Sinking in the Office Pool
Belladonna
[This is my first, and almost certainly last, period piece. I usually
hate writing about something outside of the present day, but this
particular scenario just appealed to me too much to pass up.]
Peter Smith left the doctors office with a grimace on his face. He
slowly walked down the city street that warm September day in 1964. He
felt as if the weight of the world rested upon his shoulders.
The doctor told him that his back injury was incurable. It was a
crushing diagnosis. His disk injury would hobble him for the rest of his
life. Peter felt that he had been cut down at 21. While he was never a
great physical specimen, he had been able to make a living working in a
local factory.
The job, however, required him to lift heavy objects. That was the
likely source of his injury. Regardless, he was no longer able to do the
job. Peter found himself unemployed and unable to perform the type of
manual labor that he had planned on doing for the rest of his life.
As if the loss of his livelihood was not enough, Peter knew that his
mother counted on his paycheck. Peter lived with his widowed mother and
sister in a three bedroom apartment. His mother's job as an office
cleaning woman did not pay all the bills. Peter and his sister Jennifer
went to work as early as they could to help her out. Most of their
paychecks went to their mother to pay for groceries and heat.
Peter and Jennifer were able to keep some of their hard earned money for
themselves, but that was usually spent on clothing and other non-
luxuries. Peter knew that Jennifer was now going to lose all of her
spending money since he could no longer contribute. He knew that he had
to find a new way to make money.
He walked into his family's building and walked up the stairs to their
fourth floor walk up apartment. He saw Stephanie coming out of her
apartment door as he reached his own.
Stephanie lived in the other apartment on the building's fourth floor.
They had been neighbors since Peter was six, and Peter had developed a
crush over the years on his 20 year old neighbor. Peter often wondered
if she knew, but she never let on that she did. Peter was too aware that
he was not her type to even bother bringing it up. He had a friendly
relationship with her, and he knew that was all he ever would have with
her except in his fantasies.
Stephanie was also close friends with his sister. They were best friends
and frequently double dated. They also worked identical jobs with
different companies. They were both secretaries for large downtown
accounting agencies. Since neither had significant means and they were
similar in size, the two pooled their wardrobes. Stephanie and Jennifer
frequently borrowed each others outfits to make their wardrobes appear
twice as large to their coworkers.
"How are you feeling?" Stephanie asked.
"Been better," Peter replied.
"Oh, sorry to hear that, Peter. Have a good day," Stephanie said with a
smile.
"You too," Peter replied before he opened his apartment door. His mother
Ashley looked at him as he entered.
"What'd the doctor say?" she asked.
"They said they can't do anything with it."
"Oh, dear. I'm so sorry," Ashley said as she approached her son.
She placed a hand on his shoulder, and he replied, "I feel like I let
you down."
"You didn't let me down. You couldn't have known what would have
happened."
"Yes, but the money..."
"We'll find a way. I'm sure there's a job out there for you."
Jennifer then walked out of her bedroom and asked, "How did it go,
Peter?"
Ashley shook her head and said, "They can't do anything for him."
Peter felt terrible as he saw the crushed look on his sister's face.
Jennifer knew that times would be tough until Peter got a job.
"Do you know of any jobs for your brother?" Ashley asked.
"Well, my company's hiring a few secretaries," Jennifer said flippantly.
"Don't be ridiculous. This is serious," Peter replied.
Jennifer paused and looked him over. A smile came upon her face as she
answered, "I am serious."
"Come on..."
"No hear me out, Peter. Look at you. You're almost my exact size. We
have the same build, close to the same height. We even look alike."
"I don't..." Peter went to respond.
"Oh, please, you take after mommy, just like me."
"Mom," Peter shouted.
Ashley looked at her kids with a strange look in her eyes. She looked
over her unemployed son and thought to herself, 'This could work.'
Ashley responded to Peter, "Maybe you should give it a try. What do you
have to lose?"
"What?" Peter shrieked in a high pitch, "You can't be serious, Mom."
"Peter, I wouldn't ask, but we really need the money."
Peter shook his head and said, "There has to be another way."
"Then find it or let your sister at least see if you can pull this off."
Peter searched his mind for another way out, but he could not find one.
He looked at his sister and thought about his duty to contribute to the
household. He was not domestically oriented so he knew that he had to
work. He knew he had no prospects as a man. He felt obliged to at least
give his sister's suggestion a try.
Peter nodded and said, "Okay, Jennifer. I'll do it."
Jennifer nodded and brought him into the bathroom. She told him to him
to shower and shave his legs with her razor. He was told to then come to
her door.
Peter nodded and got into the shower. He washed himself like normally
did before he lathered up his legs. He had virtually no hair beyond his
legs, underarms, scalp and eyebrows. Peter ran the razor along his leg
and felt sick as he saw the mat of hair on the blade that he had to wash
off. He felt that he was destroying his own masculinity with every drag
of the blade. When he finished and stared down at his smooth legs, Peter
realized how effeminate they really were as was the rest of his body.
Peter shook his head with disgust as he thought about his body and put a
towel around his waist to cover his underwear.
Peter walked over to Jennifer's room and knocked upon her door. Jennifer
brought him into her bedroom and handed him a pair of nude, nylon
pantyhose and a bra. She told him that she would show him how to put
them on. She made Peter strip to his underwear. Peter had no trouble
doing this since Jennifer had seen him in his briefs dozens of times
before.
She rolled the hosiery down in front of him and showed him the O she
created in each leg of the hose. She told him to put his feet into it.
Already feeling ridiculous with his hairless legs, Peter did not
hesitate before he placed them in.
Peter immediately felt a twitch in his groin as he felt the smoothness
ascending his legs. He cupped his hands in front of his crotch.
Prompting Jennifer to smile and say, "Are you enjoying this?"
"No."
"Great, because only a pervert or a total sissy would get turned on by
wearing women's clothing," Jennifer managed to say with a straight face.
"Right," Peter said as he tried to think about anything other than what
he was feeling.
Jennifer came to a stop before she reached his hands. She then smiled
and said, "You can take it from here. I've already gotten closer to you
than I ever wanted to."
Peter blushed and nodded his head. He stood up with his back towards
Jennifer and finished pulling the nylons up his legs. He blushed at his
continuing arousal and what Jennifer said it meant about him. He was
embarrassed about his arousal and would do anything to keep her from
seeing it. He quickly sat down and cupped his hands in front of his
crotch again and said, "Can I get a skirt yet?"
Jennifer nodded and brought over the plain red, a-line skirt over to
him. Peter unzipped the back and stepped into with his back towards
Jennifer again to conceal his erection. Believing that it was concealed
by the skirt, Peter turned around and asked, "What's next?"
Jennifer stared down at his crotch and saw his boner through the skirt.
She smiled and said, "Well, sissy, you can tuck away that little bulge."
