I don't own these characters; Disney does. Well, I do own Cali, Isabel, and Kane.
A/N: Part of this chapter is brought to you by an idea from List of Romantics. And this chapter has some M-rated stuff at the end. Thanks for the idea.
12: Engineering 211 — How to Build on a Solid Foundation
The honeymoon was over. Paris had been brilliant, as expected. Bonnie was surprised Shego almost got lost in the Louvre. She was like a kid in a candy store and a professor in an art history course at the same time. They had to drag Shego to other sights beyond art museums. Kim shocked her wives by knowing plenty about the nightlife, but as it turned out, she had done research, which they preferred to the idea of Kim spending long nights in Paris when she was single. Bonnie had enjoyed just following her wives' lead. Kim proposed they make the trip at least once a year, even if it was not for their anniversary. Paris would become their city. The idea made her wives smile.
"It feels good to be home," Kim sighed as they stepped into the apartment.
"Yeah, it does, but we'll see Paris again," Shego said as she put down her bags as well as Bonnie's luggage. Kim carried her own bags.
"Until then, it does feel nice to be home. Although, I wouldn't be opposed to us having a beach in the backyard," Bonnie remarked.
"Duchess, if I could, I'd grant you that request in a heartbeat," Shego promised.
"What do you two even need a beach for? You never go in the water and you already sunbathe on the roof," Kim pointed out, strolling into the living room. Her wives followed her into the room to find it loaded with gifts.
"I happen to like watching you come out of the water if you must know," Bonnie answered before taking in the stack of wrapped boxes in the living room.
"That is an awesome sight," Shego agreed.
They were not surprised to find the pile of presents there. The Moms had promised to get all of the wedding gifts to their place for them to open when they got back from their honeymoon. They were surprised when Cali tumbled out of a small cave-like area made by the wrapped boxes.
"Cali, what are you doing here? We're supposed to pick you up tomorrow," Kim said as she picked the feline up. Cali purred and rubbed her head under Kim's chin.
Bonnie grinned and reached over to scratch Cali under her chin. Cali purred even louder. The little family sat down on the couch and Cali walked across all three of them, rubbing up against them. They each caressed her and petted her to her heart's content until she rolled over into the floor, too wrapped up in the attention to realize what she was doing. Shego snickered while Cali shook her head, trying to clear away the stars that she was seeing.
"Cali, you have to be more careful," Kim said and she reached down to pick the cat up, but Cali rolled away. She transformed into her humanoid form and grinned at them all.
"You must want to tell us how you loved being with Joss," Bonnie commented with a smile.
Cali nodded eagerly. "Yeah! It was great! She gave me lots of fish and cream and she let me go outside with her! She told me about a lot of the stuff outside and I did a lot of hunting. But, I was sad!" She suddenly pouted.
"Why were you sad if you were in what you just described as your version of paradise?" Shego teased, reaching out to playfully push Cali's head.
"I missed you guys! I wanted to be with you, but Joss said you had to be alone, but I wanted to be with you!" Cali practically howled.
Kim chuckled. It would seem they were off on Cali just wanting to live with Joss. They thought it would take a lot of persuasion for Cali to come home. "Of course. Well, we're all together now. So, you don't have to be sad anymore."
Cali grinned. "I know. Plus, Joss brought me home right after you called her and said you were coming back. I like Joss, but I like home more. Joss is one of my humans."
The trio all laughed. They did not know what to say to that. They knew Cali had a thought pattern completely different to their own, so they just accepted it. She smiled and changed back into the form she preferred, letting them know they would not be hearing anymore about her adventures for now. Eventually, Cali would have to share everything that happened, though, because she was too excited about her stay.
"How about we open our wedding gifts?" Bonnie suggested, eyeing some of the bigger boxes already.
"You just like getting presents," Shego pointed out.
Bonnie scoffed. "Yeah, who doesn't?"
"You both know you want to tear into everything, so we might as well get to it," Kim stated.
"Don't act like you're not curious, Princess," Shego said, giving the redhead a light shove.
Kim smiled like a little cherub, even though her wives knew she was just as eager to open their gifts. Shego grabbed the box closest to her and they huddled close to open it. Just as Bonnie was about to rip it open, Kim stopped them.
"Wait, we should make a list, so we know who to send thank you cards to," the hero pointed out.
Shego scoffed and rolled her eyes. "Of course, you little goody-goody."
Kim only flashed her a smile and quickly retrieved a pen and pad. She settled back on the sofa and made a note of who gave them the gift. Once she put down the pad, they all tore into the gift. When the wrapping paper was all gone, they saw that they had received a top of the line juicer. It was something they had always talked about getting, but never did.
"We can finally start juicing," Kim grinned.
Shego laughed. "Let's see how long that lasts. We don't even make coffee anymore because we're always so busy."
"We'll keep up with this one," Bonnie promised. "I'll see to it." She had been the one that tried to keep the coffee maker useful. She figured she would do better with the juicer because Kim would be able to use it. Kim was too hyper for them to trust with coffee. Hell, Kim could not even have sugar after a certain time.
Shego only shrugged and they went through more gifts. Cali busied herself by rolling around and jumping about in the wrapping paper. Most of the presents were things for around their home, but a few gifts were for more intimate matters. Shego and Bonnie laughed when Kim blushed at each one.
"Is it appropriate to send thank you cards for those things?" the redhead wondered aloud. Her eyes were wide, like she had never seen toys before.
Shego snickered. "Francesca would love one, I'm sure."
"Monique will just keep asking if we used it in front of people that have no idea what she's talking about," Bonnie predicted.
