Yeah, I needed to do something and do it fast. She was obviously uncomfortable with me and didn’t know how she was going to fit in with Ash and me. ... walked to her and put my hands on her shoulders.“Young lady. You are pretty much a member of our family already. But tonight, I want you to be my honorary daughter. I will treat you no differently than I do my Ashley. You will be… my Alyssa. How does that sound?”A shy smile crept across her face.“Do I still have to call you Mr. Gussman?”“Mmm,. “Everything in the office is mine. The laptop on the desk and Linux server are mine. Everything else is work’s. The laptop upstairs on the bookshelf is mine, the other two are Melissa and Lavi’s.”Lavi, “Mine has the anime stickers on it.”Detective Connors looked at us and noted all that. “We will have to take all of it if we take this equipment.”“Can you leave the work stuff? I don’t want to go through the hassle of replacing it.”He looked at me. “This doesn’t work like that Mr. Carlo.”“I’ll. Parties are parties, but Alice's party was a bit different. She had invited not only male and female students but a number of local youth as well. They were butcher's boys and maids and even men who repaired the streets and roads with their shirts off in the hot summer sun.Lucy was a bit of a wallflower, but she didn't care because the chaos of all the mingling guests and classes made her tingle with excitement like she knew something was about to happen but she couldn't quite put her finger on. I hope youenjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Feedback is very muchappreciated.DPreviously on 'To be a woman....'"Come back to the bar on Friday and bring something suitable to wear."Master Kurt ordered. My heart leapt, I would be his woman again. MasterKurt was continuing. "If you don't come, we won't do anything. You're afree woman now."Woman? Yes, he had made me into a woman. His woman. I knew I'd keep ourdate on Friday.As I left, I was trying to decide what to wear on Friday..