Everything sorta got started when I was just eight years old, it was a
Sunday and it was my Holy Communion. I had on my brand new blue suit
with a long sleeved white shirt, a new pair of shoes and even brand new
socks and underwear.
Mom, dad, my sister Jenny, and my brother Tom had spent the last month
drilling me on the questions from my CCD class in case I was the
unlucky one the priest called on to answer a question. I knew every
question by heart, I was scrubbed clean from head to toe, and
everything I wore was brand new. Everything seemed perfect except for
one little thing - I couldn't stop staring at the girls in my class who
looked so pretty and dainty in their white dresses, veils, lace trimmed
socks, pretty white shoes, and little white purses. They all looked
like little brides and every single one of them had big smiles on their
faces.
Everything was going as planned, the boys in their suits were on one
side of the church, and the girls in their pretty dresses were on the
other. We'd all practiced over and over and over what we were to do,
when to sit, when to stand, what to say. Nothing could possibly go
wrong.
Except there was one thing wrong and of course, it was me. Good old
Timmy, just another boy in a blue suit, wishing for it all to be over,
wishing he didn't have to be there, hoping he wouldn't be called to
answer a question, and since I was stuck there, wishing with all my
might that I could be one of the girls in a pretty dress.
Yeah, me, Timmy Corcoran, just an everyday eight year old boy, tree
climber, little league player, average second grader, lost in a fantasy
of being dressed in an oh so very pretty, lace trimmed, white dress,
the skirt fluffed out by a petticoat, my cute T shirt with the lace
trim and pretty bow peeking out from under the almost sheer white top
of my dress, white ankle socks with a band of lace across the top and
pretty white shoes with a little heel on my feet.
If the priest called me, I'd stand up, smooth out my pretty dress,
fold my hands in front of me like I was praying, and answer his
question. He'd smile and thank me, then, just like my mom had taught
me, I'd gracefully smooth my skirt, sit down like a proper young lady,
and adjust my skirt and petticoat.
After the ceremony, I'd wait in line like a good girl to have my
picture taken with the priest, then mom and daddy would take me to the
park where I'd pose in front of the pretty flowers for more pictures.
After all that was done, we'd go home and wait for our family to come
to the party we were having to celebrate my making my communion.
Of course, when I got home, I'd go to my room and change into a pair of
shorts and a cute top to keep from messing up my pretty dress. When
everyone finally came, I'd go back to my room and get dressed up again
so everyone could tell me how pretty I was in my communion dress.
Too bad for me that I had to go home, change from my suit into a pair
of jeans and a jersey and wait like that until my relatives got there.
Yeah, they all told me what a handsome young man I was and how good I
looked in my suit but it just wasn't enough. If only I could've been
wearing a pretty white dress with all the other stuff that went with
it, that would've been terrific!
That night I dreamt that I was a girl. Mom, my sister Jenny and I had
gone out shopping for the perfect dress for me. I tried on bunches of
dresses until we found one that all three of us thought was the
prettiest of all; my heart was pounding with excitement as the sales
lady wrapped up the dress, I couldn't wait to wear it, my girlfriends
would be so jealous!
When it came time to get dressed, I was the happiest girl in the whole
world! Mommy had bought me brand new panties, all white and really
smooth feeling, just like the ones her and Jenny wore with pretty lace
trim and a cute little flower. I quickly pulled them on and put on a
pretty Tee shirt that was also really smooth and had lace around the
openings. After I got that on, I had to hold my arms straight up so
mommy could lower a fluffy petticoat over my head and fix the straps to
make sure it fit just right.
As soon as I was completely dressed, I started twirling around in front
of the big mirror on my closet door. I was so much fun to see my dress
and petticoat lift up so I could see the pretty panties I was wearing.
I asked mommy if I could wear a petticoat and pretty panties to school
but she told me that it would look silly to wear a petticoat under my
uniform skirt but if I wanted, next weekend, she'd take me shopping for
more pretty panties like the ones I was wearing. I couldn't wait!
I had to wait though, I woke up to find that it was just another
boring, Timmy the boy day. Instead of a pretty nightgown, I was wearing
boys PJ's that looked like a baseball uniform and worst of all, instead
of the pretty panties I wore in my dream, I had crappy, heavy, boys
underwear on. After breakfast, instead of a cute pleated skirt and
white blouse, I'd go to school in a pair of blue pants and a white
shirt. I'd heard adults talk about being something called depressed
when they felt sad and I knew what they meant.
After that, I couldn't help but notice girls, especially when they were
wearing skirts or dresses since I really wanted to be able to wear
pretty clothes like they wore. If they wore pants, it wasn't such a
big deal. Heck, just like them I could wear pants anytime I wanted,
it's just that I wanted to be able to wear pretty dresses whenever I
felt like it just like girls did, but I couldn't and it wasn't fair.
I tried my best to act like everything was okay, I still played sports
and hung out with my friends but it wasn't the same after my communion.
When I was playing baseball, I'd notice the girls playing with their
dolls or jumping rope, riding on the swings, just having a good time
while I stood there in a heavy uniform waiting for someone to hit the
ball to me.
The girls could sit and watch while they wore cute shorts and pretty
tops, sometimes their tops had ruffled sleeves or sparkles on them
which I liked but if a girl was wearing a sundress or a skirt, it was
almost impossible for me to concentrate on the game, I was too busy
imaging how fun it would be to wear the same clothes!
I paid attention to how girls did things like walking, standing,
sitting, and all kinds of other stuff. Being just a kid, it surprised
me that girls did things differently than boys did. They didn't throw
balls the same way or catch things the same way, they sat differently,
they walked differently, and they just did everything differently than
boys. Since I wanted to be like them, I started practicing doing things
the way they did.
Not around my friends of course, somehow I just knew they'd think that
something was wrong with me. No, I always practiced when no one else
was around or when I was at home. If I was walking down the street all
by myself, I might start skipping or something like that and if no one
was around on the ball field, I'd throw balls like girls did, sometimes
I'd carry my books like girls did or pretend that my book bag was
really a purse. At home, I found a couple of Jenny's old baby dolls and
started to play with them, pretending that I was the mommy and was
feeding my babies or getting them dressed. It was really fun when I
took Jenny's old boy doll and put girl's clothes on him!
My family took notice of how I was watching girls and even teased me a
little bit. They thought I was growing up and that's why I was
interested, I wanted to tell them the real reason but was too afraid. I
mean, how would I explain to mom, dad, Jenny, and Tom, that instead of
a baseball glove or a remote controlled Monster Truck, I'd like to have
a cute dress or a beginners makeup kit instead?
I used to watch girls on TV shows to see how they dressed, my favorite
show was called "Gilmore Girls" and was about a mom and her teenage
daughter. The first time I saw it, I just loved the way the daughter
dressed and acted, she wasn't in the least bit a Tomboy, you could tell
that she loved being a girl! Even when she wore pants there was
something about her that made me want to be just like her.
One day mom was teasing Jenny about how she now wore such pretty
outfits but hated getting all prettied up when she was a kid.
