Fourth Vector Ch. 14

Each woman seemed to study the other for several moments, leading to a degree of tension that was heavy enough that Vera had to step away, leaving the three of them with their own private moment. Jack watched with apprehension as they sized each other up, and he tried desperately not to let thoughts of each woman cloud his mind. It was a make-or-break moment, and if just one of them decided the other didn't measure up, this could have all been for naught.

"Jack has talked about you at length to me," said Abigail finally, extending her hand in greeting. "I look forward to getting to know you on my own, especially given how important you are to him."

Kat smiled kindly. "As he has spoken of you. And your status," she added, flickering her gaze between Jack and Abigail. "I know it's something we'll have to iron out in time, but I'm certain that we can come to an acceptable arrangement."

Abigail smiled in return. "When the time is right, we'll talk about it more. For now, it's a pleasure to meet you, Kat. And I'm glad to see that you're alive and well after all this time."

Kat nodded her head eagerly and cast aside Abigail's handshake, only to press in to hug the other woman. The shock was clear on Abigail's face at the gesture, leading her to giggle in surprise as she put her arms around the other woman.

Kat then took the time to whisper something into Abigail's ear that Jack couldn't make out. Whatever it was that she said, it took some time to convey, and he watched as a range of emotions played out on Abigail's face. Finally, once Kat pulled away, Abigail gave her an eager nod, and the two women started to giggle to themselves.

"Everything all right?" asked Jack nervously, looking at the both of them.

Kat turned her attention to him finally. "Everything's just perfect."

Abigail then added, "although I'm sure your life is about to become much more interesting."

Jack arched an eyebrow. "What does that mean."

Both women giggled. "You'll just have to find out later!"

Jack gulped heavily as the two women conspired. His personal life was about to take a very interesting turn.

*****

"So where do we go from here?" asked Abigail to the rest of the seated group. "Is the plan still to go to Picardy?"

It was about an hour later, and Jack had assembled everyone into one of the palace meeting halls for an impromptu discussion on their next course of action. Joining him were not only Abigail, Kat, Vera, and Greg, but also both marine captains, the Andalucian deputies from the three clans, and also, Bazu in his role as vizier. All of them represented leaders and advisers from all parts of his forces, and Jack wanted a frank discussion about their future before leaving Andalucia.

"That's the plan at least. Although, I'm not sure how soon we'd be able to leave here," said Jack.

Samir, who was up until that part rather quiet, chirped in next. "My king, it is rather unusual for the high clan king to leave the country. Not to doubt your actions or question your leadership, but it just doesn't happen here in Andalucia. I'm almost afraid of what might happen if you leave."

Jack pursed his lips. "Do you think it might lead to rebellion if I'm not around?"

Samir shrugged. "It could, Your Majesty. As a people, we're not known for having the coolest heads. Some clans might see your absence as a power vacuum that they could fill."

"Are there any clans or clan chiefs that we might want to keep an eye on if that were to be the case?" asked Jack. "Are there any known troublemakers that we should be watching?"

Samir looked over to Masud and Hafiz of theBurlada before looking back at Jack. "Most of the southern clans that were involved in the war are heading home now. I don't think you would expect much trouble from them, especially given the casualties they've suffered."

Masud then added, "my brother might have been one of those troublemakers were he still alive. Yet we of theBurlada are loyal to our clan chief and king."

Jack nodded his thanks before turning to look at Bazu. "What about the reports you're getting of the northern clans? Do we have any to watch out for up there?"

Bazu grabbed the scroll with his latest report and quickly read through it. "That situation keeps developing, sire. Those two clans are still on the move, the ones we discussed before. What's even more strange is that they aren't going to war. The two clan chiefs have a blood alliance between them. It looks most unusual."

"Do you think they could be turning hostile against us?"

Bazu shrugged. "It's too early to tell, sire. But it doesn't look good."

"Keep eyes on them and let me know if they show any signs of turning on us," said Jack.

"Perhaps we should keep the army at ready should we need to march again," added Captain Bridge. "It wouldn't do any good to let the clans go home, leaving us nothing to confront these northern clans with if they start trouble beyond theSciavo."

