"What do you mean by that?" "Look, with a new wardrobe, a haircut, a makeover by yours truly, and some other 'improvements,' I think I could make Ray ...nto a passable female. It's worth a shot." Brian thought about it. Tracy was quite good when it came to makeup. During the off season at the casino she often made extra money by doing makeovers for other female performers. Ray really wasn't a macho man. He was more, well, delicate. He could also learn the role of Brian's assistant before. It was, at that time, the most wonderful sight of my young life. I had seennaked women for sure, for real and in magazines of course. I had a girlfriend,I had seen her naked. But something about this woman, something about thatmoment made this very special. Then she was standing upright, turning to me with the now removed petrol cap. Thinking back, I still don't know how I dragged my eyes from this lusciousbeauty and removed the petrol delivery hose from the pump before she saw myobvious. The video must be nearing twenty minutes and I feel my own peak approaching. Then the phone rings and snaps me out of my fantasy, turning off the vibe, I answer. "Hello?" "Hey baby." "I wasn't expecting a call from you." "Then you won't be expecting my proposition." "Which is?" "Your husband is away on business, let me come and see you." My daughter is here." "She stays at her grandparents' tonight, that gives us some time." "I don't know what to say Jack." Say yes, I know you want to." Jack. His own body will have to win this fight."Shamus glanced over at the crowd thoughtfully, noticing Jessie's brightblue dress amid the mostly male cluster, but he didn't think anything ofit. "The man looks plumb worn out," the Irishman said. "If I were thebetting type...." With this sort of infection...well, I just don't know." One thing I can say, he's picked one hell of a night to die on," ShamusO'Toole remarked."Maybe we should place our hopes on what night it is. A miracle happeneda couple.