"Mom used to tell me stories about when she was a kid. Her folks were bounty hunters. They still are, I guess. They had, make that have, their own pr...vate investigation company."In fact," Jake continued, becoming more interested in telling his story, "the day after Béla came back from ... wherever she'd been for the last hundred years, Gramps and Grams, along with Béla's sister, cracked a case that I'd been working on and rescued some rich guy's kidnapped daughter."I'd sure like to have them. I decide to go for a compromise. I'll balance between the two extremes,let him know in polite terms that I'm not convinced but that I'm notgoing to turn this into a matter of principle. If he thinks he is awizard with magical powers walking among us mortals, then I'm personallyfine with that, and it's not my problem anyway.Right. Here goes."That's... pretty far out. I don't mean to be rude, but if you sincerelywant me to believe that, you're asking for quite a lot." I know," he says simply. "It. I have to get you to your dance class by seven andit's over in Saunderstown."Even with Barbara's aid, it still took nearly twenty minutes to getQuinn out of his clothes. Once again, not behaving shyly, he stoodnaked for a moment until Ann pulled something from a bag and handed itto Quinn."Panties?" He asked, confused. "Why should I wear panties under mypants?"Ann looked at Barbara hoping she'd explain. After all, Quinn was morelikely to acquiesce to Barbara than his sister."Quinny," Barbara. The "S" was for Sissy, and it was the onlyway he could fully feel like Sissy Slut Ally under the fa?ade ofmasculinity he tried to present to the public.'Something compelled me to unbutton my shirt, and when I did I noticed thebright red S that was emblazoned on my now hairless chest, starting fromthe top at my collarbone and reaching down toward my belly button.Lauren moved closer to me and I saw that she had a tube of lipstick inher hand. I tried to back away, but all I could do is sit still.