This choice: Rex is right outside, waiting to greet you. • Go Back... You grin as you manage to spot a large, brown blur waiting at the front of the restaurant. As you approach, you spot his phone in hand and his eyes trying to glance into the restaurant through the large glass window. That's definitely Rex, alright. Is he looking for you?
“Hold tight for a minute. I gotta take care of something.” You're smiling to yourself as you move, ending the call and dropping your phone into your pocket along the way. You try to sneak towards Rex as quietly as you can manage. You aren't going to win any competitions with a cat or a more athletic anthro, but you manage to maneuver quickly enough to get within spitting range of Rex without him noticing.
He's still looking at his phone with a confused expression by the time you get close. With a grin, you lunge forward, reaching up at his shoulders as you leap. “Gotcha!” You nearly jump onto him from behind, your arms wrapping around his wide shoulders and your chest pressed against his back as you catch him.
“Hey, off of me!” You feel him move for a moment, still grinning as his hand reaches around before managing to grab your shoulder and tug you up. He's smirking a bit as well, easily holding you in one arm and shaking his head quietly. “Yeesh... You just had to do it, didn't you?”
“Hey, I don't get the chance to surprise you often.” You grin and slip a bit in his hand before he lets you onto the ground. You smile and look up at him, the bull towering over you as the two of you look over one another. His height of 6' 6” is enough to impress even the bigger species, and his body gave him a well-deserved reputation for being one of the strongest guys around. “What are you doing here? I thought you're usually working out around now!”
“After what I just did, I thought I could use a day off, and I couldn't think of a better way to spend it than to visit my little guy!” His thick fingers ruffle through your hair, making you grumble a little before he lets go. You usually try to keep it straight, but the bull was constantly messing it up, always saying it looked better that way.
“Hey, easy! I still have my shift, you know... I can spend my break with you, though. I'm sure they'll have a seat ready for you, as always. But I'm not gonna cover your bill this time.”
“Aw, come on!” He huffs a little, but you just roll your eyes and head in, Rex grinning as he follows behind. As usual, he's greeted well when he heads in. He's offered a seat quickly enough, and the two of you sit down together at a table normally meant for larger groups. Though he only pays a visit to the place every once in a while, everybody who works at the place knows that he's a massive eater by now. You know there's usually a small game of rock-paper-scissors over which waiter's responsible for him, since his visits always result in a good tip. He's only a reasonable tipper, but the amount always ends up high anyways just because he always orders so much food. And, judging by the minutes it takes for him to finish ordering, it's clear that today's no exception.
“Still, finally broke the record, huh? You've had your sights set on that ever since you heard about it.” You chuckle as you lean back in the chair across from him, the bull still grinning as he hands the menu back.
“Yeah, but it's worth it!” He gives his arms a slight move, his chest puffed out proudly as he sits there. You laugh a bit at the motion, but you know that he's got the attention of almost everybody in the place with that. “It means I'm officially the strongest guy in the place!”
“As if anybody ever doubted that before.” You roll your eyes and give him a quick nod. He laughs a bit as well, and soon, the minute are flying by, the two of you chatting about the training he's put into it, about how many people were watching him when he announced his attempt, about how he's even getting some people interested in sponsoring him now. You keep chatting until a few plates of food start to come out.
As always, Rex eats almost everything. Meat, bread, soup, veggies... It had surprised you when you first found out how comfortable he was chowing down on a steak. Some furs felt a little uncomfortable with eating meat like that, but Rex had always been the kind of guy to let it roll off his shoulders. By now, you wouldn't even be surprised to find out if he ate humans. It wasn't something that happened in “secure” lands, but the idea did make you nervous occasionally. However, you've always thought that if he wanted to chomp you down, then he would've done something a long time ago.
While he eats, the two of you keep chatting about what he's going to be doing now. He's so excited as he talks about how he's been working to reach this forever, and how breaking the record's gotten him a lot of attention. But after he settles down a little more, he just seems relieved to have hit his goal, and he's clearly happiest when he talks about how he might be able to relax a bit and spend a little more time hanging out with you. You two happily chat the entire time, and he's already scarfed down half of his massive meal before you're forced to pause, glancing at your watch for a moment.
“Woah, that time already? Sorry, Rex... I'd better head back to work. I hope you can enjoy the rest of your meal, though.” You stand up in a bit of a rush, starting to head back into the kitchen. However, after a few steps, you hear a swallow and then Rex's voice interrupts you.
“Hang on, there, little guy... You have the evening off tonight, right?”
“Hm?” You turn back to him, seeing an eager expression on his face. “Yeah, I'm only here during the day today. Why?”
“Well, if you've got time, I wanted to ask you over to my place tonight.” Rex seems a little stiff as he asks, taking a break from stuffing food into his mouth.
“Sure, I can head over. Gonna be inviting everybody over again?” You grin as you recall the last time Rex had thrown a party. It had been a loud, rowdy affair that lasted until near dawn. Even he had drunk too much that night, and you ended up keeping your eyes on him while he vomited into the toilet. He chuckles a little as well, probably recalling the same thing.
“Man, that was quite a time...” He smiles, chuckling to himself as he glances at you, already raising another bit of food to his mouth as he says...  indicates the next chapter needs to be written. |
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