Swimming With Candie - Chapter 2 (Patreon)

Wade would, of course, have said yes even if he wasn't on the show, though it did help that he had Candie there, watching intently, along with her entire audience, invisibly on the other side of the camera. If he had said no, would she have just not aired the episode? Or would she have edited this whole part out? Either way, he wasn't going to find out, since that would have meant saying no to Shelli, and he couldn't do that.

Perhaps he should have seen it coming, or known that it was where things were going, but Shelli had been his Mommy for so long, and his teacher for so long before that, it hadn't seemed like a possibility, like something he could even dare dream about, despite his crush, despite the kisses Shelli had given him - he'd never been able to work up the nerve to initiate them himself, especially once Shelli had started to keep him in diapers - and despite her hints about him moving in with her.

"I'm so happy for you two!" Candie had gushed when shooting was over, giving them each a hug. "It was so sweet of you to want to do it on my show! This is definitely a first for me! And I'm glad you said yes, Wade, because I got you both a little gift to celebrate your engagement..."

So, when they left the studio, it wasn't to return home - except to grab a few things - it was to the fancy hotel in town, where Candie had rented them a suite for the weekend.

Wade knew right away that it would be trouble when he saw how excited Shelli was when she pulled up the long driveway to go check in, and saw the pool. "Wow," she gasped. "I knew this place was nice, but I didn't know it was this nice!"

Of course they had to go... Wade wasn't particularly good at telling her no in the best of times, and, with how impressed she'd been, he knew he didn't have any shot of keeping her away. "Come on, Wade," she cajoled. "We can relax, I can work on my tan... It'll be great!"

He wasn't even really sure why she was asking, as if she needed his permission, other than as a round-about way of letting him know that they were going to do it. "I guess..." he said reluctantly, mostly because he knew there was no way he'd be allowed anywhere near the pool without his swim diapers, Candie having sent the rest of the pack she'd bought for the show with them.

He also knew he wasn't going to get anything else to wear over them... She hadn't brought the trunks - that she'd bought him in the first place, when he'd started him lessons, but that she hadn't let him wear now in a very long time! - and he couldn't imagine she'd bother with letting him go pick any out, assuming the hotel's gift shop had any in the first place.

"You'd better wear these, too, just in case," she smiled, tugging his water wings onto his arms. Other than the bib, and the second diaper under the swim diaper, he felt like he was getting ready to do the show again... But this time, he wasn't going to be around only Shelli and Candie.

He sat on the edge of the bed, swinging his legs, worried he was going to be mistaken for a toddler being looked after by his actual Mommy, or babysitter, well before Shelli stepped out of the bathroom. "W-Wow," he gasped, squirming.

Shelli wore a one-piece swimsuit for work, and, since it was what was already there in her locker, she would stick with it if she went swimming off-duty, too. He probably should have known better, but he'd assumed that was just what she always wore.

He was wrong. He gulped, staring at her as she stood there in her bikini, reminded anew of why he'd had a crush on her in the first place. He felt incredibly lucky that she'd so much as given him the time of day... She'd done far more than that, though, choosing to give him his swim lessons, to go further and look after him when she realized how much he needed a Mommy... And now, they were engaged, ready to commit the rest of their lives to one another.

"Do you like it?" she posed. He nodded wordlessly. When she took his hand, however, and he let himself be led out of the room, he couldn't help his fear bubbling back up, stronger than ever. As gorgeous as she looked, and as infantile as he did, especially with his diaper already feeling soggy, why would anyone think they could possibly be together? 

And then, to add one final wrinkle, Shelli led him not down to the pool, but through the lobby, guaranteeing that the lady behind the counter, who Wade had been worried had spotted his diaper when they were checking in, had her suspicions confirmed as he toddled beside his Mommy, over to the lounge area where he saw...

"Oh, my God!" Marina hopped up off of the chair she was sitting on to practically leap onto Shelli. "Congratulations!"

Her other friends were more restrained, though it was still a few minutes of standing around for Wade, watching them all chat, before Shelli led them all to the pool, flashing her room's keycard and declaring, "They're my guests," to the worker watching the entrance and handing out towels.

