"Cold Weather Warmth." Gina read the ice blue can with a picture of a polar bear on it. "Why's it say 'Winter
Use Only'?"
James looked at the can and shrugged. "Not sure. Maybe it's got chemicals in it that can't be stored in heat?"
Gina looked at James strangely. "How do you not know? Don't you work here?"
"...well, yeah, but Dr. Noriko doesn't really tell me anything. I just do the basic stuff she tells me to..."
"Well, I sure hope I get to meet this doctor at some point..." Gina popped the can anyway. "Just so long as I
get paid, James..." She brought the can to her mouth and took a few gulps of the drink, noting that it tasted
like mint. Gina had to swallowed hard. "Ick. It's kind of thick... like heavy cream..."
"Okay, good. Now we wait for any 'side effects' to appear. And no, sorry, I don't know what those side effects
would be. But Dr. Noriko should be here in a little while to evaluate you." James leaned on the table crossing
his arms and smiling. "So I hope you like waiting."
Gina kept from making eye contact with James; she felt that if she did, she'd start blushing. James was really
quite handsome, with light blue eyes and tanned, light brown skin. Scraggly black hair fell just a bit over
his face, with a rugged 5 'o-clock shadow around his mouth and cheeks. And under his light green scrubs, he
clearly worked out, six feet tall and athletic. Gina looked over to the wall, where there was a full length
mirror- she'd never been particularly self conscious before, and she hated the idea that a boy she just met
would make her feel weak in the knees. But seeing how attractive James was, compared to how attractive she
was- five feet five inches, rather flat chested, flat rear, thin lips; not what she'd call ugly by any
stretch, but certainly nothing special. It didn't help that, in the mirror, her clothes looked tighter than
she remembered, shirt stretched across her torso and the waist of her jeans digging into her hips.
"So... how did you start working here, James?" Gina said, hoping to take her mind off herself. She also hoped
she wasn't blushing; her body was starting to feel warm.
"Oh... well, I went to college to be a nurse for about four years. Was almost top of my class, too, when I
graduated. 'Course, I couldn't find work afterwards, and I didn't want to move back in with my parents. Lucky
for me, Dr. Noriko was looking for qualified nurses to help with her "studies". I signed up and I've been here
for about six months now." James sighed. "It's not really what I expected, though. Mostly just me and Dottie
keeping the place clean. Dr. Noriko stops in every now and again, but she always heads to her lab in the back.
You're actually the first person to ever respond to the ad, Ms. Cantelli."
"Y-you can call me Gina." She mentally punched herself for stuttering.
James smiled anyway though. "Okay, Gina. How about you? What are you here for?"
"Um- cash." Gina knew she must be blushing fiercely, her body felt steaming, and her clothes felt tighter than
ever. Her bra and panties dug into her skin more than ever before. "I mean- after I got out of high school, I
couldn't afford college or anything like that and I've just sort of... been at home for a while." Her story
sounded a lot more pathetic than she thought it would next to James'. He was looking at her funny, too, and oh
god, he was probably thinking what a loser she was and-
"Gina, do you have allergies?" James asked seriously.
"Huh? I... no, never have. Why?"
"Because your face looks... swollen."
Worried, Gina looked at the full length mirror again and she saw what James meant. Her cheeks were much
chubbier looking than they had been, full and round like a squirrel with nuts in it's mouth. Her lips looked
swollen, too, plumper and poutier than before. She stood up, frightened, and noticed than her face wasn't the
only thing that had blown up.
Gina's belly stuck slightly out from under her shirt, tight and round, like she was just showing signs of
pregnancy. Her breasts were larger as well, at least a B cup now, double the size they were, her bra digging
into her. Her hips were much wider now too, making her look actually womanly, her ass swollen larger too,
making her panties feel far too tight. All in all, Gina looked like a chubbier version of her normal self.
"Are you feeling alright? Can you breathe fine?" James said, grabbing her wrist and feeling her pulse.
"I-I feel fine! Just really warm! What's happening to me?!" Between her whole body swelling up and James
suddenly getting so close to her- and touching her- Gina was starting to panic.
"Okay, wait here," James said calmly, holding one hand up. "I'm going to get Dr. Noriko and see what she
thinks about this. Your pulse is fine and you don't seem allergic, you're just... I'll be right back, okay?"
He didn't wait for her to answer before practically running through the door, leaving Gina lone.
Gina looked into the mirror again, worried about what was happening to her. And did she look even bigger than
before? She certainly felt heavy, and her body was still very warm. She brought her hands to her belly,
feeling how it was heavier, unsure what to do next.