I stepped forward and lifted a hoof, then pushed it through the portal. Unlike the last time Twilight cast the spell, something was different on the other side.

I could see a hand I knew instantly to be mine appear before me. My arm soon followed. As I walked through, I lifted my body so I was upright, landing on the floor of my basement. It worked. I was home.

After a brief examination to make sure all the pieces were there, I turned back to Twilight.

"So that's a human?" Star Song asked, "You're a lot bigger than a pony, that's for sure."

"Looks like it worked." I said, "I'll get those notes."

I walked around the basement and began collecting the notes Twilight and I had worked on this past month. As I went to pass them through the portal, I was surprised to find that I couldn't pass back through, my hand stopping abruptly at the edge.

"Looks like it's a one way trip." I said.

"Looks like it. I'll take those."

Her horn glowed as she cast a spell. The books in my arms disappeared in a flash of purple and reappeared next to Twilight.

"Good luck, Twilight." I said to her.

"We'll see each other soon." she replied.

I waved her a farewell as the portal closed. As the light faded away, I found myself in my dark basement.

Grove Street. Home. At least it was before I fucked everything up.

How many days has it been since I left? Two? Three? Two? The end of the first night... then...

I had clothes on but no phone. It must be upstairs. What time is it?

As soon as I touched the basement door to open it, I heard a loud gasp from the other side. I pushed it open.

Sarah was sitting on the couch. Her eyes were wide. Her mouth was hanging open.

"Hey Sarah." I casually said as if nothing had happened to me these past few days.

"Ph-Phil!" She scrambled off the couch.

As soon as I had cleared the stairs, Sarah ran into my chest, her arms wrapped tightly around me. I was a little surprised, but that didn't stop me from gently hugging her back.

"Wh-Where have you been?" she asked, looking up at me, still holding me.

I was shocked to see that she had tears in her eyes. I've only been gone for a few days and yet she's gotten so emotional over it.

"I... I've..." Need a good lie... "I've been with Celestia. I went to see her."

"You w-went to see Celestia?"

"Yeah. I'm sorry I didn't let you know, it happened so fast."

"B-But, all your s-stuff was here! Y-Your shoes, your ph-phone, your k-keys... You weren't at work, you weren't at your home... I was so worried about you..."

"I'm fine, Sarah. I'm fine. I'm so sorry for worrying you. I should've told you." You're not exactly my keeper though, Sarah.

I patted her on the back to tell her to let go of me. She pulled away, looking up at me. She reached a hand to her eyes to clear them. "I'm glad to see you safe and sound. How did you... How did you get into the basement?"

"I just walked down. Maybe you were in the bathroom or something."

"M-Maybe... Yeah, that m-must be it..."

I don't know if she believed me, but she didn't know enough about this situation to call me on it.

"What day is it?"

"Um... S-Sunday..."

"No, no, the date."

"It's the f-first, Phil. It's New Year's Day."

"Oh really? Happy New Year's, then."

"H-Happy... New Year's..." she replied, "Are you f-feeling alright?"

"I'm fine. I'm perfectly fine. It's just... I think Celestia said she'd be here by now."

"Didn't you say you were with her?"

"I was, I was... It's her turn to come here, now. Have you seen her?"

"No, no I haven't. Wouldn't it have been easier if you had brought her here when you came back?"

"She was busy."

"Hey, how would sh-she have gotten here before you? You were just with her."

"She's a funny woman. She coulda got here whenever she wanted."

"But you said she was busy."

"She was."

"How could she have gotten here before you if she was busy?"

I looked to her for a short while. "Sarah, you're bullying me and I don't appreciate it." I jokingly said.

She gasped. "I'm sorry... It just didn't... make..." She trailed off.

"She'll get here when she gets here, I guess. Wait... shouldn't you... Shouldn't you be at work?"

"We're closed today, Phil. Remember? It's a holiday."

"Oh yeah. We're usually open on holidays, though. Anyways... I'm gonna grab something to eat. You want anything?"

