I controlled myself, and made the introductions. "Father, Mother, Melanie, I'd like you to meet some people". I called the four who had been hanging b...ack, and presented them in the order they got to me. "My wives, Bernie, Cheryl, Ann, and Kelley. You already know my sister-wife Denise, though you remember her as Susan."The woman I recognized as my mother, said "Oh, my", but smiled. Melanie was smiling too, so I guess they weren't upset about the situation. Dad said "Five? Already? We didn't. I covered her arms and shoulders with the lotion and he was already beyond her knees. Cherry parted her legs so that he could easily reach to do her inner thighs. His fingers worked right up to the creases where leg met groin and followed the line of the thong over her hips. I moved to Cherry's breasts, trickling the cool liquid over the nipples before working it in. I wasn't watching my hands as much as Ryan's, though. His were on her belly and pushing down the fabric of the thong as he had. I knewthat I shouldn’t have been watching and I was suddenlyconscious of my raging hardon pushing up against thematerial; of my shorts.Mom looked at me with a serious expression on her face.Then she said, “Christopher, Mrs. White wants to give youa very special birthday present. She has always thoughtthat you were special, so she has something reallyspecial for you.” She then whispered something in Mrs.White’s ear, and then left the room and closed the doorbehind. More money than Faith had received in four years at the mill. The older apprentices were paid but deductions for food, lodging and what passed for schooling left only pennies. Before she was twelve, Faith had worked eight hours a day for no pay at all. Her rescuer sat opposite, his hands folded over the silver handle of his cane. He had said nothing to here since he pulled her from the water and did not speak again until he had carried her from the carriage into the house. "Mrs Hawclough.