?As usual, you don?t have any idea what you?re
talking about,? my sixteen-year-old cousin Jamie told
me. ?Women are discriminated against routinely.
You?re just too stupid and sexist to notice!?
?Discrimination is all in their minds,? I laughed.
?Girls at school get all kinds of breaks, plus they
never have to worry about the humiliation of being
turned down for a date. They do the humiliating!?
?Maybe if you looked more like a guy, you?d get more
dates,? she teased. ?I?ll bet I?ve got more muscles
than you!?
?Great, just what every guy wants in a girl, more
muscles,? I said, laughing at her. ?Most girls give up
being a tomboy by the time they?re thirteen, what are
you waiting for??
I knew that Jamie hated being called a tomboy since
her mom was always bugging her about growing up
and being a lady. I didn?t know that they?d just had a
major argument this morning which had really upset
her. I found that out later, after she had knocked me
down and was beating the crap out of me!
Our parents came rushing over and quickly pulled
Jamie off me.
?What?s wrong with you two?? her mom asked. ?If
any two people in this world should be close, it should
be the two of you. Yet, all you do is argue.?
My aunt was right in a way; Jamie and I shared a
name, I was James, she was Jamie, we were the same
age, born the same day, and were as nearly identical
twins as a boy and girl could be. Her mom and my
dad were twins, and through some genetic twist, and
although cousins, she and I were nearly identical. Her
dad had left them years ago, and my mom had died
around the same time. Our parents had always been
close and it always puzzled them that she and I
weren?t.
?I think it?s time we get some help for you two,? dad
announced. ?I never thought I?d see the day when you
two would actually try to hurt each other.?
? He wasn?t hurting me at all,? Jamie laughed. ?I can
take him with one hand behind my back.?
?Butch!? I hissed at her.
? Pansy,? She shot right back.
?That?s enough from both of you,? Dad yelled. ?I?ve
had enough from both of you, maybe it?s time to find
another way to settle you two down.?
Jamie?s mom agreed, and the four of us ended up
talking to a woman counselor for several long, boring
sessions which settled nothing.
?Face it,? Jamie told me during one of our sessions.
?As a guy, you can coast through life. No one expects
you to have your hair done just right, your nails
perfectly manicured, your shoes don?t have to match
anything you?re wearing, and no one ever tells you to
act like a lady!?
?Don?t give me any of that crap,? I taunted. ?If you
acted like a lady, you?d be the one coasting. Guys
would fall all over themselves to take you out, to sit
near you in class, or just have you smile at them.?
?If you think Jamie?s life is so easy, why don?t you try
it?? the counselor asked, as though asking for the
time.
?I?d give anything to see that!? Jamie howled. ?You
could be my mom?s precious little darling, have boys
pay for everything on your dates, and all the other
wonderful things you mentioned. Of course, you?d
have to put up with guys who want to take you out for
just one reason, being treated as if you can?t think for
yourself, and other fun things.?
?Being a boy wouldn?t be that tough for you though,?
I sneered. ?You?re not that much of a girl anyhow!
You probably wouldn?t mind my dad?s constantly
harping on you to try out for some sport or watching a
football game when there?s a good movie on.?
Would you two care to put up or shut up, as the saying
goes?? the counselor asked. ?Jamie, if you think it?s
so simple, why not try being a boy? The same for you
Jim, could you make it as a girl??
?What an odd question,? I found my self thinking. I
figured that the counselor was trying to back us into a
corner, scaring us if you will. Since I knew she was
running a bluff I was quick to call it.
?I know I could make it as a girl,? I quickly
volunteered. ?I could use the vacation from all the
crap dad puts me through. Of course, poor little Jamie
would never be able to handle the strain of being a
boy, even for a day.?
?Anything you can do, I can do better,? she mocked.
?And that includes being a boy!?
?Prove it,? the counselor said, softly. ?If you can, that
is.?
?Of course I can?t,? Jamie laughed. ?But that?s the
whole point of this, isn?t it. To back us into a corner
and force us to get along.?
The woman shook her head. ?Actually, you could if
you really wanted to Jamie. Same for you Jim. You
two could become each other if you wanted to.?
?Excuse me?? Dad interrupted. ?Did I hear you
right??
?I doubt it,? Aunt Janet laughed. ?It would be a great
idea if they could though.?
?I?m serious,? the woman told them. ?If everyone
agrees, I can make it possible for your children to
switch places and live the other?s life.?
?You?re not joking, are you?? Aunt Janet asked in a
strange tone of voice.
?No, not at all. This highly successful program has
been operational for close to ten years now. We?ve
done it with brothers and sisters, friends, even
husbands and wives. Once they see the other person?s
life as it really is, they gain a deeper understanding
and appreciation for that person.?
?This is crazy,? I shouted. ?You can?t just go
changing me into her.? At least I hoped she couldn?t.
?Chicken!? Jamie called out. ?Afraid you couldn?t
handle it??
I regretted saying it but I couldn?t stop myself. ?Give
it your best shot!? I urged the counselor.
Dad and Aunt Janet looked at each other then smiled.
?How exactly would this be done??
I was stunned to hear the counselor go into the details
of how I would actually be physically changed into a
girl. It all seemed so unreal but we were assured that
it could be done without any problem. Since Jamie
and I looked so much alike it would be simple for me
to assume her life.
?I could really look like a boy?? Jamie asked in
amazement. ?I mean completely??
The counselor smiled and nodded. ?You two would be
able to really see the other persons point of view. Jim,
if you think girls have an easy life, why not give it a
try? Jamie, same for you. Can you cut the mustard as
a boy??
?Piece of cake!? Jamie shouted.
?No sweat!? I added, not wanting to be outdone.
Then I saw our parents smile and nod. Suddenly I felt
sick, what in the world had we done?
?This was all a joke, right?? I asked. ?I mean, I was
just joking. You can?t possibly be serious??
?I think it?s a wonderful idea,? My aunt exclaimed.
Turning to dad she continued. ?Jamie can be the kind
of son you wanted, she?s interested in sports and
cars.?
I blinked hard to hold back the tears I felt forming.
?You?re getting rid of me just because I don?t like
sports?? I accused dad.
?I?d never get rid of you, Jim,? dad smiled. ?All I?m
doing is giving you a look at the other side of the
fence. You know, the side where the grass is always
greener.?
?This could help you quite a bit, Jamie,? My aunt told
her. ?Each of you really believes that the other?s life
is somehow easier, or better. I doubt you?d feel that
way if you had to live that way for a while.?
?How long of a while are we talking about?? dad
asked. ?It seems like a lot of trouble for a few weeks.?
?Minimum is one year,? The counselor replied. ?After
the adjustment period of course.?
?Adjustment?? I asked.
The counselor nodded. ?Counseling in mannerisms,
speech, dress, voice, then physical changes to create
secondary sex characteristics. It takes several months
before participants in the program are ready to
assume their new gender.?
?It sounds interesting,? dad commented as if he were
really giving the idea some thought. ?What would it
cost us??
?The program is funded by an endowment from a
wealthy family whose son was unable to adjust to the
demands society places on boys. He disliked sports
and anything violent. His family couldn?t understand
what was wrong with him, and other boys made his
life so miserable that he ended up taking his own life.
