The two sevens in the middle of the pile added to the one in her hand, giving her a well-earned three of a kind. Her smile faded as Tyler showed her h...s three of a kind jacks, reaching for the pile of money."Wait a minute! You don't get the whole pile! You only get your bets worth since you were all in!" Whitney instructed."And whatever he doesn't get, I do!" Jake finished, showing his two tens giving him a three of a kind as well. Whitney was beside herself from loosing 600 dollars in one. "Yes, my world was destroyed when I was an infant, and yes, I was turnedinto a girl a couple of months ago. But I'm here, and I've got incredibleabilities. What you and pa have taught me all along is still true--I'mhere for a reason, even if I'm still learning what that reason really is.I'm a girl, today, tomorrow, and for the rest of my life, and I reallyneed to make the best of it."We hugged. That night, as we cleaned up the kitchen after dinner, Claireasked me for advice on how to let Pete. In a way that makes me an unusual person as most everyone who is old enough to be in control of their bladder and bowel goes skyclad.And I do mean utterly naked except for a concubine's collar or the shoulder bands that some of the sponsors wear in order to identify what job they are doing. Or rather what their job is. Some people like Master Will end up wearing a uniform so that everyone can tell that they're on official business. But most like Mistress Marissa only wear an arm or shoulder. I decided Iwould go to the kitchen and get a quick glass of milk before I went tobed. As I turned I caught sight of myself in the full length hallmirror as I had earlier. An I had to stop and just look for a fewmoments. Here I was looking like the teen-aged girl I had always feltwas living in my unremarkable male form. I don't mean to brag or soundvain, but I looked really good to myself. Better than I'd ever looked asRi... I didn't even want to associate that name with myself at.