“You like?” I grinned.“Steve, are you sure about this?” she whispered.“Of course, Sweetheart.”“Then put it on me!” she said, stifling ... sob.She removed the purple stone pendant that I’d given her years ago, and then I took the diamond pendant from the box and put it around her neck. It was very close to the one that I’d bought for Kara all those years ago, and given how the future looked to be shaping up, it made sense to give one to Bethany. Right now, at this moment, she appeared to be my. He must not tell otherpeople he is really a girl! She had grave doubts that she could do muchabout, or influence how he behaved, but eventually she felt satisfiedthat Zach would not say anything that would be jumped upon by others.She tried to tell Zach that if he did not feel comfortable playing with,or interacting with, any of the boys in his new school, he should tryand act neutrally and not be seen to be "one of the girls". This was adifficult concept to impart to a shortly to be five year. I'll bet you know what to do with your equipment. That's what really matters." That's encouraging," Carl replied wryly. "It's easy to see how I stack up here at Playa del Maya. It's out there for all to see. Fortunately, I have some other attributes that help make up for my shortage."Kate looked at him critically. "What do you mean, Carl? Can you elaborate on that last comment?"Carl looked around the table quickly and saw that he had everyone's attention. He simply opened his mouth and extended. I put on my bra, and rimmed my eyes with a touch oflight crayon eyeliner. The doorbell rang, and I hesitatingly answered thedoor. But all attention was focussed on the trick-or-treating kid, whocouldn't have been more than 3 years old.8:00 was drawing near, and there were no more trick-or-treaters in sight.I added my blush, contoured the outside corners of my eyes with deep redand blue shadow (red on one eye, blue on the other, of course), and usedliquid eyeliner to add batwings. I was.