Rating: M
Synopsis: After Larry and Doc endure separate freak accidents, and all other financial options unavailable, Kate must set aside her sexuality in order to make ends meet
KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!
"I got it!" Sierra called out, quickly getting to the front door. Without much hesitation, she opened it, her eyes widening and in shock at what she saw.
"Oh my god...Doc!" She cried out, her face infatuated and relieved as she lunged at him to hug him tightly, closing her eyes as she buried her head into the large wolf.
"Sierra- AW SHIT!" Doc howled out in pain, wincing his eyes as he gripped the lioness's shoulders to push her back a little. "O-oh! God, I-...I'm so sorry!" Sierra replied, her face immediately draining into concern and empathy. "It's fine, just...I only got those ribs shoved back into me and stitched up a few days ago..." he grimaced, taking labored and painful breaths before the pain in his chest subsided. "I'm just glad you're okay... I was so worried" Sierra whimpered, her eyes wide and glittering as she lead him inside. "I thought... I thought you were-". "Sierra, by God as my witness, I would never get killed without a proper goodbye" Doc replied with a smiled smirk, trying to lighten the mood in the air. Sierra offered a nervous chuckle at the thought, before smiling a bit more, earning Doc a soft kiss to his cheek.
An older lioness came rushing down the stares, gasping softly as her hand covered her lips with a shocked expression, "Doc?" she asked softly, "I don't believe it!". The wolf turned his attention to the voice, smiling softly while opening his arms up, "Good to see you too, Kate" he said, accepting Kate in a soft but long embrace. "I can't believe you were released from the hospital so soon" she gently said into his ears, her eyes closed in a soft sigh in relief. "Well...I came as soon as I heard the news about Larry..." Doc replied, gently patting Kate's head before the two let go of each other. Her ears tucked, gripping her upper arm as she looked down, "Oh, God...I try not to think about it" she shivered. "He's upstairs, if you want to see him...me and mom have been taking care of him since he got home" Sierra said, guiding the other two upstairs.
"Have Siegfried and Roy been able to help bail you out at all?" Doc asked, walking slowly up the stairs. Kate only shook her head in dismay, "They've been too busy handling lawsuits since the accident, but... I know they'd help if they could". When Doc entered the master bedroom, he stared softly at the injured lion with a hint of sympathy, "Wow...you're lookin' pretty hot right now" he mentioned, causing Larry to look up from a half-slumber. The fur on the left shoulder, pectoral, neck, and face were patchy, with the flesh underneath singed from open flame marks. He gave an amused huff through his nose, "And I was about to compliment you on how good you looked after being T-Boned at 300 miles per hour". Doc only responded by lifting up his shirt, showing hundreds of tightly packed staples, tens of lines both random and precise littering his rib-cage, "Six severe compound fractures aren't all that handsome, but at least I can hide it" he shrugged. Sierra's maw went agape, covering it with both hands at the ugly seen, her stomach clenching as if to regurgitate. "Yeeesh..." Larry grimaced, sitting up more. "Honestly, being on fire isn't really 'better' in any way" Doc added, "I was never burned as badly as this, but... ". "Ah, it sucks!" Larry pouted, "Can't hang out with the guys, can't drink, can't have s-..err...spend time with Kate" he recovered, though earning an eye-role from his daughter. "I just don't know how we're gonna climb over this $5000 bill so quickly" he sighed. "Did your insurance chicken out?" Doc asked. "Well, Siegfried and Roy pay for our insurance... guess hindsight is 20/20" he shrugged.
Doc took a long pause, looking down at the floor as silence filled the air. "I could run the next race..." he suggested. "What?" Kate asked softly in surprised, right before Sierra's shocked look immediately took over, "No! No way!" her assertive voice demanded. The three others looked over at her in surprised, with the young lioness's face turning for assertive to concerned, her eyes softening to a pleading expression, "You're not ready yet... you almost lost a lung and they're still fragile" she said softly, her stare piercing into his with concern as she clutched his arm. "I mean, I should be good to-". "No! You're not!" her assertive voice kicked up mildly again, before returning to the same caring and protective softness to embrace him, "I can't see you get hurt so badly again..." she murmured. "Uh...I'm with Sierra, honestly" Kate piped up, with Larry offering a nod in agreement. "We can figure this out another way...don't need to risk your life over a few thousand dollars" Larry said.
