Since Derrick and Candy had dated a few times, they were paired together. Candy had told Derrick that the girls were going to take Kathy out on Friday... for her last night as a single girl. When Derrick heard that, the wheels in his head started to spin. He knew the best man was having a similar evening planed for Robbie, and an evil plot was in the works.After a few hours of shots of Jack Daniel's, Robbie was drunk out of his mind. The best man was left to get Robbie home, while the rest of the. " But...you did," I said leadingly, unable to even look at her.She didn't respond and I got the feeling our conversation was over again.When I looked back at her, her eyes were closed. A cold wave of panicwashed over me, but I could see her still breathing, more comfortablythan before. She was asleep.I parked the car outside my dorm on the street. One of the best partsabout Hillsborough was that the streets weren't overly crowded andfinding a parking spot was not usually difficult. It was still. Applying a light coat of make up, I emphasised my eyes and lips, thenfinished drying my hair, put it in two loose pigtails, then stepped outto the kitchen. It was almost 2 years to the day since I had becomeKate, 2 years of dealing with periods, the worlds expectations of me. Iwas so used to hearing a british accent from my lips that I had stoppedhearing it, it was normal to me now.I had also dealt with school, with exams. I had found a job at aphotography studio, working there casually for. Because I didn’t know ... when Colonel Robert Ott, USMC (ret), Esq. DJS (Doctor of Juridical Studies) slammed open the door and marched into the office.This act startled the alphabet soup so much that one young agent was unthinking enough to pull his gun.“That, son, was a serious mistake, I’d like to speak to my client ... alone.”Mr. Quick on the Draw made mistake number two.“We’re busy ... come back tomorrow.”Mr. Ott picked up the phone ... still at the point of a gun and dialed.“Hello, you.