Honor Thy Mother & Thy Father Ch. 05

"Hello Amanda, this is Alan. May I speak to Sergeant please?"

"Hello Alan, how is Washington?"

"I hate sitting in chairs being lectured six hours a day and having my ass reamed for the other two Amanda. I would rather be out there with Susan. I need to talk to Sergeant, is he there?"

"No, he is in his Jeep roaming around. I can have him call you back if you want."

"Could you give me his cell phone number instead?"

"Sure thing, here it is---------."

"Thanks Amanda, I hope to be back there, before the snow flies."

Alan dialed, and when Sergeant picked up he said, "Sergeant, this is Alan, can you talk?"

"Every time I talk to you Alan, there is trouble. What is it now?"

"We are going to get guests from the East looking for me. The Bureau picked up a satellite transmission that homed in on my position. A jet is in route from New York to Phoenix with a lot of unsavory characters on it. If they are coming for me, they are going to visit Susan also. I have two women with me in protective custody. I need all three of them to disappear into Red Rock State Park, and then into the forest area beyond it, on horseback, for two weeks, maybe a little longer. I am going to call Susan to get her horses ready for my two people and herself. I would feel a lot better if you could get some men to accompany them. It would be even better, if they were good shots, with rifles, at long range."

"Alan, there has not been this much excitement in my town, since I was born. One city slicker comes out here, and all hell breaks loose. What are you up to dammit?"

"I am putting you in danger, so you have a right to know. I am protecting a witness that is going to testify against the mob in New York. They are coming to get him. They are coming to get me, because I am going to testify, also."

"Where are you, I will have my men come and get you?"

"I am safe; I need you to take care of the girls. They are the ones that are vulnerable. Can you get to Susan in an hour or so?"

"I will be at Susan's in fifteen minutes. I will make a few calls and get some men ready to take them into the outback. How soon can you get the other two women there?"

"Soon, very soon, they are on their way now. I am going to call Susan and tell her to get herself ready. When you know how many people are going, you can saddle up as many horses as needed."

"Stay safe Alan, Susan will be heartbroken if anything happens to you."

"I intend on being alive for a long time Sergeant. I am going to remind you of that dress for a lot of years."

"You have not heard the end of that episode."

"I will talk to you later; I have to call Susan."

Sergeant said, "I have to call Felix."

"Hello!"

"Hello Susan, it is Alan, I wish this was a social call, and I could say something besides I love you, but I have a lot to tell you so please listen carefully. Trouble is coming, babe. Sergeant is on his way to you now. You are going to go into Red Rock State Park on horseback for two weeks to hide. Men are coming from the east to look for me, and the person I am protecting. Very shortly a man driving a black Range Rover will be driving up the main road to your house. He will have two women with him. Do not shoot him, please. Ask him to identify himself. If he says anything but the word "beta," then you can shoot him. Do you understand?"

"Yes Alan, 'beta,' anything else, shoot him."

"One of the women with him is 6 feet tall and her name is Jemma. The other woman is 5 foot 3 inches tall and her name is Patricia. They are both as important to me as you are. Sergeant knows all about me and the operation that I am involved in. He had a right to know, because I am putting him in danger. He is going to round up some people to go out there with you to keep you safe. Take your own personal weapons with you. Hide your truck if you can so they think you are not at home. The most important thing to me is your safety; everything else is secondary."

"Okay Alan, I will start getting ready now. Are you going to be safe?"

"As I told Sergeant, baby, as soon as you and the two girls are safe, beta, and I will be snug as a bug in a rug. They were going to use you as leverage to get to me. That is why you are going to disappear with our two girls. The Range Rover should reach you in the next seven to ten minutes. Please have your clothes on."

"Very funny, husband; I only take them off on special occasions."

"I guess when I come home you will do it for me?"

"When you come home, I will never put clothes on again."

"That will give me even more incentive to come home safe to your arms; and all the other parts of your body that I love."

"I will have that muzzle ready for you when you get back. That New York wit of yours is going to get you in trouble again."

"Make sure the muzzle leaves room for my tongue to work, otherwise you are going to miss out on some of my best performances."

