"What's the matter?" She asked. "Here. Take it. It won't bite you."
Strange words, indeed, from the woman who refused to even consider
wearing the beautiful nightgown I'd given her a day earlier.
Finally, I shrugged and took the bra from my wife, uncertain as to what
I should do with it.
I needn't have worried, though. Opie untied the satin ribbon that
traveled below my non-existent bust line and then helped me out of the
robe, placing it on a kitchen chair. Then, she gathered all of the
material of my nightgown up to my shoulders and guided the gathered
material carefully over my hair, taking care to avoid the headband.
As I stood there in just the peach-colored, rose-shaped-lace panties
with my hair done so very differently than ever before, I felt very
exposed. Not nearly as exposed as I felt when Opie slid the bra straps
slowly up my arms, then moved behind me to fasten the hooks and eyes in
the back. She moved slowly and gently, obviously enjoying this odd
little bit of foreplay we'd somehow created.
When the bra was fastened, she spent a great deal of time adjusting the
cups and band, and, in fact, manipulating the just slightly flabby skin
on my chest, until she was satisfied that everything was just right.
"Yes," she whispered huskily. Then she carefully replaced the silk
nightgown and then the chiffon robe, delicately tying the ribbon back
in place, this time just below my now very realistic looking bust line.
"Very nice."
"Really?" I asked. "It doesn't look that much different to me."
She walked me to the lavatory and I looked into the mirror. I looked
pretty much the same, except there was the distinct impression that I
did, in fact, have a small, but noticeable amount of cleavage. The
enhancing bra had gathered my skin and given me breasts.
Before I could say anything, Opie was kissing my neck and running her
hands over my mock breasts. "I like them. I like them a lot." She said
in a that same husky whisper.
I gratefully accepted the touching and tried to continue to breath.
Something about the way that the bra enhanced my somewhat flat chest
seemed to increase the sensitivity - or maybe it was just the
excitement of having a new feature suddenly appear on my chest, but
whatever the reason, I just wanted to get more and more and more
attention from my wife.
I felt her hands caressing my bottom through the material and the
chiffon-against-silk-against-silk-against skin was almost more than I
could stand. When her hand began to caress my penis through all of that
exciting soft-smoothness, I nearly exploded right there.
"Let's go upstairs," she muttered through her guttural moans.
"Opie, we can't," I said, with a great deal of disappointment. "The
chicken is in, already."
"Just take it out."
"I can't," I pulled away from her and took a deep breath to get a
handle on myself. "Go... ummm... go take a shower or something." I
breathed a few more times. "I'll... I'll get dinner ready and then we
can... well... just go shower, Ope." I would have loved to have just
run upstairs and let our passion take us, but I knew that the chicken
would burn and even after having some great sex, I'd still have to make
dinner for us. Call me a killjoy, but that's what went through my mind.
Opie stepped back, smirked and shook her head. "Oh, my God. You're
acting just like a woman." Before I could respond, she'd turned to
hustle up the stairs, laughing all the way.
Uncertain as to how I should take that remark, I turned back towards
the kitchen and my supper preparations and that was when I noticed it -
the way my nightgown felt, now. With the addition of breasts, even
these modest, probably just an A-Cup breasts, my clothes hung very
differently. They touched my skin differently. They tickled and touched
and caressed in all new and even more interesting ways.
As I prepared my vegetables for the steamer, I noticed that some of my
chopping was splashing the water from within the vegetables. Now,
seeing as I'd been the 'chief, cook and bottle washer' in our house
since our relationship began, I'd chopped veggies a million times, and
a million times I'd noticed how the vegetables released their water,
but getting a little water onto a polo shirt or dress shirt or a
sweater never concerned a second of my time before. Suddenly, the idea
of messing up this beautiful nighty, though, bothered me a whole lot.
So, I went in search of an apron - an item neither of us had ever
considered purchasing.
What I did find, though, was a beach-towel. I wrapped it around me,
just under my arm pits, and tucked it into itself to hold it tightly in
place, then went back to work.
Then, feeling inspired for some reason, I grabbed some flour and a few
other ingredients and quickly made some batter for simple drop-
biscuits, placing them into a cast iron fry pan and getting that into
the oven in just enough time to have them back in time for dinner.
I rinsed my prep tools and put them in the washer, set the table,
poured a couple of glasses of white wine and got everything ready.
With five minutes to go until the timer went off, I called upstairs.
"Five minute warning!"
"Yes, dear," she called back, parroting a beleaguered husband in an old
sitcom.
I was just putting the bowl of vegetables on the table when I heard
Opie speaking as she entered the kitchen. "Well, it looks like I need
to get my little woman a pretty apron."
"Very funny," I joked back. I turned and was surprised that, instead of
wearing her usual shorts and tee shirt for the evening, Opie was
wearing a polo shirt I'd never seen and I thought was a man's cut,
along with a pair of loose fitting jeans. "I just wanted to protect the
delicate material. You'll see when you're wearing silk next week."
I also noticed that, instead of combing her hair in the typical spiky
fashion, she'd combed it from the left to the right - again, a fairly
masculine choice. I would have asked about it, but Opie was very
sensitive about questions like that.
"If you make it that far," she smiled and kissed the side of my head as
she moved to take her seat. "Ohh, lots of hairspray," she said. "You
can tell that Emma did your hair. She always overuses her hairspray."
Then she smiled and said, "but it does look awfully nice. Thank you for
that." Then, looking the table, she added, "And thank you for this! It
looks almost as good as you - and you both look good enough to eat."
So much praise! I was blushing and I actually had goose bumps!
I sat and prepared to eat, but heard Opie chuckle. "Aren't you going to
take that towel off?"
I looked down at the terrycloth and shrugged. "I don't want anything to
get on the nightgown."
Opie just laughed and shook her head at me.
After dinner, I cleaned up and Opie took out the trash, as was our
routine. Then we settled in to watch a little TV, etc, before going to
bed. I had always encamped on the couch in the evening, while Opie
typically sat in a stuffed chair with an ottoman on which to rest her
feet. I took off my towel-wrap and put it where I'd remember to drop it
in the laundry, then headed out of the kitchen, but when I reached the
living room, she had taken up residence on the couch and was answering
some emails on her iPad.
"Oh," I muttered, a bit surprised, and headed for the big chair.
"No, no," she smiled and patted the seat beside her, "come sit with
me."
"Oh... ok." I sat at the other end of the couch and picked up a remote
to turn on the last few minutes of the show that preceded my favorite
evening game show, Jeopardy.
The show came on and I put the remote down and grabbed my own iPad, to
do a crossword puzzles, but Opie tapped her lap. "Come on. Lay down
with your head here."
