Lights, Camera, …What?!? Book 1 Chapters 40 and 41 by Sofia Hammerstein

Connor Slane has grown up to be one of the brightest kids in his dimension and one of the most ambitious computer science majors at his top university. Now, thanks to an exchange program between his university and his mother’s alma mater, Emerson University in another dimension. Connor has the chance to forge his own path in computers and his other love, filmmaking. Having seen still images of their amazing holographic films, he hopes go to Emerson, and then return to build his own empire - and maybe even find his true self, as his mother did.

Beth Sylvester is a Tweener herself and another child of influential parents in the other dimension. Her wealthy Big mom is the daughter of a disgraced former CEO, and her dad is the first and only Tweener to serve on the Supreme Court. Connor’s mom and Beth’s dad were good friends while she was in the dimension, and they’ll quickly discover that they enjoy hanging out with each other. They’ll also discover that if either is going to survive to the end of the semester academically or as mature adults, they’ll need to help each other out. If not, Connor could quickly find himself on the one-way road to being adopted by some Big, and Beth might not be far from that fate either…

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The Legal Stuff: Lights, Camera, …What?!? By Sofia Hammerstein
 

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission. Copyright © 2023-2026 Sofia Hammerstein.
 

 
 

Chapter 40: Assignments
 

BETH WAS HIGHLY annoyed when she realized they were stuck with Kelly in their group. ‘Really?!?’ she complained to herself.

“Well, hi, you two!” Kelly said, coming over. “I can’t wait to see how our film goes!”

Beth sighed, “Neither can I,” she said through her gritted teeth.

Connor seemed equally displeased to see her, but after hearing what Kelly tried to do to him after screenwriting class the first day, she couldn’t blame him for that!

“Okay,” Professor Wyler said when everyone had split to their separate ‘Studio’ work areas, “Now that you’ve split up, I would like everyone to go ahead and decide who in their group will be responsible for different production roles on the film.”

Beth was still venting in her head about being paired with Kelly in their group when they finally split up to meet about positions. Each group was gathered around a large table with their twenty studio members then, and a really familiar-looking, super-tall girl got everyone quiet. “I’m as excited as everyone else, but let’s focus and figure out these roles. I think we need to discuss the first two and vote on a producer and director for our project.”

“I nominate you to be the producer, Charlotte,” a tall boy said. “You’ve got the film creds and the theater background,” he added.

“Why do you think that? What about the rest of us?” Kelly asked, irritated. “Some of us may want the job too?”

“Charlotte has actually appeared in films before,” he said. “Sorry, I don’t know your name…?”

“Kelly Danvers!” she said. “And I promise that you’ll know my name soon enough!”

“Meow,” Beth heard a nearby girl say sotto voce.

“Anyone else want in on the producer job?” the boy asked.

Everyone shook their heads, “Okay, all in favor of Kelly Danvers,” he didn’t sneer, but it was close.

One hand went up, Kelly’s.

“All in favor of Charlotte?”

Every hand went up except Kelly’s.

“Okay, Charlotte, you’re officially in charge!”

“Great!” she said with a smile. “Now, for a director, I think Sebastian just demonstrated he’s the guy for the job?”

Everyone nodded except Kelly. Beth felt Kelly also wanted to throw her hat in the ring for that position. She was almost impressed that Kelly kept her mouth shut this time!
 

PROFESSOR WYLER HAD given us a required production staff list, and Charlotte started going through things. She was one of those giant Amazons that truly scared you when you were only four feet tall!

I saw her glance at the list and look around the group. Her eyes landed on me, and I was nervous from that look. “I’m sorry, I don’t know your name?” She asked me.

“Connor,” I told her.

“And you?” She asked, looking at Beth.

“Beth?”

“Look, I don’t see you two lugging the cameras physically around or doing lighting. How would you two like to take charge of editing everything?”

I smiled, “Sounds like fun!” I turned towards Beth.

Beth nodded at Charlotte, “Sure, as long as I can do some other things as well?”

“Absolutely,” Charlotte said. “With a small crew like this, we’re certainly going to need people to do more than one job!”

