The Bet
by Karen Singer
Chapter 54 (Wednesday - week 8)
Derek's strong arms enveloped her as they laid on her bed. His
powerful kiss lingered on her lips. Even in her sleep she thrilled to
the luxury of his embrace. He was all male... so much male. And she of
course was so much female.
For some reason, she happened to glance to the side, and her attention
was caught by Sissy, just standing there quietly. Watching them.
Making no sound, no movement. He was just there.
She went back to paying attention to Derek's wonderful body, but
memories of Sissy started invading her mind. She wanted to pay
attention to Derek, only Derek, but her mind refused to leave Sissy
alone.
In her sleep, she turned to Sissy. "Leave us!" she commanded. Sissy
didn't curtsey, he simply nodded oddly and walked off. She would have
to speak to him later about not curtseying. But at least he was gone.
She went back to making delicious love to Derek, but her mind refused
to think only of Derek. Her mind could not help but think about Sissy
too.
Derek's body felt so good. His kisses felt so good. His love making
felt so good... and yet, her mind refused to let go of the one thing she
didn't want to think about. Frustrated, she got out of bed leaving
Derek behind, to find Sissy and see what he was up to. But he wasn't
out in the living room. He wasn't in the kitchen either. He wasn't in
her apartment at all.
She went outside, over to his apartment... but he wasn't there either.
Where was he? She knocked on door after door, asking if anyone had
seen Sissy. But nobody had. She went down to the parking lot and
searched everywhere she could think of... but no Sissy.
Where was he? What had become of him?
She remembered the way he had simply nodded his head when she had
commanded him to leave. Why had he done that? And now she was afraid
that making love to Derek had driven him away - permanently. Her
command telling him to go was the final straw. He had gone -
permanently.
In her despair, she wept. She wanted Sissy in her life... as dumb and
crazy as that sounded, she didn't want him to be gone.
Something else was irritating her too. But then Derek was there, by
her side, trying to console her... trying to love her. She was glad he
was there. She wanted Derek there. She wanted his love and attention...
but she wanted Sissy too. Why couldn't she have both? The other
irritation grew. Was it just that Sissy was gone? But now she had
chased Sissy away - and it hurt. It hurt a lot! Far more than she
ever thought it would.
The irritating buzzing of her alarm clock finally reached all the way
through to her sleepy brain enough to bring her fully awake. Ugh! She
opened her eyes, but she was so tired that she only wanted to go back
to sleep again - bad dreams or not. It had been a long night last
night - very long. Wonderful... but long.
Yawning, she forced herself to move enough to sit up on her bed.
Memories of the emotions from her dream lingered, but not much more.
Sissy! And Derek! And of course, she wasn't going to forget Ray
either... although right now, Ray seemed a lot less immediate - or
interesting.
She looked at her clock. So early! An hour earlier than usual. But
she had to get up early - because of Sissy. She had to talk to him.
It was important. She really should have talked to him last night, but
she had put it off because of Derek. And Derek had stayed last night
because she wanted him to stay. But in the process, she had failed in
her responsibilities to Sissy.
As she headed out toward her coffee pot, she remembered letting Derek
beat Sissy last night - and how he had hurt him. She remembered the
way Derek had tied Sissy to his perch last night - because he didn't
trust Sissy. And she remembered how she had shown Derek the way she
raped Sissy's ass last night... and the way that Sissy had again orgasmed
for her... or was it for both of them? No matter.
She knew all last night that she was neglecting her responsibilities
toward Sissy by not talking to him... but she had let Derek distract her.
And now she felt bad about it.
As she watched the coffee dripping down into the pot, she remembered
Robin's description of the way Sissy had been accosted at lunchtime
yesterday. That was one thing she should have never put off! She
really should have insisted with Robin that she talk to him on the
phone right away... but she had put it off. Not good.
And then there was the other thing... the email that Sissy had worked all
day on because he had been forced to type with the heels from his shoes
that were taped to his hands. That thought brought a smile to her
lips, but the content of the email didn't. Robin had said that she
thought Sissy had some good points in there. And for the most part,
she thought that Robin was right.
Why couldn't Sissy simply admit defeat in this bet? Why? It would
make everything so much easier for both of them! Well, her especially.
But ultimately, it would be easier on them both - because of her long
range plans for him - plans she dared not reveal until after she won
the bet.
But she knew why he wouldn't admit defeat. It was really the same
reason she herself would never admit defeat. Neither of them liked to
lose. Plus... Sissy had come up with a pretty good list of reasons why
he needed to win - friends, a life, and more importantly, self-respect.
He didn't know that she knew about those things and she had to make
sure he never would know it. They were all... obstacles she had to
overcome. Somehow.
She poured herself some coffee and carried it into her living room to
think... and wake up. So how were they supposed to solve the problem of
who won the bet if it was close? The solution to that was the one
thing that Sissy didn't put in his email. And she was fairly sure she
knew why. It was because the answer was all too obvious. But that
obvious answer wasn't one that he would be happy with. And she
supposed she really couldn't blame him.
So her job now would have to be to convince him. And that wasn't going
to be easy.
Sissy's heart was pounding as he turned off the irritatingly loud music
blaring out of his pink clock radio. How could such a tiny box put out
that much annoying sound? On the outside, the box looked so sweet and
innocent. And yes, it was his sweet little clock radio. Sweet on the
outside, but it housed a monster on the inside.
He glanced around his still dark room. Something seemed different, or
felt different. But what? Nothing he could put his finger on. Then
his gaze again swept over his clock radio... the time! He stared at the
time display trying to figure out if he was seeing it wrong, but no!
It did read an hour earlier than usual. Was it a mistake? It had to
be! Mel! She must have been so tired when she came in last night
after from her visit with Derek that she had made a mistake and woken
him up an hour early! Darn her!
Angry about it, he started waddling his way out toward the kitchen to
see if she had left him a note. Did she bother? At that point, he
didn't really care. He would have been happier with another hour of
sleep! But the note was there on his kitchen counter, right where she
always left it.
Sissy,
Dress normal for work today, but look nice! Wear the same shoes you
wore yesterday.
Don't forget your usual three bottles before you get ready.
I need you here early in the morning so we can talk. We have a lot to
discuss.
That was it. He now knew why it was so early - she wanted to talk to
him. Probably about the email he had sent her yesterday over how they
should decide who won the bet if it was close. At least she was paying
attention. Despite the early hour, he was glad she was taking it
seriously. At least, he hoped she was.
He grabbed his usual three bottles out of the refrigerator and carried
them out to his one and only chair facing his wall of shaming pictures.
But he didn't really see anything on that wall, his mind instead
wrestled with how they should decide who won the bet. The obvious way
was definitely out! So how else could they do it?
