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Kei Phoenix sat at his desk in the central office of Phoenix Corporation, on the fourth floor of Phoenix Manor, typing the latest expense reports for his direct supervisor and father-in-law, Charles Phoenix. In the adjoining office next to his was his aunt-in-law, Anne Vulpus, sister to Charles and the chief accountant to Phoenix Corporation. He verified once again the dollar amounts summarizing expenses and profits on the various contracts the company was involved in. The work was similar to what he had been doing for his wife at Space Dynamics up until a few weeks ago, except that there were more of them involving the many divisions outside of the one he had worked at, with the decimal place having moved to the right on a few of them.

Just as his wife was being groomed to one day take over Pheonix Corp, he found himself also being mentored by Anne to eventually manage the wealth of the family business. There was a time that he would have been unnerved at balancing the books on such astronomically large sums of money. Now, it all seemed so normal to him. Was he really becoming blasé about it all? Perhaps it was because the numbers were so large that they had become abstract in his mind. He mentally shrugged and sent the report to Anne for her to review before forwarding them to Charles.

Having finished work for the day, Kei logged out and shut down his terminal before standing up to straightened out the wrinkles in his dress. He reached down, feeling the bulge in his soggy diaper hidden underneath the long, flowing lavender skirt and smiled. He and Fara had now been blissfully married for seven months. It had been seven months of intimacy and love, in bed as husband and wife or in bondage as a devoted pet to a loving mistress or being babied, or a combination of some or all of it.

Then there had been his inclusion in various gatherings of the extended Phoenix family that he was now a part of. He and his wife had visited the Vulpus family vinyards that Anne's husband ran, where they held a cheese and wine festival. His aged father Dietrich had delighted in sampling the different vintages, to the point that he became inebriated, much to his embarrassment. There had been the private, romantic dinners at Anthony's. They had even gone on another flying date, returning to Station L2. On that occasion, Kei flew his own Arwing, following Fara's to Corneria's second libration point in deep space.

There had also been many happy occasions, including the double wedding of Wolf O'Donnell to Vanessa Chambers and of Panther Caruso to Miyu Lynx, which had been held at the McCloud Family Estate. It had been the first time he had visited the home of Fox and Krystal McCloud. His distant cousin had even gifted him with copies of several photos of his third cousin, Vixy Reinard, which now joined pictures of his wife and parents on his desk.

Closing his office behind him, he waved to Anne on her way out. Kei himself went down one level and made a beeline to the third floor wing where he and his wife lived, meeting Fara as she came up the stairs, having just returned from her day at Space Dynamics. He gave her a smooch in greeting, and then entered their suite with her. "Welcome home. How was your day?"

"Oh, the usual, though I did get to take the upgraded Landmaster Tank out for a spin this morning."

"So my Tank Vixen had some fun?" he asked as they entered their private suite.

Fara giggled at the moniker Kei gave her. "Not as much fun as I plan to have with you tonight after dinner." She reached down to feel her husband's rump through his skirt. "Ooh. Such a good soggy butt you are."

"Uh-huh." Kei's tail lifted of its own volition, exposing the frilly diaper panties underneath his dress. This was the most special aspect of their relationship to him. For years, he had kept the secret of his love of being in diapers, for fear of it ruining his life. And here was his wife, who not only accepted that he was a diaper lover, but embraced and supported that part of him, insisting that he always be padded and taking delight in babying him. She even praised him for wetting himself, and had awakened in him a diaper fetish. Kei had lost count of the times he had climaxed in a diaper, often while in bondage under his mistress of a wife.

"Then we best get you changed into a fresh diaper before going downstairs for dinner." Fara declared giving her husband's padded, soggy rump a squeeze. She then laid a changing matt on their bed and went to retrieve a fresh diaper from her husband's underwear drawer.

As always, Kei undid the tape over his tail, laid down on the changing matt, and planted his feet down onto the bed. When Fara pulled the tapes off on the front of his diaper, he lifted his rump to allow her to slide the used diaper off of him. Fara set about washing his sheath and the fur between his legs under his tail with cool wipes and then applied anti-rash cream. Kei lifted his posterior off the bed again to allow his her to slide the fresh diaper under him. Having done so, she pulled the front up to his waist and taped his diaper securely in place.

Fara giggled when he rolled over onto his stomach and wiggled his padded rump. She finished off diapering her husband by pulling the rear waistband tape securely above his bushy tail and gave his bottom a pat. "All done, Baby."

Kei rolled back and stood up. He then wrapped his arms about his vixen and gave her a long, slow kiss. When they parted muzzles, he took in a deep breath of her feminine scent and exhaled in a long, slow sigh. "I love so much how you smell." he murmured. He then noticed something different about her scent. Or was he just imagining it?

Before he could question further his olfactory sense, Fara distracted him by giving his nose a smooch. "You say the sweetest of things." She then withdrew from their embrace and led him to their walk-in closet. "Let's get ready for dinner."

Kei ran his fingers along all the lovely fine dresses he now had and picked out a pink knee-length dress with yellow trim. He also withdrew from a drawer a pair of terry-lined diaper panties that he knew would muffle the crinkle of his diaper. It would also provide an extra layer of protection against any possible leaks though he doubted he'd drink enough in one sitting to wet himself enough to overflow his absorbent underwear.

Fara chose an identical dress, but in red with black trim. They helped each other in their respective dresses, put on comfortable slippers, and walked together hand-in-hand downstairs to the second floor dining room to join their parents at the dinner table.

Dietrich and Josephine Reinard smiled to their son and daughter-in-law upon seeing them walk down the main staircase in matching dresses. There were many in society who still clung to archaic notions of masculinity. Dietrich knew of many fathers who would berate their sons if they had taken a liking to wearing feminine clothing. The old Reinard patriarch was not one of them. He knew the moral fiber that his son was made of. It was an inner strength that shown brightly the night that he defended Fara against a jealous suiter the night she proposed to his son.

He walked up to his daughter-in-law and linked arms with her when she and Kei made it to the base of the stairs on the second floor landing. The aged fox smiled at the young, beautiful, vibrant fennec vixen. Fara Phoenix brought out the best in his son, crossdressing and all, and Dietrich had come to expect his progeny to always be in a lovely dress. Like Charles, he had come to the conclusion that it would be a sad day if Kei stopped crossdressing.

