Chapter 23.5
"We were very lucky that Terri and Hanna were with us in Germany that time. Those girls have gone through enough hell already. I want to thank you for everything you and your group have done. I don't know who is in charge but please pass the word along that I am truly grateful for everything. Maybe someday we can throw a huge party for everyone who is helping so they can meet Terri and Hanna and find out first-hand what wonderful young ladies they are." I said.
Judy continued by saying, "Ted, those guys you have sitting in the van spend more time sleeping at night than they do watching the Simpson's house. Would you be interested in my returning the item one of my crew members appropriated one night while your guys slept soundly?"
"That was the same night an attempt was made on the Simpson's house and there was no response from the van. My people stopped by the van after the attack to see what was going on. They opened a door and when they saw your guys sleeping, they took a camera as proof they'd been there." Judy said.
Ted stared at Judy before saying, "I didn't know. I'm so sorry. Yes, I'd like the camera back and I'll raise holy hell. Also if you tell me what night that was, I promise you those guys will be fired. I won't stand for that kind of dereliction of duty. Those guys in the van are different than Mary, Shelly and Joanna. They get time off at home unlike these girls who are on duty, living and breathing safety detail twenty four hours a day."
Judy paused to gather her thoughts for a few seconds before she started talking, "I don't want to worry any of you but there is some big money being spent to harm Terri and Hanna. I want you to understand we've recently discovered Harold Gordon has ties to the mob and we feel that's where some of the money is coming from to finance the high priced mercenaries, like The Butcher."
"Dan, before he was killed, The Butcher was the most sought after mercenary because of his high success rate for completion of his missions. He was known to enjoy using the most excruciating torture to accomplish his mission. As I told Joanna, he delighted in torturing both males and females. He used to break individual bones on extremities to prolong his torture. When his victim passed out, he would wait until they came to before he started again. When dealing with a male victim, after all his questions were answered, The Butcher's signature, to his torture, was to cut off the male's cock and balls and stuff it down their throat so they would choke or bleed to death, which ever happened first."
"I don't want to gross you out but there's much more I can tell you about The Butcher." Judy said with a questioning look on her face.
More than what you've already told me?" Joanna queried.
"Yes, much more than what I told you." Judy added.
"Please, I've got to know more about the man I killed. I know enough to confirm I did the right thing, but ..." Joanna asked.
Judy looked at each one of us, "Alright then, but stop me if I get too graphic for any of you. The Butcher was out of control, he'd torture whole families to accomplish his mission. His M.O. (method of operation) or in Latin (Modus Operandi) was to attack his victims when they were most vulnerable. It didn't matter to him where the victim was at the time of the attack. As of late, the last four or five years, he started involving the victim's family in his quest to accomplish his mission."
When none of us spoke up, Judy continued, "As with the attack at your house Dan, he came in the early morning hours, thinking everyone was asleep and most likely not to put up much of a fight. After he and his team successfully subdued all the subjects in a house, he would take them all into one room and make everyone strip naked. It didn't matter to him male or female or the age of those in the house, including younger members of the family. In the last year or so he included torturing the younger members of the family in front of their parents to get the answers to his questions. Sometimes, he even went as far as to capture a relative's family to torture in front of his victim."
"I'm not going to go into any details and tell you specifics but we are all adults here and we can imagine what he did. It's been reported, one of his recent specialties was to initiate his sexual perversion on families by making them have sex with each other, age or sex didn't matter to him. He also took perverse pleasure in torturing a female family member in front of his victim. It was also reported he recruited males to engage in gangbang style sex and when they finished he would stuff foreign objects into their body, to make them scream in agonizing pain."
"If he had been successful the night he broke into your house, everyone there would have died a horrible death. He never left a house with anyone alive, to tell the story." Judy finished saying.
Mary and Joanna were beside each other and Mary put her arm around Joanna. Both of them were wide-eyed as they listened to Judy speak. Joanna exclaimed, "That's so fuckin' barbaric!"
