"I insisted I'd be OK and she left. I dried off and looked around, but Grandma hadn't left me any clothes. I grabbed the biggest towel I could find an...d wrapped it around my waist.Vivian was sitting next to my bed. The light coming in from the window made a halo around the soft brown hair that looked like a cloud around her face. Lots of clouds today, I laughed to myself."What's so funny?" Oh, nothing," I said. I started to go to my dresser but thought better of it. Didn't want to change in. After a few hours she knocked on the door and I said "come in" she asked me "sorry for disturbing you is it ok to clean in here or should I come back" I said "could you make me a cheese sandwich as I am bogged down and then hopefully I should be ok to stop for a bit so you can vacuum and take out the rubbish from here" she disappeared from the doorway saying "ok back in a sec with your cheese sandwich" I called after her "thanks you baby" then I tried stopping myself realising what I said and. "And I've looked at all the other tables in my class and the only spacesare at tables where girls sit," said Michael to Emma. "And one is thetable where Amy sits." Amy has said that you can sit by her if you wish," said Emma. "Shedoesn't bite." I know she doesn't," said Michael. "She's a good friend. All the girlsare." And she knows that you are a girl inside," continued Emma."But her friend doesn't," said Michael."We need to tell her," said Emma. "If we have to, our friends and I willbe there. But not yet. I would have to love you, Drago. I've never love anyone but my husband and. . .I just can't. . .become a new woman overnight. But, maybe I can learn. Maybe you can help me learn, teach me. . ..I don't think it would have been possible if I. . .if we haven't met. But now. . . ." Frances said in a low and troubled voice while their eyes held. She looked tremulously up at him and he put his arms around her close; so close Drago knew Frances could feel his erection throbbing against.