MsCezanne's Odyssey

Now that they had decided to build a house, Annie took charge of the project. she worked with lawyers and real estate agents to find the perfect place for the right price. She found architects and engineers to design the house for their current and future needs. She even contacted furniture designers to ensure the house would be furnished with things that would accommodate Matt safely and securely, as well as being comfortable for both Matt and Annie.

Matt was very excited about getting new home designed around him. The only problem was that Annie was spending so much time on this new project, she had very little time left for Matt!

He continued to go about his days, working as hard as ever. They had saved up a lot of money, but it was still going to cost a lot to get their dream house built. The biggest change to his routine was that he ate a lot of pre-packaged food, as Annie just didn't have the time to cook for him any more!

Matt didn't mind eating this food, but it just didn't capture his imagination like having one of Annie's massive meals spread out in front of him. Over time Matt could feel himself losing weight.

"You know the funny part about all this?" Annie asked one evening as she was massaging Matt, "You have been losing weight, but I've been gaining weight again. I haven't had the time to exercise, and I'm eating on the run a lot."

He smiled, "Yeah, I've noticed. There's not going to be room for both of us here for much longer!"

"I'm not getting that big," she slapped his belly and watched it ripple.

"Not yet," he replied, giving his whole body a massive wiggle that Annie loved to watch.

It was true: Annie was still a mere shadow of the woman she'd been when they first lived together, but he could see her clothes getting tighter every day he saw her.

With Annie being so busy, Matt found himself more focused on work than ever. He quickly realised that he was taking on more work than he could get done! It was time to hire some subcontractors to work with him.

Matt handled most of the hiring process himself. He did everything over the phone, or by email or online. His work was all done that way, so why not the interviews? Before long he had a team of three people he'd never met working from their homes (or wherever, he supposed). The business was taking on larger and larger contracts, and the money was coming in faster than Matt had ever imagined.

Annie capitalized on this success and made some upgrades to their plans, basically replacing all compromises with the original designs. It would take a little longer, but they were throwing around enough cash to get quick and generous service.

As the house neared completion Matt noticed that they were further away from needing it when they'd planned it in the first place. "Even though you've gotten fat, I think there's room for you in bed now," he sighed one evening as he stepped out of the bathroom without any trouble at all.

"I'm not fat," Annie said, swallowing the cookie in her mouth. "I'm just," she stopped speaking for a moment as she realised the bag of cookies was empty, "I'm just hungry."

"Well, whatever you are, the button on your pants has popped off." Matt laughed as he grabbed her a bag of cookies, as well as one for himself.

"At least I'm not wasting away like some people!"

"Someone has to make sure there's enough room in this apartment for the two of us, and it sure ain't you." Matt sat down heavily on the couch beside Annie.

Labels: annie, ffa, fiction, matt, weight gain