I barely contained my laughter when I saw Mary's face going from nervous smile into confused one, only to be quickly substituted by an expression of utter horror.
"I'm afraid I'm only a fat hog that lost all restraint on her gluttony." I said somewhat apologetically.
"I'm so so sorry. I-I didn't... I-" Mary blurted stumbling on her tongue.
"Relax, itΒ΄s fine. Really! I'm cool with who I am and with its effect on my appearance." I stated patting my pronounced belly with great affection.
This dress is getting way too tight. If I'll keep eating like this I'm gonna end up with a wardrobe malfunction two days in a row...
It was a real shame the dress wasn't made from stretchier material. As much as I liked the dress its tightness was starting to get on my nerves.
"Still, I am sorry. I shouldn't have assumed that... You know." Mary said fidgeting with her keys nervously.
"Apology accepted." I smiled at her reassuringly.
I looked Mary up and down properly for the first time and the first thing that caught my attention was how young she looked.
She can't be much older than me!
Okay, maybe it was the second thing. At first I couldn't tear my eyes from her boobs. Let me tell you it takes something really special to impress me with a rack after spending so much time around Becca. Mary was almost as big as Becca was!
It took me another second to fully realize just how beautiful Mary actually was. She was stunning! Totally out of my father's league.
How did they end up together?
She was way prettier than my mom ever was and she was quite a heartbreaker in her days! Way prettier than I could ever be. I watched with envy how Mary's molten gold like hair waved down past her shoulder blades and how was her bosom stretching the fabric of her blouse. I... kinda hated her in that moment, I won't lie.
Usually I was kinda awkward when meeting new people, but Mary was definitely the more nervous one here. Honestly, she was blushing and she looked so cute doing so, I wanted to hug her and tell her everything will be alright. It didn't help when Becca bounced into the room shifting the power even more to my side, as we suddenly were two on one.
"This is Becca, our constant appendage."
"Hey!" Becca cried in protest.
"I meant to say my best friend, obviously." I chuckled. "As you've probably heard, this is Mary, my dad's secret girlfriend."
"Nice to meet you." Mary said, blushing even more.
The afternoon was... awkward. None of us really knew what to do or say. Mary seemed really nice though... except she seemed totally out of her zone. As time went by and we were getting accustomed to each other and we all felt a bit more at ease.
"It's getting kinda late, I think I should better go." Becca said, standing up.
"Yeah, me too. Dad's got to be arriving any moment now and I don't want to impose." I said, though I was less willing to get up quickly.
"It's so late already? I got to get to cooking! Please girls, don't go. Stay for the dinner, it's the least I can do."
Well, I didn't need any more convincing. Dinner sounded like a great idea. Becca was more reluctant but even she eventually agreed to stay.
Now it was only Becca and me again and we spent the time the same way we did before Mary arrived - mindlessly watching the television. I must admit I found the lovely smells coming from the kitchen quite distracting and wasn't paying much attention. It didn't take long and my stomach started to growl in anticipation.
Few minutes before the dinner was ready my dad arrived.
"Why did you not tell me?" I demanded giving him no time to prepare.
"Hey Liz, nice to see you. How was your day? How y-"
"Yeah yeah yeah, hi dad." I cut him out. "But seriously, why did you not tell me?!"
My father sighed. "You know that I don't like this stuff..." He shrugged. "And I didn't want you to be upset."
"Why would I be upset?"
"Well, from what I can gather, you're not taking too well that your mother is seeing someone."
"Yeah, but... Kurt is an asshole."
"Is he? What did he ever do to you?" Dad asked raising his eyebrow.
"He... I don't know really. He's just so unpleasant..."
I don't like Kurt and he makes it quite obvious he's not thrilled about me either, but how can I explain it to my dad? That we just try to ignore each other most of the time?
"See? I couldn't imagine what it would be like if you two didn't get along, so I kept pushing it further down the road. I guess it came to bite me. I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier."
"It's fine really... It just came as a bit of a shock, that's all."
"So you don't mind me having a girlfriend?"
"Well that depends..." I said seriously.
"On what?"
A grin spread across my face. "How good is she in the kitchen?"
I let out a satisfied sigh. I leaned back, cradling my bloated belly that was stretching my dress to its limit. "That! Was! Amazing!" I exclaimed stifling the urge to belch.
"See? I told you she would like you." My dad said with a smile gently squeezing Mary's shoulder.
"Would you like some more?" Mary asked, her eyes glowing with kindness and with sweet smile brightening her pretty face.
I do.