She waited for you to leave, and then-- well, you knowthe rest. The old joke just became even funnier."Dad had once told me that Jerry was in league w...th the women of GoldenDays. Now I knew the truth, which was that the whole conspiracy had beenJerry's idea from the start. But there was still one piece missing fromthe puzzle."Jerry," I said, "you still haven't told me what made you change yourmind about telling me the truth."Jerry finished his beer. "Do you know what a tranny-fancier. My body convulsed as it drainedof what little energy I had after having little, if any, sleep. I buriedmy face in the robe, feeling the warm, salty tears slowly drench my faceand the robe. I continued to wail, oblivious to my mother turning towardme and sidling next to me on the bed. I felt her soft hand on my back,which shivered and heaved as my wailing continued."Ellen," she said softly. "Sssssssssssh. You will wake your father andbrother."She reached around me and slowly pulled me up. I… just…’ I finally broke and told him the truth, ‘It was just really loud in there and I… guess I just don’t well with the whole party scene. I hope I did not offend you.’ ‘What? Absolutely not.’ He took a step forward. ‘Do ya wanna go somewhere quieter?’ I give him a look and stammered, ‘Uh… sure’. I was hesitant but he seemed like a nice enough guy. ‘Where do you want to go?’ He held his arm out and I placed my hand on his arm. ‘There’s a little restaurant over here that stays open late.. By the time I reached our lines I was very tired and slipped off the horse before the sentry signaled for me to stop. I moved forward and gave him my pass and started leading the horse. The sun was up when I reached the camp and started towards the manor the king was using. The guards walking around the manor moved to stop me and I showed my pass.I left my horse when they let me through and went to knock on the front door. A servant opened it and looked at me, "it is to early."I pushed him into.