The sauna door opened bathing the room in thick white fog and a shriek, that came from the doorway.

Rainbow Dash pushed through the fog like it was cotton bedding and found Applejack right away.

“Rainbow? What in Sweet Apple… Oh, Rainbow?” Applejack’s voice softened as Rarity shut the door and the billowing steam leveled out.

Sniffling and restained sobbing filled the room as the others looked at Applejack lying on the bench, cradling Rainbow Dash’s head and forelimbs in her forelegs.

“R-Rainbow? Is, is everything alright?” Fluttershy asked looking at the mares.

Rarity waved a hoof and motioned for Fluttershy to be quiet.

“Rainbow, what happened? I ain’t seen ya this upset in a timberwolves age.”

Rainbow looked up into Applejacks sweating face and deeply inhaled. “It’s really stuffy in here,” she said with her voice cracking. “AJ, I… I…”

“What’s goin’ on, darlin’?”

“I don’t know, I just missed you so much,” she sniffled and pressed her face into Applejack’s neck. The blonde mane, damp and hot, billowed slightly at the sudden motion before settling and mixing into Rainbow’s.

“Well, it means a lot ta me and I missed ya too. But, maybe ya wanna take a lay and relax with us?”

Rainbow inhaled deeply the scent of Applejack’s coat, her skin, her mane. She pulled her face back and pulled Applejack’s muzzle toward her own.

“Aww, how sweet,” Rarity sighed as Rainbow kissed Applejack.

“AJ,” Rainbow sniffled, “I can’t be without you… I missed you so much, please don’t leave me. I, I’ll do anything to make you stay with me.”

“What in tarnation are ya gabbin’ about?! I ain’t leavin’ ya!”

“Who’d wanna be with a pony who shouts at an old friend outta nowhere?” Rainbow sniffled and stifled a sob as her ears pressed to her head and her body sagged.

All the mares looked at Rainbow in stunned silence.

Applejack blinked and rolled her eyes. “Sugarplum, I love ya more than Ah love apples, farmin’, and even bakin’ on my nights off. If’n ya went and bucked me fer mouthin’ off, reckon Ah might even love ya more, after Ah put ya ta work on the trees, that is.”

Rainbow snorted a laugh and sat up straighter, looking to the other mares with red eyes from crying. “Hey, um. I’m sorry… Don’t be mad at AJ, I was just-”

“Think nothing of it, darling. You’re merely in false heat, dear. Happens to us all at times, some more than others, though,” she sighed, returning to her regal posture.

Fluttershy was staring at Rainbow Dash and gulped loudly before forcing a knowing smile and laying her head down.

Rainbow sagged again and turned to look at Applejack.

Immediately her breath was taken away as she peered into Applejack’s eyes. She saw her reflection in her eyes, everything she was, reflected back at her. Then she glanced down and looked at Applejack’s freckles.

She lunged Applejack into another kiss, beginning to sob softly. “I love you, so much. So much, my fritter. My Apple Pie,” she mumbled between kisses, beginning to peck quickly across Applejack’s muzzle and cheeks.

“Okay, Dashie, okay,” Applejack giggled, raising a foreleg as a barrier, stopping the pecking assault, “Ah love ya too. What’s gotten inta… you,” she looked at Rainbow’s face and sighed, leaning in to whisper into Rainbow’s ear.

“Rainbow, you’re a month in; are ya gonna be okay?”

Rainbow nuzzled Applejack and laid her head against the soft golden mane of her lover. “As long as I have you, I’ll always be okay.”

“Awww,” Fluttershy and Rarity sighed.

Rainbow sniffled and pulled back, moving her legs as she sat down and groaned. “This feels pretty nice. Can I lay with you, AJ?”

“Sure thing, just-” Rainbow jumped and laid behind Applejack, resting her head against Applejack’s cutie mark with a nuzzle. “Well,” she said blushing as the others averted their eyes with a smile across their muzzle, “I guess that works. Almost time ta head over to get a pony-podi, though.

“Rainbow Dash, ya comin’ with us when we go? Rainbow? Rainb- Seriously?”

Rainbow moaned contently as she slept on Applejack.

“You certainly seem comfortable to somepony, Applejack,” Rarity said looking at Rainbow’s content smile.

“Well, Ah guess I am. Know what else I am? Gettin’ a might parched,” she chuckled with the others.

“A couple more minutes, then Ah’m headin’ ta get some water at the trough and get a shine ta my cloppers.”

“Well, I honestly love having you with when I get mine done,” Rarity added, “but what about Rainbow Dash? Won’t she just, forgive the phrasing, but fly away?”

“Well, she seems to be really cuddly so maybe she’ll just nap with AJ while we get our hooves filed and polished,” Fluttershy said.

“Cotton candy scented?” Applejack turned to look at Fluttershy who stuck out her tongue at Applejack.

Well, you two go ahead, I’ll wait a few minutes and finish sweating the mud from my fur,” Rarity sighed.

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