Ranch submission

[Perplexia]

Emma Lynch Owned one of the largest cattle ranches in Texas. Her cows were always well fed and considered happy. She claimed her success was her handlers. Emma had found that furries got a better reaction from her animals then they did human employees. So she went about hiring only furries going forward. Some had been with her for years others were newer. She required them to all be clothed to help from drawing sexual attraction to eachother. They ranged from all different types from lions to dogs to horse furries.

She paid them well and kept them happily employed giving them a place to let loose out in the woods on her acreage. Sometimes at night she could hear them having parties and carnal intercourse. This didn't bother her though, because they were good workers because of it. They were allowed their freedom to be who they were and only restricted during business hours.

Her newest employee was to be the new foreman. She had interviewed him last week. He was a highly intelligent Dog furrie that had spent a great deal of time being on or running a ranch. He would be perfect for what was needed. They shared their work ideals and seemed to have a good connection over the way to do things. This was important. The last thing she wanted to do was shadow him and teach him how to do his job.

Twirling her long brown hair her green eyes went over the books. They were ahead of where they had been last year but she knew they could do better. She was a petite girl with large breasts, she would normally wear a tank top with a shirt over it almost always showing the tops of her round supple breasts. Her short shorts were a signature as well. She didn't think much about her appearance she went for comfort.

With a knock on her office door she waved him in. "Good i'm glad you're here. Lets get started by showing you your room, and then we'll do a walk of the grounds and I'll answer any questions you have."

The ranch house was two stories and she had placed him in the room next to hers. That door goes to my room, don't worry i won't ever come into your room. This is the next largest so i thought you'd like it better then being in the bunk house."

 

[Gabe619]

Derek followed Emma from her office, his eyes watching her ass sway in those short shorts. He was 6'2 with grey and white fur, he looked a little like a husky in appearance and although he had always worked on the land his fur was soft and almost shone in sunlight. It had gotten him some trouble from ranch hands in the past, those who thought he looked like a sissy or to girly, but they failed to take into account his wide shoulders and toned muscled physique. His short grey and white striped fur hid some of that and the rest they learnt when he put them in the dust. He wasn't one for talking through issues when a short example of physical power would do just as well. What he did admire was power though, control, leadership and that was what he brought to any place he worked.

Today for his first time on this ranch as its foreman he wore jeans and a white button up shirt. Emma had stated all her employees must be dressed while working and she was the boss. He had noticed some other furries on his drive up to the house and they all seemed to be hard workers which would make his life easier. There were always one or two bad apples and he would get to them eventually, but for now his undivided attention was on the human female leading him upstairs. He had a few offers of employment come through at the same time, but Emma had been the deciding factor in Derek taking on this job. She was gorgeous with such a hot sexy body he could hardly contain himself from just taking her right there on her desk. He had a weakness for human women, but he liked them to know their place and although Emma was the owner of this ranch and paid his wages and he would obey her where work was concerned. Outside of work he had plans to slowly turn her into what all human woman wanted to be, in his mind anyway.

"You have a lovely house, Ma'am." He said as he followed her to his room right next door to hers. The door that led from his to hers without having to go into the passage was interesting and he made sure that it wasn't locked. "Thank you so much for allowing me to stay in the house with you. I'll try to be a good house guest. Before I get started can you tell me if there are any workers I should keep an eye on? Any that cause you problems or have in the past? I'd like to straighten them out first, will make running things smoother I find."

He turned and smiled at her, his dark eyes simmering with warmth as he admired her form before him. Derek was careful to make sure he wasn't looking like a pervert or anything, but equally he wanted her to know he liked what he saw.

 

[Perplexia]

Emma felt a bit small in his presence he was so broad and confident. She liked his take charge attitude. He was going to make a good addition to her staff.
"I'm sure you'll make a fine house guest. As for problems, the most we tend to get is a hang over or two. The workers have a recreation place out in the woods where they are free to be themselves and let loose. You'll often hear them in the middle of the night and seems to keep them more focused during the day. What i'd like you to focus on is to find ways to make us more efficent. We're ahead of where we should be which is good. But I think we can do better."

She turned and looked up to him catching his eyes. It was the first time she had felt herself be attracted to a furry and took her bit off guard. He had strength in his gaze that almost caused her to melt. Clearing her throat she slid past him feeling the electric jolt as her skin came in contact with his fur.

"Come i'll show you the grounds"
She moved down the stairs with him in tow and walked back out taking him on a short walk out to the facility. "We have only beef cattle for profit. But we do maintain a small farm that helps offset the cost of food. She pointed to the different areas for pigs and chickens and turkeys. She let out a loud whistle and workers began to gather around them.

Emma went on to introduce Derek to the workers knowing their first names. She felt it was important to maintain a personable relationship with her workers. She considered them part of her extended family.

As Derek shook the hands/paws of his employees she had the opportunity to let her eyes look him over. He was definitely taller and imagined under his clothes he'd be well defined.