"Uh..."

"You're getting a sandwich."

"O-Ok..."

Sarah followed me into the kitchen and took a seat at the table as I got out the peanut butter.

I sighed. "Damn it, where's Celestia..."

"Phil!"

I let out a surprised yelp as I heard my fiancée's unique voice booming in my head.

"Phil?" Sarah asked, curious.

"Ah, I just... nothing, nothing."

"Where have you been?!" Celestia asked me, "I've been trying to talk to you for days but neither you nor Twilight were where you should have been!"

"Uhh... S-Sarah, I gotta put a pause on these. I'm gonna make a call." I said to her, stepping away from the counter.

"Al-right..." She looked confused.

I walked into the front room, holding my phone up to my ear so it didn't look like I was talking to myself.

"I'm sorry Celestia. Twilight went a bit loopy and decided it would be a good idea to visit Star Song." I said into the phone as if she were on the other line

"What? What do you mean, 'visit Star Song'? She can't... What do you mean?"

"Lemme start from the beginning. But... before that, I just want to say that it is so nice to hear your voice again."

"It's nice to hear from you too, honey." she replied, the concern in her voice receding.

"Twilight managed to find a way to travel to Equestria." I said, "Not too long ago, she traveled to Equestria and spoke to Discord."

"That would explain his attitude recently." she replied, "He has been extra... annoying."

"Hey! I resemble that remark!" we both heard.

"Discord please, this is a private..." Celestia stopped. "You... knew... that Twilight had returned to Equestria?"

"Of course I did, Princess."

"And you kept this from me... why?"

"You seemed busy. I didn't want to bother you."

I could feel my fiancée's annoyance even from another world.

"Please continue, Phil." she said.

"Twilight disappeared for a few days to do more research in Equestria. When she got back, she frantically tried to get me to Equestria. When nothing worked, she decided to do the only thing she could think of and go ask Star Song herself."

"Why in the world would Twilight..." She stopped again. "She should not have done this."

"But Celestia... when she cast her spell... I came with her."

"You... You what?"

"I came with her. I went to Equestria. I met Star Song."

"You... Oh m-my... Oh my heavens... Oh, this is wonderful news, Phil!" She sounded so happy. Her voice had such a beautiful brightness to it... I haven't heard her this happy in a long time...

"We keep getting closer and closer, Celestia."

"I'm so excited! I can't contain myself any longer! I'll be there shortly."

"You'll... Oh! You know Sarah is living here, right?"

"What? Honey, of course I do. Don't you remember? We've spoken before."

"Right, right, it's been a while sorry."

"It's alright. Though, I'd like to speak to her."

"I'm sure you would. Alright, I'll see you soon."

"It won't take long. I'll be waiting outside your front door. I cannot simply appear in your house now, now can I?" She chuckled. "See you soon."

Oh, how I have missed hearing her voice...

"S-So Celestia is coming soon?" Sarah asked me, standing behind the kitchen doorframe.

"Yep. She said she'll be here pretty soon." Sarah needed to go home when Celestia got here... Celestia said she would speak with her though. I guess I'll let her say what she wants.

How would I even explain this to her? She acts so innocent... If I have to tell her I will.

"How will... Will she be... staying? For... For a while?"

"Dunno. She has a busy schedule. She might not be able to."

"She has a busy schedule? Away from you?"

"Yeah, she's a busy lady. I'm lucky I got so much time with her before. She has all sorts of complicated rules about when she can and can't leave and when she can and can't go back. She's looking into getting that changed. The way things are going... I... might even move to her."

"Move? You're... m-moving?"

"I want to be with her."

"B-But you can't go! Wh-Wh-Who will w-watch the restaurant after you're gone?"

"Timmy's prolly next in line after I go, he's pretty solid."

"Wh-What about... What about your house? What are you g-gonna do about... th-this place?"

Not really your business... "Prolly sell it. Won't need it."

"Wh-Wh... Wh-What about m-m-me?" she asked me, tears visibly forming in her eyes, "W-Who will I talk to after you l-l-leave?"

