You Have It All Wrong

By SaraUK ©

Chapter 4

 

    Chrissy had stormed out of the club and was just walking around. She thought about calling Mable to see if David was in, but she knew that Becky and Mandy would find her there. She got her mobile out and called Cathy’s number.

    She waited for someone to answer, it rang a couple of times then she heard Cathy say, “Hi Chrissy, where are you? I’m at the club, but can’t see you anywhere.”

    “I was at the club, but I left. Can you come and meet me Cathy, I really need to talk to someone.” Cathy could hear the fear and the fact that Chrissy was crying on the other end of the phone.

    “Sure, where are you?” Chrissy told her where she would meet her and then went to wait for her.

    Chrissy was sat having a cup of coffee when she saw Cathy enter the café. She had forgot about Cathy really being a man, she looked a little worried when she entered the café. They were the only one’s in there so she relaxed a little and went to sit with Chrissy.

    She starred at Chrissy and the mess her makeup was in. “What’s wrong Chrissy, who has you so upset?”

    “I found out that Becky has been seeing another woman behind my back.”

    “I can’t believe that Chrissy. She loves you.”

    “I didn’t want to believe it too Cathy, but I saw it with my own eyes tonight. She’s seeing Vicky from the club. I think they just got engaged, I saw Vicky hand her a ring box and then she hugged her and kissed her.” Chrissy started to cry again and Cathy handed her a napkin out of her purse.

    “I’m sorry Chrissy, I really thought she loved you. Why didn’t you tell Mandy?”

    “Mandy was in on it, I told Mandy the other night that I thought Becky was seeing another woman. Mandy said I was being silly, but when I went to get a glass of water I overheard Mandy talking to Carl about Becky and Vicky being more careful as I was on to them.”

    “Oh god Chrissy, I am so sorry. What are you going to do now?”

    “I think I will book myself into a hotel for the night and think about it in the morning.”

    “You can stop at my place for the night. I have a spare room and that way I am close at hand if you need to talk.”

    “I don’t want to impose on you.”

    “Don’t be silly Chrissy, I’d love to help you out. Lets grab a bottle of wine on the way to my place and have a girlie night in.” Cathy had a smile on her face, which made Chrissy smile a little.

    Cathy didn’t live to far away so they walked there. It was a nice place that had lots of room.

    “Do you want to stay dressed, or shall we put on some nightgowns?” Cathy asked.

    “Nightgowns sounds like a good idea Cathy. Do you have a spare one I can use?”

    “Yep, I kind of always dress when I’m not looking for work or out in the day.” Cathy went to what Chrissy took to be her bedroom and then waited for her to return with the nighgowns.

    She handed Chrissy a little baby doll nightgown and showed her to the spare room so she could get changed.

     “This is a nice place you have here Cathy.”

    “Thanks Chrissy, but I’m not to sure how much longer I will have it for. I’m having trouble finding a job and my savings are running out fast.”

    “Sorry to hear that Cathy, I wish I could help you find a job, but I may be out of work myself now.”

    “Do you really think Mandy will side with Becky?”

    “She already has, but I don’t understand why.”

    “Maybe you should talk to them and find out.”

    “I found out all I want to know, when I saw them kiss.” Chrissy started to cry again, just at the thought of another person kissing Becky.

    Cathy hugged her then said. “I guess your right Chrissy. Well you can stop here as long as you want to, but I don’t have much in food wise. I’ve been on a tight budget.”

    “Well as my way of saying thank you for letting me stay here, I will take you food shopping tomorrow. Do you have a car?”

    “Yes I have a car, but you don’t have to do anything to thank me Chrissy.”

    “Well I would like to eat, and it’s the least I can do.”

    “Thanks Chrissy.”

    Cathy opened the wine and poured a couple of glasses and they sat and talked. Chrissy filled in the bits she had never told Cathy. Cathy was shocked to hear about the stabbing, but glad she was okay.

    Cathy told Chrissy about her past. How she had left home like Chrissy had, but had found a job and not really done anything about her dressing till the club opened up, but now she dressed a lot more often.

    It got late and Chrissy was looking really tired, so Cathy let her get some sleep. Chrissy didn’t sleep too good, but she was happy to not be in some hotel room.

    It took a little time in the morning for Chrissy to remember where she was, but then it all came back to her, and she felt a little empty inside. She pulled her mobile out her purse and saw that she had a bunch of missed calls from Mandy and Becky. She’d put her phone on silent last night after she called Cathy, so it didn’t bother her.

    Chrissy found herself trying to work out what they would have to say to her. “Don’t worry we can still be friends. Or I still love you, but more as a sister Chrissy. Just like Mandy does.” Chrissy found herself getting angry with them both.

    Chrissy got up and found a dressing gown on a chair at the base of the bed and put it on. She went to the kitchen and found Cathy sat there with a cup of coffee.

    “Morning Chrissy, how did you sleep?”

    “I’ve slept better, but thanks for letting me stay.”

    “I’m sorry about the bed.”

    “Oh I didn’t mean there was anything wrong with the bed Cathy. I just have a lot on my mind is what I was trying to say. I had some bad dreams.”

    “Oh sorry, I never thought about that. It must be a big upset for you to have your whole life turned upside down.”

    “I do feel a little lost at the minute, but I’m sure I’ll survive some how.” Chrissy said with a weary smile.

    Chrissy took a seat and sat looking at Cathy in her male form, she had never seen her as a him before. She could still see Cathy, but it was odd without the wig and the makeup. He was still wearing the nightgown and a dressing gown over the top. Cathy saw that Chrissy was staring at him. “I know I look even worse out of makeup don’t I?”

    Chrissy realised that she was staring and looked away saying, “Sorry, but I’ve never seen the real you, or the side the world sees everyday.”

    Cathy smiled, “I know what you mean Chrissy and don’t worry about it. Must be odd meeting the plain old male me after getting to know the female side?”

    “It is a little, but I think I got to know the real you and not the side that you have to show the world.”

    “Do you think we can still be friends then, now you’ve met the male part of me?”

    “Nothing will ever stop me being your friend Cathy, you were there for me when I needed a friend the most. But I think I better know your male name, as I can’t keep calling you Cathy why were out shopping later.”

    “You do have a point there. My real name is Paul, but I do love the name Cathy.”

    “So do I, and the full version of it, Catherine. It’s really nice.”

    That is nice too, but if you call me Catherine. I will start thinking I’ve done something wrong.” They both laughed at that, as they both remembered how when your full name was used as a kid, you had always done something wrong.

    Chrissy got up and made a cup of tea for herself and started looking for something to make breakfast out of, but came up empty. “You really weren’t joking when you said about not having any food in.”

    “Yes, sorry about that, I was going to head out today and get some food in.”

    “Well if you want to get ready, we can head out now and grab some breakfast and then do some shopping after.”

    “Okay then, give me half an hour to take a shower and get dressed.” Paul got up and went to leave.

    “Oh damn, I’ve only got my dress from last night. I can’t really go shopping in that can I. Do you think I could borrow something of yours Cathy?”

    “I don’t really have that much stuff, and most of it is more for evening wear. I may have a pair of jeans and a T-shirt you can wear. I think I may have a pair of trainers that should fit you too.” He ran to his room and came back a couple of minutes later with a hand full of clothes and a pair of trainers. “Here you go, they should do till we can find a clothes shop for you to get a couple of things.”

    Chrissy went back to the spare room and made a start on getting ready to go out and get some breakfast and do some shopping for food, and now some clothes. She thought about going home to get some stuff, but that would mean facing those two, and she wasn’t ready for that yet. She wondered if Vicky was sleeping in her bed right now with Becky. Chrissy had to stop herself thinking about it, as it hurt too much.

    She got back to trying to make the clothes look better on herself. She made the jeans fit using a belt and then used a couple of safety pins to make the T-shirt fit better. The trainers were too big for her, but she tired the laces really tight and finished the look off. She wouldn’t win any beauty contests but it would do till she got to a shop to buy some better fitting clothes.

     Paul came out wearing jeans and a T-shirt just like Chrissy, but he did look male, where as Chrissy was all woman. “You look really good Chrissy, wish I had trouble looking like a male when I dress like this.”

    “Chrissy struck a pose and said, “Do you really think I look good Cathy, I mean Paul? Sorry, that is going to take some getting used to.”

    “Don’t worry about it, and yes I do think you look good.”

    “You could look this good you know, you just need to take meds for the rest of your life and have an operation.”

    “You missed out, a good paying job, or really good friends.”

    Chrissy looked away as Paul reminded her of what she had lost. “The job was good, but the friend’s part could be a little wrong.”

    “Sorry Chrissy, I didn’t mean to remind you of that.” Paul looked a little sad for what he just said. “Speaking of meds Chrissy, do you have them with you?”

    “Don’t be sorry Paul, you didn’t do anything. And I don’t, but I do had a prescription so I can get some tomorrow.” Chrissy smiled at him.

    “That’s good then, or we would have to take you home to get some and I don’t think your ready to face them yet I bet. Shall we go and get some food?” Paul asked.

     “No I’m not, and yeah, I’m starving. Lead the way Paul.”

    Paul went to the door and then took a spare set of keys from a hanger and handed them to Chrissy. “Here you go Chrissy. Now you can come and go as you please.”

    “Thanks Paul, but are you sure?”

    “Yes I am, I want you to feel like this is home.”

    Paul got the front door and held it open for Chrissy. They made their way down to the car park and then Paul led the way to a silver Corsair and zapped it, then he held the door open for Chrissy to get in. He shut the door and then got in the other side and started the engine.

    Paul drove to the main shopping centre and parked the car. The first place they went was to get Chrissy some better fitting clothes. She picked a nice dress and then some shoes and a new purse to match it. Paul really loved being able to look at the clothes for once without getting funny looks from the sales staff.

    Once Chrissy was dressed better, they made their way to the food court and got some breakfast. After they had eaten they walked back to the clothes shops in the centre so Chrissy could get a couple more things. It was nearly two in the afternoon by the time they got back to the car and they were both weighed down with shopping bags.

    “Do you think you have enough clothing Chrissy?”

    “For the next couple of days, yes.” Chrissy giggled at Paul.

    “I think we should drop this stuff off at home before we head off to do some food shopping.”

    “Sounds like a good idea Paul. We do seem to have a full boot.”

    They drove back to the flat to drop off all her new clothes and then headed back out to the supermarket to get some food in.

    “Chrissy, are you sure you have enough money to do any food shopping? You did just spend nearly five hundred pounds on clothes and shoes.”

    “Don’t worry Paul, I have a lot of money saved up. I’ve been working with Mandy for so long and getting a wage, but never really went out to spend any of it till now.” Chrissy smiled, as she was feeling much better. “And besides I was using the company credit card that Mandy gave me.” She grinned, and this made Paul laugh.

    Don’t you think that Mandy will be a little upset when she gets the bill and sees you’ve spent all that money on clothes for yourself?”

    “Right this minute Paul, I don’t care what she thinks. I was expecting them to say the card has been stolen and then watch them cut it in half, but as you saw they didn’t.”

    “Do you really think she would do that to you Chrissy?”

    “I don’t really know Cathy, Sorry. I mean Paul. I never thought she would side with Becky and help her cheat on me behind my back, but she did.” Chrissy wiped away a tear as she spoke.

    They pulled into the supermarket car park and got out the car. Then they set about doing some food shopping.

    It was nearly five when they got back with the food and it was all put away, so Chrissy set to work on making a pasta dish and making some salad to go with it.

    “That smells really good Chrissy. Can I help you with anything?”

    “Thanks Paul, it’s only a pasta in sauce and some chicken, and a bit of salad to finish it off. I have it all covered.”

    “I normally live on ready made meals and sandwiches. Not used to eating like this.”

    “Well you will while I’m stopping with you.” Chrissy grinned at Paul.

    Paul set the table then got the bottle of wine out from last night and then sat at the table while Chrissy dished up the pasta and let Paul take his own Salad.

    “This is really nice Chrissy, you are one amazing person. I hope you don’t think me out of line. But I think Becky was a fool to cheat on you.”

    “I don’t think your out of line at all Paul. I’m glad that someone thinks me worth something.”

    They ate the rest of the meal in silence and then Chrissy made a fruit salad and dished up a couple of scoops of ice cream to go with it.

    “Thanks for the dinner Chrissy, it was amazing.”

    “Your welcome Paul, and thanks for putting up with me and letting me stay with you.”

    “You’re welcome to stop as long as you want Chrissy. I may need to start watching what I eat though, or I may get fat.”

    They both cleared the table and Chrissy washed the dishes and Paul wiped them and put the stuff away. Once they had finished. Both took their wine glasses with them into the living area and talked for the rest of the night.

    Chrissy felt a bit lost the next day, as she had been so busy working for so long, she never got this much free time. She was missing Mandy, but after what she did Chrissy wasn’t ready to talk to her. She spent most the day reading magazines and talking with Cathy as Paul had got dressed up so they could practice putting on makeup. Or more to the point, Chrissy could give Cathy some pointers.

    By the end of the day Cathy could do a really good job, nearly as good as Chrissy could.

    “Thanks for all the help Chrissy. You showed me so much in just one day.”

    “You’re a quick study Cathy, and I love teaching you how to be an even better woman.”

    Chrissy showed her the proper care for removing all the makeup and then they went to their own bedrooms and called it a day.

    Chrissy dragged Paul out shopping again on Tuesday. He didn’t really feel like it, but he knew that Chrissy was going mad staying in, so he caved in.

