” She took a few steps, then, without further ado, I heard a swishing noise from behind, followed by a loud splat. My body arched, and a loud cry of...pain was ripped from my throat. Fuck, that hurt! But then the heat came, as I knew it would, and spread all over my skin. My breath hitched. Another swish sounded, and the line of fire accompanying it was drawn an inch underneath the first one. She had done this before! The strokes were too measured and well-placed to come from an unskilled hand.. Nobody looks the way you do. You lookamazing! If it weren't for your one last piece of your old body, I'dnever guess it was you in there. It IS still you in there right?" Sandywas looking just a little uncomfortable."You bet it's me! I just can't get over this! I feel so different! Icould spend all day just looking in the mirror!" He giggled and thenlaughed out loud at the way it sounded."Well, it's pretty apparent you like what you see," Sandy indicatedwith a nod of her head. "So how exactly. Good morning Jack, have you looked outside yet?" Jerry said."Just out the window Mr. Stone, it looks like we got more snow last night," Jack said."Well, I guess we'd better get a move on, it will probably take a while to get downtown this morning," Jerry said, finishing his coffee.Jack got up and put on his jacket. He went out to the truck, locked the front hubs, and started the engine to let it warm up. Leaving the truck run, he went back into the house to wait for the others to get ready to. . well, I don't date much, and I'm ... I dunno, I guess I'm unsure about how to react." Okay," I said, "it's not a date. We're just a couple of friends, no, make that new acquaintances, having a bite in a public place." I winked.She laughed. "Okay, you're on." So," I said, "how about I put this stuff," I held up my bags, "in the car, listen to the radio for half an hour, and swing by here when I see you come out?"She grinned. "Works for me. See you in a while."I walked out to the car, deposited.