"That's why it was so important to tell you not to feel bad for killing him. I told you, you did the world a favor that day. You could have been one of his torture victims since Terri and Hanna weren't in the house that morning. I know he wouldn't have accepted the fact they were in Germany so all of you would have been tortured." Judy replied in a matter of fact voice.
"I'm going to change the subject and tell you, our operatives searched and found four other girls who are now in our protective custody. They were identified from pictures and movies we recently recovered when we discovered Harold Gordon sold pictures and movies of naked girls and young ladies. I'm sorry to say two other young ladies were tortured to death before we were able to find them."
"Ted, we have checked you out completely and my superiors feel we can trust you. During our investigation into Harold Gordon, Pete Jensen and Bill Jefferson we've discovered Harold Gordon has made large donations to the local Congressman and your police chief. We don't know what the money was used for yet, but we have the records. We are also in possession of some evidence the Congressman and your police chief received both pictures and movies of young girls who worked for Harold Gordon or he had contact with. I won't go into any more detail right now but if you are the honorable man we think you are, we will aid you in any investigation you wish to start."
"I don't want to disillusion any of you but I will tell you there's no way for you to investigate this on your own, it's way too big and stretches outside this country. If you'd like some assistance from the county sheriff's office, we can assist you with that. The District Attorney, as far as we can tell, is also an honest man. We are checking out the judges because Harold told us that he has connections in high places. We don't want to leave any stone unturned."
"Ok, I've done most of the talking so I'll try to answer any questions you may have. Please keep in mind, I can't give you specifics on our investigation but I can assure you we have greater ability to investigate than any police department." Judy said as she looked around at all of our faces.
Over the next thirty minutes, Judy tactfully answered most of our questions. She told us there were some things she wouldn't go into until she had the paperwork in her hands. She didn't want any misunderstandings. Even when we got out of the water and dried off, we spread our towels out on the ground and talked. Ted questioned Judy about the four girls they had in protective custody and asked if they would be available to testify in court. Judy said, "Believe it or not, we are on the side of law and order. We will do everything we can to help put those three bastards in prison, for the rest of their lives. Our organization IS NOT a rogue organization. It might surprise you to learn we have both current and former officers of the law working for us as well as former military personnel."
Judy looked at Joanna and said, "If you remember the morning of the break-in, I called up to you not to shoot. I didn't have time to tell you why but my partner was busy taking face pictures of those guys we took down, while I covered him. We needed to be able to identify those guys. That's why I knew you had killed The Butcher. Obviously, the only picture we didn't get was the guy you had down in the hallway upstairs."
Ted was interested in learning more about his boss, the police chief. Judy was forthcoming with some information but I think she held back giving all the information. Judy told Ted if he was truly interested in starting an investigation, she would provide some documentation to get him started in the right direction. Ted expressed his interest in the information, but Judy warned Ted not to tip his hand before he was ready. She explained she didn't want to add his safety to those, her group were already protecting. She said, "I don't know if you know it or not but there are some dirty cops in your department beside the chief and I don't want you to get caught in a friendly fire incident."
Ted looked a little nervous before he asked, "I'm guessing you didn't make that statement without some kind of evidence?"
"Ted, when you get to know me or after you've worked with me for a while, you will find out I never make false allegations. Yes, we have some files you may..., no, you will be interested in looking at." Judy said.
Ted looked at Mary and Joanna before he swore them to secrecy. Both of them told Ted they wanted to help with the investigation.
It was getting late so I asked the final question. "Judy, I know a couple of young ladies who would enjoy meeting you. They would love to hear how you felt when you stomped on those guy's cocks. I'm sure anything you told them would be a real boost for them. Would you please come to the house with us?"
"I'll have to check with my team members and see what they think about it. I think we can work something out. Actually, wait right here, I'll be back in a couple of minutes." Judy replied.
We watched as Judy walked down the trail towards the road. The male stepped back out of the brush and held out her robe to her. Instead of putting on the robe Judy talked to the male for a few minutes before she turned around and walked back to us. When she returned she said, "We think it would be best if I came to your house in a car instead of walking back with you. Dan, would you have a problem if I bring someone with me?"