Peter blushed and placed his hands over his crotch. He looked at her and
said, "I'm not a sissy. It just feels...."
"Feminine?"
"This is what I think a girl feels like...," Peter said before trailing
off.
"I know, Peter. I'm just having some fun with you. Now tuck yourself
away."
"How do I?"
"Just pull your little guy back between your legs."
Peter pulled down his skirt and cringed as he pulled his erect member
back between his legs. He started walking irregularly as he pulled the
skirt back up, which prompted Jennifer to laugh.
He blushed while she turned away and got one of her three waist
cinchers. She slipped it around him and played with the ties in the
back.
"It feels a little tight."
Jennifer laughed and said, "It's supposed to be tight. The boning is
there to help slim down your waist."
Peter nodded and felt a little short of breath. However, he was able to
compose himself soon after. With the cincher in place, Jennifer took
hold of a blouse next. She put it on him after she helped him into bra
and stuffed it. The collared, red blouse had front buttons and was
adorned with an ascot tie
Peter fumbled with the buttons. Jennifer shook her head and said, "You
put on shirts all the time."
"Yes, but these buttons are on the wrong side."
Jennifer smiled and said, "You've got a lot to learn, Petey."
Peter shook his head as he finished with the buttons before Jennifer
reached in and tied the ascot bow. Peter stared down at his body and was
surprised by how feminine it looked. He was still sure the illusion
would fall apart because of his face.
Jennifer then pulled him over to her vanity and began applying makeup to
his face. He thought there was no way that he could pass for a woman.
However, as he saw the effect that the makeup was having on his face, he
realized how much he actually looked like his mother and sister. With a
little makeup, he looked like his mother's less attractive daughter
instead of her son.
Peter then watched as Jennifer then began styling his short hair. "Now,
your hair is very short, Peter."
"Well, I'm a guy..."
"Don't tell my boss that," Jennifer said with a smile before she
continued, "You should tell him that you've just gone through a cancer
treatment."
"What does that have to do with anything?"
"That's what my friend Simone's sister just went through. It makes you
lose your hair."
"Why wouldn't I wear a wig?"
"First of all, they're obvious in close quarters, and secondly, Peter,
they make everything seem hotter. You couldn't work in my office wearing
one; the heat would make you sick," Jennifer answered as she put
barrettes in his hair to make him appear more girlish.
When she finished Peter stared blankly at himself. He blinked as he
stood up and took a step away from the mirror. Close up he looked
girlish, the father away he went the better he felt he looked.
"I told you take after mommy," Jennifer said.
Peter shook his head as he thought about the feminineness he seemed to
possess. Jennifer then took out a pair of shoes and said, "Try these
on."
Peter shook his head a little so Jennifer bent down and tried to lift
his foot up. Peter complied with the motion of her hand and lifted his
foot. Peter watched as she slid the pump onto his foot. He immediately
felt uneven and almost fell over as she did the same thing with his
other foot. Peter felt pinching in his toes and told Jennifer.
"They're a little snug on you, you'll have to buy your own eventually,
but for right now, you can tough it out."
"I don't know..."
"You told me you were a man before, men tough it out."
Peter nodded and sat down. Jennifer smiled and said, "What do you think,
Peter?"
"I don't think anyone will think I'm a girl...."
Jennifer shook her head and said, "Mommy, I'm done."
Peter started to shake as he heard his mother approaching the door. He
wondered what she would think of seeing her only son in nylons, heels
and a skirt.
Ashley walked in and stared at him with a slacked jaw. "He looks just
like I used to."
"Mom," Peter said, his despair clear in his voice.
"He doesn't think that anyone will think he's a girl."
"No one will think he's a guy. No one thought I was."
"I can't really..."
"Do you need further proof that you look like a girl?" Jennifer asked.
Peter looked at her blankly and watched her walk out of the room.
"What is she up to?" Peter asked.
"I have no idea, dear. I just can't believe that this you."
"I really don't look that different."
"I know, that's what's shocking me. I knew you looked like me, but not
this much."
Suddenly Peter heard Jennifer talking to someone. She walked into the
bedroom and said, "Hello, Mrs. Smith."
"How are you, Stephanie," Ashley asked as her son stared at Stephanie
with a look of horror on his face.
"Great, and this must be your niece. It's nice to meet you," Stephanie
said as she shook Peter's hand.
Suddenly she pulled her hand back and stared at his face. "Oh, my lord.
Is that Peter?"
"Sure is," Jennifer said.
"You really look alike."
"He doesn't think he looks like a girl."
"Are you blind, Peter?" Stephanie asked.
"No, I..." Peter replied.
"I always thought you were kind of girlish, but I never thought it was
this much. I don't think there's anyone in the world who would think you
were a boy."
"I...I...," Peter stammered as he thought about the girl he adored
confirming that she thought he was effeminate.
"Looks, like I've got another girl to trade clothes with," Stephanie
said to Jennifer.
"You got that right. I'm sure I can get him a job."
Peter went to reply, but his mother interjected, "I hope you're right,
dear. We really need the money."
Peter put his head down. He knew that he had failed as a man. He knew
that he owed it to them to try to get the job. He had to be the man of
the house. He had to bring home a paycheck by any means necessary. Peter
felt obliged to. It was his role. If he had to perform his duty in a
skirt, he would have to man up to do it.
"So, Peter, are you convinced yet?" Jennifer asked.
Peter nodded, and said, "Get me the interview, sis."
"No problem, but we need a name first."
"How about, Petra?" Peter's mother said.
Peter stared at her vacantly before she continued, "If I had another
daughter, that would have been her name."
Jennifer and Stephanie looked at Peter who shrugged and said, "Fine. I
didn't choose my real name either anyway."
"Great, it's settled then," Ashley said as she walked towards the
bedroom door.
"I'll ask my bosses about getting an interview for her tomorrow,"
Jennifer added.
Peter glared at his sister. He resented her referring to him in female
terms. As Ashley left the room, Stephanie turned to Peter and said, "You
know, I've got an uncle who has a thing for girls like you."
Peter shook his head and said, "I doubt it, I'm not a girl at all."
Stephanie chuckled a little as she realized that Peter had completely
missed her point. Peter, however, felt that she was laughing at him for
his effeminacy. He squirmed in his skirt and felt his cock surging as
the humiliation rushed over him. He felt despondent as he realized being
taken down a peg by his dream girl excited him. 'My dream girl things
I'm a fag', he thought with a grimace.
He wanted to cry as the thought of not being good enough for her made
him aroused. It felt natural too him, but he thought of it as unnatural.
'Only sissies think this way', Peter thought as he scrunched his face.
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Jennifer went to work the following day and got Peter an interview for
the next day. When that morning came, Jennifer worked on Peter's makeup
once again and dressed him in the outfit she had first dressed him up
in.