Looking away she saw some of her female employees looking at him in the same way and found herself growing a bit jealous. She was certain though he wouldn't make the mistake of getting involved with his subordinates.

After the introductions were made and everyone resumed their jobs she took him out to the recreation area in the woods. It was quiet there with all of her employees at work. "So I think that's about everything. You are welcome to eat with them or eat with me. They eat around 7 or so and i tend to eat around 630 at the house."

 

[Gabe619]

"If its all the same to you, Ma'am, I'll eat with you?" He asked politely as he stood over her looking down at her with a smile.

The place looked well run already. The out buildings were in good repair, the hands seemed confidant and competent, a good combination. Emma had either had a good foreman previously or was herself an excellent judge of people and administrator. He said his farewells to her, saying he would see her later at dinner then walked the grounds again. The recreation spot for the furries showed signs of abuse. The grass uprooted, camp fires having burnt the topsoil, but no trash could be seen, so they at least tidied up after themselves. He knew how they had to let off steam, and how their animalistic tendencies, especially sexual ones had to be dealt with before they blew out of proportion. Furries always felt horny, but in human company they mostly got used to keeping it under wraps and letting go only in private. No doubt the same was true of those employed here. As Dereks desires ran more toward human females, which wasn't unheard of in the Furry community, he tended to head into town when his needs rose high. He would find some girl who wanted to try a furry for her first time, or even older women who loved the attention of a furry in their beds. He never found himself short of company when he wanted it. He had seen how some of the female furries on the ranch had looked at him and although he felt pride in his appearance and loved the attention, they would have to find their fun elsewhere.

He glanced back at the ranch house in the distance and remembered Emma's body, how slim and yet curvy it was and he felt his desires rising inside him, but he pushed it down. He wouldn't be going into town anytime soon, not when such a woman was close by, but equally he never went where he wasn't wanted. He smiled to himself, he would just have to make her realise what she wanted was him. He had smelt her nervousness around him in the bedroom, the change in her scent, her brief arousal at his closeness. Already she was thinking in the right direction, he just had to make sure she kept thinking those thoughts, give her more to think of maybe. Living in the same house as her would make it easier, what with only one bathroom, one shower and so many ways he could ... allow, her to see him half undressed. His scent to tended to arouse human females, the muskiness of it turned them on. Of that he had no control over, but it would still be there.

"You the new foreman?" A deep voice came from behind him interrupting his thoughts. He turned to see a palomino horse furry standing behind him. At about 7' tall and built like a brick out house he was imposing, but Derek didn't back down, in fact he smiled up at the horse and nodded and held out his paw.

"That would be me. I don't remember seeing you earlier when I was introduced around?"

"Nah, I was out in the back fields mending some fences. The boys told me where to find you, thought I should come on by, say Hi." The horse shook Derek's paw and then looked around. "This is a nice place, been here a few years. Miss Emma is a nice lady, she takes care of us ... you don't want to be causing no trouble for her, you hear?"

"Don't worry, I don't intend to. I'm Derek by the way, its nice to meet you ...?"

"Kyle, but the boys call me Moosehead." The horse shrugged as if embarrassed and Derek had to smile.

"Moosehead?"

"Yeah, well, long story short a few months back this moose came around stirring things up and all. He got into a ruckus with a couple of the other hands here so I kinda ... stopped him?" Kyle was rubbing his hooves on his jeans now as he spoke and seemed even more nervous.

"Stopped him how?" Derek asked fascinated despite himself.

"I rammed his head into the barn wall, got his antlers stuck in there, he couldn't move for hours. Just left him in there cursing and yollering. Finally I let him go and kicked him out the gate." He grinned now as he remembered the event. "So now they call me Moosehead."

"Well, Moosehead, I think we are going to get on just fine. I need to walk the grounds a little more but I'll catch up with you all later ok?" With a slap on the horses arm, he couldn't reach Kyles shoulder, Derek walked off and back down to the ranch buildings chuckling to himself.

At sic o'clock Derek walked in the back door to the ranch house and kicked off his boots so he didn't make the floors or carpets muddy, then walked upstairs to his room to clean up for dinner. He passed the maid in the corridor, a young fox furry who blushed and smiled at him as he past by. In his room he removed his shirt and laid it on the bed and stretched his back, his large shoulders bulging as he felt his muscles flex, his hard grey nipples pushing out of his short chest fur. He had left his door open, not feeling a need to close it as he wasn't getting naked. Then he walked to a basin on a nearby dresser and filled it with cold water, splashing some on his face to cool down before reach for the nearby towel and wiping his face dry.

 

[Perplexia]

Emma thought she heard him come in, and when she didn't find him in the hall she headed up the stairs. His bedroom door was open as he washed his face and stood there shirtless. She was right he did have a well defined chest for a furry. She coughed a little to make her presence known and blushed looking away.

"Dinner will be ready soon, I'll see you in the dining room."

She could feel her body already reacting to his scent. What on earth was wrong with her. She never had been attracted to a furry before. The last thing she needed to do was start some complications in the workplace.

