Josie rushed over to Hunter’s room knowing that this task would be easy and she could get it out of the way quickly. Knocking on his door she beamed as he opened it, “Hi Hunt, I need your help with something. It’s been bugging me all day and I finally realised that you were just the person to answer my question.”
Josephine knocked at Hunter’s door with a box of cookies held in her hands. She had given up replying to his texts, it seemed much easier and also so much harder to talk in person. Letting herself into his room she called to him before putting the cookies on the coffee table and settled herself on the couch as she waited for him. “How are you feeling?” she asked as he appeared.
Hunter and Josephine are summoned to meet with their father, Major Clarington, who has come to town. Hunter gets answers to his question and the Major has a shock warning for them both.
Josephine glanced nervously at Hunter as they reached the hotel door. She was still surprised her father had bothered to come to town since it clearly wasn't to visit Blake but the summons she had got made it clear attendance today was not optional. Waiting while Hunter knocked she brushed down her knee length skirt, her hair neatly tied back and stood as tall as her petite frame allowed. After so many weeks away from her father's watchful gaze she had got used to the freedom of dressing how she liked and being forced to return to the stiffness was something of a nightmare. The door opened and she looked up to see Major Clarington standing tall in his smart suit. He invited them in and she made her way to the couch of the small seating area. Josephine went to sit down, interrupted by a cough as her father looked sternly at her, "Submissives kneel Josephine." Quickly dropping to her knees she glanced up, "I apologise Sir, I wasn't thinking."
Hunter knew that when their Father had called to meet them, it wasn't going to be anything good. Considering Blake was not invited, he knew that the meeting was going to probably involve their sister and her 'horrible actions'. Hunter placed his hand on his sister's lower back to comfort her before he knocked on the door and had to let his hand fall back next to him. He was wearing a neat dress shirt with no wrinkles to be found and matching jeans with dress shoes. His hands were behind his back as he waited on the door to be opened. "Good day, Father." Hunter said with a nod of his head. He entered the room after Josie and waited for their small interaction to be over and for Josie to be on her knees before he moved past her and sat on the couch. "It's a pleasure to see you again, Father."
Josephine stared down at the floor and tried to ignore how it felt to be treated completely differently by her father now she had received the submissive mark. Her head snapped up when she heard her name and her father's deep voice seemed to echo around the room. "Are you working hard Josephine? Are you being a good submissive to lots of Dominants?" The idea of her being a good submissive was not one that many people would share but she clearly wasn't going to tell him the truth. "I'm studying a lot Father...er, Sir and I scene with quite a few different Dominants." Her words were barely out of her mouth when he started to pace the floor, his hands behind his back. "Then clearly you need to pay more attention to family first. How often have you submitted to Hunter? Have you been getting orders from him? Keeping his room neat and cooking for him? I think you have been too busy enjoying yourself and had you been focussed on Hunter and Blake then she wouldn't have felt the need to look for another girl to fill that role." Josephine looked at him and then Hunter, thoroughly confused by his words. "If you had been kneeling regularly for Blake, allowing her to dominate you in household tasks then she could have focussed on the sexual side on her domination with some of the male submissives and not been looking at other girls to fill both roles." Josephine's mouth opened and closed a few times before she spoke. "I'm sorry Sir but she never asked me to scene with her in any way. I should have thought about it. I'm sorry I let you down and it won't happen again." Her eyes firmly to the ground she could only think about the only time Blake dominated her during that silly punishment which left her out of sorts for days and maybe he was right, she should have made herself more available and then everything would be back to normal now.
Hunter sighed softly to himself and stayed quiet when he was ignored by his Father, who instead decided to focus on his sister. Hunter's eyesbrows furrowed at the words that came from his Father's mouth. It didn't sound logical to him at all but there wasn't much that he could say to help Josie. Instead he placed on of his hands on her shoulder, massaging it softly. "Father, Josie has been cooking for us a few times. She has also been doing really well as a submissive and I have no doubts that she will get a claim easily. I apologize for not ordering Josie often enough." He said, nodding his head. Their Father was clearly not happy with either of their answers. He pulled his lip up a little, a sign that he wasn't satisfied. "That is useless. Family and the success of your siblings comes before your own success, Josephine. They should be most important in your life and look what you did now." He said with a disapproving voice. Hunter coughed and quickly talked, hoping to get the attention away from his poor sister. "Father, I have a question for you regarding my mark. I have been dominating only as that is also my only need or position I am interested in, however having this mark, the school forces me at times to having to submit. I would like to know if you'd want me to deny it and keep my Dominant image completely intact or that you would want me to submit when needed. My grades would drop if I didn't do it, Father. Even if it's Hell and disgusting." Hunter said, his words coming out fast as he tried to steer attention away from Josephine for a little bit.
Josephine felt sick at the fact this was somehow her fault. Her fault her sister had been involved with another girl and then overdosed. She could feel Hunter squeezing her shoulder and wanted to turn and thank him but they both knew better. Her appreciation grew as he took some of the blame for not ordering her enough even though Major Clarington dismissed his excuses. Hunter's question came as a surprise to her but it made sense that he would seek clarification. It clearly was a surprise to their father too who took a few moments before he answered. "You have done well son and there is no question that you will be a Dominant but it does you no good to have a poor set of grades on your record. For the moment you may submit for presentations only but it should not be for long." They both looked at him with wide eyes as he continued to speak. "After that girl embarrassing the family name in such a way I have informed her that she is no longer a member of this family. She is not my daughter any longer and therefore not the dominant of the three. This is one of the reasons I have come here, I intend to speak with my lawyers and then with the school to see if I can have you changed to the family dominant Hunter. Then you will not have to worry about submitting again." He gave Hunter a curt nod, continuing to ignore Josephine in her position down on the floor.
Hunter used to be the person who got the most shit from their Father but at that moment it was clear that it was Josephine this time. Of course his Father would blame the submissive, that was something that they both should've expected. He tried to make it slightly better but his Father didn't care for his words. Hunter was glad when he managed to get the attention on himself for a moment and the answer he got actually surprised him. It was good to hear his Father's opinion had changed though, it meant that he wouldn't have to risk punishments. It didn't make it easier personally though, as submitting was something he still hated. Even after the scene with Wyatt and his presentation with Blake. Then the real surprise came and Hunter furrowed his brows in confusion. Surely that wasn't a thing and Blake- disowned. "R-Right, Father." Hunter said, not wanting to leave his Father without an answer or without appreciation, that would do no good. "She's... okay. Right. Do you wish for us to not seek contact, Father?" He asked, trying hard to not show his disgust in his Father's decision. "And thank you, Father. I appreciate the effort you are willing to put into this for my future. I would take the title of the family's Dominant with pride." He said with a nod. Major Clarington hummed and nodded at his son and then his only daughter. "You are the only two Clarington children. There is no other. You will not refer to her as family and you will not check up on her. The girl's health and happiness is not our concern, understood?" He asked, waiting for confirmation. "Understood, Father." Hunter responded.
