Art by  skeletalheart

Todd Baker, the small but sturdy corgi was cuddling on the couch with his BBW Bengal girlfriend Khatara Anand.
Not paying much attention to the particularly cheesy movie; she was a bit more interested in the snacks.
He however was remembering how the unlikely couple came to be...

The two had met when he came to her massage parlor to relax after a hard week of work, and his dad sent him to check things out. It being his property after all.
At that time she was fairly slender, but had a slight bump of a belly. She did her best to keep up the usual dignity and grace that most tigers held themselves to, unfortunately for her she was not blessed to have been born with natural feline grace and polish. Walking over to greet her customer she tripped over the decorative rug in the front room and landed on the little corgi. Her breasts landing directly in his face.
Khatara: "हज़ार माफ़. मैं कसम खाता हूँ कि मैंने जानबूझकर ऐसा नहीं किया।" She quickly rolled her self off of him and helped him to his feet.
With a dopey grin on his face Todd replied: "Uh... what? Sorry miss, I'm afraid I don't speak Hindi.. But I assume that was an apology by your tone?"
She then cleared her throat and said with a hint of embarrassment in her voice: "Yes, you could say that. Are you okay little one?"
He said with a smile: "Just fine and dandy, are you okay Khatara?"
Khatara: "Yes I'm fine, wait.. I don't have a name tag on. How did you know my name?"
Todd: "My dad said a couple of nice young ladies were renting his building. He gave me your names, I know Xiyue so by process of elimination that would make you Khatara right?"
Khatara: "Oh you are my landlord's son. I'm guessing the rent is going up after this huh?"
Todd: "No way, no harm no foul. But I did come to get a back rub." He said looking up to her.

Within a few minutes he was on her table, her strong hands pressing into his back. After a bit he started whimpering happily from the experience. His tail wagging from her gently humming.
Khatara: "Care for an ashiatsu massage? Might really help with that bad back you corgis are known for."
Todd: "That would be nice... Wait, what's an ashia- AAH!" As he suddenly felt her feet on his back, pressing between his shoulder blades.
Khatara: "Sorry if my paws are a bit sweaty. I've had my sandals on all day."
Todd: "Oooh this is great.." As the stress and tension left his body. "If we were dating I'd be proposing to you right now..."
Khatara simply chuckled: "I must say that's the first time I've gotten a proposal from the table. But I did have a client try to pull me in for a kiss last week. She was NOT my type though."
Todd: "Seriously though, are you busy this Friday night? I know a great little place on Chestnut Avenue."



Meanwhile back in the present...
Khatara was waving her hand in front of Todd's face: "Honey? Yoohoo, anybody home?"
He snapped back to his senses and looked up at her.
Todd: "Oh yeah, sorry. Just lost in my thoughts." As he then took her hand and kissed it.
Khatara: "Well the movie is over. You want to go to bed, or stay up and have a little fun with my striped buns?" She said playfully.
Todd: "Khatara.. I was wondering something..."
Khatara: "Oh? Is something the matter?" As she rested her left hand around his shoulder and upper arm.
Todd: "Well, I was wanting to ask you something..."
Khatara: "Oh? What is it my handsome little man?"
He laid his head on the side of her belly, and said: "Do you maybe want to go for a walk on the beach before bed? It's not time for town curfew yet..."
Khatara: "Of course, let me go grab my sandals." As she stood up, causing him to fall over to where she had been sitting. Getting up too fast made her a bit dizzy causing her to fall back down on him. Her heavy rear smashing down full weight upon him. "Fluff! Todd are you okay?!" As she rolled off the couch and hoisted him out of the cushion.
Todd shook his head: "Yeah, I'm good. Can we do that again sometime?"
She chuckled: "What you see in a clumsy thing like me I'll never know." As she scritched him behind his ears. "Still feel up for that walk?"
Todd: "I see a kind, compassionate, if a bit chaotic tigress who captured my heart. And sure thing hun." As he then hugged her around her neck.
She felt something in his pocket press against her.
Khatara: "Aww, sweetie. Wait a second are you happy to see me or do you have something there?"
Todd: "Well.. both. I was going to ask you on the beach... but." He hopped down and got on one knee, before clearing his throat: "I know we've been going together for almost two years now..."
Khatara: "Yes honey?"
He pulled out a box from his pocket, and revealed an engagement collar.
Todd: "Will you make me the happiest dog in the world and spend my life with me?" He said expecting her to laugh in his face, or even slap him for daring to ask a tigress such a question.
She sat there a moment blinking her golden eyes, unsure of what to say.

Todd: "I shouldn't have said anything... Go ahead, eat me, hit me with something, toss me in the dryer. I've got it coming."
She dropped her head slightly: "Todd. As fun as things have been between us. I can't marry you."
Todd: "Somebody else right? Or I'm just not your type?" He leaned back in his seat. "Why couldn't I have been a handsome wolf, or better yet a big cat?"
Khatara: "Hey! You are just fine as you are, in fact you are a great guy. Which is why you can do better than an accident prone tigress from a poor family."
Todd: "What do you mean 'do better'? We love each other don't we? My family absolutely adores you. So please, won't you think it over?"
A tear ran down her chubby cheek as she picked him up and hugged him tightly. Her charcoal lips meeting his in a tender kiss.
Khatara: "Please just give me a few days to think it over honey."
Todd: "For you my dear, I've got all the time in the world."

As the pair then headed out for a walk along the beach, listening to a local band softly playing under a gazebo.