Relationship Questions

Chris gargled and swished the water in his cheeks, rinsing the toothpaste from his mouth before spitting it into the sink. It had been a long day working in Princess Twilight's new library reorganizing all the books, and tomorrow he would have to work with the slave driver Rarity. She wasn’t a mean employer by any means, she was just very demanding. Everything had to be perfect and she loved keeping Chris on his toes when he was working for her, so a full nights rest would be required.

He stood in front of his mirror admiring himself a little, wearing nothing but his favorite pair of horizontal striped light-green and cream colored boxer shorts that Rarity had so generously made for him once she found out what his favorite colors were. She might be a pain to work for, but her generosity was endless.

Chris noticed a little stubble around his jaw line in his reflection. He could use a good shave, but that could wait till morning, or perhaps he would just let it grow out. He always thought he looked pretty suave with a beard when he kept up with it. Plus his marefriend had been bugging him to grow it out for the past few months. She was curious about what he might look like with a full beard after she found out humans could actually grow hair on their faces.

“My marefriend,” Chris muttered aloud to himself, chuckling in disbelief at his own words. It was a wonderful thought to think that he was lucky enough to find love in this crazy world of pastel colored ponies. He never would have guessed that something so life changing could ever happen to him. Especially after he was so abruptly ripped from his old home world and dropped straight into the middle of the Everfree Forest, only to find out that this new world was filled with all kinds of crazy mythical creatures, except humans.

But, despite how out of place he was, there was one mare who could see past his differences and actually love him for who he was, and her name was Lyra Heartstrings. She was a beautiful mint green unicorn that he loved and cared for more than anything. It was an amazingly uplifting thought for him to know that she loved him as well, and she was such a wonderful mare.

Finally after being stuck in this crazy world for so long, it seemed like his new life in Equestria was turning out to be better than the one he was forced to leave behind, but something had been bothering Lyra lately. Chris had known her long enough to tell when something big was on her mind. She would always stare out into space and flick her tail every so often when she was lost in thought. Chris had no clue what could be plaguing her mind so much, but what he did know was that it all seemed to start after that fateful day when he first became her lover.

Once Lyra awoke in Chris's arms after a night of passionate lovemaking, she explained to him that she needed to go back home to tell her friend Bon Bon why she didn't return that night, but promised to be back. Then when Lyra finally came back an hour later, she started to explain that her friend needed help wrapping candy for her shop in Ponyville. She wanted Chris to lend a hand and get to know Bon Bon a little more.

Chris loved the idea, of course. He knew that the two mares had been close friends for a long time and it was only right that he go out and become friends with the cream-colored earth pony. Plus It wasn't like he’d never meet her before, in fact he had seen her a lot from being around Lyra so much, but she would usually shy away from him and never speak to him directly... or at all for that matter, now that he thought more about it.

Chris was used to that kind of treatment from most of the ponies around town. They feared him and he couldn’t really blame them for keeping their distance. He was something completely foreign from anything they had ever seen before, and their world had no shortage of dangerous creatures that constantly threatened their way of life.

The good news was that most of the ponies had started to warm up to him by now. Unfortunately Bon Bon was a completely different story. She could never seem to relax around him and the whole time he was at her house helping to wrap her candy creations, she just kept to herself and would only talk to Lyra. She would only ever glance at him to see what his hands were doing for some reason. She seemed enthralled with them, but not in the good way like Lyra was. No, it was more like a fear, like she was expecting his hands to explode at any minute.

He wished he could show Bon Bon that he wasn't a threat. Honestly, he really did like her just from seeing how well she got along with Lyra. She seemed like an amazing friend who was always looking out for the unicorn. If he could just reach out to her somehow and get to know her more...

Maybe it was more than him being different from her that she didn’t like. It could be possible that she resented him for taking her best friend away. Lyra did move out of the house she shared with Bon Bon to be with him in his new home...

Chris grunted heavily, rubbing his tired eyes with his thumb and index finger. He hated thinking about how apprehensive Lyra’s best friend was toward him. He would make an effort to talk to Lyra about Bon Bon later. Maybe she knew what was up with her friend, but that was a matter for another time. For now there was still a beautiful unicorn laying in his bed that hadn’t had her daily dose of cuddling and he needed to correct that travesty.

