Over the next few days Priya told me everything about how her first date went. She told me about how they had kissed and how she drank and how she smoked. When I told her smoking is not good for her health she just shrugged off my objection saying that all of her friends smoke and she thinks that smoking makes her look cool.
From the way she spoke about Mark and their date it was quite clear to me that she was already looking forward to going out again with him. And Mark didn't disappoint her either. Over the next couple of weeks he took her out frequently to movies, to malls, to restaurants, to pubs. Priya's social life calendar had suddenly become so packed that I hardly ever saw her at home in the evenings. After coming back home from parties she would often tell me how she had fun with Mark and rest of her friends.
That evening, as usual, I was sitting on a sofa and waiting for my wife to come back from her party. When she finally arrived little before midnight we made some small talk and then she came and sat close to me.
She said, "Rajesh I want to tell you something."
"What is it honey?"
"You know how most of the Chinese students have two names. They have one Chinese name, which is their legal name, and they have one English name which they use in their daily life."
I had an inkling suspicion why she was telling me this but still I asked her "Yes I know this. But why are you telling me this?"
"Well, I have also decided to adopt an English name."
"What??? But why? You have such a lovely name. Why would you want to change it?" I said with surprise and hurt in my voice.
"Don't get upset Rajesh. I am not changing my name. I am just adopting, shall we say, a nick name. Legally my name will still remain Priya."
I looked at her with a blank face. I realized that she had already made up her mind to change her name and there wasn't much that I could do now.
"Have you decided what would be your new name?"
She smiled a bit and said "Mark thinks Jane would be a cute name for me."
I was upset with Priya and so I couldn't stop myself from saying sarcastically "Oh, so you thought it fit to talk to Mark even before you had discussed this with your husband."
Priya retorted in a slightly raised voice "Don't start a fight now Rajesh. I had warned you earlier that things will change if I start a relationship with Mark."
At that moment I knew it was a lost cause. I gave in. I gently took her hand in my hand and said "I am sorry Priya. I didn't mean to upset you. But it's just that I think a person's name is his foremost identity. And if someone changes his name then it's almost as if he has transformed into a completely different person."
"Yes I agree with you," said Priya. "And maybe that is why I want to adopt a new name. When I am around Mark I want to transform myself into a new person."
I smiled back at her acknowledging that I understood what she meant.
"Can you also start calling me Jane instead of Priya? I want to get used to this name."
"It will be slightly awkward but I will do my best, Jane" I said with a fake smile.
"Thanks Rajesh. I love you." She leaned forward and gave me a deep kiss. Her warm lips felt so nice that I was instantly transported into heaven.
But that night we did not have sex. I tried to make advances but Priya just said that she was very tired and wanted to sleep. This was the first time she had turned me down. Indeed things were changing and I had to prepare myself for the far greater changes that lay ahead of me.
Priya came to drop me at the airport when I had to go on an official travel for a week. As I got out of the car she smiled and kissed me lightly on the lips.
"I love you Priya...er...I mean Jane" I said. Though I had started addressing her as Jane but it had still not become a habit.
As I saw her driving away from the airport I had a premonition that in my absence there was a good chance that Priya might decide to take her relationship with Mark to the next step. She and Mark had been going out with each other for several weeks now and I was quite sure that Mark would be quite eager to have sex with her. And even Priya wouldn't be averse to the idea. After all she had warned me earlier that if she becomes involved with Mark then she will end up having sex with him.
I was expecting -- and fearing -- that upon my return a completely changed Priya.
Couple of days back when Rajesh had told Priya that he needs to travel for a week similar thoughts had crossed Priya's mind also. Mark had been dropping ample hints to her that he wanted to have sex with her. But the problem for Priya was that she was not very comfortable going to Mark's place and she didn't want to invite him to her house as long as Rajesh was there. But now with Rajesh gone for a week she had resolved to consummate her relationship with Mark. Indeed she had already invited Mark to her house for dinner tonight.
But before that she had to make a few changes in her home. There were a few photographs of her and Rajesh together adorning the walls of the house. She removed them and stored them in a box. She moved all of Rajesh's clothes and belongings from their bedroom and to the other bedroom in the house. She wanted to make sure that when Mark comes to her house he does not see anything that might indicate that Rajesh is something more than a roommate for her. She rearranged a few more things and then she got down the important task of preparing her body for Mark... The first thing she wanted to do was to deal with the thick bush that surrounded her pussy. Rajesh had asked her many times to at least trim her bush, if not shave it completely, but she had steadfastly refused him saying it's a pervert act. But things had changed now. Her perspective on many things had completely turned around in the last few months. She got a trimmer and started to hack away chunks of hair from her pussy. As the curly hairs of her bush started to fall away her beautiful nether lips emerged from the jungle of hair that had surrounded them. After trimming the hair she soaked her pussy in warm water and applied a generous coating of shaving foam and started to shave. Within few minutes her pussy had become completely bald. As her hand glided over the smooth silky skin she felt so good that she cursed herself for not doing it earlier.
Next she proceeded to wax her legs, arms and also shaved her armpits. The end result was that there were no hairs left on her body below her chin. Then she took a long bath in warm water. After drying herself she came out into her bedroom and admired her naked body in the full length mirror and was quite pleased to see the effect of all the shaving and waxing that she had done. Her bald pussy was looking deliciously inviting and she felt a surge of excitement thinking that in couple of hours she will be inviting Mark to penetrate this pussy.
She wasn't planning on doing a heavy makeup so she applied some light mascara and eyeliner and started to dry her hair. While drying the hair she thought that she should try a different hairstyle as she had been wearing her side-fringe haircut for quite some time now. In any case her fringe had now grown out and so, she made a mental note to get a haircut. For tonight, she decided to iron her hair poker straight and part them at the center.
With hair and makeup done she started to dress up. She had decided to wear a halter-neck top and a pleated skirt. The skirt reached only till her mid thigh and the top left much of her back exposed. Underneath she wore a simple strapless bra and some simple panties. When she saw herself in the mirror she smiled. She thought how much her life had changed. The person looking back at her from the mirror had nothing in common with the simple shy Indian wife that she was till few months back. Indeed the person looking back at her was not Priya but Jane. And Jane was now ready and eager to welcome her boyfriend to her bed.
Mark let out a soft whistle as Priya opened the door for him.
"You are looking absolutely gorgeous Jane," Mark said.
"Thanks Mark."
"I love what you have done with your hair," Mark said.