"Mr. Tyler, your resume is very impressive," Robert Marotte, chief
recruitment officer for Soixante-Trois airlines, said to the young
American man sitting opposite him. "Two years working for Belman airways
in America, fluent in English, French & German, conversational in
Russian and Arabic, you could choose any airline you want. Why do you
want to work for Soixante-Trois?"
"I love the whole concept of the service Soixante-Trois offers," Jesse
Tyler responded in his clipped Baltimore accent. "My prior employers
were budget airlines, Soixante-Trois evokes memories of, appropriately,
1963's Pan Am airways, a true boutique airline, making mass transit into
an experience rather than a chore. Someone's holiday can begin the
minute they set foot in the airport rather than when they arrive at
their destination."
"And I assume that you are aware of the 'conditions' involved in working
for Soixante-Trois?" M Marotte continued carefully, maintaining eye
contact with his interviewee to ensure his point was conveyed.
"I am, yes," Jesse continued with a smile. "I will be honest and say
that that was another reason I wished to work for Soixante-Trois." M
Marotte simply smirked tiredly.
"You will be expected to follow the dress code and conditions of
behaviour detailed in your welcome pack from the very start of your
employment," the French interviewer stated firmly. "I trust that this
will not be a problem?"
"It won't," Jesse said, trying to control his excited shaking as the
interview neared its conclusion.
"Then I am very happy to offer you a position with our organisation," M
Marotte said with a warm smile, standing and extending his hand to his
new employee.
"Thank you, thank- obviously, I accept!" Jesse said excitedly, rising
and shaking his new employer's hand.
"Welcome to Soixante-Trois airlines," M Marotte said, pausing for
effect, "Mademoiselle Tyler."
Jesse took a deep breath as he dragged his travel suitcase up the front
stairs of the plain, yet still somehow classic, Parisian apartment
building. Taking a deep breath, he pushed the plain metal button
labelled '9'.
"Bonjour?" a very feminine, very French voice answered over the
intercom. "Qu'est-ce?"
"Je suis Jesse Tyler," Jesse replied in fluent but heavily-accented
French.
"Oh, our new American best friend," the French woman said excitedly.
"Please, come on up!" With a wide smile on his face, Jesse picked up his
suitcase and entered the building, climbing the stairs, only to be
greeted halfway up by a vision of pure beauty.
"Hallo," the woman, who had a German accent instead of a French one,
addressed Jesse. "You must be Jesse. I'm Elsa, Elsa Krause." Elsa
extended her hand, which Jesse happily shook, his jaw dropping at the
sight of the young woman.
She was at least 5' 11"- or would have been if she'd been wearing flats
instead of 3" wedges- and had the kind of long, silky blonde hair
normally only seen in very expensive fashion magazines. Flawless make-up
accentuated her slight (but not overly) tanned skin, and she was slim.
Skinny, even. Her pink tank top accentuated her small, yet perfectly
formed breasts, and her black miniskirt exposed what seemed like miles
of smooth, toned legs.
"H-hi," Jesse said, momentarily taken aback by the vision in front of
him. "Yes, I'm Jesse Tyler, please to meet you."
"Come on," Elsa said with a smirk, grabbing Jesse's hand. "I'll
introduce you to the others!"
"Okay," Jesse said, his nerves calmed by Elsa's seemingly unconditional
friendliness. "Are there many others?"
"Three others," Elsa explained as the two of them quickly skipped up the
stairs. "Two of them also work for Soixante-Trois, three if you include
me. The other will be starting there next year after she finishes
college."
"...And..." Jesse began hesitatingly, causing Elsa to stop momentarily.
"...And?" Elsa asked, hoping to tease the rest of Jesse's sentence out
of him.
"Are they all, you know, 'girls'?" Jesse asked, emphasising the final
word of his sentence.
"'Girls'?" Elsa asked with a raised eyebrow. "Yes. Do they all have
vaginas? Not quite." Jesse breathed a sigh of relief as he and his new
friend reached the door to their apartment and opened it. Immediately,
Jesse was overwhelmed by the strong, sweet scent of the multitude of
perfumes the apartment contained. Jesse had never set foot in a place as
unashamedly feminine as his new home, and his heart began to race at the
prospect of his new life there.
"Girls, meet Jesse Tyler," Elsa announced to the three other women in
the apartment, placing her hands on the young American's shoulders.
"He's okay, I guess," one of the women, a young English girl in black
leggings and a clingy t-shirt dress said dismissively. "I really want to
meet the real HER, though." Jesse grinned coyly as he realised that for
the first time in his life, he was in a place where not only would he be
accepted for who he really wanted to be, but who he really wanted to be
was actively encouraged.
"Yeah," one of the other women, the same Frenchwoman he spoke to over
the intercom, concurred. "The apartment is FILLES SEULEMENT."
"I hope you have something sexy and slinky in that suitcase," Elsa said
to a Jesse, whose grin had turned into nervous laughter. "It looks like
you're getting your make-over now!"
"I'm sure I can find something," Jesse said, softening his voice to
sound convincingly feminine, much to the delight of his four new flat
mates. Elsa clapped and giggled with glee, before grabbing Jesse's hand
and leading him up to her room.
"Okay," Elsa said, shutting the door and sitting on the edge of her bed.
"Off with those nasty BOY clothes. Now."
"Umm," Jesse hesitated, "are you sure-"
"It's nothing I haven't seen before," Elsa said reassuringly. "Including
attached to my own body." Jesse breathed a sigh of relief at Elsa's
revelation, and carefully began stripping off his clothes until he was
left in only his jockey shorts.
"Good good," Elsa said, staring at Jesse's slender, almost androgynous
frame. "Not a single trace of body hair anywhere, I love it when all the
hard work's been already done. Those too," Elsa continued, referring to
Jesse's shorts. Blushing slightly, Jesse pulled them off and tossed them
on the pile of his discarded clothes. Nodding, Elsa presented Jesse with
a stretchy piece of skin-coloured fabric.
"This will keep you 'under control'," Elsa said, motioning to Jesse to
step into it as he would a pair of panties. Jesse obliged, giggling a
little as the thin thong-like strap of the garment nestled between his
buttocks. His giggles soon turned to winces, though, as Elsa began
tightening straps either side of the garment.
"I know, I know, it sucks at first," Elsa comforted Jesse as she made
the final adjustments to the garment. "The prices we girls pay for
beauty, eh?"
"Is this-" Jesse began, carefully, "is this brand new?"
"Of course," Elsa said warmly. "All yours, courtesy of Soixante-Trois
airlines. You'll be issued a few more on your first day so you'll always
have a clean one for work. And play, if you so choose. Now, pick me out
your sexiest lingerie!" Smiling widely, Jesse reached into his suitcase
and withdrew a clean, lace-edged black bra and thong set. Elsa chuckled
as Jesse held the garments up in front of him before carefully stepping
into the thong, pulling it tight against his new flattened crotch, and
pulled the bra on, clipping it behind him with obvious practised ease.
Elsa gave a playful wolf whistle as Jesse reached into his bag for a
pair of breast forms, securely inserting them into the bra cups.
"I believe you Americans say 'hubba-hubba'?" Elsa teased as she reached
into her dresser for a tape measure.
"Thanks," Jesse said, raising his arms and allowing Elsa to measure his
waist. "It's so good, finally meeting a group of people I can, you know,
'express myself' with."
