The Bet
by Karen Singer
Chapter 55 (Thursday - week 8)
Back... and forth... and back... and forth. In his dreams, he was once again
dressed as a baby... a baby girl of course. Naturally, he was thickly
diapered and sucking on a pacifier - mimicking his situation in real
life. But that of course wasn't what his dream was about. He was
wearing a little-girl style dress - all pink and white lace with
ribbons and bows everywhere. The short skirt was puffed out very wide
by all the petticoats underneath, displaying his diapers and plastic
panties below. And on his feet were lacy little girl socks and Mary-
Jane shoes. A little girl... with overly thick diapers under her dress
that did nothing to hide them.
Back... and forth... and back... and forth. He tried to remove the dress,
but it was somehow locked onto him. He tried to bend over to remove
his shoes, the delicious petticoats hampering his efforts... but the
shoes were locked on too. He put his hands on the waist of his plastic
panties and found them locked on as well. Trapped! In Everything!
Back... and forth... and back... and forth. People kept coming by and
pointing at him... and laughing at him. Back... and forth... He loved the
humiliation! He hated the humiliation! But the humiliation was
strongly fueling his sexual fantasies.
Back... and forth... and back... and forth. But it wasn't just the dress and
the fact that others were laughing at him that was stimulating his
sexual excitement so much... Back... and forth... It was something his mind
was feeling in his backside. Something that felt like it was stuck up
inside of him - stimulating that now sensitive area that was trapped
underneath all the layers of his thick wet diapers.
Back... and forth... and back... and forth. As his dream continued, he
wasn't even aware that he was doing it, but his body was pressing his
backside down against his blowup mattress, trying to grab more
stimulation from the pressure that translated to the imaginary
something that his dream thought was inside of him. Back... and forth.
His hips pushed forward, but not to try to give any sexual stimulation
to his completely encased penis on his front side. No, it was only
because his mind was trying to gain the stimulation from the toy his
dreams had imagined was buried in his rear end.
Back... and forth... and back... and forth. Dressed as a silly sissy baby.
Back... and forth... and back... and forth. Trapped in all his clothes.
Back... and forth... and back... and forth. Such wonderful humiliation.
Back... and forth... and back... and forth. Sweet stimulation from the
something buried up inside of him under his diapers. Back... and forth...
and back... and forth. He could feel it somehow moving in and out as his
dream-self waddled and paraded helplessly in front of so many people.
Back... and forth... and back... and forth. As the stimulation seemed to
grow, so did his awareness and the details of the clothes he was
wearing. Back... and forth... and back... and forth. All of it sending him
further and further toward his ultimate humiliation - that obviously
was going to take place right in front of all those people!
Back... and forth... and back... and forth. His excitement grew as his hands
played with his frilly dress. Back... and forth... and back... and forth.
It grew more as he thought about the sissy shoes stuck on his feet.
Back... and forth... and back... and forth. He could feel it passing the
point of no return as his dream mind was aware of everyone watching him
so closely.
Back... and forth... and back... and forth.
Faster now. Back... and forth... and back... and forth.
And faster. Back... and forth... and back... and forth.
Whatever his mind had conjured up to fill his back end with was
suddenly more real... more solid. He felt the stimulation much stronger.
Instead of moving in and out of him, it almost seemed to be going only
out instead - and for a very long time. He felt his front side peeing
uncontrollably in response.
Back... and forth... and back... and forth.
His real-life body arched its back as his dream body whimpered in
ecstasy.
Back... and forth... and back... and forth.
And he climaxed in his dream... right in front of all those people! How
humiliating!
He climaxed too in real-life. But locked in his deliciously
humiliating dream, he would never know that.
As the climax in his dream started to fade, his mind did everything it
could to hold onto it as long as possible. The most humiliating dreams
and thoughts he had ever had were pulled desperately into his dream...
just to prolong the already lost feeling just a little longer.
But as all dreams go, this one too faded into nothingness. And when it
was done, his body and mind both slept calmly for the rest of the
night. Until...
The awful blaring music erupted from his pink clock radio pulling him
viciously out of his sound slumber. If it wasn't so loud and annoying,
he might have laid there for a moment to collect his wits before
turning it off. But the sound was so annoying that even thinking about
doing so was out of the question. He desperately rolled off his blow-
up mattress onto the floor, scattering the usual collection of empty
baby bottles in the process. A moment later, his bedroom was again
returned to blissful silence, even though a memory of the irritating
loud music seemed to haunt the air.
He breathed with his eyes closed for just a moment, pretending he could
go back to sleep just as he was... on his knees. But as usual, that was
out of the question. He opened his eyes and saw the clock radio in
front of him... it was set a half hour earlier than it had been
yesterday... which had been a full hour earlier than usual! No wonder he
still felt so tired! Why had Mel gotten him up so early?
With a sigh, he forced himself to climb to his feet, his overly
saturated and bloated diapers hindering him in the process. Yes, they
were heavy again, very heavy. The thick cloth diapers seemed to get
even heavier and more bloated than layers of disposable ones. As he
took his first waddling steps away from his blow-up mattress bed on the
floor, he scratched for a moment at his bra that supported his glued on
breast forms. But he didn't give that any other thought.
His mind felt extra foggy in the extra early morning as he stumbled
wide-leggedly through the darkness and into his kitchen. He fumbled
along the wall to find the light switch and flipped it on. Brightness
assaulted him. As soon as he could see clearly again, his eyes
automatically focused on the short note she had left there... his first
instructions for the day.
Sissy,
Don't forget your usual three bottles first. After that, get cleaned
up and diapered for work - only one disposable today.
Do your hair, but don't do your makeup.
Wear your diaper and a bra and nothing else when you come here - early!
The later you get here, the less you're going to like it!
He had to be dreaming! The note made no sense! How about getting
dressed for work? And what was the business about getting there early?
How early? She hadn't set an exact time for him to get there... just...
early! And of course, she had shown how serious she was about him
being early by threatening him like she did at the end.
Early? Why? Not for any reason he knew of. And only one diaper?
This was a work day!
Bowing to the inevitable, he removed the pacifier from his mouth and
grabbed the usual three bottles of her lousy tea from his refrigerator.
He carried them to his one and only piece of real furniture - his tired
old chair facing his wall of shaming pictures. But once again he
didn't see the pictures, especially since he closed his still sleepy
eyes the moment he put his first bottle to his lips and started
drinking.
Early? What did early mean? And more importantly... why? And... did he
dare let himself fall asleep in his chair as he drank? Better not!
Mel forced herself out of bed with an audible groan. It was too early!
Way too early! But early was the only way. The only solution she had
come up with.
