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11:  No One Appreciates My Paranoia

           

Driving away conservatively, Leanna didn’t notice any police cars, but they did hear sirens in the distance.

“Alex, what the hell was that about?” Cate demanded, sounding peeved about the whole encounter.

“I’m sorry, Cate, but you weren’t aware of what was going on. Leanna advised me the guy wasn’t a seasoned criminal. He didn’t have the intent to harm anyone, and I was interested in making sure he didn’t harm anyone by accident. When he grabbed for the bag the girl gave me, I just reacted.”

“Oh,” she responded, stopping to consider that. “Still, you know none of us like when you take risks like that. Just as you’d step in front of a bullet for any of us, you should realize that it makes sense to allow us to do the same for you. After all, if one of us is hurt the movement will still go on. The same isn’t true in your case.”

“Yeah, I know, but everything just sort of occurred before I realized what was happening.”

“So how are you holding up?” Leanna asked, sounding concerned and a little upset herself. She was the one driving.

“Right now I’m shaky. I’m coming down from an adrenaline high, so it’ll probably last for another 15 to 20 minutes. I’ve been through this before.”

“Yeah, like yesterday evening,” Cate reminded him in an angry tone.

“What happened yesterday?”

“You didn’t hear?” Alex asked, surprised. “We were involved in a shooting at a concert in Dallas.”

“The one at the Cotton Bowl?” she asked, seemingly surprised by Alex’s association with it.

“Yeah, the shooter came looking for Alex, trying to keep him from corrupting his daughter. Luckily the police and the press never got that information, but….” Cate let the statement hang, letting Leanna figure out for herself what it would have implied if Alex had been implicated.

“So you see why I was trying to avoid creating a scene today. If there’s news of my being seen here, then the Dallas police are likely to put out a witness warrant for me, which is something I don’t need. I need anonymity to do what I do, and as soon as anyone figures out what I’m doing I’m history.”

“Well you certainly avoided that scenario, didn’t you?” Cate asked.

“You don’t need to remind me, I know I screwed up,” Alex replied wearily, his voice indeed sounding a little shaky.

“It was hardly your idea,” Cate reminded him. “But we’d better get you some food. You’ll probably be OK without it, but I don’t like testing your limits. I know stress and those little slow-motion episodes you have tax your system. Leanna, can we stop somewhere and get him something to eat?”

“Frankly we’re almost home. It would be easier just taking him back to the bar and feeding him there.”

“No, that’s not the best option. I think we’d better head to the hotel,” Alex told them with a commanding insistence neither one was willing to argue with. “I got into this mess because I didn’t listen to my initial instincts. I should have stayed in the hotel today, but instead I ventured out and got involved not just in one mess, but two. One where I exposed myself to a bar full of people and another which will involve the very police I was hoping to not alert. Chances are they’ll be sending out an APB on the New Orleans Angel any minute.”

“All right, I’ll take you to the hotel, but I’m going with you,” Leanna informed them. “You can hardly expect me to abandon you when you’re in the shape you’re in. You know, for someone who was in such control, you certainly fall apart when everything is over and done with.”

“It’s the result of the adrenaline surge and the following letdown,” Cate explained. “He’s been through this enough for us to be familiar with it. He’ll be OK in a little while, but until then he’ll be shaky and a little out of it.”

Leanna accepted that, not having any similar frame of reference to judge it with. She soon drove them into the hotel parking lot, not wanting to expose Alex to public scrutiny by forcing him to walk along the public streets in his condition. Unlike the other times he’d experienced this type of thing, this time he’d developed a case of the shakes, where his whole body had a slight tremble, making him feel not in control of his body. As a result the two women had to assist him. His stumbling along with the assistance of two women was likely to attract the very attention he was seeking to avoid. Instead they helped him into the hotel, where Georgia was still on duty.

“Mr. Jennings? Are you all right? Freddie, help them, would you? It looks like they need help.”

Alex tried to answer but he was having enough trouble with simply walking in a straight line, so Leanna took charge.

“He’s OK, he just had a bit of a shock out in the parking lot. A car almost backed into us. We just need to get him settled.”

“Should I call the police?” Georgia asked with apparent alarm in her voice.

“No, it was an accident. I don’t even think the people were aware they almost hit him,” Cate hurried to explain. “We’re close enough to the elevator. He’ll do better in his room than he will out here in the lobby.”

“OK, if you’re sure,” Georgia answered doubtfully, just as Freddie hurried to assist them. Leanna allowed him to steady Alex. Cate told her their room number, handed her the keycard, and excused herself as she walked over to talk to Georgia, who she’d not yet met. Leanna looked back nervously as the elevator opened, but Cate waved her on. She turned back to Georgia as they entered the elevator.

“Georgia, did anyone stop by looking for Alex?”

“Oh, yes, I almost forgot. It was just like he described. Someone entered looking confused, glancing around as if searching for something she couldn’t identify. Personally, I think I know what she was feeling,” she whispered to Cate. Speaking in a more normal tone she continued. “I told them you’d be back shortly, but she was with some other women who didn’t seem to understand what she was doing here, so she told me she’d be back in a little while and she’d see him then. I gave her your room number, was that OK?”

“Yeah, that’s what he asked you to do. She’s just like you. She knows there’s something significant about him, but she doesn’t understand what it is yet, and won’t understand until she has a chance to speak to us. We’re also still expecting Gail Sanders to show up, so be sure to give her her keycard when she arrives, OK?”

“Of course,” Georgia replied. “So is he going to be OK?” she asked worriedly, afraid she’d somehow been complicit in harming this great man she didn’t even know the true name of.

“Oh, yeah, he just needs to rest a little. He’s got a bit of a ‘nervous disposition’ so he’s easily upset by things which wouldn’t bother other people. It’s really nothing; he just needs some time alone for a couple of minutes.”

“All right, I’ll be sure to watch out for anyone stopping by. What’s more, I’ll call ahead to let you know if anyone is heading up.”

“Thanks, Georgia, I appreciate it. I’ll enjoy talking to you later,” Cate replied with a wink before she headed to the elevators herself.

When Cate got up to the room she saw Freddie, one of the hotel staff, being tipped by Leanna but reluctant to leave Alex while he was still woozy.

“Are you sure he’ll be OK, Ms. Dickson? I can have someone call for a doctor if you think that’s a good idea.”

“That’s not necessary, Freddie. He’ll be fine once he has a chance to rest for a while. It was just a sudden shock, that’s all, he’ll be fine.”

Freddie took the tip and reluctantly left, tipping his hat to Cate as he passed.

‘Damn, that’s all we need,’ Cate thought. ‘If Leanna is that well known about town, they probably know her at the jewelry store she recommended. Which means they’ll connect us and seek her out to find out where we ran off to. We’re material witnesses to a robbery, and running away before the police get there is a criminal offense. I’ll have to discuss this with her,’ she told herself.

