Terms of Acceptance (c) 2000,
by: Donna Allyson
Prologue: "This is a CNN Breaking News commentary. Washington,
DC. Congress, today passed the controversial Gender Re-assignment
Bill and the President is expected to sign it. Already the ACLU is
planning to take this measure to the US Supreme Court on the
grounds that it is an unconstitutional violation of basic human
rights. Proponents however said that it will drastically reduce
the number of female impersonators committing crimes and then
covering their tracks by resuming their male persona. The rash of
such crimes has grown exponentially in the past few years,
especially rape and it has become difficult to apprehend the
perpetrators.
The ACLU said that it was a violation of the rights of innocent
cross-dressers to have to become a true female just because law
enforcement cannot catch a criminal." "Well I can't speak for
the rest of you folks, but if someone wants to look and dress like
a girl, let him become one." The commentator remarked. A smirk on
his face. Obviously a die hard bigot.
"If the bill passes and is signed by the President, A new agency
will be created called the National Gender Re-Assignment Agency.
It will be that office's responsibility to manage the sex re-
assignment of anyone accused of cross-dressing. Such people will
either have to agree to a 3 year program of psycological
evaluation, hormone treatments full time real life experience and
finally Sex Reassignment Surgery. Before the last step is taken
however the accused must be approved for the final step by a
majority of the local GRA board. The accused can opt for
withdrawal or be deemed unfit for the program at which point the
accused will be held for trial and if convicted, will receive a
the mandatory 30 to 50 year prison term. Once a man had crossed
over the gender line any attempt on their part to live or dress
again as men would result in permanent incarceration in a women's
prison. For life."
On June 14, 2036 the last of the class action court cases was
turned down by the Supreme Court. The restraining order granted
to the ACLU was lifted and the law went into effect. Three years
later 1135 men and boys were officially and forcibly made members
of the female gender as they underwent SRS surgery. Of that number
it was estimated that approximately 400 actually welcomed the
government's free service. Three hundred and fifty three others
went to jail.
Chapter 1
It was close to 13:00 when I walked into the small federal office
building in Greenwood Arizona.
"Please take a seat Miss Morton. You are a little early. I will
call you when the board is ready." The receptionist said
pleasantly. I sat in the anteroom waiting to be called in for my
final interview. I can not tell you how I feel except that I have
one bad case of the "butterflies". It was all down to this. Either
I convinced the board that I was worthy of acceptance or I would
have to go back to where I started. And in jail to boot.
Three years of treatment and conditioning would be all for
naught. I don't think I could bear to return to that conditions
that had plagued me for most of my twenty two years of life. For
most people this position I found myself in was a punishment. And
as far as the law was concerned it was supposed to be for me too.
But I really looked forward to what I was about to become.
I smoothed out the non existent wrinkles from my dress for the
umpteenth time. If this did not get underway soon I was sure to
have a nervous breakdown right here in the State Gender Assignment
Office. I don't think that would be looked upon favorable. Even
though the agency staff was quite understanding, nervous
conditions were looked upon with suspicion in 2040. I did not need
the shadow of that hanging over my head right now. I suppose
while I wait I could tell you how I finally came to be in this
place and why. It is a long story and filled with periods of
denial and then finally awakening. I don't really know when it all
started. Maybe from when I was really a very young tike although I
don't have not a lot of memories of that time,. I do remember
those times vaguely. Bits and pieces of mother and I at the park
or being tucked into bed at night. Little things that had no
continuity. And, of course the old photographs of a cute little
girl and her mother.
But, if any one incident had a direct impact on why and how I
came to were I am now it is probably started a year after I was
adopted. Most likely little Mary Harrison was the instigator but I
can not be sure. Maybe it was her sister Jamie or even my own
sister. I don't really care at this point. Anyway, I'm getting
ahead of myself.
I remember my mother to some degree. But when an eight year old
loses a parent it is a traumatic experience and the child tends
to put up mental blocks to hide the hurt. I think in my case that
was true. It was not until I was around twelve that my adoptive
parents even told me anything about my real mother and how she had
died. I could not comprehend the fact that I had been the product
of a pregnancy borne out of the result of my mother being raped.
And then my mother finally dying from emotional disturbances.
Complications that she had suffered because of that crime and the
failure of the law to apprehend the perpetrator. She had never
found closure and this had finally overcome her.
I don't know if finding out these facts had convinced me that
being a boy and someday a man capable of doing the same thing was
what moved me towards the feminine nature or not. Maybe it was the
memories of being treated and dressed like a little girl by my
mother when I was real young. Or maybe it was the influence and
support that Nancy had on me. The Psychiatrists that I had seen
over that past few years had told me that was probably the former
case. Especially the way my Mom had influenced me when I was real
young. But I still have my doubts. My choices were after all
mine. Mom had never forced me to dress like a girl after I started
school. That had been my choice and only after I had been take
out of the orphanage and adopted. All Nancy had done was support
my decision to be different. "After all...", She had said, a lot
of boys do what you want to do anyway." I had my doubts about
that though.
My adoptive parents are Louise and Daniel Morton. Two of the
sweetest people on this planet. Although, They are a bit old
fashion. Real turn of the twentieth century types, but I would not
trade them for anyone else. By the way. My name is Sarah. I had
taken that name in honor of my real mother. It was the least I
could do in her memory. Besides I liked the name. It was as close
as you could get to my real one anyway.
"Miss Morton, Miss Morton....." I opened my eyes as I was gently
tapped on the shoulder. "I'm sorry. I must have dozed off." I
replied to the receptionist who stood beside my seat. "That's OK.
It has been a long wait. I was told to tell you that two of the
board members are tied up on the Metro. Apparently some terrorist
attack took out the tracks in Phoenix . As you know in all
fairness to you all the members have to be in attendance for a
decision to be made. If you prefer you can come back tomorrow
without any penalty to yourself." The girl stated with a look of
compassion.
"Do I have to? Or can I just wait here for their arrival. I would
like to get this over with once and for all." I replied. I'm sure
a look of panic was on my face. "Absolutely dear. This is your
choice and the board is duty bound to give you your review
immediately upon their arrival since you were here on time for
your appointment."
"I'll wait." I replied. "Good girl. You will do fine." She stated
with obvious compassion and a hint of support in her voice. I'll
send out for some sandwiches and tea. It may be a long wait. I'll
stay with you. I can't go home until the Metro resumes running
anyway."
"Thanks." I replied as the girl returned to her desk. I settled
back into my recliner kicked off my heels and closed my eyes.
