A Story of Forbidden Love Ch. 4
by
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4. Cedar: A New Perception
It is probable that this will be the last chapter in this particular story. We will see.
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I could have been looking in a mirror, down to the waist at least. The slender, small breasted form, in a tidy, long sleeved white cotton blouse, was surmounted by a pale, slightly freckled, subtly made-up face, with a cascade of deep auburn hair swept back into an abundant pony tail, secured with a single emerald green ribbon. Only below the waist was there a difference. She was clad in a short, slender fitting skirt, the same colour as the hair ribbon, and pale green nylon stockings. I was wearing a pair of neatly tailored, closely fitting trousers – also emerald green. Our feet were shod with identical light flat shoes that, again, echoed the colour of our respective skirt and trousers.
I almost gasped in amazement; I'm sure my amazement was apparent in the single word that escaped me 'William?'
My cousin blushed slightly, prettily, and smiled.
'I usually call myself Willow, these days,' he said. Then, 'you're Cedar, aren't you?'
I nodded, dumbly. I'm not sure quite what I had anticipated. I knew my cousin was a transvestite; my conventional family made only to frequent and scornful reference to that fact. My aunt Hazel and my cousin Rowan's good fortune in inheriting my Great Grandparents wealth, house and business – fuelled by their unconventional lifestyle – still rankled after five years, despite the fact that they'd immediately shared at least the wealth with their … my extended family.
Maybe I was expecting to encounter some painted harridan of a Drag Queen; certainly not this exquisite creature who stood before me.
[The account of Hazel, Rowan and Willow's relationship, and the manner of Willow's transformation from William, can be found in 'A Story of Forbidden Love, Ch. 1, 2, 3.1 and 3.2
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I'm aware that, in view of my opening remark, I could be accused of vanity in describing my cousin as 'exquisite'. But I'm not particularly referring to appearance, not exclusively anyway. William … Willow had a composite air of composure, assurance and something beside – serenity? Whatever he or she was, had been or had now become, there was an aura of self acceptance and contentment that permeated his … her whole being. Whatever anyone else may think of her, Willow knew who she was and knew her own worth.
We, the two of us had always looked alike. Despite the three or so years in seniority in William's … Willow's favour, growing up, we'd been much of a height and build. If anything, he … she had been the more delicate and slender looking but with a more sinuous grace that promised a lithe potentiality. It had been no surprise to learn that, at school, my cousin had been an accomplished gymnast of at least County standard. I was to find out that that ability still remained.
Up to then in my life I'd had no interest in the male gender, other than a vague kind of family loyalty and love for my father, brother and other male relations, and maybe some kind of companionable feelings for a few of the boys attached to 'my set'. My sexual orientation was definitely centred on my own sex. That's how I was in the mess I was in now. But this vision before me was awakening feelings and desires within me that I'd have sworn weren't there. As I looked at my cousin, with my mouth still agape for all I know, I felt my blood beginning to pulse, my skin to tingle, my nipples to stiffen and expand, and my quim and my clitty to thrill and throb. I could feel too, my panties begin to dampen. From that first encounter I knew I wanted William … Willow; whether as a man or woman I didn't know; but I knew I wanted Willow.'
It was more or less from that moment I found I could no longer think of my cousin as the masculine 'William'; but as the feminine 'Willow'.
I only hoped the evidence of my arousal that was rapidly dampening my knickers wouldn't be sufficient to show through my trousers!
'Look,' Willow now took control, 'I'm on my way down to the quayside, there some business I got to sort out at the booth down there. Mum and Hazel have already left for the Westgate. Why don't you come with me, you can drive me if you like. I see your car's there. As we go we can talk.'
And talk we did. After a brief exchange of pleasantries and social niceties, I found myself explaining to my cousin about the mess I'd got into and how I needed a 'bolt-hole' of some kind to sort myself out.
It didn't occur to me until later that it was my patient and thoughtful cousin who had allowed me to overcome my initial embarrassments, before guiding me gently into unburdening my only to obvious anxiety.
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For some two months, since leaving school at the end of the Summer Term and completion of A-Levels, I'd been engaged in an affair with one of my erstwhile teachers – my French Mistress, Amalie.
I don't think my parents would have minded quite so much if they'd arrived home early from a trip to London, due a slight indisposition on my mother's part, to find me in bed with a man. But to find me in bed with a woman, and more than just 'in bed' – we were both naked and our mouths were greedily engaged in stimulating each others pussy – was the signal for them to go ballistic!
What they threatened my lover with was almost hair rising, even though most of it was to no avail as I was no longer a pupil at her school and already, just, over eighteen. Nevertheless, it reduced her to tears. My mother can be a cat sometimes, and my father is 'not without influence', as he so grandly likes to assure anyone and everyone; and does he know how to it!
Then they turned on me.
'My God, you filthy, filthy bitch,' my mother screamed at me. 'You're just like your Aunt Hazel and her dyke lover, cousin Rowan. What the hell do you think it feels like to come home and find your daughter fucking about with another woman! If that's how you want to live you're life, you'd better go and live with them – and with Rowan's sissy, panty-boy son!'
Amalie gathered her clothes around her and only half dressed, departed – still in tears.
I was cowed enough to feel shame and humiliation in sufficient measure to keep me away from my parents for the rest of the day and into the night. But during the night a different feeling took over. 'Dammit! I'd live my life as I chose! My parents had suggested I move out to seek refuge with my aunt and my cousins! Okay, I would!'
And early next morning I moved out. Now here I was seeking sanctuary.
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At the quayside perfumery the first thing I did was to pick up my hastily packed suitcase and retire to the loo, to take the opportunity of cleaning myself up and changing my, by now, definitely disreputable knickers. Fortunately they'd proved adequate to cope with the evidence of my arousal; my trousers didn't appear to have suffered, thank goodness, although I had to make strategic use of a liberal dusting of talcum powder and a minimal spray of perfume to negate the oestrus odour that persisted.
I admit, that I also took the opportunity of relieving my pent up feelings by the time honoured method, masturbating my labia and clitty until I came in earnest; which added to both the extent and the necessity for the clean up operation.
By the time I'd completed my toilet my cousin was deeply involved in perusing a computer screen with a striking looking blond woman who answered to the name of Marjorie. What ever they were doing also involved a fair amount of debate – the two of them seemed to be on pretty even terms, and the mutual respect they had for each other was patently evident. I wondered if Marjorie knew my cousin's secret; whether she was aware that the woman she was conferring with had a somewhat unusual appendage secreted in her panties.
I found out later that she was some kind of manageress in the business in quite a senior position, and that she did indeed know Willow's true identity. But, like most people who got to know my cousin well, she accepted her for what she was. Although I also learnt she, Marjorie, was probably unique in knowing that Willow was Rowan's son – not the daughter she appeared to be – amongst the staff.
Eventually, Willow's business with Marjorie complete and following a short but concise telephone exchange with my aunt and cousin, we made our way back to what was, at one time, my great grandparents house; now owned by Hazel and Rowan.
Willow led me inside and upstairs to the first floor.