Author's Notes:

Surprise! I'm back dudes and dudettes! Sorry for my long absence, but I'm here, finally bringing you another chapter. I have no idea if it's good or not, so feedback is appreciated. All I know is that this will be the second to last chapter, and isn't spell checked yet. Anyway, I hope you will enjoy ^^

The Velvet Wing, one of the Crystal Empire's most luxurious restaurants, was infamous for its incredible assortment of unique dishes. Since a lot of foreign nobles all over the world came here to dine regularly, it wasn't uncommon for the staff to prepare all kind of meat related foods too. Honestly, if you were just a simple pony, you felt highly out of place in this fine establishment, but even the Velvet Wing had to make exceptions for what they considered odd, as a lone human was waiting for the entrance rather anxiously.

It took Thomas an incredible amount of time to dress himself properly. His pearly white dress shirt, which he had ironed in a rush, was tucked neatly inside his blue jeans. A pair of black shoes and a belt with matching color divided each piece of clothing. The human's hair was combed, with just a little wax to keep it in place. From afar, he looked like a gentleman, but everypony who saw him up close could easily tell he was clearly nervous.

Who wouldn't when you were going on a date with the co-ruler of Equestria to an expensive restaurant? The human had even thought about buying the princess some flowers, but ultimately, decided against it. 'Those are considered food anyway, not something to give as a gift,' he thought to himself. Thomas' legs were shaking, he was the first to arrive with time to spare, but still couldn't help but feel something was off. 'Man, I wish Candy was here. She definitely would know what to do in this situation.'

It wasn't the fact that Thomas was afraid of screwing up in front of the princess, it was more so the chance that she knew about him and Cadance. He didn't want things to escalate, especially not for the pink alicorn's sake. 'If it ever came to that topic, I will have to take all the blame on me,' the human had decided. He wasn't going to ruin Candy's marriage, even if he didn't like Shining Armor at all.

The human was brought out of his feverish thinking by an annoyed grunt behind him. The bouncer, who had to endure Thomas' nervosity for almost ten minutes because he was constantly pacing back and forth between the entrance, had had more than enough. ''Oi mate, listen up will ya? Either go inside or go away, you're getting weird looks from everypony.''

The physiotherapist muttered an apology. He was so used to getting weird looks it didn't even bother him anymore. Time seemed to march on almost too slow, the sun diarch was late. 'Come on princess Celestia, where are you?'

As if on cue, a royal chariot began to descend out of the sky. Its rich colors let everypony know it was definitely made and intended for somepony with a princess status, but to the human's utter shock, it wasn't the princess of the sun who was inside the chariot, but rather, the princess of love.

Cadence's curly mane was beautifully woven, only a professional stylist would've gotten the job done. It glimmered and shone almost like a gemstone, and instead of her regular crown, she wore an ivory braid which was tinted in a red and yellow hue. On top of it was a heart, skillfully carved out of a blue sapphire. She wore a light purple dress that went all the way over her back legs and matched the color of her coat lovely. Her necklace was made of the same material as her braid; two rings of ivory with a red and yellow hue that connected to each other with a piece of transparent silk. The top half of her front legs were covered in transparent silk as well, and her royal shoes were the same material as her necklace and braid, just like the openings for her front legs and wings. The purple dress ended in six beautiful waves with just a little more glitter to give emphasize on it.

To top it all off, Cadence was wearing just a little bit of make-up to really bring out her natural beauty. She was alluring to look at, which was made all the more difficult due to the pony who was sitting next to her. The human couldn't believe it, but there he was: the captain of the royal guards, Shining Armor, who still should've been on duty outside of the Crystal Empire.

Thomas was gaping like a fish. His mouth worked, but no sound came out. Partly because Candy looked so magnificently sexy, but also partly because her husband was with her. 'Okay, what the fuck is going on? Why is Cadence here with Shining Armor? Where is princess Celestia?'

The human's thoughts were going a mile a minute, but he instantly regained his composure when Shining Armor noticed him. His face was stern, and clearly displeased with the fact Thomas was standing in front of the entrance of the Velvet Wing. Bowing as a sign of respect, Thomas cleared his throat before addressing them both. ''Princess, milord,'' he spoke evenly.

Shining rolled his eyes. He was no fool and could sense Thomas was mocking him, and decided to simply ignore him as a result. His wife however, shockingly did the exact opposite. ''Hi, Thomas!'' she exclaimed excitedly. ''How have you been doing?''

