”I give her all my love
That's all I do
And if you saw my love
You'd love her too
I love her”
And I Love Her
Lennon & McCartney

The snow had not let up, if anything it was worse. Her periodic attempts at transporting objects or performing telekinetic feats ended up in pieces on the floor, but she was fine with that. Peering through the storm was hypnotic – there was nopony outside and she knew that nopony would be until this snow stopped. Fortunately there was plenty of food and supplies..

She went down to the living area and began to clean the bathroom. She thought she heard a sound. Stepping outside the bathroom and… there it was again- from the bed loft.

Oh please oh please oh please…

She sprinted up the stairs to the loft and felt Applejack’s forehead. Applejack sighed at her touch. She moaned and her eyes opened ever so slightly. Twilight took the pencil from the night side table and poked Applejack’s rear hoof. Her leg twitched ever so slightly. She poked the other one and got the same reaction. Twilight let out a shuddering sigh. She wasn’t paralyzed.

“Applejack? Are you there? It’s me, Twilight. Hey there, are you there?” She caressed her friends face but got no response. Applejack’s eyes closed. Twilight grabbed the chart and wrote down what had happened in detail, marking the time

Deciding to see how the cut on her head was healing she gingerly removed the gauze

Zecora and her medicine...Just amazing.

There was no longer any red, it was a healthy pink and looked like it was starting to knit. Twilight cleaned then re-applied fresh ointment and replaced the gauze

The storm took on a new intensity. The wind speed had increased and now hail and snow tattered loudly against the window. The radiators let out a hiss of steam.

Twilight got a fresh mint sponge and gently dabbed Applejack’s lips with it to keep them moist, so they wouldn’t crack. She thought back to last summer when they were all at the big mid-summers night eve party…

The Apple family had brought some regular apple cider but they also had a couple of jugs of hard cider they kept in a separate ice chest. It was getting late in the day and Applejack and the other 5 mares each had a few and got to feeling silly.

The 6 of them went down to the river and were playing around, splashing and laughing. The river was just neck deep which allowed for lots of jumping and dunking. Rainbow Dash ducked under water and swam beneath Applejack. She reached up and grabbed the blonde mare by the leg and pulled her under, just for a moment, but long enough to give her a kiss on the lips. When they surfaced they were both blushing and laughing. All the other mares were asking “What? What did you two do?” The two just laughed, but each went to another pony and did the same to them. When the pairs came up they too were laughing. Things were starting to get a little interesting when Granny Smith yelled down for them to help clean up and get ready to light the bonfire.

Twilight remembered her initiation to the riddle was provided by Pinky who’d grabbed her, dunked her, and given her two quick kisses which Twilight could’ve sworn tasted like cotton candy. The nature of the game now revealed, Twilight, without a thought headed straight for Applejack who had her back to her. She dove under her and flipped so she could look up to the surface of the water and the sky above it. She swam between Applejack’s legs and as she saw Applejack looking down in surprise she put her arms around the blonde pony’s waist and pulled her down. Applejack didn’t resist and landed in Twilights lap, both of them facing each other underwater.

As they looked into each other’s eyes Twilight watched as the last of the sunlight streamed through the water and the wave shadows passed over Applejack’s face. She saw her blonde mane flowing out behind her and then looked into her eyes. For a minute, there was a trace of uncertainty on each of their faces before embracing in a gentle kiss. It didn’t seem to last very long but when then they popped up to the surface they noticed the other ponies looking at them, all out of breath, all smiling. Fluttershy standing next to Rarity (who still looked great, even with her hair wet) said very sweetly “I – was just thinking – you know, uh maybe you two should get a room” Everypony laughed.

She stopped dabbing Applejack's lips and looked at her. Then, leaning forward she gently kissed her, something in her hoping that, as in the fairytales, it might wake her true love. Applejack’s lips were warm and soft and tasted, not surprisingly, like mint. Applejack stirred a little and Twilight looked at her hopefully. Nothing. So she kissed her again, savoring the softness and warmness. She felt her heart beating stronger and faster. She began to feel a little aroused.

This arousal was incredibly different from the desires she felt when reading her romance novels. Those excited her as a voyeur, watching the scene as an omniscient observer. At those times she’d felt the want between her legs, the desire for release and the fullness in her vulva. She would masturbate to an orgasm and while it was nice, it always felt like there was something missing.

This felt completely different. It was overwhelming; the tingling was not just from her loins, but from her heart. The intertwining of the physical and emotional left her dizzy and giddy.

If this is love then I want more! I feel like laughing and crying and…think I’d better stop. Well, maybe one more little kiss....

With the taste on her lips she lay her head on Applejack’s chest, closed her eyes and listened to her heartbeat. When she woke up she was in the chair by the bed, it was late and the room was cold.

I’ll bet the sheets on the guest room bed are freezing. Hmmm, you know in this storm the power could go out to the library and Applejack could get really cold. Or she could wake up alone, which would be scary for her. Alone and cold. There is only one responsible thing for me to do.

Twilight went around to the other side of the bed, pulled the sheet and thick soft down quilt back and climbed into bed next to Applejack. She could not remember ever feeling happier or luckier. She cuddled into Applejack and inhaled deeply, drawing in her scent which she knew so well yet it was something that she’d never known before. Nuzzling the warm blonde coat of her neck she could’ve sworn she saw Applejack smile. She felt a little guilty about being the happiest pony in all of Equestria, but not too guilty.

The wind howling outside took a new and more intense tone and the snow fell even harder. Twilight hoped it would never end. She wanted to stay in that room forever; she neither needed nor wanted anything more, and as she lay there drifting off to sleep, her arms wrapped around the beautiful pony, she finally allowed herself to know and believe something that she’d spent endless amounts of energy and effort avoiding and denying for so long. She was and forever would be in love with Applejack.