Lori and Erica had gone back to school and practiced holding with Nora's guidance so they could be a little more discreet. They had no real bad luck incidents again until Christmas break, when they headed back to Lori's house for their break.
When the girls got to the house the night after their last mid-term, they sought out Nora, who asked them how their training was going. Both said it was going well, that they'd started becoming a little more subtle about their needs, and that it was arousing to be holding a bladder full of pee or bowels full of poop without anyone around them knowing it. Though both said it started getting really difficult to remain subtle as things got truly desperate. Nora agreed that was the real challenge of the whole thing, let oneself get to a point where it was extremely difficult to hold in, but pretending everything was just fine.
She said it took her most of her first year of holding to become that good at being subtle at a point of desperation and beyond. The other challenge, she admitted, was not having an accident, which even happened to her from time to time if she miscalculated. After talking about it for a little while, Nora suggested that everyone pee before bed, herself included, and they'd all drink normal amounts and not pee throughout the day. They'd practice their subtlety, both at home and out in public, attempting to get the girls more familiar with the idea of concealing their needs and arousal even at the point of desperation where they struggled the most. The girls agreed, and after having a girls movie night, they all peed, showered and went to bed.
In the morning, each of the women woke up with a slight need to pee. Lori kissed Erica and said, "Ready to hold it for the day?"
"I suppose so," Erica said, "I'm just so nervous I'm going to give away my desperation too quickly."
Lori kissed her again and reminded her how long she'd held her bowel movement at Thanksgiving without anyone really knowing, and she finally realized she was more prepared than she thought.
Nora woke up with her own slight need to pee, but knew holding it was the only option. Tom would be at work for the next five days still, so it left the women completely on their own for long enough for it to be enjoyable. They'd hold their pee today, going only when it was absolutely impossible to keep holding it, trying to conceal it the whole time. Then she thought they should hold their bowels once before Tom was home for his vacation. She conveyed this to the girls, and everyone was in agreement.
They had a light breakfast, drank some juice with it, then showered and dressed for the day in comfortable clothes that would work both inside and outside the house. At first, the need wasn't too bad for any of them. The first couple hours of the day as they lounged around the house talking, no one really gave anything away. All three were feeling their bladders as they drank water throughout the morning, but no one could tell how badly anyone else had to pee.
As they approached lunch, that started to change. All three were starting to feel their bladders more as time went on, and each would occasionally make some small movements to keep their need in check without making it obvious. It was then that Nora said they should all down two glasses of water in short order, then they'd go out shopping with the goal of no one knowing they were all growing increasingly desperate to pee. The girls agreed, and all three drank two glasses of water on pace with the others. Nora asked matter-of-factly how everyone's bladder was doing, saying hers was pretty full, and was starting to feel a little urgent. Lori said hers was urgent already, and that under normal circumstances she'd already be looking for a bathroom if she was out and about. Erica said her bladder was very full, but not quite urgent just yet. Nora reminded them both that a lady doesn't reveal her needs, and that nothing should be said once they were out, so no one knew how desperate they were becoming. In private was another story she had said, and only out of earshot of everyone but their group. The girls loved how blunt she was being and really loved the idea that they'd be holding to a point of desperation, and no one would know it except for them.
They finally left for the mall, all three now feeling an urgent need to empty their bladders. When they arrived, Nora said, "Okay, friendly reminder, no giveaways, you hold it in silence. No one should ever know how badly you need to pee. Clear?"
"Yes mom," Lori agreed.