"Well, we need to make sure you both can shock her and answer in the affirmative," the former thief grinned devilishly. Her wives looked at her and she just smiled wider.
Kim sighed and shook her head. "I wonder what they would've done if we opened gifts at the wedding."
"They probably would've warned us," Bonnie said, or so she hoped. She did not want to imagine opening a box with sex toys in front of her new family.
"Francesca wouldn't have," Shego assured them.
Her wives did not argue that because they could see one of Shego's relatives being that devilish. They finished with the gifts, except one that sat in the corner. Shego got up and fetched that one. Kim and Bonnie did not question her, even though that was odd. She carried it carefully, supporting both bottom corners of the large, flat package. She eased it onto their laps.
"Who's this from?" Kim asked as she inspected the present. There were no tags or anything on it.
"I'll tell you after you open it," Shego answered.
"You're not going to open it with us?" Bonnie inquired.
"Nope, this one is just for you two," the pale woman stated.
Kim and Bonnie glanced at each other, but they did not say anything. Gently, they tore at the paper, just enough to separate it from the present. Bonnie's forehead creased while Kim arched an eyebrow as they revealed part of an elaborate frame, but an even more impressive portrait. It was a pencil drawing with great detail of the three of them; Kim was in the middle and holding Cali in her feline form. The pair turned to Shego, awe in their eyes.
"What is this?" Kim asked, her voice low and shocked.
Shego smiled. "Us."
"It's beautiful," Bonnie whispered.
"Very," Kim added.
Shego preened, sitting up straighter and grinning in a manner so brightly that it put the sun to shame. "You like it?"
"It's amazing," Kim said.
"Beautiful," Bonnie repeated.
"Wait, Shego, who did this?" the redhead inquired, lightly running her hand over the picture.
"I drew it and Daddy bought the frame for it," Shego explained, shrugging like this was nothing. Of course, on the inside, she was abuzz with delight that her wives liked her work.
"Oh, my god, love, you're an artist! A wonderful artist!" Bonnie cheered, reaching over the drawing to just touch Shego. She did not want to chance damaging the portrait by doing more.
"This is why your mother says you like art. You're incredible," Kim said, eyes glued to the drawing. "Now, the Louvre and the art museums make so much sense!"
Shego smiled, but before she could say anything, Cali jumped up on the couch, obviously wanting to see what all of the commotion was about. She padded around on Shego's lap briefly before moving to see what Kim and Bonnie held. Even she let out a shocked mew before running her paw along the glass protecting the piece.
"Oh, my god, we have to hang this up now," Bonnie declared, scanning the room for a place on the wall.
"Yes, somewhere everyone will be able to see it," Kim stated, also searching the walls for a spot.
"Why didn't you tell us you draw, love?" Bonnie inquired.
Shego shrugged. "It's never come up really and I hadn't done it for years until that picture. I mean, I've done some minor sketching, but nothing serious like this. You two… you inspire me," she breathed out the words and a tender smile spread across her face.
"So, you'll be doing this more often?" Bonnie asked curiously.
"I'd like to. I feel like I'm in a good place and can do this. I want to fill a book with your faces," Shego answered with a soft smile.
"Then we'll get you books and supplies. We can make a studio for you by Bonnie's office space," Kim proposed. They had a lot of open space in the apartment because it was a whole floor of the building.
"I think I'd like that," Shego admitted. "I miss drawing and I'm damned good at it." The confident statement earned laughs from her spouses.
"You are that," the lawyer concurred.
"Now, if only you were modest," Kim teased.
Shego scoffed. "You wouldn't like me modest. But, I'll try to be very modest when we use those toys. In fact, we should try that right now."
The younger pair laughed and shook their heads. They were not in the mood for that yet. In fact, they really wanted to eat and lounge around their home for a while. Despite how incredible Paris was and their island paradise before that, they had missed the place. There would be time later to play with the toys. Actually, considering the fact that Bonnie's birthday was coming up soon, they were all certain they would get to play around.
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"Mommy wants to throw a huge party for Bonnie's birthday," Shego reported as she and Kim sparred during their first break.
"Bonnie would probably love that. She's never really gotten to do a birthday up big," Kim replied, ducking several punches.
"No? She seems like the type who would've had some amazing sweet sixteen that she wouldn't have invited you to," Shego remarked as she came at Kim a little harder.
Chuckling, Kim bobbed and weaved through Shego's attack. "I'm sure she would've loved that, but with six kids and she's the baby, you know damn well she didn't have a sweet sixteen."
"That's true."
"So, she'll enjoy the hell out of this. I wish this was actually a milestone birthday for her. That would've made it sweeter."
"I figured as much, too. Mommy's not going to wait for Bonnie to turn thirty, though, to throw her some extravagant, grand ball. She just wanted to tell us because she's going to do it and Daddy will back her up." Shego blocked a kick to her head.
Kim grunted as her foot collided with Shego's forearm. "But, we can help, right?"
Shego pushed Kim away, but had to block several more strikes. "I think she wants the parents to do this one to show Bonnie that they're her family. She said we always get to do stuff with Bonnie and we've had her for her last couple of birthdays. Now, it's their turn."
Kim snickered while continuing her attack. "They have a point there. I think Bonnie would love that, though. They could make it like royal ball and she could be the queen."
"Dear god, we have to tell Mommy that. The Duchess would freaking love that!"
Sparring was forgotten in favor of the phone. They called Isabel and gave her their idea as well as their approval. After they hung up, the pair looked at each other.
"So, what are you getting Bonnie for her birthday?" Kim inquired.
Shego scoffed. "I'm not telling you, so you can steal my idea!"