The human gave himself one last glance in the mirror before blowing out the candle that illuminated the bathroom. He then walked into the bedroom where Lyra was waiting for him on his bed. She was laying on her side with her back facing him and head lifted up. Her tail flicked from side to side as she stared out of the open window in the room, gazing up at the beautiful, summer night sky with her brow furrowed in deep thought.

Chris took a moment to gaze upon her. Watching as the moonlight reflected off her mint-green coat and silky cyan mane, creating a soft white aura around her shapely figure. Her bright golden eyes reflected the starry night sky as she continued to stare out into the distance, adding to her majesty. She was beautiful, and she was his to hold and to love. He smiled to himself, thinking how lucky a schmuck like him would have to be to land such a mare.

The human continued to ogle the unsuspecting unicorn, letting his eyes drift lower down her back, stopping on those perfectly round flanks of hers: one of the more erotic features he loved about his marefriend. They were so soft, but firm at the same time. Perfect for squeezing and massaging with his hands.

Lyra's tail flicked up, then fell on the bed’s red comforter with a soft thud sound, interrupting Chris’s erotic thoughts. She was thinking hard about something. Perhaps tonight she would share some of those thoughts with him.

Chris slowly crept onto the bed, crawling toward the contemplating mare. He laid down next to her, wrapping his arm around her barrel, pulling her towards him until her back was pressed firmly against his chest as he kissed her softly on the cheek.

Lyra giggled as she was pulled into her coltfriend’s warm body, her expression of deep thought melted into one of delight as his kiss tickled her cheek. She turned her head slightly, looking into Chris’s hazel colored eyes. “Hey there handsome,” she cooed softly, letting her eyelids drop slightly.

“Hey yourself, sexy,” Chris countered with a deep sensual voice, bobbing his eyebrows up and down in an overly exaggerated manner.

Lyra giggled at his absurd expression. She always loved how he would wiggle his furry eyebrows like that, it was just such a silly looking gesture.

“Wait! Do that other thing with your eyebrows!” Lyra requested happily with giddy joy, smiling up at him.

Complying with the request, Chris preceded to move his eyebrows in a wave like motions from left to right, causing Lyra to burst out laughing.

“Okay… Okay, stop now," she requested between giggles. “I still don't know how you can do that so well.” She added, catching her breath slightly.

“Years of practice,” Chris answered with a smug smile and one last eyebrow wiggle.

Lyra bit her lower lip, trying not to laugh again at the thought of her coltfriend trying to master his eyebrow wiggling technique over the years, but her thoughts were dropped once she noticed Chris’s face fur was starting to come in again. “Hey! Are you going to grow your beard out now!?” Lyra asked, beaming up at him.

Chris chucked at how enthusiastic she was about him growing a beard. “Well, maybe…” he mused, scratching his chin stubble a little. “But I'm glad all those year of eyebrow training could cheer you up, you were looking pretty down a moment ago. Something on your mind?” he asked, placing his hand back around her barrel again.

Lyra frowned, turning her head back to the opened window, looking up into Luna's starry night sky. “No… well... yeah” she admitted with a sigh.

“What's bugging you? You know you can always talk to me,” Chris reassured her, kissing her on the cheek again.

“I know… It’s just… It’s silly.”

“Oh, come on now. Whatever it is, it seems anything but silly. I know it’s been on your mind for a while. You can tell me,” Chris reassured as he petted her side gently, trying to comfort and encourage her a little more.

Lyra wanted to tell him everything, but thought it would be better to wait a little longer before bringing up more serious topics about their relationship. Topics like forming a herd.

Bon Bon’s words from that day when she first asked the earth pony if she wanted to join her family kept ringing in her head.

‘Don’t you think you're putting your cart before the pony?’

Lyra cringed a little at the memory of what Bon Bon said. She was right of course. Lyra was moving too fast, and shouldn’t have asked her friend to join her herd right after becoming Chris’s lover. She should have talked to Chris about it first, but the unicorn couldn’t help it. She loved Bon Bon, and longed to see the beautiful mare by her side in the same bed she shared with Chris. It just felt wrong not having her there and Lyra knew that Chris and Bon Bon would be perfect for each other, if only that stubborn mare would give her coltfriend a chance to show her how loving he could be.