Peter escorted her out of the apartment as he was about to face the
first test of his ability to pass as a girl among strangers. He felt
butterflies in his stomach as Jennifer opened the apartment door and led
him into the small hallway before they descended the steps. Jennifer
coached him down the steps telling him to watch his feet as she stepped.
Peter was careful to take slow deliberate steps down the staircase. He
clutched onto the banister in fear of toppling down the steps and
further injuring himself.
Peter felt relieved when they reached the bottom step. He followed
Jennifer out the door as his stomach still continued to churn. He rubbed
his hands together nervously as his pocketbook straps rested on his
right forearm, imitating how his sister carried her bag. The fact that
the action left him with a decidedly limp right wrist was not even
noticed by Peter. His sister noticed, but did not mention it for fear
that he would react in a stereotypical male fashion and try to
overcompensate for it even while he was trying to illustrate his
femininity.
The two of them headed for the subway, and Peter again went down the
stairs with slow steps, careful to land the heel and toe of his shoes
evenly. The put in their tokens and went through the turnstiles and
waited for their train at the track.
They entered the packed train and two businessmen stood up and offered
them their seats. Jennifer being used to this thanked the men, while
Peter blushed at being treated like a woman. Peter took the offered seat
and smoothed out his skirt as he did so. He noticed that a few people
were staring at him. He started to shake a little as he was afraid that
he was not as passable as he thought, but Jennifer assured him that the
stares were caused by length of his hair. When one woman asked about it,
Peter responded with the lie he had been told to say, "I just got out of
cancer treatment."
That was enough to shut up those around him, and the woman crossed
herself in the hope that God would protect her from a similar fate.
Jennifer and Peter exited at their stop and ascended the staircase to
the street. Peter followed his sister for a few blocks before they
reached her office building. They made their way to the elevator and got
on with a crowd of people. They then had to fight their way out of that
crowd to get off at their floor.
Jennifer led Peter over to where the person in charge of the secretaries
was located. She was the pool boss, Simone.
Simone smiled at Jennifer and said, "Hello, Jennifer, is this your
sister?"
"Yes, it is. Petra, this is our office manager, Simone."
"Pleasure to meet you, Simone," Peter said as he stuck out his hand
daintily as his mother instructed him to.
Simone shook it lightly and said, "It's a pleasure to meet you. If
you're anything like your sister, I'm sure you'll do great things here."
Jennifer beamed and said, "She's just like me."
"I hope so, dear," Simone replied before she sent Jennifer away to go do
her work with the other secretaries.
Simone smiled at Peter and said, "Well, Petra, you've got a great
recommendation from your sister so this all a formality."
"Oh," Peter replied as he sat down in front of Simone's desk. He crossed
his legs to the side like his mother instructed. He smiled at the
feeling of his two nylon covered legs rubbing against each other. 'At
least there's one good about this', Peter thought.
Simone continued, "I understand that you recently had a bout with
cancer."
"Yes," Peter lied as he cupped his hands in his lap.
"Well, I know that's why your hair is so short, but you know you have to
grow it out. We are running a place of business here. We can't have
clients and our supervisors having to look at a short haired girl
forever."
"Oh, I understand," Peter answered.
"Don't worry about it for now, I've told all the bosses you'll meet
about your cancer. So they won't react and think you're a lesbian or
something. And don't worry, the single one's might be turned off by it
now, but when it grows out, they'll be all over. I know from your face,
that you'll be really pretty when you've got long hair again."
"Thanks," Peter replied as he blushed at the middle aged woman's
complement of his feminine appearance.
With that Simone stood up and said, "Welcome aboard. You start
tomorrow."
Peter shook her hand and thanked her before he turned and left the
office. He went home and took off his heels immediately. He felt that
they were starting to bother his feet. That filled him with dread as he
knew he would be wearing them much longer the next day. However, he
enjoyed the rest of his clothes so much he did not change out of them.
When his mother came home, she was ecstatic to find out hat the got the
job. Jennifer was happy as well when she came home and started helping
her mother make dinner while Peter took his customary place at the table
and waited for them to finish.
After dinner, Jennifer rushed over to Stephanie's and told her the good
news. Stephanie came over to the apartment with her. Peter was not
looking forward to seeing her while still en femme again, but he knew it
was pointless to make a complaint about it. He knew he never had a
chance with her given what she now knew about him.
Stephanie came in escorted by her boyfriend Stanly. Peter had never seen
the man up close. He felt intimidated being in his mere presence.
Stephanie came over to Peter and kissed his cheek and said,
"Congratulations, Petra. I'm so happy for you. I want you to meet my
boyfriend, Stanly. Stanly this is Petra, Jennifer's sister."
Stanly leaned down and kissed Peter's cheek and said it was nice to meet
him. Peter replied saying the same. He felt inferior next to Stanly.
This again brought a blush inducing arousal inside of Peter. Peter could
not help feeling excited about the humiliating disparity between himself
and the boyfriend of his dream girl. Peter was short, thin and wearing a
skirt, while Stanly was 6'5," muscle bound, and wearing jeans. Peter was
a man working as a female junior secretary while Stanly was a mechanic,
working a real man's job. He could not help but think of Stanly as a
real man and himself as a sissy, and that caused a now familiar,
shameful wave of excitement to wash over him.
After they left, Peter felt ready to cry over what he felt he had
become. He felt that his back injury had also left him neutered. He knew
that there was no chance he could get any girlfriend, let alone a prized
one like Stephanie as long as he was working as a secretary. However, he
also could not get any other job. He felt he was trapped as a sissy
secretary and that only made him more aroused about his predicament.
The next day, Peter got ready for his first day at work at the office.
He dressed in one of his sister's blue Peter Pan collared dresses, nude
nylons and blue pumps. He switched his purse over to the one his sister
gave him that matched his dress. He emptied the contents of the purse he
used the prior day into it and headed out the door with Jennifer.
As they went to work, Jennifer told Peter what to expect. He was
expected to be seen and not heard by his male superiors. Peter could
handle that, but he wondered how he'd react when one of them touched
him. Jennifer informed him that a pat on the butt was a sign that he had
done a good job. That made Peter's stomach turn, but he also found
himself growing aroused at the thought of being treated like a second
class citizen and a piece of meat.
They exited the elevator at their floor and reported to their work
stations. Peter's was at the end of a line of desks manned by the
secretaries. He took his seat and introduced himself to the women
sitting next to him. They were all happy to have Jennifer's sister on
board with them. 'If only they knew the truth', Peter thought, prompting
a rare smile to come across his face.
Peter began typing as he was instructed to by Simone. He was a new
junior secretary, so the least was expected of him. That meant that his
work was the least important and most menial for the time being.
Whenever some boss needed coffee, he was responsible for bringing it.
When a boss needed someone to run something over to another employee, he
was given the task.
The task seemed degrading to Peter. The first time he did it, he went
and took the paper from the man who asked him to run the paper over to
the other man and felt a swat on his rear. He felt a little sick as he
made his way over to the other man who took the paper from him and
patted Peter's bottom and told him, "Thanks, doll face."
