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Carter Moss had spent decades in denial about his true self. He was trying hard to fight his feelings but the battle was lost. He couldn't take it anymore, he had to be true to himself. He was a woman inside. He was Carly Moss. His whole life was a sham, one desperately covered up in a false veneer of masculinity and dangerous actions. The feelings started when he was young. At first it was just a few odd sensations, urges to play with the girls and even out the numbers. As school went on, the urges grew to wanting to be one of them. By high school he had to shut himself off from the world, trying desperately to stay away from people. He tried everything possible to mask his feelings. He played football and basketball and baseball, ran track, competed in martial arts tournaments- all in attempts to keep his mind occupied and be the man everyone saw him to be. After graduation, Carter immediately enlisted in the Army. It was his only real option, he couldn't trust himself to stay away from women and gay clubs where he could dress as a woman. Those places called to him, subconsciously trying to get him to become the woman he should have been born as. The Army was a constant battle of focus and concentration. The urges subsided for a long time, giving way to the need to be there for his fellow soldiers and the civilians that they worked with. It was what he needed most and despite having a battlefield in his mind the real world battlefield was what made him into the person he would become. Carter was a natural leader. He learned quickly and adapted his education to help others. It earned him respect and admiration, making him a sought-after soldier among his colleagues. His branch of service was artillery, specifically their field surveying MOS. He learned every job in the field with his subordinates being forced to learn the same in a basic proficiency, just in case they had to replace a fallen or injured soldier in the midst of battle. It caused much anger among some of the lazier soldiers, but the revelation that it was actually a smart thing to do for them and gave them a chance at advancement smoothed over most ruffled feathers among the crewmen of the battery. His main job was seen as the most boring, unimportant job in the artillery corps and more suited for the engineers than artillery. He was always great with maps and plotting as a kid back in Vermont but used the solitude to quell his ever-present internal struggle. He spent endless hours studying the layout ahead of him, picking up hidden changes in terrain that others missed, and helped to plan the routes for both advancement and retreat for his battery and the support personnel with them. When he wasn't out in the field, he was always in the barracks reading. The men would kid him about finding a girl for himself but his reply was always an irrefutable, "I'm not looking for a 'good time girl,' I'm looking for Ms. Right and I don't like the choices locally." The ones who made the jokes saw others laughing at them with knowing nods at the jokers getting the worst woman all of the time. It made the jokers look even worse when he showed just what he was reading during all of their times at the barracks: textbooks, for the college classes that he was attending online and at the local college so that he could earn a bachelor's degree in geographic science. The other guys didn't do that until they had four years into their enlistments and had little reason not to take college courses as it would help a lot towards promotions. Carter did it for enrichment as well as helping to keep his mind occupied and away from those ever-present urges to become a woman. He would often get setup on dates with women but he politely told the ladies that he wasn't interested in dating at that point and paid for their dinners. He gave them a good evening and let them vent about their lives and acted as a friend, with the ladies accepting that he was being a nice guy and didn't want to date them yet wasn't gay as they had believed him to be. He was busy with classwork or with work so he didn't have the time to devote to women that the women needed. It was actually a smart move on his part to stay away from the women, he simply didn't trust himself. They weren't too bad, but he was constantly struggling with jealousy over them being able to dress as themselves while he was stuck as a man. He loved women, but he couldn't make love to them. Rumors were abound about him being gay causing a lot of anger and frustration from officers. The truth won out all of the time, the instigators were exposed as being jealous of his work and offering no facts and any further digging only resulted in a close look at their own sexual activities. He shrugged it off, confiding in his superiors that he would rather save his money and spend his time devoted to the Army than waste it getting laid. The wives loved him as he was reliable and respectful. He never attempted to seduce them, he never saw them as anything except wives of his brothers. Whenever one of the husbands tried to get him to come clean about how he got so close to the ladies he happily told them the truth, getting the men to groan at the simplicity of it as well as the genius of it. The kids all saw him as an uncle, with several older sons and daughters seeking his advice whenever their parents couldn't or wouldn't listen. He was honest and guided them, working with them through their troubles and trying to see things the right way. It worked well with at least one girl saving herself from her inner demons and getting much needed attention before she did something horrible. Time passed slowly. He was the constant in his battalion for years. He trained his soldiers well and sent off many to become commissioned and warrant officers while himself staying behind. The command staff knew not to force him out, he was one of the stars of the battalion and his actions were praised by the regimental and brigade commanders. Once the army went to war he volunteered for deployments. His reasoning was sound, they needed experienced soldiers and he was expendable with no dependents and few connections. It was a tough call but he wouldn't be dissuaded, he opened up a spot for advancement and the division commander wanted every experienced soldier out there fighting. The truth of the matter was simple: he needed to be there as his feelings were starting to grow stronger. He needed to be more masculine, it was quelling the femininity. His feminine side wouldn't take over if it was always being forced down by vigilance and need for survival. His abilities as a surveyor were put to use by the division as the information they had was faulty and out of date. Satellite imagery was spotty, sand dunes were mistaken for buildings and vice versa. He and his crew were used in a new way by the military- their skills would help special forces and the infantry more so than the artillery as they had originally intended. Combat suited Carter just fine, he had no problem dying. If it saved the lives of fellow soldiers then he would gladly give up his life for the others. The fact that his ever growing urges would be forced to die down was a bonus. Days were spent out in the field as he and several others mapped the terrain while perfecting their rifle and handgun skills. They coordinated with infantry and avoided obvious traps and hazards that the satellite imagery missed or had been put in place in the past by enemy forces. Mortar positions were destroyed, large gun emplacements were wiped out in air raids, and infantry camps fell before the might of his own gun battery- all due to his diligent and dangerous work. The group were lucky for a month until they encountered the worst thing possible- enemy armor that was moving in on their position. The intelligence had failed them badly, the group was forced to flee while he stayed behind protect a downed helicopter crew as well as distract the enemy from the large group of retreating artillery pieces. He dug in, using every weapon he had to keep the enemy pinned down believing he had a full team until air support arrived to take out the tanks and supporting troops. He was wounded several times from shrapnel as well as gunfire but wouldn't leave until the helicopter crew were saved and the column made it safely past the enemy lines. He went above and beyond the call of duty but refused to allow himself to get nominated for major medals. He was forced to accept a Distinguished Service Cross(DSC), silver star, and two bronze stars for his actions. It kept him out of the spotlight but was noted in his records that he refused higher honors despite them being warranted. The troops knew that he was worth of the highest award, but his refusal was tough to deny and he had done what few would have dared to do and paid the price with three purple hearts. He was the real-deal tough guy, someone you didn't mess with anymore. The artillery brass were unhappy that he was upstaging them and tried to have him sent back home. This caused the infantry and intelligence branches to see to it that he was kept there officially as their liaison as he had been doing that already without recognition due to the laziness or arrogance of his battalion commander. It didn't matter to him, so long as he was there and not stuck back home facing his internal demons what his job title was didn't matter one bit. In total he spent five years deployed. His field work was exemplary and his mapping skills were the difference between life and death for hundreds of soldiers. The fact that he had won respect of those on the ground actually doing the fighting and resupplying as opposed to those who were in a cushy air conditioned office held a lot of sway, he could do no wrong in their eyes and nobody dared disrespect him with the amount of support he had. When he finally was forced to be relieved he was sent to a training unit to help the next generation of soldiers in surveying and mapmaking while also training in geospacial engineering. He understood why he was being put where he was, he didn't need to do anything else to help the Army as his actions were near legendary. It was time for him to settle down for a bit, three years teaching was needed and the three classes he would teach would be needed by the new crop of surveyors. The three years were exceptionally tough on him. Being older, single, and without any family he was always the one stuck doing the worst shifts on base but doing so without a complaint. The inevitable rumors started again but this time they were that he had a death wish and was doing what he did so he'd one day die alone so others didn't have to die. The Army Medical Department psychiatrists thought that maybe there was something wrong with him but he had learned long ago how to hide his true self and his true feelings simply by believing what he was saying before saying it to others. He passed all mental health screens and passed every one of their physical tests giving little heed to the rumors. There were some that felt he was hiding something but without evidence he was let go and ordered to remain away from the active battlefields. That was key. Carter chose to take the first open assignment in Korea and acted exactly as he did back in Southwest Asia but with more control from officers and a tougher scrutiny from his new battalion commander. The fact that they were always under the constant watch of North Korea and faced dangers that many never knew about drove him to be vigilant which drove his fellow soldiers making his time there one of the most beneficial for the army. Day in and day out he kept at it, working from dawn until dusk to map out the lay of the lands and help expose inadequacies in their old maps and intelligence reports while working with the new drones to get the physical and virtual maps to sync-up. The land was tough but it was easier to maneuver for his teams than the war zones had been. Despite constant oversight he excelled and won praise and respect from the brass for his actions that put him dangerously close to North Koran troops. He opted to remain there another year, helping train South Korean soldiers which in turn helped fellow soldiers as they picked up slack allowing them more free time. The national pride and sense that their work was vital drove the South Koreans and allowed them to see that even the boring task of making maps and surveying land was important for the military especially when coupled with real stories from someone who had endured battles. The fact that he chose to be there helped as well, they saw him as a true colleague and not a temporary one who moved on when their tour was done. He had a few run-ins with the law in South Korea that was more about women causing issues with the soldiers than about what they had done. He saved the same crew that he had protected after they had crashed during the evacuation of his battery four years before and won them over again. The two were a couple of career guys who respected him to the point of being friends, even if they never knew his big secret and were often at the center of his nights away from the b ase. After two years in South Korea he took another overseas assignment, opting instead for time in Europe. It was meant to be an easy assignment but to him it turned out to be something worse. The temptations were overwhelming him as he saw the red light districts of the major cities, especially Amsterdam, in the forays that he made while out on weekend passes. It hurt immensely. The feeling was so strong that he considered deserting the army and seeking asylum but he couldn't do that to his soldiers. He forced his feelings deeper, avoiding the major cities as much as possible and throwing himself in smaller projects to pass the time and help the locals. His actions caught too much attention. He was always working and trying his hardest to help others but it brought the wrong attention from the brass. The fact that he was never dating and never partook in the local prostitutes rang alarms that he may be one of the, "Undesirables." This came to a head one day as he was confronted by several officers. He sighed, asked them for their evidence that he had done anything to violate rules, then countered everything that they had. What was worse for them was he had the backing of several generals who actually encouraged his behavior as he had done more for the US military in a few short months than hundreds had for years prior causing PR nightmares for the base if he was sent home for anything except legitimate proven bad behavior. He avoided any disciplinary action, instead he received commendations for his actions. He was a model soldier with support from above and below the officers who tried to ouster him, the truth showed that the two superior officers were angry and upset over having to do more work because he found training to be lax and their oversight next to nothing. It was even more damaging when he exposed them as two frequent users of brothels, with the two being married men making them both adulterous liars. His time in Europe came to a sad end as he saw the duo sent home in disgrace with their wives seeking divorce. He simply shrugged it off, he had enough of the continent and while it was easy work he chose to instead to return home and live out the rest of his current enlistment and put in for retirement. He had spent 20 years in the army. 20 long, hard years on him mentally. He had finally had enough, the army had changed and his kind wasn't needed anymore. The days of the caring, tough sergeant were over and the smart, tech savvy sergeants was starting and he felt it was time to pass the mantle on to the next generation as his sergeants had done to him. But where to go now that he was retired? His immediate family was gone. His