Chapter 15

Downstairs, Jane and Alexia find Amber staring at the potatoes on the stove.

“Everything ok?” Jane asks.

“Yes, Mistress.” Amber says. “I think the potatoes are done, I turned them off.”

Jane checks, and they are. “Alexia and I can handle dinner from here.” Jane says. “Can you unload the dishes while we cook?”

“Yes, Mistress.” Amber says.

“If you run into something, and you don’t know where it goes, just ask us.” Jane says. “Alexia, do you mind catching me up on the conversation earlier?”

Alexia explains the conversation she and Amber had with Robert, about the prices of buying versus renting vans, and finishes by explaining the testing situation with Amber.

“There is one more thing though.” Alexia says, looking over at Amber. “Amber, would you like me to explain the other thing from upstairs, or would you like to?”

“Would you mind doing it?” Amber asks quietly.

Alexia proceeds to explain about Jackson wanting to breed Amber, and her feelings of rejection when it didn’t happen.

“I’m certain he didn’t find you unworthy.” Jane says. “We think you are an amazing girl.”

“Thank you, Mistress.” Amber says. “May I ask, does that mean you find me worthy?”

“Worthiness is not what I would question.” Jane says. “You aren’t ready yet. You need to get healthy first, and then if you want a child, tell me, and I will talk to Robert about it. It may take time though, ultimately it is up to Robert whether to entrust a woman with his child.”

“I understand, Mistress.” Amber says. “I will do my best to prove myself. If I were to have a child, would you be it’s mother, or would I?”

“You would, of course.” Jane says, a bit horrified. “We would never take away your ability to be a mother to your own child.”

“Thank you, Mistress.” Amber says. “But if I asked you, would you be willing to be a second mother to a child I had?”

“Of course, if that is what you wanted.” Jane says. “I would be honored to be asked, but only if that’s truly what you wanted.”

“Yes, Mistress.” Amber says. “Thank you.”

“You are very welcome.” Jane says. “I’m glad you feel comfortable enough to ask questions.”

“You have all made me feel so welcome.” Amber says. “The last girl is usually an outsider, and takes time to be accepted. This has been one of the best days of my life. Thank you.”

Jane just hugs her, trying to keep it together and not cry. “I hope tomorrow is an even better day, and the one after that too.” She manages to say.

A few minutes later Robert and Lucia finally make it downstairs, and everyone sits down to eat. “Thank you all for cooking.” Lucia says. “It’s so nice to have the night off.”

“You are very welcome.” Jane says with a smile. “When Mei shows up you will get every other night off, unless you two want to work together some nights. Besides, I think you were to bit too busy to think about cooking.”

“I was.” Lucia says, blushing. “Thank you for letting me have my special night.”

“Of course, honey.” Jane says. “I hope we can do this for everyone’s first night with Robert, unless they want something different.”

“That’s a great idea.” Lucia says.

“I suppose I don’t mind.” Robert says.

“Honey, this is a lady’s conversation.” Jane says.

“Maybe you should have it when just the ladies are present?” Robert says, laughing.

“Fine.” Jane says, fake pouting. “What would you like to talk about?”

“Why don’t we start with cars?” Robert asks. “Did Alexia tell you what we found?”

“She did.” Jane says. “No point renting one, we just need to buy.”

“It’s 50 grand though, for the cheapest one. And 60 to 70 grand for the nicer ones.” Robert says. “And we still have to bid on Mei, and potentially Amber, if the test doesn’t go like we want. Plus the other girls we picked.”

“We may have to change our strategy a bit.” Jane says. “Lucia, if we don’t get the girl from your school, are you going to be upset with us?”

“No, it’s fine.” Lucia says. “She isn’t a friend or anything, just someone I thought might be a good fit.”

“That makes it a bit easier. We need to set a limit on each of the girls we are bidding on, and a total budget, and we probably need to come up with other options as well, both for this auction and for any future auctions.” Jane says. “We need to decide who to prioritize, and maybe be a little less picky.”

“At the very least, I think we need to interview as many girls as possible at each auction. The profiles are hardly complete, and we may find a great fit unexpectedly.” Robert says.

“I will spend more time on the profiles until the auction is over. If we all do that, and Robert goes through our favorites, maybe we can get enough options that we can keep in the budget, but still get some great people.” Lucia says.

“Can I help?” Amber asks.

