John began. "Heads up girls. We've got some news. Some news you might like."
I raised my head. They were both smiling down at me, down at Mom too. But my head was swimming. What was I supposed to be ready for?
Beth took over. "First, let me give you some background so you understand what's going on. OK?" She smiled that million dollar smile at me and I melted right there on the carpet. I remembered then so vividly what it was like to kiss her and kiss her breasts and belly. The way she smelled. The way she tasted. The rubbery perfect texture of the skin on her belly and tits. So awesome! Even if I never, you know, got to lick her down there.
"Traditionally BTS has had a house mother to take care of the administrative details at the national house. Works for national but covers both national and frat business. Things like planning for events and parties and supervising normal cleaning and maintenance. Getting food and liquor delivered and so forth. Supervising the outfits and dressing the girls for the parties. Things like that."
Beth paused and looked down at us.
"You know the house pretty well now Caitie β and Liz I know you've at least seen the outside. Anyway, for the last year or so we've been searching for a new mother. Mrs. Aaronson was there for years but had to move away to care for her sister. Out to California. We knew it was going to happen and had plenty of time, we thought, to find her replacement."
"But then Jevon had this idea that he wanted to replace her with a mother-daughter combination. Which made it tough. So now Mrs. A is gone for these last 6 months and we've had no one. Which meant that me and the other girls have had to fill in and do double duty. Which has been pretty hard on everyone β brothers included. Cause no one ever knew who'd be free to do what when. It caused a few problems."
She paused and looked straight at us. "Anyway, we engaged John here to help us with the search. Which led us to the 2 of you. And up until about 10 days ago we were all thinking we might have our solution."
Mom and I were going to work together for BTS?
"Thing is something changed along the way. Actually a lot has changed. First and most important is that Jevon and Robert are leaving the local BTS chapter. For a good reason, an important reason. They've been promoted up to the national leadership group. No, they're not physically moving. Jevon still has his business here and Robert has at least 4 more months on his dissertation at the U. It's just that they have new responsibilities and can no longer do everything needed at the local chapter level."
"So then the local needed new leadership. And Barney? I think you know him pretty well Caitie?" She laughed at this. John did too. "Well Barney was elected. He's the new Jevon, the new head of house."
Barney! Just the name made me tingle cause you don't know what it feels like to be a girl in love, really really true love, for the first time ever! And I could barely understand the words but Barney (my Barney!) was the new Jevon or something β whatever that meant. Cause he was so different than Jevon even if I loved Jevon too just not as much.
"Problem is one of the...well it's not a rule exactly...let's call it an expectation. One of the expectations of anyone who leads a local is that they have an owned woman. And Barney never has. Never has owned anyone or wanted to far as I can tell."
She paused and looked me in the eye.
"Until now that is. Until our last BTS event."
I'm thinking "Oh No!!! He's found someone...."
"Until that is he met you Caitie."
"Me? How is...." But she was smiling at me so nice it couldn't be bad. And then Mom was squeezing my hand right there in front of them. And then John jumped up and kissed me! Right on the mouth. He looked so happy.
"You. We want you...I should say he. He wants you. Barney does. To be his owned woman. Just as I am for Jevon."
And oh-my-God I couldn't believe her. And I remember thinking it was some big joke β almost like when Barney pranked me β it was really Jack's fault of course β by pretending to call the police for a rape after Brandon left me chained to the bed in his room. And then Mom was hugging and kissing me and John had his arms around us both and I realized they wouldn't be part of any prank and I almost understood then.
And I think...well actually I know... that I passed out there for a moment or two because when I was next aware I was laying on the other couch right on top of the 2 outfits me and Mom had stripped ourselves of and they were all over me looking concerned and then I burst into tears and they were all saying "Don't cry Caitie."
And finally I could speak and said "But is it...is it really...really true?"
And they were all nodding and saying "Yes" and "Yes" and "Yes it is sweetie" (that was Mom) and I was crying even more and they were all saying "Ssssh now" and "Yes Caitie" and "Barney's woman" and "owned, for real owned" and "if you agree" and "he wants you" and "Yes" and "still be a college student" and "whenever he needs you" and "Yes" and "wishes he could have told you" and "Yes" and "be a good girl now" and "Yes" and finally even I knew they were telling me the truth.
They got me standing at last and Mom walked me around the room to try to get my head clear, to get my breathing to slow down a little. John and Beth sat on the couch while we walked, flipping through some of those nice pictures they had of me. The Beth got out her IPad to show some of the others. And round and round I went with Mom. But my brain wouldn't clear. It just wouldn't. I mean I finally stopped crying and I finally believed them but it all seemed....impossible!
And then they let me and Mom sit on that couch while they stood. John even moved the piles of our clothing and lingerie off to the side on the floor so we could. And I wondered if I needed a tuffet but I couldn't tell. Maybe. Cause hearing news like that is so exciting for a girl you don't know what's going to happen down there but I definitely could feel something going on.
At last I could hear Beth speak again. "...and so congratulations again. But of course it's only if you want it. Only if you agree."
And I was like "Oh-my-God, oh-my-God..." and probably would have gone on like that for a while if John had not given me that look that snaps any girl back to attention and told me that I had to answer for real.
So I did. I said "Yes" just as they had been saying it to me. And it was official. Barney owned me. And Mom leaned over and kissed me again and then John and Beth both came and kissed me again and it was done.
Then Beth brought us all back to attention again. "Of course this lead to a different problem. Jevon's idea of a mother-daughter house-slut combination can't work now, at least not with the two of you. You understand? Cause you cannot be both a house slut and Barney's owned woman. And it's really a shame after all the hard work we put in. Especially John, who did an incredible job with you two."
And I almost burst into tears again. Cause I had ruined Jevon's idea. And cause it was like did I ruin the chance for Mom? And did I ruin all of John's hard work?
But I hadn't. At least not the part about Mom.
Beth went on. "So we'll just have to accept that and go back to the idea of a single house-mother. And that's you Beth. Course Caitie can help you out from time to time but it would be unofficial and really not what Jevon had in mind a year ago. Still. Nothing to be done about it now. The important thing is you know that Jevon and Robert and Barney all want you Beth."
I noticed she didn't call her "Liz" that time. Like it was too formal a moment or something.
And then it was Mom's turn to cry and we all hugged and kissed her just like they had me and finally I had to walk her around just like she had me and then they made Mom formally accept the position. Which, of course, she did.
After that John brought out champagne which even if Mom and I hardly ever drink was nice for a celebration and it tastes pretty good. Those little bubbles go right up into my brain where pictures of Barney and me were celebrating, just the 2 of us together, dancing and kissing and drinking and kissing and laughing and kissing some more. And it had a very nice body and mild fruitiness and excellent finish and I probably got even more lightheaded than before. So did Mom I think.
Finally after we all drank and kissed again John said "So you're turn. Both of you. Any questions for either Beth or me?" Now they were seated opposite us on the couch that first held our clothing. Mom and I were still naked (duh! Like we would be in clothes for a moment like this!) but allowed to sit on that first couch just like we were officially something.
And at first we were both like shy and still giddy and kind of unfocused and didn't want to say or ask anything. Then finally I heard Mom say "Can I ask one?"
"Of course." From both of them.
"Well....it's just.... You know...being owned. I mean Caitie has Barney now. Do I get owned too?"