EPILOGUE: Jason’s Journey
An hour earlier, Jason Thomas had been nervous and out of sorts. When his mother first told him she was dragging him along to her book club meeting, he had groaned and grumbled. Why did he have to go to that thing?
Still, his mother was insistent that he dress smartly for the occasion, so soon he found himself wearing a somewhat juvenile outfit with lemon yellow trousers, a white dress shirt with little black polka dots, and a cute yellow bowtie. To top it off, she had also put him in some darling yellow suspenders and a lovely pair of white suede shoes. She had gotten this outfit for him to wear at a cousin’s wedding a couple of years ago, and he was embarrassed that it still fit. He had been rather surly about wearing it, but his mother left him no choice.
In the car on the way to the book club, however, his mood had shifted. His mother had mentioned that Mrs. Green had found a way to improve Bobby’s behavior, and that he ought to pay close attention himself. Then, she said that his friend Jamie was supposed to be there as well. But the kicker was when she used the term “petticoating.” He had never heard of that, but then she had explained what it was, and he had done a double take.
“You’ve gotta be joking,” he had said a little rudely.
“Oh, it’s no joke, dear,” she had replied confidently, “and just so you know Bobby’s mother even said that I could borrow some of his things for you if I wanted!”
Jason hadn’t said anything else after that, although he halfway believed his mother was pulling his leg. It just seemed too crazy. Still, he was wary now, and his mind started to race.
Then, while he was seated in Mrs. Green’s great room next to his mother, he had become a believer. When he had seen his classmates nervously mince into the great room under Daphne Green’s close supervision, he could not believe his eyes. As all the ladies tittered and made little comments, Jason’s jaw had literally dropped. It was all true.
Bobby and Jamie had both blushed brightly as they were paraded out in front of the ladies. Jason was dumbfounded to see his classmates dressed just like a pair of dainty little girls! He was practically speechless to see them transformed into such total sissies!
Despite himself, Jason was transfixed as he ogled his helplessly petticoated friends. The sight of Jamie being put into his little girl curls in front of all those ladies was almost inconceivable, yet he had witnessed it firsthand! Then, the whole spectacle of Bobby daintily adjusting Jamie’s tights had just been surreal. At one point, Jamie had been so panicky that it looked like he would faint! When he saw the two of them curtsey at the end, Jason was absolutely flabbergasted. Incredibly, his classmates just seemed to accept their feminized situations without any resistance at all!
That was when his mother had triumphantly looked his way and asked, “Do you believe me now, dear?”
As Jason began to grasp the extent of his classmates’ sissified predicament, he didn’t trust himself to respond. He felt his heart beginning to beat faster. He locked his gaze on Jamie especially as he scrutinized that incredibly girlish party dress. His red-faced classmate looked as though he was engulfed in a gauzy pink cloud of tulle and ruffles! Now, Jason cringed himself. He realized that he had to keep his wits about him. This situation was nuts! All the ladies seemed to smile at him knowingly, as if they already knew where this was headed.
As Daphne began to lead Jamie and Bobby away to prepare the refreshments, Mrs. Green seemed to remember that Jason was still in the room. She turned her attention to him and studied him for a moment. Jason shifted nervously in his seat, and he unconsciously fiddled with his suspenders as he felt her penetrating gaze. Then, with a twinkle in her eye, she suggested dryly, “Perhaps Jason would like to help Jamie and Bobby serve the refreshments today?”
His mother didn’t hesitate. “That’s an excellent idea, Diane,” Mrs. Thomas replied at once, “He’d love to!”
Jason’s pulse accelerated at this. Did she actually mean for him to join his utterly feminized friends? He decided to take a chance and push back on his mother. “No way,” he said sullenly, “I don’t want to do that.” This whole scene just seemed crazy to him!
Hearing Jason’s defiant response, Daphne and her two sissified charges stopped in their tracks. Jamie and Bobby both reacted in disbelief! They had already abandoned any semblance of resistance to their Petticoating, and the very idea of disobedience seemed to shock them now. Didn’t Jason know he was playing with fire? The tension in the room grew thick as everyone turned their attention to this unfolding drama.
Obviously displeased, his mother replied sharply, “Oh yes you will young man!” Then she spoke to Daphne, “Daphne dear, just show him what he needs to do.” She shot him another warning glance and said, “don’t test me!” Then, she firmly nudged her recalcitrant son forward out of his seat.
Jason blanched! Had he had gone too far? He could tell his mother was getting really annoyed now.
