The day wears on as we finish the last bit of the first field when I look up to see the sun sinking towards the horizon and look at Rarity asking, "When will Sofas and Quills close?"

Rarity looks up to the sky and says, "Just after sunset, so we have a bit of time yet."

I nod my head and say, "Alright then, meet me at the house. Ah will drop the wagon off and pick up the trailer, then we'll go to town to see what they have for sofas and mattresses."

She nods and then looks at the crusaders saying, "Okay girls, that will be all we are doing for today. Be sure to return here around the same time tomorrow to start on the other field."

Apple Bloom smiles at hearing they are done for the day and says, "Alright Rarity, ah'll see you tomorrow." then looks to the others and asks, "Right, you two?"

Scootaloo nods her head and says, "Yep, I'll see you tomorrow. Even though I'm tired, I thought today was pretty fun. Right, Sweetie Belle?"

Sweetie Belle nods at the others, saying, "Yes it was, and I will look forward to doing it again tomorrow." She then looks back at her sister and blushes lightly, and looks down at the ground briefly in embarrassment at feeling alone. Pawing at the ground idly while trying to gather up the nerve, she takes a calming breath and asks, "Hey sis, are you going to be home tonight?"

Rarity looks at her little sister and sighs saying, "I'm sorry Sweetie Belle, I'm going to look after Roger again tonight."

She sighs sadly and says, "Okay..." then lifts her head up hopefully and asks, "Would it be okay if I stayed to help?"

The older sister cocks her head curiously and asks, "I don't see a problem with it, but it is really up to Roger since it is his home. Why would you ask that Sweetie?"

Sweetie Belle looks up at her sister with the blush still on her face and lowers her voice, saying, "When I was home and you were at Roger's, I was happy for a little bit until I went to sleep and woke up the next morning feeling lonely." She then looks at Roger and asks, "May I stay over tonight, Roger?" then gives him a pleading look asking, "Please?"

I think about it for a little bit before shrugging my shoulders and saying, "Ah don't see why not, but yer sister and ah will be going to Sofas and Quills. Do ya want to tag along with us?"

She smiles widely and nods saying, "I do! Thanks for asking, I will meet you by the house in a moment." and turns to her friends to say farewell.

I then look at Rarity and chuckle saying, "Alright Rarity, let's get to the house so ah can drop this off and then back up to the trailer."

Rarity nods and starts walking towards the house saying, "I will meet you there darling, come along Sweetie."

I start the tractor up and take the brakes off before shifting it into gear and steering it toward the house to unhook it in front of the shop, carefully driving past Rarity and Sweetie Belle as they walk towards the house. When I get to the house, I drive around the large oak tree and stop when the wagon is sitting on the concrete platform outside the roll-up door. I then set the brake after making sure the tractor is in neutral and hop out of the seat, and put the chock blocks in front and behind the rear wheels. I pull the pin out of the hitch and hang it on the ladder, then make my way back to the tractor.

The girls approach the large oak tree to see Roger hooking the trailer to the back of the tractor as Rarity smiles and says, "Marvelous, we have arrived just in time to get onto the trailer!"

I chuckle and look at the two girls, rolling my eyes saying, "Imagine that, what a great coincidence. The sooner ya hop on, the sooner we can get there and back so ah can do my evening chores!" when the girls hop onto the trailer, I take the blocks out from behind and in front of the wheels before returning to my seat.

I do my best to miss the potholes in the road and call back, "Ah'm just glad they had a couple of mattresses on hand big enough to fit mah frame in the guest bedroom, ah can't wait to see the couch when it arrives after the season."

Rarity looks at Roger with a gentle smile saying, "I am sorry that they couldn't deliver it sooner. The reason for that is because the season affects a mare's mind and causes her to make decisions she normally wouldn't, but I am glad they had mattresses that were the proper size. Somepony's mistake wound up being in our favor."

Sweetie Belle looks at her sister and asks, "Hey sis, where am I going to be sleeping tonight?"

She looks at him and asks, "Roger, where can my sister can sleep tonight?"

I then chuckle nervously and say, "Well...the old bedding needs to be replaced because of bedbugs, and the couch has a big grease stain on the cushions...ah guess she can sleep in the recliner or with us tonight if ya don't have a problem with that?"

