You Have It All Wrong

By SaraUK

Chapter 5

 

    Carla had made the appointment for Wednesday, so it didn’t effect business at the shop and Mandy would be able to take them. Carla wanted Mandy to have some input as to how their dresses would look too. What Mandy didn’t know was that Carla had arranged for the designer to make a dress for her and Cathy as well.

    Becky was at the club on the Tuesday night and waited for Carla to finish talking with a couple of men, once she had Becky went over to talk with her.

    “Hi Carla. Can I have a quick word with you about tomorrow?”

    “Sure you can Becky. Is everything okay?” Carla asked looking a little concerned.

    “Yes, everything’s fine Carla. I was just wondering whether Chrissy and I should be looking at dresses to give this designer some idea of what were looking for.”

    “Trust me Becky, it wouldn’t do you any good. Sara wouldn’t take any notice of the pictures if you did find any.” Carla sort of chuckled as she said it.

    “Who is Sara?” Becky asked looking a little oddly at Carla.

    “Oh, sorry Becky. Sara is the name of the designer that will be making your dresses. She’s really nice and makes all my dresses and Vicki’s, She’s a true artist. So trust me when I say, she will have a talk with you all and then do some sketches and after that she will work with one of you at a time to get the perfect wedding dress made for you both.”

    “So we won’t know what the other ones dress will look like till the day of the wedding?” Becky asked, looking a little shocked.

    “Nope, I told you the wedding was going to be perfect Becky. I want you both to feel like the bride and the groom, at the same time.”

    “What if we clash on the day and have the same dress, or we look really bad stood side by side?” Becky was getting really worried.

    “Becky, calm down. Why do you think I’m using the same designer for you both, Sara knows what she’s doing.” Carla had put her hands on Becky’s shoulders and looked her straight in the eyes as she said it.

    Becky went a little red. “Sorry Carla, I just want it to be so perfect. Not for me, but for Chrissy.”

    “I know you do Becky, but I want you both to have a perfect day. So don’t worry about money or anything, I have it all covered.” Carla pulled Becky into a hug to help her calm down a little more. “I think some of Chrissy is rubbing off on you, you’re beginning to care for everyone else a little too much.”

    “Can you ever care too much for others Carla?” Becky asked after breaking the hug.

    “I don’t think so, but I know that Chrissy puts everyone else before herself. I think that is why I feel the need to make this the perfect wedding she could ever have. She missed out on growing up as a girl and doing all the things girls get to do, so this way she will have one perfect girlie moment, as will you.”

    Becky looked Carla right In the eyes, she could see there was a little more to it than just that. “Do you ever wish you were born a female Carla?”

    Carla smiled. “Sometimes, but only to see what it would feel like to do certain things.”

    “Would one of them be planning the perfect wedding?” Becky asked with a grin.

    Carla looked a little sheepish, like the kid that got caught taking the cookie from the jar. “Am I being that transparent Becky?”

    “Not really, but you seem hell bent on making it perfect that I thought there had to be more to it than just me and Chrissy.”

    “It is all for you and Chrissy. I just get to plan all the other little details, it’s every crossdresser’s dream to plan their own wedding. But I’ll be happy to help you two plan yours.” Carla smiled even more.

    “You really are just like the perfect big Sister Carla.” Becky hugged her again. What Becky just said made Carla feel really good.

    They both got back to work making sure everyone at the club was having a good time.

    Becky was glad to get home and crawl into bed with Chrissy and Mandy. She wanted to curl up to Chrissy, but was afraid she would wake her so she turned the other way. The next thing she felt was a warm arm slide under her body and the other drape over her then pull her close into a hug. This made Becky feel better, and she soon fell asleep.

    Becky woke just in time to see Chrissy leaving the room to go take a shower. She felt like turning over and going back to sleep, but the thought of washing Chrissy’s back and other places won over and she was soon out of bed herself.

    Mandy came out her bathroom just in time to see Chrissy walking out the room, and Becky sliding out of bed to follow her. Mandy had a little chuckle. She loved the way they followed each other around.

    Chrissy had just turned the water on in the shower when she turned to see Becky stood there smiling at her. Chrissy let her nightgown slip off her shoulders, she smiled at Becky then slipped into the shower. Becky wasn’t quite so graceful taking her nightgown off, but she was soon in the shower with Chrissy.

    Mandy was sat drinking a cup of tea when they got downstairs. Chrissy walked over and gave her a hug and said good morning. Then she went to make a start on breakfast.

    Once they finished with breakfast, they all got ready and left the house to go meet with the designer Carla had found to make the wedding dresses. Mandy followed the directions that Carla gave her, and they soon found themselves outside a large house.

    “Are you sure Carla gave you the right directions Mandy?” Chrissy asked.

    “Yep, this is the right address. Look at the business card Carla gave you the other night.” Chrissy looked at the card and saw the address was a match.

    Mandy pulled into the driveway and parked the car. They all looked up at the front of the house, it looked really large and very posh.

    “There must be a lot more money in designing wedding dresses than I thought.” Mandy said as she walked up to the front door and rang the bell.

    They didn’t have to wait to long for a young woman around Mandy’s age to answer the door.

    “Hello. Carla, I mean Carl sent us. We’re here to see about having some wedding dresses designed.” Mandy said looking a little red in the face.

    “Hello, you must be Mandy.” The young woman said. Mandy just looked a little shocked this woman could know who she was. “It wasn’t hard to work out Mandy.” She looked towards Chrissy and Becky. Mandy turned to look at them too, Chrissy and Becky were stood really close and were also holding hands. Mandy turned back to the woman and just smiled.

    “This is Chrissy and the other one is Becky.” Mandy pointed at each girl in turn.

    “I’m Sara, pleased to meet you at last. Carla has told me so much about you all, I’m glad to finally get the chance to make some dresses for you.” Sara smiled at them.

    “So you know Carla then?” Mandy asked. She suddenly felt a little uneasy around this woman, and it showed on her face.

    Sara smiled. “Down girl, I’m not an old girlfriend or anything like that. I make all of Carla’s dresses, and Vicki’s.”

    The look on Mandy’s face softened. “Sorry Sara, I don’t know why I reacted like that.”

    “I do Mandy, its called love.” Sara grinned. Chrissy and Becky just giggled till Mandy gave them an evil look.

    “Please come in.” Sara stepped aside and let the girls enter the house.

    “This is a really nice house you have Sara.” Chrissy said as she entered.

    “Thanks Chrissy. It was a gift from Carla, or Carl. Depending on the time of the day.” Sara laughed.

    “Carl gave you this house?” Chrissy said looking shocked. “He must have more money than I thought.”

    “Don’t you know?” Sara asked looking a little puzzled.

    “Don’t we know what?” Mandy said.

    “Carl’s a millionaire. He owns hotels all over the world, and a string of night clubs just like the one here.”

    “We all knew about the hotel and the night club, but he never said anything about the other hotels and clubs.” Mandy said feeling a little hurt about not knowing.

    “Don’t be too hard on Carl Mandy. He had a girl he loved once before, but it turned out she just wanted his money. It took him a long time to trust another woman.” Sara had stepped up to Mandy and looked her in the eyes. “He is head over heels in love with you, I can tell you that. He wanted to build the relationship on love, not how much money he has.”

    “I have money, so why would he think I wanted his?” Mandy snapped back at Sara.

    “I never said he did Mandy. I just don’t want you thinking he was holding out on you. Would it have made any difference if you had known about the money before hand?” Sara asked, as she watched Mandy’s face.

    Mandy looked to be deep in thought for a bit. “No, none at all. I just love being around him, and her. I don’t even think we ever talked about how much money he has.”

    “You pass the test then Mandy.” Sara said with a big grin on her face.

    “Test, what test?”

    “Carl wanted me to meet you and see what I thought. We’re like brother and sister, we watch out for each other. I really like you, I can see why Carl and Carla are so in love with you.” Sara hugged Mandy.

    “I am still a little upset with him for not trusting me Sara.” Mandy said looking a little hurt.

    “Mandy, he wanted you to fall in love with him. Can you really blame him for that?”

    “I guess not. I would still love him, even if he were broke. He has a good heart and cares about everyone around him.” Mandy let out a sigh as she realised just how much she really did love him. “I am still going to give him a peace of my mind though when I see him.”

    “Be careful Sis, you don’t have that much to spare.” Chrissy said as she tried not to laugh.

    “Hey, are you calling me dumb Chrissy?”

    “Yep, but you’re my kind of dumb.” Chrissy stepped over to hug her Sis with a grin. Mandy took the hug, and had to giggle.

    Sara and Becky had to laugh as well. Sara liked the way Chrissy took the edge off the scene by making a joke. Sara found herself falling in love with Chrissy and she had only just met her. She could see why Carl wanted her to have a perfect wedding. Sara could also see how much in love she and Becky were.

    Sara led the girls to a large room that had a large table in the middle. On the table were lots of folders marked with different things on the front. One said Evening gowns one, another said Ball gowns three, and so on.

    The girls all took seats next to each other, while Sara sat facing them. She slid a large note pad up the table to herself and picked out several folders, and slid them to the girls.

    “You three start and look through them, while I go and make us some drinks. Do you all drink tea?” All three said yes. So Sara walked to a door at the other end of the room to where they entered, and disappeared out of sight.

    They all picked a folder each and started looking at all the wedding dresses in them. It wasn’t like looking at a catalogue, you had a coloured sketch on one page and the finished dress on the other. The girls sat oohing, and aahing as they looked through the folders.

    They all looked up from the folder they were looking at when they saw Sara walking back in the room with a large tray. There were four cups, a large pot of tea, a little jug of milk and a pot with sugar. The tray looked really heavy and Sara was walking really slowly with it. She made it look like she was walking on a tightrope.

    She got to the table and put the tray down near Chrissy, so she got up and started to sort everyone’s drink out before Sara could do anything to stop her.

    Sara watched as she made Mandy’s just how she liked it, then she did the same for Becky. Chrissy then looked at Sara to see how she took hers.

    “I have mine white, one sugar please.” Sara replied to the questioning look. Chrissy smiled at her and then finished off the drink for her. “Thanks Chrissy.”

    Chrissy made her own while Sara took her seat again. Once they all had time to take a couple of sips, Sara asked. “Have you got any idea’s yet or do you need more time to look?”

    “I’ve found two I like, but can’t make a final choice yet.” Becky said looking a little flustered.

    “Becky, I’m not asking you to pick one from the folder. They are all dresses I’ve made for other people. All I need to know is what bits you like from the dresses and I will do some designs and then let you have a look.”

    “You mean the dresses we will get in the end will be a one off design?” Becky replied.

    “Yes, I thought Carl told you that? I never make the same dress twice. Where’s the fun in that?” Sara giggled.

    Sara spent the next couple of hours looking at each dress the girls liked and making notes on a page for each girl.

    Mandy saw that she had three pages, not two. “Sara, why do you have three pages?”

    “One for Chrissy, one for Becky, and one for you.” Sara said as a matter of fact.

    “Why do you have a sheet for me?” Mandy looked a little puzzled.

    “So I can make the maid of honour dress.” Sara was grinning now, as Carl had said to her that he hadn’t told Mandy about her dress being made.

    “What other little surprises had Carl got in store for us?” Mandy asked with a raised eye at Sara.

    “You will have to ask Carl about that Mandy.” She grinned back at her.

    “I just thought, there’s another maid of honour. Shouldn’t she be here as well?” Mandy said looking worried.

    “Don’t worry Mandy, it will be a couple of weeks before I need to take her measurements. We need to work out what you’re going to be wearing first.”

    They spent another couple of hours looking at designs and Sara taking more notes. They took a break when there was a knock at the door, and Sara went to see who it was. She found a member of staff from the hotel stood there with a basket of food.

    “Hello, what’s all this?” Sara asked looking puzzled.

    “Hello, Carl asked me to deliver this basket to you and give you this note.” The girl at the door handed Sara the note.

    Sara read the note and laughed.

 

    Hi Sara

    I know what your like for not stopping to eat, so I thought I would send you some lunch.

    Lots of love

    Carl/Carla

 

    Sara took the basket and thanked the woman for delivering it, then returned to the others. They all saw the basket and knew who had sent it.

    Sara put the basket on the table and opened it. There were lots of different sandwiches and bottles of water. They all took what they wanted and sat chatting as they ate.

    “How did you meet Carl? Sara.” Mandy asked.

    “I kind of caught him dressed one night, and we’ve been friends ever since.” Sara laughed as she thought about it.

    “What do you mean, you caught him dressed?” Mandy asked.

