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The girls went to bed with big smiles and butterflies in their stomachs as their big jump into adulthood was hours away. Cindy and Stalking Wolf quietly enjoyed themselves in bed with the two feeling like it was the biggest day of their daughter's life. Stormy was a woman now, her body was changing and she had won the heart of a young man who felt the same for her. The girls were up late the next morning and saw Stalking Wolf head off to his first day of work with his new company. The girls spent the day working with Crystal to make their hair look nice while trying to put together the best outfits for their date. Tyler and Virgil came over to see Ronda and were all but run out of the house by her as she was in a whirlwind of emotion and barely able to get dressed. Stormy did the same with TJ and DJ, only the two not leaving as they wanted to ensure that Stormy had a good night even if it cost them their friend. She hugged and kissed them, but she wisely told them that it was what it was and if they weren't meant to be together then they'd still be friends. He was worth the trouble and had won a special place in her heart for trying to be what she needed to be in a boy. The time came and saw Ronda walking around the corner to get Trinity, with the two kissing deeply as Trinity's front door opened. The twins started giggling but had Trinity snap back, "Laugh it up, but in just two years you two will be doing the same with your boyfriends or girlfriends. Try not to kiss too much in the theater, I hear Uncle John gets stuck doing first dates and doesn't let anyone do anything." The twins looked upset but accepted admonishment. Trinity walked her back to her house and enjoyed a big smile as Stormy fiddled with her hair and skirt. Trinity pulled out some of Stormy's until then untouched makeup and led her to the bathroom to get a little bit of relief from the anxiety while giving her some additional feminine support. She worked quickly on Stormy's face and showed her how she looked, causing Stormy to cry and hug her deeply as the little bit went a long way to making her look beautiful. She walked Stormy outside and showed her off to Stalking Wolf, causing him to step back and have to avoid saying something as she looked so much better. His little girl was blossoming and taking another leap into womanhood. The girls waited for Liam to arrive and saw Stalking Wolf and Crystal introduced to Cameron and Lupe Byrne-Toro as well as Reyna Sylvester, Rachel's beloved wife and Liam's elder sister. The three were all too happy to take the couple with them, with Trinity going in her own car to give the couples a ride home and the older Byrne-Toros a private date. Reyna walked over to her in-laws to tell them what was happening and had to quell the inquisitive Cat Finn from demanding to go too just to see the date. Cat fumed at being pushed away and swore as she usually did when angry but knew her limits and walked away in shame, the comforting kisses of her boyfriend Gavin Samuels helping to ease her anger a bit. Stalking Wolf asked about that, Reyna wisely told him, "Cat's trying hard to be a big sister to her but doesn't know her limits and likely would have made things more awkward for them than it already is. She's a good kid, she just takes things seriously and doesn't want you to be upset if things don't work out. In her eyes, she'd have to ensure they are a couple even if it isn't meant to be. I think it's just a bit of puppy love, he loves her as a friend and wants to get girls off of his back while giving Stormy a night to remember. He's too close to her to be a boyfriend, but is doing what she needs right now." Stormy held Liam's hand in the car as the watchful eyes of his parents observed their interaction. He did as he usually did with girls and didn't do anything, letting her dictate what happened next. She had a look of wonder on her face as she squeezed his hand and kissed his cheek in appreciation. The movie was boring to them while Ronda and Trinity kissed throughout. The couples walked around Boston Common for a while afterward, letting the girls cool their libidos while Stormy and Liam got a chance to decompress. The two needed it, the movie date didn't turn out the way they wanted it to. When the couples stopped to rest, Liam looked away in shame. Stormy saw this and told him, "You did a great thing in asking me out. I love you for it, but I'm not in love with you. I guess it's like with TJ, I like you as a brother or cousin more than as a boyfriend. It's a good thing, now we can just be friends." He nodded, adding, "I wanted you to feel like you aren't isolated and alone. I didn't want you to feel like you had to always go with the girls because being the same age and in the same class was all that we shared. I like you a lot, I thought I might feel more but it just isn't there. I only see a girl who's a friend, not a girlfriend. We'll find someone for each other, even if we are closer than friends should be." She kissed him deeply, causing him to nearly faint from the shock and wonderment. Trinity wisely told him, "You know what it was like for Virgil, Tyler, and I for years. We were close and if we weren't all related I'd have tried to date one of them. You'll find yourself a girl, you at least have each other." The drive home was in silence but did see them stopping in at Anita's condo to talk for a bit as well as give the parents a chance to rest. Stormy was seized by the giggling Clara Dupree giving Trinity some time to talk shop about Anita's new album and upcoming tour. The toddler giggled and bounced on her lap, smiling the whole time while giving Stormy a taste of young kids and their downsides. Clara gave Stormy her needed mental recharge and saw her enjoying playing with kids even though she had no experience with them. When Clara let loose in her diaper, Stormy simply changed it and got the little girl to give her an upset look which was meant to show that she spoiled Clara's fun. Anita had to fight laughing at her daughter's antics, while her husband Pierre shook his head in disappointment. The ride home was quick for them but saw them enduring Cat's glare as she saw the couple part with a hug and, "Thanks for the fun day" from one another. She tried to demand to know what Liam did but had to be told the truth causing her to fume. Reyna then explained to her, "It's no different than how you act with Julio or your brother acts with Willow- they are close friends, but nothing more." Cat understood and apologized, silently walking off to her room to cry at being out of line and trying to be a protector when she didn't need to be. Stalking Wolf and Crystal were told, "She's her sister's sister. She acted like Jaimie there, she did the same thing with couples before but had a stronger filter. Cat has her family's curse of a loose filter that flies off when friends and family are perceptibly wronged." Up in her room, Stormy told her parents what happened and why they weren't a couple. Stalking Wolf had to fight his pride as the boy was the right kind of man for his daughter, someone who would do that for her and be proud to tell her why deserved respect. Liam was a great friend, and Stormy needed one. Crystal hugged and kissed her as she went off to sleep, then led Stalking Wolf to their bedroom. It was a night of passion that Crystal needed, ending with her telling him that she was hoping that she'd have a baby in the near future so he'd have another piece of himself. He kissed her again and added, "I missed out on helping raise our daughter, I want to help raise our child." The two went at it most of the night before falling asleep from exhaustion. The girls were awake and in day clothes when they left the bedroom, with the girls giggling at seeing their tiredness and disheveled appearances. Ronda sagely told her sister, "Don't say anything about them making us a baby brother or sister. Mom and dad have a lot of time to make up for and they need a shot at raising a child together as their first shot got interrupted by that piece of garbage." Ronda hugged both and told them it was alright with them. Stormy did the same and told them that it's their job to change diapers since they wanted a baby. Ronda then shot back, "At least you got practice, I am not doing it until I have my own and that won't be until after college." The girls left, allowing the couple to get back at things without them. Looking over at the calendar on the wall Crystal smiled as she realized it was already too late, he had done the deed. That didn't mean it wasn't passionate and making her feel great, they enjoyed themselves immensely for hours. The girls went to the beach and sunned themselves as their friends and younger girls spent the day out in preparation for the stretch before school. Ronda got a lot of leers while Stormy had to endure some boys making fun of her flat chest. She wanted to cry over hearing them, but realized that it was boys acting like boys and was what the boys in Alaska had done to girls their age. The next day the kids repeated the swimming, this time going to the city's pool for the day. They had a lot of fun and saw something none expected: Stormy and Liam talking with a boy and girl. The two had a lot to share as they were foster kids who were new to the city and staying with a woman known to Chloe and was one of the few go-to foster parents willing to take siblings, particularly teenagers. The two were twins by the name of Liza and Reese Davis and were orphans whose family were dirt poor and had no relatives who would accept them. Chloe's colleague in the Salem office placed them with that family because of tough time limits, not realizing that it would be the best thing for them. The duo had an instant attraction to Stormy and Liam and were happy to join their friends in swimming. Time passed quickly and when they were set to part Stormy decided that they needed to learn the truth of her. She confessed her secret to Reese who instantly told her, "I don't care about that. I stopped caring about what people thought about me after my parents died. They'll find anything to complain about. I like you for you, I don't care if you have something extra in your panties. I like you." Liza hugged the scared Stormy, telling her, "Our uncle was like you. He was run off by our family and we couldn't find him. He was the nicest person to our friends and made us feel loved." When Stormy told Chloe she immediately went to John for help. John grinned and told her, "We know of them. Brady and Chance were placed with them in April." He did digging into their uncle and hit pay dirt in an hour, the man had been making a living as a drag queen and earned a serious salary before he parlayed his money into strong investments before buying the club that he performed at. It was even better for the kids, he asked about them and asked for who to contact to lay claim to them as their next of kin. He was happy to house them and take full custody of them off of DCF's hands, especially as it was lonely in his house without anyone to care about him. All they had to do was do a background check and verify his home and it was cleared for him to take the kids. Stormy was upset when she heard that the two weren't in their foster home anymore. Then she was told the truth and burst into tears, hugging John for doing that for them. He happily told her, "It was for both you and Liam as well as for their uncle. Your aunt is going to be upset hearing why he wasn't found in their initial search for close relatives, it will lead to some issues finally being addressed in that office that your aunt was poised to solve. His case simply gives her bosses the final ammunition to pull the trigger on a needed changed at the offices." The kids were shown to their uncle's home and got immediate hugs and kisses, causing both to cry as it was the greatest news that they could receive. Reese asked if he was transgender upon seeing that he was a guy, with his uncle telling him, "I never was. I was drag performer, I own the club now. Your parents had a hatred for gays and hated that I wasn't 'normal' but I was never transgender. I cross-dress at my club but I don't do it anywhere else and only do it for performances." The two settled in then visited Stormy and Liam. Both got kisses from their counterparts, with Liam and Stormy gasping for breath. They happily talked until it was time to leave, parting with kisses that left Stormy and Liam gasping for breath again and Ronda having to guide them away. Stormy struggled with her feelings as in the span of a couple of hours she had just caused two kids to be given a new life, one that they needed badly. She looked over at Ronda and Trinity cuddling on the couch and started to realize that it's how she felt when Stone's hold over her finally broke, she had given them the chance to start over and become something more than foster kids by befriending them. Getting a boy to be interested in her as more than a friend and finding that they had a special spark made it all the better as she was getting what she needed- companionship and love. Stalking Wolf started work early the next morning but saw the girls going out of their way to ensure he had everything he needed for the day. He'd work hard all day and enjoy lunch with Anthony Russo and several other guys, with George joining them when he stopped by for his own lunch. He might be the lowest-earning worker among them, but they treated Stalking Wolf like one of them. He learned that he was actually the same age as Patrick Peterson so wasn't the eldest there, but he was the only member of the, "Previous generation" as they joked as he was considered part of their parents' generation and the age gap was just because Patrick and his brother were adopted by their mother who was just like Chloe in being the second wife to their father. He took it in stride, especially as they joked about calling him, "Uncle" which he liked a lot. It was all in good fun, he had their respect at doing a tough job at modest pay but doing it with pride. He spent his entire shift cleaning offices and bathrooms, doing a better job of both than prior custodians and earning respect from the management for his diligence. The lower staff derided him as just another convict taking a job from someone who deserved it. Several made the mistake of saying that in front of Mary Russo, who happily pointed out that they were both wrong and violating the company's policies on discrimination, leading to a war of words and two secretaries getting fired. Stalking Wolf ignored them, he had heard it all before from racists and people who only saw him as a cheap worker that they could abuse. He didn't play their game, he'd do his job as well as he could and had a knack for doing it fast without interrupting others. It was what he was best at, moving quick and in a way that left no trace of having been there. He was better than a custodian in Mary Russo's eyes, he was management material. He could do a lot of work in a short period of time and do it without question, something few could do. He needed a job that suited him and she found it in the retirement of one of the senior staff. She looked over his resume and it matched the previous head of facilities' resume. What was better, he had experience in many things that were needed for the job. He had his promotion and she'd ensure that he was given it before someone swooped in to take it. Looking at who had applied for the job she laughed, none of them had experience and at least two were the siblings or children of members of the staff. One stuck out for rejection, he had no experience and had several outstanding criminal convictions. Stalking Wolf had none, his entire record was wiped clear by his convictions being overturned and was exonerated by the state and federal investigation. She called the applicants and told them that the position had been filled, leading to the one that had the criminal record's sister rushing to her office to complain that she gave her brother's job away without reason. Mary smiled then asked if she was aware that they had a policy preventing management from having convictions for theft and drug offenses, leading to her firing back they that had no right to not hire him especially when they had a convicted felon there. Mary happily shot back, "He was cleared of all charges and apologized to by the state. Your brother, on the other hand, has three DUIs and served three years in state prison for theft from his prior employers. He's unemployable here as he wouldn't be able to be trusted as the basic requirements are access to buildings including our secure laboratories!" When his shift was over, Stalking Wolf was called into Mary's office and told that he was being let go from his job. Before he could say anything about that, she gave him a happy, "You are being hired for a better job. It's actually a major promotion for you. Your boss retired so you were being overseen by me until we hired a new facilities director. Nobody else had the required qualification for the job but you. It's more management and oversight than hands-on work. You'll be able to work a better schedule and only need to come in off-hours when there's an emergency." She saved the best part, telling him, "Your job is for twice the pay and comes with additional health and company benefits. You report directly to the COO, Lindsay Reagan. I know she'd appreciate having her son's friend's father working under her. We try to have a family business, the fact that her son and your daughter are friends is pure coincidence but it's a fitting one. Don't mind what others think, we know the truth about your life and fully support you. Congratulations, you earned the job." She led him out to where Lindsay was waiting and led him to his new office, complete with his own secretary and staff. She explained the role of his job as well as what his secretary and new staff would do while working and the perks that he now had as a member of upper management. He was the #2 in operations division, overseeing all offices and was responsible for hiring the regional directors who'd then hire staff at the offices. He had only ever been a laborer and cleaner, he didn't have the knowledge of building buildings or the renovations needed in them. Lindsay corrected him, telling him, "You went to trade school and certified as a contractor, you oversaw deliveries of materials and allocating supplies before you were let go for a person who wasn't qualified for the job. You learned HVAC and electrical systems during your time in a state-run learning facility. You have the basic skills, what you lack is oversight which I'm giving. It's a job that you were groomed for without knowing it. You are already good with people, I've read what the state had on you regarding your former residence- you are a natural coordinator." He accepted the job, but didn't guarantee success. It was all that she asked of him, he'd do it on his own or he'd find someone who could replace him to do it better. She was happy to have him onboard and it was evident to anyone who knew her that the company was in good hands with him. He went home with a big smile on his face and kissed Crystal deeply. He immediately told her, "I got a promotion! Mary hired me to be facilities director for the company, I report to Tyler's mother. I'm going to be making twice what I did before, enough to buy this house for us. You don't have to work so hard to provide for us, I can do that now." Crystal nodded but then told him, "I want to work. This isn't like Alaska where there's things to do all of the time, I'm struggling with boredom as it is. I don't start work until next week so I have nothing to do all day. If it wasn't for the girls and the neighbors I'd go stir crazy." He understood, telling her, "When the baby comes I don't want you to rush back to work. I'd rather you be off your feet and caring for him/her than overworking yourself. You know you don't have to do it." The girls were told and were blase about it, as long as he had a job and was home they were happy. He was glad to see that they were doing a lot of things to keep themselves busy, especially as the boys kept them out at their houses and walking around the neighborhood. It was funny seeing the girls having to endure the younger kids dragging them around, with the Russos making it tough to not listen to them. That Monday Stalking Wolf was told that he, Crystal, and the girls had to meet with a judge about their petition for adoption. The girls were afraid while Stalking Wolf was on edge, hoping that this wasn't yet another court railroading him. They were met by their lawyer, who just happened to know them well. He smirked at the girls while telling them, "You broke the records for quickest couplings. One day? All it took was just one day to get a girlfriend?" Ronda blushed deeply to which he added, "That's nothing on four hours. That poor boy never had a shot, you hit him hard and didn't even mean to. And just by coincidence he ends up getting helped on top of finding himself a girlfriend! Thankfully his twin sister found a boyfriend to even things out for them." He introduced himself to Crystal, telling her, "My name is Ricardo Vincent, I'm marred to your brother-in-law's partner. Our sons are also related to the family network so the girls were hot topics among them. One son is Carmen Carter's brother-in-law and the other is Jenna's best friend's husband, he also just so happens to be George's best friend." Crystal shook her head and laughed, while Stalking Wolf was stoic. They were led into the courtroom and upon seeing the judge Ricardo grinned as she got herself seated. Reading over the file she asked, "Is this the same Storm Cloud Miller whom my grandchildren have claimed as a babysitter?" Ricardo shot back, "And she's seeing your wife." Judge Martha Perez nodded, called for a recess, then had a new judge enter to replace her. Judge Roy Parker read the file, nodded, then explained, "This case is tricky as the father is still alive even if he is incarcerated. However, I'm inclined to grant adoption on the basis of his revoked custody and the statements from Children's Services of Alaska regarding prior actions against his daughter and the letter to Alaska Children's Services from Ms. Miller's biological mother. Custody remains and in one month I'll issue my ruling." Looking over Stormy's file he read it and explained, "Given the amount of supporting documents and the opinion of four separate medical doctors, three of whom have intimate knowledge of