"You have to be the face of the team, at least for the near future. People are not going to take a sixteen-year-old serious, but over time, I can prov... myself to the point that they accept me because I've been at it so long. We have all the money we'll ever need to make a go of minor league baseball, and if we like it, we can buy a share of the Royals, and then acquire more shares whenever they become available. If you let the word go around, that we are in the market to buy, sellers will think. It's like a drug if you feel that you are a girl and you only feel happy wearing girls clothes and doing what they do, no end of rows with parents can change you.'She sipped her coffee and then continued. 'When I was 16 and my Sister was 14 my Mom had to go and visit a sick relative. She took my Sister with her and left the house in my hands. You can guess what happened, I spent three of the happiest days of my life putting on all of my Moms clothes, wearing them around the house and going to. We have to go out for drinks after work." I can't go out drinking after work," said Claire."Why? Do you have a date with your boyfriend, or something?" The words were tinted with impatience.Claire wanted to set her straight, but she was right. It would take too long. Besides, she didn't really want to talk about it. She didn't want to have to admit the things that were true, which she would have to do if she corrected the conclusions Cindy had jumped to. But she also couldn't let Cindy keep. There was a small amount of blood in her bed and the unusual periodic pains she had been experiencing lately had intensified greatly. The physicians, although they had tried not to alarm her, had shown some concern during her last visit regarding her body's adaptation to the Grok/Human within her.Vishi did not want to alarm the Prince, yet felt an urgency that could not be denied. Having been assisted with her wedding attire, specially designed to accommodate her bulging abdomen, she approached.