Taken In
By Margaret Jeanette
Henry Riggs was enjoying a very good day. As plant manager for a
large global manufacturer he was extremely happy that their
downtime was reduced last month by two per cent. It still could be
reduced some more but this was a start.
His phone rang and his whole day was shattered. The headquarters
had called and told him the plant was shutting down in sixty days.
They could make the same product in Haiti for half the cost per
unit. He was to call a meeting of the employees tomorrow to
announce the news.
He called his secretary and told her to post the mandatory
meeting. She didn't think anything of it as they had these about
every three months. She thought it was probably some campaign the
company was starting.
That night he told his wife of ten years about it. She said her
store was doing great in sales and they had nothing to worry about
if he couldn't find something right away.
Henry said, "Rita, it doesn't look good. There are too many
people looking for jobs in this area."
Rita answered, "I know with the two other companies that have
shut down in town this year it is going to be hard to find anything
in your line unless something drastic happens."
The next day Henry made the announcement. He told the employees
he was as surprised as they were. He told them it was a corporate
decision and there was no appeal.
Sixty days later Henry was without a job. The corporation offered
him a job but it was six hundred miles from home. He declined it
and they came to a settlement of two years pay for him, and his
insurance paid for the next two years. He also was vested in the
pension program, so he wasn't too bad off.
He had resumes in at every company for twenty miles around. Each
one of them said if there were anything they would call him. He
knew it would be a long time to wait for their calls.
Whenever he was shopping and ran into one of the ex-employees he
was greeted warmly. He was well liked and known to be a warm,
considerate boss. He was usually soft touch for anyone whom needed
something special like an advance of pay or a few days off excused.
The first two weeks went pretty good. During the first week Rita
received word that her Aunt Harriet had died. They made the
four-hour drive to attend the funeral. After the funeral a lawyer
approached Rita and told her she was the sole beneficiary of
Harriet's will. He told her there was significant money and a
boarding house out in the country that she was inheriting.
She was surprised, as her Aunt Harriet was a distant person and
had never seemed real friendly. She had always been friendly to her
but not real close. The lawyer told her it would take a month to
close everything and an appointment was made for five weeks away on
a Monday. He gave her his card with the appointment date and time
on it.
The five weeks went fast for Rita but not for Henry. He was
getting bored with little to do. Rita was getting disgusted with
his complaining about all sorts of little things. All he wanted to
do was sit in front of the television set and watch sports. He
thought, thank goodness for the sports networks.
They drove up to see the lawyer. He had closed every loose end,
and when they were done Rita was surprised to find out that she now
had a check for over a quarter million dollars in her hand. She now
realized that Aunt Harriet had been quite a businesswoman. When she
told the lawyer she was surprised that Harriet had never married
the lawyer told her that Harriet had been a lesbian. This was a
great shock to her. She never suspected that.
After they left the lawyer's office they drove out to see the
boarding house. It was fifteen miles out of town. They found it
with ease and Rita met with Sandy Browne who was running it. They
talked in Sandy's office for over an hour. While they were meeting
Henry walked around the house and yard. He was surprised at how
nice everything was. He could see a lot of attention went into
every detail.
They returned home and celebrated their good luck. The next day
Rita came home with a bunch of papers telling Henry she was buying
the building the store was in. She told him she needed his
signature on a lot of papers for joint ownership. He signed a lot
of papers not looking at them.
When he finished Rita was on the phone for at least a half hour.
Henry assumed it was for the buying of the building. When she
finally got off the phone she came in and sat down close to Henry.
Rita said, "I was just talking to Sandy Browne at the boarding
house. She needs some help up there. I told her you could help, do
you mind?"
Henry said, "No, I don't mind. It might be good getting back into
the working world again. What kind of help does she need?"
Rita said, "Well Sandy said she can't seem to hire anyone
locally. Being so far out there isn't a large pool of people
looking for work there. I imagine it could be almost anything. She
said she would send someone down for you tomorrow so you don't have
that long drive alone."
Henry said, "I can drive up there. I don't mind driving."
"I already told her it was OK to send someone. They will be here
tomorrow morning. You better pack a couple of outfits, you know
jeans and shirts and stuff."
He went and packed a medium suitcase, figuring if he needed more
he could go into town and get something.
The next morning he was surprised to see a young girl maybe
twenty picking him up. She introduced herself as Kris and told him
she was a full time worker at the boarding house. The trip was made
with them making small talk.
They arrived in the early afternoon and Kris took his suitcase
and showed him into Sandy's office. Sandy smiled at him and shook
his hand. He was surprised at how strong her handshake was.
Once seated Sandy started, "I am glad you will be able to help
us. We are two people short as I see it so everyone is stretched to
the limit. You will lessen that a lot. We have strict rules here
for help and I expect you to follow them the same as everyone else.
Do you think you will have a problem with that?"
Henry said, "No, I don't think it will be a problem. I am here to
help and wherever you need me is OK with me."
Sandy smiling said, "That's great. I know we will get along just
fine. You may find you'll have to make some changes but as long as
you try your best we will sail along smoothly. Now, I am going to
call Cathy to get you started. Are you ready?"
He assured her he was ready and she called Cathy. Cathy was three
inches taller than he was and was a knockout. She was pretty enough
to be a model he thought. He followed Cathy into the kitchen.
Cathy said, "You can start by doing the dishes. You can find out
where they go after you dry them by looking in the cupboards.
First, you need to get an apron on."
He said he didn't think he needed an apron but Cathy told him it
was a rule to wear an apron in the kitchen at all times. She
produced a long apron and helped him slip it on. She buttoned the
buttons in back from the floor all the way up. She stepped back and
looked at him.
Smiling she said, "Tomorrow it will fit better. Right now it
drags a little on the floor. It is one of my aprons and you are not
as tall as I am. Now, get started on those dishes."
He wondered what she meant by it fitting better tomorrow but
started the dishes. This was nothing like the help he thought he
was going to give them. He got engrossed in the dishes and soon was
humming as he washed them. He rinsed them and dried them finding
out where they went in the cupboards.
Just as he finished Cathy told him it was time to start supper.
She pointed to a bunch of potatoes and told him to peel them. He
peeled them and put them in the pot that Cathy had provided. He
asked Cathy about the boarding house.
She said, "It usually has four to six guests during the week and
maybe a dozen on week-ends. They are always female and can be very
demanding. She told him he must always smile and provide the best
service possible so they return to stay again."
