I know, I know, but…

Maria presented herself to the store manager late on the afternoon of the 14^th of the month.

“Hello Mr Preston. I’m your temporary mannequin for the next week”

“Oh yes. This is most unusual. At first, I didn’t believe you then once you had emailed your photo to me I thought why not”

Maria smiled.

“So here you are. I can certainly see that you are what you say you are. Are you sure you can hold a single pose for a week?”

“I’ve never done it for a week. Three days is my best so far”

“Ok”

He looked down at his feet before saying,

“I hope you don’t mind me asking, but what about.. Natural breaks?”

Maria laughed.

“Don’t worry Mr Preston. My body does not produce any. I don’t need any food or drink before you ask. I ate a hearty breakfast. I only have to eat once every 10 days or so”

This pleased the manager.

“Is everything setup for me?”

“I think so. If you would follow me”

Maria followed him out onto the shop floor. The shop was now closed and only a few people were still around. One of those was the ‘window dresser’.

“Makoto, this is Maria. She’s going to be the centrepiece of our display for the next week. Are you ready for her?”

“Yes. Hello Maria.”

Maria asked.

“Are you both clear about my conditions? No help whatsoever. Don’t come fiddling and checking up on me. Ok?”

“Yes, Mr Preston explained everything. Shall we get you ready?”

Mr Preston left the two of them alone. Maria took this opportunity to get a good look at him. He was obviously of oriental origin. She guessed that he was Japanese. He was dressed in a formal business suit but there were distinct touches like the matching pink tie & handkerchief. She didn’t know what to make of him.

“Here is the dress you are going to wear. There isn’t much of it” said Makoto holding up an almost translucent black number.

“That is fine” said Maria as she stripped off her clothes.

“Forgive me for asking, you seem a little stiff”

Maria looked at him.

“Sorry. I shouldn’t have said anything”

Maria engaged ‘driving mode’

“Is that better?”

“What did you do?”

“It’s all part of my mannequin features. I can control the stiffness of my limbs. My level of normal stiffness is by some standard extreme. I like it and that is what matters”

Maria put on the dress.

“How do I look?”

“I think you could do with some black stockings, a suspender belt and some high heels. Did you bring the wig like you said you would?”

“Yes. I‘ve got the wig. It is in my case. There is also a pair of shoes in there as well that will do the job. There is also the stand for me to use.

Makoto opened the case and removed the wig. He also took out the shoes.

“Are you sure you can stand in them?” he asked holding up the very high heels.

“I did three days last weekend ok”

“Better you than me. I’ll go and get the stockings and stuff”

It didn’t take long before Maria was dressed and almost ready to go.

“I’ll just do your makeup”

“Why don’t you get me setup and I’ll go stiff. Then it will be easier for you”

“Fair enough”

Makoto led Maria into the window space. A covering hid them from view of the passers by.

“If you will stand here” asked Makoto.

“I brought this thing for my shoes. Can you get it?”

“Oh yes. Hold on a moment”

“I can guess what this is for” he said smiling as she returned with the plate.

Some 10 minutes later, Maria was in the right pose.

“Can you hold that then?” asked Maria.

“Let me see”

She commanded herself.

“Engage hard stiffness 10 minutes”

She felt herself get stiff.

“How’s that”

“It is amazing. You are perfectly hard”

“I’m sure I could get you a discount from ChastiLock if you wanted to get a setup like this?”

Makoto laughed.

“Don’t tempt me. I have to admit you look fantastic”

He picked up his makeup bag and got to work.

“I think that’s done. All I need to do now is to put the lashes on”

“Don’t bother. I have my own”

“Eh. Wait until I go rigid then I’ll grow some for you”

Makoto shook his head in disbelief.

“I’ll put the wig on and we are done”

“Aren’t you forgetting the heel clamps?”

“Oh yes”

He knelt down and put the two small pins through the holes in Maria’s six inch heeled ankle boots.

Finally, he then carefully placed the wig on Maria’s head.

“Right I’m done. Any last requests?”

“Stay here for another 10 minutes and then you can remove the cover on the window”

Makoto smiled back.

“good luck. I hope this works”

“Me too. See you in a week”

He squeezed Maria’s hand and gave her a nice smile.

“Thanks. I won’t be able to speak in a moment”

Maria commanded.

“Engage full mannequin mode. Maximum stiffness 170 hours. Sight only emergency override only. Speech first on restoration 10 minutes before everything else”

Maria smiled at Makoto as everything froze.

Makoto stood back and watched Maria’s lashes grow until they were at least 3 inches long.

Makoto removed the covering and left Maria alone. As he went home, he stopped outside and admired his handiwork. Then after waving to Maria he continued his journey home.

The advert gained a lot of interest. Many people came and took pictures. She was even in the local Newspaper that weekend.

It was with some relief when the store closed on the seventh day. Makoto came and asked if she was ok but Maria couldn’t hear her let alone give any reply.

