"I think we should keep it." Motoko panted for breath after their long sex session. Stella was covered in sweat, but totally satisfied.
"Totally." Stella replied, laying down against Motoko's body and nestling her head on Motoko's shoulder, quickly falling asleep together with serene smiles on their faces.
"Yes, ma'am... We've managed to get the data."
Kuroi smiled victoriously. "I knew you were the right team for the job. Your payment, as we arranged, is being transferred to your specified account as we speak."
"Pleasure doing business as always, Mastermind." The mercenary on the phone replied respectfully before hanging up the phone.
Kuroi stood up from her desk and turned towards the large window in her office, clasping her hands behind her back with that same victorious smile adorning her face.
"I knew my husband wasn't who he claimed to be... It was only a matter of time before I found out, darling." She spoke to herself with a sinister laugh.
Stella woke up very slowly. It was definitely much later than she usually woke up, but she didn't want to move. She was far too comfortable right here.
After a minute or two, Stella gave up on going back to sleep. She just laid there, listening to the sound of Motoko's breathing beside her. This was one of the little things in her life that just made everything so much sweeter.
"If I had a heartbeat, I presume you'd have your ear against my chest to listen to it." Motoko suddenly spoke up, startling her.
"It'd make the moment more romantic, for sure." Stella idly traced the tip of her index finger along Motoko's toned stomach. "Why are abs so sexy?" She asked suddenly, glancing at her curiously.
"Because it shows discipline and effort." Motoko smiled. "Mine are fake, sadly. That's why yours are so much better than mine."
"I should wear crop tops more often." Stella smirked. "And with this, I recommend pants." Stella gently squeezed Motoko's member as she spoke.
"I do have a spare body stored here, remember?" Motoko smiled. "Not very difficult to swap into my... unmodified one."
"I remember you saying you had at least one spare prosthetic body stored at each of your safehouses, do you have one at HQ as well?"
"Exactly." Motoko nodded. "Unlike you, if I get injured, it's permanent." She winked for a moment. "So, let's enjoy our day off. I have something fun in mind for today."
"Oh do tell." Stella quickly got up and joined Motoko in the bathroom for a shower.
"You can swim, right?" Motoko asked with a sly smile.
"Yeah...?" Stella was suspicious as Motoko turned the water on.
"Then would you care to join me for a trip to the beach?"
"Might want to switch to your other body for that." Stella's eyes crinkled into a smile, despite her upper lip not moving very much.
"Oh, I totally agree. That one has much better abs." Motoko winked as they started to clean themselves up.
After a very intimate and soapy shower, Stella and Motoko went through the surprisingly simple process of swapping Motoko's cyberbrain case into her spare body. After she was operational, they stored the futanari body, then left the safehouse for the shopping district to pick up a bikini for Stella.
Of course, being the cougar she was, Motoko was quick to tease Stella with a variety of bikini's in a near rainbow of colours. Stella, in response, found the sexiest black bikini available and bought it - and put it on under her shorts and tank top - before Motoko could stop her.
"Nope! No! No pink!" Stella fended off Motoko's giggling attempts to get her into a hot pink one. "Not happening!"
"Then how about a blue one? It'll match your hair!" Motoko quickly replaced the pink one with a blue one that nearly perfectly matched Stella's dark blue hair.
"Diehard goth!" Stella indicated herself with both of her thumbs. "Lesbian cougar." She pointed at Motoko in a similar manner with her index fingers. "You can have that one!"
"Oh c'mon~!" Motoko teased, trying to sidestep her, but they both froze when something softly dropped to the floor between them.
They both shared a glance, then lowered their gazes to see a small black felt-lined box sitting between them.
"Shit." Stella went brick red in the face. Her face nearly matched a nearby one piece swimsuit hanging on a rack.
"That better not be what I think it is..." Motoko glanced between the box and Stella's frozen expression.
"It is." Stella admitted very quietly.
"So.. I guess my whole plan's gone up in smoke..." Motoko lowered the blue bikini in her hands and reached into her leather jacket's inner pocket to produce a same sized box of purple felt.
Stella covered her mouth with her hands, tears in her eyes.
"Wasn't quite the place I had in mind..." Motoko slowly lowered herself onto one knee as she opened the ring box and produced a dazzling silver engagement ring. "But seeing as how you had the same idea in mind, I guess we'll have to make do."
Stella was at an utter loss for words. For once, her sharp tongue had failed her, she was starting to cry, but just shook her head as Motoko slipped the ring onto her finger.
"Now, let's see what you were hiding so well from me..." Motoko slowly retrieved Stella's ring box, popping it open to reveal an equally beautiful gold ring with a large diamond and two sapphires on it in a star shaped frame. "It's beautiful, Stella. I love it, and more importantly, I love you, Miss Mato Kuroi."
The two of them enjoyed their time at the beach, but the instant they returned home that evening, Motoko couldn't switch back into her futanari body fast enough. For the rest of the night, they didn't leave each others embrace, their rings glinting in the near-darkness.
A/N: And just to be an asshole, I'm ending the story here. Before you all explode... Yes, a sequel is happening, no I haven't started writing it yet. I got some other stories to do at the moment. Namely Black Sheep and Yuki-onna. Once I'm satisfied by my progress for those, I'll begin writing the sequel to this, which will be called Breaking Bones and Hearts.