"What?" The hero scrunched up her face and eyed her wife as if she were out of her mind.
Shego pointed an accusing finger at Kim. "You totally stole my idea last year!"
"What? Are you nuts? You didn't even know she likes that!"
Emerald eyes went wide. "What? Don't act like that was a secret. You stole my idea. Admit it."
Kim let loose a loud, long scoff. "You're just upset that Bonnie preferred my gift. Don't be mad. That's my baby," she boasted with a grin.
"To hell with that! She's my Duchess and I can give her a much better birthday gift than you!"
There was another scoff and olive eyes rolled. "Now, you're just batty! I can definitely get a better gift than you, just as I have the past few years. Stop being crazy."
Shego stared down at Kim. "Sounds like you're challenging me to something here, Princess."
Kim stared right back. "More like you're challenging me. I can and will get Bonnie a better birthday gift than you as long as you don't do something outlandish like buy her Central Park."
"I don't need to buy her Central Park. I could draw her as my duchess and win this hands down."
"I could scrapbook her moments as my baby and shut you down."
Shego growled and glared down at the redhead. Kim glared right back. Shego then smirked. Kim knew something was up, but she glared more.
"All right, fine. We'll see who can get Bonnie the better gift. We'll let her judge and you can state the budget. How's that?" Shego proposed.
"Spanking." How Kim could say that so seriously was a mystery to Shego, but now it was on.
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Bonnie laughed as her wives explained their rather silly wager to her. She agreed to judge for them because she knew how competitive they were. Of course, she liked the attention, too. She thought it was cute they were having a contest in regards to her birthday gift.
"You two have to promise this won't get out of hand, though. The moment I think you're taking this too far, I'm shutting it down," Bonnie warned her spouses. While she liked the attention, she preferred having her wives on speaking terms.
"It won't," Kim promised.
"Completely friendly wager," Shego added.
Bonnie appeared skeptical. Kim did not know what a "friendly wager" was and Shego was almost just as clueless. She did not point that out because she figured it would be useless and could start an argument. She was not in the mood. For now, she would let them play their game and just step in the moment they started… well, acting like themselves.
"So, what're we doing about dinner?" Bonnie asked, changing the subject.
"Order out," her spouses answered.
Bonnie chuckled and just accepted that. She hoped they did not end up getting her the same gift. Cali wandered over to her while Kim and Shego went to handle dinner. Cali sat by Bonnie and transformed.
"Can I get you something for your birthday, too?" the cat-girl requested.
"As long as it's not a dead animal, yeah," Bonnie answered with a smile. She gave Cali an encouraging head rub.
Cali squinted, thinking on it. "I can't think of anything."
Bonnie chuckled. "It's fine."
"How come I don't have a birthday?" Cali asked. There was no sorrow in her tone or face, just plain curiosity. She had been with them long enough to see a few birthdays and hear about more.
"You do have a birthday. You're here, so you were born," Kim pointed out as she walked back into the living room.
Cali nodded. "So, I can have a birthday?"
"You do have one. We just don't know what day it is, but it sounds like you want to celebrate your birthday," Bonnie replied.
Cali shrugged. They were not surprised she had no idea what she really wanted. Kim scratched Cali's ear.
"We can celebrate your birthday, but first we need to celebrate Bonnie's birthday, okay?" Kim said.
Cali nodded. "Can I have takeout, too?" The trio laughed at the abrupt change of subject.
"What's wrong with your food, aside from the fact that it's gone?" Shego teased. They continued to feed Cali cat food most of the time because she ate it and it seemed to agree with her. Ann gave Cali checkups and determined whatever diet they had her on was fine, but then she conceded she was not a vet and even when Cali was in her humanoid form, she was not human. Wade continued to study scans of Cali, so he was of some help in that area, but he liked to point out that he was not a doctor and also most areas of science that he was an expert in had little to do with biology.
"It doesn't have soy sauce," Cali answered as if it was obvious and her humans burst out laughing.
"No clue about birthdays, but loves soy sauce. We are doing something wrong," Bonnie commented.
"Probably feeding her takeout," Kim replied. Typically, they did let Cali eat what they had for dinner if she wanted some. Clearly, they were going to have to rethink that type of pet care. Of course, even if they did, the second Cali started begging for table scraps, all the rethinking would go out the window.
Talks of birthdays and soy sauce were forgotten as Cali went back to her proper form. Kim and Shego looked at each other, silently reaffirming their wager. When the food arrived, they let it go.
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Shego frowned as she paced the living room. She was the only one home and she was trying to figure out what to get Bonnie for her birthday. Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of the phone going off. Grabbing the phone, she frowned when she saw the number, but answered it nonetheless.
"Yes, Mommy?" Shego sighed.
"I want the party to be a surprise for Bonnie. Do you think you and Kim can get a dress for her?" Isabel asked.
"And how the hell are we going to get her in a princess dress without her suspecting something?"
"It's called lying, Firefly. I imagine you're familiar with the concept and halfway decent at the practice."
"You want me to lie to my wife? Great example, Mommy," Shego deadpanned.
"I'm asking you to lie to get her to a surprise party, not lure her into a deadly trap. Now, you told me that she'd love this. Can you be a little helpful before I call Kim?"
"What lie could I possibly tell to get Bonnie into a princess dress that she didn't pick for herself?"
"Do I have to think of everything? Thank god I now have two other daughters now because you are seriously useless," Isabel declared.
Shego sucked her teeth. "To hell with you, Mommy. God, we'll all go get dresses and act like it's for some shit for Daddy's family. Happy?"
"Yes, thank you." She was so clearly smiling that Shego just wanted to hang up. She stayed on the line, though.
