You know,with tips, working as a waitress would pay a lot more than you're makingnow."Things were turning upside down again. I had only just begun to...xperience presenting myself to the world as a female, and now my bosswas actually offering me the opportunity to dress like a girl every day,and getting a raise in the bargain! How would I work it? I would haveto go to class, come home and transform myself, then go to work. Asexciting as the idea was, it just seemed like too much and I told. Knowing his luck, it would be one of the most garrulous members of his flock, demanding his instant and exclusive attention.Accordingly, Tobias’ mood sunk momentarily. But when he looked over, the person walking down the path was a stranger to him. Yet, obviously not to Meg, as she turned to give a greeting, waving her over to join them.“This is my surprise,” she said to Tobias with a glint that promised much. “I’ve told Betty all about you.”As Betty approached, Tobias was keenly aware of two. She took my hand and tugged it."Walk a ways with me, Jason. We'd don't need this jackal listening in on our conversation, do we?" she asked rhetorically.I walked across the lot with her to a small park. She sat on a bench and motioned for me to join her."Jason, you've just met my brother, Tim. I love him, but he's snobbish and self-centered. My dad is pretty much the same. Whenever boys, or men now, come to my house to take me out, the two of them really are like jackals. If I agree to go out. I'll take you to breakfast," I said.With that I took the cruiser out, so that I could run Jerrod and Sylvia to breakfast with me. I drove to Helen's of course. "It's not very fancy I'm afraid," I said."Well if the food is good, fancy isn't important," he replied."I'm going to let you decide how the food is," I suggested. We walked from the low counter to a picnic table in the rear of the dining room. Once we were seated Jerrod tried the food. I got a laugh at watching his eye light up."It isn't.