Ms. Miller, I am of the belief that a change of gender is in order. As for you, Mr. Forest, your name change is granted. I know that you do not need to notify legal personnel due to your record being wiped clean, but notice is being sent to them so they can use your testimony as needed. Adoption of Ms. Miller will be granted at the same time as your wife's finalizing. Congratulations, sir." The family walked out in smiles while Ricardo swiftly told Judge Perez, "They are doing more in their short time here than anyone could have imagined." She asked what he meant, he pointed out, "Chloe is being promoted and clearing house in Salem, she, Jenna Daniels, and my daughter-in-law are all being promoted to replace the staff let go or moved to a different office. That is happening faster than it was supposed to, Stormy's new boyfriend and his sister caused people to take notice and take action. Their uncle's rights were violated by those in trouble and the trio are taking action to right those wrongs. It was going to happen anyway, but with Valerie on the scent it jumped forward a whole month." She smiled and told him, "We'll talk with them soon, she's being kept close to everyone for her safety. I didn't want to spoil our connection yet but it's almost time to tell her. What she's done for others is one of the best coincidences your family has ever had, and it's getting tighter and tighter from what I hear." Ricardo was going to ask more but had to go due to her break ending. He went back to his office and was told that his newest clients were in the process of enjoying telling their stories to his colleagues in another office while he got them ready for their case. He had to fight smiling as it was an open and shut case and the violations were glaring to the point of being criminal. His clients were shown in, with both being scared of meeting him. He calmly told them, "I'm your new advocate. My job is simple: do what's in your best interests. You two need stability, your uncle can give it to you. I'm going to ensure you go to him permanently even if he has to adopt you as his own kids." The twins were still afraid but let him talk with them. He told both, "I know of your uncle through being at his performances before. He's a normal man who has a talent that is tough to do. Being a performer is not a reason to deny him custody, especially as the reasons claimed are false and don't violate any of the state's statutes for caring for children. You are going to be with him until you are 18 or so help me I'll sue the state for every penny it has for violating his and your rights." He explained how their uncle was in a solid financial state, had a profitable legal business, and lived in a good neighborhood. The two were told that all of the claims about him were based on long out of date information and claims by their former parents and grandparents, all of which were proven false by the state when they investigated him for alleged abuse of them. That caused them to gasp in shock, he then told them, "It gets worse, they were prosecuted for perjury and ended up with criminal records and had a social worker claim to have investigated them but no report was found. You should have been removed by the state during that time yet were allowed to remain." He finally stopped stalling and explained to them, "Your uncle has set up trust funds for you so you have a bit of money for college. He works hard at his nightclub but only during the mornings and only as the manager. He'll be able to care for you and as you get older you'll have more freedom. He'll be relying on your new friends for help but it's already arranged by my colleagues. You've met his son, Liam, so it's just a matter of how close you are with your new friends. Stormy Miller would benefit from a girl her age while Liam could benefit from a close friend given how close TJ Daniels and DJ Lopez are." The two blushed and were led out, with Cameron giving the two a nod of approval over Ricardo's idea. The two were quick to capitalize on it as they went home and then right to Stormy's and Liam's homes for some quality time with them. Stormy was happy to have a girl over and listened as she was told to deal with boys simply by ignoring them until they messed up, which Stormy nodded at and smiled at being told something so simple yet said with care and friendship. The girls had Ronda trying hard not to smile as they were too cute together and were almost like her and Trinity but without the sexual tension between them. They spent hours in Stormy's room listening to music and then watching a movie on her TV, with both gasping at seeing the photo that featured a few people they had met already. Ronda sagely told them, "It's all true, Hannah Smith even won the Oscar for writing it and the star of the movie visits the neighborhood whenever he's in town. Rachel told us about it already, but I guess seeing is believing." They were asked about their boyfriends, causing the two to blush deeply and look away. Ronda loved the subtle teasing and hugged both, telling them that they'd enjoy a date in a week. The girls hugged her back and went upstairs until dinner, with the two falling asleep in Stormy's room after eating. The two were entwined the same way Ronda was with Stormy when she stayed in her room in Alaska. It was cute and showed that they were close even if they just started being friends. It was going to be a tough time when periods came into play, but Ronda would help them through their rough patches as Stormy accepted that she'd never have them and shouldn't be upset at her friend having them. The next day was more fun for the girls as they went with Ronda and Trinity to the beach and had fun in the sun without the boys. At the house things were a bit awkward as the girls saw one another nude and led to both looking away. Liza blushed at seeing something out of place on Stormy's body while she saw how underdeveloped Liza really was. The two told one another what they were feeling and hugged, with their chests pressing against each other. The two showered together, with Liza not paying any heed to the excess flesh on Stormy. Stormy felt better knowing that a girl her age was still, "Flat" and needed help filling out her bras like her. The girls were put on babysitting duty for Mary as she helped her parents with something at their house and gave Liza a crash-course in how to deal with a raging toddler, a four-year-old in a bad mood, and a grumpy eight-year-old. Both girls were exhausted by the time Mary returned, with Mary introducing the girls to her mothers. Stormy looked afraid as she saw Martha Perez and Dr. Gina Allen- her gender psychiatrist and the one person who could make her become a boy again. Neither said anything but took note of Liza looking ready to protect Stormy while Stormy was in fear of them. Gina wisely told Stormy that she was there to see her grandchildren and wasn't going to let her do anything to upset herself. Martha added a happy, "We knew all about what you have been doing since you first met with Gina, she hasn't called you yet due to your friends and Jaimie Samuels helping you." Liza was asked to speak with Gina, when they were in private Gina asked her feelings towards Stormy as she was too close too soon for her to be believe. Liza looked away in shame and confessed, "I want to be nice to her for my brother's sake. No girl will go near him except her. Everyone hates us because of being foster kids, she like him and he likes her back so I don't want him to lose her because I'm not being nice to her. I'm doing it for him, he needs her." Liza added a surprising, "I was with Brady Carter when she was in the hospital. I know that it's hard on girls like Stormy so I don't want her to get upset at me not being good to her. I don't care if she's born in a boy's body, she's still a girl. Brady showed me that girls are girls even if they look like boys, I want to be a great friend and support her despite what she has." She asked what her true feelings were about Stormy. She started to cry as she proclaimed, "She's been the best friend I could ever want. I've never had anyone who likes the same things as me. Most girls are fakes who only treat me like a friend when it's convenient. She isn't. She doesn't treat me like I'm lesser or that I need to be looked down on. She knows what's going on inside of me. I know she won't have to deal with periods and vagina issues but she still tries to be my friend. I like her, she's a real friend!" Gina hugged her to quell her tears, then told her, "She needs a close friend and found one. She can share more with you than she can share with the boys, as nice as they are there's a lot of things they'll never be able to understand. Your brother dating her is convenient, but what you are doing is more important. She has been lacking that one aspect of a girl- the best friend who is there for her ups and downs. You might be menstruating soon judging by the obvious buds on the verge of forming, she'll be enduring similar hormonal issues as her estrogen takes hold of her in a few weeks. You'll see how things will be for yourself when you have it, and know how to endure it. Give her the benefit of the doubt and she'll do the same to you." She hugged Gina and fought tears, telling her, "I had my first last week and Reese already said I needed a bra. But I'll be happy to help her. She's worth it. She needs her friend and I want to be that friend." When she went downstairs, Liza hugged Stormy who kissed her cheek. Gina told the others to let it go and not ask what was talked about. The girls' closeness was understood, they need one another. The girls parted with a hug, with Stormy asking her if she was going to ask Liam out soon. Liza nodded and smiled, she wanted to do that soon because she didn't want to risk losing him to a better girl. Liza asked if she was going to do the same with Reese, getting the same blush and nod from Stormy. Crystal told them to ask the boys the next day then hugged Liza goodbye, with Liza smiling brightly as she entered her house to Reese's concerned look. She happily told her twin, "I'm asking Liam out for a date, maybe you should do the same for Stormy." He nodded, it was her usual manipulations at work. The next day was a load of comedy as Liam was cornered, kissed, and told they had a date that night by Liza. Not to be outdone, Reese told Stormy, "Liza can't go alone and I don't want to leave you free to be swooped up by a better boy. Will you go with me? Please?" She kissed Reese deeply and gave him his answer, leaving him unable to say anything more. The two couples held hands and walked around the neighborhood before stopping off at George's home to see the girls for a bit. Stormy struggled with telling them that Reese was her boyfriend but the girls tried to be typical little kids and needle her over finding a boyfriend. When they left the time had come for their date. Reese and Liza's uncle Wayne was going to drive them to the restaurant and theater, relishing seeing the two young teens trying hard to not do anything to get them in trouble while Liam and Stormy were just as nervous and tried to keep from doing anything to upset their counterparts or Wayne. He saw just how much Liza cared about Liam, with Stormy doing the same to Reese giving a clear message that the kids were on solid footing with their love lives. The four ate in near silence before going to their movie, with Liza and Stormy grabbing the boys' hands to show they were with them and swoon over their touch. Wayne was happy to see their closeness, they were reacting like couples years ahead of them but still retained their sense of youth as they struggled to not go further while feeling the urges. He saw several kids younger and older who lost the urge and had slaps or were put in their place by people telling them to stop acting lewd in public, the four teens were sticking out for all of the right reasons bringing a smile to his face. The movie was boring to Wayne but the four enjoyed it immensely judging by their laughter and how it ended up causing the girls to put the boys' arms around their shoulders. Wayne saw that Liza was trying to let Liam feel her breasts which caused Liam to move his arm giving Wayne pride in Liam being the one for Liza. The boy was doing his best to be good to her and show he only liked her for herself, any other boy would have reveled in getting to feel a girl's breasts especially when she initiated it. Stormy was the same, but Reese only kissed her cheek and whispered into her ear not to do that. It was followed by her moving her arm and looking disappointed but his kiss to her cheek smoothed over those issues. The two only held hands after that, with Stormy looking upset but accepting his rejection. The movie was followed by a walk around Boston Common. The couples walked for an hour until they were interrupted by the arriving Duprees, with Anita calling over to Stormy and Liam. The two blushed deeply as she asked if they were on another date, but the inquisitive Reese and Liza were introduced to her causing her to smile and tell them it happens- some people are meant to be friends not lovers. Reese and Liza were formally introduced and saw Anita trying hard to not ask something. Wayne being close by caused her to realize who they were and gasp in shock, asking, "He got custody of you? Oh you poor kids! He hated that he couldn't be there for you after your parents died!" Wayne walked over and hugged Anita, telling her that she's filled out nicely since they had last seen the other. She smirked and told him, "Motherhood will do that to you" causing him to laugh as Clara gave her mom a giggle at being mentioned. Stormy was at a loss for words while Liam tried hard to not ask how Clara would make her gain weight until he remembered other babies and moms after birth. Anita asked about the club, especially as it was the place that she got her start in performing in front of crowds and with Wayne's help she became a hit. Wayne happily told her, "I bought it in May. I got it for a song, they were looking at tax trouble and had to sell fast to stay afloat. Your leaving hit them hard and they couldn't find a good replacement as everyone they tried was either addicted to something or wanted too much money or weren't very good. The few of us who stuck with them until they got back on their feet were rewarded with big paydays, enough to give us financial freedom. I bought a house near your friends' families, the owner sold it cheap!" He smiled as he asked, "Did you tell them I was one of your friends? They seemed to know of me and it helped get me that house. It's a block away from both kids' friends, Liza and Reese have been told that I can work weekend evenings now thanks to being so close to their friends." Anita nodded, adding, "We wanted you to have a good home around people who understood you. It was a job, you got screwed out of the kids because the idiots in Salem wanted to make an example of you. I have heard that they were fired for what happened and their replacements are all too eager to talk to the kids and will try to help you adopt them if you choose." Liza and Reese gasped while Stormy gave Anita a look that said she knew more. Liza told Anita, "Her Aunt Chloe and cousin-in-law Jenna are doing that. Jenna's friend Jessica is taking our case and said that Uncle Wayne was our guardian until we turned 18 or asked to be adopted. We want him to be our new father, mom and dad were wrong to make him go away from us because he found a good job for himself so there's no excuse for us not staying with him until he adopts us." Liam hugged her and kissed her cheek while Stormy did the same to Reese. Wayne led them away and told Anita not to be a stranger and the kids would be happy to babysit for her whenever she needed it. She grinned and countered, "That list is extremely long, and the ones ahead of them don't play nice when it comes to Clara. Her godmother alone would be upset at not being asked first. I'm truly scared of her, Hannah never plays nice when her goddaughter is involved." Back at home, the four parted with kisses as Liam walked home with Stormy and stopped off across the street at the Finn home. The two submitted to Cat Finn's questioning then endured Reyna giving them a long talk about what they could and couldn't do with Liza and Reese. When that was done, the two had a big hug from Reyna as she told them things were going to go better for them. The next day things changed as word reached them that Stone was challenging the adoption on grounds that his rights were illegally stripped. That was followed by claims by Alaska Children's Services that Stormy was in danger due to living with an ex-con and was being abused due to her transition. She was in tears as she read the letters, and saw Crystal begging Chloe for help thus invoking a fury that nobody could contain- Valerie Finn's rage. Stone had allies who knew how to hide and how to bide their time until they could strike. He had many lovers in key positions who'd do whatever he wanted as long as he gave them sex. One of them just so happened to be the daughter of the town psychiatrist, the one who was in deep trouble over leaked info as well as rejecting valid referrals for treatment and overmedicating his patients. She was the actual cause of the leaks, she leaked private information about Stormy and other clients in retaliation for hurting Stone. She made a major mistake, she went to Children's Services with her stolen information but had no clue just who Stormy had on her side. They were desperate to take down those who harmed kids that they didn't do their homework nor did they see just what care Stormy received. She had an ally in the agency but that ally still had to report to people above her and those same people had actually talked with Chloe about Stormy's and Ronda's cases and forced their cooperation. But they still had to follow-up on any claims of abuse and despite their previous support the claims were deemed valid enough to take action. They knew that they were going to lose, but they tried to play both ends against the middle and were trying hard to keep their own reputations clean one way or another. Crystal immediately called Chloe who then called Anne Connors and Mark Sylvester. The two were in a rush to get everything possible about Children's Services' claims and would be on them for trying to remove a child from her parents without reason, after she had left the state, and was under the scrutiny of another state. Considering that Stormy had five social workers and numerous automatic reporters in her immediate relation and living close by, Alaska Children's Services were well out of line and had to justify their claims in court before anyone in Massachusetts would comply with their demands. Anne didn't fool around and went to her counterpart directly, avoiding underlings and secretaries before they had a chance to concoct lies or cover their tracks. She was angry and demanded to know why they were trying to remove someone who was reported by someone who wasn't giving her care, who was in the middle of a state and federal investigation for civil rights violations, and whose own daughter had been shown to have leaked sensitive information about minors for use in abusing said minors. Her counterpart was upset that she'd allege that, she countered, "I know the child personally. I have met her through my son-in-law and his mother- her biological aunt. I am well-aware of the allegations as I was told of the attempts on her by said doctor's daughter and that daughter's link to the child's uncle. It is clear that your agency was lied to by that woman and her father and you are being used by the child's uncle to get revenge for his own criminal ways catching up to him. That man is a criminal who just so happens to have numerous convictions for assault and is accused of having assaulted this same child and who is sitting in a state jail in a secure area while he awaits trial for multiple serious felonies." She then added, "As for her father being a convicted criminal, that information is woefully out of date. It was true three weeks ago, but thanks to a highly successful appeal he was cleared of all charges as he had his conviction vacated by the courts due to multiple glaring criminal acts against him before and during his trial. This same man is actually a prize witness against the his brother-in-law, and you have no right to use the now-false claims against him. To do so will cause my state to sue on behalf of his child against your state for civil rights violations." She finally added, "As for this alleged abuse, she is in the care of a psychiatrist specializing in gender issues. This is not abuse, your agency's personal feelings about transgender people are noted and we will refuse to be party to your violating her rights based on personal issues with transgender people. Massachusetts is hereby refusing to cooperate and as she is in our state she is under our care and we deem her to be not abused. And you really hit the wrong child- her doctor is married to a judge who will love knowing why her grandchildren are unable to be babysat by their favorite neighbor today due to being in fear of being removed from her parents' care. Expect a call from her as she will want to know why you have chosen to violate her rights. And you might want to answer the phone when Senator Paul James calls in an hour, Storm Cloud Miller was due to visit his home with his niece-in-law's sister and her children but that is now canceled as she can't leave the neighborhood. And that may be followed by calls from our chief of police and his wife seeking information regarding the link to Stone Miller as he is known to have contacts in your agency as well as the source of the leak. There is no way that his wife doesn't take action in federal court to protect Storm Cloud, so expect action." Anne was furious and on a rampage. She dropped multiple names who were all now aware of the letter and were preparing a counter-attack. Paul James was the most upset, he called his three counterparts in Alaska to get them to take action locally then filed a motion in federal court on behalf of Stormy. The day was a wash, Stalking Wolf went to work upset while Crystal was going through the motions as she cleaned the house. Trinity and Reese tried to keep the girls calm but it took the timely arrival of the Carter twins and Russos to snap the girls out of their funk. Brady played with Reese and caused him to blush as she called him cute and asked if he was Stormy new boyfriend, leading Stormy to smile