"Plenty. Adam is gone, he broke up with Anne in June, the divorce hasonly just been formalised," said Helen."Well I never," said John. "So what happen...d between them?" He started an affair and got caught out," said Helen. "But that is onlyhalf the story."John listened with interest. The next part caught him off guard."His oldest son is transgendered. Peter is now living as Jessica andrecently went full time." Oh my God. This is Sally again, isn't it?" said John."I'll put you on to Anne if you. We chatted a bit in between sessions and seemd to hit it off.That evening at the formal dinner she sat next to me. . She had a stunning gown on and I cold see most of her globes. What a treat. I almost spilled my drink later as she laid her hand on my lap, then squeeed me.I looked over in disbelief as she smiled at meAfter th dessert she leaned over and suggested we go to her suite."It's the ammbassador's suite" she whispered:Come up in 15 minutes"WEll I was right on time had already called my. The novelty ofbeing a princess was fading, fast."Does my dress have to be so... big?" I asked the little elfindressmaker who ran around me, jabbing pins into me whenever the moodtook hold."That's what I'm just fixing, Gemma," Mum told me."No, I know you're fixing the....," I struggled to remember the term,"bodice, right? It's just that the skirt bit is just so big, I feel likethe toilet roll holder at Nanna's house." In the toilet at my Nan'shouse was a doll, with a huge knitted dress. It was. Find a way to get a leave."Her eyes were wet and she was hanging on to my hand with both of hers."Hey," I said, "give it a chance. Let's talk about something else."Somehow, conversation dribbled away, along with lust. We cuddled in the cold bed, listened to the wind rattle a loose shutter, and slept.The shutter was rattling harder in the morning. I thought about a nor'easter and pulled the arm wrapped around Kathleen tighter.Whispered in her ear, "Maybe we are marooned by the storm. The power.