“Kelly!” she shouted across the aisles in Asda. The other woman turned round and a huge grin spread across her face.
“Sharon!” The two women ran up to each other and hugged.The two used to be best mates.
When Kelly left the job and moved away, they drifted apart and hadn’t seen each other for 12 year. Sharon had always meant to try and find Kelly, had always hoped to bump into her. But 10 years ago she’d met Bob, they’d fallen in love and had a daughter – life had moved on. Kelly had a daughter too, a year younger than Sharon’s. She’d split up from her ex and was single. So Sharon invited her round with her daughter.
Since he'd lost his job as a cabinet maker three years before, he'd become a bit withdrawn.
Now he sat around and played on his X-box all day.
He also had another habit, initially one Sharon found harder to accept. Bob enjoyed dressing in women’s clothes. By day he would wear women’s knickers under his normal clothes. In the evening he would put on lacy knickers, a bra, a skirt, bright lip stick and a wig. He'd then sit and watch telly for the rest of the evening.
But Sharon didn’t mind really, she'd come to accept it, even helping him buy his underwear. She’d loved Bob for the 10 years they’d been together and it all seemed a bit of harmless fun. She was thrilled when he got on with Kelly too. She came round and they played `Guitar Hero’ and Bob excelled himself as usual.
Over the next weeks Bob would take Kelly’s daughter to karate with their daughter. It was great that they all got on so well. Christmas was great and Sharon was looking forward to New Year’s Eve. Then on December 29th Bob announced he was going to stay with his mum. Sharon was dumbfounded. He said he wanted a bit of space. She hadn’t realised anything was wrong. All he took was his x-box, some games and a few clothes.
She went to see Kelly, wanted some friendly advice. But when she got there Kelly admitted that Bob had moved in with her. Over the next few weeks Sharon pleaded with Bob to come home, but all she got back was photos Bob had secretly taken of himself in Kelly's clothes.
Three months on and Sharon still cannot believe that her reunion with her old friend has cost her her beloved Bob. Sharon, who’s 38, said: “Even now I didn’t see it coming. They didn’t spend any time alone together – except an hour or so here and there, but our daughters were with them. But one thing he hasn’t told her about yet is the fact that he dresses up in women’s clothes and he’s already dressed up in hers.”
Bob, 38, said: “I think Sharon’s great but I hadn’t been happy in our relationship for a while. I wanted a clean break. Me and Kelly are really happy together and making a go of it. I haven’t told her about the women's clothes bit yet I know. It's trying to find the right moment.”
Kelly, 31, added: “It was tough because she was my mate. Were we true to ourselves or ignore how we both felt. We talked about it and wanted to be together. Bob would have left her even if he hadn’t met me. But we’re happy now and that’s what’s important.”
Photos: (Top) Sharon & Bob, (Middle) Bob, (Bottom) Kelly & Bob.
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