LiTTLE CHERiNE Book 03 - post018

I pretended to misunderstand him. “They did in Italy - or were about to, I’ll tell you the story later. All the Cherinians are waiting outside with my other wives to meet you.”

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Sylvester was treated like a hero and they showered him with smiles and hugs, thanking him for caring for me when I was alone. He was being sent from arms to arms in a total daze. Finally I took pity on him and pulled him away from them.

“Come on, we better leave. I’m starving and tonight we all drink and get merry. We can all kiss Sylvestro tomorrow.”

The owner had a surprise for us. He had covered the area with a tent, opening the doors to the main club. From where we sat we could see the dance floor. He had also installed heating.

“You really should not have spent so much money for one night.”

“I have the tent for Summer if it should rain. Please relax and enjoy yourself. Mister Teller, where are my favourite girls, you left them at home? My daughters will be so disappointed.”

“I made a mistake the first time I came here and the girls have had to pay for it ever since. They wanted to come as grown ups so that they could dance and enjoy themselves. I trust you will be discrete about it? This is Wendy, the one who sang?”

He stared at her in shock. I introduced his favourite, Cherine and he stared with his mouth hanging open.

Cherine said, “We have brought clothes with us for your daughters. Can you take us to them? We will give you a lovely surprise.”

Without a word he showed them the way and half an hour later they returned with the daughters now looking about eighteen. They were still in shock and kept on giggling. They sat down with us and we asked the waiter to call the owner for us to speak to him. He came to us, his face anxious.

“Relax, come, you better sit next to me for a moment.” He did so, but he could not hide a little fear he still felt. “Please take a good look at the girls at our tables and see who else you recognise.”

He looked, his eyes passing over his daughters who were still nervously giggling. Their giggles brought his eyes back to them and he began to intone and cross himself.

“Girls, let your father see you properly, come over and give him a kiss. He needs something to help him get over his shock.”

“But how? Why? They will stay like this?”

“No. It is just for tonight. I have decided to trust you and your girls. Please do not be afraid, this is not magic, just gifts we have, but it is important that you never speak of it to anyone. Your waiters will not recognise your daughters, so they can remain as they are. Can you bring your girls to visit us this weekend? Good, I will explain all then and I promise, it will only give you joy.”

“The Angel of Athens! It was true then!”

“Leave it for the weekend, just enjoy seeing your daughters.”

“But you have made them beautiful.”

“You are only seeing the beauty they already had within them. Now, it is time to get down to the serious business of eating and drinking.”

I had not acted as impulsively as it may sound. Cherine had long since given me the thumbs up for the whole family. I had hesitated for I found it difficult to believe a man who runs a nightclub could be good. I decided to take the plunge tonight and now I was not sorry I had.

I think my grief and worry over Solomon brought on this determination to let go, get drunk and have a stupid but good time. I know I overdid it and made a bit of a fool of myself. Cherine held me to her when I began to weep and later kept her hand to my forehead when I threw up on the beach.

“Use your healer Robert. There is no reason for you to suffer like this.”

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“Don’ wan to! Fuckin suffer fo once!”

“My love, you have already suffered too many times. Is it Solomon?”

“Don talk abou tit! Go, leave me!”

“You know I won’t, so don’t even ask.”

She quietly sat by me, hoping I would come to my senses. That is not a fair thing to do to someone who needs to get drunk and cry and throw up. She was cramping my style so to speak, but I did not have the heart to chase her away. Finally I lay on the beach with my head on her lap, pulled in warmth around us like a blanket and went to sleep.

I woke up in my bed the next morning. I cannot guess how she managed it. I even smelt clean and fresh. It really is not right nor dignified not being allowed to be undignified and a fool.

Her little breasts were a sweet pillow for me to rest my cheek against and even in her sleep she put her arms around me. I dozed off for a while till they all had woken. With a guilty start I remembered Sylvestro, he had to be on duty by seven and it was almost ten.

“Relax, he phoned in sick. They could hear he was drunk, but it seems they did not mind. They seemed mostly amused. The poor guy spent the whole night in shock, your getting drunk and weepy worried him too. He could not understand why you were that way, but we promised to explain today.”

“We really threw him in the deep end. Same with that night club guy. Did his daughters recover?”

“They are both very excited. Robert, they really are sweet girls.”

“If you say so, all I can think of right now is getting some food into me - I’m starving!”

