"I'll be bringing you the rest tomorrow!" Kate exclaimed as she handed Chelsea the last of today's bags of candy. The overstuffed chipmunk accepted the bag with a mumble of thanks before beginning the slow waddle back to her desk. Kate could swear she could hear Chelsea's stomach struggling to digest the several bags of candy she had already consumed since that morning. A feeling of guilt washed over her as she watched her recently enlarged friend's backside exit the break-room. Maybe she was taking this too far? Chelsea had practically ballooned over the fall season and they hadn't even hit the years winter festivities yet. The dress she had recently purchased after outgrowing her standard office attire was already too small and failing to completely cover the increasingly bloated chipmunk.

Kate had gone a little crazy ordering all her favorite candies during the Halloween party they had both attended. It was Chelsea's fault, Kate mused, as she was the one to keep handing her alcohol and talking about candy. She hadn't even realized she had done it until coming home from work several days later to find stacks of boxes filled with candy covering her porch. It was only fair she gave the bulk of it to Chelsea. It's not like she was refusing any of it and Kate didn't need to get any bigger. Kate had already blown through several fall diets and was dreading the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday and her inability control herself around copious amounts of turkey.

Still the guilty feeling wouldn't go away. Had Chelsea been able to tempt Kate so easily when the tables were last turned? Maybe she had been too severe when she last confronted Chelsea about it. Maybe she should help with at least a little of the candy... or at least the candy corn. Her stomach rumbled slightly at the thought and Kate hurried out of the break-room after Chelsea. She felt her white shirt riding up as she jiggled down the hallway forcing her tug it back down. Normally spilling out of her shirt would give her pause but the guilt combined with the urge to assist Chelsea pushed any misgivings out of her mind. Plus she hadn't had lunch yet and surely a little candy wouldn't hurt that much?

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Story by me. :3
This picture was drawn by  royaljellysandwich! :D