Synopsis: Since his wife's Louise's ongoing work assignment at a Fox Serum company has left Dale the lonely half of a tragic couple, Dale has worked himself to exhaustion to escape his loneliness. Perhaps a conversation with his boss will help Dale finding another option of dealing with the situation...?&nbsp;<br /><br /><br />This is my birthday story for <span class="username-with-symbol u"><a class="u regular username" href="https://www.deviantart.com/grapehyacinth">grapehyacinth</a><span class="user-symbol regular" data-quicktip-text="" data-show-tooltip="" data-gruser-type="regular"></span></span>. Happy birthday! I hope you like it! <img src="https://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="391" title=":) (Smile)"/><br />Since I didn't know which timezone you're in, I played to make safe and post it at midnight LA time... I'm just hoping you're not living on Guam, Saipan or Hawaii... <img src="https://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="366" title=":D (Big Grin)"/><br /><br />TF-Themes:&nbsp;<br />Plant (Rosebush)<br />Animal (Bumblebee)<br /><br /><br />If you liked this story, feel free to buy me a coffee: <a class="external" href="https://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?https://ko-fi.com/clancy688">ko-fi.com/clancy688</a><br />Many thanks! <img src="https://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="391" title=":) (Smile)"/>