Welcome to the fourth story that I’ve now posted up for our community. The idea for this story come by almost out of coincidence. You may recall back when I did my first story, ‘The Belly Bloater’, I wanted to go onto developing more of a back story for the character that was Tina. I felt she had real potential but at that point didn’t really know how to go about it. In my second story ‘The couriers’, which in effect was the sequel, I continued on with her mysterious character. Again though, it didn’t provide anything in the way of an opening for a prior story for her and I still had nothing in mind. Following on from that, I shelved the idea.
However in my third story, ‘A Holiday Romance’, something happened which I didn’t really think about at the time of writing but as I read it back a few times, it just seemed right. In that story, you may recall the section where I went onto describing a pharmaceutical company who tested the faux-pregnancy substance on a test subject some twenty years prior.
Anyone see where this is going yet...?! Yes folks! Tina was that test subject and from that, this story was effectively created. It’s set in the early nineties. I do hope I’ve gone on from there and written up a story for her that isn’t only a worthy enough prequel to ‘The Belly Bloater’ (to an extent) but one I also hope you’ll all enjoy. It’s taken a bit of effort to make this work but in the end I think it’s come out pretty well.
With that said, here it is:
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HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
The future was looking doubtful for Fernby Hospital. It had served it’s local people and sometimes some from further afield, for over 150 years. It was a large and foreboding stone building, located out in open countryside which was built in the 1840’s. In had served it’s county well for many, many decades but as time progressed, age and modernisation of society and technology had begun to take it’s toll. By the early 1990’s, there were rumours about the hospital being slowly wound up to eventually be closed down due to it’s semi-remote location and increasing maintenance costs. With little other in the way of similar employment in the area, this would mean most people would be out of a job should these rumours prove to be true.
Many of the local people had several generations born in Fernby Hospital and naturally, weren’t happy with the rumours. The hospital’s nurses obviously weren’t in a particularly pleasant mood and hadn’t been for weeks since the rumour started. Morale at the aging but grand hospital was at an all-time low. One such nurse at the hospital was twenty year old Tina and was also all too aware of these concerning rumours which she didn’t want to hear so early on in her so far successful career. She was a very committed, young and upcoming nurse who worked in and around the female-only wards and the maternity area. She had made several friends with her colleagues. Despite the worrying rumours, she kept her chin up and remained as polite as possible to her patients and staff members. Particularly those ranked more highly than she was. Despite lengthy shifts, her generally polite nature didn’t falter. She was fair skinned (although holidays tanned her up), had mid-length brunette hair and was of average height. Due to working in a hospital and walking literally for miles around the hospital’s various long wings on a daily basis, she had a near perfect figure tucked inside her neatly fitting dark blue and white uniform.
Away from Fernby Hospital, Tina had lived a fairly modest life since moving away from her parents home for the first time several months prior. She lived in staff accommodation which was a neutrally decorated one bedroomed flat, with a combined kitchen and living room area. It overlooked a main road but that didn’t bother her as beyond that was an uninterrupted view of open fields. As it was staff accommodation, a lot of her rent was already subisidised which left her with a little bit of money for personal homely touches such as rugs, cushions and a few fresh flowers in vases. She could have lived with one or two fellow nurse colleagues but she had a boyfriend. She wanted him more than ever after moving away from her parents home and invited him to live with her.
Her boyfriend was called Nick and he was her first longer term, real relationship. She had been seeing him for almost three years and the relationship was relatively stable. Nick was a year older than Tina. He had short black hair and close to 6ft in height. He’d often wear a brown leather jacket whilst out and about with the collar up. He’d come from a considerably rougher background than Tina and to a large degree, it was her that had changed him into a better person. It was his slightly rebellious nature that attracted her to him in the first place, so she had no intentions on changing him completely. In their three years together, Nick had gone from a rather loud teenager who had personally known some of the more undesirable people in the area to a semi-respectable young man. He cut a lot of his old ties to be with her and seemed mostly reformed. Tina was a typical ‘trophy girlfriend’ with good looks and occasional great wit. He’d take her out to various venues where she’d quickly decipher the better and worse character’s Nick knew. Whilst he had never got involved in any sort of crime, he was the sort of person who would remain just on the correct side of the law. He did have good in him and it was Tina who helped to bring that side of it out. Sadly, Tina’s parents had never grew to really accept him in those three years and always saw him as a ‘shady’ and dangerous character for their daughter to hang around with. Typical family arguments would break out but Tina wanted to respectfully prove to them that he really wasn’t the terrible character that they had made him out to be.
Whilst some of Nick’s best friends ended up going to prison for petty crimes, Tina helped him into employment. He become a delivery driver for a local courier company and the pay was better than the pair had expected. In secret, they were starting to save to move into their own place closer to Fernby Hospital whilst the pair still lived with their respective parents but sadly it wasn’t to happen. Nick was involved in a road accident through his courier work. The company’s vehicle insurance was only for third-party claims and unfortunately the accident was bad enough to write off the van he was driving. The accident also caused damage to a few lamp posts and barriers. Ultimately he was found to be the cause of the accident as he had become tired through working overtime and lost concentration through fatigue. Fortunately, cuts and bruises was the worst of the injuries. However, he lost his job and ordered through the courts to pay for much of the damage. Their savings for a house had gone and so they ended up in the hospital’s staff accommodation. He was struggling to pay off the remainder of the debt caused by the accident and whilst Tina helped, her modest salary meant she couldn’t help much.
Nick was genuinely remorseful for what had happened and blamed himself. The accident had left him frustrated and struggling to find alternative work. Sometimes he struggled to control his anger. Tina, being the kind person she was felt sorry for him and wanted to help ease his worries. Being a young couple and living together away from parents for the first time still being in it’s infancy, they done what most young couples do in that situation. Sex had become an almost a nightly ritual for Tina and Nick and it was one way of relieving his stress.
A SOLUTION TOO FAR?
Overall, things weren’t currently looking good for the young couple. They’d succeeded in being able to live together and Tina was undoubtedly becoming successful in her career. Unfortunately, Nick’s accident and the Ferby Hospital rumours meant the couple needed money for the worst case scenario. Without it, both would end up back with their parents if the worst came to the worst. Tina would probably get another job at another hospital, but more than likely it would be some distance away as there wasn’t anything close by. Without Tina’s support, she feared his accident would set him back into some bad old habits or they would naturally drift apart.
Over her time at Fernby Hospital, Tina had gained a few vital contacts in the healthcare industry. She began spending more time with them during her breaks of which they were open about providing her with contact details of people in other parts of the healthcare industry, who may be able to offer her alternative work if Fernby Hospital was ever to close. In the privacy of her office when she had the chance, she went through the list one by one. Unfortunately whilst more than half would happily offer her employment, all of them were miles away and none of the positions available were quite up to the same level that she had worked her way up to so far in her career.
Her last contact was to be found on an aging business card. It was of a largely unknown Pharmaceutical company, based on the Suffolk coast called ‘Venus Biological Industries’. Again, it was miles away but her contact claimed that some of their workers are based from home and have been known to pay generously thanks to some government backing. Another possible bonus was that they dealt predominantly in women’s health and being an area of nursing that Tina was based in, decided it would be for the best to give them a call. The conversation took her quite by surprise. This wasn’t like the other phone calls she had just had. They were delighted to offer her a position after they learnt more about Tina’s specifics in women’s and Maternity Wards and were offering it her immediately. She was deemed about the closest match to who they were looking for. This position wasn’t a job as such either, it was a considerably stranger role. She didn’t even have to give up her job at Fernby Hospital on the ‘off chance’ it was to close, because her job at the Suffolk based pharmaceutical company would be done in a matter of days. They were in effect looking for a test subject.
