“It’s very loud in there. The reason our heads are so close together was to enable us to carry on a conversation. To answer your question, the onl... romantic involvement I currently have is with a young lady back home. My girlfriend, and I do not cheat. Does that answer your question?”“Thank you,” she said, “yes.”“You haven’t answered my question yet,” the first reporter moaned.“Nor will I unless you meet my conditions.”I pointed my finger at a man in the front.“Steve Beckett, AP,” he said, “is. Sheila had averted her eyes from his gaze. "I can't explain it," she'dsaid.In his desperation, he'd been cruel. "Maybe you never wanted to be awoman, after all." You care more about your damned painting than you do about me," shecharged, tears, warm and stinging, welling in her sapphire eyes.He'd known that desire had had nothing to do with Sheila's need tobecome outwardly what she'd been inwardly all her life. It was need, acompulsion, that drove her to become what she was intended, by God. Ken was out of his chair in an instant, as he set Nancy down on her feet it, but that was all the time the woman needed to have Kayla bent over the table. Rushing to her, he grabbed for her arms to try to yank her off his wife but his hands went right through her.Reaching for her waist, his hands again went right through her, and he screamed, "What do I do?"Jessica walked forward and handed Amy to Nancy and she walked up behind Sandi and screamed in her ear, "I WARNED YOU BITCH. LEAVE ME AND. I'm serious. My fiance's father is Gordy Hollister ... Calm down ... Okay. Do you know where Green Gourmet is? On King? Okay. 15 minutes." She looked at me. "Get re-dressed, we're meeting Gordy. He's quite excited." I'll bet."Gordy was already waiting. A year younger that I was; about the same height. "You must be Patrick, I know that's Rachel." Too right, Gordy." We clasped hands."I'm really glad to meet you." And I'm glad you're coming to our – uh – engagement party." Rachel held out her.