Chapter 9-2 Book 7

Chapter 9-2

Truth or Dare

Part 3

I smiled, watching Eli and the girls quickly bundled up as their teeth chattered. I said. "Not as warm compared to Texas, and this is mild compared to where we are going." They looked at me as if I had rocks in my head as we waited for Landon inside the small airport to make arrangements for our things to be delivered to the cabin. Mom agreed that wedding presents were a must, and said we had earned those the hard way. Mr. Stringham quickly placed the videos and all the important stuff in the cargo area of the helicopter and motioned us to get in as Landon was just tying up loose ends, then climbed in with us.

It wasn't a long flight from here to Heber. I cringed seeing the snow and smiled when Eli and the girls saw it, realizing it was the first time they had ever seen snow other than in pictures or on TV. I did my best to show that it didn't bother me, having skipped the part about my father, well most of the parts about my father, not wanting to bring up the subject of how much he hates me and how many times he and my mother used to beat me and my brother. I smiled sweetly, letting them throw snowballs at each other until my adoptive family and friends came out to greet them.

Sparky whined and barked as he ran circles around me, jumping all over me. I picked him up, letting him lick my face. Once everyone was standing on the front porch in their stocking feet, I made an introduction. "I'd like you all to meet my new wife, Rhoda, and my husband, Eli, who is Rhoda's brother. Also, Eli's wife, Jackie, who is my second wife." I watched their faces drop, even more so when I continued, "They are both pregnant with our children." Everyone's little eyes popped, and Dad laughed so hard he grabbed his knees. I couldn't help but feel a twinge of annoyance at Dad for spoiling the moment. However, everyone else thought it was one big joke and joined in the laughter. I introduced Sparky to them, and they spoiled him as he ran up and down the outside of the house, overly excited to see me as if I had been gone forever.

Stringham said. "Make yourselves useful boys and take our things inside the cabin," while he made a beeline inside to get toasty warm.

Mom quickly said. "Shoes; I don't allow shoes on my floors." Eli followed my lead watching everyone quickly remove them as if it was no big deal and set them all in a nice little row by the door, but Mom was Mom … She told them to take them down to my room and she'll prepare us all some hot chocolate. Jody and Dave quickly cornered me and so Jody could show off her engagement ring. She smiled at me once she had, and she and Dave kissed then refocused their eyes on me.

Jody said. "That's quite a little joke, little brother. For a minute there, I thought you were serious about you being married and already gotten a girl pregnant."

I slipped out from under her and reached for Rhoda's, Jackie's, and Eli's hands. With a smile, I introduced them, saying, "Rhoda, Jackie, Eli, I'd like you to meet my sister Jody and her soon-to-be husband, Dave." Jody's face paled realizing it wasn't a joke, and I was dead serious. To emphasize our bond, I proudly showed them our rings. Her eyes widened in shock. She couldn't help but let out a scream. She grabbed me by the throat, causing a momentary panic. If it weren't for the trust I had in my sister's intentions, I might have been genuinely scared, even if just a little. I didn't break loose, letting her get it out of her system to scream. "How? Why? And when did this happen, little brother? You have only been gone for three days?"

Mom rescued me said. "A lot can happen in three days Jody, now be a big sister and help the girls freshen up. We have lots to do today and we still need to buy clothes for them and his new husband. All they have is what's inside their backpacks."

Jody growled. "We are so going to talk little brother. You do realize that your mother and your grandmother are so going to kill you when they find out?" I cringed not wanting to make that phone call.

All my friends followed her and Stringham tossed me a copy of my wedding. Hoping to help them. Jake and Adam, and my mermaid friends congratulated me, but I could see the hurt in their eyes. I hung back and said. "Nothing's changed guys; we are still best friends and all that. Just give me a minute to settle in and we'll have a nice, long chat."

I couldn't help but cringe when both Jared and Jason approached Mom and asked her if I was truly married and if I had indeed gotten her pregnant, to which Mom confirmed. "Yes, and no, boys," Mom said, "we'll discuss this later, after everyone has settled. Now go play and tell Dotty … never mind I'll go. I could use some fresh air."

I cringed, opening my bedroom door and seeing my wheelchair and my dreaded leg braces. Knowing it was going to be hard enough as it is now that I was pretty much back up to a hundred % unless it was a really long distance, but at least I could walk the house without needing that dreaded thing. I gave them a grand tour of my room, their eyes widening as they took in the vast space—far exceeding the size of any dorm room—and the enormous waterbed, a sight that elicited gasps of wonder as they each excitedly tried it out for the first time. And then there was the bathroom, easily the size of my dorm room—marble floors, a huge soaking tub, and a chandelier; their eyes widened in disbelief. Jody said. "My little brother has a lot of explaining to do, so to save us some time I'll grab a measuring tape and pad so we can get started. We do have a party to go to tonight and we still have to figure out how this is all going to work. Now, if you be so kind as to remove all your clothes, I'll be right back."

