Here's part 1 romantic story featuring GMXMuscles characters, Made as a love letter to his work and characters, and the stories that these character are in.
Hope you enjoy it.

Marty, Zen, Joey, Nathan, Geamex, Leo, Drake and Lance are owned by GMXmuscle

It was a beautiful autumn morning, the time of the year when the leaves comes down from the trees as they prepare for the cold winter, a time where daylight is shorter and the skies start to get darker with stars in the sky. And on this Autumn day was the day where a nice date would happen between two beefy and very nice people.

Zen, a wolf with a chill personality and a love for flowers. He enjoys taking care of the flowers in his garden, and has a knack for adventure. He got buff because on one of his travels he finds a magical fruit that when eaten, causes their muscles to grow. With his newfound bulk, he became a regular at the gym, and his muscles can be a great help carrying stuff that is helpful for nature. He's also the stepbrother of Nathan, a Golden Shepard who has an affinity to big, buff guys. They care about each other and enjoy the time that they have together.

And there's Marty, a buff Quail who is a kind, but sometimes eccentric guy when you get to know him. He already has a athletic body before he ate the same fruit that Zen ate, but of course when he ate the fruit, his body became large and buff. He's also works for Leo, a businessman, and sometimes go to the Gym with. Those two handsome buff guys love each other and enjoy every moment for their time together, and on this autumn day, they are going to have a date to remember.

Marty woke up, only wearing briefs on and stretches his massive arms in the air. He then got out of bed, and looked outside of his window. "What a beautiful day, almost has beautiful has Zen is. I know today is going to be an amazing day.", Marty sniffs his armpits, "Man I need a shower.", Marty gets a towel and goes to his bathroom and looks in his mirror and flexes his amazing muscles in front of his mirror and says "Hello handsome.", he even bounces his pecs with a smile on his face. "Yeah, I'm so buff. Zen is lucky to have a wonderful and cool guy like me", after he finishes posing in his reflection, he gets in the shower, the water was warm. Marty washes his pompadour with some shampoo, Marty says "Gotta be clean for this great day."

Zen at the same time as Marty woke up, the night before he was finding information on the fruit that he and Marty ate, but no such luck. Nathan comes in Zen's room and says "Good Morning Zen, I made you some breakfast. Some wholesome oat flakes with blueberries, Some Orange Juice and some Strawberry Jelly on Toast. I hope you like it."

"Nathan thank you. That's kind of you." Said Zen.

"Well I just felt like doing something nice for my stepbrother, it's the least I could do for you." Said Nathen.

"I'm glad, so how's your job at that market your working in going." Said Zen.

"Yeah it's going quite well. I have met a lot of interesting and buff guys there. One time i met Drake, a bat from the night crew. He was intresting to say the least." Said Nathen.

"Yeah i met him a while back. He's cool, Chill and fun to be around. Man i would like to meet him sometime in the future and catch up on old times." Said Zen, and he smiles with a smile that radiates with Nathan. "Yeah, It could be cool to meet him again.", Zen then says "Yeah, it would be fun."

"Anyways, enjoy your breakfast. I'll be going to work soon so see you later. Have a great day stepbro.".
Said Nathen. And then he closes the door and giving Zen a thumbs up.

"Likewise" Said Zen as he begins enjoying his breakfast in bed. "Hmm, this is so good. Blueberries are so juicy." Zen loves blueberries, Their high in Nutrients and are perfect for maintaining brain functions. It's also helpful for Preventing Heart Attacks. After his healthy and nutritious breakfast, He got out of bed, and says "Man, that was delish."

Then Zen got out of bed and did 30 sit-ups and push-ups to prepare for the day. "Gotta keep fit to maintain a healthy body." after that, He got the bathroom, he turns the taps on, opens the shower door and goes in the shower and closes the door, Zen grab a bottle of Aloe Vera shower gel, and begins rubbing in it on his beefy arms, and while he's doing this, he kept thinking to him self "Today is gonna be an amazing day, for me and Marty." Zen have something planned for him and Marty, and by the sounds of it, it must be a perfect date.

