The Watchman

by Marilyn Foxworthy

  I breathed and said, “Good. We don’t need fitness machines. Our workouts will be fine. I need to teach the girls, the twins that is, hand-to-hand, swords, and Qigong.”

  Clarice said, “Well, I’ll leave you to your practice. We need to talk about a few things, but let’s do it at the cafe. But what about clothes for Bamboo and Willow? I heard you say skin suits. I will get yours ready, and the nymphs will make some for the twins, but what do you want to wear over them?”

  I stretched and moved and said, “I don’t know. What do you suggest?”

  She said, “I think pants and a skirt. Probably loose and just to the knee. I think that will be modest enough for the village. They aren’t especially prudish about dressing anyway. I will talk it over with Viola and have her ask Susan about it. For the top, maybe a nice sleeveless vest. I’ll talk to Viola.”

  I let out a long breath and said, “Good. We can talk at breakfast. I love you.”

  Clarice said that she loved me too and then left the three of us to continue our workout. We went on for just twenty minutes or so.

  When we were done, I said, “Girls, I want to go a little bit slowly with our training. One thing at a time. We will practice every day from now on, but not all day long. An hour here and an hour there.”

  The exercise wasn’t at all strenuous, and we didn’t need showers. I felt more at ease after our practicing, and the girls seemed to enjoy it.

  Chapter 27 - Trisha

  At breakfast, everyone was together at the big table. Ten of us. Me, the six girls, Clarice and Brenda, and Ellie. Mandy and Wendy served the meal.

  I said, “Ladies, we should discuss some of what is going on. We haven’t really been together for several days. In fact, we haven’t all been together for a good talk at all since Willow and Bamboo came. So, let’s catch up. First, I think that you all know about Antonio. Oh, of course you do. You all cleaned his house. Anyway, yesterday he and I went and found three women who need homes. One of them is a widow with two children. They will stay with him until something is found. But we think that we know of homes for all of them already. From now on, there will be no rush and the women can stay with Antonio and his women as long as necessary, but several men have already asked him to find them another bedmate, even a widow with children.”

  There was a bit of talk about how happy that would be for everyone, and then I went on.

  I said, “Next, we have inherited a lot of land around the river and we plan to build docks where our boat can land and to be used for fishing by people in each village. It will take a while for the docks to be built, but I’m looking forward to it. Has everyone been on the boat? Aspen? No? What about you, Raven? And I don’t think that Willow and Bamboo have either. Well, we can’t all go together, but we should take you all out for a bit over the next few days. Oh, and the minions are all ready now, so there are twenty of the little Clarice and Brenda’s that will be working around the woods on various projects.

  But here’s the more important news. You know that I’m a treasure hunter. The time is coming for me to go on a hunting trip. The first trip will be to the west, to where the city used to be. We want to find some materials and things that we don’t have here. It might be a bit dangerous, but we are going to be prepared and we will stay safe. I will go with Clarice and Brenda and twenty minions, and everything will be fine.”

  Lark interrupted with a frown and said, “And the twins? They go, too. That have to go with you.”

  I stammered in surprise, even though it shouldn’t have been a surprise, knowing Lark and how she was.

  I said, “Yes, the twins will go with us. And…”

  But Lark interrupted again, saying, “They go with you. With you in particular, Joshua. Willow, Bamboo, you must never leave his side.”

  Willow said, “We know. Lark, we will do what we have to. We already know. He will never be apart from us.”

  Lark said, “OK. I trust you. The rest of us will stay here.”

  I said, “Um, yeah. We won’t be gone long. And…”

  Now it was Raven’s turn to interrupt. She said, “And you all need nymph suits. Ellie, make sure that they have nymph suits.”

  Clarice said, “Joshua already has one. And also a kind of body armor that is even more protective. We will need to make suits for the twins. Ellie, you and the nymphs take care of it.”

  Ellie said, “And new clothes. You can’t go hunting in summer dresses. We will make some hunter clothes for them. Or do you want the armor suits?”

