Pamela, a hair stylist, was thirty when I met her. She wore short, dark hair parted a little off center and combed toward the right side where it touched the eyebrow. I was immediately attracted to her. The full lip, the facial bone structure, the slim but nicely curved body all combined to make a very attractive female.
That Saturday afternoon we made small talk while she cut my hair. Working in this profession since her early twenties, she enjoyed getting to know her regular customers.
"I was 22 when I started."
"Do you have children?"
"I'm single."
"Me too," I replied.
"I could just sit there on the beach and watch people."
"And swim," I replied.
"I swim a little but mostly I just bake and walk along the shore."
"I love to swim. My parents own a house by the water. I go there often."
"That sounds very nice."
I handed her a generous tip and glanced back briefly on my way out the door. She was busy with another customer.
Well a few weeks passed. During that time my hair grew again to a length well over an inch. It was time for my buzz cut again.
At nine that Saturday morning I walked into the local Super Cuts a mile from my house. I wanted Pamela to cut my hair. The cashier had just taken my name when Pamela turned and walked toward the reception desk.
"Steven," she said and led me to her chair.
"Do you remember me from last time?"
"Yes," she replied cheerfully.
"Same cut i got last time," I told her.
She began to cut. I watched in the mirror.
"So how was your summer?"
"It was good. I spent a lot of time on the beach."
"Anyone special?"
"No," she said, "just me and my girlfriend Jessica."
"Does she cut hair?"
"She's a medical secretary."
My cut finished I pulled four one dollar bills from my wallet extending them to her.
"Yours," I said.
"Thank you very much,"
"Listen I was wondering if we could go out for a cup of coffee after you get off work. "
"I guess that would be ok."
"You guess?"
"That would be OK. I'm off at five when the place closes."
The other girls who worked there and their customers paid no attention.
At a little after five I returned to the Super Cuts and waited just a short time in front of the window. Pamela walked out.
"High there," she said cheerfully. We walked off toward my car somewhere in the middle of the lot.
By early fall we had been dating for about six weeks. During that time I could not help but notice the idiosyncrasies of her personality. She was, like any other girl I knew, attracted to features such as muscle, and tight buns.
"I would love to see you with the soft, fleshy, rounded hips of a girl."
I took her remark with a grain of salt.
I'm not a big person. At 32 I keep myself fit. Though strong for my size, I weigh just 145 pounds.
Girls and boys often have different head shapes. My own head shape and features are more feminine than masculine, a cause of much trouble during my high school days. Any time I wanted I could easily pass for a girl. It was simply a question of outfit. That aside, I refused to act the part.
A brisk wind was blowing toward the east that afternoon when I exited my employer's building and walked out toward my car. Birch and maple leaves, very colorful at the moment would soon begin to fall. It's so good to live in a condo. I would hate to pick them all up I thought.
Pam, an outdoor type, enjoyed hiking, cycling and even working in the yard. She was not one to sit and watch sports, except for figure skating competitions. I recalled how she had said that she could picture me wearing a girl's outfit skating with a partner. Like her other remark about buns, I took it with a grain of salt.
I did not see the next series of events coming, but it all began innocently enough. It was late evening. Pam and I had just finished having sex. Since neither of us were very sleepy we opted to stay up and watch a movie.
Pam was partial to romance movies, a trait I assumed that all girls shared.
"Elizabeth town is a great movie."
"I've never seen it."
"You'll like it. It's very touching."
"I'll give it a chance."
She got up and walked over to her collection of video disks. As she searched I cruised her naked body. I do not understand gay sex. What do men see in other men I wondered.