Chapter One -- Gamer in a Suit
"You look like a gamer in a suit," Paddy McClintock said to Taylor
Averille.
"Even your name isn't right. What the fuck is Taylor? It isn't one thing
or the other," Paddy sat behind his huge oak desk, one leg resting on
the other.
He took a long sip of his coffee and looked up at Taylor.
"You still here?" he sniffed.
"So I take it that's a no to PostPay?" Taylor replied smugly.
"And that attitude isn't helping you kid. The code looks fine but you
need to get a haircut, lose the earrings, drop the attitude and get a
partner who knows something about business."
"Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out," Paddy said
dismissively and picked up his Wall Street Journal.
Taylor shut the door behind him and carried his backpack through the
maze of desks in the open-plan office making his way to the elevators.
He noticed that a disproportionate amount of staff working at Paddy's
investment company were women. They weren't all young but most of them
were; they were all stylishly dressed: power suits, killer heels,
nylons, red lipstick, coiffed hair. Young, old, fat, thin, tall, short,
they all had class; they looked like they belonged right here in the
offices of McClintock Developments.
The men too, although most were down to their shirtsleeves, wore Brooks
Brothers, Brioni, or Giorgio Armani, natty ties and crisply ironed
shirts. The women leaned over desks chatting and flirting, skirts
dangerously high on the thigh. Men stood in groups looking seriously
concerned about something. It didn't look like anyone was working but
Taylor knew better. The best analytical minds in Chicago worked for
Paddy McClintock.
Taylor walked down Van Buren Street ripping off his tie. He dumped it in
a trash can and crossed South Columbus Drive and entered Grant Park near
Buckingham Fountain and turned left towards the gardens. He found an
unoccupied bench away from the crowds and sat down feeling dejected.
Paddy McClintock had been the fifth investor in a row who had turned him
down.
At twenty-five, with boyish good looks, shoulder length blonde hair and
a slim build he did look like a gamer in a suit or possibly even a
skater-boy in a suit. It didn't matter; he couldn't get anyone to take
him seriously. He had the goods. His codes were clean slick and bug-free
but it was hard trying to get somebody to believe in him, to invest in
his startup, to take him seriously.
He bet those skinny-ass bitches at McClintock's got taken seriously. For
some reason an attractive woman in a power-suit and heels carried more
credence than a young man in a cheap suit from Suitsupply.
Taylor sat hunched over, staring at the ground, dragging his already
scuffed brogues through the gravel like a petulant child. The sun
reflected off a chink of metal buried in the sand. He wouldn't have
taken any notice but the toe of his shoe swung back through the gravel
and partially exposed the object.
Taylor recognised it immediately. It was a USB flash drive.
Taylor poked at it with his shoe and it broke free of the pebbles. It
looked intriguing. He'd seen plenty of novelty USB drives before; in his
line of work they were like nails are to a carpenter. He'd seen racing
cars, guitars, aliens, teddy bears, hotdogs; one guy even had a penis-
shaped USB drive.
He leaned down and freed the drive from the sand and rubbed it on the
fabric of his pants. It was matte black and metallic and appeared to be
set with some kind of red stones around the edge that glowed dully. When
he picked it up he would have sworn that the red stones flashed brightly
for a second and that it vibrated in his hand sending a little shock
through his fingers. He nearly dropped it but he held onto it, in fact
it seemed almost glued to his fingers.
He examined the USB drive, turning it over in his fingers. It looked
expensive, not the cheap, plastic-cased utilitarian jobs you often found
discarded in the street. It was likely someone had lost it.
As a software coder and programmer Taylor knew the dumbest thing anyone
could do was to connect a drive to your device when you had no idea
where it came from. It was like playing Russian roulette. It could
contain a virus, a hack, a Trojan or malware. It most likely contained
porn but it looked too elegant, too opulent, to contain something so
prosaic.
Taylor knew that he should drop the USB back on the ground or toss it in
the nearest bin but he slipped it into his pocket. He picked up his
backpack and made his way to Union Station. It was a one mile walk but
the walk allowed him to clear his head and he began to write code in his
subconscious. By the time he arrived at his one bedroom walk-up he had
forgotten all about the USB drive. But it remained in his suit jacket
pocket; the little red stones were glowing, pulsing, vacillating.
After a microwave dinner Taylor took a shower and changed into jeans and
a T-shirt and sat sans shoes and socks in front of his favourite
computer and worked on some of the code he had conjured up during the
journey home.
"It's shit!" He slammed his hands down on the keyboard and then deleted
what he had written.
He got up to get a beer and noticed that it had gotten dark while he was
working, the only light in the room came from the screen of his PC and
the twinkling LEDs from the CPUs of his other workstations. On the way
back from the refrigerator he thought he noticed a faint glow coming
from his coat. He went over to where it was hanging on the back of the
door and put his hand in the pocket. His fingers curled around the USB
drive. He knew that he was imagining it but the drive seemed to vibrate
in his hand.
Taylor pulled the drive out of the pocket and was surprised to find that
the little red stones were in fact flashing sequentially, almost like a
beacon. He found that quite incredible because the USB drive had no
power source; none that he could he see anyway. Maybe it had a tiny
NiCad battery inside it or something, but that made no sense.
Ignoring the warnings that were screaming at him in his mind he took the
USB drive over to his least vulnerable personal computer, a standalone
Sony Vaio laptop that was at least seven years old. He double checked
that the Vaio was not connected to his network by fibre, Wi-Fi or
Bluetooth and it wasn't.
Taylor scrutinised the USB device once again; it looked almost
otherworldly, mystical, magical, like a miniature version of the black
monolith from 2001 A Space Odyssey. He felt it vibrate in his hand and
emit a minute electric charge. The red stones were now flashing
erratically, almost like the device was excited to be near the PC.
The computer finally booted up and the Windows logo appeared and Taylor
logged on. He looked at the USB drive again anxiously; something deep
inside was telling him not to do it but he ignored the warning and
slammed the drive into the USB port.
Taylor half-expected the PC to halt and catch fire or for some radical
virus to execute a program that took control of the laptop or lock him
out but at first nothing happened. Then a string of code appeared on the
screen but the code was using symbols that Taylor had never seen in his
life. They looked almost alien.
Then the screen filled with what looked like text but it was illegible,
just a series of random symbols and cyphers. The red lights on the USB
began to pulse rhythmically. The unintelligible symbols became glyphs
and then what Taylor was almost certain were hieroglyphs and then the
text seemed to cycle rapidly through a series of archaic languages:
Hebrew, Latin, Etruscan, and numerous dialects that he didn't
understand, until finally the text became English.
Taylor was amazed. Not only with the rapidity of the changes from
unintelligible unknown symbols, to ancient languages, glyphs and
calligraphy but with the appearance of the symbols and ancient languages
themselves, because it was simply not possible for the computer to
generate them. Put simply, the programming language embedded in the Sony
Vaio CPU did not support them.
The screen became stable and it appeared that the program had finally
settled on the English language as its means of presenting an interface,
the red stones glowed a steady dull ruby-red.
Taylor stared at the screen and presumed that whatever software was
installed on the USB drive was some kind of elaborate hoax, most likely
a spear phishing scam. Whoever had thought up the ruse had gone to
extraordinary lengths to build the USB and load the sophisticated
program onto it. He was glad that he had plugged the USB into his old
standalone laptop; the program looked like it would cause chaos if it
was released onto a network.
Confident that the program was confined to the old Vaio and could not
access his other computers, Taylor thought it might be fun to play
along. He read the instructions on the screen.
Congratulations. You have been granted the most extraordinary and
invaluable privilege. You have been selected to undertake a life
changing manifestation that will grant happiness and fortune depending
on how you use the gift being offered to you.
This is an unprecedented and unique experience but there are precedents
and protocols that you must agree to before we proceed.
Do you agree to participate? Y/N'
Taylor hit the 'Y' key on the keyboard.
The screen refreshed itself.
We understand that at times you might become confused or have concerns
so to that end we have provided you with a Help function. It is visible
to you at the bottom right of your screen.
Taylor saw the little Help icon at the bottom of the screen and he
nodded.
Good. You can see it. Feel free to use the function whenever you are
unsure.
Taylor was taken aback. Could the hoaxers see him? Did they see him nod?
Were they accessing the camera on his laptop? The indicator light wasn't
glowing to indicate the camera was switched on.
Never mind let's see where the hoaxers were going with this. It looked
like it might be fun.