I still remember the date December 23, 2029. I had been told by
Mrs. Jellison that my new parents, Mr. And Mrs. Morton would be
arriving that day to pick me up and take me to my new home. "Once
they signed the release papers, today will become your new
birthday under the law." She had told me. Today I would celebrate
my 9th birthday all over again even though I had already done that
in February. I had felt strange becoming almost a year younger
with the stroke of a pen..
I had not known it at the time but Daniel Morton was 35 years old
and his wife Louise was 30. To me they were "old" people and
although I has spent time with them the past few months and found
them to be nice and I liked them, I was still apprehensive about
living with them permanently. I had come to find the orphanage to
be a secure and safe place and I did not want to leave my friends.
Especially Nancy. Nancy had become my very best friend. She was
the same age as me and we found we could relate to each other
better than any of the other kids. I would sorely miss her but I
knew that it was only a matter of time and she would be adopted
as well and we would be parted. It was the policy of the orphanage
not to let the other children know that one of their own was being
adopted until after the child had left. So it was not told to
even the adoptee until the morning that they were to leave and
even then they were kept segregated. Thus was the situation I had
found myself in. I was not allowed to say goodbye to anyone even
Nancy. Needless to say I was totally surprised when on that
morning Nancy was brought into the waiting room with me. She and I
were totally overcome with delight when we found out that the
Mortons were adopting us both. From that moment on we both came
to understand the caring nature and love that our new parents had
for us and we did everything we could to return that same love to
them.
Mrs. Jellison had made a point in getting Nancy and I dressed in
the finest of clothing. I'm sure that she had been paid well to
assure that we looked our best. Did I tell you that that the
Mortons were 'loaded'? At the time I did not know much about that
sort of thing but in fact they were quite wealthy. Still after
what we had worn in the orphanage, Nancy and I felt quite besides
ourselves. I in a fine suit and she in the prettiest dress I had
ever seen. And there we sat, waiting to meet our new parents for
the first time as their children and Nancy and I about to become
brother and sister. It was quite exciting to say the least.
When the door to the waiting room opened and Mrs. Jellison walked
in with the Mortons there we sat. Nancy and I holding hands with
tears of happiness running down our faces. I will never forget how
my new mom came running over to us and kneeling in front of us,
she pulled us to her and hugged us and even cried with us. It was
a moment I will never forget.
The Morton's had arrived in their chauffeur driven air car. I
don't remember much of the ride to our new home. Nancy and I and
our new parents sat in the back of the air car and talked for the
whole trip. It was only as the car descended onto the lawn of the
mansion did I pay any attention to what was outside the windows.
The view of the white colonnaded house with it's wide expanse of
lawn and walkways was breathtaking. I had never seen anything so
beautiful and wonderful. The mountains in the distance were
covered in early winter snow. The late afternoon sun glistening
off their peaks. An open expanse of forest stretched off across
the valley and into the distance from behind the property. It
still holding onto a touch of late fall color. Nancy and I were
totally overcome by the view. I'm am sure that our new dad had
noticed this on our faces because he had looked at us and then
his wife. He then smiled and answered to our unspoken question...
"Yes kids, this is your new home".
Even to this day I still hold a special place in my heart for that
beautiful place in the Susquehanna Valley.
Chapter 2
We landed on the air-car pad and the liveried driver got out and
opened the hatch for us to exit. The butler and a houseboy ( I
didn't know what to make of them at the time) came out of the
house and carried our luggage into the house. I was surprised that
I even had any at the time. I later found out that our new
parents had gone on an extensive shopping trip prior to picking us
up.
As we entered the house I was shocked. I could not believe what I
was seeing. I could not imagine anyone could live like this. I was
nothing short of what I considered a palace. Nancy and I looked at
each other and I am sure we both had our mouths open in
wonderment. If there ever was a fairy tale come true, this was
it.
We were taken on a tour of the house by the Mortons. I must say
that each room and area we visited just made us even more overcome
with wonder. Finally we were taken up a wide circular stairway to
the second floor and shown our rooms. Nancy and I had adjoining
rooms with a connecting door. Locked of course.
Nancy's was the first we were shown. It was beautiful . The room
looked out over the valley. The large bay windows with their
arched top framed on each side by French doors that could open
out onto the balcony over the front entrance way. The room was
huge. To one side was the large white canopied bed that was
covered in rose satin trimmed with pink lace. The windows and
french doors covered with white lace curtains and framed with pink
velvet drapes edged in white lace. The floor was covered in
white plush carpeting. In one corner was a mirrored vanity and
around the room was various dressers and chairs. All in the Louis
XIV style. A private bath was also accessible. It was in fact a
room for a princess. I was immediately a little jealous. I didn't
know why at the time. It would be another year before I even
started to understand. Nancy was overcome. All she could do was
hug mother and start to cry. I did feel good that my sister was so
happy.
Next I was shown my room. To say the least I was a little dis-
appointed. Not that it was not a great room. It was just a lot
more plain and just a hint darker. The room had the same basic
layout with the windows and French doors. The curtains were white
like in Nancy's room but the drapes were more of a dark blue heavy
printed cotton. They were decorated with a myriad of small
colonial American flags. The bed was a huge oak bed covered with a
spread that matched the drapes. The dressers matched the bed in
design and the floor was covered in a blue/gray carpeting. The
darker hues of the furnishings and decorations making the room
much darker than Nancy's. I must say I was both pleased and
disappointed at the same time. I soon however came to the
conclusion that it was a lot better than anything I had ever had
before and that I ought to be grateful for my good fortune. We did
not have time to dwell on our good fortune however. It was already
dark outside and after a short time in the parlor watching TV, Mom
told us that we would be dining in a few minutes and that we
needed to get ready for bed. She told us that as a rule we would
need to get dressed for the evening meal as we usually would have
guests but that tonight was special and that we could get into our
night clothes and have dinner. Then it was straight off to bed.
Nancy and I went to our rooms and changed. The maid had lain out
my PJs on the bed and in no time I was changed and walked out into
the hallway. Nancy came out of her room wearing a white and pink
nightgown and white fluffy slippers. She had put her long hair
into a ponytail. She looked so pretty. I again felt a slight pang
of jealousy but just as quickly suppressed it. We sat at a large
oak table. I would guess big enough for an army but there were
only four chairs all at one end. A candelabra was set at our end
of the table. The four candles casting a warm glow over the place
settings. Mom and Dad were already seated when we came into the
room. They smiled at us as we took the places that Dad motioned us
to. Dad sat at the end of the table and Mom on his right. We sat
opposite Mom. Nancy next to Dad and me next to Nancy. For the
next hour as our meal was served, Mom and Dad talked to us about
our new home. They asked us questions about our former lives and
were quite willing to let us talk about what we remembered. Then
to our surprise they brought out a Birthday cake with 9 pink
candles on one side and 9 blue ones on the other. It was our new
birthday and Mom and Dad told us that we were unique. We would be
part of a rare few who would have a birthday and Christmas at the
same time. It seemed like no time at all and Nancy and I were off
to bed. It had been quite a day.
