Spreading Seeds Saga 06

I kissed Sue's cheek, "Thank you Sue."

"For what?" She asked.

"For today and for having beans ready and just everything Sue." I smiled at her, "I did a double FSR," I whispered in her ear.

Sue grinned at me and leaned closer, "So did Amelia get one?"

I nodded and leaned over to smell the beans, sat back and grinned, "Oh yeah, if we were back at the HOG I bet I'd be drunk."

Sue frowned at me, "Josh you shouldn't call the House of Giving, the HOG."

"I'm sorry Sue," I looked at Linda and Amelia, "What did you tell them about the House of Giving?"

Sue smiled and said, "Not much, I wanted to surprise them when we get there. They are used to having to wait until they're in season in Burney. I haven't told them that they can go as often as they like in Davis."

"Those two could burn the place down, Sue. Don't let them gang up on the boys, Okay."

Sue chuckled and leaned close, "I was thinking about it but I'm more concerned about the warm up girls, Burney women are savages for pussy."

I laughed out loud and shook my head at the thought of Amelia licking her way through five or six warm up girls and then fucking some poor would be raccoon until his eyes popped out.

Linda came and sat down with us and said, "So did Amelia," she hesitated looking at me, "well did she council Gloria?"

Sue smiled and said, "Yes and I thought it was a scandal." Sue laughed, "But you have your traditions and we have ours."

Linda smiled and said, "I think your religion could be called a scandal too." She giggled and kissed my cheek.

Sue looked at her, "What religion?"

Linda said, "Why Josh showed me how he worships the Goddess, me and Amelia, He did it twice or three times on his alter."

Sue looked at me sidewise and laughed. She grinned at me, "You're letting Sarge lead you astray Josh."

I kissed them both on the cheek and said, "I'll go see how Gloria is doing." I figure that there were things they wanted to discuss without me and I was in the way.

I walked out into the pasture and saw Gloria had her shirt off, brushing out a mule. As I got closer I could hear her talking to the mule as she worked her way back to his hips. She did the wise thing and kept away from his hind end, where he could kick her, but brushed off his rump from the side. I notice Gloria was a little sunburned and picked up her shirt putting it over her shoulders, She turned at my touch and I got a sight of her budding breasts. Her nipples were up at attention as she smiled at me.

"Put your shirt on Gloria, you'll burn," I said to her.

She blushed and turned to slip her arms in the sleeves, but she didn't button it. "It's too hot working on the mules with a shirt."

"Just the same you don't want to get sunburned now." I looked at the mules and they were all grazing at their picket pins and staring at the creek. "Have you watered them this afternoon?"

Gloria said, "I was going to finish the other two mules and then take them down."

I said, "You take the first five down and I'll finish the other two."

Gloria smiled at me, "Make sure you do it right Josh. I like my mules smooth and slick." She winked at me and handed me the curry brushes.

I chased her away and turned my attention to the remaining mules. Gloria took the first five mules down and let them drink, I brushed out the last two mules and by the time I had finished Gloria was coming back. I gathered up five mules and took them down to drink.

I was standing letting my mules drink when Gloria came down with the last group. She grinned and let her mules mingle with mine at the water. She was grinning at me and I said, "What are you grinning at?"

Gloria laughed and blushed, "Sue told me what you were doing Josh, with Linda."

"What?" I said, "Linda is old enough to look after herself Gloria."

Gloria grinned and said, "She's real old Josh," and nodded.

I smiled and said, "Gloria when you get older you'll have a better appreciation for what it is all about."

"That's what Amelia told me," Gloria said and laughed again.

"Just what did Amelia do to you"

Gloria smiled and said, "It's confidential Josh, just between us girls."

I winked at her, "Come on and tell old Josh, I won't tell."

Gloria smiled and shook her head, "No, it's just for girls, Josh."

I smiled, gathered up my mules and took them back to their picket pins and retied them. Gloria helped me gather the horses and we took them down to drink. Barb found the dried apples I had in my pocket and nibbled at them. I laughed, pulled them out and gave her one. She followed along behind me until it was gone and then came up for another.

Gloria was chuckling to herself as she brought the dun and Poncho up to drink.

"What's got you all bubbly?" I asked her.

Gloria gave me a cheerful innocent face and said, "Oh nothing, just thinking."