She made it out of her bedroom with no trouble, but entering her living
room, her hand had to swipe at the light switch on the wall since the
sun was just now starting to come up. The harsh light forced her to
squint and blink until she got to the more dimly lit kitchen - where
she purposely didn't turn on another light. She didn't really need it,
the light filtering in from the living room was more than enough.
She prepared her coffee maker and turned it on... and closed her eyes as
she stood sleepily right in front of it. Early... too early! She could
easily fall asleep again on her feet. She had stayed up too late last
night trying to read that infernal contract! Damn the thing! It was
interfering too much into her life right now. She had other things she
needed to be concentrating on instead - like winning the bet with
Sissy. She had even cleared most of her schedule next week just for
that purpose. But the damn contract... And you don't say no to Mr.
Feinbaum. Besides, it was a boatload of money. Two boatloads!
She pulled her cup out of the cabinet before the coffee was ready in
hopes that somehow the action of having the cup ready would hurry the
coffee-maker's progress. It didn't. The darn thing seemed to take
twice as long instead, irritating her slightly. But the moment she was
able to sip at the hot liquid from the freshly made coffee, a small
sense of bliss seemed to wash over her. She took a deep breath holding
the steaming coffee right under her nose so she could enjoy its aroma...
before taking another much needed sip.
Instead of carrying the cup out to her living room to sit with it as
she usually did, she carried it into her bedroom instead, where she
forced herself to dress in a t-shirt and a pair of shorts. Her coffee
cup was mostly empty by the time she headed back out to the kitchen
feeling much more awake and with-it. She refilled the cup and grabbed
one of her pots out of the bottom cabinet before reaching into the top
cabinet to pull out a box of baby cereal. Five minutes later, she was
humming softly to herself as she stirred the mixture in her pot.
Chad had no idea what was going on. None! After wearing three diapers
every day for a while now, getting ready for work with only one diaper
felt strange... and a whole lot less secure. Her note had said get
diapered for work, so she must have meant that he would be wearing only
the one diaper when he left. But was it a mistake? Somehow, he didn't
think so.
He had done his hair as required. But no makeup? And worst of all, no
clothes? Why? What did Mel have planned? And the only thing his
still sleepy brain could come up with was that it was going to be
something humiliating. But then, his whole life was humiliating.
Nonstop!
With nothing more to check, he grabbed his plastic bag full of empty
baby bottles, along with his purse and his diaper bag. He was glad it
was so early since he would be going outside wearing only his diapers -
one of the most humiliating things for him to wear out in public. But
at least it was only to go next door to Mel's apartment.
With nothing more to delay him, he went out his door and locked it
behind him. He silently braced himself for something humiliating as he
knocked at her door. After a moment he got no answer. Was she even up
yet at this hour? He knocked again, and was rewarded when she opened
it immediately.
He curtseyed. "Good mowning Mithdweth," he said in his stupid lisping
sissy voice before curtseying again.
Mel smiled. "Good morning Sissy," she replied as she stood back out of
the way. She took the bag of empty bottles from him as he walked in.
There was nothing much for her to inspect about him this morning so she
waited for him to put his things under her little table before saying,
"I've got your breakfast all ready. You can get into your chair now."
Chad curtseyed again and headed for the kitchen... and his humiliating
highchair that he always ate from whenever he was in her apartment.
Two minutes later, he was locked into the chair wearing just his one
diaper and a bra. The bib that Mel tied around his neck actually made
him feel less like a baby - surprisingly. He waited as Mel brought his
breakfast of baby cereal over to him and set it on his tray along with
another baby bottle and a tiny baby spoon. He grabbed the spoon in his
left fist like he always did now and started eating, doing his best to
not spill any of the cereal and make himself look even more infantile
than he already did.
Would she tell him now why she had gotten him up so early? Why he
wasn't dressed for work?
His eyes continued to watch her as he spooned the awful mush into his
mouth. They watched her as she grabbed his diaper bag and carried it
over to her refrigerator where she removed the empty bottles and
replaced them with fresh ones. He watched her as she carried the bag
out to the living room again where she was gone for a few minutes
before coming back. He watched her as she grabbed her coffee cup and
refilled it and took a sip. He watched her as she leaned back against
the counter like she often did when she watched him eating... or to talk
to him.
Now? Was she going to tell him what was going on now? But she just
stood there and watched him eating... perhaps with more amusement on her
face than he had seen for a while.
Why was it so early? Why wasn't she telling him?
He finished his cereal... and she still hadn't told him anything. He
grabbed what was left of his bottle and put that to his lips as well,
watching her the whole time, waiting for her to speak. But she just
stood there and drank her coffee... and watched him back.
Why?
And as soon as his bottle was done, she was immediately there to take
it from him, wiping his face and hands with his bib and releasing him
from the confines of his silly chair.
Would she tell him now?
But instead she headed back out to the living room. He followed her
and found her grabbing her purse. "Okay Sissy," she said as she headed
for the door. "Let's go."
Go?
Nervously, Chad grabbed his purse and the now heavier diaper bag, and
still wearing only his diaper and bra, followed her outside, fearing
that she intended on taking him to work dressed like he was... in only
one diaper and a bra. They were certainly heading the right direction
since the stairs down to their cars was straight ahead.
He was hugely relieved when she stopped at his apartment door instead
and fished her key out of her purse. She opened the door and he
followed her inside. She wasn't going to send him to work dressed in
just his diaper - hopefully. But why didn't she just tell him what she
wanted him to wear earlier? And why was it so darn early?
"This way Sissy," she said as she headed for his bathroom. He dropped
his bags on the floor near the door and followed her.
"I want to do your makeup first," she told him.
Why hadn't she had him do his own makeup this morning? She had him sit
down on the toilet while she studied his face for a moment before
attacking it with the makeup. Although it seemed like she wasn't using
nearly as much today as he usually did every morning. Why?
When she was done, he followed her into his bedroom where he expected
her to tell him to get into his usual waist cincher and all-in-one
girdle. But she went straight back to his closet instead. He watched
as she looked inside at all his clothes for several moments before
pouncing on something and proclaiming, "Aha!"
And Chad's knees went weak as she turned around.
"Oh no! No Mistress! Please! I can't wear that to work. Not to
work!"
"Yes you can... and you will!" Mel replied forcefully as she ran her hand
briefly over the material of his blue sissy baby dress.
He started to shake with fear as he stared at the garment she was
holding in her hands.
"It's so pretty!" Mel exclaimed as she fussed with the horrible
garment.
"But..."
"No buts Sissy!" Mel proclaimed as she removed the dress from its
hanger.
"But I can't!" he argued.
Mel smiled wickedly at him. "But you can!" she responded back, letting
him know that there would be no getting out of it.