"A black car has just driven up to the front of the house. Please stay on the phone with me, Alan."

Susan walked to the front of the house, and opened the door slightly. She yelled, "Identify yourself."

William replied, "Beta."

Susan opened the front door and said, "Come in please. Alan is on the phone, would you like to speak with him?"

"Thank you, Susan. Alan is everything going according to plan?"

"Yes it is. A police car should be pulling up to Susan's home very soon. It will be her cousin, Sergeant. I told him I am holding a witness that is going to testify in a drug trial against the mob, and that I am going to testify also. Use that as my cover, and you are the senior agent. Do not identify yourself by name, use 'beta."

"Okay Alan, let me finish up here and I will be on my way back. By my calculations, their aircraft should be on the ground now. They still have a long road trip to go. I have the feeling they are going to come at us from Prescott, instead of Sedona. From what we discussed, they missed you at the Prescott last time. They will not want that to happen again. They may leave a few men there to cover that airport. Have you sent out our pickup signal?"

"Sent and acknowledged. Pickup is just after dark, tomorrow night. Remember to call the tow truck company to pick up your car. I will meet you at the rendezvous point."

"Okay Alan, police cars pulling up right now I will call you when I leave."

When Sergeant hung up with Alan, he called Felix, in Prescott, to tell him about the guests he was about to receive. "Sergeant, you know I love you, and all you have done for me, but why do I have a feeling you are testing my patience?"

"I wish it was me who was testing your patience Felix, but it is not. It is the FBI guy again. He is in shit over his head. He told me something that is confidential, so this is got to stay between you and me. He has a witness in a drug case hidden someplace, between here and there. These mobsters are going to try to get to this guy. I do not think it would matter to them, dead or alive, as long as he does not testify. The problem is Alan is also going to testify, also."

"Okay good guy, what do you want me to do?"

"Anything legal, Felix; slow them down so they cannot get here too soon. I know Alan has a plan in the works. I know the girls are going to be safe, because I am on my way there now. Part of the plan is already in action already. I just do not want them to get here early. If they are speeding, give them a ticket. If they cross a double line give them a ticket. If they get two tickets put them in jail. Just keep it legal my friend; I do not want you getting in trouble with these people, because they are dangerous. Be sure you have two men in each car when you go up against them. They may be brazen enough to shoot one cop, if he is by himself."

"I have your back Sergeant. I will put my ears out and watch for them, if they come my way."

"Thank you Felix, I am pulling into her driveway now."

Sergeant got out of his Jeep and pulled his weapon. "Police, show me your hands."

Susan walked out of the front of her house and said, "Sergeant, why are you always a day late, and a dollar short. These are Alan's friends. He told me you know all about them."

"How was I supposed to know it was them?"

"Did he look threatening leaning against the post on my front porch?"

"No, not particularly, but I did not want to take a chance."

"Come in and meet the girls."

Sergeant walked into the room, and saw Jemma standing there. "Alan has been in hiding, with her?"

Patricia walked into the room after freshening up, and Sergeant said, "And her, too? How can I get in on this detail? How many condoms has he used so far?"

Jemma laughed, pointed to William, and said, "I am married to him."

Patricia put her arms around William and said, "This man is my father."

Susan walked over to her cousin and smacked him on the back of his head. "Get your mind out of the gutter, cousin. My husband is true to me. Didn't you get laid by Cassandra, or could not you find her phone number in the telephone book?"

"I have a date with her this Sunday night. I am not looking to get laid right away. If you can get married for a second time, I figure I should try it once. So I am going to take it slow and see what happens."

Susan smiled at her cousin. "Do you mean the last of the confirmed bachelor is tired of being alone?"

"I love my own company, but sometimes I find myself at a loss for words. It would be nice to have someone else to talk to every now and again."

"If you say it that way to Cassandra, you will be looking for your head, about a mile down the road."

"I know. I will be nice."

William said, "I have to leave in two minutes. Is there anything you need? Money, cars, credit cards, anything at all, ask me and I can do it right now."

