She’d hang around and talk. Pretty soon she and I were talking. I was a nerd like her; we had a lot in common. I thought so anyway.It was funny how ...he’d act. Whenever she saw me her face would light up; she’d get real excited, and she’d giggle and run around like she was a squirrel. I might have been mistaken but it was like whenever I saw her out someplace on her own she’d be wearing what I’d call frumpy stuff, like too large sweat shirts and sloppy looking sweat pants, but whenever she came. ”Dan parked in the garage, and he liked that Ashley-Nicole took his hand as they walked to the rental counter. That got a few stares, and he enjoyed that the men his age looked on in envy. He couldn’t give a rat’s ass what the women thought. At TSA Dan accepted a final hug and kiss on the cheek. he tried to hand her another small envelope with more cash I it, but she refused. There was nothing left to say, their time was at an end, so they parted ways. Dan took a final glance as the best piece. "You are standing nicely in those shoes now. So, practice does makeperfect," she said."They actually fit better than the black pair I wore here," I replied.Within ten minutes I was ready to face the camera all thanks to Marcy'shelp."How do I look?" I asked her."Sensational," she replied."That good eh?" I asked."More than good. No one would know you were ever a guy called Larry soplease don't worry," she replied giving me air kisses. "You look justincredible as Lara. Just be confident!"So, we. I just knew that Mother had somethingdifferent planned this time.While my hair was processing, Mother had Suzie bring out her wax pot andshe proceeded to wax what little hair I had on my legs and underarms andshe did my eyebrows too. Next came the manicure/pedicure station andsoon all of my nails were pale pink. If that wasn't bad enough, my earswere pierced next.Suzie had me sitting, facing the mirror, watching her remove each andevery perm rod. With each rod, I was seeing just how curly my.