Untouchable: Chapter 26: I'll give you the inside scope
Sean grabbed the grocery bag with his mail and more importantly Samantha's parcel and headed to the bathroom. He needed to get to his channel five appointment soon, but he was glad Oliver was doing fine, if not well. He turned on the sink to hide the sound of opening the parcel. He quickly read the instructions, opened the bottle and swallowed the two pills needed for his body weight. he put two more pills in his wallet in case it worked, and it ended up he'd stay the night. He drank from the tap to make sure the pills went down. He then got in the shower thoughts of pawing Oliver off started to get him hard. He then thought about what it would be like to pin Oliver and claim him whether he wanted it or not. A mix of self revulsion and excitement built, but the revulsion won. He let his arousal die as he thought about work.The door rattled open, Oliver said, "I brought you a towel I washed recently.""Thanks, I appreciate it," Sean said while he needed the water into his fur. He heard his bag rustle. Sean peeked out from the curtain, Oliver smelt embarrassed, as he set the towel on the counter where Sean's things had been, Oliver had set the bag on the floor. "So Oliver you said you might get counseling and mentioned I should get some too," Sean said.Oliver leaned half seated against the counter and said, "yeah it helps, its really hard to open up but it does help.""I don't want to go alone, would you go with me," Sean asked when he dipped his muzzle under the water.Oliver didn't reply."It's ok to say no, it's just you know what it's like and I could open up with you there," Sean said."Oh, I was thinking about something else. I have never been to group or couples counseling, and I mean we can't be a couple, but we can go as friends," Oliver said. Sean said nothing for a time, then, "I think we might be able to date soon.""How could we?" Oliver asked unhappily."It's a surprise, I'll show you tonight, and we'll see if it works," Sean said then he switched off the water and shook."But I can't see how we could?" Oliver asked then passed Sean the towel."It's a surprise trust me," Sean said."Ok, if you want to risk it sure," Oliver said."You can't keep me out, who else can walk in on you like that?" Sean asked."Only Paul, and the land lord," Oliver said."So how does the counseling thing work?" Sean asked then stepped out from the curtain."Well it-" Oliver started his eyes widened at Sean's naked body, then Oliver got embarrassed and left the bathroom, he said from the hall, "its going to take our schedules matching and their having an opening.""Ok, lets figure out our schedules tonight," Sean said while he dressed. He collected his bag and found his meds in the drawer."Fine are you sure it's ok?" Oliver asked."Please
trust me," Sean said as he left the bathroom. Oliver leaned on the wall next to the bathroom. Sean squeezed Oliver's paw then said, "Talk to you soon, think of what you want for dinner and I'll bring it over.""Ok, I'll see you soon, but I have a counter full of soups from Paul," Oliver said."Well we can have that and more ice cream," Sean said, while all he wanted to do was kiss Oliver goodbye but instead he slipped out the door.If he hurried, he could just barely make his meeting at channel five with Amy. Sean's mood gave him a skip to his step, he had a new phone, a date, and work moved forward without any real issues from the news. He parked and walked from the garage to the station.The reception fur got him a guest pass and sent him up stairs to conference room two. She said, "Amy and her co-reporter Vivian started the meeting earlier with the other representative from city hall.""Oh... thanks which way to the conference room?" Sean asked."Up the stairs and to the left till the wall of windows then turn right and it should be there," she said.Confused about there being another rep Sean trotted briskly through the building.When he found the conference room it was just Amy and Vivian, a petite Snow hare."Sorry, I'm late ladies," he said with a glance at the wall clock, he was right on time."Oh Sean, I thought you had just sent Xander in your place, he was a great help getting scope and angles set," Amy said then she stood to shake his paw. "Vivian this is Sean he is allergic to cats and not a bigot.""Great to meet you not a bigot," Vivian said then hopped over to shake his paw.He bent down, then asked, "Is that how you all are describing me, the not bigot?""Oh no, sorry, the office has been teasing me and as a result you for my retraction," Amy said."Ah... funny," Sean said."Well, no it probably isn't, Sean I'm the stations debate moderator, we have been having an interesting social media reaction to the story and the retraction, it's my hope to get you to join us for a debate on Prey and Predator's societal responsibility," Vivian said as she rocked from toe to heel."Wow sounds interesting, who all will participate?" Sean asked."Well we are hoping that the main groups commenting in the social media debate, a Mr. Hastles of the Bu Buck Breed, Kendra Heart of the housing district, and Mrs Cook a professor of resource management at the UW," Vivian said."My phones been dead so I haven't been really all that up on the news, but that's an odd set of backgrounds," Sean said."Well the online presence started with an argument about the morals, but it's been moving to economic issues and resources issues and scarcity." Vivian said."I know we can get at least one of them but hopefully all three of them," Amy said then took her seat and
indicated Sean and Vivian should do the same."If my boss approves, I'll be there," Sean said."Excellent we picked these three because they represent the three main camps," Vivian said."Ah, where furs live, how we feed them, and then a real bigot?" Sean asked.Amy laughed, "no a rural conservative city counsel men, city government rep, a social services advocate, and business advocate.""if you don't want your viewers to assume he's a bigot you should probably just introduce him as a city Council member for a rural area," Sean said embarrassed."Vivian was just saying all that to get a rise out of you," Amy said.Sean spent much of the rest of his work day discussing directions and moderator topics.