Circumstances Scene 26

Chastity huffed. “Yes, it has me all out of sorts. It was the most childish, baby-like thing I could ever do, and I did it. What’s worse, I don’t even remember when I did it.”
“What about when you were changed? Was your diaper wet, too?”
She looked at him oddly. “I don’t know… probably.”
“Well, while you were being changed, I was being changed as well. And while I didn’t have a messy diaper, I still had wet diaper. I don’t have any notion of when I wet it, either, or how many times I wet it. When it happened, I didn’t feel a thing. Do I feel like a baby? No.”
“Well, then you’re special,” Chastity said sardonically.
“So… what, you want to be a baby?”
Chastity looked at him as if he were stupid. “No, of course not.”
“Then why do you keep saying that you feel like one?” he asked.
“I don’t know… I just feel so… helpless,” Chastity said petulantly.
“Even though it’s just temporary?”
“Yes, even though it’s just temporary. I mean… look at me,” she said, turning to face him. “I’m wearing a diaper, Jack. Last night was different; last night it was new and different and… well, it was fun.” She paused. “Now… now that I actually need them, it isn’t fun anymore.” Her eyes glistened with tears and she blinked them away. “Now… I’m not just playing a baby, I am a baby,” she said plaintively, her voice faltering as she fought against the lump rising in her throat. One tear escaped and slid down her cheek.
“Then be a baby,” Jack said.
His words were so unexpected that it momentarily overrode her emotions. “What did you say?” she asked, certain she hadn’t heard right.
“I said, be a baby,” Jack repeated.
“How can you say something like that?” she asked.
Jack shrugged. “Well, you’re making such a big deal out of it like it’s some sort of horrendous thing. So, I say try it and see if it’s as bad as you make it out to be.”
Chastity stared at him for a moment. “That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard,” she said at last, swiping away her tears. And then she laughed. It wasn’t much of one, but it was still a laugh. “Were you serious?” she asked, a half smile on her face.
Jack shrugged again. “Don’t know, really. It just came to mind, it seemed logical… so I said it.” He smiled. “Who knows, maybe it’ll be fun.”
“Well, no offense, but I’d rather be my regular self,” Chastity said.
“None taken,” he said. “But what about your childish attire? Think you can put up with that for a while longer?”
Chastity sighed. “I suppose.” She grimaced. “I am not looking forward to my next messy diaper, though.”
“Yeah well, I’m not looking forward to my first.”
“Well, when it happens try to avoid sitting in it,” Chastity said, shaking her head. “That was not fun, believe me.”
Jack nodded sympathetically. “I don’t imagine so.” He looked at her more intently. “Are you going to be okay?” he asked cautiously.
She looked up at him, having recovered from her emotions and then smiled. “Yeah,” she said and then stepped closer and put her arms around him in a hug. “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome,” he said as he hugged her back.
“I do have one guilty little admission, though,” she murmured.
“What’s that?”
“These diapers are comfy.”
Jack chuckled. “Come on, let’s go finish exploring.”