A full hour earlier than usual, Chad checked his reflection in his
bedroom mirror one more time. He had chosen his colorful print dress
again - because he liked it. He would have much rather worn a more
comfortable pair of shoes, but the ones he had on did look good with
the dress. Of course, they were sexy enough that they would look good
with anything.
His hair looked - okay. His makeup as well. The jewelry he had chosen
was the wooden necklace and bracelet again along with the clear studs
in his ears. Underneath it all, he could still feel the overall
compression of his all-in-one girdle - over top of his waist cincher,
three diapers, and his plastic panties. And of course, his pantyhose
over that.
He was dressed normal again - not like the "hooker" look he had gone to
work in yesterday. He was relieved about that! Normal... for him... now.
He was a guy, dressing as a woman for work, with diapers hidden under
his clothes. Such a thing was anything but normal! But for him...
lately... it was.
With one last sigh, he grabbed his plastic bag containing the three
empty baby bottles he had drank last night along with the three he had
finished this morning. He grabbed his diaper bag and his purse. Then
he took one last big breath to steady himself before his day full of
humiliation would begin again. And he stepped out his door... on his
way... to more humiliation.
He hated it! He loved it!
Mel was yawning and stirring his baby cereal when she heard him
knocking at her door. She hurried to answer it.
"Good morning, Mistress," Chad said in his lisping sissy voice as he
curtseyed to her.
"Good morning, Sissy," Mel replied as she stood back to let him in.
She started looking him over as he was putting his things under her
little table. His colorful dress again. Good choice. When he stood
back up for her inspection, she quickly went from the top of his head
down to his shoes. Acceptable. "Okay, Sissy, get up in your
highchair. I have your breakfast just about ready."
Five minutes later Chad was locked in his highchair with a big bib tied
around his neck. He was eating a large batch of lousy tasting baby
cereal with a tiny rubber coated baby spoon held in his left fist. And
of course, another baby bottle of her lousy tasting tea. The usual.
Mel poured herself a fresh cup of coffee before leaning back against
her counter where she could see and talk to him easily. "So tell me
about yesterday," she said. "I particularly want to hear about you
being attacked at lunchtime."
Chad stopped eating. Attacked? Yeah, that was as good a description
of it as anything. But just thinking about it brought back all too
much nervousness. He didn't know where to start.
Mel realized she was being too confrontational in her attitude. She
could easily see how nervous he was just thinking about it - and he
hadn't said a word yet. She berated herself again for not speaking
about this with him yesterday. She pulled out one of the kitchen
chairs and sat down near him. "Just start at the beginning," she said
kindly. "Why did you go there to begin with?"
Chad forgot about eating. "I needed water... to refill all the baby
bottles I had finished earlier. Robin makes me refill them all so I
have plenty to drink all afternoon."
Mel was a little surprised at that because she had been sending him
with six bottles for the last week. "How many is she making you drink
every day?"
"Way too many. Probably at least ten. And that's not even counting
the full cups of coffee she makes me get on my breaks too!" he added
quickly. "It's way too much! All I do all day is drink bottle after
bottle!"
It sounded to Mel like Robin was doing more than her part as far as
keeping him drinking - and wetting. She made a mental note to thank
Robin for it. But she wasn't the least bit interested in Sissy's
complaining about that. She moved on. "Have you stopped at that store
before?" she asked.
Chad nodded. "Yeah. Sometimes. Mostly just lately since Robin has
been making me drink so much."
"And have you ever had any problems there before?" Mel asked.
"No. Not really. Everyone there just usually looks at me oddly, but
they never say anything to me. Kind of like most places. But I've
never been anywhere dressed like I was yesterday."
Mel had no doubt the problem had been the way he had been dressed. She
just had to get all the facts. "So what happened?" she asked.
"I had just gotten my bottle of water and was heading back to the car
with it, when these guys stopped me. I tried to get away from them,
but they grabbed me and started pulling me toward the end of the
parking lot. It tried to get away, but I couldn't. And then the
police showed up - fortunately! They let go of me and I ran back to my
car and locked the door. You wouldn't believe how scared I was!"
Mel had no doubt. She'd be scared to death herself. Any woman would.
"I do believe it," she replied. "I totally believe it. You had good
reason to be afraid. How many of them were there?"
"Three," Chad replied.
Mel nodded. "Did they say anything to you?" she asked. "Or did they
just grab you?"
"This one guy stopped me first. He said something about not coming
into his neighborhood dressed for business without doing what he wants...
and he wanted me to go to work on him! When I tried to get away,
that's when his two friends grabbed me and started pulling me toward
their car."
"And then the police showed up?"
Chad nodded. "Yeah. They let go of me real quick then."
"And the police only asked if you were okay?"
"That's all," Chad replied.
Mel nodded. It was pretty much the way Robin had told it. The problem
was, it was her fault. She had unwittingly placed him in that
dangerous position. But she had never figured him to go anywhere other
than to work and the gym - where she knew he would be safe. She didn't
think about him going out to lunch or anywhere else. It had been a big
mistake! And for the future, she would have to keep his safety more in
mind. But before she made any bigger decisions, she would take the
time to think seriously about all this first.
"Do you ever have any problems when you're dressed more normally... like
you are now?" she asked.
Normally? But Chad knew what she meant. He shook his head. "Not
really. Like I said, usually everyone just looks at me funny but they
rarely say much... usually anyway. Sometimes they laugh."
Mel considered that. "So normally, there's no real problem?"
"Only that it's very embarrassing."
Mel smiled. "That's the point! So you're over what happened
yesterday? No problems now?"
Chad had to think about that for a moment. "I guess so. I mean, I
still get nervous just thinking about it, but what else can I do? It's
over and I didn't get hurt. But if that policeman hadn't arrived when
he did... I'd rather not think about what would have happened!"
Mel nodded. It could have easily become a much bigger problem - and
ultimately for her too because she was responsible for him.
She got up from her chair with her coffee cup and went back to leaning
against the counter. "I read the email you sent me," she told him.
"We didn't get a chance to talk about it last night."
"I just feel like we need a better way to decide," Chad told her.
"What if it's real close?"
"Are you expecting it to be close?" she asked.
Chad thought about that for a second. "No. Not really."
"Well you must be worried about it since you went to all the trouble of
thinking up all the scenarios and arguments you put into your email."
"I just got to wondering, that's all."
Mel nodded. She never intended to ask the question, but it was
becoming a sore point with her. "Why can't you just admit defeat now
so we can get on with other things?"
Chad wasn't at all sure what "other things" meant, but that wasn't the
point. "But I'm not going to lose! I can't lose!"
"What do you mean you can't?"
"I can't! It can't be done! I know that for a fact!"
