Pinkie looked on with a sad, concerned frown as Fluttershy approached the counter one afternoon in Sugarcube Corner. It had been nearly two months since the day Rainbow Dash had been taken to Canterlot’s mental health hospital at this point. While it was to be progress made, it was still a bit of a trying time for all of them to adjust. Pinkie especially felt saddened and even wondered if it was the right choice. Twilight was even expressing remorse for having done so, but had stuck to her guns to make it work. She even offered to pay for the medical bills to help.

This in turn had Fluttershy changing jobs to support Scootaloo now that she had legal custody. With Rainbow incapacitated, her bank account was on lockdown until her release. Given that no one seemed to know when she would be released, Fluttershy had had to make a lot of changes and goals to meet possible long-term commitments. Refusing to live off her parents entirely, Fluttershy took a job as a data entry analyst at the mayor’s office and also an accountant’s assistant. Her pet care had since been reduced to occasional freelance, which saddened her, but it was a necessary sacrifice.

Scootaloo felt bad, even offering to move back in with her relatives until this was over, but Fluttershy was adamant about supporting her. In spite of that, the possibility of being a single mother to both a teenager and a baby for a long period of time loomed over their heads. The rest of her friends offered to help however they could, which Fluttershy accepted, though not without making sure she wouldn’t impose on them.

At the same time, Fluttershy made weekly visits to Doctor Firebrand to work out her anxiety issues, and continued taking her medication. More and more, despite her worries for the future, she had managed to calm down a lot more. Gone were the weekly freakouts, gone were the crying bouts, but pregnancy hormones did leave her imbalanced some of the time. Being about four months pregnant at this point, she was showing considerably. Pinkie worried sometimes, especially since Fluttershy looked tired some of the time. But she was doing all she could to get her life on track and not let her inner demons control her. Every now and then, Pinkie went over to cuddle with her and just give her a supportive ear and a shoulder to cry on.

All the while, Pinkie also suggested that Fluttershy write letters to Rainbow about things. This became a challenge, where she had to keep the letters from getting emotional. The purpose was to simply update her about Scootaloo and also the baby. On the side, she wrote more emotional letters, but never sent them. She’d wanted to, but Twilight advised her against it for the time being.

“She doesn’t need your love right now. She just needs to know you’re all doing fine. That’s it, that’s all,” Twilight had said.

Not a single response was made. Twilight, though working closely with the doctors, was unable to disclose the information regarding whether or not Rainbow read the letters. Fluttershy continuously asked if they could go see her, but it was said that she was not ready for visitors for a while. Eventually, Fluttershy stopped asking and decided to take things as they came.

“Hello, Fluttershy,” Pinkie greeted her with a smile, “The usual?”

“Yes, please,” Fluttershy responded with a little nod, “Pinkie… I feel a little nervous.”

“How come?” Pinkie reached into the display to pull out some donuts.

“The hospital called me today. They said if Scootaloo and I wanted to go visit Rainbow, we could. So we’re going there tomorrow afternoon, when Scootaloo gets off school,” Fluttershy said.

“Aw, yay! Now you can finally see her!” Pinkie grinned.

Fluttershy sighed, “Yes, which is… which is nice. The thing is, she didn’t ask to see us specifically. She just said she was willing to take visitors. I… I don’t know if she’ll be very happy to see me.”

“Flutter-butter, you know she still loves you!” Pinkie told her, “It’s been two months. She’s had a lot of time to calm down and come to terms with things! Besides, she wouldn’t be so mad if she didn’t care!”

“I know, that’s very true. I think, if nothing else, I just hope we can talk,” Fluttershy murmured, “I-I don’t expect her to come running into my arms and begging me to take her back. I… I just want us to talk. Just talk. If she’s ready. You don’t think that’s unreasonable, do you?”

Pinkie smiled, “No, Flutters. I don’t. If you’re lucky, Dashie won’t think it’s too much, either.”

Smiling sadly, Fluttershy placed some money onto the counter, “I just hope it goes well. I missed her so much, Pinkie. But I’m going to refrain from getting emotional around her. We’re going to see her, see how she’s doing, let her see Scootaloo, and that’s it. Twilight said I could get a doctor’s report.”

“There, see? Good plan!” Pinkie took the money, giving her some change, “But you can’t go in there all stone-faced!”

“What do you mean?”

“I mean, Flutters, that you have to go in there and be the best you can be! You can’t make her believe you’re saddy-waddy all the time!” Pinkie said, shaking her head and placing a hand on her shoulder, “Go see Rare-bear, have her take you the spa, give you a nice outfit, and a makeover!”

Fluttershy frowned, “But, I don’t need any of that. I’m not trying to win her back, not yet. I just need to-”

“Shush! You’re not trying to be flirty, that’s for another day! What you’re going to do is make sure you’re clean, relaxed, and ready to be presentable! So you’ll show up looking nice and bright!” Pinkie giggled.

“Oh, okay,” Fluttershy smiled with understanding, “That makes sense. There’s no reason I can’t make myself look nice and presentable.”

Pinkie grinned and poked her nose, “There you go! There’s that smile! You can do it, Fluttershy! You’ve come quite a ways since before and I know you can do what you need to do!”

Fluttershy hugged her tightly, “Thanks Pinkie. You always know how to cheer me up.”

“You know it! It’s what I do!” Pinkie hugged her back, stroking her hair, “Now you go on out there and prepare for tomorrow’s journey! You know what they say, the journey of a thousand steps begins with the first mile! Oop! I mean it’s the other way around! Oh, forget it! You go home and take a nice bath!”

Fluttershy smiled and stood up, “Alright. We’ll talk later, right?”

“Mm-hmm!” Pinkie waved her pink Smartphone, “You know I’m just a phone call away! And say hi to Dashie for me! I still have to plan the big welcome home party! Whenever that’ll be, alas... But that’s okay! Gives me time to plan it anyway!”

Fluttershy smiled as she retreated to the door, feeling a little lighter as she left. As she left Sugarcube Corner, a certain middle-aged man came in.

“Why hello Pinkie,” Discord smiled, strolling in with his typical swagger, “And how’s my favorite girl this morning?”

“Oooh, hello there!” Pinkie wiggled her hips playfully, winking, “You know me! I’m Pinkietastic!”

“Splendid,” he smirked, “And how are your little friends?”

“Better! Back weeks ago, it was all soooooo much shambles!” Pinkie said dramatically, putting on a dramatic “Woe is me” pose before brightening again, “But they’re all doing awesome, now! Twi-Twi’s still getting treatment, Applejackie’s stepping up as the matriarch of the Apples, Rare-bear’s business is thriving more than ever, the little cuties are almost finished school, and Flutter-butter’s less saddy-waddy! And me, I’m just glad they’re all feeling better!” She clapped delightedly, “But enough of me! How about you? I was getting too used to not smelling your cologne!”

