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The Set-up By Margaret Jeanette Lucille Fletcher was enjoying her favorite television show. There was a commercial and she looked at her husband who was dusting her knick-knack collection in a glassed-in end table. He was wearing a red blouse and blue tight straight nylon skirt with a red stripe up the side. His red heels matched the red in his outfit. He was a cross dresser and Lucille figured if he wanted to dress like that she might as well use him to do the jobs she hated. He only liked to dress-up about once a week or so. That made the jobs she wanted him to do pile up. It was always after work so he didn't have a lot of time to do everything she wanted done. Dusting all of her knick-knacks would take him all evening. She got an idea and before he knew it she had a picture of him kneeling and dusting in his outfit. She told him she had to have a picture of him because he looked so nice. He just smiled and she got another picture of him looking at her and smiling. That night as they were getting ready for bed she thought about how she could get him to do more around the house. "Terry, you wear your pretty clothes so infrequently that there are always jobs I would like you to do that you don't have time for. I think if I'm going to allow you to dress when you want I should also be able to have you dress when I want you to. How does that sound?" "You know I don't get the urge much. I am trying to curb it as much as I can. I don't think dressing more often will help that. Tonight was the first time in over two weeks that I really had the urge." "That's the problem. There is so much I have for you to do, and when you're wearing your slacks and shirt you don't do the good job you do while wearing a dress. All I'm asking is if I can pick when you wear your dresses sometimes. You can still wear them when you get the urge." "I still don't think that's necessary. I know I'm doing things you don't care to do, and there are things I don't care to do too, but I do them. Why can't you just accept the fact I'm trying to change and it isn't easy?" "Did you ever think about the fact that maybe I don't want you to change? I have grown used to seeing you in a dress or blouse and skirt. You really don't look too bad wearing them. You walk just like a woman in your heels. Sometimes I see you as a girlfriend when you're dressed in a really nice dress. Now, can't you give me just this one thing and let me decide sometimes what you are going to wear?" "I don't know if that's such a good idea. Most days I don't want anything to do with a dress." "I have an idea that might change your mind. You know those nice pictures I took of you tonight? I could E-mail them to Donna, your secretary. I am sure she would get a chuckle out of them." "You can't do that! She doesn't know anything about this! You must be nuts to think you can do that!" "If you don't agree to what I want I will do exactly that. Now what do you say?" "I guess I have to give it a try." The next day at work he got a sizable order for some small parts and bearings for one of his four customers. It would mean over six hundred dollars profit for him. He checked the order and forwarded it to Donna so she could place it. He leaned back in his chair and thought how great this business was. The customers called him and placed orders and all he had to do was see that the orders were forwarded to the proper distributors Then the conversation at bedtime came back to him. He didn't like it that Lucy was going to decide what he was going to wear. He knew she could be very dominating sometimes and he knew she would take it further than he wanted to go. That night when he arrived home he was sure she was going to have him change, but she surprised him, telling him they were going out for supper. More than surprised, when she said they should go to his favorite restaurant he was happy. At bedtime she surprised him by presenting him with a silk nightgown to wear, telling him he should experience the joy of a soft nightgown. He liked how it felt. She wore a pair of plain cotton pajamas. The next morning he thought the nightgown felt like it was kissing his body. He wore it for breakfast instead of getting dressed first. Lucy told him he looked very feminine in his nightgown and that he would look better if he had lipstick on. But he had never worn lipstick before and he wasn't about to start now. That day as he was getting a cup of coffee he saw Donna reading her E-mails. He saw she had two from Lucy. He asked her about them and she told him she often gets mail from Lucy. Back in his office he wondered what Lucy had to say to Donna that took two E-mails. He didn't like it that they exchanged so many E-mails. He made a mental note to ask Lucy about it. That night when he asked Lucy about the E-mails she told him that a soap opera she watched was a favorite of Donna's and she was just keeping her updated on what was happening on it. This satisfied his curiosity. Lucy had a blue dress out for him to wear and had him clean the kitchen that evening. He didn't feel the same as when he chose to wear a dress himself. He was finishing by polishing the counters and it was close to bedtime when Lucy came and told him tomorrow night he could clean the refrigerator and oven. He was going to argue with her but she said it in such a commanding voice he didn't say a word. That night as he got into bed and the nightgown caressed his body he thought about when he had first put on a dress. It was the day after his sister had gone to the prom and he saw her prom dress lying on the floor in her room. Something in him had made him try it on. It felt heavenly to him and he'd wished he could wear clothes like that. He was immediately hooked. And when his sister came home she'd called him into her room, pointed to the dress and told him it wasn't lying the way it had been when she left it. She told him she knew he had worn it. He admitted to her he had. Their parents were gone and she told him she wanted to see how he looked in it and had him put it on. She told him he was going to help her clean the house when their parents were gone, and he was going to wear a dress while doing it. She kept her word, and one day as he was helping her at lunch she asked him which outfit he thought was the sexiest. He told her it had to be her cheerleading outfit. The next time she had him wear it and he fantasized he was a cheerleader. After she'd graduated and moved out of the house she gave him the cheerleading outfit. She'd never said anything to their parents about him. The next morning he was wearing the nightgown for breakfast again and Lucy knew she had him hooked on nightgowns. In her most commanding voice she told him not to forget he was going to clean the refrigerator and oven tonight. She noticed when he was wearing a dress or anything feminine he was much more submissive. She just loved the new-found power she had over him. That day at work all that was on his mind was how much more demanding Lucy was becoming. He didn't like it and wondered how he could stop it. Somehow he knew Lucy wasn't going to stop where things stood now but he had no idea where she was going with this. That night as he cleaned the refrigerator and oven she got three more pictures of him wearing the bright orange and red border print dress. He did an excellent job cleaning but was very tired when he was finished. She handed him a lacier silk nightgown to wear to bed that night and he didn't say a thing when he put it on. The next day was Friday and a slow day at work. Donna