MY PREGNANT COWORKER
A PREGNANCY IN THE OFFICE?
This is probably still just wishful thinking on my part at this point, but I think my (very attractive) coworker Gwen may be pregnant. As someone stuck in an incredibly boring job and harboring a long-standing pregnancy fetish, this is very exciting for me. And I have more than enough free time on my hands to keep a record of witnessing her gestation...if she is in fact gestating. She's of child-bearing age and has been married for a few years, so she seems to be positioned for it.
More importantly, she's been wearing baggier attire than usual for the past month or so, though that hasn't managed to hide some growth in her chest and waist/ass. She started off with a modest but pleasant bosom and tight, small ass; she was now approaching "curvy" status. My imagination may be running away from me, but I swear I've seen a little bloating in her previously flat midsection, too. I've noticed these changes because I've been checking her out regularly for several years now.
Gwen and I have been what I'd probably refer to as "work friends" for some time. Now, I need to hang around her more than usual so as not to arouse suspicions if I were to suddenly be around constantly if/when she actually announces a pregnancy. And it is absolutely my intention to be around her as much as possible if I'm dealing with a knocked-up coworker. So, time to get closer to her ahead of time and keep an eye on her changing physique...which will, fingers crossed, soon be confirmed as an in-my-immediate-orbit pregnancy. Awesome.
18 WEEKS
Turns out the first entry in my little journal here was at about 16 weeks: Gwen made the official announcement of her pregnancy today, 2 weeks later, and she's 18 weeks along at the moment (yes, I am a math whiz). She held her blue empire-waisted dress to her abdomen, bump larger already than I'd even imagined; certainly substantially larger than I'd been able to catch a glimpse of.
I immediately went into planning mode. Though I'd already thought of putting myself in Gwen's orbit when I'd only suspected she was pregnant, I'd only managed to purposefully spend two or three coffee breaks with her since then, and only about half of one of those breaks was spent alone with her. My attempts would have to be better planned and executed to allow me to spend time talking with her privately: I didn't feel like I'd be able to ask her about her experience and have the conversations I desired with other coworkers present. Paying closer attention to when and where she takes her lunches and coffee breaks should help me secure time with her. I would have to be careful not to come off as creepy, of course...which was a very real risk, as you could probably guess by now.
The ideal outcome, I thought, was getting her comfortable enough discussing her condition with me that she'd offer to let me rub her baby bump a bit (an invitation I'd readily accept, obviously). My aim was set and I had some work to do, but I figured my goal was pretty attainable. Social awkwardness, already present in my personality, might end up being my greatest challenge. I hadn't spent much time around pregnant ladies, and I hoped I could keep my cool. Only time would tell...
19 WEEKS
In direct contrast to her pre-announcement pregnancy-concealing attire, as soon as Gwen made her condition public she began wearing clothing as tight or tighter than anything I'd seen her wear pre-pregnancy. Her maternity wardrobe seemed to primarily consist of short, low-cut bodycon dresses that accentuated all her curves. This was, of course, pretty fantastic for me. My eyes were on her constantly, waiting for her to stand up from her desk and give me even a brief glimpse of that modest but already pleasantly round bump.
It turned out to be a bit of a double-edged sword, though. How much she flaunted her belly made me more awkward around her than I already would've been. I've passed up some prime opportunities for alone time with her due to my social anxiety. Also, she's for sure caught me staring at least five or six times at this point, always making my face turn beet red in a conspicuously guilty fashion.
I have managed to have three or four good one-on-one interactions with her in the past week, though. All short, but thrilling for me nonetheless. During one break, I sidled past her in our narrow mini-kitchen and commented about how I wouldn't be able to make it past her much longer, which made her laugh and agree as she rubbed her belly. I impressed myself with that one, broaching the fact of her pregnancy growth myself.
I sat next to her during one lunch; she was mostly speaking with another female coworker sitting on the other side of her, but I got to listen in on a good deal of pregnancy-related conversation, rather basic though it may have been. And during a coffee break yesterday, I noticed she was about to bend down for the creamer towards the bottom of the refrigerator and quickly stepped in and grabbed it for her. She thanked me and talked for a minute about how it's crazy how hard it is already to move around and do basic things with her belly in the way. Just the type of thing I want to hear about. So, I've already had some success. Onward and upward!
21 WEEKS
Yesterday, I finally managed to have an entire lunch break alone with Gwen and engage her in a pretty in-depth conversation about her pregnancy experiences. I don't have a perfect memory or anything, but here's a rough transcript of our talk:
ME:
So how far along are you now?
GWEN:
I'm 21 weeks. Just over halfway there!
ME: