Ashley Ch 14: Finale

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Ashley, Jackie and Jasmine arrived home from Jackie's deserted island. It felt funny wearing clothes during the day, but they needed to go shopping.

Ashley almost permanently wore her engagement ring, now that they were back in civilisation.

Both Jackie and Ashley wore Fufu clips whilst shopping, just in case their underpants were seen as they were trying on clothes.

Jasmine flitted from clothes rack to clothes rack, and from store to store, holding up clothing items against Jackie or Ashley's body.

Jackie found it hard keep up with Jasmine's suggestions. Ashley seemed to have a perpetual smile on her face as she watch Jasmine. Jackie ended up saying "As much as I like shopping with you I think that I'd prefer to concentrate on our seifuku outfits."

"Yes, yes of course." agreed Jasmine.

They bought black shoes; stockings; suspender belts; pantyhose -- white ones for Ashley to go to work in -- Jackie didn't like, and wouldn't wear, pantyhose; short, pleated skirts -- grey tartan for Jackie and navy-blue for Ashley; matching blazers, in case it got cold -- Jackie was lucky enough to find a short, pleated, grey tartan, wool skirt with a matching blazer sold as a set; and white, cotton, brief undies -- Jackie preferred wearing microfibre undies, but Jasmine insisted that cotton was the right material for seifuku.

Jackie insisted that Jasmine should buy herself lots of clothes that Jackie would pay for.

They returned to Ashley's home, exhausted and with arms full of shopping bags. Jasmine didn't seemed perturbed. She dumped her shopping bags, changed into her maid's outfit and commenced to prepare dinner.

Ashley and Jackie dumped their shopping bags and collapsed onto the bed.

Ashley said "I hope that we get to wear these clothes until they're worn out because I certainly am and I want to make sure that I don't have to go through that for a long time."

"Yes." agreed Jackie.

After dinner, Jasmine insisted on a fashion show. By then, Jackie had recovered and agreed -- otherwise, Jasmine might pester her too much.

They had lots of fun changing clothes, taking off the labels -- once they were approved to become part of their wardrobes -- fantasising about situations that they'd be in to wear the clothes and then hanging up the approved clothes in their wardrobes.

By the time the fashion show was over they were ready to collapse into bed.

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The next morning Ashley and Jackie put on their new, seifuku outfits. Ashley had made an appointment for them both to see her boss for morning tea. Jackie had never met any of Ashley's work colleagues but she was looking forward to meeting Ashley's boss, after hearing so much about her from Ashley.

Brief 'hellos' were exchanged as Ashley led Jackie past her colleagues and knocked on Ashley's, boss's door.

"Come in." called a jolly, feminine voice.

"Ashley, how are?" said a well dressed woman, as she hugged Ashley.

"I'm very well thank you." answered Ashley, a little bit too formal, in Jackie's opinion.

"How was your holiday?" asked the woman.

"Excellent." answered Ashley, a little bit more relaxed.

"Look at you." said the woman. "You're so tanned. I hope you wore sunscreen?" asked the woman.

"Yes." answered Ashley, now very relaxed. "UPF 50+ and reapplied every three hours but it's just so sunny in the tropics."

"The tropics? Wow. Lucky you." said the woman.

The woman smiled at Jackie and Ashley said "Tricia, may I introduce you to my wife, Jackie."

Tricia gasped in a big breath and asked "Your wife?"

"Yes." answered Ashley, as she held up her left hand displaying her wedding and engagement rings.

"Oh wow!" exclaimed Tricia. "And a very rich wife too, by the looks of that engagement ring." She turned to Jackie, held out her hand and said "How do you do, Jackie?"

"Well, thank you." answered Jackie "And I'm very pleased to meet you, Tricia. Ashley regards you so highly."

"Oh no!" said Tricia, as she looked at Ashley. "Lying to her already?"

Ashley laughed, looked at Jackie and said "She's joking."

"Yes." agreed Jackie, with a big smile on her face.

"So where's your engagement ring, Jackie?" asked Tricia.

"Oh... um... I proposed so I needed a ring to encourage Ashley to say yes." answered Jackie.

"Bullshit!" said Tricia. "She'd never say no, she's madly in love with you. Unless you're not the one Ashley's been talking about since she's been here."

Jackie looked at Ashley. Ashley seemed embarrassed. Jackie said "Well I hope that I am she."

Ashley giggled and said "Of course you are, Jackie."

"So, was this holiday a honeymoon?" asked Tricia.

"It was." answered Ashley.

"Well come on, woman. Spill the beans. Where did you go? Caribbean? Virgin Islands? South Pacific? Cocos Keeling? Christmas Island? Great Barrier Reef? Oh don't tell me you went to Bali?" asked Tricia.

Ashley looked at Jackie and then said to Tricia "No. You wouldn't have heard of where we went."

"Really? Why?" asked Tricia.

Ashley looked at Jackie, so Jackie said "It's a deserted island off the coast of Queensland."

"Deserted, hey. How deserted?" asked Tricia.

"Just the three of us." Shared Ashley.

"Three of you?" asked Tricia, with a frown.

"Oh... um... we went with a maid." explained Ashley.

"A maid?" asked Tricia.

"Well... she's also our best friend--" Ashley started to say.

"And she volunteered to cook, clean and look after us while we were there." interrupted Jackie.

"Lucky you." said Tricia. "I'd like a friend to wait on me, hand and foot, just for a day."

"So deserted, hey." said Tricia, with a sly look. "Did your maid give you enough privacy to go skinny dipping?"

"Yes." answered Ashley.

"Oh my god." said Tricia. "Can I go there? Imagine letting these babes out." as she shimmied her chest. "I could run down the beach jiggling all over the place. There is a beach, isn't there?"

Jackie was almost shocked with Tricia's uninhibited brazenness, but managed to answer, after a good giggle, "There's a very nice beach but it's a private island."

"Bugger." said Tricia. "Well... we'll have to tell the staff... You do want to tell the others that you're married, don't you?"

"Yes." answered Ashley, with a big nod and smile.

"Come on then." said Tricia, as she took Ashley's left hand and almost dragged her out of the office.

Ashley grabbed Jackie's hand and Tricia hauled them both through the door.

"Everyone, everyone. You too, Malcolm." announced Tricia. She held up Ashley and Jackie's left hands and said "Ashley's married!"

There was a cacophony of congratulations. Everyone stood up. Some rushed towards them to give Ashley a hug. Many also hugged Jackie to congratulate her.

"Now, now, now, don't crush them." said Tricia, as she stepped in front of the onslaught. "There's plenty of time to congratulate them. Give them air. We can't kill them before they've been married a year.

"Oh... and let me introduce you to Ashley's wife, Jackie."

Jackie felt very included as everyone hugged her. They didn't even know her name until just now.

"Do you have wedding photos?" someone asked.

"Yes." said Ashley, as she opened her phone.

"Wow. Is that your wedding dress?" asked Tricia.

"Yes." answered Ashley. "It's a cheongsam dress."

"It's beautiful." said someone.

"They're both beautiful." said someone else.

"And who's the hunk in the blue suit?" asked Tricia. "I'd like to have a chunk of him. Is he married?"

"That's Drew." answered Ashley. "And yes, he's married."

"Doesn't matter." said Tricia. "When can I meet him?"

"May I remind you that you're married, Tricia?" asked Ashley.

"Yes, but haven't you heard of affairs? Or maybe they're... what do you call it... swingers. I'd like to swing off him." said Tricia.

"She's joking." said Ashley to Jackie. "She's happily married."

"I suspected as much." said Jackie, as she laughed.

"But maybe I'd be happier with Drew." suggested Tricia.

Ashley shook her head and there was a lot of laughter.

"RIGHT!" yelled Tricia. "That's enough. Back you rabble."

Ashley's colleagues stood back.

"Ashley's back at work on Monday." said Tricia and then to Ashley "You are coming back to work aren't you?"

"Yes." answered Ashley, apparently a little overwhelmed.

"Good." said Tricia to Ashley, and then to the others "So I'm shouting everyone lunch on Monday. Try and cancel all your afternoon appointments. It might be a very long lunch, and don't drive to work unless you are definitely not drinking."

Tricia then said to Jackie "You can come can't you, Jackie?"

"Yes, I think I can make it." answered Jackie.

"Good." said Tricia, and then to the staff "Now back to work. You've got a lot of rescheduling to do."

Tricia led Ashley and Jackie back into her office. She said "I'm so happy for you both."

"Um..." hesitated Ashley.

"Out with it, woman. I haven't got all day." demanded Tricia.

"What will I wear?" asked Ashley.

"Wear what you've got on my dear." answered Tricia. "Or that... that... Chomsky dress."

"Cheongsam." corrected Ashley.

"Chongsam?" asked Tricia.

"Near enough." answered Jackie.

"They're all beautiful." said Tricia.

"Is it appropriate?" asked Ashley.

"Honey, on you? Yes." answered Tricia. "On some of those out there? Maybe not.