For Josephine, a mother's love was unconditional. Like her daughter-in-law, she loved seeing her son in a pretty dress. Kei had always been effeminate, and pink suited him so well. To her, there seemed to be a rightness in her son dressing up as a vixen. As often happened, she could not resist fiddling with his dress, wanting him to look his best before they entered the formal dining room. Like her husband, Josephine had at first been taken aback by the opulent living arrangement they found themselves in when they moved into Phoenix Manor. Charles though was far from pretentious, and welcomed the additions to his family.

Though they were gathered in the formal dining room, their dinner was anything but formal. It was a relaxed gathering, with good food, good drink, and good company. Kei was seated between his wife and his mother. While they continued to enjoy their repast, he again picked up on a subtle difference in Fara's scent. His curiosity was piqued. He wanted to lean in and press his nose into his vixen's fur, but was too self-conscious to do so in the presence of his parents and father-in-law.

Fara though did notice how her husband was surreptitiously sampling her scent. "Noticed, have you?" she asked rhetorically.

"Uh yeah." Kei admitted bashfully. "You smell really nice." Having been caught, he chose to not deny it and leaned against his wife to press his nose against her upper chest, inhaling deeply her scent. He vaguely became aware that his father and father-in-law had paused in their conversation and were taking interest in his actions towards Fara. Kei, though, was too preoccupied with his vixen's captivating scent to pay them attention. "I can't pin it down, but you somehow smell more musky than usual, Fara."

"MmmMmm" she affirmed. "It means that in about a week, we need to decide if we want a son or a daughter."

It took a moment for Kei's mind to process what his wife was saying, but when it did, his eyes widened and he felt like a child being granted his fondest wish. "We need to make an appointment with your Aunt Florence."

"I already did. We'll be seeing her tomorrow morning."

Kei smiled and leaned over to kiss Fara. "I love you."

"So what shall it be? A grandson or a granddaughter?" asked Dietrich.

Kei turned to see his father grin. The old tod had often pestered him with the question of when he was going to give him grandchildren. He looked down at his hands, thinking that he was going to finally grant his parents their wish, and they would be there to watch his progeny grow up. "I...I hadn't really thought of which I'd like....I'd be happy with whatever Fara wanted."

The idea that in a few months he would become a father made his heart soar with happiness. Before he had met Fara, the idea of fatherhood had been a distant possibility that he rarely thought of, except when his father pestered him about it. Now, it was becoming a reality. He reached for his glass of juice and was drinking from it when he heard his wife say, "Why not both a boy and a girl."

Kei gasped into his drink that ended in a messy spit take. He sat there coughing for a minute the juice that he had accidently breathed in. When he had finally caught his breath, he gazed wide-eyed at the future mother to his children. "T...Twins?"

Fara smiled coyly to her husband. "Why not? That way, we can have both." Truthfully, before she had met Kei, motherhood had been the farthest thing from her mind. She was an ace pilot and simply too adventurous to be tied down with rearing children. Now, the idea of being a parent sent flutters in her heart. Perhaps it was because she had unconsciously been practicing her mothering skills on her husband, diapering him, bottle-feeding him, and in general treating him like a baby in the privacy of their suite.

"I...I'd love to..." Kei began, feeling somewhat overwhelmed. "I mean, if you are willing. Y....you'd be doing all the work carrying them for seven...eight?"

"Eight months. That is the gestation time for fennecs." Fara informed him. "And yes, I'm willing. It comes with the job of being a mother, doesn't it?"

"Y...yes. Of course." The idea finally sinking in that he was going to have both a son and daughter, Kei took his wife's hand in his and kissed it. "Fara, I feel truly blessed that you wish to give me both a son and a daughter, and will do all I can to be a good father to them, and will take good care of you while you carry them."

"Just to smother her, Deary." Josephine cautioned. "Your father treated me like an invalid while I was carrying you."

"Of course." Kei replied while cupping his wife cheek. "Fara is too strong-willed to let herself be coddled."

Charles had remained quiet during the entire exchange. As patriarch of the family and head of Pheonix Corporation, he was naturally delighted that his family's legacy would be carried on beyond his daughter. But that paled on comparison to the happiness of his daughter and the love her husband was even now displaying for her.

His heart buoyed with happiness, the words they evoked naturally came forth. "This home had been empty for too long." He glanced to Dietrich and Josephine. "Having you come live with us has been a joy to me and made this home more lived in." When his eyes settled upon his daughter and son-in-law, tears began to well up in his eyes. "And I cannot express how happy I am at the thought of seeing children running around and playing in this home again."

Fara reached over and placed her hand upon her father's, giving it a squeeze. "And we'll let you dote upon them as much as you want to, Daddy."

*****

The week went by quickly for both Kei and Fara. It had begun with a consultation appointment with her Aunt Florence. The genetics division of Corneria General Hospital had made great advances in making possible hybrid offspring. While mixed species marriages were not that common, they still happened frequently enough to warrant research in genetics to allow such couples to procreate. The closer they were genetically, the more likely that they would be able to succeed. Given that Kei and Fara were both of the same genus, their chances of success were very high.

Florence performed several tests on her niece and determined that Fara would be at her most fertile in six days. So it was decided that they would return to the fertility clinic to give sperm and egg samples in five days. Fara though had plans for her husband and future father to her children for that day.

Awareness came to Kei through the haze of an erotic dream. As his mind transitioned through that twilight between dreams and wakefulness, the arousal remained with him. It was not a state that he often found himself in. He stirred further awake, missing the warm embrace of his life mate, who would often spoon him from behind and gently pat his diapered crotch, encouraging him to wet himself even before getting out of bed. He was unable to relieve himself though because of this unrelenting arousal to which he was coming to.

The bed under him shifted and he suddenly felt Fara's hand lay upon his chest, followed by her leg straddling his thigh. When he felt her kissing his neck, he sighed contentedly and became fully awake. In the next instant, he became aware of several things. His eyes were covered by a blindfold, and when he tried to reach for her, but was shocked to discover that he was bound spread-eagled to their bed by arm and wrist cuffs.