"How?"
"Because of what I've read!"
"On the internet?"
He nodded. "Yeah... and... because I know myself too well."
"So you're basing everything on what you believe from something you
read on the internet. And you think that if it's on the internet it
must be true?"
Chad wasn't exactly happy about the way she had put that question.
But... "I believe it!" he replied. "But not just because it's on the
internet. I just... believe it. And because I know my body too well."
His basic reasons for thinking he could win were the basis of their
bet. And he still believed those reasons. And, it looked like he
still thought he could win. But... "And yet, you're still worried about
this bet being close?"
"No. Not really. But... well... maybe I am. I mean... what if it is
close?"
"I still think you should just admit defeat... the sooner the better!"
"I won't!"
"So I guess we're going to have to decide how were going to decide!"
It was an odd way to phrase it - but accurate.
Chad nodded. "Yeah. I guess so."
"You know of course, the only real way is to have someone else decide
for us."
"But that's just the problem! Everyone else who knows about it is
going to be biased toward you! It won't be fair!"
Unfortunately, he was probably all too right about that. "But it's
still the only way! Besides, I think you're wrong. More wrong than
you think."
"Why? Who wouldn't do what you say? Nobody!"
Mel shook her head. "I happen to know that Cassie feels more sorry for
you than you think!" she told him.
"Then can we get Cassie to decide?"
"But that wouldn't be fair to my side. We need someone else to balance
Cassie's vote."
"So ask Sandy... I guess."
"I can certainly do that. But what if it really is close and Cassie
votes for you and Sandy votes for me?"
Chad could see where she was going with this. "So we need a third
person too. And that's where the problem comes in... because there isn't
anyone else who wouldn't side with you!"
And Mel knew for a fact that he was right. But it still remained the
only way. So now it was time for her big proposal. "What if... we asked
everyone who knows about the bet to decide... but only if they completely
agree to not be biased toward either one of us? Only if they agree to
judge things on the facts and not on which of us they would like to see
win."
Chad shook his head. "It'll never happen."
"But if it's close, it's the only fair way. Besides, to be totally
honest with you, if it really is close, then I also want it to be
decided fairly. I don't want to win just because someone is more my
friend than yours. Not only would it not be right, but... I don't think
I could live with the fact if it came out wrong."
There was something about the way she had said the last statement that
made Chad believe her. "But who would do that?"
"We'll just have to ask," she replied. "And believe me, if I don't
feel perfectly sure that they're going to be nonbiased, then I don't
want them deciding this thing either. You know," she added, "that as
much as they are my friends, they could just as easily vote against me
just because they don't believe in what we're doing."
That was something that he hadn't thought of. And he guessed it was
possible. But overall, he felt more certain that everyone would side
with her. He was screwed. But what choice did he have? "I guess." he
replied somewhat noncommittally.
"Do you want me to ask everyone for you? Or would you like to do it
yourself since you're the one most concerned about it?"
Chad knew he would rather make sure himself, but as he thought about
that, he could just picture himself trying to ask everyone... Curtsey,
ask stupidly in his sissy voice, curtsey again like an idiot. Yeah,
they would be real convinced to be serious about it then.
"No," he finally replied. "You better do it. But please... please make
sure they'll try to be honest about it!"
"I will," Mel agreed, "I promise."
Chad had no other option. He would have to trust her. But he was
still worried about it... and he wasn't happy about it either. But
hopefully it wouldn't matter. Hopefully he would win this thing easily
and quickly. All he really needed was just a few hours to completely
get his body back to normal again. Just a few hours! Half a day at
the most! He was sure that's all it would take. He did still believe
he would win - and easily!
He felt himself uncontrollably peeing again. Yeah, he was sure he
could win! He had to win! He had to! Just a few hours of normalcy,
that's all it would take!
Chad got out of his car at work with his diaper bag and his purse slung
over each of his shoulders. He was glad for the way he was dressed
today - compared to the way he was dressed yesterday. The shoes he was
wearing could be a lot more comfortable, but compared to everything
else, he simply felt a lot better.
"Hi Sissy!" one of the women he knew called as he headed toward the
door. He waved his hand and returned a quick greeting, then hurried on
toward his desk. He was a few minutes earlier than usual this morning
- which was good! Very good! He was determined to once again greet
Robin the way she wanted him to.
He went straight past his desk to check Robin's cubicle first - not
there yet! Good. He was about to turn around and go back to his desk,
but he decided to drop his diaper bag off on her desk first - it was
only going to wind up there soon anyway. Then he went back to his desk
where he stashed his purse in his bottom drawer and hit the start
button on his computer. Then he went back out to stand in the hallway
and wait for Robin.
As Robin got out of her car, her thoughts were focused solely on Sissy
- just as they had been on him all the way to work. What would he be
wearing today? After yesterday, a small part of her wasn't sure she
wanted to find out - but a bigger part couldn't wait. His outfit
yesterday had provided her with plenty of entertainment... the rest of
the company too!
When she finally turned the corner and saw him, she didn't know if she
was disappointed or not that he looked so... normal. But after what had
happened yesterday, it was probably for the best. Still, there was
something inside of her that felt disappointed.
Chad curtseyed. "Good morning Robin," he said in his sissy voice
before curtseying once again.
Robin smiled. "I can't tell you how nice it is for someone to show me
a little courtesy and respect! Morning Sissy," she added as she walked
past him into her own cubicle. She noticed that he had already put his
diaper bag on her desk. "You're learning... finally!" she said as she
dumped her usual armload of things on her desk. She dug her mirror out
of her large bag and checked her face and hair. Then she stowed her
bag in her desk drawer.
She quickly checked his diaper bag - everything looked the usual. She
looked back at him to tell him to get to work, but something about him
was bothering her. What was it? Part of the problem was that he
looked so... normal! And maybe that was it. That and the fact that she
didn't want to see him as normal. But she also knew that he had things
to get done. The tiny course of action she thought up was the only
thing she could think of quickly. "What's it going to take to get you
used to keeping your thumb in your mouth whenever you're not talking?"
Chad said nothing, but his right thumb slowly found its way into his
mouth.
Robin nodded. Even little things like that helped a lot! "You still
have work to do?" she asked, knowing full well that he did.
Chad removed the thumb from his mouth and curtseyed. "Yes. Lots."
Curtsey - thumb back again.
"Good!" She pulled one of the baby bottles out of the bag and handed
it to him. "You can get started on your work just as soon as you
finish this!"
Mel yawned again as she hung up her phone after talking with another
client.
"Need some coffee?" Andrea asked from the doorway to her office.
"Absolutely!" Mel agreed.
"I'll put a fresh pot on while you sign these!" she said as she carried
the stack of paperwork in and set it on the desk for her.