Turning she walked slowly back down the steps holding on to the rail. She waited in the dining room for him as they brought out the food. Tonight they were having Spaghetti with meatballs, french bread, salad, and wine.

She was already on her second glass of wine when he arrived at the table. Even though he entered the room clothed, she was still picturing him shirtless. Even the kitchen maid that brought in the bread was looking at him with hunger.

As the staff retired it left her an him and she suggested they go to the den. Starting up the fire she sat down on the couch a seat away from him. "So how did your first day go?" she questioned taking another glass of wine. "I do have some concerns. The females of my staff seem to be rather attracted to you. Although i have no rules about interacting with each other. I do hope that it doesn't cause problems. Feel free to join the others at the recreation spot when needed, I completely understand. Just be cautious if you will. I don't want fights to break out over you and cause chaos in the house or the business."

She understood, but she didn't want to. Nor did she want imagine him mating with anyone. But she didn't own him, he was simply her employee. She was silent for a moment and the sounds from the recreation could begin to be heard. She smiled an blushed a little. "I think i've had too much wine" she took another sip an set down her glass. Slowly she started to rise only to fall back down on the couch.

 

[Gabe619]

Derek stood and walked to Emma's side helping her to her feet and slipping an arm around her waist to support her as they made their way out of the room and up the stairs to her bedroom. Even in his full sleeved shirt his muscled arms and upper body were pretty obvious to anyone watching. He was careful with his employer though, gentle almost as he carefully manoeuvred through the house. In the distance the howls of the Furries could be heard faintly. It was lucky the recreation site was a good distance from the house or else no one would be getting any sleep this night. As He slowly allowed her to lead him upstairs, his arm and paw on and around her waist, Derek spoke to her concerns of earlier.

"You needn't worry, Ma'am." He began watching her from the corner of his eye, most of his attention on the stairs before them in the dim light of the hallway. "I won't allow any problems to arise between me and the female staff. To be honest my interests don't really lie with other Furries. I have found I prefer human women more." He admitted as they got to the top of the stair and she stumbled slightly.

With practised ease he stooped and effortlessly picked her up in his arms as if she weighed nothing at all and carried her into her room. He gently lay her down on her bed and pulled a blanket over her. He wasn't sure she was still awake or not. Had she heard his confession, would it make a difference to her? Maybe not. He found it annoyed human males more than females when they found out that he liked human women. For some reason they felt threatened by him. He had always found it amusing to be honest, but it had caused problems previously which was why he prefer the company of other Furries and only took pleasure with human women every now and then, and always with girls who were single. He stood and looked down at Emma as a combination of moonlight and firelight flickered through her bedroom window. She was gorgeous and he smiled down at her as his eyes easily picked out ever feature of her face despite the darkness in the room. One benefit of being a Furry, his night vision was second to none.

He walked across her bedroom to the window and looked out. In the distance in amongst the trees on the nearby hilltop he could see fires burning, the camp fires he had found earlier in the day. He could hear the carnal lust of the ranches other Furries as they let rip and enjoyed the physical pleasures of each others bodies and he would be a liar if he said his own body didn't cry out to join them. Unlike them though he could control it when he needed to. The moonlight silhouetted him against the window and he stood silently watching his fellow Furries engage in their lustful pleasures for a while before turning and silently padding across Emma's bedroom. He closed her door to the hallway beyond and opened the door joining their rooms together. With a last look back at his employer he disappeared into his room and quietly closed the door behind him.

 

[Perplexia]

Emma awoke with a headache from all of the wine she drank. It had been a long time since she had indulged herself in that manner. She remembered him assuring her she had no worries with him and the staff because he preferred human women.

She heard of women that preferred furries to human men, but never the other way around. Until Derek she had never found herself attracted physically to one. She smiled remembering his strong arms, and the way he picked her up and carried her to her bed. She loved the smell of him.

Turning and looking at the clock she groaned and slowly rose from bed. She was still dressed. Without thinking she stripped off her clothes and walked naked into the bathroom closing the door behind her. The hot water raced over her body giving her a soothing relaxation. With a towel around her she walked back to her room and shut the door.

Putting on a half shirt and a pair of shorts she made her way down stairs for coffee and breakfast. Making a quick meal she headed out to greet the workers as they started their day and check on the live stock.

"Henry be sure to do another perimeter check with kyle and be sure all those fences are secure. We've got some calves coming in that I want to be sure get plenty of roaming time. You know how important it is to de-stress them."

"Yes Maam" was the reply and she smile and headed back inside to go over paperwork.