You have a burning desire to be successful, to fulfil your dreams and
wishes and we have a power unimaginable to you that can ensure you
achieve these goals. It just won't be in a way that you expect. It will
be challenging and difficult at first but if you use the special gift we
are about to bestow upon you wisely you will succeed. Even if you are
not astute enough to use the gift to fulfil your dreams and desires, you
will have taken a unique and daring challenge that we are sure you will
enjoy.
Do you wish to proceed? Y/N
Taylor pressed Y.
"This is going to be fun," he said to himself in darkened room.
Yes Taylor, this will be fun; but not in the way you are thinking.
Taylor was shocked. He was sure that the microphone function on this
laptop no longer worked. The scam was very elaborate indeed. He was
waiting for the program to direct him to connect to his home network or
ask for his bank account details and when it did he would shut it down
and wipe the computer clean and restore the factory settings or he might
even just ditch it. It was old and outdated anyway.
These are the terms and conditions that apply to the gift which is to be
bestowed upon you:
The gift cannot be returned for ninety revolutions
You will not be able to tell anyone else about your gift, as much as you
would like to
You may use the gift in any way you choose but be warned: you will be
held responsible for your actions
If you elect not to return the gift after ninety revolutions, the gift
will be bestowed on you permanently and can never be returned
Do you agree? Y/N
"What the fuck?" Taylor stared at the screen.
The little Help icon on the bottom of screen suddenly activated itself
and a textbox appeared on the screen.
Do you have a question Taylor? A concern? Doubts?
Why had the Help function activated itself? Never mind.
'Who is bestowing this gift on me,' Taylor typed, feeling a little
cynical.
The cursor just blinked. There was no answer.
'Why me?' he typed.
The... I'm not sure what your kind call it... the rune, the oracle, the
device... sensed that you are worthy
'Where did it come from?' he typed and tapped his fingers waiting for a
response.
Nothing... just the blinking cursor. Obviously the Help function had a
selective response feature. It wouldn't answer questions that it did not
understand or was prevented from answering by the programmer.
'What will my gift be? The oracle or whatever it is should be able to
answer that' he typed.
It won't be what you expect but it will be wonderful and astounding. You
might be disappointed at first but if you use the gift wisely it will
not only bring you good fortune it will bring you great pleasure
The Help function was 'all assistance short of actual help' Taylor
thought.
"Fuck it," Taylor whispered.
He closed the Help function and pressed Y.
Your journey begins now. Enjoy your gift. Please remember the terms and
conditions that apply.
The screen on the laptop suddenly went blank and it appeared that the
computer had shut down.
"I knew it. It was just a scam," Taylor went to rip the USB out of the
laptop but when he touched it, it gave him a shock.
This was not a little tingle, it was full on zap.
Then the ruby lights on the USB drive which had become dull suddenly
illuminated to full brilliance; they were so bright they were hard to
look at. The fan on the Sony Vaio began to whirl so fast that it sounded
like it might disintegrate. The computer actually began to shake.
A tiny pinprick of white light appeared in the centre of the screen,
pulsing rhythmically and morphing into a series of ever-changing shapes.
Taylor leaned forward, his nose almost touching the screen trying to
discern the patterns when suddenly the screen exploded into a
kaleidoscope of brilliant colours that almost blinded him. Some of the
colours were indescribable, he had never seen them before, it was like
he was having an out of body experience. A loud thrumming noise filled
his head and seemed to get louder as the colours on the screen got
brighter and changed faster. He felt like he was undergoing sensory
overload and then he blacked out.
*****
Taylor knew there was something wrong as soon as he awoke. He was
sprawled in front of the laptop with his head on his hands and he woke
up feeling like he had been asleep for days but was not rested. The
events of the previous night played out across his conscious, but that
wasn't the only concern he had.
He just didn't feel right.
His body felt different somehow. He remembered coming out the
anaesthetic after having his appendectomy and he felt very much the same
way; like someone had invaded and altered his body. He didn't hurt; he
just felt peculiar, like he didn't belong in his own skin.
His jeans were too tight around his ass but too loose around his waist
and his t-shirt was too tight around his chest. Something was going on
between his legs, he hadn't awoken with his usual morning glory, or
nocturnal penile tumescence as it was correctly referred. In fact
nothing seemed normal down there at all. It didn't seem wrong; it just
seemed different. He also sensed things differently; like he'd had some
sort of epiphany that had given him clarity of thought from a new
perspective.
Taylor needed desperately to pee and upon entering the bathroom it
became clear why he felt so different. It was because he was not a he;
he was a she.
Taylor was stunned. It was Taylor's face staring back but it was subtly
different. The cheeks were more prominent and were fuller and the chin
was a little more pointed and the nose not as prominent. It was still
Taylor but a feminine version of Taylor, the neck appeared more slender,
likely because the thyroid cartilage seemed to have disappeared.
But the most significant change Taylor could see was the set of pert
breasts that swelled the front of her t-shirt. The nipples were
prominent through the cotton fabric. Taylor ripped off the t-shirt and
sure enough a pair of perky breasts, proportionate to her body size
adorned her chest. Her stomach was flatter, the waist was small and the
hips a little wider and the jeans would have fallen off Taylor's
significantly slender frame if not for the plump but firm buttocks
holding them up.
Taylor was dreaming but still busting for a piss and struggled out of
the jeans and underpants. Taylor was amazed to see a curved pubis
covered in a sparse patch of pubic hair which warranted further
examination, but first, if Taylor didn't piss right now an embarrassing
accident was unavoidable.
Sitting on the toilet came naturally; but of course it would as there
was no penis to point at the porcelain. Finishing her business Taylor
dabbed at that place with TP and flushed.
This was just bizarre. Taylor was evidently dreaming; likely brought on
by that stupid USB program that she had stupidly loaded up on the old
Vaio. Taylor went to the bedroom and stripped and stood before the
mirror.
Sure enough it was Taylor's face... but then again it wasn't. It was
feminised and the long blonde hair framing the face only made it more
effeminate. It was Taylor's body, the freckles and moles were in the
same place, the silvery scar on the calf from the childhood skiing
accident, the appendix scar on the lower right side of the abdomen. But
the body was more slender, the hips wider, the waist smaller, the skin
softer. Turning side on the belly wasn't quite flat, it swelled a little
but in a sensual way, the breasts were small, perfectly shaped and
proportional to the frame, with pink berry-like nipples.
Turning front on again Taylor's eyes were drawn to the pubis, the curve
of the flesh beneath the belly leading to the valley between the legs.
It was covered in a downy layer of soft hair. Taylor felt the heft of
the breasts, softly tweaking the nipples until they engorged and then
ran her fingers down the curve of her waist, across the little swelling
of the belly and finally into the mesh of fine hair between the legs.
The nipples radiated soft ripples of delight, but when her finger
touched what lay between the folds of the vulva it radiated a fiery,
sensual, almost lecherous ring of pleasure that Taylor found hard to
describe.
Of course it was a dream.
Boys often fantasised about having a female body. He remembered in his
teens sitting in the bleachers with his friends watching the
cheerleaders practice. He secretly envied the girls their curvy forms,
their long legs sheathed in shimmering pantyhose, buttocks clad in tight
panties, little skirts flicking around firm thighs, heaving breasts and
tousled hair. Pretty faces with blue eyes accentuated by dark eyeliner
and mascara, rouged cheeks and plump pouty lipsticked lips.
He was sexually aroused, as were the other boys. The boys described in
great detail what they would do to those girls if they ever got hold of
one, as unlikely as that would ever be. Then one of the boys asked the
question that the others were thinking but were too afraid to
extrapolate.
"What would you do if you were a girl?"
Of course they had joked and quibbled about how they would never come
out of the bedroom. How they would be the biggest slut ever, enjoying
the woman's body to the fullest in an orgy of debauchery. Thinking like
a man thinks; unable to think like a woman.
"Is that gay?" someone had asked.
"Only if she takes up the ass," some bon vivant carped, and the subject
matter changed and they moved on.
But at some stage, all men and boys have pondered that exact question:
What would you do if you were a girl?
And now Taylor was.
Before the USB Taylor thought of himself as him or he. Since the
transformation Taylor had been unable to think in gender terms referring
to Taylor only as I, it or they.
Now Taylor thought of herself as she or her. As a girl. As a Woman.
It was too much; she wanted to wake up from this dream. This wasn't the
gift that the USB had promised. Where was the happiness and fortune to
be had by changing gender? But the oracle had prophesised that the gift
wouldn't be what Taylor expected but it would be wonderful and
astounding. That Taylor might at first be disappointed but if the gift
was used wisely it would not only bring good fortune, it would bring
great pleasure.
