"Oh, he's not passed away," she said, "Let's just say that he has abdicatedhis position in my favor. He is still very much with us. In fact - "sheclap...ed her arms twice, "Darling!"A door behind the throne opened and a lady, dressed in a very flamboyantgown, even by Queen Gertrude's standards. I looked at her in puzzlementuntil I recognized the face of King Philip under the makeup, framed bymasses of blonde curls. Although he was smiling, I could see his eyesbrimming with tears. Not knowing what. Theremoval process was simply too nerve wracking and strenuous.A tentative glimpse into the mirror had him reaching for his jewelry box.The large hoop, clip on earrings were all that was needed to complete thelook. He couldn't keep the sadness at bay. He'd never even be able to passas a drag queen. The clothes don't make the woman, he thought and laughedsardonically.He shook his head violently and considered heading out into the "realworld." Screw them all. This is who I am, accept me or not.. The bitch had better water than the cabin did.The entire valley floor between the low hills was glacial till covered with four feet of compacted aeolian sediment ... loess. Loess is very fertile soil which would account for three crop haying. The only fly on the butter was the trailer. It was still sitting by the fence ... clean, to be sure, but still a reminder. Someone was living in it ... I have no idea who.Every month a hundred and twenty-five dollars shows up on my kitchen table and there. " Then she'd walk away giggling like a little girl.Claudia never seemed upset or disgusted knowing I desired her ass. I imagine most sisters would've cringed at having any sexual contact with their brothers. But not my Claudia, no ... she got some kind of charge from it. She knew she had me wrapped around her finger.When we both got older and went out in the world to pursue our chosen careers, Claudia and I still got together for family functions. And at those get-togethers, she'd mercilessly.