The Family Business
Belladonna
Angela looked over the company books. She had spent the better part of
forty years building the company from the ground up and could only
shake her head at what she was seeing.
The closely held corporation only had two shareholders when she started
it, herself and her late husband, who provided some of the capital for
the first store. The store served as a retail outlet for local
designers and began turning a profit in its second year. From there,
Angela expanded the company by opening stores in twelve different
locations over five states.
The stores business model changed over the years, but the company
remained sustainable. She felt that her company was in good hands when
she turned it over to her only child five years earlier.
Taylor was happy to take control of the company even though he knew his
mother always had veto power over his actions given her control of
seventy-five percent of the company's shares. Taylor was the only other
shareholder of the company. His mother gifted him his father's twenty-
five percent share shortly after his death.
Despite his mother's power over the company, her years of coddling him
led him to believe that he could do whatever he wanted. He was used to
getting what he wanted, and his mother choose not interfere with the
company after retiring as CEO despite maintaining her position as the
Chairwoman of the Board that only included herself, her Vice President
son and Secretary daughter-in-law, Helena.
Angela had been tipped off to her son's behavior by a longtime
corporate employee who was on the verge of retirement and unwilling to
stay silent as she saw the company decline before her eyes under
Taylor's watch. Angela wanted the woman she had trusted so much to be
wrong, but she knew that the woman had never lied to her before. So,
she went to the corporate headquarters and began to review the
company's expenditures and finances.
Angela grimaced as she looked at her son's expenditures. While Angela
began taking a generous salary after the company had expanded to
include a couple of stores, her son's salary was more than double her
final salary despite the fact that he had not increased the company's
sales or done anything to further the company's growth.
The company's books confirmed everything her former employee had warned
her of. There were "business" trips to Las Vegas and Rio de Janeiro,
the acquisition of a company yacht that only Taylor had access to and
Taylor's company Lamborghini that he had managed to never let her see.
While the stores were still turning a profit, her son's prodigious
waste of the company's assets on himself were driving the company into
debt. Angela knew that she could not let her son destroy the product of
her professional life.
While her son was out of the office, on what he had told her was a
business meeting, Angela walked into her daughter-in-law's office.
Helena looked up as she saw Angela walk into her office and close the
door behind her.
"What can I do you for?" Helena asked.
Angela took a seat and asked, "Do you know where your husband is?"
"A business meeting. He always tries to schedule at least one full day
of meetings a week," Helena replied.
Angela shook her head and retorted, "No. I have it on good authority
that he takes off to go out on his boat every week."
"He doesn't have a boat."
"That's right he doesn't. The company does."
"I didn't know that."
"I didn't either, until I looked at the books this morning."
"Wait, a minute. You're telling me he's on a boat."
"It's a yacht actually. He stores up in Cold Spring Harbor."
"You're joking me. He couldn't have kept that secret from me."
"That's what I figured," Angela replied with a stern look.
Helena shook her head and replied, "I never seen the boat. I swear. I
don't go with him on his meetings."
"I know. I was told you were always left behind."
"Yes, he needs to conduct business at his meetings and on his trips.
He's got an important job. I understand he needs to focus on it."
"Well, he sure has focused, just not on his job."
"What do you mean?"
"Where do you think he goes on his business trips?"
"He tells he meets with designers and other retailers, so he was going
to Paris, Milan and wherever there's a convention."
"No, dear. There are no company trips on the books for anything like
that."
Helena froze as she stared into her mother-in-law's eyes as sense of
rage came over as she realized that her husband had played her for a
fool. She fought the urge to shout as she asked, "Where has my husband
been going without me?"
"Vegas, Rio. That's what the receipts say. The company credit card has
some interesting entries too."
"Did he pay for a hooker?" Helena screamed.
"Nothing like that, but there's some strip clubs on there."
Helena calmed down a little. She was not happy that Taylor went to
strip clubs, but it was not abhorrent in her view because it did not
rise to cheating on her.
Angela asked, "So you were unaware of this?"
"I trusted him. He never gave me a reason not to. I don't know if I can
ever..."
Helena put her hands over her eyes as her elbows hit the top of her
desk. Angela put her head down for a second before she asked, "What
about the car? You had to know about the car."
"Which one?"
"The Lamborghini," Angela said in a stern voice.
"What about it?"
"How do you think he paid for it?"
"He can afford it."
"I'm sure he could with the princely salary he's given himself, but he
charged it to the company."
"Exactly how much does he get paid?" Helena asked.
"About $900,000 a year."
"He told me it was Three!" Helena shouted.
"That would have made a lot more sense," Angela retorted.
Angela pounded her fist against her desk and looked at her mother-in-
law's angered face. She could relate to it. They both felt betrayed by
Taylor, but for different reasons. Angela felt anguished that her son
would jeopardize the company she had created with his ostentatious
displays of wealth, while Helena had a feeling of despair and anger
over her husband's repeated lying to her.
A silence filled the room as Helena wondered what she would do next as
Angela plotted the best course of action against her son. She looked
over her daughter-in-law and saw the pain in her eyes. It was different
from hers. Angela was disappointed in her son, but she still loved him.
Angela knew that Helena was unsure if she still loved him given his
betrayals.
Angela stood up and said, "I'm going to the harbor to await my son's
arrival. You're free to join me if you'd like."
Helena nodded and stood up. She grabbed her pocketbook and followed
Angela out the door. She sat in Angela's passenger seat on the drive to
the harbor in silence. She was unsure what she would say to her husband
when she saw him.
Helena thought back to the day she met Taylor. She had recently started
working for Angela while Taylor was still out trying to find a job for
a different company. Taylor walked in after another unsuccessful
interview to have lunch with his mother.
Helena was nothing more than a paper pusher at the time who could only
dream of moving up to a position where she would be in charge of the
company's fashion agents who scoured the markets for the latest
designs. At the time, she would have settled for being one of those
women tasked with locating the latest fashions to sell in the company's
stores.
Taylor was charming when she met him. He was self-assured despite
having accomplished nothing in his life. He was refined having been
sent to the best schools, but he showed little exceptional talent.
However, it was his kindness towards her that first attracted her to
him.
Taylor showed a genuine interest in her, and she felt a connection with
him from the first time they met. Once they began to date, despite
Angela' initial unhappiness with one of her employees dating her son,
that connection only seemed to be more real to her.