The lady on the other phone, who introduced herself as Libby, explained to her that they were working on an unusual substance which they had code named ‘Conblock’. It was short for ‘Conception Blocker’. In short, it was a substance they’d produced almost by error whilst working on something else. Testing the substance in laboratory conditions shown it to be a potent alternative to ‘The Pill’. A woman shouldn’t get pregnant as long as the walls of her uterus had been treated with it. Longevity of the treatment hadn’t as of yet been discovered as they hadn’t actually tested it on a human female, but they deemed it would at last at least a couple of days. Maybe as long as the monthly menstrual cycle. The downside is that it couldn’t be taken orally and had to be taken via you know where... There were of course risks involved, as there would be with any such drug or medication not as of yet available on the market. They would only show themselves once underway. Effectively if Tina was to take this job, she was to be a human lab rat. “All I can say is that we’ve never seen any adverse side effects from any previous test we’ve ever done here” Libby was quick to advise. Tina hummed in an indecisive and unsure way. “How would you actually test this to see if it works? How can you tell the subject won’t become pregnant?” asked Tina. “We need the subject to know her mensural cycle well. She needs to know when would be the best couple of days for her to conceive. We would require her to be in the company of a willing male, in private quarters of course and have sexual intercourse for a couple of days. If you don’t have a partner or husband, we do have frozen sperm from an anonymous source that can be used here instead. That’s entirely up to the test subject. If Conblock fails and you do become pregnant, we will happily abort the fertilised egg for you if you so wish” Libby said. Tina explained that she had a boyfriend and would have to discuss it with him first. “We are willing to pay good money for your services, including all travel expenses. Accommodation would also be paid for because well you see....no I’ll leave that as a pleasant surprise if you decide to proceed. We’re not your typical, cold, clinical laboratory. That’s all I’ll say” Libby added. Tina was intrigued to see if this would work and it was a subject that interested her because of her existing role within the hospital. The pair ended the conversation shortly later and Tina advised that she would be back in touch within 24 hours with an answer.
Tina remained quiet for the remainder of her shift taking in the information she was given and arrived back at the flat after her shift in a similar quiet mood. Later on that evening she told Nick about the opportunity that she had the chance of taking. The chance that she believed would pull them away from the potentially sticky situation they could find themselves in. Nick was struggling to believe what he was hearing, especially if his girlfriend was basically going to be a lab rat. He didn’t want her to get involved and immediately rubbished the opportunity as being far too risky. He wasn’t prepared for her to take that sort of risk, no matter how much she was interested in the project. “Look. This whole hospital closure thing may not even happen. It’s okay... We can get by...” he said. Tina tried desperately to reason with her boyfriend but unfortunately he wasn’t having any of it. “Nick, this will not only clear the debt, what’s left will secure our future for at least a couple of years. If Fernby Hospital closes, we will probably need every penny. If it stays open, we could perhaps use it not only to clear your remaining debt, but to put down the rest on perhaps a house deposit.” Tina said. Nick stubbornly shook his head and folded his arms.
Begrudgingly after much argument and debate, Nick gave into Tina’s plea. “I can’t stop you doing this but I’m really not happy about it. If you really want to do it, then, go and do it. You can go but I’m not going with you. Don’t blame me if anything goes wrong” moaned Nick. This was going to be about the best answer Tina was going to get from her boyfriend. She was happy that she had been given the chance but was rather upset with the way Nick put it. She didn’t comment any further. She was to travel to Suffolk alone to see what the situation was. “Look. I really appreciate what you’re trying to do, here. If there wasn’t any risk at all, I’d happily let you go” Nick added, knowing that perhaps he may have been a little harsh with his words. said. Nick only hoped that she would have second thoughts upon her arrival when faced physically with other people and what she had to go through.
So, the following day at the hospital, Tina got back in touch with Libby and accepted her offer. Libby was disappointed to learn that she was going to travel across to the Suffolk coast alone. “It’s a shame about your boyfriend. I’m sure all will be forgiven when he sees a little nest egg sitting in your bank account once it’s all over...” she said. Tina explained that as a result of Nick’s decision not to go, she would have to take the frozen sperm option. Libby faxed her through the relevant details of the experiment and directions there and then, so they didn’t fall into anyone else’s hands. Travel expense funds were transferred over to into Tina’s bank account and a date set when she knew she’d most likely be ovulating. “You’ll need to book about a week off work. Maybe a week and a half. The whole process will be done in a few days, but we just recommend a week to cover any issue that may crop up” explained Libby. Tina understood and duly allocated herself a week and a half off. She knew she could cancel any remaining days if she was back early if she wanted to. Tina was to go a day earlier than the experiment to make herself comfortable and to get the ‘feel’ of the place.
STEPPING INTO ANOTHER WORLD
So, the day had finally come for Tina to go. It was 7am and she had a coach to catch. Her suitcase with some spare clothes and underwear was already packed and ready by the door. Nick was still semi-asleep and she whispered in his ear, kissing him. Nick grumbled to her with his eyes still closed, wishing her good luck as she got up to get dressed. He opened his eyes slightly to see her standing sideways on at the end of the bed in her underwear doing her hair. A small amount of early morning sunlight was making it’s way through the curtains behind her. She had a lovely figure, perfectly curving hips with a near washboard flat belly. The next thing he knew she was fully dressed with a short denim jacket on, ready to go. “If you’re not completely sure when you get there, you can always turn around and come back.” he said, holding her hand as she softly smiled, not saying a word and walked out of the flat. Her parents picked her up and took her off to the coach station. It was a long and lonely journey of some four hours. She had a window seat and spent almost the whole time watching the countryside and traffic pass by, with her shoulder on the narrow window ledge, with her chin resting in her raised hand. She was dropped off at the nearest town to the place name she was heading for and the last few miles were travelled by taxi. She got the taxi driver to drop her off at the location Libby had instructed, which was about half a mile away from the end point.
‘Venus Biological Industries’ was nothing like either Tina was expecting. As Libby had advised, it really was a surprise. The directions she was given lead her to a rather quiet and picturesque coastal village. Not exactly the sort of place you’d expect to find some sort of industrial property or mid sized square box public building from the 1960’s, which was again what she’d imagined it would look like. The village was full of character with many old and unique buildings dating back to the 19th century in the time it was little more than a fishing hamlet. Some even having faux-Tudor beams. Her supplied directions after being dropped off by the taxi took her straight to the coast itself and down a sandy gravel track. After passing some houses their directions led them to a moderately large detached house, painted white with a red tiled roof. It was signed as a B&B with no clue whatsoever as to whether ‘Venus’ was located there or not. “This can’t be right?” questioned Tina to herself. “Well, it’s the correct address...” she thought, double checking the address on the sheet of paper she had. After a moments hesitation with Nick’s comments still in the back of her mind, she thought about turning around and going home but decided to fight against it. Her desire for knowledge for women’s health and her job she enjoyed in the health service was too strong. She just had to proceed. “Well, there’s only one way to find out” she thought and after taking a deep breath, rang the door bell.