"74cm," Elsa said with regret in her voice. "That's going to have to
come down, I'm afraid."
"I'm already dieting and exercising," Jesse said, but to no avail as
Elsa reached into the top of her chest of drawers.
"I mean it's going to have to come down now," Elsa clarified, holding
out a black waist cincher which Jesse, mock sighing, stepped into.
"The price we girls pay for beauty, eh?" Jesse smirked, echoing Elsa's
earlier words as he fastened the garment up at the front.
"You said it sister," the German girl replied, tightening the cincher's
laces despite Jesse's gasps. When she was done, Jesse sat himself down
on Elsa's bed to reach into his suitcase, impressing himself with how
feminine his mannerisms had already become.
"Reaching into there for a pair of sexy stockings, I hope?" Elsa teased
the transforming young American.
"Of course," Jesse said, dangling said sheer black nylons in front of
him before sliding them up his legs, clipping them to the garters
dangling from the bottom of his corset.
"Make-up time!" Elsa said enthusiastically, directing Jesse into the
seat in front of her dresser's tall mirrors. Almost immediately, the
bubbly German woman set about Jesse's face with concealer, foundation,
mascara, eyeliner, blush and numerous subtle eye shadows. When she came
to apply his lipstick, though, Jesse suddenly put up a hand to stop her.
"You- you do know red lipstick is part of the dress code, right?" Elsa
asked, confused by her new friend's sudden change of heart.
"I know, it's just-" Jesse began shyly, "I always, kinda, put it on
last. Kinda like a symbolic thing, you know?" Elsa beamed warmly at
Jesse's confession, putting the lipstick back in its tube and reaching
into her closet.
"Last it is," Elsa said, withdrawing a tightly-woven hairnet and long,
blonde wig from her closet. "You'll be expected to wear wigs and
hairnets until your own hair grows out long enough," she explained as
she fitted the hairpiece to Jesse.
"I know," Jesse said, admiring his increasingly-girly look in Elsa's
mirror.
"AND red nail polish," Elsa said playfully as she pulled a small, deep
red bottle out of her dresser drawer. Grinning, Jesse held out his
hands, fingers splayed to make Elsa's job all the easier.
"So," Elsa said as she coloured Jesse's fingernails with the same red
shade that was on her own, "what made you want to come to Soixante-
Trois? Or is that an obvious answer, given that I'm currently painting
your nails?"
"Mostly this," Jesse confessed. "I'd worked for an American airline for
a couple of years and just dreamed of going into work one day wearing a
female uniform. I mean, it's the same job, who'd care, right? And then I
read about Soixante-Trois and the whole EU Supreme Court thing, and it
was just like it was meant to be."
"Have you been dressing long?" Elsa said, finishing her work on Jesse's
left hand and moving onto his right.
"Since I was a teenager," Jesse confessed. "I think when I hit puberty a
switch in me flipped the wrong way, I found myself obsessed with girls
but I was obsessed with being one of them, rather than being with one of
them, if you get what I mean."
"Sounds to me like that switch flipped exactly the right way," Elsa said
with a smirk as she gently laid Jesse's fingers in front of a warm-
feeling light to dry.
"How about yourself?" Jesse asked boldly. "If you don't mind me asking,
of course."
"Not at all," Elsa said, fussing with Jesse's wig a little more. "I've
known I was born the wrong gender for as long as I can remember. I used
to work as a drag queen or burlesque performer in Berlin, then I applied
for the job with Soixante-Trois. Under the new EU regulations they
couldn't refuse me on the grounds of my birth gender, so here I am!"
"Ooh," Jesse smiled, "does this mean I have you to thank for my new
job?"
"You have a bunch of socialists in Brussels to thank," Elsa clarified
with a warm smile as she checked the dryness of Jesse's nails, and
finding them to be to her satisfaction, standing him up and leading him
back to his suitcase. "Now, I believe you promised me 'sexy and
slinky'?"
"You demanded it, if I recall rightly," Jesse said with a smirk as he
reached into his suitcase and withdrew a short, black satin cocktail
dress.
"Wow," Elsa mouthed approvingly. "Such a shame you're 10cm shorter than
me, what a friendship we could have had swapping clothes!" Jesse simply
smiled as he stepped into the dress, holding his new hair away from his
back as Elsa zipped the garment closed.
"Just long enough to cover the stocking tops," Elsa observed. "I most
definitely approve!" Jesse grinned as he withdrew a pair of black,
patent leather pumps from his suitcase and slipped them on his feet,
smiling at the feel of the 4" stiletto heels combining with his corset
to radically alter his posture. After clipping a gold bracelet around
his wrist, pulling on a dainty silver necklace and spraying on his
favourite perfume, Jesse pulled a small, dark blue tube out of a side
pocket of his case and grinned widely at his new German friend.
"Always save the best for last," Jesse said, sitting in front of Elsa's
mirror and liberally coating and recoating his lips with the deep red
shade contained within the tube. When he was satisfied that his look was
complete, he stood up, turned to face Elsa and extended his hand.
"Pleased to meet you," the grinning American woman said. "My name is
Jessica Tyler."
"You knew her as Jesse Tyler, plain American boy," Elsa announced in her
best movie trailer voice. "Now prepare yourself to meet the newest,
hottest stewardess for Soixante-Trois airline... Miss! Jessica! Tyler!"
With one hand on her constrained waist, Jessica purposefully strode down
the stairs into the apartment's living room, earning herself gasps of
awe and approving whistles from her three new flat mates.
"Hi," Jessica said in her well-practised feminine voice, "I'm Jessica,
and if you'll have me, I'd like to be your new flat mate!" The
Frenchwoman who greeted Jesse earlier stepped forward with a huge smile
on her face and air kissed the young American woman.
"Bienvenue," the woman said, ushering Jessica to the sofa and pouring
her and her flat mates a glass of wine each.
"Salut!" Jessica said, clinking her glass against those of her 4 new
friends.
"Allow me to introduce everyone," the French woman said as the women all
sat themselves down on the flat's sofas. "My name is Marie Renou and
I've worked for Soixante-Trois for three years! You've already met Elsa,
who'll be helping you during your orientation week. This young lady to
my left," Marie gestured toward the Englishwoman, still wearing her t-
shirt dress and leggings, "is Natalie Briggs. She-"
"Can speak for herself," Natalie said, interrupting cheekily whilst
sipping her wine. "I'm 21, I'm from England and I've worked for
Soixante-Trois pour six mots. I'm also the one with whom you'll be
sharing a room!"
"And, um," Jessica said cautiously, "you're okay with my, um, 'status'?"
"Given that we both share the same 'status', I should hope so," Natalie
replied. "And yes, you may compliment me on not being able to tell."
"I will," Jessica retorted, "provided that the feeling's mutual!"
Natalie simply beamed a smile at her new room-mate as Marie continued
her introduction.
"And this young lady," Marie said, gesturing at the youngest member of
the group, "is my little sister Zoe."
"One of these days, she'll stop using the word 'little'," Zoe told
Jessica in her refined Nice accent. "I'm 19, and when I turn 20 in 3
months I'll be starting with Soixante-Trois too!"
