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16.  Chapter :      Changes



It was about two hours and forty-five minutes from Jim's call to Joe,
when Joe and the gang pulled into the FBO parking area at San Diego
International Airport.  Karen, who was driving, parked the car and Joe,
Dave, and Mike followed her into the attractive waiting room of the
upscale fixed base operator.  Since it catered mostly to business
travelers, it had nice couches, a TV viewing area for waiting crew, and
even places for waiting pilots to catch a snooze.

Joe went to the counter.  In a moment, he got the attention of a cute
young woman, who was working on a detailed bill for food, fuel, and
other services for the Falcon 50 visible in the big picture window
behind her.

"Can I help you, ma'am?" she asked Joe, who rankled at the way she said
it.  He felt weird being referred to that way, especially by pretty
girl.

"Yes," Joe said.  "Has a Mooney 252 arrived yet?  I'm waiting for a
friend."

"No, it hasn't," she said, "but you're welcome to have a seat, and help
yourself to some coffee." She pointed to a little alcove, where there
were coffee, tea, and a large ice machine.

"Thanks," Joe said.  "I'd appreciate it if you'd let me know as soon as
you hear it coming in."

"I sure will," the girl said, smiling.

Joe went back to his friends.  "We might as well have a seat," he said.
"They're not here yet, but I think they should get here soon."

They all found comfortable seats, and Joe picked up a magazine and
started reading about a new commuter airliner.

Joe was sitting there reading for a while, when his bladder reminded
him he had not emptied it lately.  He got up, and went to the ladies
room.  Inside the attractive restroom, he entered a stall, and was
relieving himself, when he heard the ladies room door open.  He
finished, and as left the stall, he saw it was the girl behind the
counter.  She had apparently finished her shift, and was changing from
the little hot pants outfit to something less revealing.  Joe smiled at
her as he went to the mirrored sink.  The girl had removed her shorts,
and blouse, and was standing there with nothing covering her fantastic
tan but a tiny string bikini and a little wisp of a bra which her firm
breasts hardly needed.  She was truly beautiful, and Joe had difficulty
avoiding staring at her in the mirror, as he pretended to fix his hair.
Joe could feel the old excitement building again.

What is going on?  Joe wondered as he watched the girl change clothes.
Yesterday he thought he no longer felt any attraction for women, but he
could not deny the feelings that were making his heart beat faster, and
his underwear uncomfortably wet.  Joe did not know if he was glad he
still had his attraction for women, or if it would simply be an
inconvenience, now that he was legally a woman himself.  Maybe it was
strangely exciting, but it meant going into a restroom and then getting
turned on by seeing your new peer group partially clothed, doing all
the things women do.  Was it a good thing?  He was not sure.

The girl was buttoning her blouse as she joined Joe at the mirror.

"Are you going on a flight?" she asked, in an attempt at small talk.

"No," Joe answered awkwardly, "my friend is just stopping by.  He's
bringing another friend from Phoenix."

"Oh, yeah," the girl said.  "I was in Phoenix last month.  I like the
beach better.  It's too dry there."

"It is dry," Joe said.

Joe gave himself one last look, and quickly left the restroom.  Being a
woman was going to be difficult.  He hoped that the wetness of his
underwear would not show through to his shorts.  His panties felt like
they were riding up uncomfortably, too.  He tried to discreetly pull
them out as he walked back to the waiting area.

Joe joined the others waiting for the plane.  Almost as soon as he was
seated, the girl from the ladies room came up to Joe.

"We just heard a Mooney call ground for taxi to our ramp," she said.

"Thanks," Joe said.  He got up and looked at the others.  "Jay's here,
I think," he said.

They all went over to the window, and watched for the little plane.
Before long, it rolled into sight.  Another girl, wearing the same
little outfit as the girl that parked them, stood on the ramp waving
two yellow flags to tell the pilot where to park.  The Mooney pulled up
to the girl, and its propeller snapped to a stop.  In a few moments,
Joe could see two people walk to the front of the plane.  Joe went to
the door, and went out to the plane, closely followed by the others.
He was amazed by what he saw when he reached the plane.

Tim Werner had been a handsome guy, about six feet tall, and maybe one
ninety pounds.  When Joe reached the Mooney, he saw his pal Jay, and
somebody else.  The other person was smaller than Jay, so he was
shorter than five ten, and although it was over eighty degrees, the
other person was wearing a gray sweatshirt.  Joe went up to the person
wearing the sweatshirt, and immediately recognized him/her as Tim
Werner.  He did not really look exactly like Tim, but the resemblance
was there.  If it was not that he had the same relatively short hair as
Tim had, Joe would have thought the attractive young girl was Tim's
sister.

Tim recognized Joe too, at least he thought he did, looking carefully
at the pretty woman who walked up to him.

"Joe?  Joe Bates?  Is that you?" Tim asked.

"Tim?" Joe responded, holding out his hand.

"Joe what's happened...  What happened to us?" Tim asked.