All-in-all, I was impressed with Charlotte as a leader! She didn’t strike me as being someone bossy, and she clearly knew what she was doing. She worked with the group to pick a director of photography, camera operators, drone operators, set designers, and decorators. She even put a theater major in charge of being the acting coach. Kelly ended up being made the script supervisor.

“Okay, we have everyone assigned, I think,” she said.

Professor Wyler appeared right then, “How are you all doing?”

“We have everyone assigned their positions,” Sebastian, our director, said.

“Wonderful! Give me just a minute, and I will give everyone instructions on accessing the initial script outlines from our screenwriting class.”

We were waiting for him, and Sebastian was standing next to me. “So, Connor, what is your major?”

“Computer Science and Filmmaking,” I told him.

“We don’t usually see Littles double major here at Emerson?”

“I’m just an exchange student this semester,” I told him.

“Oh…” he said, making eyes at Charlotte.

I wondered what was happening and saw Beth roll her eyes when I looked at her, “Look, Connor isn’t likely to get demerited out before we finish the project. You can trust him. His mom actually came here as an exchange student and made it back home. His grandma is Doctor Westerfield,” she added.

I grimaced, not wanting all that information known, but when I looked up at Sebastian, he seemed impressed. “Really?” He asked.

I nodded, “Yes, but I’d rather focus on what I can do?”

“We’re going to get along just fine,” he said.

Looking around at the other surrounding group members, I quickly noticed they were looking at me differently, too. The one thing I noted from our group was that they were almost all exceedingly tall. Only three of the Bigs looked like they were below ten feet in height, and all of those were at least a foot-and-a-half taller than Beth!

I listened to a few other conversations before our professor got our attention. “Okay, I think everyone has mostly made good progress except Studio One. You need to make sure that you get your act together and pick roles no later than the next class! If you can’t even do that task, you’ll struggle to complete any of the projects!”

I felt a bit nerves on their behalf!

“I will email your Producers about picking the script you wish to do. All of you now have a link in your classroom module that lets you see the different scripts being prepared for you. Twenty-six students are in that other class, and so far, twenty-five have submitted the required sections. I would estimate twelve to twenty scripts will be viable for you to select from. I would like your groups to have a short list of five options each to film by Thursday. After that, you can read the full scripts if they’re completed, and we’ll have a process for scripts to be chosen in class.”

Charlotte’s hand went up, “What is our timeline for production here?”

“This job will be very rushed, but you must choose scripts by next weekend. Figure out who in your group will play roles that Tuesday and have sizes to the costume department that afternoon. Then you’ll fit costumes on Thursday and spend time preparing that day. You’ll also need to prepare your list of scenes you’ll shoot, where you’ll shoot them, and when by that weekend.”

My head was exploding as the list grew on and on!

Eventually, he concluded, “So you should have the entire thing ‘in the can’ to use the old saying, in four weeks, and you should have it edited without music the next week and sound completed the next week with the help of the film composition class.”

“Six weeks?” I hear people asking around me.

Charlotte’s hand went up, “Do we only use our Studio for actors and actresses?”

He nodded, “If you need extras for other projects later in the year I’ll allow you to find some outside help. But, with this larger project I’ve found over the years that if someone doesn’t have a graded motivation, you struggle to get them to show up to film. It’s easier to say, find a way to make it work in your group! You can use generated holo characters if the characters are background extras and speak three lines or less in the script.”

She nodded, “Thanks.”

“Well then, if no one has anything else, that’s it for today. See you Tuesday!”

“Wait, don’t go anywhere!” Sebastian said. We all stopped and looked at him, “Since we have to pick talent from this group, I want a photo of everyone individually and as a group?”

There was a little bit of grumbling, but everyone agreed in the end. Sebastian got Professor Wyler to take the group photo with his phone. Then he quickly snapped pictures of us individually before we split up. Beth and I walked out of the class together, “That’s going to be an interesting project,” I told her.

She nodded, “Yeah…” she looked around, “I just wish we didn’t have Kelly!”

“Yeah… What is her deal anyway?” I asked.

Beth shrugged, “I wish I knew. She’s been a queen bee witch since I met her, and she heard my name?”

I raised my eyebrows at that, “Wonder why?”

“I don’t know, I asked my parents if they somehow remembered her name, but they didn’t have anything they knew?”

