Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 01:04:00 +0100 (BST) From: ukwriter12@yahoo.com Subject: Moonside Manor Part 1 - Chapter 14 Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. Names, peoples, characters, places and incidents are the product of the author's imagination and are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, events or locales is purely coincidental and no slanderous intent is implied. This work is copyrighted and I ask that you do not copy, post or electronically download without my express permission. If you are too young to be here or it is illegal in your state then please leave; finally if you are looking for hot sex scenes then look again as you'll not find any here. I want to write a special thank you to everyone that has written to say that you have enjoyed the story so far. It really encourages a writer when we hear from you all. Email me with your comments at ukwriter12@yahoo.com _________________________________________________________________________ CHARACTER LIST -------------- Jared Exley -- Uncle Leon Exley -- Guardian of 13 year old Jared Davy - Was Jared's partner, Diane's best friend Dirk Tobias Matthews - Jared's partner Peter Barrington -- Steven's cousin and partner in the law firm CJ -- Jared's grandson / adopted son Christopher Matthews -- Jared's adopted son Mason -- Jared's grandson -- Myles and Ed's adopted son Myles -- Peter's 19 year old son, Ed -- Myles' lover Mikey -- CJ's twin Mary Gibson -- Matriarch of the family Steven Gibson -- Mary's husband Paul Gibson -- Mary's son and chief of police Jake Gibson-- Mary's youngest son and police officer Dr. Darren Cartwright -- Jake's partner and Jared's doctor. Judge James Haroldson -- Mary's brother Jennie -- Mary's sister Diane Gibson -- Mary's sister -Exley HR Director - Steven's ex-wife. Kathy -- Diane's partner Stacy --Diane and Steven's daughter. Tracy -- Peter's secretary Sheila Miranda Easby -- Jared's Aunt William Webster -- Jared's Grandfather John McNicolls -- Sheila's adopted son Mavis Pratt -- Stephen's wife Bryan Patterson -- Exley and Webster Chief Operating Officer Natalie Walters -- Exley and Webster Finance and Controls Director' Peggy Maycroft -- Opera singer Marcy Edwards -- Head Receptionist Neil Edwards -- Construction Manager Mark Pratt -- Assistant COO to Bryan Patterson Cody James - Overseer and ranch operation manager Ella-Mae James -- Cody's wife -- Davy's friend. President John McKay Mary-Lou McKay -- First Lady Mitch McKay -- President's father Ester McKay -- President's mother Martin Jefferson - Barb's friend Tony Jefferson -- Martin's brother Aunty Barb - President of the United States Margaret Williams Jefferson -- Barb's mother Uncle Colin Williams -- Barb' own Uncle Leo Barb Jr -- Barbs adopted daughter Tyler Charles (Chuck) -- Barbs adopted son Devon Ray (Ray) - Barbs adopted son Peter Jenkins - Barbs adopted son Nathan Jenkins - Barbs adopted son Father Vincent -- blind adopted son Kyle -- Father Vincent's partner Petey -- blind adopted son Nat (Nathan) Thompson Parker Thompson Tony Thompson Gabriel Knight -- Attorney at the village Ross Carter -- Gabe's partner Carl Davidson -- Jared's security Sean Pearson -- Jared's security Mike Pearson -- Jared's security Agent Steele -- Barbs security Mike Winters-- CJ Security Dave1 Potts -- CJ Security Agent Wilson -- CJ Security Rolling Thunder -- CJ Security and Wilson's partner There are various other ancillary characters, such as the Pratt family that do not play a major part in the story and so are not listed above. _________________________________________________________________________ MOONSIDE MANOR Chapter 14 -- Surprise attack Life soon fell into a normal routine and was back to as normal as we knew it. CJ and Chris turned out to be quite shrewd business men in their dealings with the construction teams and it was them that were the driving force that pushed the village forward. If they were not happy then they would tell them to tear it down and do it again as it all had to be top standard and nothing less would be accepted. With Martin's help they were able to move the Gym forward faster and they soon had someone who could oversee the work. It was during this time that Martin came down to them as they were working in the Gallery, "Guys can I have a word please?" "What have we done now Uncle Martin?" "No it's nothing like that CJ. It's just that I'm worried about one of the men on the team he's only about twenty and seems to be struggling. It's not that he can't do the work. What he does he is good at. It's, well I don't know really. CJ remember at the presidential thing when you felt things were just wrong? It's like that. Instead of heading home can we follow him to see where he goes when he leaves? They'll be stopping in thirty minutes for the day. I'm really worried about him." With that CJ pulled out the emergency beeper and pressed it which would alert security and police that all was not well. Jake and his men arrived in no time as they had been at their site office. Once the situation was explained they started to move and Paul and his team arrived followed by Mike, Dave and I... I'd called Dirk's office, but knew it was surgery this afternoon so just told him we would keep him posted. After hearing what Martin thought was up we started heading upstairs when we heard "You haven't got anyone to watch over you now Parker. Now shut up and take it like a man. The boss has had ya, now there are only five left..." and there was laughter heard. It was obvious