"You've seen what that mob wears? I don't think that we've got the whole gamut of LGBTQIA+ people here, but we're giving it a good nudge. You're almost conservative compared to some of them. Besides, you dressing like that would give your clients such a boost. Let them imagine that they can be as beautiful as you. I know they can't, but you, as a transgender woman, would give them hope, and that's what they need. Hope to be able to change and be accepted.

"You wear it, honey, and be proud of who you are and what you're wearing. You've got the body for it and the ancestry. Can I say that?"

"Not to the public." answered Ashley.

"You see, Jackie? She keeps me in line and saves my arse nearly every day. That's why I love her." said Tricia.

Jackie laughed.

Ashley said "She's joking."

"I get that." said Jackie.

"It's partially true." said Tricia. "Ashley saves my arse with her personality, training, client empathy and... and..."

"Good looks?" prompted Jackie.

"Yeah, but I didn't say that." said Tricia. "So you wear those outfits, if you want to."

Ashley looked at Jackie and Jackie nodded in agreement. Ashley said "Okay."

"Good." said Tricia. "Now piss off, I've got a lot of rescheduling to do. See you Monday."

They said their good byes and about an hour later, left the building.

"Tricia's quite a character." said Jackie, as they walked home beside the lake.

"She very professional, although she doesn't seem liked it in private." answered Ashley. "I wish I'd met her when I first wondered about my gender identity. I'm sure that I would have had an easier transition."

"Well you've turned out very well, in my opinion." said Jackie, with a smile.

Ashley hugged Jackie's arm and said "Yes, I've done very well for myself."

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Jackie arrived at lunch wearing her seifuku outfit. Tricia sat at the head of the table with Ashley, wearing her seifuku outfit, seated on her left and a seat for Jackie on Tricia's right.

Tricia said "I've separated you two to keep your hands of each other, and don't even think about footsies. I've got my legs stretched out under this table."

Jackie laughed and Ashley giggled.

Lunch had been ordered and Tricia offered Jackie a drink of wine. Jackie accepted but wished she hadn't when she tasted it. She saw Ashley scrunch up her nose a little when she also tasted the wine.

Jackie asked "Tricia, I feel that I should contribute to the celebration. Please allow me to order and pay for some wine?"

Tricia looked at Jackie and then at Ashley. She said to Ashley "She's a bit of a smooth talker isn't she?" Ashley shrugged her shoulders. Tricia looked at Jackie and said "The house wine is a bit too... vinegary, isn't it? You may pay of you can choose decent enough wines from this list. I've unsuccessfully tried." She passed Jackie the wine list. Tricia asked "I hope you like a challenge?"

Jamie smiled and answered "Challenge accepted." as she perused the list.

Jackie ordered some bottles of wine for the whole table. Tricia tried the white and said to Ashley "I'm jealous, Ashley. She seems to know her wines. I thought it was a lost cause in this restaurant but Jackie seems to have prevailed. Try this..." as she poured some wine into an empty glass for Ashley. "Cheers." said Tricia and the three of them, gladly, sipped their wine.

Halfway through the meal, Tricia stood up and said "I'd like to propose a toast." The others topped up their glasses and waited. "To Ashley, one of the most beautiful people that I've ever met, and not just on the inside."

"To Ashley." the rest of them said, and drank to the toast.

"And to, Jackie." continued Tricia. "Who must also be a beautiful person, inside and out, because Ashley loves her."

"To Jackie." toasted those at the table.

Tricia moved towards Jackie and whispered "You'd better look after her. I can get a lot uglier than what's not hidden by these clothes."

Jackie almost laughed but said, seriously, "I'd risk my life for her."

"And I trust her with my life." added Ashley.

Tricia looked at Ashley and said "I didn't think that you'd hear that."

"Well I did, and I have never, ever felt Jackie let me down. In fact I know that Jackie would risk her life for me." said Ashley.

"Should I ask how you know that?" asked Tricia.

"No." answered Ashley, firmly. "I'm in love with Jackie and I know that Jackie is in love with me. We're very happy together. That's all you need to know."

Tricia sat back into her seat and said "I see, and I'm sorry that I doubted. Well done, Jackie."

"Thank you, Tricia. I'm very glad to hear you're concerned for Ashley." said Jackie.

"God she's got a smooth tongue." said Tricia to Ashley.

Ashley smiled at Jackie, and said "It's a magical tongue."

Tricia looked at nothing in particular but raised her eyebrows as high as they would go. She said "Nice to know." as she slowly nodded her head.

Tricia held Ashley's hand and said "I just want the best for you and to make sure that you're happy."

Ashley put her hand on top of Tricia's and said "I know that, Tricia and thank you. We'll be fine."