 

[Gabe619]

Derek lay naked on top of the sheets on his bed, his arms under his head as he looked up at the ceiling. He had slept well but as was normal with him had awoken before the sun came up. Now he lay and watched as the sun slowly lit his bedroom and moved across the ceiling. From Emma's room he heard movement and smiled to himself when he heard a soft moan. Alcohol didn't really effect him to much, but he could appreciate how to much wine would give a human a hangover. He had a few of his own in his time. He padded silently to his door and cracked it an inch and peeked out into the hallway. He supposed it was almost juvenile behaviour, but he wanted, or hoped, to get a peek at Emma naked and he wasn't disappointed as she sleepily walked down the carpeted hall to the bathroom without a stitch of clothes on. His eyes trailed over her smooth tanned skin and beautiful curves and he felt his cock twitch and start to swell. Unfortunately she quickly vanished into the bathroom and he heard the shower come on. Shrugging he quickly dressed and walked downstairs. One of the maids smiled at him and as he took a chair at the table she poured him some coffee and asked if he would like breakfast. Having ordered some eggs and bacon he sat there reading the paper waiting.

Emma arrived to have a quick breakfast an they chatted about the weather and the chores he needed to look into this day. Derek had to admire how she dressed, the shorts clung to her perfect ass and the half top exposed her flat belly and her lovely tan. Again he felt his cock twitch and he fought it down. It wouldn't be right to show his obvious attraction to his boss so early in his employment. She needed to learn to trust him, like him, then slowly he would show her. Yes, he decided as she looked down at her plate of food allowing him to check out her breasts in the shirt, he would show her so very much.

After breakfast he went out and joined Kyle and Henry to check the perimeter fences. The last thing they wanted was for the cattle to go a wandering far and wide. As he drove the jeep along the fence line he talked to the two men about their work, how they enjoyed working here, etc. It seemed so far without fail all the employees at the ranch respected Emma a lot and loved their lives here at the ranch. He spent a few hours helping the two furries corral a few wayward steers then heading back to the house for some lunch. His red and white chequered shirt was a little dusty and sweaty from work and he knew his usually subtle scent might be heightened because of that. A couple of the females smelt it straight away and blushed as they looked at him with unbridled lust in their eyes. he made sure not to make eye contact. For all he knew they had boyfriends among the staff he now had to manage so making them jealous would not be a good move, besides his desires were fixed on only one female.

"Ma'am," Derek knocked and entered Emma's office seeing her hard at work on paperwork. "Would you care for some lunch? I thought maybe if you weren't to busy and all we could make it a picnic? I saw this beautiful spot not more than a couple of miles from the house? Next to a small lake? If your not to busy of course." He smiled and nodded to the papers on her desk.

 

[Perplexia]

Emma looked up at the knock on the door and smiled as he came in. He smelled like he had been working hard and it pleased her. "I think a break would be nice" she said agreeing to lunch with him.

"I'll just finish up here if you have Elsa pack it up for us"

She watched his ass as he left and the wag of his tail. 'what are you doing Emma' a little voice in her mind asked. Brushing it away she slowly rose and joined him for their ride out to the spot.

As they sat in the sun and chatted she decided to address last night. "I want to thank you for your help in getting me safely to my room. I don't normally drink that much. Also for your assurance the female staff wouldn't be a problem." She didn't mention the part about him preferring human women.

"There's an auction in a couple days i'd like you to go to with me. It's in Austin, so we'll fly out an spend a couple nights there an fly back. I always feel like a piece of meat when I go on my own. I'm still fighting to be taken seriously in this business because i'm a woman. Your role would be as my foreman, bodyguard, and companion, if you're ok with that."

She ate a few bites and put it to the side. Reaching for the water she accidentally brushed against his paw. He was so soft. "sorry" she said blushing a little and retrieving the bottle.

After a couple drinks of water she began to feel woozy. "I think we should probably go. This hangover is starting to disagree with the sun. I'm utterly embarrassed, that was so unprofessional of me making you my caretaker on your first night. Truly I require little looking after. At least that's what my ex said when he left, I was too independent and didn't need a man" she laughed a little.

What she did need was to masturbate and release this sexual frustration that had been building with in her. She leaned forward starting to help him pack up the basket and then sat back up. "yep that was a bad idea" she half said to herself.

 

[Gabe619]

It was a lovely afternoon and Derek found himself enjoying Emma's company a lot. They chatted and he assured her it was not a problem about last night and she had no need to apologise. He smiled at her and told her she had been a gracious host and it was the least he could do to make sure she got to her bed safely.

"I'll be happy to attend the auction with you, Ma'am." He said with a nod as he lay back on the blanket one arm under his head as he watched her drink some water. "I've been to a few, I know how they work so I'll make sure they don't take advantage of you." He didn't of course mention that the two of them alone in a hotel might mean he would take advantage of her. "But I am sure you hardly need me to help with that. If they don't take you seriously they are fools. As for being independent, I feel you needed to be to run this place, he obviously wasn't up to the task of taking care of a woman of your abilities and fierce spirit. As for not needing a man ... maybe you just haven't found the right one ... yet." He smiled at her and got to his knees to help her pack up the lunch. He just smiled kindly at her as she brushed his paw and he shook his head to let her know it wasn't a big deal. As she swayed and almost fell when bending over to much he was right beside her, one arm around her shoulders easily holding her up.

