Chapter 1

Bam frowned as he placed a hand over what once was firm abs. He looked up into the mirror and rolled his eyes with a sigh.

"I'm so fucking out of shape." He looked at Jenn who was reaching for her toothbrush.
"Don't forget to mention overweight, Bam." She poked Bam's forming gut with her index finger. "Look at that belly you've got going there. You better watch yourself, Bam, before you get as fat as Phil."

He moved away from her "Shut up. I only gained fifteen pounds not 150."

"Geeze testy."

"Jenn you know this is a sensitive subject for me."

"I know Bam. I'm sorry." She leaned in to kiss him ion the cheek, but he moved away from her.
"Just leave me alone." He said, leaving the room.
"What? I said I was sorry! I won't talk about it any more!"

Bam closed the bedroom door and walked over to the bed to lie down. There were a few things on his mind but the majority of it had to do with the weight he had gained. He hated himself for allowing him to gain the weight in the first place. Normally he made sure that he stayed in shape, but then he remembered what caused him to ruin his well-toned physique. He closed his eyes, shook his head, and reminded himself not to think about that one thing that drastically changed his life that got him in the poor shape he was in now, the thing that still hadn't told Jenn about, the thing that he didn't want to tell Jenn about. Opening his eyes again he sat up and focused on the wall across from his bed.

"Oh God." He said with realization

It was at that moment when he remembered something important. He got out of bed, and rushed downstairs and went into the kitchen. Searching the kitchen in a hurry he found the calendar and flipped it open to that month. He ran his finger across the page and counted mentally until he reached the date he was looking for.

"No! That won't be enough time!"

"Enough time for what?" Jenn asked from behind him, causing him to jump. "Sorry I didn't mean to scare you. There won't be enough time for what?"

"Oh… I just remembered that I have this skate demo for Element in three weeks. There's no way that I'll be able to get in shape by then."

"Well… you might be able to lose a few pounds…"

He glared at her then let the calendar fall from his hand. Then without saying a word, he walked away from her and headed back upstairs.