The fact that that was their way of telling him good job was not a
motivator to do well, Peter thought. However, as he thought about it,
the degradation made him only want it more. He was sickened at that
thought as he slowly typed up another document as he tried to learn how
to type at an acceptable clip.
As he continued to type, Simone said, "Petra, bring a cup of coffee into
Mr. Banks' office."
"Yes, Simone," Peter replied as he dutifully stood up and complied with
the woman's orders. Part of him could not believe that he was allowing a
woman to order him around. It seemed unnatural. 'A man's place is on
top, what I'm doing here? How could I let this happen?' Peter thought as
he poured the coffee into a cup.
He carried the cup into Mr. Banks' office. He found the man standing
before his own desk. Mr. Banks turned and took the cup from him. He then
slightly recoiled at the sight of Peter.
"What's with the...oh, you're the cancer girl. Sorry. Well, look at you
though. It may have taken your hair, but at least it didn't take your
curves," the man said as he brushed his hand up Peter's waist. Peter
felt exploited, but also felt a twitch between his legs. 'How can I like
this', Peter thought.
Mr. Banks then slapped Peter's rear and said, "Back to work, babe."
Peter just grinned in response like his sister told him to. He knew he
would have to get used to it. As long as he was a secretary, it was all
par for the course.
Peter sat down at his station and began typing again before Simone
brought something over to him to work on. Peter noticed something seemed
wrong with it. He brought it to the attention of Simone, who promptly
blew him off.
"I think...," Peter went to explain, but Simone cut him off.
"We don't pay you to think," Simone replied and sent Peter on his way
back to his seat.
Peter finished up the rest of his day by typing, fetching things and
delivering mail. He felt lowly as he walked around that office as
another faceless skirt for the male bosses to manhandle.
As he went home from work with his sister, Peter felt like he was not
even a man anymore. He felt that he was not even a woman either since he
lacked the avenue of marriage to escape the daily degradation that he
knew he was in store for. Jennifer noticed his unhappiness and tried to
cheer him up, but it was no use.
When Peter reached his home, the first thing he did was complain to his
mother about how he was treated at work. Peter looked at his mother as
she was cooking and said, "It's horrible mom. The guys keep touching me,
and I'm being bossed around by a woman."
"So?"
"I'm a guy..."
"And I'm a woman. I'm your mother, and I've bossed you around."
"That's different..."
"No, missy, it ain't. You don't respect women anymore than those bosses
that you touch you do. I'm tired of it. Now, get off your ass and help
me and your sister make this meal."
"But mom, I'm a..."
"No, buts, missy," Ashley replied. Peter got up and said, "Why do you
keep calling me, missy. I'm your son, mom."
Ashley put her hands over her ears and said, "I don't have any time for
your nonsense, Petra. Just come in here and help out."
Peter put his head down and helped his mother and sister do what he felt
was women's work. He assisted, following their directions and then set
the table for the first time in his life. He felt that he had been taken
down another peg, as if he was not even a man in his own home anymore.
After they ate dinner, Peter went to retire to the couch like usual, but
Ashley clasped his wrist and said, "You help your sister with the dishes
and pots."
"But mom that's...," Peter replied before he caught himself. He did not
want to say what he really thought about what she was asking him to do
because he figured she might make him do it all by himself.
Peter walked into the kitchen and started washing the dishes while
Jennifer dried them and put them on the rack. Jennifer smiled at Peter
and said, "Thanks for the help, sis. This is really cutting down on the
amount of time I need to do this."
"Don't sis me," Peter replied, upset about his sister referring to him
in female terms.
When they finished they went over to the living room. Ashley smiled as
they walked in and said, "There are my girls."
"Mom, what's with you and..." Peter replied but was cut off by his
mother.
"I love that you two are working so well together."
"I am too," Jennifer replied while Peter sat silently and rubbed his
nylon covered feet, which prompted him to become aroused and smile.
"Maybe you two could double date," Ashley said.
That prompted Peter's head to snap towards his mother. He stood up and
she asked, "Where are you going, dear?"
"I'm going to my room," Peter replied coldly trying to repress what he
was feeling. He went into his room and closed the door. He jumped onto
his bed and screamed into his pillow. He screamed out every bit of self
hatred he had at that moment. He felt a tear roll down his cheek, and it
only made him feel like less of a man. He knew that only women cried. He
was supposed to be tough enough to handle things, but he felt as a
delicate as the clothes he was wearing. However, he began to feel that
he could get out of it. He figured that come the weekend he could be a
man once more and find a real job.
He then lifted his head from the pillow and saw the makeup residue left
behind. He cringed at the sight as he realized that whatever he did
might not ever make him a man in his family's eyes again or even his
own.
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As New Year's Day 1965 passed into a memory, Peter found himself more
engrossed in his life as Petra than ever. His earlier attempts at
finding an alternative line of work were a memory. He had resigned
himself to living out the rest of his life at Petra, no matter what the
consequences that followed from that were.
The four months that had passed had deadened Peter against the daily
degradations he was exposed to. He had become used to the bottom pats,
kisses on the cheek and the patronizing tones used by his male
superiors. The idea of being bossed around by Simone no longer seemed
strange to him either. He accepted that she too was his superior. Peter
felt that was not as unnatural as it first seemed since he had come to
view himself as a neutered male, a status he considered, at best, equal
to that of a woman.
Peter was now living as a woman full time. His mother saw to that. Once
he gave up searching for a job as Peter, she threw out all of his male
clothing, explaining to him that they only brought up painful memories
for her. Peter understood. His mother had stopped viewing him as a man.
She did not like being reminded of his true gender. It was easier to
accept Peter as her daughter instead of her sissy son, which he
considered himself.
Jennifer came to view Peter as more of genuine sister as well. At first,
she was just keeping up an act to appease her mother and try to make her
more comfortable with Peter's new life. However, as Peter continued to
get sucked deeper into his female persona, her references to Peter as
her sister became more real to her. At times, she even forgot that he
was once a man.
Peter, of course, never could. As much as he had come to terms with his
new life, he could never forget the man he was supposed to be. Every
time a man touched his rear at work or stroked his cheek or side, Peter
thought that he should be doing that to a woman. Peter knew that nature
dictated that he was supposed to be a strong, masculine pursuer not the
dainty pursued. At the same time, however, Peter enjoyed being treated
like a girl. The humiliation it caused him was his only source of sexual
pleasure he had left.
The only other pleasure left in his life was his friendships with the
girls from work. He liked his female coworkers. At first he wanted to
sleep with them, but as the reality of his situation became clear to
him, he accepted that he could be just friends with them. While he
thought he was too much of a sissy to have a girlfriend, he felt that it
was perfectly acceptable for someone in his position to have female
friends. Since his life was entirely feminine, he would have nothing to
talk to men about anyway.
