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Shanna was a colleague and friend of mine, a nice girl, short and a bit on the busty side. She was also noticeably sensitive about her weight. Truth be told, she wasn't terribly overweight -- I thought she was an attractive handful and had entertained thoughts of asking her out, but I didn't want to put a strain on our work relationship. I occasionally threw her a mildly flirtatious line, and she'd blush, and that would be the end of it.
Then Clara came into our circle, and things became very different.
Clara was one of those tall athletic women who exude confidence from every pore. A brunette with striking green eyes, she proved to have an incisive mind and became the go-to person in our workgroup for difficult projects. It wasn't long until she became the team leader by force of her own abilities. I found her intimidating as hell, and Shanna also seemed put off by her. Clara took a shine to me, however. After a few days I decided reluctantly it wasn't from any sexual attraction but from her recognition of the quality of my work. Within a couple of weeks, our group was once again working as a smooth unit.
About a month and a half later, Clara ran into me at my favorite little restaurant during our lunch break. "Ron, I've got a little proposition for you," she began. I lifted my eyebrows out of polite interest. "I know you're good friends with Shanna, and I know that she's a little sensitive about her weight. I think I can help her, but I know she's never really warmed to me. I figured, since you seem to be her friend..." She left the sentence unfinished, the blanks being pretty obvious. I turned it over in my mind, but couldn't figure out what the angle was. "Okay, Clara, I'll bite. What's your interest in Shanna?"
Clara gave me a look that said I was smarter than that. "Let's just say that I like my team to work well together in all facets, and I'll be happier when I have Shanna fitting in properly. Besides, I understand you've got some useful talents for this project when it comes to persuasion."
Way back at one of the monthly happy hours I had let slip that I'd spent some time studying hypnosis. Clara must have been there, and must have been more sober than the rest of us, because the plan she put in front of me at the restaurant sounded completely workable. She would provide me with some specialized women's exercise gear, and I would combine that with my talents to convince Shanna to try it and also improve her own self-image. I must have looked unconvinced, though, because Clara pouted at me -- a sensual look I'd never seen her use in the office -- and suggested that we could discuss it over dinner if I had doubts or reservations. The look she was giving me hit me right in the unprotected groin, and I found myself saying yes before I knew my mouth was open.
That afternoon, after Shanna made one of her occasional self-deprecating comments, I made an oblique reference to some new developments I'd read about in fitness programs based on self-image boosting. She looked interested, and I left it at that.
I met Clara at eight at the door of her upscale apartment. She was dressed in a slinky number you'd never see at our office and had just the faintest breath of a fruity perfume on. I drove us to the restaurant she had selected, an intimate Thai place with dark booths and spicy food. Several courses later, we were old friends and I took her back to her place for coffee. When we got inside, she pinned me back against her door and gave me a come-hither kiss that brooked no argument. I slid one hand down her back, cupping her nicely responsive ass in acceptance, and we made it by fits and starts to her bed shedding clothes all the way. Her hands were cool and devilish around my cock, her nipples were sweet and very responsive, and by midnight I was lying limp (in more than one sense) on the bed while she went to the bathroom, coming back with a washcloth to clean me up. Before I left, she gave me an oddly weighted exercise belt, some assorted attachments and controls, nutritional supplements, and instructions on their use.
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The following week, after a few more veiled hints from my side, Shanna approached me and asked about the fitness program I'd mentioned. I told her that I had an evaluation set at my place that might work for her. We discussed it and agreed that I should bring it to her house to show her how to use it, setting a time over the weekend.