Kate gently patted Doc's shoulder from behind, "We appreciate what you've done for us so far... we hate to see something even worse happen because you weren't ready to get back into racing" she tenderly whispered. The wolf huffed through his nose with a stern look to the ground, "Thanks..." he murmured. Sierra reached out to hold his hand, being very careful to pull him to follow her, "Come on, we can do something together downstairs" she offered. Upon their exit, Kate planted her face into her hands, groaning into them, "I don't know how we're gonna manage this...". Larry gave a mild cough, immediately following it up with intense growling in pain as he felt his entire back lock and knot up in crippling pain. Without hesitation, Kate ran to his aid, frantically shuffling around for a needle and a small bottle of muscle relaxer to inject into his back. After a few moments, radiating out was his back cracking, his sore muscles burning from the intense buildup, both trying to cramp and surge against the power of the medicine. However, on the outside, he only appeared defeated, the only hint of struggle being his anguished face. "Oh, Larry..." Kate lamented, gently rubbing and massaging his back with her paw, "That explosion really tore you up...". Her husband merely exhaled in dismay, lazily reaching for her hand to hold, before gently kissing it, "Thank you, babe... why don't you take a break?... you really deserve one after being by my side constantly". "But... what if something happens?" Kate replied frantically with concern. "Sierra's here... she's been able to keep calm and help me out...that drug is gonna last a few hours anyways" he calmly replied. The lioness side, leaning over to kiss her husband for as long as she could; the two amicably holding each other carefully before breaking away, "I'll be back in a couple hours, dear" she said calmly.
"I'm sorry about what happened, Kate" Victoria whispered soft, the white tigress pouring her a generous amount of rosé wine for her friend. "It's fine" she sighed anxiously, taking the wine away from her friend for a slow sip. "I just...what other option is there?...We were counting on them when we shouldn't have...I-I feel terrible what happened to Doc, I understand why he needs the money as of now" she added, her face burning in tension from the anxiety building up. Victoria swished her wine gently in the glass before taking a sip, looking over softly at Kate. "A-and...Siegfried and Roy are so occupied with the lawsuits... there isn't enough money from anyone" the lioness added, her eyes welling up just a bit as she stared into the glass. "I...just don't know what else...I just wish my husband wasn't in so much pain...".
Victoria took a long, drawn inhale, looking sternly over to the other feline. "Have you thought about an adult film?" she asked firmly. Kate gave a huff in mild amusement, "I appreciate you trying to make me feel better, but... I'm not in the mood for jokes... sorry". Victoria merely kept the same serious look, staring at her directly while taking another sip. Kate looked up, her face burning deeper inside with her throat starting to light up as well. "W-wait...you're not serious, are you?" she asked softly. Victoria put aside the glass, "You said you were out of options...so why not?" the tigress replied with the same tenderness as Kate.
"I-I..." Kate stuttered, eyes fluttering as she looked around at the floor, "I don't think I could do it...and with who? Larry would never agree, even if he was okay". Victoria sighed softly, her own face becoming flushed, "With me" she said with the softness of a feather. "Y-You!?" Kate replied in shock, eyes widening as her whole head and neck seemed to turn crimson. "It would... certainly bring in more money far quicker...and could easily have leftovers for emergencies down the road" she added, "Keep in mind the main demographic who watches this kind of stuff". Kate was at a lost for words, slowly breathing as her mind raced from the thought. Both her hands cupped her cold glass tightly, her body feeling slightly weightless as it tingled with such a peculiar flustered state. "I have experience with it... I was fairly experimental in college..." the tigress added, getting up to sit next to Kate, gently placing a hand on her shoulder. "Our identities will be fairly protected, and locked behind a paywall so no one we would know could see it" she tried to comfort, her ears tucked from her friend's distress.
Kate gave another huff, turning her head to meet Victoria's eyes with softness, "Are you sure?... just... the thought of me doing that with any woman is just wild me... let alone you". Victoria gently rubbed her cheek against the lioness's ear, helping to comfort her worrisome self, "Unless you have a better suggestion...". Kate closed her eyes once more, very slowly breathing as she carefully weighed the option compared to anything else, before opening again to look at Victoria sternly, "I... I trust you, then... if it means he won't be in pain, anymore" she choked up, leaning into the white tigress. "Go and talk to him about it tonight... and if you both agree it's the best thing to do, come visit me tomorrow morning to practice a bit first... Blake isn't going to be home at all today or tomorrow, he won't know about it" she mentioned softly, holding Kate with one arm, tenderly stroking the lioness's upper arm on the far side. The lioness merely leaned into her, still flustered and shakey from the suggestion, though feeling warm in the comforting embrace.
