Fat

by Sam Crescent

  “What’s going on?”

  “Guys, I’d like you to meet my girlfriend, Elsa Quinn.”

  “She’s your girlfriend?” Kurt asked.

  “Yep, she is, and I’m damn happy about that. Do you have a problem?” he asked.

  His friends looked at her, and then back up at him. They all shook their heads.

  “You’re Kim’s friend right?”

  “Yeah.”

  “You can help me.”

  “It’s not going to happen. You want to win Kim over, you’ve got to do it on your own.”

  “Elsa?” Kim asked.

  “Hey, Kim.” He watched as she walked over to her friend.

  Elsa had asked him to let her talk with Kim. He didn’t see a reason to butt in.

  “You and Elsa?” Adam asked. “Wow.”

  “Don’t even start. You got a problem, we can settle this right here?”

  “Dude, you do realize everyone is talking to you, right? Jessica is going to find out, and she’s going to find a way to hurt her?” Ryan asked.

  “She’s my girlfriend, and I’m not going to let some snotty ex ruin it for me. It was over with Jessica a long time ago.” He walked up to Elsa, turned her, and claimed her lips in a searing kiss that made him hard within seconds. “Hey, Kim.”

  “Hey, Noah.”

  “Do you want me to walk you to your locker?”

  “Why not? You coming, Kim?”

  “Sure.”

  “You’re loving this, aren’t you?” she asked, whispering the words.

  “Totally loving it.” He walked her to her locker, and Kurt joined him as well, trying to make polite talk with Kim.

  Noah felt sorry for both Kurt and Kim. He saw that Kurt made her nervous.

  “I’ll see you at lunch,” he said.

  “Bye, Noah.”

  Walking by Kurt’s side, they made it to registration before the questions started.

  “What the hell, man? How long has it been going on? What did you do?”

  “It has been going on for a couple of months, and we’ve only just gotten together. Elsa wasn’t comfortable coming out as a couple. She’s not had the best experiences so far.” He hadn’t seen Jessica, but with the people who’d seen them, she was bound to know.

  “Why won’t she help me with Kim?”

  “Because Kim’s her friend, and you were a real bastard to her. Why should she help you?”

  “I’m not a bad guy.”

  “I know you’re not a bad guy. You’ve got to prove it to Kim. It’s going to take a little time.” Noah did his best to offer his friend some advice. It was hard to do considering Kim was his girlfriend’s best friend.

  “Yeah, you’re right.”

  “Don’t pressure her, and you know what, I’m going to be around Elsa a lot more. You’re my friend. Promise me you won’t be a dick, and you can join us.”

  “I won’t be a dick. I promise. Thanks, man, you’re the best.”

  Chapter Ten

  “What the hell, Elsa?” Kim asked.

  “What?” Elsa smiled. “Surprise.”

  “Something has been going on, and you’re going to tell me.” They sat down, and with it being early, Elsa decided to tell her.

  “I made a decision to lose weight to please my mom. I wanted a fresh start, so I joined this gym. I was there one Saturday, and I didn’t have a clue what I was doing. All of a sudden, Noah was there, and before I even knew what was happening, he was offering to help me.”

  “To train you?”

  “Yes, to help me lose weight, and to satisfy my mom. I want to point out, though, that Noah told me I shouldn’t be losing weight for my mom. He kept trying to stop me, and for me to do what I wanted to do, not what someone else wanted.” Elsa smiled. “He’s met my mom.”

  “He has?”

  “Yeah, he came to meet my parents yesterday. It was kind of cool to see her shocked. Yeah, her fat daughter can get a man.”

  “Don’t say stuff like that.”

  “It’s what she is thinking. We both know it. Even she knows it, which is why she gets embarrassed about it.” Elsa shrugged. “It doesn’t matter anymore.”

  “You like him?”

  “Yeah. He, erm, he told me he was falling for me.”

  “Have you had, you know?”

  She couldn’t stop smiling as she nodded. “Yes.”

  “Oh, wow, no wonder you’ve been acting strange. Did you want to tell me?”

  “Yes, I wanted to tell you all the time.”

