Chapter 9

Alexia got her orgasm, and then she and Robert settled into bed. Jane was already asleep on her side, and so Alexia settled into the middle. She let Robert cuddle her for a bit, but eventually slid away a bit so she could move, as she was a fitful sleeper.

Robert woke up during the night and heard a strange noise. He sat up for a moment and listened, but was fairly sure it wasn’t coming from either Alexia or Jane, so he decided to get up and investigate. Once he quietly closed the door behind him, he realized it had to be Lucia. The light in her room was on, and he thought she might be crying. As he came to the door, he became more certain that she was. He softly knocked on the door and said “Lucia, are you ok?”

The crying stopped for a moment, and he heard her approach the door. “I’m fine.” Lucia responded, which Robert didn’t believe for a minute.

“You don’t sound fine. Can I come in?” Robert responds.

Lucia opens the door, and Robert can see the tear tracks down her cheeks. She starts to speak, and the floodgates burst, and she starts sobbing harder. Robert reaches out and hugs her tightly, kissing the top of her head and asking “What’s wrong?” softly.

She just shakes her head, and Robert, not wanting to wake up Jane or Alexia, shuffles them inside a bit to he can close the bedroom door. Lucia notices the click of the door shutting, and pulls back a bit. “I just don’t want to wake them up. I promise you are safe.” Robert reassures her.

Lucia seems to come to a decision, and goes back into his embrace, still crying, but no longer full on sobbing. Robert continues to hold her, slowly rubbing her back while he allows her to calm down. Finally Lucia pulls away again, and says “I’m sorry for waking you up. I’ll be ok if you need to go back to sleep.”

“I’m not going back to sleep until I’m sure you actually are ok. Do you mind telling me what happened?” he says.

“I’m just lonely. I would sneak in Alexia’s bed sometimes at home when I had a bad night, but I didn’t want to knock on the door and wake all three of you.” Lucia replies, still sniffling a bit.

“Do you want me to go get her?” Robert asks. “I think I can do it without waking up Jane.”

“I don’t want to wake her, she needs her sleep too.” Lucia says. “It would be selfish to wake everyone up just for me.”

“Is there anything I can do to help?” Robert asks. “I don’t like leaving you like this, if I go back to bed I probably won’t sleep anyhow.”

“Can you cuddle me until I fall asleep?” Lucia asks hesitantly. “Nothing sexual, just hold me?”

“Of course. I’ll tell you what, let’s get into the bed, and then you can position us how you want.” Robert responds.

As they slide into the bed, Lucia asks Robert to get on his side, and then scoots back against him, and moves his arm over her stomach. Robert shifts a bit to get comfortable, remembering to tell Jane that they needed a better mattress for this bed. He ends up with his head at the top of hers, her ass pushed into his crotch. “Don’t get an erection, don’t get an erection.” he thought.

He didn’t, at least not right away, and gradually they both fell asleep.

Lucia’s alarm woke them both up a few hours later. As she woke up, she noticed something hard poking into her ass. Robert realized it quickly too, and shifted away. “I’m so sorry, it happens sometimes when I sleep.”

“It’s ok.” She says as she clambers over him to get stop the alarm coming from her phone. “I might not know much about men, but I did learn about that at least.” She stops for a moment and says “Thank you for last night. And thank you for not taking advantage.”

“I’m always here for you.” Robert replies. “You’ll get your phone back once the testing is done, and then if you have a bad night, you can call my phone, and I’ll come. The last thing we ever want is for you to feel lonely.”

“Thank you.” Lucia says. “Are you sure you wouldn’t be bothered by me waking you up?”

“If the alternative is you crying in here by yourself, then please wake me up.” Robert says. “I’d feel awful if I found out you cried all night when we could have helped you.”

“Thank you sir. I should probably go get breakfast ready.” Lucia says.

“Hang on a minute.” Robert says, getting out of bed, and realizing for the first time that he is just in his boxers. “I wanted you to know that I really enjoyed last night. Would you mind if I gave you a hug?”

Lucia laughs a bit and closes the distance between them. “Considering you just spent hours pressed up against me, I doubt a hug will hurt anything.”

Robert snuck back into the bedroom after Lucia went downstairs, getting his things, and heading for the shower. As he waits for it to warm up, Alexia opens the door and comes in. “Sorry Master, I didn’t feel you get out of bed. Mistress wouldn’t have been happy with me if I missed my first duty of the day.”

