Anxieties

By Lorraine B.
© 2006 All Rights Reserved

 

Chapter 1

Why in the hell did I ever take this job? Was it the money? Was it the potential of promotion? Was it the travel? Was it being my own boss? Was it all the benefits thrown at my feet? Was it in fact my own greed? Nope, I had those loans to repay. This was my second job in five years since graduating college. I was pathetically and depressively unhappy being that I missed my family and friends after moving so far away from them all, I kept in touch but I really did miss them. Mom and dad were always there for their three children, my brother the oldest, my sister and me as the youngest. These thoughts rumbled in my head as I drove down the road to my next destination and a brief vacation. There was something missing, but what was it?

Was it being not married? Shit no, I had relationships with the opposite sex, which proved to be calamitous from the onset of puberty, not for girls but for everyone concerned. Was it Children? No, I don't know, maybe it was not having kids around to torment me of course there was always my brother and sister’s kids to drive me happily insane.

Entering the city, seeing the Holliday Suites I was to call home for the next few weeks but the next fourteen days were mine to relax and enjoy. I pulled into the parking lot and parked, removing my luggage with the assistance of an employee. Checking in at the Front Desk, the bellman and I went directly to my suite that I would occupy. On entering the suite of rooms I sighed deeply not for the sterile furnishings but of the loneliness I would endure. I knew I should have gone home, why was I staying here?

Quickly I disrobed from the androgynous clothing I wore after the bellman had left. Looking disgustedly at the sports bra I wore and my permned hair tied in back of my head into a ponytail I asked myself why life was so cruel. Ever so swiftly I removed the sports bra allowing my over full C cup breasts to be free, admiring them. I freed my hair from the confining scrunchi allowing my shoulder length hair to frame my face. Massaging my breasts to allow the blood to flow I made a decision never to wear a smaller bra again, these beauties were the cause of all of my disastrous relationships with everyone. What woman wanted to go out with another person with breasts larger than her own, or a body that was more finely sculpted then her own? Besides as far as male attributes I didn't have any yet that's what the Birth Certificate says I was born as. Thank the Creator that my parents gave me the names of Edith Evelyn Gayle-Smythe, named after some ancestor or other, although that was another source of ridicule by many ignorant persons having three undoubtedly female names. The doctors said at my puberty it was gynecomastia and they'd more than likely shrink after it. Shrink my ass! They got bigger along with my hips and bubble butt with my waist becoming very waspish. My voice remained soft and high that always caused me problems as I was supposed to be a male. My skin was always soft, so very supple and tanned to perfection. Now my hair was Auburn everywhere as a woman's body had, it was the same color my eyebrows were naturally thin on my oval face with high cheekbones that are very prominent. Since I stood at five foot eight and at one hundred and fifteen pounds, I was svelte and elegant in my body and movements. I was a man's wet dream is what I had been told although that was years ago. My mind said male but my body said Oolala, Mon Dieu, Mon Cherie, where's the men?

Why did my body change to what it was? No one could explain as the Quacks always said, we need more tests and the results say you're a male and then several said I was female. Make up your bloody minds already! I hope your Bats die from all the blood they've digested from me! How about a CAT Scan? Do I look like a male? I do get a kind of an orgasmic tingle when you put your finger up my butt. Did you kiss me yet? Oh I love foreplay. Oh please my breasts are tingling! Did you use protection? Ohhh…a finger rubber! Yeah Doc, well stick it, Medical Science blows! 

Taking off my white, silkened, nylon panties I took a red robe, slippers and nightgown from one of the several suitcases I had and headed off to the bath.

In that luxurious bathtub I relaxed as I had used the ample supplies of bath oils and feminine products that were furnished and closed my eyes; while resting them I must have fallen asleep and dreamt of my childhood. 

The daylight broke through my bedroom window announcing the beginning of a new day, a hot summer day. Today was my birthday, fourteen and I looked forward to it, as I was no longer a boy but a man or so I thought. In our family you were always a boy until you hit that age of fourteen and I finally achieved it.

That morning I threw off the sheet that covered my small body dressed only in my skivvies. Taking a shower in the bathroom I shared with my brother Mitch, I noticed that my chest area itched, it was itching and tenderer then ever and my nipples were larger as were the areola. I saw that there was certain fullness in other areas, that they were also enlarged just as my sister's breasts had been a several years before, but I remembered. I was scared and humiliated that this was happening to me when there was a knock on the door as I toweled dry. Sandra my sister just strode right in without any regard for my privacy saying, "Happy Birthday, sorry twerp but I ran out of a certain necessary commodity we all use."  As she bent over getting a roll of toilet paper from beneath the sink cabinet, she suddenly froze, took her toilet paper and ran from the room hurriedly but not before looking, almost staring, at my chest area.

Putting on fresh skivvies as my dad called underwear I heard the sounds of hurried feet, many hurried feet. Mom and dad were the first barging in on me followed by Sandra and Mitch. Mom took me to her breast with tears in her eyes saying, "How are you feeling dear?" I felt fine other than the slight discomfort I had and I told her. In front of the family I was embarrassingly forced to raise the t-shirt I wore to expose my budding, budding hell, exposing my large beauties, at least then I thought they were large, with Mitch and dad being immediately thrown out of the bathroom by mom.

"Sandra, get my tape measure and you my little dear, just how long has this been going on? Have you been taking pills or anything?" Mom asked me knowing I wouldn't lie to her while Sandra ran from the room.

"About three or four months ago I guess, maybe longer, everything I wear hurts them, mom. I swear I haven't taken anything, you know I hate any type of medicine." I said looking directly into her eyes as I spoke when Sandra walked in with the tape measure handing it to mom.

"Oh dear…I'll be right back sweetheart." Mom said leaving me with Sandra and her bourgeoning smile.  

"Okay Sandi let's hear your words of wisdom." I said knowing I'd get the crap thrown into my face. Instead she was sympathetic saying, "They kind of hurt don't they? I remember when mine were growing."

"Yes they hurt and I regret all the teasing I ever did to you, I'm so sorry Sis. But this isn't supposed to happen to a boy. I'm a freak!" I said as I cried the tears of frustration out of me hugging her.

"Edie…Edith, mom and dad will find out what happened to you. Just think of all the kids that will look at you now." Sandra said trying to get me to smile or laugh as I cried even harder when she went to me and drew me to her hugging me close. I cried my tears of shame even after mom and dad came back into the bathroom saying, "Sweetheart we called the doctor and he's coming to examine you. I want you to slip this on and let Sandra help you." Handing me a bra, Sandra helped me remove my t-shirt and put the bra on and replaced my t-shirt. There was no doubt in anyone's mind that they were breasts, but at least they didn't hurt with the bra on and felt good as the mounds laid inside filling those cups with flesh. I began to cry seeing those mounds of shame on my chest.

"Edie, please…" mom was saying as I cut her off.

"Leave me alone! Why don't you all just put me into a dress and panties since I already have the bra." I yelled out running out of the bathroom to my bed flinging my body upon it, crying even harder as everyone left leaving me to my tears.

I had cried myself out when the doctor came and examined me, doing what he could. He left some salves for the irritation and called the hospital for more tests to be run by the specialists. Those tests began, practically a lifetime of tests and experimentation with nothing and everything being normal but borderline for a boy or a girl. The medicos were perplexed with some even offering to do radical mastectomies or sex changes later, which I both refused. I was a male with the body of a woman, almost!

That afternoon of my birthday I was so beyond mortified as friends and family came over to help celebrate. I know they all saw my bra and my breasts yet never saying a word, I became withdrawn from the festivities when my best friend Kyle, that was sixteen, came over and sat next to me saying, "Edie, we've known each other for years and years. We've slept in the same bed when I stay with your family when mine were gone. Your mom and dad feel responsible for what is going on with you. They feel helpless that they can't do anything or what caused it. Most girls would give anything to have a set of bazongas like that."  

With fire in my eyes I screamed out in a high pitched voice saying, "You don't get it do you? This isn't supposed to happen to boys! I'm a boy! I'm a freak! Do you all hear me I'm a BOY!" I suddenly looked around seeing that all conversation had stopped everywhere in the yard. I ran from the yard through the house and into the safety of my room, slamming my door.

Again I was on my bed crying when the door opened and dad walked into the room. Slowly he walked to the bed soundlessly and sat next to me saying, "Edie, you were very rude to your guests and especially Kyle. Your mother and I have no idea what's happened to you; no one does. Until we find out there's nothing you or we can do. Now I'm asking you to dry those tears and come outside. I'm also asking that you apologize to your guests. If it's any consolation I love my child, you, but if you become our daughter we would all know it wasn't your fault because it was your mother's and my fault since we conceived you in an act of love."

"Dad, I'm so afraid it's going to get worse and school starts in two weeks. What do I do then? Baggy clothes won't work to hide…my breasts because it's too warm." I said.

"I don't know, I don't think anyone knows; we'll just have to take it as it comes." He said as he kissed my forehead, which he hadn't done for years and dried my tears. Taking my hand he tugged me to follow him, which I did all the way outside. I apologized to our guests individually that made me feel better that I could be accepted by family and friends and not ostracized.

Kyle it seemed became very protective as the weeks and months went by with my body maturing even more. We kept in contact with each other even when he started school earlier than I. I was mystified with all his attention when Sandra said he saw me as a girl and a possible conquest. Okay so I had breasts that were in awe by all the males and envious of many females my age.

When school began my friends that I had, helped me somewhat but there were still those both male and female that had to be assholes to ridicule and taunt me with bigotry on their tongues. When I ignored the name calling it escalated to physical abuse that the administration disregarded such as the grabbing, pinching and of course the swirlies.  The final straw was not only the snapping of my bra strap but the twisting of my breast; that was done in the lunchroom at lunch by another student in plain view of a male teacher.

That evening as I was in a bath soaking, mom came in and saw the bruises I had endured. She was furious, telephoning the principal of the school at home she told him in no uncertain terms he was an asshole and so was his staff. The next day I began home study, as according to the school I was a disruption to all my classes, maybe I was just once, when Sandra and Libby her girlfriend dared me to replace my bra with a Bullet Bra from the fifties; wow, talking about filling out a sweater or poking an eye out. One boy almost fell out of a window in the classroom as he saw my bodacious breasts; fortunately we were on ground level, as the boys laughed and the girls giggled at him. That same boy was the one that assaulted me, maybe I deserved that Titty Twister but that was another form of humiliation I endured.

My brother and sister, Mitch and Sandi were always there for me to talk to them as was mom and dad. We all spoke to each other on every subject that could be brought up. When I was taken out of school and placed into the home school program they seemed to breathe easier as did Kyle.

Now Kyle nearly came over everyday to tutor me in Math and Science as these were beyond my comprehension as the tutor once said. We were alone in the house, as Sandra and Mitch were at school and mom and dad were at work. Kyle was off due to some teacher in-service training at his school.

Both of us were sitting on the couch very close to each other working on a math problem, which I finally began to understand, when he got excited and kissed me on the lips when I understood it. I had a chorus in my head saying no, then yes and then I said to myself oh, hell yes and I kissed him back.

"That was good Kyle." I said after we finished our kiss with him saying,

"Edith, I'm so sorry but all I see is a girl next to me, a girl that's also my best friend." Excusing myself I went to Sandra's room and cried briefly as her room was closest to my location. I was so confused with my actions that I enjoyed kissing Kyle. For some reason I can't explain I looked around Sandi's room and made up my mind that if all he saw was a girl then I was going to be one hell of a girl for Kyle.

Taking off my baggy wind suit, sneakers, bra, briefs and t-shirt; I found a white pair of red, high cut, nylon panties, a red and yellow floral patterned sundress and red canvas, wedged sandals. Pulling up those panties I marveled as how the material felt on my skin caressing my butt and widening hips. Sliding on the dress I felt how light, soft and airy it was as I placed my breasts into the bodice shelves, as it too embraced my blossoming body. I used Sandi's flash red nail polish and did both hands and feet after a manicure and quick pedicure. While the polish dried all I saw in the mirror was a shorter version of Sandra and a younger version of mom although I was not as well endowed as they are with Sandi being a growing C cup and Mom being a full C Cup. OhMyGod, I'm going to be as large as them!