A few seconds later, Chad shivered as the material encased his body...
well, his upper body anyway. The pretty blue dress just barely hid his
diaper underneath. How was he going to manage this today? He didn't
have a clue! Five minutes later, he was also wearing the pretty white
socks with all the blue lace on them and his blue Mary Jane shoes with
the little colorful flowers that matched the dress. He watched as Mel
found his white hair bow and only moments later, she fastened it into
his hair. He mentally screamed with each new humiliating indignation
that had been added to his body. He couldn't go to work like this!
Mel looked him over and smiled delightfully. "I love it!" she
declared.
Chad didn't bother curtseying, he was too upset. "But how am I going
to get through work like this?" he asked. "I can't!"
Mel's face clouded as she shook her head. "First of all, I'm sure
you'll manage... somehow. And secondly, last night you very well
curtseying before you spoke? so what happened now? Do you need to be
punished before I take you to work? We have plenty of time! But if I
have to take that time, you might be less happy than you are now about
going to work.?
Chad quickly curtseyed. ?Sorry, Mistress,? he lisped. ?It?s just that
I don?t know how I can do this??
Mel just smiled. ?Trust me, you will because you don?t have a choice.?
She noticed one last thing that seemed to be missing. ?Where?s your
pacifier??
Chad curtseyed before rushing out to the kitchen where he had dropped
it earlier. He stuck it in his mouth and hurried back again? where he
curtseyed.
Mel smiled broadly, especially at his curtsey in the silly dress.
Perfect! ?Much better!? she declared. ?Now, let?s get out of here
before it gets any later.?
Chad headed for the living room, not at all happy, but he suddenly
realized something. He turned back towards Mel? and curtseyed and
removed his pacifier. ?But Mistress, it?s too early to go to work.?
Curtsey, pacifier back.
Mel smiled with amusement at what he had just done. ?Would you rather
wait around a while and go when there will be more people there to see
you going in??
Chad nearly lost his pacifier as his jaw dropped open for a moment.
That was why she had gotten him up so early. He had a chance! Not
much of one, but it was a chance. But how about the rest of the day?
Not wanting to delay any further, he quickly grabbed his purse and
diaper bag.
Mel watched him grabbing his things to go. But something suddenly
struck her as out of place. ?Wait a minute, Sissy.? And then it hit
her. ?That purse is no good with that dress. Where?s your new one,
your little sissy purse??
A moment later, she watched as he transferred his cell phone, keys, and
some of the things out of his wallet into his silly little girl purse.
The stupid thing was so small that he couldn?t put much else into it.
The handle on it was also so tiny that he couldn?t even carry it over
his arm. But that was certainly no problem ? for her. The brightly
colored purse didn?t really go with the dress he was wearing ? color
wise, but the style certainly matched the silly childish style of the
dress better. ?Now we can go,? she told him.
Once again, Chad found himself outside of his apartment wearing one of
his silly sissy dresses, only this time, he was going to work in it!
?My car,? Mel said as she closed Chad?s apartment door behind them.
?I?ll drive you today.?
Chad realized that she was making sure he was going to get there. She
wasn?t going to give him any way out at all. It was almost like the
first time he had worn one of his sissy dresses out in public, so many
weeks ago now ? the time she had driven him to work and threatened to
make him go inside. They had gone to the gym instead where he was
forced to make a total fool of himself ? as usual. But Mel had been
threatening to send him to work in one of his sissy outfits ever since.
And now it looked like that day had arrived.
He was nervous to begin with, but surprisingly, getting into her car
didn?t actually increase that nervousness at all. But pulling out onto
the main road did. Sighting his company?s building as they were still
driving toward it increased his nervousness as well. Pulling into the
parking lot was much worse. And when Mel stopped her car at the curb
near the door his stomach felt like it was on a wild rampage. ?What am
I going to do?? he asked desperately, as much to himself as to Mel.
?You?re going to go in and go to work,? Mel replied with a grin on his
face.
?No, I mean? how about the rest of the day??
Mel just smiled. She and Robin had discussed much of this in detail
yesterday. Much of it though was going to be left up to Robin?s
discretion. But she didn?t want Sissy to know any of that. ?You?ll
just have to do the best you can. Now, since it?s so early, you have
plenty of time to drink another bottle or two after you get inside.
And you probably better. Robin is expecting to see you leaking by the
time she arrives, so I suggest you work very hard on that.? Mel?s
smile turned wicked. ?I?m sure she?ll probably check that first when
you curtsey for her out in the hallway when she arrives. Wouldn?t it
be fun if she had someone else there with her this morning to see you
in your pretty dress??
No, it wouldn?t be fun! Chad knew that Mel had to be teasing about
someone else seeing him? which was all too possible? especially out in
the hallway. But he was still having a hard time coming to grips with
the fact that now Robin was going to make sure he kept his diapers
leaking as well! Now he knew why Mel had made him wear only the one
diaper this morning. But with so much time still to go, he had no
worries about leaking before Robin got there.
?Now it?s time?? Mel started to say.
?Wait!? Chad stopped her quickly as a car pulled into the parking lot
and pulled into a space right near them. Chad could see two men in the
front seat of the car. ?Can I at least wait till after they get into
the building??
?Sure, if you like,? Mel replied.
They watched as two men got out of the car. Deep in conversation, the
men barely gave Mel?s car a second glance as they walked slowly into
the building. But they hadn?t even reached the door yet before another
car pulled in.
?I can?t wait here forever, Sissy,? Mel said. ?Eventually, you?re
going to have to go in. One way or another.?
?Just a little longer? please,? Chad begged.
Mel said nothing. They just watched as the second car parked near the
first car and the driver headed from his car toward the doors. This
man wasn?t as distracted as the first men had been though and they saw
him not only looking at Mel?s car, but he almost stopped for a closer
look. Chad was cringing inside as he realized the man had seen the
silly blue dress he was wearing. But he also realized that the man
couldn?t see very much of it, so maybe he was okay.
?The later it gets, the more people are going to be around,? Mel
reminded him.
Knowing she was right, Chad knew he had to go? and go soon, not to
mention fast. As soon as the man had entered the building, Chad got
out of her car. He opened the back door and grabbed his diaper bag as
fast as he could. Then, with his pacifier clamped between his teeth,
at almost a dead run, his little girl purse seeming to fly around in
his left hand, and his petticoats swishing all over the place, he ran
for the cover of the building ahead. He couldn?t believe he was doing
this! He couldn?t believe he was actually here? at work? wearing this
dress! How was he going to manage this today?
As he opened the door, he heard something and turned around. Mel was
driving off ? stranding him here, leaving him no way to leave. He
shivered at the thought. Then, because he knew things could only get
worse the longer he delayed, he hurried though the empty hallways all
the way to his desk. Whew! Now he just had to get through the rest of
the day. And what about breaks? Not to mentions lunch? and going
home? Things did not look good!