His parents wanted to make certain that no other
family ever had to endure the heartache of losing a
child over such a thing, so they set up this program to
let boys and girls or men and women see what it
would be like if they were the opposite sex.?
I was getting sick watching dad shake his head in
agreement. ?Sounds like a good idea. What do you
think Janet??
?Let?s do it,? my aunt said, sealing Jamie and my
fates.
?I can?t wait to see you in a bikini!? Jamie teased, as
we left the office. ?I?ll bet you?ll have the boys just
drooling over your sexy little body.?
?I can?t wait until you get your clocked cleaned
playing football in gym class,? I fired back. ?It?s just a
barrel of laughs when some overgrown jock with a
single digit IQ bowls you over.?
When we dropped Jamie and her mom off, Jamie
insisted that I come inside to check out all the pretty
clothes I?d soon be wearing. She took unnecessary
delight in holding up some of the frilly underthings
that her mom had bought for her.
?I?ll bet you can?t wait to wear these,? she mocked as
she held a pair of lacy panties up to my waist.
?There?s a matching slip and bra to go with it by the
way.? She quickly pulled out the matching slip and
held it to me.
I was determined not to let her win. ?Nice,? I
commented as I took the slip and examined it
carefully. ?Lace trim at the hem, generous leg slit to
match with different skirts.? I picked out the
matching bra and began to look it over. ?Good, no
underwire, they can be so uncomfortable,? I sighed.
?You seem to know quite a bit about lingerie, Jim,?
Jamie chuckled. ?Been wearing it long??
?Heard more commercials than I wanted to,? I
shrugged. ?How do you feel about hard-ons??
Her face went pale. ?You?re not serious?? She argued.
?I?m not really going to??
?Count on it,? I said with a smile. ?Except for getting
a girl pregnant, you?ll be a fully functioning boy,
remember? You?re going to have your very own Mr.
Happy, and those hormones you?ll be taking will give
him a mind of his own.?
I loved it! She obviously hadn?t been paying close
attention during our counseling session and wasn?t
prepared for becoming sexually aroused as a boy. Her
little game of trying to upset me ended right then and
there.
Our training classes started the very next week. Every
day after school, I went to classes to learn how to act,
talk, and dress like a girl. I had to practice putting on
dresses, walking in heels, sitting in a skirt, and
saying things like ?Isn?t that so cute??
Once I got the hang of all of that, I?d then have to sit
and watch videos of Jamie doing those things so that I
could learn to do things exactly like she did them. I
couldn?t even console myself, as I spent my evenings
experimenting with makeup and nail polish, thinking
that Jamie was busy learning how to do things like a
boy. She already spent most of her time in slacks,
loved sports, and knew enough about cars to shame
many boys, myself included. She was probably sitting
at home, feet up, watching some sort of ball game
while I was stuck wearing a nightgown and panties,
reading articles in Seventeen about what boys really
want in a girlfriend, while waiting for my nail polish
to dry.
Dad was really getting into this switching idea; as
soon as I got home from school, I had to change into a
dress or at least a skirt and blouse that Jamie had been
only too happy to lend me. My aunt had picked me up
enough panties, bras, and stockings to outfit several
girls, and it was only after dad insisted, that I moved
almost all of my underwear out of my dresser to make
room for the girl?s underwear I wore.
Weeks of after school classes and dressing in skirts
started to have an effect on me ? it was getting harder
and harder to act like a boy while I was in school or
on those rare occasions when I could hang out with
other guys. While my buddies were checking out a
girl?s boobs, butt, and legs, I found myself noticing if
her skirt was an A-Line or swing style. They talked
about the chances of getting into her pants, I
wondered if my butt would be as big as hers. I
considered becoming a hermit, staying at home and
never going out again, but in a few short months
Jamie would be taking my place with the guys so I
had to keep a place open for her.
One Saturday, my aunt announced that she was taking
her new daughter shopping. Even though I had
perfected feminine mannerisms and speech, I begged,
pleaded, cajoled, and cried not to go. Twenty minutes
later, I slung a purse over my shoulder and meekly
followed my aunt to her car. Dad was tough enough
when he insisted I do something, but combined with
my aunt there was no room for discussion.
?Relax Jim, you look very cute,? my aunt told me as I
got into her car and frantically tugged at my skirt,
which I thought was way too short. ?Your skirt?s
supposed to be that short, it shows off those pretty
legs of yours.?
?Everyone?s going to stare at me,? I complained. ?Is
this really necessary??
?Of course they?ll look at you,? She said with a smile.
?Especially the boys. You look just like any other girl
your age out with her mom and they?re going to like
what they see.?
?But I don?t want?? I started to tell her that the last
thing I wanted was a boy checking me out, but she cut
me short.
?Get used to it, Jimmy,? she told me. ?You?re a girl
for the rest of today and you?re going to have to act
like one. If a boy?s checking you out, smile at him,
it?s a compliment you know.?
That was the last time she had to warn me to behave
myself. Just like with dad, I knew there was no
arguing with Aunt Janet so I shut up and concentrated
on being a good girl.
We talked about school and the classes Jamie and I
were taking afterwards. Jamie was adapting very well,
my Aunt told me, and there were times when it was
tough to tell that she was really a girl.
?I can?t wait until you take her place,? she sighed.
?I?ve always wanted a daughter who I could dress up
in pretty dresses, do her hair, and guide into
becoming a young lady. Things just never worked out
that way with Jamie though, as soon as she was old
enough to dress herself, she lost all interest in pretty
outfits.?
?Am I supposed to be a replacement for Jamie, Aunt
Janet?? I got up the nerve to ask. ?Is that why you and
dad are doing this? Jamie will become dad?s son, the
one I never was, and I?ll end up as the daughter you
always wanted??
There was an awkward moment of silence. ?No
Jimmy, I swear that?s not what your dad and I had in
mind. We honestly thought this would help you and
Jamie, once the year is over, you?ll be free to go back
to your old lives, I promise.?
My aunt and I had been close even while mom was
still alive, but after mom died, Aunt Janet became sort
of a surrogate mother to me. She was always there if I
needed someone to talk to and I can?t imagine
anyone, even dad, that I was closer to than her. If she
said it was all meant to help, I?d trust her.
Aunt Jan led me straight to a boutique specializing in
junior?s dresses.
?Since she doesn?t like wearing them, there aren?t
many dresses in Jamie?s closet,? she explained. ?I
thought you might like to pick a few of your own.?
I loved her dearly, but couldn?t help but wonder if she
had a screw loose. My cousin was a real, honest to
goodness girl?if she didn?t like wearing dresses, why
would I?
?I can probably make do with Jamie?s stuff Aunt Jan,?
I smiled, trying to keep her from being too
disappointed. ?I don?t think I?m going to like dresses
that much either.?
?I really wish you?d think it over,? she said sadly. ?It
would mean so much to me to finally have a daughter
that wanted to be a young lady. Even if it is only for a
year.?
