The excuse she made was that Carley was too slow about cleaning herself, and she wanted to get her to bed so that she could get some rest. Carley allowed it, even though she couldn’t remember the last time another person bathed her. That accident somehow temporarily messed up her confidence to take care of herself. At least Crystal was mostly quiet during the shower and didn’t try to tease her. Carley guessed that maybe she was trying to show a little empathy for a change, but maybe she was just tired.
After the shower, Carley decided to ask if Crystal had any underwear in her size. She wanted out of pull-ups as quickly as possible.
Crystal responded with a scoff. “I don’t know if I should trust a baby girl who’s peeing in her pants with big kid underwear,” she said gently.