JC: Ed Biggers
Part 2: Equilibrant
Chapter 11
By
Lazlo Zalezac
Copyright (C) Lazlo Zalezac, 2004

While the morning spent at the Federal Building talking about the 
raid had been tough, the afternoon spent swimming, getting a 
massage, and napping had re-energized him significantly. The time 
for the guests to arrive had come so he went to the living room to 
welcome their guests. He knew it was a wasted effort because Ling 
would warn Bill before they ever made it to the door, but he felt 
like it was a nice touch for at least one of the family to be there to 
greet visitors.

Beth entered the room and grabbed him by the arm. She said, "You 
have to come with me for a minute."

Concerned, he followed her to her room. Once there, Beth got 
down on her knees and unbuckled his pants. Very surprised, he 
watched as she lowered his zipper. She pulled his pants down 
around his knees. Predictably, his cock responded to the suggestion 
of what was to come next. It didn't matter how many times he had 
sex with Beth or Kelly, just the merest hint was enough to get him 
excited. 

As she slipped her mouth over his partially rigid cock, his erection 
swelled to its full size. Concentrating her oral administration on the 
sensitive head of his cock, her efforts were having immediate 
effect. When her hand started massaging his balls with a soft gentle 
touch, it became too much to resist. With a suddenness that 
surprised both of them, Ed came, his come bursting forth into her 
mouth. She struggled to keep up with the flow, but it was too much 
and spilled out her mouth. When he calmed down, she used a 
finger to wipe the come into her mouth.

Legs shaking, Ed said, "Wow."

Smiling up at him with his slowly softening cock still in her 
mouth, Beth was pleased that after being married for so long, she 
could bring him off so quickly. It always amazed her at how much 
power she held over the men in the family. Letting his soft cock 
escape from her mouth, she said, "Now you are ready to entertain."

He knelt down and lifted her to where he could kiss her. Holding 
her head between both hands, he kissed her with a tenderness and 
love that touched every part of her soul. He leaned back, traces of 
his come on his lips, and said, "I love you so much."

His words brought tears of happiness to her eyes. If there was one 
thing of which she was sure, that was the love Ed, John, and Kelly 
had for her. It amazed her that while others might search in the 
hope of having a single person love them, she had been fortunate 
to find three. As a successful woman, she had been afraid that most 
people would have been more interested in her success than in her. 

After Ed dressed and they washed themselves, the pair returned to 
the living room. Mike and Deana were already waiting for them 
with drinks in hand. Ed greeted both of them, shaking hands with 
Mike and hugging Deana. The hug surprised her, as she was used 
to most people shaking hands with her. 

Mike asked, "Do you guys still have the swimming pool?"

Surprised at the question, Ed replied, "Sure."

Shooting a look that could kill at Mike, Deana asked, "Is it true 
that you have to be naked to swim in it?"

The question caused Beth to burst out in laughter. Giggling, she 
said, "I don't know if anyone has ever swam in it with a bathing 
suit."

Blushing brightly, Deana said, "I guess that leaves me out."

Surprised by her statement, Ed asked, "Why? I hope there's not a 
problem."

Chastising Ed, Beth said, "There are a lot of reasons. Being naked 
in front of other people could be against her religious beliefs or 
moral values. She doesn't have to explain that to us."

"Oh, I didn't think of that," replied Ed. After living for so long 
under the rule that if it harms none then do it, he had to remind 
himself that others lived by other sets of rules. He said, "I 
apologize, Deana. Beth is right, it isn't my place to question your 
values."

The reasons given were not the reasons why Deana had considered 
for not swimming. She was embarrassed to have her fat body on 
display. Taken aback by their concern for her, she said, "I just don't 
feel comfortable naked in front of other people."

John and Kelly entered the room in time to hear her statement. 
With a smile, John said, "It must be rough having a body that 
drives men wild."

"It's more like disgusts men," replied Deana with more than a little 
anger. Her whole life had been spent as the butt end of fat jokes. 
She wasn't about to put herself in a situation where she would 
spend an evening getting stared at.

Sitting down on one of the chairs in the room, John said, "I'll bet in 
terms of body ugliness, I have you beat hands down."

Looking over at the attractive man sitting across from her, she was 
half tempted to take the bet. When Mike started chuckling, she 
looked at him curiously. He put up his hands in protest and said, "I 
wouldn't take that bet."