"C'mon mom," Jenny laughed. "I was just a kid and having to wear
dresses and stuff kept me from having fun. I couldn't play softball in
a dress or ride my bike, all I could do was sit around and play with my
Barbies."
"Now all she wants to do is play with Kens!" My brother Tom joked.
"Not true!" Jenny insisted with a laugh. "I also like playing with
Joe's, Mike's, and Dave's too!"
Mom had though faraway look in her eyes that she always got when she
was lost in a daydream.
"Still it would've been nice to have a daughter I could dress up in
pretty clothes and take her shopping or maybe go to the salon and get
our nails done."
It was the chance I'd been waiting for and I jumped on it!
"I'll do that stuff with you mom." I offered with a big smile. "You can
dress me up and take me shopping and it'd be fun to get my nails done!"
Suddenly, everyone quit talking and stared at me.
"Why's everyone looking at me like I did something wrong?" I asked
innocently. I thought I was doing something very nice for mom but my
family stared at me as if I was some sort of alien from Mars.
"Um, boys don't wear dresses or get their nails done," Jenny said
softly.
"But I'm really a girl!" I placed one hand on my waist and held the
other out the way I'd seen my heroine do on the TV show.
"You're a boy." Tom felt some sort of need to remind me. "You can't be
a girl."
"No, I'm not a boy." I stamped my foot down insistently. "I'm a girl
and should wear pretty clothes and do stuff that girls get to do."
"You're not kidding, are you?" Mom asked as she drew me into a hug.
"Nope!" I told her without hesitating as I shook my head. "I'd much
rather wear pretty dresses than pants and shirts. I wish I could've
worn a dress when I made my communion. You could've gotten me all
dressed up with a petticoat and socks with lace trim and a pair of
pretty shoes."
"But aren't you worried that people might call you a sissy?" Tom asked.
"Other kids would laugh at you and tease you."
I had already thought about that and had figured everything out long
before.
"Does anyone ever laugh at you when you wear dresses, mom?"
"Did anyone call you a sissy when you made your communion?" I asked
Jenny.
"Well of course not, we're girls and girls wear dresses and boys
don't." Mom tried to explain but my mind was made up.
"You said that before mo." I shook my head, getting through to adults
wasn't easy.
"How many times do I have to tell you?" I could tell by her voice that
mom was getting upset. "You can't wear dresses and you can't just be a
girl!"
That pushed me right over the edge. For years I'd been dreaming about
wearing pretty dresses and being just like the girl on TV. I didn't
like any of the things boys did but I loved everything that girls did.
The girls in my class complained about having to wear a skirt and
blouse uniform with knee socks and saddle shoes but I was sure that I'd
never complain, I'd be in heaven! A second later I burst into tears and
cried harder than I'd ever cried before.
Just then, dad walked in the door and asked what was going on. Mom,
Jenny, and Tom explained everything to him, how I wanted to be a girl
and wear pretty clothes just like any other girl and do things that
only girls did.
"Are they right? Dad asked, pulling up a chair to be able to talk face
to face. "What would you do if we let you dress like a girl?"
I did my best to stop crying even though it's what girls did when they
were sad.
"I'd do what other girls do of course. I'd let mom do my hair and I'd
wear nail polish, and I'd spend lots of time playing with Jenny's
Barbie dolls, and I promise to go shopping with mom and let her dress
me up in the prettiest outfits!"
"You wouldn't mind not being able to play baseball?"
"I don't like baseball anyhow, " I shrugged. "I'd rather play jump
rope or jacks with the other girls. Maybe I could be a cheerleader at
school?"
"They're not going to let a boy become a cheerleader." Tom smiled.
"Even a pretty one like you."
"Do you really think I'm pretty?" I asked, all excited.
"Sure, for a boy." He got the best dirty look I had for saying that.
"Everyone calm down," dad ordered. "Mom and I will talk this over and
decide what to do. Meanwhile, let's get dinner on the table, I'm
starved."
"I am too a girl!" I insisted as I passed Tommy, ducking to keep him
from swatting me in the head.
I bugged mom and dad every day to see when I could start being a girl,
but they just smiled and told me to be patient. How could I be patient
though when every day I saw girls on TV and in the neighborhood wearing
outfits that I just loved!
Finally, on Friday afternoon, when I got home from school, I went to my
room to do my homework and got a big surprise. There on my bed was a
really cute pink and blue pleated skirt, a pink blouse, pink knee
socks, and a package of silky girl's panties!
"Are you going to stand there all day or are you going to get changed?
Mom asked from the doorway.
I rushed over and gave her a great big hug!
"Call me if you need any help." She smiled as she left me to change.
I hurried to get changed, carefully hanging up my pants and putting all
my other clothes into the hamper, since a good girl always takes good
care of her clothes. I chose a pair of pretty yellow panties with a
lace waistband and lace trimming at the leg openings; I couldn't
believe how great it felt to put on a pair of my very own panties!
Sure, I'd tried on mom and Jenny's panties before but I always had to
use a safety pin to make them fit since they were too big for me. That
was before, now I had my very own panties and they were a perfect fit!
I didn't have much to hide and the panties were just tight enough to
hide everything really well, making me feel so good, I probably looked
just like a real girl!
Once I had my skirt and blouse on, I carefully smoother my skirt and
sat to put on my shoes and socks. What a thrill, my shoes and socks, I
wasn't trying to make do with mom or Jenny's stuff anymore, I had my
very own knee socks and patent leather, Mary Jane shoes, the shiny
ones that had a strap across them, just like a lot of girls I knew
wore. After I was all dressed, I stared at myself in the mirror. I
wasn't shaking or afraid of being caught like I used to be, I looked
just like a girl, a pretty girl named Alexis, and my family didn't
mind at all!
"Mom, can you fix my hair somehow, please?" I called out. "I look like
a boy with this hairstyle."
"Don't worry sweetie," mom said as she came into the room carry a brush
that got hot when it was plugged in. "No daughter of mine's going to
walk around with a boy's hairstyle. We haven't got a lot to work with
but I guarantee you won't look like a boy when I'm done with you."
I just sighed and sat down so mom could fix my hair into a girl's
style. Imagine, I'm going to look just like any other girl, a pretty
skirt and blouse, knee socks and Mary Janes, and now a girl's
hairstyle, I just had to have died and went to heaven. Mom promised to
make me look like a girl and I could hardly wait, I was finally going
to forget all about being a boy and be the pretty girl I always wanted
to be!
Mom went to work with her hot brush, rolling my hair one way and then
another until she was finally satisfied. I would've loved to have long,
shoulder length, wavy hair but I had to admit that I looked very cute
with short, curly hair! As I smiled at the pretty girl in the mirror,
mom snuck up and put some lip gloss on me. It wasn't the same as when I
used to sneak hers or Jenny's lipstick and put it on, it was like way
more exciting because when she finished putting it on me, she laid it
down on my dresser, telling me that it was now mine. If that wasn't
exciting enough, the lip gloss was sitting right next to a bottle of
Disney Princess perfume, the very same perfume I'd heard other girls
say their moms had given them to wear!