Why did she have to say something like that? I
couldn?t believe the ache in my heart when I thought
about how sad she must be. I wanted to tell her that I
was really sorry, and didn?t mean to upset her, but I
wasn?t interested in wearing dresses. I wanted to tell
her that, but I couldn?t. The words wouldn?t come
out; they would have hurt that sweet lady way too
much. I took a deep breath, smiled at her, and said,
?I?ll give it a try, Aunt Jen.?
I got a big hug and kiss for agreeing to try.
Unfortunately, I also got several outfits and a gentle
shove to the dressing room to try them on.
?You look so cute,? Aunt Jan told me as I modeled
the first outfit; a pair of lightweight black slacks and a
pink top. ?Those slacks show off your cute little butt
and that top really hugs your curves.?
I blushed at what my aunt obviously meant as a
compliment. ?Thanks, I guess.? I nodded.
?The boys at school will be all over you when you
wear this outfit.?
Suddenly, I felt my stomach drop to my toes. How
stupid could I have been, never considering that boys
might show an interest in me as a girl?
?I never thought about that,? I confessed warily. ?I
don?t think I could handle it if a boy was interested in
me.?
My aunt put her arm around me and hugged me.
?We?ll cross that bridge when we come to it honey,
let?s just have fun now.?
Aunt Jan always seemed to have a way of calming me
down and this was no different. I was back in the
dressing room, trying on a dress, before I realized it.
?Just perfect sweetheart,? my aunt commented, as I
modeled the dress. ?You could wear that when you
want to look just a little dressy.?
I looked in the mirror and saw my cousin Jamie in a
cream colored sleeveless sheath that would certainly
merit a second look from any boy nearby. It fit me
perfectly and I knew that in a few short months, with
the changes expected to hit my body, it would fit even
better. Right then, it was still just a little loose, a
?Good Girl? kind of look. Once the hormones kicked
in, it would be tighter and the ?Good Girl? would be
replaced by a hot young woman. The whole idea
scared the heck out of me.
Once Aunt Jan was satisfied that I had enough new
outfits, we made our way to the lingerie department
and once again I was loaded up with new clothes,
none of which I wanted.
By the time my aunt was done with me, I had a
wardrobe that any fashionable teenage girl would
have been proud of. All I needed to do was to work up
enough courage to wear them. Aunt Jan thought she
was doing me a favor when she promised that she?d
do her best to help me become a happy, well dressed,
young woman. I didn?t have the heart to tell her that
was just the thing I feared most.
The next morning, I started the female hormones and
male hormone suppressants that would prepare me to
switch over to girl mode. Dad smiled happily, as I
washed the pills down.
?Aunt Jan tells me you?ve agreed to wear things that
Jamie was never interested in. I think that?s very nice
of you; you?ll not only learn something about girls,
you?ll also make her very happy.?
I shook my head. ?I said I?d try, dad, but I can?t
promise to be a sweet daughter to Aunt Jan, it?s just
not me.?
Dad smiled. ?I have a feeling that you?re going to
make your aunt very happy Jim,? he said. ?Sometimes
I think you and Jamie got mixed up at birth.?
?What?s that supposed to mean?? I asked, feeling very
upset. ?I?m not good enough to be your son? Not man
enough for you??
?I never said that, Jim and you know it,? dad replied,
angrily. ?I?ve always been proud of you, but
sometimes it seemed as though you were meant for
other things.?
?Like frilly dresses and baby dolls??
Dad stared at me until I couldn?t take it anymore.
?Fine!? I shouted angrily. ?If you think I should be a
girl then that?s exactly what you?ll get. I hope you like
your new daughter, daddy dear.?
I pushed away from the table and was about to leave
the room when I had a better idea. With one hand on
my hip and the other held out from my side, I swung
my hips and walked over to where he sat. Leaning
over I kissed him on the cheek as I ran my fingers
through his hair.
?I love you daddy,? I said in a girlish voice, as I
skipped out of the room.
I threw my self down on my bed and cried just as soon
as I got to my room. Dad said he loved me, yet it sure
seemed as though he was willing to trade me for
Jamie who could be the son he wanted. Was this
whole scheme something he and my aunt had
planned? He?d get the sports crazed son he always
wanted while she?d get the sweet girl in pretty dresses
that she always wanted. I?d show him, I vowed. I?d
become the sweetest daughter any man could ask for;
I?d cook for him, wash clothes, keep house, and be
such a good girl, and by the time I left for Aunt Jan?s
he?d be sorry he ever thought of his stupid little
scheme!
As usual, when not in school, I was wearing a pair of
white shorts and a blue top Jamie had given me.
Underneath, I wore a pair of white cotton panties and
a plain bra, just the type of things an average girl
might wear. I wasn?t going to be average though, I
was going to show daddy just how right he was by
becoming the kind of girl my aunt could only dream
of!
I rummaged through my dresser until I found a peach
colored, satin bra with matching panties and a half-
slip. A pair of sheer pantyhose, medium height heels
to match the brown leather skirt and peach shell, and
I was ready to do my hair and makeup.
I scoured my memory for every detail I learned in my
classes on being a girl; choosing my colors to
compliment my outfit, even I was surprised at how
good I looked. I took a curling iron to my hair,
clipped on a pair of earrings, fastened a necklace
around my neck, and then went to show off for my
daddy.
?Is this better daddy?? I asked sweetly, as I walked
into the room clasping my hands in front of me. ?I?m
sorry I wasn?t the son you wanted, will I do as your
daughter??
?Jimmy, please don?t talk like that,? dad asked, his
voice starting to break.
I glided over and kissed him on the cheek. ?Do I look
pretty daddy?? I pouted.
Dad shook his head and walked away. ?Yes, very
pretty.? I heard him sob as he left the room.
It served him right, I thought to myself. I tried to be a
good son, I tried my hardest, but it wasn?t good
enough for him.
From that day on, I did my best to be the best
daughter dad could hope for. I was ultra feminine,
preferring skirts, dresses, or dressy slacks instead of
jeans, and I even learned to walk in high heels. Dad
seemed to be having problems with it at first, but he
soon gave up and accepted me as the girl I was
pretending to be, even calling me Jamie at my
insistence.
I suppose I was so busy punishing dad that I lost track
of time. One day, I was setting the table for dinner
when I realized that my time as Jimmy was up. In two
short days I would check into the hospital, go to sleep,
and wake up as my cousin Jamie. I would move in
with my aunt and spend the next year as the sweet girl
I had been pretending to be to punish dad. Aunt Janet
would expect me to wear dresses and skirts, nail
polish and makeup, and be the kind of girl my cousin
never was, the kind I had inadvertently become to
upset dad ? a perfect young woman.
Dad stood silently, watching as I was prepped for the
surgery. I wished I hadn?t been so nasty to him since
our argument, I suppose that in his own way he really
did love me. As the nurse began pressing down on the
plunger that would send me into dreamland, I
frantically motioned for dad to come over.
When he did I took his hand in mine and smiled at
him.
?I?m sorry dad, I love you,? I said, just before
blacking out.
When I woke up in the recovery room, a nurse was
standing over me, taking my temperature.
?Welcome back, Jamie,? she smiled. ?Everything
went well.?
Jamie, that was me now. I?m now a sixteen-year-old
girl because of some stupid argument with my cousin.
