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The year was summer of 1998 and Mike and I were putting the final touches on my dream car. The car was a 1978 Firebird.
As we were tuning the carburetor Terri got out and she walking up the drive-way and Mike whistled as she walked up to the garage.
Mike said," You must be Terri the one that John was telling me about. He said you were attractive but you are a knockout."
I looked up and she was wearing cut-off shorts and a pink tank-top and athletic footwear.
She came over to me and kissed me and asked," Are we still going to be able to go out?"
I said," Sure, our boss let us go early since we got done with a project early and under budget."
Mike said," With a bonus and paid for the full 8 hours."
I said," We are just tuning this carburetor and I will more than likely pick you up in this car. I have been restoring it for the last 3 years."
She said," Really? I know it is a Firebird but what year is it?"
I said," It is a 1978 I have been crazy about these cars since Smokey and the Bandit. That is why it is black."
She said," Ok, I expect to see you at my place at 7 than. I will let you boys finish and I can't wait to see you again."
As she walked back to her Capri Mike said," Man, don't let go of her and you guys do look funny together."
I asked," Funny how?"
He said," She looks to be about 3" taller than you."
I said," She doesn't seem to mind and I don't either."
We finished up and I fired her up.
Mike said," She sure sounds like she will be able to burn up the pavement. Remember this car does have about 500 horses and 250 f/pounds of torque at the rear wheels."
I said," Yes, Mike I know and I will put that in consideration now if you please leave, I do have to get ready for tonight."
Mike said," Yeah, I don't want to make you late with Terri. Bye, tell me all about it especially if you make it home."
I laughed and said," If I do get a home run, I won't be telling you."
Mike left and I got undressed and stepped into the shower and 15 minutes later I was out and got shaved.
I quickly got dressed in my best Wranglers and dress shirt and polished boots and got my belt on.
I took my straw Risistol hat and put it on and walked out the door to my newly restored Firebird.
I started it and admired the horsepower rumbling out of the exhaust. I looked at the time and noticed it was about 20 til 7 and put the car in reverse.
I backed out into the street and put it into drive put my foot on the gas and it barked the tires.
I chuckled and said," John this does have more horse power and torque than your pickup does."
I eased into the gas and drove towards Terri's.
I arrived at Terri's place in about 15 minutes and got there with 5 minutes to spare and rang her doorbell.
She answered the door and she hugged and kissed me and said," I dreamed of a man accepting me as a woman."
I laughed and said," Accepting you as a woman is easy believe me."
She said," Before you the only men who were attracted to me were gay or had some weird gay fetish."
I said," Well, I can tell you that isn't me."
She said," Well, before we go out I have a favor to ask you."
I said," Ok, ask."
She said," Well, I have been saving up for this sex change or some people call it gender reassignment. Anyway, what that does is I will have this male genitals removed and I will have nothing but female genitals if you understand what I mean."
I said," I think I do you will become biologically a woman?"
She said," Yes, and anyway the favor I am asking of you is that we don't have sexual intercourse until after the surgery. If I have my figures right I will be able to have it within a month or 2 and of course there will be another month of recovery."
I said," You know what I can wait especially for the fact I wasn't particularly impatient for that anyway."
She hugged me and said," John you are the greatest."
I took her by the arm and we walked to the car and I opened the door and she got in.
I started it up and she giggled and she said," What a hotrod you have."
I laughed as put it into drive and barked the tires again and said," I am still getting used to it."
We got to Cassies and ordered dinner and drinks.
She said," I feel like I am in a dream. I am so close to getting that surgery and I am with the man I am thinking I am falling in love with."
I said," Really, well I am flattered you feel that way about me."
After she said that I saw Tammi as she walked by and she glared at Terri and me.
Terri asked," Who is she?"
I said," That is Tammi my flaky ex-girlfriend and I think she just got irritated at seeing me not pining a way for her. That is how it went when we previously broke up and I think that is what she thought I would be doing."
She said," Well, I must say she is beautiful."
I replied," Under that exterior is a person who will put a man on an emotional rollercoaster."
She said," Well, if you ask me she is a really sad woman. I think her problem is that she isn't happy with herself and because of that she can't be happy in a relationship with anybody else. After I accepted who I was I became far more content and happy with myself. Before I started my transition I did do what you might say a couple of gay hookups but that didn't make me happy. Nothing more than oral mind you but than with my mother's permission I started hormone therapy and than started living my life as a female. Ever since that day my life has been full of contentment."
I was shocked when I heard such insight from Terri.
I said," I am one lucky man when you decided to go out with me."
Well after dinner the band started playing and we pretty much danced the night away until closing time.