"Well, Sis, what do I look like? Will I pass?"
RANSVESTIA
"It's hard to call you James, now, but you look absolutely fantastic. I really feel just a little twinge of jealousy.'
He turned to the full length mirror. Was that beautiful creature re- flected back really him? Moving closer, he examined himself from top to bottom (also just the right shape) and finally pirouetted to reveal a neat pair of girlish thighs.
“Okay, that's enough,” Janet interrupted him. “I know you are good looking but you don't want to develop a narcissism complex this early. Now we had better prepare you for your new job."
CHAPTER THREE
Janet's Departure
They went downstairs for dinner and, as this was James' first walk in high heels, the first dozen steps were very shaky and the walk down the stairs nearly resulted in disaster. But with a little practice in walking around the living room he began to enjoy the tightened calf muscles and the need to take smaller steps. He began to realize that the caress of the skirt brushing his legs and the leaning back to counteract the high heels gave him a constant reminder of being feminine.
"Well, James - no, that's silly. I can't keep calling a lovely creature like you by man's name. From now on you're Janet and I'll use my second name of Tania. Anyway, you must get used to being called by that name. You prepare something to eat while I draw up a list con- cerning what you must know about the job, who you should know, their nick-names, etc., and little facts about being a lady.
Over a rare steak with green salad and a bottle of claret, she explained the work. The job was with "Executive Girl," a small company which supplied temporary secretaries to companies as replacements for holi- days or when someone was required urgently. The salary was excellent and there was a variety of work. She explained that the clothes he was wearing had come from her last job at "BIBA'S", the latest London boutique, and she had finished that job only yesterday. Her resignation should have been submitted a fortnight ago, but somehow it had been
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