"Ascentia Sparkle?" one of the doctors called, coming out into the waiting room, "Ascentia Sparkle's family?"

Rainbow and Fluttershy tapped Twilight on the shoulder, who had been looking out the window, worried.

"Oh, yes," Twilight stood up, "Is she all right, doctor?"

"She's fine," the doctor said, flipping through his notes, "She went into adrenal shock. Not usually a big deal, but she's just recently underwent a heart and lung transplant. So she just started having palpatations. We gave her something to calm the adrenaline, but there's something else. When we brought her in, she was pretty heavily bruised. Some of them are weeks old. And upon doing a blood test, there's an unusually high amount of sodium in her system. Is there anything going on that we should know about before we wake her up?"

Twilight blanched, while Fluttershy and Rainbow exchanged glances as well, neither of them saying a word for a few moments.

At least until Rainbow broke the silence, "We were having sex games with her, and since she likes to be dominated and has an objectification fetish-she kinda got a little bruised up there."

"Rainbow!!" Twilight shouted in embarrassment.

"What? We've got nothin' to hide," Rainbow shrugged.

"So you three are her girlfriends?" the doctor asked, to which they nodded and Twilight held up her wedding ring, "I guess that explains the bruises, but not the salt in her-"

"I'm intersex," Rainbow said.

"And that would be it," the doctor remarked, casting a glance at Rainbow's shorts and shrugging, "Alright, we'll bring her out of sleep in a few minutes and she'll be alright to go. I gave her a prescription for adrenal blockers, just make sure she takes them before you start getting... kinky."

Twilight nodded, "All right, doctor. We will. Thank you for your help."

The doctor retreated, and a few minutes later Ascentia came through the door, woozy and being led by one of the nurses.

"And here we are," the nurse cooed, as Ascentia reached for Twilight, "Princess Twilight, I realize this may sound unprofessional, but your wife is an absolute sweetheart."

Giving a smile, Twilight nodded as she went to her wife's side, "You're right, she really is."

Ascentia eagerly fell into Twilight's arms, kissing her cheek and mewling happily. The nurse put a hand to her chest and smiled.

"She's a little drowsy from the anesthetics, but she'll be alright by the evening," she smiled, "Oh, and by the way, her baby is fine in case you were worried."

"I'm glad, that's really good to know," Twilight said with relief, hugging Ascentia back, "Hey there, Kitten. How do you feel?"

Ascentia squeezed Twilight's shoulders and nuzzled her cheek, "I feel... I feel drunk, but great..."

"We're just thankful it was nothing too too serious," Fluttershy said as she came over to them, giving Ascentia's hair a comforting stroke.

"That's for sure," Twilight agreed, kissing her cheek.

"Alright, let's get you home, Asy," Fluttershy kissed her cheek as well as the three of them helped her out and into the car.

Ascentia rolled over in bed and laid her head against Twilight's chest, squeezing her midsection, "Thank you, Twilight... for this morning."

"You're welcome, Kitten," Twilight nuzzled her sweetly.

Ascentia absently thumbed the choker around her neck, that hung alongside the necklace Rainbow had given her shortly after she'd first started living here, "No really... thank you. I know how nervous you were at the idea of... taking ownership of me in bed. So... it means a lot to me. Really."

"I know it does," Twilight nuzzled her again and kissed her forehead, "As much as I do feel apprehensive about it, I'm going to do my very best to take ownership of you. I think I can definitely find a good balance of giving you what you want without worrying about my being...well, too extreme."

Ascentia smiled and nuzzled up under Twilight's chin, mewling softly as she felt Twilight's arms tightly wrap around her, "I love you, Twilight."

"I love you too, Kitten," Twilight snuggled her closer, "You're amazing, you know that?"

"How am I amazing?" Ascentia asked, angling her head to kiss her cheek.

"Oh, do you want me to get out a laundry list about that?" Twilight teased, laughing a bit.

