Chapter 2

The next morning, we had some more fruit and milk for breakfast. I had each of us take a multiple vitamin. We had a pretty good supply of those and taking a couple per week would help with our general health. During breakfast I asked which of them was the best hunter. Esta said that she was the best of the three, but was not considered a good hunter. I asked if she liked to hunt, and she said she did. I said okay and we got ready to go on a hunting trip. I got my .308 out and wore a Glock and a hunting knife. I got Esta a knife and showed her how to wear it. She was very pleased with this wonderful item. She got out her spear and throwing stick. I suggested that the other 2 might go back and find some more fruit for us. So they took the dogs and off they went. I told them we would be back this afternoon.

Esta and I started off; we split up and moved through the woods about 20 yards apart. First one moving and then the other, looking for game. I was hoping for a small deer, since this was summer, and meat spoilage would be a concern. We had been gone about 40 minutes when she stopped and motioned me down. I could not see anything, but I kept looking in the same direction she was. I caught a whiff of something and shortly I could see an elk moving, quartering away from us. Just a little bit later I saw 3 more, a young bull and 3 cows. I figured I should shoot the bull because the cows might have young. I was about 75 yards from the bull and Esta was about 50 yards away. I propped up on a tree and shot him through the neck. I made no other sounds. He fell and the cows just stood there and looked at him. We waited for them to move off. The noise and the power of the rifle shocked Esta and I had to take time right then to show her about it. I showed her the rifle, the ammunition and the sights (she loved the sights). I had to promise to show her how to shoot it. I was going to show them anyway, if things worked out like I wanted them to.

We decided to field dress the elk, to allow the cavity to cool. After that we went back to get the pickup. If we could get it close enough, it would really ease the hauling. The bull weighed about 600 pounds. So at that time we went to get the truck. When we got back to the house, I changed guns to the shotgun. Just in case we found scavengers at the carcass. The truck started right up and we were in the meat hauling business. We were able to drive right up to the elk. He was too big to load whole, so we cut him up in quarters, and wrestled him into the bed of the truck. So we went back to the house and began the butchering process. I was pretty good at it, but Esta was better. We got out a piece of plywood and set it up on sawhorses to use for a table. We cut him up into stew pieces and roasts and steaks. Esta began looking around for small trees to make drying racks from. This was a really good idea; I was not used to this method of preparing meat, and let her take the lead. I got some firewood and built a small fire out back and then set up the drying racks. We had to cut much of the meat up into strips. What I thought was going to be roasts would be dried elk for stew or soup or something.

By now it was time to eat, so we cooked some meat on the fire. When we finished eating the others came up, and were very pleased that we had gotten something to eat. They had gotten a good bunch of blackberries. I asked if they had eaten and they said they had eaten berries and would eat later. I gave the dogs some scraps, and they were happy too.

While the meat was drying, someone had to remain outside so nothing would steal the meat. I was usually there to protect the family with a gun, so everyone else took turns keeping me company. I was working hard to learn to converse in their language, and felt like I was making good progress. We would spend time talking about different things so I could practice and they could learn some of my language also. When Ona was down with me one evening I asked why they were out by themselves. She began to try to tell me her story. It seems that they were from a small village and someone had come through trading. After he left, the whole village had gotten sick. The symptoms sounded like influenza, but I am no doctor. The village had lost about 15 people and left these three alive. Ona and Oba were brother and sister, and Esta was their cousin. I asked what they had planned to do. They said that they were just going to do the best they could until they met with some other tribal members. The called themselves Arkansas. Duh! That makes sense doesn't it?

The next day, I told them I wanted to talk about something. After we got together, I told them what Ona and I had discussed. I then told them what had happened to me in the only way I could explain it to them. I told them that the spirits had sent me here from the place where I lived, and I was now looking for a family, so that I would not be alone. I told them that I could not find a woman to love and care for me where I was before and I think they sent me here to find a good woman or women to have my children, and help me to have a good life. I would like for Esta and Ona to be my women and help me raise my family, if you desire to do that. I would also like for Oba to stay with the family and be my son. I gave them some time to talk about it and told them that I would like for them to come to me when they had made up their minds. They would not have to leave if they decided not to.

I went for a walk to give them some privacy. When I got back, Oba met me and told me that he would like to be my son. I picked him up and told him I was very happy about that. We visited some more, and in a few minutes Ona came out and wanted to speak to me. I asked Oba to go give the dogs some food. Ona was very shy, but told me that she would like to stay with me and be my woman. I held out my arms, and she came to me and we hugged warmly and I told her she had made me very happy. I also told her I would do my best to protect her, and give her a good home.

