In a way. It's new, and it solves some problems andopens up all sorts of new possibilities. But never mind that now.Yes, you'll be my girlfriend and m...y lover, I want you to be both. Iknow we'll get there, though maybe not right away. Maybe you won't bethe same kind of lover you were before. You do know that too now,don't you, my darling, precious girl?"Girl? Well, I suppose I did know. This was the second time in almostas many minutes that she'd warned me things were now different, notto expect. So, naturally, I had little problem doing a favor for her. She looked out her window and smiled brightly at me, silently thanking me for clearing out the sidewalk and the steps. It took a few hours, but when all was said and done her sidewalk, steps, and driveway, as well as mine, were all clear of snow. Almost as soon as I was finished she opened the door, wrapped in a heavy winter jacket and invited me in to thank me with a cup of hot chocolate. “You must be freezing working out there for. She looked good tonight with her dirty blonde hair fixed up and wearing a tight red dress. We were in Yates's; a popular place to visit just before moving on to the clubs. It was packed in there. Neil was chatting animatedly with Adele who was looking great in tight black trousers, boots and a low-cut sparkly top that showed off her big boobs. Ruth was with her boyfriend (who'd joined us about an hour ago) and Sheila with several of her friends who'd come out with us. We were all several drinks. We needed a bit of spirit if we were going to keep this fun. Einstein seemed to know. Ever since we had switched bodies, Einstein and I had developed a near-psychic bond. We couldn't communicate or transmit thoughts or anything like that, but we seemed to know when the other was off-kilter--like when he had passed out the day Father Bob hit me.After we had changed into our uniforms and checked all our laces and other odds and ends, we headed out the door to enter the 'arena.'As the announcer.