Chapter 14
As time approached for Andreaâs Party to start I got very apprehensive. I could not believe I was standing here waiting for Andreaâs guests to arrive let alone answering the door to them. The gingham dress that I was wearing was bad enough when she first had me wear it. This time with the added multi-layered petticoat it forced out the dress almost horizontally and at Andreaâs request had added a wide pink ribbon sash tied in to a big bow at the back. To top it off a matching pink bow had been fixed on my head in place of the baby bonnet, fortunately I had got my hair cut the week before so it was too short to put in to bunches as Andrea had wanted. The result of all this was to turn a childish dress in to a little girlâs party dress suitable only for a four or five year old girl but even at that age they would not be wearing the bib that I had to keep on whilst suc-king my dummy. Not only was I wearing all that but I was about to be seen in it by all Andrea friends. I suppose I should have been grateful that I had managed to avoid being put in to nappies.
The doorbell rang.
âGo and answer that baby" Andrea called and knowing I had no choice I nervously went to the front door and opened it. Standing there were her friends Amy and Tracey who I had only met a couple of times before. They took one look at me and burst in to a fit of giggles.
âNice outfitâ said Tracey.
âFor a Toddler maybeâ added Amy. Before I could do anything, apart from going bright red, Andrea joined us. I had heard that Andrea had a new dress for her birthday and as with the outfits worn by Amy and Tracey they were very suitable for their age if not slightly older making the contrast to what I was wearing even more pronounced. They complimented each other on their respective dresses as Andrea led them I to the lounge. I was about to follow when the front door bell rang again. âOff you go babyâ Andrea called over her shoulder.
And so it went on. Over the next quarter of an hour another six guests arrived each finding my outfit highly amusing. They were all nicely dressed even the two in jeans were wearing designer ones. They were chatting and Andrea put on some music to which a few started to dance. To my surprise Alison, one of those in jeans approached me. I wanted to leave as I expected some more teasing but was surprised.
âCome and dance with meâ she said taking my hand and pulling me to the middle of the room. There were a few teasing comments making me go red but which Alison ignored. âYou blush prettily. Come on Iâm not going to bite.â She then pulled me closer putting an arm around my back. As with my sister, Alison was taller than me, which was embarrassing enough but she was also very pretty. I wanted her to like me but in my present attire I thought it unlikely. As we danced she went on âso do you like wearing little toddler dresses?â
âNo itâs just Andrea wanted me to and mum went along with it as it is her birthday.â She stared at me.
âThereâs more to it than that isnât there? Why would Andrea want her brother dressed as a sissy and why would your mum agree?â
âItâs a long story.â
âWell letâs go and sit down and you can tell me all about it.â
âWouldnât you rather be with your friends than me? Youâre missing the party.â
âAre you trying to get rid of me? Or would you rather I joined in teasing you like they were?â
âNo of course not, itâs nice to find someone whoâs not having a laugh at me all the time.â
âLetâs just say I am interested in knowing how you ended up I that outfit. Come on over to the settee.â As she said this she laid a hand on my backside and was obviously shocked by what she felt. Knowing it was pointless to say anything I sat down on the settee. Even before Alison had a chance to sit down Andrea appeared.
âThatâs not how you were taught to sit down in your dresses, get up immediately and sit down properly like a good little girl.â This caused a round of laughter from some of the girls. I got up and sat down again smoothing my dress underneath me. âThatâs better but if youâve got nothing better to do than sit down you can go and ask mum if we can have some drinks.â
âYes Andrea.â As I left to find mum Alison whispered âlater.â
Mum was in the kitchen adding the final touches to the food for the party.
âHowâs it going sweetheart?â
âAndrea and her friends seem to be enjoying themselves. Andrea sent me out to ask if they could have drinks.â
âOf course tell them thereâs coke, lemonade, squash or fruit juice.â I returned to the party and quickly had a list of requirements which mum put on a tray which I returned to hand out. Andrea stopped me as I was about to start handing them round.
âGo back in to the kitchen and ask mum for a pinny to wear if youâre going to act like a maid. Off you go then.â I was tempted to put the tray down on the table and tell them to get their own drinks but was worried as to what Andrea would do next. Mum was surprised to see me return with the drinks.
âDid you get the order wrong sweetheart?â
âNo mum, Andrea said I should wear a pinny if I âm serving drinks like a maid.â Mum just smiled and went over to the draw that had the pinnies mum occasionally wore.
âHere you are sweetheartâ she said holding out a white pinny covered with large pink roses.
âMum havenât you got anything plainer?â
âDonât be sillyâ she said and proceeded to put it round and then tie it in a big bow behind me. Reluctantly I returned to the party to a huge amount of laughter especially from my sister and the proceeded to hand round their drinks. As Andrea took hers she said âI knew youâd choose such a girly pinny all sissies do, so I suggest you keep it on for the rest of the party in case we need more drinks or something. When all the drinks were handed out there was just my lemonade on the tray which I went to pick up. âWhat are you doing baby?â asked Tracey.
