In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes - Steven H. Coogler

A week passed by. The Jonah incident was forgotten, and Tyler and Josh's relationship continued on. Although things seemed to secret grow between them, Tyler kept normal and focused on himself and his health.

While Josh was in the basement getting it on with Ned, Tyler had invited Madison over to have brother and sister time with her.

Tyler hadn't seen her since she hurt her ankle, but the two had seemed to work things out and spent more time together.

However, on a 90 degree weather day, Madison was not pleased with how the house felt.

As Tyler sat and looked over his mail, Madison walked into the kitchen and fumed with the hotness.

"Jeez, must be 90 degrees in here!" She said. "Turn on your air conditioning!"

"I wish I could." Tyler said. "It's broken."

"Think again!"

Madison turned on the AC, which surprised Tyler. He didn't think it could ever be fixed.

"Oh, I guess it's fixed now." He said. "That's so weird."

Madison chuckled.

"Yes."

She sat down at the counter next to her little brother.

"Okay, let's get down to business. You owe me 60 bucks for Aunt Cynthia's birthday present."

"60 bucks?!" Tyler cried.

Madison gave him a weird look.

"Are you having money problems?"

The boy laughed.

"No."

"Then, why did you react like that?"

"I-I'm just waiting for funds to clear."

"Tyler, you know that if you need help, all you have to do is ask."

Tyler looked at her; feeling delighted, but her mood quickly changed, as it always did.

"But, you do have to ask."

Before he could respond, Tyler heard Josh from the basement. He was yelling at Ned; telling him to shut up.

Madison once again urged him.

"Come on, Tyler, let's just get this over with."

She pulled out her wallet.

"How much?"

Tyler didn't want to take advantage of his sister, so he declined her.

"I don't need your money."

Madison, not happy with her brother, put her wallet back in her purse.

"Okay, just call me when you get desperate enough, assuming that your phone isn't broken."

After she left, Tyler went over and turned off the AC. Then, he went down to the basement and saw Josh humping Ned on the table, while he was smoking a cigarette.

Hearing his timid little footsteps, the dog man turned and smiled to him.

"Oh, hey, darling."

"Hey, Josh." Tyler replied. "I'm going to the mall to get some free AC. I hope you'll come with me."

Josh took a puff his cigarette.

"Sounds like a plan. I'll just finish up here."

He placed his hand over Ned's eye.

"Close your eye, Ned."

He moaned.

"Oh, that feels so good!"

Tyler watched; silently wishing that he was the one on the table. But, he slapped himself out of his mind and went back to reality.

"Y-You do realize what you're doing here is ridiculous, right?"

Josh finished up with Ned and took Tyler into his grasp; taking him upstairs.

"Come, my dear." He said. "Let's just get out of here before the water works again."

~

The two got into Tyler's car and took off for the mall. As they drove, Josh began to contemplate his feelings for Ned, and spoke to Tyler about how he felt.

"Tyler, do you like Ned?"

The boy felt a small hint of jealousy when he heard the man talk about his partner, but he didn't want to offend him.

"Y-Yeah, I like him."

Josh sighed.

"I don't know, Tyler. Sometimes I get the feeling maybe Ned isn't the one."

The boy silently wished that he was the one for Josh, but he knew it could never happen, but he continued to help him.

"Well, maybe you need to spice things up a bit."

"How?" Josh asked.

"Take Ned to a nice restaurant."

The man smiled to him.

"You think so?"

The boy snapped.

"No! It's a semen-drenched stuffed demon creature!"

Josh was shocked at how he answered him, but didn't snap back.

In some degree, Josh felt sorry for Tyler, and wished there was some way he could help improve his life, but being his best friend is all he could for him.

The boy kept driving, while stressing over his problems.

"I've got bigger things to worry about." He said. "I pretty much burned through my savings."

Tyler looked at Josh.

"I might have to get a job."

When he heard this, Josh slapped him.

"Hey!" The boy cried.

"Don't you fucking say that!" Josh shouted. "Jobs are for immigrants!"

"I-I'm sorry-"

"Why didn't you tell me you were short, darling?"

"I-I don't know-"

"What's mine is yours."

