Soon I saw an average teen girlstanding before me, dressed in a long-sleeved white blouse with a PeterPan collar, a red checked skirt, saddle shoes an... bobby sox. She wouldhave no trouble blending in physically; but could she make the emotionaltransition? Appearances inside, it was clear to me that "she" was stilla "he" inside. Once Claire slipped on her glasses, I felt assured she was ready, orready as she could be at this moment, to face the world. I called theLang home next door and invited. It is there that she finds a construction crew, four men preparing the sidewalk area for new concrete. Apparently on a break, they stand munching on goodies and drinking their coffees, talking and laughing. We can hear them faintly through the glass. “Do you see them baby?” I ask as she stands in front of me at the window. My hand is slowly stroking her taut belly and perky breasts. She nods her head in reply. “Do you see the guy on the far left, kind of looks like Ray doesn’t he?” Ray is one. . “You okay?” I smiled.. Yes.. You must be hungry.. Want some juice..?? No… I’m okay.. And he sat near me.. Took out his cigarette and started smoke…I closed my eyes and tilted my head to sofa.. he started fondling my wet hair.. “I like ur hair...” i said I like urs more.. I guess you remember how I used to play with you pony.. And I giggled.. Hmm… and he took a long fag.. I don’t know why.. I felt like hugging him... May be I felt good that he respected my feelings.. Oh he always did.. Though. We spoke for a few minutes.”“She stopped coming to the house asking about you over the summer, but I know that she is still trying to check up on you through other people. Did she ask you to take her out again?”“Sort of, she wanted to get together when I come home for Thanksgiving, but I told her that I wasn’t interested.”“JR, you’re not gay, right? I heard that Abby was telling people that you two broke up because you were gay.”Laughing, he said, “No, Katie, I am not gay. I like girls, but.