"I've...um...I've been feeling kinda sick.  So I've been just taking it easy.  But I'm feeling better today.  First time I've eaten anything solid in a while."  How true that is, but there really is no way for Brian to know that.  All she can do is hope that something will distract him so he won't notice as she gets more and more 'fat'.  She doesn't want to burden him with the knowledge of what she did for his freedom.<br/><br/>She'd just finished a bit of the chicken, agreeing with her brother that it tastes amazing, when there's another cramping feeling in her gut.  She drops her food and her arms wrap around her middle.  She doubles over as best she can, her belly pinned tight between her legs and chest.  Then as the pain starts to release, she feels her belly pressing into her legs.  It continues to swell lightly, the loosened skin now becoming tighter once again.  Realizing the need to keep Brian from seeing this, she wraps her arms even closer around the growing bulge.  Finally, the pressure stops, leaving her gasping for air with a belly that's noticeably bigger.  She draws up her blankets, hoping they'll hide the change.  For a while at least.