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JC: Ed Biggers
Part 1: Epiphany
Chapter 22
By
Lazlo Zalezac
Copyright (C) Lazlo Zalezac, 2004

Within his office, Ed sat back in his chair drinking a cup of coffee 
reflecting on the discussions last night about the marriage contract. 
The amount of money that everyone was considering was twenty 
thousand dollars as the buy in fee. That amount would basically 
destroy his savings, but it did put the family on good financial 
grounds. Eighty thousand dollars could get a very nice house built, 
at least in that area of the country. 

Kelly was busy in the kitchen making lunch. Today they were 
going to have Fried Chicken, mashed potatoes, and corn. In the 
kitchen with Kelly, John was peeling the potatoes. Rover was 
under the dining room table, staying out of the way. In the living 
room, Beth was cleaning. Ed was supposed to be catching up on 
his studies, rather than dreaming about the marriage. 

Beth, in response to a knock on the door, shouted, "I'll get it."

As soon as she called out, Ed remembered that he had invited 
Nevada over to visit his study. Rushing out of the study, he found 
Beth inviting Nevada into the house. At the same time, John came 
out of the kitchen to investigate, thinking that it might be Jim. Out 
of curiosity, Kelly stuck her head out of the kitchen. Surprised at 
finding four people all looking at him, Nevada said, "I'm Nevada 
Hays."

Turning to face everyone, Ed said, "Nevada, I'd like you to meet 
Dr. Beth Hayes. She's the lovely lady that let you in. You know 
Kelly looking around the corner at you. The other gentleman is Dr. 
John Carter."

As Nevada looked at each person as they were introduced, he 
hadn't realized that Ed would have so many visitors. When John 
was introduced, he remembered the news story about the energy 
source that had just been invented. Curious, he asked, "Are you the 
Dr. Carter with the energy thing?"

Since this was the first time that he had heard his invention 
referred to as the energy thing, John smiled as he answered, 
"Guilty as charged."

This was news to Nevada. He hadn't known that Ed knew anyone 
that was famous. Then he remembered the guy Ed had told him 
about. All of the information that he had about Ed suddenly 
connected and he realized John was the guy that had impressed 
him so much. He asked, "Have you known Ed for long?"

"Ever since I moved in across the street," answered John. He 
glanced at Ed, curious why his boss would be coming over today. 

Realizing that he had not told anyone why Nevada was coming 
over, Ed said, "Nevada thinks I'm making a mistake giving up my 
job to pursue rocks. I invited him here to convince him otherwise."

Beth patted Nevada on the arm and said, "You're here to see his 
study, I bet."

Laughing, John headed back towards the kitchen saying, "I've still 
got potatoes to peel."

Kelly called out, "You're invited to eat. Lunch will be ready in an 
hour. I imagine you'll be convinced by then."

Rover came out from under the table to sniff at Nevada. 
Fortunately, Ed noticed before Nevada and was able to prevent a 
major surprise. He said, "The cougar is Rover. He's adopted John. 
Don't worry about him, he only attacks bad guys."

Nevada looked down and saw the cougar sniffing him. He froze, 
afraid to make a move. The cat, satisfied with his cursory 
examination of the intruder, returned to his place under the table. 
Nevada said, "That's a cougar!"

"Yes, it is," replied Ed. Turning to lead the way to his study, he 
stopped and went to the dining room table to grab a chair. Carrying 
the chair, he gestured with his head for Nevada to follow him. As 
he walked, he said, "I'll take you to my study now."

Entering the study, Nevada stopped and looked around. He had 
never seen so many different kinds of rocks. After setting the chair 
down, Ed said, "This is most of my collection. I have a number of 
other boxes that I had to pack up to make room for the desk and 
bookcase. The specimens that I have out represent some of the 
more impressive looking samples, although some of the ones that I 
have packed up are more geologically significant."

There was just too much to take in. Nevada bent down to look at a 
very pretty specimen with blue and white crystals. Ed, noticing his 
interest, said, "That is Kinoite and Apophyllite crystals growing on 
the same substrate. The blue crystals are Kinoite while the clear 
crystals are Apophyllite. I found that particular sample in Gila 
County a couple of years ago. There is a slight wax covering over 
that sample to keep the Apophyllite from breaking down."

