When Lauren came home last night and mentioned the business trip to Japan, Ben was filled with mixed emotions. The two of them hadn’t really been apart since they got married, besides work so a month away was going to hurt. He’d miss her dearly. However he was also extremely excited. He was excited for her and her role in the company. He was excited for the extra money she was going to receive. And what he was most excited for was the Doll staying longer. That’s where he felt guilt. He felt guilty for wanting to use the Doll. He felt guilt that he was happy for Lauren to leave so he could use it more.



The guilt didn’t stop Ben as he went about his morning routine. He had said goodbye to Lauren and made himself breakfast. As soon as he was done he headed back up stairs and without hesitation he entered Lauren’s office. He laid down on the neurochair and placed the neurolink on his head. He drifted off and awoke in the Doll.



Ben looked down at her body like she did yesterday and examined it the same way as before. She didn’t know why she liked her body so much but it just felt nice. Though she wasn’t entirely sure if it was the Doll or looking like a woman. In fact she wondered if she’d like it more or less if she was more than a Doll. Like the Doll she’d be curious to try but there was no possible way to do so for now.



One of the other stranger sensations Ben found while inside the Doll was seeing herself laying on the chair. He looked so peaceful and admittedly cute. She would’ve ruffled his hair like she likes to do, if it wouldn’t trigger the shock. Instead she just let him enjoy his peaceful sleep and went to her office to get to work.



Ben sat at her desk naked as she worked. She told herself that it was because Lauren would notice if she went through her clothes. Though if Ben was being honest with herself she liked how she looked naked. The best part about it was she didn’t even feel cold. She did a lot better at focusing on work today, though she’d occasionally give her breasts a prod to make sure they were still there. She also had a habit of running her hand through her hair, keeping much of it over her right shoulder for that purpose.



The sound of the garage door opening caught Ben off guard. She was amazed she even heard it as she didn’t hear Lauren come in. Though Lauren usually left the car at the front. With no time to think, Ben ran back down to Lauren’s office and put the Doll back where she found it.



“Lauren Smith, ID299935B, Standby,” Ben said quickly.



Once he was back in his body, Ben took the neurolink off and ran back to his office. He paused and remembered to shut the door before returning to his work station. Just the small act left him out of breath and he already missed the Doll. He was worried Lauren would come into the room and ask why he was red in the face, but fortunately she had other things to tend to first, and likely didn’t want to disturb him while he worked.



By the time Ben was done with work, Lauren had finished packing for her trip and so they were free to spend their night together. They ordered take out again and spent the time waiting cuddling on the couch. After dinner they went up to the bedroom and had a fun evening together. Last time Lauren took charge, this time it was Ben’s turn. He found himself focused more on her body than usual, he wasn’t actually too interested in intercourse and took the opportunity playing with the parts the Doll lacked, feeling them as best he could, wondering what it felt like on the other end. He honestly wondered which he’d prefer with or without. He definitely preferred Lauren’s softer breasts though.



The only reason Ben finished up was not to arouse suspicion from Lauren and because he wouldn’t have the chance to do anything anytime soon. He then laid next to Lauren, who smiled at him lovingly for the longest moment.



“I’m going to miss you,” Lauren said as her goodbye, knowing Ben wouldn’t be up in the morning.



“I know,” Ben replied with a smirk. “At least I have the Doll.” He half joked as he saw Lauren frown, not at the implication of using it as a substitute but at the idea of using it again. The two lovers then said their goodbyes as they went to sleep.



In the morning Ben didn’t fully comprehend Lauren would be gone for a month. The only thing that was different than usual was he didn’t see her in the morning. Still he took advantage of the knowledge that she'd be on a flight halfway around the world by now, so he did what he did yesterday. He went into her office and entered the Doll.