“Of course.” Jane says. “If you sit with Lucia or Alexia while they are doing it, they can explain what we are looking for, and maybe you will have some new ideas too.”

“Yes, Mistress.” Amber says. “Thank you. Would we be interested in other Kajirae, If I see any?”

“I’m not sure about that.” Robert says quickly.

“If you can vouch for them, we will consider them. If they are someone you recognize, but you can’t be fairly certain will be a good fit, we may have to pass.” Jane says. “We have to maintain a good environment in the house after all. I don’t know that you will recognize any. Girls local to your old home wouldn’t be in our auction, since we are in a different county.”

“Master Jackson trained girls from other areas too, including this area. And also knew other Masters who lived here, some of whom purchased the girls he trained.” Amber says. “I would be surprised if I didn’t recognize one or two of them.”

“It’s worth a shot.” Jane says quickly, directing a glance at Robert who was about to speak up. “Robert, we also need to get Amber a phone. Tomorrow after testing, can you take her to the store and pick one out? Unless we have a spare that would work for her.”

“We have a few lying around.” Robert says. “Probably best to start her on one of those, since she hasn’t had one before. I’d hate to buy a nice one and it get dropped.”

“I will be very careful, Master.” Amber says. “I saw Master Jackson drop one once, and he was very angry. I was punished for several days after that.”

“He punished you for something he did?” Lucia asks, horrified.

“Yes.” Amber says, and then continues. “At first he just kicked me a few times, but then he dragged me by my hair to a pole in the yard, bound me to it, and belted me. When he was done he used my ass, and then put me in a slave box for two days.”

Lucia gasps audibly, and Alexia just stares at Amber, horrified. Robert turns visibly red, and Jane quickly says. “That’s awful. Jackson should be ashamed of himself.” and reaches under the table to squeeze Robert’s leg.

“I’m sure the Master thought I had caused him to drop the phone.” Amber says, reflexively defending him still.

“Did you?” Jane asks, knowing the answer already, but needing Amber to admit it.

“No, Mistress.” Amber says quietly. “At least, I don’t see how I could have.”

“He was wrong to punish you like that, and especially when you had done nothing wrong.” Jane says. “Nothing like that will ever happen to you as long as you are with us.”

“Does that mean you may not keep me?” Amber says. “I think you’ve said ‘as long as you are here, or as long as you are with us’ a few times now, Mistress.”

“We will keep you until and unless you decide you don’t want to be with us.” Jane says firmly. “We never want anyone here against their will. If any of you ever wished to leave, we would do our best to find you a good home.”

“You couldn’t pay us to leave.” Alexia says. “If a girl is dumb enough to want to leave, good riddance to them.”

“I would agree.” Amber says. “A girl who wished to leave a Master and Mistress like this, with two amazing first girls, would have to be truly stupid, and probably un-trainable.”

“Let’s hope we never have to deal with that.” Robert says, finally recovering from his rage at Jackson’s treatment of Amber. “Jane, I think after Amber is tested, we need to get her, and probably all of the girls, a physical. When did each of you last see a doctor?”

“Lucia and I had insurance from my job until recently.” Alexia says. “Lucia lost coverage on her birthday, so we made sure to get all of her appointments done right before then.”

“Amber?” Jane asks.

“I was sick a few years ago, after being in the slave box for 3 days.” Amber says. “I think Master Jackson had a fellow Master who was a doctor look at me then, but I don’t remember much from those few days.”

“Then you need to be seen soon.” Jane says. “We want to make sure that if you have taken any long term damage from your punishments that we try to fix as much of that as possible.”

“Thank you, Master and Mistress.” Amber says.

Lucia and Robert have finished eating, and Jane says. “Why don’t you two go upstairs and continue your romantic night? The three of us will clean up the kitchen.”

“Sounds good.” Robert says, smiling and relaxing. “You ready, Lucia?”

“Would you like shower service in the morning, Master?” Alexia interjects quickly.

Robert looks at Lucia. “Lucia?”

“I’m waking up early to start breakfast.” Lucia says.

“I wouldn’t mind your company then.” Robert says.

“Thank you, Master. I will be there at 7.” Alexia says, smiling.

After Robert and Lucia head upstairs, Amber asks. “May I help you to wash our Master?”

Alexia just looks at Jane for guidance, and she thinks for a moment. “I don’t see why not.” Jane says. “Alexia can handle the areas Robert might be sensitive about though. Alexia, if Robert tries to object, tell him that I think it’s a good idea. If he still objects, then Amber will just have to wait.”