"That's what we're trying to find out here," Joe said, smiling.  "There
are some doctors here who specialize in gender related problems, but
they've never had any like us, unfortunately."

"Are we going to be like this forever then?" Tim asked.  "Am I always
going to look like this?"

"Tim, I wish I knew.  We can talk about it back at the hotel," Joe
said.  Joe went over to Jay, who was critically looking at his
airplane.  "Anything wrong?" he asked.

Jay looked at the pretty woman who came up to him, not immediately
recognizing her as his best friend, Joe Bates.  "Yes, I seem to have an
electric fuel pump that keeps popping its circuit breaker," he said,
only realizing who he was talking to as he spoke the words.  "Joe?  Is
that you, Joe?  You look so different.  I don't think I'll ever get
used to you having a body like that...  and now the hair...  Holy cow!"
Jay exclaimed.

"No matter what I look like, it's still me here, Jay," Joe said.  "It's
still me.  Just a wig, that's all." He pulled at a lock of his hair.

"Think you can do something with this pump?" Jay asked.

"I doubt it," Joe answered.  "I don't have any tools, and you'll
probably need a replacement pump.  Do they have support for Mooneys
here?"

"I don't know, but I'll ask," Jay said.  "I doubt I'll get anything
this evening."

"Let's find out," Joe said.  "If you can't, we'll get you a room at the
hotel for the night."

A line boy came up, and asked what he could do.  Jay asked if they had
an A&P, and if they could get parts to fix his plane.

"The mechanics won't be in until 0800," the young man said.  "We might
get somebody to come out, but it'll cost you."

"No need to call out a mechanic," Joe said.  "Stay the night, and I'm
sure they can fix it quick, tomorrow morning."

"Okay, I'll let the plane sit tonight," Jay decided.  "I'll be out in
the morning."

"Okay, sir," the line boy said.  "We'll put it on the maintenance ramp,
so they'll get right to it in the morning."

"Let's go back to the hotel," Joe said.  He looked for Tim, and found
him talking with Karen, Dave, and Mike.  "Can we all fit into the
Lincoln?" Joe asked.  "There are six of us now."

"I think we can manage," Karen said.

They all went back to the parking area, and Joe got in the back seat,
with Jay between him and Tim.  There was enough room, but they were
seated closely together, Joe's hips touching Jay's.  Joe felt strange
having this new, wider part of him actually touching his friend.  He
was acutely aware of the changes in his body, as they touched a male
for the first time since he acquired them.

They drove back to the hotel quickly.  Joe wondered if Tim was hungry.

"Do you want to get something to eat?" Joe asked his new friend.

"No, I had something before we took off," Tim said.  "I don't seem to
get hungry very often now...  among other things." He seemed a bit
relieved to see others sharing his strange affliction.

"You'll probably find that your metabolism has changed, or will
change," Karen said.  "That may change your eating habits."

"It certainly has changed about all my other habits," Tim said.  "I
hope I can get changed back, 'cause I don't think I could ever get used
to being like this."

"When did you first notice the change?" Joe asked Tim.

"Well, Thursday night I started feeling real funny," Tim answered, "and
my chest started to hurt.  I didn't think much of it and I went to bed.
I woke up at about four in the morning.  I had to piss real bad.  When
I touched my cock, I it seemed it was really short, or something.  I
went into the bathroom, and then I realized something had happened to
it.  It felt all right, but it didn't look normal.  I didn't know what
to do, so I watched and I saw and felt myself slowly changing...
Turning into a girl, I guess...  I don't know...  Joe what could cause
this to happen to us?" Tim's now feminine sounding voice was breaking
as he spoke, but he still had a male inflection.

"As far as we know, something in the GPS system causes chromosome
damage, somehow causing the cells to sort of revert to a default,
female XX form," Karen said.  "I don't know if it is possible to cause
further changes, or to find a way to reverse change that has occurred.
It would take some form of selective cell modification capability.  Up
until now, consistent cell modification has been beyond our capability,
except at the most simple level."

"So we're stuck like this?" Tim asked.

"We don't have any way back, so far," Joe said.

"Dr.  Krell would like you to stay as you are, without reverting to
surgical intervention, until his staff can determine that cell
modification is not possible," Karen went on.

"Surgical intervention?  What's that?" Tim asked.

"They can give you an artificial cock," Mike said.  "That's what I'm
going to do, as soon as they run out of ideas, trying to change us
back."

"They can do that?" Tim said, suddenly becoming very interested.

"Yes, it is possible," Karen said, "but the results are not very
consistent, and even at best.  It wouldn't be anything like what you
had.  You might look like a male, but your new penis wouldn't function
for intercourse.  Maybe not even to urinate."

"It couldn't be any worse than this," Tim said.  "Hell, I'm wet all the
time, and it itches like crazy."

"It shouldn't itch," Karen said.  "Are you keeping yourself clean?"

"I don't know.  I guess so," Tim answered.  "I'm pretty sensitive in
that area.  Just touching it, or having my clothes rub it gives me a
boner.  At least that's what it feels like.  Like a boner...  and wet
balls."

