The Unplanned Detour - Chapter 18
Dylan and Zoe eventually fell asleep just before dawn and slept until mid afternoon. Or, Dylan did. Zoe woke up to his soft snores to find herself in a tangle of limbs. He had his arm and leg over her while her leg was between his and her arm was draped over his hip. His face was resting on the top of her head, his breathing gently ruffling her fur.
Zoe could detect the various scents that encompassed the room. Dylan's sweat and his semen, his natural musk combined with his body spray. Her fluids and blood along with her own natural musk amalgamated into a smell that said one thing - Mated.
Zoe sighed contentedly as she dug her head into her mates chest. Her mate, she loved both the concept and the reality. She found herself wanting to feel him in her again since she wasn't as sore as she had been earlier. She knew that she asked him to wait, and he agreed, but she found herself regretting her choice once again and changing her mind. Her poor mate had exhausted himself trying to make everything perfect for her first time, and it was perfect. But he'd fallen asleep before running that bath he'd suggested and, truthfully, their combined fluids had hardened in her fur making stiff spikes that poked her when she moved the wrong way.
Well, he had warned her. Slowly untangling herself from Dylan, trying not to wake him, she eased herself out of bed. She hissed as she stood up since she could feel the soreness in her thighs and her butt as well as her stomach. It was like she'd never used those muscles before. Or, at least, not in the way she usually did. Her crotch was sore on the verge of being painful and she realized that it was throbbing in time to her heartbeat.
She walked stiffly to the robe that had been abandoned on the floor and, with another hiss of pain, bent over to grab it. The thought of Dylan taking her while she was bending over sent delightful shivers through her. Maybe she could suggest something like that?
Wrapping the robe around her, she slowly walked to the door, unlocked it, and left the room, hoping that she hadn't woken Dylan up. As she turned to head for the bathroom, she saw her two other roommates watching her with huge grins on their faces.
"Congratulations!" Desiree exclaimed.
"Yeah, Congratulations!" Amanda echoed.
Zoe raised her forefinger up to her lips and said "Shhhh! He's still asleep!"
"No doubt" Amanda said. "We didn't think he'd ever stop!"
"Yeah" Desiree cut in "you two were at it for hours!"
"Yeah, like five or six!"
"I'd say it was closer to six."
"So, how big is he?" Amanda asked, being her natural inquisitive self.
Zoe wasn't sure exactly why she did it. Maybe it was because these mammals were her sisters in all but blood. Maybe it was the euphoria that still infused her. But she held her paws up so that they were about ten inches apart. Amanda and Desiree's gasped and their eyes widened at that. Amanda, who'd actually spent the night with a wolf before, knew that Dylan was several inches longer than the one she'd been with.
"A... and how big around?" Of course it would be Amanda wanting to know all the details.
Zoe held her finger and thumb about two inches apart, gauged it, and then increased the separation a little more.
Her sisters in spirit made soft, strangling sounds before Desiree inquired. "That's the size of his knot?! What about the rest of him?"
Zoe just looked at her sisters for a moment before answering. "He doesn't have a knot."
Amanda and Desiree were shocked. Both their heads turned to look at the bedroom where the mammal being discussed lay sleeping, to each other, then back to Zoe.
"Oh you poor girl!" Amanda stated.
Zoe smiled and said "No. I've been blessed by Aphrodite and Hera to have such a phenomenal mate."
Then she turned and entered the bathroom leaving Amanda and Desiree to stare at each other with their jaws still hanging open. It was Amanda, once again, that voiced her inner thoughts. "I wonder if she shares?"
Unsurprised by Amanda's comment, Desiree just replied, "Don't count on it."
oooOOOooo
The first thing that Dylan noticed as he started to wake was the smell of sex that permeated the room, and the smell of Zoe's freshly washed fur as they lay cuddled close together. He opened his eyes to see Zoe staring back at him. He lost himself in her eyes again. Those same orbs that had captivated him when he had rescued her and had graced his dreams ever since.
He realized that, if Zoe smelt clean that she had gotten up and bathed, doing what he had promised he'd do for her last night. Instantly, Dylan felt the crushing weight of guilt.
"Oh Baby! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to fall asleep!"
Zoe just smiled delicately, raised her paw up to his jaw, and said "My Love, don't worry about it, I understand. You did so much for me, and to me, last night, I have no complaints whatsoever. I wonder if you could do something for me."