Josh leaned in close to him.

"Do you remember what we did last night?"

"Y-You mean when we got in bed together?"

When he heard him ask that, he chuckled.

"No, do you remember this?"

Josh held up a pile of colored money, and Tyler immediately recognized it.

"Josh, it's Monopoly. It's not real money."

"It isn't?"

"No, Josh, it's not." Tyler replied. "How many times do I have to tell you that?"

The man smiled.

"One more time, for the record."

Tyler glared at him.

"It's not real money-"

"Shit!" Josh shouted; slamming the fake money to the floor.

"And, get this." Tyler said. "I was winning until you punched me, grabbed the money, tipped the table, and ran."

"I like to be a gangster, Tyler." Josh said. "You knew that about me before we set up the board."

"My point is, if I don't get a job, I'm gonna have to ask Maddy for money, and there's no way in hell I'm doing that."

"That's just stubborn pride." Josh said.

He leaned close to him again; taking his hand.

She's your sister, darling. She loves you. Just bleed the bitch dry."

"I'm not asking for help." Tyler said. "It's too humiliating."

He sighed.

"There has to be an easier way."

Josh looked to him and smirked like the deviant dog man he was.

"There is."

The man pushed Tyler and grabbed the steering wheel; causing him to hit another car.

"What the fuck!" The boy cried.

Josh giggled in delight.

"And now, we sue."

Panicked, Tyler jumped out of his car and went to view the damage that was made to the car that he hit. When he saw the dent made on the driver's side door, he felt horrible.

Standing next to the driver's side door was an older woman. She was about in her mid-40s, and resembled his Aunt Cynthia.

When she saw what happened to her car, she was not happy.

"You little shit!" She shouted.

The boy started apologizing.

"I am so sorry, ma'am. My dog jumped over my seat, and he-"

"You are a horrible driver!" She cried. "Just give me your insurance card!"

As Tyler tried to reason with the woman, Josh went to the other side of the car and saw what looked like a stuffed giraffe, which sat next to the woman's son.

When he saw it, he freshened his stinky breathe, farted into his hand, and approached the window; greeting the animal.

"Well, hello there."

As this was happening, Tyler continued to plead with the angry woman.

"Maybe we can work something out-"

"Shut up!" She shouted. "I'll tell you how we'll work this out. My assistant is gonna get an estimate, and you are gonna show up at my office today at exactly 6:15 with your checkbook, or I'll call the cops, drag you to court, and sue your fucking nuts off! You got that?!"

"Y-Yes, ma'am."

"Good!"

The woman snapped a picture of Tyler with her phone, then handed her her business card.

"You are lucky I'm such a nice person."

She shoved the poor boy then got into her car.

As the car started, Josh tried to speak to the giraffe.

"Wait, Raffi, are you on Facebook? Are you single?"

The car drove away, leaving Josh distraught, but Tyler was angrier than ever.

He pushed him and screamed.

"Are you fucking insane!"

Josh was confused, as if he didn't understand what was happening.

"What do you mean?"

"Thanks to you, I'm have to pay that woman thousands of dollars!"

Josh smiled; taking the business card in his hand.

"And thanks to you, I'm going to town on the deepest throat in the stuffed animal kingdom!"

The dog man danced around the street; excited to start a new relationship with Raffi, while Tyler stood there; distraught, angry, and hurt.

~

That afternoon, Tyler dressed in his modest clothes and went down to the woman's office, while Josh accompanied him.

As they sat in the waiting room, Josh was fantasizing about his new love interest, but the boy tried his best not to feel jealous.

"Now that I've met Raffi, how can I go back to Ned?"

"I don't know." Tyler said.

"I mean, sure, Ned put me through obedience school. Does that mean I have to be unhappy for the rest of my life?"

Before Tyler can answer the question, the woman came out from her office; yelling at someone.

"If you couldn't see the decline of aluminum futures coming, you're a mental midget!"

"Lois, I'm sorry-"

"You're done, handicapped fuck!" She shouted. "Go upstairs, clean out your desk and don't stop until it's spotless!"

As the crippled man exited her office, Lois, the woman, looked over to Tyler, who sat in the waiting room.

