A Dark Future Ch. 18

Meanwhile, back at the house...

"I can't believe you agreed to that punishment for me." Alexia says to Lucia.

"Agreed to it?" Lucia says, and then grins. "It was my idea."

"You are evil." Alexia says.

"But you still love me." Lucia says. "Besides, it made Robert feel bad for you. If the punishment had been lighter, we might have had to convince him to fully forgive you. Instead, he felt the need to comfort you."

"True." Alexia says grudgingly.

"And you did fuck up massively." Lucia digs a bit, and then adds seriously. "You could have endangered both of our places here, or risked having us be separated."

"I don't think they would do that." Alexia says.

"You didn't think you'd get any punishment at all." Lucia says. "I love you, but sometimes you don't think at all."

Alexia winces a bit, and stays silent for a moment. "I guess that's fair. I'm sorry."

"Just don't do anything like that again, please." Lucia says, hugging her cousin. "I never want to have to choose between you and them. It's an awful position to be in."

"I won't. And next time I have a bright idea, I'll come ask if you think it's actually a stupid idea." Alexia says, snorting as she tries to hold back a laugh.

Lucia laughs too. "We should get to work. I need to prep lunch for a ton of people, and you've got bed assembly and cleaning to do."

Meanwhile back at the auction:

Robert and Jane move to the front, just as Trevor and Hannah come back inside from the front desk. Jane waves at them, and they come over, and Hannah sits next to Jane.

"Thank you!" Hannah says, hugging Jane. "If you hadn't told him about the claim, I'd still be sitting over there." She nods towards the back of the room.

"Very welcome." Jane says. "When you get home, read everything carefully, including the BAA rules. It sounds like Trevor hasn't been doing his homework."

"Yeah, homework was never his strong suit." Hannah says. "That's not why I'm with him."

Jane elbows her lightly, and says. "Good for you." with a big smile.

Hannah grins, and asks. "So what's this about the orange auction? They didn't tell us anything, and Trevor is clueless."

"Do you know Trevor's allotment?" Jane asks.

Hannah shrugs, and asks Trevor. He shuffles through his paperwork, and Hannah just takes it from him, and shows it to Jane. Jane flips through it quickly, until she thankfully sees Rosie's writing at the top of a page.

"Looks like he is a 2-3 household." Jane says. "That means he can have a minimum of 2, and a maximum of 3 concubines. That means you need to pick one or two Orange cards."

"How do we pick?" Hannah says.

"Did you happen to make friends with any of them?" Jane asks. "Or do you know any of them from before all of this happened?"

"No, I didn't see any of these women until we got here today, and the rest of us red cards were kept to one end." Hannah says.

Jane sighs, and says. "I only vetted the three we plan to bid on. I do have a list of people that Lucia thought might be nice, but she's not really basing it on anything. You are welcome to use the list, but I can't guarantee it'll actually be helpful."

"It's better than nothing." Hannah says.

"How much money did Trevor bring?" Jane asks her a bit more quietly.

Hannah elbows him, and whispers the question in his ear. He takes out his wallet and hands it to her. Flipping through it, she finds two twenties and a few dollar bills, along with his debit card.

"Umm... Is there money on that card?" Jane asks.

Trevor looks like a deer caught in the headlights, before Hannah takes his phone, and opens his banking app. Pointing it at his face, to unlock it, she shows it to Jane.

"$212?" Jane asks incredulously. Looking at Trevor, she asks. "How did you plan to buy Hannah? 212 dollars wouldn't have done it."

"It's all I have." Trevor says. "My mom wouldn't lend me money for this."

"Your mom wouldn't lend you money to save your girlfriend?" Jane asks with a dangerous tone.

"For the auction." Trevor attempts to clarify.

"And did she know I was in the auction?" Hannah asks.

"I'm not sure." Trevor attempts to deflect the question.

"You mean, no." Hannah says. "What the fuck, Trevor? How would you have felt if one of these guys dragged me out of here while you stood there with your thumb in your ass?"

"Bad." Trevor says. "It's really all the money I have, and my mom told me to stop asking for money. I guess I didn't think about losing you."

Hannah is clearly angry, and Jane decides to intervene to prevent a scene, given that the auction was literally starting at that moment. "I think it's clear you need to take charge when you get home. Sometimes we ladies need to put our foot down and take control of the situation away from these men." Jane says. "If you get along with his mom, get her on board with it. He has my number, text or call me if you need help."

"Thank you." Hannah says, trying to calm herself. Turning back to Trevor, she says. "I should make you buy the oldest, ugliest woman up here."

"That may be all you can afford." Jane says, not joking. "With that little money, you should jump on the first woman you see that has no bids, and that you think might work."

Turning to Robert, she hugs him, and whispers in his ear. "Thank you for not being a chucklefuck."

"You are very welcome." He whispers back, kissing her. "Now let's watch the auction."

"First up we have this lovely 28 year old woman. It says here she can cook and clean, and worked at a local diner." The auctioneer says, talking just fast enough that Robert had trouble following him. "Who will give me $500?"

No one says anything to the auctioneer, though there is a low hum of conversation as bidders can't manage to shut up. "Come on now, folks. We are trying to have an auction here. You can talk about the sports scores after the auction. Who will give me $300?"

The auctioneer finally gets a bid at $200, but doesn't manage to get another after that. The next was even worse, a 34 year old mother of 3 who was more than a bit overweight. After initially trying to start the auction at $250, he keeps lowering the price, before declaring the auction to be failed, and calling for the next woman.

"She could work for Trevor." Jane whispers to Hannah, who snorts.

"That would serve him right." Hannah whispers back. "But I do want him to actually be happy, and I don't think she's quite his type."

As the third woman is led up, Robert says quietly to Jane. "These prices are really low."

"They also haven't put up any of the young, attractive girls yet." Jane says. "I'm hoping a few of these guys blow their cash on them, before we get to our girls."

The next few women solicit a similar response, with one not getting any bids. Finally on the sixth woman, the crowd starts paying attention.

"Next up we have a college beauty." The auctioneer says. "She's a business major with a 3.8 GPA, is good with kids, and apparently can cook."

"We don't care if she can cook." A heckler in the crowd yells. Another one says. "With tits like that, she'll be too busy to cook in my house."

"Quiet down there." The auctioneer says. "Let's start the bidding at $500."

The bidding quickly rises, topping out at $800 for a moment, before Frank ups the bid to $1000. He glances around as he does, meeting the other bidders gaze with a bored expression. The man waves at the auctioneer, and Frank wins the girl.

