Untouchable: Chapter 3: Kiss and Run
Oliver gripped Sean's hand and said, "Please come up for a drink, I'm really enjoying being with you."Sean's eyes, those golden brown puppy dog eyes, finally lost there uncertainty. In his excitement Oliver dragged Sean inside behind him."So what were you up to at the Club, I've never seen you at Purr before?" Oliver asked."My friends and family were celebrating, my sisters and my Litterday," Sean said sniffling."You ok?" Oliver asked as they got into the elevator."Oh yeah, just need to blow my nose." Sean said, "What were you doing out?""I had two friends from back home, they are both straight and got weirded out that there were so many gays and non-felines." Oliver said."Oh, where did they go?" Sean asked."They went to a sports bar down the street." Oliver said."Well at least they are having fun, sorry they ditched you," Sean said."It is what it is, Happy Litterday. Sort of sorry for kidnapping you from your party, but not really. I didn't realize." Oliver said and ran his hand lightly against Sean's forearm."Well, I should get back at some point but, I do like you," Sean said as they reach Olivers apartment, Sean was shifting and sniffling.Oliver tossed his key in a basket on a small table by the door and asked, "what type of beer do you like? And here is some tissue paper.""Do you have Timberwolf IPA, and shouldn't we clean your paw?" Sean asked.Oliver said, "Very good point, I'll get my first aid kit." He walked into the bathroom.Sean hovered by the door. Oliver's heart was racing he could smell that Sean was interested but was also giving off anxiety, he didn't know what to do."You have a nice place here, what do you do?" Sean asked."I'm a software engineer," Oliver said, "could you give me a hand for a sec?""Nice, that explains the modern place you have here, and what do you need?" Sean asked."Well my joints are stiff can you see how it looks?" Oliver lifted his left hind paw so Sean could look, while he balanced with the wall and towel rod.Sean was reticent shifting about in the door way still, when Oliver looked over his shoulder to see what was going on, he smelled Sean's anxiety and surprise.Remembering his interspecies non-verbals class in college, Oliver slipped a little reorienting himself and said, "that wasn't a submission."Sean shuffled and said, "maybe the couch would be easier?""Yeah your probably right," Oliver said. "Ok, where is a garbage can, and I'll grab the first aid kit," Sean said indicating his used tissue."Oh under the sink," Oliver said regretting picking that can the second after he said it. His toys were under the sink he hadn't moved them back you his room. He didn't want to see if Sean would find them so he shuffled off to the living room.As he sank down to the couch, a bemused snort came from the bathroom, Oliver said "unburied
shit!""So you like dogs, I see," Sean said entering the living room."Who doesn't," Oliver said mentally berating himself, "I assumed you like dogs too.""Well I do but they aren't my favorite," Sean said.Oliver tried to stop his tail but it danced anyway, he asked, "So what do you like then?" "Oh lots of things, let's get your foot wrapped," Sean said.Oliver knodded at Sean and thought, "it was going great at the club, damn dildos fuck everything." When he chuckled he got a curious look."Oh nothing, I just remembered something funny," Oliver said."Funny funny, or just in your head funny?" Sean asked."Probably just in my head funny, let me get those beers," Oliver said and tried to leverage himself up."No you don't, I need to wrap that paw," Sean said and pushed with two toes of his paw, forcing Oliver back in his seat.Sean applied antiseptic, to the pad of Olivers foot and wrapped it in gauze, Oliver watched, enjoyment feeling of him at the touch, till the antiseptic, the antiseptic not so much."What do you do Sean?" Oliver asked."I work at city hall as a mediator," Sean said.Oliver tested his foot, it wasn't perfect, but it was easier to stand on now that it was bandaged. He headed to the fridge to grab the beers, and asked, "what do you mediate?""Well, I started as a third party mediator between businesses and employees with complains about fair treatment to avoid legal actions, then when a job in the legal department managing city equality ordinances opened I jumped on it," Sean said."The corporate one sounded cool, why did you do the change?" Oliver asked pawing Sean a beer."I wanted to work more for those who were being miss treated, I saw so many companies side stepping the Prey Species act of 1974 and the emancipation act. I can do more now." Sean said taking a pull on his beer.Oliver's hair stood on end, he said, "that's amazing that you get to do that."After a short pause, Sean asked, "So when did you move here, this place is pretty settled in?""I moved over about sixteen months ago," Oliver said then sipped his own beer."So why aren't you seeing someone?" Sean asked."I was, but... well it's complicated," Oliver said apprehensive, "I had a bad experience when I first tried going out and meeting other gay guys. It's recked a lot of potentially great relationships.""When was the bad experience was it before the apps?" Sean asked.Oliver nodded, "yeah it was but I was also young and stupid.""I had a similar experience, I grew up in the Pack, most wolves do as you can imagine. I wasn't comfortable with who I was and was told it was against the Will of the Alpha of Alpha's," Sean said leaning back into the couch cushions, and hugged one knee and his beer.Oliver scooted closer and said, "I didn't grow up in the Pack or anything, but my family believes, and I guess
