Christina woke to the sound of the air conditioning gently whirring in the hotel room. Sunlight was slipping through the curtains. The light shone on Jack’s broad shoulders. She got out of bed and went to the bathroom. It had been a while since she had taken a good look at her body. Even wearing a vest top and cotton shorts, years of buying junk food for the kids and eating sweets alone on the sofa at night had made her r...

It was his smile that first attracted her. Christina had a wedding coming up in a few months. Now in her forties, starting over in a gym seemed too awkward. She could never wear those tight leggings the younger women at work wore. As far as Christina was concerned, her calves and thighs were too fat. And as for her bum, although she promised herself to do exercises every day, her bum had grown bigger, wider, and softer, w...