When Leanna let her in she’d already gotten Alex laid out on the bed. Cate was saved from having to make a supply run, since she’d stored Alex’s emergency supplies in the room fridge. She dug them out and started feeding him.

“This looks like more than a simple case of the shakes,” Leanna observed.

“Alex has side effects from being exposed to the BCM. There’s simply too much of it, and no human is designed to withstand that much of it. We all need it to survive, but too much in too small of a space can overwhelm the body. As a result he gets a lot of ‘episodes’ where I have to feed him enough to replenish his body’s normal energy supply. The BCM helps heal the very damage it’s doing so we’re never quite sure just how sick he is, but there’s always the danger he may die at any time, so we take threats like this very seriously.”

“Wow! That’s pretty heavy. And here I thought the life of an angel was… sort of angelic, I guess,” Leanna said as she watched the two of them.

“By the way, what’s up with all the mice?”

“Oh, them, they’re part of an ongoing experiment. It’s actually part of my attempt to determine how long Alex is likely to survive. As such, we value them very highly and keep a careful watch over them.”

“Ah,” Leanna said, before moving on to a new topic. “You know, I know you’re not interested in any of the girls at the bar, but I’m also picking up more than the traditional brother/sister vibe here.”

Cate froze with her hand halfway to Alex’s mouth. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” she responded.

“Look, it’s no business of mine, and I’m not about to question how someone in your positions should live their lives, but I’m just telling you that you look much more intimate and much more concerned than a simple sister would be. When you mention how close he is to dying, you look like you’re ready to break down. Also, when you talk about doing research on what’s making him sick, you sound like those mice are more important than gold to you.”

“Can’t a sister just be—” Cate tried to argue.

“There’s a concerned relative caring for someone who’s sick, and there’s someone who’s finally recognized someone close to them won’t be around forever, but baby girl, you don’t seem to be in either camp.”

“I’m sorry, but sometimes I feel like I’m about to break down when I think of it,” Cate confessed, tears beginning to streak down her face. “I know I’ve got to resign myself to it, since it’s looking more and more obvious, but I don’t know how I’ll handle it when it occurs.”

“I’ll tell you what, I’ll get you some tissues and give you some good old fashioned female comforting while your brother recovers. You don’t need to confess anything you don’t want to. I understand how situations in life present us with challenges we don’t plan for.” With that she headed off to the bathroom, being careful around the animal cages, and soon returned to take Cate in her arms. As much as Alex hated to see Cate suffering, he was glad she was allowing her worries about him out. He knew his impending death was hard on her, and how it was made worse by her inability to talk about it with anyone else. The only ones who’d understand were back in Carbondale, and Gail was as busy keeping a stiff upper lip as she was. Perhaps admitting her fears to a well-meaning stranger was just what she needed.

Thus Alex lay silently while Cate revealed all her fears, never once acknowledging what Leanna had so clearly picked up on. Once Alex felt better, he told them he’d get them some sodas from down the hall. They each knew they already had some in the refrigerator, but that wasn’t the point, he was trying to give them a little privacy since he knew he was the very reason she’d been holding this in for so long. So Alex ended up standing alone in the little ice room, nursing a bottled water, giving them a chance to talk while he considered just how much trouble he’d stepped in this time. ‘Man, you’ve really got a knack for getting into it, don’t you?’ he asked himself, as he figured there wasn’t anything he could do about it other than waiting for the other shoe to drop.

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Alex returned a little while later, two extra drinks in his hands.

“Where the hell, were you?” Cate instantly asked as soon as she saw him. He hadn’t actually thought he’d been gone that long.

“I was just giving you a little—”

“Alex, you’re talking about being worried about the police tracking you down or attracting someone’s attention, and then you sneak off and go into hiding. Don’t you know—”

“Now, now,” Leanna consoled them both. “I think you’re both getting a little crazy here. There’s no problem. No one got hurt. No one’s being arrested. I think I see why Cate dragged you out on the street today, Alex. It seems like being holed up here in your room makes you both a little nuts. I think you’d do better being out with some people. You were fine out at the club, you seem like a natural in a lesbian bar. You seemed right at home.”

“Well,” Alex admitted with a slight blush, “it wasn’t exactly the first one I’ve ever been in.”

“Oh, do tell?” she asked, thinking this might distract the two overly stressed teens. So Alex told her the story of Gail’s hangout in St. Louis, “The Abbey”. Once he started telling the story, Cate started filling in details and they got so caught up in their own recollections they were both feeling better when they finally finished, and Leanna had a much better idea of just how intimate everyone in Alex’s ‘organization’ was, even the outsiders, family and friends. Leanna seemed to be about to say something when someone’s phone rang.

Since Cate had taken over Alex’s scheduling duties, and since he normally didn’t even need one to talk to people, Cate carried both the iPhone and the iPad he’d received for his last birthday. She quickly grabbed the phone out of her purse. “Oh,” she responded simply, sounding a little surprised when she looked at the number on the screen.

“Hey there, girlfriend,” she responded happily when she answered it. “I’m sure you’re looking for Alex, but I just couldn’t resist saying hi too…. Wait a minute. Slow down, there. Tell me about it.”

Leanna glanced at Alex but he just shrugged, having no idea what the phone call was about. Cate listened for a little longer and then held the phone out to Alex.

“It’s Chalise, she’s pretty upset so you’d better talk to her, after all, she’s not going to want to repeat this twice.”

Alex anxiously took the proffered phone from her, worried about what might be happening.

“Hey, baby,” he answered.

“Oh, Alex, I hate to interrupt you. I know just how busy you are. I mean, I know how good you are at calling, but—”

“What’s wrong, Chalise. You should know by now that you’re a priority in my life. If you have a problem, I’ll drop everything else.”

“Well,” she said with a quiet hickuppy sob, “my father finally accepted his plea deal with the prosecutor today. He knew he couldn’t fight it, but….”

“I can see how that would get you upset. How’s everyone taking it?”

“Well, Mom’s kind of distanced herself from him, but she’s pretty shaken up even though she won’t talk about it. I know I shouldn’t feel like this, but—”

“Hey, baby, there’s no right way to feel in a situation like this.”

“You know, it’s strange. Dad got some hard prison time, but my brother, James, got none. He lost his career, his reputation and most of his friends, but still. But I find myself on the fence about it. I want my Dad to go free, but I also want James to go to jail. I want them both to suffer and not suffer at the same time.”

“That’s perfectly understandable,” Alex told her, settling in, preparing for a long talk. He waved to the other girls to indicate he was here for the long haul as he continued consoling Chalise.

“Do I dare ask?” Leanna asked.

“That’s Chalise, one of Alex’s two girlfriends,” Cate explained.

“One of two?” she asked without managing to imply anything by it.