Pouting, Kelly said, "I like his body."

Laughing, John said, "You have to accept that some people that see 
this body of mine are pretty disgusted by it."

Despite the teasing tone that Mike had taken earlier, the fact was 
that he had been looking forward to taking a swim all day. He said, 
"Well, I've wanted to take a swim all day. Is it possible to spend a 
little time in the pool before dinner?"

The entire group moved to the swimming pool. Deana followed 
with great hesitancy, afraid of becoming a public spectacle. Mike, 
on entering the pool room, immediately began to get out of his 
clothes. It was almost a race between him and Kelly as to who 
would get undressed first. Beth took her time as did John. Deana 
stared at John, unable to believe the number of scars all over his 
body. Ed went over to the mini-refrigerator and fixed himself an 
iced tea. He called over to Deana, "Would you like something to 
drink?"

Moving very slowly, she unbuttoned the blouse and let it fall to the 
ground. Her stomach was filled with butterflies. This was one of 
the hardest things she had ever done. She answered, "A good shot 
of scotch, please."

Going over to the intercom, Ed pressed the button and said, 
"Marguerite. One of our guests would like some scotch. Can you 
have some delivered to the pool room?"

From the speaker, Marguerite's voice replied, "Sure thing."

Ed turned to Deana and said, "Marguerite is bringing a scotch."

After having removed her pants, she looked at Ed in surprise and 
said, "I was joking."

Winking at her, he said, "You were only half joking. I decided to 
follow the half that wasn't joking."

Standing in front of Ed wearing only her heavy duty bra and plain 
panties, she shook in fear. Despite her fears, Ed just smiled and 
took a sip of his iced tea. Setting the glass down, Ed started to 
undress. When Marguerite came in the room, Ed said, "Your drink 
is here."

She turned and saw Marguerite with a tray containing a bottle of 
scotch, a bucket of ice, and a couple of glasses. It was nice to see 
that there was another full figured woman in the household. She 
examined Marguerite, acknowledging that the other woman was 
still skinnier than her, but at least she wasn't fashion model thin. 
As Marguerite set the tray down on a little table, she said, "Don't 
worry about them. They may talk like a bunch of sex maniacs, but 
they are very good at controlling themselves."

With great puzzlement, Deana asked, "What do you mean?"

"I walked around here naked for more than a week and they kept 
their hands to themselves. So don't worry about them. Get in that  
pool and have some fun," replied the chef. She understood better 
than most the hesitancy that a large woman would have in getting 
undressed in front of others.

Deana finally removed her bra, releasing her overly large breasts. 
They responded to gravity with predictable consequences, sagging 
halfway to her belly button. She glanced around to see the 
reactions, but everyone was busy with other things. It shocked her 
that they could ignore her ugly body as she undressed. After 
drinking a glass of scotch, she removed her panties and went over 
to the pool. 

Floating on his back and moving with a languid back stroke, Ed 
said, "Come in, the water is great."

Slowly moving into the water, Deana was surprised at the 
temperature. It wasn't too cold or too warm, but very comfortable. 
She lowered herself by bending her knees until only her head was 
above water. It was much nicer knowing that the water distorted 
her body. She slowly moved around the pool and watched as Mike 
and Beth started a water fight. It took less than a minute for the 
splashing to spread across the entire pool. Even Deana was 
participating, forgetting her nudity as she was caught up in the fun. 

After a while, the splashing calmed down. Moving over to Deana, 
Mike said, "They know how to play, don't they?"

Still laughing from splashing and getting splashed, Deana said, "I 
haven't felt this young in years."

"I know what you mean. The first time I came here it was like a 
fifty years were stripped away," replied Mike. He added, "I like 
coming out here and forgetting all about Washington and the 
politics out there. This whole group has changed my life in very 
positive ways. It will be good for you to get to know them better."

A smile broke over Deana's face as she watched Ed and John 
sneaking up behind Mike. It was easy to see that Mike was about 
to get dunked by the pair of them. She slowly backed away so that 
she wouldn't get splashed too much. She was surprised to see him 
backing away from her with a similar grin. When the two men 
pounced, she started to burst out laughing only to find that Beth 
and Kelly had been sneaking up behind her. She sputtered as she 
surfaced from her dunking. The two victims of the prank 
simultaneously pointed fingers at each other accusing, "You knew 
they were going to do that!"

