"I'm glad you think I'm brave, though. I thought, after you knew, you might, you know..." What?" You know... think I'm..." What, you thought I'd think...less of you?" I asked. She nodded. "That's nuts. Completely nuts. I like you, Natalie, I think you're great. What your mother is doesn't change that." Thanks," she whispered. "That means more to me than you'll ever know." Your mother is why you don't make friends easily, isn't it?" Yeah," she admitted. "Ed, you're the first person I've ever taken. I don't think my girlfriend is going to like you much if I spend more time in the pool. You are lucky that yours is a swimmer too." If you would like to swim some Saturday why don't you bring her along to our place?" I asked him. "We could all do some swimming in the morning and then have lunch. Afterwards we could let the girls have some retail therapy and carry the packages and we might just be able to fit in a short training short training session before dinner. I am sure my aunt and Katy's. Angie had always ruled over the kitchen. He knew the general layout and where most things were stored, but it was just general knowledge.It took him a little time to prepare a breakfast of scrambled eggs with bacon. The bacon was a little burnt and the eggs were runny, but he had made it so he ate it. He had a feeling that he was going to be eating a lot of less than spectacular meals. He had to admit that Angie had been a good cook.After eating, he went around the house with the intention of. "The English language has no gender-neutral pronoun." Well," she replied, "in all fairness to our ancestors, how often did they deal with insane psycho rapists transferring their consciousness into bodies of the opposite sex?"I nodded, and then, looking sideways at her, said, "All the time. It happens in Missouri all the time."Without missing a beat, she looked at me and said, "It does? Well, bite my lip!"I beamed at her. "You, my dear, are amazing." I started to head back, and then said, "Give.