He asked if I could get five done in the next two days. I told him Iwould do my best.He then turned my attention to the two unknown songs. He said t...at theywere songs never before released, and to make sure these were two of thesongs I recorded. He said they were important because the Execs wantedto evaluate my voice on its own merit, and not be compared to anotherartist, or previously released song. I told him I would make sure thesetwo songs were on the demo.He showed us to a studio, and. .. did you just say he and ex-partner?" I asked rather confused.He gave me a blank look like it was the most normal thing in the worldfor him to say. Then he remembered who I was."Oh... yes... Richard was my ex...." He hesitated. His eyes looked at mewith worry and concern. Looking away he set his fork on the plate andstood up."I keep forgetting that nobody really notices anymore. It is one of thegood things about going from female to male."I looked even more confused. The wine was doing funny. Oh, please don't tell me Marcus is a beak head?! 'Not as far as I know' Ian answered 'Phew! Thank fuck for that, I'd end up trying it on with him, and am not messing about. I've had a couple of shameful situations in the past involving a lesbian I'd mistaken for a lad & being convinced my brother in law wanted a dabble!' Both laughing, the knew exactly were I was coming from. As we turned into the street Frank told Ian to drive slower & for me too prepare myself. I thought it was a cheeky bump. "Go away," she said."We need to talk, Chrissie," she said."I have nothing to talk to you about." But you do," she said. "You have a lot to talk to me about and I have a lot to talk to you about. So why don't you behave like the adult I know you are and give it a shot, huh? That's what adults do when they have a conflict with each other."It was her tone that did the trick. It was not the least bit condescending, not even when she said "adult". It was so rare that someone talked to her that way.