Constant Hunger

"I have made up my mind to go to college this year." She announced with clear voice.

Everyone ceased eating and stared at her with serious face.

Her brother dropped his fork with a clank. "Norah, are you sure? Just take it easy.. You could register for college next year, it doesn't have to be this year."

"All of my friends will go to college this year.. Sooner or later I got to step outside. I don't want to waste my time doing nothing here, Noah."

She was secretly having a contact with Gabby, despite her parent's warning to stay away from Norah. Gabby encouraged her to continue her study.

"But you are not 'doing nothing' here, Norah." Liam intervened.

Norah rolled her blue eyes at him, she wanted to strangle that annoying person. The man who made her scream from pleasure the other night.

"Say, Clara.. Did you go to college?" Norah munched a slice of bread.

Clara tucked her long hair behind her ear and smile timidly, "No.. I was too busy working several jobs and I couldn't afford to go to college."

Norah nodded her head in understanding and wise enough not to comment anything.

"Ah yes, it must be difficult to pay all of the debts." Xander insinuated, having finished his breakfast.

There was this dark mood around him and he was deathly quiet since he joined them for breakfast.

The woman beside him gasped in concern, "Then how could you earn money if you're here, Clara?"

Norah didn't mean to say it like that, but the words were already out of her mouth. She couldn't swallow them back.

Clara stared straight at Xander. "Oh, thanks to someone who had paid all of my father's debts, I don't have to worry about it anymore."

Then she smiled sweetly at Norah, "I support your decision, Norah. You could learn valuable skills and increases job opportunities with a college degree."

Her face brighten that someone finally agreed to her decision, they all thought Norah was too delicate and fragile after that incident.

"Yes! I couldn't wait to meet new people and make new experiences."

"That's your third slice of bread, by the way." Liam said when Norah reached for a jar of strawberry jam.

Noah laughed, "My sister is always hungry anytime and anywhere. She could be a little monster if it come to food."

"Hey, that's rude. I'm on my growth period." She sulked and all of them laughed at her.

"Anyway, I'm genuinely grateful to your chef for making the incredible meal for us everyday, Xander. I'm getting more fat since I'm living here." Norah puffed her chubby cheeks.

Clara laughed and nodded her head in agreement, "Same with me! I feel my waist thickening from all of the chef's sweets."

All the men in the room looked down to her small waist and the woman blushed under their gaze.

Norah sighed. "Maybe we should start to workout, Clara."

Xander rose from his chair, excused himself from the table and went to work. He refused Norah's assistance to walk him out of the house and said he wouldn't be back until Saturday.

Norah didn't have the chance to kiss him goodbye because he left abruptly after that.

Not long after that, Noah excused himself to continue his work. Then Clara, only ate a little food, followed him out of the room.

So there were only Norah and Liam at the table. Under his penetrating gaze, Norah squirmed a little on her chair.

Liam gave a little chuckled that made her even more angry, "What? Are you satisfied with embarrassing me earlier?"

The man had the audacity to look surprised, "Ashamed you? Because I said the truth about you eating the third slice of bread?"

"Not that! About me dating Xander."

Liam took out a pack of cigarettes from his jeans pocket, lit it and leaned back in his chair. "I'm just asking, Norah. What's the harm in that?"

"How long have you been a smoker?" She asked.

Liam pulled in more smoke, soaked his lungs with it. "I made myself a smoker at sixteen and since then I'm addicted to it." The smoke came out as he answered.

"You never tried to stop?"

"A day never went by without me smoking."

Norah resisted the urge to grab the mouthwatering waffles, the plate positioned near Liam.

"But you know it could harm your body, right?"

Liam sighed. "Yes, yes. Don't start lecturing me now.." He catched her looking at the plate of waffles. "Oh, I did stop for a day.. It was harder than I thought but thankfully, I had another amusement to distract my mind."

"Oh yea? What was that?" She asked, but her concentration was on that dish.

"Why are you asking? 'You' are that amusement."

Her mind had to process his words for a minute, then it finally dawned on her. Norah grabbed her glass of water and about to splash it on his face when Liam offered a plate of waffles with sweet smile, his black eyes twinkling.

"Here. You're dying to eat this, right?"

Norah licked her lips and swallowed, she couldn't resist the temptation so she put the glass back and took the plate from his hand.

"T-thanks."

Liam watched her poured some honey on it and added berries as the topping.

"You know what?" He asked when Norah took a bite and her eyes closed in delight.

The sight made him hard instantly.

Fuck! Calm down buddy.

He arranged his crotch under the table.

"What?" She asked when Liam didn't continue his words.

"I think you're really gaining weight.. Even your breasts are fuller."

He stared at that round globes under her tight crop top. And he only realized it now that they were somehow bigger than the last time he held them in the penthouse. Maybe they were growing under his attention.

Her face reddened and she hissed, "You perv! It's only in the morning. Do you only think about sex and smoking everytime?"

"Aren't we all?" He raised one of his eyebrow and dragged the smoke into his lungs, but his eyes lingering on her breasts.

Liam laughed when Norah held the plate in front of her and ate like that.

"Norah, honey. The plate couldn't shield you from my penetration."