    “It was at College. I’d been working late at a café, trying to make ends meet so I could stay in college. I wasn’t lucky enough to have parents that could pay for me to go. I was half way back to my room when I saw this woman having trouble with her car, so I stopped to see if I could help.” Sara took another bite of her sandwich and a sip of water before carrying on. “You can imagine my surprise to find Carl stood there looking really worried. He was too scared to call for a recovery truck or to get a taxi, and it was to far to walk.”

    “So what happened next Sara?” Chrissy asked, hanging on every word.

    “Well he didn’t look as good as he does now days, so I realised who it was right away. I’d seen him around college, but we had never spoken before. I felt really sorry for him, so I offered him a lift home.”

    “So what happened after that?” Becky asked, looking just as engrossed as Chrissy.

    “I took him back to my place because he had been out too long with his car breaking down and his flat mate would be home. His flat mate had no idea about Carla. I only had a little flat myself, well more a bed sit than a flat. He saw some of the designs I was working on for my Art and Design course. We sat and talked for a couple of hours, and I told him about all the trouble I was having with trying to work a couple of jobs and keep up with my course work.”

    “It looks like it was well worth it Sara. You do some amazing work.” Mandy said as she pointed at the folders on the table.

    “If I hadn’t met Carla that night, I don’t know what I would be doing now.” Sara replied.

    “Why do you say that Sara?” Mandy asked.

    “I was about to call it a day on my dream of becoming a dress designer due to not being able to keep up with the course work and work to keep a roof over my head.”

    “What changed then when you met Carl?” Chrissy asked with a puzzled look.

    “I told Carl what I just told you, and by the end of the week I was in a new flat fully paid for by Carl. I told him I couldn’t take his charity, but he said I could pay him back by helping him become a better woman when he dressed. That’s how I started designing and making dresses for him and then later Vicky as well.”

    “That’s great Sara, I’m glad he was able to help you fulfil your dream.” Mandy said with a smile. “Did you never try to become more than friends?”

    “No, we were to much like brother and sisters from the start. He was my best friend. I could never love him any other way.”

    Mandy was happy to hear that, as she really liked Sara. And didn’t want to be responsible for any bad feelings Sara might have for her.

    They finished lunch and spent a couple more hours working out little details they liked and things they didn’t like. Before Sara said she had enough to make a start on some designs.

    Their visits after today would be one at a time so Sara could work out the designs with each of them separately. Mandy was fine to visit with the other one, as both Chrissy and Becky would know what their maid of honour’s looked like anyway.

    Sara showed them to the door and they all gave her a hug as they left. She really liked them and was looking forward to getting to know them better over the next couple of months. She waved them off at the door and then returned to finish up her notes, while they were still fresh in her mind.

    Mandy drove the car to the supermarket, so they could do some food shopping before heading for home. She was really quiet while they shopped, and Chrissy could see that something was troubling her.

    Once they got home and the shopping was put away. Chrissy sent Becky to bed for a couple of hours before work tonight, and so she could have a chat with Mandy and find out what was wrong, but she had a pretty good idea what it was.

    Chrissy made a pot of tea and then sat at the table and poured herself and Mandy a cup each.

    “There you go Sis. Now will you tell me what’s bothering you?” Chrissy said as she stared at her sister.

    “Thanks Chrissy. Nothing bothering me Sis.” Mandy wouldn’t look Chrissy in the eye as she said it.

    “Pull the other one Mandy, I know when you’re upset about something. Is it what Sara said about Carl?”

    Mandy let her shoulders slump a little more than they already were. “Yes it is. I just wished he trusted me a little more to tell me himself, and I didn’t have to hear it from someone else. Doesn’t really say much for our relationship does it?”

    “Mandy, I think you have it all wrong. I can understand why he would want you to get to know him and not the fact he was rich.”

    “Do I look like a gold digger to you Chrissy? And he approached me remember.” Mandy was close to crying she was that upset.

    “Mandy I think you should call Carl and ask to meet with him so you can talk about it.”

    “Why should I Chrissy, if he doesn’t trust now. I will only drive him even further away.” Mandy got up from the table. “I’m going to lie down for a bit. Thanks for the tea Chrissy.” Chrissy watched her leave the kitchen and let out a sigh. She knew she had to sort this out before it got any worse.

    Chrissy sat looking at the phone and wondering how mad Mandy would be if she called Carl and got him to come over. She thought what the hell, better to have her mad at me instead of Carl.

    Chrissy got her phone and made the call to Carl. She waited as it rang a couple of times, then she heard Carl.

    “Hi Chrissy, is everything okay?” Carl said sounding a little worried.

    “Not really Carl.”

    “What’s wrong, is Mandy, and Becky okay?”

    “Don’t panic Carl, they’re both fine. The reason for the call is to let you know that Mandy found out about you being a millionaire.”

    “Oh, I see. How did she take it Chrissy?”

    “She’s a little upset Carl. She thinks you don’t trust her and that you think she’s a gold digger, just after your money. I didn’t know what else to do other than call you. I know Mandy will be upset with me when she finds out.”

    “Chrissy, I never once thought that about Mandy. I just liked the idea of her being in love with me the person and not the millionaire. Don’t worry Chrissy, I will come over and sort it all out right now.”

    “Thanks Carl, see you soon. Bye.” Chrissy hung up the phone and went to wait for Carl to turn up.

    It was nearly an hour later when Chrissy heard the doorbell. She went as quickly as she could so as not to have Carl wake Becky or Mandy if she could help it. Chrissy wanted to talk with Carl before she went to get Mandy.

    Carl was stood at the door on his own. “Hi Chrissy, thanks for calling me about this. I know I should have told Mandy from the start, but I was just having such a good time with her that I forgot all about it. I really didn’t want her to hear it from anyone else.”

    “I can understand why you didn’t Carl. Sara said you had a bad time with a girl some time back.”

    “That was part of it, but I fell in love with Mandy and asked her out, not the other way around. I was just being a fool, I can see that now.”

    “We all do foolish things when we’re in love Carl. Just look at me for that one.” Chrissy chuckled.

    “You do have a good point there Chrissy, but I never saw you as a fool.”

    “Thanks Carl. Come into the living room and we can talk about it for a bit, if you want to that is?”

    “I would really like that Chrissy, you may be able to give me some idea of how to make it right again.”

    Chrissy led the way to the living room and they both took a seat facing each other.

    “So Chrissy, how much trouble am I in really?”

    “I don’t think you’re in trouble, it’s more that Mandy feels hurt. Like you don’t trust her enough. I can see why she would feel that way Carl.”

    “So can I Chrissy, but I do trust her. I just couldn’t find the right way to say it to her, and as time went on it got harder and harder to tell her.” Carl put his head in his hands for a long time. Chrissy got up and went to give him a hug.

    “Don’t worry Carl, I know Mandy. Just sit her down and tell her how you feel.”

    “Do you really think that will work? Maybe I should buy her something really nice instead?” Carl said as he sat up again.

    “No Carl, this needs to come from your heart, not your bank account. Once you now that everything is sorted out, then you can buy her something nice. And you can treat the ones that gave you the good advice.” Chrissy grinned at him.

    “You name it Chrissy and it’s yours.” Carl smiled back at her.

    “For the moment I will settle for you two being happy lovers again. You wait here and I will go and see if she’s awake yet. Chrissy got up to go see if Mandy was awake, but only made it to the door when she saw Mandy walk in.

    “Who was at the door Chrissy?” Mandy asked as she walked in rubbing the sleep from her eyes.

    Chrissy froze in her tracks as she realised just how bad an idea it was to call Carl and then get him to come over. Chrissy didn’t need to speak, Mandy saw Carl and then gave Chrissy an evil look. “I think I will go and make a start on dinner and leave you two to talk.” Chrissy gave a weak smile hoping that Mandy would take some pity on her later.

    Mandy had a face like thunder. Chrissy had never seen her that mad before, and it was all aimed at her. “I think you better go and do something.”

    Chrissy was scared now and wanted to run, but she couldn’t leave Becky to face Mandy later. So she decided to sort out dinner and then see how everything went from there.

    Mandy watched as Chrissy left the room, then she turned to face Carl. “I’m sorry Chrissy called you Carl, she shouldn’t have bothered you.”

    “I’m glad she did Mandy, We need to talk about this.”

    “Oh, so now you want to talk about it, what a shocker.” Mandy snapped.

    “I guess I asked for that, didn’t I?” Carl smiled.

    Mandy wanted to stay mad, but there was something about Carl’s smile that disarmed her.

    “Why Carl? Why couldn’t you tell me you’re worth millions? Did you feel you couldn’t trust me?” Mandy asked as she took a seat facing him.

    “Mandy you couldn’t be more wrong. I was just loving the idea that you liked me, and not the money, I just never gave it any thought till Chrissy called me. It’s not like I was cheating on you Mandy. I’m still the same person that you first met in your shop. Do you realise how many people want to be your friend when you rich?”

    “No I don’t Carl. It’s not a problem I’ve had I’m sad to say.”

    “Trust me Mandy, its not any fun. People pretend to be your friend, but really they just want some of what you’ve got.”

    “So is that what you were scared of with me Carl?”

    “Mandy, stop trying to put words in my mouth. I’ve already told you, I just liked being me around you. I don’t know what else I can say to you to make you see that.” Carl got up to leave. “I love you Mandy. I have since the first time I saw you in the shop, but if I have lost your trust then I should leave.”

    Carl walked to the living room door and opened it to leave. “Carl, please don’t go. I’m sorry about being so cold with you.” Mandy had got up and walked over to where Carl was stood and hugged him. “I don’t want to lose you. I was just scared you didn’t trust me enough. But I can see how silly that was now, and pointless as I never started seeing you because of your money in the first place.”

    Mandy pulled Carl back into the room and they both sat down to talk some more.

    “Do you feel any differently towards me now Mandy?”

    “The only thing that made me feel any differently Carl was watching you leave. I love you Carl, and I don’t care about the money.” Mandy leaned over and kissed him to show her love for him.

    Carl felt the passion in the kiss and returned it ten fold. He was short of breath by the time they broke it. “That’s the Mandy I love.” Carl grinned.

    “I aim to please Carl.” Mandy smiled back at him.

    “Don’t you think you should go and talk to Chrissy? You did snap at her, and she looked a little worried when she left.” Carl reminded Mandy.

    Mandy put her hand to her mouth. “Oh god Carl, I was wasn’t I? I better go and make sure she’s okay.

    Mandy got up and went to the door that led to the kitchen to find Chrissy.

    “Chrissy was just finishing up the last bits of a Sausage casserole and put it in the oven when Mandy burst through the door. Chrissy turned to see Mandy stood there, but she couldn’t read the look oh her face.

    “Mandy please don’t be mad at me, I was only trying to help you make up with Carl. I know I was out of line, and I will do whatever you want me too while you calm down.” Chrissy started to cry. “I will go and call Mable and ask if I can move back there if it makes you feel any better.”

    Mandy saw Chrissy start to cry and rushed over to her. “Chrissy, don’t cry. I’m not mad with you, I had a talk with Carl and everything is fine. You did the right thing.” Mandy pulled Chrissy into a hug and held her there till she stopped crying.

    Chrissy looked up through tear streaked make-up. “Do you really mean that Mandy? You’re not just saying that to make me feel better?”

    Mandy got a tissue and wiped away some of the make-up. “No Chrissy, I really mean it. Carl and I are fine again, thanks to you. I would have been mad with him for god knows how long, if you hadn’t made that call. So yes you did the right thing Sis.” Chrissy hugged her again.

    “I’m really happy it worked out then Mandy, you looked really mad with me when you first came down and saw Carl.”

    “Carl said I did too, that is why I burst into the kitchen, Sorry if I scared you even more. Do you think you could get another one out of the dinner you’ve made?”

    “Sure I can Mandy, I take it Carl will be stopping for dinner then?” Chrissy asked with a smile.

    “I’ve never known him turn down your cooking yet, so why should now be any different.” Mandy laughed.

    Chrissy went with Mandy to sit with Carl till dinner was ready. “You okay Chrissy? Sorry if I got you in any trouble.”

    “That’s okay Carl. Mandy told me you two are okay again now. So it was worth any trouble I might have got in.”

    “You really are amazing Chrissy. Thanks for calling me, so I could sort it all out with Mandy.” Carl stood up and gave Chrissy a hug.

    “Do you think you can stop for some dinner Carl?” Mandy asked.

    “I was hoping you would ask me to stop, so I brought my change of clothes and told Vicky I would take Becky in tonight. I could never pass up a chance to eat some of Chrissy’s fine cooking.” Carl said with a smile.

    “See Chrissy. I told you he would say yes.”

    “It’s only a simple casserole, so I wouldn’t get to excited about it.” Chrissy tried to play down the meal she was cooking.

