The Bet
by Karen Singer
Chapter 45 (Monday - week 7)
He wore the same blue dress, the same shoes, the same everything. But
in his dream, he was alone with Derek. The two of them were simply
walking side by side together, and he felt totally comfortable, totally
secure with him. They didn't hold hands. Instead, Derek's arm was
across his shoulders, holding him close to his side as they walked.
For some reason, they stopped and Derek turned toward him. Derek cupped
his face in his hands and ever so slowly brought his own face down to
meet his lips. Soft lips... sensual lips...met his. The kiss lingered and
his body enjoyed it. But even as he enjoyed the kiss, the wrongness of
what they were doing rose up from the pit of his stomach. This was so
wrong! So wrong! He screamed in his dream... and his body jolted
completely out of sleep. Images of what he had just been dreaming about
still lingered in his mind. Ugh! What a dream! Why would he even
dream such a thing?
It was a moment before he realized that the light in his room was still
muted. But then it was usually that way when he woke up. But his alarm
hadn't gone off yet. He wondered what time it was.
Before he could move his body to check his clock, his body first
registered other things. He was aware that his legs were splayed wide
apart. They were being forced that way by the super thickness of his
diapers. Mel had loaded a lot of the thick cloth diapers on him last
night and he could feel how wet they were inside of the plastic panties
that covered them. He had no doubt that he had wet an awful lot last
night. Mel had made sure that he had consumed way too much to drink -
again. He could feel the slimy mess in the back of them too from where
the stupid suppository she had stuck up inside of him had done its work.
Ugh! He could also feel the weight of the breast forms glued to his
chest and the bra he was wearing to help hold them there. And finally,
as his body started to tense up enough to roll over on his blow-up
mattress, he realized that his pacifier was still in his mouth - where
it usually was every morning now.
He rolled off of his mattress, and was immediately aware of how extra
heavy his diapers were this morning - if it was morning. As he hit the
floor, he knocked down several empty baby bottles, but he ignored them
as his brain was still registering the weight and bulk of his diapers as
his eyes sought the display on his pink alarm clock. He got to his
knees and stared at the clock. Before he could fully register the time,
one of the numbers changed and he was immediately assaulted by loud rock
music that blared from the radio. Loud enough to startle him badly.
Loud enough to fully bring him to his senses. Loud enough to make him
reach out as fast as he could to turn the horrid noise off!
It took a moment for the shock of the noise to abate from his mind. It
was morning again. Time to get up. Time to... Ugh! It was Monday! He
had to go to work! But... But Robin! Robin now knew everything! Robin
would spread the word to everyone! Everyone would know! Everyone would
laugh! Everyone would berate him for what he was. And he had no doubt
that before the day was out, he would be fired from his job.
What was he going to do?
He climbed awkwardly to his feet, more aware than ever of the weight of
his diapers this morning. Wow, he must have peed a lot last night! He
was amazed that he hadn't leaked all over everything. But then, Mel had
piled on the diapers like never before. He pulled his pacifier out of
his mouth and set it down on his cardboard dresser where he could easily
find it when he went to bed. Then, wide-leggedly, he half stumbled out
toward the kitchen to look for the note she usually left him.
It was there, but it might have been the same note she had left him most
days. Nothing new at all - fortunately. He was actually comforted by
that little thought. Each day since this bet had started had turned out
to be worse... and more humiliating than the day before.
He pulled three more baby bottles out of his refrigerator and carried
them back toward the only piece of real furniture in his apartment - if
you could call it furniture. It was only one single chair that he had
pulled out of storage after he had split from his wife - make that ex-
wife. The one piece of furniture she didn't want. He sat in the chair
and put the first bottle to his mouth. For once, he didn't really see
the childishly colored pictures taped to the wall in front of him. They
were there, but they didn't matter. His brain was too focused on
worrying about Robin... and his job. What was going to happen today? No
matter what, it wasn't going to be good.
Mel pulled her robe tighter around her as she headed out of her bedroom
toward her kitchen. Coffee! She needed coffee! As if it would help.
She knew without a doubt that it wouldn't. Nothing could help her
problem... well, one thing certainly would. But the problem was that
right now, the only "other" coherent thought on her brain was getting
some coffee.
She opened the cabinet and found the can of coffee. The cabinet seemed
fuller than usual. She measured out the grounds and added them to her
coffee maker. She filled the carafe with water from her sink and poured
it in. She turned on the coffee maker - and just stood there staring at
it. Why did it always take so long to make? Soon! Very soon! Sissy
would be there every morning to make it for her. Freshly made every
morning and delivered to her bed. Soon! Very soon! She hoped!
As the coffee slowly brewed, her thoughts automatically returned to
where they had been before... where they had been - in her dreams. Loving
arms surrounding her. Loving kisses so sensual they made her squirm
with sexual anticipation just thinking about them. And little caresses
so intimate that she never wanted them to stop. Why hadn't she let Ray
stay last night? Why? She had been so horny all last night she could
barely stand it. And this morning? This morning she was still thinking
about him... well, she was thinking about having sex with him... along with
his crazy fingers during the movie last night. It had been a good movie
too... or was it just Ray that had made it seem that way. But last night
she had told herself that she wouldn't sleep with him... last night
anyway. And besides, she had other considerations last night. Sissy
for one... Oh yeah, Derek had been there too. And Ray had to take Derek
home. Derek... another super hunk!
The coffee finished brewing - finally! She opened the cabinet to pull
out a cup, and stared in surprise. She glanced around at where she was.
No it was the same cabinet she always pulled her cups out of.... but they
weren't there! She was staring at food supplies instead! Then she
finally remembered. Sissy! Sissy had rearranged all her cabinets
yesterday. But... but where had he put the cups? She stared opening
cabinet after cabinet to see what was in them. One large double cabinet
held only baby food. She smiled at seeing it. He would be eating a lot
more of it from now on. She finally found her cups... surprisingly, right
near her coffee pot. They were just all moved to the other side.
She pulled a cup out and filled it. She took a sip. The hot liquid
seemed to burn all the way down to her stomach. So good! She took a
deep breath to help wake herself up before taking another sip. No, she
didn't want to sleep with Ray last night. But she was absolutely
determined to call him at her first opportunity this morning!
Chad stared at the clothes in his closet. Only women's clothes. Not
one shred of male attire in his entire apartment. Mel had moved them...
taken them all away to... somewhere. He had no clue what she had done
with all his male things. So now he was forced to wear nothing but
women's clothes everywhere. And the way things had worked out, pants -
even women's pants - didn't work for him very well either. So that left
him with only dresses and skirts to wear. It was a good thing he loved
wearing them.
