" I'm sure you do" Pamela gave Ben a comforting smile, unsure whether thathad been the appropriate time to mention his Mom."How's the tea?" Ben change... the subject."Lovely, thank you!" Pamela replied and immediately took a long sip ofher drink to prove it."I still can't believe it's you! You look amazing by the way." The smilehad returned to Ben's face."To be honest, I kinda half expected you to have done the same thing..." Done what?" Had a sex change, become a woman! Let's be honest, you were. They will be bankrupt before they realize it is not in their interest to use it and good riddance." Good point," Mike said.Leslie and Rebecca were watching the conversation with eagerness. They were finally starting to grasp just what Adam had told them. This group was doers. They knew what they wanted to do and they had a viable plan to get there. There might be different variations but the goal was the same. Everyone listened to alternative points of view and weighed in on parts they agreed. That's what I'll do, she thought. I'll take a bath and read John O'Hara. She had long ago developed the habit of reading while she took her bath. Sometimes, when the book was good as she found this one-she forgot about the bath and stayed in the water until it was quite cool. Then she would have to refill the tub to get her bathing over. Half the books she owned were blurred from the water of the bathtub, and their covers were corrugated like tin from the effect of the steam on their covers.She. Tom said, "This one weighs 9 pounds and 11 ounces. A nice catch!"Kitti told them, "That one was my third cast ever, this one was my fourth."She pulled the lunker out, and there was silence in the crowd, until someone in the back said, "There's no way in hell. I've fished this lake all my life and never saw fish that size!"A man to the right of him lifted his camera. "Think again, I have both catches on video, and they'll be on the news this evening, if I can get her permission!" You have it,.