That sounded like a challenge that Bert would love to take up. But he might get freaked out about the 'for women only' part. So she trimmed the top off the paper, so the introduction was not visible. She put the copy of the puzzle in her briefcase, and would give it to him at work.

* * *

At lunch Monday, Lucy presented the puzzle to Bert.

"This is a very difficult puzzle. It is said that no man can solve this."

"I bet I can!" he said.

"Sounds like a good bet to me. Come over to my place tonight, and we'll see what we can do. I've got my copy too, and we'll race."

"It's a deal!" he said.

After dinner, the two went to their favorite spots in the living room: Lucy on the couch with her right leg tucked under the left, and Bert in the recliner. They got to work.

Lucy looked at the clues and laughed. It was rather easy for her, and she breezed through it. But Bert was sweating. These clues didn't make very much sense. It was hard to get even one word in there! He kept looking at 1 across. The clue was: "Dress color not to wear at daytime reception". It was five letters, and he figured that odd colors like green or amber would not be right. It had to be a basic color. Not red, yellow, orange or blue (wrong number of letters). It had to be brown, black, or white. Not brown, he never saw a woman in a brown dress. It had to be black or white.

He had no idea at all what color not to wear to an afternoon reception, but he decided that it had to be black. He wrote it in lightly, unsure of himself. Now he tried to look at the words going down, to try and find something that proved his guess right. He stared at the clues, but could not think an answer for any of them. One down should have been easy; it was just three letters, and he knew the first letter was B. The clue read: "You wear this for support".

He pondered it for a while, trying to think of what provided him with support. He glanced over to Lucy who seemed to be flying through the puzzle. Her tank top showed off her nicely tanned shoulders, and the thin straps barely covered those of her bra. Her bra! That was it! A three letter word starting with B that provided support! He put the letters into the boxes in the puzzle.

Then he realized something. The first question was about fashion. The second question was phrased in such a way that it suggested that the puzzle solver was wearing a bra. So this puzzle was one intended for *women*. No wonder she was so eager to race him. She would have a huge advantage.

If he were to solve this puzzle, he would have to think like a woman, because the clues were written that way. For example, number 6 across was "Your baby grows here". It was four letters, so he had been thinking 'crib' for the answer. But a baby grows in a mother's womb. He penciled in the letters lightly.

Number 7 down was "Your eggs come from here". He had been thinking of words for chicken, or market. But if it started with O, then it could be...ovaries! A perfect fit. He smiled. He was on the right track now! He just had to think like a woman, and the questions would be easy to solve.

He looked at 10 across: "It wraps around you". He imagined something that wraps around a woman. He pictured himself having something wrapped around him....a skirt! It fit, but he wanted to be sure. 10 down was "Do this to your legs". It started with S, and was 5 letters. Shave! Women shaved their legs.

He looked back at the M in womb, and number 8 down: "For your eyes only". What would he put on his eyes if he was a woman? Mascara! He eagerly put the answer in. Now the questions didn't look so hard after all. They looked easier and easier. The last A from 'mascara' had the clue "You, at early age", 5 letters. If he was a woman, than at an early age, he was....a girl. It was common to put two or three words together in a crossword answer, and 'agirl' fit perfectly.

And if he was a woman, then the clue "Yours are fallopian" would be 'tubes'. And "Where you keep your things" would be 'mypurse'. He was going faster and faster now the answers coming very easily. He was down to just a few questions now.

One was "Your other lips". He had been stuck on that for a while, but now it made sense to him. If he was a woman, he had another set of 'lips' down below. His labia. It fit perfectly. And the b in labia made him realize that "Your deepest dream" was 'ababy'. A woman wanted to have a baby. He could imagine holding one in his arms, having it suckle from his breast. Then he would really need a bra for support!

He looked up to Lucy, who looked to be still working on her puzzle. She was lucky to have as nice of legs as she did. Her skirt really showed them off. It was too bad that his legs weren't as nice. He would be too shy to wear a skirt that short. He would prefer a longer one.

He looked back down at his puzzle, but something bothered him. His legs just felt uncomfortable. He really needed to shave them, just like the clue in the puzzle had suggested. They would feel much better if they didn't have all that awful hair.

He filled in 'lipstick' for "Always bring it with you (part 1)", and wondered if the shade Lucy was wearing would look good on him. Perhaps a darker shade would suit his skin tone better. He realized that "Always bring it with you (part 2)" had to be 'tampon', and part three was 'nailfile'.

