"Absolutely. Going through that door will mean telling all of yourfriends and colleagues what you're doing and getting rid of the fewmale clothes you...ve got left. Of course, you can go back if you wantto but are you really going to turn round to everyone in a month ortwo and tell them you got it wrong? You really must only go throughthat doorway if you're prepared to lock the door behind you." To be honest, I feel like I've already been through quite a fewdoorways and lost the keys. I know. I really liked her. She did her best for Kari, and for me too.”“The funeral is Saturday. Carlton is taking care of everything. There will be a service at the church and then, well, then the funeral at 2nd Baptist,” she said. “And oh, that was Carlton on the phone. He hopes we’ll come.”“You should go,” I said.“And you too, right?” she said.“No, she’ll be there, so I won’t be,” I said.“Andrew this is one of those...”“I said no. Don’t ask again. I will pay my respects at another time, but not if. The new baby gave Izzy an excuse to come home from University too. As her boyfriend Jack had deliberately arranged to be home at the same time, their presence around the baby was sporadic and Izzy looked permanently flushed in the face and chest all weekend.Enough said about that. At least whatever they did - in bed and out - took place in Julie’s house, so I didn’t have to listen to it. Interestingly, neither of them ever visited Jack’s father Tony. Perhaps his flat lacked the privacy their. And only a very few stared.Leona grabbed a coffee and sat down on a bench, sipping it thoughtfully.Leona Jade did not grow up wanting a pony at 7 years old, wearing Disneyprincess dresses, or having posters of boy bands on her wall during herteens. Leona Jade had not passed notes about boys in school, or had neverhad close girlfriend to confide in. The Leona Jade that existed as shedid now was born fully formed in the competitive environment nightclub,learning how to manipulate people as a.