Chapter 3

"OOOHHH! That looks lush!" Emily was staring into a bakery, licking her lips at all the treats and goodies on display. Her tummy rumbled loudly. "I'm going in!"

Steph rolled her eyes and decided to wait out on the street as Emily disappeared inside. A few minutes later, she reappeared with a huge grin on her face and a big paper bag.

"Right, what have you got?"

"Couple of pasties, crisps, a few sausage rolls, a Victoria sponge and a couple of cream cakes. And, oh, yeah, a pizza. Oh, and I got a few bits for tea too"

"Whoa, slow down girl! You can't seriously expect us to eat all that?!"

"I'm hungry though, aren't you?"

"No, honestly, I'm still a little full from breakfast. And I had a lot of food yesterday too. Well, I've had a lot of food pretty much every day since we moved in together actually"

"Well, okay, suit yourself. More for me, then!"

They continued walking down the street towards their flat, which was only a few minutes away.

"Come on then, you might as well show me what you got"

Emily opened up the paper bag and Steph peered inside, seeing the assortment of pastries, pizza and snacks.

"Wow, that is a lot"

"It's not even everything. There's a whole cake in the fridge too, remember?"

"Yeah, how could I forget. Don't tell me you're planning on eating all of that today? Don't you think you should, you know, maybe pace yourself?"

"Nah, it's fine. We're on our break, aren't we? We're free to eat and enjoy ourselves, aren't we?"

Steph couldn't disagree, but she did feel a little worried about her friend. It seemed like this was becoming an everyday thing and her fear was that it would get out of hand.

"Come on, don't be such a sourpuss. You know you love this"

When the girls got back to the flat, Emily lazily flopped down onto the couch and put the bag of food down on the table. She pulled out the pasties and the pizza and placed them down in front of her, then started munching away.

"Wow, you weren't kidding. You are really going for it"

"Yeah, I'm really, really hungry"

"Are you sure you're okay?"

"What are you talking about, of course I'm okay"

"Yeah, but, I mean, you are eating a LOT"

"I'm a big eater. So are you, you eat your fair share too"

"Oh, okay. Sorry, it's just..."

"Just what?"

"Nothing. Never mind"

Steph went into the kitchen and returned with drinks, then sat down beside her friend.

"Thanks" mumbled Emily, her mouth full.

"You're welcome"

"Hey, don't you want a slice?" asked Emily, holding up the pizza.

"No thanks, I'm not feeling it"

"You sure? It's good stuff"

"No, it's fine, thanks"

"Suit yourself"

As Emily continued to munch away, Steph had to admit she was hungry. Her eyes drifted to her friend's stomach, which was already starting to swell. Emily's hands kept rubbing her tummy and every so often, she'd let out a quiet burp or groan.

"Urrrrrrp"

"Excuse you!"

"Sorry, I couldn't help it"

"You sound like a little piggy"

Emily grinned, "Yeah, I'm a bit of a glutton, aren't I?"

"A bit?"

"Alright, a lot"

Steph couldn't help but notice her friends hand reaching into the bag again, grabbing a big handful of crisps and bringing them up to her mouth.

"You really should try some. It's amazing, honestly"

"Maybe later"

"Yeah, I'm sure you'll cave, you can't resist"

"What do you mean by that?"

"Well, you know..."

"What, you think I can't control myself?"

"I didn't say that"

"It's not fair. You're allowed to indulge, why can't I?"

"YOU CAN! You're the one saying you can't"

"Well, yes, but..."

"Come on, you don't have to eat at my level you know, if you're not woman enough for it," teased Emily. "You can't deny how good it feels"

Steph sighed, "Yeah, it does feel good"

"There you go. Now, have some"

Emily offered a pasty to her friend, but Steph shook her head.

"Not yet, I'm still not feeling it"

"Alright, but they're REALLY good"

"I believe you"

Steph's eyes were on the food and her hand was itching to grab something, but she was resisting. The more she watched her friend though, the harder it was.

Emily continued to stuff her face, taking a slice of pizza in one hand and a pasty in the other. She was moaning and groaning and burping, her face covered in crumbs and grease.

"God, that's so good"

Steph was beginning to feel really hungry and the smell was making her mouth water. As much as she didn't want to eat too much, a little bit couldn't hurt, could it?

"Urrrrrp. Pardon me. Ooh, are you sure you don't want a bit?"

"Maybe a slice"

Emily handed a piece over to her friend and Steph took a big bite. She hadn't realised just how hungry she was and soon the entire slice had vanished.

"Good, right?"

"Yeah, actually"

"Have another, come on"

Steph wasn't sure if she should, but she did.

"Here, take this"

Emily shoved a pasty into her friend's hands.

"And these"

She passed over a bag of crisps.

"And these"

This time, the offering was a large bar of chocolate.

"What is all this?"

"You're not getting fat, are you?"

"No"

"So, it's okay, isn't it? You're hungry, you're free, and you've got nothing better to do. So come on, dig in!"

Steph had to admit that she did have a point. She was hungry, she was bored and they were free. And there was so much good food...

"I'm not sure if this is a good idea, but, oh, screw it"

Steph took a big bite of the pasty, then grabbed the chocolate and started to rip the wrapping off.

"That's the spirit! Now, come on, have some more, don't be shy!"

As the afternoon progressed, the two girls became a bit giddy, laughing and giggling and burping.

"Oh my god, I am so stuffed. I feel like I could just burst" moaned Steph, leaning back.

"Yeah, me too. My belly is soooo full" agreed Emily, patting her bloated tummy.

"I can't believe we ate that whole pizza. And the pasties, and the crisps, and the chocolate, and the rest"

"I can't believe how good it all was. God, I love food"

"You're not wrong, you are a pig"

"I'll take that as a compliment"

"You're such a loser"