"It's...it's only a one time thing..." she tried to justify to herself. "It's for him... he's counting on me... Larry needs me to do this..."
"Wait...WHAT?" Larry asked in disbelief, his own face immediately flushing red at the suggestion. "Honey, I know how you feel, that was my exact same reaction..." Kate replied, her ears pinned to her head, "But... what other option is there?" she asked, swallowing the lump swelling in her throat. "Kate, there HAS to be another way!" he said, "R-right?". Kate sighed, standing next to her husband, bending over to gently hug to wounded lion. "I don't think there is..." she whispered in his ear as the two embraced each other. "I mean... Siegfried and Roy are locked up financially, we spent all that money on Hunter's leg, Sarmoti isn't in good health either...and now Doc is out of his job for weeks while trying to replace a race car on top of his own medical bills! He can't help us financially right now" she quickly stammered, her voice anxious about the whole ordeal. Larry looked down at the bed, grimacing from a mild hiccup radiating pain through his body; the intensity making every available muscle tense up in agony. Kate stroked his head with concern, being the tender nurse she had been for years to him, "I'm not exactly thrilled at the idea, either...". Larry murred softly at the angelic touch of his wife's paw, before growling a bit, "That punk-ass Blake isn't going to be involved, right?" he asked scornfully. "No...he won't even know it happened" she replied in contrasting softness. The air filled with tension as the idea circulated his mind, the pain clouding his mind in agony before looking back at a concerned wife, "Okay, babe, o-okay...a-alright, fine... just make the suffering stop... " he pleaded with winced eyes.
Kate carefully sat next to him in bed, being careful not to move his body the slightest as she leaned over to hug as tight as she could considering his injuries, her head gently rubbing itself on top of his with a soft purr. "I swear, Larry... when it's done... I just want you to reclaim me... anything you want for as long as you want... whenever you want... I just wish it didn't have to come to this" she said softly, shedding a tear from each eye as it rolled down her cheeks and onto her husband's head. Larry held her softly, feeling the warm drops of water fall onto his head, "I love you dear... " he softly murmured. "I love you too, sweetie...so, so much... I'm sorry... " she whispered. "No, no... I understand... thank you, Kate... I can't believe what you're willing to do for me" he softly replied, leaning his head into the softness and comforting warmth of her chest.
"Oh... my... God..." Sierra thought to herself, wide-eyed and covering her mouth in shock after eavesdropping the conversation on the other side of the wall. "She's actually gonna do that?...".
The lioness stood in front of the large french doors to the home, staring up at the large structure with shivering legs, having to take a long, drawn inhale as she tried to work up the courage to knock.
"I can't believe I'm going through with this..."
Her clenched fist eventually made several light taps on the door, standing back in anticipation. After moments, the door opened, Victoria holding some white whine in her hand while dawning a white robe, "Hello?" she softly asked.
Kate cleared her throat, getting a bit uneasy at the sight before stammering, "U-uh Hello, Vic-" she started. "I see you've decided to follow through with it" the tigress replied softly, stepping aside to let the lioness in. The white tigress further examined the lioness, closing the door behind her; noticing the long overcoat falling just past her knees, with only exposed fur past it. "Aren't you dressed a bit warmly for spring?" she inquired. "Y-yea..." Kate replied. "I know you're not wearing anything under that coat" Victoria replied, putting the glass of wine down. "It's pretty noticeable, I know...but when I came here, I just wanna...uh...rip it off, like a band-aid...so i don't hesitate on it" Kate returned, her face already becoming red to her friend. "Come on, upstairs. I already got things set up" the tigress said, taking a slow walk up the grand staircase.
