All for One and One for All

All for One and One for All

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Part Eight

By Chrissy and Peyton

The hearing was scheduled a few months later before a judge as the two parties could not come to an agreement. At this point Marta had not revealed what they had learned concerning the fraud details as she kept that as her ace in the hole if they couldn't agree. Her client also did not want to use it unless it was absolutely necessary because she still cared about her husband and didn't want to see him going to jail. This hearing would be the last time to reveal her findings if they couldn't come to an agreement and it would be before a judge. She would need Kayla to testify as to what she had found and prepped her for her testimony. The day came, and Rose Marie could tell Kayla was nervous.

"Don't worry, you'll do fine. You've been here before and spoke before a judge. It won't be any different. Just treat it like it was your money you are fighting for," she told Kayla.

"Last time I spoke before a judge, I was fourteen, and didn't know any better to be nervous. At that time I had I thought I was smarter than everyone else. I had a vested interest in what was going on, because it was my future they were playing with," Kayla said and took Rose Marie's hand in hers for comfort.

"Just think of it as an extension of that time. I have faith in you, and so does Marta. You will do fine. I'll be right here. If you have to, look at me. I'll try to keep you relaxed."

"Thank you. I love you so much."

"I love you too."

"All rise." They heard and stood up.

"Oh look, Rose Marie said. It's the same judge you had on your case. He must have moved over to family court since we saw him last. Now I know you will do fine. He really respects you and your opinion."

"He looks different. His hair is greyer."

"Honey, it's been five years since you saw him last. We are all older," Rose Marie said with a chuckle.

The hearing went on with both sides presenting arguments as to why the divorce should be signed as each side presented it. The judge questioned both attorneys about some of the issues they presented and seemed to be hesitant to lean towards either side. It seemed he was trying to come up with some middle ground that each side would have to be willing to give on to settle this.

Marta leaned over and talked with her client then spoke up, "Your honor, we hesitated to raise this issue, especially here in court because it would become a matter of record, but there is one other item we believe might help your honor and opposing counsel to come to terms as we have presented them."

"What else could there possibly be that you haven't already presented, and why have you hesitated in presenting it Ms. Wilcox?" the judge said really admonishing her.

"Because your honor it involves fraud, a criminal activity that is beyond the scope of this court. My client did not want to go in this direction unless it became necessary because she didn't want to appear hateful and revengeful. But it is obvious they do not want to settle. It is also obvious your honor is trying to figure a way to get both sides to agree. We feel presenting this will sway both your honor and the defendant to see it our way."

"Your honor, I don't know what stunt the counselor is trying to pull, but my client has not committed any fraud and to say so is slanderous," the opposing attorney said.

"Just hold your horses, counselor. Nothing has been presented or proven as of yet, but if there is anything else to present I would be more than glad to consider it. Present your information Ms. Wilcox but be careful. Going on record with potential fraud if not proven could very well mean your client could be sued for slander."

"Thank you your honor. I will be careful. We would like to call Kayla Manning to the stand."

After seeing Kayla get up and approach the bench the other counselor asked, "Sidebar your honor?"

"Come forward," the judge beckoned both attorneys.

"Your honor, my client has no idea who this witness is and has never had any dealings with her so we have no idea what she can offer."

"Your Honor, Ms. Manning is a consultant working for us. She has brought to our attention information that directly implicates the defendant in a scheme of fraud, to divert monies from my client without her knowledge."

"Your honor, she's a kid, what low twenties, late teens? She can't be considered an expert witness so anything she says can't be reliable."

"Your honor...."

The judge held up his hand to Marta to stop her from talking. He turned to the other attorney. "Counselor this is divorce court not criminal court. The rules of evidence are more lenient and the use of witnesses is more generous than criminal court. Ms. Manning is not testifying as an expert witness. However, if she was I would put her ability up against any expert you could drag in here. I happen to know Ms. Manning, and I would be interested in hearing what she has to say. Now if we could let her testify maybe we can resolve this case before I retire."

"Go ahead Ms. Wilcox," the judge instructed her once each counselor had returned to their seats. Kayla came up and sat in the witness seat on the side by the judge.

"Ms. Manning. Could you tell the court what you discovered when you were reviewing the financial records of my client and her husband," Marta asked Kayla.

"Yes. As a consultant, you asked me to analyze the financial history, and advice of how to best maximize her income and investments. You also asked me how your client could protect herself from anyone trying to dispose of her assets without her knowledge. After analyzing them I gave you my opinion on how to move forward."

"And did this lead to you find anything else while you were doing this analysis?"

"Yes, it really was coincidental and had I not recognized the address I would never have thought much of it. Let me explain. Several months ago I was working with a realtor to find a suitable building to purchase and develop. One of the listings happened to be the same building that your client and her husband had owned. It caught my attention because when my realtor and I tried to see the building, we were told there was already a contract on it. At the time the listing price was three- million dollars which per market value was half what it was worth, making it a deal for whoever bought it. I noticed the contract for sale in your clients records only showed the sales price of half a million dollars. No one in their right mind would sell that piece of property for half a million. Even the three- million was an unbelievable price when it was worth several million."

"So I started at the county appraiser's office and traced the owner's back until I got to your client. From there, from the records, I determined how many times it was sold and the selling price each time until I got to the last sale which is the current owner of the building," Kayla explained.

"And what did you find?"

"What I found was your client believes and has a contract for sale showing the sales price of five-hundred-thousand dollars. The current owner, not several months later, paid almost six-million for the building."

"So, my client believes that the property was sold for five-hundred -thousand and has the contract and payment to prove it. Several months later another buyer paid almost six-million for the same property? How is that fraud and not poor business dealings?" Marta asked already knowing the answer.

"Because, what your client doesn't know is that all the intermediate sales were shell corporations set up by her husband to deflate the price to show her when in fact he was selling the property to close to market value and pocketing the difference," Kayla went on to explain.

