Chapter 5 - visit home and teasing from sister

Ashley's Mom stood back and surveyed, her now much plumper daughter. "Ashley dear you have put on a lot of weight!" Ashley patted her belly (which jiggled for Mom) "I know Mom, the food in Louisiana is so good, I just couldn't resist right of the first day there." "Well dear, that is fine, but are you happy?" Ashley smiled, "Yes Mom I am very happy, I have met someone very special, he is going to be a doctor in Parkins, as soon as he finishes his residency in New Orleans." "Oh Ashley dear that news is wonderful! But what about this?" (Mom poked Ashley's belly.) Ashley giggled patting her belly, "Mom, Jack loves my curves! He was raised near Parkins, his mother is my best friend's sister. All the women in Jack's family are very heavy too, so I really look skinny to him." "Well dear if you are happy, then, I am not going to mention anything more about your figure." Ashley hugged her mom again and kissed her on the cheek, "Thanks Mom, it means a lot to me."

They got her luggage and went to the car and drove to their home. They unloaded Ashley's suitcase and went in. Ashley's dad gave her a hug, of course noticing how much weight she had gained. He looked at mom and she just shook her head. He knew to keep his mouth shut.

They had a nice dinner, though not nearly as much food as Ashley was now used to eating. She was pretty tried and went to bed earlier than she usually did at her apartment. She was dreading seeing her older sister tomorrow, knowing that Amanda would not anywhere near as understanding as Mom about Ashley's weight.

She got up around eight-thirty, she had not heard any commotion downstairs, so she thought nothing of going to the bathroom that she and Amanda shared in just her bikini panties and camisole, now both very tight on her figure. Her bikini panty was digging into her bottom cheeks, creating some awesome rolls and love handles. The waist band was cutting into her belly causing a roll to form sagging down.

She had just finished brushing her teeth and was "primping" a bit in the mirror leaning over the sink so her belly was resting on the edge, when someone grabbed her bottom cheeks and shook them. "My God look how fat you are! Ashley, you must have gained forty pounds! (Actually nearer fifty, but Ashley did not care, Jack loved her new fat.) You are a butterball! What size are you now twelve, fourteen?" Ashley pushed her bottom out and bumped Amanda's abdomen. She turned around and sighed, "Nice to see you again too, Amanda." Amanda shrieked when she saw Ashley's belly, "Are you pregnant too? Look at this tummy!" She poked her belly making is jiggle. "You need to go on a diet and move back up here, get away from all that fattening southern food you have been eating!" Ashley sighed again, "No Amanda, I'm not going on a diet, I'm not moving back up north and I am definitely not going to stop eating southern cooking!" Amanda just stared at her for a moment. "Fine!" she turned on her heal and left the bathroom. Ashley closed the door and started a shower.

Amanda stormed into the kitchen, Mom was there fixing breakfast. "Oh My God, Mom, I can't believe how fat Ashley is! She is huge, she looks pregnant and her bottom cheeks nearly fill up the bathroom! She needs to go on a diet and fast before she is too fat to waddle!" "Amanda, calm down Ashley is her own person. She is very happy with her figure, she loves the town and the school where she works and lives. She obviously loves the food down there too. She has met someone, he is a doctor and its sound pretty serious to me." Amanda was stunned, Ashley, now looking like a butter ball, in Amanda's opinion, now had a serious boyfriend, but how could a guy go for her, she was so over-weight now. "Really Mom, Ashley has met someone! He doesn't mind how fat she is now?" Mom, nodded and smiled, "That's right Amanda, according to Ashley, all of the women in Jack's life have been over-weight or even obese, not only does Jack, not mind her weight, he loves her the way she is."

Ashley came down stairs for breakfast a few minutes later. Amanda annoyed that she was wearing a pair of tight black stretch pants, so tight that she was showing serious panty lines through the tight material. She also had on a tight, short t-shirt that hugged her plump belly. Mom, said, "Ashley, would you like some breakfast, dear?" "I would love an omelet and toast please, Mom." Mom started to fix the omelet, getting out the eggs, milk and some cheese. "How many eggs dear?" "Four please mom." Amanda sighed, "Four, really!" Ashley absently patted her belly, "But I'm hungry." Mom said, "Amanda, that enough!" Amanda stormed out of the kitchen muttering to herself, "No wonder she's so fat!"