"No ... no, not at all. You are welcome in my home any time. I owe you and your team so much gratitude for assisting these dedicated officers in protecting the girls. Please if you can come over tonight, we'll make dinner and you can talk to Terri and Hanna and find out how sweet and intelligent they are. It's a shame they have to suffer through this shit."
"It's getting late but I think we can make arrangements to come to your home tonight. Dan, my team watches everything that happens around your home. Please don't change your routine or your lifestyle. Please don't tell anyone else in your home about our security teams. The less people who know, the better it is for everyone concerned. We already know you and your family and friends are nudists and that's the reason I presented myself to all of you without any clothes on. My partner and I will honor your nudist lifestyle and we will be nude when we come to visit you." Judy said.
Ted asked, "Will you ever trust us to see who you really are?"
"You may never really know if you see my real face or not. I have enough faces where I can meet you a couple times a day and you wouldn't know unless you hear my voice. I also have something to help me disguise my voice if I didn't want to reveal my identity to you. Today I have brown hair but I may be a blonde the next time you see me." Judy replied.
"Judy, we will be back at our house in a few minutes so please come as soon as you can so you'll have time to spend with the girls. If you want to talk privately with them, you can go up to Terri's room and close the door." I said.
"Dan, part of the reason my team volunteered to do this detail is because of the way you have tried to protect Terri and Hanna." Judy said while looking directly into my eyes. "My superiors are impressed you added that additional security system when it was apparent there was a hole in your current system. But, we will talk more when we come to your home in a little while."
We watched as Judy turned and walked back down the trail towards the road. This time, the male companion was standing in the trail waiting for her. We watched as Judy slipped her robe on but didn't tie it.
"Let's get back so we're at the house when they get there." I said.
Our group decided to walk the big trail all the way to the back yard and then go to the house. As we walked Joanna asked Mary and Ted, "I must be getting slow on the uptake. Did you hear Judy say that she and her partner were the ones down stairs on the morning of the break-in?"
"Yes." Mary said, "That's what she said. She indicated there was only two of them downstairs."
"BUT ..." Joanna said, "There were at least six or seven intruders. Two of them made it upstairs ... one went back down the stairs. There was plenty of blood all over the place and the counter top was smashed and chairs broken ... what I'm getting at ... they must have had their hands full."
"Joanna." Mary said, "You took out two of those intruders so it wouldn't be impossible for them to take out two or more working together. I don't think I'd want to fuck with Judy if she was the woman in the kitchen that morning."
Ted laughed before he said, "I guess I won't try to impress her with my ability to..."
Mary cut Ted off by asking, "Your ability to do what Ted? You're a wonderful fuck mate but my little sister could whip your ass."
Everyone, except Ted, snickered while Mary and Joanna high fived each other.
"Don't worry Mary; if you ever get into a scrap, you'll be happy that I'll have your back." Ted countered.
"Joanna, I wouldn't want to piss you off either after hearing about The Butcher first hand. You can be on my team any day." Ted said while looking towards Joanna.
"What are you talking about me being on your team?" You'll be damned lucky if I let you be on my team." Joanna countered.
I looked at Ted while Mary and Joanna high fived again and said, "Ted, you'd better quite while you're ahead. The girls are two to nothing..."
As we stepped up on the deck Kim and Beth rushed over to me and both of them hugged and kissed me. Likewise Marion rushed over to Ted. They acted like we'd been gone for a week. Kim looked at me with questioning eyes but I shrugged my shoulders and smiled.
The gate phone rang and Terri picked it up asking, "The Morrison residence, how may I help you?"
She listened for a few seconds before she looked at me asking, "Are you expecting Judy?"
"Yes, please let her in." I replied.
"I'll open the gate for you, please pull through the gate and wait for it to close before you proceed up to the house. Someone will meet you in front of the house." Terri said automatically.
Ted and Mary immediately started walking across the deck when Ted said, "We'll go out and meet her."
While they were gone, I walked over and selected a chair so I was facing the sliding glass doors. As usual, Beth and Kim selected a seat on each side of me. Joanna knew what was coming so she said, "Let's set up a few more chairs so we have enough for everyone to sit on."