“You didn’t miss me. I woke up in the middle of the night and found Lucia crying.” Robert says, and then explains the situation to Alexia.

“Is she ok now? I feel so bad, she was fine the first night, so I didn’t think this would happen.” Alexia says, clearly torn between bathing Robert, and checking on Lucia.

“She’s fine now. I think it may have been for the best, I think we bonded a bit last night.” Robert says to Alexia’s relief.

Alexia washed Robert fairly quickly, and then Robert decided to wash her a bit. “You don’t have to do that Master.” She says.

“Does it bother you?” Robert asks.

“No, not if you want to.” Alexia responds.

“I do want to.” Robert says. “Some mornings I may be in a rush, but when I’m not, I’d like to show my appreciation for you.”

“Thank you.” Alexia says, smiling a bit, but clearly still anxious to check on Lucia.

“Ok, we can get out. I know you are anxious to see Lucia.” Robert says. “I held you up washing you, I’ll dry myself today.” With that he grabs his towel, and starts drying Alexia’s lower half as she works on her hair.

“You don’t have to do that Master.” She says.

“I want to.” He responds, and kisses her thigh. “Go check on our girl.”

Robert made it downstairs a few minutes later, to find Alexia and Lucia deep in conversation. They both look happy, though the conversation breaks up when they see him enter the room. “Don’t mind me, I’m just going through to say good morning to Jane.” he says with a smile, and he keeps moving towards her office.

“Good morning.” Jane says. “What happened last night? I woke up and you weren’t in bed, so I peeked into Lucia’s room, and saw you were in there with her.”

“I’m sorry, I probably should have talked to you first. I woke up hearing a weird noise, and it ended up being Lucia crying. She was having a bit of a meltdown from being lonely, so I stayed with her.” Robert says, now feeling a bit guilty.

“It’s fine, you know you have blanket permission with Lucia and Alexis. I just got worried because I didn’t expect to find you there. Now I know if you are gone, you are probably there.” Jane explains.

Robert goes on to explain the full situation, and that he thinks they made a bit of a breakthrough.

“Good. The sooner she consents, the sooner any awkwardness leaves the situation for all of us.” Jane says.

“You’ve got sex on the brain. I’m just happy she is beginning to feel safe around me. Anything else is just a bonus.” Robert chides her.

The next few days go well. Lucia settles in, even checking in on Robert a few times during the day, bringing him a new drink, or just sitting to talk about their book for a bit. Alexia enjoys her evenings with Robert and Jane, but is sent to sleep with Lucia to prevent any more issues.

Saturday morning comes quickly as everyone has settled into a routine. Jane and Robert tell Lucia to set her alarm for a little later, and that they would go out to breakfast before heading to their apartment.

The girls are excited about getting the rest of their things, but a bit nervous about going out in public. Robert is interested to see how this goes as well, given the state of the world. Jane decides to pick out what they will wear, dressing them very conservatively, to draw minimal attention.

As they drive to their breakfast place, Jane instructs the girls. “When we get out of the car, stick close to us. If either of you needs to go to the bathroom, let me know and I will go with you. If anyone says anything to you, or otherwise makes you feel uncomfortable, tell us.”

Thankfully the restaurant was very quiet. Their usual waitress wasn’t there, which confused Robert for a minute, but then he realized that she wasn’t white, and probably was either laying low or had already been detained. The teen-aged hostess seated them quickly, giving Lucia and Alexia a weird look.

“She probably hasn’t seen a minority in days.” Jane says.

“Probably not. I just had an interesting thought. I wonder how many racists are about to find out they aren’t as white as they thought they were?” Robert responds.

Alexia giggles a bit. “I can just see it. Some Bubba getting rounded up and stuck with a bunch of Mexicans and Blacks that he hates, while the government tells him he is no longer a real American. I kind of wish I could see it.”

The waitress approaches to get their order, and takes their order. At first she seems ready to say something about Alexia and Lucia when they order, but Jane gives her a look, and she keeps quiet. “She is not happy we are here.” Lucia says.

“She can get over it.” Jane says. “If she kicks up a fuss, I’ll put this place on blast. There are no rules that concubines can’t go out in public with their Master, and I suspect it’s going to be a common site moving forward for anyone who doesn’t treat their girls like shit.”

