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Please note: This chapter contains an explicit portion. It is marked before and after by "Explicit portion begins/ends here" for those who wish to avoid it.

Sunny Blitz let out a sigh of relief when he received the evening’s final payment of bits for a coffee. He smiled warmly towards the last customer; a mare with a charcoal black mane, deep purple eyes with huge bags underneath them, and a treble clef for a cutie mark. “I hope you enjoy your… dark coffee...?” Sunny looked at the mare. Something about the look in her eyes was actually terrifying.

“You would understand if you had to live with my roommate” she said. Suddenly, she grabbed the stallion by his apron and pulled him halfway over the counter. “You don’t know what I have to put up with day to day”. She violently let go, nearly knocking him into the wall behind and walked out, coffee in hoof. Sunny merely adjusted his apron. Being service staff was never a breeze.

As the last staff member present, it was up to him to lock up for the day. He went to the back office to turn off the lights and grab the keys. Putting on his cloak and walking outside, he noticed that the first snowflakes of the year had started falling. He locked both entrances firmly, putting the keys in the inside pocket of his coat. Another workday done, another bunch of satisfied customers. He checked his watch and saw that it was only 7 PM. A smile formed on his lips as he realized there should still be enough time for a drink or two at the bar. He thought of the shortest route there and then he was on his way.

He never thought he’d enjoy being in customer service, but as it turns out, he did. It always gave him such joy when he saw another customer leave with a warm smile and a mostly warm coffee. And that, it turns out, was really all he needed. Though he didn’t look it, Sunny Blitz was not a very confident earth pony. Deep in his heart, that feeling slightly filled him with disgust about himself. Earth ponies were supposed to be strong and immovable, like the earth. That feeling of disgust, that sense of disdain he felt for himself, had taken root deep in his brain and it had flourished for a long time, expressed as a heavy depression, until he took the job as a barista at Cuppa Joe’s.

Ever since then, it had been his body and spirit that flourished, rather than his disgust. This job gave him a purpose, albeit simple and uneventful, but it provided him with more than enough joy and cheerfulness despite the occasional angry customer and the mean words that were said sometimes. It gave him a sense of direction; a reason to wake up early in the morning, brush his teeth and begin the day smiling. The negativity and the feeling of uselessness however still remained within him, slumbering at the back of his mind, waiting to strike once again and drag him down into a pit of despair and misery. If not kept in check, it would…

Sunny stopped himself right there. He almost felt the need to slap himself. He would not go on that dark train of thought once again. His life was good the way it was right now and he was not planning to let it take any turn for the worse. Who cares if he skipped out on college after high school? Who cares if he could be doing something more profitable right now? He certainly didn’t.

Sunny never really marveled at nighttime Ponyville. The windows in the charmingly designed cottages and small apartment complexes didn’t emit a very appealing light, and even though it reflected quite beautifully from the crystal walls of the Princess’ castle, he never really thought a lot of it.

He had to stop to brush some fresh snow off his coat. The light snowfall from earlier had increased substantially and it didn’t take long until everything was covered in a thin layer of the fluffy white stuff. He couldn’t help but smile as he walked through the gas-lit streets of Ponyville. For some reason, the town seemed to have gotten even more cheerful with the white carpet cover. He drew a crude pony in the snow with his hoof and then moved on in a quick pace after checking his watch again and seeing that 30 minutes had already passed since leaving Cuppa Joe’s.

He still reached The Watering Hole in good time. Seeing it was a Friday night, and ponies from across the county were celebrating the weekend, it would probably be impossible to even get a seat let alone order a drink at the bar. Pulling open the heavy wooden door unleashed a torrent of warmth and loud conversations from within the packed building, looking to be standing room only already even though it was relatively early still. Luckily for him, he spotted one of his regular customers sitting with two others at a table in the far left corner of the room. It was a dead giveaway due to her coffee cup cutie mark, but Blue Stroke sure loved her morning coffee, and Sunny was only too happy to oblige. Navigating through the sea of ponies in various stages of inebriation, Sunny managed to eventually reach their table and greeted them with a smile.