"I think that describes it," Joe agreed.  "According to Dr.  Krell's
people, our bodies are now those of completely normal females.  I guess
this is what it feels like to be a woman."

"I don't want to be a woman!" Tim said.  "I'm a guy, and I want to stay
a guy.  They've got to get my cock and my balls back."

"Don't get your hopes up, Tim," Dave chimed in.  "What everybody is
trying to tell you is that you're a girl now, and you're probably going
to stay that way, so you better get used to it."

"Is that really the way it is, Joe?" Tim asked incredulously.  "Is that
the way it will be?"

"I don't know, Tim.  Dave might be right," Joe agreed.  "You had better
try to make the best of the situation."

"The best of the situation?  How do I make the best of looking like
this?" Tim asked.  "How do I get used to these tits?" He pulled up his
sweat shirt, exposing his fully developed bosom.

Jay looked down at them, and then tried to look away.  Tim's body had
obviously developed into the female form, and Jay was very conscious he
was now the only male in the car.

"Keep your shirt on, Tim," Karen admonished.  "I know you don't like
what happened to you, but try to maintain decency.  You're embarrassing
Jay."

"I'm sorry, Jay," Tim said.  "I just don't think of this body as real.
It doesn't seem like it's even my body anymore."

"No problem," Jay said.  "You are impressive looking, I must say."

"Yeah, I suppose I they look pretty good," Tim mused, "but it doesn't
seem like it's me.  I'm a guy.  I don't have tits.  I can't go around
looking like this."

"Dr.  Krell will help," Karen insisted.  "He'll help you cope with the
problems you're facing." They were just arriving at the hotel as Karen
spoke.  She pulled the car into the parking area, and they all got out.

"We'll have to get two more rooms," Joe said.  "I hope we can get them
on the same floor."

"It looks pretty full," Karen observed.  "They might not be able to be
on the same floor as we are."

They went to the desk, where Jay, and Tim attempted to check in for the
night.  The receptionist at the desk looked at his computer, and said
he was sorry, but they were booked solid for the rest of the week.  Jay
looked at Tim, and they turned and looked at Joe.

"What do we do?" Jay said.  "They don't have any rooms left."

"What?  They're booked up?" Karen asked.  "Well, I have an extra bed in
my room someone can use."

"I do, too," Joe said.  "One of you can stay with me."

"Gee, I don't know.  Do you think it would be a good idea?" Jay asked.

"What do you mean?" Joe asked.  "We're adults, aren't we?  You can stay
in my room.  We've stayed in the same room before.  We were roommates
in school."

"Yeah, but you didn't look like that, old buddy," Jay said, grinning.

Joe felt the blood come to his cheeks, as he realized what Jay meant.
They may still be best friends, but for them to share a room together
would not be the same now.  The realization irritated Joe.  "I don't
care.  I can handle it, if you can," he said.

"Tim, you're welcome in my room," Karen said.

"Well...  uh...  I...  ah...  Ok, ok, I'll do it," Tim stammered.  He
had a little trouble accepting the idea of sleeping in a hotel room
with a woman he had just met.

They went up to the rooms.  Everyone stopped in the hall, and there
they decided to meet at seven-thirty for breakfast.  Then they went
into their rooms.

When Joe went into his room, Jay following closely behind, he noticed
that the interconnecting doors were still open.  He could see Karen and
Tim go into their room, and asked Karen to come over.  She did, and Tim
followed.

"Tim, did you bring some other clothes?" Joe asked.

"I just brought some jeans, and some tee-shirts," Tim said.  "I want to
wear this sweatshirt outside.  I don't want anybody to see me like
this."

"Like they told me, you better get used to it," Joe said.  "If you try,
you might find that it isn't so bad." He went to his bag, and dug
around, looking for something.

"Here, try this on tomorrow," Joe said, handing Tim a white cotton bra
and some underwear.  "I brought some extra, and I think they'll fit
you, too.  Try 'em, they won't make you look stupid.  You might even
find you like the way they feel." He grinned at the confused young man.

"Gee, I don't know.  I can't wear stuff like that," Tim objected.

"Don't worry about it, Tim," Karen said.  "I'll help you with it."
Karen took the clothes from Joe, and left the room, standing in the
doorway until Tim followed her through, and then she closed the door.

Joe and Jay stood looking at each other nervously.  Joe closed up his
B-4 bag, and spoke.

"I guess you didn't bring any other clothes either," Joe said, smiling
in embarrassment at his pal.

"No, I didn't," Jay said, a big grin forming on his face.  "I didn't
think I would be staying over, and I don't think I want to borrow any
of your underwear either."

"Don't worry, you don't have to," Joe said.  "I just want to help Tim
get used to the change.  Having Linda around sure helped me with it."

"Joe, it's amazing how you've adapted," Jay said.  "You look great, and
you seem to be doing fantastic."

"Do you really think so?" Joe asked.  "I'm trying the best I can.  I
have to admit, it does seem to get easier the longer I stay this way."

