Chapter 4: Eilean and rebuilding

His first priority was to find bow makers and set them to making long bows. The Yew tree was considered in some way a holy tree and it could be found in reasonable numbers around those of his camps where churches were attached. He had brought some bows with him to Oban and gave these to the bow makers as a model for what he wanted. He asked Dougall to find him four hundred men, scattered throughout the lordship, and told him of the exercise regime he wanted these men to begin. While they would not have metal dumbbells to strengthen their arms, they could make do with stone weights for the moment.

His next project was to employ as many builders as possible to look at the construction of his two longships and begin to build more. He wanted another eight or ten ships as quickly as they could be built. The builders warned it would not be a quick task as wood had to be seasoned and shaped and that couldn't be done overnight.

Other men were set the task of improving the drainage of the most likely looking parcels of land. Scott's estimate was that he could increase the usable land here in Loarne by two thousand percent in only a few months. Salt and soap production were also early projects that were introduced.

With a significantly better position anent labour, Scott designed a purpose built work site close to the coast. It would contain two forges, two pottery/glass ovens, two seawater evaporation units and several warehouses. He chuckled to himself as he wondered whether this would qualify as the world's first industrial estate!

Scott had his builders install a wooden 'rail-track' from the warehouses down to a new jetty he had made on the waterside. This would allow speedy loading and unloading of goods if and when he managed to attract merchants to come to Oban. By commandeering skilled workers from his other settlements he was able to see his work site take shape within only a few weeks. One of the warehouses was already beginning to fill up with salt and soap and he had sent word to Crinan and Aird Driseig that any merchants that called there should be sent on to Oban too.

Scott and Fiona's relationship with Eilean also moved onto a new level. The nights of lying together, comforting each other gradually turned into something else. Eilean was never going to initiate this, her submissive nature ensuring she would not take the lead. Scott was now sure that Fiona was in favour of including the older woman in their family, perhaps missing the feminine aspect of lovemaking that she had shared with Kirsty, perhaps already sharing a bond with Eilean given their experience being held by the Vikings.

He was still torn to a degree about this. It felt almost like a betrayal of Kirsty and Tina, barely a month after their death. Yet he knew Kirsty had been in favour of him having a relationship with Eilean when she was alive, so could take some comfort from that.

Scott was still sure that part of Eilean's submissiveness was due to how she had been treated in the past. He was determined to show her that there was another side to sex, to love, and he treated her gently as he took the initiative. He began by stroking her back when they were cuddling together then raised Eilean's head so he could kiss her softly. Fiona could see that the mood was changing this night and she snuggled up behind Eilean, in part to just share the moment, share contact, and in part because she was starting to get turned on herself at the prospect of sharing with Eilean.

Scott had thought Eilean one of the most beautiful women he had ever seen from the moment he first clapped eyes on her at Aird Driseig. Elfin was how he had thought of her. She was blonde, petite, with angular features - cheekbones, jawline. He raised one hand to her apple-sized breast and caressed it, feeling the nipple harden under his touch. He spent some minutes just lightly rubbing, trailing his fingers over the nipple, circling the areola and tweaking the nub.

Fiona had meanwhile pulled Eilean's blonde hair aside and was caressing the back of her neck with her lips and tongue. Eilean was sighing softly at the dual attention but not reacting the way Scott had experienced with Kirsty and Fiona.

Scott's mouth became more demanding, his tongue pressing between Eilean's lips to duel with hers. This brought the first real moan from her, the almost rude violation of her sensual lips by his tongue, stimulating her more than his treatment of her breast.

He dropped his head to take her hard nipple between his lips and suckled on her, grazing the nub with his teeth. Again he was surprised that she didn't respond more to this. Experimenting, he took the nipple between his teeth and began to bite down on it. Eilean's response was immediate, moaning louder now as if to encourage this rougher treatment.

Scot was uncomfortable with taking this any further. Keeping up this level of pressure was okay but he didn't want to use greater force, would not contemplate treating her roughly. For the first time he began to doubt whether Eilean would be able to appreciate a softer kind of loving.

His hand dropped to her sex and he found that it was barely moist. He began to stimulate her labia and clitoris, hoping to increase her arousal. Again he was disappointed in her reaction, or rather, lack of it. He took her clit between his thumb and finger and nipped it, hearing Eilean sharply draw her breath in response.

Scott felt Fiona move on the bed and then her head pushing his hand out of the way as she began to lick Eilean's petals. He returned his focus to her little breasts, alternately sucking, licking and, occasionally, nipping her nipple. It was clear the biting caused the most stimulation but he was determined not to go fully down that road.

