Ruby sat on the floor in her kitchen, cuddling with her girlfriend as the two watched the Christmas ham get closer and closer to finishing. The pair silently thanked each other for deciding that they would deal with dessert, as Taiyang, Yang and Blake were focused on sides to go with the ham. At least, that's what Taiyang and Yang was doing, since Yang had told Blake to relax. That was why Yang was making the finishing touches to the side dishes and Taiyang was preparing to extract the ham from the oven while Blake's bountiful body filled most of a pair of chairs at the dinner table. The ding of the oven's timer sent excitement through Weiss's body, as that had signified that the ham was done. With a lot of help from Ruby, Weiss heaved herself to her feet and waddled over to the table to join Blake. Before long, a generous amount of food joined them, as did Ruby, Yang and Taiyang. Weiss mentally kicked herself for thinking of the food before the wonderful people she was with, on Christmas of all days. Sure, the food was a big deal for someone like her and for someone with a girlfriend like Ruby, but this was her first Christmas with a significant other, and she was going to make the most of it.
As the five of them began their Christmas meals, Weiss was much more restrained in her eating than she usually was when faced with a massive pile of food and no need to restrain herself. She was even wearing clothes that allowed for a lot of extra room around the belly, with her woolly sweater, puffy skirt and thick leggings all being somewhat looser than what Weiss was accustomed to wearing. Weiss figured that comfort would be important with the amount of food on offer, and she was not entirely eager to repeat the events of Thanksgiving. Pretty much immediately, she noticed that Blake was eating incredibly fast and, despite piling her plate high with food, was clearing her plate well before everyone, even the usually ravenous Weiss.
"Geez, Blake, you really in such a rush to get out of here?" Taiyang teased, before letting out a loud burst of laughs. Blake chuckled nervously in response.
"No, no, I just really like this food," Blake said. "Thanks for making this, by the way."
"I'm just teasing, I don't mean it. Just make sure to thank Weiss too though, since she brought a lot of that food, I just made it warm enough or mixed it with other stuff," Taiyang replied. "Oh, that reminds me, when are you heading over to your parents? Not that I'm trying to get rid of you, it's actually the opposite."
"Don't worry, dad," Yang reassured through a partially full mouth. She swallowed and kept speaking. "Blake's family's having us there for dinner, so unless we're eating lunch for, like, two hours, we won't keep them waiting."
"Lunch for two hours sounds good," Blake absentmindedly commented as she kept shovelling food into her mouth. Weiss silently responded with a nod of agreement.
"Huh, didn't know my daughters were dating black holes," Taiyang shrugged, before letting out another laugh.
"That would explain why I'm irresistibly attracted to Weiss," Ruby said with a giggle as she snuggled up to her rotund girlfriend. Weiss and Blake rolled their eyes and giggled while Yang offered her sister a high five.
"And here I was thinking Yang got all my wit," Taiyang said with a chuckle.
Before long, only Blake and Weiss were still eating, the rest having eaten their fill a while ago. Blake was still definitely eating at a faster pace than Yang, and it showed as her flabby belly took on a firm roundness, filling her lap with her belly. By comparison, Weiss felt like she was a waif. Of course, that couldn't be further from the truth. Her being smaller than the truly massive Blake certainly wasn't anything to worry about, and her 'slow and restrained' eating was a pretty standard pace by everyone else's standards, so she was definitely filling out. Of course, she felt that the 'slow' eating was at least partly caused by the friendly chatter she was having with everyone else, so that wasn't exactly something to complain about. Not being in a gluttonous haze, Weiss noticed Blake leaning over to talk to Blake about something, which was quickly followed by Blake wolfing down the last of her third or fourth plate of food.
"We better get going, sorry Dad," Yang said as she stood up and offered a hand to Blake.
"Just make sure you don't eat too much, okay kid? I don't want Blake telling me you exploded," Taiyang said, reclining in his chair.
"Don't worry, I'll start stealing food from her plate if she gets too full," Blake replied in a tone that made it a little unclear if it was a joke or a promise. There was a soft smile on her face, which gave the group enough of an idea to start a light chuckle.
