I've decided to go back to work tomorrow. I'm going crazy just sitting around here thinking."She looked at Priscilla, "Could I talk to Bob privately?"...riscilla started to leave the room, "That's Ok Sheila. She can stay. She's been a great help to me the past few days."A strange look came to Sheila's face but she continued, "I've been talking to the International Energy Alliance for a while now and they've offered me a position as a lobbyist. It's a real nice increase in pay and a lot of travel,. " Nikki's my daughter's girlfriend," Beverly explains. "I'm too close, Ican't be professionally detached." 'Daughter's girlfriend'," dad repeats with a chuckle. "So, I guessyou're also telling me that you're a lesbian?" Consider this my second coming out," I shrug, making Sarah gigglehappily and dad roll his eyes. "Dr. Williamson said that she can write mea prescription for hormones tomorrow, if I wanted." Whoa," dad interrupts. "Once- once you start on hormones, that's a one-way trip, isn't. Life was going well. Tiring, but well. My pups were a pawful, but I kept them in a pretty good line. They loved playing with me and Black, clambering over us in play. Of course without the thick fur, I gathered a number of little scratches and bite marks, but really that wasn't much of a difference from when me and Black mated.The big thing was the Alpha female gave birth, two males and one female. They were strong pups, and it was interesting to watch another give birth. I was in too much pain. He had been annoyed with her for taking so long in getting ready, and he'd snapped at her unfairly. But he was so eager to follow his Master's instructions for that day, that he'd been rather grumpy with her.But now she was gone, and he finally had some extra time to do as requested!He hurried to his workshop in the garage and quickly set up the small 'shrine' that he used during making his required Libations! It consisted of an clear, cut-crystal, antique bowl he had found in antique store.