"Have you gotten Bonnie a gift yet?" Shego asked curiously.
"Diamond earrings to go with whatever dress you get her."
"What did Daddy get her?"
"I don't know. He's running himself ragged with the party. I might have to remind him to get one."
Shego sighed. "Are just you two planning this whole thing? You should get help."
"I have it. Ann and James were quick to volunteer when I told them about it."
"Oh, so, it's an all parent thing. How's it coming together?" Shego inquired.
"It's beautiful, so far. I wish we could have more people here for her."
"She'll be thankful for family. Well, Mommy, I have to go. I'll try to get Bonnie the dress ASAP."
"Good luck, Firefly."
The mother and daughter bid each other farewell. Shego sighed and went back to wondering what to get Bonnie. She was going to beat Kim and she was going to do it by any means.
"Shit, what can I get?" she huffed.
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Kim decided to go to lunch with her mother to help clear her head. She had spent most of the day agonizing over what to get Bonnie for her birthday that would top whatever Shego got. A small part of her expected Shego to cheat and she decided to take that into consideration. Of course, if Shego just out spent her, she could not do anything about that.
"Kimmie, are you all right?" Ann asked from across the small table. Kim was basically moving food around on her plate, but she had not eaten any of it.
"Huh?" Kim shook her head to get out of her daze. "Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just trying to figure out what to get Bonnie for her birthday." Finally, she popped a few fries in her mouth.
"I got her a new leather satchel. I'm not too sure if it's an appropriate gift for a grand ball, though," Ann commented with a smile.
"Isabel told you about the party?"
Ann waved the question off. "We're helping her put it together. Wait until you see the cake we ordered. Bonnie is going to love it."
Kim smiled. "I'm happy you're all doing this. Bonnie…"
"I know, Kimmie." Ann reached across the table and patted Kim's forearm. "And we might not be able to replace the family that tossed her away, but we can still love her and accept her with open arms. So, what are you leaning toward getting her?"
Kim shook her head. "I have no idea. I bet Shego I could get a better gift than she could, I feel like she's going to out spend me to win, even though we agreed to a limit."
The doctor's brow wrinkled a little. "Does Bonnie approve of this little contest being carried out in her honor?"
"Yes, but she said she'd shut it down the moment that things looked serious between me and Shego."
The neurosurgeon smiled softly. "Of course. Well, knowing you and Shego, she probably doesn't expect this contest to last the week, let alone to her birthday."
Kim laughed. "We're not that bad."
"Yes, you are. Bonnie probably agreed to appease you, knowing she'd be able to step in two days later after you both try to kill each other.
"Mom, we are not that bad."
"Not that bad? You made a bet on who could buy your wife the best birthday gift. That doesn't sound bad to you?"
Kim shrugged. "Seems fine to me."
Ann chuckled. "All right, it's fine to you, and probably to Shego. Have you narrowed it down to what you want to get her?"
"Possibly something work related. She's gotten more responsibilities lately since Mr. Darrow acknowledged her talent and skill. She has more cases, clients, and stuff. So, I'd like to get her something that would somehow help her with work."
"Good, then she'll put my satchel to good use."
"Mom, you're supposed to be helping me," Kim whined.
Ann chuckled and then smiled softly again. "I'm not sure I can help. She's your wife, Kimmie. You know her better than I do. I'm sure if you try thinking about outside of your little contest with Shego, you'll be able to figure it out."
"It's not a little contest and it's not in the way. I can get the better gift and I will," Kim vowed. Ann only smiled.
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Bonnie worked through lunch because Shego and Kim were busy with their silly competition. She had tried to have lunch with Johnnie, as she had done yesterday, but he was busy today with some schoolwork he needed to get done. Maybe tomorrow, he said, and she hoped that was the case.
She wished she had seen that coming because if she had known that the contest would cost her a week of dining alone, she would have put a stop to it right after the ridiculous idea left their mouths. She hoped they finished soon since there was still a week before her birthday. She did not want to spend another week by herself or in her office when she could be spending time with her hyper competitive wives.
"No use grumbling about it," she told herself as she shuffled through some papers for a case. She was happy to have the work, especially at the moment because it helped distract her from her spouses.
She was surprised Kim and Shego had shown some restraint while trying to outdo each other on gifts. They had both already purchased two things that they had wrapped and left in the living room as if to taunt her or maybe taunt each other, but they were still searching for something better. She thought she might just step in so that they did not bankrupt their little family, even though she knew they were not using the joint accounts for their little adventures. They did not want to admit how much of their budget they still had left and she was getting worried about their money.
"Who am I kidding? I'm just trying to find something to worry about because I need something to do with them," she sighed.
She had expected she would have to step in between them by now, but they had mostly stayed away from the subject. Of course, they taunted each other, but nowhere near how much she expected. Nothing had ever come close to a fight, verbal or physical. She almost thought they were playing her, making her think they had a competition when they were actually working together.
"I need to forget this and focus on this case," Bonnie reminded herself.
She put her attention back to her work. When the day was over, she had to pack away everything about the case. It barely fit in her brief case because she had notes from other cases packed in it. Once she forced the case shut, she went to her car and made it home quickly. She had to take a deep breath before she got out because she was not sure what to expect from her wives.
"What's that? You got her a booger?" she heard Shego teasing before she even entered the apartment.
"Shut up. Have you cheated yet?" Kim countered.
Shego maturely blew a raspberry at Kim and Bonnie held in a snicker because she did not want to encourage either of them. Thankfully, they stopped as soon as they noticed her and moved to greet her. Kisses were exchanged and then Bonnie went to get settled. She was hardly out of the room before they started up again.