“Oh nothing special, I’ve just been away on business,” he grinned, putting strong emphasis on the final word, “The usual drab and boring meetings and PTA nonsense. Sometimes I think about retiring.”

“Oooh!” Pinkie grinned widely, intrigued, “Retire, eh?”

“Yes,” he smiled, pondering the thought, “I can certainly afford to. Retire, get a new house, maybe raise a family. Or just have a half a dozen young ladies roam my house, that’d work too.”

Pinkie laughed heartily, “Sounds sooooo lovely, either way you do it!”

Discord laughed and stood up, taking Pinkie by the hand, “I’m not one for families, so the second it is,” he smirked, leading Pinkie upstairs.

“All right, so since she isn’t dangerous or shows signs of hostility, we can bring her to the common visiting room,” explained the doctor, turning to Fluttershy and Scootaloo as they followed him, “You have fifteen minutes. If she’s on good behaviour for the next couple of weeks, we’ll see about allowing you both in the Private wards.”

Fluttershy nodded, “All right, doctor. Um, is it still possible to acquire her medical report so far?”

“Yes, you may obtain it from her nurse at the end of the visit, you’ll just have to visit the window near the reception,” he said. He took some keys from his pocket, unlocking a door that marked “Visitor’s Center”, “Okay, go right in. The orderlies will be bringing her in any minute. You can wait at one of the tables.”

“Thank you, Doctor,” Fluttershy smiled, taking Scootaloo’s hand and leading her into the room.

After a few minutes, two orderlies came in carting Rainbow Dash between them, setting her down at the table with Fluttershy and Scootaloo.

“Be on your best behavior, Ms Dash,” they said, turning to the door, where they would observe them from behind a security mirror.

Rainbow avoided looking at either of them, “Hey…”

“Hi, Mom,” Scootaloo managed, smiling a bit.

“Hi, Rainbow Dash… How are you doing?” Fluttershy asked softly.

“Fine…” Rainbow scowled, “...How are you?”

Fluttershy tensed, but held herself, “I’m doing all right. Things are going a lot better, which is good.”

Scootaloo stepped over closer, “Mom, I… I know it’s been kinda rough, but I miss you. Any idea when you’re getting out?”

“I’ve been asking that since I got here,” Rainbow said, “They won’t give me an answer.”

“I’ve asked as well, no answer on it,” Fluttershy sighed, “How about your treatment? How is that going?”

Rainbow just shrugged and said nothing.

‘She really doesn’t want to see me… I should’ve known,’ Fluttershy thought, crestfallen. She cleared her throat, “Um, anyway, the doctor said if you were willing, we-I mean, Scootaloo can come and visit you anytime on weekends.”

“Yeah, and I’ll be done school soon, so it’d be easy,” Scootaloo said, “I know how to get here now so I’d be able to come myself if I wanted to.”

“Yeah… that sounds nice,” Rainbow smiled a little.

Scootaloo grinned too, “Awesome! Fluttershy works everyday except Saturdays and Wednesdays when she comes to town to see her psychologist, so maybe she can come see you when she’s in town!”

Fluttershy tensed inwardly, but nodded, “If you wanted. I come in at one for the appointment and I’m out of there by two.”

Rainbow shook her head, not looking at either of them.

Normally, she’d have let this go and not gotten confrontational about it. It had always been the safe route to avoid anything getting ugly. This time, however, she was not letting this go without an explanation.

“Why not?” She asked softly.

“...You let them take me here,” Rainbow whispered.

Stricken, Fluttershy felt her heart sink to her stomach. She nearly faltered, but tears pooled in her eyes, “I’m sorry… It’s not that I wanted you to. I even wanted to tell Twilight to call it off. I was scared for you. But it’s not because I or anyone thinks you’re a monster. You’re not. I just wanted you to get more help… I don’t think you’re crazy, I swear. But I’m so sorry. There isn’t anything I can possibly say to make this up to you. But I hope you know that I just want you to get the help you need. Help that we couldn’t give you.”

“Mom?” Scootaloo said, overhearing, “...I know it looks bad. I was there when Twilight told Fluttershy she was going to do it. You may as well have told her that you ran over a dog. She missed you since then. But she’s doing everything she can to support me and it’s helped. Don’t be mad at her. I mean, this has gotta suck and all, but… Maybe try to just talk to her a bit? Please?”

Rainbow shook her head again, “No.”

“Why not?!” Scootaloo yelled, tears in her eyes, “So that’s it?! You just gonna turn and bury your head in the sand after two months?! You’re gonna hold this over her head like some petty revenge bargaining chip?! No! Forget it! You know what?! I wanted to see you, I wanted so much to just see my awesome Mom, but you didn’t change, did you?! Of course not! You can admit you’re awesome, but you can’t face up to things?! I’m outta here! Fluttershy let’s go, we’re wasting our time!”

Fluttershy pulled her back by her hood, “...I won’t come back here again, then. You clearly don’t want to see me, do you? Well, why can’t you look me in the eye and tell me that?”

“GET OUT!” Rainbow screamed, turning to not only face her but grab her by the shoulders, “Why won’t you just leave me alone?! Why won’t you just shut up and stop trying to help me?! What do you want from me?!”

The orderlies stepped forward upon seeing this, but Scootaloo waved them off, letting them know it was okay.

Tears streaming down her face, Fluttershy pulled away, “I want you to stop running away from me. I know you’re upset. I know an apology isn’t going to fix it. But unless you’re ready to meet me halfway, then I’m not coming to see you. I’m wasting my time. I’m going to leave and I won’t come back. Not unless it’s on your terms. Scootaloo, sweetheart, let’s go.”

Scootaloo sniffled, but said nothing as she made to follow after her.

Rainbow heaved from the adrenaline rush of her outburst. A million thoughts were running through her head at once. Why was she here? What did she do? Why did she feel so helpless? Why did Fluttershy have to monologue every time she opened her mouth? It annoyed her so much when she did that. Why couldn’t she just speak like a normal person? And which did come first, the chicken or the egg? Why does nobody know?! And why was she just sitting there? Why was she letting the woman she loved walk out on her for the third time and not stop her?

“Fluttershy, wait!” she called out.

Both of them stopped, turning around.

“Yes?” Fluttershy said, facing her.

Rainbow bolted over to her and threw her arms around her, “Don’t go, I’m sorry, just please don’t go…”

Fluttershy nearly froze, but returned the embrace within seconds and hugged her tight. She trembled, bringing her face into her hair, “I won’t, it’s okay… I won’t leave you.”

Rainbow shook violently and started to sob, burying her face in Fluttershy’s shoulder, “I… I’m sorry… I didn’t want to yell at you. I didn’t want you to go. I love you…”

Down next to them, Scootaloo cheered silently and grinned as she looked on. Fluttershy tightened her embrace as more tears streamed down her face.