He asked why no men ever stayed there and Cathy said, "Because
this place is known as a lesbian sanctuary. It is a place where
lesbians can meet and not be harassed or ridiculed. No one but
women work here and that is also a rule set down long ago by the
original owner."
Henry wondered about the only women rule and why he was allowed
to come up to help. He assumed an exception had been made for him.
With his longish hair he looked very much like a woman in his
apron. When supper was ready he asked Cathy to undo his apron but
she told him he was to help serve. He was shocked when she told him
the help ate after the guests were done.
Reluctantly, he helped serve the guests and Sandy. When they were
done eating he was extremely hungry. He ate a good meal and felt
refreshed. Then Kris helped him with the dishes. When the dishes
were done Kris took him to his room.
When he couldn't find his suitcase he asked Kris where she put
it. Kris told him she had no idea where it was right now. He was
distraught that it wasn't in his room. He told her he was going to
talk to Sandy. She told him Sandy wasn't to be bothered after
supper for anything. He said he needed his pajamas out of the
suitcase. Kris opened his closet to show him a nightgown hanging
there for him to wear. He told her he wasn't going to wear it and
she just shrugged. Then he noticed all sorts of dresses hanging in
the closet. He asked whose room this really was.
Kris said, "It is your room. You know the rules-only women work
here. I am surprised Sandy didn't have you change before this. She
must be slipping. I'll be in early tomorrow morning to help you
dress. Good night!"
He watched her leave and then he got undressed. He was tired and
decided to put on a nightgown just to wear to bed. It felt light
and airy to him. He was asleep within minutes after crawling in
bed. He was so tired he didn't hear Kris come into his room the
next morning. She woke him up. She smiled when she saw he was
wearing the nightgown.
Kris implored him, "Come on sleepyhead. Get up!!"
He slowly woke up and wondered where he was. Then he remembered.
Kris helped him out of the nightgown and then slid his shorts down
off of him. Then she held a pair of panties out for him. Sleepily
he stepped into them. He woke completely when she came at him with
a pair of breast forms.
He said, "I don't want those! I am not going to put them on!"
Kris said, "It's up to you. If you don't then Sandy will take you
into town to see mean Dr. Green. He will put implants in you so
fast that your head will swim. You don't want that so let me help
you with these. I am trying to help you. I am not your enemy, I am
your friend believe it or not."
He didn't know about Dr. Green but he didn't want to take any
chances so he allowed her to put the breast forms on him. Kris held
them as the glue set up. Finally she let go of them and he was
surprised at how heavy they were. Kris told him a special solvent
was needed to get them off. She then slid a bra up his arms. He was
in shock at what was happening. Kris then got a black slip and let
it fall over his shoulders. Then she reached under the slip and
attached a garter belt to him threading the garters through his
panties. Then she slid a pair of black sheer stockings up his legs
and fastened them to the garters. Then she helped him into a black
dress with some lace trim on it. He was in shock at standing there
in a dress. She then put a pair of three-inch black heels on him.
She helped him over to the bench in front of the vanity.
She applied some lipstick to his lips. It was dark red and very
shiny. She added some eyeliner and some light eye shadow. Some
mascara to his eyelashes completed the job. When he looked in the
mirror he was surprised at how he looked.
Now fully awake he said, "You don't really expect me to leave
this room in this get up do you?"
Kris said, "I will not force you but if you don't report
downstairs to the kitchen Sandy will be in here and she will have
you down there in a flash. You never want to piss Sandy off because
she can get very mean. I don't know what she does to men but I have
seen her make men cry like babies. So, please as a favor to me come
down to the kitchen and help with breakfast."
Henry decided he would do as she requested and as soon as
possible talk to Sandy. HE went and helped with breakfast and after
breakfast he helped do the dishes. They finished the dishes and he
saw Sandy go into her office.
He took the chance and knocked at her door. She said enter and he
entered.
He said, "I think there's been a mistake here. I came up to help
you, not be dressed in a dress and treated like a servant girl. If
this is all the help you need I want to go back home today. My
suitcase has disappeared and I want it back."
Sandy looked at him closely and then said, "I am sorry if you are
unhappy but I am not here to make the help happy every instant.
Your wife told me I could use you any way I see fit. She told me
you would help for some time. She told me you would follow the
rules. Are you saying you want to make her a liar?"
Henry said, "No, I am not making her a liar. I don't think she
understood what was all involved when you asked her to send me up
here. I am a man not a girl!"
Sandy said, "You will stay here until your wife says I should
send you back. While you are here you will do as you are told and
do it to the best of your ability. Do you understand?"
Henry asked, "Will you call my wife so I can talk to her?"
Sandy said, "I will not bother her with trivial things. You have
two minutes to get back to work. If you do a good job you will be
rewarded accordingly. Now get back to work!"
"I'm leaving now." He turned to leave and heard a click. The door
wouldn't open.
Sandy said, "You can make this hard or you can make it easy. You
are not going anywhere. Where would you go in dress and no vehicle
to go anywhere. Just go with the program and it won't be so bad.
You may even find you like it if you give it a chance."
He heard the click and knew the door was unlocked. He said, "I
know what I like and what I don't like. You are holding me against
my will. I will do what is necessary, but I won't promise you I
will like it."
Knowing he was defeated he headed back to the kitchen. Kris told
him he was to scrub the floor. She gave him a pail of sudsy water
and a rag to use. He quickly found out how hard it is to move on
your hands and knees wearing a skirt and apron. Suddenly he noticed
the rag he was using. It was blue with little gold crowns in it.
He realized it was part of the shirt he had worn coming up here.
He finished and when Kris checked it she told him he missed a
spot and had to do it over. Dejectedly he got clean sudsy water and
Kris gave him another rag that had been part of his shirt. He made
sure to hit every spot of the floor. When he was done Kris told him
it was an excellent job done. He felt some pride in that.
They were fixing lunch when he asked Cathy, "Is it possible for
anyone to get out of here?"
Cathy told him, "For you it will be up to Sandy when and if you
leave. She is very demanding and I can't see her releasing you.
Maybe your wife will rescue you."
He hadn't thought about that. He thought, when Rita sees what
Sandy has done she will be very upset and probably fire her. He had
never fired anyone but relished the thought of Sandy getting the
axe. He served lunch with a smile on his face, thinking about Sandy
getting fired.
After lunch was served and they had eaten they were doing dishes
when Kris told him that after supper she was going to do something
with his hair. He didn't like the sound of it but didn't make any
fuss.
That afternoon the girls showed him how to clean the rooms for
guests. His legs were killing him from walking in those damn heels.
