Daily Free-Write March 18, 2021: Nick & Doug Pt. 4

Continuation of March 18, 2021 "Nick & Doug Pt. 3" 

“Well his foot isn’t broken,” said Doug. He was on a conference call with John, Dale, and Jim, his friends from work. “He just needs to keep his weight off of it for a while. It was lucky we could see a pediatrician who understood his unique situation. I don’t know if anyone else could have gotten him to cooperate for a medical exam.”

Doug sighed and ran his paw over his forehead.

“So are you gonna baby proof the house now?” asked Jim the bulldog, half-joking. Doug always said he would baby proof the house so his clumsy pup of a boyfriend Nick would stop having accidents. At least the kind that led to booboos and bandaids.

“You know, funny you should mention that… I was wondering if one of you could stop by the House Warehouse store and pick up a few things…”

Nicky awoke to the sound of drilling and hammering downstairs.

He sat up in bed. The guys weren’t supposed to come by until weekend. How long had he been out?

He sat up and swung his legs over the bed. When he put his feet down on the floor, he winced. His left footpaw was still swollen and discolored.

“Owww… oww oww…”

He sat back down quickly with a squish and noticed that his diaper was already swollen and yellow. He thought back to the doctor visit and how comfortable he had been talking with the doctor. It seemed to him like the diapers could be a permanent part of his wardrobe.

He sighed. Doug had been so nice about his little problem. Never made him feel bad about it. And he liked the way he was cared for – Daddy and all his friends were super nice. He felt bad for how he behaved and promised himself he would do as Dr. Rückfall said and be a ‘gut boy’ for his papa. Even if it was annoying when he got treated like a kid.

After a little while and no noise, Nicky got curious. He tried hopping on one foot over to the door but found that it was much easier (and quieter) to crawl. Just as he reached the door, it swung open, causing Nicky to yelp, jump back, and land on his squishy bum.

“Ah-ha!” said Doug, “I thought I heard someone sneakin’ around up here! I- Oh gosh, you’re soaked! Look at you, puppy!”

Doug didn’t say this in a mean way, he was just surprised to see how quickly his puppy could piddle his padding to its limit.

The top of Nicky’s muzzle turned pink, as he blushed under his fur. “I… I…”

“You what, little boy?” asked Doug, expecting another denial from Nicky. But what he heard was quite different.

“I need a new diaper, Daddy,” Nicky said quietly, staring at the floor.

For a few seconds, Doug was speechless. Then, he held a paw up to his ear.

“Do my ears deceive me? Could you say that again, sprout?”

“I… I n-need a new diaper, Daddy.” Nicky repeated, forcing the words out. “Will y-you please change me?”

Doug padded up to Nicky and got down to pick him up.

“Of course I will,” he said, in a soft and gentle voice, lifting up the boy and depositing him back on the bed. Then he went to the closet to grab a fresh diaper and changing supplies.

Nicky could tell Doug was happy because of the big smile on his face and his rapidly wagging tail, and that made him feel good. When he came back , he set the supplies down and Nicky laid back, knowing what to expect. He breathed a sigh, his embarrassment dying down slightly. That wasn’t so bad.

“I’m proud of you, sprout,” said Doug, untaping Nicky’s diaper. “You asked for your diapers all on your own, and you didn’t put up any fuss.”

Nicky immediately covered his face. Yup. This was embarrassing. So embarrassing. He couldn’t even say the “D” word with a straight face, and when Doug used it, it would guaranteed make him blushy.

Doug just chuckled at his adorable boyfriend as he wiped off his diaper area and prepared for the switch-out.

“I know you don’t like the D word, but you better get used to it, kiddo. Next time, I might not change use unless you say it out loud.”

“Daddyyyyy,” whined Doug, looking away in embarrassment. “Come on…”

“Come on, nothin’,” said the big border collie, fluffing the diaper and setting it down on the bed. “You’ll be using that word and if you don’t I’ll just have to tickle it out of ya!”

He wiggled his fingers again, causing Nicky to giggle involuntarily. He was so ticklish even phantom tickles got him going. “Nooo… .stahapppp… no more tickles!”

“Then you know what you have to do,” said Doug, with a smile. “Butt up, sprout, I’m switching you out.”

Nicky sighed, unable to hide his smile or wagging tail as he lifted his bum for the diaper. As Doug taped him up, he remembered what he was doing before his boyfriend came in the room. He was investigating the mysterious noises.

“Daddy?”

“Yes, pumpkin?”

“What were those all noises downstairs? It sounded like the guys, but… I thought they weren’t coming til Saturday…”

Doug smiled a mischievous grin and gave him a wink. Uh oh, thought Nicky.

“They came over for a special project.”

“Special?” asked Nicky, getting excited. “I wanna see!”

“You do?” asked Doug. “Well, we’re not quite done, but I suppose if you promise to stay out of the way…”

“I will! I will!” Nicky said, bouncing on the bed in excitement.

“Hehe, slow down there, pup. Okay. Hold onto Daddy. I’m going to pick you up.”

Nicky held onto the bigger dog who began to carry him out of the room.

“Wait! Wait! I need pants first!”