"Thanks! I appreciate it!" Mel replied. "How bad is my schedule
today?"
"Light. Just a few clients this morning. You said you wanted the time
to work on the latest version of the contract from Feinbaum that's due
today. I'll let you know as soon as it gets here. Oh, and don't
forget, you have a fitting scheduled for later this morning for your
new suits."
"Yeah, I remember," Mel said as if the thought of the fitting bothered
her, but actually, she found herself pleased by the appointment. Not
only was it a chance to do a bit of shopping, but it would get her away
from the office and her mind off of business for a while - on a day
when her brain was foggy and tired to begin with.
Andrea left and Mel got busy on the stack of paperwork. But she was
interrupted a short while later by her phone. "Mel," Andrea's voice
came over the receiver, "Your friend Gloria is calling."
"Thanks Andrea," Mel replied before pushing one of the buttons on her
desk phone. "Hi Gloria."
"Mel," Gloria's voice came back. "You won't believe what happened last
night!"
Mel realized that Gloria sounded excited by something. "You sound like
you just won the lottery or something. What is it?"
"I had a visitor waiting for me out in the parking lot when my last
patient left."
"Oh? Who?"
"Ray! Would you believe it? He showed up with a bottle of Champagne!"
"Holy cow! You're kidding?"
"No! He was there!"
"I can't wait to hear all about it at lunch!"
"Eat your heart out girl, because he was here... and it was juicy! If
you know what I mean."
Mel laughed. "I don't have to eat my heart out because I had company
last night too!"
"Derek?"
"You guessed it!"
"Lunch girl!"
"Definitely! Oh... Gloria... while I've got you on the phone... I wonder if
you'd do a favor for me? Well, actually, it's a favor for both Sissy
and me."
Gloria was instantly hesitant. "What?"
"Well... just in case this bet between us is real close, we're looking
for people who can judge us fairly and make the decision for us. And I
don't think anyone can be more fair about this thing than you."
"No way! Sorry Mel but I told you before, I'm staying as far away from
your bet as I can now - aside from the little info gathering I'm doing
during your sessions. But that's it from now on. Sorry."
Mel was disappointed. "Okay, Gloria. Thanks. I'll talk to you at
lunch." She hung up her phone. Gloria was out. But she had half
expected that.
Andrea came in bearing a cup of steaming coffee. She set it on Mel's
desk. "At the rate you were yawning earlier, I figured I better bring
this to you before you fell asleep!"
Mel smiled. "Thanks Andrea," she said as she took the cup and
immediately took a small sip. "Oh, Andrea, while you're here. Sissy
and I are looking for people to help judge our bet in case it's too
close for us to decide on our own. But the thing is, you'd have to be
perfectly honest about it and not be biased by our relationship."
Andrea was very surprised. She took a moment to mull it over. "I
guess I can," she replied. "I do feel kind of sorry for him. Not as
much as I love hearing about what you do to him, but I guess I can try
to be fair. To tell the truth, if you had asked me to do this without
asking me to be fair, I still wouldn't do it any other way. Yeah, I
think I can be fair about it - whether it goes against you or not. So
if you don't like that, don't ask me."
Mel smiled. "No, that's exactly what I need... what we need. Thanks."
"When is this supposed to happen?"
"If... we need you," Mel corrected. "There's only about a week and a
half left." She looked at her calendar. "According to the terms in
the contract, he has two days to get his control back. His first day
will be a week from Friday, so if we need you to judge it will be on
Saturday. Will that be okay?"
Andrea nodded. "Sure. Saturday should be good. If you need me, let
me know."
"Thanks, Andrea. I appreciate it."
"You might not appreciate it if you lose!"
"It doesn't matter!" Mel replied. "I still appreciate it." One down
Mel thought as Andrea walked out. Now who should I call next?
Robin glanced at her clock. It had been almost forty-five minutes
since Sissy had finished his first bottle. She had decided that today
she was going to try to get him to drink all six bottles before he went
to lunch, then make sure he finished all six again before he went home
for the day. He would get those... as well as the cups of coffee he
usually got during his break periods. She made a mental note to make
sure he got a good sized drink of something with his lunch too. She
figured if that didn't keep him wetting, nothing would!
Since it was about time again, she gabbed another baby bottle and
called over the wall. "Sissy..."
It was a moment before Chad could get there. He curtseyed - like he
was supposed to. "Yes?" Then he curtseyed again.
Robin started to hold out the bottle for him to take, then she stopped
and shook her head. "Go back and come over here again. And this time
I want to see you turning the corner to come in with your thumb already
in your mouth!"
Totally surprised... not to mention exasperated, Chad curtseyed, put his
thumb in his mouth and left. A moment later, he returned again - with
his thumb still in his mouth. Then he removed it and curtseyed again.
"Yes Robin?" he asked. Then he curtseyed again... and reluctantly stuck
his thumb back in his mouth again.
"Much better!" Robin declared as she held out the baby bottle for him
to take.
A moment later, Chad was slumped down on her cubicle floor with the
bottle in his mouth. It hadn't even been an hour yet since he had
finished his last bottle! In fact, it was much less than an hour!
Why? Was Robin bored or something and just wanted to see him acting
like a fool... his usual state?
His whole life lately seemed to revolve around two things - drinking
baby bottles, and doing everything possible to keep wetting to make his
diapers leak. Fortunately... or unfortunately - depending on how he
looked at it, the bottles helped a lot with the leaking. The problem
was though, that he didn't want to be wetting here at work! And even
trying to hold back at all had become impossible! With a bit of a
mental sigh, he closed his eyes and resigned himself to drinking yet
one more baby bottle.
One client later, Mel was again back at her desk. She picked up her
phone and dialed Cassie's number. She had to leave a message for
Cassie to call her back. But just before she was about to tackle
something else, Cassie returned her call.
"Hi Mel. What's up?" Cassie asked. "More changes for Sissy?"
"Not quite," Mel replied. "Actually, I'm looking for a favor - if we
need it."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, you know we're getting closer and closer to the end of our bet.
And Sissy is worried about how we're going to decide the winner if
things are looking really close. So we're asking for judges to make
the decision for us - if it looks like we need them."
"Um... yeah, I guess I can do it. But Mel, I gotta warn you, I'm just as
likely to side with Sissy on this thing if it looks close enough. So
you may not want me to do this."
"That's just it, Cassie. What we want, me included, is for the judges
to be perfectly honest. To call it like it really is and not base
anything on how they feel about either of us."
"So you really want it to be fair?"
"Yes. Exactly!"
"Then I guess I can do it. When do you think it will be?"
"A week from Saturday."
"I don't see any problem. I'll try to make sure my schedule is clear
that day, just in case."
