Chapter 7

“HEYOO!” Tom whooped one of his more common greeting as he made his way into the job trailer. A wide grin was plastered on his face, and I had my suspicions as to why.

“Hey, wassup!” I said with a wave. “You look like you’re in a good mood!”

“I’m headed to lunch, what’s not to be happy about?” He asked.

“Even you aren’t normally this excited for lunch, and you’ve been all smiles, all day!”

“Ok, you got me! A few days ago, Alice called, admitting that she didn’t really give me much of a chance when we went out that one time, and afterwards realized that she wanted to give it another shot!” he said excitedly, confirming my suspicions. Ruth had told me about her conversation with Alice a while back.

“Cool! How did that go?”

“We spent the next couple hours on the phone getting to know each other! She agreed to go out again yesterday and it went much better than the first time. She even let me kiss her at the end of the night!” Tom said excitedly.

“That’s great, I’m happy for you!” I exclaimed, sprouting a grin of my own. “In that case, wanna go to Serafina’s for lunch?”

“Uhh ... no,” replied Tom, his smile dimming a little, but not going away entirely. “You can get away with it because Ruth doesn’t work there, but Alice is worried about business being affected if it got out that she was seeing a human, and she couldn’t do that to Serafina. Apparently they’re best friends.”

“Yeah, fair enough,” I said. “That seems to be the price that most mixed couples pay. Me and Ruth have met up with a couple of them, and they’ve had to keep their relationships discreet for their own safety.”

“What, who!?” Tom exclaimed.

“That’s not my place to say,” I replied with a chuckle. “I you and Alice ever become serious they’ll make themselves known.”

“Oh, alright,” Tom shrugged. I almost said that Alice knew about some of them, but I stopped myself, not wanting to put her on the spot. She’d talk if and when she was ready.

“In any case, I’ve got some news of my own.” I got out my phone and pulled up a particular picture before handing it to Tom. Upon looking at it he whistled. He handed the phone back with the image a solitaire diamond ring with a large gold band still on the screen. “It’s sitting in the gun safe right now.”

“So this is it, then?”

“Yep. I’m asking her at dinner tonight.”

“Good luck, though considering the whole ‘already mated’ thing I’d bet you don’t need it.”

“Thanks. It is possible that she isn’t ready to go fully public though, which is also why I picked a restaurant a couple towns over.”

“Eh, I’m sure it’ll be fine.” His stomach growled. “Anyway, how about some lunch!”

We left the trailer just as the rest of his crew was walking off for lunch and we all headed to a local diner that wasn’t Serafina’s!

On the way one of his guys pointed out a petite brunette that was walking on the other side of the street. I glanced and could acknowledge that she was pretty, but since growing to appreciate Ruth’s assets, human girls just didn’t seem to do anything for me anymore!

“Now that’s what I call fine,” one of them said, elbowing me in the ribs.

“She ain’t his type!” Exclaimed Tom. “He likes em’ tall, thick, and horny!” He teased and his crew laughed. I also laughed at his double entendre regarding her horns, but had to agree. My mind wandered for a moment to the happy memory of Ruth’s long, thick, furry legs wrapped around me in our throes of passion just the night before. When mind came back to the present I returned fire.

“That’s true,” I admitted, “but you like em pale and skinny, with legs for day!” His jaw dropped open as I smirked at finally having ammunition of my own! “Turnabout is fair play good buddy!” I exclaimed and his crew glanced around at each other, not quite sure what to make of it.

“You get yourself a girlfriend, boss?” One of the younger guys asked.

“Yeah, I think so,” replied Tom, rubbing the back of his neck.

“Aw, snap! Got a picture?” Ribbed one of his other guys.

“No, not yet...” I shot him a smirk and dropped back, letting his guys doing the needling for me. He glared at me.

Eventually they got bored with the teasing and conversation, and the rest of the lunch break went back to the usual.

After work I headed home, but when I got there I was surprised and confused when Sara came out of the bedroom.

“Hi! Just so you know, you’re not allowed in here for a while!” She said very quickly, brimming with excitement.

“Oooook ... how come? Where’s Ruth?”

“I-I’m in here,” called Ruth from inside the bedroom. She sounded nervous for some reason.

“Just trust me, you’re gonna love it!” She added with a wink.

“Umm, ok ... Can I at least get some clothes so I can take a shower?”

“Uhh, yeah. Sure. I’ll be right back.” She went into the room for a minute before returning with sweats and a t-shirt. Still confused I took them and showered before flopping down on the couch to relax for a bit while I waited.

After about an hour went by the door to the bedroom opened and shut quickly. I turned to look and as before Sara was standing there and she looked like she was about to burst from excitement.

“You ready to have your mind blown!?”

“Uhh ... I guess? What’s going on?” I stood up and she steered me until I was standing about ten feet in front of the bedroom door.

“Just stay here!” With that she disappeared inside. I shook my head in confusion, but what I saw when the door opened again took my breath away!

“Oh, wow...” I gasped in awe because standing in the doorway was Ruth ... and she looked absolutely stunning!

Her coat practically shimmered and her hair had been done up into loose curls that cascaded across her shoulders. A cobalt blue dress that shone as much as her fur wrapped her figure like a second skin. It had a plunging neckline that marked the first time I’d ever seen her show any cleavage while dressed. The bottom of the dress hung a few inches off the floor with long slit in the side that not only helped free her legs for movement, but also allowed alluring glimpses up her thigh through the swirling material as she walked. Looking a little further down even her hooves had been buffed out and polished! I glanced back up to her face and saw that she was wearing lipstick. It was subtle, but the light pink tone provided a slight contrast between her lips and the surrounding area of her muzzle, which was normally the same nearly-white color. It was very tastefully done and looked fantastic. A moment later noticed a glimmer of light reflected from her ears. I peered a little closer and gasped.

“You pierced your ears!” I exclaimed, and knew instantly what I was going to get for her next birthday!

“D-do you like it?” She asked hesitantly. I walked forward with a big grin plastered on my face.

“Yeah. You look amazing!” Having gotten some validation, Ruth looked a little less nervous and seemed pleased that I appreciated the effort. Her tail started swaying happily.

“Well, I think my work here is done,” Sara said quietly and me and Ruth both turned toward her. “You can thank me later.” She added with a smirk and left.