''Very good my princess. I'm humbled that you would take time out of your day to talk to a low subject like me,'' he replied, a small smile forming on his lips at the irony of his words. Cadence smiled warmly, her composure betraying nothing.

''Well, you've done such a good job with helping me with my injury, such professionalism isn't seen every day.''

The human had to do his best not to chuckle out loud, and instead bowed his head even lower. ''I'm honored.''

Looking back up again at the princess, he silently mouthed the sentence to her that was on his mind the moment she stepped out of the chariot, ''You look fucking sexy.''

This time, a blush crept up at the cheeks of the pink alicorn, knowing her husband was standing right behind her, she flapped her wings once before mouthing back, ''Tonight, you can have me however you like.''

Craning her head backwards immediately after that, Cadence gave Shining Armor a loving smile. ''Honey? Have I told you about how Thomas fixed my ankle sprain?''

The white unicorn perked a brow. ''Is that so?'' he spoke for the first time. Looking the crouching human directly into his eyes, he nodded his head gently. "I should thank you, for looking out for my wife.''

''It was no problem, milord,'' Thomas retorted, his mind picturing a vivid scene where he was fucking Cadence hard in her soft pussy. 'Really, no problem at all.'

''If you don't mind me asking, princess, were you going to dinner with your husband?'' Thomas asked curiously. The pink alicorn nodded in confirmation.

''Actually, we're going on a double date with my aunt and an unknown special somepony,'' she revealed. Of course she already knew it was going to be Thomas, but she couldn't say this out loud with Shining Armor next to her.

The physiotherapist stifled a gasp. His mind trying to put all the different puzzle pieces in the right place. So this was princess Celestia's idea all along, which can mean only one thing; she knows! That's why Shining Armor is here too. Aw crap, then she also noticed Cadence was with me under my desk when she was sucking my dick! What is her plan with all of this? She isn't going to tell Shining, right!? What have I gotten myself into!?'

Giving a somewhat hopeless look to Cadence in this grim situation, she only gave him a warm smile in return, making his doubts almost melt like snow before the sun. Her reassuring emotions had a positive effect on the human, almost whispering to him that if things went out of hoof, they were in it together.

'Why do things need to be so complicated, Candy? Why did you have to be a married princess of all things? I want to love you, but instead I'm destroying you little by little. I don't know if I can keep this up much longer.'

Just then, a second royal chariot seemed to descend from the heavens itself, its colors almost blinding to look at. It radiated power and authority, and once it stopped for the entrance of the Velvet Wing, princess Celestia herself stepped out of it.

She was smiling motherly at the trio who were watching her slack jawed. If Cadence was an angel, then Celestia surely must've been a goddess. Her ethereal mane looked even more surreal than it did usually, flowing in an invisible wind that made her look absolutely stunning. Her normal crown was replaced with one which was made out of the purest of gold, a single red ruby encrusted in the middle. Her royal shoes evenly matched her crown, all with a single ruby in the middle as well. Her necklace, if one could call it that, was ornamented with beautiful intricate patterns. It was made out of a single piece of gold, and at the end, two long phoenix feathers were attached to it. Her dress was impossible to comprehend, it was a long piece that flowed all the way to her tail. Mostly transparent silk, it showed off the princess' legs and divine tail splendidly, but hid just enough of her body in a hypnotizing red that seemed to burn like the core of the sun itself. On her chest, right under her necklace, she wore a corsage which was made to look precisely like her cutie mark. No make-up was needed for the princess of the sun, she was the epitome of hot.

''Good evening, Cadence, Shining Armor,'' she greeted. ''Sorry I'm a little late, but I had to look at my finest to impress my special somepony.''

She turned her attention to the paralyzed human who was rooted to the spot. He couldn't move, and tensed significantly when the alabaster alicorn approached him slowly. He suppressed a yelp when Celestia nuzzled his cheek with his, but Shining Armor couldn't help but let out a gasp at the affection displayed by the princess.

''Hi, sweetie,'' she cooed, ''I'm so happy you could make it.''

She turned back to the royal couple, Thomas still trying to find words for how utterly divine Celestia looked at the moment. ''Cadence, Shining, I would like you to meet Thomas, my special somepony,'' she announced happily.

Gauging their reaction, she could clearly see Shining was about to faint in disbelief, while her niece faked a happy squeal. ''That's so adorable,'' the princess of love gushed. ''You have to tell us everything inside.''

