Not how he expected

The door had shut behind James. By the time Sammy opens it the whole transformation had completed. The first thing she noticed is that if this was a servants common area she really wouldn't mind being a servant in this place. It was fancier than practically any room she had ever been in out in the real world. The room was lined with comfortable looking seating and doors that presumably led to the private chambers of the other help. It looked lived in, there were bottles and boxes scattered around that seemed to have contained equal measures of work materials and ****. Sammy could imagine the staff knocking back a couple beers after a day of composure among the fairer folk.

Finally she saw the feminine figure standing awkwardly, terrified, in the middle of the room. James was practically trembling, caught like a deer in headlights. For the length of a stopped heartbeat the two just stared at each other. James was not capable of breaking the silence so it fell on Sammy to do so.

Sammy : "I like it too..."

James responded with a confused look. This didn't seem like the cruel laughter he had convinced himself awaited if his deepest secret was ever revealed, but he didn't dear hope for anything else. The fact that this person was a new friend of Alex turned Alexis was the kind of information that couldn't unseat a fear rooted so deeply.

Sammy : "Your dress, it's your favorite right? That's what the card said. My first one was kind of like that, but a horrible green."

James was stunned, trying to process what this girl was saying. Was she making fun of him? Surely, but he couldn't tell how.

Sammy : "oh you poor thing, you look scared to ****. It's ok"

She walked up and pulled the scared figure into a hug. At first he didn't respond and just hung limp in her arms.

Sammy : "You know you're actually really pretty this way. A lot of girls would kill for naturally wavey hair like this."

Finally recovering enough to speak.

James : "I don't understand, don't you think I'm a freak?"

Sammy : "Oh honey, most of us go through this. I did, Alexis did, I've met several girls like us and every one of them went through this phase."

James : "You went through this?"

All the pieces were there for him but he was having trouble putting them together. In truth Sammy had met most of the girls she knew that were like her through the SFC network, which **** through this particular breakthrough using entrapment and hypnosis. But not everyone had gone through that pathway.

Sammy : "Yes, I used to be a boy, just like Alexis was."

James gaped at her, surely he should have known this was possible after seeing Alexis's changes.

Sammy : "We don't have to tell the others about this being your favorite outfit if you don't want to. We can just say it was some bad luck part of the game if you're not ready. I can keep a secret. But I hope you'll consider it. See how it feels, me and Alexis can help you if you want to make this more regular."

She was giving him an out for now and he appreciated it like a glass of water in the desert. The option felt odd, James had never even considered sharing his secret fantasies with other people or indulging in them where others can see. The option to do so felt alien, but not bad, like he was exploring new and uncharted territory.

James : "Yeah... Let's go with that.... For now..."

Sammy smiled, this was progress, she was sure she could convince James to go further. Walking in from the other room Jeeves clears his throat.

Jeeves : "It's your turn to draw a tile miss Samantha."