"Your honor, we object. My client has no interest in any corporations that may or may not have purchased this property other than the one he co-owns with his wife," the other counselor said. "He claims he must have been given bad advice from his realtor on the value of the property."

"Your honor, I believe if we allow Ms. Manning to continue ownership will become evident and so will the fraud," Marta addressed the judge.

"I would be interested in hearing more from Ms. Manning myself counselors. Objection overruled. Ms. Manning, would you continue please," the judge stated.

"What I did next was looked at each of the corporations that bought and sold the property. I found what appeared to be four shell corporations that were created a month before the first sales document all with one common denominator. Your client's husband, the defendant, was listed as the filing agent on all corporation documents. Each corporation was set up for the purpose of inflating the price of the property and selling it to the next corporation. In the first transaction, corporation one purchased the property for five-hundred-thousand paying it directly to complete that sale. Where that money came from, I can't say positively say, but my best guess is it came from a bank account in the Cayman Islands where the money from the final transaction was deposited. That account is listed in the defendant's name. The corporation had no income because it really was in name only. All I can say is one day it opened an account depositing five-hundred-thousand in it, and several days later a check was written for the same amount for the purchase of the property. After that the account was closed."

"The next, corporation two, purchased the property for three-million dollars with the selling corporation one carrying the loan on the property. When the corporation two defaulted on its payment the corporation one wrote the debt off as a loss and dissolved claiming insolvency. The second and third corporations did exactly like the first corporation until we get to the fourth corporation which sold the property to the independent buyer for the final transaction. I can't tell you how the fourth corporation has handled the final sales because it has not yet filed papers to dissolve and still shows active according to the State. The difference in the amount they purchased and sold the property is minimal and could easily be hidden as expenses such as salaries, commissions, etc., thus owing no taxes at all. I can tell you the money the independent purchaser paid for the property of just under six-million, was deposited in the bank account in the Cayman Islands."

"And just where is the fraud to be more precise," Marta questioned her.

"At a minimum there is tax fraud on both the state and federal level. In each of the transactions the corporations avoided paying taxes on the profits they made on the sale of the building by claiming a write-off loss then dissolving. Your client while she thinks she has sold the property for about the same as they purchased it many years ago is actually vulnerable to having to pay taxes and penalties on the difference of over five-million dollars since the whole transaction was a scam or pyramid scheme to avoid taxes and to avoid her knowing the actual sales price."

"Thank you Ms. Manning," Marta said and returned to her seat.

"We request a thirty-minute recess before we continue your honor?" the defendants attorney asked the judge.

"Thirty minutes it is," the judge said.

During the break Rose Marie hugged Kayla telling her how well she did and how proud of her she was. Marta said the same thing also hugging her tight. Even Marta's client came over and thanked her. After fifteen minutes the opposing counsel came over and asked if he could talk with Marta and her client. He told them his client was agreeable to the divorce as the petition she had filed read. If the judge was in agreement he could sign it today.

Marta saw this as an opportunity and without consulting with her client upped the demands. In addition to the stipulations already requested in her petition, she wanted a full disclosure of the moneys that were in the bank in the Cayman Islands. She wanted return of half the amount from the sales not disclosed plus his client would pay for her legal fees including the finder's fee and pay all state and federal taxes on the sale of the property.

The attorney consulted with his client before nodding to Marta they had a deal.

The judge reconvened the hearing. The opposing counsel advised the judge they had come to an agreement during the break. The judge hearing this told the attorneys to have the signed agreement on his desk within two days and he would approve the dissolution.

After he closed the hearing he asked, "Ms. Manning, could I have a word with you please?"

Tepidly Kayla walked up as the judge came down and around from the bench to see her. He put his hand out to her to shake, "It's nice to see you again Kayla. You have grown quite a bit since I have seen you last."

"Thank you, it's nice to see you too your honor."

"I'm proud of you. I was really worried with all that money you would be foolish and spend it recklessly. But I see you are putting your money and talents to good use."

"I made a promise to my parents at their funeral and to you in court, I would be responsible and do good things and I've tried to honor my promises."

"I have no doubt you will continue to do great things and make your parents very proud of you. I just wanted to say hi and tell you up until today, I have never seen one person confound so many attorneys with what you come up with, since the last time I saw you in court. You don't know how funny it is for me to watch them squirm, when someone your age ties them in knots and spits them out like they were nothing. It's one of my great pleasures in life when most of what I see is the wrong side of life. Sometime just come by and we will have lunch together away from this courtroom atmosphere. I would enjoy talking with you."

"Thank you, I would enjoy that too. It was nice to see you again," Kayla said walking away and towards Marta and Rose Marie who were waiting at the door for her.

"You took a big chance with your last-minute demands without even consulting with your client," Rose Marie told Marta as they were driving back to the office.

"Well sometimes opportunities come about when you least expect them. You have to trust your instincts and take a chance on it working. You never know what will come of it," Marta said and since Kayla was in the back seat and couldn't see placed her hand on Rose Marie's arm giving it a squeeze.

"How did you know it would be accepted?" Rose Marie said glancing back to see if Kayla noticed what Marta had done.

"I saw her husband over the shoulder of his attorney while he and I were talking. I noticed his hands were shaking. He was scared. I figure Kayla was right. He is up to more than we know, and he doesn't want anyone to find out about it. He was willing to settle with us hoping it would go no farther than today and us."

"Are you going to report him to the IRS or state?"

"Not immediately. At least not until everything he owes us is paid, then somehow an anonymous tip might end up in the local IRS office."

They giggled over what Marta had said. Then she spoke up. "I do believe a celebration is due for winning this big case and for what it means to our firm. We all should all go out this weekend and have a good time."

"That sounds like a great idea. Kayla what do you think?" Rose Marie asked.