  “We’re both a little crazy right now.”

  “Do you forgive me?” Elsa asked.

  “Of course. I can see how happy you are. What are you going to do though? Are you going to the same college?”

  She shrugged. “I don’t know. We’ve not really thought that far ahead.”

  “You’re not going to get pregnant, are you?”

  “No. We made sure we were okay.” Tucking some hair behind her ear, Elsa smiled at her friend. “I’m kind of scared.”

  “What about?”

  “His ex, Jessica. She’s not exactly known for being nice, is she?” In the past both of them had been bullied by Jessica.

  “No. We’ll deal with that together. I’m sure Noah won’t let anything happen to you.”

  “He won’t.” He had asked her to trust him, so that was exactly what she was going to do.

  For the rest of the morning, she was aware of the stares and the pointing from fellow pupils. She did her best to ignore it, but it was hard. There were no classes with Noah, and she didn’t see him lingering in the halls. Her morning was spent with Kim, going from one class to another. Elsa was happy that her friend didn’t hold it against her.

  On the way into the dinner hall, Elsa looked around for Noah but didn’t see him. Grabbing her tray, she made her way toward the back of the queue. “Will Noah be taking you to the prom?”

  “Probably. I’m not going to be dancing with anyone else. Do you still have my dress?”

  “Yes, it’s a Christmas prom.”

  She remembered. Her mother did nothing but talk about it, boring her half to death with all the details.

  Elsa picked a chicken salad, followed by a slice of cheesecake for her dessert, and had just paid when Jessica and her three friends came walking over to them.

  “Well, well, well, isn’t it lard and butter, feeding their fat faces again.”

  Elsa’s cheeks heated, and she hated how those words could upset her. Just once, she’d love to not have her weight bullied about. “Hey, Jessica,” she said.

  Don’t take this crap.

  You don’t have to take it anymore.

  Fight back.

  “So, I heard a nasty little rumor that you think you can take my boyfriend.”

  The whole of the lunch hall had gone quiet.

  Elsa stared down at her food.

  “Don’t think you’re out of the firing line,” Britney said. “Do you really think Kurt wants you over this?” She pointed at her own tight body. “No guy wants something that jiggles, over this.”

  Jessica stepped forward and started walking around her. Elsa tried not to tense up, but it was hard. It had been a long time since something like this had happened, and she hated how sad she was.

  “You’re fat, you’re ugly, and Noah is only going to use you before he comes crawling back to me.” Jessica tugged on her hair, and she jerked away, spilling her drink. “You disgust me.” She had picked up a drink, and she poured it over Elsa’s head. At the same time, Britney attacked Kim, throwing the cheesecake into her face. Kim cried out, and Elsa gasped as Jessica punched her in the gut.

  “Get away from her,” Noah said.

  Elsa looked up in time to see Noah grabbing Jessica’s arm and pushing her away.

  “What a joke, do you expect me to believe this?”

  Kurt stood between Britney and Kim.

  “I don’t care what you believe. Don’t you ever come near her again!”

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sp; Jessica laughed. “This is what it has come down to? You’re going to fuck a tub of lard.”

  Noah growled and took a step toward Jessica. “You want to keep with those insults, I suggest you think back, Jessica. I wonder what your father would think of you if he knew the truth about who you really are.”

  Elsa watched her go pale.

  “You wouldn’t.”

  “Oh, I would. I’d make sure everyone knew exactly what a whore you are. You stay away from Elsa, or else I will make sure you wished you’d never even looked in her direction.”

  Jessica laughed. “You’re kidding.”

  Noah grabbed his cell phone, pressed some buttons, and all of a sudden, the lunch hall was filled with Jessica screaming to be fucked. “You’ve messed with one guy too many, Jessica, and they’re out for revenge.”

  Elsa watched as Jessica took a step away. When Jessica looked around the lunch hall, everyone avoided her gaze.

  “There’s plenty more where that came from.”

  Jessica, Britney, Lola, and Sienna left the lunch hall.

  “Elsa is my girlfriend. You fuck with her, you fuck with me, got it?” Noah didn’t wait to hear responses. He turned to her. “Are you okay?”

