species, plus our long walks and constant activity, had apparently brought this about.

"I have been taking your clothes in constantly and have noticed how much your figure has improved. Your waistline is 31 inches and with your waistcinch on about 28 or less,." Vickie observed.

At any other time or place, such a loss in weight would have been a worry to me but now it was a pleas- ure. I secretly made up my mind to try and lose even more pounds, for now it was an obsession with me to try and look as attractive as I could, although I could never achieve the size 9, svelte figure that was Vickie's. During one of our many discussions, we had agreed that I would spend my full three month vacation with Vickie and would depart just prior to the arrival of the first guests. This would still leave me two weeks of travel and go other places. I realized now that I did not really wish to go, and was in no real hurry to return to work. The next month and a half passed quickly. I was now down to 135 pounds and having become more adept at padding, had a most attractive figure. I was skillful in applying make-up, selecting clothes and ac- cessories, and short steps were now a natural part of my outward movements. Vickie still kept her bedroom door locked at night but we both knew that I would do nothing to spoil this pleasant interlude in my life.

One evening we were listening to her stereo set playing selections from "Bye Bye Birdie" and "Flower Drum Song." Two songs which I had learned to like had just finished, "How Lovely to be a Woman" and "I enjoy Being a Girl" when the inevitable happened and I found Vickie in my arms. The feel of our bodies through the nylon gowns was exhilirating. As her arms pressed the material against my back, and our lip- sticks blended and the fragrance of our perfumes inter- twined, I received a thrill unlike any experienced be- fore.

I pulled back and apologized to Vickie who did not seem displeased. She seemed to anticipate my thoughts and said, "Fran, you do not displease me as After all, when I do the bus-

a woman, nor as a man.

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