Davies gives me a nice drink of cold water and tells me, "Damn Sarge, didn't think we were gonna run across you here." As he says it, all goes black f...r me once again. When I finally fight back to consciousness I see the surroundings have changed to an army hospital ward, filled with equipment, litters and lots of activity. Looking down I can see the ragged bandaging has been replaced with some fine army wrappings. Walking past, a Doc in a long white coat leans over and tells me, “Thought we. As the lights were starting to flicker back on, my body was lifted from the ground onto somebody strong shoulders and pulled into a room inside the main building. Once inside, I was slammed down onto a desk.I turned my head and caught a glimpse of a huge black man dressed in a filthy overall, with rough work gloves and a dark mask covering his face. He was digging through my purse until he finally took some money from the wallet. The other attacker was another tall black man; he was keeping his. It was Abe’s idea for us to sleep together that Saturday night and not have sex. He reckoned that if Tim could accept that then the rest would be plain sailing. Tim would just need a little shove in the right direction. It was strange though sleeping together without sex. It had been the first time that we had been in that bed together without actually having sex. The drawing of straws didn’t go quite the way we planned. We were sure that one of us would win. The odds were in our favour after. I gave Jake a sarcastic look. "Anyway, Jake isn't in control of thisbody. I am. He can't replace Jack that way," I said."Have you tried to change your personality to that of a malepersonality?" Dr. Stein."Oh, I have tried. Nothing worked," I said honestly."Have you thought to transition then?" Dr. Stein asked."My parents would fry me and Jack would freak out when he returns," Isaid."How long are you willing to wait for Jack to return?"***I didn't have an answer to that question. Over summer.