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Ben doesn't know what to do so he just stands there watching. He doesn't know if Madam can take care this child, or if he's hers or not. But this doesn't seem like a time to ask questions. 

Mommy hears him on the monitor and comes up to get him. "You're back home in your room, Benny. We had it painted green for you. Do you like it?"

"Mom, this is Ben. He came here on his own. He wants me to make him stronger"   And the mom says: "And he wants you to help him get stronger? Anyway, that's not why I'm here. I need you to take care of the baby" She opens the door and there's a little toddler boy in a baby carrier.   "Mom, you know I can't" "Please, I have to go" Madam says: "Fine, I can take him. Just for a little while. Please call next time"   And then her Mom leaves, and Madam takes the baby carrier inside   (It won't be clear to the audience if the baby is her's or not)

LILA’S 8th BIRTHDAY   Lila woke up with tears in her eyes.  From her expression, it looked like she had a bad dream.  She turned in her crib and grabbed her stuffed Bluey.  Mr. Stuffykins was still there, but she wasn’t giving him much attention now.  All of her cuddles was with Bluey, and the poor stuffed rabbit was now ignored. Lila felt the moisture and squishiness in her soggy, wet, and stinky diaper.  She wailed loudly, as was her custom whenever she woke up with a wet diaper. In seconds, the light switch turned on.  Madeline entered and tended to Lila. Madeline approached Lila’s crib and began sniffing the air.  Sure enough, a strong foul stench filled her nostrils.  “Another stinky one, Lila dear?  Here.  Let Nanny Maddy change the birthday girl…”  Madeline effortlessly lifted Lila out of her crib.  With it now being Lila’s seventh year of being two, she still weighed around 20 pounds.  Lifting Lila was like lifting a 12-month-old, which made it very easy for her mother to find clothes for Lila.  In addition to that, her closet could hold a lot more clothes since Lila was so small. Lila once again cooed, as she knew exactly where her nanny was taking her.  It was another diaper change, but she wanted to hug Bluey again.  Before she could even think about this, Madeline stuck a pacifier in Lila’s mouth.  At this, Lila forgot about hugging Bluey and just calmly suckled the pacifier. Just as Madeline was taking Lila into the changing room, Angela entered, wearing her Critter Caboose Footed Sleeper from Rearz.  Her pacifier clip hung from her collar, which she quickly hid. Angela blushed as she carefully concealed her pacifier in her hand, clip and all.  This is more appropriate for Lila.  My little sis doesn’t need to know that I am still into this…She approached Madeline as she was placing Lila on the changing table.  “Does Lila have another stinky?” Madeline nodded.  “Yes.  She always cries whenever her diaper is wet or messy…” Angela nodded, as she glanced down at Lila as Madeline unzipped her purple footed sleeper and removed it.  Angela saw again the radiant flash coming from her little sister’s magic diaper.  “Lila, I just wanted to wish you a happy birthday.  I can’t believe that my sweet little princess is already 8 years old…well, at least your age is that.  I know that you’re a very special little girl.  We have a wonderful birthday planned for you this year!” Madeline glanced at Angela.  She saw the wedding ring on her finger and more importantly, the huge bulge in her stomach.  “How many months now, Angela?” Angela smiled.  “Seven months.  The due date is in July.  It’s supposed to be twins!” Madeline smiled at Angela, as she began cleaning Lila.  “Keep me updated.  I can’t wait to see them!” Lila looked up to see her big sister once again.  “Ann-wee! Ann-wee!” But Angela left the room, which made Lila burst into tears. Madeline tried to calm Lila down.  She produced the “shh!” sound, as she rubbed the Aquafor cream into couple rashy areas.  “It will be okay, Lila.  Your sister needs to get ready for your big day!” But Lila continued crying.  She whimpered as Madeline powdered a new Pampers Cruiser Size 3.  One that was brightly flashing to Lila, since this was one of many thousands of magic diapers that she has worn in just her second lifetime alone.  The bright radiant flash always calmed Lila for a brief moment.  She cooed and smiled, and remained content.  At this point, she couldn’t remember what she was crying about in the first place. Madeline finished the diaper change like a pro.  She laid Lila on the powdered diaper, pressed Lila’s feet together, folded up the front, and snugly fastened both tabs to the landing zone.  She inspected the fit and gave Lila a soft kiss on the forehead.  “Good girl…” Madeline took Lila into the bedroom, and found a fuchsia corduroy dress hanging over Lila’s crib.  With the way that it was hanging, she knew that Angela placed it there and she wanted Lila to wear it for her birthday.  Madeline nodded and picked up the dress.  “It looks like your sister wants you to wear this today for your birthday.  I think that you’ll look great in it.  Here comes the dress, Lila honey…”  She dressed Lila and she was now ready to go for the day. Lila was now sitting in a car seat of Angela’s new car.  It was a Christmas gift from Bradley.  A white Mercedes Benz. Angela looked at the back seat.  