Robin was a few minutes early, but only a few. She had hurried to work
today only because she couldn?t wait to see what Sissy would be
wearing. Mel had told her she would put him in something ?more
interesting,? but she hadn?t said exactly what. And Robin had assured
her that she would ?manage? a few of Mel?s concerns in return.
She entered the building, saying hello to several women she knew, then
traversed the hallways toward her desk. What would he be wearing? She
really couldn?t wait to see. She finally turned into the hallway where
their cubicles were located? where Sissy should be waiting out in the
middle of the hallway to curtsey and greet her. Except that the
hallway was vacant. No Sissy. Where was he?
A head briefly popped out sideways from behind Sissy?s cubicle wall.
The white bow on top of the head grabbed most of her attention. There
he was! But before she had a chance to even think anything else ? like
why wasn?t he already standing out in the hall waiting for her ? he
quickly came into view? and all ability to actually think left her as
she stopped dead still where she was. She stared, not really sure she
was seeing what her eyes told her they saw. And then, despite herself,
she squealed with delight and nearly ran the rest of the way toward
him.
Chad nervously curtseyed as Robin got close. He removed his pacifier.
?Good morning, Robin,? he lisped in his sissy voice. Then he curtseyed
again as he was required to do with her and stuck his pacifier back in
his mouth.
But Robin barely noticed anything of what he had just done, she was too
intent on examining his dress in minute detail. ?Oh God! It?s
gorgeous!? she gasped as she walked all the way around him.
Chad just wanted to get out of the hallway. The longer he stood there,
the more chance there was that someone else might notice him. Besides,
he had another problem that needed dealing with.
Robin didn?t bother taking her bag to her desk, she simply set it down
on the hallway floor off to the side before taking yet another tour all
the way around him. ?Gorgeous!? her awed voice gasped once again as
she got back to his front. ?And the shoes? they?re darling!? she
added. ?They absolutely make the outfit!?
She stepped back away from him so she could see all of him better. In
that mockery of a childish little-girl outfit, there was no way she
could ever see him as being anything but a sissy. Mel had certainly
come through with her promise to dress him in something more
interesting!
?Is that the outfit you wore to the gym that day?? she asked,
remembering what she had found out from her questions when she had
first joined the gym. She was still going to the gym twice a week.
She would be going tonight as well. She just never asked about Sissy
anymore. What would be the use?
Chad removed his pacifier from his mouth and curtseyed. ?No,? he
replied, ?That was a different dress? a pink one.? He curtseyed again
before sticking the pacifier back in his mouth. In the stupid outfit
he was wearing, having to suck the pacifier seemed almost normal. Of
course, with Robin, she usually had him sucking his thumb instead, but
surprisingly, he thought he preferred the pacifier. Now if she would
just let him out of the hallway!
?Uh oh!? Sissy suddenly grunted, not bothering to curtsey. Like it or
not, he ran back to his cubicle.
Surprised and mystified Robin watched as he quickly grabbed a baby wipe
that had been laying on his desk. She nearly laughed as he bent down
and wiped a line of pee that had descended most of the way down his
left leg. Then he fought with his underskirts a bit so he could wipe a
little bit of his right leg as well up close to his diaper.
?I take it you?re leaking,? Robin said with some amusement as she came
into his cubicle.
Chad didn?t feel like an answer was needed, but he set the wipe he had
just used on his desk again and curtseyed. Removing the pacifier he
said, ?I really need a diaper change,? then he curtseyed again, and
stuck his pacifier back in his mouth.
?Yes, I can see that,? she told him. ?Mel told me you could manage it
yourself. Can you? Or do you need my help??
?I can do it,? Chad replied in the middle of his annoying curtsey
routine.
He paused for a moment to see if Robin would leave him to do it
privately, but she didn?t. She just stayed right there with him. Since
he needed a change and she wasn?t going to leave, he reached into his
diaper bag and grabbed a fresh diaper ? along with another baby wipe.
He tried to pull his petticoats out of the way, but that didn?t work
very well. Having to do it by feel alone, he worked his way past the
netting and carefully peeled open the tapes holding his soggy diaper in
place. Once the diaper was loose enough, he let the weight of it pull
it slowly down his legs where he stepped out of it on the floor.
He reached over to his desk where he grabbed the baby wipe and wiped
himself and his chastity device clean. Because of all the netting
under his skirt, he couldn?t really see what he was doing and he
realized that there seemed to be one added advantage to all that
netting, it was providing him with a tiny bit of modesty as he changed
himself.
Then he grabbed the fresh diaper. He heard a small giggle out of Robin
as he was turning back again. He had no doubt she was amused by all of
this. But when he looked at her, she was staring down at the floor.
?Damn!? he muttered softly to himself.
Robin only noticed it because she had been watching that part of him so
intently as he went about trying to diaper himself with his dress still
on. She was amazed he had managed to do what he did. But when she
suddenly saw the weak spurt of pee come out of him to land on the tile
floor, she couldn?t help giggling. And his reaction made it obvious
that he didn?t even know he had done it. And he still thought he was
going to win this bet? Not as far as she could tell.
She watched as he opened the diaper and, still standing, pulled it
through his legs and up into his crotch. But once again the skirts he
was wearing were getting in his way. ?Here, let me help,? she said as
she moved forward and grabbed some of his dress, gathering the skirt
and netting and pulling one side of it up and out of the way.
?Thanks,? Sissy replied through the pacifier in his mouth as he quickly
fastened the tapes on that side of his diaper.
Robin pulled the other side of his dress out of the way and he fastened
the other side. She noticed that he did his best to pull the thing as
tight as possible so it wouldn?t fall off. She dropped his skirts.
?You did that pretty well,? she said approvingly.
Chad was about to speak without curtseying, but figured that maybe he
better ? just in case. Curtsey. Pacifier. ?I?ve had lots of
practice,? he replied. Pacifier. Curtsey.
?Yes, I?m sure you have,? Robin replied. She took a moment to glance
through his diaper bag. The usual six bottles and more diapers than
usual. That was good. She pulled one of the bottles out of his bag
and handed it to him before picking up his entire diaper bag. ?My
place,? she said as she walked out. She grabbed her own bag from the
hallway before entering her cubicle.
Chad was cautious enough to stick his head out to see if anyone was
coming before quickly following her into her cubicle, where he soon
found himself on her floor drinking yet another baby bottle of Mel?s
lousy green tea.
?According to Mel,? Robin told him, ?you now have an hour and forty
five minutes to be leaking again. So make sure you drink as much as
you need to. Don?t wait for me to tell you to get one of your bottles,
just do it. And don?t worry about running out. I?ll make sure you get
all the bottles you want. I?ll even refill them myself for you. Now
won?t that be a big help??
Chad was actually surprised and? somewhat grateful. Somewhat. He
didn?t say it, but since she was going to be refilling them, what was
she going to be filling them with?
