I managed to hit it offwith her because of a few novels we'd read in common, and over thecourse of a few dates, I convinced her that my sparse lifesty...e gave mea lot of time and freedom that could be focused on her. She bought itand eventually moved in with me.We had less in common than we hoped and we fought a lot of the time,but the make-up sex was good and neither one of us figured we couldfind a better match, even if we made the effort to break up and moveapart.It wasn't a great life, but. “It’s just that I’m not sure about, if you want what I am suggesting and I am…” She paused again. “Yes?” “It’s just that I…” She stopped and stood up, and then pulled the hood from her head and face, and revealed a beautiful face with green eyes and flowing red hair, which reached down below her shoulders in both waves and curls. She continued to unzip her jacket, and the reason she had hesitated before became very obvious. She was naked from the waist up, and as she dropped her jacket, I could. We just stared into each other's eyes until Sally cleared her throat and broke our connection to each other. Oh God, I thought, I am a goner. If looking into her eyes did that to me, I knew I couldn't trust myself to be alone with her for very long."Umm, I don't have a problem with it, but my daughter and my housekeeper run my life. It wouldn't do me any good to complain, especially if I ever wanted to live in peace again. Yes, you may come, but only if you promise not to let Myrna or Sally get. " There was no point in delaying it any longer. "Mom, I want to become a woman."She gasped and blinked her eyes. Tears started to roll down my cheeks as I pressed on."I've been fighting this for years, Mom. It's not something that I want to do. It's something that I have to do."She sat back in the booth and stared down at her shaking hands. "This is such a shock. How long have you felt this way?"How could I tell her that it all started with an innocent Halloween costume? "This has nothing to do.