I was about 16 when I started to take an interest in how I looked, until
then I had been a school uniform or jeans and sweatshirt sort of boy.
But as I approached my end of school exams, I noticed girls, not as sex
objects like my friends did, but as clothes horses. They wore some
amazing things away from school. And unlike my friends, I wanted to
share in this joy of taking an interest in how I look.
The first thing I did was to take better care of my hair, using my
mother's shampoo, and then her conditioner. It was a typical boy cut, or
rather not cut, so I booked myself into a unisex salon for a cut. The
first thing they asked was how do I want it? I had not really thought
about it, boys just have it cut. The girl was patient with me and showed
me several pictures in magazines. I picked one that was quite straight,
but the distinctive feature was the fringe, long and sweeping across one
eye, with the back just cut to the bottom of my neck. It looked similar
to a pop star I liked, which possibly had a strong influence on my
choice. For the first time in my life, I felt good about how I looked. I
had a can of gel I was to use every time I did my hair. All I had to
face was my mother and my friends, who I suspected might not be ready
for the new me.
I was right about the friends. I walked right past some kids I knew from
school and never got a look. Mum was different though. She took a second
look as I walked into the kitchen, then asked where I had got it done,
did I like it, and did I know how to do it myself? Not quite the "That
is terrible, go back and get a proper cut" reaction I could have got.
Over tea, we had a surprisingly good conversation about hair, from which
I took it that she did not mind the new look. We even discussed styles
she had tried and ones she might try in the future.
School on Monday was less tolerant. Some teachers took a minute or two
to recognise me, and friends wanted to know if I had gone weird or been
watching the wrong programmes on TV. I joked along with them, telling
them I was fed up with the scruffy boy image. Unexpectedly, the new look
was a bit of an attraction for girls who said some quite nice things
about my hair, but even while they were talking to me, I was checking
out what they were wearing. And over the next few days of this chatting
to girls, I found out they bought clothes just because they liked them,
not because they were needed and functional. I had suspected this
before, but lately had considered buying new trousers just because I
would look good in them.
The next step was to buy something just for style. I had spent time
watching what others wore, and for me it was the girls tight trousers
that appealed. So with money in my pocket, but not sure where to look, I
went shopping. The men's shops were not stocking what I wanted, but the
more fashionable shops seemed interesting. I was asked in one if I
needed help, so I asked if they had any tight jeans. The assistant
disappeared, coming back minutes later with a pair of black and a pair
of denim trousers and guided me into the changing rooms. The denim I
could not get into, but the black ones, with an effort, I worked myself
into them. Over the door the assistant asked if I was alright and did I
want to try anything else. I said they were tight and hard to get on, he
suggested I put them on lying down at home, but if I have them on and
they fasten, then they were right. I opened the door to show him, he
felt the waist band that was around my hips, and looked at the length.
He assured me they were the right size for me, and did I want to buy
them. They were dearer than the store jeans I could have bought, but
these were what I wanted and asked if I could keep them on, so he took
my money and bagged up my old trousers.
I felt quite good as I walked home, new trousers and my hair still
looking good. Mother was the first to comment as she was the first
person I meet who knew me. "Oh my, how did you get into those" then
asked me to turn around, before congratulating me on a good choice. I
was thin enough and long legged enough for them to look really good.
They were not for school, but for home and going out. So as it was
Saturday. I went to meet some friends at a youth centre. The boys made
some comments but the girls were more interesting to talk to, so I spent
the evening talking with them.
Three weeks later, mother casually drops into a conversation that she is
planning on going to see Michelle, her hairdresser. Would I like to go
with her and get my hair tidied up. "If you think it needs it?" she
explained how a nice style needs to be maintained, the hair grows
differently and the sharp edges blur, and my style looked better when it
was fresh and sharp. I have to say going to a salon with your mother is
a very odd thing to do, she was in for a cut and blow with Michelle. I
was given Alice, who washed, cut and straightened my hair. I had to
admit that it looked much better.
Life did not alter much with my friends, but the time spent with girls
increased as my look became the norm for me, and not a novelty. Shopping
trips produced more clothes, again changing my look. I was wearing my
fashion trainers, tight trousers and over the weeks a lengthening
fringe. I had finished my exams and was enjoying the prospect of a long
summer, when mum came in with a double event evening. First, she had
found me a job at a local cafe helping out for the summer, and then
later when I was going to trim my nails, she gave me a lesson in nail
care. By the end of the evening, I knew it was better to file than cut,
and if you want them to look really good, buff them and push the
cuticles back. I thanked her and admired them, because they had never
looked so good.
The next thing I did was to look through my clothes and found a T-shirt
that I had forgotten about. It was plain white but had been put to the
back because I had grown out of it, but now I was not looking for baggy
and slipped it on and found it fit quite snugly. It only just made it to
top of the trousers, and with a wide belt I had bought, I felt I had a
good outfit. I was going out to meet some friends later after tea. Mum
asked where the top had come from, she called it a top, a very girly
term. I explained and she nodded at the memory. Then she suggested a
thin knit sweater or cardigan would go well, and had I considered a vest
top?
On the next day I had free, I went to the shops and tried out her
suggestions, and with my earnings bought one of each. Then on a whim had
my ears pierced, only one was visible because of the fringe. But I knew
they were there and felt good about them, wanting them to heal quickly
so I could try different styles. The vest top came a week later. I
noticed one of my girl friends who were not well endowed in the chest
wore a nice one which looked good, so being bolder about these things
asked her where she bought it, and followed it up with getting my own
vest top. It showed every bump as it was a lycra mix, which was part of
the appeal, but also made me consider my stomach and I started to eat
carefully and exercise so my stomach would get flatter.
After a few weeks at the cafe, Jean the owner, asked me to clear tables,
instead of working in the kitchen. I was in a tight T-shirt and tight
trousers and felt quite good about my image. Until an elderly man said
to me, and there was no one else about, so it had to be me, "Excuse me
dear, could we have another coffee?" I looked around and realised I was
alone and he was calling me dear. I got him his coffee and did not
correct him. He even left a tip, which for the cafe was not common. This
became a common event, well a few times a week at least, enough for me
to mention it at home.
Mum's reaction was to say it would be easy to understand how someone
might make such a mistake.
So I asked her if I was looking like a girl.
She said she expected that was what I was hoping to achieve, and was
surprised at my comments. Yes, I looked like a girl, was it a problem?
No, I liked how I looked.
Mother said she was glad, because she liked how I looked as well, what
she called femmy.
