"Hello, just rung to tell you something, got some good news for you," she said, sounding quite proud. "Yeah, what's that?" he said, now more intereste... than he had been."Remember Gillian Anderson?" she said. His heart skipped a beat and he hoped that his mother didn't hear the gasp. His mum had met Gillian Anderson whilst working as a production team member a few years earlier and they'd just sort of kept in touch and been quite friendly really. He'd had the privilege of meeting her a couple of. Whathave I always told you, always do the right thing," David lectured hischild."But I'd go as a girl?" Cory asked with a quiver in his voice as hesquirmed in his father's arms."Oh, backing away when it gets real," Diana retorted to her child.Cory shook his head before David replied for him, "I'll be right thereto protect him..." But it's going to be so embarrassing...," Cory whined."If you want to be a girl, you'd better get used to it," Diana rejoinedbefore she added, "Or we can just pretend. "Sure do, we'll be there about 2:15. In the a.m.," the driver said pointedly."Thanks," I said, my eyes adjusting from the buglight glare of the terminal to the dark interior of the coach. I scanned up and down but every pair of seats had at least one taken, most by dozing older folks or wary-looking migrant workers. There was a somewhat chubby girl about my age, 23 or so, with pulled-back brown hair and a spaghetti-strap purple blouse, sitting looking out the window about halfway back. Better. After giving a brief welcome to the guests, Lena introduced Kathy, a tall, thin blond wearing a red dress with a short skirt. Kathy put one hand on the pole and walked around it, clearing a path. The guests arranged themselves in a rough circle around the pole. When she was done, Kathy remained still as the house lights were lowered leaving just her illuminated by the spotlights I had spent the afternoon setting up. After a long pause, the music started and Kathy danced the wildest striptease.