She was sitting at a table deep under the vines that covered the trellis. She was tall from what I could make out in the fading light of the day and t...e shade of the courtyard and its surroundings, and she looked attractive. She was sipping a drink while she waited for my response.My eyes flickered quickly over the area. I spotted at least two men who were obviously her bodyguards. They were dressed in black suits and they had black sunglasses on. They looked like wannabe Secret Service men.. ”“One question?” the girl asked incredulously. “God Himself has a question for me?”“Two, actually,” Susie answered casually. “First, when is He going to see you naked? He loves watching Barb, Karla, and the girls, by the way. You are in their class, too. And the way you are now, with blood covering everything like a red dress, doesn’t count. The second? He’s going to put you back with them. I thought you should know.”“‘Back with them’? I don’t understand,” the girl said.Without answering, Susie. I had just woken up and I was still groggy with sleep. On my way to the bathroom, I passed by the mirror that hung between my bedroom door and my closet. Unable to resist, I peered at my reflection.A smile curled my lips at the sight of the naked woman staring back at me from within. Deep down I knew she and I were the same person, but the more I studied her, the less familiar she appeared. The subtle shifts in my appearances I had noticed of late now worked together to create an exterior I had. "Do you have a man in your life now, Michele?" She has had several men, but has found them generally too rashand insensitive, and hadn't formed any lasting attachments. Besides,though she would like a warm, nurturing relationship and fulfillingsex, she would rather not give up her career, as she feels she must ifshe were to marry. She is convinced that living with someone wouldpresent the same problems as marriage. "No, not right now. You?" "Nobody special. The last guy I went with, I thought.