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.......... After privately informing Jo, Michelle, Dave and Tim of the disturbing discovery of their incomplete transformation, Dr. Krell had told everyone that the cage would not be used that afternoon and returned to his office at Hillcrest. "He had probably told Phil too," thought Jo.

.......... Jo kept thinking about Norm and his MRI, she had seen a uterus attached to Norm's vagina. Yet Dr. Krell had told her that she didn't have one, just an indication of a cervix in her vagina, a blind cervix he had called it. Jo called Dr. Krell's office and asked for an emergency appointment. Dr. Krell would see her as soon as she could get there.

.......... "Good morning again Jo, How are you," said Dr. Krell as he ushered Jo into his office, "What's so urgent? Is it about what we discussed this morning?"

.......... "Not exactly, well, yes in a way. Have you examined Norm's MRI pictures yet Dr. Krell, please excuse me, I'm not trying to question your performance."

.......... "I knew they were back but, no, I have not studied them yet."

.......... "Do you have them here"?

.......... "Yes," said Dr. Krell, sensing something urgent in Jo's tone, "Karen, would you bring me Norm's MRIs please."

.......... Dr. Krell removed the film from the envelope and looked at them. "What do you see just above his ... her vagina"? asked Jo.

.......... "A uterus!" exclaimed Dr. Krell, putting the film down and looking at Jo.

.......... "You said I didn't have one," said Jo.

.......... "That's correct, only a faint shadow on the film that we mistook for one. I see where you are leading, Norm's transformation is different, more complete. We have to get the results of the tissue samples back quickly, no I will call the lab now, this is too important. Karen, get me the lab in Atlanta." Dr. Krell talked to the lab director for a few minutes and hung up, smiling at Jo.

.......... "Norm's ovaries are real, eggs and all, and his estrogen level is rising, his transformation appears to be complete."

.......... "I need to review the settings for the cage," said Jo, "I want a thorough evaluation of both the cage and the equipment I was exposed to. Fortunately the original equipment has not been disturbed."

.......... "I have to inform Phil immediately," said Dr. Krell, "this will probably change things for him. He was very upset when I told him of the findings I had disclosed to you this morning."

.......... "Would you also talk to Dave"? requested Jo.

.......... "Certainly, I understand why you ask," said Dr. Krell, "This information could provide a significant boost to everyone's morale. I'll tell everyone, this will be a pleasant bit of information to bring to them compared to what I was preparing to tell them. I am sorry to have put you through what you experienced this morning. "

.......... "That's okay Dr. Krell, it was what you told me that made me think of Norm's MRIs."

.......... "Well, this is certainly good news." "Oh, by the way, please inform me of any differences you find in the settings, it's possible that there could be a relationship to the differences in the XX and XY chromosomes."

.......... Jo got clearance to examine the equipment on the ground and in the plane. She spent the rest of the morning examining every setting and reviewing all of the installation and calibration procedures, every thing that had been done when they were present. She came across a notation concerning a component that had been replaced part way through the final calibration procedure. It had not been properly set at the factory and its actual output did not correspond to the settings on the gauges.

.......... The settings for the cage corresponded to those of the final installation, but the radiation they had received was somewhat different from what Norm had received, both in amplitude and modulation. Jo called Dr. Krell's office and gave him the data. Dr. Krell was elated at Jo's discovery.

.......... "This could explain it," he said, "Norm received a higher level of radiation and therefore was more completely transformed. I want to subject one of the primates to a second application to see if it is harmed. I know they were not affected by their first application, but I want to see if more radiation harms it in other ways."

.......... "I also have another candidate, actually two, patients of mine who have volunteered to be treated. One, a man, also has a terminal disorder and wants to try anything that could possibly cure his illness. He is also willing to put himself at some risk if the experiment might help your group."

.......... Jo spent the rest of the day reviewing the data for the faulty component. She contacted the manufacturer and discussed it with one of the engineers who had examined the faulty component after it was returned.

.......... Jo called Dr. Krell later that afternoon, "Dr. Krell? Jo here, I got the precise settings for the faulty component from the manufacturer. It seems that the component was changed twice, a similar problem both times. The first failure caused the output to be significantly lower. That problem wasn't discovered until the day before our final test. The company's techrep discovered it and fixed it on our site. He rechecked it following our test and replaced it with a new unit. That explains why no one was affected during the early months of testing, and also why we received the higher levels on that last day but still not as high as Norm."

