Marriage is about cooperation not competition."Helene thought for several moments, her head tilted back while seated in the comfortable arm chair Dr. ...hambers used for her patients. She said in a quiet voice."Four years ago when I didn't make managing partner I redoubled my efforts to succeed and then while I'm feeling like a failure Michael has one success after another. Two and a half years ago the Charos Pharmaceuticals merger began. Michael was so excited and he said the potential for us. It would be a long walk in the piercing cold if she didn’t find the house soon.Finally she had reached the house. The damn cabbie had dropped her almost a block away, claiming the houses in this area weren’t marked well enough to find a particular house; that would be up to her. The house, to its credit, was a bit nicer then the ones around it. It was a faded pink color, small, with the curtains closed tight on the windows facing the road. To Leigh’s annoyance, the house was well marked on. As he stood by the sink to wash the cups I came up behind and ran my hands over his bum, “Show me your bedroom John” I said, we walked up a level and he opened a door.We walked in and I sat on the bed and removed my shoes, then my pants and shirt, I was naked except for my boxer shorts, I laid down on his bed and said “Come here John”, he stripped off and laid beside me, we faced each other and started to kiss, I ran my hands over his belly and up and down his body, his arms around my. What would it lead to? This was exciting and Ihad been craving "change" for a long time but was "gender change" thechange I was really craving? I am a man I told myself. I am a man.There is nothing about a lady's lip gloss to be afraid of... What sort ofa "change" did I crave? A "change" was happening. If you are still aman, you are a man wearing lip gloss I told myself! Do men wear lipgloss?"Hey, what's the idea?" I said feeling violated and trying to takecontrol.Elizabeth knew that was.