put these two articles on. I did this, and within twenty minutes, I was standing in front of them again. JoAnne had me sit down. Susie took off my wig, and put the hairpiece and the fall on me. She worked on making sure that it stayed on snugly and looked nice.

Meanwhile, JoAnne had gotten some adhesive tape and the foam rubber and jelly-like substance that I come to love. She was putting them in the top half of the bikini, and I had to admit, they looked great.

"What are you going to do?" I asked.

JoAnne smiled, "You'll see. Take the palms of your hands, and push your pectoral muscles in and up."

This I did, and a desirable amount of breasts suddenly appeared from nowhere. I was surprised, but quickly saddened. I couldn't go around with my hands in my bikini all day. However, before I knew what was happening, JoAnne had taped my chest. She told me to let go and presto: do-it-yourself cleavage! She helped me into the top half of the bikini, and Susie fastened the button straps and tied it tightly together.

I looked down. My big sister had done it again. Here I was, with big breasts that bounced, jiggled and were partially exposed to the eyes of the beholder. I was so happy, I couldn't wait to get down to the beach.

"Hold it, tiger!" Susie laughed. “I don't think you ought to go in the water with those makeshift breasts and the fall and hairpiece. I better help you freshen your make-up, and you'll just have to be content with the sand."

“Okay,” I said. “JoAnne, give me Mom's sunglasses, the pointed sparkled edges look real cute. Susie, uh, would you mind putting some nail polish on my toenails? You know how it is."

"Yeah, Marcia, I know." Maybe she did, but I wasn't too sure about JoAnne as she gave me a funny look.

Later, when Marcia was presented to Mom and Alicia, in her bikini, they were overwhelmed by my new appearance. Alicia was thrilled, but Mom looked worried. It was beginning to look as if she might end up with four daughters. Every little thing was beginning to tell on her

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