Short Story Soup

Donating to My Future (gxg Intersex)

               Some of the most important documents throughout history have been signed right before a sigh of relief. That was what it was like for Alexandra Clemments, Alex to her friends, as she signed the divorce papers and slid them across the table to her soon to be ex-husband Rick and his very attractive lawyer, Ms. Jones. It was a divorce several years in the making, as Rick was extremely unhappy that she had been unable to give him male kids. Of course, he completely discounted the fact that he was infertile, and that they'd used a sperm donor instead, to make three wonderful girls. He thought it must be all Alex's fault.

Alex didn't think it would have mattered either way, Rick had hated the restrictions to his freedom after they'd had their children, one of the reasons he never wanted to have the fourth one she very much wanted. When their youngest didn't turn out to be male he used that as an excuse. Morgan was a delightful six year old child, and at first, they'd thought she was a little boy, having been born with a penis, but as she grew older, she had so many feminine characteristics that their pediatrician recommended getting tests done. Those tests confirmed that she was indeed intersex, and Rick lost it, blaming everything on Alex's uterus. Why he couldn't just love the kids as much as Alex did, she would never understand.

For Alex, the sigh of relief was the realization that she was free. Rick wanted nothing to do with the children, since he had the misogynistic viewpoint that he couldn't play any sports with them like he had envisioned with a boy, and so he was moving out of New England to rediscover himself. She hadn't asked him for any alimony or child support, her law practice allowed her more than enough money to support her and the kids, and even represent herself in this case. So, all he needed to do was leave and never come back. Then she could finally start over. She was only 34, plenty young enough to enjoy life with her kids, and maybe find someone who wasn't such an ass to share her life with.

"I can't believe this is all over. You know, if this was the Middle Ages, I could have just had you beheaded and marry another woman to give me male heirs!" he muttered once he signed.

His lawyer looked at him in disgust and gave a mild shudder. Alex couldn't blame the girl, she looked young and was probably taking any case she could to make a name for herself and make a living. It wasn't always easy to start out in the legal field, especially near Boston where Harvard kept pumping lawyers out like a factory. She'd been trying not to stare at her all morning as they finalized everything, as she was the most stunning girl Alex had ever seen. Her auburn hair hung in waves down to her shoulders, and her piercing hazel eyes always had a smile in them unless she had been dealing with Rick. Hazel eyes had always been her weakness, and she was thrilled that two of her children had them. The only thing that had saved her, was that they were all sitting down, because the one glimpse of her legs in the business skirt she'd seen before they started the meeting had made her weak in the knees.

She'd dated a few girls in college, but somehow, she'd ended up with Rick. Maybe if she'd ended up with a girl like Ms. Jones, things might have turned out differently. Either way, she would have ended up with an IVF treatment, right? She was trying not to think too much about this younger woman, though she was glad she'd dressed up for the occasion in her power lawyer outfit and put her blonde hair in a half bun. Now she wanted to impress Ms. Jones as much as she wanted to take her out. No, that is unprofessional, stop thinking about what you can do with her! She's the opposing lawyer!

"If this was the Middle Ages you would have been deposed well before you could have done that," Alex pointed out. "Being unable to make an heir would have made you useless. Which you are in this century too."

"Fuck you, Alex!" he snarled back.

"Trust me Rick, that isn't your job and hasn't been for years. I'll take my trusty batteries over you any night, as you've probably heard!" Alex had been using her vibrator for months in celebration of this day, and she had little doubt that her moans were audible from the guest room where Rick had been relegated for the last 2 years. He'd finally moved out last week, to everyone's relief.