Steve and Carl looked at each other with a mixture of shock and confusion that was finally broken by a pair of
manly voices.
“Well, if that's all settled then...”
“Yeah, I guess we'll be going fishin' then now!”
Steve and Carl simultaneously turned to see their wives were... no longer wives – or even women!
In Janet's place, now stood a fat, bearded, balding slob in a flannel shirt that bulged out heavily in the
middle from an enormous beer gut.
Where Wendy had stood, there was now a thin, gangly man with glasses and a mustache. He was also dressed in a
flannel shirt and carried some tackle boxes, a few fishing rods, and a six-pack of beer.
“Uh... Gene?” asked Steve.
He had meant to say 'Janet,' but somehow the word had come out as 'Gene' instead.
“Yeah, what babe?” replied the fat slob with the beard.
“H-H-Have fun on your fishing trip?” replied Steve nervously, unsure what else to say.
“I will!” said the man, kissing Steve on the cheek.
“See ya, Carly!” said the other man, giving Carl a similar kiss of affection.
“Uh... buh-buh-bye, Walter!” stammered Carl.
Just as it had been with his friend, Carl had tried to say his wife's name – but instead of 'Wendy' it had
somehow come out 'Walter.'
As their husbands piled into Steve's car and pulled out of the driveway, Steve and Carl turned back to each
other in astonishment.
“What the hell just happened to us, Stephanie?” asked Carl.
“Wait, Carly – did you just call me... arrgh! I just called you Carly!” stammered Steve. “Why can't I say our
names? I'm supposed to be a woman named Stephanie and... dammit, you're supposed to be female. And your name
is Carly! And our husbands aren't really women – they're men named Gene and Walter... and... and... and...”
“And they just went on our fishing trip,” muttered Carl with a heavy sigh. He hung his head in defeat for a
moment, then noticed his voluptuous, new breasts and started fidgeting and playing with them.
“Stop that,” whined Steve.
Carl ignored him.
“What's going on?” wailed Steve, now on the verge of tears. “I don't want to be a man. I want to be a woman
and a wife. My name is Stephanie Donaldson and I was born female!”
What next?