Leslie and Amanda have more fun together, as the time of parting draws near.

Out of Mourning- Part 5
by
Paula Dillon

In her room, Janet called her friend Carla Freeman, Carla was a PhD, a Clinical Psychologist, on a landline. They had gone to college together. Janet chose to take business and Carla chose psychology.

“Hey Janet,” Carla said,

“Checking your caller ID, I see. Hello Carla, we need to talk.”

“Go right ahead, girlfriend.”

Janet spent an hour and a half talking to her friend. She told her everything she could remember, holding nothing back. She sent Carla the pictures she had taken on her phone.

“I don’t know if I did the right thing Carla. I just didn’t want to hurt her. Then I, or Amanda and I, went crazy shopping today. I spent almost five thousand dollars on girl clothes and other things, just for her.”
“That was some shopping spree girl, did she have fun?”

“I really believe she did. What do you think?”

“I think that I need to talk to her and see what she has to say. Does she think of herself in the feminine?”

“Yes she does, or it appears so. It’s almost like she is a whole different person. As my niece, she is bubbly and vivacious, while as my nephew, he was shy and silent. Did I hurt that boy?”

“Probably not. I won’t hazard a guess without talking to the patient, but I approve of your handling; except for maybe your overzealous shopping trip. He might feel trapped into being a girl, but if I had to make a bet on it, I think SHE loved the attention and closeness.”

“Will we ever see my nephew again?”

“Time will tell, girlfriend. I won’t make any guarantees. Would it upset you if he didn’t?”

“I love Leslie too much. It doesn’t matter to me.”

“Good girl. When are you coming back to California?”

“Next Tuesday. I have to check Leslie out of school, arrange for the sale of Melissa’s home, pay the bills and stuff, before I can come home. The Will was simple, as she had put everything in Leslie’s name while she was still alive.”

“Leslie knows he can end things anytime, right?”

“Yes, I made sure he knew that. I told him several times that he can change back anytime.”

“Good, then tell him again when you two are alone and let him decide when its time.”

“I need to get some sleep, Carla.”

“Take care of Leslie, but just as important, take care of yourself. I look forward to seeing you two. Bye.”

“Bye Carla.”

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Amanda took Leslie’s hand and led her back to her room.

“ ‘I’ want to teach you how do to some makeup,” she said, with emphasis on the I. “It’s a rite of passage that girlfriends experiment with makeup, ignoring their mother’s advice, to create some provocative looks.”

Amanda had a humorous, predatory look in her eyes and Leslie had a humorous look of terror in hers.

They sat at the vanity and began playing, teaching and having fun. There were some good looks, some spectacular failures, and a lot of hilarious results. They were giggling, laughing and joking, all the while they created a small mountain of used makeup wipes.

They sat on the bed and then Leslie was taught how girls paint each other’s nails.

“Your nails are so short.”

“I know, my Aunt already talked about that with me. The last few weeks my Mom was alive, I was a knot of worry and took to chewing on my nails.”

“I am so sorry, Leslie. That was terrible about what happened.”

Both girls began to cry and held on to each other.

“Are you going to be alright, Leslie?”

“It still hurts and I imagine it won’t be going away anytime soon, if ever. I mean, I really loved my Mom, but she told me not to let this ruin my life. I intend to show my Mom I love her, by going on and living well.”

Amanda experimented with the nail colors by painting each nail a different color. Leslie had over a dozen different colors. After Amanda finished, they talked about each color and debated which looked best, which would go better with this look, or better with that look.

“Pick a color, Leslie.”

She looked at her nails and selected a color, “I like this bubble gum pink for now.”

Amanda cleaned all her nails and then began to paint them all bubble gum pink. She even did Leslies toenails.

“At least you didn’t chew your toe nails, Leslie,” Amanda said, sniggering.

“Eww gross,” Leslie said, gagging till she began laughing.

“I saw you in your panties, after you took off your padded brief, how did you hide your ah…” Amanda said, pointing at the other girl’s crotch.

“Oh, my Aunt bought me this thing. It’s called a gaff, it’s like a thong. I have to push my balls up into my body. It surprised the hell out of me when she first helped me do it. Then the gaff holds my penis in place, pointing towards the back.”