?How do you feel Jamie?? dad?s face showed signs of
worry. ?Are you okay??
? Kind of numb, I guess,? I smiled up at him. ?Guess
I?m really Jamie now, huh??
?Completely,? dad nodded. ?I?ll still think of you as
my son though.?
?Thanks dad, that means so much to me,? I yawned
and fell back to sleep.
When I woke up again, I saw Aunt Jan sitting next to
the bed. ?Good morning sleepyhead,? She called
cheerfully. ?I wondered when you planned on waking
up.?
?I can?t believe how tired I felt,? I yawned. ?Where?s
dad??
?He spent the night with you, now he?s waiting for
Jimmy to wake up. Seems he was pretty wasted too.?
?It?s all over, right?? I asked nervously. ?I?m a ??
?Yes Jamie, it?s all over. You?re a girl now,? she
confirmed. ?And we?re going to have a great time for
the next year, I promise.?
I looked down at my body, but the bandages covered
everything.
?You?ll have them on for a couple of more days yet,?
she said. ?You?ll be out by the end of the week.?
?Did they?? I looked down to my crotch.
Aunt Jan nodded. ?Tucked away for now, Jamie, you
can have it back in a year.?
I sighed in relief. It was silly of me to worry but there
had been that nagging fear that they?d give it to
Jamie.
Later that afternoon, I was reading through a fashion
magazine Aunt Jan had gotten me when I heard a
familiar voice.
?You must be the new girl I heard about??
That was odd, it sounded as though I was hearing
myself talk. I looked towards the voice and saw
myself standing in the doorway. I blinked, shook my
head, and blinked again, but I was still there.
?Surprised?? The boy at the door asked.
?Jamie??
?Jimmy,? He corrected. ?You?re Jamie, remember??
?You not only look like me, you even sound like me.?
?I should dummy, I am you.?
?This is just so weird, it?s like looking into a mirror
and listening to a recording.?
I just couldn?t believe how completely she?d changed.
Her hair was cut short and styled exactly the way I
wore mine, she stood with one arm against the wall
and one foot on top of the other, mimicking my way
of standing perfectly.
?You ain?t seen nothing yet,? she laughed, as she
walked over to my bed. ?Let me help you up, I want
you to see something.?
I was still a little weak, but with her help I was able to
walk over to the bathroom. She opened the door wide
enough that I was staring into a full-length mirror. At
least I thought I was. The problem was that I was
standing next to where I thought I was and Jamie was
standing where I should have been. If I raised my
arm, Jamie?s reflection raised hers and if Jamie raised
her arm, my reflection did the same.
?See?? she exclaimed. ?They really did it, we?re each
other now. This is going to be so cool!?
?I hope you?re right,? I said with a sense of
resignation to my fate. ?Otherwise we?re going to be
totally messed up.?
I had my bandages removed the next day and was
disconnected from the bag that handled my bathroom
chores. Aunt Jan gave me a pair of silky blue panties
and a set of blue and white cotton PJ?s to wear.
?Would you like to see the new you now?? She asked
as she helped me out of my hospital gown. I nodded,
too scared to answer. She closed the door to my room
and took me to the mirror.
?Close your eyes Jamie,? she whispered. ?Let?s make
this a surprise.?
I don?t know how it could be any more of a surprise to
find out that I now had the body of a teenage girl, but
I closed my eyes and waited while my aunt helped me
out of my gown and panties.
?Open your eyes, Jamie,? she told me, when I was
completely undressed. ?I want you to see the young
woman you?ve become.?
I was speechless to see a naked teenage girl standing
next to my aunt. I put my hands under my breasts and
felt them. Nothing fake here, they were attached to
my chest and I felt every movement of my hands as I
examined them.
?Thirty four A, in case you were wondering. Exactly
the same as Jamie was,? I heard my aunt tell me.
?Dear God, I was a girl with a thirty four inch
bustline,? I thought to myself. ?I?m supposed to be a
sixteen year old boy but sixteen year old boys don?t
need to wear bras. What am I going to do??
As I stared into the mirror, my gaze accidentally
dropped to my crotch. My flat crotch with puffy lips
where something else had been.
?You?ll have to sit down to use the bathroom now,?
Aunt Jan seemed to read my thoughts.
I hurriedly pulled on the panties she had given me,
noticing that they were a much smoother fit now.
Once I had on the nightgown, I began to feel a little
better. I still looked like a girl, there was no changing
that, but at least I couldn?t see the physical changes
which made me feel as though I could never go back
again.
While we were recovering, Aunt Jan and dad gave
Jamie and I each a CD player and a bunch of different
CD?s to listen to. Mine were done by some of Jamie?s
favorite boy band groups, nothing that I?d ever liked
before but now I found myself listening carefully and
relaxing.
?Why didn?t I think this group was any good?? I
wondered, one afternoon while I laid in bed, listening.
?They have such great vocals, their music is very well
arranged, and they?re not half bad to look at either.?
?Not half bad to look at?? What had brought such a
silly thought to my mind?
I put the thought out of my head and finished
listening to the CD. When it was done I felt so happy
and thought it would be great to go and visit Jimmy.
Jimmy? I meant Jamie. No, that wasn?t right, I?m
Jamie.
I brushed my hair, put on a robe and some fuzzy
slippers, and started off to see Jimmy.
?Hi Jim, how?re you feelin??? I called out. He was
sitting in a chair, reading some magazine about cars
while listening to his CD player.
?Hi Jamie!? he answered, after taking off his
headphones. ?You?re looking pretty good.?
?Thanks.? Why did I feel so happy when he said I
looked good? Why did I keep thinking of her as a he,
I knew he was a boy, I mean a boy.
?Uh, I?m feeling kind of strange,? I admitted
sheepishly. ?Sort of mixed up in the head, you
know??
?What?s your name?? He asked suddenly.
?Jamie Susan Harding,? I answered without
hesitating. ?I mean it?s Jamie. No, it?s not, it?s?, oh I
give up. At least I know that I?m a girl. I mean??
Jimmy started laughing. ?Give it up, you can?t do it.?
?What?s going on,? I asked feeling extremely
bewildered.
He picked up the CD player and tapped it with a
finger. ?I guess dad and your mom forgot to mention
it??
Jim went on to explain that out parents had given us
special CD?s which would help us adapt to taking
each other?s place. His, of course, would make him
think of himself as Jimmy, a boy, while mine would
make me think of myself as being Jamie, a girl.
?How come they told you about it and not me?? I
asked, feeling left out. ?It wasn?t nice of them to trick
me like this.?
?I don?t know, ask your mom?? he shrugged.
?My mom??
When did I get a mom? Mine had died, no that wasn?t
right, she?d been right here in the hospital with me.
Right here with Uncle Joey.
?Crap, I can?t get things straight in my head. I keep
thinking that I?m you, you?re me, and my mom is
really my aunt.?
?I should have explained it to you Jamie,? Aunt Jen
said as she walked in with dad. ?We were worried
about you and thought you could use a little help. The
CD?s will help you express yourself as a girl, that way
you won?t have to worry about screwing up and
giving yourself away. You?ll remember all of the
things you learned about being a girl and do them
automatically.?
? What about being my mom??