"You ok, Ma'am?" He asked with concern in his voice as he watched her flushed face closely, their faces were so close he could almost feel her body heat as he ran a paw over her forehead, his soft fur soothing to the touch. "Your a little warm, maybe a little to much sun?"

He helped her to her feet and led her to her horse. He helped her mount, one paw slipping to her ass as if by accident as he settled her in the saddle. It was firm and curvaceous and his cock swelled a little in his jeans, bulging them slightly as he quickly turned and gathered the basket and bottles and tied them down to his horse before mounting and with a smile at Emma guided them back to the house. he noticed a few of the ranch hands they passed watched them and he wondered if they were jealous of his closeness with their boss already. He had been here two days and they were having picnics, but Derek felt a connection to Emma, he had felt it the moment he saw her at his job interview. They were meant to be together and he would make sure it happened. Leading them into the stable he helped her off her steed and with a strong arm around her shoulders took her into the ranch house and sat her down in a chair as he brought her some water.

"Here you go, Ma'am. You just relax a little and I'll go take care of the horses. If you need me at all you just send one of the girls to find me and I'll be right there. Thank you for lunch, I really enjoyed our picnic. You are great company." He crouched by the chair and held one of her hands in his paws as he spoke, looking up into her face with that warm inviting gaze he had. "I should probably get back to work as I'm going to be away for a few days. Make sure its all in order before we leave."

With a final pat of her hand Derek stood and walked out, his bushy white tail swaying a little as he strode out of the room. he always moved with a masculine strength as if he owned ever square inch of ground he was walking on. It was a silent power he gave off in waves of confidence to all who saw him. Not ego, not attitude, just a calm confidence that whatever he was doing he would do it right.

 

[Perplexia]

Emma was beside herself with how genuine he appeared in his concern for her. He was a natural care giver yet understood her independence and fierce spirit as he put it. Everything with him seemed natural, and yet he'd only been there two days. It was rare for man to not be threatened by her, and know when it was appropriate to be the strength she needed. She found she didn't mind him treating her like a lady in those circumstances.

She reveled in the thoughts of the picnic, where he helped her up with his strong arms and boosted her onto the horse. The way he felt her forehead gently to find she was warm. His hand on hers to reassure her he would come running if she called for him.

If she were in the market for a man he would be the type she would want. Furry or not he impressed her with his gentleness and strength. She struggled to find a reason to call him back but could think of none that wouldn't be seen through. What was she going to say? I need a massage? Ravage me?. No she should probably withdraw. He was simply being cordial, just because he had a fondness for human women didn't mean he would be interested in her. She was after all his boss. Perhaps in a different life at a different time they would have worked.

She set up the reservations for the flight and their rooms like at home ended up being adjoining. Normally auctions were a stressful occasion. But she had a feeling with Dereks presence she could handle anything.

Diner time came and made her way to the dining room for fried chicken, potatoes and peas. She didn't have much of an appetite, and in this case she would have skipped the meal. But she wanted to spend more time in his presence.

"how are things going?" she questioned when he arrived.

 

[Gabe619]

"Good actually, very good." He said with a confident smile as he took his place at the table and let the maid place his food before him before giving her a smile of thanks and waiting for her to withdraw. "You have done such a great job of keeping things running here while without a foreman you made my life easy."

He grinned at her as he began to tuck into his food. As he worked hard he had a huge appetite and quickly polished off his plate of friend chicken and peas. He took a drink of water from his glass and sat back with a satisfied sigh. His eyes found hers again and noticed she wanted eating much, just pushing food around on her plate.

"Your not hungry, Ma'am?" He asked again with concern, injecting just the right amount of warmth and question into the tone. Actually he was truly worried about her, he liked her, a lot, and didn't want her to fall sick. "You gotta eat, keep up your strength and all. Those auctions can be wearing on a person, I'm sure you know."

The maid came and cleared his plates away leaving them alone again and Derek was pleased to realise it wasn't an uncomfortable silence between them. It was the silence of equals, both seeing in the other strengths they may not have in themselves, and yet also the connection he had felt on meeting her was growing stronger every hours he was in her company. He could feel it and hoped she was too. The way she looked at him sometimes, or sometimes the way she glanced away as if worried he might detect something in her gaze spoke volumes to him.

"If I could ask a personal question, Ma'am ... may I ask how long you've been without your husband?" It was a personal question, maybe to personal at this early stage, but he was curious about her, about her sexual needs and desires. Some women had a low sex drive and some had a huge one, he wanted to get a feeling of this human woman before him, her pressure points, where he could push and where he should relent slightly. "I understand sometimes for humans not being with a partner for a long time can be bad for their health and all. I guess I'm just worried about you, Ma'am."

 

[Perplexia]

"Thank you for your compliment." she responded to him him telling her his job was easy because of her. "I have a great staff. They know their jobs and they do them well.

"you're very observant" she said with a slight smile stabbing a potato and putting it in her mouth. "I know i should eat but sometimes i'm too busy thinking of other things and my stomach suffers.