closely watched for the moment to put into action the plan she and Lucy had plotted together. In one E-mail Lucy had asked her if she thought she could run the business and she'd sent a reply that she was sure she could play solitaire on the computer for the biggest part of the afternoon like he did. He was looking forward to lunch because he and Lucy always went for lunch together on Fridays. At ten minutes to twelve Donna walked into his office. "I have to talk to someone and you are the handiest. Last night my boyfriend dropped me. I was sure he was going to give me a ring and he left me because he found a girl who was more daring than I am. I don't know what to do!" "Donna, there is someone out there who is just the right person for you. I can still remember when I broke up with my girlfriend. We had gone together since our junior year in high school and I was just about ready to give her an engagement ring when she found someone else and broke up with me. I thought it was the end of the world but then I met Lucy and the rest is history. So you see things will work out better than before. " She was applying lipstick to her lips and stood up and as he rose she went to him and thanked him and gave him a kiss. They were in this embrace when Lucy walked in. She let out a loud gasp. They heard it and broke the embrace. "So, this is what you two do all day. I imagine that couch in the corner gets a quite a workout. I think I have to make some changes around here." Donna made an attempt to explain what had happened but Lucy cut her off saying she had seen with her own two eyes what was going on. She said he would be late coming back from lunch as he had to go home to change before coming back. She told him to come with her and she drove to a restaurant close by where he often went to lunch at. As they ate she told him he still had lipstick on his lips. They finished eating and she told him as long as he was wearing lipstick already he should go put more on. She handed him lipstick from her purse and commanded him to go put on a fresh coat. He didn't want to but got up and left to do as she said.. In the bathroom he thought about how he was in a mess but he had no idea what Lucy was going to do. He knew it was impossible to talk to her when she was angry. He was applying a fresh coat of lipstick and wondered why he was doing it. He had never worn lipstick before but it didn't feel bad at all. He returned to the table and Lucy told him he looked just great wearing lipstick. She told to keep it so he could wear it all the time. He put it in his pocket and wondered what she meant when she told him they had to go home to change first. At home she was more commanding sounding very angry with him. "Get undressed, NOW!" He did as she said and was surprised when she put a chastity belt on him telling him this would make sure he wouldn't go any further than kissing Donna. Then she glued breast forms on him telling him she got C-cups because she still loved him even thought he was obviously having an affair with Donna. He kept trying to tell her he wasn't having an affair with Donna. She wouldn't let him say anything telling him to shut up. He had never seen her this angry. When she was done he was wearing a fancy white blouse and his tightest black sheath skirt with black patterned nylons. She got his black pumps out with the four inch heels. He would always wear them for an hour at the most and then take them off and wear a pair of black flats. She combed his hair so he had bangs of a sort and then tied a silk scarf around his head like a small turban. She told him tomorrow his hair would be taken care of. She told him he was walking on thin ice as far as she was concerned. She told him she still loved him even though it was evident he was having an affair. He tried to answer her but she told him she didn't want to hear any stories from him. She drove him back to work and went in with him. Donna laughed when she saw him. Lucy said she had an important announcement to make. "Donna, you said you were sure you could run this business. Well, now you have your chance. Effective immediately you are in charge and Terri will be your secretary. That's Terri with an I not a Y. You can move your things into his old office and get to work. I expect you to do the job he did and make sure he does his new job. Do you understand? I expect you to be firm with him." "I am sure I can do that. Now Terri there is a lot of filing to do. You can get busy I am sure you know where everything goes." He wanted to get away from the two women as fast as possible and started filing. He was shocked that it appeared there was over two weeks of papers to be filed. Lucy and Donna were talking in her new office and had the door closed. He wondered what they were talking about so long. Lucy came out finally and she looked a little messier than she did before she went in. He wondered about that but didn't think much of it. He had worked it out where he separated the invoices by customer and date and was breezing along. He was glad he was able to sit to do this as it was easier on his legs. He got over three quarters of the stuff filed by the end of the day. When Donna came out she was surprised at how much he had gotten done. She told him she was surprised that Lucy had made her the boss and him the secretary. He reminded her he still owned the business and told her he was just going along with what Lucy wanted. When he got home Lucy was wearing a pair of his jeans and one of his shirts. He didn't say anything about it even though he hated seeing her in them. She told him he would need more dresses for work and that they were going shopping after supper to get him some new clothes. They had one of Lucy's quick meals and were soon shopping. He didn't have a lot of experience shopping for dresses although he had bought two of his dresses at Christmas time in the same store they went to first. Lucy picked out bright colored ones that were very feminine for him. She picked out four that she knew would look good on him and that would draw attention to him. He was surprised when she picked out six of the fanciest panties for him then it was five long line bras followed by five fancy nightgowns. She was evidently looking at keeping this up for some time. They found him four more pair of shoes in different styles. The highest heel was three inches so he felt pretty good about that. When she got two girdles he said he didn't think they were necessary but she said he needed a little stomach control. At the check-out she told him loud enough for the clerk to hear that as long as everything was for him he should pay for it. He handed the card to the clerk who looked at it and chuckled as she ran it through the scanner. Back at home after he put the new clothes away Lucy told him what was her side of the closet was now his. She told him tomorrow he was to organize the closet better. She said she was making a list of things for him to do so nothing would be forgotten. Then she sprung the surprise on him. "I made an appointment for you at the beauty shop for tomorrow. You have to be there at ten. Wear something comfortable, maybe that floral sundress and those white sandals we got tonight. You don't need nylons with those." He thought he didn't need to go to the beauty shop and asked why she had made an appointment for him. "I made it so you can look your best. I have already told them what to do so all you have to do is be there. They said Samantha would work on you and I know she can be pushy but you shouldn't mind that. She is an excellent hairdresser and