“Well,” asked Mom, “what was that about?”“What?” She was trying to sound innocent, not easy to do right after that kiss.“Last night, you...had a chaste kiss on the front porch. I was supposed to believe that was the only kiss in the ninety minutes after the movie let out. The neighbors who didn’t know where you’d gone, might possibly believe that. This noon, after church, not even a date, you come as close to making love on the porch as one can come while still dressed.”“Mom! We were both. "Give me a few minutes!" I slammed the bathroom door and locked it. There was no way I was letting him see me with my hair like this. No way in hell.I stripped off the nightgown and climbed into the shower. The hot water slowly brought me back to life. I saved my hair for last and gave it a good washing. Shutting off the water, I dried it as well as possible and wrapped a towel around it. When I dried my body, I found it still reactive and sensitive. I smiled wryly.Stepping out of the bathroom,. Several minutes passed before Rithika realized she’d been staring. Her mouth was dry and her palms were sweaty too. Rithika knew it was wrong, but the sight was turning her on. She hadn’t seen a naked man in years, and it was hard to turn away from the sight. She’d forgotten how attractive some of them could be. Shravan was lean and strong, muscular without being too brawny. Rithika hadn’t seen him nude since he was a child and until now, hadn’t realized what a handsome young man he had. Forthe last thirteen and a half years I?ve thought of us as a team. Iwanted us to do all the things me and my dad did when I was growing up.I was going to take you to football games, teach you how to shave...Now I can?t do any of that.??You can do them with Eddy,? I shrug, making dad sigh with frustration.?But I WANTED to do all these thing with YOU,? dad says. ?And besides,what if ?Eddy? suddenly turns around one day and says ?I want to becalled Emily????So I?m not allowed to transition in.