After Taylor started with the company at Angela's insistence, the
relationship continued to grow stronger. With Taylor's greater income
and wealth, he spoiled Helena prior to their marriage. After the
wedding day passed, Taylor spent less money on her, but he always kept
them comfortable. With their two incomes, Helena believed that they
were doing quite well for themselves. She was completely unaware of how
well Taylor was really doing after he took over the company.
Helena knew that they had been putting away money for their retirement
and were living quite comfortably as if they were making a combined
$300,000. Now, she knew that her husband was spending upwards of
$600,000 on herself while she kept herself on a budget because of their
plans on having a child, which seemed to be less and less of a priority
for Taylor with each passing year.
The car came to a stop in the harbor and they walked down to the slip
that Taylor rented with the company's money. Angela shook her head as
she felt the warm breeze blowing off the water. Helena looked out into
the water and saw the boats drifting around the water, which was
shimmering under the sunlight.
They paced around the dock for an hour in silence before they saw a
boat heading their way. Angela pulled Helena aside and walked up the
peer. They crouched, out of the view of boat as their position was
masked by a large boat.
They saw Taylor's yacht pull into the slip and made their move as they
heard the engine turn off. They walked towards the boat and saw
Taylor's smiling face beside one of his friend's.
"Hello, Taylor," Angela said as she looked at her stunned son.
Taylor's eyes immediately turned towards Helena as two young women
walked towards him and his friend.
Helena shook her head and walked away from him.
"Helena, it's not what you think," Taylor said as he got off the boat.
Angela glared at her son's friend Jeremy and their two female
companions that seemed no older than their early twenties.
One of the smiling bikini clad girls got off and said, "You must be
Taylor's mother. I'm a Terri."
"Charmed," Angela replied before turning away from her and walking
towards where Helena had fled.
She paused as she saw Taylor talking to Helena. Helena never broke her
silence even as she glared at him.
After a few minutes, Angela walked over to them and said, "Taylor, meet
us back at the office."
"Mom, I've got..."
"This is not up for debate."
Helena nodded and stood up and walked to Angela's side. They drove back
to the office in silence and waited for Taylor to meet them there.
Taylor arrived ten minutes after them, having paused to briefly discuss
his situation with Jeremy.
Taylor found his mother and wife waiting for him in his office. His
mother was sitting behind the desk that had once been hers. Helena was
sitting in one of the guest chairs, and Angela pointed to the other
chair and told him to have a seat.
Taylor saw the unforgiving look in his wife's eyes as he sat down.
Angela peered over the desk towards her son and said, "There's going to
be some changes around here."
Taylor nodded as he waited to hear what his mother had to say.
"First off, I'm going to call a meeting of the board to relieve you of
your duties as the CEO immediately. I am taking control over the
company once more. I will be willing to keep you on as the Vice
President of the Board and as an employee of this company, but at a
greatly reduced salary."
"How reduced?"
"I was thinking more in line with Helena's pay."
Helena knew that Angela's decision would impact her finances, but she
was happy to see the horrified look on Taylor's face as he realized
that he would no longer be able to throw money around like there was no
tomorrow. She was happy that her husband was going to be on a budget,
just like her.
Taylor shook his head and said, "Mom, please, I..."
Angela cut her son off and said, "Taylor, I looked at the books, and
we're losing money and it's all because of how you're spending the
company's funds on this lavish lifestyle. I'm not going to risks
hundreds of people's jobs so you can live like a king while you pilot
the company I built into a death spiral."
Taylor had never been so harshly admonished by his mother. He was not
sure what to say. He stared at her in silence before Helena added,
"There's going to be some changes at home too."
Taylor looked at her as Helena continued, "For starters, you're not
sleeping with me anymore. I don't know what've you've been doing, but I
don't want to catch anything from you."
"I'm clean. I swear, it was never more than harmless petting."
"Petting!"
Taylor sank down in his seat as he saw the rage in his wife's eyes that
accompanied his admission.
Angela shook her head at her son and said, "You'll also be learning the
business from me and the other girls."
"I know the business..."
"Just stop, Taylor. You know part of the business. You know the
financial side, but you didn't grow the company like I did. You just
used it as a slush fund for yourself."
"That's not a fair..."
"It's not an accurate description? I can show the corporate books, and
that's exactly what it shows."
"You need to learn how this place works and understand why women buy
from us."
"I..."
"Not one word, Taylor," Angela retorted.
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Beginning the next work day, Taylor got a crash course on what all
sides of the business involved. Angela instructed him on the importance
of putting the company's profitability over his own desires, which she
previously believed he knew went without saying.
Taylor listened carefully to his mother as he knew that she was well
aware of what needed to be done to succeed in the business. He also
genuinely felt bad for putting the company in a perilous position. It
was easily rectified by his mother, but he knew that he would have to
do better the next time she handed the company to him. Taylor dedicated
himself for the first time to his job and promised himself he would not
fail her again, no matter what it took.
Angela took pains to explain every little detail of the business side
of the company, which he had been previously overseeing without paying
much attention. Taylor sat by his mother's side as she identified waste
that could be eliminated to make the company more profitable, enabling
the company to soon add two additional stores.
Taylor worked beside his mother as she took possession of her old desk
and office. Taylor was permitted to stay in the office at the small
desk she had placed in the corner for him so he could observe her as
she conducted business.
Angela's every action was carefully examined by Taylor. He wanted to
see how she managed to be so successful and came to view her with the
same awe that the longer tenured corporate employees had for her.
Taylor marveled at how his mother's intuition never seemed to be wrong
when it came to company matters. He felt ashamed that the only failure
she ever had suffered with the company was placing him in charge.
Taylor felt that he was the only mistake she had made.
Taylor was permitted to make some decisions for the company, but he was
surprised to see that his mother always reversed them. Angela took
pains to explain to him why he was wrong. Although the frequency of his
mistakes alarmed him, Taylor was glad to be corrected because he knew
it was the only way he could make sure his mother's company succeeded
once she was no longer around to rectify his mistakes.
Angela smiled at her son's attention to her work and her words. She
enjoyed the look of determination he had not to disappoint her again.
It was encouraging to her, but she knew that the business side of the
company was not the only thing he had to learn.
