Chapter XIV: JB's New Neighbor
"I don't think you are turning into anything, sweetheart. You had an accident while sleeping, but that's not new and lots of boys and girls do that even at thirteen, honey. Last week you didn't make it in time; that happens to lots of people."
I told her about this morning and, because she asked, I told her about the times it happened last year, and the times with number two too, like when I was driving down here from my old town.
She said, "People have more accidents like that than you think, JB. You think that you have more because it is only your own that you know about. Maybe you do have a hard time holding it for a very long time, but that doesn't make you a baby. Are there any other reasons?
There were only a ton of reasons, but I started with, "'Cuz that man just smiled at me."
"He smiled because you are very cute, and even cuter when you are s-cking your thumb.
I said, "I wasn't s-cking it I was per-tending to have some candy on it." Marnie smiled.
I told her about the girls not caring that I peed my self, or caring that I was in the girl's room and walking me to class. And about what Abby and Amanda had seen.
Marnie said, "JB, sweetheart, why are you so surprised that people are nice to you? You happen to be a very, very sweet, adorable little boy, and people like you and what to do things for you. That's all"
"Huff," I said, or maybe I just did it rather than say it.
"What else, sweetie?"
"That I like it when people hug me and hold me and rub me, and I wasn't as embarrassed about what Abby and Amanda saw really. Thirteen year olds shouldn't be that way, should they? I'm weird."
She laughed real loud and said, "And you like playing with toys and bears too, don't you? And that is so terrible a thing to like, isn't it? -- JB, do me a very, very big favor, please. Stop worrying about if it is OK for you to feel good - It is, my love. We will do some things about your bathroom emergencies, and some things to help you feel nice and safe, because I want you to feel that way, baby. Stop thinking about how old you are and just act the age that makes you feel nice, OK?"
I didn't say anything, so she said, "OK?" again, and I said, "'K."
"You job is just to let me take care of you for a while, JB, OK?"
"And to be a mascot," I reminded her.
" And to be a sweet mascot, yes. And, JB, may I tell you something else?" she said, "A very important something, little love."
"What?"
"You may be my baby for as long as you want!"
I grinned, and I huffed again too, and I pretend to eat more thumb candy for a minute, then I said, "Marnie, can I tell you something else."
"Yesss, baby."
"I'm hungry enough to eat a pony."
She was pulling into the garage and said "Again? Well, I don't have a pony, but I have apples and carrot sticks right inside. Well that hold you until dinner, cutie?"
"Don't you believe in cookies and chips?"
"Nope, except for special occasions."
When we got inside Marnie gave me a cup of juice (with a top on it) and made me finish it while she cup up the apple, then we went into the den, and she turned on a cartoon show.
Last night it had been dark and I could see out into her yard. It was huge Because her house was on a curve in the road, it spread out like a huge fan, and behind it was a hill that went down real steep to a little creek and big park. There was big stone patio with a table and stuff, and bushes and trees on the sides and fence on the sides by other houses and a big lawn too.
When I saw it I said, "Wow, can I play outside?"
"I have to make dinner, but you can bring out you truck and bears if you stay right where I can see you from the kitchen."
I drove both Holly and Howie, my bears, all around the back yard. And I looked over the back fence down to the park, there was a path down the hill, but it was real, real steep and a long way down. I also looked at the houses. There were only two widows you could see from anywhere in the yard and they had closed curtains, so no one was going to come out and yell at me.
Marnie came out and called me over. She told me we had about thirty minutes while the oven did its job, and she pulled my shirt off me - I'd totally forgot that that was all I had on under it while I'd been running and crawling around the grass - then she told me to leave my toys on the table and stand in the middle of the yard. I did it. No one could see me from the other house, but it was strange being naked outside. She turned some knobs on the patio wall, and I heard this rushing and then a gushing and water came up out of the ground all around me. I screamed and almost ran over to Marnie, but then realized it was sprinklers like they had at parks and places, and I started to run around and try o find spaces in the water.
Marnie asked me if she had scared me, and I did admit it had just at first. She suggested I do flips, and I did. My old city even September was too cold to swim but here it was still hot. I don't think it ever got cold here. Then I sat down right on top of one of the sprinkler head and let the water squirt right up my bottom and giggled, and Marnie was laughing.
Then I heard this kid's voice calling from the other side of the fence, and I stopped and then ran to Marnie.
A woman's voice said, "Marnie, can I bring Glyn over? It sounds like you're having fun without us."
Marnie said, "Sure, there is someone here you need to meet."
"Marnie! I'm naked," I said and grab for my shirt, but Marnie took it.
She grinned and said, "So?"
She turned the water off and this woman and little kid came through the gate on the side of yard. I tried to hid behind her, but she would let me because I was sopping wet all over from the sprinklers, so I crawled under the table.
"Hello, Trisha. Hi, Glyn. This is my godchild, JB, who is going to be staying with me, but you can't see him right now because he is pretending to be invissible."
"Hi, JB," the lady said, and the little kid looked under the table and said, "I can still see him."
Marnie and the lady laughed, and Marnie said, "Would you like to play in the sprinklers, Glyn? I think that might be the best way to get him out. Do you have time, Trish? You can eat with us, it will be ready in about fifteen minutes."
The kid was sitting on the ground taking his shoes off, and I noticed his hair was a little bit longer than mine and he was about the same size as me, which meant he was a lot younger. His mother said, "Georgey and his dad are both out tonight so we are free. Would you rather do that then get a hamburgers, Glynie?"
He nodded and started pulling on his shirt every which way until it came off. When he unbuttoned his blue jeans he said, "Can I take off my panties too?"
"That seems to be the fashion," his mom said. And he did, and he didn't have a thing! There was just a crack in the front where his bag and wienie belonged. I realized he was a girl all the sudden.
Marnie had turned the water back on and said, "Come on out, sweetheart, and show Glynda how you can do flips and summersaults in the water." And I did, and I showed her about sitting on top of the sprinklers, and she like that too. She started grabbing me and pulling me down, and I thought she was to rough and at first I didn't like it, but her mom told her to be gentler, and she was. Sometimes she would brush her hand up on the things between my legs by accident too, and I giggled when she did that.
Marnie brought the food out side. She said it was fish sticks, but they weren't crunch or crusty at all but were good, and she didn't give Glyn or me a fork but let us eat with our hands, even the vegetables. Glyn said her mom made her use sippy cups a lot of the time too, and she didn't mind using on tonight because I did.
When Glyn said she had to pee, Marnie said she could do it in an empty part of the flower beds, and I wet along to watch, and it was funny how it sprayed out, but I didn't need to go, because I let some leak out while I was sitting on the sprinkler one time, but I didn't tell anyone about that.
After dinner I let Glyn play with Howie and we took the two bears on a shopping trip. When we were putting the bears to bed, and giggling like mad, I realized how much fun I had had play with a little girl, a naked little girl while naked.
Marnie had taken some dishes inside, and Glyn's mom called over to her, "Glynie, are you ready to nuzzel?"
Glyn looked shocked and said, "Mommy! JB!"
Her mother said, "Oh, JB is such a nice little boy I think we can let him in on our secret. Don't you? Come on over here," and she opened her blouse and undid her bra, and Glyn climbed into her lap and put her mouth over her mom's little eraser head thing. I was watching her, and she was watching me watch her as she s-cked. Then Marnie came up behind me and sat me in her lap and made me lean back.
She said, "We can't do that, baby, but try some of this," and she put a big sippy cup full of warm milk in my mouth. It tasted kind'a different, and came out real slow, but it was real, real good.