“Yes, Mistress.” Amber says, bowing her head. “Thank you, Mistress.”

Jane, Alexia, and Amber spend the evening perusing profiles, find several more red card options, and flagging a few orange cards for Robert and Lucia to review. When bedtime comes, Amber luxuriates in the feeling of Alexia holding her tightly, with Jane, who doesn’t enjoy cuddling quite as much lays nearby, holding her hand as she falls asleep.

Robert and Lucia also have a great night, cuddling and talking of future plans, before falling asleep spooning.

The next morning Robert awakens to find Lucia already gone, and Alexia sitting on the edge of the bed, rubbing his shoulder gently. “Good Morning, Master.” She says.

“Good morning.” Robert says, reaching over to squeeze her thigh. “What time is it?”

“Shower time.” Alexia says. “Your alarm was about to go off, I thought you might prefer me to that.”

“I certainly do.” Robert says, moving his hand from her thigh to her rump, and giving it a squeeze. “I’m not in that much of a rush this morning, do you want to have a little fun?”

“I would love to, Master.” Alexia says. “We do have company though.”

Robert opens his eyes fully, and sees Amber for the first time. “Oh...” He says. “Good morning, Amber.’

“Good Morning, Master.” Amber says. “How may I serve you?”

Alexia responds before Robert can speak. “Mistress Jane has suggested that Amber help me with my duties today. All of my duties.”

“All of your duties?” Robert responds quietly, trying to pitch his voice so just Alexia can hear. “What does that mean?”

“She is going to help with your shower.” Alexia says. “And before you complain, I’m going to wash your delicate bits.”

“I can just wash myself.” Robert grumbles. “Jane should have discussed this with me first.”

“Please, Master.” Alexia says quietly. “She needs this, and she needs to feel connected to her Master. She’s had her whole world ripped away. I’m not asking you to screw her, just let her help me wash you above the waist.”

“Fine, but above the belt.” Robert says. “Anything below and I’ll be showering on my own for a while.”

“Thank you!” Alexia says, hugging Robert. “We’ll go get the shower going, give us a minute or two before you come in.”

Amber gets up, grabbing Amber’s hand and pulling her into the bathroom. She turns on the water, and then turns to Amber. “Ok, here are the rules. No touching below the belt area. I’d stick to hair, shoulders, back, and chest. If you go below the belt, we both get kicked off shower duty for a while.”

“I’ll be good, I promise.” Amber says. “Thank you for convincing him.”

“Very welcome.” Alexia says, giving her a quick hug. “Now let’s strip. We also need to get towels and a wash cloth.”

Alexia and Amber strip quickly, and then Alexia shows Amber where to find the towels, wash cloths, and extra toiletries. Grabbing what they need, Alexia tells Amber. “Just watch at first, and don’t touch Master until and unless I tell you.”

Amber nods, and Robert opens the door, stepping inside. He glances at Amber for a moment, but quickly moves his eyes to Alexia.

“So typically I start by undressing Master.” Alexia says, sinking to her knees in front of him, and pulling off his boxers. “If I’m very lucky, I get to service Master, and get a special morning snack.” She can’t help but tease Robert by kissing the head of his dick very briefly before standing.

Alexia reaches in, and decides the water is warm enough. Stepping in, she holds out her hand for Amber to join her, both of them rinsing before stepping back to make room for Robert. He looks a bit hesitant, but steps in after a moment. Alexia gives him a moment to rinse before going in for a hug, and then sliding around to the far side of Robert.

“So I usually start with Master’s hair.” Alexia says. “Go ahead and grab the shampoo, and start with his hair, and then beard, and then eyebrows. Master likes a soft massaging action to work the shampoo in, try not to use your nails much.”

Amber reaches for the shampoo, squeezing a bit into her hands before slowly reaching up toward Robert’s head. Robert slowly and reluctantly lowers his head a bit for her, and almost winces as he feels her hand make contact. He feels Alexia’s hand touch his back gently, as if trying to reassure him. He relaxes a bit, and tries to enjoy the feeling. When she finishes his hair she moves onto his beard, gently massaging his face, before moving to his chin and upper lip, and finishing up with his eyebrows.

Alexia steps back, and Robert turns to rinse.

“So how did she do?” Alexia asks.

“Good.” Robert says. “Thank you, Amber.”

“You are welcome, Master.” Amber says, looking visibly cheered.

