It may have been just a mere block, but by the time we reached Stephanie's building, I was absolutely exhausted. Every single step hurt, taking more effort than the last. I was sweating as if I just finished a marathon. And quite frankly, I felt like it too. Stephanie led us inside the building and pressed the button to summon the elevator. It arrived with a ding, revealing a tiny cabin. Immediately I stepped inside, filling the entire cabin just by myself.
"Uhm, ok..." Stephanie said. "My flat is on the third floor, so you can go ahead, I'm gonna take the stairs and meet you there. Claire, you can either come with me, or wait for the elevator to come back."
"There's no fucking way I'm climbing up the stairs. I already hate them on normal occasions, let alone when I'm stuffed to the brim."
Stephanie nodded. "Fair enough." She said and went up the stairs by herself.
The elevator door closed and then the cabin started to move upwards. The groans and creaks made me think it was well past due for maintenance. This thing is so small! It's a good thing I don't have claustrophobia...
Stephanie opened the door to her small apartment and I immediately made my way to her couch and sat down. "Oh, thank god!" I breathed out in relief. "I hope you don't mind... I don't think I could stay on my feet a minute longer."
"Not at all! Make yourself comfortable.." Stephanie smiled. "I'm surprised you could even walk with that gut of yours!"
"Yeah, me too." I agreed. "So, how many calories are inside this thing?" I asked Claire, patting my middle. I regretted it immediately as a wave of pain rushed through my stomach. I have to be more careful. I thought, closing my eyes shut.
"You ok there?" Claire asked.
I simply nodded, afraid my voice would fail me.
"Ok. Let me check the math first. It's gonna take me some time so..." Claire said as she pulled out her notebook and sat down next to me. Stephanie lowered her large posterior into a spacious armchair that wasn't spacious at all in her case. Jeez, her ass is really huge! I looked at how my gut was currently overflowing my lap. Not that I'm in any position to say anything. I leaned back and started to caress the taut skin stretched across my middle. It feels so good!
"So..." Stephanie spoke up. "I don't want to seem impatient, but what about the experiment? When can I have some of those pills?"
"We should probably let Claire count the calories first." I said, smiling. She seems quite excited about the prospect! "Say, do you mind if we take down your measurements first?"
"Not at all." Stephanie agreed.
"Stripped down to your underwear." Claire stepped in.
"You can of course remain clothed." I gave Claire a disapproving look.
"That's ok, I'm not shy about my body." Stephanie said. "Though I'm not sure if I have a measuring tape."
"I've got one on me." Claire remarked.
I shook my head slightly. "Why would you even take it with you?"
Claire shrugged. "You never know when you'll need it."
My sight was drawn down to my middle. "Could we measure my belly?" I asked, curious about how big it really was.
Claire dropped down her pen. "That's a brilliant idea! Stand up and we'll get to it right away!"
"Can't we skip the standing part? I can't feel my legs."
Claire let out an exasperated sigh. "Very well. Drop your shirt then and we'll get to it."
I looked down at my mostly bare gut. "Seriously?" I asked, raising my eyebrow.
Claire sighed again. "You never let me have any fun!" She complained. Then she took the tape measure and tried to wrap it behind my back. "Stephanie, could you give me a hand? I'm not really too keen on standing up either." Claire said.
I looked at her and realized that she wasn't that much smaller than me. She did have a head start, true, but the size difference from this morning was quite impressive regardless. "We should measure your belly as well."
"Yours first." Stephanie said, wrapping the tape around my middle. She whistled. 63 inches!"
I'm so fucking huge!
"Ok, your turn." Stephanie turned to Claire. "Down with the shirt!" She commanded.
"Do I have to?" Claire pleaded.
"It's your rule." I teased. "Don't be shy, it's only us girls here."
"I'm not pretty like you guys are!" Claire whined. "I'm just a fat, ugly blob!" She pulled her shirt over her head, revealing her soft torso. "Happy now?"