The parking lot looked a lot different now since it was packed with
cars as Mel once again pulled up to the curb near the door where Sissy
had entered. She pulled out her cell phone and called Robin?s number.
?I?m right outside,? she said before hanging up again. She had been
busy since she had left Sissy off earlier. She had gone home and
gotten dressed for work. Then she had gone into Chad?s apartment and
grabbed a few things for him. And finally, as per one of Robin?s
requests, she had stopped at the grocery store and bought a few things.
Now she just needed to hand it all off to Robin so she could get to
work herself.
Robin smiled as she set her phone down again. Sissy was working at his
desk so he might never even see her leaving ? not that it really
mattered. She got up from her chair and walked out, glancing at him as
she passed. His back was to her and he appeared to be working intently
? in that ridiculous blue dress. He never even turned around.
She spotted Mel?s car through the glass walls long before she got to
the door. Mel herself got out of her car the moment she got outside.
As she approached, she saw Mel open the back door to her car and pull
out a small travel bag.
Mel smiled broadly as Robin approached. ?How?s it going?? she asked.
Robin nearly laughed. ?I can?t believe that outfit!?
?You like it??
?I love it!? Robin proclaimed. ?It?s? beautiful! And on him? I
nearly died when I saw it.?
?Any problems yet?? Mel asked.
?None. But then the day?s just started. As long as he stays at his
desk, there isn?t a huge chance that someone else will see him. But?
like I said yesterday, I can?t guarantee that nobody is going to stop
by sometime. It does happen from time to time, just not very often.
I?m more worried about it happening this morning rather than later in
the day.?
?That?s what you said yesterday,? Mel replied. ?If it happens, then it
happens. It?s just one more thing that he?s going to have to deal
with.?
?Yeah,? Robin replied. ?But that dress? To be honest, I?m still
thinking about taking him to the break room that way. The others would
just die!?
?Not to mention Sissy. But then, as much as he would hate it, I have no
doubt that he?d love the humiliation just as much? if not more.?
?Yeah,? Robin replied, ?so you?ve explained. I just have to make sure
that I don?t get in any trouble. Speaking of which, you got
everything??
?Right here,? Mel replied before reaching back into her car and pulling
out a heavy plastic bag from the grocery store. She handed it over to
Robin who grabbed it along with the travel bag Mel had already set on
the sidewalk. ?Call me later,? Mel said as she got back into her car.
?Thanks,? Robin replied before starting to lug the heavy bags into the
building. The one from the grocery store was particularly heavy. She
had to stop for a moment part of the way back to her desk to rest her
hand. As she passed Sissy?s cubicle one more time, she glanced in
again. His back was still to her and he was still working. Good!
Chad heard someone passing by out in the hallway and he panicked for a
moment. But when he turned around, there was nobody there. He was
fairly sure he had heard Robin leaving a few minutes earlier though so
it must have been her returning ? probably from the ladies room ? the
one place in the building he had no need of anymore? at least until the
bet was done with ? and then he would need the men?s room instead. But
the idea was the same. Sure that it had been Robin, he turned back to
his work.
Robin finally was able to set everything down on the floor to her
cubicle. The travel bag she left on the floor. The grocery bag she set
on top of her desk and looked inside. It looked like Mel had gotten
her everything she asked for? and maybe a few other things as well.
Good! She picked up the travel bag and set it on her chair to check
the contents. A few of the items on top she removed immediately and
set on her desk. Then she closed the bag and put it on the floor under
her desk where it would be out of the way.
She checked the bottles in his diaper bag. Of the six, three were
still full, so there was really no need for her to refill any of them
yet. But? She pulled out one of the empty ones and looked at it.
There was still a tiny bit of liquid in the bottom that he probably
hadn?t been able to get from his drinking. She knew from lots of
experience with her son that you could never get it all out. Knowing
it needed to be rinsed, she grabbed the other two empty bottles as well
and carried them all down to the ladies room to clean them. Once
inside, she started taking them all apart and cleaning them.
Another woman entered as she was doing it. ?Hi Robin,? she said
cheerily as she noticed what Robin was doing. ?I see you?ve got the
same problem I often have.?
Robin wasn?t sure what she was talking about. ?What?s that??
The woman laughed, ?Finding used bottles in places you forgot you put
them.?
Robin laughed. ?Yeah, something like that.?
?Are you coming to break in a little while?? the woman asked.
?Of course,? Robin replied. She expected her friend to go straight
into one of the stalls, but she didn?t, she came over closer to talk
instead.
?So what?s Sissy wearing today?? she asked. ?I know we?ll see him
later, but I was just wondering. I mean, after his weird outfit on
Tuesday, I just had to wonder if it was something more interesting
again. Although, after Tuesday, I guess he?s going to go real
conservative now and wear something we?ve all seen again.? Her voice
seemed to hold a touch of disappointment. ?You know, for a while
there, he was always wearing something different every day. But I
guess he?s not shopping as much anymore since he has more women?s
clothes now. So? is he wearing something we?ve seen already??
Robin couldn?t help but laugh a bit ? which was exactly what she
shouldn?t have done.
The woman smiled. ?I can see from you face that he must be wearing
something different,? she said, the excitement obviously showing. ?Is
it something pretty??
Robin nodded. ?Oh, I think it?s pretty. Very pretty.?
?Oh good! I can?t wait to see it!?
?Um? I?m not sure yet if he?s going to be at break this morning
though,? Robin told her quickly. ?He?s got a lot of work to do, and
you know he?s going to be off all next week so it has to get done.?
The woman?s face clouded. ?He won?t be there??
Robin shook her head. ?Probably not.?
?Maybe you can convince him to come... at least for a few minutes.?
?Uh? I?ll certainly try,? Robin promised. And she knew she would
bring it up with Sissy. Just as she knew he was going to turn down the
opportunity to go. But later, for the afternoon break? well, that was
a different story. She hadn?t made up her mind about that one yet.
When she got back to her cubicle, she pulled a large can out of the
grocery bag and opened it. Using his tiny infant spoon that she had
pulled out of the travel bag earlier, she started adding spoonful after
spoonful of the powder to the bottle. She had done this many times for
her son, but for her son?s bottles, she had been able to use a bigger
spoon.
She pulled one of the large bottles of water that Mel had bought for
her out of the bag next and carefully filled the baby bottle. After
screwing the nipple back on, she plugged the nipple with her finger and
shook the contents vigorously. There, one bottle filled with infant
formula was done. Two more to go? for now. She knew there would be
many more later.
Once she was done with all of them, she called over the wall, ?Sissy?
If you?re not leaking before break time, I?m going to ask one of the
other ladies at break to change your diaper for you.?
