Chapter 2 - catherines selfdiscovery chapter 4 part 2

Upon arriving at the mall Catherine's belly began to rumble despite her sizable breakfast, getting dressed had proved to be more of a workout than she thought. She needed fuel, but she resisted, rubbing her belly tenderly she shushed it, muttering a low "later, I promise, I'll make it worth your while" in response, her belly grumbled as if in begrudging agreement.

She found her way to the local lingerie store, selecting some larger sizes of panties she already owned, trusting the brands and cuts she knew, but asked for a little advice from an assistant on her bra size. Not wanting to appear awkward toward the helpful shop assistant she pleaded for her best guess as to what size Catherine may need based on what size she currently was. She explained that she didn't want to have to disrobe due to the difficulty and time taken to get dressed this morning. In an understanding manner, after looking Catherine over she recommended high end Fs to double Fs, Catherine resorted to buying a couple in each just in case and left, making sure to thank the shop assistant for her help and counsel.

Next on the list was work clothes, she wanted to be stylish yet sensible, no tent-like dresses or shirts, she liked form-fitting clothes, but obviously nothing too revealing. She selected a variety of coloured shirts in stretchy materials, as well as some larger sizes as she intended on getting a lot of growing done before the end of her pregnancy. In the same token she chose tasteful, yet large slacks, as well as a couple of pairs of jeggings, all of which were of the maternity wear variety, incorporating the pregnancy belly panel. She had no doubt the panels would prove useful in keeping her belly in check at work or in public. In light of the trouble she received from her t-shirt this morning she made sure to pick up some more in much larger sizes and much stretchier material. When she had paid and exited the store, as if on cue Catherine's belly emitted an almost embarrassingly loud rumble of hunger, as if it knew she was free now, that it could be fed, and Catherine complied, making a beeline for the food court.

On her way to the food court Catherine suddenly heard her name being called from the distance, "Cat! Cat! Catherine!", looking round Catherine caught sight of Amy. She and Catherine had been friends for some time, for a period of that time they had in fact been a little more than just friends, never a full on relationship, they maintained a playful demeanour, frequently flirting and playing with the idea having a little more fun together. Amy rushed over to Catherine, standing just slightly shorter than Catherine, at about 5.2, Amy had always been a little heavier, weighing in at close to 160 pounds, she carried her weight well. Wide hips, round, chubby thighs, a small but definable belly and 34E boobs, all topped off with a bright face with eyes you could get lost in, with a hint of chub to her face. She was small, bubbly and bouncy, and currently sporting hot pink hair that was just short enough to curl around her jaw line. The very sight of her made Catherine want to stroke and fondle her curves, although Catherine had to admit that Amy somewhat paled in comparison to her in the curves department at the moment.

Upon approaching Catherine, Amy couldn't help but gasp in amazement as she saw Catherine in all her pregnant, curvaceous glory. Without hesitation she placed both hands on Catherine's belly, barely able to break her gaze with it she said "Oh my god, look at you! I can't believe it! I'd heard you were pregnant but I didn't think it was true. How have you been? It feels like we haven't seen each other in ages."

"Well we haven't seen each other in ages", Catherine chuckled, looking at Amy affectionately.

"You know what I mean. So...?"

"I've been OK, gone through some pretty big changes these past few months though, and I mean BIG."

"So I can see. How did this happen?", still staring at Catherine's impressive middle.

Catherine raised a cocky eyebrow, "do you require diagrams or will an explanation be enough?"

"Ha ***ing ha, very funny. So come on, seriously, what happened?"

"It wasn't planned. I was seeing this guy, James, we were only together for like two months, we got careless and then.. THIS happened", shooting a glance at her girth. " As soon as I told him he freaked and left, but if he reacted like that I suppose I'm better off. I was scared at first, but now it just feels right, it feels natural-"

"-It feels huge, you are huge. You look ready to pop!" Amy interjected.

"Well I am almost 7 months now, but I guess I have been eating for two. I am maybe a few pounds heavier than the last time you saw me", Catherine responded in a dry yet playful tone.

"A few? Ha! I think you blew past "a few" a long time ago from the looks of you. You look incredible", their eyes met while Amy still maintained her grasp of Catherine's impressive bulge. "This belly's nuts, I can't get over the size of you, you sure you're only 7 months?"

"Yes, I'm sure, but as I said, it's not exactly all baby you're grabbing there", Catherine said, rolling her eyes. This made Amy sink her hands a little more into Catherine's yielding flesh, feeling it here and there.

"Wow, you're right, it's soft, kinda squishy. I felt my sister's belly when she was pregnant and it was kind of tight and hard, like an over inflated balloon, but yours-"

"-Yes, I know, it squishes, you said". Suddenly Catherine's belly emitted a loud rumble, Amy actually felt her belly ripple slightly.

Swiftly retracting her hands as if they were in danger of being chomped off by some wild animal, "Holy crap. What the hell was that, was that you or the little one?" Amy queried.

"Oooo, that was a big one", Catherine responded in a low voice, followed in a sheepish tone, "you're about to learn why I'm the size I am. Come on." Unable to hold her hunger at bay any longer, and knowing that Amy wouldn't judge her, Catherine hurried off to the food court with Amy following close behind, keeping a keen eye on Catherine's shapely rear as it bobbed and wobbled with every one of her footfalls.