With this revelation, I had to think more carefully about what I wore,
thinking if I was wanting to look like a boy or girl. Jean at the cafe
did not help as she got me to wear one of the long black aprons, which
really looked like a skirt as it wrapped so far round the back. I got
used to the customers calling me miss, sweetheart, or some other female
related term. And with money to spare, I was able to indulge my new
hobby of buying clothes. There was also the prospect of college after
the summer when I would be free of school uniforms. I also found myself
able to talk more easily with my mother. She was quite positive about
many of things I liked and would encourage me to think of different
styles or colours that previously I had not felt were right for me. By
the time I had started at college and signed up for the courses I wanted
to do, I had a fairly good collection of clothes. Some of which were
mainstream, while others veered more towards an individual look that I
was happy with, but could create a comment or three. In particular, I
had a nice thin knitted pale lemon top, shiny dark burgundy trousers
(tight off course) and a pair of narrow suede shoes. I knew it was not a
look for every boy, but for me I enjoyed being different and expressing
myself in this way.
At the instigation of my mother, I went with her for our fast becoming
regular salon visits in October. Prior to this, we had talked about
highlights and how they affect and emphasise styles. She persuaded me to
have silver streaks in my hair, especially in the fringe, so this
feature of my look was more defined. The whole process was far more
involved than the previous cut and blows, but the results were a shock.
The difference it created made me look very different and I worried had
I done the right thing? But everyone at the salon loved it, and then as
I walked home I picked up a few stares, which whether good or bad was
part of the reason for dressing this way, to get noticed. And at
college, I was noticed. Some of the girls made a fuss about the
colouring, there were however more negative comments than before, so it
was a good job I had chosen english, history and art, rather than
science or sport which did have a style all of their own, and quite a
lazy one from what I could make out.
Anyway, I was soon to learn that coloured hair grows out, leaving the
roots, and so as well as a cut every few weeks, I was needed to have my
roots done as well. My next move away from regular boy looks came during
the Christmas break. Mum had time off as well and there was a day that I
was giving myself a manicure while she was tending to her own nails, but
when she polished hers with a deep burgundy, I must have looked
interested, because she offered to polish mine. I turned her down on the
colour, but was persuaded to let her coat my nails with a clear nail
hardener. There was something about the smell and the way the brush
worked that made this a quite exquisite experience, and one I knew I
would repeat under the pretence of strengthening my nails.
I had a great time at the January sales, buying clothes that others
seemed to not care for. My favourite purchase was a pair of ankle boots,
long pointy toes, thin sole and a small raised heel in what was called
calf skin. I loved them and they went down well with my art course
friends, some of which had unique styles that most would not dare to
copy.
A turning point in my style was the discovery of make up. Of course I
knew about it before, but I had never considered using it myself until I
was going out to a party and was round at a friend's house beforehand
and she was doing her face and suggested I use some eyeliner to define
my eyes. She applied a thin black line to the top lids and showed me the
effect in a mirror. I was stunned at the effect, and asked her about the
liner in particular but other cosmetics in general, and cleansing for
the inevitable tidying up that would be required afterwards. The first
time mum saw the liner was the following weekend as I was about to leave
to meet some friends. She called me back and took a good look at me,
then asked if I like the way it affects my face. I told her I thought it
was great and she agreed, and asked if I had considered anything else. I
said perhaps but had not tried any of them. Then she offered to let me
play with her make up if I wanted, so I could experiment with colours
and looks. I thanked her and said I would like that very much.
It was a free afternoon the following Wednesday, and I spent my time not
studying the course work, rather taking an interest in my mother's
vanity and it's various creams, powders and liquids. I knew what
lipstick was for, and mascara was obvious, but the rest was mostly guess
work. She came home to find me with mascara, eyeliner and lipstick all
inexpertly applied, and to be honest, looking dreadful. That evening my
mother took me in hand and taught me the basics of make up, how to alter
the look of eyes, cheekbones, lips, eyebrows and even the overall
complexion. I was enthralled as she showed me on her face, then she
encouraged me to use the products on my own skin. I could clearly see
some new things I might want to do with my look.
I stuck with the liner for going out to parties, but soon added mascara
and light coloured lipsticks. Then, when one of the students suggested a
goth night, I went the whole way and used pale foundation and dark eye
shades with dark lips. I looked horrible, but that was meant to be the
look. A follow on from that was my use of concealer, and a light
foundation more often, even to college on occasion. I was going out one
Saturday evening, dressed in dark burgundy trousers, a tight white top
and short jacket, with my face carrying light foundation, liner,
mascara, lipstick all pale tones but this time I had used some light
grey on my eyelids. My mother in a rather casual way, suggested if I was
going for a more femmy look, why not use coloured polish on my nails?
Just a tinted pink she offered, and before I had really thought it
through, was sat at the table with her brushing my nails till all ten
were a smooth shiny hint of pink/pearl. They looked somehow more
delicate, and once they were dried, I hugged her and thanked her for the
help she had given me. The party was a great success for me. The girls
wanted to know what I had used and Emma, who I had always had down as
lesbian, enjoyed giving me some personal attention in a dark corner.
But the most unexpected event was having a drunken Tom ask me if I was
gay, as he fancied me rotten. I was rather taken aback by this
conversation, but when I left he left with me, which as we lived near
each other, was not a surprise. But then he went on to repeatedly tell
me how good looking and attractive I was, how he loved how brave I was
with my style, and thought I was prettier than many of the girls around.
This was rather a lot to take in at once. I had always wanted to be
different, maybe attractive, but pretty I was not sure about. But then
as we walked the couple of miles home he got closer to my side, gently
bumping into me until our hands touched and he caught hold of mine. Not
sure how to react, I stiffened but did not jerk my hand out of his. We
continued to walk but the chat was mostly his. I was having my own
internal conversation about the fact that a man was holding my hand. His
talk was mindless chatter, just wallpaper if you like. On reflection, I
am surprised that as we walked I relaxed and allowed myself to be open
to this new situation. This meant that when we got near our homes and we
were in a darker area, Tom turned to face me. At first I thought to say
"Good night', but though he did say those words, just before he had
kissed me first on my cheek and when I did not pull away, he then kissed
my lips gently. His kiss was different to Emma's. A little rougher, more
in charge than the girl's tender touch, but good in its own way. I think
he was testing my reactions really, as he did nothing more than kiss my
lips for a few seconds, then part and wish me good night, and suggest we
meet up again. My last few hundred yards to home were full of personal
introspection, much like my restless sleep that followed once I was in
bed.