"That's sensible," said Jack before looking back at Bazu. "These two clans to the north. How large are they?"

"Two of the larger clans, Your Majesty. They rival theBurlada in size," said the vizier.

"It will do us no good to plan for anything without figuring out what these two clans are up to," said Jack finally. "I don't want to leave here only to find the situation destabilizing the moment my feet leave shore."

"I will send a regiment of theSciavo north to observe," said Bazu. "They will be able to get a more accurate report on the ground."

"We will send scouts as well, Your Majesty," added Masud.

"Good, keep me informed," said Jack before another voice had the chance to speak up.

"Jack, what about the slaves here?" asked Vera pointing out one of the servants in the room who was at this very moment refilling the drinks of those in the meeting. "Now that you're the king, aren't you able to give them their freedom?"

Even though her voice was soft and her question moral, it sucked the life out of the room. Bazu gasped, and the three deputies of theBurlada started to mutter angrily to themselves.

"I don't know much about this woman, Your Majesty," said Wabu of theBurlada. "But the simple idea of freeing the slaves can't even be contemplated. You would crash our society as we know it."

"It's not the most moral of institutions, Wabu," said Jack. "Vera has a point."

"Morality has nothing to do with it, sire," said Abel from the other side of the table. "Andalucia runs on the backs of slaves. Slaves do everything here. About the only thing they don't do is warfare, which is left up to the individual clans."

"So you're saying that by freeing the slaves and making each clan take more responsibilities previously held by the slaves, there would beless time for warfare?" asked Jack with an arched eyebrow. "Who would argue against that?"

"Anyone who grew up in this society and realizes it can't be changed at the drop of a hat," said Masud quietly. "Your Majesty, this is something that needs to be thought over well. Morality should come last in a question of this importance."

"Or it should come first," said Abigail before crossing her arms. "Andalucian society seems to be well-known in this corner of the world. The way things are with the slavery here is repugnant."

"Foreigners may think that way until they see things firsthand," said Abel with a shrug. "What exactly are all these slaves to do once they have their freedom? How are they to feed themselves? Most don't know anything about farming, and Andalucia has poor soil anyway. They won't have any money so how will they take care of themselves? What about the free people? What will they do?" Abel then turned to face Jack. "This isn't a question with an easy answer, Your Majesty. Andalucians and their slaves are tied together as one. I urge you to think this through before you do anything."

Abel and the others had brought up fair points. What would all the slaves do with the freedom? They had no starting point, and many of them had no other skills besides being a slave. Jack didn't want to leave the island in more turmoil than he found it, but if he intended to continue with this line of thinking, he'd need a plan.

"We'll talk more about the slavery issue later," said Jack, earning a look of disappointment from Vera. He spoke directly to her next. "There's many things to consider. Let me look at this problem from a few different angles until I can come up with a good solution."

Vera folded her arms in front of her. "That's fine, I guess." It was obvious her heart wasn't in her statement.

Funny enough, while all the Andalucians lined up on one side of the issue, and the Javans plus Vera lined up on the other, Kat had been oddly silent during the entire exchange. Jack's eyes flickered to her to watch her expression. She wore a neutral face as much of the argument went back and forth, but never offered up anything for rebuttal. Even despite her time as a slave, he had a hard time discerning how she felt just by her face alone.

The rest of the meeting went on, and was only adjourned after it was decided that they'd have to wait out the movements of the rogue northern clans. The rest of the day was spent much more casually as Jack set up his guests with their rooms before finally retiring for the night. He wasn't in his room much more than five minutes when there was a soft knock at the door. Smiling to himself, he wondered if Kat was ready for bed.

Instead, his eyes feasted on Abigail as soon as he opened his door. She looked incredibly demure in her uniform with the top button undone and her dark hair spilling off her shoulders. It had been too long since the last time he'd been intimate with her.

"Miss me?" she asked quietly as she slipped inside his room and tossed her arms around him.

"You have no idea," he growled, picking her up as she gave an excited cry and wrapped her legs around him. He carried her to his bed and laid her down, placing kisses all over her neck, chin, and finally lips. Abigail kissed him with passion as her hips began to gyrate against his own. She made the sexiest moan every time his lips raked against her skin and soon she was panting.