"You, crash boy, inside!"

As they entered her office, Lois noticed he had brought Josh, the dog.

"You brought your dog, very classy."

She handed him the estimate.

"Sorry, I'm watching him for a friend." Tyler said.

Before she could reply, Lois got a phone call on her blu-tooth.

As Tyler sat down and looked at the estimate, he was shocked.

$4800?! There's no way I can afford this!"

Josh came over next to him.

"Single mom, lonely, vulnerable." He said. "Perhaps you have something worth more than money."

"What are you talking about?" Tyler asked.

Josh sat down on the chair next to him.

"I'm talking about fucking her. You do that, she will wake up with a limp."

Tyler whispered to him.

"Just, keep out of this."

Josh chuckled.

"We'll see."

Lois finished her phone call then turned to the poor boy and his dog.

"I'm sorry. It's just been one of those weeks."

"It's okay." Tyler told her. "I've had weeks like that. Months, actually, but, those things are temporary."

He smiled to her.

"You're an attractive, successful woman."

"Oh, just write the check and get out!" She shouted.

As she started cry, Josh offered a resolution.

"Lois, like every woman, is a delicate flower."

He picked a little rose from the bouquet on her desk, then he placed it to his nose.

"She may say she wants your money, but what she really needs is nurturing, tenderness, and a nasty sex-limp."

Josh handed Tyler the flower, but when he tried to put it back in the bouquet, Lois looked up and saw what looked like he was offering it to her.

She smiled.

"Thank you."

She took the flower from him.

"Did you really mean what you said? You find me attractive?"

Tyler so badly wanted to say no, but he didn't want to forfeit going into debt.

"Well, yes, of course."

Lois laughed.

"Oh, bullshit! You probably think I'm a total bitch."

She stood up from her desk.

"But, believe me, when I'm not in this office, or in a car accident, I'm actually a nice person."

She walked over to the poor boy; pecking his nose.

"So are you, sweet child."

Tyler laughed; feeling uncomfortable, but smiled through it all.

Josh leaned in close to him.

"Ask her to dinner."

"Dinner?!" Tyler cried.

"Oh, my God!" Lois said. "What a lovely idea!"

She grabbed her notepad and wrote down her address.

"We'll meet this Saturday, at my place."

She handed him the note, and Tyler tried so desperately to get out of it, but anything he could say would cost him to lose money.

As she turned her back to him, Josh slapped Lois's ass, which instantly made he believe that Tyler did it.

She looked at him in a sexy way, and wanted to grab him and do things to him, but decided to save it for their date.

The boy turned to Josh and glared at him; feeling disgusted.

At this point, Tyler knew he had no choice, and there was no getting out of it.

~

When that Saturday came, Tyler put on his best suit and tie; trying to look his best for the date.

As he looked into the mirror and tied his tie, Josh stood behind him; grabbing him by his waist and whispering into his ear.

"You look so fine, darling."

Tyler chuckled.

"Take it easy, honey. I'm just going to Lois's for dinner, and to work out a payment plan."

"Nonsense, my dear boy." Josh said; sliding his hands down towards his butt. "As a nobleman once said: "You can't have dinner without inner", and I mean as in, get up in her."

Tyler turned away from the mirror and looked at the dog man.

"What is that, that voice?"

"What voice, my dear boy?" Josh said.

He once again tried to squeeze Tyler close to him, but the boy pushed him away.

"Cut the crap, okay? You may have shampooed, parted your hair to the side, but you're the same Josh. All you care about is humping that little kid's giraffe."

"Why, Tyler, what a villain you paint me as. Josh said. "It's elementary."

The dog man turned the boy back to the mirror and pressed his hands upon his shoulder; whispering into his ear.

"Lois gets serviced, the debt gets wiped, and the giraffe gets a proper buggering."

Tyler looked to Josh, a smile appeared from his teeth.

"All win."

The poor turned back to him.

"I'm not gonna put out just to erase a debt."

Josh nodded.

"Nicely done, Tyler. You make the easy way out sound like a bloody curse."

Then, the dog man shook his head, and Tyler turned back to the mirror.

