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Glasses and mugs clashed together as all the patrons of the small Ponyville tavern shouted in celebration. The sounds of multiple parties laughing out loud filled the air, and the constant incoherent white noise of dozens of conversations filled every ear of all those in what would normally be a room meant for a small gathering. This was a promotional gimmick that had been set up by the tavern's owner; a New Year's Eve party. Not an Equestrian new year, but an Earth new year, and it had done exactly what it was meant to do; bring in the crowds.

While almost every party goer was fully invested in the swing of things, there was one among them that didn't seem to like what had happened to his normally quiet watering hole. A tall skinny looking Human man sat there at the bar. His face puckered in a somewhat sour gaze while looking blankly at the back wall behind the long counter. The owner and head bartender couldn't help but notice that one of his regulars seemed to be in a bad spot, and decided to take it upon himself to try as hard as he could to get the frown to turn into a smile.

"Oh come on, Robert," the stallion behind the bar said as he brought the Human a full mug of fizzy hard cider, plopping it down in front of him. "You need to get into the party! Just look at all the Ponies and Humans!" He made a wide sweeping gesture with his front leg, one that spanned the entire tavern as to showcase the over crowded room. "There are even a few Griffins in here somewhere!"

"It's too loud," Robert commented, but still taking the free drink without thought.

"What?" the bartending stallion asked while putting one of his hooves up to his ear.

"I said it's too loud!" Robert repeated again, though this time he was sure to lean over the bar and practically yell the phrase directly in the stallions ear. An action that made the stallion have to recoil from the sudden sharp pain of being screamed at. The outburst also made several others close by take notice of the comment, all of them reacting in different ways to show either agreement, or indifference.

"Well of course it's loud. We've never had this many customers in here at one time! Celebrating Human's New Year is the best idea I have ever come up with! I am just sorry I didn't do it sooner like all those other places in the bigger cities do." This didn't help much as Robert just rolled his eyes, then returned to his drink.

"If it is their new year, then they should go celebrate it on their planet." he scoffed, though the stallion in front of him couldn't help but laugh a little at the irony of the back handed statement.

"You know, it is kinda your planet too. I mean, you are a Human and all." the stallion just shrugged his shoulders after making this remark to show that it was just an observation.

"So?" Robert said with an insulted tone. "I was born here, I have been to Earth twice my whole life!"

"I know, I know," the stallion said with a chuckle while at the same time putting up his hooves in a surrendering posture. He knew all to well Robert was born in Equestria. It was hard to not notice really as he showed all the signs. Humans born, or living in Equestria had certain traits about them, a result of being exposed to Equestria's air, and inherent magic for prolonged amounts of time. Their hair could take on odd colors, or shimmers; their skin would become different hues if looked on in the right light, and their eyes seemed to have a dim back lit glow behind them.

"Let's just settle up," Robert said as he rose from his stool and started to fish into his pockets for the bits he needed to pay the tab.

"Aww, you're not going to hang out?" the bar tender said with a mock pouty look. "I was going to try to get a game going after we got closed up. I still need a chance to win back those bits you got from me the other night!" Robert didn't respond to this though. He just let out an unheard sigh, and continued to place a few extra bits on the counter in the form of a tip. The stallion was about to tease his friend a little more, but then something caught his eye that made him think that he should probably just let him leave.

Another Human came very much strutting into the bar. He was as proud looking as an over dressed peacock, his clothes obviously selected from some of the most vibrant selection he could possibly find. His short hair was slicked back, and the smell of cheap over the counter cologne immediately filled the nostrils of any person or pony unfortunate enough to get in whiffing distance. Many other stallions and Humans took quick notice of the new arrival, but the bar tender wasn't worried about them. Most of them just gave this new Human a snide glare, or just chuckled at his over the top demeanor. The owner was more concerned about the dagger filled stare Robert had gotten in his eyes.

"What in the name of the Sun is he doing here?" Robert barked at the stallion behind the bar. "You told me 'they' weren't allowed in here!" Robert's tone had become more accusatory than anything now, suggesting that the bar tender slash owner had gone back on his word to keep 'those' kind of Humans out of this place.

"Come on, Robert," the bar tender said while holding up his hooves. "Everypony is here to have a good time tonight. Just let everypony enjoy the party, kay?"