Princess Celestia nodded. ''Then shall we go?'' Sticking to Thomas like glue, who finally had found his voice again, the two couples made their way through the fancy double doors of the Velvet Wing.

From the outside, the group was smiling, but from the inside, a different plethora of emotions were running wild in each of them.

'Cadence, my dear niece. You can't fool me. I sensed how you felt when I nuzzled Thomas. You try to brush it off as nothing, but deep down you feel hurt. Then what are you going to do when I reveal my true intentions with all of this? Please, don't do anything rash.'

'She's trying to play you, Candy. Don't fall for it! She may be sly, but once it comes to love, you're leagues above her. Show her your resolve and I show you mine.'

'How in Luna's name has Thomas ever captured the eyes of Princess Celestia? Something doesn't feel right here. I bet this human knows more of it than he cares to admit, and I will get to the bottom of this one way or the other.'

'What is your plan, auntie of mine? If you think you can simply make me jealous, you're sadly mistaken. However you look at it, Thomas only loves me and I'm certainly not about to give him up. I love him too much myself for that to ever happen.'

As the two couples neared the dining hall, a personal waiter bowed for them, and showed them the way. Once inside, Thomas looked on in awe. Silver chandeliers hanging from the ceiling was the first thing that caught the human's eye. The floor was carpeted in a red color with golden fibers running through it, and the ceiling itself was painted with historical battles and deities alike. Fountains which depicted different famous ponies and fish-tanks with the most exotic aquatic creatures filled the place with coziness. In the back, a band was playing an incredible classical piece of music, and the tables itself were made up with the finest of white cloth. The cutlery was made out of silver, as were the glasses and plates.

All in all, this was a kind of restaurant Thomas had never seen before, and likely, never would step foot in without royalty at his side ever again.

''Good evening princesses and gentlecolts. My name is Royal Tip, and I will be your personal waiter for the remainder of the night. Please, have a seat.''

The stallion in question showed his guests to the table. Once seated—princess Celestia and Thomas at one side, and princess Cadence and Shining Armor opposite of them—Royal Tip handed them each a menu.

''May I make a suggestion for a bottle of Vin whine all the way from Prance? '69 is an excellent year.''

Shining Armor nodded. ''That sounds nice, we'll take a bottle.'' The waiter bowed and then left.

Meanwhile, Thomas tried his best not to glance at Cadence too often. She deliberately had seated herself in front of him, and was humming a happy tune while browsing the menu absentmindedly. In reality, she was already rubbing one of her hooves over his legs under the table, teasingly trying to venture between them, but never going further.

''So,'' Celestia suddenly spoke up, startling both the human and the pink alicorn. ''Have you already decided what you're going to get?''

Cadence shot her aunt a quick glare, before clearing her throat and answering, ''I guess I'll take the tomato soup with a side of seasoned bread, what about you, sweetie?''

The human had to bite his tongue not to answer, and instead wait for Shining Armor to speak up, as the ''sweetie'' part was clearly directed to him.

''Maybe a simple salad with hayfries and sweet potatoes.'' He nodded in satisfaction. ''Yup, that's what I'm going for.''

''I guess I'll take the roasted salmon then, sounds tasty,'' the physiotherapist commented, smiling slightly at the perked brow of the white unicorn who was seated opposite of him.

''So you do eat meat then, huh?''

Shining almost sounded apprehensive, but the human couldn't help but show him his canines nonetheless. ''Sometimes, I even eat ponies,'' he jokingly responded, before glancing at Cadence who definitely got his double entendre.

Blushing slightly and trying to hide this by studying her menu more closely, she gave the human a gentle rub from underneath the table before deriving the attention off of her to princess Celestia.

''What about you, auntie? What are you going to get?''

''I was thinking about something pasta related. Nothing too fancy, really,'' she replied nonchalantly.

''I guess we're all set then, Royal Tip?'' The captain of the guards asked.

''It will be done, enjoy the wine in the meantime.'' Clapping his hooves, two more ponies approached the table, one with empty glasses, and the other with the bottle. Pouring everyone a glass of the delicate wine, the ponies left as quickly as they came.

''Now tell me, Thomas, I've been curious to ask ever since we entered the restaurant, how did you and princess Celestia meet?'' Shining asked with a hint of suspicion in his voice.

The human tensed up once more. Was he going to tell the truth, or fetch him a lie? It seemed the sun diarch was quicker to respond and went for the former with a hint of the latter; a half lie if you will.

