I nodded in confirmation. "They're cool looking."We silently watched the Silktail until it flew off, and only then did Jake continue."I won't get into...a pissing match over which one of us loves her more. She needs to be loved, and we love her." And, Lord knows, she loves us back, doesn't she."Jake nodded. "Has Gary noticed? Is he going to be ticked off at me?" He knows, and he doesn't seem upset. She loves him too, you know." Yeah, well, she told me that it was 'complicated' with Gary. I don't. We can afford to clothe ourselves,and I will make sure that you have everything you need from now on, andwhen I do, I expect to see you dressed as a girl every moment you're notrequired to be a boy. I just cannot see any other way to get that old batoff your case. You'll have to become such a convincing girl that nobodywill pay any attention to her, even if they already know the truth. Doesthis make any sense to you?"Of course it made sense to me! After all, I wanted to be a girl, so itwasn't a. “What happened to you? It isn’t like you to get drunk in the middle of the day.”“I told you, I don’t want to talk about it,” I snap, turning my back on her. It’s supposed to be a grand gesture, but the room violently spins around me, and I collapse onto my bum. Ha. . . Bum. . . Such a funny word that is.“Don’t you think ‘bum’ is a funny word, babe?” I ask her, forgetting that I’m upset with her.“I don’t think I’ve ever seen you this drunk before.” She looks down at me with her judgmental look,. I prayed asking God to give me comfort that such a statement was in His will and thereby good for us. I felt warmth about that. I relaxed preparing for sleep.My door slowly opened and a figure slipped inside my bedroom. The person came over to my bed and slipped under the covers. It was Rachel! I whispered, “What are you doing?”“Getting in bed with you.”“But.”“That part of me is in your bed, too.” She giggled softly. She turned toward me and kissed me quickly. “I don’t want to go too far but.