“Hello Blue. Nice to see you outside the shop for a change” Sunny chuckled while smiling at the group. “Out with some friends I see?”

“Oh, hey Sunny! Yeah nice to see you too. These are some friends of mine. This is Ember, the griffin I told you who’s letting me stay with her until I manage to save up some bits again, and this is Apple. We met him a few nights ago right here actually” Blue said as she gestured to the respective companions around the table. Ember smiled and nodded at Sunny who returned the gesture and Apple gave a slight smile but kept his head down a little. Sunny assumed him to be the shy type.

“Would it be too much to ask if I was to join you?” Sunny asked. “There doesn’t appear to be any more seats anywhere. Typical Friday crowd when there’s a hoofball game on.”

“Yeah sure, pull up that chair” Ember said, gesturing to an empty chair beside the table recently vacated by an overly-intoxicated mare who now seemed quite content on the floor. Sunny raised a brow at the mare on the ground but took the chair regardless. He wasn’t in the business of picking up drunk ponies. Well, not physically lifting them up that is. A roll in the hay was another matter entirely.

“So what do you do?” Ember asked Sunny as she raised a wing to get the waiter's attention. The cheese sticks here were incredible and second on the griffins list of favorite things ever, right behind pancakes. A waiter across the room nodded to her, knowing exactly what she wanted seeing how she ordered them by the basket every time she was in here.

“I’m a barista at Cuppa Joe’s over on Bottlecap Blvd. Pretty much run the place since I’ve been there the longest of any pony there. Most just come and go while they’re in school but I decided early on that that just wasn’t for me.”

“Well looks like we got something in common already” Ember said. “I gave up on school too. Friend of a friend said it’s for eggheads and I couldn’t agree more.”

“I just decided it wasn’t gonna work for me. I just didn’t see the point in what I was doing. I already had the job at the coffee shop and was plenty happy there so I more-or-less just said fuck it, why spend all this money?” Sunny shrugged as he took a sip of the water that another waiter brought while they were talking.

“Exactly!” Ember said as she threw her claws up in exclamation. “I’d rather have money over a stupid piece of paper hanging on the wall. They said I’d never be able to do anything without that dumb thing and look at me now? Own my own company so they can stick it where Celestia doesn’t shine.”

“Oh, you own your own company? Wow, that’s impressive seeing how you’re so young still” Sunny commented.

“I may be young but I’m the furthest thing from stupid when it comes to business” Ember remarked, rubbing a talon on her fur.

“Of course” Sunny said. “It’s nice to see others succeed without having to follow the regimented schooling paths the uppity ponies say we all need. Reassures me that I made the right choice as well.”

“Eh, do what makes you happy is my motto” Ember said as she nudged Blue. “Right Blue?”

“Yeah I guess. Just make sure you can live off what makes you happy I suppose” Blue said in a slightly sarcastic tone.

“How are things with you, Blue? Haven’t seen you quite as often in the shop lately. Everything ok?” Sunny said, turning his attention from Ember, who was perusing the rather extensive menu.

“Could be worse I suppose. The whole ‘brilliant writer’ gig didn’t exactly play out as I imagined, but like I mentioned, Ember here was nice enough to let me stay with her until I get things in order” Blue said as she gave Ember a small smile that the griffin returned before returning to her menu investigation. “I don’t know what I’m gonna do, so in the meantime I just try to make myself useful around the house and still write a little here and there whenever the mood strikes me.”

An earth pony mare approached their table with a pen and pad. “Ready to order?” she asked. The group all exchanged glances to confirm that they were ready and each nodded.

“I’ll have the hay burger with extra fries and three shots of Wild Pegasus” Blue said, earning some wide-eyed stares from all around the table. “What? Can’t a mare let loose?” Ember smirked and gave her order next.

“I’ll have the same, except make mine two Long Island Ice Tea’s. See Blue, you’re not the only one who can handle their liquor” Ember said as she jokingly poked Blue in the side with a wingtip.