"Have you found out any news?  Is there really any hope of getting
back?" Jay asked.

"I don't know, Jay," Joe said.  "They haven't found anything yet.  It
looks like it'll be difficult, if it's not impossible.  I changed my
records today, so I'm legally a female now, I guess."

"Really?  You're legally a woman now?" Jay said.  "If that ain't a kick
in the head.  My old roommate, Joe Bates...  A woman!"

"Yeah, that's the way I see it too," Joe replied.  "A kick in the head.
I can't believe its happened to me...  That I look like this...  That I
might someday become an old lady...  Jay, I don't know if I want to be
an old woman!" Joe started to become emotional, and looked like he was
going to cry.  Jay came up and put his arm around him.  Joe started to
put his arms around Jay, and was starting to cry on his shoulder, when
he realized what he was doing, and froze.  He pulled back, and looked
at his pal.

"I'm sorry, Jay," Joe said.  "I didn't mean to do that.  I don't know
what came over me.  I feel so strange sometimes."

"Hey, no problem.  I'm here for you.  You do whatever you feel like.  I
understand.  You're different now.  You can't help it," Jay said,
trying to make Joe feel comfortable around him.

"It's true," Joe said.  "I do feel different.  I don't know if I can
help it or not, but sometimes, I just get overcome with emotion.  I was
never like that before."

"You were never a woman before, Joe," Jay reasoned.  "Maybe that's what
the problem is."

"Yeah, I'm sure that's the problem, but what's the answer?" Joe asked
his friend.

"If you're a woman, and you might have to stay a woman, maybe you
should just let your feelings go, sometimes," Jay suggested.  "I'd
understand.  I think everyone else would too."

"I know they would," Joe said.  "Everyone has been so good about
understanding our problem.  I thought we'd be considered freaks, or
something, but so far, everyone has been fantastic.  It's made the
situation almost bearable."

"Well, I'm here for you," Jay said, taking Joe's hand.  "We were
buddies before, and we can stay buddies."

Joe felt strange taking Jay's hand, but the warm, strong hand made him
feel better.  He squeezed it, and Jay returned the squeeze.  "Could I
ask a favor, and would you promise not to be offended?" Joe asked,
slightly embarrassed.

"Sure.  Anything," Jay responded.

"Would you...  Would you hug me?" Joe asked.

"I'd be honored," Jay said, pulling Joe to him.

They stood there, arms wrapped around each other.  They were both
feeling a mixture of embarrassment and pleasure as they held each other
tightly.  Joe was surprised at how strong and muscular Jay felt, and
how good it felt to be held in the strong arms of a man.  Jay was
surprised at how soft and fragile Joe felt in his arms.  He certainly
looked like a girl, but now holding him in his arms, he could feel
Joe's breast's pressing against his chest, and could smell his feminine
scent.  It seemed his pal really was a woman now.

"Gosh Joe, you even smell like a woman, did you know that?" Jay asked,
breaking the spell.

"What do you mean by that?" Joe asked.  "Do I smell strange, or
something?" He wondered what kind of an odor Jay was smelling.

"No, you sure don't smell strange, that's for sure.  You smell great,"
Jay laughed.

"Maybe it's the bath powder.  I noticed that it has a scent.  I thought
it reminded me of her," Joe thought out loud.

"Well, I like the smell, whatever it is," Jay repeated.

"I guess we better get to bed," Joe said, trying to change the subject.
He did not know how to handle this male-female thing yet.

"Yeah, which bed do you want?" Jay asked.

"Either one is fine with me," Joe answered.  "Do you want to shower?"

"Yeah, I guess I better," Jay said, "but you can use the bathroom
first, if you want."

"Well...  Okay, I will," Joe said.  "I have to get this makeup off.
Linda told me I shouldn't sleep with it on." The words sounded silly as
soon as he spoke them.

"Well, you had better wash it off then," Jay said.

Joe started to go into the bathroom, and then he realized that he did
not have his shaving case.  He rummaged through his B-4 bag until he
found the things he needed.  He went into the bathroom, and shut the
door.  It was now felt strange being around a man, even if the man was
your best friend.

In the bathroom Joe took off his blouse, and shorts, and then removed
his underwear.  He washed his face, and washed away his makeup.  He
brushed his teeth, and then sat on the stool to pee.  As he sat there,
he looked at his underwear, and decided to wash them out in the sink.
It only took a second, and his bra and panties were hanging on the
towel rack to dry.  Then he realized that Jay would be in there next,
and would see his feminine things hanging there.  He wanted to take
them with him, but they were now dripping wet.  When he started to
leave the bathroom, he realized that he was naked, and Jay was out
there.  What was he going to do?

Joe looked around, and found a large bath towel.  He pulled it off the
shelf, and wrapped it around his curves, tucking it in on the side.
Now he was ready to face Jay again.  He screwed up his courage, took
his clothes in his hand, and opened the door.  He went out into the
main room, where Jay had turned back his bed and was lying there,
watching the news.