Well Taylor was disappointed and she wanted to give the gift back and
become Taylor again, Taylor the man not Taylor the woman.
She suddenly felt very weary and decided that sleep would help. Sleep
was the solution. She would wake up from this dream and all would be as
it was before she had slammed that USB drive into the old laptop.
She fell on the bed and pulled the covers over her new body. It felt
weird having the weight of her untethered breasts yank at her torso and
to not have to adjust a penis and scrotum into a comfortable position.
It didn't matter; when she awoke all would be normal.
When Taylor awoke all was normal. It was as normal as it was going to be
for ninety revolutions, which she presumed referred to the earth
rotating on its axis. It was normal as it was going to be living life as
a woman for ninety days.
Taylor was still a female.
She recalled the time that she sat in the bleachers with her friends
hypothesising what they would do if they were suddenly to become a
woman; the crudity and vulgarity of what they had said they would do.
Something had changed, she wasn't thinking like that anymore. But she
was still curious.
Taylor went to the bathroom and rummaged in her travelling toiletry bag
and found the shaving mirror and brought it back to the bed. She lay
down on the bed and put a pillow under the small of her back and opened
her legs. She held the shaving mirror between her thighs and explored
the intimate parts of her new body.
She explored her vulva and outer labia nestled in the thatch of pubic
hair. She opened her labia to expose her labia minora, the coral pink
inner lips and her clitoral hood. She parted her labia minora and
inserted a finger into her vagina but it was occluded and painful so she
withdrew it. She manipulated her clitoral hood and a rather pleasant
sensation radiated from it. If asked she would compare it to the
feelings she had when her fraenulum was manipulated when she had a
penis.
Taylor opened her clitoral hood and stroked her clitoris directly. She
gasped. The little bud was very sensitive; almost too sensitive. She
withdrew her finger and then delicately circled it with the pad of her
fingertip. That felt nice. Very nice.
Her vagina began to lubricate and she gathered a few dewy droplets with
her fingertip and softly rubbed the secretions on her clitoris. Her
breathing became laboured as the sensations slowly intensified. Taylor
imagined she could lie there for hours just gently stroking herself,
allowing the delicious responses and excitement to slowly radiate
through her pleasure centres. But there was also a deep longing to bring
on her climax, she wanted to experience her first female orgasm and she
rubbed herself harder and faster.
The feeling was hard to describe. It was like lying on the beach and
feeling the tide coming in, the warm foam lapping at her toes, then the
silken wavelets crept up her legs and then the wave became a flame that
began to glow, redder and redder and then melted into white light.
Taylor cried out as she lay on the bed writhing, her hand pressed
between her legs, the white light became a kaleidoscope of colourful
butterflies flying in waves over her body and then morphed into the
crescendo of an earth-shattering tsunami of gratification and
contentment. It was incredibly wonderful; simultaneously delicate and
sublimely intense.
Taylor lay panting on the bed as the film of perspiration on her body
cooled and the tide of pleasure receded.
She sprang to her feet. It was time to stop vacillating and complaining
and to start living with her new body, after all it was going to be hers
for ninety days. It was time to take it out for a test drive so to
speak.
Taylor inspected herself once again in the full-length mirror but this
time she was critical. The transformation had morphed her anatomy from
male to female but had done nothing else. There was still some
landscaping to do. She went into the bathroom and ran the hot water tap
and filled the sink. She lathered her legs, replaced the blades in her
Gillette Fusion razor and carefully shaved them. She looked critically
at the thatch of pubic hair and decided that it too needed to go. She
very carefully and gently lathered and removed the offending foliage and
was very pleased with the result.
Finally she shaved her underarms and checked the results in the mirror.
There was nothing she could do about her lank blonde hair for now and
her eyebrows needed shaping but she would leave that to the experts. She
took a long hot shower, luxuriating in the feel of the hot water on her
freshly shaved legs and pubis. She washed and conditioned her hair and
towelled herself dry.
She looked at her face critically in the mirror. She wasn't beautiful
but she wasn't unattractive. Undoubtedly the application of makeup and a
good hairstyle would help.
Now... what to wear? Taylor's jeans no longer fit her and if she wore
them she would look like a hobo. She remembered that Taylor had a pair
of black compression tights that he wore when working out during the
winter months and she dug them out. It was funny how she thought about
her male alter ego as another person entirely.
She found an oversize t-shirt that looked good on her and was pleased to
find that Taylor's Nike sneakers still fit. His underpants were useless
to her so she shimmied into the tights sans underwear, pulled on the t-
shirt, found some clean socks and put on the Nikes. She didn't look too
bad with her hair pulled back in a ponytail.
Taylor checked her wallet. She had ninety dollars in cash. She gave a
small prayer to the oracle, or whoever was now the master of her
destiny, that her name was gender neutral because the name Taylor
Averille was on her credit cards, driver's licence and everything else
of importance. She got close to the mirror and held her driver's licence
up next to her face. The face in the photograph was close enough to her
own for her to pass any rudimentary inspection. Driver's licence photos
were never meant to be glamour portraits anyway. Everything else was the
same except her weight and sex but whoever bothered to look at those?
Taylor threw on a denim jacket, grabbed her keys and jammed her wallet
into her backpack and went outside.
She faced the world with both trepidation and excitement. There was
nothing for her to worry about; it wasn't like she was a man going out
dressed as a woman and her voice had changed because of her altered
physical characteristics. She quite liked the sultry sound of it. Taylor
had to admit that she was quite excited to be going shopping.
"Let's take this puppy for a spin," she giggled to herself.
She supposed that she looked quite plain and dowdy being sans makeup and
being dressed down, but that was fine. She didn't want to draw attention
to herself, at least not until she had made some significant changes to
her appearance and her wardrobe.
The issue for Taylor was that she was a twenty-five year old woman who
knew nothing about being a female. Taylor, the male Taylor that is, had
a very specific type of woman that attracted him and now that he was
one, so to speak, that's how she wanted to present herself. She just
didn't know how to do it. She knew that people would assume that she
knew how to do these things; it would have been part of her growing up.
Taylor realised that she should have done some online research before
she left home but she was not to be thwarted. She sat in the Passion
House Coffee Roasters and sipped a latte and went to work on her tablet.
Her friend Google advised her that just one block over on Sawyer Avenue
was Penny Lane Studios where it was claimed; a complete makeover could
be achieved in two hours. She was lucky. There had been a cancellation
and she took the vacated appointment for that afternoon.
This would give her a few hours to shop. Male Taylor never thought of
shopping as something to be enjoyed, it was a necessity but something
had changed. She was excited. She smiled to herself and wondered if her
credit cards were going to vibrate like the alien USB when they realised
the pasting they were about to take.
A ten minute Uber ride got Taylor to the Walmart Supercentre on
Wellington Avenue. It would do for a start, Taylor needed a basic
wardrobe; she would worry about getting designer labels later. She went
straight to the ladies clothing section and browsed the racks knowing
that browsing would attract a sales assistant. She dismissed the pretty
little thing who looked at Taylor like she had dogshit on her shoe and a
few minutes later a warm, matronly woman saleslady approached her to see
if she needed assistance.
Taylor had had enough time to concoct a story: She had recently come
home to find that her boyfriend had thrown her out and her malicious so
called best friend had moved in. Her clothes had been thrown in the
street and had been picked over before she arrived at the flat to find
herself homeless. She had money and had found somewhere to live but she
literally had no wardrobe whatsoever.
Lilith, the saleslady was only too willing to help, especially when she
found out that Taylor intended to buy a complete wardrobe and other
necessary accessories from the store.
"Let's start with underwear shall we?" Lilith smiled.
"Yes; let's." Taylor gave her what she hoped was her best smile.
"I see that you are not wearing a brassiere," Lilith said reproachfully.
"I know; that bitch tore up all my underwear," Taylor lamented.
They were now in the lingerie department and Taylor was excited. Not
titillated like a man would be, imagining women wearing sexy lingerie,
but excited at the prospect of wearing pretty undergarments.
"Bra size?" Lilith asked.
'Ah, the first stumbling block,' Taylor thought.
Then she saw the sign: 'Our trained professionals will assist you to
find your correct bra size. Please ask for our complementary bra fitting
service'
"You know, my old bras didn't fit me that well. Why don't we get a
complete new sizing?" Taylor smiled and Lilith approved.
Lilith took Taylor into one of the fitting rooms and had her remove her
jacket.