“Oh it’s gonna be like that is it? Please, I guarantee I can handle more than you. You may be bigger than me but that doesn’t mean shit when it comes to building up tolerance over the years. And let me tell you, being a writer is a perfect excuse to drink” Blue smirked. “Keep em coming waiter.”

The waitress raised a brow but jotted the order down on her pad and turned to the stallions who were still trying to process what they just saw. “Um, yeah, ok, I’ll have the hay fries and a large salad with extra daisies please. Just hot tea to drink” Apple said as he folded his menu and handed it to the waitress.

“I’ll have the portobello burger with extra cheese and a Colta-Cola if you don’t mind” Sunny said as he passed his menu to Apple who passed it to the waitress. She smiled and walked back towards the double doors that led to the kitchen in the back.

“So you drink?” Ember said to Blue with a cool tone. “Didn’t expect that out of a pretty little mare like you.”

“Don’t let my hotness fool you, I can really hold my own when it comes to drinks” Blue said with a big smirk plastered across her muzzle. “Like I said, writing equals depression and Wild Pegasus equals happy pony.”

“Hey you won’t hear any argument from me. I’m all for getting a little crazy every so often” Ember said as she perused the drink menu still on the table. “Hm, not a bad variety for being such a small place.”

“Yeah, prices aren’t too bad either” Sunny commented. “Beats most small-town bars that tend to mark up their liquor to make more money from tourists. Ponyville isn’t a huge tourist destination yet though luckily.”

“It’s getting there. My brother works in real estate and he’s selling a ton of new places to ponies from all over the place looking for that ‘quiet country lifestyle’” Apple added. “Won’t be long before this place is more and more crowded unfortunately. Especially with Twilight’s castle attracting so much attention.”

“Yeah that’s a good point about the castle” Sunny remarked. The waitress returned with their drinks, setting the rather large assortment of colorful liquor in front of Blue and Ember while Sunny and Apple sipped their average drinks.

“First to finish their first round doesn’t have to cover the bill!” Ember exclaimed as she grabbed her first glass in her talon and downed it in a rapid gulp.

“Oh it’s on Feather Head!” Blue laughed as she grabbed a shot in both hooves and downed them in unison, slamming the glasses upside-down on the table. Apple and Sunny exchanged a glance that said ‘are they seriously doing this?’ as they shrugged and figured it was good entertainment if nothing else.

Ember and Blue managed to power through two rounds of drinks each before the food finally arrived. The pile of glassware was growing in front of Blue while Ember’s was only a few behind. Blue was doing shots though whereas Ember had regular tumbler glasses filled with ice. Not wasting a second, they all dived in, it being many hours since they all ate last.

“Ohm my gob thwis is swooo gwood!” Ember said with a mouthful of fries.

“I knol wight!” Blue replied, bits of fries flying out her mouth. Apple maintained his flat look of displeasure as bits of fries landed on and around his salad, several particles finding their way into his drink as well. He brushed them off, not one to say something even if it was annoying him. This continued for the remainder of the meal, Sunny just observing the spectacle in amusement. After they had all finished their meals, the waitress came and cleared the plates away. “‘Nother round!” Blue blurted out. The waitress looked at her, then at the small pyramid of shot glasses in front of Blue before looking to Ember who simply shrugged.

The waitress shrugged back and went back to the kitchen with plates in tow. “I better get a big stack of bits for this shit…” she muttered.

The door to the bar swung open and hit the back wall with a bang. “Alright! Which one of you lucky mares wants me to spank their withers!” a voice yelled.

Apple shot straight up in his seat; he knew that voice. “Oh sweet Celestia not tonight…” he groaned.

“Common, who wants to sit on my plot and spin!” Pippin yelled across the bar, already stumbling from obvious pre-drinking drinking. “Lemme show you what a ride on the Ponyville Express is really like!”

“Friend of yours?” Ember smirked at Apple as he sunk further into his chair.