''Oh, I've known my little human ever since he arrived at Equestria. In fact, he came to the Crystal Empire under my authority. So naturally, I checked up on him every now and then, and from there, things just took shape.''

Celestia's silver tongue was unbreakable, even a polygraph test would've yielded under her steel nerves, and Shining seemed satisfied with the answer, for now anyway.

''But I've heard my niece was your patient not too long ago, Thomas, a sprained ankle, correct?''

Thomas cursed the good looking sun princess under his breath; he was so bad at lying, but even now as he was thinking of an answer that sounded convincing and plausible, Cadence beat him to it.

''That's right, auntie. Didn't I tell you this before? Thomas gave me some solid advice and even corrected my trot to reduce injury in the future.''

The princess of the sun gave a sheepish laugh. ''Oh of course, how could I have forgotten?''

'It seems you're willing to protect him, Cadence, which tells me you really do care for him. But don't think you can start anything sexual while I'm around. No rubbing your hooves with his legs anymore, I don't want you to ruin your marriage over something like this.'

'I'm definitely going to try to make Thomas cum at this table. Just try to stop me, auntie!'

'She's going to try to do something sexual, I guarantee it.'

'This is some nice tasting wine.'

At last, the main dishes were served, and once everypony's food was ready to be eaten, the princess of love made her move. Making her horn glow in her familiar cyan aura to lift her spoon, she simultaneously was lifting something very differently. Thomas almost choked on his salmon when he felt a warm pressure in his pants, slowly stimulating his dick to life. One look at the horny mare in front of him was enough to confirm his suspicion. She was very gentle with her magic, almost as if she was treating his hardening meat as her most treasured belonging.

The human had to stifle a moan at the incredible sensation, but it was already enough for princess Celestia to give him a concerned look, one which turned stern the moment she saw her niece's smug grin.

Up and down her magic went on his shaft, eagerly trying to coax out a climax as quickly as possible. She exactly knew all of his spots, and once she saw her aunt's stern face, silently challenged her to stop her if she dared.

'That's right, auntie, I'm magically jerking off Thomas in a fancy restaurant while my husband is next to me, what are you going to do about it?'

As if she could read her mind, princess Celestia's own aura began to shine, and before Cadence even knew what was happening, she had cast a protective barrier all around the human in question, instantly repelling her magic.

Thomas grunted in annoyance when the heavenly sensation suddenly vanished, and gave the pink alicorn a questioning look. She pouted cutely, not at all fazed by her aunt's move, before winking at the human who understood what had happened.

Not long after, the physiotherapist began to feel funny. Lewd pictures of Cadence filled his mind, her butt raised up high into the air and her dripping pussy ready to be pounded. Thomas bit his lip; he knew the pink alicorn princess was probably behind this someway, because he was as horny as ever. The devious alicorn was pleasuring him through his mind, and instantly, that incredible magical feeling on his dick returned.

Hissing through his teeth in pure ecstasy at the sensation, princess Celestia was oblivious to Cadence's magic that had slipped past her own through the food Thomas had been eating.

'How do you like my Trojan pony, auntie? Very stealthy and effective,' she taunted while happily continuing to pleasure Thomas with her magic.

The human was getting close, but didn't want to make a mess of his underwear and pants. Glancing at the seductive face of the horny mare, she silently ushered that it was okay for him to cum.

Drunk on lust as he was, he couldn't do anything but comply, her magic so warm and pleasurable around his shaft, the moment he climaxed he moaned out loud, instantly covering his pleasure with pained grunts as if he had a tummy ache. Clutching his stomach for believable effect, he let Cadence's magic milk him from every last drop of his seed, but surprisingly, not a single one hit his underwear.

''Are you alright, Thomas?'' Celestia asked with genuine concern. She noticed her barrier was still intact so she didn't suspect a thing just yet.

''Y-yeah, I'm fine. Suddenly got a stinging sensation, but it's going away already,'' he replied weakly.

Thomas' mind was still on cloud nine, his face was slightly red and he was sweating, but he felt in heaven. He wanted nothing more but to return the favour to this sexy pink mare, but knew he couldn't for the time being.

''That's a relief,'' Cadence said cutely. ''By the way, this cream that came with the tomato soup is absolutely delicious.''

Thomas widened his eyes in realization, she couldn't mean—? But she apparently did, because his load never hit the fabric of his underwear, which could only mean one thing.

