Author’s Note: The following story is completely fiction. Some location material is non-fiction, but none of the characters or events are real.
Some have said my stories are too long. This one is also long, but I have broken it into four chapters. Hope this works better for you.
Chapter One
Reverend Robert A. Bushman, in one word, is conservative. His approach to everything in life; dress, politics, family values, and most importantly, his position on religion is conservative. To be honest, conservative does not do justice to Rev. Bushman’s positions. Terms such as ultra-conservative and extreme rightwing are closer to the mark.
Among the major goals in Rev. Bushman’s life is to correct what he sees as the moral decay of American society. Constantly, he preaches from the pulpit of his church, and any other stage he can gain access to, on the need for reform, a return to basic Christian values, a complete and total condemnation of homosexuality, and a return to the true purpose of sex; continuation and propagation of the species, and nothing more. The podium he is using this evening is as a guest on “The American Right,” a live interview television program dedicated to conservative values.
“Rev. Bushman on the line we have Ronald from West Virginia; go ahead Ronald.”
“Good evening and thank you for taking my call. I want to hear your answer so I will ask and then hang up. I have never heard any public statement by you that was anything other than extremely conservative. I am pretty sure I know your answer, but would you give us your thoughts about using anal intercourse as a form of birth control? Thank you.” The caller disconnected, while the host and guest were left with astonished looks on their faces.
Rev. Bushman’s neck changed colors through various shades of red as anger attempted to take over his emotions, but he maintained control; “This is clearly not an appropriate venue to ask or answer that question, however, since it is on the table let me say this; anal intercourse is not a prescribed way for a man and woman to join their bodies. It is unnatural, vile, contemptible, and it is an abomination on the face of God. There should be no question of birth control. There should be no question of anal intercourse. There is only one purpose, and correct connection of our sex organs. A man joins with a woman for the continuation of mankind. This is accomplished by insertion of the man into the woman for the length of time necessary, and only that minimal time, to discharge his seed. These actions are an obligation of man to his maker. Any other use of our sexual parts is deviant. I want to stress that sexual intercourse is not for pleasure. To use it as such is an affront to God’s word.”
Six people, from the comfort of their home in the mountains near Camp David, the Presidential retreat in western Maryland, carefully watched Rev. Bushman’s interview. They watched with amusement because they suspected a different side of Robert Bushman. Gathered around the TV were Jake Adams, his wife Tanya, as well as Bill and Gail Jones along with their children Tom (20) and Toni (18). This small band was only one of many similar groups that would like nothing better than to expose the true nature, and abuse of power wielded by Rev. Bushman and many of his associates and contemporaries.
Jake picked up the phone and dialed the 1-800 number for listeners to call with their questions. It was answered on the second ring. “The American Right;” do you have a question for today’s guest?”
“Yes, can I ask live?”
“It will be a few minutes, but if you are willing to wait I think we can get you in before the program ends.”
Jake waited for almost fifteen minutes before they told him he was next. “Rev. Bushman, thank you for taking my call. During the program today, you have given us very specific guidance on the appropriate use of our sexual beings. Rev., those statements do not seem in accordance with the events of April 15, 2000? Would you plea…….” The microphone with Jake’s call went dead, but the TV didn’t.
To the most casual viewer, Bushman was visibly shaken, and the announcer a bit flustered. “We seem to have lost our caller. We’ll take a short commercial break while we get our next caller on the line.
Roger Green, a Washington based freelance reporter and writer, regularly watched and taped the program because his political views were completely at odds with “The American Right.” He watched to find out what crap the right-wing extremists were feeding to the public. It was not unusual for guests on the program, just as guests on many other live interview programs such as Larry King, to receive crank calls, but Bushman’s reaction before the cameras panned off piqued Roger’s curiosity. Roger, speaking out loud as if there was someone else present; “How fuckin strange was that? That’s the first time I’ve ever seen Bushman flustered?” Roger hit rewind to watch the segment again. What he saw confirmed his evaluation of Bushman’s reaction, he also noted that Andrew Whittaker, the host, went as pale as a ghost.
There was something to this that begged investigation. Roger wasn’t sure what or exactly where to begin. Two broad fronts came readily to mind. One was to see what he could find out about the person who called in the question. There was probably not much hope there. Neither the show, nor the station would likely release any information of that nature. However, he did have some friends, actually one friend, who might be able to extract the info out of the station computer system. Front number two was to find out about Bushman’s itinerary on April 15, 2000. If Bushman was doing something on the side it might not show, but it was a start. To Roger it seemed a little ironic that a possible solution to problem number one was his dinner date for this evening; Maddy Davies; more correctly Dr. Madeline Joyce Davies, PhD, from MIT, in 1990, and the current holder of the Mason Chair of Information Science at Georgetown University.
Among the many things to occupy Maddy’s time were several research projects, her information systems security company, Davies System Security, and when she wasn’t doing anything else she exercised the most immature desire to hack into every computer system she could find. Actually, there was a justifiable if not legitimate motivation for the hacking; you break into a company’s system to convince them they need a new security system.
Maddy and Roger first met during their undergraduate days at a small college in central Texas; Tarleton State. How all of the liberals, Maddy and Roger in particular, survived their time there is a mystery. It wasn’t the school so much as the Bible-belt ultraconservatism in the surrounding communities. As an example, consider that in those days each county in Texas could decide if it was wet or dry as related to alcohol. Of course Erath County was dry, but it was hypocritically humorous to watch all the strait-laced churchgoers who publicly opposed the consumption of alcohol in their county drive up to the liquor store located not more that 100 feet on the other side of the county line. But enough of those woes; Maddy and Roger gravitated to each other and found a common interest. They discovered they liked to fuck, and they especially liked to fuck and to get fucked in the ass. They enjoyed it then, continue to enjoy now, and they looked forward to a repeat this evening.
From his seat at the bar Roger saw Maddy walk through the door of the Tilted Glass; a favorite hangout of theirs in McLean; a Virginia suburb northwest of D.C. She saw him wave and walked over. As she neared, Roger placed a drink order, and moved toward an empty booth. “Hi Maddy, how are you this evening?” he asked as he kissed her cheek and slid into the booth across from her. His move to sit down was not so quick that he missed the flash of stocking and thigh as Maddy swung her legs under the table.
“To be honest Roger, I’m horny. I tried to call before you left the office to ask if we could skip drinks and go directly to your place. Let’s finish this one drink and go fuck.”
Just then the drinks arrived. “You’ll get no argument here. But, while we’re sipping this one round I want to ask a favor. Did you see Bushman on TV earlier?” Maddy shook her head no. “Near the beginning of the show he responded to a question about anal intercourse.” Maddy’s eyebrows shot up at the topic. “Later there was a call that asked him about events in April of 2000. Bushman almost exploded before they cut the call and went to a commercial break. And guess what; Whittaker was almost as shook as Bushman.”