> Between Apples & Riches > by DTavs exe > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > The Red Envelope > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was morning in Sweet Apple Acres and the rooster greeted the sun as everyday, in the house everypony was getting ready for an honest day of work, Granny Smith was preparing breakfast while Applejack was getting the table ready, Applebloom tried her best to wake up her big brother who, since getting himself a special somepony, oversleeps every morning as he spends almost every night on dates with Sugarbelle. Outside there was a chill wind that blew some of the leaves from the trees announcing that fall was near, this didn’t stop a certain wall eyed mare on her duty in which she was so proud of. Derpy knocked at the door of the Apples and was greeted by the middle sibling “oh good mornin’ sugarcube, is thar somethin’ wrong with the mailbox?” asked Applejack trying to see behind Derpy to make sure that the Mailbox was still there and wasn’t stolen by timberwolves like last month. “Yes… wait... I mean no, the mailbox is ok Applejack, is just that there is a letter-” Derpy rummaged in her bag and pulled out a red envelope, wax sealed with a crest Applejack knew too well “-that looked REALLY important so I wanted to give it to you personally.” The moment she saw that envelope and the wax seal that protected its information, Applejack’s eyes went wide open and her body refused to move an inch, for she knew who this letter was from, but it has never arrived red, this could only mean one of two things and whatever this letter had written in it, it will be news that could change her, no, her entire family’s life, “um Applejack?” Derpy waved her hoof in front of Applejack’s face, trying to get a response or to at least have her pick the letter she brought “are you ok?” Applejack snapped out of the trance the mysterious letter put her into “oh what? Ahm sorry sugarcube, Ah reckon Ah might be more tired than Ah thought, let me stop piddlin’ around, Ah bet you have things t’do as well” Applejack put the letter inside her hat and waved Derpy goodbye, she then went straight to her room almost tackling a still sleepy Big Mac on her way up. ~♥~♦~♣~♠~ Later that same day in the Rich household, Filthy Rich was  on his studio enjoying the newspaper, a glass of wine and a cigar on his favorite chair, not a worry in the world since he was going to get everything he desired. "Filthy, I'm leaving for my cruise," Spoiled Rich said having one of the house employees carry her luggage, "where is the child?" "Our daughter is having a sleepover with Silver Spoon and the Cutiemark Crusaders" Filthy Rich responded without moving his eyes from the newspaper. Normally this was when Spoiled would make a rude remark on how could he let their daughter tag along with those lowly ponies, but she was still sore from the social backlash she had from her outburst in front of the school. Insulting the youngest of three very important families, the grandchild from one of the founders of Ponyville, the daughter of two explorers risking their lives for the betterment of ponykind and finally the sister of a very famous fashionista with influence in not just Canterlot but also Manehattan, the last one hurt the most, due to Rarity's notoriety in the fashion industry, Spoiled was now banned from some of the most exclusive clothes and accessories shops in both cities "I see," was the only thing she said. Filthy Rich sipped from his glass of wine, lowered his newspaper facing her "I can still prepare myself and join you on this cruise if you want," he proposed to his wife knowing too well she will say no. "Are you kidding? it's too late and besides you are too busy with your work here," a single drop of sweat ran on Spoiled's face, suddenly the sound of somepony hitting the front door could be heard, cutting the awkward moment short. "FILTHY RICH! Ah know you're in thar, dang it!" Applejack hit the door again with one hoof while the other was holding the red envelope she received on the morning. Spoiled looked through the window, "is one of the Apples and she seems to be angry... seriously Filthy, when are you planning to buy that farm and monopolize the zap apple jam market?" Spoiled said with a frown Filthy kept his stoic face "You know what I think about monopolies Spoiled, they ultimately hurt the economy," he put out his cigar and took another sip of his wine "I need to tend to her before she breaks the wall, let me accompany you to the door," the three of them when to the entrance of the house where a very angry looking Applejack was waiting "Hello Applejack, it seems you received my letter, please wait for me in my office, I'm sure you know where it is," Applejack entered the house and  went directly to Filthy's office, then he turned to face his wife "this could get messy, do you want to stay?" Spoiled put an indignant face "Absolutely not, the farther I am from your negotiations the better for me, let's go Tamarindo, the cruise is waiting," she ordered the big earth pony who put the luggage on the cart and then hitched