"Seriously, what's in that little box? Toe-nail clippings? A lock of your hair? Your baby teeth?" Shego laughed.
"You'll see. It'll blow that weird-shaped thing you got right out of the water," Kim declared with her chin held high.
Bonnie wondered what they were going on about. When she returned to the living room, the teasing was done. There were two new wrapped gifts, giving her six in all. She hoped that was all. She was not used to that many presents already, even after years with them. More might make her uncomfortable.
"Tomorrow we have to go dress shopping," Shego casually informed them as the trio curled up together on the sofa.
"What? Why?" Bonnie inquired as her eyebrows bent in closer to each other.
"Daddy's family is having a thing and he asked us to come. It's really formal and I already told him yes," Shego answered.
"Well, if he asked…" Bonnie conceded.
Kim laughed. "Somebody else getting an Electra Complex?"
"I don't have an Electra Complex," Shego growled.
"And I'm not getting one. Kane's just a sweetheart," Bonnie argued.
A teasing smile played on Kim's features. "Okay, if you both say so."
"Anyway, it's very formal, so I made an appointment for us to get dresses, fitted, and altered tomorrow," Shego stated. Her lovers nodded and that was that. Shego silently hoped Bonnie did not ask a plethora of questions while they were looking at the dresses. One tiny lie to get Bonnie a dress seemed fine, but a ton of them to build a story had to be bad for the marriage.
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"Oh, my god, these gowns are so beautiful," Bonnie commented as they entered a large boutique. Dresses immediately greeted them to the left. To the right there were cushioned leather sofas. She wanted to just dive into the dress rack, though.
"You can look through those, but I'm sure you'd rather see what's in the back. Those dresses are for the riffraff," Shego said, waving off the display.
"We have two very different ideas on riffraff," Kim commented, looking through the rows of dresses. Shego chuckled and shook her head, but she watched her wives fondly.
"Sheshona Go, is that you?" a voice called from the back.
"Yes, are you Taylor Seams?" Shego replied.
"Indeed I am," a small woman declared as she stepped out. She was short and thin with brown hair that had grey on the sides. Dressed in a smart business suit, she stopped when she noticed the three women. "Which one of you is Sheshona?"
Shego stepped forward. "That'd be me. All three of us need ball gowns. Today."
"You're definitely a Go. I don't understand why you all wait until the last moment for everything, knowing how long these things take. All right, let's try to figure what colors work best with all of you and work from there. Come along." Taylor clapped her hands to move the ladies.
Getting the dresses turned out to be an all day affair. Bonnie seemed to love the whole experience. Kim was predictably restless after a couple of hours and they had to send her on useless errands to keep her from going stir crazy. Shego fell asleep more than once; she made a mental note to curse her mother out. No matter how much Bonnie was going to love this party, Shego was now officially annoyed.
"I'm scared I'm going to wake up and still be in the dress shop," Shego remarked as they managed to escape, as she looked at it. She would not be the one returning to pick up the gowns.
"I think part of me will always be in the dress shop," Kim shuddered.
"I guess I'll be doing the pick up," Bonnie said. "From now on when this happens, you have to call not it."
"What? But, you liked this!" Shego objected.
"Doesn't mean I want to come out here by myself to pick the dresses," the lawyer pointed out.
"I'll come, but I don't want to go in. I thought this would be like when we got our wedding dresses, but that wasn't all in one day," Kim said.
"Well, you two have fun with that. I'm not coming and remind me never to cut things this close again," Shego stated.
Bonnie and Kim both shook their heads, but did not object. Shego stared at Kim with a narrowed gaze. The hero grinned.
"You better not try to cheat on the gift," Shego warned Kim.
"Wouldn't dream of it," the redhead replied, purposely looking innocent. Shego only narrowed her gaze more, which made Kim grin. Bonnie sighed and shook her head.
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Getting Bonnie to the party was rather simple since she thought they were going to a Go family affair. Of course, she paused briefly when she saw the small hall just ahead of them. They were in a limo, arriving in style at the hall. It was a nice, elegant place, but not where the Go family usually held functions.
"How is your family going to fit in here?" Bonnie asked as their limo pulled up to the front of the hall.
Shego shrugged, doing her best not to lie. "Remember, it's not just my family now. It's our family." She wanted that pressed into Bonnie's mind. Bonnie had family now, family that loved her, and would not throw her away like those idiot Rockwallers.
"Right." Bonnie nodded.
The limo that Shego and Kim split the price on stopped and a valet opened the door. Kim stepped out first in her golden dress. She helped Shego out. The former villain was wearing black and emerald as always. They both helped Bonnie out, showing off her royal purple gown.
Bonnie seemed none the wiser, even as they entered the building. Shego led them through the lobby to large wooden doors to a small hall. Bonnie stopped as she noticed the room that looked like the banquet hall of a palace was filled with people, but not the whole Go family. Out of nowhere, trumpets blared, and then, they were announced.
"Lady Sheshona Go, Princess Kim Possible, and her royal majesty Queen Bonnie Possible-Go!" The hall erupted into applauds.
Bonnie blinked. "Wha-wha-wait, what's going on?"
"Happy birthday, Duchess," Shego said.
"No, happy birthday, your majesty," Kim corrected the older woman.
Bonnie was speechless and her spouses had to walk her through the room to the three elaborately decorated thrones at the front of the room. They had Bonnie stand in front of the middle throne, the higher chair. Bonnie did not move as her "parents" stepped over. They each hugged her.
"Every Queen needs a crown," Kane said before easing a tiara on Bonnie's head.
"And earrings," Isabel said.
"Bracelets," Ann added.