The rest of the meal goes by uneventfully, though Jane had the girls check their food before they dug in to make sure it wasn’t sabotaged. Thankfully it wasn’t. “Maybe next time you should order for all of us.” Robert suggests. “Then they won’t know whose food is whose.”

“Not a bad idea. Who knows, in two weeks these jobs might all be filled by detained staff anyhow, and it might no longer be an issue.” Jane says.

“Mistress, I’m happy to make breakfast. I can do better than this anyhow.” Lucia says.

“Ok, add what you need to the shopping list, and tomorrow you can make us the same things we all had today. If you really can, and don’t mind, I wouldn’t mind saving a bit of cash.” Jane responds.

The group makes their way to the car without any future incidents, and Robert begins driving to the apartment. “I’m hoping this is the final trip here.” Jane says. “If for some reason there are things that don’t fit in the back, try to put them all in one place, so Robert and I can grab them next time we are out and about.”

“There won’t be much Mistress, unless you want any of the furniture for the spare room, or any of the kitchen stuff.” Alexia says.

“We don’t want the kitchen stuff.” Lucia says. “Their stuff is all better than what we had.”

“Robert and I will take a look around, but I think we should just focus on personal items you need, and getting any food and trash out of the place, that way we can turn it over to the landlord. We’ve already talked to him, and he doesn’t mind us leaving furniture.” Jane says.

As the group walks up the stairs to the apartment when they arrive, Alexia comments “It’s really quiet. Usually you’d see or hear at least a few kids. And on a Saturday morning this place should be busy.”

“People are probably either hiding, or maybe they’ve left hoping they can get out of the country.” Jane says. “I saw reports that border patrol are stopping a lot of people who are trying to sneak out.”

“I’m glad we didn’t try, not that I could have.” Alexia says. “Those people must be terrified.”

Once they reached the apartment, they paired up, Robert going with Lucia to help, and Jane going with Alexia. They really didn’t have much, just a few clothes, keepsakes, and Lucia’s books, which ended up being a dozen worn out paperbacks. Once they were done, they had the girls gather up the trash while the Robert and Jane discussed the furniture.

“None of this is worth taking.” Jane says. “Half of it’s broken.”

“Yeah, it is.” Robert says. “I’d like to at least ask if any of it is important to them though.”

“Fine, go ahead. But the couches and bed are NOT coming.” Jane says.

Alexia and Lucia ended up agreeing with Jane. “This is all just junk that people gave us, or that we found at thrift stores. I’ll be glad to leave it behind.”

Robert started carrying the trash bags down to the complex dumper while the others carried the bags of belongings to the car. As he was throwing the bags into the dumpster, he began hearing raised voices. He walked quickly back to towards the car, speeding up more as he realized the voice was coming from the direction of the car.

“I want those bitches.” A fat man was yelling at Jane. “I’m a real American bitch, you see this?” He showed off a green card. “This means I can take one of these two with me right now, and there is nothing you can do about it.” He goes to grab at Lucia, and Jane shoves him.

“Robert!” She screams, and Robert comes around the corner and runs into the man.

“Get your fucking hands off my wife.” Robert says, standing back up. “And stay away from my girls.”

“I’m claiming that one.” The man says.

“You aren’t claiming anyone today.” Robert says. “These two belong to me, and that one is my wife.” He turns to Jane and asks “Are you three ok?”

“He just scared us, you got here right as he put his hands on me.” She said. “I should have brought my taser, I’d love to see this fat fuck flop on the pavement. You did ok though.” She smiles just a bit.

“Call the cops.” Robert says. “And you stay down.”

“I’m leaving.” The man says, and tries to roll and get up. Robert kicks him in the side, stopping him.

“You are staying, and if the cops aren’t too busy, you can spend the night in jail.” Robert says.

Jane was on the phone with 911, explaining the situation, while Lucia and Alexia were both behind her, Lucia all the way back again the car.

“Girls” Robert says as he unlocks the door. “Get in the car, and don’t get out unless Jane or I asks you to.”

“Are you sure Master?” Alexia asks. “I can stay out with you in case he tries something.”

“Get Lucia in now. When Jane hangs up, you two can join her, and lock the doors.” Robert says.