That was unusual, but really nice, too. So, I laid down and enjoyed the
attention. Once she'd finished her emails, Opie patted my hair and we
both played along with the game show. When that was done, she picked a
rerun of an old TV show that we both liked to watch. We watched two
episodes and, as the end of the second one approached, I noticed that
Opie's hands were no longer patting my hair, but rather were rubbing my
side, and my bottom and my... breasts. In fact, she was spending a lot
of time caressing my breasts, and... I REALLY liked it. I mean, it
REALLY excited me.
Within moments, we were kissing and it was obvious where we were
headed. Pretty soon there were tongues involved and... well... I won't
go into the sordid details, but suffice it to say that we were upstairs
in our bed pretty darned quickly and let me tell you - when you're on
the bottom with your legs spread, your knees bent and your wife is
pounding your penis into her while her knees are nearly touching...
well, it changes you. Believe me, it does. How? Well, you don't feel
like a man at all, you don't feel as if you have any control over the
situation whatsoever, and you realize that your wife, who is decidedly
bigger than you and most likely stronger than you, isn't seeing you as
a man, either.
Well, I didn't look much like a man anyway, but you get what I mean,
right?
So we went at it like newlywed rabbits again that night and by the time
that Opie was finished with me - well, that's how it felt - I was
exhausted and ready to fall asleep. Before I could, though, Opie sent
me to the lavatory to brush the hairspray out of my hair - a hundred
strokes on each side, she said. I'd did as I was told and, to be
perfectly honest, I kind of loved the way my hair looked after the
brushing. I'd always liked my fine, light brown hair, but between the
attention I'd given it in the last two days and the brushing that Emma
had given me that day, well, it was really looking a lot nicer.
When I returned to the bedroom, Opie was on the phone, and since it was
nearly midnight, I knew she was talking to Emma.
"No, I loved how he looked, Em. You did a great job. Yeah, I agree,
cleaning up those split ends would be nice." She listened for a moment
and looked at me while she thought. "Hmm. Yes, I think he would,
wouldn't he? I wish I could send you a picture of how pretty he looks
right now. No, I can't, he'd have a heart attack!"
I would have, too.
"Great, thanks, Em. I'll tell him. Yup. Love you, too. See you in the
morning." Then she dropped her phone onto the charger and smiled at me.
A bit nervous, I walked, "Why are you going to see Emma in the
morning?"
"Oh," she said, innocently, "she mentioned that you should have your
split ends trimmed?"
"You want Emma to cut my hair?" I asked, surprised.
"Yeah, why?"
"Because ever since she started taking hair dressing classes in high
school, I have spent a good deal of my time avoiding having Emma cut my
hair. I remember some of the crazy cuts she gave you and Josie and all
your friends back then. I don't want a Flock of Seagulls haircut."
Opie laughed at that. "She's not giving you a haircut, Kim. She's just
trimming the split ends. Probably not more than just a half an inch
along the ends. Look, honey, look in the mirror and see how nice your
hair is looking. Trimming the split ends would just make it that much
nicer."
I checked my hair in the bureau mirror once more and sighed. "Ok. If
you say so."
"That my girl," she teased, causing me to smirk at her as I climbed
into bed and cuddle in next to her.
For a moment I just laid there, but then I asked, "Opie... you're not
telling Emma everything about what we're doing - the role playing, I
mean - are you?"
"Of course not, Kim," she scoffed. "Emma called to see if I liked your
look when I got home. We just talked about your hair and... well, of
course she knows about the nightgown, but that's all. Everything else
is between you and me."
I believed her, but I was still a little concerned. I didn't think this
was the right tome to discuss it though. So, I changed the subject.
"Should I make something for Emma for breakfast tomorrow?"
"Just coffee," said as she spooned in behind me. "I'll get up a few
minutes early and run down to that bakery by the grocery store and grab
some breakfast sandwiches for all of us. Besides, Emma said that you
should wash your hair before she comes. It'll be easier to work with."
"Ok," I whispered, just a bit apprehensive, but too tired and too in
love to worry too much.
I was sound asleep when I heard Opie's voice. "Kimmy. Kimmy, honey.
Kimmy, wake up."
'Kimmy?' That was odd. My mom used to call me 'Kimmy' when I was very
little, but my dad, who, as I mentioned, was also named 'Kimberly,'
HATED it when she did. So, with the exception of Emma's intentionally
annoying use of it, no one called me 'Kimmy.'
"Honey," Opie said, as my eyes opened, "you need to get up and shower.
Emma will be here soon."
I blinked to clear my vision. "You're already dressed? What time is
it?"
"Quarter past six," she said as she turned to my dresser and began
doing something that I could not see.
"Quarter past... I don't get up until seven."
"I know," Opie laughed as she began laying items on her side of the
bed, "but Emma's going to trim your hair and show you how to care for
it. Hurry, now. I need to run down to the bakery. I'll be back by the
time you come down stairs. Look, I took out a polo shirt for you to
wear, and I have a pair of clean panties for you, too." She held up a
pair the peach colored panties she'd purchased for me the previous day.
"Panties? Opie, I don't wear panties under my work clothes."
"Because you never HAD panties to wear under your work clothes. Now you
do and I think it would be sexy if you wore them all day."
I didn't say 'no' right away, because, to be honest, it was an exciting
prospect, but I didn't say 'yes' either.
"Come on, Kimmy," she said, leaning down to lay a soft kiss on my lips.
"I promise that I'll make it worth your while."
Ok, that did it. I mean, A) I kind of wanted to continue to explore the
soft, silk feeling of panties and B) it might make Opie even randier
than she'd been for the past few nights. That's a win-win scenario,
right?
"Ok," I said in a quiet voice.
Opie just smiled, and I'm pretty sure that part of that smile was just
because she'd won a little victory over me. "Thank you, baby," she
smiled. Baby, incidentally, was as unusual a word for Opie to use as
'Kimmy.' "Now, go shower and I'll see you downstairs. Oh, use the
conditioner I left on the vanity and when your done in the shower,
don't dry your hair. Just wrap it in a towel - like a turban, you know?
Emma will take care of the rest."
"Alright," I called from the bed as I heard Opie hurrying down the
stairs.
I showered, shampooed, followed the directions on the conditioner
bottle and conditioned my hair - a longer job than I expected - and I
was out of the shower in twenty minutes. The whole 'turban' thing
baffled me, but, thank God for YouTube! I watched a tutorial on my
phone and soon had my hair encased in a bath towel.
As I pulled on my new panties, followed by my Jean shorts and the
yellow polo shirt that Opie had put out for me, I could hear Opie and
Emma talking in the kitchen, so I hurried to join them. Even as I was
hurrying, though, I noticed a couple of things - the first was that my
panties were much, much, much more comfortable than a normal pair of
tighty-whities and unbelievably softer than my Jean shorts. The second
was that the polo shirt that I was wearing was much softer than the
polos I usually wore. I didn't really have time to think, though, so I
just made my way to the kitchen.
