There was always a powerful smell of perfume. A lot of the girls were in their early twenties or late teens and definitely sexy, many of them in the t...ght jeans which were typical of the time. Sometimes I noticed particular ones as they walked round other parts of the building. Before I knew their real names I gave them nicknames in my head - a blonde girl with very pink cheeks who I called Piglet, a brunette who I called Puss-in-Boots, an Indian girl who I called Brownie. There was another. "I tried to work on the china cabinet I was building, but I just couldn't seem to concentrate on things and using power tools when your mind isn't on what you are doing is not a smart thing so I gave up and just sat there staring at the plans. Maybe an hour later I heard Penny come down the steps. A couple of minutes went by and when she didn't come over to where I was I turned and saw her sitting on the bottom step and looking at me. We looked at each other for several moments and then she. Butthe hard stuff is gonna be up to you." I already have spoken with the LGBT group. There is a trans supportgroup meeting tonight. You got any other advice?" Go to the meeting, learn what you can. Then go to the therapist and seewhat she says. Then you can make some decisions."Norman thanked her, and Karen said "Good luck."Once he left the counseling office, Norman looked at his watch andrealized he had about an hour and a half before the trans group meeting,so he decided to go find something. You and Sue are, and will always be, my soul mates, but I have to find out about this."We flew out of Friday Harbor and landed in San Francisco with the minimum of fuel reserves, after holding in the pattern for almost forty-five minutes. Once down, we had the plane checked over and refueled to be ready to fly. We planned to depart either tomorrow or the day after.Merlin and Missy were wonderful hosts but very antagonistic toward John in the beginning. It took the entire evening before Missy.