Jane overhears this, and motions that she is getting in. Once she does, Alexia follows, and Jane locks the doors.

A few minutes later a cruiser pulls in, and an officer steps out. “What’s the problem here?” he asks.

Robert opens his mouth to speak, but the man on the ground screams “This guy attacked me over a damn Mexican.”

“Please take a step back sir.” The officer says.

“That man put hands on my wife.” Robert says, taking a step back towards the car, pointing at Jane through the window. “He attempted to steal one of my concubines, and when she told him no, he tried to attack her.”

“I need to speak with her.” The officer says. “Please have her step out of the car.”

Once Jane gets out of the car, she and the officer step away a few feet, and she relates the story. At the end she says “You can ask Alexia and Lucia, they will tell you the same thing.”

“No point, concubines are outside of the legal system, they can’t testify in court.” The officer says.

“So if he hurt them, there would be no recourse?” Jane asks incredulously.

“No, that would be damaging property. We would treat it the same way as we would if he got mad and dented your car on purpose.” The officer responds. “That means we have a second problem here.” He continues, turning towards the man. “If they can prove ownership of those two girls, you could be charged with attempted robbery.”

“What the fuck? I didn’t rob anyone, I just wanted to claim the girl, she’s a hot little piece.” The man says.

Robert starts to interject at this, but the officer continues “Did you put your hands on this woman?”

“I was trying to get the girl, not her.” The man says again.

“And in doing so, you touched her?” The officer prompts him.

“That wasn’t my fault, she wouldn’t get out of the way.” He complains again.

“Sir, you are under arrest for attempted robbery and assault.” The officer says, taking out his cuffs.

As he gets done cuffing the man, who complains the entire time about his “rights” and “Mexicans”, the officer turns towards Robert and Jane. “I need to you stay here for a few more minutes, I need to verify ownership and get your contact information for my report.”

Jane and Robert got out their cards, and Jane also opened the door to get Alexia and Lucia’s. The officer came back, scanned all four cards, and looked into the car to verify the IDs matched the two young women. “You should be good to go. You will probably get a summons to appear at court in the next few weeks, although it may take longer, everything has been turned on it’s head lately. I would also suggest not having these girls outside right now.”

“I understand officer. We just needed to get the rest of their things from their apartment, and then get them a few things from the store.” Robert replies.

“If you are going to have them out and about, you might put a collar on them.” The officer says. “That way people know they are claimed.”

“Collars? They didn’t mention that when we claimed them.” Robert says. “Is that something that’s mandatory?”

“Not yet, but we are hearing it will be starting next week. I’ll give you a card for a place in town that can make you a nice one, with your information put on it in case they get lost.” The officer said, and pulls out a card from his cruiser.

“Thank you officer.” Robert says, and waits for a moment as he gets back into the cruiser. “Are you ok honey?” He asks Jane.

“I might have a small bruise on my arm, but I’ll survive.” She replies.

Robert turns to the open car door. “Are you two ok?”

“I’m fine” Alexia says. “Just a bit of an adrenaline boost.”

Lucia didn’t reply though, and looked a bit more shaken up. Robert went around to the far side of the car where she was at, opened the door, and slid in next to her. “Lucia, you are safe now. No one is going to hurt you.” Robert moves to put his hand on hers, and she jumps a bit, like she is just waking up.

“You both saved me.” She says, like she can’t believe it. “I thought he was going to take me away, that I’d never see any of you again.”

“We would never let that happen.” Robert replies softly, stroking the back of her hand with his. “You are important to us, and we will always protect you.”

“I consent.” Lucia whispers.

“This isn’t the time to make big decisions Lucia. We can talk about it when we get home if you want though.” Robert says quietly, reaching his arm over her shoulders to hug her. “I’m just glad you are safe.”

Jane has gotten into the drivers seat at this point, and says “Everyone buckle up, I’m going to get us home. Robert, why don’t you stay back there with them?”

“Ok honey, Lucia, scoot over just a bit so we can buckle up.” Robert says, and everyone gets settled as Jane pulls out.

“Thank you Mistress.” Lucia says, seeming to regain her full composure. “And I’m sorry you got hurt protecting me.”

“You are very welcome, and I am fine Lucia.” Jane says. “Maybe you and I can talk when we get home, I feel like you and I haven’t gotten quite as much time together as everyone else.”