"And necklace," James finished.
"No," Bonnie whispered in a trembling voice. "It's too much…"
"No, it's not enough for one of the people that will give us grandchildren, but it's a start," Isabel commented. "Now, sit down, so we can get this royal ball stated. It's on your signal."
The parents moved out of the way and the trio sat down. Bonnie grinned as each of her wives took one of her hands. She looked out into the crowd, mostly family. It made her feel warm inside.
"Let's get this party started!" Bonnie announced and there were cheers. Music started and the dance floor filled with formally dressed guests.
"May I have this dance, your majesty?" Kim requested.
"Of course," Bonnie smiled, clearly tickled by the whole thing.
The younger pair glided through the crowd, which parted like the Red Sea for them. They sailed across the dance floor like two flowers floating on a pond. Shego smiled at the sight and then could not help herself. She had to get up and join in.
"May I cut in?" Shego asked Kim.
Kim smiled. "Of course, my lady." She bowed to Shego and then to Bonnie. She kissed Bonnie's hand before stepping out of the way and letting Shego dance with their wife. For much of the night, she and Shego switched off dancing with Bonnie. The simple gesture was a great gift for Bonnie.
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Kim sighed as she sat down, needing to rest her feet. She loved dancing, especially with one of her wives, but her feet did not like it in these shoes. Unfortunately, the shoes went perfectly with her gown, so they were a necessary evil. She considered she might need to get up when the Moms sat down across her, smiling much too innocently.
"So… have you three talked about children yet?" Isabel inquired as if they had been discussing just that all night.
"No, it hasn't come up yet," Kim answered, eyeing her mother-in-law a bit. She had never really considered children, even when it was just her and Bonnie.
"Well, we've made some inquiries for when you are ready," Ann said.
Kim's mouth dropped open. "What?"
"We just want you to know your options when you're ready. Nothing more than that," her mother assured her.
Kim nodded, but she did not know what to do with the information. Life had only recently gotten back to normal, including her going on missions. She doubted they would make any life changing decisions at the moment. She also doubted that would stop the Moms.
The hero eased away from Isabel and Ann, making her way back to the dance floor. She danced with several people before they had to be seated for the meal. The entire party stood on ceremony until Bonnie sat on her throne and they humorously waited for a signal from her. She grinned when they all took their seats, including her wives.
"This is the best birthday party ever!" Bonnie told her spouses in a low voice.
"Well, Duchess, you can thank the 'rents for this, all of them," Shego stated.
"I will. Just so you two know, if this was in the gift contest, it would've won hands down," Bonnie informed them with a teasing smile.
Shego scoffed. "My gift's way better than this. Wait until tomorrow and see."
"Love, you do know she's baiting you," Kim told Shego.
Shego fixed Bonnie with a firm glare and the birthday girl smiled impishly. The former villain rolled her eyes and decided to pay attention to the meal. Kim laughed a bit and then took Bonnie's hand in hers.
"You're every bit the queen you look like right now," Kim said softly.
"Thank you, baby." Bonnie leaned down and gave Kim a gentle peck on the lips. The guests cheered.
"You need to do more than that to get me my grandchildren," Isabel remarked, which got some laughter.
"Children?" Bonnie echoed.
"Mommy!" Shego scolded the older woman. "Let's just eat!"
"Yes, let's do that," Bonnie concurred and dinner was served.
"Wait, before we eat, we'd like to make a toast," Kane said, motioning to himself and James.
"If everyone could just raise their glasses, please," James requested and the party did so.
"Bonnie, you're one amazing woman to be able to put up with our daughters and not going insane with them," Kane remarked, earning some chuckles while the aforementioned daughters playfully glared at him.
"You make our daughters better people and allow them to do the same to you. You've become a light in all of our lives. We hope that continues for many years to come," James said.
"With grandchildren soon," Isabel chimed in.
"To Bonnie!" Kane and James said.
"To Bonnie!" The whole party drank to the toast.
The group had four courses before the dessert was brought out. Bonnie gasped as they wheeled the cake out. The large cake was designed to look like a fairy tale castle. There were sparklers on it, making it seem like there were fireworks going bursting around the castle.
"Oh, my god! This is too much," Bonnie said.
"Nonsense, now it's time to sing the birthday song," Shego announced.
Bonnie grimaced as the room erupted into one of the worst renditions happy birthday that she had ever heard, but still it was so beautiful. Grinning, she cut the first slice of cake and the rest was taken care of by the staff. The guests went back to partying.
"This is great cake," Shego commented as she devoured a large piece of cake. "Who was in charge of the cake?"
"Mom and Dad. They did a spanking job," Kim agreed.
"I can't believe they did all of this for me," Bonnie said.
"They love you, Bonnie. Just like we love you," Kim reminded her.
"Love you for always and eternity," Shego added.
Bonnie grinned and the trio continued to enjoy the party. By the time they left, Bonnie was nodding off. She had quite a bit to drink and could not stop giggling. Kim and Shego smiled about it.
"Thank god her birthday is actually tomorrow because I wouldn't be in favor of her passing out when we get home if it was really her special day," Shego commented.
"The fact that she had a good time is good enough for me," Kim said.
Shego conceded that with a nod. Bonnie did not make it home awake. Shego carried her up. They both kissed her goodnight, even though she was asleep, and wished her a happy birthday since technically it was now her birthday.
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The smell of french toast beckoned Bonnie out of the bed. She was shocked to find Kim in the kitchen. She watched the redhead for a moment before Kim turned and smiled at her.
"Happy birthday, baby," the hero said, leaning over for a kiss.
"Thank you. Where's Shego?" Bonnie asked curiously.
