HONEYMOON ROLLS
(An Observer Adaptation)
(An Observer Adaptation)
[The story below was put in the weight room many years ago. As I commented then "Those familiar with weight gain fiction may recognize the following story as having similarities to another posted elsewhere on the internet. This version, however, takes a different and hopefully more positive course, especially as the participants jointly realize their true inner dreams." It has since been commended by The Owl on his site as one of his Top Five favorites. With some typographical and grammatical errors corrected I thought it time to bring it back for an encore. ]
Marc and Kimberly were newlyweds at the solid age of 25. They had recently graduated from an Ivy League school and were from similar social backgrounds. Both their families were, therefore, quite approving of the match.
After all, Marc was a good-looking guy with an athletic build and fine corporate future. Kimberly was radiant, tanned and trim, the result of working out at the gym via aerobics with her collegiate girlfriends. She weighed 115 lbs. at 5'6" on their wedding day --- within a pound or two of what she had been for her entire adult life after losing forty pounds (at her Mother's insistence and the incentive of a new car) in high school. Both she and Marc enjoyed skiing, tennis, and other physical activities. He also enjoyed good food, but deferred to her wishes for moderation. He recognized that all her friends told her how proud she should be of her firm and toned body, as though that in some way was the ultimate definition of her worth. Still, inside he had a desire for there to be more of his love to hold.
The wedding day, which happened to be on the New Year's Day weekend, brought happiness to both Marc and Kimberly, who promptly left for a family financed 21-day honeymoon to the Pacific Islands. The weather was great and the romance even better. Over the first week, besides constant love making, the two newlyweds tanned on the beach and participated in the water sport activities sponsored by the hotel. They also dined sumptuously on mahi mahi and other delicacies at the fine resort restaurants. Marc had promised to "spoil" her on the honeymoon, and Kimberly found herself quite enjoying it.
Week two of the honeymoon came about and the two tired of the water sports and just decided to lounge on the beach and relax. Marc discovered a number of entertainment spots developed by the natives for the tourist trade and took Kimberly there in the evening. In addition to music and songs featuring talented players in multihued toga like garments, there were strange and scrumptious delicacies. Marc was fascinated by the variety and encouraged Kimberly to try all of them --- along with the exotic drinks that accompanied them.
By the time week three came Kimberly commented that she felt a little tummy bulge since they had been enjoying so much good food. Marc just smiled and reassured her that she was gorgeous. Kimberly rationalized that she might have gained two or three pounds due to too little exercise, a problem she knew she could resolve as soon as she had access to the gym back in the states. But for now she continued to explore the cuisine of the Far East as they spent the final week in Auckland and Melbourne.
The honeymoon ended and the two newlyweds came home where both of them had to head off to resume work and start their lives as a married couple. Upon getting ready for the office her first morning back, Deb noticed a tightness in her skirt. She dismissed it as just a feeling because she had been wearing shorts and a bathing suit for the past three weeks. At the office the girls had arranged a "welcome back party" with a full array of pastries, pies and other goodies. Kimberly felt a little embarrassed, but ate generously of what everyone had put together. She skipped the gym, for the long day at work she found tiring.
Upon arriving home she curiously hopped on the scale and saw that it now said 122 lbs. instead of her customary 115 lbs. Well, Kimberly thought to herself, a gain of 7 pounds during a three week honeymoon was not the end of the world, especially since she would be back to the gym starting tomorrow to work it off. She prepared a salmon patty dinner with Rice-A-Roni and frozen peas for Marc and herself, then relaxed in front of the TV. About an hour later Marc arrived home --- bringing a surprise coconut cream pie for dessert. At first she was shocked --- but as the evening's love making progressed she was inwardly happy that he had been so thoughtful. Supper really hadn't been that filling and the pie really did hit the spot.
The next day some of the pie remained, so she and Marc finished it off as part of the waffles and eggs breakfast he had prepared. The very fact of having a substantive breakfast was something Kimberly had skipped in college and after graduation. But in married life, she was finding out, it was something her husband expected --- even if he had to help make it.
After work some of her friends invited her out to celebrate a co-workers birthday. It was a buffet of hors'deourves which Kimberly found herself enjoying. Without really thinking, she had two and a half plates along with a coupe of drinks. She didn't even think about going to the gym. That evening Marc called to say he would be a bit late from work and so she had a little more time to cook --- preparing a meat loaf with mashed potatoes and green beans. Nothing overly caloric there, she thought. But then he came home with a pint of pecan ripple ice cream and, again, by the end of the evening she found herself happy that he had been so thoughtful.
On the third day Kimberly and her friends found themselves running behind at work and they had to put in overtime. She skipped the gym again. About 7:00 she and her co-workers ordered pizza and chicken to eat while working. She had around four pieces of pizza and a couple of pieces of chicken. When she got home around 10:30 she found Marc had prepared a green bean casserole with garlic bread. Although she was not really hungry she felt compelled to eat with him as a loving newlywed. And somehow she felt protected and pampered in his loving arms as her bulging belly pressed against him in bed.
On day four back from the honeymoon Marc found himself getting weary of back to back ten and twelve hour days. A new play was in town, so about 3:00 he called Kimberly and announced that he would pick her up at five for dinner followed by a show. Any thought of the gym promptly went out the window and she had a fine filet mignon repast with baked potatoes and squash at a fine restaurant downtown restaurant.
