AVALYNN'S POV

          "Someone made me angry today," Rina mentions when I walk inside her room. She is sitting behind her desk, eyes on whatever papers she's looking at.

Did someone make her angry? God have mercy on that person's soul.

          "Who?" I ask.

          "Hannah and the gang. I'm not going to be friends with those people anymore."

          Oh ... well, if it's them, I don't blame her if she wants to end them. They all bad influence for her.

          "Rina, are you going to pull an all-nighter again?" She nods.

          Hmm. I never liked this part of her. But, I can't say anything since I am like that as well.

          "Have you taken your medicine? The eye drops? You shouldn't skip your medicine you know. If that keeps on happening, God only knows what will happen to you."

          Again she nods while drinking her tea.

          I am about to say something when I hear the door being knocked on. "Come in." I shout over and am surprised to see Nicole come in with a tray. Hold on, I know this smell. It's familiar and mouth watering. She places the tray on Rina's table and smiles.

          "I baked something for you to munch on."

          It's her famous chocolate cookies!

          Rina is eyeing the cookies, and so am I.

          "Please, have some. I hope you like them. I was planning to cook something, but then,, you two probably wouldn't eat it unless it was made by a chef. So,, I decided to bake cookies."

          Rina and I look at each other.

          "We would eat it if you're the one who made it." I say with my mouth full.

          Rina takes a bite and her eyes widen from the taste before she takes another bite. She is impressed! "I love it. Before you go back to Maestropolitan, do bake a jar or two for me."

          Nicole nods. She is smiling wide as we both enjoy her cookies."So ... how many stars do I get?" She asks as she watches us eat.

          Rina hums. "It tastes bitter.."

          it does? It's sweet though.

          Nicole's expression changes.

          "Hmmm. 5 out of 5." Rina chuckles before she takes the cookies in my hands using her mouth.

          I am not happy not impressed by the fact she just took my share! "That's not wise, little girl."

          Rina sticks her tongue out before laughing at me.

          Suddenly I remember something. "Are you free tomorrow after noon?" I ask the Duchess of Astor.

          "Why?" Rina wipes her mouth cleaned with a napkin.

          "I was hoping that we all could go somewhere for lunch. It's been ages since we spent time together." Besides, we need to talk about the things we discussed on the phone not long ago. Since Nicole's here as well, it's perfect. Can you make it?" I ask the Duchess of Astor.

          "Hmmm. I actually have a packed schedule tomorrow. Can't we reschedule?" She asks.

          Go figure. It's not that I don't understand her situation but, hmmm.

          "I looked, but the day after tomorrow will be Aqua's party. We don't have much time."

          Rina sighs before she grabs her iPad and looks at her schedule for tomorrow.

"I have a meeting with the R&D department first thing in the morning. Before noon, I have a last minute go through for the new tower we're currently working on. At noon, I have to go to the summit building for that presentation. After that presentation, I have a meeting with Astor's senator.." Rina looks up at Nicole who's now cleaning the crumbs from her table. "And by four, I have a meeting with the immigration minister regarding the over populated illegal immigrants. They want to find a place for them here in the country. He asked for me himself."

          I lean in. "Please, can you reschedule? Please come with us just for lunch at least. I know I asked for the impossible, but please, just for tomorrow, spend a day with us all three of us even for an hour. I promise."

Rina sighs heavily.  "But I really need to finish up my work before Aqua's party. I can't afford to ..."

          We both hear Nicole suddenly sneeze.

          "I can't afford to lose another day." She leans in. "You know how important this tower is."

          She's right. But ... if Rina's not there, we can't have that talk I was looking forward to.

          "I ..." I give up.  "All right. It's fine. Just do whatever you want. Work is more important than your wife's feelings I guess." I say before I lean back. Maybe a little sulking will do good in this kind of situation. It won't be that long.

          "Ava..."

          I ignore her and go to where Nicole's at. She is sitting on a couch not far from Rina's desk. I lie on the couch, and make her lap as my cushion.

          "Ava." I hear Rina call for me from her desk. "Ava are you mad at me? Please don't do this to me again." I hear her chair move, and she's probably walking towards us. I feel Nicole move a little before I see Rina's legs in front of me.Those sexy legs. I just want to lick them all over, again and again.

          "Ava, you're being childish. You know I have so much work to do. Are you sure it won't take that long?"

          I don't reply to  her. I just enjoy my time laying on Nicole's thigh.

          "Ugh! Fine. I'll go. Please talk to me. It's weird for me to not hear your annoying voice bugging my day."

          It worked! It actually worked!

          "You will?" I finally ask her.

          "Yes I will. But like I said, I can't stay long. Work is important, and so are you. Don't ever say those words to me again. I don't like it." If it's only that, I can manage.

          Thats good enough for me!

          "Where are we going anyway?" Nicole asks when I get up and watch Rina go to her desk again.

          "It's a secret. Just wait and see, honey." I wink.

***

          "You know, I've been wanting to know. Does Katharina know about Fiona? I mean. you and Fiona were all chummy and together before I came into the picture right." Nicole asks me when I walk out of the shower.

          She's lucky Rina's not here when she mentioned that name. That duchess hates that woman to the core.