Placing my hair into a ponytail and applying the briefest of makeup I had seen mom and Sandi use, I looked at Sandi, no my refection in the mirror. Fastening the buckles of the sandals I prepared myself for my entrance. I was as ready as I was ever going to be I said to myself as I opened and went out of the bedroom. In walking down the hallway I felt the sensuous dress I wore as well as the way my hips swayed. Kyle must have heard me as I walked toward him turning his head, widening his eyes and smiling wider than I had ever seen him smile.

"Okay Honey, you have your girl." I said going to him and kissing him lovingly. The kiss must have been good as I felt him grow pressing his weapon into my stomach as we held each other.

"I assume you like what you see Kyle?" I asked with him saying, "I thought you were Sandra at first until the height factor hit me. Damn, I finally have a date for all the dances and she's my best friend on top of it."

"Dances, oh no, I don't date, I don't dance, especially in makeup, a dress and heels. Kyle, how in the world can you ask a boy out to a dance?"

"If there's a boy in that dress, I'm Sly Stalone."

"Hi Sly." I said as I kissed him and took him into the kitchen with me for lunch that I made for us with my own two little hands from scratch. We ate; we talked, with me becoming more comfortable with his stares of adoration since this was the first and last time I would be dressed as I was.

"Edith, would you be my date to the Halloween Dance; look, I'll even get Sandra a date and we could double."

Did I just hear the word date as in Blind Date and Dance in the same sentence? By the way Sis that dress looks better on you then it does me, it's yours dear." Sandra said walking into the kitchen. I had forgotten this was a short day for her a school.

"Sandi I didn't mean to offend you by saying that, I asked Edith to be my date and I think she's scared to go."

 

"I am not a she! Now, how about a date for Mitch too?"

"If you aren't, you'd better look into that mirror again. Sure, we could all go together." Kyle said smiling with Sandra agreeing with her leaving to go to work at Marjorie's dress shop. After cleaning the kitchen and dishes the next few hours I was drilled by Kyle (No, not that way!) in math and general science. I went into the kitchen for some of the ice tea I had made when I heard the garage door open and I turned to see mom. The next thing I saw was her letting go of the grocery bags and hearing the shattering of glass on the floor.

"Mom, are you all right?" I asked as I went to help her pick up the bags. I bent at the knees as I had seen Sandra and her do all the time with her saying, “Edith Sweetheart is that really you? I swear I thought you were Sandra at first. Whose idea was it?"

"I'll take the blame Mrs. Smythe when I asked Edith to the dance." Kyle said as I glared at him and his big mouth. Mom looked at me adding a smile that you only see with sharks after the feeding frenzy saying, "Kyle I've always been mom to you too, so why the formalities? A dance Huh…I thought and I quote you, boys don't date boys. Did you get a good look at yourself? If you're a boy with that cleavage I see, than I'm Rumpelstiltskin and I am not a gnome either."

"Sorry Mom S." Kyle said as we cleaned up the mess mom made. He told her exactly what the deal was and what Sandra and I had said.

"Kyle dear I think that if you would like Edith to go she should go just to get her tiny feet wet. By the way missy, go fix your face it's been…Ah, very active and Kyle that color of lipstick doesn't suit you at all." Mom said giggling.

"Mom! What will people say? I'll be a freak again to be stared at and ridiculed."

"Edith, it'll be a Halloween party with costumes and masks. Think of this party as a male playing a role in a play, look at the Japanese Kabuki theatre and Shakespeare's plays during those times there were no women playing female parts only young boys and men. To this day the Kabuki follows the ancient traditions of no females.

I know you're scared, I also can see its hell trying to pretend you don't have breasts but you do; dressing as a tomboy does not help your psyche. Enjoy what Sandi and I feel, as we get dressed; besides look what happened to you in not telling me what you were going through. Do I think you're a freak? Sweetheart you're my baby, my child, I carried you for all those months inside of me as you grew and were born. We all watched, loved and nurtured you each day after you were born. We never chastised you kids as some parents do when you and Mitch played with girl's toys or Sandra with boy's toys. I never had a dysfunctional and argumentative household; sure you kids always teased each other but it was never a hurtful type of teasing.

I know these bodily and psychological changes are very difficult to and on you, I know that there will be those that cause and show their bigotry toward you just as that wretched boy did to you in that school. Think of those clothes you're wearing as a suit of protective armor that was custom made for you. Let people see you as a girl and laugh in your boy mind that you fooled them."

I knew better than to interrupt mom when she was on a roll with her words. I listened the entire time as Kyle held my hand. I know you're asking me if I was so much of a boy, why was I holding his hand? To be honest with you my answer was and is, I don't know. I mean he gave me a feeling of added protection yet I also stirred up his hormones into a frenzy. I knew he wasn't gay because he had an active social life with many girls outside of the school. Being his best friend meant I knew all the secrets and skeletons in that closet of his. Being his best friend we shared an admiration and respect for each other that worked its way within our family structures.

In the next few weeks everyone was in a flurry of activity from hospital appointments, tutors to costume fittings. Dad and Mom were taking the place of Kyle's parents as chaperones to this dance as they would be out of the country on business. Kyle was put into my room and I was stuck with Sandra while he stayed with my family. True to Kyle's word he found my brother and sister dates that they went out several times with before the dance to get to know them.

Mitch went out with Rhonda; Sandra had Patrick and guess who I had? Yep I had good old reliable Kyle. Anyway Rhonda or Ronni as we called her was a stone cold fox but she was a bit standoffish, that's a bad word to use, shy seems more appropriate because of her height of five foot eleven but then my brother was over six foot tall. She had and has a body that would make the goddesses weep in envy, as she was very athletic just as Mitch was and is. I could see this mating was a match, now Sandra faired just as well, Patrick stood at five foot nine and built like a tank, but had a wonderful intelligence, humor and finesse about him. Little did I know back then that I was looking at my future brother and sister in laws that gave me just as much crap now as they did back then just as my own flesh and blood did.

In those coming weeks I dressed pretty much in jeans, sweaters, sweat shirts and sneaks. I was always fearful of dresses and skirts as they reminded me of what was happening to me and the loss of my male body such as it was. This was proved over and over again at each medical appointment I had, you know, the inch added here and removed here and viola, instant young woman's body. Sandra, Ronni and mom once said it wasn't the fear of the dresses and skirts it was because of getting deeper involve with Kyle. Okay, so how in the hell can I be the man in my mind yet dressed in all that froufrou and lace? Look at what happened to me when I wore a sundress? I wound up kissing Kyle and making a fool out of myself to the family, or did I?

All I knew was that evening I was given a very long talk by mom and Sandra on the Birds and the Bees from a woman's standpoint that made me blush for days to come. I was told everything from how to please a man sexually to what was acceptable and what was not acceptable for a young woman to do while dating. While listening to them the entire Mormon Tabernacle Choir was singing the benefits of masculinity while some heavenly choral group was singing the benefits of femininity all in a syncopated, counterpoint, rhythmic style that even got louder as methods of sex were introduced. I was at a complete loss of words when they spoke how the male and female bodies would react. I knew there was a problem with mine, as my body never had reacted to the stimulus of masturbation, wet dreams or any other ways to have an ejaculation. I also knew that in the shower or bath I received multiple waves of sexual pleasure and fulfillment as I washed it. In addition I knew from past experiences at the hospital that I never could give them a sperm sample no matter what stimulus or eroticism was offered to my penis from gorgeous nurses giving me a hand job or even oral sex; to the most stimulating of sexually explicit photos. My penis, testicles and scrotum were beginning to be what was called atrophied, as they all shrunk, yet the chorus sang their songs of being a male in my mind.

A week before the dance Mom had told us that our costumes were ready but Marjorie needed to do a final fitting for her. In my mind I hoped mine would be male attire, but in those confined recesses of the gray matter we called a brain, I knew my costume was going to be something feminine. Hey, if it was Batgirl or some other fantasy character I could handle it, what I received was more than a wakeup call.

All of us on arriving at the dress shop that my sister worked with Marjorie meeting us closed the shop, smiling and saying, "Okay I want the women in the back room and the men in the dressing rooms. Your names are on the boxes and I want everyone to get dressed and then come out."

I was headed with the men when Marjorie grabbed my arm pulling me along with the girls. When we were in the back room I saw stacks of boxes with Edith, Ronni, Sandi and Carla which is my mom's name stenciled on them. There was a look of delight as all the women’s faces, as they unpacked their finery while I trembled in my little white sneakers.

"I think it was a marvelous idea to have a theme for the dance. Okay ladies now please get undressed, no bras just panties." Marjorie said.

"The guys really made a face but they were outvoted by us. They wanted comic book fantasy characters and the girls voted for the Southern Cotillion theme last year." Rhonda said as she took off her bra and massaging her breasts. Last year? They all knew about this ahead of time? I was in some very deep liquidly stuff that came from the body, like… excrement, yeah that's it shit.

Undressing with everyone I saw there was an intimacy with women, which men I had learned from the past, didn't have. They all looked or praised each other, nothing was ever mean or spitefully said, and as we all took off our clothes. Even Rhonda praised me on how my body was changing with mom and Sandra chiming into the conversation with then showing photos of me. This was very discomfiting to my male voices but the female voices said to go with it.

"We need to get you different bras and panties sweetheart those look a bit too small. I do hope those measurements I gave Marjorie will be all right. Edith seems to be filling out so fast."

"I'll say, when she wears my clothes, they are not in the least baggy were they once were." Sandra added to my displeasure with me saying, “Sorry Sis but my own clothes don't fit anymore, anywhere, and I had to steal your jeans, a sweater and my feet were cold…"

"Pantyhose and my boots that I stole from mom." Sandra said as she hugged me to her naked breasts. Oh what an electrifying experience that was, breasts touching breasts, my little perky ones and her mounds of animated perky flesh with my nipples hardening. Maybe I am a lesbian? 

"We'll take care of Edith's needs later, now you girls will have to endure something that I just know you'll hate, the corset, the nightmare of women for years upon years." Marjorie said as I blankly looked upon her face. What the hell was a corset? I soon found out, as I was the first to be trussed up in that torturous device of emerald green satin and lace. My complaints, tears and yells fell upon deaf ears as the lacings were pulled tighter and tighter giving me a figure that girls in my former school only wished and hoped they had. Marjorie said I was fortunate that this was the modern version of the old whale boned ones women used to wear and those normally went to the thighs while this one went to the a little past the hips.

By breathing in shallow breaths I manage to stay coherent yet docile as my breasts were placed into and on the shelves of the cups making my breasts seem as large as Sandra's were. Having me sit I was instructed on how to place the silky smooth material called stockings on and up my legs. I've worn pantyhose before but this was an experience that went beyond orgasmic, as I felt those green gossamer silk stockings tug at the attached garters of the corset.

"Due to the cost involved of replicating the shoes that women wore back then I improvised with these." Marjorie said holding a pair of three-inch spike heeled, emerald green colored, silk evening pumps adorned with gold and silver threads that were embroidered into swirls of the toes of the shoes. Once they were on my feet I was made to walk. Getting the coaching and support I needed from everyone, I soon mastered or was that mistressed the chore, no matter; I walked in the damn things. Bloomers and petticoats abounded and then this creature they called a floor length formal gown was added with the hem of the skirt attached to my wrist.

"You girls are lucky these gowns have zippers these used to be made with buttons." Marjorie said as she and mom lowered the silk fabric down on me, zipping me into it as they all fluttered about adjusting the skirts; I was petrified to look into that mirror with my knees knocking. My hair was placed into a bun after it was teased with butterfly pins adorning it. After a fall was added and then the makeup, as I sat there bewildered at what just had happened to me.    