Emma smiled, amused, as I entered. "Well, don't you look cute."
"Haha," I smirked. "This is what Opie told me to do so my hair would
stay wet for you."
She took a bite from the breakfast sandwich she was eating and set the
rest of the sandwich aside. She tapped the backed of a chair that was
already prepared for me near the counter. "Come sit. Let's get you
taken care of."
As I sat, I noticed that, on the counter, Emma had laid out a very
professional array of hairdressing tools, including an expensive set of
scissors, several different brushes, some hair clips, a professional
looking blow dryer and a curling iron. In fact, I smelt the curling
iron before I even saw it. It was an unusual smell to me. As I said, my
mom was gone when I was young and Opie certainly never had use for such
a tool, so the faint smell of old, singed hair definitely caught my
attention.
Opie sat at the table and watched as her older sister used the towel
I'd worn as a turban down stairs to pat my hair and get the excess
water out of it. Then she used a regular brush to straighten my messed
up hair, followed by a wide toothed comb to organize it into straight
strands, and finally, she used a fine toothed comb to insure that
everything was well separated and no snarls were hiding in my mane. How
did I know that this was what she was doing? She explained every step
as she worked so that I could learn how to do it as well.
Beyond my lessons in hair care, very little was said to me, as Opie and
Emma chatted about friends and work, etc. Occasionally, I would be
asked an opinion about the actions of a friend I knew, or something
along those lines, but for the most part, if I was included in the
conversation at all, it was because the women were talking about me,
not to me.
Then, Emma reached for a scissor and combed out a section of hair. I
must have held my breath, or something, because she laughed and said,
"Relax, Kimmy." She held up the two or three inch section of hair that
she held between her fingers and explained. "See how your hair is split
at the ends? All I'm going to do is cut off those splits. Your hair
will be and look much healthier."
"Ok," I said as she made the first snip and little flecks of hair fell
onto the towel that had previously acted as my turban, but now acted as
my cape.
"See? That didn't hurt, now did it?"
She continued cutting away her little trimmings and chatting with Opie.
At one point she called Opie over and asked if she though it would look
better if the back of my hair were cut 'this way' or 'this way?' I
didn't know what the options were, but I know that Opie chose the
second 'this way.'
Then, Emma used some clips to section off my hair and began to use the
curling iron, holding it vertically and wrapping my hair around it."
"What are you doing that for?" I asked, concerned and curious.
"I will make these curls and then brush them out while also using the
blow dryer. You'll love the volume it gives you," she explained.
"Is this really something that men do?" I asked, very aware that I was
indeed wearing silk and lace panties.
"Men with long hair and a desire to add fullness to it do," she
shrugged. "Honestly, Kimmy, most of the long haired men I know go to
hairdressers instead of barbers, so this is how their hair is
maintained."
I looked at Opie. "Do like it?"
"I'm fascinated," she chuckled. "Just the little bit of trimming and
shaping has already made your hair a lot prettier. It's going to look
great with your nighty."
"Yeah, but what about the rest of the day?" I asked.
"What about it?" Opie shrugged. "You've hardly been out of the house
since the pandemic hit. I mean, you were in our backyard for our
wedding and I had to drag you to Josie's - and even then, you stayed
away from everyone except for my sisters and me. Other than that, I
can't remember you leaving the house."
It was true that I had become a a bit of a germaphobe since the
outbreak and that kind of made me a bit more agoraphobic than I'd been
before, too, but I had been out plenty times. Not often, but plenty.
"I've been to the grocery store and the pharmacy lots times and I went
to The Mill with your sisters the other day." I defended myself.
"Do you plan to go out today?" My wife asked as she took a sip of her
coffee.
"No," I admitted.
"Then let Emma work her magic and see how it comes out. If we like it,
great. If we don't, then you still are getting all of those split ends
cut away and you can go back to flat hair tomorrow."
"Ok." I was actually pretty excited at the prospect of having my hair
done nicely, but I still needed to pretend that I was concerned about
my maleness being impinged upon.
Emma continued to work, but suddenly asked a question. "Did you ever
consider bangs?"
"Bangs?" I had not, of course and wasn't sure it was a great idea, now.
"Yeah. Lot's of men wear bangs," Emma said, matter of factly.
"Like who?" I asked.
"Ashton Kutcher, Justin Bieber..." Opie suggested.
"Owen Wilson, Ed Sheeran..." Emma added.
"Zac Efron..." Opie continued, but I interrupted her.
"Ok, ok, I get it, but what if you give me bangs and I don't like
them?"
Emma shrugged, looking at my face. "I think you might like them, but if
you don't, the you can comb them over and use a little hair spray to
hold them there for a few weeks until they grow out enough to stay on
their own."
I was still pondering the option, but Opie said, "I think you should
give it a try."
"Ok," I sighed. "I'll give it a try."
"Great," Emma smiled and combed a section of my hair in front of my
eyes. I looked out through the strands of hair and felt my heart race
just a little as her scissors cut them away. "I'll leave them a little
long. That way, if you don't like them, they'll grow out quickly."
I glanced down at the long pieces of hair in my lap and then looked at
Opie, awaiting her approval.
"Oh, I like that," she smiled. "I can't wait to see the final results,"
She continued as she stood, "but I need to get going." She bent and
kissed my cheek. "Get nice and pretty for me, Kimmy," she whispered.
Then she stood tall and said to Emma, "Make sure my little lady looks
pretty for me."
After she'd left the kitchen, Emma moved in front of me and folded her
arms, a big smile on her face. "Well, well... so, what's going on here?
It seems like this game is a little more elaborate than I suspected. It
sounds like Opie is looking for something a little more feminine than
just a cute hair cut."
To say I was embarrassed would be a gross understatement. I know I was
blushing. "She's just trying to scare me so I won't wear the nightgown
to bed for a week. Then, she wins and she never has to wear something
like this herself."
"Maybe," Emma shrugged, "or maaaaaaybeeeee, she's really turned on at
the prospect of coming home to a pretty little wife. Have you ever
considered that?"
Of course, I had, and the idea was intriguing to me on a lot of levels.
Was Opie really a lesbian? Did she really not see me as a man? As a
husband? I didn't know, but I also just found the whole idea kind of
exciting. "She was just putting on a show for you."
"Maybe... or... maybe she's using her teasing to tell us what she
really wants. Let's take a look at your relationship, shall we?
Physically, who's bigger and stronger? You or Opie?"
"Opie."