Josephine was shocked by her father's words. She could understand that her actions had caused Blake's response and that Major Clarington was extremely angry about things but he couldn't be serious about her no longer being a part of the family. What shocked her even more was Hunter's response, how could he just accept this? "Sir, surely there must be another option? She's still your daughter, our sister!" Josephine argued, ignoring the hand on her shoulder that tightened, "You can't just pretend that she doesn't exist." Josephine fell silent straight away and seeing the look in her father's eye. The change to his face was subtle but she recognised it, the slight creases that formed on either side of his eyes and the deepening lines on his forehead. "I'm sorry father..Sir, I didn't meant it. I forgot my place for a moment. I won't make contact with her." The pause that followed was the most unnerving thing of all as they could sense him running through options. "Hunter, I have left a blue folder in the trunk of the car, go fetch it."
Hunter knew his Father and he knew it was better to accept whatever he said than to give him any kind of words back and if you did, they had to be respectful. When Josie started to argue their Father, he knew that it wasn't going to be great. Hunter closed his eyes for a moment and took a deep breath. There was nothing he could say to fix what Josie said. When his Father spoke to him, many things went through his mind but he blocked those options. He was simply going to sternly talk to his sister and he had to go and get something important out of the car instead of Josie because Hunter didn't need a talking to. It was fine. "Of course, Father." Hunter said, grabbing the car keys and the room key that were on the coffee table in front of them. Hunter gave Josie's shoulder one last squeeze before he stood up and opened the hotel room door. Any bad feelings in Hunter's mind were pushed away and he made his way downstairs on automatic pilot.
Josephine tried to take her words back, make it all better but she knew she couldn't. She watched Hunter leave the room with a sense of doom and hoping she was just going to get the yelling she had expected when she arrived. "Stand," he ordered firmly the second the door closed. "Are you arguing with me Josephine?" His palm made contact with her cheek before he had even finished his question. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry," she said quickly but it was too late. His fist drove into her stomach sending her reeling backwards and her back hit the wall with a loud thud. "You need to learn some manners. Apparently that school of yours is giving you grand ideas." His belt was in his hand before she even realised what was happening and he yanked her forward the leather hitting her stomach and hips moving round to her back and thighs as he brought the belt down against her over and over. "Please father I'm sorry, I won't question you again," she sobbed as the belt began to cut into her skin where her top had ridden up. The marks were all around her torso, they always were. Places that even in a cheerleading outfit were hidden. Josephine fell to the ground, her body aching, "Please Sir, I'll do what you said. I won't mention her again." She slid back against the couch, curled up as best she could, wiping away her trickling tears as she heard the door open. "Be sure you do follow my orders," Major Clarington barked at her as he dropped the belt onto a chair and turned to take the folder from Hunter. "Thank you son."
Hunter made his way downstairs with his mind blank, focused on the task at hand. He held the keys in his hands tightly as he moved quick, not wanting to keep his Father waiting but mostly because his feelings didn't say anything good about the situation. He tried to block that part out, though. Reaching the car, Hunter opened it and grabbed the blue folder from his Father's car. He closed the trunk and locked the car before he made his way back up the stairs again. With the room's card in hand, he made his way back to their floor and room number. Taking a deep breath first, Hunter unlocked the door and opened it. The sight in front of him was worse than he could've imagined. His Father didn't even try to hide the fact that he just abused his sister. Standing in shock, Hunter let his Father take the folder. It took a minute, but then a switch turned in Hunter's head. He slammed the door shut behind him before he angrily moved towards his Father. "Do you think it's okay to hurt Josie like that?" Hunter spat, his face not displaying anything other than anger. "Don't you dare to do that ever again!" He said. Hunter forcefully shoved his Father, sending him stumbling back. He had let this man hurt his sisters way too many times and seeing Josie crying on the floor was not something he could handle seeing again. Perhaps the time away from his Father changed him slightly.
Josephine twisted around, crying out in pain at the action as she heard Hunter shouting. "Hunter no!" she pleaded as he continued to yell. Nothing good was going to come out of it and the last thing she wanted was him hurt too. Major Clarington quickly found his feet again, his face showing little emotion after years of army experience. "It seems this school was a bad choice for all of you," he said as he picked up the belt again. "Josephine thought she could argue with me and got a reminder of her place and it seems you need one too. I will not have you disrespect me like this Hunter. You may be the family dominant now but that does not mean you can tell me what to do." Josephine whimpered from where she was, Hunter had stood up for her and she wanted to do the same but she was already in so much pain she couldn't bear any more and Hunter was going to be punished regardless. She closed her eyes tight as she heard the swish of the belt through the air and could only hope it didn't last long.
Hunter was angry now, which was never a good thing. His moments of rage never ended up well and it would be rare if it was different this time. His vision was clouded and his hearing was selective. "You don't punish a submissive by beating them senseless. You don't dominate with fear." He pretty much growled. Of course it was going to get a reaction from his Father, he expected that much. The belt was back in his Father's hand and he swung, hitting Hunter's chest. He winced and immediately when for his Father's arm, trying to keep the belt away from himself. Having his strength focused on his Father's arm, Hunter was pushed back against the wall without realizing it on time. His hands were pinned against the wall, leaving his Father's knee free to hit him in his stomach several times, making him want to double over. When Major Clarington released his hands, that's exactly what Hunter did. He coughed, not expecting the hits of the belt that followed it. Since Major Clarington had his hands back, he folded the belt again and striked his son's back for as many times as he could manage while the boy had his defenses down. Hunter hissed and growled, moving away and standing up again, charging forward to his father. Hunter's lower arm landed on his Father's chest, pinning him against the wall as his arm slowly slid up towards his throat. With his other arm, he charged forward to his his Father in the stomach as well, like he had done to him. Major Clarington was not giving up though, his arms flailing to try and hit his son again. "Hunter you stop right now or you won't be allowed to call yourself a Claringon either. I will ruin you." Major Clarington ordered. Hunter was breathing heavily from adrenaline and his arms were restless, not ready to stop swinging yet. However, he had no choice. He released his Father and backed up, his adrenaline making him fidget and restless. "Stand by the wall, leaning over." Major Clarington ordered. He was also breathing hard, most likely from the hit to his stomach. Hunter knew that he had to do it, otherwise his future was gone. It was hard to focus but on those words he had to focus. There was no other choice. Hunter made his way to the wall and settled his upper arms against it, his head tucking in and arching his back. Major Clarington stood behind him, ready with his belt to strike. "You will never disrespect me again or question my choices." He said before striking his son's back twice. "To be a Clarington, you will follow my orders and respect them. You are lucky to be a Clarington." He said before striking his son's back twice again. "You have one sister and you will help Josephine to become a better submissive. She is yours to take care of like you are hers to take care of. Dominate her often." Major Clarington said before striking Hunter's back again twice. "We're done." He said, before turning around. Hunter winced as he moved, his back burning and his stomach hurting. However, he didn't want to show his pain. "Let's go, Josie." He said, his voice hoarse.
