He had never been handsome in the Adonis sense, but he had a rugged, creased irregularity of face. His nose still carried the scar of an old football ...njury, which many women so often, and perversely, find attractive in men. Only his hair showed traces of the pass of time; his not so long ago jet black hair, was now graying swiftly. As if the color had suddenly surrendered and was marching out.When Natasha first arrived at campus in Boston from rural Idaho, the change was like an earthquake in. As my male self I was a very conservative Manager for a very large corporation headquartered in the San Francisco Bay area. There was no way I could come out at work so I limited myself to going out as Jackie after work, I would go to restaurants and bars in the bay area and was having a great time. I joined a couple of TG organizations in the area and found some great friends.One evening I was going to a social gathering of a CD/TV group in Walnut Creek. After work I grabbed a snack and then. "I... don't think of myself that way," she gasped, flushing, looking down at her feet, which poked out from under her bathrobe."I saw you and that beautiful girl with the braids. You know... looking at each other. I don't know if anybody else saw. But it was pretty obvious. Maybe most people wouldn't think it, though, since you're both so beautiful. Most people think they're bruisers, lady wrestlers and like that. Not gorgeous like some model, like you two."Laura tried to smile, feeling her. She does not give in, however, how hard I try that night. I feel angry but too much attracted to her and I am too stubborn to let it pass. I see her continuously for the following weeks and I bestow her incessantly with attention. Still, she does not give her name but she still chats and flirts happily with me. It really upsets me now. Wait until I get you in bed, girl, because you are going to repay me in every possible way. Then, one night, she gives her name: Tara . I am astonished at her.