Doug stood quietly and watched as Mrs. Warren pulled out of her large black purse what looked like a changing pad. He had to admit to himself that this woman was always prepared. She must have known that she'd catch him, and had come with everything she'd need to put a diaper on him, he thought. And if he was going to have to lay down on this bathroom's floor to be changed, he was actually pleased at the prospect of using a changing pad.

But she didn't spread it out on the floor. He grew sort of confused as he watched her smooth it out on her lap. He'd never heard of being changed on someone's lap, but it *was* a small bathroom, and he *was* new to this. When the pad seemed well-smoothed out, Mrs. Warren addressed him sharply.

"Alright, little boy. Get those pants down around your ankles."

Doug said, "Yes, Mommy," trying to stay on her good side. She didn't seem to be getting any less angry, which worried him a bit. He obeyed quickly, telling himself this was obviously a necessary step before he could be diapered.

"Come face me," she said shortly. He shuffled over to her. How was this going to work?

"Hand me the diaper now, Doug." So he held it out to her with his left hand. She'll clearly need that, he thought.

"The *other* hand," she said, annoyed.

That's odd, he thought, as he obediently switched the diaper to his right hand and held it out to her. Why should that make a difference?

He found out very quickly. Mrs. Warren reached out with her left hand and took the diaper from his right, as she simultaneously reached across her body with her other hand to grasp his outstretched wrist. In a smooth, strong, and practiced motion, she yanked on his right arm, turning him, throwing him off balance, and directing his fall across her lap perfectly. In the space of two seconds Doug was surprised to find himself suddenly staring at the bathroom floor. He saw Mrs. Warren set the diaper aside, and it dawned on him that she had something else entirely on her mind. It became clearer why she wanted the changing pad on her lap... But this shouldn't be happening, he thought. They'd had a deal.

"Hey!" he yelled in frustration. "That's not fair! I took the bet!"

"And you lost, little boy. So you get a spanking. Don't you remember your rules? By taking the bet you simply prevented this from happening out there in the aisle where you wet your pants. Would you rather we do this out in the store where everyone can see what a bad baby boy you've been?"

Pause. SMACK! Oops. He'd thought it was a rhetorical question. "No."

SMACK! "No, what?"

"No, Mommy. I'm sorry."

"That's better. Now let's have a little discussion about your behavior today. Why don't you start by explaining to me what you've done wrong since the last time I saw you."

He hated her. She was going to draw this out and make it even more humiliating than it already was. But he wasn't really in a position to argue. So he told the floor in front of him. "I, um, took off my diaper, Mommy."

"Yes, and what else?"

"I, well, I went out without telling you."

"That's right. And does that make you a good little boy or a bad little boy?"

"Bad." SMACK! "I'm a bad little boy, Mommy."

"That's true. And what do little boys like you need when they're bad?"

"They need a spanking, Mommy."

"So what do *you* need right now, Doug?"

"I need a spanking, Mommy." He was embarrassed and angry. Never in his wildest dreams did he ever think he'd hear himself say something like that.

"That's also true. And how many spankings do you think you need?"

Doug's blood ran cold. What!? She ought to be kidding, but so far, Mrs. Warren hadn't kidded around very much. "I think I'd like *one* spanking, Mommy," Doug said hopefully.

SMACK! SMACK! Guess not, he thought. Damn. "I need two spankings, Mommy," he said, aware that he'd begun to whimper a little. This was worse than he could have imagined. If that spanking last week was "one," what must "two" be like?

"That's right, Doug. You need two spankings because you broke two different rules today. For my convenience, I'm just going to combine them into one long spanking, though. Now, just as a reminder, after our spanking, do we get to rub our bottom with our hands?"

"No, Mommy." Shit. He'd forgotten about that.

"Why not?" Mrs. Warren asked with a little sadistic glee.

"So it will hurt more," Doug answered obediently. This was so horrible. And worse, his appreciation grew for the fact that he could never, ever tell anyone what he'd been through. It was too embarrassing almost to think about. No one would believe him. How would he get his real life back?

