Chapter 3

Lex had nothing to do with his time. With him wanting to avoid all of his friends because of his tooth and not having a car to go anywhere Lex just sat around the house all day. He didn’t want to go the gym since his friends would all be there or WORSE his football buds since he got them all free passes to the gym. He tried to keep busy for the first few days. Sketching random things, playing video games, throwing the ball for his two dogs, but after a few hours everything got boring and Lex would always end up joining his brother on the couch eating whatever goodies the housekeeper brought Dan that day to make him feel better. This gluttonous routine continued for the next 2 weeks until Dan’s girlfriend got back from her work conference and was going to make a surprise visit.

“Dan got off the phone! It’s been like 3 hours and I really want to order a pizza.” Lex shouted to his brother in the living room. Dan had been talking to his girlfriend for almost 4 hours and Lex was really getting sick of it. “ We don’t have anything left in the fridge and I’m starving. Cant you call Jenna back on your cell, at least yours wor…..” Lex trailed off as he saw Dan’s horror stricken face. “What’s wrong,” Lex asked, “Jenna finally gunna dump your fat ass?”

“No. Dan replied, she’s on her way over here…”

Lex looked puzzled at the statement. “Don’t you want to see your girlfriend? Oh… is it because of that thing you got going there…” Lex said as he points at his brothers soft belly. “Shut it Lex! Its not like you’re the picture of health these days either.” Dan said as he poked his little brothers softened abs. “Pff this?” Lex remarks as he pats his stomach. “This will be firmed up with one week at the gym. That (Lex comments as he grabs a little paunch of fat hanging on his brothers lap) is a goner.”

“Oh God I know! I can’t even get my basketball shorts to fit right, let alone actually close the clasp on any of my jeans. What am I going to do!! She will be here any minute.” Lex hadn’t given the whole Pete incident much thought since he made that phone call a few weeks ago, but all this talk about weight gain started to get Lex going. He could feel tingling all over his body and watching his brothers flab jiggle as he got off the couch sent a chill threw Lex’s spine. “Okay,” Lex said as he gave his brother the crutches, “so first you should get up stairs, shower as best you can, and shave that beard you got there… I’m not sure but I think theirs still a piece of chocolate stuck in there.”

“Fine Lex, but taking a shower wont hide the fact I gained 20 pounds!”

“YOU GAINED 20 POUNDS!?! IN 2 WEEKS!?! Jeeze… 1 step at a time Dan…1 step at a time.”

Dan hobbled away to get ready and Lex began wondering about his own growing belly. “Its not that bad,” he said grabbing the small cluster of fat underneath his bellybutton button and giving it a shake, “Nothing a few runs and some crunches won’t cure. “ But in the back of his mind Lex wasn’t feeling his normal drive to workout. Instead he was rather enjoying his gym free lifestyle. He usually got pumped right before a workout but the idea of starting to workout again only made him want to relax and eat more. He reached for the last king sized snicker bar on the table and began rubbing one out. “Okay so the diet starts tomorrow!”