Relieved slightly Dylan promised "Anything Love!"
Zoe kissed him chastely and ordered "Mate me again!"
Dylan could have tried to protest, stating her previous wishes about waiting, but he would take any chance he had to mate with Zoe. Still, he would use everything he knew to make it better for her. Using all of his skills he had with his mouth and hands, he gave her several more orgasms before he penetrated her with the utmost care. She was so incredibly tight! She whimpered slightly at times, but he was able to bury himself in her.
It hurt, but it was welcome pain, she was very tender due to having been stretched so much last night. There was no sensation of tearing inside her this time, that issue having been dealt with permanently. Zoe discovered that she rather liked the pain and the extremely full feeling she had with having her mate inside of her.
After he'd made his mate cum several more times, he found his own release in her once more before laying next to her, again covered in sweat. Dylan lay on his back with his right hand on her back, holding her tight against him. Zoe had her arm over his chest and her leg thrown over his legs, her soaked center pressed against his thigh. Still recovering from several mind numbing orgasms, Zoe gave no thought about giving in to her curiosity and she began using her long tongue to start licking the sweat off of her mate. While extremely salty, it also stimulated her, making heat pool in her lower belly. She stopped when she realized that she wasn't sure if she could go for more sex right now.
While Dylan enjoyed the miniature tongue bath that Zoe was giving him, he couldn't help thinking about what he'd like for her to use her tongue later.
"We need to take a bath Baby" Dylan said, and then, when his stomach growled loudly, added "And get something to eat."
Zoe was extremely hungry as well. Her and her mate had been using up a lot of calories after all.
"I don't think I can move."
"Then just lay there Baby, I'll take care of it."
Dylan carefully climbed out of bed and found his phone, still in his pants pocket, and ordered several large pizzas. Then he took money out of his wallet and pulled on Zoe's robe as that could cover the greatest amount of body area.
Dylan went into the dining room to find Amanda and Desiree at the table looking through a magazine. Dylan noticed that it was a bridal magazine of some sort and knew that Zoe's parents weren't the only ones planning their wedding. He also noticed the odd looks that they were giving him but he had too much on his mind to try and figure out why. He placed the money on the table and told them that he'd ordered pizza for dinner and that him and Zoe would be taking a bath.
Dylan started a slightly hot bath for them before going to get Zoe. He wrapped her in the relatively clean top sheet prior to picking her up and carrying her, bridal style, into the bathroom. He turned off the taps and turned to his mate to find that she'd already shed the sheet and stood before him in all her glory. His eyes feasted on her, his mate. I am the luckiest mammal in Zootopia! he thought.
Dylan helped her into the water and then climbed in behind her. As he lay back against the foot of the tub, his gasped as his back hit the cold metal. When he got used to the chill, Dylan pulled Zoe against him so that her back was resting on his chest. He began to tenderly bath her, his actions both erotic and practical. Some few minutes later where the only sounds up to then had been the water he'd been washing Zoe with splashed back into the tub, Dylan said, "I can hear you thinking Love. What are you contemplating?"
Pulled from her thought's by her mate's voice, Zoe responded, "I'm thinking about our wedding. I want to do something a little more traditional if that's okay."
"I don't mind Love, as long as it's what you want."
"Oh, it's most definitely what I want."
"Okay then."
They eventually finished bathing before going back to the bedroom to get dressed. When they came out they discovered that the pizza's had already been delivered. As they ate, Dylan again noticed the occasional strange look that Amanda and Desiree would give him. When he looked to Zoe for answers, he noticed that she kept a smirk on her face. Dylan decided not to worry about it, at least for right now.
After dinner, Dylan made sure that there were two sets of sheets in the bedroom. One to replace the current set, and the other to replace the second set. On their second night together, Dylan showed Zoe another way to use her tongue to give him pleasure and Zoe found an additional salty taste of Dylan's that she enjoyed. That night was a repeat of the night before.
Dylan had gotten up to use the bathroom and burst out laughing when he opened the bedroom door. Zoe turned to see what was so funny, but Dylan was in the way. When she asked what he was laughing at, he moved to the side. She saw two pair of fake bunny ears attached to a plastic headband. Both sets had thread tied to them and then attached to the door frame by tacks so that they hung down blocking the doorway. She quickly realized what they represented and blushed heavily. Zoe giggled when Dylan came back to bed wearing one pair while putting the other set on her head before he pulled her to him, intent on living up to the joke.
