"That was..." Kim said, and trailed off. "I didn't know." She said, staring at Shego.

"You weren't supposed to." Shego said, sulking. Kim finished her meal, and then laid down to sleep. Shego shifted around and rose to her feet. Her watch said it was only eight-thirty, and she stepped out of the cave. She looked around, and saw his tracks on the ground. There were three sets. Two left, and one came back. The return tracks were deeper, probably from carrying the two of them back. The leaving tracks, were lighter, and harder to follow, but only one followed her tracks, so she took the other trail. It didn't take her long to find him, the lake was around behind the rubble. It wasn't large, and she hadn't seen it from the sky, because it was covered by trees. She found him sitting, cross legged, staring out into the lake. She swore at herself in her mind as she stepped on a twig.

"Hello Shego." Adam muttered. Shego was unsurprised.

"Did you ever forgive me?" She asked as she sat down.

"About a month later." Adam said, looking up at the sky.

"Why didn't you say anything?" She asked, wrapping her arms around her knees.

"I did, but you never wanted to talk to me about it." Adam sighed, and leaned back. "You kept dismissing the subject, so I left. Or, he did. Either way..."

"Oh." Shego mumbled, drawing in the dirt with one finger. "Do you still love me?"

For an answer, he kissed her. She rose, and retreated to the cave. He watched her go, with a smile on his face. He turned back to the lake.

---

"Hello Kim." Adam called.

"How did you know it was me?" She asked, not really surprised.

"You walk differently than Shego. Your stride is longer." He chuckled. Kim sat down on the ground. "What did you want to talk about?"

"Why did you lie to me?" Kim asked.

"You're blunt. I like that." He smiled. "I didn't lie."

"Yes you did, about your age." Kim snapped.

"Oh. No, I didn't." He shook his head.

"Then how could you know Shego that long ago? And she said you were thirty, and you nodded." Kim pointed out.

"Oh, that. There's an explanation. See, I've been alive a very long time. She said six-hundred thousand, and sixty-eight years old. That's correct, but it's also cumulative. There are sometimes multiple me's, existing on this planet at once. Everyone of them, shares, thoughts, memories, knowledge, and powers. Right now, I'm the only one. Every so often, another me is born, and at the age of twelve, they gain access to all that knowledge, and power. I'm the only one, because the me Shego knew, was killed in an explosion. It was an accident, but that's not the point. I'm still him."

"Only not." Kim said, with a disbelieving tone.

"Right." Adam nodded.

"Do you still love Shego?" Kim asked. Adam nodded. "Why?"

"Why what?" Adam asked, calm as ever.

"Why did he, you, leave?" Kim said, trying to figure out the right phrasing.

"You. And because I disapprove of her stealing for personal gain." He shrugged. "Normally, I'm not against it, but doing it the way she did..."

"Right." Kim said. "One other thing."

"What is it?" Adam smiled at her. :Damn, what a smile.:

"I can't remember suddenly." Kim confessed.

"You look chilly. Go on back to the cave. I'm going for a swim." She rose to her feet, and turned, walking away. He smiled and rose to his feet. Kim watched him take a step, bend his knee, and dive into the water. She returned to the cave, and sat down, then leaned against the wall to rest. Shego rose to her feet.

"Are you after my boyfriend?" Shego asked, startling Kim.

"What makes you ask that?" Kim said, sputtering.

"I've seen the way you look at him." She growled. Kim stared for a moment, then burst into laughter. Shego seemed to be controlling her temper through sheer force of will.

"How can you not look at him like that? As cute as he is?" Kim smiled. Shego seemed to relax. "I never said I wasn't after him, but if you'd rather I leave him alone..." Kim left it hanging with a shrug.

"I would, but... I can't control him, and I won't try. If he'd rather have you, I won't say anything." Shego sighed, and started to turn away.

"Actually, I think he'd prefer you both." Genny interrupted.

"What are you talking about?" Kim asked, rising, and laying a hand on Shego's arm, to keep her from punching through the ship.

"You've been watching each other, and he's been watching you both. He'd love to have both of you." Genny grinned.

"What makes you think so?" Shego asked.

"I was programmed for him. I was created by a team of women, to act as his guide with women. He doesn't always consult me though. You know that women are his weakness. His only, weakness." Genny sighed.

"What are you talking about?" Kim asked.

"Shego, remember that attack during the fight in the air?" Shego nodded. "You know it poisoned him?" She nodded. "Did you know, that were you a man, that wouldn't have even broken the skin?" Shego shook her head. "If you were a man, we wouldn't be here. You, and Drakken, would be in jail, and we would be back in Middleton." She waved at herself and Kim, and Adam was implied.

"How do you know what he feels? And how can you act as a guide?" Shego asked.

"I was created by women, so that I am as close to a woman, as a machine can be. As for a guide, I am completely loyal to him, and I think like a woman, so I know what a woman is thinking. As for knowing what he feels, I know as well as any woman that's known a man long enough. Eventually, one learns all the signals. I learn faster than most, so..." Genny left it hanging. "I can't tell exactly what he's thinking, but I get basic ideas."

"I hate it when they're talking behind my back." Adam said, as he walked in, wearing only his jeans, with his jacket slung over one shoulder. His shoes dangled from the other hand, with his socks and underwear jammed in them, and all of it was sopping wet. He tossed his shoes into the corner. Three pairs of eyes watched him intently. He smiled, seeming to shrug off whatever he was thinking, and looked at Shego. Pointedly at her face. "So, since Kimmie turned down my offer, would you like to go for a swim?"

"I would love that." She said, rising and crossing the floor. She took the pro-offered hand and walked out. Kim watched them go. To her surprise, she found she wasn't only looking at Adam. She turned to Genny.