"Ponyfeathers!" Robert growled through clenched teeth as he rapped his fist down to the bar before stomping off in the offending Human's direction. The bar tender tried to get his attention again, yelling his name several times, and even holding up a bottle of the good stuff as bait to try to get him to abandon his new quest to get rid of the known Heat Chaser. Nothing worked however, and the stallion just let out a defeated sigh before taking a long pull from the bottle himself.

"So that's when I told him: Hey, I didn't know blue was your favorite flavor!" This comment made a small collection of Ponies and Humans all let out loud laughs told by the new addition to the impromptu group that had formed near the wall. Though one of the ponies was a little louder than the rest. She was a mono toned wine colored mare with a deep red mane and tail, and a set of dashing, although drooping eyes. The Human that was telling the story was all too quick to pick up on the laugh that stood out from the others, and soon as he saw the tipsy looking mare, a long and devious grin came over his lips.

It wasn't because she had laughed the loudest, or even that she may be the drunkest out of all the mares in the group. It was a set of very subtle body tells that she was giving off. The way her eyes would flutter when he looked at her; the way she over exaggerated every small movement of her body, the way her hips and tail would sway back and forth, all the way down to the way she would make small stamping motions on the ground with one of her hooves. All of this let him know that she was the mare he was looking for; the one that was in heat.

"Well hey there, gorgeous," the over dressed Human said as he slid right up next to the mare his sights had now locked onto. "And just what is your name? I bet it is something really sweet looking at that nice little cutie mark you are sporting." He was now looking directly at the mares hind quarters, mentioning the bunch of grapes set to a single strawberry.

"Ber -hic-, Berr -hic-, Berry Pun -hic- ch," the little mare giggled out, now completely letting this small time stalker know that she was probably going to be the easiest mare he would ever have the opportunity to get. "And just what is -hic-. And just what is -hic-. Who are you?" Berry asked as she too started to inch a little closer to the friendly looking Human. Though both the mare and the Human got a sudden look of shock when a new person put himself between the two.

"Perry," Robert said as soon as he had successfully interrupted the Heat Chaser's attack plan.

"R-Robert!" Perry shouted in surprise as he took a generous step backwards from the new now very angry looking Equestrian born Human. "H-hey there, buddy! I didn't know you would be here. How are you?"

"We're closed, Chaser," Robert stated while taking a step towards Perry as soon as he took one back. It wasn't his intention to be frightening however, just merely to put distance between the hunter and his prey. Perry though was not about to let a sure thing get taken from him so quickly, and decided to try to buck up against his new aggressor.

"Closed huh? Well then what are all these people doing here?" Perry demanded as he took a very small step towards Robert in an effort to regain some of the ground he had lost from Berry.

"Drinking and having a good time," Robert said with a small chuckle and taunting smile, crossing his arms over his puffed out chest.

"Yeah well, that's all I am here to do too. So, if you will excuse me." With that, Perry tried to end the heated meeting by simply taking a few steps to his side, and attempting to walk right past Robert. His simple escape plan was circumvented however as Robert held out his arm, and firmly planted his open palm onto Perry's chest.

"No! You are here to take advantage of the temporarily weak willed, and emotionally vulnerable mares of my town. And I am not about to let you get away with it again." Things had gotten very quiet now in the general area of where the two Humans were having their stand off. Normally Perry would try to be a little slicker when it came to being accused of being a Heat Chaser. Now however, he could see several other stallions starting to make their way over to where the argument was taking place. Ponies weren't inherently violent by nature. The stallions though tended to not know their own strength a lot of the time, and there was more than one case of a Human getting severely hurt fighting with one.

"You know what? Fine!" Perry said as he tossed up his hands to the air, and took several retreating steps towards the door. Before completely abandoning his goal of getting an estrus imbued mare in the sack, he looked over at Berry Punch, giving her an apologetic shrug before turning around and striding towards the door. Robert and his silent supporters all just watched to make sure the fleeing Human did in fact leave. Each one starting to return to their own activities when they saw Perry call a carriage, and climb in while slamming the door in frustration behind him.

Robert just looked over at the bar tender who was now shaking his head, while letting out a slow sigh that showed he wasn't the happiest with how the situation at hand turned out. For a quick moment Robert felt a small flash of guilt come over him for making a spectacle like this in front of everyone, so much so that he gave his friend behind the bar a small nod to show that he was at least a little sorry. He decided that this was as a good of a time to leave as any, and started to walk towards the door. What he did not see however was the blazing glare from Berry Punch as she sat there watching him leave, her teeth clenched, and her hoof tapping randomly on the bottle she had been drinking from.