Knowing that it was his mistress who had put him in this position quickly alleviated any brief anxiety that barely had the chance to form in his mind. He then felt a strong pull upon his aching arousal, followed by a hissing, sucking sound and groaned blissfully upon realizing that Fara had hooked him up to a milker. He heard her whisper throatily into his ear, "Wakey wakey."

"Oh God," he moaned. "You find the most wonderful ways to wake your pet."

"MmmMmm. Aunt Florence wants a sperm sample from you to use to knock me up now that I'm very much in heat, and I aim to collect." Fara declared before latching her muzzle to his.

Kei's heart leapt in his chest at the thought and moaned into the kiss, letting himself become lost in the romantically erotic moment. The milker continued its rhythmic pulsing suction on his maleness at such a slow, steady rate that he was nowhere near to climaxing.

When Fara broke the kiss, she pressed the end of her muzzle into his ear and whispered throatily, "I'm going to build you up so slowly, it will be an hour at the very least before I let you cum, and then you're going to cum so hard that you'll give them the largest possible sample ever." When her bound pet nodded, she showered his muzzle with small kisses and rubbed his belly.

It was an agonizingly blissful hour for Kei. Conflicted between a growing desperate need to climax and a desire to hold off his orgasm as long as possible, Kei struggled to remain still and relaxed while being on the receiving end of his wife's affection. That changed though when Fara broke off their latest make out session, straddled his upper chest, and pressed her nethers against his nose.

His olfactory sense were filled with the musky scent of his wife in heat so strongly that he could practically taste the vixen's pheromones, which set the tod's mind afire with desire. When Fara shoved her slit forward, his tongue lapped out to taste her, but Kei wanted more. Mad with desire, Kei started to frantically pull at his wrist cuffs. "Please Fara! Release me! I want you so much!"

Kei's wife was surprised. Her husband had always happily submitted to her in their bondage play and never begged to be released. "Sweety, I know you want to make love to me, but your sperm needs to be collected this time around."

"And I want to be milked." Kei said, and then cried out while still pulling at his bonds, "Please, I need to hold you!" Fara could not ignore his uncommon desperation. She leaned forward and loosened each of her bound husband's wrist cuffs. The moment they were free, Kei's hands shot inward to forcefully grab his wife's hips and pull her towards his muzzle.

Fara shrieked in surprise and joy upon feeling Kei's tongue hungrily lap up her musky secretions. Her climax rushed upon her like a runaway freight train, and she ended up coating her husband's muzzle and face with her musky, coppery juices.

Kei wallowed in her scent, rubbing his face and muzzle in her orgasmic discharge. He could not get enough of her smell. It was inflaming his passion and arousal, bringing him to the precipice of his release.

Recovering her senses and slipping into a happy afterglow, Fara gazed down at her husband's engorged maleness still incased in the clear, silicone rubber liner with its milking tube, and knew that he was primed to deliver a large sample of sperm. Keeping her nethers pressed against his nose, she reached down behind her to gently cup his swollen pouch and press them up against his crotch.

Coupled with her enticing, musky scent coating his face, the intimate fondling grip of his wife's hand on his jewels finally sent him over the edge. Kei felt his eyes roll back in his head under the blindfold while his loins tightened. A moment later, his back arched and his maleness throbbed in multiple, incredibly strong spasms in a long, drawn out orgasm. And the milker extracted each jet of semen he produced and kept on going, keeping him hard even when he had nothing more to give. Kei cried out from the agonizing pleasure now being forced upon him. "Too much! Ah!"

Fara slid off his chest and quickly turned the milker off, sparing her husband's hypersensitive maleness from any further stimulation. Kei sighed in relief and pulled his blindfold off to tiredly gaze up at his wife. "Did I do good?"

"You most certainly did, Sweety." Fara assured, showing her husband the small collection jar filled with his milky white essence. She got out of bed and placed the sample in a container and activated the stasis field. "Let's wash up and get ready."

*****

In the last few decades, the taboo against cross-species pairing had given way to a more enlightened outlook in Cornerian society. With it came a growing demand by such couples to still have children. Kei and Fara Phoenix were the happy benefactors of this synergy between liberal values and science. It was a simple matter for her Aunt Florence to extract two eggs from Fara's ovaries. Kei's sperm sample containing male chromosomes was separated from those with female chromosomes.

Kei and Fara sat behind her aunt and watched on the monitor as the genetic codes from egg and sperm were adjusted in order to become compatible. The parents-to-be gazed up at a rendered image of what their twins would look like. Their son would be a fennec like Fara, but with Kei's fur coloring and eyes. Their daughter would be a fox like Kei, but with Fara's lighter tan fur and eyes.

Florence glanced back over her shoulder for confirmation. "So you like?"

Fara and Kei's eyes met. Both could see mirrored in each other's gaze the joy and excitement they felt at the prospect of being blessed with such beautiful children. They turned back to Dr. Phoenix and nodded in unison with radiant smiles. "Yes. They're perfect."

"Wonderful, let's conceive my niece and nephew!" declared Florence.

It was then a simple matter of fertilizing the eggs and implanting them into Fara. Four days later, they returned for a follow-up exam where it was confirmed that the developing embryos were viable and healthy.

Fara and Kei ascended the main staircase and found their parents waiting expectantly in the main living room. Dietrich could barely contain himself. The old tod's tail was wagging furiously. "Well? Did it take?"

Kei smiled and nodded. "Yes Dad. Fara's pregnant."

The old Reinard patriarch tottered towards his daughter-in-law and embraced her. "Thank you, Dear Heart." he whispered with a voice full of emotion. Josephine wiped a tear from her eye, deeply moved by both her own joy and that of her husband. Kei embraced his mother, sharing with her his own feelings.

The Reinard parents were not the only ones affected. Charles's eyes were misted over and his heart soared with happiness. He picked up his comm and began making calls to his siblings to announce the happy occasion.

Seeing his father-in-law talk to his aunt-in-law Anne Vulpus reminded Kei that he also had a call to make to his own distant cousin. "We should let Fox and Krystal know the news too."