"Sarah... Come on..." I sympathetically started. "It's not like we won't be friends after I leave. You're..."

A knock at the door.

"Yoo-hoo! Ph-il! I'm ho-me!"

Celestia.

I looked back to Sarah. "We'll have to hold onto this for later, Sarah. I'm sorry."

She looked down, gently nodding. She wiped her eyes.

She wouldn't pursue this if I didn't let her. She's like I was... Passive. This conversation happened at a bad time. I should've known this would happen.

I turned and went to the door to open it. The second it was open, Celestia jumped against me, her arms wrapping tightly around me.

"Phil! Oh, I'm so happy to see you!" she happily let out.

"Good to see you too, Celestia." I replied, hugging her back.

Celestia was made of sterner stuff than Sarah. She could take a much stronger squeeze. She let out a giggle as I tightened my arms around her. She did the same to me.

The feeling of her body against mine... I didn't want to let go. She didn't want to either.

Celestia took a deep breath before pulling her head from my shoulder. We looked into each other's eyes before closing in for a slow, gentle kiss. We soon pulled apart, resting our foreheads against each other, staring into each other's eyes.

"I've missed you." I whispered to her.

"I've missed you, too. I've missed your embrace."

We stayed together until it occurred to me that the door was still wide open. I pulled Celestia inside and closed the door behind her.

As I closed the door, we detached, settling on holding hands rather than a full embrace.

Celestia turned to Sarah and stepped towards her, letting go of my hand.

"Oh Sarah, it's so good to see you." she said, "I'm so sorry to hear about what happened. It must have been so hard on you."

"Th-Thank you, C-Celestia."

"Phil wasn't too rude, was he?" She chuckled.

Sarah let out a nervous chuckle of her own. "N-No, he w-was v-very nice."

"How wonderful! Did you get along well with Twilight?"

"We... Uh... We didn't have much time to t-talk, actually."

"Well, I suppose she was very busy."

"What was she... doing... anyways?" Sarah asked.

"Research." Celestia stated, "She's always on the path of knowledge."

"What was she researching?"

"From what I assume, she was researching the area. The geography, ecology, population, weather... I couldn't say for sure. She has her reasons."

"I... guess I'm still a little confused. She disappeared in the middle of the night. So did... you." She pointed at me. "You disappeared in the middle of the night, too. B-But you said you went to see Celestia. And... you said you missed each other."

"We can miss each other after a few hours, Sarah. I miss Phil when he goes to work."

Sarah is kinda pushing it. "Celestia, you said you wanted to talk with Sarah?"

"Yes, yes I did."

"And we were in the middle of something before you got here."

"Oh?"

"Y-Yes... Phil... told me that he... was... planning on m-moving."

"That's right. He was going to live with me. It would solve our traveling issue. If it doesn't work though, I will be able to visit him more often."

Sarah nervously glanced away. "I... I was j-just... worried... I-If he m-moves... b-before I'm able to get a j-job..."

That's not what she said at all... "Ah, not an issue. I'll still own the place, you can stay as long as you want"

"Um... Th-Thank you... b-but..."

"Hmm?"

"N-Nothing... Nothing."

Celestia looked to me for a few moments. It was an uncomfortable gaze. She looked back to Sarah. "Sarah... Sweetheart... I understand that this isn't easy for you to hear. I know it isn't easy to have a friend move away." She stepped forward, reaching to her and gently grabbing her hand. Sarah looked up into Celestia's eyes as she held her. "I know what you're feeling, Sarah. I've felt it well. It hurts knowing that you won't be able to spend time with them. But Sarah... We'll always be your friends. That's something that will never change."

It took a while for Sarah to respond. "Th-That's really nice of you to say, Celestia." I couldn't tell what she was feeling. Her face looked almost blank.

Celestia smiled at her and let go of her hand. "Come here." she affectionately said to her, spreading her arms out for a hug.