    Instead of going to the local shopping centre, Paul drove to a larger one in the next city. They did a quick look around, then started a more detailed look.

    Paul was really having fun as Chrissy gave him knowing looks to see if Cathy would like this and that. Chrissy would find hold stuff up to Paul and see if it fit okay.

    “Chrissy, I can’t let you start buying me things. You need to save your money now.”

    “Paul I’ve already told you, I have a lot of money so don’t worry. I am still charging it to Mandy and the shop at the minute. She still hasn’t cancelled the card yet.” Chrissy was grinning as she was really having fun spending the money she helped Mandy earn.

    “Chrissy, please don’t do something you may regret later.”

    “Like what Paul?”

     “What if you have it all wrong with Mandy? How do you think you will feel by hurting her? This isn’t you Chrissy.” Chrissy walked over to a row of benches outside a shop and sat down with her head in her hands.

    “I just want to hurt them the way they hurt me. I want them to feel the pain I am feeling right now.” Paul hugged her and Chrissy turned so her head was on his shoulder and she cried.

    When Chrissy stopped crying she went to the restroom and used the toilet to fix her makeup and then returned to Paul. She handed Paul the credit card for the shop. “I want you to keep this card till such time as I can return it to Mandy. You’re right Paul, I was being petty and I do feel worse now than I did before.”

    “Face it Chrissy, your heart just isn’t in to revenge is it?”

    “Not if it makes me feel like this Paul. Do you think I should return all the things I brought on it?”

    “I wouldn’t go that far Chrissy. I’m sure Mandy will let you get away with what you did after how they treated you.” Paul put the credit card in the back of his wallet out of Chrissy’s way.

    They kept shopping, but Chrissy used her own money, and it was more fun than trying to get revenge on Mandy, after all, it was Becky that hurt her more than Mandy.

    It was getting late by the time they got home, and they got all the clothes back to the flat.

    Chrissy handed Paul a couple of the bags. “Here you go Paul, I hope you like them all.”

    “What is all this Chrissy? I told you not to go buying me anything.”

    “I know you did Paul, but you made me see where I was going wrong by being mean and spending the money that belonged to Mandy. I know this doesn’t make it right, but I feel more like me by doing this.”

    Paul opened one of the bags and found two beautiful dresses. Then in the other back he found a couple of tops and three skirts, and even a couple of bra and panty sets.”

    “Chrissy, I can’t take this. You really shouldn’t have spent all this money on.” Paul said as he tried to hand it all back to her.

    Chrissy folded her arms and said. “I’m not going to take them back Paul, so you may as well go and let Cathy come out and play. I want a fashion show.” She stood pouting till Paul took the bags and went to his room. Chrissy went to her room where the other bags were and she started to try stuff on.

    Chrissy heard the sound of heels on the floor outside her room and stuck her head around the door to see Cathy stood wearing one of the new dresses she brought for her. Chrissy put on a skirt and top she thought looked good together. She stepped out and did a turn, then watched Cathy do a twirl for her.

    “What do you think Chrissy, do I look as good as you hoped I would?”

    “You look really good Cathy, I’m glad I got both those dresses for you.” Chrissy smiled at her. “Can I see you in the other dress now Cathy?”

    Cathy smiled back at her then went to put the other dress on and returned. Chrissy went to try on another skirt an top and returned to the living room to pose in it.

    The fashion show went on for the next several hours and after drinking a couple of bottles of wine. Chrissy and Cathy staggered off to their rooms and turned in for the night.

    Chrissy woke with a hangover the next morning and went to take a shower to try and make her self feel better. It didn’t really work, so she went to the kitchen to make a cup of tea. She found a very hung over Cathy sat at the kitchen table.

    “Morning Cathy.”

    “Morning Chrissy. Just don’t say good, because there is nothing good about this morning.”

    “I take it you’re feeling a little fragile this morning too then?” Chrissy asked as she sat at the table and let her head drop on her arms as she crossed them on the table.

    Chrissy finally dragged herself up and made a pot of tea and put some bread in the toaster, as she really didn’t feel she could eat very much this morning.

    They were both starting to feel better by lunchtime, so Chrissy opened and tin of soup and made then a sandwich each.

    When they had both eaten and Chrissy had washed the pots and Cathy wiped them, they both sat in the living room trying to work out what to do.

    “Do you like going to the movies Cathy?”

    “Yes I do, why do you ask?”

    “I just wondered if you felt like going this afternoon? Then we can grab some take out on the way home.”

    “That sounds like a great idea Chrissy. Just give me some time to get changed and we can get off.” Cathy went to get up, but Chrissy grabbed her hand and stopped her getting up. “What’s wrong Chrissy?”

    “I would really like to spend the afternoon with Cathy. If you don’t mind?”

    “I’ve never been out in the day Chrissy, what if someone finds out?”

    “Trust me Cathy, you will not be found out. I think you look really good as a girl, that’s is why I brought you the clothes. So you can go out in the day and look more like a normal girl.” Chrissy looked at Cathy with pleading in her eyes, so Cathy caved in and said okay.

    Cathy went to her room to do her makeup, but was happy to see Chrissy enter her room and make a start on it for her. Cathy knew she could do her own makeup, but she liked the feel of Chrissy doing it for her. It felt much nicer than working on your own makeup.

    By the time Chrissy had finished, Cathy looked stunning and not a trace of Paul was left. Chrissy went and picked out a skirt and top for her and then left to let her put it all on.

    Chrissy went to get ready herself. When she got back to the living room she found Cathy stood there looking a little nervous.

    “Cathy you look really great you know.”

    “Thanks Chrissy, you’re looking really good too.”

    “Thank you. You ready to go see a movie then.” Chrissy smiled.

    “Not really, but I didn’t get all dressed up for nothing.” Cathy grinned at Chrissy.

    They made their way to Cathy’s car and then drove to the cinema. Cathy got the tickets for the movie while Chrissy got a drink and some popcorn for them both. The movie was a romantic comedy that they both really enjoyed.

    After the movie they went to a really nice Chinese restaurant and had an enjoyable dinner there. By the time the got home Cathy had forgotten about how she was dressed, it just felt normal to be dressed like she was. She had a great afternoon with a wonderful friend.

    Cathy stood looking at Chrissy once they were back in the flat. “Chrissy, I want to thank you for a wonderful afternoon. I’m glad you talked me into going out as Cathy.”

    “I’m the one that should be thanking you Cathy for being here for me. I had a really great time today too.” They both hugged then Went to their rooms and called it a day.

    Cathy could see that Chrissy was not getting any better about the Becky and Mandy thing. Chrissy had given up a big part of her life just because she didn’t want to let them see her. Cathy went to bed with an idea forming in her head.

    Chrissy found Cathy sat drinking a cup of Coffee in the morning. “Morning Cathy.”

    “Morning Chrissy, you feeling okay?”

    “Yes I’m doing better.” Cathy could see it was a lie.

    “Chrissy I have an idea.”

    “What is it Cathy? Do you want me to leave?”

    “NO! Chrissy. Not at all, But I think you need a night out.”

    “A night out where? I don’t like the normal club scene, and I’m not ready to face Becky and Vicky. The happy couple.” Chrissy screwed her face up as she spoke.

    “What if they didn’t know it was you.” Cathy said with a grin.

    Chrissy pulled a funny face. “What do you mean Cathy?”

    “What if we go out today and find you a new look then spend the day tomorrow working on a new look for you.”

    “It will take more than an outfit to make it so they don’t know it’s me.”

    “What if we get a wig and a different looking dress and maybe make your chest a little bigger. Kind of make you look like a male a little more, but still a hot female at the same time.”

    Chrissy thought about it for a bit. “Okay then Cathy, it could be fun to see some of the other girls again. Give me half an hour to get ready and we will go find a new look for me.”

    Paul/Cathy smiled as he watched Chrissy skip off to her room to get ready for the trip out.

    Chrissy got ready and they were off to the shopping centre. They walked in and out of shops for a couple of hours, then stopped for some lunch. They chatted over lunch and Paul told her about some of the clothes he liked.

    Once lunch was out the way they went to look at some more shops before Chrissy worked out an outfit she liked and they went to buy the stuff they needed to go with it and to buy the dress.

    It was nearly six in the evening when they got home with the new look for Chrissy’s night out and some other outfits as well.

    Chrissy made dinner and showed Cathy how to do it at the same time. They both enjoyed the meal and then cleaned up before heading to Cathy’s room to practice the new look for Saturday night.

    By the end of the night Chrissy had the new look down cold. So they both went to their bedrooms and turned in for the night.

    Chrissy worked on her look all day Friday in her room. She did go to the kitchen to sort out some lunch and then some dinner, before returning to her room to practice some more on her look.

    She turned in for the night when she got tired.

    Chrissy took a long soak in the bath the next afternoon ready for the transformation she was about to do to herself. Once she was out the bath she checked herself out in the mirror before returning to her bedroom and started to get ready.

    First she put on the bra and panty set she brought and added the extra padding to give herself a larger chest. Then she started working on her make up for the night. By the time she finished her makeup on and she had the wig on, she didn’t even recognise herself. So Becky and Mandy wouldn’t either.

    Chrissy got the dress off the hanger on the back of the door and slipped into it, then she got the wig off the foam head and slipped it onto her head and used hair grips to hold it in place. She took one last look in the mirror before heading out to see if Cathy was ready.

    Cathy was stood in the kitchen drinking a glass of wine, when she heard the clicking of heels on the tiled floor. She turned to see a real vision of female beauty stood in the doorway.

    “Well how do I look Cathy?”

    “Wow Chrissy, is that really you?” Cathy looked at the woman stood in front of her. She was wearing a pair of black knee length boots and black stockings that led your eyes up to the blue Chinese style dress that hugged her body and pulled your eyes up to the large chest. From the chest you followed the long straight black hair up to the pale looking face with oriental looking eyes which made Chrissy look really different. But the real eye catcher was the green eyes.

    “Not tonight Cathy, you may call me Kimmie.” Chrissy giggled.

    “Well, pleased to meet you Kimmie.” Cathy smiled at her new friend.

    “How do you feel Kimmie? You look really good.”

    “I do love the look, but the heels are going to take a little getting used to. I’ve never worn any boots with heels this high.”

    “I know Kimmie, but you do look a lot taller in them. Becky and Mandy won’t expect you to wear heels that tall either. I love the green eyes, are they contact lenses?”

    “Yes they are, I used them before, when I first became Chrissy. I fooled Becky back then with them. I hope we can pull this off Cathy.”

    “Sure we can, I am looking at you know and I can’t see anything of Chrissy here at all, and I’m looking for it. Have Becky or Mandy tried to call you on your mobile since last weekend?”

    “Yes, I had a bunch of missed calls, but the battery went flat on Tuesday, so I don’t know if they have tried to call since then.”

    “They must be missing you then Chrissy, if they’re trying to get hold of you.”

    “Who is this Chrissy you’re talking of?”

    “Oh, sorry I mean Kimmie.” Cathy giggled at how good Chrissy could change her voice to sound like another person. “Well, you ready to have some fun Kimmie?”

    Chrissy took a deep breath then said, “Not really, but after all this effort I’m not going to stop in. So let’s go before I change my mind.”

    “Don’t worry about it Kimmie, if you have any trouble we can leave and come home.”

    Cathy grabbed her coat and Kimmie got hers and they left for the club. It was only a short walk to the club and it was well lit and lots of people around so they didn’t have to worry about getting mugged or raped.

    When they got to the club, there was a queue so they walked past the bouncers and went to make their way to the end of the line, but were stopped by one of them. “Hi Cathy, you’re not coming in tonight?”

    Cathy turned to see Brad stood there smiling at her. “Yes we are, but I have a new friend I’m bringing her for the first time. So were just going to join the queue.” Brad looked right at the girl stood next to Cathy and smiled at her.

    “You don’t need to queue Cathy, and your friend can come right in with you as well.”

    “Really Brad? I don’t want you getting in any trouble for doing it.” Cathy said in her best female voice.

    “Not at all Cathy, all VIP guests can bring a friend to the club and get the same treatment. You can also take her into the VIP section as well.”

    “Thanks Brad. Come on Kimmie, you will love this club so much.” Cathy took Chrissy by the hand and led her into the club.

    Brad looked at Cathy’s friend as she walked past trying to work out whether she was a real girl or not, but he couldn’t tell.

    “See Kimmie, I said they wouldn’t know it was really you.”

    “He did seem to spend a lot of time looking at me though Cathy.”

    “I think you’ll find he was trying to work out whether your a real girl or not.” Cathy giggled and this set Chrissy off.

    They queued to hand their coats in at the cloakroom and then went into the club. Cathy had to drag Kimmie in as she was frozen to the spot at first. Cathy saw the upside to this as it made her look like a new girl to the club.

    Even though it had only been a week since she was last here, Chrissy felt really strange. She was glad to have Cathy to hang onto.

    “Do you want to do the VIP section now or wait till later Kimmie?”

    “I think I would be happier just spending time in the normal part of the club for now.”

    Cathy made her way over to the bar and got them a couple of Jack Daniel’s and coke. Kimmie grabbed a couple of straws so they didn’t make a mess of their lipstick. They found an empty table and sat down.

    It wasn’t long before they were dived on by a couple of the other girls. One being Crystal, and the other Pippa. They slid in on the other side of the table to Cathy and Kimmie.