Jay looked up when he saw Joe.  "You're done already?" he asked.  "I
thought women took forever in the bathroom."

"Maybe they do," Joe said, grinning.  "I guess I just haven't figured
out what all I'm supposed do in there yet."

"It appears that you're doing all the right things," Jay complemented.

"Your turn," Joe said.  He wanted to get his terry romper from the B-4
bag, and put it on.

"Okay," Jay said, and went into the bathroom.

Joe went to his bag, and found the terry romper.  He took it and put it
on the bed while he removed the towel.  He was just reaching for the
romper, when the bathroom door opened and Jay came out.

"I wonder if you might have an extra tooth bru..." Jay looked at his
naked friend.

Joe froze in position, wanting to reach for the towel, but not wanting
to move, and take his hands away from his breasts.

"Err...  Excuse me...  I didn't realize...  I...  ah..." Jay was
un-customarily speechless.

Finally, Joe found he could move again.  "I...  err...  I was just
putting this on," he said, picking up the little romper.

"God, Joe, you're beautiful, you know that?" Jay said, walking over to
his friend.  "Can I look at you?"

"Well...  I...  err...  I guess so.  Sure, why not?" Joe stood up, and
let his friend look at his changed body.

"I could tell that you were softer the other day at the health club,
when you wore the leotard.  I thought then you looked pretty good, but
I didn't realize how good.  How can you stand having a body like that?"
Jay asked his pal.

"Gee, Jay, what do you think I do?  Fondle myself all day?  A lot of
people look like this," Joe said.

"Well, if I looked like that, I probably would," Jay said, a wide grin
forming on his face as he watched Joe put the romper on, his boobs
bouncing sexily as he pulled it over them.

"Get in there, and take a cold shower," Joe said, a grin coming to his
face too.  "Look in my shaving kit, I might have a new toothbrush."

Jay returned to the bathroom.  Joe heard the water start to run, and
before long Jay was finished.  He came out of the bathroom wearing only
his jockey shorts.  Joe looked at his friend, the bulge of Jay's
maleness now seemed strangely interesting to him.  He found he could
not take his eyes from Jay's crotch.  Jay saw he was looking, and faced
him.

"You really are a woman now, aren't you, Joe," Jay said.  "Are you
finding me as interesting as I find you?"

"I don't know, Jay," Joe said.  "I guess I am changing.  I'm trying to
decide how I feel about men...  about sex.  I thought I wasn't
interested, but...  I don't know...  I just wish I could control what's
going on in my head." He put his head in his hands.

Jay came over to where Joe was sitting on the side of the bed.  He
reached down, and took Joe's hand.  He pulled him up, and took him in
his arms.

"Would you be terribly offended if I kissed you?" Jay asked, looking
down into Joe's eyes.

"Holy cow, Jay," Joe said.  "I don't think we..."

He was interrupted by Jay placing his lips on his.  It did not feel
strange at all.  Joe let himself melt in the strong arms of his friend,
and felt Jay's tongue try to enter his mouth.  He parted his lips and
teeth, and let Jay do whatever he wished.

As they kissed, Joe could feel his body responding to the caress that
Jay was giving his back.  He felt the wetness of excitement, and felt
his breasts becoming sensitive to the touch of Jay's bare chest.  Jay
must have felt Joe's hardening nipples too, because he suddenly put his
hand down into the top of the little romper, and took one of Joe's
breasts in his hand, fondling and caressing it, causing a sensation Joe
had never experienced before.

Joe had made love since becoming a woman, but only with Linda.  Since
she was a woman, Linda knew how to touch all the right buttons to make
Joe's body feel good, but Linda could not match the strong, forceful
feeling of Jay.  It was a mixture of pleasure and roughness, and it
made Joe's knee's weak.  He put his head back enjoying the sensation as
Jay kissed his neck.  Joe felt his crotch tighten as Jay's tongue
tasted his neck.

Joe had been wondering what it would be like to be with a man, but he
could not have imagined what he was experiencing.  He found he loved it
when Jay touched him.  He wanted to be touched all over.  He seemed to
be losing control of his own body, like it had a mind of its own.  Joe
found that he wanted Jay.  This new body of his wanted Jay inside him.
It was like he now had this hollow spot, and it just had to be filled.
He could tell that Jay wanted him, too.

"Jay...  ah...  Do I...  Can I ask another favor?" Joe asked.

"God, Joe, anything.  Just name it," Jay said, as he caressed Joe's
breasts, which were now completely exposed, the little romper was down
to Joe's waist.

"Jay...  would you...  could we...  I...  ah...  I just want to feel
you inside me," Joe said, finally getting it out.  It seemed he was
having trouble breathing, his breath coming in little gasps, as he felt
himself being overrun by passion.

"Would I?" Jay said.  "I don't think you could stop me!" He stopped the
caressing, and stood back, looking at Joe.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Jay asked his friend, who seemed
more excited than any woman Jay had ever been with.

