Soarin wakes up in the morning to find Rainbow looking in the linen closet. "Hey Rainbow, what're you doing?" Soarin asked as he came closer.
"Oh, morning Soarin, I'm just trying to figure something out, it seems lately we've been going through a lot of paper towels, we have to try and use them sparingly." Rainbow replied as she looked at the now half empty package.
"Ok, I'll let Cumulo know." Soarin said, going to Cumulo's room, not knowing that Cumulo was already awake.
Hearing the door open, Cumulo looked behind him in shock as he saw his father in the doorway.
Soarin stood there, mouth agape at what he saw. Paper towels littered his son's floor and his laptop was open, displaying an adult setting. His son’s rod was firmly being held by Cumulo until the shock set it and Cumulo tried to close his laptop fast.
"Dad, I didn't know you were coming in here." Cumulo said as Rainbow came by to see what the commotion was about.
As she seen the state of Cumulo's room she couldn't help but get a little angry. "Cumulo Stratus Dash, What is Equestria are you doing?" Rainbow asked as Soarin laid a hand on her shoulder.
"Sweetie, calm down." Soarin replies, trying to de-escalate the situation.
"Don't you tell me to calm down, we have got to have a talk with your son, to think this is where the paper towels are going." Rainbow snaps back with tears in her eyes.
Looking back at Cumulo, Soarin motions he'll be back and closes the door.
"Rainbow, this isn't about him masturbating is it?" Soarin asked to see Rainbow calm down a bit.
Sighing and looking at the door, Rainbow takes a deep breath before looking at Soarin. "No, it's just my little boy…..it's." Rainbow tries to say before stumbling.
"I know, but we knew this day was coming eventually, we need to give him the talk.
Rainbow sighed as she looked at Soarin. "you're right, but…" Rainbow said before trailing off.
"Would it help if I talk to him first?" Soarin asked.
Rainbow nodded as she went downstairs to make breakfast, leaving Soarin to talk with their son.
Soarin enters the room with his son still blushing from being caught but now dressed, the amount of embarrassment that Cumulo is experiencing is unfathomable as Soarin picks up a chair and brings it over to sit in front of Cumulo.
"Dad, I…" Cumulo began to say before Soarin put a hand up, stopping him.
"It's ok, Son. I understand." Soarin said as he sighed, not knowing how to break the ice.
"I thought you and mom were still sleeping, I didn't know you were awake." Cumulo spoke up, trying to break the ice.
"It's ok, though you should have locked the door." Soarin replied, faking a laugh as he looked at his son. "You're growing up, son that's all it is." The former Wonderbolt said as he clasped his hands.
Cumulo looked at his father shocked and surprised, wondering why he wasn't mad.
"Son, is there something at school you'd like to talk about, any funny feelings or anything?" Soarin asked as his son hung his head.
"Well, I do feel funny around one of my friends." Cumulo said as he blushed thinking about her.
"I see, what's their name, son?" Soarin asked, maintaining eye contact.
"Her name is Gala," the young stallion replied as he blushed.
Soarin sat back in the chair, trying to think of what to say.
"I want to ask her to the school dance, but I'm afraid to." Cumulo said, breaking the silence as Soarin listened to him.
"Why are you scared, you're a confident young stallion?" Soarin asked, shocked to hear he was scared to ask her.
"It's just, she's smart, outgoing, she seems so eager and ready, and seems to have it all figured out." Cumulo replied as Soarin smiled, reminiscing about how he fell in love with Rainbow.
Seeing his dad smile and chuckle, Cumulo couldn't help but wonder, "What's so funny?" he asked.
"It's just that your situation is exactly like mine and your mother's. I too was afraid to talk to her and even resorted to burping the worm myself when I thought about her," Soarin replied, causing Cumulo to cringe a bit.
"Ewww dad, I don't need to know that," Cumulo said, getting a chuckle from Soarin.
Ruffling Cumulo's hair, Soarin just smiled before talking. "I know, but if you need to talk, don't be afraid to talk to me, ok?" Soarin asked, getting a nod from him to indicate he would.
After eating breakfast, Cumulo and Soarin went to the gym, where they worked on their upper body and legs. During the workout, a word was hardly said.
When they took a break from their workout to hydrate themselves, Cumulo broke the silence. "How would I go about asking Gala to the dance?" He asked as he drank his water.
Soarin shrugged, "All I can say is ask, if she rejects you, you got the hard part over with." Soarin replied as he looked at his son with uninterrupted eye contact.
Cumulo smiled, "Thanks, dad. That does kinda help." Cumulo replied as he smiled.
A few moments of deafening silence passes when Cumulo speaks up. "Dad, why are you deciding to exercise today?" He asked as his dad finished drinking his water.
"Well, your mom and I decided that we should try and get back into shape, to, you know, stay healthy." He replied as Cumulo listened.
"But why did you stop?" Cumulo asked.
Taking a sigh, Soarin answered. "Because we had kids, don't get me wrong, son; your mother and I love you and Nimbus, but we couldn't squeeze in this type of personal time for ourselves," Soarin replied. "You'll understand when you have kids," Soarin added.
Cumulo nodded but looked on in curiosity, "What do you mean this type of personal time, it seems so specific?" Cumulo asked before blushing in embarrassment, "Oh." He exclaimed as he got what Soarin meant.
After a vigorous workout, Soarin and Cumulo return home to relax before dinner, Cumulo deciding in his room, to ask Gala to the dance this weekend.