Elaine looked over at James, before replying to Anne. "He looks like a girl." Elaine's comment was a death grip on the obvious. "Yes, he does. Now le...t your sister eat her breakfast." Anne's change of pronoun affected James deeply. His mother had changed her thoughts of him totally. To her, he was now a daughter. It didn't matter that he still had the male equipment. He looked like a girl, and that was enough. "Hi Margaret!" Elaine's voice was cheery, as she stared at James. "I like what you've. Even on days they didn’t get together, Gavin and Nina spoke on the phone, usually sitting at their living room windows where they could see each other from across the street. Gavin had never had a female friend before and hadn’t expected it to be so easy and comfortable. He still felt off-kilter because of his attraction to her, but it was hardly a drawback considering how well they got along. They could talk about anything, and they did, often getting into fierce debates when they disagreed. Now in a commanding voice he was ordering the assembled guards. "Search the castle from top to bottom! I want Cinderella found! The gates are not to be open this morning until she is! No one is to leave! Double the guards on the gates! Search the village and all roads leading away from here! Go! Go! Make haste men for King and Kingdom!" Prince Roberto was still staring at the old woman. She is almost old enough to be my mother he discovered with alarm. At least 35 and maybe more-. “They just finished in rehab and haven’t started the course yet.”“What she means is they’ve just finished recovering from their previous ordeals,” Kris explained, whispering in my ear. “You can see how pale they both are. I wouldn’t be surprised if this was their very first day outdoors.” And so it proved to be.We set up a match with Kris and me playing against Liz and Tina. Again, Little Bit was carrying my bag, and Ann had Kris’s. Since it was another glorious day — the third in a row — again.