parents long dead and he had no siblings. He was alone in the world and without a home. He had a few cousins thanks to his aunt. They were all clustered in northern Vermont and New York. His eldest cousin, a man named Jeffry Bartlett and the one family member who had always known his secret and who vowed unending support, offered him a job in his county as a surveyor without even needing to ask if he could handle the job. It was a dream job for Carter. He could continue what he loved while living as he saw fit. He could finally become Carly, he could become the woman he was born to be. Jeffry smiled as Carter took the job, adding a happy, "You will make a beautiful woman. Please stop pretending to be what you aren't. You are my cousin. You are family, and you need to be yourself. Be the woman you truly are." Those words melted his, no her, heart and brought tears to Carly's eyes. She was a woman, she was was always a woman. Even when she spent her life as a man she really was a woman. It was hard to refuse that offer, she accepted it and signed the paperwork as soon as it arrived at the base. Her next problem was where to live. She had accumulated a lot of money from her 20 years in the army thanks to wise investments, eight full years overseas with five in combat zones, and thrifty spending. She always lived in the barracks and never wasted money on frivolous items like TVs or stereos or computers so it added up over time. It was a lot of money. It was meant originally for her cousins in case her luck ran out and the enemy put her out of her misery but it accumulated and compounded and was now ready for use. She would have her dream home, isolated from others but all her own. The day her enlistment ended she packed up her belongings and headed north to Jeffry's home. She made several stops along the way though. The first and foremost was a stop to buy new clothes as her old army fatigues were no longer of any use to her and as much as she loved the army it was time to put away the uniform for good. Shopping was a tough experience as she had to size herself up then make it look like she was shopping for her wife. She was tech savvy enough to know where to go for the right, "Equipment" to make her pass in public, thankfully for her there were several stores near major cities along her route to Jeffry's home. When she saw how she looked with her new breastforms and false vagina for the first time, she was in tears and barely kept herself together while the shop's owner smiled brightly at her. Jeffry greeted her as soon as her rental car parked. Years of pent-up anger and frustration evaporated as his smile shone brightly as he saw her exiting the car. She was crying into his shoulder as she saw him, Jeffry happily telling her that she was beautiful. His wife Violet happily hugged her, giving her the once-over and smiling at how well she looked in her true form. She introduced their kids with her older daughter Becky snubbing Carly while her younger daughter Eva clung to her mother's side in fear. Their son Brice simply shrugged it off, it was cutting into his online playtime with friends and he didn't really care about the mini-reunion. The family entered the home and at once she was inundated with questions. Becky was shocked to hear that she was becoming a woman, she thought she was crazy and immoral for doing something like that. Eva saw the sincerity and sat in her lap, allowing her affection that she badly needed as only a young and innocent child could bring. Off to the side, Brice listened as she told why she felt the way she did and why she had done a lot of the things that she had done over the years in the Army and why they were stupid. He understood her, he could relate to the isolation and depression that she suffered from. He didn't show it but his parents saw his reaction and had to suppress their fears that he was becoming like his unofficial aunt. The talk lasted several hours with Becky leaving in disgust over everything that Carly was telling the family. When she was out of earshot Violet confessed that Becky was acting the way due to friends' pressure and her real feelings were suppressed and sadly until she realized that her friends were wrong she was going to give her aunt the cold shoulder. It didn't faze Carly, she simply accepted that not all would accept her as her true self even if they were family. Over dinner, plans for her new home were discussed. Violet was eager to help, in fact she knew of a lot of land for sale including several plots that had homes already built. That saved Carly a lot of trouble as it eased her burden and she trusted Violet to help find the right place. The issues regarding her transition were discussed with Jeffry insisting that she get her transition down on paper legally so there were no issues from her new job. He called a friend and got an appointment for the next day, with Violet whispering, "She's a former classmate of his from college, she is also one of the few psychologists who are used to transgender patients. Our state is very lenient but our county and town are conservative but are not so out of date that they will refuse you a job when there is nobody in 500 miles who is as qualified as you are and as you are already living here you have priority hiring." The visit the next day was a success. She was given the go-ahead to transition as it was felt that she had suppressed a lot of feelings for far too long and continuing to further suppress them would only cause suicidal thoughts if she hadn't already had them. Her military actions alone were tantamount to suicidal actions as she had gone out of her way to be in harm's way even if it was part of her job. Her next stop was a physician who agreed to take her on especially as she came highly recommended and whose family was known to her as being good people. She even got a referral to an endocrinologist for hormone treatment, a shock to her but a pleasant surprise. The explanation was simple- she had a need and she had the proper backing so there was no need to delay the referral. Her last stop was the courthouse to apply for a change of name. Carly considered keeping the name Moss but thought it was better to start anew under Jeffry's family name as they were her only family and his parents had been the ones to set Jeffry straight regarding Carly's actions back when she was just a kid. The Bartletts were the kindest people to Carly and she had loved them deeply, becoming Carly Bartlett was, to her, the best way of honoring them. She met a little bit of resistance at the courthouse but when shown the fact that she had support from medical professionals and had the law on her side the clerk gave her a court date for a hearing with the judge. The judge simply granted the request, she wasn't trying to hide and she was doing so with the full knowledge that it would be public knowledge as the town was small and everyone knew everyone. The judge just grinned as he added, "Your parents would be pleased with you for being true to yourself. They may not have accepted that you needed to become a female but they respect that you were doing so for yourself. They raised you to be independent, and this is the ultimate mark of independence." When Carly arrived back home, Violet was eager to show the properties. The two spent several hours going over them with one being chosen, one that happened to be adjacent to Jeffry's own property. She smiled at the thought of the kids coming by to spend the day swimming or hiking, the 500 acres of her property included a hill, private lake, a decent-sized stream, and a large house. Violet held back the reason for it being so cheap compared with other properties. Carly knew she hid a secret, so Violet explained, "It's adjacent to a federal training area with frequent helicopter flights. Few want the property due to fears that people would shoot at them if they went too far onto the property. It's a good place, it's just in need of a loving touch. I figured you'd enjoy the solitude and nostalgia of being close to the Army without being part of them." The house looked rundown but it was actually in good condition and only lasted on the market as long as it did due to appearances, it was perfect for her to ease her time before her job began. The fact that it was at the end of a road with military-owned land behind and her only immediate neighbor on one side was abandoned and foreclosed and the other side was family made it perfect for her. She agreed to buy it, paying in full for it from her savings account. The paperwork was made official in three days. She was a landowner, recognized as a woman by the state, with a new name, and family who loved her. It was the start of her new life. Carly enjoyed her isolation for the next month. She met with town and county officials and showed her stuff by showing how incompetent the previous surveyors were at their jobs. The fact that several were related to key landowners and public officials didn't sit well with the state and led to them taking direct action to ouster those officials while showing that Carly was a treasure to the county and town and any retaliation against her would be followed by state and federal corruption investigations. Her impact trickled down to the community as the town's bills were actually much less than should have been as the proper assessments on multiple large tracts of land and proper boundaries had been properly established leading to large landowners paying more of their fair share and the smaller owners paying less. Things were made all the worse for those landowners as they were related to the previous surveyor and were clearly altering the records to favor their family. She was slowly winning people over, simply be doing her job right and not showing any favoritism to anyone- even her own cousin as he too ended up with a larger bill for the error: one done to curry his favor when he took over as sheriff. Her past was well known. She didn't hide it; in fact, she openly acknowledged it and made fools of most who tried to use it against her. Wars of words broke out as several bigots were laughed out of town and several town and county officials getting reprimands or outright fired for their behavior. Her military record was unmatched as she was seen as a town hero, despite being someone that most would never want to celebrate. Those who served in the military respected her service and those who saw combat protected her reputation as she had shared something few can understand. Even the elderly war veterans couldn't help but respect her past, she was trying to move on and doing what they had to do after fighting and in her case- dealing with her struggles the right way instead of drinking and using drugs as they had done in the past. Outside of earshot her reputation was more than just telling it like it was. She was a perenial loner and her isolation was accepted as her keeping her privacy for her gender change. The reality was simply that the ladies of the town were all heterosexual and she couldn't get any of them to fall for her and had a failed attempt to woo one that ended badly for her- thus, she stopped trying to flirt. Her isolation irked Becky. Becky hated that she had to endure questions about her "Aunt" and when she refused to call Carly her aunt, she endured punishment from the teachers for offensive behavior. Her friends tried to stand up for her but were shown to be much worse than she was. The two finally butted heads when Becky came over to demand that Carly stop her charade of trying to be a woman and start acting like a man that she truly was. She was in tears, she couldn't stand being all alone as her so-called friends abandoned her for continuing to allow her, "Uncle" to live a life of sin. She didn't want to be alone anymore, she hated it and needed to tell Carly to stop before it ruined her life. Carly sat her down and told her the truth about her life. She then turned things around and showed just what kind of people Becky's so- called friends really were by showing their online activities. The boys were frauds, they were openly flirting with any girl in a skimpy skirt and loose blouse while the girls openly mocked anyone who wasn't part of the inner circle of friends- especially Becky. The girls were vicious and posted insulting claims that Becky wasn't able to see but Carly was due to the girls being too lazy to set their privacy settings to keep everyone except certain people that they targeted, like Becky. The girls complained about Becky's body and how much she needed a "real man" while flaunting their bodies to boys and some girls. It was all on display, but they blocked Becky from seeing any of it for obvious reasons- it was the end of their, "Friendship" with her. She sighed then told Becky, "They are classic bullies and snobs. They love using good people like you to do their dirty work then abandon you when they no longer need you after you end up getting in trouble- like what happened in school to you. Your real friends stayed away from them, I know they want you to push away from those people and embrace who you really are. You are your mother's daughter, you are a beautiful and smart young woman who is destined for greatness if you just allow yourself to see it. I know you have real friends, I've seen them talking with your mom about you and growing concerned over your actions toward others. They care about you, they'll come to you again if you just stop the act and be your true self. This isn't you, this is your so-called friends' vision of you. You aren't a mean girl who torments people, you are a bright, smart, beautiful girl- just like your mother." The two were in tears as they reconciled. "Aunt" and "Niece" were speechless for several minutes as they dried their tears and embraced. She had won over her biggest critic and had set her on the right path, knowing that it was a tough road ahead of her but seeing Becky having help waiting for to ask. At Jeffry's home, Becky tearfully apologized to her parents while her Eva and Brice just shrugged. It was a poignant moment, with both smiling at her being the aunt their daughter needed. When the trio were asleep they confided in Carly that they feared they might lose their daughter to religious zealots but her actions had undone two years of brainwashing and intimidation. Carly just shrugged it off, happily admitting, "I dealt with people worse than those boneheads and could see the conflict in her eyes. She is a good person, she just needed someone to tell her that she was that. You are her parents, sometimes I guess it takes an aunt or uncle to uncover the truth. She is so much like you two it's scary, just give her a chance to move away from this and restart her life and be Becky." The drama died down and Carly became entrenched in the community. She took her hormones and was slowly but surely she developing small breasts. Eva giggled at her wearing a bra and seeing for the first time that her aunt had boobs, it made her feel like her life was affirmed now- she was a woman. Carly's isolation was short-lived. After six months alone she woke up one winter morning to the sound of ice breaking and people running through the woods near her house. She grabbed a weapon and was fearful that someone was finally going to harm her after months of living in peace, even with friends and support not everyone approved of her being there. What she found scared her. A woman and a young girl shivering from the cold weather and bleeding from jabs by the heavy brush behind the house. They were freezing to death and needed help. Carly dragged the two inside and tried her hardest to get them warm, removing their bloody clothes and wrapping them in blankets. They were ill-equipped for traveling during winter, especially miles from any major road and especially through the rough terrain that was part