during their “Dark Years”. But then again, I am notoriously slow on the uptake.)

Mindy and Cindy brought out the food and drink, with my help, and then we all sat down.

The meal proceeded as one would have expected. Mindy got the discussion rolling by asking me about how things had gone with Sonia at Mama Mia’s. I gave an account of everything that happened, though I kept my account of my sexual adventure with Sue Ellen in the “Pussymobile” to a minimum to prevent an outbreak of horniness.

Min and Cin were very interested, and asked various questions to find out more.

The Gruesome Twosome, by contrast, were almost eerily quiet. They listened carefully enough, but they remained glum and listless.

Eventually, I finished the account of my “battle” with Sonia. I couldn’t resist asking, “Okay, girls, what’s wrong?”

Michelle looked down at her plate and mumbled, “Nothing’s wrong.” She was pushing pieces of her enchilada around, but she’d hardly eaten any, although the rest of us had mostly finished.

Mindy made an annoyed face. “Oh, come on. I don’t know who you’re trying to fool, but it’s not working. You’re clearly upset about something, so let’s talk about it. Need I remind you that your dad is your master, and cock slaves are not allowed to lie to their masters?”

I could see the struggle on Michelle’s face in response to that. She finally said, “Okay, fine! Sheesh. I’m a little pissed off at Nicky right now, okay? Let’s just drop it. It’s an issue between her and me.”

I pointed out, “And evidently it’s an issue between her and Ruby, since she also looks like she’s been sucking on lemon, and she hasn’t eaten much of her food, just like you. If I could hazard a guess, I’d say it’s obvious Nicky told you about Matt, didn’t she?”

Both Hellions clenched their teeth and their fists from my mention of Matt’s name. It looked like they were on the verge of having some sort of emotional outburst.

I pressed, “Well?”

Michelle took the lead answering, as usual. “No comment!” After another painful pause, she clarified, “Daddy, you said we need to be on our best behavior in order to bring the sex boycott to an end. Look how hard we’re trying. We even dressed up in these ridiculous clothes!” She waved a hand over her incredible curvaceous body.

Ruby was like a pressure cooker ready to burst. She looked down in disgust at her clothes, and couldn’t resist, “I HATE it! I feel so, so ... normal! UGH! I feel like I’m a stupid character in some stupid sitcom, like Full House or Friends or something. This is NOT how a cock slave should dress around her master, ever! It’s an outrage!”

Surprisingly, Michelle was more restrained. “Ruby, I hear you, but keep those feelings in check. This is what our master wants, so this is what he gets. We can’t help it if he’s a stubborn Dr. Buzzkill sometimes.”

Ruby reluctantly nodded, but the two of them were still tensed up and clenching their fists.

I knew it wouldn’t take much for them to lose their cool, but I couldn’t resist saying, “I can see you’re not happy about the clothes, but that’s not what’s REALLY bugging you, is it? This issue with Matt-”

I couldn’t say more, because Michelle glared at me through narrow eyes as she interrupted, “Daddy, don’t even go there! You don’t want to stir up a whole hornet’s nest. Let’s just say we’re not exactly happy with our supposedly ‘older and wiser’ sister right now.”

Ruby added, “Yeah! We’re not going to say anything because we are trying to be on our best behavior. We know that you have some kind of foolish, misguided, and downright insane resistance to turning Nicky into another one of your cock slaves, and we’re trying to respect that. So we’re determined to just stay quiet and choke down our bile, and our disgust at her, her...” She gesticulated in frustration at being unable to find the right words.

Michelle filled in, “Her total betrayal! Betrayal of us, our family, and most especially our daddy master! Who does she think she is, despoiling and degrading her body by letting a stinky, filthy boy touch her where only Daddy should be touching her?!” She dramatically pushed her plate of food away. “I’m sorry; just thinking about it makes me sick to my stomach!”

Ruby similarly pushed her plate away. “Same here. I can’t eat! I promised myself I wasn’t going to say anything about Stinky Matt, but how can I stay quiet any longer in the face of this utter travesty?! Even as we speak, he could be kissing her, or pawing at her massive breasts, or worse! It makes me so upset that I’m going to be physically ill!” She suddenly stood up and rushed out of the room.

Michelle did the same. It was unusual to see her following Ruby instead of the other way around.

I watched with concern as they hurried out of sight. At least I was comforted by the fact that they went up the stairs. Had they gone to the first floor bathroom, that would have suggested they really were in danger of getting physically sick. But it seemed this was more a case of being psychologically upset.

Mindy, Cindy, and I just sat there in stunned silence. Once the girls were gone for good, Mindy said, “Phew! Well, that was ... interesting. And that was them fighting with all their might to restrain themselves. Imagine if they let their feelings fly!”

I nodded. “Yes. Those two are so passionate that it’s downright scary sometimes. I should have realized that Nicky would mention her new relationship with Matt to them and that they wouldn’t react well.”

Cindy said, “Yeah, but what can you do about it? They’re young and in love ... with you. I remember being that age. Everything seems extra intense, especially if it involves sex or love.”

I nodded again. “That’s the big question, what to do about it. This issue about Nicky is probably going to be a major test of my sex boycott. It could be the key sticking point. It so happens that they love sex with me, and I love sex with them, so we’re in agreement most of the time. But when we’re not, that’s when it becomes clear that I’m a ‘master’ who has very little control over my supposed ‘slaves.’ They call me stubborn, but once they get an idea in their head, like their notion that I need to get intimate with Nicky, they’re relentless about it.”