Alas, nothing lasts forever as, after their second day as mates, both had to re-enter mainstream life. Zoe had to go back to her normal shifts at the hospital and Dylan had to deal with business meetings, coding, and practice with his band. So, while it hurt more that usual to part, both knew that they would see each other in a few hours.
oooOOOooo
Dylan checked in with Rick to see how things were going. They had a bit of a heated discussion about the cell phone project. Rick wanted to start their own cell phone business whereas Dylan was just wanting to lease the plans to the phone companies and just produce the code for it. After Dylan had explained how they would be getting a percentage of the sale of each phone produced without having to bear the cost of manufacturing them, as well as the fact that he'd rather concentrate on manufacturing laptops since no one here had those yet, Rick relented.
Dylan also picked up the special items that he'd had Rick make for him. The squirrel really was a genius with electronic design. Rick briefed Dylan on how the company had expanded. They'd hired several dozen more people for both coding departments. Many more games had been designed and sold to the different phone companies, with the usual exception being the dying Horizon company.
A marketing director, Margo Tusker, had been recruited. He told Dylan that, in order to expand any further, they needed to find larger accommodations. Dylan suggested that they talk to their lawyers and see about making an offer to buy Horizon, that would give them plenty of space. Ricks eyes practically glowed at the thought.
After the briefing, their conversation devolved to discussing their personal lives, Dylan found out that Rick had started dating a mink by the name of Tammy Neogale. For his part, Rick got upset when Dylan told him he was now mated and was only mollified when Dylan told him that it had just happened a few days ago and that he wanted Rick to stand with him when he got married.
Dylan met up with his band and explained his absence for the last few days. All of his friends were ecstatic that he'd gotten mated. They assured him they'd been practicing the song he wanted and were ready for this Friday.
oooOOOooo
Nick, Judy, and Dylan were all sitting at a booth in Pizzaries, the best pizza place in all of Zootopia. Judy had ordered the vegetarian special, Nick a beetle pizza with extra beetles, and Dylan had ordered the spicy chicken pizza. As they ate, they talked of what had happened to them since they'd last met.
Nick and Judy talked about the prison break and Dylan talked about the family dinner he'd been to. Dylan thanked Nick for his advice, which had worked out perfectly. They laughed when he explained how Zoe had told him her younger sister had a crush on him. Nick simply commented "Ladies mammal, told you so."
When he sprang the surprise about him being mated on them Judy whooped and jumped up over the table and gave Dylan a huge bunny hug. Nick, being more restrained, simply held out his paw and congratulated Dylan.
"So, Nick, Judy, would you be willing to stand with me at my wedding?" He asked. Nick smiled and accepted immediately. When Dylan turned to Judy she presented him with a sad face. "You can't go? That's not fair!"
Judy shook her head and said "That's not it. It's just that Zoe already asked me to stand with her."
Dylan just grinned and said "Well, that worked out then!"
oooOOOooo
Dylan finished practicing the set list with his band and headed home. Inside, he found Zoe on the phone with her mother. At least, that's what it sounded like. Desiree was making dinner and informed him that Amanda wouldn't be home until later due to having to work some extra hours.
"We need to swing by mom and dad's place soon. Mom and I have to go over some things and that will give you and dad some time to talk."
Zoe asked after giving him a quick kiss.
"Would Monday do Love?" Dylan returned Zoe's kiss.
"That would be perfect my wolf!" Zoe kissed him back.
"By the gods you two! Get a room!" Desiree declared with laughter in her voice. Dylan and Zoe, almost as if they'd rehearsed it, turned to Desiree and said, at the same time, "Yes Ma'am!" and then ran off into their bedroom. They left Desiree standing there, giggling and shaking her head.
After they'd gotten into the bedroom and were undressing, Dylan remembered the thing that had been niggling on his mind. "Baby? Why have Amanda and Desiree been giving me such funny looks lately? Not all the time, just every once in a while."
Zoe blushed. She wasn't sure how Dylan would take it but since they were mates she couldn't keep it from him.
"After our first night together I may have, in a moment of euphoric withdrawal, satisfied their curiosity as to your... size."
Comprehension dawned on Dylan. He gazed at his mate and tried to be objective. It wasn't easy. He could see her lithe figure and he could understand the looks he'd been getting. "They're afraid I'm hurting you with my size?"