"Who makes more money? You or Opie?"
"Opie, but I do fine, too..."
"'Opie' is the answer. Who does the cooking? You or Opie?"
"Me, but..."
"The cleaning?"
"Me, but, again..."
"Who makes decisions about things like vacations, movies, activities?
You or Opie?"
"Usually... Opie," was the only answer. I began to see what Emma was
getting at.
"Final question: Who's been wearing the nightgown for the last couple
of nights?"
I just looked down at the silk and lace and pondered what Emma was
saying.
She pulled a chair opposite me and smiled. "I think Opie may have
finally realized that the reason she never wanted to wear silk and lace
is because she's the husband in this relationship and husbands don't do
that. Wives do. Wives cook and clean and let their husbands make the
big decisions. Wives go out of their way to look pretty for their
husbands - just like you did yesterday. I know I kind of got you into
this, Kimmy, and I apologize, but I think it's time to admit that, even
though I was wrong, something did happen here because a beautiful, sexy
piece of lingerie was introduced into your lives. Honestly, I think
it's up to you to take this to the next level. I really do."
There wasn't a lot I could say. Emma was a hundred percent right about
the way Opie was acting. The problem was, while I hesitated, she asked
me a question I really didn't want her to ask.
"How do you feel about all of this?"
I sighed and, for some reason, I felt my eyes watering up. "I don't
know, right now. Are you saying that Opie doesn't see me as a man
anymore?"
"No, Kimmy. What I mean saying is that she sees you as the person she
loves, but she sees you as her wife. That's all."
I just nodded. "Maybe. What do you think I should do?"
She raised her eyebrows and took a deep breath. "Well... I guess you
have two choices. Either you can finish the week out without going any
further than this, or... you could let me take you a few steps further
into wife-hood and see what Opie has to say. If she doesn't like it -
we step it back tomorrow."
"What if she does like it?" I asked.
"Then we step it up, tomorrow." She smiled.
"I don't know," I hemmed and hawed.
"Ok. I'm not going to force anything onto you, but I think this is what
she wants." Emma went back to working on my hair.
I sat there, smelling the smells that were still so new to me -
hairspray, hair gel, the smell of the blowdryer and curling iron and I
thought about what Emma had said and I quickly came to the realization
that it probably was something that Opie wanted to at least play around
with, anyway - but it was definitely something I wanted to try. I mean,
come on - it seemed like some fun, right?
"Emma," I asked as casually as possibly, "what are we talking about
doing here? Nothing permanent, right? Like, I could go back to being
myself pretty quickly, right?"
She smiled at me, seeming a little more excited than I wanted her to
be. "One shower and it's all gone."
I nodded. "Ok, then. Let's try it. Go ahead and make me Opie's perfect
housewife."
"You got it," she laughed as she grabbed a large, round brush and went
to work furiously on my still damp hair, spritzing it with water when
needed.
When she'd finished with my hair, she grabbed a small tool that looked
a bit like one of those old fashioned microphones that harmonica
players use, only it was only a little longer than her forefinger.
"Put your head back," she instructed.
"What's that?" I asked, both curious and a but scared.
"It's an eyebrow razor," she explained. "Don't worry - I'm not giving
you pencil thin brows or anything. I'm just going to clean them up a
bit. Get rid of those little hairs between the brows and make them look
neat and clean. Now, before you complain, most Japanese actors I've
ever seen groom their eyebrows, so it's kind of expected for someone of
Asian decent to have symmetrical brows. It won't look weird at all."
I believed her, but I was still nervous that she might go too far.
In a few minutes, she put that tool down and said, "l have to run out
to car. Be right back."
"Ok, but remember, I have to log on at nine." I reminder her.
"No problem," she assured me. "We still have forty five minutes."
When she came back in, she was carrying her gym bag and a garment bag.
"What's all that for?" I asked.
"Well, the gym bag is because that's where my makeup is and if you want
to look pretty, then makeup is part of it. I'll explain the garment bag
after the makeup is done."
She worked for about fifteen minutes on my makeup and finally smiled
broadly and said, "Oh, yeah. You're going to like this when you see it.
Those Asian eyes are just popping, now."
"Can I look in a mirror, then?" I was genuinely curious.
"Not till it's all done." She closed her makeup kit and grabbed the
garment bag. "Alright, now, hear me out. We're about the same size, I
think. This is what I was going to put on after my workout and wear to
work, but I can always swing back home and get something else. It is a
dress, but it's not fancy. It's just a tee shirt dress and a new set of
tights. I think you'll look nice in it. Wanna try it?"
I took a deep, steadying breath and nodded.
"Ok," she pulled a dark green dress, and it really did look just like a
loose fitting tee shirt, out of the bag, had me stand up and held it up
to me. "It'll work," she smiled. It'd hang nicer if you had a padded
bra under it, of course."
"Oh, I have one up..." I stopped, realizing that this was probably
something I should have kept to myself.
"You have one? Well, you girly little thing!" She teased.
I blushed. "Opie brought home ond yesterday to wear under the
nightgown.
She touched my chest. "But you're not wearing it now."
I shook my head. "It's upstairs on top of my bureau."
"You just stay here, and don't look at yourself, yet," she grinned as
she headed for the stairs, but she stopped. "At the risk of sounding
too personal... did she buy you panties, too?"
I sighed as I nodded.
"Oh, this is incredible," Emma laughed. "And... are you wearing
panties, now, or do I need to get panties for you, too?"
I shook my head. "I don't need any."
"Oh, God!" She chuckled as she ran up the stairs.
I really wanted to look in a mirror, but I refrained. Emma was back in
less than a minute or so, anyway. She had me stand and helped me
maneuver my polo shirt past my head so as not to upset all work she'd
done. Then she had me step out of my pants as well.
"Wow," she teased, "those are nicer than any panties I own! I guess I
need to find a lover who likes me in pretty little wisps of lace the
way that Opie likes you."
She held the bra up and I ran my arms through the bra straps. Emma did
the clasps in the back, then looked at me in just the bra and panties.
"I don't know if this is what you want to hear or not, but except for
your hips being a little small, and a bulge that you really should tuck
away, you look like a very pretty girl."
I snickered. "Thanks, I guess. I think the bra points out that my chest
is a little flabby."
"Yeah, but that little extra skin is kinda working for you right now.
Your butt looks pretty nice in those panties and the bra is pushing up
your pecs really nicely. I'm actually a little jealous."
I checked the clock and pointed out that I only had about twenty
minutes left before I started work. I was instructed to sit back down
and I received a tutorial on how to put on tights without ripping them
or causing them to run or ladder. It took a minute or two, but I got
them on, having to stand to pull them all the way up.