  “I think so.”

  Noah led her out of the dinner hall with Kim and Kurt following close behind.

  “I’m so fucking sorry that happened.”

  “I should have been expecting it. Jessica wants you.”

  “She’s a skank.”

  “What did you mean exactly?” she asked. “In the dinner hall, your threats.”

  “A couple of months ago, Jessica sent me some porn video that she was in with other guys. I think she tried to make me jealous, and she knew I wouldn’t share them. I never talk about private stuff.”

  “You just broke your rule?”

  “Yes, I broke my rule for you. No one threatens you. I won’t let it happen.”

  Glancing behind her she saw Kim was barely keeping it together. “Do you want to go home?” Elsa asked.

  “Yes, I really do.”

  “I can drive you,” Kurt said.

  “It’s okay, I really want to be alone.”

  “I’ll follow you,” Elsa said.

  “Okay.”

  Noah cupped her cheek. “It’s fine.”

  “I’ll meet you at your house.”

  She nodded. There was no point in arguing with him. Noah always liked to get what he wanted.

  “Let me drive you. Noah can bring me back to school for my car,” Kurt said. “You don’t look in any condition to drive.”

  Kim caved, accepting Kurt to drive her car back home.

  Elsa waited for Kurt to pull out of the parking lot before she followed him down toward Kim’s home.

  Once they pulled up outside, she climbed out, and saw Kim inside. Kurt had jumped into Noah’s car, and was already on his way back to school. “Are you going to be okay?”

  “Yeah, I am. Did you see what Kurt did?”

  “He stepped between you and Britney.”

  “Yeah, I wasn’t expecting that.” Kim smiled. “I’ll see you tomorrow?”

  “Yes.”

  “I’m really happy for you, Elsa.”

  She hugged Kim tightly. “Take care, okay.”

  “I’m going to take a shower, and then park my butt in front of the television.”

  “Text me if you need me,” Elsa said.

  “I will.”

  ****

  Noah waited outside of Elsa’s house. He was so damn pissed at what Jessica had done. Someone had been taping the whole thing, and it was now all over social media. Fortunately, Jessica was disliked by everyone, so he didn’t have to worry about anything happening to Elsa.

  She pulled into the driveway, which was empty apart from him. He expected Lorna, her mother, to be home.

  “Hey,” she said, climbing out of the car.

  “What happened today at the cafeteria, was that the reason you wanted to keep us a secret?”

  “It was part of the reason, yeah, why?”

  “I had no idea Jessica would do something like that.”

  Elsa shrugged. “She’s popular, just not always for the right reasons.”

  Noah wrapped his arms around her, pulling her in close. “I don’t care what other people say.”

  “Seriously, Noah, do you want this?”

  He tilted her head back with a finger beneath her chin. “I want this with you.”

  “Kim asked me what we’re going to do when it comes to college, when it comes to the future.”

  “Let’s plan it.”

  “Our future?”

  “Yeah, we don’t need scholarships to get into college. I can go to whichever college I choose. What about you?”

  “My dad has already told me to pick one.”

  “See, we’ve got an opportunity to make this work.” He pressed a kiss to her lips. “Why don’t we shock everyone, and actually do that?”

  Elsa smiled. “Shock the world?”

  “Show them that two complete opposites can make a go of this.”

  “I do like that idea.”

  “First, when are you going to invite me to the Christmas prom at the country club?”

  “You want an invite? I thought you’d go, and maybe sweep me off my feet?”

  “I’ve done enough sweeping, thank you.” He tucked some hair behind her ear. “We’ve got to head to Bruce’s gym.”

  “Yes, we want your paper to be perfect.”

  “I don’t care about the paper. I’m happy with you the way you are. You don’t need to lose weight with me.”

  “I know, I get it. I’m totally awesome, but you see, I happen to enjoy working out with you.”

  “You do?”

  “Hell, yeah, I get to see you all buff. Watching you lift weights has become a favorite hobby of mine.” She pressed her body against his. “Do you know what else?”

  “I can think of a few things.”

