The Beginning of Womanhood
                         by Barbara Montana



        I awoke that morning as I had during the previous  three
   months clad in a nightgown and my hair in curlers. This would
   not seem so strange to the average person except for the fact
   that people of my sex (male) don't usually wear nightgowns.

        My  wife Carol had gotten  me started  on the wearing of
   nightgowns and other assorted pieces of female finery.  I was
   somewhat shocked when she first suggested it but I knew  that
   she  meant  business when she would only have sex if  I  were
   dressed as a vixen.

         She  started  one night shortly after we  were  wed  by
   leaving  a long red floor length nightgown on my side of  the
   bed  before  we  retired for the evening.  We  had  been  out
   partying  all night and I had a few drinks in me.  Carol  had
   already changed into a long silky black low cut nightgown and
   was  laying  on top of the covers while I was taking  off  my
   cothes and getting ready for bed.

         I  looked at her and my side of the bed (with  only  my
   bikini briefs on) and asked her why she had the red nightgown
   on the bed when she already had one on.  She stated that  the
   red nightgown was for me. I looked at her in disbelief.  "For
   me?", I said. "Yes" Bob, she replied and stated that I looked
   a  bit  horney and the only way I would get near her  was  to
   wear the nightgown.  I figured "what the heck" and put it on.
   "Are you ready for me now?", I asked.  "Not yet"  she  stated

   "You're  not  going  to leave that underwear  on  under  that
   beautiful  nightgown are you?"  I looked down and  pulled  my
   gown up.  Maybe the underwear didn't go with it.  She went to
   her  bureau  and  pulled  out a pair of  red  tap  pants  and
   instructed  me to put them on. I immediately put them on  and
   asked Carol if that was all.  She said it was for now  except
   that I had to go downstairs for a candle.  She said she  felt
   romantic and that would fit her mood.  "By the way,  what did
   your sister Jill call you?... Barbara? I blushed..

         I  complied with her wishes and went downstairs  in  my
   new clothes and rummaged through drawers for a candle.  While
   walking around I felt the silkiness of the long red nightgown
   on  my body and the weight of the straps on my  shoulders.  I
   enjoyed  the  swishing  of the tap pants  on  my  crotch  and
   thought back to my younger days when my sisters dressed me up
   when my mother was out.

         I  had  been raised as the youngest of five  with  four
   sisters  who  were  older.  I was somewhat  a  toy  to  them,
   something  to dress up and play with.  My thoughts went to  a
   little  yellow party dress that they had me wear one  day.  I
   resisted  but  without avail and thay finally got it  on  me.
   When they got me into it, my resistance stopped. I knew I had
   been beaten and just took a breather. My oldest sister, Jill,
   looked at me and said,  "Bobby,  I think you look more like a
   Barbara."  Being twelve, I couldn't think of anything else to
   do so I stuck my tongue out at her.

         She and my other sisters laughed and said that I looked
   like  a  little sissy with my yellow dress on and  my  tongue
   out.  I  was humiliated.  They comforted me after  I  started
   crying  and  told me they wouldn't bother me any  more  if  I
   completed my outfit.  I agreed and put on white anklet  socks
   with  turned down fringe and black patent leather pumps  that
   had belonged to Jill.  Jill also handed me a pair of  panties
   that had tiers of ruffles on them and told me to put them on.
   I  was totally embarrassed but did so after shedding my  male
   undershorts from under my frilly party dress.

         My  sisters were all giggling at this point and  I  was
   ready to break down and cry.  Jill noticed my predicament and
   gave me a hug.  She told me I looked pretty and not to get so
   upset.  My other sisters were saying, "What's wrong Barbara?"
   (in  a mocking tone) as Jill was consoling me.  Jill took  me
   into another room and told me that I really was pretty in  my
   dress and asked me to turn around in front of her.  I did  it
   and then she asked me to put my arms out as I did my swirl. I
   did that for her too. She held me by the arms and said that I
   was as pretty, if not prettier, than my other sisters.

          I  came  back to reality and realized  that  my  yellow
   dress had  been replaced by a red nightgown. Carol was yelling
   from upstairs. Where is the candle? I want to have a soft mood
   here in the bedroom. "Bring it up here and light it," she dem-
   anded. I pulled the nightgown up to  my  knees  with one hand,
   rushed up the stairs and complied with her wishes.

