I Want Her to Know What Love Is

The family finally all go home again, but the kids want to arrange a sledding party for the slave kids. While there, more stuff happens, and Rooster begins teaching his family about situational awareness. There's not much descriptive sex, but it's mentioned, as well as an erotic spanking. My thanks to JohnnyGalt for his editorial assistance. This work is copyrighted. Do not edit, alter, change, or publish this anywhere else, including non-written, without the author's express permission. ©️Copyright, 2026

I Want Her to Know What Love Is, Ch 29

I Want Her to Know What Love Is, Ch 29

Home Again and a Sledding Party

Home Again and a Sledding Party

Benson and Ann took the others home after the wedding cake. None of us drank much at this reception, the previous one still on our minds. I reminded Berserker and Maya of dinner at our house tomorrow before we left. They were still partying some. It's not every day two people got married for the second time. When we got back to our room, Bobbi, Sonia, and I packed up most of our belongings so we could go first thing in the morning.

Xiu knocked on our door, and when I opened it, she saw we were packing.

"Are you leaving?"

"First thing in the morning."

"Who will give me my orgasms?"

"Whoever has the control, Xiu. It's not tied to one person. The toy will stay with you, and the others will pass the control around."

"I feel safer with you here."

"There are some very tough and capable people here, Xiu. Any one of them could have been the one who saved you. I just happened to be at the right place at the right time. I'm not more special than any of these guys. If you do what they ask you to do, you'll be safe, protected, cared for, educated, and trained. I'm sure we'll be seeing you fairly often. Tommy and Belinda want to help out with the other kids as much as possible. It's not the end of our association. I just have a home to take care of and a business to run, and a wedding to plan for."

"Could I help decorate for your wedding?"

"We're holding it at a church and a dance studio, and the decorations are taken care of, Xiu. We'd certainly be happy to have you come to the wedding. In fact, we could use a bridesmaid. Bobbi was going to be a bridesmaid, but now she's part of the wedding, so we could use another one. Would you like that?"

"Would that be okay, Miss Sonia?"

"I think it's a wonderful idea, Xiu. We've been too busy with these other things to really work on our wedding the way it should be. We'll make sure you get to the wedding shop and get a gown. You'll make a lovely bridesmaid."

"Thank you, Miss Sonia."

"Bobbi, since I'm kind of attaching myself to you, would you like Carole and Mandy as bridesmaids for you? I know you don't get the wedding, but I've got all the paperwork to protect you and your children. Maybe get a more formal gown that isn't the bridesmaids' colors?"

"That would be wonderful, Rooster. I'll love that. I can take all three of them to Annika's."

"We haven't really discussed the kids, maybe something for them. Belinda would look sharp in a pretty dress, and perhaps suits for the boys?"

"Yeah, we really need to nail down this wedding stuff," Sonia said.

"Was there anything else you needed, Xiu?" I asked.

"I was wondering what everyone was going to do tomorrow."

"I've got a family gathering scheduled. A lot of stuff has happened, and I need to make sure all are doing fine. I haven't been spending enough time with them, especially the children."

"I understand, sir."

I put my hand on either side of her face and lifted it to look at me. "Your life is going to change for the better, Xiu. The program they're setting up here will help you a great deal if you follow it. You'll get stronger, more capable, able to operate independently without depending on anyone else, even me. No one will mistreat you anymore. You'll do great if you work at it, and I'm sure you know how to work hard. Do it for yourself, and not anyone else."

"Yes, si.....Rooster."

I kissed her forehead. "You should see us next weekend. We'll call with our arrangement for the bridesmaid dress."

She left and Bobbi said, "She seems a little lost."

"I'm not surprised. I'm sure it's overwhelming. She's been told what to do for six years, and now she's expected to act independently of orders, where if she acted on her own in the past, it probably resulted in punishment."

"It really pisses me off what they did to them," Bobbi said.

"Join the club. I've never been so happy to see so many people arrested. I would have happily bounced a few more people down some stairs."

"What are you doing Monday?" Sonia asked.

"Probably swing by work for a few hours and check on things there. That's something else that got neglected."

"You've taken pretty good care of us," Sonia said. "I don't feel neglected, and I have no complaints."