Sergeant replied that he had everything he needed and so did Susan. Jemma kissed him goodbye. She grabbed his crotch and told him, "Stay safe; you carry around something I always desire."

Patricia told him to stay safe, because she needed him in her life.

William reminded them that the Villa was still available to them as an emergency hideout. The car would be towed there, when he was picked up by Alan. Their camping gear was in the villa, and they could walk out the back door, get lost in the trees and forest beyond for years. However, they only needed to stay safe for fifteen days. On the fifteenth day everything would be fine, and everyone would be contacted by computer. He kissed them both goodbye and walked out the door.

William got in to the Range Rover and started to drive away, as a caravan, of trucks, with horse trailers started driving into the area by the corral. He had to wait until they passed, for him to continue on his way.

Seven trucks, with dual horse trailers, rolled up in front of Susan's home. Only three of them had horses in them, with two of the others meant for Susan, Sergeant, Jemma, and Patricia's horses, and mules. The last one was a spare, just in case one broke down.

Everyone went outside to greet the people, who had decided to go into the 'Red Rock' for a fortnight with them. When Joe came around the front of his truck Patricia took a step back and said, "Who the heck is he?"

Susan took her by the shoulder and said, "Do not worry dear, Joe is on our side."

Joe knelt down, like she did with Amanda, so he could look Patricia in the eye and say hello. He said, "You are taller than my wife, not by much, but you are taller."

Patricia laughed. "Joe, you are kidding me, right?"

Joe reached into his pocket, pulled out his wallet. He showed Patricia a picture of Amanda and him standing in front of the police lineup board, which showed each other's height, side by side. Amanda barely made 5 feet. Joe was 6' 11" plus a little bit. Whoever took the picture had to improvise. The camera had to be moved back to get both of them in the frame, at the same time. Then the photographer had more fun by having Amanda turn sideways, standing behind one of Joe's legs. You could not see her behind the 350 pounds of muscle, and now a little fat around Joe's body. His calf and thigh muscles were able to hide 100 pounds of Amanda, without any problem at all. Patricia thought both pictures were hysterical.

Susan was in the barn picking out the best mounts for Jemma and Patricia. She was amazed, when both women took their tack and started saddling their horses.

"Where do you girls come from?"

Jemma replied, "Roxbury, Massachusetts."

Patricia said, "Glens Falls, New York."

"They have horses there?"

Jemma replied, "I started riding horses when I was 6 years old."

Patricia said, "I grew up on a ranch."

Susan looked up into the sky, "I have got to go to the other side of the Mississippi, and see what is there."

Sergeant had Susan write a note, using a big black marker, which he taped to the inside of the glass portion of the front door. It said, "I have gone to Washington, D.C. to be with my husband. If there is an emergency, contact Sergeant Sherwood of the Cottonwood police force at 999-9999. Susan Robbins

They turned off the natural gas to the house, and many of the circuit breakers, but left the one for the refrigerator on. If anyone broke in to check, they would see what had been done to the house, and would wonder if the note was true.

Ninety minutes after it arrived, the caravan headed out for the Red Rock State Park. It took thirty-five minutes to get there from Susan's place.

The park itself has a schedule like an office worker: 9 to 5 most days of the week and then seasonal changes. However, once you are in the forest service area, you can get lost among the trees forever, and no one is going to look for you, unless you are reported missing. Once the horses were ready and the supplies were packed onto the 2 mules, they paid their admission fee to the park, and headed in. They followed the painted horse trail, until they entered the forest area, where Joe took the lead.

Joe was a volunteer in the forest fire brigade, and he knew his way around these woods better than anyone, except maybe the paid members of the brigade. Joe's horse was bigger than any other horse in the group. He had to be because of Joe's physique. A lesser horse would have crumbled under Joe's weight, but 'Barney' and Joe got along just fine. He took them to a firebreak; nearly 9 miles in to the forest, where they set up camp for the night. It was still early in the day, but it would be the first time they would set up camp. He wanted everyone to get used to their equipment, while it was still daylight.

What impressed Joe were the city girls. They unsaddled their own horses. They brushed the horses down; checked them for problems, from their hooves to their ears; and they fed them; before they set up their tent and bedrolls for the night.