"Was that the one we let him have?" Robert asks.

"Don't worry about it, honey." Jane says. "We don't have enough time to worry about every cute girl here."

The rest of the auction goes similarly, with low bids for most of the women, with bids getting near $1000 for the beautiful girls. Lindsey is the first of their girls up on the stage. She's crying again, and the crowd seems generally disinterested. Robert tries to bid when it opens at $400, but Jane squeezes his leg to stop him. "Wait, let other people bid, and then only bid when you think it's done."

Robert waits impatiently as the bid drops to $300, and then $250, he looks over at Jane, who still shakes her head. Eventually someone bids at $150, and Jane whispers. "Wait." After a moment asking for $175, there appear to be no more bids. "Go for $200." Jane says.

Robert does, and the other guy drops out. "1 down, and 5 to go." Jane whispers.

A few women later one comes up that was on Lucia's list. The bidding starts at $400, but quickly drops to $100. Jane leans over to Hannah as the initial price fails. "This is one of the ones that Lucia liked." Pulling up her notes, she reads off the basic info, which is that she is 22, works at a daycare, and likes kids.

Hannah nods, and nudges Trevor. "Do you like her?"

"I like you." Trevor says.

"We don't have time for that." Hannah says. "If you like her, bid $100 now."

Trevor freezes a second, and the bid drops to $75. Hannah growls in frustration, reaching over and raising his hand for him. He looks at her, and she says. "Don't do that. I can tell you like her, so bid on her. Don't go over $125, we need money to live."

The bid is raised once to $100, and Trevor manages to bid for himself at $125, securing the sale.

"Good job." Jane tells Hannah. "You are learning."

Next up is Taylor. She thankfully avoids most of the catcalls from the crowd, but the bidding is a bit more brisk. Robert is getting antsy at $750, and when Frank catches Jane's eye as if to ask if they are bidding, Jane tells Robert to do $900. Frank gets the hint and backs off, and they manage to get her at $1100.

Frank snaps up the next woman, only paying $350 this time. After a few more women, it was Emily's turn. Her large glasses and shy manner seem to help keep the crowd less interested than in most auctions, and Robert manages to get her for $500.

After another dozen women, Dee comes up. "Here we have a very spirited 28 year old. I understand she is good at cleaning, and you would never be bored."

Dee screams, and tries to thrash as two guards carry her chair onto the stage, Dee still attached to it.

"Fuck you." She screams at the crowd, and a few of the men get into it, yelling back.

The auctioneer senses some interest, and decides to start the bidding low, hoping to secure any sale. At $50 he gets a bit of action, and the numbers actually go up to $100 quickly. Unfortunately she spots Jane and Robert at this point, and starts screaming. "Bid on me, bitch!"

Robert puts his arm around her, and whispers. "Why don't you step out for a few minutes?"

Jane just stares back at Dee, not moving. "I need to stay." She tells Robert. "She doesn't care about me at all, she just wants to use me again."

"Bingo." He says. "She's been using us since day one."

The bidding eventually stops at $150, and she appears to have been won by a rough looking middle aged redneck.

She gives one last "Fuck you!" As the guards pick up her chair and carry her out of the room. As she leaves, Robert hugs Jane closely and asks. "Are you ok?"

"Yeah." Jane says. "I think I am."

There are only a few orange cards left, and while they all sell, the bids are very low. After the last goes up, the auctioneer goes to confer with a few officials at the side of the room. When he comes back, he says. "We still have nearly two dozen women who did not sell. Anyone who purchased two orange cards, you are now free to go. If you plan to participate in our small red card auction, feel free to remain in the front waiting area, and you will be called back shortly. If you don't plan to participate in that auction, please visit the front desk as soon as you exit to get your concubines registered, and to pay. Your slaves will be brought out after payment is received."

"Those of you who did not purchase two concubines, please remain behind." The man says.

Hannah looks at Jane, and asks. "What do we do?"

"They may want you to take one more. If they do, try to get out of it." Jane suggests. "Tell them that he lives with his mother, and can't support 3 women. If that doesn't work, try to get the best woman you can. He has my number if you need to call or text me."

Robert and Jane head back to the waiting room, and sit in the far corner, away from the crowd that is piled up around the front desk.

"It may just be us for the red card auction." Frank says as he sits down next to them. "I almost bid on your vet, I'm glad you bid when you did, or I'd have raised the price quite a bit."

"We are bidding on these three for the next auction." Jane says, and gives him the profile numbers. "This one I care less about, if you really want her."

"Nope, not interested in that one." Frank says. "I don't want to fill my house in one night anyhow, and I'm already taking home 7 today."

"Why not that one?" Robert asks. "If you know something we don't, feel free to share it."

"Just a feeling." Frank says. "She's not my type anyhow."

"What is your type?" Jane asks curiously.

"Pretty and docile." Frank says. "I plan for my retirement to be boring and happy. That girl seems like trouble to me."

Jane sighs. "Me too, honestly. We requested her to be put in the auction though, so we have to bid at least once if no one else does."

Frank looks around. "We may all be getting very good deals. I see one guy over there, and maybe one of the poors who didn't bother to bid in the first round will stick around, but this auction certainly seems like it'll be small."

Jane's phone buzzes. "It's Hannah." she says.

"Is that the black girl that was sitting next to you?" Frank asked. "With the chest."

"Yeah..." Jane says, taken aback by the man's crudity. "You know all women have those, right?"

"Not like she does." Frank says. "I am jealous of that boy, I thought about bringing her home when I spotted her."

"If it makes you feel any better, that's her boyfriend." Jane says. "And we would have bid against you."

"Oh well." Frank says. "Plenty more of these auctions, and the girls I've gotten so far should be very sweet."

"What did Hannah say?" Robert asks.

"They are asking everyone for their ID cards to scan, and now the auction guys are talking." Jane says. "She thinks they are deciding who has to take the women that are leftover."

A moment later Hannah and Trevor come through the waiting room doors. Hannah comes over to Jane, and hugs her. "We got out without taking anyone else." Hannah explains. "It sounds like they are going to do a second auction of the orange card women. They were telling each card holder how many of them he had to take, and apparently if they don't bid on that amount, they are getting assigned them."

"I'm glad you got out of it." Jane tells Hannah. "Two of you will be plenty while you are still living with Trevor's mom."

"Speaking of which..." Hannah looks at Trevor. "Are we just showing up at your house, or do you want to call her?"

