Caleb 82 - Housewarming
Sarah and Arnie emerged from the bedroom, having used the shower. Amanda had changed the bed while they were in there.
"Have fun?" I asked them both, and was surprised when they both broke out into identical unashamed grins.
"It was awesome," said Sarah. I looked at Arnie and he nodded.
"I was nervous at first," he said, "but once things got going..."
"No regrets?" I asked the pair of them.
"None," Arnie said. "I knew Sarah was beautiful, but I never realized just how beautiful she was until I watched her cum from across the room,"
Sarah went scarlet.
The rest of the girls laughed.
"I'd call that a resounding success," gloated Amanda.
"Did Marcia have fun?" I asked.
"She loved it," Mary said. "I think between you and Arnie, you've redeemed men for her."
"Me?" asked Arnie. "I didn't..."
"You were gentle with her," said Mary. "Even when you were in the throes of passion, you weren't rough with her and didn't hurt her. She's had a bad experience with a man in the past and I think you helped her as much as she helped you today."
"Oh," he said. "Why would anyone want to..."
"Some people are like that," I told him. "But I think you helped restore her trust in men a little. I just hope our architect continues the good work."
"Our what now?" asked Mary.
"Did she not tell you?" I asked her. "She has a date with him tonight. He's apparently a little bossy on site and that kind of got her motor running."
Amanda laughed.
"Nice," she said. "She deserves someone good."
"And how about you?" I asked Sarah. "Did that scratch your sharing itch?"
I saw her internalize for a moment, then she nodded.
"Yes," she said. "I'm good."
"Perfect," I said.
After dinner Arnie went home, since he had a lot to prepare.
"Some doofus has booked almost the whole day," he complained, mock glaring at me.
"I'm sure you'll manage," I told him. "Does the doofus need to bring lunch?"
"That would be nice," he said. "Save us going to the store."
"Will Danny be there for lunch too?" I asked. He answered in the affirmative.
"I'll make something up then," I told him.
He stood up ready to go, and turned to kiss Sarah goodbye, first though, he had to kiss Mary, then Amanda, then Ness, Melanie, and Jules. Finally, Sarah got her turn.
After he left, I sat on the sofa, next to Sarah. Melanie took the opportunity to climb into my lap.
"Are you okay?" I asked Sarah.
"It's been a hell of a weekend," she said. "Even now I can feel him."
"Now you both know," said Melanie, "not only how you feel about each other, but how we feel about you."
"I know," Sarah replied. "Are you going to bring E into the connection?"
I shook my head.
"Almost certainly not," I said. "E has his own gig and will probably end up playing pro football. I don't want him to change his plans, which he might do if we get too deeply involved."
"Is he coming to the house warming?" asked Amanda.
"Damn, I forgot," I said pulling out my phone. "I'll invite him now."
"He's coming," said Mary. "I invited him as soon as we set the date."
I smiled at her. "Thanks," I said. "It's a good job one of us has their head on straight."
"It certainly is," said Mary. "All your hypnotherapy appointments at the school have been cancelled, and you only have two more appointments at the range this week. I've obviously cleared the time we're going to spend at the ranch. Do you want to book more for the range when you come back?"
"I think so," I said. "I'd like to get both Sarah and Melanie up to speed with them, then they can perhaps start up at the school. Obviously, they're not going to be able to do as much as I did, but I'm sure they, or you, can work it around their academic schedule. We'll also have to introduce them to Jamie and clear using the 'campus office' with the dean.
"They're both registered with the state?" Mary asked. I nodded.
"We did that a few weeks ago," I told her. "But then life kind of got in the way.
"We also need to find a driving instructor," said Melanie. "We both need to learn to drive."
"We can take care of that tonight," I told them. "You both have your learners permits. I can give you all my driving knowledge and you can consolidate it overnight. Then we can take you out and let you get some practice and then book your tests. You don't need to spend time and money on taking lessons."
Wouldn't they be better taking Mary's or Amanda's knowledge?" asked Ness with a cheeky grin.
"Et tu, Brute?" I said. "What's wrong with my driving?"
"Nothing," said Ness. "But perhaps someone who passed their test more recently would be a better idea?"