In the morning, I was asked how the party was by my mother. Being tired,
and of late more open with her, I told her about the people who had
kissed me. She knew neither of them, but did not seem bothered by the
fact I had been kissed by a gay man. What she was more interested in was
the way I was spending time with girls, and wanted to know if I
identified with girls or boys. I had thought about this before and knew
I was a boy, but liked the way girls were less macho, the way they
thought about how they looked, and the way they could just talk more
freely about things which affected them. She listened carefully,
concluding with me that it was no coincidence that a gay female as well
as a gay male could find me attractive, as I was displaying quite
feminine traits while still maintaining something of my masculinity. She
finished the conversation with a question. Over the past year my
masculinity had been eroded in favour of the more girly image. Did I
intend this to continue and drift further into feminine expressions, or
did I want to live as a more regular boy? She got up from the kitchen
table and kissed me on my forehead. Her last words were "I will love you
whatever you do, you know that, don't you" This was going to be a hard
day of thinking I could see.
This internal discussion about sexuality did not affect how I dressed.
How could it? Nearly all my clothes that fitted me had been bought
within the last year, so trousers were fitted or tight, tops were not
loose. So I continued in my now established femmy style as mother called
it. Luckily, neither Emma or Tom was in any of the study groups I was
in, so I only met them at breaks or after classes. Sexuality aside, I
was still enjoying my clothes, and two Saturdays later was invited by
Lisa to go shopping with her, as she said I had good taste. Well the
week before I had seen a video of Spandau Ballet, and the 80s new
romantic groups, they were great at merging the male and female styles,
and then there was Bowie and his unique style that seemed to relate to
me. Anyway, I was with Lisa shopping when I saw a white cotton blouse.
Big sleeves, frills around the buttoned cuffs, short stand up collar and
laces instead of buttons down the front. I loved it and Lisa agreed I
would suit it. I later bought a waist coat to go with it, so it
emphasized the puffy style of the sleeves by making the body fitted.
Mother approved when I showed her what I had bought.
A week later, I was chatting with Lisa who wanted to do something
different with her hair, and had picked up a fashion magazine that
focuses on hair styles. We spent a nice lunch break talking through what
she could do and what would suit her face, cutting out several pictures
to take with her to the salon she used. When we were done, I picked up
the magazine and packed it with my books, hoping to have a private look
at the articles. The evenings reading was quite informative, and the
conversation also, when mother noticed what I was looking at. "Thinking
of a change?" I said maybe, but in the back of my mind was a picture of
a boyish girl with a curly style that was very full and not too long,
half way down the neck really. "How about something with curl? Ever
thought of that?" so I showed her the style, she nodded "Bit shorter
than you have it now, would you mind?" I said not, and she took it on
herself to arrange a booking at the salon for Saturday. I had only been
thinking about it really, and all of a sudden I am having a new style.
Alice was always nice to me when she was cutting my hair, and this time
was no different. "New style I see" then we discussed whether it would
look good and if my hair was suitable. She suggested keeping the
highlights in. I had only read about perms and was a little nervous when
the small rollers and smelly liquids that Alice wore gloves to handle,
as she started to be apply them to my head. Once started, I reckoned all
I had to do was sit back and let her do whatever needed doing. I could
hardly walk out half way through. Eventually I was finished, my brown
hair with highlights was now completely changed. Instead of straight
down to my shoulders, it sat an inch or so off the shoulder and stood
out from my neck a couple of inches. I still had a fringe across my face
but not as low this time, and it was fixed in position with something
she had combed into the hair when finishing.
As with anything new, it takes some getting used to and this was no
different. I looked at my reflection and was struck by how feminine it
looked. Had I gone too far this time? Alice told me I looked fantastic,
and my mother who had come back to pick me up agreed with her, telling
me I should make the most of a professional styling and go out that
evening. As luck would have it, Tom saw us walking to the car. "Hello
Mrs Connor" we replied "Hello Tom', then he recognised me and a grin
spread over his face. "Mark, sorry I didn't...er.. well you know. You
look great, going anywhere special" I thanked him and told him I had no
plans. Mum then chipped in "Look it is getting late, why don't you two
go on into town, get something to eat and have a good time. Here, take a
twenty." She was right. It was nearly six. I found my voice "Not sure I
want to go out like this" meaning I wanted time to get used to the new
hair. But she took me the wrong way. "Oh silly me, of course you will
want to change. Tom, do you mind coming back to ours?" Tom, who had only
agreed with nods to all this, but I could sense was not averse to a
night out, said yes. And that was it. I was going out with Tom for the
evening. Mum knew we had kissed a few weeks ago, but that had not
stopped her encouraging this friendship. If anything, she seemed quite
keen on the idea.
I changed as expected and without thinking of the ramifications, picked
up a lemon collarless shirt and my white lcyra trousers, tucked into the
boots on my feet and a little make up as it was the weekend. I went to
meet Tom, who was happily chatting with mum about football and how Steve
Gerard is quite good looking. We walked out with her final words "Have a
good time you two" following us down the path. "Tom, I don't know what
got into her'. I apologised on her behalf. "No need to, I have been
trying to catch you and ask if you wanted to do something together, and
now we are'. We caught a bus into town and had a burger, then went to
watch a film. Some sort of comedy which I found funny, but all the time
I was aware of Tom's arm pressing on mine. When it finished, we walked
out in the crush of people and noticed how many couples had been in the
audience and how me and Tom might well look like a couple also. For some
reason, this made feel quite comfortable at his side and when he grabbed
my hand so we did not get split up I gripped it and followed. Once
outside we did not release our grip. Tom being a year older could
legally drink in a pub, so before we left for home, we stopped at a bar.
I had coke, he had lager. We chatted about the film, about my mother,
about college, and eventually about us. He had his hand on my hip as we
stood facing one another. He explained how he was gay and that, as he
said before, he found me attractive, and if I was interested he would
love to go out again and see where it takes us. I had my back to the
room, so when he leaned over to kiss me, and after the initial shock, I
could imagine the other customers seeing a man kissing a girl, it was
only from the front you might notice I had no bumps that a girl would be
expected to have, and a bump that a boy should have. But for the time I
let him kiss me, hoping we offended no one.