and ask when she was going to get her own boyfriend. Brady giggled and shot back a happy, "I don't know but I hope he has a nice penis." Reese was beet red while her brother Chance rolled his eyes and told her, "Mom said no boys until you are 12. You may be starting to like them but you are way too young for them" causing her to show she was teasing him. Reese and Chance walked off to Ronda's bedroom and watched TV, with Reese eventually asking, "Does she like boys?" Chance nodded, telling him, "She is trying to be a girl too much but she does like them. I know she does because she acts weird around our friends and tried to kiss Johnny Finn. Johnny knows it isn't anything big and kissed her back, then told her don't do it again because he didn't like her that way. Mom and momma tell her that it isn't wrong to like boys so early, she just has to temper herself. She acts like momma, she didn't know that she liked girls until she met mom. Momma said she just loves her and your soulmate can be anyone so you could like boys until you meet Ms. Right or you could like girls until you meet Mr. Right." Reese understood, but Chance added, "She made a major mistake in cutting off her balls and tries to be a better girl to show that it was a mistake but it was right. She knows she'll never have a kid but she is happy that I can have one and as we're identical twins it's like she's producing anyway. I don't want to be her sperm machine, but I'd have to do it for her if she asked me to. I love her too much not to do it." Reese understood and told him, "She'll find a guy who likes her for herself. I was told about Jaimie and Deborah and Al, they all found guys to love them despite not being able to make babies." He nodded and added, "Antonio and Dorothy and Sylvia are nice kids but we don't see them much. We are mad that Sylvia hasn't been here this summer but her mom has to work a lot and she doesn't want her mom to go all the way to Boston and come all the way back. She'd be with you all of the time if she was here." The two watched TV until it was time for Chance to leave. Carmen Carter listened to her son talk and it made her smile over him being mature like her wife while having his own sense of knowing what to do when you needed to do something. He would hate her saying it but he was Addison's true legacy, Brady may be transgender and talk a lot with Addison but Chance was his mother's son in all ways- he even looked like Addison at the same age according to his grandmother. Stormy kissed Reese's cheek as he sat with her, the two hugged and watched TV while the kids played around them. They didn't notice that it was hours passing by until their parents declared that it was time for dinner and they needed to eat. Reese got up to go but was held back and told to eat there as he was going to stay the night with the Lopez family while his uncle talked with some officials about things. He looked scared, but Carmen assured him, "He's talking with his lawyers and social workers about his club and how he can be there for you and Liza. We are thinking about doing some things with him at our club, it's a big business opportunity. He might sell the club if he has to so he can be there for you two, but we are trying to stop it if it has to come down to that. He's trying to do the right thing, which is what they want to know and support fully." Dinner was quiet and saw the Russos trying hard to keep Stormy's attention while Reese got to be a big cousin to them. Tony Russo emulated him, trying to eat the same and not make a mess. Patrick was his usual messy self but loved having Stormy feed him when he gave up trying to be a big boy like Tony. The Russos left when their grandparents entered, with Gina and Martha hugging Stormy tightly. Martha told her, "I called the judge hearing your case out in Alaska and gave him a piece of my mind, then had it known that I was ordering a review of your uncle's associates as it was too quick and coordinated. It's going to take a day or two but heads are rolling. I have to stand back from the case due to conflicts of interest due to Gina but Judge Parker is taking up the case as a personal favor to the two states. You aren't leaving, Judge Parker has ordered that your case be stayed as he awaits the results of that new investigation into your uncle's associates." Stormy thanked her and told Gina that she expected the worst as her uncle was too powerful. Gina gave a laugh and boldly proclaimed, "He doesn't know your aunt's family at all. He chose to mess with people who have dealt with his kind of bullies for decades and won each time. Valerie Finn is sharpening her claws and your uncle is readying his own friends to go after your uncle. You are going to be protected. No matter how hard he tries, your uncle is losing." The Finns came by next to get Reese, telling him that the sleepover had been moved to their house. He had to endure Cat Finn's smirk and asked if he was in trouble, causing John to tell him, "Your uncle had a bit of trouble at his club. He's in the hospital in surgery. Your sister is already here, she was with him when he was attacked and had to call for an ambulance. The men who attacked him are in jail, but it's a while until he gets released. We're watching you with his blessing." He looked over at Stormy and felt terrible over leaving her, John led him away and told him that it'll be alright- it was just minor surgery and the guys got it worse. He cringed as he told Reese, "They lost three fingers each as their knives were turned against them by your uncle. Your uncle had some self-defense training and turned their weapons on them thanks to how badly they held onto them. He overpowered them but he still got hurt from the initial plunges. Liza's feeling bad but she saved the two attackers' lives despite them hurting your uncle." Stormy kissed him goodbye and heard Cat complain, "You call that a kiss" causing her to blush and try to leave quickly. Her boyfriend Gavin Samuels told her to stop it, she was already having trouble with her uncle trying to get her removed from her parents. Cat tried to stand up to him but her father told her to back off and leave her alone, it was the worst thing she could do at that time. Gavin helped Liza and Reese to their rooms and told them to ignore Cat for a while, she was being her usual bratty self. He loved her, but she was trying at times and made him need to get away from her. The two asked if it was normal for her, getting a quick, "It's normal but she is trying to show Stormy it's expected of her to try to push limits even if she isn't one to do that because of what happened to her." He cringed and explained, "In Alaska boys treated her like garbage and used her for sex. She hated it and is trying to be slow with Reese because of that. Cat doesn't know that, she knows she had trouble but not why she is taking things slow. Considering neither TJ or DJ have girlfriends she can't complain about that- they haven't even gone on a real date, but you four have." He left them to ponder what he said and was told by John, "That's why I like you. You are what Cat isn't and balance her out. She loves you, what she really did was give you the chance to be the guide that she was for you two years ago. She loves you, I won't lie and say she doesn't. She needs you and you need her. Give it time, she'll show you her love. You have my blessing, just use a condom." John grinned as it did two things: made him realize that he loved her too and got him to see that they were a bit closer than anyone dared say. They were only 14, they weren't ready for sex yet. She was a long way away from thinking about it but Gavin was told so he was ready for when she was ready, he simply told John, "Not until college, I swore I'd never touch her until then and I mean it." John could only help but feel pride in Gavin being the future son-in-law that he deserved. He loved Gavin's brother Rick and his other son-in-law Mitch Gibson but Gavin was someone who was just like John and whose humility and sense of honor were equal to John's. Gavin was able to make John feel the age coming on him yet he loved how it felt to a father to the teen even if only a father-in-law. Liza spent several hours trying to not think about what happened with her uncle, enduring Cat's trying to help her while she was too busy trying to keep from saying something to further upset her. DJ had a tough job keeping Liza focused on herself and how she was going to be alright and was going to be the envy of kids in their school, especially as she was being treated like a Finn and getting to see them as a guest and not as a student. Few outside the family got to see that, only teachers' kids ever did. Ronda dropped by after a quick babysitting job and got Reese and Liza to focus on her for a while so DJ could go home for the night. She was doing her best to keep Liza and Stormy from getting upset at the issues surrounding them but she herself was breaking down. Not even Trinity could stop her from a breakdown as her unresolved feelings of being taken away crept back into her life. She stayed until Valerie declared it to be bedtime, ensuring that Liza and Reese were asleep before she went home herself. Valerie didn't try to stop her from staying, she knew better than anyone what was happening and wanted Ronda to feel useful and let her own anxiety get released. She was happy to let her do much of the work as she herself worked on covering Reese and Liza from any issues. Wayne needed three days in the hospital so the duo stayed with the Finns each night. Valerie worked to ensure that the DCF kept away from them while also ensuring it knew that Wayne was being released so there was no need to intervene especially as they had someone from DCF next door ensuring that the kids were safe and sound. With Anne and Chloe inquiring about the duo frequently there was no reason to intervene at all. During this time, Alaska Children's Services gave their retort to DCF's demand for an investigation into their handling of the allegations regarding Stormy and Ronda. It was classic "cover your ass" as it was light on facts but heavy on allegations of abuse, using the children as money-makers, claims of sexual assaults against them, and claims of criminal pasts that until that week had never appeared on paper. If it wasn't so serious it would have been comical, but saw Anne presenting her own demand for evidence and when refused she happily told them that they were going to federal court to demand that Children's Services cease the harassment of the Millers as well as an apology to the trio for hurting their lives. Children's Services refused to budge and demanded that Stormy and Ronda be returned to Alaska by the end of the next day. Anne grinned, looked over her shoulder at someone, then proclaimed, "Pursuant to laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, we hereby deny your request on multiple grounds: you are demanding the return of children who are not in danger and are with the people whom your agency has deemed appropriate to place them with. Mrs. Chloe Daniels is their next of kin regardless, they'd be placed with her by your agency so your demand that they fly to Alaska is ridiculous as they'd be placed on a plane back to Boston immediately after arriving. And as he is not in any way a so-called 'danger' it is attempting by your department to remove children from their rightful parents and guardians based on a known lie. Therefore, we are denying your request." Kennedy Pena then spoke, telling them, "We will be filing a cease and desist order in the United States District Court of Massachusetts regarding your actions. My agency is backing DCF in their denial of any orders from your department. See you in court in two days." Anne was then handed a note and smiled, telling Children's Services, "Your agency is to appear in your own court immediately after our hearing. You are to answer why you are using known false information from a known criminal and seeking action against a child no long in your state. You are also to answer why you have gone against your own department's orders in ending all investigations into both Stalking Wolf Forest and Crystal Miller. Further, you are to answer why you have failed to declare that you have a personal relationship with your informant and why you have money in your bank account that came from Stone Miller's bank account. Then you are to answer why you have not made an official request to the courts to remove Ronda and Storm Cloud Miller as you are required to do." The call immediately terminated as the two on the other end swore loudly that they'd get Anne for that. It was il-timed as they made it in front of Kennedy's counterpart who happily told them, "You are hereby suspended per order of the Commissioner of Health and Social Services. Both of you are to speak with state troopers regarding your actions against Ms. Storm Cloud Miller and Ms. Ronda Miller." The next two days were tense for everyone as the couples stayed apart as their friends kept them busy helping their parents with housework or babysitting. Reese was encouraged to go with the older boys to the movies and visit John's restaurant in Boston, with the boys' older brothers joining them for a guy's day out during their lunch breaks. He got to meet the elders of their generation, seeing just how much the teens respected them with JD Finn and Julio Lopez idolizing David and Patrick Peterson. Liza and Stormy kept busy babysitting for the Yorks and their in-laws the Flynns. Jasmine and Louis, two nine-year-old kids, were a lot of fun for them while six-year-old Andrew was eager to please them. The girls needed the distraction and the kids were playing their parts well, earning money from giving up time with their friends to distract the girls from their own problems and show that they were mature enough to start getting more responsibility at home. Wayne was finally released and went directly home, being engulfed in hugs from the twins as they saw him get out of his car. They told him all about staying with the Finns while also telling him that they had been on their best behavior and abided by his rules about how to act with their significant others. It was what he wanted to hear, with him telling them that they were becoming a man and woman now as they were clearly mature enough to be left alone for a while. The kids were told that they'd have more freedom and were expected to help around the house more, it was leading to him spending more time at the club so they'd have to be alone for several hours weekend nights. The two were all smiles as they spent the day with Wayne and cooked for him, neither of whom had a problem cooking and ensured that he ate his fair share. Liam and Stormy coming by only made it better as they did the same for Wayne and gave him a chance to relax more as the two focused on them. Stormy needed Reese's affection as her nerves frayed more and more as the day went on. She climbed in his lap and hugged him, causing a reaction in him that made her smile as she kissed him deeply. She grabbed his penis and massaged it, giving him pleasure that caused him to run off and change while she tried hard to hide her smile over doing something that he loved but wouldn't admit to doing. Liam had the same happen to him as Liza manipulated him through his shorts but he stopped Liza short before she could complete it as Stormy did. He gave her a look that told her to not do that to him again as he didn't appreciate breaking his parents' trust in him being alone with her nor want to do the same to Wayne's trust in the four of them. He liked Liza a lot but they had made a promise to behave and he would keep that promise even if it meant he didn't get the pleasure she was offering him. She fought tears over going too far and kissed him to make up for it. He told her that he wasn't ready to do that yet and wouldn't want her getting in trouble for him. She let it go, but told him that he'd be her first and would enjoy it on his 16th birthday no matter what. Stormy left with Reese and went into her room with him, dragging him over to her bed and giving him a day to remember as she fellated him then allowed him to enjoy sex as only she could give. He was in a world of his own and only stopped when Ronda interrupted them, causing him to feel terrible over the sex and knowing that they were going to be in trouble. Ronda kept him calm and told him that it was Stormy's doing and she needed that due to the hearing in the morning. She hugged him tight and added, "She hated doing that with boys but she wanted to do that to you. It's a sign of love and fondness for you, she loves you and wanted to give you something that you needed even if it brought back bad memories. I won't tell on you, she won't do it again. Don't hold it against her, she wants you to enjoy yourself." Stormy looked upset but he hugged her tight and kissed her cheek to show that he wasn't upset at her. It was dropped and saw the couple trying hard to not say anything further about it. Ronda did tell Crystal and Stalking Wolf about it causing them to agree to not make light of it as it would harm both of them and it was done for the right reasons as she needed that special attention. Reese talked with Liza about it and confessed, "I wanted her to enjoy herself. I wanted to let her do the same to me. I know what it involves, I don't care about what it means to other guys. She deserves it. I want to give it to her even if it makes me appear gay. I like her too much to not do it." She didn't say anything, knowing that it was a step that she wouldn't take with Liam for years and only when they were truly committed to one another. That night the two went out with their friends and the neighbors' kids and grandchildren, with all of them getting out the calm before the storm vibe from the gathering. The group spent the evening swimming and enjoying a movie on the beach, with the youngest kids seizing Ronda as a babysitter while their older counterparts went for Stormy and made her their designated playmate for the night. It was so sweet as the kids fell asleep around Stormy while Ronda learned the hard way about diapers as she changed one after another after another. The kids were doing that on purpose and made her see it was their own way of showing they liked her but couldn't help but be toddlers. She got a rest at the end as she and Trinity cuddled on a blanket before falling asleep in one another's arms as the kids slept on the blanket around them, making for a cute picture that their parents captured for posterity. It was tough getting the kids to separate so Stormy went with the kids to Finn home as the youngest kids were their grandchildren, while Ronda went to the Trinity's home. She slept in Trinity's bed and it was something she'd never forget as she unconsciously gave Trinity pleasure while guiding her into her body for a night of sex. She awoke to Trinity in her arms naked and inside of her, causing her to move off in fear while Trinity stirred and reacted to her body being close. She felt shame as she rushed to the shower to cleanse herself, then felt fear and shame as Trinity's two mothers were awake and giving her a look. She tried to say something but was too afraid, Alison took her into her arms and hugged her tightly while Katie explained to her, "We know you didn't mean to do that. We heard you telling her that you didn't want to upset us but she insisted on giving you pleasure. It was the two of you going on automatic, you weren't acting normal and your inner selves were doing it for your conscious bodies. It was instinct. You wouldn't have done it if you didn't truly love her. If we tried to stop you it would have hurt you more than helped, you love one another too deeply to do that." Ronda thanked them and swore they'd never do it again. Both knew she'd abide by that, Trinity would be too upset to even think about doing it and would be trying hard to appease them to avoid punishment to consider sex again. Her body betrayed her, but it showed they were meant to be together as a couple. The morning was spent making sure the girls looked presentable for court then featured the ladies being primed by the family's lawyers as well as Katie. Her joining was both as a second set of eyes as well as the mother of Ronda's girlfriend, with Ronda's feelings being heard whether they wanted to hear it or not. She'd ensure a fair shake from the laws or she'd file every motion she could until she reached the US Supreme Court and even then she'd fight tooth and nail to make the state of Alaska pay. The girls were sent to visit their a salon owned by a neighbor, with Riley Pierce happily showing them how to do makeup right and how to style their hair their hair so they stood out and made people take a close look at them for all of the right reasons. Ronda felt like she was being put on display due to her own overuse of makeup, but Riley told her that she just didn't have the chance to learn from her aunts. It was something a mother did for her daughter, Crystal would do it for her in the near future as both had to learn the right amount to wear for school so they looked smart yet sexy but not overly sexual. Stormy's hair was just long enough to wear tied in a bow, but Riley added an Alice band to her hair so it was out of her eyes and gave some volume to the hair allowing her to add a bigger bow. It gave her a look of strong femininity while also showing her length. Ronda had the same done to her, making them look like a couple of close sisters with only Stormy's darker skin tone and Ronda's bigger breasts being different between them. They were then handed matching dresses, making Stormy want to cry as Ronda said they were playing up the whole, "Sisters" thing for the courts. She didn't realize how much it meant to Stormy but it was a big moment for her as Ronda helped her with her dress and gave her a big hug for support. Stormy was feeling her hormones impacting her hard that day, with Ronda realizing it was the point of no return as she was chemically changing inside and soon her sister would start to sprout breasts alongside her. Stormy was told this and openly wept, Riley had to hide a smile as the two were doing something that all had expected of them yet neither had realized: they were acting like real sisters, not just cousins who were about to become sisters. The duo needed time to control themselves before being led to Boston to the office building where the hearing would be held via video conference. They were anxious but they knew that they would win no matter what even if