of the neighboring properties. The two were emaciated, in danger of hypothermia, and looking like they were in fear for their lives. That wasn't the biggest surprise. The young girl wasn't a young girl. What she saw as she removed the girl's clothes to get her into the warm blankets shocked her- she was a young boy. Carly heated soup and tea for the two guests while looking through their pockets for something to give her an idea as to who they were. They were heading north instead of south so they weren't foreigners who were trying to skirt Customs and Border Protection checkpoints given that they were 50 miles from the border. No, there was a reason why two people would risk their lives to cross in the middle of nowhere in the midst of winter and it had to be something worth risking their lives for. The two started to stir after two hours of warming up. Carly had the food ready and tea steeped, hoping that it was going to be enough to bring them back to health as she didn't want to risk a visit to a doctor. The two eagerly ate and drank, taking in the heat while enjoying the needed nourishment. Realizing that they were stark naked and Carly knew the little kid's secret, the woman got ready in case Carly tried to hurt them. The kid tried to hide behind her as well, having the look of pure fear as Carly gazed on them while letting them settle down. She didn't speak or move, letting them calm down. After a tense 10 minutes, Carly finally explained to them, "You were nearly frozen and your bodies were losing heat fast. I had to undress you to save your lives. You are ill-equipped to be out in this weather let alone hiking at all. I didn't do anything to either of you, only try to get you warm." The woman moved back then told her, "Yes, I dressed my niece as a girl. I did it to save her life. I know you won't believe me, but we had no choice but to flee the country. We will be out of your hair as soon as we are dressed. I don't want the people after us to go after you too for helping us." Carly let it go for now, they weren't going to be able to leave for a while due to the storm coming in at that very moment. Both would have died in it, two feet of snow were about to fall and with the terrain around her property they would have fallen into the lake or into the river. It was sad to think that the two were wiling to risk their lives to get away from people, but she knew from seeing it firsthand in the Army that people to irrational things in the name of self-preservation. She let them settle for an hour before telling them, "There's a storm bearing down on us. I'm not going to lie to you, you will die out there if you leave. This place is secure, there's no way to get to us without first having my cousin questioning them or his wife knowing in advance and warning me." Sensing the need to do something, Carly stated, "My name is Carly Bartlett. I own this property and the 500 acres around it. The only neighbors are my cousin and his family. The rest of the land is owned by the military and is off-limits to everyone due to its main use. I can't tell you what they do there, but it's in your best interests not to go beyond the property line. You were trespassing but I understand why. I've seen it before and understand what drives people to risk their lives to escape even worse danger." The woman sensed that she had no choice but to talk. She looked at the young kid and sighed, telling Carly, "I'm Eleanor. Eleanor Rigby. This is my niece Charity Ewing. Yes, she is my niece. I'm sorry that she isn't born with female equipment but she is as female as anyone." She gave a glare to Carly while Charity hugged her tightly. Carly simply sighed and explained to her, "I am transgender. I'm in the midst of my transition so I know exactly what she's feeling. I know what it is like to be so afraid of doing something wrong, to run from your shadow, to try to act like you are the toughest guy in the room when you are the daintiest flower. I won't harm her for being herself, I'd be a liar and hypocrite. She has you to care for her, it's more than most of us have to help us be ourselves." Charity didn't believe her. Carly pointed to a picture on the mantle of her in uniform then took out her breastforms. Charity gasped as she looked at Carly's chest flatten to small bumps, not large but clearly to them that they were the start of breasts. Carly added, "That's as far as I am showing you. I only started a six months ago so I still have 'it'. You are too young to think about losing 'it' anyway so don't ask why I still have mine. There are rules that we have to follow and I don't qualify for surgery to remove 'it' yet." Charity looked down in shame while Eleanor asked why she was living alone. Carly sighed deeply and told her, "It's impossible to find a woman to date me up here. It's not worth the hassle of fighting TERFs at the gay bars and the locals lesbians tolerate me but are afraid of going against those TERFs who rule the roost. There's a lot of support from the zealots in town and the surrounding towns, anyone who goes against them lose their jobs or homes. I'm the first who hasn't faced their wrath- yet." Eleanor asked what she meant by "TERFs," Carly explained, "They are called 'trans exclusionary radical feminists'. They are in favor of women's rights but only for those who are 'pure' genetic women. They have a strong hatred for anybody who defies their logic. They hate bisexuals and consider us as threats as we are not what they claim men to be and no matter if we are women inside, we are still men in their eyes. Some of them are so entrenched in their views that they can't accept the concept of the possibility of there being intersex people and refuse to acknowledge that they can be wrong about their narrow views even when evidence is shown to them. It's about image, we shatter their carefully crafted image of what it means to be a woman as we are 'inferior' or 'fake' women in their eyes." Eleanor saw how worked-up Carly was getting and patted her hand, unintentionally doing that action but it was what Carly needed at that moment. She understood Carly's hatred for them, they were what gave actual feminism a bad name. She loved Charity deeply and for anyone to claim that Charity was still a boy because she had been cursed with a penis never knew the real Charity. Carly saw the look in Eleanor's eyes and felt a stirring, but didn't act on it. Eleanor was asked about why they were on the run, to which Eleanor tried to dodge the question. Carly sighed and told them, "If it's illegal I have to tell my cousin. I won't let his family be in danger due to my helping you." Eleanor's eyes welled with tears while Charity mumbled a scared, "It's because of me. My parents were in jail because of me. I'm at fault." She started to wail while Eleanor explained, "Charity's parents are dead, killed by drug smugglers who have been trying to store their merchandise in her father's buildings. They refused to sell their property to the leader of the group, when Charity tried to protect them from harming her parents they went after her parents through the courts. The group framed them for sexual abuse, then switched to physical abuse as they had no way of proving that they did anything and nobody believed the claims outright." Charity was starting to calm down while Eleanor was getting upset. Eleanor added, "They started to make up more lies, this time going after them by claiming she was being abused by forcing her to become a girl. They had no clue that she was actually transgender, she had never dressed outside of my home and her parents had gotten every possible piece of evidence to support her transition making the lies pointless. That didn't stop the courts, the judge put them in jail while the smugglers took over their now former business for themselves. They tried to make it look legal, but nobody cared because of her parents being made to look so horrible for the claimed forced transition." Charity looked away in shame while Eleanor tearfully added, "My sister and brother-in-law were killed in jail by people hired by the smugglers. We fled immediately, taking as much money as possible as it wasn't safe for Charity anymore. They blamed me for the murder and had a technician go after me as the suspect. It didn't matter that there was little evidence and all of it pointed at them, I was the only one to be suspected and my fleeing only made me look guilty. We had to get away, they'd kill us too!" She wailed into Carly's shoulder as Charity looked away in shame. Carly hugged her tightly, kissing her cheek to calm her while offering her a somber, "I believe you. I'll have my cousin look into things for you as he can get the truth as opposed to the lies. You are safe here, you don't have to leave." Carly led Eleanor up to a bedroom and put her to bed, kissing her cheek and again telling her that she'd be safe with her. She meant it, she wouldn't let anyone harm Eleanor nor Charity. She didn't know why she cared so much about the duo, but she felt for them and needed to protect them. Looking down at the naked Charity, she sighed and gave her a robe that her nieces usually used when they stayed over for the night. Charity blushed while Carly told her, "I can see if my niece has any cast-offs. You are about the same size as my niece Becky, unless you want to wear my nephew Brice's old clothes until we can get you some new clothes instead?" That was a test as Charity looked at her with upset eyes. It was the reaction she expected, she had her heart set on living as a girl and the thought of wearing boy's clothing upset her. Carly just smiled down at her and offered a soft, "You don't have to return to being a boy, I couldn't do that to you." Carly led her up to a bedroom and her nieces' spare pajamas. As expected, she was too big for Eva's nightgown and too small for Becky's pajamas. She saw the look of shame on Charity's face and offered her a somber, "Brice's pajamas are the only ones that fit. I'm sorry, but they aren't pink as you hoped." She showed the pajamas and they were a mix of colors but there was something interesting about them. Instead of superheroes or trucks, they had unicorns and fairies. Charity looked up at her with shock, it took a second but Carly explained, "He's a crossdresser. He thought he might be a girl inside but it was just his ignorance and fear of being a boy who liked the softer side of things. He's a cute girl, he can be a beautiful woman but he only dresses as a stress relief and only does so at my house. He's not so into it that he's going to do it all of the time, I'm starting to believe that he'll grow out of it when he gets real friends and people stop bullying him in school. He's going to get bigger soon, I can already see hair and he's getting taller. His father's pretty big, he's going to get confident and grow to be just like him." Charity dressed quickly, with Carly closing the door to allow her privacy. Carly returned a few minutes later and was surprised to see Charity fast asleep in bed, dressed in the pajamas and sporting a smile on her face. Carly left the room and checked on Eleanor, pulling the blankets back over her breasts and smiling at the beautiful sight in front of her. Carly went downstairs and phoned Jeffry about the situation. Jeffry listened to what she had to say and let her calm herself before adding, "I'll do some discrete back-channel digging, something smells bad and I don't want anyone to be hurt because we screw-up. I'll have Dr. Isaac look at her tomorrow after the storm dies down and the road is plowed, we owe him dinner anyway and he has handled a few of these discrete calls before so knows the drill." Carly ate her own lunch and awaited the two guests awakening. It took two hours but Eleanor awoke first and blushed as she dragged the blanket she was wrapped in around to find Carly. Carly sighed and told her, "I don't know if you will fit into my clothes but you are welcome to try. I don't mind your nudity, you are a beautiful woman- the best I've ever seen. But I think Charity might feel a little self-conscious about seeing your breasts and pubic hair on display. She's a long way from both." Eleanor blushed while Carly simply smiled at her. Eleanor was a looker and was causing Carly to fight her urges to ravish the beautiful woman. Eleanor felt a stirring as well, she hadn't had anybody call her out on her body before and done so without trying to shame her. Carly led her upstairs and had her try on everything that she had that would fit her boosom and wide hips. She was actually taller and wider than Carly was, a shock to Eleanor but Carly explained that she was always small for her size and had never really been too big even when she was trying hard to act as a guy. She sighed and added, "I take after my mother. I loved my parents but it stung my father deeply that I looked like her and was mistaken for being her daughter as a kid. If I had been larger I likely would have killed myself because I couldn't pass as a woman no matter how hard I tried." Carly was now feeling terrible, but it was her hormones doing the damage. Eleanor hugged her to calm her, thanking her for being so kind and kissing her full on the lips in appreciation. It was on instinct, but it was enough to jar Carly from her funk and focus on something else. Eleanor dressed in the outfits but they were clearly too small for her. She resorted to wearing Carly's old Army fitness attire, which were loose enough to not chafe yet tight enough to not fall off of her shapely hips. Carly had a hard time focusing, she loved what she saw and from the look on Eleanor's face it was making her feel good to know that she was getting a reaction for Carly. Eleanor looked down in shame at realizing that she was causing Carly's reaction, telling her somberly, "I will let you have your way with me as payment for helping us. I don't have anything else to repay you with, I don't think you'd accept any payment from the cash that we have in my backpack." Carly outright refused to accept that form of payment. She sat Eleanor down and explained to her, "I am not going to let you prostitute yourself. I like you in that way, but I'm not going to take advantage of it. You are beautiful, but you are desperate. I knew too many women like that and I can't bear to be like the men who forced them into a cycle of sex and later sex and drugs. I saw it too much in Europe and in South Korea. It's a terrible situation, there's no end to the cycle without help and it may never come. I want you to be safe, I may like your body but I refuse to take what doesn't belong to me. You need help and I am happy to give it to you- free of charge." It was an understanding between them, Eleanor just sighed and explained firmly, "I'll do my fair share until it's safe enough to leave. It's the only thing I can do with sex off the table. Charity is a good girl but she is useless at cleaning. It's inherited, her parents were horrible at it as well. I am a decent cook so all that is needed are the necessities. I'd rather you not eat and frozen dinners every night." She had hit Carly hard but it was a thoughtful gesture that she couldn't deny. Carly smiled at the idea, it was an easy workaround as she could claim Eleanor was her live-in maid and cook. The fact that she had a little girl with her was also something that would be easily explained as it was tough to not be a help to the duo in a time of need. Carly drew up an employment contract to make it seem legitimate. She had them create false names as their old names were too dangerous to use. Eleanor and Charity ceased to exist, in their place was the mother and daughter pair of Cora and Devon Smith and work for her as a live-in maid. The Devon name was purposely gender neutral for Charity's sake. The newly dubbed Cora shed a tear as Carly told her, "You have to pose as her