Mindy said, “True, but what’s happening is good, relatively speaking. After you went to have your nap, Nicky told me all about her promising fling with Matt. With her safely in Hawaii, the Gruesome Twosome can’t do a thing to hijack that. They can rant and rave all they want, but they’ll just have to get used to it. With two weeks to think about it, maybe they’ll come to see that she’s too ‘spoiled’ from ‘stinky boy’ interaction to be ‘worthy’ of you, or something like that.”

“I see what you mean,” I said. “Let’s hope it works out that way. But all Hellion tantrums aside, what do you think of this Matt character? Did Nicky tell you that she considers him a smooth player?”

Mindy replied, “Yes, she did. And normally that would raise red flags for me, but given the overall situation, maybe that’s exactly what she needs. It’s good to go through a ‘rebound guy’ for her to get Steve all the way out of her system, and it’s good for her to get some dating practice to build up her self-confidence and so forth.”

I said, “I’m glad to hear you feel that way. I was worried you might side with the girls, that Nicky needs to sexually save herself for me or something like that. At times, you’ve been as bad as them about Nicky, and at other times you’ve sided with me. Your cucquean ways are a total mystery to me.”

Mindy seemed forthright when she said, “To be honest, they’re a mystery to me too. I’ll freely admit that I can be like Dr. Jekyll and Mrs. Hyde about it. Luckily, since Nicky is off in Hawaii, I can deal with this rationally and not let my lust rule my brain. But ... Honey, I have to be completely honest, since we’re soul mates and so much more ... If she was sitting naked in your lap right now, I’m pretty sure some flip would switch in my brain and I’d go all in with my cucquean lust. It’s good that we all are aware of that and you can keep me from getting carried away by not putting me in insanely arousing situations.”

Cindy chimed in to say, “It’s good you put it that way, because I feel the same. I think back to our hot tub incidents during Nicky’s visit. I kind of lost my mind to lust too. But hearing about Nicky and Matt in Hawaii, it doesn’t bother me. I completely concur that that’s a good and healthy development. As long as we’re mindful of our weaknesses, we should be okay. Right?” She looked to me for approval.

I nodded. But I thought, Easier said than done. All I have to do is prevent a horny mood from developing around Nicky, but she’s so sexy lately that everything about her is too arousing!

Cindy asked, “What about you, Master? Do you think she can handle herself with this ‘player?’”

I carefully considered that. “I must admit ... I am somewhat concerned, if only because she has so very little experience dating, period. I don’t count her time with Steve, because once a couple is going steady, it’s very different. Prior to Steve, she didn’t really date at all. She’s never been ‘played’ by a ‘player.’ I suppose nothing really terrible is likely to happen to her in Hawaii, but I don’t like to see her get emotionally hurt.”

I continued, “A lot depends on the mysterious ‘Aussie twins, ‘ Kara and Kendall. Cin, do you know about them?”

Cindy explained, “I guess you didn’t realize it because you were napping, but I sat with Mindy all through her chat with Nicky, so I think I’m fully up to date on everything. And yeah, she raved a lot about the Aussie twins. They seem too good to be true.”

I gesticulated emphatically, “That’s exactly what I said!” I calmed down a bit, and continued, “We’ll see. There are a lot of wonderful people out there, and maybe they really are the bee’s knees. She said she feels they have her back and they’ll be on guard about Matt. Maybe they will, and it’s all good. I don’t know if she mentioned this to you, but she wants me to meet Kara and Kendall through the video chat the day after tomorrow.”

Mindy said, “She told us that too. I’m thinking that Cindy, you, and me can chat with them at the same time, ‘cos they probably don’t want to have separate but similar conversations with us. That is, if you don’t mind Cindy being there too.”

I rubbed my chin as I considered that issue. “Hmmm ... That’s a tough one. Normally, I’d say ‘Of course you should be there, Cin. How could you not be?’ But we don’t know what the Aussies know about our unique lifestyle. Do they believe, like Nicky does, that you’re my official mistress? And if they do, are they okay with that? Do you know if any of that come up at all during your chat?”

Cindy said, “As a matter of fact, it did. Nicky asked me some questions about how things were developing between you and me, as well as between you and Sue Ellen.”

“What did you say?” I asked guardedly.

“That everything is proceeding wonderfully, of course.” Cindy flashed me a big smile. “Of course, I was very strategic with what I did or didn’t say, and Mindy was right there to make sure I didn’t screw up. I particularly emphasized how you and Sue Ellen are getting increasingly intimate, so she’ll continue to gradually warm up to that idea.”

I said, “Uh-oh. Just how graphic were you?”

“Not very. I think getting somewhat graphic is good, to kind of shock her into accepting this is really happening. But we didn’t really go into details because we were running out of time, what with the Gruesome Twosome wanting their own chat time with her, but we probably will get into it more during some later chat.”

I grumbled, “Oh, great.” But I could see that talking about such things in greater detail could help push Nicky into accepting them as the new reality.

Cindy went on, “Anyway, when she told us about you making plans to chat with the Aussies next time, we said we wanted in on that, and the issue of what they know came up. It turns out she told them about the ‘official mistress’ situation with me, but she hasn’t said anything about Sue Ellen or your ‘open marriage’ situation in general, at least not yet. She probably doesn’t want to freak them out with too much weirdness.”