“I feel ridiculous,” I blurted out. “What if he doesn’t like it?”

“You look great,” Nicole assured me, seemingly amused by the entire situation.

I scowled, feeling nervous and excited at the same time as I got ready for my date with Gene. Of course, this wasn’t the date that we’d originally had planned for a couple days ago. A demon outbreak had cancelled those plans, as well as the plans that Nicole, Dani, and Julie had for dates that night as well. They’d all managed to reschedule for the next night, and now it was my turn.

I thought back on that mission with some annoyance, though at least it had been an easy one. There hadn’t been any demon eggs or packs of demons, only a single demon who had been causing trouble. However, that demon had interfered with not only my date but those my sisters had planned as well. That demon never stood a chance.

Now that I was finally able to reschedule my date with Gene, my sisters had decided to help me get ready, whether I wanted their help or not. In fact, they each seemed to take it as their sisterly duty to ensure that my first date as a girl was a good one.

Dani had brought out a slinky and sexy dark green dress, exclaiming, “Trust me, this will look good on you.”

I eyed the dress nervously, then the grin on Dani’s face. Her ‘trust me’ reminded me of when she’d made a batch of hot wings last week, using ghost pepper chilies so that she could get it hot enough for her satisfaction. She’d used the same ‘trust me’ when she said we’d all love the wings. Unfortunately, the wings were so spicy that they pushed past my heightened tolerance for spicy foods and were nearly as inedible to me as her chili had been before my change. At least Nicole and Rebecca had shared my views on them being too hot or I would have felt like a wimp.

Before long, I was wearing the dress and matching high heels. Rebecca worked on my hair while Nicole applied my makeup. “Now hold still,” Nicole said as she put on my mascara. “Gene is going to love this…”

“Hold your fingers out,” Dani instructed me as she began putting on nail polish.

Once my sisters were finished, I complained, “I feel silly…”

The makeup on my face felt odd and I couldn’t help but thinking that I must look like a clown with all that stuff on me. I felt odd wearing the dress as well, not to mention the high heels. This was actually my first time wearing shoes like this.

“Well, do you think you look silly?” Rebecca asked when she held up a mirror so I could see myself.

My eyes widened slightly at the reflection, which I could barely believe was me. “No,” I answered after a moment.

“Back when you were still a guy,” Nicole said with a faint smile. “If your date showed up looking like this, would you think she looked silly?”

“No,” I admitted with a smile. “I’d think she looked hot.”

Rebecca nodded at that, then told me, “Just remember, you’re the most beautiful woman in the world.” She barely managed to keep a straight face at that while Dani smirked and Nicole giggled.

“And the fact that we look alike has nothing to do with your compliment,” I responded flatly, resulting in all three of my sisters laughing.

A short time later, the doorbell began ringing so I started to rush to the pearly gates to answer it, though my sisters held me back. “You’re supposed to make your date wait,” Nicole told me. “It’s in the rules.”

“I’ll go tell him you’ll be a little longer,” Rebecca said before she rushed downstairs.

“But I’m ready now,” I protested, remembering how annoying it had always been when I’d show up for a date on time but would then have to wait. Still, from my past experiences, I had to admit that it did seem like that was part of the dating rules. “At least this time I’m on the other side of it.”

After waiting for five minutes, Nicole finally let me go down to meet my date. Gene was standing just inside the pearly gates, dressed nicely and looking just a little nervous. Of course, that was understandable since he was not only inside the doors of Heaven but also had my three sisters to deal with.

Gene stared at me with a very appreciative look before saying, “You’re gorgeous…”

I blushed at that while Rebecca commented, “Thank you.”

“You clean up nice too,” Dani added with a faint smirk.

“You two have fun,” Nicole said with a wide grin. “And remember, make sure you don’t bring her back until after midnight.”

“I’ll see you guys later,” I told my sisters, eager to get out the door with my date before they did something else to embarrass me.