"Good."

I made sure they'd have no complaints tonight, either. I made sure to make love with both of them.

******

Before leaving on Sunday, I stopped to tell Beth, Joshua, Edgar, and Sahar how much I appreciated their help in dealing with the hooker issue.

"And I thank you for helping us find out it wasn't just a hooker issue, but a slavery issue. We helped a lot of people," Beth said. "It's the largest single group of people we've saved since I was rescued."

"Yeah, that surprised me. I wasn't expecting it. You might want to consider some of the smaller cities like Minneapolis in your efforts, not just the big coastal ones. Now that you know they're shipping slaves, you might want to go to a city and check for oddball RF signals. It might tell you how big the problem is in some of the other places."

"You're probably right," Joshua said. "So many of these trafficking groups move people from place to place. You think you get a handle on it in one city, and it sprouts up somewhere else because they moved the product."

"My company might be able to help you incorporate frequency scanners and such into your drones. Instead of jury-rigging them like we had to do here, put up RF drones as well."

"Not a bad idea," Edgar said. "If we send the specs to our drones, could you set up a proposal?"

"Absolutely. We don't have manufacturing capability here. I'll leave that to you, but we can design shit out of things, and I might even be able to extend the range and loiter time by twenty percent."

"How would you do that?" Joshua asked.

"Well, they're like a helicopter now, which is a really inefficient aeronautical design. It's why helicopters are slower and have less range than most other aircraft with a higher fuel load per mile. Some type of wing structure would increase lift so the batteries, motors, and rotors wouldn't have to work so hard. It may not be able to hover in one place, but could perhaps fly in five to ten-foot circles which would be similar to hovering, or have hovering capability like a helo once on target, but fly like a plane to and from which should increase the speed to get on target. Sort of like the Army and Marine Corps Osprey, but less complicated; no movable or rotating wings. You shouldn't need it for something so small and light with a limited payload. Might even be able to use the increased speed to turn small dynamos to charge the batteries in flight without too much drag."

"I'm no engineer," Edgar said, "but it sounds workable."

"Damn, Rooster," Sahar said, "and I thought your dog balls idea was good. It's nice to know you're not a one-trick pony."

"I hope not." I laughed. "That idea didn't make me any money."

"Made my day, though," she laughed.

"If you haven't left beforehand, I hope you can make my wedding."

"If we have gone," Beth said, "we might make a special trip back. Too bad it's in February. I'd love to see Minnesota in warmer weather."

"The reason we're going to Mexico for our honeymoon. Sonia wanted to go someplace warm where we could go nude. I've got a nice cabin on Lake Superior with a party boat for going out on the lake. Perhaps you could come this summer?"

"Where are you going for your honeymoon?" Joshua asked.

"Desire Riviera Maya Resort, in Cancun."

"I think I've heard of it," Joshua said. "Supposed to be pretty nice and a little racy."

"I hadn't, but Sonia found it. Bobbi's been a little hesitant, unsure of how much she wants to show off to strangers, but it did sound like fun. You're doing good work here. Keep it up."

"It gives me a lot of satisfaction to help others recover from slavery after I saw what happened to Beth and the others," Joshua said. "It's important work."

"I felt the same way. It's damned important work."

"Please don't be a stranger," Beth said. "We'd like to see you every so often as long as we're here."

"I won't be."

I gathered up my ladies, and after saying goodbye to Xiu and Wěi, we headed back home. The kids were glad to see us, as were Benson and Ann, finally together again as a family. I took the time to see how they were doing on their homework before we expected to see Maya, B, and their kids, and Mom and Doc.

The others showed up just after lunch. When Mom showed up, she was sporting a diamond on her finger.

"What's this," I said. "You're finally getting married again?"

"Yes," she said. "Doc was able to convince me that since the rest of you are planning to, or are already married, I should do the same. It didn't take much convincing, to be honest. He's the first man since your father I felt able to love."

"Bravo," Maya said.

"I'm sorry I sounded so negative when you got married yesterday. It's not because Alex isn't a fine young man. I know he is. It just seemed so sudden."

"Sudden since Greg died, I know," Maya said. "Not sudden in terms of how long it's been since I learned about Greg and started my virtual dates with Alex."