To her surprise, Sarah was captured by the larger woman. She didn't seem too unhappy about it. Instead, she smiled, wrapping her arms around Celestia's back.

Two pretty ladies sharing a tender embrace... Cute.

Celestia pulled away from Sarah. "You're a strong woman, Sarah. You can make it on your own."

Sarah blinked, her face reddened from embarrassment. "Th-Thanks, Celestia."

"Good. Now, I'd like to talk about the bed situation." Celestia said, changing topics entirely, almost comically, "You... have been sleeping in my bed." She pointed at Sarah.

"Oh! Uh... I'm s-sorry. I'll m-move for you."

"I suppose I just need a room. The basement could also work, Twilight is set to go home. She just has to take her equipment."

"What... is all that stuff, anyways?"

"Oh, just lab equipment. She's a very dedicated researcher."

"She... used quills and ink... I d-didn't think someone like her would use something like that."

"Some people are full of surprises. You shouldn't have to worry about the room situation for too long. Unfortunately..." She looked to me frowning. "I don't think I'll be able to stay for long this time."

"It's alright. When Twilight comes back, you two can figure this all out." I said.

"That's right. Until then, I'd like nothing more than to enjoy my stay. Phil and I will gladly take the basement while you use the room."

"I-I can move... i-i-if you w-want me to." Sarah said again.

"No need. As I've said, I won't be staying long." She wore a constant smile. She didn't have a care in the world.

"A-Alright... If you s-say so..." Sarah was much different. She nervously looked away from the Princess's eyes.

"It's such a shame that I had to miss such an important holiday." she said, "You've gone through all this work and I wasn't around to help you."

"It's alright. Sarah and Twilight helped me set it up."

"It looks lovely. I'll have to show you what our holidays are like."

"Looking forward to it."

"Can you make me something to eat? It seems in my excitement I forgot to get something for myself." she asked with a smile.

"Yeah, no problem. I was just in the middle of it, actually."

Celestia followed me into the kitchen. Two pieces of bread already sat on a plate next to an open container of peanut butter.

Sarah had elected to leave us be during the food making. Celestia took this chance to lean against me as I made the food.

"I've really missed you this past month." she quietly said to me.

"I missed you, too."

"I couldn't stop thinking of you. This time apart isn't good for me. I hope Twilight comes back soon."

"She'll be fine. She's Twilight, after all."

"You're right. She's more than capable of handling this. I'm just worried that you might not be able to come to Equestria. I don't want to just visit you, I want to be with you... I want to start a family with you."

"I know, Celestia."

"Do you think we'd be more likely to conceive if we were both ponies?"

"Could be."

"With Sarah staying here, we may have trouble with that."

"We didn't have trouble when Red was here."

"Red was..." She paused. "No, this is no different. Oh, look at me, speaking without thinking again. You're such a bad influence." She chuckled.

"Maybe I am... Maybe I am..."

Celestia's smile faded. "Honey? Is something wrong? You've been quiet."

I looked to her. "Nothing's wrong, Celestia. Nothing at all. I'm just... I'm just so happy to see you." I surprised her by giving her a tight hug.

She let out a soft, "Oh!" before wrapping her arms around me in return. "Is that all? You had me worried." she said, her voice quiet and soothing.

I held onto her for a long time, not wanting to let go. She must've felt the same. After a while though, I felt myself starting to choke up. I sniffed before pulling away and looking at her. I couldn't help but to smile as I gazed deep into her beautiful eyes.

"Ohh... Phil..."

Holding her in my arms... Her arms around me... I felt so warm inside.

Celestia's stomach growled. Her smile shifted to one of embarrassment as her cheeks reddened. "I wasn't lying when I said I hadn't eaten. I was so excited to see you that I rushed straight here."

I sighed. "You're lucky you're cute, you know that?"

She giggled. "I know."

We parted so that I could continue making food. Celestia took the first sandwich before I had even gotten the bread out for the next. She was finished with it by the time I had made the second.

