They headed to bed after that. Cathy heading to the master bedroom and her husband, another shock to Emily who was relegated to the guest room she had set up.
Unable to sleep, Emily went through her luggage taking stock of the clothes and items that were now hers as Cathy curled up behind Jim and snuggled in securely. 
“Oh the things I’m going to do with you” she thought getting turned on. Part of it was that she had always liked Jim, another was that Emily’s natural attraction was built on top of that. Along with the adrenaline rush of being so much younger and prettier and knowing that he was now her husband...she drifted off hugging him tight.
Emily slept poorly and heard all kind of noise to interrupt her poor slumber. She also heard her own voice coming from downstairs. She sat up too quickly and got dizzy as her wild hair flew all around her and her body fat moved “Oh God” she said “It wasn’t a dream...it’s really real” she said hearing her nasally voice. 
Emily got up, her feet hurt, her knees hurt as she walked out to the guest bathroom. “Oh God I look even older without makeup!” she said “I’m really 62! I turned myself into my 62 year old Aunt last night...why did I do this?”
A tear came to her eye as she brushed out her hair. She found new clothes, capri pants and a loose beige top and she made her way down.
“Hey Aunt Cathy!” her husband called out to her “How are you this morning? Sleep well?”
She caught Cathy’s eye “I slept okay...I was up talking to your wife pretty late”
“Oh I heard haha” Jim chuckled.
Cathy was wearing tight jeans and a tight black top, her hair was pulled back and her skin was flawless.
“Good Morning Aunt Cathy” Lily said
“Morning Honey! How’s my favorite little niece?” she asked bending down.
“Good” Lily replied but didn’t look up from the picture she was coloring.
As everyone moved about, Emily slipped next to Cathy “I really think we need to swap back”
“Um, yeah, about that...we need to talk”
Emily’s heart sank and she thought she might either pass out or throw up.
“Look, I, um, made the mix a bit strong. I know, I know I’m sorry!” she replied seeing Emily’s eyebrows rise up. “Now don’t panic. We can still switch back. But…”
“But what?!”
“But we have to wait 6 months” Cathay replied dipping her chin.
“What?!” Emily hissed 
“I know! I screwed up! I was a little bit too excited and a bit rusty on making it; it’s been a long time since I did this”
“I can’t believe this! I have to be you for six months!” Emily said in shock.
“But it is just 6 months”
“I was thinking like a day!” Emily said
“Oh no...it would be at least a month anyway” Cathy replied “Actually, think of it as a way to really get a break. You can really settle in and see what it’s like…”
“You mean you get to really settle in” Emily shot back.
“I did not intend for this to happen” Cathay said
“I mean it...don’t be mad at me. We need to still talk and I don’t want you mad at me either”
Emily spun around, her head was spinning. She walked away and went outside to clear her head. She stayed outside for a while, she watched through the sliding doors as Cathy and her husband played with the kids. Eventually, she came back in.
“You take care of everyone here and I’ll forgive you” Emily said
“I promise! Oh my God...I feel so bad!” Cathy said.
“Not like there’s anything I can do about it now anyway” Emily shrugged “I’m Aunt Cathy now”
They hugged, Cathy up on her tiptoes.
Emily fussed over the kids like an Aunt would and that night, a babysitter was coming over so all three of them could go out to dinner.
Emily came out in a flowy flower pattern dress but with full hair and makeup. Her jaw dropped seeing Cathy come out.
Cathy was taking full advantage of the body she now possessed. Wearing 3 inch black heels and a skintight little black dress, she was absolutely stunning.
“Wow! You...you look great!” Emily admitted
“I feel so pretty! You don’t understand...I have never had a body to pull off a look like this; a dress like this”
“Oh I’m understanding more and more” Emily admitted and Cathy laughed “I guess you would now”
Jim came out and gave Cathy a kiss “You two ready?”
Emily trudged along after the happy couple who were holding hands to the car.
They shared wine at the table, going through two bottles over dinner. Emily saw the look in both of their eyes and while it gnawed at her deep down, she kept telling herself “It’s not permanent; let her play”
But as the night went on, Emily felt jealousy creeping in.