"Are you still going to include Sandy in your relationship?" Mom asked.

"Let's talk about that while the kids are swimming," Maya said, looking pointedly at her children.

We all went to the pool and took a quick dip before the adults got out and let the kids have the run of it. The kids included Quý, who was included in all the kids' activities, as if he was one of ours.

Maya finally answered Mom's question. "Sandy is really busy this time of year, and will be until the end of tax season. While we'll probably get to see her at least once a week, Alex and I will get to live together as man and wife for a few months, getting used to each other and all of our own foibles and habits. Alex still has another month to go of his enlistment, and has to leave tomorrow. That gives us until roughly the end of April to get used to each other, with the odd date with Sandy.

"If we still feel like Sandy should be included when we reach that point, she's going to give notice at her apartment and move in with us. So, the short answer is yes, but we don't know if it will still be the same when the time comes. The kids have gotten used to Sandy being at the house, so it won't come as a huge surprise if she moves in. Alex is the bigger surprise for them. He stayed with us for a week after finding out about Greg, but otherwise, they haven't had as much contact with him as I have, although they seem to get along well. They seem to like him, and reacted well when I told them I was marrying him. I'm assuming you've gotten used to your two children doing something so naughty as to include another person in their marriage?"

"I guess so. I can see how committed Bobbi and Sonia are to Robert and each other. It seems strange to me, but they seem to make it work."

"Doc, have you set a date for your wedding?" I asked.

"We have not. I just asked Helen last night. I was half afraid she wouldn't accept."

"Since multiple weddings seem to have become the rage all of a sudden, how would you and Mom like to share ours?" I asked.

"I don't want to spoil your time," Mom said.

"You're not spoiling our time," Sonia said. "Bobbi and I were both married before and got the big wedding. Rooster doesn't care, as long as he ends up married, which is why Ann and Benson are sharing the date. He can give you away. It's no problem, really."

"You're sure you don't mind?" Mom asked me.

"If I cared, I wouldn't have asked," I said. "I think love should be shared, as often as possible, with all of the ones you love."

"Who's giving Sonia away?" Mom asked.

"Tommy," she answered. "He was the man of the house when I met Rooster."

"We could be Matrons of Honor for each other," Ann said. "I think it's a wonderful idea. We both lost husbands far too young, and we've been lucky enough to find someone else to share our lives with. I'm excited by the prospect, although I haven't waited for marriage to start before sharing Benson's bed. I was too desperate to wait that long."

"When do the other Unit guys have to report back?" Mom asked.

"Except for Preacher, the rest have to go back Wednesday," I said. "They're spending some time with their new brides until then. Preacher is going with Cherry to Switzerland while she has her surgery. He left today."

"What do you think, Doc?" Mom asked. "Is that too early for you to get things together, send out invites, and the like?"

"Not too early for me. I'm used to getting things done fast and without much warning. Life in the military prepared me for that."

"Okay, then. Let's do it."

"We've been using Annika's for our dresses, Helen," Sonia said. "We have to take Xiu there for a bridesmaid dress. We can take you at the same time. Rooster is going to work tomorrow, so it would be a good day to go."

"I'll meet you here at whatever time you want," Mom said.

"Nine, should be plenty of time," Bobbi said. "I'll let Xiu, Carole, and Mandy know. They need bridesmaid dresses as well."

Berserker and I went into the pool with the kids to toss them around a bit, while the lady folks and elder gents discussed the wedding. I got the better part of that deal, believe me. The supper that evening was filled with so much love and laughter. For the first time in several weeks, it seemed like we had nothing to worry about.

The others left at 8:30, and we put the children to bed. Sonia, Bobbi, and I had a very lengthy and productive time together. How productive wouldn't be known for a while.

******

I showed up for work at eight, and after Bruce gave a rundown of all that had happened at Cybernetics while I was out of touch, I told him that I'd had an idea for some improvements to some surveillance drones made by Greenbriar Industries. They'd be sending one to us in a few days, and we could start work. I sketched out my ideas for the work. Bruce told me the vacation app was done, and he'd already had an offer on it for two million plus 10 percent royalties on each one sold. Plus, the sex toys were ready to go into production. We'd just collect royalties on each sale for the idea.

