This choice: Dakota declines and Zack walks her home; Piper stays at D's. • Go Back... A month later, it was a beautiful summer day on the Daven's Port pier. The sun was shining, the seagulls were squawking, and Piper Black was eating her way through everything. She had called this outing because she was 'bummed' that her gift card to D's Donuts had run out. And if her love affair with D's was over, she was on the rebound, hitting up loads of food stands as they wandered aimlessly, enjoying having nothing to do. Meanwhile Piper had stopped for Funnel Cake, and then gyros, and now they were getting hot dogs. Piper and Zack had finally relented and actually ordered something when Piper stopped for food.
"Uh, Piper, don't you think you ought to slow down a little?" Zack asked cautiously.
"What for?" Piper asked, not sure what he meant while she took bites from hotdogs in either hand. She had gotten two, while Zack and Dakota had gotten one, and seemed like she couldn't make up her mind which one to eat first.
It had been a month since Dakota and Zack had joined Piper at D's Donuts, and they hadn't been back there since. Piper had though. They could both see the effects as Piper's tank top rode up to reveal pudge every time she moved her arms even slightly. There were other details, a fuller face, little love handles hanging over her belt. But the other noticeable change was mental.
You'd think that stuffing herself with up to a dozen donuts a day on the side would leave Piper too full to eat when she was with her friends, but it had just the opposite effect. Piper was insatiable! Lately, she always wanted to have something in her mouth.
"Just...you know. You've had a lot of donuts lately. Maybe you should stop before you get start getting real fat."
Piper waved him off, "I won't get fat. I have a naturally fast metabolism."
Zack made a face that was almost a scowl. Either Piper thought he was stupid, or she was dumber than he thought. She went from reasonably skinny to having a belly hanging out over her waistline in a month, and she thought her metabolism would suddenly stop her weight gain?
Dakota had been listening intently to their conversation. As the 'new girl', she still tended to be deferential to Piper and Zack's longer standing relationship. They knew each other much more than she knew them, and she listened intently to their ups and downs, their injokes and arguments to learn how to fit it. She'd been so focused on the argument that she had forgotten to eat her hotdog.
"Hey D, you gonna finish that?" Piper interupted Dakota's concentration, pointing to her hotdog.
"Um...uh..." Dakota stammered.
"Thanks D!" That was all the permission Piper needed. She reached out and snatched away Dakota's hotdog and ate it in three bites, quicker than Dakota could protests. She patted her stomach with satisfaction afterwards. "Oh, that hit the spot!"
Dakota whispered to Zack. "Should we say something?"
"Not yet." He said, with a slight knowing grin. "Getting through to Piper can be a little...hard sometimes. She knows what she wants, and she doesn't like being talked out of it. We just got to wait for the right moment."
"Alright guys." Piper announced. "I hope you brought your appetites, because..."
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