"Shit." Trevor says. "Showing up. It's harder for her to kick us out if we are already inside."

"Remember to tell her you are legally required to take the woman you purchased." Jane says. "And you rescued Hannah, even if you almost fucked that up. Maybe don't tell her that part."

"I'm definitely telling her that part." Hannah says.

"Please don't." Trevor says. "Please."

"We can talk about it on the ride home." Hannah tells him. "Now go get in line to pay, so we can get out of here."

Jane and Hannah chit chat while they wait, while Frank eyes up Hannah's sizable chest out of the corner of his eye while pretending to be doing something on his phone.

Robert just sighs, and texts Lucia to give her an update, and to let her know to plan for 6 extra women for dinner. He also warns her about Reyna, and she just sends back an eggplant emoji, and a thumbs up. "Damn kids." Robert grumbles, and Jane looks over and laughs.

A few minutes later a large group of disgruntled men comes out of the hall door, marking the end of the second orange card auction. A moment later one of the men with the auctioneer comes in, and tells bidders for the red card auction to come in. "Go stand with Trevor." Jane tells Hannah. "Trust me, you don't want to be out without your owner or a handler."

Jane walks her over to Trevor, who is nearly at the front of the line, and then walks back into the back room with Robert.

"Frank was definitely right." Jane says. There are 4 other people sitting in the seats, one of whom had apparently stayed back during the last auction. Robert and Jane take a seat towards the middle, and Frank joins them a minute later.

"Well, it's not just us, but I still think we are fine." Frank says.

The auctioneer takes the stage, and says. "Hello all. This auction is a little different. Each of these girls was requested by someone in this room in particular. Keep in mind if you did request the girl, you must bid at least once. If you didn't, you might piss someone off by bidding on their sweetheart. Fist fights can happen afterwards in the parking lot though. If everyone's ready, let's get this moving, I'm ready for lunch."

As they call up the first girl, Robert says. "We requested the Indian nurse, and creative chick. I'll bid the open on them, and then they are all yours."

"Fine by me, but just the one bid." Frank says. "I requested your Asian girl as well, so I'll do the same thing."

The first two girls that are called up aren't any of theirs, and the third is one of Frank's, who he snags for the opening bid. The opening bids on these are higher, all starting at at least $500, because they have a buyer who is required to bid.

The fourth is Reyna. Robert starts the bidding at $750 as he is required to, and it quickly becomes apparent that a few of the other men are also interested in her. The bidding quickly reaches $1500, and Robert tries to stop the momentum by bidding $2000. One of the seemingly poor men must be using his life savings for this, because he bumps it to $2500. Robert looks at Jane, and she nods and says. "Keep going. We barely spent anything in the first auction." Robert bids $3000, and then man counters at $3500.

"5000" Jane says, raising Robert's hand, and glaring at the other bidder. He looks upset, but doesn't bid any more.

"Sold" Says the auctioneer, and Reyna is lead off to the side.

"Your lady means business." Frank says. "Reminds me of my wife, God rest her soul."

Frank snags the Indian nurse a few women later, but has to pay $2000 for her, and as he does, he tells Robert. "I'm noticing a pattern here. The more exotic, the higher the price."

"Yeah, I noticed that too." Robert says. "I get the feeling Mei is going to cost me an arm and a leg."

"Probably." Frank says. "My budget for her was going to be 10k, but we made a deal, so I'll stay out of it."

The artisan goes soon after for $1500 to Frank, and he says. "That's about it for me, unless one of these others are cheap."

Megan is up next, and Robert opens the bidding at $500. Despite, or perhaps because of, being a well built blonde girl, she attracted relatively little attention. Robert manages to get her for just $800.

The next few girls do go cheap, but not cheap enough for Frank. He bids once, but doesn't win. Robert looks at him questioningly, and he says. "That asshole bid up my Indian nurse. I just wanted to repay the favor."

Finally Mei comes around, the very last woman up for bid. "We've saved the best for last her folks." The auctioneer says, waving Mei onto the stage. "This young lady was requested by three of you. She's half Chinese, and I understand she used to be a cook at her grandparent's restaurant. Who could turn down a beautiful, exotic girl who can cook? Let's start the bidding at $2000."

Frank immediately met the minimum bid, and then folds his hands in his lap. The same man that was bidding on Reyna raises the bid to $3000 immediately.

"$5000." Jane says, "and if he raises it again, $10000. We need to show him we aren't fucking around."

Robert bids $5000, and the man looks back and glares at them. Turning to the auctioneer, he raises it to $7500.

"$10000." Robert raises the bid again. Mei visibly recoils with every bid, as if it's physically hurting her to see them have to spend so much for her. Jane manages to make eye contact with her, and gives her a reassuring smile.

"11000" The other bidder says, much to Robert and Jane's surprise.

"Shit, he really wants her." Frank says. "If you guys are dropping out, let me know."

"12500." Robert says, and then to Frank. "We promised her grandmother, we aren't dropping out until we run out of money."

"I can respect that." Frank says. The other bidder looks absolutely pissed, but he waves off the auctioneer, getting up and stomping out of the room. "I guess that poor bastard only really came here for those two."

"If that's the case, he's probably going to be bidding against you tomorrow." Robert says.

"If so, I'll just order a girl from California." Frank says. "Or take a trip to bid in one of their auction houses."

Robert shakes his head, but then the auctioneer officially calls out. "Sold." and then declares the auction to be at an end. The guard comes to escort Mei from the stage, but she bolts towards Robert and Jane, throwing her arms around them. "Thank you!!!" She says, loudly and joyously. "I'm so sorry I cost so much though."

"You are worth every penny." Robert says, giving her a small kiss on the forehead.

"I'll show you exactly what I'm worth when we get home." Mei says. "A girl has to earn her keep, after all." She adds with a wink.

"You'll have to fight Reyna for the privilege if you really mean as soon as we get home." Jane says, laughing. "Let's get to the front desk and pay so we can get out of here."

The guard comes up to take Mei, and she waves at them as she goes with him.

"Well," Robert says, as they walk through the doors back to the lobby. "That started cheap, at least."

"We still came out under budget." Jane says. "If Megan didn't bleach her hair, we might have been screwed though."

"Bleach?" Robert asks.

"She's a bottle blonde." Jane says, and groans. "I forget men don't pay attention. Look at her facial features and hair roots when we get her. She's at least half Native American, her natural hair color is black."

"I didn't realize." Robert said. "I mean, I noticed her features, but I didn't look at the roots."