I nodded and saw we were passing the restroom, “I need to duck in here really quick, wait for me?”

She nodded, “I need to go too; I’ll meet you out here.”

I pushed the convenient electronic button to open the men’s door and walked inside. It was a large bathroom with many stalls, and in this case, I was happily surprised to see two that were ‘Little’ sized! I gratefully walked to one of the open stalls and closed the door behind me. I looked up then and realized it was another of those doors any Big could see over the top of, but I decided I didn’t care right then. Pulling down my elasticized pants, I climbed on the potty and let loose a long stream of urine that I only then realized how badly I needed to clear from my body!

I reached for the toilet paper and wiped my front, not wanting any accusations of wetting my pants, and decided to check my rear.

To my horror, the paper came away with a massive brown stain!!!!!!
 

BETH STOOD OUTSIDE the restroom, having expected Connor to have beaten her, given he was a guy. She didn’t wait long but noticed a really stressed expression on his face.

“What’s wrong?” She asked.

He sighed, “Those peppers last night have really done a number on my bowels…”

“Did you have an accident?” She asked.

He shook his head, “Thankfully, I checked myself right then, and the Pull-Up was still clean.”

“Good,” she said.

They walked out of the building and were more away from people. Connor nervously asked, “Do you think it’s inevitable that I have to wear diapers this semester?”

Beth looked down at him and sighed, “Pretty good odds you do? Don’t you already have to at night?”

Connor blushed, “Yeah…”

“You had accidents at night yet?”

Beth thought it was cute that he somehow blushed even redder then.

“I’m the only one who hasn’t so far in the nest.”

“That’s weird... It’s pretty normal for all Littles to have problems with that in the nests?” she said, clearly perplexed.

“I know… and I mean my mom was fully diapered while she was here for her exchange trip, so I guess it shouldn’t be a big deal?”

She nodded, “It shouldn’t be, but I understand not wanting that to be your goal.”

“Anyway, how we talk about something else…? What do you have now?” he asked her.

“Just planning on a nap and then a late dinner before studying. You?”

“I thought about using one of those restaurant gift certificates I won last night? If you wanted to come to?”

Beth blushed, “I’d love to, Connor, but I think you’ll be pushing it for lights out tonight.” She watched his expression fall before she added, “How about Monday? We can go earlier after our math classes?”

“Sure!” Connor agreed.

“Cool! Well, I will split off from you and head to my dorm. I’m sure I’ll run into you tomorrow. You’re leaving tomorrow after classes, right?”

He nodded at her, “Yeah, not quite sure what this weekend will be like since I’m getting dragged to that birthday party?”

“Meggy’s party, right?”

“Yeah,”

She laughed, “Somehow, I’m guessing she loves to have over-the-top princess parties!”

“That’s what I’m afraid of based on some of the outfits Aunt Bella was making for everyone.”

“She making one for you?”

Connor blushed and muttered, “I sure hope not?”

Connor said it in a way that made Beth wonder if he was entirely against it.

“Well, have fun either way!”

“Yeah, I’m hoping, if nothing else, to get studying done more there without a nest mother breathing down my neck!”

“I can imagine that… be careful, though, okay? I know Littles who have gotten busted for being up after hours because of devices… I wouldn’t trust anything connected to the university not to alert that.”

Connor nodded, “My mom warned me about something like that. I can work on my script on my computer or with the EdgeSphere goggles and not mess with the university computer or tablet. Then I can just copy and paste over… That’s the biggest thing I’ve got to get done this weekend. I’m kind of hoping our group will pick my script?”

“Well, I’ll definitely vote for it!” she said, smiling widely at him.

“Thanks,” Connor said.
 

IT WAS AN awkward parting as I left Beth to head to the dining hall after a quick message to Mackenzie letting her know. With Beth’s reminder of my lights-out time, I decided to go eat then. As we left each other, I honestly wanted to give her a hug or something goodbye… but it was just… awkward!

I made my way inside after scanning my ID. After grabbing a food tray, I found a corner table to hide in and work on a few last items for my Friday classes. I finished dinner and returned to the room, passing by a few of my nest mates on their way to eat then. I noticed the giant ‘Little’ was being led with an oversized monkey backpack harness inside.

