"I can find a doctor whospecialises honey, so you wont have to wait months to see someone," Hekissed her head, "The only thing that makes the process ...o slow forother girls like you is money babe, and that is not a problem for us."In truth Ted had found a doctor when he first set his sights on Lucyand had been waiting for a chance to get her on the gender reassignmentprogram. The following week he dropped her off in Harley Street, andthree hours later she was officially a transgender female. “Honey, you can call me whatever you want. You are so damn beautiful !” “Oh, thank you. I have so many things to tell you about, but could we get a quick bite, I’m famished.”“Where would you like to go to eat?” I replied. Before she could answer, I said, “How about the Phoenician, it’s on the way.”“Oh that’s great. Can I just get a sandwich there?”“Sure, anything you want.” We pulled in under the portico, where the valet’s are, and her door was quickly opened.The valet took one look at her,. We were not alone in this. Littering grass verges, cars stopped, surrounded by more steam than the marshalling yards at Clapham Junction. Suspicious wisps began to seep from our bonnet, too, and Dad had the car heater fans running full blast deflecting heat from the engine, turning the saloon car’s interior into a dripping sauna. All our windows were open as far as they would go, why do back windows only wind down halfway? We three kids were hot and frazzled, bitchy and resorted to pinching. So, taking one of those bulky coastal ships doing the cargo trade will maybe make your trip a day, maybe two, longer, but the price is one fourth compared to those fancy ones that are faster and carry those important folks. You being a country boy, you’ll do well in those trade boats, I’m sure. Besides, those few companies are honest ones. They care so much about their reputation that they don’t want to rob occasional passengers. Or, if they do, they make sure to dump your body to the sea.”From.