Chapter 14: Growing Pains

The following morning, Keri felt as if her breasts were on fire! She couldn't get out of bed, and she wrapped herself under layers of blankets. Her nipples had protruded, while her aureoles seemed to spread thinly over her enraged glands. They were both incredibly sensitive, so much so, that when she touched them, it sent shockwaves through her body.

It took two doses of medication, before she felt the swelling numbingly subside. It never fully went away, but it could be suppressed beneath the surface of her awareness. By that point however, Keri could feel a new kind of pressure pulsating, and pressing upwards through narrow channels. Her nipples throbbed as something began squeezing through widening passages that had never been used before. Her milk ducts were forcefully spread open to relieve the pressure and spill out a soothing moisture.

At first, she was too tired to appreciate the magnitude of this sudden change. All she wanted to do was go to sleep and pretend like nothing was happening. When she awoke that evening however, she needed a fresh change of sheets. Her bodies abused mammary glands were wracked so severely that she was lactating!

The pain ebbed as her body's bounty was released, and as Keri massaged her aching breasts, she found them leaking in abundance. It felt so good, squeezing her nipples, watching the tiny stream, a blissful fountain, spurting from her tips. She filled her entire waste bin with breast milk, before her breasts were finally empty. By then, her nipples were still trickling, and her breasts no longer pulsated, but there was a slight sag that hadn't existed before.

The following morning, Keri felt a little better. Her chest no longer burned with grinding pain, although her nipples remained a shade darker than before, and were more pronounced. They weren't leaking with milk at the moment, but she had a feeling they would be full again soon. Her breasts were tender, softer, and she could make out gentle blue veins ebbing closer to the surface. Sena came to visit her that day, concerned with her absence from class. It was good to see a friendly face, one that was dumbstruck and incredibly apologetic for what happened to her. Sena seemed sincere enough with her regrets that Keri felt like she had nothing to do with her 'unsanctioned modification'. That was something, at least.

At the end of her two days of sick leave, Keri was relieved to feel somewhat back to her normal self. Her breasts still ached off-and-on, and it was impossible not to notice how they had developed. They had grown more rounded, more…full? She needed a new set of bras, but that would have to wait for now. There was no telling if they would continue to enlarge in the coming days. When she returned to the nurses' station, Nurse Beth was already anticipating her. Like before, Keri was led to a private room. She sat down on a similar padded chair as before, and Nurse Beth studied a collection of notes before she started talking. "The investigation is still ongoing, but based on everything you've told me, someone at this party administered the procedure? And you don't remember giving your consent?"

Somehow Keri had already anticipated that any so called 'investigation' would be pointless. "I was drinking in the dorms, then I hazily remember being somewhere… But I can't remember where?"

Nurse Beth crossed her legs and leaned back in her chair. The doctor's lab coat looked good on her, as if she could somehow make anything she wore look sexy. "That was three days ago, correct?"

Keri assumed it must have been. "Yes. I woke up that morning and came straight to you."

"And you truly don't remember anything else from that night?" She asked.

What is she getting at? "Not really…"

"Interesting…" Nurse Beth looked back at her notes. "What else do you know about Beta-4 treatment?"

"Nothing really?"

"Well for one, it is permanent; it alters the mammary glands to produce breast milk frequently. You will need to up your iron intake to counter this." Her eyes looked at Keri's chest. "And I see you've already started lactating. That's the final sign that your… Ahem… Treatment is complete. I'm sorry to say this, but you're going to have to get used to it."

Keri swore, looking down she could see dark splotches moistening the fabric of her shirt. 

Thirty minutes later, Keri once again played with the bandage wrapped around her arm. She was still shaking from the stress. "I fucking hate needles…" She couldn't keep her opinions to herself anymore. 

Nurse Beth was insistent on doing one more series of blood-work, just to make sure there weren't any other complications. "Could've fooled me. You did well, you didn't squirm as much this time."

Didn't squirm enough, you say? Keri wondered if she should have put up a stronger fight.

"So, it looks like you're in tip-top shape."

"Even with these leaky tits?" Keri looked down her shirt again. She had a patient's gown, and it was already soiled.

Nurse Beth held out her hand to provide some comfort. "Other than that, are you feeling any other pains or discomforts?"

"No," Keri answered with a pout. "Are they going to grow any bigger?"Nurse Beth took a moment to answer her question. "Yes, they probably will. Gene-enhancement treatment recipients experience a twelve to fifteen percent growth in breast size. Up to fifty-percent growth in phallus size for men, by the way, but that's a different treatment altogether. In some cases, breast growth is even larger."

Keri's eyelids twitched. 

As soon as Keri Pryde left her office, Bethany Louvell leaned back in her chair, reviewing her patients charts just one more time, before filing it away. She took out her phone and dialed a number.

"Yes, it's me. Yes, she was here. No, she doesn't remember." Nurse Beth smirked, speaking into the phone. "It's strange though, amnesia wasn't listed as a potential side effect. I told her it was 'unsanctioned' to keep her from panicking. She's stressed enough as it is."

Bethany paused for a moment, listening to the voice on the other end of the phone.

She took a long sip of coffee, before speaking again. "Her lactation procedure worked out splendidly, she'll make a wonderful milk girl for you. No, I didn't give her anything to heighten her libido, I don't think that would be necessary. Also, she refused that treatment when you brought me to her."

The person on the other end of the phone just laughed at that.

"Yes, yes, she's more fertile now as well. She got the same treatment as every other Rachelle. She won't be experiencing menopause for a long-long time, and those ovaries of hers can generate replacement eggs for the foreseeable future. The miracle of science truly knows no bounds." 

"Be sure to give the Rachelle's my regards, and next time you bring me someone for treatment, make sure they fully understand what their asking for."

She hanged up the phone. "Silly girls."

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Once outside, Keri tightened the band of her satchel, and mentally processed what she was going to do next. Her shirt had been dried, but milk splotches weren't easily removed, not with simple soap water, and her breasts were already aching again. Her nipples were fully erect, poking hard against the fabric. There were so many men looking at her while she made her way across campus. Keri looked back at several of them and couldn't believe that she…liked the attention!

She took a moment to catch her breath, the weight of her breasts had become more noticeable. She wanted to sit down, and bask in the sun, maybe let one of these guys massage her…No, not right now, get your head out of the gutter. Keri made up her mind. First, she would go back to her room and grab some things, then get back to her lectures. After that, she was going to spend some quality time alone in the gym… Unless.

She pulled out her phone and sent a text to Brutus. 'Hey, need to pump some muscles after class! You in?'

It only took a couple of seconds to get a response. 'You know it Vixin! See you there tonight!'

Keri smiled to herself and hurried back to the dorms. She wasn't surprised to find that Julie had left several new packages of clothing for her to wear, each labeled with instructions, and a few with orders. Several new pairs of brassieres, busters, bras, and even a corset was waiting for her, and they all had some kind of special padding specifically designed for lactating breasts.