She knows about your trip to France and what your schedule was today - so news of a bus blowing up might scare her half to death. You might need to ta...k to her yourself so she can hear your voice; don't be surprised if she calls the hotel. Enjoy the rest of your trip, Dave." Thanks Dad. I'll send you an e-mail when we get back to London on Wednesday. If Sarah's Dad wants us to come home immediately, I'll send an e-mail later tonight. I love you, Dad. Thanks for not freaking out." I love you. I wnadered around the empty house, made myself a coffee, had acigarette in the backyard and started to feel alive again. A quater toeleven I remembered that my mum had made me bring a toothbrush and Idecided using it would be a good idea. Standing before the bathroom mirrorI suddenly heared the sound of feet coming down the stairs. Damn it! Nowthe last time I'd see Chris would be in my long blue sleepshirt with aridiculous kitty printed on the front... what should I do?But I didn't have time to. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound... His world was turning gray. "Do you love him?" he asked, trying to keep the emotion out of his voice. "Yeah. Walter will take real good care of me, and be a good husband and father. He's been a close friend of the family for years." "You don't exactly sound like you've been swept off your feet." How Kerp wished he were the kind of guy who could sweep her off her feet. "Well, I don't think that's ever going to happen, and I really don't. "Life seems to be moving along so naturally that I often forget I am ... or rather, used to be Simon. Living as a girl doesn't seem to have been as difficult as I thought it would be and I don't think anyone has spotted that I am really a boy."She chose her words carefully since she never mentioned the incident with Kent to them or how Mike had tumbled onto her secret and Deedi's discovery."Anyway after this week-end and thinking over things on the way back this morning, I am pretty sure I want.