I really wanted to know how she got on with her task. I took care of the shave and shower quickly, got myself dressed comfortably and settled down to ...ait for Nan. I had told her to come and find me as soon as she got back so, it was just a matter of waiting.It was 5:30 when the knock at the door came. “Enter.”It was Nan’s mother bring the tray of snacks and the ice tea. Oh well.At 5:40 a second knock sounded and this time Nan entered on my command. She looked pretty good for someone who was. “Has it occurred to you, that I don’t want to answer them right now?” I retorted, turning to face him, “these two people are about to cart my best friend off to hospital, and either my Dad is going to take me along after them, or I’m getting a taxi.”I turned back to the medics.“Which hospital?” I asked.“Pinderfields,” they replied.“OK, I’ll follow,” I said, then turned back to grey suit, just staring at him.“You need to answer my questions,” he said.“Am I under arrest?” I asked again.“No,” he. It amazed me how the transformation she made going from a man to a woman – I asked her once how did she learn to do her self up, it turned out that she was a make-up artist in the theatre, so she new how to make herself so attractive without looking like a man in drag. As I was watching her transform, she said ‘why don’t I do you up too tonight’ I said no-way, but Jody said ‘come on it I’ll be fun, we’ll have a gurls night out’. As I thought about it, I could feel a tingle of excitement in my. They each knew what was about to happen, and they didn't quite know whether they were encouraging Betty, or saying their final goodbyes. But still, now that they were going forward with it, everyone was in the living room—crowded with equipment—watching what was happening."I'll be here for you," David said, squeezing her hand. He still felt she had no idea what she was getting herself into. It was hard to describe just how agonizing the process was to someone who hadn't suffered through it.