Don't hurt yourself trying to clenchyour teeth shut; I don't want to have to knock any of them out.' Ofcourse, she caught my sarcastic gloating. The f...ght knocked out of her,she knew she was beaten. She opened her mouth wide to accept the gag andin it went! I secured the ends behind her neck and stared down at her intriumph."'Comfy now, Mindy?'"It had taken less than a few seconds. Her shoulders sagged, she seemedto shrivel up in defeat and sink into the mattress, her resistancegone... The. "Oh God. "Tell me." Initially Aedan was planning for us to all pack up and keep moving. Alistair refused, saying we could wait a day or two until you returned. They argued for a while, and suddenly they were each arguing the opposite side. Alistair admitted we should go and Aedan refused. That's when the shouting really started."I rolled my eyes, cheeks flushing slightly. Alistair wanted to stay? For me? "Alright, give me a minute to get them sorted. Would you guys pack up for me?"They nodded,. Sometimes I perform drag, but mostly I justenjoying dressing as a girl." "That's fine," Reggie said, "like I said before, I'm not here to judgeanyone. Actually, now that I think about it I can imagine you probablylook pretty good as a girl." "Wow, thanks," Marcus said, "it's been hard finding a roommate. Most ofthe people come up with some excuse when I tell them what I just toldyou. And when I dress as a girl, I like to go for a natural look. Notreally into the over the top drag stuff." Reggie. Lincoln — had delivered more bad news about his prospects.He had noticed that the medical people were treating Carolyn and Albert Cosgrove as Ray's joint keepers. The doctors were sharing with the two of them news that was, evidently, regarded as too somber for Ray's own delicate sensibilities."Okay, Carolyn," he said. "I can tell that something's up. Spit it out." What? No. There's nothing. How are you feeling?" News flash," Ray said, the sarcasm betraying the hostility he was beginning to.