A young man opened the door and Tina introduced herself. He was of average height and build, with short, roughly cut dark brown hair and also appeared to be close to Tina’s own age of 20. “Ah yes, Libby has been telling me about you! We were expecting you. Anyway, my name’s Colin. I’m one of her assistants. Please come in!” he said, standing to one side as Tina politely smiled and walked through looking around. “I don’t mean to be rude but is this really the laboratory? It’s a bit....strange.... You know, to have it in a large house if you don’t mind me saying” Tina said. Colin chuckled. “Yes, we do get those comments and I do see exactly where you’re coming from. This isn’t strictly the laboratory. This house is little more than the cover-up for what goes on” replied Colin. He went on to explain that the experiments they carry out aren’t really for the general public’s attention. The do occasionally carry out the odd contract for the government who are aware of their existence. Certain circles of medical profession are also aware of them but not of some of the things they do. The general public by in large are unaware of the company or where they are. “This is where you’ll be staying during the course of the experiment. Your room is upstairs. I’ll show that to you later. The actual laboratory is underneath our feet” Colin said. Tina followed him into what appeared to be the cupboard under the stairs. He opened the wooden door and instead of a dark, cramped, cold and cobwebbed space, she was confronted with a brightly lit staircase that led underneath the building.
“Oh my god...! This is something you’d expect to see out of a James Bond film! It’s like a secret base down here” Tina said. Colin lead her down the stairs where she was confronted with a central and brightly lit corridor, lit by many ceiling mounted diffused fluorescent tubes. One was used mainly for storage and general administration. It was clear from the size of the room and the amount of filing cabinets in there that Venus Biological Industries had carried out many projects over the years on women’s health issues. Another room was much like an ultrasound scanning room, including a few beds with curtains on rails. It was much like a miniature version of a typical hospital ward. Another room was kitted out with a desk and a recliner, much like something you’d expect to see in a councilors treatment room. The walls in every room Tina was shown were bright white, the floors were tiled and most surfaces were brushed aluminium. Libby appeared from the administration room. “Welcome! I’m so glad to meet you face to face at least. Here, let me go through things with you...” Libby said, opening her arms to meet her. Coiln disappeared back off upstairs to the house whilst Libby and Tina went over the specifics of the project again. Libby wanted to make doubly sure that Nick was not only okay with this, but okay with Tina being injected with another man’s sperm.
Later on, Tina was taken to her room which was upstairs in the house. She was given one of the better rooms, which was actually a small suite decorated in various pastel shades of light grey and blue. It consisted of a small living room type of area with a small sofa and television with an uninterrupted view out to sea from a very large bay window, a generously sized bathroom and a bedroom of which again had sea views. She had a very comfortable evening and was getting used to her surroundings. “I hope you have a nice evening. It’s the big day tomorrow!” Libby said, leaving her in peace. Tina was still upset she was on her own without Nick at her side and felt a little lonely being so far away from him, but she knew that after the experiment, they would have enough money to make themselves comfortable for a while.
INSERTION
The following morning Tina was about to make the biggest decision of her young life. After an early breakfast, Colin lead her back downstairs, underground, to the laboratory. “Did you have a good sleep?” he asked. “Yes, fine thanks” smiled Tina, politely. He handed her the consent forms which she briefly scanned over and then signed. Libby was already ready in a surgical gown and asked her to lie on the reclining, vinyl covered chair in one of the rooms off the corridor. “Well, this is it Tina. Once we intravenously insert both the Conblock and the sperm there isn’t any going back. There’s nothing we can do” she said. Tina acknowledged by nodding. “If you want to pull out, this is the time. I certainly won’t hold it against you” Libby added. After a few moments of silence, Tina had to give an answer. Both Libby and Colin were looking at her. “Lets do it...” she said and silently nodding across to Tina to give her the ‘go ahead’. “I think this is the time for me to disappear for a bit!” Colin said jokingly, closing the curtain around the pair and walking away. Tina pulled her trousers down to her ankles, followed by her knickers so her bottom half was effectively naked. Firstly, the Conblock was artificially inserted by Libby through conventional methods. Libby then proceeded to wheel round an ultrasound kit. “Do you mind if I take a look in there to see how it’s doing?” she asked. “Haha! I’ve not really got anything else to hide, have I?!” Tina replied. Libby raised Tina’s top up towards her breasts to reveal her bare belly. The gel was typically told which made Tina twitch but she expected that anyway, working with women’s health on a day to day basis back at Fernby Hospital. Libby only used the Doppler Probe at the bottom of her belly, beneath her oval navel. She pressed down quite firmly and moved it a few inches in every direction, pulling on the base of Tina’s navel. “It all looks good. Now for the test...” Libby said, removing the Doppler Probe and wheeling the machine away quickly.
Tina was quite shocked at the speed in which she was working as the bottom of her belly was still glistening with the gel as she proceeded to insert the sperm. It was as if she had been cummed on - without any of the actual benefits. Libby wiped Tina’s belly down with a paper towel and gave Tina the nod to redress herself. The curtains were opened and now it was just a question of waiting. “Well, that’s it. You’re all done. The sperm is now in your uterus. Unless there’s any problem, we will continue sperm insertion for the next two, maybe three mornings. The Conblock should easily last that long. After that, providing there’s no side effects or issues you have, you should be free to go!” Libby said. She proceeded to record notes of what had just happened as a doctor or specialist would do at any hospital.
Tina went back upstairs where she met Colin in the main living room area. “So you’re all done then! Well, there’s nothing much else for you to do now apart from wait” he said. He explained that she could spend the day reading any of the books or magazines they had lying around, play a computer game or just go up to her room and watch TV. She opted for the latter and returned to her room, also taking in some of the views out of her windows at the same time.
Meanwhile back at home in the flat, Nick was coming to his senses. He realised what an idiot he had been to Tina and was now regretting not going along with her. Realising he could instead be away with his girlfriend for a couple of days rather than feeling sorry for himself around the flat, he too had made arrangements to join up with her. He was on his way...
IT’S MORE THAN JUST BUTTERFLIES
An hour and a half had passed and nothing had happened. Whilst Tina was watching TV, she felt a strange sensation inside her. She went downstairs to meet up with Colin. “Hey! I was just about to come up and see you! How are you getting on?” he asked. “I feel fine but I’ve got a funny feeling in my stomach. It’s like pins and needles. No, actually it’s more like butterflies. It’s really weird” she said. She held her hand down to the lower part of her belly. Tina invited Colin over to touch. Tina took his hand and to his surprise she tucked his hand under her top, so his hand was now resting on her bare belly. It was warm, very smooth and as toned as you’d expect from an active 20 year old female. “I don’t feel anything” I said, feeling a little awkward and nervous with his hand being there, so close to her public region. “It’s okay! I don’t mind!” reassured Tina, sensing Colin was perhaps a little shy and most certainly single. Colin just smiled and went off to get Libby.
