Episode 33: BBQ

5:00 PM!

It was good to be back home!

After a lengthy few hours out at Comstock Park to celebrate the three-way birthdays of the McKellen twins and Travis Herbert, it was time to wind down and relax. Grilling out by Piper’s pool Henry McKellen and his brother Will manned the tongs while Josie, Piper and believe it or not Kelly Herbert committed to potato salad making. Funny thing about peeling!

“I can’t believe Estelle’s camel Ishtar ate your bikini like spaghetti as if he was Tramp in Lady and the Tramp.”

“I am far from any Lady. More the tramp, I’m afraid. At least Dominic allowed me to run home and get dressed due to your in-laws.” Kelly Herbert sighed! “I prefer nudity, but I completely understand the situation.”

“Don’t we all.”

Piper Cherry mixed mustard into the diced potatoes that Josie had chopped. Kelly had peeled most of them prior to boiling the potatoes, eggs, and celery. It was a nice bonding experience without it turning sexual. Second winds for everyone! “Man, I’m craving more water. I feel like I just can’t get enough.”

Breaking away from her island, Piper opened her fridge and found a chilled bottle of tHIrSty. “Water anyone?” Josie and Kelly both accepted a bottle and guzzled over half of theirs in one drink. “I might have to invest in the company that makes this stuff.” Reading the label, she discovered the supplier as the Gaea’s Tears company. “Huh! I’ve never heard of them before now. Oh, well! Good job people! Sounds, Wiccan!”

“So, Kelly!” Josie palmed the countertop behind her and looked to the blonde. “How do you feel about Travis and Sable’s relationship?”

“I love Sable. You did a very good job in raising her.”

“I try! With my own childhood so messy, I had to double down on my parenting skills. Becoming a teacher after dropping out of high school proved that I can overcome bad situations.”

“Are you and Henry on better terms these days? You look so magical together.”

“Rough patches definitely. Which brings up you and he.” Josie playfully sneered! “Yes, I know that you and Henry enjoy one another. I’m totally fine by that.”

“Henry is my passion master. He and Dominic have an agreement. I would ask for forgiveness for cheating with him, but Dominic would be cross if I apologized. I must be proud of my achievements.”

“You know, ever since we tried to rescue you that day then discovering your ... servitude, our eyes have opened up to a whole new understanding.” Piper chimed in! “Does Trav ever mention what we do at school?”

Josie immediately bulged her eyes. She hadn’t considered that. If Henry learned just how bad she had gotten the last two weeks in engaging with students and teaching nude, he might raise hell. Luckily, she had William in her corner to control Henry’s thoughts and emotions. Allowed to play with other men was one thing, but underaged kids, that was another.

“Not really! I would never judge anyone if he had. How could I when I am such a bad mother.”

“You are not a bad mother.” Josie chose to remain calm. “If anyone is a bad mother it’s me.”

“I would argue but that would also get me punished by my master.”

“Dominic really has you hooked, doesn’t he?”

“Yes. I adore him and whatever he demands of me. Has Henry ever spoken of his new role?”

“Passion master? No, but I can see that. He’s a very passionate man. Wonderful in bed as you now know. Listen, I am absolutely supportive of whatever he wants from life. With everything I’ve put him through he’s stuck by my side. How could I bitch.”

“I helped patch up those tires.” Piper giggled!

“Yes! We would have killed each other if not for you and ... William.”

“William?” Kelly smiled!

“Will is a hypnotist. While I shouldn’t reveal too much, he had induced me to behave myself for quite a few years. His therapy wore off however and I began becoming my old self. He has offered to try again but I told him no. Henry is more accepting now than ever before. Why rock the boat I say. I can do that with the passengers.” Cute! Josie wrinkled her nose at her commentary.

“Onto another subject!” Piper switched things up. “What possessed Dominic to buy Travis that truck?”

“I would pose the same question of you and the electric cars.” Josie pointed at the blonde bombshell ready to burst from her pink top. “Henry and I are not angry over it, but that should have been he and I to buy their first cars. It was incredibly thoughtful of you, but now we have a charging tower in our driveway.”

“I asked Kelly first. Swing back to me.”

“Dom may never be a father to Trav but he is trying to show Travis how to be a man. That truck is short lived; we all know that. The stereo alone cost more than the truck itself. Even the new tires. Trav has to put his own gas and oil into it. I am uncertain about insurance, Dom pays for mine, so I presume he added the truck. If not, Travis might need to get a job. I would prefer he not have to do that until after he graduates.”

“Same for our girls. They are only young once. Adulthood is here but any job can wait until after a diploma.”

“The way we teach? It’s education free.” Piper rolled her eyes. “I honestly don’t know how any student gets on an honor roll. I’ve heard Horton-Dexter is the least open of all the schools in Nashville. I can only imagine how bad the others must be after learning that.”

“I will say this to Kelly. As much as Travis gets hounded at school, he is one of the brightest students we have. Well, when he isn’t doing the homework for others.”

“I have told him to stop doing that.”

“Which I believe he has listened to you. I’m not aware of any assignments that looked fraudulent.” Not that grading papers was the first thing on her agenda. The high volume of sex she engaged in was preventing Josie from being as thorough of a teacher than she used to be. Watchtower fudged the grades in the computers anyway. This was why a good majority of students in Nashville got scholarships at the colleges in the city so that Watchtower could continue making them look good. Fair trade for making the organization millions.

“He can be a handful at times.” Kelly sighed heavily! “I try to teach him in my own way to be better than others perceive.” A quick image of sexual favors with her son thanks to Knox Hardecker, Kelly looked distant. She needed to shake the images off before it was questioned. “I often wish that Dominic would let me get at least a part-time job to help pay bills. He can be very stubborn.”

“Gift horse, you ask me.” Piper shrugged!

In turn Josie retaliated. “Takes one to know one, Moneybags!”

“I’ll live it down. Look, Pussycat, you and I are family now. I love you and yours as much as I love my own kin. Well, except for Mace.”

“Where is Mace anyway?”

“The last time I saw him he was checking out the new cameras Michael installed. He found it amusing how Ana Domingo and Rotten got along. I might need Mace to train Rotten to behave better, he really put Ana through hell. Oh! She sent me a text, apparently Frank Logarth cut a deal with Davos and Teresa Domingo over his current food truck. Frank is going to buy a brand-new truck and sell the old one to me. I trust him so that saves me a little money at least. Not that I’m anyway near broke.”

“Good for them. That should help Davos change careers for the better.”

“I need to talk to Ana in person. Rotten cornered her by the pool but believe it or not Knox Hardecker rescued her.”

“Trap if I ever heard one. What is that punk plotting now?” Hearing Josie put Knox down, Kelly Herbert pouted a bit. He was her third, nay, fourth master under Dominic’s radar. While he was evil, the boy did keep Kelly busy the way she needed to be. She was incredibly grateful to the mastermind. “I can only imagine him hitting on her once she moves into the house behind your pool.”

“I’ll set him straight.” Piper began sweating then draining her water bottle. Her hormones were already amplifying. “I need to pee. Be right back.” Scurrying away to her bedroom ensuite, Piper dropped her bikini bottoms and sat down on her toilet. After a brisk release she couldn’t resist rubbing her clit. New micro cameras in her bathroom recorded the entire orgasm. Swift, yet calm. Sadly, even that little adventure would bring in thousands of dollars once the footage was sold over in Europe.