>>54595Scarlet’s face lit up like the city skyline at night when she saw where Scott had taken her. On a downtown street corner was a large, single floor eaterie, the name Gourmet Buffet glowing above the windows in neon. The facade sported the image of a cute cat sporting a huge, swollen stomach and a satisfied smile.
“I heard good things about this place,” said Scott. “They do all-you-can-eat here.”
Scarlet let out a gasp as, indeed, she spotted a poster advertising the all-you-can-eat special in the window. “It’s so cheap too!”
“And it’s my treat,” said Scott with a smile. “What do you say?”
Scarlet opened her mouth to respond with an eager ‘yes’, but she paused with a frown. “I dunno. May says I eat too much sometimes.”
“It’s a date, so you should have some fun,” Scott insisted. “But if you want, I’ll stop you from having too much.”
Scarlet furrowed her brow and rubbed her second chin. “Weeeeeell… okay!”
Both their tails wagging, the vulpine lovers walked through Gourmet Buffet’s double doors, and Scarlet paused as the medley of delicious scents hit her senses like the most pleasant truck. Her head went blank for a moment, and a sliver of drool slid down from the corner of her mouth.
Grrrrroooooowwwwrrrrrr…
The sound of the customers’ chatter filling the air was just enough to mask the loud, ravenous grumble from Scarlet’s round belly, though she still blushed all the same as she gave it a rub. Scott gave her a reassuring smile before approaching the greeter.
“Hey, I reserved a table for two this morning,” he said. “Name’s Scott.”
“Hmm,” the greeter muttered, running a finger down an open book. “Ah yes, right this way.”
The two followed him across the restaurant floor. Scarlet’s eyes wandered around her, seeing customers bringing mountains of food on their plates to their tables to dig into them. Unsurprisingly, many of them sported a physique not unlike her own.
“Here we are,” said the greeter, stopping in front of a booth by a window. A plate and silverware were set out at each side. “Just take your plate up to the buffet when you’re ready.”
“Thanks a lot,” said Scott, the two taking their coats off. He helped Scarlet sit down before he sat across from her.
“I didn’t know you had to reserve a table for a buffet,” she said.
“For this place, you do,” Scott explained. “It’s really popular.”
Scarlet nodded, and found herself eyeing the buffet with a hungry glint in her eyes.
“Why don’t you go ahead?” Scott offered. “I’ll get us drinks.”
“Sure!” chirped Scarlet before immediately squeezing herself out of the booth. She carried her plate over and surveyed the selection. Burgers, fries, chicken wings, pastas, slices of pizza and more were spread out across multiple steam trays. Scarlet stared at them, her ears twitching. She could almost hear them calling out to her, begging her to stuff her face.
And who was she to say no to that?
She went to lunge at them, but a thought made her pause. A thought of May giving her a rather unimpressed scowl when she got back. Her roommate was always advising her to not overdo her calorie intake.
“I better watch myself,” she decided, Lifting a burger and some fries onto her plate. “Though, a few wings won’t hurt. And pasta is good for me, right? Ooh, there’s some meat feast pizza there! That’s practically every food group in one!”
Scott’s eyes widened when he watched Scarlet bring back practically a bit of every selection. How she piled all that onto one plate was beyond him. All he got was a burger and some sodas for both of them!
Though, he certainly wasn’t complaining about the sight, especially when Scarlet sat down and started digging in. She took a huge chomp out of her own burger, her tail wagging as she chewed.
Scott loved to watch Scarlet eat. With the big smile pushing against her stuffed cheeks, it seemed he and food were the things that made her the happiest. And with the two of them with her together, she was practically on cloud nine. Her cute little moans as she gobbled up mouthful after mouthful were music to his ears.
He finished his burger and looked down at his empty plate. He was satisfied for the moment, but watching his date put so much away made an idea start forming in his head. But did he dare put it into effect? Did he dare invite May’s wrath down on him?
The next thing he knew, he was slinking off toward the buffet and filling that plate with another helping of assorted foods.
As long as Scarlet’s happy, I’ll take whatever May’s got.
By the time Scott had returned, Scarlet had just finished the last mouthful of macaroni and cheese on her plate. A cute little burp escaped her as she licked her lips clean.
“That was amazing,” she sighed, before eyeing the other plate on the table. “Ooh, you’re having a lot too?”
“Oh, I thought you might want some more,” Scott said, rubbing behind his head. “You look pretty hungry.”
“I dunno,” said Scarlet, frowning with uncertainty. “I was thinking I should maybe – is that fried chicken?!” she gasped, gawking at a large drumstick on the plate.
“I did some looking around the other trays,” said Scott as he pushed the plate forward. “Go ahead, you should enjoy yourself.”
He was happy to see Scarlet didn’t need much convincing. She pulled the plate closer and started tearing into whatever was on it, holding a fork in one paw and a drumstick in the other. Scott’s tail wagged as he watched his date glut herself, both their tails wagging for different reasons. He looked down at the emptied plate, and decided to sneak off again to refill it while Scarlet was eating.
Every time Scarlet finished a plate, Scott would bring another course for her. And with every plate she emptied, her shirt rode up more from her stomach swelling larger and rounder. She didn’t seem to care anymore about how much food she was packing into herself. In fact, she didn’t seem to be thinking about it anymore.
Which suited Scott nicely, especially when he spotted the dessert buffet. He snuck away once more and made his way toward it, grabbing a bowl of ice cream, some slices of chocolate cake, and…
“Oh, perfect,” he grinned, grabbing a large plateful of churros.
He brought the sweet feast back to the table just as Scarlet finished an extra greasy slice of four-cheese pizza. Her fingers, face, and the top of her shirt were covered in all kinds of stains, from barbecue sauce to fryer grease to sticky soda. Yet, she was happily licking at whatever she could reach.
“How’s about a palate cleanser?” offered Scott as he presented the round of dessert.
“Oh, I’m getting kinda full,” mumbled Scarlet, resting a paw on her bloated middle. “I dunno if… I can… churros…?!”
Scott grinned and pushed the treats toward her. “Your favourite.”
To his lack of surprise, the sticks of fried dough were the first thing she grabbed. She crammed them into her maw with newfound vigour, sending crumbs and powdered sugar in every possible direction. Scott had to duck his head to avoid a particularly large clump of pastry shooting his way.
He would have been concerned about Scarlet’s behaviour if not for how elated she looked. Her eyes fluttered closed and her fur and hair bristled as she let out a moaning giggle. Scarlet would live on churros if she could, but May wouldn’t be too pleased about that.
Though, little did she know Scott would encourage it.
“I’ll see if they have some more,” he said, getting to his feet.