Part 3

Waking up in a cuddlesome pile with both Tami and Kate was, to understate the case, a pleasant way to wake up, and, given that this was Christmas morning, it seemed like one heck of a gift.

While Kate had not been interested in any "action" with me the night before, she had helped me ensure that Tami got a fresh dose of my sperm the previous evening.

While I was pleasantly surprised by my ability to function more than once a day, despite my age, I was far less pleased with how my body disposed of dead tissues.

We three were up early because the AI awakened us with a notification that the children were up and that we needed to deal with them.

Well, this being Christmas morning, what were the AIs expecting? Obviously they missed out on various human traditions... like sneaking down as early as possible to find something under the tree!

Kate climbed out of our bed and told us "I'll keep the kids out of the way for you two while you make sure that Tami has enough, is that all right?"

I smiled and nodded. "Thank you, Kate. Tami... let's take a shower together and see what we can slip in to..."

Tami smiled even though the double entendre went over her head and joined me in the shower.

The fact that I pumped her full of semen twice on this morning in the space of less than an hour was, for a man of fifty-five years, a pleasant surprise; even if the first of the two loads qualified as a "premature ejaculation", Tami still managed to get a thrill out of it. I much preferred how much longer it took for me to deliver the second batch since it gave Tami a lot more time to enjoy what I was enjoying. I suspected that the initial medical run did more for me than met the eye, and, to me, I was glad this gift wasn't under the tree. We needed another shower just to make us both comfortably presentable to face the rest of our family.

I got to relax in one of the soft chairs in the "living" room while the kids were fed. Kate and Theresa were energetic in putting together breakfast, having gotten the raw materials, more or less, from the replicator, to make pancakes and sausage. It was reassuring to see their comfort using the kitchen appliances that came with the pod. Theresa did comment that getting the "raw materials" out of the replicator had seemed a lot faster than getting a fully cooked meal.

All of the children were happy to have the little MP3 players with the huge collection of music I had collected over the years. Now that we were beyond the reach of the RIAA's lawyers I didn't worry.

Kate and Theresa made the process of feeding seven children a hot breakfast look easy. I knew that it could not be as easy as they made it look.

The two oldest -- Kate's son Joey and Theresa's daughter Anne, both 13 -- seemed happy to let their younger siblings get fed first, so Kate's Jackie and Joanie came to the table with Theresa's Casey, Wallace and little Lois first.

Kate's children were, I noticed, much neater diners than Theresa's. I would have to ask Kate about it since her children were much quieter. It didn't take long for them to get their fill and leave the table for us to clean them up, then Joey and Anne sat down with Bobbi, Alicia and Tami as Kate and Theresa dropped another load of food on the table.

I turned to Theresa, once her hands were free, and told her "I think we need to arrange for a larger table and more chairs."

Both Theresa and Kate laughed, a pleasant sound in my ears.

When Joey and Anne were done they brought their plates to the kitchen area for recycling, I took a seat at the table and had my meal while my three youngest concubines sat, having finished their own, and waited for Kate and Theresa to sit down with their own meals.

I told them they did good and thanked them for the fine breakfast and that I appreciated being able to sit with all of my concubines without too much in the way of distraction.

Bobbi gathered the plates up when we were done, stacked them in the sink, and returned to the table.

I started off the brain-storming session. "We need to make some plans and I will want input from all of you. First off, we need to re-org the pod, the kids need a better play area than being in the middle of everything. We also need to work out who sleeps where... and whether you want your own personal space to sleep in, when you want privacy. Another thing that, to my eye, may cause some conflict, is that I would prefer you all to be naked, simply because you are all attractive women, at least to me. I can understand if you want to wear some kind of clothing, other than those fugly gray shifts, and, if so, I would like some input. Tami? You are my lead concubine here, with Kate as your back-up. What do you think?"

She suddenly looked daunted as all of the "adult" eyes focused on her. "In the pod I have no problems being nude since it distracts you from the scars on my face." The others nodded, agreeably. Tami smiled, and, despite the acne scars, her beauty shone through, animating her face. "Outside the pod... well... I was naked, yesterday... and, maybe, I can be comfortable, being naked, if you like. I'm not sure how much you will want others to see of me, though."

She smiled when I smiled and said, "I have, I'll admit, mixed feelings. In a way I want to keep you all to myself and not share even a view of you, but, at the same time, I want to show you all off, as if to say 'Look how well I picked!', and, let me tell you, I think I picked well."

That got me wall to wall smiles, even from Kate.

"So, if you are all comfortable, it'll be your choice. It's not like I want to hide your beauty, you know, though I understand that public nudity may be a bit daunting. It is likely worse than dreaming of going to work or school in your underwear... if not naked."

That got me some chuckles.

"So," I continued, "Ideas on pod layout? I know you guys were discussing that last night."

Tami reached over and snagged a sheet of paper off the counter. "We did this last night while you were dealing with the presents for the kids. If you can think of any changes to this..."