"I think it would be fun except remember neither Alexis nor I are twenty-one."

"There will be ways for us to get around that. We'll figure it out so you two won't feel left out. We are the four musketeers and we have to look out for each other. All together or not at all as they say," Marta yelled out.

They all laughed and put their hands together Kayla reaching over the front seat. They lifted them up and yelled, "All for one and one for all."

Later that afternoon Marta had an idea. She caught Kayla before she left to get Alexis. "Will you be back with Alexis or are you going home after you pick her up?"

"I was planning on going over to Ella's. I wanted to spend time with her before we picked up Jake and went home. Why, do you need me to come back for something?" Kayla asked.

"Well, I have an idea for this weekend, and I wanted all of us together before we decide. Could you bring Alexis back this way first? It shouldn't take but a few minutes to hash it out and see if it would work?" Marta asked Kayla.

"Sure, no problem. I'm leaving now so we will be back in about an hour or less depending on traffic," Kayla told her and left to go get Alexis.

An hour later Kayla and Alexis came into the office. Marta told them they would meet in the conference room and she went to get Rose Marie.

"Okay, Alexis, you might not have heard but we won a big case today. It's because of Kayla's testimony we won. It means a lot of money for the firm plus the exposure we will get can't be bought. We decided on the way back to the office, we needed to go out as a group and celebrate our success. The problem being, and no offense, but with both you and Kayla under the legal age, it limits what we can do, where we can go to have a good time," Marta went on to explain.

"Sorry, I can just stay home and watch Jake if the three of you want to go out and celebrate," Alexis said.

"If you're staying home, I'm staying home with you because I'm not twenty-one either," Kayla said agreeing with Alexis.

"Nonsense, we are in this together and it's everyone or no one. We already decided that before we got back from court. There isn't anywhere or anything we can't do except drink, that requires you to be twenty-one and there are ways around that too. Here is my suggestion. This weekend there is a music festival called Festival on the River. It's a wide open area where you sit on a blanket or chairs you bring, and listen to music by various bands. It is fenced off and you have to pay to get in, but they have food vendors, bathrooms and other games and concessions all set up inside the fence. It's a one price for the two days with unlimited entrance and exit. That way we can come and go as we please," Marta explained before continuing.

"You're allowed to bring a cooler. We can take a few bottles of wine or mix some daiquiris. I've got a couple of fake soda cans to pour drinks into and they will look like you are drinking soda. That takes care of the drinking at the festival. At dinner you will just have to do without until we get back to our rooms. I've booked two rooms at a good hotel and they each have two queen beds, that way you three can share a room and I'll take the other one. We can spend two days there and have a great time together just having fun. The only catch would be convincing Ella to watch Jake for the weekend. So what do you think?"

"I think it sounds great if Ella will watch Jake," Rose Marie enthusiastically said.

"Sounds like a blast," Alexis chimed in.

"Assuming Ella can watch Jake it all sounds like a plan except the sleeping arrangements. Why do we need two rooms if there are two queens in each? We can refrain from doing anything, so you don't have to sleep alone. We can draw straws or something, to see who shares the bed with you, unless you insist on your own room?" Kayla said.

Marta half laughed then responded, "I'm not sure how to take that, Kayla. Drawing straws sounds like the loser gets to sleep with me. If that's the case I might as well have my own room."

They all smirked before Kayla spoke, "No, I didn't mean for it to sound like that."

Marta moved over next to Kayla and hugged her. "I know hon. I was just teasing you."

"Look I don't mind sharing a bed with you, or we could switch each night. The point is we don't need two rooms. We are all adults, and for two nights we can refrain from any sex that might make you uncomfortable," Kayla explained.

"You are just like Rose Marie. You need to choose your words more carefully," Marta told her.

Kayla looked at her with a puzzled look.

"Sex that might make me uncomfortable? How do you know any will?" Marta asked and smiled devilishly at Kayla.

They all laughed thinking Marta was just kidding. Rose Marie was hoping Marta was just kidding Kayla, but only she knew Marta was a lesbian, so maybe she was into watching others having sex.

"Well then it's settled. We're going to the Festival on the River this weekend and celebrate," Marta said.

Kayla and Alexis left picking up Jake on their way over to Ella's because of the time. While they there, they discussed this weekend with Ella, who said she would be happy to watch Jake for the weekend. She was glad they were all getting away. They had been working so hard lately and they needed some time to have fun and let loose.

The weekend came and they were all packed. They went in Marta's car, driving the two hours to their destination. They sang some songs on the radio, and told some jokes. Some being pretty raunchy, but they got a kick out them.

Alexis was the first to make a comment. "Marta, I didn't know you could be such fun. I took you for someone more proper. Some of the jokes you told us makes me think I mistook you for someone who was straight."

"Oh honey, there is so much you don't know about me. Maybe this weekend you'll see the other side of me," Marta told her but really to everyone.

They continued to have fun until they got to their hotel. It had a great view out the window of the park where the festival was set up. It had started today so there already was activity going on as they arrived. They unpacked some of their things, deciding to go walking around and find a restaurant to eat first. They found one not too far from their hotel called Taylor's Dream. It was a country style restaurant and bar that had live bands play at night. Since Kayla and Alexis were under age, they could not drink, but Marta and Rose Marie each got a glass of wine. They all toasted to a wonderful weekend and to their successful week. After dinner they walked by the river able to hear the band that was playing at the festival. Kayla grabbed Alexis's hand and they were half walking and half dancing to the music as they continued along the edge of the river. They started back to their room as the festival was wrapping up for the night. They purchased their admission tickets for the rest of the weekend on their way back.

Once they were back at the room, Marta opened one of the bottles of wine they had brought and poured four glasses, one for each. They again toasted to a wonderful weekend. Alexis and Kayla were sitting on one bed and Rose Marie on the other with Marta sitting in the chair by the desk.