I couldn’t help but grimace as I passed her and could tell she needed a diaper change right then!

“Please, can’t we just go back and change me? Or even here?” I heard her ask the nest mother.

“I’m sorry princess, but we’ve got to eat din-din first before nighty night time! Once you eat all your yummy food, I’ll take you back and change you. It’s not like you’ll get your big girl pants back anytime soon. You might as well get used to being poopy like the baby you seem destined to be?” She spoke to the girl in the most sickly-sweet voice I’d ever heard!

I heard a gut-wrenching sob then and felt terrible for the girl until I thought about the fact that’s exactly what she wanted Beth to endure!

Back in the nest, only a few people were studying, and I chose to just silently sit down and start my own work via my goggles. I’d just finished up the last couple of practice problems for Math Analysis when I remembered our script outlines were supposed to be viewable on the classroom module. I figured out how to log in and found a list.

• The Serial Files – A detective must catch a notorious serial killer before he strikes again. Still, the case becomes personal when the killer targets the detective’s family. (Crime Drama)

• The Island – A group of survivors must band together to escape a deserted island, but soon realize it’s not as abandoned as they thought. (Horror)

• Office Workers – A mild-mannered office worker discovers he has superpowers and must use them to stop a nefarious villain threatening the city. (Adventure)

• The Bounty – A skilled bounty hunter is hired to track down a dangerous criminal but soon finds herself caught up in a conspiracy that could bring down the whole country. (Action/Adventure)

• Forgotten Humans – A mission to colonize Io has been launched with AI Holographic caretakers launched first to set up the colony. As the first humans arrive, they discover that a glitch in the caretaker’s software has made them forget what humans are. The crew must manage to navigate the holograms, not understanding who they are and accepting their new roles in the AI-run society. (Sci-Fi/Comedy)

I smiled as I saw mine listed there and hoped we could do it! I saw a lot of potential to maybe even have some of our larger group members get a little bit of being babied like a Little. The idea of Kelly like that made me smirk!

Reading through the rest of the titles, I didn’t see anything special until I got to one that made my blood turn cold.

• Diaper Diaries – A successful businesswoman is desperately trying to potty-train her five-year-old daughter before kindergarten starts in two months. She’s tried every book, video, and bribe she can find, but her daughter continues using her pants instead of the potty! A friend suggests that maybe she needs to get a ‘potty-training buddy’ to help her. Desperate, she recruits one of her office workers to fill the role until she finally gets her daughter out of diapers! (Comedy/Drama)

I genuinely did not like that plot, even more so as I saw the screenwriter’s name, K. Danvers!
 
 

Chapter 41: Catching Up
 

FRIDAY CLASSES WERE much the same as Monday and Wednesday had been for Beth. She was doing her best on her lunch break to make a list of what chapters she needed to read over the weekend and what assignments she needed to do before the weekend ended. She knew that since it was the first weekend back for everyone, there would be a lot of parties going on. Still, after the last week, she intended to hunker down and watch some movies in her room with Livy and Cassie that night.

She was walking back from her last Friday class to her room when she saw a pile of packages again at her door. The colorful pictures of a Tweener about her size happily giggling with her butt covered with a set of happy cartoon characters showing she was a ‘big girl’ made her wince.

Not wasting time, she immediately turned to find Penelope’s room.

Knocking on the door, she got no response from inside. An emergency RD number was listed beside the door, so she stood there and dialed.

“Hello?” a voice asked.

“Hi, my name is Beth Sylvester; I’m trying to reach Penelope?”

“She’s out of town this weekend. This is Desi. I’m the RD in Escher Hall; I’m covering for her. What can I do for you?”

Beth sighed, “We’ve been dealing with a problem with harassment that Doctor Barnes is also aware of. Someone ordered another batch of Pull-Ups that have been left at my door. I’m calling to report the issue and ask for it to be investigated?”

“Give me one second,” she said. Beth could hear her typing, “Sorry, sweetie, that’s not a mistake; Penelope ordered those for you.

“What?!?” Beth asked.

“Apparently, too many people claim you’ve been having accidents in class, and we will have to require you to wear protection? You can be a good girl and wear them, or we’ll have to move you over to Wenig for more direct supervision?”

