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The next chapter as promised in both formats.   CHAPTER 15   Bedtime shenanigans.  I was pleased that Simon and James were getting along well. It would make my job so much easier with Simon. James was a great kid, caring, thoughtful and very, very smart, but his file said he can have tantrums for no apparent reason, so I needed to be on my guard. Simon had only been here 24hrs but was already beginning to show signs of  conformity, the re-jigging of his nappy on the lawn showed me that he was beginning to learn trust. I just had my work cut out on how I was going to deal with Sam, she was a totally different kettle of fish to the boys, and I was expecting to have my work cut out with her.   Dinner time was turning out to be a very quiet affair this evening. A few more of the older kids came down for this mealtime and I think it was a combination of the kids settling in and them being exhausted after their first full day.   Simon was good as gold, no fuss and no showboating, I saw Giff having a word with him earlier, I don’t know what he said but Simon would sneak a look at him over his shoulder every now and then from his highchair. I saw Giff give Simon a squinted eye stare, Simon noticed and quickly turned back and got on with eating.   Dinner was gorgeous. The smell had hit us all as we walked toward the dining room as it filled the whole house. Beef risotto with some small, chopped vegetables and mashed spuds, followed by Strawberry meringue for dessert.   Either the kids loved it or they were just plain starving because every plate was clean before you could say Jack Robinson.  Sippy cups had a sweet coco in them which again were all drunk quickly. It was after 7 by the time everyone had finished eating and Mrs Thompson drifted into the dining room. She cleared her throat and any small chatting that was going on in the room soon stopped.   “I know for many if not most of you here, today has been a very deep shock and for some a very, very steep learning curve.  Tonight, as you drift off to sleep, think about today’s events, think about everything you have seen, heard, and experienced today, ask yourself why am I here? See if you can come up with an answer while lying in your cots, and try to remember the answer you come up with, because tomorrow each and every one of you will be asked that question and we will expect an answer. It’s not a trick question it’s a very simple one and if you think about it, you’ll come up with an answer of some sort. Everyone’s answer will be different as no two of you are the same, but I want you to just take a few moments before you drift off to sleep to ask yourself that very important question, why am I here? Tomorrow your house parents will ask you if you think you have the answer, some of you will, some of you won’t, and some will already know why you are here. Tomorrow night and every night for the next 6 weeks I will ask you a different question, something to think about before you sleep, and in 6 weeks I’m sure that you will have found out many answers to the questions that you have answered and they will all lead to one thing, a better understanding of yourself. So off you go to get bathed and changed and have a good night’s sleep and I’ll see you all bright and breezy tomorrow”   She left the room and an intensive chatting started amongst the children which progressively got louder and louder. John stood up and shouted “Shussssh. “The question needs to be answered in the quiet of your own cot tonight, and not by talking about it here, so let’s get you all off upstairs one table at a time please”   Tony led our table out first, along the corridor and up the stairs to the nursery games room, and ushered everyone in.   “Right you lot, you have at least 15 minutes to play games and read before we start calling you in for a bath so use the time wisely. If you need to poo, I suggest that you try to do it now because you won’t be getting a change until the morning, I can smell that someone has already done so, haven’t you James?”   “Too right” Came the reply from James. “I don’t fancy trying to sleep while laying in a dirty nappy all night. No sirree” He finished the sentence in a sort of American accent straight out of a US army film.   “Everyone should take note, because James speaks from experience here, how many nights straight was it before you let go in your nappy the last time you stayed at Happy Summers?”   “3 sir” US army accent again”.   “And what was the result soldier” Tony playing along with the accent of his own.   “A total mess sir, I thought I was gonna die”   “But you pulled through ain’t that right soldier?”   “Yes sir! I pulled through to live another day”   Everyone laughed at the little play the pair of them had acted out.   “So, boys”   “AND GIRLS” Cindy shouted from the back of the room.   “Sorry and girls, so be ready and do your dirty, sorry duty”   Everyone laughed again and Tony and I stepped out of the room and shut the door.   I smiled at Tony, “that was easy”   “That was fun, and made a lot easier because James is here”   I nodded. “He’s a great kid”   “He’s come on a long way since last year, If I described to you a boy with the same traits as Samantha last year spending 3 days on punishment you wouldn’t believe me would you”   “Not in a million years, no”   “Well, he did, he came around quite quickly when he discovered himself, but it took over two weeks”   “How did you do it?”   “Very much as you are doing now with Samantha and Simon, slow and progressive work, not pushing, letting them learn for themselves”   “Simon’s come on a lot in 24hrs don’t you think”   “Yes, I agree, but be warned, there is normally a little sting left in the tail even when they seem to be conforming”   “I’ll keep my eyes open then”   “Good, just keep doing what you’re doing, and you’ll spot it before it stings. Shall we check on the others, I know everything’s ready, but we need to just have a quick chat before we start the bedtime routine”   We walked the long way down the corridor and into the nursery through the door. Sam was still in her cot and was being spoken to by Ann and I noticed that she had been put in restraints. Tony and I walked over to Sam.   “Problem Ann?”   “No, not really, were enjoying our stay aren’t we Samantha” “You can fuck right off bitch” Replied Sam.   “And one more of those and the gag goes right back in young lady”   Sam gave Ann a stare of hate but didn’t reply. Having had the gag earlier she obviously didn’t want it again. We’re off now but we’ll be back soon ok. Sam turned her head away but didn’t reply. Ann got up and the three of us walked through to the changing room and shut the door.   “That young-un is going to be a handful Daniel, you think you can cope” Asked Ann.   “I can only give it my best” I replied.   “She could just as easily be in Windsor nursery with John, she’s got a very much older temperament than she should have for her age,” said Tony.   “I’m confident that I can cope with everyone’s help. I’m sure she’ll come round, it’ll just take a bit longer” I said.   “Just what I wanted to hear mate” said Tony as he slapped me on the back. “Let’s get on with the bedtime routine shall we”    We walked through the doors toward changing room 1, closing and locking the other doors as we went, I could see Tony scanning each room as we passed through making sure that everything was in its place and ready. I noticed as we walked through the bathroom that three baths had already been drawn, ready for their first recipients. When we arrived Jenny, Jo and Keith were there waiting for us and ready to go.   “Right, everyone you know the drill, tonight will be a little easier than last night so we shouldn’t need to administer any injections, but they are on the trolley if you need them.   We appear to have at least one full nappy tonight but there may be more so be prepared for that. We will go three at a time again tonight as a precaution. Although the children seem happier, we need to be on our toe’s throughout and stem any problems straight away. Be firm, be gentle be reassuring and most of all be aware. If you’re not sure shout. We need to get all of the kids to clean their teeth tonight and every morning and night from now on”   “How?” I asked. “Do we need to do it or let them do it?”   “All though we’re dressing them as toddlers, I think we can trust them to brush their teeth themselves” Tony laughed and a few of the others giggled.  I did my usual, ‘I wish I hadn’t asked that question’ blush.   “Ann has set up three steel wash bowls on the trolley in the bathroom. Next to the sink you’ll see six pink and six blue plastic cups with the children’s names on. Inside the cups will be a toothbrush also with the child’s name on, again Pink for the girls and blue for the boys. You will also find a tube of toothpaste next to the bowls. After they have been bathed, wrap them in a towel and take them over to get them to do their teeth. Now Tonight I’d like us to work in these pairs. Keith with Jenny, Daniel with Ann and Jo you’re with me. We will do 3girls first so if you’re all ready”   Tony opened the connecting door to the games room and called it the first three girls. They walked in slowly very hesitantly and a little reluctantly. Eyes wide open like saucers, scanning the room as they entered unsure of what to expect next. Tony directed each girl to a changing table. Candice slowly came to our table. I patted the top. “Jump up”   She hopped onto the table and lifted her legs on as well. I unbuttoned her dress and lifted it off over her head, leaving her in her bodysuit and disposable nappy. Ann undid her shoes and removed her socks.   “We’ve not properly met yet have we Candice, I’m Daniel, don’t look too worried nothing bad is going to happen”  “I don’t want another of those fucking injections”  “Language please” said Ann.   “We don’t intend on giving you one, unless you start playing up. Are you going to play up?” asked Ann.   “Depends on what you’re going do to me”  “Well very much as happened last night, bath, nappy, bed”  “No injections and no gag?”  “Not if you behave, No. So, how’s your day been sweetie?” Ann asked.   “Well I woke up this morning in a strange place, wearing a nappy, laying in a cot, I spent the day in a nappy and went to school in my summer holidays dressed like a baby, now I’m laying here waiting for you to change my nappy, how the fuck do you think my day was eh?”   “Well ok then let’s put it a different way, what did you learn about yourself today, and let’s lose the language shall we Candice”   “What have I found out about ME! Well, I found that my parents must hate ME, to have sent me here, I found that if I can’t hold my piss forever, and if you don’t hurry up and get this nappy off, I’m gonna shit in it real soon as well”   “The word poo is acceptable Candice not the other one”   “What shit? Well, I need one and NOW so get this off and I can go”   “Well young lady the purpose of the nappy is to collect all of your bodily fluids, and you’ll will be wearing one all day every day for the next 6 weeks so unless you want to be laying in a dirty one overnight then you need to do your business now”   “What in front of you here, no way”   “Then you’ll need to hold it until the morning then, because as Tony told everyone, no changes after lights out”   “I can’t not here, not laying down and not in front of you two, now get this off and take me to the toilet or!”   “Or what?” Ann butted in. “I’ll, I’ll”  She noticed that Ann had picked up a syringe and had it in her hand ready. Ann looked at Candice, Candice looked at Ann, both waiting for the other to speak.   “Your choice Candice easy or hard way”   Candice sat up and both Ann and I were ready to react to anything she did but all she did was start to strain her face. After about a minute of trying to push out a load into her nappy nothing had happened.   “I can’t do it, I can’t just crap in front of both of you”   “Lay back down and I’ll show you,” said Ann.   Candice did as she was told and laid back down on her back. “Turn over onto your tummy and pull your legs up under you with your bum in the air and head on the changing table”   “Why what you gonna do?”   “I’m not going to do anything young lady this part is all down to you” Candice rolled over and in seconds had her bum in the air. “Now relax your tummy and try to push” She did as she was told and after a few seconds let out a loud fart.   “There isn’t that easy”   Candice’s face screwed up and she let out another fart but this time it was followed obviously by a load of poo.   “Aw! That’s fucking disgusting” she screamed.   “Finished?” Ann asked.   “Hang on”   Candice pushed again and a let go some more poo, she relaxed and laid back down flat on her tummy. She was obviously very embarrassed because she had a very red face and a sheepish look.   “Roll over onto your back sweetie”   She very tentatively rolled over to her side, it was easy to see that she was trying to avoid laying in the mess she had just created in her nappy.   “Don’t worry we’ll get you cleaned up in no time”   “That don’t make it any better, you ain’t layin in your own shit are ya!”   “Language please Candice, last warning” I told her. “I can appreciate that it’s not nice the first time you do it and I’m not saying you’ll ever get used to doing it, but do it you must, which is why we suggest that you go either just before bedtime of after breakfast, that way you’re not in a dirty nappy for too long”   She rolled onto her back and tried to avoid putting her bum down on the changing table. Ann un-popped her bodysuit and in one swift movement had it tucked up out of the way. The disposable which was now fully visible and clearly stained both yellow and brown was still in mid-air, and the smell had wafted to my nostrils.   This wasn’t my first poopy nappy change since I had arrived at Happy Summers, but it would be my first, shall we say fresh one. I must have looked a little green around the gills because Ann looked at me with a concerned expression.   “You ok Daniel, you look a little ill”   “I’ll be ok, it’s just my first fresh dirty one and I’m still not used to the smell yet.”   “You and me fella, fuckin stinks don’t it, I can’t believe that just came out of me” retorted Candice.   “Candice this will be your very, very last warning, one more outburst of bad language and you’ll be on punishment tomorrow” warned Ann.   “Ok, Ok” She replied.   Ann opened the drawer on the stand at the end of the table, reached in and came out a small blue glass jar with a white screw top.   “Here Daniel try some of this” And she handed me a pot of Vicks Vapour Rub. “Put a dab under your nose it helps”   I took the lid off and scooped out a large dollop with my index finger and rubbed it under my nose.   “Wow that’s great the smells gone, stings a bit though”   I screwed the top back on and handed the jar back to Ann.   “Oi what about me then, don’t I get some”   Ann opened the lid again and proceeded to smear a little under Candice’s nose.   “Better young lady” Ann asked   “Yea thanks”   Ann handed me the Jar back.   “Keep that in your pocket Daniel you may need some more later”   “Are we ready now?” Ann asked.   Candice smiled a wry smile.   “Are your legs aching yet? they must be getting tight because you’ve had your bottom in the air for a while now, why don’t you put it down and we can get on with changing you”   Candice relaxed her legs and her bum came down with a thud on the table.   “Ewwwww that feels disgusting it’s all gone up my back”   “Daniel you un-tape the nappy and I’ll wipe”   Ann picked up a pack of wipes, and I undid the tapes and gingerly pulled the very wet front of the nappy out and down, bringing it to a rest on the changing table. Candice was right she had made a real mess and both front and back of the nappy were caked in her poo.   “Grab your knees and pull toward you” Requested Ann.   Candice put her hands where she has been asked and pulled her legs and up came her bum off the table and with it the nappy stuck to her.   “You pull the nappy out Daniel, and I’ll get the worst off”   I pulled the poo and pee sodden nappy toward me, and it made a sort of squelching sound as it came off leaving a large amount of poo smeared to Candice’s bum and a little way up her back.   Ann was in quickly and in no time had her lower back and backside cleaned off. “You can put your bottom down now sweetie” Candice relaxed her grip and let her legs loose back onto the table.   “What about the rest of it then” questioned Candice.   “Patience young lady”   Ann grabbed another handful of wipes and started to wipe her vagina down from top to bottom. Just as I had seen my sister do with my niece.   “With girls you need to be careful and make sure that you get everything really cleaned out from around the labia if you don’t then she could get a cystitis infection or thrush, boys are a bit different obviously. They can still get an infections as well, so you need to make sure everything is really clean for both boys and girls”   “Ok” I replied.   “There we go all cleaned up and ready for your bath”   “Can I ask a question Miss”   “Yes you can, and please call me Ann”   “Ok then Ann” Candice replied with a little attitude.   “Do you get a Kick out of playing with little girls and boys privates” She looked at Ann with a satisfied grin, and a look to indicate that she had been working up to that question since she came in.   “Well young lady, as part of our care for you and all the other children here at Happy Summers we need to change nappies, as all children here will both wet and mess every day for their entire stay here, so you and everyone else will need to have those nappies changed on a regular basis.   If we don’t clean you all properly then you may become ill, so we need to touch you intimate places to do this, so to answer your question, no I don’t get a kick from it as you are suggesting, but it is a necessary part of my duties here.   If you would prefer, we could leave you in a wet and messy nappy for a few days and see how you get on, I wouldn’t recommend it though.   