"This will work better if you take off your t-shirt too but I understand
if you're shy," Lilith said but halfway through the sentence Taylor had
her t-shirt pulled over her head.
Lilith took a tape measure and measured around Taylor's torso under her
breasts and had Taylor breathe out and took a measurement then she did
the same around the fullest part of her bust, then she consulted a
sizing chart.
"Wait here," Lilith said quite curtly but Taylor appreciated Lilith's
assistance.
She came back in a few minutes with three plain bras.
"I had you pegged as a 34B as soon as I saw you but we'll try these on
and she what fits best. Don't worry about style, just the fit, once we
have you sized you, you can choose whatever you like from our
selection," Lilith said.
She helped Taylor try on two of the bras and Taylor took particular
notice of how Lilith adjusted bra straps. The second bra, a 34B, fitted
perfectly and Taylor immediately felt relief once her breasts were
supported. She put on her t-shirt and was pleased with the effect.
"While we're here with the tape we might as well do your hips and
waist." Lilith put the tape around her hips and waist.
Because she was wearing leggings there was no need for her to take off
any clothing.
"Size six, but you knew that I suppose, unless you've put on or lost any
weight," Lilith said.
"I did lose some weight very recently as a matter of fact," Taylor said
cheekily.
"Well I must say I like your figure. I'm not a fan of these little
stick-insect fashion models getting around on the TV and social media,"
Lilith sniffed.
"Thank you," Taylor blushed.
"You need to fix your hair and makeup though," Lilith brought Taylor
back to earth with a crash.
"Come see me when you've finished choosing your underwear and we'll look
for some clothes," Lilith left Taylor to browse through the lingerie
section on her own.
Taylor liked the panties, especially the spandex-blend fabric. She toyed
with different types: hipster, bootleg and bikini and then she selected
half a dozen matching bra and panty sets of various colours; good
fitting but unembellished. Then she treated herself to some nice fancy
bras and panties. She made herself stop when it dawned on her that she
would only need enough underwear for ninety days. She returned half the
underwear back to the racks.
Next she moved onto the hosiery section and using the sizing chart she
selected half a dozen pairs of pantyhose and holdup stockings mainly
flesh-toned but a couple of pairs of black nylons too. Her male alter
ego did not understand why modern women eschewed hosiery, Taylor admired
a well turned leg sheathed in delicate nylon. He thought a woman wearing
a suit or dressed to the nines who presented bare-legged to be
underdressed; like a man wearing a suit without a tie. Female Taylor was
of the same opinion and could hardly wait to try them on but it would
wait until later.
She went back to the fitting room and put on a pair of panties and a
bra, keeping the price tags so she could pay for them. She located
Lilith who was waiting patiently for her with a shopping trolley and
Taylor put the underwear and hosiery in the trolley. She and Lilith went
on a small shopping spree with Taylor having to remind herself
constantly that she only needed three months' worth of clothing and not
to be too extravagant.
"Shoes?" Lilith raised her brows questioningly, looking reproachfully at
Taylor's sneakers.
Taylor had to suppress an almost uncontrollable urge to buy a
disproportionate amount of shoes for her needs. She always thought it
was a myth about women wanting more shoes than they needed. She settled
on two pairs of high heels: one pair of plain black pumps to go with the
business suit she had selected and a pair of red ankle-strap stilettos.
A pair of cute but practical flats was thrown in the trolley, along with
a pair suede ankle-boots and she was done.
She asked Lilith to scan the items that she indented to wear from the
store and went back to the fitting room and emerged fifteen minutes
later wearing a pair of high-waisted blue skinny-jeans, a white longline
tank t-shirt with an ivory waterfall cardigan over, tan suede ankle-
boots and a textured blue silk scarf.
Taylor's ears were pierced and had remained so after the transition so
she was able to wear a pair of simple silver drop earrings, accompanied
with a matching necklace and bracelets she had picked up in the
accessories section. She also added a large makeup case to her
purchases, along with some perfume and deodorant. She had used the
perfume and deodorant on herself but the makeup remained a mystery.
"Well, that's an improvement." Lilith clapped her hands together
lightly, applauding her acumen in transforming Taylor from a dowdy frump
to a woman with class.
Lilith's advice had been invaluable when Taylor was trying to mix, match
and accessorise her outfits.
When Lilith scanned her credit card Taylor couldn't help but think that
had she come in here yesterday as a male she would have spent a fraction
of the money and left with half as many clothes but would still be
adequately kitted out for three months. Girls had it so much harder!
Except for having a plain face and unkempt hair, Taylor looked quite
presentable.
Taylor loaded her purchases into the trunk of an Uber and rode it to
Penny Lane Studios. She created a stir when she arrived at the salon and
began to unload her accoutrements; one of the stylists came out of the
Studio to assist her, for which she was grateful.
The young woman who assisted her was also to be her stylist and was
named Gail. It was obvious that Gail was not impressed with Taylor's
lank blonde locks and pale bare-skinned face but was too polite to
comment. Once again Taylor had fabricated a story.
"I just came back from working as a volunteer in Tuvalu, helping to set
up the island's technical infrastructure," she said.
"I returned with only the clothes on my back and haven't seen a
hairdresser or beauty therapist for over a year. I promised myself a new
wardrobe and a full makeover when I returned home." Taylor smiled.
"Let's tackle your hair first. Any particular style or colouring you
want? How much do you want trimmed?" Gail asked, running her fingers
through Taylor's tangled thatch.
"Just have at it Gail. You do whatever you think will suit me. Something
sassy but still professional looking," Taylor said.
After nearly two hours of shampooing, blow-drying, colouring, cutting
and styling, Taylor's dirty blonde mane had been transformed into a
contemporary style: platinum blonde shoulder-length waves of soft flaxen
curls with white highlights. She and Gail were both delighted.
"Ok honey I have to attack those eyebrows now that I've finished with
your hair. They look like Angelina Jolie on a bad day," Gail scoffed.
Fifteen minutes of waxing, tweezing and shaping left Taylor with nicely
shaped soft angled arches which Gail defined with an eyebrow pencil.
"I think you look lovely Taylor and you have beautiful skin. I'm going
to pass you over to Miriam to finish your makeover." Gail led Taylor out
of the hair salon and over to the makeup station.
"Hi, I'm Miriam, what can I do for you?" the pretty little makeup artist
asked.
"I'll say the same thing I said to Gail. I haven't worn makeup for over
year; I've nearly forgotten how, so just do what you think is best."
Taylor smiled.
"I'll leave you girls to it. Come say goodbye before you leave Taylor,
I'd love to see the final results," Gail squeezed her hand and went back
to undertake her last cut and style for the day.
"Hey Miriam, do you mind if I film the makeover, it will help me get my
makeup right later. As I said, I'm very rusty," Taylor asked.
Miriam look around the salon and then back to Taylor.
"Shelly... she's the owner, doesn't allow imagery to be taken inside the
studio but in your case I'll make an exception. Give me your phone,"
Miriam held out her hand.
Miriam set up Taylor's Galaxy S20 on the cosmetics table and adjusted it
so that it faced Taylor who was reclining in the chair wearing a
protective smock over her clothing, then she went to work.
Taylor was delighted with the results. When she removed the smock and
looked at herself in the mirror she looked nothing like the scarecrow
who had stepped out of her bedsit earlier that day. All modesty aside
she looked amazing; she was not a classic beauty but she was
unconventionally alluring.
Gail told her she was beautiful on the way out of the salon and gave her
an air-kiss so as not to mess up her makeup.
It was a short walk down Sawyer Avenue to her walk-up apartment but with
all of her purchases she needed an Uber. She apologised to the driver
for the short ride but she tipped him handsomely. She noted that the
young dark skinned man was very attentive and took a particular interest
in her ass when she bent over to pick up the packages.
It just showed her how shallow men were in some regards. Not one man had
paid her any attention when she left home this morning. A change of
clothes, some hairstyling and an application of makeup had turned her
from a scarecrow into an enchantress. Every man walking by looked her up
and down appreciatively as she made the three trips from the Uber to her
flat to unload her purchases.
Taylor made space in the wardrobe and cupboard drawers for her new
clothes; she pushed her second self's male attire aside to make room.
She contemplated packing all of Taylor's male attire away but she would
need it again in three months. She still thought of her current
condition as temporary.
Taylor opened up the makeup case she had purchased at Walmart and gazed
upon it with wonder. She had watched Miriam turn her from a plain-faced
homely woman to a captivating young lady using the magical notions,
powders and concoctions contained in the cosmetics case.