.......... "That is interesting news," said Dr. Krell. "Since you first informed me of your discovery of the discrepancies in the radiation settings for the cage, I have been discussing the characteristics of the XX and XY chromosomes with an acquaintance of mine. I found that there is a difference in their response to radiation, actually there is quite a lot of data on that subject. I would say that there is now a glimmer of hope that you could be changed back, not much but it is no longer a certainty that you could not." "I will keep you informed of any additional information I get, and thank you again, Jo." Dr. Krell hung up.

.......... Jo sat there, trying to evaluate the significance of the day's events. They had gone from severe depression to elation to hope. Jo had always been able to remain relatively calm in the situations she found herself in, both in the military and civilian life; now Jo found herself falling apart emotionally.

.......... Jo phoned Jay, "Hey old pal, going to be home this evening"? "Sure, what's up"? "We need to talk, I have some, I guess, good news." "Come on over now, I'll fix us something to eat and we can discuss it over a good meal." "Fine, I'm leaving work now."

.......... Jo hung up and went out to her car. She thought about the effects today's discoveries could have on her life as she drove to Jay's apartment, wondering if this was going to be good news for both of them. Dr. Krell's comments about the difference in sensitivity of the XX and XY chromosomes held out significant hope of a possible reversal of the condition. She thought of Linda, she would not bring this up yet, not until there were more data. But she wanted to tell her that she was probably going to become a complete woman, she would do that tomorrow.

.......... Jay opened the door almost as soon as Jo knocked. "Hi Jo, come in. Supper's almost on the table, have a seat in the family room." "What's this good news"?

.......... "I'll tell you while we eat, what's new with you today"?

.......... "Same old thing, busy day at the office. Ok, it's ready, come on in and we'll eat."

.......... Jay held her chair while Jo sat ... this was still hard to get used to.

.......... "This is delicious Jay, where did you learn to cook"?

.......... "Out of necessity, now what's this good news"?

.......... "Well, there's good news and there's good news."

.......... "Give me the good news first."

.......... "The good news is that there may be a fix for the bad news I got this morning."

.......... "Look pal, lover, I know this hormone thing is probably working on you but will you please get to the point," said Jay, laughing.

.......... "Okay, this morning Dr. Krell told me that my transformation to a woman was not complete. My ovaries were really just my balls, moved up inside me and what they had thought was a uterus was just a shadow on the film ... I was not a complete woman, none of us were ... we could not conceive. The good news about that is that Norm's transformation was apparently complete, and Dr. Krell thinks I may have found out why. We are going to conduct a test on a volunteer to find out if the group's transformation can be made complete."

.......... "I see why the apparent double talk, there's more good news"?

.......... "Yes, at least for me," Jo said, looking into Jay's eyes, wondering how he was going to feel when he was told he was probably going to lose the woman he had just found.

.......... "There's also a possibility that our conditions can be reversed, a slim one at this point but it's conceivable. I won't go into the details now but there is some research data on the effects of radiation on XX and XY chromosomes."

.......... Jay was silent, just looking at Jo as he tried to digest what Jo had just told him. Finally Jay spoke. "It definitely is good news, good news for you ... and I guess good news for me. If your transformation can be made complete but you can't be changed back, I still get to vie for the hand of the woman I'm falling for. If they can change you back, then at least I get my old buddy back."

.......... Neither said anything as they got up from the table and went into the family room to sit on the sofa.

.......... "Jay, hold me, let me stay here tonight and make love to me." Jay put his arms around Jo and hugged her, there were tears in both their eyes.

.......... "Jo, I don't want to lose you."

.......... "You said it just now, you won't lose me in either case," said Jo.

.......... Jay started unfastening Jo's blouse. It was like a movie where two lovers were going to be separated, maybe forever. She had surrendered herself to Jay and he had to have her this one last time.

.......... Jo felt Jay's hand on her breast, squeezing it, rubbing her nipple through her bra. She unfastened the clip that kept Jay's hand from its destination, feeling the moisture from her vagina as it prepared itself for Jay's entrance. Jay lifted her from the sofa, guiding her to his darkened bedroom where they disrobed the bodies that each desired.

.......... Jay lay his naked body upon hers, their tongues intertwined in their mouths, taking their desires beyond control. Jay moved his tongue and lips down to the hollow of her throat and then on to her breasts, first one and then the other; then on to her belly to entice a giggle as his tongue found her navel and dwelled there for a moment.

.......... Jay could sense the scent of her moist sex, anticipate its sweet taste as he contemplated how to begin what could be their last night. His passions drew his tongue past her inner thigh to lap its crease with her vulva, and then into her vagina to taste of her for the first time.

