Perhaps it wastiredness.‘I’m sorry, Deirdre, I said I’d meet my boyfriendtonight. He’s been feeling neglected these last fewwe...ks.’‘Too bad. Another time, perhaps?’‘Yes.’Madeleine went to the mirror and stood there puttingon her make up. She was surprised and excited to feelDeirdre come up close behind her. Deirdre was smilingat her in the mirror.‘Thanks for all your help over the last weeks,’ shesaid leaning against Madeleine. I kept the smile to myself but it may have been because I hurt so much that the flutter seemed stronger. I noticed it before she started giggling. I rubbed her tummy and pulled her close as I could stand so she would not wake anyone.I made sure that my group pulled both Dan and Ellie May to interview. The interviews went off without a hitch. We had good candidates again; the final selection was going to be tough. We ended the interviews in time to go through them and rank them in order of. She entered her little cottage, and opted for a nice soak in a hot bath, before deciding on what she would eat for dinner.An hour later she walked into her kitchen wearing a deep blue soft woollen dress, which hung down around her legs.She looked in her cupboard and for lack of inspiration, or energy; elected on the uninspiring but filling enough – beans on toast.She took out the tin of beans just as there was a knock on the door; and so still holding the can – she went to open it.Daniel stood. Margaret came in holding her laptop. "I need a coffee, then what say wego over a few procedures ladies?"A few procedures Eleanor thought. I bet she means the operations I'llhave to go through to make me as close to a genuine girl as possible. Shecould not help squirming and crossing her legs at the thought of theshort-term pain and the longer term itching. It was not long beforeMargaret came back with a doctor in a white coat."This is Dr Blumkin, and he will be the one who operates on you. He.