Back at his small one bedroom apartment, Robert was about to settle down and try to forget as much as he could about the events that unfolded earlier. He had completely stripped himself of all his clothes, save for the loose fitting pair of boxer shorts, and was now snuggling himself into his bed. Sleep was mere moments away, but then the sudden awaking sound of someone almost smashing his door in brought him almost flying out of his covers.

Once again the massive knocks came crashing through his home. It sounded like a raging storm was doing its best to come inside, and the only thing holding it back was the small fragile hinges that were threatening to give up, and let go. The actual storm was the one that was Robert's temper however. Every new series of smashing knocks made him let out a mumbled curse as he stomped his way towards the door. The door received one more good pounding before Robert was able to make it there to open it, this time the person beating on his door did it hard enough to knock several decorations off of the adjacent wall. That is when Robert took hold of the handle, and ripped on it as hard as he could.

"What?" the temper flared Human screamed as the door flew open hard enough to cause a small wind large enough to move his hair. What he saw made his heart sink a little as he viewed the wine colored mare standing there still trying to knock on a door that was now open.

"Well -hic- well -hic- well!" Berry stammered out as she tried not to completely fall through the door. "If it isn't Mister come to the rescue hero Mister hero guy, Ro -hic- Rob -hic- Ricky!" Wide eyed and dumbfounded, Robert quickly brought the palm of his hand up to his face with a hard slap. This momentary lapse of attention gave Berry all the time she needed to just stagger past him into his home.

"What are you doing here, Berry?" Robert asked, deciding to let her come in as she was probably safer in here than walking around Ponyville all night.

"Hey!" Berry responded as she swirled around on her hooves, almost completely falling over in the process. "Don't you: Doing me no where Berry me, mister! I have a bone -hic- to pick -hic-. I have a bone picking for you!"

"You do, huh?" Robert said, really trying not to laugh, but her sloshed antics was making it very hard. "Okay, and why do you want to pick a bone with me?"

"Because you're mean, and stupid. Yeah! You're a mean -hic- mean and mean." Even in her completely drunken state, Berry could see all to well that she was not getting through to him, so she decided to be a little more forward. "You chased off my stallion!"

"I did what?" Robert shouted with a voice of surprise that somehow he was being villainized for some reason. "You didn't even have a stallion! That Heat Chas-" He stopped himself before he finished, knowing now that this was all about her being mad at him for coming to her rescue. "Oh I don't believe this!" he shouted while tossing his arms up into the air.

"Yeah well, believe it!" Berry shouted back, falling towards him with a fast set of saving movements from her hooves. "Nopony told you to save -hic- rescue -hic- help me!" Robert just shook his head from side to side, still not coming to terms that he was the one that was in the wrong here.

"There were plenty of stallions there tonight. Any one of them would have helped you out if you are in heat." His normal sense of logic didn't have quite the affect on her as her eyes became glossed over and narrowed.

"Oh well thank you Mister Obvious! I guess I am just too dumb -hic- too stupid -hic- not smart enough to know there are guys in the room!" She then tried to let out a loud scoff, one that turned more into a large burp. "If I want a stallion I'll get one! I don't want to get knocked -hic- have kids! That's why I was looking for a Human!"

"Jeez," Robert said with a rolling eyed chortle. He crossed his arms, and shook his head at the idea that Berry was one of those mares that only had sex with Humans to completely remove the chance of having a foal.

"Yeah well, -hic- 'jeez' yourself, Ralph. The way I see it, you owe me a rut!" A new look came over Berry's face; her eyes became dilated, she started to lash her tail from side to side, and even her tongue had come out to lick at her lips. This new bit of information made Robert have to take a step back as he suddenly found himself in a rather awkward situation.

"I beg your pardon?" he said, still trying to process how he was now the one that was supposed to help her with her needs.

"Yep, you got it, Ro -hic- Rob -hic- Richie!" As soon as she finished saying this, she spun around to where she was facing away from him. She then dropped her head to the ground while at the same time pushing her ass as high in the air it would go, flipping her tail to the side, completely exposing her waiting nethers. "So come -hic- come on, rut me, put it in me! Use me like a blow up doll! Put my legs behind your head and wear me like a feed bag!"