I stood there switching between staring at my lip gloss and perfume,
and the pretty girl in the mirror until mom nudged me out of my day
dream.
"I have a few more surprises for you Alexis," she whispered softly as
she gently pulled me back from my dresser. She opened the drawer I
kept my underwear in and there, next to my Superman and Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles underwear were panties and Tee shirts in all kinds of
pretty colors! In my socks drawer my old socks had been pushed over to
make room for knee socks and the frilly socks with the lace top called
anklets that girls my age wore for dress up. I was sure things
couldn't get better until she opened the drawer further to show me some
pretty tights and even two pairs of pantyhose for girls! Another drawer
was filled with girl's jeans and pants, leaving room enough for only
one pair of my boy's jeans.
"One pair ought to be enough for now, don't you think?" she teased.
"They're for if you want to dress like a boy for some reason."
"Why would I want to do that, I hate boy's clothes, I want to wear
pretty things, I'm a girl, remember?"
"Something tells me I'm not going to be able to forget," she shrugged
as she opened my closet to show me the pretty skirts, blouses, and
dresses she'd bought me.
"That should be plenty for now," she explained while trying to breathe
as I hugged her as tightly as I could. "We have to see if you get tired
of this."
Never!" I shouted as I held one outfit after another against me to see
how it looked. "I told you I'm a girl!"
"Yes, that you did." She shrugged. "Now, how about my cute little
girl helping to set the table for dinner?"
"Sure, gimme just a second, okay?" I asked as I rushed to my dresser
and sprayed a little perfume on my neck and wrists just like I'd seen
her and Jenny do.
"Okay, I'm ready." I smiled as I skipped out of my room, swishing my
skirt as I went.
Mom and I talked all about my being a girl as we set the table.
How long had I wanted to be a girl? For as long as I could remember.
Why hadn't I ever said anything before? Cause I thought it was kinda
weird.
Do I really want to be a girl or do I just want to dress like one. I
really want to be a girl but if I can't, I still want to dress like
one.
By the time the table was all set and dinner was ready to serve, Tom
and Jenny had come home. They walked into the kitchen, took a look at
me, my pretty outfit covered by an apron and their mouths dropped.
"Is that you Timmy?" Tom finally asked as he walked around me several
times. "That can't really be Timmy, right? He asked mom.
"Dear God mom," Jenny blurted. "He was never going to be the kind of
boy that girls go crazy over but now boys are going to be going crazy
over him!"
I smiled, took off my apron and did a little curtsy.
"Her," I corrected. "I'm not a him, I'm a her. My name's Alexis Marie
Corcoran but you can call me Lexi."
"Alexis is such a pretty name," Jenny said as she gave me a hug and
kissed my cheek. "I think it's perfect for my pretty little sister."
"Did mom make you dress like that?" Tom asked as he stared at me.
"Heck no! Mom would never have to make me dress like this, I love
wearing pretty clothes."
I twirled around to show off my outfit.
"See, I have pretty panties" I announced with pride just like you and
mom, Jenny!"
"Put your skirt down Lexi!" Mom ordered, trying not to laugh. "Young
ladies don't go showing off their panties."
"But they're so pretty and they feel so nice." I giggled as I smoothed
out my skirt. "I used to put safety pins in your and Jenny's panties so
they'd fit me but now I have panties of my very own, I'm the happiest
girl that ever lived!"
"I don't think we'll ever see Timmy again," Jenny mumbled.
"I still have to be Timmy at school," I said sadly. "I wish I could
wear a uniform like the other girls."
"That's what you should wear." Mom mumbled.
Mom suddenly realized what she said and tried to correct it.
"I meant to say..."
"Give it up mom," Tom laughed. "You're not going to get any arguments
about how Lexi should dress for school or anywhere else. It's a shame
that such a pretty girl has to dress like a boy."
Just then , dad walked in, looked at me, smiled, and gave me a hug and
a kiss on my cheek.
"Looks like we were right about our little princess," he said to mom as
he held my hand up so I could twirl for him. "She's a real cutie pie!"
Princess, cutie pie? From my dad? The one person I worried most about
how they'd accept me. All my life I wanted to be his little Tiger, the
nickname he had given me. I wanted to be good at sports just like he'd
been as a boy but no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't do it. I
didn't like sports, I thought sports were boring, and I was lousy at
every sport I'd ever tried. In baseball, I cringed when the ball was
pitched at me and if I somehow got lucky and hit the ball, it never
even got to the pitcher. Football was out of the question, no way did I
want to get blocked, I was too small to block another boy, and the
thought of being tackled scared the heck out of me.
"Your mom and I were worried about you," he explained as he sat down on
the couch and pulled me onto his lap, something he hadn't done since I
was about three or four years old. "We know how hard you tried to be
the boy you thought we wanted but you were just too delicate and
frankly, too pretty for a boy."
"Good grief," Jenny began laughing. "I thought I was the only one who
thought he was pretty. I can't tell you how many times I wanted to put
him in a cute outfit and turn him into my pretty little sister!"
"Don't bother," Tom laughed. "Every Halloween I thought you were
wasting time as a cowboy or an astronaut or whatever boy's costume you
wore. I wanted to suggest that mom get you something like a Poodle
skirt and a wig and let you pretend to be a girl. If you wore something
like that you could always say that it was a joke."
"We've got over a month until Halloween Lexi," mom explained. "You can
be Lexi at home at home any time you like and we'll think of something
pretty for this Halloween."
"But I want to be Lexi the time," I pouted. "Always and forever and
ever. All of you said I was too pretty to be a boy, remember?""
"It may eventually come to that sweetie," Jenny said as she played with
the curls mom had given me. "But for now you have to be a good girl and
do what mom and dad tell you, okay?"
"We're going to do sort of an experiment Princess," dad explained.
"Anytime you're not in school or we're not going anywhere, mom and I
want you to our pretty daughter Alexis Marie. We don't want to see any
sign of Timmy around, so as soon as you get home, change into your Lexi
clothes and mom will fix your hair. We want you to forget all about
Timmy until it's time to go back to school."
Mom looked at Jenny and Tim.
"It's not going to be easy but at home there's no Timmy. Dad and I
don't want to hear that name when you're talking to or about your
little sister, okay?"
Jenny and Tom seemed very happy with the idea and of course, I was
thrilled!
"What about getting her some professional help?" Tom asked. "Your
experiment sounds good but sooner or later a decision is gonna have to
be made."
"Absolutely," dad agreed. "From now until Halloween we'll have a chance
to see how well Princess Alexis here can handle being treated as a
girl, after that, we'll see what a professional thinks; things could be
a lot tougher depending on if they recommend that Lexi stays and Timmy
goes."
"What do you mean tougher?" I asked. I already knew that I was a girl,
mom, dad, Jenny and Tom seemed to think the same way too so it would be
easy for anyone else to know that too.
