Kate and Jenny

Part 17

Kate

"Well, that went better than I expected." I said out loud to the empty café. James left a few minutes earlier, but I decided to linger for a bit longer. Call me paranoid, but I wasn't thrilled from the idea of leaving together. I took one last sip to finish the coffee and headed home as well.

'God, I'm tired.' Every weary step I took felt like a mile as I slowly made my way home. Every muscle of my body ached. My boobs became a massive burden, bouncing up and down without their usual confinement, slowing me down and draining every last bit of energy from my exhausted body. 'That's the last time I go anywhere bra-less!' I can't describe the relief I felt when I finally stood in front of our house. 'Just a few more steps!'

Upon entering the house, my nostrils were immediately hit by a wonderful smell coming from the kitchen. I felt like in one of those old cartoons where the characters just start floating, following the scent. Without thinking twice I entered the kitchen. The scene before my eyes left me staring in awe. Mum was in the kitchen twisting and turning around way too many pots and pans, than I thought it was humanly possible, but she did it with ease while whistling happily. She moved with such a grace it seemed to me like she was dancing. Maybe my exhausted mind was playing tricks on me, but I could swear it was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. It was a weird sight for me. Mum always so careful about keeping her figure, now surrounded with so much fattening food...

"Sit down at the table, the lunch will be ready in a minute." Mum said without even turning her head. Too tired to think I complied without hesitation and collapsed onto a nearby chair.

Before I knew it, mum was heading towards the table with a plate in each of her hands. My sight slipped down to her middle and for the first time I have noticed just the slightest bump on her belly, reminding me of the big news she told us recently. 'How did I fail to notice it before? I barely spent any time with her since they returned...' I realized slowly, feeling slightly guilty. Only then I became aware that mum was talking to me. "Uhm, sorry what?" I asked.

Mum chuckled. "I said that you look like hell. Rough night, huh?"

"Yeah." My focus started to slip away, barely paying attention to what was going on. Otherwise I might have noticed just how much there was on the table.

"I hoped we could talk, now that we're all alone." Mum said carefully.

"Can it wait? I can barely think..."

"Sure, it can wait." For a minute we ate in silence. "So, did you sleep with him?"

"What?!" I yelped, aghast, suddenly more awake than I was in hours and only too aware of the blood rushing to my cheeks. "I-I-"

"I thought so."

The rest of the meal proceeded in an awkward silence.

I fell on a bed with a loud thud. Only then I realized how painfully full I was. The whole lunch was in a bit of a haze for me and I couldn't remember how much did I actually ate. Hell, I couldn't even remember what I was eating! I couldn't take the shreds of my mind from mum's last remark. Was she angry or disappointed? Perhaps only curious? I couldn't really tell. I started to draw circles with my hands on my aching, bloated stomach, leaving the questions I couldn't answer behind, before finally falling into a long postponed slumber.

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Jenny

'It was me! I made the first move. It had to be me! Oh god, why did I do it?!' Half way through the kiss we both halted. We quickly parted, both of us blushing deeply in embarrassment. Angie's soft lips felt so right pressed against my own and yet so, so very wrong at the same time. Confused we were inching away from each other, her delicate hands sliding away from my overfilled gut. Feeling more and more awkward we stared at each other unable to really comprehend how did it all happen. Hint of panic flashed into her eyes, no doubt mirroring my own panicked look. 'What have I done?! What am I going to do?' Images popped into my head, images of pulling Angie closer to me, tasting her oh so very sweet lips with my own. I shook my head, sending them all into oblivion. 'No, I can't! It would ruin everything!' Angie jumped onto her feet and took a step back. "Uhm, I need to... uh." She looked around for help, her sight eventually falling onto the pile of dirty dishes. "I have to wash the dishes! Yeah, the dishes." She said, reassuring herself. She quickly backed away with a single plate in her hands.