“Okay, I knew it had to be something like that,” she was still a little uncertain, but she got the gist of it, maybe.

Leslie then returned the favor and painted Amanda’s fingernails and toenails.

“You ought to get some acrylic nails, Leslie.”

“Those are semi-permanent, aren’t they?”

“Yes, they are. They last months.”

“Can’t right now, a boy is expected at school on Thursday.”

“Maybe we can get you some press on nails then, you can take them off whenever you want to.”

“Are you alright with all this girl stuff?” Amanda asked, with a worried expression. “I mean we did get a little crazy today.”

“Aunt Janet told me I could stop anytime I wanted too. I certainly can afford it. Aunty and I aren’t hurt for money, I just don’t want to quit right now.”

“Are you ever going back to being a boy?”

“I really don’t know. I know being a girl isn’t all fun and games, but I have never felt so alive. These last two days have been like a dream, a good dream. I just can’t say what will come out of all of this.”

After their nails dried, they each put on a pair of high-heeled sandals. Amanda pushed Leslie down on the bed, straddled her lap, and kissed her, slipping her tongue in her friend’s mouth. The kiss went on for over a minute.

“Not bad, but let me teach you how to kiss like a girl. Kiss me like I kissed you.”

Leslie was uncertain about this, but did it anyway. She was apparently a quick study, because this kiss lasted longer and had both of them moaning. It was a good thing she was wearing the gaff.

“hmmm… much better, you aren’t such a bad kisser. Movie time now; do you have any microwave popcorn?”

“That is one of the four basic food groups, along with chocolate, Ice Cream and soda, isn’t it?”

“You bet it is. Fix your lipstick, then go pop us a bag.”

Leslie headed to the kitchen and Amanda grabbed the blanket, off of the bed, and a couple of pillows, before heading into the den. Leslie found Amanda covered with a blanket, with the TV on, on an ‘ON DEMAND’ channel.

“Dang, your Mom blocked the mature rated movies.”

“Yeah, she did. You can still pick R and down though.”

Amanda raised the blanket and patted on the pillows, next to the arm of the couch. Leslie sat on the pillows and Amanda pulled Leslie on her lap and put an arm around Leslie, pulling her close, and starting the movie.

It wasn’t long after the popcorn was gone, that Leslie started to get drowsy. Amanda saw this and turned the girl toward her, pulled her into a hug. Leslie gave Amanda a light kiss to the throat and then fell asleep, lightly snoring, her head resting on Amanda’s shoulder.

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Janet woke early the next morning. She got up and put a robe on, before heading to the kitchen. As she passed through the living room, she saw the kids sleeping together on the couch.

A head moved and an arm waved to her. Amanda mouthed, “help” as she got closer. The girl moved the blanket, so Janet could see. Leslie was asleep and she was hugging Amanda’s leg to her chest. The girl had it in a death grip and her hand was in a delicate position. Amanda looked flush.

Amanda whispered, “I need to get up to pee, but I can’t get loose without waking Leslie. Her thumb is in an embarrassing position. Whenever either one of us moves, ‘OH God.’ It’s such an exquisite agony to orgasm with a full bladder.”

Janet gave a snigger at the situation. Leslie is a sound sleeper, but when he wakes, he is fully awake. Janet took the hem of Amanda’s sleep shirt and tickled Leslie’s nose. Leslie moved her arm to scratch her nose. Amanda quickly moved her leg, and Leslie rolled over. Janet helped the girl to get loose. She found it funny, watching the teen rush in five-inch heels, to get to the bathroom.

In the kitchen, she started heating a pot of water. She retrieved a cup and a bag of tea; she was surprised though, when a pair of arms encircled her in a hug.

“Morning Amanda,”

“Good Morning Aunt Janet.”

“Want a cup of tea?”

“Sure.”

Janet got another cup and teabag, when the kettle whistled, she poured their cups.

“Did you girls have fun last night?”

“Yes ma’am, I showed her how to use makeup and we made each other up. She’s a little shaky, but I think she will do fine in that department. Then we did each other’s nails. She really needs some press on nails till Thursday. Then we watched a movie and ate popcorn. We talked awhile, while we did our makeup and nails.”

“What did you two talk about?”

“Oh, about this and that.”

“Amanda, do you think we went too far with all of this? I am afraid that I am hurting Leslie.”

