Benedict, or Benny as his friends caller him, found himself in an interesting situation. His father was getting remarried to a woman named Isabella. She had two daughters, and it would seem Benny would be going from only child to middle child.
His older step-sister was named Andrea, and she was a 19 year old college student, living with her mom while commuting to the college in the city. His younger step-sister was Lexie, and was 15. She would be going to the same high-school as Benny was transferring to.
Benny himself was in the middle at 17. Like their mother, both girls were quite lovely, especially Andrea. It was that fact that led to the current issue in fact. During a family barbecue, Andrea had worn short shorts and a crop top which led to Benny finding himself having trouble keeping his eyes from being drawn to certain assets she had.
That is what caused him being sat down to have a very awkward conversation with his dad and Isabella. "You can see my concerns." She told him. "I have two girls who aren't used to having a boy in the house, and need a place were they don't have to worry about being stared at or do laundry without worry that he will look at their underwear."
"I get that, but I feel like this is a bit overkill." Benny responded looking at the pamphlet. The See Yourself Boutique pamphlet talked about a variety of options and reasons to use their services. Isabella had highlighted the child rearing special discount.
● Give your child a better understanding of the opposite sex
● Give your child a chance at an activity they may otherwise have trouble joining. (School sports teams are geared towards boys while certain dance, gymnastics, and cheerleaders teams focus on girls)
● Managing a household of single-sex children if having both boys and girls becomes too complicated
The last one was highlighted and underlined. Benny looked to his dad. "What if mom doesn't want a daughter? Am I supposed to switch back and forth between every visit?"
His parents got divorced when he was 7, and his mom now lived in Milan, Italy as a fashion designer and former model. Benny was supposed to visit her sometime this summer.
His dad smiled. "Actually your mom would love a daughter. She said if she had a girl she would want to name her Bianca, so us using that as your girl name was her one stipulation. She actually wants us to send over your measurements. A lot of the designers through their daughters into the fashion shows when they can. Apparently, a few have temporarily changed their sons to do the same. One even decided to stay as a girl to be a model. Anyways, she wants to take the chance and put you in the show."
Benny sighed. He should have known better. His mom even asked him if he'd be interested in being a girl for the summer just so she could put him in a show, but he had said no so she never brought it up again.
Isabella took over the conversation. "I've discussed it with your father and when we went down to make an appointment we asked a few questions."
"We talked about if it would be better to change you or the girls, but since it's changing two versus one, you lost. Sorry buddy." His dad told him.
Isabella spoke again. "You aren't the first person to be changed for a similar reason. A lot of boys and girls have been changed as a punishment for one reason or another. There are also families that have swapped children as an educational experience. The agent even told me that some families will switch all children as they remarried as a way to help them bond over the awkwardness, and teaching each other about living as the opposite sex."
"I think she wanted us to change the whole family." My dad added.
"But it's cost effective to change just one." Isabella added. "It is also counter productive if you were still attracted to your step-sisters so we confirmed that you will be converted into a straight girl and not a lesbian."
"A few boys are unhappy but at your age, we as your guardians can make this decision. I think it's for the best, at least while you are living with us."
Benny sighed in defeat. "When is this appointment supposed to be?"