’ ‘Well I have some guesses, but there are several ways it could go.’ ‘Wonderful, that exactly what I wanted to hear.’ ‘But you’re right... your punctuation does need help.’ ‘I know. Like I said, I get into my story and my fingers just get ahead of my brain sometimes.’ ‘I’ve highlighted the points where I’ve added or corrected anything.’ ‘Perfect. I knew we’d be great together.’ She smiled, picked up her glass and said, ‘That remains to be seen. I never would have guessed that you’d write. “Sweet,” said Mark who had fries in his mouth, “now I can play your PS2!” Shannon glanced over at Nathan with a twinkle in her eyes. I knew that she caught on to my plan. “Well I have no problem with that.” Shannon had the biggest crush on Nathan that I have ever witnessed. I could tell that this afternoon was going to be a lot of fun. As we all hopped on the bus, Seth put his arm around my waist and pulled me to him. I was a bit shocked but quickly acted as if he didn’t affect me. We went out to talk with mom and Laurie. Mom looked at me and laughedsaying, "I never thought I would see the day..." then she caught herselfand stopped. "Have you thought of what you are going to say if the kidsat school tease you?" No but I will think of something," I said optimistically.We talked some more. Mom was concerned that maybe I was taking mytransition a little to fast. I told her I had no regrets and was happywith everything I had done so far. I told her that for the first time ina. KG had already taken off, so we now had the house to ourselves. She checked her phone, didn’t see a single message, and then yelled, “Fucking Jeff! It’s all his fault! I have no friends because of him.” I let her be. As she looked around the house starry-eyed, her eyes grazed over me. “And where the fuck am I? Irvine? And I just had sex! With you! Who the fuck are you?” I smiled. “No, seriously, who the fuck are you?” Her body lurched forward. “Uh,” I muttered. “Fuck! I told myself I wouldn’t.