“Oh no Aunt Janet. I think this is just what Leslie needed, when she needed it.”

“Well, I worry that he might feel trapped into being a girl. I told him he could stop anytime he wanted.”

“That’s what she told me. I won’t tell you everything we talked about, but she knows she can quit at any time, she knows being a girl isn’t all fun and games, she doesn’t know when, or if, he will come back. She had as much fun as we did, yesterday. She seems like a whole different person, or maybe a completed person. I don’t know.”

“That’s my thoughts too. My nephew wasn’t a go-getter. My niece, however, is going to be something else.”

“They are both the same person, but your niece is more open and outgoing, I think.”

“So, does she think she is a girl?”

“She knows she wasn’t born a girl, she isn’t delusional, but I think she has the heart of a girl. She is definitely more feminine than masculine, even before this weekend. Just guessing, but I think she will be a, not a girly girl, but a warm, sophisticated girl.”

“A Princess Diana, type girl?”

“Before my time. I was one or two, when she died, I think.”

Janet looked over to the breakfast counter. Her laptop was there, charging. She got it and after booting it up, searched for ‘Princess Diana’ on You Tube. She played a couple of selections for Amanda.

“She had her faults, we all do, but she could be sophisticated and elegant, yet she loved children. She would get down on their level to talk to them,” Janet said.

“She was very pretty when she was dating Prince Charles, but you can tell that she began to get weary, as the years went by.”

“Power can do that to you. What time did you two get to sleep?”

“A little after midnight. Leslie was so tuckered, she went to sleep on my shoulder.”

“Let’s fix her breakfast; we have some things to do.”

The smell of coffee and bacon woke Leslie up. She sat up and looked at her toes, she had ten pretty toes. She stood carefully in her heels, and went to the nearest bathroom. After finishing her morning business, she let her nose lead her.

Janet noticed Leslie coming into the kitchen, “Good, you are up, we were just about ready to wake you.”

Leslie smiled and hugged her Aunt and Amanda, “Good morning, how are you two?”

“We’re pretty good,” Janet said.

They sat down and ate. They talked about what they were going to do.

“First, we need to get your ears pierced, Leslie. Just some simple studs; which you can hide with your hair. Amanda pointed out, that we can get you some press on nails. They can be removed easy enough. Are you up for this?”

“Whatever you think, Aunty. I am depending on you.”

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They all took time to shower and get dressed. Leslie was bound into her corset, to get her waist back down to twenty six inches, her waist had expanded a bit over night. She then dressed in a green silk blouse, brown, slim slacks and brown boots.

Janet opened her sister’s jewelry case, looking for something to compliment Leslie’s outfit. She selected a gold chain and pendant, a gold cuff bracelet and a couple of rings, her eye’s went big as saucers as she spotted one other item, she took it and put it in her purse.

Dressed, they headed out. The first place they went to was to a beauty shop. Janet arranged for both girls to get their hair done.

“Hi, I am Gina, I have Leslie.”

“Hi, I am Reggie and I have Amanda.”

“This is my niece Leslie and her friend Amanda.”

The girls followed their stylists to their workstation.

“What can we do for you today?” Gina asked.

“My niece is appearing in a play. Have you heard of Victor/Victoria?”

“Yes, I know the storyline. Is she playing Victoria?”

“Yes, she needs to look like a guy, but she doesn’t want to get rid of her long hair. In fact, the director wants a long haired Victor. She just doesn’t want a too masculine hair style; she wants to be able to look feminine too.”

Gina ran her hands through the girl’s hair.

“It already is pretty androgynous. You have been a bad girl too; you need your split ends taken care of. I can see some possibilities.”

Gina went on to explain to Janet and Leslie, what she wanted to do. When they agreed, she sent Leslie to the shampoo station.

“Isn’t she really a Victor, wanting to look like Victoria?” Gina whispered into Janet’s ear.

With a little trepidation, Janet whispered back to Gina, “Yes… she is… She is transgendered from what her psychologist tells me. I just want her to be able to look feminine at home and not get killed at school.”

“I fully understand, I have a few male customers just like her, but few of them could pass as easily as she could.”

“How could you tell?”