They came home a bit tipsy. Emily went to the shower while Jim and Cathy headed to the bedroom.
Emily was in the kitchen getting some water when she heard footsteps creeping down. The light flipped on and Cathy jumped. “Oh shit you scared me!”
“You?” Emily said but then she saw the look on Cathy’s face; the disheveled hair and her jaw dropped “You!”
“Don’t be mad! I…” Cathy started before folding her arms over her chest. “I’m his wife right now”
“You…” Emily ground her teeth.
“You knew what we were signing up for” Cathy said defiantly as she crossed her ankles and gave a sassy look to her old body “Yeah...I said it. As long as I’m Emily. I’m going to fuck your husband every chance I get”
Emily’s jaw dropped again at the shock of it.
“Oh get over it” Cathy added waving her hand and grabbing two bottles of water “I’ll see you in the morning”
Emily could only watch her formerly tight ass saunter away.
The following day was the family party that had brought Cathy into town in the first place. All of the family gathered and both played their parts flawlessly but that evening, Emily was packing up to head back to the airport.
Cathy drove. “We will face time every Sunday night and call or text every day to check in on each other”
Emily was rather tight lipped as she was driven away from her life but she agreed to their communication
“I know you’re still in a form of shock but it will get easier for you Em” Cathy said as they pulled up to the curb “I can’t go any further”
“I’ll be booking my trip back in exactly 6 months” Emily said.
“It’ll be Lily’s 5th birthday” Cathy replied.
“I know” was all Emily said as she got out and went to the back to get her luggage.
Cathy jumped out and wrapped her arms around Emily and began to cry. “I know you’re not happy with this or me right now, but please give it a chance. Please give me a chance”
Emily melted a bit “I can do this but you have to promise me…”
“I promise” Cathy replied.
Emily nodded as she took her bag and made her way to the doors.
She had no problem with TSA; the Passport photo was a spot on match.
Cathy drove home rather fast “I’m Emily...call yourself Emily from now on” she told herself. By the time she got home the kids were sleeping. She went to the bathroom and found the box on the back shelf.
“Wow...you haven’t worn that since our honeymoon” Jim said seeing her come into the bedroom.
“Still fits though” She said giving her hips and shoulders a shimmy.
So while Emily sat in an airport waiting on her flight, then while she was in the air, then after she landed and found her car to drive to her Condo, Cathy was getting her brains fucked out.
“We haven’t had a night like that since our Honeymoon either” Jim said panting as his wife smiled a very satisfied smile next to him.
Emily went straight to bed and mostly stayed there for the next day. Finally, she got done feeling sorry for herself, picked herself up, and started to live.
“I can’t mope for 6 months. I might as well do something. I have beaches and bars...and I don’t have to go to work so…” Emily said. She swung her legs out and put her feet on the floor. She got dressed in an ankle length flowy dress. Her cleavage on full display but Emily just smirked. “Got it and gonna flaunt it honey” she laughed.
Emily found herself in front of the mirror doing her hair and makeup. Big dangly earrings jangled as she put on lipstick and eyeshadow. She checked out her face, slowly adjusting to it. Extra neck skin, deep lines, dark tanned skin “All me now”
She put on a pair of comfy sandals and went for a walk around her Condo allotment. Women came out and started conversations and joined her. Non-stop talking and they wanted updates about her trip. Emily knew these women; all of her friends now.
They ended up at the little restaurant and bar at the edge of their development drinking margaritas at 2 in the afternoon.
Emily really liked her group of friends. They ate and drank and laughed for hours. Tomorrow, they were going to the casino and on the weekend, they made golf reservations.
Getting back to her place, exhausted and tipsy, Emily thought “This isn’t going to be so bad afterall”
She kicked off her shoes and rubbed her feet before heading to her bath.
Emily found that she could take her time doing everything. Something she had forgotten about in the last 4 and a half years. By the time Sunday came around and she face timed Cathy, she was actually feeling sorry for her Aunt.