"It's been too long since I had you inside me, Jack," she said as she locked eyes. "Not knowing whether you were alive or dead, and all of this distance from you nearly killed me."

"It's okay now. No more distance," he said finally, kissing her lightly. "I'm here with you now."

Abigail giggled and looked around. "I'd never thought I'd get the chance to fuck a king in his palace."

Jack chuckled. "A lot has changed since we arrived in the Vector."

"That it has," she said while pulling at the buttons on his uniform. "No more talking right now. Just fuck me, Jack."

Feeling his desire take over, Jack mauled at her uniform, not satisfied until her top was completely off. He threw the jacket on the floor as soon as he was able, attacking her tits with passion as Abigail gave throaty words of encouragement. Releasing her bra, he bent down to take each nipple in his mouth, sucking on it until it grew thick and erect. Abigail raked her fingers through his hair, helping him shimmy out of his uniform as well.

Jack kept up the display of desire until it became obvious that Abigail had stopped moving. Hazarding a look up to her face, he saw that she was watching the door. He turned his head, his heart nearly stopping as he saw what she was looking at.

At the door, her face watching them through the gap, was Kat.

For a split second, Jack almost panicked. "Kat, I—"

However, Abigail shushed him almost right away. "No, no, it's fine, Jack. It's okay." She then turned to look back at Kat. "Please come in."

Jack looked back over to watch the blonde woman process the statement. With tentative motion, she entered the room and shut the door firmly behind her.

Jack felt his confusion rising. "What's going on?" he asked, looking between them.

"Something that needs to happen," said Abigail. "Especially if all of us are going to consider this arrangement. I asked Kat to come here five minutes after I did."

"You did?" he asked, turning to look at Kat who nodded her confirmation.

"Abigail and I had a lot to talk about today. She asked me if I was willing to share you," said Kat, stepping closer to them. "Of course, you know my feelings on that matter, Jack, but she didn't." The blonde woman sat on the bed, only a couple feet away from the half-naked couple.

Abigail's finger pulled his chin back in her direction. "And you know I'm willing to share with her. But for this to work, there can be no jealousy. No sneaking around, and no secrets. I haven't had you inside me since you left, and I've been aching for this. But it would be unfair of me to deny this night to Kat, especially if she feels for you as I do."

"It's not quite the same though," said Jack quietly. "Her and I haven't . . . gone all the way yet."

"Even still, you've been intimate in your own way, right?" asked Abigail, looking at both of them. Jack and Kat both nodded silently.

"That's what I meant by that. If this is to work, there can't be any secrets." She then leaned up and offered her nipple to his lips. "Trust me," she whispered. He nodded and slipped it between his lips and sucked on it lightly. "I want Kat to stay with us right now. I want her to get an idea of how strongly I feel for you. And how strongly you feel for me. And when the time comes, I want to see that firsthand for myself between the two of you. If we do this, I want to do it right." She then turned to look at Kat. "He does this so well by the way. I love how he teases my nipples."

Kat smiled and slid closer. "I'm looking forward to finding out myself."

Jack finally turned to look at Kat. "Are you okay with this? Are you sure this is what you want?"

She locked eyes with him, her gaze strong and her purpose clear. She nodded her head. "You are what I want, Jack." She then circled her finger around the three of them. "This is how it's meant to be."

He moved away from Abigail's chest to kiss Kat, who threw her arms around him and kissed him with a serious dose of passion. She pressed her body in tightly against his before releasing him a moment later. "It's her time tonight, okay? Pleasure her, all right, Jack? Then when the time comes, you can have me too."

He nodded and turned back to Abigail. She was panting heavily now as she slipped her trousers off, letting them fall on the floor. Her fingers swiped under her lace-covered sex, and even from a few feet away, he could see her fingers glistening with evidence of her arousal.

"I think she needs those pulled off," said Kat in his ear, pointing at her panties. "What do you think?"

Jack nodded slowly as Abigail lifted her butt off the bed to help him. After hooking his thumbs along the sides, he pulled them down quickly, exposing her hairless mound for his eyes to feast upon. He licked his lips, aching to taste her once more, hungry for her body.

