M arcie was actually enjoying having Frances
and Ashley six inches tall. Well Ashley wasn't
quite that tall. For one thing, while Frances had been a
great husband, he still had expected her to be the
dutiful wife and pretty much agrees to everything he
said. It was a Wahjee thing she figured. She couldn't
imagine human women thinking subjugation was a
good idea.
Ashley on the other hand, while interesting in that
he at least gave Frances some company while she was
working, was a little bit irritating. For one thing he
whined a lot and then there was his incessant guitar
playing. It hadn't taken her long to figure out that his
guitar had been magiqued. No doubt to do something
to Liam, though she wasn't sure what. He was human
which meant that there had to be a Wahjee out there
who had done the deed with the guitar. It wasn't a
good thing to mix human and Wahjee badness.
The first thing she had to do was provide some
kind of toilet facilities for the two of them. She was
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damned if she was cleaning up shit no matter how
good a husband Frances had been. It was then she
discovered a wonderful store in Victoria that catered
to miniature everything for elaborate dollhouses that
functioned as well as full sized ones.
Since money wasn't really a problem, Marcie
bought an already constructed mansion that was
delivered intact. She loved it. It was everything a
woman who was a kid at heart could want. Connecting
the plumbing and electric took a bit of ingenuity and a
touch of her powers, but it was soon done.
"Moving days my sweet little birdies." She cooed
when everything was set up in the spare bedroom. She
wondered if maybe she should get a train set and some
of those cute little cars for them.
"What are you talking about?" Frances muttered.
He was heartily sick of living in the birdcage with
banjo boy.
Ashley said nothing; he was in funk because his
magiqued guitar seemed to be out of order. He didn't
realize it was tuned to Liam Taylor, no one else. Even
Brad Chambers and his father weren't stupid enough
to have Ashley Hicks be some kind of pied piper with
a guitar. It was enough they'd tried to fix Liam.
"Smile guitar boy, you'll have a whole house to
sulk in soon. With running water and everything."
"Fuck off." Ashley mumbled. His whole life was
ruined because of Liam Taylor. He was missing
competitions and school. He was never going to
graduate and he was going to be forgotten in the music
world. He fucking hated Liam Taylor.
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"Marcie, I want you to contact the High Council.
I know Cecil Taylor would never condone my
treatment. Everyone is entitled to a mistake. I made
one and now I'm sorry."
"I'm sorry Frances, but unless Auntie Morgan
says it's okay, I'm not going to talk to anyone in the
High Council. I still can't believe you'd try and hurt
your own cousin." She turned and stomped out of the
room.
"Hey, what about moving day? What about a new
house?" Frances yelled.
"Forget it man, even I can tell when a woman is
pissed. The next time you might at least wait until she
moves us before you piss her off." Ashley looked at
his guitar and sighed. He wasn't even in the mood to
play.
"But she's my wife." Frances protested.
"Actually you're her Ken doll." Ashley snickered.
"And even Ken was at least eleven inches tall. I don't
think you're much more than half that. Hell, I've seen
cocks larger than you." Ashley snickered at his joke.
Frances glared at him.
***
While Marcie was having her problems with Ashley
and Frances, Aiden and Liam were also having
problems. "I just wanted to relax, to dance, to have a
fucking beer." Aiden fumed as he paced in front of yet
another club with a closed sign on the front door.
"What the fuck is happening here?"
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"That guy Johns is closing the queer community
down." Bob replied in his dry way that pissed Aiden
off even more. "I'm going to a friend's place."
"Oh, how is Evan doing?" Liam asked.
"I don't know, he hasn't called."
"I thought that's where you were going." Liam
looked away.
"Evan isn't my only friend." Bob said as he
turned and left.
"Aiden, do you want to come with Stan and I,
we're going back to my place."
"No, I don't think so. It's time to have a little chat
with Jim Johnson." Aiden put his arm around Liam's
shoulder. "Liam's coming with me."
"What are we going to do Aiden?" Liam asked as
they walked back to the car.
"I'm not sure, but I think maybe Jim Johnson
needs to spend at least a week as an out and proud
nelly queen."
"But he's married with kids." Liam laughed. "I
don't think it would work."
"Sucks to be him. He won't be the first gay man
stuck in a miserable hetero relationship." Aiden's step
was light as he worked out the spell that would
effectively change Jim Johnson's life for a week.
Aiden knew he had a meeting with Johnson in the
morning. He'd place the spell then. It was Monday, a
great time to start a new life. The thought of a gay
Johnson was making him horny. "I want to fuck you."
He said in a lust filled voice.
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"It's damn cold, let's go home, we'll fuck there."
Liam was shivering in the car despite the heater
blasting full on.
"Can't wait," Aiden said as he pulled Liam in for
an icy embrace. "Fuck, your nose is cold and wet."
"It is not wet." Liam laughed and wiped it on
Aiden's shirt. "I told you it would be better at home."
"Pucker up Witch Boy, let's see what those cold
lips can do for my big warm cock."
"Better yet, let's see what you can do for mine."
Liam laughed as he wiggled around, placing Aiden's
hand on his tenting jeans. Aiden put his head back and
laughed. Liam beamed because of the free and happy
sound. It wasn't often Aiden was relaxed enough
inside himself to make such a contented noise. "We'll
go home." He nuzzled Liam's neck.
Monday morning, Aiden uncharacteristically
made a coffee for Jim Johnson, smiling to himself as
the other man sat at the conference table and drank it.
Dressed as he usually was in a tightly buttoned collar
and a no nonsense business suit or an undetermined
color, Aiden couldn't wait to see the man loosen up.