He put the cover up on the window and waited for Maria to ‘loosen up’

“Hello Makoto. I’m recovering now”

This caused him to leap up somewhat startled.

“I can’t hear yet. Give it another 10 minutes and I’ll be back to normal”

He smiled sweetly at Maria.

“Before you ask, I’m feeling ok. A little thirsty but otherwise, I’m ok. It is nice to see you again. I saw you waving to me every evening. It made me feel not so alone”

Gradually, movement returned to Maria’s limbs. Soon, she was able to move freely.

She tried to move her feet but remembered that her heels were locked to the floor.

He saw that and quickly removed the pins holding the heels in place.

“That’s better” said Maria as she climbed down out of the window.

“I bet you are glad that’s over?”

“In a way yes. It was very stimulating at times”

“Eh?”

Maria smiled.

“Maybe I’ll tell you one day”

He shook his head. Was there no end to the surprises that this woman could spring.

“Let’s get you out of that dress”

“Did my getup work?”

Makoto laughed.

“If you mean in sales yes it did. Mr Preston is very happy. He said that there had not been so many men buying silly bits of lingerie for their other halves since Christmas”

“I’m please it all worked out for you”

“You are something of a celebrity you know. Even the local TV station covered your event. You made the front page of the local paper as well”

“Oh dear. The laws of unintended consequences strike again”

The both laughed.

Maria slowly got dressed and together they left the shop floor and went to the back office where Mr Preston was waiting to greet them.

“Ah Maria & Makoto. Welcome, please take a seat. Can I pour you good ladies a drink?”

“What do you have Mr Preston?” asked Maria.

He chuckled.

“Only Scotch I’m afraid”

“Let it be scotch then”

He poured them all a drink and sat down himself.

“How was the time in the window?”, he asked.

“Interesting. Very interesting”

“It was very good for our sales. Very good indeed”

“I’m please it was. Thank you for letting me occupy your window for a week”

“Maria, I couldn’t offer you a permanent position in our window by any chance?”

They all laughed.

“Thank you for your kind offer but I must refuse. But don’t rule out a repeat performance at some time in the future. I really liked it”

Nearly an hour later, Maria got in her car and drove home. She was feeling elated especially as she had orgasmed while she was drinking Scotch with Makoto & Mr Preston.

That night, she lay in bed thinking over his offer. It was certainly very tempting to do it for a while. The past week had been really interesting and peaceful.

The following day, she started sorting through all the offers of ‘help’ that her advert had attracted. Many were rejected immediately as they wanted to make her a permanent mannequin fixed in a position just for them and their satisfaction. They were just like Dan.

Others were just silly. She could not think of any other word for it.

Some more were from people who thought that she should be rescued from the evil grip of the ChastiLock Corporation and all it stood for.

Finally, as the day drew to a close, she whittled down the responses to a round dozen. She left them for another day.

The following day, Maria returned to work from her week’s vacation. She received many questions about her ‘show’ the previous week.

“This is a feature of my ChastiLock Mannequin package. I just acted that out this past week. I have to admit, it was very stimulating”

This caused some merriment. The questions continued until her boss walked in.

“Ah Maria, A moment please”

Suddenly everyone was silent.

She followed him into his office.

“Close the door and sit down”

She did so.

“Well Maria, you have really done it with that stunt. We have put up with this farcical getup you are wearing for far too long. This was the last straw. Please pack your belongings and I want you out of the building with the hour”

She smiled at him.

“You’re giving me the sack?”

“Yes. Why?”

“On whose authority?”

“Alex Komarowski”

Maria laughed and then looked him in the eye.

“While I’m packing my stuff, I suggest you lookup the share register for this company. Look who owns a large block of stock. Then come back to me and tell me once more that I’m fired. Then you can get your belongings and leave the building”

He laughed.

“You are just a copy artist”

Maria laughed.

“Yeah a copy artist who just happens to own 40% of the stock in this company. My grandfather founded this place. He left all his stock to me”

She turned on her high heels and left him with his mouth open wide in astonishment.

She calmly packed her few belongings into a plastic bag and walked out of the office.

Two colleagues asked where she was going.

“I’ve been fired and so has the boss” she said with a smile on her face.

Somehow, Maria found herself outside the store where just the previous week, she’d been on the other side of the glass. To her surprise, Makoto was dressing the replacement window display. She tapped on the window to attract his attention.

He smiled back and motioned to Maria to come inside the store.

“Hello. Can’t keep away eh?” said Makoto as the met on the shop floor.

“Something like that. I just got fired from my job”

“Bummer. What will you do now?”

“I don’t know.”

“You could always work here again?”

“Ha-ha. I’ve done enough of that for a while”

He looked at her watch.

“I’m going to break for lunch soon. Can we meet somewhere?”

“Sure. I’m not doing much for the rest of the day”

“The cafe on the corner of 12^th in lets say 40 minutes”

“Fine, I’ll see you soon”

With a bit more of a spring in her stiff legs, Maria walked slowly to the Café.

