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Artificially cold air sweeps over my fur as I open the screen door into Leo’s house. Not as good as a dip in Lake Emma, but good enough for my needs right now. I sigh, carrying the groceries under one arm and a case of beers clutched in the other paw. It took some finagling to get all of this in one trip but I wasn’t a quitter.
Kicking the base of the door open a little more, I step into the entryway and gently click both screen and wooden door shut with my foot. Leo would have my ass if he saw me pulling that shit but I got him the beers so it’d be a net positive either way.
“Yo, big dog! Got your stuff.” I call out towards the end of the hallway where the wolf in question’s door sits firmly shut. I don’t wait for a response and glide right into the kitchen, setting the bags on the counter. First thing’s first, stashing the beers so that we could enjoy them cool later. Well, he could at least. My eyes spied the container full of empty beer cans as I had entered the kitchen. Yeah, gonna have to ride his ass about picking that up or else.
Or else? My inner voice scoffs, because Leo was as open to negotiations as the goddamn DMV. Yet, I could already imagine some incentives for the big guy, positive or negative. At the very least I could get him to feel bad about it for a minute which would make him pout in that cute way he does, the face of a man who knows he’s being difficult. And I know a thing or two about being difficult.
A minute passes and Leo still hasn’t come out to reward my good behavior of getting his stuff. I sigh again, exasperation replacing the previous one’s contentment. “Leo, come on man, if I walk in on you jacking it…” I let it hang, speaking loud enough he could definitely hear me and the threat at the end. Silence, another minute of nothing, then I throw up my hands. “Un–fucking–believable.”
I shove a few more items from the bags into the fridge, the stuff that wouldn’t survive the Echo summer heat, then slam the fridge door shut as my last attempt to get his attention. When even that gets silence in return, I grunt, my long tail swishing in agitation behind me. I walk out of the kitchen and down the hall, not even trying to make noise but hearing my own padded paws smack against the floor loud.
I don’t even knock and just swing the door open, my eyes darting to the bed in full expectation of Leo with his pants around his ankles and jacking it. Instead, he’s at his computer with his headset on, gaming controller clutched in his paws with a creakingly tight grip. His eyes stare wide into the computer monitor and his nostrils flare, the faint sound explosions and gunfire from his headset trapping the wolf in a sensory chamber of digital violence and conflict. It’s twice as shameful as catching him fist-fucking himself because at least then he’d hear me when I tap my foot in the doorway of his room.
“Leo.” I say once, fruitlessly, to try and get him to look my way for a second. No response. I weigh my options and wonder if unplugging the black tower of RGB lights would be worth it, then decide trying to fix a hole in the drywall above his computer isn’t worth my time. So, I wait for a while to see where his mood tips after his victory or defeat. I take off my cap, letting my mess of curls air out in the AC as I watch him twitch left and right in his seat.
Victory follows shortly afterwards, evident in his slow exhale of breath and leaning back from the edge of his chair into its worn out back. Only as he sits back does the wolf do a double take and see me standing in the open doorway, black snapback cap in one paw and unamused.
“Oh, Syd, hi!” Leo greets quickly, pulling his headset off to reveal his mussed up headfur and reddening ears. At least he has the good sense to be ashamed.
“Hi, called for you three fucking times.” I give a dull affect and feel satisfied as his red ears dip lower. But that’s as far as I want to go chastising the dumbass. “First, got us some beers and food in the fridge. You’re welcome.” I do a slight bow to bring home the sarcasm. “Second, got some news, which is why I called your ass three times. Bloody Mary’s got a better call service than you do, I swear.”
He rubs the back of his head once I finish, thoroughly humbled and embarrassed. “ Ay, lo siento nutria. Carl’s been getting ahead of me here and I’ve been trying to catch up. Guess I got a little deep into it, heh.” Leo smiles, his brown eyes catching some late day sun as he turns in his chair to face me fully. “But what’s your news?”
All of the exasperation vanishes from me and a grin of my own spreads across my face. “Well, should probably also tell you I got the good beers this time cuz we’re gonna be celebrating some.” The giddiness buzzes from me to him as his eyes return the enthusiasm building in my chest.
“I got a call back from the promotion and they’re gonna give me a shot! It’s not a sure thing, but if I can make it work, dude…” I trail off, the excitement surging up through my veins making my voice shut down.
“Dude! That’s fucking awesome to hear.” Leo stands up, arms wide as he grins with me, eyes alight with pride. He closes the distance and hugs me tight into his chest. As soon as I hug him back, he begins to wiggle under my tight grip. I allow a little looseness in my hug so he can give me a full kiss on the lips, making soft, loving noises back into his muzzle as he does so.
We hold like that for a minute, locked together in the door frame of his room, before I break the moment. Partly to breathe and partly to soak in the burning joy I catch in his face. The news before had left me awake and bursting with energy. The sight of his loving eyes, however, left me with that bone deep warmth I craved but would never ask for. Too embarrassing to be that sappy out loud and all.
“Hey, save it! I need some air over here. Trying to fucking suffocate me, Alvarez?” I laugh as I rebuke the wolf’s continued attempts to reinitiate the kiss. Every miss he makes gets planted on my cheek or neck, amorous and teasing to the last one.
“Relax, I’m only celebrating with you.” Leo retorts with that confident growl in the back of his throat.
Admittedly, I’m not opposed to the affectionate barrage. There’s more to my news, stuff to discuss about travel, work, and how to pay for it all, but we can hold it off for a minute. Or more than a minute, as Leo presses closer to my body and I feel his dick through his pants press against my thigh.
“Celebrating, sure.” I roll my eyes, but don’t push him away. In fact, I lean into it, pulling on his shirt collar to kiss him deep. My thigh rolls up against his crotch, and I feel the rumbling growl rise out of his throat. I smirk against his lips before parting for just a second. “Sure in a celebratory mood I see.”
“Mhm.” He only mumbles back, clearly losing interest in the talking half of this dance. Leo’s hands are now at my hips and pull me back towards the bed.
My own steps stumble slightly as we pass a bit too close to the chair but otherwise I keep in step with the wolf. We turn and switch places as we approach the bed, Leo pushing me back onto the sheets so that he looms over. I sit with a huff and, with not even a second’s respite, Leo leans down and boxes me in with his arms. Our kissing now is all fury and hunger. The high of my news, the burning body of my wolf, and the sense of completeness swallow me whole.
No sooner do my fingers reach for his belt does our moment shatter like sugar glass with the sound of a phone going off. “Fuck.” I mutter into the air between our muzzles as Leo pulls back. It’s his phone, which means it’s his boss who is also his dad. No getting out of this one.
His eyes catch mine, glazed and apologetic, before Leo straightens up halfway and pulls out his phone. One glance at the caller ID and he sighs, pressing the accept button and bringing it to his ear. “Hello?” Another second, then I hear the rapid Spanish of papa Alvarez through the speaker. It’s faint but present enough with how close we are for me to know he’s half-yelling.
“Papá, no-” Leo starts, trying to talk past whatever his dad is going on about. I never learned enough Spanish to follow long conversations, but the little I knew told me Leo was getting his ass handed to him for something. A long sigh escapes the red wolf and slumps slightly. This conversation had become a lecture it seemed and Leo could only ride out the tongue lashing.
Normally, I wouldn’t give a shit, Leo’s business and all. But as I was still hard and riding off the high of a second before, I feel put off by the interruption. Then I spot Leo’s tail swishing behind him and get a mischievous smirk. Lifting my leg slowly, I press my thigh up to Leo’s groin, brushing against his likely still aching dick through his pants once more.
The wolf, in the middle of trying to speak back to his boss-dad, jumps in pitch and volume for a second as he speaks. His tail sticks out stiff and fluffy at the touch, eyes flicking down at my offending limb. One paw comes down and grabs my leg to stop its assault, forcing Leo to hunch lower. He gives a dirty look at me while not once breaking stride in his talking. I stick my tongue out at him, proud of making the shade of his inner ears match his fur color.
Whatever he was talking about wraps up just as quick thankfully, and he clicks the end call button with a grunt. “Fucking–” he cuts his words off as he crashes down on top of me, his teeth and lips clashing into me like a punch.
“Ow, hey!” I push back at his head, stopping the kiss-fight there. “Warn me, you fucking dick. I’m not wanting to lose a tooth before getting in the ring.”
“Then don’t be fucking around when I’m in a call.” Leo snarls back, though it lacks angry heat. Mostly he seems hungry and impatient, an annoying mix for the wolf.
“Oh, you’re so fucking getting it.” I growl in turn, but I can’t hide the grin stretching a mile wide on my face. Leo returns the expression and all annoyance melts out of me, seared clean by burning need.
Leo crashes back into me but gentler this time. His paws rake up under my shirt and over my fur while my hands find purchase against his pants’ belt once more. Skillfully, I undo his belt, button, and zipper in one fluid go but don’t pull down his pants. He’s going to do that when he’s really ready to get into it. His thumbs brush up over my pecs, bunching my shirt up, and his thumbs flick over my nipples. Sparks run up my spine at the gesture and I writhe up into him.
To my surprise, he breaks the kiss first. Leo pulls back and stares down at me for a second, panting in barely contained need. I reach up to remove my hat, as Leo doesn’t like trying to kiss with it on, and remember I took it off and lost it somewhere on the floor on the way to the bed.
“Yeah, what’s–what’s up?” I swallow the tight sensation in my throat as I ask, waiting to see what’s going on in those curious eyes.
He takes a deep breath before replying. “I mean it, you know.” I must give him a befuddled stare because he shakes his head immediately. “About you getting the promotion deal. I’m proud of you, Syd, and I’m happy to…to have you in my life.”
That tight sensation I swallowed balloons in my chest, and I have to breath in deep myself to talk around it. “Uh, yeah it’s…that’s nice of you, man.” I know I’m blushing, I can feel the heat reaching up into my face and ears. Yet, I continue my lame, hormone-addled response. “I’m happy to have you too, Leo.” I suck at this, I mentally reprimand as I can feel the lack of impact in my words.
Another second as Leo stares down at me and I’m about a second more away from grabbing him back into an embrace to cover for my stupid words. He dives back in first though, more soft in his movements now. His tongue presses to my lips, and I open my mouth for him to enter. Our muzzles twist against one another, tongues tasting our breath as it mingles into one muddy flavor.
We said I love you enough times to not feel a need to say it here. Yet in my heart, I can hear it in his moans as he ramps up his energy again. I hope, quietly, he hears it in my own sighs and gasps as his muzzle moves from my lips to my neck. My arms reach up to wrap around his shoulder, feeling him grind our groins together, and I know I’ll hear it in so many ways soon, and he’ll hear it too. Yeah, I’m happy to have him. A first time for everything, to have something that makes me happy like this.