56-MAID UP

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There was no doubt that John had become a girl in mind as well as body. His waist was now 22 inches and his breasts had developed to the point where he now could use a 36B bra and have the cups fit rather snugly. His hair had become so long that it could be waved and several of his lessons with Miss Betty had been aimed at making him adept at the care of his hair, use of cosmetics and even feminine hygiene, having been advised to combed and brush his long wavy hair at least 100 times until it glowed.

CHAPTER EIGHT

The months passed uneventfully. With the continued hormone treatment John now had a full-blown female figure. He thought, acted, walked and talked like a girl. He had practically become a member of the household and never thought of himself other than as an efficient servant girl, grown used to his new life and never thinking about tomorrow.

One day Dr. Hepstein, in one of their talk sessions had asked, "Has Jim ever asked you for a date?" John blushed. The thought had secretly occurred to him several times that it would be fun to go out on a date and show off some of his new, self-made clothes. "No, Dr. Hepstein, he never has."

Dr. Hepstein explained, as if excited herself, "Now that you are so close to graduating as a woman, we can lift the ban on you going out. Let me see whether you now have enough feminine wiles and attraction to get him to ask you for a date. I will see to it that you get the evening off if you are successful."

During all these months John, of course, had come to know the 2 men in the household to a certain extent. To Jim, however, "she" had always acted very standoffish. He replied curtly or not at all to his remarks and had discouraged any overtures, remembering what his teachers had told him in the beginning.

Lately however, John no longer regarded them as belonging to the same sex, and now, with Dr. Hepstein's permission he became more friendly and open to the men.

It did not take Jim long to read the green signal. Occasionally he would try to hold John's hand or put his arm around his narrow waist. "Stop," John would say, "you're wrinkling my apron," but his eyes would say "Why not?"

Ten days later Jim asked John for a date the following Saturday night. "I'll see whether I can get the evening off," John responded. When John mentioned this to Miss Betty, she seemed pleased. Apparently the ladies had discussed the dating problem with each

other.

"All right dear, you can have the evening off after 5 o'clock. We will eat out, so you don't have to serve dinner that night."

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John was pleased and said, "Thank you, Miss Betty." "Think nothing of it; you have worked hard and deserve an evening of pleasure after all these months."

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"What are you going to wear?"

"I hoped to finish that blue cocktail dress I have been working

The next few days during sewing lesson John worked feverishly to get it ready in time. He tried it on Friday afternoon and it fit perfectly. It had a low square neck, showing plenty of flesh and an elegant bouffant skirt which had its own rustling petticoats.

"You really look very attractive in it," Miss Betty said, very pleased with her pupil's accomplishments.

John blushed prettily. "Thank you, Miss Betty."

It was a very feminine feeling John had that Saturday night as he left on the arm of his handsome escort. Even with John's high heels, Jim was several inches taller and they made a good-looking couple. He spied his teachers watching him behind the white curtains as Jim helped him into the car. They went to have dinner in a simple but cozy restaurant in Danbury. There was pleasant music and after cocktails John felt in the best of spirits. As Jim toasted "her" silently before taking a sip of his drink, he really enjoyed that certain feeling women have when they feel they are being admired and adored.

After a very pleasant meal they went to the movies. Jim insisted on holding "Jill's" hand, occasionally petting it and several times he stole a kiss. To John's surprise he felt so completely female and willingly accepted, even returning one himself feeling very feminine and relishing being adored and desirable.

Afterward they went to a little place, with romantic intimate lights and after another drink Jim insisted that John dance with him. "But I never learned how to dance, John alarmingly said." No refusal was accepted and soon John felt Jim's strong arms around his waist and felt himself being held close and whirled around to the tune of the band. Fortunately Jim was not a sophisticated dancer, unimaginative too, so John did not have much trouble following the simple one two-one two.

After a while John lost his self-consciousness and actually began to enjoy the dancing. Jim asked many questions like where he came from and how he came to the Hepstein's. He told the truth, but instead of his own story he told that of his oldest sister Gloria, with minor modifications of course.

In the car on the way home, Jim became quite familiar. As John no longer needed pads he let him, without encouragement, of course. He actually enjoyed the gentle stroking and petting and moved a little closer to Jim. Jim put his arms around him. When they arrived at the Hepstein estate Jim stopped the car and gave