“I love you too, it’s all right. I forgive you,” Fluttershy assured her, “I’m sorry, too.”

Rainbow sobbed heavily, clutching the woman tightly as if afraid she’d vanish if she let go. A wave of relief washed over Fluttershy, thankful to see at least a little more progress in getting this going. She nuzzled her hair, kissing her head and rubbing her back.

“I still have your ring,” Fluttershy whispered, “I never took it off once. I’ll keep it if you’ll have me, no matter what.”

Rainbow nodded, quivering as she held her tighter, whimpering as tears streamed down her face.

Scootaloo joined the hug, sniffling, “Thanks, Mom… You’re still the best… And I’m sorry I yelled at you.”

Rainbow reached an arm down and brought it around Scootaloo, “I’m sorry, Scoots… for… for what I did to you…”

“I know, Mom… I know you didn’t mean to hurt me,” Scootaloo sniffled, smiling up at her, “I forgive you.”

Rainbow shivered and cried harder, squeezing the both of them as tight as she could. Both Scootaloo and Fluttershy held her tight, not saying a word, but simply letting her cry. While it was uncertain how much she may have done so in the past two months, this all definitely had taken its toll on her all this time. Fluttershy felt her heart break seeing her like this, but refused to fall back into her cowardly ways of handling it. She kissed her hair, occasionally stroking it, surprised in seeing it was still soft as ever.

“Time’s up,” the orderlies said, snapping the small family out of it.

“Awww… do we have to?” Scootaloo pouted.

“Yes,” the orderlies said, “Hospital rules.”

Rainbow furiously shook her head and clutched Fluttershy harder. Fluttershy tried to wiggle free, but it was no use.

“Rainbow… you’re going to have to let me go… I know, I don’t want to leave you either,” Fluttershy said softly, “I’ll take the day off tomorrow and come see you, okay?”

“No… please don’t leave…” she whimpered, clearly hysterical.

Fluttershy sniffled, agreeing with the sentiment, “I know, I don’t want to leave you either. I wish I didn’t have to…”

“Come on, ladies,” one of the orderlies said.

“Hey, come on!” Scootaloo protested, “My Moms haven’t seen each other in two months! Have a heart already!”

“Kid, trust me. We see this all the time,” said the other orderly, “We don’t get our jollies by doing this. It’s just our jobs.”

They moved forward and pulled the two apart. To say that Rainbow panicked would have been an understatement. The orderlies had to hold her down while a doctor came in and sedated her, and they carried her off to her room, closing the door behind them and leaving one of the doctors to lead Fluttershy and Scootaloo out.

“Doctor,” Fluttershy spoke up, “Is she going to be all right? I mean, she was getting hysterical.”

“It’s normal in most patients with family and friends,” the doctor said, “She hadn’t admitted it, but it was easy to tell she missed all of you. It had been part of why we advised her not to see visitors for some time, we had to make sure her emotional levels wouldn’t overtake her.”

Fluttershy bit her lip, growing nervous, “What should be done?”

“I am not overseeing Ms Dash’s case, Doctor Firebrand is out in the lobby to discuss her case with you,” the doctor explained, “Princess Twilight requested him, saying he’s had experience with Ms Dash.”

“Oh… That’s good,” Fluttershy said with relief, “Thank you, Doctor. I’ll be sure to.”

The doctor nodded and led her out to the lobby, where Firebrand was seated in a chair and filling out paperwork. Looking up, he gave a polite nod to the two.

Fluttershy went over to see him, Scootaloo in tow, “Hello Doctor Firebrand, how are you doing?”

“Business as usual,” he noted absently, lifting a folder, “I have Rainbow’s report ready for you, if you’d like it.”

“Yes, please, I would,” Fluttershy nodded, “I’ve been very curious about her progress since having been admitted.”

“Her progress has been slow,” Firebrand said, handing her the folder and offering her a seat, “Staff have reported that she spends most of her time crying for you, and refuses to eat unless she is absolutely hungry. She’s lost a lot of weight while she’s been here, and the doctors have had to put her on eleven glucose drips.”

Fluttershy felt her stomach churn with worry as she sat down, clutching the folder and looking through it briefly. Scootaloo looked equally shocked, but said nothing.

“Poor thing,” Fluttershy murmured sadly, shaking her head, “I could tell she seemed… um, what’s the word I’m looking for… quite downtrodden when I saw her.”

“She’s had to be sedated regularly, and her behavior is not that great,” Firebrand noted, “I suggested bribing her with the possibility of conjugal visits with you, and over the last week her behavior has been steadily getting better.”

Fluttershy wiped her eyes with her sleeve, “I see, wow. When I first saw her, she wouldn’t look at me, I was thinking she didn’t want to see me at all. But if that would work, I could do that.”

“It does seem she was getting a little hysterical during your visit, but I think that’s a good sign,” Firebrand smiled, “She clearly wants to be with her family again, so this should provide proper motivation to comply with her treatment.”

Fluttershy nodded with a smile, “That would be good. It would do us a lot of good too.”

“Yeah, I’m gonna be done with school soon, so I’d have more time to come down with Fluttershy too,” Scootaloo said with a grin.

Firebrand made a note on Rainbow’s schedule, “Excellent. I want to see her get well just as much as you all do. Unfortunately, Ms Dash lost all custody of Scootaloo as a result of her sexual assault on her. We have yet to give her that news, but the courts placed a No Contact order on her. She is fine as long as she is in this hospital, but after she get’s out, she cannot be within one hundred feet of anyone under sixteen without supervision.”

Scootaloo looked stricken, while Fluttershy’s face fell, but she nodded with understanding.

“...Will she ever get to be my Mom again?” Scootaloo asked, fighting back tears.

“Legally? No,” Firebrand replied, “However, once you are sixteen you’re free to make whatever living arrangements you like, including with her.”

Scootaloo sighed, wiping her eyes. Fluttershy reached over and rubbed her back.

“I know it seems like a long time, but we can do that. You’ll be fifteen this fall, then only a year to go. We’ll work it all out when you turn sixteen,” Fluttershy assured her kindly.

“Okay,” Scootaloo nodded, sniffling.

“I suppose that is for the best,” Firebrand noted, “We are projecting a year before we see any significant progress in Rainbow.”

Once more Fluttershy’s face fell as she brought her hands to her rounded stomach, “Will she… be able to see her child after I give birth?”

“Absolutely,” Firebrand nodded, “The courts were not about to take away custody of her own child from her before it was even born.”

“Okay,” Fluttershy gave a relieved smile, “That’s good to hear.”

Firebrand nodded, “So I take it you two are headed home?”

“Yes, and I said I’d come by again tomorrow,” Fluttershy said.

“I got school, so I’ll visit on the weekend,” Scootaloo said.

