"That's much better."Heather's trousers sat snugly at her waist, showing no inclination to slide down. Alison eyed her critically. "You don't think it could be that you're actually losing weight, do you?"

"I wish,"Heather said. "I gave up dieting years ago."

Nevertheless, Alison thought she did look slimmer. She didn't remember that Heather had a waist when she first met her.

~*~

The next few days seemed to pass very slowly. Alison felt fidgety. ...