that they thought everyone had gone home. CJ tried to get up there to help, but I held on to him. Chris though got loose and ran up the stairs followed by Jakes men running after him. One guy tripped and delayed Jake and his men and when they got there Chris was unconscious and the six of them were still going at the young man, who was now unconscious. Jake simply aimed his gun and shouted "Move away and get down on the floor." "You fucking idiot you couldn't wait till we had him tonight you had to have him again now." "Get out of him and lay down on the floor or I'll shoot!" The guy laughed and kept on at the guy, Paul let off a bullet and it shattered the guys knee. "I told you to move! All of you on the floor now!" Dave had Chris now in his arms and he was just coming to. "Boss we need to get that guy to hospital." Parker was still unconscious and was bleeding quite badly. Martin raced forward and scooped him up, "God he is hardly any older than Tony. How could they?" CJ looked at the rest of us. "Each of the teams for some reason is organised with six men and a very young man come boy usually nineteen. Dad I want all of them bringing to the gym, I want them interviewed and examined for rape." At that point through the window we heard a scream and Paul's men were off like a shot. By the time the day was over all of the construction team was arrested and there were nine young men in the hospital being looked after by Darren and his nurses. They were all apparently foster kids that had turned eighteen and had been thrown out by the system so they got what job they could get and had to put up with the treatment that they were given. I was devastated that Websters could be caught up in something like this. So we visited Webster Construction offices the next day with all the security that I could muster. Martin and CJ refused to leave the bedside of Parker as they felt responsible so I let them and issued security on the doors of all of the young men. With several police in plain clothes I made my way over to the offices of "Webster Construction". As we walked in there was a very nasty looking person sat on reception, "Yeah what do you want?" "I want to sack you immediately unless you get your feet off the desk and leave these premises now, then at least you'll get a reference." "Just who the fuck do you think you are, talking to me like that...?" "Simple...The owner." "Nope sorry... That's Websters and they never come here as the old man kicked it and Marcy keeps them away." That pricked my interest. "I know I am who used to be Ian Pratt the `Old Man's' grandson and owner of Websters. Now leave." He went to stand and as he did was reaching out to the panic button below the desk. "I wouldn't do that sir" Paul reached his hand and held it and flashed his badge. "Arrest him." We made our way to the manager's office and quietly opened the door. There on the table was a young man in tears as the man that came to our house to arrange the village construction work brutally forced his cock into him. There on the floor were the shreds of the young man's clothes and a whip of some type that was covered in blood. "I told you that you look after the clients. I do not give a fuck what they do to you." The three naked men around him all laughed. "You might not care Neil. I do and you're sacked." The manager turned and saw me as he did his smile disappeared and he reached for his desk. "I wouldn't! I take it that you are reaching for a panic button. If you touch it the police man next to me will have to shoot and he may just hit your dick by mistake. Mind you I have never seen such a small cock in all my life! Now get out of that young man and let the nice policeman do his job." He knew that he was beaten and tried talking, but with a loud voice so Paul put the gun to his dick and told him to shut the fuck up. We worked our way through the building and found seven nineteen year olds being raped. What shocked me most was that the rest were rooms he had booked out to `clients' for his men to entertain. This was not a construction company but more a whore house. A knocking shop for men. I looked through the calendar and found the addresses of the four other sites that these teams were working at and Paul organised a swoop into all of them. Obviously none of them were legit, they were all whore houses that he was operating a stable of men and boys from. When we got back to the reception we found Bryan was there from Exley and Webster with Natalie and they were auditing the books and had confiscated all of the information that they had found in the briefcase that he tried to remove from the site. Sixteen young men needed to be hospitalised after the treatment that these animals had given them. I left the number of arrests to Paul and Steven. When we got back to the hospital we found that all of the young men were interested in working for me as they had seen all of the work that CJ and I did for the youth and were happy we were now involved. CJ made it his business to talk about their families and to see if there was any chance at reconciliation with them. Nine out of the sixteen were the only ones working in their families so he got Mary to call the families and tell them about the boys whilst at the same time organizing interviews for all of those old enough to work. Our interest was pricked when CJ found that Mike Walters had only been in the foster system for a short time. He came from quite a well to do family. He was the only child and when his mother died his step father threw