Cathy was a bit nervous. The texts from Emily had gotten happier as the week went on but she still wasn’t sure of the reception she was going to get. The face that appeared was happy and smiling.
As Cathy started talking her older daughter bounced around in the background while her younger one clung to her whining. “Mommy is on the phone honey...can you give me a few minutes?” she asked “Go find Daddy okay”
“Okay honey...I’ve given it a chance and yes I’m enjoying myself” Emily admitted “I don’t know if I’ll ever fully get comfortable but it is different and relaxing”
“And I’m enjoying myself” Cathy started to say
“Oh I bet you are!” Emily laughed hysterically “Is Jim going to be dried up by the time we switch back?”
Cathy blushed.
“Are you enjoying working 40 hours a week?” Emily asked.
“Sure...it’s different”
“Talk to me again in 5 and a half months honey” Emily said.
Cathy cocked her head hearing Emily “She’s talking like me and doesn’t even realize it” she thought “It’s only been a week…”
But Emily did get more serious as their conversation went on. Cathy could tell she was getting homesick the longer she talked and heard the girls in the background.
For the next 2 months, things went as they had been going. Emily enjoyed the life of a retiree in Florida while Cathy still found being a wife and Mother exhilarating and even enjoyed the work life.
In the third month, Emily’s Mom came down to Florida to visit with her “sister” 
Emily was thrown off seeing Susan and spending a week with her like no other before in her life.
Emily started out her day like usual; coffee, a bagel, and some meditation with sage burning in the background. Every day she meditated to calm herself and adjust. In the beginning, it took a lot but as time went on,  she had relaxed and allowed herself to enjoy the circumstances that she had been given, or the ones she had taken. 
She got dressed in a flowing, ankle length dress that showed off her ample cleavage and her favorite pair of worn in sandals along with her favorite necklaces and bracelets. Emily shook out her long, crazy curly hair and smiled for the mirror as she ran her hands through, fluffing out her hair. The 62 year old woman looking back at her had definitely grown on her. 
"Time to put on a show" she told herself as she grabbed her purse and slung it on her shoulder. Emily was on her way to the airport to pick up her Mom, or, as she reminded herself for the millionth time, her sister. "My little sis Suzie"
Cathy woke up early. She kissed her husband Jim on the back of the neck as she climbed out of bed and he snoozer on. She was up early to give her "Mom" a ride to the airport for a visit to Florida. 
"If she only knew…" she thought smirking as she made her way to the bathroom. 
Ever since taking over as Emily, Cathy had truly made the most of it. She and Jim had sex at least 5 times a week, except period week. She hadn't missed those but it was a small price to pay for all she had gotten to enjoy these last three months. 
She also made sure she looked her absolute best as often as possible. Gone were Emily’s usual wardrobe of leggings, slip on shoes and loose tops. In were skin tight jeans, form fitting tops, dresses, heels platform sandals and boots.
She also applied make up and did her hair "No more messy top knots and calling it a day" she had declared.
So even though it was only 6 AM on a Saturday, Cathy left in tight jeans, ankle boots and a form fitted red top with her hair and makeup done.
"What’s the occasion?" Susan asked as she rolled her suitcase down the drive.
"What do you mean?" Cathy replied while smiling and playing dumb.
"You know exactly what I mean; the last few months you've been acting different"
"Different how?" Cathy felt a bit panicked even though she had most of Emily’s memories and mannerisms on top of her own.
"This! You're always dressed up...where's the tired Mom look you were perfecting? You're making the rest of us look bad" Susan laughed. 
"Oh Mom...I'm just trying. Trying to keep it all together while looking put together" Cathy tingled every time she got a chance to call her sister, Mom. It never got old.
They drove to the airport and Cathy thought that the last time she was there was when she was sending Emily off in her place and in her body and she stiffled a laugh.
"Enjoy your week with Aunt Cathy. Tell her Hi and let her know how much we all love her" Cathy said as she unloaded the luggage and handed it off.
"Oh I will. My flight back is next Saturday at 4" Susan reminded her daughter. 
"I won't forget" she replied with a wave.