  “Mom’s not home, and it has been awhile since we’ve been in my bed. What do you say to having some special kind of fun?” She kissed his lips, and Noah groaned, his cock already filling, ready to fuck her.

  “You’re a damn evil woman.”

  “But I’m your evil woman.”

  ****

  After the craze inside the cafeteria, life seemed to return to normal. Elsa’s and Noah’s relationship created a huge stir, and no one seemed to want to forget about it. She didn’t mind so long as people stopped staring. Kim wasn’t always happy about being around Kurt, but she did talk to him now. Elsa refused to get involved. Kurt had hurt Kim a lot over the years, and that was a great deal of pain he needed to handle himself.

  Her mother finally backed off, and even though she was exercising with Noah, Elsa had stopped changing her diet. She ate what she liked, and was working out to keep herself healthy. She loved it, and she loved Noah as well.

  They had stuck to their promise and had both planned for their future. Their college of choice was one that excelled in sports and business. They had applied, and were waiting to hear if they had both been accepted.

  “So, Elsa, are you going to wear the dress I got you?” her mother asked.

  “Lorna, enough,” Bill said.

  “But?”

  “No. I’m sick and tired of this. Our daughter is a great young woman. You should consider yourself lucky after everything I’ve heard. Elsa is a great student, wonderful daughter, and Noah is a brilliant boy. I’m fed up with you trying to change our daughter. She’s fine.”

  “But her weight—”

  “Has only ever been an issue with you. I’ve seen the way that boy looks at her. Our daughter is healthy, she’s happy, and as far as I’m concerned, you need to back the fuck off.”

  Elsa tensed up in her seat. She’d never heard her father yelling before. Cursing, she’d heard him do a whole hell of a lot, but never at her mother.

  “I’ve already got a dress I’m going to wear. Noah’s go
ing to meet me at the prom.”

  “Stupid prom, stupid county club,” Bill said. “I’ve lost my appetite.” He threw down his napkin and stormed off.

  Elsa no longer wanted to eat.

  Silence fell on the dinner table.

  “He’s right,” her mother said.

  “What?”

  “I’ve been a horrible mother to you.” Lorna covered her face and started to cry. “Oh, Elsa, I’m so damn sorry.”

  Looking around the room, Elsa frowned. Was she sleeping?

  “You’ve been a good daughter, and I’ve turned into someone I hate so much.”

  Elsa frowned. “What do you mean?”

  “Your grandmother, when she was alive, she was so strict.” Lorna got to her feet, and Elsa helped clear the table. Her mother wasn’t talking about her father’s mother, her paternal grandmother, who had said she was fine the way she was. “I was on a diet most of my life. I don’t even remember not being on a diet. I was a bigger girl growing up, my grandmother being an exceptional cook. I loved going there, and eating her gravy and biscuits, fried chicken. Mom, she wasn’t so happy about that, and she hated anyone saying stuff about her daughter.”

  Leaning against the kitchen counter, Elsa listened as her mother talked about growing up with a strict mother, her own grandmother, who she didn’t see very often.

  “I can’t believe I actually turned into her. I promised myself growing up that no daughter of mine would ever have to live what that kind of crap, and yet I did it anyway.” Her mother broke down. “I’m so sorry, honey. I’m so sorry for everything. I love you the way you are, and I wouldn’t change you for the world.”

  Elsa felt tears spring to her eyes, and when her mother opened her arms, she went to her.

  “I love you, Elsa.”

  “I love you, too, Mom.”

  Chapter Eleven

  Noah waited at the country club for Elsa to arrive. He was in one of the few tuxedos he actually owned, and he was looking forward to seeing his woman.

  “She’ll be here soon,” Kim said.

  “Why did you arrive before her?”

  “My mom is one of the caterers. She wanted to be here to make sure everything arrived okay.” Kim sipped at her drink. “You dress up nice. Elsa is a lucky girl.”

  “When are you going to give Kurt a chance?” His friend was due to arrive any minutes. At first, Kurt wasn’t going to come to the Christmas prom. It was lame, which Noah agreed with. However, once he learned that Kim was going to be there, Kurt had made sure that he was going as well.