him out onto the street before his mother was even buried. Steven got on to the phone and hired a Private Investigator straight away as smacked of theft of an estate. The estate of mother may have been left to him and that was why the father had to get rid of him. He reported later that his father had been arrested for theft and extortion as he had swindled Mike out of his inheritance. While talking to Parker I found out that his father used to be in construction and had recently been laid off and was now making do by being an odd job man. We left Steven, CJ and the team looking after the boys while we went to see Parker's father. I was not looking forward to telling him that Parker had been raped. At least we could tell him that they had been arrested. Nat seemed genuine and explained that since his wife had walked out on them he had been needed at home more and more and had lost his business and then even struggled to hold down the position of an odd job man. The reason became clear when Tommy a fifteen year old raced through the room plonked himself down and promptly took off his artificial leg. "He needs a new one as he's outgrown that. We can't afford it as we have no insurance. We're about to lose the house as I couldn't keep up the mortgage. Parker's the only one with work and even though we didn't like it he insisted that he could cope. I noticed that he was getting withdrawn though. I just didn't know why." Tony looked up and I could tell that Parker had talked with him. "Nat we have bad news, Parker has been raped repeatedly since starting to work. Every one that was responsible has been arrested, but that leaves me in a situation as I now need a manager for Webster's Construction and I think you're the man for the job. I also can offer you a three bed roomed house on my estate as part of your pay package and study assistance for Parker. Tommy we will get into school with my sons and he will have a college fund when he is ready as part of your package." Nat just cried. Tommy seeing this hopped over and sat on his father lap and hugged him. "Say yes dad, nothing good's happened to us since my accident. I like Mr Jared, say yes." Nat just nodded, "Mr, in construction language that means yes" and he just smiled. Once Tommy had his crutches we were off to the hospital to be with Parker when he got out of surgery. As we walked in we found the police officer at the coffee machine stating the kid's attorney had just arrived. With that I took my beeper out and took off racing as fast as I could to his room where the copper had pointed. As we walked into the room there was this female professional with a pillow over the unconscious young man's face. Nat was not a gentleman where protecting his children was concerned and he got a good right hook in and knocked her for six. As she fell backwards I saw at once who it was and just said. "Marcy Edwards, Neil Edwards' sister. I should have known that you were in on it. No wonder you were grateful we decided not to visit the construction site a few months ago." We suddenly heard a beep and Tommy took off. "Nurse !!!" He shouted, "Nurse we need help ... Nurse!" Jake had arrived and had started CPR to help Parker and as Darren arrived he and the crash team took over. Marcy looked shocked to say the least. "Nat what are you doing here?" "I wondered how long it would take for you to recognise your husband." Nat said, "You know the one that you walked out on when Tommy was still in nappies." "Mom...?" Tommy's veneer suddenly broke and he collapsed into mike arms and wept. It was the first time that he had seen his mother. "Oh and by the way did you know that you were trying to kill your own son? You and yours have been whoring him out and raping him for over six months." "No... He wouldn't have done that. He knew Parker. This can't be Parker. He looks, so... damaged." "Well that's because we found him being raped by six men as your brother's team stood on and watched. Supposedly watching and taking care of your stable of boys. Arrest her I'm sure she's behind all of this." I turned To Steven who had responded to my beeper. "I want these boys looked after and Nat I want them all employed with enough salary to make sure they can find somewhere nice to live." Mike Walters was standing at the door as were most of the boys. Robby had stepped forward and had taken Tommy in to his arms to protect him. Mike looked and said, "That's the bitch who was supposed to feed us, but just gave us bread and water then locked us in our rooms... Sir if I am getting my inheritance and the house I was born in. It has five large bedrooms and two other rooms that can be changed with Nat's help to be rooms so that all of us boys can live together. After what we have been through I'd like to be around others. If someone can find us a housekeeper then that sorts everyone out." Parker shocked everyone as he had come too, "Mike, no... I need Robby to be with me." Parker looked at his dad. "Daddy this is Robby he has kept me alive." He took Robby's hand, "I love him daddy and want to be with him." Nat simply walked around the bed took Robby in his arms and welcomed him to the family. As they hugged Robby pulled back, but Nat simply said, "No one will ever hurt you again" and with that Robby wept in his arms. Bryan walked in with Natalie and she looked at Nat, handed him all of the employment papers that he needed and said "To answer Jared on one item that he said all of the boys are in hospital at the moment so they are automatically covered by the company