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They say your graduation day is something you never forget, but they say a lot of things, don't they?

For our handsome fox, he may very well wish he could forget it, given the situation he's about to find himself in! Well, I'd hate to spoil it here in the intro, so I'll leave it at that!

Let's jump right in!

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Episode 6:

Graduation Day

The day finally arrived for Joseph, the school had rented out one of the local auditorium venues from a nearby college for the event. Ivory had made her way there with her little paper invitation in paw.

She was worried she may have underdressed for the occasion since she had never attended a graduation other than her own. She opted for her go-to, a snug pair of blue jeans that she knew he enjoyed seeing her in along with a comfy flowing blue blouse that hugged her breasts just enough to show them off but didn't really overdo it. She had pulled her curly blonde locks into a small bun behind her head and jabbed a few green hair sticks into it to hold it together.

The attendant at the door collected her invitation and handed her a small ticket with an assigned seat number on it. Apparently, they were grouping into seating based upon the last name of the graduates, so that family members could more easily find one another after the ceremony was over. Joseph had explained everyone got five invitations but he had no one to give to but her and his mother, so he gave the other three away to students with larger families.

Ivory found her assigned seat and sat down. Her eyes scanned over the large crowd of people, a few thousand more than likely, no wonder they opted for seating in this way. 'I wonder how many people here are actually dating a graduate like I am, talk about awkward...' She huffed as she thought to herself, looking at the only empty seat in the row next to her.

The awkwardness turned up a notch when she saw a tall elegant vixen stride through the crowd. She weaved through the masses with practiced skill her large flowing sundress flitting along as if she were in a breeze of wind, her tail skillfully darting out of the way of others. She commanded a presence that seemed to make anyone that saw her acknowledge and move aside as if out of the sheer aura of demanded respect.

A small collection of children had gathered playing near the entrance to the stairs and when one tripped towards the stairwell she darted a handpaw out, catching the small cat boy by the back of his shirt. She crouched down and wagged a finger, saying something gently and the little kit nodded before quickly moving back into the seats with his family.

Ivory felt her heart rate pace up, she had thought she recognized the body language and hair coloring but when the vixen took a seat next to her in the seat beside her it removed all doubt. She smelled so plainly of Joseph it wasn't even funny, or maybe it was more he smelled like her. She shared the same reddish-brown hair and fur colors as he did, with only a faint bit of white starting to show through the color and at the tips of her ears.

Ivory felt herself shifting to sit up straight, attempting to look like she was staring straight ahead but looking her over out of the corner of her eyes. She was easily a foot and half taller than Ivory, her flowing white dress came all the way down to her ankles and she could see the heavy swell of her breasts inside the material. 'So that's why you like them so much, huh Joe?' She thought to herself while analyzing the older fox.

"Here to see a younger sibling graduate?" The vixen spoke in a voice that sounded confident but also soft and gentle. Ivory flicked a brown ear in her direction feeling herself tense at the question, wondering if she could pretend she didn't hear it.

The fox gave a knowing smile and folded her handpaws into her lap across the small white purse she had been carrying. "Apologies, I suppose I should not humor the subject. I'm sure you can smell him on me." The vixen cut her large chestnut eyes to Ivory's icy blue ones. It was like staring into Joseph's eyes only a little more hardened with age and experience, also something else was in there, something scary. "I can smell him on you too of course..." She spoke the words in a soft growl.

Ivory blushed at the look and slumped back into her seat with resignation and sighed, "Yeah... Joe said you wanted to meet, but I didn't expect somewhere so... public."

"For the record, this was not a convoluted trick to meet you, I only found out this morning I was going to be able to attend and thought I would surprise Joseph. I didn't know you would even be here, so please do not think me underhanded in this matter." The vixen huffed the words out while looking the cat over.

Ivory could feel her sizing her up and felt her cheeks warm, her multi-colored ears flicking. "So... uhm... I'm Ivory. It's nice to meet you?" The cat awkwardly hissed the words with a grin, showing her teeth in a forced smile.

The fox huffed through her nose and gave the cat a smile. "Please relax, Ivory. Joseph is a grown man now. I can't and won't attempt to derail his relationship decisions unless I feel you are grossly a terrible feline. Also, please call me, Josephine."

Ivory perked her ears up at the words, feeling a little relieved that she wasn't about to be put through the wringer. A smile crossed her muzzle at the vixen's name. "Ah... so he is named after you then?"

"He is... his father wanted to name our first child after me. I would tell you to call me Joe for short, but I feel that would be incredibly awkward for both of us." The Vixen gave the cat a small grin.

Ivory snorted back a laugh and huffed, "Y-yeah... maybe just a little..." She smiled and awkwardly cast her eyes away for a few seconds before looking back at the older fox. "So... what do you want to know?"

Josephine shook her head gently and perked her ears up. "Several things, but for now, let us just enjoy this. It's Joseph's day and I do not want to mar it with my personal probing and what have you. For now, all I ask is you do as you planned when coming here. Support my little fox and be there for him. What I don't already know, I'll happily request of you later."

She blinked at the vixen a few times and gave a quick nod in response, feeling an odd sensation go up her spine at the 'already know' part. It was just as well there were no questions though since the ceremony began a few moments later, the school's band playing loudly and everyone's cheering would have made any attempt at conversing difficult at best.

The ceremony lasted a couple of hours from start to finish and once the graduates had thrown their caps, everyone made their way to their family's seats to meet and disperse out of the auditorium. Joseph huffed excitedly, he had been thinking about Ivory waiting and watching him the whole time and was eager to see his lover after the long ordeal.

