Unfortunately Nicki does

Rick was happy to oblige Tanya and followed her into the bedroom she was sharing with some of the other woman but, unfortunately, Nicki tagged along.

"If I can't participate, at least I want to watch and masturbate," she said. "My brain is still that of an eighteen year-old, even if my body is screwed up. That means I get horny, okay?"

OF course it was okay that she got horny. It just wasn't okay that she insisted on joining him when Rick was about to go balls-deep inside Tanya.

"Going to have to take a rain check," he told the African-American woman.

"Unfair," Nicki complained. "What happens if you can't reverse the change? What if I'm stuck like this for the rest of my life?"

There were plenty of guys who would find the nubile thing look sexy so Nicki would never lack suitors. That said, it wasn't clear that pointing that out would help matters.

"I'll say it's unfair," Tanya grumbled. "I was 'bout to get laid and then little miss party-pooper decides to join in."

"I didn't want to poop the party. I wanted to get laid, same as you."

"Well, now neither of us getting any action."

Tiffany chose that moment to walk through the door. She was back in her 'no sex here' uniform of white blouse, black skirt and black jacket. "Okay," she said, "Dan is going to meet me at the police station in a couple of hours. Let's get there and get set up. Rick, I hope you know what you're doing with Dan's phone and that app software because if you don't, I'm going to look pretty silly explaining to my captain what's going on."

She was going to look pretty silly no matter what Rick did because she'd ignored the basic rule of Texas policing which is that cops go after the poor and colored, not the rich and white. That said, she was on Rick's side and he was going to back her up as hard as he could as long as he could. "Trust me," he said, "I know it's important and I'm going to do the best I can."

"I can help," Nicki said. "Not with the app but with breaking into his phone. He always uses my name as his password. Sometimes it's Nicki11 though. I always wondered why. Now, I think I have a pretty good idea. Gross."

"Like I said, time to head out and set up," Tiffany continued. "Rick, you're coming. Who else needs to be there?"

"Me," Nicki squealed.

"Not you," Tiffany said. "If your dad spots you, we're all finished.

"I think we need her anyway," Rick said. "Dan's password might not be that easy and besides, I'll want to make sure the app is working."

"You know it's working," Tiffany grumbled. "Just look at her."

"Yeah, but will it work to undo the damage."

"I wouldn't mind losing a few years," Donna said. "Check out any dating app. The farther from eighteen you get, the harder it is to find anyone to even give you a look."

Okay, Rick got it. Men were gross. Which, when he thought about it, was part of the reason he'd never considered dating any. "We're not talking about whether it's right or wrong to change your appearance," he said. "We're talking about changing someone's appearance, and not just their appearance but their whole cellular biology, without asking permission, without even their knowledge."

"Yeah, yeah. I'm just saying."

"Okay," Tiffany said. "You, Nicki and I will head for my office. The rest of you stay here, okay?"

"I'm not going anywhere until I get laid," Tanya promised.

"Me too." Donna licked her lips and winked at Rick. "Watch for me tonight, big guy."

Rick nodded. He just hoped he wouldn't be back in prison when night fell.