"Slow down, you're gonna choke." I said to her as she picked it up, "Get the milk out."

"Ok!"

As I made the third, Celestia retrieved the milk and poured some glasses for us.

I made six in total, two for each of us. Sarah isn't as big as we are, she might not even need the second.

"Sarah, food!" I called out to her.

I pointed to her plate as she walked through the doorway. She picked it up and took it to the table.

Celestia sat next to her. I joined next to Celestia, across from Sarah.

"Thank you, Phil." Sarah said to me.

"Yeah, sorry it took so long."

"No, it's alright, it's... It's alright."

"It's still such a surprise to see you here, Sarah." Celestia said, "Are there any places you've been looking at?"

"Th-There are some. I d-don't have enough money t-to move yet, though."

"That's true. You've just started working. I'm confident that you'll find a job in your field soon. With your qualifications, you should be able to get a job anywhere you want."

"Y-Yeah... Thanks..."

Celestia finished her second sandwich and stood up to clean her place. She returned to us and leaned down to peck me on the cheek. "You need to call your boss about your absences." she told me.

"Shit!" I scrambled to get out my phone. "Right, yes. You're right."

"And tomorrow." she said.

Sarah gave us a look. "Tomorrow? What's happening tomorrow?"

I looked to Celestia, then back to Sarah. "Since Celestia just got back, she and I are going to spend the day at home together so we can..." I stopped. Whoops.

"Spend time together." Celestia finished.

"Exacto. So you'll be on your own going to work."

"On my own? A-Alright..."

I did as Celestia suggested and called my boss. He chewed me out for the absences without calling but calmed down quickly. I told him I would be gone tomorrow as well.

"Thanks for reminding me, Celestia."

"Of course, honey. I'll get a game set up for the three of us to play. Does that sound good?"

"Yeah, sounds great. We'll be out soon."

She turned and walked to the front room with a smile.

"So Sarah, now that you've met her again, what do you think?"

"She's... nice. She's really... p-pretty..."

"Yeah... When you're done out here, join us in the front room."

"Alright..."

"Oh yeah, if you can't finish your sandwiches go ahead and put them in the microwave. I wasn't thinking when I made it, you aren't exactly the heaviest eater."

"R-Right."

I joined Celestia in the front room. She had ejected Twilight Princess and put in Mario Kart for us. The old game was neatly put away as it should be.

She leaned against me as I sat on the couch. I wrapped my arm around her body.

"It's been so long since I played." she said.

"A month."

"Mmm-hmm. A month." She sighed. "Oh, where is Twilight..."

"She'll be here soon."

"I know. I'm still worried about her. This isn't the first time she's gone to the past. I didn't think I needed to tell her not to play with time, but apparently I do. It's not something to be taken so lightly."

"She knows that. She was scared she'd let you down. She said you gave her a month."

"I know what I said. I'll have to have a chat with my little time-traveler when she gets back. It baffles me how someone so bright could make such an idiotic decision."

"That's how I feel about you." I joked.

"What? I'm... Oh! Phil!" She started to laugh. "Loving you is the furthest thing from idiotic there is." She sighed. "Ohh... She is in a lot of trouble..."

"Oh come on, it's not that bad."

"You have no idea if that's true."

"Well... She had good intentions."

"Yes, I suppose. It does get us closer to our goal."

"Probably."

"Yes, probably."

Sarah walked through the doorway. We both looked to her.

"What are you... t-talking about out here?" she asked, curious.

"Uh..."

"Something private, Sarah." Celestia answered with a smile, "Something private. Now, come join us, won't you?"

Celestia patted the couch next to her. Sarah took a seat and grabbed one of the controllers.

I started the game.

All in all, it was a fun, relaxing game. Sarah was rather quiet throughout, but for her that was normal. Celestia was, as always, her cheerful self.

When it got late, we all retired to bed. Celestia and I went to the basement as Sarah took the bedroom.

As Sarah went into the room, Celestia said to her, "Please try to be careful in the morning, Sarah. I don't want to be woken up before I have to."