“It’s not like with his followers. He’s really committed to them. But with so little time he needed to try to reach as many followers as he could, so he had to leave them behind while he—”

“Yeah, yeah, I understand. Tell me about what they’re like together, as well as the rest of his friends and family back home.” So while Alex consoled a tearful Chalise, Cate described what Alex’s home life was like, which did just what Leanna had wanted it to, relax and distract her so she could distance herself from her anxiety.

The two conversations went on for quite a while. It turned out that Chalise and Caroline had been in to see Rodger before he was finally led off to the Federal prison. He’d already been before the Judge and he’d already accepted the deal, so it was already signed, sealed and delivered. Chalise had spent the afternoon crying on Kitty’s shoulder, since they all lived in their own apartment at the loft, but she’d needed her boyfriend’s reassurance in her hour of need.

Alex related he had a new girl in a similar situation to hers, and that he thought it would be good if Chalise could talk to her. He explained about the shooting, and how Grace had been unaware her father had gone off the deep end, even though she knew he’d been behaving strangely since she’d first met Alex. Chalise could easily see the parallels between them, and immediately volunteered to call and speak to her. Alex gave her Grace’s phone number, getting it from Cate rather than bothering Grace for it at the moment. But the idea of helping someone else in a similar situation managed to refocus Chalise’s attention. Alex knew she’d feel better walking someone through something similar, and he felt sure they’d manage to help each other in the process.

When he finally hung up the phone he looked a little worn out, for a wholly different reason than before. He briefly recapped what was happening, not bothering to relate how she was reacting to it. They both nodded sagely.

“You know, between your early emotional outbursts and this newest depressing news, I think it would really do you both good to get out amongst people. You’re both people-persons, so you’ll do much better there than here. Besides, what is there to do here? Watch old movies on the TV, play with your mice or have sex? Or maybe that’s exactly what you want to do?” she finished, leaving her meaning perfectly clear.

Alex was still thinking about it, but Cate made a quick decision. “You’re right, it’ll be good to get out of here. But I’m a little concerned. It seems you’re pretty well known, and I’m afraid if the people at the jewelry store know you then….”

“The guy you talked to is Mr. Mizrachi himself,” Leanna said, addressing Alex directly, “as in ‘Mizrachi & Sons Jewelry’? He’s René Mizrachi, one of the sons, the original Mizrachi having passed away some time ago. He and his family run the place, and yes, we know each other. But I’ll tell you what, if you’re worried, I’ll call the club and see if anyone has been asking for me. Believe me, if some strange guy shows up asking about anyone, they’ll take notice.”

“Here,” Cate responded as she proceeded to dig through her purse. “Use this,” she said, handing Leanna a disposable cell phone. Leanna looked up at her with a dubious expression.

“I see you’ve done this kind of thing before.”

“Alex gets pretty paranoid. He’s so worried about his ‘girls’ getting in trouble because of him that he makes sure we cover our tracks well. He knows all it would take would be someone picking up a random comment about telepathy, and the resulting outcry would have wiretap warrants flowing pretty freely.”

“I can understand that. OK, give me a second.” Leanna made the call, which she kept short. It seemed an easy enough conversation and she casually asked whether anyone had asked for her, her meaning implicit without having to spell out who might be doing the asking. When she hung up they both anxiously watched her to see what she said.

“No one’s been there. Either they don’t know or they don’t care. Either that or they just haven’t gotten there yet. But if they do we’ll know before they come in the door, so we can hide you safely away while I talk to them. I can easily tell them I was just showing you around town, having just met you through your Foundation or something.”

“No, no, don’t mention the Foundation,” Alex warned her. “I don’t want it associated with me. It’s serving a serious purpose, and I don’t want to see it go down in flames if I’m ever exposed. If I’m compromised, I hope to see the Foundation continue its work while the rest of us take the heat.”

“You’ve really got this worked out, don’t you?” she asked

“I’m planning for the long term,” Alex assured her. “I want us to survive as a people for the next thousand years, not just while I’m around to reap the benefits. Protecting my people is my topmost priority. Everything else comes after that.”

“Well, we’ve had a full day and I’m sure the girls would be glad to quiz you again. They were pretty excited about this Foundation of yours. And wasn’t there something about a concert or something?” she asked as she picked up her purse, gently nudging them along, happy to see them getting over their well-earned paranoia.

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Both Cate and Alex were anxious about venturing out. Neither one expected anyone to be able to track them, after all, as Alex had described, his fingerprints weren’t on record and no one knew him in Oklahoma yet, aside from the girls in Leanna’s bar, but they were still nervous about it.

Alex stopped off at the front desk, assuring Georgia he was OK before telling her where they’d be, and to send anyone seeking him out, or seemingly lost, over to meet him in person. She assured them she would, telling him how glad she was that he was OK. She told him the hotel was ready to make some restitution for what had nearly happened on their premises but he wouldn’t hear of it.

“Nothing happened. It was a simple accident and no one was harmed. I was unnerved is all, so there’s nothing for anyone to worry about. The hotel did nothing wrong,” he assured her.

They set off, Leanna once again letting him walk arm in arm with her, even though she wouldn’t have allowed any other male that degree of familiarity. Yet with Alex she felt it oddly comforting, and she reveled in what she’d considered an archaic male dominating behavior.

When they entered the club, Alex was surprised at the number of people present. Despite it being later in the day, with their serving dinner instead of lunch, it didn’t seem to account for the substantially larger crowd.

“Damn, I’ve got to keep you around, Alex, you’re definitely good for business,” Leanna told him as she took in the crowd as well.

As soon as the people in the bar noticed them they were suddenly swarmed, although the girls from earlier pushed the others back and got Alex and Cate situated before allowing the others access.

“It seems the people from earlier called their girlfriends, and many of them called up their straight friends and family as well,” Lori explained.

“I invited my family,” Debbie admitted. “I hope I didn’t overstep my bounds, but I thought they’d be interested.”

“Don’t worry,” Alex assured her. “Family and friends are always welcome. After all, they’re the ones who will support you if you need it, and you’d be expected to share this kind of news with them, especially if you suspect any of them might have this genetic trait.”

“We’ve got a questionnaire to identify who may or may not have it,” Cate explained, digging once more through her small purse. “These were made by a friend in New Orleans, so we don’t have a lot of spare copies, but pass this one around so everyone can review it. It should give you a good idea of who to contact about it.”

“Before we get to that,” Lori said, casually passing the pamphlet on to someone waiting behind her, “there’s a lot more going on. The whole town is abuzz with what you did today!”

“What do you mean? What did you hear about us?” Alex cautiously asked, afraid to hear the answer.

“The word about your ‘appearance’ at the mall is spreading like wildfire. People who never heard of you before are talking about you now. Everyone I ran across has been talking about it.”

“I hope no one has been telling anyone about me,” Alex anxiously inquired.

