As she sat there in her cooling pee trying not to cry again she felt a brief flicker of jealousy for Sue of all people. The teen girl was simply sucking away at her binkie, content, oblivious to all the shame Rachel and the others were going through.
Joy returned with Danny soon enough. The young man toddled along pulling ahead of his mommy, who held him by the hand, picking his nose with his free hand. As soon as Joy had him settled in his high-chair again Sara turned to her and said, “Joy, I’m afraid you have another little one needing a change.”
“Oh, what happened?”
“Rach really needed to potty a little while ago but she hasn’t said anything for a couple minutes and she got that look on her face I’d recognise anywhere. I’m pretty sure she’s had an accident.”
Joy nodded and walked over to Rachel’s side. The girl was about to deny she’d done any such thing, but her mommy didn’t even bother asking her. She just reached down and yanked her skirt up, pulling back her pull-up and sticking two fingers down it. Rachel felt horribly violated but worse, she knew the game was up now.
“Rachel honey, you’re very wet. Why didn’t you tell someone you’d had an accident?” Mommy asked her.
Rachel tried to think of an excuse but she was drawing a total blank. “I’m sorry Mommy!” she gasped at last, tears filling her eyes.
“It’s okay. Let’s go to the bathroom and get you changed,” Joy told her kindly, taking her hand.
Rachel sniffled and let her mom lead her through the restaurant to the bathroom. She was sure everyone knew why she was being taken there. With every step her wet pull-up swished and squeaked across her thighs. The cooling pee made her bottom and legs sticky and uncomfortable. At least there was no one else in the lady’s room when they entered. Mommy took her to the largest stall, where a diaper changing station was built into the wall.