Chapter 10

By Friday, the business was still doing well but nowhere near the volume of the first few days. They had Maria fix a prime rib. When they sat down, Pace and Alexa came in to join them. Mara and Mary had invited them.

Alexa started off by saying how impressed her parents were. “Mother spends half of her day looking at that necklace and Father isn’t much better with his ring. When they got home and saw the clothes, dishes, wine and the two rugs that Mother pointed out. They didn’t know what to do. I think they just wanted to keep the carriage that rode like a dream.”

Mary said, “We will get something special for you to wear. Maybe not as elaborate as your mother’s.”

“You don’t have to, but I won’t turn it away. I love my nails and all the girls had a fit when they saw it. I haven’t had as many comments since I got fucked to exhaustion by your husband. Isaac is still in denial over the number or orgasms people tell him I had. I lost count at six but know I had a bunch after that.”

Pace and Mara just looked at each other and nodded. Mara said, “You know that the spa has the VIP treatment but there is a VIP+ for about three times as much. It is only available at certain times to certain clients. You may be surprised how good it will make you feel.”

Alexa read between the lines. “It is hard to picture Tom as a stud for hire but ever since the opening day and my parents free shopping spree and Jewels, Father tells both mother and I to spend what we want there. He also wants you to join us in the royal box for the next chariot races and gladiator competition.”

Mary was quick to say, “We accept his invitation.”

Tom was the smart one who kept his mouth closed and didn’t get involved in the conversation. Alexa, when she slowed down enough to eat, complimented the roast that Maria had cooked. After dinner, the girls went out to the patio to drink wine. Tom helped Maria with the dishes. He asked, “How are you doing without Adrianna here?”

He heard back in his mind. “She was a big help and a good teacher. We still plan visits to the market, so we are there at the same time and she helps talk for me. But I miss her. We also don’t have so many people here now that some have moved to the farm and the guards have their families here. The work is very manageable for just me to handle and my Master often helps out.” She smiled at Tom. “Tom, I know that three of the men couldn’t find their families. There is one, Kinda, he is the one that helped you catch Cara stealing and trying to run away. Well he and I have been getting closer. He is learning Latin and I am learning new signs so we can communicate. It is a struggle, but we are getting closer. We haven’t done anything that would cross the sexual line and never when we should be working but we have time off together and will sometimes play the games you have shown us like backgammon or checkers. He is sweet. Would you be upset if we got together and maybe spent time together in a sexual way?”

She was so sweet, and her heart was so pure. “Maria, you are a beautiful woman that I care for like I would my own daughter. I think that Kinda is a good man and you are an amazing woman. For now, at least you both work for me. I give you my blessing but if it doesn’t work out the way you hope for, you will still both work for me and must be around each other. If you are willing to take the risk, so am I.”

A smile filled her face and she hugged Tom, thanking him as if he had given her a precious gift. Tom left her to finish cleaning and wandered out to the carriage house. He found the three guards and Adel playing cards. Tom had given them an old deck and taught them a few games. Poker had been the most popular. They all had very little if any money, but they would find something for chips and play for bragging rights. They all stopped when Tom entered and asked to speak to Kinda.

They walked out into the stall area where the horses were kept. He got right to the point. “Kinda, I know that they found your wife and son, but they had moved on thinking you were dead. Do you have plans to go after them when you are free and try to get them back?”

“Tom, I have thought about it and when I’m free I may go back. Not for my former wife but to see my son. To let him know that his father is still alive and still loves him. I don’t know if I will try to get him to join me but I just want what is best for him so I will see what I think is best and talk to him and his mother about the future.”

“There is a saying where I come from that says, if you love someone, set them free. It means that you love them, and their happiness is more important than your own. It also says that many times they will come back to you.”

“I understand that she did what she had to for her and my son’s protection. I can also understand how you can grow to love another. We have been apart for almost two years between war, captivity and now being a slave. I can remember the smell of her hair better than I can picture her face when I close my eyes. Now when I close my eyes at night I think of others.”

“Many women for my Kinda?”

“No, just one and she works in your kitchen. Maria has a piece of my heart and a much bigger piece than my old wife.”

“I don’t know how you communicate with her, but I communicate with her very well and she says the same about you. She wants to be with you, and I wanted to let you know that I approve if it doesn’t interfere with your work. Mary also communicates with her well so if you ever are having troubles come see one of us. She is very dear to me as you know. I’m not old enough to be her father but I think of her as part of our family. I don’t want you to hurt her if things don’t work out, be gentle with her and let me know. We will get you assigned to the farm or the warehouse.”

