was finished, April took care of Rahab’s diaper. “Do you nurse them?” Erin asked.
April shook her head sadly. “I tried, but my milk never came in right.” They went to the kitchen and smiled at the man working there. He handed her two baby bottles, and she gave the first to Erin. “Do you mind feeding Rebekkah?”
Erin shook her head. “Of course not.”
While they fed the girls, they talked about lighter topics. They discussed how things were going back home, and Erin told April how happy her new step-mother was with the money they’d received from selling April.
They had a late dinner with the men, and when it was time to leave, Erin had tears in her eyes. “I’m going to miss you!”
April shook her head. “I’m not going to think of this as a separation. We live so close to each other now. We can see each other almost whenever we want to.”
Erin nodded, eyeing Travis. “I’m sure Travis will bring me back whenever I ask.”
April smiled. “The good thing about our situations is that we have the power. The men think they do, because they own us, but we have the power to make them happy or sad. I don’t know about your men, but mine won’t force me, so I have the right to withhold their release. They all know it too.”
Erin giggled. “So I need to remember that I’m the powerful one in my family?”
April nodded emphatically. “Yes, you do. None of the men will hurt us. We’re too important to their future. Really to the future of the planet. That’s why the auction house that deals with us is called, ‘Menage for Mankind.’”
“Yeah, and as one of them is moving in and out of me, that’s what I’m thinking about…the future of mankind!”
Both women were giggling as the men joined them. Travis slipped his arm around Erin’s shoulders. “It was good seeing you, Bill.”
“You too, Travis. You two should come back soon. Or we can come to you,” Bill offered, looking nervous at the idea.
Travis shook his head. “No, you don’t need to travel with the babies.” They headed for the door. “We’ll have to do this at least twice a month.” The look on Erin’s face told him the visit had done her a world of good.
Bill nodded, smiling down at April. “Sounds good to me.”
The women hugged one last time, before Erin left with Travis. “Thank you so much for bringing me to see my friend,” she told him.
He smiled. “It was my pleasure. I could tell you needed to see a friendly face.”
“I did.” She rested her head on his shoulder as they took the elevator up to the roof. “Can I ask you something?”
Travis nodded. “Anything?”
“Can I see the contract you men signed before going to the auction?”
Travis smiled. “Absolutely. I’ve been waiting for you to ask.”
“You really don’t mind?”
“Of course not. I’m not planning on selling off our daughters, so I have nothing to hide.” He saw instantly that he’d guessed right. That was what her worry was. “I’ll show you the contract as soon as we get home.”
“Thank you.”
“Bill told me what happened with April. I understand why you’d want to see it.” He squeezed her hand as he started the car. “Are you excited to get back to the others?”
She nodded slowly. “I don’t feel like I know any of them the way I know you, but I certainly enjoy them.” She blushed when she realized what she’d said.
“You know we all want you to enjoy each of us. I’d hate to send you off to Bo if I knew you hated sex with him.”
“Doesn’t it bother you at all to know that I’m having sex with your friends?”
He sighed, looking at her out of the corner of his eye. “If I could have paid your fee by myself without becoming a pauper I’d have done it, but I couldn’t. None of us could. We did what made sense to us, and it’s working out. I’m sorry that you don’t have the marriage you always dreamed about, but we do our best to treat you well.”
She smiled at him, rubbing her
April shook her head sadly. “I tried, but my milk never came in right.” They went to the kitchen and smiled at the man working there. He handed her two baby bottles, and she gave the first to Erin. “Do you mind feeding Rebekkah?”
Erin shook her head. “Of course not.”
While they fed the girls, they talked about lighter topics. They discussed how things were going back home, and Erin told April how happy her new step-mother was with the money they’d received from selling April.
They had a late dinner with the men, and when it was time to leave, Erin had tears in her eyes. “I’m going to miss you!”
April shook her head. “I’m not going to think of this as a separation. We live so close to each other now. We can see each other almost whenever we want to.”
Erin nodded, eyeing Travis. “I’m sure Travis will bring me back whenever I ask.”
April smiled. “The good thing about our situations is that we have the power. The men think they do, because they own us, but we have the power to make them happy or sad. I don’t know about your men, but mine won’t force me, so I have the right to withhold their release. They all know it too.”
Erin giggled. “So I need to remember that I’m the powerful one in my family?”
April nodded emphatically. “Yes, you do. None of the men will hurt us. We’re too important to their future. Really to the future of the planet. That’s why the auction house that deals with us is called, ‘Menage for Mankind.’”
“Yeah, and as one of them is moving in and out of me, that’s what I’m thinking about…the future of mankind!”
Both women were giggling as the men joined them. Travis slipped his arm around Erin’s shoulders. “It was good seeing you, Bill.”
“You too, Travis. You two should come back soon. Or we can come to you,” Bill offered, looking nervous at the idea.
Travis shook his head. “No, you don’t need to travel with the babies.” They headed for the door. “We’ll have to do this at least twice a month.” The look on Erin’s face told him the visit had done her a world of good.
Bill nodded, smiling down at April. “Sounds good to me.”
The women hugged one last time, before Erin left with Travis. “Thank you so much for bringing me to see my friend,” she told him.
He smiled. “It was my pleasure. I could tell you needed to see a friendly face.”
“I did.” She rested her head on his shoulder as they took the elevator up to the roof. “Can I ask you something?”
Travis nodded. “Anything?”
“Can I see the contract you men signed before going to the auction?”
Travis smiled. “Absolutely. I’ve been waiting for you to ask.”
“You really don’t mind?”
“Of course not. I’m not planning on selling off our daughters, so I have nothing to hide.” He saw instantly that he’d guessed right. That was what her worry was. “I’ll show you the contract as soon as we get home.”
“Thank you.”
“Bill told me what happened with April. I understand why you’d want to see it.” He squeezed her hand as he started the car. “Are you excited to get back to the others?”
She nodded slowly. “I don’t feel like I know any of them the way I know you, but I certainly enjoy them.” She blushed when she realized what she’d said.
“You know we all want you to enjoy each of us. I’d hate to send you off to Bo if I knew you hated sex with him.”
“Doesn’t it bother you at all to know that I’m having sex with your friends?”
He sighed, looking at her out of the corner of his eye. “If I could have paid your fee by myself without becoming a pauper I’d have done it, but I couldn’t. None of us could. We did what made sense to us, and it’s working out. I’m sorry that you don’t have the marriage you always dreamed about, but we do our best to treat you well.”
She smiled at him, rubbing her
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