Well as you can guess, the inevitable had happened. Francine and I had apoker showdown. If I won, I kept Frank's chip. If Frank won, he could bereturn...d to his original form and ways. I knew that could not happen. Iowed that much to the gals in the office as an employer. I also feltsince I spent time as a woman, I owed it to my sisters.Well the game started. We were playing Five Card Draw. There were threeother players in the game. Between Frank and I, they got quickly cleanedout. The last hand. ’ ‘One’s already a daughter in law and the other’s about to be.’ ‘Not only are two of my boys settled down with absolutely charming girls, they’re working on finding another for the third. Daughter in law doesn’t seem like enough.’ ‘Calm down, Mom, it was just a first date. It went great, but don’t start planning another wedding yet.’ ‘Went well, please. I didn’t raise you to abuse the English language. She’s not some awful drunken gold digger, and for you that’s a major improvement. You can’t. That's why I'm living with Uncle Ron, the fat slob." Look don't worry, you can always shoot out the back if we hear the car can't you. I need to get cleaned up," and off she went to the bathroom.I fetched a couple of cokes from the fridge and handed one to her as she came back into the living room. As I slipped on my shirt and pants Mandy pulled on her little cheer leader sweatshirt and pleated skirt. She said, "We've a practice at 6 this evening".I said, "You can't go like that." Of course I. A short while later, Alice was once more seated at her desk. She looked up as Tim arrived carrying the sheaf of papers. Tim's blue eyes held Miss Appleton's for a brief second before Alice turned away."How many did you count, Tim?" she asked."Fourteen, Miss Appleton," Tim replied."Fourteen? There are fifteen students in this class. Will the boy who did not do his homework please raise his hand?" I didn't, Miss Appleton," Tim admitted. He was looking at the soft swelling of his teacher's.