Your weight is against the law

chapter 3

Bogdan joined the staff of the police station about the same time that Sandra did, although they weren't seeing each other very often. When she first was him, it grabbed Sandra's attention that Bogdan was not very tall for a policeman, with his 175 cm he was about her height.

Now it looked like they also gained about the same amount of weight since last time they met. Bogdan was definitely much chubbier than last time she saw him. His belly has visibly rounded up, falling out of the leather belt in the uniform.

- Hello - Sandra shook Bogdan's hand at the front door of the station - It looks like we're going tow work together now.

- Hi, nice to see you again Yes, let's get into the car.

Sandra noticed that Bogdan took a very odd route. They were far from the centre of the city where most car patrols were usually headed.

- Where are we going? - she asked. - I didn't know that we are supposed to patrol suburbs now.

- C'mon, you didn't take it all so seriously, did you? - Bogdan replied - Nobody tracks were the patrols are headed and nobody cares. Mroczkowski just wanted to get rid of us from his view.

- OK, but in that case what are we going to do right all day?

- Well, whatever we want, I guess - Bogdan winked to Sandra. - I don't know about you but I'm hungry. How about stopping at McDonald's first?

- I really don't think I should... I have put a lot on weight recently, just look at me.

- C'mon, you look great - he winked again. - More than great.

Sandra felt confused. Was Bogdan having a crush on her? It was the first compliment regarding her appearance, or anything else, that she heard in a long time. Or maybe was he just joking? But with all his own fatness it would be strange as well.

- Alright, mate, you win - Sandra replied after a minute of silence. - We can go to McDonald's.

- Good choice - Bogdan smiled. - We can make an order and eat it in the car. That way we don't risk that anybody recognizes us inside the restaurant.

They ordered tons of food. At first Sandra felt a bit awkward to it so much in front of Bogdan, however she lost any brakes after she could see that her new partner was not even eating but devouring all the hamburgers and French fries.

- Gosh, I feel so full - she exhaled. - I feel I'm going to burst.

- Well, better don't - Bogdan laughed and reached for something under the backseat of the car. - Because I hope that you find some place for a beer.

- Are you crazy? You want to drink on the job now? In the morning?

- Yeah, why not? I told you, nobody cares what we do. Unless you are not that much of a drinker?

- Ah, whatever. Pass it to me.