"Did you ever get any more information from the realtor on that lady's claim about her lease Kayla?" Rose Marie asked.

"No, the previous owners claimed they were following what the lady had told them when they purchased the building years ago. They didn't have any written proof of her claims either. They said the previous owner passed away so it is unlikely we would get anything from his family," Kayla explained to Rose Marie.

"Well we could still sue them for misrepresentation, but since they received no compensation or consideration from the previous owner, it would really be punishing them if we do. What does your instinct tell you?" Rose Marie asked.

"My instinct says we should abide by what she told us. This time put it in writing. Also try to find a way to utilize her to offset the difference," Kayla said.

"Can you guys leave the work back home and enjoy this weekend," Marta scolded them. "We are supposed to be having fun and celebrate, not work."

"Sorry," Kayla said sheepishly. "What's first on the agenda tomorrow?"

"The festival doesn't start until ten in the morning and the music doesn't start until one in the afternoon. We don't have to be in a hurry to get up and over there. I suggest we sleep without setting an alarm clock, and get up when we are ready. Then either eat breakfast, brunch or lunch depending the time," Marta reasoned.

"I'm for that," Rose Marie said. "In fact I'm going to get ready for bed now, just in case I fall asleep laying here." She got up taking some clothes into the bathroom to change, coming out wearing a pair of pj shorts and matching short sleeve button up top. "Where are we sleeping?" She asked.

"These things they call beds," Marta said giggling at Rose Marie.

"Okay real funny you asshole! Apparently, you've had enough wine for tonight. I meant who is sleeping in which bed smart ass?"

"I'll have you know my ass is pretty damn smart," Marta said and turned around sticking her butt out for all to see. "Get in that bed. Kayla and Alexis look too comfortable lying there," she added pointing to the empty bed.

They took turns getting ready for bed and climbed in bed for a goodnight sleep. True to their word, they were good at least that no one heard. In the morning Marta was first up. She quietly got up and went in the bathroom to pee. Coming out she saw rose Marie coming towards the bathroom with her finger to her mouth indicating to be quiet. She went in to pee. When she came out, Marta was going through her bag, pulling out clothes for the day. She glanced over to see Kayla and Alexis still asleep cuddled up next to each other with Kayla's arm around Alexis's waist. She went over to where her suitcase was next to Marta and whispered, "They are so cute when they sleep cuddled up like that."

Marta looked over at the two and winked at Rose Marie nodding in agreement. Then she leaned over to Rose Marie and whispered back, "True love birds," and kissed Rose Marie on the cheek.

By the time Rose Marie and Marta had each gotten dressed, Kayla and Alexis had woken up. What surprised them next was Marta climbed on to their bed and leaned over them kissing both on the cheek telling them, "We're getting hungry. Get up and changed unless you need some private time, then Rose Marie and I will go get something to eat ourselves."

Kayla then surprised Marta grabbing her and pulling her down between her and Alexis and rolled over planting a kiss on her mouth then started tickling her. Alexis seeing this followed Kayla s lead and helped Kayla tickle Marta. As they struggled Rose Marie came over and helped hold Marta down while the other two tickled Marta until she called uncle.

They all lay there laughing when Marta turned and kissed Kayla then rolled the other way and kissed Alexis then sat up. "Now I'm really hungry and not just for food! I also find my partner is not really my partner joining in with these two. I'll remember that," she said and laughed as she climbed off the bed.

They all got dressed and walked down the street to a breakfast restaurant. They talked about the day's events, and they all seemed very excited for it to begin. Up until now they had had a really good time, finding Marta to be a lot more fun and not the reserved person they thought she was.

They packed up the cooler with daiquiris, filling the fake cola cans, plus they brought a big blanket and some snacks they could eat on instead of buying things at the festival. They found a spot and laid the blanket out. Kayla and Alexis took their fake cans and Marta and Rose Marie filled their insulated cups with daiquiris and they walked around to get a sense of where everything was in the festival. They noted places they might grab something to eat later, and places to get souvenirs especially something for Jake and Ella. Their drinks were running low as they made the full circle back to the blanket. They refilled their cups, sitting on the blanket, which was located perfectly between two big trees. This pretty much guaranteed they would have shade most of the day.

After sitting for a while Kayla said she needed to use the restroom. Alexis said she would go with her. They walked to where the restrooms were located. Before they returned the live music had begun so they stopped to watch the band for a while, sitting on the lawn where they were. They each placed their arm around the waist of the other watching the band play.

Marta and Rose Marie noticed the two girls, sitting watching the band from their blanket as they watched the band too. After a few minutes Marta turned to Rose Marie, "Do you see them?"

"Yeah, sitting right there," Rose Marie said pointing towards the girls.

"What do you see?" Marta inquired.

"I see Kayla and Alexis sitting watching the band. What do you mean what do I see?"

"I mean when you looked at them what do you see?" Marta continued obviously an intent to get something from Rose Marie.

"I see Kayla and Alexis sitting watching the band, with their arms around each other. What are you getting at?"

"Do you love Kayla?"

"You know I do, with all my heart," Rose Marie said.

"Do you love Alexis?"

"Yes, I do, but not in the same way as I love Kayla. My feelings for Kayla run much deeper than they do for Alexis."

"Do you want to know what I see?" Marta asked.

"No, but I know you are going to tell me whether I want you to or not," Rose Marie said with a smile on her face.

"What I see are two girls, who are so in love with each other, they do not realize the extent of their love. They would give away everything and sacrifice all for the happiness and wellbeing of the other. When they are together, like they are now, the world and all its troubles don't matter to them. They have each other and nothing can come between them, or how they feel."

"Are you are saying I don't matter to them," Rose Marie said now a little uneasy and maybe a little irritated at the insinuation made by Marta.