    “Hi Cathy, how you doing girl? Not seen you here in a couple of weeks.” Crystal looked at Chrissy/Kimmie for a little bit before saying, “Have we met before, or are you new here?”

    “Sorry Crystal, Pippa. This is Kimmie, she’s a friend of mine from out of town. We started to chat on the web and she came up for the weekend. Kimmie, this is Crystal and Pippa.” Cathy pointed to each girl as she said their name.

    “Hi Crystal, Hi Pippa. It’s nice to meet you both.” Chrissy/Kimmie said with a smile.

    “Hi Kimmie, nice to meet you too.” Crystal said smiling back at her.

    “Hi Kimmie.” Pippa said as she sat waving like mad at Chrissy/Kimmie.

    Chrissy/Kimmie was feeling better now as both these girls knew Chrissy really well and didn’t realise that she was anyone but this Kimmie girl.

    Crystal and Pippa stopped for half an hour then left to go dance and see who else was in the club. But before they did leave, Crystal turned to Cathy and said, “Oh Cathy while I think about it, Becky and Mandy are looking for you.”

    “Oh, really? Do you know why?” Cathy asked trying not to look at Chrissy/Kimmie.

    “Something to do with Chrissy going missing.” Pippa said before Crystal could.

    “Oh god, I hope everything is okay. You don’t think she might be. You know. Dead?” Cathy put her hand to her mouth to make it look even more like her shock was real.

    “I hope not Cathy, we all really love Chrissy. But all we know is that something happened last weekend and no one has seen her since.” Crystal sort of rolled her eyes to indicate that it wasn’t looking good. “I’ll send one of them over if I see them around the club, they knew that you and Chrissy were speaking on the phone and they where hoping she might have been in touch.”

    “I wish I could help them, but I haven’t seen Chrissy in some time now. I haven’t spoken to her in a couple of weeks.” Cathy said lying through her back teeth.

    “I’ll let you tell them that then, but I think they were hoping she might have called you. We will maybe see you later on the dance floor. Bye, bye for now.” Both girls waved as they walked away.

    “You’re such a good liar Cathy, you almost had me believing you.” Chrissy/Kimmie said in a quiet voice.

    “I know I am, but if I said I had seen or heard from you then Becky and Mandy would be over here before you knew it. Crystal and Pippa can spread gossip quicker than anyone I know, they could even give the Internet a run for its money sometimes I think.”

    Chrissy/Kimmie had to giggle at that, but she was right. They could get the word out fast. They sat and finished their drinks and then decided to take a walk around or someone would think it odd for a new girl in the club to just sit in a corner all night. They went to the bar to get a couple more drinks and then started circulating.

    Chrissy was looking out for Becky and Mandy, and not looking where she was going and bumped into a woman walking in the opposite direction. When she looked up to say sorry she saw it was Becky. Luckily for Chrissy/Kimmie she saw Cathy and never really took much notice of her, as she looked so different.

    “Cathy!” Becky screamed. “Have you heard from Chrissy?” She seemed to almost be pleading with her to say yes.

    “No sorry, I’ve not seen her here yet tonight. Isn’t she in the VIP section with Mandy?” Cathy tried to look like she had just not seen her tonight.

    “No Cathy, you don’t understand. She ran off upset last Saturday and no one has heard from her since then.” Becky was close to tears now and looked really upset.

    Chrissy/Kimmie had sort of stepped to one side and just out of Becky’s line of sight. She was looking at Becky and could see that her makeup was hiding bags under her eyes and she looked a little tired. When Chrissy looked at Becky’s hand, she never saw any ring on her finger either.

    “Becky why was Chrissy upset?” Cathy asked.

    “Come to the VIP section and I will explain it all to you.” Becky said with a sigh.

    Cathy turned to Chrissy/Kimmie. “I just need to go and have a word with Becky, I’ll be back soon Kimmie.”

    Becky looked at Cathy and then at Kimmie, then at Cathy again. “Your friend can come with you Cathy.”

    “I wasn’t sure you would let me bring anyone else in to the VIP section with me.”

    “Sure you can Cathy.” Becky then turned to face Chrissy/Kimmie. “Hi, I’m Becky, you must be new here?” Becky put out her hand so Chrissy/Kimmie could shake it and smiled at her. Becky stared into Kimmie’s eyes and felt a warm feeling. Becky thought to herself. This girl was remarkable, if she hadn’t been told she was really a he, she would have swore she was really a girl.

    Becky looked into the girl’s eyes and felt like she could get lost in them, she made a mental note to herself. She would have to get to know this girl a little better later on, but for now she had things to sort out with Cathy.

    Chrissy/Kimmie was getting a little worried that Becky had worked out it was her. But she couldn’t see any sign she had.

    “Yes I am a friend of Cathy’s from the Internet. This is a great club you have here Miss.”

    “It’s not my club Kimmie. I just play hostess. And please call me Becky.” Becky turned to Cathy again and said, “Follow me Cathy and I will take you to Mandy so she can explain to you what happened last Saturday with me.”

    Cathy took Chrissy/Kimmie by the hand and followed Becky to the VIP section. She let go of her hand just as they entered the room so Mandy didn’t see them enter together and tip her off as to who Kimmie really was.

    As soon as Mandy saw Cathy enter the room with Becky, she got up and ran over to her. “Have you heard from Chrissy? Please say you have Cathy!” Cathy was a little scared of how forceful Mandy was being.

    “Mandy, I’ve already asked her. She hasn’t, but I said we would explain to her what happened. I think we should go in the office so we can talk without being disturbed.” Becky led the way as Mandy and Cathy followed her to the office door and entered. Cathy looked back to see Chrissy/Kimmie walk over to the bar and take a seat just as Mandy closed the door.

    “I’m sorry for how I acted out there Cathy, but we are both really worried about Chrissy. No one she knows has seen her in a week. We were hoping that she might have been with you.” Mandy was looking even more stressed out than Becky was.

    Cathy couldn’t understand why they were both so worried about her after what they had done to her. “Why would Chrissy run away from you? What got her so upset?”

    “There was a misunderstanding and we never had time to explain it to Chrissy.” Becky said.

    “What kind of misunderstanding?” Cathy asked back.

    Becky and Mandy looked at each other seeing if they should tell her or not, then they both nodded at each other and Mandy said. “We were planning a surprise for Chrissy, but she found out that Becky wasn’t doing what she’d told Chrissy she was doing, so Chrissy thought that she was seeing another woman. Well she told me this and I had to try and calm her down. What I didn’t know was that she had come back down and heard half of a phone call I had with Carl about Chrissy being onto the surprise we had planned. She thought that Becky and Vicky were seeing each other.” Mandy had to stop as she was getting to upset talking about how she had been treating her Sister.

    Becky picked up where Mandy had stopped. “The plan was to surprise her last Saturday and explain it all to her. But she saw me and Vicky hug and kiss, then she ran off. And that was the last we saw of her.” Becky sounded heart broken and Mandy was still softly crying.

    Cathy felt guilty for making the pain that little bit worse, but she needed to explain it to Chrissy before she could let them know she was okay.

    “I’m really sorry that your surprise went wrong, but if you were doing it all to surprise Chrissy, then why was Vicky giving you a ring box Becky?” Becky’s head shot up and Mandy looked at Cathy.

    “What did you just say Cathy?” Mandy asked.

    Cathy realised a little to late that she had said the wrong thing. So she tried to cover her tracks a bit. “I thought you said that she saw Vicky hand you a ring box, then you hugged and kissed.”

    “That is what happened, but I never said anything about the ring box though. The only way you would know that is if you had spoke with Chrissy.” Cathy felt that if there had been a spotlight in the room they would be shining it at her right now.

    Cathy let her head drop and the girls knew that she knew a lot more than she was letting on.

    “Cathy, do you know where Chrissy is?” Becky asked.

    “Yes I do. She’s been stopping with me for the past week. She told me that you had dumped her for Vicky and that Mandy had known all about it and was okay with it all.” Cathy sounded really sad for not telling the truth now. “I’m sorry for lying to you both. I thought I was helping a friend.”

    “Cathy you were helping a friend, but she had the wrong idea about it all. Is she at your place now?” Mandy asked.

    “No she’s not.”

    “Where has she moved to now? Has she gone home to my house?” Mandy asked, hoping Cathy would say yes.

    “No, she is still stopping at my place, but she is here in the club tonight with me.” Cathy had a grin on her face as the other two looked at each other.

    “She can’t be Cathy, the bouncers are under orders to bring her to the VIP section if they see her in the club or walking past the club. And if she is with you tonight, then how come you were stood with the oriental girl and not Chrissy?” As Becky spoke, Cathy saw the light bulb come on above her head. “That girl you were with. Kimmie, she is Chrissy isn’t she?”

    Cathy just slowly nodded a yes and watched Becky look at Mandy, but Mandy had no idea what Becky was on about.

    “Sorry Mandy, but when I found Becky out in the club, she was with this girl. I had this warm feeling when I shook her hand, but never gave it a second thought. Apart from me thinking how cute she looked. Now I know why, she was Chrissy in disguise.” Becky got up and went over to a window that was a mirror from the other side and looked around the VIP section till she saw the girl sat at the bar holding a glass with a straw in it looking a little nervously at the office door.

    Becky pulled Mandy over to where she was stood and pointed at the oriental girl. “That is Chrissy. Mandy.”

    Mandy looked at Becky like she had been drinking a little too much and then back at the girl. That can’t be Chrissy, Becky. Look at her bust, Chrissy isn’t that large up top. And her face is the wrong shape.”

    “It is Chrissy Mandy. She’s used more make up and lighter foundation to give her face a different shape and added some padding to her chest. She looks really different doesn’t she?”

    As the girls stood watching Chrissy/Kimmie, they saw Vicky and Carla walk past her and stop. They both turned around and went back to her. The girls all wondered if they had seen through her disguise right away.

    Chrissy/Kimmie was looking at the office door trying to work out what was taking so long when she saw Vicky and Carla walk past. Chrissy wanted to run up to Vicky and ask why she stole her girlfriend, but knew she was no match for Vicky. She did get worried when they both stopped and looked at her.

    Chrissy turned to leave, but felt a hand on her shoulder. When she turned she saw it was Carla. “Excuse me miss, but should you be in the VIP section?”

    Chrissy/Kimmie had to clear her throat before she could speak. “I was in here with a friend, but she seems to have left. I’m sorry, I will leave now.” Chrissy saw Carla wave to the bouncer on the doorway to the VIP section and she got really worried. “I said I would leave, you don’t need to have me thrown out.”

    Chrissy/Kimmie shook off Carla’s hand from her shoulder and made her way out the VIP section.

    The bouncer got to Carla and waited for her to speak. “Matt, that girl that just left the room. Who did she come in with?”

    “She came in with Cathy, but Becky and Mandy took her in the office to have a chat with her.”

    “Are they still in there?” Carla asked.

    “I haven’t seen them leave yet Carla.”

    “Thanks Matt.”

    Carla and Vicky turned to go over to the office and saw Becky, Mandy, and Cathy run out the office. Carla was about to speak, but was cut off by Mandy. “Way to go Carla, you just kicked Chrissy out the VIP section!”

    It took Carla a couple of seconds to work out what Mandy was trying to say, but even then she was at a loss still. She looked at Vicky who just shrugged her shoulders. They both followed the girls as they went after the girl they just kicked out.

    Chrissy was stood waiting to get her coat at the cloakroom when she saw Becky walk around the corner with Mandy and Cathy following. She stepped out the line and hid behind a post where they couldn’t see her.

    She knew Cathy must have told them because Becky hadn’t worked out it was her when they spoke.

    Chrissy watched them look around near the cloakroom, then they made their way out to the exit at the front of the club. Chrissy knew she couldn’t leave the club while they were there so she decided to hide in a corner for a bit, till she could get her coat and leave.

    As she made her way deeper in to the club she felt a hand on her shoulder. When she turned around expecting to see Becky or Mandy, she let out a sigh of relief when she saw it was Pippa.

    “Hi Kimmie. How are you enjoying the club?” Pippa asked in her normal bubbly way.

    Chrissy had to smile, there was just such a way about Pippa that made you feel like that. She was so full of energy, and loved life and everyone around her.

    “I think the club is really great, thanks for asking.” Chrissy/Kimmie shouted over the music.

    She saw Pippa look around for someone and then she looked back at Chrissy/Kimmie. “Where is Cathy?”

    “She went to talk to a girl called Becky, and some other woman about that girl Chrissy you told us about earlier.”

    “I will have to have a word with her when I see her.” Pippa said in a firm voice. “It’s not nice to leave you to wonder around the club on your own, not on your first visit.”

    “I don’t mind really Pippa, I think they really needed to talk.” Chrissy/Kimmie said with a smile.

    “You’re welcome to come and sit with me and Crystal, and some of the other girls if you would like?”

    “Thanks Pippa. Maybe later, I really need to use the little girls room right now.” Chrissy/Kimmie did a fake little dance to show Pippa she needed the toilet.

    “Okay then Kimmie. We’re just over there.” She pointed to a table in the far corner where she could see Crystal, Karen, and Sandi all sat talking.

    “I’ll come over later Pippa, and thanks for talking to me.” Pippa threw her arms around Chrissy/Kimmie and hugged her before leaving to join the rest of the girls.

    Chrissy/Kimmie made her way to the toilet and sat in a stall for a bit to calm down a little before she made her way to the cloakroom again.