    “I’m sure it will be more special than you make it out to be Chrissy.” Carl said with a smile.

    They all sat down and started to chat about the day.

    “How did you like Sara? I hope she was nice to you all.”

    “Sara was really great, we all loved her design work Carl. Why have you never let us meet her sooner?” Mandy asked.

    “Sara doesn’t get out much, she had a problem after we met at College. I know she told you about how we met at College. I called her before I came over here.”

    “What sort of problem would make her not want to leave the house much anymore Carl?” Chrissy asked.

    “I think I should leave Sara to tell you about that if she wants to. It’s not for me to tell you.”

    Mandy and Chrissy both understood what Carl was saying so they changed the subject. They spoke for a bit longer then Chrissy went to wake Becky. She left Mandy and Carl cuddling on the sofa.

    Chrissy found Becky fast asleep, she loved it when she got to watch her lover asleep. She had a face of an angel all the time anyway, but when she slept she looked a little bit more angelic.

    Chrissy lay on the bed next to her and watched her sleep for bit, but like normal she seemed to know Chrissy was watching her and opened her eyes. “Morning sleepy head.” Chrissy smiled at her.

    Once Becky could focus, she sat up really quick in bed and looked down at a shocked Chrissy. “What’s wrong Chrissy? It looks like you’ve been crying.”

    Chrissy had forgotten about crying in the kitchen and Mandy just wiping away her make-up. “Don’t panic Becky, I thought I had upset Mandy when I called Carl about the money thing. After you came up to lie down, I spoke with Mandy and she was upset about not being told about Carl’s millions. She went to lie down herself and I called Carl and told him. So he came over to talk with Mandy, but all is okay again now.”

    “That’s okay then, I don’t think I could cope with going to work if you and Mandy were having any problems.”

    “It’s all really great again, and Carl is stopping for dinner and then he, or she will take you into the club tonight. Dinner will be ready in half an hour.” Chrissy went to slide off the bed, but was stopped when Becky pulled her back to her. “Hey babe, you still owe me a wake up kiss.”

    “Sorry babe, I didn’t mean to leave without a kiss.” Chrissy leaned in and kissed Becky. Then made her escape before Becky could stop her. “If you want some more where that came from, you better not be too long coming downstairs.” Becky just giggled as she watched Chrissy disappear out the door.

    Chrissy got back to the kitchen and checked the casserole and the roast potatoes. Then she made a start on mashing the other potatoes. She was just getting everything dished up and on the table when Mandy and Carl walked in, shortly followed by Becky.

    Becky walked over to Chrissy and pulled her into a hug then kissed her. “Dinner smells great babe, like always.”

    “Well if you let go of me, you can see if it tastes as good too.” Chrissy grinned at her. Becky let her go and they both took a seat at the table with Mandy and Carl.

    “MMM, Chrissy. This smells amazing.” Carl said as he licked his lips.

    “Well, like I just said to Becky. I think it tastes even better, so get stuck in.”

    They all started to pass the dishes around and load their plates up with potatoes and other veggies. Mandy stood and served up the casserole, then took her seat again and started to eat it.

    “You’re right Chrissy, it does taste even better than it smells, which is hard to believe.” Carl said putting another fork full in his mouth.

    “He’s right Sis, you really out did yourself this time.”

    “Thanks, but it’s only a simple casserole.”

    “I’ve tasted better.” Becky said with a grin as she looked at Chrissy.

    Chrissy knew what she meant and just went all red and smiled at her. Becky and the other two just burst out laughing.

    Once they all calmed down, they carried on eating till all their plates were empty.

    Mandy helped Chrissy to clear the table, then Chrissy got an apple pie out and a tin of custard. Mandy cut up the pie while Chrissy put the custard in a jug and warmed it in the microwave. Chrissy took two dishes and Mandy took the other two, then Chrissy went back to get the custard and return to the table and poured some on all the pieces of pie.

    “Did you make the pie as well Chrissy?” Carl asked.

    “No, sorry, I’ve never tried my hand at baking. It is home made though. Mable made it. She always sends me home with one when I call in to visit. Mable makes the best apple pie I have ever tasted, just don’t tell my mum that.” Chrissy giggled.

    “I will have to visit more often, on the off chance I might get some more.” Carl grinned.

    “You’re welcome to drop in for dinner anytime you feel like Carl. Mandy smiled.

    “If you’re going to be having pie, I may have to.” Carl laughed. Which set the others off.

    “Men! Always thinking with their stomachs.” Mandy said as she rolled her eyes.

    “Does that mean I only think about food half the day then?” Carl asked with a grin.

    “I’m not sure, what does Carla think about?” Mandy asked as she leaned across the table and kissed Carl.

    “Hey! No unnecessary sighs of affection at the dinner table.” Becky shouted. Carl and Mandy looked at her. “Not unless I can kiss Chrissy while you two play.” Becky was grinning.

    “Be my guest Becky.” Carl said as he grabbed Mandy for another kiss. When they broke the kiss, Becky was still holding Chrissy in her arms.

    They finished their desserts and Mandy made a pot of tea. They all had a cup and then Becky left to get ready for work with Chrissy close behind, and Carl went out to his car and got his clothes and followed Mandy to her room. So he could change into Carla.

    Mandy sat on the bed and watched Carl start the transformation into Carla.

    The first thing he did was take a shower and shave his legs. He didn’t need to shave his face, as he’d had electrolysis some time back.

    The dress was a low cut number so Carl needed to apply the breast forms with glue and use some make-up to hide the edges. Mandy was getting turned on just watching Carl disappear and Carla appearing.

    He’d already put a flesh coloured gaff on in the bathroom so he could put the padded girdle on then he got Mandy to help him with a corset so he could slip the stockings up his legs and then attach the garter straps to the stockings.

    Once all that was done, he sat at the vanity and started on his make-up. Fist he put on some foundation, then he started to work on his eyes. Mandy never realised how good Carl was at doing make-up till now.

    With his eyes done. He or more she now added some blusher to her cheeks and then did her lips. By the time she had finished Mandy saw no trace of Carl left, just Carla.

    Carla stood up and walked over to the bed and pulled Mandy to her feet. “Well how do I look?”

    “You look amazing Carla. I never realised how much work went into your transformation.” Mandy looked away. “It made me feel a little hot watching you change. Does that make me weird?”

    “Not at all Mandy, just makes me very lucky.” Carla grinned.

    Mandy put her hand around Carla’s neck and pulled her close for a kiss. She still loved the way their lips would stick together when they were both wearing lipstick.

    “Sorry Carla, but I just had to do that.”

    “Don’t be sorry Mandy, I liked it. I liked it a lot.”

    “I bet you did, but you need to fix your lipstick now again.”

    “Small price to pay for a kiss like that.” Carla smiled.

    “Maybe I should give you another one then before you start on fixing the damage.”

    “Be my guest Mandy.” So Mandy gave her another long passionate kiss. Then watched her fix the damage.

    Mandy got the dress out the clothing bag and held it open for Carla to step into. “I love this dress Carla, did Sara make it?”

    “Yep it’s one of her latest designs. Every time I think she’s made the perfect dress, she comes up with one even better.”

    The dress was made out of a shiny blue fabric and had silver strands hanging from the whole dress. It made it look like water was running from the dress, and it gave Carla one really nice figure.

    Carla pulled a pair of blue suede shoes out a box and slipped them on her feet. She stood up and did a twirl for Mandy. “What do you think Mandy? Will I turn some heads tonight, or what?”

    “Carla you look really good. I wish that I could come to the club and stare at you all night.”

    “You can if you want Mandy. You and Chrissy are always welcome at the club, you know that.”

    “I know Carla, but I have work tomorrow and you know it.”

    “I know Mandy, I know. But I miss you too when I’m not with you.” Carla went to kiss Mandy, but she did the same thing Chrissy does to Becky and stopped him.

    “I don’t want you to have to spend any more time fixing your make-up.” Carla pouted, but could see the point she was making.

    Carla put all his bits and pieces in a purse that matched the dress and then put everything else back in the bag he brought in with him and was ready to leave.

    They found Chrissy and Becky sat in the kitchen waiting for them to get back down. Both Chrissy and Becky said wow when they saw the dress Carla was wearing.

    “I love that dress Carla.” Chrissy said.

    “Me too, did Sara make it for you?” Becky asked.

    “Yep, she just keeps coming up with them. We better see about making a move Becky or Vicky will worry she has to run the club on her own.”

    “Oh poor Vicky, she would kill us if we did that to her.” Becky giggled.

    Chrissy hugged Becky and Mandy hugged Carla at the door and then they watched them both drive away before heading back into the house.

    “Mandy, are you sure that everything is okay between us?” Chrissy was looking a little worried.

    “I told you it was Chrissy. Why do you ask?”

    “I wasn’t sure whether it was just a put on for Carl’s benefit.”

    “Chrissy I had a great afternoon thanks to you, and I got to see Carl become Carla, which I think was really great too.” Mandy pulled Chrissy into a hug and walked her to the living room so they could sit and watch some TV together.

    Mandy sat on the sofa and let Chrissy put her head on her lap and her feet up on the sofa. It wasn’t long before Chrissy and fallen asleep, Mandy sat stroking her sister’s hair as she slept.

    Mandy was really glad her sister had done what she had, Mandy couldn’t really understand why she acted the way she had. Chrissy must have thought that as well and that’s why she made the call.

    It was getting late so Mandy woke Chrissy and led her up to bed. Chrissy was still so tired that she was soon cuddling up to Mandy in bed and asleep again.

    When Chrissy woke in the morning she had Becky cuddled up to her and didn’t want to move, but knew she had to. She could hear the water running in the shower, so she made her way over to her room and took a shower herself.

    Becky must have been really tired because she never came to the bathroom with Chrissy, so Chrissy was done a bit quicker and got downstairs just after Mandy had.

    “Morning Chrissy, how did you sleep?”

    “Morning Sis, I slept really good thanks. I think yesterday took more out of me than I thought. Sorry about falling asleep on you last night.”

    “Don’t worry about it Chrissy. You did look really peaceful, I felt bad when I had to wake you up last night.”

    “If it helps you Sis, I did like cuddling with you in bed last night.” Chrissy smiled at her sister.

    “Me too Chrissy, I always seem to sleep better when you’re cuddling up next to me.”

    Chrissy set to work on breakfast as they talked about ideas for the shop. Once breakfast was finished and the dishes done, they went to finish getting ready, and left for work.

    The rest of the week was really busy, Chrissy and Mandy were happy to be closing the shop for the weekend on Saturday. Mandy wanted to spend some time with Carl/Carla, and Chrissy was looking forward to spending the night walking around the club with Becky.

    The club was really busy and Chrissy didn’t get to see as much of Becky as she would have liked, but Becky did make up for it when she did get a couple of spare minutes. By the end of the night Becky looked worn out, so Chrissy sat hugging her in the back of the car on the drive home.

    Once they got home Chrissy took Becky straight to bed and helped her clean off her make-up and then crawled into Mandy’s bed with her. Mandy made sure the house was all locked up before joining them.

    It was late morning when Chrissy woke the next day. Mandy was in the shower, as she could hear the water running. Chrissy felt like taking a bubble bath so she slid out of bed and took a look back at the sleeping form of Becky. Chrissy wanted to kiss her, but didn’t want to wake her so she just left the room and went to start running the bath in her own room.

    Chrissy had just slipped into the nice hot water when she heard the bedroom door creak open and then shut again. She looked over to the bathroom door and saw Becky’s face poke around the doorframe. “Morning Chrissy. Want some company?” Becky said rubbing her eyes.

    “Do you really need to ask babe.” Chrissy smiled at her.

    Becky slipped out of her nightgown and slipped into the bath in front of Chrissy and leaned back so Chrissy could hug her. Becky felt so good in the water with Chrissy soaping her breasts and other parts. Both girls thought it made up for not getting much time together last night.

    Becky had fallen asleep again and only woke when she felt Chrissy moving a bit to put some more hot water in the tub as it cooled down.

    “I’m sorry Chrissy, I didn’t mean to fall asleep again. It just felt really nice being in here with you.”

    “Don’t worry about it Becky, I like to watch you sleep.” Chrissy said as she started washing Becky’s breasts again.

    They both got out when they were really starting to prune badly and dried each other off and put on their underwear and then their big fluffy bathrobes. When they got downstairs they found Mandy sat at the kitchen table reading the paper and drinking a cup of tea. She had also just put on her bathrobe.

    “Morning Becky, Chrissy. How you feeling today?”

    “Morning Sis.” Chrissy went over and hugged Mandy from behind and kissed her on the cheek.

    “Morning Mandy.” Becky said as she sat at the table still looking a little worn out.