"You'd have to go back to school as Alexis," Jenny explained as she
pulled down the bottom of my skirt which had gotten messed up when I
sat on dad's lap. "Other kids might tease you and call you names, and
trust me, wearing a skirt every day can get old after a while."
"The girls also have slacks that they can wear," mom corrected her.
"Times have changed since you were in elementary school and the reason
you wore skirts to school every day in High School was to attract
attention from boys."
"Hey. it worked, " Jenny laughed. "And from the looks of it, my petty
little sister will want to wear skirts to show off her legs."
"Do you think I good looking?" I asked, hoping someone would be nice
and say yes.
Dressed like that you're an absolute doll," Jenny insisted. "Like we
said, you were just too pretty for a boy but put you into a dress and
fix your hair, and you'll be the heartbreaker of your class."
"She's right," Tom gave me a kiss on my cheek. "I can't believe I'm
saying this but you should never wear pants again, you're kind of hot
in a skirt!"
I suddenly felt like someone had turned a hair dryer on my face.
"Aren't you the sweet talker?" Mom joked as she playfully slapped Tom.
"Look, she's blushing!" Jenny called out.
"I can't help it," I shrugged. "Tom's making me feel all kinds of
strange."
"You'd better get used to it Princess," Dad told me as he hugged me
close to him. "You're mine and mom's pretty daughter now."
I gave dad the biggest kiss I could manage before hopping down and
doing the same for everyone else. No one was laughing at me, no one
thought it was weird, everyone thought I was a very pretty girl, I was
so thrilled I started crying.
My family finally got me calmed down so that we could have dinner. Tom
was sweet enough to hold my chair while I brushed my skirt and sat down
which of course earned him another kiss. All through dinner I
concentrated on taking small, lady-like bites; no more chomping through
way more than I really wanted just to act like I was a really tough
boy. Nope, from then on I was a young lady, daddy's princess and I was
going to make really sure that I acted like one.
From then on, I was the best daughter and sister I could be. As soon as
I got home from school, I changed into the pretty outfit I'd chosen the
night before. If mom was too busy to do my hair, I brushed it as best I
could and added barrettes or a ribbon to make me feel pretty. I did my
homework right away and then hurried to help mom get dinner ready. As
soon as dinner was over, I helped clear the table and do dishes with
mom so we could talk about girl stuff, you know, what kind of outfits
did I think were pretty, hairstyles I'd like to have, how to walk and
stuff just like a girl, and my favorite subject - Halloween!
When it came to my costume, the whole family came up with ideas. Tom
and dad tried hard but their ideas just weren't girly enough for me - a
Girl Scout, Minnie Mouse, a Cowgirl, or even the Poodle skirt idea. I
wanted something super girly, something no boy in his right mind would
ever think of wearing, even if his mom made him wear it.
"How about a Communion dress?" I suggested, remembering how I felt that
day, watching the girls in their pretty outfits.
"Communion dresses might be hard to find at this time of year," mom
explained, breaking my heart. "I promise I'll try but let's think of
something in case I can't find a dress for you."
We finally settled on a Fairy Godmother costume since it was pink and
very, very girly. Mom said she'd start shopping right away since if I
had to be a Fairy Godmother, I'd need time to practice walking in a
long dress. She also told me that she had several surprises for me.
The first surprise was that I was going to be going to the beauty shop
to get my hair done, just like other girls did. If I was going to be
the Fairy Godmother, my hair would be curled and piled on top of my
head. If I was going to wear a Communion dress, my shoulder length hair
would get waves put in it with curls at the end.
"That sounds so nice," I said dreamily. "But my hair's not long enough
for either style."
Mom was more than happy to explain that she not only used to work in a
beauty shop, she still had friends where she used to work and when she
told them about Lexi, they agreed to fix my hair so I'd look beautiful!
I was sure that Halloween was never gonna come. Even though I always
tried to be a good girl so my family would be proud of me, I worked
even harder so that nothing would go wrong with my costumes. Even
though I wore pants once in a while, (I had some really cute jeans
with sparkles on the pockets that looked great with a pair of boots.),
I wore nothing but dresses and skirts hoping to show that getting me
the girliest costumes was the right thing to do!
My idea must've worked cause the Saturday before Halloween, mom woke me
up early, saying that I had an appointment at her friend's beauty shop.
"Wow, I'm really going to an honest to goodness beauty shop," I mumbled
as I struggled to wake up. "But it's only six thirty, can't it wait
till I wake up?"
"Maybe next time," mom insisted as she pulled the blankets off me. "Now
get busy, wash your face, brush your teeth, and get dressed. Why don't
you wear your cute denim skirt with a nice top; we don't want to be too
fancy since you're going to have to take the top off when they wash and
set your hair anyhow."
"I can wear a skirt, outside??" I looked over at my empty bed. How
could I be standing up, talking to mom, when I know I was still in bed,
having the best dream ever?
Mom smiled and ruffled my hair.
"The ladies at the shop are expecting my lovely daughter Alexis. You're
not the first they've done this to; they'll treat you just like a young
lady so you'll have to dress like one. Besides, I thought we could do a
little shopping after you're done."
I never got ready for anything faster than I did that morning; I had my
face washed, my teeth brushed, and was all dressed in my skirt, a
pretty rust colored top, sneakers that had a trim to match my top, and
a pair of white knee socks in less time than it used to take me to get
out of bed.
Mom fixed my hair into a cute pixie style and even let me wear a little
bit of lip gloss. I was way too excited to eat so we hopped into the
car and we were off to make a pretty girl out of me. I was so excited
that I was practically shaking all the way to the beauty shop; mom
probably thought she was helping by telling me that I'd get my hair
washed and set, and my nails all filed and polished but the thought of
having all those things done, things that wouldn't disappear right
away, was making it worse for me.
I began imagining going to school on Monday with my hair all done in a
pretty style and my nails looking so-o-o pretty, since there was going
to be a party at school that day and we were allowed to wear our
costumes, I could wear something pretty and go as Lexi?
When we got to the beauty shop, Mrs. Kroft, the owner, acted surprised
to see me.
"I thought you were bringing Tim," she asked mom with a wink. "You
never mentioned having a second daughter. Who is this lovely girl?"
Mom put an arm around me and smiled.
I'm sure I must've mentioned my other daughter Alexis," she said
proudly. "She has a couple of Halloween parties to go to and unlike her
older sister Jenny, she wants to get all prettied up for them."
"You certainly are pretty Alexis," Mrs. Kroft laughed. "I remember
what a Tomboy your sister was, it was all your mom could do to get her
to the shop for special occasions."
"Oh, not me," I smiled right back. "I like getting all dressed up and I
couldn't wait when mom told me she was bringing me here!"
"Has she told you what your costume's going to be yet?" She asked as
she gently helped me out of my top and into a pink plastic smock.
"Maybe she'll let me break the big news?"
She glanced over at mom who nodded agreement.
"Well, tonight you're going to be a famous child star; an actress named
Shirley Temple. Have you ever seen pictures of her?"