He checked the seating chart to find his family's row then looked up and froze in place, his tail fluffing out and his mouth gaping slightly seeing his mother standing there next to Ivory. "Son of a-" He muttered to himself, half considering just turning around and going to his car to avoid the situation. He saw his mother point at him while speaking to Ivory and he swallowed hard, realizing he had been spotted, so he resigned himself as he walked over to the two.

"Hi, Mom... I thought you weren't gonna make it?" Joseph huffed the words awkwardly as he stood before his mother and his lover.

"Yes, well, I managed to secure the time to do so last minute, I wanted to surprise you my little fox. Seems I was the surprised one as well." The older fox gave him a soft smile before cutting her eyes towards Ivory.

Ivory simply huffed and put a handpaw on her hip, "W-well... congrats. I mean this is your day, right? Let's not stress about the details, we should celebrate." She tried to speak the words in a cheerful tone. Though she doubted his mother would like to hear how she originally intended to celebrate with him.

"Oh, that sounds lovely, how about we all go get some lunch. It will be my treat." Josephine spoke the words excitedly, the other two looking questioningly at one another at the prospect.

"Is... that okay with you, Ivory?" Joseph asked curiously with a worried tone in his voice, he didn't want her to feel like she had to be cornered into this.

"It's cool with me, I promised Josephine I would talk to her at length anyway. Might as well get it over with." The cat responded while flicking her tail sharply.

"Goodness, you two are talking like it's a massive burden to be sided with me. If you would rather not I can just go home." The vixen sighed the words, her large ears folding downward.

"What?! No that's not it, Mom!" Joseph huffed the words in a panic.

Ivory saw right through the act and purred, "Drama queen..."

Josephine shot a glare towards Ivory and the cat felt her blood run cold, it was that look only a mother with years of experience could pull off, but there was something else there, something dangerous.

Ivory hissed and averted her eyes. "S-seriously though... it's no big deal... so don't act so dramatic!" Ivory grumbled the words out while keeping her eyes away from the older fox's.

"Is that right?" Josephine looked to her son for confirmation and the younger dog quickly nodded in response.

"Of course, Mom! Did you bring your car or take the bus?"

"I brought my own car dear, you go with your little girlfriend... erm, Ivory. I will meet you there," She huffed the words as the trio made their way out of the auditorium.

Plans were made outside and they split off to separate vehicles. Once Joseph and Ivory were in his car he sighed out sounding exhausted, "Sorry about this, baby..."

"It's okay, it was going to go down eventually, right?" Ivory purred the words as she fastened her belt into place.

"I suppose that's true, I still would have liked to have warned you," The fox lamented the words as he fastened his own belt and started the car up.

Ivory perked her ears up in thought. "Joseph... let me drive."

He blinked at her for a moment and unbuckled himself. "Yeah? I mean I don't mind but are you sure?"

Ivory grinned, showing her teeth. "Positive..."

With some direction from Joseph, they found the visitors lot his mother had used. Ivory made damn sure Josephine saw her behind the wheel of her son's car and made sure to follow behind her the whole way to the little Italian place she had chosen, grinning the whole while in the rearview mirror.

Once they arrived Ivory made sure to park the car right next to Josephine's and killed the engine before unbuckling and placing her palms gingerly in her lap and giving Josephe a smile.

The fox looked at her curiously before getting the clue and moving around to the other side of the door to open it for her. Ivory gingerly stepped out of the car and pocketed the keys herself. "Thank you, my dog," She purred the words, plenty loud enough so the older vixen heard them, her ears flicking up sharply at them.

They made their way arm in arm to the restaurant, Ivory giving the fox a grin when he broke away to get the door for her. She gingerly walked in ahead of his mother flicking her tail in a haughty manner. Joseph swallowed a lump in his throat and gave his mother a small smile as he kept the door open for her. Josephine snorted through her nose showing her obvious irritation at the cat's display before walking in.

It was a nice day so they decided to take an outside table on the deck of the restaurant. Several awkward moments passed before a server came to get them drinks and take their orders. Once they were in and Ivory had ordered a rather expensive seafood dish, the three of them sat in silence for a few more moments before Josephine broke the silence.

"Joseph, my little fox, would you be a dear and go get us some extra napkins?" The vixen huffed the words while giving Ivory a cold look.

The younger fox blinked at the request and cut his eyes towards Ivory who nodded her head, "Yeah, that sounds good. Take a few minutes getting them too, MY dog..." She clenched her teeth as she hissed the last of the words.

"Look I don't think you two sh-" He almost yipped as both his mother and his lover gave him a death glare. "Yep, napkins, got it!" He barked the words and quickly excused himself.

Josephine folded her arms on the table and took a few moments to let her son move clear from earshot before snapping her eyes open and showing her sharp canines. "Where do you get off showing me such disrespect?!"

"Where do you get off acting so dramatic and manipulating your son?!" Ivory spat the words back huffing out and showing her own sharp teeth.

"I did no such thing!" The vixen barked the words her cheeks hot under her fur now.

"The whole drooping your ears and looking hurt in front of him?! What do you call that?!" Ivory snarled the words and drummed her fingertips on the table.

"I was simply miffed at the thought of-"

"Oh come off it, you were playing him and you know it!" The cat hissed the words and leaned back in her chair crossing her arms over her chest. "I know a con when I see one, Josephine."

"Well, I'm sorry if I wanted to see my son on such a big day!" The vixen huffed the words and looked away, her teeth grit as she snarled, it was obvious she was trying to reign her anger in.

Ivory sighed and closed her eyes, silence falling between them for several moments before she spoke out. She didn't bother opening her eyes as she spoke, "Look, Josephine... I'm not into the whole cloak and dagger shit. I love your son, love me or hate me, I love him." She clicked her tongue before opening her eyes, seeing the fox staring at her with her full attention, her eyes reading her like Karen's used to do, only hundreds of times more astute.