Now she needed to learn how to do it herself.
She downloaded the video she had taken on her phone in the beauty salon
onto her network and brought it up on one of the screens and set the
makeup case, bushes and applicators up on a little side table. She took
one last selfie and then wiped her face clean using face wipes.
Three hours later she was confident that she could apply her own makeup
and not end up looking like Ronald McDonald or the bride of
Frankenstein. She looked quite attractive actually.
She spent some time walking in her new heels to get used to them and
practiced sitting with correct posture. Everything about being a woman
seemed difficult and convoluted and she became exhausted with it after a
while.
It was late and she was tired and hadn't eaten but she had no appetite.
She drank a beer while she checked her email and messages and then
stripped and took a long hot shower ensuring that her hair stayed dry by
using a shower cap. She slipped into her recently purchased satin and
lace babydoll pyjamas, relishing the luxurious feel of the fabric on her
flesh.
She decided that her breasts and vulva needed further examination and
rubbed out a nice orgasm before she fell asleep.
Life as a woman was complicated but she had to admit that she had
enjoyed today. There were eighty-nine days to go and she had a lot to
do.
The next day she woke up still feeling a little uncomfortable in her own
skin. Coffee seemed to fix that. She spent some time in front of the
mirror examining her body, Gail had done an outstanding job on her hair,
it really suited her. Taylor was keen to use the makeup again to try
some different shades, colours and techniques but she had work to do.
Taylor fired up her network and started working. It wasn't lost on her
that women were supposed to be especially good when it came to
multitasking. She started to run the code she had recently edited
through a debugging program and then pulled up her list of potential
investors and put a line through Paddy McClintock, allowing the
debugging program to run in the background. Taylor had taken his PostPay
app to most of the big software companies and finance houses with little
success. He was not interested in any of the places where young kids sat
around in plastic chairs and bean bags wearing jeans and shorts and
flip-flops. He didn't need software developers; he needed programmers
who could adapt the code he'd already written and a market manager to
get the retailers to come on board.
It was now time for the new improved Taylor to try. It was time to see
if the USB oracle or whatever it called itself could deliver on its
promise to bring Taylor success and good fortune.
She pulled up one of her letters of introduction and redrafted it using
the correct pronouns and tidied it up a little. She had taken quite a
few selfies last night while she was practicing her makeup techniques
and she brought up what she considered to be the best of them and loaded
it into her photo editing software. She played with the shade and colour
intensity a little to improve it. She didn't feel guilty, why should
she? Didn't women alter their appearance using makeup to make themselves
look better so what was wrong with a little touch-up?
Once again she silently thanked her parents for naming her Taylor. It
would have been difficult, almost impossible, to replace Taylor's male
identity with her own if he had been named Thaddeus or Arthur or some
other masculine sounding name.
She cast her eye over the remaining companies on her list and selected
three of what she considered to be the best prospects and fired them off
letters of introduction ensuring she attached a sample of her code and a
copy of her picture. She crossed her fingers and went back to debugging.
Around lunchtime she was starting to feel hungry so she showered,
brushed her teeth and her hair and fixed her makeup. Last night she had,
with help of her friend Google, mastered a few makeup techniques and
developed a couple of distinctive 'looks'. She was wearing her 'day
look' which made her face look fresh.
Taylor slipped into fresh underwear, once again delighting in the feel
of the silky garments on her skin. There were some aspects of being a
girl she found quite delightful. It was cool out so put on some black
spandex leggings having first put on a pair of stocking footlets. She
rummaged through her purchases and found a pink long-sleeved t-shirt
over which she wore the same ivory waterfall cardigan and a textured
blue silk scarf that she had worn yesterday. She slipped her feet into
the suede ankle-boots, sprayed herself with perfume and put on some
earrings.
Stepping outside into the brisk cool autumn weather she felt a sense of
achievement and of peace and contentment. The trees lining her street
had changed colour and were vibrant red, orange and yellow against the
pale blue sky. The streets were busy, especially Milwaukee Avenue, and
she noticed that she attracted more than a few appreciative glances from
the men who passed her by. She wondered if all women felt that they were
being ogled by the men around them. Except for the tight-fitting legging
which accentuated her tight ass and long legs she was hardly dressed
provocatively.
She walked the few blocks to the Passion House Coffee Roasters and
ordered a late breakfast and a large batch-brew coffee. While she waited
for her order she fiddled with her phone. She checked to see how the
technology finance companies were faring on the Nasdaq. Her brunch
arrived and she tucked into it and sipped her coffee; she wasn't very
ladylike shovelling the food into her mouth but she needed fuel, she
couldn't remember the last time she had eaten a proper meal.
Her phone pinged and she picked it up and was surprised and delighted to
see an email from Bradley Freeman, the CEO of FreeCom, a finance
technology company. He stated in his email that he was very interested
in Taylor's product and had an opening at five o'clock that afternoon if
she would like to come for an interview. Taylor replied that she would
indeed like to come into FreeCom for an interview but she tried not to
sound too eager.
Her food tasted even better now that she'd had one positive response to
her proposals but Taylor had been down this road before: excited at the
prospect of getting a financial backer and then disappointed when the
prospective client turned Taylor down. But this time it wasn't the gamer
in a suit who would be attending the interview. It would be a
sophisticated attractive young woman... if she could pull it off.
Taylor went back to her home and pulled up her financials. She had spent
more money than she had intended to yesterday and Taylor's credit card
account was already substantially low before yesterday's splurge. If she
didn't get someone to option her PostPay app soon she would be
struggling to meet her financial commitments. She would have to get a
day job. Taylor would be like the other schmucks writing code for some
big software developer. Making a decent living but hating the job.
She opened the debugging program she had left running while she was out
and found a few improvements that she could make to her code so she got
busy doing so. Every time she changed a line of code she needed to
retest the app for functionality. It was a long and tedious task but to
her it was like creating art. After a few hours she needed a break so
she fired up the Vaio and inserted the alien USB drive. The red stones
around the dull matte-black edge of the flash drive remained dark and
unlit and the program window remained blank.
"Eighty nine days to go I guess," Taylor snatched the USB out of the
Vaio and tossed it into a drawer where she kept a plethora of computer
peripherals and accessories.
She checked the time and realised that she had better start getting
ready if she wanted to make her appointment on time. She wished she had
something better than the navy blue suit with chalk stripes that she had
bought at Walmart yesterday but her funds were limited. It was nice, in
simple sort of way. She fixed her makeup putting on a little more
eyeliner and mascara to emphasise her green eyes then she stripped
naked.
Taylor carefully opened the package of L'eggs Silken Mist ultra-sheer
run resistant pantyhose. The male Taylor was turned on by women's legs
encased in nylon and her female doppelganger was not disappointed when
she slipped the silken garment onto her legs. They felt delightful; the
sensuous feel of the sleek fabric against her skin was wonderful. She
pulled the gusset tight around her abdomen, they were sheer-to-the-waist
and she admired the look of her buttocks and pubic mound sheathed in the
delicate garment.
She very naughtily rubbed her clitoris through the delicate fabric and
the feeling was very enjoyable but she had things to do and couldn't
afford to waste time playing with her body. She pulled a pair of white
satin panties up her legs and smoothed them around her buttocks, the
sensuality intensified by the feel of the pantyhose. She put on a
matching satin and lace bra and a long-sleeve navy-blue satin blouse
which she struggled to button because it buttoned on the opposite side
to what she was used to.
She stepped into the skirt and zipped it closed and straightened the hem
which came to mid-thigh, a little shorter than when she had hurriedly
tried it on in Walmart. Never mind; she hadn't met a man yet who
complained that a woman's skirt was too short. She brushed her hair and
put in some gold round earrings and put on the matching necklace and
bracelet. She misted herself with perfume and then slipped into her
plain black pumps with the three inch heels.
Taylor had practiced walking in the shoes the previous evening between
bouts of makeup practice. It wasn't really that hard; she had found four
simple cues to walking in high heels: take smaller steps, put the heel
down first, walk so that one foot came down directly in front of the
other with her toes pointing straight ahead, and walk upright with
improved posture.
She couldn't imagine herself running down a cobbled street or skipping
down a flight of stairs but with concentration she could get around
quite confidently.
Taylor summoned an Uber, put on her jacket, picked up a black leather
handbag into which she had already tossed her necessities, and stepped
outside to wait. She wished she had bought an overcoat and decided it
would be her next purchase. While she waited for the car she again
considered the encumbrances of living the life of a young woman. It was
complicated and required a lot more attention to her appearance than
being a man did but there was a certain satisfaction and enjoyment in
the little rituals.
