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Aaron woke up to Amanda unzipping his sleeper and examining the bulky padding around his waist. "How does it feel?" Amanda asked as he sat up and rubbed her son's back.
"I don't think it's something I want to do every day. Maybe it could just be a night time thing?" Aaron asked looking up at his mother who pulled him in to a hug.
"Whatever makes you comfortable sweetie." She said tussling his hair. Aaron smiled at her as she helped him out of the sleeper and the diaper and in to his Cubone hoodie, boxers, and jeans. After breakfast, Aaron went up back to the room with Mark who wanted some personal time with his son.
Once he made sure that no one else was around, he sat on the couch with Aaron in his lap. "So what's bothering you?" Mark asked looking down at him.
"How'd you know something's bothering me?" Aaron asked looking up at Mark.
Mark smiled as he pulled his son in to a hug. "It's my job to know when my little clubber's troubled. So what is it?" He asked once more tickling his sides playfully.
Aaron sighed and looked up at Mark. "I've been giving it a lot of thought. I don't know if I want it or not, but I've been considering the infant regression."
Mark looked down at his son and smiled. "I'm glad that you're giving it some thought, but I think that you need to think long and hard about it. It's not something to take lightly, and I completely understand why you've been troubled about this. Make a list of all of the babying things you like, all of the pros and cons, and maybe an age that you think that you'd be comfortable with."
"Thanks for understanding." Aaron said giving Mark a hug.
"No problem clubber. And don't worry, I won't tell your mom until you're ready." He tussled Aaron's hair and lifted him in to his arms cuddling his son tightly who giggled when Mark tickled his sides.
A few days after the vacation…
Aaron was sitting at his desk with a notebook open in front of him and a pencil in his hand. He had been writing for a while about the pros and cons of the infant treatment. He was mostly considering the reactions of everyone around him. Adrienne's reaction was going to be a big one for him if he went through with it. He had two of the most likely reactions written out. She might accept it and take on a big sister role towards him and continue to be his friend. The other one, which really worried him, was that she might stop being his friend and ignore him. Then there was Katie's mother, Mattie, who might not put him down if she saw him. He then shuddered at the thought of Tania finding him.
He also had his parents' reactions written out with a list of pros and cons. Aaron knew that they would be supportive, but certain things would change. They would definitely be more protective of him which he wouldn't mind. There would be more loving and cuddling, something that he enjoyed. He definitely wouldn't be sparring anymore which was in the middle for him. He enjoyed spending the time with his father, but the injuries he obtained were something that he wasn't fond of. He knew that he would have less say in certain decisions, and he would also be losing a certain amount of privacy that he was comfortable with.
Julie and Rachel would love it if he was regressed, and probably wouldn't change how they acted towards him too much as they kind of already babied him full time.
Aaron had pages of possible ages to choose from and how he would be treated under each one. He seemed to like age five the most. He wouldn't have to be diapered full time except maybe at night. He would still be able to walk and talk and feed himself for the most part with Amanda still cutting up his food for him.
While also being concerned about everyone else's reactions, he also wanted to figure out what he wanted from all of it. He knew that this would be the ultimate symbol of his trust if he went through with the regression. He would have a permanent home and parents who loved him unconditionally.
He finished writing down his final thoughts before closing the notebook while Amanda walked in to the room. "Sweetie, it's almost time for bed. Go get a shower, put on your jammies, and then we can watch a little TV together."
"Hold on, mom." Aaron said nervously. "I need to go talk to dad for a second." Aaron ran out of the room with the notebook and handed it to Mark. "I've thought it out, and I think that I might want to go through with it, but can you tell mom for me. I'm still a little nervous on how she might react."
"Don't worry son. I'll talk to her. Now go get ready for bed." Mark tussled his hair before watching him run up the stairs to go shower. He flipped through the pages reading through some of the possible scenarios that Aaron had written out.
Just then Amanda walked over and took a seat next to him. "What's that?" She asked looking at the notebook.
"Aaron's thinking about going through the infant regression. I made him think it out carefully, and he detailed it in this notebook. He seems to think it might be a good idea." Mark said looking at it.
"Oh, that's wonderful!" Amanda said wrapping her husband in a tight hug and kissing both of his cheeks excitedly. "I know that it's a big change for all of us, and we have to do some more planning, shopping, make some calls, and have a big family discussion, but it's wonderful. You and I are going to read through that entire notebook tonight. I want to know what Aaron wants, how he feels, and what he needs." Amanda said taking the notebook from him and putting it in their room to read together that night.
Aaron got out of the shower and put on a pair of boxers and his Cubone sleeper before running downstairs and taking a seat in Mark's lap. "Hey there clubber." He wrapped his Cubone son in a hug and tickled him before turning on the TV. Amanda smiled at the father and son duo and gave Aaron a hug and a kiss as they watched TV as a family. After a little while, Aaron let out a yawn and curled up in Mark's arms as he carried his son upstairs to be tucked in. "Goodnight son." He whispered before turning out the light and closing the door.
Later that night…
Mark and Amanda sat up in their bed with Aaron's notebook between them. "He's definitely put some thought in to this." Amanda said reading through a few pages. "He seems to mostly be worried about his friend, Adrienne. Maybe we should call her and tell her for him." Mark nodded his head in agreement. "If this is something that he wants, then he must really love us." Amanda said hugging her husband.
"It's too bad that we won't be able to spar anymore." Mark sighed. "But we could still have some wrestling matches and a few tickle fights." He chuckled.
"Yeah, you two will definitely be closer." Amanda said reading through a few pages. "He doesn't want us to make a big deal if he goes through with it, no parties or anything, but maybe some phone calls. That's understandable." She said.
"Hey, what's this?" Mark felt one of the pages towards the back that was a bit thicker. Amanda flipped to the page and she and Mark grew a bit teary eyed as they saw the collage of images. They saw ones from where they first adopted Aaron who was scowling in each picture. Then there were times he was with them smiling, him in his new pajamas, sleeping in their arms, and playing with them and the others. Then at the end there was a little drawing of a smaller Aaron sitting in between them in their laps being hugged by them. Mark wiped a few tears from his eyes. "Just look how much he's grown."
"He was so stubborn, and wanted to get away from us, and now he never wants to leave us." Amanda wrapped her husband in a hug and smiled.