"Oh, you matter. Just not how you think you matter. When Alexis is around, Kayla is a completely different person. She worships the ground that girl walks on. She loves you, I know, but not like she loves Alexis. The love she has for Alexis is like the ultimate love someone wishes they had. But she loves you too. Her love for you is more of a dependent type of love. Over the years she has admired you and looked up to you. You were always there when she needed you, and she was there for you. Both of you have grown to love each other because you lean on each other when needed. There is nothing wrong with that kind of love, and you both took it to the next level when you made love the first time. I won't say that was a mistake, but that is where the lines blurred as to what your relationship was and what kind of love you felt for each other."

"Are you judging me or my relationship with Kayla and Alexis?"

"Rose Marie, I'm not judging you at all, nor am I criticizing your relationship with them. In fact, you all have something special, and up till now it has worked. There are times I wish I was in your position with them. It would definitely be a real adventure in bed, if you know what I mean, but I don't want to discuss the sex between you three. That is between you all. What I'm trying to say is they have a relationship that is based on love first. You have a relationship that is based on need and friendship. I don't see you and Kayla, or you and Alexis, walking around arm in arm or hand in hand. But I see them all the time. When we sit they always sit together first, then you sit wherever. You have become dependent on that relationship to avoid what you fear the most."

"And what is it I fear?"

"Being alone. Not having anyone to talk to, to love on, to share things with. We all need someone who will fill those fears and with you and them together you have satisfied those fears. Because of that, what you won't let yourself find out is what else is out there. You might find you love someone more or someone who loves you more. You've become too comfortable with them and you can't see you are not completely happy. I can see it and I don't know you as well as I want to know you, but I can see you have settled and accepted a not so ideal situation, because you don't have to fear what you won't have if you were on your own. You need to give yourself a chance and to be honest, I would like the opportunity to see if I might be that special person you find."

As Marta was finishing her thought and formulating what to say next Kayla and Alexis walked up holding hands. Marta rose up and grabbed Alexis by the hand. "Come on girl, we need to get this party started and away from these fuddy-duddies. Let's dance." She took Alexis's hand and they danced and twirled each other around as they made their way towards the stage.

Kayla sat down next to Rose Marie who was thinking about what Marta had told her. She wondered if what Marta said was true, or was she just saying that because she had an interest in her, and was trying to break up her relationship with Kayla and Alexis. Kayla interlocked her arm with Rose Marie placing her hand in hers and intertwining their fingers. She rested her head on Rose Marie's shoulder, and the two sat in silence for a few minutes as they watched Alexis and Marta laughing and dancing, spinning each other around.

Rose Marie finally sighed and turned her head to Kayla kissing her on the forehead. "I love you," she told Kayla.

"I love you too," Kayla said back and lifted her head up enough that she could kiss Rose Marie on the lips. They looked at each other and kissed again with their tongues exchanging places in each other's mouth. Before they got too involved, and before Rose Marie started to cry she broke the kiss and got up taking Kayla's hand. "Let's show them who the fuddy-duddies are. Come on."

Kayla laughed and got up taking Rose Marie's hand and off they went to join Marta and Alexis dancing, spinning and laughing.

Nothing else was said about the conversation between Marta and Rose Marie, though Rose Marie kept running things through her mind, admitting at least some of what Marta said was true. The rest of the afternoon they had a great time. All of them admitted it was more fun than they expected, and they would need to make this a yearly tradition.

That night after everyone had showered and dressed for bed, they were lying in bed discussing how late they could stay tomorrow before heading home. They then settled in for the night. About thirty minutes later, Rose Marie was lying on her side facing the bed Kayla and Alexis were in when she noticed some rustling of the sheets and then the distinctive sounds of kissing and breathing becoming heavy. She lay there listening, knowing that Alexis and Kayla must be doing something. It was too dark, and they were being too careful and quiet for her to know specifically what they were doing. She felt Marta place a hand on her shoulder, applying pressure to turn her way. She quietly rolled now facing Marta who placed her finger on Rose Marie's lips to silence any noise she might make.

Marta moved her head in close to Rose Marie so their noses were barely touching. She then moved so her mouth was next to Rose Marie's ear, "Are they doing what I think they are doing?" she quietly whispered.

Rose Marie understood enough of what Marta was whispering, smiling back at her, and nodding, getting a smile from Marta. Then to her surprise Marta took her finger from her mouth and placed it behind her head bringing her in close, kissing Rose Marie on the lips. Rose Marie's eyes went wide open, startled that Marta would do such a thing, but at the same time she felt like fireworks were going off. She didn't offer any resistant and soon felt her tongue making advances into Marta's mouth.

She would have jumped out of bed if it hadn't been for Marta moving her other arm under Rose Marie's neck, pulling Rose Marie's head into Marta so she couldn't get away. What caused her to jump though was the feeling of Marta's other hand that had initially been around her head was now between her legs and Marta was lightly caressing the area around her pussy without making contact with her outer lips.

As the sounds in the bed next to them increased, so did Marta's caressing of Rose Marie's pussy. Her fingers had found the folds of Rose Marie's lips to have opened slightly from being aroused, and she could feel moisture coming through Rose Marie's pajama bottoms. As the breathing increased in the bed next to them so did Rose Marie's. Marta moved her hand up and under Rose Marie's pajamas moving down across her mons, until she was able to slip a finger inside of Rose Marie. This almost made Rose Marie gasped and utter sounds, but Marta expecting this forced her tongue deeper into Rose Marie's mouth to prevent her from making any sound.