He quickly picked up on how the rooms should look when they were
properly prepared.
After supper when their chores were done Kris had him strip down
to his panties, bra, stockings and heels. She started by washing
his hair with a flowery smelling shampoo. Then she did a little
clipping on his hair then placed some big rollers in his hair. Then
she put some foul smelling lotion on the rollers. She put a plastic
cap over his hair and told him to shave himself. He went in the
bathroom and found the shaving supplies on the counter. He thought,
she doesn't miss a thing. He shaved his face and went back to Kris.
She looked at him and told him to go back and finish the job. She
told him to shave his legs, underarms and chest. He wasn't real
hairy but resignedly went and id as she said. He was finishing when
she came in and shaved his back and arms. He felt naked without the
light hair he had had since he could remember.
When he put his stockings back on he revelled in the silkiness of
them. They felt exotic and erotic at the same time. Kris was happy
when she saw he had put his stockings and bra back on with out
being told. She removed the plastic cap and rollers and started to
brush his hair. He was starting to enjoy the experience. She
brushed for a long time it seemed to him but he didn't complain.
As she brushed she said, "I know you have been through a lot
lately but just listen to what I am going to tell you. If you go
along with all of this you might find it isn't so bad. You have a
roof over your head and three solid meals every day. Think of the
clothes as a necessary evil if you have to. I like you and I want
to see you get ahead. I don't know what is all in the works for you
because I only follow orders from Sandy and am not in on the whole
plan for you. I know I have been tough on you at times but I have
a job to do. If you ever want to talk feel free to come to me. I
promise I'll always be honest with you."
Henry said, "Thank you. I will come to you if I get too
flustered. I don't know what's going on and wish I could see the
future."
Kris told him, "We have had several men here since I have been
here. They were trained as maids for their wives at their wives'
request. I don't know if your wife requested that or not but I
wouldn't be surprised if she did."
He had never thought about that. He couldn't believe Rita would
do something like that to him. Kris finished brushing his hair and
gestured to see what he looked like. He saw a woman's face in the
mirror. His hair was styled in a pageboy style with a flip at the
ends over his shoulders. His hair glistened brightly. He liked the
look and wondered if it was wrong to enjoy looking like this.
Kris told him good night and left. He got ready for bed and was
soon sound asleep. The next morning he was up and just about fully
dressed when Kris came in his room. He finished dressing and Kris
told him he looked divine. He felt a sense of pride hearing this.
They went down to start breakfast.
They were preparing breakfast when Sandy made a rare appearance
in the kitchen. The three of them worked a little nervously being
watched by Sandy.
Sandy said, "Henry, you look great in that outfit. Take your
apron off so I can see how you really look under it."
He removed his apron. Sandy smiling said, "Looking like that we
can't call you Henry anymore. What would you like to be called?"
He told her he didn't know when Kris said, "How about Henrietta?"
Sandy said, "No, that doesn't fit him. We have to lose the Henry.
I have it; we'll call him Etta. He has lost the Henry but can keep
the Etta. Now, Etta, how do you like your new name?"
He answered, "It's OK, I guess. Can I ask you a question?"
Sandy said he could so he continued, "What are you planning for
me? Will I ever get out of here?"
Sandy said, "You don't need to know any of that. I can tell you
that it may be possible that you will leave someday but I can't
promise anything. You keep dong a good job and you will find things
get better."
Sandy turned and left before he could say anything else. He just
wanted to know where things stood and now he had doubts he would
ever leave. Sandy had talked about things getting better and he
wondered about that.
As he served breakfast he was amazed at seeing Cathy and Kris
smiling at him like something was about to happen. It disconcerted
him wondering why they were smiling so much. After breakfast he was
told to follow Kris. She led him to her room and told him he was
going to learn how to serve a lady.
She had him help her undress and then redress. He did it with
flying colors and she was all smiles when she told him he would not
have a problem helping guests this weekend that may request his
services. He wondered what those services might be but decided to
wait and see.
After lunch they had him polish all of the silver. He was
surprised at the amount of silver they had. There were three tea
sets and lots of forks, knives and spoons. This took him all
afternoon. Just before suppertime guests for the weekend started
to arrive. He had to assist with bags and such so they could keep
up at times.
Everything went smooth and by bedtime he was completely bushed.
Saturday morning he couldn't believe the amounts of food that was
being prepared. He was told to make twelve servings of oatmeal and
to set the table for twenty people. He started the water and then
started setting the table. He finished the table just as the water
started to boil. He made the oatmeal and when it was finished he
was surprised to see at least a dozen people seated at the table
already.
Breakfast went smoothly but after breakfast he was told to go to
room six and assist a woman getting dressed. He went and found a
woman in her mid-thirties lying on top of the covers. She told him
to get her blue underwear out of the dresser. He got it and helped
her out of her nightgown, which he folded and placed on a chair.
Then he knelt and held her panties open for her to step into. Then
the bra was next. When he had her slip on her she told him to pick
out a pretty dress for her to wear. He looked in the closet and saw
a half dozen dresses hanging there. After some thought he picked
a coral and blue one that zipped in the back. He helped her get it
on and zipped her up. She told him to get the blue flats from the
closet. He did that and when she had them on she told him there was
just one more thing.
He wasn't expecting what happened next. She grabbed him and
planted a kiss on his lips. He asked what that was for.
She said, "That was for your help with my bags last night and
your help this morning. We are told not to tip here so I get around
it in other ways. Are you upset because another girl kissed you?"
He said, "Not in the least but I am not a girl. I am a man."
She asked him how he ended up in this place. He started to tell
her but she told him to sit down and continue. When he had told her
as much as he knew he saw her looking him over closely.
She said, "If you really want to get out of here I'll take you to
live with me. I pride myself as a good judge of character and I
think you are a good person. I don't know why they are dong this to
you but I will allow you to live with me as you want."
He said, "I don't think Sandy will allow me to go with you. I
have to wait this thing out and see what transpires. I am hoping
everything works out like it always has in the past."
She said, "Take off your rose colored glasses. You are in a rough
world. It will eat you alive, if you let it. Now, my name is Sylvia
Stark. What's yours?"
He said, "It is really Henry but they call me Etta. It's a stupid
name but I wasn't about to argue with them over it."
Sylvia asked, "How did they come up with Etta?"
"Oh, one of the girls suggested Henrietta and Sandy said there
was no more Henry just Etta. So, now that is what they call me."