himself to pull it. "Goodbye Spoiled," Filthy bid farewell to his wife and then went directly to his office where Applejack was waiting for him, facing the window she left the letter on the desk. "Where the hay are all your workers?" Applejack asked He stood there looking at Applejack, "they are all on vacation for the next few days." "You planned all this, didn't you? Y'all rich folk always with their fancy plans tryin’ t’control us normal folk." Filthy smiled "guilty as charged, but I bet you are not here just to discuss how I make plans." "Is that true?" Applejack said, pointing at the letter still not facing him. He looked at the envelope and then spoke still with a smile on his face "Would I lie to you?" Applejack turned to face Filthy and said "Dagnabbit Filthy Rich, you just told me last week that-" she was suddenly interrupted by Filthy. "I know what I said last week Applejack, but things change and you have to believe me that not even I was expecting how things would change." Applejack got closer to filthy and with a serious face she requested "look me in the eyes an’ tell me everythin’ on that letter is true." "Applejack, I swear that every single word on that letter is true." Applejack's face softened and a single tear rolled on her cheek "Ah believe you," she said and with a swift movement she pounced him, both fell on the ground face to face "oh Richard," she called  him. "Jackie," he responded and their lips locked in a kiss with passion that burned like Celestia's sun. They rolled on the floor fighting for dominance, caressing each other's bodies with hooves and tails, savoring the moment like this was the last day of their lives. In their frenzy they rolled too far and hit Filthy's desk, some of his documents and office supplies fell on them snapping the couple from their trance, "We should probably take this somewhere else." He said softly on Applejack’s ear. "Maybe we should," Applejack blushed knowing exactly where her lover wanted to take her, and she couldn't agree more. They entered Filthy's room holding hooves and locking tails, Applejack could see Filthy's princess sized bed, she knew that Filthy and Spoiled haven't shared a bed in years, not only because he told her, but on the market you could hear rumors and you know what they say where there's smoke, there's fire and even worse if the rumors came from workers of the Rich household. Still she never understood why, Spoiled being so well... spoiled, she was the one that decided to sleep in a different room, unless those other rumors are right and she's been bedding all Filthy's employees every night. In any case, Applejack knew that his heart was only hers now, she removed her hat and the bands on her mane and tail, letting the gentle afternoon wind play with her hair, then laid on the bed facing the ceiling. Filthy laid next to her holding her hoof "It's been what? three years since we have been hiding this secret?" Applejack nodded and he continued, "and for the last years I have finally found happiness with a mare that truly loves me as much as I love her" he moved so his face was on top of hers, looking to her beautiful green eyes, "I could look at your eyes all day and it would be a day well spent." "Ah hope you ain't plannin’ on just lookin’ at mah eyes all day, sugarcube," the mare said putting on a sultry expression, he lowered his head and kissed her forehead, her eyelids then her nose, finally her lips and their tongues twisted and turned, playing, wrestling until they had to stop for air, he caressed her face with his hoof while kissing her cheek, going lower to nibble on her neck while Applejack licked the frog on his hoof. Filthy lowered a bit more and nuzzled her chest, he could feel Applejack's heart beating fast “Jackie, you know my heart is yours, is your heart mine?” he asked. Applejack has always been a strong mare, stronger than many stallions she’d met, she didn’t like showing any sign of weakness or femininity, for such things were useless on the farm, but with him, it was different, she felt that she could just let herself go, she felt safe and loved but not a love like her granny or her brother and sister, or even like her friends, it was a different kind of love, one that made her heart melt and her nethers leak. She saw Filthy Rich, a stallion she had known for most of her life,  a stallion that rushed to help her family when her parents died, a stallion she respected, with the respect that she felt turned into friendship, friendship that turned into attraction, attraction that turned into love, love that flourished when a night three years ago, she found him in a sad state in the local watering hole drowning his sorrows at discovering that the filly he called daughter wasn’t even his flesh and blood, the stallion she gave her maidenhood that very night and the same one she made a promise with. “Mah heart is yours as much as yours is mine,” she softly said and the smile on Filthy’s face melted her heart as he continued kissing and nibbling his chest, going lower to her bellybutton and going even lower until he reached her twin mounds each