I don't remember hearing Nancy come in to my room but in the
morning Mom found us cuddled together under the covers of my bed.
Seems as though Nancy felt the need for some protection during
the night. She simply told Mom that she had become scare and
needed company. Mom never said a word. Just nodded her head and
shooed Nancy back to her room to get dressed
The next week was filled with new sights and sounds that I had
never experienced before, This place was nothing like the drab old
mill city of Lowell, Massachusetts where I had been born and had
spent the last nine years of my life. I am sure that my new sister
has overcome like I was. She just had a better way of containing
her excitement. Where I would investigate anything that piqued my
interest, especially the stable with it's 6 beautiful appaloosa
horses, she would just stand close by and say nothing. Her
interest in what I might be doing however gave her away. I was
the boy and it was normal for me to get my hands dirty while she,
just like a girl would not consider such a thing. Nancy was so
much more refined. Even considering her background which was much
like my own, she seemed born for the life of a refined southern
girl.
Our first year flew by. Nancy and I were enrolled in nearby Avon
School. Avon was a private school that catered to the area's
well- to-do. I can't say it was a bad place. It was I suppose,
similar to other private schools in that we were taught the basic
skills that kids learn everywhere. The exception was that it was a
strict school when it came to discipline. A student was instructed
in the rules and you were expected to follow them. It was not
uncommon to find a student sweeping the walkways or cleaning the
windows as a punishment for some infraction. More than once I
would hear "Saul, I want to see you after class!" That was a sure
bet that I had screwed up and was going to have to pay the
consequences for some minor infraction.
Nancy and I grew ever closer during that year. Although she was
technically the same age as myself, she seemed to be the one who
seemed to become the most self assured. She was not head-strong or
anything like that. She just seemed to make the better judgments
when we were deciding on some issue. She was the brains and I was
the brawn sort of speak.
We only had one family close by with kids our own age. The
Harrisons. They lived about a quarter mile down the road from us.
They had two children. Both girls. Jamie and Mary. Jamie was my
age and her sister was a year younger. Needless to say they made
friends with Nancy quite easily but for some reason they shied
away from me. Not that they were unfriendly or anything like that.
They just did not seem to want to associate with me unless Nancy
was with me. There was times when the three girls would engage in
some game where they needed the male figure like playing house or
doctor. I would be asked to play the male role. Other times they
would play with their barbie dolls or play dress up. At those
times I was pretty much ignored or asked to "get lost". During
those times I would grab a book or watch TV, feigning disinterest.
In actuality I would watch them as closely as I could without them
suspecting. At those times I would find myself getting jealous. I
liked those games and really wanted to participate. I never said
anything at those times of course. Boys were not suppose to play
with dolls or play dress-up. Still I wanted to and I started to
wonder if I had something wrong with me. I kept my peace
however.
It was not until our second Christmas holiday that I was brave
enough to find out what it was like to dress like a girl again as
I had once done a long time ago with my real mother. Of course,
you guessed it. I got caught. At the time I was glad it was Nancy
who had discovered me and not Dad or Mom. It was only later that
I came to realize just how understanding my parents were. But
Nancy, she took to the idea like a bird takes to air. I think it
would have ended there if Nancy, in her enthusiasm had not
continued to press the idea. And of course Jamie and Mary became
Nancy's co-conspirators when they found out. Mary however took a
special interest in me after that.
Anyway, let me back up a little.
Christmas that year was on a Saturday. Mom had insisted that we
help her get the house ready for the holidays. Christmas was a big
event at our house. Lots of family and friends would visit and mom
was a stickler for having every thing clean and tidy before hand.
Nancy and I had been instructed to clean our rooms and put all our
clothes that were dirty in the laundry room and and everything
else that needed to go to the cleaners we were to put on the rack
in the upstairs foyer. Nancy was a neat freak and it had not
taken her long to complete the tasks. I on the other hand was
somewhat of a clutter bug and it took me a lot longer. Nancy when
she finished stuck her head into my room while I was still
rummaging through my closet.
"See ya slow poke. I am going over to the Harrison's. Come on over
when and if you ever finish." She had said jokingly.
"Ok. I'll be awhile yet". I replied, but Nancy had already headed
for the stairs. It was some time later before I decided that my
room would pass inspection. I carried my dirty laundry down to the
laundry room and after returning for the suit that I needed to
have cleaned for Christmas I carried it down the hall to the
foyer. I hung it up on the rack and noticed that Nancy must have
put half her dresses on the rack along with her red velvet coat
with the white fur trim on the rack.
I was about to turn and head downstairs myself when I noticed
one of Nancy's dresses that I had never seen her wear. It was a
pretty white dress with pink lace accents on the collar and
sleeves. At the waist was a large satin ribbon that tied in back
with a large bow. The hem was edged with lace eyelet interwoven
with pink ribbon. My curiosity got the better of me. I wondered
what it was like to wear such a pretty garment. I listened for an
sign of movement from downstairs. Hearing nothing except my own
heartbeat pounding in my ears, I lifted the dress and the velvet
coat off the rack. My hands trembled and my legs felt weak. I had
never felt as strange or excited as I did at that moment. I knew
what I had to do and hurriedly carried the dress and coat to my
own room. I closed the door but forgot to lock it. That one
omission in retrospect, changed my life forever. The only thought
in my mind at that moment was to experience what it was like to
play dress up, even if I had to do it alone.
I laid the dress and coat on bed and I must have spent quite some
time just looking at the clothing as I just totally lost track of
time. Finally I got up the courage to remove my shirt and pants
and slipped the dress over my head. I had fastened all the
buttons on back of the dress except for the top three so that I
had enough room to pull the dress on over my head. I was in
ecstasy as the dress settled down over my body. It was so lovely.
I reached behind my head and pulled my long hair over my shoulder
so that I could fasten the three remaining buttons. As I did so I
observed my own reflection in the mirror across the room. It was
then that I got a real shock. I looked not at all like a boy. All
I saw was a pretty girl. Two as a matter of fact. Nancy had opened
my bedroom door and stood in the doorway. She was smiling broadly.
