Excerpts from the book
ED'S NEW LIFE
by
Ernest Bywater


PROLOGUE


This was a personal autobiography until Marie, the greatest love of my life, suggested I publish it as a book of my life. I'm writing about when I started to really live instead of just existing. This is the early weeks, how our 'family' came to be and we set up house. I spent much of my life living under another name for security reasons. Names are changed to protect the guilty (me). And the innocent, they got lucky, as I did.

In a few weeks, my life was totally changed for the better. Yes, big changes, but I love the people they've brought into my life. Life is very much better.

BACKGROUND


Eight years ago, I retired from my main line of work. After nearly 20 years, I wanted out of a life living in the shadows under a false name. A life of never daring to really know the people you worked with, for fear they would betray you or die. After retiring, I got work in a government clerical job, and retrenched five years later, the section closed down. At my age, with such little work experience, it's hard getting a job. It's not as if I need the money, I've a good income from invested earnings, long term with six years to go, I've the monthly interest payments of $7,500, quite good. I just don't like sitting around doing nothing. I did some computer and coding studies.

I've known Marie since her family moved into the area three years earlier and she started bowling in my league team. During this time, I became good friends with Marie and her parents. She was new to bowling, so I coached her. She's a quick learner and was soon doing very well; 165 average after 12 months bowling. For some reason unknown to me, Marie and her mother use her mother's maiden name, and all assets are under her father's name.

Marie's parents have a lucrative home business franchise. They're due at a three day weekend conference in Hawaii, and are extending their stay for an overdue holiday. Marie can't go, it's during the school term. Her parents arrange for me to house sit, be a taxi service, cook for Marie, and teach her to cook, hopefully. Proximity to Marie is the main reason for my agreeing. Soon after we first met, I fell in love with her. But haven't told her how I feel because of the age difference.

Marie's parents are very security conscious. They've concealed cameras and microphones in the house and grounds. These go to a control panel and monitor in the first floor study, where the computer and Internet access are. Some nearby houses have been broken into recently, and concern for Marie's safety is one reason for my presence. Marie doesn't mind, she likes me, and knows I like her. She also knows she can get me to agree to almost anything. Marie's parents left just after lunch today, flying to Honolulu via Sydney.

THURSDAY 9th May

Afternoon Drinks

Nice autumn day, sunny but not hot. No classes at Marie’s school tomorrow. Urgent building maintenance, no students present - safety reasons. 4 pm, and I'm in the study down loading new Linux distributions to try. I watch, via the security system, Marie enters the house with Sandra, Janey, Harry, and Perc. I know Marie hates Perc, she's scared of him. Sandra says he's into kinky sex games, no details.. She wouldn't have let him in if I wasn't in the house.

They walk in the front door, down the hall, and sit down in the lounge room. Marie goes to the kitchen for some soft drink and glasses. In the kitchen, she uses the house phone, asking me to keep an eye on things. She's worried about Perc. He knows her parents are away, but doesn't know I'm here. Taking the glasses and a 2 litre bottle of coke into the lounge room, she pours everyone a drink.

Through the cameras, I watch her serve the drinks. Janey drop three tablets into Marie's glass while Perc distracts her. Rushing down the back stairs, I arrive as Marie's finishing her drink (she must've been thirsty). She refills her glass. The doorbell rings. I back into the recreation room shadows, awaiting developments. I'd arrived unseen and unheard. The door is behind the lounge they're on, and the radio is loud. She calls Perc to collect a box addressed to him. They all go to the door. Marie must be worried about the box, it indicates Perc has planned something without asking permission.

Entering the room, I take the bottle of tablets out of Janey's bag beside her chair. The bottle's unlabeled and I can't tell what's in it. I don't relish the idea of having to deal with, and beat up, four angry youths when I interfere in their plans. I decide to even things out and quickly drop three tablets into each of their drinks. Hoping to reduce the danger to them all by drugging them too. Ducking back upstairs, I watch events unfold on the cameras.

They return to the lounge room and Perc opens the box. Revealing four digital video cameras, a portable recording unit, ropes, and two fur lined handcuffs. He smirks at Marie as he places them on the low table near him. Marie asks what they're for. Perc says she'll see later. Marie's worried, but knows I'm watching, and trusts me to keep her safe.

Five minutes later, Marie's sleepy and slouches in her chair. Perc gets up, opens her eye lid, saying "She's under, soon we can start our games. Like Lucie, she'll do everything we tell her to. She'll know what's happening, but will do exactly as we say."

I decide it's time to slow them down and go downstairs, calling "Marie, what do you want for dinner tonight?" Entering the lounge room, I find Marie asleep, Perc glaring at me, and the other three looking very distraught. I ask what's happening.