    Chrissy couldn’t understand why Cathy had sided with Becky as well. Could She cast spells on people to make them like her more than me? Chrissy thought to herself.

    Chrissy sat in there for some time, then she made her way out to the club again. She saw Becky, Mandy and Cathy head back to the VIP section. So she saw her chance to get her coat and leave the club.

    There were only a couple of people at the cloakroom so she soon had her coat and was heading for the door. Just as she got there she looked back to see Vicky Making her way over to her. Chrissy pushed past a couple of girls coming in the door and was outside and running up the road. Well running wasn’t really the right word to use as the boots with there large heels stopped her moving very fast at all.

    She looked back to see Vicky running up the road after her. With Vicky being so tall, she only wore shoes with small heels or flats. This meant that she could easily catch up to Chrissy.

    Vicky put her hand on Chrissy’s shoulder and stopped her dead in her tracks. She turned Chrissy to face her, but didn’t expect what came next. Chrissy slapped her across the face, she didn’t think she would even get close, but Vicky made no attempt to even try and stop her.

    “How could you do this to me Vicky? I thought you were my friend!” Chrissy screamed at her.

    Vicky never said a word or even tried to hit her back, she just took Chrissy by the hand and tried to lead her back to the club. Chrissy didn’t want to go back to the club so she started to fight with Vicky to free her hand from Vicky’s.

    Vicky stopped walking and turned to face Chrissy. “Chrissy, are you going to stop fighting me and come back to the club and talk to Becky. Or do I have to carry you there?” Chrissy looked at Vicky with fire in her eyes, then she went to hit her again, but Vicky stopped it this time. “Please don’t try that again Chrissy, or I will take you across my knee and spank you right here in the street.”

    Chrissy looked around and could see that they had already drawn a crowd. She had one last go at breaking free, but all this got her was Vicky lifting one of her arms. Vicky then bent forward and lifted Chrissy onto her shoulder so her belly was on Vicky’s shoulder.

    Chrissy tried to break free, but Vicky was just too strong for her. She knew now why Becky loved her. What chance did she have against someone like Vicky.

    Chrissy stopped fighting and felt like a fool as Vicky went back into the club and walked past everyone with an oriental girl draped over her shoulder.

     Becky was sat on one of the sofa’s crying with Mandy trying to console her when they both saw Vicky walk in the room with Chrissy draped over her shoulder. She made her way to the office and walked in. Becky and Mandy were close behind.

    Chrissy stood and tried to straighten herself up a little, but soon realised that her dress had ridden up in the back and she had given the whole club a good show as she was carried to the office.

    Carla entered the room with Cathy in tow, they were about to go and see if Chrissy had gone to her place when they saw Vicky walk into the club carrying her.

    They all stood and looked at Chrissy for a bit. Chrissy looked at all of them, she gave Cathy a disappointed look before looking away and then looking at Becky.

    “Well Becky, you finally have me here. So tell me I’m dumped and I’ll leave.” Chrissy said in a flat tone of voice.

    “Why would I ever want to dump you Chrissy? I love you, you fool.” Becky said as a tear ran down her cheek.

    “If you love me so much, then why are you seeing Vicky behind my back?”

    “I’m not in love with Vicky!”

     “I saw you last Saturday Becky, and I heard Mandy on the phone talking to Carla. I saw Vicky give you the ring box.” Chrissy was fighting back the tears again.

    “Chrissy, we have been planning a surprise for you. That is why we were all doing stuff behind your back.” Mandy said.

    “Why was Vicky giving you a ring box Becky, if she wasn’t in love with you?” Chrissy asked.

    Becky walked over to the desk and took a small box out a drawer and walked back to where Chrissy was stood. “I was hoping to be a lot more romantic when I did this, but I guess I should just get it over with now.” Becky lifted her skirt a little so she could go down on one knee and then lifted the box and opened it why looking up at Chrissy.

    “Chrissy, will you marry me?”

    Chrissy looked at the ring and then at Becky and then back at the ring again. Becky was waiting for an answer, but all Chrissy did was let her eyes roll up into her head as she fainted.

    Vicky was still stood behind her so she didn’t fall on the floor, and Vicky placed her on the sofa.

    Mandy got a glass of water and ran back to the sofa just as Chrissy was starting to come around again. Chrissy looked a little lost at first, but soon realised where she was. Mandy gave her the water, and she took a couple of sips from it.

    Chrissy looked at Becky and then at the little box on the floor in the middle of the room. “Becky? Did you just ask me to marry you?”

    “Yes I did Chrissy. That is what I was planning all along, but you ran away before I could ask you.” Becky had tears running down her face now and her makeup was a mess.

    “Why couldn’t you tell me? You and Mandy both let me think you were seeing another woman.”

    “I wanted to make it really special for you Chrissy. I was having a dress made for you, and Carla and Vicky were sorting out a room at the hotel so we could have a romantic evening. Then I was going to pop the question to you. I’m sorry for making you think I was seeing anyone else Chrissy. I just thought it would have been okay last Saturday when I sprang the surprise on you. None of us knew about you hearing the phone call Mandy had with Carl.”

    Chrissy felt such a fool now for what she did. Her head fell down and she just said. “Sorry Becky.”

    Becky lifter her head up, by putting her fingers under her chin. “Chrissy, the only words I want to hear from you are the ones that mean yes, or no.” Mandy had picked up the ring box and handed it to Becky again.

    Chrissy smiled “Becky, I would love to marry you.” Chrissy watched as she put the ring on her finger. The ring had a heart on it that looked like a smaller version of the one on her necklace her mum gave her when she left home. “This is beautiful Becky, but how did you ever get a ring that matched my necklace?”

    “Vicky’s got a friend that makes jewellery, so we went and got them to make it for us. That is why I was running around with Vicky.”

    “I’m really sorry for being so foolish Becky, are you sure you want to marry me?”

    “More than anything Chrissy. Not having you around for the past week has been killing me.” Becky hugged Chrissy and then started to cry on her shoulder as she let out all the worry she was feeling.

    Mandy joined the hug and also started to cry on Chrissy’s other shoulder. When they broke the hug both Becky and Mandy needed to fix their makeup. So Chrissy set to work on Becky and Cathy helped sort out Mandy. By the time they had both finished, Mandy and Becky looked a lot better than they did before they started crying.

    Mandy looked in the mirror and was amazed at the job Cathy had done. “I see the week with Chrissy wasn’t a loss for you Cathy.”

    “I know, she showed me so many things. I can even cook some real meals now too.” Cathy was smiling with pride.

    Becky looked at Chrissy’s new look and wanted to see the old Chrissy. “As much as I like this new look Chrissy, can we have the old you back please?”

    “Sure Becky, just give me ten minutes and some makeup.” Becky handed her, her makeup kit and let her make her way to the restroom.

    When Chrissy got to the restroom she went to the sinks and looked in the mirror. She found it odd to see the raven hared beauty starring back at her. She really did look different to Chrissy, and she could see why Becky wanted her old self back.

    So Chrissy set to work on returning to her old self. The first thing she did was remove the wig. A couple of other girls were in there and they watched as Chrissy pulled it off and shook out her long blond hair. Then she took some wipes out and removed all the makeup, once it was all gone she set to work making herself look like her old self. The girls that were watching her when she started the change now saw it was Chrissy and hugged her.

    “Welcome back Chrissy, if we hadn’t seen you do that quick change then we never would have believed it. Does Becky know you’re here?” The girl asked.

    “Yes she does, She just asked me to marry her.” Chrissy was screaming like a little girl as she showed the two girls the ring Becky just gave her.

    The two girls hugged her again and then looked at the ring before letting Chrissy get back to Becky and the others.

    Chrissy took one last look in the mirror and thought she looked as close as she could to her old self, apart from the larger breasts. So she made her way back out into the VIP section to find the others.

    She found them all sat on the sofa and they all turned around when they saw Becky jump up and run to Chrissy.

    “Now there’s my girl” Becky said as she kissed Chrissy in the middle of the VIP section.

    “I’m sorry for worrying you Becky, I just got scared that I was losing you and Mandy, She’s so in love with Carl that I thought she was willing to side with you over it all.”

    “Do you really think we would ever do anything to hurt you babe?”

    “I guess not Becky.” Chrissy looked Becky in the eyes and then kissed her again. Becky led her over to the sofa and sat down pulling Chrissy down on her lap so she could hug her.

    Chrissy soon realised just how much Becky had missed her when she wouldn’t let her move. So Chrissy just relaxed and made up for lost time with her lover.

     Cathy was happy to see the old Chrissy back again, but she was a little sad to be losing her roommate from the past week. But seeing how happy Chrissy was, soon made that pass.

     Carla gave Becky the rest of the night off so she could spend it with Chrissy. Carla was happy to see the old spark back in Becky, and Mandy was looking a lot happier now too.

    It was nearly four in the morning when they finally closed the club for the night. Carla sorted out for one of the hotel drivers to take Cathy home after Chrissy gave her a hug and said they would be around tomorrow to pick up her stuff.

    Chrissy was sat in the back of the car with Becky one side and Mandy the other, each one holding onto her like she was going to run away again if they let go.

    When they got home Carla walked Mandy to the front door while Becky pulled Chrissy from the car and started to walk with her, but Chrissy stopped and walked back to where Vicky was stood by the car.

    She reached up and pulled Vicky’s head down to hers and gave her a kiss on the lips and then said, “Thank you for getting the ring made for me Vicky, and I am really sorry for thinking what I did about you, and for hitting you. I hope that one day you will find it in you heart to forgive me.”

    Chrissy let go of Vicky and turned to walk away, but was stopped when Vicky pulled her back and then picked her up off the ground and said, “Chrissy, I was never upset with you, but I was worried for your safety this past week. I’m just glad to have you back with us.” She kissed Chrissy on the cheek and then put her back down so she could run to Becky and then enter the house.

    Chrissy was glad to be back in her own home again. It was okay at Cathy’s, but this was her home and Mandy was her sister. And soon Becky would be her wife.

    Becky and Mandy dragged her into the kitchen and made some hot chocolate. They asked Chrissy what her past week had been like while they drank. Once they all finished and the mugs were soaking, they all went up to bed.

    Chrissy wasn’t surprised when she was led to Mandy’s room and forced to sleep between the two girls just in case it was a dream and she really wasn’t back.

    When she woke the next day she was in the bed alone, and thought she had dreamed it all. But when she looked at her finger she saw the ring and smiled.

    She crawled out of bed and went to find the other two. Chrissy found them in the kitchen, Becky was doing a full English breakfast for them all, but she stopped to run over and hug and kiss Chrissy, then Mandy did the same. They were both extremely happy to have her back.

    “I may have to run away more often if you two are going to be like this.” Chrissy grinned as she spoke.

    “Don’t even joke about this past week Chrissy!” Becky protested, as she pointed a fork at her that she was using to beat some eggs ready to make an omelette.

    Chrissy walked around to Becky and hugged her. “Sorry Babe, I’ll be good from now on for you.” She pouted at her and then kissed her on the cheek.

    Becky finished off cooking and then joined the other two at the table to eat. Once they had all finished, they cleared away the dishes. Then they all went to get ready to go see Cathy.

    When they were all dressed and ready to go, they all went downstairs, but instead of leaving the house Mandy said that they were waiting for Carl to turn up.

    “Why are we waiting for Carl?” Chrissy asked.

    “He wants to have a word with Cathy.” Mandy said.

    “Look, please don’t blame Cathy for taking me in. It was my fault, I was the one that got it all wrong, not her.” Chrissy pleaded with the other two.

    “Chrissy, I don’t think Carl is going to have a go at her. He just said he wanted to have a chat with her about some stuff.

    Just then the doorbell went and they all made a move to go see if it was Carl. It was, and were soon headed off to see Cathy.

    Chrissy showed them the way and they parked on the road outside and left Vic with the car while they all went in.

    “Please don’t have a go at Cathy, Carl. She was only helping me out, if you need to blame someone, then blame me.”

    “Chrissy, I’m not here to blame Cathy for anything. I want to offer her a job.” Carl said with a smile.

    “A job! Doing what?” Chrissy asked.

    “I saw the way she did Mandy’s makeup last night and I have been wanting to find someone to help Marie out for some time now, and I think she would be perfect for the job.”

    Chrissy knew that Cathy would jump at the chance to work at the hotel doing the makeovers with Marie.

    They got to Cathy’s front door and Chrissy rang the bell. It didn’t take long for Paul to come to the door, as he didn’t normally dress as Cathy if he knew people would be coming around.

    He looked a little shocked to see all of them there. Just so Chrissy could grab her stuff.

    “Hi Chrissy, Mandy. Becky, and Carl.” Paul looked a little worried when he saw them all there.

    “Don’t look so worried Paul, Carl wants to have a chat with you about something.” Chrissy said with a smile.

    Paul showed them all in to the living room. Once they were all seated he asked, “Can I get anyone a drink?”

    “You sit and talk with Carl, Paul, and me and Mandy will sort out the drinks.” Chrissy got up and helped Mandy up then went to the kitchen area to sort out a pot of tea.

    They knew that Carl must have asked the question when they got back with the drinks, as Paul was sat looking at Carl with his mouth open. He looked at Chrissy as she entered the room with a tray full of cups. Chrissy put the try down and sat next to Paul.

    “Carl just offered me a job Chrissy.” He said in a daze.

    “Yes I know Paul, are you going to take it though?” Chrissy asked with a smile.

