The following evening Paul, who just got his rider the day before, was called on to make love to Chloe again. This time he kissed and fondled her without hesitation. They undressed each other and snuggled together on the couch like lovers. Indeed, they were becoming lovers, if they weren't already. Paul had shed all his inhibitions when it came to making love to Chloe, and surged in and out of her as if Marion wasn't even there.
As they engaged in coitus, Chloe started to drill him on key phrases. Marion recognized many of them.
"I want to be used by the Hive," Paul said obediently, as he pounded Chloe's pussy.
"You want your rider to control my mind."
"I... want my rider to control my mind," Paul said with only the slightest hesitation which made Chloe give a cold smile.
"You want to be used to fertilize women."
"I want to be used to fertilize women."
Chloe smiled as Paul repeated the words without any hesitation this time. "You want to be a fertilization drone," she repeated.
As Paul repeated the key phrases, Marion turned to Stephan and whispered in his ear. "What does Chloe mean by a fertilization drone?"
"A fertilization drone is a male assigned to fertilize females," said Stephan, experimentally squeezing one of Marion's ass cheeks
"But... all men in the Hive fit that description, don't they?" she whispered.
"In a sense," said Stephan, moving to squeeze the other ass cheek. "But fertilization drones fertilize women in volume." His hand moved between her legs. "Does that disturb you?"
Marion shook her head quickly. She watched as Paul continued to make love to Chloe. His ass moved back and forth and his rider, which looked significantly bigger now, was glistening with a clear liquid as it pulsated between his shoulder blades.
Paul repeated all the key phrases obediently, feeling the proper reward in his penis every time he complied, but when he was done he realized he had once again reached a certain point that he couldn't get past. He looked inquiringly at Chloe, and she smiled at him as if she could read his mind. "Marion, would you mind coming over here, dear?"
Marion slowly walked over to the couch.
"Marion dear, I think Paul is having some minor difficulty again," said Chloe innocently. "Would you like to help him come?"
"Of course," said Marion, in a neutral voice.
"Of course," Chloe repeated without irony. "Paul, dear, would you like to come now?"
"Very much so," Paul gasped. Chloe had been drilling him for close to an hour with the key phrases, and his deferred orgasm was starting to drive him crazy.
"Then tell her you don't love her."
"What?" said Paul and Marion, at the same time.
"Tell Marion you don't love her," said Chloe.
"No!" said Paul, and Marion felt a surge of pride in her breasts.
"If you want to come, you have to say it," said Chloe.
"No, please... I'll say anything else... but not that," said Paul, even as he continued to thrust inside her.
Chloe looked him in the eyes. "Momomomomomom."
Paul stiffened immediately and his face went blank. "Momomomomom."
"Momomomomomomom," said Chloe.
"Momomomomom. Momomomom. Mamoomisham! Mamoomisham!" said Paul.
"Now tell Marion you don't love her," said Chloe.
Paul looked up at Marion, his eyes narrowing. "Marion, I... I don't love you. Oooooooh!" He cried out as he felt a surge of pleasure radiating in a direct line from his rider to his penis.
"That's right, dear," said Chloe encouragingly. "Try saying it again."
Paul looked at Marion with defeated eyes. "I don't love you. Oh!"
"Again!"
"I don't love you! I don't love you! I... don't... love you!" Paul gasped and stiffened. He felt himself getting close to his orgasm.
"Marion is just a vagina, like many others, isn't she?"
"Yes," Paul gasped. He looked at his wife, and saw the terror in her eyes.
"Say it!"
"Marion is just a vagina, like other women," said Paul.
Marion felt like she had been punched in the gut.
"You Don't care if she gives herself to other men, don't you?"
"No," said Paul.
"By many men?"
Paul gritted his teeth. His much needed orgasm felt like it was just around the corner. "Yes!" he cried.
"Then tell her."
"Marion," he gasped, with pain in his eyes. "I don't care if you have sex with other men."
"Now tell her that you don't love her anymore. Tell her with meaning," said Chloe.
Paul looked up at Marion. The cords in his neck were tight, and his face was red. With great effort, he said, "Marion... I... don't... love... you... anymore!" And then Paul's body got as stiff as a board, and he cried out and released gobs of viscous fluid inside of Marion's sister.
As he collapsed on top of her, Chloe smiled appreciatively, playing with his hair.