I shook my head no and Mrs. Kroft handed me a set of pictures of a very
cute little girl short, curly hair wearing a pretty dress held out by
petticoats.
"Oh my gosh mom, for real?" I squealed excitedly. "I'm going to look
like this?"
"Only for the party, sweetie. When we go shopping you'll have to settle
for your skirt and top."
"Not many girls could pull off this look," Mts. Kroft explained. "When
your mom told me about the parties, we spent hours deciding on just the
right look for you. We knew it would have to be something super girly,
nothing a boy would ever consider wearing, even if it was for
Halloween. After we talked about lots of possibilities, we both came up
with the Shirley Temple idea. When she was little, she was every
mother's dream daughter, sweet, pretty, and nothing but sugar and
spice. Tonight, you're going to be that girl!"
"Imagine," Mom teased. "Ruffled panties, a petticoat, lace trimmed
anklets, Mary Jane shoes, and the prettiest dress a little girl could
ever hope to wear!"
"You'll look like you're about six or seven years old, is that okay?"
Mrs. Kroft asked.
"Can I wear a ribbon in my hair, just like her?" I pointed to the
picture of the young movie star.
"I told you she'd love it," Mts. Kroft smiled at mom. "She's short
enough and pretty enough to pull this off with ease."
"Could you two please quit talking," I begged. "I can't wait to become
the prettiest little girl in the whole world!"
I was taken over and had my hair thoroughly washed, then dried a little
bit before small curlers were tightly wound into my hair. While I
waited for my hair to dry, another lady filed my nails and put pink
polish on them. No one was really sure if Shirley Temple wore nail
polish or not but the ladies who worked in the shop just couldn't
resist giving me the full girl treatment and I sure wasn't gonna argue
with them.
"You can wear this polish all weekend long," Mrs. Kroft explained while
I just sat smiling while I stared at my nails. "Tomorrow, for the party
at the community center, you're going to be Miss America, in a pretty
gown, a wig, some makeup, and even heels!"
A couple of hours later, a stunned, but pretty pre-teen girl walked out
of the shop with her mom.
"I'm not dreaming, please, please, tell me I'm not dreaming." I said
over and over. "I just left a beauty shop, my hair and nails are done,
I look so pretty and I'm walking down the street dressed like a girl."
"What's to dream about?" Mom shrugged as if it was no big deal. "My
daughter wants to wear some pretty costumes for Halloween so I took her
to the beauty shop to get her hair and nails done. Lots of girls go to
the beauty shop with their moms and even more wear pretty outfits for
Halloween."
"Jenny missed out on so much," I shook my head remembering the
arguments mom and sister used to have. "I promise to make up for it
though, you can take me to the beauty shop any time, it was a lot of
fun and I just love how they made me look so pretty."
"You won't mind wearing dresses and frilly underwear?" Mom just
couldn't stop teasing. "How about going shopping and trying on a few
outfits I think are nice?"
"I'll cry my eyes out if you don't let me wear pretty outfits," I
teased back. "I promise not to complain if you decide to take me to
Vicky's Secret and I'll be the sweetest daughter ever when we go
shopping!"
Mom quickly put me to the test, we went straight to the Juniors section
of J.C. Penney and began looking over outfits for me. Of course, mom
would show me a dress she liked, expecting at least a little argument
from me; instead, I'd grab it, rush to the nearest mirror, hold it
against me, and gush about how pretty it looked and how I'd need new
shoes and a purse to go with it.
Mom was no slouch in the game, while I was acting all silly, she was
busy picking out a few more outfits and telling me to take them to the
dressing room to model for her.
"Are you sure?" I whispered the first time. "I mean it's the girl's
dressing room."
"Well, it's up to you, would you rather go into the boys dressing room
in a skirt, top, and panties to try on dresses? You promised,
remember?"
"Sorry mom, I got so excited about these cute outfits that I wasn't
thinking." I smiled, took a very deep breath and went into the dressing
room.
I never wanted that day to end; mom and I went to several shops, trying
on different outfits, adding some more to my wardrobe, having lunch,
and just enjoying a mother-daughter outing. Even though we had to
leave after just a few hours, I didn't mind, when I got home, I was
going to get all dolled up in a frilly dress that barely reached my
knees, frilly panties, a full length petticoat, lace anklets, and a
fluffy white dress with pink polka dots, a black sash for a belt, and
short puffed sleeves that no boy would ever dare to wear, even as a
joke on Halloween!
I soaked in a nice hot bubble bath, pulled on the prettiest panties I
could ever imagine wearing, then, with trembling hands, I carefully
lowered my petticoat over my head to keep from messing my hair.
I swirled in front of the mirror, not able to believe that the precious
little girl in the mirror was really me! I sat down, loving every
second of how the skirt of my petticoat felt against my bare legs and
how the silky top felt against my chest. If there was a heaven, I was
in it, no way around it!
I gently pulled on the pink anklets mom bought for me and turned them
down at the top to show off the lace trim. It wasn't easy buckling my
shoes with all the lace of my petticoat in my face but I somehow
managed to hold it down with my arm while I reached over and buckled my
shoes. It must've been tough to put up with petticoats, but I'm sure I
would've managed!
"You look lovely Alexis," mom said as she walked into the room with my
dress. "Are you ready to become a sweet little girl?"
"I sure am, mommy!" I smiled and batted my eyes. "I just love my new
panties and petticoat and I'm way excited about wearing my new dress."
Mom slipped the dress over my head and zipped it up. The feeling of the
dress tightening against me was thrilling; I knew that besides the
zipper, there was a special catch at the top which meant that I was
stuck as a little girl until mom undid the catch and zipper. Stuck as a
little girl, what a wonderful thought! Mom used a comb she called a
Pick to fluff out my curls, tied the sash on my dress, put a little bit
of lip gloss on me, and then it was time for my debut.
"Oh my God," Jenny whispered loud enough to be heard. "What happened
to my baby brother?"
"You never had one," I grinned. "Tom's older than you remember? I'm
your baby sister."
"Good grief, mom!" Tom exclaimed when he saw me. "People will think
you're nuts if you tell them that Lexi's a boy."
"Tom's right," Jenny grinned. "Lexi here is first prize material, no
doubt about it."
"You don't think I went just a bit overboard?" Mom asked.
"I doubt that's possible with her," Tom joked. "You could dress her in
the frilliest things and I can't imagine her complaining. "
"I'm gonna be Miss America tomorrow!" I agreed. "I can't wait, I get to
wear a pretty gown and even heels!"
"Aren't you afraid of being teased?" Daddy asked.
"I guess some kids might tease me," I shrugged. "They'll just have to
get use to me and I do have a couple of friends I can stay around."
"Any boys?" Tom asked.
I thought for a few seconds. Most of my friends were girls, it just
always seemed so much easier to get along with girls than boys. Girls
didn't seem to care if I said their outfit was cute and when we played
games, I didn't have to get dirty either.
"One or two," I answered.
"You'll probably have a lot more in a couple of years." Jenny laughed.