I looked it over. It made sense, especially the way the upper level had been laid out. I waved it at my companions, saying "You still like this?"

I got five women nodding at me.

"OK. AI, have you scanned this?"

The mellow voice-sounding, to me, like Douglas Rain-answered me "Yes, I have. This can be implemented over a two hour period but you must all be out of the pod."

"All right, please schedule it during today's lunch-time meeting, I will keep my family out of here. Theresa, Bobbi and Alicia are already scheduled for medical screening, so that will simplify things."

"Very good Lieutenant Peters. The meeting will start in four hours."

"Please make sure to let me know when we have thirty minutes before the meeting."

"Yes, Lieutenant."

I nodded towards the ceiling, then dropped my eyes to my concubines, all of whom seemed to be relaxed in my presence. "I didn't get as much sleep as I would have preferred, last night, something Tami probably shares, so, who wants to take a nap with me, now?"

Three hands went up -- Tami, Bobbi and Alicia. I nodded and got up, heading for the master bedroom.

You might think I jumped on one-or, perhaps, all three-women, but, no. Tami and I faded into sleep within minutes of lying down. As I faded I felt the others find comfortable places to snuggle up to us.

I woke up, hard, again, on my back, and I could tell I was in a woman, Alicia this time, and I was soon a more active participant, as she was bouncing up and down on me. Her audience now included Kate and Theresa who were giving her verbal encouragement while Tami and Bobbie were using their mouths on Alicia's nipples to help send her into orbit.

Oh, wait, we were already in orbit. Maybe Alicia was heading for cislunar space.

Tami had been the second woman I had ever had sex with and had surprised me, being noisy and energetic, something I thought only porn stars would do while contemplating their paycheck. Alicia was, if anything, even more energetic, and, just like Tami, seemed to be sincere and not acting or faking her pleasure in our coupling. This seemed unusual and had me wondering, once my brain was my own again well after our peak, whether the sexual issues in my former marriage were due to me... or my wife. At this late date I decided that it had to have been both because we couldn't talk to each other without passing the hurt around.

I held Alicia as she lay on top of me, rubbing my hands up and down her back, scratching wherever it seemed she might like it and listening to her purr. We had less than fifteen minutes of this warm cuddling before the AI spoke up, letting us know we had half an hour before the meeting.

Since it was an all-hands meeting, Alicia and I took a quick shower and I dressed. I let my women decide whether they wanted to wear the shifts, and, for this meeting, they all chose to. I did my best to let them know I was happy with that decision, even though I might've liked them all to be naked. The kids had been wearing the same clothes since the pick-up given that both Kate and Theresa had not carried any clothing in their carry-on bags, so, for this, we had them wearing their clothes from earthside.

"Kate? Theresa? We'll have clothes for the kids replicated when we get back, all right?"

Their assent was warm.

I added "And, so that I don't have to say 'you all' or rattle off each of your names, start getting used to being addressed as 'honey' or 'sweetie' or even 'sweetheart'. You are all important to me and I want you to be happy, sweeties, OK?"

Kate stepped forward and wrapped me in a well-padded and comfortable hug. "Thank you. Sweetie sure beats being called 'hey, frigid bitch'!"

I rubbed Kate's back. "I knew you weren't a hottie when I decided to take you, hon, but at least you have your wits about you. I didn't choose you for your bed-bouncing ability, I chose you to be a mommy to all of my children, with Theresa helping you. So, hon, think... I am not dissatisfied, am I?"

Kate squeezed me again. "Unless something in me changes, every couple of weeks, though, I'll be pretty desperate for attention. My ex couldn't handle that... and, at the time, I didn't consider sharing him... which I will have to get used to, here. I will try to not disappoint you."

I smiled down to her. "Disappointment is dependent upon expectations. My expectations for you are for you to be chief 'mommy' rather than an insatiable sex kitten. I'm not sure whether that title will fall to Tami, Alicia... or even Theresa or Bobbi... or whether they'll share it or rotate it. No one can spend 100% of their time hot-to-trot, you know, though I think I was used to spending 87.726% of my time incessantly horny."

That got me another squeeze from Kate and chuckles from the others. Kate released me, reluctantly, before we made our way to the meeting.

All thirteen of us trooped to the mess hall, guided by the PDA I had been issued.

The tables that were left were the furthest from the replicators so it would necessitate a long walk to get lunch. In some ways, having Kate and Tami, with the four oldest of the children, doing the walking, might have been a good thing. Watching some of the "sleeker" concubines get harassed by other sponsors worried me. Kate and Tami, given their appearances, didn't garner much attention, even in the peek-a-boo shifts, as they walked to and from the bank of replicators. The meals might not have looked like much but they were good enough.

Once things settled down we got our first real briefing on our futures. To say that some of the other concubines were upset at their sudden loss of status as human beings would understate the reactions. My five concubines were less upset but I noticed how they looked over at me with some trepidation during the more brutal descriptions of their situation. I put my hands out to touch each of their hands to reassure them and we soon formed a circle as we held hands.