Why didn't he have any of those in his purse? He suddenly felt naked without them. What if he started his period today? Well, at least Lucy was there. He was sure that she would have an extra one for him, just in case.

The puzzle was nearly complete now. He looked up to see Lucy laugh at one of the clues, and he wondered which one it was. He filled in 'men' for "They're hard to understand", and 'pumps' for "Your favorite shoes". He looked at the shoes that Lucy had kicked off when she sat down. They were really trendy, with the latest style. He wanted a pair just like them, for himself. Maybe when they were done with this, they could go out shopping. There was a sale at the mall, so he could get a new skirt too. He couldn't think of a single thing he had in his closet that seemed appealing to wear.

There were just two clues left. "Undies under your dress" had to be 'panties', and the last clue suddenly made sense. "What you are" had to be 'awoman'. There! The puzzle was done!

"Done!" said Bert. "How about you?"

"Oh, I've been done for an hour. I just wanted to see if you could finish the puzzle. It was said that no man could complete it."

Bert handed it over, proudly. Lucy scanned it, and sure enough, it was complete and correct.

"Wow, you did a great job. I'm proud of you!"

"Thanks" he said, "But you did it much faster than me. You are clearly the better puzzle solver."

She blushed at the praise. He never handed out praise freely.

"There's a sale at the mall" he said, "and I was thinking of getting some new shoes and stuff. Do you want to go shopping, or is there something that you'd prefer to do?"

Lucy was shocked for a moment. He never spoke to her like that! He was asking what she wanted to do? And what he *wanted* was to go shopping? She smiled. This was almost too good to be true.

"Sure, lets go. I'll get my purse" she said.

Lucy put her shoes back on, and noticed now Bert was staring at them.

"What kind are those?" he said.

"Nine West" she replied.

"Lets stop there first."

"OK, we can do that" she said, unaware why he would want to go to a store that specialized in women's shoes. But she was happy at how well he was listening to her while they were driving. He even let her drive, and didn't criticize her choice of route, or when she stopped on a yellow light. He was normally an aggressive driver, and he got frustrated when she drove what she called 'safely', but he called 'slowly'.

Once at the mall, they walked over to the shoe store, where Lucy had bought her Nine West shoes. Bert looked at a few pairs, then picked up one, and waited for a sales clerk to come over.

"I'd like to see these in black, in a size 12" he said. As she went to the back, Lucy questioned him.

"But I wear size 9" she said.

"But I wear 12s" he replied.

"No you don't you wear 10s."

"A men's 10 is the same as a women's 12" he replied, shaking his head. You would think that she would know that!

"You want those shoes for yourself?"

"Yes! They're so cute! I want a pair, just like yours."

"But these are women's shoes!"

"Duh!" he said. What was wrong with her?

"You want to wear women's shoes?"

"Of course! I need something to go with the skirt I'm going to buy. I need a whole new wardrobe actually. I just don't have a thing to wear."

Lucy was scared. What had she done? Something was drastically wrong with Bert. He seemed to think he was a woman! He wanted to wear a skirt? The color drained from her face as she thought of the label for the puzzle she had cut off: "Crossword for women only. A man's mind cannot solve this puzzle."

A man's mind couldn't do it...but a woman's mind could. And Bert had solved it. That would mean...that he had a woman's mind now! And he was acting like it. She had to get him out of there before he did something very embarrassing.

As soon as she had her shoes, she pretended to have bad cramps.

"Ohh, I need to get out of here. I think I'm starting my period, and I'm cramping really bad. Lets go home."

"I know what you mean. I hate it when that happens" he said. He was carrying his shopping bag like a woman would, and Lucy was eager to get him out of the store before he spotted the cute purses on sale in the corner.

When they got to the car, Bert offered to drive, and she accepted. She was amazed that he drove more like *she* did, than the aggressive behavior he normally showed behind the wheel.

Once they returned, Bert was eager to try on his new pumps. He put them on, and posed for Lucy.

"They're so cute!" he cooed, as he strutted around, with her purse thrown over his shoulder.

"Bert, come here, and sit down please" she said.

He sat down, kicked off his new shoes, and sat with his left leg tucked under his right one. In the way that *she* liked to sit.

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