Perc replies "Marie just nodded off. We don't know what's wrong."

He offers me a drink, I decline - I ain't that green. For a minute, Perc and I stand there staring at each other. He sits down, shakes his head, and blinks his eyes. Noticing the other three are already asleep, I sit down to watch. He's soon asleep.

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Coitus Interruptus

Getting up, I throw the doona over Marie to keep her warm. Putting on my dressing gown, I go down to the front door. Through the peep hole, I see two police officers, one large male and a statuesque, redheaded female. Opening the door, but not the security screen, I say "How may I help you?"

The policeman snarls "We've a report of a girl screaming. We just heard a girl screaming. What's going on?"

Cheekily, I reply "Teenage orgy night. The virgin upstairs seducing me while her parents are in Hawaii is a real screamer. We're still in the early preliminaries, and she's had two screaming orgasms already."

The policeman is shocked speechless, The policewoman looks like she doesn't know whether to laugh, cry, or shoot me. I ask to see their police IDs, they show them. I say I'll show the policewoman through the house to prove the only weapons in use are natural. But, because of the thunderous look on the policeman, I'm not allowing him into the house. He objects, saying they're both going to conduct a search, no matter what I want. I inform him he'd best get a search warrant. I'm not unlocking the door, except under my conditions, or a warrant. I point out he doesn't have enough probable cause to justify a forced entry without a warrant.

He sarcastically says "And who made you an expert on the law?"

I respond "The NSW Police Academy, I'm an ex cop."

The policewoman tells her partner to get back in the police car, as she's taking me up on my offer of a single officer search. Grumbling, he does so, she must be senior.

Unlocking the security screen, I invite the policewoman in, locking both doors behind her. I suggest she keep her partner happy with frequent radio checks, she looks at me strange. I explain I don't want him going all protective and gorilla like. Laughing, she radios control, explaining what's happening. She introduces herself, Senior Constable Lisa xxxxx. I lead her upstairs, introducing her to Marie, and ask her to explain the screaming.

Marie says "I'm sorry, but I've never experienced orgasms like that before, and screamed loudly when they hit me. It had happened twice. Now, can you please hurry up and piss off. He hasn't yet got around to making me an ex-virgin and I'm fed up of waiting." Lisa laughs. We check all rooms in the house.

In the rec room, I say "Everybody, say 'We're happy and fine Constable Lisa, please leave."

Janey, Sandra, Perc, and Harry say, in unison, "We're happy and fine Constable Lisa, please leave."

Looking around at the teens sitting there, naked, she shakes her head and laughs, saying "Well you did say it was teenage orgy night and that you're being seduced by a virgin. I thought you were putting us on."

I reply "Now why should I lie to a good looking policewoman, especially one I hope to seduce one night."

She stops and looks at me, saying "Not tonight, but here's my card if you need any police service."

I say "Thanks, I'll definitely keep you in mind if I need any police servicing. Please cool your partner off, he takes things to seriously."

Lisa says "I'll explain the situation to the neighbours. But please, try and keep the noise down."

I respond "I'll try, but make no promises. I think I'll be too preoccupied to worry about the noise."

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SATURDAY 11th May

Morning Call

The loudly ringing phone wakes me at 8.05 am. Withdrawing my arm from Sarai, I reach over Marie and pick up the phone, giving Marie a quick kiss in the process.

Unhappily, I say "Hello."

Marie's father says "What's this about you raping my daughter?" Marie's awake and hears the question.

I hand her the phone saying "Here darling, it's your father wanting details on the rape." Sarai's awake and looking at me with a worried expression. I put my finger to my lips in the 'shush' sign.

Marie says "Yes daddy, it was terrible. He fought like hell, but I eventually got his clothes off and made him ............

Dead silence from the phone, then "What's that?"

Marie says "Daddy, please don't be stupid and foolish now. I've loved Ed for a long time, I finally got around to telling him I love him, want to fuck him, and have his children. When he stopped gasping for air, I kissed him and let him know his sole choice was to cooperate or be raped. Being smart, he chose cooperation on the condition I make an honest man out of him." pause "Yes daddy, if we haven't started a baby yet, and we've been trying real hard, I am sure we will before you're back. So you may as well accept the inevitable."

Marie hands me the phone, and I hear her mother say "Sorry about that Ed, but we got a message saying you'd raped Marie, no sender’s information."

I reply "Don't worry about it if you can sort your end out now."

She replies "Yes, I can now. I think the fact you and Marie are sharing a bed helped a lot."

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I turn to Mac saying "As in the contract, we'll pay more for them to carry firearms, and I want them armed at all times they're with us. When can the first team be armed and ready to go?"