sporting a nipple hard like stone, he continued giving butterfly kisses around her teats licking the mounds from time to time but never reaching the nipple. “Jackie, will you give me foals of my own?” Applejack was enjoying the treatment, her forehooves covered her face trying to hide a bright blush adorning her face, she was annoyed at her lover for stopping so close of her nipples, he knew she loved when he toyed with them but then she realized he asked a question, she knew that a purpose of a relationship between a mare and a stallion is to finally form a family and part of the deal is to bear foals, Applejack knew she loved him but does she really want to start a family with him? The answer has always been and always will be yes, she had decided that the stallion resting his jaw between her teats was going to be the one that she shared her life with, for the rest of her days. She held Filthy’s face with her hooves “Yes Richard, Ah’ll give you all the foals Faust Almighty allows me to,” Applejack said with a bright honest smile on her face, he gave her another of those killing looks that drove her crazy. “One day our foals will feed from your beautiful teats, but right now these are all mine.” he dug in Applejack’s love mounds, licking, kissing and sucking on left nipple while teasing the other with his hoof, Applejack was in ecstasy holding the pillow with one hoof and biting the other to avoid moaning “Let me hear your voice, there is nopony around to hear us. Applejack let go of her hoof and her moans filled the room, she pulled a pillow to her chest and hugged it with both hooves, Filthy kept sucking now on her right teat softly biting on the hardened nipple while enjoying Applejack’s moans like fine music, he then went even lower and was greeted by a winking clitoris over an engorged vulva, moist with her love juices. The stallion kissed Applejack’s thighs, first the right one, then the left one, then the right one again going lower and lower each time making his way to her lover’s flower in a painfully slow fashion. The farmer almost split the pillow in half for how strong her grip was, she could barely stand the torture her stallion was subjecting her to, “Richard please,” she softly said but loud enough for Filthy’s ears to catch his mare’s plea, he looked at her in the eyes, winked and then his tongue ran from the bottom of her lower lips to her winking love button where he stayed and played with it with his tongue. This was enough to drive Applejack over the edge, she threw the pillow while she came with a powerful moan that she could swear even Celestia at Canterlot could hear, Filthy opened his mouth to receive a generous amount of mare’s cum which he savored with gusto before happily swallowing as if it were ambrosia given by Faust herself, he attacked his lover’s folds with his tongue trying to get as much of Applejack’s honey as he could while his lover pushed her hips and held his head with both hooves until she reached another orgasm. He finally let go of her, cleaning the remainings of sweet apple nectar from his face, Filthy get off the bed looking for something on his drawer meanwhile Applejack lay panting on the bed, the back of her hoof covering her eyes while the other laid on her belly, her back legs still spread and her vagina quivering with her post orgasm spasms. Filthy returned to the bed and put on a condom, he positioned himself between Applejack’s legs and rubbed his manly pride on her, to lubricate it with his lover’s juices, he then heard her calling him, “wait, please don’t use a condom, Ah want to feel you, not the rubber.” “But Jackie, isn’t your estrus cycle going to start soon?” he looked at her with concern. Applejack lifted herself, put a hoof on Filthy’s face and gave him a little peck on the lips, “you know Ah hate this rubbery things,” she nuzzled filthy’s neck, “we can only go all the way when we’re completely alone an’ that only happens once every other month, Ahm sure that will change in the future but Ah need you right now, please Richard… besides mah cycle shouldn’t start for at least another week, give it t’me,” she removed Filthy’s preservative tossing it on the ground then aligned the penis with her entrance, he stared at her while slowly pushing inch by inch inside Applejack, almost making her orgasm just by rubbing her insides. Biting her lip, Applejack held her face with both hooves while Filthy penetrated her, enjoying the sensations while he made his way into her very core, once he rubbed her cervix she let out a gasp, “that’s the stuff, Ah’ve missed you so much,” she said, feeling complete for a slight moment until he began pulling out, sending shivers through her spine. He pushed back in a bit faster until their hips touched and his heavy balls tickled her rear, making the farmer pony reach her third orgasm of the evening, pulling her lover into a spine crushing hug letting out a loud moan almost deafening Filthy. Time passed while they shared this most sacred and intimate moment, the room filled with her moans, his grunts and the sounds of moist flesh sliding and colliding over