“Alright, I’ll let the staff know,” Firebrand smiled, “You two have a good day.”

“Thank you, Doctor Firebrand,” Fluttershy stood up, smiling kindly at him before she gestured to Scootaloo.

“Thanks, Doc!” Scootaloo said, waving before she followed Fluttershy out.

“Mm-hmm, okay,” Twilight paused outside the library door as she spoke into her cell phone, “Okay, that’s good to hear, Fluttershy. I’m glad it’s working for you. Just don’t stop in getting the help you need. You’ve been doing very good so far, but you still have a ways to go. Don’t give up, that’s a good goal to have. Okay? All right, I’ll see you soon. Bye-bye.”

Hanging up, Twilight let out a tired, heavy sigh before heading inside. It had been both a long day and a long week, even to where her shoes were killing her feet now. She closed the door behind her, placing her keys on the hook, removing her jacket.

“I’m home,” she called into the house, slipping off her shoes.

Ascentia came around from the living room and swept her into a tight hug, “Oh sweetheart, you look exhausted. You want some supper?”

“Yeah, I am feeling hungry,” Twilight hugged her back.

Ascentia led her over to the dining room, where she’d set up dinner already, “I thought I’d do something special since you’ve been so stressed out dealing with Rainbow lately.”

“Oh, that’s been fine,” Twilight said as she followed, “it’s mostly the baby that’s been getting to me. I find myself with swollen feet, my shoes don’t fit, I can’t stop going to the bathroom, and it just… Plus my own treatment, but at least I’m making a lot of progress. I just have to change medication because my last one wasn’t good for the baby.”

Ascentia seemed to growl under her breath, but otherwise smiled, “So what’s the new drugs they’ve got you on?”

Twilight twitched a bit, but otherwise held herself back, “It’s a less potent but effective muscle relaxant. Doctor Firebrand suggested I take that so as to calm my body down when I’m feeling stressed. He’s come to see that the more stressed I get, the less control I have over myself and my emotions. He’s even been telling me to take more time off and get onto maternity leave, which I should have done a couple months ago.”

“That’s what I said last week,” Ascentia snickered, “You’ll listen to that quack but you won’t listen to me?”

Sighing heavily, Twilight rubbed the bridge if her nose, “I know, I know. And could you stop calling him that? You’re not twelve.”

“You know I don’t like shrinks,” Ascentia chuckled, “And besides, his most enthusiastic patient is in a mental institution now. Not exactly good PR.”

“That’s to no fault of his own,” Twilight said with irritation, “A lot of psychologists do have patients who need more help than they themselves can give. That doesn’t necessarily reflect on their job performance. They’re not magical miracle workers, they’re meant to help the patients halfway to finding answers to their issues. Sometimes, yes, the patients need more than they can give.”

Ascentia stepped back a bit, looking apprehensive, “Twiley, I was just kidding around.”

“No you weren’t. Don’t backpedal and start trying to play off how you feel with jokes just because they annoy me,” Twilight sighed, shaking her head, “Look, I know we disagree on that. I get it. But I’ve been doing a lot better since I’ve been seeing him. I still have a long way to go and I need all the help I can get.”

Ascentia made a non-verbal grunt and sat down at the table, idly picking her fork back and forth across her plate.

Taking a breath of relief, Twilight sipped some water, “So. How was your day?”

“Fine,” Ascentia replied, “Spent most of it cooking.”

“Good, good,” Twilight nodded, sampling the food.

Ascentia looked up hopefully, “How is it?”

“It’s very good,” Twilight said with a nod, “Delicious.”

Ascentia beamed and started eating as well, a hint of a blush on her face. Twilight managed a smile of her own, continuing to eat her share. Ascentia continued to glance up at her, smiling warmly each time, something that did not go unnoticed by Twilight.

“Well, Kitten, I’m due next week for a check-up,” Twilight said, patting her stomach gently, “I think little baby snooks is getting eager.”

“Snooks?” Ascentia asked.

“Pinkie calls her that,” Twilight giggled, “I thought it was cute.”

“Aw,” Ascentia cooed, “Pinkie’s cute.”

“Adorable,” Twilight agreed with a laugh, “I don’t think there’s been one visit with her where I didn’t leave without a big, stupid grin on my face.”

“I know I always have a big stupid grin on my face when we visit Pinkie,” Ascentia smirked, “But I think I lean more towards that plump ass of her’s than her cuteness.”

She noticed Twilight glaring at her.

“What?”

“Nothing,” Twilight shook her head, deciding it wasn’t worth it and drank down some more water.

“I’m sorry,” Ascentia said quietly, looking back down at her plate.

“It’s okay. She’d have thought of it as a compliment, anyway.”

The two of them continued to eat in silence for a while, until Ascentia broke the silence.

“T-Twilight?” she asked nervously.

“Yes?” Twilight looked up at her.

“...This help you’re getting…” she said slowly, “It’s… going to make things better, right?”

Nodding, Twilight finished her food and sipped her water, “Of course it will. In a lot of ways, it already has. I’ve uncovered a lot of memories I’ve repressed. Especially from childhood. He’s even coming to see that I have, well, mother issues. It’s part of where my aggression stems from, really. Because I haven’t truly been able to make peace with my mother or let go of the feelings I have, it becomes difficult for me to move past them. But anyway, it’s still a long road to a further recovery. But these things take time, change doesn’t happen overnight.”

Ascentia looked down at her plate again, her expression seeming unsatisfied with Twilight’s answer as she pushed her food around her plate.

“What’s the problem, now? I’m doing this because I want to get better. Because I want to make this a safer home for you, for our daughter, and myself too. Things cannot go on like they used to, I think you know that,” Twilight said sternly, “So what’s wrong now?”

Ascentia looked back up, her eyes glistening as she shook her head, “N-nothing, Twiley. I’m just… I’m just being stupid.”

“...Kitten…” Twilight reached over, placing her hand over hers, “You’re not stupid. Don’t say things like that.”

“No, I am,” Ascentia sniffled, intertwining their fingers, “It’s just that… everyone for the last few years has been telling us to split, even our friends think we should. And you take… everything this doctor says like some kind of gospel…” her voice started to quiver and crack, “...I’m just… sometimes I think about if he tells you to… get a… if you might listen to him and…”

She pressed her fist to her mouth as she shivered in her chair a few tears rolling down her face.

“Oh...” Twilight murmured, nodding slowly, “Well, I can assure you right here that he’s never said that. One of the things he does when he has sessions of couples counseling is that a couple should work everything out. Leave no stone unturned, to settle any unfinished emotional business, work on communication, all that stuff. He has felt worried, but he’s worked in ways to help me make sure we can keep our marriage going. I can’t say I don’t see where others are coming from when they tell us to split. But that doesn’t mean we should, either. We’ve been through a lot together and one of the reasons I am doing this is for that reason. I want our marriage to work. I want us to get old together, to sit on the back porch of our house as we watch our grandkids play in the yard. My anger has been robbing me of having a life. I can’t let that happen anymore.”

