A matter of taste.
a story of discovery, acceptance and love

A matter of taste.

My name is Rene
I’m a slender build man
there's not an ounce of fat on my body
and my hair is fairly long.

I live in a medium sized town
and wherever I was I always was in the company of women
I felt great being able to talk and laugh with them
we even had our woman moments
I accompanied them on their shopping trips.

They love my tips on fashion
coming from a family of seven where I was the only male
I quickly learned the in and out's of female clothes.

But that's not the only reason they felt comfortable with me
at an early age I lost my manhood due to a car accident
the doctors made it quite clear it could not be saved.

So at the age of twelve live changed for me
I had to sit to pee, wipe myself dry
and, although it wasn't required changed underwear
my normal boxers didn't fit me because of my loss.

My mother and sisters let me use their panties, strings and even bloomers
most of what I wore were shiny silk garments
they felt great touching my skin and they were a proper fit
I didn't then and still don't care they are woman wear.

It was on one of our many shopping trips Carla, the best (female) friend I had
asked me for some advise.

She pulled me away from the other women
she walked to a rack of clothes she must have seen a trillion times
as we stood by the rack she asked me “your the best friend I have yes?”
yeah I quietly replied
to me and most of the others you are a true girlfriend.
I looked puzzled when I asked what she meant.

I mean she continued you have no male friends
as they all look at you in a weird way
OK I said I'm with you so far, what's the plan.

Now hear me out she said, there's something I would like you to try
with a swift motion of her hand a sales lady came walking towards them
Carla and the woman talked to each other for a while
then Carla turned to me, took me by the hand and led me me a changing room.

Now what, I asked her
now she said we are going to have some fun
trust me she said as we entered the changing room
what I saw surprised me a little
hanging inside were several skirts, blouses and dresses
are you going to try them all I asked Carla.

No silly girl You are going to wear them
wait a minute, what did you call me
silly girl, she said again
look she added, you are as close as my girlfriend as you ever be
and now we have some shopping fun.

Over the next hour or so I, or actually Carla dressed me in several
beautiful outfits and I had to show them to the others
I’m not entirely sure about me but the others had a ball
one of the women said it was a shame I have no breasts
that would have shows better with the blouses.

When it was time for me to change back in my own clothes
Carla came to me and asked which clothes I liked best
I said all were good but the leather skirt and red blouse were a favorite
as we headed out the store I didn't notice Carla paying for some clothes.

A few weeks had passed and I completely had forgotten the dressing up I had done
when I got a call from Carla
she asked me if I could come over for she had something to show me
not having anything major to do I answered sure, I’ll be right over.

Some ten minutes later I rang her doorbell
hey girlfriend she said as she opened the door
still uneasy with the girlfriend stuff I walked in
so what's up I asked
remember the dressing we did some time ago
as the memories of that day came back I said sure.

Now, she continued don't be angry but I want to show you something
as she took my hand she led me me upstairs to her bedroom
as we entered the room I was surprised as to what I saw
neatly laid out on the bed lay the leather skirt and red blouse I wore
on that day
but that wasn't all, next to them lay a silky pink string and matching bra
as well as a pair of seamed stockings.

What's all this I asked her
did you like it when you wore them she asked
well I said it was definitely different
I want you to try them on again but this time properly
with that said she showed me some large breast forms.

Surprised as to what she said I took a step back
you want me to do what?, I said
I want you to be the girlfriend I liked for so many years.

You know how everyone thinks of you when we are together
they never see you as a guy but as one of them
now I want Renee to come out and have some fun
standing there surrounded by a mist of disbelieve.

Come on girl let's do it
as I looked at the clothes I had a good feeling
secretly I loved the clothes but as a man I couldn't admit it
out of the blue she kissed me and started to undress me
I kind of let it all happen.

When I stood naked before her she noticed I didn't need to shave
she handed me the string which I then put on
next was the bra
I was struggling with the bra as I never wore one
she helped me closing the hooks of the bra and then took out the breast forms
she applied the glue and then fitted them in my bra
she then smoothed out the edges of the breast forms as not to give a clue.

Then it was time for the stockings, one at the time I gently rolled them on my legs until they were in place
Carla was surprised I knew how to do it
but that's the benefit of having so many sisters.

I finally put the skirt and blouse on
she gave me a pair of heels and when I had put them on
I thought I was done, surprise!.

Carla then sat me down in front of a mirror and started
to shape my eyebrows in a feminine style
It hurt a little as she plucked my eyebrows
then it was time for her to put on make-up
I didn't tell Carla I knew how to put on make-up
again the benefits of my sisters
but I let her take pride of her actions.

Lastly she brushed out my hair and told me I was done
when I looked in the mirror I was stunned to what I saw
it wasn't Rene who stared back at him but it was Renee.

If I didn't know better I swear I was looking at one of my sisters.

Carla asked me to wait as she was going to change clothes
Carla stood with her back to me when she heard me call out in pain
not once but twice
she quickly turned to ask what was wrong
but before she had a chance she saw me admire my earrings
in my newly pierced ears.