Andrea grabbed all the mail from the stack on her desk that needed to
go to Mel. The office was quiet again since she had cancelled all but
a few clients that couldn?t be put on hold. She carried the mail to
Mel?s office. The door was open as it had been for the last few days
so that she could go in and out without disturbing her boss as much.
As usual, Mel was deeply buried in the many pages of the contract.
She entered quietly and set the stack of envelopes down on the corner
of Mel?s desk, far enough away that it wouldn?t disturb her work. She
glanced into Mel?s coffee cup and saw that it was getting low. She
grabbed the cup and left with it to refill it.
Mel barely glanced at Andrea as she came in and then left again ? with
her coffee cup. Her eyes glanced briefly at the stack of mail Andrea
had set on her desk, but she wasn?t overly worried about getting into
it yet. She was making good headway on the contract in front of her
and needed to keep at it.
As her eyes started to leave the stack of mail, they noticed one odd
envelope at the very bottom of the stack. It was on the bottom because
it was the largest envelope there. She looked closer and saw that it
was a manila packaging envelope. A package, not a regular piece of
mail. Her brain quickly figured out what was most likely in it.
With a smile, she reached for the envelope and pulled it out from under
the other mail. She pulled her scissors out of her desk drawer and cut
the top so she could look into the envelope. She smiled. She reached
in and pulled the item out? and smiled broader as she held it up to
examine it closer.
Andrea came back with the full coffee cup and stopped in the doorway,
her eyes fixed on the item in Mel?s hand. ?Oh!? she said, half
giggling. ?It?s adorable!?
?It?s for his ballet performance on Saturday,? Mel replied.
?That?s? for his ballet?? she asked incredulously.
?Yup!? Mel replied as she turned the thing around in her hands one more
time to see all of it.
Andrea giggled as she set Mel?s coffee back on her desk. ?I can?t
wait!?
?Yeah,? Mel replied happily. ?It should be a ton of fun.?
Robin was again holding Chad?s skirts out of the way so he could change
his soaked and leaking diaper. There was a baby bottle with a little
bit of tea still in it sitting on her desk that he still needed to
finish, but getting his leaking diaper changed had to be the priority
before he dripped all over her floor.
She watched as he taped the first side in place, then she grabbed his
skirts on the opposite side so he could fasten the tapes there. ?Hurry
up,? she complained. ?It?s almost break time and we don?t want to be
late.?
Chad?s knees nearly buckled. Break? Dressed like he was? There was
no question of him even trying to curtsey while he was trying to change
himself ? even though he probably wouldn?t have thought of it.
?Please!? he begged through the pacifier in his mouth. He couldn?t
remove it because his hands were busy holding his diaper in place.
?Please! I can?t go dressed like this!?
?Why not?? Robin teased. ?You?re dressed perfectly presentable.?
?Please! Please!? Chad begged again. ?I can?t! I just can?t! Not
dressed like this!?
?Would you rather take that dress off and just go in your diaper??
?No! Not that!? He replied in total horror. ?Please, Robin. I
can?t!?
Robin smiled, but it was a mischievous smile. She nodded her head.
?Well? okay ? this time! But start bracing yourself for this
afternoon. Because there?s a lot of ladies there who will be just
dying to see that pretty dress of yours!?
But Chad still couldn?t comprehend going anywhere dressed as he was.
He shook his head in despair. ?I can?t!? he pleaded. ?Please. Not
today. Please don?t make me go anywhere where someone might see me
today. Please!?
Robin shook her head. ?Personally, I think I?m being awfully lenient
to allow you to stay here this time. Just think how much everybody
looks forward to seeing you every day? twice a day!?
Chad?s nerves were growing worse.
?We?ll discuss it later,? Robin told him. ?Now hurry up and finish
with that diaper. Now I have to explain to everyone why you?re not
going to be there this morning. Although, it won?t surprise me a bit
if some of them want to stop by here after break? just to say hello.?
Was she teasing? Chad couldn?t be sure. It didn?t sound like it, but
it also sounded like she might be teasing. He simply wasn?t sure. He
hurried to fasten the tapes on his diaper so as not to anger Robin and
make her do something he really wouldn?t like.
Robin dropped his skirts. ?After you get rid of that soggy diaper, you
can finish your bottle.? She reached into his diaper bag and pulled
out one of the bottles of formula she had made earlier. ?And then,
since you won?t be getting a cup of coffee at break, you can drink this
one too.? She set the bottle on her desk next to the other one.
Chad noticed that the new bottle was white instead of containing the
usual murky tea mixture. ?What?s that?? he asked, forgetting to
curtsey.
?Infant formula of course. What did you expect??
Chad just stared at her with a shocked look of astonishment on his
face.
?Now I have to go and figure out what to say to the ladies about why
you?re not there this morning,? she told him as she headed out of her
cubicle. She stopped at the entrance and turned back toward him. ?Is
there anyone you?d like me to bring back with me?? she teased with a
mischievous smile.
Chad just looked at her with a horrified expression on his face as
Robin disappeared. She wouldn?t really bring anyone back with her,
would she? He simply didn?t know. On the one hand she might be just
teasing. But on the other hand, he had seen her do all too many things
to him that he simply couldn?t believe she would do? and many of those
things had been right there in the break room ? in front of everybody
else! He shuddered as he remembered accidently curtseying to Derek
after bringing him his coffee yesterday.
He grabbed the baby bottle, now filled with infant formula, and stuck
it in his mouth as he unconsciously sank down into his usual spot on
her cubicle floor to drink it. He drank, momentarily registering the
strange new taste of the formula, but his mind was too occupied with
worrying about all the many ways he could get caught throughout the day
wearing the silly sissy dress he had on. How was he going to get
through the day? It seemed impossible!
And would Robin really force him to go to break like this later? He
hoped not, but only time would tell.
Robin poured her coffee and glanced momentarily at the doughnuts before
turning toward the table where most of her friends already were.
?Where?s Sissy?? someone asked as she sat down.
?Working,? she replied simply.
?So he?s not coming at all??
?Not this morning,? Robin replied.
The woman who she had talked with in the ladies room asked, ?Did you
ask him? You told me earlier that he would be busy, but he won?t come
even for a few minutes??
?Yeah, I did ask, but you know how men are, sometimes work is more
important to them than people? and we all know that underneath his
makeup and dresses that he?s still just a man.? She saw the
disappointment and realization register on all their faces, but in her
mind she was thinking just how little of a man he was. He wasn?t a man
at all. Not really. He was? a sissy. A stupid sissy. Not a man.
After a moment of disappointment, the same woman replied, ?But you said
he was wearing something new today? and pretty. I was looking forward
to seeing it.?
Robin shrugged. ?I tried to convince him, but in a way he?s right, his
work does have to come first, especially since he?s going to be gone
all next week.? She was relieved to see a few heads nod in
understanding agreement.