I spun around and looked at her. Embarrassment was etched all over
my face I suppose but Nancy said nothing of ridicule, instead she
just stepped further into the room and closed the door.
"I really think a little help from me might be in order here Sis"
She said. The word "Sis" was not lost on me as I am sure I turned
a few shades darker red that I was already.
"You want to tell me about this Saul?" She asked, pointing to her
dress that I was wearing. She asked the question with gentleness.
There was no hint of ridicule in her voice. We sat for some time
on the edge of my bed and I poured out my heart to Nancy. It was
strange. I told her how I felt. It was as if the dam had burst and
I came face to face with my own inner self. I could feel the tears
running down my face and I did not care. Nancy said nothing. She
just smiled and nodded her head, brushing an occasional tear from
my cheeks.
Finally I got it all out. I turned sideways and buried my face in
the covers of my bed and wept. I had finally shared my innermost
feelings with another human being and between the embarrassment
and humiliation I felt an overwhelming sense of relief.
When I finally stopped crying and sat up. I looked at Nancy and
said, "I'm sorry. I should not have told you any of this. It is
not your problem."
"Don't be silly Saul. You're my brother and I love you. Who else
could you tell except Mom and Dad? Do they know how you feel?"
"No! No! I don't think they would understand Nancy. I could never
let them know about this."
"Don't be to sure Saul. They might fool you." Anyway we will keep
your secret."
"We? Who is we?" I asked. I could feel the bile rising in my
throat. "Jamie and Mary came up the stairs with me and when they
saw you in that dress they ran back down the stairs giggling . We
are going to have to let them in on your feelings or else they
will have it all over town." They are good friends Saul. I know
they will understand and keep your secret as well."
I just nodded my head. I was stuck and had to trust Nancy's
judgment.
"Good, now get changed back into your own clothes and come on over
to the Harrison's. We all need to talk. Nancy said firmly. "And
Saul, the next time you want to dress up, please let me know. I
really like my dresses and you need to learn how to put them on
before you ruin them." She said jokingly. "Oh, and pick a new name
for when you dress up. Saul just doesn't cut it for someone in a
dress. She said as an aside giving me a kiss on the cheek and
scampering out of the room before I could reply.
The times that followed were wonderful. Jamie and Mary after being
told how I felt and why, became my two best friends next to Nancy.
I was allowed to play in all their games and even was asked to
come over to their house anytime I wanted. The only rule was that
I was not allowed to play dress up unless we did it in Nancy's
room. I think it really was because the girls were afraid I would
get caught by Mr. or Mrs. Harrison. The girls were a great
teachers and I soon learned how to dress properly as a girl. It
was amazing. I think Jamie and Mary had more fun fussing over me
than Nancy did. Jamie had fun with the makeup and Mary was in
heaven fussing over my long hair. It was Nancy that selected the
clothes that I would wear.
It was almost 10 years before I got caught again.
In time our little escapades as children tapered off. The
Harrisons moved away. The girls had promised and kept their word.
They never told another soul about me. I slowly entered puberty
and developed into an "normal" teenage boy. Nancy developed into
a beautiful young woman. We both graduated from high school at
seventeen. Nancy decided she wanted to study law and become a
lawyer. She applied and was accepted at Harvard Law School. I
took a couple of years off after high school and finally, at Dad's
insistence, entered the University of Arizona School of Business.
Jamie and Mary both went off to college after graduation. But kept
in touch with us by mail over the next year. It was Mary however
who would write special letters to me personally and I would
occasionally get a teasing from Nancy about it. Good naturedly of
course. It was because of Mary that I had decided to select the
University of Arizona at Phoenix . Mary had enrolled there herself
the year before. Of course I did not tell Dad this. But Nancy
found out somehow and sent me a post card with one sentence. "When
is the wedding?" followed by her classical signature "N" and a
little happy face logo.
Chapter 3
"Sarah, would you care for a sandwich and tea?" The receptionist
asked. I snapped out of my daydreams as I realized that I was
being spoken to. I looked at the clock on the wall. I had been
waiting for over an hour and a half.
I looked at the girl standing beside the side table. "Oh yes.
Thank you. I am a little hungry." I replied.
"I think we have a few more minutes before your interview. The
last of the board members just arrived and they have to do a
short review before you go in. Are you OK with this?" She asked.
Some concern evident in her voice.
"Yes I am Miss?.....I let the question go unfinished when I
realized that I did not now the girl's name.
"Pamela. Pamela Britton". She replied to my obvious question.
"Nice to meet you Pamela. Thank you for the sandwiches." I replied
taking the proffered plate and teacup.
"Your welcome dear." She replied as she took her own plate and cup
and sat down in the chair next to mine.
She looked at me over the rim of her cup as she took a small sip
of her tea. I could sense an unspoken question on her face.
"Your wondering how I am going to take this forced re-assignment I
gather"? I asked matter of factly.
"Well yes. I am sorry Ms. Morton. For a man you look so.. well...
"Feminine?. I replied, answering her question.
"Well yes. I guess so. You seemed so refined and comfortable. Not
at all like most of the men who come in here."
"It is because this is what I want to do. Courtesy of the Federal
government of course." I replied with smile.
"Really? I'm happy for you then. I hope everything works out for
you Sarah. I really do."
"Thank you Pamela. I hope so too. I just have to convince the
them ( pointing to the door of the hearing room) that I am ready
for this and have met their expectations."
"Sarah, from what I see right now, you have an excellent chance of
that. Just be yourself. Don't try to fool them or lie to them.
They will know if you do. Pamela replied.
Just then a tone sounded on Pamela's desk and she went over to
answer the phone. "Yes Ma'am. I'll send him right in." Pamela hung
up the phone. "You can go in now Sarah. Good luck."
"Thanks Pamela." I replied as I stood up and walked through the
door to the hearing room.
The relatively large room was austere to say the least. At the far
end was three floor to ceiling arched windows. On each side in
their appropriate places was the flags of the United States, it's
56 stars lit up by a small light, and the State of Arizona. A long
table with four chairs had been set to one side that allowed the
light from the curtain-less windows to fall down and across the
table. A small table was set up with one chair about ten feet in
front of the long one. To one side was another table at which sat
the hearing stenographer. On the other side of the room behind a
long railing was a set of chairs aligned in rows. This was used
for a gallery of interested parties and witnesses. On this day
about 15 spectators sat in the chairs. Sarah noticed that there
were three people in the gallery that she knew. One, his
government appointed psychologist and the others were Nancy and
Mary. They sat next to each other. Both gave her a smile and a
little wave. On the wall behind the gallery was the large seal of
the National Gender Reassignment Agency.
