It was as though Carl had never existed. The only person who would have any recollection of Carl would be Carissa herself. But with time, that memory ...ould simply fade away into insignificance.But even so, the new woman remained anxious. Even though she had magically become the woman that she yearned to be, she was not completely mentally prepared to make her public debut as a female. However, that was not a new problem by any means, for Carl had always found small reasons to be worried about. We set about walking towards our ‘non-destination’ (just walking around the mall) while talking and getting to know more about each other. The more we talked, the more I liked Cherry and I could tell she was feeling the same way. Everything I said she thought was funny or the most interesting thing she’d ever heard. And honestly, I felt the same way about what she had to say. It was like being in middle school again!We decided to stop for lunch and Cherry looked at Olivia—nodding her head to. Sergei expected something like what you said, but he was hoping someone made a mistake. Would you have the police forward a report on what they do know about the accounts to Sergei for his information?”“Doug, do you have a time table for completing the installation of your Twixt network to Earth?”A problem requiring Kendrick’s attention happened just before we left, so I said, “Kendrick has one, but I didn’t ask for a copy. He said it would be almost two years before the network to Earth would. ”He sounded surprised when he said, “Really? Is it because I kissed you on the cheek?”“Yes!”“I actually did want to kiss you properly then and there.”“It’s a good thing you didn’t, because everyone would’ve been shocked.”He laughed. “Well, I’ve told some people I’m bi – they wouldn’t have been shocked.”There was silence for a while as a breeze blew across the road. “Do you want to properly come out any time soon?”“I don’t know…”“You should only do it when you’re ready.”“I don’t think I.