Fiona kept up her oral stimulation for some time but was also disappointed in Eilean's response to her. Kirsty had always enjoyed this and would have been thrashing around the bed in orgasm by now. She stopped and looked up at Scott, a slightly puzzled expression on her face.

Throughout their wooing of Eilean she had not spoken a single word, seemed incapable of saying what it was she wanted, what she needed. Scott motioned Fiona out of the way and rolled between Eilean's thighs. He was already hard and the little lubrication she had produced, combined with Fiona's saliva, were sufficient to allow him to press his staff into her. As with the others, she was very tight, despite having given birth, but he was able to slide fully home in one steady stroke. He began to move within her, keeping his rhythm slow and steady, determined to show her a different side to lovemaking.

Fiona had slid up beside Eilean and had taken over the kissing and stimulation of her breasts.

Still Eilean's response was only a steady sighing and Scott found himself having to continue his stroking into her for far longer than he ever had with either Kirsty or Fiona. Eilean made her first overt contribution by placing one of her hands on his ass and pushing down in an attempt to get Scott to drive into her harder and faster. He resisted her efforts, determined to try and bring her off his way.

He began to whisper to her, endearments, encouragement.

"Did you know I think of you as my lovely, little blonde elf? You are breathtakingly beautiful, everything I could want in a woman and I already love you deeply.

And Fiona loves you, look how she worships your breast buds, look in her eyes and see her love, see her lust for you too."

Eilean did indeed glance at Fiona and saw confirmation of what Scott was saying.

"Feel how hard I am inside you, my little elf, how much I have looked at you, wanted you, wanted to feel my staff inside you like this."

A this point Scott had been slowly stroking into Eilean for over twenty minutes, but now he sensed a change in her. Fiona was looking on almost anxiously at how long he had been going without Eilean climaxing. Scott was looking deeply into Eilean's eyes when he saw something change, a spark. She glanced down to where their bodies were joined, eyes beginning to widen as she felt something welling up within her.

"Scott, something is happening to me. I feel a fluttering in my stomach, tingling all over. What's happening?" She spoke for the first time.

Scott and Fiona both grinned. It seemed that, despite her years of experience, Eilean had never experienced an orgasm.

"Let yourself go my little elf, let the feeling wash over you, consume you." He whispered.

For the first time he began to speed up his strokes and was pleased when she responded immediately.

"Oohhhh, uuhhhhh, Scott," she moaned.

Her legs hooked behind his as she grew steadily wilder, more frantic.

He felt her constrict around his staff as she crashed into a huge orgasm. Scott was determined to make it even more memorable for her and he continued to press into her, shortening his strokes and increasing his speed again.

"Aaahhhhhhhhhh, Scott, Scott, yes, Scott, aaahhhhhh!" She howled.

The sight and feel of his beautiful blonde elf bucking under him was enough to bring on Scott's own climax and he threw his head back as it washed over him, his seed firing deep inside Eilean. He collapsed on top of her, purposefully not sparing her his weight in an effort to fully imprint this experience in her mind.

At last he rolled to the side and was immediately replaced by Fiona. She kissed Eilean softly, her eyes gleaming.

"Oh Eilean, you were so beautiful, so beautiful. I wanted so much to feel what you were feeling, share it with you."

"I thought I was going to die it was such a strong feeling." Eilean replied.

"It is sometimes called 'the little death'." Said Scott, his breathing slowing now.

"I never knew, never felt such a thing before." Eilean whispered, almost in awe.

"Well now you do know and it will just keep getting better, I promise." Breathed Fiona, as she angled her head to give Eilean another passionate kiss.

"If the noises I used to hear when Kirsty was with both of you are anything to go by, I'm sure he will be ready to take care of your needs soon Fifi. Will that make us sister wives?"

"Yes!" Squealed Fiona. "Yes, we will be sister wives and I can't wait to taste you're sweet honey my love."

Scott did indeed satisfy Fiona - a number of times - and then Eilean again. Eilean wept at the fulfilment, at experiencing orgasm and tearfully let the dam of her past experiences burst. She shared with them the brutality that passed for a sex life with her former husband, her pain and lack of enjoyment, but also how, in time, she had schooled herself to respond to his treatment, playing the dutiful wife and mother. Scott and Fiona held her close, Scott feeling absolutely no joy at his theory having been proved right.

The bond between the three strengthened as they explored their new relationship and Gabrain smiled secretly to himself at the obvious change in his mother's outlook. There were still some moments of submissiveness but she was far more confident overall and much happier he thought. He knew he had been right to push them together.