I'm as ready as I'll ever be."Linda opened the bottom landing door and they both stepped out on tothe pavement. The first thing that struck Christina ...asvulnerability, that there she was a man dressed as a woman out on thestreet.What if she was recognised as a man dressed as a woman?Even worse, what if she was recognised as Christopher dressed as awoman?The next thing that struck Christina, though, was a strange feelingof freedom dressed the way she was. Perhaps it was the way the breezewas. Binta was surely not the sort. She also realised that keeping news of the incident secret from Binta wasn't going to be that easy. Questions would be bound to be asked about her night at Ketaba's flat, and Binta might already suspect that her colleague had designs on her lover. She had after all been peculiarly unforthcoming about why she was so unenthusiastic about Ana's visit."I'd be so grateful if you don't, Ana. I'd be so very embarrassed if anyone knew. I'd feel humiliated. What would. “Hey, Lauren?” asked the girl.“Yeah, are you Kirsten?“Yeah, come in, we’re all upstairs. AnneMarie is dressing, but there’s another two hours yet before the photographer comes.”Lauren entered the small hallway, closing the door behind her, and gratefully accepted the help from Kirsten to get her things upstairs. At the top, she glanced to her left to see AnneMarie sitting in front of a vanity unit in her underwear.“Hi, I’m here!” shouted Lauren.“Oh, Lauren, how are you?” replied AnneMarie.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------The next day was spent buying lingerie. The thought of who she was buying it for, as well as the beads still in place drove her wild. Jack hadn't made contact at all since his last message and she was starting to get a little worried; she decided to catch his attention. In one of the changing rooms she took a selfie and sent it off to him. The photo pictured her sitting on the bench in dark blue underwear, with a.