    Chrissy saw a look of shock cross his face as he realised he hadn’t given Carl an answer yet. He spun his head back to face Carl and said, “Yes Carl, oh yes I would love to take the job. When can I start?”

    Carl laughed. “I don’t know Paul, when can you start? Do you need to give notice at the place your working at now?”

    Paul looked a little odd at Carl, then he looked at Chrissy. “I thought you had told them about me losing my job Chrissy.”

    Chrissy smiled at Paul. “No Paul, I’ve not had time to talk to Carl or Mandy about getting you a job. Carl saw how well you fixed Mandy’s makeup last night, so you got the job all on your own.”

    Chrissy saw the look of pride on his face as he realised he got the job on his own. It wasn’t a thank you from Chrissy. He knew he would have taken the job anyway, but this way he felt a little more pride. He threw his arms around Chrissy anyway. “Thank you Chrissy, for all your help.”

    Chrissy squeaked out. “What did I do?” As Paul crushed her in the hug.

    “You spent the past week showing me how to do my makeup better, so I was able to show Carl what I could do on Mandy.”

    “She’s really too modest for her own good Paul. You will never get her to see as she had anything to do with it.” Carl added with a laugh. Mandy and Becky had to agree with Carl as well. Chrissy just went all red in the face and started to pour the tea.

    “So Paul, when can you start? Or more to the point, when can Cathy start?” Carl asked with a smile.

    “You will let me work as Cathy?” Paul asked with a grin.

    “Sure, with what you’re going to be doing, it will help put the other girls minds at rest. That’s if they notice you’re a male under the makeup and clothing. You do look really good when you’re dressed. But last night you looked really good, thanks to the little help from Chrissy.”

    Chrissy looked at Carl and smiled at the use of the word “little” as she really never liked getting the thanks for anything. That is one of the things that made everyone love her so much. Everything she did was done out of love, not greed, or the need to better herself, Just because she had a big heart.

    “I would love to start tomorrow Carl, but I don’t really have any clothes to wear while I work.” Paul looked sad for the first time since he got the job.

    “So what Paul? You won’t be wearing your own clothes anyway, Marie will sort you out when you arrive for work tomorrow.” Carl handed him a credit card style pass.

    “What’s this for Carl?” Paul asked still in shock from what Carl just said about the clothes being provided by him.

    “That card will get you into the private car park at the Hotel. You will have your own parking space when you get there tomorrow.”

    “Really? This all sounds very posh. Are you sure you want me to do this for you Carl? I mean you’ve only seen me do a little touch up on an already perfect face.”

    “If you don’t want him Carl, I will take him.” Mandy said with a grin, which made everyone laugh.

    “Paul, Chrissy will vouch for you and that is all I need to know. I would have taken Chrissy if it weren’t for the fact she would never leave Mandy. But with what she has showed you, you might as well be making a living from it. And I’m sure being Cathy most the time will be an added perk.”

    Paul Grinned and then hugged Chrissy again. “Thanks Chrissy, just for being you.”

    “Your welcome Cathy.” She squeaked out again.

    Becky went with Chrissy to get the clothes she had bought, and they got them all packed away in a couple of large bags.

    “How much stuff did you buy last week Chrissy?” Becky asked as they were packing it all away.

    “I needed some new clothes as I was too scared to come home. But I soon realised I could get some revenge on Mandy, so I went a little mad. I’m scared of what Mandy is going to say when she finds out.”

    “She already knows Chrissy, She has online banking remember. She was keeping track of every penny you spent on the company debit card.”

    Chrissy had forgot it was a debit card, and not a credit card. “Is she mad with me over it?” Chrissy asked in a quiet voice.

    “She was really happy about it really Chrissy. At least she knew you were still alive. She did start to worry when you stopped using it after Tuesday though.”

    “Cathy made me see sense. She said it wasn’t really me doing the whole revenge thing, and she was right. I felt worse instead of better.” Chrissy looked a little sad now for what she had done to Mandy.

    “I’ll work out how much I spent and give her the money back.” Chrissy said as Becky gave her a hug.

    They dragged the bags out to the hallway and then went to see if Carl was finished talking with Paul

    Carl finalised a couple more details with Paul and said that they would sort out all the paperwork tomorrow after Marie has done with him. Then they got up to leave Paul to get organised for tomorrow.

    Paul pulled Chrissy to one side as they were leaving. “Thank you Chrissy. I know this past week has been hell for you, but if you hadn’t stopped with me. I wouldn’t be starting my dream job in the morning.” Paul handed Chrissy the debit card he was holding for her, and she put it in her purse again.

    “I didn’t plan any of this Paul, but I’m glad you’re getting something out of it. I feel like my debt to you is paid now.” Chrissy smiled.

    “No it’s not Chrissy. It’s a long way from being paid.” Chrissy looked a little shocked that Paul would still think she owed him still.

    Paul saw the look and then realised he had said it all wrong. “Sorry Chrissy. I mean I still owe you so much for this.”

    “Just do the best you can, and be happy as you do it Cathy. I get the feeling that we won’t be seeing much of Paul after today.” Chrissy grinned, and so did Paul.

    They left Paul at his front door and made their way back down to Vic and the car. Chrissy was a little shocked when they pulled into Mable’s instead of heading home.

    “Why are we here at Mable’s?” Chrissy asked with a puzzled look on her face.

    “Chrissy, you’ve been missing for the past week. Don’t you think Mable and the others will want to know you’re okay.” Mandy said.

    “I guess so Mandy, but I wasn’t sure you would have told them.”

    “What and face the wrath of Mable when she did find out? Not on your life Chrissy.” Chrissy had to giggle at the thought of Mandy being afraid of Mable like the rest of them were.

    Vic parked the car out on the road. Mandy got out and then let Chrissy out while Becky got out the other side. Carl stopped in the car with Vic, as he wanted to sort out some calls and make sure Cathy had a parking space for tomorrow.

    When they got to Mable’s front door Becky and Mandy stood in front of Chrissy so Mable, or whoever opened the door wouldn’t see her right away. Becky pushed the doorbell and waited for someone to answer it.

    They heard someone walking up to the door and then it opened. Chrissy couldn’t see who it was, but she did know the voice. “Have you heard from her? Is she okay? Oh god, please say she is okay.” It was the worried voice of Mable.

    Mandy smiled at Mable then said, “Tell you what Mable, why don’t you ask her yourself.” She and Becky stepped to one side and left Mable with a clean run, right at Chrissy.

    “Chrissy!” Mable shouted as she ran and hugged her lost little lamb. “How could you worry us all like that?”

    “I’m sorry Mable. I’ve been such a fool.” Chrissy said with a tear running down her face.

    Mable wiped the tear away and pulled them all into the house. The others must have heard Mable shout and thought the worse as they had all ran to the front door. Chrissy saw the looks on their faces all change from that of dread to one of joy when they saw her stood in the hallway.

    Chrissy got dived on by them all, even little Cathleen hugged her leg. Till Chrissy picked her up and they could have a proper hug.

    “I really miss you too Chrissy.” Cathleen said as she kissed Chrissy on the cheek.

    Chrissy got dragged to the dinning room and forced to tell the story of what she did for the past week and how she tricked both Becky and Mandy with her oriental disguise. Chrissy could tell that all of them, including Becky and Mandy were all really tired from not sleeping very well and worrying about her. So they called it a day and left them, so they could go home to get some rest. Mable hugged them all and let them leave for home.

    They found Carl still on the phone talking with Marie about her new helper. Carl ended the call as they got in the car. “How is Mable? Better I hope now she knows Chrissy is okay again?” Carl asked.

    “Yes they are all looking better now. Just a little tired from the lack of sleep like the rest of us.” Mandy said as she looked at Chrissy. She saw Chrissy look away and drop her head. “I’m sorry Chrissy, I didn’t mean it like that.” Mandy put her arm around Chrissy as she felt her start to cry.

    “I am so sorry to all of you. I’ve been such a fool. I really don’t deserve friends like you.” She was really crying now as she let all the feelings of the past week pour out.

    Vic drove the girls home and then picked up Chrissy and carried her into the house and up to her room. Becky led the way before getting on the bed with Chrissy and hugging her till she fell asleep with Becky not far behind.

    They only slept for a couple of hours, but Chrissy did feel a lot better. She turned over and looked at Becky sleeping. That was the thing she missed the most for the past couple of weeks.

    Like she always did, Becky opened her eyes to see Chrissy looking at her. “Hi sleepy head.” Chrissy said in a quiet voice. Becky just smiled and kissed her.

    “I’m sorry Becky for taking the edge off your surprise.” Chrissy said as she looked into Becky’s eyes.

    You’ve got nothing to be sorry for Chrissy. I’m just glad you’re back home with me, safe and sound. I do find it hard to believe you thought Vicky and I were seeing each other.” Becky giggled, which set Chrissy off.

    Once they stopped giggling, Chrissy got up and went to use the bathroom, then waited for Becky to do the same, so they could walk down to the kitchen together.

    When they got to the kitchen, they found Mandy sat at the kitchen table talking to Vic, and Carl. “Hi Chrissy, Becky. You two feeling any better now?” Mandy asked.

    “Yes we are, sorry for the outburst in the car.” Chrissy said as she got herself and Becky a glass of juice. “Anyone else hungry?”

    Chrissy got a vote of yes from everyone, then Carl said. “Let’s go out to eat, my treat.”

    “If you don’t mind Carl, I would like to cook for you all. My way of saying sorry for all the worry.” Chrissy was hoping Carl wouldn’t mind.

    “You really don’t have to Chrissy, but I don’t mind eating some of your great cooking.” Carl said with a smile.

    Becky got up to help, but was told to go in the living room and watch some TV, or talk while she worked. Chrissy kicked out the others as well and set to work.

    They all sat in the living room listening to Chrissy work, but none of them were about to look in on her and get told off. It was just over an hour before they saw Chrissy’s head pop around the door and say it would be ready in ten minutes.

    They all got up and made their way into the kitchen and took a seat at the table while Chrissy dished up the food. Everyone got stuck in and in no time at the table was empty and all their bellies were full.

    “That was some of the best food I ever tasted Chrissy.” Carl said, and Vic backed it up.

    Becky and Mandy were used to having Chrissy’s cooking, and they had missed it the past week. They agreed that it tasted really good.

    “Consider yourself fully forgiven for being foolish now babe.” Becky walked up to Chrissy as she spoke, and hugged her. Then she kissed her and sent her to sit at the table so she could wash the dishes.

    Mandy got up to dry them, but was told to sit and spend some time talking with Chrissy. Carl and Vic got up and helped Becky by drying them for her.

    “Has the shop been busy this past week Mandy?” Chrissy asked.

    “Well it seemed busy as I was trying to do it all on my own. I never realised just how much you did in the shop.”

    “I’m sorry Sis, I’ll work really hard to make it up to you next week.” Chrissy said as she took hold of Mandy’s hands in hers. “I’m sorry about all the money I spent as well. If you can work out how much I spent, I will write a cheque out and pay you back.”

    “Chrissy, stop trying to make amends for last week. We were all as much to blame, if not more. I should have come clean when you told me what you thought the other Thursday. Now stop feeling sorry for yourself and smile, we’re all just so happy to have you back with us. As for the money, don’t worry about it. I deserved that for lying to you.” Chrissy smiled for Mandy and then they hugged.

    Carl and Vic stopped for another couple of hours, as the club didn’t open on a Sunday. Chrissy was cuddling up to Becky on one of the sofas and Carl and Mandy were on another one why Vic sat and watched from an armchair.

    Once Carla and Vic left, the girls sat in the kitchen with a hot chocolate and talked about inconsequential’s till they all felt ready to go to bed. Chrissy was the main filling in a Becky, Mandy sandwich for the night. But she wouldn’t want it any other way.

    Becky followed Chrissy into their room to take a shower with her and help wash her back the next morning as they normally did, then she went to sort out breakfast while Chrissy got ready for work.

    Becky was just dishing up scrambled eggs on toast when she got downstairs. “Good morning Chrissy.” Mandy said with a smile.

    “Morning Mandy.” Chrissy replied, smiling back at her.

    They ate their breakfast, then Chrissy thanked Becky for the nice breakfast before she and Mandy left for the shop. Becky was going to do the dishes and then head back to bed for a couple of hours as she was working tonight. She was glad that they had stopped opening the club on a Sunday.

    Chrissy had a busy day sorting out the mess that Mandy had got the shop into while she was away. The only bad point of the day was when Prue called in to make sure her daughter was okay. But she took the telling off and everything was fine after that.

    Becky had dinner ready when they got home. So they sat down and ate. Afterwards, Chrissy helped Becky get ready, and she left for the club looking like a real knock out.

    Chrissy called Cathy to see how her first day went. She found out she had a great time and was really having a lot of fun being dressed all the time. Chrissy talked to her for a little longer, then hung up and went to find Mandy and have a cuddle on the sofa with her sister.

    When it was time for bed Chrissy went to her own room to get ready for bed, but then went to Mandy’s room and got into bed with her. Becky had told her to, as she didn’t want Chrissy sleeping alone.

    Chrissy must have been tired because she never heard Becky come to bed, but when she woke in the morning Becky was cuddled up to her. Mandy had already gone to take a shower so she eased herself away from Becky and went to her own room to also take a shower.

    Mandy was reading the paper when Chrissy got downstairs, so she made a start on breakfast. She made them both bacon sandwiches then joined Mandy at the table.

    “Are we going to the club tonight Mandy? Or am I grounded for being naughty?” Chrissy asked with a grin.

