A SMALL MISTAKE
By Persephone
Chapter One
It all started innocently enough. I was feeling worn out
and tired all the time. I didn't feel like getting out of
bed in the morning and could hardly wait to get back under
the covers at night. I spent the day dozing off at work and
taking a nap during lunch. On the drive to and from work I
could barely keep my eyes open.
My girlfriend, Lisa, and I were becoming strangers even
though we lived together and shared the same bed. I just
didn't have the energy to do anything with her. And I mean
*anything*. I kept putting her off saying that I had a hard
day and was too tired. I even used the headache excuse. She
told me that it wasn't normal to be so tired with all the
sleep I was getting and that I needed to see a doctor. I
told her I hated going to a doctor's office. I didn't like
waiting on hold for an hour to get an appointment that was
three months away and when I finally did go to the office I
had to wait for half an hour after my appointment time to
see the doctor and then he didn't listen to me and rushed
me out like I was a keeping him from a golf game or
something.
She said that we were already almost the same height, she's
5'-9" and I'm almost 5'-10", and that if I lost any more
weight we would be the same weight too. Lisa was 125 pounds
and I was 165 before this started but I had lost so much
weight from skipping breakfast because I was late, napping
through lunch, and picking at my dinner and then going to
bed early that I was down to 135 pounds. I knew that she
was right to be concerned but I just really didn't like
going to the doctor and figured I would give it a little
longer. I didn't think things could get much worse and that
whatever was wrong would work itself out pretty soon.
Well, things worked out differently than I had hoped. I was
laid off at work because my production was down to almost
zero. My boss said that they just couldn't tolerate my
falling asleep at my desk during the day and that my
appearance had deteriorated to the point that other people
around me felt uncomfortable. He said I looked like I was a
kid dressed in his father's clothes and that he had told me
more that enough times to get some clothes that fit me
properly. He said that he had warned me on numerous
occasions that the office wasn't the place to catch up on
my sleep and while he was on a roll he also threw in a
comment about my long hair.
The only good thing he said was that he had hoped the
warnings would have been sufficient to bring me around
because I had been a good worker and that if I ever got my
act back together he would do his best to find me a
position. And that was it. I cleared out my cubicle, left
the building with my career in a cardboard box and went
home to bed.
Lisa was not amused when I told her the details of my
recent unemployment. She again insisted that I see a doctor
to find out what was wrong with me. She said the time for
putting things off had passed. I again reiterated my same
objections and added the fact that I was no longer a member
of a health plan and that we certainly didn't have the
money to spend on a doctor and the tests that he would be
sure to want to run on me. I told her that I would have to
find another job first.
I sent out my resume and got a few hits but then I slept
through the appointments and when I called I was politely
told that I didn't need to reschedule. I finally had to
agree that Lisa was right. I would never admit it to her
but there was definitely something more wrong than just
being tired. I tried checking the Internet to see what I
could find there. I thought that maybe there was some
condition that I had that made me tired all the time and I
could get something 'over-the-counter' to fix me up. Well.
I found dozens of things that could cause the symptoms I
was displaying. After days of research I had come to
several conclusions: I still had no idea why I was so tired
all of the time; I wasn't going to solve this problem
myself; and some sleep disorders could be a really, really
bad thing and I better do something about it soon.
Turns out that I didn't need to do anything though. That
decision was handled very nicely by Lisa. She listened to
all of my objections concerning doctors, the making of
appointments and my concerns about cost and made an
appointment for me where she works. She called me at home
and told me that I had an appointment for the next day,
which she pointedly reminded me would not be a problem
because I didn't need to get time off, there was little
that I could do or say. I just agreed.
Lisa's a research assistant for a small lab out in the
country but I had no idea what they were researching
because she never talked about her work much. The only
thing I knew was that she worked with a lot of doctors and
other lab technicians. I didn't even know where her job
fell in the scheme of things.
Chapter Two
So it was that on that fateful Monday I dragged my tired
ass out of bed at the early hour of 10:00 AM and left to
meet Lisa. She was waiting for me at the front entrance of
the facility when I drove up. I thought that was really
nice of her to come out to greet me but I soon found out
that without her ID card I wouldn't have made it past the
front gate. After we drove onto the grounds I parked my car
where Lisa indicated and we went into the building. It was
definitely a very secure place that she worked and I was
impressed. Every barrier we passed required her to swipe
her card through the reader. I began to think there wasn't
a door in the place that could be passed without ID.
After many doors and corridors Lisa showed me into a large
office area that was indistinguishable from any regular
hospital wardroom. It appeared to be the inner core of the
facility and had a bunch of doors leading from the main
room we were in. I guess the security wasn't necessary this
deep into the complex because there didn't appear to be any
of the card readers on any of the doors in this room.
Lisa led me to an exam room told me to strip and put on the
gown that was on the table and wait for the doctor. So far
it was like most doctors' appointments that I've had other
than the security and not having to wait.
I had no sooner gotten the gown on than a man knocked on
the door and entered. He introduced himself as Doctor
Schmidt and asked me to sit on the table.
He said, in a heavy German accent, "Zo, You are za
boyfriend zat Lisa iss alvays talking about. Ist very nice
to meet you, Bennie."
And with that said he started to give me a very thorough
exam. I was weighed and he measured just about every part
of my body. He poked, prodded and listened and the whole
while was making the usual doctor sounds but with a slight
German accent. You know the ones I mean. The kind that
meant nothing to anyone that hasn't been to medical school.
The usual bodily fluid samples were requested and given and
there were X-Rays, CAT scans, EEG, EKG and other
alphabetical tests taken. He told me that they would have
the results of all the tests in a few days but until that
time he was just going to go on his intuition. I took that
to mean he was going to make an educated wild ass guess.
Just what I wanted to hear.
He told me that I appeared to be run down, very underweight
and that my muscle tone was that of a teenage girl. He said
that it was his opinion that a good shot of what he called
"alphabet soup" was just what I needed. He said that a
concoction of vitamins should start to fix me up and get me
headed back to 'normal' again. He said that when the tests
came back he would let me know what else, if anything,
would be necessary.
Then Dr. Schmidt told me to get dressed again and see his
lab assistant in the outer room and she would give me a
shot that would start to fix me up and that he would give
Lisa some vitamins and supplements and directions on how I
should take them. He said he wanted to see me again in a
month and that he would get weekly reports from Lisa on my
progress and let her know if he needed to see me sooner. He
also planned to have her harvest further samples from me at
weekly intervals to check my progress and make adjustments
if necessary.