insurance." I walked out to the reception desk and made sure that all of the boys were moved to the private wing and had their own team to look after them. I saw Jake and pulled him to one side to make sure that whoever it was that had been on watch at Parker's room had been dealt with. Jake just looked at me and replied, "Paul is chewing him a new one as we speak." CJ got on really well with Nat and was involved with the interviews of the new teams and gave his approval to hire every new employee. Not one of them felt it wrong to be interviewed by a child and just thought that it was an uncle starting the family young. We soon had a full complement of construction workers. Mostly ones that Nat used to employee when he ran his own business or in a couple of instances their sons. As they went to work at the village site they were thrilled with what we were doing with the place. At the same time Nat's office also started winning more business and soon we were hiring more staff. Neil also replaced the office staff with absolutely useless bodies that had no idea what to do. Nat sacked the lot of them and hired his old office staff back. CJ did insist that they use his accountant from the village and so Ross Carter was the Construction company's accountant and Gabriel Knight was its attorney. With this all in place the business really started to grow again. Diane and Stacy had stepped in with Bryan and re-interviewed the full staff that Websters had before we took over and went about replacing several that obviously knew Marcy and what she was doing. By the time they were finished Websters was running smoothly and had felt the wrath of CJ and Chris. They had walked through the whole site and if either off them felt wrong about anyone they were called into Diane and replaced. In every case when Natalie looked into what they were doing CJ and Chris was correct about everyone. About this time Marty, Bobby and Molly needed our support as Arthur's health caught up with him and he had a massive stroke. He survived only a few weeks before we lost our gentle friend. We all rallied around that part of our family and tried to help them understand that we were and would remain there for them. Molly pulled me to one side soon after the funeral and talked to me about the boy's future to make sure that they were looked after. That night she passed away and the boys were totally beside themselves. Martin took control as he had bonded with the boys and it was his strength that saw them through it all. All of the boys were doing well in school and whenever there was a school break the President made sure that we attended Congress to discuss matters concerning children or to attend charity galas with him and his wife. It was on one of these visits just before the Village was due to open that CJ was restless and woke in the night. He wondered through the hall to the toilet, but sensed something very wrong. Dirk and I were in the Lincoln bedroom and he ran to wake us. He also beeped for Mike. When he explained he felt there was danger in the living area Mike and the agents took over. We walked in with them to discover the First Lady collapsed and unconscious on the floor with a pool of blood around her. Martin raced to the master suite and the President McKay raced back with him not even realising that he was still naked. He fell to his knees and placed her head on his lap. "Mr President she will be OK, but you will have to make a difficult decision." CJ stated, the President just shook his head and wept. Soon the ambulance arrived and we were all ready to head to the hospital to support President McKay and Air Force 1 had been sent to collect the parents. God knows how CJ knew, but they had to take the child as it was an ectopic pregnancy and it would have killed her unless it was removed. The pregnancy had damaged her so badly though that he waited for their parents to arrive and then they made the heartbreaking decision together that she had to have a hysterectomy to save her life. Her parents refused to come as they were on holiday, but Mama Kennett her nanny came to be with her and look after the children. The President was in no shape to address the nation and so his father Mitch approached me and CJ. "Jared we are so grateful that you are there for them. You know they both love your family. He's the youngest President that has ever served. All he wants is to have children and then this happens. It will take some time for Mary Lou to get over this. Can you and CJ arrange an announcement? I'll attend, but he and his mother needs to be with his Mary Lou." CJ called Mike over and told him to work with the President's people and organise a press conference by 10am. Once that done arrange for him to attend congress. He looked at Martin, "I need you at congress with me when we address them, I just don't know why at the moment." "Of course CJ." The President's father just hugged CJ and said, "You are quite a young man you do know that don't you?" "Yes Grandpa people are always telling me, but I'm just me" and he hugged the man. Mitch just wept in CJ's arms. "That's right sir you need to let it out so you can be there for Mr President." We just left them like that and told his wife where she could find him. When she saw him sobbing she went in and hugged them both and they all sobbed together. When we looked around the President was at his wives bedside looking like death warmed up. "Sir?" He looked up and just looked hollow inside and stared right through me. "President McKay your father