The chairs were in place moments before I saw Ted escort Judy and a man who looked to be in his thirties out on the deck. Judy was still wearing her shoulder length brown hair and the guy had brown hair that was brushed back on the sides and the top pulled forward covering the top of his forehead. He looked like someone out of the fifties/sixties era.
I stood up and shook both of their hands and said, "Welcome to my home, I'm so very glad you could make it."
The man shook my hand last and said, "Hi, I'm Mike and we really appreciate the chance to meet you and your wonderful family and friends."
It was immediately apparent to me Judy was wearing the same face as she had on at the pond. It was not apparent whether the man was wearing a mask disguise or not.
Judy was about five feet nine or ten inches tall. Her legs were long and well-toned. Her arms and shoulders were feminine but looked strong. She had really nice C-cup breasts, and her pubic hair was completely shaved, or maybe waxed. Seeing Judy without the black uniform from the night of the "party", it was clear she was all woman but it didn't take much imagination to see how she could be lethal.
The guy was over six feet by three or four inches. His shoulders were wide and looked powerful. His chest and abdomen showed muscles and no fat. His waist was narrow. He also had long legs and they looked strong as well. His pubic hair was also shaved or waxed, and while his "package" didn't move me, I figured Kim would notice and look forward to a possible riding lesson on the stud pony.
He did have one abnormality. When his back was visible there was about a six inch cut of some sort on his left shoulder. It had to be rather fresh, as there were stainless steel staples along it, and the edges were a little red.
I also noted that while neither Judy nor Mike was as brown/tanned as my family members are, neither of them had tan lines. I thought that was an interesting detail I might like to learn a little more about.
Both of them were already nude so no one thought anything was different about the two. Terri came over to me and asked quietly, "Do you want me to get a couple of confidentiality statements for them?"
"No, that won't be necessary, not at this moment." I said.
I offered them a seat before I asked, "Would you like something to drink?"
I heard Mary say, "Got it covered Dan. I asked them while we were in the house."
Mary handed each of them a bottle of water. I started by saying, "I asked Judy to come here tonight so we can talk. But before we go any further I'd like to make the introductions so everyone knows who everyone is. On my right is my wife Kim, on my left is Beth. Those two who met you at the door are Ted and Mary. Seated next to Ted is his wife Marion. Seated next to her are police officers Shelly and Joanna. Last but not least, over here beside Kim is our daughters Terri and Hanna.
Mike spoke first and said, "I'm very glad to finally meet you. I've heard so many good things about all of you and now it's great to put faces and names together. From what I've been told, all of you have the highest family values of anyone I've met. It's wonderful to see and meet people who have not forgotten family comes first."
Suddenly there was a burst of laughter from the kitchen area and all of us looked in there to see Jenna and Kevin tickling each other as they made their way towards the deck. When they came through the doors they stopped and Jenna said, "Oops sorry, I didn't know we had company."
I smiled and said, "That's alright honey, I'd like you to meet Judy and Mike."
Jenna shook hands with both of them and then turned and said to Judy and Mike, "This is my boyfriend Kevin."
Kevin stepped forward and shook their hands saying, "Pleasure to meet you."
Jenna looked around at us after she slipped off her tank top saying, "Dad, mom, Kevin just got back in town about a half hour ago. He was working on a job about four hundred miles North of here. This is the first time I've seen him since we left for Germany."
Jenna looked at Kevin as she was unsnapping her pants and said, "Hurry up Kevin, get out of them clothes, we're way overdressed."
I asked Kevin about his job and his voice seemed to be a little unsteady and he sounded a little nervous as he started to undress in front of everyone. Jenna was down to her florescent yellow thong panties when she reached out and unbuttoned and unzipped Kevin's pants and pulled them down along with his boxers. She bent over at the waist with her ass high in the air and picked up his pants after he stepped out of them.
When she stood back up she said, "Kevin, would you like to take off my panties and show off my body to everyone?"
Kevin was dumbfounded so I spoke up saying, "Kevin I see you are not quite used to Jenna yet. She is every bit an exhibitionist. With Mike and Judy here, she's in exhibitionist high gear right now.