"When I see someone manipulating my fox, I get irritated, simple as that. You just happened to be his mother," She hissed the words, having to pull her gaze from hers once again.

"I understand. I was not trying to come off as manipulative," Josephine spoke the words as the edge in her voice seemed to fade.

Ivory held a long silence before hissing, "I did not want us getting off on such a poor footpaw. In that regard, I apologize for my childishness earlier."

Josephine gave her a flat look, "Are you apologizing because you mean it, or because you think it's what I want to hear?"

"I don't mince my words, fox. If I say I'm sorry, I mean it!" She snapped back with a hiss.

"I see... I believe you then. I also apologize for coming off as manipulative towards my little... your... our fox," She growled the words, looking away and scratching one cheek.

"So are we cool?" Ivory asks the words point-blank.

The vixen looks into her eyes and nodded, "Yes, young lady. I believe we are."

"What's this 'young lady' business? You're not that much older than me are you?"

The fox smiled and flicked an ear up, seeing the cat take the bait. She wanted to know her age and had surmised this would be a good way to draw it out of her. "A good question, I'm thirty-four."

Ivory quickly did the math and huffed, "Wow... you got started young, we're only nine years apart. We could have been in the same school together, theoretically."

"If the institute encompassed both an elementary and high school, yes I suppose that's true." Josephine nodded, satisfied that she had her answer.

"How old is his father?" Ivory asked the question and saw a distant look on the vixen's face, she knew instantly she had treaded into a sensitive area.

"His father was five years older than me. We met when he was twenty and conceived Joseph about a year later." The fox looked rather forlorn as she spoke the words, crossing her arms over her chest and averting her eyes.

"Pretty sure that's illegal everywhere..." Ivory huffed the words flatly.

"Well, he did take responsibility and marry me. He was also good to me and Joseph. He wasn't a perfect dog but he did his best for us." Josephine shrugged as she spoke the words.

"Yeah? What happened?" Ivory knew she was pushing the issue but that was exactly the point. She wasn't going to let her have all the questions in this little talk of theirs.

The vixen cut her eyes to the cat's as if acknowledging her actions, "So Joseph hasn't mentioned anything? I suppose that makes sense." She flicked her eyes up slightly before speaking, "Maybe you should ask him instead of me."

"I could, but maybe I wanted to hear it from y-" Her ears snapped upwards as her lover's voice interrupted her from behind.

"Dad was a drunk and a scumbag, one night he had a little too much and got intimately familiar with an interstate wall while doing over one hundred miles an hour, guess he forgot what breaks were for," The fox huffed the words as he dropped a large stack of napkins into the center of the table and took a seat.

"Joseph, must you speak so ill of your late father? He provided for you, did he not?" The vixen huffed the words scoldingly at her son.

"He sure did, Mom. Provided me and you with more than enough bruises and emotional baggage to last a lifetime." He snarled the words rather sharply at his mother.

"That was only when he was drinking my little fox, and I did my best to take that burden myself." She spoke the words sadly now, her ears folded as she looked upon her son.

"Yeah and that makes it better?!" Joseph barked the words angrily, "If he hadn't beat me to it, I would have eventually put him down myself for hurting you!" He was now snarling.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..." Ivory raised her paws up and both the dogs looked over at her, half glaring. "Look, I got all the info I needed on the guy and you both sound better off without him. Let's just move on, okay?"

"Fine." Both the dogs growled out in an eerily similar tone.

An awkward silence filled the table once more as the three of them sat there. Ivory finally broke the tension with a playful tone in her voice, "Any more questions for me, Mom?"

Joseph snorted back a laugh at the nickname and Josephine simply frowned in response, "You really are a playful and sassy little thing, aren't you Ivory? Please call me Josephine... or Joe for short." The vixen grinned as she spoke the last of the words.

Ivory grimaced at the idea of the nickname and rolled her eyes, "Fine... Josephine... any more questions?"

The fox tapped her fingertips together gently, "Hmm... how did you two meet?"

"We met at work, I've been working with Joseph for over a year and a half now." The cat spoke the words with no hesitation.

"Ah... at work... wait are you the girl that hurt him so much before? The one that made him cry?!" The fox's ears perked up, her voice taking on a protective edge like a mother about to defend her kit.

"W-wha? No! I don't think so anyway?!" Ivory spoke the words and looked back at Joseph curiously.

"No mom! That was uh..." The fox rubbed the back of his head looking away.

"Really... you cried over Karen?" Ivory prodded him curiously.

"W-well... I mean, I loved her, I know it sounds-" The fox huffed the words apologetically before Ivory cut him off.

"Stop. Joe, it's fine... you're allowed to love whom you want, loving me now doesn't change that." The cat purred and moved a handpaw to his, holding it gently with a smile. She felt him grip it and smile back at her weakly.

"So this Karen..." The vixen prodded the question further.

"Karen is my best friend, she was also the love interest he spoke of. This was all over a year ago now." Ivory shrugged as she spoke the words.

"Seems a long story, suppose we can save it for another time." Josephine nodded as the server returned with their meals.

The three of them were all fairly hungry so they all got started eating right away. After several minutes of silent eating, Ivory spoke out to Josephine, "So... it was a dick move on my part ordering such an expensive meal, I can pick it up."

The vixen sipped on her wine and shook her head. "Don't be absurd, I said I would cover things and I will, young lady."

"Thanks, Mom!" Ivory spoke the words with a playful grin, Joseph snorted back a laugh once more at the nickname.

The vixen huffed out, "Must you insist on calling me that?"

"Must you insist on calling me, 'young lady?'" Ivory quipped back with a playful smile.

"Touche, I will give you that point. Very well, Ivory." She smiled at the cat and lazily wagged her large mostly brown tail.

