She put the key in the ignition and went to go eat, all this driving and dealing with people had left her hungry, and checking the time on the dashboard, it was getting close to dinner time. Katie decided it would be best to try and beat the crowds by just going to the closest location she could get to. Being in the city made this easier with the abundance of restaurants available. However, the stress of getting the statue and having tried in vain to get it appraised, so far, left her a bit stressed, so she opted for something salty and savory.
Katie found herself at a still-empty fast food place, a local chain called Mr. Spiffy's. It wasn't here favorite, but it was still high up on her list of places she liked to indulge at, so she smiled as she lowered her window and looked at the menu. Normally, her indulging at Mr Spiffy's would be just a milk shake or maybe an extra fry with her order. Though today, something felt different.
"-ello whelcom to MisrSpiffy, cana tag your order?" Came the muffled voice over the intercom.
"Yes! I'd like a... Number 3, and a Number 4, both larges, and a large chocolate shake." Katie was surprised by her own words, She wasn't a big eater and even just a medium Number 3 was enough to fill her up. She shook it off, thinking she could just give the food away or save it for tomorrow or something, though the idea of leftover fast-food didn't sit well with her. Pulling ahead to the payment window, she pulled out her wallet and handed over her card.
"Uh, sorry ma'am, card's declined." The teenage cashier handed back the plastic card.
"What the hell? I've never had my card get declined!" Katie though to herself, a little embarrassed. She pulled out her wallet and opened it, and, to her astonishment, she found exact change for her order, $16.78. she scooped it out and handed it over, taking her receipt and pulling to the next window. First, she orders way more food than she can eat at once, and now she has perfect change for her order? Money appearing in her wallet again? She glanced down at the statuette, the face revealed. "Must've been the wind or something," she assured herself as she recovered the face.
The lady at the second window handed her the bag with her food, and the small carton for her drinks, the two sodas on one side making it a little awkward to balance with the milkshake. She set the items down in her passenger seat and pulled away. Normally, Katie would be fine with eating in or in the parking lot, but she just needed some privacy. Driving to a parking garage, and having already finished one of her sodas, she opened the bag to reveal the boxed Double cheeseburger, and the Bacon Double Cheeseburger, as well as the two large fries. She took a deep breath, the salty and savory aromas making her hungrier.
Katie took a quick sip of the thick and creamy milkshake before digging in. First was the regular double cheeseburger, the 1/3 pound patties hearty and the sauces and fixings that went along the perfect accents to it. Katie took occasional sips from her second soda as she finished it, then reached into free the bacon double cheeseburger from it's box. She bit into it, loving the crisp sound the bacon made as she chewed, despite it being a thicker cut. As Katie slowly finished the second burger, she felt herself getting full and slowing down, her stomach feeling bloated.
"Ugh, god, why did I order so much food. I still have the fries and the shake!" She bemoaned herself, "Guess I should eat a few now while they're warm..." She mused, plucking a few from the bag and eating them. The classic shoestring fries were just the right amount of salty to go with the burgers, and counter the last few gulps of her soda. She looked over at the milkshake, then down at herself, then over at the fries, then herself, then the milkshake. She pulled a single fry out and dipped it in the milkshake, then gingerly brought it to her mouth.
"This is as good as everyone says it is!" Katie quickly grabbed more fries, dipping them in turn into the milkshake before eating them. Fry after milkshake-coated fry passed through her lips, were crushed by her teeth, and found their way to her bloated stomach. Which, by this point, was becoming rather round on her otherwise skinny figure.
Katie took deep breathes between each fry. She somehow seemed to have the perfect amount of milkshake to go with her fires. She struggled with the last handful, but managed to get them down, laying her seat back and burping.
"Goddamn, I'm never doing that again." She winced as she cradled her stomach, "damn, I look so fat." She rubbed it gently, which felt nice, and laid her head back, closing her eyes.