It is Norman that sees me out. I thank him and tell him that I think she is lovely. "You are a lucky man." Yes I know. She is lovely. Tell your mum no... to worry about me." He then does a very unNorman like thing. He kisses me on the forehead. He gets all flustered then. Sorry mike. I was forgetting myself." It's OK Norman." I shake his hand! "It was very sweet. Thank you."Towards the end of that week I get a phone call from Anastasia! Her car is giving trouble starting. Could I look at it? I go. Also, she knew Iworked as a military contractor and had to follow pre-DADT (don't ask,don't tell) environment of working in a military environment.Part of the transformation is that I had to get an aerobics outfit; mymother asked if it consisted of a leotard and tights. I picked an outfitof blue workout shorts and women's workout tee shirt with special fabricthat repelled sweat and a pair of Raebocks. My mother liked the outfitand the fabric that it was not like the old cotton workout leotards. The shoe store was one of those that played strange music and everyone that worked there looked like vampires. My wife picked up a pair of very high stacked shoes. at least five inchs of sole. She walked up to a young black guy he looked to be about twenty eight, he was tattooed more than I had ever seen a black person tattooed. He was also pierced in both his ears and nose. My wife sat down as he went into the back room to get her size. I was standing right where I could see her straight on.. Tachara etokhon pa jhuliye bose hatu teo batha korche. Ki kori bolo to?’. Ami bollam, ‘ki aber korbe? Very simple. Amar kole pa tule diye suye poro, ami tomar pa tipe dichhi, dekhbe arame ghum ese jabe’. Mou kono uttor dilo na, hoito amar kole pa tulte didha hochhe. Etao hote pare, aj o mini skirt poreche, jhul ta hatur opore, tai lojja pachhe. Ami bollam, ‘bus to ondhokar, amar samne eto lojja kiser? Suye poro amar dike pa kore’. Mou dekhlam jacket ta khule or shawl ta daye dilo, dekhlam o.