"O-Of course, Celestia."

"Goodnight, dear. I'll see you after work."

"G-Goodnight, C-Celestia. Phil."

After we walked downstairs, Celestia paused to shut the door.

She began stripping as I prepared the bed, stopping at her underwear.

"You too, off with them." she commanded, "Modesty won't be an issue, she won't come down here."

I smirked, then did as she said.

She smiled at me. "It's been too long, Phil. I can't tell how much I'm looking forward to tomorrow."

"I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to sleeping in."

She chuckled. "Yes, that's nice too. It wasn't what I was referring to."

"I think I figured that out."

She walked towards me. "I'm having trouble with all this waiting, Phil." she said, a seductive smile on her face, "I almost invited Sarah for a little playtime."

"Celestia."

"Too much? I'm sorry. It was a joke."

"A joke?"

"Well... kinda..." She chuckled nervously. "I'm not being too dirty, am I?"

"I think you should save it for tomorrow. Wouldn't want to wake her."

"Right..." She leaned forward and pecked my lips. "Let's go to bed. I've missed sleeping in your arms."

"I've missed having you there at my side when I woke up."

She sheepishly smiled. "Y-Yeah... Oh! One more thing. Your phone."

"Hmm?"

"Turn it off."

"Turn it off?"

She nodded. "No alarms, no calls, no messages. Nothing to wake us up."

"You're really serious about this." I said, retrieving it.

"I'm always serious about love."

I smiled at her. "I'm glad."

I paused as I was bent over to turn off my phone. Looking at her from below...

I sighed. "You're so beautiful." I said to her.

Her face reddened.

I really didn't know if I could do this. My cake was set out right in front of me, but I couldn't eat it.

I got onto the couch first. Celestia sandwiched me between the couch and her back. My hand immediately moved to her bottom. She sighed as I squeezed a handful of it.

I slowly slid my hand up her side as I said, "It's been a full month since we've slept together." I caressed one of her breasts through her bra. She sucked in a breath before I let go and moved back down to her stomach.

Celestia said nothing, but squeaked as I squeezed her in a tight embrace.

If I took this any further, neither of us would get to sleep. I was content. Her body in my grip, my rod sandwiched between us... It was nice.

"The things I would do to you if this story were rated M..."

"I've told you to change it, it's already popular enough."

"It's the principle."

"You're not a man of principles."

"I'm stubborn."

"You are."

"If I made it M, I would make pointless sex scenes."

"Our sex isn't pointless."

"They don't want to read it."

"Some do."

"Those 'some' are weird."

"I'd read it."

"Yeah, well you're weird."

"At least I can be weird with you."

"I love you."

"I love you, too."

I woke up to the sound of my fiancée's yawn. What a perfect way to wake up. No alarm yelling at me, no work to worry about, no responsibilities at all.

My arm is numb.

Celestia grabbed onto the hand I draped over her and held it close to her.

"Good morning, honey." she said to me, her voice tired.

"Good morning, Celestia." I pulled her closer, yawning. "What time do you think it is?"

"I have no idea. Just the way I like it."

"Yeah..."

"I've waited a long time for this."

"Eager to get started?"

"Yeah. Phil?"

"Hmm?"

"Make me a mommy."

"I will, Celestia. I will." She knows that I love hearing that... Already, she's pushing my buttons. I know a few buttons of hers that I can press. I leaned in close to her ear. "I love you, Celestia. I love you so much. I love everything about you, Celestia." I started slowly rubbing her stomach.

Genuine, loving compliments made my Princess's heart flutter. She let out a tiny whimper as I spoke.

"You're the most beautiful woman I've ever met. I love how your eyes light up when they meet mine. I love how your smile always brightens my day. I love how infectious your laugh is. You're my sunshine, Celestia. You're the light in my heart. You're my heaven... My paradise. You are... my day. You are the sun lighting my life. You're my everything, Celestia. You're my Princess. My Queen. You're my majesty. Every day we're apart, every minute you're in Equestria... it's unbearable... I don't want to spend another day without you at my side, Celestia. You're the love of my life." Will you marry me?