nobody in Alaska wanted them to win. The meeting was being held inside a state office building, with the room having copies of the state seal as well as the logo for the Attorney General of Massachusetts on the wall giving the girls a sense of just how serious this hearing was and who was really the people who were helping them. Seeing Kennedy talking with someone who was obviously powerful and who was not afraid to threaten her gave them a sense that she was going out of her way to protect them while facing a big backlash herself. The person arguing with her had to be led away by a uniformed state trooper who had strong words for that person and showed handcuffs to prove it- leading to more threats and a laugh from the trooper. Kennedy entered and sat down at the head of the table, explaining to the girls, "That was my boss. He is of the belief that politics matters more than the rights of the people. He has wanted to use his job to get a higher position in the current Presidential administration but with the new President already knowing his past there's no shot of him ever getting a good job in the Justice Department let alone the coveted Attorney General job. He can't even win an election, he got his job by being appointed to replace the previous attorney general who was appointed to replace the Senator who was selected for a cabinet position. He has no real shot of any job in the administration but he still holds out hope." Sighing, she explained to them, "He has ordered me to revoke our support for you. I can't do that, it's an illegal order and if he tries to go after me he'll end up in front of the legislature facing impeachment. I am supported by far too many in the state, it's why I've held my job for so long in the first place. I've been employed for 22 years and am one of the few who are trusted with being bipartisan and to follow through on orders by the court even if I disagree with them. You are one of those times where doing my job goes against the ambitions of my boss but as he has no clout compared with mine he won't dare fire me without having to explain to every major politician in the state and Washington why I was fired." Getting down to business, she stated, "The Commonwealth of Massachusetts supports your parents in the case of awarding full custody to them as they are both your biological parents, Stormy, as well as your next-of- kin biologically, Ronda. Your aunt Chloe has asked that your aunt Crystal be awarded full and permanent custody of you with intent on adoption and has your grandparents' full support. Therefore, it is our courts' ruling that you are to remain with your aunt with intent to adopt in two weeks time. But as your former state has seen to it to violate your rights our Supreme Judicial Court has graciously waived the time period and will grant your immediate adoption after the hearing is over." Turning to Stormy, she smiled and stated, "As you are under strict medical guidance with multiple doctor interactions and at least four separate psychiatrists giving their approval to your transition, we hereby declare that your rights are being violated and therefore are ordering custody remain with your parents. As you are within Massachusetts and their order is based entirely on questionable complaints that have been verified by outside investigators as originating with a known abuser and your grandparents have given their blessing for your transition on paper already with Alaskan courts in the actual jurisdiction in which you resided our court's order supersedes the order of Alaska as immediate safety is at hand. The Commonwealth will not be used to further abuse of power by an agency working against your rights." She read all of that from a piece of paper, telling them that it was on file with the Federal District Court of Massachusetts and was being heard as they spoke. She led them to a car and drove quickly to that court, with the girls listening intently as the Alaska Assistant Attorney General tried and failed to make a point about why the girls' rights weren't being violated when they had all supporting evidence to show that Crystal and Stalking Wolf followed all guidelines for care of both girls. The judge simply laughed as it was almost pathetic how she tried and failed to make any valid points that didn't ignore their rights as Crystal had Chloe guiding her and had Kennedy and Valerie supporting her making claims of abuse or that they had no idea what they were doing laughable. The judge waited until the woman was finished, read the report from Massachusetts and every step that was taken in seeking help for Stormy as well as the credentials of all who were involved and gave his summary ruling of denying Alaska's claim as it violated both girls' civil rights. There was no grounds to appeal as each argument was countered by appeal-proof counterclaims backed up by precedent and the previous records of knowledge by all claimants. The woman was sent on her way, with the state told to back away from retaliation or the agency would be formally charged with contempt of court. Round one went to the girls, but the Alaskan state court would be tougher. As soon as they arrived in the office Kennedy was told she was fired, which followed her smirking and asking if he was aware it was illegal to fire someone for refusing to follow an illegal order that was now backed-up by a federal order. He told her that she was fired to which she happily told him, "In that case, see you in court. I'd bring a lot more than your political supporters, the Supreme Judicial Court doesn't take kindly to those who refuse to abide by a court order particularly their own as well as a higher federal order." She walked out and was replaced by her son Reed. He told the Attorney General, "You are to report to a meeting with the governor. Don't delay, your resignation is being discussed with or without you. If you refuse to resign the governor will announce that he will ask for the General Court to remove you from office for violating a Supreme Judicial Court as well a federal court ruling. Kiss any career goodbye." He took over for his mother and told the girls, "Mom will return in a few minutes, she has to make sure it goes on record before she can return. I'm only keeping the seat warm for her. She'll be back with her head held high and the man begging her not to destroy his career. He's done, though." His words were prophetic as she told Reed, "He has been relieved of duties by order of the justices and is fighting for his job. He'll resign in disgrace this evening, but the sharks are circling around him. His stupidity knows no bounds, he alerted the press about my attempting to force a child into becoming a transgender person but it backfired as they went after him for lying to them and were told about both the SJC ruling as well as federal ruling. The governor just happened to be waiting in the wings to take him out and called for is resignation for grossly violating our rights. The rest is just a matter of finding a good replacement, the job is only temporary but it's a huge boost to most people." She got things underway and sent the call to Alaska's courts and saw the judge in Alaska demanding to know who she was, why she was involved, and why Massachusetts was going against her state. It was a ploy to get some background information for the judge but Kennedy simply stated, "I am Mrs. Kennedy Pena, Deputy Attorney General of Massachusetts acting as the Attorney General in this case as my boss has been removed from it by judicial decree for violating our state's laws and refusing to abide by two court rulings. Your state was given a statement from him that went directly against our court's ruling for which he is paying the price. Therefore any attempt to rule in favor of Alaska based on that statement will be appealed to your supreme court as well as in the federal courts. As for why I am leading this case, I am the most familiar with it as I personally know the children involved as well as the other immediate family members all of whom have written support behind Mr. and Mrs. Miller and the children involved." She smirked and explained, "Yes, his name is Stalking Wolf Miller. He had it legally changed at his own request due to choosing his wife's family as his own family and not wanting the girls to change theirs to match his own. His name is Anglicized from his native tongue and the words mean the same. In his culture to honor his in-laws is most important making his change mean something to all of them." She had them at a disadvantage as they had no up-to-date information and were going off of bad info to start. That coupled with the horrible choice of Stone as supporting evidence made the case tenuous to all but laughable. They lost before they had ever started. The judge called the hearing to order and noted that the girls were not in the court and the family was to be held in contempt of court for failure to appear. Kennedy countered, "We have a federal restraining order from the United States Court for the District of Massachusetts barring the state from taking legal action against the Millers due to refusing to leave the state for a case that has been proven false. Your order is hereby superseded and invoked. You will also note that your sate has allowances for out of area conferences such as this so you are violating your own state's rules in ruling against the children due to not being physically present for the hearing." She dared the judge to counter but her counterpart in Alaska added, "We hereby provide your honor with the same ruling from the Federal District Court of Alaska and note that we are withdrawing all support from any claims as we have proven via investigation that Alaska Children's Services have violated the rights of Ms. Storm Cloud Miller and Ms. Ronda Miller." The judge read the order and stated that there was no way that the state could refuse to comply therefore the order was rescinded. Children's Services were outraged but the judge simply stated, "My hands are tied legally." Kennedy then produced multiple documents and asked for the record why Children's Services were in the business of claiming abuse based on the statements of a known abuser who had multiple arrests for abuse against both children and who had no contact with either of them for weeks before going to them with the allegations. There was some back and forth whispering before one stated, "He witnessed abuse. He stated that he saw his sister forcing his niece to wear a dress and that the child begged her not to." Kennedy knew she had them then countered, "And this happened when?" They tried to come up with an excuse then openly lied about when it occurred. She smiled and countered, "That date is important. That same day Ms. Miller was with her mother and aunt in California receiving an evaluation from not one but two psychiatrists. I know for a fact that they were there as I talked with Dr. Jaimie Samuels as her colleague was speaking with Ms. Miller while Mrs. Daniels, her aunt, was present. Mrs. Daniels just so happens to also be an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families which are the counterparts to your agency. And you'll also note that Mrs. Daniels gave notice to your agency that she was taking Ms. Miller out of state for an evaluation, with your agency's acknowledging that they had received her statement and would take no action against Mrs. Miller." The judge demanded to see that statement and was shown one taken directly from the regional director of Children's Services with an order to his offices to back away from any allegations of abuse that had arisen from anyone in Stormy's hometown particularly from those associated with Stone Miller. It was as close to damning as you can get, the agency was going against itself and knew about her seeking out care in another state. The judge acknowledged the report and moved on, not saying a word. Kennedy knew that she had to stop them from claiming Stormy was a sexual deviant by explaining to the judge, "We don't deny that Storm Cloud is transgender. That is irrelevant to the discussion. What is relevant is that Storm Cloud is being claimed as that because of what happened to her in her hometown when she was still presenting as male. That isn't debatable, it's on record and is being prosecuted. Your honor, Ms. Miller was sexually assaulted by multiple boys at her school. As you can read from reports it was non-consensual and said boys were openly gloating about what they had done to her." Kennedy presented the court cases of the boys who sexually assaulted her, forcing her to undergo both anal and oral sex and gloating about forcing her to do so. She presented the medical information that she had found in her medical records that were never reported to the state by the doctor as that same man refused to believe that she was the victim of assaults. His statement was made to the state after he had been targeted by the FBI for violating Stormy's rights alongside the town's psychiatrist. The Children's Services workers tried to claim that she forced boys to perform those acts and would do the same to other boys but when Kennedy countered that they had no basis to make that assumption it devolved into their own anti-gay sentiments which the judge admonished. Kennedy happily told them, "In what way does being transgender or presenting feminine or masculine qualities equate to being the aggressor in a sexual assault? She was raped by those boys, that is not up for debate as they admitted to your own agency that they raped her. That does not make her dangerous, that makes them dangerous!" With the direct assault regarding claims against Stormy out of the way Kennedy then went after Stone, telling the judge, "Mr. Stone Miller is currently in a detention facility on multiple state and federal charges stemming from his activities in his hometown. This is in addition to the assault charges against him for attacking Ms. Miller. Your agency is using the claims of a man facing the better part of 40 years in state and federal prison and who already has multiple convictions for the same assaults against his own daughter that led to her being placed into her grandparents' custody. He is about the worst possible source for any claims against his family, particularly against Storm Cloud." Turning to the claims against Ronda, she stated, "Ms. Ronda Miller had been placed into the care of her paternal grandparents eight years ago after her father served a year in jail for assaulting Storm Cloud. It was then followed-up by Mr. Miller refusing to have anything to do with his daughter for seven years. He has only bothered to contact her through proxies and has forced her to date and have sex with many of the males in her town. We have statements from multiple boys and men who have been convicted of sexual abuse against Ms. Miller and have proven records that show payments from Stone Miller to the men. She has refused to be her father's sex slave any longer and for that he has claimed her for his own in order to prevent her from leaving Alaska with her aunt and cousin." Again, this was followed by lies until Kennedy produced the statements and the counterclaims from the Children's Services workers who revoked custody of Ronda and placed her with her grandparents. That was supported by the trial records of men convicted of statutory rape against her as well as the boys that were arrested for assaulting her after she refused to continue having sex with them. The Children's Services workers were at a loss for words, they were soundly beaten by facts. Kennedy then dropped her biggest bombshell: the change in her demeanor since she started being cared for by Crystal once she had met her paternal aunt and uncle. She presented statements from men and women in town who had known the family for decades and know the children better than anyone who all stated that Ronda had become a new person after meeting her aunt's family. The judge tried to find a fault with it but Kennedy countered each claim with facts about each person who encountered Ronda. Children's Services had nothing to complain about, especially when Kennedy presented her final piece of evidence: Ronda's mother's own demand that Crystal adopt Ronda as her own daughter, for both the safety of Ronda and her peace of mind. She was upset that she hadn't done so already. The judge just couldn't find any fault with that as the woman firmly believed that it was what was best for Ronda especially as she'd never see her daughter again. Kennedy finally went after them regarding Stalking Wolf's past being used as a reason to remove both of the girls. She smiled and asked, "Is your honor aware that Children's Services is trying to remove the children based on outdated and inaccurate information regarding Mr. Stalking Wolf Miller's legal past?" The judge asked for clarification, to which Kennedy proclaimed, "They are using old information. I was handed his legal information from the FBI last week. What Children's Services has is out of date." Children's Services tried to claim that he was a violent convict who shot at police officers as he tried to flee from a robbery. Kennedy smirked then countered, "He was. But he appealed and saw the State of Alaska losing that appeal and saw his entire conviction tossed out due to prosecutorial errors, lying of witnesses, evidence tampering by prosecutors and his defense counsel who were both bribed by Stone Miller, and a judge who ignored the lack of evidence against him in order to get himself a reality TV show. Your honor, he was charged with stealing from a company that he worked for, trespassing in a building that he was supposed to be in at a time when he was scheduled to work, and who was working at the time of said robbery. As for the violent crime aspect, he never had a weapon and the shots fired were fired by two hired guns who shot at the state troopers and claimed he did. The witnesses who claimed to have seen the shootout were all exposed as lying with one being in another part of town during the shootout and another who was in another state. They all recanted under examination by Bureau of Investigation detectives where it was pinned on Stone Miller. As such, the whole claim of him being unfit is a lie. And I should point out it is also not a basis for denying custody as the department routinely grants custody to convicted felons especially after they have served out their terms of confinement and paid their debt to society!" The judge asked for the evidence, read it over, then admonished Children's Services for their breaking of their own rules and violating Stalking Wolf's right to custody based on no reason whatsoever. There was nothing further for Alaska to argue, they had lost completely. Kennedy did add, "We'll be providing the State of Alaska with key witnesses to prove the claims against the family are unfounded." Anne Connors was called forward and angrily told the judge, "I am the director of DCF and am upset at my colleagues in Alaska willingly lying and abusing the system to go against a family. I have met the two children multiple times and have been in contact with Mrs. Daniels and her daughter-in-law Mrs. Jenna Daniels, my own daughter, and am fully aware of the changes in Storm Cloud and Ronda Miller. We are all outraged that anyone would lie in open court about claims of abuse when they have evidence that the claimant lied. I have ensured that Storm Cloud and Ronda have people close at hand who can talk with them and befriend them so much so that the two are thriving. That is what you are supposed to do- ensure they are healthy, safe, and happy. They have already improved multiple lives as it is!" The judge demanded clarification. Anne happily stated, "They helped get two children out of foster care and into the custody of their next of kin. They have helped several girls like Storm Cloud deal with the change of gender as well as being new to a large family. They have found love with two people who needed affection and helped two more get together as a couple." She handed off talking to Katie, who stated, "My daughter is in a relationship with Ronda Miller. My youngest daughter is adapting to her looming sexuality thanks to Storm Cloud Miller. Both have been a breath of fresh air for my family and we will fight tooth and nail to allow the girls to remain." She was challenged by Children's Services regarding her daughter dating Ronda, to which Katie shot back, "You seriously did not just try to use Ronda Miller finding love with a female as a reason to try to remove her from her home, did you? That is beyond despicable for someone who should know what is right and wrong. It has no baring on any right to remove anyone as it isn't in anyone's interest except those who violate the rights of children based on sexuality. So what if my daughter is a girl, Ronda has a right to love and she found it with her. Did you ever consider that her father's forcing men on her as a way of controlling her may have hidden her sexuality? She wasn't a lesbian to anyone else due to the forced sex with men and boys, but when that ended she found her one true love and has thrived. I am proud that she will be my daughter-in-law in a few years." Stormy's relationship with the girls was questioned. Katie laughed and bluntly told them, "My wife and I are fully aware of transgender issues as I myself am transgender and my wife is one of the leading experts on the care of transgender children in the entire country. We are fully aware of the facts and the impact that people like yourselves are having on her. She has thrived and blossomed as a person ever since she came to Massachusetts and has only suffered one setback: when you sent your demand that she be returned to Alaska. What is in the best interest of the child is what is at stake and sending them back to Alaska is not what is best for the girls!" The last one to speak was Chloe. She was the most upset, demanding to know why they never bothered to inform her parents about their intent to remove custody and why they were not selected to house the girls in the first place. There were attempts to lie but she showed signed statements from both Kevin and Cindy stating that they were never contacted about the removal and would have fought them as it was clearly done due to the interference of people who were facing criminal prosecution. They were in a bind, Chloe had them on the ropes and knew that she would have been the one to get custody as their next of kin as she was actually in Massachusetts and would care for them if Cindy was unable to. She finally shot