Chapter 1078
You Know Where
Savannah guided John into the commissary and sat him down. She could sense his reluctance to go there. She wasn't about to let him get away.
Young Allison looked over and spotted John. She was pleased to see him there.
"Hi, John." Young Allison said.
John was a little apprehensive with Young Allison there. She made him nervous. Not because of her but because of the way he felt being around her. There were thoughts in his head that just seemed to be there. He was pretty sure that everyone would look down on those thoughts except Cameron. She seemed to encourage them. He didn't want to show his nervousness or seem rude.
"Hey, Allison." John said.
Young Allison liked the way that she was able to make John react. Cameron always told her John would be very 'responsive' around her.
"What would you like?" Young Allison asked.
John sucked in his breath a little at her question. He was sure it was a 'loaded' question. He chose his words carefully. He knew how some of these statements could be misinterpreted.
"Just something simple is fine." John said. "I don't need anything fancy."
Young Allison looked at the items available. They were all freshly stocked. Savannah joined her.
Savannah was surprised at the big selection of food sundries. Previously there were very few things. Now there was everything.
"There's a lot of stuff here now." Savannah said.
Young Allison looked over the selection of items.
"I know." Young Allison said. "We can make something good."
The selection looked promising.
"How does steak and eggs sound?" Savannah asked.
John was very surprised to hear that. That was totally new. He hoped it wasn't another 'April Fools' prank. One of those for the day was enough, especially as to the nature of it. He really hoped that no one found out about that. Maybe he should have asked Cameron to promise not to tell anyone about it and he would let it slide. He didn't need to retaliate. He was sure that if he did, he would only make things worse for himself.
"Do we have that?" John asked.
Young Allison was pleased with the selection.
"We do now." Young Allison said.
He wasn't sure if they were joking or not.
"Really?" John asked.
Young Allison thought of something that popped into her head. She knew that she shouldn't say it but she just needed to.
"There's fresh meat in the commissary, John." Young Allison said. "It's all your choice."
Savannah looked over at Young Allison and gave her a stern look. She held a package up.
"Here's the beef." Savannah said. "That's the only fresh meat you should expect."
Young Allison giggled. She looked at some of the other ingredients that were available.
"I can make pancakes and bacon or an omelet." Young Allison said as she glanced briefly at Savannah. "You get to pick."
John stuck to the meal. He thought a steak sounded great. He'd only ever had steak in a restaurant before.
"What kind of steak is it?" John asked.
Savannah looked at the other steaks that were available.
"There's Porterhouse and Filet Mignon." Savannah said as she looked a little further. "There's Rib-eye too."
John never remembered any steak served at the Resistance base before.
"Wow!" John said. "That sounds good. I'll take any one of them."
Savannah and Young Allison both thought John wasn't too picky when it came to females either. They were both aware of his past transgressions against Cameron.
Young Allison wanted the best for John.
"The Filet Mignon is nice and lean." Young Allison said. "How does that sound?"
John felt like 'Pavlov's dog' right now.
"It sounds good." John said. "Do you know how to cook steaks?"
Young Allison looked a little offended.
"It's just cooking, John." Young Allison said. "It's not rocket science."
John was pretty sure that when it came to his mother that it was like rocket science and that's why things didn't really work out. He did have to give her credit for always trying though. Not everything was burnt. She'd always told him that she was better at serving the food as opposed to making it.
Savannah wanted to remind John that they were skilled in many things. She figured they would learn additional skills as time went on.
"Even if it was rocket science, we would do pretty well at that too." Savannah said.
John knew that the girls were highly educated. They all seemed to know more than he did.
"I didn't mean anything bad. I was just saying." John said.
Young Allison didn't want to put him on the defensive. She decided to move the conversation along.
"How do you want your eggs?" Young Allison asked.
John felt like he kept getting hungrier.
"I'd like them to be scrambled with cheese." John said.
Savannah wanted to spice them up a little.
"I'm going to throw in a few more ingredients if that's okay with you." Savannah said.
John didn't see a problem with that. He'd let the girls add what they wanted.
"You're the boss." John said.
Young Allison wanted John to know there was a little bit more to his statement.
"I think it's safe to say that we're both the boss." Young Allison said.
Savannah looked over at Young Allison and smiled.
"You mean the three of us." Savannah said. "Cameron's not here yet so I'll speak for her."
Young Allison was pleased to hear that.
John looked like he was going to say something but didn't.
Young Allison liked her meat cooked medium well but thought John might want it different.
"What about the cook on the steak?" Young Allison asked. "What do you like?"
