" I muttered."Yeah you do, what you don't realize for some odd reason is that you make the both of us feel that way. That every night on the way home ... can't wait to be wrapped up in your arms and be told that you love me." I turned around and placed my hand on her cheek, wiping a small tear from under her eye with my thumb before planning a slow kiss on her lips."You two mean the world to me and I never want to go a day without telling you two that I love you." I said pulling back and staring. Time will tell."She wiped her tears away, and smiled. "That's all I ask." She looked atme, confused."Rachel," I said, gesturing that I knew she had silently asked what nameI would prefer to be called by."Just give it a chance, Rachel. Don't throw away your destiny." For now, Mother." Necro's words began to hang in my mind. "Mother, wasI an only child?" I asked."I see you've met your half-brother. It is true that you are my onlychild. However, I was not the first woman to have your father's. Who are you kidding, Zane? ‘Female persuasion?’ No wonder you don’t have a girlfriend.’ ‘I told you. Don’t have time, don’t need one, don’t want one.’ Meg scoffed. ‘And you’re one to talk, Meg. When was the last time you talked to a guy above the age of sixteen?’ ‘I don’t need a man.’ ‘You’re just saying that because Trent was such a jackass.’ Meg giggled. ‘He’s not the only reason I’m saying that.’ ‘I still can’t believe you put up with him for as long as you did.’ ‘I put up with him for about. Save thatfor after college," Ariel said"Boys are kind of gross. Except Daddy." Your father isn't really a boy. He's a boy-hermaphrodite. That means hecan reproduce like a boy, but he has girl parts, too," Ariel explained."Cool!" Areeya exclaimed"Boy-Hermaphrodites are made in the hospital. Because your father lovedme so much, he had an operation to make him into one. If you find theright guy, he'll do that for you, too," Ariel explained calmly"So father has a vagina?" Yes, he does. He has.