roadtrips with a partner who absolutely needs to pee and is way too embarrassed to tell you
you notice them getting fidgety, beginning to squirm or rock back and forth slightly. maybe they get quieter or shorter with their responses, very clearly distracted by something. but when you ask if they're okay, they deny that anything's wrong. plastering on a smile for you, maybe even relaxing their muscles or removing their hands from their thighs to seem more convincing.
and praying you don't see the little leak that spurts out when they do.
you keep asking as the drive continues, even suggesting that you can stop at an upcoming gas station. but they keep refusing, even knowing damn well that there will be no places to stop for a while.
what was focused silence soon becomes little whimpers and panicked breaths as they realize there is absolutely no way they're going to hold it until the next stop. still too shy to voice their issue, they resort to looking at you with teary eyes, silently begging that you'll notice the problem.
and you do, when you eventually look away from the road. a solid minute after they first started staring.
"what's up, baby?" no response. just a whine. but your eyes flick down to their lap, where there's a small (but growing) wet patch.
"oh honey. you gotta pee? why didn't you tell me?"
maybe they stay quiet, or maybe they rush out an explanation of how they were too embarrassed to say anything, but now they're realizing how bad it is, and they aren't sure they can make it and-
another whine, stronger this time, as their muscles relax a little too much and a forceful leak further wets their pants. they immediately rush into apologies, a high pitched little "imsorryimsorryimsorry-" as they try to stop the leak before it gets your seat wet.
the embarrassment completely fades, replaced by desperate need. "shit shit shit i can't hold it, i have to pee so fucking bad- i swear to god i'm gonna piss myself. can you please pull over?"
but you're on the highway. there's nowhere safe to pull off. this entire ordeal could've been avoided if they'd just asked to pee when you passed the gas station a couple miles ago, but alas. and they're well aware of the fact it was their fault, too. which makes the frustration that much worse.
they leak again, more this time. and realize very quickly that this is it. "oh god, i can't- stop it. i'm going. i'm peeing myself. fuck. oh fuck, that feels so good."
their body relaxes and their thighs spread as they give up their attempts to stop the flood, instead basking in how fucking good it feels to finally go. the sound of their stream soaking their clothes and the seat fills the car, alongside their little moans of relief. your hand reaches out to brush against their thigh, feeling the liquid soak through, as you murmur out a condescending little...
"what a mess. you're too embarrassed to ask to stop to pee, but you're not too embarrassed to piss yourself in front of me? or did some part of you want this to happen, baby? did you want to make a mess for me?"
they just whine in response, still blissed out from the relief. but the little smile on their face tells you everything you need to know.