{"sf1_id":316,"sf2_id":"q1xGXaqn","title":"A New Partner part 2","author":"David G.","words":8857,"posted_at":"2003-01-05T04:43:00.000Z","tags":["M/M","Oral","Otter"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/316-a-new-partner-part-2","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/q1xGXaqn","image_url":"https://www.sofurryfiles.com/std/thumb?page=316\u0026ext=.jpg","description":"","content":"Part 2 A New Partner  \n  \nAfter putting the picture back and wiping away a tear, he  \nbegan to undress. He was down to his underwear when there came a  \nknock at his door. Without a second thought he said, \"Enter\" as  \nhe pulled up his pistol. A fairly surprised Eric stood in the  \ndoorway unable to speak, as he stared down the barrel of his gun.  \nApologizing Reno said, \"Oh, sorry about that pup. Reflexes  \nyou know.\"  \n\"Ah, yea.. right. Ok, I'll try and remember to make a bit  \nmore noise next time. I was going.. to..\" Eric's speech slowed as  \nhe realized Reno was standing there only in his underwear. \"ask..  \nyou.. if..\" Reno tilted his head and raised his eyebrows. \"Oh,  \nah, hot chocolate, yea that was it. Would you mind if I made  \nsome? I'll even make you a cup if you like?\"  \n\"Yea, sure, I'll show you were the stuff's at.\"  \nReno walked right by Eric and headed for the kitchen.  \nAs they walked, Eric loved the way Reno's briefs hugged his body  \nwith just enough pressure, so as not to disturb his perfect form.  \nWhen they reached the kitchen Eric almost forgot why they were  \nthere.  \nAt Eric's request, Reno took a seat at the kitchen table. As  \nthe milk slowly warmed, Reno had Eric open up all the cabinets so  \nhe could point out everything he might need. Between reaching up  \nto get the chocolate, and bending over to see the items in the  \nlower cabinets, Eric failed to noticed his loosely tied robe was  \nbeginning to open.  \nEric mixed in the chocolate and poured two cups. When he  \nturned around, Reno saw that the robe the young otter had on was  \njust beginning to open, and with each step Eric took, he also  \nnoticed that the robe was all he was wearing.  \n\"You have a well stocked kitchen. I take it you really like  \nto cook?\" Eric remarked.  \n\"Not really. I'm a microwave type of fur. Henry was the  \ngourmet cook. I had some of my best meals when he had a rough day  \nat work.\"  \n\"Wouldn't you both have had a bad day, since you were  \npartners?\"  \nReno paused for a second before speaking, not really wanting  \nto talk about his ex, but felt it wouldn't hurt to explain the  \nreason to Eric. \"No, Henry was always a bit sensitive. Some  \nthings about the job got to him, where as the same crud wouldn't  \nbother me. Cooking was his way of relieving tension.\"  \n\"Miss him?\" Eric inquired.  \nReno was afraid talking about his ex would only lead to more  \nquestions. So to end the subject he put down his cup. He stood up  \nhe said, \"End of subject, and thank you for the chocolate.\" he  \nthen walked out of the kitchen.  \nThe next day at work when Eric was in with the Captain  \nturning in his report, he was informed that Reno had received  \nanother death threat.  \n\"Not to worry sir. We have already made a couple of changes  \nin the way Reno does things.\" Eric then looked over his shoulder  \nout to the squad room. \"Ah, Captain. I can't seem to get any  \ninformation about Reno's old partner Detective Cain.\"  \nThe large bear leaned back in his chair. \"Best if you don't  \ntry. It's something no one likes to talk about.\"  \nEric leaned forward. \"But Captain, I need to know if I'm  \ngoing to do my job to the fullest. I need to know how those two  \ngot along both on and off the job. And I would like to know how  \nhis partner died, so I don't say something stupid and get myself  \nin trouble with Detective Reno.., again.\"  \nAfter giving it some thought the bear leaned forward. \"I'll  \ntell you just so you don't go around upsetting Reno by putting  \nyour foot into your mouth, but not a word of this to anyone.  \nReno and Henry went through the academy together. At some  \npoint, they started trying to out do each other. From who scored  \nbetter on tests, out on the range, even seeing who would make  \ndetective first. I think because of that little rivalry, they  \nbecame the two best enforcers this agency has seen in quite some  \ntime. Anyway, the rivalry never interfered with their friendship.  \nThey even rented a house together because neither liked living in  \nan apartment.  \nAbout two years ago, they were working on busting a major  \nsmuggling and drug ring. They received a tip that something was  \ngoing down in a warehouse across town. It turned out to be just a  \nsmall time dealer making a buy. After the bust, Reno and Henry  \nwere shot at. The first round took off the buyer's head. Reno  \nprovided cover for Henry as he made his way to their cruiser,  \nwhile dragging the dealer along with him.  \nHalfway out, the dealer took a hit. Reno tried to stop the  \nbleeding, but the shot really tore him up. Just before he died he  \nstarted to talk. He said, that Reno and Henry were supposed to be  \nthe targets because they were getting too close to the head fur.  \nWhen Reno asked who set up the hit, the dealer whispered \"Rizzo.\"  \nHe then added, if the sniper didn't get them, that the bomb  \nwould. That was when the dealer died.  \nReno ran to catch Henry, but the sniper pinned him down just  \nten feet from the door. Reno looked out the window and saw Henry  \ncrawling towards the cruiser. He tried to get to the door again,  \nbut the sniper fired off another round, hitting a shelf, causing  \nsome crates to fall over onto him. The sniper, thinking he had  \nhit Reno, stood up just in time to catch a round right between  \nthe eyes.  \nAfter the shot, Reno freed himself and headed out to stop  \nHenry. The door closest to him had a lock on it, so he had to take  \na second to shoot it off. Just as he stepped out of the building,  \nHenry was closing the door on the cruiser, so he never heard Reno  \nyell at him. Reno ran hoping to get Henry's attention but it was  \ntoo late.  \nThe explosion was so great, there was almost nothing left of  \nthe cruiser, and the blast knocked Reno back so hard that his  \nbody left an impression on the side of the building.  \nSome enforcers two blocks away heard the explosion and  \nrushed to investigate. They were taken aback when a tire came  \ncrashing down through the back window of their cruiser. They  \ndrove up and found Reno unconscious by the building, and a twenty  \nfoot hole in the ground where his cruiser use to be.  \nReno was in the hospital for a week before he woke up asking  \nfor Henry. When he was reminded of what had happened, it took  \nfive enforcers to hold him down while the Doctor gave him a shot  \nto knock him back out. Now you know why no one here talks about  \nit.\"  \nEric sat there stunned for a moment, and all he could think  \nto say was, \"Wow.. And to think after all he went through, his  \nreport was still that detailed.\"  \n\"Even more detailed then that, with every word accounted for  \nand backed up by the warehouse's security cameras.\"  \n\"Last question Captain. If the dealer fingered Rizzo, why  \ndidn't any one arrest him?\"  \nSadly the Captain replied, \"Not enough evidence and the  \nrat's airtight alibi, left us hanging. Reno still works on the  \ncase, not with anyone's approval, but no one here is going to  \nstop him. We just hope he comes across something that will  \nfinally put an end to it.\"  \nEric slowly stood and began to walk out until the Captain  \nspoke up once again.  \n\"One last thing Murphy. There were rumors that Reno and  \nHenry were more then just the best of friends. Now I really don't  \ncare about a fur's personal life, unless it effects his  \nprofessional life. And now that you have teamed up with him, you  \nmay get some looks. If you have a problem with that, you may want  \nto ask for a transfer right now.\"  \n\"Don't worry about me sir. I don't have a problem with  \nthat.\"  \n\"Good, now get back to work.\"  \nThe pair carried on as if nothing was wrong. Reno did his  \njob, with Eric giving him a hand every now and then. While  \nkeeping track of Reno's habit's, watching to see if there could  \nbe any potential problems.  \nEach night without Eric knowing, Reno would enter his room.  \nMost of the time, he would pull up the blanket and cover him, and  \nthen he would take a quick glance at the young otter's new  \nartwork.  \nWhen Sunday came around, Reno woke Eric up early and the two  \ndrove over to Eric's moms house.  \n\"What are we doing here?\" Eric asked.  \n\"We are not here, you are. I'll be back at five to pick you  \nup. And don't worry about me, I'm heading to the station. Now get  \nout, your mom's expecting you. And don't even think about  \nleaving. Cause next time I'll hang out right here to make sure  \nyou stay put.\"  \nThat evening as soon as Eric entered the transport he said.  \n\"So why did you ditch me here? You could have just left me at  \nyour place, if you didn't want me hanging around.\"  \n\"Because ever since you became an enforcer, you haven't  \nspent much time with your mother.\" Reno answered.  \n\"How do you know that?\"  \n\"The look on her face when she saw you, and how eager she  \nwas to have us stay for dinner. Your job may be important but  \nyour family comes first.\"  \nEric knew Reno was right. He just never seemed to have much  \ntime to spend with his mom. The funny thing was, after thinking  \nabout what Reno said, Eric felt closer to him then ever before.  \nHe was now sure that the older otter had a sensitive side, a side  \nhe seemed to keep hidden quite well.  \nThat night as the two watched a movie, Eric drew another  \nsketch, it was one of Reno standing with his arms up above his  \nhead. He was holding up a heart that had beams of light emanating  \noutwards. By the time the movie ended, he just finished the  \ndrawing. He then realized that he had drawn himself into the  \nsketch. He was lying on the ground at Reno's feet, with the top  \nhalf of his body resting against one of the older Otters legs. He  \nhad one hand wrapped around Reno's leg at knee height, while his  \nother hand was resting against the Otters inner-thigh just shy of  \nhis crotch.  \nIt was a warm night so Eric removed the blankets from the  \nbed, leaving only the sheet to cover himself if need be. It was a  \nbit too warm for his liking, and it made it hard for him to  \nsleep. He would wake up just long enough to think, 'It's too hot  \nto sleep.' Then he would drift back to sleep for another hour or  \ntwo. The next time he woke up he started to think, 'It's just  \ntoo--. Wait what's that noise?' He lay motionless until he heard  \nwhat sounded like pages being turned. He carefully rolled over,  \nand when he was ready he opened his eyes just enough to see  \nthrough the meager slits between his eyelids.  \nHe was surprised to see Reno looking through his report  \nbook, and was just about to confront him when he heard the otter  \nwhisper, \"Damn pup, you are good.\" So he held his place and  \nclosed his eyes, only listening to whatever Reno had to say. Reno  \nnever said another word about the artwork, but he did something  \nthat was even more surprising. Eric felt Reno brush his head-fur  \nto one side, then he felt the thin sheet being pulled over him.  \nOnce Reno had him tucked in, he whispered, \"Sleep tight my  \nsweet artist.\"  \nEric had to use all his will power so he wouldn't smile  \nbefore Reno had left the room. Once alone, Eric sat up, overly  \nexcited about hearing Reno's last comment. He had a strange  \nfeeling that his face was being pulled from the sides. He reached  \nup and realized he was smiling. Smiling wider then he had ever  \nsmiled before. He stood hoping to shake off his smile, but as he  \ndid, he noticed he was fully erect. He thought to himself, 'How  \ncould such a simple compliment cause me such joy?' He then  \nremembered who had paid him that compliment.  \nWhen Eric woke up again, he looked towards the door and saw  \nReno looking in. Eric propped himself up and called to him.  \n\"Reno, would you please come over here.\" When the older otter  \nstood next to the bed, Eric reached up and boldly placed his hand  \non Reno's thigh.  \n\"Forgive me, but I can't keep this to myself any longer.\"  \nReno lowered himself to his knees, so they were eye to eye. Eric  \nswallowed hard then continued to speak. \"Reno, I have fallen for  \nyou, and I want you.\" He pulled back the sheet revealing his  \nerect maleness to him. \"See, whenever I think of you this is what  \nhappens. Reno, I want you more then anything. But I need to know,  \ndo I stand a chance with you?\"  \nReno smiled just before leaning in, giving the young otter a  \ndeep kiss. As they kissed, Reno's hand came to rest on Eric's  \nchest. Eric reached over and placed his hand on top of his,  \ngiving it a little squeeze. As their kiss heated up, Reno's hand  \ndrifted down, skimming over the little Otters chiseled stomach.  \nHe paused only briefly when his hand came upon the tuft of fur  \nthat marked the beginning of Eric's most sensitive spot.  \nReno pushed his hand lower until he felt the base of Eric's  \nshaft slid between his thumb and forefinger. As he brought his  \nfingers around, they gently slid over the Eric's sac. Reno  \ngripped the hard rod and began to paw him off.  \nReno broke off their kiss and he shifted his body so he  \ncould place a few kisses on Eric's chest, and when a kiss landed  \non one of the young otter's raised paps, he moaned with pleasure.  \nThe next thing he felt was Reno's tongue gently gliding over it  \njust before he lowered his mouth and began suckling. Eric placed  \none hand on Reno's head and he began to run his fingers through  \nhis head fur.  \nAfter a minute, Reno started moving down lower, planting  \nkisses as he drifted closer to his goal. When he was in place,  \nthe older otter wasted no time in engulfing Eric's shaft.  \nEric knew he was so excited that he wouldn't last long, but  \nwhen he felt his inner flow moving sooner then he wanted, he  \ntried to stop it by gritting his teeth and tightening his  \nmuscles, but it was too late. In a strained tone he cried out,  \n\"Nooo, too soon.\" as he released his seed. The spasm that shook  \nhis body was so extreme, it caused him to sit up. To help balance  \nhimself, he reached out to hold on to the older otter, but he  \nwound up grasping at nothing.  \nWhen his body crashed back down, he opened his eyes and  \nlooked around, discovering that what had happened had been  \nnothing but a dream. As his breathing slowed and his mind  \ncleared, he softly smiled and drifted back off to sleep.  \nThe next morning Eric had breakfast ready when Reno walked  \ninto the kitchen. During the meal, he kept glancing over to Reno  \nremembering his wonderful dream, and this practice went on at  \neach meal. During dinner, Reno sat at the table staring at Eric.  \nThe young otter began to feel a bit uneasy, and when he couldn't  \ntake it, he put down his knife and fork and looked back at the  \nolder otter.  \n\"Okay I give. What's wrong with the steak, or do you even  \nknow, since you haven't even taken a bite of it yet.\"  \nIn a calm tone Reno replied. \"I don't believe there will be  \nanything wrong with it. There hasn't been anything wrong with any  \nof the meals you've made. I just thought you might like to know  \nwhat it feels like having some fur staring at you for no apparent  \nreason.\"  \nThat's when it hit him, he had been staring so much that  \nReno noticed it. \"I'm sorry, it's just I've been doing a lot of  \nthinking... And ah,.. May I ask you something personal about your  \nold partner Henry?\"  \nReno's eyes narrowed and he began to push himself away from  \nthe table. But something made him stop. Something in Eric's eyes  \nseemed so familiar. Reluctantly he gave out a sigh and said,  \n\"What?\"  \n\"Do you think you will ever find another partner like him?\"  \nReno was quick to respond. \"No!.. Sorry, I mean not like  \nhim. There will be only one Henry.\"  \nEric looked down and with his fork he gave his mashed-  \npotatoes a couple of little pushes as he softly said, \"Oh.\"  \nReno knew he had to explain his answer. \"Look, someday  \nyou'll find a partner like no other. You will get along so well,  \nand over time you'll even know what he is thinking. Henry was  \nthat kind of partner to me. We became so close we moved in  \ntogether. Our work, hobbies and general attitudes were so closely  \nmatched, it was like we were one, though we did have our moments.  \nNow I might find another partner, but no fur could ever take  \nHenry's place. My new partner might become someone very special  \nto me, but it will be on a different level.\" Reno looked down for  \na second. \"Sorry, I'm not to good at expressing this kind of  \nstuff. If Henry was here, I would have you talk to him, he always  \nseemed to know what to say when it came to talking about  \nfeelings. In my case, I would just walk by you, shake your hand  \nor hit you. You might say, I express my feelings more at the  \nstreet level.\"  \n\"That's ok, I understand what you're trying to say. I'll  \njust say Henry was one lucky fur to have you as his partner and  \nfriend. I only hope I get as lucky to have someone like you for  \nmy partner and friend... But you may have a little bit of trouble  \nfinding a new partner, if you don't let the Captain assign you  \none.\"  \n\"Just between us pup. I know all of the detectives at the  \nprecinct. The only two that might make a good partner already  \nhave one. So until I can find a new detective whom with I can get  \nalong with, I'll stay single.. a single detective that is.\"  \nShyly Eric responded, \"I took the detectives test. When I  \npass, maybe.. you know..\"  \nReno gave out a small chuckle. \"Make sure you pass it first.  \nAnd besides, wouldn't you want some fur closer to your own age?\"  \n\"You're not that much older then me. After all I am twenty-  \nfive.\" Eric replied promptly.  \n\"You'll be twenty-five three months from now.\" And as Reno  \nstarted washing the evening dishes he mumbled, \"That puts me just  \nshy of being fifteen years your senior.\" He shook his head. \"When  \nyou say it like that, it sure sounds like a lot.\"  \nEric came up and put the last of the dishes by the sink. He  \nthen put his hand on Reno's shoulder and said. \"Age is all in  \nyour head. Besides I like older furs.