Lauren used the potty!

Lauren stared at Daryl and Monica. Her red face was contorted with humiliation. She was utterly, one hundred percent naked, standing bow legged over a small training toilet on the ground. Her stream of urine was trickling to a stop, though it was taking a painfully long time. Daryl and Monica watched her in total shock.

Finally, after a minute that felt to Lauren like an hour, her urine stopped. It took a full ten seconds before anyone spoke. Then Monica came to her sense, looking to the stain on the carpet.

"Lauren!" Monica said. "You had an accident all over the floor! You can't even use the training potty, but you want to use a regular toilet?"

Lauren's mouth moved to talk, but no words came out. She was totally stunned by how things had turned out.

"Let me get you cleaned up, and then you're cleaning all of this up!" Monica said, pulling out wet wipes and drawing a few into her hand...