After their respective showers and they dried them selves. They brush their teeth, and put on their clothes. Zen wearing a tank top and sweatpants, while Marty wears his business suit. "Ok, i'm pretty much ready to go to work." Said Marty. Marty takes his handbag and goes out the door, and breathes that lovely autumn smell. "Ahhh, I love the autumn season. You know, I think I'll walk to work this time, It's a nice day and Skye Industries isn't that far."

And off Marty went, walking along the street to the Skye Industries headquarters. "It's always nice to just take in the fresh air." Marty thought to himself, and during this walk, he met his sweetheart Zen, outside of his house. Zen says to Marty. "Good Morning Marty, how are you doing today sweetie?"

Marty smiles, and said "I'm doing good Zen, thanks for asking. Just heading to work, Making sure Leo is safe and sound and all that stuff. How about you, what have you got planned?"

Zen said "Well Marty, there's this large botanical garden at the park, filled with all sorts of interesting plants and flowers. It might be a beautiful experience, Hey I've got an idea. Would you like to come with me to it. It'll be a nice date. Sure it's not like our usual dates going to the gym and pumping iron, it's would be at the very least a nice one for the both of us."

Marty thinks about it for a second and says. "Sure I don't mind. Anything with you is always a treat sweetheart." And then Marty kisses Zen on the cheek. "Ok I've got to go or Leo is going to make me work overtime, see you later Zen."

"Bye for now." Zen says while he waves his boyfriend, and while standing there he smiles, he's happy that he and Marty are wonderful together. "Ahh, i'm so lucky to have met you Marty, I'm happy that you came to my life, I enjoyed every moment, every workout, every time that we spend together. Marty my love, thanks for being my boyfriend. I love you". Marty really means a lot for Zen, they both have come a long way. Everything they been through, was enjoyable to them. Their not only gym bros, but a couple that their love will never be unbroken no matter what. Zen suddenly snaps back to reality and realised he needs to prepare for his date with Marty, "Oh dang, I've got to get ready for the trip. Don't wanna be unprepared."

Marty arrives to work at Skye Industries, a Little Construction Enterprise, they did houses for Marty and Zen, and the owner of the company is Leo Skyes, a Cobra mountain of a man and is Marty's Boss/friend. Not long ago he Flexes his muscles with Zen at a local bodybuilding competition, although they both came up short they did do a good job flexing their mighty muscles. Marty at the office space sits down in his desk, Sorting out papers of diagrams for the new houses, but then he accidently ripped the sleeves of his office shirt. Marty thought to himself "Dang, not again. Why does that always happen when I do this." Marty hands his papers to a secretary who noticed his torn sleeves. The secretary says "Let me guess, you like to work out." Marty nods. The secretary smiles. She heard about Marty from Leo, "Don't worry about it, but if you want my advice. Maybe get shirts that don't rip easily.

"Ok, i'll keep that in mind in the future. Thanks for the tip." Marty says.

"No problem." Said the secretary and walks away from Marty. But that didn't break Marty Spirits, he just smiles and look at his sleeve, and said "Maybe it's time i get some new clothes. Especially ones for my date later on."

Meanwhile Zen was packing some stuff for the date, including water, some high-protein food, a big salad for him and Marty, some Speedos and a camera for the flowers. "Perfect, it's all coming along nicely." Just then the Phone rings. Zen picks up the phone. Zen says "Hello. Oh hey Joey what's up?" Joey was friends with Zen, Marty and Nathan. Joey was like a Father figure to him. He's the one that helped Nathan bulk up, and the one that introduced him to the Market he works in. Even in his 50s he performs at the local Bodybuilding circlet while training Nathen to be a great bodybuilder, he was on vacation in the Bahamas. Relaxing by the pool and sunbathing in the hot, beautiful outdoors.