Then Daphne spoke up, “Of course! Let me get that darling little apron that Jamie wore last time… I bet Jason will look absolutely adorable in it with his cute yellow slacks!” Then she added teasingly, “unless, of course, he’d rather borrow one of Bobby’s dresses!”
“Apron?” Jason thought. He felt his face heat up even more. He gulped, and there was a long silence as Daphne’s taunt hung in the air. It was obvious to everyone in the room that Jason had quickly ventured onto very thin ice. Jason looked again at his totally emasculated classmates in their flouncy tulle dresses. They looked absolutely mortified and defeated. Jamie and Bobby stared back at him powerlessly, and he remembered the way they had performed such precious curtseys a few moments earlier. Then, in an unexpected show of obstinance, Jason blurted out, “I’m not wearing an apron or a dress, and you can’t make me!”
Everyone in the room seemed to hold their collective breath at his outburst. After a long pause, Jason’s mother replied icily, “We’ll just see about that!”
Then, Jason’s mother spoke purposefully to Mrs. Green, “Diane,” she began,” I think we would like to borrow some of Bobby’s things after all! Perhaps Daphne would be willing to help us choose something appropriate!”
Diane Green nodded curtly and replied at once, “Of course, and if I may say so, it’s not a moment too soon!”
Jason froze, and his heart pounded fiercely in his chest. He realized he had really stepped into it now! He heard Daphne speak next to his mother, “Oh I’d be happy to help with your little mischief-maker, Mrs. Thomas!” She added, “I think that gorgeous blue party dress and Mary Janes that Bobby wore last time will fit Jason nicely, and I’ll get him a pretty pair of ruffled panties too!”
Mrs. Thomas looked at her smart-mouthed son with satisfaction. She couldn’t wait to put him into the petticoats he had so richly earned!
Bobby and Jamie looked on with embarrassed sympathy, and it made them feel even more defeated to know that another classmate would soon join them in petticoats. It all seemed so overwhelming and inescapable to them now.
An instant later, Jason found himself being frogmarched out of the room by his mother and Daphne as all the ladies in the book club looked on. They seemed very pleased that this lippy, misbehaving teenager would soon learn the error of his ways! Jason’s emotions were all over the place as he realized he would soon follow his classmates into a sea of feminine dresses and petticoats. It was almost too much for him to process. His tummy was doing backflips, and he felt swept along by this sudden turn of events.
The whole situation just felt so absurd… and magical! Flabbergasted, Jason couldn’t believe what he had just done. It had worked! He was almost beside himself as he eagerly imagined what his dress would look like! And panties too! He was afraid he had been too obvious about it, but now it was really happening. He wasn’t exactly sure what he had gotten himself into, but his heart told him he was going to like it. Either way, it was too late to turn back!
Ever since his mother had explained petticoating on the car ride over, he had been almost obsessed with the idea. It sounded wonderful to him! He was still hesitant to admit the truth to himself, but it appeared he had played his cards just right. Fate had presented him the perfect excuse to finally try something he’d thought about forever! Doing it this way, he reasoned, he could keep his true desires secret and still get to take part in this marvelous adventure! He reminded himself that he’d have to act reluctant, but he felt like jumping for joy! He couldn’t wait to get his very own petticoat and dress! He tried to imagine how it would feel to have his hair put into adorable ringlet curls just like Jamie! Jason was ecstatic to be joining his friends and starting his own Petticoating Journey. He was practically trembling with excitement!
Meanwhile, all the ladies of the book club tittered with appreciation as they watched Jason get escorted expeditiously from the room. They couldn’t wait to see how his attitude changed once he was securely buttoned into his lovely frock and petticoat. Another unruly young lad would soon get his well-deserved comeuppance!
Diane Green, however, had a curious look on her face. She had a different feeling altogether about what had just occurred. As she had observed Jason get ushered out by Abigail and Daphne to be put into his first dress and petticoat, she was nearly certain she had detected a fleeting flash of… delight, perhaps? As she replayed the last few moments in her mind, she felt that something was off. The more she thought about it, the entire episode felt… contrived. Then, she reached a sudden realization. It felt contrived because it was!
