Chapter 11 -- The White Witch of Walden -- Prelude II
A QUICK DISCLAIMER
Remember back in the first part of this story when I related my conversation with Menlo, and I told you that bad guys always try to justify their actions. Well, in keeping with that tradition, here I go ....
First of all, I NEVER suggested to ANYBODY that Dee should call me "Master." She just seemed to slip right into the habit, and when I didn't immediately reject the moniker, it became a permanent part of her vocabulary. When I voiced my discomfort with the title to Brenda, she told me that there was no harm in it, and since Dee felt so satisfied by saying it, I finally just accepted it. I DID insist on the hard fast rule that she was never to use the term in public, and she complied, just as she complies with all my rules.
And now, on to the question that I'm sure is uppermost in everyone's mind: the money.
Everything I made Dee do in the three weeks following her induction into our family was done in accordance with her last will and testament. Well, sort of. There's a big difference between giving money away when you're dead and giving it away while you're still alive. Fortunately, we happened to have access to a real financial expert -- Dee herself, though I never let her remember any of the extensive transactions she made during that time. The choice of charities was her own. And the terms of sale of the mutual fund were entirely her ideas. The mansion and grounds, which she had originally earmarked for a state park, went to an organization that helps battered women, and that was MY "recommendation." I thought it appropriate, considering Dee's abusive past. The money for the new building on campus that would bear her mother's name was Brenda's idea. (Dee had originally just set it up as a general contribution.)
And yes, Dee was right in her diary, there was exactly ten million left over. I had her put the entire amount into a brokerage account in HER name. That, along with the diamond necklace (which appraised for almost another mil -- it's in the safe in my home office), and the lake house and the Mercedes, was all that Dee had left of her fortune. And I don't know; maybe she was right about financial people only being remembered in terms of "winners and losers." Quite frankly, I don't give a shit. All I care about is that she's alive and happy.
My office is one of the nicest rooms in the lake house. Obviously, it was once the domain of Robert Darlingshire, but I've now turned it into my own. The girls are forbidden to enter without permission. I soon began sitting at the big desk and writing the outline of what I hope will someday be my attempt at the great American novel. But every Thursday afternoon at one o'clock, Dee knocks at the door and I let her in. She enters with eyes downcast. I immediately order her to look into my eyes, and she is quickly put into a deep trance. Then she logs on to all of her mutual fund programs, catches up on the past week's financial developments, and she makes whatever sales and purchases she deems appropriate. The woman is absolutely phenomenal. In the past year, despite a sharp decline in the DOW, she's seen a total profit of over 10%. Ten percent of ten million. Even I can do THAT math.
When Dee leaves the office, she not only has no memory of what she has seen there, she also has absolutely no knowledge and no interest in what she's just done. Brenda's promise to her of "never having to think about the money again" has been kept. In the meantime, I HAVE used just a little of it. The boat, the truck, some nice acquisitions in my book collection. Pretty small potatoes, considering. Still, I guess you could argue that I've taken advantage of her.
Who am I kidding? OF COURSE I've taken advantage of her.
BRENDA AND THE BLUE GYM BAG
Before I get to the evening that changed all our lives (Dee's birthday), I feel obligated to shed some light on the relationship between my two women.
First, about their sexual relationship. It's true that I DID have something to do with that, but quite honestly, it wasn't ALL my doing. The sparks were always there. I realized early on in our lives (as a threesome) that I would probably not be able to keep up with the two of them sexually. And, quite frankly, the idea of two women having a sexual encounter has always been a turn-on for me. So, at various times, while I had each of them in their hypnotic "rooms," I would bring up their most intimate feelings about the other, and I'd gently encourage their curiosity regarding a more physical relationship. Dee had immediately agreed with me (but I know now that by "suggesting" a sexual encounter, I had probably just changed her entire mindset on the topic of lesbian relationships). I couldn't have Dee being the aggressor, though, since Dee is subservient in ALL things. So she simply became subconsciously anxious, waiting for Brenda to make her move.
Brenda, for her part, was much more resistant. Once again, I resolved not to take her into her "lower room" in order to change her sexual orientation, but we had long conversations in her hypnotic "Bedroom Nirvana," and after many sessions talking about Dee's sexual responses, the feel of her skin, the gratification of letting her please the person she loves, etc, etc, Brenda finally began weakening. I could see the "looks" she started giving Dee at certain times when she thought she wasn't being observed, and I knew the time was coming soon.
I couldn't be more pleased with the way things have turned out. Now, they are not only as close as sisters, they're as close as lovers, as well. My frequent hypnotic reinforcement keeps their desire fresh and strong, and ever since that first afternoon in the boathouse (there have been many others -- it became a favorite rendezvous), Brenda has displayed no resistance at all when it comes to her newfound bisexuality.
Brenda has always been the more dominant of the two, but I get the impression that she doesn't come by the role naturally. She has, from the beginning of OUR relationship, been an obvious submissive, and she relishes that. She became the aggressor in her love affair with her friend simply because submissiveness is something Dee needs more than she does. While it may not seem very obvious to you (the outside observer), Brenda is an extremely loving individual that seems to naturally slip into whatever emotional part her fellow actors in life most need her to play.
Now, there is no doubt that Brenda has always been more sexually excited by the existence of the blue gym bag than either Dee or me, though I must admit it has brought us all many hours of pleasant diversion. We've watched the pornographic videos, and I let the girls read the books, which they did together in Dee's room. And they loved to experiment with the nipple clamps and vibrators, though they usually seemed to think it necessary to ask my permission before they delved into the treasures of the gym bag for their own gratification.
Very shortly after we moved to the house by the lake, Brenda surprised both of us at the breakfast table with a strange request:
"Freddy, can I have $1,347?"
I put down my newspaper. "What?"
"I need $1,347. Please? I don't want to let you know what it's for, so please don't ask. Can I? Please?"