Part 17
Andrea hummed to herself as she pushed Lilly's stroller down the street, taking time to wave to each and every passerby that she saw. Thankfully for Lilly, none of them stopped to talk to his mother about his current predicament, although they each did seem to stare directly at his stroller as they walked by. This was until Lilly caught the sight of two young female figures on the horizon. When Lilly noticed who they were, he tried to bury his head in shame.
The two figures that were quickly approaching were people that Lilly had known back in high school, friends to be exact. Their names were Alexis and Samantha, and they were the last people that Lilly wanted to see in his current state. When Lilly (then Nate) was still a student in high school, he found that friends were quite hard for a kid like him to come by. With his short stature, awkward demeanor, and complete inability to stand up for himself, most of the other students wanted nothing to do with Nate and he found himself completely alone. That was until 10th grade when he was discovered by Alexis and Samantha, two girls who found themselves taking great pity on the boy. The relationship started out fairly innocent at first, with the two girls inviting him to sit at their their lunch table, inviting him over to watch the odd movie or two, even sometimes taking him to the mall to go shopping with them, an activity that Nate pretended not to enjoy but secretly loved every second of.
However, as they continued to hang out together, Nate quickly found himself quite attracted to Alexis in particular. Neither of them were terrible to look at, mind you. Alexis was a sweet, slender framed girl with strawberry blonde hair and a bubbly personality, and Samantha was slightly thick taller girl with curly back hair and a smile that could melt anyone's heart. Unfortunately for Nate, at not even 5 feet tall and 113lbs soaking wet, he soon found out that they were way out of his league. He made many subtle attempts to let Alexis know that he was interested in her, however she seemed to intentionally act oblivious to all of them. Despite not being the most popular girls in school themselves, Alexis and Samantha found themselves quite romantically successful during their high school years, and did not shy away from talking about their various relationships around Nate. They would often make comments about their dates and the men they were dating right in front of Nate, sometimes showing him the shirtless pictures their boyfriends had sent them and asking Nate what he thought. Usually Nate would just give an uncomfortable smile and respond with something along the lines of "Yeah he's pretty cute I guess", which would often cause the girls to giggle, but deep down It was torture for Nate, who knew he could never compare to the absolute hunk football players and track stars that the two were constantly dating. Alexis and Samantha, for their part, both assumed despite his constant insistence otherwise that Nate was gay, and would constantly make subtle allusions to the fact that he would be much happier if he had a boyfriend too. After all, they figured, a man like him would probably never have a chance with a woman anyway.
Lilly tried to cover his face as the two familliar faces drew ever closer. Suddenly his mommy stopped the stroller and gave an exagerated wave. "Alexis, Samantha! I haven't seen you two in so long!", she yelled with excitement at the two girls, who by now were running over with brisk excitement. They both said their hellos and gave Andrea a big hug. Despite the distaste Nate had shown for his stepmother back in high school, and vice versa, Alexis and Samantha had both always gotten along well with Andrea. They would often take her side when arguments would break out when they were all over at his house, which made Nate feel even more like the childish nobody that everyone seemed to treat him as. They broke from their hug and the two girls eyes quickly caught sight of Lilly. Alexis had a stumped look on her face, which immediately turned into shock when she realised what she was looking at.
"Nate, is that you!?", Alexis yelled out in shock as Lilly buried his head and tried his best to brave the situation. "Hi Alexis. Hi samantha", he said with an unenthused mumble as she and Samantha began poking and prodding him all over to get a better look at the baby girl that he had become. Suddenly Andrea spoke up. "Actually she goes by Lilly now, and that's not the only change that's been made to my widdle girls life. Look at this." Andrea lifted up Lilly's skirt and moved the snapped crotch underneath out of the way slightly, revealing the pink edge of a disposable diaper to a now dumbfounded Alexis and Samantha. "Oh my god, you're wearing a diaper! Why are you wearing a diaper Nate!", Samantha said as she tried hard not to laugh at his predicament. Despite the absurdity of the situation, both girls had to admit that they did find him quite cute.
Lilly just sat there with his hands on his head as his mommy tried her best to explain the situation. Samantha and Alexis stood there opened mouthed while Andrea began to explain everything, from his journal, to his failing out of school, to his wonderful wardrobe of diapers and sissy outfits, even up to the first time she had to spank him for disobeying her. As she went on and on, the two girls expression seemed to change from one of shock to one of amusement. By the time she was finished, they seemed to view their old friend exactly as she did; nothing more than an adorable, pathetic little baby.
"Well she's right about one thing Lilly", Alexis said with a smile as she turned to Lilly, who was still acting very scared and coy, "This all definitely suits you to a tee." She gave Lilly a small tickle which caused him to kick his feet and release a small drip of urine into his diaper. Samantha looked on lovingly and turned to face Andrea. "She really is so cute like this, I think you made the right choice", Samantha said with a look of sympathy on her face, "after high school we were worried about what would happen to Nate. He was always more like a little brother to us than anything else. I'm glad you have him exactly where he belongs, where you can protect him and keep him safe. We would love to come visit him sometime. Does your little one need a babysitter by any chance? We'd definitely be able to take care of her if you needed some time to yourself."
Andrea gave a nod at the offer. "Thank you so much for the offer dear", she said, "I don't get out much and I'd love to have a night to myself for once. I'll give you guys a call and maybe we can work something out". Alexis continued to play with a horrified Lilly for a few minutes until it was eventually time to go. They all said their goodbyes and Samantha handed Andrea a piece of paper with their numbers on it in case she wanted to get a hold of them. Lilly began to shed a tear when he heard them laughing as they walked away in the background, his mommy humming a tune as she unlocked his stroller and continued down the path.