"Oh for the love of Celestia!" Robert shouted as he twirled on his heels to get the sight of the mare's wet pussy out of his sight. He hated admitting it to himself, but she was very pretty; beautiful in fact. She was though very much drunk, and doing this now would completely go against everything he was taught, and believed in when it came to mares, and drunk women combined. "Berry, I'm sorry, but I just don't think having sex with you right now is the right thing to do." There was no answer from this. "Berry?" he asked as he slightly turned his head over to see why the mare had become so quiet.

The ever so faint sound of a long delicate snore could be heard now in the silence. This made Robert completely turn around to see that Berry had passed out right there on his floor with her rump still held high in the air. Robert once again let out a sigh, and then mumbled something under his breath at the sight of the drunken pony before him. He couldn't just let her sleep like that however, and decided to walk over and gently pick her up in his arms.

"I'll have two more rounds with the bumble bees," Berry muttered out as she was lifted up into the air, causing Robert to laugh at the nonsensical ramblings of whatever dream she was having. Very slowly and gently he carried her down the small hallway. He had to be more careful than anything however. Ponies were a lot heavier than most thought they would be, and even more awkward to carry in a prone state. It wasn't long though before he had reached his bedroom. He placed Berry on the far side, then covered her up with a separate blanket. He himself then crawled in next to her, using another blanket to cover himself. He let out one last sigh, and smiled as he was finally allowed the sleep he so desired to wash over him.

A warm embracing feeling washed over Robert, one that gently caused him to open his eyes with a sleepy groan. He didn't know why, but his whole body was tense, his sudden awakening would not allow him to fully take hold of the situation, but he felt a wonderful tinge below his waist that made him let out another moan. He almost passed this off as some vivid dream, he laying there in the dimly lit room as waves of more intense pleasure wrapped themselves around his body. Though the more and more he thought about it, the quicker he came to his senses. That's when his still unfocused eyes came to look down to where the exquisite feelings were coming from. There under the covers, he could see a massive lump moving up and down, and the sudden realization that something was under there with him.

He pulled the covers away with a flash, and gasped at the sight before him. Berry had successfully maneuvered herself not only under his covers without waking him, but had also been able to completely remove his boxers, and now had his very stiff cock in her mouth. She was using long and slow sucking motions as she pulled up on his shaft. She would almost let the tip escape her lips, but that is when she would drop her head down to take the entire length of his engorged dick back into her constricting throat. Now that he was fully aware of what was going on, he knew that he should do everything he could to stop it, but what she was doing felt just too good, and instead of saying her name, a long shuddering moan came from him, letting her know he was fully aware and awake.

"Mmm, well hello there," Berry said with a smile as the tip of his dick came from her mouth with a quick pop. Before Robert could say anything, Berry stuck out her tongue, and proceeded to lick up the entire length of his dick. She got to the top, swirled her hot wet tongue around the tip before moving back down to lick his length once more. "I woke up and felt this here was giving me a nice little poke. Hmm, I just couldn't help myself."

"B-Berry, w-wait," Robert stammered, trying as hard as he could to not get caught up in the wondrous sensation of having this sexy little pony suck him off. He even reached down to grab at her head, but found himself more caressing his fingers through her mane than actually trying to pull her away. His other hand took a hold of the bed sheets when he felt her lick down his cock once more, only to place his entire ball sack in her mouth, and give it a hard suck while rolling them around in her mouth several times. Before he knew it, she had worked her way back up, and was now sucking him back into her mouth where she began to viciously bob her head up and down. It was all too much for him to bear, the excitement of being woken up in such a way, feeling that soft little muzzle nestle itself into his pubes while she took him as deeply as possible. All he could do was let out a long throaty grunt as he let himself explode hard into her mouth.

"Mmm! Mmm hmm!" Berry moaned out as her mouth and throat were filled with the thick hot juice that she had been waiting to taste. She swallowed as fast as she could, not wanting to let a single droplet escape her mouth while she continued to bounce her head up and down on his still pulsing dick. Even after she knew he was done pumping his load, she did not let up. She used her tongue to clean him, lapping up all that she could before finally letting the thick member come from her lips, where she placed her hoof around, and start to slowly stroke him.