“I’m not surprised.” She giggled. “You didn’t keep any of the food you ate last night.”

“I’m sorry love, that must have really been unpleasant for you.”

“You know that you get even more considerate and sweet when you get drunk? I’m glad you don’t get violent.”

“Might have done me some good if I did Cherine, though I can’t afford to, I’d do too much damage.”

“You can’t ever let go and relax Robert?”

“How can I Dommi?”

“Everyone thinks it would be wonderful to be powerful and crazy like him. Cherine, I never realised how it must be for him!”

“Oh come on Dommi, it’s nothing to cry about, I mostly have very good times.”

“But everyone needs to let go and just be themselves sometimes.”

“You have not noticed love? I keep doing that - then everyone thinks I am being crazy.”

She giggled. “My crazy husband! When I first loved you I knew you were sweet and loving, Robert, I never expected to feel so proud of you.”

“Why are you buttering me up - you have some bad news for me or you want something?”

“You silly bastard.”

“Kiss me when you call me that.” So Dommi did and then Cherine had to climb in for her share.

“At least you gave me a good start to the day. I’m not looking forward to the rest of it. I got carried away last night and brought in too many new people. Strange, I would have thought that a club owner would have as much chance of being invited as an owner of a brothel.”

1455

“Maybe we can find a Madame who really cares for her girls.”

“Cherine…not right now love.”

She gave her most delightfully naughty grin. “I don’t know, might not be so bad, she might be able to teach us a few tricks…”

“With the propensity you girls have shown for sex, I would not be surprised if you teach her a few.”

“I’d love to teach her your cat trick.”

“I think I’d better get out now. At least with Sylvestro I know where the conversation is leading to.”

“You seem to have a thing for cops and hairy men - should us girls start worrying?”

I grinned, “Are you including Alki? Just because your brother has stopped teasing me you’ve decided to take over the job? Do you realise nobody has teased me for a long time about my loving little girls?”

“Too many of them doing it now. The girls tell me that Nicko makes love to them as children just as often as adults.”

“Cherine!! I’m sorry love, but what you just did is very wrong. It was wrong of the girls to tell you and just as wrong of you to tell us. What happens in the bedroom is private with a capital ‘p’. Nicko would be very embarrassed if he hears that we know. Just as I would if you girls went telling others what we do. They have shown Nicko great disrespect for his feelings and I am disappointed in them.”

Dommi tried to cover for Cherine, though I could see she too was upset. “Are you saying you guys never discuss sex and what you did…god, I never realised! You are a prude, aren’t you?”

“Yes I am love. A prude and a gentleman. There are a number of things one does in private that are silly or undignified. Face it, as lovely as sex is, it can be…okay, just let it be said that I am a prude. I do not want you discussing our bedroom secrets with others.”

“That is silly Robert, we have shared our minds with everyone. All they have to do is look through our memories.”

“You mean they have all seen me with a penis on my nose?” I turned beetroot red at the thought and suddenly the girls were embarrassed too.

“This is something I had not thought of. I have the memories of so many of them, apart from you girls. I have not looked through any of theirs, I considered their memories private, my holding of them as a sacred trust, just in case anything happens and we need to repair a mind - as you girls have done for me. Can you imagine me rifling through the memories of Alki? I could never look him in the eyes again.”

“Robert, you better speak about this to all. You forget that so many of us are babies and they do not have the same inhibitions you do, they would not realise the memories are not to be looked at.”

“This is worse than someone going through my diary without me offering it to them, just because I ask them to look after it for me.”

I got dressed, but now my thoughts were on our discussion. I had not asked them, but had sensed the sudden guilt as they saw the truth in what I said. I was angry, but not with them, angry with myself for not thinking of this at the time we all exchanged. I decided to call a meeting. It would be nice for our new members to meet them all and share in a golden circle and the dancing with them, so I had a good excuse.

By the time I came out, I saw the news had spread to all my girls and I saw many a face that betrayed the fact that they had invaded the privacy of the memories given to them. Secretly I sorrowed to feel the guilt in them, but I hid it as I want them to feel how important this rule is.

Sylvestro was amongst them and had noticed the sudden change in all of them, without a word having been spoken, and he was disturbed. I sent him a reassuring smile, waved him over to join me while I have my breakfast.

“You are not in trouble at work?”

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I hope you enjoy reading this long, long story of fantasy, adventure and love.

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^{20th July, 2019}

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