“I guess I’m calling someone else. There’s definitely a mistake here since I haven’t had accidents for a very long time now!” Beth hissed and hung up.

She called her dad as she walked to her room, bypassed the pile of five boxes, and was relieved that he had not been busy since he answered. “Hi, Sweetie, what’s wrong?” He asked.

“How did you know…?”

“Beth, you never call on Fridays, and definitely not while I’m at work. What’s wrong?”

She explained the pile and what she’d heard so far when there was a knock on the door.

She flipped on the little video screen to see the person beside her door. She blanched when she vaguely recognized another RD, who must have been Desi. “Dad, I will leave you on here in full view. This is the RD who is on call instead of Penelope…”

She opened the door, “Hello?”

“Beth Sylvester?” The woman asked. Her shirt had her name embroidered and RD next to it.

“Yes?”

“I’m Desi? We were just speaking? Why haven’t you brought your Pull-Ups into your room?”

“Because I don’t need Pull-Ups,” Beth told her.

“I’m sorry you feel that way, sweetie, but you can either bring these in, and I see you wearing one right now, or…”

She suddenly noticed the hologram of Beth’s dad standing there. Beth had a double take as she realized he had put his robe on in the second or two it had taken her to open the door.

“Who are you?” She asked.

“I’m Beth’s dad, Supreme Court Justice Cameron Sylvester,” he said. “I believe we need to continue this conversation with Doctor Barnes involved. I just sent him a message.”

“What?” Desi asked. She looked down at Beth, “Why do you think faking a hologram like this will help you?”

“I’m not faking that,” Beth said, “But someone is faking, trying to get me in trouble. Did you even call Penelope to check on this?”

“Why should I? The computer clearly states that you’ve had four accidents in your panties this week and were found with a wet bed the other day? You already had to replace your mattress because you were doing so badly?”

Just then, Penelope clearly was dealing with an incoming phone call. She must have had an implant or contacts because she could clearly tell she was seeing off into the distance. “Umm, good afternoon, Doctor Olson?”

She stood there momentarily, looked at the pile of Pull-Ups, turned back to Beth and her dad, and back again a few times. “Yes, ma’am, I’ll get it taken care of… Sorry, the computer is usually correct!”

With a sigh, she hung up and looked at Beth and then her dad. “Umm… I’m really sorry, I guess I trust the computer too much. I was told to remove those boxes and not harass you. My apologies, Justice Sylvester, Miss Sylvester. Have a good day!”

She wasted no time leaving the room, and Beth heard a crash a moment later. On the video screen, she could see she was trying to carry all five boxes at once and dropped one. She kicked them out to the common room and out of sight.

His dad sighed, “Sure, I can’t convince you to come home?”

Beth found herself bursting into tears then, as the holo-figure of her dad tried unsuccessfully to wrap her in the hug she needed.
 

I HAD JUST returned to my nest and was gathering my computers and homework when someone knocked at the door, and Grandma appeared.

I stood up from my chair and went to hug her, “Hi,” I said.

She hugged me back, and I noticed Grayson and Wyatt giving her and me nervous looks.

“Ready to go?” she asked.

“Almost; I just need to grab a couple more things,” I told her. “I should have enough clothes at your house?”

“Bring a uniform home with you. We’ll drop you off Monday morning; I got permission from Dean Northrup to keep you until then.”

I smiled, knowing I would have three nights to study and get caught up! I’d enjoyed a nice swim this morning, but I had nearly had my first wetting accident just before that! By the time Mackenzie removed my diaper, I had almost lost control. I was sure there was something environmental, or maybe, even built-in to the pods. Some quiet conversations with other Littles had led me to believe this was becoming much worse than in the past. The only new thing they could identify were some dome-shaped nightlights that had been put into the pods.

I’d snagged pictures of mine with my phone and hoped I could research and maybe figure out a way to quietly replace it when I returned!

I went over to Mackenzie’s apartment door and knocked to ensure I had everything I could think of needing. She came out a second later, “Hi Connor, what do you need?” She asked.

“I just wanted to let you know my grandma is here to pick me up?”

She saw Grandma and said, “Oh, Professor, good to see you again. Dean Northrup said you’ll bring him back for classes on Monday?”

“Yes, dear, we’re going to take the full weekend.”