“Hey…” Chris called out gently, rubbing Lyra’s abdomen to get her attention. She had gone silent for a little while. “You okay?”

“I’m sorry…” Lyra replied, looking down a little more. She might as well talk to him about all this stuff now. It was important to her, and he wouldn’t rest well knowing that something was troubling her this much.

“Okay... I’ll tell you.” she said, positioning herself on her other side, so she could face Chris.

Chris laid down on his back, extending his arms out in a welcoming manner.

Lyra knew what he wanted and inched a little closer to him, laying her head on his chest, wrapping her foreleg around him so she could hold him tightly.

Chris wrapped his arm under and around her, using his other hand to pet her foreleg that was holding him.

The unicorn let out a happy sigh, enjoying the warmth of his body, thinking for a moment before saying anything to him. She thought it would be wise to know Chris’s opinions about having a foal one day before asking him anything about bringing Bon Bon into their family. It was something that was important to her, and even more important to Bon Bon. She knew one of the bigger reasons the earth pony wouldn’t join her family right away was because they couldn’t have a foal of their own with Chris since he wasn’t a pony.

Unknown to Chris though, Lyra found a way that they could have a healthy foal, so she had to know if he would be willing to do something like this with her in the future. That way she could tell Bon Bon that they still had that option, if it was something that he wanted as well. It might be best to ask the questions as something hypothetical since she wasn’t a hundred percent sure if the method would even work with him yet. She didn’t want to tell him there was a way they could have a foal together only to break his heart later when she finds out it would never work, but she was pretty sure it would work.

“Chris…” Lyra finally spoke gently, looking up into his bright hazel colored eyes that she loved so much.

“Yes?”

“Would you…” Lyra began to say, but hesitated for a moment, looking away from him, thinking over the questions in her mind before turning back to him. “Would you ever want to have a foal someday?”

Chris was taken aback by the question. Honestly he had never given something like that any thought, considering he was the only human in this world. He thought the option of raising a family of his own was taken away from him when he was dropped into Equestria. Even if it was a possibility the child could be born with a lot of issues and defects.

His thoughts started to drift into images of what a half-pony half-human hybrid might end up looking like. He winced a little at the mental image of a man with hooves for hands and feet, danced around while he whipped his rainbow colored mane back and forth.

“Umm… well, sweetheart... I don’t think that’s really an option for me," he answer truthfully. "Or for us...” he added regrettably. The thought was a little depressing to him and he was sure Lyra didn’t like that fact either. He hoped that wouldn’t be something that ended up damaging their relationship in the future.

Lyra nodded her head against his chest in understanding, causing Chris to let out a soft sigh of relief. “I know, but… what if… hypothetically speaking…. there was a way we could have a foal together. Would you want to do that then?”

Again Chris thought back to the mutant pony-man, making him cringe a little. “Honey, I think if we did that, then the foal might not look right…”

“But... what if the foal came out to be a perfectly healthy pony like me? You know with no abnormalities or defects, but they were still apart of you,” she asked, lifting her head up from his chest a little, rubbing his side lovingly with her hoof. "Would that be something you would want to do someday?"

"If the foal came out to be a healthy pony like you?" Chris repeated Lyra’s words to himself, holding his chin in his hand, considering all the possibilities of that question.

'If the foal was just a normal pony like Lyra that would be pretty wild.' Chris thought to himself. What if the foal shared some traits with him like his eye color. That would be pretty mind blowing if it was possible, but is that something he would want?

Chris continued to ponder about what it would be like to play catch with a little unicorn of his own and how hard it would be to make sure that they stayed out of trouble once they master their magic.

But, what if it came out as a pegasus? They might just fly away from him and cause all kinds of mischief. He would have to get Lyra to use her magic to bring them down so he could ground them both literally and figuratively.

An Earth pony might be a little easier for him, just as long as he stayed in shape. Playing around with the little tyke would be quite the challenge since earth ponies were naturally very strong.

Chris chuckled to himself as he continued to think how much of a challenge raising a foal would be, but he couldn't help the smirk spreading across his lips as his thoughts drifted to visions of how proud he would be when they finally got their cutie mark, or took their first flight, or levitated their first object. He could even picture his little colt or filly growing up to do wonderful things in Equestria, maybe even moving on to create a family of their own someday. It was a heart-warming idea and the more he thought about it the more he wished it could be a reality.