and over again on top of the creaks of the bed they were unloading their passion on. Passion born from yearning each other’s bodies, separated by his current marital status, the moments they could join like this were rare at best. Meanwhile the most common interactions they could get away with were the occasional hoofshaking at the town’s market, accidental touching while on his store, or quick make-out sessions hiding in a bush or an alley, even if they enjoyed them, they were like a drop of water on a dry desert, only good to leave them unsatisfied, bothered and wanting until they could be completely alone like today. That’s why they treasured the few and far between times they could share the warmth of their bodies with each other, far from prying eyes that would judge and shun them, not understanding that the love that binds them transcended any social convention made by pony law or moral. Their sweaty bodies moved in unison, slow and steady he pushed his hips down and she pushed up hers, both drowning in love and lust accumulated due to their time apart, until his movements become more erratic, “Applejack!” he muttered and she knew that when he called her actual name instead of her nickname, meant that he was about to reach an orgasm. Applejack grabbed his head looking into his eyes, “inside,” was the only thing she said pulling him into a deep kiss meanwhile his hips moved faster feeling an overwhelming pressure, his body begging for release but he restraining it so he could savor the exact moment when his body cannot handle the ecstasy anymore. And then it happened he hilted his member deep inside his beloved, both moaning in their mouths while kissing. The apple farmer knew that Filthy’s scorching hot sperm filled her womb, slightly extending her abdomen, she felt her soul leave her body when the creampie made her orgasm once again, one by one the waves of foal batter left his virile lover’s member to end inside Applejack’s love cavern, millions of sperm cells swimming, desperately competing to accomplish their goal, to start life inside of a fertile willing mare. Filthy fell on his side next to Applejack, there he stayed staring at her loved one on her back, panting slowly with a smile on her face and eyes closed, both savoring their postcoital bliss, restrained emotions and needs finally satisfied in a dance as old as ponykind itself. The freckled beauty rolled on her side and nuzzled him tenderly while their respiration went back to normal. Seconds passed, maybe minutes or years, time was not important in their lives right now, only the pony they were staring at, “Richard,” he snapped out of the trance when he heard her, “are you gonna tell me how you're gonna do it?” she asked now with a serious expression on her face. He laughed, he hoof reached her head and he played with her mane, “what do you mean, my love, we already did it.” Applejack’s face went from serious to annoyed, she removed his hoof from her head, “Ahm serious Filthy,  you used th' red envelope an' you know we agreed, we won’t use the red letters unless you find a way we'll finally be together or any of us decide to... to break up…” she said the last part with a knot in her throat, fearing for the worst, “with what you said last week that you couldn’t find a way t’safely divorce her, without losing Diamond Tiara, Ah thought you were lying on the letter, after all it only said ’Ahm ready, come see me today,’ that ain’t clear, it could mean a lotta things.” His face showed a warm smile, the ones that drove Applejack crazy for him, he pulled her into a hug and with his soft manly voice said, “I’m sorry Jackie, I didn’t mean to worry you, but it’s true I’m finally ready.” “So how are you gonna win custody of the filly?” “I won’t.” Applejack stood there waiting for more, “come again?” “There is no legal way to gain custody of her, my lawyer and I went through countless law books and court records but me not being the biological father means that I have no right to take the child.” She lifted her body and put on her angry face, “oh no mister, you ain’t planning t’leave that poor filly in the hooves of a crazy mare like that! She’s worked hard t’apologize for her mistakes, she deserves better!” “Easy Jackie, don’t cut off my head just yet, I didn’t say I was giving up on her either.” “So what are you plannin’ t’do?” “Actually, is not what I planned, but what Diamond herself planned to do to help us.” “Wait, help us? Do she know?” “Oh yeah, she knows, in fact she’s known for a while,” he said while Applejack’s face showed fear, “it seems that we are not as sneaky as we thought, but don’t worry, she is ok with us and that’s why she made some research for herself and you won’t believe what she planned.” “What?” “As you know, her birthday will be in a few weeks, that will make her fourteen, not old enough to be considered an adult, but old enough to request emancipation.” “Ah don’t know what that means.” “Basically it means that a foal younger than eighteen, will be able to cut ties with their parents, meaning that given that the pony has a valid reason for leaving said