Peter had even gotten used to heels. He noted that to his sister as he
strolled up to the office building that January morning beside her.
Jennifer smiled and said, "I told, the more you wear them, the easier it
is."
Shortly after Peter took his seat at his desk, he noticed Mr. Banks
shaking hands with a new man that had moved into one of the firm's
offices. Peter wondered who the new employee was, but he figured he
would find out soon enough.
It was not long before Simone told Peter to go and see if the new boss
needed anything. Peter stood up and straightened out his blue, a-line
skirt. He then strolled to the door, shaking his hips slightly as he had
started doing in a subconscious imitation of his peers.
Peter knocked upon the door and asked, "Excuse, me sir, can I get you
anything."
The man grinned at Peter and said, "Come on in, Petra, is it?"
Peter smiled and asked, "How did you know that sir?"
"The hair."
"Oh, so you know."
"Yes, Stephanie told me all about you?"
Peter froze as the man stood up and closed his office's door. The man
then smiled and said, "She told me all about you when I was looking to
get this job."
"How...do...How...do," Peter began to stammer
"She's my niece, Petra. Don't worry, the real reason your hair is still
on the short side, is safe with me."
"Oh, thank you, sir."
"It's no problem, and don't me call me sir. My name's Paul Parsons."
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Parsons."
"It's great to meet you too, Petra. I was really looking forward to it."
"So what brings you to this company?"
"I just had a little change in my life, and needed a new start. This
place was offering me a partner job, and I just took it up."
"What sort of life change?" Peter asked.
"Nothing like what I suppose you went through, Petra."
Peter blushed before Paul continued, "I just got divorced."
"I'm sorry to hear that."
"Thanks, but it was no big thing. My wife's girlfriend moved across the
country and she just had to follow her."
"She left you to follow a friend?" Peter asked.
Paul smirked and said, "Yes, but you do understand what I mean, don't
you, dear?"
"I guess so."
"You either do or you don't. You see my marriage was one of
convenience."
"Aren't they all?"
Paul laughed and said in a low voice, "Yes and no, but my wife is a
lesbian."
"Did you know that when you married her?"
Paul nearly fell over as he held in his laughter and said, "Yes, and she
knew about me too."
"What about you?"
Paul smirked and said, "She knew I'd rather be with someone like you."
The truth about Paul suddenly dawned on Peter. He remembered Stephanie
telling him that her uncle liked girls like him. He suddenly realized
she did not mean girls at all.
Peter looked for a way out and said, "Do you need anything, Mr. Parsons?
I've got to get back to my desk or Simone will chew my ear off for
dawdling."
"Well, there are just two things. First, I'd like a cup of coffee, one
milk, two sugars."
"Yes, Mr. Parsons, and the other?"
"A date."
"With whom?" Peter asked hoping that the answer was not as obvious as he
thought it was.
"You, my dear," Paul replied as he stroked Peter's cheek.
Peter froze, before Paul added, "What do you say, dear?"
Peter looked for a way to get out of it, but he knew that Paul could get
him fired if he refused his request for a date. He thought about the
economic havoc that could be heaped upon his family by his refusal.
Peter gave up and said, "I'd love to."
Paul interpreted Peter's forced smile as genuine before he leaned over
and kissed Peter's cheek and said, "It's a date then."
Peter nodded and walked out of the office to get Paul a cup of coffee.
Simone and Jennifer were talking and staring at Paul's door. Wondering
what was taking so long, Simone motioned for Peter to walk over to her.
"What happened in there?" She asked.
"He asked me on a date," Peter answered.
"Was that everything that happened in there?" Simone inquired.
Peter nodded before Simone responded, "Good."
"What did you say?" Jennifer asked.
Peter put his head down and said, "I said yes."
Jennifer was stunned. That surprised Simone and said, "Why do you look
so shocked? She's a young, available girl. He's a successful guy. Oh, I
get it, sister jealousy."
"That's it," Jennifer lied as she looked at Peter who excused himself to
get Paul a cup of coffee.
Later in the day, Jennifer pulled Peter aside and asked if he knew what
he was doing. He said that he did. He explained his reasoning, and
Jennifer replied that he had to handle things delicately because of what
Paul knew and the power he had over them. Peter nodded and said he
understood.
The rest of the day, Peter waited for the evening with butterflies in
his stomach. He wondered what it would have in store for him.
Paul came to meet Peter at the end of the day at Peter's work station.
Paul brought Peter out to his car. Peter had never ridden in one before.
He had only taken buses or the subway before. The car rolled down the
streets and pulled up a block away from the restaurant.
Paul escorted Peter in as he gave him his arm to hang onto. Before they
were seated, Peter got away for a moment to call his mother and tell him
where he was.
As they were seated, Paul pulled out the chair for Peter. Peter was
surprised to see that Paul was such a gentleman.
Paul ordered for Peter, which Peter felt was a nice gesture as well.
Paul smiled at Peter and said, "You know I always wanted a real wife to
take care of."
"Moving a little fast," Peter replied as he took a sip of the wine Paul
ordered.
"I suppose I am, but it's hard for me not to when I've got some one as
beautiful as you at the table."
"Thanks," Peter said as he blushed, which promptly made him deeply
embarrassed and aroused at the fact that he enjoyed the complement.
They made a little small talk before their meal came. When they finished
with it, Paul ordered desert. As they waited for it, Paul moved his
chair closer to Peter and placed his hand on Peter's knee. Peter felt
that the touch was sensual as it rubbed the silky, smooth nylon against
his legs. He promptly felt a twitch between his legs.
Peter had never gone that far with a man before. While he had been
grouped at work, this was different. He knew that Paul had a genuine
interest in going further with him despite knowing Peter's secret.
Peter felt a little weak and then felt Paul's arm around him. Paul
kissed Peter's cheek and said, "I've had a good time tonight. How about
you?"
Peter smiled and said, "I had the best time." Peter felt a little
strange. He believed he should be sickened by what was going on, but he
found himself enjoying it instead.
Their desert came and the two fed each other. Peter found the whole
thing amusing and had once hoped to do it with a girl. The fact that he
was the girl was familiarly arousing to him.
After they finished up at the restaurant, Paul drove Peter to Paul's
apartment. A sense of dread came over Peter as Paul opened the door and
invited him in. Paul hits the lights and Peter noticed that the dwelling
was well adorned in stark contrast to his families more meager
furnishings. Paul closed the apartment door and led Peter through the
place before they ended up in the apartment's sole bedroom.
Peter knew what would come next as he felt Paul's lips on his neck. "No,
please...," Peter replied before he moaned. He had never been touched so
sensually by anyone. He had been too meek to pursue women and had been
wily enough to avoid the more serious advances of his male superiors.
Paul smiled and unzipped the back of Peter's skirt and began to pull it
down his legs. Peter felt suddenly exposed as it dropped to the floor
and exposed the erection that was pushing at the back of his pantyhose.