Terry nappies in particular can be quite uncomfortable after a few hours when messy, would you like to try it tomorrow, I can arrange it for you to spend the day on punishment in a terry nappy if you would like”   Candice’s face changed from smug to concern.   “Err, no”   “Then if there’s no more questions let’s get you in the bath hop off”   Candice dropped her legs over the edge of the changing table and dropped down the eighteen inches to the floor landing on both feet with a thud. I pulled her bodysuit off over her head placed it on the changing table and the three of us walked through to the bathroom and headed to one of the already run baths.   “In you get sweetie” Ann motioned for Candice to step in to one of the shallow half-filled baths. She stepped in and sat down.   “Lay back and we’ll start with your hair” Ann said.   She did as she was told and Ann started to rinse out her hair with the shower attachment on the bath.   “You can start washing Candice down please Daniel while I do her hair”   “No problem” I replied.   I picked up the sponge and soap off the table and began washing, starting at her feet and working my way up to her waist making sure I got into all the little nooks and crannies.   Ann finished her hair and started to wash her chest and back.   “All done” Said Ann “Stand up for me sweetie”   Candice stood and I grabbed a towel off the table and wrapped it around her body, Ann grabbed another and did the same around her hair.   “Right, we need to get you to do your teeth tonight please Candice”   She stepped out of the bath and without any instruction and followed me over to the cups and brushes. We found her cup and she grabbed the brush and I squeezed out the toothpaste and she did the necessary, spitting her waste into the bowl and then rinsing.   “I’m glad I did that, my mouth was beginning to feel nasty”   “Ready?” I asked.   “As I’ll ever be” She replied.   Candice started to make her way toward the second changing room, with Ann and I following closely behind. She wasn’t rushing but didn’t need for either of us to hurry her along, it was like she was having a slow saunter down the road.   “Will it be the same as last night” She asked me.   “Depends on you young lady. You were quite nasty and fought us last night which is why you ended up having a gag, if you behave as you are now then it’ll be nappy sleeper and cot with no fuss, so what’s it going to be, easy or hard?”   “Easy” Candice replied.   “Good girl, let’s get you ready then, jump up on your changing table for us”   Candice walked to the second table on the right of the changing room next to her wardrobe and hopped up and laid down on her back still wrapped in her towel.   “We’ll need the towel off sweetie so we can finish drying you” Candice sat up and hopped off the table, unwrapped the towel from her body handed to me and laid back down.   I dried her off thoroughly top to toe and Ann finished drying her three-quarter length blond hair.   “I’ll powder if you’ll fold the nappies, please Daniel”   I picked up a nappy from the pile and proceeded to try to fold the girl fold Tony had shown me the previous evening and ended up making a complete cock-up of it.   Ann noticed my problem.   “Here you finish the powdering and I’ll show you again”   “Sorry, this is my first girl change that I have had to fold”   “Not a problem but I would like you to practice later this evening though please”   She folded the nappy and gave instruction as she did it, while I continued to Powder Candice from neck to toe.   Candice was watching her as well.   “Why can’t I have one of the disposables instead of these towel things?” She asked.   “These towel things as you call them are actually called Terry nappies, they soak up and hold your pee better than a disposable would and they won’t leak”   “But their bloody uncomfortable”   “You’ll get used to them as the week goes on, by next week you won’t even notice them”   “Bloody well will” She replied.   “Right sweetie all ready, now lift your bum for me” Candice lifted and Ann slid the nappy up into place.   “We’ll need a soaker for Candice tonight, you were very wet this morning weren’t you sweetie”   Candice nodded.   “Must have been all those fizzy drinks on the train ride up here and the drinks at the feast, Daniel be a darling and grab another nappy and fold it into a strip about 6 inches wide for me” I did as she asked and this time made a pretty good job of it.   “That’s fine” Ann picked up the extra material then got Candice to raise her bum again and laid the soaker on top of the already folded nappy.   “Two nappy liners please Daniel” I pulled two of the thin paper liners out of the packet and handed them to her. She again got Candice to lift up as she placed one of the liners over the top of the soaker at the back of the nappy, she then placed the second one at the front.   “What’s the paper thing for then” Candice asked.   “There one-way liners, they allow your pee to pass through, and they help stop skin irritation as well.”     “If you say so, still bloody uncomfortable though”   “Can you cream please Daniel”   I nodded and pulled a pair of latex gloves out of the box and slid them on my hands, I popped the lid off of the Balmex cream and started to apply a generous layer over Candice’s vagina and between the cheeks of her bum, making sure as I had been told to do, get it in everywhere.   At no point during this process did Candice take her eyes off of me, I could see her out of the corner of my eye watching my face.   “All done I announced”   “You enjoy that?” Candice asked with a sarcastic tone “Playing with a little girls fanny” . “Well unless you want nappy rash sweetie, we need to do it for every change” I replied.   “What the fuck is that? nappy rash!” Screamed Candice.   I explained “Nappy rash is caused mainly by the urine being close to your skin in the nappy for prolonged periods. The liner can help prevent it, but it can sometimes affect the skin and cause a sore itchy rash and a reddening of the skin. We use a cream and liners to prevent it happening, and please trust me when I say this is your very last warning young lady NO MORE SWEARING!”   Ann picked up the front of the nappy and in one swift movement pulled it up and over Candice’s front and up to just below her belly button. I grabbed the nappy on my side and Ann the other and pulled it over the front of the nappy.   We both picked up a pin from the bar of soap, and each slid it into our respective side. I was trying desperately to avoid sticking Candice with the pin, because they slid in so quickly with the soap on. By the time I was halfway done Ann had grabbed another pin and was pinning the nappy lower down.   “This bigger nappy will need an extra pin on each side Daniel”   I finally managed to get my pin in and picked up a second which thankfully went in a little easier.   Ann had already bunched up a leg hole of a clean pair of white plastic pants and was feeding Candice’s foot through. She did the same with the second foot and with almost one swift movement had the pants over the front of the nappy. “Bum up again please” Candice obliged and Ann just as swiftly pulled the back of the pants up over the nappy. She pulled and repositioned the pants until the nappy was covered and tucked in.   “Sleeper please Daniel”   I walked to Candice’s wardrobe and took her pink sleeper off the hanger.   Ann had asked Candice to sit up but because the nappy was so bulky and tight she was having difficulty so Ann and I lifter her into a sitting position. The bulkiness of the nappy was forcing her legs open, so she had a little more of a problem staying up. I placed the sleeper over her head, and she helped by feeding her arms through one at a time, I pulled the material down and her head popped out at the same time her hands did out of their respective arm holes.   We laid her back down and got her to lift her bum again so we could pull the sleeper down over the nappy and down her legs. Ann grabbed a foot as did I and we slid her feet into the feet of the sleeper. I did up one set of buttons and Ann the other, working our way up her legs to end up at her crotch.   “There all done, you comfortable sweetie?” Ann asked.   “NO”   “Why not”?   “Why do you bloody think. I’m twelve years old, I have a nappy, plastic pants and a baby sleeper on, why the hell would I be happy let alone comfortable”   “You’ll get used to it and you’ll be snug and warm in cot soon sweetie”   “Trust me, this I will never get used to, NEVER!”   “Come on let’s get you into your cot”   We again helped Candice sit up and slid her legs over the edge of the changing table, she slid off and landed on her two feet.   I walked her through to the nursery and Ann said she would get things ready for the next one.   As she walked Candice was having real difficulty getting her knees together because of the large nappy and soaker between her legs so she was more waddling than walking but she made it to her cot without falling over.   She sort of fell into it rather than climbed in and I helped her get under the covers and tucked her in, then clicked the bars into place   “Would you like a bottle of warm milk or a dummy or both”   “Milk please”   “Thank you Candice, that’s the first time you have said please all evening, it’s nice to hear”   Candice blushed a little and went to smile but stopped herself.   