"So tell me why you didn't come to me," my mother asked me softly."Oh mom," I spun around and wrapped my arms around her waist and buried my face agai...st her hips."So, so," she consoled me stroking my hair."Why didn't you come to me? Didn't you think that I would have shown you?"Surprised I lifted my head and looked up at her."You... you would?" Sure. What's the big thing? You are curious about girls, that's natural. It's just that I think it's a bit early, but kids grow up much faster. At the local pub over the course of the night my friends all found someone and I had resigned to the fact that I probably wouldnt find anyone until a young guy in his mid 20’s approached me. He said my friends has told him about my change and he was very complementary saying I looked pretty convincing. Over the next hour or so we spoke in the pub about everything from jobs, hobbies and eventually if we were both single which we both were. He hinted that he would love to have a night with a. Tony had been there when Lee had brought up Kelly. And Tony knew him well enough to know just how shaken up he'd been. Tony'd been on a rampage of his own and Gibbs had known his senior agent would need to process everything before coming over.He lifted his glass of bourbon, toasting himself. "Showtime." No chilling needed, Boss. Brought pizza, beer. You're not on any pain meds, are you?" Tony's voice was soft—deceptively so. Gibbs remembered those flashing eyes and the growl in Tony's voice. I enjoyed being a womantoo much. Even with all the crap that came with it, the bullshit I hadto cope with from guys, the way they talked over me, the way theystared, I remained enchanted by my feminine form. I embraced its beauty,poise and sensuality. I couldn't go back to being a man again.Dad had an alternative explanation he gave me in a phone call two weeksprevious."You have come to the Tabernacle," he told me cryptically over thephone. "Between right and left the bride approaches, in holy.