Lila was in the car seat, with Madeline sitting next to her with a diaper bag in case that Lila needed to be changed.  “We’re going to mom and dad’s business, then we’re going to have a fun pizza party later with all of your friends!” Bradley smiled.  “You’re going to love it, Lila!  Do you like pizza?  Do you like parties?” “Pee-sah!” Lila shouted.  “Pah-tee!” Bradley nodded, as he exchanged glances with Angela.  He knew that she got the idea, but this was typical Lila behavior now. The white Mercedes Benze pulled forward, towards the beautiful sunrise… Lila was now sitting in a large corner office with Angela, Bradley, her mother, and her father.  The surroundings kind of scared her so she anxiously hugged her stuffed Bluey while she suckled her pacifier. The corner office had the following decorations.  It provided a good view of the downtown area, considering how high up they were.  A series of clocks hung along the top wall in a row, each clock set to the time of a major world city:  Honolulu, Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago, New York, London, Beijing, Tokyo, Sydney.  The clocks didn’t make any sense to Lila.  To her, they were just circles hanging on the wall.  Outside of the corner office, the door was marked with a decal that read the following:  John Watson, CEO of Maurine’s Steakhouse, Inc.  A world map was hung on the wall, with many pins in various locations.  Each pin represented a different restaurant in their business.  To date, they just opened their 600th restaurant, with another 100 planned to open by the end of the year.  And another 500 planned to open in the next 3 years beginning in 2030, bringing their total number of restaurants to 1,200 by 2033. Bradley glanced at John and smiled.  “Impressive office!  I have never seen where you worked before!” John nodded.  “This is where all the important decisions are made for the company.  And to think that it all started as one little restaurant in Royal Oak!” Cynthia smiled.  “Yes.  My mom would’ve been proud.  We bought her restaurant 22 years ago and were able to transform it into an international business…” John tapped his wife on the shoulder and nodded in agreement.  “And you know what the craziest part is?  We are still growing!  Japan wants another 20 restaurants.  It took a lot of hard work to get here…” Bradley scratched his head.  “Both Angela and I are overseeing all the restaurants in Michigan.  What is the revenue for the whole company?” “$2.5 billion.” John answered.  “The CFO just gave me the figures.  By 2033, we will have doubled our number of restaurants and will have a projected revenue of $5 billion…” While all these numbers were being discussed, Lila just sucked on her pacifier and hugged her stuffed Bluey.  Angela took notice and picked up Lila. “It doesn’t look like our birthday girl is having a lot of fun…” Angela told them.  “Are you all still on for the pizza party after work?  Both Bradley and I took the day off for Lila’s birthday…Plus I’ll have maternity leave in July once the twins are born…” Cynthia nodded.  “Yes.  We will try to leave early today and get to the pizza place with plenty of time to spare.  Boudreau will be bringing the cake and ice cream.  I’m sorry that we have to work on Lila’s birthday.  Mommy originally wanted to do this…” Angela looked at Lila and nodded at Cynthia.  “We know.  Lila was becoming a little much for you and you needed to get out of the house…” Cynthia nodded.  “Yes…but I need help at this point.  With the rate that this business is growing, a nanny was needed…” She glanced at Madeline, who was smiling in the corner.  “And Madeline, you are doing a wonderful job with Lila…” Madeline nodded.  “Thank you, Mrs. Watson.  You have already told me of Lila’s special needs when I took this assignment, and I consider Lila to be a very special girl.  Yes, she doesn’t age.  But she’s in very good and capable hands…” Lila cooed and smiled when she heard her name being mentioned.  Dey say Lila… Angela, who was still holding Lila, felt a strong heat coming from Lila’s diaper.  Seconds later, she could smell a foul odor.  She glanced at Madeline, who took Lila from Angela. Madeline smiled, as she approached the exit with Lila.  “Time to change the birthday girl…”  She left with Lila, leaving the rest of the Watsons to discuss business with Maurine’s Steakhouse, Inc. and Lila’s birthday party later on. Madeline hurried past the receptionist’s desk that sat right outside of John’s corner office.  A unisex bathroom was right nearby, so she hurried carrying the pint-sized toddler in her hands.  For some strange reason, Lila felt a little…lighter.  Not much lighter.  Just a few ounces.  If she were to guess, Lila might weigh 19 pounds and 14 ounces now.  This made it a little easier to carry the birthday girl into the unisex bathroom.  And from what she saw, the birthday girl looked no different than last year.  She was the same size and still acted very much like a toddler.  There may have been a few days that Lila acted differently, but Madeline couldn’t remember them. Madeline closed the door to the unisex bathroom and locked it.  She opened up the changing table and laid Lila on it.  As she began to change Lila, she began to realize just how different Lila was from the other kids that she watched in the past.  