"W-why did you do that, Berry?" Robert asked with a heaving chest, and strained voice. "I put you in bed with me so you would be comfortable. You don't have to do this kind of stuff." Now that he thought about it, it did seem rather odd that he went to bed with her. Getting in bed with a mare in heat was just asking for it, and now he realized he should have taken the floor.

"Shush," Berry said, reaching up with one of her front hooves to gently press into his chest, while the other still continued to stroke his rock hard cock up and down. "I did it because I wanted it. Because I am in a state right now where I need to be with somepony. Besides." She halted her stroking at this point, and started to slowly slide herself up his body to where her mouth was just inches from his, and her hips where now resting directly on top of his. "You're a nice guy. I know what you were trying to do tonight. I know that other Human would have probably treated me like some nameless mare, and you thought I needed more than that. Nice guys like you should be rewarded more for helping out mares like me." By this time her hips had moved in such a way that her very much ready and open pussy lips had trapped his cock between them, and she started to rotate her hips in long, circular motions.

"I, I didn't help you tonight to get rewarded, Berry," Robert said, trying so very hard to not notice how wonderful it felt to have her warm little slit rubbing all over him. "You were drunk, he was a Heat Chaser. I can't stand those kind of people." As serious as he was trying to be, his confession just made Berry let out a small gasping giggle as she continued to rub her pussy all over his now very much engorged dick.

"You're so cute," she said while giving him a playful bop on the nose with her hoof. "Well, for what ever reason you did it; to help me, or to get at him. You still owe me a rut, so just lay back and let Berry Punch take care of you." To her it really didn't matter what he said after this, but she was happy to see him give her a slow nod to let her know she could do whatever she wanted. That's when she lifted up her hips just enough to let his cock stand straight up before lowering herself, and taking his full length inside her. "Oh, oh yeah nuuh!" She whimpered when she felt the thickness of his shaft expand her canal, and the round soft tip of his head come into contact with her deepest parts.

"Mmm wow, Berry. That, ahh, that feels wonderful!" Robert moaned out. He looked down and loved seeing her hips moving up and down on him. The sight of watching his cock slide in and out of her was such a turn on, and he started to get more and more into it. His hands began to roam all over her body. Each one taking a different path to touch as much of her as possible. One would massage and squeeze her neck and shoulders, while the other traveled down her side so that he could grab a hold of her round flank. Every motion he gave her seemed to turn her on even more. By now she had thrown her head back, and closed her eyes while her hips began to slam themselves harder onto his dick, followed by short forward thrusts.

"Aah, oh, Robert! Don't st, ah, ah ahh, op! Mmm I love how nuh, you ahh feel inside me!" Berry was now becoming more and more aggressive there on top of him. The heat driven lust inside her was making her start to pound her loins down onto him so much that a series of loud slapping noises were starting to fill the room. A long full body shudder raced itself through her body when she felt him place one of his hands on her chest and start to work its way down. Though it was when his thumb hit her firm clit did her eyes pop open and she let out a full blown ecstasy filled scream.

Robert was sure by now that every person, or Pony in the general area of the neighborhood was fully aware that he was having sex. Berry was moaning at the top of her voice, and even if he did try to slow his own hard thrusts in and out of her, she would only increase her own. He reached up and ran his fingers through her mane, right before grabbing hold of the back of her head, pulling her down as he lifted himself up. Meeting in the middle, the pairs lips crushed into one another and started to feverishly kiss each other as their hips did all they could to maintain as much contact with the other as they could. While the deep passionate kiss did muffle Berry's moans, gasps and screams a little, Robert could tell that the walls were still echoing their rutting, and even the bed was now squeaking in time with their motions.

"Ro-ah-Robert!" Berry shouted as she tore her mouth away from his. The fire in her tightened snatch had reached its limit, and her hips began to jackhammer themselves onto him. "Th-that's it! Oh yes, I'm, I'm cumming! Oh mmph, mmph! Oh please cum with me!" Hearing her call out his name, letting him know that he had brought her to the edge was too much for Robert to take. He pushed on her until she was sitting straight up on top of him, so that he could sit up even more and bury his face deep into the fine silky hairs of her warm and heaving chest. That's when she latched her front legs around his shoulders and placed her chin on the top of his head as she let her body start to quake from the deep hard orgasm that his cock was now giving her.

