Lacy smiled and said “sure I would love to have you come along”Bobbie followed Lacy watching her hips sway with her steps. Lacy knew her body was ...eing watched and the natural swing of her step was her hook. Bobbie’s reputation was known even though they were not in the same circles. Lacy found just what she wanted a place out of sight of the party and a nice over look of the sea. Together they spread out the blanket, Bobbie sat first and took Lacy hand to help her sit , on purpose, sat close. "I sat back on the sofa, my arm now around Christie's shoulders once more. We sat silently for a couple of minutes before I turned to her."There isn't anything to get in the way any more, Christie. My mind is clear and my mind is made up. Will you marry me?"She looked shocked. Perhaps because my proposal came at such an unexpected moment, or perhaps because she wasn't expecting it at all."Wha ... Why? Why now?" she stuttered."I love you, Christie. And why now? Because the ghosts are gone.. Beth collected so much paper that we were going to have to have a party to give back all of the left-overs.Sugar carefully began to remove the paper from her gift. At first I didn't realize why she was taking so much time removing the paper. Then it dawned on me that she was being careful not to rip the paper so that it could be used again.I started to say something, but Beth looked up at me and read my mind. She shook her head briefly and I decided to let it drop. There was plenty of time for. I suppose we had been happilymarried for five years, well at least I thought we were happily married,when she discovered my stupid, idiotic fetish for dressing up in femaleclothes in my own private space. I'd done it from childhood, initiallyforced by my jealous older sister until eventually I could never resistthe yearning she had instilled in me.When I'd married I honestly thought I'd managed to break the habit untilthat damned yearning and I had foolishly started once more, collectingsome.