Chapter 21

The next morning I was up early. I’d somehow slept ok, but I felt awful about melting down on Ruth. I took a sip of my coffee and ran through the night before in my head again. My parents made a point to never carry on an argument at night, and now I could see why; it was so easy to fall to pieces when you were tired. I was just glad that I was able to stop when I did, and that it seemed like Ruth took it well.

I heard some movement coming from her room and I sighed. A few minutes later the door opened and she walked out fully dressed for the day. I wasn’t sure if that was a good sign or not.

“Coffee’s on,” I muttered weakly, even though I knew she didn’t drink it.

“No thank you,” she replied quietly and I turned in my chair to face her. From my sitting position, she appeared even bigger than usual while she approached, and for the first time in decades I felt downright tiny. I gulped, but when I glanced up at her face I was surprised to see that she looked nervous. She loomed over me for several seconds, but then she leaned over and did the last thing I ever expected. Taking my face in her hands she kissed me. It wasn’t a long kiss, but for the few seconds it lasted Ruth’s lips nipped and tugged at mine assertively, and delightfully, melting away the morning’s anxiety. When Ruth pulled away she had a smile in her eyes, and I sat there dumbly smiling back. She pulled out a chair of her own and sat down.

“I didn’t expect that...” I murmured breathlessly.

“I promised to think things over last night, so I did.” She still looked tense, but all the uncertainty from before was gone.

“I see,” I replied with a nervous chuckle.

“And I also promised we could talk this morning.” She reached out and took one of my hands in hers. “Over the last few weeks I thought we’d settled into a comfortable and pleasant routine. I never imagined that it could have been causing you frustration. For that I’m very sorry.”

“That’s ok. I didn’t exactly tell you how I felt either...”

“That’s true, but I’m sorry just the same.”

“I’m sorry for blowing up on you last night.” Ruth just smiled.

“That’s quite alright,” she glanced away. “I needed the push...” I took a deep breath to try to clear my nerves and Ruth looked back.

“You said there’s more?” I asked hesitantly. Ruth’s tail thumped against her chair.

“Yes.” She took a second to compose herself. “I would very much like to be with you.” My face split into a wide grin.

“You mean, as my girlfriend?” She glanced away smiling shyly.

“Yes ... as your girlfriend.” My heart soared and I leaned forward kiss her again. Our lips met and moved against one another’s with excited fervor. I ran my fingertips from the side of her nose, all the way up her cheek, and through her hair. Then her mouth opened just a little bit and the very tip of her tongue touched at my lips. I pulled back in surprise just a little, but then I saw Ruth’s big beautiful eyes smiling and I did the same. I crawled into her lap, straddling her. My groin muscles were going to really ache later from being stretched around her wide hips, but I didn’t care! Wrapping her arms around me, she pulled me close and I draped my arms over her massive shoulders. Since I was sitting on her lap I was able to enjoy the novelty of our faces being on the same level for the first time, and we started kissing again. This time when her tongue flicked at my lips, I opened up and gasped as her thick, meaty tongue slid into my mouth with a delicacy that defied its size. I moaned as she explored the inside of my mouth, from gently lapping at the roof, to lightly massaging my own tongue, and I loved every second of it. When we eventually had to come up for air, Ruth withdrew and pulled back.

“Wow,” I gasped out, now breathing heavy.

“Mmmm. I very much liked that,” murmured Ruth, and she pulled me into another close hug with my arms around her and my chin resting on her shoulder. “There’s one more thing I realized yesterday ... and that’s what really changed everything,” she whispered.

“What’s that,” I whispered back. She hesitated and started trembling a little bit. “It’s ok. You can tell me,” I reassured, running my fingers through her hair.

“I love you, David.” The words were so quiet that I almost couldn’t hear them ... but I did. I stopped playing with her hair and pulled her head closer into my shoulder. With how uncertain our relationship had been up to that point I hadn’t even dared to hope to hear that yet, but there it was. I wasn’t normally much of a crier, but my eyes got a little misty anyway.

“I love you too.” I pulled back to look at her again. When I shifted my weight the chair we were on started to creak, and I realized that the poor furniture was holding well over six hundred pounds. “I think we need to relocate.” I suggested with a laugh.

“I think you’re right,” agreed Ruth as the chair creaked again.

I slid off her lap and Ruth’s eyes widened. Following her gaze my cheeks started to burn when I realized that she was looking at my groin. The morning’s events had my manhood standing at attention proudly, and it was stretching my athletic pants as far as they would go!

“Umm ... sorry about that.” I turned around and started trying to adjust, but wasn’t very successful. While I was ineffectively wrestling with myself, Ruth put her hand on my shoulder.

“I don’t mind,” Ruth said quietly. “If anything, I’m happy that you find me attractive enough to react like that.” She wrapped her arms around me, hugging me from behind. “It might not be as obvious,” she said softly in my ear, making me shiver, “but I assure you that I am reacting just as much.” I gave up trying to wrangle in my uncooperative member and put my arms on hers.

“Of course I react like that, you’re sexy as hell,” I whispered back.

“I’m glad you think so. You’re a beautiful man.” I let out a shallow gasp. “Did I say something wrong?” asked Ruth, sounding concerned. I shook my head.

“No. I’m just not used to hearing things like that,” I croaked out, suddenly a little choked up. I turned around and Ruth pulled me close again, cradling my head as she enveloped me once more in her warm embrace. For a little while we stayed like that, but after a few minutes she pulled away again and it looked like something made her nervous. “I love you, David, and I most certainly desire you physically, but I’m not ready to be mated.” It looked like she was bracing herself a little for my response.

“That’s ok, I’m not ready to be either,” I replied with a light chuckle and she relaxed. Having set our boundaries, I stepped closer I put my hands on her hips and slid them all the up Ruth’s sides. I let out a low growl as I finally felt up the curves that had been driving me nuts for months! At that moment I noticed that she was wearing my favorite outfit of hers, a shimmery blue top with a light blue skirt, both of which complimented her fur color, and fit very nicely. “Did you wear that for me?” I teased and she leered back playfully.