"But daddy..." Jenna countered, "All of us women are not going to be young and sexy forever, so we have to flaunt what we have while we still have it. Ain't that right Mike?"
Mike coughed and looked towards Judy. She nodded her head slightly but noticeably before he said, "Yes, I guess you're right."
Kevin stood behind Jenna as she faced the rest of us. Her yellow panties were really amplified against her brown tanned skin. Kevin pushed them downward until gravity sucked them the rest of the way down her legs to the floor. Jenna made a big production out of stepping out of her panties and Kevin picking them up for her. Jenna smiled that evil smile and said, "There, we're naked just like the rest of you."
Mike didn't want to let the moment pass without saying, "Dan, as I was saying about family..."
"I know." I interrupted him, "Every family needs to have a Jenna. She is so quiet, shy and bashful, especially when Jenna meets new people. Mind you, I'm not apologizing for her one bit, I love the fact she speaks her mind." I said with a laugh. Everyone else joined in laughing as well.
"Actually, I was going to say, your daughter is a breath of fresh air. There are so many young females who won't say what they really want and sometimes that gets them into trouble. It's refreshing to hear Jenna express herself and speak out." Mike said.
Jenna moved swiftly over the Mike, wrapped her arms around his neck, pressed her titties against him and gave him a kiss on the cheek saying, "Thank you Mike. My parents taught me to speak up for myself. I have the best parents in the whole world."
"I've just met them but I've heard a lot about your parents Jenna. What I've heard is very favorable and I look forward to spending more time with them." Mike responded.
"The real reason Judy and I are here tonight," Mike said as he looked around the circle at everyone, "We want to help Terri and Hanna."
"Yes, I want to let both of them know, they're safe." Judy said.
Loud gasps could be heard around the table and then silence as everyone recognized Judy's voice. The clocks stopped and time stood still as everyone took time to mentally process the fact that the woman who metered out the punishment for Harold, Bill and Pete was sitting at the table in front of them.
I looked around the table and saw many faces with eyes wide open and mouths covered with hands. I saw Judy was looking around as well. In a quiet subdued voice, unlike the voice she used that one night she said, "Yes, that's right, I am that woman."
My eyes traveled back to Terri and Hanna and both of them had tears streaming down their cheeks. It choked me up as well but I was able to stand up and walk over to them. They immediately jumped up from their chairs and hugged me. Both of them broke down and cried on either side of my neck.
Suddenly Kim, Beth and Jenna were there beside us and Hanna moved over between Kim and Jenna and Beth moved beside me and we comforted Terri. Out of nowhere a box of tissues appeared and all of us took some. It took some time to get both girls settled down and Terri was the first to request Judy join us.
Judy was beside me and I backed up and watched as Terri moved into Judy's arms. Seconds later Hanna joined Terri and Judy while the rest of us stood in a semi-circle around them. More tissues were passed between us as quiet words of thanks were spoken only loud enough for us to hear. We remained as we were until everyone calmed enough to sit down again. However when we got ready to sit down again, we had to move some people over so Judy could sit between Terri and Hanna. The three of them held hands while all of us listened as Judy freely told the story of that night. There were brief pauses when Terri and Hanna started crying but this time they were tears of joy.
I looked at Mike with a huge smile on my face and a nod of my head and mouthed the words, "Thank you."
Mike nodded his head in return.
We listened to the questions both Terri and Hanna asked Judy and her replies. She was very honest with the girls. Hanna was the one to ask, "Judy would it be ok if you, me and Terri talk privately?"
Without hesitation Judy said, "Absolutely. I will do anything for you girls."
"Come on; let's go up to our room. Dad, Mom and everyone, please excuse us." Terri said politely.
"Of course dear, take as much time as you need." I replied.
The three of them got up and walked into the house. After a few moments of silence I asked, "Mike what kind of work do you do?"
"It's a kinda long story and I'm only going to give you the short version. By my education, my real name ends in MD. I'm board certified in emergency medicine, but in the last four years I've practiced a very new specialty called tactical medicine. I'm very new to this area, as a matter of fact; I've only been here just over a week."
