Chapter 2 - indulging

As the couple sunned themselves by the pool, the diligent staff brought them endless sweet cocktails and refreshing hors d'oeuvres. Before they knew it, it was time to get up and head to the dining room. "It's true what they say about cruises! All you do is eat!" complained Megan as she pulled on one of her tight dress. "Well we can go check out the gym after dinner, we can get back to our workout regime tomorrow." Henry said as he buttoned the jacket of his suit. The couples first experience with the ships nightly dinner was overwhelming, they were greeted with a huge buffet that offered any type of cuisine the couple could want. It was so hard to choose what to eat, that the couple went up to get 2nds and 3rds to sample everything. By the time dessert was presented the couple was completely stuffed. "What do you say we get dessert delivered to our room instead, you look so sexy in this dress I want you right now." Henry whispered as he grabbed Melanie's hand and led her back to the suite. After another steamy session of love making, Henry picked up the telephone and followed through on his promise to have dessert brought to the room. Once again the hotel staff wheeled a cart topped with decadent desserts into the room, and the couple feasted on the rich treats until they were completely gone. Feeling full, the couple cuddled up together and drifted off to sleep.
By the end of their first week, Melanie decided it was time to finally get to the gym and get back to her workout schedule. She put on her skin tight workout outfit and headed to the ships gym. When she walked into the well appointed fitness center she saw it was connected to the ships spa, so she stopped by the desk to check out the offerings. At the last second she decided to abandon her workout plans for a facial, mani-pedi, and deep tissue massage to get herself looking beautiful and rejuvenated for Henry. After an afternoon of pampering, she decided to just relax in the spas hot tub sipping smoothies for the rest of the evening. As she was freshening up in the locker room afterwards, she decided to weigh herself quickly before pulling on her dinner outfit, the number on the scale settled on 132. "I can't believe I've gained back all the weight I lost for the wedding plus an extra 2 pounds in a little over a week!" Melanie said surprised by how quickly the weight returned. She walked back to the mirror to scrutinize herself. Her short workout top reveled her belly, and she pinched her stomach. It wasn't much, but there was certainly a little bit more to grab in comparison with her pre-wedding fat free belly. She sat down on the lockroom bench, and even noticed that a new little crease was forming on her belly, that would grow into a big flabby roll if she didn't nip this gaining in the bud. She pinched it gently and then remembered her dinner plans with Henry. She pulled on a brand new pair of jeans she bought for the honeymoon, and as she buttoned the tight size 4s, noticed that the waist dug into her hips just slightly, creating the beginnings of a muffin top.
Once she met Henry outside the dining room, all her cares were forgotten as he gave her a warm hug and kissed her tenderly. After the lavish 5 course dinner, feeling stuffed once again, Melanie remembered her locker room experience. "Henry, I weighed myself today, and I've gained back the 8 pounds I lost for the wedding plus 2 more. I really should start my diet again." fretted Melanie. "Baby, this is our honeymoon, you shouldn't have to beat yourself up dieting! You should relax and indulge. Plus, you would look like a goddess at any weight, you're beautiful." Henry said sympathetically as he grabbed her hand. "I guess you're right. I won't even think about it from now on, plus they'll be plenty of time to workout once we get back." In truth though, Henry found himself getting secretly turned on by Melanie's revelation. In the past, he fantasized about chubby girls, now he was thinking about how sexy she would be if she had a bit more meat on her bones. In fact, it was giving him a raging hard on right in the middle of dinner. He plotted to himself, that he would do everything in his power to keep Melanie out of the gym and indulging as much as possible, at least for the rest of their honeymoon.