Ascentia nuzzled under her cheek, "If you don't mind."

"Silly," Twilight playfully licked her forehead, "Well... you can be really funny and just send me into hysterics, you have a great sense of compassion and you know when to kick someone in the keister to help them out, you're adorable, you're sweet, you have beautiful red hair, your eyes are striking, you're so snuggly, and you're soooo strong... Not to mention you make a great pet and sex toy."

Ascentia mewled softly, squeezing Twilight's midsection tighter, "You're way too nice," she giggled, settling comfortably against her.

"Just telling the truth, Kitten," Twilight kissed her cheek.

Ascentia smiled and snuggled tighter, "Thanks..." she yawned, the exhaustion finally overcoming her as she dozed off in Twilight's arms.

Chuckling, Twilight nuzzled her some more and snuggled closer. Within some time, she too fell asleep.

"Hey girls!" Rainbow grinned as she came downstairs, watching as Ascentia and Twilight sat together, Ascentia snuggled up in Twilight's arms while Fluttershy sipped her coffee.

"Morning, Rainbow," Ascentia smiled, nuzzling Twilight's neck.

"Morning," Twilight said, looking up as well.

"Good morning," Fluttershy smiled, "You're in a good mood."

"Of course I am," Rainbow grinned, "The sun is shining, my wife is looking beautiful, my girlfriend... is nowhere to be seen, my son is... also nowhere to be seen. And nobody's tried to kill us in two months!"

"I'm hewe, Mama!" Spectrum crawled out from under the table, holding a toy airplane and a truck.

Twilight giggled, "He wouldn't stop tickling our feet."

Rainbow bent down and picked Spectrum up, settling her on her hip, "There's my boy," she grinned, kissing his forehead, "Oh, and I heard that the house is going to be fixed up by next week. We can go home if you guys still want to live in Ponyville."

"Oh, wow!" Twilight said in surprise, then considered for a few moments, "...Kitten? What do you think? It's been a while since we talked about that."

Ascentia looked up from Twilight's shoulder and shrugged, "I'm not in any danger from those backwater shits."

"I know, but I meant about living there again," Twilight rubbed her back.

"It's up to you both," Fluttershy said, sipping her coffee again, "You know you're welcome in our home if you still want to be there."

"Why wouldn't we?" Ascentia asked, cocking her head, "Did... did you want to move out, Twi?"

"It's definitely not that I want to move out," Twilight assured, "I'm just keeping our options open. So all right, we'll stay there with them!"

Ascentia smiled and nuzzled into Twilight's neck, "We're all a big family now, Twi."

Rainbow chuckled, "What I meant, you guys, was if you wanted to go back to Ponyville or move somewhere else. Having my house blown up, my wife cut, and one of my girlfriends shot up doesn't make me all that enthusiastic either."

"I don't blame you," Twilight agreed, "I felt a little shook up, myself. Obvious reasons. The only things I want to go back to are our friends at this point."

"Me too," Fluttershy agreed, "And I sold my cottage a few years ago, so I don't even have that to go to. I can always transfer at work if we end up living elsewhere, so it wouldn't be a problem."

"Well there's lots of places to live that are still close enough to Rares, AJ and Pinkie," Rainbow said, sitting down, "I mean... between all of us, how much do we have to our names? I've got about eight hundred thousand bits. What about you guys?"

Twilight made a quick mental calculation, "Well, excluding some savings bonds and the accumulation I've had since I was in the hospital... I have about three-hundred and fifty thousand bits, give or take."

"The last time I checked, my personal account has two hundred and seventy-thousand bits, and my business account has about one hundred and thirty thousand," Fluttershy recalled.

The three of them turned to Ascentia, who looked up from Twilight's shoulder and shook her head.

Rainbow raised her eyebrows, "Nothing?"

"Nothing," Ascentia said, "I inherited some money from my parents when they died, but it's all been drained away by hospital expenses and Twilight's therapy."