She watched as the maid cleared the dishes and left them alone. She nodded when he asked if he he could ask her a personal question. But what followed she wasn't prepared for. Her response was blushing.

"He was just a live in boyfriend, and it's been a couple years. I'm not like most women, i don't crave the company of other people. Relationships i've always found exhausting. I work long hours sometimes, have to go out of town sometimes, and don't always have the energy to be the girlfriend 24/7. My ranch has always come first, and men don't like to be second. There has never been the right balance i guess." She shrugged and continued.

"I've heard that as well" she said responding to his comment about health. "I do maintain a personal workout which meets my current sexual needs. It may not exceed them, but it meets them. I envy the staff and their ability to meet them so rigorously. But i can't very well join them, so i get by. We all have sacrifices we have to make in life."

She blushed again and smiled. "I think after that revelation you can stop calling me Ma'am in private and start calling me Emma" she laughed a little. "I feel very comfortable around you Derek. I can't explain what it is. But you calm me. Shall we go into the den?"

 

[Gabe619]

"Please ... Emma, after you." He stood and walked around to pull her chair out for her to stand. He smiled at her to show he was very happy she allowed her to use her first name. "I suppose I'm not used to humans being so ... comfortable around my kind. Most of the places I've worked required me to maintain a very polite attitude to my employers. Sir, Ma'am, etc, all the time and if I didn't ... well, I'm sure you know how some people are with us. I can see why everyone here loves you so much, Emma, you treat them with respect and in return they give you their loyalty and respect. Its a trick not a lot of humans have learnt with us furries. Most, especially the male humans seem to resent us mostly ... although some of the human women seem to enjoy us just fine." He winked at her as he followed her into the den to keep it a light hearted comment, but it underlined his earlier comment about he preferring human women.

"This is a beautiful room, it speaks to you, it has your essence to it." He said standing their in jeans and white button up dress shirt and looking around. "Furries can sense these things where most humans can't. This entire ranch is a wonderful place because it reflects you and your soul."

He paused and considered what he had been saying and began to laugh.

"I'm sorry, I'm coming over as some type of guru or feng shui master." He turned to face her, his expression one of humour, but his laughing stopped slowly as he took her in, her lithe body and curves. He smiled and shook his head. "Emma, if men can't deal with how you are or how you need them to be they are fools. Not to want to be with you ... I can't imagine a man not wanting that ... or furry for that matter."

 

[Perplexia]

Emma smiled at the use of her name. She like the way it sounded when he said it. As she stood and faced him in the den. She felt small yet protected, safe and comfortable.

She laughed softly when he referred to himself acting like a fung shei master. "Thank you for the compliments Derek" she said softly. "I believe that furries are a wondrous race and have to be allowed to be who they are. That's why they have the recreation. It's very simple logic, keep them happy, and they'll work hard."

She blushed a little when he said that human woman didn't seem to mind.

Looking up at him she smiled. "I'm sure there are plenty of men that would like to be with me in the physical sense. But its less of a complication to please myself then deal with the one nighters, not to mention safer. I don't really have the time to go out on dates. This place is my life. These people.. they are my life. It would take a very special man or furry to be able to handle and not feel threatened by it. You're right most people don't understand furries, but i do, and i admire and trust them with my lively hood, and my safety when i've had to much wine." she smiled and laughed a little.

Turning to her right she turned the radio on which was play some old country ballad. "Will you dance with me?" she questioned

 

[Gabe619]

"I can try." He laughed as he stepped in close to her and slipped an arm around her slim waist and took her hand in his paw. "But you have to know I have two left paws."

The music was quiet slow, but not romantic slow, just a laid back country ballad and despite Derek's warnings of his bad dancing he swept Emma around the clear area of the den. His arm fit snuggly and almost perfectly at the small of her back, his paw laying firmly just above the upper curve of her butt, his other paw held her hand gently but with a strength and he had no problem leading them in the dance. He looked down into her eyes as they moved together and the small smile on his face was almost wistful. He had loved women before, human and furry, had lost them too, but there was just something undefinable about Emma that touched him on a level he had never felt before. His need to be in control of all those around him was paramount and he felt it in conflict right now with his need to take care of this human woman in his arms. He felt protective of her, and yet he wanted to possess her. This fiery woman who knew her worth, knew her own mind and was possessed of such strong moral courage, he wanted her to be his, to bow to his whims because deep inside he had a sense that was what she needed. Emma had just never allowed herself to surrender to it, maybe she never would, but if it was going to be with anyone he wanted it to be with him.

"You dance very well, Emma." He complimented her softly as he held her tight, their bodies pressed into each other, her breasts against his firm muscular chest. His fur rippled under the thin material of the shirt he wore as their bodies moved against each other. "I guess I'm not as ad a dancer as I thought ... or you bring out the best in me." He said softly looking into her eyes. "Your so beautiful, Emma."

 

[Perplexia]

"I doubt there's anything you can't do" she responded to his bad dancer comment. Feeling pressed against him, having him hold her to him tightly, all felt natural. She inhaled his scent deeply and had to force her self not to nuzzle his chest.