Josephine knew she couldn't do anything to help Hunter. Both men were far bigger and stronger than her and she edged over towards the door as they struggled wishing desperately she could do something for her brother but she also knew her father wouldn't think twice about adding to what she had already received. As Hunter gave in and obeyed their father she closed her eyes and covered her ears all to aware of what would follow. It tore her apart to see Hunter in that position but Major Clarington wouldn't stop until he had driven the message home to them both. The warning that she had to submit to him regularly came as a shock and she glanced up in surprise before quickly dropping her eyes again and not wanting to draw attention to her position. Hunter called to her and Josephine hauled herself to her feet reaching for her brother's hand as they made their way to the door. "I'll expect an update in one month exactly," called the Major as they opened the door. Neither of them responded as they gingerly made their way out into the hallway. Despite the pain they both knew they had to conceal what had just happened.
Hunter had trouble breathing, still affected by the knee he had gotten to his stomach. The only thing to his advantage was the adrenaline still soaring through his body, which numbed the pain for him slightly. However, that meant that it was going to get way worse once it was out of his body. He coughed and squeezed his sister's hand. Things like this had happened before, but he never got to witness his sisters like this before and Josie had never see him getting punished either. "I'm glad I'm wearing black." He mumbled. Hunter could feel his shirt slightly sticking to his back and he knew that meant that a few of the wounds had drawn some blood. He reached for the car keys in his pocket once they got close to Hunter's car. "I love you, Josie." He mumbled as he unlocked the car doors.
Josephine cringed as she heard his comment about wearing black, she just had to hope the weather was bad for the next week and she could cover up without raising eyebrows. She slid into the passenger seat of the car, hissing as the seatbelt tightened around her stomach and the seatback rubbed against her back. "I love you too Hunter and I'm so sorry. If I hadn't argued none of this would have happened." The guilt she felt was almost as bad as the pain from the bruises and she knew it would take days for them both to recover. Once they got back to school Josephine looked at him, "I can't go to my room Hunt, Robin's going to see. Can I stay with you tonight?"
Hunter was going to have to give up on swimming during his free days for a little while, that much was clear. Sex was also off the table, but that was something he knew he could handle. Something he was now extremely puzzled about was his sexuality. He was still not strong enough to completely ignore his Father's wishes and he didn't want to end up like Blake, disowned. He sighed, removing the thought from his mind for a little while. Hunter sat in the car, trying to sit a little bit forward so his back wasn't to the chair. "It's not your fault. It was going to happen anyways." Hunter said as he winced. The drive to school was bad, with a lot of uncomfort coming from sitting in the car seat and having to focus despite the pain. Once they arrived, Hunter was glad he could stand again. "Yes, you're ordered to my room." Hunter said, walking back to Josie to grab her hand once again. They were going to have to get through this one together. "We'll bind each other, okay? It'll be okay." He reassured her.
Shea had no idea what to expect when he made his way to Hunter's room. The man seemed to want to hide as much as he did, but he was still interested in what Shea liked, so he considered that a positive. He'd brought his pretty things in a bag and set them on the floor before kneeling at the door. He knocked quietly, not wanting to draw too much attention to himself as he waited.
Having been waiting for the knock, Hunter pulled the door open promptly and waved Shea in. The other boy was a good bit smaller than him, slender with delicate features. Hunter could imagine he did indeed look pretty in lingerie. "Prompt," I like that," Hunter said, then offered, "Would you like some water before you...change?"
"No, Sir. I'm okay," he said quietly, stepping in to set his shoes beside the door. He was more than eager to get dressed up for him, to show off how pretty he could be. "Is it okay if I change right away, Sir?" he asked him, eyes wide and eager as he looked up at the Switch.
Hunter nodded. “You can use the bathroom if yo’d like privacy,” he offered, eyes dropping to the bag Shea carried with interest. He’d never really given much thought to boys in lingerie before and he found he quite liked the idea.
"Yes, Sir," Shea decided, not wanting to make Hunter uncomfortable in any way. He went into the bathroom and changed into a pair of red lace panties and matching top, thin and similar to a woman's tank top but still had the lacy sheen to it. He put on a pair of black stockings to go with and left his bag in the bathroom and returned to the room. He dropped to his knees before the Switch and looked up at him expectantly.
Hunter sat in one of the living room chairs and waited for Shea to emerge. "Very pretty," he said when the other boy knealt by his feet. "Don't you look sexy all dolled up in lace. Is red your favorite color?" After a moment, he patted his thigh. "Want to come sit on my lap like a good girl?"
Shea preened at his comment, the blush following quickly and he moved further inside. He nodded his head quickly and clambered into the other's lap, wanting to be touched, but knew this man might not want to. He seemed straight, after all.
Hunter let his band curl around Shea’s slim hip before running along his thigh.”Now, how did you discover your fondness for lacy, pretty things, young lady?”
Shea shrugged his shoulders, unsure how to answer a question that had never been asked of him before. "It's been that way since before I came here, Sir. I would steal my mother's skirts and wear those in private. Then I started buying lingerie and it makes me feel like myself." He ran his hands down the other's chest, forgetting that this wasn't supposed to be sexual.
He nodded and continued to pat Shea’s leg. “Do you like how it feels to rub your...clit through the lace?” He asked, pausing a moment before settling a big hand over the boy’s crotch and massaging gently.
Shea shuddered at his talk and closed his eyes tightly, moaning softly at the touch, completely turned on by how the other talked to him. "Feels so good, Sir, wanna be such a good girl for you," he whimpered, rocking his hips forward for more friction from the other.
A chuckle escaped Hunter and he said, “That’s a good girl, hump my hand. Go ahead and play with your titties. Rub your cute little nipples.” He wasn’t sure if that was the right term for the boy’s chest, but hey, he was in the moment.
Shea couldn't help the moan now, completely for the way Hunter was speaking to him. He obeyed and played with his nipples as he humped quickly, struggling with the position but he wasn't going to stop seeking the pleasure from the other. "Feels so good," he whimpered against him.
Feeling Shea writhing in his lap had Hunter hard and he leaned in, murmuring, “You want me to fuck you’re tight little pussy, Sweetheart? Not required, but I can....Feel how hard you got me?”
"Yes, please," he nodded his head eagerly, looking up at the other with wide eyes, filled with desire. "So tight for you, Sir. I'm so wet." He didn't often give into the terminology, but he loved that Hunter was doing this for him. He reached to feel the other's length through his pants. "So big, will you fit?" he asked softly, lips parted with his breathless words.
