4. Catherine's Christmas Coming Out."Dear Santa,Please could you bring me a nice dress for Christmas? I am a boy but Iwant to be a girl. Can you make ...e a girl by magic? I'll be ever sogood.Love Catherine"I have always known I was different. I have always known there wassomething wrong in my life. But it was hard to put a finger on it. Itseemed that I was the stranger in a strange land. I looked at my body itlooked wrong in my eyes. I had something that in a funny way I knew Ishouldn't have.I. " She then answered "That's the general idea." Kim, I know what you have been doing this week. I'd have to be blind not to notice. And let me offer you my surrender but we are not going to jump in the sack and have sex with a wham-bam thank you ma'am. Your first time not only should be but must be an occasion to remember. I will ask you to kind of cool it today and tonight we will do it but not until I treat you the way a princess like you deserves. Can you hang in there and wait that long. ‘I swear sometimes too.’ What a dick. Say something intelligent. ‘Shit, I swear too much and talk too much,’ she said, still smiling. ‘All the time.’ He nodded. He didn’t know what to say. He just stood there looking at her as everyone walked around them. Them. Together. She laughed. A nice laugh. Not at him. For him. He looked down at her perfect small hand on his elbow. It felt soft, even through his jacket. The nails of her fingers were meticulously groomed short and painted with clear. Brian maintained the marketing and financialside of the business while Joan designed the clothes, shoes, and jewelry.During high school Brian had played basketball and Joan was acheerleader. While Megan always seemed to fit right in with the family,Nick never shared the family's interests and while they loved each otherhe always seemed somewhat distant from them. Occasionally Nick wouldhave to help his parents at their store and he always complained. Whilehe picked things up easily and.