âIâm having my drink.â
âShouldnât you be having milk in a bottle?â This caused great amusement which caused mum to come and see what was up.
âWe were just saying that baby should be drinking milk from a bottle rather than lemonade from a big girlâs glassâ explained Tracey.
âWell I am a bit short of milk at the moment and any way I donât know where I packed her bottles anywayâ mum replied saving me from that embarrassment.
As it happened, Andrea kept me far too busy from that point on so Alison didnât manage to get me on my own. In a way I was relieved, as kind as Alison was I didnât really want to get in to all the details of why I ended up like this but also as in the back of my mind I was wondering if she was just asking so that they could make even more fun of me. As they left she whispered in my ear
âI still want to knowâ before kissing me on the cheek. As the last girl left Andrea turned to me saying âSo what were you and Alison up to?â
âNothing she was jusy asking why I was dressed like this?â
âI hope you said itâs because youâre a big sissy baby.â
âI didnât get a chance to say anything.â I didnât dare admit what I had said.
Mum and I cleared up the place as Andrea collapsed in a chair much to my annoyance. Having finished in the kitchen I removed the pinny and returned it to mum. âYou can keep it if you like, you really looked cute in it.â
âNo thank you mumâ I answered glad to see her replace it the draw. I was tired and decided to go to bed, as I got ready for bed mummy and Andrea came into my bedroom, Andrea holding a frilly pink nightie.
âI have decided to let you wear this tonight, it's appropriate being a baby doll nightdressâ she giggled. The nightie was in shiny pink nylon with pink and white lace trim around the neck and arm holes and a double row of matching lace on the hem, there was also a row of pink satin bows sewed about an inch above the lace hem and a lace edged pocket, on the right hand side at the front.
âIsnât it a bit pointless just for one night?â I asked.
âItâs still my birthday and I want you to wear it.â Reluctantly I took the nightie and as I did so Andrea said âDon't forget theseâ and with a big smile handed me a pair of very frilly pink knickers that matched the nightdress. âThe knickers will fit over your nappy so you can wear a nappy to bedâ she added âthat's all right isnât it mummy?â
âI donât want to wear a nappy, Iâm not a baby.â
âI know dear but I said she could nappy you for bedtime as she let you off for the day.â
âButâŚâ
âBut nothing I donât break my promises you know that.â
âYes mumâ I said but wanting to scream at the unfairness of it. Mum picked up the dress and petticoat and put them on a hanger and handed them to Andrea who then said
âI have decided that he can definitely keep this dress and petticoat as theyâre a little small on me now so there's no point in hanging it in my wardrobe.â Andrea then proceeded to pin me in to a nappy and put a plain pair of plastic pants over my nappy as mum hung the dress and petticoat in my wardrobe saying âyou can also wear those pretty knickers for the next few days. I know you'll enjoy wearing such pretty knickers to school.â By this time I had put the nightdress and knickers on over my nappy and plastic baby knickers.
âBut I donât wear your clothes anymoreâ I complained.
âIt wonât hurt just for a few days and you do look prettyâ said my mother âthere's even a pocket for a couple pretty girls hankies. Andrea can you choose a couple his pretty hankies for him?â She did and placed them in the pocket saying
âHere we are baby a couple of lacy hankies to go with your baby doll nightdress set.â
âMy ...â
âYesâ interrupted Andrea âit fits you much better than me, so you might as well keep it.â Before I could complain mummy said
âThat is very kind of you Andrea and your right it fits him perfectly but it suits him as well. Say thank you baby and you haven't thanked her for the dress and petticoat yet.â
âThank you for the clothes youâre giving me.â
âThat's all right, as I said they suit a big baby like you better.â She then picked up the bib which I. had been wearing all day, saying âwhere do you want me to put your bib?â Mummy answered saying, to my surprise, âput it in one of his draws in case baby wants to wear it again sometime, but you might as well clip his pretty babies dummy to his lovely frilly nightdress, and put his baby bonnet back on as well.â Without further ado Andrea tied the bonnet on my head and held up the dummy saying âopen wide for your nice pink dummy baby.â Knowing it was useless to protest I accepted the dummy as a broad smile crossed her face. âYou do look cute, such a sweet baby. Don't you agree mummy?â
âYes, but not just a baby, I think he looks like a sweet frilly baby girl.â This set Andrea giggling. âAnd we all know where a baby girl goes to sleep don't we.â
âIn a baby girls pink cotâ laughed Andrea and they took me to Andreas Nursery and made me get into the cot. âSee you in the morning babyâ mummy said and left.
I dreaded where this was all going, I had not worn any girls or baby items for weeks now and had only worn them today as mum said Andrea could decide as it was her birthday. Now I had been given a dress and petticoats and nightie and mum had put the baby items in my draws. Surely I wasnât going to be babied again. As it happened I did wear the nightie for the rest of the week but without nappies and for the next three days I had to wear the panties to school, saved only by the fact that I had sports on Friday by which time I was back in my own boys underwear.