"It's so lovely to meet you all," Jessica said with genuine feeling in
her voice. "I guess I should properly introduce myself too. I'm 22, I'm
originally from Baltimore, and the thrill of working for Soixante-Trois
was just too much for me to pass up. So, here I am!"
The five girls chatted away into the small hours, sharing stories about
their pasts and their hopes for the future. It was almost 12:30am when
Natalie escorted Jessica up to their room, both girls almost collapsing
on their beds the second they closed the door.
"Thanks for bringing the rest of my cases in," Jessica said to her new
room-mate as she took off her shoes, dress and corset and placed them
beside the two large suitcases, both of which were packed with feminine
items of clothing.
"You're welcome," Natalie responded, stripping off her dress and
leggings and diving underneath her sheets in just her bra and panties.
"Don't be too long, I have to be up at 6 tomorrow to fly to Glasgow."
"You, um, usually get by on five hours sleep?" Jessica asked her new
friend incredulously as she carefully removed her wig and hairnet,
placing both on the mannequin head Elsa had generously provided.
"Oh relax," Natalie commanded sleepily, "it's not like I'm flying the
plane."
"Okay, I'll not be too long," Jessica reassured her new friend, pulling
on a plain cotton nightie and stripping off her lingerie. "Guess I'd
better get used to having these on all day," Jessica commented whilst
cupping her new breasts.
"Yeah, well I wouldn't recommend sleeping in the cache sex," Natalie
joked as she watched her new friend dive underneath the covers of her
new bed. "It really doesn't react well with early morning stiffness."
"Thanks for the heads up," Jessica grinned as she flicked off her
nightlight. "Good night, Natalie."
"Good night, Jessica," the Englishwoman replied in her best Waltons-
esque voice. "And Jessica?"
"Yeah?" the American woman asked her new friend.
"It is good to have you here," Natalie said sincerely. "And not just
because between you, me and Elsa, we outnumber the cis girls 3-2, and
not just because you're from a country where the first language is sort-
of English, and not just because you're probably going to be working the
same routes as me. It's good to have someone who'll, you know, be a real
best friend."
"I'm looking forward to it too," Jessica confessed with a smile.
"G'night, Jessica," Natalie said as she clicked off her light.
Jessica slept soundly in her bed, her previous flight attendant
experience eliminating any jetlag so that she was fully refreshed when
Natalie gently shook her awake just before 7am.
"Jess!" Natalie whispered to her slowly waking friend. "You don't mind
being called 'Jess', do you?"
"Only if you don't mind being called 'Nat'," Jessica quipped as she
rubbed her eyes awake. "Are you going- whoa," Jessica said as she took
in the view before her. Gone was 'casual Natalie', with her t-shirt
dress, leggings and modest make-up, replaced by a vision of beauty
Jessica thought impossible from a person who was genetically male. Her
shoulder-length brown curls had been tied into a formal, yet playful
French pleat. Her eyes looked out from behind smokey eye make-up and her
plump lips and long fingernails were as red as Jessica had ever been
able to make her own. A formal, knee-length black dress covered her
figure, which had obviously been taken in several inches by a waist
cincher, and her legs were encased in barely-black stockings with a very
straight vertical seam running up their rear. 4" stiletto heels
completed her look. The young Englishwoman would undoubtedly turn the
heads of every man she walked past that day, including, much to
Jessica's surprise, hers.
"Glad you approve," Natalie said with a wide, red grin. "And this isn't
even the uniform, this is just what we have to wear getting to and from
work. Regretting your career choice yet?"
"Not a chance," Jessica said with a smile as Natalie slowly twirled,
showing off her full look.
"Good," Natalie said with a smile. "I'm heading out now, just wanted to
say bye before I left. And yes, you can borrow this dress any time you
want!" Jessica grinned as Natalie closed the bedroom door behind her,
leaving the American woman to excitedly reflect on her upcoming first
day at work.
Jessica only slept another hour before Elsa let herself into her room
and playfully shook her new American friend awake.
"Come on, sleepyhead!" Elsa said with a wide grin on her face. "Only two
days before the big day, we need to get your wardrobe complete!"
"Do you not see the two massive suitcases at the foot of my bed?"
Jessica asked, trying to stretch herself awake for the second time in as
many hours.
"Your WORK wardrobe," Elsa said with a tinge of smugness in her voice.
"Soixante-Trois dictate our uniform right down to the underwear, and you
need some!"
"Thank god for the clothing budget," Jessica said as she swung her
smooth, bare legs out of bed and, grabbing her cosmetics bag, followed
Elsa to the apartment's bathroom. Fifteen minutes later, Jessica stepped
out of the bathroom with one towel covering her hair and one tied under
her armpits, covering her entire torso down to her thighs. Her soft,
hairless skin was glistening from its much-needed shower, and her face
was made up to the high standard it had been the previous night- with
the notable exception of her lips.
"Still 'saving the best for last', huh?" Elsa joked as Jessica skipped
back into her room to get dressed. "In case you're wondering, Natalie
and Marie both have flights so they've gone out early, and Zoe's a
teenager so she won't be up until about 3 in the afternoon, so you've
got me to yourself for the whole day!"
"I heard that!" Zoe indignantly cried from her room as Elsa and Jessica
giggled at the teenager's expense. "You think you could go shopping
without me?"
"You don't have any money," Elsa reminded the young French student.
"Then you're buying!" Zoe cheekily retorted as she emerged from her
room, wearing a plain cotton nightie and running her hands through her
short, black pixie-like hair, not even remotely phased at the sight of
the semi-naked Jessica in front of her.
"Guess we're a trio today then," Elsa said resignedly as Zoe skipped up
the stairs into the freshly-vacated bathroom.
"I don't mind," Jessica called as she shut the door to her bedroom and
began to get dressed. "Gives me a chance to get to know her better."
Jessica took a deep breath as she pulled the cache sex up her legs,
wincing as she tightened it as tight as Elsa had the previous night.
"She's good kid really," Elsa said as Jessica pulled on a fresh bra and
panty set, making sure her breast forms were secure and invisible inside
the bra. "Just a bit too eager to join the company at times."
"Can you lace me in?" Jessica called to Elsa as she fastened the waist
cincher around her torso. "If I'm going to be wearing this day in, day
out, I may as well get used to it."
"Sure," Elsa said, entering Jessica's room and pulling the laces of the
foundation garment tight. "You want a hand with your cache sex too?"
"Already done," Jessica said proudly. "Can't rely on 'mom' dressing me
for the rest of my life, right?"
"Aww, I'm a mommy now!" Elsa said with mock pride in her voice as she
tied Jessica's laces into a bow, allowing the young American woman to
pick out her outfit for the day. Elsa nodded approvingly as Jessica
picked a black, ruffled miniskirt and off-white tank top out of her
still-packed suitcase.
"Very sexy," Elsa said approvingly, slightly jealous that her own choice
of a light blue sundress would be overshadowed by the newcomer. "No
hose?"
"No, I really wanted to wear these-" Jessica withdrew a strappy pair of
4"-heeled wedge sandals from her suitcase- "today."
"You will be in the dreams of every Parisian man tonight!" Elsa stated
confidently as Jessica strapped the sandals onto her ankles. After
helping her with her wig, Elsa took the lipstick that Jessica had worn
the previous night and handed it to her in a mock-ceremonious fashion.
"Saving the best for last," Elsa said as Jessica pulled the top of the
lipstick, grinning as the wet, red cylinder spiralled out of its
housing.