Hunter nodded. “I’ll stretch your pussy good before I fuck you,” he assured the boy, picking him up and carrying him easily into the bedroom. Once there, he sat them on the bed and began rubbing lube between Shea’s cheeks. “Oh yes, so very wet and eager, aren’t you , Girl?”
Shea was petite but only a few had carried him like this before. He sat back on the bed, falling backwards as he was teased relentlessly. "Oh, Sir, yes, so much for your big cock," he gasped roughly, arching his back at the tease to his center. "Please, please. I'll be such a good girl."
“Mmmm,” Hunter hummed, pushing a finger into Shea’s ass. “I know you will. Nice girls sub girls like you were made to ride Dom and Switch cock. Your perfect little pussy was built of this.” A second finger entered Shea and he scissored them, opening the tight hole.
Shea groaned happily, hearing how Hunter spoke of him when they'd only jsut met and he was happy to pleasure him however he wanted. "Yes, so tight for you," he gasped, words losing themselves on his tongue. He rocked his hips with the feeling of Hunter's fingers inside his ass. "My cunt," he managed to say, before another moan escaped him.
“Your cunt is so wet and warm around my fingers,” Hunter told Shea, moving the boy to straddle his lap. He brushed the head of his cock against Shea’s pucker and said, “Go ahead and ride me, Cutie.”
Shea squirmed pleasantly and gasped as he was stretched fully, his words having such an affect on his need to be good and filled. He groaned when he was manhandled, his hands moving to rest on Hunter's shoulders, gripping tightly as he felt the head of his cock to his entrance and he nodded quickly. "Oh, thank you, Sir," he moaned, never having tried it like this before as he lowered himself, taking all of the other's cock inside him, overwhelming him completely. He tried to ride him but he was shaking all over.
Hunter hissed and pulled Shea’s hand off his left shoulder. “Don’t grab there,” he said, before rocking up into him. Shea seemed to a bit stunned, so he rested his good hand on Shea’s hip, guiding him to move as he bounced the small boy on his lap.
Shea felt bad that he'd done something wrong and it took away from the bliss he'd felt a few moments before. He didn't know what to do with his hand, so he dropped it to his side and tried to return his thoughts to the fucking, but all he could think was bad. "I'm sorry," he finally spoke, breathless from the ministrations, which did feel good.
“It’s okay,” Hunter assured him, squeezing his ass. “Just an old injury.” He pushed Shea’s hand to his own chest. “Play with your cute little tits. Looks good while you hide me.”
Shea nodded his head in understanding and leaned close to the Switch, starting to calm again and focus on the pleasure he felt. He moved his hands to his chest and pulled and twisted his nipples, moaning softly at the mixture of sensations from being fucked and teased at the same time.
“That’s a good girl,” Hunter praised, thrusting up into Shea and making the smaller boy bounce on his lap. He cupped his cheek with his bad hand, thumb running along Shea’s lips and pushing into his mouth for him to suck on.
Shea complied immediately, sucking roughly on the digit, combined with the pleasure of having his ass fucked like this. He clenched and moaned with every push to his prostate, nearly biting on the thumb between his lips. "Sir," he moaned around the thumb, drooling down his chin as he was already too close to release.
“You gonna cum for me, Sexy Girl?” Hunter asked, seeing the expression on Shea’s face. “Gonna cum with a fat cock fucking your pussy like it’s mean t to be used. I think I’d like to see that.”
"Yes, yes, Sir," Shea managed to gasp, trying so hard to hold back but when he spoke the words about his pussy, Shea couldn't help himself. He lost himself in it, fucking roughly as he released between their bodies, continuing to ride the Switch as he'd been ordered to do so..
As shea’s body spasmed around him, Hunter grunted and kept fucking the boy through his orgasm. Soon after, he too came, moaning with relief as he emptied his balls into Shea. “Fuck, you’ve got a tight little cunt all full of cum now.”
Shea felt like he could get hard again with how Hunter continued to talk to him and he shivered all over, knowing he truly had a wet cunt now. "Yes, so full," he groaned, resting his forehead against Hunter's chest, "God, so good. Want more."
Hunter smiled at the words and slowly thrust up into Shea as his cock softened. The motions churned up the cum in the boy and, when he pulled out, Hunter led Shea’s hand to feel the mess dripping out of his open ass. “That’s such a pretty, messy pussy, isn’t it?”
Shea had never experienced this before, touching his own hole as cum dripped from it. His forehead pressed against the side of Hunter's neck as he shivered from the sensation, his body overstimulated in the best ways. "So messy, Sir," he managed to gasp, moaning softly as he touched where his hand was guided to.
Patting Shea’s back, Hunter said, “You are a bit messy, but a girl with a dripping pussy just tells a dom that he’s done a good job.”
Shea didn't want to pull away from him but knew he had to get cleaned up. It was nice to rest against him, feeling safe and secure in that moment. Soon he'd have to put his boy clothes back on and pretend to be normal again. "Thank you, Sir," he said softly, before starting to slide off his lap.
Watching She head back to the bathroom, Hunter said, “We should do this again. I enjoyed having you be such a good girl for me.”
Notes: Josephine and Hunter are called to their father’s hotel room to discuss their progress. Mentions of various students they scene with.
Warnings: Abuse, violence
@mrhunterclarington
Josephine watched from her position kneeling on the ground as the hotel room closed behind Tone and her mom. It seemed slightly ironic to her that it was Tone who was going off shopping with their mom while she stayed behind with their father but she knew better than to voice those thoughts. The fact the week was almost over was keeping her going, tomorrow her father and mother would leave and they could all return to normal and the week had been better than she had dared hope. Still she couldn't wait for this last conversation to be done so she could get back to her room and possibly Stella was free to see her. Her thoughts drifted and she was suddenly aware of the angry voice shouting her name. Looking up at him she replied, "My apologies father, what did you say?"
Hunter was sitting down on one of the chairs in the hotel room, trying his hardest to pretend to be the perfect son. In some way it was nice to see their family complete again but it was also terrifying. There weren't many great memories that Hunter had of his past. He watched as his Dominant brother and their Mother left and then turned his head towards their Father. This felt like the last time. He was sure that his Father hadn't forgiven him for fighting back yet. For trying to protect Josie. He just hoped that it wouldn't be brought up. But then the angry voice was there again, loud and clear, shouting his sister's name.