He laughs, saying "I thought you might feel like that." He takes us through to the armoury where two medium height young women are signing out pistols and reload clips. He'd call them earlier.

I ask if I can look at the pistols being issued, Mac hands me an empty pistol to look at. I examine it closely, checking the safety, the slide, and the pull on the trigger.

In an even tone, I say "Not one I've used, but can if I have to. Please have them issued with six spare ammo clips. If we do get in a shooting war, I want them to have enough ammo to hold out until help arrives."

The armourer has the women sign for another four clips each. Mac looks worried, asking me to enter the range and prove I can handle the firearm. The armourer draws another pistol with two clips and leads us through to a fifty metre indoor range. He sets targets up at twenty-five and fifty metres, hands out ear protection from the hangers, hands me the pistol and both clips.

Holding the gun in one hand and the clips in the other, I step up to the line, watching the armourer for the go. He nods, I slide the clip home, work the slide, slip off the safety. Taking aim, I fire a single round, noting how the gun handles. I fire two more single rounds, concentrating on the feel. I drop my hand to my side, and suddenly bring it up, rapid firing the rest of the magazine into the face of the human shaped paper target down range - all rounds hit near the nose. I switch clips and targets, and fire again. The armourer brings the targets up. He looks at the first three rounds in the chest, and the others in the target's faces.

He turns to me, saying "Take no prisoners, huh."

I calmly reply "Most bad guys who have guns and really know how to use them, also wear body armour. Why waste light weight 9 mil rounds on their flak vests. Hit where it counts, put them down - hard."

He nods, saying, softly, "Yeah, you know how to use guns."

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Dinner

I go to see if I can help with the table and find dinner nearly ready. Paper plates and food warmers along the table with serviettes and drinks. Dinner's going to be 'a la carte - Janey's Juicy Burgers'. Considering the crowd, especially the kids, it's smart thinking. I ask where they're all going to sleep, and Marie states they'll have the spare beds down in the rec room and lounge room. She also put the recorder in the study.

We line up for burgers and eat them, we line up for burgers and eat them, we line up for burgers and eat them. They're worth three trips, yummiest burgers I ever had. Some kids went for four, hollow legged!!

Dessert is ice cream cones while sitting around the kitchen table talking, the kids have theirs watching TV in the lounge room. We decide we can employ Sarai's whole family except Gumbo and wife. The residence will include a doctors surgery; a leather work and BDSM shop, complete with working dungeon; as many others as we can fit; and some space for expansion etc. Until the residence's finished, everyone will live and work at the lodge. The married couples will stay in the staff cottages, coming into the residence if required for work. Once I get the keys to the lodge, I'll organise a mass escape with Shutra. I don't care about Gumbo.

Just then, Sarai's new mobile phone rings, she'd bought two when shopping with Petra, so her family can reach her easily. The call's from Shutra's wife, Manae, she's frightened for Shutra's life. Gumbo hadn't known the children were going away to school, he'd brought some men home from work to show them two of the girls, both aged 14, and to arrange their marriages to his profit. Gumbo wasn't happy to find them gone, no one but Shutra knows where, and he's refusing to say. Shutra's been badly beaten by Gumbo, and she's not allowed to call a doctor. Gumbo removed the house phone but doesn't know about this new phone Sarai has given Shutra. Can we help save her husband? The men are mean looking and still at the house. Sarai, says she can be trusted, I tell her to tell Manae we're arranging medical help. It's 8.15 pm.

Devil's Dance

I tell Nerra to get her medical kit and meet me at the mini-bus. The security staff are just loading to leave when I explain the situation, all volunteer to help out. I have the driver check the bus and get ready to take us. The rescue team is Lisa, Jock, Toy, Dave, myself, and four guards; the two who'd been there that day and the two who'd been inside all day. I make the guards, Lisa, and Dave wear their firearms where they can be seen and easily drawn - this worries Dave, but he complies. I figure visibility equals discouragement.

On the way to the house, I detail the battle plan and have a quiet word with everyone. Entry formation will be a staggered line up - me, Jock, Dave, Nerra, Toy, Lisa, the security guards (Carla, Jenn, Diane, Maizey). I'll take Nerra's key and let us in. The plan's to keep the armed group for emergency and back up. Manae told us which room Shutra's in, ground floor at the back. Jock and I'll be point, while Nerra'll direct us if needed. I tell Toy if I yell 'down' or 'contact' he's to get Nerra on the floor a.s.a.p. and be her shield, he promises to see to her safety. Jock and Lisa are to hit hard and fast if a fist fight starts, and to keep two paces back at all times. If I yell 'contact' everyone's to get down and let the armed group do their thing, as it means severe problems like firearms. We make good time to the house, debus, and we're ready to go in at 8.45 pm. I'm concerned about weapons, but can't understand why. I think it's just my old combat instincts kicking in and covering all bases.