parents, a place to stay and  steady financial income, they can live on their own, I already discussed it with my lawyer and we have enough proofs with the medical records, the pictures of the bruises and her testimony to prove that Spoiled is not fit as a mother and about the house and steady financial income, since I am not her father, nothing stops me from hiring her as my assistant and providing lodging to my employees, so pretty much the only thing that will change is that Spoiled will be out of the picture.” She laid her head on Filthy’s chest, “wow, that filly is really smart, so how ‘bout the divorce? How you plan t’keep your fortune without a prenup?” He closed his eyes and let out a long sigh, “again, I won’t, I’ll bite the arrow and give her half of what I own,” he said in a sad tone, rubbing Applejack’s mane. Applejack raised once again from her comfortable position, “are you kiddin’ me? Are you really gonna let that… whorse, leave with half of what you rightfully own, that you worked all your life t’earn?” He raised his torso, he could see that this affected her, Applejack was always a righteous mare with a straight sense of justice and watching her beloved lose what rightfully was his, rubbed her the wrong way, “Applejack, I’m tired,” he said catching her off guard, “I’m tired of Spoiled, tired of her nagging, tired of watching her trying to corrupt Diamond Tiara, tired of her expensive face and of her ‘secret escapades’ with half of my workers, but most importantly, I’m tired of hiding our love from the world, tired of not waking up next to you, tired of wasting precious time that I could be spending with a real family and if half my fortune is the price to finally be with the mare I love, I say it’s worth every single bit.” Applejack, moved for the sacrifice her lover will make, kissed him on the lips and rested her head on his chest again, while he continued, “I have already planned it, I already made arrangements with my accountant and turned everything into liquid assets, except for Barnyard Bargains, she will get exactly half and we’ll get rid of her forever, I’ll even sell this house and buy the terrain behind Sweet Apple Acres.” “You mean where the Pears used t’live? Granny has been meanin' t'buy that terrain for years, there's still rich land 'sides the main house an’ the grove where mah parent’s double tree is.” “Exactly, I’m sure you want to stay close to the farm and making it even bigger would help the family, you know, Granny Smith and your siblings. Besides, I can’t think of a better place to raise a family than the town outskirts, just peace and apple trees as far as the eye can see, can you imagine it? Our little ones running through the trees while we rest on a blanket, enjoying the afternoon breeze.” Applejack moved to give a peck on Filthy’s lips, “Or we could send the foals inside an’ play on the blanket.” He got comfortable with his hooves on the back of his head, “Mmmm what kind of game do you have in mind?” The lust filled mare ran her tongue on her lover’s neck down his body, tasting the salty flavor of sweat and the smell of musk coming from his now semi erect member, her tongue made circles on Filthy’s gland, making it fully hard again, she licked his hard pole from base to head caressing his balls with her hoof, until she swallowed his entire girt almost choking on it and went up and down teasing her own nipples with the other hoof. With a loud pop she took his penis out of her mouth and crawled on top of him, aligning his dick with her entrance and dropping down impaling herself with his member letting out a loud moan, her pussy was tingling and leaking from the sperm received earlier, “you complete me,” she said as she put a hoof on his chest and started moving her hips in a circular fashion. Both began moaning for Applejack’s movements, “Jackie, where did you learn this, it’s amazing,” he said grabbing her by the hips trying not to cum too fast. “You wouldn’t believe me,” it would probably ruin  the mood, if she told him that two nights ago, she discovered Sugar Belle moving her hips while riding Big Mac, in one of the barns. They both were close when Applejack stopped, raised herself until only the head of his dick was inside of her and let herself fall on him, hearing a loud guttural groan that sounded more like a pleasure one than pain from him, she rose and dropped again faster this time and then again even faster until she was trusting with all her might, this wasn’t that tender and passionate love making from before, that one rekindled their feelings and sated their thirst for pony contact. This was plain ol’ rutting, he grabbed her hips and pushed up with all his strength meeting Applejack with a loud slapping sound of two bodies breaking any inhibition restraining them and letting instinct take over. Filthy Rich loved this savage demonstration of pure ecstasy showed on Applejack face with her eyes lost, her mouth open and her tongue out panting like a beast in heat and the best of all, her perky teats bouncing with every movement, all of this drove them pass the point of no return and they