“Time for the soap.” Alexia says. “Go ahead and put a decent amount on the wash cloth, and then start on his back. Don’t go too low.”

Amber does, starting with his lower back and moving upward, before going down each arm. As she reaches his shoulders she accidentally brushes his back with a nipple, quickly stepping back and waiting a moment to see if he reacted. When he doesn’t she continues, until she tells him to turn. Starting on his front, she again begins low at his stomach, before moving upward, very careful not to accidentally bump his semi erect dick with her hips as she washes his upper body.

“All done.” Amber says, passing the wash cloth past Robert to Alexia. “Your turn.”

Alexia washes Robert’s ass and legs, before having him turn yet again, and taking much more time on his front, leading to a full fledged erection. “Time to rinse.” She says, stepping back and letting him get into the water, while catching Amber’s eye and surreptitiously gesturing at his erection. As he finishes rinsing, Alexia grabs his dick and rubs herself against his body, asking. “May I help you with this now, Master?”

“We have a guest in the shower.” Robert says, looking her in the eye.

“She’s your girl now.” Alexia says. “She needs to learn what you like. Maybe she can watch?”

Robert appears uncertain, and Alexia decides to help him decide by dropping to her knees in the shower, putting his dick between her tits, and moving up and down. “Please, Master.” She says, flicking her tongue at the tip of his dick as it pops through the tops of her tits. “I’ve been a really good girl lately.”

Robert relaxes and just nods, not trusting himself to speak. Alexia stops for a moment, and reaching behind Robert, pulls Amber behind her. “Watch what I do, Amber. That way when you are ready, you will already know how to please our Master.”

Amber stands directly behind Alexia, her head bumping Amber’s stomach occasionally as she begins to bob up and down on Robert’s dick. She occasionally flicks her eyes up to Robert’s face, catching him looking at her instead of Alexia once, and blushes, having been trained not to make eye contact with a Master unless given permission.

Robert enjoys Alexia’s enthusiasm as the girl shows off all of her recently acquired skills for Amber. He can’t help but glance at her occasionally, wondering what it would be like to have her on her knees next to Alexia. He gets angry at himself for this at first, but realizes that if she stays, it will happen, probably sooner than he would otherwise choose. Catching her eye once, she blushes, and Robert’s heart melts a bit as the last few rough years appear to drop from her face. “Fuck, she’s cute when she blushes and smiles.” He thinks.

Alexia pulls off for a moment, moving to suck his balls, and using a hand to lightly rub his taint. “Are you going to give me breakfast soon, Master?” She asks teasingly. “I don’t think I’ve been getting enough protein in my diet.”

Robert reaches down, gently touching her face and guiding her back up to his dick. “Soon.” He says, and she swallows his dick again. “So close.” Robert says quietly, struggling as he usually does to orgasm quickly. Alexia ramps up her efforts, focusing her tongue on his head, and stroking him with her hand. As he lifts his eyes again to check on Amber, she looks at him questioningly, as if seeking permission to help.

Robert hesitates, not wanting to break his own rule about her so soon after making it, resists, but can’t help staring at her more. After a moment she appears to make a decision, cupping her small breasts in her hands, and flicking her tongue a few times, trying to entice him. “Fuck.” He says, cumming into Alexia’s mouth.

Alexia slows down gradually, making sure to get every bit of his cum, before opening her mouth to show him. Robert expects her to swallow, but she doesn’t, instead getting up and turning to Amber. “Alexia...” Robert says, guessing her intentions, but before he can say more, she kisses Amber.

Amber is initially surprised, but kisses Alexia back. After feeling Alexia’s tongue at her lips she opens up, and is a bit surprised to find cum being shoved into her mouth. She continues to kiss Alexia, not sure what to do with the cum, and decides to wait for instructions. As Alexia finishes the kiss, she swallows, and whispers in Amber’s ear. “Why don’t you show our Master your present, swallow it, and then show him that you enjoyed it.”

Robert just stares as the girls kiss, and then Amber moves to the side, out of the spray of water, and opens her mouth, showing that Alexia has transferred his cum to her. Waiting a moment to make sure he has seen, she swallows, and opens again, showing her now empty mouth. Robert just stares, not sure what to say, and feeling himself getting hard again. Alexia stares expectantly at him, waiting for a reaction.

