40-TV FICTION CLASSICS #6

Lee ran over to tell Mike it was OK. I was in shock. Mrs. Roberts had just encouraged her son to date a man. The worst part was Lee wanted to go. Earlier that evening, I had turned down several offers for dates.

Mrs. Roberts whispered to me, "I think it's okay if you boys go on some dates. At least for this summer, there's not much masculinity left in either one of you and there's enough femininity to excite an army. Tomorrow the three of us will have a talk."

The pleasant evening over, Lee and I talked while we undressed and struggled out of our gowns and lingerie. Lee bubbled, "I had so much fun, everyone was friendly and sociable." He hung his dress up in the closet. "Everyone liked my eyes. Mike said, I had the prettiest eyes he's ever seen. Do you think he's handsome?"

"Sure," I said. "For a man. You seem to forget, we are

too."

A look of depression came over his face. "I know. Maybe it's the hormones, or the constant wearing of these restraining devices. I trusted Mike. He made me feel attractive and feminine. I guess I forgot. How am I going to get out of this date with Mike?"

"I don't know." We put on our night gowns and went to bed, but I couldn't sleep. My legs ached from dancing in heels all night.

The next day before we went to the pool, Mrs. Roberts sat us down for a talk. "So Lee, you want to go out with Mike?"

Lee turned red, "I guess it's a crazy idea. I'm going to call him and cancel our date."

"You'll do nothing of the kind," she said sternly, "You two are girls this summer and that includes dating men." I interrupted, "But we're men too?"

"Not this summer. You two would look silly if you showed up at the pool in men's swim trunks." She pointed to us both sitting there in our swim suits, the tops full and wide hips with nothing showing between our legs. "I want you two boys to experience all the things girls experience, and that includes dating."

"But we're boys," I pleaded, then added, "We just look like girls. It's not right."

Mrs. Roberts laughed, "Your transformation began with the hormones but the true metamorphose is the influence of you being treated as young ladies by everyone. By the end of summer your male mentality will have shriveled to nothingness. So for now, forget it."

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I knew what she was talking about. Around men, I became very shy, blushing at the slight suggestion that I was alluring or cute. I no longer had my male attributes to be proud of. I wasn't strong, handsome, tough or even confident. I was nurturing, dainty and awkwardly romantic in my interests.

I secretly had become competitive with Lee. I wanted to be beautiful and get more attention.

"Now about dating men; the rules. If a guy gets too fresh, just tell him you're having your period. I'll give you both some things to carry in your purses. You both know what that means, right?"

We both nodded. "Now that's out of the way, how far should you go? On the first date maybe a kiss, and then just a little farther each date to keep him interested."

I felt humiliated and wished I could vanish. Mrs Roberts continued, "Once it sinks in that the guys don't want to hurt you, I think you'll find it an interesting encounter. You'll gain a new confidence."

Later, Lee spent all afternoon getting ready for his date with Mike. I was out at the pool talking to the lifeguard. He asked me out. I said maybe later in the week. When I came back to the room, Lee sat there in only his panties and a bra and reading a girls magazine. Mrs. Roberts was curling his hair.

Lee said, "Chris, I wish you were going, I'm a little scared. I've got butterflies in my tummy."

Later, I watched Lee prepare for his date. He slid sheer black nylons up his smooth legs and tightly gartered them to a black six ribbon elastic garter belt. Lee said, "Nylons do a lot for a persons legs, don't they?" He walked over to the full length mirror swinging his hips in a pretentious fashion, turning back and forth to primp and smooth imaginary wrinkles from his skirt and blouse.

I sat on the bed watching. I shook my head and said, "If the guys at the fraternity house could see you now."

Lee turned crimson, "I want to look cute, you know?" That night Lee came home about one o'clock, and quietly entered our bedroom and undressed. I was still awake, and asked, "How was it?"

Lee smiled, "I'm going out with him again. He's so generous with me, he always pays the bills." Lee slipped on his enticing pink baby doll gown.

I said sarcastically, "When are you two getting married?" Lee stuck his tongue out at me, and giggled, "You never know." He turned off the light. The next day a dozen red