John thought about it for a few seconds. He hated to cut into a piece of meat and blood came out of it. He also didn't like it if the meat was tough and it was hard to chew.
"Medium is good." John said. "I don't like it bloody or overcooked."
Savannah wanted to divide the work assignment so they could each concentrate on their particular item.
"I'll do the eggs, you can do the steak." Savannah said.
The girls got down to business. John watched them work. They seemed to work very well together. They both wore flight suits like Cameron. It looked a little strange because they wore an apron over them. It was actually very cute, just like the girls. A brief image flashed into his mind of them both cooking wearing only the apron. He quickly refocused. He wasn't sure where that thought came from.
John looked at both of the girls in detail as they worked. The chemistry was excellent between each other and him. He thought maybe the future wasn't so bad after all.
He tried to concentrate on Savannah but always his eyes fell back to Young Allison. He actually looked forward to her as a teenager. His hunger was greater than just food at this point. Some ideas seemed so fresh in his mind in the mornings. As the thoughts flooded his mind, he was glad that he was sitting down. He was worried that the more he looked at them, the more likely it was that things might happen where he didn't want them to be noticed. He didn't want that to happen. He certainly didn't want to be called out on it if it did.
John wondered if he should blame or thank Future John or Cameron at this point.
A new image popped into his head. He was not sure where it came from either. He thought of Claire cooking wearing only the apron.
That was another thing that was new with Cameron talking about chip and chassis swaps. He seemed to think a lot more about Sheila and now Hanna. Those ideas were fresh in his head this morning when he woke up. They'd been pushed to the back burner when Cameron started in with her April Fool's Day joke.
'Man, she got me good.' John thought.
His eyes roamed back and forth between Savannah and Young Allison as they worked. He thought it would be nice to have both of them at the same time but he wanted to be with each of them individually on the 'first time' so he could concentrate on them and make sure that he delivered. He really didn't know if it could get any better than that.
Claire neared the commissary. She could smell the food cooking. It smelled really good. She'd worked with all her daughters on cooking as well as with Vanna and Savannah.
Only Young Allison and Savannah were naturals. Allison and Vanna were more likely to burn the food and lacked the creativity that the younger girls possessed. Allison once told her there were times when she was lucky to find garbage to eat. That always bothered her. She always tried to make Allison a decent meal once a day. Young Allison and Summer always helped her.
She watched John as he sat and waited. He looked very happy and hungry. She wondered if it was just the food or the girls too that he 'wanted'. She touched her breasts through her skin tight shirt before she entered the commissary. She could feel her nipples stiffen a little. She pulled her shirt tight and entered.
She looked down at herself and was very pleased with the look. The 'headlights' were on.
John looked up and saw Claire.
Wow!
She looked hot in that top. It looked like it was painted on. She basically looked topless but her skin was the color of her shirt.
Young Allison noted her mother's top and the state of the 'twins' within it. She felt the need to comment on it.
"Hi, Mom." Young Allison said. "I see all three of you are up early."
Claire ignored the comment. She felt John didn't need to think about the girls while the women were present.
"Hi, everyone." Claire said.
She sat down across from John. Her back was to the girls.
Savannah asked her what she wanted
Claire said to surprise her.
Savannah went back to work. She could see that Young Allison was a little less than pleased with her mother's attire. It was very revealing.
John smiled at Claire and then looked at the 'girls'. He then looked back to where Savannah and Young Allison were working.
"They're amazing." John said.
John's eyes returned to Claire. They focused on her breasts before he looked back up at her face. He couldn't help it, it's like they were right there in front of him. They 'called' to him.
Claire wondered if John referred to her breasts. Normally she would never wear a top like that. The last time that she probably did was a sleepover at one of her girlfriend's houses during high school. That was just to set the stage for what she anticipated would happen later on during the sleepover. It always did. Everyone was so young and willing to share and learn back then. She thought those were the days until where she was at now in her life.
John wanted to make sure Claire understood the proper statement.
"Did you teach the girls how to cook?" John asked.
Claire was aware that she'd taught Young Allison plenty in the bedroom with her spying as well.
"'I've taught them many things, some they've 'observed' on their own." Claire said with a sly smile.
John wasn't sure what that meant but thought he knew. He sure wasn't going to ask. He was aware of the 'open door' policy at the Resistance base. Maybe it wasn't so much an 'open door' policy as it was a 'door not close tight' policy.
Claire could see John was a little nervous about her close proximity. Maybe it wasn't so much nervousness as it was his inability not to stare at her breasts. With the skin tight shirt both of her breasts were right there out in the open as if she was topless. That thought only seemed to make her 'pokies' even more prominent.