I went to the warmer and collected an already warm bottle walked back and handed it to her through the bars of her cot. She took it and immediately started sucking.   I left her nursing away and walked back toward the changing room. Samantha, who was obviously still in her cot, called me over.   “Yes Samantha”   “Can I have one of those”   “What a bottle”   “Yea I’m gasping for a drink, I’ve been in here all bloody day you know”   “Yes, but you had some dinner earlier didn’t you”   “Yea some mushy baby food crap, fucking horrible it was”   “No swearing please Samantha otherwise you’ll be in here all day tomorrow as well” She looked at me and saw I wasn’t joking and immediately here attitude changed.   “Can I have a bottle please Daniel” She asked very sheepishly.   “I’ll get you one straight away young lady. First though I’ll need to take off your wrist restraints, will you promise me you’ll behave?”   She nodded a yes, so I undid the straps on her wrists and she rubbed them both.   I walked to the fridge, got out another bottle and warmed it constantly watching her as I did so. I took it back to her and handed it to her.   “Thank you”   “And thank you young lady”   I left the both of them sucking away the other two girls were in their cost by this time as well and they also had bottles.   I walked to the door and dimmed the light in the room, all was quiet except the sound of steady sucking. I closed the door behind with a click.   Ann had already tidied and prepared for our next dressing and was already running another bath when I entered the bathroom.   “Candice actually said please and took a bottle, I was amazed” I told Ann.   “She’s not that bad a kid, by the end of the week she will have settled” Replied Ann.   “I let Samantha have one as well”   “My god, another one, that’s 6 today, she’ll be a little wet and messy in the morning, we might need to check her before we finish tonight”   “Can you go through and clean up next door Daniel, put the clothes into the laundry basket, the dirty nappy in the bin and have a good wipe down of the changing table and I’ll be through in a second”   I collected the clothes off the floor and tossed them into the girl’s basket, binned the nappy without dropping any of its contents anywhere and as asked, wiped down the table. I was washing my hands in the sink when Ann came back through.   “All done” I announced.   “OK let’s get three boys in next shall we, everyone ready”   Tony gave a thumbs up and went to fetch the boys.   Bruce, James and Adam were ushered through the door, and each boy was called to a table.   Ann called James over to our table and he hurried over and hopped on and laid back.   “Phewww!!!! James what have you done in that nappy” Ann asked him.   “Well before I got on the train yesterday, I had a big Mac meal and Chocolate shake with two apple pies. I thought I would get a last Junk food meal in, seeing I won’t get one for at least six weeks, on the train I had!!!!”   “Enough, enough” Ann replied. “I don’t really need a breakdown, it was a rhetorical question James and you know that” She grinned at him.   “I know” He replied. “Just having some fun, seeing as you won’t be able to tell what I had from just looking in a minute” He and Ann laughed.   “I can’t tell from the smell either and I don’t want to” All three of us laughed this time although mine was a little muted, but James was laughing uncontrollably.   “Do you have any clothes pegs this year I really need one tonight” James laughed out not able to stop himself”   He looked at me and saw that I was a little pale from the stench he had created.   “Don’t worry Daniel the suppressant should have kicked in by the morning no more stinky nappies after breakfast” He laughed again.   “Is there anything you don’t know about this place James”   “Nope I’m pretty clued up as to how it all works and what’s what. See I listen and pick things up and learn very quickly”   “I can testify to that Daniel” Said Ann. “James here was nearly running the place last year by the time he left us”   He grinned “And by the end of this year’s visit I will be running it totally, it’s my master plan” He laughed “Part of my world domination plan as well”   “Well young man we’ll need to keep a very close eye on you then, just in case won’t we Daniel”   “We sure will, your card is marked James, were watching, never forget that”   “Oh my goodness what have I done, I should have kept it a secret now I’m in trouble” We all laughed.   Ann and I undressed, bathed, teeth cleaned, re-nappied and re-dressed James in double quick time. We reversed roles this time and everything went a lot faster, maybe because James was used to the routine.   “How’s your day been then James” Ann Asked.   “Well as first days go I enjoyed this one much more than I did last year”   I spotted that he had a sad face for a moment, obviously reflecting on his first day last year, but that soon changed to a huge grin.   “What’s been so good then” Ann asked.   “Well, I have made two new friends, Daniel being one of them” He looked at me and smiled, I smiled back.   “Who else?”   “Well Simon I think”   “Think, why think, either he’s your friend or not”   “Well, we seem to be getting on but he’s a little distant, he runs and laughs but we haven’t made a true connection yet”   “It’s early yet James” I butted in “It’s his first day too you know, he’s worried, not sure and of course he’s going to be a little hesitant and don’t forget he’s been on punishment all day”   “I suppose so, didn’t look at it like that, he might be a lot happier tomorrow” He laughed.” If he behaves that is”   Ann and I finished up with James and she took him through to the nursery while I cleaned up and went through to run a new bath for the next kid. Ann came back through and walked over to me.   “James wants to come back here to work when he’s old enough you know!”   “Wow, why’s that, what about his career” I replied a little shocked at Ann’s statement.   “He told us before he went home last year and again in a letter, he wrote to us asking to come back, which is one of the many reasons he’s been allowed back this year”   “I didn’t see that in his file yesterday”   “It’s there, in one of the psychological reports, every child gets a visit to see our physiologist every week once they return home. It’s just a normal part of the treatment plan”   “To be honest I didn’t get to read them yesterday, everything was a bit of a rush”   “Take some time tonight to read them, Samantha in particular, she’s a real challenge, you’ll have your work cut out their Daniel”   “Funny you should say that, I seem to have made some progress already but I have a nagging feeling that she has a large and well build wall I will need to get over before we can make any real progress, something just seems off with her, I picked it up talking to her this morning”   “Your right to be on your guard Daniel. As with a lot of these kids not everything is as it always seems, many have deep scars and healing them is a very big part of what we do here, it takes time. And from what I have read about you it’s what you’re really good at”   I blushed, it seemed my past was known to everyone.   “Don’t worry, were all here for a reason and we all have our particular skills, you already know that which is why your long-term future has already been mapped out with us. Everyone who works here has a skill, a skill that has been identified as one we need to help us achieve our goal with the children. All the new staff were chosen according to the new skills we either found we needed or skills we had lost from retiring staff, everyone is a piece in the huge puzzle we are putting together here”   I turned off the taps, and we both went through to clean up the changing room.   “Cum on you two were waiting for you” Tony was clearing James’s clothes and nappy when we walked in.   “As Samantha is already in her cot you two can clean up after us, as we go along ok”   Both Ann and I nodded and Tony went through and got the last two girls. “You can practice nappy folding while were waiting can’t you Daniel” Ann smiled.   I smiled a little sheepishly, and also a little embarrassed that she had announced to the room that I hadn’t mastered it yet. I went through the bathroom and into the changing room closing the doors behind me. I grabbed a couple of terries and began folding. I started with the girl fold and after about ten goes I felt that I had just about mastered it, I then progressed to the boy fold and had that mastered in half the time.   Ann showed me a new fold as well, called the roll fold.   “Basically, this fold is used on any child that’s had an enema. The rolls at the leg create a barrier stopping any liquid mess escaping, it’s really effective” she said.   This one was a lot easier to master because it was just rolling the sides of a nappy into the centre and placing a folded nappy down the middle. It had the bulk for both boys and girl’s needs, and looked more comfortable.   