"Excited, I see," Paul replied.
"No, it's...it's...," Peter struggled to answer before Paul placed his
tongue into Peter's mouth. Peter wanted to push him away, but the love
starved virgin was desperate for any romantic connection and kissed him
back.
Peter thought, 'I can't go through with this.'
However, Paul was not giving much of a chance to turn down his advances.
Peter saw Paul's pants come down and felt the erection poking at the
back of his pantyhose as Paul pulled him close.
Peter started to tremble.
"Is this your first time?" Paul asked.
Peter nodded as he shook. Paul responded, "I'll be gentle, darling."
Peter wanted to run, but he felt trapped within Paul's stronger arms.
Paul pushed him onto the bed and landed on top of him. He kissed Peter
deeply and said, "Are you ready?"
Peter thought about saying no, but the desires running through him told
him to say yes. He liked feeling desirable. He just stared at Paul
lustfully and waited for him to take the initiative.
Not hearing a no, Paul turned Peter over. He pulled Peter's hosiery and
stroked Peter's bottom for a minute. Peter started to moan and felt
Paul's dick poking at his asshole. Peter went to tell him to stop, but
he winced as he felt it penetrate him.
Peter started to moan as he felt the feeling of Paul thrusting in and
out of him. "Oh, please, stop, don't, no don't stop," Peter called out
as Paul continued thrusting.
Peter clasped at one of Paul's pillows and moaned into it as he felt a
strange pleasure mixed in with pain. Peter liked the feeling, but he
felt Paul stop. He felt something explode inside him and started
crawling on his insides.
Paul pulled out and left Peter gasping at what he was feeling. Peter
realized what had happened and his lust turned to feelings of violation.
Paul smiled and said, "I needed that so much, baby. I'll take you home
now, if you'd like."
Peter nodded and stood up in a daze. He wondered how he let a man place
his dick inside him. He wondered how he could ever look himself in the
mirror again knowing what he had done.
As Peter dressed, Paul noticed Peter pulled up his nylons without
putting anything between his cheeks.
"Honey, don't you have a tampon or pad to prevent seepage? My ex left
some here."
The thought of using either feminine only product made Peter sick to his
stomach. Not only had he become a woman to the outside world, he had
lost his virginity to a man. Now, the one who deflowered him was
suggesting his use women's products to collect the sperm deposited in
his rectal cavity. It was all too much for Peter.
After they finished dressing, Paul led Peter to his car. Peter got in
the passenger's seat and stared vacantly at the window as Paul drove him
home.
As they came to a stop outside Peter's building, Paul leaned in and
planted a kiss on Peter's lips. Peter pulled away and managed to smile
before he stepped out of the car. Peter headed up his stairs feeling
Paul's cum and his own blood seeping out of his asshole as he climbed
the steps. He felt like crying as he felt the disgusting feeling.
Peter reached his door and opened it. His sister was waiting for him and
eagerly asked, "How was your date, sis?"
Thoughts of what he had been through played back in Peter's head as he
replied in a cold, mechanical voice, "Fine. I'm taking a shower."
Jennifer noticed something was wrong. She quickly realized what he must
have done and shut her mouth. Peter stepped into the bathroom and
stripped naked. He stepped into the shower and turned on the water. He
started scrubbing himself with the soap, but no matter how hard he
scrubbed, he could not seem to feel clean.
Peter's eyes drifted down his smooth body and caught sight of the male
backside where he was penetrated. He wanted to poke out his own eyes so
he would not have to see the reminders of his feminine surrender. He
knew that he could not be a man and have done what he had done. He knew
more than ever what had become of him and started to cry. He felt no
shame crying any more. His father told him tears were for women and not
men. Peter knew that he was certainly not the latter, so his words meant
nothing to him anymore. Peter collected himself before he stepped out of
the shower and caught sight of himself in the mirror.
"Faggot," he screamed at the reflection in the mirror before tears began
to stream down his face again. He took a few deep breathes and opened up
the vanity and took out his makeup. He started hastily applying the
lipstick and blush to his face. As a more feminine looking man appeared
in the mirror he began to calm down. He pulled his towel up his chest
and wrapped it around himself like his sister and mother did before he
put a few barrettes in his hair.
Peter looked back at the girlish looking figure in the mirror and felt a
little more at ease with what he had done. He kept repeating to himself,
"I'm Petra. I'm a girl. I'm Petra, I'm a girl," for ten minutes before
he heard the phone ring.
"Petra, it's for you," his mother yelled. Peter came out in his towel
and took the phone from his mother who smiled at Peter, who seemed to
finally be accepting his new place in the family as her other daughter.
"Hello," Peter said.
"Hi, Petra. This is Paul."
"Oh, how are you, Paul," Peter replied while attempting to sound
chipper.
"Well, I just wanted to see if you got in all right, dear."
"Yes, I did, Paul."
"Glad to hear it. I also wanted to ask you something."
"What is it, Paul?"
"I was wondering if you'd be willing to go on a date with me again
tomorrow."
Peter felt he could not refuse Paul. He saw Paul as his only means of
attaining a better life. He huffed and said in the cheeriest voice he
could manage, "I'd like nothing more."
"Great, then it's a date."
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As June came and the city heated up, Peter found his professional life
on the upswing. He received better assignments at work and was treated
better by the partners because of his relationship with Paul. The other
girls were jealous that none of the men touched Peter after Paul went
public with the relationship.
Jennifer was highly jealous of him. While she knew the truth about Peter
and Paul, she still wanted a successful, professional man of her own to
take an interest in her.
The other girls were similarly jealous of Peter. They wanted to date
Paul, who they all saw as a polite, successful and impeccably dressed
gentleman.
Peter knew that Paul actually did posses all those traits. That helped
to make his relationship with Paul manageable. He had come to realize
that he could do much worse than Paul. While he had dreamed his whole
life of marrying a girl and starting a family, Peter knew that being
Paul's plaything was not the worst ending for him.
Peter tried his hardest to make the best of it. He kept trying to
convince himself that he was a girl, but he knew he would never be able
to.
Things with Paul were also growing more serious. Paul offered to let
Peter move in with him. Peter was initially hesitant to. While he knew
that his old life as Peter was gone, he was not entirely sure he wanted
to spend his new life as nothing more than Paul's sissy plaything.
However, as he contemplated the offer, he realized he had no reason to
turn Paul down. Peter knew his life was rudderless. Life offered him
only two options, spend the rest of his life as a secretary or hope that
Paul would decide to take care of him going forward. Feeling as if he
had no real choice in the direction of his life, Peter decided to accept
Paul's offer.
Paul was happy, but Peter informed him that his acceptance was
conditional. Peter said that he would only move in, if Paul would let
Peter continue turning over most of his check to his mother. Peter
explained that he could not simply leave his mother and sister behind
because they could not afford their place without him. Paul had no need
for Peter's income, so he agreed without hesitation.