Ben wasn’t sure how long she’d be able to stay like this as he didn’t know how soon Lauren’s flight would get in and if she’d use it straight away or not. Ben suspected she would use it as soon as she could just to get it out of the way. Still that gave Ben the whole day uninterrupted as the Doll.



It wasn’t until well after Lunch when Ben started feeling hungry that she remembered she wasn’t in her body. Even then she stayed as she was and made lunch in this body. She almost ate the food herself before remembering she couldn’t eat and it was time to put this on pause.



“Lauren Smith, ID299935, standby,” Ben said as she sat down on the couch.



Ben felt a little groggy as he resumed control of his biological body. He went downstairs, ate his food as quickly as he could and went back upstairs. Before returning to the Doll he decided to go to the bathroom to limit any more interruptions. As he sat there looking down as he peed, he found the idea of having a penis novel. He also didn’t like how hairy it looked. In fact as he looked in the mirror when he washed his hands he found that he had let his body get too hairy. Except the hair on his head, that wasn’t long enough.



Still it didn’t need to be addressed right now as Ben returned to Lauren’s office and sat back down. She was back downstairs in an instant and before ending her lunch break she washed the dishes and enjoyed a youtube video or two. While Lauren was gone, Ben thought about taking a break from work to have more time to explore. She gave a breathless sigh as it was time to go back to work.



Ben spent the rest of the evening as the Doll and almost forgot to take a dinner break. Though her hunger was a lot more persistent than she was used to. When she went back into standby mode he didn’t even think it was that bad. Still he did the right thing as he ate and looked after his body. Then he went right back to being the Doll.



If Ben didn’t remember that Lauren was overseas and would likely try to pilot her at any given time, she would’ve probably gone to sleep as the Doll. Instead she reluctantly returned to Lauren’s office and stood over the sleeping body.



“Lauren Smith, ID299935, standby,” Ben reluctantly returned to his body. He then got ready for bed as quickly as he could so he didn’t need to worry about being himself.



When Ben woke up the next morning he found that he had a message from Lauren explaining that she tried to access the Doll but couldn’t, she was apologetic and wished she could’ve seen him. At first Ben thought he was at fault but he didn’t know how. It was after midnight over where she was, so he waited to call later.



Just in case he had something to do with it as much as it pained him, Ben didn’t use the Doll. He really wanted to though, it felt like a craving, an itch he couldn’t scratch. Fortunately he had work to keep him occupied and Lauren was waking up just as he finished.



“Good morning, Ben.” Lauren was happy to speak with him. “Or should I say good afternoon?

“Hi Lauren,” Ben replied. “How was your first day?”



“I was mostly getting settled in, I don’t actually start until today,” Lauren told him.



“I’m sure you’ll do great, they wouldn’t fly you halfway around the world for no reason,” Ben encouraged her. “Speaking of which, I got your messages last night. So what’s the issue?”



“Oh that… I accidentally messed up last time I piloted the Doll, when I went to take that break and didn’t go back. I left the thing in standby mode, so it’s still registered as being active with the nerouchair back home.” Lauren explained, alleviating the fear that he did something.



“You must be devastated,” Ben teased while feeling relieved. “So what’s going to happen? Are you saying you can’t use it at all?”



“Don’t sound so disappointed,” Lauren teased back. “If I could ask you to shut it down I would, but I don’t think you’d like that. Also it’s attuned to me so you couldn’t if you wanted to.”



“Are you sure I wouldn’t like it, I did marry you for your looks… oh and your money,” Ben deflected as he was confused as to why he had been able to do exactly that.



“Haha,” Lauren retorted. “But it should be fixed in a week, a couple of techs will be able to reset it for me in person, though it’s low priority. So for now you’re just going to have to deal with hearing my voice.”



“I think I can manage,” Ben didn’t mean for that to come out the way it did. “Anyway I’ll let you get ready for work, love you.”



“Love you too.”



Ben was ecstatic once he got off the phone, for the next week he’d have complete freedom with the Doll and Lauren would never know.