“No one thing gave her away, rather, it is the sum of several clues; her hair, her nails, and the fact her ears aren’t pierced. That, coupled with the play you say she is in, the corset she is wearing and her eyebrows, just add up that way. Don’t worry, it doesn’t matter to me, I find that it is a challenge for my skills. She makes a very pretty girl.”

“Please, if you are going to pluck her brows, don’t pluck them too much.”

“I might clean them up a bit, but I will leave them full.”

“Speaking of pierced ears, I would like her ears pierced and these put in,” Janet said, handing Gina a pair of earrings.

“Oh pretty, they aren’t starters, so I will use a piercing needle.”

“Good, I am going to pick up a few things, how long will the girls be?”

“No more than an hour and a half.”

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Janet came back early from her forays. The girls were almost ready, so she waited up front for them to be finished. Amanda came out first. She looked fabulous. She had had her bangs trimmed and her hair shaped, before her makeup was applied. They hugged and talked for a few minutes.

Gina then came out and announced Leslie. Leslie then stepped from around the corner. Her hair and makeup were done better, than Janet or Amanda could ever hope to do. Gina had trimmed Leslie’s split ends and shaped her hair a bit. She had pierced Leslie’s ears and inserted the studs that Janet had supplied; a pair of Princess cut, one carat t.w. studs. She had also done Leslie’s nails.

She looked fabulous.

“I showed Leslie how to glam up her hair using a curling iron and how to make it look right for the play. I trimmed her brows a touch, nothing too drastic. She is wearing press on nails right now and I changed her makeup routine a bit, to bring out her natural beauty. It was a privilege to work with her. Did I nail her, or what?”

“I think you did a wonderful job,” Janet said.

“Leslie, you look great girl.”

“Thank you Gina. Girls, we need to go, we have a lot to do before dinner.”

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They went to eat lunch and hit a few more shops. They notice that they were turning a few heads as they went along, but they enjoyed the attention that they were getting. Leslie got some of the odd things a girl needs, to take care of her hair, berets, clips, scrunchies and other things.

In leather goods, Leslie picked out a wallet and a matching purse. Her Mom had a number of nice purses and wallets, but these were Leslie’s first.

Janet wanted Leslie to have things she could identify as hers, rather than just things that were handed down to her from her Mom. Those things are still important, but so are things that were bought just for you.

They got home about two in the afternoon. Janet sat the girls down and talked to them, “I have a surprise for you, I talked to your Mom last night, Amanda. I sent her a picture of you two girls dressed up. Gloria loved the way you two looked. She wants us all to dress up for dinner. She will be here at five and then we will all head out to a photo studio for glamour shots.”

Amanda and Leslie both jumped up with excitement.

Leslie was amazed over the next two hours, as the three of them got ready. As a boy, he had never taken more than ten, or twenty minutes, to get ready for a formal event, although, he remembered just how long it had taken his mom to get ready. The fact that she and Amanda were mostly ready from their time in the salon, made the forty-five minutes it took even more shocking.

They worked as a team to help each other. Janet picked out several of Melissa’s dresses and tried them on. She had to change bras once, to try on the strapless dresses. Most of Melissa’s things didn’t fit her bigger bust and waist well; the dresses just pulled to tight across the bust, or wrinkled, as the seams where pulled too tight. She did find a nice gown in a Royal Blue Satin halter top, gown that fit nicely. The gown just fit beneath the bust and flared enough from there, to fit Janet’s slightly larger frame. She wore a halter bra underneath the dress, after checking that the bra was hidden by the dress.

Janet then put on one of Melissa’s garter belts and a pair of stockings. At least she and Melissa had their shoe size in common, that made selecting shoes that matched the dress easier. Amanda took a wet comb to Janet’s hair, as Leslie began to take care of polishing her fingernails. With her hair rolled up, Janet then did her own makeup. It took her about twenty-five minutes to get a look that she was happy with and complimented her dress.

With her hair still in rollers, the girls helped each other get dressed in the gowns and shoes. Janet helped select some accessories from Melissa’s things, for them all to wear, and elegant handbags to carry.

Janet sat at the vanity and worked on her hair. After she got it in shape she checked her makeup, touching it up where needed. She then checked the girls’ makeup and hair, touching it up.

They were gushing over each other’s appearance, when Janet said, “Girls, you look almost ready, I have one more thing for you.” She handed each girl a wrapped box. “Okay, give the box you are holding to your friend and then you may open them.”