When the car arrived she opened the rear door and climbed in and
realised that she was very unladylike in her efforts. It was her first
time in a skirt outside the house and she realised that she would need
to pay attention to that aspect of her ensemble. She was sure that the
gentleman passing her house enjoyed the panty flash and acres of thigh
she presented as she climbed into the SUV so she needed to exercise a
little more decorum.
She checked her phone while the driver took her down to The Loop to the
offices of FreeCom. She took more care alighting from the vehicle and
did so with propriety and dignity but she did notice that a couple of
men turned her way to watch. She went inside and checked the directory
and then entered the elevator to take her to the eighteenth floor to the
FreeCom offices.
Two men waiting for the elevator stood aside to let her enter the car
first. One stood beside her during the ascent and the other went into
the back corner and fiddled with his phone but she could feel his eyes
on her legs and ass. Men were pigs but she had to admit that male Taylor
did exactly that, he ogled women whenever the occasion presented itself.
Taylor presented herself to a pretty receptionist in the entrance lobby
and the receptionist checked her computer screen and smiled back at
Taylor confirming that indeed Mister Freeman did have an appointment
with her at five o'clock. She put a phone to her ear and pushed a button
and announced that Taylor was present and then she directed Taylor to an
office at the end of the corridor.
It was one of the few single offices on the floor. Most of the floor
space was taken up with open plan workstations where men and women were
busy tapping keys and pointing at screens. A small glass-walled
conference room was filled with a group of men and women in their
shirtsleeves standing around a whiteboard contributing their input while
a tall handsome young man wrote code on the whiteboard with a marker.
Taylor smoothed her skirt and straightened her jacket before she entered
Bradley Freeman's office. He was on the phone but smiled at her and
waved her in, pointing to a cluster of chairs arranged around a coffee
table in the corner of the office.
Taylor tried to sit demurely with her ankles crossed as she had
practiced at home, but she was wearing leggings at the time and hadn't
had to deal with an inherently delinquent skirt that kept wanting to
ride up her thighs. She gathered the material under her legs and was
able to stop it but she saw that Bradley was amused by her antics.
Taylor blushed; this wasn't how she wanted the interview to proceed.
Bradley hung up the phone and came around from behind his desk and
beamed at her and offered her his hand. She wasn't sure if she was
supposed to stand but she didn't want to have to wrestle with her skirt
again so she remained seated, returned the smile and lightly shook his
hand.
"I'm Bradley Freeman and you're Taylor Averille so that's the
introductions out of the way so let's get down to business. I like what
you sent me," Bradley took the seat beside her.
Taylor blushed and Bradley looked confused but then a smile lit up his
face when he realised that she had got the wrong idea.
"I meant the code sample you sent me Taylor; although I will admit the
picture was nice too but it doesn't do you justice." Bradley grinned.
When Bradley smiled he was extremely handsome. He looked to be in his
late thirties or early forties, he was fit and tanned and had a full
head of hair that was either bleached by the sun or had been
professionally highlighted. He had dark eyes and full lips and Taylor
was confused by how she felt about him. This was the first time that she
had been close to a man in an intimate setting since she had
transformed.
Male Taylor, despite his interest in nylons and lingerie, had never once
considered wearing women's clothes and certainly had never been
attracted to another man. But there was no doubt that Taylor was
attracted to Bradley Freeman. The monolith or the oracle or whatever the
USB called itself had not only changed Taylor's body, it had also
changed her perspective. Had it also had changed her sexual preferences?
"Well thanks for the compliment Mister Freeman but can you tell me what
you liked about my code?" Taylor was here to get commercial backing not
to flirt.
"Well I've seen similar apps of course but your coding is clean, it's
sharp and it's good. Some of the other programs I've seen are boated and
clumsy. You've shown me the front end; what can you tell me about the
work engine?" Bradley asked.
The pretty receptionist entered and placed coffee on the table and
Bradley poured for them both.
Taylor used the same spiel she had used on Paddy McClintock and other
potential investors before him, but this time her quarry seemed
engrossed in what she had to say.
"PostPay takes a percentage of the profit from the retail sales and
collects interest on the loan and collects late fees which is how most
of these lending apps work but the interface isn't anywhere nearly as
clunky as most of the others. Once the customer makes the purchase the
item is immediately routed from the vendor's warehouse and picked up a
courier for delivery. The customer gets almost instant gratification,"
Taylor started to explain.
"The software resides on a standalone network but interfaces with the
customer through the app, and the vendor, delivery agent, and lender
seamlessly through their own network. Everyone makes a small profit and
the customer is more likely to pay out the loan quickly and make more
purchases with the app. The more purchases made the more money everyone
makes and the customer is paying the best interest rate available,"
Taylor finished her blurb and took a sip of coffee.
"What I see as the biggest advantage of my app is that if a customer
wants to make a purchase from a vendor that isn't signed up to PostPay,
the software will locate the nearest financial institution that supports
PostPay and will make the transaction on PostPay's behalf, splitting the
profit."
"The customer just scans the app on a credit card scanner and the
transaction takes effect seamlessly. The vendor is informed that PostPay
has sanctioned payment through an accredited third party financial
institution. Hopefully the vendor signs up to PostPay to cut out the
middleman, bringing more retailers into our fold and increasing
profits," Taylor completed her pitch.
"Well it looks like a sound financial investment to me, but tell me, why
haven't any of the other big players taken up your proposal?" Bradly
asked.
Taylor balked. She didn't want to use subterfuge but she had no choice.
"I was in partnership with my cousin for a while. I did most of the
program development and coding with his assistance. He did the legwork,
trying to garner support and investment from the finance technology
companies. He fell flat and lost interest in the project so I fired him.
He currently has no ties or pecuniary interest in PostPay," Taylor
explained.
"It's kind of embarrassing. He has the same name as me." Taylor blushed.
"But I bet he isn't as comely." Bradley smiled.
Taylor frowned.
"Hey, it was meant as a joke. My family has two Leslie's, both cousins,
same as you. One is an oversize truck driver and the other is a yoga
instructor and it might surprise you to know that the woman is the truck
driver. One should never make assumptions," Bradley thought that he had
diffused the situation but Taylor still felt uneasy about the
compliment.
"Come on, let me show you around the place." Bradley arose and Taylor
followed suit.
She appreciated Bradley looking away from her as she struggled to stand
with some modicum of decorum. The high heels and short skirt were giving
her more grief than she had counted on but it looked like they may have
done their job. She could just as easily have come to the interview
dressed in a pantsuit and flats but there was doubt that wearing the
skirt and heels worked in her favour.
Bradley took some time to show her around the open plan office where a
lot of the workstations were vacated as it was past quitting time. He
showed her the conference rooms and coding rooms where, he explained,
most of the brainstorming and concept development took place. Next he
showed her the management offices and the affiliated company executive
offices where Taylor would work if her bid was successful.
The fourth cup of coffee she had drunk that day in Bradley's office was
demanding release and she spied the ladies restroom and excused herself.
She went to a stall and did her business. When she came out an older
attractive slim woman was standing at the vanity putting on lipstick.
She was wearing a designer short-skirted power-suit and the red sole of
the killer heels, visible as she leaned close to the mirror, indicated
that they were Christian Louboutin. The woman had defined cheekbones and
full pouty lips onto which she was applying blood-red Guerlain Rouge
Jewel Lipstick. Her jet-black hair was styled in a severe shoulder-
length bob.
Taylor washed her hands and fixed her own lipstick while the woman
beside her liberally sprayed herself with Clive Christian Number No1
perfume. The woman dropped the perfume into a Hermes handbag and turned
to study Taylor.
"What are you doing here Kmart?" The woman looked down her nose at
Taylor.
The woman's accent was European or Slavic, almost exotic.
"I'm Taylor Averille and I have a meeting with Bradley Freeman." Taylor
smiled and offered her hand.
The woman just stared at Taylor's outstretched hand like she held a turd
in it.
"And they let you in here dressed like that?" The woman sniffed.
She turned her back on Taylor and strode out of the restroom, her heels
clicking on the tiles.
"Bitch!" Taylor whispered under her breath.
This was the first time Taylor had encountered animosity from another
woman but she had only been a woman for two days now and she knew women
could be bitchy.
When Taylor came out into the corridor Bradley Taylor was deep in
conversation with the bitchy woman.
Bradley's eyes lit up with a genuine smile when Taylor came out of the
ladies room.