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"That was the best ever," Paul whispered. The intensity of his orgasm had been mind blowing. His rider seemed to be able to enhance his sexual pleasure to a tremendous degree. He suddenly realized who was listening and hastily glanced over at Marion. "I'm sorry," he added hastily, reddening.
"Don't be sorry," said Chloe, petting his hair. "Marion's not upset, are you Marion?"
Marion gave a smile and shook her head.
"You're making tremendous progress, Paul."
"Progress?"
Chloe stroked his flaccid penis lovingly, her finger lingering on the wet tip. "You're well on your way to becoming a fertilization drone."
"A drone?'
Chloe gave him a teasing look. "You'll see. You'd better get dressed. I think Marion wants to go home now."
*********
As Paul got up and got dressed, Chloe turned to Marion. "We won't be needing you any longer on these visits, dear. Paul can come on his own now."
"I... see," said Marion. And she did.
Chloe lifted Marion's chin. "Don't be glum. Paul's rider is taking control of him sooner than we planned. Doesn't that please you?'
"Yes," Marion watched him dress, his face a blank.
"Then kiss me."
Marion pressed her lips against Chloe. Chloe, like Stephan, squeezed Marion's behind possessively. Then she turned Marion around like a doll to face her husband, who was just finishing closing his trousers. "Now tell Paul how pleased you are. Tell him how happy you are that he has stopped loving you."
Marion wet her lips. Even as Chloe squeezed her ass, she said, "Paul, I'm glad... you stopped loving me." She felt like a part of her was dying inside.
Chloe smiled. "You don't mean it yet, dear... but trust me, you will."
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They drove home in silence. Marion wondered how much of Paul's conditioning had taken hold. Had he really stopped loving her?
When they got home, Marion led Paul into the bedroom. She kissed him. He responded tepidly. "Would you... would you like to make love to me?" Marion asked. Somehow, after having fucked so many men, she suddenly felt embarrassed asking for it. But Paul was her husband.
Paul shrugged. "Why not?"
Why not?
It felt like a slap in the face to her.
They took off their clothes, and Paul dutifully made love to Marion. All the actions were right: Paul, on top, drilled between her legs--but all the passion behind it was gone. Paul gasped, and gritted his teeth and thrusted repeatedly but it was all about mechanical pleasure now, all about reaching a goal, and moving on. Marion restrained a frown when Paul filled her with ejaculate, and she certainly didn't climax herself.
Afterwards, as they lay together, Marion studied Paul's face. It was blank. While the act had been consummated, all the feelings were gone. Somehow Marion knew their relationship was over. Their entire connection had been lost. Twenty years of affection had been totally severed. The Hive had accomplished its goal.
As they lay together, Marion held his hand. "Paul?"
"Hm?"
"How do you feel about me?"
"What do you mean?"
"Do you still love me?"
"Of course," said Paul. He closed his eyes and went to sleep.
********
The next evening Marion watched as Paul left to go to Chloe's. When he returned she wordlessly took him by the hand to the bedroom and made love to him again. But this time Paul was even more wooden, more mechanical. He made love to her. He even climaxed. But he looked bored doing it, as if he were fulfilling a role.
Marion called Stephan on the holocomm about it. She had thought to ask Chloe but felt that Stephan was a little more... accessible. "What's happened to my husband?"
The bearded man gave a wide smile. "He's joined the Hive, dear."
"I know that," said Marion. "But he's changed so much!"
"So have you," Stephan pointed out.
"Yes, but not like that. My feelings for Paul haven't changed," said Marion.
"But you're not being trained to be a fertilization drone."
Marion stiffened. "What does that mean?"
"You've been trained as a seductress. Your basic emotional nature didn't need to be adjusted, much," said Stephan. "But Paul is being trained to be a fertilization drone. He won't be seducing anyone, simply inseminating women by the dozens, or the hundreds. That requires a certain... smoothing out of his personality, to enable him to endure the repetitive nature of his assignments."
"He's become like a stranger to me," said Marion. "When I brought him into the Hive, I didn't think-"
"You don't have to think. Leave that to the Hive," said Stephan sharply.
"Of course," said Marion, her head bowed.
********
That evening when Paul came home Marion kissed him passionately. He barely responded.
"How was it?" she asked.
"Fine," said Paul.