"Okay, then we don't go. Just call Maddy and ask for the money."

Tyler was having a hard time deciding what to do, but Josh continued to encourage him.

"Look, there's no shame in admitting that you need help. Swallow your pride, pick up the phone, and this whole situation disappears."

Tyler wanted so badly to do the easy thing, but he did not want to appear weak. So, he refused.

"No, that's not an option."

Josh could see the weakness that was building up upon the poor boy. He wrapped his arms around him and rested his furry head upon his shoulder.

"Then, go to her, Tyler." He said. "Go to her as I go to Raffi."

He started squeezing him, which caused Tyler to moan.

"Let us walk together towards our destines, bravely."

He got closer to his face.

"Sexually."

Tyler felt himself going hard and the expression of Josh's voice. He didn't want to see Lois, or the stuffed giraffe that Josh craved for. He didn't want any of it.

But, he wanted to erase the debt.

He took a deep breath and nodded.

"Okay, I'll go."

The boy turned to him.

"But, only if you stop talking like that."

"Why?" Josh asked.

"It turns me on."

Josh chuckled.

"Fine."

Once again, he whispered into his ear.

"My, dear boy."

Tyler had to hold himself from going hard, and sighed. But, he was glad to have made the decision.

~

When they arrived at Lois's, the couple quickly sat down and got ready to have dinner, while Josh sat in the living room with Raffi.

"Thank you for coming over, Tyler." Lois said. "I hope you enjoy it."

"I appreciate it." Tyler replied. "You really didn't have to go through all this trouble."

"Well, I usually order in, but tonight, I wanted to do something special. So, I had my assistant whip up a home cooked meal."

Lois lifted her fork, still speaking to the boy.

"Besides, it's not often I get such charming company."

Tyler smiled, and started eating.

"Do you like it?" Lois asked.

"Yes, very much."

He swallowed the first bite, then put down his fork.

So, about the money I owe you-"

"Oh, sweet Tyler, I talk about money all day." Lois said. "Let's not spoil a beautiful dinner."

Tyler nodded, then the two continued eating.

Meanwhile, Josh sat on the couch with Raffi and had a conversation with him.

Thinking that Raffi spoke to him, the dog man responded.

"I don't know. I guess I devoted my life to chasing dreams, as if they're in the form of cars, or whatever the sort. But, I think a life lived with passion is a life well lived."

Josh chuckled.

"So, enough about me. What makes Raffi tick?"

Before the conversation could go on, Lois's son, Owen, pushed the giraffe out of the way. Josh was offended.

"Hey, do you mind? I'm trying to talk to Raffi, you adorable piece of shit!"

Back at the table, Lois spoke with Tyler; her tone becoming sexy, as Josh prophesied.

"You know what I like about you, Tyler?" Lois asked. "You're not afraid to go after what you want."

She licked her fork.

"I like an aggressive man."

"Uh..."

"Makes me feel so small and vulnerable. Like, a little bunny."

She tried to reach over the table, and she stuck out her tongue.

"Bad, little bunny."

Tyler felt so uncomfortable, he tried to bring back the money conversation.

"So, uh, 4800 divided by 24 months is-"

"Tyler, my sweet Tyler, I told you, no more talk about money. Maybe, we can work something out."

She eyed her son.

"Maybe, tonight, when Owen goes to sleep."

She looked back to the helpless boy.

Besides, whittle Lois bunny just got a Brazilian."

Tyler pretended to agree, then went back to eating. He felt nauseous and sick, and wanted to puke, but he pushed forward.

Later, Tyler and Lois sat in the living room with Josh and Owen.

"What are you doing with this little boy?" Josh asked Raffi. "What you need is a real man with hair on his chest, and his back, and his ass, and his neck, and his forehead."

The dog man pulled out the Monopoly money.

"A man who can afford the finer things in life."

As this was happening, Lois started digging her hand into Tyler's chest. The poor boy wanted to scream, but he bit his lip and stayed quiet.

"Owen, sweetie, are you ready for bed?" Lois asked her son; squeezing Tyler's man boob.

Tyler started moaning, but ushered the child not to move.

