The next morning, our lead woke and struggled to rise out of bed. This was no overindulgence of food and drink, his body was completely changed. His backside had swollen even larger and the nightgown was tight across his chest. He tore through the luggage and the only clothing that fit his new figure was a sky blue sundress patterned with flowers. He squeezed into it and searched around for shoes, but was only left with the heeled sandals. He hurried as best he could in the shoes and with his expanded curves to the ship doctor’s office and they took him in right away.
At the end of the tests, despite explaining how he’d been changing and that he was a man, the doctor proudly proclaimed that Ms. Winchester was in wonderful health. She had the vitals of a woman 20 years younger than her age. Blithe to his protests, the doctor said any concerns may just be a bit too much heat, so he would update Ms. Winchester’s profile on her key card to seal off the pools and sunbathing area for a day or two. Taking part in some of the indoor ship activities would do her wonders. If she still felt harried after that, there were some pills he could get from the ship’s stash, but our lead quickly turned down that idea.
Moping out of the office, he immediately bounced into his new friend, Roxie. Peppy as always any time of day, she was looking for a partner for her day’s activities. This morning had a little dancing or a fashion event! He considered how the fashion event was likely to end, given the way the ship had treated him so far, and opted for dancing. Roxie was excited and led the way. As they entered the studio, the music was more energetic than he was expecting and then he saw the instructor dismount from her pole and wave them to the two open poles up front. Roxie giggled with excitement. It was a saucy class but they had to make the most of their last week on the cruise!
With the cruise finally over, our lead returned home, tanned, fit, but not very relaxed. He squeezed himself into work clothes as best he could and took a cab into the city. Stopping outside the bank’s tower, he gritted his teeth and pushed into the lobby with a sigh. Waiting, her arms folded, his manager glared and an enormous grin spread across her face. She barely stifled a guffaw and called out for Ms. Winchester to join her in a meeting room. Looking the new version of her coworker over, she beamed for the first time he ever saw. She had to give the cruise company an amazing discount on the bank’s services, but it’s worth it seeing him like this! Maybe it will actually be a pleasure to have him in the office. Oh they’ll move him out of his own room and set him up at a desk at the front of the team’s section. As she gleefully made note to institute a new uniform for assistants, the meeting door swung open and an elderly man dressed in a fine suit rushed in with a huff. Both bank employees looked at him with confusion and he poked a finger at the manager, chastising her for her treatment of Ms. Winchester. He went straight to management when he saw his distraught employer pulled into a meeting alone with a shady looking manager. Waiting in the doorway, an overly pomped man in an expensive yet tacky suit glared at the manager. He feigned politeness and pulled her aside. Our lead could only hear snippets of the conversation at first but they grew louder as the boss was clearly dressing down the manager. Something about Ms. Winchester being one of the bank’s wealthiest clients and everybody should know it best to treat a woman of her wealth with the softest touch. The boss came back and gingerly holds our lead’s hand, apologizing for the confusion, and how a computer error surely led to the issue with her accounts. They’ll clean it up on their end and simply phone her when the error is fixed. The elderly man curtly nodded and said that was the kind of treatment Ms. Winchester deserved. When the boss left to continue reprimanding the manager over her pleas of something being wrong and that Ms. Winchester was not rich or a client, the butler politely bowed to our lead and introduced himself as the madame’s butler. The car was waiting for them out front and he shall return the madame to her estate right away.
Confused, our lead followed the butler to a luxury car parked in front of the bank tower. He thanked the butler as he shut the door behind his new boss. As the car started up and pulled onto the road, he noticed waiting on the backseat a bouquet of roses that had a note tied in ribbon. Hugs and kisses from Roxie and they should get together for dinner some night soon.