We caught the last bus back to our area of town, and much to my relief
Tom was not quite as forward with his attentions as he had been in the
pub. But once back into our streets and taking short cuts through darker
areas, he was not so reserved and once again held me close and when we
were at my back door, we kissed once more, this time with more passion,
and from the pressure he was exerting on my thigh, a more stimulated
penis. After what seemed like ages, I was getting cold and told him it
was time he was going home. Without any resistance, he thanked me for a
great evening and hoped we could do it again, lastly giving me such a
gentle kiss on my lips it made the hairs on my neck stand up. I went
inside to find my mother sitting up watching a late night film. "How was
it then?" I told her about the film and going for a drink in the pub,
then she let slip she knew we had been standing outside the back door
for a while. When I said we had just been chatting, she gave the "look
over the glasses" stare and said "whatever you say" then paused "Do you
want a drink?" "That's a good idea, do you want one" "Yes please, there
is some Baileys out, two chunks of ice first. Have one yourself if you
want to try it" I spent the closing moments of that eventful day sitting
with my legs tucked underneath me, alcohol in my stomach, and a nice
feeling of being comfortable with mum. As we sat, she asked if I had got
to like my curly hair, and then quite casually asked if Tom made a good
boyfriend. In my relaxed state, before I put the answer through any sort
of filter, I said he was. Then she told me there was a message from a
girl called Emma, who wanted to know if I fancied going bowling Sunday
afternoon, then asked "Is she the one who always wears jeans and has
short hair? I told her it was. She just said "Oh" in a questioning tone.
My Sunday turned out to be fun. I kept my bowling friend happy by losing
on the alley, then spending a few hours with her afterwards. We ate
pizza, walked through a park, sat on a bench, but most significant was
the talk. She was quite open about how she liked me and would like us to
be a couple. I was still remembering the night with Tom, and hopefully
made it clear that while I was happy to be a friend, I did not want to
tie myself to a relationship. I wanted to be free to see whoever I
wanted. This did not put her off, and we continued our evening hand in
hand, even kissing at times. Emma was the first to actually comment on
how I dressed, making a direct statement about how I can look like a
girl. Then taking it further by asking if I could see myself actually
being a girl. This was so direct, it took me by surprise, but not the
topic. I had taken plenty of time to think about how I was seen by
others, and besides the appeal of looking different, experimenting in an
arty way with clothes, but there was something I liked about looking
like and being a feminine boy, what my mother had called a femboy. Emma
took my desire to be seen as feminine by asking me to wear make up more
often and if I wanted, to use stronger colours. I had a lovely time with
Emma, well that was what I told her and my mother, partly because it was
true, but also to try and keep my personal questions to myself. Just
what was I , and who was I, and what should I wear in public?
I had several weeks of study, going out with Tom, Emma and a few times
with Lisa, but she was more of a shopping partner and gossip chat time.
Christmas was coming up and several parties were organised, as well as
student discos. I went to some with Tom and a couple with Emma. They
knew about each other, but I did not wish to go to a party with both of
them there. Mostly the parties were small, but Tom invited me to a
special night he had heard of in town and asked me the day before if I
would dress as femme as I could, and that he would like to see me push
the make up further than I had in the past. When I asked him what he
meant, he explained how I knew he was gay, but something he really finds
attractive is she males. I had come across this title. Some people were
happy with, but I was not, seeing myself as such a person. I was not
into trying to be a girl and hiding my manhood, but I was flattered by
Tom's request and wore white trousers, a white satin blouse under a pink
woollen vest and jacket. His venue for the evening was a gay bar that
was well known in town. At first I was apprehensive about being so open
about being with Tom, but I considered how I looked, and with Tom's
encouragement, we did go in and have a drink. I think Tom had been in a
few times before as he knew a couple of people. Thankfully I did not see
anyone I knew and managed to relax, that is until I got chatted up by a
gross middle aged man who smelled. I was rescued by Tom when he returned
from the gents, by putting his arm around my waist and giving me a kiss.
For all my fears, the evening was quite fun. Plenty of people to watch,
easy atmosphere and friendly staff. That was on top of Tom being very
attentive towards me. I definitely felt like his partner, with him being
the alpha. I felt I was possibly the girl, or at least how I think a
girl might feel with an attentive boyfriend.
A week before Christmas and I was chatting with mum about her plans and
what we would be doing. She had a couple of parties with friends and
work over the holidays, but she had fallen out with her parents and
would not be seeing them, so Christmas would be the two of us. Then she
moved onto the fact that we had hair appointments for the weekend before
Christmas, and she was going to have a special for a party that evening.
I had planned on a tidy up with Alice, but for some reason mentioned
that Tom had wanted me to dress more femininely. Mum just smiled and
said "Why not'. I countered by pointing out that I am a boy. She cut in,
telling me "a pretty boy though, who gets mistaken for a pretty girl" I
was having to agree with what she said. Then she suggested I get Alice
to give me a mixed blonde colouring when we went. And as usual, I did
not take long to agree to the idea and actually thought it would look
good.
I was not mentally ready for the transformation that blonde hair gives
you. I was stunned when Alice finished. Not only blonde, but she had
tightened the curls so they stood out more than usual. Tom had heard
that I was having my hair done, and asked if he could take me anywhere
so as to show off the new me, like my mum would be doing at her party. I
did not want to sit about at home alone, and found myself with Tom in
the gay bar, feeling every bit like a girl out with her boyfriend. Some
others came and chatted with us. Many gay men openly being affectionate,
and some a bit like me, clearly not the "man" in the relationship. I
thought I was possibly the most feminine one there, until it was pointed
out to me that a couple of women at the other side of the room were
actually men. If I looked they had adams apples and rather large hands
for a woman. As the conversation went on, Tom kept mentioning these two
transvestites. Eventually I asked if that was how he would like me to
dress. He said he would love to see how I looked, but it was up to me,
no pressure.
The evening was notable for what happened when we got back to my house.
Mum was out at her party, so I felt comfortable inviting Tom in for a
coffee. While I was making the drink, he approached me from behind and
cuddled me from behind, his erection pressing into my back. The kettle
was left to switch itself off as we got into more passionate kissing,
and for the first time, I put my hand onto his trouser bulge and
massaged it through the fabric until there was a tensing in his body and
a wet patch developed on his front. Just at that moment, I heard a key
in the front door and we straightened ourselves up, but clearly looked
guilty as mum walked in. I stumbled out "I was making a coffee, do you
want one?" she smiled back "Oh no, I will take a glass of water, switch
off the lights when you have finished." The smirk on her face made me
even more uncomfortable.
Christmas was a low key event, cards around the house, few decorations
and a table for two. But we had a nice relaxed day together eating and
drinking a traditional meal, and with my maturing age allowing me to
drink champagne without regulation it seemed. We opened our gifts. I had
bought mum a bottle of scent I liked the smell of. She had bought me a
warm jacket. The significant feature of this item was that it lacked
buttons, having only a belt and up stand collar. I tried it on. "I have
the receipt if it is the wrong size" not if I don't like it I noticed.
