Returning to Katherine's home

After driving for some time, I finally reached the house I'd be staying at for the night. Katherine's house.

I glanced down, observing my mature but still quite attractive body, and smiled. Well, it's my house. I am Katherine right now.

This afternoon with Sarah really helped me feel better. Even if a small part of me was still anxious about Claire, I knew Sarah was right and I shouldn't be worried. Claire and I were so close, after all. We only had each other.

It'll definitely weird her out, but... I don't believe she'll hate me. I shouldn't let the paranoia take over.

I took a deep breath and fully immersed myself into Katherine's personality as I got out of the car.

Now, time to be a divorced mother for the evening.

"Meg, I'm home." I announced as I walked inside.

I didn't get any reply, but I expected as much. Megan was probably locked up in her room playing games or chatting with friends, and didn't even notice that I came back. I giggled. She reminded me of Claire a little in that regard.

The one who greeted me was Saphir, the family cat. At first, he seemed to observe me curiously, but after a brief instant, he slithered in between my legs, rubbing his body against me affectionately. He was six, and was originally Katherine's ex-husband's cat, but he left the cat here after the divorce.

I crouched and caressed him gently. "You came to greet me, hmm~?"

He stretched, visibly happy with what I was doing. After petting him for a tad longer, he left to drink, giving me the opportunity to go to Megan's room.

I went in front of her room and knocked on the door. "Meg, I'm here. I'll prepare dinner, alright?"

"Okay, Mom." She simply replied.

I went to the kitchen and started to cook what Katherine had planned: some peas and carrots with beef. Nothing fancy, but Katherine was far more skilled than me when it came to cooking. She knew a lot of recipes, especially French ones.

I should write down a few I could try to prepare for Sarah... I thought, smiling.

Saphir came back and stayed next to me while I cooked. I wasn't really a cat person, but I found him really cute.

"Meg, dinner is ready!" I announced when I was done.

It didn't take long for her to come and sit at the table. She caressed Saphir, smiling at him.

"How was your day?" I asked as I served her her plate.

"It was alright." She just said, still focused on the cat.

Megan didn't talk much with her mother. She was fairly introverted normally, but the divorce made things even harder for her. She mainly spent her time with the cat or with her few friends. She was studying computer science at college, as she had a very geeky side and loved computers and games.

"I'll be away for a short time tomorrow morning, I'll buy some groceries. Anything you'd like me to get?" I asked.

I used that as an excuse to leave the house tomorrow and restore Katherine somewhere quiet afterwards.

Megan shook her head. "I don't need anything."

"Okay. Do you have anything planned tomorrow?"

"I'll be with friends."

She didn't seem to want to elaborate further, and I didn't push. Katherine would have loved for the two of them to be even closer, but she also knew that being too pushy would have the opposite effect.

I smiled warmly at her. "I hope you'll have fun."

It was so strange to play the role of a mother, but experiencing Katherine's love for her daughter was very enjoyable. Although, a part of me was still stunned and even afraid of the now undeniable fact that no one could find out my true nature as long as I wished to stay hidden. Katherine's own daughter was eating in front of me, completely unaware that her mother was a mere disguise I put on earlier today.

How many skinwalkers have I met before, absolutely clueless about their true nature...? I shivered slightly at the thought, but tried to keep my composure.

After finishing eating dinner, Megan quickly got back to her room, taking Saphir with her and letting me wash the dishes before going to my room for the night. It was a fairly standard but comfy bedroom, with a large bed, a bookshelf filled to the brim with novels of various genres, a desk with a few more novels piled up, a laptop, and some binders, a wardrobe, and a shoe rack.

It's nicer than my own room, that's for sure. I mused while removing my heeled loafers.

Immediately, I felt relieved. Katherine liked to wear heels, but it didn't mean she wasn't bothered by them. My feet were hurting slightly after wearing them for the whole day.

I laid on the bed for a moment, still dressed, just to rest. The bed was quite comfy, I would probably sleep very well tonight.

I closed my eyes as I recalled the events from today. I had so much fun teaching, it felt so satisfying and fulfilling to share my knowledge and help them learn new things.

Being a teacher is far more interesting than I imagined...

Although, it wasn't the only interesting thing to have happened today. I spent most of the day as a woman, after all. My skinwalker nature may have made it natural, but it was still quite the fascinating experience. I rubbed my nylon-covered thighs together, blushing slightly. I couldn't deny that I felt really good like this. I didn't feel any dysphoria at all, just a sense of glee and peacefulness.

Would I feel this way wearing men, too? Is it because I'm a skinwalker and now find comfort while burrowed inside other people's skins? I wondered, caressing my borrowed face.

I didn't forget that I was at risk of completely losing my life with my skin breaking, it was a looming threat.

What will I do when the time comes...?

I would need to find another skin, that was certain, but could I really steal someone's life like this? Even if that life were to be that of a bad person like Dahlia suggested?

I shook my head, it wasn't the time to be depressed. I'd talk about this with Sarah and Claire tomorrow anyway.

I got up and went to the bathroom. I removed my makeup, looking at Katherine's natural face. I would normally consider her a bit too old for me, but I had to admit that she was still fairly attractive. Katherine hoped to meet another man in the near future, one that she'd like being with, one far better than that cheater of an ex-husband.

I'm sure you'll find a better man soon, Katherine, don't worry.

After that, I undressed. I already saw Katherine's naked body when I put Sarah's soul inside, so it wasn't as much of a shock, but it was still a strange feeling to know that this naked middle-aged woman was currently me. There really was no physical hint whatsoever about my true identity. My penis was nowhere in sight, I just had a normal vagina in its stead.

I smiled while getting in the shower. The hot water was so relaxing, now that I was comfortably hidden inside a skin. I could fully enjoy it, unlike yesterday. I washed my hair carefully before focusing on my body. I felt shy when I got to my nether regions, still remembering how I felt when Sarah poked me here earlier when I was wearing her skin. I was very tempted to see how it'd feel to masturbate as a woman, but I took a deep breath and focused on the shower. I didn't want to do that to Katherine, it wouldn't be right.

Once done with the shower, I went back to the bedroom, dressed in my pajamas. But before going to sleep, I had to plan Katherine's next lectures. I spent some time in front of her computer, choosing the documents she wanted to use for her classes, formatting them properly, planning the lectures around these documents. It was a tedious task, but one Katherine didn't mind doing, since she loved her job. And since I was her, I used her own feelings to enjoy it as she would.

I spent a while working on that, but I was starting to feel quite tired, both from this day of teaching and the experiments with Sarah. I closed the laptop and went to Megan's room, gently knocking on the door.

"I'm going to sleep. Good night, Meg." I said. "Don't stay up too late."

"G'night, Mom." She simply replied.

I giggled while going back to my room. I laid on the bed and closed my eyes, hoping to get a good night of sleep. I also prayed that Claire would take it well tomorrow.

She's my sister... She'll accept me...

It didn't take long for me to drift off peacefully.