The front door creaked open, and in waddled Althea, shoulders slumped under the weight of the week as her keys clattered in the bowl. A greasy paper bag swung from one paw, the heavenly smell of fried takeout trailing behind her like perfume, and she dumped the heavy bag on the counter with a thud that probably startled the neighbours.
With a sigh, she called out from the kitchen to the living room where she assumed Peter was. “Ay, amor… if you love me, don’t ask what I look like right now.”
She toed off her shoes with a grunt as she grabbed the bag and trudged through to the living room, muttering, “Ay dios mío, if today was a person I would’ve slapped them across the face.”
The takeout bag was unceremoniously dropped onto the coffee table as she flopped down beside Peter on the couch with a theatrical sigh and all the grace of a landslide, her thighs and belly squishing against them. She leaned in immediately, heavy and warm, like she’d been starved of touch all day.
“Surprise, mi amor,” she mumbled, lips pressing lazily against their cheek. “Dinner is officially… somebody else’s problem tonight.” Her snout nuzzled gently at Peter’s neck, her lips pressing soft, grateful pecks against their skin.
“Dios, I missed you, mi osito. Work was a monster today, and my feet feel like I fought it barefoot.”
Her paw fumbled for Peter’s hand, clutching it to her chest while she nuzzled closer, her fur smelling faintly of cooking oil and soap. “I missed you so much, baby,” she said softly, the words half a groan, half a purr. “All week I’ve been thinking, ‘just finish this week and make it to the couch, just make it to Peter,’ and mira, I did it. Barely.” she hummed, a slow and soft smile breaking out on her face as she breathed deep.
She tilted her snout up, shaggy hair falling back to show a glimpse of her eyes. “So… are you gonna tell me I’m amazing and gorgeous and the greatest wife of all time, or is there something more I gotta do?” she chuckled, leaning forward to reach for the bag of food on the table infront of them.