“Brother....” he muttered with his hooves covering his face. “Every Friday night with him I swear…”

“Will he be ok? He seems pretty out of it” Sunny commented, turning around in his chair to look at the sight of Pippin getting put into a headlock by Berry Punch as he tried to climb over the bar.

“No. No he won’t be. I always end up having to drag his sorry ass home when he’s like this. Sorry guys, looks like I’m gonna have to call it a night and handle this…” Apple sighed as he got up and started to put on his coat, dropping some bits on the table to cover his portion of the bill. “If that’s not enough just let me know later and I’ll cover it.”

“Don’t worry, we got it” Ember said. “You wanna meet up later this week again?”

“Sounds great. I’ll give you a call later and we’ll set something up” Apple said as he turned to leave.

“I’ll come with you and give you some help” Sunny said. “Looks like you could use a hoof.”

“Thanks, I’d really appreciate it. He usually passes out about halfway across the street and I end up dragging him” Apple said, glancing back over at the bar and seeing Pippin already unconscious. “Hm, looks like we got an easier job tonight.”

“You two gonna be alright?” Sunny asked Ember, glancing over at Blue who now had her head on the table with a little dribble of drool slipping out her muzzle. The sizeable pyramid of empty shot glasses was impressive to say the least.

“I’m perfectly fine. Don’t know if Coffee Flanks here can say the same though.” Ember chuckled, stroking Blue’s mane absentmindedly. “We’ll be heading out soon probably. We’ll catch up with you guys later this week. Sound good?”

“Sounds great. I could use a break from all the nothing in my life” Apple said as he rolled his eyes with a smile. “You two get home safe.”

“Yeah be careful” Sunny said as he dropped a pile of bits on the table and turned to follow Apple to pick up Pippin’s passed out blob.

“Yep. I’ll probably have a few more before we leave. I’m not even buzzed anymore” Ember said as she picked up the drink menu once more. “Hmmm, Luna’s Mareheat… Sounds fruity!” Apple and Sunny just exchanged a look before heading out of the bar with Pippin on their backs.

“Night Berry, see you next weekend” Ember said as she made her way to the door, a still-passed-out Blue lying on her back. She decided to stay about an hour after Apple and Sunny left to have a few more drinks whose names intrigued her. She was more tipsy than before but still quite a ways from drunk.

“Night Ember, have fun tonight” Berry said with a wink and a nod towards Blue. Embers eyes widened a bit and she could feel a redness covering her cheeks. Rather than try and stumble out a reply, she made her way out the door. Outside, the cold night air stung her eyes as she squinted against the constant wind. Turning to face the direction of her house, she spreads her large wings and began to flap but immediately stopped, remembering she had a passenger. Ember sighed, not looking forward to having to walk all the way home in this cold but clearly there wasn’t any other choice. She removed her scarf and wrapped it around the now slightly shivering form of Blue.

Up until now she never really gave Blue two looks, but something about the perfect mix of drunken stupor and sobering winter winds had her staring at Blue’s sleeping form on her back. Now that she actually looked, she didn’t think Blue was half-bad looking. Dare she even say hot? It’s been quite a few years since Ember was last in a relationship and it ended on a sour note which led her to mostly seclude herself from society and not even pursue romantic interests. This of course was the root cause of her increased loneliness over the years, but the pony now sleeping on her back had shown her that she could in fact enjoy the company of others. A small smile grew on her beak as she turned back towards home and began walking, careful this time not to disrupt her cargo.

The walk home took about 40 minutes due to her slowed pace. When Ember finally turned into her driveway it was well past 2 a.m. and she was itching to get into the warm house. Making her way to the front door, she fumbled with her keys for several seconds, realizing that not all the booze had worn off just yet. Finally getting the right key on the fifth try, she opened the door and basked in the wave of warm air that rolled out. She gently walked into the living room and, using as much care as talons would allow, lowered Blue onto the couch. Blue merely twitched a little from the shift in padding but never awoke. With a caring smile, Ember placed a blanket over her and made her way into the kitchen to make herself some hot tea with honey before bed. She had a headache forming the size of a house and wanted to curve it before it got too intolerable.