"We can check her card when we get home, or just ask her, but I'd bet anything I'm right." Jane says.

As they approach the desk, the line is just three people, one of whom is Frank. He pays his bill, and a minute later his six girls come out, wearing temporary collars. "See you guys around." Frank says to them as he shepherds his girls out the door.

As they finally get to the front of the line, Rosie is waiting to scan Robert's card. "Big spenders, I see." Rosie says. "I think you won the auction."

Jane laughs. "I don't think spending the most means you won."

"Definitely not." Robert says. "But I wasn't leaving Mei or Reyna behind."

"You should have plenty of opportunities to snag some cheaper girls to fill out your allotment soon." Rosie says. "Remember we are having auctions tomorrow, and every night this week, and probably more after that."

"I think 8 is plenty for now." Robert says.

"Couldn't hurt to attend a few, just in case someone slips through the cracks cheaply." Rosie says. "You actually don't even have to come, as long as Jane is delegated as your bidder proxy."

"I already am." Jane says, and quickly changes the subject. "Where do I swipe the card?"

After paying, Rosie steps into the back for a moment, before emerging with a cardboard box. "Each of your girls has a bag inside with their personal possessions that weren't returned to them. Mainly things like keys and cell phones, but also purses for any of them that had one on them when they were detained. You've got two weeks from their auction date before someone cleans out their places. I'd suggest doing it asap, if there is something you want to allow them to take with them."

A few minutes later their new ladies emerge from the backroom, changed back into their street clothes, and wearing temporary plastic collars. "Hello Ladies." Robert greets them. "Is everyone ready to leave this place, and hopefully never come back?"

As he is speaking, Mei throws herself into him, giving him a hug. "Yes, sir! Let's get home."

"What's up with her?" Megan asks.

"I've known them since I was like 12." Mei says. "And they just spent a ton of money to rescue me from a pig."

"Me too." Reyna jumps in. "Thank you both, I'm sorry I ended up costing so much."

"Well worth it." Robert says. "Let's get to the van, I'm sure the girls at home are making lunch, and they'll be excited to meet you."

They all walk out to the van, and Taylor says. "This thing is huge. 12 or 15 passenger?"

"We went for 15." Robert says. "Our maximum allotment is 12, and we have another girl at home who isn't a concubine, so it seems like that was a wise choice."

Robert gets the girls loaded, and Jane cranks the van to leave. "Robert, honey, please text the girls to let them know we are leaving."

"Yes, Ma'am." He says, buckling up and sending the text as they exit the parking lot. The girls talk amongst themselves on the way back, and Robert glances back a few times to check on them. He notices that Megan is the only one not talking, even Emily is engaged with Lindsey about a book she read before being detained. As he looks back the second time, he notices Reyna watching him. She sticks her tongue out when she knows he is watching, enjoying the look on his face as she flicks it once before pulling it back into her mouth. Robert just smiles at her, before turning back around and wondering what exactly he has gotten himself into.

As they pull into the house, the garage door is already open, and the girls are all waiting. When Robert gets out they flock to the van, opening the doors eagerly. "Give them some space, ladies." Robert says. "Some of these poor girls have been detained for nearly two weeks."

As he is speaking, Lucia comes up next to him. "Mistress texted me, I put snacks and drinks in the master bedroom. Good luck!" She gives him a kiss on the cheek before waving at some of the new girls.

Robert is too flustered to respond to her, not expecting Lucia to be happy about him being drug off to the bedroom immediately like this. As the girls pile out of the van, Robert feels someone grab his hand. Looking down, he feels Reyna already pulling him towards the house.

"Not fair." Mei says, trying to catch up with them. "Why do you get to go first?"

"Sorry." Reyna says. "I promise I'll explain it afterward, but I really, really need his dick, right now."

"Damn, girl." Mei says, stopping, and then calling out after her. "Leave some for the rest of us at least."

As they enter the house, Reyna asks. "Which way is the bedroom?"

Robert stops her pulling him for a moment, and pulls her back towards him. He leans down to kiss her, and she moans into his mouth, practically shoving her tongue down his throat, before pulling back. "Please don't make me beg."

"Maybe next time." Robert teases, and leads the way up the stairs, still holding her hand. She practically pushes him up the stairs, and just as they reach the top, Robert can hear the garage door closing as the others make it inside.

"What was all that about?" Alexia asks Jane when Robert and Reyna run into the house.

"I think she might be a nymphomaniac." Jane says. "Or maybe she's just a very horny girl. Either way, she has a need, and we agreed to address it as soon as we got home."

"Mistress, you don't suppose they would need a shower girl, do you?" Alexia asks, pretending to be selfless.

"I don't." Jane says. "And I didn't negotiate for us to watch this time either, in case you were about to ask. Let's just give them a bit to work it out of her system. If they aren't down in an hour, I will go check on them. In the meantime, everybody inside. We don't need the whole neighborhood coming over to get into our business."

As the ladies all move inside, Jane directs them to pick seats at either the breakfast table, or the bar. Taylor, Emily, Mei pick the table, while Lindsey and Megan end up at the bar. Jane turns to Lucia, Amber, and Alexia. "Have you three already eaten?"

"Yes, Mistress." Lucia answers. "I thought it best that we eat first, since we don't really have enough chairs yet."

Moving around to the kitchen, she says. "Plates are here, food is on the stove. Feel free to help yourselves, just ask if you need something you don't see."

Megan gets up immediately to be first in line, earning a look from Mei.

"So while you serve yourselves, I'll introduce everyone. The lovely young lady who cooked for us is Lucia. She is in charge of all things related to the kitchen. Mei, you are going to be working with, and at least at first, for her, so please get with her after lunch to begin learning your duties. She's also Robert's little darling, so sucking up to her isn't a bad idea if you want to make a good impression with him." Jane says with a smile.

"This is Alexia." Jane walks over to wrap her arm around her girl. "She's my right hand girl, and she is in charge of keeping the house clean, doing laundry, and she also organizes Robert's shower service. We will decide which of you she is going to supervise later, as well as who else is with Lucia. For now, if you have questions that you don't want to ask Robert or I, you can ask either of these two. They've been with us since day 1 of this new world we find ourselves in."

"Lastly, but definitely not least, this is Amber." Jane walks over to her, and gives her a little hug. "Amber is still new here, and her situation is very unique. Amber is a white card who serves here by choice. Her role in the house is still a bit unsettled, but I suspect she will end up in charge of something very soon, and therefore some of you as well. She may at times be your chaperone in public if Robert and I are busy. She is an approved handler for all of you."