We were all dressed, powdered and perfumed when we heard a knock and dad walked in. Mom was dressed in pastel blue, Sandra was in burgundy and Rhonda wore a dark yellow gown that hung very well on them and were gorgeous in them all. Dad was so very handsome with the blue suit he wore matching mom's gown color. His jacket was open going below his knees accenting the satin lapels and the satin strips of the out seam going down each leg.  When he turned the jacket even had tails in the back, at the cuffs of the jacket his lace of the shirt showed, the vest was of blue satin matching the labels of the jacket, which was buttoned over a white, very lacey but decidedly masculine cut shirt with a string tie at his neck. At first I was very humiliated with him seeing me like this until he smiled and took mom's hand, saying, "Gwen really went all out designing those costumes. You all look gorgeous in them." Gee thanks dad, just what my voices needed to hear with me saying, "I can't dad, I just can't go like this, and I’m still a…a…"

"Not this again! Edith, just take a look at yourself! Do boys have the real things on their chest like you do? Do they have a body to die for like you do? Damnit girl, I only wished I looked a fraction like you do." Rhonda said making me look into the mirror. All I could think about was getting out of this heavy stuff I wore, as she rambled on, as I kept my eyes closed.  She then pinched my arm to make me gaze at a young woman in the mirror wearing an emerald green ball gown from a different era. I saw her heaving breasts held into a silk, satin and lace bodice, her beautiful shoulders framed but the same materials adding a dramatic flavor to her tanned-colored skin. The ball gown made her green eyes shine dramatically and accentuating the redness of her hair as she stood; her lips were the colors and fullness of ripe cherries, she was the picture of loveliness incarnate from the goddesses of another age.

"Is that a boy? I hardly think so Edith; besides it's also Halloween when boys and girls can and will dress as they like without fear of ostracism. It’s that time for everyone to let down their hair and enjoy parties."

"I have to admit that I thought Gwen was nuts when she insisted that you wear these costumes. She saw the styles on an old television show called Yancy Derringer on some cable network. We both saw Gone With the Wind and kind of shied away from it. These come from a period that was more elegant and earlier than the Civil War and have a decidedly French/ New Orleans flavor to them. You gals will be the Belles of the Ball. Don't you dare even say it Edith dear!" Marjorie added as she took all of us to the front of the shop to see the men, with their jaws hitting the floor. I was impressed seeing that the men where attired in the colors we wore and the style that dad wore with the addition of a beavered Top Hat and silver, eagle headed canes. It was also I saw that the men had what looked like spats on their shoes matching the suits they all wore and our gowns. They all looked suave and very sophisticated to me, but look at me the one in the froufrou.

Kyle worked up his nerve as did Mitch and Patrick coming to us with Kyle softly saying, "A boy huh? I really don't think so." When the unexpected brush of his lips touched my cheek just as a camera flash went off.

"Okay boys and girls I need pictures and I want them now before you take your delights with each other." Marjorie said making us stand or sit at her whim. Damn she even had us in dancing positions with Kyle holding me very close to him. How do I know it was close? I still have the marks from his erection that he tried to embed into my belly button. Kind sir, my belly button is not a receptacle for your thingy, even though it is an innie!

Undressing we all found out what it was going to be like to wear those gowns when Marjorie told us we would have to wear the corsets during our waking hours and we each had eight more to take home and to sleep in them. After the dance she laughed and said to save them for our wedding gowns or to tease our men with. Thanks Marjorie! Why don't you yell it out louder so all the guys can hear what you said? I was unhappy as was Rhonda and Sandra, yet mom had that smile of playfulness on her lips. Oh crap dad and her would be walking bowlegged for the next week. Sandra made the comment of oiling their bedsprings with mom countering with something about chastity belts and us wearing them. Crap mom, don't I have enough problems? With my luck she'll turn it around backwards to…Oh never mind you get the gist of what I was trying to say.

For a week we wore those satin prisons during our waking hours or in our case both day and night. The week of the dance became reality with all of us fending off the amorous attacks and probes of the men. For a week all I could wear was skirts, dresses, stockings and heels, much to everyone's delight. I was angry I had to go to the proctologist being dressed in a skirt, blouse and heels for a rectal exam, with the nurses smiling and that doctor taking too much pleasure in his job as he really stuck it into me. If I wanted this type of abuse I know Kyle would gladly volunteer or I can use an Exlax or a glycerin suppository. 

I was trained in the feminine arts and chastised relentlessly by everyone, which included, Marjorie, Kyle, Rhonda and Patrick. I hated having my knees together and smoothing out my dress. I hated taking short mincing steps and the heels that I wore. I hated wearing makeup along with shaving my underarms and legs. I hated learning to dance, kinda, okay it was fun and I liked it. The things I enjoyed were the compliments and the attention I received. I was even getting used to being kissed and probed by Kyle and being referred to by all those feminine pronouns they so carelessly threw around.

The day before I was made to really suffer at the hands of everyone by being taken to this den of femininity called the beauty salon. Makeup, pedicures, manicures, nail and hair extensions, highlights, body perms, leg and bikini waxing; they did it all to us. The hardest part to swallow was while I sat I fell asleep in the beautician's chair I heard a pop, pop, pop and then felt the pain in my ears. On my slow, but rude awakening, stood two beauticians on both sides of me smiling after they had pieced my ears three times with starter studs in them. I could see one hole in each ear because some males had them, but three holes? Only my sister, mother and many other women had more then one hole for earrings. What was next my nipples? My hair was finished, done up in an upswept bouffant style as were all of ours were; Sandra and I could have been mistaken for twins and mom our sister.

Rhonda was so thrilled with her blond hair looking as gorgeous as she was; she began to call our mom, mother. This was not a normal salon adventure but this was a treat and present from Kyle's mom and dad after they both saw our pictures that Marjorie took of us in the clothing she designed. Walking into the house was a real delicacy when Kyle saw me and the boys and dad saw mom and the girls. I never knew that men had more than two arms and two lips; they seemed to be everywhere at once. Kyle had a lip lock on me when I was suddenly pulled into the kitchen by mom and her saying, "It's not safe in there for you or any of the girls. Now park it Miss. Hotpants?"

I sat as mom went into that steamy, sweaty den of sexual perverseness called the living room. My body was still tingling, my nipples were erect, and I was breathing hard when mom came in dragging Rhonda and Sandra behind her making them also sit-down.

I told mom what I felt, how it felt and my confusion as she poured ice tea for all of us saying, "I think you were about to lose those pretty panties you're wearing as we all were about to do. Sex to us women is loving, very emotional and very intense. Think of a spark that later becomes a bonfire or a forest fire and then dies; that's what it's like for us it builds gradually to such force it consumes us and our partners in pleasure to orgasm."

"Do I really want to hear this? Mom, I'm really sorry I asked, I'm not a ……"

"Here we go again! Sis, by what you described to us, you sure are a girl. But you have to know when to shut it all down before you have…intercourse, either vaginal or anal." Rhonda said taking my hand. Each day that Rhonda was around I was treated like a little sister, as was Sandra. I and our family liked her a great deal there was a spark that began with her and Mitch that was beginning to be a fire and later it was when they married in a civil ceremony secretly.

For the rest of the day we stayed away from the guys and their spears of enchantment and lust. During the evening I saw mom really sexually teasing dad to the point he threw her over his shoulder and carried her to the bedroom, Ya know we forgot to oil the bedsprings. Damn they were loud!

The lights were all lowered and seemed romantic well anyway I sat next to Kyle while Sandra and Rhonda had their way with Mitch and Patrick. The smooching and heavy petting was hot and heavy until I heard the moans. There was my sister practicing to be a sword swallower along with Rhonda following her lead with Patrick and Mitch moaning. Between the moans, groans and bedsprings I was going mad taking Kyle with me to Sandra's room to watch television.

Somehow it didn't work out as I planned, with us doing the same things as what we left; except maybe for us taking it a step further. I felt every bit of pleasure he and I shared together as he licked my breasts and I swallowed his sword to its inevitable outcome that I lapped up his seed greedily. The one thing he didn't feel that I did was him buried deep inside of me and the painful sensation as he inserted himself that turned to sexual pleasure as we made love. My mind was in lust as he drove himself into me not caring if mom or dad caught us. I wanted him, every bit of him until he orgasmed with me following him to untold heights of delectation. My mind was in a spin with the female side of me taking charge. I was in female hormone heaven yet the doctors say I was normal for a male. I began to cry softly as we cuddled together on the bed next to each other. I had no idea if they were tears of tenderness, loss of my virginity or from our source of pleasure. That was when Sandra came into the room seeing us both naked saying, "Kyle honey, go to your room, take a shower and get ready for bed while Edith and I speak. We'll meet you in the living room in a bit after we clean up." She wasn't angry and kissed him like a brother then taking me into the bathroom with her.

She adjusted the water, placed shower caps over our hair and stepped under the spray with me in tow saying, "Edith dear, you just stepped across that fine line from aggressive to passive, from male to female, you do know that?"

"Everything was fine, and then it just happened." I said sobbing while she tenderly washed my body with her saying, "Yeah and that's how some of us get pregnant too. Okay so you can't get pregnant but be sexually safe. Mom, dad, all of us are worried sick about you. I knew this was going to happen to you and I tried to tell you. Honey, I've always loved you since you were in mom's belly, I used to talk to you too. I didn't care if you were a boy or a girl. When you were born I was just happy you were alive and well for all of us to share. Secretly I wanted a sister and after fourteen abysmal years I have one. Sure we tolerated each other before, but you and I were closer than Mitch and me."

"What's going on in here?" Rhoda said seeing us together in the shower.

"Well Sis here is now a woman, she did the big nasty with Kyle. They crossed the line together, him a man, she a woman, with you and I causing it all." Sandra said with Rhonda sitting slowly on the commode saying, "No! OhMyGod! Oh Edith honey I'm so sorry. I never thought for a moment that this would happen." Seeing her tears I said, "Ronni none of this was anyone's fault, it just happened. I should have said no, but I was weak and allowed it to happen. To be honest with you both, I enjoyed my first sexually induced orgasm."

"What first orgasm girls? OhMyGod, turn toward me Edith dear. You did it, didn't you?" Mom said closing the bathroom door behind her.

"Mom, please don't be mad at us or anyone. It just… happened. “I said as mom cut me off saying, "Yes, it happened and you now share the same rules as Sandra does. What angers me is that the doctors say you're a male dear, you're all girl and have the hormone highs we get. Darling, and this goes for all of you, control those urges until you get married, drop those lacey panties of yours again and really suffer from my anger, you'll be grounded until you're married or twenty one. Am I angry, you bet, if you had our plumbing you'd being going to the Gyne tomorrow for the pill and I'd be praying you weren't pregnant as I tied those pretty knees together. I'll be right back." In a flurry of pink nylon she was gone and returned as I was drying off.

"Okay missy bend and spread those cute little butt cheeks." Mom said making Rhonda and Sandra giggle as mom spread a cream in and around my butt hole as I bent over. With a sharp slap on my butt she said, "now missy, how do you like being a woman? An orgasm no less!"

"Mom I'm so ashamed, yet I loved it. Remember how I felt with the doctor sticking his finger in there? Well I had pleasure this time; when Kyle touched my breasts it was like electric and my tingle grew. I mean it came wave after wave after it grew inside of me. It felt normal feeling Kyle's seed in me, mom I mean it did hurt at first but then I wanted him deeper and more of him inside of me, it was exciting being finally fulfilled. Mom what boy never had an erection at my age? Or a wet dream?  I couldn't get hard even with a pretty nurse playing with me for a sperm sample. Mom does this mean I'm gay?" Mom took all of us into her arms and hugged us to her saying, "No not at all honey but your sweet little butt will comply to my rules just as Sandra does. As far as sex goes, I don't want my daughters being promiscuous; I don't want them getting a reputation for being an easy lay. I want them to be good girls, get married, love their husbands and have kids or adopt. "

 

We went back to the living room after putting on nightgowns or pajamas and robes. Kyle and I sat on the floor with Sandra and Patrick. With mom and dad's permission Patrick was allowed to stay over for the night while the three of us went to Sandra's room with all of us sharing the bed. Gee I wonder who was in the middle? Now I know how the cream filling feels in a cake, smothered.

