You guys want one?’ ‘Uhh, OK. I’ll take a Coke.’ I said. ‘Honey?’ I asked Maria. ‘Sure, Diet Coke,’ she said in a distant voice. She a...peared lost in the view. ‘OK, back in a few,’ Kathryn said as she walked off towards the parking lot. I put my arm around Maria. ‘How beautiful,’ I said in a quiet voice. ‘Mmm. It is,’ answered Maria. ‘I was talking about you. I love the moonlight shining in your eyes,’ I figured Maria could use a compliment after her argument with Kathryn. Maria turned to me. . Wait that's not illegal, right?" Oh you are so precious and na?ve, Natasha," replied Melissa, handing hima document from her purse. "I just can't help but love that about you,darling." All I can read is Selina Tasha Fernandez on here?" said Benny, lookingit up and down. "The rest is in Spanish. I can't read that." I know ,and we dropped Selina for the show, so you'd have some privacyaway from the set if it takes off," said Melissa, turning her phone toselfie mode. "Smile, and tell me she. . I am."Dee shrugged. "I don't see how it would make much difference to mostpeople. I mean, there are still a few troglodytes that make a big stinkabout gender changes and lifestyle choices, but I've found that mostpeople are pretty accepting." She smiled. "You never know. He mightbe okay with the whole thing and ask you anyway."Tommi nodded. "But what do I do if he _does_ ask again?" She shook herhead, her brow furrowed with worry. "How should I handle it? I don'tknow if _I'm_ ready. I would probably be able to be talked into coming back to give the occasional lecture, but that was it.My paper on southern police forces during Reconstruction was deemed good enough to be submitted to a couple of history journals. The Journal of American History passed on the paper, but it was published in The Journal of American Studies. Kelly was ecstatic, telling me that this was just the first step on becoming a professional historian. I would probably be able to publish at least one more.