I told her that where I was from there was a ceremony held when a man and woman took each other for a family. I asked if her people had one also. She said they did. I asked if she would mind if we had my ceremony for our joining. She said let her talk to Esta and Oba about it. I said okay.

About 20 minutes later, Esta came out and told me that she would also like to be my woman. I hugged her and told her that I was very glad for that, as I thought we were very compatible, and that she and Ona would be good mothers for our children. At the mention of children, she became agitated. I asked her the trouble and she said she had never been with a man and did not know about those things. I told her that I had been told about those things from my mother and thought we could learn together. She was pleased, and I called out for Ona and Oba to join us. I told them how happy they had made me. I then asked if Ona had talked to Esta about the ceremony. They had and had agreed to have my ceremony. I said that was wonderful, and that I would like to have the ceremony this afternoon at sunset. They agreed. We talked about the ceremony, and I told them that they would be called my wife, and I would be called their husband. Their language only indicated a man and woman. I also told Oba that since he was my son now that he was to have his own bed. He was pleased about that. I planned to fix a big meal and told the girls so. I thought we could have elk, canned green beans, and cornbread. We would have a special desert in honor of our wedding. I got a big bowl full of blackberries, washed them, and put some sugar on them. I was busy fixing the meal, while the girls and Oba tended the meat drying. A little before sunset, we got together, and performed the ceremony, we promised to love and care for each other, and to keep our family together. We also gave to the others all that we had. I had found Aunt Peggy's wedding ring and her engagement ring, I gave them to the girls, 1 each and told them they were a symbol of the love I had for them. They were both very pleased. Esta's ring fit fine, but Ona's was too big. I gave her a leather strap and told her that some people wore the rings around their necks on straps. She was happy about that and wore hers that way. After the ceremony, we kissed; I liked that a bunch and so did they.

We had a nice meal; they especially liked the fruit with sugar. It was good.

After we cleaned up the supper, we went into the bedroom. I showed Oba his bed, and he was glad to have his own place. The brides and I went to the other bedroom and I stopped them and carried each across the threshold. We laughed and were happy. We bathed and went to bed. Both of the girls were nervous about this wedding night business. I explained what I knew about sex and that it might hurt them on their first time, but I would be gentle with them because I loved them. We all got out of our clothes and got into bed. I hugged Ona up close to me and told her that as she was the first to make up her mind to be my wife that I would like us to begin first, but that Esta could join in, as she wanted. At that juncture, I hugged Esta up close with my right arm and held Ona with my left. I tenderly kissed them. They still liked kissing and so did I.

I pulled Ona up onto my chest and kissed her firmly, enjoying the feel of her body pressing on mine. I ran my hands over her back and legs, not neglecting to feel her small butt. I was getting very excited, I thought she was too, as her breath was getting labored. I noticed that Esta was also feeling her body and mine. It was very cool, and my blood pressure was rising fast. I moved my hand to feel my bride's pussy. It felt great and very wet. My other wife was feeling my erection. She was whispering how good it felt and how big it was. I almost laughed, since I knew that I was not really big, but I guess everyone has her own point of view. I began feeling my wives breasts; man do I love boobs. I began moving my kissing down Ona's face and neck to finally get to her breast. Her small breast felt so good in my mouth. Her nipple instantly popped up to hardness. I had to work not to suck too hard and hurt her. She pulled my head to her breast and groaned that it felt so good. Esta was kissing Ona and me. I loved these girls. I said to Ona, "I want you to be on top to make sure I do not hurt you as we make love." I was not sure she understood everything I said so I guided her to the position to be able to penetrate her body. Esta guided my penis to the right place and Ona slid down slowly. She was very wet and tight. She also was very excited about the current events, and was making little pleasure noises. I asked her if it was hurting her. She told me it was not hurting, and sank the rest of the way down. Talk about excellent, this was excellent. I could not help but begin moving. I was going to go off too quickly, but she also went off very quickly and we had a good simultaneous orgasm.

I had to rest now and just smiled back at Ona and told her that I really loved having sex with her. She was kissing my face and making love sounds. I pulled Esta to us and was caressing her body and telling her how much I loved her too. These girls were not used to having attention from a man, and they really liked it. I was going to give them a bunch of it. I told Esta that I was going to have to sleep a short time and then I wanted to love her also. She agreed.

