The Difference (#2)

[Bubba136]

It was after midnight. Jane closed down the kitchen and walked up stairs and into the bedroom where she found James standing in front of the mirror considering the way he looked.  Noticing her reflection in the mirror behind him, he remarked “I never imagined myself dressed this way or looking this good.  I am dumbstruck at my transformation.”  Jane busied herself clearing her purchases off of the bed.  She put his new lingerie in a drawer in a closet cabinet, hung his blue dress on the rack next to hers and put his black pumps on the floor, remarking when looking at him “Now we have to undo all of this.

Jane, in an instructional tone of voice, said “There are several stages a woman must go through, besides brushing her teeth, before she climbs into bed. A man has it easy, all he has to do undress, put on his pajamasi, wash his face, brush his teeth and hop into bed. Now I am going to take you through the process that a awoman  has to go through before she can climb between the sheets.”  “The first step “ Jane began, “is getting undressed. Take off your shoes and put them in the closet.” James walked into the closet, removed his high heels and placed them on the floor beside his black pumps. “The next step” according to Jane, “is to remove any jewelry she is wearing. A necklace and dangling earrings, for example. Also bracelets and large rings and anything else that might catch on the cloth of her dress. Removeing your wig and taking off your dress is next.”  He reached up and took off his wig and put it back into the box that it came in and Jane, standing behind him, unzipped his dress and helped him pull it over his head. She hung it on the rack beside his blue dress.

”Underwear comes next” as she helped him take off his slip and pantyhose. As James stood in front of her wearing only his bra and panties,Jane reached into a drawer and took out a frilly nightgown and tossed it to him, saying “take off your bra and put this on. You can sleep in it tonight and put your robe on because we aren’t finished yet.” Then she picked up a pair of her silver high heel slippers and handed them to him, saying “You might as well wea these.

With that, Jane led him back into the bathroom,stood him in front of the mirror and said “we have to remove the makeup and clean your face before washing it.” She picked up a bottle of exfoliate and poured some on a cotton swab. Then she began lightly scrubbing his face, easily cleaning off all of the makeup she had applied earlier.  Next, using her hands she applied a generous portion of moisturizer on his face, lightly wiping it off using a soft cloth. After washing his face with a little soap and water she patted it dry with a soft towel. She told him that she was finished and he was ready for bed.  James looked at his face in the mirror as he brushed his teeth.  while his manly looks had returned, his hazel eyes sparkled and his face reflected a feminine glow

With that, Jamie Donavan, taking off her robe and spike heel slippers and wearing her frilly nightgown slid between the sheets and into bed.

On Tuesday morning, James got up early and began dressing in his women’s clothes. He was dressed to a point where he was about to pull on his high heels when Jane got up and saw him dressing in the same outfit he had on yesterday. She realized now that she should have bought some casual clothes for him. But, how was she to know quickly he would take to wearing dresses and heels.  Had she any idea that he would have taken to dressing in women’s clothes so quickly, she would have brought some casual clothes for him.

She kissed him as he picked up his robe, spike heel slippers and frilly nightgown, as he was putting them back where Jane kept them. She asked him why he was putting on his girls’ clothes? He replied that he only had three days to adjust to his new lifestyle so he had to take advantage of every minute to learn how to be a convincing girl. He had to practice. Besides, he said “ I really like wearing high heels.”  They gave mea feeling of confidence while I am wearing them.”  He has already decided that he was going to wear heels when ever it was possible, from now on.  “So”, he said “if you have any problem seeing me wearing heels or dressing as a woman, it’s your fault.”

WOW There was moment last night when Jane finished getting him ready for bed that she knew that he had gotten her point.  She could tell that he had grasped how much effort was involved by a woman when getting dressed for a party or formal event. However, she wasn’t prepared for how quickly he had accepted dressing as a woman or his enjoying wearing high heels. Talk about altering a lifestyle!  Jane could not think of another situation that could have a more profound affect upon any person’s or families’ life.

Granted, as a man, James was the most handsome, best looking male Jane had ever seen. She was so proud that he had chosen her to be his wife. She knew deep in her heart that his love for her was real, deep and genuine.  After yesterday’s experience, and the way he looked dressed completely as a woman, she was convinced he was also one of the most beautiful females she had ever seen.  And, as a professional female fashion expert and widely sought after fashion model, with world wide recognition and reputation, and after working with the most beautiful women on earth, she should know.