Rhoda asked if she was serious as I removed my shirt and socks and tossed them into the corner where the hamper was. I said. "Very serious." Eli blushed when he noticed I was naked and walking around the room. While my friends acted like it was normal for me to be naked. I said, coming closer to them. "No reason to be shy, guys. These are my nudist friends. They are visiting me over their school fall break. Dillon … this is Eli, Rhoda, and Jackie, and my three mermaids Isza, Fiona, and Nora, and these two boys, Walter and Scott."

Everyone shook hands. Eli slowly undressed and so did the girls as I quickly went over our new arrangements. Regarding our sleeping and sex arrangements, once that was out of the way, they all took off all their clothes so we wouldn't look stupid being the only ones completely naked. Mom and Dad came in and smiled, seeing that we were all naked and sharing ourselves with each other. Just being naked not having sex or stimulating … just yet, anyway.

Mom said. "I was just thinking that I needed to implement a new house rule so Eric's two wives and husband can be comfortable about being nudists. So, I have decided when you are under my roof. No clothes are allowed unless it is necessary of course. We don't get visitors up this way. Not with three main gates and a vast wall being built around us.

"Plus, it saves on the laundry, and with the fact that Shawn and Arthur won't be here for us to worry about; we don't have to worry about them getting overly excited when looking at naked boys. Now make yourselves comfortable and I'll get busy measuring you for your new clothes before we go shopping. Tony has already told Stringham to have a tailor come by to complete the girls' dresses for tonight and tuxes for the boys. It's the everyday wear that I was concerned about." Mom motioned Eli over first; she smiled when she asked if she might as he followed her eyes to his penis. Eli shrugged his shoulders.

She stroked him, and she measured it. Jody wrote down the size showing it was a whole eight inches. So, they knew what size of condoms he would be needing. He said nothing regarding that they don't use condoms back where he comes from or the fact that he wouldn't need them with Jackie because she was already pregnant. Meaning, that once that happens, a special wall is in place to prevent her from getting pregnant again until the baby is born.

The condoms were for the other girls he would be having sex with whom would need them. I knew he didn't like the idea of wearing them, but he was willing to have a clean, fresh start. He needed to learn how to practice safe sex. Mom measured me as well so she could compare my penis to his, mostly because she was my Mom, and she liked doing it. Dad took his spot on the couch next to the boys and let the three boys Dillon, Scott, and Walter help take his clothes off, while Jake and Adam got acquainted with our bride's liking the double cobra. The rest of my friends were busy helping Mr. Vincent with the move here and we're in Highland helping with the packing.

I quickly put in the tape of our wedding so my friends and my sister Jody could watch it. Mom barely paid any attention to the video said. "I'll leave you guys to it. While Dotty and I prepare for us all something to eat, there are robes in the closet if you need them until Jody can find you all something to wear until we go shopping in about an hour. And Eric dear, I think you might want to call your mother and your grandmother. They are a little frantic because they haven't heard from you since last Friday and we did promise them you would the moment you came available."

I cringed and followed her. I didn't bother putting on a robe, because it felt good to be me and normal again. Mom put her arm around my shoulders and laughed. "Married? Who would have thought you would get married in three days to complete strangers?"

I grinned. "Actually, Mom, it was Shawn who got married. Imagine the surprised look he had when he found out that he got married to two girls and a boy and had amazing sex with both."

Mom laughed. "Serves that pervert, right? Hey, why don't you invite your mother and grandma to the wedding this weekend and all your Santaquin friends, then go back with them? That way, they won't have heart failure when you drop that bombshell regarding your little secret about Eli. So, she and they won't freak out when they open the bedroom door seeing you guys having sex. I may not like the idea, but we can't afford you two not to. We don't want you to get closed up, so when the choice comes to either have sex or die, you boys won't suffer the pain again of being raped like Gloria did to you and Jared.

"Dad and I have been using a fake penis on the boys just in case the Satanic Church puts us and them in that position. Your double had to do it, as you did. So, we could get out alive. He sacrificed his beliefs for us and Dad, and he had to do it or else in front of the High Bishop and his three boys and his two daughters. You were also baptized yesterday morning in the Satanic Church. Stringham made a copy of the ritual. Shawn downplayed it as something special, but it was a lot worse than any of us could imagine.

"Dad was only glad it was someone else that was taking your place. Because you would have had an episode of you and Gloria when she raped you, and all your animals being slaughtered all over again, but he and the boy that took your place had no choice. So, Dad and I decided that if that happened, we would look the other way, knowing that you weren't doing it on purpose and that you really do prefer girls over boys. And knowing that you can have both and as many as you want. Being bisexual. Not Gay, like Shawn, and certainly not a disgusting pervert like him."

I was in shock regarding the fact Mom and Dad just did a one-eighty regarding having sex with boys. Mom smiled and said. "Only with Eli or Dad, and no one else; unless there is no way out other than death, pain can be remedied, death can't. It's not that we want you to do it, we just prefer you not to have to make the wrong choice by sacrificing your life when there is no need to. It's not considered gay sex when you are only doing it to stay alive. I think your mother and grandmother will see it that way once they understand. If you make it clear up front instead of hiding it, it is the better way to go.