“Oh, don’t worry, we know to keep the things you told us between us. Well, within reason, that is,” Debbie conceded, as she glanced around at all the people in the club.

“What she means is we haven’t told anyone that you were here, telling us about yourself,” Betsy assured him, pushing Ally up to get closer to him. “We told our families and close friends, but only those we trust, and only then after swearing them to secrecy.”

“Whew, that sets my mind at ease,” Alex told them as someone handed both him and Cate a drink. Leanna took that opportunity to ask one of the waitresses to bring them dinner, telling her precisely what she thought they’d each like. “I don’t mind you reaching out to family and friends, but I’ve still got to stay out of the limelight. Talking up what I’m trying to do is one thing, telling people about what I can do, or who I am, is quite another.”

So while their food was being prepared Alex and Cate held court, with Alex meeting everyone while Cate would meet with those requesting more specific information. Alex was terrified about the news of his actions at the mall becoming widely known, but he knew better than to show the women here how concerned he was. While he felt better after they’d assured him they wouldn’t reveal anything about him to anyone they didn’t trust, Alex was still nervous about the word of his performing ‘miracles’ around town. Although he felt safe these women wouldn’t betray him, he knew that rumors had a life of their own, and word of the Angel of New Orleans being in Oklahoma City wouldn’t require anyone here revealing he was here. These women were here to support him, and they all seemed to be on the same page about how to respond to people. But as he talked to everyone his mind was flying a mile a minute, trying to figure out what the spreading rumors would mean to him and how best he could respond to it.

It wasn’t long until their dinner arrived, and rather than move them to a private table they were served right there on the couch, sitting together, so everyone had free access to continue talking to them as they ate. It was a bit overwhelming. Alex had been growing more comfortable with women flocking to him and having to deal with large numbers of them at the same time, but this was something else entirely. These were normal women with no compelling biological reason to gravitate to him, and they seemed to be just as enthusiastic as the most devout Seer he’d met.

He then began to rethink the attitude of the women—and the men—around him. He considered they might not have been so enamored of him because they saw him as a spiritual being, but because they saw him as a powerful leader, someone trying to accomplish something significant, and who they each wanted to encourage and share in his vision. Not the vision of secret abilities, but the idea he was leading a new group of people, trying to organize, educate and guide them, hoping to get them established. He also reconsidered how the men like Brandon and Rodger, Chalise’s brother and father, or Tony from school, or even Grace’s father, Anthony, had reacted to him. If these otherwise normal women were this enamored with him, even without any otherworldly attractions affecting them, then maybe these men were responding to something having nothing at all to do with him. Maybe they were reacting to how the women were responding to him, to how they perceived the attractions involved, or how they feared he might be doing something nefarious? He decided he and Cate needed to rethink their understanding of what drove those around him.

What’s more, it also threw his understanding of his most loyal followers into question. It now seemed they weren’t so overwhelmed by him and his energy, but were excited by what he represented, for themselves, their future children and others like them. This new understanding changed all of Alex’s perceptions of the people around him, and it had his mind reeling almost as much as his paranoia did.

Everyone was anxious to tell him how the people they’d spoken with were reacting to him. They also wanted him to describe his ‘mission’ to each new person they presented him to. They had many more questions, although only a few had potential followers they expected him to evaluate. He actually discovered a new Watcher. He probably would have found more, but Ally’s family lived out of town, and Leanna had spent the day with them, not having had time to contact anyone else.

After they finished dinner they continued their discussions, though now they were free to get up and wander like it was just a big cocktail party. Despite the clear reasons for why they wouldn’t want to, Alex was intrigued by how many of the women were actually flirting with him. He wasn’t sure if it was a matter of his ‘appeal’ overruling their basic non-attraction to him, or whether it was just simple comfort or even the allure which attracted them. This was all a mystery to him, one for him to contemplate another time. For now he was glad everyone was so relaxed and seemed so aware of his own caution.

The woman who had been looking for him at the hotel showed up, and Alex spoke to her before sending her off with Cate to learn some of what she needed to know. She was a Watcher, but she’d had trouble getting rid of her friends, who were more concerned with their prior engagements than with what she ‘considered more important’. She was fascinated to find herself in a lesbian bar, never having been exposed to one before. The locals welcomed her as one of their own, so she followed along, anxious to learn all she could in a safe environment.

During a break in the conversation, Alex managed to corner Cate for a moment.

“You know, I was thinking about what to call the Watchers. It seems to me we’ve been treating them a little unfairly. I mean, in the early days we had to treat them differently just because of the way we were encountering people, but now, we’re… well, I’m only doing it because I’ve gotten used to treating them as ‘not quite full Seers’. Given what I’m learning about the women here tonight, I think I’m going to have to change that.”

“So what are you going to call them, then?” she asked, grinning because she still loved putting her brother on the spot, something she still held over from their childhoods.

“I was thinking ‘Seekers’. It’s true they don’t seek me out the way the Seers do, but that’s only due to their own doubts about their abilities, and even then, those who do come forward do it based more on their personalities than anything else. I don’t think any of them are any less motivated or driven to help than anyone else in the organization.”

“I agree with you, and what’s more I think it’s a much better name than ‘Watchers’,” Cate agreed with him.

“Good, then I’ll put the word out to everyone. From now on the Watchers are no more.”

Cate watched as Alex’s eyes glazed over for a minute. Someone else walked up to speak to them, but Cate just held them off for a moment. The woman figured something was up, so she watched Alex and noticed the distracted look to his eyes and wondered what was happening. Alex recovered and they began talking, and the woman didn’t think any more about it, at least not that night.

Betsy now seemed to be as interested in foisting her girlfriend, Ally, on Alex as she’d been guarded about him earlier, which also confused him. He wasn’t sure why she’d changed positions so quickly. And she wasn’t the only one. Not only were the lesbians flirting with him, but many of them were foisting their straight friends and relatives on him. He once again couldn’t understand how the standard rules of what drives men and women to be committed to one another seemed to break down in his case. Surely there must be some biological reason for it this time? After all, it didn’t seem like his leading a promising movement would overrule the basic male/female relationship structure.

Of course, as everyone continued to ask him about what he was doing they mentioned Patricia’s show. Everyone seemed interested, so Alex explained that while Patricia was a well-regarded musician and her show was excellent, that the whole tour was designed to advance his movement. He then explained how she’d switched from her normal Bluesy background, instead writing songs and music for a new album. She’d written the songs to focus on him and what he was trying to achieve, cleverly disguised each to sound like a simple love song.

The women were fascinated, asking about the performance and how long it would be in town.

“You know, I heard the ads for it. It didn’t get much space in the paper, just a couple of lines under Diane Kennedy’s Ad, but the bit about ‘Trusting yourself’ sounded intriguing. I’d thought it was a feminist manifesto of some sort.”