does the best work. I expect you to serve me breakfast in bed at eight tomorrow morning. I'll have two eggs over easy, toast with strawberry jelly and orange juice. I expect you to be dressed and there is an apron hanging on the back of the closet door for you to wear when you serve it. Do you think you can remember that or all you thinking about is Donna?" "I can remember that! Why can't you let me explain what happened?" "I don't need some story from you. What I saw was explanation enough." He was saddened that she wouldn't at least let him tell her what had happened and that it was all innocent. He wore a new nightgown that night. The next morning he was wide awake at six. He got up and dressed as she said then went into the bathroom and shaved close. Then he went and made some coffee for him. It was too early to make her breakfast so he waited until the coffee was ready. He sat and thought about what had happened. He wondered why she had the chastity belt and breast forms all ready. Then it dawned on him that this was a set up deal. Lucy and Donna had set it up. He was angry at first, then decided to see what happened next. He had two cups of coffee before it was time to start her breakfast. He had put the red lipstick on and when he was making her breakfast he wondered why she hadn't included the usual two slices of bacon she liked. He made her breakfast with the bacon. It was ready when he remembered she had said about wearing an apron. He was surprised when he saw the full length full-skirted apron. It had a strap that went over the head and two long straps to tie in the back. It was white with lace trimming it all around. He got it on and took her breakfast to her. "You look lovely in your apron. You look just like you are meant to serve me. I see you added bacon to the breakfast. How sweet that you remembered I like bacon with my eggs. Maybe we can skip the maid training." He left her with her breakfast wondering what she meant about maid training. He was positive now this was a set up to get him into a dress full time. The only thing was how long she intended to keep this up. He got her dishes after she was done and put them in the dishwasher and started it. She came from the living room and told him from now on he was to hand wash all the dishes. He didn't care for that but didn't argue. He was polishing the kitchen counters when Lucy came and handed him a list of things to do. He looked at the list and started organizing the things in the order he would do them. It was a long list and he knew he wasn't going to get everything done today. He put the first load of laundry in and when he came out of the laundry room Lucy told him it was time for him to go to the beauty parlor. She drove him there and went in with him. Lucy and Samantha were talking and walked away from him. Two minutes later Lucy was back and told him she would pick him up when they called. Samantha came and got him and took him to a place where pedicures were done. She told him to take his shoes off and put his feet into the water. He did it and the water was warm and felt nice. He watched as she did his pedicure and really enjoyed when she massaged his lower leg and feet with a white lotion. When she started putting polish on his toenails he asked if that was necessary and she said his wife had picked out the color. The pedicure was over and she took him to a room in back and told him to strip to his panties. He had no idea what was going on so he did as she said. She told him to lie on the table on his stomach. He felt something warm on his skin. It didn't feel bad at all. She even pulled the leg openings up of his panties and put something there. He saw there was a gauze-like material hanging from a holder on the wall but didn't know what that was for. When she ripped the first piece of gauze from him he let out a scream. She told him to be quiet that all he was getting was a complete body wax to remove his body hair and that they did it everyday to women and they didn't scream like that. He was quiet through the rest of the peeling. After she had his backside done she rubbed lotion all over where she had done. That felt great to him and he thought it was worth it for the massaging she did. He was prepared for the front side and only let out a loud gasp once during the peeling. After it was done she told him to get dressed and she would come and get him after she set up for the next step. It was almost ten minutes before she came and got him. She led him to her chair and he saw a wig on a head from sitting on the counter. It was black, the same color as his hair and was long and curly. He wondered if that was for him then thought it must be a model for one of the hair stylist to follow. Samantha turned him towards her and was looking over his face carefully. He asked what she was doing. "I am studying your facial features and coloring to see what colors I need to make you pretty. Your wife told me you are having an affair with your secretary and she wants you real pretty for her. I am going to make sure you are as pretty as you can be. My husband had an affair and we divorced. If I would have thought of this I would have done it to him. You men are all alike. You will screw anyone who crosses your path!" He knew she was a man-hater and wasn't going to take pity on him. "I have a question for you that I would like answered. When was this appointment set up?" "I believe it was Wednesday or Thursday. Why do you ask?" "I was just wondering. My wife saw my secretary give me a kiss on Friday yet she had everything set up before that. I know I was set up and I know who set everything up!" "You men always have an answer for everything. My husband said I was imagining things but I knew better. Now, just let me do what I have to do." She started by tweezing his eyebrows. It hurt but he didn't make a sound. Then she started on his make up. She took what seemed to him a long time but explained every step to him. He had a couple of questions about how she was doing something and she answered him. At one point he asked why she was explaining everything and she said his wife told her she expects him to do his own make-up as good as she was doing it. He followed her closely after that. When the make up was done he looked at himself and was looking at a completely different person. Then she took the wig and showed him the underside saying it was made special so that his real hair could be pulled through the wider netting. She said to remove it would require a complete head shave. She said his hair and the hair of the wig would become one. She set to work and with a small hook started to pull his hair through the openings in the netting. It hurt when she pulled and he wondered if she wasn't doing that on purpose. He said something about it and she took more care after that. It took forever for her to get done but finally she was done. She brushed the wig and his hair until she had it just as she wanted it. When he finally got to see himself he was amazed at how he actually did look like a woman. Then she took him to a regular chair by a little table with a padded wrist rest. She told him he was getting a manicure. He was soaking his fingertips in a solution and could feel the solution vibrating. She worked on one hand cleaning up his cuticles and he watched as she worked. He thought this wasn't bad. She did both hands then started roughing up his nail surface. He asked what she was doing and she told him she was getting his nails ready for a set of false nails. When she started applying the false nails he said they stuck out pretty