"If any of these three tell you to do something, you are to do it, unless it risks harming you, or it involves sexual activity that you haven't previously talked about with Robert and I. Their ability to punish you is limited to time out at the moment. We try not to have a ton of rules in the house, so we'll start with a few basics that cover a lot of ground. First, don't do something that will deliberately make Robert or I unhappy. Since you don't know us well yet, that means you should ask one of these three before doing anything you are unsure of. Second, don't cause problems with the other girls. There are 10 women in this house, and it's not exactly enormous. Please be respectful of each other. If Robert and I have to start breaking up fights, someone is getting punished, and you won't enjoy it. Third, everyone does their part in this house. Some of you have very specialized skills that we can't use yet. We tried to talk to all of you about this during our interviews, but you will be given tasks to do by these three. Please do what they ask."

"Does anyone have questions?" Jane asks.

There is silence at first, and then Megan speaks up. "Why do we have to report to them, and not you?"

"I have a job." Jane says. "And so does Robert. Right now, we have 9 people in this house without a job. Supervising 9 people is a whole separate job. If we can delegate that down to these three, it means Robert and I have time to actually enjoy life a bit. And I know at least a few of you are looking forward to enjoying life too."

All of the girls are now seated, and beginning to eat. Jane walks over to make her own plate, and sits with the group at the table. "Feel free to keep asking questions, if you have them. I know you may not think of them until later, and that's fine too."

"Mistress." Lucia asks for permission to speak.

"Go ahead, Lucia." Jane says.

"We were discussing the new breeding rules earlier. Do you mind telling me if you found any more volunteers among our new friends?" Lucia asks. Just at that moment they hear a screech from upstairs.

"That's right." Jane says. "I think we mentioned this earlier, but the powers that be have instituted quotas, we must have a child born in the house every year until we reach an amount equal to the adults in the home. It certainly seems like Reyna has volunteered herself." Mei sniggers at this, and Jane continues, giving her a smile. "Lucia has also volunteered, and begun trying. We'd like one more volunteer at some point, to make sure we don't miss on our quota. The punishment for missing the quota is the removal of the oldest concubine, which would be you, Taylor. If we don't have a volunteer within the next month or two, and no one is pregnant, I will have to pick someone, which I really don't want to do."

"I volunteer, Jane." Mei says. "Or should I call you Mistress?"

"No one has to call us Master and Mistress at home." Jane says. "When other people are around, it would probably help to keep negative attention to a minimum. That includes Amber when she is your handler out in public."

"Thank you, Mistress." Amber says, bowing to her. "I am honored. I am of course willing to volunteer as well, whenever you think I am ready."

"Why can't we just call you Robert and Jane?" Megan asks.

"We'll print out of list of the new BAA rules and post them, but to summarize, the whole world has changed while you've been in lockup. And it's going to change further, starting today. If you run away, you could be taken away from us, sent to labor camps, or worse. We technically have the power to discipline and punish you, up to and including seriously injuring or even killing you. If you leave the house with a chaperone, which right now is Amber, Robert, or myself, you must wear a collar. There are tons of rules like this, and I don't even remember them all. I'll work on getting a few copies printed, so you can examine them this week." Jane explains.

"Kill us?" Megan says. "What the fuck?"

"Master and Mistress would never do that." Lucia says quickly. "They are good people."

"It sounds like they have you brainwashed." Megan says.

"Not brainwashed." Lucia says. "I recognize their faults, but they are good people. Some of the best I've ever met. I feel lucky to be here."

Megan looks like she is going to say something else, and Jane steps in. "That's enough. Megan, let's go talk in my office."

Jane walks towards her office, and Megan slowly gets up to follow. Alexia moves to follow, but Lucia shakes her head. After Megan enters, she says. "Listen at the door, but don't go in unless you hear something odd."

Inside, Jane has Megan take a seat, and begins. "I know this is a big adjustment, but picking fights is not a good first impression."

"I'm sorry, but this is all just a lot." Megan says, tearing up a bit.

"It's a lot for every girl out there." Jane says. "But bad behavior won't be tolerated in this house. I'm cutting you some slack because this is day 1, but if this continues, you will be punished. We don't like having to punish, Robert is much more into trying to work through problems, but this type of attitude can cause issues with the other girls, and that can't be allowed. Do you understand?"

"Yes." Megan says. "I understand."

"Good. Why don't you go finish lunch? If you'd like a shower, and then a nap afterwards, we can make sure you get one of the first available." Jane says. "Please, don't make me regret letting Robert buy you."

As Megan walks out, Jane shakes her head, and hears her phone beep.

Upstairs, Reyna practically rips Robert's clothes off before he can even get the bedroom door shut. "Slow down." Robert says, grabbing her hands. "I know you are in a bit of a frenzy, but I promise, we are going to get you situated in just a few minutes."

Robert pulls her into an embrace, and kisses her for another moment, slipping one hand down to caress her toned ass. "Mmmmm" She moans into his mouth as she wiggles her ass against his hand. One of her hands finds his, and the other grabs his crotch. Pulling away from the kiss, she asks. "Is this for me?"

"After we shower." Robert says, and finishes undressing himself. As he pulls down his pants, he sees Reyna is already down to just panties. They both finish undressing around the same time, and Robert takes her into his arms again, kissing her once more, before pulling her into the bathroom, and starting the shower.

"It'll take a minute to warm up." He says, kissing her once again. She takes one of his hands, and pulls it to her crotch, which is absolutely soaked.

"Please, I need it so bad." She moans into his mouth.

"Damn, you really do." Robert says. "How often do you usually get laid?"

"Almost never." She says. "I haven't had a boyfriend in over a year. But I usually use my toy at least once a day." She is grinding on Robert at this point, thoroughly wetting his leg as she tries to get off using it. Robert pushes back against her, and she moans deeply. "Fuck, that feels so good." She says.

"Just wait til we get clean." Robert says. "I can't wait to give your little pussy a good tongue lashing."

"Yes, please." Reyna moans. "But not for too long, I really need to get fucked."

Robert reaches behind her to feel the water, and deciding it's warm enough, leads her in. "Let's focus on getting clean. The sooner we are clean, the sooner we can get into bed."

Reyna quickly washes her hair, and Robert does the same. Rinsing his hair first, he grabs the soap and begins working on her while she finishes up her hair. She nearly chokes as he washes her pussy while she is rinsing her hair. Coughing a bit as she pulls her hair free on the water, she says. "You can't kill me until you fuck me, alright?"