“You’re feeling butterflies, Colin says” Libby says, walking up from the laboratory below. Libby felt around Tina’s belly and examined her back downstairs both physically and with the aid of another brief ultrasound but couldn’t see anything wrong. “I can only presume the Conblock is still settling to the walls of your uterus” Libby guessed and shrugged her shoulders. “I’ll take notes anyway as possible side effects if we can pass this to production” she added, as Tina went back upstairs.
Another half an hour passed and the feeling of butterflies in her stomach were only starting to subside. Unfortunately for Tina, butterflies was now going to be a distant and perhaps a rather pleasant memory. They were the least of her worries as something else considerably more concerning to her were now just about to come forward. As Tina was sitting reading a magazine up in the confinement of her room, something unexpected was happening. Tina thought her clothes were feeling a little tight. She adjusted herself whilst sitting down to no luck. She stood up and took a double-take on herself in the mirror. Something wasn’t quite right. She thought her clothes were rucked up a little around her waist until it dawned on her that she was only wearing a thin t-shirt. She concentrated on looking at her middle and rubbed her hands up and down her sides. She looked puzzled as it appeared her belly was looking a bit bigger. She lifted her shirt and sure enough, what reflected back at her was a very small curve pushing out beneath her belly button. This small curve was pushing against the waistband of her trousers and they were now beginning to hug tightly. “Huh?!” she thought to herself, looking down and placing each hand on each side of her lower belly. “I don’t remember eating anything large for breakfast. Infact, all I had was a few slices of toast!” she thought on... She went downstairs again, where again she first met Colin. “Something is definitely going on here...” Tina said. “What’s up? Are you in pain?” Colin worryingly asked. “No. Not at all. I know you’re going to think I’m crazy but take a look at this...” replied Tina, adjusting her trousers downwards and raising her shirt. Colin, got up close and nealt down, feeling perhaps a little aroused at the thought of having another chance of being close to Tina. He took his time and rubbed around Tina’s lower belly, occasionally taking a glance at her belly button, which through the small lump forming was now being angled slightly ‘upwards’. “Was that little bump there before? I don’t remember it...” he said. “No. It definitely wasn’t. I’m glad you’ve seen that too...”. She couldn’t possibly ‘push out’ her belly like this naturally so she knew something was amiss.
Libby again was called up from downstairs in the laboratory. Her first sight was of Tina and her bare waist on display. She was side-on was Tina come up the stairs and as she got close could also see the lump. She was becoming a little concerned herself but was trying to hide it the best she could. “Um...I see what you mean. It could be just water retention. If you’re not in any pain we’ll just see how this goes. Yeah?” she said, giving Tina a rather false half-smile. Tina wasn’t happy but being as polite as possible returned to her room with a growing sense of concern that all wasn’t well at all.
Upon getting back to her room, she decided to lie on her bed to try to relax. Maybe this was a fuss over nothing... She unbuttoned her trousers to relieve the ‘hugging’ pressure and raised her t-shirt exposing her bare belly. After another ten minutes or so there was a very small but definite curve forming as she looked down on herself. The small bulge which was beneath her belly button wasn’t subsiding. It now infact growing. It was becoming more evenly spread and the rest of her belly was now showing signs of filling out. Her belly button on top of her newly formed little bulge, looking up at the ceiling, remained unchanged - a nice oval innie which the inside looked dark as no sunlight shone into it from the angle she was lying. “What’s going on down there?” she whispered to herself, softly stroked her belly. She didn’t want to bother Colin or Libby again so soon after disturbing them already so she decided to wait a while longer to see what was developing. She started to sit up and could see a few minor rolls of fat around her belly which weren’t there previously. “This isn’t right. I’m definitely getting fatter...” she said. She stood up and attempted to do-up her trousers. It was a very difficult task. She couldn’t button them without sucking in her stomach. Leaving them unbuttoned and loosening downwards to reveal the top of her white knickers, she walked over to the full length mirror by the door.
She dropped her trousers and raised her shirt. She couldn’t believe what was happening. Her waist was definitely expanding. From the front there wasn’t much difference. It looked as if she was now pushing her belly out a bit but from the side there was a gentle outward curve developing. From her public bone her middle started to jut outwards until it reached her navel. Then it went back in again until her ‘usual’ shape recommenced just below her breasts.
“What’s h..h...happening to me? Am I.....? No. I can’t be. Am......I.....pregnant?” thought Tina. Without wanting to waste further time which could be precious in order to stop this, she buttoned up her trousers beneath her belly and darted off back downstairs to the entrance way of the laboratory. By the time she got downstairs the top half inch or so of her trousers had strained and folded over on itself. Her t-shirt had become tight. Her belly had just about filled what excess material there was and the action of her running down the stairs made it ride up half an inch or so to expose her bare bloating middle and strained trousers.
“Oh my...” Colin said, clearly seeing there was now a small bump forming through tightening clothes where there was once a flat belly. He could see her clothes straining to contain her now expanding middle and immediately took her down to see Libby. She took a second glance down at Tina’s middle in surprise. “You’re still growing?! How can this be? I’ve never known anything like this before. Get on the recliner...” she hastily said, grabbing hold of the ultrasound equipment. Even before Colin had chance to leave them alone, Libby had Tina’s top up and her fingers wedged around Tina’s trousers, unbuttoning the clearly strained button. The release in pressure was clear to see as the trousers immediately spread apart with a thump from the popped central button. A ‘V’ immediately formed revealing her knickers.
The gel and doppler probe were quickly applied, whilst Colin took a sample of blood from her which after immediate testing come back completely normal. The pair admitted they didn’t know what was happening inside Tina’s belly to cause it to start swelling. It was becoming deeply concerning for her. Whilst she had spent countless hours in maternity wards and had seen it all before, she never thought the time she’d need one herself would be coming so soon. She certainly didn’t expect her waistline to rapidly grow either. Tina was also worried by the bemused looks on their faces as they looked at the black and white screen. Presuming that somehow she would have been pregnant with something, they were shocked to discover there wasn’t actually anything inside her womb to cause her middle to start pushing outwards. “I just don’t get this...There’s nothing physically there inside you...” Libby said. Colin came over to also view the screen. “Your uterus is completely empty barring the Conblock...” he said. “All I can suggest is we sit this one out whilst I go over the data we know... From what we can see, your womb is progressively expanding as if it was occupied” Libby said. Tina looked rather horrified in return. “What if I keep on getting bigger...When’s it going to stop?!” she replied. Libby assured her that her and Colin would do everything in their power to resolve this as quickly as they could.
Tina stood up from the ultrasound and looked down to see a small but definite outward curve of skin. Even in the twenty minutes or so she was down there in the laboratory, her belly had continued to expand further outwards. By now the outmost point of her swelling belly was now pushing out to the level of her breasts. It was the biggest her belly had ever been and was starting to look not just extremely full after a large meal, but actually pregnant. She felt out around her growing bulge. Her belly was beginning to feel foreign to her, as if it wasn’t really hers. Thanks to it now pushing though the open-most unbuttoned position of her jeans, it was now an impossible task for Tina to button them up. The best she could do was to zip-up the ‘vee’ the best she could. She felt rather embarrassed to be walking around with the front of her knickers on partial display and her t-shirt now rising to reveal an inch and a half of her bare belly. It was high enough to now reveal the bottom half of her navel. Whilst Tina did tried to mask her enlarged waistline the best she could as she walked past Colin, he had noticed something that Tina hadn’t. Whilst he didn’t have a clear view before Tina’s belly began to expand, he’d noticed that her belly button seemed to be shallower than before. The bottom of her oval was beginning to rise and was now clearly visible which he was sure wasn’t the case only a few hours before.
