Don't disappoint her this time, Steven. It may be your last chance."The phone went silent. Elyse's name vanished from the screen, the connection sever...ed. At that instant, Steven felt the delicate thread connecting them stretched to near breaking. Would he hold tight while Elyse dangled from the opposite end, or release her, letting her fall helplessly, even perhaps willingly, into Simon's hands?A light rain pelted the windshield, and the darkened streets became slick, black mirrors, each. .."The party was fantastic. I felt fantastic. I felt wondrously feminineand girlish. No one saw through my disguise. No one guessed thatunderneath the wig and makeup I was male. I was dressed as a femaledevil and I liked it. It was as Sabrina had assured me. I wascomfortable as a girl. A series of strange thoughts crossed my mind.What if I was meant to be a girl? Had Sabrina and her aunts awokensomething within in me? Was the girl I was tonight the true me?Sabrina smiled as I danced with John. ‘Come here. Unzip me,’ She purred, and all I saw were flashbulbs.I don’t remember walking over to her. It was more like a trance. I felt giddy. She was chattering away - something about how she would make it work for all of us, that I should try and relax into my new role, and that she had found the video I’d sent, and its message ‘adorable’.‘Thank you,’ I somehow muttered, ‘I loved watching you fuck my husband. I know that’s strange.’‘It certainly makes it less awkward,’ She giggled, ‘Because. After all, she had put up with the antics of her husband and four sons for a long time. When I think back on the tricks we played on mom, the snakes we dangled in front of her, she really was a good sport. Linda gave her the chance to be a girl, and it was really kind of fun to watch mom be girl-silly. Linda and I had just gotten home from being measured for our graduation caps and gowns, when we heard crying coming from the kitchen. I froze. I could only think of the worst possible news, to.