"Glad we can come to an agreement, Josie." The cat grinned as she cooed the words. Once again her lover choked back a snort of a laugh.

"J-Josie?!" The vixen barked at the new nickname.

"Sure! It's short for Josephine without me calling you, Joe. Since that's what I call this dork." The cat jerked her head back towards the fox while popping a hunk of salmon into her mouth.

"Mmm... my boy seems to have chosen a very rambunctious mate." The older fox huffed the words before sipping more wine.

"Well, you know they say a boy will choose someone that reminds him of his mother!" Ivory purred the words with a grin, her breasts swaying in her top as she leaned forward on the table smiling at Joseph.

"Do you think that's true my little fox?" Josephine huffed before putting a paw on her hip, her own chest heavily swaying in her dress from the movement.

Joseph blinked a few times putting two and two together, seeing Ivory grin at him and his mother give him a fussed look, both their chests on display in their outfits. He quickly looked down at his food. "I don't know and I have no opinion..." He shoved another bite of pasta into his mouth without looking at either of them.

Ivory laughed at his response and grinned at Josephine. "Hah! You scared the poor little fox!"

"Joseph, did I frighten you?" The vixen prodded her son.

"You both are pretty scary at times... Just saying..." He huffed before chomping down some more pasta.

Ivory and Josephine both gave him a fussed glare as the younger fox perked his ears up, choking down some food and quickly washing it down with some water. "Aaannd... I suddenly need to go to the bathroom!" He spoke the words and quickly slipped from the table and trotted off in retreat.

"He ran away..." Ivory huffed the words with a purr, a smile on her face.

"My poor little fox, I suppose this is a bit trying for him." Josephine frowned and took another sip of wine.

Ivory took a few more bites of her food and drank some water. She watched Josephine finish her glass of wine and quirked an ear. "Are you much of a drinker?"

The older fox finally took a sip of the water she had not touched yet before responding, "I usually have some wine with my dinner or on outings like this. I wouldn't say I'm-"

"Do you get fucked up?" Ivory grinned as she cut her off asking plainly.

"Your language is quite crude, Ivory... and yes, sometimes." The vixen gave a small smile to the cat.

"I usually don't drink to get messed up, but it happens sometimes..." Ivory grinned and looked away blushing. "Haven't felt the need to drink much these days..."

"Is that because of my little fox?" Josephine prodded the topic, her tail lazily flicking about behind her. "He tells me you've been cutting back on smoking too since you two got serious... how is that going?"

"He talks about me that much?" Ivory smiled and reaches into her back pocket, withdrawing a pack of cigarettes, there seemed to be only a few missing from it. The cat grinned and rolled the pack in her padded-fingers. "I've had maybe three in the last week, I used to put down five or more a day..."

"Considering you've only been together a few weeks, that's substantial progress." Josephine took a few bites of what was left of her own food before giving the cat another look. "Why the question of my drinking? Are you upset I had wine?"

Ivory snorted a laugh. "No, I just thought we could have drinks sometime to loosen up and get to know one another better."

The fox closed her eyes and thought about it for a long moment, "Well, I wouldn't be opposed, mind you, I would not want to get slobbering drunk with you. Also, he may be an adult now, but I would not feel very comfortable drinking with both of you."

"Ah, so just a lady's night eh?" Ivory purred the words with a grin. She perked her ears in consideration of Joseph. "Now that you mention it, even though it's all right there in my apartment and I've offered him some multiple times, he won't drink."

The vixen nodded at the words, "I'm unsurprised, I would not hesitate to attribute it to his father's influence. He may give it a try eventually when he feels more grounded as an adult."

Ivory clicked her tongue, "Yeah I could see that..."

The two of them sat in silence for a few moments, Ivory finishing off her own plate. "Glad we got things sorted..." Ivory huffed the words.

"Likewise, my apologies we started off roughly." The fox returned the sentiment and perked an ear as she saw her son returning to the table. "Welcome back my little fox, are you finished hiding?"

Ivory grinned at him as he took a seat, "Sorry we scared you, my fox."

"I'm fine, just had to go to the restroom," Joseph spoke the words like it was no big deal.

"Riiiight..." The cat purred the words, slumping to the side, leaning against him.

Josephine looked miffed at the obvious public display of affection but said nothing. Joseph couldn't help but grin and put an arm around her, his padded-fingers curling around her shoulder as he pulled a little closer in the booth. Her body was warm against his own and he could still smell the scent of her heat that had begun a few days ago.

"Please don't get too heavy-pawed in your adoration children, at least not while I'm present?" The vixen smiled as she spoke gently.

"Hmm... no promises, Josie..." Ivory purred with a grin, her tail flicking, and coiling.

"It's fine, Mom. We wouldn't disrespect you like that," The fox huffed and held Ivory close with a proud growl.

"I appreciate your consideration, my little fox." Josephine nodded then turned to the server who had returned with the bill, she already had her card ready and handed it to him with another nod.

"Any plans today, Mom?" Joseph asked while stabbing at what was left of his food with a fork, using his left handpaw to eat since his right arm was around Ivory.

"I was only able to secure half the day off unfortunately, I must go into work from here." Josephine huffed, her ears flicking up sharply at the obvious irritation of it.

"That's a shame, but at least you got to see your son walk the stage." Ivory purred gently while nuzzling into the fox's chest while he held her close.

The vixen blinked at the display and huffed, "Just as well I suppose, it seems you two will be in need of privacy soon at this rate!" She grumbled and couldn't help but have an edge to her voice as the server returned and she quickly took her card before signing the bill.

"She's just leaning on me, Mom! You act like we're taking our clothes off!" Joseph spoke playfully with a grin, his cheeks warming slightly at the implications.

