CHAPTER FOURTEEN -- EMILY’S BIG DAY: WAKE-UP
It was extremely early the next morning--almost still dark outside--when Lauren and Janisse cracked open the door to Cara’s room. Heather had, of course, chosen to sleep in. All three girls had been out late, pushing the limits of their 11:30 PM curfew, flirting and riding around town with Travis and his friends after their movie finished. They’d had a great time, and both were bleary with lack of sleep, but neither would have missed this for the world. Although Emily’s status--and gender--had changed greatly in their eyes, they really did care for her, in their way, and neither of them wanted to miss the chance to be involved in what was sure to be one of the most important days of Emily’s life.
Emily was oblivious to all this. After he’d wet his pull-up while playing tea party, Cara had ran downstairs to “tattle” on him to her mother. Exasperated by Emily’s helplessness, Sherry had changed him into a new pullup, fed both “little girls” a childish dinner of cut-up hot dog pieces and mac n’ cheese, and promptly put Emily to bed at her “bedtime” of 7:30. Cara, because she was older and more mature than Emily, got to stay up an extra hour, and so Emily had lain on the floor in Cara’s room, swaddled in Cara’s Rainbow Brite sleeping bag for an hour by himself, with little else to do except to reflect on the precipitous fall his social status had taken in the last 24 hours. Despite it still being light outside, and in spite of the offense Emily took at being put to bed before an actual six year old, he’d cried himself to sleep well before Sherry carried Cara in and put her down for the night.
He was still sleeping, snug as a bug in a rug, when Janisse and Lauren crept into the room. Not wanting to wake either Emily or Cara, the older girls were careful and quiet as they made their way to Emily, kneeling on the carpet beside her sleeping bag.
“Oh . . . my . . . God,” Janisse whispered, pointing to a spot midway down Emily’s sleeping bag. A wet spot.
Lauren’s hand covered her mouth as she smiled with glee. “Mrs. Harper is going to be SO happy,” Lauren whispered.
“Is she really going to do all the stuff you told me about?” Janisse asked.
Lauren nodded.
“That is . . . wild,” Janisse whispered.
“I know, but it’s also beautiful,” Lauren said.
Janisse nodded in agreement, reaching down and gently stroking Emily’s hair while he slept.
“It’s . . .” Janisse started. “It’s just so . . . like, when you first told me what Mrs. Harper was planning it almost seemed . . . cruel. But then it’s like, when you really think about Emily is, how much we all always worried about her, it . . . I mean, what was ‘Michael’ going to do? Who was he going to date? What job was he going to get? I mean, he probably wasn’t even going to pass high school.”
Lauren nodded in agreement. “That’s what’s so beautiful about it, to me. That Mrs. Harper loves her daughter enough to care for her like she needs to be cared for.”
Janisse nodded and the two girls sat in a kind of hushed silence for a few minutes, staring down at Emily. “I know she won’t recognize this at first,” Janisse said, wiping a tear away from one eye, “but she’s so lucky. To be loved like that.”
Lauren was about to whisper her agreement when Emily began to stir in her sleeping bag. “Mmm . . . L-Lauren?” Emily moaned in confusion, slowly getting up and rubbing his tired eyes. As he did so, the childish room around him materialized and he was reminded of everything that had transpired the night before.
“Hey! Don’t forget about me silly!” Janisse teased him with a giggle. The two girls were watching Emily intently as the reality of where he was dawned on him. They both thought it was simply adorable when his face turned red and he shyly pulled the edge of the sleeping bag up closer to his face. It was as if he was still somehow embarrassed to be seen in such a childish state after all this time.
“Good morning, cutie,” Lauren said, offering Emily her hand. “Did somebody have a fun playdate last night?” After a moment's hesitation, Emilly grabbed hold of her hand and let her pull him up to his feet. Once he was standing, Lauren pulled him in for a big hug. “Aww, there’s my little angel,” she cooed, rocking Emily’s body back and forth.
All of this physical affection from his biggest crush, combined with the fact that he had just woken up, caused Emily’s morning wood to begin straining painfully against his chastity cage. Horrified to think that Lauren and Janisse might see his tiny boner throbbing in its cage, Emily was briefly thankful to still be wearing the leotard and pull-up. But thinking about his pull-up made Emily, still groggy from sleep, realize that he was soaking wet.
“Someone sure is wet this morning,” Janisse cooed as Emily’s face exploded in a blush.
