This is a work of fiction. Unless otherwise showed, all the names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents in this story are the product of the author's imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. All characters are over the age of eighteen, unless otherwise specified.
Crimson Pt. 06 The Family is Complete
"Inspection." I called out when Brenda, Jordan, and Peter walked into my office. The women went into motion, hurrying forward and taking off their clothes. Brenda was undressed much faster, as Jordan had a suit she had to remove.
The women stood on either side of my desk, with Peter still standing in front of it. "I don't expect you to do the same." I commented to Peter. "However, when I give an order to the women, especially if others are present, I expect you to stand in place and remain silent. I also expect you to follow any instructions I give you. Is that understood?"
"Yes, sir." Peter responded, his eyes brightening with a small smile appearing on his face.
I turned my attention from Peter to the two beautiful, naked women standing next to my desk. "I need to have an open discussion with everyone, so I need you two to get dressed and take a seat."
The women grabbed their clothes and dressed. I had Peter grab a chair from Jordan's desk and wheel it in, so everyone had a place to sit. I then explained to Brenda what I discussed with Jordan and Peter earlier.
"So let me get this straight." She remarked. "Jordan gave herself to you, and now you own her. Do I understand that correctly? And not only that, but Reggie has given me fully to you?"
"That's the gist of it." I replied. "The only thing that you have to do for Reggie is hook his 'big fish,'. And he's limiting that to the men who are into BDSM and inflicting pain with their pleasure."
"Well, that's easy enough, considering." Brenda answered back. "Now, let's get back to Jordan."
She looked over at Jordan, and I couldn't tell if it upset her. Her facial expression remained neutral as she looked back at me.
"Do you love her?" Brenda asked.
Oh boy, this didn't look good. Brenda sounded possessive.
"I don't think so." I answered. "At least not the way I love you. I look at Jordan and feel that she's mine, and I need to protect her, but I can't call it love."
"And Jordan, what about you?" Brenda asked, shifting her attention. "Do you love James?"
"I don't know." Jordan answered. "I feel a strong connection to James, like a piece of me was missing and is now in place. I need to care for him, but like James, I can't exactly call it love. I love Peter, but I no longer belong to him. I can't explain the feeling to you if I don't understand it myself. James is the man who controls my life. I've never felt like that toward anyone before."
"And what about Peter?" Brenda inquired. "You're married to him. Where does that put him if you now belong to James? Peter, how are you ok with any of this?"
Peter spent ten minutes explaining to Brenda about his mother and father, and briefly covering the conversations he's had with me. Afterward, Brenda thought about it for a minute.
"I can't say I understand everything." Brenda admitted. "What I understand is Jordan's connection to James, because I feel the same way. Where it differs is that I know I love him."
She looked at me when she said that. She then turned her attention to Jordan. "It doesn't trouble me as much that you have a connection with James as the fact that you can't say you love him. I've felt a connection to a few people in my life that I never loved. Not one of them would I give my life for. I love James, and I wouldn't hesitate to give up my life to save his."
"That makes me worry that, when faced with the same dilemma, you would not." Brenda added. "If someone came along that offered you a better deal, you may take it and stab James in the back."
Now I knew what Brenda was getting at. She was protecting me, ensuring Jordan was in this for the right reasons. I could respect that, and I admired her for it.
"Brenda, believe me, my devotion to James is unquestioning." Jordan replied. "Something in me lit up when we became intimate. It illuminated a part of me I didn't know existed. Maybe it is love. What I've called love is what I feel for Peter. He's cares for me, he's steady, and he is a good provider. I look at him with admiration and I'm thankful that he's in my life."
"That's not love." Brenda explained. "That's comfort. He provides you with that, giving you someone you can rely on. Love is a deep-down feeling that you can't breathe without someone. It hurts to even consider them not in your life. Love rises to the level of eclipsing everything else."
"When I look at James, I see my world." Brenda continued. "I have a daughter, and she's a big part of my world. However, where I love my daughter, I need James. I would do nothing to hurt him. That's where I need to know you sit, that you feel the same way."
"What you described is what I feel." Jordan replied, a tear forming in her eye. "To me, it makes little sense. I never saw James in that light until today. So for me, it's difficult to admit that I could feel that way. Sitting here talking about it, I'm questioning my mental stability. How can a grown woman fall that hard for someone that fast from one time having sex?"
"It happens, Jordan." Brenda responded. "I've spent years being intimate with hundreds of men and women. I've also spent those years talking to them. It's not just sex I provided them, but also emotional support. Countless times I've held men in my arms that were crying over a lost love. They came to me to get past them, but that rarely works."
"I've heard stories from them about how quickly they fell in love." Brenda added. "For some it was at first sight, for others the first time they were intimate. Sex is powerful, releasing hormones and putting you in close contact. You feel and smell them; all of your senses are engaged and focused. There is no other activity that does anything close to that. I can absolutely believe that you discovered how you felt about James from being intimate with him."
"Then I have to admit to myself that I love James." Jordan answered. "I've had sex hundreds if not thousands of times since Crimson took me. I have never felt a connection to anyone during that time. Even sex with Peter didn't elicit the response. I'm sorry, Peter, but that's the truth. So, I guess I love James."
"James, what about you?" Brenda asked. "I'll ask you again. After hearing what we just talked about, do you love Jordan?"
I thought about it, trying to find the right words.
"When I look at you, Brenda, I see someone that saved me." I answered. "I see the woman that's my harbor, my oasis. When I think about you not in my life, I feel sick. I was alone for years after my wife died, never believing I would ever be happy again. You ended that drought, breathing life back into me. When I look at you, I feel safe and cared for. For me, that's love."
"Listening to you two talk, I need to be honest with myself." I replied. "I feel the same about Jordan as I do about you. I didn't want to admit it, like it would diminish what I felt for you if I did. I still don't know how I can feel the same love for two women. I've always believed that marriage was one woman and one man. How can someone love two people the same way, with the same intensity? I do, but even admitting it, I don't believe it."
"There is no limit to love." Brenda answered. "Love for one person doesn't diminish love for another. This isn't a zero-sum game. You can love both of us, expanding that love over time, and it would not diminish the love for the other. If you're looking for my permission to feel the way you do, you have it. I can't, nor do I ever want, to change who you are. I love the man you are, and if you want both of us, then I'm ok with it."