(PART TWO TO FOLLOW)
However in my third story, ‘A Holiday Romance’, something happened which I didn’t really think about at the time of writing but as I read it back a few times, it just seemed right. In that story, you may recall the section where I went onto describing a pharmaceutical company who tested the faux-pregnancy substance on a test subject some twenty years prior.
Anyone see where this is going yet...?! Yes folks! Tina was that test subject and from that, this story was effectively created. It’s set in the early nineties. I do hope I’ve gone on from there and written up a story for her that isn’t only a worthy enough prequel to ‘The Belly Bloater’ (to an extent) but one I also hope you’ll all enjoy. It’s taken a bit of effort to make this work but in the end I think it’s come out pretty well.
With that said, here it is:
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HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
The future was looking doubtful for Fernby Hospital. It had served it’s local people and sometimes some from further afield, for over 150 years. It was a large and foreboding stone building, located out in open countryside which was built in the 1840’s. In had served it’s county well for many, many decades but as time progressed, age and modernisation of society and technology had begun to take it’s toll. By the early 1990’s, there were rumours about the hospital being slowly wound up to eventually be closed down due to it’s semi-remote location and increasing maintenance costs. With little other in the way of similar employment in the area, this would mean most people would be out of a job should these rumours prove to be true.
Many of the local people had several generations born in Fernby Hospital and naturally, weren’t happy with the rumours. The hospital’s nurses obviously weren’t in a particularly pleasant mood and hadn’t been for weeks since the rumour started. Morale at the aging but grand hospital was at an all-time low. One such nurse at the hospital was twenty year old Tina and was also all too aware of these concerning rumours which she didn’t want to hear so early on in her so far successful career. She was a very committed, young and upcoming nurse who worked in and around the female-only wards and the maternity area. She had made several friends with her colleagues. Despite the worrying rumours, she kept her chin up and remained as polite as possible to her patients and staff members. Particularly those ranked more highly than she was. Despite lengthy shifts, her generally polite nature didn’t falter. She was fair skinned (although holidays tanned her up), had mid-length brunette hair and was of average height. Due to working in a hospital and walking literally for miles around the hospital’s various long wings on a daily basis, she had a near perfect figure tucked inside her neatly fitting dark blue and white uniform.
Away from Fernby Hospital, Tina had lived a fairly modest life since moving away from her parents home for the first time several months prior. She lived in staff accommodation which was a neutrally decorated one bedroomed flat, with a combined kitchen and living room area. It overlooked a main road but that didn’t bother her as beyond that was an uninterrupted view of open fields. As it was staff accommodation, a lot of her rent was already subisidised which left her with a little bit of money for personal homely touches such as rugs, cushions and a few fresh flowers in vases. She could have lived with one or two fellow nurse colleagues but she had a boyfriend. She wanted him more than ever after moving away from her parents home and invited him to live with her.
Her boyfriend was called Nick and he was her first longer term, real relationship. She had been seeing him for almost three years and the relationship was relatively stable. Nick was a year older than Tina. He had short black hair and close to 6ft in height. He’d often wear a brown leather jacket whilst out and about with the collar up. He’d come from a considerably rougher background than Tina and to a large degree, it was her that had changed him into a better person. It was his slightly rebellious nature that attracted her to him in the first place, so she had no intentions on changing him completely. In their three years together, Nick had gone from a rather loud teenager who had personally known some of the more undesirable people in the area to a semi-respectable young man. He cut a lot of his old ties to be with her and seemed mostly reformed. Tina was a typical ‘trophy girlfriend’ with good looks and occasional great wit. He’d take her out to various venues where she’d quickly decipher the better and worse character’s Nick knew. Whilst he had never got involved in any sort of crime, he was the sort of person who would remain just on the correct side of the law. He did have good in him and it was Tina who helped to bring that side of it out. Sadly, Tina’s parents had never grew to really accept him in those three years and always saw him as a ‘shady’ and dangerous character for their daughter to hang around with. Typical family arguments would break out but Tina wanted to respectfully prove to them that he really wasn’t the terrible character that they had made him out to be.
Whilst some of Nick’s best friends ended up going to prison for petty crimes, Tina helped him into employment. He become a delivery driver for a local courier company and the pay was better than the pair had expected. In secret, they were starting to save to move into their own place closer to Fernby Hospital whilst the pair still lived with their respective parents but sadly it wasn’t to happen. Nick was involved in a road accident through his courier work. The company’s vehicle insurance was only for third-party claims and unfortunately the accident was bad enough to write off the van he was driving. The accident also caused damage to a few lamp posts and barriers. Ultimately he was found to be the cause of the accident as he had become tired through working overtime and lost concentration through fatigue. Fortunately, cuts and bruises was the worst of the injuries. However, he lost his job and ordered through the courts to pay for much of the damage. Their savings for a house had gone and so they ended up in the hospital’s staff accommodation. He was struggling to pay off the remainder of the debt caused by the accident and whilst Tina helped, her modest salary meant she couldn’t help much.
Nick was genuinely remorseful for what had happened and blamed himself. The accident had left him frustrated and struggling to find alternative work. Sometimes he struggled to control his anger. Tina, being the kind person she was felt sorry for him and wanted to help ease his worries. Being a young couple and living together away from parents for the first time still being in it’s infancy, they done what most young couples do in that situation. Sex had become an almost a nightly ritual for Tina and Nick and it was one way of relieving his stress.
A SOLUTION TOO FAR?
Overall, things weren’t currently looking good for the young couple. They’d succeeded in being able to live together and Tina was undoubtedly becoming successful in her career. Unfortunately, Nick’s accident and the Ferby Hospital rumours meant the couple needed money for the worst case scenario. Without it, both would end up back with their parents if the worst came to the worst. Tina would probably get another job at another hospital, but more than likely it would be some distance away as there wasn’t anything close by. Without Tina’s support, she feared his accident would set him back into some bad old habits or they would naturally drift apart.
Over her time at Fernby Hospital, Tina had gained a few vital contacts in the healthcare industry. She began spending more time with them during her breaks of which they were open about providing her with contact details of people in other parts of the healthcare industry, who may be able to offer her alternative work if Fernby Hospital was ever to close. In the privacy of her office when she had the chance, she went through the list one by one. Unfortunately whilst more than half would happily offer her employment, all of them were miles away and none of the positions available were quite up to the same level that she had worked her way up to so far in her career.
Her last contact was to be found on an aging business card. It was of a largely unknown Pharmaceutical company, based on the Suffolk coast called ‘Venus Biological Industries’. Again, it was miles away but her contact claimed that some of their workers are based from home and have been known to pay generously thanks to some government backing. Another possible bonus was that they dealt predominantly in women’s health and being an area of nursing that Tina was based in, decided it would be for the best to give them a call. The conversation took her quite by surprise. This wasn’t like the other phone calls she had just had. They were delighted to offer her a position after they learnt more about Tina’s specifics in women’s and Maternity Wards and were offering it her immediately. She was deemed about the closest match to who they were looking for. This position wasn’t a job as such either, it was a considerably stranger role. She didn’t even have to give up her job at Fernby Hospital on the ‘off chance’ it was to close, because her job at the Suffolk based pharmaceutical company would be done in a matter of days. They were in effect looking for a test subject.