    “Do you want me to ground you Sis? Or I could find some other way to punish you.” Mandy had an devilish look on her face.

    “No, no I’m fine Mandy. I was only joking.” Chrissy thought back to the night she ended up playing maid. That wasn’t as much fun as she thought it would be, and was in no rush to do it again.

    Mandy laughed at the look on Chrissy’s face. “I thought you might change your mind.”

    Chrissy cleaned up the breakfast pots and then they left for work.

    Becky had dinner ready when they got home, so they ate and then all went up to get ready for the evening.

    The word had got around the club about Chrissy being asked to marry Becky, and everyone wanted to see the ring. Crystal and Pippa found Chrissy and had a quick go at her for tricking them on Saturday by pretending to be a girl called Kimmie. But they both said she did a good job of it and asked to see the ring that Becky had given her.

    Chrissy was getting sick of lifting her hand up to show off the ring. But it did give her an idea, so she went to find Vicky.

    Vicky was in the VIP section talking with Carla and Mandy. “Sorry to bother you, but can I have a quick word with Vicky please?”

    “Sure, we weren’t really talking about much anyway.” Carla said as she let Vicky leave to talk with Chrissy.

    “What can I help you with Chrissy?”

    “You know your friend, the one that made the ring. Do you think he could make another one for Becky?” Vicky never spoke, but led Chrissy to the office. She went to the safe on the wall and opened it and took out a ring box identical to the one Becky showed her the other night.

    “Mandy thought as soon as Becky gave you the ring, you would want one for her. So I had my friend make a second one in her size.”

    “Vicky, you really are amazing you know. You think of everything.” Chrissy gave her a hug.

    Vicky returned the hug. “I will always look out for the ones I care about Chrissy, and you’re one of those I care about.”

    Vicky led Chrissy back to the sofa where Carla and Mandy were still sitting. “You were right then Mandy, she did ask about another ring.” Carla grinned as she spoke. Mandy just had a grin on her face to match.

    “So you’re all in on this, does Becky know about this ring?”

    “No she doesn’t Chrissy. Carla and Vicky wanted to let you surprise her with it.” Mandy said.

    Becky came back and Chrissy had to close her fist around the ring box so she couldn’t see it. “Hi Babe, you okay?” Becky asked when she saw the odd look on Chrissy’s face.

    “I’m fine Becky, it’s just been a long day.” Becky looked at her suspiciously, not buying the reason for the look on her lovers face, so Chrissy thought she might as well give her the ring now.

    Chrissy turned to face Becky in the middle of the VIP section and dropped to one knee just like Becky had done on Saturday. She looked up at Becky and saw the puzzled look on her face.

    Chrissy lifted her hand with the ring box in it and opened it with the other hand. “Becky, I would really love for you to marry me too?”

    The look on Becky’s face when she saw the ring was the same, as the one given by Chrissy, she could tell Becky had no idea this ring existed.

    She pulled Chrissy to her feet. “You know I will Chrissy.” She watched as Chrissy took the ring out the box and slid it on her finger for her. Then she hugged her and they kissed, letting the rest of the world fade out. The only thing they felt was each other, till they heard cheering from all around them.

    When they broke the kiss, they could see all the people in the VIP section had stopped to watch the impromptu floor show. Chrissy and Becky went crimson and then had to take a seat on the sofa to calm down.

    They each put their ring hands down on their legs so they could compare the rings. Becky looked at the others. “You guy’s planned this all along didn’t you?”

    “Yes we did Becky. As soon as you said you wanted to have an engagement ring made to match the necklace Chrissy wore, I told Vicky to get a second one made for you.” Mandy was smiling as she spoke.

    Becky and Chrissy got up, before jumping on Mandy and hugging her, then they gave Carla and Vicky each a hug too.

    Chrissy spent the rest of the night showing her ring along side Becky’s, so everyone could see that they matched.

    They were both glad when the club shut for the night and they could stop lifting their hands up.

    Vicky dropped them off and waited for them to enter the house before she drove off again.

    The girls went straight to bed as they were all worn out. They were asleep and dreaming in no time at all.

     Life got back to a more normal routine after that night. The shop was doing really well, and the club was getting well known. So the shop was getting more and more business.

    Chrissy would call Cathy every couple of days, or Cathy would call her. Cathy really loved the new job, and she was getting on really well with Marie.

     Becky set about trying to organise the wedding, but she was having trouble finding a church that would marry two women. Even if one was still listed as a male on their birth certificate.

    Becky told Carla and Vicky about it and they said they would look into it for her and see what they could sort out. They had a couple of ideas, but wanted to have a word with Mandy before they did anything about it.

    Mandy gave them the okay on their plan, and they set to work on planning the wedding.

    Becky would ask Carla and Vicky if they had any luck sorting anything out, but they just said no, not yet. Becky would always walk away feeling down.

    Carla, Vicky, and Mandy all felt a little bad for lying to the other two, but they would love it when they found out.

    Carla and Mandy worked out the best time of the year and mouth to close the club and the shop for a couple of weeks. Then they went and booked the plane tickets and hotel rooms. Carla organised for a priest to marry them, then it was a simple matter of waiting for all the tickets to turn up.

    Mandy was sat on the sofa at the club one Saturday night when she asked. “Any sign of the plane tickets and hotel paperwork?”

    “Oh I meant to tell you that it all arrived this morning. So when do you want to tell them?”

    “How about tomorrow? We could all go out for lunch, and tell them then.” Mandy smiled at Carla.

    Mandy told Chrissy and Becky about Carl treating them all to lunch tomorrow when they were getting ready for bed, but didn’t say any more about it.

    Vic and Carl turned up at twelve noon. The girls were waiting for them when they got there, so they went straight out to the car.

    “Good afternoon ladies. I trust you’re all hungry, and ready for some lunch?” Carl asked. He got a yes from all three of them, and Vic drove off towards the restaurant.

    Vic pulled up in front of a country club and a couple of men opened the doors of the car for the girls to get out. Vic handed the keys to one of the men and he gave Vic a token with a number on it.

    “This place looks really posh Carl, are you sure you want to buy us all lunch?” Chrissy asked.

    “Sure I’m sure Chrissy. What’s the point of having money if you can’t treat the people you care about.”

    A man in a suit came up to Carl and called him by name. “Hello Carl, been some time since you were here last. How have you been keeping?”

    “Hello Bob. I’m doing fine, but the new club has been keeping me busy.” Carl replied.

    The man took a quick head count and then said, “Table for five is it Carl?”

    “That’s right Bob. One of the nice tables, if you know what I mean.”

    Bob nodded at Carl and then led the way to a large table near the window, so they could watch the swans on the lake as they ate.

    Carl ordered a couple of bottle of champagne and a mineral water for Vic as he was driving. The girls took their time ordering what starter and what main course they wanted. Each of them picked a different dish then tried tastes from each other’s meals.

    Carl loved to watch all three of them, they always did everything together. It was like watching three sisters most the time.

    Carl waited till they had all finished before looking at Mandy to get the okay to give them the large white envelope he had brought with him.

    “Here you go Chrissy, Becky.” Carl handed it to Chrissy.

    “What is it Carl?”

    “Why don’t you open it and find out.” Carl said with a smug grin on his face.

    Becky took the envelope off the table and opened it. She looked at the paperwork inside and then looked at Carl. “Is this some sort of a joke Carl?”

    “It’s no joke Becky.” Carl said.

    “What is it Becky?” Chrissy asked, trying to look at the paperwork she was holding. Becky handed it to Chrissy, so she could read it herself. “If I understand this right, we are going to get married on a beach in the Caribbean.” Chrissy said as she looked at Carl, then Mandy.

    “That’s right Chrissy. Carl had the idea some time back and asked me what I thought of it, and I said it was a great idea.” Mandy was smiling at the look on both Becky and Chrissy’s faces.

    “So all this time you knew what you were all going to do?” Becky asked as she looked at both Mandy and Carl. “I was beginning to think Chrissy and I would never be able to get married.”

    “I’m sorry Becky, but I wanted to make sure it could all be done before I said anything.” Carl said.

    “Please don’t be sorry Carl. I think it sounds amazing, but what about all the planning and wedding dresses? Oh God, we will never get it all done in time.” Becky was beginning to panic already.

    “Becky, Becky. Calm down, we have it all in hand and people are in place to get everything done for you.” Mandy said as she took hold of Becky’s hand.

    Chrissy was just sat looking at the paperwork still. “I’m getting married. I’m getting married.” Was all she kept saying.

    Becky put her arm around Chrissy and hugged her. “Yes we are Chrissy, you’re not having second thoughts are you?”

    “No! Not at all, I’ve just never left the country before. I don’t have a passport!” Chrissy suddenly shouted.

    “Yes you do Sis, I sorted it out for you last year, don’t you remember?” Mandy said with a laugh.

    “Oh yes, so you did. I’m sorry, but I’m in shock at the moment.”

    “All you two have to do is relax and have a great wedding.” Carl said with a smile.

    Chrissy pulled the plane tickets out and saw that there were six of them. “Who’s the sixth plain ticket for Carl?”

    “I thought you would want Cathy there for the big day Chrissy, was I wrong?”

    “Does Cathy know about it yet?” Chrissy asked with a shocked look on her face.

    “With how the engagement surprise went, we kept the people that knew down to as little as we could.” Carl and the others all laughed now when they thought about Chrissy running away.

    “Point taken Carl, and don’t have to keep reminding me of that?” Chrissy said as she went all red in the face.

    Carl said sorry and Becky gave her a hug to make her feel better.

    Chrissy and Becky thanked the others for what they were doing for them. They sat grinning and looking at the booklet for the Hotel they would be stopping at as they drove home. Mandy put the kettle on when they got back home and made a pot of tea. She took it to the living room where the others were sat chatting. Carl was telling the girls about the Hotel, as he had stopped there a number of times and knew the owner really well.

    Chrissy went to call Cathy and ask her to come over as she had something to ask her.

    It was Cathy not Paul that turned up. Chrissy was right when she said that she didn’t think she would see much of Paul any more. “Hi Chrissy, what’s so important that you needed me to come over right away?”

    Chrissy led her to the living room, she saw Carl and looked worried. “Don’t panic Cathy, you’re not in any trouble.” Chrissy took her by the hand then led her over to the sofa and sat her down.

    “Hi Cathy, you’re looking nice today.” Carl said trying to help her relax a little.

    “Thanks Carl. Why do you all want to see me for? Have I done something wrong?” She asked with fear in her voice.

    Chrissy turned to Cathy and said. “Cathy I told you you’re not in any trouble. You know how Becky was trying to sort out our wedding? Well she was having some trouble finding a church that would marry us, so she asked Carl for his help.”

    “Yes I know that Chrissy, you told me.”

    “Well Carl in his normal fashion has sorted it all out for us.” Chrissy smiled at Carl, who just grinned back at her. “You see were going to be getting married on St Lucia.”

    “That’s great Chrissy. I hear it’s a really nice place, I wish I were going.” Cathy said sounding a little jealous of her.

    “You are, if you want to that is Cathy. I would really like you to be my maid of honour.”

    Cathy looked to be taking in what Chrissy just said. “You want me to be your maid of honour? And come to the Caribbean with you?”

    “Yes I do Cathy, You’re my best friend after Becky and Mandy. And Carl already got you a plane ticket.” Chrissy grinned at her.

    “What about work? Will Marie be able to cope without me?” Cathy asked.

    “The club and Mandy’s shop will be shut for a couple of weeks. I want to have some things added to the club and it needs to be shut while they’re done, and the time we’re going to be shut is a quiet time of year anyway and the middle of the month.” Carl said.

    “I see you gave it a lot of thought then before you booked everything Carl.” Cathy said.

    “Mandy and I sat and talked about it all, to make sure it all went as planned.” Carl replied.

    “Mandy, you never said anything about closing the shop for two weeks. Can we afford to be closed for that long?” Chrissy asked, sounding a little concerned.

    “Chrissy, all I’ve done for years is work. I think the shop will survive us taking a holiday for a couple of weeks. And the club will be shut, so most of the business will be reduced.” Mandy sounded happy to be taking a break.

    “I thought you would want Mandy as your maid of honour Chrissy? She is your Sister. Cathy looked a little puzzled.

    “We talked about it and decided that you should be my maid of honour, and Mandy will be Becky’s. As you can guess, this isn’t a normal wedding after all. So do you want to be my maid of honour?” Chrissy asked.

     Cathy realised that she hadn’t given Chrissy an answer. “Yes Chrissy, I would love to be your maid of honour.” Chrissy hugged her.

    Carl and Vic stayed for a little longer before leaving. Cathy seemed to be waiting for them to leave so she could have a word with Chrissy and Mandy.

    “Is everything okay Cathy? You seem a little distracted. I don’t think it’s the fact I asked you to be my maid of honour.” Chrissy said looking worried for her friend.

    “I was waiting for Carl and Vic to leave because I wanted to have a word with you and Mandy about something.” Cathy looked rather anxious about how they were going to react once she said what she wanted to say.

    Mandy and Becky came back into the room and Chrissy said. “Mandy, Cathy wants to have a word with us about something. Do you have some time now Sis?”

    “Sure, what do you want to talk about Cathy?” Mandy walked over and took a seat facing Cathy.

    Becky turned to leave the room saying. “I’ll leave you to talk then.” As she took the asking Mandy to mean that Cathy didn’t want her there.