Eventually he recovers from his shock, and opens the shower door, stepping out and grabbing his towel. “Get clean, and then help Amber pick out an outfit. Amber, once you are dressed go to your Mistresses office.”

As Robert leaves the bathroom, not sure if he should be mad, excited, or both, Alexia looks at Amber, and giggles. “I’m not sure if I’m in trouble, or not.”

“I hope I didn’t overstep.” Amber says hesitantly.

“You did perfect.” Alexia says, laughing. “The rule was that you couldn’t touch him below the belt. There was no rule about you and I kissing. The Mistress will probably appreciate the distinction, even if the Master feels like we violated the spirit of the rule. Besides, he enjoyed the hell out of it. Once he talks through it with Mistress Jane, he will be fine.”

Robert heads straight to Jane’s office, bypassing the kitchen and Lucia completely for the first time in a week. Opening Jane’s door, he steps inside, closing it behind him.

“Good morning.” Jane says. “How did the shower go?”

“Did you plan that?” Robert asks, sounding uncharacteristically angry.

“First you have to tell me what happened, and then I can tell you if it’s what I planned.” Jane says patiently.

“We said we weren’t involving Amber in sexual activities until she was healthy.” Robert fumes. “Did you tell Alexia to try to get around that rule?”

“Absolutely not.” Jane says. “I told her she could help with the shower, as long as Alexia handled your delicate bits.”

“She did, and then Alexia was quite insistent about blowing me, and afterward she kissed Amber and gave her the whole load of cum to swallow.” Robert says.

“You didn’t happen to video that, did you?” Jane says, and seeing Robert’s face darken. “Purely for science, of course.” Jane tries to keep a straight face, but fails, laughing as quietly as she can.

“It’s not funny.” Robert says. “I have real questions about whether someone who has been as heavily conditioned can consent, and it doesn’t sound like anyone even asked her.”

“Calm down, honey.” Jane says. “I’ll talk to Alexia, and Amber. After that, I’ll decide the punishment while you are gone. Please just let me handle it.”

“As long as she actually gets punished.” Robert says. “I don’t want anyone in the house feeling pushed or coerced into anything. You know how important consent is to me.”

“If she didn’t talk to Amber beforehand about it, she will be punished.” Jane says. “If she did, it will depend on exactly what was discussed. And I will talk to all 3 of the girls about talking to us before initiating any of the new girls sexually.”

“Thank you.” Robert says. “I want to be clear, she’s a pretty girl, and I’m not objecting to her, just to the way Alexia went about this.”

“I know, honey.” Jane says soothingly, and gets up out of her chair. “Come give me a hug, and then go have breakfast with Lucia. She could probably use a bit of affection this morning after her big day yesterday.”

Robert gives Jane a big hug, and a kiss, and then heads out of the office. Jane sits for a moment, pondering exactly how to handle this situation. While she found Alexia’s workaround amusing, and a bit ingenious, she also knows that Robert was more conflicted than he admitted even to her, and that some punishment would almost certainly be required.

Robert kisses Lucia good morning, and holds her for a moment before letting her go to finish cooking. As she brings the food, he notices there is just one big plate, and she sits down on his lap.

“Mind if we eat together this morning?” She asks, wiggling her tiny ass.

“That sounds wonderful.” Robert says, holding her and breathing in her scent for a moment before picking up his fork.

After a few bites, Lucia says. “Are you going to tell me what’s wrong? I can tell it’s not me, or you wouldn’t be having me sit on your lap.”

“Jane will talk to you about it after she talks to Amber and Alexia I think.” Robert says. “I’d really rather not talk about it more if that is ok, it’ll just get my blood pressure up again.”

“That’s fine, my sweet man.” Lucia says, leaning back to kiss him on the cheek. “Anything you would like to talk about?”

“Not really. How about I just enjoy you and your amazing cooking?” Robert says. “If you have something you want to talk about, I always love hearing your voice.”

Lucia talks about her ideas for kitchen storage, a more organized pantry, and then begins talking about her dream kitchen, with multiple ovens, a giant stove top, and a huge walk in pantry. As she elaborates about the dream kitchen, Amber and Alexia come downstairs. Alexia avoids Robert’s gaze, heading straight to Jane’s office as directed. Amber looks uncertain, looking after Alexia before Robert tells her to come sit, and Lucia asks what she wants for breakfast, and then gets up to cook as Robert and Amber sit awkwardly.

Alexia knocks on Jane’s door, confident that this is going to go well. “Enter.” Jane says, and the tone makes Alexia pause for a moment before opening it.