Joey says "Yo Zen, it's been a while since Me and you Taught Nathan some moves of the trade has they say. Man that was a lot of fun, i'm sure the stuff we taught him is paying off."

Zen says "Yeah it did, Nathen has gotten a lot better. He improved a lot over the years. Honestly he's even better than me, and that's saying a lot, I may not be a pro-bodybuilder I take part in competitions now and again, but I can say he's about on the same level as you are."

Joey says "He he, That's what I like to hear. So how's things?"

Zen replied to him by saying "Just preparing my date with Marty at this Giant Botanical Garden. We are gonna go there, look at some rare flowers, sit near the pond and just have an amazing time."

Joey smiles and says "You did all this for him. Wow that's romantic. Marty is going to love this. I'm glad you and Marty are a couple, you too are pretty amazing together."

Zen signs with a smile on his face. "Yeah, I still remember the first time we met. He knocked at the door. He was a total stranger at the time. He wanted shelter, so I let him in. And after I got to know him, he was a nice guy to be around. And then there's the whole Fruit thing. The moment we both ate it, we changed to big, musclebound studs. And that day we worked out together, Go for walks together, chat about life and stuff, until we started to have feelings for each other, that first kiss under the stars was something we will never forget."

Joey smiles, He's happy that Him and Marty's relationship is an healthy and Happy one. "I'm thankful you two are together. You two were made for each other, two peas in a pod if you will. Your quite the gentleman Zen"

Zen blushes "he he. You really think so."

Joey replies. "Absolutely. If Marty makes you happy, and you are happy with him, then i'm happy for you two."

Zen says "Thanks Joey, that means a lot."

Joey says "Zen, don't ever change. Keep doing the things you do best. Working out, exploring, Gardening and bringing joy to not just Nathan, but Marty as well."

Zen says "Thanks Joey. Later." Joey says "Later" and the both hang up, and Joey gone out of his sunbathing chair and takes a dip in the pool. While Zen continues to prepare for the date, doing it all with a smile on his face and a waggle of his tail.

Back at Skye Industries, Marty was finishing filing the papers. "I'm sure Leo will be happy with this." Marty gets up from his desk, and begins walking to Leo's office. Leo was in his office working out on his new treadmill. It's state of the art exercise perfection, as it said on the box it came in. Marty knocks on the door, "Come in Marty" said Leo while he finishes his reps for the day, Leo was sweating, he went to his personal bar and fix himself a drink of water to cool himself down while Marty comes into the office.

"Hey Leo, what's up" Said Marty.

"Not much, i'm just pumping iron and taking my new Treadmill for a spin. It works like a treat. Wanna have a go?" Said Leo.

"No, but thanks for the offer." Marty Said while he puts the papers on Leo's desk

"No problem Martin." Leo says, he then drinks his well-earned water, a perfect drink for a workout. "So, what have you got planned later on" Leo then asks Marty.

Then Marty replies to Leo by saying "Well Zen asked me if I want to come to a large botanical garden in the park."

Leo then says "Oh I've heard of that. It's covered by a giant biodome, like as big as a sports stadium. It's doesn't just got plants, it has hot springs, a mini lake, a spa, a mini aquarium and a mini café selling exotic foods from around the world. I also had a hand of helping build the thing while you and Zen was on vacation in Hawaii together, those pics were lovely."

"Yeah it is pretty WHAT. You had a hand in making the building. I did not know that." Said Marty, who was surprised by this. Then Leo said "I didn't want you to worry about work while you focus on your trip with your boyfriend. As your boss, I know what's best for you, you may be my bodyguard, by even you need some R&R now and again." Marty agreed with him "I know, so like this hot springs. How warm are we talking here." Marty asked.

"Basically as warm as any other hot springs. it's a relaxing break, I highly recommend you and Zen try it out." Leo said to him.