Ascentia leaned in and wrapped her arms around Twilight’s neck, squeezing hard as more tears flowed from her eyes, “I k-know Twilight. I’m just s-scared.”

“I know, Kitten, I know,” Twilight returned the embrace and stroked her hair, “I’m not exactly made of steel about that, either. But it’s okay. I’m going to do everything I can. The last thing I want to do is leave you. I-I know what that ended up doing to you the first time. If that happens now… No, I won’t let it happen. We’re in this together. We’re a team.”

Ascentia shivered in Twilight’s arms, trying to keep herself from breaking down and crying anyway as she clung tightly to her, her fingers twirling in Twilight’s hair.

Kissing her head, Twilight rocked her gently as best she could, “I love you, Kitten, and nothing will come between us. Ever.”

“You promise?” Ascentia asked,her voice quivering.

“I promise,” Twilight nodded, “Nothing is going to stop us, now. Not after all we’ve been through.”

Ascentia shuddered a bit, but otherwise held tightly to her, “I-I’m sorry I’m such a w-w-wreck…”

Nuzzling into her hair, Twilight held her tighter in return, “It’s okay. Don’t worry. Everything will be fine. Once I get further on my treatment, I’ll be able to truly help make this a better home for all of us. Our daughter will never have to worry about me raising my fist to her.”

Twilight pulled Ascentia into her lap completely and snuggled her tightly.

“I love you, Twilight,” Ascentia said shakily.

“I love you too, always,” Twilight whispered into her ear.

The two sat like that for a while, Twilight rocking and comforting Ascentia while she cried into her shoulder.

“I realized something in all of this. I remember that Twilight said we really shouldn’t have been together like we were at the time. I had thought it was sour grapes, but I think she was right. Not only was our relationship born from cheating, but neither of us were in a good place. We especially didn’t help each other, not in the way we should have been. I was letting my anxiety and my unrealistic fantasies control my life. She had her own issues with coming to terms with revealing her own secrets. All our lives, we were there for each other, but we also enabled each other.”

Fluttershy exhaled as she faced Doctor Firebrand, sitting back up. It was the day after she and Scootaloo had visited Rainbow in the mental hospital; with the plan now to attend her appointment and then make her way to the hospital afterward.

“I wasn’t unhappy with her, per se. We loved each other, but I also realize that I let everything get to me. I was worried and anxious about everything. I made myself unhappy. I made her unhappy. We both made ourselves unhappy, then made each other unhappy. I also hurt a lot of people on the way. I even hurt Rainbow, too. Mac barely talks to me if I see him, but, I suppose I shouldn’t have thought we’d still be friends.

“I can see now that because of our mistakes, because of the things we’d done either in the past or present; that we felt we didn’t deserve happiness. I felt I didn’t deserve to be happy in a new relationship since it was born from cheating. It’s as if we created reasons to make ourselves unhappy so we would be right. So we would have a justification, an excuse, to be unhappy. The feelings of regret and worry were all that made sense to me. Because I felt I had to repent for my mistakes and regret them, because doing otherwise is ignoring them and pretending they’re not there.”

“Mmhmm,” Firebrand noted, “And what have you learned that you can move forward with?”

“Well… For one thing, not to let my worries get the better of me. I know I can never stop being worried, but I should never let it affect my judgement. The same goes for knowing when I should make a proper decision that isn’t based just on what my heart wants. I know that sometimes what needs to be done isn’t always something I want. There’s also the fact that I should never be dependent on someone else for my own happiness. I think that was a mistake I’d made initially when this started.”

“That is an easy enough thing to say, Fluttershy,” Firebrand replied, “However many find that in practice, breaking these habits is far harder to do.”

“Oh, it is,” Fluttershy agreed, “I still have a ways to go in making sure I can fully practice them. As much as I do miss Rainbow and wish she were here, I think, in some way, being able to face my demons on my own and working them out helps a lot more than I thought.”

“And do you think that once Rainbow comes home, you will be able to continue on this positive path?” Firebrand asked.

Fluttershy nodded, “All I can say is that I will do my very best. I can’t speak for the future, but I think our time apart will make things different when she is let out. Even then, it will be a process to keep that habit, but I’m willing to face it. Maybe I’ll worry, but I won’t let it stop me.”

Firebrand smiled and made a few more notes, “That all sounds lovely. I am going to suggest an increase in your doseage, at least until your pregnancy is nearing the end of it’s term. In the meantime, the doctors have been monitoring Rainbow’s behavior and they’ve been impressed at the improvements so far. She has been far more cooperative and more attentive to her treatment plan. She has been approved for a conjugal visit if you would like.”

Fluttershy brightened, “Absolutely. I think that’d be nice.”

Firebrand gave a tiny smirk and made a note, “Alright, I will let the doctors know. Are you going to see her with Scootaloo today?”

“I did come on my own this time since she’s at school, but I’m going to be bringing her to come this weekend. She wanted the time to make her a handmade card,” Fluttershy giggled.

“Alright, in that case, you’re free to have your special visit with her today if you wish,” Firebrand said.

“That sounds wonderful, I was planning to go see her after this,” Fluttershy said with a bright smile.

Opening the bathroom door and combing back into the bedroom, Twilight exhaled as she passed a mirror, looking at herself from the side. She looked back at Ascentia, who was sitting up in bed, reading a book.

“Tell me the truth. Do I look like a humpback whale?”

Ascentia laughed despite the tear stains on her face, “Of course not, Twilight. You’re too small to be a humpback whale.”

“Very nice,” Twilight stuck her tongue out and went to join her in the bed, “You know what the worst part of the third trimester is? You feel so anxious and ready to see your baby, you just want it come out right then and there. So close but so far!”

“She’ll come out when she’s ready,” Ascentia smiled, waving her hands in a beckoning manner, “Now come here. Kitten wants snuggles.”

“Kitten shall get snuggles,” Twilight giggled, getting in bed and snuggling up to her.

Ascentia wrapped her arms tightly around Twilight’s midsection, nuzzling under her chin and sighing happily, “I love you.”

“I love you too,” Twilight cooed, stroking her hair, “You’ve been a good kitty. Who’s a good little kitty?”

Ascentia smiled and hugged her tighter, “I am?”

“Yes! Yes you are!” Twilight giggled, kissing her nose.

Ascentia grinned and kissed along Twilight’s neck, making soft mewling noises.

“Good Kitten!” Twilight laughed, squirming playfully, “A little frisky, are we?”

“I always am with you,” Ascentia grinned, “You’re beautiful, Twilight.”

“So are you, and you know what? I think, in quite some ways, the scars really add such a distinguished look to you,” Twilight nuzzled and kissed her hair.