“Sounds good; just so you know, Connor has the best potty record of anyone in the dorm right now! He’s doing so awesome!” She smiled in that condescending fashion of a daycare teacher praising a toddler. “Please let me know if he has any setbacks, though?”

I looked up at Grandma, who smiled, “Will do!”

I looked back at Grandma with my backpack on my shoulders. She grabbed the small duffel bag I’d packed with my uniform and things in her left hand. Suddenly, I was lifted onto her right hip without much warning. “We need to get moving quickly here, sweetie, so I hope you don’t mind if I carry you?”

I blushed, “That’s fine.”

Truthfully, I really liked being carried by Grandma. There was a sense of security as she held my bottom with her hand and encircled her arm around me; that made me know I was both loved and safe! I found myself snuggling into her embrace a little.

“How was your week?” She asked me as she carried me out to the elevator.

“Mostly good?”

“Classes going, okay?” She asked as she stepped inside and pressed the button to go to the ground floor.

“Mostly, it’s definitely a heavy schedule this semester,” I told her.

“Too heavy?” She asked, a concerned look on her large face as she looked down at me.

I shook my head, “I don’t think so. Part of my struggles are just some different terms used here. Or, more importantly, terms that just haven’t been invented back home?”

She laughed, “Your mother occasionally complained about that.”

As she moved outside of the elevator, Ava was walking up.

“Connor?” She asked worriedly.

“Hi, Ava, this is my grandmother.”

Grandma stopped momentarily, “Nice to meet you, Ava; I’m Professor Westerfield. I’d love to meet you more, but we have to get going.”

She nervously smiled, “Sure, see you later, Connor. Nice meeting you,” she added.

Grandma continued carrying me to the car, and I couldn’t help but note the reactions of Bigs and Littles alike were way different as I would see someone I knew. Bigs seemed to get a jealous ‘how cute’ look on their face, while Littles looked appalled and nervous.

I sighed.

“What’s wrong?” She asked as we rapidly crossed areas of campus to where she parked.

“Just some of the looks from students.”

“Oh… Don’t worry about them,” Grandma told me with a smile, “You’re safe with me.”

I nodded, even as I felt uneasy in her warm arms from some of those looks!

When she reached the car, I was again strapped inside the infant carrier, and we were soon on our way. “So, what’s the plan this weekend?” I asked.

“Well, we’re holding a birthday party for your cousin Meggy tomorrow at our house,” she said as she turned the driver’s seat around to face me, letting the vehicle drive on autopilot. I could see her on the projection on the seatback above me. “Lunch, cake, presents, and then send everyone home for their naps,” she added.

“Naps?” I asked.

She smiled at me, “Connor, very few Littles, even independent ones, can make it through our long days without a nap or a very early bedtime.”

“Oh…”

“Haven’t you felt like you needed one?” She asked curiously.

I shrugged, “Not really? Of course, Mackenzie forces us to bed so early it may be the early bedtime helps?”

She made a face, “She’s still letting you swim this week?”

“Other than Thursday, yes.”

“What not Thursday?”

I blushed, “Umm… long story?”

She gave me a look that could have come from Mom. “We have a long time before we get to the house?”

I sighed, “Well… Mackenzie took me to a spicy eating contest Wednesday night?”

“At night? After light’s out?” Grandma sounded very concerned.

“She has the right to take me out after lights out?”

Grandma looked concerned but nodded, “You’re right; it’s very unusual, though?”

I shrugged, “I think it worked out for her. Anyway, she took me there and signed me up for the tournament.”

“This is one of those welcome-back night things?”

I nodded, “They had other activities, too… anyway, it was a lot of fun.”

“Did you win?” She asked.

“Maybe?” I smirked.

“You are your mother’s son,” she shook her head. “So, you were too tired after that?”

I blushed, “No… Umm… Well... When it went down, I didn’t really feel like it was that spicy. But in the middle of the night, it demanded a price?”

“Burned coming out?” She asked.

“Very suddenly too! I used the emergency call button just before I lost control.”

“How bad?”

“Blowout of the century might have been used by Mackenzie?”

She shook her head, “That happened to your mom a few times too! I made your grandfather take diaper duty those nights since he was always encouraging her!”

