"Yeah, I know that, too."His eyebrows went up and he gave me a speculative look. "And you're, uh, OK with that?" he asked."No, of course I'm not 'OK w...th that, '" I snapped. "I think it's a shitty way to make a living, a demeaning way for women. But are you asking me if I still love her and want to marry her? Yes, I do, both of those things. That's what she was, not what she is, and what she is now is all I care about. So you've satisfied your prurient curiosity, which is none of your damn. She whispered to her that it really was perfectly fine and then ran her fingertips from her lips down Amy's forehead and lightly traced her jawline until they met at her chin. Amy shivered and I could see the goose bumps raised up on her arm. "So, how are you doing?" Steph said to me, looking intently at my eyes."It doesn't bother me. Ever since we arrived here I am just going with the flow and happy to see Amy enjoying herself. When in Rome, right?" I smiled at her and gave her a wink."No. It was just that until my brotherreturned home and told my story, my father did not believe that there wasanything that he could do about it. Now he wanted to know everything.The transgender group got him a cleaning job - we Amish have few skillsthat are applicable to modern life. But soon, through my connections inthe art world, I was able to get him a job in a craft studio doing finecarving and cutting work, where he had the skills that I suppose werebehind my talents. "Naomi" was able to. "You didn't make Tony put your essay in the paper. You didn't even know." But if I hadn't written it?" And who talked you into that? Besides, Mr. Calloway posted the list for varsity today, and Tony was on it, even though he missed today's tryout." I was?" I said in surprise."Yep, and so was I."I stopped and hugged Robbie. Then I hugged Tami. Life was good. I made the team before I got kicked off."We should celebrate," I decided. "Why don't you call Ricky. We'll all go to a movie." Ricky?" You.