"I didn't see Paige's response, but I was not surprised when a server brought us a bag containing two lobsters.The party began to break up as soon as ...eople had their fill of food and drink. Many of Fred's workmates made the excuse that they had to drive to Boston. We waited until dusk to say our goodbyes to Nadine and her husband. They invited us to come back when we could talk.As we walked to my truck, Paige slipped her hand in mine, saying, "We haven't heard the last of Fred being a. . Is he, like, gay too?" Idecide not to bother biting my lip, as nothing would prevent the frownon my face from showing through."Umm, no, we're both straight," I explain. "He's a guy, I'm a girl...Yeah." Yeah, but- you know," Caitlin shrugs as my frown deepens. "Eh... Nevermind. Umm... How's your dad?" He's okay," I reply, shrugging off Caitlin's insult- she might just bemisinformed. After all, not everyone is familiar with gender identityissues (even though I know for a fact that she still. We were from very different socio-economic and cultural worlds. Yet I liked Betsy, liked her for her body, yes, but also for her sweetness and honesty, her lack of pretension. But this was a girl with limited education, who lacked both the ambition and smarts to improve herself. Predictably, I got bored and broke things off. I felt like a cad because she was very hurt. The experience convinced me that ultimately what I needed was the whole package, a girl who could fulfill me on several levels,. It was my friend, her 24 year old son and myself. Once in Vegas we spent the first couple of days visiting the different casinos and just relaxing. The middle of the week we made plans to attend a show in the evening. Around an hour before we were to leave for the show my friend called my room to say she wasn't feeling well and didn't think she could make it but that her son and I should still go. I felt bad leaving her out but we went to the show and had a great time. After the show we called.