  Clarice said, “Armor suits for the trip, but they need daytime clothes for practicing.”

  I said, “That’s right. For the next several days, at least, the twins and I will be training. I am teaching them to fight and use the sword like I used. We need the skin suits as soon as possible because we need to get used to wearing them. Viola, I was wondering if you would take the twins to Paul’s shop and see what would be good for them to wear while…”

  And now Lark interrupted again and said, “Because for the next several days, they will be with Joshua. At home, in the village, in the woods, and in the boat. And that includes bed time. And showers and baths. From now on, until they come back from the hunting trip, these three never separate.”

  I said, “Lark, you and the twins are very adamant about that. Why?”

  Lark said, “Because,” and she smiled. I decided not to pursue it.

  Raven said, “That will be fun! I want to see what it’s like to sleep with all three of them. And we can still be together, as long as the twins are there too, right?”

  Lark nodded and winked.

  Viola said, “No problem. I will take all of you to the shop and we will get you all fitted for new clothes.”

  I said, “You can do that while I’m at the cafe this morning.”

  Viola smiled and said, “Joshua, what part of ‘they never leave your side’ don’t you understand? Dear Husband, we are all in agreement about this, I think. From now on, until the hunting expedition is done, you three are inseparable. Of course, that brings up the question of sleeping and time with the rest of us, but the answer is that if one, or more, of us sleep with you or make love, the twins are with us as well. Does anyone disagree?”

  Aspen said, “I don’t know what’s happening exactly, but I think that it must be a good idea.”

  Brenda said, “Clarice and I have already told him that the twins are essential to his safety and the success of our mission. Viola and Lark are right; to get ready for this, Joshua and the twins become a single unit. They have to come on the trip, and he has to be in concert with them so that he keeps them safe.”

  Raven smiled and said, “This is so cool. This is absolutely freaking cool. I mean, it makes sense and it has to be this way and all of that, but we can make this a lot of fun. Like a game. We play a game where Joshua and our giant princesses are the like one person. They need a name. A good game needs a name. Let me think.”

  Ellie said, “This is a really fun game! Call them Josh-wi-boo!”

  Raven laughed and said, “That’s pretty good. But I like ‘Trisha’. It’s like ‘triple-Joshua’. Trisha.”

  Ellie said, “That is easier to say than Josh-wi-boo.”

  Raven said, “So, for our game, from now on, we call them Trisha. It’s like when Willow and Bamboo were just Willow. But now, for this game, all three of them have just one name together.”

  I laughed and thought that it did actually make it seem more fun and easier to accept. From now on, at least for a while, we were Trisha.

  Breakfast was pretty much over and we went around the table and checked on what everyone had planned for the day. ‘Trisha’ would go into the village to the cafe and see if I had business with anyone. Then, Viola would take us to see about new clothes. Clarice was going to come with us, at least for a little while. Brenda would stay at home and start directing some of the outdoor landscaping and get my training dojo ready. Lark wanted to go back to Antonio’s and check on the women there and s
ee how she could help them. I knew that she meant that she would see if she could help them emotionally even more than physically.

  When we came to Raven, she said, “That leaves me the task of fucking Trisha, I guess. Well, it has to be done.”

  I said, “Actually, it’s going to be you and Aspen both, but that will be when we get back from the village, later.”

  Raven smiled and said, “OK. Sounds good. Aspen, we better be ready. Trisha needs some love and it will be up to us to provide it.”

  I said, “We’ll see. It seems to me that it’s you and Aspen who needs some love, and Trisha is going to give it to you.”

  Aspen was wide-eyed, but Raven kept it up, saying, “Maybe so. Hey, Trisha, I want to talk to you in private for a second. No, I’ll be good. I just want to talk. Come with me. Ellie, you come too. Viola, can I keep them for about a half hour, before you all leave? Not for sex. Something else.”

  Viola agreed that we could wait and leave in about half an hour, and Raven led us to the elevator.

  When the door had closed, she said, “Seal the door. Take us to the infirmary,” then she pulled off her dress and stood naked in front of us.

