The months go by as people wear a mask around each other when they go shopping or get gas. When the vaccine comes out, there are a lot of people who are afraid of it. Mostly, because of how fast it was developed. The thing was, it’s been in the works for years.

Stacy and Roxana are happy when a new congress and president are elected. They were getting tired of all the lies from the old president and when the events on January 6th happened. They couldn’t believe how something like that could happen in their country.

Even Artemis couldn’t believe it. She has been wanting to visit Washington D.C. to see the Capitol and visit some of the historical places there. Now, she wasn’t so sure after what happened all because people believed a bunch of lies and got worked up because their candidate lost the Presidency.

She was afraid to visit their capital now, because of the attitude of the people. In her neighborhood, you had people on both sides of the fence, but they got along and were polite to each other. Most of them had no problems with gays and such. However, the political climate was starting to change against them.

One night, while she was sitting in the living room with her mother and Aunt Stacy. She looks at them “do you think if you hadn’t found out I was intersex, but a boy wanting to be a girl I would be able to do that?”

Roxana looks at Artemis “I wouldn’t have cared, either way, sweetie. I would have adopted you anyway. I saw what your life was like and no child should have been treated that way. Plus, if you want to be a boy or girl, I would do everything to support you. That’s what a parent is supposed to do.”

“I’m with your mom, kiddo. I wouldn’t have cared if you were a boy pretending to be a girl or a girl pretending to be a boy. I would support you.
However, I did realize at first how pretty you were, when I thought you were a boy. You just didn’t look like any boy I have ever seen looking so pretty.” Stacy had thought Artemis was a girl from the first time she saw her.

She just didn’t look like a boy her age at all. It also didn’t help that Artemis was developing secondary sexual features for a girl, instead of for a boy. It had surprised both her and Roxana that Artemis had been born intersex.

Artemis gets up and walks over to her aunt and mother. She hugs both of them and was happy she had been adopted and was loved by both of them.

“I’m so glad I have a wonderful mother and aunt.” Artemis had tears sliding down her cheeks as she held both of them.

“And we are so glad to have a wonderful niece and loving daughter, sweety.” Roxana places a kiss on Artemis's cheek.

Stacy kisses the other cheek as well. She was lucky to have a wonderful niece to love and help raise. She knew she couldn’t have children and was happy when Roxana brought Artemis home. She knew Roxana was happy being a mother as well.

For the rest of the evening, Artemis stays with her mother and aunt. She was feeling lucky and happy.