Amid general and widespread laugher, they made their way out of 
the pool. As they lounged around the pool in the chairs, Ed asked, 
"So was this your first experience skinny dipping?"

Recognizing that the question was targeted at her, Deana replied, 
"I thought in my case it was called fatty dipping."

While others laughed at the joke, Deana could hardly keep herself 
from falling out of her chair. She was doubled over laughing at 
herself. For the first time in a long time she had made a joke about 
herself. It was as if an emotional damn had burst inside her. It 
wasn't long before the laughter turned to tears. Concerned, Beth 
and Kelly went over to her to make sure that she was okay. 

Deana cried for at least ten minutes before she calmed down 
sufficiently to talk. Apologetically, she looked up at all of the 
concerned faces. She whispered, "I'm so sorry."

Very worried about his guest, Ed said, "There's nothing to be sorry 
about. Is there anything that I can do?"

Looking over at Ed, she could see nothing but concern on his face. 
It was amazing to her that there wasn't the least hint of disgust in 
her appearance exhibited by any of the people around her. Even 
Mike was watching her with concern. She whispered to Beth, "I'm 
sorry. It's just that no one has ever been this accepting of my 
appearance, not even my ex-husband when our marriage was 
good."

Beth hugged her gently and replied, "You have nothing to be 
ashamed about. Anyone that thinks you are anything less than 
pretty has a problem, not you."

Kelly said, "Oh no! Our third guest should be here about now. We 
should get dressed and go out to greet our last guest."

"Too late," said Bill as he entered the pool room followed by a 
young woman. He had explained what she was likely to see, but 
she had insisted on going in anyway. 

Ed stared in shock at her and glanced over at Kelly and Beth. Both 
women were giggling at the success of their surprise. Kim looked 
around the room at all of the naked people and giggled. She hadn't 
believed the man who answered the door as to what she would see. 
She watched Ed with amusement while he quickly dressed himself. 
Others were getting dressed at a more natural speed.

Ed said, "Oh, Kim I'm sorry. What you doing here?"

Beth slapped Ed on the back and said, "Silly, this is our guest."

Blushing furiously, Ed mumbled, "I'm sorry I didn't realize."

The group moved from the pool room to the dining room. Beth and 
Kelly walked with Kim chatting about what she had witnessed in 
the pool room. Kim was very curious why these two women had 
come to her shop this afternoon and invited her to dinner. It wasn't 
until they mentioned that Ed Biggers was going to be there that she 
accepted their invitation. 

Kim asked, "So how do you know Ed?"

Beth answered, "He's our husband."

"Oh," replied Kim unsure what to make of that information. She 
asked, "So who are the other people?"

Kelly answered, "The one with the white beard is John. He's our 
other husband."

Beth said, "The older gentleman is Mike Holden, he's the director 
of the FBI. The other woman is Deana Ahlberg. She's head of the 
criminal investigations branch of the IRS. They are staying the 
night here."

Stopping in total surprise, Kim asked, "What are they doing here?"

Making light of the situation, Kelly said, "Oh, John and Ed broke 
some huge case this week. I'm sure you've seen it on the 
television."

Kim had seen the news and heard Ed's name, but had decided that 
it was a different Ed Biggers. Although it wasn't a common name, 
surely there had to be more than one in this country. From what 
she knew of Ed, he was a student at the University and highly 
regarded within rock collecting circles. 

She was still very curious why she had been invited to this dinner. 
From the way she had been invited, she thought it was a party for 
Ed and that two of his friends were trying to set him up with 
someone they knew he was interested in. She had spent the whole 
afternoon trying to look her best for this evening. Now she found 
out that he had two wives. She looked at them wondering if they 
expected her to join in their marriage.

Following them to the dining room, Kelly steered her to a chair 
next to Ed. Beth and Kelly sat across from Ed and Kim, smiling at 
the pair. John was seated at the head of the table with Mike and 
Deana flanking him. Deana was seated next to Ed and turned to 
him while looking at the young lady next to him. She asked, 
"Who's your friend?"