"Ah, Taylor Averille meet Veronique Pascal... Veronica meet Taylor," he
made the introductions.
Veronique put out her hand and Taylor took it and Veronique pulled her
close and gave her an air-kiss on both cheeks.
"Wonderful to meet you." Veronique's smile was painted on her lips.
"Veronique. That's a very exotic name." Taylor returned the smile.
"It's French but I am Ukrainian by birth, I left the Ukraine when I was
a girl. I abbreviate it to Veronica; some Americans find it difficult.
Taylor sounds like it originated in the South. Are you from Arkansas?
Tennessee? Alabama perhaps?" Veronique said disparagingly.
"Born and bred in Chicago Illinois. Go Bears!" Taylor made a half-
hearted air punch.
"Hey! A smart, attractive woman who follows football." Bradley gave
Taylor a high five.
"Real women love football; smart women follow the bears," Taylor
recounted a meme she had seen.
"Ah, you are referring to the game of fumble-ball, drop-ball, throw-ball
played by large men with padded shoulders and small brains, not the
beautiful game." Veronique turned down her lips.
She looked like the villainess Katinka Ingabogovinanana from the
Zoolander movie and Taylor supressed a smile.
"If I take up Taylor's proposal you ladies may end up working closely.
Veronique is FreeCom's marketing manager," Bradley explained.
"Well it was wonderful to meet you Taylor, but I have a dinner
engagement so excuse me. See you tomorrow Bradley." Veronique turned and
walked away, presenting her curvy figure, tight derriere and long legs
sheathed in black fully-fashioned stockings.
Bradley tried not to stare but couldn't help it.
Bradley noticed that Taylor saw him watching Veronique as she walked
away and he blushed. Taylor burst out laughing.
"She's something alright. Total bitch but the best marketing manager in
the business." Bradley grinned.
"Yes. She's something alright." Taylor smiled.
Bradley glanced at his watch and looked surprised.
"Wow! I didn't realise it was so late. I hope I haven't kept you from
something important?" Bradley looked genuinely concerned.
"Nope. Just a microwave dinner and an evening refining my code." Taylor
smiled meekly.
"Hey. Look... I don't want to be forward; we've only just met. But would
you like to join me for dinner? Nothing fancy, just a steak and a beer
at Gibsons." Bradley gave Taylor that boyish grin.
Taylor looked apprehensive.
"You can tell me more about PostPay; make it a working dinner and then
I'll drop you off home." Bradley's smile widened and Taylor couldn't
help but return it.
"Great. Let me get my things from my office. Do you mind calling for a
reservation while I pack up and get my car brought around front?"
Bradley put his hand lightly in the middle of Taylor's back and guided
her back to his office.
The ride to Gibsons in Bradley Freeman's late model BMW was comfortable
despite Taylor having to constantly adjust her skirt. She wished the hem
was just two or three inches longer, it's not like she was flashing her
panties but the skirt rode high on her thighs whenever she sat down.
Bradley Freeman seemed very amused by Taylor's efforts at maintaining
her modesty but he was too much of a gentleman to say anything.
Taylor had managed to snag a table away from the crowd and she and
Bradley each grabbed a glass of Gibsons Gold Helles Lager at the bar
before they sat down. They ordered steaks and Bradley splashed out on a
bottle of Rutherford Hill Merlot. The alcohol flowed freely as did the
conversation.
Bradley was very interested in hearing more about PostPay but didn't go
so far as committing FreeCom to the startup. They soon exhausted that
discourse and moved on to talking about their personal lives as new
acquaintances are want to do.
Taylor found it easier than she expected to adopt her male alter-ego's
identity as her own and just change the gender to fit. She was born in
the suburbs of Chicago twenty-five years ago and had no siblings, her
mother and father had died in a helicopter crash over the Grand Canyon
five years ago. Other than her uncle and aunt, her cousin with the same
name, and two other female cousins she has no other family. She had
completed her schooling at the Illinois Institute of Technology and
worked for a few tech companies but has been working full time
developing PostPay for the last six months, living off her parents life
insurance (which was nearly exhausted but she didn't tell him that).
She lives alone in one a bedroom apartment on North Troy Street and does
not have a boyfriend. The story she told was true, except that until two
days ago she had been a man not a woman.
Bradley Freeman had also graduated from IIT but obviously a lot earlier
than Taylor. He too had worked at various tech companies whilst
undertaking a business degree. He had started FreeCom as a boutique tech
company which diversified into financing tech startups and taking them
on as subsidiaries.
He was thirty eight and divorced with no children, he didn't say if he
had a current girlfriend but Taylor doubted that someone with his good
looks and outgoing personality would remain unattached for long.
The wine on top of the beer was starting to affect her as was Bradley's
smooth talk; he was an engaging and entertaining conversationalist. They
spoke about current events and of course they both had a passion for the
Bears who were having one of their best seasons in 2018.
Taylor was confused by her attraction to the man. She was still coming
to grips with being a woman. She had managed the physical changes
remarkably well but the changes to her psyche were a different matter.
She found herself admiring men as well as women. Was she bisexual? She
supposed that at some stage she would find out. She couldn't help but
wonder what it would be like to have sex as a woman. The two orgasms she
had experienced so far were wonderful; the build-up was far more
protracted and the climax itself was intense and prolonged and although
her orgasm originated in her clitoris, her whole body seemed enmeshed in
the phenomenon.
Time flew and Taylor was enjoying herself; really enjoying being a woman
possibly for the first time. They finished the evening with two rounds
of Jack Daniels and by then Taylor was well and truly inebriated.
Bradley seemed to be handling his drink better but he was in no
condition to drive.
"Look Taylor, I'm sorry. I promised you a ride home but I'm obviously in
no fit state to drive. I'll get us a car and drop you off. I'm not
blaming you but I've found your company so delightful that the evening
has got away from me." Bradley gave her that grin again.
"Nonsense Bradley. I'm a big girl and I can find my own way home; I'll
get an Uber," Taylor countered.
"Don't be like that. You know I don't want anything to happen to you,
let me at least see you safely to your door," Bradley said sincerely.
Taylor stood up and realised that she was a little tipsier than she
thought.
"A car might be a good idea. But let me pay for half. You order one
while I visit the restroom," Taylor said.
She had to concentrate on walking and wished she could take off her
heels. She made it back to their table without incident.
Bradley gallantly put his overcoat around her before they went outside
as it was bitterly cold and windy. The town car was idling at the curb
and he got the door for her. Taylor was too cold and tipsy to worry
about her dignity as she scrambled into the back of the car, all ass and
heels. Thankfully the car was toasty warm.
Bradley bundled in after her and slammed the door. Taylor gave the
driver her address and began to struggle to get out of the coat.
"Here; let me help you with that," he leaned into her and put an arm
around her to get hold the far side of the coat while Taylor bent
forward slightly and tried to get her arm out of the sleeve.
They both started to laugh at the absurdity of it. Taylor's arm sprang
free and she fell back, pinning Bradley's arm behind her which elicited
another bout of raucous laughter. Bradley tried to pull his arm free
causing Taylor to fall against him, her face inches from his. She gazed
into his dark eyes and he into her green eyes. She could see the
question on his face and she answered it by pressing her lips to his.
He kissed her and held her tight against him. Taylor pushed the bunched
overcoat out of the way so she could feel his body, her breasts pressed
into his chest and she felt her nipples begin to tingle. It felt
different but it felt nice, as did Bradley's tongue in her mouth. He was
using just the tip, being gentle, sensual. It was different being the
submissive acquiescent partner but it felt so right.
Taylor returned Bradley's kiss and when his hand went inside her jacket
she didn't stop him. He unbuttoned the top of her blouse and his fingers
fumbled with the catch on her bra. They were cold against her skin but
she didn't want him to stop. When Bradley hefted her breast and stroked
her nipple she gasped into his mouth. The feeling was uniquely pleasant,
she felt her nipple engorge.
The car braked suddenly and the couple were jolted. Bradley abruptly
withdrew his hand and broke the kiss. Taylor looked bewildered.
"What did I do?" She searched his face.
"You? Nothing. It's what I did. I'm not that guy Taylor. This is wrong.
You've been drinking, I'm the person in authority and you want me to
back your startup," Bradley shook his head apologetically.
"So you're the one with the power in this situation, is that right?"
Taylor asked him.
The time spent in the fresh air and the back seat tussle had sobered her
up somewhat.
"I'm sorry Taylor," Bradley said humbly.
Taylor scooted the overcoat out of the way and clambered over Bradley so
that she was straddling him. She put her hands on either side of his
head and lowered her face to his. She crushed her lips against his and
slipped her tongue into his mouth.
