..the bottom, sir.” She blushed at the word, seeing in her mind's eye herself doubled over, bum stuck out ready to get whacked. Cane biting into the...seat of her knickers or maybe they'd be down around her ankles. A bare bum swishing. Shit. The idea was monstrous yet, at the same time, weirdly appealing. Even – oh fuck, don't think it – arousing...Back to earth, she saw him watching her closely. “Interesting subject, Alison, corporal punishment. I wonder, do you imagine that such a thing could. She almost knew the answer tothe last question before she asked it, or so she thought."So you want to become a woman?"Chris sat silently for a few moments. His hesitation at answering thequestion a few days earlier had not gone unnoticed by Jane and now thepause was a lot longer. Finally he spoke."No. Of course, I've thought about this a lot. I've looked atcountless before and after photos on websites and wished the photoswere of me. I envy those who take steps to transition and I marvel. " Who the hell is Derrick?" Gloria asked."New guy, a hot one," Tate said."You're not going all homo on me, are you?" Gloria wondered.Tate laughed."Hot one as in 'hot property' and a good guy to work with," Tate amended. "Although I doubt any of the ladies would miss a chance to dance with him. His first video will be out at four o'clock today. It's a scene with Ashley Malibu here. It was fantastic. He shot with Sahara Rain earlier last week for Dazzle. Jerry dropped us some stills. They are. That's what I find upsetting!" Well, what do you expect, with the way you behaved at the wedding?" What the hell did I do at the wedding? I introduced her to everyone and danced with her." It was the vibes you put out that evening, Jack. Everyone was terrified to mention Claire's name after that night." You're joking!" No, you made it plain Claire was a taboo subject and, well... the children wanted to get to know her better." You knew they were calling her?" Yes, well, I knew they'd asked.