          "It's best if you don't mention her name in front of Rina. She doesn't like her that much. Honestly, I did introduce her to Rina, but the Duchess said no. It's different with you though. When she knew, she immediately requested to know about your background, and she even flew to Maestropolitan in a heartbeat. She said something about you made her feel that way." She blushes.

          "Anyway, I've been wanting to ask you about this since yesterday. What's with all the medicine that she takes? She's sick?"

          Hmmm. Well, she did see her taking them. I guess it's fine for her to know.

          "Those are vitamins. We're trying to have a baby."

          Her jaw drops.

          I laugh at her reaction. "It takes time for her body to be ready. She has a weak body, and she has to take them everyday. It will take time for us to have our own. We decided to adopt instead. We feel like it's time for us to think about the future of the family, and adoption is the only way. But, since you're here now, things tend to be different. I guess."

          Her expression changes. "You want me to carry a child?" She asks.

          I shrug my response. Honestly, I am not the one who's making all the decisions in this household. Rina does. That's why I can't do anything without her permission.  It's not because she wants to control me. It's just that ... I always tend to make a mess of everything,  and Rina always is the one who cleans it up in the end.

          "But how?"

          She's probably asking about the way to have a child. I point at myself. "Don't you know? I am capable of doing so. I was sure you already knew about that."

          This time, she takes a step back with her jaw wide open. Again I laughed.

          "Wait, wait, wait! Hold on! Are you telling me that your actually a guy?!"

          What? How did that revelation come to that theory?!

          "No no. I am a woman, on papers and all. It's just, Hmm.. how do I explain this. It's not the same how a man and a woman make a child. Don't get me wrong. I do have one ... it's just ... its kind of small to use it as ... you know what. But, I can produce ... umm ... you know .. the proper liquid for a woman to have a child."

          Is that how I want her to know about my inner self?

          "Basically she was force to undergo a genetic transformation. My father was at fault because he wanted to have an heir from Grimaldi blood. If Ava and I have a child together, the wealth he'd gain would be unimaginable. But, thank God for his passing." Rina was here all along?

          "What do you mean by small?" Nicole asks innocently.

          I blush when she's curious.

          "Honey,, why don't you show her?" Rina wiggles her eyebrows. Now I'm sure she heard Fiona's name when she was eavesdropping! Her eyes seem to be different. She's pissed! "Show your wife, Ava." Rina is crossing her hands when I feel reluctant to strip myself.

          I sigh. If I don't do what she says, she will be the one stripping me. I really don't want that. Again, I sigh before unbuttoning my jeans and letting my zipper down.

          It is a miracle that Nicole didn't realise that I have two genitals to begin with. She saw me naked one time, but she immediately covered her eyes.

          Nicole is gulping down her saliva before I pull down my jeans together with my underwear. Rina is smiling while Nicole seems confused and disappointed, maybe.

          "Nothing. I don't see anything like Chris's ..." she doesn't get to finish when Rina kneels down and suddenly starts licking my lower torso with her tongue. What the hell is she thinking!

          Nicole is a deep shade of red before she looks away from us both. I look down at Rina who's trying to show my other self to Nicole.

          "You made her too surprised." I tell her while she is having a blast down there. I gotta admit, I missed her warmth around my ...

          "There she is." She suddenly stops and stands up. "Nicole, little Ava, little Ava, Nicole. You never had sex before I presume?"

          Nicole shakes her head vigorously.

          "Remove your hands and look at Ava who has to carry the burden of being intersex by force. She wasn't born this way she was made this way. My father, he was an evil man who only exploited people's lives. I hate him for changing Ava's body like this."

          Oh Rina ... she hasn't moved on.

          "Is that even possible? Did science even get to this extend of possibility?" Nicole's still skeptical of my condition.

          "Do you want to try to have sex with Ava? I can assure you, those little swimmers of hers. They are active, and they will fertilise inside your womb as soon as they reach it."

          What kind of answer is that?!

          "Although, it's not that satisfying."

          She's too honest for her own good.

          "You've been with a man before correct? I'm sure he was bigger than hers, but, Ava can satisfy your needs like a pro." She is showing her hand. "With these... I should know, we've been married for 7 years. But. If you wish for a bigger one than this, there's always this specialist we could go to." Rina suddenly turns to me. "I'm sure Ava wouldn't mind doing so since I heard that bitch's name out loud earlier." She definitely heard Fiona's name.

          I notice Nicole's eyes are focused on my lower half. When she finally looks up to my face, she wants to smiled but tries to keep it to herself.

          "Did you two have enough fun? Making fun of the size and all? It's not my fault it ended up this way. I refused to continue the treatment." After Rina's father died, I refused to undergo anymore treatments, and it stayed ... this size.

I sigh before putting on my underwear and jeans. "Can we just move on from this?" I sigh.

***

          After knowing what's hidden in me, I notice how Nicole has been stealing glances at me while I'm talking with Rina. I smile when I caught her red handed. She blushes before she looks away and acts as if nothing happen.

          "Maybe the news hit her like a brick wall." Rina says while her eyes stick on the papers on her desk.