"If there's anything better than lipstick," Jessica said as she applied
layer after layer of the cosmetic to her mouth, "I don't want to know
about it!" After checking that the red nail polish on her finger- and
toenails was blemish-free, and grabbing her favourite handbag, Jessica
presented herself to her new friend for inspection.
"Ready whenever you are!" Jessica said with a twinge of nerves in her
voice, only to be interrupted by the sound of a toilet flushing.
"Whenever Zoe is, then." Both Elsa and Jessica giggled as they exited
the American woman's room just in time to see Zoe emerge from the
bathroom, towels wrapped around her in the exact same manner as
Jessica's had been just a few minutes earlier. Rolling her eyes, Zoe
retreated into her room, emerging a few minutes later wearing a very
short, tight pair of black hot pants and a light blue short-sleeved
shirt.
"Ready?" Elsa asked Zoe, who nodded her agreement whilst beaming a wide,
happy smile at her two friends and soon-to-be colleagues. Before the
trio left the apartment, however, Jessica's phone bleeped to inform its
owner of a new text message.
"It's from Natalie," Jessica said with mock exasperation as she looked
at the text message and sighed in frustration. "It- it can't be right to
be this desperate to go to work, right?" The young American woman asked
as she showed her phone to her colleagues, on which was a selfie of
Natalie posing, one hand on hip, in her full uniform- a tight, royal
blue pencil skirt under which Jessica could just make up the faintest of
suspender bumps, a shiny black satin blouse underneath a closely-fitted
jacket the same shade of blue as the skirt, 4" stiletto heels in the
same colour as the skirt & jacket, a blue necktie covering up what
little Adams Apple the Englishwoman had, and last, but definitely not
least, a royal blue pillbox hat completing her vintage stewardess look.
In her two years of working alongside flight attendants, Jessica had
never seen any of them look as stunning as Natalie did in that one
photograph.
"Just wait a couple of weeks and that'll be you," Elsa told Jessica with
reassuring confidence.
"Then you can send photos to me to make me jealous," Zoe said whilst
secretly checking her own phone for any messages.
"That can be arranged!" Jessica retorted as Elsa led the three of them
out of the apartment and into the many boutiques of the French capital.
The shopping trip lasted several hours, and all three women were
exhausted when they returned to the apartment, several shopping bags on
each arm. In addition to the several lacey bras and thongs Jessica would
be expected to wear for work, she also picked up several sexy formal
outfits- similar to the one Natalie had worn when she woke Jessica that
morning- for the commute to work, along with numerous different
cosmetics perfumes to add to her quickly-growing collection. Jessica's
clothing budget of 750 euros had quickly vanished, with Jessica dipping
into her limited savings and credit cards for her final few purchases.
Elsa and Zoe hadn't exactly been slouches whilst shopping, either- both
of them picked up at least one set of lingerie, clothing, cosmetics and
perfumes each as well.
The three women had just finished a light supper when they were
interrupted by Natalie's return.
"Hi honeys, I'm home!" The English stewardess announced as she stepped
into the apartment, kicking off her heels and emphatically crashing on
the sofa between Jessica and Zoe. Jessica was amazed by how fresh
Natalie seemed, despite the fact that she'd been on the go for almost 12
hours in the late August heat. She was wearing the same figure-hugging
black dress she was when she'd left the apartment that morning, but as
far as Jessica (or anyone else) could tell, it may just as well have
been fresh on. Her stockings still shone with the look of a brand-new
pair- even the seams were still perfectly straight- and her make-up and
nails were still perfectly immaculate.
"Welcome back from bonny Scotland," Jessica congratulated her room-mate,
pouring them both a glass of wine.
"I hope my photos sent you into a jealous rage," Natalie said candidly
as she sipped her wine. "I don't mind you having a shopping trip whilst
some of us have to work for a living, really I don't."
"If it's any consolation," Elsa began with a giggle, "she'll be working
her little butt off for the next few months!"
"Oh yes," Natalie teased with a wicked grin on her scarlet lips, "one
more day of freedom then it's off to probation! Excited yet?"
"Am I?" Jessica breathed ecstatically. "Already got my outfits picked
out for the first five days!" Natalie smiled a proud smile at her new
friend's enthusiasm.
"Well don't forget," Natalie advised, "underneath those outfits you'll
be wearing ridiculously sexist- and, yes, ridiculously sexy- bits of
lace that barely qualify as lingerie, let alone underwear, so make sure
you have on at least SOMETHING comfortable. Speaking of which, if I
don't get into something comfortable in the next 30 seconds I think my
legs will fall off."
"Is it really that bad?" Jessica asked, slightly worried by Natalie's
theatrics.
"You saw the lingerie you'll be- for want of a better word- wearing all
day," Zoe reminded Jessica with a knowing smile.
"Natalie likes to exaggerate," Elsa reassured the young American woman
as she poured another glass of wine. "You get used to it very quickly,
at least if you get a sensible amount of sleep!"
"I heard that," Natalie yelled from her room before emerging wearing a
glittery, clingy white t-shirt and a flared pink tartan mini-skirt. Her
once-tight French Plait was gone, her curls loosely falling over her
head and her gold studs replaced by long, dangly silver earrings that
Jessica couldn't help but notice.
"Love the earrings," Jessica said as Natalie grinned widely, once again
parking herself between Jessica and Zoe before tucking her smooth, bare
legs underneath her.
"Thanks," Natalie beamed, playfully tossing her hair back to give her
fellow flat mates a better view of her extravagant jewellery. "I do have
a confession to make," the young Englishwoman said, pausing for effect,
"I really, really love dangly earrings!"
"What is it with some T-girls and 'things'?" Zoe mused aloud to mild
disapproving stares from her housemates. "I mean, you have your
earrings, you have your lipstick, Marie tells me works with a T-girl who
always wears leotards."
"Earrings, lipstick and leotards are all cute, sexy and feminine,"
Jessica explained to her young French friend.
"Care to weigh in on this, Elsa?" Natalie teased, making a point of
playing with her earrings. "What's your 'thing'?"
"Very, very well-endowed boys," Elsa said with a wicked smile on her
scarlet lips as her housemates giggled approvingly.
"You at work tomorrow?" Jessica asked Natalie as the English woman
helped her put away her new lingerie.
"Yep, Glasgow again," Natalie faux-sighed as she held one of Jessica's
new black lace bra and thong sets against her body. "Ready for 16 hours
straight in this?"
"Given that it's what I've literally dreamed about since I was 12, I'd
say so, yeah!" Jessica excitedly replied as she took the dainty
undergarments from Natalie and put it away in her drawers.
"I know the feeling," Natalie confessed as Jessica packed away the last
of her new purchases. "The first few weeks I worked for Soixante-Trois
my heart literally fluttered every time I pulled on the lingerie and the
uniform. Actually made it hard to do my job at times, I was that
excited."
"...And what happened afterwards?" Jessica asked with slight concern in
her voice.
"It started to become normal," Natalie explained. "Everyday, almost
mundane. I mean yes, it was still sexy, it was still so enjoyable to
have the lace and the satin against my body, but it was almost like I
was wearing boy clothes at times."
"You kind-of sound like you needed a holiday," Jessica said softly,
sitting on the edge of her bed as Natalie stripped off her clothes and
pulled on a plain pink nightie. "Not just from work, but from being a
girl."