.......... Jo was becoming incoherent, her female mind responding only to the pleasures kindled in her woman's body. She needed to hold Jay to her breast, to pleasure him as he was pleasuring her, but how? Distant memories of the oral caresses between a man and woman guided her as she slowly turned on the bed to press her breasts to Jay and find the penis her body desired. It was stiff now as she held it to her cheek with her hand. It was pleasant to feel its velvety softness, to touch it with her wetted lips as she explored its length, pausing at its end. It seemed so natural as her lips slid down its length until it filled her mouth.

.......... Jay's lips had found her clitoris and sucked it into his mouth where his tongue could caress it, building her orgasm toward its climax. Her lips and tongue responded as she put her arms around his hips, moving her mouth and tongue as Linda had done so many times before and as she knew a man liked for it to be done. It was strange, satisfying, to know the pleasure she was giving Jay. She tasted of a man's orgasm for the first time as she felt the pulsing of his penis; euphoric waves of ecstasy clouding her mind, rippling through her shuddering body as Jay's tongue drove her orgasm to its climax.

.......... Jay turned and took Jo into his arms and held her close, kissing her softly as she slowly came down. Jo felt Jay's stiffness returning as it pressed against her vulva. She rolled onto her back, guiding him in as he moved over her; smiling up at him as she felt the now familiar pleasant sensation of him slowly entering her, the excitement as his pubis rubbed over her clitoris. Jay began the rhythmic stroking that Jo had found to be so pleasurable to her woman's body, pausing full in to rub his pubis over her clitoris with each stroke. Her climax came quickly this time, before Jay's. He increased the intensity of his strokes, full into her each time; the tenderness of her clitoris lost in the pleasure of the completeness of the penetration. She tightened her vagina around his penis, feeling its pulsations as his orgasm reached its climax; no concerns over the sperm that filled her, searching for the egg she could not produce, "not yet" she thought. Why did she think that? Did she want there to be an egg there? Did she want the sperm to find it?

.......... Jay lowered his weight full onto her, heavy but pleasant as their passions subsided. They rolled over onto their sides as Jay softened and slipped from within her, a slight moan at its loss until Jay's arms pressed her breasts tight to his chest and his mouth found hers. The devastation Jo had felt that morning was gone for the night as she slept in the security of Jay's arms. Thursday, June 25

.......... Jo got up when Jay did and showered with him, "not the thing to do if you are in a hurry," thought Jo as she guided Jay into her while standing under the shower; but not a bad way to start the day off she concluded as her orgasm climaxed. The feel of the towel on her breasts and body was nice as Jay carefully dried her off and then went to dress.

.......... Jo gathered up her clothes and examined her panties, concluding they would have to do, along with the slacks and blouse she had worn yesterday. She didn't recall Linda wearing the same things two days in a row, another woman thing she realized.

.......... She hadn't even thought about it when they had undressed last night, impatiently helping each other. Now she felt uncomfortable dressing in front of Jay as she pulled on her panties and fitted her breasts into her bra. Was it her male or female mind that objected?

.......... She had enough makeup in her handbag to do her face and used Jay's hairbrush to fix her short hair.

.......... Jay found her some cereal and poured her some juice for a quick breakfast.

.......... "Thanks for last night, Jay. I think yesterday was harder on me than the first day. I couldn't go to Linda for help, I felt the need for the security of a strong man, a woman thing I guess."

.......... "I don't know why you're thanking me, the sex was fantastic. Seriously though, any time you need me you know you can come to me, forget sex, any thing," responded Jay as he kissed her goodby. "Call me and let me know what you find out at the lab today, I've got to get to work."

.......... "Me too," said Jo as she walked out to the driveway with Jay.

.......... Jo called Linda as soon as she got to her desk, she couldn't call from Jay's and had to explain why she had not come home last night, at least give an excuse. She didn't want to tell her about Jay, she would have to lie to her about where she had been.

.......... "Linda? It's me, I'm at the lab. There have been some developments concerning the experiments." "I've been busy since noon yesterday, researching data about the accident." "No I spent the night at the plant, I'll tell you about it when I get home this evening. What time will you be home"? "Fine, I'll leave early and see you then." Jo went to the cage area and saw renewed activity. Dr. Krell had gotten the primate back and was supervising the setup of the next experiment.

.......... "Good morning Jo," greeted Dr. Krell, "you look to be in good spirits this morning."

.......... "I am, it's more than just being back to almost where I was two days ago, I see possibilities of additional good news from these new experiments."

.......... "I think you are correct Jo. But it will take some time, we have to move carefully ... probably no more than a month though. The time is required to verify the results of each experiment." "I will tell you in confidence though, that both my male patient and Dave have volunteered to subject themselves to the radiation as soon as we have completed our examinations of the primate. My patient will receive two doses, one week apart and if everything is satisfactory Dave will receive his the following week."

