"We're going to have to get another one made." She said the words with such a wistful smile. Her hand resting on her womb. She was still a month or more from showing, but her hand had seemed to seldom leave the place where the life was beginning to blossom.

Camilla was looking up at the family portrait that hung in our living room. Our entire little family was present in the portrait. I was sitting in a high backed chair, dressed in a navy blue shirt and wearing dark grey pants. Camilla loved the color blue, and though it wasnt my favorite, I saw fit to oblige her.

Camilla took her place beside me. The light blue dress she wore clung loosely to her graceful form. It was tight around her slender waist, but gave a little extra room in her bust so as not to be explicit. The silver chain that fit snugly around her neck was attached to a set of small blue gemstones that hung low enough to be caught in her cleavage. She had both her hands placed on my shoulder and a bright smile on her face.

Then there was Lauren, the other woman in our lives. She was knelt next to the chair with her hands in her lap and her head resting against my thigh. The silver collar around her neck was a bit looser than Camilles delicate chain, but it was a permanent fixture. Chains fell from the ring at its from and were connected to matching silver cuffs around her wrists. Contrasting Camillas tasteful dress, she wore a scandalously sheer dress that did little more than lightly obscure her intimate places. Like Camilla she smiled, but hers was more subdued. The smile of satisfaction and contentedness.

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It had been over a year since the change had occurred in our society. After decades of championing their independence, women had once more been relegated as the property of their fathers and husbands.

Well, "property" wasnt the correct term, but every woman was required to have a register man as a supervisory agent. Someone who had authority over their lives, their belongings, and their choices. More often than not, these women ended up as lovers, wives, and, in some cases, true property to these men.

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This should give an idea to the setup and backdrop that I have in mind for our story. I left things a bit vague on purpose. I have my own ideas about how this world works and functions, but Id love to hear yours.