John noticed Claire see him look at Young Allison and Savannah while trying not to stare at her breasts. He saw her pull her top tight and her nipples were fully erect now. It was impossible not to notice. They were very well defined. They certainly called to him.
Claire looked back over her shoulder quickly to make sure the girls were out of earshot.
"They'll make a good 'snack' or 'desert' but when you want the 'main course', I'm here." Claire said as she gently touched his hand.
John didn't know what to say. He thought the same thing and was very surprised when she'd said it. Now he wanted Savannah as an appetizer, Claire as the main course and Young Allison as the dessert, when she was a teenager. Somehow that idea was already in his head.
"I'll keep that in mind." John said.
Claire still touched John as she used her other hand to smooth her top again.
She leaned forward. She wanted to make it clear to him that she was ready for more. Cameron put a lot of pressure on her to do that. She wasn't sure if that was to get Allison, Savannah or Young Allison to act on their own accord. If that was the case, it hadn't worked. It appeared that she would need direct involvement herself. Strangely enough it was what she wanted. It was always in her mind when she woke up in the morning. She would usually see Hanna's smiling face or sometimes even Holly's smiling face when she woke up with those thoughts.
"You know where my room is." Claire whispered.
Claire and John locked their eyes with that last statement.
John swallowed hard. He was aware that wasn't the only thing hard. 'Little Willie' was now at 'full attention' within the confines of his pants. He felt very uncomfortable, for more than one reason.
He did know where her room was at. If that wasn't an open invitation to visit her for a 'booty call', he didn't know what was. It appeared to be totally un-coerced to him. There were no Terminators present in the room. Cameron wasn't there to 'threaten' her with taking Summer away from her. It was just Claire on her own and no one else could hear her since she'd whispered it to him.
A few seconds later Summer ran into the commissary. She was followed by Anna.
John was relieved that it broke the tension.
Claire glanced over at Summer and slowly released John's hand.
They both said 'hello' to everyone. Summer went over to watch and help the girls. Anna left.
Savannah, Young Allison and Summer worked to get everything completed.
"We're almost done." Savannah said.
The girls dished up the food.
"Get ready, here it comes." Young Allison said.
John was glad he was sitting down with the table 'covering' him. 'Little Willie' very much wanted to try a new 'place'.
Claire looked back over her shoulder to make sure where everyone was at. She looked at John and leaned forward as she looked into his eyes.
"I'm ready, willing, experienced and hungry. It's what I want for you as well as myself." Claire whispered moments before the food arrived.
John swallowed hard again. He really needed to readjust himself. Everyone was there at the table now. The girls were all around him as they set the food down.
Savannah sat next to John and Young Allison and Summer squeezed in on either side of Claire.
John knew he was surrounded by the future. From where he sat, the future looked 'mighty good'. He was ready to 'eat'. His food was also ready to consume. If he had a choice, the food could wait.
Minutes ago:
Summer was in her room studying when Anna arrived to check on her. Her bed was made and everything in her room was neat. That's how it always was. She was all ready to go so they left and headed for the commissary.
Anna could hear the conversations as they occurred in the commissary. She thought maybe they should stop by the Command Center for a short time period.
Summer didn't want to stop there. She wanted to go see her mother and sister.
Anna needed to hold Summer back for a few moments when she heard Claire talking to John before they entered the commissary.
Summer wanted to tell her she knew why but didn't.
She let Summer off and departed. She needed to tell Cameron the latest news. Claire was attempting to act on her own, without Cameron prompting her. She'd warned Cameron about this. Young Allison wasn't the only one who spied on the other females when they were 'together'. She knew Claire delivered passion which was very alluring.
It was clear if Claire stayed at the base that John would end up in her bed or she would end up in his bed. She'd reviewed the security footage and saw that almost happened already. With what she'd just heard, it was inevitable….
Anna was sure once John was with Claire he wouldn't let her go. It would disturb the 'Natural Order'. She could tell that Cameron's short term goal to have John protected was going to backfire on her and create a bigger problem for her long term goal. It was going to make Young Allison less likely to want to be with John if her mother was already with him.
They would also need to consider the possibility that both Savannah and Young Allison would try even harder to make sure John was with them. That might prove very beneficial to John with the availability of human females but it was still going to be a disrupting factor and cause some friction at some point along the way. Then again, maybe it wouldn't. Maybe it would turn into one big happy party for all of them. She was pretty sure that she was going to get pulled into the mix at some point. As long as she was able to be with Young Allison, she would see what else she would need to put up with and endure.