Fara patted her father-in-law on the shoulder. "Yes. We should." She kissed Dietrich on the nose and extricated herself from his embrace. The old tod sat down on the sofa next to his wife and grinned to his son's wife with a renewed sense of exuberance.

They soon heard Fox McCloud's voice, but no holo was projected. "Hi Fara. Just give Krystal and me a moment to make ourselves presentable."

"Why, are you two naked?" Fara asked mirthfully.

"Yes." they answered, eliciting a laugh from Fara. She glanced over to the others around the living room. Charles chuckled at the comment from his daughter's former boyfriend. Dietrich grinned and whispered to his wife. "Wish I could see that. Cousin Fox's wife is a real dish."

Josephine playfully slapped her husband on the shoulder. "Oh, and I'm not?"

"Of course, you are. You are a platter of delight!"

Kei groaned at his father's unabashed flirtations with his mother.

Charles' expression broadened into one full of mirth at Kei's embarrassment. "Not in front of the children, Dietrich, old chum."

Kei's jaw dropped at his father-in-law's admonishment. Fara giggled.

She quickly quieted when her comm came back to life, this time accompanied with a holo image of Fox and Krystal both wearing their traditional Cerinian attire. "Hey. Nice to see you two. How's married life?"

Kei grinned when he saw their idea of being presentable. "It's beyond wonderful, Cousin..."

Krystal's loincloth and extra-large bra did nothing to hide the advanced state of her pregnancy. "Wow! Girl, that bun in your oven looks about ready to come out."

They saw Krystal looking down at herself and running her hands over her distended belly. "I can't wait for him to come out. Between his tumbling gymnastics and the false labor pains, Marcus has been keeping us up at night."

Fox added, "Though he does love it when we sing lullabies to him, and settles down."

"How often do you have those false labor pains?" Fara asked.

"On and off. I had a few contractions earlier this morning, but they went away when I sat down, here in the...unf...living room." Krystal grunted with a grimace.

Fox huffed, echoing his wife. Taking a deep breath, he asked. "So how have things been with you?"

Fara shook her head, amazed at how well Fox seemed to be dealing with his wife's false labor pains. "Well, Kei and I went to the hospital last week to visit Aunt Florence. Since we are different fox species, we wanted to make sure we'd succeed in having children."

"And now, we'll finally have those grandchildren we've been waiting for!" Dietrich shouted, no longer able to contain himself.

"Daaaad! Fara and I wanted to tell them!" Kei complained to his father.

Fara burst into laughter and then smiled to Fox and Krystal when she saw them gaping at the news. "Yes, Kei and I just got back from our tests. I'm pregnant as of four days ago." She grinned when she saw Krystal squeal, making Fox flinch even while he laughed. "Congratulations! That's wonderful news."

"So is it going to be a boy or...." Fox began to ask, but then he and Krystal gasped in unison.

Fara watched anxiously from her end. The nervous, exchanged looks between Fox and Krystal did not go unnoticed by the fennec vixen. "How many contractions has it been?"

Krystal stood up and walked out of view of the holocam while Fox answered Fara. "Three, with each every four minutes..." He glanced up at the time. "Though it's been over five since the last...." he went on to say, but then yelped. "I just...." he began.

Kei frowned at his cousin's odd behavior. "Fara, what's with Fox?"

Everyone in the Phoenix Manor living room then heard Krystal's pronouncement. "My water broke. It's time."

They saw the holo image of Fox glancing anxiously at them. At his cousin's unasked question, he said, "I'll explain later, Kei. I need to drive us to the hospital and...." Fox then stumbled out of view and they heard him cry out. "Oh Spirits!" A moment later, both Fox and Krystal came back into view. "Fara, I'm not going to be able to take Krystal and myself to the hospital."

Fara shivered, fully aware of how profound their telepathic bond was. She quickly got a grip of herself and nodded. "Right. I'll be over in a few minutes with a shuttlecraft." She then closed her comm unit and raced out the door with Kei running behind her.

Charles, Dietrich, and Josephine watched the exchange silently. All suspected that there was more to it than their children were telling them.

Kei and Fara ran across the front lawn to the landing pad where the Phoenix Family shuttle waited and quickly climbed aboard and settled into their seats. From the copilot's seat, Kei asked. "Fara....?"

The fennec vixen knew what her husband was going to ask. "What I'm about to tell you is a very closely guarded secret. Daddy doesn't even know this...." She began, pausing to do another step in the pre-flight check. "You know that because Krystal is a telepath, Fox is mentally bonded to her."

"Yeah, they can read each other's minds." Kei acknowledged while carrying out his own part of the checklist.

"Yes, and while it's not widely known, they do not make a secret of it either...." She depressed ignition switch, causing the shuttle's reactor to start up. "What is known by only the Star Fox crew and a few others is how deeply their bond goes. It is not just their minds, but their souls that are bonded. They not only read each other's minds and emotions, but share senses. So what one feels, the other also does."

Kei thought through the significance of what his wife was revealing, and then it dawned in him. "Oh my! Talk about sympathetic labor pains." He glanced to Fara, seeing her fingers tightly grip the controls of their shuttle as they lifted off and sped towards Fox and Krystal's home.

It would prove to be an emotionally and physically exhausting night for Kei when Florence recruited the tod to be her nursing assistant for the birth of Marcus McCloud. It was 17 hour later that Kei shuffled into the living room, still wearing his female nurse's uniform which was stained with blood and smelled of the birth.

Fara stood up and embraced her husband at the threshold. She glanced back to the rest of their family. "I'm going to take him to bed." Kei smiled tiredly to his parents and Charles, waving goodnight to them and letting his wife lead him by the hand to their suite.

*****

The weeks went by placidly with little fanfare. There were the congratulations at Space Dynamics when it became known that Fara was pregnant, including a surprise party thrown by her employees. More family gatherings were held as well. Kei was bombarded with parenting advice by his mother, father, and in-laws. Eventually, the news broke out on media sites that the Heiress to the Phoenix Corporate Empire was with child, though somehow none had any inkling that she was carrying twins. Fara took every opportunity to fly while she could. This went on until one day in the seventh month of her pregnancy.

