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never pass himself off as a boy anymore. . .and didn't really try!

His mother had registered him last year for ballet lessons. ..as a girl. He now had a whole group of ballet school friends who thought that Henry was really a girl.

"And I know who we should get to perform the ceremony," Elaine added, "Bill Albertson, he's a Justice of the Peace, and he loves boys in dresses!" June O'Connor looked a little surprised so Elaine elaborated.

"Bill and I went to school and he used to take advantage of every opportunity, like Halloween, theater classes, masquerade parties, to dress up. I dated him for quite a while and he shared his secret with me. In fact, we even double dated with guys a couple of times. He hasn't dressed for years but I'm sure he would love the opportunity to be around some pretty boys in dresses to do the ceremony."

"Gee, that's a good idea Mom!" Suzanne said, "That was the one problem we hadn't figured out yet, that is, how could we legally perform the ceremony?"

"Well it looks like we had better do some intensive wedding gown shopping," Mrs. O'Connor said looking at Julian. He looked beautiful with his hair all swept over to one side of his head in a mass of curls, his madeup face was perfect and his long red nails made him look several years older than his mere eighteen.

"Yes, and there are the invitation lists to develop, gift registries, caterers. . .'

The families went on for the whole evening talking about wedding ideas. Suzanne and Julian snuggled up on a couch and spent their time looking through the latest "Bride" magazines, discussing the delicious wedding gowns pictured there.

"Hey," Julian said, "I'm not letting you see my bridal gown before the ceremony! It's bad luck for the groom to see it."

"Groom?! Please...we'll start a new tradition...it's bad luck for the bride to see her bride's gown!" Suzanne retorted causing both of them to laugh.

What a thought just a couple of months ago. Julian was going to be the bride at his own wedding. The day made his heart flutter. His last day as a boy.

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June O'Connor knew that nothing less than the most femininely exquisite wedding gown with all the sexy lingerie and accessories would satisfy her boy. She was right.

Chapter XVI

Chris had his own exciting appointment to keep right after graduation. He was scheduled to drive up to Dr. Schneider's Palm Springs Clinic/Resort for his scheduled cosmetic surgery. He already had made up his mind that he was going to have a lot of say in the type of Maid of Honor dress that would be chosen for his sister's wedding. The thought of a plunging neckline made his heart race!

Graduation ceremonies were held in late June. Unlike most larger high schools, there was no senior Prom, but rather a series of lavish private parties which were held by various groups of friends.

With the summer wedding of Suzanne and Julian, the club decided to combine their graduation party with the wedding reception. It was the engaged couple's idea, and one which the club members readily agreed to.

As a final fling and a statement representing their passing. into a new phase of their lives. The club members took extra steps to express their feminine personalities. A few of the students who somehow had still not caught on to what was really going on may have finally been shocked into realization that the recent unusual fashion trend amongst some of the senior boys was more than just fashion.

For example, little Henry, aka Heather, bravely and proudly came to the grad ceremony with his thick auburn hair neatly French-braided with the end tucked underneath and pinned in place. A couple of tortoise shell combs adorned either side of his head as well. He also wore a billowy sleeved white silk blouse with a wide pointed collar and feminine dress slacks.

Another fellow, Rick, aka Rachel, had his long nails enameled in a light red shade and wore conservative, yet unmistakable, eye makeup! His hair had been permed and roller set for this day giving him a beautiful soft bouffant hairdo that looked like a style typically worn by TV news anchorwomen.

For their graduation portraits Suzanne, Julian, Chris, Tani AND Jeff had appointments with a Beverly Hills photogra-