Turning his attention to the next sample, he stared at a sample with 
white and brown crystals on it. Ed explained, "The white crystals 
are Fairbankite while the orangish brown crystals are Jarosite. I 
found that around Tombstone."

"You found all these rocks?" When Ed had said that he was 
interested in rocks, Nevada had no idea what that actually meant. 
This was phenomenal, never in his wildest imaginations could he 
picture Ed having amassed all of these rocks.

Nodding his head, Ed answered, "Yes, I did."

Nevada asked, "How much is this particular sample worth?"

The fact that Ed didn't really keep up with prices didn't stop him 
from estimating the value. He answered, "Somewhere between a 
hundred and two hundred dollars. Most of these samples probably 
run anywhere from thirty to two hundred dollars. The copper over 
there is quite valuable. The gold sample is not too bad, but the 
silver next to it is worth about five hundred. All of the samples in 
this room are amongst the best in the state."

"And you found all of them?" He tried to calculate an approximate 
value for all of the rocks on display. There were twenty shelves per 
wall and three walls. There were hundreds of samples here.

Smiling at Nevada, Ed answered, "Yes, I did."

"When did you find the time to get them all?"

Remembering back to his days pushing cattle on places all over 
Arizona, Ed answered, "Driving cattle doesn't take that much 
attention. I found these around the places we camped or as I drove 
the cattle."

This went beyond a little hobby or some kid's idea of a collection. 
This room was as good as any museum. Nevada walked around the 
room looking from one specimen to another. Sitting in his chair, a 
very amused Ed watched him examine each and every specimen. 
Finally, Nevada sat down in the chair that Ed had carried in for 
him. Looking over at Ed he shook his head and said, "Well, I'm 
convinced you're serious about this. I don't know what kind of jobs 
they have for people in this business, but I can see that you'll be 
one of the better ones in the country."

Nodding his head, Ed said, "When I decided to go to college, I 
talked to John. He told me that if you are truly passionate about 
something, there is someone that will pay you for it. I believed him 
then and now I know that it is true." 

Nevada said, "Well, I'm not going to stand in your way. You've 
convinced me that you could make a living out of looking at rocks. 
In the worst case, you can find them and sell them."

That was not exactly what Ed had in mind to do for a living, but 
thinking about it he realized that wasn't entirely an unpleasant 
future. Ed said, "I don't know exactly what career I'll get out of 
this, but I'm sure that it will be a good one."

Surprised that he was agreeing with Ed, Nevada said, "I guess 
you'll start work Monday. I'm going to miss having you around the 
place."

"Thanks, I really appreciate all of the help you've given me. The 
opportunity that you offered was a good one. Believe me, I really 
had to think long and hard about the decisions that I've made." Ed 
smiled at Nevada and said, "Are you getting hungry? Lunch should 
be about ready."

Although he wasn't hungry, Nevada was interested in knowing 
more about John. He answered, "Sure, I'll join you for lunch."

Ed led him out of the office into the living room. The scene 
presented them was one of domestic tranquility. Beth was sitting 
on the couch reading a medical journal. Next to her, John was 
reading the latest issue of Physics Today. Next to John, Kelly was 
reading a magazine on home decorating. Ed said, "My, don't we all 
look comfortable?"

John looked at his watch and said, "Thirty minutes. It took you a 
little longer than I thought it would."

With a sly look at Beth, Kelly said, "Beth wins the bet. She said it 
would take thirty minutes."

John said, "That's because she has you working for her. She knows 
how much an employer will fight to keep a good worker."

Curious about the nature of the bet, Nevada asked, "So what was 
the bet?"

Smiling at Ed, Beth replied, "Who gets to spend the night with 
Ed."

Nevada looked at Ed, then at Kelly, and finally at Beth. It was 
difficult to believe that two beautiful women would be betting on 
which one of them got to sleep with Ed. With a little more respect, 
he looked at Ed wondering what was his secret. He said, "I thought 
that Kelly was your girlfriend."

Looking around the room at his fiancées, Ed shrugged his 
shoulders and said, "Things are a little more complicated than that. 
I'm engaged to all of them."

"All of them?" echoed Nevada incredulous. He looked around the 
room and asked, "Does that include John?"

Looking up from his journal, John answered, "Yes it does."