The tights were a really pretty cranberry color and I was immediately
amazed at the way that they softly hugged my legs and offered them some
rather impressive shaping.
"If tights, or stocking, or pantyhose become something you wear all the
time, you should shave your legs," Emma said, as she prepped the dress
for me.
I didn't respond because the dress was waiting for me. For some reason,
I honestly did not realize how big a deal it would be for me to
actually put this simple, dark green dress on, but the minute I did, I
knew that I was a different person. The short sleeves hung loosely
about my arms, not really touching them. The wide, scooped neck exposed
more of my chest than I expected, but showed no cleavage. It hung from
shoulders and then from my breasts, keeping the very soft material
inches from my skin. The hem was at least six inches above my knees,
but didn't come close to touching my bottom or legs at all. The result
of which was, whenever I moved, even just a little bit, it swayed and
ticked me in different places.
The sensations were intoxicating and I LOVED the way that it all felt.
"Here," Emma said as she ran a neckless around my throat. It wasn't
anything fancy. Just a gold colored chain the went around my neck and
in the front had two rows of small, square red stones, four on the top
row and six on the bottom. "Just a little bling to dress up a casual
dress," she smiled.
She looked at me and nodded, then asked, "What size shoes do you wear?"
"Six," I said, automatically.
"Perfect!" She beamed as she pulled a pair of beige, suede, ankle high
boots with chunky two inch heels out of her gym bag. "You'll love
these. They're really comfortable. If you like them, I can tell you
where I got them. I've never bought a pair of shoes from that store
that I didn't love."
I stared at the first shoe she'd given me. "I don't know, Emma. I've
never worn any kind of heel before and these look pretty high."
"Are you kidding!?" She laughed. "They're only a couple of inches high
and a big heel like that is really easy to wear. Just put them, on.
We've only got ten minutes and I want you to see yourself before I
leave."
I sat and slid my feet into the boots and was shocked by how
comfortable they actually were.
When they were both on, she grabbed my hand, pulled me to my feet and
ran me up to our bedroom and towards the the tall mirror on Opie's
closet door, but she stopped me before I could see myself. Then, she
took on a very theatrical manner and announced in a loud voice, "Ladies
and Gentlemen! I present to you my sister's beautiful wife... Kimmy!"
And she pushed me in front of the mirror.
But I didn't respond with the joy Emma expected.
I couldn't respond at all at first. At first, I was trying to figure
out who was in the mirror. Certainly, it wasn't me. I was a small guy
with slightly Asian features, but the reflection looking back at me was
a very Asian looking woman with pale, soft skin, rich, full hair
wearing a lovely dress, tights and absolutely precious boots.
"You don't like it?" Emma asked, a little deflated.
"I... I... I..." my brain was stuck on that syllable. "I... I don't
really look like that, do I? I mean... that girl is... she's like,
fully Japanese and she's... she's really pretty."
That made Emma smile. "So you like it, then?"
"I... I... I..." I continued to stutter. "I think I love it, but... I
can't believe I look like that."
Emma glanced at the clock on my bed stand and said, "Oh, crap. You need
to get downstairs and sign in. It's eight fifty nine!"
"Oh, shoot!" I said, as I hurried back down the stairs as quickly as I
could in the low heels and signed in exactly on time, which is about
three minutes later than usual for me.
"Well, look at you! Running around in heels with no problem at all!"
Emma teased. "One last thing, though," she said before giving me a few
pointers about sitting without wrinkling the dress before she went out
to the kitchen to gather her things.
I was quite involved in work when she came back into the living-room
and smiled. "You look kind of beautiful, Kimmy," she smiled and I knew
that there was no teasing going on.
"Thanks, Em," I smiled. "I'll let you know what Opie thinks."
She nodded. "Actually, I'm coming by before Penelope comes home. I want
to check your makeup. I'm going to pick up a tube of lipstick for you,
too. I don't love sharing that with you." Then she shocked me by
hugging me and kissing my cheek, a gesture that I returned
automatically. She stood back up and shook her head. "Ah, she is going
to LOVE you! I just know it!" And she left.
It was an odd day, let me tell you. My breasts may have been small,
but they were still new to me and I was aware of them every time I
moved. Also, my tights remained just as exciting hours later as they'd
felt when I'd first pulled them on.
At lunch time, I went back upstairs and looked at myself. I'd never
really looked great in a suit - adequate, but not great. They're really
cut for broader men. I always thought that I looked ok in a shirt and
tie and slacks, or even in a casual shirt and jeans, but now... after
Emma was done with me, I looked really nice. I thought I was actually
pretty, if that was possible. I loved my hair - the new bangs, the
fullness, the waviness. All of it. I was actually very proud of it.
Then there was my face - or rather - the face of the girl in the
mirror. She bore a slight resemblance to me, as if she were my sister
or a close cousin, but she wasn't me. The neat eyebrows and bright red
lips belonged to someone else entirely. Then, there were my eyes. Now,
understand, I had always had almond shaped eyes, they were a gift from
my mom, and I kind of liked them. They made me look... exotic, I guess.
When you're not the biggest, or most talented, or smartest kid in high
school, it's nice to have something that distinguishes you from
everyone else and my Asian features did that for me.
Here's the thing, though -
I didn't just look exotic. I looked Asian - in all the best ways. Think
of any beautiful Asian woman you've ever seen. The way her soft cheeks
are set off by her elegant, almond shaped eyes. Well, that was me, now!
I could not believe that Emma had made me look like this!
I absolutely loved everything about how I looked! I spun and felt my
dress spin around me! I spoke in a lighter, more feminine voice! I
giggled and I smiled and I pretended that I was a girl! That I'd always
been a girl!
And I loved every second of it!
Before I knew it, I needed to get back to my computer, so I headed back
down the stairs and, just as I entered the living room, the front door
opened and I came face to face with Opie's sister Josie.
"Oh... Hi," I said, stopping dead in my tracks.
"Hi," Josie smiled, but she looked a bit flustered. "I'm sorry," she
went on, "I'm Josie. I'm Kim's sister in law. Are you Kim's sister?"
Now, it was my turn to be flustered. "Sister? Kim's sister?" I was a
bit surprised that Emma hadn't told her. "Umm... Yes. Yes, I'm Kim's
sister."
"Oh, I didn't even know he had a sister!" She stepped over to me and
extended her hand. "I'm sorry. I didn't catch your name."
"My name?" I thought and went blank, so I just used my mother's name.
"I'm... Yuki."
We shook hands and Josie looked around. "Is Kim here? I just dropped by
to..."
She stopped and she looked at my clothing.
"Umm... that dress..."
I just looked down at it, then looked back at Josie and smiled. "It's
pretty, isn't it?"