He stood staring at his closet for the longest time. He was already
wearing two disposable diapers, plastic panties, a waist cincher, an
all-in-one girdle instead of a bra to hold up his glued-on breast forms,
and pantyhose on top of that. He had already fixed his hair and done
his makeup. So now all that remained was to get dressed. But what
should he wear? Actually, the more correct question was - what would be
the best thing to wear to get fired in?
He thought about his colorful patterned dress, but somehow that seemed
too... bright and colorful for getting fired. Too happy a dress? He
thought the same about his zebra print dress too. It was too bold for
the occasion. So that left him with skirts. He finally chose the
dullest skirt and top combination he could put together. And instead of
high heels, he chose the shoes he wore with his maid's uniform - the
lowest heels he had. As he slipped them on, he remembered the heels he
had worn last night for his date with Derek. These shoes were so much
more comfortable! Maybe not as much fun, but certainly much more
comfortable.
Finally ready, he grabbed the plastic bag filled with all his empty
bottles from last night and this morning. He grabbed his purse and his
diaper bag. He took one more deep breath to brace himself for the day
ahead - a day that he knew would be... awful! And he opened his door to
head for Mel's apartment. He was on his way toward - who knew what...
again.
Mel opened the door to his knock and smiled at his curtsey and good
morning greeting. "Good morning, Sissy," she replied as she stood back
out of the way so he could enter. She waited while he dropped his
diaper bag and purse in their usual place under the table by the door
and then she took the plastic bag full of empty bottles from him. As he
stood there, she looked him over carefully. He looked... fine. But... but
there was just something different today. Something a bit... duller. She
couldn't quite put her finger on it. Maybe it was just that he was
worried about his job today. Well, that would just have to sort itself
out later. "Okay Sissy, up in your highchair."
A few minutes later, Chad was "locked" into his highchair, a bib was
tied around his neck, and he was eating tasteless baby cereal with a
baby spoon held in his left fist. Business as usual, except that so
far, he hadn't dropped any of the cereal off of his spoon.
Mel leaned back against the kitchen counter with a fresh cup of coffee
as she watched him eating. She realized quickly that he wasn't being as
messy anymore as he used to be. Well, that had both its good and bad
points. Good because it was less mess, bad because, well, it was fun to
see him make such a fool of himself.
But as he ate, she noticed that there was still something different
about him today. Despite how hard he seemed to be concentrating on
eating, there was still something else. "Are you worried about work?"
she finally asked.
Chad looked up from his breakfast. His left fist, still holding the
tiny spoon, slowly sank down to the tray. "Yeah," he said simply. "I
liked this job."
"You haven't been fired yet."
"It's only a matter of time. It has been since our bet started. I'm
afraid that time will be running out today."
"You don't know that."
He shook his head. "Once Robin starts talking - if she hasn't already -
I can't see how anyone will want me around."
"I don't think you give yourself enough credit. And people may surprise
you, even your friends at work."
Chad shook his head again as he picked up his spoon and almost
mournfully dipped it into the baby cereal again. "Somehow, I doubt it."
"Tell you what, you keep an open mind. And remember, I promised to help
you."
"I don't know what you can do."
Mel stared at him for a moment. "I don't know either. But we won't
know till something happens - if anything happens."
"And it will!"
She had to admit, it was the more likely possibility. "Listen," she
said. "I want you to tell me everything that happens today. I
especially need to know every conversation - even the minor
inconsequential ones. And especially everything that Robin says and
does. Also let me know about every little funny look that people give
you. I can't help you if I don't know what's going on. Keep me abreast
of things constantly. You can phone me or email me, I don't care. I'll
tell Andrea to keep a special watch for your number and let me know as
soon as I'm available. Can you do that?"
Chad shrugged. "Sure, I guess."
"Good, like I said, I can't help you if I don't know what's going on."
As Chad pulled into the parking lot, he tried to see if Robin's car was
there yet. He didn't see it, but that didn't mean she wasn't here
already. What was he going to say to her? For that matter, what was
she going to say to him? The only thing he was certain of was that
whatever she said, it wouldn't exactly be pretty. Bracing himself
again, he got out of the car and headed into the building. The few
people he saw didn't seem to act any different toward him today than
usual. He figured that was a good sign. He knew though that it wasn't
going to last. Before going into his own cubicle, he checked Robin's,
she wasn't here yet. It was only a matter of time.
Robin wasn't in any hurry to get to work today. She didn't really want
to go at all. Things had been so much easier before this weekend -
before she knew... the truth. The idiot! She was still angry at him.
Complicated? He was damn right it was complicated! She had never
really believed it before, no matter how many times he had said it. But
now she knew. And now she knew what he was... whatever you could really
call it. Idiot? Pervert? Sick? All that, and so much more! She
wasn't looking forward to seeing him. She didn't want to see him.
Because every time she thought about him she got so angry she could
spit! The pervert!
Reluctantly, she pulled into one of the parking places, and even more
reluctantly she got out of her car and headed toward the building. As
she turned down the hall where their cubicles were, her steps faltered
for a moment, then they sped up until she was walking much faster. As
she passed his cubical, she purposely didn't even turn her head to look
inside. She just kept going, all the way to her own desk.
Chad had been looking at his computer screen when he heard someone pass
his cubicle. "Robin?" he called. But he got no answer. Was she here?
But nobody else ever came down this way. It had to be her. Getting up
from his seat, and knowing it was going to be bad, he went to see her.
He cautiously turned the corner into her cubicle. She was just sitting
there at her desk with her back to him. "Robin?" he said again.
Robin heard him call her again. The pervert! She turned around quickly
in her chair. "Get out of here! Get the hell out of here! I don't
want to talk to you. I don't even want to see you! Get lost you... you...
you jerk!" And just as quickly, she turned her back to him again,
hoping that he'd get the point and go away.
Shocked, and even more deeply wounded, Chad turned and sadly made his
way back to his desk. It hadn't gone well. But what did he expect,
that she would be laughing and happily accepting of... of... what he was?
Did he think that she was going to tell him that everything was
wonderful? Get a grip!
He sat down at his desk and stared blankly at his computer screen. Now
what should he do? Mel had said she wanted to know every little thing
she said to him. He considered calling her, she would probably still be
home, or maybe on her way to work. But if he called her, then Robin
would hear him talking and would know that he was passing everything on.
Instead, he opened up an email and tried to explain exactly what had
happened. Telling Mel that Robin was still angry seemed to be an
understatement, but he tried his best to stick to the facts.
The first thing Mel did when she got to work was to tell Andrea to watch
for Sissy's calls and to let her know as soon as possible. Then she
went in and checked her email. She wasn't sure if she was surprised or
not to see one already from him. Actually, she was kind of glad to see
it because he was at least going to be keeping her up to date. She
opened the email and read it. And frowned. It wasn't going well so
far. But there wasn't anything she could do about that. She would just
have to wait and see what happened.