has asked CJ and me to address the nation for you. Mike is organising it for 10 in the morning and then CJ and Martin will attend Congress on your behalf." "Go with them. I want the country to see a father in action. I am the father of the nation and I would have been to this little one. You need to be there." "As you wish Sir... Just let me know if there is anything we can do." I walked around the bed and put my arm on his shoulder. He just looked at me and wrapped his arms around my waist and sobbed like a baby. "Why Jared, why ... she is such a good person..." I simply held him. Eventually I said, "I know sir, but you can never tell what the Lord's will is in situations like this. Maybe the baby would have suffered if it had been born and all it needed was a body to return back to God's presence. We will never know. When I lost CJ's twin it tore my heart to pieces, but you have to be here for Mary Lou. She will need you more than ever." Each of us sat vigil over the First Ladies bed and kept the President as strong as we could. At the appointed time clothes were bought by Martin CJ and I and we got ready to address the nation. The front of the hospital had been set up with all that would be needed. At 10am sharp in bright sunlight and black suits we walked in front of the nation. CJ stepped forward. "It is with a heavy heart that I have to come before you again. When I said goodbye to Madam President I thought that sadness could not get any worse than what we felt as a nation at that time. However, at 3am this morning I found the First Lady collapsed in the Whitehouse. It looked like she had gone for a drink as there was a broken glass of milk on the floor. I noticed that she was lying in a pool of blood so screamed for help." Martin stepped forward, "When we rushed her into the hospital it was discovered that she had experienced an ectopic pregnancy, which ruptured early this morning and when found was she experiencing a severe haemorrhage that threatened her life. She is still listed as critical and her family and the President's are watching over her." He was visibly upset and I stepped forward "We ask for your prayers and your support for the President and his family and ask also for your patience as we will only update you at this time on a daily basis so please bare with us. Thank you." I wish we could say that we had the same understanding reception when we stood in front of Congress. CJ had sensed this and had made sure that the Special Agent contingent that the President had given to us was present when he stood. As he was about to speak Mike drew his gun and shouted "Senator Blake stand now sir or suffer the consequences." Blake looked up and shuffled and did not make a move. Mike pulled the hammer back "I said stand." This was all well and good, but there was movement that drew my attention and I flew forward and pushed CJ to the floor, but it meant that I was shot in the side and blacked out. Dave acted immediately and shot the person who was still aiming a gun at CJ. Martin was furious. "How dare you think you are so fucking righteous and stand above everybody else at a time of tragedy? These people that you attacked think only of others. You're no leaders you're the dregs of society and I spit upon this house and wipe the dust of my feet as I leave." He turned to leave paused and turned back, "If you are so stupid to not know what that means read the bible. Maybe you should start with `Thou shalt not kill'. You can be assured that when the President finds out about what this house has done today action will be taken upon every one of you. None of you have stood for this boy and his father. They are worth ten of you and would guide this country far better than this entire house put together." Mike turned to the Vice President as he wept. "Other than being a coward are you to be trusted sir?" "Yes I took a vow and I will not break it unlike some." "You have to seal the house and allow no one to enter or leave until all have been interrogated and arrested if felt necessary. Agent Wilson I have to get Jared to hospital. Do what has to be done to get rid of the traitors, for that is what they shall be tried in court as." He turned back to the vice President, "Were you aware of what was going to happen?" He simply nodded, "and yet you did nothing. Wilson, start with the Vice President and arrest him for treason against the State." CJ through his tears looked out at the Senators, "I promise with every penny that I have that I will ruin anyone who was involved in this... If you doubt that I can then think back to Senator Jefferson? If you doubt my net worth then believe me I could loan Fort Knox money and I will willingly use all of it to ruin you. You are nothing but puffed up pompous bastards..." He paused and swooned , "If need be... Martin..." He looked around and as he did he collapsed into Martin's arms and we were rushed from Congress just as the Secret Service and FBI were swarming on Congress. As we ran passed them they stopped and bowed their heads in respect. Mike said later that he had never seen anything like it before. The hospital was waiting for us as we arrived and the rest of the family had been notified that I had been shot. Air force 1 was back in the air to collect them; including Nat, Parker, Robby and Tommy. Darren was given the use of the operating theatre and full complement of nursing staff and he operated on me to save my life. Apparently it was touch and go. I was on the operating table for over three hours and he told everyone