.......... "We are going to give the primate his second dose later this morning, you may watch if you wish."

.......... "Thanks, I would like to," said Jo, "then I have some things I have to take care of." Jo had to be at Linda's house by four and didn't want to be late. "Oh, incidently, have you told Phil"?

.......... "Yes, I did, he accepted Norm's condition as sufficient proof. You will not be seeing Phil again," said Dr. Krell smiling "you are not the only one who can perform after hours experiments. He left in a chartered plane at two A.M. in the care of a physician and nurse. We will not discuss Phil again, I hope you understand my meaning."

.......... "Who's Phil"? asked Jo. Dr. Krell smiled, knowing Jo's secrete clearance background.

.......... Dave was in, along with Michelle. Dr. Krell had obviously told them the good news and they wanted to watch the test. Dave came over to Jo's desk.

.......... "The information Dr. Krell mentioned about the responses of the XX and XY chromosomes to radiation, do you know anything about that Jo"? asked Dave.

.......... "A little," said Jo, "it holds out the possibility of us being able to change back, but there is also the chance that an original female could be changed to a male,"

.......... "That's what I was thinking," said Dave, "Cindy could ...." Then he trailed off in thought.

.......... Jo was thinking, had been thinking, about the same thing regarding Linda. It was something they would have to discuss tonight after all.

.......... It was time to go back to the cage to watch the chimps receive their second dose. It went off without incident, no noticeable immediate effect.

.......... Jo checked out, drove to Linda's house and went inside. She stretched out on the sofa and was sleeping when Linda came in. Linda slid her leg under Jo's head and sat there with Jo's head on her lap until she woke.

.......... "Hi Linda, when did you get home," asked Jo, looking up at her smiling face.

.......... "A little while ago," she said, bending down to kiss Jo. "I missed you last night. What's the good news"?

.......... "The first part will not sound like it's good news, but the second definitely will," said Jo.

.......... "Norm's tests have confirmed that he is a complete female, in every respect."

.......... "Norm's tests? ... are yours different? ... how"?

.......... "The group's tests show that none of us have ovaries or a uterus, our transformation was not complete."

.......... Jo saw the frightened look on Linda's face, then she took Jo in her arms.

.......... "What does that mean for you ... us"?

.......... "Don't worry, I told you the rest of the news is good," said Jo. "Dr. Krell thinks that our transformation can be made complete. That's what I have been working on since yesterday noon." Pangs of conscience shot through Jo as she thought about her trying to cover up her night with Jay.

.......... "The chimp was just given a second dose of radiation to see if it would hurt him. I stayed at the lab to watch it. A human volunteer will be tested in one week if all goes right with the chimp and then the group can be given their second dose."

.......... "It should make us, me, completely female."

.......... "Linda, I was completely devastated when Dr. Krell told me the first part yesterday morning." "I thought I was a ... a nothing, neither male nor female. This is a long technical story and I don't feel up to going into it all now." "Later in the day Dr. Krell and I found out what I just told you, the problem could probably be fixed."

.......... "I think I see what you're feeling, it's better for you to be a man, but if you have to be a woman, then you need to be a complete woman." "What devastated you was the thought of being neither." Linda shivered, "I guess that would be awful."

.......... "There's more, you know how I keep struggling with the male/female parts of my mind"?

.......... "Yes."

.......... "Well, I think the female part is getting stronger." "I was very depressed at the end of the day, even though I knew there was probably a fix for the problem."

.......... "I couldn't go to you for comfort, somehow I felt I needed a man, I spent the night with Jay. I lied to you about being at the plant all night."

.......... Linda hugged Jo and kissed her, laughing and crying at the same time. "You didn't have to be afraid to tell me, I'm a woman, didn't you realize I would have understood. No, I guess you didn't, this is all too new to you."

.......... "Well, you are going to stay with me tonight and we are going to make love all night," said Linda.

.......... Jo was smiling now, hugging Linda and kissing her.

.......... "There's more good news," said Jo, "there is a possibility that we can be changed back, and even if that can't be done, it may be possible to change you to a man, and Dave's wife Cindy."

.......... "If they can't change you, then I want them to change me," said Linda. "I've thought about it a lot during the past week and I've made up my mind." "I don't care what it's like being a man, that's not the issue. I love you, I want to marry you and I want one of us to bear our children."

.......... "Linda, do you know what you're saying, do you really understand it"?

.......... "Yes I do ... and I think Cindy feels the same way. We've both discussed it and although she hasn't said so in so many words, I think she wants to."

.......... "We talked about this before Linda, remember? There's still one big question in my mind ...."

.......... "What's that"?

.......... "Suppose I couldn't stand you the way you turned out, or suppose you couldn't stand me when your man's eyes saw me"?

