TRANSVESTIA

own clothes were unbelievably rough and ill-fitting. He seemd to have lost a couple of inches around his waist after wearing the waist- cinch for so long. He rather missed the tugging of earrings he had worn constantly as well as the feel of soft hair at his neck and shoulders.

Pamela Wood was waiting for him in her office as he went straight there after re-dressing as a man. She smiled at him as he arrived. He scowled. Rudi had plucked away even more at his eyebrows so that they were now noticeably feminine, but at least they'd grown again, as would his sideburns. He just hoped Joy would understand. Pamela slid an envelope across to him. “On account," her smooth face smiled ingenuously. "Jack Arnold was delighted with your work. He's had Eileen Sharples dub in a voice over your body, he tells me. He and Berin were meeting over the screening date when he called me a couple of hours ago."

Fennell nodded. Suddenly he was quite tired and fed up with the whole business. He wasn't sure that he had enjoyed it, but the vicarious experience of living and being treated as a woman was going to be unforgettable, and who knew what kind of influence it would have on the rest of his life. "Thanks,” he said wearily, as he slitted open the envelope. The pay was excellent.

"Er... I don't really know how to say this," Pamela Wood's smooth forehead creased in a frown.

"What?" Fennell growled, standing rudely to leave. All he wanted now was to get back to Joy and take her again in every way he could.

"I. . er . . . I've got three offers here for you," Pamela Wood had taken out a manila folder. "All of them excellent parts and the money's first rate."

Fennell sat down quickly, his tiredness flowing away. "Well," he said, eagerly. "Tell me more."

Pamela fidgeted uncharacteristically with the folder. Her polished nails matched Curtis' across the desk from her, both in shape and size, as well as coloring, Fennell hadn't noticed at all that he was still wearing his silver nail polish. "Jack Arnold must have shown the rushes of your episode on 'Homicide' to other directors, or, at least, they were shown to others," she said slowly, eyeing his hands with fascination.

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