Sylvia asked, "Would you like to share my bed tonight? We can
have some fun."
He replied, "I don't know if they would allow that. Besides I
thought you all were supposed to be lesbians."
Sylvia told him, "I am bi-sexual. I can go either way and you
seem to be a very nice person. For some odd reason I like you. You
don't come on strong but I can see a strong character in you. I see
someone I want to get to know better."
He told her, "I don't know why either but I like you. You are the
first person here to treat me like a human being with dignity. I
appreciate that. I have a wife or at least I think I do. I don't
know where she fits in with all of this but I am sure I will find
out soon enough."
Sylvia said, "I am going to ask Sandy if you can share my bed
tonight. I come here every other weekend and I think I am a pretty
good customer. Remember the customer is always right."
He left with a light feeling in his head. He went down to the
kitchen to see what had to be done. He got busy making some of the
lunch, which entailed a lot of handwork. He wondered about what had
just happened to him and how he felt about Ms. Stark. He had never
had feelings like this before.
After lunch he was busy doing rooms, which involved new towels
and soaps, new bed linens, and always leaving a couple of mints on
the pillow. In room six he left six mints.
At supper he heard more laughter than he had heard in an
eternity. Everyone seemed to be in an especially jovial mood. The
mood caught him and soon he was laughing with Cathy and Kris. As
they were eating they shared some jokes they had heard. He felt
the best he had since arriving there in what seemed ages ago. Kris
noticed that Sylvia Stark had been watching him closely, and teased
him about it. He responded to her by telling her that it was
nothing and that she was imagining it.
He had just gotten into bed when there was a knock on the door.
It was Sandy. She told him he was wanted in room six. She said she
didn't know why or what for but that he was to be harmed in no way.
He was told it was very unusual for anyone to request help to be a
bedmate and that he better watch himself.
He went and lightly knocked at the door of room six. He heard
enter and entered the room. Sylvia told him to join her in bed. He
climbed in and wondered what was going to happen. It was quiet for
about three minutes.
Then Sylvia asked, "How did you really get into this position?"
He explained in detail how the plant closed and he couldn't find
any work and how his wife had inherited this place and volunteered
him to help out. He yold her how he thought it would be possibly
yard work or help in the office but everything went wrong.
When he was done Sylvia asked, "Do you think your wife knows what
is happening to you?"
He honestly answered, "I don't really know but I am considering
that she might know. I haven't been able to talk to her since I've
been up here and I am wondering why she hasn't called me. We never
went more than two days apart without talking to one another
before. This makes me wonder all the more"
Sylvia said, "Well, let's get down to some serious love-making
now."
She planted a kiss on his lips. She took the initiative and
started to get him worked up. He started to respond to her
ministrations. Soon he was on his back and she was straddling him.
She rode him with ease, very slow and deliberate. They both came
simultaneously. They lay side by side enjoying the afterglow.
Finally he asked, "This place is supposedly only for lesbians. I
always thought lesbians didn't have anything to do with men."
She replied, "Being bi-sexual, I can go both ways. You were
great. I haven't had this good a sexual encounter in years if ever.
I don't know why but I really go for you. There is something about
you that I can't put my finger on that turns me on. I would like it
if you would spend the rest of the night with me. Do you think you
can?"
He answered her question with a kiss. He didn't know why and for
the first time in years let his instincts answer instead of
thinking things out. They embraced and kissed and soon fell asleep.
He awoke early and left her room. It was late when he made it to
the kitchen. Kris was there and smiled at him like something
special was happening.
She said, "Well, did you finally drag yourself away from your
girlfriend? I stopped by your room and you weren't in bed or the
bathroom so I figured you were making it big time."
He told her, "I was only doing what Sandy told me to, that's
all."
Kris said, "I suppose Sandy was there in the room telling you
everything to do also. Or was it just you and your lover?"
He said icily, "I don't think you could handle the details. Let's
get breakfast started now."
Kris said to Cathy, "Wow, look who's taken over as boss now. He
gets himself laid and thinks he rules the world."
He decided he would keep quiet and maybe it would blow over. He
directed his attention to making the oatmeal. Kris had him make
some pancakes also. Soon there were ten women eating. He was
disappointed not to see Sylvia there.
Soon, Sylvia was there. She sat quietly until he asked her what
she would like for breakfast. She asked him what looked best this
morning. He suggested a pancake. She told him a pancake would be
fine. He asked her if she would like some whipped cream on it. She
said she had never had a pancake with whipped cream but she would
try it.
Five minutes later he set a large pancake down in front of her.
He had made a smiley face with the whipped cream. She smiled at him
and thanked him. He was elated and felt light-headed. He had never
felt this way before when anyone had thanked him. He wondered why
this was happening to him. He thought she is a special person but
he didn't know why.
After breakfast the guests started to leave. He had to carry bags
to cars for them along with Kris and Cathy. When he carried
Sylvia's bags to her car and placed them in her trunk she thanked
him and then to his surprise she gave him a big kiss on the lips.
Kris saw this.
When they were back in the house it was quiet and Kris said,
"Etta, you sure made a big hit with one of the guests. I suppose
you will be going to her house for Thanksgiving and Christmas."
Etta answered, "Oh, don't be ridiculous. She just happens to like
me and how I treat her."
The three sat in the kitchen at the counter having a cup of
coffee. He started thinking of Rita. He didn't feel he had been
unfaithful, telling himself it was just for the job but he couldn't
get Sylvia out of his mind. He had never enjoyed sex with Rita the
way he had with Sylvia.
The rest of the day Sandy let them relax. Sandy had told them the
next guests would be coming on Tuesday so they had all day tomorrow
to get the rooms ready.
Monday was spent getting all of the rooms cleaned and ready for
guests. It went fast and he was no longer getting pains in his legs
from the heels. He was actually starting to enjoy some of the
cleaning involved with the job.
Tuesday after breakfast Sandy told him she was taking him into
town. She told him to change into a regular dress. He looked in his
closet and wondered what the difference was between what he had
been wearing and a regular dress. Then he noticed a pink sundress
hanging there. He decided to put it on. When he got it on and
looked at himself in the mirror he was surprised that all he saw
was a woman there. There didn't seem to be any semblance of a man.
When he went down to meet Sandy she handed him a pink purse,
telling him she knew he would pick that dress. They got into the
car and left. He was surprised when she drove right through the
town and kept going. About six miles out of town she pulled in at
a house that had a sign in front saying it was Tonya's house of
Fashion. The sign read 'alterations and sewing done.' Sandy told
him to come with her.
