Chapter 234

Characters that appear in this chapter.

Matt – Alpha. New Denver SAC for the FBI.

Courtney – Matt's wife who thinks the Matthews may be aliens.

Jeff – The Prime.

Diana – Jeff's wife and Clan Queen.

Arlene – Queen, wife. Diana and Jeff's daughter.

Helen – Genius wife and teacher.

Susan – Wife and Diana's mother, who is also a Queen.

Kayla – Jeff's wife who first worked for the FBI, but then went to work for the General, and now she is Jeff's last line of defense.

Art – Alpha. Young FBI agent from Georgia.

Hope – Jennie's sister who was abused by her father and other men.

Fred – Alpha.

Brenda – Fred's wife who died in Georgia, but came back in another body.

Angel – Fred and Brenda's daughter and soon to be wife.

Carla – Fred's wife and farm owner.

Jessica – Carla's daughter and Fred's wife.

Audrey – Fred's wife who was an RV park owner in Georgia when they met.

Dave – Alpha – Contractor and Project Manager for Jeff.

Evie – Dave's wife and assistant Project Manager.

Adriana – Wife of Van, who is an Alpha and an organic farmer.

Lieutenant Mayfield – Lieutenant in charge of Security.

Sergeant Higgins – Security Sergeant.

Carter – Big man from Jeff's team who occasionally runs with Jeff in the mornings.

The Retreat

... Jeff's grin got bigger. "Shall I call you Scotty, or Geordi?"

Helen's giggle abruptly cut off as the genius, suddenly at a loss for words, stared open-mouthed at her husband.

"Or maybe B'Elanna would please you better, hmmm? She was one hell of a Chief Engineer on Voyager."

There was a moment before Helen quietly answered, "Baby, that is not funny. I barely know how to check the oil in our SUV. I can not..."

Undeterred, Jeff interrupted, "Bullshit." Then with a smile, "The helpless female routine doesn't impress me one little bit. I know you a lot better than that. And... you might very well be the only person here at the Retreat, or maybe anywhere, for that matter, who can understand whatever the Ship uses for power and propulsion. She has tried to explain it to me, but her explanation is way beyond my physics. I do not have the necessary background to even begin to understand the concepts. Maybe you need to learn so you can teach me."

Helen tried again. "I have classes to teach..."

" ... and the students in your classes don't have to have you there all the time. When's the last time you had to discipline any of them, or even encourage them to study, hmmm?"

"Never, and you know it. But ... Jeff, I'm a little intimidated by the Ship. I mean, will she even accept me as a student? Assuming, of course, that I could ever learn enough to understand her systems."

Jeff kissed his wife hard, leaving both of them breathless and Helen's nipples swollen and ultra-sensitive. Cupping a hand against her cheek, "Remember, Lovely Lady, I did a little checking on you when we first met. Your IQ is completely off the charts. If you can't learn to understand the Ship's systems, no one on Earth can. Will you give it a try – for me? I'll have a talk with her. She not only knows that she will have a crew; she has asked for one. And, My Lady, in my opinion, she could not have a better Chief Engineer."

"Darnit, Jeff," Helen groused, frustrated.

"Hmmm, didn't I once hear you say that you loved a challenge?"

"Yes, you know you did," she sighed, "but I didn't mean that I wanted the challenge of being the Chief Engineer on a multidimensional starship. But learning about..." she stopped, her voice trailing off as she thought.

And Jeff knew he had her. No way would she let the position go to someone else and miss the chance to learn about other dimensions. Chuckling, he pulled her top above her breasts, then began kissing them, occasionally coming near her nipples, but always missing them. After several minutes, the frustrated genius grabbed his head and pushed a nipple against his lips. "Suck it," she growled out.

Jeff licked and sucked, which produced the desired effect. Soon shivering out an orgasm, she slumped against him, but he wasn't done. He pulled her shorts and panties down below her knees, then got up to kneel by her feet to remove her shoes, and finish removing her clothing.

"Baby, someone will see," Helen worried as she glanced toward the open door. "Why don't we find a bed..."

"I've already been caught once today, so what's a second time? And besides that, if I know Evie, she's screwing Dave's brains out about now."

Helen wasn't sure what Evie's screwing Dave had to do with what was going on now, but before she could ask, Jeff kicked his shoes off, then dropped his pants and shorts. Helen let out a nervous breath as her eyes locked onto his already-hard cock, wondering if she dared. "Are you sure..." she began, but Jeff was quickly between her legs with his tongue very slowly licking her vulva, then her clit. Her next orgasm erased all worry about someone walking in on them. For quite a while, she wouldn't have cared if Jeff had sold tickets.

In their bedroom, Diana and the rest of Jeff's wives were waiting for their husband to come to bed. Diana, Arlene and Susan shivered at the same time, Diana biting her lip to keep from screaming out. "Looks like our sister-wife is enjoying herself," she gasped, then just let Helen's orgasm take over.

Monday Morning, December 2

Early morning, Jeff, Art, Kayla and Arlene were four miles into their run. Carter was not with them today. Art and Jeff were running side by side with Kayla and Arlene behind them. The two men were involved in a discussion about pulse rifles and had picked up the pace a little without realizing it. The women had dropped out of the conversation a mile or so back, both of them beginning to struggle somewhat.