At 11:30, the flight from Milwaukee to Fort Lauderdale touched down and Emily was waiting in the pickup lot. Her cell went off and her bracelets jangled as she picked up. "Hey Sis!"
"I'm on my way out" Susan said 
"I'll be at the door waiting. See you in a few" she ended the call and shivered in her seat. 
A funny thing happened to Emily at the door. She saw her sister.
She didn't see her Mom. She rushed forward overjoyed and embraced her little sister in her arms. 
Susan was younger and smaller than her taller and heavier older sister and a clunky bracelet bounced offer ear as an arm came up around her.
With another shiver, Emily started talking fast and in an animated way with her sister and a thousand miles away, Cathy shivered.
Like a switch getting flipped, Emily slipped into a different gear. The Cathy part of her brain rose up and became dominant. She now saw and thought of herself primarily as Cathy and the Emily part slipped into the background. 
In Wisconsin, Cathy played on the floor with her younger daughter and as she did, she quickly flipped her hair up into a messy top bun not even thinking about doing it; she just wanted her annoying hair out of her face.
After realizing she had a stain on her shirt, she went to change clothes and came out barefoot in leggings and a comfy green top.
Something inside Cathy changed. She no longer thought of herself as playing a part. She was Emily. It was natural. Second thoughts faded, doubts faded as the Emily part of her mind came to the forefront. Being Cathy slipped further back in her mind and she shivered.
Comfort replaced the novelty and Cathy suddenly felt tired; exhausted really.
Susan and Emily went out to lunch and they talked about growing up, reminiscing about their childhoods. All of which seemed perfectly natural to Emily; talking about the 60s and 70s, recalling small details. 
The two women spent the week staying up late, sleeping in even later, day drinking on the beach, night drinking in bars and a lot of shopping. 
"I'll get you looking like a Florida native yet!" Emily said as Susan bought a big floppy sun hat. 
Saturday morning at the airport, the two sisters embraced long and hard. 
"I'll see you in three months when I'll be in for Lily’s birthday party" Emily said picturing her daughter as her great niece. 
When Susan landed back home, she instantly recognized the haggard looking young woman waiting for her as her true daughter.
Cathy wore black leggings and slip on canvas shoes along with a loose top. She wore no makeup and her hair was in a hasty top knots with a weary smile "Welcome home Ma" she said taking the luggage "Did you have fun?"
"I had an absolute blast!" Susan replied. 
"Well Aunt Cathy has always been the wild one...the fun one" Cathy said without irony.
That night, Cathy and Jim had sex for the first time that week: She had been too tired from working and the kids.
That night, Emily headed to her favorite bar. She took a seat near the stage since one of her favorite bands was performing soon. Just as she was about to get a second daiquiri, a man sidled up next to her.
Emily’s heart and stomach fluttered seeing the attractive man with silver hair lean in to strike up a conversation. His name, she discovered was Rick and he looked younger than his confessed 64 years. She would later discover just how virile he was.
In her old life and body, the idea of being titty fucked never came up but with her impressive Cathy cleavage, she discovered just how fun it could be that night and about 3 times a week from then on.
She and Rick had a lot of fun.
It was the next day, the day after she met Rick and her sister had gone back home that Emily and Cathy face timed each other. 
"Hey honey!" Emily said seeing Cathy come up on her screen. 
"Aunt Cathy! Glad to see you survived having Mom down to visit" Cathy said as she put her hair up.
"No she's the lucky one to have survived haha...she had to live like me for a week" Emily laughed heartily. 
"I know I couldn't live like you...too wild for me. I can’t keep up" Cathy replied. 
"I know honey...someday we'll get that stick put of your ass though" Emily joked. 
They smiled at each other through the cameras. "You look great Aunt Cathy"
"And you look tired honey" Emily said.
Their conversation ranged all over the place for the next half-hour but at no point did either one of them acknowledge their swap. It was the first of their weekly conversations that didn't mention it.
For the next three months, neither of them would mention it or even really think about what life had been.
As summer turned to fall, Emily booked a trip to Wisconsin though to uphold her promise to attend her great niece’s birthday party. 
