Walter and Martha Wilding drove to Barbara and Jeremyâs new home to pick up Barbaraâs parents, George and Hilda. Hilda insisted they come in for some coffee and a pecan loaf she had just taken out of the oven an hour earlier.
Walter and Martha knew the house well because they had been good friends with the contractor and his wife. Jeremy had already left, because Pastor Sarah wanted to discuss the photographs she needed of the hotel and resort for the brochure.
Jeremy had arrived earlier than expected, just as Sarah was getting out of the shower. Since he had a key to the parsonage he let himself in. Sarah heard him come in and said, âI will be right down.â
As Jeremy started climbing the steps, he said, âI have a better idea!â
Quickly wrapping a towel around her nude body, she said, âJeremy, remember you are engaged to be married in two weeks.â
âThen consider it a pre-marital counseling session with my pastor.â Jeremy said as he removed the towel from her body.
âIt will have to be quick.â Sarah said, âBarbara will be here in thirty minutes.â
Jeremy was undressing as he followed her into the bedroom. Without any foreplay, they began fucking in the missionary position. He pounded her with more force than she realized he was capable of and she did her best to keep up. Within a few minutes they exploded together with unbelievable force.
When she had regained her breath, she said, âIt appears to me that you may require some ongoing post-marital counseling.â
Barbara was just leaving to drop Jason off at daycare.
As they were having coffee, Barbaraâs mother said, âI never would have believed our daughter could have a home that is this nice. And did you see that car!â
Walter said âBrian Sharkey is one of the most successful businesspersons in the city. I am glad to see him and Susan getting back together. I hope things work out for them this time.â
Martha asked what type of work George and Hilda did in Louisiana.
âGeorge is a general contractor, building new homes and I have a hair salon with a staff of six people.â Hilda replied.
Walter said, âDonât let Pastor Sarah know that or you will be building low income homes and running a cosmetology school for disadvantaged women.â
âThat might not be all bad.â George replied. âWe would love to watch Jason grow up and Hilda has already had some attractive offers for her salon.â
âThis is the most exciting church we have ever been involved in.â Hilda added.
âYou wouldnât have thought that three months ago.â Martha said âThe property was so run down and we were lucky to have twenty-five people in attendance on a Sunday morning. We havenât had Sunday School classes in five years and no choir for eight or nine years. I donât know what led Pastor Sarah to us, but she has set this place on fire. People I meet on the street, that go to other churches, are wanting to know what happened all of a sudden. Some are coming to check it out and staying. Rumor has it that some of the other ministers got together to figure out a strategy to keep their members. I think Sarah has intimidated them. Not one pastor in town has made an effort to contact her or welcome her.â
Hilda got her beach bag with a change of clothes and her new bathing suit. They headed for the dock for Hildaâs private yacht trip. Martha had to assure her that there was adequate food on the yacht, that she didnât have to pack a picnic for Walter and herself.
As they arrived at the dock and Hilda saw which boat was Walterâs she thought moving here might have other advantages. Several of the other Yacht owners came over to talk with Walter about their outing for tomorrow nightâs fun raiser for Pastor Sarahâs home for abused women and children. Walter introduced them to Hilda and George.
As they started to board the yacht, Walter turned to the group and said, âDonât forget your checkbooks tomorrow night.â
Hilda noticed more than one of the Yacht owners checking her out. She was wearing shorts and a blouse with a bra that lifted her more than adequate breast.
âSo how much do you think you can raise tomorrow night?â George asked Walter.
âAt least a million.â Walter replied.
âWow!â George said. âDoes Pastor Sarah know you are talking about that much money?â
âNo, and donât say anything to her. I want that to be a surprise. Each of them could give a million or more if they really get sold on the project. Only two of them have yachts as small as this one. Pointing out who owned which yacht, George realized that Walter had some very wealthy friends.â
Martha started her routine of untying the ropes as Hilda and Walter went on board.
âI will see you at four oâclockâ Martha called out as she and George walked to the car.