    “Please Becky, don’t leave. I don’t mind you being here to hear this as well. I just need to ask Chrissy and Mandy a couple of things.” Cathy patted the seat next to her and Becky came and sat down.

    “I’ve been giving this a lot of thought, and I want to transition. I’ve been spending all my time as Cathy for the last couple of weeks now. And I really like being this way.” Cathy let out a big sigh.

    “Are you sure this is what you want to do Cathy? It’s not going to be easy, and a lot of people will not be kind to you.” Mandy said. Wanting Cathy to be fully aware of what she was about to do.

    “I know all that Mandy, but I’ve just felt complete these past weeks. Like the life I now have is close to what I have dreamed of all my life.” Chrissy just hugged her, as she knew what Cathy was feeling.

    “Do you want me to call my mum and ask to make an appointment for you then?” Mandy asked.

    “Do you think she will see me Mandy? I know she helped Chrissy, but I’m not sure she will do the same for me.” Cathy asked looking a little scared.

    “We won’t know till we ask, will we. I’ll go and give her a call and find out.” Mandy got up and went to the kitchen. She was gone for some time, but when she came back she was smiling.

    “I take the smile to be a good thing Sis.” Chrissy said.

    “Yep, mum said she would have been upset if you had gone to another doctor. She will see you on Wednesday morning for a check up. We will come with you if you want?”

    “Yes please, I am so scared right now.” Mandy said as a tear ran down her cheek. Chrissy hugged her from one side and Becky the other. This made her feel better.

    Mandy made plans to pick Cathy up at ten on Wednesday, but said they would see her at the club on Tuesday night. Chrissy went to sort out some sandwiches and Cathy stopped for some dinner with them. Mandy opened a bottle of wine and offered Cathy a glass. “No thank you Mandy, I have to drive home later.”

    “You could stop the night Cathy?” Mandy said with a smile.

    “I don’t want to put you to any trouble Mandy.”

    “It’s no trouble Cathy, and you don’t really look like you want to be alone at the moment.”

    “Am I that transparent Mandy?” Cathy asked, looking a little sad.

    “I’ve had a lot of practice over the past couple years having Chrissy as a sister.” Mandy could see a lot of Chrissy in Cathy. She knew it was only a matter of time before she decided to stay a woman. Mandy was going to be there for her, just as she’d been for Chrissy.

    Mandy and Cathy both looked at Chrissy and smiled. “Hey! How much trouble can I be.” Chrissy said with a smile.

    The other girls all looked at each other then burst out laughing. Chrissy looked hurt for a bit, then joined in with the joke. She knew she could be a hand full sometimes.

    Mandy poured Cathy a glass of wine and they all sat talking in the living room till it was time for bed. Chrissy showed Cathy to one of the spare bedrooms and then returned to her room to get her a nightgown to wear.

    “There you go Cathy, sleep well.” Chrissy gave Cathy a hug before heading back to Mandy’s room to cuddle up to Mandy and Becky.

    Chrissy got up the next morning and took Cathy some clean towels and some clothes to wear, so she could come down for breakfast.

    “Morning Cathy. Here are some towels, so you can take a shower if you want. Did you sleep okay?”

    “Morning Chrissy. Thanks for the towels, I would love to take a shower. And I slept just fine thanks. The bed is really nice, better than mine at home.”

    “Mandy only ever buys the best you know.” Chrissy laughed. “Come down when your finished and I will have some breakfast ready for you. I’ve brought you these clothes to wear today till you can get home to change.”

    “Thanks Chrissy. I’ll see you down stairs in a bit.” Cathy smiled as she watched Chrissy trot out the room. Cathy went to take a shower so she could get down and have some of Chrissy’s great cooking.

    Cathy took a shower and then slipped on the tracksuit Chrissy left for her, then made her way down to the kitchen. She took a slow walk so she could take a better look at the house as she walked.

    Cathy loved the house, it was large and really well looked after. She remembered Chrissy telling her about Mandy’s husband doing all the work himself. He had been really talented.

    Cathy got to the kitchen door and could hear singing and laughing, so she opened the kitchen door and saw Mandy sat at the table laughing. She was laughing at Chrissy and Becky, who were singing along to a song on the radio and doing a silly dance. Even she had to laugh when she saw it.

    The others stopped singing and laughing when the heard Cathy laugh from the doorway. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to interrupt the fun.”

    “Morning Cathy. Don’t be sorry, Chrissy and Becky were just playing around while we waited for you to join us for breakfast.” Mandy said once she got her breath back. “Please take a seat and we will eat.” Mandy pulled the chair out next to her, so Cathy sat in it.

    Chrissy and Becky started to bring plates to the table. “I hope your hungry Cathy.” Becky said as she put a plate in front of her that was full of bacon, sausage, eggs, mushrooms and hash browns.

    “Wow, you sure eat well here. How do you all stay looking so thin?”

    “We don’t eat like this everyday Cathy, only when we have guests. Chrissy wanted to make sure you had a proper meal in you before we left for work.” Mandy said with a smile.

    Cathy looked at Chrissy. “Thanks Chrissy, but I can feed myself you know.”

    “I know you can Cathy, but this way I know you’ve eaten.” Chrissy grinned.

    Cathy went to say something, but Chrissy pushed a sausage in her mouth, so she just bit a peice off it and then held the rest. “MMM, nice breakfast Chrissy, Becky. Thanks.”

    “Your welcome Cathy.” Becky said.

    They all got stuck into the plates of food and were soon finished. Chrissy got up to do the dishes, but Becky told her to finish getting ready for work and she would do them. Cathy said she would help dry. So Chrissy and Mandy went up to finish getting ready for work.

    Becky was just putting away the last of the plates when they got back. Chrissy walked over to Becky and kissed her. “Thanks Babe for doing that. I’ll see you later, and don’t go trying to do too much. You’re working tonight remember.”

    “Yes mum.” Becky said in a long drawn out voice that made her sound like a child being told something for the hundredth time.

     “Hey, I will have less of that out of you, or I will have to ground you and take away your pocket money.” Chrissy had a hand on her hip and was pointing the other one at her.

    Becky just burst out laughing, which set of the others even Chrissy. She walked over to Becky and kissed her again. “I’ll see you tonight Babe.”

    “Miss you already.” Becky said as she kissed her once more.

    Chrissy walked over to Cathy and gave her a hug. “I’ll see you tomorrow night Cathy. Have a good day at work. What time do you start?”

    “Not till noon on a Monday. It’s always a slow day till noon, so Marie sorts things till then. Thanks for the breakfast Chrissy, it was really nice.”

    “You’re welcome Cathy, it was nice having you over for the night.” Chrissy hugged her again.

    Cathy turned to Mandy. “Thanks Mandy, I had a really good time last night. You have a really lovely house.”

    “Thanks Cathy, it was nice having you over. Please feel free to come over any time. I know Chrissy would like to see you a little more often.”

    “Thanks Mandy, I would like that a lot.” Mandy gave Cathy a hug and Cathy returned it.

    Cathy and Becky watched them leave, then Becky made a fresh pot of tea and sat at the table with her to drink it.

    “Chrissy really likes you Cathy.”

    “I like her as a friend too Becky, but that is all. I would never try and come between you and her.” Cathy looked a little worried that Becky was getting the wrong idea about her friendship with Chrissy.

    “I’m sorry Cathy, I mean as a friend. I know she loves me Cathy, I can see it in her eyes every minute of every day.” Becky looked all dreamy as she spoke.

    “She is a good friend Becky. You’re lucky to be marrying her.”

    “Just as she is lucky to have a friend like you. I still worry about what could have happened when she ran away that Saturday if she hadn’t got you to call on.”

    “Becky, it all worked out okay in the end. You can’t live your life worrying about what might have happened. You have her now, so make the most of it. And take it from me, she missed you all that week Becky. I really don’t think she would have kept living if you really had dumped her to marry Vicky.”

    “I can’t believe she would even think that Vicky and I could ever be an item in the first place.”

    “I don’t think she did Becky, till she saw you with Vicky. Then she was thinking with a broken heart, which is never good.”

    “I know, talk about bad timing.”

    “Is it ever any other way with things like that.” Cathy laughed which set Becky off.

    They finished their drinks and then Cathy got off, so she could get ready for work.

    Becky washed up the cups and then sorted out what to do for dinner then went back to bed for a couple of hours.

    Chrissy and Mandy had another busy day and were glad to get home. Becky had dinner nearly ready when they got home so Mandy took a quick shower and Chrissy stopped to be with Becky while she could.

    With dinner out the way, Chrissy took Becky up to get ready. She took her shower with Becky and then did her hair and makeup for her. Vicky turned up just before eight. Chrissy waved them off and then went to sit with Mandy and watch some TV for a bit, then went to bed.

    Mandy was happy to see Carl Tuesday night as they hadn’t seen each other since Sunday. Chrissy was happy to see Mandy moving on with her life, and she liked Carl/Carla very much.

    Mandy sat and told Carla about Cathy and made sure nothing bad would happen to her once she started her transition. “Mandy how could I treat Cathy badly for wanting to be a woman, when I dress as one nearly every night.” Mandy had to laugh at the funny look on her face.

    “I guess you do have a point Carla.” Mandy kissed her. Then they went to have a walk around the club. Carla loved to show off her girl to the club members.

    They found Chrissy sat with Cathy talking to some other girls while Becky was helping a new girl to the club meet a couple of other newbie’s. Cathy had done the makeup on one of the girls that afternoon so she said hi to her and asked how she liked the club.

    “Hi Cathy. I was really scared at fist, but Becky has been great. And I have made a couple of friends already.” The girl said.

    Cathy turned to Chrissy who had been sitting quiet as they talked. “Chrissy, this is Tiffany. Tiffany, this is Chrissy. She is the one that showed me how to put makeup on.”

    “Hi Chrissy, you taught her really well.” Tiffany said with a smile as she took Chrissy’s hand and shook it.

    “Cathy is just being modest Tiffany. I only showed her a couple of little things.”

    “I think you’re the modest one Chrissy.” Tiffany said.

    “Looks like everyone is on to you Chrissy, they all know how good you really are.” Cathy said with a grin. Chrissy just went all red and playfully slapped Cathy on the arm.

    Tiffany went back to her new friends and Becky came and sat with them for a while.

    Mandy reminded Cathy what time she would be around to pick her up in the morning at the end of the night and Carla got a driver to take Cathy home. Then they all got in the car and Vicky drove them home too.

    Mandy and Chrissy had to get up a little before they really wanted to in the morning, but they needed to be there for Cathy.

    Mandy pulled up outside the block of flats and Chrissy went up to get her. She rang the buzzer for Cathy’s flat and waited for Cathy to let her in. When she got up to the flat Cathy let her in.

    “What’s up Cathy? You don’t look so good.”

    “I’m scared Chrissy, what if she says I can’t become a woman.”

    “Cathy, no one is going to do that to you. The choice is yours to make That’s what the real life test is for, and you will need to see a psychiatrist. Don’t worry Cathy, I know a really nice one. The same one I went to, and still do when I feel at odds about things.” Chrissy had take hold of Cathy’s hand and looked her over to make sure she looked okay.

    “Thanks Chrissy, I really needed to hear what you just said.” Cathy smiled. Which made Chrissy feel better as well.

    “Just remember Cathy, I have been where you are now, and look how I turned out.” Chrissy smiled, then dragged Cathy out the door and down to Mandy.

    Cathy never said much on the way to see Prue. She did stop outside the front door to the practice and look at Chrissy and Mandy. They both smiled and took hold of a hand each and led her up to the door. Mandy pushed the buzzer and waited for Kim’s voice.

    “Hi Kim it’s Mandy and Chrissy.” They all heard a buzzing sound and they pushed the door open and went in.

    Kim had got up and come around the desk to hug them all, she even gave Cathy a hug, as she looked really scared. “You must be Cathy? Hi, I’m Kim.”

    “Hi Kim. Pleased to meet you.” Cathy said in a quiet voice.

    “Likewise Cathy. Pleased to meet you too.” Kim looked at Mandy. “Your mum said to send you right in when you got here.”

    “Thanks Kim. I’ll be back later to chat while Mum does the tests.” Mandy smiled at Kim as she led the way to Prue’s office.

    Chrissy had to drag Cathy, as she had suddenly frozen to the spot. “Come on Cathy, you will really like Prue. You will see where Mandy gets all her kindness from.”

    Cathy entered the room just in front of Chrissy and saw a woman sat behind a large desk looking at some paperwork. She looked up when she heard the door close.

    “Hello Mandy, Chrissy, and this must be Cathy?” Prue got up and came to hug Mandy, then Chrissy and she shook Cathy’s hand. “Please take a seat everyone and we can have a chat before I start the tests.”

    Mandy and Chrissy watched as Prue put Cathy at ease and had her laughing in no time at all. When it came time to start the test’s Mandy and Chrissy left the room and went to chat with Kim.

    It only took half an hour to do all the tests and take a blood sample. Prue called for the other’s to come back in and they found Cathy nursing a peace of cotton wool on her arm where Prue had take the blood.

    “How you feeling Cathy? Chrissy asked with a worried look on her face.

    “I’m doing fine, just not keen on needles.” Cathy said as she pulled a funny face, but she soon had a smile on her face again.

    “How’s it all looking Prue?” Chrissy asked.

    “She’s in good health, and I can’t see any problems. But I will need to see what they turn up in the blood work. Can you get back in next Wednesday Cathy?” Prue asked her.

