JC: Ed Biggers
Part 3: Accretion
Chapter 4
By
Lazlo Zalezac
Copyright (C) Lazlo Zalezac, 2004

Typing with his typical two-finger hunt and peck, Ed slowly put 
together his paper for the conference. It would take all day just to 
type it out, but he didn't want to intrude on Cathy to type it for him. 
As a result, he typed his own work at the rate of about ten words 
per minute. Since it took him so long to type something out, he 
often wrote it out in long hand and then copied it into the 
computer. He was a slow but sure typist, getting the contents right 
before he committed it to the computer. It had worked for his 
dissertation and it continued to work for him. 

A knock on the door downstairs interrupted his concentration. 
Going downstairs, he answered the door expecting to find Kim. 
Instead, it was Ling. He said, "Hello, Ling."

"Hi, Ed," replied Ling. She looked at him and said, "I'm bored, 
would you like to play?"

Sighing, Ed said, "I'm sorry, I've got a paper to finish this weekend 
and it is going to take all of my time to finish typing it."

"I can type it for you," said Ling. This was a chance to kill some 
time and to put her excellent typing skills to use. 

Shaking his head, Ed said, "I don't want to burden you with this."

Frustrated, Ling said, "I want to do it. I'm bored and this will give 
me something to do."

Giving in to her insistent pressure, Ed reluctantly agreed. Upstairs 
as he sat in a chair where he could watch her work, he was amazed 
at how fast she could type. She blew through the entire paper in 
less than two hours. When she was done, she sat back with a smile 
and said, "You can print it up now and proofread it. I don't think I 
introduced too many errors, but some of the technical terms I'm not 
sure that I spelled correctly."

Ed realized that even if he had to go through the paper and make 
corrections, she had saved him almost a full day of effort. Thankful 
for her help, he said, "I can't tell you how much I appreciate this."

Happy to have helped, Ling said, "I've been so bored since I got 
married."

This news surprised Ed. He asked, "Why?"

Embarrassed, Ling said, "I lost my job when I married into the 
family. I haven't been able to get a position that doesn't require me 
to be gone for months at a time. So while everyone else is going all 
over the place doing things, I'm here at home."

Understanding how she might feel about that, Ed said, "Oh, I didn't 
realize that. Is there anything else you would like to be doing?"

This was a question that Ling had asked herself hundreds of times 
over the past few months. She enjoyed her work, particularly since 
it came easily to her. She worked on occasion as a bodyguard, but 
most of her work was in setting up large site surveillance systems. 
There was something about making it impossible to penetrate a 
security barrier that was an incredible challenge and one at which 
she was good. Quietly, she answered, "I don't know."

The couple talked for a while before Ed said, "You said that you 
wanted to play when you came here. Did you have anything 
special in mind?"

Tilting her head, Ling answered, "Anything except sex."

Puzzled, Ed asked, "Why no sex?"

"I'm competing tomorrow and it isn't good to have sex a day before 
a competition." Ling was signed up for a statewide martial arts 
competition. With all of her spare time, she had started working 
out and getting back into fighting prime. Once in shape, she 
resumed her training. 

"Tomorrow is Sunday," said Ed.

With an irritated look, Ling said, "The men's prelims are today and 
the final matches for the men are in the afternoon tomorrow. They 
put the women on in the morning before the final matches because 
we seem to draw an early crowd. It seems there are a lot of people 
that like to watch women fighting."

"So you are competing in what?"

"The state championship in martial-arts," replied Ling.

Glancing at all the work that she had saved him, he realized that he 
now had free time to watch the competition. He said, "Can we 
come?"

Embarrassed at her answer and feeling a little guilty for not having 
told everyone, Ling said, "I haven't competed in a long time, so I'd 
rather see how I do without having an audience."

Silently thinking about her answer, he knew that she didn't want to 
fail in front of the family. It was sad that she felt that way, but it 
was understandable in a funny sort of way. Seeking a compromise 
solution, Ed asked, "May I at least go and help you in some way?"

"What do you mean?" she asked,

"I could be in your corner, fetching water and helping between 
fights," answered Ed. Dropping into a stage whisper, he added, 
"And I could cheer on those rare occasions when you do something 
right."

Knowing that she wasn't going to be able to talk him out of 
coming, she said, "Only if you promise you won't tell anyone else."

Smiling at being able to support her, Ed said, "I promise."

"On that note, let's go swimming," suggested Ling. She wanted to 
move after sitting so long.

