Camera Shy

Part 2

Chapter 10

The morning sun was almost blinding. Sitting in a white wooden chair
with blue tulips hand painted onto it, Ari sat facing away from the
makeup table, unable to see himself well without his glasses as
Stephanie worked on his hair. While she did so, he fiddled with his
glasses in his lap, only able to make out the beige color of the skirt
she had put him in.chapter

Stephanie broke the silence, "You know I considered letting you quit
over the phone and just reapplying, I could just imagine you sitting
through the interview hoping your boss doesn't realize who you are, but
two redheads with your name... There was no way he could be fooled
right? However, Bia disagreed with me...". Ari felt queasy, knowing
David would recognize him. How could anyone not know who he was just
because he wore some different clothes and wore makeup?

"... but since you decided to come out at school, why not work too,
right?" She kept talking as Ariel could feel her applying a coat of
lipstick to his lips.

What am I going to do? Fuck, fuck! I'm sitting in her dorm room being
dolled up for work. Work! My feet are pointed at an odd angle in these
heels, this skirt comes down to my calves and is far too tight for me to
even take a regular step let alone run, if I even could in these shoes!
Maybe I could do just what she said and quit over the phone... no she
would still drag me there. He didn't want to be seen like this, and
certainly didn't want his boss or coworkers to think he was transgender.
He had to stop this, but couldn't figure out how.

"Stand up for me." Ari accepted the assistance to stand up and walk a
few feet as she guided him. "Okay Ariel, put your glasses on and tell me
what you think."

Slipping his glasses on the world came into focus, and he wished the
person in the mirror was just as blurry as before so he didn't have to
look at her... himself. The girl wore a pair of green three inch pointed
toe pumps that had a double ban that connected to itself around her
ankle. He shifted uncomfortably in the heels, turning one of his feet to
the side, wishing he wasn't turned on by the sight of the girl's shapely
legs that ended in the green heels. She had a long khaki color skirt
that was just barely too short to be considered a hobble skirt. Her long
sleeved green blouse was tucked into the skirt, he hated the frilled
front and the tight high collar. His hair had been brushed almost all
over to the right side of his head and his makeup was mostly natural
colors, just enough to highlight his features he was told, but what she
went a little extra on was the mascara on his eye lashes.

"I hate it and I hate you." A sharp pain came to life on his left ass
cheek as the sound of someone being slapped came to his ears. "Owww!" He
could see her in the mirror, but still turned to glare at Stephanie who
had just assaulted him. It was often he actually felt small and weak, he
knew he wasn't ever going to be the tallest or strongest, but five foot
nine wasn't short and he wasn't a wimp. Yet he knew the outcome if he
tried to attack this girl and it wouldn't change a thing if he wasn't
bound by his current clothes.

"That sounds like something a boy would say, not a pretty girl like you
Ariel. Try again and remember your voice. If not....you know...that
dating profile is still an option. Or I could just have you tied up with
a ring gag and leave you at a frat house." Stephanie said that last part
as she looked up and away from the tormented Ariel as the idea struck
her.

"Darlin, I believe I will be the most fetching sales girl on the floor.
We should skedaddle, before I'm late though." The sound of the sweet and
slow talk of how Ariel imagined some southern bell sounding felt so odd
coming out of his own mouth.

"Fetching, oh yes I would have to agree with you Ariel, you are
fetching. We just have to add some perfume and we can be off. Oh, and
since you will be on your own as you work today I would like to give you
two pieces of advice and I suggest you follow them. When a male customer
comes up to you, with someone on his arm or not you are to look him up
and down before saying a word, and not only should you not be using
curse words. They are not ladylike, but you should also act as if foul
language offends you. It isn't proper for men to talk in such a way in
front of a proper lady like yourself. You never know when Bia or I will
be watching girly, unless your goal is to earn some punishments."