Jayce kicked off his shoes and let out an exhausted, satisfied sigh. “Seriously, I can’t get over how good that food was.”

Asher grinned, folding his arms confidently. “Told ya I’d pick somewhere great.”

“Yeah, yeah, you did. I shouldn’t have doubted you.”

“You doubted me?” Asher asked with a playfully hurt tone.

The brown wolf took him seriously anyway. “I, er, was just worried you were gonna choose that one place out by the outlets…” Jayce said, scratching the side of his muzzle nervously. Asher laughed as he walked into the living room and plopped down on the couch. “What, you mean Keaton’s? I saw how you nearly gagged last time they undercooked your food, I know better than to take you there.”

“Phew…” Jayce wiped his brow dramatically. “I never really know with you sometimes.”

“Glad to hear I keep you on your toes,” Asher grinned. “It’s more fun that way.” He laid back and put his hands behind his head, letting himself sink into the sofa and relishing in the sensation of his food settling in his stomach.

But the euphoria was short-lived. His happy expression gave way to concern, and he let out a shaky sigh. Jayce noticed his change in attitude. “Hm?” He walked in front of the cream-colored wolf to face him. “What’s up?”

Asher quickly caught himself. “O-oh, um, nothing,” he said, shaking his head to clear it. “Just got a little anxious there for a second.”

“About anything in particular?” Jayce took a seat next to his lover. The couch sank much deeper when Jayce sat on it. Asher secretly loved the feeling of presence that Jayce had, due to his slightly larger, and rounder, physique. “Maybe you wanna talk about it.”

“It’s not that important, honestly.” He frowned. “It… usually isn’t. And that’s why it’s so frustrating when it happens.”

“Well? Don’t keep me in the dark…” Jayce said softly, wrapping his arm around Asher. The effect was immediate. Asher’s ears flushed as he felt the aura of protection from the big wolf. “I-I just… have some upcoming deadlines. Work’s stressful. There’s some projects coming up that I need done by the end of the week, and-”

“And you’re not gonna work on them right now,” Jayce interrupted with a matter-of-fact tone.

“Huh?” Asher blinked.

“You’re at home, not at work. You don’t need to focus on them right now. So just… forget about it for now.” He gave Asher a warm smile.

“...Easy for you to say…” the cream wolf lamented, slumping forward.

“Well, I guess I could make it easier…” Jayce stood up from the sofa and and turned around to face Asher. “How about we try and take your mind off things?”

“And how exactly do you plan on doing that…?”

“Heh.” Jayce extended his hand to the hunched over wolf. “C’mon.” Asher looked at Jayce’s outstretched hand with reluctance, but only briefly. He took the hand of his lover and helped himself up off the couch. With a smile, Jayce began to lead Asher down the hallway, still holding his hand. There were only so many places Jayce could be taking him, and it was fairly obvious which one it was.

“Hmmm… Now I see…” Asher giggled. He moved up closer to the wolf, leaning his head against the brown wolf’s arm as they walked. Reaching the entrance to their shared bedroom, Jayce opened the door and led the two of them through it, then closed it behind them.

“Let’s not waste any time.” Jayce motioned to Asher’s clothes. “Take ‘em off.”

The cream wolf blushed. “O-only if you take yours off too…”

Jayce put a hand on his hip and smirked. “I’ll be just as naked as you, don’t you worry. Now hurry up.” Immediately the big wolf began to peel his shirt off. Asher watched dreamily as the somewhat pudgy wolf’s belly was revealed, followed by his husky pecs and perky nipples. After Jayce was finally shirtless, he glanced over at Asher and snapped his fingers impatiently when he saw the cream wolf was still standing there doing nothing. “Hey, quit spacin’ out.”

“S-sorry, I can’t help it.” Asher rubbed his shoulder in embarrassment, having been caught staring. Jayce smiled and walked over to him. “Jeez, such a handful…” He reached for the hem of Asher’s shirt and pulled it upwards. Instinctively Asher raised his arms so the shirt could slide up over his head. Jayce tossed the shirt on the floor and crossed his arms. “Can I trust you to do the rest on your own?”

“...Yeah…” Asher could smell the lingering deodorant that both of them had put on earlier in the day. “Okay then,” Jayce said, and he began to fumble with his belt. Asher started unbuttoning his pants, doing his best to watch his husband undress before his eyes. Jayce finally slid the belt out of the loops on his jeans, placing it on the floor to his side. He moved on to unfasten the button below his navel. Asher dropped his pants just before Jayce, and the two were now left in just their socks and underwear.

Asher did his best to balance on one leg so he could pull the sock off his other foot, but found it difficult. He nearly stumbled onto the ground but caught himself on Jayce’s arm. The big wolf chuckled. “I’ve got you,” he said, holding out his forearm for Asher to lean on. Asher smiled awkwardly, feeling stupid after nearly falling over. With Jayce’s assistance, Asher managed to get his socks off.

Jayce moved over to the bed and sat down on the edge, sticking his feet out. “Mind helping me out here?” Asher quivered with excitement as he got onto his knees and pulled the socks off of the big wolf’s paws, the musky scent tickling his nose. Unable to resist, he grabbed Jayce’s feet and placed his thumbs over the center of his paw pads, briefly massaging them. “N-not what I had in mind but, eheh… I’m not complaining,” Jayce sighed in pleasure.

“Let’s keep going,” Asher said, letting go of the wolf’s paws and standing back up. He was eager to move things along. “Alright, alright,” Jayce grunted, getting up from the bed. “Thanks for that.”

“...Anytime.” Indeed, he hoped Jayce would take him up on that offer.

With the two of them now standing again, there was only one piece of clothing left to take off. The two wolves hooked their fingers underneath the waistbands of their briefs at the same time and, with a quick glance into each other’s eyes, pulled them all the way down, stepping out of them to stand completely nude in front of each other.

“Well? How do you feel now?” Jayce asked, grinning.

“A-a little, um…”

“Eager? I can see that.” Jayce was looking down at Asher’s sheath, where he could see the tip of his penis peeking out from the furry housing. “Let’s get on the bed,” Jayce proposed, sitting down first. Asher climbed on next, sitting cross-legged next to his lover.

The big wolf placed his hand on Asher’s head, ruffling his hair a bit. The cream wolf leaned in closer, blushing from the feeling of being pet. “Ease up a little, okay? At least for tonight,” Jayce comforted quietly. “I want you to be happy today. Well I mean, I want you to be happy every day but, I have to be at least a little realistic now…”

Asher laughed softly. “Fine… I’ll forget about work.” He glanced at Jayce. “You’re a terrible influence.”

Jayce snorted. “No, you’re just a worrywart.” Jayce’s hand moved from Asher’s head down to his chin and held it with his thumb and forefinger, guiding it towards him. The two faced each other directly and stared deeply into each other’s eyes. Naturally, they gravitated closer and their lips were soon locked in a warm, passionate kiss. Their tongues parted from their lips and danced around in each other’s mouths. Asher felt lust well up within him, burning strong like a forest fire. When they finally pulled apart, Jayce panted, “I love you so damn much.”

Asher leaned in even closer and embraced his husband with a tight hug. “I love you too.” Jayce returned the hug and the two of them cuddled naked for a bit. It didn’t take very long for Jayce to notice Asher’s stiff erection poking him in the gut.

“Hey,” Jayce whispered in Asher’s ear.

“Hm?”

“Let’s fool around already, you hornball.”

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