Their bodies moved together as one in the small room. She followed his lead comfortably without feeling the need to take charge. There was something about the way he held her close that made her want to fall asleep in his arms. She was being silly and romanticizing this. He was simply a caring nice guy.

There was no space between them now with her breasts pressed firmly against his chest. Laying her head on it she listened to the rhythmic batter of his chest. When he spoke she smile and said thank you to his complimenting her dancing. But I think my partner should get the credit. No you're not a bad dancer at all.

She blushed as he stared into her eyes and complimented her beauty. "You are the one with all the attractive qualities. Even without trying the girls push their tails up in the air push out their chests with the hope that you'll take them to the pantry." she smiled teasing him about his deeply sexual attractiveness.

She wanted to say but they can't have you because you're mine but couldn't. He was simply being kind and attentive. It would be silly of her to read more into it. Wouldn't it?

The music stopped and their bodies still swayed together. Reaching up almost hesitantly she stroked his cheek. "Thank you for one of the best evenings I've had in a long time." she said sincerely. "We should probably call it a night, we leave tomorrow night for Austin."

 

[Gabe619]

Derek looked down into her eyes as he held her for a moment longer then slowly released her, backing up, but taking one of her hands and bowing over it, kissing it softly.

"Thank you for the dance, Emma ... I hope we can do it again sometime."

With that he slowly left the room but not before giving her one last long look as he stood at the door. With an almost regretful smile that he had to leave he pulled the door of the den closed behind him and padded across the hall to the staircase. As he reached the bottom a shadow moved by the kitchen door and a small figure appeared hesitantly. He recognised it as the maid he had seen earlier, the one who had brought him his dinner. He smiled at her.

"Its late, Marian, what are you doing up? Are you not going to the recreation tonight?" He asked the girl.

"I was hoping, maybe ... maybe you would take me, Derek?" The young fox furry asked, her eyes hopeful, her tail up and slowly waving back and forth.

"I'm sorry ... I can't, Marian ... I have feelings for another and I don't want to betray her or myself." He cupped her face with one paw and smiled at her kindly. "But you are a beautiful girl, I am sure any of the males here would love to be with you. Now go along and enjoy yourself."

She didn't answer, but slowly backed away her expression disappointed, but a small smile of thanks showed at his remarks about her beauty. As she disappeared back into the shadows he climbed the stairs to his room and entered the empty bedroom. He looked at the wide bed and imagined Emma laying there waiting for him and sighed. His cock swelled as his fantasy had her naked body writhing on the sheets, needing his touch, needing his body. Quickly he undressed and totally naked padded to the long windows to watch the firelight as he had the previous night. The sounds of sex filtered and fluttered over the distance between the hill and the house on the evening breeze and his cock reach full hardness sticking straight out from his furry belly. With a groan of need he lay down on his bed, legs a little spread and slowly let his paw caress his hardness, he sighed in pleasure and began to masturbate, his eyes closed, images of Emma floating through his head.

 

[Perplexia]

Her body screamed at her as he stepped away. His paw still held her hand allowing her some comfort as his lips touched it. She wanted to beg him not to go, but couldn't.

When he left and shut the door it took her a moment to regain composure. When she reached the door she heard talking. It was Marian asking for him to take her to the recreation. When he denied her, her heart swelled only to break when he said he had feelings for someone else and that he couldn't betray them.

She never asked him if he had anyone. But of course he had to. A man like him was always taken. After hearing his door close she left the den rushing up the stairs to her room and allowing the door to slam behind her as she threw herself on her bed. She had been such a fool, allowing herself to start to feel for her employee. He had been so kind and caring. It was his nature and nothing more.

With her emotions taking over tears sprang to her eyes. Taking refuge in the corner of the room she slid to the floor. She couldn't believe she almost bared her heart to him. She allowed the comfort she felt to give her freedom to feel. She had always been able to keep her walls up which made her the most efficient. She was just going to have to be a big girl now and try to rebuild those walls without offending him.

 

[Gabe619]

As he lay there masturbating slowly Derek heard Emma come into her room and slam the door. She sounded mad, or at least he had never heard close the door like before. He listened carefully and finally he could make out sobbing from the next room. He quickly slipped from bed, his cock still rock hard and slipped into a pair of tight boxers and walked to the door. He listened again and this time he was sure he could hear her crying. She had seemed so happy downstairs, what could of happened. He knocked on the door and gently opened it about a foot.

"Emma? I heard you crying? Are you ok?" He asked as he gazed into the dark room.

His eyesight let him see pretty clearly and he saw her in the corner of the room sitting on the floor, he could see her tears. He rushed over to her and tried to inspect her wondering if she had hurt herself or something. His paws rested lightly on her shoulders as he supported her and brought her into his arms.

"Emma, please, why are you crying, what's the matter?"