  I said, “Raven, not right now. We’ll play later.”

  Raven said, “No. I said no sex. I wouldn’t lie to you. This is something else. Girls, look at my pussy. Me and the nymphs all have our hair removed, and I wondered if we should do the same for you. I did it because that’s how Ellie and the nymphs are, and I wanted to be like them because it was fun and it looks cute. But I think that you should think about it and if it has advantages for your mission, whatever that is.”

  Willow said, “Does it feel good? It looks like it would. All the girls look like they trim the little beards, but you are shaved, like Joshua’s face.”

  Bamboo said, “I want it. I think it is ‘cool’, if I am using that word right. If Joshua likes it, I want it,” and she started to undress.

  Raven said, “Joshua? What do you say? The thing is, you are all going to be wearing the skin suits and if you want my opinion, it is more comfortable without hair.”

  I said, “Um, I guess it’s fine. Viola asked me if she could do it, and I told her that I wanted a little bit of hers left on top, because it would be pretty that way. But I guess for the twins, if they want to, it would be OK to get rid of all of it. Does it grow back?’

  Ellie said, “It depends on how we do it. I can do it temporary or permanent. Either way. Temporary grows back in about six months.”

  Bamboo said, “Permanent.”

  Willow said, “I will do whatever Joshua wants me to, but I like the idea and want to try it. What is it like if he kisses us down there?”

  Raven said, “It’s wonderful. Believe me.”

  I said, “OK. If you think that it’s going to be best under their suits, and since they want to do it, it’s fine with me. I don’t want to force anyone.”

  Raven said, “Then, open the elevator door.”

  She led us out of the elevator and down a short hallway, and then turned into a room on the right side. Inside the room, we saw a small doctor’s office looking room. Well, more like a medium sided hospital or clinic, with three beds and curtains to separate them.

  Raven said, “This is where Clarice operated on you when you were stabbed by Irene. Bamboo, do you want to go first?”

  Bamboo smiled and lay down on one of the beds.

  Ellie rolled a cart to the side of the bed and asked, “Permanent?”

  Bamboo said, “Yes, please!”

  I said, “OK. Permanent. It is very pretty that way.”

  Ellie said, “OK. We are going to do everything below your neck. Except for your arms. It won’t exactly hurt, but it does tingle. While I do your under arms, Raven is going to get your legs and crotch ready. After that, I will do your backside, too. First we put a kind of goop on. Raise your arms up over your head.”

  Bamboo stretched her arms up behind her head and Ellie took a bit of something from a jar and brushed it under the girl’s arms. She was already shaved under her arms, having gotten into the habit in the past few days. It was an oversight that the laser treatment of at least that area hadn’t been done yet. When the stuff was on, Ellie took a wand looking object from the cart and ran it along Bamboo’s skin. Then she went to her other side and did that same there. Bamboo showed no sign that she felt anything.

  While this was happening, Raven was brushing the same substance along the tops of Bamboo’s legs . When they were coated with the goop, she moved Bamboo’s legs apart and grabbed an electric razor.

  Raven said, “Trisha, I am going to shave you down here really quick. It won’t hurt.”

  She turned on the razor and quickly shaved Bamboo’s pubis. It wasn’t a close shave, and a fine blond stubble was left behind. Raven spread the liquid with a soft brush all around Bamboo’s mound and labia. The girl wasn’t at all hairy. All of them had fairly sparse and fine pubic hair.

  I said, “Do the legs and arm pits permanent, but Bamboo, I would like it if we leave the possibility for your pretty pubic hair to grow back. What if we do most of it permanent, but leave a little that can grow back. Just a little golden triangle?”

  Bamboo smiled and said, “As you wish.”

  Raven said, “You are very pretty down here. Well, I’m done for now. Willow, you hop up over here and we will get started on you.”

  Willow lay down naked on the bed and Raven started at her under arms and worked her way down. Ellie continued to move the wand over Bamboo’s body; down her legs, between her thighs, across her belly, and around her anus. When she was done, she had Bamboo roll onto her back, and she made sure that her buttocks were smooth and hairless.