I thanked him for everything as he headed out the door. He
turned and said it was nice to practice medicine on a human
being again for a change just before he walked out and
closed the door. That really gave me another shot of
confidence in my new doctor.
I dressed and went out to find his assistant in the next
room but when I got there the room was empty so I went into
the next room and the next and the next. I finally ran into
a very nice looking woman in a white lab coat and asked her
if she worked for Dr Schmidt.
She said "Yes." and asked what I wanted.
I told her that Doctor sent me to get his 'special
concoction'.
She smiled and said, "Ah, yes. I have the latest all ready
for him right over here."
She walked across the room and picked up a hypodermic
needle off of the counter and handed it to me.
I said, "Aren't you going to be doing the injection?"
"No." She said. "I never do that. I just prepare the
formulations according to his orders. Either the Doctor or
one of his assistants takes care of that. You'll need to
give it to one of them."
I immediately surmised that I had found the wrong nurse so
I took the syringe and set off backtracking to where I had
come from with needle in hand.
When I arrived back in the outer room again there was
another woman there dressed in one of those new type
nurse's uniforms. It had a wild print of flowers and birds
and cute little insects all over it. She was kinda cute and
had a great smile.
She said, "So, there you are. Where did you get to? Is that
the Doctor's 'alphabet soup' you have there?"
I said, "I guess so." and handed it to her.
She took it from me and told me to drop my pants and bend
over the table. I felt her swab the proposed target site
and then there was a small pin prick and it was all over.
"There you go. That should go a long ways towards making
you feel like a new person." She said with another big
smile.
I pulled my shorts and pants back up while she made a phone
call to Lisa and told her that I was ready to go.
Lisa showed up a few minutes later and we walked back to
the main entrance. She told me to go home and get some rest
and that she would be home at her usual time and we would
spend the weekend having fun together. After a quick
embrace and kiss I went to my car for the drive back home.
I don't know what was in the good Doctor's concoction but
by the time I got back home I was really tired and felt
like shit on a hot rock at high noon. I was sweating so bad
my clothes were soaked and all I wanted to do was curl up
in a nice soft bed. I stripped out of my clothes, put on a
pair of sweats, crawled under the covers and drifted off
into a deep sleep.
When Lisa got home she came to check up on me. I was
sleeping so soundly that I didn't even move let alone wake
up. She made her diner and watched some TV before joining
me in bed for the night. I never even felt her get into
bed.
Chapter Three
The next morning I felt quite a bit better than the night
before but I also had a strange feeling that I was somehow
'out of sync' so to speak. I mean all the parts were
accounted for and seemed to work just fine but I just
didn't feel the same. I was somewhat disoriented or
something. I put it down to the fever the night before and
the good Doctor's 'alphabet soup'.
By the time I had my shower and got my robe on I was really
wide awake and ready for the weekend. I seemed to have more
energy than I'd had in a long time and that 'out of sync'
feeling wasn't quite as bad.
When I returned to the bedroom Lisa was just getting up and
as she got out of bed and stretched she said, "Hi there
sleepyhead. How's my Bennie feeling this morning?"
I told her that I felt a lot better and that I would get
her breakfast ready while she showered and dressed. She
told me to wrap a towel around my head and she would dry my
hair after breakfast. She had this thing about my hair.
Whatever!
Shortly after we started dating she asked... no, she told
me to let my hair grow long. She said she loved long hair
on men and that my hair was so thick and full that it would
look great if it was longer. I soon gave up and just let it
grow. I thought she would get tired of it after awhile and
I could get it cut short again. No such luck. The longer it
got the more she liked it. I mean she soon had me using her
shampoo and conditioner and she brushed and blow dried it
for me every time I washed it. She said she loved to 'do'
my hair and could hardly wait for it to get longer.
Lisa had some strange ideas about things but the sex was
phenomenal so I pretty much went along with most of her
ideas and requests. Like there was the body hair thing. She
didn't like the feel of body hair against her skin when we
made love so I had gotten used to the idea of shaving my
legs all the time. Fortunately I never did have any hair on
my chest and barely any on my arms and I had no desire to
grow a beard or mustache. Then there was the armpit thing.
She was convinced that the hair in my pits absorbed and
retained my body odor and that the only solution was to
remove all of the armpit hair. So, for the last year and a
half I had let the hair on my head grow and shaved or
otherwise removed most of my other body hair. What else
could I do? The sex and being with her more than made up
for the inconvenience.
Anyway, back to where I was. During breakfast Lisa told me
that it was a good thing that I left the research center
when I did. She didn't know what happened but just after I
left all hell broke loose. Doctor Schmidt was yelling in
German at one of the lab techs and she was yelling back and
carrying on all upset about something. Lisa said that his
nurse, it sounded like the one that gave me my shot, was
just sitting in the corner crying hysterically.
"I have no idea what they were all upset about because when
I came into the room all three of them got real quiet and
left the room." Lisa said. She went on, "Whatever it was
the Doctor was calmed down by the time I left because he
gave me your vitamins and supplements and told me how you
were to take them. I never did see the other two lab techs
again the rest of the day."
"Sounds like something exciting happened." I said. "So what
exciting things are we going to do today?"
"Nothing." Lisa said. "At least as far as you're concerned.
I have to go to work. In case you forgot, I still have a
job and besides, Dr. Schmidt said that you should just take
it nice and easy for awhile until you get some of your
strength back and don't feel so worn out and tired all the
time. After I get your hair done you can just kick back,
relax and watch some TV or read a book."
With that she blow dried my hair which went a long way
towards the relaxing part and then said, "I have to go to
work now or I'll be late."
And she was out the door and I settled down in front of the
television.
I was sound asleep in my easy chair when she returned that
evening. I had slept almost the entire day. I guessed that
I wasn't as recovered as I thought I was that morning.
I got up and went to greet her but as I cleared the chair I
felt that strange 'out of sync' feeling again. Something
just wasn't as it should be but I had no idea what it was.
I told Lisa that I felt somewhat strange and disoriented
when I stood up and had felt the same way when I got out of
bed that morning but she said it was probably just a head
rush from getting up too fast. That sounded reasonable so I
just let it go.
That's pretty much the routine for the rest of that week.
During the three weeks that followed I improved quite a bit
but still no weight gain. As a matter of fact I lost more
weight.
Every Friday morning Lisa would have me give some more
samples that the doctor wanted. She'd give me a cup to fill
and take some blood. We did this routine every Friday for a
month. She also weighed me and took all of the measurements
that Dr. Schmidt had taken on my visit to the lab.
