?Pushing doubts, voices, and regrets back down to places where their voices couldn?t, or wouldn?t, be heard, Orchid bent her will to the transformatio...n she had planned over many weeks of preparation.* * *Richard Harrison carefully removed the orchid from his pocket and set it on the table of the restaurant he frequented now that he and his wife had separated. Briefly wondering why he had bothered to buy it for a woman he still loved, but who had simply told him to choose between her and. " It was true. In spiteof everything she had gone through, she trusted them completely. "Very well. We will notify you - and your parents, if appropriate - ofthe outcome of this investigation. You may return to class." He handedher a hall pass, then turned to his screen and started typing. Thedismissal was clear. As a practical matter, there was not enough time to get back to herEnglish class. She went to her locker, swapped things around, and headedtoward Changes. While she was eating lunch,. " It's great to BE so happy! Now I'm hungry. I didn't eat enough last night."The rest of breakfast was closer to normal, although more upbeat.I escorted Carol out to the car on my arm, as we'd recently started doing. Once in the car, she caught my eye then looked down. When I followed her glaze she started slowly pulling her skirt higher, and kept pulling! I watched this development with great interest. Soon it was high enough for me to see no panties at all. Carol placed a finger on her clit. We were safe, warm and well fed. After we finished cleaning our dishes Ping looked at me through her long bangs and shyly said “I’m going to get clean. You should too.”Her meaning resonated in my brain and 30 nanoseconds later I had two big pots heating on the fire. As soon as we had enough for her she dove into the shower area and pulled the curtains closed, blocking my direct view. With the light bouncing off the snow outside I did get a wonderful silhouette of her long hair and lovely.