"Not really, it's just female curiosity. They were just surprised. Evidently they heard us and also complemented you on your stamina." Zoe smiled after saying that. "I also told them that I was blessed by both Aphrodite and Hera."
Dylan pulled Zoe close and gave her a steamy kiss, his hands running over her naked body. When he broke the kiss he stated "We're both blessed!"
oooOOOooo
The crowd at Clodhoppers was boisterous, waiting for Dylan and his band to come on stage. Dylan was happy since Zoe was with them backstage. He'd introduced her to all his band mates and they all seemed to like her immediately. Now they stood in the wings as the club manager got ready to introduce them. Zoe was amazed by the number of mammals in the audience, the place was absolutely packed with mammals of all types. While she knew Dylan's band was good, she hadn't known the true extent. Until tonight.
"Ladies and gentle mammals! We at Clodhoppers are proud that we were the club that Crossroads chose to debut at. Sadly for us, their popularity has grown so much due to such wonderful fans such as yourselves, they are forced to start frequenting larger venues."
The crowd didn't sound too happy about that, but the manager wasn't done yet.
"Okay, okay. We know how you feel. The band has let us know that they would love to continue to play here once a month. Their new venue will be at Tumbleweeds where they can accommodate more of their amazing fans. So, without further ado, I introduce to you... Crossroads!"
After a quick kiss from his mate, Dylan walked out onto the stage with his band. They swiftly took their places. Clodhoppers was once again packed wall to wall. They broke into their first song, a tribute to old country music, Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash.
When they'd finished, the crowd roared and the clapping sounded like it would go on forever. The same thing happened after their second, third, and fourth song as well. Then they came to the part of the show where Dylan introduced the band members to the crowd. After introducing himself last Dylan waited for the applause to die down and then addressed the crowd once more.
"Thank you! Thank you! But I have one more individual I want to introduce to you tonight!" He turned to the wings where Zoe was standing to see her with huge, round eyes, her paws trying to wave him off, and mouthing 'NO', all of which he planned to ignore.
He walked over to her, kissed her, and then tugged her out to center stage. Zoe looked shy as she let herself be brought out in front of hundreds of mammals. There were whistles, cat calls, and a smattering of applause.
"This is Zoe, my amazing mate and soon to be wife. As soon as I get around to asking her." More whistles and cat calls but more applause.
"Now, y'all know we try to bring you a new song every week. So tonight, I want to dedicate this song to her." Dylan signaled backstage and a stage hand ran out to hand him what anyone from Earth would recognize... a wireless headset. He put the headset on and faced Zoe.
As the first notes of the song played, Dylan took Zoe in his arms and started dancing. Zoe forgot all about the crowd as she danced with her mate, each staring into the others eyes. And when he began to sing, her heart did flips.
Every time our eyes meet
This feeling inside me
Is almost more than I can take
Baby, when you touch me
I can feel how much you love me
And it just blows me away
I've never been this close to anyone or anything
I can hear your thoughts, I can see your dreams
I don't know how you do what you do
I'm so in love with you
It just keeps getting better
I want to spend the rest of my life
With you by my side
Forever and ever
Every little thing that you do
Baby, I'm amazed by you
The smell of your skin
The taste of your kiss
The way you whisper in the dark
Your fur all around me
Baby you surround me
You touch every place in my heart
Oh, it feels like the first time every time
I wanna spend the whole night in your eyes
I don't know how you do what you do
I'm so in love with you
It just keeps getting better
I wanna spend the rest of my life
With you by my side
Forever and ever
Every little thing that you do
Oh, every little thing that you do
Baby, I'm amazed by you
As Dylan finished the song, he pulled his mate close and kissed her. At first Zoe was surprised that he would do that in front of everyone, but she soon melted into his embrace as waves of thunderous applause filled the air around them. There were loud whistles and shouts, but neither Dylan nor Zoe actually heard it, too wrapped up in their emotions.
The applause was still going strong when Dylan finally ended the kiss. Zoe started to move backstage again but was restrained by Dylan's hand on her wrist. He held his hand up, palm out, and waited for the applause to die down.
"Thank you! You know how we love to make the music you enjoy so much and I apologize for making part of tonight a personal matter."
Dylan was interrupted by shouts from the crowd,
"Don't be!"
"Kiss her again!"
"Congratulations!" along with more whistles.