I looked at the sky, the thunder heads had drifted up to the north east and it looked clear to the west. The pleasant sound of the stream and the horses drinking made me realize that I was living a dream. I grinned and chuckled at Gloria. Maybe she did know that this was all a dream. I looked at the western horizon and wondered if we'd have some rain to fill the water holes between here and Topock.

Spreading Seeds

Chapter 36 -- The Bear

Sue drove us hard for two days after we left the Lightning Strike. We crossed the Painted Desert in an eighteen hour ride to Holbrook Wells. That had the mules very tired, Linda and Amelia held up pretty good but Gloria's ass was dragging. I was doing okay, had a sore butt and I really needed a bath when we got to Holbrook. I got about three hours sleep before Sue had us up and driving eighty miles to Flagstaff. Another fourteen hour ride in the hot sun.

I got the mules fed and rested a little in Flagstaff. Forage was still good and the water was clear and still cool in the streams. Sue let us rest the mules and horses. I tried to keep watch but fell asleep in the wee hours.

Sue's laugh in my ear woke me with a start. She was grinning at me, "That will cost you twenty bucks mister; sleeping on duty, Josh what am I going to do with you?"

I looked around, the sun was just breaking the rim of the earth, "Oh shit Sue...," I didn't continue. It was Corps policy, the one who caught you sleeping got the twenty bucks and until it was paid, you were that persons slave.

Sue was looking pretty happy and said, "Go check the stock, I'll wake Amelia and Linda. I'll let Gloria sleep 'til breakfast is ready."

I pulled my shit together and got up. We had made a hasty camp in the night and I saw that we could have done better. There was a nice bit of grass just a bit further on and the mules were eying it as I walked out to where they were picketed.

I got the hammer and started to move the stock into the better grass. It took a while to do it, getting five and moving them then another five and so on until I got to the horses. I left Barb where she was just in case I needed her. After I had moved the horses, I came back to her and checked her feet. She looked in longing at the sweet grass and shook her head at me nickering.

"Okay Girl, I'll move you after breakfast," she gave me a soulful look and nibbled at the sparse grass at her feet.

Bacon and corn mush were cooking when I got back to camp. Amelia looked up, her face harder than normal and said, "Sue said you had to cook the bacon." She got up and let me have her place at the fire, "Is it true she caught you sleeping?" The tone of her voice was severe. Linda, who was kneeling on the far side of the fire, stirring the mush, glanced at me and looked away down into the fire.

I hung my head and took Amelia's place at the fire, "Yeah that ride after the Painted Desert wore me out, I know there is no excuse." I shifted the bacon a little with the fork and moved the heavy pan off to the side a little so it would cook evenly.

I looked at Linda, "I remember the moon going down and was doing squats for a while. I did two circuits and what a bitch that was in the dark. Then I sat down and began to warm up."

Amelia grinned, "Well no harm done. So you're her slave until you can pay her off?"

"Yeah I hope she isn't mean about it."

Linda laughed and grinned at me. She gave me that Golden Goddess smile, her eyes wide open, "Oh I don't think you'll have much to complain about, Josh."

I looked at her for more information but she looked away at Sue who had woken Gloria.

Gloria, as she pulled down her blanket, sat up and said, "Aren't we there yet!"

Sue laughed, "Soon I promise."

Gloria got up, put her blanket over her shoulders and stumbled away.

I adjusted the bacon, savored the aroma and thought, "With the scents of frying bacon, pine, drying grasses, sweat and camp smoke, it wasn't a bad day to be a slave."

Sue came up and looked down at me smirking, "When you've finished with the bacon, you can feed the stock and water them. That corn mush will take a long time and," She smirked, "I know you like it thick and not too hot."

I looked at Sue and shook my head, "Yes Ma'am," and looked down at the bacon.

I heard Barb nicker and thought that Gloria must have gone out to check on her. I looked out and saw a large bear just emerging from the brush on the stream banks.

"Bear!" I yelled, and pointed. Sue spun and ran for her carbine. I jumped to my Carbine and ran out to untie Barb before the Bear got to her.

It was not even going to be close, the bear was speeding up and would get to Barb well before me. I made the decision to shoot while the bear and Barb were separated; I dropped to one knee and cocked the piece. I took aim and Gloria came out of nowhere and jerked the half hitch that held Barb and waved her arms to make Barb shy and bolt. The bear started to go for Barb but then looked at Gloria, who was now between me and the bear by the time she had stopped from her sprint.