 

[Perplexia]

Emma wanted to push him away but found herself clinging to him instead. When the tears finally subsided. She stroked his chest trying to dry where they had fallen. God how she loved being in his strong arms.

"It's nothing, i'm fine" she said trying to sound sure and placing the first wall back up. How could she tell him that she was falling for him when she knew his heart belonged to another. But she had to tell him something.

"I pride myself on being business minded and sense-able. But with you I find myself wanting to let you in these walls I've so carefully placed over the years. I don't know what I thought would happen, or perhaps that's the problem I wasn't thinking. It's a combination of being so drawn to you emotionally, mentally, and even physically."She blushed letting his fur run through his fur. "You're such a good person, and I felt like we connected. I realize now that's just who you are with everyone. Even when you let down Marian. I shouldn't have eavesdropping, but it hit me wrong as well. I should have asked you if you had someone. Of course you would, I mean look at you."

She sniffled a little and continued. "I'm sorry if I embarrassed you, I promise it will be strictly professional from here on out."

 

[Gabe619]

Derek was silent for a moment as he absorbed all Emma had said. He kept her in his arms, stroking her hair. So she had overheard what he said to Marian and thought he had a girlfriend somewhere. He kissed her head softly and hugged her as his muzzle came down to rest on her shoulder, close to her ear.

"Did you ever consider that the person I had feelings for was you, Emma?" He whispered softly. "That I didn't want to go with Marian because to my mind I would have been cheating on what I felt for you, what I hoped maybe one day we could have?"

He gently pushed her back as he rested his paws on her shoulders so he could look into her eyes. He smiled kindly as he stroked her cheeks, brushing tears away and then went back to stroking her hair.

"I've known you only a couple of days, but from the first second I set eyes on you I have felt close to you and wanted you as my own. But you were the boss so I figured I would wait, see how we grew together and if there was a chance of us being together only then would I reach out and take it." His voice grew a little gruff now, but his eyes sparked with desire for the human woman before him. "You have been in my thoughts all day every day since we first met. I've never desire a human woman as much as I desire you, Emma."

 

[Perplexia]

Her eyes searched his as he told her it was her he had spoken of and her that he desired. "You have my head swimming. I am at a loss of what to say or do. I've never been so floundering before."

She was quiet for a few moments as her eyes sought his. "I agree that we need to explore this more in order to see what the connection is between us. But we need to keep it private until we are certain of where it is headed. I don't want it to interfere with the running of the ranch. We have to keep our business relationship business, and our private one private. Are you okay with that?"

She questioned trying to remain some control over what could happen. "We'll be in Austin for a couple days which will give us the opportunity to gain more insight." Hesitantly her hand reached up again to stroke his face. "We should probably get some rest we have a long day tomorrow."

 

[Gabe619]

He nodded at her words and smiled, leaning into her hand on his face before standing and easily pulling her up into his arms. His paws rested at the small of her back, just above her beautiful ass her body pressed into his. He realised really for the first time that he was just in boxers and his cock was semi hard, hard enough to prod Emma's tummy as he held her. He licked his lips, his long red tongue flicking out a little as he did so. Their faces were so close he could smell her and she was so intoxicating all he wanted to do was take her to bed right here. With an effort of willpower he instead swept her up in his arms again and carried her the few steps to her own bed, he just enjoyed feeling her like this, all his and in his power. He smiled as he lowered her to the bed and sat next to her for a moment, his paw stroking her hair softly as he just admired her beauty.

"This will be out secret, Emma. I do not want the others to find out any more than you do. I do not want them to hate use or be jealous of us or anything that will wreck the smooth running of the ranch and what you have done to make it so successful." He suddenly leaned down and kissed her lips softly, just quick, but it lingered for a second, long enough for him to feel the spark between them. Then with a groan of frustration that he couldn't go further he stood. "Goodnight, Emma ... sleep well."

With that he turned and left her room quietly closing the door between them then lent back against it his soft low growl of desire and need rolling from his throat before he could stop it. His paws became fists as he steadied himself, got control and then walked to his bed and laid down on it. The hour was late now, even the recreation had died down as they furries returned to the house or the bunkhouse respectively. He closed his eyes and tried to calm himself, he needed to be rested, he had a busy day tomorrow before he and Emma left for Austin.

 

[Perplexia]

Emma hardly slept for fear of waking and it being a dream. His kiss had been so gentle and soft and electrifying. She couldn't help but wish it had been longer. But to the end he was a gentleman realizing it was to soon. She rose early and got a shower. Her hands roamed over her body wishing it was him. Shaking her head she got out and dressed in a pair of slacks and a blouse. Packing much of the same in her bag and taking it down the stairs and placing it by the door for when they left later.

For breakfast she simply grabbed a piece of toast and coffee and headed to her office. She smiled at what Derek might say to her choice of a meal. Being as organized as she was it didn't take much to get things in order. She just had to verify that supplies would be delivered on time so the ranch didn't suffer.

Closing out her office she called it a day and sought out Derek to see if he was ready to go. She wanted to get an early start to the airport to avoid traffic.