Faking Reality by Zaria Garrison

Author:Zaria Garrison
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2011-07-28T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

“Honey, we’re going to be late if you don’t hurry up,” Brandon yelled. Tia was in her private bathroom getting ready for the Revelations cast finale party.

“I’m dressing for two. I’ll be out soon,” she yelled through the door.

“Fine, I’ll be waiting for you downstairs,” he said before leaving the bedroom.

Inside the bathroom, Tia stood posing in front of her full-length mirror admiring her naked body. Whenever she had the luxury of removing the padding, she could not help gazing into the mirror at her lean and trim physique.

Over the past few months, she had found that padding her figure to appear increasingly pregnant was the worst part of the whole plan. After years of Pilates and a strict diet, she hated that she now had to hide the figure she’d worked so hard to maintain. It was especially difficult for her during the summer when she wanted to wear short shorts and midriff tops. Attending the cast party at Evangelist Hyatt’s home that summer had been humiliating for her. Instead of being able to show off her washboard abs in a tiny string bikini, Tia had to wear a one-piece bathing suit dress with padding underneath. Brandon told her that she looked beautiful, but Tia felt fat and ugly. But she took consolation in the fact that unlike real pregnant women, her weight was artificial, and each night before taking a shower, she had the luxury of shedding it all to strut her stuff in front of the mirror.

During the past few months, Tia also learned that being pregnant had perks that she had not expected. Quincy had encouraged her to fake morning sickness. “Look, girl, you are supposed to be sick every morning. Tell Brandon that you are nauseated, then go in the bathroom and make throwing up sounds,” he had said.

“That’s disgusting.” Tia’s nose sneered up at the thought of it.

“Maybe so, but if you expect your husband to believe that you are pregnant, you are going to have to simulate the symptoms.”

The following Sunday morning, Tia did as he asked. After Brandon left for church alone she was elated to realize that being sick allowed her to skip service. From that day forward she used her pregnancy as an excuse to get out of all sorts of church business. Brandon felt she should not be on her feet too much, so he took over her duties at the soup kitchen, and replaced her as a Sunday School teacher. When the Ladies League announced their clothing drive, Brandon sent over two church ladies to help Tia sort through clothes to donate. With her feet propped up, Tia worked the two women like Hebrew slaves. They not only cleaned out all four of her closets, but they also agreed to rub her feet and legs after she pretended that they were swelling.

Although his constant prodding and reminders were annoying, Tia was actually grateful that Quincy was helping her through the entire process. He kept in contact with the surrogate and went with her to every doctor’s appointment.

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