"How much drained away?"

"I started with about six hundred thousand bits, and now I'm a hundred thousand in debt."

"Kitten!" Twilight said in shock, "You... You never told me that! Anytime I asked you, you always told me it was fine and that you at least had enough out of an emergency fund!"

"That was then," Ascentia shrugged, "Then you had to go into the mental hospital, and that cost a lot..."

"I asked you about it last month," Twilight told her, "You still said it was fine."

"Twilight, I've been living with Rainbow and Fluttershy for seven years," Ascentia said, sitting up, "Rainbow's been paying all of my expenses. My rent is sucking her cock. You seriously believed me?"

Deciding not to argue about that, Twilight exhaled, "I know that. I just don't want you to end up in trouble because you're broke and in debt. But now that you're going to be my secretary, you'll have a stable income of your own."

Ascentia nodded and nuzzled Twilight's cheek, "I guess so."

Fluttershy turned to Rainbow with a raised eyebrow, "You don't seriously make her do that for rent, do you?"

"Of course not, it's just a joke between us," Rainbow snickered.

"Oh, Rainbow," Fluttershy giggled, playfully rolling her eyes, "What am I going to do with you?"

"You've been asking that question ever since we were kids, Shy," Rainbow giggled, stucking her tongue out at her.

"And you always gave a different answer," Fluttershy stuck her tongue out right back.

Rainbow giggled again and playfully punched Fluttershy's shoulder, "I'll never run out of 'em."

"You may want to consider running out of sweatpants," Ascentia remarked, "They don't suit you."

"What are you talking-" Rainbow looked down to see a tent in her pants, "Oh, yeah I get it. Something rigid and tight."

"Like you usually do," Twilight remarked dryly.

"Yeah yeah, let's all yuck it up," Rainbow scoffed, crossing her legs.

"All right, no more teasing," Fluttershy giggled, "Anyway, between all of the money we have, I think we'll be able to find a new place to accommodate our family."

"Yeah, maybe somewhere out in the countryside between towns," Rainbow thought, flipping open a newspaper, "Lots of space for the kids to play, Shy can keep all her animals, and far enough away from prying eyes," she winked at Twilight and Ascentia.

"Oooh, that sounds lovely!" Fluttershy beamed.

"I like the sound of that," Twilight nodded in approval, "As long as I have room for all my books, I'll be a happy camper."

"I think we can manage," Rainbow smiled, flipping through the real estate placements, "Plus we can sell the old house too."

"Selling the old house?" Cielle's voice rang out as she came in, having been in the basement, covered in soot, "Why? Oh, wait... this is a moment where there was a huge conversation about what you just said and I missed it, wasn't it?"

"Yes," the four of them said in unison.

"Yef!" Spectrum said from Fluttershy's lap.

"Right..." Cielle removed her tool belt, "So, let me guess. We're all gonna go find a new place, sell the old house, and start all over fresh?"

Fluttershy nodded, "Yes, I think a new home is a good idea after everything that happened last month."

Cielle whistled and then nodded, "Yeah, makes sense! Okay, sounds cool to me! Got anything in mind?"

"Someplace out in the countryside," Rainbow explained, "Big open spaces for the kids, pens for Shy's animals, privacy to get kinky, all perfect for us."

"Niiiice... sounds awesome," Cielle nodded in approval, "Sign me up!"

"Me too," Ascentia grinned.

"Me too," Twilight smiled.

The other four all turned knowing smirks in Twilight's direction.

"Oh, hush," Twilight chuckled, giving them all a raspberry.

Ascentia giggled and nuzzled Twilight's cheek, "You walked into that and you know it."

"Like you don't," Twilight poked her nose, giggling.

"Hey, I'm already sleeping with Rainbow," Ascentia giggled, licking her neck.

"Whatever," Twilight stuck her tongue out at her, then sipped her coffee.

