He returned from an uneventful business trip to find another man on his bed. Not another man copulating with his wife, it was a man who USED TO BE his wife. It didn?t take long to recognize her semblance in the intruder, but it took a while to get over the astonishment and utter a single word. It was not a very bright one, but the only available to express his perplexity: WHAT?! She was working on changing her voice, which was not quite accomplished then, and replied: Don?t be mad at me, it just happened. The sheer nonsense of it all struck him and he derided bitterly: Ah, yeah, you woke up with a penis this morning. Of course not, Earvin, (so much for dear, honey) I happened to go out with a colleague who turned out to be a lesbian, I never knew I really wanted to play the other role. And besides, we women, I mean, they, are much more? Don?t say it, I?ve known that all life. So? Is that it? Almost ten years of marriage, after gathering enough for two generations, after building this marvelous household, after loving me desperately for so many times, you call it quits on me? Like that, to become a man! Look at the bright side, Earvin: you were not beat by your peers. He was getting annoyed of being called by his first name, and asked himself what in the world should he call her ? or him. Claudia, he started. Henry, she interrupted. Henry? That?s my father?s name! Exactly, but I really took from Chinasky. Who? Bukowsky?s alter ego. Claudia, you? Henry, call me Henry from now on. Earvin shook his head, stood up and wandered around helplessly. The trouble was that he still loved her and he was expecting a MUCH warmer welcome, actually he was very horny and found her attractive even at the present state of things. Would he be homosexual if he fucked her? Or would it be the thirteenth sexual orientation described in the annals of psychology? Earvin was not all encouraged by Henry in his early hasty approach. I?m done with being the fairer sex, I won?t be seduced, I?m the one who calls the cards now. Which means I don?t stand a chance? Matter of fact, maybe we can work it out for a say-goodbye screw if that?s what you need. Claudia, you never used that kind of language! I?m no longer Claudia, I?ve already told you! Sorry, Henry, he said grinning. You were about to say? That you still have a chance of getting laid today, if you play by my rules. I don?t like the sound of it, but go on. Well, honey (at last) we?ve always had similar constitution, I believe most of my dresses will fit you fine. Oh? you suggest that? I can?t believe you?

Six months later Henry still sees his workmate regularly but never bothered to leave home since Earvin has also learned to deal with his inconspicuous side. He?s still Mr. Pierce, high executive in an oil company, but within the four walls of his bedroom he is the lovely Julia.