back, "My husband and I are more than happy to help my sister in any way and we have a son and daughter-in-law who have the ability to help out as well. Funny that all four of us were never contacted by your agency. You knew of our existence, my son and husband were witnesses to Stone's arrests and my daughter-in-law worked with your office to facilitate the transfer of Ronda's custody to Massachusetts. The only reason for ignoring us is that we would have exposed you for what you are." Smiling she declared, "We will be suing on behalf of the girls. This has gone on long enough. With all due respect to you, your honor, we are done. The federal orders are enough to overturn anything you try to declare and your governor is refusing to allow you to force your views on children. If your honor is in the mood to go against the federal court's ruling you will have to explain to him why you should not be removed from the bench for gross misconduct and violating constitutional rights." The judge threatened her, Chloe countered, "Just try to follow through. Those men in the back have the orders ready. The state supreme court is awaiting the verdict. Any ruling against my nieces or my sister and brother-in-law will be overturned. The governor has issued a statement admonishing Children's Services. And don't try to go after us politically, Mrs. Pena already took out her own boss for doing so and has your three Congressmen inquiring about the outcome of this case and ready to act politically to protect my nieces from you." The judge saw the men in the back and went white. They flashed their badges and grinned, it was a big setup from the start. Chloe wasn't bluffing, they were taking her out for violating the rights of minors. The judge ruled in favor of the Millers and walked away, but ended up in handcuffs as she was arrested for accepting bribes and criminal conspiracy for conspiring to remove the girls without just cause. The same was done to the Children's Services workers, all of whom took bribes in an attempt to railroad all of the Millers. GloboTech were the sources for the bribes, only they themselves were being taken out by others who had a vested interest in the case- like John Finn. The girls were there throughout the hearing and not one question was asked of them. Kennedy told the troopers in Alaska that the girls were there which would make the judge have to explain why she never called them and why they were ignored, causing the judge to beg for a plea deal but finding no deal. It was worse for the Children's Services workers, they had to have known exactly who the two girls were and chose to pretend they weren't there making it clear that the fix was in from the start and would have gone against the Millers had they not had the federal court rulings in place. The girls hugged Kennedy, Anne, and Katie tight, with Katie getting tears of joy from Ronda. She was happy to know how Katie really felt about her and wanted to show how much she loved her. Katie simply hugged her tightly and kissed her cheek, telling her warmly, "We love you too. We just hope that the two of you can hold off doing something drastic but we are proud of you regardless." The girls were directed to the nearby courthouse and seated in front of Judge Roy Parker. He read over the statements and what happened to the girls and declared, "Since the State of Alaska has shown that it has no regard for your rights, I am taking their rights away from them by issuing my own orders that'll ensure that you two are protected. Therefore I do hereby order the adoption of Ronda Miller by Mr. and Mrs. Stalking Wolf and Crystal Miller be granted. I am also requiring that Ms. Storm Cloud Miller be declared as female legally. You will be subject to some changes in school to accommodate your change in gender but as they have dealt with girls like you before it is no real impact on the school." His order was implemented immediately and saw Ronda hugging her new parents. The two new sisters hugged as well, with both in tears. Chloe led them out and back home where they hugged Reese and Trinity while crying hard for several minutes until they could no longer produce tears. Crystal called her parents to tell them the news, but was told that they had news themselves- they were moving east to be with their grandchildren. As much as they loved living in Alaska, the time had come to leave it to be with Chloe and Crystal and help them. Their land was valuable, so they sold it to a few people who they trusted and who had shown an interest in buying all but the house in the past. They'd travel as soon as they found a house, with the family offering to put them up until then. It was graciously accepted, with Kevin sensing that it was Crystal's way of giving back to her parents for the couple letting her stay with them for eight years. They would be driving east as soon as the paperwork and money cleared on the sale. The day called for a celebration and saw the families of the neighborhood gathering together. Wayne held back but was forced to act like one of the parents by the other elders, with him reluctantly being the one who was the center of attention. He had to blush as they talked about having seen his comedy act when he performed in his nightclub two years before when they watched Anita Dupree's act. He was kidded about his look, with the guys joking that he did what few of them could do- make being a woman look good. That was high praise given that they had dressed as women a few times for their kids and after losing bets with their wives. Wayne wisely told them that it was a lost bet that led to his job and he kept at it because it paid well and brought him some nice dates with women, causing the lot to laugh and agree that it was a great reason to enjoy it for single men. The kids were thrilled to hear that Ronda and Stormy were staying put, especially as they were told it was all because people were breaking the law and trying to hurt them. Stormy blushed as she told them that she still had to change in a different locker room and use a different bathroom in school, especially as girls hated to be around girls like her because she looked too good as one. That got a big laugh while Trinity added, "They don't like that they have years of being a girl and can't look like one without a lot of surgery. We look like one and only really changed our clothes and grew our hair. The boobs only add on to us, I know for a fact half of the girls in school stuff their bras or use inserts and a couple got big boobs through surgery- they just won't admit it, but you don't go from B-cups to DD in 10 days!" Stormy blushed and unconsciously tried to flaunt her chest causing the girls to laugh while Reese had to hide his blush. She kissed his cheek and told him he'd be the only boy who'd ever get to touch them, causing him to run off in embarrassment while the girls laughed at her teasing. Liam and TJ sat with him to calm him, with TJ telling him that she wasn't joking and meant he was the one for her. The three hung out with DJ Lopez before going inside to play video games, with them teaming up in two groups along their usual lines. They may be splitting but they were still friends, Liam was just the athlete to TJ's computer whiz to DJ's handyman to Reese's academic. They were complimentary, like so many of their elder counterparts were to one another. Stormy and Liza were similar, they hoped they'd make friends with new girls who accepted them so it could even out with the boys. Liza looked off at their elder counterparts and hoped to have the same level of closeness even if she didn't think that she'd have their wealth or great jobs. Stormy was fine as her only friend, it she loved Liza regardless and was glad to have any friend at all- something that Liza was unaware of and that Stormy kept close to her vest as she didn't want to upset Liza. Cat Finn and Willow Reagan came over to see what was going on, causing the girls to see that the two were what they needed at the time. Cat hugged them and told them that they were happy to be friends if they didn't mind them being around Julio and Gavin a lot. It was followed by Willow telling them that it was probably for the best as Cat would love being around their new friends when they made them and would have insisted on it anyway. The gathering broke when the youngest kids decided to let loose in their diapers causing the kids to all flee for their homes while the adults wisely let their parents take care of it. Ronda volunteered to help, with all of their parents eager to let her do the work for them. It wasn't work to her, she wanted to show that she was mature and wanted to give them a chance to clean while enjoying the kids' smiling faces. Ronda did well but they didn't want her to be burdened with being a babysitter, she was told that they wanted her to enjoy her free time away from school and either get a job or spend her time with Trinity. She didn't take offense to that, it was trying to help her and she was glad to be able to earn money the hard way- something Stone never wanted to do. At home, the family settled in for a quiet evening. Ronda fell asleep in Stalking Wolf's arms with Stormy in hers giving Crystal the perfect image to share with Chloe and her parents. It showed how much the little girl inside Ronda was still there and how she wanted Stalking Wolf to be close to her. Crystal had a strong feeling that it was the sign that Stalking Wolf was truly her father as Stormy did that to him a lot when she was little and had the same content expression on her face. The next few days were quiet as the family prepared the house for the arrival of Kevin and Cindy. They were happy to move things around so the couple had a bathroom close by while Stormy had the attic as her own personal space. It was intended for one reason alone: she would have more friends over than Ronda and would be around most often now that Cat and Willow were trying to get close to her. Ronda found a job at the city's supermarket allowing her to spend time earning money while giving her a sense of independence from her parents. Trinity worked alongside her, ensuring that neither girl had a chance to be alone and kept boys from Ronda. The company wisely let them always be together, it was a lot easier than enduring the wrath of Katie and Alison or any of the other adults of the family. She was able to be there when her grandparents arrived, with Kevin and Cindy happily hugging her and Stormy while crying over seeing Stalking Wolf again. The family shed further tears as Chloe and Mike came over with the kids followed by Jenna and George and their kids. Seeing all of their grandchildren in a comfortable setting and loving how the kids were thriving made them see they were right in their decision to move closer to their grandchildren. Reese and Trinity were introduced to them, causing both to to be scared of the grandparents but happy to know that they cared about them enough to endure their awkward introductions. Kevin had a hard time saying something about Trinity, but Cindy loved that Ronda wasn't afraid to be herself and found someone to love as much as she loved Ronda. Reese was doing all of the right things in how he reacted to the inspection, he kept clear of Stormy and only reacted when she grabbed his hand. The neighbors were asked about, to which Mike explained, "They have known me for 15 years, George was classmates with four of their children. The Penas have been close friends for longer than that as I worked with Willie for a couple of years on the drug task force. The other families are close to Rachel, one couple was her classmate and her husband is Rachel's 2nd cousin. Rachel's parents, aunt, and uncle live across the street, it's about as loving as you can get for the girls as they aren't the first couple nor transgender kid who's lived here. John Finn alone is the greatest man you'll ever meet and it'd be tough to not respect him. His wife is a lioness at protecting the kids- especially Stormy." He smirked and added, "Beware of Cat Finn. Do not let her trick you. Do not lie to her about anything. It would be safer playing with a rabid bear than lying to her, you'd end up with less scars and spend less time in intensive care after she gets through with you." That set Jenna, George, and Chloe off. Ronda told her grandparents, "She's a nice girl, she protects those she cares about though. Lying to her is the worst thing you can do, she won't ever trust you and won't let you forget that you lied. She won't do anything to you, but she will make your lives miserable until you prove that you can be trustworthy to her again." The family ate dinner together and saw Mason and the girls showing how much their actions in Alaska were trained responses instead of trying to appease the couple. They helped clean and waited patiently for their parents to take them home, with Mason falling asleep in his mother's arms before they left. It was a great evening and was topped off by Reese showing that he was a gentleman in not expecting a kiss from Stormy while giving her one when she insisted on it, proving to them he was the one for her. The morning found the girls up early and helping make breakfast while Kevin and Cindy slept in. The girls were gone by the time they awoke but didn't blame them for having to work and spending time at Reese's house. Reese wasn't there so they were appeased in one way, but were concerned when told about Wayne's job at the nightclub. Crystal assured them that it was a good job and he was a, "Hands-off" owner who mostly worked on the orders and accounting while leaving the oversight to the manager. She added a happy, "It's a fun place. I got to go there with Stalking Wolf a couple of times when he was out with colleagues from Peterson." That got them to segue to his job and how he had managed to get a better job in a short period of time. It was fitting that he'd find his role without trying, especially as he proved to be a smart move as he had the buildings and offices running smoothly and fixed complaints that had gone unfixed for months. It was further helped that he had support from all around him as the board of directors were pleased with how he had turned around the offices while helping when short staffed due to health emergencies. Kevin and Cindy asked why she wasn't at work. She blushed and explained, "I start next week. I don't work summers but have a two weeks less off due to restocking, inventory, and preparations." Cindy nodded and then asked how she was feeling, with Crystal telling her, "I'm late. We were hoping that we would have a child but I wasn't sure if the timing was right. I'm waiting a day or two to find out before I tell Stalking Wolf, but I'm pretty sure that I'm pregnant." Kevin hid his shame while Cindy hugged her tightly. He was happy to know that his daughter felt loved enough to have another child but it was still something he didn't want to think about. He was proud to be a grandfather of seven, soon to be eight. George may not be blood to him, but he was proud to know that he was a caring father and as he was old enough to be Stone's son it wasn't that bad of a feeling to know that he was a great-grandfather to two. Stalking Wolf knew something was amiss once he saw his in-laws giving him odd looks. He looked at the calendar and hugged Crystal, telling her affectionately, "Thank you for being the mother to my child. I have never loved you so much more than I have loved you now." She cried and kissed him deeply, then went to the bathroom to confirm her suspicions for the firs time. It came back positive, with Crystal shaking as she handed him the piece of plastic. He looked over at her parents and proclaimed, "No matter what our child is, we'll raise it right. Stormy and Ronda are the sisters that it needs and will give it a role model that they lacked." Crystal's doctor confirmed the diagnosis the next day, with Crystal told that her job would be held when she took time off. She refused to give up working, with Stalking Wolf forcing Cindy to accept that she needed to work for her own sake as much as providing for the family. Crystal's look said everything, it was her right to work and she loved her job despite how boring and monotonous it could be at times. The Millers slowly got used to their new home and found their home search tough, especially as it was an expensive market. John Finn introduced the couple to Dan Lopez and worked out a deal for a house that was nearby but within their budget, making his company a profit while giving the couple a chance to be close to all of their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The couple were able to move in at the end of the week, with the kids helping move things while their parents relaxed and Jenna supervised. As summer drew to a close the family endured back to school shopping as well as Stormy felling signs of her impending breast growth and likely need for a bra. She showed Liza her enlarged nipples which Liza reciprocated as she showed off her own buds to Stormy. Ronda caught their actions and told them to feel her own so they knew how they felt, all while happily telling them, "I did this with girls in my class so it's normal. They all did it, I had the largest so they wanted to feel how they'd feel later on." Crystal listened and smiled as she remembered doing that with Chloe, the latter trying hard to be a big sister to Crystal when she was feeling the impact of people trying to arrange her love life for her. Stone was the biggest instigator, with Crystal hating how he all but drove Chloe away but glad that she found her way back into the family. Seeing the girls together drove that feeling home, they were better off. The first day of school found the girls going to high school as Stormy started 9th grade and Ronda 12th grade. Ronda's hugging and kissing Trinity caused a stir while Reese, Stormy, and Liza were ignored by most students except their friends. When the trio were joined by Cat, Willow, Julio, and JD they had all attention on them, then had the school's attention as Trinity, Virgil York, and Tyler Reagan joined the 9th and 10th graders for breakfast. It wasn't popularity, seeing them with the established, "Kings of the school" put targets on their backs but saw the family's teachers happily quelling most of the gossip. Ronda being Trinity's girlfriend was big news around the school, with boys eyeing her for conquest and as a way of showing that they could do whatever they wanted despite Trinity's family's power. Any of the boys who tried to get close to her were shot down by her, she made it clear that she didn't want any boy and kissed Trinity to make a point. The ones who kept on persisting found themselves in detention and the ones who tried to fight back against detention were suspended for sexual harassment. Stormy endured embarrassment as her being transgender was revealed, with boys who had tried to get a date with her being called gay for their trying to date a, "Tranny freak." Her closeness to TJ led to jokes about them liking one another, but that got turned around when it was revealed TJ was her cousin. The jerks who made the jokes were humiliated while having themselves explain to the principal why they felt the need to joke about someone's dating life when they themselves had a known lack of dates. Her dating Reese was kept a secret until lunch when she kissed his cheek. He angrily told the ones who made lewd jokes about the two that they were jealous of him finding a pretty girl to date when they had no shot of getting close to a girl let alone kiss one. That was a perfect comeback as the guys were made to be fools while Reese gained respect for standing up for himself and Stormy. The day ended on a happy note as Stormy walked with Reese out to watch Trinity join the cheerleaders. Stormy refused to join them the next year but helped Trinity stretch. She tried to stay out of sight but Cat and Willow dragged her over to the coach and all but forced the coach to let her participate so she could enjoy herself alongside themselves. Ronda watched and refused to join until Trinity gave her a pleading look that caused the others to laugh at them. Ronda was really good at what she was doing, so much so that she was able to pickup a lot of the moves easily while showing strength in her lifting ability. The highlight was her tumbling, which as a larger girl than the others made the team shocked and cheer as she nailed a difficult move the first try. She blushed when the coach asked where she learned those moves, telling the coach, "I used to run from the animals on our property, a couple of moose chased me and the only way to avoid them was to jump out of the way. Other times it was a beaver and raccoon chasing me away from their homes." The girls laughed until Stormy shot back an upset, "It's true. The foxes have pounced on us for walking too close to their dens. The animals up on our property were vicious when it was mating season!" Cat dared the others to laugh, the coach got them to do the routines as they knew them while the new girls learned. Liza and Stormy worked well with them while Ronda was the best tumbler and would be a featured soloist for routines that season. The girls came around and respected them once they showed they could keep up with them despite being new, with Stormy doing better than hoped. The freshman girls walked with Stormy to the lockers and parted, with Stormy feeling bad at not being able to be with them. She realized why they couldn't shower together, but the price to pay to be allowed was too much for her. She may have liked boys but losing her testicles wasn't worth it in her eyes. Two 8th grade girls, younger sister of cheerleaders, walked home with Stormy and Liza, the duo eager to get to know their new classmates and finding that the two were better friends than the other girls in their cluster. The four girls were fast friends, once the anxiety of being around a transgender girl diminished they liked Stormy a lot. She was different than anyone else, she listened to them and had a different perspective on what was going on than other girls. At Liza's house Reese was with Liam, TJ, and DJ. The boys saw them and tried hard to not blush at the girls being there while the girls blushed back at the boys' reactions. Up in Liza's room Liza teased them about the boys liking them, causing the girls to blush and show they shared the feelings. It was funny to them, they had known the boys since pre- kindergarten and never saw them as potential boyfriends. The group got together and saw Reese and Liam going with their