And there to pick her up at the airport, was her niece.
"Aunt Cathy!" Cathy rushed forward seeing Emily come out of the sliding doors.
"Emily honey! I'm so excited to see you! Look at you honey...you look so good!" Emily shuffled forward rolling her luggage behind her.
"You look amazing Aunt Cathy!" Cathy replied spreading her arms out for a hug.
Emily was the epitome of Florida lady in her 60s. She had just celebrated her 63rd birthday in style on the beach and her tan made her stand out on a crisp early fall day in Wisconsin. 
She wore her fedora, her big dangly hoop earrings and her long curly hair blew back in the breeze. Her outfit was a maxi dress that of course displayed her ample cleavage along with her omnipresent brown sandals. 
Her chunky bracelets jangled as she spread her arms out and they embraced.
As Emily’s chin came to rest on Cathy’s shoulder, it hit them. Out of blue like a thunderbolt, it hit them. Their worlds came crashing down on them together. 
Emily’s eyes, initially shut to hug her niece now sprang wide open and she froze.
The smile on Cathy’s face vanished instantly as her jaw dropped. She jumped back. "You?!"
Emily staggered backwards; her jaw went up and down but only small gurgled sounds came out. The shock had hit her hard.
"We...you...and I’m…" Cathy said trying to organize her thoughts. "Wow" she finally laughed. 
Emily shook her head "Are we...oh my God. I'm not me. I'm you. I, uh…" Emily scanned the woman standing in front of her. "How could I have forgotten that I'm supposed to be...you know! How did I forget that we swapped bodies! That's crazy! I mean, I'm married with kids and I've had a boyfriend for the last three months!"
Cathy looked around frantically but no one was paying attention to them. "Hey, hey, hey. Calm down. Just calm down. We're going to be okay. Everything is okay. You're fine. You didn't do anything wrong. We're going to...well we're going to have to go to dinner first but the tonight after everyone has gone to bed, we'll get some time and we can switch back okay"
Emily was in tears and shaking but she began to settle down " Okay, yeah, that, that sounds good...we can switch back and, we can switch back right?"
"Oh honey of course we can switch back" Cathy gave Emily a big strong hug. "Everything will go back to way it was; the way we were"
Emily staggered to the car and basically fell into the passenger seat. Cathy loaded the luggage in the back and slid behind the wheel. She looked over " The most important thing is: Did you have fun?"
Emily looked shocked but after a moment replied "Yeah...yes I did" and she began to smile.
"Did you have a break like you wanted to?"
Emily nodded.
"Do you understand me and my life better now?"
Emily nodded again smiling wider.
"We wondered what if? We wanted to see each others life and we have. I, for one, loved it. But, that being said, I'm ready to go back to being the retiree in Florida and let you go back to the wife and Mother and working girl that you are" Cathy said before theypulled away. 
"Wow" Emily reiterated as she looked around "I was really into it"
"We both were and that's what makes it great. You just live, truly live someone else's life" Cathy confirmed. "You’re not burdened by trying to comprehend how strange it is; you eventually just accept it and it becomes your normal"
"And it was! We talked and face timed and in the beginning, it was still like trying to holding but then, it was like we were always this way"
"Well enjoy it for a little bit longer. Your husband and your girls are waiting for us at Culver's haha. Your Mom is there too!" Cathy said and Emily’s eyes bugged out.
Emily put her hand over her eyes and shook her head " Oh my God, the week she spent with me...oh my God"
Cathy laughed "Oh I heard about it. I definitely heard about that"
When they got to the restaurant, Emily’s daughters ran to Cathy first. "Mommy!"
Cathy got down on her knee and hugged them "give your Aunt Cathy a hug girls"
They both did. They hugged her around her waist and legs and tears came to Emily’s eyes. "Oh. I've missed you girls so much" she sobbed.
As Jim walked up, Emily covered her mouth still crying "I've missed you too" she said and threw herself on him in a big hug.
Jim was a bit surprised but hugged and patted her back "Yeah, I, uh, missed you too"
"She’s extra emotional today Jim, you'll have to excuse her" Cathy laughed and pulled Emily away.