“It may be designed for the Watch… er, the Seekers and Seers, but the kids at school who heard it when she performed for our Prom thought she was wonderful,” Cate told them, having gotten confused by the name change before realizing these women wouldn’t know about it yet. “Patty has used what Alex has been able to teach her to really refine her music and improve her concert. It’s really produced a bigger impact in her act. I think you’ll all love it.”

“Are there still tickets available?” someone asked.

“Frankly, I’m not sure. The last few shows have been pretty crowded, but that just might be due to the difference between a Tuesday and Saturday night show. She’s currently performing a make-up show in Dallas.”

“Wait, do you mean the concert where someone got shot?” The girl reached out and clutched his arm, her eyes opening wide.

Alex resisted the impulse to sigh this time. “Yes, unfortunately someone was upset about me at the concert. Luckily someone was there in order to react and took him out before he could hurt any more people, but two women were injured.” He neglected to add any more details, nor mention that Gail wasn’t accompanying him for fear it would further tie him into the event. But that didn’t stop the people around him from figuring out what he was leaving out.

“He was shooting at you? What did you do? How did he miss?”

Here Cate stepped forward, once again taking Alex’s lead, going so far as to add what Alex himself was afraid to say.

“One of the girls who Alex had just activated saw the guy’s anger and hostility in his aura and shoved Alex out of the way while she and another girl charged him. When Gail, who’d been distracted by someone who was warning her about the very man who attacked him, saw what was happening, she drew down on him, warned him to stop, and before she even finished he raised his gun to shoot again and she shot him.”

“Wow, you certainly lead an exciting life.”

“It’s just like everyone fighting the big fight, someone is always trying to shut them up so they can stop the movement,” another new person observed.

At that point there was no way to control the information, and everyone was busy discussing what it meant and what the person who’d attacked him had been motivated by.

Alex continued to talk to the people for the rest of the night, and more and more people arrived until the place was positively packed. As far as Alex could tell, no one who showed up was uninvited, and the regulars seemed to be checking out everyone who showed up. Alex eventually managed to get both Betsy and Ally aside where he finally confronted her.

“Betsy, this morning you were guarded and upset that Ally was interested in what I represented, yet now you seem anxious to push us together. What’s up? What are you trying to do?”

Betsy seemed hesitant to reply but Ally didn’t hesitate. “We talked it over after you left. We’ve talked about having a baby, and I said this would be the perfect opportunity; that if we could talk you into it we’d not only have the perfect genetic makings for a baby, but it would further your movement and tie us closer together by joining my Watcher gene with your genes in our child,” she explained, showing just how free Cate had been with their information, and how readily everyone had been soaking it up.

“So you figured you’d push her on me, instead of simply asking me whether I’d share my sperm? I’m planning on finding a fertility clinic in the city and making a deposit tomorrow.”

“We’ll call that Plan B,” Betsy finally worked up the nerve to reply. “Ally is clearly excited about you, despite not being attracted to any other man. When I felt myself feeling the same way I saw it as a clear sign there was more involved than appears on the surface. Besides,” she added, staring into Alex’s eyes, “I’m interested in having a child as well.”

Alex had to swallow heavily as her obvious implications struck home.

“Wow, that’s a lot to take in. You’re serious about this?” he asked.

“Absolutely,” they both replied.

“And Cate didn’t mention anything about what’s involved in the process?” he asked cautiously. That seemed to heighten both their attention.

“No, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t interested in any further details. Just so we’re clear, we’re both sexually interested in you, even though we’re confirmed lesbians and don’t fool around with men. We don’t understand what the attraction is, but we figure this isn’t a ‘normal’ situation.”

“You can say that again,” Alex replied. “A friend of ours has this theory that I, and those central to me, are all spirits from another plane of existence who figured out how to access this energy and used it to cross over to this world, taking on the form of human babies. It’s pretty far out, but it explains a fair amount and gives us a different perspective sometimes. But if you apply it in this circumstance, maybe I’m just a lesbian merely taking on another form in this life?”

“Really?” Ally laughed. “That’s the best you can come up with?”

“Yeah,” Betsy replied, grinning. “We’ve already told you we’re willing to sleep with you in the hopes you’ll get us both pregnant, you don’t need to invent stories to convince us.”

“All right, you’ve made your point. Go talk to Cate and ask her to explain what is going to happen to you tonight. As much as I hate fooling around with an existing couple, I think this is a special case. I think I’m going to invite someone else to our party, though. Cate will explain what that’s about as well.”

They both hurried off as Alex found Leanna again.

“Leanna, I’ve been looking for you. There’s something you don’t know about yet, and I think I should explain it before I ask you something.”

“Is it about boosting people?” she asked with a twinkle in her eye, even though she had to look away from Alex as she said it.

“How—?” Alex started to ask.

“While you were talking to one of your two girlfriends,” she explained, “you took quite a while, so we talked about a lot of things. And the answer is I’d be delighted. I’ve been around for a long time and I’ve got to admit I’ve never had my brain melted, so I’m looking forward to it. After all, some things are even worth having to put up with a little dick for,” she finished with a laugh as she hooked her arm through his.

“Anna, close the bar for me, I’m going to escort Alex and Cate back to their hotel and I probably won’t make it back.”

“Sure thing, Evil Queen, I live to do your evil bidding,” Anna replied with a chuckle.

The girls in the club surrounded them again, each anxious to tell Alex how much they’d enjoyed meeting him and asking if they’d see him tomorrow. He told them he’d be back sometime, but that he didn’t have any plans yet.

“Hey, Alex, you can’t leave yet. I just got here,” Gail called out from the door she’d just entered through. “After all this time you finally find a bar full of hot girls I can fool around with, and suddenly you’re anxious to run out?”

“You can come along and enjoy a couple of them at your place,” Leanna suggested, not bothering to mention she knew she usually spent her time in Alex’s hotel room.

“Never mind, then, girls. I’ll be back to meet you all tomorrow. But right now I’ve got someone important to protect with my body. Now, if only I can protect him from all those big bad lesbians,” she answered with a grin.

There was a short delay as everyone had to acknowledge that Gail was the one who had defended Alex and prevented anyone else from being shot. It was clear she was going to be popular when they returned tomorrow, but she insisted she had to protect Alex from the evil lesbians between there and the hotel, which generated some shared laughs. Soon they were on their way.

“So I’m assuming everyone knows what’s involved?” Alex asked, as they walked away from the club.

“What, that in exchange to putting up with your repulsive dick, I get to experience multiple earth-shattering mind-melting orgasms which will leave me with magical abilities, and possibly a one-in-a-billion baby who will help to change mankind?” Ally laughed. “I’m not sure, do you really think it’s worth it?” she asked her girlfriend, who also seemed to find the prospect quite funny.