"Thanks Cassie. Oh, and Cassie, I was going to ask Sandy too. In fact,
I'm trying to get as many people to decide this thing as I can. That
way we can lessen the impact of anyone who might not be impartial
enough."
"I get it," Cassie replied. "You're selecting another jury."
"Um... something like that."
"No problem. Do you want me to ask Sandy for you? Although, I'm not
too sure how impartial she's going to be."
"No, I better talk to her myself. Thanks though."
Mel hung up her phone. They now had two judges. So who to talk with
next? Someone who knew about the bet... obviously. So that left Sandy,
Robin, and Derek. Just thinking about Derek brought a smile to her
face. She picked up the phone again and dialed his number. When he
answered, it sounded like he was in his car somewhere. "Hi Derek. I'm
glad I caught you."
"Hi Mel," Derek replied. "I was just thinking about you."
Mel smiled. "Great minds think alike, I guess."
Derek laughed. "What can I do for you? Take you out somewhere... away
from Sissyface?"
"Um... no. Nothing like that unfortunately. What I'm calling about is
something else altogether. I'm trying to set up some judges for our
bet in case it's too close for us to figure out ourselves."
"And you want me to be part of it? Sure! No problem! I'll be glad to
be a judge and tell the little shit that he loses."
"But that's just it, Derek. I don't want you to do that. We need
people who are going to be totally impartial. People who can do it
honestly - without regard for how they feel about either of us."
Derek thought about that for a moment. "I seriously doubt I can do
that. In fact, I know I can't. Look... the little shit asked for it,
and now he's got it! And I still hope he keeps getting it! End of
story!"
Mel was disappointed. "Thanks Derek, but I better pass. If you can't
be fair, then we can't use you. Sorry."
"No problem," Derek replied. "But if you can't use me for that, maybe
you can think of some other way to use me... like the way you did last
night?"
Mel laughed. "Who used who? God! What a night! I'm still yawning,
and I don't know how many cups of coffee I've had today."
"Me too," Derek replied, "but don't tell anyone. So how about tonight?
Any chance you're willing to get away yet?"
"Sorry Derek. Like I said, not till this thing is over with. Then we
can do anything you want - without Sissy. But you're always welcome to
stop by my apartment anytime you want. I do have a lot of things I
need to do tonight though, but you're welcome to come anyway."
"Are any of those things that you need to do like what you did last
night?"
"No. Not even close. I need to get Sissy back into ballet training
again. I've put it off way too long. He's going to be performing next
weekend - he just doesn't know how or where yet."
"Ballet practice? If you don't mind, I think I'll pass!"
"But he's adorable to watch!"
"Maybe for you, but I'm not sure I want to stomach anything like that
tonight. Thanks anyway."
"No problem. Another time then?"
"You can count on it."
Mel hung up her phone. Derek was definitely out! But considering the
way he still felt about Sissy, that was probably a good thing. She was
sure he would probably mellow over time, but for now Sissy still
bothered him.
Chad was sitting on the floor of Robin's cubicle finishing up his third
bottle since he had gotten to work. Once again Robin had started him
drinking again in well under an hour.
He knew that break time was coming up in a few minutes, but at least
today he wasn't dressed like a hooker. In fact, the only thing about
him that he expected any of the women might want to talk to him about
was his fingernails, which still spelled out SISSY. And since the
women had already seen his nails for the last two days, maybe they
might not even mention it.
The one thing he wasn't looking forward to about break today, was
getting another cup of coffee. After drinking three bottles just since
he had gotten to work, he didn't need a cup of coffee on top of them.
His bottle emptied and he made a small sigh of relief - which
unfortunately alerted Robin that he had finished.
Robin glanced at the time. It was still a little early for them to go
to the break room - by about five minutes. So what should she do with
him? She looked down at him to figure it out and noticed that his
thumb wasn't in his mouth again. "Why aren't you sucking your thumb?"
she asked.
Chad mentally groaned as he moved his thumb to his mouth. It looked
like Robin was going to be after him to keep his stupid thumb in his
mouth all day.
"Stand up," Robin directed and waited until he was on his feet. "We
still have a few minutes before we can leave for break. So till then,
you can practice curtseying and putting your thumb back in your mouth.
Ugh! Chad removed his thumb and curtseyed. "Yes Robin," he replied,
then he curtseyed again and put his thumb back in his mouth again.
"Just like that!" Robin told him. "You can even say 'Yes Robin' each
time so you get used to it."
This was the last thing that Chad wanted to be doing, but he had little
choice in the matter. He removed his thumb, curtseyed, said "Yes
Robin," curtseyed, and stuck his thumb back in his mouth again. Then
he did it again... and again... and again...
Robin giggled. Even dressed so normally, she could make him do things
that showed her what he really was - a sissy! She would still rather
he wasn't dressed so normally though. But unfortunately, now was not
the time for more fun things. She went back to finish up some last few
bits of work before break... while Sissy droned on and on in the
background.
Five minutes later, she and Sissy left her cubicle together, heading
for the break room. Sissy though, had to keep his thumb firmly in his
mouth. He didn't get to remove it until they turned the corner where
it was more possible for someone else to see him.
Most of the women hadn't arrived yet at the break room when they got
there. They each poured themself a cup of coffee, looked longingly at
the doughnuts, and headed for the table where the others were just
beginning to gather.
"I see you had more sense in what you wore to work today," one of the
women already at the table commented to Sissy as they approached.
Chad could feel himself blushing... and peeing. "Yesterday was just..."
but he didn't know what he could say about the outfit he had worn to
work yesterday.
"A bad case of judgment!" the woman finished for him. "I hope you got
it out of your system now. And if you ever get the urge to dress like
that again, maybe what happened to you at lunch yesterday will make you
think twice about it!"
"Oh, I don't know," another woman spoke up. "I thought it was really...
interesting. I'm kind of disappointed that he wore something we've all
seen before." She leaned closer. "So tell me, did Derek like your
outfit?" She giggled as soon as she had asked.
"Um..." Chad wasn't sure how to reply to that one. "He didn't mention
it," he finally said.
"I'll bet he loved it!" another woman added.
"He must have!" yet another woman replied. "Yesterday he dressed like
a tart. Then he went and got Derek a cup of coffee. He's done
everything so far to get Derek's attention... except kiss him!"
The women at the table suddenly erupted in a loud round of laughter.
Chad however, just blushed. "It's not like that," he tried to argue
when the laughter had died down.
"Oh Honey, we're not stupid!" one of them replied. "We saw what you
did. In fact, we've seen you and Derek a number of times now. It's as
plain as can be!"
"So tell us," another woman asked. "Do you like kissing him?"
Chad was aghast at her question.