Mom fixed Ashley's omelet and toast, which Ashley smothered with peanut butter and honey. Mom asked her to help fix the turkey and casseroles for the Christmas Eve meal. They worked together most of the morning and into the early afternoon. Amanda was so upset about Ashley's weight, she avoided her all day until dinner time.

When the family sat down to dinner, Ashley deliberately ate as little as she could, just to keep the peace, she figured Amanda would blow a gasket if she ate the way she did at Clara's. They went into the living room for desert which was a couple of pies that Mom and Ashley had made. Ashley ate a small slice with just a bit of ice cream, Amanda declined to have any at all. The ate fairly late so everyone just milled around , reading or watching television. Ashley and Mom cleaned up alone, Amanda had come in the kitchen but mainly just to make snide remarks about how much room Ashley took up. It really was not a pleasant holiday for anyone, thanks to Amanda's attitude.

After watching the late football game and late news everyone headed off to bed. Ashley was starving, she was so hungry she could not sleep. After lying in bed for what seemed like hours , she got up, just wearing a bikini panty and t-shirt, she padded down to the kitchen for some leftovers. She started to nibble on the left over casseroles, but soon she was just shoveling spoon full after spoon full into her mouth. The tension of the day and not eating very much earlier made Ashley just want to stuff herself and that she did! Ashley pounded down the sweet potatoes, most of the bean casserole several spoon-fuls of stuffing, gravy and turkey meat. She then finished one of the pies and half of the gallon ice cream tub.

Ashley sat on the counter caressing her bulging belly, when she heard someone else get up. She didn't want anyone to know she had just had a binge, but it was too late. Mom came into the kitchen she looked at Ashley sitting on the counter with the empty dishes around her, her belly bulging onto her plump thighs lifting the t-shirt up. Ashley blushed, "Sorry Mom, I was hungry." Mom sighed, "Oh Ashley it's okay dear. I know you are happy with your weight especially since you have met Jack, but I worry about how heavy you are going to get." "Mom, I am not worried at all. I love to eat and the food in Parkins and all of Louisiana is so good, I just love it. Jack loves me, especially all of this." She patted her belly making it jiggle despite being full. "Well dear I am glad you are happy, that is what is important. Now let's get to bed, it will be Christmas morning sooner than you think." Ashley slid off the counter her bottom getting caught on the edge as she slid to the floor catching and bouncing up and down. They went back upstairs Mom following watching Ashley's bottom cheeks jiggle as she nearly waddled upstairs.

Christmas morning came, was not very eventful. The girls opened a few presents, gave their parents their presents. Mom and Ashley fixed a nice brunch, which Ashley, at least to her, barely ate anything. Ashley called Jack and talked to him for over an hour. He wanted her to come back down as soon as possible, given that Amanda was making everyone miserable.

The day after Christmas was not any better. Ashley checked with her airline and for only a few dollars she could change her flight. Mom was a little upset that Ashley had decided to leave early, but she understood, given the tension that Amanda's attitude had created. Mom drove her to the airport early the next morning, Ashley did not even say good bye to Amanda, she felt so hurt by her intolerance of Ashley's new lifestyle.

Jack met her are the airport and they went to his apartment. No sooner were they inside the door, their bodies slammed together. Ashley pushed her belly into Jack while he reached around and sunk his hands into her bottom cheeks and started to knead them. They kissed hard and staggered to the bedroom and made love for nearly an hour.

Jack was lying in bed, on his side with his elbow bent and his hand under his head looking at Ashley. "Ashley", she rolled onto her side, letting her glorious belly splay onto the bed sheets, "yes Jack." "Will you marry me Ashley?" Ashley got tears in her eyes, "Of course I will marry you Jack!"