While waiting for the water to boil in the kettle, Ember had a seat at the table and put her paws up on the adjacent chair and let out a groan. “Ug, I really need to slow it down. I’m not as young as I was when I used to do this every weekend…” she groaned. “Come on water…” As steam gently started to rise out of the spout of the kettle, Ember leaned her head back and closed her eyes, reflecting on the last few weeks and how much had happened, most notably Blue. She had come to really like having the mare around the house, especially when she came home from work and needed someone to talk to. She wasn’t a half-bad cook either, Ember mused. Her thoughts drifted to earlier just outside the bar. Had she really never looked at Blue that way? Ember took a moment to think back over the last few weeks and in doing so realized there were quite a few occasions she could recall absentmindedly staring at the unicorn's flank. She thought nothing of it at the time of course but the more she thought about Blue now, the more her heart rate increased and she could feel the redness returning to her cheeks.

“Who am I kidding… I don’t even know if she swings that way…” Ember muttered, opening her eyes to the sound of the kettle starting to slowly emit a whistle. She hurried over to the burner and turned it off before it got too loud and possibly woke Blue. Pouring the boiling water over the tea bag and adding a few squirts of honey, Ember made her way back to the table and sat back down to think. She couldn’t recall Blue ever stating what her preference was really, not that that was something you up and told everypony when you first meet them. But still, Ember had a feeling deep down that she knew the answer. Perhaps it was a little clearer now that she thought about it. Blue would always like to watch Ember take off in the mornings for work and frequently commented on the unique burnt-orange hue of her inner wing feathers. She also liked helping Ember preen them when they became matted from flying in high winds, and she’s pretty sure she caught her looking at her from the kitchen window one afternoon when she was bent over fixing a spoke on her wagons wheel. There were several other occasions that crossed the griffins mind and a small grin started to spread across her beak as she sipped her tea. “Well, guess tonight would be a good night to get some answers” she mused. Putting her mug in the sink, Ember made her way back into the living room to check on Blue.

What she came face to face with she was not prepared for in the slightest. Since she had been in the kitchen, Blue had tossed and turned on the couch quite a bit, sending the blanket to the floor in a heap and her dark blue-striped tail over her back. That wasn’t what got Embers attention, though. Blue had tossed and turned in such a way that her flank was on top of the one arm of the couch with her rear legs draped over the arm and dangling down, leaving Ember with an all-access view of her marehood. Ember’s eyes went as wide as plates as she froze, unable to look away from the pink folds. She swore she could see it moving as Blue breathed in and out on the couch.

“Luna fuck me with the moon…” Ember let out in a shallow breath, still entranced by the sight before her. She always thought Blue was attractive, but this kicked her into a whole other level of desire. Gears began to turn in her head as she tried to think of how to handle the situation before her. A wide grin formed on her beak as an ever so naughty idea came to mind. Pulling her eyes away from Blue’s precious tunnel, she went over to the closet and began to fumble around in the pile of boxes at the bottom. Luckily this was one place Blue didn’t clean. “Come on I know it’s still here somewhere…” she grunted, shoving boxes out of the way. “Aha! Yes!” She shoved a small rectangular box out beside her and flicked the door shut. The box was covered in plain wrapping with a single label reading “MareMaker 1900x” on the side. Opening the box, Ember pulled the bag off the stallion-shaped vibrator. She only used it a few times before just throwing it in the closet and forgetting about it. Penetration wasn’t her thing.

