Ty stared at Mrs. Paulson and bit his lip. She saw his look and she blushed deeply again.
"Ty... please." She gulped. "I know you like me. But, I... I can't. I'm old enough to be your mother. Big or small, I just... can't. I'm glad you like me, I'm sure you have more than enough to... to take care... of... of... yourself."
"What if you were younger?" Ty whispered.
"W-What?" Eileen blinked. "Darling, what do you mean to say?"
"If... you were... my age, Mrs. Paulson. Would..."
"Maybe." She gulped, looking away in distress. "Probably."
"I... I have something to show you." Ty gulped. "It's... it's going to make you really mad at me."
"Darling, please. I wouldn't be mad at you, not after you just helped me through... well, whatever... whatever that was."
"No, I think you're gonna be pretty mad." Ty admitted, sheepishly taking a deep breath as he willed Eileen to shrink to a girl of 15.
The mom staggered and let out a cry as she felt the same sensation... but different. She closed her eyes, gasped, and shrank down in age. Quickly regressing and fading back into a softer leaner younger girl of 15 years old. Her night gown sagged down over her dwindled form. She swayed dizzily. When it was done, she looked down at herself and gasped in shock. Her eyes widened, her lips fell apart, and she blinked long dark lashes several times. She looked back at Ty, still a little shorter than her.
Realization set in and her stomach fell. She stared at the impossible, back to Ty, and her face approximated surprise if anything.
"Oh." She said simply, blinking several times. "I see." She looked over herself again, back to Ty, and her smirk widened.
"You little butt!" She laughed suddenly, hysterically. "I-I don't know how you did what you did, but do you know how relieving it is to know I'm not going to spontaneously shrink and grow for the rest of my life?!"
"Really?" Ty gulped. Not the reaction he was expecting.
"Oh, don't get me wrong!" She admonished, somewhat annoyed. "I'm not happy with you." Then the laughter returned. "But my God, Ty! How amazing! H-How did you..." She paused herself, put her hands up, and laughed nervously. "Hold on. Let's... let's just sit and talk for a moment."
* * *
Ty explained everything. Dustin. His new power. Her lust for her. It was all terribly embarassing and awkward, but he eventually got it all out.
"Well." Eileen suddenly picked up her cellphone and dialed Becca. She was still 16, still in her saggy nightgown. The phone rang several times, Becca must have picked up. "Honey, hi, it's mom."
"It is?" Becca could be heard on the other end. "Look, we're just pulling into town. You sound really weird."
"Yes, I know." Eileen lied. "I've come down with a little something. I was just really sick for a bit. I'm so sorry, darling, you go ahead and go back with your friends. I'm going to lie down for a while."
"Oh!" Becca said in relief. "Okay. Sure, mom, just... are you okay? You sound so strange."
"I'm fine." Eileen smirked.
"Okay, well, I'm glad you're okay." Becca ended the call.
"Well." Eileen turned back to Ty, dropping her phone and staring at him with a face described as annoyed mirth. "Young man, you and I have a problem now."
"I'm sorry." Ty gulped, looking at the table as silence fell.
"I wouldn't be." Eileen grinned. "After all, I am your age now."
Ty blinked several times and looked up from the table in shock.
"Just promise me!" She pointed sharply. "That you'll never change me again without asking me."
"Wait..." Ty stared in shock. "You're..."
Eileen crossed her arms over her still substantial chest and stared at him evenly. "Promise." She said. "And that'll be the end of it."
"I promise." Ty swore, blinking in disbelief.
"There." Eileen grinned. "Now, what else can you do?"