"That's what I did," the Englishwoman explained, climbing underneath her
bedcovers. "I took a week off, went back to Manchester, back to being
Matthew, didn't even wear so much as any foundation for a whole seven
days."
"...And?" Jessica asked, enthralled by Natalie's story.
"By the end of the seven days I'd have happily gnawed both of my legs
off to be able to wear a thong again," Natalie said with a wide grin on
her face. Jessica giggled as Natalie cuddled her bedclothes close to her
supple body. "This life is a dream, Jessica, a dream come true. I mean
yeah, it's hard work, but it's worth it. So worth it."
"You're kinda preaching to the choir here," Jessica chuckled as she
stripped off her own top and skirt, pulling on a short, pale nightie and
climbing into her own bed.
"I know," Natalie said with a smile. "But there's every chance you'll
have an 'episode' like I did. If you do, I'll be here for you. So will
Elsa and the girls. And if you're really good, we'll even be here for
Jesse!"
"Jesse has gone on a long, long vacation and won't be back for a very,
very long time," Jessica explained as she snapped off her nightlight.
"G'night, Natalie."
"Night, Jessica," Natalie said with a warm smile, snapping off her own
nightlight.
"This dress is far too sexy for one woman," Natalie said loudly, waking
Jessica from her slumber. When the American woman opened her eyes, she
breathed deeply at the sight of her English friend in her commuting
attire, especially as said attire was Jessica's own clothes.
"You do know I'll make a point of wearing one of your skirts to the
salon today, right?" Jessica asked Natalie as the Englishwoman did a
twirl for her, showing off the slinky, tight, thin-strapped knee-length
black garment. Natalie's hair and make-up was as expertly sculpted as it
was the previous day, and Jessica was almost in awe at the amount of
credible-looking cleavage Natalie was happily displaying out of the top
of the dress.
"I would expect nothing less," Natalie said, turning to leave the room,
showing off the arrow-straight seams on the back of her stockings.
"And I expect you to tell me how you made such convincing cleavage,"
Jessica demanded.
"It's like you Americans say," Natalie explained with a knowing smirk,
"duct tape, duct tape and more duct tape. ALL of which is coming off the
second I get into my uniform." Jessica grinned as Natalie departed. In
less than 24 hours, she'd be donning her own smart, sexy outfit and
travelling to her first day of work in exactly the same manner as
Natalie.
Jessica was still awake 45 minutes later when Elsa, wearing a loose,
short sundress, entered her room to get her up and ready for the day
ahead.
"Last day of freedom!" Elsa giggled as Jessica swung her soft, smooth
legs out from underneath her bedclothes.
"You'd think I was getting married or something," Jessica quipped as she
padded into the apartment's bathroom to get herself ready for the day
ahead.
"Nah," Elsa said with a soft snort, "husbands aren't nearly as much fun
as this job! Don't forget- minimal make-up. Let the beauticians do their
thing."
"I haven't forgotten," Jessica shouted from underneath a warm shower.
"Did you say the company owns this salon?"
"This one, another one in Berlin and I think at least one more somewhere
else in France," Elsa confirmed. "As well as sports centres, hotels,
nightclubs, bars... Antoine Masson didn't get a four billion euro
fortune by sitting on his ass all day."
"I'm surprised he hasn't expanded into America yet," Jessica mused
aloud.
"Maybe sometime soon," Elsa replied as Jessica finished her shower and
headed into her bedroom. After applying a light foundation and pulling
on her cache sex, wig, breast forms and (on Elsa's recommendation) a
pale blue bikini, Jessica pulled a floaty, translucent white short-
sleeved blouse out of her wardrobe and buttoned it around her svelte
frame, before deliberately reaching into Natalie's wardrobe and pulling
out a tight black miniskirt, grinning wickedly as she slid the clingy
garment up her hips. After slipping on a pair of 3" heeled black
stilettos, Jessica sat down in front of her mirror and liberally applied
her favourite red lipstick, despite Elsa's orders not to. Ready to face
the world, Jessica grabbed her handbag and exited her room to be
immediately greeted by Elsa rolling her eyes.
"What did I say about the make-up?" Elsa sighed before smiling at her
new American friend. "In all seriousness though, you look DAMNED sexy.
Work would approve if you went in looking like that, in fact. Well, if
you were fully made-up and wearing hose, anyway."
"Really?" Jessica asked. "The skirt isn't too short?"
"Maybe a little," Elsa conceded. "But the point is that they want their
girls looking smart and sexy on the way into work, so that EVERYBODY
knows you're a Soixante-Trois stewardess. You hit that look perfectly."
Jessica grinned as Elsa beckoned her out of the apartment.
"Are we not waiting for Marie or Zoe?" Jessica asked as the two of them
headed out of the apartment block to the nearest tram stop, attracting
the attention of virtually every man along the way.
"Marie's just back from a long night flight," Elsa explained. "You'll
have to get used to that- the first night we were all there as we were
all desperate to say hi to our new best friend! But with different shift
patterns... That's not always gonna happen."
"And let me guess, Zoe's a teenager so doesn't get up before 1pm most
days?" Jessica joked, making Elsa giggle.
"Yes, but believe it or not she actually has a job to go to this
afternoon," Elsa explained. "Our little Zoe is in fact a classically
trained ballerina and teaches dance to pre-teens five nights a week."
Jessica nodded at the information, impressed by the information.
"If she's that good at it why does she want to work for Soixante-Trois?"
Jessica asked bluntly.
"Because for most productions she auditioned for there were about thirty
girls going for one part," Elsa answered equally bluntly. "She gets more
money from teaching anyway, and unless you're one of the very top prima
ballerinas in France, you're not going to earn as much money as you do
with Soixante-Trois."
Upon their arrival at the beauty salon, Elsa and Jessica were
immediately ushered into private spa rooms where every pore of their
bikini-clad bodies was drenched in cleansing spring water. Jessica had
felt particularly self-conscious about removing her breast forms in
front of the spa worker, but Elsa had reassured her that Soixante-Trois
employees regularly used the salon for treatments, and as such Jessica
wasn't even close to the first T-girl they'd had through their doors.
The revelation that at least one of the beauty therapists who would be
treating Jessica was also a T-girl- but Jessica would almost certainly
not be able to tell which- succeeded in completely easing the young
American woman's mind.
After the spa, both women were treated to soothing Swedish massages,
followed by an American-style bikini wax. After a light lunch, the girls
were both treated to full facials, followed by eyebrow shaping and
expert make-up application. A professional manicure and pedicure was the
last item on the list, a full five hours after both women had arrived at
the salon. Once her nails had dried, Jessica was ushered in front of a
full-length mirror by both Elsa and their beauty therapists.
"So," Elsa teased as Jessica admired the view in the mirror, "how do you
like the new-look you?" Jessica beamed a wide smile as she futilely
inspected her look for even the tiniest blemish.
"When can I book my next appointment?" She asked to Elsa and the
beauticians' delight.
The girls arrived home just after 5pm, just in time to pass Zoe as she
was heading out.
"And now you're going to the spa without me," Zoe sighed. "I expect to
be treated like a princess when I start in November!"
"Don't worry, you will be," Elsa promised as Jessica greeted the
teenager with a brief hug.