After many practices I put the nappies neatly folded back onto the stack and went through to the bathroom where the team were in the process of bathing the girls.   When I got back into the dressing room Ann had already tidied away everything and was wiping down the changing tables.   “I think I’ve got it now Ann”   “Good’ then you can do the next boy then, show me how it’s done”   “Who Simon”   “Yes”   “Ok, no fear here” I laughed a nervous laugh. She smiled.   We both went through to the bathroom where the girls were out of their baths and being dried. They were then moved through to the changing room. Ann took one bath and I the other, washed them out and refilled them. With mine this time though I dropped in a couple of yellow plastic ducks to see if Simon would play with them. When we had finished running the baths we went through to the changing room just in time to see the girls being led off to their cots. I started to tidy my area and clean the changing tables.   “Come on then let’s see if you’re as good as you say you are” I grabbed a nappy and quickly folded a boy fold.   “Ok now the girl” Smiled Ann I shook the boy fold out of the material and quickly folded the girl fold.   “Now the roll fold” she said. I rolled it like a pro.   “Excellent, see it wasn’t that hard to master was it, you’ll be quicker at the morning change now”   “The teams came back through having put the girls to bed and helped to tidy the changing areas.   “Right, last group then, if you’re all ready to go” Everyone nodded and we all started to make our way to the dressing room.   “We can all put our feet up for a while when were finished, I’m sure everyone could do with a little rest”   Tony went off to get the last of the boys who all filed into the room more than a little sheepishly and with odd looks on their faces.   Tony directed Simon over toward our table, and the other two Christopher and Adam went to their respective changing tables.   It was obvious that Simon was still very conscious of his dress and pants in the way he moved.   “Climb up Simon” I asked.   He climbed onto the table and gently laid down on his back, he was obviously trying to avoid spreading the poo he had recently deposited in his nappy. He waved his hand in a motion for him to whisper to me, so I bent down and he whispered into my ear very quietly.   “Can it just be you that change’s me please Daniel?”   “Why”   “Please just you. PLEASE!!” I looked over to Ann who was giving me a puzzled look.   “Please Daniel, I’ve been good all day, please just you”   I stood up and went to Ann and whispered in her ear.   “He want’s just me to change him if that’s ok Ann”   “If you think you can cope, if so then I don’t have a problem. Do you know why he only wants you?”   “I don’t, maybe he feels insecure with a woman changing him, maybe he feels ashamed that he’s filled his nappy”   “Well, you need to tell him he’ll need to get used to females changing him because he won’t always get the choice, make sure he knows that, but for tonight, I’ll let you get on with it”   “I make sure he’s aware, now worries” Ann walked over to Tony, and I could see that she was explaining to him Simons request.   “You’re a lucky boy Simon, Ann has said yes for tonight but tonight only, in future you won’t get a choice so it could be a man or woman changing you, do you understand”   “Yes Daniel, thank you”   “You ready”   “As ready as I’ll ever be”   He grimaced as I pulled down his frilly plastic pants as he lifted his bum off the table.   “Are you sore?”    “No, my legs ache though”   “That’ll be all the running around you and James were doing today”   “Suppose”   I undid the nappy pins on both sides of his nappy and pulled the sodden material down, as I did Simon instantly placed his hands over his fully erect penis.   “I can see why you didn’t want Ann helping, don’t worry though I’m sure she’s seen a boys stiff willy before, she has been doing this for a long time you know”   “Yea but she ain’t seen mine before has she”   “Fair point, but in a couple of days you’ll be in here with boys and girls being changed”   “No fucking way, never”   “Language Simon. Anyway, you have no choice, that’s the way it is, sorry”   “It ain’t never gonna happen”   “You remember that conversation we had a while ago? The one about challenges”   “This ain’t a challenge, it’s just embarrassing” He retorted.   I pulled out a handful of wipes and started to wipe Simon down, but he wouldn’t move his hands away from his little stiffy.   “I can’t change you if you keep your hands there can I”   “And”   “And what”   “And do I care”   “So, you want me to pin you back up in a poopy and pee filled nappy then”   “No”   “Then let me change you, take your hands away, no one’s looking” Simon quickly looked around the room and saw that no one was actually looking.   “I’ll be as quick as I can, no one will see” He looked around again and slowly moved his hands away.   “Good boy”   I quickly cleaned him off both front and back and got all the poo off his bum. When I’d finished, I got him to swing his legs over the table, so his back was to everybody.   “See no one noticed”   “If you say so” He looked at me with an uneasy smirk on his face.   “Bath”   “No way, I can’t have a bath like this, how am I gonna get there without being seen”   “I can carry you, no one will see then will they”   His smirk turned into an uneasy smile.   “I dunno, I’d rather stay here”   “Until when”   “Until it goes down”   “That could be ages Simon, don’t be silly, I need to get you bathed and in bed, like now!   Look if we go now then we’ll be first in there, get you in quick and the water will cover you up, but we need to go now before someone else is up and ready”   He lifted his arms up toddler style and I picked him up.   He came to rest half way between my front and the side of my body, not quite a hip carry, his arms clasped around my neck my arms clasped together under his bum, I was really hoping I had managed to get all his poo off otherwise I was going to be in a bit of messy situation.   “God Simon you’re heavier than you look”   “Yea! mum calls me a lump”   I started to walk the seventeen paces toward the bathroom, Simon clamped his legs behind me and gripped a little harder with his arms.   “Comfortable”   “Uh huh”   As we walked Simon was bouncing up and down in my arms and I could feel his willy rubbing against my body with the up and down motion.   As we walked through the doorway, he started to thrust his body against mine and a second later he really gripped me around the neck and sighed as his whole body shook to a climax. The little sod had masturbated against me.   “You little bugger, you’d better not have done what I think you’ve just done” He lifted his head and looked at me with a smug relieved grin on his face.   “You’re out of order Simon that’s not on”   I unclasped my hands and dropped him, and he dropped to his feet still hanging on to my neck pulling my head down as he went. As his feet touched the floor, he released his hands and I was able to straighten up. His hands immediately covered up his still erect penis, he looked around and back into the changing room where he saw that everyone was now looking directly at the pair of us, he went bright red and ran into the bathroom.   “Everything OK Daniel” Asked Tony. I was checking my t-shirt for stains as I replied.   “No, I’m fine thanks, just dropped him that’s all”   I walked in and straight up to Simon who was crouched behind one of the baths looking over the top all I could see was the top of his head and eyes.   “You young man are a disgusting animal, that was totally uncalled for, only dogs do that. His face dropped and he started to cry.   “I’m Sorry, I didn’t mean to, It…..it just happened”   “Get in that bath right now” I shouted   He stood up straight away, stepped into the already half-filled bath quickly sitting down and in doing so covering his still erect penis in the water. I grabbed some soap and a sponge and started to wash him quite roughly.   “I’m very cross with you Simon, that was totally out of order as well as a disgusting thing to do to someone. I’ve a good mind to give you another day’s punishment for that”   “NOOOOOO PLEASE!!!!!!” He was still crying and now even louder.   “Tell me why I shouldn’t”   “It was an accident, sob sob. I was so happy and felt so close to you It just felt so nice being carried and I felt so safe and, and!!”   He went quiet.   “And what”   He had stopped talking because the other boys had come into the room and were laughing and pointing at us. Tony quickly stopped that and the laughing subsided to a giggle. I noticed that Christopher wiggled his little finger in our direction obviously aimed at Simon. Tony noticed his hand action.   “That’s enough of that as well Christopher, you’re not that big yourself are you”   Christopher went red and scowled at Tony, Adam giggled. Both boys were ushered to their respective baths and the room quietened again Simon never uttered a word in response to the little finger gesture. I turned my attention back to Simon.   “And what” I asked Simon again.   He had stopped sobbing now that the others were in the room and was just red eyed.   “Well?” He looked down at the ducks in the bath and whispered   “You make me feel warm, safe and happy. I’m sorry I didn’t mean to do it honest”   He looked at me and really looked sorry.   “Never do that again, understand”   He nodded a yes.   “You’re lucky you had a dry orgasm and not a wet one, had you jizzed on me then I would be really cross with you”   He looked puzzled.   “What’s an orgasm and what’s Jizz?”   “What’s an orgasm!! Come on Simon don’t treat me like an idiot” He now looked confused.   “So, you’re telling me that you have no idea what an orgasm is” He shook his head.   “Honest Daniel, I’ve never heard those words before in my life ever. Sometimes I rub my willy and it’s nice is that what’s called, an orgasm” I got him to lay back and started to wash his hair.   “OK then tell me why you had an erection”   “What a stiffy”   “If that’s what you call it yes” He looked at me and went bright red again.   “I…. I…. I like wearing nappies”   I smiled at him and he smiled back with half smile and a screwed up worried face, obviously expecting me to burst out laughing and be disgusted at his admission but I already knew he like to wear, it was in his file because his mum told us during the initial parental interview.   She told us that she had found some pampers stashed behind a wardrobe a few years before. She kept an eye on the stash, the quantity of the nappies would go up and down every week or so, one night she crept into Simons room and found him wearing one under his pyjamas. She checked again a couple of nights later and found he didn’t have one on, so she knew he wasn’t trying to cover up a bedwetting problem and thought he was just going through a little jealousy phase because of his sister. She never took the nappies away or confronted him about them, she just assumed it would be something that would eventually grow out of and stop.   “Simon I am so pleased that you had the courage to admit to that to me, it must have been hard for you to admit to”   He unscrewed his face but continued to smile.   “You’re not disgusted with me for liking nappies?”   “No, I’m very, very happy that you feel that you can trust me with that admission”   “I… I nearly told James as well, earlier, before dinner, but I chickened out at the last moment”   “Try again tomorrow”   “But he might think I’m sick in the head or something”   “Trust me he won’t, you just try again tomorrow” His face turned serious.   “Why won’t he”   “Just try again, that’s all I’m saying, you build your trust with him”   “But…But”   “I’m still very cross with you though, never ever do that to me or anyone else ever again, understand”   He nodded.   I finished washing him top to toe getting into every little crack and crease to make sure he was a clean as humanly possible, I could see he was really enjoying the attention.   By the time I pulled the plug in the bath and got him to stand, his erection has gone down. I could see that he wanted answers, but I wasn’t going to give them to him.   We were the last to finish even though we were the first to start so I quickly wrapped a towel around him and lifted him out of the bath onto the floor.   “Teeth next please”   We walked over to the bowl and brushes and he cleaned and spat.   “I would normally ask if you wanted a carry, but I think you can walk through tonight”   He put on his sorrowful face and trudged through the door to the dressing room.   Ann was ready and waiting for us at the changing table and motioned with her hand for us to come over.   “I take it that I can help Daniel get you ready for bed seeing as you’re not so excited now, yes?”   Simon nodded and Ann patted the table for him to jump up.   “Up we go then”   Simon’s towel dropped to the floor and he jumped up. I collected the towel off the floor and started to dry his hair, Ann grabbed another towel off the pile and started to dry his body. His body stiffened up as she worked her way down his body.   “Relax Simon your all tense, I’m not going to hurt you”   “How can I relax, you’re the first lady to touch my body since my mum and that was a long time ago”   “Would you like me to do something that will help you relax, you’ll enjoy it trust me”   “It aint anything kinky, is it?”   “No nothing kinky it’s just a massage”   “What’s a massage”   “Here let me show you” She got him to lay on his front and started to kneaded the soles and heels of his feet. He giggled out loud.   “That tickles”   “Relax and enjoy” Ann moved from his feet up to his calves and gradually up his leg, kneading and Pushing as she went.   She looked at me “This is called a baby or infant massage, I believe it was first developed in Sweden and is becoming popular in this country.   It really helps relax the children and gets them used to our touch.   Are you enjoying it Simon” Simon didn’t actually reply other than a nod and give out a happy sigh.   “I’ll take that as a yes then” Ann laughed.   She moved up to his neck and started a track down his spine and waist, then the arms” “Turn over for me sweetie” Simon turned and she did the same for his front, top to bottom. He had a little grin and appeared totally relaxed and looked as if he was off in a different place.   “There all done”   “Awwww”   “If you’re a good boy I’ll let you have one tomorrow”   He nodded his head vigorously in approval. “Yea”   “Nappy time” I announced.   Simon didn’t seem to have a care in the world he just let us nappy and dress him as if it was the most natural thing in the world. He even got another little stiffy as I was applying some nappy cream, but he didn’t care in the slightest, that this time that Ann was watching. We were the last ones to finish, and the others had already gone through to bed.   “Can I trust you if I carry you through Simon”   He nodded and looked ashamed with his head down, he then looked up and mouthed sorry to me.   I picked him up and carried him through as I had before, resting on my hip and again he snuggled his head into my shoulder very contented.   I walked over to the empty cot and plonked him feet first onto the mattress. Simon laid down without being asked and I pulled the covers up and over him.   “Would you like a bottle tonight Simon”   He looked at me undecided, he looked over to James who was nearly finished with his already, and then at Sam who was watching us with her empty bottle in hand.   He looked around the room and saw that nearly everyone had a bottle.   He nodded “Yes please” he asked.   Sam gave out a harrumph noise in disapproval and stared at him with piercing eyes. Simon looked toward her and had a hurt look on his face as if disappointed that she had an objection to his request.   Ann was already on her way over with a warmed bottle in her hand and handed it to Simon before he could change his mind. He gratefully took the bottle and immediately started sucking away joining in the chorus of sucking that was already in the room. He was looking at Sam with a, I don’t care look of defiance at her disapproval.   Ann and I walked toward the door and Ann turned round just before we walked out.   “We’ll be back in 15 minutes to collect the bottles, you have until then to have a final chat before lights out, there will be no noise after the lights are off “   Ann closed the door and we joined the others who had gathered in the dressing room.   “Well everyone that went very well, congratulations” Tony had a level of satisfaction in his voice.   “Everyone coped well, and we had no major problems. Just one thing Daniel, what happened with Simon, you got a bit upset” “He had an orgasm as we were walking through to the bathroom, I just wasn’t expecting it”   “It happens with the boys every now and then. We don’t obviously encourage it but just be aware that the kids can try to make attachments with you for the wrong reasons. You need to be on your guard and discourage anything that constitutes sexual contact”   All the new staff members spoke their acknowledgement and understanding as did I.   “I think it was more of him taking a chance to masturbate rather than an attachment thing though Tony”   “Ok, but I take it you chastised him for it”   “Absolutely I did, he said he was truly sorry and I’m sure he was but I’m also sure that he just got a bit carried away”   “Would you like to keep him on punishment for another day”   “No, I don’t feel that it’s needed, I warned him I might, but he’s been good all day and made a good contact with James, so I don’t want to damage what we’ve achieved today. He even had the courage to admit to me that he likes to wear nappies, I think that’s a major progress for day one”   “I agree,” said Tony.   Right, everyone let’s get tidied and squared away ready for the morning. After we’ve collected all of the bottles, we can make our way to the laundry then once were done there we can go up for a very well-earned rest”   We tided up and got everything clean and ready for the morning quite quickly.   “Who’s coming with me to collect the bottles then” asked Ann.   Three of us volunteered.   