It wasn't "live and let live", more like "hide anddont get hurt."So we ended up spending a lot of time together.And both of us soon realized that part...of the reason we were shunned wasbecause we didn't fit the boy/girl rules very well.So maybe it was only natural that once we bonded over that, we startedconsidering playing by a different set of rules entirely.It was Jamie who came up with the idea of us swapping genders.It started because I was at her place one day, and found myself admiringthe. Since it was a mild in the City for late November she didn't wear a jacket. The contrast of the white fabric against her dark brown skin was stunning."Steffi?" Yes ... Is something wrong?"Hers was the voice I heard on the phone earlier -- no doubt about that. "No ... no. You'll have to excuse me -- you're not what I was expecting ... when we spoke on the phone you did not sound Black." I understand completely. You'll have to excuse me, too -- when we spoke on the phone you did not sound like an. Given things she has already said, the background she has shared recently makes some things fall into place, such as why someone as sweet as her didn't seem to have gotten too much attention at home. We talked all about it while I was driving one afternoon."I'm basically in the middle of two brothers who took lots of my parents' time," Bridget told me on one of our long drives."What was that about?" I inquired."Well, my older brother is really smart, athletically gifted and all that. Your basic. Gasping and moaning, heexhaled heavily and slumped onto my bed.It was only then, I noticed Penelope was filming us with her smartphone.She laughed at the frown on my face. "You really are a complete fuckingsissy. I've filmed the entire episode and saved it to the cloud. Justwait until Rebecca see it. You won't be lauding it over her anymore. Nomore controls on her make-up, the way she wears her hair or the way shedresses. No more fits of jealousy when she talks to men and No morelimits on her.