"When Judy mentioned our organization having current and former law enforcement members, she was including me. I'm a sworn peace officer in another state. Because of my specialty, I work with law enforcement and specialty military units nationally and worldwide. There's a very good chance that Sargent Johnson and his officers have heard my real name, and quite possibly a nickname I've been given."
"If any of you law enforcement types here decide to research who I am, it would be better for all of us if you keep your findings to yourselves. If I give you any more information I'd have to kill you." Mike laughed.
Ted had his police investigator face on. "There were some stories going around the department when I got back from Germany. Some things were said about an event out at the Best Western that involved some new guy from California. Do you know anything about that?"
Mike thought long and hard before he answered. "Ted, in all fairness, I can neither confirm nor deny any involvement in the event at the Best Western. There was a piece on the TV news about that so I will admit that I've heard about it. I have reliable information that the reporter got very close to the principals involved. Perhaps you could get more information from your local news team."
"Holy Shit!" Joanna exclaimed. I thought I recognized your voice. I saw that news story. You're..."
"Joanna," Ted interrupted "He said he could neither confirm nor deny. I think we should leave it there."
"We haven't eaten yet how about some pizza and a salad?" I asked.
Everyone agreed pizza would be good and when I looked at Mike I asked, "Do you and Judy eat pizza?"
"Thanks for asking Dan, we are vegetarians so we'll eat some salad." Mike replied.
"Would you two eat some vegetarian pizza?" I asked.
"Yes, but you don't have to go through the extra trouble. Salad will be fine for us." Mike added.
"Does anyone beside Terri know Sue's cell phone number?"
"I do Dan. Tell me what you want and I'll order it for you." Joanna said.
We worked up an order and Joanna called Sue on her cell phone. After they exchanged pleasantries, Joanna gave Sue our order. Sue told Joanna she would be at our house in forty five minutes or less.
I suggested we could relax in the pool while we waited. Mike was a little hesitant at first but both Kim and Beth were able to encourage him to get in the pool. Unlike earlier when everyone rushed and jumped in, all of us walked over to the pool and down the steps into the water. We were in the water almost a half hour before Terri, Judy and Hanna came out on the deck holding hands and giggling. They saw us in the pool and walked over to the edge. Judy smiled at Mike saying, "I see you're fitting right in with the family."
"It's so easy to fit in here. Everyone is so friendly." Mike replied.
The three new comers walked down into the water. Terri and Hanna walked over to me and each took a turn hugging me and saying, "Thank you so much." Each one of them kissed me before they walked back and stood beside Judy.
I asked them, "Did you get the information you needed?"
"Oh yes!" Hanna replied, "I really needed to hear what we discussed both down here and in private. Judy was very forthcoming with her answers."
"I agree." Terri added.
I looked at Judy saying, "Thank you so much. These two girls mean so much to us and they've been through a tough time. I'm happy we met you and you were able to talk to them."
The gate phone rang and Terri immediately said, "I'll get it."
As she walked up the steps out of the pool I said, "It's probably Sue with our pizza."
Judy looked at Mike saying, "We should get going."
"Nonsense." Mike said, "We been invited to stay for pizza and salad."
Joanna and Mary made their way across the pool and up the steps behind Terri. "We'll open the door for Sue and help her bring in our order." Mary said.
Judy opened her mouth to say something but Mike cut her off saying, "I already told them we are vegetarians and they ordered a vegetarian pizza for us."
"You're certainly living up to your reputation Dan." Judy said to me with a smile.
"I don't know what my reputation is in your world but in my world my family and friends are at the very top of my priority list. Anyone who attempts to hurt either one, I'll use whatever resources I have to make the responsible person or persons pay dearly. I have a problem with people bullying someone weaker or taking advantage of another person for personal gain. I firmly believe everyone deserves a chance, to do whatever it is they want to do. I also believe that males and females are equal human beings." I replied to Judy.
"Family and friends are so important in one's life. I know what it is to lose precious family members and I know how important friends can be." Mike added.
Judy moved to Mike and slipped her arm around his waist before she said, "Mr. Morrison, we have a lot more in common than you know."
