Eventhough she liked my gentleness, i could see some diappointment in her face.I asked if everything is allright, and she replied no. Reasons, she exp...cted a macho man who would treat her as a slave, and did not want someone to behave very gentle with her. I told her that my approach would be gentle, but I can be as harsh as she expects. I asked her if she wanted to take a bet. She said chalo, lets try it out. She had just one request, using my long arms and fingers, she wanted me to tickle her. Iwas now legally Nicole Thomas, a fact that at once both comforted andterrified me. In the back of my mind, I kept thinking 'You have beenway too okay with all of this'. I realized it was all going to hit meat some point, things like this usually did.We did the smart thing, since the two locations were right next to eachother. The Social Security office always had longer wait times, so wegot our number there, then I ran next door to get my number at the DMV. Since they'd implemented. " And you couldn't do that because... ?" Alex an' Lisa broke up." So you gave Trina your car?" Dad's close to really losing it. "Somehow this makes sense?"I glance back at Alex; he's staring out the window. "Yeah, Trina an' Lisa take the car an' Alex an' I walk."I'm surprised I can't see steam rising from Dad's ears. He glares at Alex then at me again, "You are so grounded. You gonna have gray hair 'fore you see the light uh day again." He starts the car again and drives to Alex's. When I try. I went from the owner of a ship that was 120 meters long, to the owner of one that was 275 meters in length. It had the ability to stay out for 18 months, with a full crew of ten, if I so desired. It was also much faster at 2 light years per day, rather than 2 days per light year!I had gotten very bored during my first trip out and back, so I decided I would hire at least two, possibly three crew members. In the meantime; I had the gravity compensators, the AI, and my security system.