"Chapter 5: Shopping and PreparationsThe next few weeks were confusing, wonderful and occasionally painful. Ihad to balance work with shopping, spendi...g time with Robert andpracticing with Anne or alone in my apartment how to move and look likea woman.I decided to call that first day of dressing as a woman "T-Day" and livemy life as though it had restarted then. That first evening on the couchstayed with me, and occasionally I would shudder with passion justthinking about it.When the morning. On a rare occasion, one of the other residents would ride the elevators with them putting a quick damper on their mood. Unfortunately for both of them, there was a couple sharing the small space with them then. Marcus kept his hand at her neck and rubbed the skin, setting her insides on fire. Getting inside his condo took more effort than either would ever say out loud. Struggling with getting the key in the lock, Hadley took advantage and stroked Marcus through his dress pants. Almost to the. "Actually, I'm pretty good with it, now. What high school romance ever really lasts? I was just being naive to think love at our age meant forever. It was a lesson I needed to learn."I don't know about Tami, but I felt better after getting all that off my chest.Angie had texted me John's hospital room number. Tami and I took the elevator, and as we got off, I recognized John's sister, Alice, in the waiting room. She was talking to a short guy with glasses. I snuck up behind her, and wrapped my. " He was REALLY going too far..."Shhhh! Let me have them!" Toby insisted."I -- I..." But she watched Beth turn sideways in Lon's grip, throwing her left arm over his shoulder. Lon's left shoulder dipped, and it didn't take a genius to figure out what he was doing ... especially when Beth pulled her knees up to let him clear her feet! "Okay." Do what Ma did," Toby directed. He released her with his left arm and lifted his right hand so she could clamber against him, turning, then reached between.