"No, no, Owen." He said. "You aren't tired, aren't you buddy? What do you say we play a game?"

"Game suck!" Owen cried.

"Don't be rude." Lois said.

She started whispering into Tyler's ear.

"He's very tired. He'll be asleep any second."

Tyler started thinking of ways to get out of what was happening to him.

"B-But, Owen hasn't had his dessert yet."

"He doesn't need any dessert." Lois said.

Tyler looked to Josh and started pleading for his help. The dog man saw how scared he was, so he answered his plea.

"Tyler, can I talk to you for a second?"

"Excuse me, Lois." The boy said; getting up.

Josh grabbed Tyler's arm and pulled him outside of the living room; leaning him against the wall.

"What the hell are you doing?" The dog man asked. "No one gets laid what that kid's awake!"

Tyler looked back into the living room and saw Lois pick up her son to take him to bed. When Josh saw they were gone, he sighed a breath of relief.

"Finally." He said. "I thought that precocious beaver dam would never break."

"I can't do this." Tyler said. "I can't make love to someone I'm not connected to. This is too humiliating!"

"More humiliating than asking your sister for help?"

Josh pointed the boy to Raffi, who sat on the couch.

"Darling, check out the look Raffi's giving me!"

The dog man ran over and started humping the giraffe. Tyler watched; helpless and hurt, but was then met with the force of Lois and her craving for sex.

The woman grabbed the boy and started kissing him.

Then, when they got upstairs to the bedroom, she stripped him naked, pushed him onto the bed, and started having sex with him.

Tyler felt as if he was being forced, but pretended that Lois was Josh, as he was the one he wanted to have sex with, instead of her.

As this was going on, Josh was having the time of his life; fucking a giraffe he barely knew. However, in the back of his head, he pictured Tyler instead of Raffi, which made him ejaculate too early.

In the middle of the session between Lois and Tyler, they were almost to their climax, but the boy stopped.

"L-Lois, can we slow things down?"

"No, whittle bunny likes it down there."

"I know we're moving a little too fast, but-"

The woman pushed Tyler head down into her pussy.

"I didn't make myself clear!" She shouted. "Little bunny wants cunnilingus performed because it's the only way little bunny can achieve an orgasm!"

"No! Stop! I want to go pee!"

Lois groaned in frustration, but let the poor boy go.

"Wash those hands!"

Tyler went to the bathroom. As he did his business, he started to silently cry. Everything that was happening to him was not his choice, but he tried to pretend that Josh was with him, and not the sex, obsessed woman.

As he washed his hands, he noticed somebody was outside of his window. When he opened it, he saw that it was Josh.

"Tyler, my darling!"

"Josh, what are you doing?" The boy asked.

"Same thing you're doing, except all over that little brat's big wheel."

Immediately, Tyler became desperate.

"We have to get out of here."

When Josh heard this, he was stunned.

"What? Are you kidding me! This is the best sex I've ever had!"

"And, not with me?!"

Josh looked at the boy and raised his eyebrows.

Tyler shook his head.

"Never mind, I just can't do this."

"Come on, Tyler!" Josh said. "For a man who's never been outside the box, Raffi thinks outside the box.

"Josh, I'm freaking out!" The boy cried. "Lois wants me to..."

Before Tyler could say it, the dog man already knew.

"I see. Little yodeling in the old canyon, eh?"

"I don't think I can!"

"You should've thought of that before-"

"No, Josh!" Tyler cried. "It was-"

"You think Lois's gonna let you off if you don't give her what she wants?"

"Well, no, but-"

Josh shoved a joint into Tyler's mouth, which caused him to cough it up.

"That's really strong." The boy said; reacting to the high.

"That'll do the trick." Josh said.

The man reached over and touched the boy's cheek.

"Now, pull yourself together. You're a cornered animal, and you have a choice to make. It's eat, or be eaten."

Josh took a huff from the joint.

"Find the animal within."

Tyler wanted to throw himself onto Josh and kiss him, but he toughened up and walked out of the bathroom.

When walked back into the bedroom, Lois was sound asleep. Tyler breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank God."

The boy got in bed next to Lois and fell asleep, while Josh got in bed with Raffi, in Owen's bed.