"It is," she said, as she squinted at me. "It's also Emma's." She
looked more closely. "KIMMY!? IS THAT REALLY YOU? OH, MY GOD! YOU LOOK
AMAZING!"
I was torn between being thrilled that Josie was so impressed and
embarrassed that I'd been caught dressed this way. "Umm... thanks."
"Kimmy, this is amazing. Did Emma do this? Well, of course she did, I
mean, who else could have and besides you're wearing her dress... I
CAN'T BELIEVE IT THOUGH, KIMMY! YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL!"
Suddenly, I was being hugged kissed by a girl I'd known for years and
had never so much been alone with for more than a few minutes at a
time.
"Oh," she laughed as she stepped back to get a better look at me. "I
wish that I could get my husband to look this cute. Of course, at six
foot four, two hundred and sixty five pounds, that might be a pretty
big trick! Oh, oh! Has Opie seen you, yet?"
I shook my head and was about to say something, but Josie was too wound
up to give me so much as an opening in her stream of words.
"She is going to flip! There's no way that she could ever expect you to
look this good! I never would have expected it was possible to make you
this cute! Can I take a picture?"
"A picture!?" That was a lot to consider. I mean - where was the
picture going to end up? What if Opie didn't like how I looked? Could I
get Josie to destroy the picture?
It didn't matter, because before I could pose any kind of alternative
to taking a picture, Josie turned her back to me, held up her phone and
snapped a quick selfie with me included.
"Oh, I almost forgot," Josie switched gears faster than my brain could
handle. "The reason I came by is because Opie said I could borrow your
big cooler. We're having some friends over for a little cookout on
Friday and we don't have one."
I blinked and got my brain around the subject at hand. "Our cooler?
Sure. It's in the garage. Listen, do you mind getting it yourself? I
have to get back online."
"Sure."
I dashed back to my desk and signed back on just in time and went back
to my numbers, while Josie retrieved our cooler and the afternoon flew
by, but I was always aware of my new attributes and the new clothing I
was wearing.
I was just standing up at five o'clock when Emma burst through my door.
"I only have a minute, Kimmy. I have to meet a buyer in twenty minutes.
Let me take a good look at you."
She looked me over, from top to bottom and muttered, "Very nice." Then,
rather unceremoniously, she took my hand and dragged me to the mirror
in the downstairs lavatory and handed me a small tube and what looked
like an artists paint brush. "Ok, listen - you can apply your lipstick
straight from the tube, but you can use the brush to be extra neat, if
you need to. Go ahead and try putting it on yourself."
Now, Emma had applied my lipstick earlier and it seemed pretty easy,
but that was pretty much the only time I'd ever considered how to apply
lipstick. Opie wore a very natural shade and only on special occasions,
but those occasions were few and far between, so I really hadn't had a
lot of opportunity to observe the process.
I opened the tube and applied it cautiously.
Emma shook her head. "No, Kimmy, come on. You have to cover the entire
surface of both lips. Think of your lips as a coloring book and the
lipstick as a crayon. Try it again and don't be afraid to put on too
much."
I tried again, this time thinking of the edges of my lips as the lines
in a coloring book and the result did look better. Not as nice as Emma
had done, but nice.
"Better," Emma said, both of us looking into the mirror, "but not
perfect. Here," she took the paint brush and applied some of the
lipstick to it, "use this to spread it out as neatly as you can."
I did as I was told, adding more color to the brush when needed and
within a minute or so, Emma said, "Excellent. Here." She offered me a
tissue. "Blot your lips on this."
I'd seen women in movies put on makeup enough to know how to do that
much, so I did.
Emma pulled me back into the living room and gave me one last
inspection. She nodded and smiled as she checked out every aspect of my
new look. "You look great, Kimmy." She checked her watch. "I have to
go, but listen - Opie is going to adore you this way, I'm sure of it.
Now, don't go crazy making something big for supper, just have a nice
salad or something. I don't want you to get all red faced from cooking.
And remember, just before Opie comes home, check your hair and lips in
the mirror and make sure everything's perfect for her. I gotta go. Love
you! Good luck!"
She hugged me and ran out the door in a rush.
Did she just say 'love you' to me? What was going on?
I went into the kitchen and grabbed some lettuce, spinach, kale,
tomatoes, some cold, leftover chicken, and some orange slices from the
refrigerator and put together two bowls of chicken salad - not my
typical meal, but still healthy and tasty. I set the table and set out
a bottle of nice white wine. Then, since it was Wednesday, which had
been 'Vacuum The First Floor Day' since I'd taken over the household
chores, I grabbed the vacuum cleaner and made short work of cleaning.
I was just putting the vacuum cleaner back into the hall closet when I
heard the garage door open. Remembering Emma's instructions, I hurried
into the lavatory and checked my lips. They looked fine, but I added a
little more, just because, and blotted my lips again.
I stepped out of the lav and was going to go to the kitchen to greet
Opie when I was seized with an overwhelming sense of dread.
What the hell was I doing?
I was a man, for crying out loud! What was I doing dressed up the way I
was?
Opie wasn't going to like this!
Opie was going to flip out!
Opie was going to call me a fairy and throw me out on my ear!
God Almighty, what was wrong with me!? This wasn't a game, any more. I
wasn't just prancing around our bed room to play some silly sex game
with my wife. I'd let my sister-in-law turn me into a woman in every
way possible, shy of my sex organs, I looked like any other woman, and
now I was going to present myself to my wife? Looking like this? This
was a very, very, very bad idea and I needed to find a way out of it.
Unfortunately, Opie was already entering the kitchen and there was no
way to make a run for the bedroom without being seen.
"Kim?" I heard her call as she headed in my direction, still unable to
see me. "Kim? Are you here, honey? Kim? I have big news, hon? Where are
you?"
I turned my back to the doorway she'd have to use to enter this
hallway, shut off the light and gritted my teeth, ready for my life to
end.
"There you are," I heard her say, just behind me, but I also heard her
footsteps stop. God, what was I going to do!?
"Kim?" She sounded different. A little confused. Who could blame her?
"Kimmy? What's wrong, honey?"
"Don't look at me," I said quietly.
"What?"
'Just... look away and let me get upstairs and get back to normal."
"What are you talking about?" She touched my shoulder, but I pulled
away.
"Please..." I felt like I might die right there. "...please just let me
get changed and we'll never talk about this again."
"I don't understand," Opie touched me again, more gently this time.
"I've been waiting all day to see how your hair came out. And I have
really big news to share. Kim? What's wrong?"
I was shaking with fear. I'd done it. I'd destroyed my marriage by
doing this foolish, foolish thing.