“Don’t worry,” Gail told them. “I’ve got a lot of experience in dealing with Alex from a lesbian’s perspective. I know how to get the most energy from him with the minimal amount of dick exposure.”

“So how did everything go today?” Alex asked her, changing the subject before anyone might change their minds.

“I should ask you the same thing. The girl at the hotel said you had another episode.”

“That’s the least of it,” Cate replied. “Without you there to protect him, he walked right into a robbery. Luckily he’s learned enough from you that he disarmed him singlehandedly. Turns out one of the two was a Seer, and when she saw him standing there shining she handed him all the money they stole.”

“Jeez, that’s the last time I’m ever leaving you alone again. Man, couldn’t you keep out of trouble for a day? What’s even worse, you entertained a bar full of gorgeous lesbians without me there to intervene,” Gail joked, but it was clear she was upset.

“It wasn’t intended,” Alex told her. “I was trying to avoid any public scenes. I went there to… uh…”

“I talked him into it,” Leanna offered. “I wanted to buy him something to honor him for what he gave me. I was going to buy him some jewelry.”

“I’ll need to leave you alone tomorrow morning to check out the place and see what I can learn from the owner.”

“His name is René. Just tell him I sent you,” Leanna told her. “He’ll be more forthcoming that way.”

“Oh, Alex,” Georgia said as Alex walked by the hotel’s front desk. “I sent the woman looking for you to the place you said you were at.”

“That’s fine. We met but we left her at the club.”

Georgia tilted her head, looking at him a little askance. “Which club are we talking about? There’s only one on this block, and it’s—”

“Hey, it’s a perfectly nice club,” Leanna insisted before dropping her voice. “And don’t worry, the girls would be glad to welcome you. Though, to be honest, you might have trouble getting out again.”

Georgia laughed, taking no offense. “I didn’t mean anything by it. I was just surprised that Alex would … fit in there.”

“Alex fit in fine. The girls all adore him.”

Georgia raised her eyebrow and glanced at Alex, but avoided saying anything further on the topic, glancing at the other desk clerk. “I’ll be off before you come back down.”

Alex nodded in understanding. “We’ll be at Leanna’s. You can stop by and say hello if you have a chance.” Alex had no doubt that she’d be there with bells on if she had any choice in the matter, but hadn’t wanted to say anything in front of her coworkers.

The three new girls were positively giddy as they headed up, something which greatly impressed Gail, since it reinforced what she’d experienced wasn’t just her, that it was somewhat universal with Alex. Once inside the room Alex suggested Cate fix everyone something to drink, since he was waiting for Georgia.

“I’ll tell you what, how about if I talk to Georgia and you entertain the girls,” Cate replied with a smile. Everyone seemed to think that was a much better idea, so Alex took everyone aside into the connected room so they wouldn’t be obvious when Georgia arrived. As Alex started kissing the girls as Gail described the best way to handle Alex when someone still isn’t used to men, Leanna slipped into the other room again.

Alex wasn’t paying much attention, but he picked up little snippets of conversation between Leanna and Cate through the open door.

“Why not, no one is going to say anything about it.”

“No, I can’t. I…” Alex couldn’t hear the rest as Cate began whispering.

“You’re kidding me? Man, between everything else; all the women proceeding through here, the multiple girlfriends, taking care of him all the time, having to worry about his health, and then this? Man, I don’t know how you can put up with it.”

Alex couldn’t hear the rest, as Gail decided to help him along with getting Betsy started with a good tongue bath, one which involved a pair of spread legs and lots of loud moans, but Alex didn’t worry too much. He could guess what they were talking about. She’d already gone over it with him. She couldn’t say anything about it, for her own reasons, but it clearly had to do with his new ability to automatically boost someone. She’d wanted several people here so she could direct him in his lovemaking, hoping to do something differently with one woman so he’d somehow boost the other one. As such, she couldn’t take part in the lovemaking so she could direct everything. He could understand Leanna’s disbelief that Cate would undergo that, but she didn’t understand how they operated together, nor what this meant to the whole mission. If they could just crack this one nut….

Alex realized he was letting himself get distracted, but he also observed that Ally was distracted as well, so he rolled over and shifted them so they were both facing Gail and Betsy, watching them, while he clutched her from behind, not doing anything other than letting her soak up his energy. Gail was busy eating Ally’s girlfriend out, and she was apparently doing a good job, as Betsy had her head back, moaning while playing with her breast with one hand and holding Gail’s head steady with the other. After they watched for a while, Alex gently moved his arm around Ally’s chest, taking her breast in his hand, ignoring the majority of it, just running the palm of his hand over her nipple. They’d stripped earlier, sure that Georgia wouldn’t interrupt them. She hadn’t, but that semi-privacy didn’t mean she couldn’t overhear them through the open door. Speaking of which, there was a knock on the far door then, so Leanna joined them as Cate hurried off to answer it.

Leanna came in and watched what was happening as she stripped herself, watching Alex as much as she was watching the cunnilingus being performed in front of her. While she couldn’t see his eyes, she could tell he was paying more attention to her than he was Gail and Betsy, so she put a little extra wiggle into the normally mundane process, feeling odd she should feel so encouraged stripping for a man.

When she finished she crawled onto the bed, moving in front of Ally instead of behind Alex.

“Let me help you out,” she offered, stopping to kiss Ally while she played with her other breast. Alex appreciated her distraction, focusing on kissing Ally’s neck and ear while she was concentrating on kissing Leanna. After a moment Leanna moved down, working on Ally’s breasts, allowing Alex to replace her, kissing Ally in a way that she didn’t notice just who she was kissing. Alex knew she was already feeling the effects of his energy, and he could feel her excitement building under his fingers.

Leanna soon moved lower, in imitation of Gail. Ally took the opportunity to twist around and kiss Alex more fully. Betsy was moaning more now, twisting her head back and forth, Gail grinning from being able to enjoy eating another woman openly. Glancing over at the other side of the bed, Gail stopped for a moment as she switched positions, swinging around until she was positioned over Betsy. Betsy, of course, knew just what to do, and didn’t hesitate before diving into her task.

Seeing Ally wasn’t focusing as much on who was kissing her anymore, Alex started getting more aggressive playing with her breasts, still keeping his touch light to not remind her of his rough male hands. But soon it became evident Ally seemed to be enjoying Alex’s attention more than Leanna’s.

Just then Cate and Georgia looked in through the open doorway.

“Oh, my,” Georgia said in surprise at the number of people involved, and the women making love with each other more than Alex sleeping with several women.

“Pardon, me,” Cate told her, stepping around her. She leaned over Leanna and whispered to her, though it was loud enough for Alex to hear her. “She’s ready, let them get started.”