So, it was settled that Peter would move in with Paul. Paul then
announced to the office that they had wed in a court ceremony. Some of
the girls were a bit surprised by this since Peter had not hinted at an
upcoming marriage. Some of the staff immediately concluded that Paul
must have impregnated Peter.
When two of the girls asked why they were not invited to the wedding,
Peter explained that Paul had already had one big wedding and did not
want to have another. The simple excuse easily fooled his coworkers.
They all congratulated Peter, and the single one's told him how jealous
they were of him.
Peter could only think with a smile, 'If only you knew the truth about
us.'
Living with Paul proved to be a new experience for Peter. While he had
begun doing chores at home, he now found himself taking care of the
apartment by himself after work and on the weekends.
Peter's workday became fairly routine after moving in with Paul. Peter
would wakeup before Paul so that he would not be in Paul's way when he
got ready for work. By the time Paul rose, Peter was already dressed in
his skirt or dress, nylons and heels and was making breakfast. Paul
preferred eggs over all else, so that's what Peter made. He was happy
enough about that because they were so easy to prepare.
As Paul ate, Peter would go into the closet and get Paul's outfit for
the day after making the bed. After Paul dressed and combed his hair,
they would head to work together. This was Peter's favorite time of the
day because he had to do nothing but travel.
Peter's work day was unchanged, but after work was a different story.
After he got off work each day, Peter traveled back to the apartment
with Paul. He would then start dinner immediately and set the table
while Paul read the paper in the living room. Peter would often find his
mind drifting back to his own days as a man when he was not required to
possess domestic skills or help out in any way. He could not believe how
much he had taken his mother and sister for granted over the years. As
he worked in the kitchen, he sometimes felt as if he was somehow paying
for the sins of all slothful men everywhere.
After dinner, Peter would clean the dishes as well as the pots and pans.
He would then iron Paul's clothes as well as his own for the next day
before he would retire to the living room and join Paul. They would
watch television before bedtime came. That's where Paul had his real
fun. It was the only part of the day where Paul was able to indulge his
homosexuality. Paul loved looking at the male body he would ravage, and
which had come to disgust Peter. While Peter liked to think of himself
as a girl to deal with what he was feeling, Paul thought of Peter as a
man to fulfill his desires, which had had to be concealed at all costs.
While Peter still felt discomfort being penetrated, he increasingly
enjoyed it, especially on the rare occasions where Paul permitted him to
cum as well.
The weekends were similar for Peter. Only after breakfast, he had to
work around the apartment instead of the office. He would clean the
whole place from top to bottom before he walked down to the neighborhood
grocery store and local laundromat to take care of the rest of his
errands.
Two weeks after he moved in, the routine came to a screeching halt.
Stephanie turned up at Paul's door one evening. Peter let her into the
apartment as she ran in with tears running down her cheeks.
"What's wrong?" Paul asked his despondent niece.
"I'm pregnant," was all that Paul and Peter could make out of the words
that came out her mouth between sobs.
"Was it Stanly?" Peter asked.
Stephanie nodded as she continued to sob.
"Did you tell him, dear?" Paul said as he put his arm around him.
Stephanie nodded and said, "He took off running. That was a week ago. At
first, I thought he'd come back, but he's quit his job. He's gone. I
thought, he..."
"Shh, shh. It's okay, dear. Everything will be all right," Paul said as
he rocked Stephanie back and forth.
"Nothing will ever be right again," Stephanie replied.
"Did you tell your mother," Peter asked.
Stephanie nodded.
"What did she say," Paul inquired.
"She kicked me out."
"Don't worry, dear. I'll talk to her."
"She won't hear it, you know how she...."
"I'll talk to her. I'll get her to come around, but first we got to deal
with you."
"There's nothing I can do, now," Stephanie said between sobs.
"There's something we can do," Paul countered.
Stephanie froze and looked up at him. Paul looked at Peter for a second
before he continued, "Here's what's going to happen. Peter is going to
quit his job, and so are you. You're both going to go my cousin Sal's
place in California. He'll take good care of you both. You're going to
stay there until you give birth. When the kid is born, you're to put my
name as the father and Petra's name as the mother."
Peter stared blankly at Paul before Stephanie responded, "But how can
I..."
"I'll tell Sal everything I told you. He'll take you in, and he'll make
sure everything I say gets done."
"I never heard of a cousin Sal," Stephanie answered.
"He's like me except a little more open about his personal things. He's
kind of the blackest sheep in our herd. I've really helped him out
before. You're going to go there and live with him and his lover,
Bobby."
"But how can I give up my child?"
"You don't many options here, Stephanie. If you keep the kid, your
life's pretty much over. Petra and I can give the kid a family and a
good home. Plenty of other girls in your situation have had to do this."
Stephanie nodded. Peter looked at Paul and said, "Can I see you in the
kitchen, Paul?"
Paul nodded and followed Peter into the kitchen.
"What are you doing?" Peter said in a quiet plea.
"I need to help out my niece, besides I always wanted to be a daddy."
"But, what about me? You're taking me away from everyone and sending me
away with her."
"I have to, to keep up appearances. I know this asking a lot, but I need
to help her out. Besides, look on the plus side, you'll finally be a
mommy."
That was not something that Peter had aspired to be, but he knew that he
was not going to refuse Paul. Paul meant too much to him. Peter also saw
the child as a potential rope to tether them together. Peter knew that
if they were a family, Paul would be less likely to leave him for a more
masculine lover.
However, Peter had more immediate economic concerns. "What about my
family? They can't lose my income so suddenly."
"Don't worry; I'll take care of that too. I've got the cash, baby. I'll
make sure they're not out on the street. I've told you before, don't
worry your pretty head about money matters. You've got a man to take
care of that stuff for you."
Peter nodded and felt Paul's fingertips on his chin. Paul lifted his
chin and placed a kiss on Peter's lips.
With Peter on board with the plan, Paul called Sal and told him what was
going to happen and what to do. Peter went to work the next day and put
in his resignation. He told everyone he was leaving to focus on his
upcoming motherhood.
Before he left Peter went to see his family. Peter went to their
apartment and sat his mother and sister down to have a talk one Saturday
afternoon.
Peter explained to them what was going on with Stephanie. Jennifer
already knew about it, but it came as a shock to Ashley. Peter then told
them that he was going to raise the baby with Paul.
Ashley smiled and said, "Well, I guess that makes me a grandmother to
be."
Peter nodded before Jennifer added, "Wow, I never would have guessed you
would beat me to motherhood."
Peter smiled at her words before becoming slightly saddened by his
reality.
"If you need to know anything about kids, you know you can call me?"
Ashley asked.
Peter nodded again and said, "Of course, mommy."
