Kit stroked his thumb across her cheek, wiping away a tear, and looked down into her eyes. His face was pained, as though it hurt him to see her cry. ...��What’s wrong Le?’ he asked. Lena sniffed and wouldn’t meet his gaze. ‘It’s noth-‘ she began. Kit cut across her. ‘Don’t lie to me…’ He said softly. ‘Don’t tell me it’s nothing…you’ve barely said two sentences to me all week…have I done something wrong?’ ‘No!’ Lena gasped, horrified to think that she’d upset him. ‘It’s just…’ She sighed and. Fast.The dress, hugging my slim hips and artificial breasts, looked gorgeous. My small hands encased in the satin black gloves looked amazingly feminine, but not nearly as girlish as my face. My blue eyes were accentuated by Kristin's masterful make-up work. My cheeks looked delicate and lovely thank to her foundation and blush, and my lips looked incredibly kissable in the bright red lipstick. I don't know how Kristin did it with that hair, but the extension, which matched my natural dark. I've been without it for so long that I rarely think about what it'd be like to have both feet. It'd certainly make life easier, but some people are going to notice, especially my doctor." I can suppress their reactions. Just tell them you went to South Korea for some leading-edge stem cell therapy, and I'll make sure they vaguely remember reading something about it a while ago and that they accept it without suspicion and no more than idle curiosity." How long would it take you to do it?" So. If everything works out, we will be living in this body for a long, long time.At that point, the Arthur part of my brain spoke up: What's going to happen to me? He sounded scared.What do you mean?Am I going to just disappear?Ursus became totally serious. Arthur, I'm very sorry for what I did--am doing--to you. I didn't even take your rights into consideration. All I thought about was a way to keep living. But to answer your question, no, I don't think you will disappear. I think the two of us.