Sarah walked confidently down the center of the room towards the
small table. The sound of her heels on the hardwood floor belied
the nervousness that she felt. She had been here before. Three
years earlier when as Saul he had been told his punishment for
violating the new prohibition on transvestitism . Now as Sarah he
was to learn his final fate. It had been a long three years and he
was not sure if he had passed the requirements for freedom or not.
Sarah took her seat and waited. The government agencies had not
changed much over the years. Wait, wait, wait.
Ten minutes later the side door opened and the board members, two
men and two women, came into the room. All in attendance stood
until the board was seated.
There was a shuffle of papers and then the older of the male board
members opened the proceedings.
"Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen. This session of the National
Gender Reassignment Board for the Southwestern District is now in
session. I am Kenneth Greyson, Associate justice of the US
District Court. I will be chairing today's adjudication of this
case for the National Gender Re-assignment Board. Today's order
of business is to make a final resolution to the case of The
United States verses one Saul A. Morton. Exactly three years ago
today Mr. Morton was before this board accused of violating the
cross dressing prohibitions of the Gender Re-Assignment Act that
became effective on June 14, 2036. Mr. Morton at that time had
been found in his room at the University of Arizona by GRB agents
dressed in the clothing of the opposite gender. Because of that
incident he was brought before this board and a hearing was held.
The results of the hearing did in fact corroborate the
accusations and Mr. Morton was given the option of standing trial
or voluntarily agreeing to joining the three year Gender Re-
assignment program. Mr. Morton agreed to enter the program and we
are here today to determine if Mr. Morton should be allowed to
enter a government facility to complete the final gender re-
assignment surgery or be remanded for trial.
"Since Mr. Morton has completed the 3 year evaluation and has
complied with requirements for mandatory hormone treatments, and
preliminary castration and according to his psychologist Dr. Kent
Roberts, who is present here today, successfully spent the last
three years living full time as a female and has selected and
applied for a permanent name change to Sarah Ann Morton. We will
proceed on the assumption that the petition of the accused for
waiver of trial and completion of GRS should be granted. We will
therefor refer to Mr. Morton as Sarah Ann Morton for the purposes
of this hearing."
"Miss Morton let me compliment you on complying so far with every
aspect of the law. I hope you understand that if the petition is
granted you will forever be regarded as a member of the female
gender. Even your birth and adoption records will be changed to
reflect your new status. There will be no record that a Saul A.
Morton ever existed. Even the orphanage where you resided as a
child will only show that a girl by the name of Sarah Ann Jameson
resided there and was adopted by a couple by the name Morton. Any
attempt on you part to circumvent these conditions will land you
in The Federal Prison for Sexual Deviates. Do you understand
this?"
"Yes Sir." was my only reply. What else could I say. Besides I was
quite happy with these conditions.
"Good. Then lets review your case. We have here the reports from
Dr. Roberts as well as from the government clinic where you have
received you treatments and counseling. I am quite satisfied with
the reports but I will defer any questioning to my colleagues."
After a very short pause, one of the female members of the board
addressed Sarah. "Ms. Morton. I am Dr. Alice Grimes. I am
chairperson of the US Department of Genetics. I have read your
statement as to your early childhood but I am most interested in
what happened after you got to the university. I understand you
had not crossdressed for nearly ten years. What caused you to go
back to that. Especially in light of the enactment of prohibition
against such activity which you yourself admitted that you were
well aware of ?"
Sarah looked at the woman who asked the question. To Sarah she
seemed quite young for a person with such an impressive title and
awesome powers. No more than thirty years old Sarah thought.
"Doctor, it is quite a long story. I am not sure that I can get
through it all today."
"Ms. Morton, you will spend a lot longer period of time behind
bars if you lose this petition. We on the Board are willing and
duty bound to hear you out. You go ahead. We will listen if it
takes all night. After all you did wait for us this afternoon and
that is a positive sign in and of itself."
"Thank you Doctor Grimes. I will do my best to cover everything.
Where would you like me to start."
"From the beginning dear. From the beginning." She replied
Chapter 4
So I told them my story of the early years. Again. "I arrived on
the university campus in mid August. Classes didn't start until
the second week of September and that gave me ample time to settle
into my flat and start looking for a job. . It wasn't really
necessary but Dad had insisted that I get a job. I suppose his
logic was that if I had a job and had to pay for some of my own
expenses it would teach me some sense of responsibility By the
end of the first week I had managed to lock down a part time
position with a local warehouse operating a fork truck. Not my
ideal job but it was a least a decent paying one for part time and
I was pretty much on my own as long as I got the few trucks loaded
before I went home."
"My friend Mary Harrison was not due to arrive on campus for two
weeks so I had nothing better to do than throw myself into my
work. I guess this impressed my boss because by the time school
started Mr. Forrester, my supervisor had given me a small raise
and adjusted my schedule so that I could work almost full time
around my school schedule and still give me Saturday and Sunday
nights off. This suited me just fine."
"Mary arrived on the Sunday before classes started. I picked her
up at the bus depot and drove her over to her dorm hall. The girls
dorms were usually off limits to the boys but the rule was
suspended during moving days. After helping her get unpacked and
everything put away, I took her on a tour of the campus. At least
that portion that I knew. The book store, student union building,
cafeteria etc. The rest of the afternoon we just walked and
chatted about everything that had happened since she and her
sister had moved away."
"I found out that she was still living at home with her parents.
They were living in the suburban town of Greenwood Arizona, just
an hour commute outside Phoenix. Her parents had agreed to let
her live on campus provided that it was at U of A. This was so
that they could 'keep an eye on her' so they said. It was great to
have Mary close by. I must admit that I had become quite fond of
her. I still am. Very much so."
Sarah looked in the direction of the gallery where Nancy were
seated. Mary returned a smile and a short wave at Sarah's
statement.
Except for a few hours on Saturday or Sunday nights I did not see
much of Mary the first couple of months or so. Between my schedule
with work and school and her curfew at the dorms, That was about
all we could manage. It was a couple of days before Halloween that
we finally got together for a long weekend. Halloween was on a
Saturday that year and the school let out most of the classes
until Monday in order to allow everyone to plan for the myriad of
parties that usually took place on and off campus. Mary came up
with the great idea that she stay at my flat for the weekend and
we could plan out where we wanted to go for Halloween and as what.