"Dad's going to have to hire someone just to beat them away."
"Don't do that, there are some awfully cute boys at school!" I shouted
in panic before I realized that Jenny was teasing.
"How about you girls talk about cute boys later," Daddy asked. "I want
to get there before the crowd."
"Your daughter's debut is more important than getting a table near the
bar," mom insisted. "I plan on being fashionably late so there's a
crowd when Lexi walks in."
"Women," daddy laughed and shook his head. "They're trouble no matter
how old they are!"
"But we love you daddy," I cooed while hugging him.
Of course mom won the argument and we arrived at the hall just late
enough to be part of the last group of stragglers. Some of the women
noticed me and smiled, telling mom how pretty I looked which made me
feel all warm and fuzzy. When we got to the sign in desk, the woman in
charge smiled and asked daddy why Timmy couldn't come.
"This is Timmy," daddy grinned as he moved aside to give the lady a
good look at me.
"This can't be your son, Mike," she exclaimed as she looked me over. "I
mean Timmy wasn't exactly all snake and snails and puppy dog tails but
this young lady is all sugar and spice!"
"I'm Shirley Temple , and I'm going on the Good Ship Lollipop ." I
smiled and did a perfect curtsy.
"You had to have gone through a lot of trouble for one night," the lady
told mom as we walked into the hall. "You're bound to win first prize
though."
Heads turned and conversations stopped as we walked past groups of
daddy's coworkers.
"She's adorable," more than one woman told mom.
"I thought your daughter was much older," daddy's boss asked, seeming
to be very confused as he smiled at me.
"Jennifer's eighteen," mom smiled and waited for just a second before
lowering the boom. "This is Timmy, our ten year old son."
Of course I did my curtsy and introduction for every group of amazed
people.
"You've got to be kidding," daddy's secretary said. "How did you get
him to hold still long enough to do all that to him?"
Daddy gently pulled her close and checked to make sure no one else
could hear.
"A little while ago, Timmy announced that he wanted to be a girl. We
talked it over and tried to get things straightened out. We have an
appointment with a counselor next week, in the meantime he's been
dressing and living as a Alexis at home for a couple of months now,
this is his first time out."
"You're forgetting when mom took me to get my hair done and she and I
went shopping."
Daddy's secretary looked me over very closely before smiling and
kissing my cheek.
"Good luck Alexis, you're going to be a very pretty young lady."
I got tons of attention from people all evening long and of course, I
won first prize! Mom and dad were worried that I'd be teased but I got
along just great with the other kids; the boys didn't bother with me
much but then again, they didn't bother the other girls either. I made
friends with a bunch of girls who wanted to know all about my costume
and how I felt to be all dressed up like that.
I told them that it was mom's idea and that not only didn't I mind it,
I kinda liked the way the clothes felt. The girls all agreed with me,
saying that boys clothes seemed so much rougher and not nearly as
comfortable or pretty which to a girl means everything!
Of course I was thrilled to win first prize, to have my picture taken
bunches and bunches of times, including once for the newsletter where
daddy worked, and I made a couple of girlfriends who promised to keep
in touch and maybe even play together if our parents didn't mind. The
thrill of the night was great but added on to it was the excitement of
going to the community party as a beauty queen the next night.
When we got home Tom and Jenny were waiting to pester me with
questions. I showed off my trophy and gift certificate, and told them
about all the pictures people took of me, and how nice daddy's
secretary had been.
"So Lexi, what do you plan on buying with your gift certificate?" Jenny
asked.
"I saw this really cute top when mom and I were shopping," I grinned
and spent the next ten minutes describing the top and what I could wear
it with.
Tom just shook his head.
"Why bother taking her to a shrink," He asked. "She's as female as mom
or Jenny."
"And she'll probably be just as costly," daddy sighed. "Just when I
thought the days of new outfits every time I turned around were over
now that Jenny buys her own clothes, along comes another girl to have
to buy for."
"Don't you want me to look pretty daddy?" I pouted. "I'll be wearing
uniforms to school but I'll need pretty outfits for when I start going
to dances or on days when we don't have to wear uniforms. Even if Jenny
still had any of her old outfits, I couldn't wear them since they'd be
way out of date and all of the other girls would laugh at me and no
boys would want to dance with me."
"You're right," daddy told Tom. "What in the world made me think I had
two sons?"
"You coulda asked daddy," I smiled. "I woulda been happy to tell you
that I was really your second daughter!"
"That still remains to be seen sweetheart," mom reminded me. "We're
going to sit down with a doctor soon and try to figure this whole thing
out. You can't just decide to be a girl and everyone goes along with
it; there are a lot of serious decisions to be made that could change
your entire life. We don't want anything to hurt you."
"What's to hurt?" I asked, having no idea what the problem could be. I
want to be a girl, I've always wanted to be a girl, and I'm absolutely
sure that I won't be happy if I'm not a girl. I didn't wake up and say
"Wow, wouldn't it be so cool to wear dresses and stuff like that?".
"What will the kids at school think?" Daddy asked. "How about the guys
on the baseball team?"
"Once you start doing the things that will turn you into a girl, you
won't be able to be a boy again." Mom explained. "That's why even if
the doctor says you should become a girl you'll have to spend at least
a year living as one before any permanent changes are made."
"That's kinda crazy, aint it? I have to be a girl for a year before I
can be a girl?"
"It's like this," daddy tried to explain. "Yes, you'll look like a
girl. go to school as a girl, and do everything that girls do but you
won't physically be a girl. If everything works out okay, if you can
handle being a girl, then things will be done to physically turn you
into a girl. You'll probably have to wait until you're eighteen before
it's all complete but then you'll be a girl for real."
"Totally cool!" I grinned. "When can I start?"
"Your appointment is in a couple of months, meanwhile, get a bath and
get ready for bed, you have a big day ahead of you tomorrow." Mom
smiled and shooed me off to bed.
I was up early the next morning in hopes that mom would want to get an
early start on turning me into a Beauty Queen. Unfortunately, she
wasn't in as big a hurry as I was, she wanted to have breakfast, watch
a little TV, and have lunch and dinner before getting me ready. When
the big moment finally came, I was waiting in panties, stockings which
felt like nothing I'd ever had on before, and a pair of dark green
shoes with a little heel on them.
Mom helped me into my first bra, a pretty pink one that matched my
panties, with small, padded cups. I felt so excited when she fastened
it in the back, the padding made it look like I really had boobies.
Next came a half slip that also matched my panties, all trimmed in
pretty lace, mom said it would keep the petticoats from scratching. I
didn't care why I had to wear a slip; all that mattered was that it was
so very pretty, and I was going to wear it!
Next came the big finish - my gown; a beautiful dark green one made out
of a shiny material with a built in petticoat. I held my breath as mom
lowered it over my head, it was the most exciting moment of my life;
me, I was going to a party in the prettiest dress I'd ever seen, mom
had clipped something called a fall into my hair to make it reach my
shoulders and then she curled it so that I had two adorable strands of
curls..