far and she told him these were just blanks that she could cut them to any length and shape them. He settled down then. She got all the nails glued on and told him it was special glue that was stronger than super glue. Then she took a very small grinder and started to shape his nails. He noticed they were being ground with a gentle curve to a soft point. They weren't any shorter than the blanks were at the point. She finished grinding and told him it took a special grinding wheel to cut them. They were guaranteed not to crack or break. As she was applying polish she told him his wife had already made an appointment for him to get them filled in two weeks and again in four weeks. She said he was lucky that she hadn't set up the body waxing again in two weeks but had set it up for four weeks. She finished and the nails were a soft shiny pink. She told him to sit and let them dry while she called his wife to pick him up. He kept looking at his nails and wondering why they were so long. The shine captured his eyes and he couldn't take them off his nails. He got lost in his mind and didn't even realize when Lucy arrived. Samantha had to shake him to bring him back to reality. She handed him a plastic pouch which she said was all the cosmetics she had used. She said he should bring the empties back to get refills so they would get the right colors. He put the pouch in his purse. Samantha told him the make up was so good it would last at least a couple of days and that was a plus as he wouldn't have to do his make up every day. In the car he asked Lucy how long she intended to keep this up. He said he wanted to remind her that he only dressed on rare occasions. "You know you like wearing dresses. I told you there were things I would like you to do and you do such a good job on them. Actually a better job than I do. I guess you can count on wearing dresses for the foreseeable future. The whole house needs a good cleaning and I am sure I can come up with more things for you to do. Samantha did an excellent job on you. How did you like the waxing?" "It wasn't so bad except for when they tear the strips off. That hurts quite a bit! All in all most of the visit was enjoyable. Why did you have them make my finger nails so long?" "I just decided you should be as feminine as possible. The longer the fingernail the more feminine it looks, right?" "I guess so, but I don't think they had to be this long." "Well they are and you will just have to get used to them. It should only take a year or so before they will have grown out far enough for your own nails to be that long. Of course with the filler you use you still won't be able to cut them yourself. Maybe I should tell them to leave them grow out and not take any off the end and see how long you can get them." He hoped she was teasing him but he never knew. She stopped at a strip mall and soon he had a woman's watch and three bracelets and four rings on his fingers. His ears were pierced in three places on each ear and he thought she was done. She wasn't, and took him to a women's store he didn't know existed. It was a trendy woman's store where he ended up with a bikini swimsuit and two mini dresses. One had a skirt so short he thought it was a long blouse. It came with a wide black shiny belt that was wider than the skirt was long. Back in the car she said he probably wouldn't have a lot of time to do his chores so they were going to stop for an early supper. That way he wouldn't have to cook and do the dishes. He looked at the watch and was shocked that it was after four already. He had lost all track of time in the beauty shop. In the restaurant they were greeted as two women. They were seated and ordered. Many questions flew through his mind. Finally he spoke up. "What are your intentions, doing this to me? What do you want?" "My intentions are to keep you in dresses. I want the house clean and to be taken care of. You don't know how much I loved that breakfast in bed this morning. I can get used to that fast." "It seems to me that I can do everything while wearing men's clothes. Why do I have to wear a dress?" "You have to wear dresses because I say so and it gives me more control over you. Besides I think if Donna sees you in a dress she will not continue your affair." "We are not having an affair! You have it all wrong!" "I don't want to hear it. If you continue to say that I will see to it you won't forget that I don't want to hear anything about it." They finished eating and she told him to go redo his lipstick. He did as she said. He was starting to feel a little depressed that she wouldn't listen to him. At home she said it was probably too late for him to get anything done so he might as well wait until tomorrow to start. He was thankful for that. The next morning he changed loads in the washer and hung the clothes out to dry. By the time Lucy got up he had done a touch up on the living room and was working on the dining area. He made her a brunch style meal and returned to the list. He hung the second load out and the first load was dry so he took it down and was soon ironing what had to be ironed. Lucy took a picture of him ironing in his yellow and blue sundress. He looked at the list and picked the job that he thought would take the longest -- washing all the windows inside and out. When he had that done he changed the bed linens and cleaned the bedrooms. All that was left was the bathrooms and he would have the list done. He speeded it up a bit and started ribs and sauerkraut in the slow cooker for supper. He put the potatoes on to cook when he saw the ribs looked ready. Then as the potatoes cooked he did the half bath. He had done her whole list. They ate supper almost without comment. Lucy did tell him the meal was excellent but he didn't acknowledge her praise of his cooking ability. He went to the basement family room and watched television while she was in the living room thinking he was still busy doing the list. At bedtime without saying a word he handed her the list with everything checked off. She was surprised he had gotten everything done in one day. He put on a nightgown and went to bed without saying good night to her. The next morning he dressed in a white dress with an orchid print on it and wore his white sandals. He had his usual three cups of coffee and left for work while Lucy was still sleeping. He usually woke her before he left to give her a kiss and tell her he loved her. Not today because he had things to do. He was sorting the last things to be filed when Donna came in. He finished filing the papers and made a phone call. Donna came out and heard him say something about them only being fifty thousand dollars apart. At ten to twelve he went into Donna's office. He asked if she had a minute and she said she did. "I have to talk to you about something important. Last Friday you came to me about breaking up with your boyfriend and I gave you the best answer I was possible of. I thought of you as more of a friend than an employee. I know it was a set up, that you went along with my wife's plan instead of being a friend of mine." She started crying and admitted his wife had set the whole thing up to trap him. She said she was very sorry. He then knew she was truly sorry. "There is something else I have to tell you. I just put a bid in on a lakeside place I looked at a month ago. The realtor told me she was sure it would be accepted and it is only ninety miles from here. I plan on moving up there as soon as possible." "Then I will have to get another secretary." "No, I don't think that will be necessary. You see, I sold the