With an audible groan, Nevada looked at Ed wondering if he had 
joined some weird cult. Then he wondered if Ed was actually 
sleeping with John. Was Ed a closet faggot? To everyone in the 
room, the thoughts that were going through his head were clear. 
John said, "There's a lot about Ed that you don't know. He's taken a 
few days off from work, but I bet you don't know what he was 
doing."

Nevada, not knowing what Ed had done when he took days off 
from work, could only imagine what Ed was doing now that he 
knew about this group marriage thing. He snorted, "I've got a good 
idea, now."

Staring at John, Ed knew what he was going to talk about. He 
didn't want to be there during the discussion. Looking over at 
Kelly, he asked, "Would you like some help in the kitchen?"

When Kelly and Ed had left the room for the kitchen, John turned 
to face Nevada. He asked, "Do you remember the California 
quake?'

Nevada nodded his head as he stared at John. He said, "Yeah, sure. 
That was a pretty bad one."

Beth said, "You should have seen Ed and John running into 
buildings to pull trapped people out of them. It didn't matter if it 
was burning or not. If they thought there was a person inside, they 
charged in. There are probably five hundred people that owe Ed 
their lives."

Nodding, John said, "He was magnificent that day. That day 
formed a real solid bond between the four of us. We would pull 
them out and the women patched them up."

Puzzled, Nevada asked, "How come I didn't hear about that?"

"Ed doesn't like to talk about that day. He saw too much death and 
too many people on the verge of death," answered John. For a 
moment his thoughts turned inward and then he added, "It makes 
you reappraise what is important in your life. You see people dead 
and dying, you can't help but wonder if they had a happy fulfilling 
life."

Beth added, "You'd be surprised at the number of lonely people 
that we saw that day."

Nevada was surprised to hear them talk about rescuing people so 
causally. There wasn't any boasting in this discussion. None of 
them described their role in it, always what other people did. He 
said, "I'm impressed."

John said, "I guess you didn't know that he helped capture a serial 
killer."

Eyebrows raised and mouth open, Nevada shook his head. 
Recovering somewhat, he croaked, "Serial killer?"

John nodded and said, "I had tracked down a serial killer. Ed 
backed me up on making the arrest. He rescued two young ladies 
that were bound and gagged in the truck of a car."

Finding his voice, Nevada said, "You don't mean that guy in 
Utah?"

"Yes, I do."

That case was again in the news as the case was coming to trial. He 
had never heard of anyone so sick. He remembered a detail and 
said, "I thought that it was an FBI agent that caught him."

Smiling, John pulled his ID out of his pocket. Flipping it open, he 
showed his badge to Nevada as he said, "I am FBI."

"Oh," replied Nevada. He looked at Beth and asked, "What do you 
think about this?"

"If you want my opinion, they take too many chances," replied 
Beth, thinking back to the most recent death of John Carter.

John interrupted, "The thing is, that in Utah, Ed was faced with 
true evil for the first time in his life. The contrast between good 
and evil, well it makes you think about love and hate. You realize 
what it means to really love. Ed realized that love had nothing to 
do with sex. It was a desire to help someone become the best 
person that they can be. You've demonstrated a considerable 
fondness for Ed by trying to keep him from making what you 
believe is a mistake."

Nevada couldn't believe what he was hearing. How was it that Ed 
never said a word about that? There were depths here that he had 
never realized. The idea that he was fond of Ed was a little 
unsettling. Why was it that he had been trying to make sure that Ed 
wasn't making a mistake in his career choices? Was it that he 
actually cared about the guy? He decided these questions weren't 
going to be answered anytime soon. He changed the subject, "I 
guess you are telling me that you all care about each other?"

Laughing, Beth said, "I guess you didn't know about when they 
went after the white slavery gang."

Again, that was a national case that was hard to miss. He tried to 
remember some of the particulars about the case, but ended up 
pulling a blank. He said, "I heard about the case, but I didn't know 
that Ed was involved."

Beth said, "John was mortally wounded in the raid."

Looking over at a very alive John, Nevada said, "You mean he 
died?"

Beth answered, "Yes, he did. For three minutes on the operating 
table, John was clinically dead."

Surprised, Nevada looked at John who just shrugged back at him. 
Not knowing what to say, he just answered, "Oh."

John looked at Nevada and said, "I wouldn't be here if Ed hadn't 
run through a gunfight to provide first aid until Beth could reach 
me."