I dozed and was awakened about an hour later by giggling. I slitted my eyes and saw them whispering, and kissing each other on the face. I caught both of them in my arms and kissed them. Then I slid Ona off my chest and rolled over onto Esta. Esta was glad I was awake and began kissing my face. I started kissing her and feeling her body, damn, it felt good. Needless to say my erection was shortly evident. I asked Esta if she would rather be on top. She said she would for this time. I laughed and said, "This time." And pulled her into position where I could enter her. Ona helped with that and I slid into her sheath, it was very tight. I found her barrier and told her I was afraid it would hurt, I would let her control the penetration. She was so excited that she bumped into me and had a bit of pain. She inhaled through her teeth, and gently moved in and out. I began sucking her left titty, she liked that and began moving more. I then felt her butt and caressed her. I loved sex. We were both really turning on now and I began moving more forcefully and then shoved through her barrier. She yelped and I held still, for her to get over it. I was kissing her face and telling her how sorry I was that I had hurt her. She smiled as the tears were coming down her cheeks. Ona was caressing both of us and she was crying also, my eyes were also leaking a bit. I wrapped both of them up in a hug, and we comforted each other for a few minutes. Esta began moving then and it was beginning to get good to me. I started moving also and Esta was smiling and cooing as we made love. I was not far from finishing up. I held off as long as I could and as I ejaculated I held her close to me and said I would make it better for her. She said, "Our love makes it good." We all fell asleep in a warm embrace.

As I awoke the next morning, wonderful memories flooded my mind. Both girls were still with me. I kissed them and asked how they were feeling. Ona said she felt great, and wanted to make love right now. Esta said she was sore. I held both of them close, and began to try to work Ona up a bit so we could make love. She was very interested in that and very helpful. Esta snuggled with us. I was kissing Ona and feeling her breasts. Her nipples popped right up and she started getting worked up. I kissed her nipples and began sucking on them. Needless to say my erection was in working order. I caressed Esta's breasts as I was sucking on Ona's. Both were making loving sounds, which I loved hearing. Esta held my dick and placed it to Ona's entrance. I was easing forward as Ona pushed rapidly toward me. This girl liked sex. Yay!!! We began moving together at a fairly quick pace, which I let Ona set. I was starting to get ready after a few minutes, and was having feelings of inadequacy. Just then Ona went off like a rocket; she was trying to stay quiet, but only partially succeeded. Her orgasm snatched me over too. It was very good for me. I crashed then and we rested with a little afterplay. Ona was kissing my face wildly and telling me she loved me and never wanted any man but me. I said, "You and Esta are very special to me and I love you more than my own life". They both nearly swooned as I said that. I heard Oba moving around then and suggested that we get moving. They agreed with several kisses for emphasis. We bathroomed and got dressed.

After breakfast I suggested that they take care of the meat, while I began to clear a spot for our garden. They were not familiar with gardening, I said I would teach them about it later.

I got the tractor running and got some chain and the saw out. I went to the garden spot and started the saw. The trees here were fairly large, but I could cut and buck them into movable parts. They were mostly oaks, several had signs of heart rot. They would still burn. So I began to cut the trees. I got 4 felled, and then began to buck them up to move them with the tractor. I went much faster than I thought, but I got really tired by lunchtime. I would have to siphon gas out of the vehicle tanks, to save it for the chainsaw. I could run vehicles on alcohol as needed.

After lunch, I asked if they had finished up what they needed to do with the meat drying. They said they had and had packaged up and stored it in the storage room. I told them that I thought they should learn to shoot starting today. They were excited. I got out the .22 rifle and the .22 pistol. I figured we had more ammunition for these, plus they had less blast and recoil for training purposes. I showed all of them about the guns, safety and function. After that I had them take turns shooting the rifle. I taught them about sights, and trigger control. I was a bit surprised at how quickly they were shooting pretty well. I told them that this rifle was powerful enough to shoot small game, and small deer if need be. After that we shot the pistol, after the rifle lesson they caught on quickly.

We went back to the house, and cleaned the guns. I explained, "If you want to have dependable guns, they have to be kept clean." They agreed with this axiom. I showed them all the guns we had, and said that we would shoot them another day and let them choose one for their own. You would have thought I had given them the key to the city. Oba hugged me, and Ona and Esta kissed my profusely. I thought that was very good payment for the guns. We got ready for supper, ate and cleaned up. We sat around and talked for a while. Then it was bedtime.

Esta had recovered from her soreness, and between them I thought they were going to wear me out. We all fell asleep nicely tired.

Over the next week, we worked hard on cleaning up the garden spot and cutting, splitting, and stacking the firewood produced. I was trying to use the chainsaw sparingly, since replacement parts were non existent. Because of this I was sore for the first few days of hard labor, as were my helpers. The up side to this is that I was losing excess body fat and gaining muscle mass. My family was not in the shape I was in, so they were just putting weight back on from their time of short rations. Needless to say my wives were looking very good after a few more curves were added.

