chapter 3

"What are you talking about?" Alexis asked in an 'are you serious' kind of a tone.
"Nothing. Sorry."
"No, seriously." She rolled over to look at him. She still had powdered sugar dusted across her round, little face and he grinned.
"Oh, come on, Alex. You have to have noticed you've been putting on weight. I mean, the way you've been eating, I thought you were doing it on purpose!"
"Oh, what, this?" She sat up and made a juggling motion with her enormous breasts. "That's 10 pounds, tops. And I was hurt. You know I can't be as active as I use to! You're being really insensitive right now."
"Honey," Jace was trying to keep his tone sweet and level. Her body in the morning light was really a thrill to look at but it probably was best to go ahead and get this conversation out of the way "If you've gained a pound you've gained forty. And the accident was only six months ago.
Face it, Alex. You've been making a little pig out of yourself."
Alex made an indignant squeezing noise as she stood up from the bed to turn and shout at her boyfriend. Jace reclined and got ready to listen.
"How dare you!?! I get hurt and can't work out and YOU get the reward because my boobs swole up and got fat and now YOU want to try and make me insecure because I've gained a few pounds. Well, you better think again because I'm not going to freak out over a few pounds so you can go sell it to some weak-minded bimbo who'll listen to your noise. I KNOW my worth!"
Jace looked her up and down, still not quite able to believe she didn't know.
"Honey, sit down."
Alexis sat down in a sort of sexy pose with her naked chest thrust forward as if to reiterate her point.
"I would NEVER try to make you insecure. Your confidence is one of the sextet things I've ever seen. I think you're gorgeous. You must know how much you turn me on. But... babe... why don't you wear your jeans anymore?"
"I'm just a little bloated from my period."
"Has that ever happened before? So that NONE of your pants fit?"
Alexis looked thoughtful. "Well, no. But I have gained a FEW pounds."
He took her hand and kissed it
"Alexis, I want you to go to the closet and get your biggest pair of jeans and bring them here."
She looked at him, a little surprised... maybe that was nervousness in her eyes... and an air of defiance swept over her features as she stood up and marched to the closet.