One of the other women however had a different suggestion. ?Maybe you
should point out to him what you just said about work being more
important to men than women. Point out that since he?s trying to be a
woman, then he needs to change his attitude just a bit about it. Work
may be important, but people are important too!?
There was a lot of agreement around the table. But Robin only nodded
her agreement with them.
?I?m sure that if you point that out,? another woman added confidently,
?that he won?t dare miss break later this afternoon. And I?d like to
see his new outfit too. Especially if it?s something pretty.?
Robin nearly spit the sip of coffee she had just taken back into the
cup.
?I?ll talk to him,? she promised. But the truth was, in what he was
wearing, she still didn?t think it would be a good idea to bring him
anywhere where someone might see him. As much fun as it would be.
Chad finished his bottle of formula and went back to his desk. Since
Robin was at break, he figured he would be alone for a few minutes. He
opened the spreadsheet he kept for tracking his progress on the bet.
Only? there wasn?t any progress anymore. There hadn?t been all week.
He simply had no way of holding back anymore. Mel? and now Robin? were
working all too hard to see to that.
He stared at the column that tracked how many days were left. Eight.
Just eight more days to go before he could prove what he still believed
? that he could get all his control back quickly. He knew it! It had
to be true! And he knew his body all too well. Mel making him
incontinent in just two months was totally impossible! Impossible! It
couldn?t be done! He hoped. They would find out for sure in just
eight more days. Just over a week.
He thought again about his decision to enjoy everything as much as he
could for the few days that remained. He smiled. As much as he hated
to admit it, all the intense humiliation he was receiving was making
him feel more alive than he had ever felt in his life. He was loving
it? just as much as he was hating it. But in eight more days it would
all be over with. So for eight more days he would extend his dream,
endure whatever he had to, and find as much enjoyment in it as he
could. Because in just a little more than a week? it would all be
over.
He briefly glanced at his reasons for wanting to win the bet. The
physical items seemed stupid. A pool table? But yeah, if he won, he?d
really like a pool table. But compared to his main reasons, everything
else seemed to not matter much. Self-respect, friends, and a life.
They were good reasons. They were important in life? any life! Even
his! And they did matter? no matter how much it seemed otherwise
sometimes.
So all those reasons were still valid. Very valid! He had to win this
bet and he would win it. He had no choice. Fortunately, he knew his
body all too well and he knew for sure it couldn?t be done. He hoped.
They would know soon enough. His testing would begin in just eight
more days.
Robin stared at her computer screen, but she wasn?t really seeing what
was on it. She was torn. Should she really force Sissy to go to break
later? She wanted to. Just like all the other women, she enjoyed
seeing Sissy in the break room? although for her, she enjoyed it far
more because she knew the truth about him. But if he showed up in that
dress, she had no doubt at all that way too many questions would be
asked. And very quickly most of the questions would start pointing at
her and what she did with him. And that, she was sure, could possibly
get her fired. And she didn?t need that at all. She didn?t have the
?protection? that Mel had arranged for Sissy, even though he didn?t
know it.
This was a business ? a place of work. It wasn?t a place where
something like what she was doing with Sissy was supposed to take
place. She was really amazed that everyone had been so understanding
and accepting as it was. But then, part of her teasing with Sissy had
unintentionally pointed everyone in the wrong direction as to what was
really going on. They all thought that Sissy was in love with Derek.
She almost laughed out loud at the thought. If everyone only knew the
truth! But if Sissy showed up at break in today?s outfit, everyone
would realize something else had to be going on instead. And as she
had surmised before, all too many questions would be asked.
So, unfortunately, she had to make sure he stayed out of sight. But?
darn it? it would really be fun! Was there any way she could arrange
it? There had to be! Besides, she still hadn?t found a way to make
him kiss Derek in front of everyone else ? as unlikely as that
possibility actually seemed. She smiled to herself as she thought how
funny it would really be though. But Derek wouldn?t think it was funny
? that much she knew for a fact!
She turned as she heard Sissy coming back into her cubicle. His stupid
pacifier was still in his mouth ? oh how she loved seeing that. For
some reason she was enjoying it more today than seeing his thumb there
instead. Maybe it was the dress. She watched as he did a quick
curtsey for her, then he went to his diaper bag and removed another
bottle. He curtseyed again, and started to sink down to the floor?
started, but he suddenly stopped and stared at the wall for a moment.
She watched as he quickly set his bottle on the desk and started pawing
furiously at the net skirts under his dress.
Chad dropped his skirts and stood up straight. He removed his pacifier
and dropped another quick curtsey. ?I?m leaking again,? he said with a
bit of distress. Pacifier back. Curtsey.
Robin again helped to hold his skirts out of the way as he changed.
But this time, just as he finished wiping himself, just as had happened
earlier in his own cubicle, she again noticed a tiny bit of pee
dripping out of him? only this time on her cubicle floor instead of
his. And again, he didn?t seem to notice it. Not at all. Not even
when he pulled the new diaper into place and taped it up firmly. When
he had finished, she pointed at the mess he had made on her floor.
?You better clean that up, before you do anything else.? Her suspicion
that he hadn?t known he had done it was confirmed by the surprised look
on his face.
Chad curtseyed in shock and removed the pacifier from his mouth.
?Right away,? he agreed before putting his pacifier back and curtseying
again. Darn! He hadn?t even known he had done it? again. It was
awfully embarrassing, but at the same time, he was thrilled. His body
really was acting like it was incontinent. Despite his embarrassment,
he smiled at the thought.
As Robin watched him cleaning up his mess, she had to wonder, how could
he still think he could win his bet with Mel? As far as she could see,
he had already lost! She watched as he grabbed his baby bottle full of
infant formula, the only bottles he had left, and sank down to the
floor. She watched as he put the stupid thing to his mouth and started
drinking. He appeared so used to it that it looked like he was hardly
giving what he was doing much thought. But then she realized he should
be used to it, he had to drink an awful lot of those bottles every
single day. And according to Mel, there were very few times anymore
when he didn?t drink out of a baby bottle ? including in public
restaurants!
But the question still remained, how could he still think he could win?
if he had already lost? Yesterday, Mel had asked her if she would be
willing to be one of the judges for their bet ? if judges were needed.
She had told Mel she didn?t know yet and would let her know later.
After that, they had spent a lot of time discussing how to send Sissy
to work wearing clothes that wouldn?t be so ?normal.? She had totally
forgotten about Mel? and Sissy? wanting her to be one of the judges.
But as far as she could see, the point was superfluous, he had already
lost!
She watched him drinking his bottle of formula. Ridiculous! And the
words just seemed to pop out of her mouth. ?Did you know it when you
peed on the floor a few minutes ago??