Where do we go from here?  How do we handle this?  Weil, Jane already knew how to deal with his male personality because she’s been with him every step of the way since they were married, so that part can go on as is. No change is needed at this time. Jane knew that she had to develop some sort of strategy for dealing with the female aspect of his newly uncovered personality.  But what and how ?Jane instinctively knew they had to finish what they had started. They had to go out to dinner as planned on Thursdays night. What other way was there for James to experience what awaited him whenever he chose to appear in public dressed as a woman.

Later that afternoon, after carefully thinking it over, Jane decided that if James was going to wear women’s clothes every day, he was going to need a larger wardrobe.  The clothes she had brought for him to wear to dinner were too dressy for casual, everyday wear.  She thought jeans and tennis shoes were too casual. Besides he already had a good supply of that stuff and unless he was planning on wearing a tennis skirt. There wasn’t much difference between men’s and women’s. athletic clothing (except in jeans and shoes.
 

She sat down at her desk and began to make a shopping list. He would have to start from scratch. So begin at the beginning, she thought.  Dress him from inside out and from top to bottom.  Starting with lingerie. Brassieres: she already bought 2. Buy 2 more. Panties (she wondered if he would ever wear a pair of boxers or briefs again? He had already told her how much he loved the feeling of soft cotton panties.) She had already bought 4 pairs.  4 more pairs should be enough for the time being. Pantyhose.  She bought 3 pair. He mentioned that he would like to try a pair of stockings, so she added 3 pairs of stockings and a garter belt, that way they could find out for sure what he preferred.  Two more slips, A couple of sweaters, 3 skirts and 3blouses.  3 outfits. Mix an match so he has 3 or 4 different outfits.  That leaves shoes  He already has 2 pairs of high heel pumps.  What he needs are three pair of office style Penny Loafers with 3 or 4 inch heels and a couple of pairs of flats and sandals with stiletto or wedge heels.

Jane, taking her list, drove into town and spent the next three hours shopping. When she got home, James helped her unload the packages. They unpacked everything and put it away. Jane was sitting on the bed thinking about supper when Jame walked out of the bathroom. He stood there waiting for her to tell him what was next on their “to do” list. She looked up and saw him standing in front of her dressed in his woman’s clothes and wearing his high heels.  She stood up, put her arms around him and and told him how much she loved him and not because he was the most beautiful man in girls clothing in the world.it was way more than that.  James spent the rest of Tuesday afternoon wearing one of the new casual dresses that Jane just bought.  

On Wednesday, he was having a hard time deciding which outfit was more comfortable, the skirt and blouse he was wearing or the dress he wore yesterday. Not that it would make much difference because he loved wearing both outfits.  He was also wearing his black pumps with the 5 1/2 heels. He thought he should break them in, in the event that Jane decided that he should wear his blue gown to dinner tomorrow night. He guessed that the weather would have a lot to do with which gown she would choose.  The red gown was better suited for cooler temperatures while the blue gown was made of lighter material better suited for warmer weather. He did manage to walk to the mailbox at the end of their driveway wearing these pumps.  It was a half mile walk to the mail box and back to the house. Surprisingly these very high heels were comfortable and he loved the way they felt walking in them. He changed clothes and drove to his office thinking “How am I ever I going to keep my two lives separate 

Wednesday passed quickly. Both James and Jane spent most of the day working at their day jobs. Jane, completing an article on a new designer that chose to work out of Chicago and James setting up a quick international flight to Italy where his company was having trouble getting parts from a contractor. They did have time for a quick session on teaching James how to apply eyelashes, outline his eyes and shape his eyebrows. Shortly after supper, armed with fresh cups of coffee,they went into the den and spent an hour practicing his feminine mannerisms and female voice inflections at which he was making good progress.

It rained early Thursday morning. The sky had cleared by 7:45 AM. Jane looked at the clock and jumped out of bed, put on her robe and slippers.  She looked over at James peacefully sleeping, one leg poking out from under the covers.  She decided to let him sleep.  Today was going to be a busy day. She mentally reviewed her schedule as she charged down to the kitchen, flipping on the lights and staring the coffee pot.  She knew that she had two online interviews and an article due to her publishers.  Besides, she had to make reservations for dinner tonight.  She didn’t have any idea what James’ schedule was like.  She knew he had some aircraft maintenance things that he had to deal with, but other than that, she didn’t have a clue.

in retrospect, Jane was regretting creating this whole charade. If James hadn’t reacted the way he had when she told him she didn’t like to wear really high heel shoes every time they dressed to go out, she never would’ve insisted that he take her to dinner while dressed as a woman. What  neither of them expected was James’ reaction to dressing in women’s clothes. 