Once inside she introduced him to Tonya. Tonya seemed to be a
no-nonsense type of woman in her fifties. She immediately took him
into the next room and told him to take his dress off. He knew
better than to question her. She soon returned with a black dress
trimmed with lots of lace.
She helped him with the massive petticoats and then helped him
get the dress on. When he looked in the full-length mirror he
realized it was a French maid's dress. As he was looking in the
mirror Tonya put a cap on his head, it was white and had black
ribbons hanging down from it. Then she got an apron trimmed with
black lace and tied it around his waist. The apron had a little
heart shaped pocket trimmed with black lace also.
He was surprised at his reflection and didn't even hear Tonya
tell Sandy that all of the uniforms had matching aprons and caps.
He looked when she showed him another black one, a royal blue one
trimmed with white lace, and a pink one trimmed with more black
lace and lastly a white one trimmed with red lace.
Tonya said to Sandy, "I have never seen a white maids dress, but
it will look lovely on him."
Sandy said it was for a very special occasion that was coming up.
He wondered about that but let it drop. They got all of the
uniforms into the car and were on their way back into town.
Sandy said to him, "You are now a full-fledged maid. You no
longer will have to scrub the floors or do the laundry at the
house. You will, however still do the ironing and help prepare the
meals. You can wear the regular apron over your uniform and apron
and take it off to serve. The black uniforms are for regular days
and the rest, I will tell you when you are to wear them. Do you
understand?"
He assured her he understood. He was slightly unnerved when he
wondered how Sylvia would take him in one of his maid's dresses. He
hoped it would be the pink one for some reason unknown to him. He
then thought how it wasn't right for a man to think about things
like that.
He was surprised when Sandy pulled up in front of a place that
had a sign saying it was Susan's House of Beauty. Sandy took him in
and introduced him to Susan.
Susan said, "Sandy has all ready told us what she wants done to
you. It will take about four hours if you just cooperate with us.
If you do I promise you will be stunning."
Sandy said to him, "You had better cooperate with them. I know
this is something you never did before but afterward you will be
glad we think enough of you to go this far."
Susan led him back and told him to take his dress off and hang it
on the hanger on the rack. He did what he was told. They started
out by shampooing his hair then led him to a chair. He was told to
keep his fingertips in a bowl of liquid, which he did. Someone
started working on his hair. Another girl came and started to do
his nails. He couldn't see anything that was going on.
Two hours later he wanted to look in a mirror so bad to see what
was being done, but in the position he was in he couldn't see
anything. Soon he saw Susan come toward his eyes with an artist's
paintbrush. She brushed something on his eyelids and then he saw
her come toward his eyes with what looked like a wood-burning tool.
He expected a burning sensation but only felt a slight warming
sensation. She painted what seemed to him his whole face and he
frequently felt the warmness of the little pencil. Finally she was
working in his lips. He saw the deep red color on the brush and
knew he was going to have the reddest lips he had ever seen.
When she finished she had him sit still for ten minutes
supposedly to let all of the chemicals do their thing. He wondered
about all the things he had felt and how he was going to look. Ten
minutes later his chair was put back in the upright position and he
was turned to see himself in the mirror.
He was shocked to see his hair now hung down to the center of his
back and was a mass of curls. His face was completely made up with
eye shadow, blush, mascara and lipstick. As he knew his lips were
a deep shiny red. Then he saw his nails. They were a matching red
to his lips and extended a good half-inch past the ends of his
fingers.
He said. "There s no way I am going to make myself look like this
again. I don't have the first idea of how to apply all the stuff
you used on me."
Susan said, "You don't have to worry. It is all permanent except
for the nails. They will grow out and you will have to come in to
get them filled and re-colored. We wove extensions into your hair
but you don't have to worry about that. Make sure you brush it well
every day."
He saw Sandy standing looking at him and smiling. Susan helped
him get out of the chair and led him back so he could put his dress
on again. When he was ready he looked in the full-length mirror and
wondered why he felt so sexy. He felt like he was the prettiest
girl in town and it bothered him somewhat to feel that way.
When they got back to the house another surprise was waiting for
him. When they walked in Kris and Cathy lavished allsorts of praise
over his new look. He blushed, but you couldn't see it under his
make-up.
Kris took his hand and led him to the dining table. She pointed
to a bouquet of flowers in a large vase. He didn't know why she was
doing that until she said, "There's a card on it, read it, lover
girl!"
He took the card and read it. It read 'Thanks for the wonderful
time. Any time any place. Sylvia" He was thunderstruck. He had
never ever received anything like this before. He didn't know how
to react and looked at Kris and Cathy standing there grinning. Then
Cathy handed him a box of expensive candy that had a card taped to
it. He read the card, it said 'Sweets for my sweet. Sylvia'
Kris said, "I have never seen anyone get anything like this. You
must really have made an impression on her."
Cathy said, "I know, it was that pancake with the smiley face on
it." She started laughing and soon all four of them were laughing.
Sandy asked what was going on, and Kris filled her in. Sandy said
she had never seen anything like that before and asked him what he
had all done.
He told her he didn't think he had done anything that great, that
he had just tried to be a good companion to her. He knew it was a
lie of sorts but he justified it that they didn't need to know all
the details.
Finally Sandy told him to get his new clothes out of the car and
put them in his closet and to put on a black outfit. He felt so
great that he was smiling when he walked through carrying all of
his new uniforms. He put them away except for the black one, which
he put on. He really liked the way the petticoat felt against his
legs.
He returned to the kitchen area to get to work. The two girls
were generous in their praise of how nice he looked. They both told
him they were jealous of him. He wondered where all of this was
leading but didn't dwell on it. For all of his life he had taken
things as they went and tried to make the best of them. For some
reason he knew everything would work out.
They had some time before it was time to start supper so he
opened the candy and offered a piece to Kris and Cathy. They both
said how it was excellent candy. For a reason unknown he went and
offered Sandy a piece. As he entered her office he noticed that she
was looking him over closely.
After he offered her a piece of candy and she took one she said,
"Etta, I am in a quandary. We have never had an employee make such
an impression on a guest. I am not faulting you but I would like to
know just why Sylvia Stark is so taken with you. I am glad she
likes you rather than the opposite of her detesting you but I have
never seen anything like this. What can you tell me that will let
me know why she is acting that way? She never got close to anyone
else in all of her stays here. I wondered a few times why she kept
coming back."
He told her he truly didn't know why she was so taken with him.