     "You  know  Bob,"  she said  "I was talking to Jill the other
   night  and  she told me stories about when you were  young  and
   your  sisters used to dress you up."  She said that you  didn't
   like  it at first but after a while you really didn't need  any
   encouragement.  As  she spoke on about my experiences  with  my
   sisters,  I  wondered how much Jill had actually told  her.  It
   seemed  as  she went on that there was very little  she  didn't
   know.

      I   admitted  that I had learned to enjoy   wearing   girl's
  clothes  and playing little girl's games including   dolls   and
  jump rope.   My sisters had conditioned me at a very  young  age
  and it was a matter of survival in that  household.  Carol  said
  that she liked the idea of me having an obvious  feminine  side.
  She  said  she wanted to explore it more with me and  that   she
  would very much like me to dress up for her and to let her guide
  me into the ways of womanhood. 

     "I'm kind of excited about this Carol,"  I said nervously "but
  I'm kind of scared too." "What are you suggesting?" I asked.

      She  said that since I had such a slight body and  such  fine
  features that I would have no trouble passing. She also said that
  she would like to have a girlfriend to shop and gab with and that
  I would be perfect.  She also humiliated me when she said that  I
  was  obviously  effeminate and her friends had noticed  that  and
  commented  to  her about it.  She said that  some  were  actually
  jealous  of her because she was always able to talk to  me  about
  clothes  and  other  feminine  things in front  of  them.  I  was
  encouraged  by  Carole to participate in conversations  with  her
  girlfriends when they came over.

      They  were  a bit guarded at first when the  talk   inevitably
  turned  to men,  but after a while they discussed  their  periods,
  affairs,  fantasies and other juicy tidbits in front of me and let
  me participate fully in the conversation.   When the  conversation
  got around to men I usually clammed up but every once in a while I
  would  join  in on the commentary about how attractive  some  male
  movie  or  soap  star  was  and  the  many  romantic  rumors  that
  surrounded them.

      After a while I was totally accepted in their gossip and  they
  often substituted me for Carol when they called for her and got me
  instead.  These  gossip  calls came especially  from  two  of  our
  friends,  Peggy and Susan.  I became as caddy as any of them   and
  freely talked about the bitches of the neighborhood, gaudy outfits
  that  were being worn by those women we didn't like and other  fun
  topics.

       Carol said it would be logical for me to express my  feminine
  side and to dress the part occasionally.  She then dropped a  bomb
  on me.  She told me that she had spoken to Peggy about it and that
  she had agreed that it would be a good idea.

         I was flabbergasted. "How could you embarrass me like this,
  Carol,"  I said, "oh, how am I ever to face her again?"  I held my
  head in my hands and sobbed. Carol put her hand on my shoulder and
  told me not to get so upset because Peggy was a friend and  should
  be trusted as such.  "Sure," I said, "and the next one she'll tell
  is  Susan."  I  was filled with a sense of  sorrow  that  my  fond
  relationship  with  Peggy and Susan was now touched by  my  secret
  desires and would never be the same again.  I felt like I had lost
  my best friends in a matter of minutes. 

        Just then the phone rang.  I thought it was odd since it was
  almost  eleven o'clock and we usually didn't get calls this  late.
  Carol picked up the receiver,  "Oh hi,  Peg,"  she said.  I almost
  died. There I was sitting on the bed with my nightgown and panties
  on, slobbering and Peggy had to call right at this very moment.  I
  wanted to crawl under the covers and hide.

        Peggy obviously had a problem with her car and needed a ride
  to  work in the morning.  Carol told her not to worry that  "Bobby
  would give her a ride."  I held my hands over my mouth and  wanted
  to scream. It got worse.