She babysat many kids growing up, and her mother being a nanny made her want to become one herself.  So, she went to college and got a degree in child development. Her first kid in her nanny career was Tommy in 2020.  He was an 18-month-old child that needed daily care while the parents were working during the day.  It was a one-year assignment, since they had another caregiver lined up for next year. Susanna was next in 2021.  When she first watched Susanna, she was just learning to walk and it was just after her first birthday.  The family provided Madeline with her own living quarters, since she would be watching Susanna 24 hours a day.  The assignment lasted four years.  And throughout that four years, she discovered just how stubborn Susanna was.  With Susanna being a preemie, she was very small for her age, and firmly resisted potty training.  She never wanted to learn, and her assignment ended in 2025, Susanna was five years old, and was still wearing diapers day and night. Then came Lila.  The assignment just came out of the blue.  Madeline saw the online ad about a two-year-old girl in need of constant care, since they just moved into a mansion, and would not have the time to watch her during the day.  Upon taking the assignment, Madeline discovered just how small Lila was.  In a lot of ways, Lila reminded her of Susanna, only Susanna grew when she got older.  And in the four years that she has been taking care of Lila, she has noticed no sign of aging in Lila at all.  Could Lila be the source of the fountain of youth?  She didn’t know. Sadly, the truth was very clearly there.  Six years ago, Lila made a wish that changed her life forever.  She wished to be a two-year-old as long as she lived and that she never got any older.  As a result of that wish, Lila’s maturity degraded over time until there was nothing left.  Nothing but a pure and innocent mind of a two-year-old toddler.  A toddler permanently remaining in the terrible twos.  A toddler that would need continual care for the rest of her life.  A toddler that would remain in diapers since she always had zero interest of being potty trained.  And it wasn’t even that at this point.  Lila’s ability to learn and her memory has gotten worse.  It’s to the point that every year is like a reset button.  Lila is two again…and again…and again… Madeline could remember the early days of when she first took care of Lila.  Lila seemed to be a very smart girl, but was already acting very immature.  Her maturity was slipping out of her fingers, and she acted more and more like a toddler with each new day.  By the one-year mark, she only saw behaviors characteristic of a toddler.  Yes.  Lila was a very different girl indeed… Lila playfully cooed and made babbling sounds as Madeline changed her.  Yes, she was capable of speech, but she was acting on every impulse that was in her head.  She watched as the nanny set aside the wadded up soggy and stinky diaper, which to Lila gave a strong and radiant flash.  “Tinky bup!” Lila said with a giggle. Madeline nodded, as she put a new diaper on her.  It was all powdered, so all she needed to do was finish.  She gently pressed Lila’s feet together, folded up the front and snugly fastened both tabs to the landing zone, checking the fit afterward.  “All done, birthday girl!” “Ah-dun!” Lila repeated. “Ah-dun!” Lila was sitting in a high chair at the pizza place.  Her mother just fed her the last piece of her pizza.  They were in another part of the restaurant now, since all of the animatronic animals scared her.  Her presents were already opened.  Most of them were repeats like usual.  One new one was a pink bow from her older sister Angela.  Cynthia told Madeline to put that bow in her hair tomorrow.  She also got a fuchsia footed sleeper to match the dress that she wore today.  All that remained was the marble Bluey cake that they enjoyed last year.  The one with the chocolate ganache.  This time, an “8” candle was planted on top of Bluey’s nose.  Chef Boudreau brought out the cake and everyone sang happy birthday to Lila once again: Happy birthday to you!  Happy birthday to you!  Happy birthday dear Lila, happy birthday to you “And many more!” Cynthia sang, with a smile on her face.  At this point, she has fully accepted that Lila will remain a toddler for the rest of her life. The cake was cut and all the pieces were distributed to everyone.  It was once again a favorite with Lila, who like last year, wanted another piece.  She got her second piece and happily ate it. The ice cream was next.  Chef Boudreau brought out the homemade Neapolitan ice cream and everyone got a scoop. Lila was now laying in her crib, right after Madeline left the room.  It was just a wet diaper this time.  A very wet diaper.  With Lila in a Pampers Overnights Size 3 and her fuchsia footed sleeper, she was good to go.  This was right about the time that the magic diaper would check in with her and play another “game” with Lila.  It knew very well of Lila’s mental state and treated her just like a daughter.  Lila made the wishes suggested by the magic diaper and her routines remained steady.  Lila did the routines with the magic diaper and then reflected on her 8th birthday.  She then looked up at the porcelain mobile.  Her eyelids grew heavy and she fell asleep.

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