"Of course he does!" another woman replied. "Why else would he go to
all the trouble to dress so sexy for him?"
While Chad blushed, Robin sat back and listened, letting her mind roam.
And what it roamed about was... was there any way she could get Sissy to
kiss Derek in front of the other women? She could just picture him
sitting on Derek's lap at one of the other tables, kissing him on the
lips. She giggled because she knew that Sissy would absolutely hate
doing it. But she was more sure of how much Derek would hate it. So
unfortunately, it was never going to happen. But... it was still fun to
think about.
But if making Sissy kiss Derek was out, was there any other way she
could make Sissy show his affection for Derek - and make it look real?
It would have to be something that wouldn't get Sissy killed by Derek!
That was the big problem.
When she had walked into the break room she had looked around to see if
Derek was there. She hadn't seen him and she hadn't seen him entering
since. But then it was more usual for Derek to be here in the
afternoons instead - if he was available to come. Could she think of
something funny for Sissy to do with Derek before break this afternoon
- just in case Derek showed up?
She barely heard a word of what was being said at the table as she
happily pondered that question.
"Hi Sandy. It's Mel," Mel said into her phone the moment Sandy had
answered her call.
"What's up, Mel? Are we still on for tonight to work on Sissy's
ballet?"
"You bet! In fact, I feel bad about putting it off this long."
"Hey, you had a guy over. I understand completely - although a guy
isn't exactly my dream date - personally. I'm much happier with
Cassie."
Mel laughed. "I understand - but thanks for being understanding of me.
But that's not what I'm calling for. I'm kind of looking for a favor -
if you can do it."
"Sure. Name it."
But Mel was suddenly less sure about how Sandy would be able to handle
what she wanted. "Um... I just talked with Cassie about this too and she
agreed."
"Cassie? Her too? What's up? You know that if Cassie is willing to
help you, then I'm more than willing too. So what's happening?"
"Well..." But with Sandy, Mel wasn't sure how to start - so she plunged
in at the beginning. "You know that the bet between me and Sissy is
getting close to the end now."
"Yeah, and?"
"Well... just in case it's close - too close for us to figure out
ourselves..."
"Too close? You've got to be kidding! The guy has no control at all!
You've already won!"
"Thanks Sandy, but, well, he still thinks he's going to win this thing...
and to tell the truth, I don't really know how incontinent he is. I
mean, I'm forcing him to keep peeing all the time. But what happens
when I let up and he has the chance to hold back again and be normal?"
"Him? Normal? Somehow I can't picture it."
"But... just in case... humor me maybe."
"Okay, let's say he has a chance. So what do you need from me and
Cassie?"
"We're looking for judges. People who can make the decision for us if
we think it's going to be close."
"Heck, that's no problem! You already know how I feel. I'm not too
sure about Cassie though. If it's close, I think she may side with
Sissy instead."
"But that's just it. I don't want either of you to side with either of
us. I can't use you if you can't be totally impartial about it. We
need you to not play favorites - one way or another!"
Sandy had to think about that for a moment. "You're serious, aren't
you?"
"Very!"
"You really want someone else to judge this thing for you, like, for
real? Win or lose?"
"Yes. That's exactly what I want... what we both want. So the question
is, do you think you can do it? Cassie said she could and I believe
her, but I also know that you'd probably just as soon see Sissy lose."
"Well, that much is true. I've never really thought about the
possibility that he could really win. I mean, could he? Is it
possible?"
Mel sighed. "Sandy, the truth is, that as far as I can tell, he's just
as likely to win as I am."
Sandy had to think about that for another minute. "Then... I guess if
you're really serious about this, then I can be serious too.
Especially if Cassie has agreed to call it like she sees it too."
Mel actually breathed a sigh of relief. "You're sure Sandy?"
"Yeah, I'm sure. I'll be glad to help judge you guys. But... does that
mean I can't have some fun in the meantime? I mean, you've still got a
few weeks, don't you?"
"A little more than a week. That's it."
"That's not much anymore."
"No, it's not."
"Don't worry, Mel. If you need me to be serious, then I can do it.
Just as long as you don't mind me having some fun with him before
that."
"Sandy, as far as I'm concerned, you can have all the fun you want!"
One more down, Mel thought as she hung up her phone. They now had
three judges, a good number. There could be no tie with three. But
she still had to call Robin. For Sissy's sake, she had to include
Robin in her request as well. It was only fair.
She looked at her clock. Where was that contract from Feinsbaum? It
should have been here already! And she had to leave soon to run some
errands and stop in for the final fitting on her new suits. Asking
Robin would just have to wait until after lunch.
"My place," Robin said as they walked past Chad's cubicle on the way
back from break.
Chad said nothing. Of course, it was easier for him to say nothing
since he had his thumb stuck in his mouth again. He actually
considered that break had been less humiliating for him today than
usual. But after yesterday, anything would be less humiliating!
Once in her cubicle, Robin went straight to his diaper bag and pulled
out yet another baby bottle - his fourth one of the morning so far.
And he had just finished not only a full cup of coffee, but another
baby bottle just before break as well. It was too much! "No..." he
groaned out loud, not meaning to really say anything.
Robin withdrew the bottle with a shocked, angry look on her face, "No?
What do you mean no?"
"It's too much," Chad replied - without curtseying first.
"You're the one who made that silly bet! You're the one who wanted to
see what it's like to be incontinent! You're the one who gave up all
say about everything - for the fun of it! Don't tell me no! As I see
it, you don't have the right to tell anybody no! About anything! And
once again you forgot to curtsey before you opened your stupid mouth!"
Her sudden anger frightened Chad. He was surprised enough that he
couldn't tell if she was really mad or was just pressing her point. He
might have messed up a bit, but not all that much. He curtseyed.
"Thowwy Wobin," he said contritely in his sissy voice before curtseying
a second time.
Robin wasn't exactly mad, but she wasn't about to let him get away with
anything either. He was just like her son, if you wanted to get the
point across about something, then you had to raise your voice to let
him know how serious you were. And once again Sissy was showing her
how much like a child he was. Children never knew what they really
wanted - even when they thought they did. Well, he thought he wanted
it, so now she was going to make sure he got it!
She pointed at the floor. "Down!" she ordered. "No, wait!" she
reversed herself quickly. "That dress is way too nice... too grown up
for you. Take it off first!"
Take his dress off? Get undressed? Now? Chad forced himself to not
sigh... in any way that she could notice, but he bent down to unfasten
his shoes first.
"I didn't say your shoes!" Robin said firmly. "I know they're probably
very uncomfortable, so you can leave those on. Just your dress. Get
it off!"