"Is it just me," Kayla gasped out to Arlene, "or are we running faster than usual?"

"They've picked up the pace," Arlene managed past her breathing, "and neither seems to have even noticed."

The faster pace was stressing both young women, but Arlene seemed to be harder hit than Kayla.

At the five mile marker, the women dropped off and got into the Security SUV that was following. Jeff and Art glanced back to make sure the women were okay, then continued on. A mile later, Art dropped back to get in the Escalade with the women.

"So what gives?" Kayla asked the young agent as he unzipped his jacket and flipped the hood back. "You ran six miles today, instead of five, and did it at a faster pace than usual."

"Don't know. Jeff and I were talking. When we got to the five mile point, I was still feeling good, so I just went on for another mile. But I sure wish I could do that," he said as he motioned toward the front and Jeff. "He's bound to be running at a sub four minute pace now. I can't see how he does that for twenty miles."

"We were all running at a five minute pace this morning," Arlene said, "but it kicked my butt."

Kayla chimed in with, "Mine too."

Art frowned. "Really? It didn't seem that fast to me."

"Dead on a five minute per mile pace," the Sergeant said from the front.

Art let out a chuckle. "Wow. That's the best I've ever done. I wonder what happened."

Later, back at the Retreat, Art went to his suite. Arlene and Kayla had just stepped into the shower, when Arlene said, "He's going to do it, you know."

"Do what?" Kayla asked, mystified by the comment as she turned the shower on by saying her name.

"We're really going to have to push, or Art is going to leave us in his dust."

Kayla stepped under the water to get wet, then picked up the shower gel. A smiling Arlene took it from her, poured some on her own hands and began to wash Kayla's back, massaging her sister-wife's sore muscles caused by the pushups and exercise yesterday.

"Oh, gosh, that feels good," Kayla sighed out as she propped her hands on the wall and leaned forward a little, giving Arlene easier access.

Continuing with their conversation, Kayla questioned, "You mean the way Art ran today?"

The women swapped places and Kayla began to massage Arlene's back as she washed her. "Yeah," Arlene sighed. "I'm afraid he's about to kick our butts. He is an Alpha."

"But..."

"Oh, we're not going to let him get away with it without making him work for it, but in the end, he's going to run us into the ground. Like I said, he's an Alpha."

"Shit," Kayla said. "Shit."

"My sentiments exactly," the young Queen returned.

Hope had walked into the kitchen to help with breakfast, a grin of anticipation on her face, certain that she would be wished a happy birthday. But other than the normal greetings, no one mentioned her birthday. Well, maybe they don't know, she thought, but Jennie, her sister, didn't make any mention of it, either. They're going to surprise me. That has to be it. Okay, I'll play along.

Breakfast over, everyone went about his or her business. Still, there was no indication that anyone remembered her birthday – her sixteenth birthday. I know they wouldn't forget – would they? She forced the frown away and locked a smile on her face.

As soon as she walked into her study nook at school, Helen gave her an involved project. Heck, this will take me the most of the day to do. I was hoping... But she forced her mind to think of the project.

In the Matthews suite, Caitlin and Diana were putting fresh sheets on the bed when the phone rang. Caitlin answered, and a couple of seconds later, turned to Diana. "It's for you."

"Hi. It's me," Courtney said after Diana answered. "Do you have any wrapping paper I could use for Hope's birthday gift? We stopped on the way home and picked up something for her, but I can't find my wrapping paper. It's probably still in one of the boxes we haven't opened since the move."

Courtney could hear the smile in Diana's voice. "We have tons of it. But you didn't have to get her anything. You've only known her for a couple of days..."

"Bosh. Remember, Jeff said we're family. To quote my husband, 'You can't have it both ways, '" she laughed. "We have to get family a birthday gift. Oh, Diana, I loved my weekend. Thank you again."

"We were thrilled to have you. Now why don't you get off the phone and get your butt started this way. Like John Wayne said in the movie, 'We're burnin' daylight."

Courtney let out a soft giggle. "I think my husband wished he could be coming with me today. He's just left for work, and I'm ready to start in your direction."

"Be careful. We had some snow here last night, so there may be some fresh on the big mountain just after you leave the Interstate. I remember that you said you hadn't driven much in snow, so it might be better if you wait on the snowplow if they haven't plowed the road out by the time you get there. I told Security you would be coming this morning, and they have already plowed out our roads all the way to 40, so you should be fine once you get over that first mountain. Be safe."

Idaho Springs

Courtney put the box containing her wedding dress in the Escalade, even securing it with the seat belt. She took a moment to gently run her hand across the box, remembering. How did I manage to marry an Alpha? And I screwed around and almost lost him, because I was so worried that he would be killed on duty. I guess that could still happen, but with the new job, the chances of his getting hurt are much less. Unconsciously shaking her head, I won't think about that now.

She went back inside to get her purse and Hope's present. Sure she had everything, she returned to the garage, opened the big door and got in the Escalade. It started at a touch, the engine so quiet she could hardly hear it.