that we had been lucky as none of the major organs had been hit. When I came to there was my lovely Dirk sitting holding my hand crying. I had been in a coma for three days. With him was the President who had CJ asleep in his arms. Chris was sat on the other bed and Marty next to him. It was Bobby though that cried "Papa, Papa I need ug!" Everyone looked up at me and again Tommy took off like a racehorse to get a nurse. I looked around and everyone was there. President just looked at me. "Never have I known anyone that would lay down their own life down for someone else. I am so privileged to know you sir." "How's Mary Lou doing Sir." "Forget the Sir Jared, its John. Mary Lou is doing just fine physically. I think it may take us sometime to get over this though." "There is adoption John. With what happens to kid's everyday there are always kids needing loving parents. Think about it. It might just fill a hole for Mary Lou and help to heal the pain. Has anyone heard what happened in Congress when we left?" "Yes there was a complete lock down with not only the Vice President, but five others are being impeached as well. The government will of course compensate both you and CJ for any harm that has been caused. I have addressed the nation and updated them with the names of the Senators that have been impeached and what they did to you. I have never been so ashamed." "It was not you. We just need to make sure that the government is cleansed otherwise the nation will turn against you all." My eyes were heavy and my speech slurred towards the end as I drifted off. For a while the account will be what others have told me. I was to learn that my temperature was so high that I had actually started to have a seizure and thrash about in a fit. They had to sedate me and induce a coma to settle me. The next forty eight hours were critical as they had to get my temperature down. So Dirk, Martin and Mitch, and Nat started taking shifts sitting at my bed two at a time and bathing me with ice cloths in an effort to bring my temperature down, but nothing seemed to work. Darren even had ice bought in and wrapped in it in a effort to get it under control. Nothing worked. Even the President insisted on taking his turn to help. Mary and Diane had their own job as Sheila was beside herself thinking that she would lose me. Darren had to hospitalise her as well for her own safety, so Jon and Stuart sat with her at all times. I wish I could say that I saw a white light and the truth fell upon my ears as I wandered through a realm of white. Nope nothing, sorry there was nothing. I was aware of everything and could sense the people around me. Mike told me that they had found out that one of the Senator's sisters was a nurse that had treated me. When Darren found this out he reopened the wound and cleansed everything to make sure that the wound was clean and upped the dose of penicillin. Ella-Mae had come from Headlands with Cody and only she and Darren were allowed to treat me with the Whitehouse doctor. The Special Agents under the direction of the President arrested the Nurse and she would serve time with her brother, but that did nothing to heal the anger that the President felt. The agents learnt that the nurse had managed to get the wound infected by treating it with dirty utensils. This caused my temperature soar and I drifted into that fit. I had a temperature of 106? and rising and was now critical. They had done everything that they could. Whatever the nurse had done was taking effect and I was growing weaker and weaker. I could sense my family around me, but everything was just too difficult. I wanted to end it all everyone else seemed to want me dead so surely they would be happy about this. Then as I lay there I could sense little Barb Jr lying on the bed with someone sobbing next to me holding her. I knew immediately it was my Dirk and CJ. It struck me then that they couldn't cope with me like this. Everyone seemed so strong, but it was because we bounced off each other like a catalyst and I seemed to be the element that blended everyone together. I knew I had to fight otherwise the ones wanting me dead would win and all of this would have been for nothing and Susan and Silas and all of them would have won. Two weeks after the seizure had taken hold I came back to the land of the living. I opened my eyes and quickly closed them as the light was a shock to the system. Slowly I opened them again and there was the President and Martin giving me a bed bath, both of them were crying. "Ummph...I'm not that bad looking am I?" I looked up and suddenly realised there I was naked and Martin was washing me and what was worse was that Mr President had my cock in his hand as I woke up and it was quite hard. "Sorry but little Jared tends to do that" I said. The President ran to the door and called Darren ... As Darren stood there he looked at me and calmly said, "Never ever do that to me again or I will kill you myself do you understand? Even Jake's been a blubbering wreck without you." Dirk ran into the room and a bundle of kids following him. "Well hello there." I croaked and the President placed some ice chips in my mouth. I smiled and looked at my Dirk and cried "Cowboy ..." he said and ran to me. Took me in his arms and placed my head on his lap as he replaced my pillow with his lap. "I love you so much Cowboy... I thought my life was going to end when you peaked during your seizure and you had a heart attack. You died. If it had not been for Darren we would have all lost you." Everyone