"Perhaps I am being overly dramatic. Will you two be disengaging to see me off, or should I excuse myself?" The vixen sighed as she tucked her wallet into her purse and rose from her seat.

"Don't be silly, Josie. Of course, we will see you off." Ivory purred playfully before slipping off the vixen's son and climbing to her footpaws with a smile.

The older fox twitched at the nickname but said nothing. Joseph smiled and also stood up from the booth as the three of them made their way to the parking lot.

"Thanks for treating us, I will get the next time." Ivory hummed with a wide toothy grin.

"Yes, thank you, Mom." Joseph leaned in and hugged his mother gently.

Josephine rested a handpaw gently on his head, stroking his ears and hair, she could plainly smell the cat all over him as well as easily pick up the scent of her heat. "Of course, I was happy to my little fox..." She cut her eyes over to Ivory and huffed out, "You are welcome as well, when we meet again I will take you up on the offer."

After the pleasantries were finished, the vixen got into her car and left the two of them there in the parking lot. Joseph let out an exhausted sigh, "That was... challenging..."

Ivory smiled at him and let out a little huff through her nose before digging his car keys out of her pants pocket and moving over to the driver's side of the car.

"Still driving huh?" Joseph grinned and slid into the passenger's side of the car. He looked upon the cat while she got into the driver's seat and started the car up, feeling his heart thump hard at the view of his mate behind the wheel.

"When does, Josie get off work?" Ivory purred the question as she fastened her seat belt.

"Well, she is usually home by six most nights, why?" The fox asked curiously.

Ivory gave him a hungry grin as she shifted the car out of park. "Show me your place."

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Ivory pulled the car into the lot of a small home as Joseph pulled the visor down above her head and punched a button on a remote and the door to a detached garage opened up. "Just park her in there, careful of the sides as you go in."

The cat nodded and slowly pulled the car in before shifting it into park. The fox quickly hopped out and circled around to open the driver's side door for her with a smile. Ivory grinned at the gesture and slipped out of the car handing his keys back to him.

"So this is pretty much my garage, it's where I do most of the work on my baby here." The fox huffed and patted the hood of the car before reaching for Ivory's handpaw and gripping it.

"Already starting the tour huh?" She purred, feeling him pull her gently along. They walked out of the detached garage and over to the side door. Joseph unlocked it and held it for her as Ivory trotted into the unfamiliar home curiously.

The doorway led into a modest little kitchen with a dining table and two chairs at it. The den beyond had a small sofa and recliner in it, with a surprisingly large TV mounted against the wall. The place looked very well kept and clean.

"This place feels very cozy." Ivory purred the words and huffed gently, the whole place smelled like him. It also smelled like his mother. She trotted into the den feeling her heart rate pick up and looked at the two adjoining rooms. She pointed at the eastward one. "That's your room isn't it, my fox?"

Joseph felt his cheeks warm and grinned, "Yeah... I guess you can smell that huh?"

Ivory gave him a playful look and purred, "Show me..."

He flicked his tail nervously as he walked over to the door and opened it. Ivory huffed out at the blast of his scent hitting her senses so overwhelmingly, her heart began to flutter in a strong violent pulse as she walked into the room and looked around.

There was a large sandbag suspended by the ceiling with free weights in a pile nearby. A small dresser in one corner of the room and a bookshelf on the other. Along the back wall was a queen-sized bed, the sheets had been neatly made.

"It's not much to look at but here it is." He huffed the words and started to walk further into the room when he felt Ivory grab his shoulder and jerk him around to face her. The cat shoved her mouth to his eagerly in a hungry heat-driven kiss.

Huffing against her lips Joseph eagerly returned the gesture his handpaws shoving right up against her breasts in the green blouse. She pulled from his lips and grinned at his touch, her tail flicking while she felt him squeeze them. "Huff... you really like them, don't you, my fox?"

"You know I do..." He growled the words and quickly moved to flick the buttons free revealing the emerald bra beneath the fabric. The fox deftly snatched the front and unfastened it with practiced speed. Ivory huffed out as he freed her breasts before moving his palms up her collar and over her shoulders, letting the blouse and bra fall off her, leaving her topless in her blue jeans.

"You too, Joe..." Ivory hissed the words and shoved her palms against the button-up dress shirt he had been sporting for his ceremony. Each button flicked free exposing more of his defined chest before she forced it open and pushed the shirt away, leaving him topless as well in his black dress pants.

"Ha... my beautiful, handsome fox..." Ivory hissed the words and moved in, dragging her tongue up his chest, kissing to his collar. Her handpaws jerked at the belt in his pants and unbuckled it before snatching the front of them open and wrenching them down eagerly, pulling his boxers down with them.

Her lover's swollen length sprang forth from the fabric as it dragged down and the cat huffed excitedly at the view, "Ha... you were pent up the whole time... did the scent of my heat get you that riled up my fox?" Ivory purred the words as she grinned up at the fox.

"I wanted to drag you into my lap right there in the restaurant..." Joseph huffed the words and reached for her jeans, flicking the button free and pulling the zipper down to show off the emerald panties within.

"Ha... sure your mom would have loved that!" her ears perked as he grabbed her jeans and peeled them down, exposing her curvy hips, his paws went for her panties next and stipped them off, letting them fall around her ankles. Her thigh fur was clearly damp and her petals were plainly wet, a large soaked spot showing in the crotch of the emerald panties.

"Huff... looks like I wasn't the only one... you're drenched, baby..." The fox growled the words then yipped as Ivory pushed him back onto his own bed. He gruntted as he bounced on the mattress slightly.

"Whose fault do you think that is?" Ivory purred as she climbed onto the bed with him eagerly, sliding into his lap and pressing the tapered head of his dripping cock right against her entrance. "Ha... fix it my dog... fix all of it!" She starts to lower herself then glared at the fox when he grabbed her hips and halted her. "W-what?!"