       I heard Carol say "wait a sec"  and then handed the phone  to
  me.  I was in a cold sweat at this point. "How could you do this?"
  I  whispered to Carol.  She handed me the phone and I  squeaked  a
  hello to Peggy.  She said "Hi, hon. I got a problem.  My car broke
  down and Carol said that you can give me a ride to work  tomorrow.
  Is that okay?"  I said sure (my voice was cracking by this  time).
  She  then continued and said that she had a long talk  with  Carol
  about  me  and  that  she didn't want  me  to  be  embarrassed.  I
  responded that I was and couldn't help it. She said that I was one
  of  her sweetest and best friends and that she wanted me  to  know
  that  if anything,  my desires to dress as a woman could help  our
  friendship grow. I cried and she tried in  vain  to console me.  I
  finished the conversation by saying that  I  would  pick her up in
  the morning at eight.  She then asked me to put Carol back on.

        Carol  spoke briefly to her and then hung up the phone.  She
  disappeared  downstairs.  I laid on the bed thinking and  worrying
  about what was next for me.  Could things ever be the same with my
  good friend Peggy? Or would she look at me as a freak; someone who
  should be on the Phil Donahue show?

         I  went  into the bathroom and splashed some  water  on  my 
  face. My long hair was at my shoulders and contrasted quite a  bit 
  differently with the red nightgown than with my regular attire.  I 
  took  a  brush  and brushed it out so that it fell  evenly  on  my
  shoulders.  I liked the image that stared back at me and I smiled.

        The  breast of the nightgown was cut tightly on  the  bottom
  and  gave   the  impression that I had small  breasts  behind  the
  blousy top.  I stroked the fabric and my nipples hardened and felt
  like  small  pegs.  I have large nipples (about the size  of  half
  dolars,  quite unmasculine and very sensitive.  Carol commented on
  this feature when we were dating and compared them to her  nipples
  which  are just a bit larger.  She liked and still likes  to  play
  with mine during our lovemaking sessions and takes great  pleasure
  in making them stick out when I get aroused. 

        I  lowered the spaghetti strap on one side of  my  nightgown
  and played with my now naked breast.  I looked at the image before
  me in the mirror.  There I was with my long blone hair,  parted in
  the  middle (I usually keep it in a ponytail),  flowing around  my
  shoulders.  One  side  of my nightgown was  down  with  my  nipple
  exposed  and my hand was carressing it.  My appearance  was  quite
  feminine  although I didn't have a great deal of mass in my  chest
  area.  I cupped my breast from underneath and pushed it up so that
  it  would give the appearance of a more feminine form.  I  touched
  and  stroked it with the other hand. I was feeling a tingle in  my
  crotch  and lowered my hand to massage it when I was shocked  back
  to my senses by Carol's voice. 

        She  was  talking  to someone right outside!  I  then  heard
  Peggy's  voice.  Carol  knocked on the door and  asked  if  I  was
  inside.  I  said I was after getting over the initial  shock.  She
  asked  me  to  come out.  I pulled my nightgown back  up  and  was
  completely  confused as to what to do next.  I looked  around  for
  something other than the nightgown to put on.  I had left the bath
  towels  in  the  bedroom after an earlier shower.  There  were  no
  clothes in the hamper. I had done a wash this morning.  There were
  nothing  but face towels on the shelf and I was in trouble.  There
  was no way out and I knew it. I was trapped. I decided to come out
  and face the music.  I brushed my hair again,  fixed the straps on
  my  nightgown and walked into the bedroom.  I saw Peggy and  Carol
  sitting on the bed talking. 

        They looked over to me as I entered the room and Peggy said,
  "Hi,  hon.  (her usual greeting to me) I had to come over after my
  call.  I  couldn't  think of sleeping after I  knew  you  were  so
  upset."

        She  then  got up from the bed and came over and gave  me  a
  hug. I almost melted. She kissed me on the cheek and said that she
  wanted me to know that she was and would always be my best friend.
  She wanted me to be happy and that she didn't want to lose me. She
  said that she understood and appreciated my situation and that she
  and  Carol wanted me to give in to it and that as wife and  friend
  they  would support me in any way possible.  A tear came down  her
  face as she talked to me.

        I looked into her eyes and took both of her hands into mine.
  I  told  her  that I loved her and that she  was  indeed  my  best
  friend. I looked at Carol and told her I loved her too. She got up
  from the bed and we all hugged, kissed and cried together.