"I would ask why you're wearing pink tights when it's still boiling hot
outside," Jessica teased, "but fortunately I've already been informed
about your 'side job'." Zoe rolled her eyes in mock-frustration at her
new friend.
"It's just easier this way," Zoe explained, "rather than change at the
studio all I have to do it take my dress off and I'm ready to begin."
"Oh, I get that," Jessica said, worried slightly that she'd offended the
young Frenchwoman. "It's just that... Any chance you could give me a
lesson some time?" Zoe chuckled warmly at Jessica's question.
"Buy yourself a leotard and a pair of pink tights, then we'll talk," Zoe
said with a grin. "We still on for the club tonight?" Zoe asked Elsa,
who nodded in response.
"Though it was supposed to be a surprise for Jessica here, remember?"
Elsa replied, causing Zoe to grimace with embarrassment.
"Sorry," Zoe said, gripping her dance bag tighter.
"It's okay," Jessica said, before turning to Elsa. "I'm being treated to
a night out as well, then?"
"It was meant to be a surprise," Elsa said apologetically. "Marie's
idea, actually- she thought it'd be fun to show you what she gets up to
most evenings." Jessica's curiosity was piqued, but Elsa refused to
answer any further questions until the girls had had the opportunity to
change for the night.
Later that evening, after dinner, Jessica grinned as she stared in the
mirror at the sexy woman staring back at her. Her professionally-applied
nails and make-up were still immaculate and her wig was
indistinguishable from real hair. Remembering Natalie's trick from
earlier, Jessica had tightly duct-taped her chest to create- with the
aid of her falsies- realistic cleavage, poking out from the top of her
slinky, short black dress. A waist cincher had taken her waist in and
given her a figure any woman would die for, and sheer black stockings
combined with 5" stiletto pumps enhanced her legs and ensured that
whatever club the girls went into, all the eyes would be on her. Jessica
was all ready to hit the town, but one thing was missing. The young
American smiled as she heard the front door of the apartment slam
closed- the missing element had arrived.
"I'm here, I'm here," Natalie breathlessly panted as she skipped into
the bedroom, taking off her heels and dress and untying her hair. The
hurried Englishwoman grinned as Jessica handed her the hair
straighteners that had been warming up on the dresser for the past 30
minutes.
"Thank you," Natalie whispered as she quickly set about straightening
her naturally-curly locks. "You are an absolute lifesaver!"
"I don't get why you're straightening your hair," Jessica mused as she
observed her room-mate prepare herself for the night's fun.
"It's naturally curly," Natalie explained as she methodically pressed
her hair straight. "Call me a stereotypical T-girl but I associate
'artificial' with 'sexy', so straight it goes!" Jessica watched, almost
awestruck, as Natalie finished treating her hair and immediately set
about enhancing her 'professional' make-up to sexy new heights.
Natalie's eyes were enhanced by thick eyeliner and dark eye shadow, and
topped off with ludicrously thick fake eyelashes. She then proceeded to
apply her darkest red lipstick and reapply a coat of dark crimson polish
to her fingernails, before giggling excitedly as she put a ludicrously
long, dangly earring in each lobe. After swapping her sheer black
stockings for a pair of nude fishnet stockings, Natalie enhanced her
cleavage just as Jessica had earlier, before pulling on a tight
strapless bra and a slinky black halter neck mini-dress, finishing off
her look with a pair of black sling back heels just as high as
Jessica's.
"NOW I'm ready," the Englishwoman said to her new friend, grinning
confidently as she picked up her handbag.
"You are GORGEOUS," Jessica enthused as the two women exited their
bedroom, to be greeted by an equally dolled-up Elsa.
"You sound surprised," Natalie retorted, childishly playing with her
hair and earrings as they waited for the final member of their 'gang'.
"It's not that, it's just-" Jessica began, making sure to choose her
words carefully. "I always thought you were, you know, more of a 'T-
tomboy'." Natalie laughed out loud at Jessica's suggestion before
quickly clamping a hand over her agape mouth.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," Natalie said, quickly giving her friend a quick
hug to ease any hurt feelings the American girl may have had. "I just
don't know what could have given you that idea. I mean yes, I don't
dress up all the time, but on a night out like this? Even if I'm not
going to let any of them near me, it doesn't mean I don't want every
guy's eyes on me tonight!"
"AND girl's eyes," Zoe joked as she descended the stairs into the
lounge. Like Elsa, Jessica and Natalie, she had dressed up especially
for the night. Her strapless black dress accentuated her flawless
figure, and her long, slender legs were enhanced by a pair of shiny nude
tights and the 5" stiletto pumps attached to her feet. Her tight
ballerina's bun had been left tied, but loosened into a less severe,
more playful updo, and her make-up and black nail polish completed a
look that all three of her flat mates agreed was a match for any fashion
model.
"So you say the company owns this club as well?" Jessica asked as
bouncers ushered the four women into the loud, energy-filled building.
"As well as three others in Paris alone!" Elsa yelled.
"Filles!" The four women heard a familiar French voice call from the
bar.
"Marie!" Jessica said, hurrying over to her new friend as fast as her
heels could carry her. "I didn't know you'd be here too!"
"It's a double celebration!" Elsa explained. "We're not just celebrating
your new job, but also Soixante-Trois's newest supervisor!" Jessica
gasped at the news.
"You never told me you were a supervisor!" Jessica said. "Does this mean
that you'll be bossing me around, then?"
"No, no no," Marie said, blushing from the unexpected attention. "You'll
be on blue route: I'll be working black route and grey route only."
"Wait," Jessica said, silencing the other girls before they could
explain. "I know this- black is north-east Europe, Moscow and
surrounding, grey is the Middle-East, Dubai and Qatar, right?"
"Somebody's been doing her homework!" Marie said with a grin.
"Swot!" Natalie joked, giving Jessica a playful cuddle from behind. "So
are we going to get any drinks in or what?"
"Sounds like a plan!" Elsa beamed. "Miss Tyler here can test-drive her
new employee discount!" As the other girls cheered, Jessica rolled her
eyes, removing her credit card from her purse and ordering the first
round of drinks.
Jessica woke up on the morning of her first day with her nerves
jangling. She wouldn't be doing any ACTUAL work for a week- until after
her orientation was complete- but it was still her first day in her new
job, and that was a situation that was stressful for anyone. After
quietly showering and applying her make-up, Jessica headed back into her
room- careful not to disturb the still-sleeping Natalie- and changed
into her outfit for the morning. Soixante-Trois had a strict dress code
even for employees commuting to and from their place of work, and even
on her first day, Jessica was expected to follow it to the letter.
After pulling on her wig, cache sex, a brand-new bra and thong set, a
waist cincher and a pair of dark, seamed stockings, Jessica reached into
her suitcase and withdrew a frilly white sleeveless blouse, fastening it
around her svelte form, and stepped into a below-the-knee black pencil
skirt, finishing her look with a pair of 4" heeled stiletto pumps- and
of course, her favourite scarlet lipstick!
"Hey," Jessica said with an evil smirk as she poked her slumbering
English room-mate. "Hey, Nat, wake up!"
"Urgh, what?" Natalie asked, her eyes slowly crawling over Jessica's
form. "...Wow."
"Thanks," Jessica said smugly. "Pity I don't get to wear it for more
than an hour!"