It was after breakfast when Kei walked downstairs with his wife to watch her put on her flight suit and see her off. He stood there in the changing room and watcher her once again struggle to suit up. The twins within her had now grown to the point that the zipper of her flight suit was straining over her belly. He bit his lower lip, reluctant to say anything. He knew very well how much Fara loved to fly, but the time was getting nigh where she would have to forgo flying in an Arwing.

When the zipper in her flight suit finally gave out, leaving her belly to hang out, Kei knew he had to say what his pregnant vixen did not want to hear. "Fara..."

"Don't!" she cut him off. She stripped out of her broken flight suit and reached for a spare one in her locker. Kei gently laid a hand on hers as it landed on the garment. "I know you don't want to hear this, but we both knew that this day would eventually come."

"I'm not helpless, Kei! I can very well fly myself." Fara shouted. Kei understood that she was not really angry with him, but simply in denial of what she knew was true. He leaned forward and pressed his forehead against hers. "Of course you're not helpless, but don't you think it will also be difficult to climb into your Arwing if you're going to be struggling to suit up?"

When she opened her mouth to protest, Kei placed a finger on her lips. "It will only be until after the twins are born, Sweety. I know it's not as fun as flying a space fighter, but you could always fly the family shuttle to work."

Fara had to fight back another emotional outburst welling up inside here. With a resigned sigh, she tearfully shook her head. "I don't think I could settle for less than an Arwing, but you're right. I guess I'll just do without sitting in the pilot's seat until after our children are born."

Kei was sympathetic. "How about I fly us to work then." His wife's watery smile only strengthened his resolve to lift her spirits. "You can practice your mothering skills on me tonight." he suggested with playful tweak of her nose. When Fara's expression brightened into a genuine grin, he knew he had succeeded.

Together, they made their way to the shuttle while Kei called his father-in-law. "Dad, I'm taking Fara to work and will be in my office at Space Dynamics today."

That evening after dinner, Kei lay back on his changing matt and smiled up at Fara while she lifted him up by the ankles and slid a pink diaper under his rump. After massaging anti-rash cream into his crotch fur, she taped the diaper in place and rolled him over onto his front in order to tape the flap across his lower back above his tail. "Okay Baby, Let's get you properly dressed."

Kei stood up and followed his vixen to the closet with his tail wagging furiously, making his diaper crinkle. He stood waiting at the closet door, practically bouncing on his feet while hearing Fara rummage through his collection of feminine outfits inside.

"Ooooh. You've never worn this one before. It's such a pretty one too." Fara was heard saying. A moment later, she walked out with several articles of clothing in a mixture of white and two shades of pink, which she laid out on their bed. Kei once again happily submitted himself to be his wife's dress-up doll.

The first thing to go on was a simple light pink garter belt with white lacy trim along the straps, each with a dark pink bow at the ends. Kei promptly sat down on the edge of the bed when Fara next selected long pink silk stockings, which she drew up each of his legs and attached to the ends of the garter straps.

This was followed by a light pink cotton undershirt with a wide, elastic lacy collar. Each short puff sleeve had a straight satin pink ribbon around the arm cuff and was trimmed with white lace at the end. Kei stood up again and once Fara pulled the shirt down around her diapered husband, she fitted a dark pink bow about his neck which hung in the front, right under the lacy collar. A small heart-shaped pink opal stood proudly in the center of the bow.

Over it all, Kei's wife drew down a dark pink dress with childish, whimsical images of locomotives, planes, and cars printed into the cotton/polyester fabric. A contrasting light pink accent went around the dress a few centimeters above the white lacy bottom edge of the skirt that was exceedingly short, leaving his padded bottom very much visible. Pink, heart-shaped buttons went up the middle of a wide pink vertical ribbon in the center front of his dress from the thin pink belt to the top edge of the dress, which ended at the middle of his chest and back, leaving the undershirt visible above. More white trim bordered this central vertical ribbon. Thin straps went over his shoulders to support his dress.

Fara slipped white silk gloves onto Kei's hands with more white lacy trim about the wrists. She had him sit down on the edge of the bed and slipped onto his feet white shoes with a pink bow on top of each. He smiled up to his wife and bent his head down to let her slip on the final touch: a large dark pink bow atop his head with wide ribbons draping behind his ears.

Fully dressed, Kei stood up and walked over to the mirror. The reflection that greeted him left a warm, fuzzy feeling in him. He stood there for several seconds and twirled his dress about while admiring the cross-dressed fox in the toddler girl outfit reflected back to him. "I love it. Everything about this is so perfect." He walked back to his wife who stood near the window to their suite and embraced her. "I love you, Fara."

Their muzzles came together for a tender, languid kiss. Tongues wrestling against each other in a mutual oscular dance. For Fara, the moment was perfect. Her husband was adorable in his little girl dress with diaper. Kei was in absolute bliss to be crossdressed and so comfortably padded.

When their muzzles parted, Fara suggested, "Let's snuggle in the living room and watch a movie." Once they were seated on the couch, neither of them paid any attention to what was coming through on the media center. With one arm draped over her shoulder, Kei ran his other hand along his wife's round belly while planting soft kisses along her muzzle. "You are so beautiful, Fara. I love you so much."

"I love you too, Baby, and I love seeing you in such a cute baby girl outfit." Fara murmured back. She caressed her husband, holding him close to her with one arm and running her hand everywhere over him, especially under his dress where she gave the front of his diaper a squeeze. She then began rubbing his padded front and felt his ardor stir within. "Oooh. Someone's enjoying himself." Kei let out a giddy laugh and decided to reciprocate, reaching down to slip a hand under the waistband of her panties to probe her slit. Heavy, passionate breathing filled the room from shared intimate pleasures for the rest of the evening culminating in mutual climaxes.

Eventually, both decided to retire to bed for the night. With Fara's help, Kei got out of his toddler girl outfit and into his frilly pink sleeper and baby bonnet. He remained in his pink diaper, having wet himself only once that evening aside from his climax. While they were getting into bed, Kei looked around and saw that something was missing from Fara's nightstand that she usually had ready for him. "No bottle feeding tonight?"

It had become an integral part of their nightly ritual, and one that both enjoyed. Kei looked so adorable to Fara when he latched his lips onto the nipple of his bottle, closed his eyes, and nursed. For Kei, it was an extra level of comfort and security that made him feel even more loved.

