Little Doubting Thomas Scene 109

The triple thickness of flannel made it impossible for him to feel anything but the soft, yielding folds of fabric that protected his pubes from his explorations. When he tried to worm his fingers under the waistband of the plastic pants, he discovered that that entrance was barred too. The elastic had been designed for a toddler’s waist rather than a three-year-old’s tummy and would not let him get his fingers in more than an inch or two. Even if he had been able to get his hands beneath the waistband of the plastic pants, it would have done him no good; she had fastened his diapers far too tightly on his hips for him to wiggle his hand between the fabric and his skin