The next morning, Tyler went downstairs to see Lois, who was making breakfast for Owen.

"Good morning."

"Good morning, Tyler." Lois replied. "Would you like some eggs?"

"Actually, I should be going."

"Oh, I guess you had enough to eat last night, huh? Did you enjoy your midnight snack?"

"Mom, I want more cereal." Owen interrupted.

"Owen, go to your room." Lois said.

When the child left, Tyler looked at the woman and was confused.

"What do you mean, midnight snack?"

As soon as he asked, Josh walked in with a towel around his waist and helped himself to the refrigerator, but Lois answered Tyler's question.

"Oh, you know, when you woke me up with that thing you did, to my wabbit hole?"

Tyler was still confused.

"That thing I did?"

"It was like there was an animal down there."

As soon as Lois said that, Tyler looked over to Josh, who was drinking a carton of milk. The dog man looked to him and winked.

Tyler looked at Josh and was frightened. He knew that this one night stand was not going to end.

~

After returning home, Tyler took a nap. Josh insisted that he get in bed with him, as he usually did, but the boy was too disgusted, that he refused. As Tyler slept, Josh went down to the basement and had a smoking session with Ned.

After a few hours, Tyler woke up and wanted to know the answer to Lois's question. He went downstairs to see Josh, who was chatting with Ned about last night, which he covered up with a different story.

"So, we're at the bowling alley last night, shit-faced, and one of Tyler's mates puts the call out for Spastic Bowling!"

Josh laughed and took a huff from his cigarette.

"I didn't think he'd do that, but he starts throwing the ball overarm, palsy faces and shit, and I didn't agree with that actually."

He took another huff.

"After we finished, we smoked Hong Kong's on the beach with homeless pricks-"

"May I speak to you, privately?" Tyler asked.

Josh was insulted that Tyler interrupted them.

"Well, my dear, anything you can say to me, say in front of Ned."

"Okay, so last night at Lois's-"

"Whoa, let's take it upstairs." Josh said.

He didn't want Ned to know about his affair with Raffi, so the two went upstairs to the living room.

When they got there, Josh was not happy.

"Not cool, darling."

"Josh, you said that I could say anything." Tyler replied. "I assumed that it was an open relationship."

"It is, but Ned doesn't know that."

Tyler cut off the little mishap and got to business.

"Look, Lois implied there may have been a certain act performed last night, and I don't remember participating in that act."

Josh chuckled.

"You were stoned out of your mind, Tyler. Perhaps, you found the animal within."

"Or, perhaps you snuck into the bedroom while we were asleep."

"Listen, I don't have time to argue about what did who. I have to rest before tonight's encore performance with Raffi."

When Tyler heard that, he was livid. He did not want the dog like man to be with the giraffe anymore.

"Oh, hell no!" He shouted. "That was a one-night-only deal! I just wanna forget that this ever happened, and go back to just you and me, like we do every night."

"But, Raffi and I were gonna-"

"No!" The boy cried.

Josh was disappointed that he didn't get what he wanted, but he knew that Tyler did not want him to be with Raffi anymore.

The dog man nodded.

"As you wish, Tyler. We'll just stay in and play Monopoly again, or Battleship."

"You cheat at that too." Tyler said.

As the boy walked away, Josh continued to protest.

"Battleships change locations in the middle of a war, Tyler! It's what they're designed to do!"

"Yeah, just like how you cheat on me!"

Tyler went out into the porch and slammed the door behind him; leaving Josh stunned.

Was Tyler starting to get interested in him, or did Lois do something horrible to him?

~

Tyler sat out on his backyard; sunbathing. It wasn't something that he did a lot, but he thought that maybe a tan could get his mind off what happened to him.

As he laid in the sun, he heard the phone ring, and he answered.

"Hello?"

"Yes."

Tyler immediately recognized the sexy voice.

He took off his sunglasses and started hyperventilating, but quietly.

"L-Lois."

"The answer is yes!" The woman replied. "I got the flowers you sent!"

"O-Oh, I-I sent you flowers?"

"And, I love the card."

"C-Card?"