Friday evening was traditionally time she and Marc spent with his parents, and this week was no different. This was the evening that his Mom actually cooked, giving the resident housekeeper/cook the night off. The meal featured a fine piece of salmon with curried rice and vegetables. His Mother, who was always mildly critical of her son's then fiance's super trim physique, also had a three layer cake from the bakery for dessert. In prior times Kimberly had always politely eaten a courteous amount and then taken the balance home, always being careful to praise the quality while pleading a small appetite. This evening, however, Kimberly ate every morsel with an eagerness and zest that drew a knowing smile towards Marc from her Father-in-law. Marc smiled back at his Dad and said nothing.
And so it went for the first two months back from the honeymoon. Kimberly settled into a pattern of increased food consumption, with Marc smiling and others saying nothing. Kimberly seemed oblivious to the fact that she was continuing to slowly gain. Finally at the office, however, a couple of the gals mentioned to Kimberly that she was quickly getting that happy married look. Initially she took it as meaning she seemed happy in her new marriage, but then she realized they were talking about her developing honeymoon roll around her abdomen. She retorted that when she had less work and time to exercise it would be disappearing soon enough. But inwardly she was concerned that her gain was becoming obvious.
That weekend was a long three-day weekend with a Monday holiday and Mark and Kimberly just stayed at home after what had been an especially hectic week following a long vacation. Kimberly, trying to probe Marc's feelings about her weight, commented on how she was feeling really relaxed as a married woman. His response was to simply smile and get very sexually aggressive. They spent the next three days romping in the hay while ordering pizza and Chinese food delivered several times
Over the next three weeks Kimberly did finally find her way to the gym, but it was only six times, as things were just always too hectic or she had engagements with her friends. When she went to the gym everyone always asked her how married life was treating her. A few patted her on the tummy when saying so, but she thought little of it. Marc seemed content, she was happy. What real difference did it make, she rationalized to herself, if she had gained a few pounds?
Kimberly did know, however, that her clothes were feeling tighter. She finally took advantage of a few of the gift certificates she had gotten at her wedding shower and went shopping for some new work suits. She had been promoted just a few weeks before her marriage and just had not had the time to buy anything new while planning the wedding. When Kimberly went shopping, she had the sales gal measure her and pick the clothes off the rack that would fit her just as she had always done in the past and really did not pay much attention to the size.
A few more weeks passed and Kimberly made her way to the gym all of two more times as she was always feeling she was either too tired or too busy. Life at home was great and relaxing, as Kimberly loved getting home early and being a bit of a homebody and enjoying relaxation while watching TV and sometimes snacking
It was around ten months after being married that Kimberly was in the copy room at work making copies of a report due later in the day when she overheard two co-workers talking. One was complaining about gaining a few pounds and Kimberly thought to herself that she too had noticed a few extra pounds on this co-worker. The other co-worker commented that it could be worse. At that point the girl complaining about her recent gain asked in what way. The other girl retorted, "Well you could be filling out like our newlywed Kimberly".
Kimberly was irritated and could not believe her ears. That night after work she raced home and hopped on the scale. She expected to see at the most 130 to 135 lbs, but instead it rested on a nice round 143 pounds. She was shocked! She looked at herself in the mirror and could see the difference compared to the old self she remembered. She even remarked silently that she carried the weight pretty good. But she was surprised and having gained 28 pounds in less than a year.
But, she reasoned, it was now mid November and not the best time to be worrying about starting a diet with the holidays coming soon. Kimberly felt a little remorseful but thought it best to just watch herself over the next two months or so and then work hard after the new year began. How much difference can a month and a half make?
Thanksgiving came, and then came the push to Christmas. There were lots of parties, especially now that Marc and Kimberly had to worry about both sides of the family and lots of friends. Kimberly was busy constantly with friends and loved the weekends where Marc and she could just hang out at home and be true homebodies. Marc shopped with her a couple of times, finding cute winter outfits that she liked. She made sure they fit her well, as she wanted to wear them to the many activities over the holidays.
They spent the New Year's at her parents house. It was the first time they had been able to visit them since the wedding. Her mother, who had pressed her so hard a few years earlier to reduce, commented how she had gained some weight since the wedding. Kimberly thought to herself, "if you only knew that I've gained 30 pounds since marrying."
Later that day Kimberly overheard her Mother and Aunt talking, her Aunt commenting that Kimberly had sure put some pounds on since her wedding. Kimberly hoped her Mom would stick up for her. However, her Mom simply remarked, "Well, it all started during the honeymoon. She came back showing a bit of a tummy on her from the South Pacific and she has just been steadily putting the weight back on ever since."
"At first I thought she might be preggers and you had forgotten to tell me," replied the Aunt, "but then after getting close to her I could see it wasn't pregnancy weight."
"No," her Mom commented back, "Its certainly not pregnancy weight. And at the rate she has been gaining over the holidays I think we are going to have a full fledge porker in our family soon!"
Kimberly walked into the room at this point and both her Aunt and Mom laughed and her Aunt said, "Here she is, our plump newlywed! We were just talking about you."
Kimberly quickly changed the subject.
At home that night Kimberly asked Marc flat out if he thought she was getting too heavy and told him what had happened.
"I think certain relatives ought to keep their opinions to themselves --- I think you look just lovely," he retorted. "If they are going to be upset at your gaining a few pounds they are going to have to consider me an accomplice!"
"Yes," she said, relaxing," I guess you have given me more than a few calories."
"Which, unless I am mistaken, you have thoroughly enjoyed --- so why don't we forget about Mama and Auntie. They don't live with you; I do - and enjoy it!"