?Would you want to call me Aunt Jan in public, when
some of your friends might hear you??
I could imagine the questions I might be asked and
knew I wanted no parts of them. I could put up a
fight, just like I had done with dad, but what would I
gain. I still knew who I was, I still had a father and an
aunt that I loved, so what had been lost?
?Will I ever remember being Jimmy?? I asked, afraid
of what the answer would be.
?You?ll never really forget. You won?t be able to tell
anyone, and after the year is up, everything will be
reversed, I promised you that,? dad told me. In
addition, your mom and I have special code words to
use anytime we need to trigger your old memories.
You?re a little confused now, but when you go home
with your mom, she?s going to make you forget all
about being a boy.?
I didn?t have the will to fight. Instead, I rushed over,
threw my arms around him and Aunt Jan, and
thanked them for their help.
?I?ll be a good girl,? I promised.
Jimmy and I traded driver?s licenses on our last day at
the hospital. It was now official, I was Jamie Susan
Harding, and I had the ID to prove it.
I wore a cute sundress with tiny blue flowers on a
white background for my trip home with mom. I
couldn?t resist giving Jimmy and Uncle Joey a
goodbye kiss, promising that I?d stop over to visit
them as much as I could. I waved goodbye to all the
wonderful nurses who had been so nice to me, then
followed mom to our car.
?Are you about ready to become a girl?? she asked, as
we pulled into our driveway.
I was in a panic. If I let her make me forget that I was
a boy, I might never have the chance to go back. Once
I thought of myself as a girl, how could I be sure
they?d let me return?
?Do I really have to mom, I?ll be good and won?t
cause any trouble.?
?It?s not a punishment, Jamie honey,? she patted my
leg. ?It?s just to help you fit in, that?s all.?
?I?m really going to like being a girl, aren?t I? I mean,
you and Uncle Joey set this up so I would.?
Mom gave me a kiss. ?I?m sure that you?re going to
love being a girl, Jamie dear, but not because of
anything your uncle or I did. Who knows, a year from
now you may decide to stay as my daughter forever.?
?Mom, please don?t do this to me.? I burst into tears.
?I really do want to see what it feels like to be a girl,
but I want to know what?s happening to me too.?
?But honey, it?s just to help.?
?I know, mom, but please, can I do it my way.? I
asked pleadingly. ?If you agree,? I added to sweeten
the deal. ?I?ll wear dresses and even get my hair
done.?
?Would you get your ears pierced?? She asked, trying
to work a bargain.
?Hair, pierced ears, and a manicure.? I offered. ?Just
don?t make me forget that I?m a boy, okay??
?You have to keep the other memories though,? She
countered. ?Things like your girlfriends, movies you
like, groups that you enjoy, and especially me being
your mom.?
?I guess I can live with that, I?ll need to know that
stuff anyhow.?
?It?s a deal!? She agreed with glee. ?Finally, the
daughter I?ve always wanted.?
Mom kept her part of the deal, handing me a CD once
we got inside. ?This will reverse you?re thinking of
yourself as a girl. Of course if you don?t keep your
promises, I may just sneak in a suggestion to have you
enter a beauty contest,? she warned, only half joking.
I went to my new room and let the CD work it?s
magic. I remembered that I had a girl cousin named
Jamie and that we had switched places for a year. I
could easily remember dad and Aunt Janet, but just as
easily recall my best girlfriend and her favorite color.
I wanted to thank mom for keeping her word but
wasn?t sure how to do it. Suddenly I looked inside my
closet and noticed a pink dress hanging there.
It was a pretty dress; short with a V-neck, and cap
sleeves, from the time I spent dressing up to upset
dad, I just knew I?d look good in it. I picked out some
fresh lingerie; nice feminine looking things of satin
and lace, and got changed. I slid my nylon covered
feet into a pair of pink pumps that I found then did
my hair and makeup.
?I just wanted to say thanks, mom,? I said, as I
walked into the room where Aunt Jan sat. She had her
back to me but turned as soon as she heard my voice.
?I think things will work out all right this?? Her
voice trailed off when she caught sight of me.
?Jamie, you are gorgeous!? She said as she rushed
over to look me over. ?This is the nicest thing
anyone?s done for me in a long time. I could never get
your cousin to dress like that.?
?Maybe it?s just a little left over conditioning but it
doesn?t feel bad at all,? I started to giggle. ?I thought
this might be the best way to thank you.?
I must have made a great impression because I got a
huge hug and several kisses from mom. ?Do you think
you?re up to going for lunch like this?? She asked
eagerly ?I?d love to show off the pretty young lady my
daughter has become.?
?You?re such a sweetie, mom,? I told her as I kissed
her. ?But I don?t think it would be such a good idea.?
I watched as her expression changed instantly from
happiness to disappointment.
?I understand,? she said softly. ?I guess I got carried
away.?
?I guess so,? I said, trying to keep a straight face.
?Anyone can see that this outfit is much too dressy for
lunch. If you can hold on for a few minutes though, I
think there?s a sundress that would be just right.?
?You are the sweetest girl in the whole world Jamie!?
Aunt Jan laughed as I hurried off to change. ?I?m
going to hate to give you up.?
I thought about what mom had said while I changed.
Had my cousin been such a snot that I could make
mom this happy in one day? What was so terrible
about wearing something pretty, I wondered, as I
unzipped my dress and stepped out of it? The clothes
were very colorful, comfortable, and I did look
awfully good in them, so why not make mom happy?
As long as I remembered that I was really a boy, and
that this was just a way for me to understand my
cousin and other girls better, what could it hurt?
I had to change to a strapless bra since the sundress
had spaghetti straps. I had fastened it from the front,
tugged it around, and was just adjusting the cups
when my hand brushed against my nipple, sending a
jolt of pleasure through me.
?What in the world was that about?? I wondered. I
brushed my nipple again and was again instantly
rewarded. I tried the other side with the same results
and was soon busy rolling my nipples between my
thumb and forefinger, having a wonderful time!
I guess I lost track of the time because suddenly the
door opened and mom was standing there staring at
me.
?I wondered what was taking you so long?? She
laughed as I struggled to get my breasts back into the
cups of my bra. ?Why don?t you experiment later, I?m
hungry??
I awkwardly slipped on my sundress and followed
mom out to the car.
?I?m sorry, I don?t know what came over me.? I tried
to explain.
?Don?t worry, all girls go through a stage of
experimenting with their bodies. It?s perfectly natural
and helpful for when you get married. If you don?t
know what feels good to you, how will your
husband?? she explained, while I blushed furiously.
?Uh, well, I don?t think that will ever be a problem
for me,? I tittered. ?I don?t plan on having a
husband.?
My aunt looked at me for a second, then it was her
turn to blush. ?I?m sorry, it?s just so easy to think of
you as a girl. I don?t mean to insult you, but you
honestly fit right in, you?re so natural as a girl.?
?It?s okay, Aunt Jan,? I tried to ease her
embarrassment with a smile. ?Even if this isn?t
something I would ever think of doing, I still want to
get everything right, you know what I mean? I guess
fitting right in as a girl is a good thing.?
Aunt Jan kissed my forehead and thanked me again
for being so nice.