Angela was well aware that Taylor had to learn to deal with suppliers
and understand what the company was selling. She never taught her son
the details of the female fashions that her company exclusively sold.
Taylor had never shown any interest and she figured that as long as the
proper people were in place, he would not have to understand the finer
points of fashion. Now, however, given Taylor's precarious relationship
with Helena, Angela knew that her son might have to choose his wife's
replacement if she chose to leave the company to get away from him.
Angela sat Taylor down and began teaching him about the importance of
stitching and patterns. Taylor learned terms he had never heard before
such as Jeggings, Bias Cuts, A-line shapes, as well as the differences
in necklines and sleeve shapes. The words went over his head, so Angela
stopped and made him write down everyone of them on flashcards.
The company's entirely female staff smirked as they saw Taylor going
through the flash cards with words and phrases like Empire Line,
Ghagra, Handkerchief Hem, Mules, Pleats, Tussar as he largely
unsuccessfully tried to remember the definition before turning over the
card.
Taylor's struggles with fashion terminology were not the only things
that brought smiles to their faces. The girls loved watching their
former boss scurrying around the office to help out his mother. He ran
her errands like a secretary as he tried his best not to disappoint her
in anyway. Helena smirked as her husband became known around the office
as Mother's Little Helper.
The fact that Taylor was essentially his mother's assistant was not
lost on anyone. Her corrections of his decisions were well known
throughout the office too. There was a sense of relief among the
employees that a competent and attentive person was in charge. Even
though it meant they had to be more productive, the girls were relieved
that Angela was solidifying the company and thereby making their jobs
safer.
Meanwhile, Taylor was experiencing changes at home as well as the
workplace. Given his years of excessive spending, Angela gave his
weekly checks to Helena. Taylor was unhappy about being put on an
allowance by his wife, but he felt he was in no position to complain, a
point which was frequently driven home by Helena.
Helena exercised full control over his personal life. Taylor was uneasy
with the situation, but he did not want a divorce. He still loved
Helena, even though he had long taken her for granted. He was as
determined to win back her affection as he was to make his mother proud
of him.
Taylor decided not to fight Helena's rules. He was put on the same diet
as her, since she no longer wished to cook two dinners and he was
incapable of cooking for himself. Taylor acquiesced to her decision and
even began to help her cook. He watched her carefully and listened to
her instructions to help her decrease the amount of time it took her to
make their meals.
The taste of the healthy food Helena ate to maintain her figure took
some getting used to for Taylor. He was used to eating what he found to
be delicious not health conscious. Taylor was happy about his weight
loss though. The switch from fatty foods to a largely carbohydrate free
diet whittled away his stomach flab as his body became generally
thinner.
Taylor also began to help Helena out with her errands. They took turns
picking up their dry cleaning, and he went shopping with her when she
permitted him to.
As they shopped for groceries together, a pretty young girl in her
twenties walked past them. Helena's eyes immediately turned to her
husband's which were clearly focused on the girl's shapely rear.
Helena slapped Taylor's arm and refused to say a word to him the rest
of the day. The next morning Taylor awoke and saw Helena standing at
the foot of his bed.
"What's going on?" Taylor asked as he rubbed his eyes.
"Put these on," Helena said as she threw a pair of white tights at him.
"What the hell?"
"I said put them on."
"I don't know how to do that."
Helena sighed and pulled the covers off the bed. Taylor's eyes opened
wide as he saw the determination in his wife's eyes.
"Okay. Okay, I'll do it for you," Taylor said, desperate to please her.
Taylor went to place his legs into the hosiery before Helena stopped
him.
"That's not how you do it. You have to roll them down."
"Huh?"
"If you do it the way you were about to, you're going to put a run in
them."
"That's how that happens."
"One of the ways, husband. I see your increased knowledge of fashion is
not a working knowledge. I'll have to talk to your mother about that."
"What's that mean?"
"You'll find out."
Taylor did not like the sound of what he had heard, but he tried to
focus on the task at hand. With Helena's assistance he rolled the
tights down and placed his feet into them. He worked the tights up his
legs with her help. He noticed he was becoming aroused as the tights
were worked up his legs. He figured the weeks without a woman's touch
had caught up to him.
Helena noticed and smirked at his arousal, but did not say a word about
it. They then spent the rest of their day together before Helena
invited him into her bedroom. Taylor wasted no time rejoining her in
the master bedroom for the first time in weeks. Part of him had feared
that he would never get the chance again.
As Helena got into the bed, Taylor stripped out of his male clothes and
was going to take his tights off, but Helena stopped him and told him
to get into the bed.
Taylor was confused but followed her direction. He snuggled up next to
her before Helena placed a kiss on his lips and wrapped her legs around
his. Taylor felt strange as his wife's legs pressed and dragged the
silken tights across his legs making him more aroused than usual.
She pulled down the top of his tights to let his member escape its pre-
cum dampened, nylon encasement. Taylor felt her grab it and thrust it
into her as she climbed on top of him and controlled their love making
for the first time.
Helena climbed off of him when she was finished and fell sleep. Taylor
lied awake next to her for a few hours, as he tried to make sense out
of what happened.
The next morning, Taylor awoke and got ready for work alongside Helena.
As he dressed, Helena gave him a pair of black tights she expected him
to wear under his black socks and gray pants. Excited about the night
before, Taylor did as he was told. He finished getting dressed and
collected his keys and wallet and headed towards his wife.
Helena paused before the front door as she took hold of her pocketbook
and walked towards Taylor with a smile on her face.
"Why are you so happy?"
"Because I know you'll never cheat on me now."
"Why's that?"
Helena smirked and puts her finger tips between Taylor's pants and
tights. She pulled the tights away from his body and let the top smack
against his skin before she answered, "Not too many girls go for that
on guy."
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Shortly after their workday started, Taylor saw Helena pull aside his
mother. He did not know what they were discussing, but he knew it had
to involve him.
An hour after, lunch Taylor found out what they had been discussing
when Helena walked into his mother's office and closed the door behind
her.
Taylor looked inquisitively at his mother and wife and asked what was
happening. Angela answered, "Taylor, Helena told me that while you are
certainly learning about female fashion, it's only an academic
knowledge and not a working one."