"Sure, we'll try it out." Marty said, and gives him a smile and a thumbs up, Leo takes another sip of water with a smile on his face and gives him a thumbs up as well.

Meanwhile, Zen went to GMX Market. A supermarket where Nathan walks at, and Joey works security, making sure that the GMX Market is a safe shopping environment. And as he got inside the supermarket, he sees a familiar face.

"Hey Zen, it's been a while!", It was Lance, Zen's cousin and manager of GMX Market. He's also standing next to a giant inflatable statue of the mascot of a new brand of Low fat Potato Chips called Tater-Nate, a goofy potato with arms and legs, and sweatpants and a sweatband. It's part of a promotional campaign set by the Wholesome Yummies Company that all the supermarkets in the USA and UK to have this inflatable statue outside those superstores to boost sales.

"Same here" Zen said, and the two of them hug. "Man you haven't changed a day since the last time I seen you, with you busy running this store."

"I know, and I've been doing a great job. My employees are doing a great job, especially your brother in law, Nathan. He stacked those cans of tuna so quickly." Said Lance.

"That's Nathan for ya." Zen said. "Anyways, how's are you doing?"

"Great, we've got this new item on sale. It's called Nice-Chips, it's potato chips, but with less fat and salt than regular potato chips. And the flavours are Hot and Spicy, BBQ, Chicken and Lime and Tex-Mex." Lance said to Zen. Zen is somewhat curious about this brand of Potato Chips.

"Huh, maybe i'll try it out someday." Zen said to Lance.

"Yeah, i bought a packet of the Chicken and Lime ones and day taste amazing. But it's okay if you don't want to buy it. Anyways, what brings you here?" Lance said.

"Well, i want to buy a little gift for Marty. Like a bouquet of flowers, or a nice neckless or something like that. Zen says.

Lance then have a great idea. "Come with me, i'll show you something." He said and then he walked with Zen following him.

Back at the office of Skyes Industries, Marty and Leo are drinking some smoothies from his new blender he brought. Both of them were having a Strawberry, Banana and Kiwi smoothie. "Hmm, this is so delish." Marty says, with Leo then saying "Why thank you.".

Leo puts his glass down and then says to Marty "All these years, and we've changed a lot. I used to be evil, but now, i want to give people a place to live. I mean that what this company was built for."

Marty then says "Yeah, there was a time that i wanted to quit. I needed the money but at the same time, i didn't want to be used as a pawn to someone's twisted plan.
But sometimes we have to stop and think to ourselves that maybe what we are doing isn't the right thing to do. I'm glad i was the one to tell you that."

"Same here Marty, thanks for being there for me for all those years, even the times I wasn't the best. Said Leo.

Marty and Leo then hug each other. Marty is just happy Leo changed from a evil, money hungry tyrant to a humble and caring Businessman that values his employees. And then Marty looked at the clock. It was 12.00 PM.

"Oh crud. I finish work at 6.00, and the date starts at 6.30, i'm not gonna have enough time to pack my swimwear, wear something nice, not to mention I have to buy Zen a gift." Marty said, looking kinda stressed that might have to rush things after work.

But Leo comes up to Marty and says to him "Marty, I have a solution."

Marty being rather curious about this said "What is it?"

"Why not take the rest of the day off, that way you have more time to prepare yourself for your date, and don't worry you still get paid." Said Leo.

"You, you do that for me?" Marty said, looking rather surprised by this.

"Yeah. It's the least I could do." Leo Says then Marty shakes his hand, with tears of joy running down his face. "Thank you Leo. You're the best boss ever!." Marty says in a excited way. It's safe to say Marty is very happy.

"You're welcome, now go and enjoy your date and Feel free to tell me about it tomorrow." Leo Says to the overjoyed quail.

"Sure thing. See you later Leo." Marty says.