The two of them went down to the swimming pool and stripped. 
The water was the perfect temperature for swimming. Starting 
slowly, they began to swim laps speeding up with each lap until 
they were racing. Ling quickly lapped Ed and then stopped at the 
end waiting for him to make his way to her. Panting, he said, 
"You're in great shape. I hadn't noticed how tight your body has 
become."

"I've been working out," replied Ling proud of the way her body 
had become more defined as a result of her workouts and training.

After a morning of first-aid training, Kelly and Beth rushed into 
the poolroom ready for a nice relaxing swim. Seeing Ed and Ling 
in the pool, Kelly laughed and shouted, "I declare a chicken war!"

After both women stripped, they jumped in the pool. Climbing on 
Kelly's shoulders, Beth prepared to face off against Ed and Ling. 
With a wink, Ling climbed on Ed and shouted, "Charge!"

It didn't take a minute for Ed and Ling to depose Beth and Kelly. 
Ling slid off Ed's back into the water and came up shaking her 
hair. Water sprayed as she laughed. As the three women broke out 
into a splashing war, Ed moved over to the side of the pool 
watching his wives with great pleasure. It was amazing how much 
fun they had together. 

Ed was startled when someone jumped into the water in front of 
him creating a huge splash. When the person rose to the surface 
and stood, he was surprised to see a totally naked Kim. She smiled 
at him and then let loose with a splash catching him in the face. 
Laughing, she said, "I told you I was coming here today. When 
Cathy told me you were here, I decided to join you. I hope you 
don't mind."

Still sputtering, Ed said, "I don't mind. You had just better be ready 
for retaliation."

Kim swam for the other end of the pool before Ed had a chance to 
splash her. Chasing after her, she effectively kept the other three 
women between them as a ploy to prevent him from splashing. 
Dumbfounded, Kelly and Beth watched Kim as she moved around 
the pool naked and appearing unconcerned with being seen by the 
two Lesbians. Ling said, "That is Kim."

Kelly said, "It looks like her, but doesn't act like her."

"You can say that again," remarked Beth. She stared at the naked 
woman as she pranced around in the water keeping just out of the 
reach of Ed. 

When Ed finally caught Kim, he threw her up in the air causing her 
to land with a splash. Kim came to the surface sputtering while 
trying hard not to laugh. She swam over to Kelly, Beth, and Ling 
with a smile on her face. She stopped and said, "I'm sorry, I just 
couldn't resist splashing Ed."

Surprised to see Kim facing her naked and without shrinking away, 
Kelly said, "No problem. He said you were coming over."

Looking over her shoulder at Ed, Kim said, "He's worried that I'm 
going to say some nasty things. Actually, I would like to apologize 
for my actions in the past. As Lily pointed out to me, I was far 
sicker than I imagined. I know it is not an excuse, but I want you to 
know that I'm sorry."

After looking at Beth, Kelly said, "We understood that you weren't 
acting from a rational basis."

Taking a deep breath, Beth said, "How are you feeling now?"

Hesitantly, Kim said, "I've come to understand a number of things 
about my past. Much of what had happened to me was not very 
pretty. Lily helped me understand that it was not a normal set of 
experiences and that I have to grow beyond it."

Nodding in definitive approval, Ling said, "Good for her. Face 
your fears and conquer them."

The combative approach is not what Lily had suggested, but rather 
than argue she said, "I guess so."

Moving directly to the heart of the matter, Ling asked, "Are you 
afraid of us now?"

"Not really," answered Kim. Her brow wrinkled as she thought 
about how she felt at the moment. Finally, she said, "I'm not 
concerned that you will try to rape me. I know better than that 
now. There are still some people that I must admit that I fear, but 
most them have done something to me in the past."

Feisty Ling could not understand remaining a victim and said, "So 
when are you going to take them down?"

"When I'm strong enough to go through the experience, I'm 
prosecuting them for rape," replied Kim.

"Good," answered Ling. She added, "If you need someone to stand 
by you, I'll be glad to help."

Surprised by the offer, Kim looked at the little women and 
discounted her help. With a weak smile, she said, "I'll remember 
that."

While the women were talking, Ed moved up behind Kim. 
Winking at the others, he picked her up and swung her around. She 
squealed and flayed about shouting, "Rescue me from the bad 
man!"

The three wives unleashed a massive splash campaign at Ed. He 
was immediately overwhelmed by the superior numbers and 
retreated to the far end of the pool. The four women laughed as he 
climbed out. Standing next to the pool, he said, "Four against one. 
That's no fair. Little Eddy is not going to play any more."

As the women laughed, he jumped in the pool in a cannon ball and 
splashed them all. The move had taken them all by surprise. 
Standing up, he laughed at their reaction as they decided to 
surrender to superior trickiness. Everyone climbed out of the pool 
and sat down in chairs around the pool. 