Wearing panties was no big deal to me since I'd been wearing them for a
little while but the panties I was wearing were silkier than any I'd
ever worn before; mom said it was real important for me to extra pretty
underwear so that I'd feel all girly inside and that would help me win
the contest. If feeling all girly was important, I was sure I had the
contest won before it even started!
"Now, just a little bit of makeup," mom said as she smeared some sort
of liquid on my face. "Normally, you'd be too young for makeup but
girls who compete in these contests all use it so you'll be expected to
wear some too."
Mom carefully explained the different things she was using on me and
why.
"Foundation covers up any little problems on your face and makes it
nice and smooth, it's important to match it to your skin tone, it may
seem silly but you don't want it to look like you're wearing makeup.
You have to blend the foundation in carefully and not overdo it. Next
I'm adding a little blush to your cheeks, it give a healthy look but it
also has to be applied carefully; if you pucker up, the part of your
face that doesn't get pulled in is where you use blush."
Mom finished up with the foundation and blush and then started on my
eyes. She used something called Mascara to make my lashes look longer,
then a couple different shades of Eye Shadow that she blended together
on my eyelids. A quick spray of cologne that she bought just for me and
she said her lovely daughter Alexis was ready for the pageant.
"OMG!!! I look so pretty!" I stood in front of a full length mirror and
stared at the pretty girl looking back at me. I wasn't a ten year old
boy in a dress, I wasn't even a ten year old girl! I had to be about
thirteen or even fourteen years old and I absolutely loved the way I
looked. This is how I should dress, a pretty dress that came just below
my knees, held out my a stiff petticoat, my legs looking really pretty
in stockings, and a pair of pretty heels that matched my dress.
Being a girl was just so much fun! As a boy, I couldn't wear matching
undies, and my boys undies didn't give me anywhere near the terrific
feeling I was getting by wearing silky undies that were trimmed in
lace. I was getting so worked up that I was starting to cry.
"Don't cry sweetheart," mom told me. "You'll mess up your makeup and
I'll have to start all over again. When we get home tonight, you can
look at your trophy and cry all you want."
"It'll be okay if I cry?"
"It's what girls do, aren't you a girl?"
"You bet I am!" I answered happily as I swung my skirt back and forth,
admiring the petticoats.
I had tons and tons of fun at the party; since I was all prettied up
people just assumed that I was a girl. Many of our neighbors came over
to our table and asked mom and daddy why Timmy hadn't come and who I
was. Whenever they did, I smiled, curtseyed, and explained that I used
to be Timmy but for the contest my name as Alexis.
I got a couple of strange looks, mostly from the husbands but nearly
every single woman told me how pretty I looked and how I was sure to
win first prize. A few even called their daughters over and used me as
an example for how they should dress. I always took the girl's side,
after all, I am a girl, and said that this was all mom's idea and how
much more comfortable a pair of shorts or jeans would be.
By siding with the girls I made friends with some of them and they
invited me to sit at their table. Mom said it was okay so I took the
cute little clutch purse that went with my outfit and sat with the
other girls talking about outfits , (well mostly about my outfit. The
other girls thought it was beautiful but still liked wearing jeans.),
TV shows and music we liked. Not a single girl thought that I was a
boy; they couldn't figure out who I was since they were sure that they
knew every single girl their age from school or just hanging around the
neighborhood. When they asked who I was, I giggled, told them that my
name was Alexis and that they'd have to wait until the contest winners
were announced to find out more about me.
There were a couple of boys who were dressed like girls and one even
made a cute Alice in Wonderland but he wasn't going to be any
competition for a beauty queen, I was sure of that. The other boys
teased him which made me feel bad so I invited him to sit with me and
my new girlfriends. Some of the other girls weren't real sure but
Chris, or Alicia as we renamed him, seemed to fit right in. He knew a
little about TV shows and movies girls liked cause he had an older
sister but he wasn't up on all the latest styles like my friends and I
were.
Finally, it was time for the contest, the girls were to line up on one
side of the stage and the boys on the other. Of course my friends
expected Alicia to line up with the boys but they and pretty much
everyone else there just couldn't believe their eyes when I followed
him.
The voting was done by clapping, whoever got the most of course was the
winner. The lady in charge went down the line for the girls and one of
my friends won for her Wonder Woman costume. When the lady finally got
to me, she introduced me as Timothy Alexis Corcoran which got the crowd
talking and when she asked them to vote, the noise hurt my ears! There
was no doubt about it, I won the best costume for the boys! When the
lady then said that the next vote would be the grand prize, everyone
started chanting my name.
After my new friends congratulated me on winning they started with the
questions.
"Who's idea was it to be a beauty queen?, Don't you feel silly dressed
like that? What are you wearing underneath?"
I smiled and said that the costume was mom's idea, I didn't feel silly
at all since it was Halloween, and told them that I was probably
wearing the same things under my dress that they'd wear. The next thing
I knew, I was in the middle of a group of girls, being led off to the
girl's bathroom so that they could see for themselves what I was
wearing. I wouldn't have minded but mom stopped them before we could
get inside.
Jenny and Tom insisted on hearing about my evening so while mom got
some soft drinks, I launched into my story. I told them how no one
suspected that I was really a boy and how everyone was so surprised
when the lady who was the judge called out my real name. Of course I
told them about my new friends and how they let me sit with them and
how we talked about all the stuff that girls like to talk about. When
it was finally time to go to bed, I was exhausted.
I got mom to unzip my dress and then I carefully hung it in my closet,
pushing a bunch of Timmy's clothes out of the way so that the first
thing I'd see when I opened my closet door would be that dress. I
wondered if I'd ever get a chance to wear it again? Maybe daddy could
take us all out somewhere fancy for dinner so that I could wear it
again, it was just too pretty to let hang in my closet.
I begged mom to let me wear my dress to church the next day but she
insisted that until a doctor said that I really should be a girl, I
could only dress up at home or if she took me somewhere and there was
no chance of wearing dresses to church before then! The best I could do
was to sit in church, read my mass book, and sneak occasional glances
at other girls and think of how I'd look in the outfits they wore.
At least mom let me change as soon as I got home; I chose a pretty sky
blue skirt and top, a white bra since my pink one would show through my
top, my new slip, pantyhose, and blue skimmers to match my skirt. I did
my best with my wig, sprayed on some cologne, and hurried to watch some
of the shows I'd recorded.
I got comfortable on the couch, my legs tucked under me in a very
girlish way, watching an episode of The Suite Life on Deck. I just
loved seeing the twin boys who starred in the show and couldn't help
wondering what it would be like to be one of their girlfriends. They
were just so cute, I wanted to have one or even both take me to a
school dance and tell me how pretty I was and how much they liked
having such a cute girlfriend. Sure, the other girls would be jealous
but tough, I was the lucky girl and they'd just have to put up with it!
Jenny walked by as I was sitting there and stopped to look me over.
"How about a few pointers little sister?"