mother. I know it's painful to recall, but it won't draw much attention and you already look so much alike that it's fitting to be her mother. She is also going to be seeing a doctor who will help keep her in working order but ensure that she starts down her path to womanhood. You are her mother now, she is your daughter." The two went to get Devon, with the little girl hugging Cora as she shook her awake. Cora told her affectionately, "We have to have new names so we aren't clocked by people. Carly has found a good name for you, 'Devon'. Is that OK with you?" She nodded, to which Cora explained, "She wisely suggested that we do something different than we are doing. It's easier to hide who we are if we are mother and daughter. I know you don't want to forget the people who raised you and gave birth to you, but we have to be mother and daughter from now on." Devon started to cry and nodded, hugging Cora and telling her, "You've been my mother for six months. I love you, mom. I know mom and dad are dead and mom loved you deeply, you are the mom I need. I hope you can find a person who makes you their wife so I can have two parents." The two hugged deeply then Devon hugged Carly, kissing her cheek and thanking her for helping them. It was touching, especially when Carly saw a look in Devon's eyes that made her feel like she was the one who would help Devon be the girl that she was inside and ensure that mother and daughter were in a safe place- literally and figuratively. She was starting to feel for them as more than just a protector, it was the closest she had ever had to feeling like a mother to a child. The trio went downstairs to have dinner, with Devon hugging Carly the whole way down. When Cora went to cook leaving the two alone, Devon whispered to Carly, "Mom likes women. She likes you a lot. I can see it in her eyes, she likes you as a girl. She knows that you have a penis, she still likes you." Carly looked away, Devon hugged him tightly and cried into her shoulder. When she stopped, she told Carly, "I want her to be happy and you are the first person who has been nice to her. You are what she is the market for- petite, pretty, not afraid of anyone, treats me like a girl, and is smarter than you let on. I want her to be happy and you are making her happy." The two kept silent as the moment passed, but Carly did hug Devon so the little girl could understand it was alright and her wanting her new mother to be happy wasn't a bad thing. Carly kissed her cheek and offer her a solemn, "I'd love to be your mother but I don't want you to feel like you have to be what I am or try to please me. Your mom has to choose her lover and who she falls in love with. I do care about the two of you, but I don't want you to feel like we have to be together just because I'm showing you a love that nobody else has shown. You deserve safety, she deserves a new start. I'll give you that, but it's going to take a long time for us to see if we are meant to be together. Your heart is in the right place, it's a pure feeling that a child has for their mother. I'd be proud to have you as my daughter, one day it may be but not for a long time. I'm sorry, Devon. It has to be this way." Cora shed tears listening to the two talk. It was touching, Devon loved her deeply and wanted her to be with someone who cared about them but Carly knew that it was raw feelings. She was right, she felt a strong connection to Carly but it was tough to get over being with someone who wasn't a guy. She had been with girls before and dated one before fleeing, but wasn't ready for someone like Carly yet. Cora entered and hugged Carly, then kissed her clear on the lips and announced, "I like you, but lust and desperation are fueling it. I'd be happy to date you when you are ready, but not until then. As for you, I am happy that you care about my feelings and want me to be happy. I love you, my little daughter, and I want you to be happy and safe. That means fixing our situation first. Carly is being kind to us and we are going to earn our keep while here. She's not running a hotel, we'll cook and clean and help her in any way that we can to earn our keep. Now let's eat, I know you are probably hungry." She kissed Carly again, blushing at her suddenness but happy to do so. Carly smiled and whispered to her, "I'm happy to have you here for as long as you want to stay. I have work but I trust you enough to be left alone. My cousins will stop by to talk with you, it'll be tough to keep Jeffry and Violet away. The two will help you with Devon, especially as they know all of the right people to do so." She sighed and added, "Eva will be happy to play with Devon and Brice might come by to vent what he has going on inside. Becky will probably want to see you just to quell her curiosity, maybe meeting a woman who isn't related will help her open up about the girls around her." Over dinner, Carly told the two about her family and his past. She glossed over a lot of her military life but did tell them about her childhood and feelings and why she was the way that she was with Devon. It was reassuring to Devon, Carly felt the same way as her and endured far worse than her until then. Devon helped wash the dishes while Carly went to work preparing preparing their rooms for the night. When Carly was out of earshot, Cora was asked about Carly. Looking down in shame, Cora confessed, "I like her a lot. She's not like anyone I've ever met before, she seems to understand me more than she lets on. I'm happy that she's in our lives but sad that she gave up so much to fight herself. She's what I envisioned my husband to be: tough, strong-willed, caring, generous. She's all of that in a body that is to die for! She's beautiful, even if she has small breast buds she's still the most beautiful woman I ever met. I'm happy that she's letting us stay until we are safe, I just hope that it's not misplaced trust." Devon looked down in shame and knew what she meant, Carly could be putting on an act just until she could get her cousin to arrest them. She might say one thing, but her meaning could be something else. It had happened before, they were burned by a man who wanted his way with Devon and when Cora refused he called the police on them forcing them to flee in panic and leaving their car behind. Devon was willing to do what she needed to do to help her mother, even if it meant having sex with a man. She didn't care, all she wanted was to get to safety. She was already naked when Cora burst into the room and confronted the pervert, forcing him to admit that he was going to turn them in and get the reward money being offered for Cora while keeping Devon for himself. Things got scary after that as they had to change cars constantly, with them driving southeast then north and finally east. It took them six months to cover much of the northeast. When their final car died and there was no way of getting another one, they walked through the hills of Vermont until reaching the northern portion of the state and crossing onto Carly's land. They had driven over 6,000 miles in six months as they crisscrossed the country trying to get north to the Canadian border at its weakest point. Finding Carly's land was a stroke of luck, they knew that they were going to die soon so they'd at least die together. They made for Carly's house to try to find shelter for the night, unknowingly finding out that it was occupied and they'd just found sanctuary. The two finished the dishes and put away the leftovers for the next day. They sought out Carly in the living room and sat with her, with Carly insisting on them sitting next to her so they enjoyed being with her and feeling at home. Devon soon fell asleep, with her head falling in Carly's lap while Cora hugged Carly to show her thanks and to calm her nerves as she felt her lust rising inside of her. When Carly tired of watching TV the two talked, with Cora telling her, "I've always been single as I had trouble finding the right person for me. I tried dating guys and girls and nobody could fill my heart with love. The sex was great, but none of them were 'the one' for me. My sister and brother-in-law were two amazing people, but none of their friends wanted anything to do with me and tried to use me to get at them so they could get a piece of their fortune. When they were murdered, we were blamed for all of it and the true faces of people were shown: greed, anger, wrath infected people. They were after us and it showed- they lied to the police, lied to the DA, lied to the state. Everyone who went to them were lied to and not one person tried to call them on it! They cost me my girlfriend, my home, my family, and my life. I can never be a teacher, I can never date- I'm marked! I'm an accused rapist and murderer!" She broke down, crying her eyes out and venting what she had kept inside for six months from Devon to spare her from further anguish. Carly hugged her back, telling softly, "We'll get you help. I know a lot of people who owe me favors, ones who'll force things to go your way. They owe their lives to me, they owe their fortunes to me. I won't let you get hurt again, I'll move heaven and earth to ensure that the two of you are safe." Cora kissed her deeply, sobbing as she did so. The two took the sleeping Devon up to her room and put her to bed, then moved to Cora's room to help her get ready for bed. She was in no condition to do it, it was going to take all of Carly's might to not help her so she didn't even try to fight it. Cora had other plans and started to undress Carly. Carly tried to resist but Cora's pleading eyes showed it was all in love and not out of feeling that she had to do so for their protection. She kissed Carly deep, then told her, "I want to do this. I need you close to me. I need you in me." She bent down and took Carly's penis in her mouth and fellated her, giving her what she had never had done before and loving the chance to enjoy her male anatomy. When Carly was close to releasing what she hated creating, Cora stopped and led her to the bed then stripped herself naked. She climbed on top of Carly and inserted her penis into her, kissing Carly's breasts and telling her how much she wanted to be the one for her even if she wasn't meant to be the one. The two went at it several times that night, with Cora in a trance but loving every second of their sexual encounter. When they fell asleep, Cora had her head on Carly's chest and her hand on Carly's breasts. It was an image that stayed the same all night until Devon joined them in bed and hugged the two, with Carly jumping out as soon as she felt Devon hug her body. Carly got showered and dressed while Devon slept alongside Cora, with Carly then replacing Cora so she could shower and change clothes. Devon smiled at the couple, with Carly whispering to her, "It's not what you think. She needed me and I couldn't stop her from doing what she did. I care about her, she is as much in danger as you are and needed someone to be with her last night." Devon smiled and offered her a happy, "She's fertile. I know her cycle by hear. You just made her a get pregnant. Congratulations, you're going to be a mommy too." Cora gasped then looked at Carly who shrugged. It was a chance, but it was just as likely it wasn't the right day. The two hugged and kissed, with Devon telling them that she'd be happy to be a big sister. Cora sighed and told the two, "You are wrong. I haven't been regular due to us not eating right but I had mine last week. I have been light so you didn't notice things but I'm not fertile. Not that I don't mind if I became pregnant with Carly's child, but it's not the right time. Thank you for telling me the truth, but it isn't something that you should concern yourself with- it's my body functions and it's private." Devon blushed and left the room, with Cora telling Carly, "I love her but sometimes she's too honest. I did enjoy what we did and am happy that you weren't upset with me. If you never want to use 'it' again I understand. Please don't get upset at her for trying to get us together, she loves me too much at times. It's tough to not love her for being herself and trying to help you even if you don't want it." Carly left it alone and went to Devon's room to comfort her. She hugged her and gave her a sad look, one that she had to feel for the girl over. She softly told the little girl, "It's alright. You meant well. She's not upset with you, it hit her hard as she was in a tough situation and her hormones got the better of her. I'm happy that you were trying to help her, she loves you no matter what." The two hugged for several long minutes as Devon cried into his arms as she cried at her being such an understanding person then went downstairs to find Cora had already finished cooking. She didn't ask if Devon was feeling better, with Carly telling her quietly that she needed time to accept that she wasn't in trouble for what she had done. The three ate in silence then saw Devon rush to clean up the remains as the adults went to the living room to relax and let her calm herself before coming to them. When she rejoined them, Carly received a text from Jeffry that he was coming over with help. It was as she had expected, only he did it quicker than she thought due to the weather. The storm had hit them and was still raging but Jeffry wasn't one to stay home especially as his truck had a plow and he needed to clear her access anyway so coming by was going to happen regardless. Jeffry arrived shortly after, with Carly hugging him deeply then stepping back as he was with several of his colleagues from the sheriff's department. Jeffry sat down and explained to Carly, "You hit pay dirt. I put in a call to my contact at the FBI and got an immediate request to keep the two here and away from town. They want to speak with them, the whole situation has managed to go tits-up and pear-shaped as well as pissing off just about everyone you can possibly piss off and that's just from the feds. These two are gold to them- FBI, ATF, DEA, HSI: you name them, they want them. And all of them want them as witnesses for their own cases, not because they want to toss them in jail." Letting that sink in, Jeffry added, "The joint task force want to see them to get their side of the story. The warrants for the arrest of both are on hold per a federal judge, anyone trying to execute it will be tagged and anyone trying to go after them will be arrested per order of the US Marshals Service. The sheriff is going to get himself tossed out if he interferes but we all know that he'll try whatever he can to get paid off by those who want the two. You won't go anywhere without one of us with you, that includes school and the market. I know you'll need to get some supplies but that's unavoidable." Finally taking a second to breathe, Carly interrupted him and explained, "We've already established a set of identities for them: Eleanor Rigby and Charles, "Charity" Ewing are no more. They are Cora and Devon Smith. They've accepted that their old lives are over, they've adopted the new ones as their own. Further, they aren't niece and aunt- they are to be addressed as mother and daughter from now on." Jeffry didn't seem phased by that, with him countering, "That's for the best. They need to know that if the truth got out then it's likely that there will be trouble. The feds are coming in three days, they'll come in via helicopter since it's inconspicuous. The Army is assisting due to your connections- you have a few on the base that are fighting over helping you, especially after you let them use your land for training." Carly shook her head and muttered a quick, "Brooklyn and Newark," to which Jeffry countered, "They're both in debt to you for saving them from getting arrested by those corrupt MPs in Seoul and saving the whole crew from certain death north of