I open the door and we enter in good order, I'm five paces down the hall and three paces ahead of Jock, when two men walk into the hall from a side room. I don't know them, but I instantly know what they are. I yell 'contact' and charge at the second man, knocking him back into the room. I snap his neck as we fall to the floor, and take a gun out of his waistband. Behind me, I hear thuds as people hit the floor, and a quick exchange of gun fire. I pray my people've fired first. Rolling off the man, I slip off the safety and shoot another gunman in the neck, severing his spine, he's the last in the room.

Getting up, I quickly survey the room and go to the doorway. I hear Dave yell 'Hall clear', I yell 'Room 1 clear - coming through,' and enter the hall. Maizey and Jenn are covering the stairs, Carla and Diane are covering outside, Lisa and Dave are covering the hall. Nerra's treating a graze wound on Toy's shoulder. Three armed men down in the hall. I check them, two are dead and one unconscious with a scalp wound. I remove their guns and check the live one for extra guns. I tell Dave "If this guy breaths hard - shoot him without warning." I check out the other rooms on that floor, empty except for Shutra in the back room, and he's not looking too good. I go back to find some police on the door step arguing with Carla. I walk up to the live one and sit on his back, sticking my gun in his mouth, I tell him if he moves I fire. I ask Dave to sort out the bottle neck and get two pairs of handcuffs. He's back in a minute, and I have him handcuff the prisoner's hands and feet, hands behind the back. I tell Nerra to see to Shutra. After she passes, I tell Dave to sit on this guy and have someone send for the anti-terrorist unit. Dave looks surprised, bends, has a good look at our prisoner, goes white, and grins.

Rising, I race quietly up the stairs and check the hall, calling Diane, Carla, and Jenn up as cover. I tell Lisa and Maizey to stay as Dave's cover. I go into the first room, to find three frightened women. I ask them who's on the floor, they stare. I ask where Manae is. They look at me, at each other, and one says she's in the next room with their brother and his wife. I thank them and return to the hall. I quickly enter the next room to find Gumbo hiding behind two women, he seems shocked to see me. I tell Manae to stand up and come with me, the younger of the women looks frightened but complies. I take her into the hall, where she recognises Carla from earlier in the day and smiles. I ask if any one else is upstairs. She says no, the other men are out at work. I tell her to wait with Carla, and quickly check the rest of the house, it's clear. Activating the gun's safety catch, I lead her downstairs to where Nerra's working on Shutra.

Taking over prisoner sitting duties, I have Dave send our people out to the bus, and place cops in each hall and house entrance. Dave takes over sitting duties and I go see Nerra. I sit down near Shutra, to see him smiling up at me. He's very battered and bruised, but no broken bones, basically OK. He says he's glad Sarai's bedroom tiger's also a jungle tiger. I grin back and ask Nerra to give me a check when she finishes with Shutra, as I may've overdone my nightly exercise and need some anti-stress treatment.

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Back Home

We get home at 11.30 pm and everyone helps unload the bus. The security people leave to sign off and brief Mac. Marie has some hot chocolate for us, and hands it out as Purra, Jehra, and the kids speak excitedly about the big news of a shoot out with terrorist over in that part of town. They want to know if it's near their old house and the cause of our delay. They proceed to tell us all about it from the TV news.

They go very quiet when I tiredly say. "No, it wasn't near your house, it was in it. Marie I need a cuddle."

They look at us, taking in the worn and haggard expressions. It's instant cuddles all round. Marie sits in my lap and slowly feeds me hot chocolate as I hold her tight. ...................

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The Lodge

Within ten minutes of arriving, Sarai has a two page list of the needed cleaning, including the materials to do it. All the married couples, and soon to be, have selected their cottages. Sarai also has a list of needed furniture for the lodge and cottages. She's even organised cleaning crews and the bus to bring them tomorrow. Laughing, I say loudly, to Shutra, "I knew there was some reason, other than her radiant smile, why I keep Sarai around. I just couldn't think what it was until now - organisational ability."

Speaking to the air, Marie says "Gee, I thought it's because she fucks you senseless and is a great cock sucker too."

Sarai pokes her tongue out and pushes her breasts forward, saying "I always thought it was because you liked my great tits."

I look cross, saying "That's a big lie, your tits aren't great. They're magnificent, and almost as lovely as your smile." This brings the desired result - another smile. And general laughter.

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