Oh god, did I say that aloud? No, no I didn't. Thank goodness. I wanted to wait... I wanted a special moment. Not this.

I heard her sniff. Celestia was so sensitive to these kinds of compliments. It wasn't hard to give my wonderful woman butterflies.

"Can we just move on to having sex?" she asked me, her voice quivering.

I chuckled and leaned forward to kiss her cheek. "Of course, honey. I need to go upstairs first."

"Don't you dare take a shower without me."

"I won't, I won't."

I maneuvered myself out from behind her and off the couch. She laid motionless on the couch, waiting for me to come back.

As I moved to the stairway, she said, "Get the light?"

"You got it."

I flicked the switch on for her as I went upstairs.

I yawned as I opened the door. I should've checked the time before I got up here, I was still in my underwear. Thankfully, Sarah's shoes weren't by the front door. She was gone. The sun was bright outside the house.

It's no secret that Celestia and I have an active sex life. That's why there was a box underneath the bed. A gift for her that I got before she got here. Unopened, otherwise Sarah may find it.

I brought it back down, locking the door behind me.

Celestia looked to me as I entered the room. She was sitting in the middle of the couch, her underwear in a pile on the floor. She was sniffling, tears dripping down her face.

"What's that box?" she asked, smiling at me.

"You alright?"

She giggled. "You did this to me. I can't stop them." She wiped her eyes, only for more to appear. "Oh, I must look so ridiculous."

I gave her a smile. "You look beautiful."

She let out another giggle. "Stop it, Phil... You'll make me cry again."

"Cry all you want, Celestia." I said, stepping to her. I bent over and gently held her chin, then pushed my lips against hers. We pulled apart with a soft smacking sound, our eyes meeting. "You're so beautiful."

"What's with the box?" she asked again, changing the subject.

"Oh, just a little something I thought you'd like."

"What is it? Wait! Don't tell me!" She eagerly took the box from me and opened it. As she looked inside, she let out a pleased sigh. "You know just how to make a lady swoon."

"Well... You're no lady."

"I suppose you're right about that."

[Scene very missing]

We sat on the front room couch after a shared shower. My fiancée laid against my side as I held her. Her pink bathrobe was almost as cute as she was. Her cool hair was draped against me. So cold...

We gazed forward into nothingness, simply enjoying each other's presence. I felt exhausted. I know she was the same way. We said nothing to each other.

The front door opened, snapping us out of our lull. We both looked to it to see what was happening.

Sarah gave us a strange look as she stepped into the house. The cold outside air and Celestia's still-wet hair didn't mix.

"Close the door, it's cold!" Celestia said to her out of nowhere.

"Right! Sorry!" Sarah scrambled inside to close it. She slipped off her shoes and turned to us again.

"How was work?" Celestia asked with a smile.

"It was fine. Nothing happened today."

Celestia sighed a pleasant sigh. "Sounds nice."

"H-How about you two? How was your day off?"

"It was nice." Celestia said, "I'm sure you'd like something to eat after a long day at work, hmm? Don't let us stop you."

"Uh... Y-Yeah... I'll do that, th-then..."

She seemed a little uneasy as she walked away. Celestia snuggled up to me again.

"She ruined it." she quietly said to me.

"Yeah, a little."

"She needs to leave."

"Celestia."

"It's true. She needs to take control of her life. Her brilliance is wasted at a fast food restaurant. As is yours."

"Yeah, I guess."

She grumbled. Not a sound I hear every day. "She can stay at that restaurant for all I care. I'm done thinking about her."

"Are you, though?"

"Absolutely not. For now, I don't want to care."

I chuckled. "Alright. We'll leave it at that."

At the moment, I didn't care either.

Sarah was out in the kitchen for a while. It sounded like she had made herself a sandwich.

"You should put some clothes on."

"Don't wanna."

"You should."