Kandahar. They know all about your transition, they tried to see you but the townsfolk told them that you didn't exist anymore- that you had changed gender and are a woman. They said it made sense to them but were too respectful to you to ever say anything about your actions. They are trying to help you out without helping you out." She sighed and left it alone, Jeffry asked if Devon was diagnosed already and was told, "It's all official. It's what got them sent on the run. You can read the police reports, it's all in black and white." He nodded, adding, "It's why the FBI wants to talk to them. The town is in deep shit and going down the drain fast. She's innocent so why go after her? That's where the other agencies come in- she knows too much. She's valuable, she had to have seen something going on that scared them. She's the key." Devon finally stopped being scared and blurted out, "Dad wouldn't sell them his buildings to use to hide drugs and stolen goods. The men who wanted to buy the buildings tried to give him next to no money for the buildings. Dad had better offers from the town and was going to sell to them but they backed out. Dad got accused of having sex with me and mom was accused of molesting me in the mall after that, leading to mom and dad getting arrested and murdered. Aunt Eleanor got me away before I could be put into social services' care, they accused her of causing mom and dad's deaths." Jeffry calmed her and calmly explained, "The Texas Rangers investigated their deaths and found who really killed them- a man hired by the men trying to buy the properties. You own the places, thus with you in their control you'd have to sell to them. Your going on the run caused things to crumble, you ended up being a huge help to the feds without realizing it. You are only wanted by the local police despite the case being cleared by a judge but things are changing fast now that you are located. Nobody can go after you, and if the sheriff tries to go after you I'll have him in jail for civil rights violations. The federal judge killed the arrest warrant so any new one to pop up will have to come from the judge directly- and that won't happen since there's no way for it to happen because there's no evidence of any crimes. You are safe here, but just to be safer some change of hairstyle and hair dye is in order. Luckily, Becky wants to help you there- she's good at it." Jeffry got up to leave, first hugging Carly then hugging and kissing Devon. She looked up at Carly for help, Carly nodded at him accepting her then waited until the deputies were out of earshot and told her, "He knows about Brice's dressing and didn't bring up your change because it's too painful to you. He's fine with you being yourself, he'd rather have you safe and happy than afraid of him. He also told us it's going to be alright, but we do have to take things slow and ease into our cover stories. I think it's best to act like a family- my ex-girlfriend and daughter coming to live with me. The town knows that I used to be a man, having an ex doesn't matter to them but try to keep to your cover story. Any slip-up will be a lot of headaches for all of us especially if the sheriff gets his claws on you. He'll try to make you out to be an example of his ability to be a strong law enforcement person but in reality he'll do it for money he will get from the folks trying to get you two. It doesn't matter if you'll be killed, he just wants money." Two hours later Becky came by with some supplies to makeover the ladies. She led Devon upstairs and had her strip so she could work on her hair and eyebrows, unintentionally seeing her secret causing her to gasp in shock and run to Carly. She was in tears, begging Carly not to tell her dad that she was with a boy alone and trying hard to get out of whatever trouble she might have caused. Carly sighed, sat her down, and told her, "She's like me. You didn't know what to expect, you grabbed her too fast for us to tell you. She's doing this change of hairstyle for a reason: she needs it. It's a life or death situation, she needs to look like another girl and if possible- like my daughter." She nodded and went back upstairs, sitting Devon down and dying Devon's hair the same dark chestnut brown as Carly's hair. She then cut off the dead ends and gave her hair some bangs, smiling as Devon had trouble keeping herself from crying at seeing her hair in the mirror. She hit her mark, the way she had Devon's hair colored and styled it was tough not to see her as Carly's daughter. She did the same with Cora's hair, with Cora blushing as Becky tried to ask about her and her aunt. She was being mischievous, but Cora could see that she wanted Carly to find love even if Cora had just met Carly. Cora wistfully told the probing teen, "She's amazing- smart, beautiful, loving, and knows how to make you feel better. She's like all of the traits I hoped to find in the boys and girls I dated. And she's the best I've ever had in bed. I don't know how she does it, but she made me feel like a new woman." She blushed at saying that, with Becky countering, "She's in love. I don't know what's going on with her but Aunt Carly is in love. You're in love too- don't try to deny it. Everything you just told me points to it. I don't want to think about her and you having sex but it's not normal sex talk- it's like mom and my other aunts, just without the graphic descriptions. Yuck!" A few minutes later she was done, with Becky wisely telling her, "I don't want to do your pubic hair. As much as it'd help you, that's a bit too far for me. I don't like looking at girls naked, no offense." She nodded, adding, "I prefer clean-shaven" Becky asked why, with Cora blushing and telling her, "It's easier to do since it takes a while to grow back yet only a few seconds to trim. You'll learn what you like, my sister hated shaving so only trimmed around her panties. You are at the age when you learn what is your own preferences, especially if you want to wear a bikini." She hugged Cora for telling her that, crying into her chest as she explained, "Mom doesn't shave since it was pointless since we don't get out much if at all anymore. My aunts are the same, and my cousins are too young for shaving and were told only sluts and prostitute shave. Mom doesn't have these kinds of talks with me, Aunt Carly is afraid to do them." Cora hugged her back and softly added, "I'm used to it. I had to do this with Devon for a while. She's in a tough space due to her parents' issues so went to me for a lot of help with girl things. It's nice to be an ear for someone, especially someone who is in need of someone to talk to who's been there. Your mom cares about you but sometimes an aunt is best. I'd be happy to be that for you, even if Carly and I don't work out as a couple. She's doing that for Devon so it's only fair I do it for you." Becky thanked her again, calling her "Aunt Cora" which touched Cora's heart. She loved being an aunt and hoped to one day be a mother. Carly was changing her life for the better, even if the two don't work out as a couple she was glad that Carly was helping her become a better woman. Becky went downstairs and was feeling a lot better. Violet was there and saw her daughter looking like she was her old self, with Cora having to whisper to her, "She's in need of an aunt. We had a talk about pubic hair and shaving. She's embarrassed to ask about it but wants to shave it all off." Violet blushed and let it go, it was something she wouldn't think about talking about with Becky even if it was one of those things a mother should have talked about before. Violet shot back a happy, "Thanks for doing that for her. She looks relieved and happier, I think you gave her an outlet that Carly can't be especially with her being so early into her transition. I don't mind you being her aunt, especially as you are in need of someone to be an ear and help you with you prepare for doing the same with Devon." Violet didn't come alone as Cora saw Brice blushing at seeing a pretty girl wearing his clothes while Eva was trying hard to get Devon's attention. Brice was looking at Devon's chest and butt causing the two mothers to see that the boy was into puberty and might have given Devon a crash course in dealing with boys her own age. He wasn't pushing things, but it was clear that he liked her a lot. When Eva got her fill of Devon and sought out Carly to sleep in her lap, Brice asked what the big deal was with her as she was acting a little too girly for a girl. Devon looked down in shame and confessed, "I'm like Carly, I'm a boy. I don't know why I'm acting that way with your sister, but I like being a girl." He hugged her and kissed her cheek. She didn't react, letting him kiss her again. He finally told her, "I'm a cross-dresser so I can't be upset at you acting that way. I don't really like it, I do it to vent. Mom and dad let me do it because I don't like doing what the boys do to vent- boxing, football, and wrestling." She smiled and asked to see him as a girl. He went up to her room and got dressed, coming down a few minutes later as a girl and looking beautiful. She was at a loss for words, he told her firmly, "I know, I'm like my mom. I'd rather be like my dad but I'm too young. Mom said I'm like my grandpa, he wasn't big but he was strong and tough and could beat anyone senseless who tried to hurt him." She hugged him again to calm him, with Brice telling her, "You are too pretty to have been a boy. You're a girl, anyone can see that. Mom and dad love Aunt Carly as a sister, there's no reason they won't be the same with you. Maybe knowing that a girl close to her age is a girl inside will help Becky as well." The two went downstairs and saw Carly asking if Brittany was staying over again. Brice shook his head no, but changed his mind when he saw the look Devon was giving him- she wanted a girl's night with hm. Eva looked over at Brice and asked if he was going to play dress-up again, with the energetic little girl rushing upstairs to get her favorite dresses out. Devon followed behind,, "Brittany" was left to tell them, "I'm only doing it for her. You know I'm not a girl. I got guilted into this by her. I don't want to make her feel unwelcome or weird for being a girl." Cora hugged him to calm him, with Violet happily telling him, "It's for the best, your sister would have wanted you to dress tonight since you know how she is when she knows you are Brittany. She's still not out of her toddler phase, she thinks of you as a doll even if you aren't one. Don't think too much of it." Upstairs, Eva asked Devon if she had a pee-pee like her aunt. Devon looked down in shame which she took to mean that it was true. Devon explained to her, "I'm a girl like you but I don't have an 'innie' yet. I'm a girl and I love being a girl." Eva hugged her and told her, "Aunt Carly has a big pee-pee, I saw it before. Mommy said that she's all girl even if she has a pee-pee. I like her, she's mommy's best friend and daddy loves her like as sister. I want your mommy to be mommy's sister so you can be my cousin for real. Grandpa and Grandma like Carly but won't make her their daughter because they knew her mommy and daddy before they died." Devon hugged her, crying into her shoulder over the little girl being so open with her. Eva was just like her mother, she knew how to make you feel better. The fact that she was getting to play with Devon was beside the point- she wanted to make Devon happy and found the right thing to say." Becky grew bored and went searching for her sister, smiling as the little girl talked with Devon and had a big smile on her face at getting to do something fun with a willing person. When she went downstairs again, she listened to the adults and felt bad that Devon and Cora had suffered so much while she was in a funk because of what her former, "Friends" were saying about Carly. She felt for them, for the first time she was starting to see how she had it easy so far in life and others had it tougher than she did. She sat down and hugged Carly for no reason, with Violet telling the teen, "Those bimbos really are just a load of hot air and a walking vagina at this point. I know for a fact that two are pregnant and one is sleeping with her teacher- their mothers confronted them after finding their pregnancy tests in the trash and forced them to go to the doctor to confirm it. The other was caught in class having sex with your biology teacher- it's why he hasn't taught anyone in two weeks. I also know that they all planned on making you get into legal trouble by forcing you to steal midterm tests from your teachers. The bimbos got caught planning it, and when school reopens in a week they'll find out the truth: they were ratted-out by their co-conspirators. You dodged a bullet, the more time you spent with your real friends the more they tried to get at you and make you into their patsy causing their own downfall." Becky nodded, understanding what she meant and adding a solemn, "They also slept with our history and math teacher. I know they wanted me to sleep with them as well. I don't like older guys, though." Violet smiled and added, "He likes you too. All you have to do is stop acting like a brat and start seeing he is a nice guy whose family is more than just money. He's like your father. As much as you hate to see it, your father was geeky in school and grew into himself. Your brother is that way too, he'll have a few girls looking to date him soon once they see how much he's growing in all the right places." Becky gagged while Brice blushed deeply. Becky countered, "Three girls are fighting over him. They're really trying to get at him to get at Aunt Carly. They think if they bed him they'll get close to Carly to make her try to do something with them so they can claim molestation. His lab partner Ivy is pretty cute, he just doesn't see how much she tries to flirt with him but he can't see the signs!" Poor Brice had to run off in embarrassment while Becky grinned. Violet shook her head but it was just a bit of playful fun. She happily told Brice, "Ivy's mother said she had a crush on you. Give her a chance, I think she really does like you a lot and needs your help with class." Becky asked if Violet had called her grandparents yet about visiting Carly. Violet smirked and told her, "I called them yesterday after Carly called about her visitors. They're coming tomorrow, they'd have come today but the snow caused a delay. Mom and dad got hit hard and dad's truck was needed. And of course, your uncles weren't able to drive them because they had to help your aunt's family out again! Lord knows, those witches can't be bothered to use their own money to hire plows for themselves." Turning to Cora, she casually told her, "Mom and dad will be happy to help you out. Dad's family own 1/3rd of the businesses in the neighboring county, it's a big reason Jeffry is left alone by the idiots who think that they run this county. He's happy to know that Carly found someone so fast, and happier to be of assistance to Cora if she wants." Becky smiled and asked, "Can he adopt her so Carly can really be our aunt?" Violet smirked which told her all that she needed to know: it was in the works but in another way. Violet countered, "That's an even better idea than they had. Carly might not have let them do it because of her own family's feelings." Carly added, "Mom and dad loved you but wouldn't have liked my being your sister. If your parents are in need of a daughter then Cora is fine as their daughter. I'm happy that they want to do that, especially as it'll help Cora to have that kind of firepower behind her. I fear for anyone crossing Martin Cole!" Cora was dumbstruck but Violet grabbed her phone and called her parents to get them to help. Violet happily told them, "Change of plans. She has two people staying who need your help, one