She laughed “That’s good, but we’ll see if you’re that keen in a week’s time shall we”   We walked toward the nursery and Ann stopped at the door. “Right ladies and gents, first off go to the drawer and collect some dummies, only go to the children you specifically dealt with tonight.   When you take the bottle it doesn’t matter if it’s empty or full, make a note on the chart of the detail of the child’s behaviour this evening, what their nappy was like if they emptied the bottle or not, and lastly remind the child that were now expecting quiet and offer them a dummy.   If they take the dummy write it on the chart. Some will most likely be asleep already, take the bottle and offer a dummy to their lips some may unconsciously take one with no effort.   It’s very important that you complete the forms though”   The three of us nodded our acknowledgement and Ann opened the door. There was a lot of talking going on in the room which stopped almost immediately when the door opened and we walked in.   “Right kiddos collecting empties hope you’ve all finished”   As my eyes adjusted to the dimmed light in the room, I could see all but one face looking in our direction, Sam had turned her back and was facing the wall. We made our way to the milk table, and each collected a number of dummies out of the sterilizer. Pink ones for the girls and blue for the boys. As we walked around the room collecting the bottles I could hear furious sucking from those who hadn’t yet finished theirs and no one had yet dropped off to sleep. We were offering the dummies to everyone and most all took one.   I arrived at Simon’s cot to find him sucking the last of the milk from his oversized bottle.   “Did you enjoy that?”   He nodded a yes.   “Would you like a dummy?”   He was again hesitant, looking over at Sam who was still facing away from him.   “Yes please” he replied   “Harrumph” Came from Sam’s direction.   He smiled and opened his mouth as I inserted the dummy.   “Well done mate good for you”   He closed his lips around the rubber teat and started again to suck.   I winked at him and he smiled again.   I replaced the unused dummies back into the sterilizer and placed the used bottles into the basket that was on to the tray with the other empties.   “As your last Daniel can you bring out the tray with you please” Requested Ann who was standing at the door.   I picked up the tray as requested and made my way over to her, the bottles rattling around in the bottle baskets on the tray, had they just been on the tray and not in the basket they would have all ended up on the floor.   Ann stepped away from the doorway to let me through, dropping the light level in the room even lower.   “Night everyone, sleep tight, mind the bed bugs don’t bite”   I looked back over my shoulder as I left the room and could see eleven faces lit up by the light from the dressing room all staring out from their cots.   Some smiling some frowning and all but two sucking on a dummy.   Ann closed the door behind her with a soft click.   “I think we all need a little sit down and reflection on our day people, let’s get the laundry done then we can retire to the staff room and relax for a while”   “I’m on night duty tonight so I won’t be joining you” announced Ann.   “But well done everyone though, you all coped well for your second night” she said.   Tony led the way and we all trooped back through the rooms to the main corridor. I noticed Tony checking that everything was in its place with his eyes, as we walked through looking left and right as we walked, despite already checking earlier, talk about being thorough his eyes were everywhere.   “Could someone wheel out the clothes hamper please and someone else the nappy bin’s, we need to get them down to the laundry and in the wash tonight”   I unfortunately ended up with the disposable nappy and the terry nappy bins which were joined together, because Jenny made a desperate dash for the clothes hamper, and phew what a stink, even with the lids on it was a god-awful smell drifting up from both the bins.   We pushed our respective containers out and into the corridor, where all was quiet except again the occasional squeak from a wheel on Jenny’s hamper as we made our way to the lift.   “I think we need to get Mr Tom up here with his oil can tomorrow for those wheels “Joked Tony.   “If he does, then the basket won’t be squeaky clean” I replied . Everyone laughed.   Jenny arrived at the lift door first and pushed the button, the lift was on the lower level so it made a clunking noise as it made its way up the shaft from downstairs.   The elegant double wooden doors opened and we all piled in. Tony pushed the down button, the doors closed and lift started on its downward journey with a little jerk followed by the whine of the motor.   No one spoke in the lift, it was as if everyone was either too exhausted or deep in their own thoughts, but it only took seconds to reach the ground floor anyway.   Tony led the way and we all followed him out of the lift, through the laundry door and down the narrow white tiled corridor.   Tony came to a stop at an indicator board that I hadn’t noticed yesterday. It was made of wood and had the names of each nursery on it. Under each name was a red arrow which pivoted at the bottom and moved either left or right between two wooden pegs. Above each peg and under each name were the words waiting on the left and ready on the right.   “Everyone take note. Every time we do a wash, we need to change the laundry board as we walk past.   The indicator should be moved to ready if we load the machines so, please don’t forget to change it” And he duly moved the arrow to ready.   “What’s the board for” asked Jenny.   “Well when we load the washing machines we can put our clothes on but we need wait until each of the machines are full with the other nursery’s nappies, towels and clothes, this board just let’s everyone know who’s the last ones in so they can start up the machine when there done”    As it happened, we were the second nursery in because the arrow for Arundel was showing ready.   “Daniel, if you can sluice out the dirty terry nappy and empty the disposable bin the rest of us will sort out the clothes and towels”   Luckily, I still had Ann’s jar of Vicks in my pocket, so I smeared another dollop under my nose and went through.   I found a large pair of black rubber gauntlets draped over the sluice and slipped them on, they came up to my elbows and were made from a fairly heavy-duty rubber. I found that I could just about move my fingers with them on.   I lifted a terry nappy out of the bin and plopped it into the sluice ran a tap and rinsed the poo off the nappy down the sluice. I don’t think I have ever done a more disgusting job in my life.   Luckily for me though, there was only the one dirty terry nappy that required washing out which was Simons, all of the other kids had been wearing disposables. I left the terry nappy on the sluice table and pulled out the disposable nappy liner bag out of the bucket. I spotted a large plastic four-by-five-foot square yellow wheeled bin in one corner of the room marked soiled waste and disposables only.   I lifted the heavy hinged lid and was greeted with a strong waft of stale pee and rancid poo once the lid seal was broken.   The bin was already a quarter full, and I noticed a mix of different sized rolled up disposables obviously from changes earlier in the day.   I tipped our nursery’s contribution to the large bin and closed the lid back down, it made a hissing sound as the air forced its way out of the lid seal.   “Ah you found everything I see” Tony said as he popped his head around the door.   “I seem to have yes”   “Don’t forget to rinse the buckets out otherwise they’ll pong the nursery out by the morning”   I nodded and lifted the first nappy bucket into the sluice and rinsed it out.   I did the same with the second one and dropped them both into their respective wheeled container. I pulled off the gloves and left them where I’d found them, then pushed the bin’s back through to the laundry room. Everyone was still filling the huge washing machines with the day’s clothes and towels.   “Did you rinse out Simon’s nappy” Asked Tony.   “I did”   “Where is it “He questioned.   “Still in the sluice room”   “It needs to go into that machine over there please” He pointed to a machine at the end of the row. “Be a sport and go get it”   I went back into the sluice room and retrieved the nappy walked back with the dripping wet material to the machine and opened the lid on top.   Inside I found a heap of nappies already piled high, some stained brown but mostly just wet and the pong from the pee was acrid and overpowering a bit like smelling salts. I threw the nappy in and closed the lid back down.   Tony called us over to a cupboard at the end of the room.   “Right, everyone as you haven’t yet been shown yet this is how we get the wash going” he opened up the door to reveal a number of plastic containers.   “Here in the cupboard, you can see that we have already measured out powder and softener into tubs. Each nursery needs to make sure that their washing powder is added once the machine is loaded with their wash. All the other nurseries will do the same. The last nursery in starts the machine once they have loaded it.   