I had nearly made it when Dani stopped me and said, “Don’t forget your purse.” She handed me a purse, and when I glanced inside, it was enough to make me gulp and then glare at her. The purse was half stuffed full of condoms. However, I couldn’t say anything about that with Gene standing right there, which was obviously what Dani intended as she just smirked and said, “Have fun.”

Once we were out the door, Gene and I let out simultaneous sighs of relief. “The other angels are…something,” Gene commented.

“You have no idea,” I responded, glancing to my purse and blushing again. “No idea.”

“I meant what I said in there,” Gene told me with a smile. “You do look gorgeous.”

“Thank you,” I responded, feeling oddly pleased by the compliment, or at least more than I would have expected.

We got into Gene’s car and drove off base, to a very nice looking restaurant. I couldn’t help but being impressed since I’d never taken any of my dates to a place this nice. I felt just a little guilty for that, wondering if I’d been a bad date as a guy. It wasn’t like I’d have the opportunity to ask my old girlfriend Cindy and compare notes though.

“I didn’t think soldiers got paid well enough for this,” I told Gene as we sat down.

“Hostile fire pay helps,” Gene joked. “And it’s not like I have anything else I’d rather spend the money on than a beautiful lady.”

“Oh boy, you’re really going for the brownie points,” I teased him. “Wait until I tell my sisters.”

We both chuckled at that, then Gene said, “You angels keep referring to each other as sisters, but I know you’re not really related.”

“But we are related,” I pointed out with a faint smile. “We have the exact same DNA. It’s like we’re quadruplets who didn’t meet each other until we were grown.”

Gene nodded at that, then told me, “I can’t imagine what it would be like…suddenly changing like that and then having new siblings.”

“It is hard to explain,” I admitted, though I smiled as I did so. “But we really are sisters, just as much as if we’d been born from the same mother. Sure, a couple months ago they were complete and total strangers to me, but when I became an angel, I was reborn as someone new. When I was reborn as an angel, I had sisters who immediately welcomed me to the family.” Then I shrugged and added, “It really is hard to put into words.”

After this, we ate our dinner and continued talking, though we avoided the topics of my past life and of demons. However, Gene did comment on how impressed he was by what I’d done for Marcus and Reese.

“It’s nice to know that someone has our backs out there,” he told me with a serious look, “even when we’ve been written off as a lost cause.”

“Some causes are only lost because people give up too early,” I told him quietly, thinking of several people I’d hauled into the emergency room, only to have them saved from ‘certain death’ on the operating table.

Once we were finished with dinner, we went to the movies and caught the latest Hollywood blockbuster action flick. I was thankful to discover that I still loved watching movies that were short on plot but big on action, special effects, and especially explosions. Of course, I was way overdressed for a movie, but that somehow made the experience even more fun.

When the movie ended and our date was coming to a close, Gene and I left the theater hand in hand. I felt excited to be holding his hand, almost like a little boy who was holding hands with his first crush. Or in my case, more like a little girl.

“I had a great time,” I told him honestly.

“Me too,” Gene said.

The two of us stood there staring at each other for a moment before we slowly moved in for a kiss. His lips felt good against mine and a tingle of excitement shot down my spine, hitting my nipples and my groin. I moaned in delight, definitely wanting more.

“I’d invite you back to my place for a drink,” I said, feeling daring and blushing as I did so. “But I don’t think it would go well with my sisters there.”

Gene laughed at that. “I’d imagine that would be awkward.”

We drove back to base where Gene dropped me off at Heaven. We kissed again and agreed that we’d have to do this again. I could barely wait, already deciding that next time we’d have to go further than just a kiss.

“Until next time,” Gene told me, giving me one final kiss before leaving.

Once he was gone, I giggled and then spun in a circle, feeling absolutely delighted and almost like I could dance on air. That had definitely been fun, even more fun than any date I’d ever had as a guy.

I went inside and then upstairs where I found my sisters all waiting. They all had grim expressions that caught me by surprise. I paused, feeling confused and then glancing at the clock.

“If this is because I got home before midnight,” I started to joke.

“It’s the second DSU,” Rebecca stated with a dark look. “They’ve just been wiped out.”