The grin never leaving her face, Ember made her way back to the sleeping form of Blue; ass still in the air for all to see. What a glorious sight it was too. Ember could feel herself starting to get wet just staring at Blue’s bright pink slot, glistening ever so slightly in the dim lighting of the room. She turned the vibrator to level 1, a dull hum emitting from the toy as it shook in her claw. Ever so slowly she moved it towards Blue’s pussy, resisting the urge to flick her tongue deep within its folds. As the tip of the cock made initial contact with the extra-sensitive flesh of Blues lips, Blue shifted forward on the couch a tiny bit, causing Ember to jerk the toy away. After about a minute, she repositioned the vibrating cock head at the base of Blue’s pussy, aiming for her clitoris. She was rewarded by a low moan escaping from Blue’s still unconscious form. Ember started to put a little pressure on the rubber cock, causing it to part the pink folds slightly and begin to enter. As it went in, Ember turned the dial up to 3 out of the possible 10 and watched in awe as a single drop of moisture began to leak out at the base Blue’s pussy, sliding down the underside of the toy. This was all the motivation she needed to turn the dial to 5 and push a little further. She was rewarded by even less resistance as the walls of Blue’s pussy began secreting a sweet nectar, welcoming their new companion.

Ember caught a whiff of the secretions as they began to flow freely. The smell went straight from her brain to her own region and she immediately started to massage her now thoroughly moistened lips with her other claw. The vibrator was a good half-way inside Blue at this point and Ember had no intent on stopping now; even if Blue woke up, would she seriously tell her to stop? Of course not. She went this far, she had to finish. More specifically, she had to make Blue finish. Now more motivated than ever, Ember inserted the cock even farther still into Blue’s now sopping wet slit. Turning the dial to 7 gifted her with a long moan from Blue, encouraging her to rub her own clit even faster. She knew she couldn’t last much longer at this rate; the visual stimulation alone was too much, but she was determined to not finish first. She won the drinking contest earlier, she could win this.

Pushing the phallic toy as deep as it’ll go, Ember let go of it and leaned back to get a better view. The fur surrounding all of Blues backside was a darker shade and matted flat from the wild ride she was on. Ember stared through half-lidded eyes at the bright pink lips as they seemed to pulsate, pushing more and more delicious secretions out every time, soaking Blues thighs and covering the arm of the couch. She turned the dial to 8 as she continued to rapidly rub her own pussy with her claw. A throaty ‘coo’ escaped her mouth as she tilted her head back and closed her eyes in pure bliss, listening to the sounds of the vibrator going to work on Blue and the slightly more sporadic moans escaping her. She could tell she was getting closer.

Her wings now fully extended, Ember leaned up against the wall and pressed them firmly against it and began to move up and down, sending shivers of pleasure down the length of each wing. She shuddered as she looked over at Blue, still bent over the couch, getting rutted by the oversized throbbing cock in her. Reaching forward, she bumped the controller to 9 and grinned when she heard Blue starting to pant. Oh she had her now all right. She’d definitely win. Wanting to get a good view of the show, Ember pushed off the wall and brought her face inches from Blue’s backside. The amount of juices sloshing out around the cock were impressive to say the least; the smell intoxicating. Not even thinking, Ember stuck out her tongue and gave Blues sopping wet marehood one solid lick from the base all the way to her now exposed clit. The moan and yelp that came from Blue was all the reason Ember needed to do it again. She could feel herself getting even closer to her own peak, but was determined to hold off until just the right time.

Giving Blue's clit one more lick, Ember leaned back and decided it was time for the finale. Turning the dial up to 10, the pulsating cock wedged inside Blue shot to new levels of buzzing as it gave her all it had. Ember knew she only had a few seconds longer before she would come, and what a glorious come it would be. Blue began to pant harder and faster than ever before and even let out slight yelps in between gasps for air. Suddenly her eyes shot wide open and she let out a loud yelp as an electric jolt shot straight through her entire body. A light blue bolt shot from her horn, leaving a charred mark on the far wall. Behind her, Ember had a front row seat for the greatest show she could ever imagine. All at once, she saw Blues folds retract for a brief moment before gushing out a torrent of juices, even sending the vibrator shooting out. Several more waves followed, drenching the arm of the couch and even spraying some onto Ember a few feet back. That was all Ember needed as she rubbed her own clit furiously at the sight. An electric jolt shot across her extended wings as she came like she hadn’t come in years. She could feel the puddle forming beneath her as wave after wave poured from her drenched pussy, but she couldn’t care less. Seeing stars for several seconds will do that to you.

