RANSVESTIA

We tried to slip away fairly unobtrusively, but it isn't easy when there are just ten people, the captain of the Beau Sejour having joined us. It didn't help the way I felt either, when Lisa called out a cheery, "Good night," after us as I helped Romy descend the steps away from the sundeck. I waved a hand but didn't look back.

Romy's cabin was on the right side, the starboard, of the lower deck. She openered her door quickly and stepped in, leaving it wide open in invitation to me to follow her in. Gingerly, I stepped over the ledge and into "her" room.

The cabin was similar to mine. A single bed bolted to the forward wall, or bulkhead, I should say, was the only major piece of furniture in the place. She had the light on dimly, and as the door closed itself behind me, she turned, smiled at me, and held out her arms to put them about my neck.

"Romy," I said hoarsely, knowing that this was the time to tell "her" all about myself. Our lips met first, however, and this time there was little preamble. There was passion and desire in both of us. As I pressed her body close into mine and crushed her soft lips, I knew the ecstasy of love and the all the words disappeared as I enjoyed "her."

Romy pulled me towards "her" bed and I went with her. I tried to speak again, but she began to pour kisses onto my face and neck. "Romy," I said shakily as I pressed down on her.

"No, please," she whispered. "Let me talk if we must."

Her arms were about my neck, hugging me. Her lips met mine again. It was fireworks, bells and skyrockets shooting off for me. I could feel myself quivering, but I kept my hand still about her waist. There was too much to say before I had any right to explore that curvaceous, feminized form beneath me.

"You know that I'm a man," said Romy, and surprisingly, there was a sob in her voice. "A transvestite," she quivered as she added the word. "But I never felt like this about anyone, Al. I don't know what's got into me."

There was a wetness on her cheeks that amazed me. "I've faced up to it," Romy gave a shudder. "I'm in love with you, Al. If you want me