Leah was having a blast watching me change outfits, which made me enjoy doing it, It never felt like she was making fun of me or something like that, it was more like a bonding brother and sister thing for me, so I kept showing her how all fitted me. We were having a fun time.

“Dani, you really can pull off that androgynous look” Leah said at some point, “I work in fashion and I can tell you that it’s one of the most popular trends right now”.

“Really?” I asked amused.

“Yes, androgyny is coming up big this year” Leah said. “Maybe you should keep the clothes and go for that kind of look, you know? It will probably make you look more interesting to the girls in that hipster college you want to attend”.

I laughed at the comment about the college.

“I don’t know, I don’t think I’ll be comfortable wearing such skinny jeans, and women’s blouses, and I’m not really a fashion forward kind of guy” I answered.

“Well, you could be if you want to, I mean it’s not like you’re wearing a dress or skirt” she said while shrugging.

I turned to look at her, “I’m wearing heels!” I said while pointing at my feet.

She cracked laughing.

“And you really have turned out to be good with them” She said almost impressed “When I first wore heels I could barely stand up, you’re a natural kid”.

“Shut up!” I said as I sat on the bed to take them off.

“Oh come on!” she said putting her arm around me and making eye contact with me.

I had began to notice that she was very good at making me pay attention and feel comfortable when she made eye contact.

“Can I do one more small thing before you take them off?” Leah asked kindly.

“What is it?” I said, sure that I was about to say yes to anything she said.

“Let me put makeup on you” Leah said with a smirk.

It was hard to say no to her, I had been in the city only 4 days, and she was the closest thing I had to a friend, even with the almost 10 years gap between us she was the closest person to my age I had met here, and she was actually cool I really enjoyed being with her, it was like an instant connection, as if we were meant to be friends from the start, some weird connection that was passed from our mothers to us.

“Ok, whatever” I said.

Once again trying to act as cool as possible about it, as if didn’t actually care, and now that I think about it, I really didn’t care, she made me feel confident.

She smiled instantly and hugged me, then she took a couple of thing from her purse and started by putting a band on my head to keep away my hair.

“Since we’re not the same skin tone, I’m only doing a little bit to your eyes and a touch of color to your lips, something that pops out, natural yet feminine”.

I laughed and shook my head at the feminine comment. She came close to my face and started doing my eyes.

“This is mascara, it will make your lashes look darker, and longer, this helps to make your eyes look bigger, you notice it in mine?” She said as she blinked twice for me to notice her lashes.

Then she took a little thinking as she looked inside her purse.

“Mmmh I don’t know” She said almost to herself.

Then she looked back at me and pursed her lips.

“What is it?” I asked.

“I’m unsure about your lips, I don’t my lipstick suits you”.

She was wearing light matte pink lips. Suddenly she seemed to figure it out.

“I know, wait here, I should have a better one in my old room” She said as she ran across my bathroom to her old room.

I was intrigued as to what she wanted to do, or even why, but in the end I was actually having a good time and it didn’t seem as a big deal at the moment, it was all in the sake of having a little fun. She returned with a small box full of products.

“These is some of my old makeup” she said “I used to wear more when I was younger, now I have toned down my look a bit, but I think you’ll skin tone goes perfect with red lips”.

And as she said that she took out a pencil.

“This one is perfect, now open your mouth a bit” she said as she did with her lips the open mouth expression she expected me to do.

I followed her instructions and she began applying the lipstick, it had a creamy texture, my lips suddenly felt smoother somehow.

“Oh my Dani! You look so cute” she said.

She grew a huge smile, she looked as if she was watching the most cute puppy you could imagine.

“Haha, stop it, and let me see” I said.

I’m sure I was flushing because of the attention.

“Here come to the mirror” she said.

I followed her to the mirror, and I was amazed, it was still me for the most of it, but I actually looked kind of cute, she was right red suited me.

“So what do you think” Leah asked.

“I love it” I said without giving it even a thought.

“Haha, you’re so cute Dani” She said as she watched me, perplexed to how comfortable I seemed to be with the whole situation.

There it was, she finally seemed to have the perfect girlfriend and little sister she had always wanted.