Daily Free-Write June 6, 2021: Doctor's Orders Pt. 8

Continuation of June 5, 2021 "Doctor’s Orders Pt. 7"

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"Hey, buddy! Hello? Earth to Stevie!"

Stevie came to with a start to see Ben squatting down in front of him. He had been so engrossed in the shows that he lost all sense of where he was.

"Aww, look at you. You were really enjoying those shows, huh lil guy? Here, let's wipe off your face." Ben took out Steven's binkie and wiped off Steven's face with a handkerchief.

Steven blushed as he realized he must have been drooling. He tried to pull away and wipe it off himself, but Ben had a hold of his chin and wasn't letting Steven go anywhere.

"Stop fussing, buddy, I'm almost done." He released Steven's face and picked up the juice cup that was lying on the blanket. "Wow, all gone? You drank a lot. Do you have to go potty before dinner?"

Steven started to look down before he realized how Ben was talking to him. "Heyyy! Knock it off. I know when I need to go potty- I mean, when I need to go to the bathroom."

"Okay, tiger, okay, settle down. Let's just take a look, huh?" Ben said, reaching down to check Steven's diaper.

"Oh, come on. I think I'd know if I was-"

"You're soaked, buddy! I don't think your daytime diapers are gonna cut it if you're wetting this much."

"Wha?" Ben looked down and was astonished to see that his diapers were swollen and yellow. These ones were more plain except for a certain purple dinosaur on the waistband so it was easy to see they were soggy from front to back. "How did...how did that happen?"

"Sometimes kiddos get distracted when they're having fun and don't realize they wet. I guess that means you don't have to use the potty. Come on and let's get you changed. Then we can eat!

Steven was mortified as he was led back to the guest bedroom for another diaper change. This time Steven put him in a thick nighttime diaper, saying that these would have to be his regular diaper until the delivery came with his stuffers and all the rest.

"Just how much stuff did you order, anyway?" asked Steven. "You looked like you wanted to buy the whole furniture section."

"And maybe I did," said Ben. "You'll just have to find out tomorrow when it comes."

Steven was worried that Steven was taking things much too far. He understood the need for a changing table to help Ben's back and keep from getting the bed dirty, but he didn't like the finality of having one ordered to the house. It was like admitting that he would need his diapers long term, and that was exactly what he didn't want to hear.

"There you go, Stevie. All diapered up in your Bear Bottoms."

Steven sat up and felt the front of his diaper, squeezing his legs together experimentally. These were as thick as the double diapers he wore earlier.

"Do you really think I need them this thick?"

"I do. You'll get used to them. In a week you won't even notice they're there!"

Steven doubted that very much. "What if I have to go potty- I mean to the bathroom?"

"Well, that's the cool thing," said Steven, pulling off a tape and reapplying it. "Velcro tapes."

"Brilliant," said Steven, looking less than enthused.

"Oh, I thought you wanted to use the potty," said Ben. "If not, maybe I'll have to go back to the shop and see what other options they have..."

"NO! No, no, that's fine," said Steven. "Let's go have dinner. It smells delicious, honey."

"Nice save," said Ben, with a smirk. Then he tossed a shirt to Stevie. "Here. In case you get cold."

Steven put the shirt on, grateful for some clothing to wear other than a diaper. But when he looked down, he saw that it had the blue dog from Boo's Clues leaning in from the side and waving. He looked back up to Ben, aghast. "This is a baby shirt! Can't I wear something else?"

"It's that or nothing. If you don't like the clothes I bought you I'll return them and you can go around in just diapers. Now come and eat. Not like there's anyone here to see you anyway."

Steven relented, preferring the shirt to nothing, and followed Ben out for dinner. He wasn't happy when he got another sippy cup, and especially when Ben insisted on a bib to protect his new shirt, but other than that, things were normal for dinner. And then when they were done, Ben had another surprise for him.

"Okay, it's time for bed. Let's get your meds and put you down."

"What?! It's not even eight o clock!"

"Did you forget you were being punished, little man? You get an early bedtime til you learn to behave better. Besides, with your new meds, you'll be out like a light in no time, and I don't want to be dragging your sleepy butt all the way across to bed after you fall asleep."

"This sucks," said Steven, crossing his arms. "I don't wanna go to bed!"

"Now you really are acting like a child," said Ben, sighing. He grabbed Steven under the shoulder and pulled him up out of his seat. "Come on, mister. Your medicine isn't optional, end of story. This is when you have to take it. Doctor's orders."

He pulled the surly Steven over to the bathroom, and Steven allowed himself to be led, though he clearly wasn't happy about it.

"Come on, let's brush our teeth and then you can try to use the potty before bed."

Steven just stared into the mirror and went through the motions of what he had to do. Ben gave him the pills and a glass and watched him drink it down, praising him when he did so. Then, he untaped Steven's diaper and told him to go ahead and use the potty.

"I can't with you watching," complained Steven. "Get out."

"Okay," said Ben. "But it's not like it's anything I haven't seen before. I am your boyfriend, after all."

Steven sat there, frustrated, but nothing came out even after Ben left him. By the time Steven gave up, he was already feeling drowsy. He stumbled out of the room and Steven helped him over to the guest bedroom to get re-diapered in the diaper he'd been in at dinner.

"Whoa, careful there, tiger," said Ben, holding Steven up as he stumbled into the guest room. Ben led Steven to the bed and helped him sit. "Now you just lay right there."

Steven lay back and gave a light smile, staring at the ceiling. "Okay, Ben..."

"Up goes the butt!" said Ben, lifting Steven's legs up and making him giggle a bit. Ben added some powder and rubbed it in before setting Steven down and raising the front of the cute diaper. "Down goes the butt and up goes the diaper!"

Steven laughed a bit more, and then his face grew concerned as he looked around. When Ben finished taping him up, he noticed his boyfriend's distress.

"What's wrong sweetie?"

"Where's Clara? I want Clara?"

"Oh! Of course. She must still be on the blankie in the living room. I'll go grab her right away. Wait right here."

"Okay," said Steven, who began sucking his thumb as Ben left.

By the time Ben got back, Steven was already asleep. He smiled at the sight of his boyfriend sucking his thumb, and placed Clara in the crook of his arm. He then Pulled Steven fully onto the bed and laid him down.

"Nini, sweet pea," he said, kissing Steven's head, "enjoy your new bedroom." Then he left, turning off the light.