Rarity looks at her sister and asks, "There it is, Sweetie. Where would you like to sleep tonight?" while silently hoping she doesn't choose to sleep with her and Roger.

Sweetie thinks about it for a moment and smiles saying, "I want to sleep with you two tonight!"

Her right eye twitches at her response and gives her a fake smile saying, "Alright then Sweetie, you can sleep with us just for tonight."

After getting home, I park the trailer in front of the house and have Sweetie Belle hold the screen door open after unhooking the cylinder and the spring from it. I return to the trailer to help Rarity lift the box spring off the wooden deck and start heading towards the house, making it up the stairs to the house with no problem at all and put the box spring down onto the bed frame before heading back out for the top mattress. As Rarity and I lift the mattress off the trailer, I am shocked to find it so light, saying, "Wow, this mattress is much lighter than the one that came off of it."

Rarity smiles and says, "I'm sure it is, because it is a special mattress crafted to be stuffed with a special kind of cloud that doesn't contain moisture."

I hook the storm door back up and say, "It's high time ah start on chores, girls. Would ya mind cooking dinner Rarity?"

She smiles and says, "Not at all Roger, dinner will be ready by the time you are done." then heads towards the kitchen to get started and looks over her shoulder at her sister saying, "Do you want to help me cook dinner tonight Sweetie?"

Sweetie smiles and heads inside after her sister saying, "I do, what do you plan on cooking tonight?"

Rarity looks at her and says, "I am not sure, let us go through what he has in stock for food and go from there."

A couple of hours pass as I make my way back to the house from milking the cows, stopping for a moment to look over my shoulder at the field with a smile, thinking, 'Soon, ah'll be able to start planting once the fields are tilled under. Ah wonder when the railroad's gonna come to start surveying a path to the elevator...'

After eating dinner, Rarity helps me wash the dishes and I begin to put them away saying, "Why don't ya two get settled in upstairs, and ah'll join ya when ah'm finished putting these away?"

Rarity then smiles and hops down from the counter saying, "I will take you up on that, I hope you enjoyed my vegetable casserole."

I nod my head and put a plate away with a smile on my face saying, "It was delicious Rarity."

She then starts heading towards the stairs to go to his room and looks over her shoulder saying, "I'm glad you liked it, my sister helped me make it with things that were close to expiring." Looking at her her sister, she says, "Come along Sweetie, you can sleep next to me like we used to when you were younger."

Sweetie looks at her sister and says, "Sorry sis, but I would like to help Roger finish putting the dishes away. I will be up when we're done, okay?"

Rarity is caught off-guard by her sister's remark causing her neck to straighten slightly while her eye blinks a few times in shock, recovering a few moments later and saying, "Oh, alright then. Goodnight, you two." then heads upstairs as tears form in the corners of her eyes thinking, 'Oh woe is me, my sweet little sister is growing up way too fast!! How long before she loses interest in the Sisterhooves Social?!?'

I continue putting the rest of the dishes away and say, "Thanks fer helping me put these away, but ya could have gone to bed with Rarity."

She nods her head and says, "I know, but the truth is...I'm a little big to cuddle with her when I was a little filly." then grabs the big pan and asks, "Where does this pan go?"

I smile and say, "It goes in the bottom tray underneath the oven, there is an indention in the metal where fingers can pull it open." I watch as she uses her magic to pull the tray out and put away the last piece of silverware, then close the drawer saying, "Well kiddo, shall we get some sleep? Tomorrow is gonna be a busy day for the both of us."

Sweetie Belle cocks her head and asks, "I think so, since I don't see any other dishes to put away. Why would you say that?"

I then begin heading toward the stairs and chuckle saying, "Because when we get that second field done, ah need to have Discord use his magic to even out the fields. After that is done, the next day ah'll need to get Bright Bolt to come hook up the power to the Elevator and bury it, then ah need the railroad crew to come map & build a couple rail lines to the elevator. Once the route is marked, ah can finally create mah fields with a plow, cultivate them, and finally start planting. So the rest of this week or month will be busy for me."

She follows him up the stairs with wide eyes saying, "Wow, that does sound like a lot of work." and then stammers a little and asks, "Umm...where is the little mare's room?"

As I near the door, I say, "Right here Sweetie Belle," and push the door open adding, " the switches are to your right, the one for the light is the first one on the right. The fan is the middle one, and the heat lamp is on the left."