All morning long, Chad sat quietly at his desk, worried about what was
going to happen. The only good thing that occurred was that Tom
Robinson had emailed him a short list of some little things that needed
doing. Busy work. Nothing difficult. But it kept his mind occupied
for a while. The list of things also meant that Tom hadn't yet heard
about what Robin now knew. Not yet at least. He heard very little over
the wall from Robin's cubicle, except for some faint sounds of her
typing on her keyboard once in a while. Was she emailing everyone about
what happened instead of phoning them? The more he thought about it,
the more likely it seemed.
It was mid-morning when Mel finished with a client and Andrea told her
she had a phone call while she was busy. But the call wasn't from Chad,
it was from Ray instead. Mel couldn't believe it, she had totally
forgotten about Ray. She had been too preoccupied worrying about Sissy
instead. But now that she had been reminded, she happily sat down at
her desk and dialed his number. "Hi Ray. It's Mel."
"Mel... How are you today?"
She wasn't about to tell him that just thinking about him was making her
horny again. "Don't ask!" she said instead. "Lots of worries today."
"Can I take your mind off of them with some lunch?"
"Lunch?" She really had a nice dinner somewhere in mind instead.
Besides, she was planning on meeting with Gloria for lunch. "Uh... sure,
why not?" Lunch with Gloria would just have to wait for another day.
"Excellent! Because otherwise I might have had to hold hostage all
these pictures I have from last night until you agreed to go out with
me."
"The pictures! I can't wait to see them! And... to be honest, I was
really thinking of something a bit more... interesting than just having
lunch with you. I mean, just you and me, without anyone else."
Ray couldn't believe it! What a woman! "Well, besides lunch today, how
about we go out somewhere tomorrow night?"
That surprised Mel. "Tomorrow?"
"Yeah. I'm kind of busy tonight."
Mel had no doubt about that and briefly wondered who he was going out
with. It also took some of the interest out of it for her. But...
"Yeah, tomorrow night is good for me too."
"Wonderful!" Ray exclaimed. "We can talk about it over lunch today.
Now, where do you want me to send these pictures?"
It wasn't until Mel had hung up the phone again and spent a happy moment
picturing herself out with Ray tomorrow night before she had to force
herself to get back to thinking about Sissy's problem. And that's when
another problem hit her. Sissy! What was she going to do with him
tomorrow night? She couldn't just leave him alone. She didn't dare!
He spent way too much time every day at work holding back and regaining
his control. A single evening of it too would be disastrous. What was
she going to do with him?
Gloria was between clients when she happened to check her email. She
noticed one from Mel, which was strange because Mel usually phoned. She
opened the email without hesitation though... and stared in shock at the
picture on her screen. It was obviously Sissy - dressed very nicely
from what she could see. But he was in the arms of another man and they
appeared to be kissing passionately! Just below the picture were two
simple words: "Call me!"
Never taking her eyes off of the picture, she picked up her phone and
dialed Mel's number. "Mel?"
Mel giggled at hearing Gloria's voice. "Do you like it?"
"It's really... something!"
Mel giggled again. "You should see some of the other pictures too."
"You have more?"
"A bunch!"
"It looks like you had some fun last night for sure!"
"More than you'll ever know!"
Finally, Gloria smiled. "Well, I can't wait to hear about it. Lunch
today?"
"Uh... That's one of the things I wanted to talk about," Mel replied. "I
can't today. I've kind of got a date."
"A date? With which guy? The one you were dating last night or the one
that Sissy was with - that you said you liked better?"
"My date. Ray."
"I thought you said he was scum?"
"Well... he is, but... well... Damn, he had me so hot last night!"
"So you finally got laid again! Good for you!"
"No, no... we didn't. It's just that..."
"Wait a minute, you didn't get into bed with him but things got... hot?"
"For me anyway."
"From that picture you sent me, it looks like Sissy wasn't doing too bad
either."
Mel giggled again. "Trust me, neither of them really liked it."
"You could have fooled me!"
"So anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I can't meet with you for
lunch today. It'll have to wait till tomorrow."
"Whatever. Just go have a good time!"
"Thanks, Gloria. It's a shame though, because I really need to talk to
you."
"About what? It sounds like everything is going great."
"Well, not everything. I kind of made a big mistake with Sissy this
weekend and I don't know how to fix it."
Gloria sighed. Sissy again! "I'm afraid that other than lunch, I'm
kind of booked up all day today."
"Yeah, me too. And my schedule looks to stay that way for the next few
weeks. We'll just have to put it off till tomorrow. Okay?"
"Whatever. Sounds fine with me. Oh, and Mel..."
"Yeah?"
"I'm glad you're having some fun!"
Chad was working, but his body was on pins and needles. He kept waiting
for the expected phone call to come from his boss, Tom Robinson, telling
him that he was fired and to clear his things out. He was so worried
about it, that he barely gave any effort into trying to hold back when
he had to pee. It was just a bit too much to think about. Too much to
worry about when the executioner's ax was hanging right over his head.
He knew his diapers were soaked, but he wasn't about to worry more than
normal about them. Wetting and leaking were totally secondary to
everything else.
He heard Robin moving in her cubicle over the wall. He glanced at the
clock - break time!
It wasn't that Robin really wanted to go to break, it was more like she
really needed something more to distract her - and her anger. She got
up from her seat and walked out. She stopped at the entrance to Chad's
cubicle and looked in. There he was - the sick pervert! He was just
turning around in his chair like he expected her to talk to him. Well...
"I'm going to break," she said. "Don't come!" With that, she turned
away from him and walked off. For some reason, she felt a bit better
about things.
Chad stared open-mouthed at the empty entrance to his cubicle. "Don't
come?" Those two words seemed to speak volumes. Feeling worse than
ever, he turned around and stared at his computer screen again. But
work was out of the question. At least not for a while. Instead, he
opened up another email and sent a short note to Mel about what had just
happened. He hadn't heard back from Mel yet today, but why should he?
There was nothing she could do to help.
Robin grabbed a coffee and headed for the women's table. The minute she
sat down, her friends were asking about where Sissy was and how his date
went last night. The truth was, she had totally forgotten he was
supposed to go out with Derek last night. She hadn't even given it the
slightest thought. And to really tell the truth, she didn't care in the
least. "Oh, he's working," she replied to everyone. "I don't think
he's going to be able to make it today."
"So how about his date," someone asked again. "What did he say?"
All Robin could do was to shrug her shoulders. "We haven't had a chance
to talk yet. Like I said, he's been working pretty hard today."