The last time we did this she looked at the paper she had
written it all down on when she finished, let out low
whistle and said, "You getting a hell of a figure there,
Lover. You're still five foot nine and a half but your
other measurements are 36-28-34 and you weigh 125 the same
as me. If you don't start beefing up soon I'll have to
start calling you Bonnie instead of Bennie."
"Not funny! Not funny at all!" I returned. "I'm trying to
gain some weight back but I just don't seem to feel like
eating much. I'm so damn weak too compared to the way I
used to be. I mean look at my arms." I said as I flexed my
lack of muscle.
She reached up and checked my bicep and said, "I see what
you mean. Ummm... Have you noticed how soft and smooth your
skin has gotten? It really feels nice. I guess those
vitamins of the doctors are doing some good anyway even if
you haven't gained any weight back yet."
"Oh thanks! Thanks a lot! That's not even a little bit
funny. That's just what I really wanted to hear. I weigh
the same as my girlfriend and have about the same figure as
her and now she says I have nice soft skin too. Oh joy!
Next you'll be telling me how cute or beautiful I look. How
about you ask the Doc how I get back to being myself. How
do I gain back some weight and muscle? I'm really tired of
this."
As I completed my short rant I looked up at Lisa and she
was just standing there with a strange look on her face
staring at me and looking me up and down from my head to my
toes.
Suddenly she shook her head and said, "Sorry I upset you
Honey. I'll talk to the doctor today and see if he has any
suggestions. I really have to get out of here or I'll be
late. See you tonight."
And with that she picked up her purse and was out the door
after giving me a quick peck on my cheek.
Chapter Four
Lisa came home that night at her usual time and found me
lounging around just watching a game show on TV. She set
down her purse and walked through to the kitchen with a
couple brown paper bags.
She smiled and said, "Hi. How was your day?"
"Fine." I answered. "Boring as usual. I'm getting worried
about spending so much time at home. I'm actually starting
to get involved in the daytime soaps and I cleaned up the
most of the house today. I'm afraid I might be getting
domesticated." I said with a wry smile on my face.
"Umm. Sounds serious." She said as she passed by me on her
way to the bedroom. "I'll begin to really worry when you
have dinner ready for me when I get home."
"I'll have it on the table in about ten minutes." I
answered.
I heard her stop walking and then change direction and head
for the kitchen.
In a few moments she came back in and said, "You were
serious. You do have dinner cooking and the table is all
set. You really may be getting more domesticated but you
still don't answer the phone very well. I tried to call you
several times today and got no answer."
"You must have called while I was outside pulling the weeds
out of the flower beds. I didn't hear the phone. Sorry. Was
it important?"
"No, not really. I just had a talk with the doctor today
but we can discuss that later. Weeding the flower beds too?
Jeeesh, you have been busy. Anyway, I stopped off on the
way home and picked up this answering machine so we won't
miss any more calls. You can hook it up tomorrow. If you
have the time that is what with all your domestic chores."
"Thanks. I'll get to it later. Better get dinner done right
now."
And with that I got up and went to the kitchen while she
got cleaned up and changed.
Dinner went off really well. Lisa liked everything I
prepared. I think she was surprised that I could actually
cook. She complimented me numerous times on the house
cleaning I did and then we walked through the yard and she
loved what I had done with the gardens. I told her the
plans that I had and she seemed pleased with them too.
After I got the kitchen all cleaned up and we had settled
down in the den to watch some TV I asked her what the
doctor had said about my tests.
She asked me how I was feeling and I told her, "I feel a
lot better and I seem to have most of my energy back but I
still don't have the strength that I used to. I think the
thing that bothers me most now is that I can't seem to put
any weight back on. I just can't eat all that much. When I
force myself to eat more I feel bloated and then I get
sick. But I've told you all that before. What did the
doctor have to say?"
Lisa looked at me and said, "So, other than your weight and
your strength, which is probably about right for your
current weight, you feel good, right?"
I was beginning to think she was avoiding my question and
said, "I told you I feel fine now. I don't feel tired at
all during the day and I get up at a decent hour without
any problems. Now, what did the doctor have to say?"
"So, you can't think of any other problems or anything else
that's bothering you?" Lisa said as she answered my
question with another question.
Frustrated, I replied, "No. No other problems. Unless you
count not having a damn thing to wear that fits me. My
shirts hang on me like a tent and my pants are too big in
the waist and are getting too tight in the ass." I said as
I stood and showed her how my clothes fit me. "How the Hell
they can be getting too tight what with all the weight I've
lost is beyond me but they are. See? I have a fat ass. Now,
for the last time, what did the doctor say?"
Lisa looked at me for a short time and as I sat back down
she slowly answered, "Well, There were a couple of things.
The first is that I have some real good news for both of us
but mostly for me. His primary lab assistant, Gail, quit or
something. I'm not sure why but she is gone and Dr, Schmidt
offered me her position. I accepted it of course. It's a
huge jump in pay and position at the lab. I'll be making
more than you and I made together before you got laid off
so we don't have to worry about money anymore. Isn't that
great? And you don't have a fat ass. I think you have a
nice ass."
I didn't think I had a 'nice ass' but I let that slide. I
was extremely happy for her even if she still hadn't
answered my question yet.
"That's fantastic!" I said "I'm really happy for you. I
know you'll do great in that job and the money certainly
won't hurt either. But what did he say about me?" I asked
again.
"Well ah... Well that's something we do need to talk about.
He said you were perfectly healthy. Yes, he said you were
healthy. There's no reason to worry about that. You don't
have any fatal disease or anything. And ahhh... well as you
said, you are feeling a lot better. Right?"
She seemed to be avoiding a direct and to the point answer
and it had me worried. Not for what she said but for what
she didn't seem to be saying.
"So what is wrong with me? Why can't I gain back any
weight? Just exactly is wrong? How long will this last?"
Lisa looked at me for awhile and I could see the wheels
turning as she squirmed uncomfortably in her chair and
searched for an answer.
"Well, you see... Well, it's a problem with your ahhh...
The only thing that seems to be wrong is your ah... Your
ah, metabolism. Yeah, that's it, your metabolism is a bit
screwed up so you don't need as much food and because you
don't eat like you used to you don't gain back your weight.
That's what the problem is."
This was not an answer. This was obviously an attempt at
avoiding the answer. I had never seen Lisa not get right to
the point. She was usually painfully honest and had a
clear, straight forward scientific approach to everything
but not in this instance.
