50 TV FICTION CLASSICS

The next week, Alan met Cindy for lunch. He was terrified as he walked into the cafe wearing a flowered print dress, sheer nylons and three inch high heels.

Alan was now able to achieve the kind of full, pretty hairstyle girls love and which had become part of his work image.

He heard the gasp, "Oh my," before he saw Cindy AND Evelyn sitting in a corner booth. Their expressions said it all...they did not expect to see such a refined image.

"He's beautiful," Evelyn said softly as she stood to let Alan into the booth. Taking the middle booth position, required Alan to scoot in and make sure his skirt remained in its proper position. He did this with just one appropriate elegant pluck at his skirt. She added, "He's a natural!"

Both girls were animated and playful about Alan's new look. After a lot of embarrassing questions about how Alan felt being a girl, Evelyn said, "You're right Cindy, he's a doll! It looks like you not only have a new boyfriend but you doubled your wardrobe!"

After lunch, Cindy insisted they go shopping, "like girlfriends would." At Cindy's insistence, Alan found himself spending more money for a "darling little dress" that Cindy made Alan promise he'd wear the next time they went out.

It was becoming obvious to Alan that Cindy like him dressed up like a girl. Alan's mother was shocked when her son walked in carrying a delightful little dress that he explained with confusion in his voice, "Cindy picked it out. . .she wants me to wear Saturday when we go out."

"Wearing a dress? Oh, that's wonderful," his mother said, amazed at how easily Alan had adjusted. "I'll help make sure you look your best."

"But mother, it's a dress! I shouldn't be wearing a dress to take out a girlfriend?"

"If Cindy liked you in a suit, you'd have no trouble wearing one to impress her...she obviously likes you in a dress. Right?" Alan nodded.

Saturday morning, Alan went to his weekly beauty appointment and explained to Ann about his date with Cindy adding, "I think she likes me as a girl."

Ann asked, "With your hair's present length, we have several attractive options. I can do some fancy French braiding or perhaps some sort of elegant upsweep, piling all but a few curly tendrils on top of your head in a chignon, maybe it's time you experienced some

curls.'

"That sounds awfully feminine?" Alan resisted.

"What color is your dress?" Ann asked curtly.

Alan blushed comprehending clearly what she was pointing out. "Okay, you do what will look best."

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Alan's face had changed. Even Alan saw something different in his eyes and expressions and it wasn't only make-up!

"Now tell me about your dress," Ann asked as she went to work carefully with a wide-toothed comb. Ann moved a tray of long bobby pins closer along with a tray containing several dozen, pink plastic hair rollers.

As Alan spoke of his dress, Ann was busy arranging roller after roller then bobby pinning them into place. Alan watched in fascination as section after section of his hair was separated, combed out then wrapped a hair roller. Each was wound snugly against his scalp, anchored securely there with a hairpins.

As his head was slowly covered with neatly wound curlers, Alan's heart was pounding with what he was feeling as he was being prettied for his big date. Sensing the pantihose on his smooth legs and halfslip under his just above the knee skirt, Alan was bewildered. Instead of being his most handsome, virile male self, he was seeing a most feminine image...one that Cindy would like.