"Gloria get down, Now!" I yelled, and took aim again. Gloria dropped flat and I saw the beast was almost on her. I fired the shot and the recoil of the heavy carbine made me loose sight of the bear.

By the time I caught sight of the bear again, he was snarling and leaping at Gloria's body on the ground. That's when I felt Sue's carbine go off just behind my ear it seemed like. The slug hit the bear dead center in the chest and it reared up a little and fell forward on to Gloria.

I pulled my belt knife and rushed to Gloria and the bear. Sue was right behind me. We flipped the dead bear off Gloria, who was screaming, "Get it off. Get it off me!"

Gloria had some blood on her back, but it seemed to have come from the bear. Sue slowly turned her over and Gloria leaped up and backed away from the bear.

"Is it dead?" she asked as she backed further away.

I looked at the bear then at Gloria and said, "Yeah, he's dead. You scared me out of a year's growth."

Gloria put her hands over her crotch and said as she turned back to camp, "I need to change."

Sue chuckled and waved to Amelia, "Help Gloria get cleaned up. Linda check the food, I still want my breakfast." She turned to me, "Well, you better go get your horse, Josh."

"Yeah, Barb could be half the way to Canada by now." I went to get my saddle.

Linda came over from the camp fire and handed me her bridle, "Here take my horse, she can catch the barb."

I gave Linda a kiss on the cheek and took the bridle from her, "I just hope I can catch her. She looked pretty spooked when she left and two gunshots probably just pushed her harder."

I looked for Barb as I walked up to where the other horses were picketed. They were all a little nervous as I began to saddle Linda's chestnut. I was just tightening the cinch when I felt a nudge to my shoulder and turned, it was Barb; she put her head over my shoulder and nibbled at my shirt pocket.

I caught her lead rope and dug out a couple of dried apple pieces that I had and gave them to her. I stroked her neck and said, "He scared you pretty good, but you didn't run off. I don't know what I did to deserve you Barb." She looked at me and shook her head.

Sue was yelling and waving to me, so I tied Barb to the chestnut's picket and mounted the chestnut, riding wide of the bear until I could approach the bear and Sue from up wind.

Sue came out to meet me and saying, "Give me a rope and I'll tie the bear on. We'll drag him down there to butcher him."

I gave her my lariat. She tied on the bear and brought me the end of the rope. I let her get up behind me, took a couple of wraps around the saddle horn and started to pull the bear.

Sue said, "He's a big bastard isn't he?"

"Two hundred kilos at least, I'd say."

Sue laughed, "How's the ear, Josh?"

"What say? Try the right ear Sue, my left one is still ringing."

Sue patted my shoulder, "Sorry about that but I had to take the shot."

I chuckled and nodded," I'm glad you did, my shot just stunned him for a second. Yours, put out his lights."

"It's too bad that we can't skin him, but I don't want to ride in the heat for two days with a green skin." Sue pointed me in the direction of the stream bank where there was green grass and water to clean up. I pulled the bear out into the fresh grass and Sue dropped off to untie the bear.

Sue pulled out her knife and tried the edge with her thumb, "Josh, go back to camp and get me something to carry the meat in."

I gathered my lariat and handed Sue my knife, "Here, that old boar is going to be tough."

Sue nodded and took it, "What da'y'a think about Bear Chili?"

"Sounds good to me, are we staying here?"

Sue looked up at me, "We might as well. Gloria's is about done in.

"Then we ought to move the camp site down where I put the mules."

Sue looked up that way, "After breakfast we'll move camp and cook some chili. What say, smoked bear chili?"

"As you desire my mistress." I laughed as Sue made a face at me.

"Go get me the lid to the fry pan, Josh. That ought to hold every thing." Sue said and bent to her task.

The chestnut seemed happy to get away from the bear. We cantered up to the camp and I dismounted and tied her to the brush.

Linda looked up, "The mush is pretty thick, Josh."

I squatted beside her, "Sue sent me for the fry pan lid, she said, after breakfast we'd move camp and stay for the night."

Linda smiled, "Oh thank heaven. My butt is sore as hell, and some sleep would do me a lot of good."

"Sue said she'd make smoked bear chili for dinner. Do you like bear?"

Linda looked at me, "Never had it, elk, deer, antelope but never had bear."

I took the lid and rode back down to where Sue was butchering the bear. I tied the chestnut up wind and went to see what Sue was doing.

Sue put about three kilos of back strap and a kilo of the bear liver on the lid. She said, "Do you like liver, Josh?"