I took to the idea without hesitation. Of course I had other ideas
besides parties.
I got out of work by 8 PM that Friday and went straight to my
flat. Mary and I both loved pizza and I really did not want to
cook so I called Domino's and ordered a couple to be delivered.
Mary arrived about a half hour later. "Hi Lover Boy." She said as
I helped her with her burden. She was loaded down with packages
. As always, even when she was dressed casually she looked
lovely.
"I hope you don't mind but I took the liberty of picking up some
costumes for us for tomorrow. I thought we might make an
appearance at the Student Union party tomorrow."
"Ok Hon. That sounds fine with me." I replied as I helped her put
the packages on the sofa. "What did you get for costumes?" I asked
looking at the large boxes.
"No peeking." She said with a smile. "You'll see tomorrow. But I
hope you will like them. You won't believe this but there is not a
costume to be rented anywhere in town. I had to actually buy these
from a theatrical supplier in order to get anything decent. Put it
was worth it. Now give me a kiss." She said reaching up and
locking her hands around my neck.
I don't know how long we embraced but it was only the knock on
the door from the Pizza delivery guy that had finally brought us
back to reality. The rest of the night went by rapidly.
We did all those things that lovers do and it was late Saturday
morning when we finally woke up. I was content to skip the
Halloween party altogether and stay in the sack with my girl for
the entire day. Were it not for Mary's insistence that we get up,
have some breakfast and try on the costumes, I would probably done
just that.
******
Mary laid them out on the bed and made sure they were complete.
They were the typical Alice in Wonderland costumes of fairy tale
fame. The costumes were professional made and designed for the
theater so they were much better than what normally would be
offered for Halloween use alone. I picked up the top hat of my
"Mad Hatter" costume in preparation to trying it on for size. I
felt a slight tap on the shoulder as Mary came up behind me.
" Not so fast mister. That is mine. This one is yours." She was
holding out the "Alice" dress to me. With a huge smile on her
face.
I felt my heart skip a few beats as I realized what Mary had in
mind. She was to be Mad Hatter and I was to be Alice. I know it
was only Halloween but I had not dressed as a girl in so long that
I was surprised at my own feelings at the thought of doing it
again even if it was nominally accepted practice for men to dress
as females at Halloween. It was even legal under the new federal
laws against cross dressing.
I had been very depressed when the law went into effect and I
knew that I would have to give up my affinity for dresses and such
from then on. I was not going to go to jail just to do that and I
certainly was not contemplating a total sex change. It had never
occurred to me that I could get around the law once a year by
using the Halloween costume loop hole or becoming an actor in some
theater company . I felt excited at the thought of being able to
dress again after so long even if I had to do it in this fairy
tale dress.
Mary smiled at me. She was very astute and knew me better than
anyone except probably for Nancy. Mary knew what was going through
my mind but said nothing. She just waited for my response. I think
my facial expression was all she needed because the next moment
she burst into a huge smile and came over and gave me a hug. She
just whispered in my ear. "Ok 'girlfriend' lets get dressed."
Mary had not forgotten anything. My costume was beautiful. The
Alice dress was yellow with a white apron in front. The white
petticoats and white tights were a perfect compliment to to each
other. Mary did my makeup that night, as I had lost the touch. But
is was when Mary brought out the long brown wig and black patent
leather Mary-Jane's and I put them on that I really felt like I
was playing the little girl again. I looked in the mirror that
evening and saw not Alice in Wonderland but just a pretty girl.
The rest of that night went by like a blur. I was in heaven. I
had not enjoyed myself that much since I was a kid and still at
home. It was then that I decided that law or no law, I was going
to do what made me happy and damned the consequences. I would just
have to be smart and not get caught. Of course it did not work out
that way.
Chapter 5
"Mom and Dad had sent me an email letting me know that they had
invited the Harrison's to spend the Christmas holiday with us and
that they had accepted. He asked if I would bring Mary along with
me on the trip home. I was quite excited about this news as was
Mary. For the first time in over two years we would all be
together again."
*****
"Saul did you get everything into the aircar. It is almost time to
leave." Mary called out from the bedroom."
"Yes I did. All except for your last suitcase." I replied.
"How about the presents for our parents and for Nancy."
"God Mary. I think I'll marry you. Your sounding an awful lot like
a wife than a girlfriend." I called back jokingly.
Mary stuck her head out from around the bedroom door. She wore
her best inquisitive look.
"Really?" She asked.
"Really what?" I replied.
"You want to marry me?"
Well it was out. It was not really the way I wanted to pop the
question but now I had to answer. I had to respond in a way that
would not hurt Mary's feelings. I just stood and looked at her for
what seemed like and eternity but really was only a few seconds.
In the end I was at a loss for words. All I said was "Yes".
"Now understand, I'm not a very big guy. 5' 6 and a hundred twenty
five pounds soaking wet. I think that's why Mary and I were drawn
to each other. She's only 5 foot one and 100 pounds. But I will
tell you this, When I said that simple "Yes" to her question, she
came and threw herself on me so fast that that 100 pounds seemed
like a bulldozer hit me. It was nearly an hour later that we
finally pulled ourselves together enough to secure the apartment
and start our drive back home for the Christmas holiday."
We now had another surprise for our parents. It was to be an
interesting two weeks.
Five hours later the auto-pilot on our rented aircar gently set us
down on one of the landing pads behind my father's house. We were
that last to arrive.
Mom and Dad and Mrs. Harrison were waiting for us on the back
verandah as we walked up the walkway from the landing pad. Mary
could not contain herself and ran up ahead of me and embraced her
mother. As I came closer Nancy and Jaime came out the back door
and before I knew it the hugs and kisses from the women were all
over me and each other. I shook hands with Dad and then even he
wrapped his arms around me and gave me a fatherly hug. I was
surprised at that. He had never dome that before. Nancy looked
over at me and gave me a wink and then burst into a smile. I had
the strange feeling that she was up to something. I felt all a
once that I was really home.
It was later that evening as I sat on the verandah that Nancy came
out gave me a sisterly kiss on the cheek and sat on the swing next
to me. It was the first time that she and I were alone together
for over two and a half years. We sat there for a couple of
minutes enjoying the mild December evening not saying a word. It
was Nancy who finally broke the quiet moment.
"I understand that congratulations are in order." She said matter
of factly just barely above a whisper. She looked straight out
across the dark lawn.
"Mary told you?" I asked, more a statement than a question.
"Yes, a little while ago. She said not to say anything as you guys
want to surprise our folks on Christmas eve. I saw you out here
alone and just had to ask you if it was true."