"God, yes...  I want you...  I want to feel you...  Please!" Joe begged
hearing his body pleading for release.  He was no longer in control.

Jay started to remove his undershorts, and when Joe saw his penis, his
eyes got huge.  Joe knew that Jay was not a big stud, or anything, and
probably could not even be considered well hung, but when he saw Jay's
manhood, the thought of it going inside him changed his urge from raw
desire to fear.  It did not look like anything that big could fit
inside him.  At least not without hurting him seriously.  He remembered
the pain he experienced in the doctor's office.

"Ah...  err...  I don't know, maybe we shouldn't," Joe stammered.

"What's wrong?" Jay asked.  He was standing there, his erection was
ready to explode.

"Should we really be doing this?" Joe asked.

"Why not?" Jay questioned.  "I'm a man, and you're...  You're a woman
now, aren't you?"

"Yeah, I guess so," Joe answered.  "It's just that...  I don't know...
I mean...  What if I get pregnant?" He remembered what the Dr.  Krell
told him.

"Can you do that?" Jay asked, showing surprise.

"I think so," Joe answered.  "They told me I probably could, and that I
should take precautions if I decided to do something like this.  God, I
never thought I would be wanting to do this." He was torn between this
new, powerful desire, and basic concern for his well being.

"Just stand by a minute," Jay said, and went into the bathroom.  He
returned with a couple of condoms in their foil packs.

"Where did you get those?" Joe questioned.

"They were in your shaving kit," Jay answered, grinning.

Joe remembered.  Sure, he always kept a few in there, in case he needed
them, just for times like this.  Of course, he never considered he
would use them this way.

"Okay, okay, we'll do it.  I just have to know what it feels like, but
please, you've got to be gentle.  It looks like that thing can hurt
me," Joe said, looking at Jay's stiff appendage.

"I'll be gentle," Jay promised.  "You can be on top, if you want."

Jay lay back on the bed and opened one of the foil packets.  He took
the rubber out and unrolled it on his erect penis, as Joe watched in
interest.  He had never seen another man putting on a condom before,
and he was surprised at how strange it looked.  He must have had a
funny look on his face, because Jay commented, "Haven't you ever seen
somebody putting one of these on before?"

"Hell, no.  Have you?" Joe returned.

"Of course...  Well...  err...  No, I guess I haven't," Jay considered.

"Let me tell you then, it's not the sexiest thing I've seen tonight,"
Joe said, unable to suppress a big grin.

"Let's get on with it," Jay said.  "Unlike you, I'm under pressure to
perform." He grinned.

Joe slid the romper down, stepping out of it, and ran his hand along
his own crotch, in an attempt to tease Jay.

"Don't worry, I think I can remember what makes your willy feel good.
We can keep the pressure up," Joe said, trying his best to sound
seductive.  Joe was aware of the effect a female body had on a male's,
and noticed that his actions were having the desired effect on Jay's
libido.

Not really sure how to go about it, but anxious to know what it would
feel like, Joe got on the bed with Jay; then crawled over and straddled
his hips.  As he stood there on his knees, Jay's erect penis was almost
touching his belly.  He reached down, and timidly took it in his hand.
It was warm.  He did not remember his own penis feeling that warm when
he touched it.  He was impressed by the silky texture, and the almost
instant hardness of the thing.  With his fingers wrapped around it, he
squeezed it and instinctively moved his hand up and down.  He had never
touched another man's penis before, and he found it was very different
from touching his own.  The lubricant on the condom made everything
very slippery.  Jay let out a little gasp.

"Now don't get carried away," Jay warned.  "I think I'm almost ready to
shoot off as it is.  If you want to try it on for size, you had better
lay off the preliminaries."

Joe looked down at the hard flesh.  He lifted one of his knees and
began rubbing the tip of Jay's penis along the moist folds between his
legs.  It felt fantastic, but he was still apprehensive.  The big thing
would probably split him in two.  Jay pushed his hips up, trying to
push against Joe with his penis.  When Jay did that, Joe would raise
his crotch up, and his movements were keeping Jay from entering him.

"Come on Joe, put it in, won't you?  You're driving me nuts," Jay
pleaded.

"I'm working on it.  You'll get your chance," Joe said.  "I've got to
do this at my own pace, and I don't want to rush it."

Finally, Joe took Jay's penis, and placed at what he figured was the
opening to his vagina.  He took a deep breath, and let his body slowly
descend on Jay's hardness.  Jay thrust upwards, and Joe felt it
starting to go inside him.

Joe tensed for the pain he knew would come.  Suddenly, he felt Jay's
hands on his hips, pulling him down, impaling him.  Joe could sense
that Jay was inside, but was surprised to find that it did not hurt for
him to be there.  It did not hurt at all.  It felt sort of strange
actually, not particularly good, but not bad either.  "Was this it?" he
thought.