"Deal." Robert says with a grin. He pulls her to him and kisses her while rubbing his body against hers. Turning her around, he washes her back, and then her ass, causing her to moan.

Leaning in to whisper into her ear, he asks. "Are you a little ass slut?" while he rubs his fingers down her crack.

"I haven't been before... But I think I might be." Reyna says with a moan. "Please, I need you so badly."

Robert steps back. "Then wash me, and we can get out."

Reyna grabs the soap from him, quickly washing him from neck to toes, going a bit slower on his dick and balls. Stepping into the water and rinsing, he finds Reyna watching him anxiously. The moment he is rinsed he shuts off the water, and she grabs a towel, hurriedly wiping him down, before grabbing a second one to put up her hair. Robert helps dry her as she does, and then she pulls him towards the bed.

"Please, can I have your dick now sir?" Reyna nearly begs.

Robert smiles, and lifts her onto the edge of the bed before kneeling down to lick her pussy.

"Yes, yes!!!" Reyna says, moving her hips to try to grind against his face, and holding on tightly to her legs.

Robert doesn't tease at all with her, going straight for the clit, and slipping one finger into her still soaked pussy. Managing to find her G-spot, he rubs it vigorously, and she nearly immediately cums.

"Fuck!!!" She screams, loud enough that Robert is sure the girls downstairs will be able to hear. He keeps going, and she cums again, squirting a bit this time. After the third orgasm he gets off his knees, and rubs his dick on her pussy.

"Last chance to change your mind." He says, and she hooks her legs behind him, dragging herself partially onto his dick. Robert thrusts forward as he feels the head slip in, and they meet in the middle.

"Fuck, I needed this so bad." Reyna says. "Thank you." She continues to murmur this with each thrust, softer and softer, until it turns into moans. Robert slows a bit after her next orgasm, but she keeps pulling him towards her, so he keeps thrusting for several more minutes, leading to a few more orgasms.

"Damn, you just keep cumming." Robert says. "What's your record?"

"12 with a partner." Reyna says, and between moans, adds. "I've only been with two guys though, and neither of them could last very long."

"How many are you at now?" Robert asks with a grin, reaching down to rub her clit.

"Seveeennn...." Reyna moans, cumming again.

"If you want to hit 13, we need to change positions." Robert says. "I'm not 20 anymore."

Reyna nods, and Robert lays down on the bed. Reyna quickly straddles him, and starts riding him. She initially is mainly going up and down, so Robert grabs her hips, and changes the movement to more of a back and forth grind. "Fuck, that feels good." Reyna says. "I've done this a few times, but usually guys just want up and down."

"That's because they are only thinking of themselves." Robert says, smacking her ass lightly, before cupping it with both hands as she takes over the grinding motion. "I figure if I take care of you, you'll take care of me."

"Fuck, yes, I will." Reyna says, and then moans. "Eight."

A few more minutes get Reyna up to 12, and then Robert reaches up to cup her breasts, leaning forward to suck on a nipple. "Fuck." Reyna says. "Thirteen is coming. This is amazing."

A minute later, she nearly screams, "Thirteen!", and clamps down so hard Robert's dick is nearly pushed out. This time she falls forward onto Robert, and he holds her as she comes down from her orgasm. "Fuck, I've never worn out before the guy." Reyna pants, turning her head to kiss him. "I can keep going in a few minutes if you want."

"That is very tempting." Robert says, "And I probably do need to cum before I get cleaned up, but I should probably check to see if any of the other girls are waiting to jump my bones. If not, I'm all yours."

Robert manages to grab his phone without dislodging Reyna, and manages to text the group chat. "I think I wore out Reyna, and I haven't quite cum yet. Should I finish off with her, or is there someone else who is going to need a quickie before dinner? She's still laying on top of me, so if so, give me a minute to get her cleaned up first."

Jane reads Robert's text message, and smiles, texting back. "I'm guessing there were no complaints? It definitely sounded like she had a good time."

Robert sends back a thumbs up emoji, and Jane replies. "I'll check with the girls and let you know in a minute."

As she walks back into the kitchen, she sees the three girls who had phones staring at them. Alexia is smiling, Amber looks a bit sad, and Lucia appears to be both horny and a bit jealous. Jane called them over, and asks. quietly "What do you three think? Let Reyna finish what she started, or send up some relief?"

"I can do it." Alexia says, and Jane shakes her head. "I think you've had plenty of Robert lately. I meant the new girls. Do we think any of them are just itching for a turn?"

"Mei is." Lucia says.

"Mei is also a virgin." Jane says. "I don't really want her first time to be a quickie, and it sounds like Robert only has a few more minutes left in him."

"I'd be happy to go, Mistress." Amber says. "If you think I'm ready."

"Not yet." Jane says. "Maybe tomorrow we can talk to Robert to figure out how close you are."

"Thank you." Amber says.

Jane hugs her, and then says. "Let's not leave Robert hanging. Lucia, are you in your fertile window?"

She shakes her head. "That was last week. I definitely don't mind going up though."

Jane sighs. "Taylor doesn't want to get pregnant right now, Lindsey is a no to everything, I don't trust Megan by herself, and I don't want her getting pregnant. Emily is a virgin, and she needs to work up to it."

Looking over and seeing every girl in the kitchen looking at them, she makes a decision. Turning towards them, she says. "It appears Reyna is worn out, and Robert isn't quite done. One of us can go up, but we wanted to offer him up to you first. Do any of you want to go next, and finish him off? Keep in mind this is a sloppy seconds situation, he's probably worn out, and covered in Reyna's cum, so you are probably looking at just some quick and dirty oral sex."

Megan looks disgusted, and starts to say something, when both Taylor and Mei both say "I will." At the same time. Emily looks vaguely disappointed, and Jane decides she should probably talk to her in a minute.

"Mei, I think Robert would probably like your first time with him to be a little more than just a quick blowjob." Jane says. Turning to Taylor, she asks. "You sure you are good? Do you want one of us to come with you?"

"I'm good." Taylor says. "Besides, Reyna's already up there too, the bed might be a bit crowded with four."

"It's big enough for 5." Alexia says, and Megan looks like she is going to gag.

"Let me text Robert first, and warn him." Jane says, and fires off a text to Robert. "Taylor is coming to blow you. She is fine with Reyna staying. Let me know if Reyna wants a minute to leave."

A moment later he responds. "She's good now."