Sandy accepted that, thanked him for the candy, and sent him to
start supper.
That night when he took his shower he tried to wash the make-up
off. When he looked in the mirror it looked brighter than before.
He resigned himself to the fact it was actually permanent.
He knew he should be devastated by the fact it was permanent but
he wasn't. He went to bed happy, thinking about Sylvia and how nice
her body was and how nice she was to him. It bothered him that he
was thinking about Sylvia more than about his wife but he justified
it in the fact that if his wife cared about him she would have at
least called to talk to him.
The next two days went fast with six mid-week guests and plenty
of other things to do. On Friday morning when he was getting ready
he noticed a bottle of something setting on his dresser. He looked
at it and saw it was perfume. Just for the sake of seeing how it
smelled he sprayed some on himself. It had a flowery smell but
wasn't unpleasant.
The day was going fast and late in the afternoon guests started
to arrive forth weekend. About four o'clock Sandy told him to put
his white uniform on. She also told him she saw he found the
special gift from her and that he smelled nice. She told him to put
more on. He went up and put it on the white uniform. He remembered
Sandy telling him it was for a special occasion and he wondered
what it was. He decided not to waste time worrying about it. He
sprayed the perfume on liberally and went back downstairs.
He had to help a woman with her bags and when he had them in her
room and returned downstairs he saw supper was being served. He
pitched in and helped serve it. After supper he was helping with
dishes when Sandy told him there was a woman who needed help with
her bags. He went out and was shocked to see it was Rita, his wife.
She glanced at him but showed no sign of recognition. His heart
fell when she didn't even acknowledge him. He put her bags on the
bed in the room reserved for her.
He went down and helped put the remaining dishes away. They were
done when Sandy came and told them they were done for the evening.
He was going back to his room when he saw his wife entering her
room.
He decided that he had to face her some time, and now was as good
as any. He went and knocked lightly on her door. He heard her say
to come in and entered. She glanced at him and asked what he
wanted.
He said, "I came to have a talk with my wife!"
She looked closer at him then exclaimed, "My God, it is you. You
have changed. I didn't recognize you at all. Are you enjoying your
stay here?"
He answered angrily, "No, I am not. I want to know if you knew
this was going to happen to me?"
She said, "All Sandy said is she needed help in a bad way. She
did say she would have to make some changes in you but I didn't
think they would go this far."
He said, "Well, you have to get me out of here. I want to go home
with you and return to being your husband."
She said, "Look in the mirror and tell me you see a husband. Does
a husband wear a maid's uniform and heels? Does a husband wear
make-up like a woman? Do you know any husbands who have long curly
hair and long painted fingernails?"
He said, "No, I don't but that doesn't change the fact that I am
your husband and I want to go home."
Rita said, "Right now I don't think I want to take you home. But
I'll tell you what; I'll think about it and let you know. If you do
come home with me it will be as my maid not my husband. It looks
like my husband is gone. You look more like a maid than you ever
looked like my husband."
He said, "What is wrong with you. You know I am your husband and
you are purposely ignoring that. Do you send me up here for them to
change me like this?"
She testily said, "So what if I did! You weren't doing anything
that useful around the house and I couldn't see that was about to
change. You never exerted your husband's rights and I took them
over. So, now if you want to come back it will be as my maid, not
my husband."
He was devastated. His whole world had collapsed. She told him to
go back to his room that she was tired after the long drive. He
returned to his room a very unhappy man.
The next day he avoided her like the plague. He saw her watching
him often but didn't acknowledge her presence. Kris and Cathy knew
that Rita was his wife and were surprised he didn't show more
attention to her. They didn't ask him about the relationship
between his wife and him.
On early Sunday afternoon Sandy called him into her office. When
he entered he saw Rita there. Sandy began by saying, "I have been
talking to your wife and she says she will take you with her under
certain conditions. Do you want to go with her?"
He said yes and Sandy continued, "Then she will tell you the
conditions."
Rita started, "If you come you will come as my maid. You will
live as my maid always. You will sleep in the bedroom next to mine
so if I need you, you will be available. You will take care of all
the things a maid does including the housework and shopping. You
will keep yourself presentable as a maid. You will do whatever I
ask and not give any backtalk. Do you still want to go home with
me?"
He said yes he did. Sandy handed him a sheet that Rita had been
reading from. It read as she had said. He was told to sign it. He
signed. Sandy made a copy and handed one to Rita and one to him.
She told him it was so he wouldn't forget. She told him to go pack
and he could wear his pink uniform home.
He went and packed. As he was packing Kris and Cathy came in his
room. They both told him they would miss him tremendously. He gave
them what was left of his candy from Sylvia. They both got tears in
their eyes. They both gave him a kiss on the cheek. He told them he
would miss them also. They left him to his packing.
He wondered if he was doing the right thing. He thought about how
his love for his wife had changed. He didn't have any idea of what
was going to happen. There still was some love for his wife but it
wasn't like it was. As far as he could tell she wasn't the woman he
married.
He got both of their clothes in the car and when it was time to
leave he thought about backing out on going home, then decided it
was the only way things could possibly get straightened out.
On the way home Rita said, "You know I was never much of a
housekeeper but you will get the house looking great right away.
Things have changed with me and I don't ever want to hear you tell
me I am your wife from now on. I will stay married to you at least
for the time being but I don't want any criticism from you. Do you
think you can do that or do I have to turn around and take you
back?"
He said, "I think I understand. I don't know where this is all
going but I am going to take it a bit at a time."
She said, "Good, I'm glad you are taking it so well. It is better
if you just accept it."
The rest of the trip was made in silence. When they got home he
was told to take her clothes to her bedroom and put them away. When
they pulled into the garage he saw his car was gone. He didn't say
anything but noted it.
When he was putting her clothes away he saw his side of the
closet was empty. He looked in what used to be his dresser and
found his clothes had disappeared there also. As he was putting his
clothes away he was thinking. He knew his marriage was over. He was
sad but at the same time decided that he was now a changed person.
Never before had he ever tried to punish a person. He had always
looked on the good side of everything. Now, he had his doubts. When
he had everything put away, he was sitting on the edge of his bed
when he heard Rita call him.
He went into the living room where she was and she told him to
make her a sandwich, as she was hungry. He went into the kitchen
and saw some left over chicken in the refrigerator. He made her a
sliced chicken breast sandwich with some lettuce on it. He took it
in to her and she told him he should have served it on a platter.
She told him to get her a glass of milk. He got it and served it on
a platter. She told him he should curtsy when he served her. He did
a shot at a curtsy and she smiled.