Taking a camera from her bag, Hilda said, âI want to take a picture of some of these yachts as we pass them leaving the harbor.â
A couple of the men she had met were standing on the stern of their yachts waving as they went by. The man who had been most obvious owned a yacht that looked to be almost twice the size of Walterâs. She took his picture waving capturing the name of the yacht âPearlâ in the picture. He was also the youngest, looking to be under forty. She decided she was going to get a private trip on that yacht at some point.
âIs Pearl his wifeâs name?â Hilda asked Walter.
âNo, His wifeâs name is Gloria, Pearl is his wifeâs grandmotherâs name. His grandfather owned a company that made colognes, perfumes, shaving supplies, beauty shop and barber shop products, etc. His wife Pearl experimented with making some products for women from herbs. They named them the Pearl line of womenâs fragrances.â
âI have seen that line in the exclusive storesâ Hilda said. âSome of the perfumes are extremely expensive.â
âIt didnât catch on right away. About the time Gloriaâs father took over the business, was when the world found out about the benefits of herbs. Pearlâs husband died at about sixty and Pearl spent the rest of her life traveling the world in search of exotic herbs for her perfumes. One of the herbs only grows on some remote island in the South Pacific and she found some way to have the exclusive rights to the herb. The perfume from that herb is the highest priced item in the line.â
Gloria has a brother who went in search of himself and to the best of anyoneâs knowledge he is still looking. When her father retired, Gloria became the CEO of the company which is now a conglomerate reaching around the globe with interest in all types of companies.
âRodney, the man you just took a picture of, is a financial broker with one customer. The one customer is his wife. He manages her income from the business. The yacht you saw has an office on it, so he can conduct business from anywhere he might be. Come cold weather, he will head for the Bahamas.â
âDoes she go with him?â
âShe works about eighty hours a week and never takes a vacation. It is hard to believe that she will be with him tomorrow night for our fundraiser.â
Looking at his watch, Walter said, I need to call the caterer for tomorrow night.
Hilda said, âHow would you like a genuine Louisiana caterer? â
âAre you offering to share some more of your culinary expertise,?â Walter asked.
âI would love to. Let me call Barbara and see if she would help me serve. It would give George some time to get to know Jeremy and Jason.â
Picking up the phone she called the church office and told Barbara her idea. Barbara loved the idea and said Candice was in her office. After checking with Candice she said Candice would like to help also.
âWell, all we have to do now is set the menu.â Hilda said. âHow many people are we serving?â
âSeven couples, counting Martha and myself, Pastor Sarah, you, Barbara and Candice. So in total we will be eighteen people.â
âI need to go below and check out the galley.â Hilda said as she disappeared. When she returned, she said, âEverything I will need to cook with is there and I see there are plenty of dishes for serving. That is also quite a well stocked bar. Are those steaks in the refrigerator for our lunch.?â
âI hope you like filet from the grill, I should have checked.â
âHoney, you can cook filet mignon for me anytime you like. Its getting a little warm up here, I think I will go slip into my bathing suit.â
When she reappeared, Walter said âWow!â
Rita called Sampson to ask him to meet Ruth (who was designing the kitchens and the bathrooms for the mansion) at the site to determine what plumbing needed to be updated.
Rita said âI was also wondering if you can have my Jacuzzi operational by tomorrow night. Candice just came in and said she was going to be working on a fundraiser tomorrow night for Pastor Sarah, and Bill is out of town at a trade-show. I thought we might christen the Jacuzzi.â
âIt will be done.â Sampson assured her. âI was planning to finish it today, but if you want me to meet Ruth, that might take most of the day.â
âHow are you doing on finding more people to work with you on the renovations?â Rita asked.â
âI put an ad in the paper this morning for two licensed plumbers and two apprentice plumbers and a laborer. I ordered two more trucks, so we can run three crews.
Rita closed the conversation by saying, âI am really looking forward to sharing the Jacuzzi with you.â
When Sampson arrived at the Mansion, he found all of Ritaâs staff working on the West wing renovations. Ruth took him on a tour of the bathrooms and kitchen in the West wing.â
As Ruth was showing him around, Victoria joined them and said âHi Sampson,â She was totally professional and no one would have every guessed that a couple of days ago they had spent two hours in passionate sex together.