The day of the dance was maddening with mom throwing the men out of the house and the baths were ours to enjoy and relax in. We relaxed around the house in loungers and robes until Marjorie arrived with some of the girls from the beauty salon. Mom was concerned at first because of the cost but was assured that Gwen our benefactor, Kyle's mother had taken care of everything. We weren't rich but lived comfortably within our means this pampering was opulent and extravagant to mom and Sandra; this to me was a new experience.

We were all partially dressed when the guys returned forcing us to scurry to get robes on. It wasn't a question of modesty it was that the guys couldn't keep their hands off of us seeing us in our lingerie. It felt good to be able to sit around in just our lingerie as our hair and makeup was being done and redone. All but one beautician left us and she washed, trimmed and styled the guy's hair tidying it up for them as we put our gowns on.  Putting on the satin opera gloves, Marjorie handed each of us a jewelry case inside we all gasped in surprise.

"Ladies, these are the final accessory other then the shawls. Gwen and Bart told me to tell all of you to have a good night and enjoy yourselves. Oh by the way all the clothes are yours and the jewelry." Marjorie said as she helped to put the jewelry on us."

This took us all by surprise never expecting anything but to being privileged just to use these clothes. Being younger our jewelry was basically a fairly large stone set in a gold setting as a pendant on a gold chain with a stone cut in the color of or gowns, along with a pair of pendant earrings, a bracelet, cocktail ring and anklet. Now mom's jewelry was more dramatic as she was the oldest and the mother; her necklace had multiple large dark blue stones in a gold setting forming a choker, her other jewelry was basically the same as ours. My jewelry was emerald and gold, Sandra's were rubies and gold, Rhonda was amber and gold and Mom was sapphire, diamond and gold.

After we added the jewelry with Marjorie's help I don't know what my feelings were as I was taken to a mirror to view myself with mom and sis behind me. It wasn't they same person that stood there looking out from the mirror that I saw all those years in the past. The woman standing there was not a male and not a youngster, but a stately young woman, wide eyed and beyond exciting and recherché, she was heaven sent to make a man's dreams come true. Blinking my eyes I saw her eyes blink and then I smiled at her, which she returned shamelessly.

"Yes dear she's all you, now are we ready to join our men?" mom asked smiling as she sprayed me with perfume and placed a feathered mask on a stick into my hand and a satin, beaded bag purse onto my wrist with a fan.

The Halloween Party and dance was a success and so were we all taking first prize for the most original and best costumes. I had to admit I had never had as much fun or have ever danced as much as I did. I was thankful to mom and Marjorie for the dancing lessons along with having me get used to the high heels as I danced the night away with the many men that were there; much to the enviousness of many of the young women and wives that attended. Alas the ball ended and Cinderella had to go home with her Prince Charming, Kyle. The only difference between Cindi and I was; I didn't lose my shoe. I was still on a high as we pulled into the restaurant parking lot that Libby's parents owned.

We were the first couples to enter the establishment when Libby acting as the Hostess saw me, screamed and ran toward us saying, "Oh Edith, I've missed you so much at school. Damn you're hot! I wish I could look half as good." Now if you believe that crap I have some swampland I need to sell you quick. Libby is a shorter version of Rhonda about five foot seven inches tall and a body that made men beg and girls cry. While talking to her I notice my opponent from school was there with several of his cronies observing us all very closely.

Libby seated Kyle and rejoined me at the door as we both went to the powder room making sure we were being watched. Libby and I freshened up and left giving those boys a good look when I stopped turned toward them saying, “Lance Taggert my dear, put your eyes back into your head darling, as you'll never ever get a woman, any woman." As I stroked his face with my gloved hand and then poured a glass of water into his crotch on his erection that he sported, with the other hand, causing the boys at the table to laugh at Lance. 

"You Bitch! I ought to…"

"I highly doubt that, but you will leave and never come back, just you Lance but your friends can stay." Libby said with Kyle, Patrick and Mitch immediately behind us.  

Chapter 2

I awoke as the water was becoming colder, draining the tub as I got up from the water. I dried, powdered and placed my nightwear on and slippers going out into my suite. After brushing out my hair I called room service and ordered a meal with a full bottle of wine. While waiting I unpacked my laptop and booted it up plugging it into the phone jack at the wall.

Contacting my ISP I downloaded my email and began to review all my messages that I had neglected to do for a few days. There were several from Mom, Sandra, and Rhonda that I decided to call them after I ate. Leaving the computer at the desk I unpacked several of my bags until there was a knock and an announcement of room service.

On opening the door the poor kid seemed to have lost his voice until I realized I was practically nude in front of the poor boy wearing a black diaphanous peignoir and laced panties along with black, satin-wedged mules. In placing the cart and tray I saw the kid was ready for action, I was tempted, but I gave him a generous gratuity and let him make his way back to Betty Rose or whatever her name was, I wasn't about to tip him twice.

The food was good, as I ate slowly but it wasn't like my own cooking or mom's cooking that I missed. I savored the wine then I dialed mom's telephone number, letting it ring until mom answered saying, "Edith, Do I have to beg you to call me?  You have a cell phone and that's not even on. You have email you never answer."

"Mom please, I'm at the next job site but I took two weeks off as compensatory time. I was going to come home…"

"Now listen to me Edith, your father and I are coming there. We'll see you tomorrow baby. We love you dear. “Mom said as she hung up.

What the hell was that all about? How can mom and dad come here when they don't know where the hell I'm staying or the city? Why wouldn't they let me come home? Did I give them my traveling itinerary and forget? Damn I must be getting senile! Maybe Sandra knows what the hell is going on. I dialed her house and Patrick answered saying, "Hi Auntie Edith your niece says hi and your sister is out shopping as usual."

"Damn she's as bad as mom and daddy is babysitting?" I said laughing, as I got comfortable, tucking my legs underneath me.

"Sure, I can change her and everything, well almost everything, Carla misses mommy's milk unless Auntie Edith would like to volun………."

"Patrick don't you dare start that shit."

"Well they are the same size as Sandi's and Mom's breasts so, Carla would love and appreciate it."

"I won't discuss this subject any further you pig, tell Sandi to call me at the Holiday Suites. Tell her also I took two weeks off." I said giving him the telephone number before I hung up with Patrick laughing. I then tried to call Mitch and Rhonda but there wasn't any answer. I left a message on their machine and hung up.

For the next several hours I caught up on my weekly site reports and expense reports as I managed to relax, sip my wine and send in all the reports via email. That was when I received the email message from the corporate office that I was to call the site office immediately. I angrily fired back an email-stating no, that I was on vacation and that their problem could wait. After I sent off the message I read the header oh wow did I screw up, it was from the Admin Assistant for the C.E.O., damn I was big, deep, shit now, now how do you spell Fired! I wrote another email stating I needed a brief rest for a few days after the last assignment but I would telephone them and to disregard my last message as I made a mistake. Maybe I just pulled my sweet little ass out of the fire without the singe marks and went to lie down on the bed watching the television. While watching some inane movie about a prom, my mind drifted off and I shut my eyes.

Kyle and I were in his home one afternoon after my classes at college. I took the GED the year before and was accepted to State majoring in business and fashion design. I was dressed in jeans, a pink sweatshirt, pink socks and sneaks. My breast size had increased to a C cup along with other areas. I was being tutored as usual; it was then we tutored each other in other areas. We somehow wound up in his mother and father's bed for an afternoon delight when his mother walked in on us. Gwen knew we were sexually experimenting, oh hell, we were active, it was just we just were never caught until just then by her.

I was so embarrassed when I heard and saw the door open with Gwen peering inside seeing us enjoined. She didn't say a word closing the door leaving us alone, her face was expressionless. The one thing I will say is I had a feeling Gwen was going to call my mom and that I would be grounded for life for breaking her rules. It was too late for regrets but we were committed in our act of love to its orgasmic completion that we shared together.

Entwined in each others arms we lay onto the bed and held each other when Gwen came in saying, "Kyle please go take a shower while Edith and I talk and get her cleaned up." There wasn't any argument as he ran stark assed naked to his own room with Gwen saying, "He's as much of a slob as his dad is, are you sure that you can and want to love a slob?" Gwen said handing me a robe from her closets.

"Mom, I'm so sorry we used your room. I told him we shouldn't but the next thing I knew I was deep in the thrills." I said as I put on her robe and slippers she handed me, with me then helping her to clean up our mess, not realizing both our sets of clothes went down the laundry chute.

"He was certainly deep, now young lady lets get you cleaned up and we can talk while you and I share a bath." She was so calm and had an air of dignity about her. I probably would have freaked if I saw my son drilling for Brown Gold in another boy's butt leaving an explosive deposit behind.

The hot water was running into her sumptuous sunken bathtub with her adding all manner of perfumed oils to the water. She helped me take off the robe, putting my hair up on the top of my head and then she began to remove her clothes. Finally disrobed, she took my arm escorting me into the hot swirling water to sit, with the water up to our necks closing my eyes loosening up.

"Edith Darling, Carla, your mother and my best friend, have been speaking, we are very concerned about you. I do know about the rules that you are to abide by and flaunt constantly, in all our faces.  I do know that Kyle has been in love with you and we do know how hard it has been for you to adjust. Is that why you're rebelling?"

"Mom, I don't know, what I do know is I have a chorus singing in my head, please don't look at me like that, I'm not crazy. That chorus is my old male self, drowning out my new life. If I dress femininely to the hilt or have sex, damn they drive me up a wall and then the feminine side takes over controlling everything. I feel I'm normal with Kyle, I feel that I am a part of the female world. When we make love I'm truly happy that we shared our love and when we finish I feel so dirty, so deprecated.

I'm so tired of the doctors, the shrinks and their placating words of sympathy along with their puzzlement. Mom and dad have bills coming out of their butts because of me. I hear the whispers of former schoolmates calling me those hateful, despicable words of sissy, faggot or shemale, when I see them. Kyle has been around for me just as you all have…" I lost it all as I cried with Gwen moving over to me hugging me to her breast saying, “Edith darling, please listen to me like you used to do. First that chorus has to be nullified by you and only you. By your actions your mother, your sister, sister in law and I see you as nothing but a young woman even if she's a morally impaired young woman. Those doctor bills have been taken care of by Bart and I, with your mother and my best friend coming to help me in my business. People will always be cruel, they fear what they have no knowledge of, either ignore those people or tell them like it is. Now I'm really stepping out on a limb, Kyle would like you to be his date for the prom."

I guess I failed to point out that Ronni and Mitch eloped without anyone supposedly knowing what they did. The marriage was also supposed to be a secret from everyone but we all knew and told mom and dad that they would have to tell us when they were ready.

"Prom! Me? Why me, he has the opportunity to go with any real girl he wants." I said sitting up in the tub straight.

"Darling you are a real girl to him, us, your family and everyone close to you. If Kyle was to come ask his father and I to accept you as his wife and our daughter in law you bet we would but with one condition, for us to be grandparents." Gwen said holding me closer to her and kissing my forehead.

"Mom thanks, but marriage, children, not yet; or at least I hope not yet. Against my better judgment, I will go to the prom but I can't afford everything." I said after the cheers of the chorus died a bit down in my head. One thing about Kyle's parents were that had money but they did not believe in flaunting their wealth in other people's faces.

"Oh yes you can darling, I know you can sue me but every picture we took with our designs helped to further enhance the credibility of not only my designing ability but get the company new and larger accounts. Okay I forgot to pay you as the model and spokeswoman but I did put the money away for you for college and for other things you'd need in a trust fund. How did you figure your parent's were paying for your courses at state? “Gwen said smiling.

