.." No buts Gregory. Your sister is right. From now until after thewedding you will dress as a girl."Mom did not leave much room for doubt. I was goin... to become Carolyn,for at least three months!"She needs her hair styled, some makeup of her own, and of course weneed to have her nails done."Mom added, "Panties of her own, some bras, pantyhose, some shoes, anda few new skirts and dresses of her own I think." Mom paused for amoment and added, "It's early yet, so why don't we all head to themall. You have the Patrician ruling foot, you know? This toe being the longest.I put her foot on my knee and began spreading the scarlet lacquer carefully over the little nails.And so we teased each other while our men fished for our supper. It was a delightful little interlude, so simple and yet, one of the most sensual things I have ever done.Dinner DatesThe dinghy clunked against the side of the boat and Jeff climbed on deck with a stringer of glistening fish."Look what we did!" he exclaimed. "We. "I think that whatever happened, happened because you feared the attack, you feared that it might involve others like Zoe. You were pressed for time and acted instinctively. I think, and I pray that I am right, that Zoe is the perfect person for this test. You love her, that much is clear to anyone who is in the same room with the two of you for more than five minutes." She grinned at both of them."You won't be hurried, you won't be panicked and you won't be threatened. If you can do this, if. She's HAPPY, for goodness sake! You're such an unrealistic, depressing pessimist. I've answered enough of your questions about Ava and Chloe for you to fill in the gaps, and I'm tired of this silly conversation, so go upstairs now and ask Julia to explain it to you."Carol got to her feet, to let me up. I knew I'd made a fool of myself, so I was happy to escape, but I didn't want to repeat my mistake with Julia, so as I was getting to my feet, I said, "Umm, I think she's with Ava now, but I'll.