“OWE!” Maria gets knocked backward off her mechanics' stool and lands on her back with her legs resting on her mechanics’ stool. She was staring up at the ceiling in her new workspace.

The tattoo she recently got on the side of her neck of Pepe Le Pew was exposed. Her hair was long enough to keep it covered while she was at work. It wasn’t because she was ashamed of it, but because some clients the store had didn’t like women who had tattoos.

She wanted to rub the side of her leg, where the other tattoo she was having work done, hurt from her falling backward. She had a sea dragon like the one on her back, only on her right leg. It started down at her right foot and wrapped itself around her leg and up towards her breasts.

It was something she had been wanting done ever since her friend did one on her back. However, since he was no longer around, she had no idea where he had gone. She has found another artist who could copy the sea dragon’s face and body.

Maria was wearing one of her torpedo bras under her work shirt. She liked the silhouette it gave her chest. She stands up and brushes off the dust on her pants. She really needs to sweep the workspace.

She looks at the juke box in front of her. Her eyes immediately go to the spot that shocked her, and she notices the wiring is brittle and exposed.
“You’re getting replaced, asshole.”

Her fingers were still tingling from touching the wire. Maria disconnects the portable power supply and starts working on replacing a bunch of exposed, frail wires and components. She was going to restore these two juke boxes and the other two juke boxes that Shelly found in a storage unit in Chesapeake.

Shelly already had a buyer for them. One of the buyers owned a fifties-style restaurant and wanted everything in it to be authentic. The other buyer was a biker bar, and they loved the old-style jukeboxes but also wanted to add a storage compartment where music could be uploaded and played.

The third one was to a collector, and he wanted everything to be as authentic as possible. So, Shelly hired Maria to restore all three juke boxes, since she had experience restoring old ones.

“Maria, you have a visitor.” Tom’s voice comes over the intercom in Maria’s workroom.

Maria looks at the time and realizes it's lunchtime. She grabs her purse and washes her hands on the way towards the front of the store. She had no idea where she wanted to go to lunch.

When Maria walks through the double doors from behind the counter, she spots Shelly, dressed casually, standing on the other side. The blouse Shelly was wearing barely contained her enlarged breasts. She could spot Shelly's nipples poking against the blouse, even with Shelly wearing a bra.

Her own work shirt was sticking out because of the bra she was wearing. The work pants she was wearing showed off her tiny waist and cute ass. A smile appears on Maria’s face when she sees Shelly.

“Hey, beautiful, sorry for keeping you waiting.” Maria watches Tom and Brad’s reaction when she addresses Shelly.

She knew they thought Shelly was a genetic woman. They didn’t know Shelly was a man who loved looking like a woman.

“I wasn’t waiting long. Tom and Brad were keeping me company.” Shelly kisses Maria on the lips. She knew Tom and Brad were watching her and drooling over her appearance.

Maria returns the kiss. She knew Tom and Brad were a little puzzled and jealous of her relationship. She waves towards the guys as she walks out of the store with Shelly and over to Shelly’s BMW.

When Shelly wasn’t buying and selling items from the storage units, she normally drove her BMW. Today, Maria took the bus to work instead of her Honda. She saw no need to drive it a short distance.

“So, where are we going for lunch?” Maria looks towards Shelly for an answer.

“I was thinking Plaza Azteca for lunch.” Shelly glances towards Maria when she mentions the Mexican restaurant.

“Sounds good to me. I love their margaritas.” Maria loved their jumbo margarita.

“Take it easy, sweetie. You still have to work. Oh, Doctor Junas said that she has July clear if you want to go ahead and get your surgery.” Shelly was a good friend of Dr. Junas.

“Is she willing to do the surgery here in Norfolk, at Eastern Virginia Medical School?” Maria wanted to have her bottom surgery done locally rather than travel to Taiwan or California.

“Why don’t you call her and ask?” Shelly hands her cell phone to Maria.

“Okay, I will.” Maria scrolls through Shelly’s contacts and locates Dr. Junas Juno’s number.

She presses the number under the contact listing and watches the road as Shelly drives. After a few minutes, “Dr. Junas’s office, how can I help you?”

“Hi, I’m trying to get in touch with Dr. Junas about doing my surgery here in Norfolk in July.”

“Your name, ma’am?” Rosa wonders who she was talking to.

“Oh, sorry. My name is Maria Sheridan. I’ve been wanting to see if Dr. Janus is willing to do my surgery here in Norfolk, VA.”

“Hold one minute, Mrs. Sheridan.” Rosa puts Maria on hold.

A few seconds later, “Hello, this is Dr. Junas. How can I help you, Mrs. Sheridan?”

“Hi, Dr. Junas. I was contacting you to see if you were available to do my SRS surgery here in Norfolk, VA, at Eastern Virginia Medical School in July?”

“Yes, I have you scheduled for July 15, at Eastern Virginia Medical School. Are you sure you want to do the surgery there?”

“Yes, ma’am, I’m sure. My family will be available to look after me, and I live nearby.” Maria knew her grandmother would want to be by her side when she had the surgery.

“Okay, I just need your current medical report sent to my office. Is there anything else you would like me to do during the surgery?”

“No ma’am.” A smile appears on Maria’s face.

“Well, just have your doctor send me your medical file so I can see what work I will need to prepare for.”

“Will do, Mrs. Junas,” Maria says her goodbyes and hangs up.

“Why July 15th?” Shelly was curious about that day.

“I try always to take my vacation around then to spend time with my grandparents up in Richmond. I know the store can handle my absence for two weeks.”

“You do know you’ll need more time to recover, and I’ll be by your side as well.” Shelly knew that Maria wanted to be a girl, and she didn’t mind.

“Thanks, sweetie.” Maria leans over and kisses Shelly’s cheek.

They arrived at Plaza Azteca and parked the car. Shelly gets out and waits for Maria to join her. She noticed Maria had worn one of her torpedo bras to work. The two of them go inside and are escorted to a table.

During lunch, Maria orders one of the jumbo margaritas and steak Azteca. She looks at Shelly as she orders a fajita lunch and a sweet iced tea.

“You’re going to be tipsy by the time you arrive at work.” Shelly knew Maria was a lightweight when it came to rum.

“True, I won’t dispute that. But I’m not driving, and I have my beautiful girlfriend to look after me.” Maria smiles sweetly at Shelly.