girlfriends while the girls stayed close to the boys. They worked on homework until dinnertime then parted with kisses on the cheek that the boys immediately blushed at receiving. DJ and Stormy walked with one girl, named Tiffany, and saw her hugging and kissing him goodbye as they arrived at her house, with DJ trying hard to not get noticed by any of the neighbors as his own sister and brother-in-law saw the kiss and gasped at his sudden jump into manhood. Stormy wisely didn't say anything but DJ told the couple, "Don't tell mom and dad, I don't want them to make her run off scared." His sister happily kept his secret but did tell him to not rush things. Stormy led him away, hearing his sister telling their parents anyway as it was too important not to. At home, Stormy was all smiles while Ronda and Trinity tried hard to keep from saying something. It was too cute that they made friends and they also happened to like their other friends evening out their group so all had someone. They deserved each other, all four deserved a shot at love. Ronda asked what really happened and was told everything. She smiled at her cousin getting himself a new girlfriend in a girl named Farrah while Stormy and Liza made friends with Tiffany and Farrah who saw the good in them. Ronda was happy that the girls were doing well, especially as Stormy looked a lot calmer than she was that morning. Cheerleading was a great diversion for the girls as their friendships with Farrah and Tiffany grew fast. Trinity was a cheerleader alongside Ronda but she kept her relationship with Ronda from affecting her performance, which Ronda understood and was happy respect. Their relationship was known to their teammates, she and Trinity shared a kiss before practice for good luck and ensured that neither went too far in practice. The Millers were happy to know that the girls were enjoying an activity together, with Crystal eagerly living her life through the girls as she had always wanted to do what they were doing. Her job kept her busy so she wasn't home until after the girls returned from practice so was happy that the girls took up the slack and started dinner for her while she made the preparations in the morning before leaving. She was glad that the girls followed the recipes fully and learned quickly how to do things without help, it enabled her to not need to rush home and gave the girls a sense of being adults. Stalking Wolf often came home before his wife but wisely let the girls handle dinner unless it was his turn to cook. He wasn't that great in the kitchen but could grill foods outdoors on his in-laws' grill. The couple were happy to have him use it once a week, especially as they didn't use it at all anymore. Family meals were hectic but the Millers were there in force and the kids all enjoyed doing something to help with the meal. Little Mason kept his grandparents occupied while the girls cleaned and peeled veggies, leaving the cutting for Stormy and Ronda while George and Jenna made dessert. Anne would be by to help at times, loving that the kids saw her as another aunt to them. Mike had to do a lot of the kid wrangling as Chloe took over the Salem DCF office. The place was in a state of chaos due to the mismanagement of cases, particularly Reese and Liza's case. She immediately had Jenna and her friend Jessica Vincent moved to the Salem office so they could reform the office and ferret out those who had broken the law and DCF policies in their actions. The twins had a long list of foster parents who refused them due to their uncle's past, which Chloe was upset at anyone using as a factor in fostering them causing Chloe to suspend or forcibly retire several of the social workers. Those people were replaced by new and younger social workers who didn't have a connection to anyone in the office and weren't afraid to deal with transgender issues. The twins were a hot topic as a review by the new people caused them to ask how they were in foster care at all, which showed Chloe that she was right in choosing them to work under them. Chloe's promotion alongside Jenna's was a good thing in everyone's eyes, even if it meant Mike had to take up more slack at home and rely on Cindy and Kevin more. The couple were happy to help with the kids and insisted that they'd be better off with the couple taking them home from school when he was going to be late. I was impossible to refuse the offer, especially as it was done with the kids in mind and done so all of them had more time together. Crystal's pregnancy was revealed to the family leading the girls to hug their great-aunt and aunt, while Jenna asked if she was sure that she wanted the baby causing Crystal to cry and explain, "I should have had another with him years ago but his parents' intervention delayed it. I love him deeply, I hope that he has his son with this baby as I have my daughters in the girls. He deserves a piece of himself to live on even if the girls are our legacy as well. Stormy may have a child, but he should raise a son." Stalking Wolf didn't say anything but his eyes said it all for him: she didn't need to do that for him, but he loved her for thinking about him and his desires. He had a child with her, he has a daughter through adoption, he has a wife and loving in-laws. There was nothing more that he needed in life, his life was truly complete and the new baby was only adding onto that completeness. The girls were great students and shined in the classroom. Ronda understood more than she realized as she worked hard with Tyler, Virgil, and Trinity on their homework. She excelled at science to the point of seeing that she might be a scientist if she chose, with her parents urging her to consider it as she had a company that'd hire her easily once she earned her degree. Stormy did well in her classes but struggled at times with language. She hated to admit that she wasn't as good at French as she was at speaking Ahthna- the native language of her father and his parents. She demonstrated the language to her French teacher and was told that she was overthinking things and if she tried to not think and just listen she'd get the language faster than others. Her speaking a foreign language caught others off guard but she happily told them it's what her father and his ancestors spoke so she learned it at an early age alongside English. She wasn't believed but she showed she wasn't joking and walked off, letting them look like bigots in front of the school for daring to insult another's culture. They tried to play it off as no big deal but when they stared to go after her and her being a freak on top of a liar they ended up getting suspensions. Stormy was asked to demonstrate her culture for the school as she was one of the few Native American the school had and likely the only Alaskan native the school would have until her little brother or sister became a student. John Finn facilitated her storytelling and cultural education of his colleagues, with it being something he took great pride in experiencing. Stormy gave them a lot to work with and saw to it that Stalking Wolf was talked to as he knew more than she ever would about his people so they'd have the full experience from someone who lived the life of a modern native Alaskan. Football season was great fun for the 8th graders as TJ, Liam, Reese, and DJ were always close to the team and saw it as a way of doing something for themselves instead of staying home and being bored. Ronda teased the boys about seeing their girlfriends cheer the next year when they were able to join the squad which caused all four to blush as they hadn't thought about it that way. She was one to talk as she had to juggle her sex life, cheerleading, school, and work so there was little time for Trinity making her own time with her at practice more powerful and frustrating. The boys weren't that good but they tried hard and had Mike loving that his 2nd eldest tried to do what his brother and friends' brothers had done. Liam hated that his elder brother was known more for being the worst player on his team but happy to know that he could play better than him giving him pride. It was also helped that Liza loved him regardless of how bad he played, making his teammates jealous at him getting a cheerleader while they couldn't land any of the girls in school. DJ's brother Julio was on the team so he didn't have to endure a legacy like his friends, but he did have to endure his brother-in-law coaching them and his other brother-in-law ensuring that neither he nor Julio overworked themselves. Their teammates didn't dare say anything about his being concerned about the two, he could easily snap them in half if he wanted to- he was the former middle linebacker for the team four years in a row. He was big and not afraid to force them to listen to coaches or face his wrath by explaining how they knew more than people who excelled at the sport for years. Reese had no legacy, he had never played before, and was really only good at kicking the ball. He had a great punting and placekicking ability that the coaches happily told him was going to be utilized to great effect. It wasn't a glamorous job, but it was extremely important to the team. The girls loved watching their boyfriends play. After practice, they'd walk home with the boys and give them discrete kisses. Ronda and Trinity wisely kept quiet about that, especially as they did it too. The girls were smitten with the boys and their parents happily let them enjoy time together with them. A month into the school year, Wayne received a letter from court asking him and the kids to attend a hearing regarding the adoption. He showed it to them and had both crying into his arms as he hugged them tight. He told them that he'd be happy to stop being called uncle, with both telling him that they were happy to call him, "Dad" from now on. Monday morning saw them going to court and speaking to Judge Martha Perez, with both telling her it was their desire to become Wayne's children. She asked Wayne if he was sure that he wanted to be their father, with him eagerly saying, "More than anything." She grinned and proclaimed the adoption to be finalized and he was now legally their father. The two went to school late and saw Wayne hugging them goodbye. Their teachers gave them no notice despite knowing what was going on while their friends kept quiet so as to not get in trouble. After class the two hugged Liam and Stormy and went to lunch without saying a word while their teachers happily told others that the twins were given a great father to replace a couple who didn't deserve to be parents. Anita stopped by after school to talk with Trinity and watch the girls practice. Liza and Stormy got her to grin as she hadn't expected them to be there while Ronda got a big hug and kiss for joining Trinity. The girls were shocked to see the famous Anita knowing the trio, especially as the trio were not known to have been close to Anita let alone close enough for her to seek them out so intimately. After practice Anita and Trinity talked about a song Anita was working on that could use Trinity's help. Her work with Anita was well-known but when she asked Ronda about what she thought the girls had shocked expressions as Anita was notorious for not accepting help from anyone but those she trusted. For Anita to ask Ronda her opinion and listen to her to the point of writing down what she was saying it was clear that Anita valued her views and she was one of those trusted few- something that none of the team outside of Cat and Willow could claim and was something that Trinity cherished judging by her reaction to Anita's listening to Ronda. Anita drove the girls home while telling Stormy not to take too long. Stormy blushed deeply while Liza gave her a mischievous grin, causing Anita to laugh at the girls playing along with her. Neither had any plans to do anything else except homework, with Reese and Liam already home waiting for them due to DJ's brother-in-law Thomas Samuels giving them a ride home. Anita was introduced to Cindy and Kevin, causing both to ask if she was really the famous singer. She gave them a quick, "And dancer and musician and musical score composer and songwriter, people always forget those parts" causing Cindy to laugh and thank her for taking the girls home. Anita countered with an even happier, "They are doing me a big favor. I'm having trouble with a song and Ronda had a couple of great ideas that made perfect sense for it while Trinity had an idea for the bridging music that worked with the suggestions. Ronda is meant for her, she's doing so much to compliment Trinity and is almost her direct counterpart in all of the right places. She doesn't show it as much as she should but Trinity has changed a lot since meeting Ronda." After the girls finished their homework Anita took them to Trinity's house to work on the songs, giving it a couple of hours of hard work that proved to be fruitful as Anita's song turned out to be a great one and feature a few lyrics that Ronda thought up while also giving the song a quicker pace that neither of the ladies considered until she mentioned it. Anita hugged her tight, then told Ronda, "You'll get credit as a co-writer for the song. I'll ensure that you get paid for your work, especially as you earned it. I may have other songs that you can help with, I want you to get as much credit as possible- you earned it!" Back at home, Stormy entered and was all smiles as Liza listened to her talk about something that she missed earlier in the day while in court. The girls who tried to get together with Liam were thoroughly embarrassed by him telling them off without telling them off, causing them to turn red at how he turned them into vain idiots while making Liza out to be a top girl in their class. She was swooning over him and enjoyed hearing the boys giggle at her over swooning, with Liam hugging and kissing her to show that it was playful joking and love for her. The 8th graders took over the living room and caused Kevin and Cindy to grin at their grandchildren doing their hardest to keep up while hiding smiles as Stormy and TJ were trying to ensure that they had all of their work done before going home. Seeing John across the street giving them a look ensured that they had everything done while he tried hard to not laugh at their quick reaction- it was the same one that their older counterparts had given to him when they themselves had been through his teaching them over past 14 years. The couple felt great pride at John doing his hardest to keep them on their toes, especially as they needed it at that time. The couple kept busy when not babysitting the kids, going around the area to visit the many historical sites and enjoy evenings at Fenway Park watching a game at the request of Liam's uncle or trying their hand at sailing. John got them to enjoy their freedom, especially as it was the calm before the storm as the trials in Alaska were growing closer. They were surprised to learn that Liam's uncle was a revered former player on the Red Sox and who retired the previous offseason and was held in high regard by the team to the point of being made an on-air analyst. He worked with the couple in enduring their loss of Stone, telling them how Stone may have done them the greatest thing possible: giving them a stronger family. His positivity was only matched by his being a generous person who happily devoted time to fans and who joked with the couple about their home state and how it was always going to be with them. He loved telling them about his time playing in the fabled, "Midnight game" in summer, with Kevin actually having recalled the year he participated giving the two a rare moment of understanding and giving both something to lord over John Finn. Watching their grandchildren playing football and cheerleading made the bitterness of their son going to prison fade as his actions were hurting both of the girls in addition to his attempt to go after TJ when he defended his cousins from Stone. Seeing him being the unofficial leader of his friends and doing his best to ensure that everyone did their fair share only caused their pride in him to rise. He was the ideal nephew and grandson, someone Stone should have approved of yet refused to believe was related. As the weeks went on, the sense of looming trouble struck the family. The girls were driven home by their parents and only allowed to stay on their street. Even if he was in jail, Stone still could have had a proxy ready to attack the family when they felt a sense of safety- something none of them would ever take for granted again after years of people doing just that to members of the family. That never happened, as Stone was cut-off from all contact with the outside world and whatever contact he had came through his lawyer who refused to do his dirty work for him. He complained about being treated like a convicted felon but nobody bothered humoring him. He had plenty to read, plenty to listen to, and could write letters but any being sent out were read and held against him preventing use. Thanksgiving was tough on him as he only received a letter from his parents telling him that they were moved on from him and would not be returning to Alaska again. He read between the lines and swore- it was them saying they were finished with him as a son. His daughter and, "Nephew" won, he had none of his support anymore now that his parents were gone. He vowed to get them but had nothing to fight with. He spent the holiday in isolation trying to make it look like he needed mental health evaluations but the jail's psychologist refused to believe his act. It was the final humiliation to him, nobody believed him anymore. Thanksgiving also brought with it grades for the students of the high school and lots of anxiety and fear for the teens. Stormy was shocked to learn that she made it onto the honor roll and had a mix of "A" and "B" grades while Ronda wept as she had earned all "A" grades on her own report card causing her to ask if it was for real or some sick joke. Crystal and Stalking Wolf hugged her tight ant told her that she was a lot smarter than she realized and she worked hard to earn those grades. Early December brought the trials of Stone and multiple people in the town. The psychiatrist who tried to retaliate against Stormy by releasing her private information was on trial for violating her rights and extortion, the boys who assaulted Stormy were on trial for rape and assault, several men were on trial for sexual assault on a minor for having sex with Ronda against her will, and members of the Peterson Manufacturing office were on trial for theft of sensitive information as well as tax fraud for failure to report the money paid to them by Stone. Stone was facing assault, theft, extortion, violating civil rights, criminal threats, failure to pay taxes, lying to police, tax fraud, insurance fraud. That was just on state charges. Stone faced additional RICO Act violations, tax fraud, and civil rights violations in federal court to go alongside federal anti-hacking violations. The psychiatrist was facing civil rights violations as well as a lawsuit from the government over disseminating private medical information about patients. His daughter was facing the same, plus charges of extortion and tax fraud for accepting money from Stone in exchange for the medical information about multiple patients in the town whom Stone had extorted. Stormy wouldn't have to testify against Stone and the boys, but if need be her testimony was being staggered so it wasn't all at the same time and only after school. She would have Ronda's support as well as her friends and Reese. Ronda would have to testify against the men and about Stone's intent to harm Stormy, with her being a key witness to his claims and as one who saw him beat Stormy in front of the family as she was being called as a witness for Stone despite her refusing to help him. Stone cried foul over them not appearing in court directly, but the state of Alaska was a frequent user of the video-conference system of testifying due to long distances and need to keep victims separate from the accused. The girls would testify from Massachusetts but face criminal charges if they lied in court. He knew that part would mean Ronda would tell the truth, costing him on multiple fronts right away since he couldn't force her to do what he wanted the way he could have if she was in Alaska around the few who were still willing to help him. He tried to fight back by giving his money to Ronda as a way of throwing the state and feds off of his back and get the girls into hot water for owing taxes. The money was a huge amount, he had given the girls $25 million that he stashed away that he had earned from working with companies by stealing information from them as well as hacking computers in secret, with GloboTech giving him his biggest amount of money. The money was useless to him, he had more hidden in other countries but couldn't access any of it until he was released but getting rid of the bulk of it was worth it to get back at Ronda. Crystal was informed of the money and asked Chloe what to do next, Chloe grinned, called the family's legal counsel, then saw Cameron Byrne-Toro forcing the declaration of the money but still putting the taxes to be paid on the money on Stone. His ploy backfired badly, he was left with little money and had to spend money on his defense dipping into his funds making him reveal the rest of the money which had the impact of causing Cameron to go after it by suing on behalf of the girls wiping out his other US bank accounts as well as his hidden offshore bank accounts. Stone was wiped out when he settled with the girls, being left with only enough to pay for a lawyer and not enough to bribe anyone. He'd have to face justice without any inside help and he'd have to do it in a cheap suit and looking like he was a stereotypical criminal. His only hope was his lawyer going after the witnesses, but that might prove problematic as the lawyer wasn't going to risk things for Stone. The girls were told about the money that Stone had given then the money from the lawsuits. Both were upset at receiving anything but Crystal assured them that it was clean now and they didn't owe a penny to anyone in taxes especially as it was all earned from him giving it to them and from a lawsuit against Stone. She happily told both that they'd never have to work again, but hoped that they'd try to earn a degree and find a good job so they kept busy instead of just raising their children. Stormy hugged her tightly while crying into her shoulder, with