business and tomorrow a man is going to be here to take over. He will take over running the business immediately. Tomorrow will be the last day I have to come in. It will be up to him if he wants to keep you on or not. I may put in a good word for you; I will have to see how I feel tomorrow. Do not call my wife or contact her in any way!" He walked out and Donna was in shock. She wondered if she was going to have a job or not. The phone rang and Donna answered it. The order made her day. She went out to Terri and showed him an order from a new client. He asked how it was that they got this order and she told him Dick Collins was retiring early and had suggested they use us instead of replacing him. She said they were giving us a two month trial to see how we did. He was happy for that and told her he should have upped the ante for the business. The day came to a close and Donna told him he could have his office back tomorrow. He told her if she wanted she could keep it, and said he thought she should keep it. She told him she would decide tomorrow. He drove home and Lucy asked him what he was going to make for supper. He told her he was going to make steaks on the grill. He started the grill and put two large potatoes in the microwave. When they started eating he asked if he could wear his men's clothes tomorrow. He said they were having a special visitor tomorrow. "I don't care if the President of the United States is coming -- you are still going to wear a dress." "If you insist then I will wear one but it might the last day I do. I called an appraiser today to come appraise this house. I bought a place up north and am going to move up there. I sold the business today and tomorrow they are taking over. With what I have in the bank, of which half is yours, I can live comfortably for some time. From what the realtor told me I can be living there by the end of the week." "Why didn't you consult me on any of this? I should have been in on it!" "Remember, you didn't want to hear anything I had to say. All I intend on doing is splitting everything down the middle. I will take your half of the house out of the money for the business and you will have this house all to yourself. I will be gone and not having anyone telling me what to wear or what to do." "Can't I move with you? I am your wife after all!" "I am not inviting you along. You set me up so you could control me and that was wrong. I knew something drastic had to be done when I was at the beauty shop. Yesterday instead of us doing something together we were here but apart. You blew it when you wanted too much control. Yesterday I realized my love for you had disappeared when your love for me disappeared, when you forced me to wear a dress when I didn't want to. A person doesn't do that to someone they love. Believe it or not I am sorry things didn't work out between us. I truly am." "You are mistaken, I do still love you. I love you very much. Don't do this!" "You set an elaborate trap for me. Donna told me today that you got her to be part of it and she feels terrible about that. You are self-centered, dominating, and don't care who you hurt. This is not the woman I married. You can do what you want. I do not at this time figure to file for divorce. If you want to, you can. It's up to you. My mind is made up." After supper Lucy sat in the living room and he noticed she wasn't watching her favorite show. He noticed she would sob, then stop and start sobbing again. He was surprised that he had no feelings whatsoever about her sobbing. Any other time he would have told her everything would be all right, but not this time. He went and took his shower and shaved. Then he got a nightgown and went to the spare room to sleep. The next morning he awoke refreshed. He was surprised to see Lucy sitting at the table. She must have awakened early. He poured a cup of coffee. Lucy said, "I haven't slept all night. That was a pretty explosive news bit you dropped on me. I am sorry if I hurt you, I really am. I didn't mean to hurt you. I still love you and hope you will change your mind about leaving me. I promise you I will never say or do anything to you again. I can't explain why I did what I did because right now I don't know why I did it." "Do you know what is funny? You want me to listen to you but you wouldn't listen to me when I wanted to explain what happened even though you set it up. You didn't even give me the chance to explain. That hurt me a lot. You made the beauty shop appointment before you even saw Donna and me. You planned everything and got your way. I knew Saturday it was a set up but I decided to see if you would change but you weren't about to change. You have destroyed the trust I had in you. How do you propose to make it so I can trust you again? I don't think there is anything you can do to restore that trust." He left for work and when he arrived he was glad he was wearing a dress. He felt like wearing a dress. He sat down at the desk Donna had spent so much time at. She came in five minutes later and he told her to use the office as long as she could. About ten thirty a man came in and identified himself as Brent Holcomb and asked for Terry Fletcher. Terri said he was who he was looking for and the man gave him strange look. He said he was doing this to please his wife and the man said he understood. Terri told him that it probably meant the end of his marriage. Brent said he was sorry to hear that. Terry explained that Donna was in the office and that she had picked up a new customer on a trial basis yesterday. Brent said he was there to find someone to operate the office until they could see if the business's customers could be served from Minneapolis. Terry said that local access was the backbone of his business and Brent said he would make a note of that. He handed him a check for the business. They went into Donna's office and he met Donna. She outlined where the business was and where they were looking to expand. She did such a great job of explaining things he immediately offered her the job of running the office. She was all smiles at hearing that. They went for lunch and Brent became more and more interested in how Donna was going to do business. He said he had been planning on returning to Minneapolis this afternoon, but had decided he was going to go back tomorrow instead. He said he wanted to talk to Donna some more. Terri saw the look on both of them and knew they both were attracted to one another. When Brent asked if she was available for supper and she said she was he knew it was true. Back at the office Brent remained with Donna, so he left at two after telling Donna he was out of there. He told Brent to call if he had any questions but Brent said he was sure Donna could handle any questions he had. He stopped at the bank and deposited the check and did his banking business. He got a cashier's check for the place up north. Then he got a further thought. He stopped at the beauty shop and asked Samantha if she could get his wig off. She said she had the time to do it but he would be bald afterwards. He told her to do it. It only took her just short of twenty minutes to get it off. Then he asked about the fingernails and a half hour later he was free of them. He told Samantha that he was afraid his relationship with Lucy was over. He told her about how he had been set up and how the rest was now history. She told him he was special and that he had changed her mind about some men. They weren't all bad. He paid her and gave her a generous tip. When he arrived at home Lucy was gone. He went and changed into men's clothes. He