Marguerite came in with snacks and drinks. As she set little plates 
of food down, she said, "John is home. He'll be down in a minute."

Picking up one of the little appetizers, Ed said, "Are you sure this 
isn't cat food?"

Giving him a love tap on the side of his head, Marguerite said, 
"Yours is, theirs isn't."

Surprised, Kim looked at Marguerite wondering how the woman 
could get away with treating Ed in that fashion. It was difficult to 
miss the look that Kim gave Marguerite. Kelly said, "Don't mind 
them. They've had a food war ever since she started working for 
us, but he eats everything she serves him."

Laughing, Ling added, "He also signed her up for some cooking 
contest. Since then, he's been eating better than all the rest of us."

With a simultaneousness that was almost frightening, Ed and 
Marguerite said, "Don't believe a word they say."

The comment brought laughter to everyone in the room. As 
everyone relaxed in the chairs, eating the snacks provided by 
Marguerite, the conversation flowed around the room. The 
conversation turned to include John when he arrived with 
questions about his morning and afternoon activities.  

Ed watched Kim as she talked with his wives. To his surprise, she 
was relaxed and didn't create any awkward moments. Lily had 
done her job well, but it was clear that she would never accept sex 
with other women and that meant she could never join the family. 
It was a shame, but limitation of her that he understood.

After the snacks had been eaten, Kim went over to her clothes and 
dressed. She turned and said, “I have to get back to the store. I just 
wanted to stop by and say hello to everyone. I also wanted to thank 
you for your understanding in the past.”

Everyone made the appropriate comments and watched her leave. 
As soon as it was clear that she was gone, Kelly said, “She seems 
much better now.”

John nodded his agreement and said, “Lily really is a miracle 
worker.”

With more than a little sadness, Ed said, “Yes, Lily worked a 
miracle. It's a shame that Kim will never feel comfortable in 
having sex with women.”

Beth looked over at Ed knowing that he was disappointed and said, 
“She would never accept our kind of marriage.”

A little saddened, Ed said, “I know.”

Ling, dressed in a clean Gi with a red belt, entered the fighting 
area, an eight meter by eight meter area covered by mats. In 
support, Ed gave her a thumbs-up gesture. He watched as her 
opponent, wearing a clean Gi with a white belt, entered the 
fighting area. It was the eighth match of the morning and Ed hadn't 
really been able to follow the action too much as he was helping 
Ling warm up. 

Turning to the person sitting next to him, Ed asked, “Is it fair for a 
red belt to fight a white belt?”

The person answered, “The belts are not indicating rank, but 
position on the mat. The person to the right of the referee always 
wears red.”

“Oh,” answered Ed. 

The referee and assistant referee had taken up positions facing each 
other and on opposite sides of the fighters. As the person sitting 
next to him had said, Ling was positioned to the right of the 
referee. 

After a series of bows, the referee shouted, “Shobu Ippon Hajime!”

The woman facing Ling started bouncing on her toes and adopted 
an aggressive pose moving towards Ling. There was a flurry of 
activity that Ed couldn't follow and the referee shouted, “Yame! 
Return to your starting positions.”

Turning to the person next to him, he asked, “What happened?”

“Very good move,” said the man. Turning to Ed, he replied, “The 
woman in red scored an Ippon.”

Ed turned in time to hear the referee say, “Match to Ling by Ippon. 
Solid blow to solar plexis.”

Standing, an excited Ed shouted, “Way to go Ling!”

When he sat down, he realized that he had been the only one to say 
anything. She looked at him and waved as she left the mat. Making 
her way over to him, she said, “That went pretty fast.”

The guy sitting next to Ed said, “I can't believe they had you 
seeded last. That was a good solid win.”

Looking at the guy, Ling said, “Thanks. This is my first 
competition after ten years, so I probably should have been seeded 
last.”

“Well, you're in first place now.”

Ed sat there confused and asked, “I'm afraid that I don't understand 
anything that's going on.”

Smiling at Ed, Ling said, “This particular competition is a seeded 
elimination match. The last seed fights the first seed while the 
second from the last seed fights the second seed, and so on. After 
the first round of matches, the process continues based on the 
seeding of the remaining fighters. This continues until there are 
only two fighters left.”

Ed was silent for a moment and said, “That means that the lower 
people don't have much of a chance.”

The guy sitting next to Ed said, “That's the whole point. You want 
the best fighters to last until the end. You don't want them 
eliminating each other at the very beginning.”

