That doesn’t make much difference.? I said. ?If there isn’t much sweat there in the first place, then what harm can the nylon do.? The pretty girl...looked slightly annoyed. ?You’re pretty sure about this, aren’t you?? she said. ?Well, yes.? I said, trying to look cool while feeling a bit nervous about her. ?Well, we do have an available sample right here, so maybe we should find out?? She said, looking first at me, then at her friend. She lifted her foot and held it in the air. ?What do you. As I looked into her beautiful questioning eyes, things from my studies, interests and "hobbies", and our talks seemed to click into place in my mind. I smiled warmly and said, "Two scoops of tea steeped for five minutes served with two sugars and a dash of cream. If you get it right I will reward you, otherwise I will punish you." I then waited for her reaction.She watched me intently as I spoke then nodded her head and said, "Yes, Sir," and then a tremor passed from her head to her toes and. Sometimes you just have to take the hard road, and that was my choice as far as Mary Contryer was concerned.George and I went straight into a budget meeting, which meant that everything else had to wait until we settled money issues. George seemed distracted as we worked through the process, and I finally had to brace him about it. “What’s going on, George? Is this a bad day to tackle budgets?”He looked sad for a little while and then started to give me the truth. “When I bought my first. You see in aformer life, as it were, I was Henry, but am now Helen and have beenfully Helen for the past five years. It was the best decision I couldhave made. That is why I am only too happy to help people like you andthe late Johanna. I do know what it can feel like being stuck in thewrong gender. So, I am really happy for both you and Jane, especiallyJane who was really low when she lost Johanna. I'm so glad she's foundhappiness again and I was only joking about pursuing you. You see Lindais.