"Okay, pop quiz," Nick started, holding out a diaper and a baby wipe box, "Take these and change this baby's diaper." He pointed to a baby doll that belonged to Bianca.
"I can't pass a pop quiz if you haven't taught me anything yet," Devin snapped, staring at the doll in distaste with his arms crossed. Meanwhile, Bianca oversaw the whole thing, glaring at Devin from the foot of the shoebox that they laid the babydoll on.
Bianca had given Devin a stern lecture about the safety of her "baby." Nick swore on his life that he would keep the baby safe, but obviously, Bianca was not a trusting person because she refused to leave Devin and Nick alone for the training. She had put a toy stethoscope around her neck and had a fake thermometer on hand in the event of any emergencies.
Devin thought she was being really f**king dramatic because there was no way she would need a thermometer for baby changing.
"I believe that you can only truly learn by failing," Nick shrugged, then handed him the supplies, "Think of this as a pre-test. We're dealing with pee-only situations for now. We'll work our way to diaper overflows by the end."
Devin held the diaper as if it was a decapitated head. He had no idea where to start.
"It would be great if you let me know your thought process," Nick commented.
"Okay, so," Devin started, very unsure, "I have to take the dirty diaper off first, right?" Nick didn't give away any clues, so Devin started peeling off the sticky parts of the diaper. "This feels so invasive," he mumbled, but continued until he was faced with a fake plastic vagina, "Why is it a girl?!" Devin looked away from the baby, now feeling too weird. He was looking at a fake baby girl's girl parts. Sure, it was just a small indention in the plastic, not a fully-fledged detailed vagina, but it still made him uncomfortable.
"It's a girl's toy, Devin," Nick deadpanned, "Of course it's going to be female."
"It's still weird!" Devin said back. He had only ever looked at vaginas purely for sex, not this!
"Are you thinking about it in a dirty, nasty way?!" Nick asked back.
"No! Of course not! What do you think I am? A creep?" Devin said defensively.
"Then it's fine! Dads change their daughters' diapers all of the time!" Nick reasoned, "What if your kid ends up being a girl?"
Devin mentally psyched himself up. Nick was right. He would have to deal with this exact situation, but worse, if he had a daughter. God- that was so weird for him to think about- having a kid.
"Alright," Devin said, after a few deep breaths, and looked back at the baby. Little monster. "The diaper is off now. Now, I wipe right? Just like after you poop. Then- uh-" Devin examined the new diaper. He wasn't sure which way to put it on. Sticky sides were probably in the back considering they wrapped around to the front. He went on a guess.
"Good job," Nick said after he attached the new diaper on. It was very sloppy, but it was on the baby. "Most people wouldn't get that far. I'm proud of you, Devin. Here's some things you need to fix. You should hold the baby down gently with one hand so that he doesn't try to roll off."
"You expect me to do that with one hand?" Devin huffed. He could barely do it with two.
"You'll get better at it," Nick smiled, "Now, you put the diaper on the right way, but it's way too loose. The baby could definitely side out of there easily. Try doing it a little tighter, but not tight enough to make the baby uncomfortable."
"That makes sense," Devin nodded in agreement, "Should I try again?"
"No, we'll try doing a diaper change every day to see if you remember how to do it right," Nick said, "And I'll throw in some challenges too. For now, we have another task to complete for parenthood, and it involves Dakota too."
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Finding Yourself: Book Two
Romance(Sequel to Finding Yourself) Devin Carter grew up in a foster home. He wasn't used to love or affection. Now? Now, he's adopted by a family who actually cares about him. Along with figuring out how to live life with a foreign family and his horribl...