The lady on the other phone, who introduced herself as Libby, explained to her that they were working on an unusual substance which they had code named ‘Conblock’. It was short for ‘Conception Blocker’. In short, it was a substance they’d produced almost by error whilst working on something else. Testing the substance in laboratory conditions shown it to be a potent alternative to ‘The Pill’. A woman shouldn’t get pregnant as long as the walls of her uterus had been treated with it. Longevity of the treatment hadn’t as of yet been discovered as they hadn’t actually tested it on a human female, but they deemed it would at last at least a couple of days. Maybe as long as the monthly menstrual cycle. The downside is that it couldn’t be taken orally and had to be taken via you know where... There were of course risks involved, as there would be with any such drug or medication not as of yet available on the market. They would only show themselves once underway. Effectively if Tina was to take this job, she was to be a human lab rat. “All I can say is that we’ve never seen any adverse side effects from any previous test we’ve ever done here” Libby was quick to advise. Tina hummed in an indecisive and unsure way. “How would you actually test this to see if it works? How can you tell the subject won’t become pregnant?” asked Tina. “We need the subject to know her mensural cycle well. She needs to know when would be the best couple of days for her to conceive. We would require her to be in the company of a willing male, in private quarters of course and have sexual intercourse for a couple of days. If you don’t have a partner or husband, we do have frozen sperm from an anonymous source that can be used here instead. That’s entirely up to the test subject. If Conblock fails and you do become pregnant, we will happily abort the fertilised egg for you if you so wish” Libby said. Tina explained that she had a boyfriend and would have to discuss it with him first. “We are willing to pay good money for your services, including all travel expenses. Accommodation would also be paid for because well you see....no I’ll leave that as a pleasant surprise if you decide to proceed. We’re not your typical, cold, clinical laboratory. That’s all I’ll say” Libby added. Tina was intrigued to see if this would work and it was a subject that interested her because of her existing role within the hospital. The pair ended the conversation shortly later and Tina advised that she would be back in touch within 24 hours with an answer.
Tina remained quiet for the remainder of her shift taking in the information she was given and arrived back at the flat after her shift in a similar quiet mood. Later on that evening she told Nick about the opportunity that she had the chance of taking. The chance that she believed would pull them away from the potentially sticky situation they could find themselves in. Nick was struggling to believe what he was hearing, especially if his girlfriend was basically going to be a lab rat. He didn’t want her to get involved and immediately rubbished the opportunity as being far too risky. He wasn’t prepared for her to take that sort of risk, no matter how much she was interested in the project. “Look. This whole hospital closure thing may not even happen. It’s okay... We can get by...” he said. Tina tried desperately to reason with her boyfriend but unfortunately he wasn’t having any of it. “Nick, this will not only clear the debt, what’s left will secure our future for at least a couple of years. If Fernby Hospital closes, we will probably need every penny. If it stays open, we could perhaps use it not only to clear your remaining debt, but to put down the rest on perhaps a house deposit.” Tina said. Nick stubbornly shook his head and folded his arms.
Begrudgingly after much argument and debate, Nick gave into Tina’s plea. “I can’t stop you doing this but I’m really not happy about it. If you really want to do it, then, go and do it. You can go but I’m not going with you. Don’t blame me if anything goes wrong” moaned Nick. This was going to be about the best answer Tina was going to get from her boyfriend. She was happy that she had been given the chance but was rather upset with the way Nick put it. She didn’t comment any further. She was to travel to Suffolk alone to see what the situation was. “Look. I really appreciate what you’re trying to do, here. If there wasn’t any risk at all, I’d happily let you go” Nick added, knowing that perhaps he may have been a little harsh with his words. said. Nick only hoped that she would have second thoughts upon her arrival when faced physically with other people and what she had to go through.
So, the following day at the hospital, Tina got back in touch with Libby and accepted her offer. Libby was disappointed to learn that she was going to travel across to the Suffolk coast alone. “It’s a shame about your boyfriend. I’m sure all will be forgiven when he sees a little nest egg sitting in your bank account once it’s all over...” she said. Tina explained that as a result of Nick’s decision not to go, she would have to take the frozen sperm option. Libby faxed her through the relevant details of the experiment and directions there and then, so they didn’t fall into anyone else’s hands. Travel expense funds were transferred over to into Tina’s bank account and a date set when she knew she’d most likely be ovulating. “You’ll need to book about a week off work. Maybe a week and a half. The whole process will be done in a few days, but we just recommend a week to cover any issue that may crop up” explained Libby. Tina understood and duly allocated herself a week and a half off. She knew she could cancel any remaining days if she was back early if she wanted to. Tina was to go a day earlier than the experiment to make herself comfortable and to get the ‘feel’ of the place.
STEPPING INTO ANOTHER WORLD
So, the day had finally come for Tina to go. It was 7am and she had a coach to catch. Her suitcase with some spare clothes and underwear was already packed and ready by the door. Nick was still semi-asleep and she whispered in his ear, kissing him. Nick grumbled to her with his eyes still closed, wishing her good luck as she got up to get dressed. He opened his eyes slightly to see her standing sideways on at the end of the bed in her underwear doing her hair. A small amount of early morning sunlight was making it’s way through the curtains behind her. She had a lovely figure, perfectly curving hips with a near washboard flat belly. The next thing he knew she was fully dressed with a short denim jacket on, ready to go. “If you’re not completely sure when you get there, you can always turn around and come back.” he said, holding her hand as she softly smiled, not saying a word and walked out of the flat. Her parents picked her up and took her off to the coach station. It was a long and lonely journey of some four hours. She had a window seat and spent almost the whole time watching the countryside and traffic pass by, with her shoulder on the narrow window ledge, with her chin resting in her raised hand. She was dropped off at the nearest town to the place name she was heading for and the last few miles were travelled by taxi. She got the taxi driver to drop her off at the location Libby had instructed, which was about half a mile away from the end point.
‘Venus Biological Industries’ was nothing like either Tina was expecting. As Libby had advised, it really was a surprise. The directions she was given lead her to a rather quiet and picturesque coastal village. Not exactly the sort of place you’d expect to find some sort of industrial property or mid sized square box public building from the 1960’s, which was again what she’d imagined it would look like. The village was full of character with many old and unique buildings dating back to the 19th century in the time it was little more than a fishing hamlet. Some even having faux-Tudor beams. Her supplied directions after being dropped off by the taxi took her straight to the coast itself and down a sandy gravel track. After passing some houses their directions led them to a moderately large detached house, painted white with a red tiled roof. It was signed as a B&B with no clue whatsoever as to whether ‘Venus’ was located there or not. “This can’t be right?” questioned Tina to herself. “Well, it’s the correct address...” she thought, double checking the address on the sheet of paper she had. After a moments hesitation with Nick’s comments still in the back of her mind, she thought about turning around and going home but decided to fight against it. Her desire for knowledge for women’s health and her job she enjoyed in the health service was too strong. She just had to proceed. “Well, there’s only one way to find out” she thought and after taking a deep breath, rang the door bell.