Ronda telling her, "I'll think about it. I want Trinity to focus on her college so she can become the best doctor she can be. I'd be happy to just be a mother to our children, as long as she was happy then I'd endure it. I love her too much not to be." She spoke like a real wife and showed how committed she was to Trinity. Stormy didn't say anything as it was clear that she had a long way to go before she'd be a mother and needed a lot of help to do so. It was still clear to Crystal that she wasn't going to find a better husband than Reese, they were perfect as a couple and would be together a long time. The school heard about the girls' windfall and tried to get close to the girls, causing them to be put off by the freeloaders and money-grubbers. Girls who shunned them before started to act like they were the best friends you could want, even though it was clear the girls only saw them as rich friends not real. It was annoying when boys started to act like they could take Reese and Trinity's places, with the older boys trying hard to "convince" Ronda that she needed a "real man" not a "freak with tits." Ronda shot down all of the boys in the most humiliating way possible. One was so persistent that she strung him along by telling him that maybe if he got breasts she might see him as more than just a leech and might consider dating him, causing him to seriously consider them while Trinity fought hard to not laugh at him. Ronda then sharply told him, "Nah, you aren't man enough to get them. It's too much work for you to get too little. Maybe when you give up foolish pursuits of separating women from their money and stop trying to convert lesbians you might get a 'real' girl to date you. I doubt anyone here will since you showed you aren't man enough for the girls." She kissed Trinity to prove her point, telling the school's known lesbians, "She's all woman and would have been yours if you had put away your TERF BS and seen the real woman inside of her. She's more of a woman than any of you will ever be, and I love her for it!" She kissed Trinity again, enduring the sneers and insulting slurs from the TERFs which promptly led to suspensions and threats of a lawsuit against the school by them that would never come to be. Trinity and Ronda got together for a night of fun before the trials started and made love. It was magical as Trinity gave Ronda pleasure that she hadn't experienced before while making her see that she was a true woman no matter what her anatomy showed. Ronda hadn't taken her pill in weeks so knew that it may end up causing her to become pregnant but she didn't care one bit- she wanted to be pregnant with Trinity's child and was hoping that the semen took. Their parents weren't happy but understood that they were too in love to avoid sex anymore. Ronda had to tell her parents that she couldn't take the thought of Trinity not experiencing love like that and if she became pregnant she would love her no matter what. They understood, she did what they themselves had done in the summer and were dealing with that winter as the little one grew larger and larger. The girls were prepped for testimony and caught the prosecutors off guard by knowing what they'd say and turned it around on them to the point that one had to resign in disgrace for trying to taint the trials and another was fired for inappropriate comments about Stormy's gender change and Ronda's sexuality. The girls endured the issues and showed the weren't going to be intimidated by anyone, especially not a couple of people who were so trying to use the cases to get better jobs. Ronda was furiously defending her testimony and countered every possible defense question by making the defense look bad by trying to use her father's own actions against her when she was innocent of all claims against her. The district attorney wasn't fazed by her stubbornness, it was to their advantage that she stood her ground and didn't change her responses and helped the state improve their case as they changed focus to where it mattered most to ensure a conviction. She would make Stone break easily as he couldn't get at her to intimidate her nor use her past against her as he was directly tied to most of the actions taken by men and boys against her. She was aware of a lot of what he was doing but couldn't say anything due to fear and her own reputation being used against her by others, confirming the state's claim against both Stone and the men and boys she had been forced to sleep with. Ronda was going to make their cases for them. Stone would try to go after her integrity but what it was directly playing into what he was accused of doing and prove that he was the true mastermind that the state was making him out to be. He'd have to admit how he knew all about her actions, leaving himself open to having his defense torn apart and admitting to his crimes. His trial for state crimes got underway and saw George and Rachel testifying from Alaska, with Stone glaring at both but neither being intimidated nor reacting in any way to him. George was rippled apart by the defense when he testified about going to Alaska on business alongside meeting his family, but he was so convincing in his testimony that it was hard to not see that he wasn't there to frame Stone as was being claimed as he had never actually met Stone and didn't discover his connection to any of what was going on in the town until well into his stay. He happily showed his Peterson credentials and stated that Stone was unaware of him or his family's connections to Peterson Manufacturing due to his own lazy arrogance as it was well-documented in multiple publications dating back over a decade and anyone with a computer could have uncovered the connections within minutes. Stone was outraged and showed it but there was no counter as George was cited in multiple major news articles as well as industry awards for his actions with Peterson and other companies that his company contracted with. The fact that he was related to Stone was nothing to him, he was there to do work for Peterson alongside being with his family and balanced both effectively. He knew it would come up so he stated that his work was primarily to fix the computer network and eliminate threats to it, it was only after he arrived that the scope of the issues were known and the suspects found and prosecuted. Rachel was portrayed as leading Stone on the whole time she had been in the town but she countered that she did no such thing and she had kept her answers to bare minimum and ambiguous and it was his own arrogance that extrapolated what she had said to be agreeing to do what he wanted her to do. When each of her interactions was played in court it was easy to see what she meant- she never once told him the full truth and he assumed what she had said. She was being truthful, she framed what she was saying so it was ambiguous making what she said assumed to be something entirely different. Her sex life was brought up in a last ditch attempt to soil her testimony. She grinned and proudly asked, "What does my wife or her genetics have to do with Stone Miller's trial? Is she a witness? Is she going to be called before this court to testify about something that she has no direct knowledge of? Does her being born male or falling in love with a woman have any baring on this case and my ability to testify as a direct witness to Stone Miller's actions? If so, then please explain as the only answer that you can possible obtain from bringing up my wife is that you yourself are desperate to sully my reputation." The judge agreed and struck the attack, admonishing the defense for their homophobic and transphobic attacks. He then angrily told the jury that any attempt to use Reyna Sylvester against her wife would result in a mistrial and/or the jurors replaced by alternates. The defense knew right then and there that it was in deep trouble with the jury as they'd be the ones on the line and facing issues due to the defense. Stone had nothing to counter the claims against George and Rachel as the evidence supported all of the testimony and their credibility was too strong to counter. He was caught red-handed by them and saw his only defense witnesses having to recant and state that Stone had paid them off to take the fall for him when they were exposed as being involved in the attacks on Peterson. The office workers that he still had in his pocket were all facing similar theft charges and couldn't defend him or take the blame as it would mean they'd go to prison for their crimes, he was going down hard for all charges. He faced a tough challenge when Stalking Wolf was called to testify against Stone regarding Stalking Wolf's hiring and job with Stone's company- the same one Stone claimed Stalking Wolf burglarized and had the state troopers respond to causing the shootout. Stalking Wolf went after him with everything he had and left Stone unable to mount any kind of defense as the witness testimony supported his claims of Stone lying to police. Stone's lawyer tried to claim that Stalking Wolf had no right to be there but it was shown that he was actually the only employee listed and his job was, "Caretaker" making the claims false and misleading as he was there for the sole purpose of cleaning the office- thus, not burglarizing. Stone's investments in multiple companies that went unreported to the government was mentioned by Stalking Wolf as being the real reason for getting at him, as Stalking Wolf was present for meetings of Stone and the companies particularly the company that he was hired by to steal data from Peterson: the maligned GloboTech. He was shown to have had significant investments in each of those companies, right down to having a voting share amount in two as well as earning substantial amounts of income from dividend and stock sales. He had wealth and income, yet he claimed to just be retired military and a truck driver with one dependent- Ronda. GloboTech became the target of the prosecution's case as they showcased multiple emails from Stone to the company and created a pattern of Stone helping them take down smaller companies and shutter many local offices that were then taken over by GloboTech who used them to showcase expansion but in reality much of what they did was hide losses. GloboTech had a lot of money invested in Alaska and it would end up costing them deeply as shareholders demanded an explanation for their role in criminal activities and the hiring of people to destroy rival companies while harming small towns due to closing of offices and factories before swooping in to buy each and looking like saviors. Stone was humiliated to have his wealth exposed, especially as he based his defense on Peterson going after a, "Little guy" and how he was just a humble retired veteran trying to make a life for himself. It was over for him and he knew it, nothing he would do would work against the prosecution. All efforts had to hinge on getting Stormy and Ronda to purger themselves but that wasn't likely to happen. Ronda was called to testify and went after Stone for everything he had done and confirmed every one of the claims against him and even provided the prosecution with additional information by bringing up his hidden offices in the town- the places he usually met with his employers as well as hid his files. It led to searches by the state troopers and provided even more damning evidence as Ronda was proven right and his emails, faxes, and written files confirmed his ownership and wealth as well as uncovered a cache of videos showing his meetings with multiple companies that he was employed by- particularly GloboTech. She happily told that some of his bank accounts were likely among the files and what he had hidden was nothing like what they had discovered already in their former searches. Stone was devastated by Ronda turning her back on him and only got himself into more trouble as each of what she claimed was verified and confirmed everything he had done and even expanded on what he did to others. Stormy was his biggest target, and the one she refused to help him with. She drew the line at Stormy, she may not have liked living with her then-cousin but she refused to allow Stormy to be hurt by anyone- especially Stone. She was dismissed and caused Stone to see that he was about to end up in prison thanks to his daughter. The girl didn't care one bit about him anymore, her father wasn't her father and never was unless he had to use her for something. Stalking Wolf was more of a father to her in four months than Stone ever was. His assault charges brought Stormy to the stand. Stormy told her story and didn't differ from the facts at hand nor did it leave any room for manipulation by the defense as it was tough to deny that he didn't do any of the kicks to her groin nor punches to her stomach that caused Kevin to toss Stone out of the house and onto the ground. She stood firm in her denials of claims by the defense and was quick to counter claims of setting up Stone so he'd get sent to prison as she asked if they were going to deny that he had seven adults and multiple children who witnessed the assaults causing the defense to back off of the claims especially as Ronda had confirmed what she saw already in her own testimony. When their direct questioning didn't work the defense tried to go after her gender change. She told him bluntly that she was who she always was and her being girly was what set Stone off in the first place. She then countered that he knew that she was two-spirited and used it against her frequently to cause the boys in town to assault her to make her look bad in front of the town and only stopped when he had the whole family go against him and fight back to protect her from him. When her appearance was questioned she angrily told the defense that she wasn't going to hide who she was inside and if the defense had an issue with it it was the defense's own problem as they were the one who were hurting Stone's case- not her. The judge laughed at here retort and admonished the defense for unnecessary questioning and struck all testimony not relating to the case. The defense tried to argue that her credibility was at stake to which the judge asked what her clothing had to do with that as it was directly related to causing the defendant to assault her thus only proved the prosecution's case. The defense realized the mistake too late as Stone glared at the judge and his lawyer for making sure he was convicted of assaulting Stormy. There was no way to come back from that, Stone had lost in every way possible. The defense's strategy didn't factor in the judge not allowing their attack, Stone was in a bind and had no legal way out now that he was thoroughly beaten. Stone was convicted on all counts and sentenced to a combined 40 years in prison, with no credit for any time served as he was serving out the rest of his prior sentence for multiple arrests for assault and DUI and was still facing federal charges. His federal trial was quicker and featured little drama as he had no defense and what little he had was shot down by the assistant US Attorney. He was sentenced to another ten years in prison for federal charges and sent to federal prison in Oregon to serve his federal sentence before he was transferred back to Alaska to serve his state charges. The boys who raped and assaulted Stormy saw that they weren't going to get away with their crimes and begged for plea deals. The district attorney angrily refused and went through with the trial. It was a tough trial for the boys as there was little they could claim that didn't fit the evidence from the medical records and what they said in front of the troopers, they were all going to jail until 18 and likely facing a tough few years in adult prison once they were old enough to go. Stormy testified and refused to be led into saying that she wanted what happened to her to happen. The defense ended up hurting the case when it was asked if it was because she was transgender or if she was a girl that she deserved to be sexually assaulted and forced to give fellatio to the boys. The defense had no way of countering either claim and ended up looking worse than before leading the boys to get angry at their lawyers for hurting them by doing something so stupid. The boys didn't bother to testify as it would only hurt them worse. They were convicted of all charges and sentenced to confinement until 18 then transferred to an adult prison for another six years. Stormy had to endure scrutiny from the media but she ignored any phone calls or emails from unknown people and told anyone in her class that she wouldn't speak to them because she knew they were being paid by the media to get her to speak on record. Stormy needed Ronda's support after testifying. Ronda was her rock and showed why she loved her. It was the hardest thing either of them had ever endured but it was worth it in the end. The men who had sex with Ronda pleaded out and testified that they were all paid off by Stone to do it as he wanted his daughter to be taught who was the real master of their town while using them to do his dirty work as he held their freedom due to recording them having sex with an underage girl. The men received sentences of five years in prison each and had to register as sex offenders but the damage to their reputations and jobs were permanently damaged. Their wives had no idea what they had done and divorced them upon learning the truth, causing them to lose everything they had and blame it all on Ronda and Stone but only seeing their families disintegrate and themselves living in fear in prison over their child sexual predator reputations. The trials ended without fanfare and saw the girls going about their normal afternoons of schoolwork, a quick kiss with their counterparts, and lots of fun. Ronda worked hard at the supermarket and earned a reputation for doing a lot of jobs that others didn't want to do and working more hours than she should have worked. She earned a nice paycheck for a teen, but her heart wasn't in it for long. When the money was released to the family and Stone gave up every penny of his hidden accounts to pay all of his back taxes she and Stormy ended up with another $30 million. The two had $60 million in their own back accounts from Stone, with neither girl wanting it yet accepting that they'd make about $56,000 per month off of interest alone giving them a comfortable life. They ensured that their friends had some money, giving $2 million each so Reese, Liza, and the girls weren't left out nor feel like they weren't worthy of being friends with the wealthy Stormy. Wayne had to be forced to accept the gift, with him insisting that it never be touched by anyone except the kids. Virgil York's father took care of that for them, with his colleagues ensuring that the money had been invested with great care by his firm. Stormy thanked him for doing that for Reese and Liza, but he turned it around and told her that it was what he was doing with her money as well as Ronda's. GloboTech took a huge hit from their role in the Alaskan fiasco as their longstanding close relationship with Stone was exposed and featured multiple senior executives exposed as defrauding the company in how they reported the company's finances and just how fragile the company's financial status really had been. The board of directors were ousted by shareholders who bought a controlling interest then had it made clear that the company was going to seek a potential partner to merge into. Valerie Finn led that charge from the front, purposely going after the former board while working with investigators to seek all money that had been stolen or put into stock in other companies. Her connections to Peterson were questioned by the former board members but as the proxy for their newest majority shareholder she didn't bother with their complaints. John Finn used his financial might to muscle control and put his own people in charge, with Peterson swooping in to buy them out. He had a good reason for buying them: their products were complimentary and allowed more expansion. Valerie had to hold off calls for her to take full control of GloboTech to keep it from being merged into Peterson, she happily told anyone who'd listen that GloboTech should have done it years ago to keep it from going under and now that it was exposed it was being done to benefit other companies. Peterson kept most employees but did ouster anyone uncovered as being involved in the Stone situation as well as connected to the former board, then sold off divisions that they didn't want to be involved in like the GloboTech military weapons research division. John made a huge profit from GloboTech, which he happily put aside for his grandchildren so they had a chance to not fear what they'd have to do in life after high school. His generosity astounded the Miller family but when Crystal and Stalking Wolf were told that it was just John being John they understood. He wanted others to have a better life, and it was just found money to him so it was worth giving away. The kids got into baby fever as Christmas gave way to the new year and Crystal grew larger and larger. She happily told Stalking Wolf that she was having a boy, giving him his son and hoping that he wasn't like his older sister in being two-spirited. He agreed, hoping he had a better start than Stormy had. The baby was healthy and the family happy that he wasn't causing problems. Crystal's only issue was a craving for weird foods which Stalking Wolf happened to have on hand earning him kisses. He told the girls that it was no different than before, he was just glad they could get them so quickly. Winter brought Stalking Wolf out into the wilderness to hunt alongside Mike, George, and Kevin. They needed time away from the ladies and helped them bond as family. It was tough getting the girls to stay behind but helping Crystal served to give the girls the needed distraction and allowed the guys a chance to vent to one another about married life, especially George. Stormy joined them on one of the hunts as she wanted to experience it with them and proved that she had remembered a lot of what she was taught by Stalking Wolf way back when she was just five. The guys respected her abilities and saw Kevin telling Stalking Wolf that she was her father's daughter and was giving him something special even if she didn't realize it. Stalking Wolf was proud of his little girl, she tried hard to act like them yet still remained true to herself and was happy to be a girl among guys. Ronda stayed behind with her mother, telling Crystal