"Yes, let me read it to you: "Lois, you were amazing. Looking forward to an encore tonight."

Lois kissed the card, which Tyler heard over the phone.

"My, sweet child, I didn't realize this was going to be an ongoing thing. It's quite a surprise."

"Y-Yes, it is." Tyler said; surprised himself.

"Come by the house after 9." Lois said. "Owen should be asleep by then, but, whittle bunny will be wide awake."

After hanging up, Tyler wanted to scream and pull out his hair. He felt like he was being violated all over again.

He remembered what Josh told him, about his desire to have an encore with Raffi. He knew that he was the one who sent Lois the flowers and card.

Angry and frightened, Tyler went back into the house and went down into the basement to confront Josh who was sitting on the couch and watching giraffe videos, while jacking off to himself.

Too upset to react, Tyler pulled the computer away from him.

"Sweetheart!" Josh shouted. "Have you ever heard of knocking?!-"

"Flowers?!" Tyler shouted back. "You sent her flowers?! I thought I was free from her!"

Josh felt bad for what he did, but he could help it. He sat up on the couch; facing the boy.

"Okay, I'll admit, I betrayed you, but in my defense, I really really want to have sex with Raffi again."

Tyler felt himself falling apart, and Josh could see it.

"Tyler, this is one of those arguments where neither of us is right and neither of us is wrong. We're both swimming in gray water."

The boy got tough and got in his face.

"Josh, this ends tonight. It's about time I take control of this situation."

When they arrived at Lois, the woman immediately grabbed onto Tyler, and forced him onto the couch. Before the unthinkable could take place, the boy began to beg for his life.

"Lois, please, there's something I need to tell you!"

"Enough talk, sweetie!"

The woman started unbuttoning his pants.

"Lois, I think you're a terrific lady, but I don't see us having a future together!"

When she heard this, she stopped.

Tyler became worried that he upset her.

"I really mean-"

"I see." Lois said.

"And, if that means I have to pay for the accident, then-"

"No, no. I set up the whole thing as a tacit agreement."

The woman looked to the helpless child.

"I suppose you have some contract you'd like me to sign?"

"Yes, well, I-I used to be a lawyer."

"Very well."

Tyler pulled out a document that he had hidden in his pocket.

"This contract signifies that I am absolved from any cost in relation to the accident-"

"Yeah, yeah, just give me the fucking pen!" Lois shouted; snatching it from his hand.

As she started to sign it, she came up with an idea.

"Although, since this is now technically, a business transaction, I would be doing myself a disservice if I didn't negotiate."

"N-Negotiate what?" Tyler asked.

Lois looked at the boy and gave him the most menacing look.

"A signing bonus."

Tyler gulped in fear, before the woman picked him up and forcibly carried him to the bedroom, where the nightmare began again.

"Ding-ding, round two!" Lois cried.

She forced Tyler's head into her pussy, but was not satisfied.

"That's nice, but that's not what you did last night."

Tyler lifted his head back up to her.

"What do you mean?"

"Whittle bunny, wong hole."

Tyler did not want to do anything with her anymore, but he wanted to be absolved from the debt so bad.

Lois sensed that something was wrong with him.

"What's the matter?"

"Uh-"

"Never mind, just go get your checkbook-"

"No, no, no!" Tyler cried. "Uh, you know the part of what made last night so exciting, while you were asleep?"

Lois started to feel kinky.

"Yes?"

"Maybe I could wake you up again."

"Now, you're talking!"

As soon as Lois fell asleep, Tyler got out of bed and ran away. As soon as he got downstairs, he saw Josh, who is tied up from head to toe.

He unzipped his mouth.

"Josh, what the hell are you doing?"

"Tyler, I'm in way over my head." The dog man said. "It turns out Raffi wasn't fresh out of the box!"

The boy grabbed Josh by his shoulders.

"Lois wants a repeat of last night, and I need your help."

Josh saw how desperate he was, and how fearful he was of what would happen if he didn't do what Lois wanted, so he agreed.

"I'll help you, darling. I'll do anything for you."

"Like, stop cheating on me?"

"Huh?" Josh asked.

Tyler shook his head.