"College, I never gave it much thought, sure junior college was a stepping stone that I could afford. Those dress designs were all your creative ability…"

"Sure, but it took the young woman wearing them to sway the accounts and that was you sweetheart." Gwen said just as there was a knock on the bathroom door and Kyle walking in and Gwen saying, "Did I say you could come in? No! Now park that butt and ask your girlfriend to the prom Kyle."

"Mother! What's the big deal I've seen you both in the raw. Oh the Prom, I forgot, ah…Edith will you go, I know mom already told you, please?" I saw poor Kyle's discomfort with Gwen saying, "Yeah and you two did more than look, which was evident by the condition of my bed along with your state of nakedness."

"Sorry mom, I'll take the heat for what we did but Edith hasn't answered me, please?"

"Kyle Thompson, after what we have gone through together your mother has to ask me to be your date? I am not pleased at all about this, but for you my dear loving friend, always at my side ………Yes! Now get the hell out of here so we can get dressed." I said smiling and threw a washcloth at him, as Kyle went running and yelling happily from the bathroom, through the house with Gwen saying, "That was cruel adopted daughter of mine, very cruel. That's okay I do the same to his father, he'll get over it."

"And whom do you think I learned it from mother? I learned it from every female, not as a controlling device but to tease them." I said smiling as we left the tub, dried off and powdered each other. Going out into the bedroom Gwen went into high speed when she realized she placed my clothes into the wash with Kyle's clothes. I was taken into another room adjacent to the bedroom that was set up as a design and photography studio.

"Darling, I've always wanted a daughter to share the things I have and you my dear are she. From now on, you will work for me as my publicity spokeswoman and to celebrate we are all going out to dinner, you will only wear what I design, as will your Mother, Rhonda and Sandra." Gwen said as she busied herself gathering lingerie and clothing and taking me back to her room.

It seemed strange that Gwen knew my sizes and was prepared with even the right bra and cup sizes but then since my first Halloween she seemed to keep track as my body grew through my mother. I was in sensory heaven as I dressed in the finest of lace and silk lingerie the colors of the emerald green I wore that first time wearing her creations. The panties, garter belt and bra were of delicate silk and sheer lace, the half-slip and camisole was green silk with white lace. The stockings were seamless of sheer silk that sent me into shock as I drew them up my legs.

The skirt suit I was handed was green linen that was embroidered and cut out to form patterns and designs and to show the briefest of my lingerie and entice every male near me. The skirt was tight in all the right places as I zipped it up in the back noticing the hem was just above the knee. The jacket was long sleeved, slightly long, stopping at the hem of my skirt, buttoning in front that showed vast amounts of décolletage leaving nothing to a man's imagination as to what a woman's breasts looked like or their size. My shoes were made of sexy green satin at the toe with a bow and fastened at the ankle with a three-inch heel. When my hair, nails and makeup were finished it was the first time in years the chorus was quiet until a green bow was added to my hair and the complete works of emerald jewelry was added from my ankle to the pendant emeralds in my ears. At my throat was a diamond and emerald choker and on my right ring finger was a diamond and emerald cocktail ring but Gwen shocked me by giving me another ring for my left ring finger that was encrusted with baget diamonds and emeralds with the center jewel a blue-white heart shaped cut diamond, with Gwen saying, "That was my mother's engagement ring and just a fraction of her jewelry you're wearing dear. I want you to have it all from me, you see I made a promise to my mother before she died I'd give it all her jewelry to my daughter and you Edith are my daughter."

"I can't accept any of it, I mean it was your mother's jewelry, the sentimentality of it must be overwhelming."

"Sorry darling it's all yours, I made a promise and you’re my daughter so don't argue with your mother, well adopted mother anyway." Gwen said as she hugged me when there was a knock at the door with my mom coming into the room dressed to the nines in her x backed crepe column dress with the front slit saying, "Young lady I told you my rules, I'm not only angry but disappointed with you. Your father is livid with anger and is speaking to Kyle at this very moment, if he had it his way you'd be walking down that aisle all in white."

"But Mother I'm not…"

"Bull, if you can enjoy male companionship and sex as a woman then guess what…you are a woman! As of this day you will dress in whatever Gwen, Marjorie, Sandra and I say you will dress in, no more of this androgynous stuff you've been wearing, look at how beautiful you are." Mom said as she and Gwen escorted me to the mirror with Gwen adding a dramatic portrait hat with a wide brim of green linen and a satin hatband, bow and brim binding. Damn, it looked sophisticated as she placed hatpins at strategic spots to make certain the hat remain on my head. Mom handed me green satin wrist length gloves and a green evening bag.

"She does look elegant, the men will go nuts." Gwen said.

"Oh no, not again!" I said as I began to strip out of the clothes when both women stopped me in my demented state with mom saying, "Listen missy you will go out with us attired as you are. You will enjoy yourself and let all the men adore and fantasize about you. Damnit, if you can enjoy sex as a woman, then why can't you enjoy being a woman? Darling please listen you are not a boy, your beautiful body was a gift, how it was created we don't know but we do know you're beautiful."

Effectively I was trapped between my tormentors as I was escorted down the hallway and down the stairs to the parlor. At the doorway I froze until I was almost carried in, as Kyle let out a wolf whistle. I was ready to run and hide until Kyle wearing a suit, vest and tie came to me, taking my hand into his walking me to a brocaded chair making me sit.

In front of my complete family and his he went to his knee in front of me saying, "Edith, my love, my darling, you know me better than I even do. We've known each other since we were babies. That ring on your finger was grandma's engagement ring that I was to give to my intended wife and that is you. I know we're still too young and I know you want to wait until we finish college but afterward I ask you to marry me. I already asked everyone for their permission and they all said yes but now I ask you as a promise first to marry me."

Here we go, out of the frying pan and into the fire, I was dumbfounded as Kyle said those words. I had fear in my eyes like a deer has when they're caught in the headlights of a car about to be hit by that car. My mouth was open and dry, if I said yes it was an admission to my femininity and if I said no that was also an admission I was a boy yet. I stared at him saying, “Kyle do you know you're proposing to me? Are you insane? Kyle, I love you too, but marriage, or a promise to marry? How can you be so sure? I can't give you kids! I don't even have a vagi…"

"Edith, just a yes please." Kyle said holding my hand in his. I looked around the room seeing the smiles on everyone's faces. This wasn't fair! Was this a trap that was premeditated by our mothers? Would they stoop that low? Looking at Kyle's loving face my heart melted, as I knew that Kyle knew what he was doing. If I knew him better than he knew himself then he knew me the same way and how stubborn I could be. Damnit why was I placed into this position?

"Okay Kyle dear, the answer is yes with two caveats." I said remembering that term meaning a warning or requirement as the female chorus exploded into joyous song.

"What are they?"

"One, not until I have the final surgery, after college graduation and two we have to live together for at least two years."

"I agree to all the caveats Mrs. Edith Evelyn Gayle-Smythe-Thompson now let's go celebrate and I guess you will be my date to the senior prom and graduation festivities. Damn, my fiancé is younger than me and is in college with a double major, now that is truly humiliating" Kyle said kissing me to the whoops and screams of delight in the room.

Both families celebrated our………engagement. What a frightening word to me, I guess I loved Kyle…Oh hell…Yeah I loved him as much as he loved me. The nicest outcome was that Sandra became engaged to be married to Patrick two weeks after I was wearing that rock on my finger and Rhonda was pregnant with her first child by Mitch.

I worked for Gwen and went to school; I went to Kyle's prom and was introduced as his fiancé to everyone. Damn, I was always a social outcast but those bitches really had frosted panties as they looked at my ring in envy and at the dress Gwen had designed for me. I saw the lust they had for Kyle in their eyes but only for his wealth. Now the guys were another matter as they drooled about the dance floor as they all stared at me. I thought that the my first Halloween dress was bad, yet this one left nothing to the imagination if it wasn't for the purple thong and the black thigh highs I wouldn't have been wearing anything at all underneath that dress probably because it was so tight. It was bad enough that my breasts were almost out of the cups and with my C sized breasts; they were more than enough to manage and keep the roving male hands away.

On Kyle's graduation I was so proud of him as both families gathered at the ceremonies, as he was the valedictorian for his class. Kyle and I celebrated that night when he unwrapped his present in the motel room we had. I know you want to know what his present was…Me! I wore nothing but a big red bow. The next day we were both walking bowlegged and had red eye as he and I really enjoyed his gift. We both took a great deal of teasing from both mothers, Sandra and Rhonda laughing their butts off.

The cell phone was ringing that brought me back to where I was in the hotel room. I picked up the phone and saw that Rhonda and Mitch were returning my call on the caller ID.

"Hi Sis, how are the babies?" I said as I went to the living room and sat down in a chair crossing my legs.

"The kids are fine auntie, Edith what's wrong? We saw Mom and Sandi they said something was wrong."

"Sis I really screwed up this time. I miss the family so much and this traveling sucks."

"When Gwen sold out her business that started this crap, we miss you too.”

"No Ronni it was before that…"

"Damnit Sis, when will you ever wake up and admit you still love Kyle. He made a mistake and so did you by walking out on him."

"I do not! He did and I didn't! Look I don't want to argue, I was lonely and called, I'm sorry." I said as I disconnected cutting Rhonda off.  Okay I was angry that the past was brought up and the relationship I had with Kyle was gone. Going to the computer I dialed up the ISP and downloaded my email thank goodness there wasn't anything from corporate and went back to bed.

In bed I tried watching a movie and I tried falling back asleep but my thoughts were still of Kyle. In my final semester of my senior year I went home for lunch, home was the apartment that Kyle and I shared. On walking through the door I saw him and a female student from his classes sharing the couch with her head buried deeply into his lap. I was so hurt at what I saw I packed my bags and left after I kicked the little blond bitch’s ass out the door. I threw his ring at him and left slamming the door behind me.

Finishing out the semester and graduating, I left for home to be greeted with the news that Gwen had sold her business to some business conglomerate. There went my life with Kyle and my apprenticeship with Gwen. With the cost of school escalating I was forced to take out a loan that was going to be due shortly, I had to find work and fast. I was fortunate I found a job as quickly as I did. It was in the design world but as a corporate business troubleshooter, a head roller that made men pee in their pants when I came to visit them, for over two years I did their hatchet work when I was approached by a competitor offering me a better job with more money and benefits. I grabbed it like a fool and that was why I was here in this room alone. I had forgotten what it was like to love or be loved. I had forgotten what it was to be a woman. I denied myself and denied my body to the point of not fulfilling my promise of surgery to make myself whole. I had the money available, I could make the time, and I just couldn't see a purpose without Kyle. When we broke up, Gwen seemed to ignore me, never returning my telephone calls. I believe in my heart she was just as hurt as I was.

Looking at the clock I saw that it was past Six AM, I hadn't fallen asleep. For some unknown reason I quickly showered and dressed in a white bra and panty set, white Capri slacks and a low-cut green blouse with cap sleeves. I applied my makeup, did my hair, slipped on a pair of white sandals and grabbed my purse heading out of the room and out to the restaurant. 

I had just seated myself when my cell phone rang with mom being on the other end saying, "Edith, where are you?"

"Mom, I'm at the Holiday Suites having breakfast in their restaurant." I said when she disconnected me again. What the hell was going on? It was then I heard mom's voice saying, "There she is!"

Turning toward the voice I saw her, dad, Sandra, Rhonda, Patrick, Mitch and saw my nieces and nephews. I was so happy I cried seeing my family and for us to be together again. Mom was angry, according to her I was all skin and bones, is what she said. Dad, Ronni, Sandi, Patrick and Mitch were all just happy to see me and I them. Of course my nieces and nephews saw me as their own personal plaything that I loved. The day was fabulous for all of us as a family from shopping malls, movies and talking.

We decided to get babysitters for the children and just the adults to have an evening alone. On returning to my suite I checked my email when I saw the message for corporate that I was to call a telephone number. I had a funny feeling I was in very deep crap but I called the number anyway.

