Sam relaxed on the heavy bench and listened to the surf washing over the sand. The whole ordeal at the surf shop had stuck with him and he still fumed a bit about it as he glanced at another “sack-o-dough” bag of fresh doughnuts from his favorite boardwalk haunt “Joey’s”.

“Maybe they’re right Sammy, you’ve grown awful big”, he mumbled to himself. That didn’t stop him from sipping the last of his fourth milkshake. Just then a shy voice pulled his eyes up from his overindulged gut.

“No, we were wrong. Him for saying it and me for not stopping him”

Sam looked up to find the feline from the surf shop looking as if he’d been crying. He immediately blushed as Sam’s eyes met his.

“I shoulda shut him up earlier n quit. He’s the boss’s kid n thinks he can do whatever. Well, he can do ALL the work now” he laughed nervously but Sam wasn’t sure what to make of the thin cat. He was fidgeting, blushing, his tail was even a bit bushed. Then he realized what he was seeing.

“I actually think you’re„,um„,well sexy” Now it was Sam’s turn to blush as Josh quietly explained how he’d watched the roo when ever he got his lunch breaks, trying desperately to work up the nerve to talk to him. Sam chuckled softly and Josh tucked his ears.

“It’s true! I swear..” Josh exclaimed, feeling his worst fears coming true. He so admired the heavy, older roo. He only wanted to get closer, get to know him. Sam slowly stood and tucked a plush arm around the feline’s shoulders, towering over him a little.

“Listen Josh, lets finish this over dinner hmm?”

Now Josh’s cheeks really burned with blush and he just nodded, gathering the roo’s doughnuts from the bench.

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