of whom I'm demanding be your new daughter. The girls already like them and she's being a great aunt to Becky. As much as Carly might be a great aunt, Cora is better at it than her because of their shared anatomy. No offense to you, Carly, but there's a few things I don't think you'll ever be able to talk about with her." Carly nodded and left it alone, it was sadly the truth and she couldn't fight that. She added, "You two are too close as mother and daughter to talk about sex and bodily issues unless they are really bad and I'm not prepared to talk with her about stuff that I don't know. Cora is both prepared and is far enough away to guide her without directing her. I'm her aunt by blood, but I'm not the one to help her with boys and periods and pregnancies. Sorry, forget that last part." She blushed deeply as Becky shot back an angry, "I'm not having sex with boys until I'm ready! And I'm not getting pregnant until I'm out of college! If I have to, I'm getting birth control pills! I think I'm more than ready to take them. I was going to ask Dr. Isaac about them next checkup." Violet smiled as they caught her. Becky saw the looks and mumbled a terse, "OK so I thought about it. I heard how they can regulate your period so I wanted them. It had nothing to do with sex, just periods." Violet shot back a happy, "I know, honey. I'll take you to the doctor to get them prescribed, I didn't like the look of the flow from your last one. You are too embarrassed to ask about it so it's good that we did this to you. I'm sorry for embarrassing you, this is why Cora can be your aunt that you need since your other aunts pretend that you don't exist until they need your dad for something." Cora hugged her and kissed her cheek, with Violet seeing how much they had bonded. She heard a few complaints from the phone and grumbled, "Sorry dad, I forgot to hang up. But you know now why I'm asking you to do that for Cora- it's also for Becky and Eva's sake. Carly is already helping Brice, and It isn't what you think- your grandson is becoming a man and showing he's his father's son. He even is the spitting image of you, the burly brute who made the guys in school run for cover when he got angry!" Martin laughed and shot back a happy, "Your sisters-in-law are spoiled brats who look down on you so she doesn't have any real role models for aunts. Your husband, bless his heart, only has Carly so it's for the best that she has someone who has shown that she's the right person to help our granddaughter." The ladies ate lunch with "Brittany" being forced to eat by Eva before Brice returned. She had her fun so it was just a matter of changing back to normal clothes. Eva sat in Cora's lap after the meal, with her brother and sister trying hard to not say something but it was clear that Cora got approved of by her. When it was time to leave, Eva refused to let go of Cora causing Cora to tell her that she'd be happy to come over the next day to play with her leading to the girl to smile brightly and lead Violet out. They were followed by Brice walking out slowly, trying hard to not appear to be happy to leave. Becky was the last to go, but not until she hugged Carly and Cora tightly with both kissing her cheek. Devon asked if she was really going to be their cousin, Cora smiled at the thought while Carly carefully told her, "There's some issues to work out. Your mom needs to adopt you legally, but your new grandpa has enough sway to get his county to help your mom and keep her safe. This county is compromised, it would end up a huge issue if your past came out to everyone before everything got settled. I'd be happy to have you as my daughter if your mom feels the same about me in a few days. I know you have your heart set on us getting together, I think your new aunt saw the same and didn't hesitate to make it right." Cora tried hard to not cry, then tearfully told her, "I'll be happy to be your wife. Devon needs parents, I want to be your wife and I want you to be her mother too. Please, be my wife. I love you, Carly." Carly went upstairs to her bedroom and took out a ring, gave it to Cora, and announced, "My mom left this to me for my wife. I'm too big for it, but it's perfect for you. My dad's ring fits me, though. I wore it after he died, it saved me from a bunch of predatory ladies in my unit. Those ladies wouldn't take a 'no' for an answer and thought that sleeping with me would help give them leverage to get a promotion." The ring was a little too big for her, but she smiled and told Carly, "I'll grow into it, especially if I have your baby. I'd love to be a mother naturally, if you don't mind it?" Carly smiled and kissed her deeply, it was a sign to her that the two were meant to be together. Devon cleared her throat and proudly told them, "I know you lied to me before. It's too late. But I want you to be happy together, even if it means mom gets to be a mother 'naturally'. I don't take offense, she and you should have a baby the normal way. You deserve to have a piece of each other living on." She hugged both, with Carly in tears at her trying to be mature for them. Carly countered, "You aren't any less her daughter than I'm your mother. You are her daughter in all ways but genetically, and even so you are linked as her niece. I love your mom and am happy to be your new mother." The three watched TV before starting dinner, with Cora insisting on cooking even if Carly said she was her fiance so didn't have to feel obliged to work to earn her keep. Cora smiled and explained to Carly, "I used to cook for my sister and brother-in-law after I got home from school. This is normal to me, I can cook and clean fast. I'm out of touch and want to cook for you. I don't mind it, I love cooking." She moved around the kitchen fast, cooking and setting the food down with ease and made it look easy. It was a great meal that took little time and showed that Cora was a whiz in the kitchen but also had a lot of pent-up feelings that Carly told her that she should vent. Cora finally broke down, crying into her should and told Carly, "I miss them immensely. I want things to be normal but I know our old lives are over. I can't go back from the accusations, I can't be a teacher nor can I adopt. I don't trust anyone, I'll lose Devon as soon as someone figures out who we are. It doesn't matter if the feds want to help us, I'm a marked person- social services will remove Devon and she'll be gone. She won't survive. She'll die in their care- killed by someone connected to the people who killed her parents or by killing herself." Cora vented her frustrations causing Carly to kiss her deeply and then proclaim, "I won't let that happen. I know your new father well and I doubt anyone will dare try to take Devon away. You are her next-of-kin and as her only living relative you are the one who gets her by default. Jeffry and the feds won't let the accusations stand, the feds are interested in you because of them. They all but said that what they're after is the people making the claims. You were setup, you were targeted. Your rights were violated, the accusations won't stand. None of what happened will stand. You're free and you're safe and you'll be her mother in every way. You already are, and I'll be damned if I let anyone take her away from you!" She led Cora up to her bedroom and hugged her tightly, with Cora sighing deeply as she felt her urges rise. Carly started to remove Cora's clothes and kissed her body, making Cora gasp and shudder as she felt her body respond to the sensual kisses. When Carly removed her own clothes she joined Cora in bed and started to make love to her, giving the timid woman a night of passion that she needed while making her feel sensuality that she had never felt before. Cora screamed with passion as she orgasmed multiple times, with Carly finally tiring. In the morning, both showered together while meeting the smiling face of Devon. She happily told the couple, "Less screaming when you are having sex with each other. I don't want too hear 'I'm cumming!' every night. I love you, mom, but you are a big screamer when it comes to sex. I heard you before back home with a couple of your boyfriends but this was even worse!" Both stopped cold and turned a deep shade of red. Devon then added, "Sex is fun, but please remember I'm still here and I don't want to know what mom likes or that you have a big penis. I know you aren't a fan of it, but mom certainly sounded like she is. Please, be quiet tonight. I want a brother or sister, but I still want to sleep. I know it's embarrassing, but I have to say something so that you know to be quiet." She hugged both so they knew that she wasn't upset, but the look in her eyes showed that she was tired and must have lost a lot of sleep due to their bedroom antics. Cora led her downstairs and sat her down, it was time for a sex talk with her and both needed to be on the same page. She spent an hour telling her about sex and pleasures that she was afraid of, with Devon understanding that it was alright to enjoy it. Carly tried to be quiet but blushed as she heard them talk about size and placement. Cora liking to have anal sex as a shocker to her, but Devon's look of surprise and happiness shelved that. Cora realized her little disclosure and smiled at Carly, with Carly nodding to her that she was alright with doing it. Devon asked if she could do it, causing both to shout, "No!" She didn't like that answer, but Cora told her, "It's not a thing that you should do with a boy. I know you want to be 'normal' but it's not something that you should be doing with a boy until you are ready. I'd prefer that you don't do it it at all, you are a bit too young to have sex and when you are ready you'll have your surgery so sex there is pointless." She hugged Cora at being told that. Carly added, "You'll get it when you're 18. I doubt your grandfather is going to let you do without it, especially as it's so important to being a woman in our eyes. A lot of us choose to not have it done, but it's for the best that you have it done when you are 18 so you'll be able to go to college and not worry about upsetting the other ladies or get segregated from them." The trio ate breakfast and awaited visitors. The first to come by was Jeffry and his buddies, with Carly telling them, "Are you here for support or are you here to keep us from leaving?" She was direct, he had to have had a good reason for coming by so early and she wanted to know why. He broke and admitted, "We're here to keep you here because the feds are coming by in a few minutes. I could see their chopper coming in the distance as we entered, they're coming in via the backdoor. It'll be an hour at most. Dad is coming in a few minutes- that's really why I'm here. He won't let them boss Cora around nor will he let them mistreat Devon. She's his granddaughter now, he won't stand for any funny business especially from a bunch of self-righteous feds." She shook her head at hearing that. His father-in-law was a tough man to please but he was a vicious attack dog when it came to his family- especially ones who couldn't defend themselves especially after they had showed they aren't ones who back down from danger unless there was no choice. It's why he was so happy to make Cora family, she was a survivor who showed her toughness to him already. The doorbell rang causing Carly to rise and let inside Martin Cole, Violet's father and the man who had a stranglehold over the adjacent county and whose reputation had spread over into their county. He did a double-take as he saw Cora and Devon, asking, "Where's my new daughter and granddaughter?" They were unsure what to do, but Carly added, "This young lady and this beautiful woman are them." He walked over to the scared Devon and hugged her, then kissed Cora's cheek. Noticing the ring, he let out a laugh and calmly asked, "She must have been a great lay to make the loneliest lady in Vermont settle down in three days." Both blushed deeply while Cora had to put a hand over Devon's mouth to keep the impending snarky comment from being released from her mouth. He caught the action which proved his point, but it was just a show for Devon who was directed to sit so he could talk with her. He asked her bluntly, "Are you being pressured to be a girl by your aunt?" She grew red and angry, shooting back a terse, "She's my mother. My mom and dad are dead because people lied about being forced to be a girl. I'm not being forced: I AM A GIRL! I have always been one and I am going to be one. I am a girl- I was never a boy!" He had what he wanted, she was serious and it wasn't forced on her in any way. She was acting just as Carly had acted when he confronted her about being transgender when he first met her when he visited the Bartletts after she arrived. He was happy to know that there was nothing that anyone could say or do to stop Devon from being a girl- there was no legal reason to do so. He proudly told Devon, "Your mom was asked the same kind of question. I'm making sure it's sincere. I am of the belief that you are not only telling the truth but you'd fight anyone who called you a liar." He turned to Cora and asked if she wanted to be part of his family as he had need of another daughter, especially as she had shown that she was the perfect aunt for his grandchildren. Cora shed a tear, saying a happy, "Yes. I know it's sudden, but I'd love to be part of your family. Your daughter told us how much you have done for Carly behind the scenes that she'll never know about and I want her to be their aunt as much as I want to be their aunt. My parents tossed us out when we were 18 so my sister and I had no other family so I don't mind giving up my family to be part of yours." She had held back that bit of information from Devon, who gasped at hearing the news. She softly told Cora, "So that's why I never met mom's parents! Dad's family hated mom so we didn't have any contact with them until they died, I always wondered why mom didn't talk with her parents but now I know." Martin smiled and happily told Cora, "My daughter doesn't do things half-assed. If she saw something in you that she liked she wouldn't hesitate to say something. She wants you to be family, Becky needed you and Eva, the little brat, could use a new target for her love. Brice is Brice, he'll be around but he's a man's man and growing into his own person and just needs more time to adjust to his new manhood." Carly happily told him, "He looks like you already. He might even be taller than you soon." Martin gave a big smile and happily added, "I'm glad that one of the kids took after me. A much as I love my sons, it pained them to know that they were like their mother in size and looks. Their biggest assets were their wallets and their penises. Their wives are only with them for money and sex, nothing else." Devon was stopped from saying something by her realizing that it was a test and she barely passed it. He happily added, "Violet is a great woman, thankfully she chose to marry for love and married the one man I'm happy goes against me at every crossroads. He's his own man, doesn't want my money, and is able to hold his own in a fight. And yes, we did fight- he knocked me out the night he asked if he could marry Violet. Nobody in the entire northeast can claim that- dozens have tried and failed to do so!" Getting down to business, he asked if it was official regarding Devon's transition. Cora nodded, adding a terse, "It's all on record in court but the judge ignored the documents presented from her pediatrician and was given statements from a doctor who never treated her that she was being abused. Both of her doctors said that she was in transition and there was no such sexual assault or child abuse." Before Martin could ask, Jeffry added, "We are obtaining her records via the feds. The FBI have copies that will be used to