"Oh don't worry," Natalie laughed tiredly. "The uniform will more than
make up for that. See you later, Jess."
"See you tonight, Nat!" Jessica said, doing a twirl for Natalie before
departing the bedroom.
"Swit swoo!" Elsa exclaimed as Jessica stepped into the apartment's
lounge.
"And you too!" Jessica enthused as she caught sight of the German girl
in her formal little black dress, stockings and skyscraper heels. "Do
you really need such high heels? You're already taller than most
boys..."
"I need the BOYS to know who's in charge," Elsa laughed. "And besides, I
don't date anyone shorter than 6' 3". They just don't have what I need!"
Jessica giggled as Elsa led the two of them onto a nearby tram and to
the busy international airport that would soon become her second home.
Upon arrival at the airport, Elsa quickly guided Jessica into the
spacious employee lounge, where they located the American girl's locker.
"Good, it's all here," Elsa said with a smile. "You'll only be working
blue route for now, but as part of your probation period you'll be
expected to sit on one flight of every colour route, so you've had all
four uniforms provided for you."
"Even grey route?" Jessica asked, inspecting the uniforms. "I thought
because they were Muslim countries..."
"Istanbul is covered in grey route," Elsa explained with a smile.
"Turkey's a member of the council of Europe, so you've got a day of
sweating in the Turkish heat whilst wearing an ankle-length hobble
skirt, tight bodysuit and knee-high boots ahead of you!" A wide grin
crept over Jessica's lips at the mention of the uniform.
"Bring it on!" Jessica said, withdrawing a uniform from the locker that
was identical to the one she'd seen in Natalie's text message two days
earlier.
"Ooh, someone's been doing their reading," Elsa laughed as she withdrew
her own blue uniform.
"The blue uniform is the default one," Jessica recited from the employee
handbook. "To be worn at all times when not flying on any other route or
when undertaking learning or development activities, including
probation."
"Looks like someone's after a fast track to a promotion!" Elsa teased as
Jessica stripped off her blouse, skirt and shoes and replaced them with
the black satin blouse, extra-tight pencil skirt, royal blue stilettos
and fitted blazer that made up the Soixante-Trois uniform.
"I want to work for this company as long as possible," Jessica sighed.
"Every second I'm in these clothes is a dream come true. God knows if I
did this in some states in the US I'd be lynched..."
"It's hardly any better in Europe," Elsa sighed as she and Jessica tied
each other's neck scarves. "Thank god those in charge of the EU saw some
sense."
"Is it true that management deliberately made the uniform as sexist as
possible to DETER transgendered people from applying for the stewardess
role?" Jessica asked.
"It is!" Elsa laughed. "After that Thai airline started hiring
transsexual stewardesses in 2011- and because Soixante-Trois only hire
female flight attendants- the managers thought that if they clamped down
and made the dress code as strict as possible, and introduced the
commuting dress code too, it'd actually prevent genetic males from
applying. Have a guess what percentage of applicants nowadays are T-
girls?"
"Umm... 30%?" Jessica guessed, to which Elsa happily shook her head.
"Try 82%," Elsa said proudly. "We're the future, Jessica!"
"I just wish people would look past genetics once in a while and see us
for the girls we really are..." Jessica mused.
"I hear you there," Elsa sighed as she pulled on her classic pillbox
hat. "'Fraid you'll have to wait a bit longer for this!" Elsa joked,
pointing at her headwear.
"I've waited long enough for this amazing opportunity," Jessica laughed.
"I can wait another week." Giggling as she fixed her hat, Elsa grabbed
Jessica's hand and led her back out into the employee lounge, which was
already heaving with glamorous stewardesses.
After having her photographs taken for her company ID, Jessica followed
Elsa into the large seminar room, where she sat down in one of the plush
seats, smirking a little at how something as simple as sitting suddenly
became a whole different prospect due to the tightness of her skirt and
the restriction her corset was putting on her waist.
"One of these days, we'll get uniforms that are actually PRACTICAL,"
Elsa quipped as she lowered herself into the chair next to Jessica,
smoothing her own tight skirt with obvious practised ease. Jessica
chuckled briefly before scanning the room, taking in the view of her new
colleagues, each dressed in the same blue uniform as her. There were
thirty women- no doubt fifteen new recruits and fifteen mentors- of all
ethnicities sat behind the room's clean, expensive desks. It was only
when Jessica glanced behind her, however, that her eyes began to widen.
Jessica had no idea how she hadn't seen the woman earlier but was sure
she hadn't, as there was no way she would have been able to forget such
an image of beauty. Her skin was pale, almost porcelain white,
contrasting starkly with her dark eye make-up and crimson lips, and
making her jet-black bobbed hair stand out all the more. Her face was
slender, all her features from her nose to her forehead almost
classically feminine. Her hands were long and slim, the red tips on her
fingers exaggerating their daintiness. And- almost to put a punctuation
mark on her beauty- her eyes were dramatically different colours, the
emerald green of her right eye contrasting sharply with the sapphire
blue of her left. Jessica found herself both deeply attracted to and
deeply envious of the woman, and immediately made a mental note to seek
her out at the end of the seminar.
What Jessica had no idea of knowing was that the woman she found herself
enthralled by was equally as obsessed with her.
"Good morning, bonjour, gutten morgen," the Frenchwoman- who Jessica
estimated to be in her early 30s- said from the front of the room. "On
behalf of Soixante-Trois airlines, I'd like to welcome you, our newest
family members, to the best job you will ever have! Over the course of
this week, you will get an idea of what it means to be a Soixante-Trois
stewardess, what will be expected of you, and all the benefits on offer
to you whilst working for this great company."
Jessica listened intently throughout the whole lecture as Clarice- the
manager- explained the history of the company, the basic standards of
behaviour, and the vast employee benefits available to Jessica and her
new colleagues. About forty minutes into the lecture, however, Clarice's
demeanour noticeably changed.
"As I'm sure many of you are aware," the manager explained, "two years
ago Soixante-Trois was forced by the European supreme court to start
allowing transgendered stewardesses- those who had been born male- to
serve on our airlines. As such, it should come as no surprise to you
some of the new employees hired today were born male. There are
additional standards of behaviour that apply to the male-born
stewardesses, so they- and their mentors- will need to stay for the next
twenty minutes. The rest of you are free to leave, but be back here
promptly after lunch."
Jessica felt self-conscious as she remained in her seat, but Elsa's
comforting presence on her left reassured her- and she was far from the
only new hire still seated in the seminar hall. Jessica did become
startled, however, when she heard a light gasp come from behind her.
Cautiously turning around, Jessica stared into the shocked face of the
dark-haired girl who had enthralled her earlier- and she, just like
Jessica, was still sat in her chair.
"You're kidding," Jessica and the dark-haired girl simultaneously
breathed.
Paige Robertson stared at the blonde-haired girl in shock. This amazing
girl, this goddess, was a T-girl, like her? Paige had to double-check
that the woman wasn't wearing the uniform's hat and was indeed one of
the new recruits, so convinced was she that the girl was a genetic
female. Her hair was a classic platinum blonde, her eyes were the most
beautiful shade of blue and her features- whilst androgynous- had all
the hallmarks of a classic model or movie star. Paige was even sure
she'd earlier heard the girl speak in an American accent. If Paige had
been asked to describe the perfect woman, it would have looked a lot
like the blonde girl, so when Paige found out that the perfect woman was
born a man... Her mind was blown.