"Well, what do you expect, I'm not a woman. I don't wear the stuff."
Angela nodded and said, "Well, I think you should understand some parts
of being a woman. You have to know why women buy things from us."
"I guess, but how am I going to do that?"
"I think you should try out some of our merchandise," Angela answered.
"I'm not going to...."
"Don't get yourself in a tizzy about this. It will just be between us.
I'm not asking you to parade around the office in a dress. I just think
you should understand how some of what we sell feels like on a woman."
"Can't I just ask a woman?"
"No, it's not that simple. Hearing it from somebody else is not the
same as experiencing it. If you experience it, you'll understand it
better," Angela answered.
Taylor sighed and asked, "What do you want me to do?"
Helena smiled and picked up a bag and gave it to Taylor. Taylor rolled
his eyes as he took it from her and took out the beige shoe box. Taylor
closed his eyes for a second as he knew what was contained inside.
He opened the box and looked at the three inch heeled pumps. He turned
towards his wife and said, "What are you trying to do to me?"
"She's just trying to help you get better at your job," Angela answered
for Helena.
"Come on just put them on and see how they feel. You're going to learn
a lot about what I go through to look pretty for you."
Taylor blushed as he took the shoes out of the box. He looked back at
the office door and asked Helena to lock it.
Once she did he slipped off his oxfords and tried to place the shoe
onto his feet.
"The shoe's too small," Taylor said as he was unable to place the shoe
on.
"Take off your socks," Angela replied.
"I can't..."
"Why not?" Angela asked.
Taylor blushed and looked at Helena who asked, "What's the problem,
Taylor? That should be no more embarrassing for you than putting on the
heels."
"What's no more embarrassing?" Angela inquired.
With his face beet red, Taylor pulled off his socks, exposing the black
tights he was wearing for Helena.
Angela grinned at her daughter-in-law and said, "I see you've already
started helping him get a working knowledge of women's fashion."
Taylor's reddened face prompted smiles to come across Angela and
Helena's faces as Taylor placed on the heels. He put both feet on the
ground and said, "There! I've worn them. Can I take them off, now? I
feel ridiculous."
"Note quite yet, dear. You need to understand what a woman feels in
them."
"Okay."
"Stand up."
Taylor sighed and stood up. He nearly lost his balance and had to grip
his mother's desk to keep himself upright.
Angela smirked at her son and said, "See that. It's not so easy to even
get up in those things."
"Yes, I get it. It's not like walking in men's shoes."
"No, not all, dear," Helena replied.
Angela then asked, "How do you feel?"
"Stupid."
"No, I meant your feet, you silly boy."
Taylor placed his hand on her desk again and said, "Off balance and my
toes and heel feel like all my weights on them."
"It basically is," Helena interjected.
Taylor nodded and said, "I really don't know how you do it."
Helena could tell Taylor was just trying to kiss up to her and she
said, "Well, you're not done yet. Why don't you try to walk in them?"
Taylor grimaced before he forced a smile to his face and took a few
steps. He felt more assured with each step until his foot landed
slightly to the side of his heel. Taylor tumbled to the floor prompting
grins on both girls' faces as they fought back the urge to laugh.
Helena walked over to him and helped him stand.
Taylor thanked her and asked if he could take the shoes off.
Angela nodded, and Taylor wasted no time removing the shoes and putting
his socks and oxfords back on.
"Well, I think that was a great introduction for you, Taylor. I think
you learned a lot with just a little experience of what a girl has to
deal with."
Taylor nodded, hoping that would be the end of it.
Angela, however, had other ideas. She looked Taylor over and said, "I'm
going to take you to one of our stores tonight after closing time so
you can learn just a little bit more about what we do."
Taylor felt his stomach fall as he processed his mother's words before
he saw the grin on his wife's face. He was sure that she was the source
of the idea, but given the night before, he had no idea what her motive
was.
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That night, Taylor was taken to one of the company's stores after
closing time. The sales crew that had finished cleaning up and
restocking shelves for the night smiled and said hello to them before
they left.
Taylor looked around the store. He had only been in one a few times
over the previous five years. Helena took his arm and said, "It's time
for you to learn how a girl shops."
Taylor nodded and walked beside her. Helena walked on one side of him
while Angela walked on the other. Helena showed him the racks of tops
and said, "If I don't like the sleeve, I won't even look at the rest of
the top or a dress. You can tell by just that side view of piece
whether it's worth looking at. Of course, every girl's taste is
different. That's why you have to have a diverse selection."
Taylor nodded and continued walking around hoping that he would only be
looking and listening that night as his wife and mother described
various feminine garments to him.
Helena stopped at a rack of skirts and looked them over alongside her
mother-in-law.
"What do you think of this skirt?" Helena asked as she pointed to one
on the rack.
"It's very pretty," Taylor replied.
"Do you know how it feels?" Angela asked her son.
Taylor picked up the black tiered, silk skirt and began to feel the
soft fabric and nodded.
Angela shook her head and replied, "That's how it feels to a man trying
to get underneath it. You need to understand how it feels to a woman.
The softness brushing across her soft smooth skin. The way it
accentuates her beauty and makes her feel attractive. These are the
things you have to understand in this business."
"I can't understand that."
"Why not?"
"I'm not a woman."
"We can fix that," Angela responded.
"What?" Taylor shrieked.
"It's not a bad idea," Helena added.
"Yes, it is. It's a horrible idea," Taylor responded.
"Give me one good reason," Angela replied.
"It's between my legs."
"That's where it will stay, just in a different direction," Angela
retorted.
"This is too much."
"Is it really that much more than putting on heels for us?" Angela
asked.
Taylor nodded repeatedly before Helena added, "Or putting on pantyhose
and tights for me."
Taylor shot Helena a dirty look before Angela said, "Don't look at her
that way. It's your fault you're in this mess. If you had taken your
job seriously and not as something you could exploit to get what you
wanted, you'd still be on top and not having to worry about wearing
anything that our company sells."
Feeling beleaguered, Taylor threw up his hands and said, "I quit."
"Quit what?" Angela asked with a laugh.
"This job. I'm through with it. I'm through with this sissy shit."
"You think you can quit, just like that?" Angela asked with a laugh.
Taylor looked at his mother inquisitively. He knew from her tone that
she had something up her sleeve.