"She agreed to help Cali find you a gift. Cali needed to go ASAP if her behavior was to be believed. They should be back in a few minutes," Kim answered. "Now, you sit down while I finish this."
Bonnie nodded and did just that. "I can't believe Shego left you to make breakfast. She's not worried about you winning with this?"
"She thinks she might be able to win by showing you that she helped Cali pick a gift that wasn't a dead bird for once."
Bonnie chuckled. "I'll be very thankful for that if it works."
A couple of minutes passed before Shego and Cali returned. Breakfast was on the table by then and Kim winked at Shego as she pulled up a chair. Shego rolled her eyes as she sat down.
"It's just breakfast, Princess. You didn't do anything serious," Shego snorted. Of course, considering the fact that Kim could barely boil water without supervision, this was actually pretty big.
"It's not just any breakfast, though. It's Bonnie's birthday breakfast," Kim boasted.
"Don't fight. I want to have quiet breakfast," Bonnie requested.
"You feel okay? You're not hung over right?" Shego asked, reaching over to take her hand.
"I'm totally fine. I'm always fine when I'm with you guys. Thank you already," Bonnie answered.
"Don't thank us until we get the presents," Kim stated.
"Yeah, because I'm totally winning this thing," Shego proclaimed.
It was Kim's turn to roll her eyes. They had a quiet breakfast and then moved to the living room for gifts because Kim and Shego could not wait. Bonnie laughed as they sat her down on the couch and offered up their three gifts.
"You'd think it was your birthdays or Christmas with the way you're acting," Bonnie said.
"Open mine first," Shego insisted, possibly not even hearing what Bonnie said.
"Fine, but then I'm opening one of Kim's and we'll go from there." Bonnie reached out and caressed Cali's head. "Your gift will be last because you're the best." Cali purred happily.
Shego practically shoved her first gift into Bonnie's hands. It turned out to be a charm bracelet that chronicled their time together. Oddly enough, Kim got Bonnie the same gift with different charms. Kim and Shego glared at each other.
"Cheater!" they both hissed, pointing at each other.
"Hey, don't start," Bonnie warned.
Kim and Shego turned their noses up to each other. The rest of the gifts were opened without a word from them until Bonnie got the last one. Kim grinned.
"This one is going to win it all for me," Kim boasted.
Shego snorted. "I got this."
"What? She went through all of your gifts already," the hero pointed out.
"Hey, loves, quiet," Bonnie reminded them before tearing into her present. She ended up holding what looked like a Kimmunicator mixed with a tablet.
"I asked Wade to design it especially for you since you're finally getting more work. It's your Bon-pad. It's pretty much a tablet, PDA, cell phone, and any other electronic device you might need. It'll scan all your documents and stuff like that. It'll take dictation. It'll do pretty much anything you need outside of argue your cases for you," Kim explained.
"It'll definitely make work easier and I won't have to carry so much stuff around now," Bonnie grinned. "Thank you both. Everything is wonderful."
"Wait, I have one more," Shego said. "I need to go get it."
"Hold on, let me open Cali's thing before she bursts into tears," Bonnie said because Cali was giving her the big, sorrowful eyes.
Shego left before Bonnie even thanked Cali for her gift, which was a new pair of shoes and not a dead bird. Making it better, it was identical to a pair of shoes that Cali had chewed up and there was a sloppy apology card with it. Bonnie frowned, wondering why Shego walked out so soon. She quickly got her answer.
"Duchess, I need you to come in here to open your present!" Shego called.
Bonnie's face scrunched up. "What? Why?"
"Just come. Princess, you might need to help her," Shego replied.
Bonnie and Kim looked at each other, but decided to see what their wife wanted, even though they could guess. Even with the assumption, they were not prepared for the sight that greeted them in the bedroom. Shego was sitting on top of black sheets, an extreme contrast with her naked, pale flesh. She had a black velvet bow wrapped around her breasts, stiletto heels on her feet, and an array of toys beside her.
"What?" Kim could not believe it. "Really?"
"I win," Shego smirked.
Kim shook her head and laugh. "Okay, you win." With that said, she and Bonnie shed their clothing and joined Shego in bed.
"Unwrap me, Duchess," Shego whispered as she kissed Bonnie's neck.
Bonnie shuddered at the thought. Her hands gently wandered Shego's body until she got to the soft velvet. Shego purred and Kim whimpered as Bonnie slowly made short work of the bow. They were all panting in anticipation by the time the bow fell.
"Oh, my," Shego pretended to gasp in shock. "Whatever shall we do now?"
"Everything…" Bonnie answered, eyes on the toys.
Shego almost fell over from that response. She had not expected Bonnie to openly express her curiosity that soon. Glancing at Kim, olive eyes focused on the toys, but she did not seem ready to say she wanted to try something. Shego kissed the corner of Kim's mouth.
"It's Bonnie's birthday," the eldest reminded Kim.
"I know. So, what are we doing, baby?" Kim asked. Hey, she could do anything.
Bonnie just took a breath. "You know what, we have all day. Let's see where everything takes us."
That was good enough for her wives and deep kisses were exchanged. Heavy breathing filled the room and mews of a pleasure mixed with growls of desire. Begging and orders were whispered through clouds of sweet delight and waves of ecstasy. Bonnie was the first one to reach for something beyond their own bodies, which Shego and Kim believed to be appropriate.
"Baby, on your back," Bonnie commanded in a hiss that sent hot lightning down Kim's spine and the hero was on her back in a flash. "Shego, behind me."
The pale woman grinned. "Yes, your highness."