    “You feeling okay Becky? You look a little off colour.” Mandy asked looking a little worried for her.

    “Yes, I’m just a little tired still. The club was a little busier than I thought it would be last night.”

    “You need to have a word with Carl, I think he is working you a little too hard Becky.”

    “I don’t want to cause any trouble Mandy, or risk losing my job.”

    “Don’t be silly Becky, Carl won’t sack you for saying you can’t cope with how busy the club got.”

    “I’ll think about it Mandy.” Becky said as she took a sip from the cup Chrissy just put in front of her.

    Chrissy made a full English breakfast for them all, then sat to eat. After they had all done and the pots were washed and put away. They all just went and sat in the living room and chatted, Becky told them some of the latest gossip from the club.

    The phone rang around two in the afternoon and Chrissy went to find the handset and see who it was. “Hello Chrissy speaking.”

    “Hi Chrissy, hope I’m not bothering you,” asked Cathy’s voice from the other end.

    “Hey Cathy. I thought I might have seen you at the club last night. I hope everything is okay?”

    “I’m better now, but I had some bug that left me feeling really tired. I only just made it to the end of my workday yesterday. But I feel better now I’ve had a good nights sleep.”

    “Becky has been saying she’s still feeling tired, I wonder if she has it too?” Chrissy was walking back to check on Becky as she spoke on the phone with Cathy.

    “Make sure she gets plenty of rest Chrissy and she should be fine by tomorrow. I was going to ask if I could come over, but I will leave it if Becky isn’t feeling too good.” Cathy said sounding a little down.

    “Don’t be silly Cathy. You can come over and spend the afternoon with us. We didn’t have any plans for the day anyway.”

    “Are you sure Chrissy?” Cathy asked sounding a little happier.

    “Yes I am, now get ready and come over.”

    “Okay, see you soon. Bye” The line went dead, so Chrissy put the hand set down on the coffee table and sat next to Becky, who just cuddled up to Chrissy and started to fall asleep again.

    “That was Cathy, she said there’s a bug going around that leaves you feeling worn out. I think that Becky may have it.” Chrissy was stroking Becky’s head as she spoke with Mandy.

    “Are you sure, Becky was working really hard last night remember.”

    “I know she was, but she had a good nights sleep and then she fell asleep in the bath with me, and now look at her.”

    Mandy looked at Becky as she slept in Chrissy’s arms. “It does seem a little odd, do you want me to call mum and see if she will come and take a look at her?”

    “I don’t think we really need to do that Sis. Cathy said she had it and it was only a 24-hour bug, she’s fine again now. She’s coming over, she sounded a little down about something. Hope you don’t mind?”

    “Not at all Chrissy. I spoke to Mum the other day, she said that Cathy was on her hormone tablets, and she had given her a couple of shots to help kick start it all off. Remember how you felt when you first started to take them.”

    “Do I, my mood was up and down like a yo-yo.”

    Mandy got up and went to the door when she heard the doorbell. It was Cathy so she let her in and then led the way to the living room. Cathy sat on the sofa next to Mandy and looked at Chrissy and then at Becky, who was still asleep with her head on Chrissy’s lap.

    “How you feeling now Cathy? Chrissy said you had this bug too.”

    “I feel much better than I did yesterday, thanks. I really do feel for Becky, All I wanted to do is sleep too. I don’t know how I made it through the day at work.”

    “You still went to work Cathy? Why didn’t you just take the day off?” Chrissy asked.

    “We had a lot of bookings to get through, and I knew that Marie couldn’t cope with it all on her own. I did crawl into bed when I got home though, and I feel a lot better now.”

    Cathy went with Mandy to help sort out some dinner, while Chrissy sat with Becky as she slept.

    “She really does love Becky, doesn’t she?” Cathy said as they worked on dinner.

    “Yes she does. We don’t stand any chance of pulling her away from Becky till she’s feeling better.”

    Mandy wasn’t the world’s best cook so Cathy took over and soon had some chips in the oven and chicken burgers under the grill. It wasn’t anything like Chrissy could put together, but it would fill a hole.

    Becky started to wake up and looked up at Chrissy. “What time is it Chrissy?”

    “It’s just after seven babe, I think you have a bug. You’ve been asleep all afternoon. Cathy’s here and said she had it yesterday. How are you feeling now?”

    “I’m still tired, but better than I felt earlier. I’m hungry though, what’s for dinner?”

    “I’m not to sure babe, I’ve let Cathy and Mandy sort it out. We could be having anything.” Chrissy said and Becky just pulled a funny face, which made Chrissy giggle. “Shall we go and see what they came up with?”

    “Okay Chrissy, but can you help me up?”

    Chrissy helped her up and they made their way into the kitchen, just as Mandy was putting the last burger in its bun and added a slice of cheese and some mayonnaise.

    “Hi Becky, you feeling any better now?” Cathy asked.

    “Hi Cathy, yes a lot better, but I still don’t feel brilliant.”

    “I know what you mean, but it will get better. Trust me.”

    Chrissy led Becky to the table and sat her down, Mandy brought over a plate of food for her and Chrissy then sat down herself as Cathy had brought her plate over.

    “Sorry it’s not on a par with what you can do Chrissy.” Mandy said.

    “Don’t be sorry Sis, it smells really good. I think you both did really well, and I can go a little over the top sometimes when I do dinner.”

    There was a plate of onion rings in the centre of the table so Chrissy took one for her and then another one for Becky and popped it in her mouth. They spent the whole meal feeding each other, which Cathy loved to watch.

    Chrissy sorted out some fruit and ice cream for dessert and then they all went back to the living room to sit and watch some TV. Becky must have been feeling much better, as she stayed awake this time and just cuddled with Chrissy for the rest of the night.

    Cathy stopped till ten and then said her goodbyes and left. Mandy asked if she wanted to stop the night, but she need to make an early start the next day. Marie wanted to take a couple of hours to teach her some new make-up tricks. And she didn’t have her pills with her.

    Chrissy helped Becky up to bed and they all settled down for the night. Chrissy was amazed that Becky was able to sleep, but she was asleep pretty much as soon as her head hit the pillow.

    The next couple of days were uneventful. Chrissy was printing out some EBay orders when her mobile rang. She didn’t recognise the number. “Hello?”

    “Hi, is this Chrissy speaking?” A vaguely familiar female voice asked.

    “Yes this is Chrissy, who am I talking to?”

    “Oh sorry Chrissy, this is Sara. We met last week, I’m designing your wedding dress.” Sara spoke in a tone that was hoping Chrissy would remember her.

    “Hi Sara, yes I remember you. How have you been?”

    “I’ve been fine thanks Chrissy, I just wanted to ask if you could get over to see me? I have some designs to show you, and I need to take some measurements so I can make a start on the dress.” Chrissy could hear the change is Sara’s voice, once she realised Chrissy remembered her.

    “I can get around tomorrow if that’s okay with you Sara? I can get Mandy to drop me off first thing.”

    “Can Mandy not stop?”

    “No, she has to go with Cathy to see her mum.”

    “Oh, okay. I hope there’s nothing wrong.” Sara said sounding concerned.

    Chrissy wasn’t sure what to say she didn’t know if Cathy would be okay with Sara finding out about her transition or not just yet. “No, nothing really. She’s just going for a check up.”

    “Oh, that’s okay then. So I’ll see you tomorrow at ten then?”

    “Okay Sara. See you tomorrow at ten. Bye.”

    “Bye Chrissy.”

    Chrissy went to find Mandy she had to wait for her to finish with a customer. “Another happy customer I see.”

    “I hope they all are Sis.” Mandy smiled. “Everything okay? I heard your phone ring.”

    “I just had a call from Sara, she wants to show me some designs and take some measurements. Do you think you could drop me off before you pick Cathy up and take her to see your mum?”

    “Sure Chrissy, you going to be okay with Sara? I’m sure I could get Cathy to drive herself.”

    “That’s okay Mandy, I know Cathy would really like to have someone there to lean on. I know I liked having you there for me.”

    “Okay Sis, as long as you’re sure.”

    “Yes Sis, I’m sure.” Chrissy smiled

    Chrissy told Cathy that night at the club about her going to sort out the design for her wedding dress and that she wouldn’t be able to go with her to see Mandy’s mum. Cathy was upset on the one hand, but happy that Chrissy was going to start and feel like a bride to be.

    “I hope you’re not too upset with me Cathy, but Wednesday is the only day I get off in the week.” Chrissy apologised.

    “I’m not upset Chrissy, I’m happy for you.”

    They chatted for the rest of the night, and took a break whenever Becky could find the time to come and sit with Chrissy.

    Becky was still in bed the next day when Mandy drove Chrissy over to Sara’s house. “Give me a call when you’re ready to leave Chrissy and I will come and get you. Have a great time Sis…Bye” Mandy leaned over and hugged her sister before watching her walk up to the front door and ring the doorbell. Mandy waited till she saw Sara open the door and wave at her. Mandy waved back then drove out the gateway and was gone.

    “Hi Chrissy.” Sara said as she showed her in.

    “Hi Sara, sorry for being a little late, but the traffic was a little heavier than we thought it would be.”

    “Don’t worry about it Chrissy, your only ten minutes late. We have all day to talk about the designs and take some measurements.”

    Sara led the way to the living room and showed Chrissy to a sofa. “This is a really nice house Sara.”

    “What, nicer than it was last week?” Sara asked with a smile.

    “Sorry, but you do have such a great home and office Sara.”

    “Thanks Chrissy. Are you ready to take a look at the designs I’ve done?”

    Chrissy clapped her hands together. “Please Sara, please.”

    Sara laughed and then handed Chrissy a large sketchpad, Chrissy opened it and was amazed at what she saw. Sara had sketched out the perfect wedding dress. The sketch Chrissy was looking at was just how she wanted it to look, it was like Sara had plucked the image from her mind, but then added some little details to make it look even better.

    “Sara, this is just how I wanted my wedding dress to look. How did you know?”

    “I’m very good at my job Chrissy. If you turn the page you will see a couple of variations on the design you talked about last week.”

    Chrissy turned the page on the pad and saw another version of the dress with other bits added. Chrissy was just as impressed with the drawings, as she was the designs. She kept turning the pages till she got to the last one and then she looked through them again, and stopped at design four.

    “I love them all Sara, but I love the changes you made to this design.” Chrissy slid the pad over to Sara who was now sat beside her.

    “Nice choice Chrissy do you want to make any changes to the design at all?”

    Chrissy looked at the design for a bit. “No Sara, I love everything you’ve done with this design.”

    “I wish all my customers were as easy to please as you.”

    “Do you always have trouble with your customers?”

    “Only some of them, but that is mainly down to them wanting something that just won’t suit them.”

    Chrissy looked a little puzzled. “But as long as they pay you, why would it matter to you what they look like?”

    “How the person looks in one of my designs reflects on me, so I like to have them always look their best. In this line of business, you’re only as good as the last dress you made.”

    “It is really like that? I had no idea.” Chrissy looked a little shocked.

    “Don’t look so shocked Chrissy, I have it easier than most designers. Carl brings me most my work. It’s a full time job just making dresses for Carl and Vic. But I do have time to make the odd wedding dress and other dresses for some of the girls from Carl’s club.”

    “I guess it must be hard for some of the girls to find a certain dress to fit their shape.”

    “Yes, they can’t all have a figure like yours Chrissy.” Sara saw the look on her face change. “Sorry Chrissy, I didn’t mean it like that. I should have said us.”

    “You know that I wasn’t born a female don’t you?” Chrissy said, looking a little sad.

    “Yes I know, but only because Carl told me. I thought he was just playing with me till now. But the look on your face tells me he wasn’t.”

    “Does it make you feel any differently about me Sara?” Chrissy was looking a little down now.

    “Chrissy, I make dresses for Carl so he can become Carla every night of the week. So why would I not want to be your friend?” Sara smiled.

    Chrissy thought about it for a bit. “Guess it was a bit of a silly question. Sorry Sara.”

    “That’s okay Chrissy. I should have chosen my words a little better, but I only see the woman you are, not the man you once was.” Sara put her hand on Chrissy’s and smiled.

    “What do we do now then Sara?” Chrissy asked trying to lighten the mood.

    “I need to take some measurements so I can make a start on getting the dress made. So follow me and I will let you strip down to you bra and panties.” Sara stood up and then pulled Chrissy to her feet and led the way to her bedroom upstairs.

    Chrissy got to see a little more of Sara’s house as they went up the stairs. Sara could see her looking around. “Do you want a tour of the house before we take the measurements?”

    “I would love that Sara.” Chrissy smiled.