Beth said, "Yes. Ed also took care of the kidnap victims after John 
was airlifted to the hospital. It was almost an hour later that he 
mentioned that his leg was hurting."

Noticing the look on Nevada's face, John said, "He was shot when 
he raced to save me."

Thinking back, Nevada remembered that Ed had been limping for 
a while. When he had asked Ed about it, Ed had said that he hurt 
his leg but that it was getting better. There wasn't even the smallest 
hint that he had been shot. Nodding he said, "That was the reason 
he was limping?"

Beth answered, "Only when he was tired."

"He was working fulltime with a bullet hole in him?" asked 
Nevada.

"Yes, Ed has a rather strict work ethic. He has enough money to go 
through school without working, but he believes that he has to 
work," replied Beth.

John shook his head and countered by saying, "Ed has a very 
strong sense of right and wrong. He feels that he has to contribute 
to society. If work constitutes a greater contribution, then he'll 
work. But if there is a greater need, the first one to volunteer is 
Ed."

Beth said, "Ed and John are warriors for good."

"You four really care about each other," replied Nevada. He 
couldn't imagine having done some of the things they described. 

While the discussion about Ed had been going on, Kelly had set 
the dinner table. It took her several trips to get all of the plates, 
silverware, and glasses out. She finally brought the food out. Once 
everything was settled, she called out, "Lunch is ready."

As everyone moved to the table, Rover crawled out from 
underneath it with a look of great indignation. Ed had come out of 
the kitchen in time to see Rover. He asked, "Rover, do you want 
out so that you can eat, too?"

The cat stretched and yawned before moving to the front door. Ed 
followed and let the cat out. Amazed at the almost human behavior 
of the cat, Nevada couldn't believe how these four people just 
accepted it. 

The dinner was an amazing experience for Nevada. The 
conversation around the table, was fast, intelligent, and humorous. 
They teased each other with good natured jibes. There were 
numerous jokes about how John was giving away all his money. 
He had them rolling on the floor when he was telling about how 
Mrs. South was going to be put in charge of sex education as part 
of his national education effort. By the time Kelly brought out the 
peach cobbler for desert, Nevada felt like part of the group. When 
they retired to the living room, Nevada understood why Ed would 
accept to be part of a group marriage. 

As he sipped his coffee, he said, "You guys have joked about John 
giving away all of his money. What did you mean by that?"

Looking up at Nevada, Ed said, "I'm sorry. I thought you knew. 
John has given up ninety-five percent of his income from his 
inventions to form a foundation to help people."

"Ninety-five percent?" He had no idea how much money that 
meant. 

Noting his confusion, Ed clarified, "Yes, that will be several 
hundred billion dollars over the course of the next few years."

Standing, John winked at Kelly. With a mischievous grin, he said, 
"I need to check on Rover. He should be done feeding now."

Kelly answered, "You probably need some help."

"Help?" asked Beth. Laughing she retorted, "You just want to get 
out of doing the dishes."

"Hey, I cooked, you clean!" retorted Kelly. Together, John and she 
left the house. 

Watching them leave, Ed said, "I'll clean. Why don't you talk a 
little with Nevada?"

Beth and Nevada chatted while Ed worked in the kitchen. Taking 
in all of the messy dishes and pans, he was astounded. Kelly was a 
good cook, but she left lots of dirty dishes behind. Despite the 
mess, he appreciated the chance to work around the house for a 
change. The difference in working hours would give him a chance 
to catch up on things. This was his first Saturday free in ages and 
the chance to spend it with his lovers made it even better.

Returning to the living room, he overheard Beth say, "Most of the 
people in town don't know the real Ed. He's a lot better of a person 
than they give him credit."

Nevada asked, "You don't think he'll have problems because of the 
group marriage thing?"

"Sure, we all will. I'm a medical doctor at the hospital. What do 
you think people are going to say when they find out that I'm 
marrying a woman? Kelly is just a nurse there, but she'll be forced 
out before I will. John works for the FBI. What do you think will 
happen to him? Despite all of the public pressures we will face, it 
won't change the fact that we love each other." Sitting straight up, 
Beth looked directly at Nevada. She added, "Ed will have the 
easiest time."