"Awfully convenient, if you ask me," one of the women replied. "I'll
bet he just doesn't want to share all the 'intimate' details!" There
were a few chuckles from around the table, but not from Robin.
"I'm surprised at you girl!" another woman said to Robin, "that's not
like you. Usually you get in there and dig, no matter how busy they
are!"
Robin blushed, "Well, I've been a bit too busy today too."
"Sounds strange to me," someone else replied.
"You make sure he's here later," another woman told Robin. "We can't
have him not filling us in with all the details after his first date
like that!"
Robin still wasn't ready to have Sissy anywhere near her, but she
realized that the other women weren't going to let up till they got what
they wanted. She on the other hand, had already had her fill of him!
Mel read Chad's latest email with interest - and worry. Obviously Robin
wasn't coming around yet. But at the same time, Chad still hadn't
mentioned anything about being fired - yet. That was good news - she
guessed. Of course, if he did get fired, then maybe he would be more
interested in losing their bet - just so she would take care of him. It
was a nice thought, but she knew it wouldn't happen.
One thing she realized that she hadn't realized before was that in
telling Robin about Chad and their bet, she had not only hurt Chad, but
she had also hurt Robin too. Robin hadn't been ready to accept any of
the "kinkier" aspects of Chad's life and in learning about it like she
did, Mel had pretty much destroyed the friendship between the two of
them.
But somehow, she just didn't see Robin as the type to ignore Chad
completely - and permanently. And since Chad hadn't yet mentioned
anyone else giving him any trouble, then she was also beginning to
wonder if Robin would actually tell anyone else. Of course, it was
still early yet, and from everything that Chad had told her about Robin,
she was guessing that Robin would have to tell someone. And even so,
she was also guessing that eventually Robin would probably have it out
with Chad. The more she thought about that, the more she had no doubt
at all that it would happen - and, she was betting that it wasn't going
to be pretty either.
She decided that maybe she should warn him to prepare him for what she
was guessing was coming. She started typing a return email to him about
her thoughts on what was most likely to happen as far as Robin went, but
halfway through, she stopped. An odd thought struck her. One that
needed more time to examine. She closed the email without replying as
her mind pondered the idea. It was crazy!
She grabbed a folder off of her desk and got up to meet with her next
client. But her mind wasn't on work, it was on Chad and Robin. What a
dumb idea! It was stupid! But it was now stuck in her mind.
Ray sorted through the pictures he had taken last night. He had sent
them all on to Mel, but now... now it was just a shame that Derek wasn't
here this week. It really wasn't as much fun making fun of someone when
they weren't there - to receive the "benefit" of all his trouble. But,
unfortunately, timing was everything. He selected one of the pictures
of Derek kissing Sissy, one of them dancing together, one of them with
the dessert for two between them, and finally, one of them holding hands
together on the way out of the movie. He had many more, but he was sure
that these would be enough.
Now, who to send them to? Robin, of course, and he finally selected
three other women from around the company that he knew would "spread"
the gossip. Perfect. One click later and the pictures were sent. Now
all he had to do was to sit back and listen to the office chatter.
Poor Derek, it really was such a shame that he wasn't here.
Robin cruised straight past Chad's cubicle as she returned to her desk.
She only noticed out of the corner of her eye that he was still in
there. She still didn't want to talk to him... if she ever talked to him
again! Unfortunately, because of the other women in the company, she
was going to have to - eventually.
She sat down at her desk and noticed that she had some emails. One of
them was from Ray. What did he want? She opened the email - and was
shocked to see a picture of Sissy kissing Derek! She didn't quite know
what to think about that. Then she realized there were more pictures in
the email. As much as she didn't want to look at them, she couldn't not
look. Last week, before she knew what was really going on, she would
have swooned over the pictures and had a ton of fun with them. But now?
Obviously Sissy had had an interesting date Sunday night. Obviously!
She just wasn't sure she wanted to know any more about it.
Mel finished up with her client and immediately checked her email again.
No message from Chad. No calls either. She didn't know if that was
good or bad. There was also the possibility that Robin was yelling at
him right then and he hadn't had time to write to her yet. But she
figured that more likely, things were quiet where Chad was.
Knowing she shouldn't put it off any longer, she sat down to write to
him.
Sissy,
I doubt that Robin will continue avoiding you forever. I think you
should be prepared for the fact that she's probably going to be pretty
upset at you and will probably show it. So be prepared to be yelled at...
at least!
One more thing - and this is important! If she tells you to do
something, then I suggest you follow her wishes and respect her needs.
I can see several possibilities there. She may want you to explain more
about what's going on, or she may just want you to shut up and not say a
word. Who knows? She may want something else entirely! I recommend
you do whatever she wants and just let her vent. Just keep me informed
as soon as possible.
Chad read Mel's email and shook his head. Why did she even bother
sending it? He was more than sure that - eventually - Robin would speak
to him. And he was also fairly sure that Robin wasn't going to exactly
be nice to him when she did. And what else was he supposed to do except
shut up if she wanted him to be quiet or to try to explain if that's
what she wanted instead. Dumb instructions! But at least he knew that
Mel was watching and that she cared. That in itself was fairly
comforting.
Ray stood outside the restaurant and waited for Mel to show up. He
finally saw her arrive and pull into an empty parking space. He had to
wonder about her. She was a lawyer, so she must make pretty good money.
She also drove a real nice car. So why didn't she live in a more
upscale place? Well, maybe it would make good conversation for lunch.
He smiled as she came running up.
"Hi!" Mel said breathlessly. "I'm so sorry I'm late. Clients can be
so... frustrating sometimes."
"Don't I know it," Ray replied as he politely held the door to the
restaurant open for her.
The restaurant was packed, but they still got a table right away. Wait
staff were hurrying everywhere trying to take care of customers as fast
as possible. Before they had a chance to start talking, a waiter was
there to take their drink order. Since everything seemed so rushed,
they each picked up a menu and read through it quickly before saying
anything to each other. The waiter was back quickly with their drinks
and they each ordered something light off of the menu. The waiter
departed just as fast as he had arrived.
"So where would you like to go tomorrow night?" Ray asked as he leaned
forward across the table.
Mel wondered if the look in his eyes was hunger for some lunch, or her.
"I don't know. Surprise me!"
Ray smiled and started to lean back in his chair before speaking, but
Mel added one more thing. "Maybe someplace nice where I can dress up
again. I don't get the chance all that often."
Ray's smile broadened. "How about dinner, then a club or two. I know
you like to dance."
"Sounds perfect!" Mel replied happily.