And the princess of love enjoyed every single drop of it, all the while looking victoriously at her aunt, who only now began to suspect something was up.

Finally getting a closer look at her barrier, she realized in horror that it was utterly destroyed from the inside out. Her niece had outplayed her, and the sun diarch gritted her teeth in clear frustration.

'It seems you leave me no choice, my dear niece. I'm sorry, but this is for your own good.'

Clearing her throat rather indignantly to get everyone's attention, the princess smoothly set her own plan in motion. ''Thomas? I want to tell you something. There's a reason I wanted to go on a double date with princess Cadence and Shining Armor, and that reason is, is that I want you back in Canterlot.''

Immediately, Cadence's victorious smile turned into a dark scowl. She couldn't be serious, she was not about to take Thomas away from her!

Before the physiotherapist could even make a rebuttal himself, princess Celestia spoke up once more. ''A long distance relationship is never going to work, my little human. Besides, I've asked around and noticed that everypony here seems very uncomfortable around you. I don't want you to feel alienated, because you are still a very special subject to me. That's why I'm offering you a job as my personal physiotherapist. What that means is that you'll be working in my castle, mostly treating sun and moon guards. I'll pay you handsomely and the castle will be available to you at all times. Moreover, since you're my special somepony, royal privileges will be bestowed upon you from not only me, but also my sister.''

When the sun diarch was finally done explaining her offer, Thomas' throat felt very dry. This was a proposal he simply couldn't refuse.

'Oh man, what do I say? I can't say no to this. If I say I'm not interested in being her special somepony, she still is going to offer me the job, I know this. But what reason do I have to refuse such a tempting proposition? She's right about me feeling out of place around here. Everybody knows that! The guards in the palace know me a lot better too, so having them as patients sounds pretty neat.'

While he was contemplating for a solution to this conundrum, the human realized another very crucial thing.

Princess Celestia just offered herself to me! Not only her, but even princess Luna! They're doing whatever it takes to make sure Candy doesn't ruin her marriage with Shining Armor. They're willing to forgive us for what we did, and forget that it ever happened, all for Cadence's sake!'

Thomas' mind seemed to halt.

'Then who am I to refuse and destroy the one I love?'

''That's preposterous!'' princess Cadence suddenly screamed, startling even herself with how loud she was.

''I—I mean, you can't offer Thomas such a good job just because he's your special somepony! Other ponies have to work their flanks off and this, this human suddenly gets a free pass? That's utter nonsense.''

''You know, I kind of have to agree with my wife here,'' Shining said. ''While I don't like Thomas personally, this is an offer that's too good to be true.''

''Exactly!'' the pink alicorn piped up. ''He should stay right where he is.''

'Cadence,' Thomas breathed out, eyes shining.

'Even now, when your marriage is on the line, you wish to defend me?'

Tears started to form in the human's eyes. Princess Cadence—no, his Candy, was in a heated argument with her aunt and risking everything for him, to keep him close to her.

'Candy... You really do love me...'

'Then let me go.'

'Stop making it worse for yourself because of me. I can't do this to you any longer.'

Wiping away his tears, the physiotherapist uttered the most difficult words he'd ever said in his entire life.

''It's okay.''

At once, the two princesses stopped their argument, one slightly in disbelief, the other totally confused.

''I'll take your offer princess... I'd love to work as your personal physiotherapist,'' Thomas muttered bitterly.

His smile was weak, but his decision firm. He couldn't look the sweet and pink alicorn in the eyes anymore, less he would break his own heart. The alicorn in question was gasping in disbelief. So this was it? Her little human, Thomas, forcefully whisked away from her. For what? A marriage with Shining Armor!? To Tartarus with her marriage! She couldn't let her little human go!

Then why was she unable to make a sound? Make a cry of protest? Do something, Cadence, anything! But her body wouldn't listen.

'Why? Why can't I do anything?'

Deep down, she knew why. For Thomas' sake she couldn't. He had just saved her marriage—for her. How could she go against such an act of love? It was against her very nature, the embodiment she represented.

So, with a heavy heart, she smiled brightly one last time, for him.

''I'm happy for you, Thomas. Go with my aunt, I'm sure she will take good care of you.''

''Honey?'' Shining sputtered.

''Cadence,'' the human breathed out.

At that moment, there was nothing but love between the two. A lonely human and a married pony princess, found solace in each other in the most unlikely circumstances. And deep down, they knew, no matter how far away they were, they would always love each other.