Chapter 4

With that deal concluded, Mallory needed to find Felisha. Looking around she saw her, standing with her husband. Both were in their thirties, and both were chubby. Felisha was short, with a merry face, and probably weighed around 200 pounds. Most of it was in her hips and butt, although she also carried a nice pot belly. Her husband was medium height and easily weighed in the mid 200’s. He was all belly, round and hanging. Good, thought Mallory. If Felisha had fattened up her husband so much, surely she would help convince Robbie to pork up.

Felisha’s husband went to the buffet and Felisha was momentarily alone. Mallory took the opportunity to talk to her. The two girls had met several times before at various company events, so Felisha remembered her. After some catching up, Mallory broached the subject. She pointed at her husband across the room. “Look at that beanpole of mine. Five years of marriage and he is as skinny as the day we met. I just wish he’d fill out some.”

“Careful what you wish for,” Felisha giggled. “Mark weighed 170 pounds when we met. He’s up to 260 now.”

“You two look very happy together,” Mallory answered.

“Oh, we are. I like him nice and fat. When we first got together he put on a little relationship weight, it made me feel good that he was comfortable with me. I put on some weight too, and Mark liked my new curves. When we got married, his weight really started to take off. And I found out that I thought his belly was hot and I wanted it bigger. So I set out to really fatten him up. He likes it, and I like it. It’s just that not every woman likes it.”

“Like I said, I wish he would put on some weight. And maybe you can help me with that.”

“Me?” Felisha looked surprised. “How could I help?”

Mallory took on a conspiratorial tone. “You’ve probably heard that Percy is going to retire next year.” Felisha nodded. “Rebecca is going to retire when he does.”

“Oh, that I didn’t know.”

Mallory went on. “I talked to Rebecca a little while ago. And she is going to let it be known that Percy will want his successor to fit the corporate image.” Again, Mallory indicated a round belly. “If you were to help convince Robbie that the rumor is true, then I can finally fatten him up some.” Felisha was quiet, with a thoughtful look on her face. “And when Robbie gets picked for Percy’s position, I can convince him that he should take you with him to take over Rebecca’s job.”

“That’s pretty devious, Mallory. I love it. And Robbie has total confidence in me. If I tell him that the way to get the position is to put on weight, he’ll totally believe it.”

“So you’ll do it? Oh, thank you!”

“It’ll be fun, Mallory. And once we convince him to go on the eat all you can eat diet, I’ll help you there, too. I’ll start bringing him fattening snacks. I’ll tell him that I think he deserves the position more than Derek and I want to help him get it.”

“Don’t spend your own money, Felisha. I’ll reimburse you for the snacks. After all, this if for my benefit.”

“We’ll make a great team, Mallory. Your husband will have a nice fat belly before you know it.”

With her plan ready to go in motion, Mallory joined her husband at the buffet. His plate had grilled chicken and a variety of vegetables. “Robbie, it’s the holiday season. Why don’t live a little? There’s lasagna, enchiladas, roast beef, you know, stuff tastes good.”

“Just because it’s the holidays doesn’t mean I have to eat a bunch of fattening foods. I’m fine with this. But hey babe, you get what you want,” and patted her on the butt. Mallory smiled and loaded her plate with some of everything that Robbie hadn’t.

“C’mon,” she said. “I see Percy and his wife over there. We should say hello. He’s your boss after all.” As they walked over Mallory took note of how plump they were. Percy was average height and looked to be carrying an extra sixty or seventy pounds around his middle. His fat was distributed rather evenly around his belly, hips and butt. Since he was nearly bald, he reminded Mallory of a bowling pin. His wife Nancy was similar. A little shorter than Percy, she also carried her extra weight fairly evenly around her middle. The only thing keeping her from also looking like a bowling pin was her modest boobs and light reddish hair.

“Robbie, Mallory! Happy holidays to you!” Percy greeted them warmly. They all exchanged hellos, and Percy added “Still eating rabbit food I see. Well, I guess that’s why you don’t have a spare tire like I do,” he laughed, patting his belly. They made some small talk until others came over and joined them. Robbie introduced Mallory to the people she didn’t know, and everyone seemed to be getting into the holiday spirit. As Mallory met more people, she noted the abundance of fat bellies, hips and butts. She felt envious. If she could only fatten up Robbie some, then she could relax her own diet and live a more comfortable lifestyle.