" You're doing fine, and actually come across as very girlish and daintyjust now." He reassured her with a small laugh as if she'd said somethingamusi...g."Oh, that's just what I needed to hear." Deirdre still hadn't completelygotten her mind around thinking of herself as a she instead of a he andsuspected it would be some time before something like that would trulysettle in, if at all. "I wonder if I'll ever get used to this." Of course you will, darling." Her escort answered. "Any awkwardness. Heaven help any newcomer who dared help himself to anything from his bag of tricks. Robbie came back carrying the rolled bandages."He said God help you if he doesn't get them back before the next training session," Robbie told Jack.More laughter, Artie was very protective about his supplies."What we do now," explained Jack, "is, we tie the bandages to the handles on the back of the next three rows of seats to make a webbing, a cradle that we can lie her in, making sure it is at the right height. I guess that won’t last long.”“Miss Brenda Worton, I do declare I hear venom in that voice of yours. Trust me sugar, I am working with a judge to keep you off your back, not making it worse. I’m not making any demands of you other than to clean up after yourself, but I’ll need some cooperation. There are going to be people asking questions and wanting answers. If you want to stay free, and out of the foster system, answer them. Truthfully. With Brenda’s answers, not with what you think Charlie. We were just talking about them at supper and Stacey asked what we weretalking about. I told her we thought these dresses were cute, she askedif we wanted them. I had not thought she would really get them for us,to tell the truth, I really did not know if I really wanted it or not;we were just girl talking. I thought about it for awhile, so did Donna,I could see him thinking. "Yes, I guess I do." I said. "Me too." Donnasaid. I looked at that picture a lot that week.[It is several months later.