"I don't think the driving laws have changed that much since I passed my test," I told them. "But it's up to you guys. Pick someone and take their driving knowledge. Both of you have the powers to do it, and consolidate the knowledge without my help, but I'm happy to help if you need it. For myself, I'd pick someone where the ink is actually dry on their license, but what do I know." I grinned at Ness as I said this, and she stuck her tongue out at me.
I emailed Jamie, the counsellor, asking for an appointment at her leisure, preferably before nine, one day next week.
I had a reasonably early night, having helped Chris get Kirsty off to sleep, I was in bed by nine thirty, neither of the girls having decided to take me up on sharing my driving knowledge.
Jamie didn't respond to my email until Monday afternoon and since I was flying for most of the day, apart from lunch which I spent with Arnie and Danny, I didn't see it until I got home Monday night.
At lunch, Danny seemed to be in good spirits. He'd was happy with the way the school was shaping up, having two aircraft meant that they were bringing in more than double what they had been previously, and he had his sights set on at least putting a deposit down on a second plane by the time the Baron had to be returned.
I asked him what his plans were for the Christmas break and wondered if he and Arnie would like to come up to the Ranch with us at some point over Christmas. He said that he couldn't take the whole holiday off, but he'd be glad of a break, and perhaps He and Arnie could fly up for a week or so around Christmas and New Year, since few people would be wanting to take lessons at that time.
I knew Sarah was going to be disappointed that Arnie wouldn't be able to come up for the whole of the break, but I was certain that something would be much better than nothing.
Dean had already told me that Cheryl had invited my parents, Dianna, Maggie, and Sarah's parents. Cheryl also hinted that there might be a surprise guest, but wouldn't say more. She'd asked me to see if Arnie and Danny would like to come up. From what I understood, all of those invited would be coming up, but only for parts of the holiday. We'd be the only ones staying there for the full duration of the break. I was really looking forward to it.
We were only going up for the week of the mid-term break, this time, hardly enough time really to even warrant the trip and if it weren't for the fact that we were flying up there's a good chance we wouldn't even bother. The Christmas holidays, however, were just shy of a month long, and that gave us plenty of time to enjoy the freedom and wind down after what had been a very stressful year.
Of course, there was the stress of trying to find gifts for everyone, and I wasn't looking forward to that. I had no idea what I was going to get for any of my girls, and being able to read minds didn't bring me even close to knowing what to get them. On the occasion when I flat out asked them if there was anything they'd like as a Christmas gift, they all told me a version of, 'nothing' or 'I don't know'. It was incredibly frustrating.
On Tuesday morning I went, with Melanie and Sarah, to the appointment that Jamie had granted me. She looked surprised when we all trooped into her office.
"Morning," she said. "How can I help?" her tone was not exactly unfriendly, but there was no warmth to it. She was obviously still upset by the things I'd said the last time we met.
"I've decided to stop my hypnotherapy business in the school," I told her.
"So I heard," she said. "Might I ask why?"
"Because," I told her, "after what happened, and the student's reaction to it, I don't think I can maintain a professional detachment and help people who were actively trying to get me kicked out of school."
"Don't you think that's a bit of an overreaction?" she asked.
"Probably," I said. "But it's my decision to make. As far as I'm concerned, they can all go to Hell."
"Okay," she said. "I don't understand why this involves your two sisters though?"
"Because," I told her, "they are nicer than me, and have decided to pick up where I left off. They are both licensed hypnotherapists, trained by me, and will have no problems dealing with the issues I mostly dealt with. Naturally should either of them come across anything they feel is beyond them, they will refer to you. They won't have quite so much time to be able to work, since they are both in their first semester, but they'll fit people in as they can, as long as the dean allows them the use of the room he allowed me to use."
"They'll have to discuss that with him," she said, "but, as long as they have licenses, I have no problems with the arrangement. If they as effective as you were, I'll be happy to see someone filling the void you seem to have left.
"As an aside," she went on, "since you were able to train your sisters, would you be interested in maybe sharing some of your methodology? Your techniques seem remarkably effective and I'm sure I'd be able to make use of them in my practice."