“I didn’t mean to,” Emily sulked in a pathetic, mewing whine. “It . . . it was just an accident. I don’t usually have accidents at night like this. I don’t know what came over me.”
He looked up solemnly at Lauren’s beautiful face, which was staring back down at him with something of a shit-eating grin. Her grip on him suddenly became much tighter as she pulled him even closer and gave him a small, reassuring peck on the cheek.
“It’s alright sugar plum. No one really expected you to wake up dry.” She patted Emily’s squishy bum. “And besides, it’s probably good for you to get used to feeling wet down there. After today, that’s going to be pretty normal for you.”
Emily found this latest tidbit of information very concerning. He broke free from Lauren’s grasp and took a few nervous steps backwards. “W . . . what do you mean, Lauren?” Emily asked cautiously.
Both of the girls found Emily’s obliviousness to the situation at hand to be very adorable, which was obvious from the mere giggles he got as a response. Lauren once again stepped forward and grabbed Emily’s hand, rubbing it tenderly with a wistful look in her eyes.
“Don’t worry about it, baby. In fact...from now on, don’t worry about anything at all. Just do what you’re told like a good little girl and don’t ask any more questions. I promise that today will go by much more smoothly if you just leave the worrying to the adults and focus on being the best, most obedient little girl you can be.”
It was all too much for Emily to process this early in the day. He stammered in place trying to think of a response, but was quickly silenced by Janisse, who approached with his pacifier and confidently plopped it into his mouth. He glumly accepted the soother and looked defeatedly around the room, first at the colorful and infantile assortment of toys and decor that were strewn about, and then at his juvenile playmate from yesterday, who was still sleeping soundly despite all the commotion. Finally, his gaze returned to the beautiful, but imposing female figures in front of him, who obviously saw him as nothing less than their own personal plaything. Taking everything into account, he figured it was hardly worth it to argue anymore. They had already dragged him so low, maybe it was best to just go along with it and try to get home as quickly as possible. With tearful eyes, he nodded and gave his pacifier a couple of suc-ks to show his submission.
“That’s better, Emmy. No more talking from you,” Jannise said in a voice one might use for an obedient puppy.
Lauren nodded approvingly and began to pull Emily in the direction of the door. “Alright, now that we’re up and at 'em’, I’m afraid we have to bring you back to your mommy’s house. I wish we could spend some more time together, but your mommy told me to bring you back nice and early. I don’t know if she told you this, but she has some big plans for you today. Somebody is about to be a very lucky little girl.”
Emily did not like the sound of this one bit, but felt completely helpless to do anything but follow Lauren’s lead as she led him out of Cara’s room and down the stairs, where Sherry was waiting in the foyer with Emily’s bag in hand.
“Wet,” Sherry said, striking a hole through Emily’s pride as he descended. “Disgusting.”
Lauren, taking Emily’s bag, just laughed and nodded. “I’ll put the sleeping bag in the wash, Mom. And honestly, from the point of view of Emily’s therapist, a night-time accident is a really good thing, a really big step.”
Sherry just shook her head as she stared contemptuously at Emily. “I always knew this one was nothing but a giant sissy, so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that acting like a pissy-pants little baby comes so naturally to her. I’m just glad she’s finally getting the treatment that a weak little sissy like her deserves. This is just so much better for everyone involved, isn’t it? Now she doesn’t have to go around trying to prove that she’s anything more than she actually is. It just seems like a win-win all around. When you see Melissa, tell her I approved whole-heartedly with what she’s doing and that she has my full support.”
“Thanks, Mom, I will!” Lauren said.
Sherry just patted Emily on the head. “Have a safe trip across the street, sissy. If you ever want to come over for another playdate, just tell your mommy to give me a call. My younger daughter seemed to have lots of fun with you last night, and I’m sure you must have had a blast as well. We’d love to have you around again sometime.”
Emily wanted to respond that he did not, in fact, have a blast the previous night, and that he really didn’t appreciate being called a sissy either, but he was far too intimidated to do so. Instead, he mindlessly suc-ked on his pacifier as his eyes welled up with tears.
“I think she’s still a bit cranky from waking up this morning,” Lauren observed as she approached the entrance and swung the front door open. “All the more reason to get her back home as quickly as possible.”
Janisse pushed Emily forward until he was standing in the open doorway, where Lauren grabbed hold of his arm and began pulling him towards the front porch. Emily, however, could not bring himself to follow. Instead, his body tensed up before looking up at her with a worried, pleading expression.