Rainbow giggled at the two, leaning over to kiss Spectrum's cheek, "So you two are having your first day at work today, are you?"

"You can say that," Twilight winked.

"So... how long are you two gonna keep your hands off eachother?" Fluttershy asked with a wink right back.

"Oh come on now, we have SOME manner of restraint," Twilight rolled her eyes playfully.

The three of them looked at Twilight with extreme skepticism.

"Twilight, I have more restraint around Asy than you do," Rainbow snickered.

"Unfair comparison," Twilight stuck her tongue out at her, "But whatever. We're going to have separate offices, so of course we'll be apart sometimes."

"Actually my desk is right outside her office, and the door is made of glass," Ascentia smirked.

"Oh man, Equestria's government is going to collapse," Rainbow laughed, nearly falling out of her chair.

"Laught it up, you lifelong hornball," Twilight gave her a wink, "We'll manage somehow."

"Yeah, somehow I doubt that," Rainbow snickered.

"For the last time, sir, Princess Twilight isn't taking visitors on her first day back," Ascentia said, standing between the door and three very angry men.

"Ma'am, please! We need to see her!" Said one of the men, "This is outrageous! We want to see our own Princess!"

"As I've already told you," Ascentia said firmly, "Celestia and Luna are more than willing to take an audience while Princess Twilight settles back into her work. Now leave, or I will remove you from my office."

The three men grumbled, before then storming out of her office with about as much dignity as badgers.

Ascentia sighed and sat back down. That was the fourth group that had stormed in, angrily demanding to see Twilight, and the first she hadn't had to throw out of the office by their legs. Prising open her laptop, she filled in her notes for the afternoon and shifted her skirt further down her legs.

"Damn thing keeps riding up," she muttered.

"Kitten?" Twilight's voice sounded from behind her, followed by the clicking of her shoes along the floor, "Do you have the paperwork that I put in the yellow file folder?"

Ascentia kicked open the file cabinet and pulled the folder out, handing it back to her, "Right here," she said, closing her laptop.

"Thank you," Twilight smiled as she took the folder, "I'm also expecting Ted from accounting to bring me a form later this afternoon. You can let him into my office when he gets here, all right?"

"Got it," Ascentia said, rifling through her desk and planting a post-it note on her lamp.

Twilight gave her a pat on the shoulder and kissed her head, "You're doing a great job so far, Kitten."

Ascentia smiled and looked up at her, "Thanks, Twilight."

"You're welcome," Twilight patted her head, then went back into her office, closing the door.

Ascentia smiled and turned back down to her work as the bell rang and someone else came in. Looking up, she saw a man striding past her.

"Ted, from accounting," he said quickly as he kept walking.

Ascentia raised an eyebrow. Twilight had just said he wouldn't be by until this afternoon. Her eyes glanced down at his walk, and noticed he was putting far less weight on his left leg than his right. Ascentia often did the same when she was wearing her...

Ascentia got up from her desk and shoved the man into the wall, knocking a handful of plants off the shelves as she reached into his jacket and drew out a pistol.

"Since when do accountants carry guns, Ted?" she asked, narrowing her eyes.

"Damn...! How'd... you know?" He grunted, struggling against her.

"I'm perceptive," Ascentia glared at him as Twilight came running out at the sound of the commotion.

"What happened?!" Twilight cried, noticing the position they were in, "Who the hell are you?!"

The man struggled again, "I'm Ted... 'member?"

Twilight frowned, "No, you're not. Keep him there, honey. I'll go call security."

Ascentia reached out and handed his gun to Twilight, "He had this. I think he was trying to kill you."

Seeing the gun, Twilight looked it over, and then glared at hard the intruder, "You, sir, are going to be escorted from the palace and straight to jail."

Security arrived quickly and apprehended the intruder, escorting him out and leaving Ascentia and Twilight alone. Ascentia quickly strode over and threw her arms around Twilight's shoulders, hugging her tightly.