heard the answering machine beep and played the message. It was the realtor from up north telling him the seller had accepted his offer. He called her and told her tomorrow he would be up there and would give her the check. He felt great to be back in slacks and a shirt. He went into the bathroom and managed to get the make-up off. It only took five make up remover pads to do it. He looked at himself in the mirror and had to laugh at his bald head. He heard Lucy return. She came in and he had to laugh. She was wearing a white tee shirt that read on the front 'I am sorry I hurt my husband'. It just struck him funny. She came and put her arms around his neck and said she was sorry for hurting him. She kissed him and told him she didn't want to lose him. In his gruffest voice he told her he was going up north tomorrow to buy the house he had looked at a month ago. She asked if she could go along. He said she was a city girl and wouldn't like a secluded country place. She said she really wanted to see it. Somehow he knew it was a mistake but he agreed she could come along even though he was taking some clothes and might stay over night there. She said she still wanted to go along. He said he wanted to leave by eight and she said she would be ready. The next morning he was surprised when she walked into the dining area at seven carrying an overnight bag. She was ready. They left at eight and by ten they were in the realtor's office. He signed some papers and the realtor gave him the key. She said the previous owner had gotten everything they wanted out last week-end. She told him that he now owned fifteen acres of prime land including five hundred fifty feet of lake frontage. She told him there were red posts every hundred feet around the edge of the property. She said that if he wanted to divide the property he should keep her in mind. She said in twenty years of being a realtor this was the first time she'd had a cash customer. He asked where the closest grocery store was and she told him there was a general store a mile down the road on the way to his new place. They left and when they went into the general store they were surprised to see clothes and hardware besides groceries. They even sold dresses. He saw one that was red and white checked and he told Lucy there was a country dress for her. He was surprised when she put it in the cart. They got some groceries and when he checked out the woman asked him where he lived. He told her he just bought the Cartwright property and was going to be moving up in a short time. She told him that for all purposes he was a local and took ten per cent off his bill. They continued on for about five miles until he turned off and unlocked the gate. It was a thickly wooded lot and he drove the long driveway. Around a turn the house came into view. It was a beautiful two-story log house. Lucy was impressed when she saw it. It looked so majestic. Lucy was still wearing her 'hurt her husband' tee shirt and a pair of slacks. He told her she should change clothes. She looked around and found a bedroom and went in to change. She came out wearing the red and white checked dress. He looked at her and she looked completely different than he had ever seen her before. She looked desirable to him again. He was back in love with her. They walked together out on the dock and studied the surroundings. He saw an eagle flying over the lake and pointed it out to her. To him this was paradise. He told her he forgave her under the condition he could wear what he wanted when he wanted. She told him she already had decided that but that he did look great in a dress with make-up on. They went back to the house and she prepared a light lunch for them. They ate in silence until she said it was so peaceful here. She said it was like they were in a world all their own. He had to agree with her. She said they should sell their house and move up here permanently. He had already decided he was going to move up here and for some reason was happy she felt the same way. They were shaken from their silent love by a knocking on the door. When he answered the door there was a man standing there. He said he'd talked to the realtor and she'd told him about them and that the new owners were probably there, so he'd decided to stop to introduce himself. He said he was the Reverend Wesley Toomey. He welcomed them to the area and told them they would be welcome at his church anytime. For some reason Terry liked him. After about an hour's visit they were like old friends. Terry told him he was sure he would see them again. Terry finished unloading the car and said he wanted to head back so he could bring a real load up tomorrow. By then Lucy had looked at the whole house and was impressed with it. They were just on their way when Terry noticed a machine shop that had a for sale sign on it. He stopped and went in. He saw six machines and four of them were running. He asked one operator where the boss was and the operator pointed to an office. He knocked on the door and was told to enter. There was an older man there and he introduced himself. The man introduced himself as Harvey Simmons. Terry said he'd seen the place was for sale, and asked about it. "Well, we are a small operation. We do machining of rolls and make specialty parts from broken parts. I have four full-time workers who you saw when you came in. I also have two part-time workers who help when we need them. The machines are old but trustworthy. The only problem is getting parts for them when something goes out. The biggest problem is getting those parts. It takes over two weeks to get a bearing when one goes out. Right now there are two machines that need a bearing and I am just going to order them." "I see the place is for sale. Why is it being sold?" "I am seventy-two years old and I think it is time I retired. I offered it to Hank Strong but he isn't interested. He said he is a machine operator not a machine shop owner. He doesn't like paperwork. I know the place is worth more but I am asking seventy-five thousand for it. Are you interested?" "Yes, I am very interested. We just bought a place up here and I know I need someplace to go to get away from my wife. She can't take me all day, I am sure of that." Harvey laughed and said he knew exactly what he meant. He said before his wife died last year he would sometimes tell her he had work to do here. Harvey was surprised when Terry said he would have the check here tomorrow sometime. Terry asked to see what bearings they needed. Harvey gave him the numbers and Terry said he would get them. They shook hands and Terry left. He was all smiles when he got into the car. Lucy wondered what he was so happy about. Finally she couldn't hold it any longer. "What is the big smile about? I know you did something, what did you do?" "I just bought that machine shop. It will be the perfect place for me to go once we are moved up here. I know something about running a business and I can run a machine so there will always be something I can do there. The price was a steal and I couldn't pass it up." "Good, I am glad you found something that interests you." He got on the cell phone and called Donna. He gave her the numbers of the two bearings and asked if he could have them tomorrow morning. She asked where he wanted them delivered and he told her he would pick them up there tomorrow morning. She said that would not be a problem even though they never did anything like this before. They arrived back in town and he stopped at the bank and changed his mailing address and got a check for the machine shop. He