She gave a sigh, once again feeling that emptiness when watching couples together. It really did almost bring her to tears again, and more so when she thought of how Brandon forgave her despite what she did. Though it did bring some comfort to her, knowing she didn't hurt him that much if he did forgive her so easily.

"Welcome to Bon Bon's Sweet Shop, how can I help you?" She asked with a friendly, but somewhat fake smile.

After she closed up she walked up the stairs leading to her apartment on the top floor, and it still gave her the creeps at how empty and alone it felt. But she shifted through her usual routine after work, which involved taking a shower, doing a bit of cleaning, then starting dinner. Though, tonight for her free time instead of reading a book like she usually did, she pulled out a photo album.

"I really am sorry, and I miss you." She said after opening the album to the first picture of her and Lyra when they first got together in school.

As she slowly looked through the pictures, taking her time to study each of them, she couldn't help but smile or laugh, even let a tear out from time to time. After looking through a few pages, she was about to close it until she came across a more recent picture. Though recent wasn't exactly the right word, since the picture was taken after she had hired Brandon, and that made her start actually reflect on decisions.

---

"Bon Bon! Bon Bon!" She heard Lyra called from down below.

"I'm up in our apartment Lyra!" She called back. "Wonder why she's so excited?"

"Hey Bon's, you'll never guess who the new guy is! Or, I should say you'll never guess what he is!" Lyra said with excitement that only could be matched by Pinkie Pie.

"Let me guess, he's a Zebra?" Lyra shook her head. "A Minotaur?" Again, another shake. "Then I have no idea unless he's another new pony musician."

"Nope, he's a human! A real-life human Bon Bon! And he's pretty nice, though a little sad because he lost a good amount of his memories." Lyra said.

"Lyra, did you drink at the party?" She asked.

"No, though he sure did have a lot to drink though. Applejack ended up volunteering to take him home with her because Twilight didn't want him puking everywhere." Lyra answered.

"Lyra, are you sure you didn't have anything to drink? Because even you know humans don't exist, even you know that." She said rolling her eyes.

"Well apparently they do exist, and you'll see," Lyra said. "But I do need some sleep, how about you join me before this turns into a full out argument?" She couldn't help but turn to look at her marefriend and brushed her tail across her cheek and swayed it to where she got a few glimpses.

"Why are you such a tease Lyra?" She asked rolling her eyes before following her marefriend upstairs.

"Because I know you can't resist when I tease you," Lyra said with a seductive glance.

"Well, what if I do resist?" She asked.

"Then I could offer you something you would never refuse." Lyra gave her a little wink.

"You mean the toy?" She asked, feeling even more excited now more than ever.

"Mmmhmm..." Lyra said flicking her tail out of the way again. "It's been a while since we used it, and I know you love it."

"Yes, and I love you." She said, practically jumping on Lyra giving her a kiss before going over to the closet, which she wondered when they got into their bedroom.

"You seem to be excited," she gasps at the sudden touch on her lower lips and moaned as the touch of the hoof traced up and down nearly missing her clit.

"L-lyra.... you said...ooohhh yessss... we get to use to the toy." She managed to get out.

"Oh, we will, but only after I get to do I want, and what I want is to taste your sweet sweet juices." At that, she felt a breath on her lips making her bite her lip in anticipation, and let out a loud moan when Lyra finally dove her tongue past her lips lapping up all the juices the tried to escape. Her mind quickly went blank, the only thing she knew was the pleasure her marefriend was bringing her.

She woke up to her alarm clock, not really wanting to wake up due to how tired and sore she was. Lyra had went out of her way to make her scream at the top of her lungs last night, and all she wanted was to continue sleeping next to her marefriend. But she had work to do, and she had to get up.

After managing to limp over to the closet and put away the toy, she managed to make her way to the bathroom where she took a shower. It really was incredible how Lyra could make her this messy in just an hour, that and how sore she was afterward. It was completely unfair if you weren't expecting it.

"Come on Lyra, wake up." She said as she walked back into the room. "You have to take a shower, and I want you to wash the bed stuff today."

"Hmm, just five minutes more," Lyra said.

"Nope, not today. I need you to work here at the shop." She said, throwing the blanket off the bed making Lyra give a pout.

