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Chapter Four: A Resignation“It does?” She sounded surprised. Weren’t we all? I threw the license down in disgust. “How is that possible?” “Gee mother, I don’t know because me waking up with a vagina and boobs is so entirely possible.” I said with the disgust ringing solidly in my voice. “It’s not like I expected this, Jamie.” She kind of spat back at me. “What am I supposed to do now mom?!” I shook my head against the phone and cut her off before she could answer. “Here I am in a fine New York apartment decorated in a just Spartan and flashy way, with closets full of suits and drawers full of boxers and I have no idea how to shop for a thing I need and the only woman who would have been able to help me out with out thinking I was a complete nut, is gone.” “Someone was with you?” “Yeah.” I snorted, all un-lady like. “I should thank you, she didn’t know it was me and I found out she was really mostly a lesbian who was screwing me to get my credit card numbers.” “She remembered you were a man?” Mom seemed curious. “Yeah, why? Is there something you know about this?” I asked sitting up a bit. “Call your doorman.” She suggested. “Why?” “Make something up, just call him.” “Fine.” I sighed. I reached into my purse and dug for my cell. I called down to the head doorman, Ralph, who picked it up with his usual chipper professionalism. I had never really noticed it before, odd. “Trengo Tower, this is Ralph.” His smile seemed to shine through the phone. “Ralph, this is….” “Miss Adair!” Ralph had never been that excited to talk to Mister Adair. “Is there something I can do for you?” Now I needed a reason to have called him. “Yes, uh Ralph.” I was not used to the sound of my voice at all. “Are they making you work today, ma’am?” He seemed genuinely upset at the prospect. “No Ralph, I just … well I need to do some shopping and I want to change my whole wardrobe.” It was true, why not go with it. “And I have some trash bags sent up to your apartment?” Now I knew I was not imagining it, Ralph would not have crossed the street to put an axe in Mister James Adair’s head if it was on fire. “No, Ralph.” I told him, the old familiar male part of me going on to tell him to shove the trash bags up his ass after it was full as I was actually saying. “No, call the Salvation Army to come by around 4 and pick up what I have, okay?” “Of course, Miss Adair, and I should have your car ready at?” “Oh Ralph.” I giggled. I actually freaking giggled! What the hell was that?!? “You are so sweet. You shouldn’t though the other tenants will get mad you do it for me.” That was it; I got him with truth there! “I do it for most of the tenants, ma’am, you know that.” BASTARD! He never got Mister Adair’s car and I thought I caught him keying in one evening that I was going out. “Okay, Ralph, I’ll need it in about and hour.” “Thank you Miss Adair.” I hung up the cell and lifted the receiver end of the phone back to my mouth, just in time to hear my mother muttering a soft sound of shock. “What did he call you?” She asked and I knew she already knew the answer. “Miss Adair.” I fell back against the couch and pulled my hair the instant I did it. “Ow!” “What?” My mother asked quickly. “I have long hair!” I pulled it up from my back. “He thinks I am just what my license here says, Miss James Adair.” “Then the woman that was with you today might not remember you were Mister James Adair now either.” “Mister James Adair would not have giggled at the damn doorman.” I shook my head. “You were kind to him, Jamie.” She corrected me. “There is nothing wrong with being nice to people.” “I know mom, I just don’t know what I am doing.” “Well I think you are going to take a shower and go out and get new clothes, right?” They were not so much there, but the tears were still in her voice. “Yes, mother.” I nodded and stood up. “I don’t have much choice unless I want to look like a woman not happy with being a woman.” “I love you Jamie.” She said to me. “You know I love you too, mom.” “Bye.” “I’ll call when I get home.” I hung up the cordless phone and dropped it on the charger and looked around my apartment. It was going to cost me a fortune to redecorate this place. I made my way to the shower to clean up and get out to the store. Next |