"What should I do with Maya?" Bruce asked me, "now that the app is done?"

"Nothing. You can let her go with a nice letter of thanks. She got married on Saturday."

"Really? I didn't even know she was engaged."

"She wasn't until Friday." Bruce snorted. "What can I say? The guy came for the weddings of three Unit buddies, and since Maya's husband got killed in the jail, she didn't have to wait for a divorce any longer, and he had to go back today, so they tied the knot like that." I snapped my fingers. "Both of them are doing well."

"So, five of your Unit buddies married, four of them to hookers?"

"Ex-hookers, Bruce, and I want to have a staff meeting at eleven. So much shit has gone on since before the holidays. There's something I have to say to everyone."

"Is it related to that slave business I saw in the news you were involved in?"

"Yes. Very much so."

"I'll send out the notice now."

"Thanks. I'd like to see Larry and Ken now, however."

"Are they in trouble?"

"No, just checking up on them after the bugging incident."

"Sure, I'll send them to the office. One at a time or both together?"

"One at a time. I'll start with Larry."

Larry showed up, and he said, "What can I do for you, Mr. Johnson?"

"I wanted to see how things are going between you and Violet."

"They're going quite well. Violet has become a little more experimental regarding sex since the troubles. What Sonia said to her made a lot of sense, that there shouldn't be anything a married couple should be unwilling to try. It may not be for us, but how would we know without checking it out?"

"That's excellent, Larry."

"We're talking about having a baby."

"Congratulations."

"I'm glad I came clean with her. Things are so much better. We're talking more, and sharing more with each other."

"I'm glad to hear it."

"Is that all?"

"Yes. Just wanted to know everything was going well considering what happened."

"I think we realized how much we really loved each other when we thought the other one was in danger."

"It shouldn't have to come to that, but I'm glad you figured it out. I also thought you should know you were very helpful in freeing close to a hundred slaves, in addition to those we found on Lake Street."

"How was I helpful in doing that? I didn't do anything."

"Not exactly anything, but you helped bring attention to the problem. If not for you and the danger posed to you and your family, we might not have realized how big the human trafficking problem was. By calling for some outside help, we got some experts here, who helped identify how bad it was. There are close to two hundred women and lots of children getting the help they needed. I'll say more on that issue at the staff meeting today."

"Thanks, Mr. Johnson."

"You're welcome."

Ken arrived about ten minutes after Larry left. "Ken, any trouble sitting down these days?" I asked.

Ken smiled. "Not so you'd notice, Mr. Johnson, but Barbara does give me a weekly reminder of where my priorities are. Not as big of a reminder as I received the first time, more of a gentle reminder, so I don't forget."

He rubbed his bottom, so it was perfectly clear what he was talking about.

I laughed. "How's her pregnancy going?"

"Very well. A little nausea on occasion, but she's still eating healthy."

"Good, good. Kids doing well, Princess and Mighty Mite?"

"They're doing great."

"Glad to hear it, Ken."

"I really want you to know how much I appreciated what you did for Barbara and me. It made a big difference to us. It might have kept us together as a family."

"As long as you keep in mind what you almost lost, and what you could still lose if you're not careful."

"Yes, sir."

As soon as Ken left, I prepared for my staff meeting. There was a lot to cover.

******

"Ladies and gentlemen," I began the meeting, "I'm sure most of you have seen news reports about some of the things going on in our fair city and state recently, the women and children who were victims of human trafficking, and the people, including some high-ranking or influential people who were involved, and the arrests made. I'm happy that I was a part of it, because I've learned a lot, and I'd like to share some of that with you.

"I used to believe that prostitution was a victimless crime, and perhaps, should be legalized, because who was it hurting? While that may be true in some cases, it's not true in all cases. Something like ten percent of the women working on Lake Street were slaves, and not there of their own free will. The number is higher in massage parlors, because they have more control of the women in them. Women, and sometimes children, were kept locked up there. The first place that I helped take down, had women chained to their beds in the basement, and what children there were, kept in cages. Nobody was there voluntarily, except the thugs who kept them in line, and the staff setting up the appointments.