Ona was a firecracker when it came to love making. That girl loved sex in any form we could think up. I was also coming to the conclusion that bigger was not necessarily better in the boob department. Although Esta was a very sweet and loving girl, she did not love it like Ona. I was trying not to show favoritism to one wife over another, but it was very hard not to show that I really loved sex with Ona, she acted like I was giving her a gift of high value every time, what an ego builder.

Back to the garden, we finished cleaning up about 0.2 acres (0.1 ha for you that use the metric system) for our garden spot. I was going to have to plow around the stumps until they rotted out. I fired up the old Ford and hooked up the turning plow. I hoped I would not have to turn the garden very often, but I knew it needed it this time. I made a note to begin with a compost pile for later use in the garden. We quickly got the garden turned and got the equipment put away.

I asked if they would like to try out the guns and choose which they would like to have for their own. I got a unanimous affirmation so we gathered them up and off we went. They had all shot the .22's previously, so we did not shoot them, but we had all the rest. First we shot the .308'sall of them loved the telescopic sights, and said that they really liked these guns. Next were the .243's. I explained the power difference in the guns and then we shot them. These were also very favorably looked on. Next were the Marlin 38-55's. These were praised also, but not as highly as the others, as I suspected. I figured these 2 would fall to me for my use. It was fine with me. Lastly they shot the Beretta 1201. They all thought it kicked too much but were impressed with the buck shot's results. Ona and Oba wanted a .243, so Ona got the Browning and Oba got the Remington. Esta wanted the .308 that I had shot the elk with so she got the Remington. I took the Marlin with the aperture sight, as I thought it was more robust than the vernier model. The others would be back ups.

Next were the pistols. We tried them all out, and everyone thought they were fine for defensive uses but allowed they were inferior for hunting. Ona wanted my Glock 19, so did Oba, so they each got one. Esta wanted the CZ so she got that one. I kept my favorite Glock 32. We rigged up some belts for the holsters, and spare magazine pouches. Everyone also rigged a hook up for his or her knife on the belt. So we trooped back to the house to clean and store the guns.

After supper and showers I asked if they thought we needed to hunt again. They thought it would be okay, but we still had some of the elk meat left. I then asked what they did for meat in the winter. They said hunting was not that bad here in the winter. I said, "Great, maybe we should work on gathering and storing some vegetables and fruit for the colder times then, and maybe we should try to catch a few fish. I also asked about footwear. Esta said she knew how to make moccasins. I said I thought that was wonderful, and gave her a big hug and told them that I knew our family would get along fine.

I had a little twinge at the mention of family, as I missed my parents and aunts very much. I had a thought, and asked my family if there was anyone that needed to know that they were okay, so they would not worry. Ona and Oba did not think so, but Esta said that she had an Aunt that lived in a different village that she would like to tell. I asked if she knew the way and how far it was. She said yes, and it was about 3 days from their old camp. I said we should think about this for a few days and then discuss it and make plans. Then we went to bed. After a good round of lovemaking I was lying awake and thinking. I had not looked in the attic to see what was there. I would try to remember to look before much longer.

The next morning we went gathering, I rolled the wheelbarrow and Esta and Ona showed us what to pick and what roots, fruits, and vegetables were good. I was very interested and told them about a vegetable part that was edible that they did not know about. I guess I was useful at times, and said so. Ona said, "The most important times were at night." We all got a laugh out of that. I really loved that little girl.

When we got back we rigged up some drying racks for those things that could be dried and then fixed up a late lunch. It was good. I told them about thinking about the attic last night and they thought that we should look there this afternoon. I said it got really hot in the attic in the afternoon so I thought we should look there in the morning. They agreed, so we went fishing that afternoon. We had a really good time, and caught a few fish. I showed them about lures and flies, and how to tie knots. They showed me about finding bait. We had grilled fish for supper that night.

After supper and clean up, I asked what they thought about going to tell Esta's aunt about her situation. Oba did not have any thoughts about it, but said he would stay and take care of the dogs if we wanted to go. I told him thank you. Ona was not excited about going, because she did not know the people in that village and thought it might be dangerous for us. Esta thought we should go. I got the feeling that she wanted to show off a little bit. We discussed it a bit more and I convinced Ona that we should go and that if we were careful, that we would be safe enough. I did say that the main reason I wanted to do this was because Esta wanted to do it and I wanted to please her. I also promised Ona that I would be very careful and with their help we would be able to handle most trouble that might come our way. I could be wrong.