    “I can’t see why not, I know where I’m coming now.”

    “We can bring you again Cathy, if you want us too?” Mandy asked.

    “I don’t want to keep putting you out Mandy. You’ve already done so much for me.”

    “I wouldn’t offer if I didn’t want to do it Cathy.”

    “Okay then, thanks Mandy.”

    “Mum, do you and Kim want to go grab a bite to eat? My treat.” Mandy said as she raised an eyebrow.

    “How can I pass up my oldest daughter going into her purse and paying for something.” Prue laughed.

    “Hey! You make me sound like I’m tight with my money.” Mandy said with a petulant expression.

    They all just laughed and Mandy joined in as well. Prue called Kim in and asked if she wanted to go get some lunch, and that Mandy was paying. She did the same thing Prue did, which set everyone, but Mandy off laughing again.

    “Now I am really beginning to think that you all see me as being a Scrooge.”

    “No we don’t Sis, were just having some fun with you.” Chrissy hugged her sister to make her feel better. “Shall we go? Before you change your mind.” That got Chrissy a slap on the backside as she got up.

    Mandy drove them all to a restaurant and let them all order what they wanted. The food was excellent and they all chatted about some of the latest fashions and other pleasant banter. Some of the chatter was Kim and Prue asking Cathy questions.

    Once they had eaten, Mandy drove Kim and Prue back to the office and then dropped Cathy off at her place so she could take her car and head off to work.

    Mandy Looked at her watch and decided it was too early to do the food shopping and go home. “Chrissy, do you feel like have a walk around some shops down town?”

    “Sure Sis, sounds like it would be some fun.” Chrissy smiled back at her.

    Mandy parked the car in town and they spent the rest of the afternoon walking in and out of shops trying different styles of clothes. Some of the stuff they tried on really didn’t suit them, but they had a laugh anyway.

    They decided it was time to get back to the car and go get the food shopping done. It was nowhere near as much fun as the clothes shopping was, but they did need to stock up on some items.

    Becky was in the kitchen sorting out something for dinner when they got home, so she helped them unload the car and get everything put away. She had an idea of what to do for dinner and told Chrissy. Both of them then set to work on sorting it out.

    Once dinner was ready and Mandy was back down, they all sat and ate it while Chrissy and Mandy told Becky how Cathy got on that day and about the walking around town window shopping.

     Becky pouted when she was told they both went shopping without her, so they made a plan to all go next Wednesday. This made Becky smile again and Mandy and Chrissy just started to laugh.

    “You got any idea about a dessert Chrissy? You always seem to make such nice ones.” Becky asked.

    “I was thinking of having a couple of really sweet guy’s myself.” Chrissy sounded all dreamy as she said it.

    Mandy and Becky both said “What!” and just sat staring at Chrissy.

    Chrissy giggled then got up and walked over to the freezer and poked her head inside. When she stood and turned around to face the other two, they were still looking very oddly at her.

    “Don’t worry, you two. I’m going to share them with you. Now who want’s to nibble on Ben, and who wants to lick Jerry?” Chrissy asked in a sultry voice, as she held up two tubs of Ben & Jerry ice cream.

    Mandy and Becky burst out laughing which set Chrissy off. She got a couple of spoons and returned to the table. Mandy opened one tub and Becky the other. It took them a bit of time to have dessert because they were all feeding each other, but they were having fun doing it.

    Chrissy went up to help Becky get ready for work, while Mandy went to sit in the living room and flick through some corset catalogues. She got up to answer the door when the bell rang.

    “Hi Vicky. Come in, I think she’s nearly ready. You’re looking as stunning as always.”

    “Hi Mandy, thanks.” Vicky was beaming with pride.

    Becky came down just after that and they were on their way to the club, and Chrissy went to join Mandy in the living room.

    Mandy showed her some of the new items she was going to order, which Chrissy agreed with and pointed out, a couple that Mandy normally would have passed on. Mandy got her laptop out and placed the order online then shut it down and sat watching telly for the rest of the night cuddled up on the sofa with her sister.

    The rest of the week was pretty routine and they all went to the club on the Saturday night. Cathy came over on Sunday and ended up stopping the night again, but she did bring a change of clothes this time. So she went straight to work from Chrissy’s house.

    Mandy picked up Cathy on the Wednesday morning and drove her to see her mum along with Chrissy and Becky. Chrissy had told Cathy about the shopping trip they were going to make after Cathy had finished with Prue, so she booked the rest of the day off and went with them.

    Cathy had a great time, and only got odd looks a couple of times. Most the sales staff saw all the bags the girls already had, and just smiled hoping they would spend lots of money in their shop too.

    By the end of the day all the girls were worn out, and Becky still had to work tonight as well. But she was happy still as she’d had a really great time.

    “Do you want to come back for some dinner Cathy?” Chrissy asked.

    “I don’t want to be any trouble Chrissy.”

    “I’m going to be making dinner for the rest of us, so it’s no trouble at all.” Chrissy smiled. She knew that Cathy was going to say yes anyway.

    “Okay then, thanks Chrissy. I had a really great day shopping with you all.”

    “Your welcome to come shopping with us any time Cathy.” Mandy said as she drove the car home.

    Chrissy told Becky to go and lie down for a bit while she sorted out dinner. Becky went to say something, but saw the look on Chrissy’s face and thought better of it.

    It was still early, so Chrissy took her time working on the meal to give Becky a couple of hour’s sleep before she needed to go and wake her up.

    Cathy was sat with Mandy at the kitchen table so they could talk with Chrissy as she worked on the meal for the evening.

    “Have you made an appointment to see Sarah yet Cathy?” Mandy asked.

    “Yes, I am seeing her in the morning.” Cathy sounded really scared about it.

    “Don’t worry Cathy, you will love Sarah, and Maggie. They’re really nice and won’t judge you either.” Mandy put her hand on Cathy’s to make her feel a little more relaxed.

    “I’m just scared that they will tell me I can’t change who I am.”

    “Chrissy said the same thing Cathy, but look at her now. My mum, Sarah or even me and Chrissy can’t tell you what you can and can’t do. All we can do is help you make the right choice and be there for you when you do.”

    “Thanks Mandy, I guess you’re right. I have been looking at it all wrong.” Cathy’s mood did pick up again after that.

    Chrissy got everything cooking and then went back to sit with the others for a time. When it was nearly ready Chrissy went up to wake Becky.

    Becky was still fast asleep when Chrissy got there, so she slowly slid on to the bed and put her head on the pillow and watched her lover sleep for a bit. Then like she normally did, Cathy slowly opened her eyes and saw Chrissy smiling at her.

    “Hi Chrissy, is dinner ready?”

    “Hello sleepy head. Yes it is, well it will be in ten minutes. I wanted to give you some time to wake up first.” Chrissy kissed her then slid off the bed and left the room.

    The food was on the plates when Becky got downstairs, so she took her seat and made a start on it. Once the meal was over, Chrissy went with Becky to help her get ready while Mandy and Cathy did the dishes.

    Cathy went to the door when she heard the bell and found Vicky stood there. “Hi Vicky, you’re looking really nice tonight.” She was wearing a stunning dark blue dress that came to just below the knee and had a slit up the side that stopped just before you really wanted it too. She had a wasp style corset over the top of it on the same dark blue, and her makeup and wig really did finish the job off just right.

    “Hi Cathy, are you living here too?”

    “I wish Vicky, but no, I was just having some dinner here after a day of shopping.”

    “Sounds like you had fun, judging by the smile on your face when you said that.”

    “I really did Vicky, I love spending time with Chrissy and the others.”

    “I know what you mean Cathy. I always seem to feel better at the end of the day when Chrissy has been around me. I think she must radiate love out to everyone around her.”

    Cathy thought about it for a second. “You could be right Vicky, I always feel better after spending time with Chrissy. And I know that Mandy and Becky always seem to be happy she’s around.”

    “After seeing what they were like the week she went missing, trust me they really do feed off her love.”

    “I saw what a mess they were in when they called me into the office. I just wish she was a little tougher, but I guess that would change who she is.” Cathy said, as she thought about it a little more.

    “It would, and would we like her any other way?”

    “I like her just the way she is now, so if it means protecting her more, then so be it.”

    They stopped talking as they heard Chrissy and Becky chatting as they came down the stairs.

    “Hi Vicky. You’re looking gorgeous again tonight, got a hot date with some young stud?” Chrissy teased.

    “No, just some sexy young girl called Becky.” She teased back at Chrissy, then put her tongue out at her.

    Chrissy stepped up to Becky and put her arm around her waist. “I may just have to keep her here then and let you go and tell Carla why she lost her hostess for the night.” Vicky just laughed and then went and picked Becky up and started to walk off with her. “Hey, not fair. Come back with my girl you big bully!”

    Vicky turned around and then put Becky down so Chrissy could give her a proper good bye. They touched cheeks and hugged like they always did when Becky was all made up ready for work. Then Chrissy turned to Vicky and did the same. Take good care of my girl Vicky”

    “I always do Chrissy.” Vicky replied with a smile.

    Cathy watched as they played their little game and smiled as she could see what Vicky was talking about now. Chrissy was like a sun, you just spun around her soaking up the rays of love she threw out at you.

    “How are you getting home Cathy? Vicky asked her while Chrissy hugged Becky.

    “I think Mandy was going to run me home, or I was going to get a taxi.”

    “Well if you’re about ready to go, I can drop you off on the way to the club. It would save Mandy having to go out again.”

    “That would be great Vicky, if you really don’t mind.”

    “No problem at all Cathy.”

    Cathy ran off to get her things, so she didn’t keep Vicky and Becky waiting too long. She thanked Mandy for a great day and hugged her, then she hugged Chrissy and thanked her as well.

    “Call me after your meeting with Sarah and let us know how it went.” Chrissy said, as she hugged her.

    “I will Chrissy. I just hope she doesn’t put me in the funny farm.” Cathy laughed as she tried to hide how scared she was about it all.

    Mandy and Chrissy waved them off from the front door and then made their way in to relax for a bit before bed time.

    Chrissy was just sorting out some EBay orders the next afternoon when her mobile phone started to ring. “Hello Cathy, how did the visit with Sarah go?”

    “Hi Chrissy, It was really nice. I don’t know why I was so worried about meeting her now. She had lots of great things to say about you by the way. But I’ve not met anyone that hasn’t yet.” Cathy sounded really happy on the other end of the phone.

    “I did say she was really nice, did you meet Maggie?”

    “Yes I did, Sarah was running late when I got there so Maggie made me a cup of coffee and we were chatting about you and Mandy.”

    “I really like Maggie, she is such a sweetheart.” Chrissy said.

    “When are you back there again Cathy?”

    “I’m there next week at the same time, she seems to think I am a prime candidate for the change, but only time will tell. I told her I was already doing the real life test and have a job working as a woman full time.”

    “I know you will be fine Cathy, having good friends around you helps.”

    “I have the best friends. Thanks for all the help, I don’t know what I would do without you.”

    “I think you’d be doing what you’re doing now, I haven’t really done much Cathy.” Chrissy tried to play down her part in helping Cathy out.

    “Chrissy, you really need to learn to take a little more pride in just how much you really do to help others.” Chrissy was just quiet at the other end of the phone, she really didn’t know how to deal with being thanked for doing stuff for other people. “Hello, Chrissy you still there?”

    “Yes I’m still here Cathy. Sorry for being so quiet, but I just do what I feel is right. I don’t see it as being anything that someone else could sort it out for themselves.”

    “I know Chrissy, but I do love you for all that you’ve done, Whether you believe you helped or not.” Cathy realised that she was never going to get Chrissy to see what she was trying to say.

    “Thanks Cathy, I love you too. I better go and get on or I will never have this stuff ready to be posted out before we close up for the night.”

    “Okay Chrissy, don’t work too hard and I will see you Saturday at the club. And don’t forget I owe you a hug for recommending Sarah to me as a good psychiatrist to go and see.”

    “Okay Cathy, bye, bye.”

    “Bye, bye Chrissy.” The line went dead so Chrissy ended the call at her end as well and then got back to work. She told Mandy that it all went well when she came back through from the shop after a customer left.

    When they got to the club on Saturday, Carla pulled them all into the office and gave them a couple of cards each for a Fashion designer friend she knew.

    “What do we need these for Carla?” Becky asked looking a little oddly at her.

    “She is going to be making your wedding dresses. I want you both to go and look together so she can get some idea of what you’re both looking for in each others dress. I want them both to be perfect for you.” Carla smiled.

    “Thanks Carla, but I’m not to sure we can afford to have them made. As much as we would really like to.” Chrissy said, looking a little down.

    “What has money got to do with anything? You two just worry about loving each other, I will sort the rest out for you.” Carla was grinning now.

    “Carla, you’ve done so much already. We can’t ask you to do more.” Becky was handing the card back, and Chrissy went to do the same.

    “Chrissy, Becky. I don’t have any family left, and I don’t have any children of my own yet. But I have come to think of you two as Sisters, in the short time I’ve come to know you. And I am not giving you any say in how much money will be spent on making your big day perfect.” The girls had both seen Carla like this before, and she never lost an argument yet. So they just walked over to her and each gave her a hug and thanked her for everything.

    They all went back out to the club and had a great time. Chrissy and Becky talked about the meeting they had next week with the designer. It all seemed to hit them both. They would soon be married and together forever. They soon got back into the clubbing mood and were happy and excited for next week.

To Be Continued...