Hugging her back, Twilight nuzzled her hair and sighed in relief, "Thank goodness you were there to stop him, Kitten... You were amazing to take him down so easily."

"It's nothing," Ascentia said, nuzzling her cheek, "My father's a Canterlot Guard. He taught me all of this when I was little."

"And you're using it wonderfully," Twilight kissed her cheek, "Thank you, Kitten."

Ascentia pulled back and sat back onto her desk, crossing her legs, "That had better be the only one today, or the both of us are going home."

"I guess we can never be too careful," Twilight said dryly.

Ascentia looked up at her and smiled, reaching out to her and smiling brightly. Giving a smile back, Twilight went over and embraced her, kissing her forehead. Ascentia cooed softly as she nuzzled under Twilight's neck, her leg curling around Twilight's as she squeezed her torso.

"Oooh, getting a little snuggly?" Twilight chuckled, nuzzling her hair.

"Mmhmm," Ascentia smiled, leaning up and kissing Twilight's neck.

"Figured," Twilight kissed her head and sighed happily, "You're doing such an amazing job, Kitten... I think you should get a reward..."

Ascentia giggled and squeezed tighter, nuzzling into Twilight's warm neck.

"Figured you'd agree," Twilight hugged her tighter, "We'll keep it light, we still have work to do... but I think we can do a little something fun."

Ascentia leaned back and smiled cutely, curling both her legs around Twilight's waist, "Good... I needed a break."

"We can make out on your desk," Twilight winked.

Ascentia pulled Twilight back over her as she laid back over her desk, yanking Twilight down and hungrily locking their lips together. Giggling between their lips, Twilight kissed her deeply and ran her fingers through her hair. While her work was feeling less stressful and more productive than she'd possibly ever felt... She was glad to have a little break and just get intimate with her wife. Especially after such a moment of a close call like that. Ascentia squeaked softly and squeezed her legs tightly around her, her teeth tugging on Twilight's bottom lip as her hands roamed all over Twilight's body.

"Mmmm..." Twilight moaned, returning the gesture in kind as she lowered her hands along Ascentia's body.

Ascentia squeaked sharper and squeezed Twilight's rear, trailing her tongue over her lips, desperately seeking entrance. Opening her mouth widely, Twilight eagerly allowed the entrance of her wife's tongue. The familiar sensation and tastes of everything within flooded her senses. She sighed between their heated tongue dueling, pressing more against her. Ascentia curled her tongue around Twilight's, sealing their lips together as her hands squeezed Twilight's rear, her legs tightly hugging her waist as her skirt fell down her thighs.

"Oh, Kitten..." Twilight purred, nuzzling her, "Getting frisky..."

Ascentia mewled and nuzzled into Twilight's neck, her hands squeezing tighter, "Mmhmm..."

"Figured as much," Twilight nuzzled her back, "Mmm.. you feel so warm..."

Ascentia cooed softly and nipped at Twilight's ear, her hands trailing up to entangle themselves into her hair as she held Twilight tightly to her.

Giggling, Twilight nuzzled her cheek and kissed her neck, bringing her hands to her hips. Ascentia mewled happily, nuzzling Twilight's forehead and giving her cheek the tiniest of licks.

"Kitten... did you just lick me?" Twilight giggled, smiling.

Ascentia blushed and nodded, "Yes..."

"Well," Twilight then licked her cheek, "Two can play at that game."

Ascentia giggled, squirming underneath her as her hands found their way to Twilight's breasts, "Twiley, that tickles!"

"Oh? Does it?" Twilight smirked mischievously.

"Yes," Ascentia said, squeezing Twilight's chest.

Twilight moaned softly from the contact, then licked her cheek again, with a little more to it than before. Ascentia giggled and squeezed her breasts tighter, her legs tightening to draw Twilight closer to her.

"Tickle tickle!" Twilight teased, laughing.

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