I decided that one of us needed to get to the point so I
said, "Okay. Enough. There has to be more to it. Even a
recent high school graduate could figure out that much. I
figured that out ages ago and I didn't have the results of
a month's worth of tests to look at first. How about 'the
rest of the story' as Paul Harvey says? There has to be
more to it than that so what is it that you're not saying?"
Lisa got up out of her chair and started to pace around the
den. Finally she turned to me and said, "Okay, what I said
was the truth. Your metabolism has changed but it's not
screwed up. It's changed. Probably permanently. 'The rest
of the story' is that it's doubtful that you will gain back
much weight or muscle if any. What I said about you being
healthy is true. You don't have any kind of disease or
condition. So there you have it. The doctor wants you to
continue to take the medication and vitamins that you have
and he added a few more but there's nothing for you to
worry about. That's about all I can tell you right now. If
there's more from other tests I'll let you know. I'm sorry
Honey, but I just didn't know how to tell you this."
I still felt that there was something missing. Something
she wasn't telling me. She was very uncomfortable but one
thing I didn't doubt was that what Lisa did tell me was
true. I decided to let it go for the time being and bring
it up again some other time.
We put one of her favorite movies in the DVD player. I
never cared for it because it was one of her 'chick flicks'
but this time it was like I was seeing it for the first
time. I got all teary eyed when the hero left for the war
and was really choked up when he was wounded and refused to
come home cause he didn't want her to see him. Lisa and I
held each other and I damn neared cried in the end when the
heroine finally found him and they got together again in
the end. There was definitely more wrong with me than my
damn metabolism!
However, when we went to bed that night I found that
regardless of my weight loss, my lack of strength, my
metabolism or whatever else was happening, my sex life was
showing a vast improvement. Lisa and I made love until I
was totally exhausted and for the first time in my life I
found out what multiple orgasms were all about. We started
out just kissing and then she started kissing my neck and
then my shoulders. When she moved down to my chest and
kissed my left nipple I let out a low moan as a feeling I
had never felt before coursed through my body. She slowly
suckled at my breast and I got harder than I ever did
before. My dick was screaming for attention when she
reached down and slowly and gently stroked it. That was all
it took. A few minutes of that and I exploded but she
didn't stop there.
My dick momentarily relaxed but with her attention to my
chest it came to attention again. Lisa moved down across my
stomach slowly kissing as she went. She made a pit stop at
my navel and played there with her tongue for a minute
before she continued down to my crotch. She gently licked
the remainder of my cum from my cock and sent more shivers
through my body. She played her tongue gently over my rigid
member as her hand massaged my right breast then my left
and then tweaked my nipples. I was breathing hard when she
climbed on top of me and started to rub her wet pussy
against my cock. Slowly up and down my length she rubbed
without ever letting me inside of her. She kissed me and
pushed her tongue into my mouth and played with my tongue.
I let out a loud moan and then a scream as I had another
orgasm that ran ramped through me. Unlike those I had
experienced before in my life this one did not center
itself in my groin only but rather encompassed my entire
body. Lisa let me lay there for a few moments to bask in
the afterglow before she started in on me again.
Slowly and methodically she moved down my body again
arousing my wilted manhood one more time. As she moved she
slowly turned until I found my self in a familiar position.
She took me into her mouth as I ran my tongue over her wet
pussy. She stimulated me until my flaccid member finally
responded and I once again found myself in the throes of an
approaching orgasm. In this position we slowly and gently
worked each other until we came to a simultaneous climax of
earth shattering proportions.
Afterwards we lay wrapped in each other's arms, neither one
of us thinking, moving or speaking but rather just allowing
the emotion of the moment to gently move us towards sleep.
Chapter Five
I woke up Saturday feeling better than I had in a long
time. I headed for the shower to remove the remnants of the
previous night's activities and to help work some of the
kinks out of my battered body.
As I showered I came to realize just how hard Lisa had
attacked me during our activities of the previous night. My
poor manhood was shriveled to almost nothing and no amount
of hot water or stimulation could bring it out of
hibernation. My nipples were still sore and swollen from
her attentions and there was a puffiness under them that
felt tender to the touch.
I smiled to myself as I checked the damage and remembered
the prior night's activities. I wondered if that would ever
be repeated in my lifetime and if the doctor's vitamins
were behind my increased libido and stamina. That was
definitely the best night of my life and I fervently hoped
that we would be able to have a repeat performance.
When I left the bathroom Lisa had just gotten out of bed.
She sexily walked over to me and gave me a passionate kiss
on the mouth and said, "That was the most wonderful night
of my life. I sure hope we can do it again
sometime...soon." Then she picked up her robe and threw it
at me and said, "Here, put this on. It'll fit you better
than yours. Wrap a towel around your hair too and while I'm
in the shower why don't you get us a real nice breakfast.
I'll be out in about ten minutes or so."
She smiled at me over her shoulder as she walked into the
bathroom and shut the door.
Without giving it a second thought I put on her robe,
pulled it around me and tied the sash. As I reached up to
get my long hair from under the collar I noticed how soft
and silky her robe felt as it moved against my chest. I
pulled my hair out and ran my hands gently ran over my
upper body and felt my nipples respond with a tingling
sensation that I had never felt before. It sent shivers all
through me. I just stood there running my hands down my
sides, over my hips and across my abdomen.
'I have to get a robe like this for myself.' I thought.
Then I shook my head and brought myself out of it and
grabbed a towel and headed for the kitchen.
Lisa came in about twenty minutes later all dressed and
looking great. She was wearing a really nice white blouse
that appeared thin and looked like it was silk.
I thought to myself, 'I'll bet that feels as good or better
than this bathrobe.'
She had on a black slacks and a pair of black flats. Her
dark brown hair was falling in soft waves over her
shoulders and down her back and her makeup was light and
enhanced her natural beauty.
'Damn she looks great!' I thought before I said, "You're
looking awfully good this morning. Have some plans for
today?"
"We sure do. After we eat were going out to the mall. We
have a few things to do and then a little shopping." Lisa
said smiling at me.
"I can't go out anyplace much less the mall!" I said. "I
don't have a thing that fits me. I mean look at me. You had
to loan me your bathrobe because I get lost in mine."
"Well I think I have that problem solved but let's eat our
breakfast, do your hair and see if my idea works." Lisa
responded with a slight smile on her face.
I'd seen that smile before and I knew that whatever she had
planned I wasn't going to like it.