.......... "What do you like about me ... come on Jo, what do you really like about me"?

.......... "What do you mean, what do I like about you? I like all about you. You're a beautiful, intelligent woman."

.......... "Do you know any other women that are as beautiful as I"?

.......... "Well, yes."

.......... "Why aren't you with them then"?

.......... "Because they aren't you damn it!"

.......... "Now calm down. I think we like people more for what's inside than what's outside. You can wrap a rock in a pretty package but that won't make it a Ming vase. I haven't seen any change in your personality, you're just a female Joe and I don't think you'll see any change in the inner me either. I liked it when we made love before, but it didn't have much to do with the size and shape of your penis. It was how you used it, the way you treated me that made it so pleasurable. But more important, if I hadn't liked you as a person I would never have enjoyed our sex, no matter how good you were at it." "I don't know if I should tell you this but sometimes your tongue makes me feel better than your pinus anyway," giggled Linda.

.......... "Boy, you really know how to hurt a fella don't you," smiled Jo, "Wait till I get you in bed tonight."

.......... "What are you going to do about it"?

.......... "Make you eat those words," said Jo, sticking her tongue out of her open mouth and wiggling its tip at her.

.......... "Two can play at that game," said Linda, giving Jo the same sign.

.......... "We've got some serious decisions to make," said Jo, "this program is going to pick up speed quickly as word gets out about what we're doing." "It could be a bigger money maker for Honeybone than the GPS system we were testing. The field that Dr. Krell specializes in has literally thousands of people in it that would pay thousands of dollars for a chance to sit in the cage, people who feel they are trapped in the wrong body."

.......... "Linda, do you realize what I just said!"

.......... "Yes silly, I remember every word."

.......... "No," said Jo, poking her in the ribs, "If we can change the chromosomes enough to change their gender; maybe we could just straighten out the screwed up ones in their heads and let them keep their bodies the way they are." "I've got to see Dr. Krell first thing in the morning."

.......... "Are you hungry"? asked Jo, "I am."

.......... "Yes, what would you like me to fix"?

.......... "Nothing, get your purse. I'm taking you out to dinner and then we're going dancing, slow dancing," said Jo.

.......... "Won't we look funny, two girls slow dancing together"?

.......... "I know a place, don't worry."

.......... Jo had taken customers to a particularly fine restaurant before and was known by the head waiter. Fortunately it was a slow night, she called and was able to make reservations for Joe's fiancee and her sister for seven that evening.

.......... The waiter was able to seat them in a secluded area where they could talk more freely. "It seems that every where I go I feel I have to hide from people," thought Jo, "well, maybe in time."

.......... "I was here with some people from the office several years ago," said Linda, "The food is excellent."

.......... "Yes, Honeybone uses it for their special customers," said Jo, "It's pleasant here isn't it."

.......... "Are you trying to be romantic"?

.......... "Yes, I love you Linda," said Jo, reaching across the table to take her hand.

.......... "I love you too," said Linda, squeezing Jo's hand.

.......... "Would you care for a drink"? asked the waiter, jogging them back to reality.

.......... "May I see the wine list"? asked Jo.

.......... "Certainly," replied the waiter, handing it to Jo.

.......... Jo ordered a champagne she knew Linda liked and took her hand again.

.......... "Can I put my name on a waiting list for the cage"? asked Linda.

.......... "I think I could arrange it, Honeybone will probably do anything that the group asks within reason," said Jo. "Dave has volunteered to be a part of the initial experiment to change us back if every thing goes all right and they agreed to do that."

.......... "If that's too dangerous, I'm pretty sure Cindy would put her name with mine," said Linda, "We do have to make some serious decisions don't we."

.......... "Yes, meanwhile, lets enjoy the evening."

.......... The food and service were excellent as usual.

.......... "Are you ready for some dancing"? Asked Jo.

.......... "If you know the place," said Linda.

.......... Jo drove to an upscale nightclub that catered to affluent lesbian couples. She had been told by Karen that it was a discrete place that did not tolerate improper conduct. It was as advertised.

.......... "How do you like it"? asked Jo as they entered.

.......... "It looks nice, just like any other respectable nightclub," said Linda, "are you sure we won't draw attention"?

.......... "Look around at the men," said Jo.

.......... "Oh," said Linda, only seeing a few plus the waiters, realizing where they were.

.......... "We're here for the dancing, lets enjoy it and forget about everyone else," said Jo as they were seated.

.......... Jo led, holding Linda close as they danced until ten, neither said much except an occasional 'I love you' until they were home.

.......... "I want to sleep naked tonight," said Linda, slowly removing her clothes while Jo removed hers.