"That's a good boy. I know you can't hold on to chair legs here, so just keep your hands down and out of the way. Any questions?"

Yeah, he thought. What did I ever do to deserve this? To her, he managed a weak, "No, Mommy."

And his bottom tingled with expectation as he remembered vividly the pain from last week. He cursed himself again for having tried such an unnecessary prank. Never again, he promised himself as the spanking began. SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! The pain was unbearable right from the beginning, and the knowledge that it would not soon stop and the humiliation and stress he'd already endured caused Doug to start crying almost immediately. Unfortunately, Mrs. Warren actually seemed annoyed by this, and she redoubled her efforts to paddle his bottom. He sobbed, and she spanked mercilessly, until they were both out of breath. When it had lasted longer than Doug thought possible, Mrs. Warren stopped and stood him up.

Tears streaming down his face, Doug's hands immediately and instinctively made their way to his red, hot bottom. He rubbed it as he cried, trying to overwhelm the searing pain that still raged through his rear end. Mrs. Warren reached over, grabbed one of his arms, now limp as spaghetti from his ordeal, swung him around and swatted him several times again.

"No touching, little boy," she fumed. "Do it again and we can start over from the beginning."

Doug fought through his tears to find the energy to say "Yes, Mommy," and to obey, but he managed by holding his arms stiffly down at his sides. All he could think about was how much his bottom hurt, how miserable he was, and how much he hated Mrs. Warren. He was oblivious to Mrs. Warren as she now spread out the changing pad on the floor and laid his diaper out on top of it. She gently guided him down to it, positioned his abused bottom over the back of the diaper and had him lay down. He allowed her to lift his legs, rub some lotion on his hot skin, and sprinkle him with a generous amount of powder before lowering his legs, pulling the diaper through, and taping him up tightly.

He was beginning to stop crying as she stood him up. But he still had no energy to resist her as she did something intended to embarrass him even further once they left this room: she tucked his shirt deep inside his diaper, and pulled the diaper's waist up as high as it would go. When she pulled his still-wet pants back up and buckled them, about two inches of diaper were clearly visible above his jeans. Doug didn't even notice.

Mrs. Warren folded up her changing pad and put it away, then brushed off her strong hands. That had been exhilarating and, as always, excellent exercise. But she wasn't done with Doug today.

Doug was close to getting his sniffles under control as Mrs. Warren unlocked and opened the door. Several employees who had apparently been hovering just outside, entertained by the sound of Doug's spanking, dispersed rapidly. Doug stepped out into the service hallway and was acutely aware of how his diaper insulated his still-hot bottom, so that the heat amplified the continued pain he felt. His legs, on the other hand, were ice-cold and wet from his soaked jeans. He felt completely miserable. But he had another embarrassing ordeal to withstand, if he didn't want another spanking, so Doug dutifully took the mop and bucket he saw waiting in the hall, and slowly wheeled them toward Aisle #3, where a small "SLIPPERY WHEN WET" sign had been placed near the puddle he'd made not half an hour ago.

People he passed whispered and stared, but Doug almost didn't care now. He tried to shut out the outside world, though his inside world wasn't any more comforting.

Mrs. Warren followed at a short distance, keeping a watchful eye on her charge, but he was behaving well. It was then that she knew that while he obviously had an enjoyable little rebellious streak in him, he also would probably end up being one of her best clients. He had a little fight in him, to make it fun, but he also had some common sense, too, and knew when to quit.

Doug mopped quietly. The first time he looked down, he caught sight of the diaper protruding so blatantly from his pants, and it didn't take much to realize that it had been done on purpose. He glanced at Mrs. Warren, who had observed his discovery, and she smiled at him slightly. He took a deep breath and kept mopping. There was simply nothing he could do about it. His bottom hurt more than enough already.

When he'd finished and returned the mop and bucket to the back hallway, Mrs. Warren guided him back to the manager's office. On the way she told him what she wanted him to say.

"Ma'am," Doug started politely, when the manager came over with an amused smile on her face, "I just wanted to apologize for wetting myself here in your store, and for making that puddle over there. I, um, cleaned it all up. I, um, just wanted to say I'm sorry."