The two girls handed the boxes they were holding to the other. They opened their box. Inside the boxes were a silver and diamond split heart pendant, when they are put together they read BFF. On the back of Amanda’s was Leslie’s name engraved and on Leslie’s, Amanda’s name was engraved.

They thought that the pendants were the most beautiful things they had seen. They helped each other put their necklace on. Leslie started to kiss Amanda, but she stopped her saying, “Careful, we don’t want to have to redo our makeup.”

They leaned forward a bit and gave each other a light peck on the lips.

“Gloria should be here in a few minutes,” Janet said. “Why don’t we just sit in the living room for a bit.”

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Gloria West dressed in an emerald green evening dress. The dress had a deep V and was fitted to the waist, followed her hips and then went straight to the floor. She had also spent hours getting ready. After she had seen the pictures of the girls on her phone and had heard what was on Janet’s mind, she was thrilled to go along.

She parked her Mercedes and fed the meter. The doorman hammed it up a bit and bowed deeply after taking off his hat. He then opened the door for her. She giggled and blushed as she passed by him.

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Janet opened the door and let Gloria in after she answered the door.

“Oh my, you all look so nice,” she said when she saw the girls.”

“You don’t look so bad yourself, Mom. Look at my pendant Aunt Janet got for us.”

“Oh my, it is lovely. I see Leslie has one almost like it.”

“It is a BFF, or Best Friends Forever pendant, Mrs. West,” Leslie supplied.

The girls stood close enough, facing each other, for Gloria to put the two halves of the necklace together. She then turned them over and saw the girls’ names on the back.

“I think they a very nice, did you thank Janet.”

“Thank you Aunt Janet,” they both replied, hugging her.

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The photographer whistled as the four ladies entered her studio.

“Hello, I am Dorothy, what can I do for you ladies today?”

“We want singles on all of us, me and my niece, Gloria and Amanda, the girls together and a group shot.”

“Well, I have to say that you all look so nice. Is this for a special occasion?”

“No, not really, Leslie and I are moving to California and the girls want a memento of their friendship.”

Dorothy had fun doing this shoot; she had seen the split heart pendants and shot the girls so that the heart halves could come together. She shot the girls holding the heart together with their lips touching in a sedate kiss. The photographer urged the girls to express themselves. They all had a good laugh as the girls vamped a pose or two.

Leslie and Amanda did Thelma and Louise of Park Avenue number, with two prop shotguns, Fedoras, and a couple of feather boas, while they leaned on each other back to back, they gave their most angelic smile for one shot and sultry smiles for the next.

The photographer fed off of the girls’ enthusiasm and humor. She encouraged the girls to go farther than either would have on their own. She had the girls change into Can Can outfits

“I should have the proofs back on Friday and you can select the shots you like. It will be two weeks for retouching and processing.”

“You can send me the prints I choose by mail, can’t you?” Janet asked.

“Sure, we do it all the time, but I prefer to use UPS.

“That is fine.”

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At Pierre’s French restaurant, the girls were treated like celebrities by the valet’s, who opened the doors for them and parked their car, to the waiters and the maá®tre de, who helped them take their seats. They fed off of the attention and they took on a more regal and sophisticated bearing. The waiter handed each lady a menu and took their drink orders. The menus listed each item in French, with an English translation following.

“Leslie, you have had two years of French, I would like to see it put to use. We will each select our entre’ and you will order it for us in French,” Janet said.

Leslie paled a bit, it was true that he/she had taken two years of French, receiving A’s for his/her course work, but he/she had never used that French in a practical manner. “Yes ma’am, I will try.”
Amanda went all Yoda in response and said, “Do, or do not, there is no try,” in her best voice mimicking the diminutive Star Wars character.

“Don’t blame me if you get hamburgers and French fries, instead of veal Cordon Bleu.”

They discussed what they wanted, asking Leslie what this was or that. Leslie didn’t know what some of the things were, but together the four of them figured out what they wanted.

The waiter had a surprised look on his face, as Leslie ordered. He knew French; it had been a requirement that he know enough French to take orders at this restaurant. He was fairly competent, having spent a year aboard in France, but he mistook Leslie as being French. He happily took the ladies orders.