Now Kinda was smiling. “Thank you, Sir. I don’t plan on letting either of you down.”

Tom patted him on the shoulder and let him get back to his card game. When he made it out to the patio, the girls were drunk, and they were laughing and getting loud. He tapped on the door next to the kitchen and Maria opened it wearing just a sheer night dress. “Yes Tom?”

“I spoke to Kinda and he feels the same way about you. I gave him permission to court my daughter. I also told him how Mary and I communicate with you well so if you are ever struggling to understand each other please let us help. He told me that he didn’t want his wife back but may go to let his son know that his father still loved and cared for him.”

“He has told me the same thing. Razin stopped by and told him that his wife is with a wealthy man and the money was the bigger issue because if she came here both her and her son would be your slaves. She is just looking out for their son and he isn’t sure that he would have done differently if he were in her place.” When she hugged him, and her breast pressed in through the thin material he had to think fatherly thoughts and not the ones that his carnal male instinct had.

After his talk, He went to the patio to find a few empty bottles and glasses. In his room the bed was empty so the girls must have decided on some play time. He went down to the secret room and filled more crates with merchandise and worked well into the night lining the tunnel with crates of all their products. He had decided to go exploring and was taking the pack and inventory bags with him.

He was asleep when Mary slid in next to him. He awoke with the movement and the feel of her naked breasts on his back. He rolled over and kissed her. She said, “We took Alexa over and gave her the VIP+ treatment without your cock or a vibrator. With three women and more than enough toys, we wore her out and all fell asleep on the fourth floor. She will start the rest of the VIP package today and go home a refreshed and beautiful woman.”

He looked at her and said, “Go put on your little black dress you bought in Vegas.” She looked at him funny but did as he asked. “Now go out and tell Maria good morning and that we will be ready to eat in an hour.

“Yes, Sir, you silly man.” She came back in a very short and very sexy black toga. He reached in the drawer and handed her a string of pearls. She put it on, and he gave her the wolf whistle.

“Any shorter and you could see my pubes. I like the way you dress me up. Now let me feel that cock in me. Glass ones just aren’t the same.”

He made love to her while she wore the black dress and pearls. Afterwards he said, “I spent a long-time last night building up inventory for the mall and will continue to down at the warehouse. I want to see about building some stalls on our boat or buying a new one with stalls so we can go out after horses from around the area. Spain, Arabia, Germany, and Belgium are all known for horses with different characteristics and if we have some of the best of each variety, we can cross breed to make better horses. I would like for you to come with me but if you want to stay, I will understand.”

“Why do you think I have been training and working with Pace and Mara so much. I don’t want to run a store here; I want the adventure. I am ready to go when you are.” They kissed again to seal the deal and they were up bathed and dressed and ready to start the day.

Hans had the farm running smoothly with pickers in the field for the restaurant and collecting seeds for the following year when they would expand to the market. Adrianna was also collecting seeds and used the rest of the vegetable for serving the guests. The wood shop and forge were doing well, and new houses were almost complete for the guards and their families. Tom said, “Hans, the construction is done. We have good managers at the hotel, the restaurants and at all the shops at the mall. I think it is time we start looking for horses.”

“I have found and bought six so far from farms around here and as far away as Florence. It is just taking time since it is hard to find the perfect animals.”

“I am going to get a ship, and have it fitted with stalls that we can use to go to other parts of the world and find the best that they have. I will check with Sid’s wife to see when she expects her son’s back. She seems to have some internal calendar and she is normally pretty close.”

“I think that will be great. Some of the slaves you bought to help out as laborers have helped with the horses and Adel can come out to train them.”

The ship was in port when Tom went down to the docks. It was full of rugs and metal work. It also had some decorative tile for building construction. The boat was being unloaded and the contents put in the warehouse. One of the brothers Micha was on deck watching over the offload. He saw Tom and walked down to the dock. “Tom it is good to see you. The things you sent out collected top dollar and we did some trading to get these rugs. I have a chest of gold for you and a complete record of our trip and transactions.”

“That’s great. I want to take a ship out and look for horses from different parts of the world. Should we put stalls on your ship or buy another?”