"And just what is your 'idea'?" I asked knowing that it was
doubtful she would tell me.
"Breakfast, hair, idea, mall in that order. You'll find
out. Don't worry about it. Come on, let's eat. It smells
good." She said as she sat down at the table and gave me
that 'I waiting' look.
I didn't push it. When Lisa cuts her sentences short like
that it's useless to try to go further. It doesn't mean
she's angry, just determined. I served breakfast and we
cleaned up the kitchen. I didn't know why but for the last
week or so I just couldn't stand to leave a mess anyplace,
especially the kitchen.
When we were done with breakfast Lisa blow dried my hair
and I asked her why we were going to the mall.
"You made me some promises for when you felt better. One
was that you would get your hair done. Well, you feel
better so I called and made an appointment for you at ten
today with my hairdresser, Tammy. And don't you even think
about trying to get out of it this time!"
I groaned audibly but by the look in her eyes I knew better
than to argue. We had this discussion many times and she's
never wavered. While she was brushing and drying she told
me that she was going to leave it down rather than put it
in my usual low ponytail. She said it would be better not
to mess with it if I was going to the salon. I just nodded
and enjoyed her brushing and drying like I usually did.
Okay, so there are some good points to having long hair.
Actually I have to admit that I had gotten used to it after
more than a year and probably wouldn't have cut it short
even if she said I could. It kept my ears warm in the
winter and I kinda liked the way it felt. The one thing I
really liked was the feeling of Lisa brushing it, combing
it, or just running her fingers through it. I would sit on
the floor in front of her while she was on the couch and
just let her mess with my hair for as long as she wanted.
She put it in all kinds of styles in the privacy of our
home. She put it in high ponytails, buns, French braids and
curled it. She put in bows and hair clips and all manner of
other accouterments. I didn't care what it looked like as
long as she was combing, brushing or in some way messing
with it but there is no way I would ever have been seen in
public like that.
But I'm getting off the track here. Where was I? Oh, yes, I
definitely didn't want to go to some women's hair salon and
"have it done" as she put it but there didn't seem to be
anyway I was getting out of it. I was finally cornered.
When she was finished we went into the bedroom. Lisa took
me over to the bed where she had some of her clothes laid
out and started to explain, "Don't say a word, just listen.
Look, I know these are my clothes but I'm pretty sure they
will fit you and I've picked them out very carefully. See
this plaid cotton blouse? The only difference between it
and a man's shirt is that it buttons on the opposite side.
And these tan slacks look exactly the same as your Dockers
except they are cut just a little differently and the shoes
are just regular loafers. So? How about giving it a try?"
"I don't know about this. They're still all your clothes.
It just doesn't seem right."
"Okay. I know guys have this big taboo about wearing
women's clothes and I won't say you're being silly even if
I think you are. But you have to admit that these do look
just like your clothes, right? You won't look any worse in
these than in your own clothes if they fit you properly,
right? So what could possibly be the problem other than
some self -imposed psychological male taboo?"
I looked at her and knew this conversation could only have
one of two possible outcomes. Either I gave in and tried on
her clothes or I lived with an iceberg for awhile and the
wild, passionate sex of last night would be nothing but a
dim memory by the time I was permitted under the covers
with her again. And she did say that I just had to try
them, right? So I told her I would give it a try and she
smiled.
She said, "I was really hoping you would. Just you wait and
see. It'll be just fine. Now we have just a couple more
hurdles to get over and we're home free. Take off the robe
and let's get started."
I took off her robe and she came over and gave me a kiss
and rubbed my chest. I winced as she kneaded my breast and
played with my nipple.
She backed off and looked down at my chest and said, "Oh
my, are we a little tender after last night?" I smiled and
nodded.
"Well I think I can take care of that. Now put these on."
She said as she handed me a pair of her panties.
"No way." I said. "I'm not wearing your underwear. I'll
just put on some of mine."
"Yours don't fit and you know it. And if you did wear them
they would bunch up and show through the slacks. That would
definitely draw some attention and I believe that's just
what you want to avoid. Right? Now will you please put them
on?"
I took them and put in one leg and then the other and
pulled them up my legs. They sure weren't the nice silky
panties I was used to her wearing. These were tight and
stretchy and it took a bit to get them all the way up. They
were a little tight and my dick and balls felt crushed.
Lisa walked over and slipped her hand inside the front and
pushed my dick down and back and then moved my balls up
inside of me. When she pulled her hand out everything
stayed as she put it and it did feel more comfortable.
"There. That's better. Now put this on. It's a camisole and
should keep the discomfort from rubbing the tender areas of
your chest to a minimum."
It was sort of like a tank top but way softer. I put it on
and then she handed me a pair of knee highs.
I was about to object again when she explained, "With your
weight loss your feet are a little bit smaller and your
shoes don't fit right anymore so you'll have to wear my
shoes but they would be too tight if you wore regular
socks."
I was still against the idea but she added, "Besides, no
one will ever see them because they'll be under the
slacks."
So I sat down on the bed to put them on and she instructed
me how to roll them into a donut and then roll them up my
leg.
After that it was the shirt, or as she insisted, the
blouse, the slacks and then her shoes. I found that the
heels on her loafers were about an inch thick but decided
to just keep my mouth shut. Lisa threaded one of her belts
through the loops on the slacks and buckled it. Then she
fussed a bit adjusting this and that and playing with my
hair and then she stepped back to look.
Placing her hand to her chin she said, "Humm. I like it.
You look good to me."
She was right about the clothes individually. Each piece
didn't look all that much unlike what I normally wore but
when I was dressed and looked into the full-length mirror
it was quite a different story. Taken together there was
only one conclusion that I could draw. I was wearing
women's clothes and that's what I told Lisa.
She looked at me critically and said, "It's not the
clothes, they fit you perfectly, its you. Remember
yesterday when I told you what your measurements were and
said you had a hell of a figure? Well you do and I don't
think it would make much difference if you dressed in an
old feed sack. You would still look like you do so there's
not much we can do about that except to go to the mall like
I planned and while we're there we'll see if we can find
some other clothes that work better on you. I doubt we will
but we can try."
As I continued to look in the mirror I realized that she
was right about my shape. I really needed to try to gain at
least some of my weight back and get back into shape. A
male shape. I shrugged my shoulders and nodded my agreement
and we prepared to leave.
Chapter Six
In the car on the way to the mall I asked her what the
other plans were that she had at the mall but she just said
we would get to that when the time came.