As the intensity in both beds increased, Rose Marie was able to pull her head from Marta. She moved it so her face was now pushed into the pillow to muffle any sound she made. Her own hand grabbed the arm of Marta that was rubbing her pussy but not to stop her, but to hold it tightly to her. She even helped Marta by pushing her arm up and down. Rose Marie was highly turned on and she knew she was about to cum. She heard a rustle from the bed next to her and what sounded like the two of them in were simultaneously having an orgasm before there was silence. The thought of the two girls having an orgasm brought hers to its peak and she forced her head into the pillow as her body jerked and her pussy pulsated from Marta's fingers. She lay there for a few minutes recovering then she pulled her head from the pillow and looked at Marta who was licking her fingers that just seconds ago were inside of Rose Marie. Marta smiled at her and Rose Marie gave her a look as if to say, "What the fuck did you think you were doing?" Then she smiled and leaned into Marta giving her a kiss on the lips. Her own hand moved towards Marta's abdomen and moved south only to have Marta grab it and stop her. Marta shook her head no and smiled at Rose Marie. They lay there staring at each other before they closed their eyes and fell asleep.

In the other bed after they each had gotten the other off, the girls lay there in bed holding on to each other. Kayla thought she heard rustling coming from the bed next to them, and then heavy breathing followed by more rustling, then silence. From the sound she knew what the noise was. She looked at Alexis to see if she noticed but Alexis had her eyes closed. She didn't want to move her or herself, because that motion would give away she was turning over, so she lay there trying to decide between the two conflicting emotions she was now feeling.

She knew that Rose Marie and Marta had just engaged in the same activity that she and Alexis had. She also thought that it confirmed her suspicions from this trip, that Marta was at least bi, if not a lesbian. But what bothered her was she just did it with Rose Marie, her Rose Marie. It was one thing for Alexis and Rose Marie to be together because they were a threesome. but she felt Rose Marie had just cheated on her and she was feeling hurt by it. This feeling though conflicted with her other feeling of happiness for Rose Marie, as their situation was hard on all of them, and she knew at some point something was going to happen to change the arrangements that brought them together.

This made her happy for Rose Marie and happy because she might not have to decide if Rose Marie made the decision for her, but she was also hurt because Rose Marie who she loved so much might leave her, and she wasn't sure she could accept that. Her mind continued to race through these various thoughts until it tired and she fell asleep.

The next morning everyone got up and got ready to enjoy the day. No one seemed to be bothered or act funny about the night before so Kayla figured she wouldn't say a word either, but sometime over the next few days she wanted to discuss this with Alexis.

About mid afternoon they headed back to their hotel and packed everything up heading out and back home. They all agreed it was the best weekend in like forever and they needed to do more things like this together. Once home Marta dropped everyone off at Rose Marie's place, then went on home. Rose Marie told Kayla and Alexis she was heading over to Ella's to pick up Jake. They could come too or stay and unpack, which they chose the latter.

After Rose Marie left Kayla wanted to discuss the previous night with Alexis. "Did you hear the noise in the other bed last night after we finished playing around?"

"Yeah, we must not have been as quiet as we thought because it was obvious they were doing the same thing we were," Alexis said.

"It didn't bother you that Rose Marie was having sex with Marta right in front of us?"

"No, should it have bothered me? It sounds like it bothered you?" Alexis asked.

"I don't know. It was just weird," Kayla said.

"No, it bothered you or you wouldn't be bringing it up. So what is it that bothers you? The fact she had sex with someone else, or the fact she did it in front of you?"

"I don't know. I don't know if I'm really hurt by it or happy for her?" Kayla said.

"Sit, let's talk," Alexis said as she patted the bed and sat down on it. "You know, Kayla, this arrangement wasn't going to last forever. Up until now it has worked pretty smooth. There have been no major arguments or jealousy issues we have had to deal with. But at some point, we knew something was going to happen to bring this to an end. Maybe this is the start of it."

Alexis paused and continued, "Tell me the last time the three of us made love?"

Kayla just shrugged her shoulders.

"It's been three four weeks minimum since the three of us have been together. So unless you and Rose Marie have been making love when I'm not around, no one has met her needs in this relationship in over a month. Yet you and I have had sex on the sofa after she goes to bed, two three times a week. You don't think she knows what we are doing?"

"I hadn't thought of that," Kayla said. "Do you think she thinks we don't love her anymore so she is reaching out to Marta? The thing is I didn't know Marta was into girls until now?"

"If Rose Marie wanted to make love you, don't think she wouldn't have initiated something between now and then? Or do you think she saw how we feel about each other, and she made her own decision to end our three-way and step aside?" Alexis explained to Kayla before she continued.

"I know you love her and I have really grown to love her too, but think of this from her vantage point. She is a successful woman, who is in a relationship with two teenage girls, a minimum of ten years her junior. This weekend was an example how that is a problem. We had to find something to do that we all could do, knowing you and I are underage. She can't take us to a nightclub to dance, or a bar to have a drink after work to unwind. She is stuck with coming home to two teenage girls who haven't even included her in on our love making. She's in a relationship where she is lonely and feels out of place because of the age difference, and because you and I have feelings that she knows she can't compete with."

"Are you saying we need to break it off and leave her entirely?"

"Maybe it is time. Maybe we don't have to because she has already made that decision and just can't bring herself to tell us, or you to be more specific. I don't think we need to rush into things because we are not sure, but soon I believe you and her have to have a talk and make a decision. Give her a chance to see if she says anything first. But I would prepare yourself for her to say she wants to pursue someone else or thinks we should move out."

Kayla sat there for a few moments before a few tears ran down her cheeks. "I've totally fucked up all of our lives over this. I'm so sorry I've put you through this."

"You haven't fucked up anything. If anything you brought us all together and made us stronger and happier. I wouldn't have changed a thing, and I have no regrets about any of it. If you ask Rose Marie, I bet she will say the same thing. I don't want you to look at this as we will never see her again. We have to work side by side every day. And if we want to get together sometimes and the three of us end up in bed I'm all for it too. She may want to venture out, but there is no denying what the three of us have and that will never change."