Tricia looked at the other people at the table and saw that they weren't paying the three of them any attention. She raised her glass and said "To unabated love."

Ashley and Jackie joined the toast and said "To unabated love."

The lunch ended after a couple of hours and the attendees slowly departed. Ashley walked back to work with Tricia and Jackie walked back to Ashley's home.

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During the following months, Jackie, Ashley and Jasmine almost always wore their seifuku outfits when in public. Ashley wore either white, leg-warmer socks or sheer, white pantyhose to work -- to be a little bit more modest -- but sheer, white stockings on other occasions.

Jackie always wore sheer, black stockings with the welt displayed a few centimetres below the hem of her mid-thigh skirt, and held up by black suspenders.

Sometimes they acted as girlfriends, sometimes as lesbians, other times Jackie and Ashley acted as if they were Jasmine's lesbian parents, because Jasmine was shorter than they were.

They had lots of fun knowing that the public were watching them.

Jackie had been working very hard for two years, trying to finalise a business deal with a Japanese company. It was almost cinched. The Japanese delegates had flown out to Australia for the final meeting. Jackie had organised the meeting to be in a luxurious conference room in a building in Civic, the CBD of Canberra.

Ashley and Jasmine came with Jackie into the city. They were going shopping while Jackie attended the meeting.

Jackie was wearing her best seifuku outfit and was confident that it would help with the deal. The CEO of the Japanese company liked seeing seifuku outfits, judging by what the interpreter, Norico, wore.

Although Jackie could speak fluent Japanese, she decided to use an interpreter so that she could listen in on the Japanese as they discussed their strategies in their native language, thinking that Jackie couldn't understand them. It was a tactic that had helped Jackie in the past.

Norico was a very competent interpreter. She translated exactly what was being said. She gave no favour to either party and Jackie was sure that both sides respected her for that and therefore trusted her.

The three of them left the E-trip parked in the carpark, and walked the few hundred metres towards the building. It was a beautiful day and everyone was excited. Jackie had her computer and documents secured in her leather computer bag hung over her shoulder.

They were giggling and laughing, as they walked, when a burly man yelled out "Hey girls come and join us."

Ashley whispered "Don't respond. Just keep walking."

The man had been drinking with his two friends. He said "Come on girls. We've got three big dicks here just for you."

"Three big dickheads." whispered Jasmine and the three of them burst out laughing.

Jackie glanced towards the man as she was laughing.

Ashley said "Don't do that... Whatever you do, Jackie, don't kill him."

Jackie was wondering why Ashley was so concerned but then felt the man's arm around her waist. He said "Come on girls. You know you want it."

"Get off me." demanded Jackie, as she spun around forcing the man's arm off her waist. Unfortunately, the thick, leather shoulder-strap of her computer bag came off her shoulder.

The man and Jackie held the shoulder-strap. Jackie said "Leave me alone." and yanked the shoulder-strap. The man let go of the shoulder-strap and Jackie's computer bag fell onto the ground.

Jackie turned to pick up the bag but the man grabbed Jackie's shoulders and turned her to face him. Jasmine ran and grabbed Jackie's bag. She then ran back next to Ashley who was recording what was happening on her phone.

The man said "Come on love. Don't be like that. Come over with me and we'll have some drinks and fun together."

Jackie was disgusted with this man's behaviour. She'd heard of horrible yobbos but she'd never thought that she'd see this sort of behaviour in the centre of the capitol of Australia. "You stink of alcohol, tobacco ash and cheap cologne that doesn't hide you disgusting body odour." said Jackie, as she pushed the man away.

"I'm just being friendly." said the man, as he tried to kiss Jackie.

"You disgusting pig! GET OFF ME!" yelled Jackie, and pushed the man away.

"You fucking bitch." said the man. "I'll teach you to push me."

The man slapped Jackie and Jackie was so shocked that she fell to her knees. The man then beat down on Jackie. Jackie protected her head with her arms and rolled with the punches. The man was string but obviously not trained to fight. He pounded onto Jackie as if he was pounding on a table.

Jackie could feel herself getting bruised but knew that the man's pathetic blows wouldn't do any worse damage. Jackie hoped that the man would give in and return to his drinking.

Jackie watched the man's legs as he thumped her. She then felt him stop. She watched his well muscled leg draw backwards. She knew that he was going to kick her and she knew that would hurt, so she punched upwards into his groin.

The man grunted in pain and buckled forwards. Jackie then quickly stood up. At the same time, she threw her head back, connecting with the man's jaw. She felt satisfaction as she heard either the man's jaw or tooth crack.