both came while kissing and hugging each other so tight as if they were to lose the grip they would never see each other again. After their fierce orgasm, she laid her head on him, snuggling until they both fell asleep he still inside of her, they had sweet dreams of what the future will be like, but for now that is not important, the only important thing is that they will finally get what they desired the most. > Epilogue > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The morning after, started as wonderful as previous night ended, Applejack woke up later than she usually does and straight looking at her, there were two eyes belonging to her stallion, her stud, her lover. They made love before getting up, again after breakfast and one last time while having a bath, but good things always come to an end. They were making out right at the entrance of his house and they knew that they needed to stop and Applejack needed to go back to the farm, otherwise it would raise too much suspicion if she were to stay for another day. One last peck on the lips and she ran pass his fence without being seen by anypony, a skill they both had, she from visiting Filthy's house and him when he went to the farm to enjoy their escapades. He watched as the love of her life ran away and he prepared to play the part of the happily married stallion to Spoiled, hopefully for the last time. A month passed in a blink of an eye, as promised, Filthy Sold a big deal of his properties, and got assessed the values of the properties he didn't sell, he bought the land of the pears and had a huge manor build, nopony except Applejack knew what was going on Filthy's head, he didn't spare any expenses, he hired the best construction ponies in Equestria, they should be done in about two months. Meanwhile the millionaire stallion, broke the news with her wife there were screams and things thrown in his direction, but she calmed down once he told him that she will get half of his wealth, they kept things as secret as possible, gathering with lawyers and accountants in private to keep nosy ponies from the entire deal, after the divorce papers were sealed and filed, Diamond told her mother of her plans and Tartarus broke loose again, but with some maneuvers and the help of Filthy's lawyers, Diamond gained her freedom from her tyrant of a mother and as a bonus, she was able to snatch a third of what she gained on the divorce for herself, putting it on a trust fund so she could use it when she becomes an adult. That was the last they saw of Spoiled, she supposedly traveled around Equestria and stayed a bit on Las Pegasus where she invested her money with a team of twin business ponies named Flim and Flam. Back in Ponyville Filthy's new manor was almost finished, he and his assistant were staying in a hotel in the meantime, Applejack and Filthy Rich hadn't been able to see each other since the last night they spent together a month and a half ago. The next time they were able to get together was once the manor was done, she had big news for him. It turns out that her estrus arrived earlier than expected and she was two months with child already, he couldn't believe it he was going to be a dad, a father to his biological foal, he wanted to celebrate but he knew that he had to do something first. After chugging some liquid courage, he walked to the Apple's household and confessed everything to Granny Smith and Big Macintosh, the old matron of the Apple Family stood there expressionless meanwhile anger could be seen on Big Mac's face. Filthy's face ended with a black eye and a bleeding nose that day, but after that they were able to sit down and talk about future plans for the entire family. The hurt stallion promised that he will marry Applejack before the foal is born, not because he had to, but because he wanted and he was planning to do it as soon as possible anyway, he also promised to cover the expenses of the worker ponies that would be covering Applejack’s responsibilities while she was pregnant, which was perfect since that would give them more time to enjoy each other’s company. A few months after that, the town was surprised at the news of the future wedding, as much as they wanted the process to be secret, most of the town knew about Filthy's divorce since on a small town, word spreads fast. Some ponies looked at the new couple with disgust, but Applejack's friends supported her one hundred percent and with time everypony in town learned to accept them watching how in love they were. It was a grandiose ceremony at Ponyville's hall, most of the town was invited including the student six and even the three other princesses made an appearance, Applejack downed a beautiful dress made by Rarity which hide well her six months pregnancy, Rainbow Dash was the Best Mare meanwhile Starlight, Twilight, Pinkie, Fluttershy and Coloratura were the bridesmaids. On the other side Spike, Big Mac and three of Filthy's closest friends were the groomsmales. Finally Diamond Tiara and Apple Bloom were the flower fillies, having bonded for the last few months and now became inseparable. After