Olivia’s knees bend into the now familiar instinctive squat. There’s a soft hiss as her diaper is flooded with pee. Charlotte giggles loudly.
“You peepee?” she asks. Olivia bends her knees even more, deepening the squat. She grunts, pushing with as much force as she can muster. Like before, a thick log begins to enter her diaper. With a loud fart, her bowels promptly empty the rest of the way, filling her diaper with a sticky, smelly mess. Charlotte lets out a chortle. “You poopoo!”
“Yes, Olivia certainly did poopoo!” Kimberly says, laughing. “I’ll change her real quick, and then we can play.”
“No, no change,” Charlotte argues. She clings to Kimberly’s leg. “Wanna play with Kimmy!”
“Olivia can’t sit around in her stinky diapy for too long, Charlotte,” Kimberly says. She ruffles Charlotte’s hair. “I know you’ve been out of diapies for so long that you can’t remember how it feels, but it’s not very comfy.”
“I’ll change her,” Miss Chen says, getting up. Olivia’s eyes widen in horror. If she knew a stranger would be changing her, she wouldn’t have just used her diaper! She would have asked for Kimberly to take her to the bathroom. After all, she knew she needed to go. Using her diaper wasn’t an accident, it was a strategic decision.
A strategy that is clearly working against her.
“Are you sure? She’s my cousin.”
“It’s no problem, sweetie. I’ve got plenty of time before I need to leave. I can change a dirty diapy real quick.”
“Thanks, Miss Chen,” Kimberly says gratefully. “Everything you need is in Livvy’s diaper bag.” Miss Chen walks over and picks Olivia up. Kimberly hands Miss Chen the bag of changing supplies she purchased when Olivia used her diaper before.
“Let’s get you out of that stinky mess, honey pie,” Miss Chen coos. She brings Olivia into what is obviously Charlotte’s room and carries her over to a changing table. “It’s a good thing we haven’t gotten around to moving out Charlotte’s old changing table, isn’t it?” Miss Chen says, tickling Olivia’s stomach. Olivia giggles and squirms instinctively. Miss Chen sets Olivia down on the changing table. “All right. Time to make you less smelly.”
Miss Chen removes Olivia’s dress and diaper, wrinkling her nose at the mess. To Olivia’s relief, she doesn’t comment on it. Miss Chen throws the diaper away and wipes Olivia down. Olivia shivers at the cold baby wipes, but stays silent, just waiting for it to be over. Miss Chen lifts Olivia’s butt, slides a fresh diaper under, and then tapes it on.
“All done!” Miss Chen chirps, redressing Olivia. She pokes Olivia’s nose. “How about we go back to the living room so you can play with Charlotte?” Miss Chen picks Olivia up and brings her back to the living room. Dread builds in Olivia’s gut as Miss Chen sets her down next to Charlotte and Kimberly, who are playing on the floor.
She could try a last-ditch attempt to avoid or delay playing with Charlotte. Or she could just accept her fate. Who knows, maybe she’ll even enjoy it.