Fuck!The house on 23rd passed inspection the next week. Carla had seen to it that our request for multiple occupancy was approved by the zoning board.... She’d actually had to get a ruling passed by the city/county council which meant an open hearing. The only person that showed up to object was our old thorn in the side, Leon Briggs. He objected to the zoning change on the grounds that it destroyed the principle of a single residence neighborhood and introduced an unsavory population to the area. Once everyone was in the auditorium, he reiterated the anti-bullyingpolicies of the school, and then introduced Arwen to the student body.And then the day really began.To my surprise, the principal's speech must have been taken seriously,because teachers used female pronouns for Arwen, and nobody saidanything negative to "her" all morning.The first hiccup happened at lunch ...Arwen sat down beside me, and said, "The gym teacher wants me to changewith the girls this afternoon, what can I do?"I. I gave him my home number and said, “call her after 8 at night, she seemed really interested”. I was home at the computer that night, talking to a couple of guys, trying to make plans for Sat night when the phone rang about 9 pm. I thought it was Alex calling, so I softened my voice and tried to sound feminine so he wouldn’t recognize my voice, picked up the receiver and said, “hellooo”. It turned out it was my ex wife, busting my balls about one thing after another. I cut it as short as I. The first of the season, Donna said. For me, it was a treat just having teeth that could tear the tender kernels from the ear. Good stuff. After we’d cleaned up, Beca and I headed for the truck. Donna joined us and gave us each a reminder that she was joining us. Beca was pretty out of breath when she’d finished kissing our new girlfriend. I have a runner’s lungs, of course.“Where are you staying tonight?” I asked Beca.“With you,” she sighed. “I’m the only one of your girlfriends who never.