(Subplot) That Damn Frog!

"Look Barbs, I know you think you can understand her" Cassie sighed as she straddled her wife's waist and looked across at Lexie the frog, who was perched on the nightstand nearby "But are you sure she wants to be here?"

"Sure she does, Mel is hardly ever around. Imagine one lonely little frog in a great big double room - it breaks my heart. And you do like it here, don't you Lex?"

"Rriiiibit!" Lexie croaked enthusiastically.

"Of course you do, now come to Barbie!"

Barbie cupped her hands out invitingly and Lexie jumped right into them without needing to be asked twice. Barbie then pulled the frog up close and kissed her softly. Cassie climbed off her wife and sat bolt upright, her arms folded defensively.

"Hey, what's the matter" Barbie enquired as she placed Lexis into the frog's most common resting place in her ample cleavage.

"You have to admit this is weird!" Cassie huffed, it was clear this resentment had been bottled up for some time "Out of all of the glitches you and Lexie always had the worst relationship. Now she's a frog it's like you two are obsessed with each other"

"Has my friendship with lovely little Lexie been bothering you? Why didn't you say anything?"

"I wanted to, but I was waiting for a moment when we were alone and you are completely inseparable from that damn frog!"

"Hey, that damn frog is our friend!" Barbie retorted angrily.

"I know, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that. It's just....I mean, it feels like you want to spend every waking minute with her. She sees more of your tits than I do. Shit, I never thought you would be less interested in me than a slimy little amphibian!"

At this point the conversation was interrupted as Lexie jumped off of Barbie's naked body and began quickly hopping out of the crack in the doorway and into the hall.

"No, Lexie wait!" Barbie called out before turning to her wife with an expression of anger Cassie had rarely witnessed "I am so disappointed in you Cassandra!"

Lexie was kind of impressed she had even made it to her and Melanie's room unguided, such was the size of the mansion compared to her. She hopped across the floor and managed to make the spacious, even to a human, double bed in one leap. She had been in this body a while now, and was getting pretty good at manoeuvring herself around in it.

Lexie could see where Cassie was coming from, but her unlikely friendship with Barbie had really been the only bright spot during an extremely challenging time. It was hard enough being stuck as a frog, but it felt like most of the group were starting to treat her more like a pet than a person. A beloved pet for sure, but Barbie was really the only one who allowed her to still have a voice within the group. It wouldn't have been so bad if Melanie was here, but she so rarely was. Nobody was more motivated than Lexie to free her wife from Rebecca's app, but she couldn't be any help at all if nobody would listen to her.

There was a knock on the door. She croaked once to indicate Barbie could enter, but instead it was Cassie who came through, tears streaming down her face.

"Lexie, I am so, so sorry for being a total bitch. Please forgive me!" She crouched down and offered her hands for her friend to leap into, which Lexie did with a happy chirruping sound, much to Cassie's relief.

"I'm so sorry to take out my frustrations on you, you are the last person to deserve it. I haven't suffered a fraction of what you are going through. But I guess the truth is I'm starting to let this all get to me. Chantelle has trusted me with everyone's safety and I'm not doing a very good job"

Lexie ribbited.

"I'm sorry Lex, I don't know if you are agreeing or trying to console me. I guess I don't have that telepathic understanding with you that my wife seems to. It's funny, you and I were always much closer than you and her before Rebecca intervened. I'm going to try my best to figure out how to communicate more effectively with you for as long as you are like this. Honestly, you are way better than me at knowing how to deal with these kind of situations and I could really use your ideas and instincts. I feel like I am in so far over my head. I mean, we're up against an actual, real life witch here Lex!"

Lexie ribbited.

"Yes, I know you are well aware of that" Cassie rolled her eyes at the frog before giggling "Huh, I guess maybe I am beginning to be able to translate you. You know, you can spend as much time with Barbs as you like, but I have tits too. Maybe they aren't as big as hers, but people seem to like them well enough!"

Lexie leaped enthusiastically into the crack between her friends boobs where she settled with that contended chirruping sound she made when she was happy.

"There, not to too shabby huh?" Cassie smiled "You make yourself nice and comfortable. I'll give you a ride back to our bedroom"