A young man opened the door and Tina introduced herself. He was of average height and build, with short, roughly cut dark brown hair and also appeared to be close to Tina’s own age of 20. “Ah yes, Libby has been telling me about you! We were expecting you. Anyway, my name’s Colin. I’m one of her assistants. Please come in!” he said, standing to one side as Tina politely smiled and walked through looking around. “I don’t mean to be rude but is this really the laboratory? It’s a bit....strange.... You know, to have it in a large house if you don’t mind me saying” Tina said. Colin chuckled. “Yes, we do get those comments and I do see exactly where you’re coming from. This isn’t strictly the laboratory. This house is little more than the cover-up for what goes on” replied Colin. He went on to explain that the experiments they carry out aren’t really for the general public’s attention. The do occasionally carry out the odd contract for the government who are aware of their existence. Certain circles of medical profession are also aware of them but not of some of the things they do. The general public by in large are unaware of the company or where they are. “This is where you’ll be staying during the course of the experiment. Your room is upstairs. I’ll show that to you later. The actual laboratory is underneath our feet” Colin said. Tina followed him into what appeared to be the cupboard under the stairs. He opened the wooden door and instead of a dark, cramped, cold and cobwebbed space, she was confronted with a brightly lit staircase that led underneath the building.
“Oh my god...! This is something you’d expect to see out of a James Bond film! It’s like a secret base down here” Tina said. Colin lead her down the stairs where she was confronted with a central and brightly lit corridor, lit by many ceiling mounted diffused fluorescent tubes. One was used mainly for storage and general administration. It was clear from the size of the room and the amount of filing cabinets in there that Venus Biological Industries had carried out many projects over the years on women’s health issues. Another room was much like an ultrasound scanning room, including a few beds with curtains on rails. It was much like a miniature version of a typical hospital ward. Another room was kitted out with a desk and a recliner, much like something you’d expect to see in a councilors treatment room. The walls in every room Tina was shown were bright white, the floors were tiled and most surfaces were brushed aluminium. Libby appeared from the administration room. “Welcome! I’m so glad to meet you face to face at least. Here, let me go through things with you...” Libby said, opening her arms to meet her. Coiln disappeared back off upstairs to the house whilst Libby and Tina went over the specifics of the project again. Libby wanted to make doubly sure that Nick was not only okay with this, but okay with Tina being injected with another man’s sperm.
Later on, Tina was taken to her room which was upstairs in the house. She was given one of the better rooms, which was actually a small suite decorated in various pastel shades of light grey and blue. It consisted of a small living room type of area with a small sofa and television with an uninterrupted view out to sea from a very large bay window, a generously sized bathroom and a bedroom of which again had sea views. She had a very comfortable evening and was getting used to her surroundings. “I hope you have a nice evening. It’s the big day tomorrow!” Libby said, leaving her in peace. Tina was still upset she was on her own without Nick at her side and felt a little lonely being so far away from him, but she knew that after the experiment, they would have enough money to make themselves comfortable for a while.
INSERTION
The following morning Tina was about to make the biggest decision of her young life. After an early breakfast, Colin lead her back downstairs, underground, to the laboratory. “Did you have a good sleep?” he asked. “Yes, fine thanks” smiled Tina, politely. He handed her the consent forms which she briefly scanned over and then signed. Libby was already ready in a surgical gown and asked her to lie on the reclining, vinyl covered chair in one of the rooms off the corridor. “Well, this is it Tina. Once we intravenously insert both the Conblock and the sperm there isn’t any going back. There’s nothing we can do” she said. Tina acknowledged by nodding. “If you want to pull out, this is the time. I certainly won’t hold it against you” Libby added. After a few moments of silence, Tina had to give an answer. Both Libby and Colin were looking at her. “Lets do it...” she said and silently nodding across to Tina to give her the ‘go ahead’. “I think this is the time for me to disappear for a bit!” Colin said jokingly, closing the curtain around the pair and walking away. Tina pulled her trousers down to her ankles, followed by her knickers so her bottom half was effectively naked. Firstly, the Conblock was artificially inserted by Libby through conventional methods. Libby then proceeded to wheel round an ultrasound kit. “Do you mind if I take a look in there to see how it’s doing?” she asked. “Haha! I’ve not really got anything else to hide, have I?!” Tina replied. Libby raised Tina’s top up towards her breasts to reveal her bare belly. The gel was typically told which made Tina twitch but she expected that anyway, working with women’s health on a day to day basis back at Fernby Hospital. Libby only used the Doppler Probe at the bottom of her belly, beneath her oval navel. She pressed down quite firmly and moved it a few inches in every direction, pulling on the base of Tina’s navel. “It all looks good. Now for the test...” Libby said, removing the Doppler Probe and wheeling the machine away quickly.
Tina was quite shocked at the speed in which she was working as the bottom of her belly was still glistening with the gel as she proceeded to insert the sperm. It was as if she had been cummed on - without any of the actual benefits. Libby wiped Tina’s belly down with a paper towel and gave Tina the nod to redress herself. The curtains were opened and now it was just a question of waiting. “Well, that’s it. You’re all done. The sperm is now in your uterus. Unless there’s any problem, we will continue sperm insertion for the next two, maybe three mornings. The Conblock should easily last that long. After that, providing there’s no side effects or issues you have, you should be free to go!” Libby said. She proceeded to record notes of what had just happened as a doctor or specialist would do at any hospital.
Tina went back upstairs where she met Colin in the main living room area. “So you’re all done then! Well, there’s nothing much else for you to do now apart from wait” he said. He explained that she could spend the day reading any of the books or magazines they had lying around, play a computer game or just go up to her room and watch TV. She opted for the latter and returned to her room, also taking in some of the views out of her windows at the same time.
Meanwhile back at home in the flat, Nick was coming to his senses. He realised what an idiot he had been to Tina and was now regretting not going along with her. Realising he could instead be away with his girlfriend for a couple of days rather than feeling sorry for himself around the flat, he too had made arrangements to join up with her. He was on his way...
IT’S MORE THAN JUST BUTTERFLIES
An hour and a half had passed and nothing had happened. Whilst Tina was watching TV, she felt a strange sensation inside her. She went downstairs to meet up with Colin. “Hey! I was just about to come up and see you! How are you getting on?” he asked. “I feel fine but I’ve got a funny feeling in my stomach. It’s like pins and needles. No, actually it’s more like butterflies. It’s really weird” she said. She held her hand down to the lower part of her belly. Tina invited Colin over to touch. Tina took his hand and to his surprise she tucked his hand under her top, so his hand was now resting on her bare belly. It was warm, very smooth and as toned as you’d expect from an active 20 year old female. “I don’t feel anything” I said, feeling a little awkward and nervous with his hand being there, so close to her public region. “It’s okay! I don’t mind!” reassured Tina, sensing Colin was perhaps a little shy and most certainly single. Colin just smiled and went off to get Libby.
“You’re feeling butterflies, Colin says” Libby says, walking up from the laboratory below. Libby felt around Tina’s belly and examined her back downstairs both physically and with the aid of another brief ultrasound but couldn’t see anything wrong. “I can only presume the Conblock is still settling to the walls of your uterus” Libby guessed and shrugged her shoulders. “I’ll take notes anyway as possible side effects if we can pass this to production” she added, as Tina went back upstairs.