Walking into the room, Kate froze up a bit at the door frame, seeing the camera set up towards the bed. "Don't worry, it's not on... yet... I figured you'd be hesitant, so I wanted to warm you up to it first" Victoria mentioned, undoing her robe, letting it slide off as she faced away from the lioness. Kate silently gulped, unable to so much as move from the sight. The tigress looked over her shoulder with soft eyes, "Admiring me?" she teased, trying to lighten the tension. Kate paused with dead eyes as the words bounced right off her head, focusing on her friend's narrow hips contrasting her larger rear. "Come on... you said you wanted to rip this off like a band-aid" she added, turning around to expose her equally large breasts to the lioness without so much as a hint of flushness to her face. Kate eventually snapped out of it, "U-Uhh... y-yea...sorry..." she stammered, slowly fiddling with her coat, having difficulty with the shaking of her body. Victoria softly gripped her shoulder, looking softly into Kate's eyes with sympathy, "You know that you have a choice, right?" she asked. The lioness softly sighed, "I know...and I still choose this... there isn't another way" she lamented, eventually letting the coat fall right to her paws. Kate bit her lower lip, not finding the courage to meet Victoria's eyes as the tigress examined her. Her chest and hips, while still beautiful, weren't as impressive as the tigress's. "Come on, now... you look beautiful" the tigress offered, offering a warm smile as her hand reached to hold the lioness's face. "R-Really?" she stammered in reply. "Kate... you had two children, and you still look better than most women in their twenties... honest to God" Victoria answered. Kate gave a nervous chuckle, finding some courage to meet her friend's crystal blue eyes, "Yea?... So did you..." she answered.
"Come on now...at least let's get you started on being comfortable and close with me" Victoria said softly, gripping the Lioness's shoulders. Kate sighed, knowing the inevitable had to start some time. She faced the tigress, flustered still, though holding a nervous smile with their bodies close together. Her hands glided over the striped feline's sides, ultimately landing and gripping her hips. Victoria only responded with her hands holding her friend's head; one behind her head and the other cupping one of her cheeks. Her body leaned into the lioness's as well; pressing their chests together as she leaned forward. Kate stumbled gently into the wall behind her, gasping softly from the sudden movement as she looked over her shoulder. Before she realized it, the tigress took the liberty of lazily stretching one of her legs around her hip, feeling it warm her body and thigh as it held itself, though Kate still instinctively reaching a hand down to help hold it up from under the tigress's thigh. "Intuitive...pretty good trait" Victoria said gently, her eyes soft, nearly flirtatious in expression as she examined the lioness's expression. Kate returned with a bashful laugh and smile, her face becoming further red, "Th-thanks...". "I'm also glad you're at least trying to act like you enjoy it...it'll help a lot with views" the tigress added. Kate was only silent, though her free hand gently hugged the striped feline to press her body more into her own awkwardly. Silently, Victoria leaned her head in, her lips coming dangerously close to Kate's who instinctively tried to avoid it, ending her struggle with a frustrated sigh. "Come on... you have to! It's nowhere near the worse thing you'll have to do today" her head exclaimed, trying to motivate herself into it.
Victoria didn't seemed too bothered by it, only stroking the back of Kate's head with a sympathetic glare, "I kinda expected this... but it looks like I'm gonna have to be the one to lead us". Kate looked down dejectedly, "No, I understand... I didn't even think you'd consider that, honestly". "Well, I figured that you'd be more comfortable being in control instead of me" Victoria softly replied, leaning off the lioness and giving her a bit of space to breathe, "After all, I'm sure you didn't want to be poked and prodded terribly much".
"Now look what you got yourself into..." Kate's mind scorned at herself, mind still racing in confusion.
Victoria beckoned the lioness to approach her, which she did obediently, albeit slowly. Their bodies came together again, this time Victoria resting her hands on Kate's hips, feeling them carefully with Kate's nervous giggling kicking up again as she gently gripped the tigress's shoulders. The lioness gently moved her hips in compliance with the momentum, earning a raised eyebrow, "You've got experience doing this..." Victoria mentioned in surprise. "Y-yea... um... I've had practice back at home..." Kate answered. Victoria pulled the lioness's hips into her own tightly, earning a nervous squeak from her, though would try and play along by pressing her chest more into the tigress's. "Warming up to it?" Victoria asked softly, with Kate only giving a gentle nod in response, her nervous smile coupled with herself biting her lower lip.
