Alex pushed some items in his mother's freezer around. She usually kept ice cream in here, didn't she? After all, what paired better with a warm brownie than some cold, vanilla ice cream.
It had been a pretty uneventful month. The new job saw him mostly at home, dealing with tech issues and helping the uninitiated get a gras of what technology they had at their disposal. While it wasn't difficult, the workload was considerable. To destress, he had found himself coming over to his mom's house and hanging out with Mel. She had finally heard back from that job interview, and would be starting her new position in a couple of weeks.
"Here we are!" Alex said triumphantly, fishing out some ice cream from the back of the freezer.
Mel crossed her arms behind Alex and cleared her throat.
"Oh, sorry," he said, turning to face her, "Ya want some?"
"I'm alright- I need to fit into that new wardrobe mom so graciously got me," she said, struggling to put up a fight against temptation.
"Good for you," Alex said, "I'll just have a little scoop with my brownie..."
Mel looked him up and down, then winced.
"Uh, make sure it's a little scoop, alright?" she said, "I think maybe sitting around so much for this job is starting to affect you-"
"Huh?" he asked, confused.
"I just mean... and I'm not judging! Lord knows I can't judge anyone- but I think you maybeeee have put on a LITTLE weight, ya know? It's only natural, what with working from home. Just wanna look out for you, ya don't wanna end up like me or..."
She chuckled, realizing how ridiculous what she was about to say was.
"Or even mom-"
They both had to laugh a little at that. What an utterly ridiculous image she had just painted.
Alex tugged his shorts, noting that they had gotten tighter. She was probably right-
"Uh, thanks, sis-" he said, "And ya don't have to pull your punches with me, I appreciate the honesty... Maybe you're right, I ought to get back to the gym."
"Just here to help!" she said, leaving him alone.
Alex took a look at his reflection in the glass sliding door. She was right... he definitely HAD gained some weight, and it was a little more than even she seemed to let on. This was 10... maybe even 15 pounds. He turned profile and saw that his rear seemed more prominent. He had never really put on any considerable amount of fat before, but more than seemed natural seemed to have found its way onto his lower body. How had he not noticed?
"Well, nothing a little time at the gym can't fix!" he said, bringing a spoonful of gooey brownie and melting ice cream to his mouth.
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