    Sara took her around the house, showing her the room where she does the design work. There was a large drawing board in front of a window that over looked a large garden. Chrissy could see that the waste basket was full of screwed up bits of paper. “I see you don’t get the right look to a design first time then Sara.”

    Sara looked at the bin and giggled. “Nope, I can kill a rain forest some days before I get the right look.”

    “I think your amazing Sara. Must be great to just sit and put your thoughts on paper for all to see.”

    “I never really thought about it before. But I’m glad you like what I can do Chrissy.”

    Sara showed her the rest of the house and then made their way to her bedroom. Sara left to let Chrissy slip out of her clothes and put on the robe Sara had left for her. Once she had stripped, she went to find Sara again down in the living room.

    “Your safe to slip the robe off Chrissy. No one can see in and no one will walk in on us.”

    Chrissy slipped the robe off and let Sara start taking her measurements. Sara didn’t say what they were, but just told Chrissy how to stand. Sara stopped when she saw the scar on Chrissy’s side and ran her finger across it.

    Chrissy let out a squeal, which made Sara jump back and fall over. “Sorry Chrissy, I didn’t mean to hurt you.” Sara looked a little worried.

    Chrissy looked at Sara then giggled. “You didn’t hurt me Sara, It tickled.”

    Sara sat on the floor looking a little silly now. Chrissy reached out a hand to help Sara stand up again. “Thanks Chrissy. How did you get the scar? If you don’t mind me asking.”

    “I got attacked a couple of years back, they said I died for a short time.” Sara was amazed at just how blasé Chrissy was about it.

    “You died Chrissy? And you still go out and are okay around other people still?”

    “Yes. Why should I let something like that stop me living my life? I was scared to be around people at first, but I soon got past it.” Chrissy could see the look on Sara’s face. “Is everything okay Sara?”

    “I’m okay. I just wish I had your strength Chrissy.”

    “I’m not sure what you’re getting at Sara, why would you need to?”

    Sara looked to be thinking about something for a bit before she next spoke. “I really hope you will still want to let me make you wedding dress after I’ve told you this.”

    Chrissy put her hand on Sara’s. “Tell me what Sara? Did you used to be a man too?”

    Sara giggled. “I kind of wish I had been, that way I wouldn’t have been raped.” Sara had said it before she realised what she was doing. She stopped giggling and just looked at Chrissy.

    Chrissy shook her head, did she just hear Sara say she was raped. All Chrissy could gasp was. “What?”

    Sara took the way Chrissy reacted to mean that she was disgusted with Sara. “I’m not a whore, and I didn’t ask for it.” Sara snapped at Chrissy as she stood up. “I think you should leave.”

    Chrissy was even more in shock at how Sara was now acting, she didn’t take well to people shouting at her so she got up and started to leave. When she got to the living room door she turned to see if Sara was following, but she was still stood at the sofa with her back to Chrissy.

    “Sara, I would never think you a whore, or that you would ask to be raped. I was shocked that it could happen to someone as nice as you.” Chrissy was fighting back tears now as she made her way to the front door.

    She heard the clicking of Sara’s heels on the marble floor behind her, Chrissy thought that she was going to slam the door behind her. But just as Chrissy turned the door handle to open the door, Sara pushed it shut again. Chrissy turned to look at Sara expecting her to have another go. Chrissy put her hands up to her own face to protect it, but all Sara did was hug her and then start crying on her shoulder.

    Chrissy put her arms around Sara and hugged her back till she stopped then led her back to the living room. Once she had Sara sat on the sofa, Chrissy sat next to her and just hugged her for a bit.

    Sara finally sat up and looked at Chrissy. “I’m sorry for snapping at you Chrissy. I just get so angry when I think back to that night.”

    “I can understand how you feel Sara. I still have nightmares about getting stabbed.”

    “At least you still go out and have a life in the real world.” Sara sounded really down.

    “So can you Sara. You just need to stop letting it rule your life.”

    “That’s easy for you to say Chrissy.”

    “Yes it is, but it wasn’t easy to do, but I did it.”

    Sara couldn’t argue her point with Chrissy as she had been through the same sort of thing as her, but Chrissy was still outgoing and full of life. Sara wanted to be like that again, but she was just too scared to face the real world.

    Sara was snapped from her thoughts when Chrissy asked. “When did you last leave the house and go shopping?”

    “I’ve not been shopping in years. The last time I went out was six months ago, I went for a meal with Carl and Vic.”

    “How did it go? Did anyone try to attack you, or hit on you?” Chrissy asked looking Sara straight in the eyes.

    Sara was deep in thought for a bit. “No, I had a great time really.”

    “Then tell me what is stopping you from going out? It’s all about baby steps Sara, you’re going to be scared, but you can’t hide away from the world just because of some pervert. Why should you let him win?”

    Sara had heard all of this from shrinks, but for some reason it made more sense coming from Chrissy. Sara knew that Chrissy was speaking from experience, not a textbook.

    “Why don’t we take a walk down the road and see how that feels?” Chrissy asked.

    Sara looked a little worried, but soon found herself putting on her coat and following Chrissy to the front door. Sara found there was something in her smile that made you want to trust her.

    As they walked down the road they saw a man walking up with a couple of dogs on leads. One of the dogs jumped up Sara’s front and the other wrapped itself around her leg.

    “Hey, you two stop that. Leave the lovely lady alone.” The man said.

    Sara stroked the dog that had jumped up her and then she stroked the other as the man untangled the lead from around her legs.

    “I’m really sorry Miss, but they love meeting new people.” He reached into his pocket and pulled out a business card and gave it to Sara. If you send me the bill for getting your coat cleaned, I would be more than happy to pay for it.”

    Sara looked at her coat and saw a set of muddy paw prints on it. “Oh don’t worry, they will brush of once they dry.” Sara smiled.

    Chrissy watched Sara stroked the dogs again and then they both watched the man get dragged off down the road by the two playful dogs.

    “See, that wasn’t so hard was it?” Chrissy said with a smile.

    “What wasn’t so hard?” Sara looked a little puzzled.

    “You just stood talking to a man and he didn’t think you any less than a lovely young lady.”

    Sara wanted to protest, but soon realised she couldn’t. Chrissy had a point, the man was nice, and she loved the dogs. They were so playful and happy. “Okay, point taken.” Sara smiled as she took Chrissy’s arm and they kept walking down the road.

    They soon came to the end of the road that Sara lived one. There was a shop on the corner and Chrissy wanted to try something else, so she walked over to the shop and opened the door to let Sara enter before her.

    “What are you doing Chrissy?” Sara sounded a little scared.

    “I want to get a pack of mints, do you need anything? You can wait out here if you want, while I go in?”

    Sara shot into the shop. “No I think I will stay with you Chrissy.” Chrissy smiled as she followed Sara into the shop.

    Once inside they both walked around for a bit, before heading to the counter. There was a middle-aged man serving behind the counter. “Good morning ladies how may I be of service to you this fine day?”

    Chrissy said good morning back, and Sara just smiled as she stood close to Chrissy. “Just this pack of mints and a Twix please.”

    The man rang up the two amounts and asked Chrissy for the money. She paid and then picked up the items and left the shop holding Sara’s hand.

    “Have a nice day ladies.” They heard the man shout as they left the shop.

    “Are you ready to go home Sara, or do you want to walk a little further down the road and see where we end up?”

    Sara looked a little sheepish. “Can we keep walking down the road please Chrissy? I’m having a lot of fun being with you, and don’t feel scared at all.” Chrissy smiled and put her arm through Sara’s and they kept walking down the road.

    They soon found themselves on a busy high street and it was lunchtime so Chrissy said. “Sara, you hungry? I know I am.”

    “Yes I am Chrissy, but I haven’t got any money on me. I never thought to bring my purse.” Sara looked a little sad.

    “Don’t worry Sara, I have my purse and it will be my treat. After all I did drag you out the house.”

    “Thank you Chrissy.” Sara said as she squeezed Chrissy’s arm.

    “Don’t thank me yet Sara, the food may not be too good.” Chrissy giggled.

    “I don’t mean for the lunch silly, I mean for making me leave the house.”

    “I just wanted to let you see that not everyone is out to hurt you. I really do know how you feel Sara. I felt the same way, but I had Mandy and Becky to hold my hand and I soon got past it. So all I am doing is the same for you.”

    Chrissy looked up the road and saw a Pizza Hut and started making her way to it, the place wasn’t too busy and they soon got seated and ordered a pizza and a couple of bowls so they could go and get some salad to go with it.

    The food was nice and Chrissy was happy to see Sara relaxing more and more with each passing minute. Once they finished the meal and Chrissy paid the bill they left and took a walk through the local park. There were kids playing on the swings and the slides. Chrissy found an empty bench and sat down, Sara sat next to her and they watched the kids running around.

    Chrissy went into her pocket and pulled out the Twix. Which are two fingers of biscuit with caramel on the inside and covered in chocolate. She broke one half for herself and handed the other to Sara with a smile. Sara smiled back and took it from her and they both sat eating it as they watched the world go by.

    The happy moment was broken by Chrissy’s mobile ringing. She looked at the name on the display and saw it said Carl/Carla. “Hi Carl, is everything okay?”

    “Chrissy, where are you?” Carl sounded a little panicked.

    “I’m sat in a park eating a Twix, why what’s wrong?”

    “I thought you were going to see Sara today about your wedding dress.”

    “I did. What’s wrong Carl? You sound really upset about something.” Chrissy was getting worried now.

    “Was Sara okay when you left her? I sent some food around and the girl couldn’t get an answer from her house.”

    “Oh sorry Carl. We went out for some lunch, if you want to speak with Sara I can put her on now. She’s sat right next to me.” Chrissy handed Sara the phone.

    “Hi Carl, is everything okay?” Sara asked.

    “Sara, you’re out the house and sitting in a park?” Carl asked sounding a little stunned.

    “Yes, and I had some lunch at Pizza Hut too. I’m having a nice time with Chrissy.” Carl was silent for a time which made Sara think that they had been cut off. “Hello Carl, you still there?”

    “Yes I am, sorry Sara. It’s just a shock to hear that you’re out and about. How did Chrissy talk you into going out?”

    “I’m not really sure Carl, but I’m glad she did. Is there anything else, or can I pass you back to Chrissy now?”

    “You can pass the phone back to Chrissy now Sara. I’ll speak to you later, bye bye.”

    Sara said bye and passed the phone back to Chrissy. “Hi Carl, did you want me for anything else, or can I get back to eating my Twix?”

    “I’ll let you go Chrissy, but thank you for what ever you did to get Sara to leave the house.”

    “I didn’t really do anything Carl, but you already knew I was going to say that didn’t you?” Chrissy giggled. And Carl just giggled too.

    “I’ll speak to you later Chrissy, bye bye.”

    “Bye Carl.” Chrissy ended the call and smiled at Sara. “I think he was a little worried about you. He had some food sent to the house, but the girl couldn’t get an answer. So I guess she called Carl to find out what to do next.”

    “I never thought to tell him I was going out.”

    “Don’t worry about it Sara, he seemed pleased that I got you to leave the house in the end. And it does them good to worry about you every now and then.” Chrissy laughed and set Sara off as well.

    They decided to take a slow walk back to Sara’s up another road to have a change of scenery. They didn’t really meet anyone else and were soon back at Sara’s house and sat in the kitchen having a cup of tea.

    “Thanks Chrissy, I really enjoyed that. Do you think I could take a walk with you again some time?”

    “You can come out with me any time Sara.” Chrissy smiled.

    Sara gave her a hug and they sat chatting about how Chrissy met Becky and then Mandy. Chrissy even told Sara about the stabbing, and Sara opened up about the rape.

    Sara told of how everyone made it out to be her fault it had happened, which explained why she reacted like she did to Chrissy. They both shed a tear or two and hugged again. Sara felt a weight had been lifted, thanks to Chrissy.

    “Sara, do you mind if I tell Mandy and Becky about the rape? I will keep it to myself if you want me too, but I do trust them.”

    “Well I trust you Chrissy, so I guess it will be okay.” Sara smiled.

    “I will warn you though, they will hug the stuffing out of you when they next see you.” Chrissy giggled.

    “I’ll try to be brave Chrissy, if only for you.” Sara tried to look all macho, but it just made Chrissy burst out laughing, which set Sara off as well.

    Chrissy called Mandy just before five and she arrived to pick her up just after five thirty. Chrissy was waiting at the door with Sara, Mandy saw Chrissy give Sara a hug and then she walked to the car and climbed in.

    “Hi Sis, how was your day with Sara?” Mandy asked.

    “I had a really good time Sis, but I need to sit you and Becky down when we get home, I have something to tell you both.”

    “Is everything okay with the wedding dress Chrissy?”