"So I was wondering," Ray said, launching into his newest conversation
topic. "You're a lawyer, so I'm guessing you make a decent amount of
money, and I noticed that you drive a nice car - real nice by the way,
but the apartment you live in, while it's nice, doesn't seem to quite...
suit you." He was hoping he was polite enough by the way he posed the
question.
Mel shrugged her shoulders. "I moved there right after college and... I
guess I got comfortable. I am working on something right now though
where I hope to be buying a new house very soon." She didn't add that
that something was Sissy!
Ray figured that it explained things fairly well. She just got... lazy
about it. She probably didn't have the "drive" to want all the
trappings that came with success. Either that or she wasn't all that
successful. "So..." he began again, trying to find another topic that
dealt with her. "How did you wind up as nursemaid to Sissy?"
Mel almost choked on the word "nursemaid." Fortunately, she hid it
quickly. As far as she could tell, Ray hadn't heard any of the gossip
that Robin was bound to be spreading - yet. And she hoped things would
stay that way. "Um... Sissy moved in next door to me."
"And you somehow discovered that he wanted to be a woman?"
Well, that wasn't really correct. She realized she was treading on
dangerous territory here. "Um... something like that."
"So, how did it happen?"
Big red flags went up in Mel's mind. "Um... we each got a bit too drunk."
Something about her answer surprised Ray. "So you actually went out
with him and you both got drunk and he told you he wanted to be a
woman?"
"Uh... not exactly. I bought some beer and we had it at my place."
"So..." Ray continued, just trying to keep the conversation going, "was he
dressed as a woman then?"
Mel really wished he'd get away from this line of questions. "No, it
just kind of came out while we were blitzed."
"And you encouraged him in it?" Ray asked incredulously.
Mel really had to get things away from this topic. Ray was asking all
the wrong questions. "That wasn't... quite what happened," she replied.
Then she tried to move things on to something else. "Let's not talk
about Sissy. Let's talk about you instead. So, do you have something
against Derek?" she asked.
Ray was clearly surprised by the question, let alone her changing the
subject so abruptly. "No, not really."
"But you clearly like teasing him."
Ray smiled. "Who wouldn't? Sometimes, the guy just asks for it."
Mel wasn't all that sure about that. She somehow had the impression
that Ray was more like the big rooster in the henhouse, and he didn't
want any competition around. Fortunately, their lunch arrived just then
and the conversation went back to their upcoming date tomorrow night.
Mel was relieved!
Cindy watched almost angrily as Sissy drove into the parking lot and got
out of the car carrying his big pink diaper bag with him. But she dared
not make any fuss over the matter since Cassie was standing right next
to her, also watching him approach. The reason she was angry, was
because Cassie had just told her, in no uncertain terms, that she
couldn't even watch today. And, Cassie had made it just as much a point
to tell her not to argue about it. So now, she was a bit... miffed at...
she figured Cassie.
Chad got through the gym door and was surprised to see Cassie already up
front, waiting for him. But she and the receptionist both were staring
at him as if waiting for something. With a bit of a sigh, he curtseyed
and greeted first Cassie, then he did it again for the receptionist. He
was rewarded by seeing the look on the receptionist's face change to one
of delight and he heard her giggle.
"Come on Sissy," Cassie said as soon as he finished. "Let's get
started."
Chad couldn't believe his luck, especially when he realized that the
receptionist was staying behind. "She won't be joining us today?" he
asked quietly as they made their way past several women on the
treadmills.
"Not today," Cassie replied.
"Hi Sissy," one of the women called to him as he walked past. She was
very sweaty from her workout. He just waved his arm a bit in reply and
kept walking. He really wished they would forget him there, but that
was probably asking too much.
"How was your date?" Cassie asked a minute later as he started to get
undressed.
"I got through it," Chad replied.
"But did you have any fun?"
"Well... it was mostly awkward," Chad admitted. "Very awkward! But the
movie was good!"
"Well, that's something anyway," Cassie replied as she started pulling
supplies out of his diaper bag. A few minutes later, she peeled back
his completely soaked diaper, exposing his chastity clad penis
underneath. "So how are things going with your friend Robin today?"
Cassie asked as she took a cloth to start wiping him off.
"I don't know," Chad replied as he briefly took his bottle out of his
mouth. "She won't speak to me. I don't think I'll have to worry about
it very long though, because once she tells enough people, I figure I'll
get fired pretty quickly."
That startled Cassie. "I hope not!" she replied with genuine concern.
"Me too! But I don't see it not happening."
"Pray. Maybe a miracle will happen."
"It will have to be a big one!" Chad replied. He put his bottle back
into his mouth and sucked on it worriedly.
Cassie was about to tell him to roll over so she could do his other
side, when all of a sudden she saw a ton of pee rushing out of his
chastity device. As she quickly grabbed the wet diaper still under him
to pull it protectively back in place, she noticed the look on his face
- as if he was totally oblivious to what he was doing. Was it possible?
Chad was startled as Cassie suddenly pulled his wet diaper back into
place. The action interrupted his moody thoughts enough for him to see
the surprised look on her face. He was about to ask what she was so
startled about, when he finally realized he was peeing. Embarrassed, he
apologized for what had just happened. Geez! He had to get with it and
get control of himself again. He had been so worried about Robin and
getting fired all morning that he had barely even tried to control
himself.
Cassie finally pulled the wet diaper back a bit to check to see if he
was done yet. There was still a tiny bit of pee dribbling out of the
tip of the plastic device. She watched until it finished. She was just
glad that she had noticed what was happening fast enough. Catastrophe
averted! She once again wiped off his front side, then slid the now
even more soaked diapers out from under him. Seconds later, she slipped
fresh dry diapers back in their place. "Okay, roll over," she finally
said.
Chad removed the bottle from his mouth and set it aside as he rolled
over, exposing his backside for Cassie to clean - and hopefully play
with. The cleaning took only moments, but the luxurious feel of her
hands massaging in the baby lotion all over him took much longer and
felt absolutely exquisite! He closed his eyes as he concentrated on the
feel of her hands. His hopeful longings were rewarded when her fingers
finally moved closer and closer to his little back hole... and finally
into it. What a feeling! He didn't know why he loved it so much, but
he did. It simply felt - great! He enjoyed her finger moving in and
out of him for a few moments, then he felt her hands leave him again. A
moment later, something much larger and harder was pressed up against
him. That made him really happy!
Cassie moved her toy slowly into him, then slowly out again, but it was
only moments before he was actively trying to push and pull himself
against it. Instead of trying to control it in him, she just held on
and let him do all the work - and very soon she had to hold on tighter
because he was doing an awful lot of work!