        Peggy held my hand and gave me a small package.  I  accepted
  it and opened it.  It was a thin gold chain with a gold heart.  On
  the back of the heart Peggy's name was inscribed.  She told me  to
  turn  around and she fixed the clasp,  securing the necklace.  She
  asked me to turn around so she could see it.  I saw Carol  looking
  on  with  a teary smile and I walked to the mirror  to  admire  my
  friendship pendant. It was pretty and I loved it.

        "You really didn't have to do this Peggy,"  I said.  "No,  I
  wanted to"  was her reply.  "You are a dear friend and I wanted to
  show my feelings toward you.  You are going through changes and  I
  want you to know that you can depend on me if you ever need me.  I
  want you to be the happiest girl in the world." She said "girl." I
  walked  over  to he and gave her a big hug.  I kissed her  on  the
  cheek and thanked her again. 

        She  said that she had to be going and I said that  I  would
  pick her up at eight. She asked if I minded driving her home also.
  I said I didn't and then she asked if I wanted to go shopping with
  her.  She would be getting out early and she was going to buy some
  clothes with a recent bonus she had gotten.  Carol was smiling and
  I said "Sure, that would be fun."

        Peggy gave Carol and I a kiss goodnight and gave me a pat on
  the  butt.  "You're going to be fighting the guys off  soon,  hon.
  Maybe we should get you some conservative clothes so you won't  be
  mauled.  That nightgown makes you look delicious."  I blushed  and
  waved her off with a limp wrist.

        "See you tomorrow" she said. 

        I went to bed that night happy with myself,  my wife,  Carol
  and  the world.  Carol and I hugged each other and fell asleep  in
  each  other's  arms,  two  feminine forms  resting  before  a  new
  beginning which would be coming soon.


                              Womanly Part 2
                               "Coming Out"    
                            By Barbara Montana


    Well, six-thirty came around pretty quickly and I was bushed.  Carol
    patted my rear end and said, "Wake up sleepy-head." "Let me  sleep,"
    I cried.  She said I couldn't, I promised to drive Peggy to work and
    I had to keep my promise. Carol pulled me out of bed,  helped me off
    with  my  nightgown  and pushed me into the bathroom  with  only  my
    panties on.

    I looked in the mirror.  What a mess.  My eyes were still puffy from
    crying  and my hair was in knots.  I searched for some  cream  rinse 
    for my hair. Ah, yes, here it is. I pulled off my panties, jumped in
    the shower,  shaved real close,  and washed and rinsed my hair  (and
    of  course my other parts).  I was starting to come alive  again.  I
    finished up,  wrapped myself in a towel and went out to the  bedroom
    where Carol was fixing her makeup.

    I  was  wrapping my hair in a towel when I looked down  at  the  bed
    where  some clothes were spread out.  I looked at Carol and she  was 
    already dressed for work.  "They're for you"  she said.  I  looked
    again  and  saw a white satin bra and matching panties,  a  pair  of 
    tight flowered stirrup pants with a pink,  jewel neck,  tunic length
    sweater. On the floor was a pair of red ballerina flats.

    "I can't wear this out, Carol," I protested. "It's not a question of
    can't,  Barbara, you can and you will," said Carol. She  directed me
    to  put  the  clothing  on,  and threw me a  pair  of  opaque  black
    pantyhose  to wear with the outfit. She said that she had   promised
    Peggy that I would pick her up "enfemme"  and that Peggy was quite
    excited.

    After  drying off I resigned myself to putting on the clothes  Carol
    had laid out for me.  I started with the panties.  Thet had a  ridge
    of lace on the top and legs and felt cool as I put them on.  I  then
    rolled  the panty hose on.  Carol commented at how well I   mastered
    the task. She said that I do it faster than her. I was not sure what
    to do with the bra so I put the flowered pants on next  and then the
    red shoes. 

    Carol looked at me and said, "What are you waiting for? Put your bra
    on."  I looked back at her and said, "But there's nothing to  put in
    the cups Carol."  She laughed and went to a top drawer in her bureau
    and  pulled  out two small forms. She inserted them  into   the  bra
    after  I had fastened the front clasp.  I slipped the  pink  sweater
    over my head and pulled it down around my hips.  Carol  motioned  me
    over and put a bit of lipstick on my lips.  She also dabbed a bit of
    blush on my cheeks. "Do you want mascara,  Barbara?"   she asked.  I
    said  why not since I might as well be convincing since I was  going