Tom's sexuality was a nearly constant source of confusion for him. Somenights he would take a warm bubble bath and then starting from scratchwould mak... himself beautiful. Matching black lace bra and panties. Wispyblack stockings held in place by his favorite black garter belt. Blackvinyl 'slut' skirt and a sheer white button down white blouse. Chokernecklace. Bangles and bracelets. Pretty rings. Belly chain and bellyring. Anklet. Six-inch stiletto shoes. And then the makeup. Tom wouldcarefully. ’ They headed back inside. Tim took Eve’s hand and held it with an unusual sense of ownership. Handholding was something he rarely did, and only if his date insisted. He always preferred to appear unattached, thereby sending the ‘I’m single’ message to any available females in the vicinity. After exchanging a smile with Eve, Tim thought, ‘I’m sure this novelty will wear off.’ The food court was relatively busy. As Eve surveyed the throng, the commotion had her clinging to Tim, again. ‘What do. “ I am Pierre” he informed us“Bon Soir Pierre” I replied in the little bit of French I had picked up “ I am Aditya”“Bon Soir” he responded with a smile “You have pretty wife”“Merci” I again replied in broken FrenchBy now his hands were moving a bit on my wife’s legsAnu was very stiff and tense.I guess he could feel it too and he removed his hands, at which my wife seem to relax a bit.“That’s nice dress” he continued the conversation as he asked Anu about her sari “Indian dress?”“Yes, its called. “Even though she hasn’t completed her college degree, she’s challenged me to push my intellectual limits several times!”We finished breakfast and headed to campus. The campus was gorgeous, and certainly reflected Southern California. It certainly was head and shoulders above IIT in terms of environment and beauty, though I liked the park-like nature of the UofC campus. And I preferred having seasons, including the cold winters we had in Chicago.“What do you think?” Gerald asked when we walked.