Jake was already aware of his family’s wealth. His mom had divorced when he was 4 and moved him to Brownsville, on the Mexican border, where they lived in abject poverty for almost three years, until Janet had persuaded his mom to return to Dallas. To him it seemed, much more so than to any of the others, that the supply of money was inexhaustible.
Janet’s facial expression took on a vague sadness as she continued. “And now we come to the current state of affairs. Several years ago, everyone here made a pact, and this council was formed. Members of this council have all taken an oath not to have sex outside this family. Your father is 54 years old now, and while he hasn’t experienced the erectile dysfunction of many men his age, he is down to two ejaculations per day, one of which is his morning nut, which until recently, I took care of exclusively.” She paused, shuffled her notes, and continued.
“As you can clearly see, there are a lot of us in this room. Only a few of us are sufficiently attracted to women to have sex with each other, and each of us possesses an above average sex drive.”
“Except me!” Interrupted Sara, his slender red headed cousin.
Janet silenced her with a sharp glance and resumed.
“Except for Sara, whose sex drive knows no bounds.” Sara giggled and met Jake’s eye, seductively running her tongue over her upper lip.
“As you can imagine, this puts your father in a bit of a bind.”
Janet paused, pleased to note that she still had her stepson’s undivided attention despite Sara’s little outburst.
“Tell us the truth Jake, and don’t be embarrassed. Everyone here loves you dearly already. How many times a day do you usually masturbate to orgasm?” Jake’s face turned bright red.
“Seven or eight”. He stammered.
The room erupted with howls of approval. Steve jumped to his feet and vigorously slapped his son on the back. “What did I tell you? That’s my boy!”
Janet banged her gavel impatiently.
“Now to the heart of the matter. Jake, it’s a given that you can do whatever you like with your life, and this family will support you unconditionally.” she said to more murmurs of approval. “That being said, we have voted unanimously this morning to invite you to join the council, and we hope that you’ll willingly take the oath and become one with all of us.”
“I’d love that.” Jake stammered, still taken aback by the whole situation. Applause erupted all around, leading Janet to bang the gavel several times on the kitchen table.
With calm restored, Janet locked her hazel eyes on Jake’s.
“Jacob John Sanchez, do you take this oath, to remain celibate outside this family, of your own free will, never to be broken, never to be forgotten?”
The silence hung heavily in the air.
“I do”. He said somberly as the room erupted with cheers.
After an appropriate interval, Janet rapped her gavel on the table, restoring order.
“Okay! Welcome aboard, Jacob. Here’s the plan moving forward. The council meets monthly on the evening of the first Monday for general business matters. You will be expected to attend at least ten meetings per year.” She stopped and shuffled through her notes, moved a sheet to the top of the stack and began to read.