And the receipt was Le Femme Boutique, confirming what I guessed to be a
woman's jacket. I thanked her and we opened our other gifts. There were
the usual chocolates, etc, but Tom had bought me a matching silver
necklace and bracelet which were fixed to me in the appropriate places.
Mum telling me they were pretty as she manipulated the tiny fasteners.
I must have drunk a bottle of the wine when we sat down to watch a Sex
in the City DVD we had received. These women could dress up with great
style, which sparked a chat between us. My barriers and inhibitions
down, I told her about the transvestites I had seen in the bar, and the
conversation I had had with Tom and his desire to see me dressing as a
woman. We continued drinking and I remember little of the evening.
Waking the next morning with a bad head, but slowly becoming aware that
I was wearing something different to my cotton pyamas. Through the fog,
I felt the satin fabric wrapped around my legs and realised I was
wearing a full length nightie. I eventually got up as my headache eased,
but that did not ease my lack of awareness. Even though I got up in a
new item of nightwear, I still picked up my dressing gown before heading
out of my room to the toilet, then onto the kitchen. Mother was at the
table reading a website on the laptop. "Good morning. How are you
feeling?" "Rough" I replied. She got up to make me some toast and
coffee, adding aspirin to the plate. The conversation was limited until
the tablets had taken effect, my awareness increased with a clearing
head. I was sat in a long white satin nightie clearly visible below my
dressing gown.
My first proper sentence was to ask if wine always gave a hangover. I
was told sometimes alcohol had a bad reaction. Other times no after
effects, but mum told me we had had a good evening. When I asked what
had happened, she realised I had not remembered the latter part of the
day. She told me we had watched a couple of DVDs and talked about cross
dressing.
I recalled some of this, but still had no idea why I had worn the
nightie. As we talked, it came out that we had ended the evening having
a girlie time. We had got ready for bed in a girlie fashion, hence the
nightie and as she prompted me, I noticed that my fingers had had a
manicure and she told me I had returned the favour and done hers as
well. Apparently, I had used her moisturisers and face packs, but it was
not until I got up and went to wash properly that I saw my face. I must
have let out some noise, possibly a scream. My eye brows had changed
shape! From a quite broad line across my eyes, I now had neat wedge
shaped brows tapering to the outside. Mum came in, possibly thinking I
had hurt myself.
"What happened?" I demanded
'we wanted to see how your face would look if we shaped your brows. They
look good, don't they"
I was still staring at the mirror and touched them with a manicured
finger, "OMG how girlie was I last night?"
"Enough to pluck most of those hairs out yourself" I think I went a
little pale, then blushed as I considered how my friends might take to
this new look.
Mum then made the statement that hit hardest. "I do hope you like them,
there is not a lot we can do to them, other than thin them more, afraid
you are stuck with them, it takes weeks for them to grow back'. She then
hugged me and told me she was sorry if we had gone too far. She thought
I was happy with the things we were doing at the time.
By mid afternoon I was dressed in my favourite flared jeans and lemon
hoodie. I had not been able to unfasten the bracelet, so I kept the
matching necklace in place also as it did not show, but would be able to
let Tom know I was wearing it if he asked. Lisa had managed to get her
house for a get together on Boxing day, but before I left my house, I
had another drift away from my previous boy look. My new jacket was
hanging on the hooks by the front door. My old warm jacket was missing.
I asked mum where the old one was. She looked at me quizzically. "You
really don't remember much of last night do you? You threw it in the
dustbin, said something about it being a link with the boy you used to
be." Right now, I was not so sure I would have been so rash, but the
choice was, root it out of the bin with all the food waste, or wear the
new one. Simple in the end. I wore the new one.
Lisa noticed the eye brows straight away, and then told me the jacket
looked good and asked what else I had got. I showed her the bracelet
which she thought was pretty. Lisa herself was wearing a stunning party
dress, and like the girl I was becoming, I told her it was gorgeous and
she looked fantastic. As the party developed, more friends arrived and
we played silly games until we had got giddy, the couples pairing up in
their own intimate parties. Neither Emma nor Tom was there, so I ended
up drinking and chatting with three girls and a boy. The subject of my
eye brows and continuing alternative look came up, and was surprised
none felt I was being stupid with my feminine styles. Sara and Kee even
suggesting I should push myself further and really blur the gender
distinctions. When I asked what they might have in mind, they listed
more make up, I only had mascara on at the time, more obvious ear rings,
finger rings, shoes was another area I could change without being OTT.
It was late when we split up and the topics had changed many times, but
I walked home deep in thought as to what people saw when they looked at
me, and how I felt about the fact that my friends had no problem with my
alternative style. Mother clearly had no problem either as she had left
the satin nightie on top of my bed so I would see it when I got ready
for bed that evening. Picking it up, I felt the softness and being
slightly drunk, put it on and went to bed, wrapped in its luxury.
The days after Christmas are always a bit of an anticlimax. I sat about
at home reading and studying, as there seemed nothing better to do until
I would be going out to meet Tom or one of my other friends. Over lunch,
mum asked how I liked my deliberately feminine touches. I said I was
getting used to them, meaning the eye brows, then somehow the
conversation turned into a rerun of the one I had had at Lisa's,
suggesting I try out some more feminine items. She suggested jewellery
and using make up more regularly. What was bothering me a little was
that she was being so positive in her encouragement. It was she who had
taken me to the salon, she who had taught me about make up and nails,
she who had bought me the girls jacket, she who had plucked my eye brows
and dressed me in satin two days before. I summoned up the courage to
list these things, and ask if she planned any of it. Her response took
me a little by surprise. It was me who had always initiated the style
changes, the hair, the make up, the clothes, and she was happy to
encourage me at first. But as the months had passed, she had seen in me
a different side, one that could hardly be called male or manly. I was
not a big lad, but with my new look and increasingly submissive
attitude, I would do almost anything she suggested. She concluded with
the opinion that she felt I was going to end up completely feminine in
look and attitude. When I let this sink in, I asked her if she saw me as
a boy. She shocked me by saying no, I was me, her child. But pushed,
said that she saw a son who lacked many of the boy traits, and would one
day stop being her son in a regular, society approved way. "You think I
should be a girl?" I asked eventually "Why not, you behave like one and
look like one, the sooner you accept you are never going to make a half
decent macho man, and that you might as well be a girl, the sooner we
can get you sorted out properly'. I was stunned and she could tell, so
left me to think what she had said about me on my own.