“Well they’re permanent anyway, so I guess that’s a good thing,” Ascentia grinned, “I like to look nice for you.”

“You always do,” Twilight giggled, “Let’s see, how long has it been since you last had some sort of body cast?”

“Eighteen months,” Ascentia sighed, snuggling against her.

Twilight grinned and hugged her tighter, “Wonderful! As fun as it was to get your casts signed, I’m glad they’re no longer an issue.”

Ascentia smiled and nibbled her neck, “Me too.”

“Although… I noticed a new toy in the drawer,” Twilight smirked playfully, “A riding crop, my dear? Getting a little… experimental, are we?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Ascentia said innocently, casually avoiding eye contact with her.

“Oh, now you’re a sneak and a liar? Oh, Kitten… I thought you knew better,” Twilight said in mock disappointment, snickering.

“What do you mean?” Ascentia asked playfully, biting at her neck.

Twilight squirmed a bit, laughing, “Come on, Kitten, I know what you want. You want me to use that, don’t you?”

“Maybe,” Ascentia smiled, blushing a bit.

“Okay then, well,” Twilight smirked, getting up from the bed now, “I’ll have a little trouble the usual way, but if you do as I say, I think we can do it…”

“Yes, Twilight,” Ascentia smiled, kneeling up and happily awaiting her instructions.

Going to the drawer in question, Twilight pulled out the riding crop, and slapped it against her hand. She got back onto the bed, removing her nightgown, and then propping herself up against the pillows.

“Now then, Kitten, off with your clothes.”

Ascentia lifted her t-shirt over her head and slid off her pajama pants, quickly baring herself before her wife and grinning.

“Good!” Twilight brought the end of the riding crop under her chin, “Today, we’re going to have you perform an oral exam. Let’s see how quick you can make me cum,” she took a stopwatch from the nightside table, “For every minute, this little thing will make a very nice visit to your rump. Any questions?”

“What happens when I do make you cum?” Ascentia asked.

“You get a treat,” Twilight giggled.

“Okay, I understand,” Ascentia smiled, eager to get started.

Spreading her legs, Twilight cooed sweetly, “Well then, Kitten, come and get your snack.”

Ascentia rushed in and latched her mouth around Twilight’s mound, pushing her tongue into her moistening folds as she wrapped her arms around her thighs. Moaning softly as her tongue tasted Twilight’s sweet and tangy flavour.

Starting the timer, Twilight moaned and squirmed, waving the riding crop, “That’s it… good! Good Kitten!”

Rolling her tongue around Twilight’s nub, she pulled at her lips with her teeth and moaned as she voraciously dug into her, lapping up as much of her taste as she could.

The first minute passed, to which Twilight then smacked Ascentia’s behind with the riding crop. Though not too hard, but enough to spark a sting. While they’d gotten rough and tumble during sex a long time ago, it assured Twilight so much to know that they could safely get a little rough without anything becoming too damaging. For once in a long time, there wasn’t the fear of getting too rough and flying off the handle with it.

But that didn’t mean she couldn’t have a little fun with it.

“Like the little slave you are, you will do as I tell you! So far you’re doing well!” Twilight declared, licking her lips.

Ascentia moaned happily at Twilight’s words and licked faster, wrapping her lips around her clit and suckling on the hard nub. Feeling her thighs and pelvis twitch and clench told her she was getting there as she whipped her tongue around her.

Another slap with the riding crop.

“Two minutes!” Twilight moaned, patting her back with it, “Now where are those fingers? I don’t feel one inside.”

Pulling her mouth away, Ascentia panted from having been holding her breath while trying to service her, “You said this was an oral exam?”

“Did I?” Twilight purred, “Well, now it is, yes.”

“Yeah, so I thought I could only use my mouth,” Ascentia asked, licking her lips of Twilight’s wetness.

“A bit of both would be nice, sweet little slave.”

Ascentia giggled at Twilight’s deprecation and dived back in, sucking her nub as she pushed two fingers into her and curling them inside her.

“Mmmmm….! Yeah, that’s it!” Twilight moaned and laughed all at once, “Good Kitten!”

Ascentia moved faster, thrusting her fingers as she raked her teeth over her nub. Lapping her tongue against her opening to catch any juices dribbling down from her fingers.

“Nnngh….” Twilight fell back against the pillows and smacked the riding crop once again as another minute passed.

Moving faster and more enthusiastically, Ascentia pulled her lips away from her nub and lapped furiously at her lips as she hurriedly finger-fucked her, taking in as much of her sweet taste as she could and nuzzling her nose against her clit.

Feeling her climax fast approaching, Twilight let the items drop from her hands and grabbed hold of her wife’s head, “Almost…! That’s it!”

Ascentia moaned and licked faster while her hand moved furiously, desperate for her wife to cum and give her a rush of her lovely taste.

“Nngh… Yeah….! Oh Ascentia, yes!” Twilight squealed, holding her head harder against her sex as her climax washed over her.

Ascentia hungrily licked her clean and kissed her snatch before coming back up, “So, did I pass?”

Panting a little, Twilight gave her one more smack with the crop, but gentler this time, “With flying colours.”

Ascentia grinned and wrapped her arms around her midsection, nuzzling her neck, “Yay.”

Rubbing her stomach, Twilight giggled and nuzzled her hair, “You know, the baby can hear the sound of our voices. Not that it can understand or comprehend, mind you.”

“Or even remember,” Ascentia said softly, snuggling her, “But that’s… nice.”

“Isn’t it?” Twilight smiled brighter, “Ooh! Do you feel that? She’s kicking!”

Ascentia pressed her hand to Twilight’s stomach and smiled, “Awwwww!”

Looking down at her stomach, Twilight rubbed the spot, “Hello there, sweetheart. You’re ready to come out soon, aren’t you? Yes, we can’t wait to see you!”

Ascentia smiled and nuzzled Twilight’s face, “You’re right. I can’t wait for her to come.”

“We’ll see you soon,” Twilight cooed, giving her belly a pat, “Now then, Kitten, are in you up for a familiar little toy?”

“What one?” Ascentia asked coyly.

“The one Pinkie likes to call Mr. Strappy,” Twilight smirked.

“Oh, the big one?” Ascentia smiled, “I think I am.”

“Well! Then you go get it and get ready!” Twilight smirked wider, now laying herself down, “You’ll ride me like a pony.”

Ascentia hopped up and fished a large, violet strapon out of Twilight’s drawer and handed it to her, her mouth and snatch watering as she watched her put it on. Once it was firmly strapped around Twilight’s waist, Ascentia hopped up and straddled her, lining the toy up with her entrance before sitting down and taking it to the base, shivering as she bit her lip.

“There you go, that’s it! Now turn it on,” Twilight purred, reaching down around her stomach to grasp her hips.