treat her locally and you'll use to change their names. They know that it'll become a big issue but are ready to help us out. The sheriff is on borrowed time, he's going too far with Carly and is facing them in court over his attempts to arrest her on trumped-up charges. The dumbass thinks that he has support but only has his lackeys helping him- the bulk of us aren't playing his game any longer." Martin asked when they would be able to have their names changed. Jeffry grinned and shot back, "In a few days. The feds want to talk with them about everything, then they'll get the all clear to change their names to match who they really are. They'll suggest that it be done in your county since it'll be easier as you won't get second-guessed and nobody will dare to look at the paperwork or dig into their pasts. It's a rare time when your influence is needed, you know how much I hate exploiting it." Martin laughed, it was genius and being the person who could destroy any business in the county if they tried to go after Cora and Devon it was also a warning to back off from them. He turned to Cora and asked if she was going to still teach. Cora solemnly told him that she wouldn't be able to do so due to all of the accusations that would carry over, even if proven false just having them killed her career. Jeffry grinned and shot back, "That isn't going to happen. What happened to you is known and has been proven false and the ones who made the accusations were exposed when the FBI investigated. You have a lot of support behind you and a large number of parents who know the 'victims' confronted the accusers over lying about your actions. It was shown that none of the incidents ever took place- you never even met the kids who accused you let alone were alone with them!" Cora looked down in shame and asked if her name change would affect her. Martin happily told her, "It isn't any different than when someone gets married. All you need to do is update your degrees and get a certification from the state. I'll handle all of that, especially if they try to hinder things due to the false claims against you. I'll be damned if I let my daughter get screwed by a state again!" Cora hugged him, with Jeffry then getting a text from someone as they hugged. When the two broke, he led Carly out back to meet the group of people coming from the distance. Carly immediately called out, "Able" which was followed by, "Baker" leading her to shoot back, "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot." She was met with a hearty, "Darn red legs" to which set happily shot back, "Darn chopper jockeys." She ran up to the two men leading a group behind them through the woods, with the two looking her over and letting out a long wolf whistle. She blushed, with the two happily eyeing her before hugging again. She happily introduced the two to Cora, with Cora getting a big laugh with one saying, "You sly devil!" while the other added, "It figures. Our little man ends up with a hot woman and daughter. I swear if the bastards who tried to get rid of you for being gay saw you now their heads would explode in shock!" Brooklyn was a tall, slim man while Newark was a shorter, stout man. The two were the best of friends and knew Carly since her earliest days in the Army. The two had managed to rise up the ranks and were lucky to have avoided being forced out due to being supported by higher-ups but their days were up in a short period of time so they figured they'd go out doing something to help a friend first. The feds were introduced, with agents from the FBI, ATF, DEA, HSI, and ICE wanting to speak to the duo. The one surprise were the US Marshals. Jeffry explained, "You are being treated as witnesses so I had them come to act as liaisons with the county courts. They are also your protection, the sheriff isn't above dirty tricks to get at you just to ensure that you get out of town so he doesn't look bad. It's how he'll be brought down, none of us in the department believe he'll be above getting paid-off to get rid of Devon and won't hesitate to use thugs to kidnap her to get her away from Carly. He knows Carly can be a thorn in his side since she can defend herself and has the weapons to do so- legally owned, too." The ATF agents asked about that. Carly casually told them, "I was given my former M16 rifle due to it being aged out of use, my former M11 sidearm, the M249 that 'earned' me my DSC, and I have an old M1911 that I was given by my father that he used in the Army himself after I qualified on pistols. I also have a .22 that I've used for hunting and a shotgun for my personal protection in the house. I registered each with the town and state. Before you ask, there's no ammo for the M249 and I never assemble it except to clean it to keep it from rusting- I was given it by demand by the troops under me, I saved their lives and they felt that I deserved to keep it. The others I shoot regularly at a private range." The agents asked to see her documentation, then inspected the guns leading Brooklyn and Newark to tell them, "That big gal saved our asses twice. We had to put down hard helping to evacuate her battery with the Carly here having to help us out by covering our retreat. Seconds later a bunch of Taliban and Al Qaeda wannabes attacked their position. The big M249 was a gift from the battalion- our battalion, not the artillery battalion. She used it to keep them pinned down while rescue came. If not for her, our crew would all be beheaded and plastered all over TV." The M249 was in a military case and had no ammunition, the same was true for the M16 and M11 as well as the M1911. The shotgun was stored adjacent to the bed but in a special holster. The right paperwork were with each making it all legal even if rare for a normal civilian to own those kind of guns without being a collector or seller. Cora was afraid without Carly. Carly entered and let them start. She told them that she'd stop anytime they got out of line- especially regarding Devon's transition or baseless accusations of abuse. The FBI agents took the lead and asked for background. Devon explained, "Mom and dad owned many buildings in our city. Dad was an accountant who owned a real estate company that bought abandoned properties to be rebuilt at a low cost then sold. Mom was his lawyer and worked on the deals to sell the buildings. They got offers from people that they didn't like, mom had them looked into and saw that they weren't who they claimed to be. Mom refused to let dad sell the buildings to them especially as the men were trying to get dad to sell to to them at a low price that she knew wasn't going to be feasible for them. She didn't want bad people to come to them to hide their things from you guys." That caught the ATF and HSI investigators' interest. She added, "Dad was threatened several times at the office and had men come to the house. He called the police and they told him to give them whatever it was that they wanted. Dad said they were paid-off by the men, the cops weren't going to help us. They came back and dad still refused to sell, so they went after me. They said they'd hurt me and blame dad." Tears started to fall, she added, "They told him how they knew that I wasn't a girl- I was a boy in a dress. If dad didn't sell them the building at no expense they'd claim that I was being molested. They said that I was going to be taken away and castrated. Dad refused to budge, he told Aunt Eleanor to get me out of town when the time came. Mom and dad were arrested the next day by the same police who told dad to sell to the men. They died that night, Aunt Eleanor was blamed for it even though she was with me the whole night at her house. The police went after her, we ran off before anyone noticed." Eleanor added, "They went after me at school when my sister and brother- in-law wouldn't sell. They had a rival teacher make claims about students being molested by me. That was enough to get rid of me but I was still a danger so they tried to pin the murders on me. I took Charity with me, I couldn't leave her to the mercy of those animals. She inherited everything, they'd force her to sell to them easily. She was in danger and we couldn't rely on anyone to help us- we didn't know where to go or who to trust!" The ATF and HSI investigators asked if she recognized the people in pictures that they had. Both knew the men, with Devon saying, "They were the ones who went to dad. They tried to buy the building. They were usually with the police officers after dad called the police on them for coming to the house. Those men with them are the officers, I know them because my friend is one's daughter." They showed more pictures then asked if she knew what those buildings were used for before they had been bought by her father. She mumbled a timid, "Dad said they were warehouses. The buildings were a big empty space but the former owners left everything inside. He owned it all and was going to clean it out when he got the chance. He said he needed to talk with some people about it first." That was music to the ATF's and HSI's ears with the lead FBI agent explaining, "You confirmed that the men were trying to get their old stock from the buildings. The men didn't actually own any of them, the group were using them to stash their stock until they could move them safely and unnoticed. Your dad buying the buildings caused them issues which they had to rectify- going after you was a last ditch plan to save their lives and it failed. Your father being killed brought all of us in. We moved in after the two of you fled, we had everything in hand and with the actions against you we had their support network. You two are owed money from the government for nabbing them, alongside inheriting the business." Martin countered, "I'll have my people look into their affairs. As for the scumbags- nail them hard. You have everything that they knew and you have them in the buildings trying to move the goods. What you needed now is to get after the city for what they did to them. Those cops, the teachers, hell even that judge who denied them bail! The rest of you are done with her, she doesn't know anything." Cora added a quick, "The accounting information for all of the properties is online and I have access to it if you need it. My brother- in-law digitized everything and kept backups where nobody could get them. I helped put them online and it'll show exactly what he had and didn't have. He didn't open the crates in the buildings, all he did was make note of them so you can show what was removed from the building." She had them thanking her as it was a solid piece of evidence as they knew already that the men had a few palettes of goods removed from the warehouse. It was the last bit of evidence that they needed, it was easy to connect the dots, especially with paperwork. She had solved their case and ensured that a lot of people were about to go to prison for smuggling, illegal drugs, guns, and other nasty things. The FBI agents asked about the situation back home before fleeing as they wanted to get at as many of the offenders as possible as they were directly or indirectly connected to what happened. Cora sighed as she told them, "The ones to instigate it are the officers. Their wives spread the rumors and lied to any of the parents who defended me. The principal was against me due to fearing them, she dated them and it wasn't pretty- they beat her until she was in the hospital because she found her true love! My sister and brother-in-law had rivals but they weren't stupid enough to do anything, but might have let slip to the men about Charity, sorry 'Charles' being transgender. I hate calling her that but you probably won't yet accept her new name. She's a girl no matter what anyone says!" She sighed then told them, "The hospital is the biggest issue. They were told by the receptionists and data-entry personnel. I know damn well they told the men- they would do anything for money and give anyone information about patients for the right price. The doctors knew Charlie was allowed to become Devon. That's her new name since dad here is changing it for us since Charity doesn't fit her anymore. I know that they told them because they threatened the doctors who were afraid about having the office searched and their licenses threatened for refusing to give them what they wanted." That was all they needed, with the agents telling her, "You two are in good hands. We have enough now to get all of the major players then get at the ones who actually went against you. A lot of people are in for a surprise tomorrow- we are moving in to strike. Your reputation there is ruined, but you are better off in this county with people who'll protect you and get you situated." They all left, with Brooklyn and Newark leading the way. Their helicopter was observed by Carly who had to laugh as it was a big exercise for the base's infantry units as it had a big encampment around it with the troops working hard to ensure the helicopter was safe. It was a big training assignment, one in a rare case of being more than it seemed with none of the troops saying anything about the situation. Three hours later, Brooklyn and Newark returned to see Carly. The two drove in, with them both in a big laugh as the troops were talking up a storm about the odd mission but one that was useful to them. It was hard to hide the truth, but the two loved having one over on them especially as it helped Carly. The two hugged and kissed Cora and told her warmly how much she reminded them of a little girl who Carly dated in Korea but who called it off when she couldn't endure the life of being a wife. Carly had to explain what they meant, but it was clear that it was them ribbing her. She loved the two, they were a couple of brothers to her and were the family she needed to keep her going forward for years. Carly finally addressed the elephant in the room, telling the two, "I was always transgender. Even when I was in uniform I was female inside. I did all of those tough missions because I had a death wish, work was what kept me going and what would end the pain. When I was with you two it was easier, you two made it fun and dulled the pain but it got to be too much. When I got out, I transitioned immediately." The two realized that was why she never became an officer- too much pressure on her to be perfect and put up with policy and procedures. It would have caused her mental strength to evaporate causing her to become suicidal- even more so than she already was. She hated officers, especially the ones in it for themselves and who refused to listen to the experience of enlisted personnel. The saw Devon and smiled as Carly has found her offspring without having her, she had someone who had followed her path and who would help Carly be who she was while allowing Carly to mother her. It was also tough to not see Carly in Devon, especially the determination in her eyes as she spoke to the feds earlier in the day. Carly being close and having to sooth Devon only showed that the two were the perfect mother/daughter combination- they understood one another. The two ate dinner with her, with Carly finally asking about their wives. Both looked down in shame, it took all of their strength but Brooklyn explained, "Mine died from cancer. His divorced and ran off with a young sergeant. My kids are with my parents until I retire, his went with his sister. His ex-wife was in a world of trouble thanks to your new father-in-law, she owed a lot of money to people that she tried to push on Newark and ended up in debt for it. Your in-laws are tough sons of bitches, even if their wives are a bit snobbish. You came up quite a bit, we knew about you through them. Your sister-in-law is the braggart you believed her to be but she loves you deeply." She blushed at having said that about Violet, but she was a great person