If all of this was indeed somehow possible, he would definitely need to get a more stable job. Working odd job to odd job wasn’t really the best financial situation to be in to raise a foal. He would need something more substantial to help Lyra pay for their child’s schooling and making sure they grew up in the most positive environments they could provide.

Lyra started drawing little circles into Chris's chest, using the soft edge of her hoof, impatiently waiting for him to respond. It was a big questions that she needed to know the answer to before she could ask him about bringing Bon Bon into their family. “Chris?” She called out, gazing up at him with a slightly worried expression.

Chris smiled at Lyra, wrapping both of his arms around her, giving her a loving squeezing. “You know... I think I would really like that, but… hypothetically speaking of course, if this could happen... then I would need to get a more stable job before we actually considered having a foal...”

Lyra beamed up at him, squeezing his chest with her forelegs lovingly. “Thanks big guy,” she replied softly, feeling more relaxed after getting the answer she was hoping for. Now they could talk about what has been on her mind for so long.

Chris smiled, leaning his head down, giving Lyra a quick kiss on the lips. “So is that what has been bothering you this whole time? I’m sorry that dream can’t be a reality…”

Lyra didn’t respond to that last part. Instead she laid her head back down, rubbing her cheeks into his bare chest, nuzzling him affectionately before speaking again. “Well… there was something else on my mind…” she said barely above a whisper.

“Oh? Well what is it then?” Chris asked, feeling good about getting to talk about all this important stuff with his marefriend before it became a bigger issue later.

Lyra said nothing for a while before getting up off of Chris’s body, much to his disapproval. She propped herself up with her forelegs, looking down at him with a slightly worried expression. “Chris...” she finally spoke, looking him straight in the eye. “What do you think about Bonny?”

Chris looked up at her and blinked a few times. “What do I think of your... best friend?” he asked, making sure he heard the question right.

Lyra only nodded in response.

Luckily for Lyra, Chris was just thinking about this topic only a moment ago, so he could answer her pretty quick. “Well honestly… It’s hard for me to say… She definitely doesn’t seem to like me too much...”

Lyra splayed her ears back against her skull, furrowing her brow in disappointment, knowing that he was right.

“But,” Chris added, causing Lyra to perk her ears up again. “from what I have seen and know about her, she seems like a really nice mare and I know you two are really close. I would love to get to know her more; just wish I could get her to be more comfortable around me so we could become friends,” he finished with a long drawn out sigh.

“I just can’t understand why she still hates me,” Chris mumbled to himself, looking away from Lyra for a moment. He started to open his mouth to ask Lyra if she knew why her friend seemed so hostile towards him, but before he could say anything Lyra spoke again, interrupting him.

“Do you think she’s pretty?” Lyra asked, giving him an intense look as if she was scratching his eyes for the answer.

Chris’s jaw snapped shut with an audible clicking sound. He stared into Lyra’s intense eyes for a while as the gravity of her question hit him. “...W-what?”

“Do you think Bonny is pretty? Do you find her attractive?” Lyra repeated the questions with a more clear tone, keeping her intense gaze fixed on him.

Chris wasn't a stranger to these types of questions. He had been in this position before with his ex-girlfriend back in his old world, and after answering said question there was a lot of yelling and things being thrown at his head.

“This is a trick questions isn’t it? No matter what I say I'm going to be in trouble, right?” Chris asked, trying to stall her a little until he could think of a better way out of this trap.

Lyra tilted her head to the side in confusion. “What? Why would I be trying to trick you?" she asked, puzzled. "Chris please, this is important to me. I just want to know if you think she's pretty or not,” she pleaded, feeling slightly frustrated that he couldn’t just answer her right away like he did with her last question.

“So you're not trying to trick me here? If I say something like ‘Yeah, Bon Bon is really pretty’ or ‘Your friend is really ugly’ you won't freak out on me right?” Chris asked, sitting up a little so he could better defend himself against flying objects.

“What? W-well which is it? Do you think she’s pretty or ugly?”

