Saturday morning came quickly andJake arrived at Tom's house. Totally unaware of how his life would changein the next hour. Jake was surprised that Gr...eg was not there, but heapproached the door and knocked. Tom met him at the door wearing a tightT-shirt and a pair of shorts. Tom let him in and led him to the basement,offered him a drink and made some small talk. Then seemingly out of nowhere Tom said "Strip naked" Jake was shocked by the comment and said"Excuse me" Tom then said "you heard me. "I'm sorry about your friend, Cutie." Thanks, Mom. I'm sorry, too." Cutie mostly ignored the opened door and her Mom, grabbed a clean speedo from her dresser drawer, and pulled it on. From another drawer, she lifted a tee shirt and shorts and quickly donned them, as well. Flip-flops from the closet floor completed her ensemble. "Is Dad here? I wanted to talk with him." I think he is about ready to go to bed. He was eating breakfast when I came up to get you, so he may still be awake, but not by. The slip and skirt fit me as if theywere my own. I finally put the pullover on. Catching sight of myself Ifight back a smile as a young girl smiles back. Slipping the shoes on Istand up smoothing the skirt as I do so. Taking a few tentative steps inthe heels I move closer to the mirror.I wish I knew how to apply makeup. I suppose that's the next step. Butlooking at my reflection in the mirror I now know that the real me islooking back. The girl inside is finally out. I take another look at. “How are you feeling this morning?” he asked, opening his arms to embrace her.Sakura leaned against his chest, feeling a thrill run through her body as his strong arms wrapped around her. “Much better, thank you,” she said gratefully.“I’m sorry I wasn’t there when you woke up,” he apologised, tilting up her chin to study her face with concern in his eyes. “I needed to take care of a few things before we arrived in-system.”“That’s quite alright, Rachel did a good job looking after me,” Sakura.