to Carly who talked with her a few times when she needed an ear during the toughest times of her deployments. Thinking back, it was Violet who caused her to keep going forward until retirement so she had something to fall back on and could do whatever she wanted to do since she was secure in her work. Getting Carly a job was just her way of helping her overtly, with Carly earning it on her own- but with Violet's nudge. The duo stayed until Devon fell asleep, with the two finally telling Carly, "We didn't trust the feds to not be part of the conspiracy. The boys out back were ready to pounce, they are all Nasty Girl MPs who are in training for the weekend but who have ties to your father-in-law. The old man knows how to spin the wheels right, you have eyes on you but you have dozens in support ready to pounce at an instant." The two left and told Carly that they were retiring soon so would be settling down in the area. She was happy to have them close by, especially as Brooklyn told her, "The old man is giving us a good deal on land he owns. He wants folks near here who want to be here and don't owe anything to anybody. The kids are all happy to move out here, my parents are glad to be rid of them so they can relax. They love the kids, but they take after me- hyperactive, curious, and into everything possible! My son is like his old man, girl-crazy and trying hard to get them to look at him. All at age 11!" Carly laughed and kissed them goodbye. For the first time in a long time, she felt like she was at home and would be alright. It was more than what she felt with Violet and Jeffry- Brooklyn and Newark were her friends and understood her in ways Violet wouldn't, ways only soldiers would understand. The three went to bed feeling great, with Devon waking up for a drink of water and then kissing both goodnight and telling them to be quiet. It was what they needed to hear, she was doing well and didn't let the memories phase her. She also told them that it was alright to have sex again, with both eagerly enjoy it but being much quieter this time. The couple went at it for two hours, with both enjoying multiple climaxes before showering together. It was pure ecstasy for them, they love each other's bodies enough to give pleasure multiple ways. Cora even had Carly enjoy anal sex with her, with Carly blushing at liking the feel of Cora's anus. In the morning, they went at it again. When they stopped, Devon had breakfast ready and told them that it was fine with her that they do it as much as they wanted especially as they were trying for a baby. It was subtle teasing, but she showed that she really wanted a little sibling to love. They had nothing to do so decided to visit the Bartletts to give them an update on what was happening. It was followed by the Deputy US Marshals following them and taking positions around the house but staying in their cars. Carly shook her head at the waste of their time, it would take days to get out to her house by driving and hours to get the right flights from Texas to Vermont and even then it would be tough to get to her without someone calling her first as their names would be flagged by the feds. The trio were met by an eager Violet, Martin, Jeffry, and another woman. Violet tried to tell her to back down but the women rushed for Cora and hugged her deeply, then hugged and kissed Devon. She was in a happy mood, with the two waiting for an explanation but only seeing Martin shake his head at her. Martin finally explained, "This overly enthusiastic woman is my wife Vera. She stayed here yesterday so I didn't have to tranquilize her for going nuts over hearing your stories. She's a crazed mama bear when it comes to children, especially ones who I am making our daughter and granddaughter." Vera smiled and whacked his arm, then told them, "I know more than he thinks I know. I was actually at the house talking with Becky and Brice. Becky won't admit it, but she loves having an aunt who takes a big interest in her and wants to help her instead of use her. And Brice? Well he's happy that you two are able to get Eva to look to someone else. We know he's not like Carly, but Eva doesn't understand that he was only going through a phase and isn't her sister. He's make a lovely woman, but he's all man. And he's so much like Martin that I can't help but see the man I fell in love with in college in him." Eva looked sad, but Carly explained to her, "He dressed as a girl because he thought that he might be a girl because of how people talked about me and insulted him. You'll understand when you get older, it's just something that he went through and understands girls more than than any boy his age does. You did the same thing when you thought you were a puppy- your mom told me about how you acted and when you were told that you'd have to go to the vet to have special operations you stopped acting like one." All of the adults laughed at that, with Cora being told the story of Eva and how she acted for a week until she heard just what being a dog entailed. Eva gave them a glare, with Cora smiling and telling that it was similar to Devon acting like a cat until she was told she'd need to have a tail put in to be one. It was harmless teasing, and the kids understood that they weren't that different despite being new. Becky went to her room with Cora to talk in private about something, with Violet smiling as Vera gave a subtle nod that it was expected. Cora was immediately told, "My friends set me up on a date with my lab partner! I don't know what to do!" Cora smiled and told her bluntly, "Be yourself. He must like you for you, he has to have seen the real Becky Bartlett in you. They want you to have a chance with him, so you need to be yourself and not the girl your former friends tried to make you into. They probably won't get real boyfriends until they are already pregnant or stuck in dead-end jobs working for their families. You aren't like that, you are your own person and this is your biggest indication that you aren't the same person that you used to be." Downstairs, Devon was looked over by Vera who then asked if she was related to the Ewing family. It was a shock to Devon, who mumbled a soft, "My dad's family. I was born Charles Ewing. Dad's family disowned him after he got his CPA. He didn't go into business like them, he wanted to be on his own." Vera squealed with glee, then told her, "That was my nephew. You, young lady, are my great-niece. I am happy to tell you that you are related to all of your new cousins by blood. I'll be damned if we let you get away from us: this is personal!" Martin smirked and texted someone then had to field phone calls that led him to explain, "She's a girl, I don't care what you feel about Carly- that young lady is blood to you. Yes, blood. Keep it up and I'll cut you off! You won't survive long on your own, you need my good name to retain business. Your family has survived entirely on my name and I'm ready to put a stop to that. You won't hold my grandchildren hostage anymore- You showed your true colors and I won't have it anymore!" When he clicked off, he explained to Devon, "My in-laws aren't happy with us for hastily adopting your mother as our daughter. That was before we found out that you are Vera's great-niece, now we can't let you go from us. You are family, we help our family. They might have been tainted by their parents but I never told my sons to turn their backs on their family and sure as hell won't let them do so." Devon hugged him tightly then hugged Vera, who kissed her forehead and offered a solemn, "From the worst of times come the best of things. You found family, you are connected to us via my nephew. I'm happy to have you as my granddaughter and facilitate your mom's adoption. It makes even more sense, we are bringing you closer to your last remaining family. Nobody can say it's wrong- it's family doing what families should do for one another." Devon asked about her sons and in-laws. Vera gave her a dour expression and confessed, "Marty and Sal are 40 and 43. Sal went into business and Marty went into accounting. They run the family business but Martin has oversight over them. He runs a tight ship, which they hate but won't go against. Marty married Tilly Hilton and Sal married Barbara Hagman. Both ladies come from money, and both looked down on Violet because she married a lowly deputy sheriff. Never mind that she knew Jeffry since they went to preschool and Violet has helped run our offices because the two are too lazy to lift a finger. But they look down on her and have already said they refuse to have anything to do with you, your mom, or your mother. That changes, you are blood to us and won't be mistreated by them. They can and will be divorced if we have to force the issue, we have enough to destroy them on fraud and infidelity." Martin laughed and shot back, "Guess you aren't believing their whole 'just helping the gardener' claims. I don't blame you, those two are toxic and the boys are too enamored with their plastic tits to notice. It's a shame, they ignored two pretty young ladies in town who loved them for themselves because two of the biggest bimbos in college gave them handjobs in the parking lot between classes." Devon blushed at hearing that but Jeffry added, "The kids are alright, they know not to listen to whatever their mothers and grandparents say. They have seen their mothers having sex with strange men and are upset that their mothers would do that to their dads. Divorce will help them, especially if the boneheads see that the girls who have been in love with them for 30 years are still available and want them." Becky came downstairs with a smile while Cora blushed at the looks she was getting. Becky tried to act like it was no big deal, but Violet's hug and kiss on the cheek only led to her telling her, "I have a date in a week! The girls got us together. I don't know why they did it, but they got me a boyfriend." Violet snickered then added, "They know you better than anyone and wanted you to be happy. He's what we knew him to be when he played with you in the woods when you were younger, just because he's a lot taller and muscular doesn't change who he is to you. You are his friend, and he likes you. He sees in you the goodness that others see, he's always been your friend- now, he might be a boyfriend." Eva asked what the big deal was, so Violet teased, "Your big sister found a boy who likes her. You might get a big brother from him. Just wait until you get older and you find your own boyfriend to love too." She giggled and went off to play alone, with Brice wisely letting everyone ignore him as usual so that the ladies could talk and hopefully not embarrass him. There was nothing to be said to him, the girls in his school didn't like him because he was too, "Feminine" for them. In reality, the girls were intimidated by the other boys into staying away from the, "Competition." Cora asked what his deal was as he looked upset at all of the talk of a boyfriend. Violet sighed and told her, "He's getting a rough go with the girls due to boys mistreating him. He's one of the best boys for the girls yet any girl who gets close gets run off by boys threatening them. The boys know not to go against him overtly as he'd wipe the floor with them, but that hasn't stopped them from isolating him. The boys know that he's already bigger and stronger so they keep him away before the girls notice that fact." Cora snorted and added, "He's bigger than them in all places- they have penis envy. Sorry, Brice, but it's true: you are pretty big for a boy your age. They are jealous of what you have and they don't!" He turned deep read but a hug from Devon calmed him. She kissed his cheek and told him that he was a lucky boy and the girls would see how great he was soon. She knew that she'd be the one to help him, especially when the boys tried to go after her and found out how stupid that would be. Brice felt better with Devon's kiss, blushing as he realized she had kissed him but realizing that it was a chaste kiss that his other cousins had given to him before. He smiled at the thoughts, Devon was just a cousin and that was all that she was to him. His weirdness over seeing her as a girl faded, Devon was a girl and one whom he could get close to as a friend and family. The two went up to his room to wait for lunch. She fell asleep curled in his bed, with him covering her while he watched TV. Violet went to get them and led him out, smiling at him being so nice to her. Downstairs, he had to endure the adults giving him a smirk to which he said, "Alright- I put her to sleep. I couldn't let her get cold and she looked like she was hiding her fear of grandma and grandpa. She's my cousin, I can't help but help her like you tell us to help our family." Violet hugged him to calm him, with Martin grinning and proudly telling Jeffry, "The boy is his father's son. Those bastards in school don't know what they are getting themselves into, when they go after his family he'll go after them and make them pay. Mark my words, Brice, you'll make them pay." Brice felt better, with Cora going upstairs to awaken Devon causing her to blush at sleeping in a boy's bed. Cora whispered to her, "We understand. He knew why you did that and wanted you to be happy. It's alright, he's family to you and he doesn't see you as anything but family." Lunch was in silence as the kids were too tense to say anything. After lunch, they spent time talking as the three teens went upstairs to watch TV and chat with friends. Brice and Devon talked a lot about the school and what they had been through, with both finding common ground in their pasts. Mid-afternoon saw the feds calling Jeffry to tell him that arrests were being made that day of all of the major players in the case. They had the extortionists, the civil rights violators at the school and hospital, the parents who conspired to get rid of Cora, the people who lied to the police about abuse, and several of the town's officers including the chief. Basically, the family was secretly hated by most in town due to their wealth and refusal to give breaks to people who knew them and wanted to exploit them. The only ones who escaped were the officers who threatened the family. The duo went on the run when they were tipped-off that they were going to be arrested by the feds. The leak was found quickly but the damage had been done- they were on their way to get at Cora and Devon. The big news was that they were cleared of everything by the courts and all investigations into the two were halted and turned around on the investigators. There were no warrants for their arrests, there were no officials looking for them- just the two now former officers. Cora could resume her teaching if she so felt the need to, while Devon could attend school again. The most important thing to them was that Devon could start school, with the US Marshals facilitating the whole process by treating her as a witness. The two would legally become Devon and Cora Bartlett as Carly happily told them, "Marriage in the courthouse, with both of us filing the adoption paperwork. I don't want to wait any longer, it's for Devon's peace of mind." Martin added, "Do it after we file. The judge is expecting all of us and will grant everything at once. All he needs is the paperwork, which you can get done tonight. We'll go early tomorrow morning to avoid the rush and have it all in order for when the schools open." The whole family ate dinner and enjoyed their time together, with Eva falling asleep in Devon's lap as the little girl couldn't hold out any longer after dinner. She was happy to know that her cousin would be in school but her body gave out before she could tell Devon. The little act of hugging her as they say on the couch to watch TV and talk was enough for Devon, especially as she fell asleep hugging her.