They slid together under the covers and Kei was about to rest his head in the crook of her shoulder when Fara answered, "I have something else in mind. Lay on your side with your head on my front while facing me."

Kei twisted around until he was laying perpendicular to his vixen and did as she asked, laying his head on her ample bosom which had grown with her impending motherhood. Fara giggled upon seeing her babied husband use her chest as a pillow. "Not like that. Slide your head down to my tummy."

When he did, Fara slid her hands behind his head and upper back and coaxed him to one of her breasts. Realizing what she was intending, Kei felt the heat of a deep blush rush to his muzzle. "Why so bashful, Baby? You did promise to let me practice my mothering skills on you."

With a shy smile to his wife, Kei gazed up to her and nodded. The end of his nose briefly touched her swollen nipple and he could smell the sweet scent of mother's milk just below the skin. Whatever momentary embarrassment there remained was quickly supplanted by curiosity. Kei wrapped his lips about the end of his wife's mammary and gave it a tentative suckle.

Warm, sweet milk gushed unto his tongue. Kei's eyes widened in astonishment. The first thought that came to mind was that he was going to be envious of his son and daughter after they were born. The second thought was that he best enjoy this while he could. He closed his eyes and began to suckle in earnest. Though he was having his first taste of mother's milk since his own infancy, he was not drinking too quickly, wanting to instead savor each drop and draw out the moment until he fell asleep with his lips latched to his loving, pregnant wife's breast.

Fara cradled her husband under her chest and sighed blissfully while she fed him. Kei hummed contentedly as he continued to nurse and slid his arms around here back to caress her, expressing his appreciation for the special treat she was granting him. When he could no longer draw any milk from the breast he had been suckling on, he happily let himself be guided to the other breast and continued to drink his wife's mother's milk. The sweet, intimate moment left Kei with a belly full of milk and feeling deeply relaxed, and he soon drifted off the a peaceful slumber.

*****

Kei awoke the next morning lying on his belly with his head still resting on Fara's front just below her breast. His vixen was still sound asleep, and Kei had no desire to leave the haven of their bed. Several things though pre-occupied his mind. First was that he was hungry, and second was that his bladder was achingly full, most likely from all the mother's milk he drank the night before.

Thoughts of the previous night's breast feeding brought a smile to his face, and since he was right next to that delightful source of nourishment, Kei decided to help himself. Turning his head to the side, he latched his lips onto his wife's nipple and was delighted to find that she had lactated some more during the night. Nursing contentedly, lying comfortably in his footed sleeper and thick diaper under the warm bed covers, Kei relaxed his bladder and sighed blissfully at the warmth spreading inside his padding in one long flood.

It was no surprise to him when he felt Fara's hand rest upon his head and caress him through his bonnet. Neither spoke, choosing to instead bask in the quiet, intimate moment. Kei eventually finished feeding and they slowly got out of bed. They went through their morning routine, getting undressed, sharing a shower together, and grooming each other's fur. Once Fara was done putting her husband into a fresh, dry diaper, they both get dressed, each choosing to wear matching blouses and skirts, with his in white and pink and hers in green and black.

It is only when they made their way down to the kitchen for breakfast that things turned sour. Their parents were sitting around the table, looking somber. "Mom? Dad? Is something wrong?" Kei asks. Their hesitancy to reply only increased Kei's worry. "Daddy?" Fara began to voice her own concern.

Charles sighed and slid his tablet over to his daughter and son-in-law when they sat down at the table. Both gazed down at the image with a sickening feeling. What they saw was the two of them embracing while standing in front of their bedroom window. The caption from the tabloid feed read, "Fara Phoenix caught with strange unknown girl at Phoenix Manor!" While the blinds had thankfully been pulled down, they could clearly see the outline of the two of them together. There was no mistaking Fara's distinctive fennec ears. Facing her in the image was the silhouette of Kei in his baby girl dress.

"Dammit! Those creeps now invade our privacy in our own home! What next!?! Hidden cameras in our bedroom?!?" Fara growled tearfully just before throwing the tablet against the far wall, where it bounced off and tumbled onto the floor with its screen cracked.

Kei felt violated. But worst of all, it had undone all his efforts to make his emotional, pregnant wife happy. Seeing his vixen in tears lit a pyre of rage smoldering within his heart. He then thought of his third cousin once removed. Fox McCloud and his wife Krystal had had several dealings with paparazzi. He activated his personal communicator and placed the call. Within moments, he was looking down at the small holo image of his distant relative.

Fox McCloud answered with a brief grin that quickly faded when he saw the dark expression in Kei's countenance. "What's wrong Cousin? What happened?"

In reply, Kei transmitted the tabloid media feed to Fox, who growled upon seeing it. Kei watched him brood for a moment and then say to him, "Let me place a few calls and see if I can help put an end to this crap."

Kei closed his comm and took a slow, measured breath. An uncomfortable pall hung over them while they ate over the next fifteen minutes which was then interrupted when Kei's comm chirped again. He answered it, seeing that it was his cousin calling him back, "Yes, Fox."

"Kei, I've gotten in contact with Wolf O'Donnell. Star Wolf Security and Investigations is on the case. He and his crew should be at Phoenix Manor just before lunch."

"Thanks Fox. We'll be expecting them." Kei replied. He then closed his comm. Fara, her father, and her parents-in-law watched her husband rest his face in his hands with his elbows on the table. It was obvious to all of them that the tod was stressed.

Charles sought to give his son-in-law words of encouragement. "I hear that Wolf O'Donnell has a very successful track record in all the cases he's taken on."

"I've heard the same thing, Dad." Kei replied. "I just wish it hadn't come to this...." He then uttered a sigh with a growling undertone that expressed his frustration and anger. "You'd think that our bedroom would be the one place where we'd have privacy, but nooooo. Those creeps had to intrude on our most intimate moments."

