Both brothers hand her presents, or rather John hands her one but Michael hands her two. "What are these for?" Whitney asks taking the packages.

"Well, mine is a birthday gift to you." John tells her blushing and hiding his face in her hair. "Eight years ago on this day your mother sold you to our father. I think it only fitting you get your freedom on the same day. Happy birthday, Whitney." John hadn't even known that he could blush. He can't ever remember a time when that was even a possibility. 

Hell, he didn't even think he could be embarrassed. Not after all the shit he's gone through.

"Birthday present? I've even forgotten what that means it's been so long since I celebrated it. Thank you, but you didn't need to get me anything, either of you. Giving me my freedom is more than I could ever have wished for."

Michael hides his shock at her words, it's his experience that the people around him always want gifts and whatever he's willing to buy for him. "You never should have been put into slavery." Now it's Michael's turn to blush and look away from her direct look. "The long present is more of a thank you for being willing to be my mistress and the other is your birthday gift."

"Michael, neither gift is necessary, you allowed John to give me my freedom and then you are giving me a fucking building and all it's rents. Not to mention the money John says that you and he will be giving me tomorrow."

"Reparations don't count. Please, accept both gifts and don't be offended." Michael manages to get out. His face is even more red than he thought if possible to get. He's never had any one second guess him on the gift and he's not sure how to handle it.

Slowly Whitney takes the gifts and opens them. She opens Michael's mistress gift first. She can't help her mouth dropping open at the lovely tennis bracelet. Part of her training had been in evaluating jewels and she can tell that the diamonds are all good quality. "I don't know what to say..."

"Say thank you, they will go lovely with your prom dress." John whispers in her ear.

Whitney nods and tells Michael thanks before opening his second gift to her. "A key?"

"You will have your own car. Tomorrow when you go shopping that will be one of the things you will pick out. John will make sure that it gets paid for." 

"I don't have a license." She knows how to drive, it is after all an important part of her training but she's never been allowed to get her license.

"Next week you'll be going in for your test." Michael tells her and dismisses her thanks.

"Nothing can repay you for what was done. Please, just accept the gifts. Understand that John didn't have any real money or he'd have gotten you more than he did."

"Shit, I'm glad he didn't have more money. This is all more than I could ever expect." Whitney takes the last gift and opens it.

She gasps, "It's beautiful, John, simply beautiful." Whitney takes out the simple gold chain and pendant. She turns to him and has him put it on her neck.

"Whitney?" John asks after he finishes putting on the necklace.

"Hmm?"

"What did you want to ask Michael but were too afraid to say before?" John asks in a soft voice that just carries over to Michael keeping him in his seat.

Michael waits patiently for Whitney to look at him. She bites her lips and looks down unable to meet his eyes. "It's too much, especially after the gifts he's already given me."

Michael sighs, "Whitney, you aren't just my mistress you are also my brother's girlfriend. You can ask me and I won't get upset about anything. I might not grant it to you, but I won't get angry and I most certainly won't hurt you for asking me for something."

"I was just wondering if you would free the other elite whores as well? None of them were willing to join this life. They were taken from their lives like I was, well maybe not exactly like I was, but they all have similar stories." Whitney asks then looks down unable to look at him. She knows that if he does as she asks that he could lose out on potentially millions of dollars.

As the silence stretches out Whitney wipes her eyes, "It's okay, it really was far too much to ask for, especially since you and John have already given me so much."

What Whitney couldn't see was the silent conversation that John and Michael seemed to be having over her head.

John nods his head and Michael nods back. "Whitney, I can't free them like you were. Not because I want to keep them in slavery, but because I can't trust them like John and I trust you. What I can do is bring them here and offer them rooms and allow them to work on contract like we offered you. If, after a while John is convinced that they are trustworthy and won't go to the authorities they will be allowed to leave this life like you were offered."

Whitney's eyes open wide and her jaw drops in shock at Michael's words. "They will be allowed to turn down the missions like you were given the choice and the money they earn as whores will be theirs as long as they complete the missions they accept. They will be required to accept so many missions a year based on ability and difficulty of the missions.

"Will that be good enough for you?" Michael asks hesitantly. He really wants to give her, her request but he just can't allow them to leave with out being sure of them first.

Whitney jumps off of John's lap and runs over to him and hugs him. "Thank you!" She ignores the tears running down her face.

"Michael and I had already decided that we will stop participating in the flesh trade. That will mean severe drop in revenue until we can build it back up in other ways. Part of that will involve the teachers at the school you are to get the blackmail on. Part will be from the blackmail Michael is getting on the teacher's wife. But other than that we can't tell you what our plans are." John tells her as she hugs his brother.

"Thank you, both of you!" Whitney then goes over to John and gives him a hug and a very passionate kiss.

Once they come up for air, "Babe, if you keep this up you'll be under me in that bed before you get dinner."

"Keep that up in front of me and it will be all three of us in that bed before dinner." Michael states as he does his best to calm his body down once more.

Whitney gets a naughty little smile on her face and says innocently, "You know, I would really like to see you two kiss." Then she gets  a horrified look on her face, "You aren't still going to punish Michael like you were punished earlier were you? Because if you are I'm going to the other room. I don't wish to see that again, ever."

John goes to her and caresses her face, "No, baby, I won't punish him this time. I will, however, be taking out the punishment on those other bastards that were there. They take far too much enjoyment in giving me unnecessary pain. But I won't do their punishment in front of you unless you wish to watch."

Just then there is a knock on the door, Michael goes to answer it, the maid whispers something to Michael. He thanks her then shuts the door. Turning to the other two he says, "Dinner is ready in Whitney's sitting room just as you asked, John."

John guides her to the door. "Are you joining us?" Whitney asks as they pass him.

Michael gives her a small smile, "Unfortunately, not this time. There is much for me to do to consolidate my power before I can relax." Michael takes out his wallet and takes out a credit card. "I doubt I'll be able to join you tomorrow. Use this to buy anything big, like furniture or the car." When Whitney doesn't take the card John takes the card and tucks it away into his pocket. "She will, I'll make sure of it."

Michael gives them both a smile and gives a quick kiss to Whitney before leaving the room and getting to work. First order of business is dealing with those sick bastards that not only agreed with his father but encouraged him to even sicker and more depraved things than he did on his own. For the most part they are the fathers of the boys that participated in the assault of his brother.

"You are both taking tomorrow off, remember that." Michael says before going down the hall.

"But I can finish my mission tomorrow and be done with it." Whitney says disappointed.

"Just enjoy the day off, the boss doesn't give them often. Monday will be soon enough to finish it off. Besides, I happen to know that Michael has plans with the teacher's wife tomorrow. He'll be getting what he needs tomorrow and then on Monday we can get the rest of what we need."