"Right now I could eat it raw but Linda says the mush is done."

Sue and I went back to the camp and found Gloria and Amelia were back. Linda handed out the bowls of mush and honey and we all shared the fry pan for the bacon. It got pretty quiet as we all were hungry. This was the first decent meal we'd had in two days.

After we ate, Gloria and I started to move the pack panniers using only five of the mules, Sue had taken Linda's horse and found us a campsite, about a half mile upstream from where she had butchered the bear. In about an hour we had moved and begun to set up the new camp. Sue pointed out where she wanted to put her bed roll and had me work to get her bedroll spread.

She came over to see how I was doing and smiled at me, "Why don't you put your bed roll with mine Josh?"

I looked at her and she just grinned, "After you do that, I need a bath." She laughed at me and came over and hugged me, looking up at my face, she stroked my ribs and pulled my head down to kiss me.

I kissed her hard and she came back at me with some enthusiasm, grabbing my ass and pulling me tight against her. She was so short that I had too dip at the knees to kiss her. I held her tight and lifted her up in my arms to let her feet dangle.

She pulled her head back, "Josh, You look like you could use a nap. Let's go wash up and then we can get some sleep."

I kissed her again and set her down, "Let me get my bed roll and my towel and I'll be right with you."

Gloria had found a place in the shade and had rolled out her blankets and dropped off to sleep. Linda and Amelia were arranging a few rocks to make a cooking fire and Sue sat and talked with them while I moved my bedroll.

I took my towel, kit bag, and blanket to the fire and said, "Sue if you're ready, I am."

Linda laughed, "He's always ready." Amelia smiled and said, "You know I should have bathed with Gloria this morning, maybe I'll join you."

Sue stood up and said, "No, Josh is my slave and I don't want to share."

Amelia grinned at Sue, "But Sue honey, can't I get clean?"

Sue grinned and said, "You can get as clean as you want Amelia, but Josh is mine today."

Sue went and got her towel and clean underwear, came back and took me by the hand down to the stream. We selected a place where we were screened by brush and had a fairly deep pool to bath. I spread my blanket in the grass in a shaded area as Sue began to strip down. While I stripped off Sue went to the stream and waded out splashing herself with water. I took my soap box and went to meet her in the stream.

Sue smiled at me, "You can wash my legs first, and be thorough," she laughed and pushed my head down making me kneel before her.

I smiled up at her and began to splash water on her legs then rubbed the soap all over her legs and up on to her belly. She smiled at me then closed her eyes. I washed her legs and up between her thighs. Sue spread her legs a little more and squatted a little when my hand stroked her pussy. Sue giggled as my fingers split her lips. She pushed my hand away when I started to penetrate her.

"No Josh, just wash, no penetration," she pulled my hand back to her pussy.

"Okay Sue, I'm your slave,"

I made her turn so I could wash the back side of her. Sue liked it when I washed her bung. She laughed when I goosed her a bit and pulled away.

"No penetration Josh, but some massage would be good."

"Sue, how much longer do you think it will take to get to Topock?"

Sue leaned over and put her hands on her knees allowing me to run my hand from her ass up over her clit.

"Oh Josh, oh, do that some more."

I kept up the stroke with my right hand and washed her cheeks with the left.

"I figure it will only take three days from here."

Sue was not into conversation and made a few UPP's as she moved her hips to lengthen the stroke of my fingers on her. She finally stood up and turned.

"I think we can make it to Topock in two or three days if we press hard. Tomorrow is going to be tough though. As I remember the trail we have a high pass that will slow us down."

I stood and Sue began to wash my chest and up under my arms. She got me all lathered up and then put her arms around my neck and rubbed her chest against me, washing my back with her arms around me and pressing her belly into my stiffening dick. I gave up trying to converse with her, she was obviously somewhere else in her mind.

We fooled around for a while longer then we squatted and rinsed each other. Sue kissed me and pulled my dick a little but I knew she was only playing. We finished and went to dry off.

Sue sat on the blanket and looked up at me, "Do you have your nail clippers?"

"Yes Sue."

"Then clip my toe nails," she leaned back on her elbows allowing her legs to spread a little.

I sat on the blanket, dug into my kitbag and found my clippers. They were antiques. Shiny and sharp even after 300 years, I treasured them. My dad had given them to me when I graduated from the academy telling me, "Son, I know they don't look like much, but they will come in very handy." He was right.