Kei abruptly stood up, no longer interested in his breakfast. "I'm going to work out. I need to blow off some steam." He quickly raced up the stairs, skipping two steps at a time, and made a beeline to his and Fara's suite. Inside, he stripped out of his clothes and took off his diaper. He rarely wore regular underwear, but one occasion where he did so was when he did his martial arts training, be it at the Yazhou Mountains monastery under Master Bao or at home. As much as he loved being in diapers all the time, the thick, bulky padding was not conducive to ease of movement in the exercise regime prescribe by his teacher.

He walked into the closet and made his way to the back where the few male clothing he still had hung. He withdrew his Yazhou monastery uniform and walked out. After putting on a pair of cotton panties, he pulled on the beige pants and cream-colored robe that went down to his hips. The outfit was loose fitting with long sleeves that were wide at the wrists. A wide cream sash went around his waist. He then sat on the edge of the bed and pulled on the accompanying dark brown leather boots.

Fully dressed, he walked back into the living room and picked up his practice sword, but paused. He did not know why, but in the mood he was in, he did not feel like wielding a wooden sword. Dropping the training weapon, he went to the fireplace mantel and lifted from its display the long, steel sword his father-in-law had gifted him with that fateful night at the ball when he had defended his then future wife from DuCharme.

Pulling it from its scabbard, Kei hefted the ancient weapon. Gripping the cord-wrapped handle, he gazed down the length of the long, curving blade beyond the circular, steel bronze guard and admired the craftsmanship. The polished blade looked razor sharp as the day it was forged, 35 centuries ago. He nodded to himself and went out.

Standing in the back garden, Kei Phoenix closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and centered himself. He then began going through the sword forms he had practiced religiously since he started training over a year ago. Vulpine and blade moved as one. With practiced ease, Kei wove his sword about him, blocking, parrying, slashing, and stabbing with his blade. His movements were fluid as he continued going through his form. While doing so, he would strike at unseen opponents with his other hand or leap up into butterfly kicks while sweeping his blade in the opposite direction behind him.

At the front of Phoenix Manor, Wolf O'Donnell, Leon Powalski, Panther Caruso, and Miyu Caruso had arrived and were met by Charles. Wolf shook hands with the Pheonix patriarch and got right down to business. "So I understand that the perimeter of your property was breached."

"That is correct. My best guess is that at least one paparazzo was hiding out there to try to photograph through my home's windows." Charles confirmed.

"Which windows?" Leon asked.

"In the back, overlooking the garden." Father Phoenix replied, pointing them down the path on the side of the mansion. As a group, with Charles leading them, they made their way to the back garden, with its ornamental plants, fountain, finely manicured flower beds, and symmetrical walkways, with various benches and statues dotting the area.

It was there that they saw Fara's husband deeply engrossed in his sword fighting exercises. Not a word was spoken while they watched, entranced by Kei Phoenix's graceful ballet of sword, fist, and feet. Of the group, it was Panther who was the most awed. Charles smiled with deep pride at his son-in-law's skill. "Ah yes, he practices almost daily before dinner. I even had holo emitters installed in the patio area where he is now so that he could spar against an AI."

Just then, they observed Kei pause and say something in a low voice. Suddenly, three androgynous figures of undermined species materialized, each armed with a glowing, scintillating blade that crackled with electricity. What happened next was a testament to the intense training Kei went through under the tutelage of Master Yun Bao.

The effeminate tod's movements were fast, fluid, and furious as he defended himself and fought off his artificial opponents in a pitched sword fight, kicking one off its feet while parrying the second attacker, and evading the third. The three-to-one battle went on for ten minutes while Kei jockeyed for an advantage against an AI that constantly learned and adapted to his movements. Kei found out early on to never repeat the way he blocked, parried, and counterattacked, less he feel the painful electrical shocks of his opponents' blades. Eventually, he moved in a way not anticipated by the artificial intelligence and found his opening. His sword went through one opponent, causing it to dissolve into nothingness. With only two opponents left, Kei maneuvered to face them. Soon, there was only one left, which was quickly dispatched.

Wolf smirked to Panther, "Still think you can take him on in a sparring match?"

There had been a time when Panther's pride would have prevented him from backing down to such a challenge, but his relationship with and eventual marriage to Miyu had mellowed the black-furred cat. He shook his head. "Maybe...but only after time at the Yazhou Mountains monastery. Training under one of their masters has imbued Kei with a skill that I am forced to admit is beyond mine."

Leon rolled his eyes in opposite directions as only a chameleon could. "Can we just get on with it?"

Charles cleared his throat and nodded. "Yes, or course." He pointed up to the third floor window above them, which overlooked the garden. "While I'm thankful that Kei and Fara had the blinds closed on their bedroom window, it still disturbs us that someone was able to sneak onto my property and take a photo of their silhouettes."

Wolf nodded and turned to his crew. "Leon, set up the scanning equipment and countermeasures. Panther and Miyu, check out the perimeter to see if you can find out how this interloper breached the outer defenses undetected. I'll scan the central area to see if I can find any residual signatures of our paparazzo."

Kei had by then noticed Wolf and his crew, but decided against engaging with any of them. The focused exercise had done wonders at dispelling his foul mood, and he was loathed to do anything that would undo his restored positive outlook. He instead chose to let them carry out their investigation and focus instead on continuing to practice with his sword.

Within a few minutes though, he was distracted from his sword work when he heard Wolf say, "I'm detecting a cloaking field." When he looked at the lupine, he saw that he was looking intently at a spot between the statues of Arthur Phoenix and his spouse set upon the wide plinth. There, between the two statues, Kei noticed the air was shimmering. While Panther, Miyu, Leon, and Wolf all maneuvered to form a wide circle around the cloaked individual, Kei crouched and quickly snuck between the ornamental plants until he was behind the tall pedestal.

Wolf cursed under his breath when he spotted Fara's husband reach the base of the statues. While his prosthetic eye could detect the cloaking field, he had no way of seeing through it to what lay hidden. Before any of them could say or do anything, they observed Kei scale up the base, repelling one foot after another between two of the ornamental columns accenting the pedestal. He then leapt onto the raised surface and vanish between the two statues.

Within her cloaking field, Pricilla Kane cursed under her breath upon seeing Wolf O'Donnell focus towards her hiding spot. Her photo of Fara and Kei behind the bedroom window blind had been the perfect opportunity to concoct a lurid story of infidelity inside Phoenix Manor. She should have left after taking the photo, the pug lamented to herself. Instead she had let her avarice dictate her actions, choosing to remain at her hiding spot in the hopes of capturing a photo without the window blinds in the way.