    “The dress is looking really good Mandy. This is to do with Sara, and why we have never seen her at the club.”

    Chrissy wouldn’t say anymore about it till she got home and could tell them both at the same time.

    “How did everything go with Cathy and your mum?” Chrissy asked

    “Cathy is doing fine. It’s not moving as quick as she would like, but I seem to remember another little lady being the same way.” Mandy looked at Chrissy with a grin.

    “I know what she feels like Sis, but all she can do is wait for it to happen. I can have a chat with her later if you think it will help.”

    “I think she would like that Chrissy, she did seem a little down when I dropped her off. Mum told her that she would need to look at getting breast implants if she ever wanted to have a real looking bust.”

    “Oh I see, but I never needed implants Sis.”

    “You never developed as a male Chrissy, so the injections and the pills did a better job on you. Cathy had been a normal male so the injections can’t do as good a job with her.”

    “It’s not a big problem though is it, so why was she feeling so down about it all?” Chrissy asked.

    “I’m not sure Sis, she wouldn’t say, that’s why I was hoping you would give her a call.”

    “I’ll give her a call after Becky has left for the club later, and see if I can find out what’s wrong.”

    “Thanks.” Mandy patted Chrissy on the leg and smiled at her.

    They pulled into the driveway shortly after that and they went into the house. Becky came out of the kitchen and gave Chrissy a hug and kissed her like she hadn’t seen her in weeks.

    “Have you missed me babe?” Chrissy asked when she got her breath back.

    “I always miss you Chrissy when you’re not with me. Why didn’t you wake me this morning?”

    “You looked like you needed the sleep Becky, so I left you to get a little extra.” Chrissy answered.

    “Who needs sleep when I can cuddle and kiss you Chrissy.” Becky hugged Chrissy again and then kissed her with even more passion than the last one.

    They broke the kiss when Mandy coughed. They both looked a little red in the face then giggled. “Sorry Sis, but we’ve missed each other.”

    “You have only been apart a day.” Mandy giggled as she made her way into the kitchen. Becky and Chrissy followed her hand in hand.

    “I’ve got dinner on now, it should be ready in half an hour.” Becky said as she went to check the pie she had in the oven. She put the pan on with the potatoes in and then turned the vegetables on as well now that they were both home.

    Mandy had put the kettle on so Chrissy made a pot of tea then she joined Mandy and Becky at the table.

    “So then Chrissy, what is this news about Sara you want to tell us?” Mandy asked.

    “News about Sara? Is there a problem with the wedding dress?” Becky asked looking worried.

    “The dress is fine Becky, so don’t worry about that. No this is to do with what Carl said when we asked him why Sara had never been to the club.” Chrissy explained as she patted Becky on the hand.

    “Why doesn’t she go to the club then Chrissy?” Mandy asked.

    Chrissy took a deep breath. “Sara was raped some time back. Everyone made her feel like she asked to be raped. So she became reclusive and too scared to leave the house. Carl got her out for a dinner some time back, but that was the last time she left the house.”

    Becky and Mandy both put their hands to their mouths. “Oh god Chrissy, that is just horrible. How can people think that any woman is asking to be raped?” Mandy demanded, sounding angry.

    “Isn’t there anything anyone can do to help her get out the house then?” Becky asked.

    “She’s already found someone to help her get over it.” Chrissy said with a smile.

    “You got her to leave the house didn’t you?” Becky pressed.

    “Yep, she saw the scar and asked how I got it and then she opened up about her rape once I told her about my being stabbed. It started as a walk to the end of her road, then we went to the shop. After that, I took her for some lunch at a Pizza hut, then we sat in the park and watched the kids play on the swings and slides.”

    “How was Sara, did she cope with it all okay?” Mandy asked.

    “She had a really good time Sis, she asked if we could do it again sometime.”

    “I hope you said yes Chrissy.” Becky said.

    “I told her she could come out with me anytime she wanted to, I hope you didn’t mind?”

    “Not at all Chrissy. It sounds like she needs to be looked after and taken out a lot more.” Mandy replied.

    Mandy and Chrissy went to get cleaned up ready for dinner while Becky finished off the final touches.

    The meal was nice and they had a slice of cake for dessert. Then Chrissy went to help Becky get ready for work. Once Becky had left, Chrissy got her mobile and called Cathy.

    “Hi Cathy it’s Chrissy.” She began when she heard Cathy answer the phone.

    “Hi Chrissy, how’s the wedding dress looking?” Cathy asked, sounding a little down.

    “It’s looking really nice Cathy. How was your day? Did everything go okay with Prue?”

    “Yes it all went fine, thanks for asking.”

    “It doesn’t sound like it did Cathy. Come on tell me what’s wrong? Mandy said you looked a little down when she dropped you off.”

    Chrissy heard Cathy let out a sigh then she said. “Prue said I will need to get implants if I want to have any chest to speak of.”

    “I thought you would have realised that Cathy, it’s not the end of the world you know, just ask Prue to put you in touch with someone.”

    “She made a couple of calls while I was there, and told me I could get in as early as next week if I wanted.”

    “So what is the problem Cathy?” Chrissy sounded a little puzzled.

    “It s the cost Chrissy, I can’t afford it. I just wish I had the money to have the implants so I felt more like a woman and less like a man in a dress like I do now.”

    “I can help you out Cathy if you want?”

    “Oh Chrissy, I wasn’t telling you to get you to help me out. You’ve done so much for me already, I couldn’t let you do anymore for me. I will just have to save up and live with it for now.”

    “I know you weren’t asking me for money Cathy, but I am your friend and want to help.”

    “Thanks Chrissy, but I have to go now and finish washing the dishes for my dinner.”

    “Okay Cathy, I hope to see you on Saturday night at the club. Bye”

    “Okay Chrissy, bye”

    Chrissy heard Cathy hang the phone up, but she could tell that Cathy wasn’t happy.

    Chrissy went back to the living room and sat next to Mandy and cuddled up to her as she let out a big sigh.

    “That was a big sigh Chrissy, is everything okay?”

    “Not really, I just got off the phone with Cathy. I don’t think I helped her much, if anything I think I might have made it worse.” Chrissy said as she put her head on Mandy’s shoulder.

    “How could you make it worse Chrissy?”

    “Well you were right about it being the thing with the breast implants, that was bothering her. Your mum called some people and got some prices for having it done, but Cathy doesn’t have anywhere near that amount they are asking for.”

    “So what has all that got to do with you making her feel worse Chrissy?”

    “I offered to help her, but she thought that I thought she was asking for help. I told her I didn’t think that for one second, but I don’t think she believed me Sis.”

    Mandy pulled Chrissy into a hug then said. “She’s not upset with you Chrissy, she’s just all over the place with her emotions at the moment. Once she’s slept on it she will feel a little better and may even take you up on the offer.”

    “I hope so Sis, I just want to see her happy.”

    “You want to see everyone happy Chrissy, that is one of the things I love about you.” Mandy hugged her sister again and they sat watching some movie till it was time for bed.

    Chrissy woke the next morning and found Becky cuddled up to her so she kissed her on the lips and was soon being kissed back.

    “Sorry if I woke you Becky, but I just wanted to kiss you good morning.” Chrissy said as she kissed her again.

    “Don’t be sorry babe. I could cope with being woken up every morning like that.”

    “I need to go take a shower before I head off to work. You want to join me?”

    “I’d like to see you try and stop me babe?”

    “Why would I ever want to stop you? How else am I going to reach those little places that are so hard to reach.” Chrissy grinned as she kissed Becky again then slid out of bed and ran out the room.

    Mandy was sat reading the paper and drinking her tea when they both got downstairs. Becky sent Chrissy to sit down while she started getting some breakfast for them all. Chrissy wanted to help, but Becky wouldn’t let her. So Chrissy sat chatting with Mandy and stopping to get the odd kiss from Becky as she walked past.

    Chrissy stood kissing Becky at the front door for a long time before she let her leave and get in the car with Mandy so they could head off to work.

    It was just before lunchtime when they heard the bell on the door sound. Mandy was on the phone ordering some stock, so Chrissy went to see who it was. She found Carl stood there with a basket of food.

    “Hi Carl, couldn’t find anyone to bring the food?”

    “I could have, but I wanted to come and see you and Mandy so I said I would handle the run today.” Carl smiled as he walked up to the back of the shop and into the back room so he could put the basket on the table.

    “It’s always nice to see you Carl.” Chrissy smiled back at him.

    “Oh, I also wanted to give you something else as well.” Carl said with a funny look on his face.

    “And what would that be Carl?” Chrissy asked looking a little worried.

    Carl walked up to Chrissy and put his arms around her and hugged her. “Thank you for what you did yesterday. I called in to see how Sara was last night, and it was like having the old Sara back from college.”

    “I’m glad I was able to help her Carl. I really like her, and I know that Becky and Mandy do too.”

    “She has a place for you in her heart, but it is as a friend, so don’t worry Becky with the thought of her having any competition.” Carl laughed.

    Mandy finished on the phone and gave Carl a hug and a kiss. Then he told her how different Sara was when he saw her last night. They finished eating and then got everything packed away and sat talking about the club till Mandy and Chrissy had to get back to work.

    Carl was just about to pick the basket up when he remembered something, he turned to face Chrissy. “Chrissy, I know that you always say you didn’t really do anything when you help someone, but this time you really did do an amazing thing for Sara. So I want to do something for you, so just name it and it’s yours.”

    “Carl, you’re already sorting out the wedding, I couldn’t ask you for anything else.”

    “There must be something you want, or need doing.”

    Chrissy was about to say no, when she thought of something. “There is one thing, or really two, but I’m not sure if I should really say anything.”

    “What is it Chrissy? I did say anything.”

    “It’s not for me Carl, but for Cathy. I’m just not to sure if she will ever speak to me again after I tell you.”

    “I’m sure there isn’t anything you could do that would make Cathy not want to speak to you ever again. So tell me and I will see what I can do.”

    Chrissy took a deep breath. “She went to see Mandy’s mum yesterday, well Prue told her that she didn’t think she would ever really have a proper chest, but she can’t afford to have implants yet and she was really down about it last night when we spoke on the phone. I offered to help her out, but she took it the wrong way and seemed even more down.”

    “Is that all Chrissy? I could have her in tomorrow if you would like. Does Prue have anyone special in mind to do the work?”

    “I’m not to sure, I haven’t really spoken to Cathy or Prue about it.” Chrissy said looking a little shocked at how easy she had just talked Carl into helping Cathy out.

    Mandy had been stood listening to them both talk till now. “I will give mum a call and ask her.”

    “Great Mandy, tell her to make all the arrangements and I will pick up the bill, and tell her to go for the very best.”

    “Are you sure about this Carl?” Chrissy asked with a tear in her eye.

    “Yes I am Chrissy, I like Cathy too and the fact that you’re using my gift to you to help her just goes to show how special you really are.”

    Carl gave them both a hug and then had to leave, so he could get to a meeting.

    Mandy went and called her mum and told her to sort out an appointment for next Wednesday, so they could take Cathy to organise getting her implants. When she got back into the shop she could see that Chrissy was worried about what she just done.

    “Don’t worry too much Chrissy, I know Cathy will be okay with it in the long run. She just isn’t used to having friends like us yet.”

    “I hope so Sis, I really don’t want to lose her as a friend.” Mandy gave her a hug and they both got back to work.

    Chrissy was hoping she would hear from Cathy that night, or the next day. But she never heard a thing, so by Saturday night she was really worried. They all got ready together and went to the club, Chrissy was looking for Cathy and not really having any fun. Becky tried to make Chrissy relax, but it wasn’t working.

    Becky was sorting out a woman that had spilled a drink down herself so Chrissy was going to the ladies room, when Cathy pulled her to one side.

    “Hi Cathy.” Chrissy said as she tried to see what mood Cathy was in, but she couldn’t work it out.

    “Don’t you Hi me, I thought I told you I would work it out myself Chrissy. The next thing I know, Carl is telling that he will pay for my implants. Do I look like a charity case to you, I can look after myself you know.” Chrissy had never seen this side of Cathy before.

    “I’m sorry Cathy, but I didn’t like to see you feeling down when I could help you fix the problem. Carl wanted to do something for me as a thank you for helping a friend of his, and I thought that I could do something nice for you. For the record Cathy, all I see is a good friend.” Chrissy pulled her arm loose from Cathy and walked away with a tear in her eye. She turned her head back to make sure Cathy wasn’t following, but Cathy did see her crying and started to follow her, but got held up by a couple of girls that had used the service at the hotel and wanted to thank Cathy for doing a great job. By the time she got away from them, Chrissy was no where in sight.