I wondered about those stories, “Yeah… well anyway, we were up late with her cleaning me up, so I didn’t go swimming Thursday.”

She nodded, “No other accidents?” Before making a face, she said, “Wait, didn’t your potty chart show no poopy accidents?”

I nodded, “She didn’t put it on there…? I think the money she made from betting on me was enough to make her feel nice about it?”

“Hmm…” she said right as there was a beeping, and she turned her chair around. A giant hologram of Aunt Megan appeared. “Hi, Megan,” she said.

“Hi, sis,” she said. “You sure you’re okay with hosting Meggy’s party? She has a dozen other Littles coming? They’ll all be hyper and up to who knows what?”

Grandma laughed, “Of course I am! We have a great space for it, and between us, the other parents, Shelby and Connor, I’m sure we can manage to corral the little munchkins.”

“Do you have enough floats and things for the pool?”

“Of course! Plus, we’ll have plenty of swimmers around. Connor can definitely help us as a lifeguard there!”

I blushed as she talked about me.

“Oh, is he a dolphin like his mom?”

Grandma nodded, “Yes, he’s a fish like her.”

I suddenly understood Mom’s absolute insistence we know that dolphins were mammals growing up! I heard a noise in the background, “I think the birthday girl needs something; I’ll see you tomorrow, sis!”

“See you,” Grandma said.

She asked me more questions about classes as we drove to their house. As she did so, I realized I had never stopped by the bathroom when I reached the nest! I felt my bladder was full and beginning to send out some very urgent signals! Adding to my discomfort was the feeling of gas, and I wondered if something I had for lunch wasn’t agreeing with me then.

I was incredibly relieved when we pulled to a stop, but I knew I wasn’t home free yet. “Can you get me out of this? I really need to go to the bathroom?” I asked.

“Sure, sweetie, give me a second. I’ll get you inside and then come back for your things.”

I stayed still as she unbuckled the harness, surprised by the urgency that did seem to be growing for me to go to the bathroom! She carried me inside and sat me down inside a downstairs restroom. The regular toilet was so big, and out of reach I didn’t think I could do it without a stool.

She had already turned and left by the time I had pulled my pants down and realized I had a problem!

I debated climbing the toilet when I realized a pink toddler’s potty was against the wall. Knowing beggars couldn’t be choosers, I pulled the Pull-Up down as quickly as possible and climbed onto the plastic potty.

With a sigh, I sat on it instead and let loose my aching bladder! I suddenly stopped the stream, though, as an odd musical sound came loudly from nowhere, along with a voice that said, “Presenting her royal highness, Miss Big Girl!!!”

“What the hell?!?” I couldn’t help but exclaim.

I quickly realized that the potty had played it to congratulate me on making it. I resumed as I realized again that I needed to poop badly - and pushed. Suddenly I heard and felt hot liquid mush pouring from my rear too, and knew something really wasn’t right with my bowels!

I desperately needed toilet paper, but none was available beside the potty. The toilet was several feet away, and it hung above it.

I was just contemplating the waddle I needed to make to the toilet paper when Grandma came back in, and I realized the door to the hallway had been open the entire time.

She giggled and realized her mistake of thinking I would use the actual toilet. “I don’t know why I didn’t think about you needing help to use the potty here!” She scrunched her nose, “Is your tummy not feeling good?”

I blushed, “Something apparently is disagreeing with me… Would you please hand me some toilet paper?”

She said, “Let’s just use a couple wipes; these ones will flush,” she said. “Lean forward, sweetie,” she told me. As I did so, she intrusively wiped my rear momentarily and then tossed the wipe below me. I stood when she was done and went to pull up my Pull-Up.

I noticed the little damp patch at the same time she did.

“Uh-oh,” she said like I was a potty-training toddler. “Looks like you made a little oopsie?”

‘Did I really just wet my pants?!?’
 
 

Thanks for reading! Please leave a comment if you like this and press the Kudos button! I should be posting a couple times a week until this is fully posted here on BC. This time of year is a bit insane for me in the real world, so this may be more of a once-per-week posting for a few weeks here though! This first full novel is complete (73 chapters plus Epilogue) and published on Amazon if you wish to be impatient though! I hope to have Book 2 published there in the next few months as well.

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