You will also notice each nursery has its own shelf and every tub is clearly marked for either nappies, towels or clothes so when the machines are ready just pore in the tub of powder like this”   He picked up the containers marked clothes, walked over to the machine and lifted the lid.   “Powder goes in straight over the top of whatever’s in the machine that your washing.   The softener goes into the round container on the top of the drum like so” He poured the liquid into a small round dish, then closed the lid down.   “If you all look at the left-hand dial on the machine it is labelled either nappies, clothing or towels. Set the dial to the appropriate position and press start here”   “Right were done once those nappy buckets are back in the nursery”   Jenny offered to wheel it back but I being the gentleman, said I would do it and wheeled up the corridor and to the lift with everyone trailing behind.   I pushed the up button and the doors opened up before me. I stepped in expecting everyone else to follow.   “We’ll take the stairs Daniel see you on the first floor”   “OK see you there” Before I managed to push the up button on the wall it lit up, the doors closed swiftly and the lift started on its upward journey with its usual clunk.   As the doors opened the staff from Arundel were waiting on the landing to use the lift with their clothes basket and nappy bin’s ready to be pushed into the lift.   Jane was at the head of the group and greeted me with a smirk.   “So, you drew nappy bucket duty tonight then Daniel”   I started to push the basket out of the lift and the waiting group parted to let me through.   I smiled back “It doesn’t worry me, someone’s got to do it haven’t they”   “See you upstairs later ok” she called as the doors closed on the lift. I smiled to myself, depends what upstairs were talking about I thought.   I was beginning to really fancy her, she only needed to smile, and my heart was all a flutter.   I wondered if she was seeing anyone, I wondered if she would be interested in me, I wondered a lot in the short time it took me to reach the top of the stairs pushing the trolley.   “Penny for them” asked Jenny   The rest of Pembroke staff had reached the top of the stairs.   “Sorry”   “You were deep in thought, thought you were going to walk past and not say anything”   “Yes sorry, your right I was, just a little daydream”   “We’ll see you upstairs when you’re done” Called Tony as the group headed towards the staircase to take them up to the staff room.   “Yes, see you there”   I opened the door to the games room then the changing room and wheeled the nappy basket in and over to its usual place, I washed my hands in the sink in the room and dried off with one of the clean towels off the side.   On my way out I did a Tony, checking that everything was in place before I left, nothing wrong with getting used to a good habit I thought.   I closed the door behind me with a click and started to make my way up the corridor when I noticed a faint light from the night staff room, so I turned and made my way back down the corridor and peeked into the room.   Ann was sitting in the rocking chair and was cuddling a sobbing boy. I could tell it was a boy because he was in a blue sleeper, but I couldn’t see who it was.   “Hello Daniel” The boy snapped his head round to face me and was all bleary eyed, and I noticed it was Timmy.   “Hi Ann, Hello Timmy, Problems?"   Timmy didn’t reply he just turned his head back around and buried his face deeper into Ann’s shoulder.   “Say hello please Timmy” He didn’t reply at first buy Ann repeated her request, and he replied with a very tearful sobbing hello.   “Young Timmy’s feeling a bit sorry for himself and is missing his mummy, aren’t you Timmy”   I could see him nodding as he rested his head on her shoulder.   “We’ll be ok soon thought won’t we”   Another loud wail and more tears ensued from Timmy.   “Oops” I said.   “Don’t worry he’ll be fine soon, you go and have sit down and a coco, have a wind down before bedtime. Early start again tomorrow and it’s been a long first day for you I bet”   “Not just long” I replied “Very emotional as well”   Ann smiled. “Within a week of so you’ll never notice being tired and the day will fly by.  You’ve done really well for your first day Daniel I’m really glad, you’re settling in like a pro, keep it up”   She smiled.   I smiled said “thanks” turned and headed for the staff staircase, I really felt like something a little stronger than a cup of tea but not for one minute expecting to have my wish granted.   I climbed the stairs and passed through the locked door with my pin number.   I didn’t feel like being sociable, because I was totally exhausted but I knew that my absence would be noted so I made the effort and made my way along the corridor and paused outside the door of the lounge, there was a low hum of chatter coming from the other side of the door and as I opened it the noise levels increased.   “Here he is everyone, the last of Happy Summers new stars”   A round of applause ensued, and people were congratulating me as I walked through the room being directed toward Mrs Thompson.   I was a bright shade of red as I walked and must have been a right picture.   Standing next to Mrs Thompson were all the other new staff members who had started yesterday.   “Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank all of you and in particular our newest staff members standing with me here this evening for the extraordinary efforts and the achievements they have made in their respective nursery’s.   You have all managed to impress everyone with your dedication and professionalism throughout the day. In particular I would like to mention young Daniel here.   His work with three of the children today has been outstanding and therefor he’s become our star of the day”   Everyone clapped, cheered and whistled, I just went an even brighter red and wished a hole would open up beneath me.   “Oh, and his piano playing’s not bad either” She shouted above the cheers and claps.   Which brought even more applause.   With the acclamation finally over I managed to grab a hot chocolate and sit down.   I was utterly exhausted and hadn’t realised how tired I was. I’d been on my feet all day, and my emotions were all over the place.   Jenny came over and plonked herself down next to me.   “You knackered?” She asked.   “Absolutely wasted” I said.   “Did you enjoy the day?” I asked her.   “It’s been a rollercoaster”   “Totally agree” I replied.   “You enjoying it?” she asked.   “To be honest I’m enjoying it more than I thought I would. I had some real reservations yesterday, but I can see where were trying to help the kids and where were trying to take them, still not totally sure about the method were using but I made some progress with my two today, and I can see you really have with yours”   “Time will tell eh” I replied.   “Time will tell” she said.   I was really ready for my bed and made my excuses as I walked through the room toward the door.   Tony followed me out into the corridor.   “Daniel!” He called as I made my way out.   “Yes mate?”   “I really wanted to just say thanks again. You really have been a star today, I know I keep on saying it but well done”   “Thanks” I replied, “Just trying my best”   “I Can see your tired, so I’ll let to scoot off to bed before you fall down. Night.”   “Night” I replied.   I nearly had to crawl up the corridor to my room. I unlocked and opened the door and didn’t even turn on the light and but just made my way to my bed, kicked off my trainers, and took off my clothes this time.   At least I remembered to set my alarm before I hit the sack, then just rolled on my back and went off. No thinking, no analysing, I just closed my eyes and entered the land of nod.       Were back with Simon next in how to fill your nappy! Chapter 15.docx

"Umm okay Mommy." He stuck close to Serra while she got on with her work, emailing the lawyer. Ethan waited patiently for Carol, Mommy's secretary to come and bring him to the daycare. He liked Miss Carol, she was always nice to him... even when he'd spilled coffee on her when he wasn't looking where he was going.

"Awe you do? Well then now that I have that recorded my lawyer can draw up.the paperwork. So lets get you down to.the daycare. Mommy is very busy." Serra says hitting the intercom button. "Carol can you please take baby eithan down to daycare now. He's ready for a change and his morning nap."

"Kayla your a very smart good girl, and they both love you very much. You want to do well in school too right? Sleep and less stress always helps that huh? I think your afraid of something. Something that had to do with you being so small or maybe even your accidents or both." Dr. Joy says acting like she pondering the situation. She smiles softly at kayla hearing the soft crinking and seeing the bright white padding shine through her thin pink leggings under her skirt. 

Rei slowly and could immediately feel how damp she was “I should’ve wowe a pampew.” She whined alittle while looking for Ms Claire from her cot