As people filed out of the hall I told Kate and Tami to wait with the children while I brought Alicia, Bobbi and Theresa to medical. I suggested they move closer to the replicators as the tables emptied and to get the kids some desserts.

I returned to the mess hall to spend time with "my" children and found another volunteer standing over Kate and Tami, ordering them to give him a blow job. The children seemed to be recoiling from this person.

Given that Kate was about as sexual as a sack of oatmeal, he wasn't going to get much from her. Tami, however, was far more intimidated as I stalked up and tapped him on the shoulder. He turned to me, looking more than a little bit angry, with "What do you want?"

Calmly, Alex, calmly, I told myself, "These are my concubines... and the children I am responsible for. I don't think it's reasonable of you to try to steal my property."

Clearly irritated but less angry he said "I wanted to try them out..."

"Or, for that matter, borrow my property. Especially without my permission."

He tried to bluster, with "It's not like I would have damaged anything!"

I shook my head. "I am NOT letting them go. Not to you, not to anyone else, and I'm not interested in loaning them out. So... go back to your own."

I got growled at with the reply of "Both of mine gave me so much grief that I handed them to the Civil Service."

Sighing I said "Then maybe the problem isn't with your concubines... but with you. Go use someone in the Civil Service pool."

He slinked away, unhappy.

I looked at two of my concubines and the seven children I was responsible for. "He might be unhappy... but I am happy with you. And I hope, over time, that you will be happy with me."

Kate spoke up, smiling, "I think I got a good Christmas present."

Tami added "I sure did, too!"

I gave them each a kiss and sat down, looking over at the children. It was time to talk to them. "Merry Christmas, kids."

Kate's boy Joey, her oldest child at 13, was sitting next to Anne, Theresa's 13 year old daughter. It was funny to see the two of them holding hands and glancing at each other every now and then, their happy looks bringing me to the realization that they already had a romance going. This was obviously going to complicate things, but I could see they both thought of each other as a Christmas present.

Casey, Theresa's 11 year old daughter, seemed to be as thick as thieves with Kate's 10 year old daughter Jackie. Wallace, Theresa's 7 year old, seemed to be getting along with a girl his own age in the form of Kate's youngest, Joanie. Little Lois, Theresa's youngest, was bouncing all over and was comfortable enough to try out the laps of those big enough to have one for her. I eventually had her on my lap... and I kissed the top of her head as she sat on my lap.

"Lois, you are, right now, my favorite youngest daughter," I told her.

She smiled up at me. "Are you my daddy?"

"From now on, yes, Lois, now I'm your daddy."

It had been a long time since I had been able to hold, comfort and be comforted by a child this age... and Lois was comfortable with me. I missed having a child this age to give to -and get-attention from. Heck, the others were good kids, too. For a moment, I missed my own children.

I took Lois with me when the PDA pinged to let me know I was needed in the Medical Bay. She was happy holding my hand and skipping along at my side, a little bundle of energy.

There was a part of me that wanted her to stay 5 years old for as long as possible, her happiness was so contagious. Well, I could have more 5 year old children in about 6 years, which brought a smile to me.

Arriving in the Medical Bay, I found that Theresa was still in the tube. I passed Lois to Alicia and Bobbi when the tech waved me over to talk to him in private.

"Yes? Is there a problem with Theresa?"

He nodded. "She'll be in for another half hour. I had to talk to you. She didn't notice it, yet, but she had advanced breast cancer that had spread. It'll take longer to clean out all of the little tumors. She'll be OK soon enough but will be shaky for a week as her body purges all of the necrotic tissues, so you'll need to keep her hydrated."

"OK, we can do that. How about Alicia and Bobbi?"

He sighed. "They're fine, even if there is evidence that they lost their virginity before they reached puberty. The IUDs are gone. As per your request when you dropped them off, Alicia's fertility is put off for two months and Bobbi's for three. I couldn't make Theresa fertile right away, though, given the complications, so, while she's still in the can, when would you like her fertility turned back on?"

This I wanted to think about for a moment. I finally answered "Suppress it for six months, I want her daughter well along before she can get pregnant, again. Of course, she's had seven children in her life... so maybe a little more of a break might be good for her."

He nodded. "OK. Figure on coming back here in half an hour."

Shaking hands, I led two of my concubines and one of my children back to the mess hall... where it looked like another sponsor thought my women were extra presents for them. Fortunately, there were some of the Marines from one of the pickup teams wandering around so my confrontation was quickly resolved in my favor.

This time I decided it was best if we all trooped back to Medical to await Kate.

It was funny, in a way, since this was, despite the annoyances of people wanting to poach from my new family, that I felt like I was truly with family.

This was quickly turning into the best Christmas I'd had in years... and the day wasn't anywhere near over.