"Fine," Lyra said.

"Oh, and Lyra do you remember what you said to me last night?" She asked before the green mare walked out of the room with the bed stuff.

"You mean about the toy?" Lyra asked, making her roll her eyes.

"No, about the human. How much did you have to drink last night?" She asked.

"I only had a cup of apple cider, and that's it. I wasn't lying about it, or making up the human. His name is Brandon," Lyra replied.

"Lyra, real humans don't exist." She said again.

"How about this, I'll ask him to come by sometime to prove he exists. But you have to give me two days off, and some extra cuddle time." Lyra said.

"Yeah, alright, but only if you can bring him in as physical evidence." She said.

Once Lyra left, she couldn't help but laugh a little knowing there was no way in Tartars that a human could exist, they were just myths. She just figured that Lyra met a Minotaur and being drunk, assumed it was a human. It wouldn't have been the first time it happened, and she knew it wouldn't be the last.

Though she quickly got to work, and it didn't take long before her sore muscles started to relax and she could walk normally. After that, work seemed to just go by very quickly, and before she knew it, it was a little bit past lunch time. She quickly ate along with Lyra, and got back to the front counter just as a customer walked in.

"Hello and welcome to Bon Bon's Sweet Shop, how can I help you?" She asked looking over at the pony who just walked in, only for her jaw to drop at the fact that it wasn't a pony at all. "N-no way, she was right they do exist."

Looking over at him she saw him giving her a curious look, making her blush a little and look away. She honestly couldn't believe it, a real human just like Lyra said, and always told her about with the stories. This was incredible, an actual mythical creature standing in her candy store!

"Lyra, can you come here please?" She called and heard him give a chuckle and wondered why.

"Yes, sweetie? Do you need any hel..." Lyra popped out of the kitchen only to have her jaw drop a bit, making her hold in a laugh, but Lyra quickly recovered and smiled.

As Lyra started talking, and reminding her about their deal, she couldn't help but look their new guess over. He seemed nice enough, if a little uncomfortable and distant, but then again after what Lyra told her that was understandable. She jumped in a few times, asking him a couple of questions and to make some small talk.

Though something strange was happening, as him and Lyra, her Lyra talked more and more she felt a slight twinge in her heart. But she ignored it, she knew he needed all the friends he needed including her. Besides, from what she could tell he was pretty cute in a weird way.

---

She quickly gave a sigh, shutting the photo album and coming out of memory lane wishing she did have better control over herself. Then she wouldn't have lost Lyra and kept a good worker and friend to both of them. Who knows, maybe their relationship could have grown to something more over time.

"Where did that thought come from?" She asked herself, shaking her head to get it out, though she couldn't help the slight blush.

Though thinking about what she just thought, if that had been in the back of her mind all of this time then why did she get so jealous? After all, like she said he was a good friend and worker always doing what she told him no matter what, as far as work went. As for their friendship, he was a decent listener.

"It could just be I'm tired," she said yawning.

As she put the photo album away, and went to her room and crawled into her bed she couldn't stop thinking about why she had been so jealous. Though now this was her typical night, unlike the other times she couldn't just drift to sleep this time. She was tired physically, but her mind would not shut off, so she tried to remember some more.

---

"Hey Brandon, are you sure you can carry it?" She asked, watching him struggle a bit with the vat of chocolate.

"I-I'm sure...ack!" He yelled out, grabbing his back.

"Brandon, what's wrong?" She asked.

"What's going on, I heard somepony scream..." Lyra looked to see Brandon laying on the floor an expression of pain on his face. "What happened?"

"He must have pulled a muscle or something in his back, I think we need to take him to see the doctor." She said looking at Lyra with a concerned expression.

"Yeah, you're right, but we need to be careful. He looks like he's in a lot of pain." Lyra said, helping Bon Bon gently lift Brandon onto her back, though he gave another yell of pain.

It did hurt her to see her marefriend so concerned, and another friend so hurt to where he could barely move. Though as she continued as smoothly as she could, she felt that twinge again as she saw Lyra making sure Brandon was okay. Yet again, and despite it being stronger this time, she pushed it back down so she could focus on getting her employee and friend to the hospital.