Abigail hissed as his lips made contact with her slit, his tongue flicking against her labia. "Oh, right there. How I missed this, you have no idea, Jack."

He wasted no time diving into her pussy with hunger, feasting on her clit like it was his only life source. Using his fingers as well as his tongue, he made her squirm and moan as her neglected quim received lavish attention. To his side, Kat watched from a safe distance away, her eyes glued to Abigail's pussy and completely entranced by the sight in front of her.

Soon enough, Abigail pushed him away gently while letting out a sigh of delight. "I need you in me, Jack. Right now. Please don't make me wait any longer." She sat up in a hurry, wrapping her arms around his back and pulling his mouth to hers. Abigail moaned against his lips as she tasted her own delectable juices, all the while letting her hands slip inside his trousers. She made quick work of them, pushing them down in a hurry to free his erection.

She cooed as soon as her hand wrapped around him. "There he is. Oh, how I missed him," she said with her eyes trained on him.

"It looks like he missed you too," he whispered. His cock throbbed in agreement.

"I know exactly where you can put him." Abigail laid back down on the bed and spread her legs wide. She used a hand to pull her labia apart, her slick, wet lips open for invitation. Jack lined up the tip of his purple helmet with her slit.

Right before he slid in, Abigail turned to face Kat. "This is my favorite part."

The dark-haired woman let out a low sigh of approval as Jack pushed in, sinking his cock inside her hole. Abigail was just as wet and tight as he remembered, a burning oven of slick arousal as he pushed the first several inches inside. He felt the bed shift as Kat came closer still, watching as his cock disappeared inside her. She looked down to Abigail.

"How's it feel?" she asked quietly.

"Heavenly," purred Abigail. "You really should try it."

"Soon," promised Kat, before looking back to Jack. "Soon," she repeated, the promise heavy on her lips. She reached out and kissed Jack longingly before taking her place back on the bed. Jack watched as her hand slipped between her thighs, and several moments later, she could be heard with rushed breathing and small quivers as she watched the pair move together.

Once Jack was fully inside Abigail, he wasted no time setting up a smooth and steady rhythm. Abigail was in no mood for slowness. She eagerly pushed back her hips to meet his thrusts, her passion turning wanton in the blink of an eye. Her panting was immediate and urgent, and her hands were attracted to her nipples as she took the full force of his pounding.

"That's right, baby. Fuck me so good. God, I love your cock, Jack," moaned Abigail as the bed began to squeak at the intensity of their movements.

Jack felt like he was in a dream. Not only was he locked in intercourse with the stunningly gorgeous Abigail, but he had the other woman in his life right beside him, silently pleasuring herself to the sight of them fucking. It was a surreal experience, filled with pleasure, and bound to make him explode with full force.

Just when he was getting close, Abigail pulled herself away from him and bounced up on the bed. "I want you to fuck me from behind, Jack." She then turned to look at Kat. "He loves my ass. I think he'll cum harder if he gets to watch it. Isn't that right, Jack?"

"I do love your ass," he said quietly, as he reintroduced his cock back into her tight passage, his hands gripping at her cheeks.

"One of the first things he said to me was that he liked my ass," moaned Abigail. "Do you remember that, Jack? When you first came aboard theDestiny?"

"How could I forget," he said forcefully as he began to ram himself deeper inside her. Abigail stopped talking coherently a moment later, too caught up in the passion of the person thrusting into her from behind. The sounds of their hips meeting soon echoed across the room, joined by steady pants from Kat as she rubbed herself to the sight of their coupling.

Jack knew he was going to be a goner soon. Abigail simply felt too good, and fucking her from this angle was allowing for deep, masterful strokes. The tightness of her pussy squeezed him every time he went deep, coaxing his orgasm from deep within.

"I'm going to cum," he groaned, pistoning his hips against her soaking wet pussy.

"Inside me," she managed to yell out before she completely collapsed, her body shaking in quivering orgasm at the thought of his seed flowing deep inside her.

A few moments later, he made that idea reality as he pushed in deep, letting a torrent of sperm gush into her womb. They held themselves together tightly as every ounce of him emptied inside her before he was able to fall to the side, a completely spent force.