"What I wouldn't give to be alone in a pool with those two." The hologram said. Kim stared at her. "What?" She asked innocently.

"I was actually, thinking the same thing myself." Kim admitted. She was blushing furiously. Genny stared a moment, then burst into laughter. "What's so funny?" Kim snapped.

"Nevermind. The reference is about twelve thousand years out of date." Genny grinned. "So, what's the problem?"

"What do you mean, what's the problem?" Kim snapped.

"With thinking that? You blushed like a virgin." Genny grinned. Then her eyes widened at Kim's further blush. "Oh, this is too good."

"And so what if I am?" Kim responded hands on her hips. Genny just continued to grin and giggle. After a moment, Kim spoke up. "So I haven't found the right person." She snorted.

"What about Ron?" Genny asked. Unlike Adam she didn't bother with nicknames, or even the usual courtesies. "You have to admit, he's cute."

"In the goofy, twelve year old way." Kim responded. Genny snorted this time. Kim surpressed a grin at that.

"Maybe you've known him too long. Have you really looked at him lately?" She asked. Kim shook her head.

"I can't, it's just too weird, he's my best friend. Even thinking of this is weirding me out." Genny made a face, but said nothing. "And besides, with anyone else, I'd have to worry about 'accidents' and diseases."

"They've had scientists on that for years now, and they've managed some breakthroughs on that front." Genny informed her politely.

"But they aren't sure." Kim returned. "I wonder, is anything?"

"Adam and Shego." Genny responded. Kim stared. "He mentioned magic huh?" Kim nodded. "It's more than just talk. He lives with magic as part of him. Certain spells, that ward off most diseases. About the only thing that can get through, is the colds and flus. That's mostly a matter of the massive assaults they can stage on the defensive spells. As for 'accidents', unless he has a full week's warning, he's impotent. Another magic spell." She shrugged.

"And Shego?" Kim asked.

"The glow functions almost identically to the magics that protect Adam. It can fight down the flu most of the time, but the cold always wins. Who knows why. As for accidents, the power protects her against those, even though she can surpress it. As for causing them, well, you do the math." Genny grinned. After a moment, a contemplative look crossed her face, and she stared at Kim. "Why wouldn't you have to worry about 'accidents' and diseases with Ron?" She asked accusingly.

"Errr..." Kim sputtered, unable to express her thoughts. Genny laughed.

"Nevermind." Genny shook her head. Kim did so.

"So, what you're telling me, is that sleeping with Adam and Shego, has no risk what so ever?" Kim asked, justifiably suspicious. Genny shook her head.

"No, nothing involving other people is entirely without risk, but I'm saying that getting it on with Adam and Shego is considerately less risky than with other people. Neither one will cause pain on purpose." Genny grinned visciously. "Unless you ask." She added, with a knowing wink. Kim decided she'd rather not know how Genny knew that, and stood, tossing her gloves down.

"You make a hell of a convincing argument, and I don't really see a reason not to." She shrugged. "Why not? If nothing else, I know who to kill if something goes wrong." She grinned, and walked out the door. Genny's jaw hung open, as she watched probably one of the most confident people she'd met in a long time, walk out the hole in the side of the cave.

"What I wouldn't give to be alone in a pool with her." Genny chuckled.

---

"Hey guys." Kim smiled as she reached the top of the rocks. Shego muttered something under her breath.

"You win." She grunted at Adam, who simply laughed.

"Come on in the water is fine!" He laughed and twisted over backwards, and dove. Kim averted her eyes at the last second. Shego raised a bare arm.

"Well? Jump in." She waved. Kim took a deep breath, and leapt over the cliff. The lake was much deeper than she'd first suspected, and she swept around in an arc, coming up behind Adam.

"Well, well, well, surrounded. I think I like the odds." He grinned. Then he dove forwards, dragging Shego under. She screamed delightedly, which broke off into a gurgle, and then into only bubbles as she vanished. Kim laughed, which broke off as she was drug down as well. Since she'd left her gloves in the cave, so they weren't in the way when her sweater snagged a rock, and slipped up over her head. She didn't panic, but lifted her arms, and slid right out of it. Shego laughed, and then choked, since she'd forgotten she was underwater. A powerful arm thrust sped her back to the surface. Adam simply smiled, as Kim touched off the bottom, which was far shallower than under the rocky projection she'd leapt from. She breached the surface, to find Shego still coughing.

"You alright?" She asked concerned. Shego looked up, and nodded coughing again.

"Yeah." She managed. "Guess I should know by now, never bet against Adam." Shego grinned.

"What bet?" Kim asked curiously.

"Whether you'd join us for a... swimming lesson." Shego grinned.

"As you can see, I swim quite well. And that's not what I wanted lessons in." Kim grinned. Adam appeared, holding her shirt on one finger.

"Lose this?" He asked, rhetorically.

"Nope, left it." Kim smiled. He laughed, and tossed it on shore. She noted idly, that was probably why his, and Shego's clothes weren't floating in the lake. He slid across the water, almost effortlessly, and wrapped an arm around Shego, kissing her. Kim watched fascinated, as Shego seemed to go limp in his grip. Since the other arm was high in the air, Kim wondered exactly what it was that was causing that reaction. She found out a moment later, as he swept through the water again, and kissed her this time. :So it was the kiss.: Her mind recognized, a moment before it was over whelmed with all sorts of pleasurable feelings. When she recovered, she found herself floating on the top of the water. Shego and Adam grinned back at her. "Oh, my." She smiled.

Shego snorted. "That's nothing." She elbowed Adam out of the way. "This is how it's really done." Before Kim could form a coherent objection, Shego kissed her.