"Likewise" Leo says as Marty opens the door to leave the office, Marty wipes away his tears and then says "Well that was nice of him, I'm thankful Leo is there for me right now. Ok, first off, i need to get a gift." while he walked to his desk to get his handbag "But what would a guy like Zen love.", Marty grabs his handbag, says bye to his co-workers and he'll see them tomorrow, all the while he stresses about getting Zen a present. And as he gone down the elevator, he suddenly thought of someone that can help "I got it, i'll ask Geamex for help on getting Zen a perfect gift. Yeah this is perfect!"

Back at GMX Market, Lance brings Zen to the aisle where all the flowers are. All sorts of wonderful looking bouquets were on display, all look beautiful.

"Here you go Zen, there's tons of options to pick from. I'm sure Marty would love any of these." Says Lance. Zen ponders and look at the flowers, he wanted something that Marty would be happy when he gets them. And then Zen founds a bouquet with a mixture of a lot of colourful flowers, including some Red and white Roses, Lavender, Sunflowers, Ocean Lilies, Tiger lilies, Tulips and Marigolds. Zen then smiles, he have decided to get this bouquet for his sweetheart.

"I quite like the look of that one. This is the one I want to give to Marty" Says Zen as a grabs the bouquet.

"Ok if that's what you want. That'll be $14.99." Says Lance. He's not going to give it away for free, he is the boss of this supermarket after all.

"Sure, here you go." Zen said, and then gives Lance $15. "Keep the change, it's the least I could do."

"No problem, enjoy your date Zen." Lance says to Zen.

"Thanks Lance. Later, and say hi to Nathan for me." Zen says as a waves Lance goodbye and leaves the Supermarket.

"Take care." Lance says, and just then Nathan who was sorting out Bread for the bakery aisle noticed to Lance and his step-brother in the distance.

"Hey Lance, what were you and Zen talking about?" Asked Nathan.

"Oh it's nothing. He just wanted a gift for Marty so I helped him out." Says Lance, he's sure is a kind guy. Nathan smiles and Lance gives him a thumbs up for a good job.

Meanwhile, outside Leo Industries, Marty grabs his smartphone and phones Geamex, a medical student studying medicine. He's friends with Marty and Zen since the first time they met at the gym. He has a knack for bringing smiles to everyone he comes across. He's sometimes silly, but he's a kind-hearted Parrot with heart of gold.

Geamex was at a coffee house in the city, drinking a glass of water and eating a Blueberry Muffin. "Ahh just what I needed. A nice glass of cool, fresh water and a delicious Blueberry Muffin." And just as he's about to take a first sip of water his phone rings, Geamex takes a quick sip of water and puts the glass down and picks of his phone.

"Hey, it's Marty." Geamex says and answers Marty's call.
"Greetings Marty, how's things?" Geamex asked with a smile on his face, Geamex is always happy when he sees Marty. The two have a close bond between each other.

"Hey Geamex, i'm doing great. Anyways I need your help dude." Marty Said to Geamex.

"Ok, i'm happy to help with whatever you need." Geamex says, and then takes a first bite of his muffin. "So, what's the problem" Geamex Asked to Marty.

Marty then says to Geamex "Well, Zen is taking me out on a date at that large botanical garden that's about has big as a sports stadium. Leo has let me take the rest of the day off to prepare myself for the date, like buying Zen a gift. The problem is that I don't know what to get him, and I know on Christmas you always know the right presents for me, Zen and Joey, so I wanted to asked you for some help finding the perfect gift."

Geamex then smiles and says "Say no more, i'm coming let me finish my muffin and coffee and I'll be there in a moment. By the by, where are you right now?"

"At the Ultramall." Says Marty, then Geamex replied by saying "Good, just stay there and i'll come to you as soon as I can. See you in a bit. Geamex hangs up, and Marty sits near the fountain at the mall, waiting patiently as he was humming to himself.