As her vision finally began to clear, Ember saw the slumped-over form of Blue still lying across the couch arm; her backside still dripping wet from the events that just transpired. Panting, she looked down at her own region and just now realized how drenched she really was. Every inch of her back legs were soaked and it was impossible to tell what was from her and what was from Blue. Not like she cared. Finally managing to catch her breath and stand, Ember slowly moved to the side to see Blue’s eyes as wide as ever, staring at the wall and still panting heavily.

“What. The fuck. Was that?” Blue gasped out in between breaths.

“Ehehehe… Um, I was curious?” Ember said in an embarrassed tone as she shrugged, not expecting Blue to buy it one bit. “That and I suppose Wild Pegasus made me do it.”

“That. Was. Incredible.” Blue continued to pant, finally starting to regain control of her breathing once more.

“Sooo you’re not mad?” Ember said in a worried tone. “Cuz I’m not gonna lie, I don’t really know what made me do all this. Not just booze that’s for sure.”

“If you can promise me you can do that every time, be my guest” Blue said as she finally turned her head to the side to face Ember. “Incredible…” she muttered to herself again as her eyes slowly began to close.

“Heh, guess I still got it” Ember smirked as she went to the bathroom to wet a warm towel to begin the cleanup. Both she and Blue were an absolute mess and she didn’t want to just leave her like that all night. Dried private parts were no fun, she knew… Getting the towels, she returned back to the living room to find Blue passed out even more so than before she brought her home earlier. Ember smiled at the blissful smile on her muzzle and proceeded to wipe things up. Once things were as clean as she was going to get them for now, she made her way back upstairs and jumped in the shower before climbing into bed. She would no doubt be calling her part-timer to cover the whole day tomorrow. There was no way she was leaving this bed anytime soon. For the first time in several months, she finally fell into a deep, restful sleep.

The bright sunlight shone through the window, landing right on Embers eyes. She groaned and rolled over, pulling the covers over her face and fought to get back to sleep. It was no use, once she was up she was up. Rolling onto her back, she opened her eyes and stared at the ceiling, sleep still clouding her mind. After several moments just lying there staring at nothing, her eyes grew wide in clarity of the events of last night.

“Oh fuck me…” she groaned as the whole evening came flooding back to her. “I did not seriously do that…” Ember played the events over and over again in her mind and came to the conclusion that what she remembered did indeed happen; her still-aching nethers were a testament to it…

The smell of breakfast being made wafted up the stairs and found its way into her room and eventually her nostrils. It was an intoxicating aroma of eggs sizzling in a pan next to some sausage. Ponies never ate meat, but Ember wasn’t a pony so she chose to indulge in the deliciousness. Blue looked at her weird for doing so but didn’t really argue it all that much. Rolling onto her side, Ember looked at her clock; 10:17. She rarely ever slept in this late and thanked Celestia she thought to call Flitter to cover the day before she went to bed. Deciding that it was time to get up and face Blue, she begrudgingly got to her paws and made her way into the bathroom across the hall. She couldn’t wait to finally get the one in her bedroom fixed… A quick splash of water banished any remaining sleep that remained in her eyes. Spreading her wings out wide, she gave them a quick preening before making her way downstairs, all the while trying to think of what to say to Blue.

Walking through the living room, Ember could still smell the lingering aroma from the events not eight hours ago. The thoughts made her shiver. As she entered the kitchen, she saw Blue over at the stove with a frying pan filled with exactly what she was expecting; eggs and sausage. Upon the neatly set table, a daisy sandwich was already made, obviously Blue's breakfast. A cold pitcher of juice was in the center, condensation clinging to the exterior.

“Um, morning” Ember sheepishly said. Blue stopped humming whatever tune she was humming and looked over her shoulder.

“Hey Ember, did you sleep well?” Blue asked. Was that a smirk and a wink Ember just saw?