"Yes it is Nan. We decided to wait until after Mary graduates in
two years. We both agreed that it would be too much to try and set
up a home with both of us still in school."
Nancy turned and faced me. She reached out and but her slender
arms around me neck and I could see the tears in her eyes. She
pulled me close and kissed me on the cheeks again.
"Saul. I am so happy for you both I could just burst."
"Thanks Nancy. I hoped that you would understand. I love you too
but I hope you understand that it as a sister and not anything
more." I replied.
"Of course silly. It has always been that way with me too."
She looked at me strangely for a moment. I knew she was
contemplating something else.
"What about Sarah? How does she fit in to this? Does she even
exist any more?" Nancy asked as she pulled away from me and looked
at me quizzically.
"Yes Nancy. For a brief few hours on Halloween she came back to
life."
"Does Mary know"
"Yes. It was Mary who brought her back. She thought it was just
Alice in Wonderland for a costume party but I knew that it was
Sarah and she 'was' in wonderland for a few hours."
"Is she coming back Saul? I miss her. Nancy asked seriously.
"I don't know Nancy. You know the new laws. If I ever got caught
it would be, well..." I let that answer go unfinished.
Nancy was about to reply when Mom called us to dinner.
Nancy and I stared into each others face for a moment trying to
understand where each of us was leading with the conversation but
saying nothing else. We went inside and went to dinner.
That night when I entered my old room to go to bed, I found a
pretty pink and white rayon baby doll nightie draped across my
bedspread. I suspected where it had come. Nancy I was sure was the
'culprit'. I would have another talk with her in the morning. I
laid the nightie on my dresser and put on my PJs and climbed into
bed. I laid there for some time wishing that Mary was with me but
my folks had set one of the spare rooms for Mary and Jaime and
Mrs. Harrison was ensconced in the Guest room.
That night I dreamed of Sarah and Mary in bed together wearing
the same nighties and making mad passionate love.
Chapter 6
It was the smell of bacon and coffee attacking my nostrils had
awakened me. It was close to 9am when I finally walked into the
breakfast room still dressed in my PJs and bathrobe.
Dad, Mrs. Harrison, Jamie and Mary were seated at the table
having coffee and Mom and Nancy were in the kitchen putting what I
gathered was the finishing touches to breakfast.
Everyone was dressed except for me. I felt a little self
conscious.
Mom was the first to acknowledge my presence as I came through the
doorway. "Good morning dear. I hope you slept well. Would you like
some coffee?" She asked in her always pleasant tone.
I walked over and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Thanks Mom, I
can use that I replied, taking the pro-offered cup from her hand.
"Hi Sis. Happy Birthday." I had not forgotten that today was
December 23 and it was our official birthday.
"Same to you Saul." She said giving me a hug. "Thank you for
remembering."
"How could I forget. Jaime threatened me with dire consequences
once if I ever did. Remember?"
"Oh ya. That!" She said with mock surprise. I'm surprised you
remember that."
"Oh I remember all right. Jaime and Mary were quite upset when I
fell asleep and didn't come over to their house for that surprise
thirteenth birthday party that they had planned." I didn't live
that down for months."
Nancy smiled and gave me a mock punch in the shoulder as we both
remembered how I had had to don one of Jaimie's party dresses each
day for a week and serve the girls as a make believe maid or else
I would not be allowed to play with them anymore. I never did
forget her birthday again. I will admit that I enjoyed the dress
up part but hated having to be the 'maid'.
"Good morning Saul. Happy Birthday."
"Hi Dad. Thanks. Good morning ladies." I said as I took the empty
chair at the table next to Mary. "Happy Birthday" the women said
in unison. Dad looked over his glasses and smiled at us as Mary
gave me a peck on the cheek as she said her greeting.
"Hum." Was all he said. I knew my dad and I was aware that he had
something on his mind. I did not push it though. I knew that he
would say what was on his mind when he was ready.
I was nice to have everyone together again over morning breakfast.
I had missed the family reverie that always accompanied the
morning meal. Each of us would open up at that time in the relaxed
and informal setting. We would always talk openly and candidly
about anything that was on our mind. That morning was no
different. It was just that I was totally unprepared for the
topic, Me, and the fact that it was my mother who started it all
with her birthday present.
After we had eaten and Mom had served coffee, She along with Jamie
and Mary left the table only to return a few minutes later with an
arm load of presents and beautifully light birthday cake.
Everyone immediately fell into singing the traditional Happy
Birthday Song to Nancy and myself. A few photo snapshots later
and lots of birthday wrappings laying on the floor, Nancy and I
were two happy people. Then the unexpected happened. Mom left the
room only to return a few moments later with one more present. It
was for me and as I took it from her everyone fell silent. No
smiles. Just a look of expectation on everyone's face as I took
the box.
The box was nothing fancy, just a large flat gray box that most
garments are packed in. Mom must have gotten me a new coat or
something I thought. But why the suspense. I slowly opened the box
and got the biggest surprise of my life. Something totally
unexpected. As I lifted the cover inside laying on top of the
tissue was a simple card. "Happy Birthday Sarah" From Mom, Dad
and the Harrison's.
My hands trembled as I realized that my secret was out. I had no
idea that Mom and Dad or for that fact Mrs. Harrison had any
knowledge of my other quasi-identity. Mary and Nancy later told me
that I turn almost pure white and then crimson when I read the
card. As I looked under the tissue at the contents of the box I
saw the most beautiful satin burgundy dress that I had ever laid
eyes on. The cream colored lace on the bodice and edging the puffy
half sleeves lay perfectly inside the box . My hands trembled so
bad that I could not even move them enough to lift the garment out
of the box. It was Nancy who quickly did it for me. She lifted the
dress out of the box and held it up to herself. With a oohs and
aahs the girls, as girls always do over beautiful clothes, admired
the dress. It even had a an attached 'peek-a-boo' petticoat
trimmed with lace in the same color as the bodice. I have to
admit that even I in my humiliation of the moment, still found a
strange fascination for the dress. I knew that no matter what
happened in the next few minutes, I would have to try on that
dress at some point.
"How...how did you know? How did you find out?" I stammered after
I regained my composure. I looked from face to face for an answer
but it was Mom and Mrs. Harrison who both burst out in smiles. Dad
remained stoic and the girls just looked at me with a blank look
of anticipation as to what I might do next. I am sure in
retrospect that they held there breath for over a minute after I
took the present in my hands.
