While most of the group was having a great time exploring the desert, Steph and Chloe stayed back home because the heat really wasn’t their thing. While relaxing, the dog-girl got curious about Chloe’s past life and wondered if she ever planned to visit her previous family now that she was able to do so with Sophia’s portals. The fox-girl denied it, though. As it had been so long since she died, and her memories felt more like a TV show, on top of having been lovingly raised by Fey, she had lost the connection to her previous life and had no intention of opening old wounds for everyone involved.

  “Do I still have lap privileges?” After their serious discussion from earlier, Steph still sounded a little sheepish.

  “Why would you have lost them?” The fox looked confused.

  “Because I made you talk about something unpleasant.”

  “It was far from my favorite topic, but I’d never be upset at you for having an honest interest in my life. In fact, it makes me happy.”

  “Great to hear!”

  “That’s why, my lap is all yours~.”

  “That’s even better to hear!” Steph liked that a lot. Afterward, she immediately climbed all over her fox and laid her back on Chloe’s lap. “I demand belly rubs!” Saying so, she even further lifted her already short top to present her entire stomach to her.

  “One serving of the usual coming right up!” Seemingly being used to her overly dog-like behavior, Chloe smiled at her while putting a hand on Steph’s stomach and began to gently rub it in a circular motion.

  “Ehehe~.” Her expression turned into a goofy smile.

  “It’s so adorable how in tune you are with your dog side.” Liking her reaction, the fox-girl increased the intensity of her petting. “I wonder if the cats also do something similar.”

  “Well, if they’re like real cats, they enjoy belly rubs for 2.6 seconds before they attack and scratch you.” Steph awkwardly scratched her cheek. “Speaking from experience there, too. There might be exceptions, but there’s definitely a pattern.”

  “Ahaha.” She let out a small chuckle. “That does indeed sound like a cat. I was more generally thinking, though. Like, are there any specific behaviors that cats have to show affection?”

  “Hmm, it’s not exactly exclusively a cat behavior, but they like to mark stuff to show what’s theirs. I know for a fact that Sophia does that a lot. If you cuddle with her, she eventually begins to rub her head all over you. Actual cats do that to leave their scents on individuals or objects to tell others that they’re their possession.”

  “That’s so cute! I actually think I saw her doing that, too!” Chloe nodded a couple of times. In fact, I’m almost sure she did that to me, too!”

  “She did that to everyone in our group multiple times.” The dog-girl shrugged. “We’re all part of her circle, after all.”

  “Aww~.” She liked that. “Also, I’m kinda good with scents, and Sophia and Maya smell almost the same, so I can take a guess on how much they’re doing that with each other.”

  “Very true.” As Steph’s nose was excellent, she had noticed the same. “Ari and Anna are similar in that regard, as well.”

  “I wonder if that’s the case for us, too.” Chloe looked right at Steph while tilting her head. At the same time, she also was still rubbing her belly. “I don’t really, I think, rub my head against you, but we’re all over each other all the time. It’s hard to smell your own scent, but I wouldn’t be surprised if we smell similarly or the same from being together all the time.”

  “I hope so!” While saying so, the dog-girl wiggled her body around to rub all over Chloe’s lap to leave even more of her scent on her. “I’m not outdone by some cats!”

  “Hehe.” The fox liked her reply. “Also, they seem to use their tails for a lot, especially in affectionate ways.”

  “I bet they use it for horny ways, too!” Steph got excited. “That’s what I definitely would do, after all!”

  “…” Chloe went silent for a moment. She might or might not remembered how she asked Sophia about that very topic about half a year ago, as well. “I think it’s pretty cute how expressive their tails are, though. Mine’s too big to do much more than a little swishing around, so I’m a tiny bit envious. Of yours, too.” She took a quick look at Steph’s white and violet tail.

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  “To be fair, my tail only has two settings." She also glanced at her tail. "Wagging a lot and wagging a whole lot." Even now, when she was lying half on it, it still refused to stay still. “Okay, that’s also because I haven’t stopped being excited and happy ever since getting it.”

  “And it makes you even more lovable than you already were.”

  “I guess I’m not the only smooth one today, huh?” Steph’s expression turned cheeky again.

  “I’m just being honest~.”

  “That just makes you even smoother!”

  “Hehe.” Chloe just reacted with a gentle smile.

  “You are the lovable one!” She took some damage from the smile alone.

  “WE both are~.” The fox-girl smiled at her.

  “By the way, I want to do something together with you in the domain! Let’s make a biome just for the two of us!” Steph’s voice turned more excited. “Something nice and cool! You helped me with my permafrozen kingdom of greatness, but I want to create something together with you from the ground up!”