Josephine could hardly breath as she looked into her father's face, any trace of model father gone. "I said have you been working hard? Have you been submitting to Hunter and Tone like you were told and other Dominants?" Her head quickly turned to look at Hunter for some reassurance before it flicked back round, they had prepared for this, knew it was likely to come up. "Yes father, I see Hunter and Tone at least once a week each and we have been getting together about once a fortnight for dinner as well. I have a few Dominants that I scene with. Nate is someone I submit to quite regularly and then Charley sees me when he can." Major Clarington paced in front of her purposefully towering over her petite frame. "That doesn't seem a lot, not in the entire school." Josephine quickly responded, "Well there are others but...." his hand went up to stop her words and the sound died in her throat. "Not good enough submissive," he replied before his hand slapped her cheek hard knocking her over. Without another glance the major moved onto Hunter, "What about you son? Have you been dominating on a regular basis?"
Hunter closed his eyes for a moment when their Father went off. Of course this would happen, thinking that it wouldn't happen was stupid. They were prepared for this though, it would probably not be too bad. He listened to Josie, nodding along with what she was saying. Naming names, that was probably a good thing to do. It didn't go as well as Hunter would have expected it ago though and then a slap was heard across the room and Hunter gasped. "Father-" He protested. But then the attention was on him and the same question was asked. "Yes. I see a lot of girls with Josie included. Some submissive are like are umm, Scarlett Sterling, Mackenzie Lynn and Robin... Sylvester." Hunter opted for the last names, hoping that Robin's last name would perhaps impress their Father.
Josephine was reeling as she had to pick herself back up. Her cheek stung and her eyes were watering but she knew better than to complain or stay lying down. She got herself back in the kneeling position with her hands resting in her lap as her father quizzed Hunter. Major Clarington nodded at the names, "And are you pursuing one over the rest or are you still trying them all out?"
Hunter looked at Josie, seeing her eyes water and having to pull herself back up. He couldn't believe this was something that happened and Hunter didn't know what to do about it. "I am leaning towards two of them but you know, it can always still change. I haven't even been at the school for a year yet." Hunter said with a cough. He could feel himself getting nervous and Hunter knew that he could never plan his anger outbursts. If his Father did anything else to Josie, he would probably be very mad. "I have seen Josie submitting in public many times and she has been doing so well too. I have been trying my hardest as well. Father, please, we've done everything you desire of us."
Josephine bit her lip hard as Hunter spoke, she turned slightly and gave him a small smile. She had always known he would stand up for her which was probably why she hadn't been so worried hearing they were to see their father but she also didn't want him to get hurt. Major Clarington crossed the room and lifted two files from the table. Her eyes widened as she saw the school logo and knew what it must be. She was going to be sick, she was quite sure of it. Josephine turned again to Hunter, absolute fear in her eyes, as Major Clarington ran his finger over each one methodically. Closing the files he looked right at her. "Tell me about your grades and behavior in school." Josephine swallowed hard, "My grades have not been as high as I would have liked Sir but I did just get an A for my last presentation. I felt it went very well and was with someone I know reasonably well." Her father clicked his fingers at her to get her attention. "A C- is not something I should ever see from one of my children, make sure your grades never dip below a B again and I expect several As before the next visit. Now behavior," he barked and her shoulders drooped. None of her punishments had gone to the heads but she didn't know for certain what the file said. "I have been punished several times Sir but always for small matters. Normally not using titles or....being rude to a Dominant. The headmistress punished me when I first arrived but I learned from that and haven't been in trouble with her since that first month." Major Clarington looked down at his daughter with disgust, "You were raised to use titles and be polite. Do you think I want the Clarington name smeared by a little brat." He lifted his foot and kicked her in the stomach, "Crawl into the corner and strip completely. Clearly you need another reminder that you are a submissive and you will do as you are told." Doubled over with her hands clutched around her stomach Josephine didn't dare wait too long to recover. Putting her hands down she crawled to where he had pointed and undressed quickly, kneeling again as she heard him turn to Hunter.
Hunter knew about Josie's grades and he knew how Father would respond. When the files came into sight, Hunter was as scared as Josie clearly was as well. He had no idea what he should do. None of the scenarios in his head played out positively. He stood up from his chair and walked a little closer, feeling like he had more power as he stood tall and closer to his sister. The conversation wasn't going well but it wasn't a surprise that their Father would only focus on the negatives. However, as Josie compiled everything that had happened, Hunter had to admit it didn't sound great. No matter how it sounded though, Hunter gasped loudly when his Father raised his foot and kicked Josie in the stomach. He moved quickly, trying to reach for his sister. Instead, Major Clarington put his arm in front of Hunter and shoved him back before giving Josie her orders. He turned back to Hunter, clearly unhappy with his actions as well. "Why have you not been disciplining your sister? Did you hear all these things she just said, Hunter? You, as the Dominant you claim to be, are responsible for her." He spat. "Every punishment she gets, you should be there giving her another one on top of it to make sure it never ever happens again. And if you see her being rude to a Dominant? You apologize for her behavior, you find her and you let her know she's a disgrace." Major Clarington said, his voice raising. He lifted his hand and grasped the fabric of Hunter's shirt in his hand, bringing his son close. "And then we haven't even started talking about your punishments. All for the same reasons. Are you an absolute idiot?" He yelled, throwing Hunter back against the wall. "We talked about this and I told you that if you had to submit, you would do it. It is clear you do not listen to me." He said. Hunter hadn't been able to get a word in at all and after being bumped against the wall, it took him a second to recollect himself. "I apologize for not taking care of Josie." He said. "Nonsense!" Major Clarington said and slapped Hunter across the side of his face as well. Hunter gasped and felt his head hit against the wall. That burned. The old man had some strength to him. "I won't get punished again. I submitted for my last presentation and I did good." He said. Major Clarington laughed. "I expect at least a B of you both or I will cut down on the amount of money I give you access to." He said. "Hunter, strip down to your underwear and kneel next to Josie. Since you're clearly incapable of being a good Dominant and taking care of her."
Josephine faced the wall, cowering as she heard him blame Hunter for her mistakes. She desperately wanted to speak up but she knew she was being punished anyway and maybe there was a chance Hunter could avoid it so she stayed quiet, silent tears trickling down her cheeks. Her hope lasted only a few minutes as she heard a loud thud and turned around to see Hunter righting himself as he stood up dazed by the wall. It was clear the major was furious and as Hunter tried to apologise she saw him being hit in the face as she had been. The threat to reduce her money didn't bother her but what was about to come did and as Hunter appeared beside her she reached out and took his hand, her body trembling with nerves. A moment later she was aware of the clink of glass and the sound of scotch being poured. This was not a good sign, the major never punished while drunk but one drink to give him strength wasn't unheard of and it gave them time to think about what was to come. "Crawl over here the pair of you," he barked and they obeyed immediately. Josephine was told to bend over the couch, hands behind her head and her legs spread as her father removed his belt. The extra twist from his knife of allowing Hunter to stay in his underwear while she was not permitted the same was not lost on her and again she hated the mark she had been given. "What are you?" Major Clarington asked sternly. "A submissive Sir," came her instant response. "Exactly and one who needs to learn manners and to serve. I will not have my daughter smearing the Clarington name any further is that clear." The question was clearly rhetorical as the blows began to rain down. The position meant the end of the belt not only hit across her back and ass but the end smacked against her stomach and her inner thighs as he moved round. "Useless.....ungrateful......rude..." he shouted as the seemingly never ending hits continued. Tears fell heavily as she began to beg him to stop. It couldn't have been that long but she was in agony and as soon as he told her to move she fell back to her knees and crawled over to Hunter, unable to look at him.