Ed apologized, "Please excuse my rudeness. Everyone, this is Kim. 
She owns the lapidary shop that I frequent. Kim, this Mike Holden, 
Deana Ahlberg, and John Carter. I assume that you already know 
Beth and Kelly."

Kim nodded as she processed the names. After a few seconds, it 
dawned on her who John Carter was. She looked around the table 
realizing that the three people at the head of the table were 
amongst the most powerful people in the country. Licking her lips 
nervously, she said, "I understand you are head of the FBI and you 
are the head of the IRS."

Laughing, Mike replied, "Tonight, we are just friends of the Carter 
Clan. We just enjoyed a great swim and now we are going to have 
a good meal."

Nodding, John said, "We usually make it a point not to talk about 
business at the dinner table. We get so few chances to be together 
that it ruins the atmosphere."

As Beth and Kelly nodded their agreement, Ed said, "We tend to 
be pretty busy that we only get to eat dinner together once a week."

Beth said, "With Ed wanting to go out for a week sometime soon, 
it may be the last chance for us to spend some time together for 
quite a while."

Looking at Ed, Kim asked, "Where are you planning on going?"

Glaring at Beth and Kelly, Ed answered, "I was planning on going 
rock hunting, but now I'm planning on going to jail."

At the head of the table, John burst out laughing. He hadn't known 
the wives were going to invite Kim over, but understood why they 
did it. Apparently, Ed understood as well. Kelly leaned across the 
table and said, "Kim, this morning Ed was talking about who he 
could take rock hunting with him. He said that he was going to find 
someone that liked riding, camping, and hunting rocks. When John 
suggested you, Ed said that he didn't feel comfortable with the 
idea. We invited you over so that he could ask you to go out 
hunting rocks for a few days."

Puzzled, Kim said, "Aren't you concerned about him being out 
with a woman?"

Beth asked, "Should we be concerned?"

"I would be if I were you," replied Kim with much more honesty 
than she would have given herself credit for in the past. She had an 
on again off again crush on Ed ever since the first time that he had 
come in her store. She didn't know if she could be good out alone 
with him for an extended period of time.

Frowning, Deana said, "I hate to agree with her, but she's real 
cute."

John turned to Deana and said, "Deana, our marriage is based on 
honesty and trust. If Ed and Kim were to do something, we know 
that he would be honest about his intentions with us and with her. 
Isn't that correct, Ed?"

"Yes, it is," replied Ed. He looked over at Kim and said, "That is 
why I was against us going out there together, despite what my 
wives and husbands may think."

Shaking her head, Kim said, "I'm afraid I don't understand."

Unhappy at having to explain himself, Ed said, "I afraid the 
problem is simple. I'm attracted to you and I like you. If we were 
to go out for a week alone, I doubt that I would be able to restrain 
myself if the opportunity were to arise. However, I don't think that 
you would appreciate knowing that you would never have a long 
term future with me."

Kelly said, "Ed, sometimes you are so blind."

Shocked, Ed said, "What?"

Kelly answered, "Look. You need a long term rock hunting buddy. 
John hates to ride horses. Beth and I dislike camping. Kim is a 
perfect rock hunting partner for you. She knows as much about 
rocks as you do. You've told us that many times. For her part, Kim 
might like to know that when she wants to go out hunting rocks, 
that you will go with her."

Beth added, "And if there is a mutually satisfactory sex thrown in, 
then all the better."

Not quite believing what she was hearing, Kim looked at the two 
women. She could see that they were serious, but this was beyond 
anything that she had ever considered. She looked at Mike and 
Deana hoping that maybe one of them might have a suggestion. 
Mike looked amused and Deana looked as confused as her. Feeling 
that she was supposed to say something, she found that she had 
nothing to say.

Fortunately for Kim, Marguerite and Bob came out of the kitchen 
with a tureen of soup containing a full bodied leek and potato soup. 
She went from setting to setting ladling out a portion of soup for 
each guest. Bob set two baskets of fresh bread on the table. 

While Marguerite was still serving the soup, Ling came down from 
the security center and said, "Robert White Feather is coming 
down the drive."

Nodding in acknowledgement of the message, John said, "Let him 
in, Ling. Bob, could you bring out another setting for Robert?"

Kim asked Ed, "Who is Robert White Feature?"

"He's the deputy of the local sheriff's office," replied Ed. He added, 
"He usually only comes over when there is trouble. I wonder what 
it is this time."