.......... They lay side by side, their breasts nested together, holding each other tight while they kissed. Linda turned and moved slowly down Jo's body, showing Jo where to kiss a woman's body. Her tongue found all those places in Jo's vulva that a woman wished a man knew about, feeling Jo's tongue exciting hers as she went. It was as if she had two tongues and she controlled both.

.......... They lay there, their heads on each other's thighs, sucking each other's clits; their orgasms peaking and falling only to peak again until they fell asleep. Friday, June 26

.......... The alarm woke Jo, shattering her dream as it introduced the next day. She dressed quickly, kissed a sleepy Linda and drove to the plant, she could eat breakfast in the company cafeteria.

.......... A good breakfast and then to the lab. Dr. Krell was just arriving as she got there.

.......... "Good morning Jo," greeted Dr. Krell, "you are here early."

.......... "I wanted to tell you something before you got involved in your day's work, it will only take a minute."

.......... "That is never a problem for the members of your group, I will always make time for you. Do we need to go to the conference room"?

.......... "No, here will be fine."

.......... Jo told him about her idea of just altering selected chromosomes in his patients, to give them a mind that matched their bodies. She explained how her mind was definitely becoming female, her male desires almost completely gone.

.......... Dr. Krell stood, looking at Jo for a moment. "I have had, not thoughts, just bits and pieces of ideas floating around in my mind, never enough to form an idea," said Dr. Krell, "until just now."

.......... "You are an engineer Jo, you have an analytical and inventive mind. I think you have hit on something so simple, so elegant, I must contact one of my colleagues about this, and quickly." Dr. Krell rushed off to his desk.

.......... Jo stopped by Dr. Krell's desk about an hour later.

.......... "I have some more work I want to do regarding the analysis of the radiation data that's been collected. I need to plot and analyze the magnitudes and modulations and try to see if there is more than one wavelength present," said Jo. "I also have a request of you. Linda has discussed this with me at some length and wants to be changed to a man if my condition cannot be reversed. She feels that Cindy also wants to. Would you put her at the head of your list when the time comes"?

.......... "Certainly Jo, I think it would be only proper to do that, and incidently, Cindy has broached the subject in a round about way. I think that Linda's perception is accurate."

.......... Jo spent the day reviewing the ever increasing accumulation of data and preparing a specific plan of action designed to determine the precise characteristics of the radiation. She was tired when she finally left for home. Linda was already home, relaxing in shorts and a brief top, hardly more than a bra. She had heard Jo's car pull in the drive and was standing at the open door to great Jo when she came in. Linda planted a big kiss on Jo's lips and held her tight for a long time before she finally said "Welcome home Jo, I missed you today."

.......... "Don't you think we should shut the door before the neighbors see us," said Jo, grabbing Linda and giving her just as big a kiss.

.......... "I don't care about the neighbors," said Linda, "I just care about us."

.......... "I've fixed us a nice supper and we can curl up on the sofa after we eat and talk or whatever," said Linda.

.......... "I think I'd like whatever," replied Jo, pulling Linda tight against her and rubbing her crotch against Linda's.

.......... "Not until we eat and change clothes," said Linda, I've already laid yours out on your bed.

.......... Jo started for her bedroom but Linda stopped her.

.......... "Not until we've eaten, then we're both going to change."

.......... Linda had fixed two steaks with all the trimmings and it was delicious. A glass of wine and desert and they both went to the family room to relax.

.......... "Linda, I still love you. Becoming a woman has not changed that, I'm sure of that now. I have to break off my relationships with Jay other than business and whatever friendship he can share with us as a couple. He has to find a woman he can love, I can't be that woman. We'll work out our physical relationship problems somehow."

.......... "Oh, Jo. I know we will too. Live here with me until we find a way."

.......... "I need to live here. I need you to make me stay out of trouble," laughed Jo.

.......... "I can't wait any longer, I'm going to take a shower and see what you laid out for me," said Jo as she headed for her bedroom.

.......... "Don't take too long," said Linda, I've already had my shower.

.......... Jo already had the water warming up and was undressing before Linda got to her bedroom. Joe carefully washed her entire body, even using the douche that Linda had told her about, remembering last night and not knowing what Linda had in mind for tonight. When she had finished, she looked on her bed and saw the little soft, ivory colored silk chemise and matching silk bikini panties. It was the one Linda had said she had bought for herself to wear for Jo. Then Jo heard Linda call to her.

.......... "Jo, I'm in here." Jo went into Linda's bedroom and saw her reclining on her bed wearing the same thing, her body silhouetted against the faint tight from the bedside lamp.

.......... Jo slid into bed beside her, put her arms around her and kissed her.

