South of the Boudoir, by ARthur

Chapter 3
South of the Boudoir, Part 3

Chapter Description: By ARthur

Wearing a lilac-colored Olympic-style body-hugging swimsuit, Valene made a perfect dive into the McCauley pool. Stroking her way the distance of the pool, she began to feel tingling throughout her entire body. ’The water is working,’ she smiled.

But before long, the suit began to feel loose. Water began to cascade over the top of the suit into her cleavage area. Water then began collecting in the suit’s seat, creating a drag on her swimming. Valene twitched and twisted in the pool, but progress toward the other side was slowed almost to a standstill. She paddled harder, but the drag increased. She floundered in one spot. Suddenly, a shoulder strap slipped. Valene grabbed for it, only to have the other strap slip. Valene registered horror as she swam out of her swimsuit.

Uxia stood at poolside grinning as another woman held up Valene’s swimsuit and yelled, "Anybody lose this?" Other swimmers burst into chuckles.

To avoid embarrassment, Valene dived to the bottom on the pool and swam along the floor. She bobbed up near Uxia, whom she quietly paged for attention. "Get me out of here. I lost my suit," Valene whispered at a grinning Uxia, who answered, "Quick, jump into this towel."

Valene complied and quickly wrapped the huge towel around her body. "Let’s get out of here," she said, tilting her head toward her friend. A quadruple whammy pounded Valene’s head as she found herself looking into Uxia’s stomach. She then looked upward and saw Uxia peer back at her through her cleavage.

Uxia snatched Valene’s tiny hand and quickly marched her back into the ladies’ locker room.

"What in hell did that water do to me," Valene cried, finding herself talking in a much higher pitch than before.

"I’d say you acquired too much youth. You look no older than an 8-year-old girl," Uxia smiled back.

Peaking into the towel, Valene was rattled by what she saw. Her sylphlike body was gone, replaced by one that was almost shapeless. Her 38D chest was board flat with almost no hint of nipples. Her arms and legs were like reeds. Everything smacked of prepubescence.

"I can’t live like this. What’s going to happen to me now?" Valene whimpered.

"Let me help you," Uxia said as she removed the towel and placed a large sweatshirt over the newly minted 8-year-old’s body. It covered Valene to below her knees. Uxia rolled up the sleeves to expose Valene’s hands.

Stuffing Valene’s street clothes and leotard into her gym bag, Uxia again took the girl’s hand and dragged her through the health club’s exit.

"I can’t go outside. I’m not wearing any underwear. It’s embarrassing," Valene protested.

Uxia scowled back at her reduced friend. "How can I help you if you won’t let me," she said, adding, "Now you’re finally going to have to tell me where you live."

Valene thought about it, but still hesitated. She had kept her residence a secret, fearing she’d be inundated with people seeking only to relieve her of her money. She didn’t even tell her old co-worker Marjorie, whom she once prized as her best friend.

"Never mind," Uxia said as she found Valene’s wallet among her clothing in the bag. She also found the keys to the PT Cruiser. "I always wanted to drive a rare limited-edition car," Uxia chuckled.

Opening the vehicle, Uxia seized the driver’s seat and ordered Valene into the rear. "You know what Big Bird says in the commercial, "Kids in the back seat!" Uxia sarcastically sneered at Valene.

"Yeah, and Big Bird in the freezer ’til Thanksgiving," Valene shot back.

Valene sat in the back, her lip curled down in a pout with her arms folded over a section of her anatomy where a Playtex once crossed her heart. She sourly pondered the turn of events. Only hours earlier, she had been a quite sexy woman in control of her own destiny. Now she had the body of a child and was being ordered around by a woman whom she had not even known days earlier. Something was very rotten.

And things would get more rotten. Pulling into a nearby mall, Uxia yanked the barefoot Valene unwillingly through store after store, buying her some basic items of girl’s clothing over her protests. At the first stop, Uxia bought Valene girl’s underwear and socks, then escorted her into a restroom to put on one of the pairs of panties. "This isn’t Victoria’s Secret, but it should stop your squawking about feeling naked," Uxia said.

At the next stop, a bargain store, Uxia bought Valene a couple of cheap girl’s dresses, shorts, tops, baby doll pajamas, and a tankini bathing suit. After that, she got Valene a pair of off-brand girl’s sneakers. And finally, Uxia stopped at a toy store and acquired for Valene "one luxury"- her very own Barbie doll.

"Oh, you lucky little girl," Uxia kept saying. But Valene had no reason for gratitude. At each stop, Uxia was charging the purchases on Valene’s credit cards, and was forging her name onto the purchase slips.

Arriving at Ocean Point Towers, Uxia tipped the doorman to bring the night’s purchases to Valene’s apartment. On entering, Valene watched as Uxia behaved like a kid in a candy store, checking out all of the luxuries in the apartment. Uxia finally stepped outside of Valene’s boudoir, holding before her the strapless evening gown Valene had purchased the day before.

"Don’t you think this will look so lovely on me," Uxia gushed.

Valene just folded her arms across her chest again and glowered. "Now tell me, is there an antidote for Izumiwakai water? I’d like to get some tonight," Valene sternly implored.

"Of course there is, cutie," Uxia said as she pinched Valene’s now chubby girl cheek. "But you need me to get it, and well, you’re going to have to earn it."

Valene stared intently at Uxia’s face, her pique rising. "And what will I have to do?" she inquired.

"Not much. Just be my perfectly behaved little daughter for a few weeks," Uxia snickered. "I’ll be the mommy and you be my daughter. You do everything I say and I may just let you become a ’grown up’ again," she added with a laugh in her voice.

"Well, okay, but this is my home," Valene retorted.

"No it’s not," Uxia countered. "I’m your mommy, so this is my home. I run it and everything in it is mine. That includes your designer clothes, which now fit me better than you, and even your boudoir. You’ll move into the smaller guest bedroom. You’re just the little girl now. If you don’t like it, you can remain a little girl. I’m sure Rob will like that!"

A queasy feeling fell over Valene’s total being. She realized Uxia had her over a barrel. She couldn’t remain a girl. She couldn’t continue to function as an adult at this size. Relatives who were jealous that she got all of grandfather’s estate could now declare her a minor and take her money after being appointed her trustee or guardian. Worse, while Rob liked his women young, she was way too young to be considered by him now. Also, she didn’t know who Uxia’s contacts were. If there was an antidote, only Uxia could get it. Valene very reluctantly agreed to Uxia’s terms.

"I knew you’d see things my way," Uxia said. "And are we going to have fun."