The day turned out to be busier than either Jane or James expected. Jane’s, online interviews turned out OK. James’ maintenance issues were more serious than expected. Jane had remembered to call the restaurant for reservations for dinner at 8. 

Going through her wardrobe looked over a large selection of outfits. Jane thought she should wear something tasteful that would not overshadow her husband’s red outfit. She chose a elegant black and white outfit by a famous Austrian designer that she had recently modeled. It was from his latest winter collection and a picture of her wearing it appeared in  Vogue magazine a couple of months ago.  The outfit consisted of a black and white houndstooth jacket, a beautiful black skirt with white seam accents, a natural color Chinese Silk blouse with very thin black stripes running through it. With a Japanese pearl necklace of mixed black and white pearls and matching earrings for accent. For shoes Jane chose a pair of black and white spectator pumps with 6 inch heels, worn with sheer almost black hose.  Talk about traffic stopping , WOW.

She began to get James’ things together. First, she unwrapped an extra feminine pair of lacy  white silk panties. Next she took his white brassiere and inserted the breast forms into the cups and laid it on the bed beside his panties.  She then opened a package containing a pair of almost nude colored pantyhose that she placed along side of the other things. A beautiful full length white silk lace slip was the last item of underwear she on the bed.  Finally, she removed his dress from the hanger and put it beside the underwear and put his red pumps on the floor beside by the bed.  Jane stood back and appraised the collection and thought that if wearing these things didn’t make him feel feminine, she didn’t know what would.

James walked into the house at 4:30, about an hour later getting home than he thought he would. He explained to Jane that several members of his company’s executive staff were stuck in Chicago and he had to go and get them.  He flew to Chicago and back to Charleston.  A quick,uneventful trip.  They spent the next hour together talking about their day. Jane, looking at the clock, “said it’s about time for us to start getting ready.  And, now that we are two women trying to get dressed at the same time, we should give ourselves a few extra minutes” With that, she got up and taking James’ hand, led him up stairs to begin the “get ready “ routine.

Walking into the bedroom she told James to undress and get into the bathtub. Then turning on the water, she took a bottle of lavender bath salts and poured a cap full into the filling tub. Handing him a razor, she told him to do the shaving thing. His face, arm pits and legs.

While he was doing this, Jane did her own bathing in the guest bathroom.  They finished bathing at about the same time. James saw his things laid out on the bed and began putting them on. Panties, brassiere (he had learned the trick of first putting it around himself backwards, fasting the strap together, turning it to the front, putting his arms through the straps and pulling it up, into places.) pantyhose and slip.

About that time, Jane, already wearing her underwear, walked in and quickly inspected James.  A little straightening here and a little smoothing there, she was satisfied with the way he looked.

selecting a bottle of red finger nail polish she sat James on the bed she did his fingers. She did her own while waiting for his to dry.

Going to her dressing table she sat him down and, taking out her makeup case, she expertly did his face. Eyebrows, lashes, a little blush on his cheeks and a light layer of lipstick and she was done.

 She helped him put on his dress and zip up the back. After helping him with his hair and fastening an authentic green Japanese jade necklace around his neck and clipping on a pair of matching earrings, he put on his red high heels.  She took him over into a stronger light and critically looked him over.  Standing with her hands on her hips looking at him, she exclaimed “you are absolutely gorgeous.”

Jane, lightly kissing him, told him to go and sit in the den while she finished getting ready. Quickly applying her makeup and doing her eyes, she dressed in the outfit that she had selected earlier. After stepping into her black and white pumps, she stood in the strong light looking at her reflection in the mirror. She was satisfied with the way she looked. She thought while she was tastefully dressed, her appearance would not over shadow her husband.

James, looking up from the magazine he was reading as she walked into the den.” It has to be magic” he said as he looked at the way she was dressed. She looked at him quizzically, “what?” She uttered, thinking she must have misunderstood him. He held up the magazine  showing a picture of her wearing the same outfit saying “what other man on this earth that, white looking at the picture of the most beautiful girl in the world in a magazine, when looked up,see her standing in front of him in the flesh?

Jane, laughing replied”What other group of people would be so fortunate to see two of the most beautiful girls in this community walk into a restaurant on a night like tonight? “. Then she said Common. We had better get going if we’re “gonna keep our reservation. He asked “Are we driving ourselves or did you call for a limo?” She said laughing as she handed him the keys for her car, “get into the car Charlie”.