"Hi Edith, I'm Thelma the C.E.O.'S Admin Aide. He would like you at the inspection site at Ten AM tomorrow morning to discuss what he wants done."

"I'm on vacation and my family is here from out of state." I said.

"The Boss says he understands but he needs to see you and also to bring your family, he'll be sending a car and expecting you. Oh, one last item, please dress appropriately in a skirt suit." Thelma said hanging up before I could say a word. This was not good thing to be visited by the parent company president and chairman of the board of a multi billion-dollar corporation.

Sitting down on the bed in the bedroom I heard a faint knock. It was so light and fragile it sounded as if a child was knocking. Hurriedly I went to the door seeing Mitch through the peephole and let him in with him saying, "No one knows I'm here but we have to talk."

"Mitch, I think you know that we can talk by now. What's on your mind?"

"This job you took for starters, did we do something to you or offend you?"

"Not at all, Mitch."

"Did you know that Kyle was absolutely livid you took the first job and then this job? Do you know he loves you? Do you care? He was the reason you took this job, wasn't it?"

Okay he was the reason! He transferred from an Ivy League college to be with me. Damn his father was hot with anger and blamed me for everything. Gwen told me what he told Kyle later, I was hurt that I was the reason he left that school. I didn't want Kyle to leave that school, I assumed it was his decision to make and he had discussed it with Gwen and Bart.

It was also a time of many other problems for them as Gwen was doing well with her business but her husband's business was having problems due to some internal manipulation of the books and embezzlement. It wasn't him but it was the Chief Financial Officer and several of the upper management that were executing the scam. Secretly he had a private investigation firm do an internal investigation and found out what was happening but it was too late to do anything about the financial mess the corporation was in.

Kyle and I were living together at college in a typical student shanty. I had embraced my female side to the utmost and dressed as femininely as any woman did. I made a home for the both of us and I enjoyed life with him.

In our final year after Christmas break I had come home after classes and smelled perfume that I never wore. Kyle I knew was tutoring other students so I never gave it a thought until closer to finals I came home early. On opening the door I saw he was lying on the couch with some bimbo, with her head buried in his crotch. I slammed the door, which startled them both with her scurrying to get out of the apartment as quickly as she could as I flung epithets at her. Kyle's excuse was that they both fell asleep as he was helping her with her studies. We both threw words in anger with me moving out like a fool. I should have trusted him, I should have believed him but I was hard headed. From that day on I allowed the male chorus to have their way in my head. I never had another relationship with a man; I never wore a dress, as my business attire was always a mannish styled pantsuit cut for the female frame and woman's oxfords, or pants boots. I wore little or no makeup and confused the hell out of everyone, yet I was good at my job when I was hired. In some respect I was mad at the entire Thompson Family sending them back the gifts they had given me over the years. It was only the past few years that I allowed myself to indulge to dress more femininely while not on the job.

"Mitch I won't lie to you, yes it was and quite frankly it doesn't concern the family."

"Sis, it does concern us, we feel you ran away from us. Damnit we weren't very close, you and I, but I love you, you're the baby of the family and I want you to know we're here for you, just don't turn your back on us like you did Kyle, Gwen and Bart."

"How would you feel if you saw some bimbo in Kyle's crotch? How would Ronni feel if she caught you?"

"Ah Sis…Didn't she or mom ever tell you? Shit, both dad and I were caught in affairs. Dad was caught with a college age babysitter when mom was pregnant with you and I was caught with a next-door neighbor when Ronni was pregnant with Jason. Okay we were wrong and we did the act in our own homes in the living room. We aren't perfect both mom and Ronni had it in their hearts to forgive us. In Kyle's case I know he told you the truth, he loved you so much he wouldn't jeopardize that love for a brief fling. Gwen sold the business because she intended to have you work with her but she helped Bart out with the money from the sale. Bart almost lost his shorts, well he did sort of because of the bankruptcy."

I was in a precarious mental state when Mitch disclosed that dad and he had affairs. I was stupid not to have believed Kyle and ran away. I was lost in thought when I heard another knock at my door. Slowly I walked to the door and opened it seeing Mom, Ronni and Sandra allowing them in as I turned my back to sit down in the chair I was in.

 

"Damn we came all this way just to be ignored! You dear brother get back to the babies. The women are here to talk to Edith." Sandra said smiling.

"Mom, Ronni………I told Edith about our indiscretions, I had to tell her." Mitch said with Ronni going to him as he fell apart into tears. This was the first time I had seen my own brother cry since we were all kids. They say that confession is good for the soul; well I didn't expect anyone's soul to be bared to me.

"It's all true what Mitch said, you dear girl are pining for Kyle and don't you dare deny it. If we can forgive, so can you." Mom said I gave them all a hug but kissed my brother.  I told them about the phone call and the email that I had to get a skirtsuit just as there was another knock at my door with mom saying, "Get in your room and get ready, we'll take care of whoever is at the door."

I heard Mitch leave and no other voices while I walked going into the bathroom.  Pulling down my Capri style slacks and panties off, I used the commode leaving them off then noticing how quiet the suite was. Was I alone finally? Damn I still can't believe my brother and father had romantic interludes. Was I wrong to have left Kyle? I mean if Mom and Rhonda could forgive their indiscretions, could I forgive Kyle? What if what Kyle told Mitch was true and nothing did happen? Should I go back on my hands and knees to him and apologize? I don't know! Do I still have feelings for the man I once loved? That answer is yes I do still love him as my heart raced as I thought about him.

Chapter 3

Walking back into the bedroom taking off my top, shoes and bra I slipped into a shortie terry cloth robe and slippers walking out into the seating area and stopped dead in my tracks seeing Mom, Rhonda, Sandra and Gwen. I was floored since I had not seen her in over five years; she looked as vibrant as always and was smiling directly at me. I ran to her and hugged her with the both of us shedding tears of joy for several minutes with no one speaking.

"Hey you two cut the waterworks already; you almost have us crying too." Sandra said in a serious tone of voice.

"I guess she's happy to see me again? Damn here I thought she was mad at me." Gwen said sniffling with her makeup ruined.

"Mom I guess I was, oh hell I was mad at everyone but I was a fool not to listen to Kyle."

"Yes and he was a fool for not going after you, that's called male pride in his case because he felt he was wronged by your acquisitions and lacked trust in him and female stubbornness in your case along with the hurt. His father and I told him he was wrong and then we had all the financial problems."

What I found out basically that they both had bailed out the corporation by mortgaging everything they had together without a bankruptcy. They then sold it to another corporation that made them both very, very wealthy and the new corporation very lucrative to investors; it was the same corporation I now worked for.

"Dear I was hurt that you sent everything we had ever given you back to me. To be honest with you it was the contents of that jewelry box and some of those original designs I did for you that gave Bart a second chance before recovering most of the money those people stole. On paper I sold the design business to his corporation because we were running in the black, which helped to offset Bart's corporation and make them fluid. Edith this is yours and there has been so much more added to it, if you ever send it back to me again we will have a real problem." Gwen said as she and my mom gave me back the jewelry chest Gwen had given me so many years before. I was at a loss for words and began to cry again and ran from the room to the bedroom. Once in the room I cried even harder with mom and Gwen coming into the bedroom with Gwen saying, "Dear please stop the crying, are you still angry at me?" Through my blubbering I manage to say I wasn't also I managed to say how stupid I was, how much I missed Kyle and the entire family and how taking this job was a mistake.

"Honey do you want Bart to talk to the C.E.O.? He does know him and maybe he could…"

"Oh please don't do that, I think I'm in enough trouble with him. I got an email from the home office and I shot one back that I was on vacation. The next thing I knew I had to call a cell phone number that belonged to the Admin. Assistant of the C.E.O., then I was told to be at the job site tomorrow to meet with him and to dress in a skirtsuit. I'm really screwed this time, mom if I get fired can I have Sandra's and my old room back."

"Now you know better than that!" Mom said giving me the evil eye with Gwen saying, "Or you can come live with Dad and I, the house is so empty without Kyle."

"Without Kyle? I don't understand, where is he?"

"Oh dear, Carla didn't you tell her?" Gwen asked going into the details of Kyle leaving the nest after a tremendous argument after our breakup.  Damnit to hell! When I screw something up I do it well. I even managed to screw up Kyle's life that he ran from his parents.

"Where is he? Oh please tell me, damnit I love him Mom." I yelled with mom saying, "Ah Ha! The truth finally comes out. Now maybe if you're a nice girl, Gwen will call Kyle for you as I am sure she has his telephone number." Gwen went to her purse and pulled out her cell phone and hit the memory button with her saying, "Darling there is someone here that would like to speak to you."

I was handed the cell phone saying, "Kyle, I ……" with nothing but dead air, he disconnected me! I gave the cell phone back to Gwen with her saying, "Edie what do you expect?  You broke all our hearts but his especially. You haven't attempted to contact any of us since the incident happened."

"How in the hell did you think I felt when I saw your father's bare butt and him drilling the babysitter when I was carrying you? How do you think Ronni felt? They all do stupid things but in Kyle's case I believe him and you jumped to conclusions." Mom said angrily to me.

"Mom that's not fair, they were both at fault, Kyle for not telling the girl to go home and Edie for not believing and trusting Kyle." Ronni said coming into the bedroom.

"Look, I made a mistake, but right now I have other worries such as keeping my job tomorrow. I haven't worn a dress or a skirt or heels in years since all this crap happened and now my meeting tomorrow I have to wear them. Because of everything that's happened I prayed I could go back to being a male and you know what… I can't, maybe I don't want to do so. "

Gwen hurriedly left the bedroom with mom saying, "I think we need a girl’s night with you, so Ronni run a bath for Edith and Sandra call the men and tell them to go eat with the children then call room service for us and order…"

"Rose' wine please several very large bottles, I think I'll need them." I added just as Gwen returned with her arms full clothes bags and cases.

I was thrown into a very hot bath almost forcibly, well not quite that bad. Once in the water I began to relax when Ronni and Sandra came into the bathroom carrying a glass of wine for me. As I sipped the blush colored wine Sandra sat on the floor and Ronni on the commode.

"Okay what are you both up to now?" I asked as I sipped the wine.

"Jeez Sis, what the hell is wrong with you? Are you sick? You’re all skin and bones." Sandra asked concerned.

"Are you kidding I wish my breasts were that large." Ronni said.

"Okay layoff please, I eat about two meals a day but I strive for three but you know how that goes, especially since I detest that damn fast food crap. When I travel I sometimes stop and eat but when I get to the hotel or motel either I'm too late to eat or I'm too tired. "

"This traveling crap is killing you! When you go there tomorrow tell them to stick the job." Sandra said knowing full well what my answer would be.

"Yeah, right, if I'm not fired first." I said.

"Maybe that would be the best thing to happen to you." Ronni said just as mom and Gwen came into the bathroom with Gwen saying, "Oh my lord, she has lost a lot of weight Carla, those suits should fit her though."

"Ah, excuse me but she or he or what the hell is it, is in the bathtub, would you two kindly speak to me without the analytical observations."

"You my dear are neither a he or a what the hell is it; you are and have been a young woman and my adopted daughter. I am also very angry with you for not taking better care of yourself.  Now come along our meals have arrived that you can no longer afford to miss." My thoughts ran rampant, Damnit what the hell is all this about? Okay so I forgot a few meals here and there, so I lost some weight! Looking at everyone I asked them all to leave and to let me relax in peace. My Chorale group sang the praises of both mothers.

While they all trooped out of the bathroom I relaxed adding more hot water to my bath. With my mind going back to more happier days and times. I remembered the support he always gave me. I dreamt or daydreamed of all the dances Kyle and I attended. I remembered every photo session with Gwen or Kyle being present. Damnit, why didn't I hide my own insecurities and listen to Kyle? Why didn't I believe him? He gave up so much to be with me and I treated him like crap. He suffered through the reproofs of his father to be with me. I should have been more supportive; now it was too late he didn't want to talk to me. Could I repair the damage I had done? Was it too late? I had to try after I had my meeting with the Boss in the morning.

