’ I went back to the kitchen and rummaged around for some pots and pans. Ralph joined me and watched with fascination when I made the omelettes. It ...as as though the thought of someone actually using his kitchen to cook was a novel idea to him, one that required investigating. We soon tucked into our food and Ralph smiled at me. ‘This is fantastic, Heather,’ he complimented me. ‘I haven’t had home cooked food since the last time I visited my parents. Mom despairs at me since I’ve never taken. I wanted to tell her that it was unfair to let me look at myself and then expect me not to fall in love with my own beauty, but I held my tongue. I found it easier after the training to restrain myself from making snarky comments like that. In the old days, I’d just blurt out the first mean thing that occured to me but now I was reluctant to offend my mother.Doing so would mean instant punishment and my Mom didn’t limit herself to spanking. She used rope to hang us upside down. She made us suck. By the time Chase had cycled through the entire house two times, he realized that he was developing real friendships with a number of straight jocks who wouldn’t normally have given him the time of day. True, there were a couple bros who Chase realized he’d never be able to warm up to. But, by and large, Chase was pretty happy with the arrangement he’d agreed to.The only problem was the weekend beer bashes, where all his bros would just hang out together, drinking beer. Invariably, his bros. “Oh, My God, “ sighed Pamela, “This is so bad!““Stop complaining, Pam,” said Natalia between two pants of breath, “Maybe you should sever the connection.”“Ignore her complaints,” said Jeanette with a lilting voice, “Even when she had her own body, any effort was already too much for her.”“No no, “ said Pamela resolute, “Jeanette is really aggregating here! I promise I’ll keep my mouth shut but can’t we just take a short break?“Natalia snorted, “Taking a break? How on Earth will I ever get in.