I'm a terrible wrapper so I decided to save us both the aggravation." She took the box and opened it. There was a pile of paper, bound at the left. He... jaw dropped as she read the top page. "Count the Stars, by Luke Thornton." She looked up at him. "It's your novel. You finished it?" "I did." Luke gave in to a yawn. "Remember when I told you it would flow? Well, it did. Like a river. If it weren't for Sol dragging me out to work, I might have just kept going." "No wonder you look so tired." She. There was no way I could get out from where I was without other people seeing me on the field and even if I could I could hardly risk going into the girl's toilets. I would be punished severely if any of the teachers caught me, especially if I was wearing just underpants.I stayed hidden behind the art building, panicking and hoping that she was just joking and would bring my clothes back after she had punished me enough. A few minutes later she came back and she was wearing my clothes. She was. "So why...?"She sighed again. "I did love you, you silly man. Just not in that way. You're a good man, you provided me with a good life, and I really wanted to have a family with you. But I couldn't change the fact that I don't like having sex with men - and adore having it with women. I had to put up with it for the sake of the family I wanted - it's not as if there is another way. I am so sorry that we never managed to have one before the Martians came. I did try. " She paused, tears running.. “Oh I’m so sorry Mike,” I lied, “I forgot you were coming round. I was just sorting some stuff out to give to the Help The Aged shop. My wardrobe is stuffed with clothes that won’t go near me now and I thought it was time I got rid of some of it.” I did find some that still fitted though.”Mike, who had now recovered from his initial shock just smiled. “Yes, I can see you did Hazel and may I say you look lovely in them.” “Well thank you Mike,” I said, “do you want to have a look at the timer.