I did not do much studying that afternoon and later on with Tom, I was
quiet. He asked what was up and I told him that my mother thought I made
a useless man and should just be a girl. I could tell from his reaction
he was a little shocked too, it was a little harsh, but as he thought
about it, came to agree with her more or less when he told me he
considered me to be his girlfriend. My maleness was taking a beating
that day for sure, and as we ended the evening in a passionate embrace
with me massaging Tom's erection to a climax, I felt almost confirmed in
my role as the girl in the relationship. But what to do about the
situation, rebel and assert my male nature, or let myself drift more and
more into a world of feminine appearance and attitudes?
The nightie was out for me on the bed once again, and once again I put
it on before going to bed. I slept fitfully, half dreaming about being a
girl, how would it feel, how would people react, would a gay man like
Tom still want me, did I want to do any of these things. I had one dream
that was pivotal. I was with Tom and I was not clear how I looked, but I
was female. Breasts, long legs, the full ideal image, and I was happy at
his side.
In the morning, I went down for breakfast in the nightie. Mum was still
on holiday and looked a little surprised as I had not covered myself up
with my heavy bath robe. As I made the toast, I found the words "Did you
mean what you said yesterday, that I make a hopeless man"
She looked at me with loving eyes "that is not quite how it was meant to
sound, not hopeless, more not a particularly macho one, I suppose a
special one" she paused "why?"
"Well I have been thinking" I started, and went on to say that I would
like to find out what it might be like to be a woman, and on new year's
eve in particular when I planned to give Tom his dream of taking me out
looking female, not just femmy. She gave me a searching look and asked
if I was sure. I said yes, but then limited it to no skirts, just
trousers and tops that I already had.
"Oh no" she came back with, "if you are doing this, you need to do it
properly. Maybe not skirts, but I think we need to let you know a bit
more of being female than just wearing clothes" she looked straight at
me "you will be very pretty, but just this once I want to treat you. If
you are serious, I will help you, but you do whatever I tell you to do.
Understood?"
Not fully understanding, I said yes.
"Right, well in that case Ma.......rie, the kitchen needs tidying before
we do anything'. This was unexpected, she always cleared up. "You see
Marie, being female is not just dresses, there is all the things men
expect you to do, and housework is one of them, so time to start sharing
the jobs if you are going to be a woman like me'. I could not think of
any argument against this logic, so dutifully I cleaned the kitchen.
When I was done, she invited me into her room. Laid out were several
things I expected she had got out for me. "First, I think you should get
rid of your body hair and shave your pubic area to a neat panty line.
Silently, I took the bottle and went to the bathroom, emerging later
clear skinned and wearing a tight pair of pants she called control
briefs. She next fastened a bra to my chest and filled it with tights. I
was beginning to feel very different as I sat at her vanity and used her
make up as she directed, then once she had brushed and moussed my hair
into a volume style, I could see a female face looking back at me. I was
then told to go and get dressed. I soon found the bra pushed my tops out
and shortened the front, while the trousers had a flat front, giving no
indication of the genitals within. I came out in my flared jeans and a
fawn sweater that barely touched the waist band on the trousers now.
Mum was waiting for me with her car keys, "That took ages, another
indicator that I am right. A boy would have picked up what was out, you
spent time putting an outfit together'. I was used to going out wearing
the clothes I was in. My hair had not changed that much. I had even worn
this much make up before, but I felt nervous stepping out to the car.
The only real change was the underwear, and the jacket was hiding the
effects this was having on my chest. I had to go or mum would have
accused me of weakness, so I joined her in the car and I was off to
where ever she had in mind. There is a big shopping mall a short way
along the motorway that she confidently said would have enough shops for
us to find what I needed.
First off she wanted to find some female footwear, so it was shoe shops
and looking at heels while I was having to consider what style I might
like. Given my veto on skirts, she steered me towards boots with the
idea I tuck trousers into them. I had seen girls wearing this style, and
after a few nervous try ons, she paid for a black pair with wedge heels,
with the comment that the wedge will fell more stable than a spike heel.
But as we could not find a pair with a loose enough leg for my jeans to
go inside, she now had to find 3/4 trousers. We also needed to find a
new top she informed me. So we browsed through the fashion retailers. My
first horror here was being given a blouse and told to go and try it on.
I looked at her with what I hoped was a pleading look, but she just
squeezed my arm and told me I would be fine, the changing rooms are
private. With butterflies in my stomach, I took the blouse in for a try
on. I did not like it, so came out having given it a try, but more
importantly, I had been into the changing rooms alone. Mum did suggest
that next time I come out to give her a show before taking it off. It
took a couple of hours and several trips to changing rooms before we
were happy with the choices. I had a pair of satin 3/4 pants that came
to just below the knee, the baggy nature in the leg stopped with
buttons, the wide belt sitting on my hips. The top was similarly very
different to my previous choices. It was a gold coloured square necked
smock top that flared out in soft folds to my hips, with short bell
sleeves. Now that we had the clothes, she said I needed accessories. A
long string of black beads, a wide bangle, long chandelier ear rings,
and my first finger ring. Then, as a last purchase we bought a long pink
silk scarf to go with the jacket and a supply of control pants and bras,
this was not going to be a one day event I could tell.
Once home, I had to go and change into the new outfit. The first thing I
noticed was how soft the new fabrics felt against my bare skin. The next
was how walking in heels, rather than just trying them on and standing
in them, was going to take some getting used to. Mum was waiting for me
in the lounge when I was ready. She tucked the button cuff on the bottom
of the trousers into the top of the boots, and then rearranged my hair
so the ears and decorations were more visible.
"So, how do you like the outfit?" she asked
"Not my usual style I must admit, but it is certainly more feminine.
Should I go and change now?"
Her reply came back lightening fast "God no Marie, I think you need more
time as a woman, and right now I think the women here should be sorting
out something to eat, so get an apron and help me in the kitchen"
I rarely even helped her cook, but that day had been a day of new
beginnings. We got the meal started and while it cooked, she brought out
some more items and told me to sit down. I held out my hand as she
sorted out some opaque oval shapes which I guessed were false nails,
then without asking she glued them one by one onto my finger tips. It
did cross my mind to ask if this was a bit too much, but I had agreed to
let her do anything she wanted. The meal was ready as she fixed the last
nail on. My first time laying a table with long nails was a challenge,
but with practice, I worked out how to pick things up and adjust the way
I used my fingers. Eating was just as complicated. Mother never offered
advice, but I could see her smiling at my difficulties. The meal over, I
had to clear up before she called me to her for next part of my
instruction. She painted one coat of plum coloured varnish onto the
nails, then told me to apply a second which turned out to be more
awkward than I expected, but I did all ten with some effort. I could
think of nothing else she might want me to do, but I was wrong. Among
the items she had were eyelashes, not ridulously long she said, just
enough to make the lashes noticeable. Five minutes later they too are
glued in place and my eyes feeling odd.