She waited while Sissy stood back up and removed his dress, leaving his
all-in-one girdle as his most prominent piece of clothing. Robin again
pointed at the floor. "Now you can get down there." Once he was down
- like a child - she handed him his baby bottle - which he took with no
complaints this time. You just had to know how to treat them!
She watched as he sat there on the floor sucking on his bottle. So
much like a child. He deserved this for sure! Without the dress, she
found him much less normal, much more the way she preferred to deal
with him. And he did seem to need constant dealing with - like a
child.
Once Mel was done with him and someday allowed him to get potty trained
again, maybe then he would grow up and be more of an adult. Maybe.
But for now, once again, all she could see in him was a child. In many
ways, nothing but a baby. A big baby for sure, but nothing but a baby.
And you just had to know how to deal with them.
With a satisfied look on her face, she turned around and got busy with
her work, seeming to ignore him for a while. But like with her son,
she could never really ignore him. You had to watch children
constantly!
Chad stared at Robin's back as he nursed on his bottle. Another
bottle! He had already had way too much to drink today. His diapers
were soaked! Major soaked. And major heavy! Was she trying to make
him leak before he went to lunch? If so, she was doing a darn good job
of it.
He had felt himself peeing a few times this morning. But those times
were always brief. And he knew for sure that most of the time he
wasn't even noticing it when he wet himself anymore. And why should
he? His diapers were always so wet that it didn't matter if he was
adding more to them. He did it so often that there was no way he could
constantly pay attention to it anymore. In fact, it was even getting
hard to detect if he was peeing, when he was trying to watch for it.
The problem was that he was still getting too much to drink - way too
much. He didn't stand a chance of controlling anything as long as he
was drinking so much.
But despite that, something inside of him stirred with excitement at
the thought that what he was experiencing might really be like true
incontinence. He was wetting himself uncontrollably for sure. Messing
himself too. And as long as they kept pouring the liquids down his
throat, he stood no chance of controlling himself at all - like a baby.
Like a real baby.
And now Robin had made him take his dress off and made him sit on the
floor while drinking from his baby bottle - like a baby. He was living
the dream - the dream that so many others, himself included, believed
could never happen in real life. Yet here he was, doing it, in real
life. Living the dream... and then some.
Despite the amazing orgasm he had experienced last night, his under
exercised sexual excitement grew a bit more just thinking about it. He
felt the pressure of his need, surprisingly more in his back end
instead of in his penis - his primary sexual organ - once. But his
backside was the only place he was allowed to feel pleasure - now.
Thinking about that stirred his excitement as well. He didn't know why
it excited him. It was simply something he couldn't help. His
thoughts turned toward Cassie, hoping that she would play with him
again during lunch. Despite his orgasm last night, he wanted it again...
badly. It was almost as if his sexual need hadn't abated at all after
his orgasm last night. But would he be able to cum again now with
Cassie? He certainly hoped so.
His bottle finished before he knew it. Since Robin seemed so fixated
today on him keeping his thumb in his mouth, he replaced the bottle
nipple with his thumb while he waited for Robin to turn around and see
that he was finished.
Robin heard the small sound behind him and smiled, but she made no move
to indicate that she had heard him finishing his bottle. Let him sit
there and wait until she was ready. She kept working, but her mind was
more on him behind her than on her work. Finally, she turned around.
He was sitting there sucking his thumb - like a baby. He looked so
childish that she almost laughed. Fortunately, she steeled herself
into sternness. "You're done finally? Do you want another one now, or
are you going to behave a bit and wait a little while?"
Chad had to stand up, remove his thumb from his mouth, and curtsey.
"I'd rather wait a bit," he replied. Then he had to curtsey, put his
thumb back in his mouth again... and get back down on the floor.
Robin watched him the whole time. Something inside of her was laughing
at him - even though she was doing her best not to show that. He
looked so ridiculous! Especially in nothing but his underwear. Lots
of underwear, but that's still all that it amounted to. He certainly
didn't look "normal" now.
A tiny silly idea struck her. She found his big multi-colored hair bow
and held it on top of his head while she looked at it. It was like
playing with a big doll. On a whim, she turned the hair bow backwards,
so that the long streamers were hanging down in front of his face.
Giggling a bit to herself, she fastened the bow to his hair just that
way.
"I know you've still got plenty of work to do," she told him, "so you
better get to it. I'll let you know when it's time for your next
bottle." What she wasn't telling him, was that his next bottle time
wasn't very far away.
Chad stood up and looked at his dress. The streamers from his hair bow
were a nuisance as they blocked much of his vision and swayed across
his face. He took his thumb out of his mouth and curtseyed. "Can I
put my dress back on now?" he asked - before curtseying again and
sticking his thumb back in his mouth. He was afraid though that he
knew the answer.
"Not till later... maybe," Robin replied with a smile.
With colorful streamers in his face, Chad pulled his thumb out again
and curtseyed again. Then he returned his thumb to his mouth and went
back to his own cubicle. He sat down at his computer and pulled the
streamers away from his face as if they were long strands of hair. But
the way the bow was designed made them move right back in place again
as soon as he let go of them. They were in his way. He had trouble
seeing around them. How was he supposed to work with them blocking his
vision? He finally wound up holding them aside with one hand while he
attempted to type with his other. At least it was better than trying
to type with the heels of his shoes like he had done yesterday. Today,
no matter how much his shoes hurt his feet, he was determined that they
were going to stay on his feet and nowhere else!
Fifteen minutes later he heard Robin calling over the wall. "Bottle
time!" He closed his eyes and shook his head. Would it ever end?
Mel stood carefully still as the seamstress marked and pinned the hem
of her skirt. The jacket she was wearing had a few chalk lines on it
as well, but not many. Actually, other than the length of the skirt,
the suit seemed to fit her perfectly... the seamstress just didn't seem
to think so. So she stood there while her suit was marked and fitted
to perfection - just as she had stood there a few minutes earlier and
waited while her other suit was measured and marked as well.
The new suits were nice - really nice. Expensive, but worth it. But
then, everything in this store was that way. She looked at her
reflection in the big mirror as she waited. Outrageously expensive
clothes. Reminders of what her life used to be... before her parents
died. Reminders of what her life could be right now... if she would just
let herself have it. But a life like that was no life at all if she
didn't deserve it. And she was determined that she would have it
again, only she would have it because she deserved it. She wouldn't
have anyone saying she was basically worthless because she had
inherited everything.
Feinbaum's little contract job though was not the ordinary fare for
her. This job required that she be taken more seriously than the
little back-office lawyer she had been for a number of years now. She
just wished she didn't feel so much like she was failing at what
Feinbaum needed.