"Judy, I'd love to explore and find out what common links we have, hopefully we can develop a friendship in the process. Acquaintances come and go but good friends are hard to come by. Right now, I think we'd better get out and get dried off, the pizza and salad are here." I said.
We walked up the steps and I walked over and started handing out towels to everyone. We heard some loud squeals and laughter coming from the house and then Joanna, Mary and Sue walked out onto the deck. Sue immediately looked around and greeted everyone. She set the pizza down on the table then rushed over to us and one by one she hugged each one of us and asked us about our trip to Germany.
Kim gave Sue a quick summary about our trip and the more interesting places they visited. When she took a break she asked Sue, "Do you have to go back to work or are you finished for the night?"
Sue smiled and said, "Well, actually when I turned in your order, I told them this was my last delivery for the night. I love coming here. I hope I'm not too presumptuous."
"No sweetheart, you know you are welcome here anytime. You never have to wait for an invitation. We have plenty of food, are you going to join us?" Kim asked.
"You guys are so cool, I love all of you. Actually, when I made your order, I added an additional pizza, some breadsticks and sauce as my contribution to dinner." Sue added.
Joanna saw Sue start to lift her blouse over her head, she said, "Here, let me help you with that."
Terri came out of the house with a stack of paper plates, knives, forks and napkins. She put them on the table and then returned to the kitchen. When she came back she had some salad dressing which she put on the table. She stood by the table and said, "Come and get it and if you want something to drink, the refrigerator is right over there, help yourself."
There weren't enough chairs for everyone to sit so all of us guys put some food on our plates and stood together by the railing to eat. The women sitting at the table included Judy in the conversation and chatted like they were all old friends. Ted, Kevin, Mike and I stood by the railing and held our own conversation.
Ted, being a dedicated cop, asked Mike a few generic questions about his past and Mike caught on quickly. Finally Mike said, "Ted you don't have to pry, when the two of you have time, I'll come and pick you up and take you for a ride. I am positive you'll be impressed as hell. When this is over, who knows, you may want to come to work for me."
"When this is over, I hope I still have a job." Ted mumbled.
"From what I've seen of your record, you won't have to worry about a job." Mike quickly added.
Kim stood up from the table and came over to us and asked, "Are you sure you guys want to hang out here on the railing by yourselves? The girls are getting a little spicy over there."
"When things get going hot and heavy over there, look this way for your eye candy." Mike was quick to say.
Kim looked Mike up and down before she replied, "I like what I see."
Mike took another bite of his salad before he mumbled, "My mom said I shouldn't talk with my mouth full."
All of us laughed at Mike. When we stopped Kim leaned towards Mike, in a low voice she asked, "May I ask you something and get an honest answer?"
Mike looked into Kim's eyes and said, "I'll do my best ma'am."
"The cut on your back, it hasn't been there that long, what happened?" Kim asked in a hushed voice.
Mike stared at Kim, he looked at Ted and me and we could tell he was trying to formulate a proper answer. Suddenly the light came on in my brain and I turned towards Mike and in a quiet hushed voice I asked, "You were Judy's partner that morning, weren't you? You got that here, defending my home, didn't you?"
Mike shifted his weight before he said in an equally quiet voice, "I can't confirm nor will I deny your suspicions. It's only a scratch so it's nothing to worry about. Someone was throwing out a piece of trash and I got in the way."
"Was that two legged trash?" I inquired.
"You know," Mike said with a sigh and a smile, "Some people ask too many questions."
I smiled back at him and said, "OK, we'll change the subject. I also noticed ..."
"Here we go again." Mike interrupted me, with a friendly type laugh.
"No, this is about the lack of tan lines on both you and Judy. Both of you are tanned, not as deep as the people around here, but tanned all over. My question is, are both of you nudists as well?"
Mike once again pondered his answer before he said, "I'm not sure if the title nudists, fits us but anytime we can go without clothes, we are nude. I enjoy running nude."
Joanna heard Mike and in a flash she was standing beside Kim asking, "Did you say what I think I heard you say? I heard the word running and nude used in the same sentence."