"These girls might not be so bad after all," he thought.

Patricia logged on to her website and found a message waiting for her from Steve. "This is not going to be easy Patty. It looks like they are using a one--time pad, and deciphering it is going to be a bitch. The professors are working on it, but our computers are not fast enough to do the work properly. We would like to bring this over to MIT and ask for their help. We will not do this without your permission. Let me know as soon as possible. Steve"

"Steve, the people from New York are trying to boxing us in. They have people here looking for us. We have had to separate into two groups. This will give us the best chance of avoiding them. Contact MIT and ask for their help. Contact your team and tell him to be very careful because the guys at the satellite facility are good. They may attach a piggyback to their signals, and trace it back to their computers. Run a systems check after each download, and look deep into the core processor for bug. If you run into trouble contact the Director of the FBI, Michael Free, and tell him what is happening. He will get you help in a hurry. Contact me again when you break their code, or you get in trouble; no sooner. If you love me, as you say you do, please stay safe. I may even let you see me naked, again. Patty."

Patty, how could I not respond to this message? Just the thought of seeing you naked, made me hard again! I will ask the FBI if they will put me in that safe house until this is over. Nothing can happen to me there. You have never lied in your life, so I know you will keep that promise. Steve

"Men, forget the prime numbers; forget the fancy dating, the dinners out, the dancing, and the romancing, all they want is to get a girl naked. You are just like all the others Steve. I had better put a bulletproof glass wall between us, or my virtue will disappear in an instant. Patty"

"Women, they think all men are after one thing. They forget the word love when it comes to men. The first thing they think of when they see a man for the first time is "He wants to get between my knees." I had three years to get between your knees, Patty. I could have bothered you every day, but I respected your limits. I did not have to do that and neither did any other males in our class that wanted to fuck you. They respected you too much also. We were friends, and we were classmates. We studied together, we laughed together, and we did a thousand other things together. We never mentioned sex to you once. Yet you make a statement like that and it offends all of us. You should be ashamed of yourself, Steve."

Patty looked at his last response and started to cry. She closed her computer without responding. Jemma saw her crying, and went over to her to see if she could help. Patty grabbed onto her, and cried louder.

Susan wondered what was going on, and came over to find out what was happening. Patricia did not know if it was because Susan was the same age her mother would have been or not, but she opened up and told both of the women what had happened.

Susan laughed, which took Patricia by surprise. Then she told her the story about her prom date, and her partner leaving her. She picked up a new partner, and for the first time, she got laid. She told her it was wonderful. Her new partner was a good lover and made her cum. Then the guy took her bloody panties and showed them to her original prom date, which made him angry.

This took Patricia out of the doldrums and she stopped crying.

Then Jemma told her about her first time in the back of the station wagon. Two college freshmen got her drunk at a party. They put her into a car, on the pretense of bringing her home. While one guy drove the car, the other guy drove into her. It was not an experience she wanted to repeat.

Patricia said, "That was rape. Why did not you report it?"

Jemma looked down at her feet, and said, "How does a fourteen-year-old girl go to her father and tell him that she went to a party, got drunk, and was raped. He would have blamed me for the rest of my life, and told me I deserved it. I never had another drink. I have not even told him the story."

Patricia held Jemma tightly. "Jemma, he does not need to know. You are totally different person now. He knows that you are sexually experienced, and he has done his best to make you more so. You do not have to bring your past into this new marriage. I do not believe it would harm it one bit, I only think it would hurt you to tell him about it."

Susan looked at Patricia and said, "I thought we were working on your problem."

Patricia laughed, "This is always what happened, when I would talk with my mother. We would start out talking about me, and end up talking about something totally different. Then my mother would say; "What is your problem again?"

"I would think for a second, and we would both burst out laughing because I could not remember. I do remember this time, because I hurt someone's feelings; and he is my friend. I told him all he is interested in is sex. He told me if all he was interested in were sex, it would have happened during the three years we were at school. He told me I should be ashamed of myself, and I am. I could not answer him; I just turned off my computer and started to cry."