Chris scratched his head in confusion. He couldn’t figure out if he was about to get a hoof to the face or not. He sighed in defeat, thinking that it might be best to give her an honest answer and hope she wouldn’t react like his ex-girlfriend did. Plus Lyra didn’t seem the type to be pulling these kinds of trick questions on him just to give her an excuse to punch him.

“Well…” Chris started to answer, but hesitated, thinking a little more about what he really thought of the earth mare. He’d never even looked at Bon Bon that way before, but if he wasn't afraid of offending Lyra would he find Bon Bon attractive?

Chris visualized Bon Bon in his mind, lying seductively on his bed, looking away from him as purple rose petals mysteriously floated down from the sky, decorating her sleek, cream-colored coat and curly mane as they settled on top of her. Slowly she started to turn her head, causing the rose petals in her luxurious mane to fall off gracefully. She flicked her head up slightly, making her blue and pink curls to shimmer and glisten in the ambient candle light as they dance around her.

She was indeed beautiful…

The fantasy Bon Bon looked up at Chris with a half-lidded gaze, scanning him with her glimmering cerulean eyes, licking her lips suggestively before speaking in a soft sensual tone. “Hey there...”

She started to pick herself up slowly, keeping her seductive gaze locked on Chris before turning around and pressing her chest down on the bed, lifting her luscious cream colored flanks high it the air. She wiggled her rump at him as she swished her tail back and forth, almost revealing what lay beneath.

"You want a peek, don't you, you naughty little human," Bon Bon cooed, looking over her shoulder. "Don't worry. This can be our little secret..." she whispered softly, slowly lifting her tail up.

Chris swallowed the lump in his throat, feeling his boxers shorts getting a little tighter from his runaway fantasy. He shook his head, interrupting his own lewd daydream before Lyra could notice his swelling pride.

“Umm… y-yeah... I think she's a pretty attractive pony…” he answered as his words trailed off into a soft mumble, looking away from Lyra, trying to hide his blush. He was just glad unicorns aren't mind readers.

“Really?!” Lyra exclaimed excitedly, startling Chris, causing him jump a little and jerk his head back to look at her.

Chris stared blankly at Lyra’s who was now happily grinning from ear to ear. He wasn’t expecting such a good reaction from his marefriend. “Umm… well yeah, I mean, I think she’s extremely beautiful,” Chris answered, but soon started to panic once he realized what he had just said. “I-I mean not as beautiful as you, of course, no pony can compare to your beauty,” he proclaimed quickly, laughing nervously, trying to dig himself out of his own grave.

Lyra just tilted her head to the side, giving him a little smirk. “Really now?” she asked, holding back a laugh, not sure why he felt the need to express his approval of her beauty so suddenly. It was nice, but a little strange. It wasn't like she was jealous that he thought Bon Bon was pretty. She knew Bon Bon was beautiful.

“It’s okay, I’m happy you think she's pretty.” she said, leaning in to give him a quick kiss on the lips, helping to prove that she was okay with his answer.

Chris returned the kiss, but was still puzzled that she was taking this so well. "Really? You’re not mad that I think another mare is pretty?"

Lyra giggled at him. “Of course not! I think it's great! And since you said you wanted to get to know her more and you think she's pretty, we can ask her on a date together!” she blurted out, bouncing a little in place as she giggled in excitement.

Chris’s eyes shot open. “A DATE?!” he shouted, sitting up a little more.

Lyra’s ears folded down as her happy expression turned into one of worry. “W-well yeah… I was hoping we could take her out on a date together…” She explained, placing her hoof on his chest, petting him softly, hoping it would help him to relax a little more. He was obviously not taking this idea as well like she had hoped.

“You want to take your friend on a date!?” Chris asked, raising his voice, sounding a little panicked. “L-like a romantic date!? A-are you trying to tell me you’re not happy with me?" he asked in a slightly shaky voice, worried that his new relationship was already hitting a rough patch. "I-if I’m not doing something to satisfy you we can talk about it."

“What? No, Chris it’s not like that,” Lyra tried to reassure him, wrapping her hooves around the nape of his neck, laying her whole body on top of him. “I love you; you're perfect for me, but I love Bon Bon just as much and I want this family to be complete with her by our side,” she explained, sounding a little scared. She didn’t think Chris would react so negatively to all this.