"I'm sorry, Opie," I said, with a quiver in my voice. "I... Emma
convinced me that you'd want me to take this whole girl-thing further
and I... I thought you'd like it, but now... I just look like an
idiot... which is what I am. I'm so sorry, Ope. I just want to crawl
under a rock and die, now. Please, just turn your back to me and let me
go get changed."
"Honey," I don't think I'd ever heard Opie speak so lovingly before as
she had when she said that one word. "Just let me see you."
She remained behind me, but ran her hand down my arm to my hand, and
she took that in hers. She turned and headed back into the kitchen. I
offered no resistance, but followed, with my head hung in shame.
In the kitchen, finally, she turned me so that my body faced her, but
my eyes were still focused on the faux-wood-tile of our kitchen floor
until she put her fingers under my chin and raised my face until I was
looking up into her eyes.
The knot in my stomach had solidified by this point.
Opie's face showed a great deal of surprise as she surveyed me, but I
didn't see anything that indicated that she was happy with the way I
looked.
Eventually, her head began to shake, slowly, from side to side, and she
let out a long breath. "All day long, I've been excited just to see
your hair all done up nicely, with your new bangs, but..."
She shook her head again and I began to wish I could just die.
"I never expected anything like this, Kimmy."
"I'm sorry..."
"Sorry?" She shook her head again. "Kimmy... I do not deserve this..."
"I know..." I started to say, but she continued.
"I mean, I left here this morning wondering if my husband might indulge
me in a little game and I come home to find him looking more beautiful
than I could ever have imagined."
"I know, Opie, I'm an idiot. I never should have... What?" I looked up,
shocked.
"Kimmy... I just can't believe how great you look! My God, you're
gorgeous!"
"Really!?" I was shaken to my core, having just moments before
expecting to be thrown out on my butt. "Then... you're... ok... with
this?"
By way of answering my question, Opie moved forward, very quickly,
wrapped her arms around me and planted a deep, firm kiss on my lips,
while her tongue forced its way into my mouth making me feel excited
and nearly defenseless in the face of her onslaught.
When, at last, we came up for air, she smiled down at me. "I've never
tasted lipstick when I kissed someone before. I like it, a lot."
It's funny, because the same thought had occurred to me. "Me too," I
whispered as I pulled her back towards me and, this time, I kissed her.
The chunky heels on the ankle boots I wore making me just a little
taller - still shorter than Opie, but taller than usual.
Opie's hands were exploring the very loose fitting material of my
dress, feeling the bra strap, tights and panties beneath, resting with
one of her hands cupping one of my butt cheeks. Her fingers seemed to
be searching for the crease in my bottom, but, of course, the tights
prevented that.
A moment later, she broke the kiss in a very theatrical way, pulling
her head back in a dramatic manner and letting out a frustrated groan.
"Oh, God, Kimmy, I need you right now!"
I turned to lead her up the stairs, but she grabbed my hand and pulled
me back.
'No, baby," she said, sounding desperate as she opened the front of her
suit coat and began undoing the button at the top of the fly in her
slacks. "Right here. Please." Her slacks fell to the floor, followed by
her plain, cotton, high waisted underwear - hardly what you'd call
'panties," more like boxers - and she pulled me closer. "Please, baby,
please."
I felt the gentle pressure on my shoulders guiding me to my knees and,
even though oral sex had never really excited either of us before,
right now, I wanted nothing more than to kneel before my wife to
worship her womanhood.
So that's what I did. I knelt down before my wife and as I knelt there
in supplication, I looked up at her and never felt smaller or less
powerful in my life - but in a good way. I was hers and that was all
that mattered. I loved her and she loved me and I was going to serve
her in this way.
I felt the gentle push of her hand on the back of my head, the soft,
full hair on my head being stroked by her powerful palm. I smiled,
knowing that my smiled looked brighter than ever due to my lipstick,
and I asked, "Do you love me like this?"
"Kimmy, you are the most beautiful husband I could ask for and I love
you more right now than I've ever loved you before." I could feel her
quiver with excitement as she spoke.
"I don't think I'm really your husband any more, though," I teased. "I
mean... you just called me beautiful and I'm on my knees on the kitchen
floor about to give you oral sex."
She moaned a bit more and moved her crotch closer to my face. "Oh,
you're killing me, Kim. You are my wife, then, baby. My soft,
beautiful, little wife. Kneeling before me in her pretty little dress,
her heels, her makeup and her soft, beautiful hair and I love her - you
- so, so, so much. Please. Don't be a tease like all the other girls."
I know it was part of the game, but hearing her calling me her
beautiful wife and using the word 'her' to describe me sent me over the
top and all I wanted was to be my husband's wife - right there on my
knees.
So, I went to work with my tongue, teasing her lips before plunging
into her with a desire and aggression I'd never displayed when I'd
penetrated her my male organ, which was now imprisoned in silk and lace
panties and tights.
Opie moaned, nearly to the point of howling, as she grabbed the back of
my head and pressed it further into her womanhood, sometimes making it
difficult for me to breathe. She must have orgasmed twenty times or
more before she finally pulled away and grabbed the edge of the counter
for balance.
"Are you ok?" I asked from my knees.
"Ok?" She laughed. "Kimmy... I'm in Heaven! My God, you are amazing! I
never experienced anything like that!"
I smiled and stood up. Then I helped Opie pull up her trousers and
buttoned and zipped them up for her.
"I'll afraid I may have messed up your makeup," she chuckled.
Still glowing in the joy that I'd been able to bring to Opie, I smiled
even more broadly. "Nothing that can't be fixed. I'll be right back." I
leaned up and kissed her cheek, then departed for the lavatory, feeling
more loved by and connected to Opie than I'd ever felt before.
I was surprised that my makeup didn't just smudge off when I removed
Opie's fluids from my face. Emma had said that she had used a high
quality makeup. I guess that's what she meant. I took a moment to fix
my hair as well and I once again marveled at how much my eyes resembled
my mother's now that Emma had worked her magic.
Satisfied, I returned to the kitchen to find Opie leaning on the
kitchen island, speaking into her phone. "I cannot believe how
beautiful you made him look," she said, smiling at me and signaling for
me to come to her. When I did, she put her arm around me and cuddled me
to her shoulder. "No!" She continued, "I was excited to see what he'd
look like with his bangs when I got home. I never expected to find a
beautiful woman waiting for me." She kissed the top of my head while
she listened to who I assumed, correctly as it turned out, was Emma,
then she said, "I have a real challenge for you, then. I haven't even
told my beautiful little Kimmy this yet, but the Chief Administrator
for the hospital announced his retirement last week and the board of
directors announced his successor today. Would you like to guess who
they chose?"
I pulled back and looked up at my wife. "You?" I asked in astonishment,
obviously at the same time as my sister-in-law.