Taylor coughed and said, "I want to quit."
"You want to quit?" Helena repeated.
Taylor nodded.
"You can't quit."
"Why not? It's my life."
"It's our finances though. You've never been able to find a job without
your mother. What do you think your resume shows? You were employed by
your mommy and then demoted by her so she could take back control to
right what you fucked up."
"I can't stay here."
"If you quit, I'm leaving you. And don't think a judge will buy your
faithfulness argument. Those corporate receipts and that day at the
pier, it all points to other women."
"I swear, I was..."
"Swear all you want. Everything your mother is doing is for your best
interest and our best interests. If you can't put aside your
selfishness after everything you've cost your mother, me and us, then
I'm done with you."
"I'm not going to let you blackmail me into this," Taylor retorted.
"It's not blackmail, Taylor. She's trying to help. I'm trying to help
you. If you don't take it, she'll divorce you. She'll take you to the
cleaners given what you've done. I can't blame her for that. That's one
of the reasons why she'll stay on with me regardless. She's a valuable
employee, unlike you."
Taylor shook his head as his mother tore into his self-worth. Angela
continued, "You won't have a job with me ever again, and I doubt very
much you'd be able to find anything given your current level of people
skills and lack of references. I suppose you could do manual labor,
but you've never had much upper body strength."
Taylor put his head down as he listened to his mother's words. Her
words were jarring, and he almost felt they were cruel even as he knew
they were true. He realized that she had thought about his situation
for sometime.
"What will the others think?" Taylor asked.
"There are no other guys at the office besides you. Hell, the girls
might feel more relaxed knowing there aren't any men around," Helena
answered.
Taylor shot her an angry look and countered, "They know I'm a man."
"You know what I meant," Helena responded.
"I think they'd enjoy it," Angela added before continuing, "I think
seeing you going through what they go through might improve morale."
"It won't improve mine," Taylor replied.
"What are you worried about? It's only temporary."
"Temporary? What if some guys kicks my ass for carrying on like a
sissy?"
"Oh, no guy would look at you long enough to tell."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Did you just take offense to your wife saying you aren't a pretty
girl," Angela asked her son with a raised eyebrow.
"No...Wait, No!"
"Very defensive, dear, but really you don't have anything to worry
about."
"Why's that?"
Helena answered, "Well, there's the girl arms, the girl legs, that
sweet girl's ass. I'm really kind of jealous."
"Just stop it. I don't have a girl's face or boobs, so right there..."
"Well, the later part can be padded out without too much issue, but
your face, it's a lot more girly than you give yourself credit for,"
Helena replied.
Taylor looked at her, dumbfounded. He could not think of a reply before
Angela added, "I always thought your face was kind of girlish too. It's
got a boyish quality to it, not really manly. There's no telltale
signs, especially with that cute little button nose."
"Yes, it's always been one of my favorite features on him. It gave him
that sort androgynous look I always liked in a man."
"I can't be too androgynous in a skirt, now, can I?" Taylor countered.
"No, but you can't be too androgynous in a pair of tights either, but I
still like you in them."
"Why?"
"Because whenever I see them on you, I know you're mine. You're
customized for my pleasure. I don't want to be competing with other
girls for you," Helena answered.
"I keep telling you, I never...."
"It doesn't matter. I've seen you in a new light now, and I like the
girly side of Taylor an awful lot. I can't wait to bring it out of you
a little more," Helena replied.
Taylor was stunned as he processed his wife's words before his mother
interjected, "Now, go try on the skirt, honey. We don't want to be here
all night."
Taylor nodded with a vacant look in his eyes as he went into the
dressing room. He pulled off his pants and shoes and hesitated before
he stepped into the skirt. He froze as he stared at the black skirt
that reached midway down his thighs before he saw his wife's hand place
a blouse on the top of the stall.
Taylor understood that he was supposed to put it on. He pulled it over
his head and then saw a pair of shoes being pushed under the door. He
placed on the black ballet flats before he stepped out to the giggles
of his mother as Helena looked him over with a lustful stare.
The mirror in the dressing room caught Taylor's eyes. He looked in the
mirror and saw the girlish body staring back at him. Beneath his head,
he was nothing more than a slightly tall preteen girl.
The diet had withered his already slender arms and legs more than he
realized in addition to removing the stomach fat where most of his flab
amassed. Taylor rubbed his slender, naturally hairless arms that were
exposed beneath the cap sleeves of his grey blouse and grimaced as
Helena walked over towards him.
She wrapped her arms around him and Taylor could not help but notice
that her arms were larger than his. He had never felt as weak in his
life before her lips kissed his cheek.
Helena pulled her head and away from his and said, "Don't worry about
your head; I'm going to make you look real pretty."
Angela nodded and said, "You've really got something to work with,
Helena. Just be sure to give Taylor some curves. I can't have him
coming in flat chested tomorrow."
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Taylor awoke the next morning to the sound of his alarm clock going off
an hour earlier, fearful about the day ahead. Taylor knew that his wife
had to set aside time to continue her feminization of him.
In addition to buying him clothes and shoes from one of the company's
stores the night before, Helena had made him shave his legs, chest and
armpits, rendering him hairless beneath his head.
With each step, Taylor felt the need to resist, but he never could
bring himself to. He watched with a sense of helplessness as his wife
made him more and more feminine.
After showering and eating breakfast, Taylor met his wife in the
bedroom and dressed in the black above the knee dress with a scoop
neckline, a V-back and cut out shoulders she laid out for him in
addition to the black opaque tights and bra. Before she let him out of
the bedroom, Helena made sure Taylor member was tucked away, and she
stuffed his bra with pairs of his socks, which he no longer was
permitted to have a different use for.
Helena then took Taylor into the bathroom and began doing his makeup.
Taylor watched in the mirror as Helena explained to him everything she
was doing and tried to help him figure out how to apply it himself.
Helena began applying his lipstick before she gave it to him. Taylor
took the container and looked at its red color that matched the color
Helena had painted his nails the night before. Taylor applied it as she
instructed him before she applied his mascara for him.
Taylor was amazed how feminine his eyes looked beneath the brows his
wife had shaped the night before as he waited for his nails to dry.
With his makeup done, Helena turned her attention to his hair.