Chris looked into Lyra’s terrified eye’s as she held him, not sure how to take all this new information. “Y-you love her?!” Lyra flinched a little at that. “You… and her… f-family?... I…” Chris babbled, trying to piece everything together in his mind.

“Chris, I’m so sorry! I didn’t know you would react like this! I didn’t mean to hurt you,” Lyra held him tighter in her panic. It looked like he was about to get up and leave which scared her to no end.

“I-I thought…” Chris stopped himself, placing his hand on his forehead as his thoughts began to clear up. He started to remember something extremely important about the pony culture that he would often forget... The ponies were polygamists…

Chris let out a loud groan, slamming the back of his head against the bed’s wooden headboard with a very loud thud.

“Chris! Are you alright?!” Lyra shouted in worry, petting the top of his head with her hoof. That sounded like it really hurt. “I’m sorry I brought this up so soon. We don’t have to ask her out yet if you don’t want to.”

“I’m… I’m fine, Lyra…” Chris finally responded in a tired voice, lifting his head up to look at her again. She was staring back at him with a slightly panicked expression. “Really, I’m fine… I just… That was a lot for me to take in all at once.”

Lyra hugged him tightly, nuzzling her cheek against his, holding back her tears from the scary moment. “I-I didn’t mean to upset you so much Chris. I know bringing in another mare at this point is too soon; we can wait if you want.”

Chris pushed her back a little so he could look directly into her eyes. “No, Lyra it’s not that… I just... I forgot you ponies do the whole herd thing… and I'm guessing you want Bon Bon to join our little... herd now?” he asked with a heavy sigh.

Lyra gave him a dismal look, not liking the way he asked his question. “You don’t sound too happy about it… I know Bonny can be—,"

“That's not it…” Chris interrupted Lyra, wrapping his arms around her back. “It’s just something new to me. I’m not used to dating two peop—I mean, ponies at once. I come from a culture where we pick one partner and live with them for the rest of our lives, and I just kind of freaked out a little when you said you wanted to start dating Bon Bon...”

Lyra didn’t know what to say. This was all pretty new information to her. Chris never really talked about his past life unless asked about it, so subjects like his culture being a monogamous one were never brought up. It never even crossed her mind that he might be uncomfortable bringing in a second mare into their relationship. That might mean he would never want to complete a family with her like she always dreamed... She was confident that she would be happy with just Chris, but she couldn't deny how empty she would feel without Bon Bon by her side as well.

Lyra could feel a hole forming in the pit of her stomach the more she thought about not being able to have Bon Bon in her life the way she wanted. Chris noticed her downhearted disposition pretty quick. "Lyra..." he called out gently, placing his hand against her cheek causing her to look up at him."Why do you want Bon Bon to join us?"

Lyra leaned into his hand, closing her eyes, enjoying the comforting feeling it brought her. "I love her just as much as I love you… and I have always loved her, ever since we were fillies," she explained, relaxing a little in his arms. “I know both of you well enough to know that you're perfect for each other, just like you’re perfect for me,”

“This is nuts…” Chris muttered softly to himself, taking his hand away from Lyra and smoothing his hair back with it. He turned his head to the open window and gazed out into Luna’s beautiful night sky as he held Lyra in his arms.

“You’ll love Bonny. I know it in my heart to be true...” Lyra explained with a pang in her voice, hoping her words would help him.

Chris only continued to stare out the window in thought, softly rubbing Lyra's back with his hand that was still holding her.

Lyra said nothing more and laid her head down on his chest, sighing to herself and getting a little more comfortable on top of him. She didn’t want to keep pushing the subject, at least not now. He might need some time to think about everything.

Chris was lost in his thoughts about this whole dilemma. On one hand it felt really awkward and weird thinking about what life would be like if he had two mares to love. Could he even love two mares like that? Bon Bon doesn’t even seem to care for him, but Lyra does know her better than anypony. It seemed that she truly believed he could find love with her friend that she also loved apparently.

Surprisingly, her declaration of love for Bon Bon wasn’t that big of a shock to Chris. He had seen them together for so long, it was actually pretty apparent the more he thought about it. It just didn’t click with him until now. He had to keep telling himself that this was normal behavior for the ponies and Lyra still loved him even if she was saying that she loved Bon Bon as well.