Reaching down, she flicked a switch and nearly screamed when the toy started to vibrate violently within her, leaning over and putting her hands on the bed for support as her hips slowly rotated her hips against her, biting down sharply onto her lip.

Twilight grinned widely, still as always amazed by the sight. She could never get enough of her wife being penetrated from any angle and how she’d work it. It was an unmatched thrill in their sexual play. While Ascentia always preferred it rough and dominating, seeing her ride her and moaning for it carried a lovely sight in and of itself.

“Yes!” Ascentia gasped, bouncing her hips on Twilight’s strapon as she held her hands for support.

“Good! Yes! Ride that cock, baby!” Twilight whooped.

Ascentia threw her head back and gyrated her hips against her, lifting herself up and down with her thighs as the shaking toy plunging deep into her over and over again. Reaching up, she started playing with her own breasts as she squeezed down on her.

Twilight felt herself shiver at the erotic sight, completely taken by it. Most especially with the way her wife’s fiery red hair swayed about and danced. She quivered, reaching for her tightly, bucking her hips upward.

“Take it all, you little nymph! That’s it, good Kitten!”

“Y-Yes!” Ascentia screamed, bouncing harder as she felt herself dribble around the toy, “Yes! Oh gods that’s good! Fuck me, Twilight! I’m such a horny Kitten! Fuck me!”

“YES!” Twilight cried loudly, doing just that, “You horny little sex Kitten! Take it all in and cum hard! Hard, I tell you!”

Ascentia threw herself back and moaned loudly, her juices squirting out around the toy and her whole body convulsing before she threw herself forward and held herself up against the bed, “Mmmm…”

“Atta girl,” Twilight cooed, reaching up to kiss her lips, “That was wonderful.”

Ascentia grinned and slid the toy out of her, “Yeah. I love you, sweetheart.”

“I love you too,” Twilight brought her arms around her form and snuggled closer, “This is working out so much better than I thought.”

Ascentia nodded as she snuggled her, then she leaned up, “Hey Twilight?”

“Hmm?”

“I was thinking…” she said quietly, “How would you feel if… I wore a collar?”

“A collar, hmm?” Twilight considered this, “You know, I never did think of that!”

“I… I think it’d be cute,” Ascentia smiled, “I could get one with your insignia on it.”

“Oh, why not?” Twilight nuzzled noses with her, “If you want a nice collar, go ahead and get one! I’ll even get a leash!”

Ascentia’s face lit up, “Really? Oh, thank you Twilight!” she latched onto her neck and hugged her tightly, kissing her face and neck.

“Hey, you’re welcome,” Twilight laughed, playing with her hair.

The two of them settled down against the covers, Ascentia adorably latched onto her neck and nuzzling her constantly.

“How about a little bell for your collar?”

Nodding, Ascentia kissed her cheek, “That sounds cute.”

“All right then,” Twilight kissed her cheek back, “We’ll go find you a nice collar first thing tomorrow. Have you seen Pinkie’s? It’s cute.”

“Yeah, I have,” Ascentia smiled, “She’s Discord’s pet, and I’m your’s.”

“Sounds like a plan, then,” Twilight winked.

“All right, so the guidelines of a conjugal visit are pretty straightforward. A patient is able to spend an extended amount of time with a guest, usually their spouse or someone they had been common-law married to for a couple of months. Or at times, something else,” the orderly explained as she lead Fluttershy to a hallway of rooms meant for conjugal visits, “There will be orderlies stationed near the doors, but otherwise we make sure that no such harm comes to either party ahead of time. You will have two hours to spend together. Good behaviour on the patient’s part and also good standing of such visits will earn incentives for longer visits.

“In the room itself, the facility provides soap, towels, bed linens, condoms, lubricants, and the like. It will be up to the two of you to keep it clean when you’re finished. Aside from that, you two are free to do as you please within the room. Should any problems arise, you can alert the attention of the orderlies, who will see to solving the issue. Are there any questions?”

Fluttershy shook her head, “No, Doctor. I think that covers everything I need to know.”

Smiling, she nodded and then opened one of the doors, “Go on in, she’s already waiting there.”

Thanking her, Fluttershy stepped into the room, hearing the door close and lock behind her.

“Hey, Shy,” Rainbow smiled from the chair in the corner, waving a little, “H-how have you been?”

Fluttershy smiled, approaching slowly, fiddling with the belt of her trench coat, “Oh, I’ve been fine. Still adjusting to things, you know. How are you?”

“I’m okay,” Rainbow said weakly, “A little tired though. Don’t sleep well here…”

“Aww… How come?” Fluttershy asked, looking at her with a sympathetic pout.

“It’s noisy, and it’s not my bed,” Rainbow grumbled, reaching up for a hug.

“I can see why,” Fluttershy went over and enveloped her into a warm hug.

Rainbow smiled and hugged her, “So, why are we in here? They wouldn’t tell me.”

“Well, these rooms of the facility are for conjugal visits,” Fluttershy smiled brightly, “Doctor Firebrand offered for me to come see you that way. All things considered, I decided it was a good idea to try.”

Rainbow’s eyes widened, then she grinned, “So we’re gonna…”

“Oh, yes. I believe that door right there leads to the bedroom,” Fluttershy cooed, nuzzling her, “And… I have a little surprise for you.”

Rainbow’s smile widened, “Really? What kind of surprise?”

Giggling, Fluttershy stood up and took a few steps back. She then undid the belt of her trench coat, then let it fall to the floor. Beneath it, she wore the rainbow-patterned lingerie she knew Rainbow loved, knee-high black boots, and proudly showed off her well-rounded stomach.

“Remember this?” She smiled, rubbing her hands along her stomach sensually.

“Oh yeah,” Rainbow grinned, jumping up and moving closer, running her hands along her stomach, “I remember, and I like very much!”

“Wonderful,” Fluttershy beamed, arching back a bit, “Here’s a little something for you. Our baby started kicking the first time I saw you yesterday. He hasn’t stopped since I came here now.”

Rainbow grinned and kissed Fluttershy softly, “I love you so much.”

“And I love you too,” Fluttershy kissed back, holding close to her, “I’ve missed you.”

“I missed you too,” Rainbow moaned, hugging tightly to her.

“I can tell,” Fluttershy giggled.

Rainbow blushed and angled her hips back a bit.

Laughing, Fluttershy kissed her cheek, “So then, sweetheart, how would you like to do this? Anything you want.”

“Well… you know what I’ve really missed?” Rainbow asked, a sly smile coming to her face.

“Tell me,” Fluttershy giggled.

“A certain someone’s talented mouth,” Rainbow grinned, nuzzling her.

“Ooooh, well I’m a little out of practice,” Fluttershy kissed her nose, “But I’m definitely ready to partake.”

Rainbow pulled her into the bedroom and sat down on the bed, grinning widely, “Please, sweetheart.”