Neither girl was able to fully concentrate during the remainder of the
briefing, which mostly covered etiquette and the importance of
maintaining a female persona at all times whilst at work or travelling
to and from work- things both girls knew perfectly well anyway. After
the seminar was over, Jessica and Paige immediately sought each other
out in the employee lounge.
"Hi," the American girl said, sitting down next to the raven-haired
beauty. "Hi, um, I'm Jessica, Jessica Tyler." Jessica exchanged an
uneasy handshake with her new colleague.
"Paige," the dark-haired girl replied in a soft Scottish accent. "Paige
Robertson."
"Th-that's a beautiful accent," Jessica said, desperately trying to not
let her nerves get the better of her. "What part of Scotland are you
from?"
"Dumbarton," Paige replied, also trying desperately to get her own
nerves under control. "A-are you American?" Jessica giggled goofily at
Paige's question.
"Guilty as charged!" Jessica exclaimed. "I'm from Baltimore, Maryland."
An awkward silence fell between the two girls as they desperately tried
to think of something to say to the other.
"I can't believe how tight these skirts are," Paige complained.
"Yeah," Jessica said. Twenty seconds of awkward silence passed before
the new stewardesses were interrupted by the return of their mentors.
"Hey Paige!" Stacey, Paige's English mentor, called. "Time to go back
in, no rest for the wicked!"
"Aye," Paige said, relieved to be free of the awkward tension between
herself and Jessica, but at the same time, disappointed that she
wouldn't get to know the blonde girl any better.
"You seemed to be getting on well with Jessica," Stacey teased.
"Well... I dunno," Paige mumbled.
"Oh come on," Stacey sighed. "You're clearly into her, and she's clearly
into you! You wouldn't be the first workplace romance in this place,
believe me!" Paige remained silent, but what Stacey said resonated with
her. She DID fancy Jessica, and a lot, but she was a T-girl, like Paige-
and that greatly confused the Scottish girl.
"Did I see you chatting to the wee Scottish girl?" Elsa teased Jessica
as they headed back to the seminar room.
"Maybe a bit," Jessica muttered.
"Oh come on," Elsa laughed. "I've only known you two days and already I
can tell you've got a crush on her!"
"No I haven't," Jessica retorted, but deep down, she knew that it wasn't
true- she DID fancy Paige. In fact, Paige was probably the most
beautiful woman Jessica had ever seen- which made it all the more
confusing when she found out that she was a T-girl, just like her.
Jessica preferred to identify as female for the majority of her life,
but when it came to sex, she considered herself 100% male, and preferred
the company of anatomic girls. And yet, here she was, obsessed with a T-
girl just like herself.
The rest of the day passed in a haze for both Jessica and Paige. Both
girls had hoped to avoid any further awkward encounters before leaving,
but fate would have other ideas. After Jessica had hung up her uniform
and changed back into her commuting outfit, she waited patiently outside
the public toilet for Elsa when Paige walked up, stopping dead in her
tracks at the sight of the American girl. Jessica could barely suppress
a gasp when she saw Paige in her civilian clothes- in her short grey
dress, black pantyhose and stiletto heels, she was every bit as
beautiful and feminine as she had been in her stewardess uniform. For
Paige, the sight of Jessica's sexy body in her blouse and slender pencil
skirt made her heart flutter.
"Hey," Paige said to Jessica as stoically as she could.
"Hi," Jessica said. "I like your dress."
"Thanks," Paige muttered. Fifteen awkward seconds passed before Jessica
took a deep breath and steadied her nerves, before asking the question
that would change her life.
"My housemates are throwing me a party on Saturday night," Jessica said.
"Would-would you like to come?" Paige inwardly gasped as the woman she'd
been unable to get out of her mind invited HER to a party.
"Umm, sure, sure!" Paige enthused. "Can I have your, um, address
please?"
"Of course!" Jessica said, making a note of her address on the Scottish
girl's smartphone. "I'll see you on Saturday, Paige."
"See you then, Jessica!" Paige stammered, wandering off, desperately
trying to catch her breath.
Jessica remained quiet on the tram ride back to her apartment as she
tried to process everything that had happened that day. Under normal
circumstances, all the info she'd had dumped on her by her employer
would be a lot to take in, but Jessica found herself unable to go 45
seconds without thinking about Paige. It was a huge relief to Jessica
when she finally arrived home and crashed on the sofa next to Natalie,
who was dressed casually in a loose tank top and denim hot pants.
"Before you make any more 'T-tomboy' remarks," Natalie warned, "I remind
you that it's my day off, I can wear what I want, AND I had my nails
done this afternoon." Jessica giggled as Natalie showed her her freshly-
manicured and polished fingernails.
"Very pretty," Jessica cooed. "But... It's not that."
"Information overload on your first day?" Natalie asked. "Been there,
done that, got the pencil skirt. It'll sink in, trust me."
"Excuse me?" Jessica said with mock hurt. "I've been a stewardess- well,
okay, a steward- for 2 years now, I know what I'm doing. It's... I met a
girl during orientation."
"Ooh," Natalie cooed happily. "The company does pride itself on hiring
the sexiest girls- and boys! I hope she knows already that you're trans,
right?"
"Yeah," Jessica sighed.
"Good," Natalie replied. "That's the sort of thing you don't-"
"...And so is she," Jessica interrupted.
"Okay," Natalie said, nodding. "Didn't realise that was your thing, but
if it makes you go doo-lally with desire, you go for it!"
"That's the point, it's not 'my thing'," Jessica sighed. "I've only been
attracted to cis girls in the past. And yet... There's something about
Paige that just drives me crazy."
"What does it matter if she's cis or trans?" Natalie asked, laughing at
Jessica's predicament. "You're sat there, someone who society says
should be a red-blooded All-American boy, dressed in a pencil skirt,
stockings and stiletto heels. If you really like this girl, it shouldn't
matter if she's genetically female or not."
"I know, it's just-" Jessica sighed, before Natalie cut her off with a
wave.
"It's just nothing," Natalie laughed. "It's just you trying to
rationalise in your brain whether or not you can fancy someone who your
conscious brain seems to think you shouldn't. If she's really THAT hot,
just go for it. Who knows? She might ultimately transition, then if you
want to be like husband and wife, you can be that too!"
"You're right," Jessica sighed.
"...And for the record, she'd leave you less breathless if you took off
that damned corset!" Natalie laughed.
"And say goodbye to this figure?" Jessica joked. "I don't think so,
girlfriend!" Natalie and Jessica shared a girlish giggle as they whiled
away the night gossiping with each other and, when they returned home,
their other flat mates.
The next few days passed for Jessica in a daze. As an experienced flight
attendant, she had most of the knowledge she was being taught by her
supervisors and by Elsa, but she immersed herself in the learning so as
to take her mind off of Paige, who was sat in every single seminar in
the same seat she had been on that first day, directly behind Jessica,
where the American girl could feel her eyes on the back of her neck.
Soon enough, Saturday came, bringing with it the party Elsa had insisted
on throwing for Jessica. The American stewardess had made a special
effort for the party, wearing her slinkiest black cocktail dress and
shiniest hold-up stockings. her waist was taken in by a new, tighter
waist cincher she'd