Over lunch, Makoto asked her,

“Did you get many responses to your stunt in the Window?”

“Yes lots. Most of them were pretty ridiculous. Some even wanted to same me from the evils of the ChastiLock Corporation”

They both laughed.

“I’ve whittled it down to a dozen but I’ve not gone anywhere with them yet. But I’m in no rush. The person I’m looking for might not even be in the list”

This cheered him up no end but she tried hard not to let it show.

“How did you end up like this?” he asked.

“It’s a long story. Far too long for a lunch time”

“How about you tell me over dinner? I’ll cook”

Maria looked as he, smiled and said

“Are you asking me out on a date?”

Makoto laughed nervously and looked down at the table.

“Yes I am”

Maria laughed.

“Ok then. When & where?”

“Tomorrow night ok? Say around 7pm?”

“Yes. Where?”

“Here’s my address.”

“Thanks, I’ll see you tomorrow night”

Maria arrived at his apartment right on time. She was nervous when she rang the bell. This was the first ‘date’ she’d been on since Dan and all that.

Makoto answered the door.

“Oh!” she spluttered when he saw Maria and let her in to his home.

“I wasn’t expecting you like that?”

Maria smiled.

“Its ok. I thought it might be nice to be more normal tonight”

“When did you change?”

“Last night. Is this going to be a problem?”

“No. It is just a surprise. I’ve only ever seen you as a Mannequin”

Maria smiled.

“That smells good? What are we having?” said Maria changing the subject.

“Some sushi followed by beef teriyaki. Is that ok?”

“Sounds great”

Over dinner they both relaxed and Maria told him her story as she’d promised.

“Why did you become a mannequin?” he asked.

“One reason was to get at Dan but on my own terms. But really, it was a way of escaping from my old body”

Maria laughed.

“If you could have seen me before. To put it bluntly, I was fat and very unattractive. The only reason Dan wanted me was for my money. I couldn’t see it until it was almost too late”

“Any regrets?”

“None. I love it”

Makoto hesitated before he spoke again.

“Can I ask you something personal?”

Maria didn’t bat an eyelid. She was feeling very comfortable around Zoe.

“Yes. Don’t be afraid. I won’t bite”

They both laughed.

“Can you still have sex?”

Maria laughed.

“I noticed when I was dressing you, that you didn’t have a vagina”

“You are being very forward for a first date but yes its there. I’m protected by a ChastiLock device but I can open it up when I want to. The ChastiLock devices available today have some a long way since they were first introduced”

“But you still see people with those awful plates over their mouths”

Maria laughed.

“Yes. I think people see it as a visible sign that they are unavailable”

“Can you do that to your mouth?”

Maria smiled.

“Yes. When I’m in full mannequin mode, my lips are automatically sealed by the nanites in my body. I can override it if I want but mostly I don’t”

Later on, Makoto said.

“Would you consider me as someone who would like to look after you?”

Maria knew Makoto fancied her but this was very unexpected.

“I don’t know what to say.”

“I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have asked.”

“Don’t be sorry.”

Maria reached over and took hold of his hand. Then she kissed him gently.

Maria proved to him that she had a vagina when she let him have intercourse with her in bed that night. The fell asleep afterwards in each other’s arms. Maria was very happy.

The following morning, Makoto was very quiet.

“What’s wrong?” asked Maria.

“Ever since I met you, I’ve been dreaming about you”

“What’s wrong with that?”

Makoto didn’t reply straight away.

“I’ve been dreaming about being like you” he stuttered.

Maria almost laughed but at the last moment, stopped herself.

“Why?”

He didn’t answer straight away.

“It is partly why I work as a window dresser. I love women’s clothes. I love to dress up in them”

Maria realised the enormity of what he was saying.

“So you’re a transvestite?”

He shook his head.

“It’s more than that. I want to become a woman.”

“What’s stopping you?”

He laughed.

“The money. I have nowhere near enough to even think about it”

She laughed.

“Believe me, money isn’t everything”

Maria looked at him and said smiling.

“Thank you for telling me. And the answer to your question is yes”

“Eh?”

“You asked me if I would consider letting you look after me. The answer is yes you can look after me”

“But what about the others?”

“Makoto, I think I have found the person I want”

“I can’t”

“Why?”

“Because of what I said earlier. You know about wanting to be like you?”

“Why don’t you become like me?”

“You can’t be serious?”

“Oh believe me Makoto, I’m serious. If I weren’t, I wouldn’t have had sex with you last night”

Tears were by now streaming down his cheeks.

“I’m sorry” he sobbed.

“There is nothing to be sorry about. Besides, I think we would look great in a shop window together, holding hands”

The ChastiLock Corporation was about to get a new customer.

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Mini-Biography:  Samantha Michelle (Davies) is the pseudonym a male TV author based in the UK. You can find stories by this writer on Storysite.

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