Finished with the drinks, she placed money on the counter and they stood up. "Shake your ass, Mother," Johnny whispered.Judy walked ahead of her son, ...er skirt tucked into the waist of her torn panties. She heard the man's gasp of surprise, and shook her ass lewdly as she went out the door.When they got into the car, they both were laughing hilariously, and she had trouble starting the car. They saw the man looking at them, his mouth still open. Judy gave him a cheerful wave as they drove. "Do you think I'm beautiful?" she asked suddenly.I was not sure what she meant by the question. Maybe she meant if she was already feminine and beautiful, even without the hormones, or maybe she just wanted to know if she was beautiful to me."Alexina, you're a very beautiful young woman," I answered , "don't let anyone or anything make you think otherwise." Beautiful enough to go out like this?" she asked.Oh, so this is what this all was about. Now I saw the connection between her question and. " No Beth, you can't," I snapped, turning away.Her eyes were glistening when I headed towards the door, but this time she made no effort to control the tears. I was impressed that she had the willpower not to call out or give chase as the door slowly shut behind me. Maybe one day we would sit down and talk things through, but first I needed some answers from Kael.I was still mildly in shock as I left the Docent Lounge and headed towards my gate.One thing was clear: Tess's real name being Beth. They somehow earn money and enjoy spending it on helping people. They want to pay for your air fare – you and Momma – to Florida, where you will catch another flight to Ascension, and from there you get transported to here, the Colony.”“And they have a job for me, The Personalia?”“No, silly Poppa. The Colony are needing more plumbers, so they are happy to employ you to teach the subject to apprentices. You will work for the Colony, just like my fiancée and one of his wives.”“Fiancée? You are.