Joseph grinned wide and flopped fully down on his back, pulling her forward away from his length. Ivory hissed in protest, feeling his tip leave her entrance, then let out a throaty huff when he pulled her down over his open maw. "F-fuck Joseph!" She cried out sharply as his tongue found her sensitive little spot and began to lap against her eagerly from below as teeth digging into the fur of her crotch.

The cat gritted her sharp teeth, huffing through them as she sat up straddling his head, pushing her left handpaw into his hair, grabbing an ear while panting as he lapped at her again and again. "Ha... ha... yes, please... I fucking love when you lick meee..." The cat half purred and half moaned the words, panting heavily while the fox worked his tongue against her.

It didn't take him long to push her over the edge and a few more moments of lapping forced the dam in her to break. His ears flicked up between her thighs when she cried out in a throaty satisfied moan, her honey spilling onto his tongue and muzzle while she ground herself against his mouth. "Ha... fuck yes... ngh!"

He lapped his hot tongue eagerly against her folds, cleaning her up a little before sliding out from between her legs behind her. Ivory bit her lower lip and looked over her shoulder as the fox moved up behind her and pushed on her back shoving her down into the mattress. Her chest pressed into the sheets and she could smell his musky scent saturating them, her rear still sticking up in the air.

"Good girl... I love how you taste..." He growled the words dominantly, making her heart flutter as she felt his left handpaw pressed to her shoulder, keeping her pushed down into the mattress. "Now be a good cat and hold still..."

Ivory lolled her tongue in a needy pant, listening to her fox be so possessive and dominant, holding her down. Her padded-fingers clenched the sheets of the bed when she felt the tapered tip shove up against her folds and grind against her slowly. She was dripping wet with his saliva and her own lust so it didn't take much to coax the head into her clenching walls.

He growled and pushed forward as Ivory let out a throaty moan, his length forcing her tight walls to spread to take him in, every inch sinking into her from behind until he bottomed out with a heavy bump deep inside her. "Ngh! Fuck!" The cat cried out happily and panted, looking back at him, "Please my fox... I'm burning up for you!"

"Of course my love..." Joseph hissed the words as he leaned over her now, taking her in a proper more befitting position for a dog. Ivory felt him snatch both her wrists keeping them pinned to the bed beneath her as he mounted her. The cat looked up at him panting heavily while feeling the dog start to mate with her in earnest now.

His ears folded and he huffed hotly into her ears while bucking his hips, pumping his length into her gently at first, but his pace quickly increased. "Ha...yes, fuck me my dog... my strong powerful alpha foxxxx" Ivory hissed and moaned the words blissfully, nuzzling the sheets of the bed while he pushed into her, feeling herself growing close to release again.

"Ngh... don't hold back my cat... give it to me!" He growled the words in her flicking brown and white ears above her. Ivory's body seemed to respond to his commands even before she registered it all, her walls locking down eagerly and the cat yowled out in an obedient moan, giving in to the fox like he told her to.

Joseph growled as he ground his hips against her backside, feeling her walls throb and squeeze around him, her love for him dripping out all over his sacs and down her thighs. "Ha... good girl... good kitty..." He snarled the words and squeezed her wrists tightly making sure they were pinned well to the mattress so she couldn't struggle before resuming his thrusts.

"Yes! Oh, fuck yes... I'm you're good girl..." Ivory panted the words drunk with lust, her tail whipping about rapidly while he pushed into her again and again, taking her in this feral dominant position. She could barely move her wrists, feeling trapped and possessed by her mate, her heart pounding violently in her chest while she lolled her tongue.

Joseph flicked his own thick tail about, his ears jerking upwards at her words while he panted into her smaller ears, "Huff... huff... that's right...you're mine... all mine, Ivory..." The fox pushed deep into her from behind and the cat yelped out from the heavy press into her core, clenching her teeth as she felt his knot starting to fill out against her entrance, grinding up against it. "Ha... getting ready for another? Give it to me."

She wanted to wait, she wanted to give in when he did and shook her head in response to his demands, huffing and panting. "Ha... no... do it with me my fox!" Ivory moaned the words out pleadingly.

Joseph snarled and repeatedly pumped hard into her, Ivory blinking rapidly her tongue lolled out as he violently mated her. "Huff! Do as I say and give it to me, now!" The fox growled the words and shoved heavily into her, crashing into her smaller body.

He was being so rough and dominant with her, of course, her body couldn't help but obey. Ivory moaned out in defeat her body giving in yet again for her fox, her walls violently clenching against him while her honey gushed out all over him.

"Ha... ngh... good... girl... huff!" His own tongue was sagged out of his jaws now as he made a final push, getting that canine knot to sink in and lodge deep into his cat before he howled out in a moan of claim as he erupted deep inside her in the midst of her own orgasm.

"Yes! Fuck... oh fuck Joseph!" She called out to him in a haze of lust, her walls clenching and milking at him through her own release, she felt his boiling hot love for her rush into her womb thick and heavy. It flooded in again and again filling her up with his heat.

"Ha! Fuck... I love you my cat... ha... I love you so much, Ivory!" He moaned the words, half panting and half snarling while she clenched at his length with her spasming walls. The fox shuddered as the cat forced everything he had into her and slumped to his elbows, his chest pressed to her back while he panted in fatigue.

Ivory purred happily, panting as well while feeling him pressing into her slightly. She sighed happily and blinked up at the fox. "You were so rough... ngh... I'm gonna be sore and bruised up after this... and... huff... so dominant..."

"Sorry if I got a bit eager... something about having you in my room... I wanted to take you on my own terms this time..." He growled the words gently and nuzzled at her cheek while looming over her.