The pattern would continue for quite some time, his mother rolling him down the path and waving hello to strangers as Lilly slowly nursed from the bottle that had been placed with him. This had the exact intended effect one would think, with Lilly's diaper eventually ending up soaking wet. This made him feel even more like an infant. As if being rolled around publicly in a big stroller for all to see was not enough, he now had a wet diaper taped around his hips to really re-enforce what his new role in life was. Eventually they reached a public park with a playground, and much to Lilly's horror, it was crowded as can be.
Lilly's mommy stopped the stroller next to a bench and looked on at the scene ahead of them. Dosens of kids ran back and forth on the playground in a madness and fury that overwhelmed both Lilly and Andrea, who by now was looking for somewhere slightly more quiet so her baby could play in peace. She soon spotted a sandbox that had about two or so other toddlers playing in it, and figured that was the best place for a baby like Lilly. Within moments Lilly was unbuckled from his stroller and carried over to the sand pit, being let down with a plop as he took in the site in front of him. All around him mothers and fathers were watching their small children play in the sand, some of them giving him a bit of a skeptical eye, but thankfully for Lilly, they did not call any attention to their skepticism. Andrea reached into her diaper bag and grabbed a small toy shovel, handing it to Lilly and expecting him to entertain himself. Lilly spent the next few minutes desperatley digging in the sand, trying to forget where he was and avoid the multitude of eyes that were fixed on him. Suddenly he was interrupted by the sound a small, high pitched voice. "Hello. You're pretty big for a baby", said a toddler girl, who was standing directly over Lilly and giving him a slight look of superiority. Lilly looked back at his mommy, who was looking on with a monstrous grin at the situation at hand. He knew he would need to indulge her.
"I dunno what you mean. My mommy says I'm just a baby. She says I have to be a good little baby for her. My name is Lilly", Lilly replied in the best little girl voice he could muster. The toddler girl gave out a laugh plopped herself down directly across from him. "My name is Sophie. I'm four years old. Can I play sand castles with you?", she asked in a sweet innocent voice, obviously seeing Lilly as nothing more than a new friend. This clearly concerned the girls mother, who quickly walked over to Andrea in an attempt to find out what was going on.
Lilly continued to play in the sand with Sophie for quite some time. Occasionally he would look back at Andrea and Spohie's mother, who were clearly locked in a very long conversation. Every time he looked back, he noticed that her mother's face was slightly less worried, and by the time ten or so minutes had passed, she was smiling and seemed to be getting along with Andrea great. Eventually both Andrea and Sophies mother walked over to greet their happily playing babies in the sand pit. "I see you made a new friend Sophie. Are you two having fun?", asked Sophie's mother (who Andrea learned was named Jane) to a happily playing Sophie, who looked up and excitedly ran over to give her mother a hug. "Mommy! This is Lilly, she's my new friend! She's such a pretty baby isn't she?", Sophie said as she jumped up and down next to Jane in excitement, causing Lilly's face to turn pink. "Its so nice that Lilly could make a new friend. Maybe our little girls should have a playdate sometime", Andrea pondered. Jane briefly looked over at Lilly and gave a smile back at Andrea. "Certainly", said Jane, "I'm sure that would be all sorts of fun. Are you two around a week from now? My husband is the main breadwinner so I'm pretty much around all day, I'd be happy to supervise them while they play together."
Andrea clapped her hands in excitement at the proposal. "Of cousre!", she said with glee, "consider it a playdate!". Sophie jumped up and down in excitement at the news while Lilly just sat there embarrassed. Jane quickly announced that they needed to leave, but gave Andrea her number in case she had further questions. When they were finally gone, Andrea slipped her hand under Lilly's diaper for a very embarrassing diaper check. "Oh no, you're wet baby!", she said as she picked Lilly up out of the sand pit and brought him to a slightly more secluded spot on the grass. She layed down a blanket and set Lilly down, worrying Lilly a great deal at the prospect of having a very public diaper change.
"Mommy, what are you doing?", asked a skeptically curious Lilly as Andrea began digging in her diaper bag for her supplies. Andrea gave a raised eyebrow and shook her head. "Changing you silly, your diaper is soaking wet!", she said with boop on his nose, nonchalantly continuing to prepare for his very public diaper change. Lilly began to internally freak out. "Not here mommy, please!", Lilly begged, "everyone can see me here. Please don't mommy!". Andrea silenced him with a pacifier as she began to unsnap the bottom of his onesie and pull his dress up. "Lots of people change their babies at the park sweetie", she replied dismissively to now incredibly embarrassed Lilly.
Andrea undid the straps to Lilly's diaper, exposing his body to the slight breeze that was coursing through the warm summer air. Lilly closed his eyes as he felt her start to wipe him down, intentionally making himself oblivious to all the prying eyes that were pointing their direction. Andrea casually continued with his diaper change, removing his old diaper and replacing it with a new one, humming to herself as she added a clearly excessive ammount of baby powder to it's seat. If he's going to be a baby, she thought, he should at least smell like one. Lilly felt a newfound sense of both relief and shame when she finally pulled his fresh new diaper up between his legs and taped it closed. With that, she picked him up and brought him back to the stroller, plopping him in and turning around to head home. As they left, a multitude of prying eyes looked to each other in shock, unsure of what they just witnessed.