But first, I need to ask you something." 'Kay." What are we? I mean, to each other?" Well, I think of you as 'my intended'." Right. One of the girls a...ked whether we were engaged. I guess I'd never thought about it." Me neither. We told our parents that we were getting married when I was three or so." Okay. Do we have eight chairs?" Four dinner chairs, two desk chairs and the sofa. That'll do. Do you need anything from along King? I need to walk around the block." Don't take too long, the. I felt Hawk's hand on my shoulder, and he whispered, "How was the first half of your first day of work, little one?" It was longer than I thought it would be, because there is an enormous amount of paper going back and forth between offices. Did you know that procurement is holding up the new chairs because the woman who ordered them broke up with the man who has to deliver them? It seems ridiculous, but it's true."We chatted as he pushed me back towards my suite. When Renata opened the doors,. She triedto reassure him that it was not all bad, that after the ceremony hewould have his Big Changeover Day and she would make sure that shefound him a good and loving wife. Bernie returned with a bra,knickers, blouse and skirt and started to dress him and once again hadto be told by Sandra to leave his nipples alone.The Pay Back ceremony could be dreadful for boys who had just changed.It originated right at the beginning when men began to morph as thechange was known then just after the. It was an unmarked video tape. He ran to the door and looked out - no one was there, and the car carrying the girls was gone. He went back inside, and took the tape into the living room and put it in the VCR. Intensely curious, he settled back to watch.When the initial static had ended and the picture burst into view, his jaw dropped - it was the blond! She was standing barefoot in what was probably the living room next door, wearing a very short, loose denim skirt and a white short-sleeved.