Peter left for California with Stephanie soon after. They took a plane
and were picked up at the airport by Sal. Sal drove them to his small
house and showed them around. Peter quickly realized that the Sal's
neighbors were fully aware of his homosexuality. It was hardly a secret.
While he admitted to being mocked by some of them, it had never gone
further than that.
Peter and Stephanie settled into the guest bedroom they were going to
share for the next few months. The room had two twin beds separated by a
night stand. They unpacked their bags into the dresser and hung up some
clothes in the closet where they also put some of their shoes and
accessories.
They had a small dinner with their hosts who got acquainted with
Stephanie and Peter. They treated them like family even though they were
strangers to both Stephanie and Peter.
Stephanie and Peter were tired from the trip and went to bed early. They
dressed in two simple dresses to sleep in. Shortly after they crawled
under their covers Stephanie turned towards Peter and said, "Thanks for
doing this."
"Don't mention it," Peter replied coldly.
"No. I mean it, Petra. I really can't thank you enough. I know how hard
it's going to be for you to be away from Paul this long."
Peter shut his eyes for a second as he thought about what Stephanie was
saying to him. While Peter was used to Paul's company, he was hardly
someone he could not live without. Peter was sure that Paul was just the
best of a bad situation. Not wanting to let that on, Peter replied,
"Yes, but I'm doing it for him."
Stephanie nodded and said, "You're so lucky."
"How so?" Peter asked barely concealing the contempt he was beginning to
feel for Stephanie.
"I know you guys are fags, but you've at least got a husband who loves
you. Look at me. I'm out here, having a kid I can't even raise because
my...oh...God...guy, ran off like a scared child."
Peter found it somewhat amusing that he was going to raise Stephanie's
child after the strong man she fell for over him had so cowardly reacted
to the news. Peter smiled and responded, "Yes, you Uncle's a good man. I
hope you find one, one day."
"Thanks, I only hope, though, that I'm as good a wife as you are."
Peter huffed and squeezed his eyes shut as he heard the girl he grew up
adoring referring to him as a wife and replied in a mechanical tone,
"Thanks."
Stephanie continued, "I think you'll make a great mother."
Peter sighed and replied, "I hope so."
Stephanie then asked, "Will you let the kid call me Aunt Stephanie? I
know I won't really be its aunt, but I want the child to feel some
connection to me when I come to visit."
"If it's okay with Paul, it's okay with me," Peter replied as he put his
hand over his face and turned on his side, away from Stephanie. He
thought about what was going on. He thought about all that Stephanie
meant to him for years. She was everything he wanted in a woman. She was
the prettiest girl he ever saw. Stephanie was the woman he hoped to lose
his virginity to. He dreamed about her being the mother of his children.
Tears came to his eyes as he thought about his reality. Instead of her
being the mother of his children he was going to be the mother of her
child. He was not with Stephanie or any girl; he was living with a man
as his wife. Instead of losing his virginity to her, he lost it to her
uncle. He knew that he would never know Stephanie's sensual touch or any
woman's. He knew that he would only pleasure and get pleasure from men.
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As Christmas approached, Stephanie exited the hospital. She was brought
back home by her uncle and given a place to stay by Ashley. Paul
arranged for Stephanie to come and work as a junior secretary beside
Jennifer in the secretary pool at their firm.
Ashley was happy to take in Stephanie. She gave them an extra income and
made them less dependent on Paul's continued generosity.
Peter returned home with the baby. Paul was waiting to pick them up at
the train station. He smiled as he saw Peter get of the train dressed in
a red dress and followed by the man Paul had sent to escort him home.
The man placed Peter's bags in Paul's trunk and hailed a cab.
Paul looked at Peter for a moment before he kissed him and asked to hold
his son.
"Oh, he's so cute. Did you name him right, dear?"
"Yes, Paul. The birth certificate reads, Paul Parsons, Jr. like you
asked."
"Wonderful," Paul said as he smiled at the infant in his arms.
He then handed the child back to Peter and said, "Are you ready to see
our new home?"
Peter nodded. He knew that Paul had purchased a house in the suburbs. He
was decidedly against moving out of the city, but he knew that Paul felt
that it was best for the child's education. Peter could not help but
agree, and he knew that his dissent would get him nowhere anyway.
Paul drove them towards the three bedroom colonial they would now call
home. Paul had taken off half the day, just to get Peter acquainted with
the home. Paul showed Peter through every room of the house and
explained where everything was before they ended up back before the
front door.
Paul smiled and said, "That's it, babe. I've got to get going. It's a
long ride in. I see you later."
Paul then leaned in and kissed Peter who reflexively smiled and said,
"Have a good day."
"I will, and you take care of that baby."
"I will, darling," Peter replied.
"I know you will, Petra. Little Paul's lucky to have a mother like you."
Peter smiled before Paul added, "And be sure to clean up around here a
little."
Peter nodded before Paul walked out of the house. Peter watched as he
swayed the crying baby in his arms as Paul pulled out of their suburban
driveway and headed down the road.
As he put the baby down in his crib, he heard the phone ring. He ran
over and picked it up, hoping it would not wake him.
"Hello," Peter said.
"Petra, how was your trip?" Jennifer said.
"Where are you?" Peter asked.
"I'm at work. I just had to go pickup some dry cleaning. I saw payphone
and figured, why not give you a call? I knew you were coming in today.
Mom's at the apartment with Stephanie as we speak.
"Oh, good for them."
"So tell me, Petra, what's it like to be a mommy?"
Peter huffed and said, "It's exhausting, sis."
"Oh, I'm sure, but just think, you'll be watching him grow up."
"Yes, he'll be big, if he's anything like his father."
"That could be hard to explain," Jennifer said with a laugh. Peter
nodded to himself as he noted that neither he nor Paul were large.
"Hopefully, he takes after, Stephanie," Peter said.
"I hope not. That might kill her. How did she take giving up the kid to
you?"
"Pretty well. She knew it's the way it has to be. She'll still see him;
I'm going to make little Paul call her Aunt Stephanie."
"So how's the home?"
"It's nice. It's got three bedrooms, a big backyard...."
"You have a yard. I want one so bad."
"Yes, it's nice, I guess."
"What else?"
"It's all new. The kitchen pretty big, it's like the size of mommy's
living room."
"Wow!"
"What's that about?"
"Sis, I'm jealous of you. You're married, with a kid, and you got a
great house. And what do I have?"
Part of Peter wanted what Jennifer had. He wanted to have other avenues
ahead of him besides the one he was on. However, part of him knew that
given his situation, he would never have it better than he did.
He was a kept sissy, but that came with a price. He had to maintain his
home and raise another person's child as his own. However, was that
really that bad of a fate, he wondered. He looked down the street and
saw the neighborhood children playing. He looked around at the large
home surrounding him and smiled.
"You've got plenty," Peter finally replied. "Don't worry you'll get here
someday, when you find the right guy."
"I hope so, sis."
"I know you will," Peter