She brushed his hair into the pixie style his mother's hairstylist
friend was able to give him after their shopping trip. Taylor relived
the humiliating experience as his mother and friend gushed over how
much he looked Twiggy. He had no idea who that was, but he was sure it
was not a flattering comment for a man.
With his hair done, Taylor got up and put on the flats he had first
worn the night before in the store. He was relieved that Helena and his
mother were permitting him to wear flats until he was more comfortable
wearing heeled shoes.
Helena waited for him at the door as she picked up her pocketbook and
waited for him to pick up the one she had set up for him. Taylor came
over to her and picked up his bag and headed out the door beside her.
He looked around as she stepped out the door, but no one on the block
paid any attention to him and Helena as they made their way to Helena's
car. While Taylor usually drove them to work, he was more than happy to
let Helena drive that morning since his appearance was at odds with the
picture on his license.
Taylor tapped his fingers on the car door as Helena drove them towards
the office. He felt sick to his stomach at the thought of being seen en
femme by his subordinates, but he knew his mother's mind was made up.
Seeing no real employment alternatives and wanting to save his
marriage, Taylor felt trapped as the feminized Taylor his mother and
wife had decided he had to be for the time being.
The car pulled into the office's parking lot and Taylor stepped out
only after Helena had done so. He dawdled as much as he could before he
turned his body and stepped out of the car with his legs together as
Helena instructed him to. Taylor followed her instructions, knowing
that she had a far better idea of what being a woman entailed than he
ever could.
Taylor strolled towards the door beside his wife, who was moving faster
than him and pulling him forwards despite the fact that she was wearing
heels, and he was not. Helena opened the door for him, which caused him
to blush slightly.
Helena laughed and said, "I've opened the door for you before."
"This feels different," was all Taylor replied.
Taylor walked with Helena through the office as the eyes of the staff
became trained on Taylor. He heard the muttering and muffled laughter
as he walked beside his wife before they joined Angela in the office
she now shared with Taylor.
Angela smirked at her son as he came through the door. Taylor felt
emasculated as he stood before his mother's desk in his dress and
nervously played with his hair.
Angela was amazed by what her son had let happen to him. She almost
could not believe that he had caved into walking into his office
feminized.
Angela felt the need to see how far she could get him to go. She smiled
at her son and said, "Taylor, I need you to know that this is all in
your best interest and the best interest of the company."
Taylor nodded his head in response, but kept his eyes on the floor, as
the shame he felt kept him from meeting his mother's eyes at that
moment.
"You're going to gain a better understanding of our cliental, Taylor.
By walking a few dozen miles in their shoes you might understand the
importance of fashion to working women, the need to keep yourself in
shape and of course the trade off between comfort and fashion."
Taylor nodded again with a vacant look in his eyes.
Angela shook her head and said, "Look at me, Taylor."
Taylor swallowed and peered up at her before she continued, "Good. A
girl needs confidence, Taylor, and I don't see it in you."
'How can I be confident when I'm in a dress and sitting in here being
lectured by my mother, who refers to me as a girl?' Taylor thought as
his mother continued, "Trade offs in life are important to us women.
Take your shoes. They're quite fashionable and comfortable for shopping
and other less formal occasions, but for the office, they simply will
not do. You're going to have to make the switch to heeled shoes
tomorrow, Taylor. We won't start with anything high, just one inch.
However, let me make clear, now. Until you learn to walk with
confidence in four inch heeled high heels, your little lesson here
won't be complete."
Taylor felt his stomach churn as he heard her words and realized that
the lesson his mother planned for him was going to take far longer than
he expected. He started to wonder how long he would be in skirts before
his mother got up and said, "Well, we need to introduce you to your
colleagues."
Taylor put his head down before he stood up and nodded. Angela shook
her head and thought, 'He's still just taking this.'
Angela put her arm around her defeated son before she said, "Let's meet
them, shall we?"
Helena opened the door and let Angela walk around with her son
introducing the feminized Taylor to all of the staff that once feared
he would terminate them or cost them their jobs.
Taylor listened to the girls encouraging words and support for his
mother's training of him, even as he could see some of them fighting
back laughter. He heard occasional derisive comments from the girls who
could barely conceal their delight regarding his feminization.
When Angela was finished bringing him around the office, Taylor got to
work. Angela worked in front of him as she always did so he could see
how she handled her business, but Angela felt that she should see what
else she could get her son to do. Angela smiled at Taylor and said,
"Taylor, I really have to get some work done that I need some privacy
to do."
Taylor looked at his mother oddly before she continued, "It's personal
stuff, not really business."
Taylor nodded and said, "Sure, I'll get out of your hair."
"Thanks, you can go do whatever you got to do at Connie's old desk."
Taylor froze as he heard her words. Connie was his former secretary.
She had been reassigned within the company once his mother took back
over. Angela had never used a secretary because she did not need anyone
to organize her affairs for her and always relied on her subordinates
to take care of her more menial tasks, which Taylor now did
exclusively.
Taylor sat down at the desk and saw the snickering faces staring at him
as he got to work doing what his mother ordered him to before she
called him into her office. She asked him for a cup of coffee. While
Taylor normally had no reservations about getting it for her, the act
seemed to take on new significance for him as he took her cup and saw
it within his painted fingertips.
He felt uneasy as he walked towards the coffee machine wearing clothes
that were similar to Connie's as he did something that she had done for
him hundreds of times before. With the cup made, Taylor carried it back
to his mother. Angela smiled and thanked him before Taylor walked out
of the office and got back to work.
As he typed onto the computer, Taylor wondered what else he would lose.
He had lost his control of the company, control of his home, his
financial freedom and, he quickly realized, now, his office. Taylor
realized that his mother was conducting office business without his
watchful eyes on her. He knew that she had no intention of letting him
work in the office with her any longer.
The following days and weeks drove home that point as Angela never
permitted him to share her office. The desk he had worked at once she
returned was removed from her office and replaced with a book shelf
that had been in the office before she retired.
Taylor knew he would have to get used to working at his secretary's old
desk as he did whatever little unimportant work his mother gave him.
Angela still tried to teach him some of the business, but she knew that
her son was not particularly focused.
