"I mean, that seems like a good start," Sookie offered with a smile, answering the telepathic question first.

The second was a little harder to deal with. "He's really not. I mean, this happened to us last year, and whatever, not a big deal. All of a sudden, because we're datin', it bothers him that I turned into a boy. Not, mind, that he's a girl -- that seems secondary. I can't figure out his problem."