    Cathy was looking everywhere for her, but couldn’t see her any place. She saw Becky and went to ask her where Chrissy was.

    “Becky, where’s Chrissy? I need to talk to her.”

    “I think you’ve said enough, don’t you? Mandy and Vicky took her home, she was upset that you’re mad with her.”

    “I’m sorry Becky, I didn’t mean to upset her. I don’t know what I’m feeling right now. Can you tell her I’m sorry.”

    “I think you should do it really Cathy. Why don’t you come around tomorrow and see her yourself?”

    “Do you think Mandy will let me see her, I never meant to upset her Becky. Please believe me.” Cathy was crying herself now.

    Becky gave her a hug when she saw how upset she was. Becky remembered Chrissy being like this when she first started taking the hormones. “Just come around tomorrow around two and I will make sure Chrissy will talk to you.” Becky smiled.

    “Thanks Becky, I owe you one for this.” Cathy smiled back.

    “Just make up with Chrissy and I will be happy.”

    “Okay Becky, I will.” Becky led Cathy to the VIP section and let her use the office so she could fix her make-up in private.

    Mandy helped Chrissy get ready for bed and then hugged her as she cried herself to sleep. Mandy could kill Cathy for doing this to Chrissy, she had a good mind to ring her mum and cancel the appointment for Wednesday, but she knew Chrissy wouldn’t want that. If Cathy didn’t want Chrissy’s help, then it would her own doing, not because of anything they did.

    Chrissy woke in the morning to find Becky cuddled up to her and Mandy was nowhere in sight, so Chrissy slid out of bed and went to her own room to take a soak in her bath. She ran the water and added some bubble bath then looked in the mirror as it filled up.

    She’d looked better, there were rings around her eyes where she’d been crying and she still looked tired. She knew she must have slept as she didn’t hear Becky come home, but it didn’t feel like it.

    Chrissy turned from side to side, looking for any trace of her old self, but all she ever saw now days was Chrissy, she smiled at that then went to check on the water in the bath. Once it was full she stepped into the water and relaxed in the warmth of the water. She heard the patter of feet on the tile floor and looked over to see Becky dropping her nightgown, instead of getting in to the bath in front of Chrissy, she slid in behind and let Chrissy lean back against her.

    “How you feeling Chrissy?” Becky asked in a sad voice.

    “I’ve felt better, I wish I’d left well enough alone now with Cathy. She was really mad with me Becky. Do you think she will ever forgive me?”

    “She did come looking for you after you left. She was really upset for what she said.”

    “I thought I was doing a good thing Becky, I never wanted to hurt her.”

    “I know you didn’t Chrissy, and she will see that as well. Cathy just needs a little time to get used to how you do things.”

    “I hope so Becky, I feel really bad right now.” Becky gave Chrissy a hug, then she helped her wash her back and Chrissy did the same for Becky. They got out the bath and dried each other off and then put on their bathrobes and went to see what they could find for breakfast.

    Chrissy took over the breakfast duties, she wanted to keep herself busy, so she didn’t have anytime to think about the thing with Cathy. She did a full English breakfast for them all and then Becky washed the dishes while Mandy dried.

    They found Chrissy sat on one of the sofas in the living room when they finished. She was watching some cartoons, but not really taking any of it in. They were all still there watching the TV when the doorbell rang late in the afternoon. Becky jumped up to go see who it was.

    Becky found Cathy stood there looking really worried. “Hi Becky. How’s Chrissy doing?”

    “Hi Cathy. She’s been a little down since she woke up, I hope that she will cheer up once she sees you’re not mad with her.”

    “I hope so Becky, I don’t think I slept at all last night.”

    Becky led the way to the living room and Cathy followed behind like the lamb to the slaughter. Mandy saw Cathy first and shot her a evil look, but soon changed it when she saw a tear run down her cheek.

    Chrissy saw Mandy look at the door so she sat up and turned to see what she was looking at. She looked Cathy in the eyes then looked away again in shame for upsetting her friend.

    Cathy took a couple of steps forward, but stopped when she saw Chrissy look away. Cathy wasn’t sure Chrissy wanted to hear anything she had to say, but she had to say her piece and let Chrissy decide.

    “Chrissy, I am really sorry for how I spoke to you last night. I was out of line, and should really be thanking you for what you did. My emotions have been all over the place, and I am really scared.” Cathy had to stop speaking to wipe away some tears from her eyes.

    Becky had gone and sat with Mandy on the other sofa, why Chrissy was still sat on her sofa, she was still looking at her own lap. So she couldn’t see Becky and Mandy watching to see what she was going to do.

    Cathy waited for some response, but nothing happened. Cathy took this to mean Chrissy was still too upset to speak to her. “I hope in time Chrissy, you feel you can talk to me again. I’m really sorry.” Cathy looked at Becky and Mandy as more tears ran down her face, then she turned and left the room.

    Chrissy’s head shot up when she heard the click of the living room door shut. She looked at Becky and Mandy for an answer as to what she should do.

    “Well Sis, are you just going to sit there and let her leave?” Chrissy jumped up and ran out the room.

    Cathy was just closing the front door behind her when it was pulled away from her. She turned to see Chrissy stood there with tears running down her face. “Please don’t leave Cathy, I don’t want to lose your friendship over a stupid set of breasts. I’m sorry I stuck my nose in where I shouldn’t.”

    “You didn’t Chrissy, you did what any friend would do. I was in the wrong for what I said, so can we put it all behind us and just be friends again?” Chrissy put her arms out and Cathy ran into them and hugged her.

    Becky and Mandy came out the living room just in time to see them hug and they smiled at each other. Chrissy pulled Cathy back into the house and closed the door again.

    Chrissy told Cathy she would be stopping for some dinner with them and then set to work on sorting it out. Cathy helped her while Mandy and Becky sat at the kitchen table and giggled as they worked.

    Mandy told Cathy the details she knew of the appointment on Wednesday over dinner and Cathy asked if Chrissy would be able to make the trip with her. Chrissy said yes as Sara would be working with Becky this week. Cathy stopped till ten and then left saying she would see them Tuesday at the club.

    The next couple of days were as busy as usual for Chrissy and Mandy and they were both ready for a night out by Tuesday evening. With them both leaving early Saturday it felt like ages since they had been out. Chrissy was just coming out the ladies room when she bumped into Cathy going in so she waited for her to finish and then they headed back to the sofa in the VIP section. Mandy was sat with Carla cuddling, Chrissy wanted to sit and cuddle with Becky, but she was playing hostess somewhere else in the club. Almost like magic, Chrissy was suddenly spun around and hugged by Becky, which put a smile on her face.

    Becky had finished for a while and was due a break from working, so she sat down with Chrissy and Cathy. Carla waved over a waitress and ordered some drinks and they sat talking about Cathy’s appointment tomorrow, till Becky had to go and sort out a problem at the bar.

    They could all tell that Cathy was a little nervous about it all, so they changed the subject to other stuff and Cathy was soon having a laugh at some of the funny stories Carla had to tell about how she first started to dress and how bad she looked.

    Carla sorted out a lift home for Cathy, so she wasn’t walking home in the early hours of the morning, then she and Vicky drove the girl’s home. Chrissy and Becky both gave Vicky a hug and went into the house while Mandy kissed and hugged Carla before she entered the house, Carl and Vicky wouldn’t drive away till they saw that the door was closed.

    They all made their way upstairs to bed singing a song they had heard at the club, Chrissy and Becky were even doing a little dance as they walked up the stairs. Mandy was having trouble singing along with them as she was laughing so hard at the silly dance. They spent another hour cleaning off the make-up and getting ready for bed. Once that was all finished, they got into bed and were soon cuddled up together and fast asleep.

    Becky wanted to have a lie in the next morning but couldn’t, she had to be at Sara’s for ten. She followed Chrissy to their room so they could take a shower together. Taking a shower with Chrissy was the next best thing to having a lie in, so Becky didn’t feel too bad about it once they were washing each other.

    Mandy was sat reading the paper and drinking a cup of tea when they got downstairs. None of them really wanted a large breakfast, so Chrissy put some bread in to make some toast and got some bowls out and the cereal. Once they had all finished, they all went to get ready.

    The appointment for Cathy wasn’t till mid day, so Chrissy and Mandy could stop for an hour with Sara when they dropped Becky off.

    Mandy pulled into the driveway and parked the car. Sara must have been looking for them coming, as she was at the front door waiting for them. Chrissy was the first one to reach Sara and gave her a hug, Becky and Mandy followed Chrissy into the house then they both gave Sara a big hug.

    Mandy was the first to speak. “Sara, Chrissy told us what happened to you. I am so sorry.” Mandy hugged her again.

    “You have nothing to be sorry for Mandy, it wasn’t you that did it to me and I am starting to get over it now, thanks to Chrissy. I’ve been down to the corner shop a couple of times now since last Wednesday.” Sara smiled as she looked at Chrissy.

    Chrissy had a tear run down her cheek as she reached out her arms to give Sara a hug. “I’m glad you’re starting to get out again Sara. Just don’t go doing too much too soon, I would hate to see you get hurt again because of me.”

    “I do find it really scary, but I need to do it. I won’t let him stop me living my life. Just like you said Chrissy.” Chrissy could see the difference in Sara and she liked it. Sara seemed more full of life.

    Chrissy and Mandy stopped till just after eleven then left to go and get Cathy. Chrissy went up to fetch her while Mandy waited with the car.

    Chrissy hit the buzzer for Cathy’s flat and opened the door when she buzzed her in. “Hi Cathy, you ready to go?”

    “Not really Chrissy, I’m scared.”

    “You’re bound to be Cathy, but I am going to be with you through all of this.” Chrissy took Cathy by the hand to try and make her feel a little better. It did make her feel better for some reason, but it was more the warm smile Chrissy gave her as much as the soft gentle touch of her hands on hers.

    Chrissy helped Cathy put her coat on and then led the way down to where Mandy was waiting with the car. Cathy opened the car door for Chrissy so she could get in the front, then she got in the back.

    “Hi Cathy, how you feeling today?” Mandy asked as she started the car and pulled out into the traffic again.

    “I was just telling Chrissy that I am really scared about all this. I’ve never been good with operations or anything like that.”

    “That’s understandable Cathy, but you’re going to be in good hands. My mum had found one of the best people around to do the work.” Mandy said just before cursing some guy driving a white van for cutting her off.

    “I know what the end result will be, so that keeps me pushing forward. I know that the SRS will be much worse that having my breasts done. I just hope that I don’t get too scared to have it done if the breast surgery is too painful.”

    “I told you not to worry Cathy, I will be with you till the end, and then some.” Chrissy smiled as she looked over her shoulder from the front seat.

    Mandy followed the directions that Prue had given her and soon reached a really posh looking house that looked more like a stately home with a large gravel driveway. There were signposts in the grass at the edge of the driveway that said parking, so Mandy parked the car in front of one and then turned off the engine and got out.

    Mandy led the way up to the entrance of the house and entered with Cathy and Chrissy close behind. There was a woman sat behind a large desk, so Mandy said who they were and the woman asked them to take a seat why she informed the doctor they were there.

    They didn’t have to wait to long for the woman from reception to say they could go in and see the doctor. Mandy waited where she was while Chrissy took Cathy by the hand and led her into the room.

    The room was really big and had a desk at the far end with a woman sat behind it. “I take it one of you is Cathy?” The woman asked.

    “Yes I’m Cathy.” Cathy said in a quiet voice as she raised her hand.

    “Hello Cathy. I’m Dr Kelly Davison. But please call me Kelly, and who is your friend?” Kelly pointed at Chrissy.

    “This is my friend Chrissy, I hope you don’t mind if she sits with me while we do what ever it is we need to sort out.” Cathy had a hopeful look on her face as she asked.

    “Hi Chrissy. Yes it’s fine for Chrissy to sit with you, and please don’t look so worried Cathy. All were going to do today is sort out what size you want to go up to, so we need to take some measurements and take some photos.”

    “Photos, what do you need to take photos for?” Cathy asked.

    “I take the photos and then we can use this computer to add different looking breasts shapes, sized to work out what will look the best on you.” Kelly pointed to a computer at another desk next to hers.

    Cathy looked a little worried at the fact she would need to strip down to her bare chest for the photo to be taken. “Kelly, you do realise that I’m not yet a real girl? I don’t want to upset you with what you will find when I take my top off.”

    “Don’t worry Cathy. Prue sent me all your details and charts over before you came to see me. And if you have a chest the size of what you’re showing me now then you wouldn’t be looking at getting breast implants.”

    Cathy had to giggle when she thought about what Kelly just said. “I guess your right Kelly. Do you have a special place I can take off my top?”