.......... "Tell me how it feels to have sex with a man," said Jo, "how did it feel when we made love"?

.......... "I don't know how to describe it. Most of the time it was good, sometimes great. Sometimes when you did every thing just right, I was lost in a euphoric state of ecstasy that seemed to just go on and on. But it was never bad, I always enjoyed it."

.......... "What did I do that made it feel so good"?

.......... "Well, I guess it was when you did a lot of little things, a lot of things first and then several things while we were ... you know ... screwing, it wasn't just your penis."

.......... "I've had Jay's penis in me, you know that, It felt good after awhile, but nothing like you describe. I've put my fingers in my vagina and they felt good there, especially when I rubbed certain areas. But I didn't know what I was doing, and my fingers didn't feel like they were big enough or long enough."

.......... "Haven't you heard the saying, it's not how big a man's penis is, it's the way he uses it that counts. Well that's true, and sometimes you used yours just right," purred Linda. "I know you want to find out what sex with a man is really like, and you need to know." "You didn't have the experience of teenage sex and all the conversations with other girls like I did. You're having to play catchup and I wanted to save you a lot of sorrow that can go with that." "That's why I planned this little session tonight," said Linda, "I bought this at a store today."

.......... Linda opened the drawer of her night stand and took out a soft plastic model of a penis, complete with a scrotum and a section of a pubis, and handed it to Jo.

.......... Jo was shocked at first, but then realized what Linda was trying to do.

.......... "It looks just about like the one I lost," laughed Jo as she examined it, "feels about the same too."

.......... Linda smiled, "now I'm going to show you how to use it."

.......... "I already know how to use it, remember," said Jo.

.......... "You've got the basics down, you can pump it in and out, but you didn't really know what you're pumping it in and out of, at least not until now." "Remember that area just inside the entrance of your vagina that you said felt good when you massaged it"?

.......... "Yeah, that's what I asked you about."

.......... "Well, there's a lot of nerves of some sort located there. There's a lot more along the first few inches of your vagina and more around the entrance. When a man rubs the head of his penis over those nerves just right, it makes you feel good. It won't make you cum, but it feels good, sometimes great. You feel something in your crotch when you massage your breasts too, don't you"?

.......... Jo blushed. "Well, yes, it makes my clitoris tingle or something."

.......... "That's a secondary effect, it's really making your vagina and uterus contract, those contractions are what makes your clitoris feel good. You can do things to other parts of your body that feel good and make you wet between your legs, but they rarely make you cum. Only massaging your clitoris will make you cum. I think you've already found out any screwing is good, but some are better than others. The secret to getting a really good screwing is to get a man to massage your clit and pay attention to all those other areas of your body while he's screwing you."

.......... Jo was dumfounded to hear Linda talk like this. In all the years she had known Linda she had never heard her talk about things like this.

.......... Linda saw the look on Jo's face and was ready for her.

.......... Linda picked up a book from her night stand and showed it to Jo. It was called "The Joy of Loving" and had come from Barns and Noble.

.......... "See, it has every thing I have told you in it, and a whole lot more."

.......... "I bought this several days ago, when I first saw you struggling with your new sexuality," said Linda, "I knew something about most of these things, simply from years of living with myself, and from our lovemaking." "But I needed an expert's description to put it all together, so I bought this book."

.......... "Now it's time to put all this into practice," said Linda as she started to remove Jo's panties and pull up her chemise. Jo lifted her hips for Linda and then removed Linda's. They both sat up and removed each others chemise. They sat there, caressing each other's breasts and then kissing with their breasts nested together.

.......... They lay down and Linda handed the dildo to Jo along with a tube of K-Y jelly.

.......... "Here, lubricate this and slowly slide it in yourself," said Linda, "Don't move it around, just put it in."

.......... Jo had wanted something like this the day before but didn't have it, now she squeezed it and bent it, trying to see how close it was to her penis, pretty close she decided. She lubricated it and started to put it in herself, trying to remember how it had felt when Jay had put his penis in her the second time. The time it had felt so good. It went in easily, a pleasant feeling as it slid in. She pushed it all the way in and held it there.

.......... "How does that feel"? Asked Linda.

.......... "It felt good going in."

.......... "Take your hand off it ... Now how does it feel"?

.......... "It's just in there I guess, Not much feeling at all, sort of nice I guess."

.......... "Pull it about half way out and let go of it ... how does it feel now"?

.......... "About the same I guess, it's still just in there."

.......... "There's almost no feeling all the way up inside," said Linda, "you can lose things in there, diaphragms, tampons." Sponges, remembered Jo.

