"You may not be able to hear me... but I need to talk to you."
"Bwehh~?"
Jack sighed as he knelt down on the floor next to Isabelle. "Listen... I'm sorry about all of this, Jill told me everything."
Isabelle felt shocked that Jill spilled the beans, but she couldn't by any means let it show. She simply gave him a confused head tilt. "Waah~?"
"This whole baby thing has been taking a huge toll on me. I can't even begin to imagine how it's affected you..." Jack brushed his hand through her fur.
"Mmph..."
He sighed again before continuing. "I just felt like it was really screwing you up. Jill told me you enjoyed this, but... I still feel like I was coming across as too harsh. I mean, diapers for correcting your bladder issues are one thing, but I pushed it to the limit and did all of this just because I thought it was cute!"
"Aaah..."
"Yeah. I went too far with this, especially with the hypnosis... Gosh, if only I didn't hypnotize you! Everything would at least have some shred of normality left! I had to go off and ensure the punishment, but I was just a jerk!"
Isabelle whimpered a bit hearing him suddenly yelling. "Waaah..."
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Izzy..." Jack reached out and gave her the biggest hug he ever gave her. "If only this would just end... I can't stand seeing you in this mental state anymore! Just snap out of the hypnosis..."
"Hmm...?"
He was on the verge of tears at this point. "I'm... I'm sorry for all of this..." he choked. "I'm sorry for hypnotizing you, I'm sorry for forcing you into this, and I'm sorry you had that accident back on the train... I'm sorry for everything..."
Isabelle took a few small breaths before hugging back, feeling a bit emotional herself. "I... forgive you..."
Upon hearing that one sentence, Jack drew back and stared at the pup. "Isabelle... You're... You're okay! You've snapped out of it!" He wrapped her up into another hug, bawling his eyes out.
"W-Well, uh, heh... That's not the entire truth..." Isabelle admitted, slowly taking him off her shoulders.
"...What do you mean? I hypnotized you, but now you're back to normal," Jack said.
Isabelle confessed, "The truth is I actually wasn't hypnotized. I never was. I faked it just so I could make you happy..."
Jack leaned back in surprise. "You... were never hypnotized...? But why? So you could make me happy? What does that mean?"
"...I thought if I were to confess it earlier... you would be disappointed in me," Isabelle told him, tears welling up in her eyes. "I thought you would get mad and fire me..."
"Wha- Iz, why the hell would I fire you? You're the most trustworthy gal I know!" Jack said. "I would never fire you no matter how many accidents you have or how many times you fall asleep while working... Sure, I may get upset, but I would never, ever fire you."
Isabelle shook her head. "You're just saying that to be nice, aren't you?"
"N-No, not at all! I genuinely mean every word I said," Jack confirmed. "And you want some proof that I'm being 100% genuine with you?"
"Well, uh-"
"I... I-I wore..." he stammered. "Jill and I kinda tried out your diapers..."
Isabelle covered her mouth. "Oh my..."
"And... let's just say I perfectly understand why you're all jazzed up about them, according to Jill..."
The pup's eyes lit up. "S-So you're saying y-you... like them, too?"
"...Maybe a little..."
Isabelle hugged him again, laughing with an excited smile on her face. Jack had never seen her so upbeat before. She must have been really scared of this confrontation... but now that all her expectations were averted, everything was free to let loose.
After some time, Jack finally said, "Well, from here on out, your punishment has been lifted. Unless you want to continue it..."
"N-No thanks, I'm good," Isabelle giggled, wiping away a tear. "I'd rather just do the baby stuff on my own terms. But, uh... keep the nursery in the back?"
"Absolutely." The two back stood up and stretched a bit after kneeling on the floor for so long. "Well, I guess things are back to normal now... At least, somewhat. What with your new diaper fascination and all..."
"Ah... Yeah, and I might need to put that 'diaper fascination' to good use soon," Isabelle anxiously said.
Jack put his hand up and nodded. "Go right ahead and pee, no need to ask permission."
"Actually, it's... not that..." The two heard a quiet rumbling coming from Isabelle's bowels.
"O-Oh, well then, um... Just go ahead, I won't judge."
She gave him a surprised look. "A-Are you sure?"
"Positive."
Slowly but surely, she bent her knees and pushed out a soft, thick log. "Good thing I never... mmph... pooped myself on the job, huh?"
"You never know what could happen, ha-ha!" Jack chuckled. "Maybe those diapers are for the best..."
"Hnngh... Y-Yeah..."
In just a brief moment, Isabelle's backside had turned smelly and saggy. Jack comically covered his nose and laughed. "Someone's a poopy puppy, aren't they?"
"Maaaybe..."
"Alright, come on, baby Izzy... Jackie'll get ya nice and clean again..."