"First door on the left, right at the top of the stairs, no need to knock, just head inside." Jane tells Taylor. "If you run into problems, have him text me."

Taylor scoots up the stairs, and Jane decides she needs to triage the situation with Mei and Emily. "Mei, Emily, can you please both wait in my office. I'd like to speak to you both about something."

Turning to Alexia, Lucia, and Amber, Jane continues. "Amber, can you offer to get Lindsey a shower, and then show her the upstairs, and tell her she is free until dinner? You two, please try to talk some sense into Megan? She's already driving me crazy. Don't pick a fight though."

Taylor opens the door to the master bedroom, and peeks inside. Robert is laying on the near edge of the bed, and Reyna is curled up next to him, and around half of the bed is soaked. "Damn, you two really went at it." She says, closing the door behind her.

"He's amazing." Reyna says, cuddling up closer to him. "I need to get back into shape so I can wear him out fully."

"I was actively trying to hold out for you." Robert says. "It seemed like you needed it."

"I did." Reyna says, and looks at Taylor. "Sorry about the mess."

Taylor approaches Robert, and leaning over, licks the tip of his dick. "You taste good, nothing to apologize for." Leaning back down, she sucks him for a second, before pulling back. "Do you mind if I reposition you?" she asks.

"Just tell me how you want me." Robert says.

"Just scoot towards the middle." Taylor says, stripping off her shirt and pants, and then her bra and panties.

Reyna and Robert scoot over, and Taylor kneels on the bed between his legs before leaning forward, practically inhaling his dick. Robert groans, and Reyna says. "Damn, she really knows what she is doing. I may have to get you to give me a few pointers, I don't usually spend that much time on my knees."

Taylor makes eye contact, and smiles, but doesn't pull off, continuing the suction while both of her hands play with Robert's balls. "Fuck, this is going to be quick." Robert says. Reyna kisses his neck, and whispers dirty nothings into his ear while he stares at Taylor working his dick. After a minute, he can't hold out. "Fuck, I'm cumming." Robert says.

Taylor just keeps going, slowing gradually until Robert is finished. Glancing up at Reyna, she makes eye contact as she shows her Robert's cum, and then swallows.

"That was really hot." Reyna says, hand playing with her pussy again already, looking at Robert, she asks. "Do you have a toy I can borrow real fast?"

"Are you bi?" Taylor asks.

"I've never tried it with a woman, but if you are offering..." Reyna says, opening her thighs.

Taylor scoots over, and gives Reyna her first girl on girl experience. It doesn't take long before Reyna cums, squirting on Taylor's face. "Fourteen." Reyna gasps. "Fuck, this is the best day of my life."

"So, are you bi?" Taylor asks teasingly.

"I am with you, at least." Reyna says, and pulls her up for a kiss.

Robert stares entranced as the pale, skinny blonde and thick, darker girl make out. Eventually he shakes his head, grabs his phone, and goes to start the shower again.

Jane walks into her office, finding Mei and Emily standing uncertainly. "Please, sit girls." Jane says, gesturing to the chairs across from her desk. After closing the office door, she moves around to sit in her office chair.

"You both have something in common, sexually, that we need to talk about." Jane says. "Are you ok talking together, or would either of you prefer to do this separately?"

"I'm fine with Emily." Mei says, smiling at the other girl.

"It's ok." Emily says, giving a shy smile back.

"Great." Jane says. "Both of you are virgins. I know you have some experience, Mei, but Robert will still want your first time to be at least a little special."

"So that's why you didn't let me go up just now?" Mei asks.

"Robert would have been upset." Jane says. "I think he would prefer his first time with every girl to be a slow, loving experience, but there is no way he's going to be ok skipping that with either of you. Mei, since you do have some experience, if you wanted to go tonight, and then spend the night in our bed, I can talk to Robert about it."

"I'd love that." Mei says. "You are sticking around for it, right?"

"If you are good with that." Jane says. "If not, I can wait to come in until after you are done."

"I'd like you to be there with me." Mei says. "I'm not sure I'm bi or anything, but having you there would be reassuring at least."

"I'd love to be there to support you." Jane says. "Emily, I think Robert would probably like to move a bit slower with you. If you'd like, we can pair you up with one of the other girls who are comfortable being watched, and teaching you the basics. If not, Robert is a great teacher all by himself."

"Maybe we can do some of each?" Emily says. "Maybe you could teach me a bit too?"

"I'd be happy to." Jane says. "We can definitely mix it up a bit. If there is a particular girl you want to watch Robert with, just let me know, and I'll find out if they are comfortable with that. I'm going to give this speech to everyone later, but not everyone is bi, of course."

"Do I get to pair up with someone too?" Mei asks.

"Sure." Jane says. "Lindsey isn't going to participate, and Amber is temporarily out of the rotation, but that still leaves 8 women in the house who have needs. I suspect Robert is going to end up with at least two women in bed fairly often."

"Can I ask what the situation is with Amber?" Emily asks. "She seems a bit different."

"That's her story to tell." Jane says. "But I'm sure she'd be willing to talk to you about it, since I'm sure you will ask nicely. I'll just say, she's had a rough few years, and Robert and I want her to recover, both physically and emotionally, before she enters into any sexual relationships."

"What about Megan?" Mei asks. "I promise, I'm going to do everything I can to stay calm, but she's trying to push people's buttons."

"Alexia and Lucia are talking to her right now, since I didn't manage to accomplish anything earlier." Jane says. "If that doesn't work, Robert can try. If that doesn't work, we are going to have to have some hard discussions. Maybe she'll do better after a shower and a night's rest. Maybe you two can try to make friends with her a bit?"

"I'll try." Mei says. "But I kind of think she's a racist. She's been most nasty about Reyna and I."

"If she says anything overt, please tell me." Jane says. "Or if I'm not around, get Amber, Alexia, or Lucia, and they can text Robert and I. She's well aware she is already on thin ice. Is there anything you girls need before we head back out there?"

"Showers." Mei says. "I kind of stink, and I'd love a change of clothes."

"That would be nice." Emily says, and Mei gives her a look.

"I don't stink that badly." Mei says, and then laughs. "You should have seen your face."

Jane laughs too. "Showers for you both. Let's go see how Lucia and Alexia are doing with Megan, and then we can get you set up."

Heading outside, she sees Megan sitting alone, and Lucia, Alexia, and Amber packing up leftovers.

"Is Lindsey in the shower?" Jane asks.

