Travis and Candy moved into a one-room walkup on 43rd at 10th Ave. They quickly became lovers. Candy was pre-op, and wanted to go under the knife. He was pulling tricks to pay for the operation and introduced Travis to the business. One night, hanging out on their corner, they met this guy called Paul. He was living in his car and working on some screenplay. He liked to park in the neighborhood. Paul introduced Candy to a Dr. Jones, who could perform the operation outside the system. He was disbarred (morphine, alas) but he did a fine job, and Candy took Travis in to meet him. Travis left the office with her first scrip for hormones and a medical bill, cash only please, that would take most of the money she was pulling as a double act with Candy.

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