//------------------------------// // Chapter 4 // Story: My Pink Salvation. // by WinterTwister //------------------------------// Pinkie was at the front desk, taking orders from the constant flow of ponies entering the store. Wow, he was right, a bake sale is really bringing in the customers.. I wonder what hes planning now. She looked over at the kitchen and saw Carrot working over then stove with haste. Carrot was busy cooking up orders, he had his plans, but the success of the bakery was important. He was in deep focus on the several pots on the burners and checking the oven every few minuets, waiting for the next batch of baked goods to be done. Cup Cake was in the back preparing containers for the orders, still thinking about the other day when she thought she saw Pinkie and Carrot kiss in front of her. She still questioned it, even though she had been drinking that morning. I'm not going to let some little slut take my husband.. sure I don't love him, I never have, but I'm not letting that weak stallion kick me out of this bakery. the more she thought about it she began to grit her teeth, imaging the young pink mare under Carrot. She hadn't calmed down, but her anger didn't show on her face as she took the containers to her husband and quietly set them down on the table behind him. she trotted out to the front desk to help Pinkie take orders. She put on a cheery voice and spoke to Pinkie. "We sure are getting alot of orders, aren't we Pinkamena?" Pinkie really did not want to talk to her. Pinkie had never disliked anypony so much, in fact she had never disliked anypony at all, but she hated her. "Y-yes Cup Cake." Cup Cake raised an eye in suspicion. "You normally call me Mrs. Cake during the work hours." Pinkie bit her lip, and to her luck another customer had come. She took the customers order and told him to wait patiently for it to finish. She had hopped that Cup Cake would have dropped the subject, but as the customer walked to sit at a table Cup Cake spoke up again. "Pinkie?" She asked, her thoughts still on hate. "Yes Cup Cake?" Pinkie tried to sound innocent. "I would like it if you called me by Mrs. Cake, if you don't mind." She wanted the pink mare to know that she was Carrot's wife. "Okie dokie..." Pinkie trailed off and began to organize some objects below the counter, ignoring Cup Cake's whiskey bottle. Cup Cake had began to walk back into the kitchen, but she bumped into Carrot who was carrying an order of cake to the counter. The container had busted open and the cake was splattered all over Cup Cake, covering her face down to her chest. Cup Cake was still angry from earlier, but now she was furious. She slowly wiped away the frosting from her eyes to see the cringing Stallion in front of her. "You....." Everypony in the room was peacefully talking to their neighbor, waiting patiently for their orders. Cup Cake continued. "You.. WORTHLESS STALLION!" Her words echoed through the bakery. The talking in the room had ceased and all eyes were on Carrot and Cup Cake. Cup Cake poked at his chest. "You stupid waste of space! Why did you throw frosting in my face!?" Carrot was still cringing, now trying to make himself look smaller for the crowd's gazing eyes. "H-honey, it was an accident." "Yeah! An accident! Ugh..." She wiped off more of the frosting off of her and she gritted her teeth. She finally lost her temper and she delivered a heavy blow to the side of Carrot's muzzle and it sent him falling over backwards back into the kitchen. The crowd gasped as they saw what had happened. Cup Cake tensed up and looked at the source. She got angry and turned to face all of them. "What?! You want some too?!" The crowd had stayed silent, shocked at what they had just seen. They had all known Cup Cake for a very pleasant mare, now they knew what she really was. Cup Cake growled at the crowd she stuck her head in the kitchen. "I'll be at my mothers, Don't mess anything else up and finish today's orders." she trotted past the glaring crowd as if nothing happened and exited the bakery. As she left a few of the ponies had went into the kitchen to see Pinkie helping Carrot stand up. One of the mares spoke. "Are you okay Mr. Cake?" "Y-yeah I'll be fine, its not the first time this has happened..." He said groggily while checking his muzzle for bleeding. "What? This isn't the first time?" A colt said with disbelief. "If you want, I could help finish today's orders if you like.. You shouldn't be working after something like that." Said another mare. "It's fine. You should go back outside and wait for your orders." The three ponies hesitantly left the kitchen. Carrot stood up and gave a weak smile, still feeling the pain, to Pinkie. "It worked." "But you're really hurt..." She said while rubbing the side of his face. "I'll be fine, I'll talk to you after we finish filling out their orders." "Do you think you can do it?" Pinkie asked, very concerned for her lover. "Yeah, and it will hopefully help us even more." They shared a quick kiss and Pinkie returned to the front desk, over hearing the ponies conversations. The crowd had begun to talk about what had happened, some had left the bakery to tell their friends. Pinkie Pie and Carrot had continued to work, and each pony they served had an awkward stare, a few had told them "Wow, she was a bitch." or "I feel really bad for Mr. Cake, he must be devastated." The two had finished all of the orders and closed the shop hours early, and nopony questioned it because everypony knew about Cup Cake now. Carrot had exited the kitchen with something in his teeth and he walked up to Pinkie who was cleaning the counter top. He dropped the papers on the table and showed her. "These are the divorce papers I filled out a month ago, in case I couldn't take it anymore. Now They are filed and ready for the court." "Court?" She picked up the papers and read through them. "Wow.. so, Cup Cake will be leaving?" "I hope so, we have enough character witnesses now for the court." He smiled, triumphant that his planned had worked without exposing his affair. Pinkie's eyes shone and she hugged Carrot Cake in happiness, soon they wouldn't have to keep their relationship a secret. ~*~ Later That Week ~*~ Cup Cake was talking with her mother in the living room, they were in a house in the country side of Ponyville so she wasn't worried about her parents knowing what she did. Knock Knock "I'll get that mother." Cup Cake said sweetly. "Oh thank you dear." Cup Cake went to the door and saw a stallion wearing a cheap suit. "Hello?" The stallion brought a hoof to his mouth to quickly clear his throat. "Are you Cup Cake, bakery owner in Ponyville?" "Yes?" The stallion pulled out a piece of paper from his coat pocket and handed it to Cup Cake. "You have been summoned to court, the court date is on the third, two days from now. The time is on the paper, good afternoon madam." The stallion walked away, his job complete. Cup Cake read the paper and got angry when she finished. "Divorce!?" She bellowed loudly that the birds flying above turned around to fly away and a confused mother from inside the house to peer at the doorway.