Hunter wanted to be strong and fight back but he knew he couldn't win. They would never be able to win from their Father. Well, perhaps once he had no strength left in his muscles. The man had control over them though and his words already did a lot. Hunter didn't want to strip down but he knew it would have to happen. He quickly removed his shirt and threw it on the floor before stepping out of his shoes and letting his pants bunch up around his ankles. At least he hoped that his Father was proud of his physical appearance. It was the first way he had fucked Hunter up, after all. The effects of the Major's pushing were still obvious. There would still be a needle inserted into his arm, all because of how insecure he had felt. He cleared his throat and made his way towards Josie. The last thing Hunter wanted to do was kneel in front of his Father and Josie. He did it though, as he turned off a switch in his head. This always happened. Emotions would be gone and he would be numb. He knew he wouldn't be able to stay that way though and that meant that anxiety was probably going to take over. He felt Josie's hands in his and it grounded him for just a moment. Hunter did as he was asked and crawled. He had never done that before and it made him sick. What made him more sick though, was the sight of his sister's naked body draped over the couch and a belt hitting her delicate skin again and again. Hunter closed his eyes, feeling his eyes water. He gritted his teeth and tensed every muscle in his body to stop himself from doing something he would regret. The sounds of the belt, the screaming of the Major and the sounds that came from Josie... it was so hard. He heard her knees hit the floor again and he opened his eyes, blinking the tears away. "Hunter. Stand with your knees touching the couch." Major Clarington told him. He wanted to be able to hit Hunter's back and thighs easily. Hunter stood up and walked towards the couch, his hands balling into fists and his eyes closing. He heard Major Clarington hitting the belt against the air, the slicing sound making him shiver. Then it started. The hits started at his back and Major Clarington worked his way down. "You're an useless Dominant. Work on it. Your sister is a way I judge you." He spat as the hits lowered to Hunter's thighs. It hurt, it stung and it burned. Hunter couldn't help but tense his muscles and cry out every now and then from the pain. "Be a Switch when you have to be. Don't get punished by Dominants who think they are stronger than you. Be strong and do what you have to do. Enduring punishments make you weak, not strong." Major Clarington spoke. "You're both weak. You're weak because of all these punishments you need." He somewhat growled. Hunter's back and thighs were bleeding and tears were streaming down his eyes. He really was weak. The Major pulled him back by his shoulders and pushed him back towards Josie.
Josephine knelt back into position as quickly as she could cringing as heard Hunter being called up. Again the major made the distinction between them clear, having him stand differently to her. Her body grew numb as the pain was just everywhere. Hearing Hunter being held accountable for her again almost broke her. He was her brother, not her Dominant. They had done everything he had asked the last time and now he wanted more. She could see the tears falling from Hunter's eyes and knew her own looked similar, if their father wanted to break them then he had succeeded. Josephine had never felt more pitiful as she knelt naked, next to her big brother, both in agony and bleeding and broken. "You're both weak," the major's words drove deep inside her and she knew it would effect Hunter badly too. Her brother was strong, he could call her weak but not Hunter. But almost as proof of her weakness she said nothing. Glancing down she could see the bright red mark on her stomach where he had kicked her, that would bruise as would the marks on her back but she could cope with that as long as the one on her face didn't bloom too badly. "Get dressed," the major yelled, "Then you can make me coffee submissive. Your mother and Tone should be back soon and you will not mention this to her. She thinks her children are doing well. And the next report I get I will be able to share properly with her." Josephine dressed as quickly as she could but her hands trembled and her muscles were starting to stiffen but finally she was done and set about making the hot drink and willing her fingers to stop shaking so she didn't spill anything.
Hunter hated how their Father could always turn things around to blame him and his siblings. No matter how hard they tried, he'd always have a way to make it seem like they had fucked up. He was hurting, feeling the moisture on his back even though it was numbed by the pain. There was no doubt he was looking horrible. He cringed at the words of Major Clarington, having a hard time hearing those words. He thought he had been doing good but it was clearly not good enough yet. He wasn't weak. Not many people would've survived through their youth. But then again, Hunter was an addict and that was proof of his weakness. He was conflicted and just stayed silent. His Father's next request almost seemed impossible. How were they supposed to act like everything was okay? Major Clarington moved from his place and sat down in the arm chair he had been sitting in when the whole family had been present. Hunter coughed and walked towards his clothes. He put on his pants and slipped on his shirt. He could feel the blood mesh with the fabric of his shirt and it was an incredibly gross feeling. He then slipped on his jacket to remove any evidence of the wounds on his back. He hissed at the pain but then shuffled back and sat down on the chair again. He didn't look at his Father once.
Josephine could barely keep her focus long enough to make the coffee. She certainly didn't want any and she really doubted that Hunter would either. How were they supposed to sit around playing happy families when they were both in agony? Her mother might want to pretend everything was fine but she doubted that Tone wouldn't realise quickly and she just prayed that he would want to get them both out of there as soon as possible. Josephine took some deep breaths trying to steady herself. It hurt like hell but she just had to keep in mind it was nearly over. Carrying the tray she somehow made it and placed it in front of her father before pouring his coffee. "Is there anything else Sir?" she asked as she stepped back and knelt, tears glistening again as the pain cut through her.
Hunter was sitting very uncomfortably in his chair. There was no way he was leaning against the back and leaning forward stretched the fabric of his clothes over his skin. Nothing was comfortable and everything made him want to flinch and hiss. Why did this keep happening and when would it stop? It had to stop. He looked at Josie and he hated himself for letting something happen to her again. He was starting to agree more and more that he was indeed weak. He watched as Josie poured the coffee and then let his eyes move up to his Father's eyes to try and see his expression. It was like there was no emotion on the man's face. Major Clarington sat back in his chair and looked at both of his kids, who were both looking quite pathetic. "You're both dismissed. I expect to have children to be proud of next time I visit. Now go." He said as he nodded towards the door. Hunter furrowed his brows and looked at his Father, nodding weakly. There was no point in fighting back now, he just wanted to bring Josie to safety. He stood up from his chair and offered his hand to his sister. "We'll make you proud, Father. I hope you enjoy your day." He said with a nod.
