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Before they took me up, Cobbler pulled me close and kissed me. I was so shocked. I’d never actually kissed anyone before. He told me it was just for good luck, but he was smirking. I knew when they took me upstairs and hooked me up to the machines my heart would be pounding. I was so happy in that moment. I was finalizing my transition, and I was pretty sure I had a boyfriend.

We texted a lot for the next few weeks. He told me all about helping out at the shelter, and I explained about my appointments, and when the surgery was scheduled. It was so nice to have someone outside of my family listen to me about this stuff. He completely understood and held no judgement, it had been forever since anyone did that for me before.

When the day of my surgery arrived, he even showed up at the hospital to show is support. I was so surprised, but grateful. Folly is a great big sister and I’m grateful she came with me, but having Cobbler there reaffirmed for me that I was taking the right steps.

I don’t know if Cheesecake thought Cobbler was flirting, or if she could tell that I was… well, highly attracted to him. But she left after a while, saying something about leaving the two of us alone. We talked for a long time after that. I told him about my surgery, he talked about his dad’s job working at an animal shelter. And how he got to walk and take care of the strays sometimes. I swear the sun was starting to come up before we both went home. 

Before we went our separate ways, he told me I was so brave for taking the steps I was doing to completing my transition. It was so sweet, I almost asked if he wanted to come to a couple of my appointments… but I thought that would be awkward.