Eventually Geamex met up with Marty at the fountain. "I'm here." Said Geamex. "I'm thinking that Zen would love a lovely..." And just as he about to say Chocolates, he and Marty sees a new store. It's a store where the staff creates stone statues based on a person, either yourself, a friend or a family member.

Geamex and Marty go and check the store out, And immediately they were in awe by the the gorgeous statues based on so many people, including a statue based on Joey. It's one to one with the buff penguin, his muscles, his handsome face and his beak, it's all there. "This statue looks amazing. I love the attention to detail that they put into this." Marty Said, then suddenly a Large, buff Lizard appeared behind Geamex.

Geamex had a bit of a shocked, and turned around and sees the guy behind him. "Oh, it's just you. Hello there, were here to buy a statue for a, let's just say friend of ours." Said Geamex.

The guy figures that one of them was in a relationship. "Let me guess, that Quail has a Wolf boyfriend and he want to get him a gift for his date." Geamex and Marty was both surprised by this. The lizard already know that Marty wants before both Geamex and Marty told him why they wanted a statue. Marty then asked "How did you know?"

The lizard said "I get a lot of people that wants statues of their lovers. It's pretty common. So what's your names?"

Geamex says "I'm Geamex, that this lovable Beefcake with me is Marty Francine, and Zen is his sweetheart." Marty then Blushes. "Yeah, Zen is the love of my life."

"Well that's very sweet. I can tell you too have a loving relationship. Tell you what, I do a statue for about $29.99. It's usually $89.99, but I can give you a special discount, just for you." Says the Lizard, and winks.

"Really? Thanks, much appreciated. "Said Marty as he pays for the statue by card.

The Lizard then says "Ok, i'm gonna need a photo of your boyfriend. Just so I can use it as a reference for my newest masterpiece." Marty brings out his phone and brings up the gallery app and shows him a picture of Zen, flexing on the beach.

"Perfect. Now, let's get to work." The lizard says. Geamex and Marty watches as he makes the statue. First he brings out a giant slab of Stone in the shape of a cube.
Next he used his sculpting tools and using his speed and power. He was able to make the statue is no time flat, and finally he adds the details of Zen to the statue, his abs, his fluff and everything is on the statue. Geamex and Marty was very happy with the result. "Oh yeah, Zen is going to love this." Marty says. "Thank you, you did an amazing job." Marty then shakes the Lizards hand, and the lizard said "And don't worry about carrying it. I'll deliver it to your boyfriend's house at 6:30 on the dot. And yeah, I know what time your date starts. That's just how I roll.

Geamex and Marty says thanks again and leaves the mall, at 5.30 the two was at Marty's house, getting ready for the date. Marty was trying out clothes, but the winner in both of their eyes are was Marty's sleeveless button shirt, light blue Jeans, black socks and some sports shoes. "Perfect, now let's get swimwear." Says Geamex.

Marty grabs his light green speedo from his draws and he said "Got it." Marty and Geamex packs his light green Speedo. Marty then says "All I have to do is pack some water and my phone, not to mention my wallet. Marty and Geamex packs Marty's phone and wallet and puts it in his handbag. Marty then gets his trusty water bottle he uses when he's at the gym or going for walks with Zen. And just like that, Marty is now ready. All he and Geamex has to do is head for Zen's house.

"Geamex, thanks for helping me out today." Marty says to Geamex.

"No problem, it's the least I could to for a friend like you." Geamex says and pats Marty and the back. Marty chuckles a bit as a grabs his handbag. "Yeah, you know it. Well I got to go, so see you later dude, and thanks again." Marty says as a leaves his house.

"Take care, and enjoy your date." Geamex says as he goes home, and as he goes home he thinks to himself "I'm happy for Marty. He got a good boyfriend, and wonderful life and some great friends. I'm glad we met."

Marty was walking to Zen's house saying to himself "Zen, i'm ready for a date both of us shall never forget."

To be Continued.