Hips swaying while she walked, Jafit made her way back to the Botanical Bounty Bouquet Cactus. The tall saguaro-like structure stared at her expectantly, like it was saying "come to me Jafit, eat of my fruit." At least, that's what it was saying in her head. She popped off another chocolate dipped fruit skewer and popped it into her mouth, slurping the goodies off of the wooden stick in one fluid motion. Jafit had had better, but this was pretty good.
She called to Paul, who was still on her phone in the kitchen. "Hey, have you had any of this fruit cactus yet?"
Paul called back, albeit in a lower volume. "I haven't."
"Well, you should! It's delightful!" Jafit sucked off another skewer. Even though she had just had a big lunch, typically large for her, she couldn't seem to get enough of this fruit.
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Meanwhile, Gloria, still in her office, was placing a phone call to her favorite food scientist and painter, Chalchi Kayode, who picked up almost immediately. "Olá Vandergast! What's popping?"
Gloria tossed some jelly beans into her mouth, a favorite stress food. "I'm nervous, Chalchi. Are you sure this chocolate is going to have the intended effect?"
"First off, there is nothing to be nervous about, boss." Chalchi put down her paint roller, which she was currently using to slather an office wall in bright orange. "This chick, you don't even know anything about her? And you think she's got it out for you?"
"We have had this conversation before. I don't care if she has it out for me or not. Her mere PRESENCE is the problem. I told you this." She tossed in another handful of jelly beans.
Chalchi sighed. She really didn't get this woman. She should have known from all her time working with and for Gloria that there was absolutely no arguing or reasoning with her. "Fine. Don't you worry your pretty little head off, Gloria. That chocolate's gonna work perfectly."
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Jafit was 35 fruit kabobs into the cactus, and showed no signs of slowing down. She downed them two at a time, shoving the long poles of fruit into her mouth and sucking them to be sure she got every single morsel off of the skewer. Next to her, Paul had finally arrived from the table, drawn not by Jafit's calls but by the unholy slurping noises she was hearing. "You're really gobbling those up, huh." Paul had only seen Jafit like this a couple times before. She thought of the time when they went to the buffet in Atlanta… Lord. She almost had to be wheeled out.
Jafit smacked her lips then licked them, getting off any excess chocolate. "I simply cannot help myself." She made a happy noise. "We will have to get that girl's company to bring us more of these." She popped another skewer off the cactus and once again slurped all the fruit off. "Mm, Do you, mmm, think- *GULP, swaaaallow* -that we can get them to make some edible arrangements for the grand opening? Maybe something shaped like a bull?"
"I don't see why not." Paul took off a skewer and nibbled off a chocolate covered pineapple. "Mmm, this IS pretty good."
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"So, those are the basics of it. Does it make you feel better now that I've explained the way the chocolate works?"
Gloria had finished off her bag of jelly beans and had moved on to a box of Twinkies, unwrapping and munching on an oblong snack cake like a baby and its pacifier. "Sort of. I'm mostly concerned about how long it'll affect her."
Chalchi was sitting down on a metal folding chair. She had abandoned any semblance of work for right now, as Gloria being so flustered over what seemed like absolutely nothing to her was quite entertaining. "Well, the latent effects will last about 72 hours after it leaves her system-"
"That's not enough, Chalchi!" Gloria smacked her desk and took a huge bite of Twinkie, speaking with her mouth completely full. "Her restaurant opens in a couple weeks. I need them to be distracted by food that ENTIRE time." She spit crumbs as she angrily spoke, some sticking to her cell phone.
"Well," Chalchi didn't sweat it. She'd heard Gloria angrier than this. "You could keep her spiked somehow. Keep giving her chocolate gifts every few days or something."
Gloria crossed her arms and pouted for a moment, before unwrapping another Twinkie.
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Paul and Jafit sat on the floor in the front room. Between the both of them, they had devoured all of the sweet chocolate covered fruit on the 4 foot tall cactus and all the fondant. All that was left was the inedible base. Jafit put a hand to her gut, which between her lunch and the cactus was pressing quite pregnantly against the inside of her sundress. It gurgled loudly like some kind of animal. She looked over to Paul, whose midriff was squishing against the button of her pants. Her eyes were shut tight. Jafit asked, "Do you need to go upstairs?"
Paul didn't say a word, keeping her eyes shut, but nodded her head yes. She touched her stomach lightly, her cheeks reddening.
Jafit exhaled. "We all have our needs. I understand. Do you have soda in your room?"
Paul nodded again, her face reddening even more. Even though Jafit was very much aware of her sexual proclivities (with such a loud fetish, how could she not be?), it never ceased to embarrass her whenever it came up.
Jafit's belly gurgled louder, thankfully changing the subject. "Dios mío… Why am I so hungry?" She stood up from the floor, brushing any dirt or dust that may have stuck off her ample ass. "I have a craving for fast food, so I'm going to get some. Would you like anything, Paul?" When Jafit turned around, Paul was gone. She shrugged her shoulders. More for her. She grabbed her car keys and went out the door. Her belly grumbled again in the driveway, and she scolded it and patted it. "Tranquila, tranquila. I'll have some more food for you soon, my little barrigita. Mierda, my thighs are going to be huge."
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