Just then the door opened and a handsome man walked in and went
up to Rita and kissed her on her lips. He was flabbergasted.
Rita said, "Jimmy, this is Etta, our new maid. Etta this is
Jimmy. Jimmy, are you hungry? I can have Etta make you something."
He said he wasn't hungry and Etta left to go back into the
kitchen. Seeing Rita eat had made him hungry. He looked in the
refrigerator and finally made himself a cheese sandwich. He thought
that now he knew why she had gotten rid of him. She was having an
affair.
This was confirmed when at bedtime he saw both of them go into
her bedroom. He was in bed when he heard the sounds of their making
love coming from the next room. He had a disturbing night's sleep
and woke up feeling like he had not gotten any sleep at all.
He got up and got dressed in a black uniform. It was now second
nature to him to start the day like this. It took him minutes to
shave and return to spray some perfume on. Then he went down to
start breakfast. He knew Rita always had a toasted English muffin
with jelly for breakfast. He knew that within two minutes she would
be coming for breakfast. She didn't disappoint him.
When he didn't see Jimmy he assumed Jimmy had left during the
night. He asked her about his clothes and his car. She told him she
had given his clothes to a thrift shop and sold his car. When he
asked how she forged his name for the car she showed him a power of
attorney he had signed. She told him she had all of their bank
accounts had been put in her name and he was totally dependent on
her for everything. He was devastated.
She left the copy of the power of attorney on the table for him.
He felt like he had lost everything. His biggest loss was his
marriage as he saw it. He didn't know why they should continue the
charade. He called Jerome Harke, who was an attorney he played golf
with.
Jerry told him at first that he would be available to play golf
tomorrow morning if that was what he wanted. He asked Jerry if he
could stop over on his way to his office, that he wanted to talk to
him as an attorney.
When Jerry rang the bell and saw Henry he didn't recognize him at
first. Henry said, "It appears I have no money so if you want to
leave go ahead. Otherwise I need to talk to you."
Jerry said, "Go ahead and talk. Why are you in that get- up
anyway?"
Henry told Jerry the whole story. When he was done Jerry looked
at the power of attorney and the agreement he had signed making him
Rita's maid. He told him they were useless as legal documents. He
asked if he had signed anything at the beauty parlor where they
applied the permanent make-up. He then said he had to make a phone
call, and soon there was an investigator there from the sheriff's
office.
It was noon by the time they were ready to leave. Henry was
assured that everything would be all right. Jerry had called the
bank and talked to the president, and miraculously Henry's name was
back on the accounts. Jerry had also made a long distance call to
the beauty parlor asking who their lawyer was. They said they
didn't have one and he told them they soon would have one. He asked
them if they had forms for people to sign who got permanent
make-up. They said they did and he asked about Henry's paper. They
said just a minute, and came back and said that Sandy had signed
it. He told them not to lose it.
Jerry told Henry he would be filing divorce papers and filing a
civil suit for conspiracy and filing suit against Sandy and the
beauty parlor. He told Henry that when he was done Henry wouldn't
have to worry.
Henry was worried though. He didn't like being revengeful but at
the same time didn't like being taken advantage of either. He sat
down in the living room where it was quiet and thought about all
that he knew was about to happen. He thought about how Rita was
going to be surprised because she would never suspect him of filing
for divorce. He had to smile at the thought. He thought to himself
that it would never have happened if she hadn't had Jimmy there
last night. She had shot down their marriage vows in their bed
right in front of him.
Rita had just finished with a customer when two deputies came in.
They informed her she was under arrest and allowed her to lock the
store before they handcuffed her and took her away. She didn't know
what was going on and thought it was a big mistake.
At the jail she was told to get an attorney. She called Jerry,
who told her he couldn't defend her, as he was Henry's attorney. He
told her he could contact any other attorney she wanted. She gave
him a name and he told her he would call him and send him right
down. He told her not to talk to anyone until her attorney had a
chance to talk to her.
She was surprised when fifteen minutes later a man came to the
room where they were holding her and introduced himself as her
attorney. He left and soon returned with a copy of the charges. He
glanced through them and asked her a few questions. When he was
done he told her she was in serious trouble. He asked her if it was
all true and she told him it was basically true. He said, "I know
Jerry Harke very well. He will no doubt file a civil lawsuit
against you as well and probably divorce papers. Do you want me to
handle all of them or would you like a different attorney for any
of that?"
She told him she had confidence in him and he told her their only
chance was if they got Judge Keller. He told her that Judge Keller
was the most lenient judge he had ever seen. Just then a deputy
came and told them the hook-up for the courtroom was ready for
them.
They went to the little room and Rita heard all the charges read
against her. She had never realized she was breaking so many laws.
When the judge asked how she pleaded, her lawyer said 'not guilty.'
The judge set a pre-trial hearing for the following week.
They left the hearing room with the television hook-up and were
going down the hallway. A man came up to them and asked if she was
Rita Riggs. She answered that she was and the man handed her some
papers. The deputy uncuffed her so she could sign that she had
received them. Thomas Last, her attorney, looked at them. He told
her they were divorce papers and that she couldn't go home that
night. He told her there was also a civil complaint against her
filed on behalf of her husband. She was totally shocked as he was
never one to pursue a path like this. She never expected him to do
something like this. She posted bail and returned to her store.
She called Henry and asked if they could talk. He told her as far
as he knew she only wanted to talk to the maid and the maid was
gone. He told her she would be better off talking to Jerry Harke.
She knew it was a lost cause.
She locked the store and went into her office in back. She
turned on the little TV she had back there and was surprised to
hear how she had been arraigned on conspiracy charges. Nothing was
said about the divorce or civil suit, which she was thankful for.
She laid down on the sofa she had there and fell asleep. She woke
up in the middle of the night wondering where she was. She then
recalled what had happened. She wondered what was going to come of
it.
The next morning she called Jimmy and told him what was
happening. He told her to meet him for breakfast. She agreed and
soon was crying on his shoulder.
Meanwhile Henry was wondering how much trouble it would be to get
rid of the make-up. He was shocked when he found out it would be a
few thousand dollars. Jerry called him and told him to get in his
best dress as they wanted to get some pictures of him before he
changed back into being a man again and dressing as a man. He told
Jerry he didn't know if that was possible, as the correction for
his permanent make-up seemed pretty expensive. Jerry told him with
what he thought he would receive that he could wear whatever he
wanted.
