Ariel heard a tiny rip. She looked down furtively and found that the side seams of her bodice had ripped. Not wanting to draw unwanted attention to herself, she tried to think of a way to subtlely leave the room to get her dress fixed.
"Excuse me, I need to take care of some personal matters," Ariel said politely as she walked away, careful not to reveal the ripped seams.
Ariel stalked quietly up the stairs to the sewing room. Luckily one of the servants was there sewing a new suit for Eric. Ariel quietly cleared her throat. "Oh, I'm sorry, your highness," said the servant, curtsying quickly. "I was so wrapped up in work that I hadn't noticed you."
"That's fine; I was moving up the stairs quietly because I didn't want anyone to know that I was having trouble," replied Ariel, revealing the ripped seams to the servant.
"Well, that shouldn't be a problem to fix. You see, I put in special expanders in the sides in case you were to be in the early stages of having a child. If you'll remove the gown, I'll work on it," the servant explained.
Ariel did as she was told and watched as the servant opened the back of the dress and revealed that the folds of cloth on the inside opened up to reveal a larger back piece, complete with buttons. The servant camouflaged the buttons on the old back of the bodice to make them look like decorations and then sewed up the ripped seams.
Ariel tried the dress on, and it fit like a glove. "Thank you so much!" exclaimed Ariel.
"Any time, your highness. Just please tell me when the dress gets tighter. It'll make my job much easier and will make it easier to cover up the fact that you're gaining weight.
On her way back down the stairs, Ariel decided that...
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