After dropping him off and making sure he was okay, she and Lyra started to make their way back home. They were both glad to know that it was just a pulled muscle that was just spasming out. Though as she looked at Lyra, she not only got a concerned look on her face but yet another twinge.

"I just hope that nothing else is wrong, cause he seems to be coming along just fine. I don't want anything to scare him into being withdrawn." Lyra said.

"Yeah, but hey Lyra how are you doing at your job?" She asked.

"Pretty good, though it looks like they might be shifting to more of a classical style of musicians," Lyra replied.

"Don't you play classic music though?" She asked.

"I do, but I like to write new songs as well. They prefer to stick with pre-written stuff. So, speaking of jobs, despite what happened today how has he been doing?" Lyra replied.

"Oh, he's actually doing pretty good. He does everything he's told almost like a machine like when he's given an order he can't refuse it. Though after today, I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing." She answered.

"Huh, well I'm sure he's fine and will be able to lift up the chocolate. Just give it time, and I know you like it when somepony does what you say when you say it." Lyra said. "Isn't that why you liked Octavia when she was having trouble with her mom?"

"Yeah, but your closer of a friend to him than me. Don't you find it strange though, he barely remembers his life and yet he does everything with little to no complaint?" She asked.

"I think he's just trying to make and keep a good impression on his boss is all, a lot of ponies are like that." Lyra reminded her.

"Alright, alright I get it. Though I do feel guilty about what happened earlier," she said giving a sigh.

"Hey, it's fine he knows all jobs have risk, and one of the risk working with a pony who makes their own sweets is having to lift heavy stuff and possibly pulling something." Lyra said, giving her a little bump.

"Still doesn't make me feel that better." She said.

"Ah, watch you'll get back to your old self when you know he's absolutely fine. But I do find this funny," Lyra said.

"What do you mean by that?" She asked.

"Well, I'm his best friend and yet you're more concerned for him than I am." Lyra replied.

"That's because I feel like it's my fault, I mean he was only doing what I told him to do. Even if I did ask him if he was sure he could handle it." She said.

"You know, you best be careful or else I might get jealous with how concerned you are. Because it might make me think you have a thing for him." Lyra joked giving a little laugh as Bon Bon gave a hmph, and walked faster.

"I could say the same thing about you with as much time as you spend with him." She said after getting far enough ahead.

"Hey, I've been trying to help him settle in, just like you. I mean he needs all the friends he can get right now." Lyra said.

"Fair enough, so choose your words more wisely next time. Otherwise, you won't get anything for the next two months." She said, giving Lyra a little wink.

"Fine, I'll keep my mouth shut then," Lyra said. "Only if you do what I want to do this time."

"Nope, can't let you take control even for a second. Mostly because if you taste that kind of power, who knows what kind of perversions you would want to try." She said.

"Oh come on, I just wanted to do a little role-playing that one time." Lyra defended.

---

Giving a big yawn and coming out of the memory, she did kind of wish she let Lyra do what she wanted in bed at least once. She might have even enjoyed a little role playing or do something else to spice things up. Which that made her think if Lyra had asked one of her herd mates to do that yet, or even if any of them have gone that far yet.

Shaking that out of her head because it was starting to make her feel a bit sick and jealous again, even if the thought did somewhat intrigue her imagination. Laying her head down, she took a deep breath to clear her mind of the images that started to pop up. It honestly didn't help that she could practically tell what Lyra would do, and how good it felt.

Giving a huff, she got up and went back to her bathroom again to take another shower, except making it a cold one. For whatever reason, even remembering Lyra affects her so dramatically, and remembering Brandon only brought back pain. Not the pain of blaming him for losing Lyra, but a pain that was brought on by an emptiness.

There where only a few questions the kept coming into her mind, questions she asked herself ever since what she did. Why did she get so jealous? Why did she feel a strange emptiness when she thought about losing Brandon's friendship? Most importantly, why does she still feel a strange twinge when she thinks of Lyra and Brandon together?

Author's Notes:

Alright, question time! Who might be going to Midwest Brony Fest up in Kansas City? Also, hope you enjoyed and remember to smile, smile, smile!