The Bath
(C)2000 by Michael Setzer.

     "Tamara! I'm needing a bath...could you help me please?"
     Sergei, gainerlion extraordinare, waddled his way into the bathroom
and toward the specially made, oversized bathtub he used to keep himself
clean, his half ton of lionbulk jiggling this way and that with every
step of the way.
     Tamara, tigress and feeder, padded in after him, smiling.  It may
have sounded like a childish request from a lazy lion, but Tamara didn't
mind.  Two reasons...first, Sergei's great bulk made it very difficult
for him to keep himself clean..not at least without ALOT of help.
Second, as Sergei's feeder and lover, she was MADLY in love with him and
took advantage of any opportunity to spend time with her beloved
cuddle-cat.
      Sergei climbed in to the empty tub and smiled at Tamara.  The
panthress padded over and turned on the spigot, filling the tub with
warm, clean water.  Tamara smiled back "Ready?" she asked.
     Sergei nodded, "a-yep!" He leaned back and and submerged himself
until only his the top of his belly and the tip of his muzzle were above
the water.  He sucked in a big muzzleful of water and surfaced again,
fixing Tamara  with an impish grin.
      Tamara knew what this meant.  Putting her paws on her hips, she
gave her cuddle-cat a look of mock diapproval "Sergei!!!" she said in
the tone of a mother addressing her cub..."Don't you dare!"
     Sergei spat out the water "Awwwwwwwwwwww...." he mock-pouted "I was
just havin' fun!"
     Tamara giggled "Come on junior...time to begin." She picked up a
bottle of shampoo and dumped a generous pawful of it on Sergei's head
and neck-mane...Sergei reached up and started massaging, working the
shampoo into his headfur and mane....Tamara reached out and put her paws
on top of his...helping in the massage... "Mmmmm...." Sergei
purred..."This is the life!"  A look of sheer bliss crossed his muzzle.
      Tamara dipped a washcloth in the water, lathered it up. and
started on Sergei's forelegs, first his left, then his right, going all
the way from the gainerlion's  oversized chest to his paws... "Expertly
done." Sergei purred, observing her as she worked .  "Where did you
learn?"
      "From you." she replied, "Got to keep my cuddle kitten clean, you
know."
     Tamara dipped the washcloth in the water and lathered it up again,
handing it to Sergei.  The gainerlion stared at it with a curious
look...   "You know what to do with that...." said Tamara "your chest
and belly!" she said with mock disapproval "You're not TOTALLY
crippled."
        "Oh!" Sergei replied, taking the washcloth and rubbing over his
soft, flabby chest with it.
     Sergei dipped the washcloth into the water and gave it another
thorough lathering...starting on his belly... He was able to do his
upper belly with it, but as he got lower and lower, his bulk began to
get in the way and he began having difficulty  reaching
areas....."Here," purred Tamara, "let me help you."  With nary a
thought, she gently took the washcloth from his paws and started rubbing
his massive belly with it. Sergei leaned back and allowed Tamara to do
her work, enjoying her touch on his soft, bloated flanks.
      Sergei's bulk prevented him from cleaning his thick hindlegs, so
Tamara helped with that area too.. Scrubbing first his left hindleg then
the right one thoroughly.  Sergei smiled at her while she worked.  "You
do it so well." he purred.
      Tamara gave him a lick on his nosepad "Only for you, my dear." she
purred sweetly.
     Now came the part Sergei enjoyed the most.  Tamara lathered up
again and began scrubbing his broad leonine backside.  Working from his
neckmane to his buttocks,  she worked the washcloth all over his soft,
supple hide, using her powerful forepaws to give him a nice massage in
the process.  The room filled with Sergei's rich, throbbing purr.
      Her work done, Tamara stepped back.. Sergei leaned back and
submerged himself, shaking his massve body  this way and that to work
the soap out of his fur. Tamara watched him as he shook himself. and
sighed.     Sergei noticed this and surfaced "Like what you see?" he
asked.
      Tamara smiled "uh-huh!" she said, nodding.  "I especially like it
when you show off with your vast bulk."
     "I'm just getting rinsed off." he protested. A wide grin broke out
on his muzzle .."Oh! Same difference!"
     Sergei got up from the tub and shook himself off as gently as
possible to avoid making a mess of the bathroom.  He stepped of the tub
as Tamara handed him a towel.. "There now.." she said.  "All clean."
     Sergei gave Tamara a sweet tender noselick and then begain drying
himself.  "Thanks alot!"
     Tamara smiled "Anytime.." she said.