the reception and the party, the couple left for a honeymoon at Los Casquillos, returning a few weeks later, everything was just as they hoped, both looking at their future together until the end of their lives. ~♥~♦~♣~♠~ It was afternoon at Barnyard Bargains, a brown stallion sporting an elegant black beard and mane with a few gray hairs here and there who only added to his sophisticated look, was giving instructions to a young pink mare who took notes, “and so I expect the revenue to increase at least three percent before the end of the fiscal year but I want you to prepare a report on that and have it on my desk on monday,” he adjusted his tie and sit on his big chair. “Understood Mr. Rich anything else?” the mare asked. “Oh yeah, I need you to train a new assistant, make sure she is ready in a month or two to take your place.” “And train a new assistant…” she dropped the pencil in surprise and put on a hurt face, “are you replacing me Mr. Rich?” she asked. “Easy girl, look at the time,” the clock showed that it was just a few seconds past five in the afternoon. The mare relaxed, “oh dad, you almost got me there, but that would have been a mistake on your part, I practically run this place now.” “Well yeah, but I still need you to train a new assistance,” Diamond Tiara looked at her boss/father confused, “yeah, otherwise how are you going to take my place?” The color drained from Diamond’s face, “are… are you sure about this dad?” Filthy gave her a warm smile and put a hoof on her shoulder, “I’m very sure sweetheart, you said it yourself, you practically run this place now and has been like that for the last few years, your birthday is in a few months and then you will take ownership of the family business.” “But, wouldn’t you prefer to give it to your actual first born? I’m not even your true daughter.” “Diamond, what have I told you countless times, regardless of what some papers or even genetics say, you are my daughter and you will always be my daughter, now let’s wrap it up and go home, I’m starving.” ~♥~♦~♣~♠~ At the Rich Manor, a very pregnant Applejack was bucking a sand bag while a filly was watching her sitting on a chair, even with her current state, it was impossible to have the apple mare sit and rest, that’s why Filthy had an exterior gym installed for her to keep in good shape and she used it everyday. A sudden bark broke the mare’s concentration, she knew those weren’t angry barks but happy ones, she grabbed a towel cleaning her sweat and put on her signature hat, “your father and big sister are back!” she screamed, picked the filly and walked to the main entrance where her husband received her with a kiss full on the lips, worrying about the filly, Diamond picked her from Applejack, and stared at the lovers practically fusing their faces together, until applejack pulled back from him giggling, “stop it, Ahm all sweaty,” instead of stopping, he rubbed his face on hers softly biting her neck making her purr. Diamond Tiara rolled her eyes still carrying the little foal, “seriously dad, get off of her, one would have thought that after all these years you would finally get past the honeymoon stage.” Filthy kept nuzzling Applejack while responding, “what do you mean sweetheart?” “What do I mean?” Suddenly they could hear two fillies running to them screaming “DADDY, DI-TI!” “Right on cue,” Diamond said patting the fillies that were hugging her father’s hooves, “Jonagold, would you mind telling me how old are you?” “I’m seven Di-Ti” the little filly said now hugging Diamond Tiara’s hoof. “Ok good, now Penny Wise, how old are you?” “Imma awmost f-five Di-Ti” the younger filly said. “Very good Penny,” she said patting her head, all of them now walking to the house, “alright, here little Apple Aura Quartz in my hoof will be three in a few months and finally we have Applejack who looks like she is ready to pop, I know we are Rich... literally, but have you considered… I dunno, stop making babies?” The couple laughed at Diamond’s rant, they knew she wasn’t actually angry it’s not the first time she brings the subject, they knew exactly how to shut her, “well, you must blame my wife here, I wouldn’t be over her any time I get if she wasn’t the hottest mare in Equestria,” Filthy said while nuzzling her once again. With a smile on her face Diamond rolled her eyes, there was no way to stop these two, “Jona, Penny let’s go ahead unless you want to see your parents eat each other’s face,” the little fillies responded with an EWW and ran after their big sister, at the entrance a butler was waiting for them. “Miss Tiara, should I take little Miss Quartz from you?” the butler asked her, Diamond missed Randolph, their former butler retired a few years back and was now living his golden years near the beach, but this new one has earned their trust on these past few years he had served the Rich/Apple Family. Life was good, they had everything they needed, health, love, family and the money was a big plus, Diamond loved her family, it was amazing being part of it even if not biologically it was a beautiful feeling to be between Apples & Riches.