"Don't you dare apologize... That was fucking great!" She grinned and wiggled her hips feeling his knot secure and tight in her, feeling full and warm as she sighed happily. "Such a good fucking dog... My dog..." She hissed the words gently.

"And you're my cat," He growled in response and kissed her throat.

It took a few minutes for him to calm down enough for the two of them to separate from one another and she got back into her discarded clothes. Ivory found herself sitting in his lap on the bed, leaning against his chest while he held her in his arms possessively. "Ha... you might want to open a window and air it out in here... it's going to stink like cat, your mom won't be too pleased."

"My room... and I pay rent. So I will do as I please." He huffed the words and nuzzled the cat's muzzle gently. He had opted to get into some loose-fitting blue jeans and a shirt instead of the stuffy dress clothes.

"Hgn... sure but do you pay rent legit or child rent?" Ivory grinned as she purred at his nuzzles and felt him kissing along her throat again.

"I pay half the house note and utilities, so yes." He huffed the words while continuing down her throat with his kisses, leaving small nips along the way.

"Oh... well in that case... do me as often as you please my fox!" She purred the words drunkenly and sighed, a small giggle erupting at his playful little nips.

The two sat in his bed, talking for over an hour until one thing led to another and they ended up going at it again. Thoroughly exhausted they collapsed into one another's arms afterward and both of them drifted off to sleep.

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Ivory had collapsed against his chest happily when she drifted off to sleep, but when she awoke he was pushed up against her own, his head against her breasts using them as pillows once again. The cat grinned and shook her head while lazily stroking her padded-fingertips through his hair and brushing his flicking ears.

The room was dark except for the glow of the small stereo he had going, playing some sort of relaxing piano music. She assumed it was late into the night and fumbled for her phone on the small stand next to his bed, having to stretch for it since a fox was weighing her down and she didn't want to disturb his slumber.

Once securing it she unlocked it and hissed against the light before the auto-correction adjusted it to a more comfortable level. She looked at the time, it was a little after four in the morning. "Son of a bitch..." She huffed the words in shock, they had been out almost half a day. Apparently, all the late-night romps had caught up to them.

"Joe... c'mon my fox... huff... we gotta wake up." She spoke gently while rubbing at his ears while he stirred against her breasts.

He pulled from her chest and gave a wide lazy yawn, showing the sharp rows of teeth before blinking up at her in the low light of her phone and the stereo, "Ngh... what time is it?" He groaned the words in a sleepy haze.

"It's after four, and we open today, we gotta be at the shop by six." She patted his head while speaking and climbed from his bed with a wince, she was really sore from how rough he had been with her last night. Her tail and scalp ached too from all the tugging and she was pretty sure she had teeth marks on her shoulder.

"Fuck... s-sorry I should have set an alarm." The fox sighed and sat up, rubbing the side of his head while yawning again.

"Well, I don't think either of us planned to collapse for so long, or even had it on our mind after all that!" Ivory gave him a grin and fumbled around to find her panties in the dark.

Joseph moved to turn on the lamp near his nightstand, illuminating the room at last. Ivory smiled at him and collected her clothes. "Can we grab a shower?"

"Sure, let me get some clothes ready... Do you want me to stop by your place so you can get some fresh panties?" He pulled from bed while speaking and moved to his dresser to gather some clothes.

She grinned proudly and moved over to her small shoulder bag and snatched out a small plastic baggie, not unlike one you would pack a sandwich in, and pulled out a small square of clothing, unfolding it into a black pair of panties. "Ha! I've learned to carry a spare when I go out with you, horny dog!" She hissed the words playfully at him with a grin.

"Heh... now I kinda wanna pounce you again after you put them on!" He wagged his tail, moving over to her and kissing at her muzzle with a growl.

Ivory giggled and pushed a paw to his lips gently. "Down boy... we need to get cleaned up and ready for work, you will have to hold it till later... at least lunch."

She flicked her tail and made her way into the adjoining bathroom. Joseph joined her and they grabbed a quick shower together. As quick as a shower can be with him constantly groping and pawing all over her anyway.

Ivory looked herself over in the mirror after toweling off, "You really roughed me up last night, my fox..." She purred the words admiring the small bruising hickeys on her throat and breasts through the thin fur, a few teeth marks along her collar as well as her shoulder.

Joseph moved up behind her gently gripping her shoulders as he leaned in to kiss along her throat. "I would apologize but..." He drags a finger along his chest showing the deep red marks left from her nails along with the sharp teeth marks and bruising left along his own throat and shoulders through his fur. "You weren't the only one that got a bit roughed up."

"Guess your scent brings the animal out in me, I love how your room smells," Ivory purred the words as she slid the black panties on and flicked her tail about with a grin.

"I like how it smells when you're in it!" He barked the words cheerfully as he pulled a fresh pair of boxers on and grinned at her.

"Yeah? That almost sounds like you want me to move in," She purred teasingly.

"Oh yeah, I bet you're just so eager to live with my mother." He huffed and tugged a black t-shirt on before walking over to the mirror to comb through his wet hair.

Ivory hissed and rolled her eyes, "Yeah... I'm sure she is thrilled with me staying the night... I'm sure she smelled me the second she hit the door."

The fox smiled and shook his head. "We will cross that bridge in a few minutes, nothing else we can just tell her we gotta get to work and rush out the door."

"A few minutes... Fuck, she is gonna be up this early?!" Ivory snarled while tugging her jeans back on.

"She always has to be at work early, she rises early even on her off days," Joseph pulled on a pair of jeans while he spoke the words.

The two of them finished getting dressed and cleaned up. Ivory steeled herself before following Joseph out into the living room. His mother was in the kitchen and looked fully dressed as well. Her large ears flicked upwards when the two of them came out of his room.