"That's good," the manager observed. "I heard quite a racket back there in that bathroom where you two were. Do you think you learned a lesson?"

Doug coughed with embarrassment, and looked toward Mrs. Warren, who returned his glance with a questioning look. "Uh, yes, ma'am. I, um, promise it will never happen again." He was sure of this.

"And how can I be sure of that?" the manager inquired.

"Well," said Doug, "I'm wearing a, um, well, a...diaper now."

"Oh, yes, I see," she replied, pretending to notice for the first time. "Note quite ready for big boy pants, are we?" she said, as if to a three-year-old.

This was so degrading, being treated like this. But he had no choice but to humor these women. "Uh, no, ma'am, I guess not." He noticed Mrs. Warren giving him a meaningful glance.

"Oh, and I wanted to ask you if I might be allowed to finish grocery shopping now," he remembered to ask.

"I guess that would be alright," the manager said, looking to Mrs. Warren, who was nodding at her, for her answer, the way strangers will often do with a child and his parent. "As long as your Mommy thinks you've learned a lesson, and are wearing a diaper like a good little baby boy."

"Yes, ma'am," Doug murmured, his bottom and face burning from the spanking and the embarrassment. "And may I please have permission to shop here in the future?"

"Hmmm," the manager said thoughtfully. "Yes, you may, if you come wearing a diaper which is at all times visible, such as you're wearing now, so that my employees and I can tell the big boys from the little ones like you. Also, I'd like for you to check in here when you first get here so that I can tell an employee to keep an eye on you. Any puddles, misbehavior, or even so much as a wet spot on your jeans will be dealt with very harshly, young man. My children will tell you that I can warm a fanny with the best of them." She smiled warmly at Mrs. Warren, who smiled back appreciatively.

"And one more thing. I want you to bring a spare diaper with you, in case there is a leakage problem. I can find one of my staff to change you, or I can certainly do it myself. Okay?"

Doug nodded. "Yes, ma'am. Thank you."

"That's a good baby," the manager said, and winked at Mrs. Warren, who was deeply impressed. She'd actually never been to this store or met this woman before, but this stranger seemed to have a natural understanding for what was going on. Mrs. Warren began to think more of her boys would shop here in the future. What a pleasant surprise.

Doug resumed shopping grimly. The rest of the trip was excruciating, and dreadfully slow, so he had time to consider what had just happened. He'd just set himself up for weekly humiliation and public embarrassment, and had thanked the lady for it. The manager's attitude had shocked and disappointed Doug as much as it had pleased and surprised Mrs. Warren, and he was now questioning whether everyone would approve of how he was being treated if they knew about his situation. It was weird that one of these people didn't object to his being spanked and diapered. (Doug had no way of knowing that he'd simply had the misfortune of encountering another relatively unusual woman; his ignorance made him begin to wonder whether there was more of this kind of thing going on than he had previously been aware of. Any uncertainty about this on Doug's part simply made Mrs. Warren's job easier, so she would have been pleased.) Well, he thought, thank goodness for the fact that this store is out of the way. He'd never seen any of his friends shopping here, and that was the only aspect of today's experience he was happy about.

One thing was for sure, thought, he knew. He wasn't soon going to try to disobey Mrs. Warren again. His bottom throbbed with the heat and pain from his spanking, and the various glances of curiosity and disgust from the other shoppers continued to drive home how misguided this attempt at rebellion had been. Well, he was reformed now, out of necessity more than desire, and he was going to be a good little boy for as long as he could help it, no matter how embarrassing it would be. Embarrassment was better than embarrassment *and* pain. He would do anything to avoid living through another day like today.

Which was exactly what Mrs. Warren wanted, of course. And she had been doing this long enough to recognize the determined look that now shone in Doug's eye. She smiled. This had been a successful venture today, and one that would probably carry her new client through several good weeks of what she considered diaper-training for the future. The next thing she'd probably have to deal with from Doug were his hormones. She smiled. Mrs. Warren could handle that, too.