'Maybe you are right. I'll not say anything right now and see where it goes. Besides, now that I know, I can watch her and Marta together at work, and see if I can see anything that tells me they are bonding more," Kayla said trying to reason in her mind that patience is more important now and to not rush to any conclusions or decisions.

They finished unpacking and putting up everything each taking a shower and getting ready for bed as tomorrow was a school day for Alexis and a work day for Kayla and Rose Marie. Alexis was just getting out of the shower when Rose Marie returned from Ella's. Jake was asleep in the car so Kayla went out to help her carry things in and put Jake to bed. Rose Marie told Kayla that Ella said Jake was very good and they had no problems at all.

After Rose Marie unpacked and took her shower she came out to the living room where Kayla and Alexis were sitting on the sofa at opposite ends. She sat in the middle not saying a word as did either of the other two. A few minutes later she sighed and looked both ways at both girls, "I have a strange request and one I hope you will indulge me in and not question my motives or reasons."

Both Kayla and Alexis looked at her, both instantly thinking back to their earlier conversation, then Kayla said, "Okay."

Rose Marie hesitated, then getting up the nerve, she got up and turned off the television and lights and took both Kayla and Alexis hand, leading them into the bedroom. She had already turned down the sheets and had the room set up with soft music playing, and only a small light on the dresser that cast a glow over the room but made it very romantic. "Alexis, I want you here on this side, honey. Kayla I want you there on that side. I know this is going to sound weird, but I do have my reasons. If you do not want to after I tell you it is okay, and we will just go to bed and not worry about it no hard feelings."

Both Kayla and Alexis were a little concerned where this was going, but knew if they didn't agree all they had to say was no. They both looked at Rose Marie and nodded their heads in agreement.

"I want to make love to Alexis, just her and me, then make love to Kayla, just her and me, then I want the two of you to make love, just the two of you. After that if we are still in need for more the three of us can make it a three way until we are all satisfied. I know it sounds weird but I do have my reasons."

Rose Marie didn't have to say anything else as Alexis grabbed her by the hand, pulling her down onto the bed, where she was wrapping her arms around Rose Marie, and kissing her on the lips. At first it was a gentle kiss, but then they began to use more passion, using their tongues and lips to caress each other's mouth. Their hands began to move and explore each other's body. With Alexis being on the bottom, she was able to find Rose Marie's breast with one hand, while the other was on the back of Rose Marie's head holding her into the kiss. There was no urgency to the matter, but quickly Rose Marie was trying to get Alexis's top off of her. They moved so that they were on their sides, not breaking the kiss as Rose Marie was able to lift the top of Alexis's pajamas up to her neck, only breaking the kiss to remove the top. Immediately Rose Marie grabbed Alexis's breast, squeezing it, finding the nipple and twirling it between her thumb and index finger bringing a moan from Alexis. They continued to kiss and move their hands around each other, finding their way between the legs of the other. They each pushed the others bottoms off, immediately using their fingers to part their lips, entering into each other's pussy that was already wet from arousal.

Their breathing became more rapid and short as they were both moving towards an orgasm. Rose Marie broke the kiss, with Alexis removing her fingers from inside Rose Marie, turning her body so she was now on top of Alexis, with her head between Alexis's pussy, and Alexis having her head under Rose Marie's pussy. Alexis used her hands to pull Rose Marie's butt down. Her pussy was now at a level she could suck and lick all of the juices from Rose Marie.

They both continued to suck and lick, Alexis moving her hips up and down to match the feeling she was receiving from Rose Marie's tongue in her pussy. She wanted to give something special to Rose Marie, as she knew why Rose Marie wanted to have sex this way, so she licked with everything she had. At the same time she wet her index finger using some of the juices flowing out of Rose Marie. She spread them over her rosebud inserting her index finger into Rose Marie. This was all Rose Marie needed and her orgasm rose so fast she had no time to stifle it cumming hard on Alexis's face.

"Oh fuck, Alexis, I'm cumming," she cried out pushing her pussy down on Alexis's face.

Rose Marie was determined to not leave Alexis needing to cum, so she continued to lick and suck despite her coming close to passing out from the intensity of her own orgasm. Alexis knew she was close and to help her cum she looked over at Kayla who was lying on the other side of the bed, stripped out of her pajama's, and was playing with her nipples while watching the other two make love. Making eye contact was all she needed as she squealed and raised her hips up as she came hard. "Yes, yes, oh god yes."

Rose Marie and Alexis lay there for a few minutes before either could move. Rose Marie moved off of Alexis, turning to face her, kissing her passionately on the mouth.

"I love you, Alexis," she whispered softly as she ran her fingers through Alexis's hair, staring into Alexis's eyes.

"I love you too, Rose Marie," Alexis said back and made sure she kissed her again so she knew it was from the heart.

Rose Marie got up moving over to Kayla, who was somewhat stunned by what had just happened in front of her, but she thought it was one of the most loving, erotic, hottest thing she had ever seen. Rose Marie laid her down and she began to kiss Kayla much like she did Alexis. They wrapped their arms around each other, kissing and touching each other hitting all the stimulus spots, getting their breathing going quickly. Instead of Rose Marie turning into a sixty nine with Kayla, she crawled down between her legs, and pushing them out, she began to lick and kiss all around Kayla's pussy.

She continued this looking up at Kayla, who sometimes was looking back at her, or had her head back and eyes closed. She kept licking then inserted two fingers into Kayla's vagina as she pushed them in and around, sucking on Kayla's clit. Then she would go back to licking her, kissing her clit or just above it, keeping Kayla turned on, but not allowing her to climax just yet. She pushed Kayla's leg up and out farther, Kayla grabbing them behind her knees to hold them out and up as Rose Marie continued to lick up through Kayla's slit and over her clit. Then she went down, but kept going past her pussy licking the sensitive area between Kayla's pussy and rosebud. She stopped just long enough to look up to Kayla, getting her attention, then she continued licking lower until her tongue was circling Kayla's rosebud before pushing in with the tip of her tongue. This was driving Kayla crazy and she moaned and cried, "Oh fuck, yes!"