“Good morning, Mistress.” Alexia says.

“Is it a good morning?” Jane asks. “You appear to have upset Robert, and that makes my morning something less than good.”

“I’m sorry, Mistress.” Alexia says, casting her eyes down as she realizes this is not going to go the way she hoped.

“What are you sorry for?” Jane asks. “Tell me exactly what happened, and what you were thinking. I’m going to ask Amber too, and I’ve already heard Robert’s side of things. If you leave anything out, you will be punished for that.”

Alexia swallows hard, kneels on the floor in submission, and then begins to talk, starting with waking up Robert, and slowly moving towards the actual shower. Jane listens patiently, recognizing that Alexia was stalling, but decides to see how long it’ll take for her to finally get to the point.

When she gets to the shower, Jane stops her. “So you specifically told her she was not to touch Robert below his waist?”

“Yes, Mistress.” Alexia says.

“Go on.” Jane says, and Alexia does, finally getting to the blowjob, and the kiss afterward.

“And why do you think Robert is upset with you?” Jane asks.

“He thinks I broke the rule, but she didn’t touch him.” Alexia says. “I touched him, and then her. I didn’t break the rule.”

“If she had used a wash cloth to touch him below the waist, would that have broken the rule you gave her?” Jane asks.

“Yes, Mistress.” Alexia says.

“Why?” Jane asks. “If her skin didn’t touch his, that technically doesn’t break the rule, right?”

“But...” Alexia says, and pauses. “I suppose...”

“You know that Amber has been through a lot, right?” Jane asks patiently.

“Yes, Mistress.” Alexia says.

“And you know that we wanted her to get healthy prior to any sexual activity, right?” Jane continues.

“Yes, Mistress.” Alexia says, beginning to actually sound repentant rather than defiant.

“Are you Amber’s Mistress?” Jane asks.

“No, you are, Mistress.” Alexia says, voice almost breaking.

“Did you talk to Amber about this beforehand? Did she consent to this?” Jane asks.

“No, Mistress, I didn’t.” Alexia says, a single tear coming down her cheek.

“How did you expect Robert to react to what you did?” Jane asks, genuinely curious.

“I knew he would be conflicted, but I thought you would convince him that I didn’t break the rule.” Alexia admits.

“So you purposely did something you knew would upset your Master, and my husband?” Jane asks, wanting Alexia to confirm this.

“Yes, Mistress.” Alexia says.

“If Amber had deliberately done something to upset Robert, but hadn’t technically broken your rule, how would you want her punished?” Jane asks.

“I don’t know, Mistress.” Alexia says, trembling a bit.

“I want you to spend the next 30 minutes thinking about that. I will ask you for two possible punishments. If neither are severe enough, I will give you both of them, and another one that I come up with.” Jane says. “I need to be able to trust every girl in the house, but especially you. You are my right hand girl, the one I need to be able to rely upon, no matter what. Go upstairs, and sit in the corner of your bedroom, and think. I will text you when I am ready for you to come back down.”

Alexia rises slowly, and scuttles out of the room, bolting up the stairs to her room. She moves to the corner as instructed, and tears begin to slowly roll down her face as she realizes she may have seriously screwed up her relationship with both her Master and Mistress.

Jane sighs as Alexia leaves. “I’m glad Robert wasn’t here for that.” She says to herself. “He would have stopped scolding her the moment the waterworks started.”

Rising from her chair she goes into the kitchen, seeing Robert and Amber sitting awkwardly at the table.

“Amber, why don’t you come to my office for a bit?” Jane says gently. “I just need a quick word with Robert and Lucia. I’ll meet you there in a moment.”

Amber rises and moves toward Jane’s office.

“Have you told Lucia what happened?” Jane asks.

“He hasn’t.” Lucia says. “I take it Alexia fucked up though?”

“Yes, it appears she did. Worse than I initially thought.” Jane says, and turns to Robert. “I’m sorry I laughed earlier. You are right, she is going to have to be punished.”

“Thank you for handling it.” Robert says. “After you get done talking to Amber can you send her out so we can get testing done? I’m going to head up to my office to clear my schedule for a few hours.”

“I’ll send her up when I’m done. If you have time after that, please dig out one of the old cell phones, I’d like to get it set up for her as a present tonight.” Jane says. “Lucia, if Robert gives it to you, can install a few apps for her that she might find useful?”