“Yes Mistress, I would like that.” Lucia says, and appears to genuinely mean it. “And thank you Master. I know I wasn’t very nice to you when I came here. I was very wrong about you.”

“It’s fine Lucia.” Robert says, moving to hold her hand. “Let’s leave the past in the past.”

When the group gets home Jane asks Robert to come to her office for a few minutes. “We need to get the collars, and get them soon. I need to talk to Lucia, so I need you to go deal with that. If you don’t mind taking Alexia, that way it’ll give Lucia and I some alone time.”

“Of course I will. I’m not comfortable with taking Lucia’s consent right after an event like that though. I think we should have her sleep on it.” Robert says.

“I’ll talk to her, and decide. It may be a snap reaction, or it could be something she has been thinking about. She might need to feel claimed to feel safe. After all, until she FEELS claimed, she might feel vulnerable.” Jane explains.

“I guess? I’m not sure I get it, and I definitely am not sure I’m comfortable.” Robert says. “I trust your judgment though. I’ll go grab Alexia and get the collars. Is there something else you want me to get?”

“Not yet, but hang on, I need to measure Lucia’s neck first.” Jane says, and walks out to the kitchen, where Lucia and Alexia are waiting at the breakfast table, talking quietly. “Alexia, would you mind going out again with Robert. The officer mentioned collars, and I’d like to get those done for you ASAP so we don’t have this issue again. Only to wear when we leave the house of course.”

“Yes Mistress.” Alexia says. “Lucia, are you ok now?”

“Yes. Go ahead with Master.” Lucia says. “I need to talk to Mistress.”

“Let me just measure both of you real fast first.” Jane says, pulling out a flexible tape measure, and measuring first Lucia’s neck, and then Alexia’s. “I’ll text you the measurements Robert. Also, Alexia, here is your phone back. I want you to have it while you are out with Robert. I’ve saved my number in there, please call me if there are any issues, and call 911 if needed. The code is 0000.”

“Thank you Mistress. I appreciate you trusting me.” Alexia says.

“Of course, now get going, the sooner you get there, the sooner you get back, and I suspect that place is going to get busy over the next week.” Jane says.

After waiting a minute or so for the pair to leave, Jane sits across from Lucia. “So tell me about your decision to consent to serve Robert. Was it a snap decision, or something you have been considering?”

“A bit of both Mistress. I feel like I’ve bonded with Master over the past few days, and I did plan to consent prior to any other concubines coming in. I was hoping to wait until we had a solution to the pregnancy issue though. The incident today let me know that I don’t have that kind of time.” Lucia explains. “If that man had managed to take me, and rape me, would I have been returned to you and Robert? What if I ended up getting pregnant? What if he killed me? The idea of risking a child being detained is bad, but the idea of getting pregnant by someone as repugnant as that is far worse.”

“Wait, are you saying you want Robert to get you pregnant?” Jane asks.

“Not necessarily Mistress. I would rather wait a few years, but if the government is not allowing us to be on birth control, then yes, I would.” Lucia says. “I know it may sound irrational, but if I’m going to belong to Robert, I want to feel like I truly belong to Robert.”

“It is a bit irrational, but I understand.” Jane says. “Realistically, we won’t know for at least a week about that, and maybe longer. The decision is yours obviously, but I would suggest easing you into things with Robert, at least until the testing period is over. If at that point we know that birth control won’t be allowed, you and he can take the next step, if that is what you want, and you can convince him.”

“Thank you Mistress. I think that is a good plan.” Lucia responds. “Alexia said you might like to be present when Master and I...”

“I would like to help teach you what he likes.” Jane says. “Also, he’s never been with a virgin, so I would kind of like to watch. But neither thing is required, unless you are struggling to please him.”

“If you don’t mind, I would like my first few times with Master to be just us. I’m going to be nervous, and I’m worried that with an audience, I’ll ever much more nervous.” Lucia says. “Once I’m a bit more comfortable, I can let you know?”

“That’s fine. If you need pointers, or have questions, you can come to me. Or Alexia, of course, if that is more comfortable. And Robert is a fine teacher.” Jane rambles a bit.

“Thank you Mistress. Do you mind if I shower and then try to nap?” Lucia asks. “Today has been rather eventful.”