?I could get used to being this close to someone,? I
found myself thinking. I never felt this way around
Uncle Joey, but that was probably because I wasn?t
masculine enough. I was more than enough of a girl
for my mom though.
I hastily pushed the thoughts out of my mind as being
way too dangerous. I was a boy, pretending to be girl,
and a year from now I?d be a boy again, but only if I
didn?t let thoughts like the ones I?d been having stick
around.
Lunch was so good! Aunt Jan took me to a very nice
place where I could order anything I wanted. I
ordered the salad bar with an Iced Tea, and loaded my
plate with some of the most delicious vegetables and
fruit imaginable. I wished I could go there sometime
with Uncle Joey but he just wasn?t into salads.
?Real men don?t eat salads,? He?d say as a joke, but I
always felt uncomfortable since I always loved a good
salad.
My aunt and I had a wonderful lunch talking about all
the latest styles and what I thought looked best. It was
a blast to check out all the women and critique their
outfits. Aunt Jan and I agreed that so many women
just have no idea what looks good on them.
?Look at this lady,? I nudged my aunt and directed
her attention to a heavyset woman who had just
walked in. The woman was wearing a pair of shorts
that were obviously too tight; the fat on her legs
seemed to balloon out after the shorts ended and her
butt seemed to go on forever.
?A loose sundress, maybe some slacks,? I advised.
?But she?s just way too big for shorts. At least a
sundress wouldn?t emphasize her butt so much.?
?You?re very observant, Jamie,? my aunt
complimented me. ?How did you develop such good
fashion sense??
?I didn?t realize I had until recently.? I shrugged.
?Ever since listening to those CD?s I seem to be able
to remember every article in those fashion magazines
you bought for me. I can look at an outfit and in my
mind, I?m putting it together with the right
accessories, hair style, and makeup.?
?Good, the CD?s worked just the way I wanted them
to,? she smiled. ?I wanted to enhance your memories
of those things to make it easier for you to fit in as a
girl.?
I laughed and shook my head. ?I?m glad you didn?t
force me to think of my self as a girl, mom, those
CD?s are so effective I might have ended up getting
married.?
Later that day, I had my first test. I was sitting around
watching TV when the doorbell rang. Mom answered
it and I looked up in horror as a girl walked into the
room.
?Hey Jamie, you look totally hot!? she said as she
admired my outfit. ?I don?t think I?ve seen you in a
dress since sixth grade.?
?Hi Jill,? The name, to my amazement, was right
there when I needed it. I didn?t have to think for a
moment, everything my cousin knew, I now knew.
?Yeah, it?s the new me. I promised mom that I?d quit
fighting her and try to look like a girl once in
awhile.?
?I hope this isn?t going to be a trend for her, Mrs.
Carson.? Jill told mom. ?There are just too many hot
looking girls out there and too few boys to go around.
Your daughter?s just going to be more competition for
me.?
?Thanks Jill,? I said in wonder. ?I didn?t think I
looked that good.?
?You are drop dead gorgeous, Jamie,? Jill said as she
gave me a complete once over. ?Guys are gonna go
nuts when they see the new you!?
?It?s just a dress,? I said trying to be modest. ?I?m
sure they?ve seen girls in dresses before.?
? But they?ve never seen a girl like you in a dress,?
Jill said, firm in her stand. ?You?ve got great legs, a
fantastic figure, and I?d kill for your boobs.?
?All right, you?re making me want to throw some
jeans and a comfy top on,? I laughed, even though the
compliments were making me giddy with delight.
?Why don?t you show Jill some of your new outfits??
mom suggested. ?I?m sure she?d love to see them.?
?Bet your butt I would!? Jill giggled . ?I can?t wait to
tell the other girls about seeing you in a dress, they?ll
never believe me.?
?She promised to get her hair done, a manicure, and
pierced ears too,? mom threw in for good measure.
?What do you think of that??
?Your turning into a girl, Jamie,? Jill started to laugh.
?What?s in it for you though??
I smiled and winked at mom. ?We worked out a little
deal, if I try to make the old girl happy, she?ll go easy
on me.?
I had to hurry out of the room before mom swatted me
for calling her an old girl.
Jill immediately latched onto the pink dress I had
worn earlier.
?Girl, you?ve got to model this for me. I won?t believe
it?s yours unless I see you in it.?
Jill seemed so sweet and nice, and I couldn?t just let
her challenge me without responding so I reached
back, undid the zipper on my dress and slowly
stepped out of it. I was hanging the dress up when I
realized that I was standing in front of another girl
wearing only my bra and panties.
?Sexy!? Jill whistled before I had a chance to cover
myself. ?Matching bra and panties and all that lace.
Do they feel as good as they look??
I ran my hands along my satin covered butt and
smiled as though in a trance. ?They?re absolutely
luscious,? I told her. ?I?ve never worn anything like
this before.?
Jill spent hours with me watching me try on
everything in my closet from sexy shorts to the leather
miniskirt mom had bought me while I was in the
hospital. No matter what I wore, she told me I looked
either great, fantastic, totally hot, or all of the above.
With friends like this, why didn?t my cousin dress
better? It certainly wasn?t because she was afraid of
being laughed at.
The phone started ringing early the next morning
with all of my girlfriends calling to see if it was true,
was I really giving up the fight and becoming a girl.
Of course, when the first girl asked me that question,
it totally threw me. ?How could she possibly know
about the swap?? I wondered until I realized that she
had talked to Jill. When my heart stopped pounding, I
admitted that she had gotten it right; mom and I had
signed a peace treaty and I was going to be a good girl
for her.
That afternoon, I answered the phone and a familiar
male voice asked if I was the hot looking girl he?d
been hearing about.
?Hi Jimmy, nice to hear from you,? I said. ?Yep,
that?s me. mom and I have declared a truce, I?m
going to try to be the daughter she always wanted.?
?Why, what?s in it for you?? he asked.?
?I still remember who I was,? I answered. ?That was
really important to me so I made a deal with mom.
For the next year, I'll be the kind of girl you never
were.?
?You didn?t have to go that far, did you?? he asked.
?It?s just going to make things harder for me when we
switch back.?
?Sorry, Jimmy,? I said sweetly. ?mom?s always been
very special to me and this means so much to her. It?s
the least I can do for her.?
?I?ll never understand girls,? he laughed, before
wishing me good luck and letting me talk to Uncle
Joey who also wished me luck.
?Don?t forget, I love you too,? he told me, before
hanging up. ?You?re welcome back anytime.?
I was in tears as I hung up the phone. How could
Jimmy have been so stupid before we switched? Mom
didn?t ask for much, just a daughter who would dress
up and spend a little time bonding with her mom.
Why was that so hard to do? Mom was such a sweetie
and we were getting along like never before. It was
almost like having my real mother back again.
Anything I could give to my new mom would hardly
match what she?s giving to me.
My girlfriends thought it was so cool that I was finally
going to give up being a tomboy and become a lady.
They promised mom that they?d keep an eye on me to
make certain I didn?t slip back into my old ways. That
involved almost daily shopping trips to check out the
latest styles in every store within twenty miles of us.
