venti said he was going whether dad said so or not."
"and venti caved in, didn't he?"
"yup, because dad played the babysitter card. told venti he had to watch me."
art whistled low at that. "i bet venti wasn't happy."
"they compromised.
Fiction, Hyena, Lion, Microfiction, Novel, Novella, Otter, Ted, Welcome Back to Cappuccinos!, art, otis
venti blinked. "and just what, pray tell, do i believe in?"
"being a complete voyeur, of course."
venti grinned. "and proud of it."
Fiction, Jackal, Lion, Microfiction, Novel, Venti, Welcome Back to Cappuccinos!, art
Now serving:
that nagging feeling
"dad's decided he wants to meet my biological dad," venti said.
art blinked a few times, then said "that's today? oh, man, i'm sorry, i forgot."
now it was venti's turn to blink. "you forgot?
Earl, Fiction, Hyena, Jackal, Lion, Microfiction, Novel, Otter, Ted, Venti, Welcome Back to Cappuccinos, art, otis
"eleven million," venti said with a nod.
"and you're okay with this?"
venti shrugged, placing both hands on art's shoulders. "you got this, kitty," he said. "if you can handle me, you can handle owning a coffee shop.
Earl, Fiction, Hyena, Jackal, Lion, Microfiction, Novel, Venti, Welcome Back to Cappuccinos!, art
"venti..." art said, still seated.
venti looked at his boyfriend, then back at the two older men. "right. sorry, but i'm still feeling upset, dad. we'll talk about it later because i definitely need to cool off some.
Earl, Fiction, Hyena, Jackal, Lion, Novel, Sam, Venti, Welcome Back to Cappuccinos!, art, furry, writing
venti's father asked.
"i was just about to do that, dad," venti said, "but i had to answer the door, remember?"
"i'm old, not senile. but you already answered the door and you're still shirtless."
venti rolled his eyes.
Fiction, Hyena, Jackal, Microfiction, Otter, Ted, Venti, Welcome Back to Cappuccinos!, otis
Once again the jackal extends his paw, "the name's venti. what is yours?"
meeting the big beefy paw with own smaller sized one, they shake.
"mine is jayce and it's nice to meet you venti."
Club, Jackal, Jayce, M/M, Muscle, Sheep, Short Story, Venti, beefy
"you two are best friends," venti finally said once his muzzle caught up to his brain.
"we were," earl said. "we haven't spoken to each other in twenty years."
venti blinked as he did the math.
Daddy Issues, Earl, Graveyard Greg, Hyena, Jackal, Lion, Novel, Sam, Venti, Welcome Back to Cappuccinos!, art, furry
venti's gaze traveled down to sam's solid, muscular arms. "steroids, am i right?"
sam didn't answer, his eyes drawn down to the table.
thought so, venti nodded his head. "then you got caught, am i right about that too?"
Earl, Fiction, Graveyard Greg, Hyena, Jackal, Lion, Microfiction, Novel, Sam, Venti, Welcome Back to Cappuccinos!, art
venti's adoptive father was a hyena who was on a good day only five foot six and maybe one hundred eighty pounds. venti's birth father, whom he had recently met a few days ago, was over nine feet tall and well over a half ton of muscle.
Book, Fiction, Microfiction, Venti, Welcome Back to Cappuccinos!