“Oh, my,” said mum, “you look absolutely gorgeous Kirsty” as she stood up and gave me the biggest hug I’d ever had from her.

“I’m so glad you have found the courage to tell me about your little secret, I wanted to ask you ages ago but never found the right moment”.

The three of us sat and talked girly things for ages until Marie said she had to head off home.

As we stood at the door she turned to me and whispered in my ear

“Your mum was asking me about our holiday and what I thought about you being Kirsty. I have to admit, I like having you as a girlfriend, it’s quite a sexy thought.”

I stood at the door waving to her as she drove away before returning to the living room where mum was still sitting.

“So you’ve known I’ve been dressing for years,” I said to mum, “what was the give away”.