”“Not at all. You know how I regard you, Abrielle. The arm candy aspect is simply a bonus.”“But, guys like Todd can’t see past the arm candy...”“I suppose not.” He dried his hands, turned and held her around her waist. “There’s no reason we need to socialize with Todd or anyone else from my office. Personally I think it’s bad form to mix business and personal relationships. It can make for awkward moments.”“I think I agree with you there,” she said.“The only one from my office I’d consider. This is your doing."Lucile said, "It's summer ... summer means white for young ladies." But she was pleased that Charles had noticed."Aren't you going?" daddy asked her."I'm staying home with young Charles," she said. "Charles ... don't get her dirty. David, Grace is a lady ... treat her like one. Grace ... be picky about where you sit."As far as treating Grace like a lady ... I was in complete AWE ... Good Gawd Almighty ... Grace was a beauty!She spoiled it ... she stuck her tongue out at me. The woman stayed in the hospital for 3 days and the extra tests provedthat she was, or had once been a man. Both DNA, chromosome tests and thefact that she did not have a womb or overies, proved that she hadrecently undergone sex reassignment surgery, a sex change. Obviously thiswas against her will, the baffling questions were when and why.The young woman, on release from the hospital, was offered a place tostay in Germany, the nurse in the hospital who had helped her the most inthe ward had a. So, yesterday, a warm day at last and needing to collect my wife – she being nervous driving in the crowds of a Bank Holiday weekend I found myself waiting at the bus stop, wearing a polo shirt and brief shorts enjoying the unaccustomed warmth of the sun. The bus arrives and I made my way to the upper deck and there being only one empty double seat made my way towards it. Just in front were a young family, Dad and the boy sitting in front of Mum and the daughter, probably around nine years old,.