Nevada shrugged and made no real comment. Noncommittal, he 
said, "We'll see, I guess."

Ed sat down on the couch next to Beth. With a crooked smile, he 
said, "Are you trying to defend my honor again?"

"No, we all know you have none."

Ed laughed and put an arm around Beth. Settling in next to her, he 
said, "That's what I like about you. There's no way to get a swelled 
head around you."

Nevada shook his head and said, "Well, I better head home now. 
It's been an interesting afternoon. You can come by and pick up 
your final paycheck anytime this week."

Ed led Nevada to the door and watched him leave. As he watched 
Nevada drive off in his pickup truck, he could hear Beth moving 
around behind him. Closing the door, it was as though a chapter in 
his life was ending. A sadness settled over him as he watched his 
job as a cowboy drive away. He'd have to do something about his 
horse.

He turned to find Beth standing in front of him naked with arms 
outstretched. With a gentle smile, she said, "Come to me, my 
husband to be. Allow me to pleasure you."

Smiling at the invitation, Ed crossed the living room to stand in 
front of her. She knelt and helped him out of his boots. There were 
times when she hated that he always wore boots. It was so hard to 
get him out of them gracefully and it tended to ruin the mood she 
would try to set. She struggled a little with the boots today. 

Once the boots were off, she removed his socks. Standing over her, 
he was looking down at her naked form. Her hair, short and blond, 
didn't hid the gentle swell of her breasts tipped by delicate looking 
pink nipples. His cock responded to the view she presented to him. 

She stood and slowly unbuttoned his shirt. He stood watching her 
work, her eyes meeting his with love and tenderness. He wanted to 
help, to reach out and touch her, but every time he made a move, 
she would gently say, "Allow me the chance to pleasure you for a 
change."

As she removed his shirt, she bent down and kissed his nipples. It 
was like an electric shock coursed through his body. She stood and 
started to unbuckle his belt. The western style buckle made it easy. 
The button at the top of his jeans presented no problem, nor did the 
zipper. She knelt as she lowered his pants to the floor. With his 
pants on the floor, Ed stepped back out of them. Moving the pants 
aside, she move closer and grasped his boxers. As she lowered his 
boxers to the floor, she kissed his erecting cock. 

With the both of them naked, Beth led Ed to the bedroom. With the 
slightest of pushes, she forced him lie back upon the bed as she 
climbed atop him. As he looked at her well trimmed pubic hair, she 
positioned herself to straddle his body. Bending over, she kissed 
him gently on the lips. As he responded, she kissed his neck and 
moved on to his chest planting little kisses. By this time, his cock 
was fully erect straining for attention. 

She continued her slow exploration of his body, kissing parts that 
had never been kissed before. Her hands traced gentle patterns 
across his chest, pausing occasionally to pinch his nipples or to 
tease his skin with feather light tickling motions. As his senses 
headed towards overload, he realized that he had never had a 
woman make love to him before as the active partner. His past 
lovemaking with women had always involved him as the active 
partner. 

When she reached his cock, rather than immediately swallowing it, 
she kissed it and rubbed her cheek against it. Light teasing kisses 
tickled his balls. Never had he experienced anything like that in the 
past. Legs trembling, his cock leaked pre-come, desiring to be 
embedded within her womanhood. Her hands now ran along the 
length of his legs. The touch of her hand was less gentle, but even 
more sensual. Ripples of energy ran from his toes to the top of his 
head, lingering fleetingly deep behind his cock. 

When she finally took the head of his cock into her mouth, she 
slipped a hand between her own legs. As the tension increase in 
Ed, he lifted a leg slightly. She moved so that she straddled his 
upraised leg and started to slowly rub her sex against it. With her 
hands free, she used one to hold his cock at an angle that made it 
easier to pleasure him. Looking down at her, through eyes half 
open, he saw her looking up at him. Her pupils were dilated with 
sexual excitement and her lips formed a secret smile when her 
mouth left his shaft. This was the most amazing and erotic sight 
that the man could imagine.

Ed was about to explode from the sensations of her lips on his cock 
and her rubbing herself against him. His leg was covered with her 
juices as she drove herself towards orgasm. Trembling from 
excitement demanding to be let loose, Ed closed his eyes lost 
entirely in the sensations of touch.