Ling returned with Robert White Feature. His black hair and black 
eyes with Indian features showed his heritage. He glanced around 
the table recognizing Mike and Deana from the news coverage this 
afternoon. He nodded to them and said, "Shirley has just thrown a 
television news crew out of her bar. They were asking a lot of 
questions about you guys."

John said, "We'll have Jim send our public relations person over to 
deal with them. How about joining us for dinner?"

Robert looked at the empty place setting at the end of the table and 
answered, "If it's not an imposition."

Mike slapped the table and pointed at Robert. He said, "I know 
who you are!"

Looking at Mike in surprise, Robert asked, "How would the 
director of the FBI know who I am?"

Mike answered, "Sydney Fitzpatrick told me all about you. He said 
that you were the best crime scene investigator that he's ever 
encountered. It is a real pleasure to meet you."

Unfazed by the source, Robert said, "That blind man sees better 
than most. I think he will enter a polyandrous marriage one day 
soon."

Smiling at the announcement of another polyandrous marriage, 
Deana said, "Yes, we have noticed a huge increase in such 
marriages of late. I would like to meet the tax accountant that came 
up with that particular contract. He's a brilliant man."

Ed smiled and said, "He's our accountant."

Intimidated by sitting at the table with an IRS agent, Kim asked, 
"Is it good?"

Nodding, Mike answered, "Yes, it is good. You see, when 
someone finds a way to use the law so that many people can be 
happy without being criminal everyone can win. This whole group 
marriage contract has implemented the concept of a marriage 
without raising the ire of the religious folks. On the surface, it is an 
economic union rather than a religious union. It also simplifies a 
tax situation that has been a long standing issue in Washington."

Ed raised his hand and said, "No talking shop!"

Laughing, Deana replied, "We were talking politics, not shop."

Robert shook his head and turned to look at Kim. Ed noticed the 
look and performed the appropriate introductions. Robert asked, 
"What brings you to this table?"

Smiling weakly, Kim said, "I think Ed's wives are trying to set me 
up as his mistress."

Without breaking a smile, Robert replied, "You could do worse 
than hooking up with the Carter Clan. Everyone that they reach out 
to ends up a better person."

That statement shocked Kim more than anything said the entire 
evening. Angrily, she asked, "So you think that I should sell 
myself to them?"

Shaking his head slowly, Robert said, "They wouldn't buy you or 
even try to buy you. They don't believe in harming anyone. If 
anyone at this table is suggesting a relationship between you and 
Ed, then it is because they think that both of you will be better for 
it." 

Turning to Kelly, she said, "Why did you do this?"

Kelly looked over at Beth for help. Licking her lips, Beth said, 
"There is a hole in Ed's soul. He needs a rock hunting partner. It 
should be someone that he likes and can grow to love. When your 
name came up, we thought you would be perfect."

Kelly added, "I guess we thought that you wouldn't be able to resist 
the chance to have a part of Ed for yourself. I guess that is our love 
for this guy showing through."

On that note, everyone turned to the business of eating. The soup 
was delicious even though it had cooled to a temperature below 
which it should have been eaten. As they ate, Ed thought about 
what Kelly and Beth had said.

When the soup was finished, Marguerite came out with the main 
course. It was lamb chops served on a fresh bed of mixed greens. 
In the center of the plate was a mound of pureed turnips in mashed 
potatoes. It was another Marguerite masterpiece. 

Everyone concentrated on the food, occasionally pausing to say 
how delicious the meal was. Deana looked over at Kelly and Beth 
and asked, "How can you stay so thin eating like this?"

Beth said, "We always leave a couple bites of on the plate. Those 
last few bites are always the difference between gaining weight 
and maintaining our weight."

Kelly added, "If you leave three bites on every meal, then you'll 
loose about twenty pounds over the year. You won't really have to 
starve yourself or follow some crazy diet to loose weight. Just take 
your normal servings and leave a couple of bites on the plate."

Kim at the end of the table was listening to the conversation with 
interest. She had never heard of that kind of diet and wondered 
why. In a way, it made perfect sense. 

As good as the meal was, it was finally finished. Everyone sat back 
in their chairs satisfied. Robert looked across the table at John and 
said, "Grandfather has again expressed an interest in meeting you."