That was another topic that I had to concentrate on. I knew that my supervisors were all watching me; so I made sure my reports were done correctly and all time accountable for billing purposes. Never was I tardy, absent or took extended lunches. Never did I pad my expense account with false charges being billed to the corporation. I wrote my reports noting my observations with clarity and sincerity, when the axe was warranted it fell on those that deserved to be fired with reason. When praise was to be handed out it was reported. Since my hiring, I knew my job performance was well above the average exceeding those standards set by the corporation.

Okay my heart wasn't really into what I did; my heart was really into the fashion industry or Rag Trade as it was called. I loved to choose the fabrics and design the clothes that would be on the racks and shelves of stores everywhere for the female public to wear. I loved to choose the accessories that would grace our styles along with the choosing of the footwear. Damnit I truly missed doing that. I was brought out of my thoughts when someone knocked at the door and it opened with Gwen coming inside the room saying, "Could I come in?"

"Sure Mom, before you say anything I have to say I am sorry for what I did to all of you. You have no idea how much I've missed everyone, my life fell apart, I was so hurt I didn't even go to my graduation but went right to work."

"Edie darling, I know, but Kyle was the one that was hurt, he loved you so much, he was devastated when you left him without you listening to his explanation."

"Don't you think I've suffered too? I denied myself working in the industry in what I love to do, what you educated and groomed me for. Kyle was wrong too in letting that girl remain in what we called our home. If he was tired he should have made her leave."

"I think he knows that now but at the time he thought you were overreacting. I agree with you that he was wrong, Bart and I told him what we thought, and that was why he left. Now enough of this, I want you out of that bath and eating with us, please."

I stood up after letting the water out with a towel being handed to me. Gwen helped to dry me off and covered me with my robe, pulling me into the seating area to join everyone. It was an enlightening time that we all shared as we ate together between the companionship, wine, the food and the multitude of chocolate deserts I was in feminine heaven. We laughed, giggled and cried as we enjoyed being together with each other. Sorry to say it the evening was enjoyable but at Ten PM I had to call it a night and kissed everyone as they departed to their own rooms. Closing the door as they left I went to my bedroom falling asleep in my robe with a contented smile on my face.

At Six AM I was awakened by the telephone ringing that I was tempted to ignore until my sleep fogged brain reminded me I had a meeting that morning. I answered the phone with the front desk wishing me a good morning in a cheerful voice with me grunting into the receiver and hanging up on them. I am definitely not a morning person as I rose from my rented bed, I thought just as there was a knock at my door. Going to the door I swore as I stubbed each and every toe I had, plus my shins not knowing how I avoided the bags and suitcases the previous night going to bed.

 

Making sure my robe was closed I flung open the door revealing a man from Room Service saying, "Good Morning Mrs. Thompson, your mother and mother in law ordered this cart for you last night. Oh and thank you for the gratuity. Is the seating area alright for you?" I was about to say I wasn't a Mrs. But I just let it slide as I nodded yes and let the man inside bring the new cart in and taking the cart from the previous night with him he left closing the door behind him.

Going to the cart there was a card saying: Good Morning Sweetheart, You will sit-down and eat everything on this cart or we will force feed you. We ordered all your favorites. We love you, Mom and Mom G.

I had to admit the food looked great but I was more interested in the coffee but I should have smelled it first, it was cafe au lait. This I was not prepared for at all. I expected was my regular go-go juice I was becoming afraid to check out the other plates. Okay I had to admit the aroma of the coffee was grand and the taste superb as I said the hell with it and sipped the chocolate flavored coffee.

 

Removing the closest dish cover to me I had an order of Belgian Waffles smothered in Strawberries, chocolate shavings, piled high with whipped cream and nuts. What was even more delicious was the melted chocolate in and on the waffles. I was in a Woman's Nirvana or Heaven as I ate the rich high caloric food. What I ate was a fifty-pounder meal going directly to my hips, ass and thighs, to hell with the rabbit food and the five-mile runs. I was feeling the cholesterol flowing through my arteries, as I stuffed my face in glee to the rhythm of my lifting fork to shovel it all in. The whipped cream and waffles ceased their shoveling into my mouth as I approached the half waypoint; I was stuffed, satiated, engorged and very, very happily chocolatized. This was my Librium, my Valium, my Deprol, Prozac and my Thorizine all rolled into one; I was on a chocolate high when there was a knock on my door. I didn't want to move being in my chocolate blissful, overfilled mood until the knocks became louder and persistent.

I finally got off my butt, placed the two large chocolate éclairs into my room fridge and answered the door seeing both Mom and Gwen with smiles on their faces as they came through the door seeing the massacred remnants of my breakfast meal.

"That wasn't fair you two, you knew my weakness and exploited it." I said as they walked into the suite.

"Yep, but it was good wasn't it? It was rich, wonderfully decadent and loaded with calories. Now let's get you ready for that meeting." Mom said as she and Gwen escorted me to my morning shower. It was funny that I was so calm and relaxed as I showered, honestly I didn't care what the old asshole of a Boss wanted to do with me. Between the chocolate and the hot water hitting me I was invigorated, I began to like myself again as my womanly chorus sang on. I was smiling as I left the shower and dried off and powdered my body. I was giggling as I dried my hair, brushed it out and braided it, not giving a thought that my high was from that rich, thick substance known as chocolate was doing this to me. Okay it was possible it wasn't, however right now I didn't care as I braided my dried hair and giggled to myself. I went out into my bedroom seeing that my clothes were laid out on the made up bed that I didn't make up.

Drawing the red satin panties up my legs and the red satin bra around my chest drawing down the full satiny and lace slip down my body, I had almost entirely forgotten what these exquisite materials felt like on my skin. I was pleased how sensual everything felt as I adjusted my breasts into the cups and adjusted the slip. I was in heaven as I drew up the nude pantyhose as they sculpted my darkly suntanned legs.

Stepping into the lined, silk shantung, red skirt I noticed that the waist was drawn in to fit me, as I adjusted, then buttoned and zipped it up. I was pleased as I looked at how it was cut and hung on me. The hem was over three inches above my knee but it was business like apparel. Drawing the Black colored, sleeveless, silk shell with the v-neck over my head felt wondrous as it floated down my upper torso. The shell was loose but it accented my proud bustline. At the foot of my bed were my shoes for the outfit in black patent, three-inch heeled pumps. On putting them on I was worried as I hadn't worn a heel this high in years but I managed to move around as gracefully as ever. Don't even tell me wearing heels is like learning to ride a bicycle, you never forget, that's just plain ignorant as it takes balance and finesse. I applied my makeup and was ready.

Quickly I grabbed my double-breasted red silk jacket and went out to the sitting area where Gwen and mom were waiting. I saw their eyes widen as I walked into the room with Gwen coming to me with mom to help me with my jewelry and them taking me to the mirror to look at myself. Damn I looked great seeing a teardrop shaped ruby on a heavy gold chain between my breasts, ruby pendant earrings in my ears, a ruby tennis bracelet on my right wrist. They held the jacket for me as I put it on with Gwen adding a very large brimmed straw hat to my head giving my face and me an added air of mystery.

"Mom, does she look like a boy to you?" Gwen asked smiling with mom smiling and saying, "Not in the least mom and she better call for the car for her meeting." I called the office I was to audit and asked for the car to be sent stating there would be nine adults and four children. I was informed the cars would arrive in ten minutes and the Big Boss; the Head Honcho was already waiting for me.

Ten minutes my luscious, sweet ass! As soon as I hung up, the front desk informed me our limos were here. Limos, what Limos?  Why would this shithole office in Podunk have limos? Why would they send two for us? I was close to the point of an anxiety attack as we walked to the lobby after we called everyone and grabbed our purses. I was close to a nervous breakdown as the chorus sang a dirge in my heard.

In the lobby, Bart was waiting with the drivers, on seeing me, they said something and tipped their hats to Bart and went out to the cars. I hugged and kissed Bart as soon as I got close to him seeing the smile grace his lips and him saying, "You look stunning Edie and so does everyone else. The cars are ready so…"

"Ah dad, what's this C.E.O. like?" I asked as we walked to the Limos with him saying, "Edie, KE's tough, fair and very intelligent. He's built an empire and is well liked by his employees."

Great! Tough, fair and I'm scared shitless I thought as I was getting into the first limo as I sat and turned my legs inside the big black car. I felt that old familiar tap dance my nervous stomach makes as we traveled down the road in silence. I dug into my purse and found the antacids I always had carried and took four chewing them just as we pulled up to a guard shack and were allowed through the gate. From what I saw, the plant was immense for a processing synthetic cloth mill. This was not making me feel any better seeing how big the plant really was.

Pulling up to the main office there was a woman in her late thirties or early forties that was waiting at the door. On swinging out of the car I stood with the woman saying, "Hello Mrs. Thompson, I'm Thelma, KE is waiting for you in the plant managers office while I am to take your family for a tour. He said to just walk right inside."

What's all this Mrs. Thompson stuff? The only Mrs. Thompson around was Gwen. I had to assume they all knew her if they knew Bart. Oh crap, now I know how Daniel felt going into the lion's den to pull that thorn out of the lion's paw. Going into the building I had to make a stop in the powder room as my bowels were cramping from my nerves driving me mad. Once everything was accomplished I felt much better, washed my hands, checked my makeup and headed into the lion's den. Through the reception area I went to the double wooden doors that said Site Manager. I knocked and opened the door going inside the office seeing it was immense with a man looking out the window near the oversized desk.

"Ah…. You wanted to see me sir?" I said nervously.  

"Please sit down Mrs. Thompson." The man at the window said with me saying, "Sir not to be disrespectful but I'm not married, besides I'm really a …"

"A boy! Not hardly, I suggest you read that top file that's open on my desk Mrs. Thompson." The man said angrily and remained looking out the window to a grove of trees.

I picked up the file seeing it was my corporate personnel file. It was just as I said it was but when it came to the names on the paperwork my last name was Gayle-Smythe-Thompson but my date of marriage was for eight weeks in future.

"Are you satisfied Mrs. Thompson?"

"No sir there has to be a mistake. I'm single and I'm…"

"Please bring me that file." He said as I slowly walked toward him with my knees knocking. On reaching him he turned toward me allowing me to see his face for the first time when I instinctively slapped his face and then flung my arms around his neck kissing the man I truly loved and adored, as I raised my leg. Yes it was Kyle! It was a lip lock that lasted forever with him breaking the kiss saying, "A boy huh? Tomboy, just maybe, Edie please marry me, I love you. I made a mistake and have suffered for it by not having you with me I should have run after you. Hell I even had to order our Headhunters to find you and hire you. Ah Darling, what was that slap for?"

"For the brown trail I almost left coming in here before I used a tampon to hold it all in. Please don't ever do this to me again." I said as I kissed him again and then he lowered himself to one knee saying, "A tampon?  We were both fools and our lives were miserable without…"

"Kyle my dear, the answer is yes." I said helping him stand and kissing him to delight of our families as they walked into the office with my mom saying, "Kyle dear the intercom was on and we thank you for letting us hear also. A tampon? Oh never mind, also Mrs. Gayle-Smythe-Thompson all we can say as your family it's about time."

As usual my family was in on everything and arranged it with the Thompson Family, was I angry? Yes and no, I was happy to have my engagement ring and Kyle back. Oh lordy, was I ever pleased to have Kyle back at my side and I at his. Kyle took my hand into his as we walked with our families out into the reception area with Kyle saying, "Thelma, is the plane prepared yet? If so tell the plant manager my wife and I appreciate what he has gone through for us. Notify the Board of Directors that my father and mother are the interim Chairman of the Board until I return from our honeymoon. Thelma, thank you for the advice about not letting Edie get away."