They each got what they had wanted, in the end. While they were eating, they were serenaded by a violinist. They showed their appreciation by soft applause when he finished and he headed to the other tables.

All too soon things came to an end. The girls gave tearful hugs as they separated at Leslie’s home.

Leslie and Janet cleaned up in their separate bedrooms and got ready for bed. Janet was surprised when Leslie came into her room, “Aunt Janet, would you mind sleeping with me, in my Mom’s room? I just don’t want to be alone right now.”

Janet had avoided spending too much time in her sister’s room, it had brought back too many demons for her, but she needed Leslie, as much as Leslie needed her.

“No, I don’t mind.”

Leslie cried a little on Janet’s shoulder, before they booth fell asleep in each other’s arms.

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Monday began a whirlwind of activity, as they prepared to close out Melissa’s affairs. They talked to an attorney and gave him Power of Attorney over the condo and Melissa’s Last Will and Testament. Leslie had gone in “boy mode” to see the attorney. They would have to come back to New York in two months to finalize things.

Amanda had gone back to school. She couldn’t come and visit Leslie till Tuesday, after school. She fretted terribly over her friend, even though they had talked several times by phone. She found Leslie in girl mode that Tuesday, and helped her pick out the things that she would be taking to San Francisco.

Thursday, Leslie fretted a bit, as she and Janet headed to school. Leslie was in boy mode again, sort of that is. If you looked at him, you would debate what sex he actually was. He was dressed in a girl’s blouse, slacks and flats. He left the breast forms off, but wore panties and a camisole under the clothes. He had finished off the look with a tight fitting guy’s pull over sweater. He didn’t look quite like a girl, but he was far from masculine. He figured that what the people thought wouldn’t matter, since he wasn’t coming back to this school again. He even put on a little foundation and lightly bronzed his face, for a little color.

Janet was quite surprised by his look, but just hugged him.

They arrived at school at ten and spent an hour and a half just on the paperwork. They met Amanda at lunch. The girls he knew came by to say goodbye, but most the guys just distanced themselves a bit, after seeing what he looked like. A few manned up enough to say goodbye and wish him well, but most were afraid of catching something or other. Whatever it was, it didn’t bother Leslie, as he was surprised by how many girls came by for a hug and a kiss.

On the way home, Leslie asked if Janet could stop by a nail salon. She was surprised, but found one. Leslie had changed into a looser lavender girl’s sweater, as they got to the car and as they drove to the salon, she had added mascara and lipstick. The few things she had done had left no doubt that she was a very pretty young girl, albeit a little underdeveloped. She looked like a girl of thirteen, who was trying to look eighteen.

The nail tech just gave the two a big smile as she gave Leslie a silk wrap job and Janet a fill.

At home the first thing Leslie did was adhere her breast forms to her chest, don her corset, and dress in a skirt, blouse, pantyhose and trainers. She jazzed up her hair a bit, did her makeup and put her BFF necklace on. Leslie then boxed up most of his clothes and all of his underwear, but she kept three sets of guy things, two casual shirt and pant sets, and his suit, for just in case.

In her heart, she knew that one-day she would complete the job she had started and become as much a woman as she could become.

Amanda and Gloria did spend the last weekend with Janet and Leslie. The four of them had a girls’ weekend together.

Leslie was surprised when Amanda made love to her. It was both of their first times and it was great, but it wasn’t enough to change Leslie’s mind about staying a girl. They both had a good cry and cuddle afterwards.

Tuesday, Amanda and Gloria took Leslie and Janet to the airport, in Amanda’s new Lincoln Town Car. Gloria had bought Melissa’s car from Janet and Leslie. Amanda didn’t have a driver’s license yet, but that was coming very soon. It made more sense in selling it, than having it shipped to California.

The girls kissed and hugged at the airport. Gloria promised that they would both come visit after the school year ended.

Leslie was dressed in an androgynous mode. She had taken off her breast forms, but dressed in girl slacks, blouse, underwear, sans corset, makeup and trainers for the flight. She didn’t want to have any trouble with the airport security.

There weren’t any problems, although a lot of people had looked her over. She had used her school ID to get past security. She still looked enough like the boy in the picture to pass.

Leslie and Janet flew off to a new life together.

End of book one.