and Cindy that she had enough of the wilderness and wanted to just be happy with them. She'd go camping and hike but she never liked hunting when it was tried years before on their land. Neither of them could fault her for that, Stone left a bad taste in her mouth as he tormented Stormy and made Ronda see that her father was a nasty person at heart. Stormy needed her first bra in early January and saw Crystal helping not just her, but Liza as well. She was weirded out by asking Wayne to take her bra shopping and endured months of an ill-fitting bra but when Stormy stared to show she couldn't hold back any more. Crystal was in tears at the request, it was a special moment that a mother should have with her daughter but Wayne being a single parent it wasn't possible so she would serve as her surrogate giving her a chance to mother yet again. Ronda happily kept back from the shopping as she wanted her mother to have that experience with her sister that Ronda refused to give her six years before when she started to develop breasts at 12. Ronda had refused to let Crystal help her in any way, forcing Crystal to endure her choices in bras while she paraded around the house in next to nothing to flaunt her body in front of the feminine-leaning Stormy. It was bringing up old memories that she wanted to suppress, and required Cindy hugging her after the trio left to quell her cries over being such a terrible person before that fateful summer. The shopping was a rousing success and saw Stormy fighting her mother over the choices while Liza asked all of the right questions giving Crystal fond memories that she hoped to share with with the girls when they themselves endured shopping with daughters in the future. Liza happily told Crystal that she was glad to have an aunt who could help her, with Crystal telling her that she was proud to be her aunt and would love being called that by her. Stormy smiled and told the two, "It's tradition anyway, we are told to call the other adults the same but we haven't done so around you yet." When they got home the boys were there and blushed deeply at seeing their girlfriends sporting breasts while telling them that they looked beautiful. TJ walked them off to get out of their embarrassments but he too added, "You look nice but don't get too comfortable. The boys in school will see your breasts and try to make it a game to see who can nail you before graduation. Be careful of them." Stormy getting breasts caused a stir in school and led to snide comments about her getting her balls cut off or having breast implants leading to multiple fights with teachers and the girls' friends over the lewd comments. The girls ignored the comments, the worst offenders were jealous of them and wanted to be big shots but who were either the biggest sluts in school or who'd never get real boyfriends unless they paid the boys to date them. The girls did everything right and saw themselves gaining popularity as they never really caused any trouble and were helpful to everyone who needed it- unlike their critics. The baby was born in early May, with both of the girls happily being there to witness it. Liza, Trinity, and Reese had to stay outside but it was for the best as Reese would have fainted at seeing Crystal's privates. Liza had to keep him steady as he paced the floors, with Trinity needing both of them to keep her from crying and feeling terrible because she couldn't experience the same thing. The baby was a screamer and looked like his father, making Stalking Wolf thank the spirits for giving a piece of himself to the world. He was quiet after the initial screaming and took to his mother fast, with Crystal happily feeding him and showing him off to the girls. When he was held by Stormy he tried to suckle from her, causing her to smile and thank him for doing that even if it was a natural reaction, he had given her a special memory and one that she needed at that moment. Ronda had the same thing happen to her but led to her crying and confessing to her parents, "We weren't successful. She's trying but we haven't conceived yet. I want her to not feel terrible but it's hard." Stormy hugged her tight while Crystal told her, "She's been on hormones for a long time and might not be able to make any that'll catch. There's hope but don't feel bad. She made plenty of samples just in for this situation, you'll be a mother in no time. Just be there for her, she needs you now more than ever." Baby fever gave way to prom fever as the girls had their junior prom. Ronda and Trinity spent the night in a hotel with Ronda trying hard to accept Trinity's semen but knowing it was futile. Trinity kissed her deeply and thanked her but told her it wasn't necessary as she loved her anyway. The girls still found lots of time to have sex while alone, and eventually Ronda stopped thinking about it and enjoyed it for what it was. At graduation the next year she happily told Trinity that she was proud to be going to the same college as her and would love to be her wife. Trinity gave her a ring and told her, "You stole my thunder, but I'm glad you realized it as I did. I love you and want to be your wife." Graduation was the highlight for Trinity as the two moved into a house of their own and enjoyed sex as a couple in full without any interruptions. Their wildness was only matched by their love and only gave way to the two realizing that it was just days from Trinity's surgery. Ronda gave Trinity's penis a, "Going away" present that she'd never forget and caused Trinity to declare that she was happy to have her final surgery and make herself whole while also having a memory of her penis she was proud to have. As Trinity went in for her surgery on the last day of June, Ronda revealed to her, "I didn't get my period two days ago. Honey, it worked. Our sex worked. I'm pregnant! I'm going to have your baby! I can't believe it but I'm pregnant! I guess it must have been our first night in our new home that it happened! I have never loved you so much, I am happy to have helped you confirm yourself." Trinity went into the surgery with a smile, it was all for something after all. She was losing her final bit of manhood but she was gaining a child of her own making through having sex naturally. She would have never believed that she'd be a mother like the Carters or the Stoners, but she was going to be one and she was happy for her fiance Ronda. As Trinity was in surgery, Ronda told all of her relatives the big news. Chloe and Mike were happy for them and were glad that Trinity accepted herself enough to do that. Crystal, Stalking Wolf, and Stormy were fighting tears as it meant they'd be doing a lot to help the couple. Cindy and Kevin were proud to be great-grandparents again, especially as Ronda had found her one true love and helped her be whole. Stormy told their friends and got quick responses. Virgil and Tyler were upset over Trinity keeping the whole trying to have a baby thing a secret from them for so long. Stormy happily told them it was for the best as she needed to be a mom and it was done for both of their sake. Trinity's parents were upset that she'd choose to become a parent so young but understood why she did it. Her sisters were ecstatic and wanted to be aunts, especially little Hunter. She saw that it was only a matter of time now that she'd be on hormones and starting to change and would save her own sperm so she could do the same in the future- although she didn't want to do what Trinity and Ronda did. Brady Carter felt terrible about hearing the news as it only reiterated her stupidity in what she had done to herself. Her brother Chance hugged her tight and told her that she was still a girl and nobody would be telling her otherwise, she was a mother to be even if it wasn't of her making. He sighed and told her that he'd help her out- he was her identical twin brother so they had nearly the same DNA making it her child even if the semen came from his body and in his eyes it was worth the issues that could arise. Cat Finn was upset that she was the last to know but happy for the couple as it meant more to them than anyone would ever realize, and gave her a chance to be an aunt to another baby even if she was one of the few who were told that she wouldn't be allowed to exert any kind of influence over the baby. She had a big grin at hearing that, with Stormy telling anyone who tried to tell her that she wasn't going to be involved with the baby Cat was getting involved regardless. She saw Cat's love for them and wanted to be part of the baby's life, especially as she couldn't be part of her other nieces' and nephews' lives due to their parents having to work so much and wanting to let her be her own teen. Stormy and Reese got closer and eventually found time to be alone with one another. She gave in to her lust and had sex with him again, forcing him to let her give him pleasure while he told her that she deserved the same to be done to her. He endured the discomfort of anal sex with her, but he loved her enough to do it for her and if it meant that he appeared to be gay then it was worth it in his eyes as he loved her too much not to do it as it was something she needed to experience. The couple weren't as sly as they thought and were brought before Wayne, Crystal, and Stalking Wolf to answer what they were doing. Both broke down and apologized, with all three parents trying hard to not laugh at their begging. They wanted to get that reaction, then told the couple to be discrete and only do it when they were home and not around the baby. Liza watched her brother's change and gasped at realizing what was happening. She asked Stormy and was told what they did and why. Liza shed a tear over her brother being so gentlemanly and enduring a discomfort for the girl that he loved so deeply. Liza tried to do the same with Liam but he refused to do it. He gave her pleasure both through touching and orally but drew the line at full-on sex with her. She understood why he refused to do it, happy that he cared enough about her to not do it. The couple were close and were close with Reyna and Rachel to the point of Liza going to Rachel for a lot of personal things that she couldn't talk to Stormy or Crystal about. Rachel loved being the big sister to her and hugged her tightly as she dealt with boys harassing her about her slowly growing breasts and girls being mean to her about Liam being too good for a flat-chested girl. She always reminded Liza that they were just jealous of her and whenever they talked trash about her for not acting like them they showed why boys only used them for sex. Liam grew closer to TJ and DJ while forcing Reese to see that they were actual friends and not just his friends through his girlfriend and sister. TJ took the lead and worked with Reese and found a common ground with him on some things while helping Reese see that the two were his friends in full and had a lot to share with him if he let himself be friends with them. He hated telling them about how he had a few friends in the past when his parents were alive but none of them were real friends and all of them betrayed him at some point when he no longer was useful to them. That was what the others needed as each shared the same story about betrayal, especially as it was why the trio were always together even if TJ and DJ were closer than either were to Liam. He wasn't all that different from them, he was just his own person and was their friend no matter what. They liked him as a friend and didn't care one bit what anyone had to say about them being friends- the ones who had a problem with their friendship were the same ones who betrayed them over the years. TJ endured his aunt and uncle's scrutiny as he dated, with his girlfriend Farrah happily enduring their looks as she enjoyed knowing that they cared so much about him to give her those long, hard looks and vague threats to her if she betrayed him. It was a sign that he was loved and she'd be a bad person if she didn't respect their caring about him. She didn't do much with him except kissing him, her own parents refused to let her do more and swore that she'd be disowned if she got pregnant before marriage. She grew closer to Cat and gave Cat an ear when she had issues with Willow and Gavin or her brother JD and cousin Julio. She might have been younger than Cat but in reality she was only four months younger than her and just as mature. She would tell her how to be her own person and stand up for herself, they would listen to her and she'd have her way the right way without fighting. Stormy and Reese stayed together through high school and enjoyed their graduation and prom. The two gave each other themselves graduation night, with Stormy saying goodbye to her penis the next day. It was bittersweet but she went out giving pleasure, with Reese loving her devotion to him. Her surgery was routine and she recovered quickly. Reese tried her new vagina out as soon as she was fully healed, with Stormy happily telling him to enjoy himself for the first time. She felt amazing and he was a master at making her feel pleasure, with her crying as it would only get better as her vagina stretched and healed and grew more sensitive as the nerves regrew and realigned. Ronda had a rough pregnancy as she endured a lot of long nights of sickness and days of bed rest. She had help from Cindy and Kevin but tried hard to go it alone without asking for assistance. She did let Alison Eliza help her and bonded with her over their shared experiences. Alison was preparing herself for her youngest daughters' own looming adulthood making her feel like she was old yet she was still young in everyone's eyes. Katie was in tears as Alison confessed that, but Ronda assured her that time was passing and her role in life was bound to change as time wore on. Without it being realized Ronda had gone around the bend and gotten over her own depression and issues and had a big epiphany about her own life and where it was heading. Crystal and Stalking Wolf endured being grandparents alongside being parents. Crystal only took two weeks off from work before returning, content that her son would be alright and not wanting anyone to think that she was going to get special treatment for being close to any of the Finn Family members. It was looked down upon by parents and some faculty members, but she didn't care- she liked the daycare that he was placed in and knew that he'd be alright for the eight hours he'd be there. She asked the detractors what they felt she should do, with the answers being the usual mix of quitting and staying home with the baby to coming back in August. She laughed at that, asking if she had to be gone simply for the sake of being gone or if it was for appearances only. That got them struggling for answers that weren't coming, she had them looking like fools for forcing their views on her. Stalking Wolf actually tried to get her to stay home but he lost the battle immediately. He gave up and told her that he'd take paternity time if need be, which he ended up doing two weeks later when he had to rush home when the baby got sick and needed to go to the doctor. His departure led to joking about him being less of a man for doing what a woman was supposed to do, causing the sexist jerks to be fired and humiliated by Mary Russo over insulting someone who put his family first. When Stalking Wolf returned three weeks later he was happy to have spent time with his son and was in a better mood. By this time Crystal was out for the summer and took over caring for their son, with her happy that he did that for her but sad that he looked so bad in front of his staff. He brushed it off, it was only an issue with a few misogynistic jerks who were fired for their crass joking. The couple worked hard at their jobs and were promoted for their hard work, constant successes, and the strong approval by those above them. Stalking Wolf ended up being promoted to Peterson's COO when Lindsay Reagan was promoted to CEO when the CEO had to retire due to health issues. Crystal ended up as the head librarian of the high school when the current one retired and the few replacements were shown to be not that good, with her performance as librarian being better than any other candidate for the job and having her own support from students and faculty who knew her or she had helped. Ronda studied childcare in college and loved being a teacher. She was happy to mold the minds of kids and thrived at it, especially when she got to teach her own son in school. He was happy that his mother was taking after his grandmother and he never wanted her to not know that he loved her deeply. She married Trinity after freshman year, with the marriage being a formality as the two were deeply in love and nobody could tell them that they weren't meant to be a couple. They got married in front of the entire family, with all members of the family attending, with Jaimie Samuels having to be forced to go by her daughter and in-laws. Nobody wanted her to stay behind, her patients could wait and she needed the time off for her own good. Their three-month-old son was held in Trinity's arms during the ceremony and gave a gurgle when the presiding reverend asked if anyone had any objections to their being married, causing laughter and a smile on their faces as he did it on purpose. The couple kissed deeply and walked up the aisle while the little boy was handed off to his grandparents to enjoy a week with the Elizas while they enjoyed time on a private island. Crystal happily let the Elizas enjoy the week, she knew that his aunts needed to see that it wasn't all fun and games and parenthood was a serious situation. Trinity studied medicine and became a doctor like her mother. Unlike Alison, she studied as a general practitioner and pediatrician and took over for the retiring Dr. Richard Samuels. She was proud to be the one chosen to be his successor, especially as she was one of his greatest successes as a doctor. The song that Anita Love wrote that Ronda had a hand in helping with ended up being a huge hit and saw Ronda making quite a bit of money, and that was followed by the other songs on the album being hits but not quite as successful yet still lucrative. She did the noble thing and donated all of her share to local charities, especially ones that helped girls like her recover from abusive families. Her donations gave a bit of notoriety to her and led to the song being bigger than before helping earn more money and a slew of award nominations ending with a win for Anita at the Grammy Awards. Stormy led a normal life in college but did get married to Reese sophomore year. She did it in a quiet ceremony with only the Miller family in attendance. Liza happily told her that she was glad to miss it as she would have objected to her marrying her brother, showing that she loved her and was happy to know that she was now her sister-in-law alongside her best friend. She earned a degree in business and worked as an executive at Peterson Manufacturing in their office in Boston. It was a boring job, but it was hard work and she loved doing it. She never had to work, but it was something she wanted to do even if she hated some of the staff. She was harassed by several coworkers over her being transgender leading to her closing herself off as the days wore on. This was noticed by her father who brought Mary Russo into it and led to the group of offenders being fired while others were shifted out of Stormy's department. Stormy took the change hard and quit, she would gladly leave even if it meant she'd live a boring life as a homemaker. She didn't have to wait long as Reese asked if she was ready for children and if she really wanted to go through with surrogacy. She wept at the question, she would be happy to be a mother to his children especially if she could provide the semen to do it. He agreed but went one better and told her that they'd have a double surrogacy with the donor eggs being from the same biological mother so that each would be a parent and she'd have a piece of them to raise as her own. She helped the surrogates and ensured that they continued their schooling while Reese worked hard at his job overseeing the logistics of Peterson Manufacturing. He spent four years in college working as a delivery driver as well as an assistant to Stalking Wolf giving him an edge over other candidates when he graduated with his business degree. Nobody inside the company dared to call it nepotism as he put in hundreds of hours working through tough issues that others wouldn't touch, while also ensuring that the company's trucks were fully loaded, delivered to the proper places, and ran on time- the very same thing he would be doing for higher pay and with more power. The surrogacy went smoothly and in nine months they were parents to two boys. Both looked like the biological mother but one had clear darker skin while the other had Reese's blonde hair giving them a good idea which fathered which child. A year later, she felt the urge to be a mother again and this time had a little girl who was the spitting image of Stormy and caused Reese to weep at seeing in her arms. Reese would have his own biological daughter the next year rounding out their brood and making them a complete family. None of the children cared that their parents weren't, "Normal" because Stormy didn't give birth to them and loved her fully despite children being cruel to them. Their grandparents spoiled them, as did their aunts leading to Stormy vowing to give Ronda the same when she had more kids but knowing that after Ronda gave birth to her second child they wouldn't have any more. Ronda's second pregnancy was even worse than her first and saw her giving birth early due to her heart. She was devastated that the little girl was so tiny but she grew in size as time wore on. She may have been small but when she started school the little girl was bigger than any of the kids in her class. She was mistaken for 2nd and 3rd graders, with Ronda happily telling anyone that it was nature's way of making up for her being so small when she was born. Parenthood suited Ronda as did teaching. Stormy and she were closer than ever after Ronda's daughter was born and saw the duo all but declaring their happiness with how life turned out. They tried hard to not point to their family visiting them in Alaska a decade before as the turning point in their lives, but it was the honest truth- they had changed for the better and loved their aunt for putting aside her past to go visit and setting in motion the chain of events that led to their ultimate happiness. The End.