When we got to the salon I thought it might not be so bad
after all. There was one other guy in there getting a
haircut so I didn't feel totally out of place and when I
was called and went to sit in the chair. The woman who
introduced herself as Tammy was really nice and made me
comfortable right away.
Evidentially Lisa had explained just what was to be done
because Tammy never asked me what I wanted her to do. She
just set to work on my hair. She started by combing it out
a bit and then she began to divide it up into sections.
Lisa stood there just watching and smiling.
Tammy went off for a few minutes and when she returned she
started to do something else but I couldn't see what is was
because she had my back to the mirrors. All I could feel
was her combing out sections of my hair and I could smell a
strange acrid odor. I really began to get curious when I
caught a glimpse out of the corner of my eye of what looked
like aluminum foil in my hair.
I asked Tammy what she was doing but Lisa just said, "Don't
ask questions, it's a surprise. Just wait till you see it
when she's done."
Tammy continued until she had done whatever it was to my
entire head and then she left saying that she would be back
in a little bit. Lisa and I talked for awhile but when I
tried to turn the chair so I could see in the mirror she
put her foot out and stopped me.
She said, "I told you to wait. Now be patient. Okay?"
Not much later Tammy returned, looked at my hair for a bit
then threw a towel over my hair and walked me over to a
hair washing sink. Being able to see in a few of the
mirrors didn't do me any good with the towel over my hair.
She sat me down and removed all of the aluminum foil and
washed my hair out. Then it was the towel over my head
again and back to her chair with my back to the mirror
again.
She began by combing it out and then dividing it up into
sections again and clipping them up to my head. Then she
started to trim the ends and comb it out again. She combed
my hair down over my eyes and then in a couple of quick
snips she cut the hair from in front of my eyes. I was
pretty sure at the time that I had just acquired bangs.
Lisa never left my side during the entire time and when
Tammy asked her if she still wanted a set she nodded and
said, "Yes."
My hair was then put up in rollers and I was escorted to
the hairdryers. While I was sitting there a young lady came
over and Lisa told me that I was going to get a manicure.
She had often told me that I needed to take better care of
my nails but it just wasn't all that important to me other
than trimming them once in awhile.
By this time I was just going with the flow so I sat there
and watched as she cleaned up my cuticles and filed my
nails until they were all the same length and shape. I
thought she left them just a little long. They were just a
tiny bit past the end of my fingers but they looked good
and with the cuticles pushed back and cleaned up it made my
nails looked a lot longer than they really were. The only
part I didn't care for was the several coats of clear
polish that she put on them when she was done trimming.
About the time she finished up Tammy returned and took me
back to her chair again. I still couldn't see anything in
the mirrors except that I did have bangs because my hair
was all up in curlers. This was beginning to embarrass me
seeing my hair up in curlers out in public.
I sat down and Tammy said, "Before I remove the curlers I
want to clean up a few of those wild hairs in your
eyebrows."
I knew that I did have a few long hairs that stuck out once
in awhile so I just let her have at it. She didn't seem to
take too long and then she removed the curlers and brushed
out my hair. She trimmed a few more places, ran the brush
through it again and then gave it a quick once over with
hairspray. Lisa walked around me and nodded her approval.
As she began to turn the chair around to face the mirror
Tammy told me I had great hair and that it was in good
condition but that I needed to get it trimmed more often
and to come back again soon.
Lisa said, "Don't worry Tammy. You have a new customer from
now on. I'll see to it."
When I was turned towards the mirror what I saw reflected
there wasn't me. My medium brown hair had golden highlights
all through it and fell down the sides of my face, over my
shoulders and down my back in soft waves. I then there was
the bangs. They only slightly covered my now much thinner
eyebrows. I was in such complete shock that I was rendered
speechless.
Lisa took my hand and as she was gently pulling me from the
chair and out of the salon she said, "You look absolutely
fabulous. I love what you did, Tammy. Thank you. Okay, now
we need to get going. I've already paid."
Once we were out in the mall again I pulled Lisa away to a
more secluded side hallway and said, "What the hell's going
on? I don't look fabulous. I look ridiculous! I look even
more like a girl! I want out of here now! I want to go home
and cut this mess off my head."
Lisa took my hand and guided me over to a bench along the
wall and calmly said, "Here. Sit down for a minute.
Please?" I sat down and she sat beside me. "First of all
you don't look ridiculous. Second, I had no idea that Tammy
was going to do all of that to your hair and I'm sorry you
don't like it but the fullness and waves will wash out
after a few days depending how often you wash it and then
it will be back to straight."
"But I have bangs. I have blonde all through my hair and
look at my eyebrows. What am I going to do about all that?"
I asked as I calmed down just a little.
Lisa held my hand and said, "I think you should give the
highlights a chance. Say a couple of weeks. If you still
don't like them we can use some hair color to get rid of
them but I must say it looks really good on you. As for the
bangs we can comb them back and use hair spray until they
grow out. And as for your eyebrows, they're just not as
full as usual but they are nowhere near as thin and arched
as mine. They're just trimmed up a little bit."
She sat there holding my hand and looked at me with that
gentle smile of hers and for some reason I began to feel
that I had been acting foolish. The way she reasoned
everything out it made me feel as if I had made a big scene
over nothing.
I looked up at her and said, "I'm sorry I got so upset. I
seem to get real emotional over little things lately and I
don't know why. Like the house. Suddenly I can't stand a
mess anywhere and it was the same with the weeds in the
gardens. It's like there's something I want to do but I
don't know what it is. Like right now I feel like I'm on
the verge of crying. This is ridiculous. I must be going
nuts!"
Lisa put her arm around me and gave me a little hug and
said, "Believe me when I say I know exactly how you feel. I
get that way every once in awhile myself."
I felt my eyes getting moist and sniffled a bit then looked
at her and said, "You know what's really weird? When I
first looked in the mirror and saw what Tammy had done, I
like it. Way down deep I really, really liked it but I felt
that I shouldn't like it and I didn't know how to react. I
suddenly had this conflict going on inside me like I was
two different people. I think I'm losing it."
"You're not losing anything." Lisa said it a soft but firm
tone. "Like I said, I know how you feel and if you'll trust
me I think I know what will make you feel better. The thing
is that you will have to just trust me and go with the
flow, so to speak. No questions. No objections. And you
will have to go with your first emotions and not what you
think you should be feeling. Do you think you can do that?
Or more to the point, do you want to try doing that?"
I looked up at her and said, "If you can make me feel
better I'll give anything a try. You might have to remind
me every now and then."