As Blake and Yang said their goodbyes and left, it was just Weiss, Ruby and Taiyang left at the table, with only Weiss still eating.
"Jeez, you still need food? What, don't they feed you in the dorms?" Taiyang said with a chuckle.
"It's more of a want than a need," Weiss explained, before pausing in thought. "You know, you're awfully supportive of your daughter dating someone… uh… someone like me," she added, somewhat nervously.
"I mean, it'd be a little hypocritical of me, considering how big Ruby and Yang's moms were," Taiyang said with a shrug. A moment of realisation struck Weiss. "Oh yeah, I hope I'm not being too mean with the jokes, 'cause if I am…"
"No, no, I can tell you're not trying to be rude," Weiss assured, before seeming to go somewhere else mentally for a moment. The scrunched face and furrowed brow made it clear that it wasn't a happy place. As soon as that look appeared on her face, it was replaced by a cheerier face with a sweet smile. "I do appreciate the fact that you care about that."
"I'd be a pretty crummy person if I didn't," Taiyang responded.
"Yeah, and you're the best!" Ruby cheered as she wrapped her father in a tight hug.
"She's done this with you, right?" Taiyang asked Weiss, who responded with a small nod. As Ruby released her father from her vicelike hug, Taiyang slid her chair out and stood.
"Anyway, I better leave you two to it, I got some cleaning to do and a Spruce Willis film to fall asleep to. Hope you don't mind doing the rest," he said as he got about clearing away everything that didn't still have food on it. Ruby gently leant on Weiss as Weiss kept eating. Soon, the room was quiet, other than the sound of Weiss eating and the occasional contented hum from Ruby. After quite some time, Weiss eventually put her utensils down and leant back, feeling full enough for now. In fact, she possibly felt too full, judging by how snug the waistline of her skirt was. She undid the two buttons at the back and immediately breathed a sigh of relief as her belly was released from its confinement to spill over her wide lap. She put a pillowy arm around Ruby and held her close, with Ruby returning the gentle embrace.
"I'm glad you father is so accepting of us," Weiss said in a hushed tone. Ruby looked up at Weiss's soft face that held a soft smile.
"Why wouldn't he be?" Ruby asked, legitimately confused by Weiss's comment. The smile faded just a little bit from Weiss's face.
"Well, fortunately you haven't met my father," Weiss responded. "He thinks having a figure like mine is, quote, unbecoming of someone of our station, unquote."
"Your dad needs to read a history book," Ruby replied, leaning back into Weiss, trying to make what little weight she had felt.
"I tried that approach, it didn't work," Weiss said, a hint of a huff sneaking into her voice.
"Yeah, your dad's a butt," Ruby grumbled, eliciting a giggle from Weiss before lightening up. "What about the rest of your family?"
"My brother may as well be a younger version of my father and my mother has somehow found a way to not hold a single opinion about anything. Fortunately, I do have my sister," Weiss explained.
"Wow, that sucks," Ruby complained. "I like your sister, though."
"It is nice to have at least one supportive family member," Weiss commented.
"Well, now you've got a dad that doesn't suck," Ruby cheered. Weiss let out a short laugh before letting out a content sigh. Ruby began to slowly rub Weiss's packed belly as she cheerily hummed a random tune.
"Enjoying yourself?" Weiss asked, wearing a smug grin as she gave Ruby a little squeeze. Ruby nodded, before slipping her hand beneath Weiss's sweater, eliciting a gasp from Weiss before she regained her composure. "Feeling bold today?" A devilish grin slipped onto Ruby's face.
"Maybe," Ruby taunted.
"Hopefully not too bold, because I think I'm too full for anything more exciting than this," Weiss warned, before stifling a small burp. Ruby's sneaky grin faded into a regular cheery grin just in time for her to lean in and plant a little kiss on Weiss's large, taut belly.
"Curse you, full belly. So enticing, yet so hard to work with," Ruby said with an overdramatic flair. Weiss gave Ruby a little kiss on the forehead.
"Next time for sure," Weiss committed. And so, the couple enjoyed their quiet Christmas together, mostly helping Weiss recover from the incredible amount of food she had just ate.