  “I’d love that!” Chloe liked the idea. “Fenfen and I are currently waiting for our log cabin to be finished so we can start right away, as well!"

  “Yay!”

  "Do you have something in mind already?" She tilted her head.

  “Something cold, obviously!” Steph stated the obvious for them. "I want to recreate a polar region like Antarctica on Earth! Layers upon layers of snow and ice as far as you can see! Maybe a mountain range that has been frozen over and some permanent snowstorms here and there!"

  “I’m a little more partial to arctic regions, but that still sounds amazing!” The Arctic fox was a little biased. “Also, if it’s made by us, we can mix and match the regions to create a best of!”

  “Let’s go!” Steph was looking forward to it already. “Not right this instant, though. At the moment, this is more fun!” While saying so, she wiggled around a little to rub her back against Chloe's lap while her stomach was being petted by the fox-girl.

  “Sounds good~.” She lightly increased her petting in response. “Oh, by the way, speaking of fun!” The fox suddenly raised her voice while she looked at Steph’s bare stomach she was petting before moving her gaze a little to the side and up on the dog-girl. “Why are you not wearing a bra?” She noticed that she could see the unobstructed underside of Steph’s chest peeking through the already short shirt she had lifted a little on top. "I'm not complaining. In fact, it's the opposite of that, but I am curious about the why.”

  “Do you like what you see?” Smirking at her in a provocative way, Steph grabbed the hem of her top and pulled it up further to lay even more of her chest bare.

  “I love what I'm seeing!" The fox-girl took a long and hard stare at the dog-girl's almost completely exposed chest before seeking eye contact with her again. “Where did it go, though? You were wearing one when we were still with the others, weren’t you?”

  “I got rid of it the moment we arrived home when you entered the living room before me.”

  “To get more comfy?” Chloe tilted her head. “That’s a valid reason.”

  “That’s just one of the reasons.”

  “What’s the other, then?”

  “Well, everyone will be in the desert for the rest of the day, so it’s just us in the house for quite a while, and I didn’t want to waste any time~.”

  “Oh~.” Understanding what she meant and realizing that the two were going to be alone for the next couple of hours, Chloe’s expression turned mischievous. Afterward, she stopped petting Steph’s stomach and began to move her hand towards the dog-girl’s chest, which had been completely bare at this point. Coping a feel of her left breast, the fox then gave it a slight squeeze before smirking at her.

  “Mhm~.” Steph was already enjoying it.

  “…” Without saying another word, Chloe gave her chest another squeeze or three before changing positions. She first moved the dog-girl away from her lap and laid Steph down on the sofa next to her before moving on top of her. In their new arrangement, the fox-girl's hand found her way towards Steph's chest once more while she also moved in for a kiss. Once their lips touched, the dog-girl immediately wrapped her arms around Chloe's neck and pulled her even closer, which caused her to collapse on top of her. Chloe didn’t seem to mind, though, and simply continued from there as she was used to being the top, anyway.

  In the end, they never left the living room, let alone the sofa, because their switch had been flipped. Going to their room was no longer an option, as it only would have been a waste of valuable time.

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  “I-I can’t believe we did it in the living room! Even more so, on the sofa we all sit on every day!” A good while had passed since they started going at it, and Chloe promptly got embarrassed over the events after the post-activity clarity had set in.

  “Ahaha~.” Steph had to chuckle at her reaction.

  “Do you think they’ll notice? We cleaned everything with magic and opened all the windows to get some fresh air in, also assisted with wind magic, but still!”

  “Don't worry about it~.” The dog-girl smiled at her. “We aren’t the first ones to do it in the living room. Not even the first ones to do it on the sofa.”

  “Huh?!” Chloe raised her voice. “How do you know?! Have you caught someone in the act?!”

  “It’s the smell~.” She smirked at her. “After the wolves, I probably have the best nose, and the, albeit faint, smell of sweat sweet, and some other things lingers constantly. It seems to be a common occurrence, really. In fact, I’m a little disappointed in myself that I haven’t managed to catch them doing it yet.”

  “Wow!” The pink fox had nothing else to say. “Every single one of our friends is so perverted! Ourselves included!”

  “And that’s why I love this group so much!” Steph wouldn’t want to have it any other way. “Anyway, because of that, we should be fine with a little more airing out. Not that I would mind them knowing, either.”

  “Mhmm.” Chloe gave up worrying about it.

  “Lunch?”

  “Lunch!”

  As they had burned a lot of calories, they had gotten hungry and decided to get something to eat before having more fun together for the rest of the day.

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