Josephine could hardly believe he was letting them go suddenly, she wasn't even getting to see her mother again but then that probably wasn't such a bad thing. Much as she wanted to jump up and run out her body would only let her stand slowly and she took Hunter's hand as much to steady herself as for the comfort he offered. "Thank you Father," she said meekly before she left though what she was thanking him for was beyond her. Once they got outside she was glad Hunter had brought his own car, Tone wasn't hurt and would easily be able to make his own way back to campus. Climbing into the passenger seat gingerly she let out a shuddery breath. "I'm sorry Hunter, I'll do better I promise. He won't hurt you again because of me." The guilt she felt was probably worse than any other pain she felt.
Hunter didn't know what was right and what was wrong anymore. He wanted to always believe his Father but he had come to the point where he could look back at everything and see how wrong it was. He knew he didn't deserve the pain and he sure as hell knew Josie didn't deserve the pain she was going through either. He wanted to grow up and leave his Father for good but that was hard to do. He didn't know if he could do that. He grabbed Josie's hand tightly and walked towards his car with her. Sitting in the car hurt and he had to lean forward so his back didn't hit anything. "It's ridiculous, Josie. He just wants to punish us, he searches for reasons." Hunter said angrily. "And shush, Jose. I fucked up enough, it's not your fault. We don't deserve this." Hunter said as he pulled out of the parking lot. He was shaking but he could focus enough on driving. "I can't handle this much longer."
Josephine stayed quiet to let Hunter concentrate on driving. She knew he must be in as much pain as she was but he needed to concentrate. Even as he got angry she wasn't worried. He might have lashed out in school but Josephine knew he would never hurt her, unlike her father. Once he parked up in the school car park she slowly climbed out and waited for him to come round. "Yours then?" she said with the slightest hint of a laugh. There was no way she could go anywhere else, they had to stick together and despite the fact she was well aware people knew what had happened she had a vague hope they could keep it quiet this time round.
Hunter drove with gritted teeth to keep himself from being angry. He just felt like he needed to scream or hit something. He wouldn't do that though, he would try his hardest to keep it in while he was with Josie. It wasn't like he would hurt her, but he wouldn't like her seeing him hitting a wall hard and often with his fists while screaming. That was for when he was alone. Hunter parked his car and got out, reaching for his sister's hand again, to ground them both. "Yeah, mine." He mumbled back.
Notes: Hunter has some unexpected news to share with Josephine.
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Josephine placed the plates on the table and called Hunter through for lunch. "How have you been? I'm sorry I didn't contact you since the auction house but I haven't really been up to doing much of anything. If Father calls you can tell him I'll submit for you a few times this week to make it up...if you want me to that is."
Hunter walked up to the table and sat down, stretching his arms above his head and yawning. "I've been alright. Had those punishments which weren't as great. I thought it would help me but I don't they helped at all." He said with a sigh. "I'm sorry too. I should make sure to message you more often." Hunter said. He was happy for any distraction as he tried to think of how he was going to say what he wanted to say. "Sure, if you want to. You know you don't have to though, right?"
Josephine frowned hearing he had had further punishments. "I'm sorry, I should have checked on you. You might as well just consent to them though, the headteachers don't hear about the ones you consent to and I don't think getting on their radar in a regular basis is a good idea." She shrugged at his apology with a small smile, "It's fine, I just wanted time to myself so I spent a lot of time out in the grounds. God I miss having my own room." She took a sip of her drink as she smiled brighter, "I'll at least get your laundry done and then I won't feel I'm lying if I get a text."
Hunter shook his head and gave Josie a small smile. "It's fine, honestly. I did it to myself." He said. "I know that. I consented to one of them. The other one I was just too annoyed to do it. It was stupid." He admitted. He remembered Father saying he could submit if he had to but still it didn't feel quite right. "That's understandable. You can always stay over at mine if you want to, too." He offered. "Well, that's very kind of you. You did already make me lunch though, which... looks amazing." He said honestly, pulling his plate a little closer to himself and grabbing his utensils.
Josephine pushed her hair back from her face with a nod, "Thanks, I'll probably take you up on that soon. It's just been a strange few weeks and even being inside didn't feel right." Being around people in general just hadn't felt right but she didn't want to worry him by saying much more. She smiled brightly at the compliment, "Thank you, I hope you enjoy it." They both began to eat and generally too focussed on the meal to talk much. Josephine finished off her drink and stood up lifting their plates, "Do you want me to clean up before we talk or shall I do it after?"
Hunter smiled and nodded. He wanted to spend more time with his sisters and Hunter definitely wanted to make more time free for them. "I know, it's been strange." Hunter agreed. "It's so good." Hunter mumbled, his mouth still half full. Food was one of his favorite things to enjoy in life and Josie always knew how to make something awesome. He hummed at her question and shrugged. "I suppose you can do that later."
Josephine nodded and took the plates through to the sink before she came back to find Hunter. Sitting down she took a deep breath, "So what did you want to talk about?"
Hunter had the idea to talk to his sisters about his feelings but now he was here, it was the most terrifying thing. He hadn't really said anyhting out loud before or really hinted at it. Not even in his mind had he admitted to it. "I've just like, had it rough with these rumors and stuff going around about me. Have you heard any of them?"
Josephine shrugged, "To be honest I've kind of switched off from everything recently. There's only so many times you can hear people calling you the worst submissive in the place so I haven't paid too much attention. Are these to do with you having to submit because I thought Father said you could?"
Hunter sighed at Josie's answer, hoping she knew what he was talking about so he didn't have to say anything. "You're an amazing submissive." He made sure to add. He shook his head and leaned his head against his hand. "No. It's just people talking about my sexuality. I'm afraid that Father will hear of it and I'm not sure what I'd do then, you know?"
Josephine scrunched up her nose when she heard what he was really talking about. "Oh, well I think they talk about everyone's sexuality here. Some people have got nothing better to do." The idea of their father hearing such rumours however wasn't a pleasant one. "I don't know what to tell you Hunt, I mean we're going to have to do presentations with males and females regardless of how we feel so from that point of view it's sort of no different to him saying you can submit for the sake of your grade. We've got to get practice in too and I know I've done a few scenes with girls and one of them turned sexual but that's all it is, a scene. I mean I wouldn't call Father up and brag about it down the phone or anything but it's part of why we are here." She hadn't mentioned the fact she had scened with girls to either Hunter or Blake because she didn't want them to get upset with her but now it seemed important that he knew.
Hunter furrowed his eyesbrows and listened to her. "But that's like, fine with me. I'm very open with the fact that I do scenes with guys. I really enjoy doing non-sexual scenes. The majority of the scenes I do are non-sexual." He told her. Hearing that Josie had sex with a girl for a scene shocked him a little but also not at all. It did make him feel a little more confident. Hunter licked his lips, not really sure how to go into more detail. "Like, most scenes are non-sexual but sometimes they do make me want more. Like, only sometimes."