Carla stared at me for a moment and then said
you look better then I ever will, your a natural beauty
Carla noticed I talked different, more feminine, she liked it.

We walked and talked around the house for a while
lucky for me I found I easy to walk in these heels
I did however had to change the way I walked, take smaller steps
along the way Carla brought me a necklace, a bracelet and a watch
for me to wear.

Carla left the room for a while and then came back holding
a leather handbag
are you ready to hit the town girlfriend, she asked.

Girlfriend, there was that word again
how would the others see me I asked Carla
I don't care she said, your my girl now
let the others figure it out for them self.

She got a leather jacket from the closet and told me to put it on
she then gave me the purse which now held my keys, make-up and papers
and then we drove to town where we quickly met the other women.

Carla introduced me as Renee and it was only an hour later one of the others asked why Rene wasn't there.

Then it went dead silent, the others finally figured it out
Rene? on of the women said, it that really you.

They all looked at each other and then back to me in disbelieve
then Carla said look but don't touch, she's my girlfriend
After some back and forth talk they all acknowledged that fact.

Then one of the women said, let's go shopping, our treat
it felt we had been shopping the rest of the day
as we entered and left store after store
in the end I had gotten quite a wardrobe from the girls.
When Carla and I returned to her place she saw my worried look on my face
what's wrong girlfriend she asked
a number of things I answered, first of all the breast forms
the glue was pulling my flesh and it hurts.

Let's fix that she said and from a cabinet she got glue remover
five minutes later the breast forms game off
now Carla said what's the other thing that's worrying you
well I said I now have all these beautiful clothes
and I don't even know if I want to dress up again.

Don't get me wrong, I had a lovely day but it is going so fast
and I didn't want to disappoint the others
you didn't disappoint anybody, and I meant what I said
you really are my girlfriend.

In your heart you knew if you didn't want this to happen
you wouldn't have gone this far, you like what you have become
NO she corrected, you like what you are.

As Carla took a sip from her wine she noticed the time
it was way past midnight
she told me I could sleep here with her
the bed was large enough for the two of them.

I knew Carla wouldn't take no for an answer so I stayed
as we went to bed and was undressed she handed me a baby doll
when I had put on the baby doll I was reminded to the fact I was male
she saw it and softly said “we can fix that”
how I said, I didn't want to wear the breast forms for months
no honey she replied, I know someone who might be able to help you
but once you start there's no way back.

What are you talking about I asked
hormones she said, you could have your own breasts, just the way you like
you won't loose control of your cock because you don't have one so it's perfect.

Why are you doing all of this for me I asked
well Carla said I want to see you happy and foremost happy with me
come on you told me once you weren't happy with yourself.

Don't you remember what happened today you were a goddess
you were my goddess and I don't want to loose you
now she said enough talk, let's sleep.

Later that night I awoke to a most wonderful feeling
I felt something enter my pussy
when I had the surgery to fix my groin the doctor had said
I would be able to have this sensation, but I never tried it
and now someone was gently having sex.

As Carla noticed I was awake she suddenly stopped her actions
no please I said to her, don't stop
Carla momentarily stepped out of the bed
when she returned she whispered “lay on your back”
I did as asked, then Carla gently opened my legs
as she got on top of me I felt something between her legs
she wore a strap on dildo
she lubricated the dildo and ever so gently moved it in and out of my pussy.

It was the most wonderful feeling I felt in my entire life
Carla began to pump faster and faster and all she heard was don't stop
and although I couldn't have an orgasm somehow I came, hard
after five or ten minutes Carla said your turn
she strapped the harness around my waist and I returned the favor
I made sex to her the way she'd done to me.

It was right then and there I made my decision
when morning came I told it to Carla
she asked “what made you decide”
when you made love to me last night
I found the one thing I was missing in my life, You.

Carla touched my chest and asked “what about these”
can you call your friend I asked
your absolutely sure Carla said
I simply replied “let's do it”.

A few days later her friend brought the hormones
she told us they were experimental drugs
so you might see a change very soon.

True to her word, within two months a had my own set of breasts
as I didn't know how much further my breasts would grow
I stopped taking the hormones until I had a talk with Carla's friend
after I made the call she told me I could stop the hormones
as the changes were permanent.

One good thing came with the hormones, my voice also became more feminine
so I no longer had to raise my voice.

One day when we were on another shopping trip I said to Carla
I never saw a shop for the transvestites/transgendered
as we sat down for coffee me, Carla and the other women
talked about what I had asked
on of the women said she could finance the project
we agreed on her offer and since it was my idea I would be the store owner.

We selected a good location and searched for suppliers
my sense for fashion was very useful
and soon we had an extensive collection
we named the store “a matter of taste”.

Through the local papers we advertized
and on the opening day our 'special customers' were waiting outside
the first day alone we made a record sale
and over the following months we had our fair share of loyal customers
The store was running so well that within a year we had paid back the investment.

