"Morning, doctor. What mischief?"

"Fishing for a compliment, how like a pretty girl," he said. “Yes, Brenda, you do look lovely this morning."

I smiled and quietly thanked him, inwardly, his sincere compliment made me feel even prettier. He finished checking me and announced that at the end of the week, five days away, I could be discharged. I breathed a sigh of relief as I was getting extremely tired of lying in a hospital, even one as nice as this. Besides I was looking forward to moving in with Jean.

The rest of the week went quickly and extremely enjoyably. Jean taught me the rudiments of makeup and I was able to put my lipstick on straight by the end. She had brought me a few peignoirs and negligees, in pastel pink and greens, and I spent the time in flowing splendor. True to her word, she showed up the first afternoon with a skein of pink mohair and two large knitting needles. I struggled with them for a while, until I caught on to the trick and then we spent the rest of the afternoons and at odd moments, knitting away. I managed to finish a great deal and was ready to start on the sleeves. Also during this time, tried brushing my hair in different styles. I would always have a little bow somewhere in my hair, which was growing much faster and thicker with the extra estrogen. But Sunday was suddenly upon us and Monday was the big day.

That evening, I brought up the subject of the next day's events.

"Tomorrows the big day, Jean.”

"Sure is, Brenda. I got home for a while yesterday afternoon, while you were napping and got the spare bedroom all fixed up for you.”

"We haven't talked about clothes much yet, Jean. Just where am I supposed to come up with something to wear?"

"Part of that's a surprise, but I did get out this week and pick up a few things. You know, even with the sun shining its still autumn here in Japan and slightly chilly, so you can expect fall fashions!"

"Like what?" I said full of curiosity about this new world.

"Wait till tomorrow, Miss! Curiosity killed the cat!" she teased. (Continued in TVia No. 69)

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