* Unless travel or client contacts intervened, Mondays had a work routine that didn’t vary for Dan. The week’s first task was always check the num...ers. The Finance VP, Dan had grown up with her in the company since they broke into management together many years ago, showed up at Dan’s desk at nine every Monday with a cup of coffee and last week’s reports. She would always point to a few numbers, both up and down, where she thought Dan should focus. The starter’s gun for Dan’s week was always a. Shit! thought Sally. Those damned records again!"Sally," he said, scratching his head. "I've been going over the records, and I find them quite puzzling." Is that so, Daddy?" Yes, and I thought I'd ask you about them." What do you want to know, Daddy?" Well, I could have sworn we had ten unpaid bills. But now I find that four of them have been paid off. I just can't figure it out. Do you know anything about this, Sally? I already asked your mother, and she doesn't know a thing." No, I sure. “How could either of you possibly think of doing this without at least inviting me to join you?” It took a moment for it to register with Taylor and me as to what she had just said. Taylor and I looked at each other with incredulous expressions. Karen held her open arms out to us and we rushed into them. We hugged each other for several minutes then Karen kissed me passionately on the lips before turning to Taylor and kissing her passionately on the lips.Once they broke from their kiss, Karen. " I paused. "Promise me that you won'tlaugh at what I'm going to tell you" I promise John." She smiled resting a hand on my knee. "I won't laugh,"she reassured me.I looked at the copy of 'Femme' and back at Louise. "I want to be a girlLouise." I was straight to the point. "I want to be a girl." I started totear up. "Can you help me. Can you teach me how to be a girl?"She smiled as she pulled me into a sisterly hug. "I wondered whyoccasionally some my clothes had been moved. You've been trying.