Then Jay started pumping, moving around, and sliding in and out.  Now
that felt great, he could not resist matching Jay's movements stroke
for stroke.  Looking down, Joe noticed his breasts were bobbing along
with the movement, and it embarrassed him.  He dropped forward, and lay
down on top of Jay, closing his eyes.  He let himself be carried away
by the new sensation.  At the top of Jay's movement, Joe was enjoying a
pleasurable friction on his clitoris, and that was followed by a
strangely wonderful feeling of fullness he could not describe.  It was
fantastic, and he wanted it to continue forever.

After only a minute or so of this new sensation, Joe could feel Jay
tensing up beneath him.  He knew from experience what was happening,
and tightened his own muscles, remembering how good it felt to have a
snug vagina gripping your penis.  He was surprised to find how
pleasurable it was for him too.  Why didn't women do it more often, if
it felt this great?  He wondered.

"I'm sorry Joe, but I'm going to cum," Jay said.  "You're just so
tight, and feel too good."

Joe hugged him, pressing Jay's crotch into his own, and tried to crimp
down on Jay's penis as tight as he could.  Jay's legs became stiff, and
he squeezed Joe so tight he could hardly breathe.

"Back off a little, man," Joe gasped.  "You're crushing me."

"You're fantastic, Joe," Jay said.

Now Joe could feel the twitching of Jay's penis, as it squirted his
load.  Joe tried to feel it inside him, but then remembered the condom.
Strangely, he found himself wishing that Jay was not wearing one.
"What's wrong with me?" he wondered.  "I don't have some secret desire
to get pregnant, do I?"

Jay's muscles released, and he let himself go limp.  Joe could feel his
penis, which was still inside him, getting smaller and softer.  He did
not want the moment to end, but realized that it was not Jay's fault.
He raised his pelvis, and felt a little pop as Jay's penis came out of
his still wanting vagina.  He rolled off of Jay, and lay on his back
beside him.

"That was good, Joe," Jay said.  "I think maybe the best I ever had."

"Oh, yeah?" Joe looked at him and grinned widely.  "I'm glad you liked
it, but I'm beginning to realize what sex is all about for a woman."

"Is it better than for a guy?" Jay asked, becoming curious.

"Maybe it's just because it's my first time...  from this side, of
course...  but yeah, I think it feels better, but it doesn't last long
enough," Joe said.

"I'm sorry," Jay apologized.  "I was just too excited...  You felt so
good...  I couldn't hold back any longer.  You remember how it is,
don't you."

"Sure, I remember," Joe replied.  "I remember all too well.  I remember
all the times I did the same thing, and didn't realize how it left the
woman...  The way she felt...  The way I feel right now.  Can we do it
some more?"

"Well, I'm not seventeen," Jay said, smiling.  "Give me a little while
and we can go again."

Joe looked down at his pal's organ.  It was no longer erect, but it was
still wrapped loosely in the condom.  The condom was slightly tinged
with pink, which Joe realized was a mixture of the lubricant, his
secretions, and blood.  Then he suddenly realized he was not a virgin
anymore.  His hymen was torn completely now, as evidenced by the pink
condom.  He tensed the muscles in his crotch, and felt a small
irritation.  He touched himself with his hand, placing a finger inside
his opening.  The narrowing he felt that morning was gone.  Feeling
himself, he also realized that he was still excited, and his clitoris
was begging to be touched.

Jay watched Joe inspecting himself, and found the sight highly erotic.

"You're beautiful, do you realize that?" Jay said.  "Would you mind if
I touched you?"

"I think I'd love it," Joe said.  "I still want you inside.  I can't
explain the way it feels.  It's really good."

Jay touched one of Joe's breasts, and softly caressed it.  "I think I
can be ready to go again soon," he said, and looked down at his own
softness.  He saw the used condom still on it, and started to carefully
pull it off.

"Look at this pink stuff," Jay said.  "I don't remember it looking pink
when I put it on."

"I was a virgin, then," Joe grinned.  "Now, I'm not."

"You were a virgin?  I took your...  Really?" Jay stammered in awe.

"I guess I got to lose my cherry two times," Joe teased.  "The second
was much easier, for me than the first." He remembered his first
awkward time with a girl.

"I didn't realize you were a virgin," Jay said, sounding sorry.

"What did you think?" Joe replied.  "When I changed, everything seemed
to reform to what it would be if I were born a female.  There aren't
any physical changes when guy loses his cherry, but there can be for a
girl." Joe put his hand over his crotch.

"What should I do with this?" Jay asked, holding the gooey, cum filled
rubber.

"Flush it.  I don't want it," Joe said, smiling.

Jay got up, and took the condom to the bathroom.  Joe heard a flush,
and Jay came back to the bed.  His penis was still limp, and Joe
realized then that he had probably never seen another man's erection,
up close and personal, until today.  The difference in size between the
aroused and limp state was amazing.  Joe wondered if he'd ever have a
penis again.  He was not sure if he cared.

Jay stood by the side of the bed, just looking at Joe's body.  As he
did, Joe saw Jay's penis began to stiffen.  He reached over, and put
his hand around it, pulling Jay to the bed with his cock.

"Don't rip it off," Jay teased.

