So the meeting happened, and it was very intriguing in what Dr. Smallhad to offer. Dr. Small drew up a proposal that would place young meninto Don's w...rkforce. These young men would literally be turned into living Barbie dolls using advanced medical procedures. There would be noway anyone could tell who the men once were due to the drastic changes.Dr. Small also mentioned that it wouldn't be considered a real sexchange, because of what he would do to the genitalia. He told Don thathe would plan. He was told that a crew would be sent out to repair the bridge and he should get his train back on schedule. The conductor humphed a little bit when he read the reply, but he did get the train running again and they managed to make up most of the lost time getting into Eagle Pass.The wounded attacker was dead by the time they got to Eagle Pass, so the Rangers turned three corpses over to the marshal for disposal. They had already searched the bodies and had not found anything useful, except. He said something to Eddie in Spanish, Eddie told him "No," then said to me, "We have to get the truck back before the warehouse guys leave. If they stay late for us, their overtime comes out of our checks."So that was it. We all said goodby, I went to the door with them, and watched them pull away in their truck. I poured myself a drink and tried to relax, without success. As much as I enjoyed my little adventure with Eddie and Jose, now I was all horned up and ready for more. I decided to go. “What’s up?” I asked.“What do you think of Bill?”“I think he’s a nice guy. Why are you asking?”“Why do you think?”“You do not need MY permission for that!” I protested.“I’m not asking permission! I’m asking your opinion as the guy who knows me best; the guy I grew up with; the guy who’s my closest friend.”“I think if you’re asking me, you aren’t ready, because if you were sure, you wouldn’t be asking me.”“How did you decide?”“You do NOT want to go there,” I chuckled. “My decision-making process.