Chad pushed himself back and forth, over and over again against Cassie's
toy. It wasn't just that it felt good, it was something much more,
something... sexual. Maybe it was just that it had been so long now since
he had been able to orgasm. Or maybe it was just that he was liking it
more and more. He didn't know and didn't care. He simply couldn't get
enough of it. And it seemed like his enjoyment from it was more than
ever before. But as usual, eventually he realized that all his effort
was useless. He wasn't going to orgasm from it. It was impossible.
All he was doing was making himself even more frustrated. That was the
big problem with his chastity device, it simply made some things totally
hopeless. He slowed down and buried his head in his arms in frustration
as he felt Cassie pulling the toy out of him. Hopeless! A moment
later, he felt Cassie's finger invading his backside once again as she
pushed the inevitable suppository up inside of him. Hopeless!
Cassie smiled to herself. Once again she had only faked putting the
silly little suppository up into him, and once again he obviously didn't
know it. Would he ever find out? She wondered what would happen if he
did. Not that it would really matter. Mel would probably go back to
making sure he got one every time - and she would probably have it done
in such a way that he would know without a doubt that it was there!
Mel had only marginally enjoyed the lunch with Ray. The restaurant had
been too hurried, too noisy. There had been no way to really enjoy it.
Not to mention the awkwardness of some of the conversation. She was
looking forward to her date with him tomorrow night, but she also
worried he would ask more questions about her relationship with Sissy.
That thought reminded her of her other little problem. What was she
going to do with Sissy during her date? There was absolutely no way she
could leave him alone without someone making sure he was wetting his
diapers on time.
Her phone suddenly rang and she pulled it out to answer it. "Hello?"
"Hi Mel. It's Cassie."
"Hi Cassie. How did it go today?"
"Just like usual. I pretended to put that thing up inside of him again
and he had no idea that I didn't."
"Good. I just hope it's working!"
"So far, everything seems to be looking that way."
"Yeah, so far. But will it stay that way?"
"I guess we can only hope. Hey Mel, I just wanted to let you know that
while I was cleaning up his front side, he started peeing again..."
"I hope you didn't get wet!"
Cassie laughed. "No worries, I caught it in time. But I just wanted to
let you know that when it happened, I don't think he had any idea that
he was doing it till I grabbed his diaper and had to pull it back over
him."
That was good news to Mel. "So he really didn't seem to know it?"
"Not as far as I could see."
"Great Cassie! Thanks!"
Mel hung up her phone. Cassie's news was all good - and just what she
was hoping for. But now she was still stuck with what to do with Sissy
tomorrow night. But Cassie's call reminded her of Sandy - and her offer
to babysit with him any time she needed it. Sandy would be perfect!
With a smile, she called Sandy. "Hi Sandy, it's Mel."
"Hey Mel. What's happening?"
"I was just wondering if you were available to babysit with Sissy
again?"
"You know I'd love to. Tonight?"
"Uh... no. Tomorrow night."
"Oh gee Mel. Tomorrow night Cassie and I have plans. We're going to
visit some friends. I can't do it."
Mel could actually hear the disappointment in Sandy's voice. She was
disappointed too. "That's okay, Sandy. I'll figure something else
out."
"What's going on tomorrow night?"
"I've got another date."
"Good for you! Listen, Mel, you know I'd really like to help. But it's
just that, tomorrow night isn't good for us."
"Yeah. No problem Sandy. Thanks anyway."
Mel hung up her phone again. Darn. Sandy would have been the perfect
solution. Now what was she going to do?
Chad sat dejectedly at his desk and stared at his computer screen. But
he wasn't working. He wasn't getting anything done at all. As far as
he could tell, Robin still wasn't talking to him... although he really
hadn't gone to her desk to even try. He just didn't feel that brave.
How much longer before his boss would call to fire him? It was only a
matter of time.
He suddenly realized that he had to pee again and caught himself just as
it started to release - automatically. He held it back, but only with
great effort. But since it had already started coming out when he tried
to stop it, the effort to hold back now was more than he could manage
very long. With a sudden expulsion of his breath, he gave up and let it
all loose.
He had to start trying harder to hold back! It had been another
unbelievable weekend. Mel had been at him with her wetting requirements
harder than ever. And today he had been so worried about Robin and his
job that he had hardly bothered trying to hold back at all. Whether he
lost his job or not, he still wanted to win this bet. It had gone so
far now that there was no way he was going to back out - which would
amount to the same thing as losing. Losing was simply not an option!
Disgusted with himself for not working harder at winning, he minimized
the program he was working with on his computer. He could just barely
hear Robin typing in the next cubicle. Feeling safe enough, he opened
his spreadsheet for tracking the bet. He found today's date and noticed
that there were still eighteen days to go. Two and a half weeks. The
number was down in the teens now which seemed like a major milestone,
but today it still felt like an eternity.
He moved up to the date for last Friday. How long had he held back
then? He wasn't really sure at all, but something in his brain seemed
to remember eight minutes. But was it? He filled it in, just because
he thought it was correct. But how long would he manage to hold back
today? He had a feeling that making only eight minutes again wouldn't
happen. Weekend's with Mel seemed to take way too much of a toll on his
system. But all he could do was to try - and try hard!
Robin glanced at the clock. There was still a little time before break.
The others all wanted to see Sissy at break today, and now that those
pictures had been spread around, she knew there was no way that Sissy
would be able to avoid going - whether he liked it or not... and she
really hoped he didn't like it!
But should she talk to him again? Now? No, she just didn't feel like
it yet - if ever! Let him stew for a while. Besides, she didn't know
what she would say to the jerk anyway. The sick pervert!
Chad sat at his desk and pretended to work. He watched the clock. He
still hadn't received any notification yet about being fired. He wasn't
sure if that was a good sign or not. It could still come at any time.
The clock changed again. Break time - or... it would be... normally. Robin
had told him not to go earlier, and since nothing had changed, he had no
doubt that not going now was his best course of action.
"Sissy!" Robin's voice spat angrily from the entrance to his cubicle.
Chad turned around totally surprised. Was she speaking to him again?
"You're going to break! Get moving!"
Just that. No niceness about it. Just an order. But at least it was
something. He got up quickly from his chair to follow her. He wanted
to tell her how sorry he was. "Robin..."
"Shut up! I don't want to hear your sick voice at all! Just don't talk
to me! Ever!"
Stung, Chad followed quietly behind her all the way to the break room.
Robin never once even glanced in his direction the entire way through
the halls. But now Chad was starting to get more worried about what the
other women would say. He was sure that Robin had told them during the
morning break about what she knew. There was no way that she couldn't!
They entered the break room and Chad started to follow Robin towards the
coffee pots, but he really didn't want any coffee, not today. Besides,
more liquid in his system wouldn't help him with - other things. He
stopped and stared at the table that was already getting filled up with
women. He didn't want to go there either. He glanced around the room.