"I can do that. Here, wipe your eyes a little and let's get
to making you feel better." She said as she handed me
Tissue.
Chapter Seven
After I had composed myself as much as possible Lisa took
my hand and I got up off the bench. I wasn't sure I wanted
to do whatever it was that she had in mind but I did trust
her and she sounded like she knew what to do.
I glanced at myself in one of the store windows and saw
what I had seen in the mirror in the salon. I had no idea
why at the time but if I was going to go with my 'first
emotions' then I did like what Tammy had done. I let it go
at that and followed Lisa.
We walked around in several stores and she showed me
different things and asked how I liked them. We looked at
things like silk flower arrangements, silverware and china
and we went through a kitchen store where I wanted to buy
some things but Lisa said we could come back later if I
wanted to. I was feeling a lot more relaxed most of the
time. I did get a strange feeling when someone looked at me
though, especially men. I'd never had a man stare at me
before but Lisa told me to just act normal and ignore it so
I did my best.
After about a half hour of browsing we decided that it was
time for lunch as we approached the food court so we sat
down and had a light lunch and some light conversation. I
told Lisa I was much more comfortable except for the
occasional stare as I had mentioned and that I was greatly
relieved that no one had pointed out that I was a man
wearing women's clothes. She said that was because I didn't
look like a man wearing women's clothing. I wasn't sure how
to take that but remained silent.
After lunch we continued to browse the different shops.
Lisa took me into a lingerie shop where she bought some new
panties, several pair of pantyhose and a few other things.
She asked my opinion of each item that she looked at and
wanted to know what I thought.
When we left there we window shopped a few more stores
before turning into another one. It was called "The Pierced
Ear" and had wall-to-wall racks filled with earrings. Lisa
looked at different ones and asked my opinion of a number
of them. I told her which ones I liked and made my
suggestions as to which she should consider buying. She
settled on about a half dozen pairs and went to pay for
them while I continued to browse.
When she finished paying she came back over to me and I
thought we were going to leave but she told me to follow
her and we went to the back of the store.
I said, "What are we doing? I thought you were done in
here."
She answered, "I am done but you're not. Remember, just go
with the flow. You're going to get your ears pierced like
mine like we talked about some time ago."
It came back to me that we had talked about it and that I
had finally agreed in a weak moment.
"Okay. I guess I did say I would but couldn't I just get my
left ear done? I really don't want both of them pierced."
"We've already talked about that. I told you I think it
looks silly to just have one done and you said you would
get them both done. Besides, I know you'll just love it
once you get used to it."
She smiled and I gave in. I was going with my first emotion
and it told me to do it.
The girl at the counter came back and told me to sit in the
chair. I sat down and she clipped my hair back, cleaned my
ears and then said she was going to mark them. After they
were marked Lisa looked at them and nodded her approval.
The girl then told me that I would feel several small pin
pricks and to hold real still.
She was done in a couple of minutes and handed me a mirror
and left to put her stuff away. When I pulled back my hair
and looked at my ears I was ready to yell at Lisa but I
held it back and just looked and checked out both sides
before calmly speaking.
"I've got three studs in each ear. Why did she do that?"
Lisa just said, "I told you I wanted you to have your ears
pierced like mine and you agreed. I think they look
fantastic!"
As calmly and quietly as possible but still trying to
convey my distress I said, "But I thought you just meant
pierced like yours. Not pierced LIKE yours were pierced!
Not three times! I didn't even want both ears done and now
this? I look ridiculous! Only girls have their ears triple
pierced!"
"I see it's time to remind you. Look in the mirror again
and stay calm. What do you see and how do you feel? You're
being ridiculous but not looking ridiculous. Do you think I
would ever do anything to make you look ridiculous? Well?"
She said looking at me.
I pulled back my hair a bit and looked again and there was
someone else reflected in the glass. It wasn't me but it
was. I looked away and then looked back again. My initial
reaction was that I liked what I saw. I smiled and looked
up at Lisa.
She smiled back, held out her hand and took mine and said,
"That's better isn't it? Ready to do some more shopping?"
"I guess so." I replied as I stood up and we left the shop.
We spent the next couple of hours in and out of different
stores and I completely forgot about everything and I just
had a good time shopping with Lisa. We bought some more
slacks and some 'blouses' for me. It hadn't taken too long
for me to discover that in my current condition I was going
to have to temporarily shop in the women's departments. I
tried the men's sections and even the boy's departments but
it was no good. If the pants fit over my ass and hips the
waist was too big. If I found the right size waist I
couldn't get them on at all.
I had about a half dozen different 'outfits' as Lisa called
them and she was pleased that I would be able to 'mix and
match the tops.' Lisa took me to the sleepwear departments
too. She said I needed a new bathrobe and picked out one of
those really soft fluffy ones like she had and I liked it.
By that time I was completely resigned to the fact that,
for the time being at least, I was going to be shopping in
the women's areas and wearing women's clothing. I never
suspected that the 'flow' would take me in this direction
but I was going with it and I was having fun.
Lisa also picked up some pajamas for me. One pair in a pale
blue and the other in white. They were silk and definitely
feminine what with all the lace and stuff but as she said,
"I better be the only person to see you in these."
Somewhere along the line we manage to pick up some new
shoes too and a pair of slippers. Now I knew I could find
some men's shoes that would fit me and that was where I was
headed when Lisa pulled me into the women's section again.
"Why here?" I asked. "I know I can find some men's shoes
that fit me."
"Sure you can." She answered. "But they would look terrible
with the outfits we bought for you. If you're going to have
to wear women's clothes for awhile then you need shoes that
go with what you're wearing. Right?"
She was reminding me again so I just followed her and we
bought a pair of white athletic shoes trimmed in light blue
and three pairs of what she called 'flats'. One pair black,
one pair brown and a pair of off white. They may have been
flats to her but they all had these weird small heals about
an inch tall and were a pain to walk in but I was going
with the flow.
I thought we were about shopped out but Lisa said she had
one more stop to make before we left. Our last stop was an
upscale department store that took up two stories in the
mall. The first floor was all the women's department and we
walked straight to the makeup department. Lisa said she
needed to pick up a few things she was running low on.
I was just standing around while she shopped when this
woman came up to me and said, "Were doing a promotion on a
new line of cosmetics and are offering free makeovers to
demonstrate them. Could I interest you in a makeover? I'll
only take a short time and we're offering a considerable
discount on anything you purchase from the new line."
