Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire-Part 3

Bon Bon closed her eyes for a moment and pressed her ear to Chris's chest, listening to how his heart raced, and his lungs tried desperately to fill his body with much needed oxygen after his climax. The sound was music to her ears. She wanted to stay on top of his large body, listening to his breathing and fall asleep in his arms. It was a wonderful feeling. She felt safe with him in this moment.

Chris seemed to be completely passed out, but his hand soon found its way to her back, causing her to jump a bit in surprise. He started to rub her up and down, soothing her as he did so. She loved how his hands felt on her body as they ran across her coat. Everything Lyra boasted about Chris was true and she hated herself for ever doubting her friend, and she hated herself for being so afraid of his touch. Now that he was touching her, it seemed so idiotic and foolish of her to ever consider him as somepony to be afraid of. He would never hurt or lie to her, and his hands were nothing like spiders. Not even close.

She ignored and avoided Chris for so long and for no good reason.

Bon Bon could feel her eyes starting to water as she continued to think of her past actions. She was a fool… a terrible, mean pony that had no reason to be so rude to Chris or Lyra. She wanted to go back in time, back to when Lyra first asked her to join their herd and tell them both ‘yes’. She wanted to enjoy her time with them both and get to know Chris more, instead of slapping his hand away after he tried to help her. Chris was such a wonderful stallion and deserved somepony much better than her. So did Lyra.

It wasn't fair...

Bon Bon could feel tears streaming down her cheeks. She sniffled a few times, trying to hold back her sobs as she nuzzled deeper into Chris’s chest.

“Bonny?” Chris’s soothing and comforting voice called to her. She looked up to him, seeing him give her a concerned and worried expression. “What’s wrong? Why are you crying?”

She wasn’t sure why, but hearing Chris ask that only caused more tears to stream down her face. “I’m so sorry, Chris,” she sobbed, hugging his chest tighter. “I shouldn't have been so afraid. I shouldn't have hurt you like I did.”

“Hey...” Chris said softly, using his left hand to wipe away her tears. “Where is all this coming from? You don’t need to apologize for anything and you never hurt me. You got to stop thinking like that.”

Bon Bon sniffled and frowned, looking away from him. “I-I know I keep saying it, but I feel so bad about everything. A-about what I’ve done. I just can’t say it enough… I'm so sorry for ignoring you for so long and treating you so poorly," she sobbed, sighing deeply before looking back into his eyes. “I just wish I could do it over... I wish I could go back in time and redo our date. It just makes me feel terrible every time I think about how that night ended.”

Chris frowned as he ran his hand through her mane, pushing her tangled curls out of her eyes. “I wish you would stop beating yourself up about the past. You had every right to be scared and worried."

"I still feel bad..." Bon Bon said sadly.

"Well… what if we…” Chris started to say, but paused as he thought to himself, looking off into the distance for a moment.

Bon Bon stared at him, waiting for him to continue. “If we... what?”

Chris looked back to her and gave a smile. “How about tomorrow night, we have a special dinner together? Then we can pick up where we left off on our date. You know, like after you ran out.”

Bon Bon winced at that, but perked her ears up in interest. “You mean... l-like a… romantic dinner? Here? In the cabin?”

Chris chuckled lightly. “Yeah. Why not? There are some nice candles in the basement we could light. I think I saw a fancy table cloth down there as well. And I can even make you some nice carrot soup,” he explained with a gentle smile.

Bon Bon looked away and thought about his proposal. The more she thought about it, the more she liked the idea. She might not be able to turn back time, but the idea of picking up where they left off at The Everfree Moon was the next best thing. She started to smile as she slid her foreleg up and started to draw a soft and slow little line with the edge of her hoof in Chris's chest. “I… I think I would really enjoy that,” she said shyly.

“Then, it's a date!” Chris cheered happily. He started to pet her back with his hand as the room fell into a calming silence.

Bon Bon closed her eyes, getting more comfortable on top of Chris. It was surprisingly easy to find relaxing position on top of him. He made for a nice bed. She sighed in content, nuzzling herself into him a little more before speaking again. “I think we should go back to The Everfree Moon again…”

“Oh?”

“Yeah,” Bon Bon answered softly. “With Lyra… I want to do our date again with her, too.”

“I think Lyra would love that.”

Bon Bon giggled softly, watching her hoof as she rubbed his chest softly. “Lyra’s going to be so happy when we tell her the news.”

Chris chuckled. “Yeah, I guess she would be pretty ecstatic, huh?”

Bon Bon nodded her head against him in agreement. “You know… I’m really glad.”

“Glad?” Chris questioned, letting his fingers trace up and down her spine. “About what?”

Bon Bon shivered at the sensation. Why was she ever afraid of his touch? “I’m glad Lyra put us together. I don’t think I would've found out who you were if she hadn’t.”

Chris smiled softly as he continued to let his fingertips glide over her coat. “I'm glad too.”

Bon Bon sighed happily, getting herself ready to just fall asleep in Chris’s arm.

“We’re still getting revenge on her though, right?” Chris asked, taking the firelily out of Bon Bon’s mane and placing it back in its box.

“Of course,” Bon Bon answered simply with a little yawn.

“They hate me now…” Lyra muttered to herself as she lay wide awake on her bed. “I just know it. H-how could they not?”

Lyra tried desperately to get at least one full night of restful sleep, but could never manage. Thoughts about what she had done to the loves of her life continued to eat away at her, driving her mad. She curled up, holding one of Chris’s shirts tightly in her hooves as she tossed and turned on her bed. No matter what she did, she couldn’t get comfortable. How could she?

“They're never going to forgive me,” Lyra whimpered as her eyes started to water. “How can I ever make this up to them? How can I make things right?”

Lyra had no answers. There seemed to be nothing that she could ever do to help the ones she loved the most in life forgive her. They might not even want to be her friend anymore. They must despise her, and why wouldn’t they?

“No, Lyra!” she shouted to herself, quickly sitting up in her bed. “They’ll make each other happy! You know they will! Bonny needs somepony in her life like Chris to help her open up, and Chris needs Bonny... Just like I need Bonny… Like I need Chris... I-I just... know we’ll all be happy together… I know it...” her voice trailed off into a quiet whisper as tears streamed down her face. She couldn't even believe in her own words anymore.

Lyra groaned, hanging her head in despair. “What am I going to do… What can I do? Did I make a mistake?” Annoyingly, she had no answers. The more she thought about things the more she started to realize that she might have made a huge mistake. But, there was still that flicker of burning hope that told her everything was alright, that she made the right choice.

That hope was dying now.

Lyra leaned down and put her head in her hooves as her thoughts continued to conflict and fight against each other. She was so tired… so very, very tired.

Sighing heavily, Lyra lifted her head and raised her forelegs up. She used her magic to float Chris’s shirt over and slip it on before getting off the bed and making her way to the kitchen. There were some herbal tea remedies she used to help her sleep, or they used to help. She figured she would make some while she tried to think of how she was going to beg for her lovers’ forgiveness.

That is, if they even wanted to talk to her anymore.

Author's Notes:

And so ends chapter 10!! Man... That was a big one... I hope you guys liked it and it wasn't too boring to read...

I'm so excited to get started on the next chapter, and I'm dreading it as well. A lot of fun stuff is going to happen to these three and well... Ehh... I guess you guys will find out.

I really hope you guys enjoyed this chapter.

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