"Right one last thing for tonight" she said as she picked up her
tweezers,
"but you have done that already, surely they are fine"
"You agreed to let me do whatever I felt was required, and I think your
face could do with thinner brows"
"but what happens when I go back to school, they will look...well thin"
She gave me a hard stare "you agreed to being made as feminine as
possible without wearing a skirt, and I say your brows look too
masculine still, and certainly not as feminine as they could be. So
let's get on with it"
I just looked up at her and agreed.
"I think that proves my point, no man would have given in so easily.
Only a girl would let their mother pluck her eye brows" She only pulled
a few hairs out "do you agree with me Marie?"
I had to agree with her. I had given way and I could think of no other
boy allowing anyone to do the things she had done to me that day, let
alone pluck a few hairs out of my face. When she was finished, I looked
in a mirror and once again agreed with her that I was indeed quite
pretty. "Now we are agreed on that Marie" with emphasis on the name
"let's have a girls drink. Two Baileys on ice I think, then we can relax
after our hard day's efforts"
we went to bed after a couple of the liquors had slipped down our
throats. I had owned up to liking Tom a lot, and mum had admitted she
had always wanted a daughter. Before going to bed, I was told in no
uncertain terms that I was to clean off the make up, but the nails and
lashes stayed, and I was to sleep in a nightie which she did not need to
tell me to do. The thought of satin on my hairless body was one of the
sensations I had been looking forward to once I realised how sensitive
my skin had become.
Morning came around quickly, with mum already up and knocking on my door
telling me get up as there was lots to do. There never had been much for
me to do in the past, but I did as as she told me. Over breakfast, she
told me I had an hour to get dressed, hair done and make up. Then she
had some jobs she needed help with, like getting some groceries. When I
asked how to remove the nails as I would look odd going to the shops
with long plum coloured nails, she informed me that Marie would not look
odd with long plum coloured nails and that she was not going to have
another argument about whether I was a boy or a girl. That had already
been decided, for now I was a girl. Then, as if to reinforce the
message, she came into my room while I was dressing and removed all my
male underwear and the few old Mark clothes I had not thrown out
already.
As she left with her bin bag, she suggested I try the boots under the
flared jeans, I would need to practice walking on heels. We left the
house together, but when we got to the shops, she made me go into the
supermarket on my own. I had a few items of food to get and she added to
the list foundation that I had to check was the right shade for my skin,
and pick up a nail polish that I liked. This was a big challenge, out on
my own dressed quite unmistakably and far too femininely and buying make
up. I just hoped no one saw me that I knew, though I did feel confident
enough with the look I had, that I was pretty enough to be mistaken for
a girl by strangers. It took ages to find the right items and select the
right shades, foundation being the hardest, but nail polish was nearly
as bad ( I choose a pink with flecks in it) and picked up a lipstick to
match, thought I might impress mother with that, and it did. She said it
was a going out at night colour with the glitter in it, so I should save
it for New Years Eve. As for the rest of the day, I spent it doing
housework while mother sorted through cupboards having a clear out. But
I was not left to just get on with the jobs, she kept an eye on me,
reminding me to move as a girl would, as if wearing heels and having
extensions to my nails was not enough, I now had to consider how I
picked things off the floor, sat down, even how I walked. And she still
found time to tell me my lipstick needed redoing and that I had chipped
my nail polish. It was all very trying being a girl.
To avoid embarrassment I did not go out, just answered the phone and
said I was not too good, but did tell Tom I would be going out on new
year's eve as he had wanted, which made him happy. I had three days of
being her daughter before I would be going out, which was the purpose of
this exercise. When there was no housework to do, mum would take me to
try out different colours of lipstick or eye shadow, maybe redo the
whole face. It was while we were experimenting with colours that mum
picked up her brush, my hair was parted in the middle and gelled in
position to the sides of my face. First she brushed the fringe back over
the top of my head and clipped it back, exposing my forehead which
neither of us liked, so she picked up scissors and brushed it forward,
but before cutting "Remember dear, your mother knows best, so no
arguing" and before I could argue, had cut into my fringe. My hair being
curly meant it did not have sharp edges, which was just as well because
when she finished, I had a feathered fringe coming just below my brows.
Then she tucked the sides behind my ears.
"I think tomorrow you should go out and get yourself some nice new ear
rings, now that you can see them. I was thinking of saying something
about going back to school looking like this, but as if she read my
mind, I got a hard stare which I dare not challenge. Instead, I ended up
looking at my fingers which were entwined in my lap. "You know, you look
so cute when you do that, looking at your hands, I'd swear you've been
doing it all your life. Come Marie, time for you to practice your
cooking skills once more" and with that I was dismissed and without
complaint went to the kitchen to start the supper. Behind me I heard her
say "I wish you had not said no to skirts, they would look so good on
you now, you wiggle your arse in those heels" I turned round and in an
offended tone said "Mother" but she was right about the wiggle. Maybe
the heels provoked my hips or the encouragement she had been giving me,
I now walked one foot directly in front of the other, and as a
consequence my hips moved from side to side and my hands stuck out
horizontally to help me balance. In only a few days, I had affected my
walk so much, she complimented me on it.
New Years Eve came at last and in the afternoon we started getting ready
for our respective parties. First a shower, shave all over to check for
any stray hairs, then after I had dried her hair and brushed it out, she
worked around mine with curling tongues, tightening up the curls. Then
in dressing gowns, we painted each other's nails. Doing our own faces
before sitting down to a couple of glass of bucks fizz. I had not found
this experience bad, but that afternoon of pampering each other, then
sitting around waiting before putting on our clothes was just great. I
felt like a proper Marie.
Tom called round at seven. Mum had told me to be upstairs and pretend
not to be ready, just wait a minute and dab some scent on before coming
down. As I walked in, mum said to Tom "Your Christmas wish I think" as
she gestured to me "Now Marie, remember what I have told you about
looking like a girl"
"Yes mother, I must behave like one as well"
She nodded her head at Tom and I took it to mean that I should greet
him, so I went over and kissed his lips before saying "Hi'. Tom managed
a "wow" somewhere in the first few minutes. But any further reaction was
stopped because the door bell rang and mum welcomed into the house a six
foot man, middle aged but still fit and very smart. Now I knew why she
had put so much effort into getting ready and wearing the rarely seen
long red silk dress. "We have just been having bucks fizz, anyone fancy
joining us?" Clarke smiled and walked over to her and kissed her cheek.