"N-Never mind what I said, just help me, please."

"I will, but first, I want you to help me." Josh said. "Raffi wants to cuckhold me."

Tyler was confused.

"W-What's that?"

"It's a form of sexual degradation, whereby I'm forced to watch as he's ravaged by someone else, a lesser physical inadequate lover."

Josh leaned close to him.

"Raffi asked for you."

Tyler looked at him; stunned.

"You want me to have sex with the giraffe?"

"Do you want my help or not?"

Tyler fucking Raffi was the last thing that he wanted, especially when he wanted to lose his virginity to Josh, the man that he cared about dearly.

If Josh can help him rid of Lois forever, he agreed.

In the living room, the dog man stripped Tyler naked and placed him next to Raffi, then sat down on the couch in front of them.

The boy couldn't believe what he was about to do, and tried to back out.

"I can't do this."

"Please, Tyler, this is hard enough for me."

"This fucking insane!"

"Just screw the fucking giraffe, Tyler!"

The boy tried to position himself on Raffi, but couldn't find a way.

"Why am I doing this?!"

"So you don't have to call your sister and be humiliated."

Right as Tyler got into the position that he wanted, Owen walked in on them.

"What are you doing??"

The kid saw what Tyler was doing, and screamed.

"Mom!"

Panicking, Tyler turned to Josh.

"Fuck this! I'm gonna ask Maddy for help!"

"I think so, darling."

Just as Lois came down the stairs, Josh grabbed Tyler by the hand, and the two escaped the house. When they got outside, the boy realized that he was still naked, but Josh shielded him with his fur until they got home.

~

When they arrived home, Tyler walked into his living room and collapsed onto the couch; crying. He was traumatized by everything that it happened to him and wished that he would never go through it again.

Josh sat next to him and held him in his arms; assuring him that everything was going to be all right. The comfort and reassurance of Josh's love brought Tyler back to normal.

After getting dressed into more comfortable clothes, Tyler retired himself to the basement. Josh joined him, and the two chatted about life, and reflected on their relationship.

"You know, Tyler, I'm getting too old for this shit." Josh said.

"What do you mean?" Tyler asked.

"I'm thinking it might be time for me to settle down, and make a commitment. I'm not young anymore. I'm 7, and a half."

Tyler nodded.

"I agree."

"And, besides, I need more a spiritual connection these days, kinda like something I've got with Ned."

"And, not with me?" Tyler asked.

"Aah!" Josh cried. "Fucking hell!"

The man looked down at Ned, who was sucking him off.

"Teeth, Ned! Teeth!"

Agitated, Josh removed Ned, who was dressed as a giraffe, and placed him on the couch between him and Tyler.

Later, the two played Clue. When they got to the end, Josh took a half of his cigarette; excited to find out who it was.

"Okay, I think I got you here."

"Go for it." Tyler said.

"It's, uh, Colonel Mustard, in the Study, with the wrench."

"Nope."

Tyler put down the envelope.

Josh, frustrated that he lost, flipped the board and punched Tyler in the face.

"Ow!"

"I won!"

The dog man ran upstairs, leaving Tyler all alone in a mangled mess.

After cleaning up, Tyler went upstairs and found Josh about to leave and go back to Jenna's, but he stopped him.

"Josh, wait. Don't leave just yet." Tyler pleaded.

The dog man turned to him and smiled.

"I'm not going anywhere."

Tyler started walking towards him.

"I just want you to know that, the whole time I was with Lois, I was pretending that... it was you, and not her. That's why, I was angry about you and Raffi.

Josh had never heard Tyler be so open about his desires. He always knew that the boy had infatuate feelings for him, but he never thought that he would openly express them.

Tyler let out a slight grin.

"Sleep with me, tonight?"

Josh smiled; brightly.

"Of course, darling."

He kissed Tyler on the forehead, then followed him into the bedroom.

"I want to be the one to take off your clothes."

"Josh, you always do that."

The dog man chuckled.

"I know."

Once the bedroom door closed, their relationship blossomed, and it was never going back to the way it used to be.

Tyler felt happy and free with Josh, and prayed that someday, it would grow into something bigger and better.