Chris went to the chronivac and quickly found a function to give him some clothes. With a couple clicks, a pile of clothes materialized on the floor for him, all folded neatly. Chris made it so Anthony didn't notice anything out of the ordinary, so he didn't react. Chris went to the pile and immediately donned the socks on the top. He picked up his underwear, but noticed that it was much softer and a bit more plasticky than usual. It didn't take him long to figure out what they were - he was holding a pair of pull-up diapers.
"But... what?" Chris asked, bewildered. He stood petrified with confusion for a second until Anthony approached and embraced Chris' elbows reassuringly. "I know it's hard, but the doctor said it's best for you to wear them full-time. Your weight's been putting pressure on your bladder, and you've been getting on in your years." Chris looked at him with a mix of shame and desperation as the memories of devastating doctor's meetings flooded his mind. Anthony merely responded by kissing his forehead. "I love you just the same. You're the same man I fell in love with, pull-ups or no." Memories swarmed Chris' newly 40-year-old mind of them living together and falling in love, and he knew that Anthony meant each word. "And for what it's worth," Anthony continued, "I'm older and heavier, so I might just join you soon. And then we'll have to color coordinate." Anthony finished his last remark grinning cheekily at Chris, who couldn't help but smile and scoff in return. Anthony was always good at making Chris feel better. Or... wait, no, that's the chronivac talking. Right?
Chris swallowed hard and brought the pull-ups in front of him, but he was too reluctant to actually put one foot forward. "I figured you'd have trouble," Anthony said as he reached down to his bag. Unzipping, he pulled something out and held up for Chris to see. Chris stood up uncomprehendingly at the pull-up that Anthony held. "I had to go get a size bigger than yours since I'm a bit bigger," Anthony smiled bashfully, "but I thought it might help you if I also did it." Chris watched in bewilderment as his husband stripped his lower half bare, and stepped into the pull-ups. Chris heard the plasticky garment crinkle slightly as it slid up Anthony's hairy legs, and came to rest with a tug right under his overhanging belly. "Now if I can do it, you can," Anthony beamed at him. Chris could only smile weakly at Anthony's display. God, he was always so self-confident. It's why Chris fell in love with him. Eventually he nodded and looked down. He didn't want them on, but for Anthony, he put one leg in. He didn't want to put the other leg in either, but he did. He slid them up, feeling the plastic rub against his own hairy legs, until it came to rest around his groin. He had put on his pull-up.
Chris hardly had any time to contemplate his situation before he was engulfed in a big bear-hug. "Good job, honey," he heard whispered in his ear. Chris could only hug back and whisper "I love you." "I love you too" was the immediate response. They stood there rocking for 30 seconds, Chris holding back most of his tears, when eventually they broke so Chris could finish dressing. Soon the two men were once again fully-clothed. "For what it's worth, I can't hear it under your pants," Anthony said reassuringly. "Can we go home now all the same?" Chris asked as he reached out and grabbed Anthony's hand. "Sure, hon, let's go home. I don't even remember what we were doing here anyways." The two walked out of the dorm room together.
Chris had no idea where he was going, since this dorm room was their home, at least before the chronivac changes. He let Anthony lead him down the stairs again. As they left the building, they passed a mirror which let Chris get a good look at himself. He noticed that he had the classical hair-stripe around the back of his head that comes with male pattern baldness: the rest of his scalp looked completely clean. Damn, he really did look 40. And with his weight on his knees, and his pull-up around his groin, he felt like he was 40. Well at least he wouldn't have to worry about fitting in once he goes back to work with the guys at the construction site.