Chenosh had just shifted into his male form, a plan already forming in his mind. Johnny had been a little surprised by this sudden change. One moment ...e was walking beside a woman, the next a man."What the fuck? How did you do that?" Johnny said nearly running into the a parked car."I'm a Ki and Harreden. Both forms are totally natural to me. We don't have time for me to explain. Now keep driving, and try not to crash us on the way." Chenosh managed to say, barely containing his anger."Ok ... I. My breathing grew rapid and my hands began to twist together, an obvious display of my nervousness. As I sat there, I tried to calm myself down, but try as I might I could not. Suddenly three raps echoed into the room from a steady knock and I jumped in response. I stood to my feet and took one step toward the door before pausing again. Looking down at myself, I smoothed the wrinkles out of my shirt, my fingers curling around the hem. I knew I had already made you wait too long at the door, so. ’ The kids. She imagined chasing after them and playing outside. The spirit of the future already lived in these bricks walls. ‘So what do you think?’ ‘You had me at recording studio.’ Ana beamed. ‘So you want to do this?’ ‘Yeah. Let’s make an offer.’ * * * * * Saturday November 4th, 2007. Ana sagged against the brick wall and squeezed her eyes shut. But she still saw how far they were from what she’d hoped for this house and for them. What if this was a huge and costly mistake? Breathe. What. "She smiled and looked up from her phone, already well into the first few text messages of the morning. "I think I just want toast sweetie," she said. Her head ducked back down, her eyes watching the tiny screen, her thumbs moving rapidly. It was nearly a minute before she noticed that he was standing there casually, looking at her with a peculiar expression on his face."Did you hear me? I want toast."His eyebrows shot up a little higher. She looked at him for a second, uncomprehending what he.