Sweetie Belle then goes in to take care of her business saying, "Thank you Roger for letting me stay the night with my sister."

I enter my room saying, "I'll leave the bedroom door cracked open so you know which one it is." then leave it open and see Rarity sleeping on the right side of the bed with a mask over her eyes. I head over to the end of the bed and start taking my clothes off before slipping under the covers in my boxers, cuddling up behind Rarity and whispering into her ear, "Goodnight lady Rarity, may ya have pleasant dreams tonight."

Rarity feels something warm crawl in behind her and snuggles into it, sighing with delight at the sensation of cuddling before slipping into a deeper sleep and mumbling, "Goodnight...dear."

After finishing her duty in the bathroom, Sweetie Belle dries her hooves off after washing them and turns off the light before heading back into the hallway. She turns the corner and sees the door left ajar and heads in, seeing her sister wearing her sleeping mask on the right side of Roger's bed with him cuddled up behind her with his arms wrapped around her barrel with a happy smile on her sleeping face. Stifling a short giggle, Sweetie heads to the other side of the bed and climbs up onto the mattress, then pulls the covers back over her. Laying on her right side, with her back against his, she joins her sister in slumber.

I wake up to Rooster's crowing when I hear a quiet groan come from in front of me, drawing my eyes downward to see that I am cuddling with Sweetie Belle as she groans again mumbling, "Rarity, shut your annoying clock off already..." Chuckling silently, I pull the covers back and carefully pry my arm out from under Rarity's sister, then get up out of bed to close the window. Turning back towards the bed, I pull the covers back over Sweetie Belle before getting dressed and heading out the door to start chores.

Discord watches Roger begin his chores and snaps his fingers, making himself appear a little ways in front of him with a smile on his face and asking, "Good morning, did you sleep well last night Roger?" while wagging his eyebrows suggestively.

I chuckle and shake my head saying, "Get yer head out of the gutter, Discord. Rarity would probably skin me alive if ah did anything like that to her precious little sister."

He chuckles as well and says, "Well that's a pity, I was hoping for a little bit of chaos to enjoy with my morning breakfast. Is there anything that I can do for you today, Roger?"

I nod and continue heading to the chicken coop saying, "Actually, there is. Would ya mind making the field on the right as flat as ya can, then notify Bright Bolt that ah'm ready for her to come run power to the elevator and bury the line. Make sure that when ya flatten the ground, ya don't affect the ground around the base of the elevator or it might collapse."

Discord nods and salutes him with a smile saying, "Yes sir, I will keep that in mind as I have a little fun with my chaos magic." and snaps his fingers to appear above the field so he can begin making it flat.

As I finish feeding the chickens and collecting their eggs, I take them inside and set them on the shelf to begin sorting them out for when Mrs. Dumpling comes to collect the eggs again. I get them all sorted and use a sharpie to write the date on the carton, then put them into the fridge with the others and return to doing the rest of my chores.

A couple hours pass when I get the last of my morning chores done and look at the cattle yard, seeing them wading through manure and going up past their hooves. Deciding to make my way to the house to start breakfast for the girls and worry about spreading the manure once the rail line gets mapped out, and walk through the front door of my house to smell something good cooking and take a deep breath in and wander into the kitchen to see Rarity already up and starting on breakfast. Waiting until she doesn't have anything in her magic, I walk up behind her and give her a hug saying, "Mornin' good lookin', whatcha got cookin'?"

Rarity feels her being suddenly hugged from behind and shouts in alarm, "EEK!" then turns her head to come face to face and lips to lips with Roger, causing her to blush and calm down a little saying, "Oh it's just you, didn't you know it's rude to steal a kiss from a lady?"

I grin and set her down with a chuckle saying, "Yeah, but ah didn't steal a kiss, that was ya. Ah only intended to give ya a surprise hug, but then ya turned and gave me a morning kiss. Ya really are generous, Rarity."

Sweetie Belle watches the display from the doorway with a smirk on her face as her sister huffs while the blush deepens and goes back to cooking saying, "Of course I am, but that is the only kiss you will steal from me today."

The smirk stays on my face as I raise an eyebrow curiously asking, "Oh, ya plan to kiss me on a regular basis? How kind of ya."

