“We were just about to make love.”“Karen?” Gee whispered. “You should wake up, sweetheart. Um ... we’re in the hospital, not at home.”�...Oh? Oh!” she said as her eyes flew open and took in their surroundings. “Um ... Forget what I said, okay?”“Must have been a good dream,” Julia laughed. “Okay, you two. Dr. Poltanys and Dr. Gaston want to run a series of tests this morning to determine if you have all your faculties, Karen. You seem to fade in and out a lot. I’m afraid it’s going to be a rigorous. “Not as pretty as you, Charlotte.”“Rubbish, you’re much cuter. A girly girl.”Charlotte switched on the bathroom light, so bright after the semi-gloom of the bedroom I squinted. She pulled me inside. I saw that in the wash room there was a full length mirror and we stood before it. She towered over me by at least six inches in her heels. Smiling, she wrapped her slender arm around my shoulder. I shuddered.“We could be sisters,” she said. I smiled, shy.“I don’t have any sisters.”“Nor me. Would. They headed for the restroom to wash up. I saw Ed waiting. I called out, “Ed, use the ladies’ room. No one is here to mind.” Ed blushed and then he shrugged. He went in.When he came out, he said, “It’s cleaner than the men’s room.”I served platters for the three of us and we sat at a table after drawing cold drinks from the dispensing machine. Bert prayed and we both bowed. I wasn’t religious but knew to be polite and be considerate of the another person’s beliefs in my actions. It’s the south,. As long as you work for me, you'll follow a more feminine definition of professional." You want me to wear a dress to work?" Nope. You can wear pants. They just have to be women's pants." Are you serious?" I was astonished. On the one hand, this was something I had fantasized about, and my physical reaction was quite impressive. On the other, the prospect of actually dressing like a woman for work was scary."You know that's what you want. That's why this whole thing works. I get competent and.