"Sure, I'm always interested in how to do things like a girl, I haven't
had a whole lot of experience." I said with a grin.
"Okay, first off, girls rarely wear dressy skirts around the house; we
save them for dates or dances. If we feel like a skirt, we'll usually
wear denim. Second, a real girl doesn't get all dolled up like you are
at home."
"But I like the way I feel when I'm all dressed up, I feel so pretty
and girly." I protested. "Since I can't go out like this, I do it at
home."
"You won contests as a little girl and a beauty queen over the weekend
sweetie," Jenny said as she squeezed my hand. "You're already all
pretty and girly. Heck, you dress and act more like a girl then I did
when I was your age. I hated wearing skirts and dresses, mom and I
fought all the time over the way I dressed."
I just shook my head, imagine, not wanting to wear pretty dresses, that
seemed really weird.
"But dresses are so comfortable and ..."
"And they make you feel all pretty and girly." Jenny mocked. "I heard
you but you're not listening to me. You don't want to stand out and
have people think you're some kind of freak; you have to learn to blend
in, to be just like any other girl so that means you have to ease off
on the frills. Denim skirts are fine, jeans are more comfortable since
you don't have to worry about guys trying to look up your skirt and you
can get jeans that no boy in his right mind would wear!"
"I only have one denim skirt though," I shrugged helplessly. "I can't
wear it all the time and I know I don't have any really girly jeans so
like I said, when I want to feel like a girl, this is how I dress."
Jenny disappeared for a few minutes before coming back with mom. She
tossed me the lightweight jacket mom had gotten me and my purse.
"Let's go sis, mom volunteered her credit card and I can hear the mall
calling us. We're gonna turn you into a proper girl once and for all!"
"If only you could," I grinned. "Can you give me a minute to change, I
don't want to look like some priss."
A few minutes late I was back, this time I wore my denim skirt, a cute
pair of blue socks, my sneakers with glitter, and a blue and white
striped pullover top. I grabbed my jacket and purse.
"Let's go!"
Once again, no one batted an eye as I shopped in the juniors department
while mom and Jenny looked elsewhere. There were just so many pretty
outfits that I was pretty much baffled about which I should get.
Suddenly, a voice spoke out from behind me.
"Hi Alexis, getting some shopping in? I don't think they have much for
a beauty queen."
I turned to face Zoe and Brittany, two of the girls I'd hung out with
at the Halloween party.
"Yeah," I smiled, thinking about the dress I'd worn to the party.
"That was a gorgeous dress."
Brittany looked at my denim skirt
"Having a tough time deciding on being a boy or a girl?"
"Nope, I decided a long time ago that I was really a girl. I managed to
convince my family a few weeks ago and now I spend all my free time as
Lexi. My sister says I should wear skirts less often so I'm trying to
find some cute jeans.
"You're not kidding, are you? Zoe asked in amazement. "I couldn't
believe you'd let your mom dress you up like you were for the party."
"Heck no, I loved getting all prettied up like that! It made me feel
so happy to wear that dress and get my hair and makeup done. You
should've seen me at daddy's party the night before; I went as Shirley
Temple in a frilly little girl dress, petticoat, and ruffled panties. I
won first prize there too!"
The girls were kinda shocked to hear that I thought of myself as a girl
and loved to get all prettied up but that was all forgotten soon enough
and they started treating me like a little sister.
"Try these on Lexi," Zoe said as she handed me a pair of jeans with
rhinestones on the back. I took the jeans along with two other pairs
and headed to the dressing room with the girls in tow. I used to hate
it when mom made me try things on when she took me shopping but now,
trying on girl's things, I couldn't wait!
We had a great time shopping; the girls explained that shopping was
great, you could try on all kinds of outfits and didn't have to but
any! They had be model different jeans, a couple of skirts, bunches of
tops, and even a few dresses. To them I was a walking, talking Barbie
doll and I loved every second of it.
"You've got a problem Lexi," Zoe said as I modeled a pair of low cut
jeans. "The waistband of your panties sticks out over your jeans. Now
that's okay if you were a guy, but you're a girl, you should get some
hip hugger or bikini panties for when you wear low cut jeans."
Just then mom and Jenny caught sight of me talking to the girls and
came rushing over.
"Is everything okay Lexi?" Mom asked while giving my friends the cold
stare.
"Everything's cool mom," I grinned. "Zoe and Brittany were at the party
last night, I spent the whole evening talking to them and some other
girls, remember?"
"It's okay Mrs. Corcoran," Brittany spoke up. "Zoe and I were a little
surprised at first but Lexi explained everything and we're cool about
it. She's sort of like our little sister, we won't tell anyone and
we'll make sure that no one bothers her."
"That kid has more luck than anyone," Jenny mumbled. "She'll probably
have guys lined up to date her when she's in High School; I hope dad
gets a big bat, he'll need it to keep the boys away from her."
"I'd really like to get jeans like this," I told mom as I held out a
cute pair of low slung ones with a pretty pattern stitched onto the
pockets. "But Zoe said my panties will show, can I get some different
panties, please?"
I wonder what mom and Jenny were thinking? There I was, a boy dressed
up like a girl, standing there with two girls I'd just me the night
before, asking to buy panties. Who cares, I'm a girl who needs some
different panties and I never shopped for them before.
Jenny nodded towards another part of the store.
"Lingerie's over there," she smiled. "Mom and I will pay for this stuff
while you and your friends pick out some panties."
Zoe and Brittany were a huge help when we got to the lingerie
department. They made sure that I stuck with panties that would be
right for a girl my age. Sure, we looked at some of the real sexy stuff
but they said that even they were too young to wear some of that stuff.
They helped me find the right kind of panties and then left it up to me
to decide if I wanted cotton (no way) or the silky nylon ones.
"How many bras do you have?" Zoe asked.
"Three I think; mom said that should be plenty."
"Do you dress every day?"
"Yeah, as soon as I get home from school I become Lexi and I stay that
way all weekend long." I giggled. "Somehow, playing dress up is just
way more fun than baseball or whatever the guys in the neighborhood
want to play."
"Maybe you should ask your mom for a couple more," Brittany suggested.
"You change your T-shirt every day, right?"
When mom and Jenny caught up with us, I told mom about needing more
bras.
"You promised that I could still dress up even if the doctor doesn't
want to turn me into a gir, right? So the bras won't go to waste, I can
always use them."
By the end of the shopping trip, I had a dozen more pairs of panties,
four new bras, three pairs of the prettiest jeans I could find and
three new tops. Even Zoe and Brittany had to admit that I had more than
enough clothes for now; if the doctor agreed to let me be a girl, I'd
need more outfits since I'd be wearing girl's clothes all the time but
for now, I had all I could use.
The next morning I got up early to get ready for Halloween at school.
Mom promised that I'd like my costume and she was right. Hanging from
my closet door was the cutest pink and grey pleated skirt with a pink
blouse. I picked out a pink bra, matching panties and half slip along
with grey knee socks and saddle shoes to finish off my outfit. She
clipped the fall thingy into my hair a