"Lets take it up a bit, then" Victoria responded, gently turning the two with Kate facing away from the bed. Without any instruction needed, the lioness slowly and carefully sat herself down on the edge of the bed, staring up nervously as she gripped her hands on the edge to scoot herself further in. Victoria gently gripped her shoulders, kneeling on the edge of the mattress herself, her eyes more seductive and tender as her upper torso pressed against Kate's; gently hinting Kate to move further back into the bed. The tigress held the back of the lioness's head, their noses barely touching as their eyes locked with each other, the weight of Victoria's body carefully coming down forcing Kate to lay down on her back. The move, although fairly obvious, still took Kate's breath away, her mouth shivering as her chest and throat heat up in fluster. Her legs only were folded over the edge, with the rest of her body pinned under the gorgeous tigress atop her; their lips closer together as Kate stuttered out deep breaths through her mouth. Kate found her wrists gripped and pinned on either side of her head, with crystal blue bedroom eyes piercing into hers for what seemed like ever. Victoria gently dragged her nose across her friend's neck, taking the time to gently smoother the side of it with softened lips. The lioness merely whimpered, the mild and soft squeak escaping her lips as the sensation radiated into her body. "That's the idea, Kate..." Victoria mumbled, "Just like that...it'll help". The pinned feline swallowed up as much courage she could find to be more audible, her whimpering trying to morph into soft moaning, though not being able to make it past a synthesis of the two. The tigress pulled away, looking into a closed-eyed mess of a face, slowly opening it's eyes with confused feelings and abashed emotion. Victoria smiled softly, reassuringly, "You're doing fine so far, Kate... but I can tell you aren't very open to trying new things" she teased, trying to relax the strung feline. The striped feline's hands gently slid themselves under the other's head, with Kate in-turn hugging the tigress tightly down onto her as a release for the pent up emotion.
Victoria drew a mild, voiceless gasp, her eyes widening from the surprising force squeezing her body down; her breasts pressed tightly against the lioness's. She took a look over her shoulder, seeing a twitching grayish-white leg trying to hook itself around her hips as well. The two were interrupted by their own, sudden, audible gasps, their bodies petrified with shocked expressions; Kate's legs now both vice-gripping the tigress's waist with her arms constricting her chest. Victoria gently lifted her body up, staring down between both their cleavages before adjusting forward a bit with the relaxation of the lioness's muscles, offering a soft chuckle, "Easy there, Kate...we aren't quite there yet" she joked, resting her body back down with a sweetened smile. Kate mirrored a shy laugh, still having her limbs locked around the dominant feline. "Just give me a sign when you're ready to continue" the tigress said softly, nudging her head into the lioness's throat and chin before returning with empathetic expression.
Kate took deep, though gradually slowing breaths, trying to compose herself knowing what was next. "It's not that different... It's not that different... It's not that different..."
"Just imagine it's Larry..."
"It's not who you think it is..."
"She does smell kinda nice, though..."
"Maybe it'll taste sweet? Larry never tastes that way..."
"Wait...what am I saying?"
"No, it doesn't matter who...a kiss is a kiss, I kiss my family every day! It's not that hard"
"You've never kissed them like that, pussy!"
"Ugh...come on...you've made it this far, and there's no other way out. Just get it over with!"
"It's still not even the worse thing you're doing!"
"Why did i even say y-"
"JUST SHUT UP AND DO IT ALREADY!"
Kate took a sharp inhale, keeping her eyes jammed shut as she gripped the tigress's head, pressing her lips against her with a tense expression. Victoria gently squeaked, wide-eyed from the sudden lurch, though merely melted into it. She held the lioness's own head more tenderly, purring sweetly as the two made out, her tail twirling happily in the air as the vibration shook the bed. Kate finally exhaled, heavily breathing through her nose as her whole body shuttered; part from Victoria's purring and part from her body's natural response to the situation. The two suddenly broke away, Victoria with a calm and tender stare as she licked her lips, and Kate with shivered breathing and body as her eyes remained shut. The lioness eventually composed herself again, moaning softly through her gasps for breath with her eyes very lightly creaking open. "You're doing good, dear...just keep up the acting" the tigress encouraged, gently stroking her friend's cheek. Kate gently nodded, the two felines staring into each others eyes briefly before their lips came together again. The two exchanged multiple, but slow kisses to each other. Kate's body became more relaxed and accepting with her vice-grip becoming a more loving embrace with her hands tenderly stroking the back of the tigress's head. The two moaned sweetly into each other's lips, melting more and more into each other, albeit Kate's being more nervous and bashful.
"She does taste sweet...maybe...I can do this..."