“Bu-but . . . we’re leaving already? What about breakfast? You don’t really expect me to go out there dressed like this do you?” he whimpered to Lauren meekly. “You haven’t even changed me out of my . . . my . . . ”
“Your wet pull-ups?” Lauren finished for him, so easily saying the words that he couldn’t find the courage to say out loud. “That’s all right, sweetie. Your mommy can just change you when you get home. It’s only, like, thirty seconds away, anyway.” She suddenly became much more forceful, pulling him along with her until he was standing outside in the morning air for all to see. She turned him around so that Sherry and Janisse could bid him farewell, before re-inserting his pacifier and dragging him reluctantly down the footpath and towards the large house across the street. As they made their way over, Emily tried his best not to look at the distant joggers and dog-walkers, who were no doubt squinting to get a better look at the peculiar sight.
Once Emily reached his driveway, things only seemed to go from bad to worse. A familiar, black, stylish sports car was parked at the end of the driveway; a tell-tale sign that Dr Thurman was here. Emily felt himself go flush as the prospect of Dr Thurman seeing him in one of his most childish, humiliating outfits yet started to overtake his mind.
Seeing Emily’s trembling, Lauren kneeled down in front of him and gently brushed his hair out of his eyes. “Hey!” Lauren whispered. “Today’s a big day for you, a day with a lot of changes. And I know changes can sometimes be hard. But can you do me a favor?”
Emily nodded weakly.
“Can you try -- really try -- to just be a good girl for me and for your Mommy and for Dr. Thurman? Can you trust that we all love you and that we know what’s best for you?”
Emily nodded again, eager to do whatever he could to please Lauren.
“Good! What a good girl you are. Just remember, anytime you feel embarrassed or want to resist your therapy . . . just remember that that’s just your male ego flaring up. We know it’s strong, but me and your Mommy and your Doctor are going to help crush every last bit of it, ‘cause you’re not a man at all, are you? Right, baby girl?”
Emily’s stomach felt like it had fallen out and was rocketing towards the center of the Earth, but Lauren just smiled radiantly like this was the best news in the world. Not waiting for an answer from Emily, she stood back up and rang the doorbell.
What happened next was a surprise to both of them. Instead of being greeted by Melissa as they had expected, the door swung open and revealed Dr Thurman’s stern, statuesque figure standing in the doorway. She nodded approvingly at the sight of Emily standing there in his soaked-through leotard with the purple dummy hanging out of his mouth, being led everywhere by a girl who was supposed to be his own age. She was sure that he was now exactly at the point she needed him to be.
“Ah, there you are! Right on time as well,” she greeted them with a professional nod. “Thank you for looking after her, Lauren. You’ve been a tremendous help so far. I hope she didn’t give you too much trouble at the party last night.”
“Don’t mention it. We had lots of fun,” Lauren responded. “It’s nice to see you again, Dr Thurman. Is today the day that you’re finally going through with it?”
Dr Thurman’s lips contorted into a huge, almost sinister grin. She nodded her head.
“Incredible!” Lauren squealed. “You’ll have to have Mrs. Harper show me everything when you’re done. This is so exciting! I can’t believe it’s finally happening.”
“I’m excited too, dear, but I’m afraid we won’t truly be ‘done’ for a long, long time,” Dr Thurman stated plainly, although it was clear that she did share some of Lauren’s enthusiasm. She turned her head to get another look at Emily, and raised her eyebrow when she noticed his stature appear to shrink before her eyes. “Still,” she continued, “the fact that we’ve gotten this far already gives me hope that the next steps of Emily’s therapy will be a resounding success. I’ll be sure to let Melissa know to keep you informed about the going-ons in Emily’s life from here on out. The more people who know and are dedicated to making it work, the better.”
“Totally!” Lauren said, “Anything I can do to help, I want to do it!”
After pulling Emily in for one more hug, Lauren left Emily in Dr. Thurman’s care. Lauren was already halfway down the driveway and he could feel his leotard being tugged as Dr Thurman pulled him inside. When he saw the door closing behind him, he knew he was trapped. He didn’t know what was about to happen here, but if he knew one thing for sure, it was that surprise visits from Dr. Thurman were never a good sign.
“Come on sissy-pants,” Dr Thurman bid sternly as she started dragging him down the hall. “Your mommy and I have much to discuss.”