"When I saw the pool, I had to have them come over and check it out, too," Shelli explained as her co-workers claimed their spot and got set up. "You don't mind, do you? We'll have plenty of time to ourselves after this."

"It's fine," he told her. It might even be better this way... There were so many guys around the pool, all looking so much bigger than him, more grown-up... If she was with her friends, she might not get distracted by them, and realize she'd made a mistake by proposing to Wade...

Almost as if she'd read his mind, Marina teased, "Wow, Wade, how did you get so lucky?"

"I don't know," he said truthfully.

"Oh, I don't know about lucky," Maya smirked. "I bet Shelli just realized he needed a full-time caretaker!"

Wade blushed as the girls giggled, seeing a smile cross Shelli's face, making him wonder if there was some truth to it. 

"Aww, I bet it's just because he's so cute!" Marina gushed, pinching Wade's cheeks. As if she had any room to talk! She was barely taller than him, and, of the girls, she was the only one who had stuck with her one-piece from the Swimming School, causing her to look far younger than her friends, more like a student from the school rather than a teacher. Of course, compared to Wade and his swim diaper, there was still no question of who was the more grown-up between them...

"He is!" Kei agreed. "It's been so long since we've seen you, I almost forgot what a cutie you are! I bet by now you've forgotten all your lessons."

"N-Nuh-uh," he shook his head.

"I bet so!" Marina joined in. "I bet you need a refresher course, huh?"

Before Wade could protest, he was being ushered into the water by Marina and Kei, the two teachers, Maya, who worked at the school's store, sitting at the edge of the pool, watching the show with amusement, Shelli happily taking it all in from her beach chair... Until one of the guys from the other side of the pool walked over.

"S-See?" Wade blushed, splashing in the water. "I still remember... Now, I'm gonna..."

"What, you only remember that one stroke?" Marina mocked. "Come on, Wade, what else do you know?"

It was, maybe, for the best... Would Wade really have had the courage to march up between Shelli and this other man, to assert himself as he stood there, dripping wet, in his swim diaper and water wings. He could see Shelli laughing, tossing her beautiful, long hair, the sight filling him with jealousy that he knew he was too much of a baby to do anything about... So why not stay in the water and let himself be put through this 'refresher course' while Shelli's friends playfully teased him?

"Wow, I guess Shelli's a decent teacher," Kei chuckled. "You're not too bad."

"I hear he's a pretty good baby for Shelli, too," Marina added, bringing a fresh warmth to his cheeks. Did Shelli talk about that with her friends? Of course she did... As soon as he thought it, he wondered why he would have assumed otherwise, besides how embarrassing the thought was.

"I think he deserves a reward for both!" Maya declared, digging into her bag, while the teachers accompanied Wade out of the pool. Wade fidgeted as he stepped out, as it brought him slightly closer to the other guy, guaranteeing that all the man had to do was glance over to see his diaper, no longer potentially hidden by the water of the pool.

"You know," he was saying, "I don't have any plans tonight, and the restaurant here is pretty good..."

Wade's eyes widened. He couldn't really have blamed Shelli for saying yes, for going with the man, with his rippling muscles and perfect tan, so tall and strong-looking, like he was from another planet altogether than Wade. Wade took a step towards them, but Marina easily caught him, turning him around towards the other girls.

"For the best little swimmer here," Maya announced, "and just the sweetest, best little boy!"

Wade blushed, hearing some sparse laughter and applause from around them, realizing there were other hotel guests watching as he toddled up to take the cheap, plastic trophy Maya had brought with her, the same kind Wade had seen in the Swimming School's store, for parents who wanted to award their kids for doing well.

"Sorry," Wade heard Shelli reply, glancing over to see her eyeing him with pride, and love. "I'm taken."

More than likely, Wade thought as Shelli swooped over to scoop him up and cover him in kisses, his fears were true, and the guy assumed that he was her baby, not her fiance... But, to be fair, he wasn't entirely wrong. And it didn't really matter what he thought, in the end, because either way, Shelli and Wade were still together... And, somehow, as unlikely as it might have seemed to Wade this morning, he now knew for sure that they would continue to be, forever.