I?d heard girls talk about shopping with the reverence
usually reserved for religion, but to me and my
friends, shopping was a religious experience. We had
a great time going from one store to the next, trying
on ten to fifteen outfits in every store, but before we?d
buy something it had to be pretty, on sale, and a
perfect fit. Anything not meeting any of those three
requirements would be put back on a rack to be
shunned, unworthy of further attention.
The only things that marred my shopping fun were
the guilty feelings I had every time I bought my self
something cute. I?d pick out the most adorable shorts
set, something I just knew that I?d look really hot in,
take them to the counter, and then wonder why I was
buying more girl?s clothes. I knew there were plenty
of outfits in my closet at home, certainly enough to
get me through summer. After that, I?d wear uniforms
to school and probably jeans at home, especially once
the weather got colder. I didn?t really need any more
clothes, but they looked so good on me, and made me
feel so nice when I wore them, that I couldn?t resist
buying more outfits. My shopping sprees were making
it harder and harder for me to want to go back to
being a boy but I just couldn?t stop them.
Something that upset me most were boys; the way
they looked at me at the mall, and especially when my
friends and I were at the pool. I could almost feel their
eyes boring into me, especially my breasts and butt.
Some were pretty cool about it, giving me a glance
and a smile, but others looked at me with barely
concealed lust!
I was never that obvious or ignorant when I used to
look at girls, I was positive about that. I?d smile and
say hi to them, try to be friendly, and then maybe talk
to them. It always helped to leave them smiling and
happy; that way, later, when I?d ask for a date, I
usually got it. These guys, who were nearly stepping
on their tongues, wouldn?t have gotten anywhere with
the girls I dated.
Like I said though, boys were really causing me to
question what I was doing. My girlfriends would
point out guys they thought to be especially
promising, and we?d comment on what we liked or
didn?t like about the guy. I was holding my own for
several weeks, thinking of things my friends would
expect me to say, when one day I checked out a guy
and my heart started to race.
I started to go through my inventory of phrases, ?Nice
buns, lots of muscles,? and so forth when I blurted
out, ?He makes me damp!?
?Damn, where did that come from?? I wondered
before I realized that it was true. The crotch of my
bikini was getting damp, even though I hadn?t been
anywhere near the pool. I was getting sexually excited
over another guy!
I wanted to get up and run home but I couldn?t. I just
couldn?t take my eyes off that gorgeous guy with the
nice bulge in his trunks. Why in God?s name was I
looking at his crotch and wondering how well
endowed he was?
?A guy that make you damp?? One of my friends
laughed. ?That?s good to know, I was beginning to
worry about you.?
?Not nearly as much as I?m starting to worry about
myself,? I thought. Looking at another guys crotch,
getting all hot and bothered, what in the world was
wrong with me?
?Nothing?s wrong with me,? I muttered under my
breath. ?Nothing he couldn?t fix, I?m sure.?
I was pretty badly shaken by that incident. I knew it
was all pretend and that I was going to be a boy again
in the future. I knew that I was having fun, learning a
lot about girls, but I was sure that I wanted to go back
to being a boy. I was worried though that I might just
change my mind if I couldn?t stop thinking the way I
did though. Boys were off limits, I was a boy, and I
couldn?t go around dating other boys. No matter how
cute they were and that guy at the pool certainly was
cute. Broad shoulders, muscles on his arms and chest,
thick, wavy, blonde hair. Drat, it happened every time
I thought about that guy, my crotch was getting damp
again!
I did my best to avoid any situations with guys, but
you know what? They?re everywhere! I mean, a girl
can?t swing a dead cat without hitting a guy. I?d be
minding my own business in the supermarket
checkout line when the guy bagging would start up a
conversation with me. I checked and never once saw a
sign that said ?I?m lonely, talk to me,? but it had to be
there somewhere, since guys seemed to feel obligated
to start conversations with me. Of course, once I
responded, the conversation always ended up at the
same place. ?You know, there?s a dance Saturday
night, would you be interested??
I always turned them down but it was breaking my
heart to do so. Some of these guys seemed really sweet
and totally bummed out when I said ?no thanks,? but
there were one or two others that bummed me out to
refuse! None made me damp like that guy at the pool
but they were? well they were cute.
Yeah, that?s right, I thought some guys were cute. A
few had sort of puppy dog faces, you know, the kind
of face that you immediately fall in love with. They
brought out strange, maternal type feelings in me. I
just sort of knew that I?d be safe with them. Others
were obviously athletes, they were bigger and stronger
looking than the puppies and although I couldn?t be
sure that I?d be safe with them, that seemed to add to
their attraction.
As the days passed I noticed my resistance to guys
was getting seriously weaker. We?d talk a lot longer
than before, and it was hurting me more than ever to
turn down their requests for my phone number or a
date. The worst part was that it wasn?t just feeling bad
for their sake, I was actually starting to think that
dating one or two of them might be fun!
I thought it over very carefully and made up my mind
that there was just no way, no how, that I?d ever date
another guy which seemed to make it much easier to
relax and have a good time when a guy started to
come on to me. I knew there was no chance of my
giving in so I had nothing to worry about and could
hold a conversation without a care.
I was waiting in line at the drugstore one day when I
heard my name.
?Aren?t you Jamie from Keystone High?? The voice
asked.
I turned around and there was just the most adorable
pair of eyes, set in this sweet looking puppy dog type
face. This guy was no threat; I knew that for a fact.
?Yeah, I was in Mr. Lowe?s class last term.?
I rattled off information that my cousin had supplied.
I couldn?t seem to put a name to his face though; he
must not have been anyone my cousin knew well at
all.
?I was in Geology, third period with you,? he smiled
and those cute eyes of his seemed to dance. ?Man,
that was a tough class, wasn?t it??
I remembered my cousin complaining about that class
and how the teacher was one of the toughest graders
in the whole school.
?Bet on that,? I laughed. ?But I don?t seem to
remember you.?
?Mike Louis,? he smiled, and held his hand out to me.
He seemed so cute, totally non-threatening, and
friendly, that I instinctively reached out and took his
hand.
?Nice to meet you, Mike,? I said as my voice seemed
to change tone. Usually I had a pretty much
uninterested tone to my voice when I talked to guys,
but I was laughing and talking to this guy just like I
did with mom or my girlfriends. I checked out first
and for some reason decided to wait as he was getting
checked out. He was making me laugh so much
talking about classes and everything that I just had to
wait for him!
As it turned out, Mike lived near me so we walked
home together, laughing and joking as though we
were old friends. I felt so relaxed and at ease with
Mike, and when he asked if he could take me out I
said yes without thinking.
Before I could stop myself I had told a boy that I had a
great time talking to him, thought he was very funny,
would love to go out with him, and had given him my
phone number! I swear it couldn?t have been more
than ten minutes since I met him in the drugstore and
he had me all wrapped up in a neat package with a
pretty bow.
?We could check out that new comedy at the show
this weekend,? he said, as he carefully folded the
paper with my phone number on it and put it away.
?I?ll call you later, okay??
?Sure Mike, that would be sweet!? I waved as he
walked away.
?He?s cute,? mom said ,as she opened the door for me.
?