One day a man build similar like me entered the shop
he was nervously looking through all of the clothes
as I watched him he secretly touched the materials
I saw in him the way I used to be
so I walked up to him ad asked if he needed any help.

He was startled and run away from me
but on the way out he knocked over a rack of clothes and fell
quickly I walked to him and picked him up
I asked him if he was alright but he couldn't find any words.

I picked him up and escorted him to the back
reassuring him everything was OK
when we were in the storage room he noticed some racks filled with clothes
he saw a blue silk blouse and as he did in the store he touched it.

Is this new to you I asked him
he softly whispered 'yes'
what's your future I asked him
sorry? He replied
is this just dressing up or do you feel a woman inside
he looked up to me and said “how did you know?”.

What do you know about this shop I asked him
it's a shop I guess he answered
you really are new to this I said
this is a special place for girls just like you.

What's your name I asked
'Ashley' he replied
seriously I asked
as he looked at me He shrugged his shoulders
OK Ashley wait here for a moment i told him and went back into the store.

In the store i talked to Carla for a while and then went back to see Ashley
in the mean time Carla closed the door and put up a sign
in the store were six fully dressed up men to who Carla explained
what was needed from them.

I had Ashley take of all his clothes
as he did i noticed he was wearing a pair of red silk panties
i then gave him a red bra for him to put on
once he'd done that i placed some breast forms in the bra.

I put some stockings on his legs and as he stood there looking in the mirror
i picked up a camera and made some pictures of him.

Over the next hour or two i had him dressed in various outfits
making sure i made pictures every time he was dressed
finally i said which one did you like the most
i was kind of surprised he chose a short leather dress with a silver blouse.

Once dressed again i placed some low heels pumps on his feet and had him sit in the chair
i placed a black wig on his head and applied some make-up
lastly i placed some clip-on ear rings on him and made the final set of photo's.

Then i did something he never expected
i took him by the arm and started to walk to the store
he froze in his track
don't worry i told him, nobody is going to make fun of you.

We then walked in the store
as we entered the store i said to our guests
“lady's may i introduce Ashley”
with that the 'lady's' greeted Ashley with the kindness she deserved
i made some last pictures while Ashley interacted with the others
and then went to the back, i burned the pictures on a CD for Ashley to take home.

Meanwhile Ashley was in seventh heaven, she loved the support the others gave her
then it was finally time to say goodbye to the others and Ashley and me
went back to the store room to change.

Carla came right after us carrying three glasses of whine, to celebrate
as i brought Ashley’s normal clothes she stood before the mirror looking at herself
then out of the blue she asked if she could keep the clothes on.

Seeing no problems with that I said sure honey
we went to the store and while Ashley paid the bill I placed Ashley’s normal clothes in a bag
as Ashley left I gave her a black leather purse in which I put all of her belongings.

This, I said, is a gift from us
lastly I gave the CD with the pictures for Ashley to watch at home
and then we said our goodbye’s.

A few days later a large bouquet of flowers was delivered to the store
on the card was written
“thank you for all your kindness, see you soon 'Ashley'”.

Tears formed in my eye's as I knew I made a lost person find acceptance
I told Carla I needed some time of to reflect my own life
and how I got where I am now.

As I walked down the street I passed a jewelry shop
I looked in the window, and then I knew what to do
I walked in and bought the most beautiful ring they had
I quickly returned to the shop and for all to see I proposed to Carla.

We had a small wedding with only Carla and my friends
but we did get an unexpected guest
as we were at the wedding a car stopped
a beautiful young woman stepping out of a vintage car
dressed in a long silver gown
as she got closer I recognized the woman, it was Ashley.

I quickly walked towards her and greeted her
I told her how beautiful she looked and asked her how she was doing
with her new found life.

As we talked I noticed her breasts, honey, I asked her
are these real, as she cupped her breasts with her hands she glowed
yes she said and in two months I have the final surgery
if it wasn't for you I never would have the courage to go thru.

After the wedding Ashley came up to us and asked if she could
talk to us
while the other guests went to the reception the three of us went to a separate
room for some privacy.

Ashley started to tell her life story
the loss of her parents the absence of true friends
the only friends she had were because of her money
then 'looking directly at Carla and me' I met you.

You cared for me, comforted me, and you knew nothing of me
you made time for me that others never did
specially you made me see what was already there
it may sound strange but your the closest to family I ever had.

I really like to be with you
as Carla and I looked at each other it was a quick decision
Carla said to Ashley, if you really want to you can come live with us
Ashley jumped from her chair and gave us both a big hug
and with that said and done we rejoined the others.

Some time later after our honeymoon we moved in Ashley's home
we call it home but it really was a mansion
it was sometime later when Ashley came in the shop and asked if they want to open another 'a matter of taste' shop in her town.

Given the circumstances it seamed like a good idea
and when the shop was opened we gave Ashley the responsibility for the shop.
Then Ashley did something unexpected
gave me a big hug and said I love you mom
the three of us now live as a family
and Ashley is totally devoted to me.

The end.