A note to readers:
This is a long story that unfolds chapter by chapter through the eyes of two protagonists - Mark and Elsa, and as in many of my other stories involves a growing spate of horny characters.
Every ten chapters or so I will provide a short summary at the start of that episode to bring new readers up to date (see start of Ch. 90).
This story could appear in a number of genres (Loving Wives, Incest, Lesbian, Fetish, and more) depending on the chapter, but the overall theme is Group, so I have applied this moniker to all chapters. The story is still being written, yet I intend to post a new chapter every couple of days. Enjoy.
Chapter 96 - Holidays. Teen. Fixing Things In Vegas. Trouble
Mark
We spent most of the two weeks around Christmas and New Year's at The Meadows where the house was outfitted for a beautiful holiday season. We had three large trees, and each had come from a copse of evergreens off the end of our runway that would have needed to come down eventually to maintain approach clearances. We'd had a tree in the dining room, living room, and family room.
Philip Emerson was old enough to know that something special was happening, but not quite what. Jenny and Patricia tried to focus on the blaze of lights, and were obviously bedazzled. We all noted that in a couple more years we'd have a much more interactive squad of children racing around talking about Santa Claus.
Elsa had arranged that we'd do a Secret Santa instead of trying to get a gift for everyone. The exception was the children who were besieged with toys and useful baby gifts, as if they didn't already have everything under the sun. She set a limit of a hundred dollars for the gift, and everyone drew names from a hat. The challenge was to buy something nice and useful for your recipient and remain a secret until Christmas morning.
I drew Tori, Kate's teenage daughter, for our Secret Santa gift giving. Kate had been around with us so much that she was considered part of the family, and by extension so was her seventeen year old. I couldn't think of anything within the price range for a teen without copping out and buying a gift, and Elsa had told us not to do that. Consequently, I decided to entirely forget about the spending limit we were all supposed to adhere to. I bought Tori the large screen 'S' model of the latest iPhone. Tears came to her eyes when she opened the gift. She'd be able to get rid of her much older flip phone that looked like it had gone through several major wars. I actually got a hug and kiss from Tori, and Kate about fell all over me in gratitude. This apparently had been something Tori had been wanting for years, but it wasn't in their modest budget. I got a few faux dirty looks from my other family members for violating the spend limit, but Elsa kissed me and told me she knew I'd go over the top by a large margin, in this case about seven hundred dollars. I didn't mention that I'd prepaid all the monthly costs for the next five years as well.
After we'd sat around and opened presents I gathered everybody in a circle in the living room and we had a little induction ceremony. Elsa helped. All the current family members were socialized to the decisions, and loved the outcomes. We had our Love and Commitment Rings for five people: Kate, Tori, June, Julie, and Tom.
Tom and Julie kind of expected the rings and were pleased with the honor and membership. We all hugged them, and told them we relished their being part of our craziness for all the years to come.
June sobbed wildly as Elsa and I put the ring on her finger. KC came and helped too, hugging her younger sib and assuring her sister that this was the rite of passage she'd wanted for years, and now she had her own intentional family - a rather large one at that. June had been an exemplar family member since her decision to hang out with us to prove her mettle. Although only a short time had passed, everyone wanted her with us, including KC.
Two weeks before Christmas day, June had relented and made love with James, whom she seemed to have particularly strong feelings for. After that, she slowly phased into the sexual mores of the family and made love with a few of the others, but she was very circumspect. She expressed worry that she'd become wild again, and I pointed out that we all had tendencies in that direction, so she shouldn't fret. She'd had many long talks with her sister and Elsa about the family and the heavy responsibility that being a member implied. As with the others, everyone wanted her included.
Kate was a shoe-in from when we met a few years earlier. We loved her in every way, and she'd also gradually opened up to us sexually. As an exotic dancer, we had guessed her predilection for sexual things. We were right. She helped jack up our arousal factor significantly by doing sex dances and talking dirty to us. She could captivate a whole room in only a few seconds. She could also do things with her body or to her partner that almost defied description, and also made her one of the favorite people we loved to watch making love.
Ryan liked her dances so much he asked permission to install a dance pole in a corner of the living room at The Meadows similar to the one Kate used on stage at the Club Infinity. Kate not only danced for us, but also gave lessons.
Tori looked shocked when we asked her to come up to the front of the room to receive her ring. She kept asking her mother questions that got brushed off, and I finally had to go and take her hand and lead her to the front of the room to go through her ceremony. Tori cried and tried to insist that she wasn't worthy of the honor.
We'd talked to Kate about Tori's ring and significance, and agreed on a family position. When Elsa and I had Tori next to us to get the ring, she was so nervous and still crying, both from worry about the implications and from joy at being included in the sprawling intimacy and love of so many people. Everyone applauded, in part at their willingness to change to accommodate Tori and her unique situation as she transitioned into adulthood.
Elsa spelled it out for her, "Tori, this ring is symbolic of our love for you. We each pledge to help you grow and become a fine young woman who has a view of her future and the assets to make that future happen. We give you this ring not to imply control or constraint, but to demonstrate that we accept you as you are and as you want to be. It may appear that you are gaining about twenty new parents, so we admit that that's the case and we love you." She laughed and hugged Tori.
I held Tori's shaking hand and slid the ring onto her ring finger.