Close, but not quite ready to come, she moved up and lowered 
herself upon his cock. The warmth of her wet passage covering his 
cock, forced open his eyes. Looking down at the point where they 
were joined, he could see her lips stretched to accommodate his 
cock. Breathing heavily, his hips thrust upward to meet her 
halfway. Settling fully upon his cock, she let her weight force his 
hips back to the bed. With small rocking motions, she ground her 
cunt against his body allowing the friction of skin to skin contact to 
take her to higher levels of excitement while controlling his need 
to ejaculate. 

Time passed as she worked him, ever so slowly, towards release. 
By the time it came, she had experience two very small orgasms. 
For ten minutes, his toes had been curled as the body strained for 
just that little bit more that would drive him over that boundary. 
When it came, his entire body reacted to it. He was completely 
unaware of his ejaculation as a full body orgasm ripped through 
him. This wasn't the kind of orgasm where jet after jet of come 
shout out, but one where the come poured out nonstop until he was 
drained.

There was not the normal desire to come and pull out. She leaned 
over him, holding her body close to his. He reached up and held 
her in an embrace, not quite sure where he was or what time it was. 
Time, at some point, had lost its hold over him. He held her tightly, 
even as his shrinking cock slipped out of her. His come running 
out of her, was warm, but cooled quickly before drying to a crusty 
patch. It didn't matter to him, he was in the arms of a woman that 
he loved. 

He fell asleep, knowing that he was loved and safe in the arms of 
his lovers. It was an amazing feeling. Sometime, while he slept 
Beth moved off him and slept beside him with a secret knowing 
smile upon her face. She too had discovered what it meant for a 
woman to make love to a man. 

Ed woke after an hour and covered her with a sheet. Standing by 
the side of the bed, he looked down upon her. He didn't see a 
beautiful woman that was naked, but a loving human being that 
glowed with her love for him. The sight took his breath away and 
filled his heart with hope.

Leaving quietly so that he wouldn't disturb her sleep, he returned 
to his study and went to work on his homework. It only took him a 
minute to become lost in geological forces. Time passed quickly as 
the man totally immersed himself in the material. While others 
might read the same thing to fall asleep, it invigorated him.

He didn't hear anything happening around him. Sated with her 
activities earlier, Beth left and returned several times. A very 
amused Kelly came in and looked in on him, finding it hard to 
believe that he had slipped out of bed while Beth slept without 
trying for a repeat performance. They all returned to John's to plan 
dinner, leaving Ed lost in the other world that he occasionally 
visited. Of all members of the group, John understood Ed's loss of 
self in the material the best. 

Looking up, Ed suddenly realized that he had covered material that 
wouldn't be taught in class for another two weeks. He also realized 
that his study had darkened as the sun was setting. After looking 
around the house, he headed over to John's confidant that everyone 
was over there. Much to his surprise, no one was home. 

He returned home to have a glass of iced tea and think about his 
situation. The iced tea, cold and refreshing, helped wake him. He 
thought about the whole day with his future family. He had played, 
talked, entertained, loved, and worked. It was the kind of life that 
he wanted to continue. 

Twenty thousand was not that much of an investment for a life like 
today. Of them all, Kelly had the least amount of money. He 
wondered how Kelly was going to afford it. Of course, there was 
nothing requiring her to put in that amount. Maybe he would match 
the amount that she put in just so that she could put in less without 
feeling cheap.

His thoughts were interrupted by Kelly's arrival. She breezed into 
the house and said, "You're done. Come on down to Maria's with 
us. You didn't have a chance to enjoy our dinner the other night, so 
we've decided to do it again."

Ed grabbed her hand and pulled her onto her lap. Squealing with 
delight, Kelly wrapped her hands around Ed and kissed him. Once 
she had settled down, Ed said, "Kelly, you and I are the poorest 
two entering into this marriage. I don't know about you, but twenty 
thousand is a bit of money and I'm worried that you and I will be 
put in a bad financial state."

Smiling at Ed because of his thoughtfulness. She knew what he 
was doing; he was putting himself in a position to allow her to 
afford entry into the family without taking out a loan. She 
answered, "Don't worry about me. I've got an idea or two on how 
to raise the money."

"I just don't want this to be hard on you," replied Ed. 

Changing the subject, Kelly climbed out of his lap while grabbing 
a hand. She said, "Let's go to supper."