.......... "That little string hanging out has saved me on more than one occasion," laughed Linda

.......... "Now slide it in and out just like Ja ... like you used to do to me ... How does that feel"?

.......... "Good," purred Jo.

.......... "Okay, now push it all the way in and rub its pubis over your clitoris ... that's it ... feel it moving around in your vagina while its massaging your clit"?

.......... "Yess, do I ever."

.......... "Now, Just slide its head in and out of the entrance of your vagina for a little while,"

.......... "That feels great," said Jo, "I could keep this up all night."

.......... "Yes you could, but you still might not cum."

.......... Linda started to massage Jo's breast with one hand and her clitoris with the other. She leaned over and kissed Jo, letting her tongue dart in and out of Jo's mouth in time with Jo's thrusts of the dildo. Jo felt her orgasm beginning, rapidly rising toward its climax faster and higher than ever before until she collapsed into Linda's arms, almost incoherent. Her body slowly stopped shaking and her heart beat slowed as she returned to reality.

.......... Jo thrust her tongue into Linda's mouth and started to pump the dildo again. Linda slowly broke the kiss and softly told Jo how to move the dildo; letting its head press against that area behind her pubic bone, thrusting it all the way in and moving it around while it was deep inside her. Jo massaged her clitoris with her free hand, bringing herself to another climax, once more wanting Linda to hold her until the pleasures of her orgasm subsided. "This thing ought to be illegal," said Jo as she withdrew it from her vagina, rolling over to let Linda hold her.

.......... "Let me show you one more thing," said Linda, picking up the dildo and wiping it off.

.......... "I want to use this dry for more effect," she said. "Get down close and watch my clit and its hood."

.......... Linda slowly pushed the dildo into her vagina. Jo could see her hood moving over her clit, not much but it was moving. Linda started moving it in and out and Jo saw the little hood moving back and forth over her clit. Jo looked closer at the entrance to Linda's vagina. The dildo was drawing the lips of her vagina in with it and then pulling them out as it moved. That was making her outer lips move and they were moving her hood.

.......... "If you cum just from copulation, it's because his penis is moving your outer lips," said Linda.

.......... "Let me try it and you watch," said Jo, picking up the dildo.

.......... She put it in and moved it in and out while Linda watched.

.......... "It's not doing much," said Linda, "you're too slick inside and the dildo is not drawing the entrance to your vagina with it. Take it out and let me try something."

.......... Linda put three of her fingers in Joe and moved them in and out, watching Jo's clit.

.......... "It's not going to help you much, the absence of the outer part of your hood doesn't leave enough to massage your clit," said Linda. "Don't worry about it, you don't get much out of that anyway, and it takes forever even if it works." "I just wanted to show you why some women think they have a 'vaginal' orgasm."

.......... "If you have intercourse more than one or two times in an evening, unless you just can't tear yourselves apart, you should douche with warm water before you do it again. All that cum and your lubricant makes your vagina too slickey, sex feels better when there's more friction, better for both of you," said Linda. "Besides, you might find something you left in there," she said laughing. "You may want to douche after you're finished, before you dress anyway, sometimes some of the cum will run out and mess up your panties if you don't. The next morning's fine, do it when you take your shower."

.......... They lay there, talking for a long time. Jo tried to describe how she had felt to Linda and Linda tried to compare her own feelings with what Jo described. They found that the various things felt similar. Both tried the dildo and discussed the way it felt, again, similar. A lot of the things they discussed were familiar to Jo, at least she recognized what Linda was talking about.

.......... Jo realized how little she had really known about how to satisfy a woman before. Linda was trying to teach her what a lifetime of experience had taught her. "She's also trying to teach me how to make both of our sex lives better, trying to keep us together." Jo thought.

.......... "I guess you really are a woman Jo Bates, I think you know how good a man can make you feel now, how you made me feel."

.......... "Why didn't you tell me these things before, you know, when I could still screw you"?

.......... "I don't know, embarrassed, afraid I would embarrass you. It was good anyway, and sometimes you got it right, I just wanted to enjoy the moment and not get distracted by details."

.......... "We should have talked about it afterwards, sort of a post-op debriefing," laughed Jo.

.......... "Men! And I suppose we should have prepared a mission plan before we started. And here I thought you had lost the male part of your mind," said Linda, grinning as she punched Jo in the ribs.

.......... "I haven't lost all of it, I still remember how much you liked for me to do this," said Jo as she moved down and gently licked Linda's vulva, finding her clit.

.......... Linda turned and gave Jo the same pleasure, thinking how Jo's clit was just a small penis, remembering two lovers enjoying 69.

.......... They went to sleep in each other's arms again that night, the mood did not need to be broken by showering, that could wait until morning.