"The plane is ready, I'll advise the board and I already thanked the plant manager. All of your things are on the plane. Congratulations KE and to you also Mrs. Thompson." Plane? Well that certainly explains how the families had arrived. That also explains how they knew where I was at but I had to be gracious and diplomatic.

"Thelma, to you, it's always Edie, are you married?"

"Yes with two teenagers."

"Kyle, let's get this lady and all of us home, she needs to be with her children." I said as I almost dragged him out of the office to the applause of the office girls. I was ever so pleased that we were together again as I snuggled to Kyle in the limousine.

"You have no idea how I missed you." Kyle said.

"Oh yes I do, but how in the hell did I wind up working for you?" I said just as Kyle's cell phone rang with it being the pilot saying that our plane was grounded for repairs, as it was unsafe to fly. The repairs would take several days, something about a very large bird being sucked into the fanjet and the engine needing to be replaced. Arrangements were made for us to get our suites near each other or connecting suites. All of our luggage was in our rooms awaiting us all. Kyle looked at me saying, "Well Mrs. Gayle-Smythe-Thompson how about sharing your suite?"

"Oh I don't know; I don't even have a wedding ring yet?"

"That can be arranged, of course I made the arrangements for two months at the church." Kyle said as he called the concierge for a Justice of the Peace and a license for us to be married. He was ecstatic that the state we were in was a no wait state. This man was nuts! How in the hell could we get married? Okay so my Drivers License along with other papers said female but then they want a birth certificate and that says MALE. How can a boy marry a boy?

"Are you out of your mind? I don't have my birth certificate and you know what that says." I said with him reaching for an envelope in his suit pocket answering, "I Sure am; out of my mind in love with my best friend, lover and soon to be wife." He handed me the envelope, on opening it I saw my birth certificate with all the information correct except in the male-female boxes it was checked female. I was at a loss by this development as I had seen my original and this certainly looked like it was and it said male for sex. I saw another folded piece of paper from a lab that had done my DNA testing stating to the effect I was genetically a female, a mistake had been made at the hospital lab and it requested a new birth certificate be issued to my parents and I. The only explanation for anything was this was all planned. It was dated one year after all my body changes. Kyle smiled saying, "I told you I would marry you, I also have more surprises for you my dear loving wife."

We had just arrived at the Holliday Suites and were escorted into a large conference room where a man was seated. I wasn't ready for this! I wasn't dressed for a marriage ceremony. I was petrified! Everyone persuaded me that what I was wearing was fine and once we were home the real church wedding would take place with all the frills and trim. We both signed all the necessary papers, I was handed a bouquet and took the vows as our families looked on. Mitch was the best man, Patrick a groomsman and my maid of honor was Sandra, my bridesmaid was Ronnie and I became officially Mrs. Edith Evelyn Gayle-Smythe-Thompson or Mrs. Kyle Edward Thompson after my smiling father gave me away.

Those words of to love, honor and cherish certainly fit how I felt about Kyle. My feelings were as strong as ever for him just as his feelings for my seemed stronger. Perhaps it was true we were made for each other, perhaps he was my soul mate; no matter what it was, we were now joined legally. We exchanged vows and rings and kissed each other to seal our love for each other to the applause of families and a great deal of staff at the hotel.

Things happened so fast for me my major problem was being raised as a male up until that fateful birthday. I had to lose all those male concepts and adapt to what I really was, a female. I had to unlearn being a male and learn to become a female and a young woman. I had to undo those male precepts and ethically become a female. During those times it was Sandra, Libby and Kyle that was there for me always treating me no different, but in reality I was different as we became older. I learned how mean, spiteful and cruel life could be when you were different, yet I also saw how kind, loving and sweet life could be too. Today was that day I saw all the good there was in life as I held my husband's hand. I saw the joy of our families as we took our vows; there was pride in each of their faces as we were introduced to everyone as husband and wife for the first time. Never in all my years did I ever think I would be allowed to marry a man but here I was and I did.

Graciously we accepted the congratulations of everyone as we left the conference room and hurriedly escorted to the room by the bellman that was given to us by the manager. At the door the bellman opened Kyle lifted me and carried me over the threshold to my and the bellman's delight as he received the gratuity Kyle gave him.

"Okay Mr. Thompson, now what?" I asked.

"Oh I can think of a few things…"

"I just bet you can! Darling why did you hang up on me…"

"Because I had this all planned and mom almost blew it. Ah…I have a confession to make, there's nothing wrong with the plane as a matter of fact Thelma should be on her way back to her children by now. We all were involved in this bit of chicanery."

"Chicanery! I'd say a conspiracy darling," I said as we joined into each other's arms and kissed each other passionately. Damnit, this was what I missed and longed for; to be held in his firm male arms as we looked deep into each others eyes.

He sat me down on the couch and went to the fridge behind the small bar pulling out a bottle of what appeared to be champagne and opened it with a pop saying, "I know how you detest champagne so I had several bottles of sparkling burgundy placed in the cooler.” Kyle said as he poured the bubbly liquid into the flutes for us. He came with both the glasses and the bottle and sat next to me after he handed a glass to me saying, "Darling, I am ever so sorry for the past, I love you and always have since we were both children."

"My dear husband, since this is self-condemnation time I drove everyone crazy when I walked out on you; I wanted to come back so badly but my pride said no. Oh hell, I didn't know if you'd take me back, if you want the truth."

"Damn that's what I wanted to do but then mom and dad had all those problems. I just had to help them out first and then I was coming after you if I had to throw you over my shoulder and carry you off."

"So why didn't you?"

Kyle explained that the problems were even larger than what Gwen had told me. Several of the Board Members were also involved with the financial scam siphoning off the funds of the corporation, leaving a trail that led back to Bart and Gwen to take the blame. Kyle was left a substantial trust fund and with the advisement of the attorneys he formed another corporation using his mother's maiden name to make it look like that was buying his father's corporation. It was during that time the new corporation found the financial discrepancies and confronted the old board members and the C.F.O. about the state of the corporate financial coffers. Of course they all attempted to lay the blame on Bart and Gwen's design business showing the alleged proof they had against them.

Kyle's corporation bought out Bart's corporation and dismissed Gwen and Bart keeping the thieves in their places until they became greedy again and started to roll their scam once again, this time against Kyle. Unknown to then an outside accounting firm and a team of Private Investigators had gathered the evidence to place the thieves into prison for many years. Each of the perpetrators was given the ultimatum of returning the monies they stole and kickbacks they took or they would be prosecuted further. It was further disclosed the corporation had put liens and judicial decisions on all their and their family's personal property and bank accounts with the help of several judges. It was also declared to them that Kyle was also the child of Gwen and Bart and that the thieves were screwed.

"It took me almost five years to get the mess they made manageable but it was achieved. I had to have you near me, which is why I told the Headhunters to find and hire you at whatever the cost involved; whatever you wanted. I just couldn't face losing you a second time. I knew how angry you were at me but you wouldn't listen to me. That's why we used this location to draw you into and wear a skirt and heels, it is kinda remote and those heels would have killed you by the time you got to the guard shack." Kyle said as he refilled our flutes with the wine.

"Kyle dear if you every do this or anything to me again except to love me I will take a frying pan to your head."

"Cast Iron?"

"If need be, damnit I love you but you still haven't explained that letter from the laboratory yet, well? I'm not going to jail for getting married."

"Your mom had the tests all redone back when the changes were occurring to your body. The lab confirmed that they had made a mistake and you are genetically a female and that's another surprise and several more to come my dear wife." Kyle said kissing me deeply after taking my glass from me. I wasn't at all surprised that he and I were so comfortable with each other; it was as if we had never separated.

"Edie, do you want children still?"

"Sure but we'll have to adopt them and there is another simple matter of the surgery for me that I was supposed to have many years ago."

"Okay, that's all I wanted top know, now about that surgery…"

"Oh yes darling, you've made me ever so euphoric mentally, now I want it physically too." I said when he stood up and lifted me from the couch and took me to the bedroom in his arms laying me on the bed avoiding the unpacked suitcases as we kissed driving our passions beyond the brink.

I don't think it is necessary to say we made love and to give a description of the entire acts we did. I will say we both were culminated and fulfilled in our sexual lust as we held each other in our arms. We felt as if we were both never apart from each other; that piece of each other's soul had finally returned to where it belonged in each of us. I didn't even bother to press the point of his surprises I even began to think of this suite we were in as our home and this bed was ours. This was what I missed the most when we were separated as we fell asleep together. 

The night was wondrous for us as we shared and gave our bodies to one another many times over. At Eight AM we were both fully awake, made love and showered together. We were both drying off when the telephone in the room rang and Kyle went to answer it as I wrapped myself in a robe and turbaned my hair. Hearing just the faintest of words he came into the bedroom and kissed me and then said, "Now don't blow up but my mom and your mom both want to talk to us."

"Why in the world should I, but this is our honeymoon darling and I want you all to myself." I said as I pulled him to me and kissed him. And then allowed him to pull me closer to him as I stuck my tongue into his ear making him wince and whine with him saying, "Damnit Edie you haven't forgotten how to do that. Just wait until they leave."

"Oh yeah, promises, promises, promises, that's all I ever get." I said as I broke his embrace just as there was a knock at the door. Since I was more or less dressed and my husband had a towel around him, guess who answered the door. What a surprise it was with room service bringing a cart into the room that was ordered by my mother with a card saying that the food was to keep our strength up on our honeymoon.  I giggled and got a very good gratuity for the kid that brought us the cart and let him out of the room just as both of our mothers came barreling through the door saying, "Damn they're both still standing Carla, so I owe you twenty bucks; she's not even walking bowlegged like she used to do after their sessions in my house."

"Gwen let's let them eat while we talk to them. I want to get back and rape my old man like last night." My mother said giggling.

"Mother! Are you taking lessons from Mom G. on seduction? Kyle get out here now bare butt or not." I said with Kyle coming out from the bedroom saying, "Damn, like mother, like daughter and I'm sure as hell glad she is, now I know where she gets her stamina from." I kissed Kyle for that last statement; as we sat down to eat after pouring our mothers their coffee.

My mother took the opening shot as usual saying, "Edie, I want to apologize for all of us keeping all those secrets from you, to make up for them. I know that you've a trying time of life since everything happened to you. Gwen, your sisters and I tried to help you. Your fathers, brother and Kyle drove us all crazy when the changes occurred, but we all came to terms with those changes. You have no idea how much we missed the real Edith, she was fun, considerate, the joy of her mothers, The best friend to her sister, the love of her boyfriend; then she became this psychotic bitch from hell. This psycho bitch was despondent, moody, never had fun, and the darkest bitch we ever saw."

"Okay mom I get the entire picture, we, Kyle and I made a mistake. We suffered from that mistake because we didn't communicate. We lost the trust we had for each other, but I swear Kyle, if I ever catch you in that type of position again I'll…we'll speak about it and then you're mine to do with and take my liberties as I want, is that clear?" I said as he leaned over and kissed me saying, "Does that answer your question?"

We spoke in length when our fathers decided to join us with dad saying to Bart that he owed him money on a bet too just as our mothers made.

Epilogue

After several days of Love Making we flew back on the plane. I had my surgery to construct a new vagina after an MRI was done and they found my Indoor Plumbing. Everything came up roses for me then after I later found out I was fertile.

It has been five years since being married to Kyle and our marriage is strong. We have two children that are twins, a boy and a girl that are very active and we are dedicated to them. Kyle is very active with his job and our children and I join him in traveling to different parts of the world.

Our families are very close with mom and Gwen still best friends. I still do some modeling for Gwen with her and Bart living down the block from us. Our house always has family from grand parents to nieces and nephews visiting.

Life to me at one time sucked but now I love it and embrace it everyday. I have it all in my life, work, family and a loving husband that doesn’t stray from me or the family. My depression and anxieties are forever gone and I have everything in the world to look foreword from praising my days and savoring my nights. Life is good!

 
Edith Evelyn Gayle-Smythe-Thompson 

 

  since 8/10/06