Too cute,? I moaned as I dropped my purse on the
table by the door. ?I just made a big boo-boo!?
I flopped down on the couch and poured my heart out
to mom about the guy at the pool and how I?d been
successfully fending guys off for weeks now.
?This one was in Stealth mode,? I groaned. ?I never
saw him coming until it was way too late!?
?Too late for what?? She asked with a sly grin. ?Is my
daughter growing up and noticing boys??
?Your daughter is not only noticing boys, she has a
date with the one that just walked her home,? I
admitted. ?He knows my name, we?ll probably have
classes together next term, and worst of all, he has my
phone number. What am I going to do if he calls??
?You accepted a date with the young man,? mom
said, calmly. ?That means that you?re obligated to go
out with him. He will call, and you will put on
something pretty and be his date for the evening.?
?But mom, he?s a guy!?
?I noticed that, dear, and it was pretty obvious that he
noticed you are a girl.? She smiled, knowing that I?d
trapped my self. ?A pretty girl that seemed to be
happy that he was interested in you.?
?He is kinda cute, and he?s just so funny,? I was
forced to admit. ?I never felt like I did when we were
walking. He just sort of made me feel special.?
?It takes a very special boy to make a girl feel that
comfortable Jamie,? mom laughed. ?He deserves a
chance.?
?But mom,? I started to whine.
?No buts, young lady,? she insisted firmly. ?You
made a date with a young man and now you?re going
to keep it. We?ll find something special for my baby?s
first date as soon as you know where you?re going.?
?A movie, Saturday, I think.?
?That?s easy, then,? mom began to rev her engine to
prepare her little girl for her first date. You have that
purple, white, and green skirt in your closet. Pair it up
with that sleeveless lilac top and you?re set for a
casual date.?
My only hope was that Mike wouldn?t call. Maybe I
had said or done something to turn him off and he
had only been polite in asking me for a date.
That chance was shattered into tiny pieces later that
night when mom called me to the phone.
?Oh, hi Mike!? I fairly sang into the phone, unable to
control myself. If I didn?t want to date this guy, was I
so happy that he called? ?Of course I remember you
silly, it was only yesterday.?
He seemed genuinely thrilled that I?d take his call; I
guess other girls had blown him off in the past.
?Other girls?? What was I thinking, make that just
?Girls,? since I wasn?t part of that group?
?Tonight? Sure, that sounds like fun, see you then!? I
said as I hung up the phone. Then it hit me; he?d
done it again! Busted through my defenses as though
they were Styrofoam and got me to agree to go out
with him even before our planned date. What a
sneaky thing to do.
It wasn?t going to be anything special, just an evening
at the local roller skating rink, but for some reason I
felt that I had to look my best for Mike. After all, I
reasoned, he was willing to spend his hard earned
money on me, I should at least give him something to
be proud of, right?
Mom came home to find me in my panties and bra,
searching for the right outfit.
?Big date?? She teased.
I wish I had a camera to record the look on her face
when I told her that Mike and I were having a pre-
date, date.
?I thought you were upset about the movie, now
you?re going to go skating with him??
?He tricked me again,? I pouted. ?He?s just so fun to
talk to and be around that I can?t seem to say no to
him.?
?Perish the thought that you might be just a little
curious about what it feels like to be with a boy.? She
joked.
?Not a chance mom,? I said calmly as I pulled on a
pair of tight jeans. ?Not curious at all.?
?So the idea of a boy holding you tightly in his strong
arms, running his hands through your long hair,
telling you how pretty you are, doesn?t interest you??
She joked.
?N..No, it doesn?t.? I stammered, trying to
concentrate on getting my jeans over my hips and
buttoned.
?What about when you?re only inches apart, his face
is close enough to yours that you can make out the
pores in his skin. He tells you that you?re the prettiest
girl in the whole world, then he leans close, your lips
touch, your arms go around his neck as he tightens
his grip around your waist. You feel his tongue
pressing against your lips; you open them and meet
his tongue with yours. Suddenly you understand just
what a girl sees in a guy, and you like it. Your breasts
start to tingle, your nipples stiffen, and you have that
familiar feeling of dampness again.?
?It won?t work mom,? I finally smiled. ?I?m ready
this time.?
She almost fell on the floor laughing as I reached into
a drawer and pulled out a box of panty liners!
?I like a girl that thinks of everything!? She said
through her tears. ?You?re going to let him kiss you
then??
I shuffled my feet, wrung my hands, and tried not to
look at her. ?If he wants to.? I shrugged. ?Of course,
if he doesn?t try tonight, he?d better try tomorrow if
he ever wants another date!?
?Go with your feelings, Jamie,? Mom advised. ?Your
only going to be a girl for a year, enjoy yourself.?
?I?ll try, mom,? I promised. ?I?ll be good, don?t
worry.?
?I wouldn?t think of worrying with a daughter like
you,? she told me as she kissed my forehead. ?Good
luck.?
Mike was such a sweetie; he kept me laughing with
his jokes until I was begging him to stop. We skated
apart but side-by-side until they called for a ?Couples
Skate.? Mike smiled at me and held out his hand,
inviting me to be his partner. I should have hesitated,
I?m sure I wanted to, but no, I reached out and latched
onto his hand as though I were drowning and needed
to be rescued. Mike?s face was dwarfed by the size of
his smile as he closed his hand around mine and led
me out to skate.
I was completely blown away by his skills on a pair of
skates; he skated forwards, backwards, and even did a
few dance steps without ever letting go of my hand.
The way the other girls looked at us made me feel so
proud to have Mike as my partner, it was clear that a
few of them regretted passing up a chance to date
him.
I learned that Mike had played Ice Hockey practically
since he started walking and the in-line roller blades
we wore were as comfortable to him as shoes were to
me. He could seem to do anything on skates but what
I really enjoyed were the times when he just held me
and led me through dance steps. It seemed so
romantic.
As soon as the thought popped into my head I pushed
it out again. What was I thinking about? ?Romantic??
Sure, if I was really a girl then this whole thing would
have been so wonderful, but I was a boy and so was
he, it couldn?t possibly be romantic, yet I couldn?t
think of any other words to describe it.
I honestly hated to see the evening end, Mike and I
were becoming such good friends, and he was a riot to
be around, yet he knew how to appeal to my feminine
feelings that seemed to be developing out of nowhere.
As we said goodnight, I leaned forward and kissed his
cheek. I mean, it seemed like a good thing to do, and
girls did it all the time.
?I don?t suppose I could get one of those right here??
he teased, as he tapped his finger to his lips.
I tried to hold back, honest to God I did, but one
moment we were standing there, holding hands and
staring into each other?s eyes and then I couldn?t stop
myself; I leaned in and met his lips with mine.
?Thank you for a wonderful evening Mike,? I said
softly, as he held me in his arms. ?I can?t wait to see
you again.?
He lifted my face up and smiled. I didn?t need any
encouragement; I met his lips and opened my mouth
for his tongue.
I had a hard time sleeping that night; I kept imaging
myself walking down the aisle of a church in a long
white gown, wanting to hurry to be at Mike?s side so
we could be married. Uncle Joey walked me down the
aisle, then lifted my veil as he handed me over to my
future husband. We said