Cricket caught the look, and grinning back at her, he said, "You're gonna see Shawn ain'tcha."It was more of a statement than a question, and Sheryl c...yly replied, "Mmm, Maybe."Cricket's grin broadened. "Yeah, you're gonna see Shawn alright. I bet yer gonna give him some, too, ain'tcha."Sheryl looked sharply at Cricket, and thought to deny it but nothing came out. Cricket laughed, and shaking his head he said, "Girl, that's some fucked up shit yer doin' ta that boy." And what about you,. I know it's a lot to take in. But innearly 30 years of practice, your sister is certainly one of the mostclearly transgendered individuals I've ever treated. She may have beenborn with a male body, but she certainly is a woman. Perhaps it wouldbe easier for you to imagine Kate as being born with a birth defect,one she's trying to correct." Okay Dr. Bellows. I've known John had gender issues, but I neverexpected this. I'll do my best to be supportive of her. And I'll becertain everyone else is. It matched my mood perfectly. It was five o clock, in the fucking morning again. We had stayed up the whole night together, crying. I had never seen a boy cry, but god, he cried. We both cried our eyes out. I did not want to leave. Not only did I love him, I loved his family. They loved me. I was going to miss him, and all of them. I knew I couldn’t stay though. I had to get back to my ‘real’ life. He helped me pack my stuff, and we loaded it in the car. We said goodbye like a million times.. Maggie rolled onto her back and nudged him to signal him to mount her.When it was over—thirteen minutes later—Fred collapsed on top of his wife, his energy spent."That was well-worth the wait," she purred in his ear.They were ready for sleep and the day ahead.In the morning the couples rose in reverse order to their previous night's retiring. Maggie put on her bathrobe and started to cook some bacon and then began mixing pancake batter. Fred put on the coffee pot. He was wearing his swim trunks.