He could feel her heart beating hard in her chest. Her long and loud moans resonated from inside her and he felt as if his dick would melt away when he felt her cum on him. He knew he could no longer hold back any more, he reached his arms around her, taking her in a powerful embrace as his hips jerked up and down as fast as he could move them. He let out one long bellow, then began to explode into her. Every long spurt he shot into her womb made him dig his fingers deeper into her back, and she only became tighter and tighter, milking his shaft for everything it was worth.

"It's so hot, it's so hot," Berry repeated over and over again in almost silent whimpers. She loved how Robert would shiver every time she raised up off of him, only to take him back in while using her drenched pussy to squeeze him as hard as she could. Before long however, the two started to calm down from their mutual orgasms, and she felt him nuzzle himself harder into her chest. She let out a long content sigh, pulling him deeper into her body with her front legs, and gently stroking the back of his head with her hoof.

Finally Robert fell down to his back, pulling Berry with him to where she was now resting on top of his body. Berry let out a soft gasp as they moved, as Robert's hard dick was still fully planted into her, and every movement sent a post orgasmic shock through her sensitive pussy. The two cradled one another for a few silent moments. Robert would run his fingers through her mane, giving it long petting strokes, and she would push her muzzle into his neck to give him small tender kisses up and down his skin.

"So," Berry said, breaking the silence. You really don't like Heat Chasers, huh?"

"They're jerks," Robert responded while still stroking her mane, and wrapping his other arm around her body to pull a little deeper into him. "They just go around thinking mares and Griffins that are in heat are to be used like their own little sex toys. My dad taught me better." The almost storybook morals Robert had made Berry let out a small laugh. It wasn't used to mock him at all. It was just hearing this come from a male that wasn't from some romance novel or play was rather surreal.

"Well your dad seems like a really nice guy." Berry raised her head up a little so she could look him in the eyes. She didn't want to move too much however, she could still feel him pulsing deep inside her and didn't want to risk letting him slip out. "But you know. Sometimes the mare just wants to have a little fun too. I mean not every girl out there wants to start a huge relationship from just a little rutting. So while a lot of those Heat Chasers might think they are using the mares as toys. Most of them don't realize that they are the ones being used." Robert just thought on this for a few moments. He knew that mares needed to mate when they went into heat, but very rarely did he even think that it was the mares using the males, and not the other way around.

"What about you then?" he asked, looking deep into her light red eyes. "Was this just you wanting to quench your heat?"

"Who me?" Berry laughed out, but she soon saw that the question directed at her was very much serious. "Oh, well, I, I don't know really. I mean I was pretty hammered last night. But I do remember how brave you were at the bar. I even kinda remember coming over here and making a fool of myself." She then saw that the expression on his face had contorted to show a small sign of sadness. "Oh don't get me wrong though. I have seen you around town, and you are very handsome. I just, I umm." She really didn't know what to say, she knew she had come over here last night to have sex. She just didn't think she would be confronted with her reasons why. For whatever reason, her response made a smile come over Robert's lips, and leaned up to give her a small kiss.

"Hey. You want to go get a drink later?" he said while placing his head back down to the pillow.

"Aww, are you asking me out on a date?" the mare responded with a playful shy tone as she turned her head to the side while still keeping eye contact.

"Well, maybe not a date. Just a few drinks, and we can see where it goes from there."

"Hmm, that sounds fun," Berry said as she placed her head back down on his chest. She then popped right back up with a look of shock as if she had forgotten something. "We're still gonna rut afterwards right?" This made Robert bust out laughing, and give her a few small pats on the bridge of her nose.

"Well yeah, of course we are." His words made her let out a sigh of relief, and she let him pull her head back down to his chest.

"Good, that's good. I thought we were going to be all serious or something." This remark made them both let out small laughs, which were then closely followed by large yawns. The mated pair didn't say anything after this. They just snuggled into one another as deep as they could before letting a very well, and hard earned sleep over take them.

Author's Notes:

Trying to put a fun spin on heavy drinkers is hard to do. Well Happy New Year everyone! I hope you plan on having lots of fun at parties, just remember to drink responsibly, and don't drive!

Starting the new year and getting the holidays out of the way means I will be able to write more chapters. Sorry this one took so long. Hope you enjoy it!