\" He then went off to do  \nanother sketch, but as he left the room it dawned on him. This  \ntime when he touched Reno, he didn't flinch as he did in the  \npast.  \nA couple of days later at the precinct, Reno was going over  \nsome reports, while Eric was daydreaming about making detective  \nand becoming Reno's partner, and maybe even more. Eric then  \nglanced around and his eyes fixed on the security monitors. His  \nthoughts then drifted back to Reno as he thought, 'How horrible  \nit must have been to see your partner's death and to have it  \ncaught by the camera's'. Just then he jumped up and ran into the  \nCaptain's office.  \nReno noticed Eric's exaggerated hand gestures as he watched  \nthe frantic otter from his desk. Eric then appeared to be drawing  \nsomething for the large bear, who at first kept shaking his head,  \nuntil Eric drew some more and pointed out the window. The Captain  \ntook a more serious look at the drawing, and after a minute, he  \npicked up the phone.  \nAfter the call, the burly bear pointed at Eric and appeared  \nto give him a stern talking to. The little otter nodded his head  \nand then swiftly made his way through the squad room and out the  \ndoor almost running down the precinct messenger, who was on his  \nway in to see the Captain.  \nReno finished his paperwork and was ready to follow up on  \nsome leads he had, but Eric had not returned. After knocking on  \nthe door-jam, Reno spoke up. \"Excuse me Captain. I'm heading out,  \nbut I have no idea where my---\", Reno cutting himself off in mid-  \nsentence. \"Where Officer Murphy is. Since you were the last one  \nto see him, I was hoping you might give me a clue as to his  \nwhereabouts?\"  \nLooking up from the paperwork he had just received, the bear  \nreplied, \"He's checking on a few things for me. He should be back  \nsoon, so why don't you finish the Fletcher report? It's the only  \nreport I'm missing from you.\"  \n\"Yes Sir.\"  \nReno had just turned around when the bear spoke up again. \"I  \nhave a question for you Reno. If Officer Murphy was to make  \ndetective, what kind of partner do you think he would make?\"  \n\"A very nice one Captain. Whomever you team him up with will  \nnot be disappointed.\"  \nThe large grizzly leaned back in his chair. \"You speak  \nhighly of him. Maybe I should team him up with you. Personally I  \nthink that will do nothing less then give me another great  \ndetective.\" The Captain cleared his throat. \"I mean another  \ndetective like you will be good for the squad.\" The Captain  \ncringed again, not really wanting Reno to hear what he actually  \nthought of him. Reno couldn't hold back his smile any longer, so  \nthe Captain added. \"And don't give me that look.\" He then shook  \nhis head in frustration. \"Just get out of my office, and take  \nOfficer Murphy with you. He's down in the archives.\"  \nJust before Reno closed the Captain's door, he looked back  \ninside. \"Captain, did you really mean what you said about me?\"  \nThe bear's eyes narrowed and he pointed his finger, shaking  \nit at him as he growled. \"If you tell any fur I said that, I will  \ndeny it. Then I'll make your life a living hell.\"  \n\"Thanks Captain, that's the nicest thing you've ever said to  \nme.\"  \nReno asked the officer in the archives if he knew where Eric  \nwas. The officer pointed down the hall and said, \"Viewing room  \nthree.\"  \nReno looked into the little window. He glanced at the  \nmonitor and saw that Eric was watching the recording of his and  \nHenry's being set-up and Henry's death.  \nJust short of knocking the door off its hinges, Reno burst  \nin, startling Eric. \"I don't mean to put it this way, but what in  \nthe hell are you doing?\" Reno snapped.  \nEric put up his hands. \"Whoa there. I'm sorry but I had a  \nthought that I just had to check on.\"  \nReno snarled. \"Ten seconds, go.\"  \n\"Everything that happened to you was recorded on the  \nwarehouse surveillance cameras. The camera's range is not limited  \ntoo only the warehouse and parking lot. Look.\"  \nEric played the video showing Detective Cain making his way  \nout to the cruiser. \"At this point, everyone who watched this  \nkept their eyes on your partner.\"  \nEric then pointed to the upper right corner of the screen,  \nwhich showed the first floor of the building next door. \"Look at  \nthe last window. Do you see something?\" He asked.  \nReno indeed saw something. He pulled the disk and grabbed  \nEric's hand. \"Lets go pup, we're heading to the crime lab.\"  \nOnce there, they used the lab's computer to enhance the  \npicture. Each time they enlarged the image, they used another  \nprogram to clean it up. Once they had it magnified five times  \nthey watched as Rizzo brought up a small box. A sadistic smile  \nsplashed across his muzzle just before the reflected light from  \nthe explosion distorted their view. As the glare subsided they  \nwatched as the rat turned and walked away.  \nEric was pleased with his findings, but lost his smile, when  \nhe looked at Reno and saw his eyes were narrowed and part of his  \nupper lip was curled, baring his teeth. A cold chill shot down  \nhis spine at the sight of the older otter's fury.  \nReno rushed out the door and headed towards the parking lot,  \nwith Eric in hot pursuit. Their first stop was the old abandoned  \nbuilding where the rat was standing. Reno carefully walked around  \nthe room checking everything for evidence. In the far corner he  \nnoticed a piece of wood, which had been moved. He pointed out  \nthat the dust in the room showed that the board had been lying  \ndown in one location, but now was in another.  \nHe then moved a cardboard box off to the side and found some  \nbroken electronic parts behind it. He looked at the bottom of the  \nboard and noticed small pieces of plastic and some electronic  \ncomponents embedded in the wood. Carefully the two collected the  \nitems and took them back to the crime lab. Reno explained what he  \nwas looking for and the technician started working.  \nAfter six hours of Reno pacing back and forth, and badgering  \nthe technician, Eric had to physically remove him and take him  \nhome just so he could get some sleep.  \nEric peeked into Reno's room several times, and each time  \nalways found the otter sitting on the edge of his bed. The fifth  \ntime he looked in and saw him still sitting there he became  \nupset.  \n\"Reno! Look you old fur ball, you need to get some sleep,  \neven a couple of hours. The lab said they wouldn't have the test  \nresults until noon. There is nothing we can do until then, so  \nwill you please go to sleep!\"  \nThe last fur who talked to him like that was Henry, and he  \nwas upset as well. Reno laid down and rolled over, turning his  \nback to Eric. \"Can't sleep,\" he mumbled, \"too tense. It's just  \nsomething that happens to me. There are only three things that  \ncan put me to sleep when I get like this. One is when I hit total  \nexhaustion and I pass out.\" Reno stopped talking at that point.  \nEric placed a chair next to the bed and sat down. He then  \nreached over and carefully placed one hand on the Reno's shoulder  \nas he said. \"Come on, you can tell me what the other two are.\" He  \nthen gave Reno a little squeeze. \"Wow your muscles are all tight.  \nNo wonder you can't sleep.\" He gave him more of a rub the second  \ntime and Reno responded by giving out a soft moan.  \n\"On your stomach Reno!\" Eric barking out the command,  \ncausing Reno to look over his shoulder at him. \"Come on, you  \nheard me. Finish rolling over.\"  \nWith only slight hesitation Reno followed Eric's order. The  \nyoung otter then placed both hands on Reno's back and began  \ngiving him a massage. There were a couple of spots on his back  \nthat needed special attention, and Eric gave them just that. He  \nworked his fingers in past Reno's fur, pressing into the skin,  \nkneading the strong muscles that lay beneath. Reno kept shifting  \nhis body more and more sideways, until one of his legs began to  \nhang off the edge of the bed.  \n\"What are you doing?\" Eric asked.  \nNervously Reno responded. \"Ah well, it's like this. You've  \ndiscovered one of the other ways to relax me. It's just I'm used  \nto being massaged kinda inline, not off to the side.\"  \nA thought filled \"Oh,\" was Eric's first response. That was  \nfollowed by a knowing \"Ohhh!\" Eric cleared his throat before  \nsaying. \"But that means I would have to stand above you, which  \nreally wouldn't work, or sit on you to get the right angle.\"  \nIt only took a second for Eric to give Reno a little nudge,  \nwho then slowly slid his body back to the middle of his bed. Eric  \nclimbed up and gently sat down on Reno's backside. At first he  \nfelt a bit odd, but after starting the massage again, he forgot  \nall about it.  \nEric closed his eyes and began to enjoy the feel of the  \nlarger otter between his legs, and he was impressed at just how  \nfirm he was. All of this started to have an effect on him, and  \nfrom that point on, he tried hard not to lean over, knowing his  \nerection would press into Reno's back. Though he did catch  \nhimself doing it anyway.  \nAbout fifteen minutes into the massage, Reno relaxed enough  \nto give some serious thought to something that kept crossing his  \nmind. On one hand he wished he had not started to fall for Eric,  \nbut on the other hand, he was happy that he came into his life.  \nReno hoped the drawings were a true indication of how Eric felt,  \nbecause he was now ready to find out.  \n\"Eric.\" Reno said calmly.  \nEric on the other hand, got a sinking feeling in the pit of  \nhis stomach as he asked himself, 'Why did he use my proper name  \nthat way?' He cleared his throat before saying, \"Did you want me  \nto stop?\"  \n\"Kind of.... Would you please stand up for a second, then  \nyou may sit back down.\" Eric complied, and Reno rolled over and  \nsat up. \"First let me say, thank you for the massage. It helped  \nmore then you'll know. Now the next move is yours. You may sit  \nback down if you like, or you may head to your room and get some  \nsleep?\"  \nReno barely finished his sentence when Eric sat down on the  \nedge of the bed. Though the lights were off, the moonlight that  \nfiltered into the room illuminated both of their bodies. Eric's  \nwhite cotton briefs stood out better then Reno's light blue ones,  \nbut what was noticed by both of them, was the bulge in their  \nshorts.  \nReno slowly looked over his way, and without saying a word,  \nEric knew what he wanted to ask, and it wasn't long before they  \nboth laid in bed completely naked. As Eric's hand slowly started  \nto glide over the older fur's body, Reno closed his eyes and he  \nthought about his long ago love Henry, but the image of his ex  \nfaded and Eric's image started to fill his mind.  \nReno slid onto his side, angling his uppermost leg over  \nEric's, and he gave him everything he wanted of his mouth, while  \ntaking everything he wanted of the young otter's. Reno felt  \nEric's hand roam over his back, gently drawing him closer, and  \nwith an arch of his spine and a subtle roll of his hips, Reno  \nwordlessly showed Eric how excited he was by pressing his erect  \nmaleness into his upper thigh. Eric moaned and pulled the larger  \notter closer to him, letting Reno know he loved being close to  \nhim.  \nReno remembering their age difference broke off their kiss,  \n\"Eric.. I want you, but I can't..\"  \n\"You can,\" the small otter whispered.  \nHe levered up on one elbow to free his arm of his own  \nweight, and skimmed the palm of his hand over Reno's arm. He took  \nReno's hand and moved it down to his own extended maleness and  \ngently placed the larger hand on his package.  \nEric leaned forward and ran his tongue over the edge of  \nReno's ear, which was followed by placing a few small kisses down  \nthe side of Reno's face until he ended up gnawing on the side of  \nhis neck.  \nBreathlessly Eric whispered, \"Now I need you.. I need you in  \nme.\" He rolled over coming to rest on top of his new lover. He  \nbrought up his legs and began to sit up. As he did he made sure  \nReno's stiff shaft was pressing up against his tail hole.  \nThe farther up he sat, the more he pressed his body against  \nthe erect rod. He arched his back and pressed down one more time,  \nhis body finally giving in, allowing Reno's maleness to enter.  \nEric moved slowly, getting used to the feel of being penetrated,  \nas his breaths came in short pants while he continued to relax  \nhis body.  \nReno laid there enjoying the feeling of his shaft being  \nswathed in the heat of another. 'Such a long time.' he thought to  \nhimself, as a tear formed in the corner of his eye. 'Forgive me  \nHenry, just know I will never forget about you.'  \nIt wasn't long before Eric started raising and lowering his  \nbody, sliding along Reno's shaft. Faster and faster he moved  \nbringing joy to his new love. Reno slide one hand up the little  \notter's thigh, until he reached Eric's maleness, which he took a  \nhold and begin stroking.  \n\"Oh God Eric, you are so tight and hot.\" Reno panted as he  \nrolled his hips up to meet Eric's body as he came down. \"It has  \nbeen so long.\"  \nEric smiled, as he knew the joy he felt was being passed  \nalong to Reno. \"I'm just so glad you let me stay.\" Eric said as  \nhe arched his back again feeling the heated shaft sinking deep  \nwithin him.  \nReno's hand slipped off the little otter's rod and he  \ngripped both of his legs. He felt his muscles beginning to tense  \nup, and he knew he would no longer be able to control his body's  \nurges. Eric began to suspect the same, so he increased his rhythm  \nto help bring the older otter to his climax.  \nReno grit his teeth as he felt his inner-damn give way  \nletting his heated flow go forth. He grunted, \"This is it!\" as he  \narched his back and forcefully rolled his hips up pushing his rod  \ninto Eric as deeply as he could. When their bodies met, his hot  \nseed shot forth coating the inside of his young lover.  \n\"Oh God!\" was all he moaned as their bodies again slammed into  \neach other, and again his muscles forced more of his seed out.  \nReno again reached over and took a hold of Eric's shaft and  \nbegan pawing him off. It didn't take long before the young otter  \ngave out a cry of his own, as his seed shot forth from his erect  \nshaft.  \nReno felt Eric's tail muscles compress around his shaft, so  \nhe pulled Eric forward, letting his rod slide out of him adding  \nto the feel of his orgasm. Once he was free, he pulled the young  \notter up even farther and took Eric's shaft into his mouth. Reno  \nfinished sucking down the last of Eric's seed, as the little  \notter braced himself above his new love.  \nWhen Reno woke up the first thing he felt was Eric's arm,  \nwhich was draped across his chest. He smiled remembering how he  \nwoke up many a morning with Henry's arm on him. He glanced over  \nto the clock and noticed it was already nine.  \n\"Oh crap,\" he whispered. He then looked over and stared at  \nEric who was still sleeping. \"Reno, what have you gotten yourself  \ninto?\" He mumbled as he carefully crawled out of bed. Glancing  \nback to the young otter he answered his own question, \"Apparently  \nsomething quite nice.\" As he walked to the lavatory he thought,  \n'Wonder what's going to kill me first? My job or this young  \nstud.' Chuckling he whispered, \"I hope the stud.\"  \nAfter cleaning up Reno started getting dressed. Just as he  \nwas putting on his underwear he heard Eric whisper.  \n\"Lucky underwear. If I die tomorrow I'm going to come back  \nas a pair of your shorts, so I can always be close to you.\"  \n\"That's a nice thought, weird, but nice.\" Reno replied with  \na smile on his muzzle and a chuckle in his voice.  \nJust then his alarm went off. Which surprised Reno, as he  \nwas sure he had turned it off before getting out of bed. He  \nreached out for it but hit nothing. This caused him to start  \nblinking, which in turn truly woke him up. Reno looked around and  \nnoticed it was only six in the morning, and Eric though still  \nthere, was asleep in the chair he brought over, his arm resting  \non Reno's chest.  \nReno gave out a sigh. 'A dream.. A damn dream. That's all  \nthis was.' He thought to himself as he got up and headed for the  \nbathroom.  \nAt the precinct the Captain ordered that the door to the lab  \nbe locked so Reno couldn't bother the Techs, which really upset  \nhim. He had Eric stand by the door, while he went to talk to the  \nCaptain.  \n\"What's going on Cap? The lab furs say I'm not allowed in,  \nby your orders.\"  \n\"Sit down Reno!\" The stern voice of the bear caused Reno to  \npause. \"Now look, I don't need any more problems. The lab Techs  \nsaid twelve, so I want you to cool your jets until then. Besides  \nwhat kind of impression are you making on your new partner?\"  \n\"What new partner!?!\" Reno replied somewhat surprised.  \n\"I need all the good detectives I can get, and teaming up a  \nfur who shows this much promise with you will give me what I  \nneed. And I know you will share all of your tricks with him.\"  \nReno turned around and looked into the squad room trying to  \nsee if there were any new fur's standing around. \"Who are you  \ntalking about?\"  \nWhen he turned back around the Captain was holding up a  \npiece of paper. \"He is the youngest fur to make detective and his  \nscore was just one point under yours.\"  \nReno scanned the document for a name, and when he saw it his  \njaw dropped. \"You have to be pulling my tail. You can't team him  \nup with me.\"  \n\"Give me one good reason why Detective Murphy can't be your  \npartner, and I'll give him to someone else.\"  \n\"That's easy..\" Reno lowered his head as he searched for any  \nreason not to have Eric as his partner. With any other fur  \naround, he could have named a few good reasons, but he was  \ndrawing a blank with Eric.  \nThe Captain's phone rang breaking Reno's concentration. The  \nbear listened for a couple of minutes then said, \"Are you One  \nhundred percent positive?\" There was a quick response and he  \nbegan to smile. \"Great, I'm sending him down right now. Be  \nprepared.\"  \nThe large bear held out a gold badge and handed it to Reno.  \n\"Here give this to your new partner. Tell him I'll talk to him  \nlater about it. But right now I want you to get Murphy and go put  \nRizzo behind bars. We now have all the evidence we need to  \nconvict him for the murder of Detective Cain.\"  \nReno grabbed the badge and put it in his pocket as he ran  \ndown to the lab. The Tech gave Reno a copy of the evidence and  \nwith that in hand, Reno and Eric went to get an arrest warrant.  \nJust as they pulled up in front of Rizzo's place, they saw  \nhis transport pulling out of the alley. When he saw Reno and the  \nflashing lights on his cruiser, the rat took off.  \n\"Hold on pup, we're going for a ride.\" He reached down and  \npicked up the microphone and handed it to Eric. \"Call in for  \nbackup and give them our location.\"  \nThe rat weaved in and out of traffic and cut down several  \nstreets trying to lose his pursuers, but Reno's masterful driving  \nskills kept them right on the rat's bumper. Misjudging the  \ndistance between his transport and a pile of construction debris  \nas he drove by, the rat clipped a large piece of wood with a  \ncouple of long nails protruding from it, puncturing his tire.  \nOut of air it became increasingly difficult to control his  \ntransport, so the rat make one last turn, which put him in front  \nof a large empty building. With nowhere to go, Rizzo plowed his  \nride through the front doors. The sound of breaking glass, wood  \nsnapping and metal bending filled the air.  \nWhen Reno's cruiser came to a halt, both Reno and Eric  \nstayed behind the open doors of the cruiser, using them as a  \nshield until most of the dust and debris settled. Reno made the  \nfirst move toward the rat, calling out \"Cover me.\" as he moved  \ncloser.  \nWhen the dust settled enough for him to see, he found the  \ntransport empty. He signaled Eric to come over, and together they  \nentered the old building. Eric silently pointed out the tracks  \nleft behind on the dusty floor. Reno signaled Eric to head  \nupstairs to get a better vantage point. As Eric scurried off,  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; Reno followed the tracks into the main part of the building.  \nThe old plant had a surrealistic look; darkness broken by  \nstreams of light forcing its way in, and with old machinery  \ntaking on the appearance of deceased creatures that roamed the  \nplanet long ago. Even the building itself moaned as the intruders  \npassed through it.  \nOnce he reached the center of the plant, Reno's eyes grew as  \nmemories flooded back. Flashes of time past came crashing through  \nhis minds inner wall, and his blood ran cold as he could almost  \nhear his cries to his ex partner and the explosion still echoing  \nin the walls.  \nHis mind was ripped from the past, as he was now aware of  \nanother sound. The sound of thick nylon being cut. He turned just  \nin time to see the strap on some large containers breaking away,  \nsending the pile of crates tumbling towards him. He attempted to  \navoid them, but the sheer quantity and size of them made that  \nimpossible, as he was hit and thrown to the ground. At that  \nmoment, the only saving grace was that he was hit so hard that he  \nlanded just beyond the containers that surely would have crushed  \nhim.  \nWhen the dust settled, Reno saw his weapon about five feet  \naway from him. As he reached for it, the pain in his arm let him  \nknow something was wrong. He then heard a sound, which made him  \nlook up. Rizzo was standing next to him with a sinister grin  \nacross his muzzle.  \nAs the rat held his gun on Reno he sadly said, \"Well Reno,  \nit look like its time to end my little game with you. After all,  \nthe pleasure I obtained by your suffering has seemed to have  \nplayed out. So now the only way I can derive a little bit more  \nwill come from me killing you, as I did your little lover. Oh, I  \nmeant partner, not that everyone didn't know about you two, just  \ngoes to show you how stupid you really are. You didn't have a  \nclue that I was the one who was smuggling in all the drugs, and I  \ndid have my lackeys break into Rocky's place to see if he had any  \nidea I was moving onto his turf. And if not for you I wouldn't  \nhave known things were clear for me to take over the whole West  \nSide. But now it's time for you to die.\"  \nJust as Rizzo started to pull the trigger, Eric screamed out  \n\"Noooo!\" Then there was a blur that passed between the rat and  \nReno, just as the bullet exploded out of the barrel.  \nRizzo was knocked back and his weapon was pushed to the  \nside. Reno seized the moment to roll over. Picking up his gun he  \nfired off two rounds. Once the deafening sound subsided, it was  \nfollowed by the dull thud sound of the rat's body hitting the  \nground. Reno staggered to his feet and walked over to the large  \nrat. He watched as blood oozed from the two extra holes in his  \nhead.  \nBreathing heavy, Reno huffed, \"Two in the head, one for each  \nyear you denied me Henry's company.\"  \nHis feeling of relief was short lived as he turned around  \nonly to find Eric laying face down on the ground, a small puddle  \nof blood forming next to him. Reno rushed over to him and rolled  \nhim over. He moved Eric's coat to the side and saw that the  \nbullet had entered him on the side, where his armor-vest provided  \nno protection. Reno ripped the sleeve off his shirt and pressed  \nit up against the wound.  \nFighting back his tears, Reno started talking to Eric's  \napparently lifeless body. \"Don't you dare die on me pup.. I'm not  \ngoing through this again.\" Desperate to get him to respond, Reno  \ntried giving him some good news. \"Hey you can't die now you just  \nmade Detective, look..\" Reno used his other hand to remove the  \ngold badge from his pocket. He then carefully pinned it to Eric's  \nshirt. \"Come on Eric, you have to stick around. You have to show  \nthis to your mother. She'll be so proud of you..\"  \nFeeling that wasn't enough, Reno kept talking. \"Damn it Eric  \nstay with me... Yea that's it! You live and you can move in.. My  \nspare room is all yours, no more living in your mom's basement.  \nAnd you'll be my new partner, I promise sweetheart, and I never  \nbreak my promises.