chapter 2

On the plane she fastened her seatbelt. She could feel the belt running into her soft layer of fat around her tummy. Sure, she was a little chubby, but not much. She patted it slightly, it didn't feel bad. She couldn't understand the fuss her family was making. Sure, it felt a little soft. Her shirt and trousers had become a bit tight, and two small love handles sat on her hips.

As she thought about this, she looked to the left - at a considerable belly tucked in a checkered shirt. It belonged to a young man who had entered the plane just after Anna. But Anna's tummy was slender compared to this one. What did such a big belly feel like, she wondered? She had never really touched someone that big. The owner of the belly started speaking "Excuse me, Miss, I think I've got the seat next to yours." Of course, Anna's bag was still on that seat. She looked up, at the belly-owner's face. It was covered in a nice, full beard, with big eye brows and deep, dark eyes and medium length hair. "Hmmm, interesting", she thought. She liked what she saw. "Yes of course", she stammered, clearing the seat.

The man proceeded to sit down. She had to admit the belly wasn't quite as big, although it did protrude a fair bit as it rested on his legs. It was still bigger than her's, and that thought intrigued her. That entire man intrigued her. If only she could say something. Absent-mindedly she rubbed her tummy again.

- "Did you have a good holiday?" The owner of beard and belly asked.
- "Uh, yeah, ok, no actually - it was horrible." Why did she say that?, she wondered.
- "Oh no, was the food off?"
- "Well, not quite, it's just that my food was guarded by my family who think I've gotten too big."
The man laughed out loud. Why has she said this now? She remembered her mother's words. Well, she thought, this fine exemplar of a man wouldn't please her parents either, but maybe he was after skinny girls as well. Then, what was she doing?
- "I see. I thought you're just consoling the Christmas damage - but let me tell you, you're barely chubby. I mean, look at me!" And he patted his proud, round belly. Anna would have loved to take her hands and patt it too, but she had already done enough weird things for now, telling a stranger about her weight and her family. She was puzzled and confused as to where her feelings came from but the stranger made her feel at ease. He seemed confident and even positive towards his and even her weight. That was such a strange, new concept to her, and she found it quite arousing, too.


- they exchanged numbers once landed and soon after they went on a date.

[this part I need to expand on, suggestions welcome...]