Understand the reality. Then move beyond it."Jollis sighed. "I cannot move beyond it. My thoughts of her will cloud my judgment. They..."Jeresa drew h...rself over him, draping her body partially over his. "You confuse what constitutes good judgment. You fail to see how your feelings for her have been a great strength." I have made decisions based upon my feelings for her." Yes, you have. This was the right thing to do. That is your confusion. Look back at the points where you made some decision. " I think Imight be pregnant. I wasn't feeling very well this morning, Emiko made me anAppointment at a women's clinic tomorrow for a blood test. I am scared."Anne was amused by the story she thought to herself. This former macho mannow was a woman and probably knocked up by her former girlfriend. Well shehad to remain her professional composure, but she found what happened to someof these patients very amusing. " Well you better make sure you keep theappointment. If you are pregnant you will. Couldn't havehappened to a more deserving person, he thought. He wondered whatleverage Davina had found to force his agreement. That was one seriouslydangerous woman to piss off. "The nomination is approved subject to thegender swap being successful. All records concerning this meeting are tobe classified ultra-secret for a period of thirty years. Theconversation concerning Michael's and Michelle's proclivities and theirgender swap never happened. However, Davina, you are personallyresponsible. A swathe of the Milky Way cut across the sky, and there was a hint of colour, and Cassie thought she might be able to see the colourful cloud of some nebulae.Joan took Cassie's arm, and walked her towards the front of the room.Some of the armchairs were occupied.There were people in the room, staring out of the window at the beauty of the campus, slumped down, legs akimbo, with contented, dumb smiles on their faces.At the end of the room, in the last chair, in the shadowy darkness, Cassie.