  The process of laser treating Bamboo’s body took just about five minutes. When it was over, Ellie took her wand and went to start on Willow and Raven helped Bamboo sit up and stand.

  She said, “You can all take a shower in a few minutes. OK, Joshua, hop up,” and she indicated that I should get on the bed. She added, “But undress first.”

  I said, “Um, I don’t need to do that.”

  Raven said, “No, you don’t have to, but it will be more comfortable. We will do a temporary treatment. Under arms, chest, back, legs, and groin. And besides, you will look handsome and nice that way.”

  I thought about it, and it wasn’t really unreasonable. I heard Brenda in my ear say, “Sweetie, she’s right. You will like it. And, it isn’t weird. In fact, you have done it before. It makes swimming more comfortable too, and professional athletes removed their hair all the time.”

  I said, “But we don’t need to do my groin.”

  Raven said, “Well, like I said, you will feel better in the skin suit, but also, do it for us.”

  I said, “What do you mean?”

  She smiled and said, “I want to feel what it’s like, to suck on you and have you make love to me that way. Smooth and nice. Please?”

  I said, “OK. Let’s do it. But only temporary.”

  Raven said, “I promise,” and she waited for me to undress and lay down naked in the bed.

  When I was ready, she used the razor to shave my underarms and groin and then spread the goop over my front. Ellie finished with Willow and came back to the bed where I lay. She took a second wand and adjusted it and then handed it to Raven. Ellie started working below my waist while Raven worked above. When they were done, they had me turn over and they used the lasers on my back, legs, and buttocks.

  It did feel odd. Like a warm, slightly tingly sensation. It didn’t hurt, but you definitely felt it. And now I was covered with a fine goopy ash that was the residue of the process.

  Raven said, “Ellie, grab their clothes for them and take them to a shower. I wish I hadn’t promised no sex. But I did, and if I go to the shower with you, I won’t be able to keep my promise.”

  I smiled and said, “Would that be so bad?”

  Raven frowned and said, “Unfortunately, it would. Even if you told me to, it could l
ook like I promised and then manipulated the situation to get what I wanted anyway. Lark and Viola wouldn’t do that. So I won’t do that either. Anyway, Clarice and Viola are waiting for you, and I told them it would only be a half hour, so you need to hurry. I’ll see you tonight.”

  I told Raven that I loved her, and the twins and I went down the hall to the elevator with Ellie, while Raven stayed behind to clean up.

  Chapter 28 - Office Hours

  Ellie delivered our clothes to my bedroom, and the twins and I showered quickly. Our bodies did feel nice, slick and hairless as they were now that we had the residue rinsed away. I even liked it myself. And the girls loved it; both my body and theirs.

  We dried and dressed and arranged to meet Viola and Clarice at the front door. A few minutes later, the five of us were on our way to Paul’s farm in one of the open-air garden carts. It was a fairly quick trip, and I spent most of the time thinking about how great the twins looked, and felt, with their new laser treatment. Mine felt strange, but I didn’t not like it.

  We parked the cart at the edge of the farm, where our property met Paul’s, and walked up to the house. We greeted the women there this morning, but didn’t linger, instead going on up to the village. Clarice went straight to the cafe to wait for anyone who had business with us today and Viola took the twins and I to Paul’s shop.

  Paul and Susan greeted us very warmly, and Viola began to explain our visit.

  She said, “Joshua and the twins are going to be going on a treasure hunt very soon. They need matching outfits. Dresses won’t be appropriate for the travel and the activities required for the hunting. I’m thinking that they all need pants, like a man, but perhaps altered just a little. They should fit loosely on their legs and hips though.”

  Susan said, “Hum, I see. And for the tops?”

  Viola said, “A sleeveless vest and a light coat to go over the it. And the color should make them harder to see in various terrain. Also, they should all look the same so that it’s not clear which of them you are looking at unless you know them.”