"Who has the power now?" She smiled down at him.
"You're amazing." Bradley smiled up at her and Taylor lowered her face
to his and kissed him passionately.
She felt him cup her buttocks in his strong hands and squeeze; she was
also pretty sure that she could feel his erection pressing against her.
They kissed for a while and then the car slowed down.
"North Troy Street you love birds; you wanna give me a house number?"
the driver said, the amusement in his voice evident.
"Just there." Taylor swivelled in Bradley's lap and pointed to her walk-
up.
She leaned down to kiss Bradley again and the car stopped.
"Are you coming in?" she whispered.
"I'm not sure I should," Bradley said bashfully.
"Well I figure you're far too much a gentleman to leave a girl half-
cooked and I'm not going to do the walk of shame from your place."
Taylor smiled at him coquettishly.
"Are you sure?" Bradley searched her face.
Taylor nodded and untangled herself from him.
"Come on up Bradley. No obligation. Just two adults enjoying the perfect
end to a lovely evening," Taylor said soberly.
"No obligation. This is nothing to do with PostPay?" Bradley restated.
"I'm not a hooker Bradley. I'm not for sale," Taylor said solemnly.
Bradley looked both anxious and apologetic.
"I'm joking you dummy. Come on." Taylor leaned in and kissed him
quickly.
She took his coat and stepped out of the car and put the coat on for the
short trip to her front door while Bradley took care of fare. He got out
and pulled Taylor into his arms and kissed her. He started to shiver.
"Let's get in out of the cold." She allowed Bradley to put his arm
around her and she led him to her front door.
She had to disengage to find her keys in her handbag.
"Are you sure? Are you positive?" Bradley asked again.
Taylor unlocked her door and put out her hand. Bradley took it and she
ushered him inside.
The alcohol had mostly worked its way out of her system and Taylor was
feeling both excitement and trepidation. She felt both licentious and
inquisitive. What would it be like? She would soon find out.
Taylor's small apartment was lit only by the glowing screensavers on her
workstations and she made no effort to turn on any lights. She shucked
out of Bradley's overcoat and took his hand and led him to her bedroom.
She switched on the bedside lamp and turned around and Bradley pulled
her into his arms.
They kissed passionately, his hands once again finding their way inside
her jacket and blouse and began to caress her breasts. Taylor sighed as
her nipples hardened and tingled. The feeling was subtly erotic and it
began to spread. She felt herself becoming wet.
Bradley eased himself out of the embrace and started to undress and
Taylor took off her jacket and hung it over the back of a chair.
"Don't take off any more clothes. I want to do it; it's like unwrapping
a present." Bradley grinned.
He kicked off his shoes and socks and shucked out of his shirt and
pants. Taylor was amused. Now that she was in the obverse position she
realised that there was no way that a man could undress erotically like
a woman could. Bradley was stripped down to his briefs, the bulk of his
semi-erect penis bulging the pouch. Taylor wanted to touch it. To reach
out and feel the heft and heat of it and the anticipation was making her
wet.
Bradley kissed her again and then began to undress her. He undid the
remaining buttons on her blouse and removed her brassiere. He paid some
attention to her bosom using both his hands and mouth. He kissed her
soft milky breasts and his lips found her nipples and Taylor moaned when
he began to use his tongue and then his teeth. Taylor guided his face
from one breast to another in turn, as her nipples became highly
sensitive.
Bradley continued to use his mouth on her breasts as he unzipped her
skirt and let it fall to the floor, pooling around her ankles. Then he
kissed her again and held her close; she could feel his erection
pressing against her body. It was warm; his body was cold.
"Let's get under the covers," Taylor whispered, kicking off her heels.
She hooked her fingers in the waistband of her pantyhose, intending to
peel them off along with the panties she wore over them.
"Leave them on. They'll keep us warm," Bradley whispered in her ear and
squeezed her buttocks.
"Really? Is that all?" Taylor smiled coyly.
"Ok. I like them." Bradley smiled sheepishly.
"I get it," Taylor whispered and squeezed his cock through his
underpants.
She got it. Her male alter-ego also liked women to leave on their nylons
during sex and she had to admit that she liked the silky feel of them
too when Bradley stroked her buttocks and thighs. She was becoming
wetter and he hadn't even touched her there yet.
They slipped under the sheets and pulled up the covers and Bradley lay
on top of her. He kissed her and she liked feeling his hard body lying
on top of hers. He slipped his hand between their bodies and tugged at
her panties. Taylor scooted up a little and let him slip them off then
she took off his briefs. The feel of his hard cock pressing on her thigh
was very erotic.
She reached for it, feeling the girth and the heat and the pulse of the
powerful appendage. She scooped a bead of pre-ejaculate and coated his
glans with the slippery fluid. She began to stroke it and it was
Bradley's turn to gasp.
Bradley put his hand between Taylor's legs and she opened them wider for
him. He massaged the tops of her thighs, lightly stroking her flesh
through the gossamer pantyhose. He pressed his lips to hers as his
fingers found her sex.
She was wet; her secretions had soaked into the crotch of her pantyhose.
He opened her labia and pressed his finger on her tender nubbin,
circling it through the translucent material. Taylor groaned and lifted
her hips up off the bed, encouraging Bradley to press harder on her
clitoris whilst she writhed beneath him.
She stroked his manhood, feeling it become fully tumescent, the veins
pulsing under the sleek delicate dermis. Bradley drove his tongue into
her mouth and snagged a nail in the diaphanous pantyhose and tore a hole
in the crotch. His finger snaked inside and circled her clitoris. Rings
of pleasure spread from between Taylor's legs and she felt a yearning, a
need to feel Bradley inside her.
Taylor guided Bradley's phallus to her vulva and Bradley pushed it
inside the hole he had ripped in her pantyhose and nestled his glans in
the folds of her labia. She bit her lip and winced as Bradley pushed the
head of his penis inside her vagina.
"Am I hurting you?" Bradley said, the concern in his voice evident.
Taylor wrapped her nylon-sheathed legs around his waist and lifted up
her pelvis, slowly driving Bradley's hard cock inside her. She cried out
as Bradley's penis tore her hymen.
She hadn't thought about the fact that she was a virgin; it had never
entered her mind.
The pain was short and sharp and the wonderfulness of his cock filling
her vagina and the magnificent sensations that erupted from her clitoris
as his pubis pressed on it surmounted the pain which became a dull ache.
"Oh, Taylor you are so tight," Bradley groaned as his cock slid in and
out of her velvety sheath.
The feeling was indescribably sublime and Taylor clung to him with her
arms around Bradley's neck and her legs locked around his waist. She
encouraged him, deliberately rubbing her nylons on the delicate skin of
his flanks.
Bradley didn't take long to climax, which Taylor didn't mind one bit.
She had been on the edge of extremis since he had entered her. The dull
ache from her shredded hymen, the deep sense of fulfilment that came
from deep inside her vagina and the scintillating rings of intense
pleasure radiating from her clitoris combined to generate an orgasm of
tumultuous gratification.
She felt Bradley's cock swell and quiver inside her and she knew that he
was ejaculating. This spurned her on and amplified her pleasure. She
screamed with the intensity of it and clung to Bradley, shaking and
quivering as he jackhammered his cock in and out of her sodden cleft.
Bradley kissed her hard and she returned it, slipping her tongue into
his mouth.
They remained clenched together until their climaxes subsided. They
kissed and petted for a while but they were both exhausted and it was
late. They fell asleep in each other's arms.
Taylor awoke the next morning, her vulva sore but in a contented sort of
way. She put out her hand but the bed was empty, however she could still
feel the warmth of Bradley's body on the bedclothes.
She heard a noise and Bradley emerged from the bathroom. He was freshly
showered and fully clothed. He came over and sat on the side of the bed
and leaned over and kissed her.
"Sorry; I bet I have morning-breath." She smiled up at him.
"Nonsense. Thank you for a wonderful evening." He kissed her again and
mussed her hair playfully.
"No, thank you," Taylor stretched.
"When you're up to it call me later today and arrange a meet. Let's talk
some more about PostPay," he said.
"After lunch?" Taylor asked.
"Better yet; let's do lunch. I'll text you ok?" Bradley leaned down and
softly kissed her hair.
Taylor nodded.
"By the way; I think you started your period," he whispered in her ear.
"I'm sorry," she frowned.
"Don't be sorry. You're beautiful." He kissed her again and then got up
from the bed and left.
To be continued