She’s exactly the type that I’m talking about. I bet you weren’t even looking at her face when you asked her out.”Dan blinked at me. I wasn’... sure if I was right about that or not, so I moved on.“Anyway, aren’t you supposed to be a duty manager at the restaurant?”“Yes, that’s right.”“Isn’t there supposed to be some law about managers not having sex with the workers?”“There isn’t actually a law...”“What will happen the next time you tell her to do something that she doesn’t want to do. If you. How could she ask such athing. Of course I was relieved. Wasn't I? Didn't I want this to be ourlittle secret? Surely I didn't want to have to explain to anybody that Iwas experimenting with my gender."I can tell by the look on your face that that wasn't as simple aquestion as I thought," she said."It isn't that I wanted to get caught," I offered."But you enjoyed the riskiness." Yes." How would you have felt if somebody spotted your high-beams?" Marissaasked as she slid her hands under my jacket. But I knew they wanted to be part of this. "Jane, have you met my band?" I asked her as she stared hungrily at thehandsome guys who shared the stage with me. "Not officially," she replied. "Well, this is Jason," I told her pointing to my lead guitarist. "It's nice to meet you, Jane," he said, flashing a smile that made herbreath catch. I giggled with Sophie and Holly, and then I turned to Connor."Connor plays bass," I told Jane. Connor, he of few words, just nodded. Buthis smile was just as. I don’t live here. I live clear on the other side of the country.”“Why?” Lucas asked.“Well, a lot of reasons,” Liz said. “Living there makes doing my job easier. Have either of you heard of Nashville?”Brandon’s eyes squinted.“Capital of Tennessee,” he said.“That’s right,” Liz said. She sounded very much like my mother as she praised the boy’s intelligence. He had already revealed more knowledge of Nashville than I could bring to mind off the top of my head. I consoled myself with the fact that.