Joe squeezed him tightly, and felt him getting harder by the second.
He slowly ran his hand up and down along the shaft, until Jay seemed
about the same as he was before.

"Looks like you're about ready for action again, tiger," Joe said.

"You just don't give a guy a minute, do you," Jay teased.  "It must be
really good, the way you're acting."

Joe considered what Jay was saying.  Maybe he was acting a little
horny, but he had not climaxed yet, and Jay had.  As a male, he was
used to performing until he found release.  Now, he was dependant on
the endurance of his partner.  It was a new position to be in, and he
was not used to it.  Right now, he just wanted to feel Jay inside him,
and find relief.  With Linda, even since the change, she had treated
him more like a man, always concerned with his sexual release, and of
course, with her, there was no erection, or lack of one, to be
concerned with.

"Humor me, will you?" Joe asked.  "I'm not used to this, and I guess I
don't really know how to act."

"You're doing okay," Jay said.  "You're doing okay." He closed his eyes
as Joe stroked his penis.

"Let's do it again," Joe said, getting the second rubber from the
stand, and ripping the wrapper open.

"I'm with you," Jay said.  "Do you want to put it on me?"

"Lie back," Jay said.

Joe took the rubber and rolled it on his friend's appendage.  When it
was in place, he lay back on the bed beside Jay, and cupped his breasts
with his hands, trying to tease, and entice his pal.  "Come and get
it," he said.  He spoke as seductively as he could, but talking like
that made him feel kind of silly.

Jay rolled over, and put his lips right on Joe's left breast, taking
the whole nipple in his mouth, and suckling like an infant.  The action
surprised Joe, but he discovered it felt very pleasurable.  As he
worked on Joe's breast with his mouth, Jay started fondling Joe's
crotch with his hand.  The combination felt fantastic, and Joe began to
writhe with pleasure.

"Feels pretty good, huh?" Jay asked, watching Joe move with pleasure to
his touch.

"Yeah...  Ah...  Yeah, it does," Joe answered.  His eyes were closed,
and his breathing had become short gasps.

"Do you want me to continue, or are you ready to get down to business?"
Jay asked.

"I...  Ah...  I don't know.  Keep doing this for a while," Joe
breathed.

Joe could feel his pleasure reaching a crescendo.  He found that what
he wanted was for Jay to enter him, but he did not want him to stop
what he was doing with his hand.  He rolled on his side, and pulled
Jay's penis toward his crotch.  Jay maneuvered into position to enter
him, and removed his hand from Joe's vulva.

"Don't stop what you were doing with your hand," Joe begged.  It was
embarrassing to ask, but it felt so good.

Jay kept his finger near Joe's clitoris, but with difficulty, he was
able to get his penis into Joe's opening at the same time.  Joe was
moving around so much that Jay just lay there, and held himself in
position.  In a few minutes, Joe tensed up, and became stiff as a
board.  Jay could feel a rhythmic tightening and loosening, as Joe
experienced orgasm.

Joe lay still, gasping for air.  Jay started to move his hips, but he
was immediately stopped by Joe.

"Ohhh!  Don't move...  Don't move!" Joe begged.  "I can't stand it!"

The feeling of Jay's touch on his clitoris now felt excruciatingly
painful.  When he was with Linda, she instinctively knew when to touch
him, and when to stop.  Jay's more aggressive approach to intimacy was
ok until he reached climax, but afterward, any touch to that area
became intolerable.

Jay pulled away from Joe, and lay on his back beside him.

"I hope you you've had enough," Joe said to his friend.  "I don't think
I can take any more for a while."

"No, I'm fine," Jay said.  "It was fantastic!  If anybody had asked me
if I'd ever go to bed with you, I'd have punched them out, but you were
fantastic."

"Yeah, I never thought I'd want to do this, but it was almost like I
was out of control," Joe said.

"I have that effect on women," Jay grinned.

"The hell you do," Joe said, poking him in the ribs.

"Anyway, it was fantastic," Jay repeated.  "I don't think it ever felt
like that before.  It was like you could read my mind.  You knew just
what would feel good."

"I guess I did know," Joe said.  "Remember, a week ago, I was on that
side of the fence.  I still remember it."

"Is it better on that side?" Jay asked his attractive friend.

"I don't know, exactly," Joe told his friend.  "It's good...  It's
great, but I don't know if it's really better.  Just different.  You
feel pretty good, too, you know that?"

"I had a suspicion from the way you were acting," Jay answered.

"You should feel it," Joe said.  "It's like somebody turned up the gain
on all my senses.  It's not bad sometimes.  I think maybe I could learn
to like it."

"Sounds like you might get the chance," Jay said.

"Yeah," Joe mused.  "I know.  I don't like to think about it.  It's
easier if I think of it as temporary.  I don't want to consider what my
life might be like if I have to stay like this."

They lay there talking.  The subjects ranged from cars to planes, even
women.  Eventually, they fell asleep.  Joe lay next to Jay.  He had no
desire to go to the other bed.