\"  \nWith still no response from the little otter, Reno brought  \nhis up to his chest and cradled him. \"And if you live, I'll even  \npose for you.. Yea.. I like the way you draw.. Oh come on love,  \nplease don't die, don't leave me.\"  \nThe sound of other voices started filtering into the  \nbuilding.  \nReno looked over his shoulder and cried out, \"Medic! Enforcer  \ndown.\"  \nReno didn't want to let go, but he was pulled back so the  \nMedics could work on stabilizing the younger otter. He then  \nforced himself to stay back knowing there was nothing he could  \ndo.  \nHe watched as they placed Eric on the gurney and wheeled him  \nto the ambulance. Reno moved in and helped them load Eric in.  \nThen just before the Medic climbed in, Reno put his hand on the  \nrabbit's chest stopping him. Reno didn't say a word; the look of  \nconcern was well evident on his face. The Medic looked into the  \nvan, then back to the older otter. The rabbit couldn't keep eye  \ncontact as he grimly shook his head.  \nReno grabbed the rabbit's shirt and his eyes narrowed as he  \ngrowled, \"I don't care what you think. Fix him!\"  \nJust then, two enforcers grabbed him, freeing the Medic.  \nReno broke free of their grasp and walked over to the coroners  \nvan. Just before they loaded the rat in, Reno pushed the  \nattendant to one side. He then unzipped the thick black body bag,  \nallowing him to reach down and pull Rizzo's lifeless body up by  \nthe collar, just so he could look into his dead eyes.  \nIn an extremely enraged tone Reno stated. \"If he dies, I  \nswear I will dig up your ugly corpse and shoot you again.\" This  \ntime it took three enforcers to pull him away.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp;  \n\"Epilogue\"  \n  \nAlmost three weeks later Reno was still cursing the cast on  \nhis broken arm as he sat at his desk trying to type up a report.  \n\"I can't wait until this stupid thing is off.\" He mumbled to  \nhimself.  \nOnce the frustration of a few more type-o's piled up, he sat  \nback in his chair and opened the bottom desk drawer. When no one  \nwas looking he lifted up some papers that hid the drawings he had  \nremoved from the Eric's logbook. He gave a weak smile and  \nthought to himself, 'Miss you pup.'  \nHis concentration was broken when all the detectives began  \nto applaud and whistle. Reno slowly looked up and watched as Eric  \nfinished walking into the squad room.  \nThe Captain walked out of his office and asked, \"What are  \nyou doing here Detective? You're on medical leave.\"  \n\"Yes Sir. They just released me from the medical station.  \nThey said I could spend the next thirty days at home, and that's  \nwhere I'm heading. I just need to get something from Detective  \nReno.\"  \nAfter Eric sat down the two just looked at each other for a  \nfew seconds. Eric smiling, while, as usual, Reno held back any  \noutward signs of emotion. But inside he was quite happy to see  \nthe young otter.  \nStill smiling Eric asked, \"Happy to see me?\"  \n\"Maybe, but only if you are here to type these reports of  \nmine? I was a bad typist before, but now with this stupid cast,  \nI'm worse.\"  \nEric chuckled. \"Sorry, no. I'm just here to get the key to  \nour place.\"  \nReno's eyes widened and his jaw dropped slightly, and in a  \nsurprised tone he repeated, \"Key to our place!?!\"  \n\"Yeah. In the building after I was shot. You were holding me  \nand telling me all kinds of things and one was I get to move in  \nif I didn't die. Well I didn't so I'm holding you to your  \npromise. You know, the thing you never break.\"  \n\"You were awake all that time? You little--\" Reno cutting  \nhimself off with a growl.  \nEric smiled, \"Number one rule. Use whatever means at your  \ndisposal to learn whatever you can about every fur that you may  \nwant or might need help from. So I guessed playing dead was a  \ngood idea.\"  \nReno's eyes narrowed and he grumbled a few words, which were  \nnot too clear as he handed his spare key to Eric, but just  \nbefore letting it go he clearly said, \"You know that living with  \nme will not excuse you from helping out your mother. So you'll be  \nspending at least every other Sunday with her.\"  \n\"I know, and I've already talked to her about that. She said  \nthat having both of us over will be the highlight of her week.\"  \nReno lost his grip on the key after hearing what Eric said.  \n\"Both of us!?!\"  \n\"Yea, you remember what you said to me. To make sure I stay,  \nyou'll hang out there.\"  \nWith a heavy sigh Reno sat back in his chair, knowing his  \nown words had put him is this spot.  \nAs Eric got up from the chair, he leaned over and whispered.  \n\"See you at home sweetheart.\"  \nReno's head dropped and he shook it a bit. He slowly looked  \nup and watched Eric walk out. He then turned his attention back  \nto his report and cussed under his breath as he mistyped another  \nword.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp;  \n\\*\\*\\*END\\*\\*\\*  \n  \n  \n  \nPlease feel free to drop me a line, if you would like to see the  \nartwork of Wookie[e], or to let me know what you thought of my  \nlittle story. Thank [[email\u0026nbsp;protected]](/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection)'  \nSpecial thanks going to: David Wheeler for his input and  \nassistance, and to Wookie[e], who had no idea I was going to use  \nhis name, until after I had finished the story. Thanks again  \nWookie[e] for letting me keep your name in my story.  \nThe story of \"A New Partner\" (c) David Germain, Dec. 2001  \nRizzo (c) Colifox,  \nColifox (c) Mr. Colin Mckay  \nAll other characters (c) David Germain  \nDavid Germain (c) Hoss  \nHoss (c) himself  \nAgain if you would like to see Wookie[e]'s artwork for yourself or if  \nyou have any questions or inquiries about the story. Please  \ncontact me at [[email\u0026nbsp;protected]](/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection)'  \nNOTE: Flamers will be laughed at, then ignored.  \nNow for more legalese.  \nThis story produced, stored and printed either  \nelectronically, on paper or both in the United States of America.  \nAll rights reserved. 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