Taylor's mind was frequently distracted by the ever increasing pain
caused by his heels each day. As he worked his way up a half inch in
the heel size each week, Taylor felt more and more pain in his feet and
ankles. He tripped more times than he liked to recall and the laughter
around the office that accompanied it humiliated him and constantly
replayed in his head.
The staff's more dismissive attitude towards was something he could not
miss. He tried to ignore it as he was treated as an equal by the
administrative staff in the office and was frequently talked down to by
the office's more skilled and educated workers.
The fact that Taylor's mother treated him like a secretary was lost on
no one, including Taylor. He tried to confront her about it, but her
stern eyes weakened him and he slunk away from the woman who had
coddled and cosseted him to such an extent that the idea of
confrontation caused him great consternation.
Taylor's home life provided no respite from his feminized persona.
Taylor quickly found that his wife had eliminated any trace of his male
existence from his clothing. His wife and mother had decided that he
should live in his feminized state at all times so he could better
understand women, who, he was told, get no chance to live as a men when
they're at home.
Taylor hated shopping as a woman, but he knew he had no choice in the
matter since his male clothes had all been removed from his home. He
helped around the home more, still trying to please his wife, whom he
desperately wanted to keep from divorcing him.
Helena knew her husband was trying and appreciated his efforts. After a
few weeks, Taylor found that he was allowed to move back into their
bedroom full time. Taylor cherished the chance to share Helena's bed
each night, even though he realized that she was more firmly in control
of their relationship than ever before.
Helena always made the first move in bed, and Taylor would not even
think to do so despite the fact that Helena had always let him take the
lead before she found about his dalliances with other women. Taylor
realized that it was the price he had to pay to atone for what he had
done to her, and he was more than willing to do so.
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As Taylor continued to try to get acclimated to his new female persona
in the workplace and home, his mother asked him to join her for a game
of golf with a potential distributor. Taylor was not thrilled about the
idea of going out in public as a woman outside of the company
headquarters, but he knew it was something he would eventually be
confronted with.
Angela drove him to the golf course to meet the distributor. Taylor
felt a bit nervous about playing as a woman. He wondered if the
potential distributor would see right through his feminine disguise.
Taylor nervously tugged at the above the knee hem of his green, white
and yellow, argyle patterned skort as his mother tried to talk to him
about the proper approach to talking with a female businesswoman.
"Don't ball bust her. She's not a man. Keep your language clean and be
sure to complement her outfit, and make sure you laugh whenever I do.
Got it!"
"Yes, Mom," Taylor replied as he touched the gold necklace that rested
beneath his white cap-sleeved, polo golf shirt.
The car came to a stop and Taylor exited and placed on his white and
black cleats before he took his golf bag out of the trunk. Taylor felt
a little uneasy as he took hold of the light blue bag that his mother
had bought him the day before. The bag was designed for a woman and
replaced the black and red bag he was used to using.
Taylor picked the bag up and grimaced at how heavy it felt to him
despite the fact that it was lighter than his old bag. He felt weak as
he carried it to the shack to pay his fee and wait for the
distributor's arrival as his mother walked behind him. He was happy
that Helena was not around to witness further evidence of his weakening
body. She was back at the office since she did not know how to play
the game yet, despite her beginning to take lessons at Angela's
insistence.
Taylor and Angela paid their fees and waited for the distributor to
show up. Ursula showed up a few minutes later.
Taylor smiled at the distributor who approached him wearing khaki
shorts and a black top. The outfit almost matched his mothers. The
client said hello to Angela before being introduced to Taylor.
Ursula smiled at Taylor and said, "Wow, you're a girly girl aren't
you?"
Taylor blushed before Ursula added, "I'm just kidding, Taylor. You look
great."
"Thanks, I love your shorts," Taylor said, careful to complement the
distributor as his mother instructed.
"These old things? They're nothing to write home about, but thanks."
"Do you play often?" Taylor asked as Ursula paid her fee before picking
up her clubs with more ease than he could.
"I play weekly. I hope you two can keep up."
"We'll do our best," Angela answered.
Taylor nodded as they rented a cart and put their bags on it, while
Ursula rented another cart. Taylor felt uneasy as his mother drove up
the cart lane before the first hole. He figured that something in his
swing would give away his sex.
The cart came to a stop, and they got out and waited for the foursome
in front of them to clear.
Angela and Ursula talked about Ursula's clothing line. Ursula's company
made luxury women's athletic wear, which Angela wanted to start selling
in her stores. She saw a new department as worth the risk to break into
the growing women's athletic market.
The group before them finished with the hole as another group of men
showed up behind. One asked if they could play through, but Angela
shook her head and said, "It's our turn."
Angela and Ursula shook their heads as they heard the men behind them
say that women did not belong on the golf course. Ursula shouted that
they should join a country club if they did not want to be behind women
on the course.
Taylor gritted his teeth as he heard the men's words. He had shared
their opinion not too long ago. He hated being behind women on the golf
course and frequently made jokes with his friends about it, not caring
if they overheard.
He cursed the men as he placed his ball down at the ladies tee. He
swung his club and drove the ball down the fairway. Taylor smirked at
the shocked expressions on the men's faces. Despite his loss of
strength, the switch to female golf balls kept his balls going a far
distance.
Angela shook her head at her son before Ursula smiled and said, "Oh my,
God. You didn't tell me you brought your daughter along as a ringer
from the LPGA."
"Yes, she's something with the clubs," Angela said as smile came to her
face. Ursula and Angela then made significantly shorter drives.
After their first hole, Angela pulled Taylor aside and told him, "Start
driving like a girl. Cut back on your back swing. I don't want her
suggesting you tryout for the LPGA tour or telling anyone else how I've
got a Michelle Wie walled up in my office."
Taylor nodded and took her words to heart. His next drive barely went
farther than Ursula's.
"What happened?" Ursula asked as she looked at Taylor.
"I think the first shot was just the product of rage and a lucky shot."
"Rage, huh? Maybe we should wait for those guys to reach us and let you
go all she-hulk on that ball again."
Taylor laughed and said, "I doubt I'd be lucky enough to hit the ball
in the right spot again."
Taylor played alongside his mother and Ursula and listened carefully as
Angela sold Ursula on selling her products in her stores. By the end of
the game, Ursula had agreed to do it.
Taylor got into the car and rode back to the office even more impressed
with his mother than he had been before.