But could he be apart of something like a herd? Well, what could be the harm in trying? It seemed like this was something that Lyra really wanted, and he couldn't deny Lyra what ponies considered a normal family just because he wasn’t used to a relationship like that.

He wasn’t in his old world anymore. The least he could do was try it and see what happens. Plus, it was like the ultimate male fantasy, right? Having two lovely ladies to hold in both arms every night? He couldn’t deny that it was a pleasing thought, but that left one big problem to solve. He still didn't know if he could love Bon Bon like he loved Lyra, or if Bon Bon could even love him for that matter. He wouldn’t want to bring a second mare into his life like that if she couldn’t love him for who he was, or if he couldn't love her the same.

“Lyra…” Chris finally spoke up, making the unicorn look up at him again. “You said that you wanted us to take her on a date right? Like a way for us to get to know her more and see if this would work?”

Lyra simply nodded her head in response.

“Well… I do want to get to know your friend more… She seems to not like me to much, but you seem pretty confident that I could end up liking her… so, maybe… a few dates would be fine...” Chris rubbed the back of his head, feeling a little awkwards about all this.

Lyra’s pushed herself up a bit as her eyes lit up with a new hope. “R-really? You're not upset? You mean you would want to give Bonny a chance!?” she asked, sounding more and more excited.

“Y-yeah… I mean this is obviously important to you, and it might not be what I am used to, but I can’t see the harm in giving it a shot,” Chris explained, mustering a weak smile.

“Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you!” Lyra blurted out, wrapping her hooves around his neck, pulling him into a deep kiss which she quickly broke. “And I know Bonny seems like she isn’t your biggest fan right now, but she just needs to see you for who you really are; she will come around. I just know it!”

Chris laughed nervously. “Y-yeah? Well, I guess I’ll just take your word for it… so, umm... when are we going to start dating Bon Bon?” he asked, trying to sound like he was just having a normal conversation with his marefriend. The irony of which did not go unnoticed.

Lyra’s bright smile faded a little, as she thought about that. It might be awhile before they could ask Bon Bon out knowing that this was something Chris wasn’t too comfortable with in the first place. He might want some time to get used to the idea.

Lyra sighed heavily, laying her cheek back down on his chest, nuzzling herself between his neck and chest, wrapping her hooves around him again. "I know this is something new for you,” She admitted. “I’ll let you decide when you're ready. Then we can ask her..."

Chris started to feel a little more relaxed about this whole ‘dating Bon Bon’ situation after Lyra offered to do this at his own pace, but what was the difference between now and later down the road? He wouldn’t want to make Lyra wait too long, but he also wanted to enjoy his time with her when it was still just the two of them.

“Thank you, love,” he praised, holding her tightly against his body. “How about we wait a few months then ask her? Maybe sometime in the fall when the leaves start turning, would that be okay with you?”

“I'd love that,” Lyra responded soflty, smiling a little to herself. She could wait a few months for him to be ready. Now all she had to do was ask Bon Bon out on a date again. Hopefully she could convince her to join them on at least one date, thats all she would need. Then Bon Bon would have no choice but to talk to Chris and get to know him. It shouldn’t be too hard...

“Well… it’s getting late. We should head in now. Plus, I really need to make sure I’m well-rested before I help Rarity tomorrow. Could you close the window before we sleep?” Chris asked, yawning a little as he rubbed her back with his hand, getting himself ready to fall asleep with this lover in his arms.

A mischievous smirk started to spread across Lyra's lips. She lifted her head up from Chris's body, giving him a sultry gaze. “Oh? Well, I think I know a good trick that could help you rest even better,” she sang in a seductive tone, using her magic to close the window and draw the curtains down.

[Clop will be continued in part 2]

Author's Notes:

Don’t give me that look Bon Bon...

Anyways, I did it! The sequel is up and running!

Part 2 of this chapter will be out shortly, for those who care and chapter 2 will follow shortly behind that, but chapters might take a week or 2 to come out after that. And I want to take a moment to thank everyone that enjoyed my last fic and say ‘Happy Valentines day everypony!’ I hope you guys can enjoy Bon Bon’s Acceptance!

Cheers!