"... beach!" Katie said.
"Awesome," Kellie replied. "Let's go get changed."
Katie went to her room to find something to wear. Her one-piece suits were all out now that she was 10. She had to pick a tankini and hope no one would notice it was too small. Luckily she could cover it with an outfit she had bought yesterday at the mall.
Kellie spent a lot of time picking out what to wear. Most of the bathing suits she had were not only too big on her but, she felt, too old-looking on her. She finally found a bikini way in the back of her drawer.
She put it on and stared objectively at herself in the mirror. At 29, she looked terrific. Tanned skin, honey colored hair, bright eyes, just a few hint of crows feet creeping in. She was curvy and busty in all the right places, with just a small "pooch" in front but FAR from fat.
"I still look good," she thought. "I could look a little better but still, not bad."
Kellie threw on a cover up top and her sandals and headed downstairs, where Katie was waiting.
"Wow Mom, you look great!" Katie said.
"Thank you dear that's very sweet of you," Kellie said, "But I think I need to hit the gym a little harder. I guess I can't look 25 forever."
This, of course, were the magic words to Katie. She could easily make her mother four years younger and thus feel a little better about her appearance. But should she? She had already removed more than a decade from her. But then she decided "why not." She could always return her too 29 later when they got home.
Katie concentrated on her mother and the age 25. The change was barely noticeable but it was there: Her waist narrowed slightly, although her legs and arms remained the same; her butt rose just a tad, as did the droop of her teardrop-shaped breasts; her tan darkened and her hair grew longer as well, reaching her mid-back.
"C'mon kiddo, we gotta go," Kellie said. "I wanna stop at the liquor store for some beer on the way to the beach."
This surprised Katie because she was not used to hearing her mom talk about beer. Today would be an interesting day.