The bank President and his fellow executives as
well as Kimberly filed into the conference room. "I
see you two have started without us." The President
nodded toward the now empty coffee cups.
"Aiden, the wonderful man makes amaaaazing
coffee." Jim lisped as he waved his limp wristed hand
in the air.
Everyone stared at him, the room was silent.
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"Yes, well," David Reinhardt looked around.
"Shall we begin?" he handed Jim a folder that
contained the proposal for the latest condo project Jim
Johnson was involved in.
"Oh dear," Jim said as he leafed through the
pages. "This is a just a tad harsh, isn't it." He looked
at Aiden. "Aiden, dear boy, we can't close down all of
the night clubs on Davie and not close the ones in the
rest of the city. Besides, it's not like it's the 20's and
prohibition is the law. These are just people trying to
relax after a hard day."
Their meeting lasted into the afternoon, with
David Reinhardt and Kimberly, his assistant becoming
more and more confused the longer Jim Johnson was
in the room with them. Aiden pretended to notice
nothing. As Johnson was being ushered from the
conference room toward the elevator later, he leaned
in to Aiden. "Aiden, why don't you take a break for
the day. I understand there is a rather nice place near
here that should be quiet in the afternoon. We can
discuss my project."
"I'll have Kimberly clear my calendar." Aiden
said. "Where are we going?"
"A place called Celebrities. I'm sure I heard
mention of it somewhere, I'm not sure where, but I
understand it has a wonderful ambiance. Do you know
it?" he asked.
"I've been there a time or two." Aiden admitted.
"It should be quiet this time of day."
"Wonderful, I'll have my driver take us there."
Johnson beamed.
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Two weeks later, Liam was lying on the floor of
the loft watching television with Dakota who stretched
out on the sofa. Ty laid full length on Dakota and
Killer was cuddled close to Liam. It was one of those
winter days that held a hint of spring in the sunlight
that played with dust molecules in room. The phone
rang and Liam reached for it lazily. "Hey." He purred
into the receiver.
"Liam, is that you?" Vanessa asked.
"Oh, hi Vanessa, sorry." Liam's attention was
still on the movie.
"Congratulations Liam, you're going to be a
father." Vanessa all but shouted.
"Cool. Thanks for telling me. Do you want to call
Aiden or should I?" Liam asked. He wasn't all that
excited, after all he'd known from the first cell
division.
"I'll call Aiden." Vanessa hung up, rather
disappointed with Liam's attitude. She didn't know
what she was expecting, but she figured he should
have been a little more enthused.
"Who was that?" Dakota asked.
"Vanessa, Aiden's friend." Liam reached for a
handful of popcorn.
"What did she want?" Dakota was a female and
curiosity abounded.
"Oh, she just wanted me to know that Rosalie was
pregnant with my baby." Liam put all the popcorn in
his hand in his mouth. "This needs more butter."
"WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU SAY?" Dakota
shouted, jumping up from the sofa, dumping a slightly
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pissed off Ty to the floor and barely missing Killer's
tail. "YOU MADE A BABY WITH ROSALIE?" she
burst into hysterical tears.
That's when Aiden walked in. "Uh, what's up?"
he asked Liam, who shrugged.
"Vans called, Rosalie is pregnant."
"Duh, rah, rah." Aiden said as he pulled off his
jacket. "Thank gawd that part's over with. I was
beginning to think Shay was going to bust a gut
keeping his mouth shut after your little chat." He
nodded at Dakota. "And this affects your cheering
section how?"
"Beats me." Liam tried to put his arm around
Dakota who pulled away from him, glaring daggers in
his direction.
"IF YOU WANTED A BABY, IT WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE ME WHO GAVE YOU AND
AIDEN ONE, NOT THAT DYKE BITCH." She
screamed
and sobbed, barely making herself
understood.
Liam's eyes grew wide. "Holy shit." He muttered
looking helpless.
"Dakota, Princess." Aiden wrapped the smaller
woman in his arms and she melted into his body. He
had that effect on anyone he held. "This baby isn't for
Liam and me, it's for Rosalie and Vans. Liam didn't
even want to do it. I had to talk him into it. If the day
ever comes when we want to raise a child, we would
be honored if you were the mother. I couldn't think of
anyone else I'd want. You're cute and funny and not
too damn bad looking for a female."
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"Really?" she sobbed, though her sobs were less.
"Really." Aiden said, biting his lips when Liam
rolled his eyes and threw himself on the sofa. Ty and
Killer both jumped on the red head. They hated
women's tears. It made them nervous.
Dakota leaned over and punched Liam's arm.
"Sorry, but I always have wanted your baby, ever
since I was four."
"Four?" Liam laughed. "Fuck, at four babies were
the last thing in my mind."
"You aren't a girl."
"Thank gawd for that." Aiden laughed. "They
have pointy knuckles when they punch. You realize
Liam will have a bruise for days." He let go of the girl
and stepped back. He was afraid she was beginning to
like being in his arms.
"So you really didn't want to do it?" Dakota
asked. "Did you do it in a cup like Aiden?" Liam had
discussed Aiden's attempts at fatherhood at length
with Dakota.
"Nope, I fucked Aiden and gave them the
condoms." Liam grinned, laughing outright when he
saw Aiden's face flush bright red. "Six times." He
held up fingers and counted them off, just to make the
point.
"Ewwwwe." Dakota was impressed but she knew
better than to let Aiden know it. "I hope it's a girl."
She looked at Liam, her head cocked to the side.
"You'd make a cute girl."
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"Thanks I think." Liam didn't like the way the
conversation was going. He'd had enough teasing
from Aiden the night before.