Kim swallowed and wiggled as Bonnie settled between her legs. Shego went behind Bonnie and wasted no time kissing her neck, hands wandering Bonnie's sleek skin. Bonnie moaned loudly as heated fingertips roamed the swells of her breasts before inching in closer to the centers of taut, aching, plump gems.
"Duchess, you're forgetting about Kimmie," Shego whispered, glancing down at Kim, who looked ready to pop.
Bonnie yelped. "Oh, god, sorry, baby."
"S'okay. Do something," the redhead begged.
Bonnie leaned down, placing a gentle kiss to Kim's mouth before venturing lower, kissing other lips soon enough. Her mouth distracted Kim enough for her to prepare both the hero and their new friend. Bonnie worked a finger in and then two, moving with ease. Once she felt like Kim was truly ready, she replaced her fingers with something a little bigger. Kim let out a long groan from the slow intrusion and panted as she was stretched just right. Bonnie watched in fascination as olive eyes rolled up in the back of Kim's head.
"You all right?" Bonnie asked, needing to be sure, even though Kim looked pretty fine from her point of view.
Kim made a noise, which was interpreted as, "Yes."
"That's hot," Shego said, biting at Bonnie's neck while watching Kim's reaction. "So, is this," she added as she slid into Bonnie. The lawyer jumped and lost her rhythm with Kim, who was too far gone to notice.
Bonnie was able to recover enough to continue her movements with Kim. The redhead began clawing at the bed, reaching for one of her wives. She managed to get a grip on Bonnie, trying to pull her down, but Bonnie would not be moved beyond what her hand was doing to Kim and the fact that her hips were trying to keep pace with Shego. All too soon, Kim was thrashing and Bonnie was bucking out of control. Bonnie was pleased that Kim stilled right before she collapsed. Shego watched them for a moment.
"What about me?" Shego asked, pouting as if hurt.
"Gimme a second. I wanna try something else with you," Bonnie purred.
Shego could guess what Bonnie wanted to try with her and she would let her, mostly because that meant she would have an excuse to do it to Bonnie later. So, she let them have their rest. It was not a surprise Kim recovered first.
"Come here, love. I can warm you up for Bonnie," Kim suggested.
Shego smirked and took Kim up on that offer. She had to slide over Bonnie, who whimpered at the feel of skin against her. Kim and Shego met in a kiss and Kim's hands caressed Shego until they rested on her breasts. Shego moaned into her mouth as Kim kneaded Shego's sensitive skin. Kim paused when she noticed Bonnie watching them.
"You like the show?" Kim asked.
Bonnie nodded. "Continue, please."
Kim went right back to kissing and caressing Shego. They made sure to put on a show for Bonnie, long kisses with their mouths open and lots of noise. Eventually, Bonnie moved, grabbing the next toy she wanted to try.
"You want any help?" Shego asked, speaking to Bonnie.
"I'll figure it out," Bonnie replied. "Keep going."
Shego did not need to be told twice. Turning her attention back to Kim, she kissed the hero like it was the last thing she would do. With Kim's hands on her breasts, for a moment she was confused when she felt another hand join in, but that was the right amount of hands. Bonnie caressed her from behind. Shego raised her hips, wanting to give Bonnie better assess to her body. When Bonnie slipped inside, Shego let loose a cute mew.
"Wow, I don't think we've ever heard that noise," Bonnie commented. "Was that from anticipation?"
"Sh-shut up," Shego hissed, knowing Bonnie was teasing her in more than one way.
"You can't tell me to shut up on my birthday. Baby, you need to keep Shego's mouth busy if she's going to be so mean to me," Bonnie remarked.
Kim had no problem with that, putting her hand on the back of Shego's head and pulling her down with another kiss. Shego moaned and her hand drifted in between Kim's legs, needing to do something to someone. Her breath hitched as she felt Bonnie slip two more fingers in her.
"God, Bonnie," Shego groaned. "Do it before you make me…" She could not complete that thought because Kim pulled her down once more for another kiss.
"Don't tell me what to do on my birthday," Bonnie replied and then she gave Shego exactly what she wanted. Shego groaned into Kim's mouth as Bonnie slid into with every wonderful inch of the toy.
Bonnie moved her hips slowly, experimentally, and from the way Shego was moaning, she could only assume she was doing things right. Pleasure shot through Bonnie as the toy pressed against her just right with each push of her hips. Soon, she slid in and out of Shego with ease, holding Shego's hips, and pulling Shego to her.
"Fuck!" Shego moaned, fingers moving frantically against Kim now. She was not going to last might longer and she needed Kim to finish.
The little noises that escaped Kim only added to Shego's pleasure and the fact that Bonnie was moving just right was too much. Shego's body shuddered as ecstasy washed over her and she fell onto Kim's body with Bonnie's name on her lips. For a while, the world faded. When it came back into focus she felt Kim kissing the side of her head.
"Did you…?" Shego asked.
"Yeah," Kim replied.
"Duchess?" Shego called.
"Right here," Bonnie replied, curling up next to them, pressing herself against Kim's side. "You liked that?" she asked, running her hand through Shego's hair.
"Where the hell did you learn to do that?" Shego asked, letting out a long breath.
Bonnie chuckled. "Lucky first try."
"Lucky first try? Shit, you're going to be dangerous with some practice then," Shego said and then she turned to Kim, giving her a proper kiss. "You okay with being on the bottom?"
Kim's hand wandered to Shego's ass. "Perfectly fine."
They settled in for a brief rest before engaging in round three. Eventually, all of the toys, even the velvet bow was put to use. The trio only stopped exploring due to exhaustion, but tomorrow was another day.
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Next time: baby.