Grinning widely, Fluttershy went and pulled down the hospital garb pants, along with the provided undergarments. Once Rainbow’s erection was freed, she took hold and kissed the tip.

“You’re not the only one who missed this,” Fluttershy purred, winking before she closed her mouth around the tip, moaning in pleasure.

Rainbow hissed and stroked Fluttershy’s head, “Oooooh yes! It’s been too long… oh yes Shy!”

“Mmmmm,” Fluttershy hummed, happily licking along the tip and further down, gazing up into her eyes as she did so.

Rainbow moaned and fisted her fingers in Fluttershy’s hair, “F-f-fuck… yes! Oh gods, suck me…”

Fluttershy did so, going faster and harder, even deep-throating. Though she hadn’t done this in months now, she didn’t care. She was determined to make this as great a comeback as she could. Further adding to it, she brought her fingers to her neglected scrotum and fondled.

“Y-yes!” Rainbow gasped, her hands clutching her head, “F-f-fuck! Oh shit, that’s so good!”

Bringing her free hand to the base, Fluttershy went deeper, faster, humming all the while. She broke away for a moment to two to catch her breath, smiled widely, then immediately dove back in.

“Yes, Shy… gonna cum!” Rainbow gasped, pushing her head down a little as she felt her cock twitch and quiver.

“Mmmmm-mmm,” Fluttershy hummed, bracing herself for the load as she worked harder.

“W-wait!” Rainbow gasped, “Pull away… I wanna f-feed you.”

Giggling, Fluttershy obliged, “All right then, Dashie.”

Taking her chin, Rainbow pushed her cock back into Fluttershy’s mouth to just the tip, pumping herself as she shot her heavy load into her mouth, moaning as she admired the sight of Fluttershy suckling from her.

“Mmm,” Fluttershy cooed, taking it all in and licking the excess off her lips. She smiled then climbed onto her lap, straddling Rainbow’s hips, “Oh, Rainbow… I missed your taste, and just doing that to you… How does it feel after all this time?”

“So good,” Rainbow panted, “I missed it so much. When I get home, your mouth is never leaving my dick.”

“Oooh my, then I’ll have my work cut out for me!” Fluttershy giggled, nuzzling her cheek, “Well then, what would you like now, love?”

“Just you,” Rainbow said, kissing her softly, “I just want you.”

Beaming, Fluttershy gently pushed her down onto the bed to lie back, while she climbed on top of her, taking off all her garments. She then removed Rainbow’s as well, and gaped in mild surprise upon what she saw. Along her skin were some bruises, and a few scratches. Nonetheless, she smiled and nuzzled her.

Rainbow’s hands rushed to her rear, fondling her soft cheeks as she slowly rubbed her length against’ Fluttershy’s folds, kissing her neck and snuggling her softly.

“I want you too, just to be with you again,” Fluttershy whispered, stroking her hair, “Hope you don’t mind me riding you…”

“Oh, I so want you to ride me,” Rainbow grinned, breathing heavily.

Reaching down, Fluttershy warmed up Rainbow’s shaft with a few strokes, getting it stiff again. Upon doing so, she then lowered herself onto it, filling up to the hilt. A moan of satisfaction escaped her, to which she felt whole again.

“Oh Dashie…” She moaned out, raising herself up and down the shaft.

Rainbow held her by the hips, eagerly rocking her hips underneath her, months and months of frustration and buildup being released in a single, glorious evening.

Bouncing herself a little, Fluttershy flailed her arms about to seek some kind of support, but knew she couldn’t bend too much. Deciding to forget it, she continued her rocking and bobbing, her stomach and breasts jiggling about. Moans ripped from her louder than ever, as months of pent-up desire was unleashed.

“Yes! Oh, give it to me, Rainbow! Give it to me you sexy, sexy awesome thing!” Fluttershy cried out, going faster.

Rocking her hips faster, Rainbow went so far as to pull Fluttershy’s hips back and forth against her in time with her bouncing, running one hand along her rounded stomach, “Oh god… yes! YES!”

“Woohoo!” Fluttershy squealed loudly, throwing her head back and waving her hair, “Oh, fuck me harder! Fuck me! Fuck my like the dirty horny slut I am! I need you!”

“You… you’re on top,” Rainbow moaned, bouncing her hips harder, “You’re the one fucking me.”

“Ooh, Dashie,” Fluttershy giggled amidst her moaning, “Got me there…”

Rainbow moaned and bounced her hips harder against the bed, loving the feeling of Fluttershy’s weight over her, “Shy… I’m close…”

“Me too…” Fluttershy uttered, nearly falling over at this point, “I can’t hold back…!”

Rainbow pushed a few more times, then moaned as she released her load deep into Fluttershy, leaning back against the pillows and groaning as her tightness milked her for all she was worth.

Moments after, Fluttershy came as well, crying out in pleasure as her juices leaked down her thighs and Rainbow’s member. Utterly overtaken by the aftermath, Fluttershy carefully got up and crawled along the bed to lay down beside her. Upon doing so, she cuddled up to Rainbow’s form and kissed her neck, sighing happily.

“I missed you so much, Fluttershy,” Rainbow said warmly, kissing her neck.

“Me too,” Fluttershy cooed, “It hasn’t been the same without you. But it’s okay, I don’t let it get to me anymore. Not like at first. Sometimes, though, I lie awake in my bed and I just… think of you.”

“How… how’s the kid?” Rainbow asked hopefully, “I… I heard I lost custody of her…”

“Yes, you did,” Fluttershy said sympathetically, “Scootaloo’s doing better. At first she was heartbroken, especially when she heard the news. She didn’t eat or sleep for a week. But then I went in with Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle, we all talked for hours, had ice cream and watched sad movies. We all cried, hard. But it helped because she’s been doing so much better. Her grades caught up, she’s a lot happier, and she’s just hoping you’ll come home soon. She is disappointed to have to wait until she’s sixteen to legally be with you again, but… She said she doesn’t care, that you’re still her Mom and she loves you very much.”

“She really shouldn’t,” Rainbow sighed, “Not after… not after what I did to her.”

“I know it does sound like a hard pill to swallow,” Fluttershy said, kissing her hair, “But she does forgive you.”

Rainbow snuggled her, sighing, “I’m glad you’re still here, Shy.”

Fluttershy smiled, “Me too. This really has been a huge eye opener for me. But one thing I knew was that I didn’t want to give up on you. They say you have to live with the best and worst in someone. You know the term ‘fair-weather friend’? I think I lived to that a little too much.”

Rainbow didn’t say anything, just snuggled her and nuzzled her neck. Despite everything, one thing was certain. Whatever cruel or kind god existed in this world, it was not going to let them apart. Rainbow didn’t know if such luck was a blessing or a curse. But whatever it was that was keeping them together…

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