"AJ? AJ?"
I groggily woke up to find myself back in bed. "Huh? What happened?"
"Oh hun!" I was suddenly enveloped into a hug. I was shocked to see it was Trenderhoof.
"Trend?"
"Are you okay hun?" he sounded worried. "I heard a scream and then I found on the ground passed out, what happened?" he didn't let me go.
"Ah-ah-" I had no idea how to explain everything to him. "Ah thought ah saw a fruit bat and passed out...yeah..." I nervously smile, hopping he would buy it.
Trenderhoof gave a sigh of relief. "I'm just glad you are okay hun." he suddenly kissed me to my surprised. But this time, I let the kiss happen, I wanted to actually savor it because I finally knew that his love for me was genuine. But I quickly realized something.
"Wait." I gently push him off. "Ah have somethin' to do first, must be done."
"What?" he looked at me with confusion
"Ah'll explain later," I jump out of the bed and put on my hat. "but ah really must do this now, be right back." I kiss Trenderhoof on the cheek and ran out of the room.
I quickly left the farmhouse to see Cortland, Macoun and Blossom playing tag. "Hey kids." I smile.
"Hey Mommy!" "Hey Aunt AJ!" they say to me with a smile.
"Hey Macoun, Apple Blossom, how about we go shopping together later today, just us girls?" I offer the fillies.
"Really?!" the fillies exclaim with excitement.
"Really." I nod.
They both squealed in celebration.
"And as for you Cortland, how about we do some mother-son bonding over helpin' ya with yer model trains and then readin' some scary stories?"
"Oh cool!" Cortland smiled. "I would really love that!"
"Great, but ah must go now and do somethin', hold down the fort ya three." I instructed them.
"We will." nodded the foals.
"Good, cya." I tipped my hat and walked off into town with a purpose; to meet Rarity whether she wants to or not.
"Hello?" asked Sweetie Belle before I barged through the door and pushed her aside. "HEY!"
I quickly ran up the stairs before Sweetie would stop me. "Rarity! Ah want to talk to ya!" I reached the door to her room and pounded on it. "Ya need help Rarity, please, what happened wasn't yer fault." I continued with the pounding.
"Applejack? Darling?"
I turned around after I heard that to see to my surprise, Rarity in her robe standing before me in the hallway. "Rarity?"
"I was just leaving the bathroom when I saw you pounding on my bedroom door." Rarity explained. She had dark circles around her eyes, her mane was a mess.
"Look, ah just want to be here for ya Rares-"
"Say no more Applejack, but I already moved on from the whole Trenderhoof thing darling." she explained to me. "I should not have been so selfish and territorial with you, that was wrong of me. You more than deserve to be with him."
"What?" I did not know what to say.
"Without Trenderhoof, you would be focusing too much on work." she continued. "Just like me, you put work before love and that's not good in the long run."
"Ah don't feel like ah deserve him."
"Don't be such a silly pony darling, you should consider yourself the luckiest mare in the world because you got him and started a nice family." Rarity smiled.
"Ah still don't think ah deserve him."
"Applejack, you do, you really do." she smiled. "You are honest, loyal, understanding, loving and most of all beautiful."
"Really?" I was stunned.
"To be honest, I am sometimes so jealous of you."
"Ah don't know what do say-" Rarity suddenly placed a hoof on my mouth.
"Don't say anything." she quickly grabbed me into a hug. We both cried of joy.
After having some nice fancy tea with her, I proudly left the boutique for home. I had a shopping trip with the fillies to do. Oh horse apples! I have shopping! Buck!
After a long afternoon and evening, I tucked in Cortland and Macoun before I walked back into my room.
Once I walked in, I saw Trenderhoof on the bed as he wrote his column.
"Hey hun, long day?" he smiled at me.
I say nothing but nod and smile. I climbed onto the bed and took off my hat. I couldn't help but continue to stare in awe of him. Trenderhoof noticed that I wouldn't stop staring. "What is it hun?" he asked as he put down his paper and quill with his magic.
"So...is it true this room is soundproof?" I gave a smirk.
"Of course, why do you ask?" he smirked back.
With a large grin, I quickly tackled my husband down on the bed, me on top. "Growl in my ear lover boy and don't hold back." I instructed.
Trenderhoof smiled and did as told. He gave a nice spine-tingling primal growl. My body shivered. "Oh yes...." I moaned before I roughly kissed him.
The last thing I remembered saying was screaming "OH MY GOODNESS!" and seeing stars. The most fantastic stars I have ever seen. It was my best night so far. I just wished it never ended.
The next morning...
"AJ! WAKE UP!" yelled gravelly voice.
I woke up, I felt like I was hit hard by a train. "Ugh...five more minutes Trend..."
"Trend? Who's Trend?" continued the voice.
"Huh?" I quickly opened my eyes to see a bitter Granny Smith by my bed. "Granny?"
"Yer breakfast is gettin' cold AJ...we're all waitin' for ya!"
I was shocked and confused. "What's goin' on?"
"Yes, ah know ya had a little too much fun at the festival last night, but those chores won't finish themselves ya know." Granny said as he hobbled out of the room in her walker.
"The festival was last night?!" I exclaimed.
"Yes."
"Oh my goodness!" I quickly got up. "Where's Trenderhoof?!"
"Trenderhoof? That stallion who wouldn't leave ya alone and stop harrassin' ya?"
"Yes! Where is he? Ah need to talk to him!" Was I really back in my own world? I couldn't be, I was starting to enjoy my time with him.
"He's probably at the train station to go back wherever he came from."
Without saying a word, I dashed out of the room and to the train station. I hopped that I wasn't too late to talk to him. For the first time, I realized that I actually did had feelings for him. I should have given him a chance in the first place. I'm coming Trenderhoof.