“Oh, I guess that makes sense,” replied Ed. He thought about it for 
a minute and then asked, “So what happens next?”

Ling said, “I'll participate in the fourth match.”

The guy next to Ling said, “It should be a good match. I watched 
her fight and she probably should have been seeded fourth to begin 
with.”

Raising an eyebrow, Ling looked at the young man and asked, 
“You have a good eye for fighters?”

Smiling, the guy said, “Let me introduce myself. I'm Sonny 
Timewell.”

“I'm Ed Biggers and this is Ling Carter,” said Ed.

Waiting for recognition from either of the two, Sonny was very 
surprised at the lack of reaction. He was a nationally ranked fighter 
and a member of the Olympic Team. He could understand Ed not 
recognizing who he was, but a fighter of the quality of Ling should 
know who he was. 

Ling said, “I'm pleased to meet you.”

Ed knelt down and started massaging her shoulders helping to 
work any tension out of her muscles. Closing her eyes, Ling 
visualized herself in the next bout. Sonny watched as Ling became 
completely relaxed. 

When it was time for her next bout, Ling changed to the white belt 
and took her place on the mat. While she was doing that, Ed turned 
to Sonny and asked, “So, do you do this stuff?”

Surprised by the way the question was worded, Sonny answered, 
“Yes, I'm nationally ranked.”

“I take it that means you are good at this?” asked Ed.

Laughing, Sonny shook his head and pointed to the mat. At least 
this guy wasn't pretending to know more than he did. He said, 
“The bout is going to start any second now.”

After Ed turned to watch the mats, the referee shouted, “Shobu 
Ippon Hajime!”

Ling moved forward and appeared to stagger. Her opponent lashed 
out only to be surprised to find that Ling was not there. Ling took 
her opponent down, but Ed couldn't see what she had done. The 
action appeared to occur in slow motion as her opponent fell 
backwards with Ling lowering her to the ground. After a slight 
pause, the referee shouted, “Yame! Return to your starting 
positions!”

As Ling helped her opponent to stand, Ed turned to Sonny and 
said, “What happened?”

“It looks like Ling won again with a very impressive Ippon.” 
Sonny watched as the winner was announced. He hadn't ever seen 
that move used in competition before and was very impressed. 
This young lady was clearly in a class of her own.

Ed turned in time to hear the referee say, “Match to Ling by Ippon. 
Take down followed by blow to the throat.”

Jumping up as he clapped his hands, Ed shouted, “Way to go 
Ling!”

Laughing at Ed's cheers, he said, “I take it this is the first one of 
these you've ever been to.”

“Yeah, how can you tell?” replied Ed He came forward and helped 
Ling over to where he sat. 

She smiled at Ed and kissed him. With a wink, she said, “I have 
the only cheering section in the whole place.”

She sat down as Ed rubbed her back. Sonny said, “That was a very 
impressive win.”

Eyes closed, Ling answered, “Thanks.”

Sonny looked at the competition line-up and said, “Your next 
opponent likes to kick.”

“So do I,” replied Ling. 

As Ed rubbed her back, he asked, “Sonny, what do you do for a 
living?”

Sonny watched the action on the mat, as the next bout was getting 
ready to start. He answered, “I'm a policeman on the Phoenix 
Police Department.”

Interested, Ed asked, “Do you know my friend, Officer Harrigan?”

The mention of Officer Harrigan triggered a memory in Sonny and 
he turned to look at Ed. Cautious, he said, “Yes, I do. He tells this 
story about an individual that stopped another man from harassing 
a gay guy by picking a three-way fight. This guy also solved a 
murder case where a guy raped and killed his stepdaughter.”

Shaking his head, Ed replied, “Yeah that was pretty ugly. He had 
been raping that poor girl for a year.”

“So you're that Ed Biggers. I've heard of you and John Carter,” 
replied Sonny. 

Watching the match, Ed asked, “How come their matches seem to 
last a lot longer than the matches Ling is in?”

Ling giggled at the question and listened as Sonny answered, 
“Because Ling is so much better than her opponents.”

“So what does that word, Lipton, mean that they say when she 
wins?”

Sonny laughed and said, “You mean, Ippon. It means that she has 
administered a blow that if performed full force would have killed 
or rendered her opponent unable to defend herself. It is an 
automatic win.”

Ling opened her eyes and looked at the scoreboard. She changed 
her white belt for a red belt and, after giving Ed a wink, said, 
“Time for me to show my stuff.”

Sonny leaned forward and said, “This should be good.”

