After a twenty minute drive you arrive at the mall, much to your relief it doesn't seem as busy as it usually is for a Saturday afternoon as Anna is able to get a parking spot near the entrance, you figure that the good weather is keeping people outside. So far, so good.
You open the car door and swivel in your seat and hop out, you're starting to get incredibly use to walking around in a diaper and it's starting to impede your mobility less and less, you can almost walk like a 'normal person'.
Anna walks around the car to you, she reaches out and gently touches your arm. Anna`s a couple of inches taller than you so you have to lift your gaze as she looks down sweetly at you, a sense of ease overcomes you as you look up into her big brown eyes. Hanging off her shoulder is a large dark hangbag, one you don't believe you've seen before.
"Ready to go in baby?"
"Yes mommy"
"Okay, do you want to grab something to eat now or hit the shops first?"
You feel a bit peckish but decide to get what will argubably be the more challenging aspect of your adventure today, hitting the shops.
"I'm not too hungry mommy, we can go shopping first"
Anna begins to lead the way through the entrance with you following closely behind, you enter the mall and feel good as the cool air-conditioned climate welcomes you in. You go to several shops Anna needs to visit, mainly ones for clothes and kitchenware but you don't really pay too much attention to what she`s looking for and buying. Your main aim today is trying to keep out of sight, especially from any of your school mates who may be visiting the mall today, and trying not to draw attention to yourself.
After about an hour of shopping Anna declares that it`s time for lunch and you head to the top floor of the mall via the escalators to where the food court is and you settle on a fast food burger joint for lunch. You and Anna take a seat at a two-seater table as she drops the shopping off under the table and you take a seat.
"What you thinking of having, sweetie?"
"Can I have a large cheeseburger and fries with jalapeno bites please, mommy? Oh and a vanilla milkshake too!"
"Sure, anything for my boy" Anna smiles down at you and proceeds to join the queue to get served.
You feel your stomach start to rumble in anticipation of your meal, the choice of a milkshake though is a new on to you though. You normally settle for either a Coke or Mountain Dew but after seeing the delicious looking shakes on the menu you couldn't help but develop a hankering for some sweet milk.
Anna returns with a tray containing your food and hers, after she`s handed you yours you both begin to tuck in. Similar to your experience last night with the pasta you find yourself making a bit of a mess again...You find yourself eating less like a teenger and more like a toddler.
"Oh sweetie" Anna smiles, a napkin in her hand as she wipes the mess from your face. You begin to relax a little as Anna cleans your mouth but the feeling is spoiled a bit by the sound of giggling a few tables away. You turn your head and notice three girls of a similar age laughing in to their hands as they try not to look at you, their source of amusement obviously coming from mom having to wipe her teenage son`s messy face.
"Just ignore them, you've still got some shake left"
Casting your mind back to the milky treat you take the tip of the straw in to your mouth and begin to suck. Hard. You feel just as fulifilled by the thick milky goodness sliding down your throat as you did the burger and fries, after slurping the last few drops from the bottom you place the drink down and let out a little burp.
"Sounds like my little soldier`s finished! Ready to go?"
"Yes mommy"
Anna tidies up the table and puts the debris in one of the bins nearby, despite a brief bit of embarassment from the group of girls noticing your messy eating and your mommy cleaning you up you feel you've gotten away scot-free this trip. A sense of relief as you follow Anna down the escalator.
Next stop: Parking lot!
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