I was in the process of shaking my head 'No.' when Lisa was
suddenly standing beside me and said, "That would be
fantastic! You have to do it. I've heard of this brand.
It's supposed to be very good." I just looked at her with a
pleading look but she just said, "Remember the flow."
And I gave in.
The woman had me sit in a chair and told me that they would
be video taping it so I could see later just what she did
and would know what each item of the product line was. She
talked constantly through the entire process explaining
just what she was doing and what she was using and what it
effect it would have. She complimented me on my bone
structure and my skin texture and coloring and said she
loved what I had done with my hair. As she went on I began
to enjoy the attention and the process.
So it was that about half an hour later I was staring in
the mirror at the face of a very pretty young woman. She
had gorgeous eyes with long thick lashes and just a hint of
eye shadow. Her cheekbones were highlighted with blush and
her lips were full and a shiny dark rose color. I couldn't
believe I was looking at my own face. My complexion was so
smooth and there wasn't a blemish to be seen. I stared at
the reflection and then down at my hands. My nails were the
same color as my lips now.
When I looked up I saw the smiling face of Lisa looking at
me like the cat that swallowed the canary. "Feels good
doesn't it?" she said.
"Yes, it does. I don't understand but it somehow feels...
right. It doesn't make any sense."
"Don't try to figure it out now. We can talk about it
later. Right now we need to buy one of everything she used
on you and then head for home."
Chapter Eight
When we got home we removed tags and hung my new clothes in
the closet. Lisa sorted through all of my old clothes in
the closet and decided what would still be okay to wear.
There wasn't much. The rest was stuffed into large
drawstring garbage bags and 'stored in the garage for now'
as Lisa put it.
While I was carrying the bags to the garage Lisa had added
a few more things to my closet. When I looked in there were
three skirts and one dress and some blouses that definitely
did not even somewhat resemble men's shirts. On the floor
were several pairs of pumps with about two and a half inch
heels in different colors.
Lisa was across the room doing something in my dresser and
I asked her, "Why did you hang some of your clothes in my
side of the closet and what are you doing in my dresser?"
"They're not my clothes, they're yours. I bought you a few
more things that I just couldn't resist while you were
getting your makeover. And I'm putting your new lingerie
away for you and getting rid of your old boxers and most of
your T-shirts that won't fit you anymore."
I walked over and looked into the drawer and saw all of the
panties and other things that she bought at the lingerie
store. "And I put your new pajamas and a nightgown that I
bought for you in this drawer." She said as she pulled out
the drawer above the one she was working in.
I looked in and saw the pajamas and a light blue satin
nightgown neatly folded in the drawer. "You're trying to
turn me into a girl! Skirts, dresses, pretty blouses, high
heeled shoes and lingerie. This isn't going with the flow.
This is total capitulation. I just wanted to get a few
things that fit me not change my entire lifestyle. I'm not
having a sex change!"
Lisa took my hand and sat me down on the bed and looked
down at me for a few moments. There was a look on her face
like she was trying to figure out how or what to say and
then she dropped the bomb.
"Bennie, I can't think of any way to say this that will
make it easy on you. I've tried all day to gently guide you
towards a realization of what is happening to you. I was
hoping that there was some way to make you see where you
were headed and I think I was at least partially successful
but now I think the time has come to just lay it out for
you in plain English."
She stopped and took a deep breath and just looked at me
again. She was scaring the hell out of me.
She took another deep breath and said, "The truth of the
matter is that, Yes, you are turning into a girl and...
Yes, you are having a sex change. Of course it's not that
simple and there are a lot of complex things that I need to
try to explain to you but that is the bottom line."
I just sat there and stared at her. My mouth was opening
and closing like a goldfish as I tried to say something but
my mind couldn't formulate a response.
Lisa put a finger over my lips and said, "Wait before you
say anything. I'll try to explain." She sat down beside me
and held my hand. "I guess the beginning is the best place
to start. Remember your trip to the lab to see Dr.
Schmidt?"
I nodded that I did.
"And do you remember the injection that Gail, his head
assistant gave you?"
I nodded again.
"Well, that wasn't the doctor's 'alphabet soup' that you
got. You wandered off for awhile and met Mary, another lab
assistant, and asked her for the doctor's 'special
concoction'. She gave you a hypodermic needle and you went
back to the first room where you met Gail. You gave her the
needle and she gave you the injection with that needle."
At this point I was beginning to get really scared and I
guess it showed.
Lisa held my hand tighter and said, "Don't worry. It's not
fatal or crippling or anything such as that. The doctor has
been experimenting with trying to correct birth defects by
altering the body's DNA and then forcing the existing
malformed system to completely regenerate itself to correct
any defects. He hoped that he would be able to cure
hereditary diseases and conditions and cause the proper
growth of malformed or missing limbs. If he got it to work
it would end a lot of pain and suffering in the world and
would probably make billions for the lab. Do you follow me
so far?"
Again, I just nodded.
"Good. Well, trying to find lab animals, all with identical
birth defects that would provide consistent base for the
doctor experiment with was impossible. So, Dr. Schmidt
theorized that if he couldn't get lab animals with
identical defects then he would experiment on healthy
animals and try to change some normal aspect. He chose
gender as the easiest to detect and track. Well, prior to
earlier this year Dr. Schmidt and the staff had innumerable
failures. It wasn't until eight months ago that we had a
limited degree of success but nothing near what we were
after. However, Dr. Schmidt continued to change his
formulae and was having a greater degree of success with
each change. We were able to alter the DNA and change the
XY of the males into the XX of a female but the complete
physical changes, which were the ultimate goal continued to
elude us. The only changes were in the secondary
characteristics which we could have accomplished with
hormone injections."
Lisa shifted her position on the bed and took both of my
hands in hers.
She looked directly at me and continued, "Then six months
ago we finally succeeded. All of the injected male lab
animals were changed to full and complete females just as
if they were born that way. We duplicated the experiment
several times with the same results. Dr. Schmidt decided
that it was time to try the formula on a larger animal and
decided to use three of our chimps. The formula was
carefully prepared by Mary and put in a hypodermic for
transport to the doctor where he would divide it into the
three separate injections for the three chimps. And that's
where you came in. You went to Mary and asked her for the
doctor's concoction, which is exactly what he always called
his current formula. She assumed that you were one of the
recent hires and never questioned your asking for the
formula. You took it back to the room you were supposed to
be in and when Gail saw you with the hypo she figured that
it was from the doctor and gave you the injection that was
meant for three large ma