.. a vertical bath, like a wishing well, eight feet deep and lined with a very large and thick rubber bag. The bag was sealed to the rim of the well.... The well itself was in fact, a simple jacuzzi, with water jets in the walls, and the rubber lining was anchored at the bottom so that it would not be forced out by the water. The water forced the bag closed, so that the thing could only be entered with a considerable amount of pressure, and a lot of lubrication. It was necessary too, to wear. " she said, pointing at the door."Oh!" I said, and as I stepped to leave I added "Thought you might like a hand in the shower." and grinned.She laughed, then smiled, then bit her lower lip and opened the door. She looked up and down the corridor, then went inside. She left the door open.I followed her inside, closing the door behind me and dropping my sweat stained towel to the floor. She looked at me, face flushed from more than exercise, and pulled her tee short off in one smooth movement.. Besides, I’m not an asshole. I stood aside and let her enter. I led her into the dining alcove. ‘Coffee?’ I asked. She smiled weakly. ‘Please.’ I quickly brewed a double batch of espresso. I poured a couple of demi-tasses, and set hers before her. We had been making small-talk of the very small variety. When she sipped her coffee, she said, ‘Mmmm, glorious.’ She paused, and then, ‘just like the times we had.’ I was getting impatient. ‘Connie, let’s cut to the chase, okay? You hate me for. Mamma Chow looked like she wasEighty but she was probably more like sixty. She was wearing thisblue Mao suit and didn't speak a work of English so the boytranslated for us. Mei Ling had already phoned her and she knewall about my problem. That box,' Susan pointed to the box thatwas on her kitchen table, 'was placed in front of me and I wastold it would turn Lou into a woman. I didn't believe it but theold woman insisted I take it. She told me that any man who openedthe box would become female.