Josephine could feel herself getting nervous of what he might say, both of her revelation and his own thoughts. "We need to practise scenes and part of that involves sexual scenes so if you want more then I don't see a problem. I mean it's not like you're going to claim a guy anymore than I will enter a claim with a girl." She gave him a small shrug, "It's practise Hunter, it's all just practise and even Father has to accept that. It's not that different to sitting in the library reading a book about it."
Hunter frowned, not understanding Josie's point. "But why would you do a scene with someone of a gender you're not attracted to at all? I would find that incredibly awkward and I would not have any need for it." He said, sighing. "Anyways, I feel like what I wanted to say is like... we've gone away from my point a little bit." He said as he sat back in his chair.
Josephine shrugged, "Because sex feels good and .....look I know you are a Dominant but for me....this is between us okay, I like having someone control me and control my body. I won't scene with just anyone but sometimes I just need to submit to someone." She doubted he would understand but it was the only way she could explain it. "Alright, sorry. What did you want to say?"
Hunter really didn't understand what Josie was saying. Had he not liked both genders, he would've hated sex with the other. "I wouldn't be able to get it up with the person of the gender I didn't feel attracted too." Hunter said with one eyebrow raised. He sighed then and looked at Josie. "Well, basically my point is that it does happen to me. With some males. I enjoy... them. And I am so sorry for it because I know I'm not allowed..."
Josephine could tell she wasn't getting her point across but it really didn't matter, this was about Hunter. "So you like sexual scenes with some males?" she asked to clarify his point. "And you're worried Father will find out and jump to conclusions?" She bit down on her lip as she thought. "I don't know what was said between Blake and Father but the point I got was she was clear she wanted to be only with a woman. As long as you're not actually considering claiming a man then enjoying some scenes with them isn't an issue, I don't think. You just couldn't get serious with one of them."
Hunter listened to Josie and bit down on his bottom lip. Of course that wasn't at all what the situation was like. His situation would get him in a lot of trouble. "No, it's more than that, Jose. I would like either a girl or a boy claim. Father would be furious. I can't choose who I like though and currently my favorite is a guy." He explained. "I'm... like, bi."
Josephine looked at him with wide eyes. Of course she had been stupid to try and think it would be as easy as do a few scenes and move on. She tried to give him a reassuring smile but it was clearly forced and she didn't know what to do. "I'm sorry Hunter, it makes no difference to me who you like, really it doesn't but I'm begging you not to tell Father anything. I mean you're nowhere near a claim and is it really worth losing everything over some passing crush?" She curled up in her seat, her hands trembling as the thought of their father hearing about Hunter filled her with dread and she didn't even want to think about what would happen.
Hunter bit down on his bottom lip and listened to Josie. She voiced exactly what he was scared for. "I'm not telling him anything. I'm good at pretending." Hunter said. The next words hurt a little more, though. "I... guess not." He mumbled. A passing crush... was it really a passing crush? "It's... Josie, it's okay. I'm not telling, okay? I won't leave you alone with him."
Josephine let out the breath she was holding as he confirmed he wouldn't tell their father. She smiled weakly as he promised not to leave her alone with the major. "Okay, thank you Hunt. I won't....you know I won't say anything to Father either." There was still plenty of time for them both to work out what they wanted and once they reached claim stage then what their father thought hopefully wouldn't feel so important. "Do I get to know who your crush is?" she asked with a tiny smirk.
Hunter nodded at his sister's words. It was strange. Hunter had told Josie now and it felt more real. With Augustine it felt less real, as it was someone he hadn't known for long. Josie, however, had been by his side for his whole life. Telling her made it feel so real and it was terrifying. "I don't think so, sweetheart." Hunter said with a nervous chuckle. He wasn't ready to act like everything was normal. There would always be a thought in his head saying it wasn't normal.
Josephine sat back with a sigh as Hunter declined to tell her who he was talking about. "Okay, your choice," she said quietly. "But you know if you ever change your mind then I'm ready to listen." She wasn't exactly calm about the whole thing, after all they both new very well what would happen if their father got any hint that he was thinking this way. "So what are you going to do? Keep going and see what happens," she asked.
Hunter shrugged his shoulders and chuckled. "I just know I'm going to fuck it up at one point. And why would anyone want to be with a closeted guy?" He asked seriously. He leaned his head against his head and closed his eyes for a moment. "I don't know. I would be okay with being out around here... I'm just scared it'll get back to Father."
Josephine didn't know how to respond to that. She agreed with him, why would anyone want to be with someone who didn't want to be open about being with them but articulating that didn't seem beneficial. "As much as I would like to say Father will never find out neither of us can guarantee that." Tucking some hair behind her ear she looked at him, "Can you give it some time Hunter please? Spend time with your mystery guy, see how the two of you work together but don't shout about it. Is it really worth enraging Father over something which may fizzle out quickly?"
Hunter wasn't sure what he had expected but he didn't know Josie was going to seem so against him being with a guy. Of course when it was about Father, he should've expected it. "I've already kind of done that though. Like I'm at the point where I'd just want to flaunt him and be possessive. It's not blown over yet." He said with a sigh. "I just don't know what to do. I want to take it public."
Josephine looked at Hunter with wide eyes. "What is it you want me to say Hunt? I mean you don't need my permission to do anything." She stood up with a sad smile, "You need to do what you think is best ...for you." Josephine headed towards the kitchen and got herself a glass of water while really wishing it was something much stronger.
Hunter nodded and just planted his face on the table. "I just want it to be something that blows over and I don't want it to be real but it is and I don't know how to handle it at all." He mumbled sadly. "What you're saying is just making me wonder because I had just gotten more courage to just do what I want."
Josephine turned back, standing with her arms crossed in front of her body. She hated that she made him doubt himself again but at the same time it wasn't that long ago they were both standing in the same room bearing the marks of their father's temper for basically the same thing. "I can't give you an answer Hunter. We both know Father, we've seen what he has done to Blake." She went over and knelt in front of him to catch his eye, "I love you Hunt and that won't change and in ten years time when we are all out of here and in claims and earning our own money maybe we won't care so much what he thinks but right now...I just don't want you to throw so much away unless you can be 100% certain it will last beyond a few months."
Hunter looked at his sister and tried to listen closely. She knew she was right but he wasn't sure if he could do it. "I will try. I will see what I can manage. I just don't want to get like honestly depressed because of it. I'm strong but I don't know how strong." Hunter told her honestly. "But I will try not to jump the gun, I promise."
Josephine gave him a small smile, "That's all I'm asking for." She reached out to hug him, savoring the moment after the emotions of their talk. Josephine felt horrible not being more supportive but she had been through so much in the last few weeks that she couldn't bear the thought of more trouble.