I was now going beyondwhat I'd ever contemplated. Even if I'd worked up the courage to tellLilly the truth, the most I'd have hoped for was the occasi...nal chanceto dress at home in front of her. But now I was looking at a future asa permanent sissy, and, worse, a cuckold. I thought about how I couldstop this rush into the future, but short of ruin, public shame anddivorce, I could not think of any avenue to a different outcome.Unfortunately I was lost in thought and not paying attention to. ”“I will learn if you join me for the lessons. I don’t want to get any ideas going with another dancer,” James said while grinning at her.Carrie laughed, saying, “We’ll see.”James leaned in and pointed out one of the kids that they had discussed. She turned her head slightly and snorted in amusement, “God, he looks terrible, like he dressed in the dark.” James smiled briefly, “Poor kid.”“He’s your age.”“I know, but you can tell the difference in maturity.”“Yes,” she nodded. He saw the. . and combat trained in another life. When brute strength runs into Krav Maga, Jogar Capoëra and Special Forces tricks, brute strength had better be something special ... a size 48 shirt and a size 2 hat is not special.I finally got the fretting under control ... didn't do a damn thing for the broken left wing. When I was 59 and stepping out of airplanes to places I didn't go, never been, and didn't do nasty things to people I'd never met or seen, I was always thinking I could take on the world. "In fact, you're so weak, that if we were to fight, you would lose in a heartbeat. You're so weak, you have to result in using lowly humans to carry out your bidding." Fuck off, Orion." I spat more blood in his shoes."Lucky for you, I'll honor your request. We'll have this chat tomorrow. Don't worry. I'll find you." And he left in a torrent of feathers."No, you won't," I said as I started the healing ritual, righting my spine, mending my kidneys, reforming my lungs, and replacing the damaged.