Ed watched as the bout began with both women throwing a kick. 
Although all four judges raised their flags, the referee didn't stop 
the fight. After a slight pause where Ling expected to hear the fight 
stopped, she turned into a dervish throwing kicks at her opponent 
from everywhere on the mat. The referee shouted, “Yame! Return 
to your starting positions!”

Ed listened to the referee shout, “Match to Ling by Ippon. Win by 
a combination of successive and effective kicks to exposed areas of 
the body.”

Standing up, a very excited Ed hollered and clapped for Ling. She 
came over to the side with a frown on her face. Ed picked her up 
and swung her around as he said, “Way to go, Ling! I can't wait to 
tell the family how you did.”

After he set Ling down, she said, “The referee should have stopped 
the fight after the first kick.”

Smiling at her, Sonny said, “I'm sure that he didn't believe that you 
did that intentionally.”

Not mollified, Ling said, “He still should have called Waza Ari.”

Confused by the exchange, Ed asked, “What is a Waza Ari?”

Ling said, “It is an Ippon that the referee judges to be executed 
with poor skill.”

Concerned that his wife may have been slighted, Ed said, “I'd like 
a word with that referee.”

“No you don't. You can lose her next match for her that way,” 
replied Sonny.

Ling looked over at the clock and said, “I've got four minutes 
before the next match. I need to get relaxed.”

Smiling at her with a wry smile, Ed said, “So I take it that isn't 
enough time for a quick blowjob.”

The question caused Ling to burst out laughing. She retorted, 
“Four minutes is more than enough time for you.”

Holding his hands over his heart in an exaggerated manner, Ed 
replied, “I've been wounded.”

Laughing, Ling lightly tapped him in the stomach. Amazed, Sonny 
watched as the easy teasing relaxed her faster than the massages 
that Ed had given her earlier. She said, “You are crazy, you know 
that.”

Ed said, “I'll take you and Sonny out for lunch after the next 
round.”

“Can I order the most expensive dish on the menu?” teased Ling. 
She knew that Ed could buy just about any restaurant in town with 
his savings from his consulting jobs.

Sonny said, “I've got bouts this afternoon so I can't really leave 
here for long.”

Ed smiled and said, “That's okay. I've got reservations just down 
the street. We'll be in and out in time for you to make your bout.”

Ling said, “Ed Biggers, are you trying to set me up with him?”

Putting on his best cowboy drawl, Ed answered, “Well, ma'am. 
This here's a dangerous sport and you need a feller in your corner 
so that if you get in trouble he can call the cavalry.”

Unable to believe Ed, Ling burst out laughing. She hugged him 
and said, “You win.”

Laughing, Ed said, “I think Sonny here was supposed to say, 
Ippon.”

Shaking his head in disbelief, Sonny just said, “I think it is time 
you get ready for your match. You've got a minute left before it 
starts.”

Ling checked the board and put on the red belt. She kissed Ed and 
asked, “Sonny, any advice on this one?”

“Sure, win,” replied Sonny. At the look of surprise on her face, he 
added, “Don't play around with this one.”

Ling went out to the floor and waited for her opponent. Ed turned 
to Sonny and asked, “Since she doesn't have a trainer, is there any 
chance that she can train with you?”

The idea that Ling hadn't had a trainer for this competition amazed 
Sonny. First he had learned that she hadn't competed in ten years 
and then discovered that she hadn't had a trainer. She was about to 
become state champion in the women's division. Awed, he 
answered, “Sure. That would be great.”

They returned to watching the match just at the time the referee 
shouted, “Shobu Ippon Hajime!”

Executing a double jump kick, Ling caught her opponent under the 
chin on the second kick. The referee called out, “Yame! Return to 
your starting positions!”

Turning to Sonny, Ed said, “Now that one, I know what 
happened.”

It was with a smile that he listened to the referee shout, “Match to 
Ling by Ippon. Win by kick to chin of opponent.”

Without restraint, Ed jumped up and started clapping as he 
shouted, “That's the way to do it Ling.”

After the formalities on the mat were finished, Ling ran to Ed and 
jumped up on him. Wrapping her arms and legs around him, she 
said, “That was outstanding. I'm so glad that someone was here to 
see that.”

Kissing her as he bounced her up and down, Ed exclaimed, “Next 
time the whole family comes.”

Sonny stood up and said, “Congratulations. I take it you will be 
here for the medals ceremony later?”

“You bet!” replied Ed. He said, “After Ling changes clothes, we'll 
go to the restaurant.”

As Ling ran off to the changing room with her bag, Sonny said, 
“You sure are supportive of her.”

Looking at Sonny, Ed said, “I love her. I want her to be the best 
that she can be in all that she does.”