”With a stern look on his face he said, “I don’t want you to hold back. You should say what you think.”She was silent as she weighed this rema...rk and she just laughed when she realized he was kidding her. Mark thought she had a very charming laugh.“Not changing the subject, but what is your educational background?”“I have two Masters Degrees, one in economics and one in computer science, and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Florida.”“You mention the golf team. How good was your golf. He was not supposed to have to consider serious, adult issues. Or even teen issues. Damn it, they weren't even in high school yet!The day with his mother had been fine. Even fun, at times. Mom was great. A little serious, a little controlling, maybe, but moms were like that. He wouldn't expect her to be any other way. She had taken him shopping, to stores he liked as well as, well, others. They'd talked. About Dad. Other stuff. Mom wasn't one to open up to him, but she tried. He loved her for. She knew that men found her attractive and the fact that a guy would be staring at her body was no big shocker. But the fact that her best friend's son was staring sort of caught her off guard. She knew Ben. Ben didn't just come right out and stare at women's bodies. He was too shy. He was just a k** at heart. She didn't think that Ben had ever been with a girl. 'Poor k**' she thought to herself.He didn't realize that she was aware of his staring. She decided to just give him a little taste of. ”“He also needs some kind of replacement hormones, or else his health will decline a bit. Might I recommend some estrogen? The testosterone will only cause us trouble, make him aggressive again. He needs to be made more sensitive, more feminine, don’t you agree? I’m a nurse. I sometimes get supplies that are about to be discarded, anyway, before they actually expire. I can start him on some estrogen discreetly. No one outside our circle need ever know about it,” Nora offered.“Same here. Between.