Smiling, John replied, "I plan to go for a long walk when Ed 
returns from hunting rocks. I will be in the area of the reservation 
and may see him then."

Nodding, Robert answered, "I shall let him know."

John said, "I shall bring tobacco in case we meet."

"It is a wise man that is prepared for what may come."

After a pause, John said, "I shall remember that."

Robert said, "I hate to eat and run, but I should return to my 
duties."

With a wave of the hand, John gestured his goodbye. Robert left 
the room and headed out. Curious, Mike asked, "What was that 
about?"

The interesting question was who would answer the question. John 
and Ed looked at each other. Finally, John said, "I told him that I 
would be meeting his grandfather the next time I went for a walk 
and that I would come with the gifts that would make it a formal 
visit."

Kim had been quiet for a long time. She looked across the table 
and said, "Okay. I'll go rock hunting with you."

Her statement sent a shock wave across the table. Beth and Kelly 
squealed in happiness at the announcement. Ed spilled his iced tea 
and spent the next minute mopping it up. The most interesting 
response was from Deana. She said, "You've got to be kidding!"

Emphatic, Kim said, "No, I'm not kidding."

Even Mike was curious why she would accept what Beth and 
Kelly had offered. He asked, "Why?"

"Because I have the same hole in my soul. I sell quartz crystals to 
new age idiots that don't know the first thing about minerals. I live 
for the chance to go out and hunt rocks, but I hate to go alone," 
replied Kim realizing that she had many holes in her life, but that 
she had a chance to fill one or two of them.

Ed stood up from the table and offered her his hand. She took it 
and he led her away from the table. He didn't know where to take 
her, so he decided that the atrium garden would be the best spot. 
As they walked the path, Ed said, "We live according to very few 
basic rules in this household. The first and most important one is 
that if it harm none, then do it."

Kim answered, "That doesn't sound very restrictive."

Laughing, Ed said, "Well, it is a lot more restrictive than any other 
set of rules that I've ever encountered. For now, there is one thing 
that I have to be sure about. That is, will such an arrangement 
cause you harm in any way?"

"Like what?"

Ed answered, "Could it cost you your business by taking five days 
away from it? Would you end up hating yourself because of the 
how I am with my wives and husband? I can think of lots of other 
ways in which you could be harmed."

"Oh, I see," she replied. When they stopped to watch the fish in the 
artificial stream, she said, "No. I won't be harmed. I close my 
business quite frequently when I can't take the airheads any more." 

Ed led her around another bend, running into Tiger. The cat came 
up to them and checked out Kim. Ed added, "I'm afraid that one of 
the cats will come with us when we go out. It will probably be 
Tiger or Shadow."

Kim said, "That's okay. I like cats."

Ed led her around the garden enjoying the atmosphere. After the 
trip, he returned her to the dining room. Beth took her by the hand 
and said, "The men usually go up to the parapet and watch the 
sunset. We stay out of their way, mostly because it bugs us how 
they talk to each other."

Concerned that they were the type of men that talked crude about 
women or enumerated their latest conquests to each other, Kim 
asked, "How do they talk to each other? Are they crude or 
something?"

Kelly replied, "No. They hardly say a word, but get irritated if you 
talk too much. Sometimes when we're bored, we sit on the stairs 
and listen to them."

"Don't they mind?" asked Kim.

"No, usually they'll call out to us and make the odd little joke," 
replied Beth. 

Upstairs, John said, "She sure surprised me."

Nodding, Ed said, "Me too."

Mike said, "Must have been what Robert said."

The three men fell quiet and watched the sun set. This was not a 
particularly spectacular sunset, encompassing only yellow, red, and 
blue. Still, the quietness of the coming of night calmed the soul. As 
the stars started to appear, the men started drinking their iced teas. 
The night settled easily with the men comfortable in each other's 
presence. 

After a while, Mike said, "I missed this."

Smiling, Ed said, "This is one of the few times of day that I look 
forward to more than anything else."

"Yes, the peace and quiet of this time of day touches the soul," 
added John. A smile broke over his face and he said, "Speaking of 
peace and quiet, how's the audience on the stairs enjoying the 
sunset."

There was a lot of giggling from the stairs. Kelly called up, "Much 
better than the conversation. You guys are so boring!"