Derek certainly wasn't there. Derek was away for the week. He saw no
other refuge he could go to.
"You're not getting coffee?" Robin asked, seemingly pleasantly.
Chad was a bit startled by her question and how nice it had sounded.
"No..." But that's as far as he got before the quick flash of anger on
Robin's face stopped him. Without saying a word, he headed for the
coffee.
"Hi Robin," one of the women said as she passed them after getting her
own coffee.
"Hi," Robin returned very pleasantly.
"Hiiii Sissy," the woman said to Chad.
But it was the way she had said it that startled him - and worried him.
And what was that weird look in her eyes? "Uh... hi," he returned
cautiously.
He waited while Robin got her coffee, then he filled his own cup and
followed her towards the women's table.
"Sissy!" One of the women called out excitedly. "Hurry up and get over
here girl!"
As Chad approached the table, one of the women pulled out an empty seat
for him. He noticed that all eyes were firmly on him. Obviously, Robin
had told them everything! He felt like a lamb being sent to the
slaughter as he sat down.
"Now we want to know all the details!" One of the women said excitedly.
"And don't leave anything out!"
All the details? What was he supposed to tell them? That he had this
weird quirk?
"Those pictures were great!" another woman said. "And that kiss!"
Pictures? They had pictures? And the kiss? And then it dawned on him,
the date! The pictures that Ray had taken. They weren't talking about
his bet with Mel at all. They all wanted to know about the date. Maybe
Robin hadn't told them - as hard as it was to believe. Open mouthed
with surprise, he asked, "You have pictures?"
"You mean you haven't seen them yet?"
Chad shook his head. "No."
"Oh, they're real good!" the woman replied.
"Real good!" another woman echoed.
"I just wish I could see your dress better," another woman said. "None
of the pictures show the front of it very well. Did you get it just for
that date?"
"Uh... yeah," Chad replied, still trying to come to grips with the fact
that they just wanted to know about his date last night. "I liked it
when I tried it on. It was comfortable too."
"So did Derek like it?"
"Uh... I guess so."
"Men!" another woman added. "They never mention anything important!"
"Well," Chad added, "He did say he appreciated how I had dressed." He
didn't add that Derek had been comparing it to the outfit he had worn to
the poker game.
"Then he did like it!" the woman replied. "Actually, I think that's
more than you can get out of most men!"
"So how about the kiss?" another woman asked. "Were you expecting it?"
Chad wasn't sure how to answer. He nodded. "Kind of," he finally
replied. Again, he didn't add that it was part of the bet between Derek
and Ray from the poker game.
"And you got one! And from the looks of things, it was a good one!
Tell me, how was it - really?"
Ugh! What a thing to talk about! "Um... surprising. I wasn't expecting
anything at all like what he did."
"And you keep claiming you're not getting a sex change just to be with
him?" One of the women teased.
"I'm not!" Chad protested. But most of the women just laughed.
Robin sat back and said nothing at all as the questions continued.
Actually, she was just as caught up in the details of his date as the
rest of them. She just refused to show it. The jerk! How could he
ever agree to do something so stupid as what he was doing? And all for...
a bet? Dumb! Dumb! Dumb! And... sick!
The women started to leave and Robin got to her feet. She saw Sissy do
the same. In a group of women, they headed for the door. She could
still hear some of them asking questions to Sissy, and he was still
trying to give out only little details. Idiot! Once they were through
the door and out into the hall, the tangle of women broke apart, and one
hall later, she and Sissy were alone.
"Robin..." Chad began.
"Shut up you idiot!" she spat back quickly. "I told you not to talk to
me!" The fool! Did he think everything was going to be just fine and
dandy between them now? The idiot!
Chad followed her silently all the way back to his cubicle. She stopped
at the entrance as he went in.
"Don't talk to me!" she said angrily again.
Sullenly, Chad headed for his seat. But before he could sit down, she
was talking again - or more like yelling.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" she asked.
Chad turned quickly, his eyes wide with surprise. He had expected her
to just leave. But before he could say anything, she was on top of him
and pushing him roughly back into his chair. "But..."
"I said shut up!" she screamed. "What the hell is wrong with you? Do
you know how stupid that idiotic bet of yours is? You pervert! You
stupid, stupid pervert! Signing your life away - throwing your life
away! For what? Some silly furniture? Idiot! Idiot! Idiot! You
disgust me!
"And you actually want someone to boss you around like that? Make you
do the most idiotic things imaginable? You're sick, sick, sick! And
you like it? You like it? That's the part that really gets me! You
actually not only like it, but you want it! You want that bitch to push
you around like you're nothing! Make you do things like... like... I don't
know what! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Sick! Sick! Sick!
"When you kept saying that it was complicated, I never really believed
you. Well, I believe you now! And I wish to God I never heard of you!"
Robin backed off for only a moment - just enough time for her to catch
her breath before launching back at him again.
"She invites me over - the bitch! And I think, wow, wonderful, I'm
finally going to get to find out what's going on. And then she shows me
that contract you signed - not only signed, but had notarized! Are you
crazy? Well, we've established that much already. And then I read
what's on it, and I thought it had to be a joke. Some kind of sick,
sick joke! But it wasn't! You actually want her to do this to you.
You actually want to be some kind of a... a... sick, sick slave or
something!
"And then she starts telling me you want to be a baby! Damn! You
idiot! You actually want to wet your pants everywhere? I can't believe
it! I certainly didn't want to believe it then! So she takes me over
to... that place! And I see you... sitting in a damn highchair for heaven's
sake... covered with baby food everywhere... wearing some kind of silly
stupid dress!
"You idiot! Idiot! Idiot! You're nothing but a sick pervert! A sick,
sick, pervert! So just... stay away from me!"
With that, Chad watched her turn quickly and stomp out. He was relieved
she was gone. She had finally had it out with him. He was glad she had
ordered him not to speak, because he really didn't know what he would
have said.
Well, he guessed he should tell Mel about it. He was sure she would
want to know. He opened up his email program and wrote to her. He also
mentioned that he wasn't sure anymore if she had told anyone about their
bet or not. When he finished, he closed the email program again. Now
he was stuck to ponder the big question - did she tell anyone? The
women in the break room didn't seem to know about it. They were only
interested in his date with Derek. But how about anyone else? And,
more importantly, was she planning on telling anyone else? Did he still
have to worry about being fired?
Mel was actually at her desk when she saw Chad's email come through.
She read it with great interest - twice. Finally! Things were
happening there. And best of all, it was sounding like Robin may not
have told anyone yet - not where she worked anyway, which was all she
cared about.