"Tony is right. You have already experienced the pain of being raped. Therefore, being accustomed to the need to stay alive and prevent other boys from going through what you and your brothers have endured outweighs the need to prioritize your own safety. We will never discuss it or mention it again. Now please call your mother and grandmother. Meanwhile, I will prepare lunch for all of us, and afterwards, we can go shopping together."

I cringed asking. "Who should I say is calling Mom, me, or Nate?"

Mom's voice was filled with frustration as she exclaimed, "You, of course, Stringham has his people rerouting our calls all over the country every time we pick up the phone. He has already tampered with the phone lines to your mother's house, grandmother's house, and even that Paul Cranny. And let's not forget about your Santaquin Friends … that's it." As she said, "That's it," her tone hinted at the weight of her words.

She continued, her voice growing more urgent, "Invitations! I need invitations. Now, where should we have the wedding?"

Mom walked off and went down the hall, making a list in her head. I wasn't sure if my mother would be at home. So once again I called the Cranny's. Mom had the number listed on the board by the phone, so we wouldn't have to hunt for it.

I let the phone ring and cringed when Paul answered, using his business spin on it. "Cranny's Carpets, you make the mess. We clean it up. How can I help you?"

I said "Paul, it's me. Eric, is my mother there with you?"

He yelled. "Linda! It's your son!"

My mother said. "Paul, I'm right here. No need to shout so the entire world can hear you. Now give me the phone … Hi, son, tell me everything about Texas. Was it warm? Was it hot? Did you meet any new friends? I want the details. Your Grandma and I have been worried sick. Now tell me everything." As usual, Jeff wasn't around to ask if I should. He was busy doing his ghostly duties, which was fine, I guess. After all, I really didn't need him until tonight. I reached down and picked up Sparky and sat him on my chest as I lay on the couch, letting the warm fire toast my naked body as I dangled the phone across the arm of the couch.

Mom had it installed, so we didn't have to stand in the kitchen unless we wanted to. I was told that there would be one in my room, sometime this week, and a brand-new computer to use. So, all I would have to do is load a program and Walla I would have a spreadsheet and accounting ledger for my job with Stringham and do homework like papers. The school wouldn't start for me until I got back from visiting my mother, but Jared and Jason had already started with light work to catch them up with the rest of the class. I, of course, had tons of homework to do and tests to take so I could end the term at American Fork High School or first quarter so I could get credit for it instead of taking summer classes.

Like always, I didn't tell my mother everything, wanting to do it in person face to face, but Mom and Dad wanted me to tell her about me getting married. The moment I did my mother screamed, causing Sparky to run. Hearing the shrill voice over the phone, I counted to ten and waited a bit longer until she ran out of gas. I said. "Mom, it's OK. we are not really married, legally, but my adoptive Mom wants us to make a big deal out of it this weekend." I waited again for her to run out of gas and then said. "I have lots to tell you, but you will have to wait until I see you. And I was told that I was going home with you afterward and my friends would be coming with me before going back to the nudist colony."

Mom's tone changed into. "Oh, in that case, I should tell you the car that I was using is dead as a doornail."

I shrugged my shoulder even though she couldn't see it; I said. "We will work something out. I'll send a car for you and Grandma and whoever wants to come. I am inviting all my friends, so getting a ride will be easy. I'll call when I have the details worked out. I thought you should know I love you and I am looking forward to seeing you again." I hung up the phone and said, "Mostly," rubbing by short dishwater blond hair. Knowing when she and my grandmother see it, they are going to go nuclear. "Maybe I should dye it?"

Mom brought me some clothes to wear, asking me how it went with my mother. I said. "She wasn't pleased about the idea of me being married or the fact I was going to get married again this weekend, but she did say she'd be there. And once again she was at the Cranny's and her car was broken and can't be repaired, the story of her life."

Mom said. "You didn't tell her about the money?" I shook my head no. She breathed a sigh of relief. We both knew it was a bad idea to even know that I had come into a small fortune, not to mention that I had a college fund created by the Downings which equaled nearly 30,000 dollars. Not that I could touch it without my grandmother's signature.

Not even she was willing to tell my mother that it existed, nor was she willing to let me use it other than for college. Plus, I really didn't need to use it. I had a personal checking account and savings account thanks to Stringham, plus a business credit card. I hated getting dressed, but we still had a lot to do before tonight. Stringham was busy creating a new ID for my new wife and husband, Eli. He said before leaving he'll have it all worked out by tonight. Mom reminded him that he needed to make time to be baptized. He said. "Yes, I am quite aware of that, but if you haven't noticed we were a little stressed for time."

I picked up the phone and replaced it and said. "I think I'll wait until we get back before I call my grandmother." Mom picked up the phone and dialed the number and told me to sit. "Yes, Doris, it's me. Your Grandson just came home. Here I'll let you talk to him, and he can tell you all about his new wife and husband he married last night."

Overwhelmed by fear or surprise, Grandma's loud scream filled the air. "What? Married? What the hell, boy?" Crossing her arms, Mom handed me the phone and I let out a groan. From the moment I woke up, I could tell that today was going to be one of those days, where nothing goes smoothly, and everything seems to go awry.