“Like a rock” Ember replied with a smile. “Best in months. How about you?”

“Mmmm I think you know that answer” Blue grinned, swishing her tail back and forth a bit. “What got into you last night anyway?”

Ember turned a new shade of red as she ducked her head down. “I really don’t know. I wasn’t even drunk really, that’s the worst part. One minute I’m making tea, the next I can’t get your blue ass outta my mind.”

“Hehe, it is pretty great huh” Blue chuckled. “You’re not the only one thinking about somepony, er, somegriffin else. I’m sure you’ve caught me staring a few times. I’m not exactly stealthy in that regard…”

“Yeah I have” Ember said as she poured a glass of juice. “I guess that’s part of what led me to do what I did.”

“Makes sense to me. I don’t have a problem with it if that’s what you’re worried about” Blue said as she brought over the plate of food and set it in front of Ember. She took a seat where the daisy sandwich sat and continued. “I’ve never really cared for stallions myself. Don’t mind them, but don’t really like how they’re so rough all the time. Or so I’ve been told…” she trailed off. Ember stopped mid-bite and stared at Blue.

“Wait wait wait, you mean that I was your first time?” Ember said in shock. It was hard to imagine an attractive mare like Blue not getting a regular rutting, especially with her drinking history.

“Well, if you consider what we did as doing it, then yes. You were my first” she said, turning her face away slightly to hide the deep red. “Have you done it before?” Ember thought back to her first year in college and the stallion she messed around with for a few months. It was nothing but brief sex. Unsatisfying sex at that. Then there was this electric-blue-maned unicorn mare that showed her tricks with a horn that she didn’t know existed. That’s when Ember decided to pretty much do away with stallions.

“Twice” Ember replied honestly. “The first was just sad, unfortunately. Poor bastard couldn’t go more than five minutes without blowing his load. Gave me some bullshit excuse that I was ‘too tight’. Like that’s a bad thing or something. Then I met this unicorn mare that really gave me a ride. We hung out for a few months until she met this earth pony ‘prodigy’ and they ran off together. Still don’t know what happened to her really.”

“Hm, that’s too bad” Blue regarded her.

“Eh, it is what it is I guess. I seem to be better flying solo anyways” Ember said, swirling the juice around in her glass. “You’re sure this won’t make things weird between us?”

“Nah, like I said, I’m cool with it. A little foreplay while I was conscious would’ve been nice, but that can wait for next time” Blue winked at Ember as she took a bite of her sandwich. Ember could feel her wings starting to fluff up and it took a lot of focus and will to keep them mostly at her sides. “Heh, you fliers are funny” Blue said, not missing the fidgeting Ember just did.

“Hilarious…” Ember muttered as she tried to think of anything else to make her burning cheeks disappear. “On another note, when you wanna hang out with Apple and Sunny again? We said we’d call them didn’t we?”

“Yeah, I figured we could get together on Wednesday. There’s some parade or something going on in town, thought that might be fun. I’ll give them a call later.”

“Cool. I’m gonna run to the store and stock up on some stuff. Been running low on pancake mix” Ember said as she got up and put her plate beside the sink.

“Don’t you have to work today?” Blue questioned her, checking the calendar.

“I called Flitter to cover it. Left her a message before I crashed last night. I knew there was no way I was gonna be flying around town today after last night” Ember chuckled.

“Oh, ok. Nice. Why don’t you pick up some more salmon while you’re out? I think we’re out of it again” Blue said, pulling the fridge door open with her magic to confirm there wasn’t any salmon left. “Nope. You just shovel that stuff down don’t you?”

“What can I say? It’s delicious, especially the way you make it” Ember said as she put on her coat and opened the door to leave. “I’ll be back in a few hours. Call if you need something.”

“Oh I’m pretty sure you gave me all I needed last night” Blue cooed with half-lidded eyes, making her brow go up and down. Embers eyes went wide and Blue laughed as she saw her wings start to poof out again. “Haha, go on, get, you dirty birdy.” With that, Ember swung the door shut and took off towards town.