set up an account for the machine shop and put some money in it. He decided to rent a small covered truck to get most of the things they might want to take up there. He got it and by bedtime had it almost full. He had very little to go into it tomorrow. The next morning he finished loading with some things from the house Lucy wanted. It was early yet so he treated Lucy to breakfast out. After breakfast Lucy asked if they could stop at a dress shop. It was only a block from his old office so he dropped her off and told her he would pick her up in a little bit. He went to his old office and was surprised to see a new secretary sitting in Donna's old chair. He asked to see Donna and the secretary buzzed Donna and told her there was a man here to see her. . Donna came out of her office and when she saw hi she came and gave him a big hug. She invited him into her office. "I have the two bearings you wanted. You aren't going to believe this but Brent is going to recommend that this office be kept open. I really like him and he is coming back Friday and he is going to stay with me for the week-end. We already made plans to go to the auto races Saturday night. I think he likes me a lot. You made all of this possible. How are you and Lucy getting along?" "Well, I guess you can say I have forgiven her but I still don't have the trust I once had in her. We are moving up north and I bought a small machine shop up there. I know you can arrange next day delivery up there so I will be ordering from you for parts. You might want to explore where to get the best price on raw metal bars and round stock. Both Lucy and I love the new house. You just have to come up and see it. Plan on staying over night. I can't stay long because I left Lucy shopping at a dress shop and she will buy the whole store if I leave her too long. I am really happy everything worked out for you." Donna got up and gave him another hug and a kiss. She showed him the two bearings and he was surprised that one was very small and the other very large. He asked for the invoice and Donna said this order was on her for his help in keeping her on here and his place in getting her to meet Brent. He parked in front of the dress shop and was surprised to see Lucy come right out. She was carrying a large bag but she was now wearing a white peasant blouse and a long full printed skirt. In the car she told him she figured she better start dressing country and laughed. They drove the truck up and on the way decided to have an estate sale to get rid of the furniture and appliances they didn't need in the old house. He stopped at the machine shop and gave Harvey the two bearings and the check for the business. It was decided to turn the business over to him to run in a little over two weeks. Harvey said he had a local lawyer who would have all the papers drawn up and a financial statement for him. Harvey told him in the meantime he expected him to stop in and get acquainted with the place. He said he would definitely do that. They arrived and it took him several hours to get everything unpacked from the truck. Lucy came and got him and told him there was something he just had to see. She led him to the bedroom and then to a door leading outside. He stepped out on the deck and saw an empty hot tub all set up waiting for water. He looked around and saw you could see the lake from here. Lucy said this place was full of surprises. He walked the length of the deck and saw two other rooms opened on to it. He hadn't noticed before but he could hear birds singing all over the place. He would have to get some bird feeders. It took some time to get things put away. He told Lucy he wanted to take a drive to check out the area. She said she wanted to get everything unpacked so he left alone. He was driving and looking around at the beautiful scenery when he saw a church. It was Reverend Toomey's church, with a house right next door. He pulled in and soon the two of them were sitting in the yard with lemonades, talking. He told Wesley about buying the machine shop and how everything was going in the move. He said he would have to get a fishing boat so he could check out the lake. He laughed and said it was over ten years since he had gone fishing. Wesley told him he knew a widow who had a fishing boat and motor for sale. They got talking about some real deep subjects and he told Wesley that a week ago he had been considering divorcing his wife, but that now they were more deeply in love. Wesley said it was like they were starting married life all over again, and he agreed. Wesley asked him if he had thought about renewing his wedding vows. He answered that he'd never heard of that. Wesley explained how it was done and volunteered to do it for them. He knew Lucy would go for it and the little circular opening on the shore of the lake would be the perfect place for it. He asked if they could do it two weeks from this Saturday. Wesley said he couldn't see why not. Wesley's wife came out and they were introduced. She was a pretty woman but he thought a little on the thin side. She was very pleasant and before he knew it he was inviting her to the vow renewal. Wesley had left and came back with a map where he should go to see the fishing boat and motor. Twenty minutes later he was hooking the boat and motor to his truck hitch. Back home it took three shots to get the boat lined up so he could get it into the water. It was late afternoon and he went into the house. Lucy was fixing supper and told him it would be ready in fifteen minutes. At supper he told her about his visit with Wesley. He ended by saying a week ago he thought they might be getting a divorce but now it was apparent they weren't. He said it was like a new life, and then while providing all the details he sprung the vow renewal on her. She was thrilled at the idea. He called Donna and invited her to the renewal and she said Brent would probably be coming along. He told her to come up on Friday evening as they had plenty of room for her and Brent. Lucy was all excited about the vow renewal. She said she would have to get a new dress and set something up for food. She said she knew just who to ask for help. He wasn't really interested in the details. He told her he was going to return the rental truck tomorrow and that she could ride along to get the car and get a new dress. She told him she was making a list of who to invite to the renewal. He knew she was really into it. They got the rental truck back and were shopping. She was surprised when he put a dress in the basket. He told her he thought it was pretty and it was his size. She just laughed at that They hired an estate service to conduct the sale of the things left in the house. The man and woman who would conduct the sale said they would price the things and get back to them. Lucy asked Terry to stop at Mader's Catering to see if they were willing to handle an event that far away. They said they would and she set up the menu for the renewal vows. She thanked him over and over for what he was doing for her. He told her it was Reverend Wesley's idea and that he should get the credit for it. She said that after all, he'd gone along with it, and that she thought was very romantic. Back at home he said he was going to see if there were any fish in the lake. He went fishing. Ten minutes after he started he caught a medium sized walleye. An hour later he had two walleyes and three perch. He decided to go in and clean them for supper. When they were cleaned he went in to cook them. He found breading from the previous owner and soon he was serving fresh fish for