The young mare watches her sister's head spin around with an even deeper blush as she stammers and says, "OF COURSE I DON'T! D-Don't get the wrong meaning from that accidental k-kiss." Unable to keep silent, she giggles and says, "I'm happy to see you two getting along so well..." then looks at her sister and asks, "are you thinking of asking him to be your special somepony?"

She quickly turns to see her sister in the doorway and says with a mock frown, "Sweetie Belle! O-Of course not, and how many times have I told you not to lurk!"

Sweetie Belle smiles innocently and says, "I've lost count, and I don't plan on stopping anytime soon just to see displays just like this. How else will I learn how to get a stallion to like me?"

I chuckle as the two begin lightly bickering between each other and decide to haul the old bedding from the guest bed to the burn hole so that is one less thing to worry about. By the time I return to the house, I chuckle and say, "Yeah, those two are definitely sisters." and then enter to have breakfast before heading out to pile up the manure with the skid loader.

After eating breakfast with the girls and washing the dishes, I head out to begin piling manure as Rarity heads to the other field with her sister to start marking buried gems. Once finished with that, I head over to the tractor in front of the house after washing off the skid loader and parking it beside the shed to dry. I then get into the seat and start it up, then take the brake off and put it into gear to go park the flatbed where it came from.

When I finish unhooking the trailer, I take the tractor to the wagon and hook it to the tractor. After putting the pin into the hitch, I pull out the chock blocks and set them in their holders before making my way back to the seat. Once I sit down, I take the brake off and put it into gear, then head down the road towards the fields. I approach the field to the right to see that Discord got the field pretty even, smiling as I notice that he even made the driveway even with it. I look around for the Draconequus but see that he is gone, and decide to thank him later. With nothing else to do but wait, I head towards the field on the left to see the CMC's already hard at work with Sweetie Belle working on a space for me to park my tractor and wagon.

A couple of hours pass as we take a break for lunch, managing to convince the girls including Rarity of all ponies to try some ham. Surprisingly, none of them or Rarity threw up after eating a couple of sandwiches with a few thin strips of ham, cheese, lettuce, and mayonnaise on it. Shortly after our lunch break, we get back to work when I spot Bright with a team of ponies making their way to the field on the right and turn to the girls saying, "Ah'll be back, gonna go talk with Bright fer a sec." then shut the tractor off and set the brake before hopping out of the seat and onto the ground.

Bright watches the team get to work and spots movement in the corner of her eye, bringing a smile to her face when she sees that it is Roger and says, "I see you got around to preparing this field for us, thank you."

I then smile and chuckle saying, "Well, ah kinda had to in order fer me to plow it under. However, ah need to wait until the railroad comes by and plans the route to the elevator so ah can turn this grass into a workable field."

She nods her head in understanding and bumps her rump against Roger's leg with a sly grin on her face and quietly says, "So, are ya participating this season?"

I nod my head and look down at her curiously, saying, "Yeah ah am, one mare might already be pregnant and there's a list that keeps growing with mares that have been wanting foals. Do ah need to add ya to that list?"

Bright grins salaciously and simply shrugs, saying over her shoulder as she saunters away from him with a sway to her hips, "Hmm...I'm not sure sugar...do you?" adding a suggestive wink towards him. She then slowly trots around him and says barely over a whisper, "I will come back when the time is right for me, which won't be too long. For now, though, I have work to do...handsome. Just so you know, I am on the tea so you know I am serious about a foal this season." and returns to overseeing her crew before they can get distracted and start flirting with Roger.

I shake my head at hearing I have yet another mare wanting a foal and head back to the tractor before one of the mares gets a bright idea to try mating with me. I then remind myself that I intend to sell the Elevator to the town, I stop and turn around, then call to Bright Bolt, shouting, "Hey, ah plan to sell the elevator to Ponyville, so ya might want to put a meter on it!"

She nods her head and answers, "Alright, I'll tell the ladies to put a meter up!"

The hours pass as I follow the girls around the field, with Sweetie Belle moving the piles into the wagon until it gets full and look at the CMC's saying, "Could one of ya go tell Rarity that the wagon is full?"

Sweetie Belle smiles and puts the last little pile of gems into the wagon saying, "I will! Be right back girls." then hurries off to tell her sister the news.

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