When the photographer arrived he was surprised at how nice Henry
looked. He started right away with some close-ups of Henry's face.
Then he started taking pictures of a full-length Henry. He told
Henry he could change clothes and to put something nice on. Henry
put on the pink maid's dress. The photographer said that was
perfect and shot about six pictures of him in his maid's outfit.
The photographer told Henry he could make some money if he wanted
to sell some of the pictures. Henry declined the offer. The
photographer asked if Henry had a before picture. Henry gave him an
8 X 10 that was hanging in the hall. The photographer left telling
Henry he could see the results Thursday at his studio. Henry said
he would be there at two in the afternoon.
Henry thought about where he was in regard to everything. He
decided that until he could get rid of the make-up he was further
ahead wearing the dresses or maybe some slacks and a blouse. After
lunch Jerry called him to tell him that Sandy had just been
indicted for conspiracy and kidnapping. Actually the kidnapping was
a result of her not letting him leave when he had said he wanted to
go home. He also told Henry that he had filed charges against the
beauty parlor for using permanent make-up without his personal
permission. He told Henry that he was sure their business insurer
would come through with a nice settlement.
Henry felt better after talking with Jerry but still was afraid
to go anywhere where he might be recognized. Finally he decided to
go to the bank to get some money. When he got there the teller
wouldn't give him any because he had no identification. She called
her supervisor and he requested to speak with the president of the
bank. They refused to get him so Henry called Jerry and explained
what was happening. Before he knew what was going to happen the
president of the bank was there. Jerry had called him and told him
that if this wasn't straightened out immediately Jerry would be
filing a suit against the bank.
The president apologized profusely to Henry and personally took
care of his request for money, and then took him to his secretary
who gave him an identification card for future transactions. Henry
walked out with fifteen thousand dollars in his purse. He headed
for a used car lot. He left with a newer two-passenger sport car.
He intended to go shopping for some new clothes to replace those
Rita had gotten rid of.
He then thought about how he would look in men's clothes and the
facial make-up. He stopped at a shopping center and while walking
down the concourse he saw a dress that caught his eye. It was a
sundress but had embroidered roses around the skirt. He liked the
way it looked. He stopped in and by the time he left he had three
new dresses.
He stopped by Jerry's office. When he was shown in by Jerry he
said, "I need someone to talk to and you are the only one I know
who knows about me that is available to talk to. I don't know when
I will be going back to men's clothes with this face. It wouldn't
look right and I have to find out what's involved I would like to
think it would be painless and quick but I am afraid besides being
expensive it is going to be painful."
Jerry said, "Don't worry about it. When it comes time to go to
court it might be better if you were still in dresses. That would
get the jury's sympathy right off the bat. I know the defense
attorney will ask why you are still in dresses and if you tell him
what you just said it will turn any jury in your favor. So don't
worry about that. From what you said you need someone to talk to.
There must be someone you feel free to talk to, someone who you can
open up to. If you don't you will destroy yourself. Can't you think
of anyone you can feel free to talk with? It might be someone you
worked with before, or a minister, or just about anyone."
He thought, and the only one he could think of was Sylvia. He
wondered why he couldn't think of anyone else, why she was the only
one he could think of. He told Jerry he knew of one person but
didn't know how to get in touch with her. He then remembered her
saying she was at the boarding house every other week. He told
Jerry he would have someone to talk to by Friday night.
Jerry told him that Rita and Sandy had both made bail and were
free. He told him that Rita would probably be calling to get her
personal things from the house. Henry told him that shouldn't be a
problem. He thanked Jerry for everything and left feeling better.
He was home about a half hour when he received a call from Rita's
attorney. He set up a six o'clock time for her to come and get her
personal things.
He was eating supper when the doorbell rang. He answered the door
and there was Rita and her lawyer. Her lawyer asked if he wanted a
police officer there while Rita got her things. Henry told him he
didn't think that was necessary. They came in and Rita headed for
the bedroom. Henry sat at the dining room table and watched the
comedy. Her lawyer tried to help her but she didn't need his help.
Her lawyer asked if she could take a couple of the suitcases. Henry
got two for her to use. He took them in and placed them on the bed.
Rita looked at him and said, "My lawyer told me not to talk to
you but I have to tell you I am sorry. It was all my fault. I never
thought you would divorce me or do any of this."
He told her, "When you had me changed you changed my personality
also. It would have been OK until I met Jimmy and you had him in
our bed. That killed any chance of us getting back together. Now
you have to face the consequences of what you did to me. I can't
feel sorry for you because that is how much you changed me."
She said, "That outfit looks real nice on you. You have good
taste in clothes everything considered. Can we try to be friends
even with all that is happening?"
He said, "I have to do some heavy thinking on that. It may or may
not be possible. I really don't know right now."
Her lawyer walked in after going to the bathroom and told Henry
it would be better if he left her alone. She told her lawyer that
they were just having a nice conversation and he shouldn't blame
Henry for that.
He returned to his chair in the dining room. Forty-five minutes
later she had everything she wanted and left. He sat thinking about
her and wondering if their marriage could possibly be saved. He
decided that it was done. He didn't have the love for her that he
once had.
The next afternoon he went to the photographer's studio to see
how the pictures turned out. He couldn't believe the before and
after picture the photographer had put together. The close ups were
fabulous, making him look very pretty. He thought that if he didn't
know it was him he could fall in love with someone who looked like
that
When he left he had copies of six of the pictures including the
before and after one. He went home and packed some clothes so he
could take a drive on Friday. He knew where he would go and what he
wanted to do.
On Friday he drove up to the boarding house. He shopped in town
and ate supper there so he would arrive at the boarding house just
before dark. When he pulled in and parked in front of the house it
was Kris who came out to help with the bags. When she saw who it
was she was all smiles.
He asked Kris, "Is Sylvia Stark here yet?"
Kris said, "Yes, she is. She looked very disappointed when Sandy
told her you're no longer here. I am so glad to see you but I know
Sandy won't be. She was in jail for a day and a half before she
raised bail. I am glad you are standing up for yourself."
Henry said, "Do you suppose you could go in and get Sylvia to
come out here. I really would like to talk to her."
Kris said, "I'll get your lover out here if I have to carry her
or bring her out at gun point."
She left and went into the house. She knocked on Sylvia's door.
She entered and said, "I think I know what you need. You need some
good news and I have it. Your lover is outside waiting for you. He
wants you to come out."
Sylvia was out of the door of her room before Kris could move.
When Sylvia saw Henry she started wal