She would wear the clothes again. She would walk the walk and talk the
talk. She would take the huge sum of money she would get for her tiny
part in the proceedings. But there was no way she could feel like she
really deserved any of it. No way she could feel like she once again
belonged back up with the elite of society. No way... because she knew
she didn't deserve it. Not yet at least. Maybe someday, but not yet.
Five minutes later, she was back in the changing room putting her dress
back on. Her suits would be ready for her to pick up tomorrow morning
at the latest. She would have to make the time for it - despite all
the work she knew she would be tied up with over the next version of
the contract - which still hadn't arrived yet.
As soon as she was dressed, she looked critically at herself in the
changing room mirror. Was she getting old? Damn, she was! But not
too old! Not yet! But staying young was getting harder and harder... or
at least looking young. Her figure was... okay. Not what it used to be.
But then, what about her was? Her face looked... okay. Older than she
would like. But still not too old! Her hair... She ran her fingers
through her hair. Should she take the time to have it cut and styled
again? She had just had it cut recently. But restyled? No, she
really didn't want to bother.
She pulled her hair back behind her head and held it there while she
studied her face again. Then she dropped her hair and smoothed it out.
Time to think about other things besides morbid thoughts!
She left the dressing room and headed out to her car. It was still a
little bit early for lunch so she had a few minutes. She drove to her
bank instead of the restaurant. Inside, she signed the register
granting her access to one of her safe-deposit boxes. This one held
jewelry - mostly her mother's old jewelry. But it also held a few
special pieces of hers as well.
Once she was alone with the box, she opened it and sorted through the
colorful pieces inside. So many things. So many expensive things -
monstrously expensive things - as she was now mature enough to realize.
Once upon a time she had never thought twice about the price of
something. Like her mother, if she wanted it, she bought it. Not now
- even though she could well afford to be that way.
She reached in and pulled out several of her mother's rings. She
finally selected one that was her favorite and set it aside on the
table. A necklace soon joined the ring... a thin bracelet as well.
And then, down in the bottom of the box, she saw another box. A box
that woke many memories in her - memories of her father. The box
contained a gift he had given her for her sixteenth birthday. She
pulled the box out and opened it - just so she could see it again... and
remember. Safely nestled in the velvet liner, was a large hair
barrette - totally encrusted with diamonds - real diamonds. The thing
was worth a fortune. She had worn it only a few times, but she
treasured the gift from her father like nothing else he had ever given
her. She touched it briefly, then closed the lid on it again and put
it back into the safe-deposit box. She closed the lid on the safe-
deposit box... then opened it again and pulled out the box containing her
hair barrette. It wasn't really the right thing for the occasion, but
she couldn't help herself. She would wear it anyway - in memory of her
father - who she missed so much - especially lately.
With her purse now containing a horde any thief would kill for, she
went back out to her car and headed to the restaurant for lunch. She
couldn't wait to hear the details from Gloria. Ray had really been
there last night? Wow!
It was nearly lunchtime and Chad was once again sitting on the floor of
Robin's cubicle drinking his sixth baby bottle of the morning. His
diapers were so bloated under his all-in-one girdle that he was afraid
they would start leaking through everything. In fact, he was amazed
that they weren't leaking already.
The streamers of his backwards bow were still in his way, but at least
when he was just drinking his bottle he didn't have to look at anything
- not like when he was trying to work - where he had to see his
computer screen.
Robin turned around to look at him. So ridiculous! His bottle was
nearly empty. "Don't forget you need to get something to refill all
those bottles during lunch," she said to him. She waited for him to
answer. His head moved up toward her with the bottle still in his
mouth, but the silly colorful streamers covered most of his face. She
guessed that he was declining to answer since answering was awkward for
him. "Are you planning on stopping at the same store where you were
attacked yesterday?"
Chad hadn't really thought about it yet, but Robin did have a point.
And now that he thought about it, stopping at that place, perhaps
forever, sounded like a bad idea. He was forced to stand up, remove
the bottle from his mouth and curtsey. With the streamers blocking
much of his vision, he replied. "I think it would be better if I went
somewhere else from now on." Then he curtseyed again, got back down on
the floor, and put his bottle back in his mouth.
Robin nodded. "That sounds like a good idea." She had a sudden
inspiration though. "Maybe you can just buy several large size drinks
with your lunch and bring them back here. With six bottles, I would
think that two really large drinks might fill them all."
Chad thought about that. It actually sounded like a good idea. He
removed the bottle from his mouth and stood up again, and curtseyed
again. "That sounds like a great idea," he replied. "I'll try it."
Curtsey, back down, bottle. Ugh!
Robin smiled. "Yeah. But I'm not sure if two drinks is going to be
enough. Tell you what, why don't you buy three of the largest size
drinks you can get with your lunch and try that."
Three? That was way too much and he knew it. Bottle out. Stand up.
Curtsey. "But..."
"Three is an order!" Robin said sternly before he could get any
further. "And I'll be checking on it when I get back. I want to see
three really large size drinks on your desk. In fact, maybe you should
bring your lunch back here and eat it at your desk like you did
yesterday. Pour the drinks into your baby bottles and drink from them.
I'll be back early from lunch to check on you! We'll see how far those
drinks go then."
Chad wanted to protest - vehemently. Three drinks was way too much.
Especially if they were the extra-large size. But he carefully
controlled himself, curtseyed and said, "Yes, Robin." He curtseyed
again and sank back down to the floor where he stuck his bottle back
into his mouth to finish it. Three drinks! It was way too much!
"Champagne!" Mel squealed in delight as Gloria told how Ray had shown
up at her office door last night. "It's positively romantic!"
"It was romantic alright," Gloria agreed. "In more ways than one. Do
you know I think he prides himself on his bag of sexual tricks?"
"I believe it!" Mel replied. "I remember how he went through one after
another with me. Is that how he was on your first date?"
Gloria shook her head and blushed a bit. "I don't think I ever gave
him the chance. I was too busy trying to go through all my own
fantasies... which I have a lot of by the way."
Mel laughed. "Well, we each went through some fantasies last night
then," she replied.
Gloria became a bit more serious. "Yeah, how's that going by the way?
How does the relationship between you and Derek and Sissy seem to be?"
Her question made Mel become a bit more serious too. "It's... going,"
she finally replied. "He seems to resent Sissy's presence an awful
lot."
"Can you blame him?"
"Not really. But I've been totally up front with him about it. For
now, I've got to keep Sissy on a really tight leash until this bet is
finished. The end is too close for me to let up in any way at all
now."
"And naturally, Derek would rather be alone with you instead of having
Sissy around all the time."
Mel nodded. "Exactly."
"And how is Derek relating to Sissy... now that he knows all about him?"
That question clouded Mel's face even more. "Awkward wouldn't even
come close. As I said, he resents Sissy terribly. He mentioned
several time