Cammy headed to the commissary when she saw Anna hold Summer back for a few seconds. She figured someone was making a move. She hoped it wasn't Savannah but she knew that she needed to let the 'Natural Order' play out and take its course.
She hung back until Anna exited the commissary. She could see that Anna looked disturbed.
"What do you look so uptight about?" Cammy asked.
Anna looked around before she spoke. She was bothered by the events that seemed to be happening on their own.
"Claire is laying claim to John." Anna said. "She wants John to visit her room."
Cammy saw that as inevitable. She also knew it increased her chances to be with John as his 'hunger' grew. The more females John experienced, the more he would want.
She felt that there was unfinished business between John and her.
"That's what Cameron wanted." Cammy said. "I'll have a shot at him then if they mate. He'll want 'more'. I'll deliver."
Anna saw it as everyone wanting to take 'cuts'. That wasn't how things were supposed to work. Cameron already disrupted the 'Natural Order' by becoming involved with John before he was with the girls.
"What about Savannah and Young Allison?" Anna asked.
Cammy wanted to be with John and she wanted Cameron to know about it. She didn't like it because Cameron wanted to take Savannah away from her. That was mainly why she wanted to be with John. She wanted Cameron to see what it felt like.
"The girls will need to wait for their 'turn'." Cammy said.
They saw Cameron coming and stopped talking.
Cameron saw them clam up as she approached and wondered what they were talking about. She wasn't able to get close enough to hear before they acted like nothing was happening.
"What are you two conspiring about?" Cameron asked.
Cammy and Anna quickly looked at each other.
"Nothing." Anna and Cammy both said at the same time.
Cameron looked at Cammy for a long while before she spoke. She'd made her point with silence. She didn't see the 'B Team' as a threat to her or her dominance.
"Let's try a few tastes of breakfast and go." Cameron said.
She passed both of them and continued into the commissary.
Cameron was ready to get the 'show on the road'.
Cameron boldly walked in the commissary. Savannah saw her and started to get up so she could sit next to John. She knew that one day it may be her place but it wasn't that day today.
Savannah wanted a strong bond with John and Cameron. She was pretty sure most of her alone time would be with Young Allison and Cameron once the 'Natural Order' was established. John would just be part of her 'duties'. Then again, maybe she would like what he offered. That was if he could deliver. Jesse said some males 'worked' for her but most of them didn't. Vanna, Allison and Claire said it never did for them. From what she heard, it seemed to be rewarding for Riley, Sarah and Cameron.
Cameron didn't want Savannah to give up her rightful place at John's side. It was part of her assignment that she needed to complete.
"There's room for all of us." Cameron said.
Cameron went to the other side of John and squeezed him closer to Savannah.
John was even more uncomfortable when Cameron squeezed in next to him. That seemed to have the effect of calming 'Little Willie' down. It wasn't something that he wanted her to notice.
"I'll try a small taste from everyone." Cameron said as she looked at each of the females. "If you don't mind sharing, I don't either. There is plenty for everyone."
It was a 'loaded statement' that everyone picked up on.
Cameron noticed Claire's top and her erect nipples. They seemed now even more so since she'd arrived and sat down. She knew that when Claire was done delivering or producing offspring that she was a good candidate for a set of nipple rings. She would let Hanna know to add that to her 'conditioning'. The idea and desire would be firmly cemented in Claire's head by then. She felt it would enhance Claire's beauty and allure. She knew it would make Claire more desirable to John.
"You look really pretty, Claire." Cameron said. "You look very beautiful."
Claire blushed a little.
"Thanks but I can never look as good as you do." Claire said. "Or for that matter as any of the others sitting here will."
They shared some small talk, joked, laughed, played around and experienced a good time.
Cameron was aware that this broke the ice for all of them and John, either individually or together.
She saw everyone was finished and ready to go.
Savannah didn't want to leave a mess for anyone else to clean up.
"Let me do the dishes and we can go." Savannah said.
Claire could see Cameron wanted to leave.
"Summer and I will take care of that." Claire said. "The girls already did the hard part to make everything. It's only fair we share and all do our part."
Cameron wanted an update before she left.
"I'll check operations with John and Savannah." Cameron said.
Young Allison looked at them for a moment. She then turned her attention to her mother and younger sister.
Cameron took John and Savannah away. She left Claire alone with her two daughters. It was time for Young Allison to say 'goodbye'.