She started to write back to Chad, but before she could get started, she
was reminded of the odd thought she had that popped into her brain
earlier in the day. Was it possible? Would it be possible? There was
only one way to find out! Instead of writing what she had planned on
writing to Chad, she sent him a reminder to continue to do whatever
Robin wanted. Then she asked him to send him Robin's email address.
Two minutes later, she had it. Very carefully, she crafted an email to
Robin.
Robin couldn't believe it when her email notification popped up and
showed that she had an email from Mel. What did that crazy woman want
now? She opened it and read it.
Dear Robin,
Did you know that Sissy is under orders to do whatever you tell him to?
And if he doesn't do exactly what you say, then I want to know about it!
Call or email me if you want.
Mel
Robin read her note with disbelief. The woman was crazy! She wasn't
about to get drawn into their weird little games! She closed the email
faster than she had opened it. But she couldn't go back to work.
Instead, she brooded about what a jerk Chad was. And over and over
again, just as she had seen it in her mind all weekend long, she kept
picturing him in that highchair, covered in baby food, acting like an
infant! The stupid perverted idiot!
Chad stared at his computer monitor - without seeing it. He was more
concerned over whether Robin intended on telling anyone about... him... or
not. Did he, or didn't he have to worry about being fired?
Finally, he couldn't take it anymore. Despite Robin telling him she
didn't want him to talk to her, and despite Mel telling him again to do
whatever Robin wanted, he got up from his seat to see her. He had to
know! He stopped at the entrance to her cubicle. She was just sitting
there with her head in her hands. "Robin," he said quietly.
Robin turned angrily at the sound of his voice. What did she have to do
to get the point across? She didn't want to talk to him!
"You didn't tell anyone?" he asked.
She was out of her chair before she even knew it. "Didn't I tell you
not to talk to me? What do I have to do to get you to understand that?
I don't want to hear your stupid voice anymore!" She paused, but only
for a moment. "And just for your information, no, I didn't tell anyone.
Nobody at all! Your crazy friend Mel said that it was your biggest
secret. The one thing you didn't want anyone to know about! So why the
hell did she tell me? You can think what you want about me, but some
people are more trustworthy than others. No! I didn't tell anyone
about you and your... perverted interests! Not yet anyway. Now get the
hell out of here!"
She actually shoved him again as she said it. Chad backed off quickly
and hurried back to his own cubicle. Well, he had to know. And best of
all, it sounded like she wasn't going to divulge his secret - not yet at
least. He actually breathed a small sigh of relief.
Robin again stared angrily at her computer screen, but like before, all
she saw was the image of Chad in that silly highchair acting like a
stupid baby! The idiot! And he wanted to know if she had told anyone
his secret? His deepest, darkest, most perverted secret? What did he
think she was? The idiot! The stupid, perverted idiot!
And then his... mistress... what a laugh!... had the gall to send her a note
telling her that he has to do whatever she tells him to do? He can't
even keep quiet after she told him - repeatedly - not to talk to her!
It was like talking to a three-year-old - you had to tell them things,
and tell them, over and over again. No, not quite like talking to a
three-year-old. A three-year-old had more sense!
He wanted to act like a baby? He had to do whatever she told him to?
Well... she knew how babies acted, she had one of her own! And if he was
so insecure about everything, then she knew just how to deal with that!
Determinedly, she got out of her seat and marched straight back to his
cubicle. "You like acting like a baby?" she announced more than asked.
Chad turned around, totally surprised to see her again so soon.
"Then stick your thumb in your mouth! And suck on it!" she ordered.
"That's what insecure little babies do, they suck their thumb!"
Chad was totally shocked. So much so, that all he could do was to stare
at her in disbelief.
Seeing that he wasn't moving, Robin added. "Your... mistress!" she spat
the word, "tells me that you have to do anything I tell you to! So
stick your thumb in your mouth and suck on it!"
Still not believing it, Chad slowly raised his left thumb and stuck it
in his mouth. Mel had told her he had to do whatever she asked? Was it
possible? Well, Mel had asked for Robin's email address. He just
hadn't expected anything like this.
"I said suck on it!" Robin yelled angrily when she saw that his thumb
was only resting in his mouth. She saw him start sucking. "Harder!"
she ordered. "I want to see your cheeks going in and out!" A moment
later, she felt better about things. It was as if she had physically
hit him to vent her rage. "Now keep it there," she added. "Maybe that
will make sure I don't hear another sound out of you for the rest of the
day!" With that, she turned and walked off!
Chad stared at the empty entrance to his cubicle. She had ordered him
to suck his thumb! He still couldn't believe it. Where had that come
from? He was so shocked, that he sat there like that for several
minutes before he slowly turned around again and took his thumb back out
of his mouth. He couldn't believe it! As per Mel's orders, he opened
his email program again and started to write about what had happened.
Feeling a bit more satisfied, Robin had almost worked up the nerve to do
something other than brood when she heard the faint sounds of him typing
in the next cubicle. And it bothered her! How could he type like that
if he had his thumb in his mouth? He couldn't!
In a flash she was out of her seat again and back at his cubicle. He
was typing - with both hands! "Damn it!" she yelled. "It is just like
talking to a child. You have to keep after them and after them! Didn't
I tell you to keep your thumb in your mouth? What do I have to do,
stand you in the corner too?"
Wide eyed, Chad stuck his thumb back into his mouth again and sucked on
it hard like she wanted him to. Robin watched him for a few moments,
feeling satisfied once again. But then she thought of something else.
"Wait a minute! You're right handed. Put your right thumb in your
mouth instead!" She watched as a disbelieving Chad slowly switched
hands - and started sucking just as hard on his right thumb now.
"Better!" she declared with more satisfaction.
But Chad had a problem now. How was he supposed to type? How was he
supposed to work? He pointed toward his keyboard and his monitor,
hoping she would understand his question.
Robin smiled. Her voice sounded almost kind. "How are you going to
work?" Her voice changed back to angry command again. "You still have
another hand. Use it!" She turned and started to stomp away again, but
she paused and turned back to him. "I'll be back to check on you.
Obviously you can't be trusted to follow simple directions - just like a
child!" She left him then, and returned to her seat, where she reopened
the email from Mel and typed a very short reply - He doesn't follow
orders very well, does he!
Chad hunted and pecked with his left hand at his keyboard. Using the
mouse was even more awkward. He had to reach across his body to use it,
and then the buttons on it were in the wrong place for his left hand.
He was careful though to keep his right thumb in his mouth. He didn't
suck on it as hard as Robin wanted him to, but he doubted she would see
that as long as his back was to her. Very slowly he continued his email
to Mel.
It was a little while before Mel got back to