came in over the next few hours and I was in and out of sleep for some time. The gaps were getting longer and I was conscious more. I found the Mary Lou had even been wheeled in to sit we me as she found strength in helping. The President had returned to Congress with Martin and CJ and had addressed the nation from there. The elected men in the congress that had led the fight against CJ, and who were known child lovers were charged with terrorism and attempted murder among other things once they were impeached. Steven had also taken a civil case against the men and because of the nature of what had happened had already had his day in court. CJ had been a little star and quite in depth told the court everything that had happened. We were awarded $15,000,000 each from the men's families' fortunes and $50,000,000 each as compensation from the government as we were serving in congress as guests when the attack took place. They recognised this took away our freedom. Things were getting back to normal and Dirk had to get back to the surgeries that he ran. Most of everyone else had to get back as well. However, it was decided that a break at the cabin would do me the world of good as the mountain air would help the healing process. The security for everyone back at the city was organised and Mike and Dave recruited two more to work specifically on CJ's own security. Agent Wilson was one of them as he hated what the government had done refused to continue to protect them. His partner in crime and life was Agent Rolling Thunder known as Andy was the other to accept the offer of work from CJ. All of the boys and security spent four weeks in the mountains with me and the time was absolute magic. Rolling Thunder arranged with the shaman of his tribe to come to the cabin and build a healing tent for me. Overnight Rolling Thunder kept watch over my body as I was given herbs to induce a deep sleep that allowed the spirits through the shaman to heal my spirit that had been injured during the attack. When I came too I expected it to be daylight but it was about 4:00 in the morning. Everyone had gone to bed and I stood feeling better than I had in a long time. As I exited the tent, which was made of skins there was a sight that will haunt me for the rest of my life. The shaman and Rolling Thunder sat with a peace pipe talking to the spirits. They invited me to sit and one of the she wolves which were sat around the circle pushed a pup to me with her nose and he climbed in my lap. Rolling Thunder looked, "You are honoured. It is not often the She wolf will give her pup to a white man. She must know that you need protection. He will serve you in all situations and will protect the children with you." The spirits agreed. Thunder continued, "Many years have my clan had trained wolves to watch over us. He will obey only those that have your best at heart." The little tyke looked up and barked once as he saw CJ approaching. "He will grow as the envoy grows and will watch and protect you both." I suddenly felt an arm placed around my shoulder and then something land on my neck. CJ just looked on in awe. When I looked down there sat an ancient talisman, what worried me more was that I could not see the person who put it there. "Do not worry Little Father as your spirit brother has adopted you and given you protection of his clan whenever you face danger this will protect you. I suddenly heard, "Come little brother," and with that saw my spirit brother place a talisman like mine around CJ's neck. CJ bowed his head and the spirit placed his hand on his head and blessed him. Thunder spoke again, "Look into your lap there is also a collection of them for each of the children with you. Once on do not remove as you will lose their power if you do." I suddenly became aware of a smiling Indian Brave sitting next to me in the circle. He placed his hand on my shoulder and I Place my arm around his waist and we laughed together. "Your brother is called Running Deer and his clan was the River Clan they will watch over your family from now on" said the Shaman. Rolling Thunder looked up and smiled, "I am of the River Clan my friend and so is Shade that is sitting on your lap." The sun was finally up and we were all so tired. The shaman told me to return to the healing tent as the fire had been set again. My dreams were troubled and when I woke late in the afternoon I felt totally rejuvenated. I also knew my spirit brother as he had been with me through my dreams and from that day would come to me and discuss many things in my dreams. When the family woke they were awestruck by the beauty of the gift which we told them was from the clan of Rolling Thunder and was not to be taken off once it was in place on their necks. They could wash with it and everything as it would protect them. Rolling Thunder would also present the same to the family that had gone home as well. That night I had a very restless night and the agents were in fear that I would damage the wound if I was not settled. CJ and Chris climbed into the bed and cradled me all night. When I woke I felt calm and well as I had ever been. ________________________________________________________________________ That's all for now folks. In chapter fifteen the President's family grows...The Village opens, but is all as it seems? If you enjoy reading the stories on nifty consider donating to the site to help with costs - http://donate.nifty.org/donate.html Come on people let me know what you think. 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