"Good morning children, there is coffee if you want any," Josephine spoke the words gently while standing over the stove.

"Thanks, Mom." The younger fox spoke the words, acting like it was a normal day for him. He moved to the cabinet and plucked two coffee mugs, filling each. He poured the cream in his own and then about twice the amount in the other mug before presenting it to Ivory.

The cat took the mug of cream with a dash of coffee and huffed lovingly at the fox for making it for her. She sipped on the hot drink and let out a soft sigh, feeling it warm her body and wake her mind slightly.

The vixen cut her eyes over at the two of them while stirring a wooden spoon about in a skillet. "I've made enough eggs and ham for both of you, there is also toast."

Ivory felt her stomach growl at the mention and smell of food then hesitantly spoke with a playful purr, "You're being surprisingly cordial to me, Josie."

"Why wouldn't I be? You're a guest in our home." The vixen spoke softly then plated some scrambled eggs along with some cooked ham and a piece of toast before she passed the plate over to the cat.

Ivory grinned and found herself blushing under her fur as she took the plate of food. "T-thanks... I was afraid I was going to walk into a firestorm this morning," She purred the words softly. Truth be told she wasn't a big fan of scrambled eggs, but she sure as hell wasn't going to bitch about them.

"Don't be silly, dear. Joseph is a grown man and he pays a fair share of the bills, I won't deny him the right to have over whomever he pleases so long as they do not disrupt our home." Josephine spoke the words with a motherly tone before making another plate of food for her son.

"Thanks, Mom. I appreciate you understanding the situation." He kissed the side of her jaw and flicked his tail. "Oh... I forgot my keys and wallet." He huffed and slipped back towards his bedroom.

Once he was out of earshot Josephine flicked an ear sharply, her voice coming out hard and cool. "Let's be clear on something, Ivory."

The cat looked up, swallowing down a bite of food from the stool she was perched on, she thought in hindsight it may have been a good idea to check the food for poison, after hearing the fox's tone of voice.

"You two have your fun, come over as often as you please... I won't deny my son his lover." She huffed through her nose and looked directly into Ivory's blue eyes with her chestnut ones. "If you two ever get frisky in my bedroom, all the air freshener in the world won't hide it, and nothing will hide you from me. Are we clear?"

The cat said nothing but shoved another piece of ham into her mouth, chewing it for a few moments and letting the silence hang before she swallowed and responded, "Gosh, Josie... it's like you think I'm petty and childish or something... What gave you that idea?"

"I do not think I'm asking a lot of you, am I mistaken?" The fox snapped out the words sharply while glaring at her.

"You're not... and I wouldn't disrespect you like that... that is to say, I won't now that I've promised I won't." She grinned as she stabbed her fork into some eggs and scooped them up, snapping them down with a purr.

A growl bubbled up from the vixen but simmered as she sighed and took a sip of her coffee. "Very well, then you are free to come over anytime Joseph wants your company"

Ivory munched on her food a bit longer before seeing her lover slip back into the room. "You know Josie... I don't normally like scrambled eggs... These are pretty good, what did you do?"

The vixen grinned proudly, "I use half and half when I beat them. It makes them creamier and gives a better texture in my opinion."

"Huh... clever! You can make me these anytime." The cat purred happily while snapping up more of her eggs.

"Mom usually doesn't cook breakfast unless we have time off, I think she was trying to be nice to you," Joseph growled the words teasingly.

"S-shush, little fox!" The vixen huffed out, "I was merely making food for myself and thought it only polite to make enough for everyone."

"Your breakfast is usually a protein bar, Mom." He spoke the words playfully, the cat snorting back a giggle while eating.

Josephine growled and put her handpaws on her hips. "Well then, see if I try to cook for you again."

"Woah... first off... that's on him. I appreciate you and you can cook for me any time, Josie!" Ivory quickly huffed out the words.

"Thank you, Ivory. Next time I will just make you and I breakfast, and Joseph can eat cold cereal." The vixen huffed the words before taking another sip of coffee.

"Wait a sec, that wasn't what I was saying!" The younger fox spoke in response.

"Fu fu... someone's in trouble." Ivory singsonged the words before hopping up and slipping over to the sink to clean her plate and fork.

"Mooom!" The younger fox pouted but the older fox huffed and walked away from him flicking her tail sharply.

Ivory giggled and put her plate and fork into the dish rack before grinning at the two of them. She watched them with a smile, seeing her fox plead his case and his mother acting like she didn't care, but the look in her eyes said she was just doing it to watch him squirm. The two of them made her long for a bond she never got with her parents.

She let them go at it for a few more moments before she slipped up behind Joseph and hugged him, pushing her heavy chest into his back before puffing into his ear. "We need to get to work, hun..."

His ears jerked up sharply at the nickname, she hadn't used one before and he found his face burning in response. "R-right... thanks for cooking, Mom. I really do appreciate you!"

"I suppose I will accept that." Josephine made a motion with the back of her handpaw, as if shooing him out of the house. "Go to work, don't be late on my account. I'll quickly pack yours to go, my little fox."

The two of them slipped out of the house and made for the garage. The fox growled playfully and grinned down at Ivory. "'Hun is it?"

The cat shrugged and smiled, "You don't like it? I can think of something else."

"I do!" He barked the words eagerly and moved over to the passenger's door, opening it for her.

"Good!" Ivory grinned and seated herself into his car, pulling the belt over her chest before snapping it into place.

The fox hopped into the driver's seat and started the car up, giving her a smile before pulling out of the garage. "So what do you think of my mother?"

Ivory grinned as she looked out the window, "She isn't too bad... a bit scary and sneaky, but all and all I think we will get along fine." She purred the words as they made their way to work.

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