David's ascent, or descent, depending on one's point of view, into femininity continues with a cruel inevitability. But then a distant flicker of hope, of light at the end of the tunnel. Or will it turn out to be an approaching train? And Coralie returns, but alas no longer the girl you may remember. Oh, and some of the 'why' is revealed unto David. Not that he finds it reassuring.

Bobby *finally* gets to see his mother in the hospital ... while wearing his new friend's dress. Just as he starts coping with her reaction, the last person Bobby wanted to see bursts in and winds up trying to drag him away.

Will Lisa be able to tell her mother that she wants to be a girl? Will her mother accept her as her daughter?

Mrs. J learns a lesson in mothering. Ellen finally realizes that it was her that may have created Valerie. Would Valerie actually have happened if it wasn't for the costume they dressed Bob in during that Frat Halloween party?

Miss Bell queries Em about what happened in the locker room the other day? Mrs. MacDonald didn't twig that Em wasn't exactly a girl. Miss Bell wanted to know how this came about.

It's sandy's turn to find happiness, or at least a little happiness. Ellen helps Sandy get the confidence she was missing. Ellen also talks about Vallerie, a super model.

Em blunders through buying feminine hygene products with Mrs. J. Em is totally lost and wishes Ally was still with him. Will Sandy come to the rescue?

Marcia Stephens enters her new life as a woman after the agency hides her from the cartel following major surgery. She moves into her new house, meets her new neighbors, finds a man who loves her, renews relations with her former wife, and eventually marries a wonderful, caring man.

The second day of school is upon us. I need to get a PE kit together and we are going to the store tonight to get leotards, tights, a sports bra, dance shoes, leg warmers and a sweat band for tomorrow. Later Ellen said, “Em that looks good on you.” Seeing me embarrassed, she leaned into me and said in a whisper, “Em, I know you’re a boy.”

This follows directly from the main story. If you haven't read that this will mean very little. If you have It will answer a few questions but probably not all. Sometimes they write themselves. This one did.

When we arrived at Jack's Diner everyone looked up as we walked in. I heard one boy say:

“Hey aren’t they the two British exchange babes?” The other boy said, “Ah, yes they are.”

“I would love to hook up with the tall one, Bert. She is one hot looking babe.”

I could see Sandy beaming, as her brother spoke about her. I could see Mr. J turning puce trying to hold his tongue. He was absolutely livid but he couldn’t say anything about it. I was there and he didn’t know, I knew everything about Sandy. I am hoping Kevin never spills the beans about me knowing. Kevin was using all the correct pronouns when he talked about Sandy.

He turned to me and said, “I will decide what’s right Mfanwy, and this just isn’t the place for it. Ouch!” He quickly looked at his wife and I saw she gave him the evil eye and he shut up, I think she kicked him again.