“Go ahead, use the shower in the master bedroom. Before you go, if you don’t mind giving me your sizes. I would like to get you some new clothes, and while I had hoped to take you and Alexia with me, I think it may be better if you and Alexia only leave the house is absolutely necessary.” Jane says.

Meanwhile, Robert and Alexia have reached the collar shop, which is turns out is a guy who makes various leather goods, but primarily dog collars. “Not quite what I was expecting.” Robert says.

“Me either.” Alexia responds. “At least the shop looks fairly empty though.”

“That’s true.” Robert says. “I’ll come around and get you, after the last incident I don’t really want us more than few steps apart.”

Robert got out of the car, coming around and opening Alexia’s door. After she steps out he takes her and, and they go into the shop. A bell rings as they enter, but there is no one at the counter at first. An older man eventually comes out and says “Let me guess, you want a collar?”

“Yes. We had an incident earlier today, and the responding officer gave me your card.” Robert says. “I actually need two, I didn’t bring her cousin, but my wife measured both of their necks.”

“It would have been better if they were both here, but I should be able to do it with the measurement. I’m glad you measured both, I’ll remeasure this one, and that’ll give me some idea of how far off the other measurement is. I probably measure differently than your wife did” The shop owner says. “Any idea of what type you want?”

“We didn’t discuss that, but I want it to be comfortable. The collar is purely to let other people know they are taken.” Robert says.

“Locking or just buckled?” The man says.

“I don’t see why we would need a lock.” Robert responds unsurely.

“Master, may I?” Alexia says quietly.

“Of course Alexia.” Robert says.

“I think you should do the locks, that way it is harder for a stranger to remove the collar quickly.” Alexia says. “If someone grabbed one of us, it would at least make it impossible for them to remove the collar instantly.”

“If that is a concern, then I would agree with her.” The man says. “Did you want leather or a different material? And how soon do you need it?”

“I’m not really sure on the material, maybe Alexia can feel the options? As for when, as soon as possible.” Robert says.

“If you take a look over there...” The man points to the far wall of the shop “You’ll see all of the standard materials. We do have some nicer options I’ve ordered now that I’m doing human collars, but they aren’t in yet. As for the time, it really depends on the material you choose.”

“Alexia, why don’t you go check out the materials, and bring over your top choice or two?” Robert suggests. “If anyone comes in the shop, come right back here.”

“Yes Master. Thank you.” Alexia responds, heading towards the wall.

“How much is this going to run me?” Robert asks the man.

“Could be anywhere from 50 to 100 with the standard materials. The premium stuff I’ve got coming in varies a lot more, could be 500 or more for the really nice stuff. Are you planning to keep the collars on all the time, or just when you take them out?” The man asks.

“Just when they are out of the house.” Robert replies. “I don’t want the collars to both them though.”

“We have some soft leather coming in, that might be a good choice if she doesn’t like the standard stuff. The stuff over there is what I used for dog collars mostly, it might not be ideal for a couple of nice girls.” The man says. “The good leather would probably run you around $150 per collar.”

“Master, I guess this is the best one?” Alexia says, bringing over a fabric collar. “I don’t think we could wear it that long though.”

“How long do you think it would be before the nice leather ones are ready, if we ordered those today?” Robert asks.

“It really depends on shipping. They are supposed to arrive any day, but with how things are right now, I can’t count on that. Once it’s here, I can have them done in a day or so. I’m pretty much caught up on orders at the moment.” The man says.

“Maybe we can get two of these for now.” Robert begins, holding the one Alexia had picked out. “And then come back for the others when they are ready.”

“Fine by me.” The man says. “Do you want those customized at all? I’m assuming you will want that on the nicer collars.”

“Maybe you can just stitch on something like “Property of Robert and Jane Wolfe”.” Robert says. “For the newer ones, I’d also like their names to be on them. Also, do you think lining them with something more comfortable than just the leather would be a good idea? I definitely don’t want them getting marks on their necks.”

“Not a bad idea. I can probably pick up something as a liner. Maybe velvet? or something else smooth and soft. I’ll see what I can find.” The man muses, and pulls out two order forms from under the counter. “Go ahead and fill these out, make sure you put a good contact number so I can call you when the order comes in. I’ll go work on the two temporary collars, it should only take a few minutes. Most people are doing collars in red, is that ok?”