"Yes, Mistress." Amber says. "She should be done in a few minutes, she's in the upstairs bathroom."

"Can you help Mei and Emily get theirs next?" Jane asks. "Does Lindsey have clean clothes to change into?"

"I got her some, Mistress." Amber says, and turns to the other two girls. "If you come with me, I'll help you find something for after your shower. I'll start some laundry after everyone gets done, so you can wear your own clothes tomorrow if you want."

"Amber, can you put something outside of the master bedroom that might fit Taylor and Reyna? Alexia's clothes might fit Reyna, but for Taylor, you may have to get creative." Jane says.

"I think one of my ta-teera and short sets will fit her." Amber says. "I'll get them something. Should I text the Master to let him know?"

"Yes, please. Thank you, Amber." Jane says, smiling at her. Turning back to Alexia and Lucia, she asks quietly. "Please tell me it went so well that you only needed to talk for like 2 minutes."

"Not even close." Alexia says. "She's so rude."

"I don't think either of us will be able to supervise her, Jane. I'm sorry." Lucia says. "She won't listen to a word we say, and I was worried she might get violent, so we stopped trying to talk to her."

Jane sighs. "If you felt unsafe, you definitely did the right thing stopping. When Robert comes down, give him and Reyna some lunch, and quietly explain the situation to both of them, as long as the other girls aren't down here. If they are, I'll suggest they go for a walk after lunch, and maybe one of you can go with them."

"I'm concerned about leaving you here with her, when both Robert and Reyna are gone." Alexia says. "Lucia can go, I'll feel better if I'm around to at least try to help if she goes psycho."

"That's fine. I'm going to suggest she shower, and then either take a nap or watch something in the hangout room. That should at least keep her out of the way for a bit." Jane says.

Walking over to Megan, Jane says. "Would you like to grab a shower soon? Then you can grab a nap, or watch some tv upstairs?"

"A shower would be nice." Megan says.

"Come with me, and we can try to find something that will fit you for afterward. One of the showers should be available soon." Jane says, and heads up the stairs, passing Amber and Emily heading to the downstairs shower.

Walking into the girls' room, she opens the closet. "We've got some dresses here, and we also picked up some sweats if that's more of your thing." Jane says, browsing through to find something that she thinks will fit the slightly taller, more muscular woman.

"Can we just go get my things?" Megan says. "I'd rather not share with other people."

"We will try to get everyone's things tomorrow." Jane says. "We have plenty to do today just to get settled in."

"Maybe Robert can take me, my dorm isn't that far away, maybe 5 miles." Megan says.

"No." Jane says, feeling her blood pressure going up. "Megan, you need to stop. We plan to try to treat everyone well, but that hinges upon you treating everyone else well too. You've made nearly everyone feel uncomfortable, and you've only been here for like two hours. You aren't getting special treatment. The best thing you can do is to go get your shower, and take a few hours to get yourself together. Robert and I are fairly patient, but you are already pushing my nerves a bit."

Megan doesn't respond, just flipping through clothes, before picking some up, and walking out of the room, looking both ways, before walking down the hall towards the closed bathroom door. She tries the handle, but finds it locked, and she just sits outside of it.

Jane watches this, getting a sinking feeling in her stomach, as Dee had done the same things when someone attempted to talk to her about her behavior. Quickly heading to the master, she opens it and steps inside, grabbing the clothes Amber set outside and bringing them in. She hears the shower running, and opens the bathroom door.

"Sorry to interrupt the shower." Jane says, noticing that Reyna and Taylor are both in there with Robert at the same time. "Robert, as soon as you and Reyna are done, please go talk to Lucia downstairs. We are starting to develop a Dee-like situation with Megan."

"Do I need to get out now?" Robert asks, opening the shower door to look at Jane.

"No, I need to get back out there to make sure everything stays calm, but we definitely have a problem here. Girls, I put some clothes for you on the bed." Jane says, stepping back out of the bathroom, and then quickly back into the hall, where she sees Megan is still sitting outside of the bathroom.

A few minutes later Mei opens the bathroom door, and steps out. Megan knocks into her as she gets up and goes inside. Mei manages to stay on her feet, but the door slams before she can say or do anything about it. Around this time Jane hears the master bedroom door open as well.

"Are you ok, Mei?" Jane asks.

"Yeah." She says, rubbing her shoulder where she hit the wall. "That bitch did that on purpose."

"Yeah, I think she did." Jane says. "Come with me."

Walking towards the master bedroom, she catches Robert following Reyna and Taylor downstairs. She follows them down, stopping to make sure Mei is behind her.

"Robert, Reyna, Lucia, and Mei, please come to my office for a moment." Jane says. "Taylor, Alexia, and Amber, please keep an eye on the stairs, and knock on the door if Megan comes down, or if you hear any strange noises from upstairs."

Leading them all to her office, she closes the door. "Megan just got in the shower, so we have about 5 minutes probably. Mei, we'll start with you, and then you can step out. Can you tell Robert what just happened?"

"I was leaving the bathroom after my shower, and that bitch knocked into me on purpose." Mei says. "I'd have been knocked over if I hadn't hit the wall." She pulls off her shirt to show Robert the redness on her shoulder from hitting the wall.

"That's when you came to get me?" Robert asks Jane.

"No. This was right after I left the bathroom." Jane says. "Mei, thank you. Feel free to head back to the living room. Please don't go upstairs, and if Megan comes down, try to avoid her."

After Mei leaves, Jane says. "Megan has been constantly complaining, bitching, and demanding special treatment since you went upstairs. Mei says she has made some remarks that make her think she may be a racist, but nothing overt enough to be sure. I spoke with her right before I came to get you, and she got upset that we wouldn't take her to get her clothes tonight, even though everyone else is waiting until tomorrow. When I gave her a bit of a talking to, she just clammed up, and went to sit outside of the bathroom, with a look on her face that scared me."

"Like Dee used to do." Robert says.

"Exactly like that." Jane says. "Robert, we may have made a mistake with her."

"Alexia and I tried talking to her before that. Not a lecture, just trying to get her to communicate with us." Lucia chimes in. "I thought she might hit us, so we stopped trying to talk to her. I don't feel comfortable being alone with her, let alone trying to tell her what to do."

"Shit." Robert says. "What do you two want to do?"

"You can go talk to her." Jane says. "But I think we need to consider taking her back to the auction, or calling them to come get her, if she doesn't improve massively by dinner time."

"If she doesn't stop behaving this way, I don't know what else to do." Lucia says.