As Leanna moved back, Cate leaned down and kissed her, while Ally got up and turned towards Alex. Betsy glanced over at them, seeing that things were progressing. That seemed to be enough for her, somehow, so instead of being distracted she started coming, almost as if the idea of someone else making love to her girlfriend was that exciting. However Alex held Ally off until Betsy finished her cum.

“You should lie back on Alex, him underneath, you on top facing away from him,” Gail instructed as she wiped her face. “That way you get the same energy while being able to concentrate on everyone else.”

“I don’t think so,” Cate interjected. “We’re going to do this one a little differently. Alex, I want to see you get aggressive tonight. Let yourself go like you did the other night. Ally, get on all fours. Alex, you get behind her. You’re always more aggressive when you aren’t physically facing someone. Betsy, either you or Leanna can climb under her and have some fun, although I doubt she’ll need the extra help.”

For some reason everyone did as she instructed, no one questioning why she was choreographing their lovemaking. Betsy got up and knelt beside Ally, wanting to be there for her instead of getting involved herself. Leanna also decided to sit and observe, although Gail snuggled up behind her and played with her as they each watched. As much as she liked the younger girls, she really preferred someone closer to her own age.

Alex moved behind Ally, lightly grasping her hips.

“As you ready?” he asked.

“She’s ready, go ahead,” Cate assured him. Ally turned back and nodded her head just in case there was any doubt. Betsy reached down and grasped her hand. With that assurance, Alex swiped his dick across her pussy, lubricating himself since he hadn’t done anything else to prepare himself, and tried to enter her gently. However she was having none of it. When Ally felt him moving slower than she thought appropriate, she pushed back against him.

Taking that as sufficient encouragement, Alex shoved home, holding still a second before he withdrew and started to establish a rhythm.

“It’s nothing like what you expected, is it?” Gail asked.

“No, I never thought I’d be so excited having some guy’s dick fucking me over,” she giggled. “I’ve had Betsy… fuck me with dildos, … and a strap-on, once or twice. Frankly, I can’t… even compare the two, since my whole body is… alive with Alex’s… energy,” she explained, having to pause every time Alex thrust forward.

“You’re right,” Gail told her. “It’s not so much the dick as it is Alex himself, and a lot of that is his energy. That’s when I stopped making justifications and just resigned myself to getting fucked by a guy. I figured the relationship is what’s important, not the sex of the individual.”

Alex leaned over, grasping her tits, his pace already starting to pick up.

“Get ready,” Cate advised her, “Alex is going to get pretty rough. Every time he’s tried this before he went a little nuts. Chances are he’ll go through several of you before he even starts to wear down.”

“I’ll take my… chances,” Ally responded.

Georgia, who was still watching, and who no one else was even aware of anymore, leaned against the door frame and starting to play with herself, slipping her hand under her uniform skirt.

“What’s it feel like?” Betsy asked, genuinely curious.

“Well… it’s…” Ally tried to respond, having more trouble answering since Alex had sped up, shoving into her harder than he had previously.

“It’s kind of like having static electricity running over your whole body,” Gail said, filling in for her. “You don’t actually feel much from his dick, but his energy makes you so excited that anything he does seems tremendously sexy. It’s not like you’re making love to a man, it’s more like your making love to an event. It’s like making love to an earthquake. His cock is almost extraneous to what you’re experiencing.”

As she spoke, Gail’s hands started working faster on Leanna, one hand playing with her left tit, the other working on her clit. Leanna’s breathe coming faster, based largely on what she was watching. Despite being so far away from everyone else, she felt like she was watching something phenomenal, and she was sure she was responding to the energy she could feel from them.

Alex was starting to have trouble playing with Ally’s breasts, so Cate made a decision.

“Quit trying to do so much, you’re fucking the girl, Alex, go ahead and fuck her. Let her know what she’s getting,” she instructed him.

So he let go and stood up, working more seriously on fucking her. He thought this strange advice, since she’d be receiving less energy this way, but this was Cate’s grand experiment, and if having him lose himself in the moment would help them unlock the automatic boosting ability then he’d put his own feelings on the matter aside. This is for you, he told all the women in his movement in his imagination.

Just out of curiosity, Betsy ran her hand along Ally’s back, then reached over and ran it along Alex’s chest. She shivered a little part way through.

“I don’t know if it’s my imagination or what, but I can only imagine what she’s feeling.”

“Need a little oral lovemaking?” Gail asked Leanna, already knowing her answer but wanting to make a point.

“Hell, no. Watching Alex make love to someone is more exciting than anything else. Just keep doing what you’re doing.”

Alex was making full strokes now, pulling way back and shoving home. After he slipped out a couple of times on his outstroke, Cate turned to Georgia and motioned her forward. She delayed for only a second, then headed in, standing behind him and holding the base of his penis while reaching around him. Anytime he slipped out after that, she’d hurriedly line him up again and shove his pelvis forward with her own hips, sinking him back in.

Both Alex and Betsy felt Ally quivering under Alex, but he didn’t let himself slow down or fine tune his activity. Even though Georgia was still fully dressed, she could feel Alex’s skin develop a thin sheen of sweat. Despite how sexy being involved with this was, and her actively holding his cock helping him literally fuck this woman, she couldn’t picture removing her hand to play with herself. She was feeling too much from just holding on to him to willingly give it up.

Alex worked on Ally, hardly taking the time to consider her feelings or emotional well being, for some more time, during which she had a series of small orgasms which all seemed to be building in intensity.

“Wow, she’s never come this much with me,” Betsy observed, never having moved her hand away from Alex’s abdomen, where it had ended when she’d initially stroked his chest to determine how much energy he was giving off.

Ally went off then, her whole body shaking almost violently, the interior of her pussy massaging Alex’s cock. Betsy finally released Alex’s body, leaning over to hug and stabilize her lover. Alex, getting the additional stimulation from Ally, closed his eyes, shoved hard into Ally and proceeded to shoot off into her. She lasted for about three blasts before her eyes finally rolled up into her head and she collapsed, pulling away from Alex’s dick. Betsy followed her down, trying to protect her and hold her at the same time. Alex continued to shoot, and Georgia proceeded to jerk him the rest of the way off, his cum landing on both Ally’s ass and Betsy’s side.

Leanna started shaking almost as badly as Ally had, although Gail, knowing what she was doing, held her steady as she finished off finger-fucking her with three fingers. When she finished coming, she kept holding her, keeping her upright even though she sagged in her arms, though her eyes never left the scene before her.

However, Alex wasn’t done. Growling, he reached behind him and grabbed Georgia.

“Quick,” Cate shouted, “Betsy, get your ass in Ally’s position. Ally will be fine where she is. She’ll need to rest anyway, but Alex needs to keep going.”

Leanna suddenly perked up, and seeing Betsy distracted started to move away from Gail to jump into the action, but Cate was having none of it.

“Don’t, Leanna. Although you’re older and are probably more used to this kind of fucking, I’d rather you not be subjected to this. You can make love to Alex later, but for now let him impregnate the two people he’s supposed to.”

