"Well, for one thing, you can drive a S-10 pickup with a horse trailer, can't you? You can help me drive some going to and from the rodeo, and you can...do other things like help me saddle my horses and stuff like that. But the real area where you can help me, Tom, is after I finish my events each day," Brandy said as she stood there fooling with her papers and then stopped to look me directly in the eyes. "You see, riding isn't just fun and a huge rush from the competition for me, Tom. Riding in. That night Brenda came over and we sat side-by-side on the living room floor while Ellie sat on the couch between Phil and Brad. After some pot and wine I was shocked when the three of them went to Phil's room. Brenda could tell I was upset but she told me not to worry, she had done it with Phil and Brad and they were very nice about it. She was twenty-three, two years older than me but only a sophomore. She'd gotten a late start at college because she'd had two kids, one by an uncle and one by. "Knowing Mom and Dad, probably this counselor was someone who'd neverheard of gender dysphoria or didn't believe in it."Let's wait and see what the counselor says," Dad said. "If he can talkyou out of this, there's no need --" She," Mom put in. "The one I could get the earliest appointment withwas Cheryl Hewitt." All right," Dad said. "We'll revisit this after your appointmentwith her."A week and a half of wearing boy clothes, at least. Great.-----It was Caleb's turn to do the dishes, so. I started missing her like hell. So one day I messaged her on office communicator.I wanted to meet her and asked where was she sitting. So after my office hours, I went to her and told her that I miss her. I miss talking to her. She was shocked and just confirmed, “Talking, right?” and with courage, I said, “Stalking.” And I like her. She told me that she has a boyfriend.I said I know and I wanna be a one-sided lover. She didn’t speak a word. So we began chatting over Instagram and WhatsApp..