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Shortly, after Ursula signed a contract with the company, the company
opened two new stores. With the expansion of the store's focus, the
company also brought on new employees at the corporate headquarters.
Taylor asked his mother, if they knew he was a man. She told him that
they would not know until she was sure they could be trusted.
Given the increased work around the company, Helena was also promoted.
She began to do some of Angela's tasks as Angela tried to cut back on
her work as she began to transition back into retirement.
Taylor asked why the jobs were not going to him, and Angela replied
that she was giving tasks to Helena since she wanted to spread out the
responsibility for the company so he would only have to focus on a
fewer areas of the corporation once she left.
As news of Angela's impending second retirement spread, Taylor wondered
how the planed succession would go. Previously, he had been given the
job with little training, but, now, he felt more assured in himself,
but he wondered why he was not meeting with his mother like he had the
first time.
Although, Taylor worked beside his mother, assisting her in anyway he
could. He felt that his mother was becoming less instructive and more
authoritative, giving orders without explaining the reasoning.
Finally, Taylor asked, "Mom, when are we going to discuss me taking
over the company? You're leaving in two weeks."
Angela stared at her son and told him to take a seat. Angela explained,
"Taylor, I have decided that you're not going to be placed back in
charge here."
"Why not?"
"I don't think you have the aptitude for it. You tried your best, and
I've given you every opportunity, but I think you're better off as the
boss's assistant than the boss."
"I'm not an assistant, I'm the Vice President."
"I've been meaning to talk with you and Helena about that. Hold on one
second."
Taylor's mouth opened as he heard his mother call Helena into her
office.
"Please close the door, Helena."
Helena followed her mother-in-law's orders and sat down on the chair
next to Taylor's.
Angela smiled at the two of them and said, "I've decided that at the
next board meeting, I'm going to elect Helena Vice President, and,
Taylor, you're going to take her spot as the Secretary.
"I don't want to take the minutes down."
"Fine, I'll put someone else on the board."
"Wait, no. I'll do it, but there's no reason..."
"There's a reason, dear. I've been testing Helena with tasks. I know I
told you both it was just to lighten your load when you took back over,
but it was really all test. Helena, you've exceeded all my
expectations. You make good judgments, and I know I'm leaving the
company in goods hands."
"What?" Taylor shouted.
"Calm down, Taylor," Angela said.
"You're passing over your own son!"
Angela sighed and replied, "I gave you the chance, Taylor. You failed
in the first go around, and I know you worked hard to know the
business, but you just don't make the right judgment calls.
"I can make good calls..."
"Taylor, look at you. You're sitting in here dressed all the other
girls in the office, but we know you're not a girl. You showed no
backbone. You couldn't stand up to your wife or me. You just let us
dress you up. I know that Helena likes it, but still. I'm not going to
judge you two as you're free to do as you like as a married couple,
but, from a professional standpoint, you're done as an authority
figure."
"I can..."
"You can't project authority, Taylor. The longer tenured girls know
that you caved into Helena's desires to have you wearing skirts.
They've seen you run around this office for me as my de-facto
secretary."
"I can gain their respect, if I'm given a chance."
"I'm sorry, Taylor, but I don't think any of the girls will respect you
and listen to you, after what they've seen you do."
"But if I'm the boss..."
"They won't listen to you, Taylor. In fact, I know they won't and
neither will our new employees."
"They might..."
"No, dear. They think you're your mother's secretary," Helena answered.
"But I'm not..."
"Essentially you are," Angela countered.
"I want to be a man again," Taylor said as he jumped to his feet.
"You still are," Helena responded, "But it's for the best if not
everybody knows it. The new staff only knows you as my lesbian
girlfriend. We don't want anything like that little thing between your
legs coming out and hurting the company."
Taylor buried his face in his moisturizer softened hands and asked,
"Where does this all leave me?"
"Well, you were Angela's secretary, I suppose you can be mine," Helena
said with a grin.
Taylor's mouth was agape as he looked his wife in the eyes. Helena
grinned at his dumbfounded look as she moved close to him and kissed
him as she pushed him against the wall.
Taylor's stupor was broken as he looked into his wife's eyes as she
reached around his body and felt his erection through his skirt. She
smiled as she said, "You're not very good at hiding what you really
want."
"I don't want it."
"Then why do I feel that you do?"
Taylor blushed as he looked at his mother who was blushing as well.
"There has to be another job for me."
"Maybe I can find one for you. It'll have to be one that doesn't
involve too many decisions. Maybe you could be a salesgirl or a cashier
at one of our stores. Keep things simple," Angela replied.
"Can't I be a man?"
"Not as long as I'm in charge around here. If you want a job at my
company, you're going to be in skirts because that's how I like you,"
Helena answered.
Taylor looked to his mother for help, but he saw that none was coming.
He knew that if he could not find a way out himself, his mother was not
going to help him. He was simply confirming her view that he was not
bright enough or strong enough to run the company. They all knew he was
bending to Helena's will once more.
Taylor hung his head as he said, "I would prefer to be a secretary than
one of the girls in the stores. A secretary's still corporate."
"It sure is, and it's a big responsibility arranging my affairs. You'll
certainly be more than worth that 40 grand I'm going to be paying you."
"$40,000, that's....."
"Shhh, baby. That's a generous salary for a secretary with your
experience, and I'll be more than making up for your lost income with
my CEO salary. It'll be like when you were the CEO except I'll share my
money with you. Well, not all of it. I suppose I should be able to
spoil myself a little after you spoiled yourself rotten all those
years."
Taylor felt as if she was talking down to him before he felt her lips
upon his and felt Helena rubbing the tip of his enlarged member with
her finger tips.
Helena grinned as she whispered, "I'm going to love harassing my little
secretary almost as much as you seem to enjoy it."
Taylor smiled at her words. He was excited about the prospect of her
exercising the same sort of control over him at work that she did at
home. He smiled as he knew that while he was not the man he wanted to
be, it was not that bad being a girl for Helena.
Angela smirked at her son and said, "I think you'll both be happier
this way. It's perfectly natural for one partner to be dominant."
Taylor blushed knowing that he was submissive in his relationship. He
knew that Helena was more naturally inclined to make decisions and
exercise control.
Helena responded for him, "We know," before she grabbed the back of
Taylor's head and kissed him deeply.