supper. Lucy said they were the best fish she had ever eaten. He said he was going fishing again early tomorrow morning. The next morning he decided to try the fish locator in the boat. He had never used one before but by trial and error he figured it out. He kept the biggest five fish he caught, cleaned them, and ten minutes later they were in the freezer. When Lucy saw him she let out a laugh. He was wearing a turquoise and white knit dress that clung to his body. He had white flats on and had a scarf tied turban style on his head. She asked him if he'd gone fishing like that and he replied that he had. He said he'd felt like wearing a dress today. She came and gave him a kiss and told him she loved him. An hour later he said he was going to visit the machine shop. He arrived there wearing jeans and a shirt. Harvey introduced him to everyone as the new owner. He asked if he could have a meeting with everyone. When they were all seated at a table in the corner of the shop, he told them he wasn't thinking of making any changes right away. He asked which machine was the biggest problem and all three agreed it was the milling machine. He said he would look into getting a different one and saw all three men smile. He invited Harvey and all three men to the vow renewal with their wives and children. He said there would be a meal afterwards and they all smiled and said they would be there. The men went back to work and Harvey said none of them ever passed up a free meal, then laughed. He got home and called Donna. He had her check to see about a new milling machine. She said she would check and get back to him. He told Lucy about needing a new machine and that he was going to get one. A half hour later the phone rang and it was Donna. She told him she'd found one that could be there tomorrow. He told her that was wonderful, and to send it. He gave her the address of the machine shop and thanked her. He called Harvey and told him a new milling machine should arrive tomorrow. Harvey said he never saw such fast service in his life. He said the men will love him for that. The next afternoon he stopped at the machine shop. Tony was wiring the new machine up and Robert was reading the manual. Robert said this machine could do things the old one couldn't and it was computer controlled, but the instructions made it easy to understand. All three men said it was great to see someone who was taking an interest in making the shop cutting edge. Harvey came out of the office and when he saw Terry he headed right for him. He shook his hand and said it was great to see that the shop was going to stay running and that his men would have jobs for the foreseeable future. He said it made him feel like he had done the right thing in selling it to him. He couldn't believe how fast Terry could get things. Time flew and the vow renewal was at hand. Donna and Brent arrived and marveled at the house and the whole set-up. An hour after arriving both of them were swimming in the lake. Before they went to bed the four of them relaxed in the hot tub and had a few drinks. Donna told him she'd added four new clients, and the business was growing by leaps and bounds. She said it now had clients in five different cities if they counted his machine shop as being in a city. Brent was humorous telling jokes that were funny and also telling funny stories. Terry could see the love in their eyes as they looked at one another. Saturday morning and the big day was here. They were eating breakfast when the first guests arrived. It was Jim Barrowski who had been the best man at their original wedding, with his family. His three children wanted to go swimming in the lake right away. Then more and more guests arrived. By noon all of their original wedding party was there. Lucy made a large pan of hot dogs and set a gigantic bowl of potato salad out for everyone to enjoy. The service was to be at two, so at one Lucy went to change. Ten minutes later Terry went to change. It only took him twenty minutes to get into his suit and make himself presentable for the ceremony. He walked outside and saw the Reverend and his wife. He showed him where the ceremony was to take place. By five minutes to two everyone had their places and was seated. Terry was standing up front and just happened to look as Lucy made her appearance. She was beautiful in an egg shell white dress with a wreath of flowers on her head. She made the short trip to stand in front of Reverend Wesley. They held hands as he told how a couple meets speed bumps and glories in their wedded life. He said that love conquers all and that Terry and Lucy were proof that adversity can bring you closer to one another. Then he started the renewal of their wedding vows. It was a beautiful service and lasted just a couple of minutes short of a half hour. When it was over Terry shook his hand and thanked him. He handed him a fifty dollar bill but Wesley wouldn't take it. Terry argued with him until he agreed to take it. There were a little over sixty people there and Terry and Lucy were making the rounds to talk to every one of them. Terry noticed Donna and Brent standing on the end of the dock. He saw Donna throw her arms around Brent's neck and give him a kiss. He was glad she had found someone to love. He then talked to Robert, who told him the new milling machine was fabulous. They were interrupted when Donna came running up to him and threw her arms around his neck and gave him a kiss on his lips. She broke the hug and said "Guess what!" and he didn't have any idea what she was talking about. She held out her hand and he saw the expensive engagement ring on her finger. He congratulated her, and when Brent came to join them he congratulated him. "Brent doesn't believe in wasting time. He told me he didn't want me to get away and proposed to me! I can't believe it! I am engaged to the most wonderful man in the world!" "I just didn't want her to get away. You don't meet girls like her everyday, you know" Terry agreed with him and told him he was getting a special woman. He asked if they would stay the night and both agreed. Everyone was having a great time. At suppertime everyone sat at the six long tables that had been set up. The caterer had made a roast pig with a turkey inside, plus two chickens. With all the side dishes everyone ate in style. After supper everyone came and said their good-byes before they left. By eight o'clock just Donna and Brent were left with Terry and Lucy. Terry suggested that Donna and Brent use the hot tub. Both of them agreed happily that it was a great idea. They left to get their swim suits on. Terry took Lucy's hand and led her to the bench at the end of the dock. They sat in silence watching the sun as it set over the lake. They sat for over a half hour enjoying the view. It grew dark. "Dear, I have to tell you I want to thank you for marrying me again. You were beautiful. Where did you get the flowers for your hair? You looked like a goddess to me. I love you!" "Thank you, I love you also. I have to tell you something. I love you no matter what. I love you whether you are wearing a suit or a dress. You are special and I know it. When I thought I was going to lose you I felt terrible. I believe we are meant to be for eternity and I vow to do whatever it takes to hang on to you. I love the total you with your masculine side and your feminine side. I am proud of you that you are not afraid to address either side. That makes you truly special in my mind." They kissed and both knew they would be together until the end of time as they knew it. (c) 2006 by Margaret Jeanette