So intently was she watching Wolf slowly approaching her hiding spot that she had lost track of Kei Phoenix. It was not until she heard his feet land on the marble surface behind her that she turned and promptly wet herself upon seeing the sword-wielding tod raise his blade above her. Before she could cry out in terror, he stabbed down with his sword, impaling the cloaking emitter next to her.

Everyone in the back garden saw a terrified tabloid photographer suddenly appear into view between the tall statues with Kei lazily holding his sword in front of her. All of them immediately recognized Pricilla Kane, and could hear her blubbering while Kei looked down at the pug bitch.

Kei rolled his eyes at her melodramatic protestations. He was not even threatening her with his sword, and she was going on as if he was intending to eviscerate her. When he smelled her urine, he huffed, "Lady, you really need to start wearing diapers." He then saw his father-in-law, wife, and parents arrive on the scene and grinned to them. "Look who I found."

Wolf, Panther, Miyu, and Leon converged upon the gathering at the base of the plinth. The lupine chuckled at the sight. "Panther, I think you'd best see to getting Miss Kane down from there."

"Agreed," Panther replied, "If Fara's sword-wielding husband were to actually lay a hand on our quarry, she would most likely soil herself. Methinks I'd prefer not having to put up with the stench while we haul her in to the authorities."

After tossing a rope up to Kei for the tod to secure around the foot of Arthur Phoenix, Panther hauled himself up the pedestal and stood with Kei between the feet of the two large statues. The black-furred feline eyed Kei's sword with admiration. "That is a fine blade you wield there, Mr. Phoenix."

Kei grinned, and cradling the sword in his arms, presented it to Panther hilt first. Panther took the proffered blade in hand and whistled. "The quality and balance are outstanding. Who made it?"

The tod nodded in reply. "Remember that sword duel I fought to protect Fara at the Phoenix Garden Ball?"

"Ah yes. From that cowardly Ducharme fellow..." Panther recalled the story told at Kei's and Fara's wedding.

"That's the sword I defended Fara with. Charles gifted it to me afterwards."

It took Panther a moment to make the connection in his mind, but when he did, he inhaled sharply and gazed reverently at the weapon he held in his hand. "An original, pre-industrial age sword....Never did I imagine I'd behold one so closely." A new gleam shone in the feline's eyes. As one who admired a finely crafted sword, he drank in all its workmanship, the grain in the blade from the many folds the steel went through during its forging, the well-worn cording around the hilt, the polished guard. He hefted the sword in his hand and gave it a few swings. "Marvelous...." he murmured. He then handed the blade back to Kei and asked, "And you train with it?"

Kei rubbed the back of his head and shrugged. "Actually, I don't. I usually use a practice sword with the same weight and balance." He paused, recalling the events earlier that day. "When I found out about the tabloid article this morning, I was upset and decided to practice my sword fighting to blow off some steam...I don't know why I did it, but I decided to work out with my actual sword."

"Oh put a sock in it, you two!" shouted an irate Pricilla Kane, who was still cowering at their feet.

Panther and Kei laughed at her comment. Fara's husband then leapt off the plinth to land gracefully at the base, leaving Panther to take custody of the paparazzo and lower her from her perch to the cobblestone below. Kei walked into his pregnant wife's embrace and asked, "Feeling better, Baby?"

Fara beamed and unashamedly gave her husband a hard kiss right in front of everyone. Kei could feel the heat rush to his face even as he felt himself be taken away by the passion of the moment. When their muzzles parted, Kei smiled bashfully, "I'll take that as a Yes."

"My sword-wielding husband once again protects my honor." she cooed while running her hands along the edge of his robe's collar.

"Well done, Son." Charles affirmed, while Dietrich and Josephine smiled in unabashed prided.

Pricilla Kane was quickly taken away and placed under arrest for trespassing on private property. While Charles Phoenix was known and well liked for being tolerant and almost never interfering in the affairs of others, the tabloid media felt the full weight of his ire. There was no doubt about Kane's guilt, and Charles saw to it that she got the maximum sentence possible. Financial ruin in the form of a costly lawsuit was brought upon the tabloid media organization that published the illicit images of Fara and Kei and the false story of infidelity. The example Father Phoenix made of the publishers of such horrid material sent a clear message. The Phoenix family was off limits.

The last few weeks of Fara's pregnancy went by with no further incident until the day finally arrived. On the fifth floor of Phoenix Manor, the family had their own private medical clinic that could be staffed as needed. When she went into labor, Fara was brought up to the family's own private birthing room. With her aunt Florence presiding as midwife and Kei assisting her, Fara, over a period of many hours, gave birth to healthy twins.

The first to make his entrance into the world was their son. The umbilical having been cut, Kei beheld in his arms his progeny. As planned, he had his mother's fennec ears, muzzle, and face, but his father's fur and eyes. It was among the most beautiful sights he had ever seen. He turned to his wife when she asked, "What shall we call him?"

They had over the intervening weeks discussed possible names that both liked, but had decided that while Fara would name their daughter, Kei would be the one naming their son. He looked down at his son and said, "Oswald. His name is Oswald Phoenix."

Their daughter soon followed, a vixen with her father's gold-tinged hair, face, and muzzle, but with her mother's fur and eyes. "When he handed the twins to their mother to give them their first drink of mother's milk, Fara smiled down at her daughter and named her, "Katherine, named after her grandmother."

"It's beautiful name." Kei affirmed. He sat next her bed and tenderly ran his hand through his exhausted wife's head fur. "They are both so beautiful. I love all three of you." While he murmured these words and others expressing his pride and love, Florence quietly invited the grandparents into the room.

Charles, Dietrich, and Josephine joined their children and grandchildren, offering their congratulations and love as any proud parent would. Kei's eyes roamed between his parents, father-in-law, wife, and children. He thought back to how it all started, to the day he literally collided with Fara and spilled his drink upon her chest. As embarrassing as it was, he would always think of it as the best day of his life, when everything changed for the better for him.