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home. After she shook the sleep from her eyes, she stared at Coco.
    “Oh, I am so sorry. I fell asleep. Did Aaron leave?”
    “No, honey, not entirely.” Coco knew her voice was softer than Aaron’s. She’d perfected that over time.
    “Where is he?”
    “I suppose there’s no help for it. You are just that dense.” Aaron’s voice pushed though.
    “Fuck me running,” Tatiana said with a gasp.
    “Oh, there is a bad girl in there after all,” Coco said. She watched in amazement as Tatiana’s face crumbled. Tears streamed, making tracks in her makeup as they went. Coco had no idea what the heck she’d said that made Tatiana react as such but she wasn’t prepared for tears. Wonder, maybe. Amazement, yes. Flat-out bigotry against her way of life, certainly, but not tears.
    “What is the matter, love?” she asked, sitting down next to the woman.
    “I’m sorry, I have to go,” Tatiana answered, standing up blindly and then angling toward the door. Coco couldn’t let her walk out. She’d loose her chance, and she had to do as Lea asked. She couldn’t let her out the door.
    “Aww, honey, I took all this time to show you my secret. You can share yours with me. Sometimes getting it off your chest can help.”
    “I’m sorry. You really look beautiful, Aaron.”
    “Coco.”
    “What?”
    “When I am dressed like this, I am Coco.”
    “Coco.”
    “Yes, honey. I am Coco. I’m not Aaron. Look, talk to me, woman to woman. No woman as beautiful as you should be crying like this. It just is not a good look.”
    “Ha. Beautiful. You don’t have to puff me full of smoke. You’ve outdone me ten times over on even my best day. You are the one that’s beautiful. Maybe if I looked more like you…” she started and then shook her head, stopping herself. Coco felt like it was important, what she was getting ready to say.
    “If you looked more like me, what, honey? This store is full of fantasies. Look around. I make men into the women they want to be. For some it’s just a job. For others, like me, it’s a way of life. Some feel it’s what they truly are, on the inside. We have no judgment here. Tell me what’s wrong. Maybe a little of The Fairy Drag Mother’s fantasy can help you.”
    “Unless you could make me into a new woman, nothing could help me.
    So that’s it , Coco thought. Something in her doesn’t think she can get the man she wants. Whoever he is, she doesn’t think she’s enough.
    “I don’t know who he is, but if he doesn’t want you, he’s a fool. I can make you into whatever you want to be, but who you are is always the easiest.” The tears came harder, and Coco gasped, hand fluttering to her chest. Open mouth, insert foot. That was the second thing she’d said wrong in a matter of minutes. She was supposed to be the softer of her and Aaron, and yet she was making mistakes left and right. What was she supposed to do?
    “Tatiana. Let me help you.”
    “You can’t. Thank you. Thank you for trying. You really are beautiful, and maybe one day I’ll come back in here and look around. It’s amazing in here.” With that, Tatiana breezed out the door before Coco could say anything else.
    “Well, I’ll be a monkey’s uncle. The woman just walked out.”
    “Not your best first stab at it. But you did better than I thought,” came a familiar voice.
    “Lea.”
    “The one and only.” The angel twirled around the store, now in all white. A gold belt cinched her waist. The dress was formfitting, showing off her shape to perfection. Coco lifted a brow at that. “I know you want it but you can’t have it. It’s my dress, Coco.”
    “Are angels supposed to dress like that?”
    “I am what is necessary. You are a bit of a fashionista. Would you respect me if I came to you in a toga or talking to you with the voice of the faithful?”
    “Probably not,” Coco allowed.
    “Exactly. Now I am going to help you out.”
    “Oh, well, thank you.”
    “You know I was going to say I like