"You look gorgeous, and yes to the the fizz, might as well start the fun
now'. Mum just looked at me and I knew I should go and make the drinks.
Tom said he would try one, so no quick escape from the situation. I took
the drinks through and mum introduced me as Marie to Clarke, who gave me
a kiss on both cheeks and told me I looked great. We made polite
conversation. Tom and Clarke talked about football as they both
supported city, while I just felt awkward pretending to be a girl, with
a man who knows I am really a boy, while the other clearly thinks I am
his friend's daughter. This could go so terribly wrong I kept thinking,
and then telling myself not to blow the disguise or mum would kill me.
We finished our drinks. Clarke made comments about needing to get on the
road. Mum pressed some money into my borrowed small gold shoulder bag,
and kissed both of us, telling us to have a good time. Being without a
car, we had to take a bus into town. Tom held my hand all the time,
leading me into the gay bar looking very proud. I felt he was showing me
off in some way, which felt quite bizarre, as for me I would quite
easily have just gone unnoticed. Tom being 18 was able to get drinks
from a busy bar that did not check too carefully who was legal. We were
not sure if my student card picture would really have helped clear up my
age if challenged. Having spent most of the time between Christmas and
the end of the year being drilled by my mother, I was constantly aware
of how I should walk, sit, drink, but she did not teach me how to treat
Tom and others. I had to make my own rules for these situations based on
her short talks about being Marie, which basically boiled down to Tom is
the man. I should do whatever he asks because he will take care of me.
Her attitude came over as men are better than girls. I am equal with
women, not very "equal opportunities" I know but it was how she viewed
the sexes, and now as I stood next to Tom, I quite easily knew that I
could agree with her.
Tom was in charge and all I had to do was follow his lead and make sure
I was pleasing him and making him feel superior to me. With some more
alcohol in us, we chatted freely. I had the occasional hand stroke my
arse and talked with the other women there. A few of them I was sure
were like me, pretenders. As the hour got later, I was chatted up if Tom
left me alone, and come the midnight celebration it was easy to go and
hug anybody you wanted, it was a free for all. Though I did notice that
there were quite a few men looking to give me a hug, I was sure if I had
come as a boy that would never have happened. An hour or so later, the
party was breaking up and Tom suggested we head for home. There were no
taxis to be seen and it was going to be a good walk back, so we started
walking. With my jacket pulled round me and the scarf warming my neck we
walked, but it did not take long for my heels to make their presence
known. They had been making my feet ache before we left the bar. Now I
was walking without a break, they were making the ache move up the scale
to pain. We paused at a bench to give me a rest at about half way, as we
sat I wanted to know if the pain was worth it, so I asked if he had
enjoyed me being his girlfriend for the evening. He was clearly pleased
with my efforts by his body language, but his comments were full of
encouragement. He pleaded with me to be his girlfriend more often, or at
least be more feminine. The one criticism was that I had worn trousers.
Why had I not worn a skirt? I explained how I had agreed to the
feminization if I could wear trousers as a sort of restrainer on my
mother. He suggested that next time I allow her to do whatever she
thinks would suit me. I promised to think about it and not just the
skirt, but the whole feminine look.
We reached my home and the lights were still on as we had left them, so
mum was not back. I invited Tom in and took my boots off, and then we
kissed. Tom was very passionate and got me to stop thinking about how
tired my feet were as we stood facing each other. I could feel my dick
swelling but the tight pants stopped it growing. Tom had no such
problems. As we kissed, he pressed his growth against me. As I got more
excited, I massaged it, but we moved on when he undid the zip and
allowed it into fresh air. Somewhere in the back of my head was a mantra
mother had given me "please your man that is your role'. I first took
his cock in my hand, and then in the excitement I felt him push me down.
Whether he did or not I am unsure, but I slid down until I was facing
his meat and kissed it, then licked the tip. Slowly I licked and kissed
more of it, until I had it in my mouth. It was inexperience I guess, but
he could not stop himself coming and unloaded himself into my mouth. I
don't know what was the most shocking thing happening at that moment,
having cum squirted into my mouth or the door opening and my mother
taking in the scene. She saw her son giving Tom a blow job. Without
hardly a break in her speech "Oh... hello... when you are ready I was
going to make a coffee for me and Clarke, if you would like to make them
when you are ready'. She turned and pulled the door closed and left me
blushing like mad. Tom pulled me up, kissed me and said it was probably
time for him to leave. Then, as he left, kissed me and told me I was
fantastic and would love to take Marie out again, but maybe I should put
some fresh lipstick on before taking the coffees through. As he made his
comments, he used his finger to wipe some spunk off my chin and rather
sexily wiped it on my tongue reminding me of the taste. I sucked his
finger. He smiled "You liked that?" I smiled and replied "I think I
did'.
I took the coffees into mum and Clarke, lipstick repaired and chin
cleaned. She smiled at me as I offered the cups.
"Good evening Marie?" she asked,
"different from last year"
"it certainly looked that way. Tom have a good time?"
"I think so"
"he looked pleased when I saw him"
"only doing what you told me to do"
"did I?"
"yes you did. I think Tom was pleased with how it turned out'. Mum was
looking at me, and Clarke was looking confused. "Mum will explain, I'm
off to bed"
I have no idea what was said between them that night. I went off to my
room and stripped off the feminine clothes, and with little ceremony
dropped everything plus the nightie into the laundry basket. Then I
removed my make up, lashes and with pain, the nails. Telling myself I
was now a boy again and back to normal.
Come the morning, I showered and dressed in dark colours, trying to make
some sort of statement I felt, and went down for breakfast. Mum came in
later, looking very happy in her night clothes. "Morning Marie"
"Morning" I replied, responding to the name. Then I heard someone in the
shower. Clarke had stayed the night and unless I hid, he was going to
see me again and I was to him at least, a girl. We had a brief
conversation to confirm that he had stopped and mum used a phrase like
mine about pleasing a man, which had been hers in the first place. Then
before I could hide, he entered the kitchen. "Morning Marie" He looked a
little awkward about being there in the morning, guilty about what he
and my mum must have been up to in the night. But mother just asked me
to put the kettle on, using my femme name with emphasis.
After that I went to my room, only to be called down again when the
phone rang and she shouted