They ate and caught up and headed home. The girls played as the 4 adults talked. Emily’s loud laugh getting louder as she and Cathy drank wine.
Susan slipped out and Jim got the girls their baths and got them to bed. 
"You ready?" Cathy asked. 
Emily nodded "Are you?"
"Absolutely" Cathy replied. "Just wait a sec and I'll be right back"
Emily stood up and finished off her glass of wine and stretched out her back. She had to stiffle a laugh when Cathy returned. 
Cathy shuffled into the room dressed like, well, Aunt Cathy again. She held two water bottles in her left hand, pinned against her side while her right held a ball of fabric holding up her long and super big skirt. "Got to grow back into these clothes haha! I don't want to rip yours"
Cathy put the bottles down, bending forward giving Emily a clear look at her tiny chest and the huge bra that hung useless around her thin body.
"God it's going to take some getting used to being tiny like you again " Emily said. "I've gotten used to being this size. I hate to say this but, I feel more comfortable like this" she blushed. 
"Oh you'll adjust" Cathy waved her off. "I'm the one getting bigger and older. You won't miss the aches and pains of being 63"
Emily crawled down to the floor, grunting and contortions to get there "After that performance, I guess not"
Cathy bounced down, quickly folding her legs around in front of her nimbly "I will miss being young again" she admitted. 
"There's a ton I'm going to miss about being you" Emily told Cathy as the scooted together, pressing their knees against one another. Emily’s long toes, currently painted neon orange, clicked off Cathy small beige colored ones.
"Aw, thanks honey. That's so sweet of you" Cathy replied.
"I guess it's my way of saying whenever you want to do this again; I'll be ready" Emily said.
Cathy’s jaw dropped "You mean it?!"
Emily nodded and smiled "Well once you've had this body, it's tough to go back to just being plain old Emily again"
Cathy sprung forward and squeezed Emily.
"It's also my way of apologizing...I gained 7 pounds while I was you; you’re going into a body that now weighs 203" Emily blushed. 
Cathy just smiled and winked. "Well I'm going to take you up on it. You can guarantee it"
Emily winked back and picked up her water "cheers" she said putting it out.
Cathy tapped her bottle against it "cheers" and they both drank them down. 
They took each other's hands and closed their eyes. 
Neither woman spoke yet they could feel and hear the other. They relaxed, calm passed over them as their bodies synced up and became one.
"Return to your own self. Return to the body you originally possesed" they both heard in a voice that sounded like both of them and yet neither of them at once. "Restore your looks, reclaim your life, retain your memories"
Their hands twitched and with their fingers intertwined, nails clicked as fingers popped and moved on their own. They squeezed tight.
Cathy’s toes twitched and flicked out clicking against Emily’s but Emily’s feet remained still. Their knees pressed against each other as their leg muscles tensed and tightened before easing back and relaxing. 
Cathy’s baggy clothes began to fill out. Slowly at first but steadily. Her hips and ass spread as Emily's dwindling body across from her shed pounds, inches and years.
Their heads pounded as memories and mannerisms switched off and on. The big hoop earrings popped out of Emily’s ears and landed in her lap.
Emily began to smile as her eyes fluttered and opened. She looked across and saw her Aunt Cathy sitting cross legged taking a deep breath in. 
Cathy’s eyes fluttered open "Welcome back honey" she said in her deep, raspy voice.
"It's good to be back h...what?" Emily was saying as she noticed Cathy’s head cock to the side and she saw a look of concentration come to her eyes.
"What is it?" Emily asked
Cathy tried to hide her smile.
Emily looked at her Aunt and now she saw something that made her cock her head "Aunt Cathy" she said looking straight ahead
"Yes honey" Cathy said calmly, yet know what was coming next.
"Your nose Aunt Cathy. It looks; smaller" Emily said.
"That’s what I was going to tell you honey, but the opposite; yours looks bigger. I think we swapped noses"
Emily’s jaw dropped. 
"At least you'll always have something to remember this by" Aunt Cathy laughed.