    Kelly stood up and led Cathy over to a screen. “Just put on the robe and then come over to the panel on the wall so we can take the photos.”

    Cathy got undressed and put on the robe then when and stood in front of the panel that Kelly was stood near. The board had a grid on it with lots of numbers around it. Kelly took the photos then told Cathy she could get dressed again.

    By the time she was dressed, Kelly had her image up on the screen and sized using the grid on the photo. The grid meant that Kelly could make a 3D model of Cathy that she could turn from side to side and then back to the front.

    Kelly hit some buttons on the keyboard and then used the mouse to click on some other buttons on the screen. Pretty soon Cathy was able to see what she would look like with different sized breasts.

    Kelly let Cathy and Chrissy look at all the sizes she programmed the computer with and then decided on a size they both liked which was close to the breast form size she already used. Kelly made a note on Cathy’s paperwork and then set a date for the operation.

    The date was set for two weeks from that day. Mandy had sorted out all the paperwork and the payment for the operation by the time they got back out to the waiting room. So they made their way out to the car and then left to go see how Becky was doing with Sara.

    It was only two in the afternoon so they called to see if Becky and Sara wanted to go and grab some lunch. Chrissy got her mobile out and made the call. “Hi Sara, its Chrissy here. We just got finished with the appointment and wondered if you had finished with Becky and wanted to get some lunch?”

    “Hi Chrissy. Yes we’ve been finished for a while now, I’ll pass you over to her.” Chrissy waited to hear Becky.

    “Hi Chrissy, how did it all go with Cathy?” Chrissy heard Becky ask.

    “Hi babe, it all went really well. She goes in two weeks from today to have the operation.”

    “That soon Chrissy?” Becky asked.

    “Yep, we were all really shocked too, but I think Cathy will be a lot happier once it’s done.” Chrissy looked at Cathy in the back of the car as she said this and got a big smile back from her.

    “Are you on your way here to pick me up Chrissy?”

    “Yes we are, but we were wondering if you have had any lunch yet?”

    “No we sort of got carried away with working on my dress and lost all track of time. Why do you ask?”

    “I was thinking of dragging Sara out and yourself for a spot of lunch with me and the others.”

    “Sounds good to me babe, I’ll just ask Sara if she feels up to it.” Chrissy could hear mumbled voices then Becky came back on the phone. “Yep we will both be ready when you get here, see you soon babe. Love you.”

    “Love you more Becky.” They each blew a kiss to each other then hung up.

    Becky and Sara were waiting outside when they got there, so they got in the car and Mandy drove to a restaurant she liked and parked the car. Sara looked a little scared, but soon felt better when Becky took her arm on one side, and Chrissy took the other.

    Sara smiled at each of them and felt a lot better. She felt safe from anyone who might try and attack her. A waitress showed them all to a table and then left them all to make their choice. She came back ten minutes later and took everyone’s orders and then took the menus away with her.

    They sat chatting till the food turned up then they all fell quiet till they finished. Cathy told Sara about her upcoming operation and Cathy learned of Sara being raped. Cathy gave her a hug and said how sorry she was for what happened.

    Chrissy could see that Cathy and Sara were becoming good friends, she really hoped that they could become friends. Chrissy thought it would be nice to see Sara with someone to get out and about with.

    Sara wanted to sort out a day for Cathy to go and have a fitting for her maid of honour dress, but they decided to leave it till she had been for her operation. That way the dress will be a perfect fit. But Cathy did make plans to take Sara out for dinner on the Friday night. Just as two friends, but it was a start on getting Sara out the house.

    Mandy went to pick the bill up when the waitress brought it to the table, but Sara was too quick and grabbed it first.

    “Sara, please let me pay for lunch. It was our idea to drag you out.” Mandy said as she put her hand out to take the bill from Sara.

    “Sorry Mandy, but I want to pay this time. I’ve had a great time, and you can get the next one.” Sara grinned in a way that hoped that they would all want to have lunch with them all again.

    “Okay then Sara, I will let you pay this time, just as long as you let me get the next one.” Mandy had caught on to what Sara was hinting, and was happy that she wanted to do it again.

    With the bill paid they all made their way out to the car and Mandy dropped Sara off at home, then drove Cathy home. They all wished Cathy all the best for her date on Friday and then said they would see her Saturday at the club.

    With having such a late lunch none of the girls were hungry when they got home so they sat and watched a movie till it was time for Becky to get ready to go to the club. Chrissy went to help her and then hugged her goodbye at the door when Vicky came to pick her up.

    Chrissy told Vicky to make that Becky had something to eat at the club, as she hadn’t had any dinner due to a late lunch. Vicky did a salute and said. “Yes sir!” Chrissy giggled and then gave Vicky a hug.

    The next couple of days went by without any trouble and they saw Cathy Saturday night and asked how the dinner date went with Sara. So Cathy filled them in on all the details and told them how much Sara seemed to like it and they planned to do it a little more often. Mandy and Chrissy were happy to hear that Sara was going to be getting out more.

    The next couple of weeks seemed to fly by and it was soon time for Cathy to have the operation. The night before she couldn’t have anything to drink or eat. So they decided to not go to the club and they let Cathy stop the night so Mandy and Chrissy could drive them there the next day. Also, they didn’t want to let Cathy spend the night alone. They wanted to make sure that she didn’t eat or drink anything after midnight.

    Carla gave Becky the night off so she could spend it with the others, that way they could all go and be with Cathy before she went in for the operation.

    They decided to skip breakfast the next morning, as they didn’t think it would be fair on Cathy having to watch them eat, or smell the food cooking. They decided they would go and eat while she was in having the operation.

    It was only classed as miner surgery, but it was still scary for Cathy and she knew it was going to be sore for a couple of weeks after. But the end result would be worth it, the thought of not having to use the breast forms anymore made her smile.

    The operation would be done at the place she went to the other week so Mandy knew where she was going. When they got there a porter showed them the way to Cathy’s room, which was more like a really posh hotel room than a hospital room.

    “Wow! How much is this all costing Mandy?” Cathy asked.

    “Sorry Cathy, but Carl said you’re never to find out, but that you were to get nothing but the best.”

    “Oh, so it’s costing that much. How will I ever be able to repay him for all this.”

    “You don’t have to Cathy, Carl said he wanted to do this as a thank you to Chrissy for all she has done for Sara.” Mandy said as she gave Cathy a hug.

    When they broke the hug Cathy said, “I guess it’s Chrissy I really need to thank then?”

    “You can try, but she wont see as she really did anything.” Mandy said as she chuckled.

    “True, but all we can do is try.” Cathy replied

    “Hey! I am here in the room you know.” Chrissy said as she stood with her arms folded trying to look affronted. Cathy and Mandy both went over to her and gave her a hug that soon turned into tickling her till she was having trouble breathing.

    When she got her breath back, Cathy looked her in the eye and then said, “Thanks Chrissy, whether you believe it or not you’ve done so much for me.” Then she hugged her.

    “I’m not going to argue with you Cathy, I was just doing what I could to help a friend.” Chrissy smiled.

    “Well just keep being yourself Chrissy, and don’t ever change. Promise me that.” Cathy said as she gave Chrissy another hug.

    They broke the hug when a nurse came in to do a couple of tests, so the others went to wait in the other room. The nurse entered the room once she had finished.

    “You may all go back in now, but she will be going down for surgery soon.” The nurse smiled then left the room.

    They went back into the room and found Cathy already in bed waiting to be taken down for Surgery.

    “Don’t worry Cathy, it won’t be to much longer before you’re abreast of the situation.” Chrissy said with a smile. She could see the worried look on Cathy’s face and wanted to try and lighten the mood.

    Cathy groaned then said, “Someone please give me some drugs, I can’t take any more of those bad puns.” They all started to laugh and Cathy wasn’t feeling so bad.

    They stopped with Cathy till a couple of guys came in with a trolley and got her onto it. Cathy couldn’t understand why she couldn’t walk down, but the guys just laughed and said everyone always asks that and they had no idea why, but they just do as they were told.

    They all walked down as far as they could and then all gave her a hug before they left. Mandy had found out that it would be around four hours before Cathy was out of surgery and recovered enough to see anyone.

    They had made plans to go see Sara and then bring Sara back with them when they came to visit.

    When Cathy started to come around, she thought that someone was sitting on her chest, but when she looked down there was nothing there but the bed covers. It took her a couple of seconds to remember what had happened to her, but she smiled when she realised. She was snapped out of her thinking when she heard a voice.

    “Hello Cathy, how are you feeling?” When Cathy looked, she saw Kelly smiling down at her. And there were also the faces of Chrissy, Mandy, Becky, and Sara all stood next to her.

    “My mouth is dry, and it feels like someone is sitting on my chest.”

    “That would the drug they used to put you to sleep. It will also leave you feeling groggy for a couple of hours. Take some sips of water.” Kelly said as she passed her a beaker of water with a straw in it. “Your chest will feel tight for a couple of days till the swelling goes down.”

    “I hope the swelling doesn’t go down to much.” Cathy said with a weak smile, which made everyone chuckle.

    “Don’t worry about that Cathy, they will be just the size you wanted when they have healed. Everything went really well.” Kelly said.

    “Thank you Kelly, thank you for everything.” Cathy said.

    “You’re welcome Cathy. I will let you talk with your friends and look in on you later. Please stay lying on your back, so not to put any undo stress on the stitches.”

    Cathy found it hard to talk while she was laying on her back, but it was nice to see them all there to make sure she was okay. They all stopped till Cathy started to feel sleepy again, then they made plans to come and visit again tomorrow after work and Becky was going to visit in the afternoon with Sara. They all gave Cathy a kiss on the cheek and then left.

    Cathy was able to sit up after a couple of days and was home by Tuesday of the following week.

    Cathy was a little shocked when she was taken to Sara’s home and not her own. “Why have you brought me here?”

    “We don’t think it’s safe for you to be alone for the time being, so Sara offered to let you stop with her. Is that okay with you Cathy?” Chrissy asked.

    “I don’t want to be a burden on Sara.” Cathy said.

    “She was the one that wanted to do it Cathy, we all just thought it was a great idea.” Mandy added.

    They got out the car and Sara ran out to help carry Cathy’s bags in while Chrissy assisted Cathy.

    “Thanks for letting me stay with you Sara, but are you sure you want me around?”

    “Yes I want to have you around. How else are we going to make sure you don’t over do it.” Sara smiled.

    “You all know me so well, but I am feeling a lot better.”

    “You may feel okay Cathy, but you still have the stitches in and till they come out, you’re going to take it easy.” Sara said with a firm voice.

    Cathy knew she was not going to win against Sara anymore than she would against Chrissy or Mandy. “Okay you win, I will relax and let you all take care of me, but the minute I get the all clear, I’m going to treat you all to a night out and a nice dinner.”

    They all said it was a deal, then they showed Cathy to her room. Once they had her stuff put away they all went back to the living room and sat talking while they drank the tea that Chrissy and Sara had made.

    They stopped a couple of hours then said their goodbyes and left to see what Becky had made for dinner.

    Becky had the dinner ready when they got home and she asked how Cathy had settled in okay at Sara’s place. Dinner was really nice and like normal, Chrissy made some dessert. Then Mandy and Chrissy cleaned up while Becky went up to make a start on getting ready for work. Chrissy got up there just in time to help her with her make-up.

    Vicky turned up looking as stunning as usual and Becky looked really good to with another fantastic make-up job from Chrissy. Chrissy hugged Becky and let her leave for work. Mandy and Chrissy sat watching a movie then went to bed when it got late.

    Cathy had her stitches out a couple of days later and she was going to move back to her place, but got a shock when Sara asked her to move in with her. She had really liked having Cathy stop with her.

    Cathy didn’t need to think very long about it before she said yes. Chrissy and Mandy helped her move all her belongings, which didn’t take too long as the flat was furnished when she rented it. So it was just clothes and other bits and bobs.

    With Cathy moved in and the date for the wedding getting closer, Sara got stuck in with doing the finishing touches to the wedding dresses and the maid of honour dresses. But she got them all done and even found time to make herself a dress to match the other two when Becky and Chrissy asked her to be part of the wedding. Carl sorted out the plane tickets with no problem.

    Chrissy was a little unhappy that her mum and dad wouldn’t be there, but when she rang them to try and sort out getting them to come, her dad wouldn’t change his mind, and still said no.

    Even though he hadn’t been there for her at any point, she still felt sad about it. The only thing that kept her feeling worse was the thought that her new family would be there, and Carl had organised a party when they got back from St. Lucia.

    The day before they were to leave for St. Lucia was like a mad house with all three of them trying to get all their stuff together for the holiday and the wedding, but they got there and went to bed early, ready for an early start in the morning.

To Be Continued...