She watched as he removed the bottle from his mouth and got to his
feet, fighting with all his underskirts for a moment. She got a thrill
as she watched him curtsey before speaking.
?No,? he replied, ?I didn?t know it till you pointed it out to me. I
pee so often now and in such tiny amounts that I usually don?t feel it
anymore.? He curtseyed and sank back down to the floor where he put
his bottle back to his mouth and started drinking again.
?So if you don?t know you?re doing it, which to me means you?re wetting
yourself without knowing you?re doing it, then it sounds an awful lot
to me like you?re already completely incontinent ? which if I remember
correctly is the basis of your bet with Mel. So if you?re already
incontinent, have you lost now??
Chad had to get up and go through his curtsey routine all over again.
?No,? he replied, ?I haven?t lost. That?s just it, at the end of the
two months, in a little over a week, I still have two days to get all
my control back again.? Curtsey, back to the floor, drink the bottle.
?And you think you can get it back in that two day period??
Talking with Robin was a lot of work ? especially when he was on the
floor and had to get up again each time? then down again when he was
finished speaking. ?I do,? he replied. ?I have no doubt about it.?
Then he went through the second part of his routine getting back down
to the floor again.
?Why?? Robin asked as soon as his bottle was in his mouth again.
Chad was getting a bit frustrated with all he had to do when she had
only asked a one word question. But at the same time, doing it was all
part of who and what he was, so something inside of him enjoyed his
situation at the same time? somewhat. As soon as he was able to reply,
he said, ?Because I know that it can?t be done. Besides, I know my own
body too well. I?ll probably get it all back again in a few hours at
most.? Curtsey, back down, bottle.
?And you still believe that??
?Yes,? Chad replied as soon as he was able? before going through
everything to get back down with his bottle again.
?So you don?t really think that judges will be necessary for your bet.?
Chad figured he was getting far more than his allotment of exercise for
the day, just from trying to hold this conversation with Robin. ?Yes,
I do,? he replied. But instead of just sinking back down to end his
part of the conversation, he stayed up and searched for some way to
explain. ?It?s just that? even though I?m sure it won?t happen? I
mean? what if it does take longer? not that it?s likely to. But if
that?s the case, then I want some way for us to decide the winner?
fairly!? Only then did he curtsey and sink back down into his
petticoats on the floor and put his bottle back to his mouth.
Robin nodded thoughtfully. ?Okay,? she said still thinking about what
he had said. ?I think I see.?
Chad was glad, he was tired of getting up and down and having to
curtsey so much, just to open his mouth and speak so little.
Robin watched him drinking. He looked so childish in that dress with
all the puffy skirts swirled out around him. Childish, but ridiculous?
just like what she had enjoyed so much each time he had answered her
questions a moment ago. Maybe it was all the up and down?s she made
him do each time. Maybe it was the mass of petticoats he had to deal
with ? not only getting up from the floor but also back down again ?
not to mention when he curtseyed. Or maybe it was the silly, but
pretty, childish dress he was wearing. In any case, she was absolutely
loving watching him today. She might not be able to deal with him as
an adult anymore, but she was certainly getting a lot of joy out of
watching him behave as a sissy. More joy than she ever thought she
would get. Who would have ever thought? This was certainly not like
her old self? not that she had changed at all!
While Sissy continued to drink his bottle behind her, she turned back
to her computer screen. She tried to work, but her mind kept turning
to the conversation? if you could call it that? that she had just had
with him. He seemed to be awfully certain that he was going to win
their bet ? despite the total lack of control he now seemed to have.
So? what if? things really did get close? What if judges really were
needed for the bet?
Grabbing her cell phone, she got up from her seat. ?Make sure that
bottle is totally finished before you get up from there,? she told him
before she walked out of her cubicle and kept going down the hallway.
She dialed as she turned the corner.
Mel was a bit annoyed when Andrea announced that she had a phone call
because she was almost to the end of the contract and didn?t really
want to be disturbed. But Andrea wouldn?t put through any calls unless
it was for something important? or from one of the people she had told
Andrea she would accept calls from. ?Who is it?? she asked.
?Robin,? Andrea?s voice replied.
Robin was on the list and because of Sissy, Robin was important!
?Hello?? she said as soon as she had pushed the right button.
?Hi Mel,? Robin replied. ?Sorry to bother you, but I remembered that
yesterday you had asked me about judging your bet, and now I know for
sure that I want to be a judge.?
Another judge right now was the last thing that Mel really wanted
because it would make four judges instead of three. Four judges meant
that a possible tie could occur and they wouldn?t be able to render a
verdict. But? ?Are you sure?? she asked. ?You know we need you to be
totally honest and fair about it. No favorites.?
?I?m more than sure,? Robin replied. ?And I would definitely be fair
about it ? no favorites as you said. Mel? I want to judge this? if it
comes down to it.?
Mel had to wonder what changed Robin?s mind so much to make her feel so
strongly about it. ?Okay,? she replied. ?If we need you, consider
yourself officially a judge.?
?Good,? Robin replied. ?Listen Mel, I was just talking to him, did you
know that he still thinks he?s going to win your bet? He seems awfully
sure of himself ? and that?s despite the fact that he peed on the floor
twice this morning already!?
Mel sighed a bit. The fact that he was so sure of himself was not
something she wanted to hear just then. ?Yeah, I know,? she replied.
?I really wish he would just admit defeat and give up so we could get
on with things, but he still thinks he?s going to win. And to tell the
truth, I have no way of knowing that he won?t be able to control
himself and win this bet.?
?So you think there really could be a chance that you two are going to
need judges to help you decide the winner??
?I hope not! But then, what I hope for is that I?m going to win this
thing ? easily. But knowing him, by the second day, even if it looks
like I?m winning, then he may insist on the judges anyway.?
?So there is a chance that I?ll be able to see exactly how this thing
comes out??
Mel paused for a moment. Something in what Robin had just said clued
her in as to Robin?s real motive ? she wanted to see exactly how
everything went down as to deciding the outcome. ?Yeah,? Mel finally
said cautiously. ?There is a chance? although as I said before, I?m
still hoping that he?s going to just give up and admit defeat.?
?Thanks Mel,? Robin replied. ?I appreciate it.?
?Anytime, Robin.?
Robin hung up her phone and stared out at the parking lot outside the
plate glass wall. They both still thought they could win, but for some
reason, she got the impression that Sissy was much more sure about it.
Yet as far as she could tell, he had no control at all anymore. He
didn?t even know when he was peeing ? which had to be most of the time
now. So just who was going to win? She found herself very anxious to
find out. But that event was still more than a week away.
Tom Robinson was standing near the desk of one of the company employees
while he waited for the guy?s computer to boot up. The process was
taking much longer than usual ? part of the reason he was there in the
first