"Saul, Saul. Do you think that you could hide your desires and
secrets from us. Do you not think that Mrs. Harrison would not
know what you and the girls were doing those may times up in their
rooms. We knew from almost the beginning what was going on. It is
just that we felt that you, all of you had to find your own
identity. We watch and did not interfere as long as it was nothing
more than dressing up. In time you seemed to grow out of that and
by the time the Harrisons moved away you seemed to forget all
about Sarah. Seems as though I was somewhat wrong . Especially
after Mary told me about Halloween. Mother looked at me with an
smile. No hint of condemnation or her face or the others except
for Mary who turned a few shades of red.
"So what am I supposed to do with that?" I asked, looking at the
dress that Nancy was still holding knowing full well what was on
the minds of each of them.
Dad, who had been quite during the whole conversation finally
spoke up. "I would think the ladies would like you to model it for
them. I know I would like to see what my son looks like in a
dress."
His tone was not exactly harsh but it did have an edge to it.
Considering he knew of my earlier escapades and my long period of
withdrawal from that activity, I think he was a little
disappointed that I had gone back to it.
"Oh hush up Daddy. Let Saul make up his own mind. After all, Mom
said that you knew all about this. Nancy said.
Dad threw up his hands and headed towards the Family room. "Women.
Now I may have one more to deal with." Was all he said as he left
the dining area.
"Although I put on an air of protest, I really was intrigued by
the idea of dressing up again, this time as a real young lady and
not as a child or for a costume party. I was somewhat aware that
what I was contemplating was technically a violation of the new
laws but I figured that in the privacy of my own home I was safe
from detection. So it was not more than an hour later I found
myself staring in the bedroom mirror looking at not myself, but a
beautiful young woman, the results of the efforts and attentions
of three women who were bent on using all their skills to
transform me. Mary had even secretly brought the long human hair
wig with her that I had used for the Alice costume at Halloween.
It had been the finishing touch to my transformation. Mom, Dad and
Mrs. Harrison were needless to say quite surprised at the 'new'
girl that was introduced to them a short while later"
Chapter 7
"Miss Morton. Tell me, if you had known then that you were shortly
to be discovered and arrested, would you have still taken the
opportunity to dress as you did?"
Sarah looked up at Dr. Grimes as she asked the question. She
paused for a few moments to formulate her reply. She had not been
asked this question at any time by any of the multitude of
examiners that she had been forced to consult with during the past
three years.
Dr. Grimes and the other members of the board all looked at her
waiting on her response. For some unknown reason her inner feeling
told her that this was a very important question. Sarah finally
decided to answer honestly and simply.
"Yes Doctor Grimes. I think I would have."
"Even knowing what would happen to you if you did?"
"Yes Doctor, I think that is quite obvious considering how I look
now."
"I think so too. Your reports from Dr. Robert indicate that your
transformation has been quite smooth and incident free. It is
almost as if you wanted to be a girl."
Sarah just smiled but said nothing. Dr. Grimes and the other
female member of the board studied Sarah for a moment and they
both simultaneously burst into a huge smile. It was as if the two
women could read Sarah's thoughts. The two men however just sat
stoically the unspoken communications going right over their
heads. Sarah knew that she had two votes in her favor. She knew
that she was halfway home.
"Continue Miss Morton. Tell us about why you allowed yourself to
be caught." Stated the younger of the two men on the board.
"Well it was not that I wanted to get caught. I really didn't go
out of my way to allow that to happen.. I knew what would happen
if I did get discovered and although I didn't agree with the law I
was not going to allow it to stop my desire to cross-dress. It was
just that I got over confident in my ability to fool everyone
and I got careless."
Sarah paused to formulate her thoughts. She knew that whatever
testimony she gave from this point on would weigh heavily on the
board's final decision. She had to tell the truth but she knew
that it was up to her now to present it in a way that would be
favorable for her.
Mary and I had decided not to tell our folks about our intent to
get married. Considering the presence of "Sarah" in the house, we
felt it prudent not to put that pressure on them at the same time.
After all, there was plenty of time as we were not going to do
that until Mary graduated. Nancy agreed with our decision and
promised to keep our secret although I think she was a little
disappointed that we had decided to wait until summer recess to
make the announcement.
For the rest of the week after Christmas I had made a point to
dress full time as a girl while in the house. Mom and the girls
seemed to enjoy my little sojourn into the world of femininity.
I don't think Daddy was too happy with the idea but at least he
held his peace and said nothing. It was only on New Year's day
that I reverted back to my male self for the two day drive back
to school. I almost made a decision to drive back to Phoenix as
Sarah but Mary talked me out of it. She said that there was just
too much of a risk of getting caught. After Mary and I had loaded
up the car, we said our goodbyes to everyone and headed back to
school.
During the drive back, Mary had suggested that we make one stop. I
at first objected but her arguments were valid. If I ever got
caught I would be prevented from doing what she suggested. So, we
stopped in Dallas for two days in order that I could deposit a
couple of samples at the Texas Family Planning Center. Mary had
insisted that I deposit at least two sperm samples at the sperm
bank that that facility maintained. Mary was determined that she
was going to safeguard our future family just in case I did get
caught. In retrospect Mary had been quite astute.
We arrived back at the university on the fourth of January. I
dropped Mary off at her dorm and after helping her unloading her
things I headed for my own meager flat. I set my suitcases in the
hallway and hung my suit bag over the closet door as I came in.
The first thing I wanted to do was to take a good long shower and
wash off the road dust that I was sure clogged every pore of my
body. I lingered in the shower for some time. I heard the phone
ring but I was not going to try to answer it, instead I let the
voice mail pick up the call.
I had started getting in the habit of shaving my legs and under
arms. It just did not seem right to have all that extra hair if I
was going to dress up. To tell the truth, that was the furthest
thing from my mind at that moment. Still, I just felt that I
needed to shave the darn hair off.
After leaving the bathroom I grabbed a robe and head for the
phone. As I expected, it was a message from Mary.
'Hi Sweety, its Me. I don't know if you unpacked yet but I left a
surprise in your suitcase. It's up to you if you want to use it.
I'll be over at six. Maybe we spend the night together. I don't
have any classes tomorrow. Bye.'
I logged off the voice mail and went out and retrieved my luggage
from the hallway and carried it into my bedroom. I opened the
first suitcase and it contained nothing of a surprise. Just my
normal attire and shaving kit. I found the surprise she mentioned
in the other bag. It was the 'Alice wig and the nightie that I had
found but not worn that first night we arrived at my folks. There
was also a white lace bra and a pair of breast forms. Ab