With that command Gail held her in place, while the others jumped at Cate’s instructions, and Betsy quickly moved around, presenting her ass and exposed pussy to Alex while still holding and sheltering the unconscious Ally. Georgia, not releasing Alex’s cock, shifted her hand back obediently, being more concerned with doing what was needed than in anything else at that moment. Again, she was happy enough still holding Alex’s tumescent dick. She could feel Alex’s cum dripping over her hand and Alex’s pulse vibrating through his cock, but still she was serious about what she’d been asked to do, still feeling like she was only involved in the activities because of this one task she had to perform.

Alex turned around. He’d been prepared to throw Georgia down and ravish her, but he was willing to jump on Betsy instead. Moving forward, he grabbed Betsy’s hips and pulled her back, not even having to handle his own cock as Georgia guided it into Ally’s girlfriend. Alex slid in and Betsy couldn’t help sighing heavily as he filled her up. Gail had been right, the feelings she felt were unlike anything she could compare it to. While she wouldn’t say she could do without Alex’s cock, she was right in that it was only a small part of the entire experience. When he initially pulled back, she pushed back until Alex was partially seated in her, and then allowed Alex to shove her away from him as he filled her again.

Alex started fucking her hard, which Betsy didn’t dream of protesting. Leanna shrugged Gail off and knee walked around Betsy and Ally’s prone form, wrapping her arm around Alex and Georgia. Cate, taking pity on Georgia, walked behind her and quickly worked her dress up and over her head, leaving her clutching Alex in only her white underwear and industrial stockings. Once Cate finished with that task, she stepped back, being very careful to not touch Alex herself. Gail, having no one else to play with, started to work on herself, both hands playing with her clit.

Alex was fucking Betsy as hard as he had Ally, slowing down only long enough for his dick to firm up enough to do her justice. Now that it was hard enough, he didn’t dare slow down for fear his dick would shrink following his powerful cum.

Betsy was amazed, even though she couldn’t feel what everyone else did, she felt more alive being fucked by Alex than she ever had before, although she wasn’t sure whether it was his energy or the idea of making love to the potential father of a future humankind. That very idea made her quiver in delight.

Alex was thrusting hard into Betsy now, pulling her hips back as he drove his cock into her. When he pulled back, Betsy pulled forward to aid him, though he needed no effort when he shoved into her. Betsy was surprised; he was actually hitting the end of her pussy, just barely hitting her cervix with a jarring thud before he pulled back. She wasn’t used to that, not having had much experience with this kind of thing, but she found the sensation an odd but natural part of the whole process, almost like an exclamation mark at the end of each thrust.

Soon Betsy was working up her own sweat, having had the same escalating series of minor orgasms Ally had. She didn’t have as many of them, two instead of Ally’s five or six, but she wasn’t about to complain. Georgia could feel the sweat dripping off of Alex now, finding her own underwear becoming damp, though she wasn’t about to move enough to remove it. She was much more interested in holding Alex’s pulsing cock steady than she was in being comfortable, and unlike Betsy, she could feel Alex’s BCM energy coursing through her.

Cate, though, was nowhere to be seen. It was almost like she’d lost interest and had simply wandered off. Everyone else was involved with Alex in one way or another, even Gail, who was providing him with additional inspiration. However, Cate wasn’t gone.

“Keep it up, you guys,” she called out from the other room. “Alex, don’t hold back, because once you’re finished with Betsy you’re done. You’ll be officially cut off.”

Strange as it was, that seemed to set Alex into overdrive. He started fucking Betsy with rapid short stokes. Gail was beginning to see what Cate was up to. These rapid motions Alex was using were sure to burn up more of his energy than his previous motions. Alex was hardly pulling back at all, fucking Betsy like a rabbit with a short attention span, afraid to pull back much lest it forget what it’s doing.

Georgia was now able to feel Betsy’s juices running over her hand at the end of each of Alex’s strokes, and she was beginning to appreciate that aspect of women’s sexuality more than she had before. Previously she’d considered a woman’s lubrication as a messy business, but now she was wondering what it might taste like. She reminded herself to taste her hand when they finished. That is, if Alex ever finished. The way he was going it looked like he’d just keep going.

Betsy had had another two orgasms, but was nearing the end of her endurance.

“I’m… about to… lose it,” she gasped out.

“Georg…?” Alex asked, not even bothering to finish her name. She responded quickly, using her other hand to manipulate his balls. Alex was now fucking Betsy so hard he had to hold her hips tight to keep her from slipping off the end of his dick every time he fucked her, now pulling back on her hips as he thrust forward and as he initially pulled back. Leanna had her arm wrapped around Georgia, clutching and kneading her ass while the other was wrapped around Alex’s chest, pressing her tits into his side.

Finally Betsy had enough, she screamed and proceeded to shake and thrash. Alex wasn’t quite there yet, but he knew he didn’t have much time so he didn’t slow down at all. Betsy’s cunt contracted around his dick, trying to hold it steady but he just continued to thrust in and out of her violently enough to force his way through. Just as Betsy felt herself collapsing, from exhaustion rather than having her mind melted like her girlfriend, Alex pulled her tight against him and fired off into her as he had his second orgasm. That seemed to set everyone off. Gail collapsed as she shuddered through her orgasm. Just as Georgia was about to lose it she felt herself yanked back, Alex slipping from her arms. Leanna wrapped the arm she had wrapped around her around Alex and straddled his leg, feeling herself letting go as well.

Georgia tried to pull away from Cate’s arms, surprised to find her there since she’d thought she was in the other room, and when she wouldn’t release her she groaned, but Cate didn’t have any sympathy for her.

Alex shot off three pulses which seemed to drain him of all his remaining energy, then everyone collapsed together, burying poor Ally beneath them.

Silence reigned in the room for several seconds, until Alex reached up a shaking hand.

“Food…” he gasped. “I need food!”

When he uttered those words, Cate literally shoved Georgia aside and rushed to Alex’s side, clutching and holding him.

“Georgia, grab that tray of food,” she instructed. But Georgia was in no condition to do so, she was still shaking, and once she started to recover she pulled back.

“Shit, I can feel you. I can feel each of you. But most of all I can feel Alex’s utter exhaustion.”

“You… you did it,” Alex gasped out. “We boosted her,” he announced weakly.

“What? Oh fuck, I had nothing to do with that. I have no idea why that happened,” Cate responded.

“But, I thought…” Alex tried to respond.

“No, stupid, I was trying to prove that I wasn’t the one killing you. It took almost doing so to prove I’m not the one draining your energy, but now that I know I’m not, I don’t have to leave you,” she said, as tears ran down her cheeks and she kissed Alex as if no one else was there.

What the fuck? Alex thought as his body started to go into spasms.

           

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