Another half an hour passed and the feeling of butterflies in her stomach were only starting to subside. Unfortunately for Tina, butterflies was now going to be a distant and perhaps a rather pleasant memory. They were the least of her worries as something else considerably more concerning to her were now just about to come forward. As Tina was sitting reading a magazine up in the confinement of her room, something unexpected was happening. Tina thought her clothes were feeling a little tight. She adjusted herself whilst sitting down to no luck. She stood up and took a double-take on herself in the mirror. Something wasn’t quite right. She thought her clothes were rucked up a little around her waist until it dawned on her that she was only wearing a thin t-shirt. She concentrated on looking at her middle and rubbed her hands up and down her sides. She looked puzzled as it appeared her belly was looking a bit bigger. She lifted her shirt and sure enough, what reflected back at her was a very small curve pushing out beneath her belly button. This small curve was pushing against the waistband of her trousers and they were now beginning to hug tightly. “Huh?!” she thought to herself, looking down and placing each hand on each side of her lower belly. “I don’t remember eating anything large for breakfast. Infact, all I had was a few slices of toast!” she thought on... She went downstairs again, where again she first met Colin. “Something is definitely going on here...” Tina said. “What’s up? Are you in pain?” Colin worryingly asked. “No. Not at all. I know you’re going to think I’m crazy but take a look at this...” replied Tina, adjusting her trousers downwards and raising her shirt. Colin, got up close and nealt down, feeling perhaps a little aroused at the thought of having another chance of being close to Tina. He took his time and rubbed around Tina’s lower belly, occasionally taking a glance at her belly button, which through the small lump forming was now being angled slightly ‘upwards’. “Was that little bump there before? I don’t remember it...” he said. “No. It definitely wasn’t. I’m glad you’ve seen that too...”. She couldn’t possibly ‘push out’ her belly like this naturally so she knew something was amiss.
Libby again was called up from downstairs in the laboratory. Her first sight was of Tina and her bare waist on display. She was side-on was Tina come up the stairs and as she got close could also see the lump. She was becoming a little concerned herself but was trying to hide it the best she could. “Um...I see what you mean. It could be just water retention. If you’re not in any pain we’ll just see how this goes. Yeah?” she said, giving Tina a rather false half-smile. Tina wasn’t happy but being as polite as possible returned to her room with a growing sense of concern that all wasn’t well at all.
Upon getting back to her room, she decided to lie on her bed to try to relax. Maybe this was a fuss over nothing... She unbuttoned her trousers to relieve the ‘hugging’ pressure and raised her t-shirt exposing her bare belly. After another ten minutes or so there was a very small but definite curve forming as she looked down on herself. The small bulge which was beneath her belly button wasn’t subsiding. It now infact growing. It was becoming more evenly spread and the rest of her belly was now showing signs of filling out. Her belly button on top of her newly formed little bulge, looking up at the ceiling, remained unchanged - a nice oval innie which the inside looked dark as no sunlight shone into it from the angle she was lying. “What’s going on down there?” she whispered to herself, softly stroked her belly. She didn’t want to bother Colin or Libby again so soon after disturbing them already so she decided to wait a while longer to see what was developing. She started to sit up and could see a few minor rolls of fat around her belly which weren’t there previously. “This isn’t right. I’m definitely getting fatter...” she said. She stood up and attempted to do-up her trousers. It was a very difficult task. She couldn’t button them without sucking in her stomach. Leaving them unbuttoned and loosening downwards to reveal the top of her white knickers, she walked over to the full length mirror by the door.
She dropped her trousers and raised her shirt. She couldn’t believe what was happening. Her waist was definitely expanding. From the front there wasn’t much difference. It looked as if she was now pushing her belly out a bit but from the side there was a gentle outward curve developing. From her public bone her middle started to jut outwards until it reached her navel. Then it went back in again until her ‘usual’ shape recommenced just below her breasts.
“What’s h..h...happening to me? Am I.....? No. I can’t be. Am......I.....pregnant?” thought Tina. Without wanting to waste further time which could be precious in order to stop this, she buttoned up her trousers beneath her belly and darted off back downstairs to the entrance way of the laboratory. By the time she got downstairs the top half inch or so of her trousers had strained and folded over on itself. Her t-shirt had become tight. Her belly had just about filled what excess material there was and the action of her running down the stairs made it ride up half an inch or so to expose her bare bloating middle and strained trousers.
“Oh my...” Colin said, clearly seeing there was now a small bump forming through tightening clothes where there was once a flat belly. He could see her clothes straining to contain her now expanding middle and immediately took her down to see Libby. She took a second glance down at Tina’s middle in surprise. “You’re still growing?! How can this be? I’ve never known anything like this before. Get on the recliner...” she hastily said, grabbing hold of the ultrasound equipment. Even before Colin had chance to leave them alone, Libby had Tina’s top up and her fingers wedged around Tina’s trousers, unbuttoning the clearly strained button. The release in pressure was clear to see as the trousers immediately spread apart with a thump from the popped central button. A ‘V’ immediately formed revealing her knickers.
The gel and doppler probe were quickly applied, whilst Colin took a sample of blood from her which after immediate testing come back completely normal. The pair admitted they didn’t know what was happening inside Tina’s belly to cause it to start swelling. It was becoming deeply concerning for her. Whilst she had spent countless hours in maternity wards and had seen it all before, she never thought the time she’d need one herself would be coming so soon. She certainly didn’t expect her waistline to rapidly grow either. Tina was also worried by the bemused looks on their faces as they looked at the black and white screen. Presuming that somehow she would have been pregnant with something, they were shocked to discover there wasn’t actually anything inside her womb to cause her middle to start pushing outwards. “I just don’t get this...There’s nothing physically there inside you...” Libby said. Colin came over to also view the screen. “Your uterus is completely empty barring the Conblock...” he said. “All I can suggest is we sit this one out whilst I go over the data we know... From what we can see, your womb is progressively expanding as if it was occupied” Libby said. Tina looked rather horrified in return. “What if I keep on getting bigger...When’s it going to stop?!” she replied. Libby assured her that her and Colin would do everything in their power to resolve this as quickly as they could.
Tina stood up from the ultrasound and looked down to see a small but definite outward curve of skin. Even in the twenty minutes or so she was down there in the laboratory, her belly had continued to expand further outwards. By now the outmost point of her swelling belly was now pushing out to the level of her breasts. It was the biggest her belly had ever been and was starting to look not just extremely full after a large meal, but actually pregnant. She felt out around her growing bulge. Her belly was beginning to feel foreign to her, as if it wasn’t really hers. Thanks to it now pushing though the open-most unbuttoned position of her jeans, it was now an impossible task for Tina to button them up. The best she could do was to zip-up the ‘vee’ the best she could. She felt rather embarrassed to be walking around with the front of her knickers on partial display and her t-shirt now rising to reveal an inch and a half of her bare belly. It was high enough to now reveal the bottom half of her navel. Whilst Tina did tried to mask her enlarged waistline the best she could as she walked past Colin, he had noticed something that Tina hadn’t. Whilst he didn’t have a clear view before Tina’s belly began to expand, he’d noticed that her belly button seemed to be shallower than before. The bottom of her oval was beginning to rise and was now clearly visible which he was sure wasn’t the case only a few hours before.
(PART TWO TO FOLLOW)