“That little rascal!” Diane thought to herself with a chuckle. It dawned on her that they had all been treated to a clever little acting job. There was apparently much more to this Jason Thomas than met the eye. In fact, after seeing that performance, she now thought he might be precocious. For an instant, however, he had let his mask slip. Unless she was badly mistaken, she had stumbled upon a Natural Sissy! If that was true, Jason already stood on the doorstep of the Appreciation stage of Petticoating. He just needed the tiniest nudge to admit it and tumble through the door! Now she felt that she fully understood the situation. Understandably, Jason was likely still afraid to embrace his true nature, and he didn’t know how to handle his feelings. Society said that boys shouldn’t want such things, so he was hiding. His deceptive outburst was merely a cry for help. It seemed obvious now that he longed for the structure and comfort of petticoats!
Of course, she’d need to confirm her suspicions, but that should be easy enough. She could set some simple traps, and she felt certain young Jason would eagerly take the bait and reveal his true self! She would just provide him a few obvious opportunities to avoid Petticoating. After he got his first taste of dresses and petticoats, Diane was confident that he would practically contort himself into a pretzel to hold onto them!
Natural Sissies were not exactly rare, but they certainly comprised only a small minority of boys. Once she knew for sure, she would need to guide Abigail carefully. The boy was clearly intelligent… and also crafty. His mother was well-intentioned, but it appeared he had just played her like a fiddle!
Jason presented a different type of challenge, and his progression would require a more nuanced approach than either Bobby or Jamie. The normal rules of Petticoating did not apply to Natural Sissies, so Jason’s Petticoating Journey would have to follow a much different path than his classmates. In fact, “Petticoat Punishment” was a misnomer for boys like Jason, since true punishment would be taking his petticoats away! Still, having a Natural Sissy in the mix presented an enormous opportunity! As a role model, Jason could prove quite helpful in cementing permanent behavior changes in his little friends!
“I’ll return in a moment, ladies, and then we can finally begin our book discussion,” Diane told the rest of the club. She added cheerily, “I just want to make sure that Abigail and Daphne have all they need to get young Master Jason properly sorted out!” As she left the great room, her mind buzzed with new possibilities.
“What a wonderful turn of events,” she thought to herself, “Jason Thomas has no idea how lucky he is, but he will soon find out!” With amusement, she thought, “I won’t make it too easy on him, though, after that sneaky little ruse!” While Jason was clearly mesmerized by the idea of petticoating, he was clueless as to what it would entail in practice. Still, she couldn’t wait to begin molding him into a delightfully girlish model of Petticoating Success! Once he accepted his true nature, she was certain he would enthusiastically take to his dresses like a duck to water!
Diane also suspected it would all happen very swiftly. She predicted his little charade would soon collapse like a house of cards! Perhaps she should encourage Abigail to begin Fulltime Petticoating immediately? That might be best for everyone. “Even if he’s a Natural Sissy, I bet he won’t expect THAT!” she thought with amusement. After the initial shock to his system, however, she was confident Jason would eagerly embrace his new life!
Her imagination ran wild as she pictured ever more dainty and feminine outfits for all three of the boys! She even recalled reading on one of the petticoating forums she had joined about an exclusive group of mothers who occasionally held private Petticoat Pageants. The pageants provided wonderful opportunities to network with like-minded mothers, and they recognized Petticoating success stories. Of course, they were only open to the most thoroughly petticoated boys. As a minimum, boys had to have reached Compliance but preferably attained the more advanced stages of Acceptance or Appreciation. Perhaps that was now a realistic possibility for all three of their petticoated teens!
As she entered the other room, she saw that Daphne had already retrieved the toddlerish blue party dress and shiny black Mary Janes for her newest charge. Upon noting Jason’s reaction, she was now convinced her suspicions were correct. While Jamie and Bobby still looked miserably meek in their sissified tulle dresses, Jason couldn’t help himself. He was absolutely spellbound by the exquisitely girlish dress he would soon be wearing. The look of anticipation on his face was just precious as he eyed its gorgeous details. He was positively giddy! Once you knew what to look for, the signs of a Natural Sissy were unmistakable! Diane had his number now, and she took charge.
“Oh Abigail,” Diane called gaily, “could I speak to you in private for just a moment?” Next, she directed her son, “Bobby, go fetch that darling pink nail polish from Mommy’s dressing table so you can paint Jason’s nails… I think it will be fun to do that in front of the book club while we have our discussion!” Lastly, she added mischievously in a somewhat exaggerated tone, “and Daphne, be sure to get our dear little Jason a nice, frilly petticoat to wear with his pretty party dress!”
As Diane watched, Jason’s eyes lit up brightly and he shuddered involuntarily. She couldn't help giggling at the sight. Poor thing! Precocious or not, Natural Sissies became so predictable when you knew what buttons to push!
THE END