          "Yeah. I bet."

          I pinch the bridge of my nose. How do I fix this? I can't let it continue to be this way.

          "Should I talk to her?"

          Rina looks up and faces me with her 'duh' look. "Yes honey. You should. Go talk to her. Have a little alone time. I'm sorry for not joining you. I need to finish this stuff before tomorrow. Not much, just a little more."

          I smile and kiss her forehead before I go to the balcony of the room where Nicole's at. "Nicole."

          She is startled before smiling at me. "Yes?"

          "Are you disgusted with me?" I didn't hide under the bushes with my question.

          "What? No way. There's no way I feel disgusted why do you think that way?"

          I shrug my answers.

          "No. I am not disgusted. I just ... you know... nervous. All this time I thought that I didn't have to go through what couples should be going through. You know, having a child of my own, you're a woman and all." She laughs it off.

          So she was worried about that? Going through pregnancy? Hmmm ... by now I notice how different it is between Rina and Nicole. Rina is willing to go through with the process of being a mother so badly that she's even letting herself take every single step and  medication available for it. While Nicole seems reluctant, and she's even been with a man before. Nervous about going through the process since it's ... frightening. I laugh mentally. This is going no where.

          "I need a drink or two. Care to join me?"

          Nicole is confuse but shakes her head no. "You know I can't handle alcohol that good."

          I smile before grabbing her hand and leading her towards a hidden part of Rina's room.

          "Do not drink too much, Ava." Rina warns me before I slide open a door that leads us both to a room filled with all kinds of alcohol from every single country around the world.

          "You two really need a different hobby than this."

          I laugh when I pick a bottle of champagne. "You really don't want to drink?"

          She shakes her head.

          Hmmm. If I'm not mistaken, Rina always  stacks a nonalcoholic drink for herself when she's not in the mood around here somewhere. Ah! Bingo. I grab a can of juice and throw it at her. She thanks me while I am opening a bottle of champagne. I don't even bother myself with a glass as I drink it from the bottle itself. "Hmmm. Delicious as always."

          She opens her can of juice  and enjoys the taste like I am.

"Since we're alone now, I'm sure Rina is too busy to eavesdrop like earlier.

          "Do you even want to have a child with me?" I finally let myself ask her the serious question. Alcohol always makes me do most of the hard tasks with a breeze. I just need to make sure before tomorrow's lunch. This is important after all. "Will you be okay having an adopted child now? Yes, I know you're eighteen, but, there's even a younger mother than you out there, happy with a child."

          Nicole seems to be in deep thought when I hug her.

          "This marriage is all about tolerance. Both Rina and I have been doing so, and look at us. Married at seventeen. Seven years later, we're still going strong. The only reason she even let me marry you is because of my parents begging her to accept it." I whisper."I'm sorry for dragging you into our mess. It's just, we want to hear that happy sound of kids running around in these huge hallways. We want to be a mother." I add.

          "Don't think of this marriage as a force. I was mad when Ava proposed a contract with you. That contract was preposterous. I know, the reason why I agreed on this marriage is absurd. But, Nicole, Ava needs an heir. I am incapable of doing so even with these medicines. If you have no desire or even want to undergo the process, we can always adopt." Rina appears by the door and goes to my side.

          "Its not that I don't want to be a mother to my own child. But,, am I even capable of doing so? Since you're trying hard, I should let you have the chance. Since I'm still studying and all. I want to secure my own future first before focusing on my own family. That's what Ava agreed on when we marry each other."

          Both Rina and I smile at each other.

          "And I have no objection with an adoption if you two agreed to adopt. I love kids." She smiles.

          "Good answer." Rina agrees.

          Well, if the boss agreed to her terms I can't say no to that.

          "Anyway, I came across something trivial while checking those papers earlier. It seems like the kids from the park were right. For the past few months, there's a lot of low wage workers being released from their jobs due to ridiculous reasons. From the reports, these companies have connections with ours. But, I never agreed on releasing any workers."

          Oh. Something odd is happening within the company? That's weird for her to miss anything.

          "Are you sure that your underlings have been in good manners? I think they need some stern spanking. Remember when you became the CEO at the age of seventeen? Everyone was trying to kill you, literally."

I sigh. "What do you think Nicole. What should I do?"

          We both turn to her who's been sipping her juice non stop as we've talked about this. She swallows hard before returning our gaze.

          "Umm ... find the culprit by tricking your staff? I mean if the culprit itself is within your staff that's the only way. I read about this method from a book.

I read. 'Something about Antonia Larove's ways to find a hidden enemy'. You know? that famous book from this wattpad author."

          Interesting. Maybe I should find this wattpad thing and indulge myself into it. Is that the reason sometimes I see her with her phone, and even if I call for her, she just ignores me?

          "Nicole." Rina calls out for her before she takes her body into hers. "Thank you for that." Rina seems satisfied by something as she kisses Nicole on the lips passionately. When she pulls away, Nicole is frozen in her place, in a daze or rather confused.

          "Oh .. uh .. you're welcome." Her voice cracks.

          Oh I know the feeling. The first time Rina kissed me, I was like that, too. Enchanted by her technique that is.