Ugh… Fuck everything about alcohol. There was nothing good about it in any case. It damages the liver, kidneys and brain and causes dreadful headaches the next day. And that wasn't the worst of it. The nausea, dizziness, and amazingly prevalent pressure behind the eyes: it just made me want to never touch beer or anything alcoholic again and stay in this bed forever. Though the top left part of my right ear kind of hurt a bit and I was currently laying on it. Now I wasn't even that drunk last night, so memory loss wasn't a major thing. I do mostly rem-…… oh no. No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no tell me I didn’t....... I heard somepony behind me sigh as I shifted in fear. A foreleg wrapped around my lower chest as I felt somepony's soft chest fur press between my shoulder blades. A mare's head came from behind me and rested against my left cheek.

"Good morning Sweetie." Swift sighed holding me close.

"No." I say quickly.

"What's the matter? You expecting somepony else?"

"No no no…."

"What? You were good last night."

"Swift it-"

"I mean not the best, or biggest really, but certainly in my top five."

"Swift will you just stop!" I say trying to force my body up, but the fatigue of the previous night's activities and beverages had left kept me down when I tried.

"Calm down Sweetie." she nuzzled against the back of my face and up to my ear.

She pressed her muzzle into the back of my ear and gently kissed the back of it. A very slight shiver went down my spine and caused me to twitch slightly. She giggled at me and went back to nuzzling my cheek from behind. Strangely I actually felt a bit more relaxed now. It didn't last long but it certainly happened.

"Now tell Mama what's wrong."

"What the hell did you just do?"

"You weren't that drunk Nexy. Though I'm glad you didn't know about your ears. Sorry about the other one though. Got a bit too into it." she moved her head to the back of my head and rested her chin to the back of my head, using her other hoof, behind the pillow we were now sharing, to gently touched the part of my right ear that was slightly soar. It was a bit tender. "It looks a bit red."

I might know what went on, but I don't think I asked for her to do that. Well she did say I didn't know so I wouldn't ask… so she's a biter? No, stop.

"Look, this shouldn't've happened." I say batting her hoof away from my ear.

"What'd you mean? I was serious when you're definitely in the top five guys I've brought back here."

"No…" Something was nagging me in the back of my head about what happened.

There was something about last night that didn't sit right other than me having sex with a woman I hardly know…. Wait… My buddy had an issue with something like this, not with her, I knew the guard he was sleeping with. He got off lucky with just being demoted…

"We can't do this. It's against the rules." I say remembering exactly the rule.

"Hm?"

"Guard's can't be in a relationship so long as they're on the same base."

"That so? Huh…"

"I don't want to sound mean but I know that's not a problem for you but it is for me. This could cost us our jobs."

I hear Swift sigh and tighten up her grip on my midsection. "You know you're right. It's not been a problem for me before…."

"So this is just another one of those times right? We don't mention this to anypony an-"

"Nexus… Sweetie… You remember what I said before all that happened?"

"Yeah…" I say slightly concerned.

"Well…" She sighed. "That's never happened. I mean there's been kissing and I really should thank you for actually not skipping the foreplay, but I've never… felt like that when I was just kissing somepony."

"What?"

"I get emotion is a foreign concept to you but I've never actually just kissed somepony and gone that far that quick… I've never caved in when somepony prodded about my past and… Nexus… I… I really like you. I don't want this to be the only thing we have…" She interrupts me before I can try and object even slightly. "I know it's against the rules Nexus but I mean it when I say I like you. I've gotten to know you so well over the past few weeks and I'm really don’t want this to be it for us. You are the only guy I've ever cared about seeing in my bed in the morning, so please… Tell me you like me too." She settles her head onto my shoulder instead of my cheek as she waited for my answer

She sounded… scared? She's actually afraid of what I'm going to say? Wow… That's another first for me. But that's a good question, do I like her? I mean… I can't say that question didn't cross my mind before. She's a lovely pony when you're nice to her, she listens and seems like she'd be willing to be there for me if I needed her and, in fact, when I didn't think I needed somepony. Now I'm not very fond of how she's so nosey but that could be a good for me if I was being stubborn. And the fact that my stubbornness hasn't scared her off is remarkable as it is. I guess that shows a willingness to put up with my shit…. Hang on…. What the hell does any of this have to do with if I like her or not? Facts are facts but feelings are something that, like she said, are somewhat out of my element. It always boils down to logic if I think about it at all. And this isn't a decision that is based souly in logic.

So… Do I? Well… Drunk or not, just a kiss, to me, is an emotional thing that I wouldn't just shrug off. And the fact that, impaired or not, I had sex with her has to mean something. And there I go with the facts again… GET ON WITH IT YOU IDIOT! How long have you been quiet anyways? I don't know. Why am I talking to myself in my head? Well I might be crazy…

"You know what forget it." Swift sighted starting to let go of me.

I, from somewhere I wasn't sure of, act on an impulse and take hold of her hoof as she lets go of me. I'm rolled over on my back now, holding her left hoof with mine. She's looking at me like I'd just done something absolutely insane, and again I just talked to myself in my head instead of answering her question. Well now that I've got her attention I better answer it instead of talking to myself some more.

"I… I really like you too Swift…" I say timidly looking into her bright, neon orange eyes. I think it was the first time I've said anything in a timid tone of voice since… Well since I spilled punch on Princess Luna when we met.

She smiled at me, not her normal smirk or a laughing smile either. It was a genuine smile of unbridled, elated joy. I let go of her hoof and she put it on my right shoulder. Unlike last night, she leant over me and planted a long, loving kiss on my lips. I leant into it and sighed as our eyes shut. I put my right hoof on her hip and pull her back into the bed. She didn't object and slid up against me without breaking the kiss. I wrap my other foreleg around her shoulders and hold her close. My heart pounded against her chest as she embraced me too with her other hoof wrapped around my torso. When we finally broke she gently nuzzled under my chin.

"Thanks for the foreplay last night Nexy." Swift said just after the break. I chuckle and grip her a bit tighter for a second because I remember she squeaked when I did something like that last night. And she didn't disappoint me with a cute little Eep!. "Do you have today off?" she asked sliding down slightly to rest her head on my chest.

"Today is?" I asked.

"Sunday."

"Yup."

I don't need to see her face to know she smiled. "I was hoping you'd say that."

"What'd you have planned Missy?"

"Well… To be honest I wouldn't mind going back to bed for a few more hours. Warm up those metal plates and get comfy."

"That it?" I asked looking down at her. She really seemed honestly content.

"Well… We'll see where things go from there. Sound good to you?"

I lean down and put a kiss on top of her head, in her mane. "That sounds great Sweetie." I say before planting a little kiss near the top of her horn as well.

She chuckled at me before rubbing her cheek into my chest. I smile as well and let my eyes shut and start trying to fall back asleep. With this hangover, it wasn't going to be hard.