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"God Lapis! When mom said you settled down, she never mentioned it was in a buffet! Can you even find the salad bar?" Lapis ignored her sister Monica's jeering as she settled into the booth. She hadn't seen either of her sisters in a few months in which time her and Peridot made their relationship official and what they publicly "the results of domestic bliss" had expanded her figure a bit, so having lunch together seemed like a good idea. "Is Freckles almost here?"
Monica rolled her eyes at the childish nickname and for being ignored. "Sarah said she would be a couple of minutes late. Something about traffic. Are you seriously going to sit there and not acknowledge that you're going to be the elephant in the room?"
"What's that about elephants? Did someone go to the zoo?" Sarah, or Freckles as Lapis called her, asked as she finally arrived. Both turned to greet their third sister only to pause, stunned.
If Monica thought Lapis was fat, then Freckles was at least 20 pounds heavier in a top explicitly designed to show off her soft gut and bellybutton piercing.
"I..uh...wha..." The skinny sister stammered, causing the new arrival to look concerned.
"Are you okay Mon? You look like you've seen a ghost." This prompted a giggle from Lapis as she scooted over for the youngest sister to sit down.
"The poor thing has been on one of those awful diets. You know the ones that starve you and make you stress over calories to the point that causes heart problems?" The eldest watched with mirth as Monica tried to recompose herself.
"Oh dear! All that stress isn't good for you sis! No wonder mom is so worried about you. How about you unwind with a little cheat day? I'm sure this place has some great burgers and such." Freckles grabbed a menu and began to look through it to decide her order.
"What do you mean "Mom is worried about me"? I have a good job, I'm as healthy as a horse and..."
"Had one bad break up after another. Sorry, but it's hard to not hear rumors when you work in a beauty parlor." Freckles interrupted, the news causing Monica to blush and shocking Lapis a bit.
"Dude! You tease me about my weight instead of telling me! What happened? Are you okay?" The eldest had engaged big sister mode.
"I'm sorry okay. I only said that out of jealousy. You two got amazing girlfriends that clearly love to dote on you and here I am: single, stressed and apparently too skinny."
The three sat in silence until the waiter arrived and quickly took their order. It wasn't until the food arrived when Freckles perked up with a gasp. "A spa weekend! We should get together and spend the weekend relaxing at a spa! I know a fantastic place that I have good coupons for!"
Lapis smiled. "That sounds great! We get to spend some time together and Monica can get that stress massaged out!"
Monica looked down at her food. "Wouldn't your girlfriends miss you? I'm sure they wouldn't want to spend a weekend alone."
"Bloop's been meaning to spend a weekend with her sisters so it won't be an issue for me. Lapis?"
"Knowing Peridot she would be bored if Amethyst or Bismuth can't hang with her. Worst case scenario I'll keep her in the car and check on her every hour." Her joke causing both sisters to laugh.
Monica perked up a bit, with a small smile. "Thanks guys. How about dessert? My treat."