Mike laughed and said, "Yes Joanna, that's correct. I love to run while I'm nude. I have some wonderful trails both here and at my ranch."
"As part of my continuing training, I used to wear silk shorts and a short tank top while I run. However, when the Morrisons asked me to watch this beautiful place, I learned how much better it is to run wearing only my running shoes. It's so much more enjoyable running nude. Maybe you can come here some day and we can run together." Joanna added.
Mike said, "Right now the only company I have every time I go running is my dog. Additional company is always welcome. How far do you run?"
"I've done ten miles for the endurance but that was basically on a road with some small hills as a change-up to running on flat ground. An average run is about five miles and when I take a quick unplanned jog, that's usually around three miles. Tony ran with me a couple of times while they were in Germany. It seems shorter when you have someone with you." Joanna replied.
"If we can arrange it, I'd love to have you go with me sometime." Mike added.
"I offered Joanna a job so she won't have to go back to work at the jail. I feel her talents and skills are being wasted and she deserves to be in a position where she can use what she knows." I said as I looked between Ted and Joanna.
Ted smacked his forehead before he asked, "Dan, you aren't going to give up are you? What kind of job do you have in mind for Joanna?"
"Yeah, what kind of job are you going to offer me?" Joanna asked.
"This is interesting." Mike jumped in the fray asking, "What kind of job are you going to offer her?"
I stood there for a moment contemplating my answer before saying, "I don't know at this moment. Give me a day or two and I'll figure out something. That is, if Joanna wants to go to work for me instead of being stuck in the jail."
"I'll do almost anything to get out of jail duty." Joanna replied.
"Joanna," I said, "You can continue to live here on the estate, if you want to. We can make permanent arrangements for you."
Mike spoke up saying, "I may also have an offer for you but I don't want to get into a bidding war with Dan. Either way, if you want to get out of the jail and get a job equal to your training, it looks like you will have two offers. Joanna, you'll have to decide what's best for you."
"I took my job with the police department knowing I would have to do a stretch, working in the jail. I didn't realize I'd be trapped there, until a patrolman position opened. I've always done my job to the best of my ability and will continue to do so. Mike, I appreciate you making an opportunity available but Dan is the one who offered me a position first. Being out here in this country setting makes me very happy and I think I'd love to stay here, since Dan is offering." Joanna said.
"Joanna," Judy said, "We can use someone with your training. I'm sure we can work out something where you get the best of both worlds. Maybe Dan would be interested in sharing you with us."
"I'm open to discuss any option either of you may have. Dan, I really appreciate your offer to let me live here and I'll take you up on that offer. If either of you feel, there'll definitely be a job for me, the honorable and right thing for me to do, is to go back to work and give my two week notice. I'm young and I don't want to have a negative on my record." Joanna replied.
"Joanna, you will have a job in two weeks and we'll negotiate your salary later if that's alright with you. I'm positive we'll be able to establish an amicable agreement." I added.
Mike added, "That honorable and honest thing you were talking about is in short supply at your department. Most of it is all stationed right here on this deck at the moment."
"I was hoping to turn you into a street cop; you would have made a hell of a cop. I have a feeling we'll need some more honest cops in the office soon. But, I won't hold it against you for wanting to do something far better. If first impressions mean anything, you're going to have a hell of a boss. I wish you all the best and I'll always help you any way I can." Ted said in a somber voice.
Joanna swiftly walked over to Ted and hugged him tightly, she whispered into his neck, "I know you will. I'll always remember it was you, Mary and Shelly who gave me this opportunity. Thank you, Ted."
"Joanna, since you haven't been working at the jail lately, if you want to take one more day off, I could come here in the morning and pick you up and give you a tour. It will give you something to look forward to while you finish at the police station." Mike said.
"Yes, yes I can do that! I'll take off tomorrow, Oh my God, thank you Mike, thank you so much!" Joanna said as she turned towards Mike.
"May I hug you?" Joanna inquired.
Mike opened his arms as an invitation. Within a moment Joanna pressed her naked body tightly against Mike's naked body. Joanna whispered, "Thank you again."