"That's right," Opie smiled, "yours truly." She listened for a moment
as I hugged her in congratulations, then I heard her say, "More like
quadruple my current pay, actually, and that's why I'd like to take all
of you - you, Josie, her husband, mom and Kim to that steak house down
at Mohegan Sun Casino - You know, that really fancy one we saw on that
Food Network show? Yes, that's the one - On Friday at eight. I figured
we could get all dressed up - fancy new dresses and new suits, you know
- have a nice dinner, do some dancing and maybe lose a few dollars at
the tables or slots before coming home. Of course you can bring a
date."
"Opie, that's so great!" I said quietly hugging my wife, excited for
her success and the prospect of a big night ahead.
"Yes," she continued talking to Emma and hugging me, "but I think that
we'll need some help in that department, too. Sure. We'll talk in the
morning. Thanks, Em. Yep. Love you, too."
When she'd set her phone down, I was like an excited puppy jumping
around Opie. "Oh, my God, Ope! That's amazing! Congratulations! Why
didn't you tell me the moment you came in?"
She smiled and guided me to the table. "I tried to, but attention was
diverted away from the silliness of my work by the beauty of my
husband," she smiled as she held my chair out for me. "Did you do all
of this for me?" She asked, indicating the hair, dress, makeup, etc.
I smoothed my tee shirt dress beneath me as I sat and I smiled up at
her as she helped me to scoot my seat in to the table. "I did. Well, if
I'm really telling the truth, I guess I have to admit that I did it for
both you and me. It was kind of fun to get dressed up for you like
this."
She sat and pulled her own seat in and smiled as she spread her napkin
across her lap. "I'm glad to hear you say that, Kim, because the truth
is, I really like the way you look like this."
I felt tingles go down my spine when she said that. "Really?"
"Really." She sipped her wine and picked up her fork. She stabbed a
piece of chicken and some spinach and began to bring it to her mouth,
but stopped and looked at it for the longest time before putting it
back down in her bowl.
"Opie?" I asked. "Is something wrong?"
She breathed a very deep sigh, picked up her wine glass and downed the
whole thing, then put her elbows on the table, folded her fingers
together above her elbows and rested her forehead on her knuckles,
obviously distraught.
"Ope?" I could feel myself shaking. She'd just been so happy and now
she was so upset about something. This was not like her at all. This
was serious. I'd known Opie a long time and I'd only seen her get like
this a few times and never this quickly. Something had gotten to her
and gotten to her very suddenly. I knew what was happening, though. She
was leaving me. That had to be it. She had all this new wealth and she
came home to find me dressed like a little pansy and now she was
leaving leaving me. "Opie... please... please... talk to me."
She sighed again and raised her head to rest her mouth on her thumbs
for a moment before dropping her hands to her sides and speaking.
"Kim... I think it's time that I tell you the truth about something."
I could actually feel my heart breaking. "Oh, my God... You're leaving
me, aren't you?"
"What?" She shook her head, shocked. "No. Of course not."
"It's the dress and makeup, isn't it? I'll... I'll get changed."
"No, Kim..."
"Is it... another man? An affair?"
"What? Kim? How could you even think that?"
"Then whatever you have to tell me doesn't matter, Opie. As long as you
still love me, everything is fine."
She smiled and let out a nervous laugh. "Ok, Kimmy, just stop." She
shook her head. "Look, I think the best thing for me to do is just to
say this, so... please... no matter how shocking you find this... just
let me get through this, ok?"
I just nodded, scared to death that Opie had some terrible disease or
something.
"Alright, look, about three years ago, when I moved from billing to
building management, I changed the way my badge read from 'Penelope
Jane Reed' to 'PJ Reed.' I didn't do it for any particular reason. It
just kind of fit the badge better, you know? Anyway, right around that
same time, I stopped spiking my hair at work and just combing it over -
kind of like a guy does. I'd spike it here, then comb like a guy at the
gym. It was just easier."
"It was always spiky again when you got home." I pointed out.
"Yeah," she answered. "I don't know why, but... I was a little
embarrassed about it, so I'd spray it and spike it again in the car.
Weird, I know."
I didn't see anything too bad in her confession so far, so I just
waited.
"So, anyway, one day, this man comes in to see my supervisor and he is
all upset about an issue with a renovation that's underway at that
hospital and my supervisor does a lousy job of explaining why the
renovation is taking so long. I happen to overhear the conversation and
I jump in and explain everything. As it turns out, the guy who is upset
is Jack Lawrence, Managing Director of the Hospital and he takes an
immediate shine to me. Two weeks later, I'm his personal assistant and
he only knows me as PJ and he just assumed that I'm a man."
She stopped and waited for my reaction.
I sputtered as I spoke. "But... how? I mean... yeah... you wear suits
that look manly, but... you have breasts."
She sighed. "I don't have breasts at work."
"You don't have breasts at work? What do you do? Do you take them off
and put them in a desk drawer or something?"
"Hang on." Opie got up and walked across the kitchen and exited through
the garage door, coming back a few moments later with a gym bag. As I'd
mentioned, she had been very health conscious for a long while and I
knew she'd been going to a gym, but I couldn't imagine why she'd gone
to get her bag.
She unzipped the bag, then looked at me and stopped for a moment. "Let
me show you how this works."
She unbuttoned the plain, white Oxford style shirt she was wearing to
reveal a very plain, beige, minimizing sports bra. "First off, I don't
have an awful lot of boob to begin with," she explained. "The sports
bra makes it even flatter, but then I add this."
From the bag, she produced what at first appeared to be a men's
sleeveless undershirt, but when she put it on I realized it was made of
the same kind of stretchy material as a woman's bike shorts. "Spanx
makes them for men with flabby chests," she explained, "so that their
man-boobs don't show through their shirts. With this on and my hair
combed this way, I just look like any other guy."
She pulled her shirt back on and buttoned it up, reached into her bag
and grabbed a tie and deftly added it to her collar. When she pulled on
a pair of decidedly masculine looking eyeglasses, the results were
undeniable. My five foot eleven wife looked like a very fit man. She
took a men's suit coat out of her bag and put it on instead of the
women's blazer she'd worn into the house before taking her seat again.
When she spoke, her voice was just a tad lower and a lot more
authoritatively.
"I know this a bit... unorthodox, I guess, but to be very honest - PJ
Reed has a lot more opportunities for advancements in this 'man's
world' than 'Penelope Jane Reed' ever have ever had."
I just stared at her, my mouth agape. She was a man. A strong, handsome
man. She looked like a man. She sounded like a man. She even moved like
a man.
"Well?" She asked. "What do you think?"
I didn't know what to think, but I blurted out the thing that had been
bubbling in my brain. "Oh, my God, you're Clark Kent!"