Dylan grinned, "Thank you again! But, if you remember before I started the song, I said there was something I needed to do." Zoe froze, her eyes huge. No! Surely he isn't going to do that here, in front of all these mammals! Oh gods! She thought as Dylan turned to face her, dropped to one knee, and pulled a small, felt covered box out of his pocket.
Silence descended over the crowd like a blanket.
He opened the box and presented it to her, inside was an engagement ring with a huge diamond encircled by tiny ones. Zoe's gasped and the crowd faded from her awareness as she looked into Dylan's eyes and saw the total love and devotion there.
"Zoe Loper, Ever since the moment we met, I've loved you. It took a while for me to admit it to myself, but when I did, I couldn't see a future for me without you in it. I don't want to waste another moment without you. Would you do me the greatest honor of becoming my wife? Will you marry me?"
Zoe's felt her heart swell as Dylan professed his love for her. She realized she was crying, tears of happiness running down the fur on her cheeks. It felt like joy was infusing her entire body as, not trusting her voice, she vigorously nodded her head in acceptance.
The roar of the crowd eclipsed the applause from the song as Dylan slipped the ring onto her finger, stood, and pulled his mate and fiancé close to him. They shared a ardent kiss that seemed to last forever. All too soon they broke off their kiss and, with applause still ringing in their ears, Dylan walked Zoe back to wings to thumbs up from his band mates.
Dylan gave Zoe a quick kiss and told her he loved her. Which sounded over the speakers as Dylan realized he'd forgotten to turn off the headset, making Zoe giggle. The microphone caught that too. Normally Zoe would have been embarrassed by that, but she had just danced and accepted Dylan's marriage proposal in front of hundreds of mammals. As for Dylan, he was riding high, happier than he could ever remember being.
Needing to express how great he felt, he and his band played Life is a Highway by Rascal Flatts. After a couple of more songs after that, Dylan wished all of Crossroad's fans a wonderful night. He turned and quickly walked over to Zoe, who he scooped up into his arms and crashed his lips onto hers, his tongue seeking to invade Zoe's mouth. With no hesitation, Zoe accepted the assault gladly, her arms going around him.
As they kissed, the band members walked by heading to the dressing rooms, each one giving a comment or patting them on the shoulders. Rachel's comment was "Don't forget to come up for air." Jack said "Congratulations", Beth's comment was "We're invited to the wedding, right?", and Edgar mentioned that the instruments had already been put away.
When they finally pried their lips from each other, Zoe gasped out "I can't believe you proposed in front of the entire crowd!" and smacked him on the arm.
"Well," Dylan smirked, "I just wanted to let everyone know how much I love you Beautiful. It beats shouting it from the rooftops!"
"I suppose it does. And, since you feel that strongly about it my mate and future husband, how about you take me home, take me to bed and... take me?"
Dylan could feel himself hardening at Zoe's invitation. Saying a quick goodbye to the band and the manager, Dylan and Zoe rapidly made their way out of the back stage door and through a few fans who wanted Dylan's autograph.
Amanda was still awake when they arrived home, Desiree having gone out on a date. She gaped at the sight of Zoe's engagement ring before giving both of them enthusiastic hugs. Her jaw dropped in wonder as Zoe described how Dylan had proposed, thinking how romantic it was to dance and sing to her in front of the crowd. Nothing would satisfy her until she heard the song so Dylan sang it acapella.
As he sang, Zoe lived the moment again in her mind while Amanda adopted a sappy expression, dabbing the corners of her eyes with the edges of her shirt sleeves. When the song finished, she still had unshed tears in her eyes and stated "That was so beautiful!"
After Dylan and Zoe had shared a bath, Dylan proceeded to do as Zoe had asked and took her to bed... and, to her great delight, took her. And took her. And then took her again.
A/N: The song that Dylan sung to Zoe is Amazed by Lonestar. I think it is an awesome song to slow dance to with your loved one. Check it out and see if you agree.
I did change one word in the song to make it fit into the story. Where you see 'fur', it is actually 'hair' in the song.
I realize that having Dylan propose on stage isn't the most intimate locale, but it does make a whopping big statement. Plus, it factors in to the story in a very minor way in the next chapter.
Thanks to all those that have clicked follow and favorite! I want you to know that I appreciate you all!
Also, I want to let you know that I've just finished completing this story, including an epilogue. I will continue to post once a week as this will allow me time to work on Deathtouched and another story. I plan to post the epilogue at the same time that I post the final chapter.
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