" Shawnsaid."Perks? How can you say your condition has perks?" I demanded, I wasgetting frustrated with all these freaks telling me to relax. But in t...heback of my mind, I knew i actually felt pretty good physically and Iguess they were trying to help.Claire smiled warmly and Shawn continued. "Ok, so the loss of my dickcame as a shock. But lets get past that. I am closer than I have everbeen to the woman that I love." She glanced over to Claire and she kissedher. "But being a woman is ok,. I saw the girls heading up that cut. Bill said you had marked a place up this way." Yes, we have but have also decided to move. We found another place about two hundred yards further up with a chimney. Fred and Millie should have a look but we will incorporate the chimney into our cabin." Ted nodded.Nancy said, "Eve, I don't think you told us everything about the sisters."Eve blushed. She said, "I told the truth as far as I told it. The two jerks were unwelcome and we sent the sisters with you. "I noticed you missed a few classes, and now you have some restrictions.It's nothing serious, is it?"Tommi wanted to scream inside. There wasn't anything this guy could askthat would be more personal. But she had to try to remain polite."Um," she stammered, "it's kind of private. I really don't want to talkabout it."The rest of the walk was less talkative. Tommi had hoped that Brianwouldn't be so inquisitive about her, and her blunt response about itbeing a private matter had had the. "Because she was scared," I said. "The images we project of ourselves here are merely how we see ourselves at any given time. You remember when my family was kidnapped? When I called you, you showed up in an evening gown because you and Bob were off somewhere, but as soon as I told you what had happened, you switched," I snapped my fingers, "to work clothes. It wasn't a conscious choice; you just went from 'Rebecca Hampton, out for the evening', to 'Special Agent Rebecca Hampton, on the job'..