Rose Marie kept her tongue playing with Kayla's rosebud, using her one hand to rub overtop of Kayla's clit using a circular motion. When Rose Marie added a little bit of pressure with her finger on Kayla's clit, she pushed her tongue inside of Kayla's rosebud sending Kayla into a convulsion of an orgasm. Kayla came hard and took more time than usual to recover from the intensity of her orgasm. When she did, she found Rose Marie had moved up next to her and was stroking her hair and looking into her face waiting for Kayla to open her eyes.

Rose Marie leaned down and kissed Kayla on the lips passionately then raising up just slightly from kissing she whispered to her, "I love you my sweet Kayla."

Kayla smiled back and whispered to Rose Marie, "I love you too, Rose Marie."

Rose Marie rolled back over on her back and looked over at Alexis, motioning for her to move over next to them. As Alexis moved over, Rose Marie got up and rolled over Alexis getting on the other side of her, leaving Alexis now against Kayla. She put her arms around Alexis whispering to her, "Make love to her my beautiful girl," kissing her on the shoulder then moving back away to the far side of the bed.

Alexis looked back over at Kayla, who seemed to have mostly if not completely recovered from her orgasm, and leaned down to kiss her. Before long the two were kissing passionately with their hands roaming each other's bodies, not paying any attention to Rose Marie who lay there watching the two make love.

Kayla and Alexis were making love like it was the first time, and were passionately kissing and touching each other. Rose Marie watched, rubbing herself as the two girls pushed each other to the limit, before allowing each other to climax. All three of them came almost simultaneously, the room full of "Awhhgg, fuck, oh god, I'm cumming." After they had recovered they pulled Rose Marie between them, alternating who was kissing her on the lips while they both, using their fingers and hand, played with Rose Marie's pussy bringing her to another orgasm. They then cuddled with each other, Rose Marie in the middle before allowing themselves to enter the world of sleep.

The next morning they were up and out the door, no one saying a word about the previous night. At the office it was just another day. Kayla kept an eye on both Marta and Rose Marie but wasn't able to pick up on anything that could be interpreted as a relationship in the works. In fact, if anything, Rose Marie pretty much shut herself off to the rest of the office even declining to go to lunch with the group, instead opting to go downstairs to the sandwich shop, getting something there and bringing it back up to her office to eat.

It was time for Kayla to pick up Alexis from school. She left a little early to be sure she had a spot close to get Alexis as soon as school let out. Once Alexis was in the car, she drove off the school property, pulling into a parking lot of a store a block from school. She told Alexis how Rose Marie was acting today and then asked her about what happened last night.

"What was up with Rose Marie last night? I mean, I don't know what got into her, and why the mystery of not asking questions when it was a very romantic evening, though strange she wanted us paired up the way she had us?"

Alexis looked at Kayla with a disbelieving look like she was crazy, and before she could respond Kayla asked, "What? Why are you looking at me like I'm some sort of idiot?"

"Because you are an idiot!" For someone who is so damn smart in math, you are dumb as a rock when it comes to reading people aren't you? Good thing I love you so much, because otherwise I would think you were just some dumb ass girl," Alexis told her.

"Now that is just mean! Why would you say that about me?" Kayla asked.

"Kayla, I'm not being mean, but if you can't see what last night was all about, honey, you need to have someone with you at all times, or you are going to be taken advantage of," Alexis said and laughed.

"Don't you remember our conversation we had before Rose Marie came home last night?" Alexis continued.

"Yes, I remember. I was going to have a talk with her in a few days to see if we needed to move out so she could pursue a relationship elsewhere," Kayla explained.

"That was part of it. But remember the part about Rose Marie not being included in us making love for more than a month, and then her doing something in front of us at the hotel?"

"Yes, I remember that," Kayla answered.

"I can't believe I have to explain this to you, but okay Ms. Linear thinker. Put on your abstract hat and think outside the box. Rose Marie accomplished two things last night without having to discuss it with us. I believe if she tried, it wouldn't have come out like she wanted it to, and second, because it would have been too hard for her to say without breaking down."

Alexis paused, then continued, "She divided us up and made love to us separately to first, in her way, tell us she was sorry for doing something which I think she felt was like cheating on us. Second, she wanted to tell us how much we meant to her. I don't know if you noticed, but she tried extra hard and was more intense trying to get us to climax. She needed to do that to satisfy her guilt, and because she is probably seeing it as the last time it will happen. "

"There also was an order she had us in, which had a purpose too. I was first, because I was the one to come last into the relationship. You were the focus, so she made love to you next and you notice she did not cum when you two made love. That was intentional because she wanted to make sure you were satisfied over her needs. She then had you and I make love as a symbol of where this relationship had progressed. She knows she can't come between you and me, and she wanted us to make love last, showing us that in the end, it is you and me. The group thing was more of a peace offering, to tell us other than her guilt for cheating on us, she is okay with the way it has turned out, and she still loves both of us very much."

"You got all of that from last night?" Kayla asked.

"And you apparently got none of it," Alexis said.

"If you are correct how do you take her actions today?"

"One, I think she is afraid to show emotion for Marta until we are out of the picture so she avoided her. Two, I think she really is hurting because she doesn't want to hurt either of us, but she thinks we are going to be hurt when she tells us she is moving on. I think we can't let it get to her anymore, and need to talk to her tonight before she lets it bother her too much. Can we go get Jake and talk to Ella about letting us move back in?"

"Yeah, I think that would be a good idea for the short term, but I would like for us to have a place of our own if we are going to move out," Kayla said before continuing, "Maybe one of the apartments in the building once it is remodeled."

To be continued......

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