With the two breaking away, exchanging soft and seductive stares, Victoria smiled softly, "I think we're ready, then" she whispered, sitting up and adjusting Kate's legs to lay on the striped feline's calves as she knelt over her pelvis; their loins dangerously close to contacting each other. The tigress reached for a remote, looking over her shoulder to give the camera a sweet and succulent smile before tossing the remote aside, "Now let's see how much you'll really like this...". Kate bit her lower limp, not moving at all since Victoria sat up. She felt her legs get pinned from the tigress's own body locking them down between her thighs and calves. The anticipation and excitement grew in Kate as her curiosity to her own feelings expanded.
Her eyes shot wide-open; the fastest, sharpest breath she ever took flooded her lungs as the full weight of her friend pressed the dampened fur in between the lioness's legs.
"No way...seriously?" Doc asked in disbelief, lying in bed as he buried down a couple tabs of morphine. Sierra merely nodded, her ears pinned and face plastered with embarrassment as she sat next to him. The wolf snickered softly to himself, before coughing up in pain from the subtle motion. "Gosh..stop!" she pleaded, her face even more crimsoned and embarrassed, gritting her teeth with wide eyes. "I'm sorry, Sierra... but uh... I gotta be honest... that's kinda hot" he cracked with an amused but subtle smirk. Sierra scoffed, "You men...", rolling her eyes. "Well... the first thing to do is not mention it to anyone else... your secret's safe with me, as with many other things between us" he mentioned. "Yeah..." she sighed, looking down dejectedly. "I wouldn't be too embarrassed about your mother, though... I'd be proud, really" he mentioned. Sierra scoffed again, "Really?" she asked sarcastically, "You're only saying that because you'd get off to it" she said cynically. "Hey! She's willing to do something so bizarre, uncomfortable, and humiliating for herself just so someone she cares about didn't have to suffer so much pain... that's pretty brave to me" he snapped back, his stare more intense. "R-really?..." Sierra asked, more genuine this time. "Kid... if you had to scrape together thousands of dollars so quickly for me, and the only way you could do it was by scissoring with another girl, would you honestly say you'd do it?" he asked with skepticism. Sierra opened her mouth, finger in the air about to speak before pausing, looking to her side then down as she fully thought it through, "...Good point" she eventually replied, pointing at the injured wolf.
"I mean...maybe with another guy, but even-"
"Nah, I'm gonna be real; I rather they take a hammer and chisel to grind away each of those broken ribs rather than watch you get railed by another guy" he interjected. "I'm sure you'd feel the same way if I did that to another woman". Sierra nodded gently, looking down, "Y-yeah...you're right".
"Come on... keep your chin up" he said softly, though in a more uplifting tone. "If nothing else, you can at least try to pretend it never happened... I'm sure that's what your mom is gonna be doin' when it's over" he added, smiling softly.
An exhausted, still panting Kate wrapped her wet and quivering body in the trench coat she had brought. Her face seemed to be permanently fixed pink as she struggled to button herself up. "I'll clean up the mess you made when you leave" the far more presentable and experienced tigress said with a jovial expression, helping button and tie her friend's coat while still being exposed. "Uhh...you mean OUR mess, right?..." she asked in a satirical tone. As she guided Kate to the door, Victoria asked again with sweet but curious eyes, "Be honest with me...did you enjoy it?". Kate giggled softly, the red flaring up in her cheeks as she covered her mouth with her hand, "I...honestly...I did...it felt so new...so different, exciting...like you really know how to touch a woman". "Well, I should hope so, being that I am one" the tigress jested. Kate giggled even louder, "It did drive me wild...although I don't think I'd do it again if I had the choice...and even if I did..." Kate trailed off, her smile graceful as she gently kissed her friend's cheek, "There's only one person I'd be okay with, I suppose...".
Victoria opened the door, "One more for the road?" she asked. Kate turned around, pausing for a second, looking around herself before reaching in to steal a sweet kiss on the tigress's lips, "Only for you". Victoria purred softly, licking her lips before her gaze fixed back to Kate's, "That's great...so same time next week?" she teased at her friend. "I wouldn't count on it" the lioness replied humorously, waving back as she quickly rushed to her car. "And Victoria...thanks for everything...this is between you and I, right?" she asked, pressing in the clutch as the key slipped into the ignition.
"Don't worry... my lips are sealed... thanks to you, that is" Victoria winked with her tongue playfully lulled out; earning another giggle out of Kate as she started up the vehicle, driving off down the road in the car's low-rumbling purr.