Cammy and Anna were both in the Command Center when Cameron, John and Savannah arrived. They looked intently at one of the monitors and didn't notice them at first.
John Henry looked over at the new keyboard quickly. He wondered if Cameron would say anything.
They all exchanged pleasantries.
John Henry filled everyone in on what was happening.
There were a few specific operations John wanted to know more about.
"We should have something on the port area or old supermarket by now." John said.
John Henry monitored all the locations where there'd been involvement with both Skynet and the Syndicate.
"There's nothing new." John Henry said. "I have both locations under surveillance continuously."
Savannah was concerned about the Skynet equipment. She felt that posed a big threat as well.
"What about the boxcars?" Savannah asked. "Something should pop up on that again."
There was another location that Cameron hadn't been personally involved with. She was part of the same operation but her action took place at a different location.
"Don't forget the old newspaper plant." Cameron added. "We're still watching that place too."
John Henry monitored all those locations in many others as well. He even sent teams out periodically to make sure that the surveillance equipment hadn't been tampered with. They also looked for any other surveillance that may have been set up or anyone else as well.
"There's nothing so far at any of the previous locations the team 'visited'." John Henry said.
John was still a little troubled by the use of a nuclear weapon in the Las Vegas area, even if it was underground and completely contained. There were a series of events that led up to its use.
"Is there anything new from Las Vegas?" John asked.
John Henry was aware up the action that was initiated Young Allison.
"The Cartel is currently in control of the casino that caused the problem." John Henry said. "The Syndicate has taken quite a beating."
Savannah could have done without the mention of the conflict Young Allison created with CamNet's assistance.
"Is it still contained to the three state area?" Savannah asked.
John Henry needed to moderate his answer as much as possible. He knew it was going to cause a problem. It didn't want to upset CamNet.
"No." John Henry said. "It's spread nationwide."
John looked a little surprised. He'd wanted them to start out small to take the heat off of them and their Skynet operations.
"Really?" John asked.
John Henry didn't think that he would mention the worldwide implications that had occurred as well. It seemed that revelation would only cause a further issue with everyone except Young Allison and CamNet.
"Really." John Henry said.
John wondered if Young Allison asked CamNet to carry out her original plan. He didn't want to ask in front of Cameron and Savannah. They would both defend her and 'punish' him. Things were good now. He would wait until they were gone.
There was another problem group Savannah worried about. They'd just encountered them again the other day.
"What about the Fanatics?" Savannah asked.
That was one subject Cameron would prefer not discussed in front of Savannah and John. She wanted to know the information first.
"It's being dealt with." Cameron said. "CamNet will advise us when something turns up."
They all wondered about the prisoner but nobody asked.
Cameron waited until she thought Young Allison should be finished with Claire and Summer. She led Savannah, Cammy and Anna away toward the commissary.
She could see Young Allison holding her mother and Summer in a deep embrace. She halted the girls following her.
"Give them a minute." Cameron said.
Savannah understood. This was her role now. Young Allison was her responsibility. She loved Young Allison dearly.
"I'll get her." Savannah said. "She has the strength."
They watched as Savannah entered the commissary and took Young Allison by the hand and led her away.
Claire and Summer were crying.
Anna didn't like what she saw.
"Let's go the other way." Anna said.
Cameron wanted them to understand.
"No." Cameron said. "They all need to be strong."
Cammy thought Cameron was a total Bitch for doing that. She felt she needed to say something.
"You're hurting all of them." Cammy said. "I know you know that."
Cameron covered all the bases and made sure there were others for Claire and Summer. There was someone for everyone.
"I do." Cameron said. "I have made other things 'available' to Claire and Summer. They'll adapt. Humans are very good at adapting no matter how harsh the conditions are."
The Metal girls walked down the hall. Cameron hugged Savannah and Young Allison when they came out. She looked at Claire and nodded.
Young Allison showed a smile on her face with a few tears in her eyes.
"Let's go." Young Allison said.
Young Allison led the group as they followed her toward the carpool. She hurried away as fast as she could and never looked back.
Life moved forward, not backward.
You Know Where
We all wonder at times
Who will actually be there
As we take another step
On the journey up life's stair
Does the climb up
Lead us to anywhere
Or does the lonely path lead
To the middle of nowhere
Maybe we hope it will
Guide us to elsewhere
Does the place really matter
Will we be treated unfair
Sometimes we'd all like
To find one to share
Is everyone willing
To pay life's fare
To find another similar
Is usually quite rare
If we do find them
Will we take the dare
When we roll life's dice
Will the one wanted compare
They know how we are
You know where
Nobody