Oh,you've got a boy. A beautiful baby boy. Congratulations, Mr and MrsHamlin'. I hated this story, but, of course, my parents would alwayslaugh and te...l it to people, always making sure to wrap an arm aroundme, or point me out with a 'go on, Piper, tell them'.That was the second thing that made this inevitable; them calling mePiper. Whether or not they did it on purpose, fact of the matter was,they called me a girl's name. My sister? She had a nice, normal girl'sname; my little brother (rest. I saw the Poison Ivy costume for the first time this evening after Kathy had once again put me into my Catwoman costume. I mentioned to her, as she did my makeup, that the breast forms were much larger than the ones I'd worn the week before at the fitting. Kathy explained that the oversized tits of the women in the comics would be a bit much in real life, and that the ones I'd worn a week ago were okay, but nowhere near big enough to wear with a comic book female's costume. She said I'd. “You were out like a light, darling, and I tend to prefer the women I sleep with to at least pretend to be alive.”I stuck my tongue out at him, and James reached down and took my hands in his. Raising them to his lips, he gently kissed them, and said, “Love, you were exhausted, and I was little better. We have the rest of our lives for such things, and I promise to make every day a fresh wonder for you.”I slid off our bed and wrapped my arms around him, reaching up to kiss him on the lips. “I. " She lowered her voice. " ... I appreciate the gesture."Q'kollan slowly smiled and clasped Katla's arm. "Good luck to you, and I fully expect to see you back in the Guild Hall by this afternoon safe and sound."Katla smiled back, but her eyes misted. She fought back tears and clasped his arm in return, then watched as he joined the others. This was her last chance to back down. Once the Portal closed, the next one would not open until summoned with her focusing pearl. It would be a special.