“This one is smaller and faster which is great for long trips but there is a lot of rocking when the waves pick up. You may want to get something bigger. It may be slower but would be more stable for the animals. You could also carry more cargo safely.”

“Do you know of any?”

“Not used ones but they are building them bigger at the shipyard. I can walk over with you if you want.”

There was a big one about to start being built out on the insides and Tom made a deal with the company to put in an additional five berths for people and stalls below. There were ramps that went over the stairs and they were less steep which took up more room but would make loading and unloading easier. They needed a couple weeks to finish the work, but the deal was done. As they walked back, Micha asked, “Do you want me or Ben to captain that ship? Or were you going to hire someone new?”

“Do you want to captain the big slow ship or the smaller and faster ship?”

“From the size of the mast, I don’t think the big one will be much slower. I would like to sail the new ship. I can start to find a crew and Ben can sail the smaller one and continue to trade your wares.”

Tom went back and ordered a second ship to be built as soon as his first one was delivered. He could find another captain or sell the smaller ship. He went to his office in the warehouse and closed the door before starting to work. He made a lot of wine, booze, fabrics, and housewares. He made some jewelry but less exotic since he hoped to be dealing with more commoners and farm owners as they sailed. Ben would do well with the same inventory, so he made a lot. At the end of the day, he was tired but had less work to do between then and the time they sailed.

When he arrived back home, the wagon was full of rugs that workers started to unload. Alexa was in the house with the girls. Mary said, “The Emperor has invited us to the Coliseum this weekend and Alexa’s mother the Empress would like to schedule a VIP+ package with overnight pampering like Alexa had. But she wants you to be her host. The Emperor knows and approves. He is having a party that night and it will be a wild one with all the senators and many courtesans. The VIP is Friday night and Saturday morning. She will ride with us to the Coliseum in our carriage.” She waited for Tom to object or raise concerns, but he just nodded his head.

“We will sail on our trip in two to three weeks. I bought a new boat, well two boats but only one is almost complete the other is yet to be started. They will be building stalls for horses and rigging it with strong leather straps so that the horse’s underside will be supported in almost a hammock as they travel.”

“Are you okay with the Empress and the VIP?”

He turned to Alexa, “Have you told her what to expect or will she freak out?”

“She has heard and when she heard about the orgy that father has planned, she confronted him. He listened and then told her to have fun and he would have a clear conscience for the party.”

“Will he be upset with me at the Coliseum?”

“If mother is happy, he will be happy with you.”

The weekend rolled around, and Tom took care of the Empress. She was really a beautiful woman in her mid-forties. She got high and a little drunk. You could tell that she was like her daughter and a little wild in her youth. She was having more orgasms than she had ever had and reliving her wild days. You could see that she was pleased with herself for not being as old in spirit as she had pictured herself walking in. After the abuse from the vibrator she wanted to feel Tom’s cock and he shot off in her pussy and her ass before she raised the white flag in surrender. Tom put her in the bath and changed the silk sheets. He cuddled her all night and fucked her like a slut again in the morning. She had her pampering day at the spa and had her goody bag clutched tightly as they got into the carriage for the ride to the coliseum.

They had never been before and when they pulled up, there were people gathered outside. There were going to be chariot races inside as well as gladiators fighting, and the fans were getting into it outside. The Empress wasn’t in the Royal coach and wasn’t wearing her purple toga. She was in black along with Mary, Mara, and Alexa like four sisters all wearing the pearls that would make them stand out in a crowd. Just near where they stopped to get out, there were a couple men fighting as sport and others were wagering on them. The crowd was rowdy. One of the men bumped into the Empress and the Royal guard with her was about to take off his head.

Tom stopped him and said, “He didn’t know.” The Empress nodded and the guard put his sword away and the Empress and guard went off toward her box. Tom had brought some gifts for the Emperor and was going to get them from the coach when he heard the man say. “It was a good thing you stopped him. I would have hurt the big guy.”

“I don’t think you could take any man in the coach, much less one of the royal guards.”

“I have a gold coin that says I can.” He was a big guy, but Tom was confident that any of his guards could take him with their training.

“I don’t think a gold coin is enough for me to even get one of my men dirty.”

“I have ten gold coins,’’ said another man. Three more spoke up and soon the total was closer to fifty coins. Tom had figured it out early on but as more did, they added to the pot. The man wasn’t going to pick a guard but Tom to fight since he was a man in the carriage.