most of the people where I'm from do as well, that it's disgraceful to your ancestors to be gay. So I tried to hide it from them. I didn't have other furs to talk to about it so I used the IM chatrooms.""I used craigslist, but go on," Sean said wiping his running nose."I chatted, they were always focused on sex which, you know was exciting, but I was a dumb kit at the time and didn't have anyone in town or at home to turn too," Oliver said heart pounding knowing that he reecked of fear.Sean scooted closer grabbing his free hand, causing happy sparks to climb his arm, and his eyes fogged. "I was sixteen and I had gotten my license. I had been chatting a guy that told me he could teach me about what it meant to be gay," Oliver said choking up."Oh no!" Sean said pulling him into a hug, "Were you ok?""I lived, but it's never easy being used like that," Oliver said, "I visited him and we watched a movie, it was all good we just cuddled and talked during the movie.""That doesn't sound horrible but something happened to you like it happened to me," Sean said.That admission gave Oliver the strength to continue, "He got me a drink and he was older and bigger than me, he was a muscle Rhino. I got light headed and couldn't move well, and I couldn't stop him."Oliver's eyes were misting up and he thought, Sean's might be as well. Sean said, "He roofied you and you didn't have anyone to talk to abut it at home.""No, I didn't really talk to anyone about it, I had my friends but they were all straight and I didn't know who I could go too, I was ashamed and felt weak. It was a secret from everyone. Now it's making it hard to date anyone here," Oliver said."Did the guy not understand what you were going through?"Sean asked sniffing."No I don't think he could, I started seeing a counselor about it, she told me to talk to people, sorry, I just felt that I could trust you and kind of gushed," Oliver said. "Well would he talk with you about it," Sean asked."Oh yeah he and I talked but he wanted to do things in bed I wasn't ready for. I just couldn't make him happy," Oliver said."I'm glad you told me and I assume he ended it?" Sean asked."Yeah he ended it, they always pull away, sometimes I don't know if I know how to date or something, like I'm too damaged to be loved," Oliver said.Sean held him tight nuzzling the top of his head.Oliver asked, "may I hear your story?"Still holding Oliver tight, Sean said, "sure, it's similar but different to your own. Well it started just looking, I picked a guy who posted ads a lot, and he was hot and I developed a crush on the idea of him. I messaged him and learned he had a thing for runts, I thought, oh perfect, I was the runt he'll have to like me.""Did you know what that meant, when you went to meet him? That's like a pup right?" Oliver asked not minding Sean's tears or his
runny nose."No, like you, I was naive at the time, how fast that seemed to change," Sean said, Oliver squeezing him for comfort. But Sean seemed to be lost in his thoughts."I need some more tissues and another beer, you want one?" Oliver asked trying to get up but Sean had a firm hold on him.In a moment Sean noticed and said, "oh sorry about that." Oliver got two beers, and the tissue box by the door, just in case, and handed a beer to Sean snuggling up against him involuntarily purring at the contact. "Tell me the rest of your story.""Well he was another wolf and a big one too," Sean said and sneezed.Oliver handed a tissue to Sean and he blew his nose."Like I said I was the runt of my Litter but I didn't know the term had a meaning in the gay community," Sean's said."So like kitten or pup?" Oliver asked."Kind of but more like alpha and omega, do felines have their own term for that?" Sean asked."Yeah, predator and prey," Oliver said, "which come to think of it is a lawsuit waiting to happen.""Oh no worries that's job security for me," Sean said and grinned.Oliver sipped his beer and asked, "so did he attack you or something.""Yes and no, coming over to be a runt is like agreeing to let someone do what they want to you. I didn't know and he didn't explain it to me, not till he was done." Sean said and paused, "plus he was a shit, after he realized I hadn't known or wanted that to happen he got horny again and wanted to see if I would be down for a second round.""Your kidding," Oliver said."No, I told him I'd get the police, but he laughed at me and said I'd get kicked out of the Pack, if I told anyone, the Pack would find out I was gay." Sean said shuffling his hind paws on the rug."Did you ever tell them?" Oliver asked."Tell them who," Sean asked."The police, the pack, your family," Oliver asked."No just a few close friends, and you," Sean said staring at his beer.Oliver purred, and said, "thank you for that trust in me.""Your welcome but you trusted me first," Sean said sneezing again."Are you ok?" Oliver asked smelling Sean's embarrassment."I'm fine but I should get back to the party," Sean said with evident regret."If you want, I'd like to exchange numbers?" Oliver asked purring again."Sure, I can program it in for you, but I do need to get my ride as well," Sean said opening his retriever app."I understand I got more than enough of your Litterday to feel special, thank you Sean!" Oliver said muzzling Sean's shoulder and took Sean's phone to program his number."You can't imagine, how much I enjoyed being here with you," Sean said and his nose dripped again."Are you sure you're ok?" Oliver asked as they made their way to the door, the phone half programmed."Yeah I'll be fine nothing vitamin c and Claritin can't fix, right," Sean said and
rubbed his neck."Oh ok, well I know it might sound weird but I really like maybe love, the little I know of you so far," Oliver said and opened the door for Sean."I really like you too," Sean said and he smelled ashamed about something."You have nothing to be unhappy about with me," Oliver said hugging Sean and leaning in for a kiss.Sean tensed for a second then melted against him. Oliver's tongue tasted Sean's as they kissed, he smelled Sean's instinct to mate rev up. Then as if Sean had been the one to step on the glass he stumbled back from Oliver, mumbled, "I got to go." And ran down the hallway and took the stairs.As he disappeared Oliver thought he heard, "I'm an idiot."Oliver slumped back against the wall by the door, not sure how to feel. "I told him too much, or maybe I was too excited," Oliver said and got a glass of water.Then Sean's phone started buzzing, his ride was here. "Crap I stole his phone!"Oliver ran to the stairs to try and catch Sean. "I'm not going to catch him, I should call him... and that won't work, I'm and idiot," Oliver thought putting more speed to his run his hunter instincts waking up."I might make it," Oliver thought as he reached the lobby door.A car sped away from the building. Oliver thought, "well I know where he lives, I could drop it off over there, but I might not see him if I do that."Oliver slumped into one of the lobby chairs, and thought, "I fucked that up, he is probably not ready, like me not too long ago, or.... no, he liked me I could tell."