"I should. But I don't wanna." She snuggled closer to me.

"Aren't you supposed to be a proper woman?"

"Not here."

I looked down to her. She looked up at me.

"You look hot in that robe, Celestia." I said after a long pause.

She gave me a wide smile. "Thank you, honey."

I squeezed her bottom. "You're so sweet."

She just smiled before lying her head against me and closing her eyes.

Sarah eventually rejoined us in the front room. Celestia opened her eyes and looked to her.

"I-I-Is there something we can do t-together?" she asked us.

"You will have to find your own entertainment for the time being, Sarah." Celestia replied before I could say anything, "I need a day off, so that means Phil needs a day off.

"O-Oh... Ok... I... I g-guess I'll j-just go to the r-room, then..." Sarah looked down nervously as she spoke, disappointed that we had nothing for her.

"I'm sorry, sweetheart. Maybe tomorrow."

"N-No, it's... it's ok. If you need me, I'll b-be here."

She disappeared into the room without another word, closing the door behind her.

"Think she noticed that my hand was very openly grabbing your butt?" I quietly asked Celestia.

She chuckled. "Perhaps."

"It was a little embarrassing, I didn't know if I should've stopped or what."

"It isn't a secret."

"I know, but still. Let's go downstairs."

"I'm enjoying it here."

"Come on, we're in the way."

"We most certainly are not. She went to her room."

"If you won't put on clothes, we need to go downstairs."

She sighed. "Alright... But you need to carry me."

"Really?"

"Yes."

"Fine."

She giggled as she leaned away from me, sitting up straight.

I stood up, my body cold without the warmth of hers. I moved closer and turned away from her before lowering myself to the ground.

Her arms wrapped around my shoulders as she leaned against me. Her chest pushed against my back. She lifted her legs around me, which I grabbed onto to hold her up. With some effort, I stood up, Celestia's massive body weighing heavily on me.

"Ready?" I asked.

"Onwards." She pointed to the door.

She opened the door for me when we got to it and closed it after we started down the stairs.

With heavy footsteps, I slowly walked down the stairs. Celestia held me tightly, lying her head against my back.

When I made it to the couch, I slowly crouched down to set her down safely. She let go of me and dropped onto it. I turned to face her.

"Don't make me climb stairs with you on my back, Celestia." I said to her, breathing deeply.

"What, you carried my sister up the stairs."

"Luna weighs like a hundred pounds less than you."

"I'm not that big."

"You're also a foot taller than she is."

"Oh, shush. Come. Join me."

I smiled at her before sitting down. She immediately laid against me, just like on the couch upstairs. I rested my hand on her side.

She sighed pleasantly. I gently caressed her side with my hand.

Something was coming to mind...

"You know what I'll miss when I'm in Equestria?" I asked her.

"Hmm?" She looked up at me, curious.

I moved my hand, cupping one of her breasts with it. She wasn't wearing a bra. The robe alone was between my hand and her soft skin. "These." I said.

I kept my hand against it for a small time before sliding it back down to her side.

"You sure like playing with them. I'll still have nipples in Equestria, though."

"I know that. But your big boobs are something only your human body has. They're so nice."

She hummed, pleased. There was a short pause before she said, "I'm going to miss having fingers."

"Yeah?"

"They're so much better for those times when you're at work."

"Pervert."

"Shut up."

"You know what else I'll miss? Movies. Series. Things that I'm watching or reading. I'll never see the end of Berserk, the end of The Avengers, the end of One Piece..."

"You can come back, honey. I won't stop you if you wish to return for a time. We could go on a vacation. You could show me the world."

"Yeah. There's all sorts of placed I wanted to show you. Paris... Rome... Venice... I am... drawing a blank aside from those."

"They sound nice. Those are in Europe, yes? I'd love to travel with you."

"We'll have years of vacations ahead of us."

"Sounds fun."

"Years of shows to watch. You and I should watch something."

"Did you have a movie in mind?"

"Well... not a movie, but... something really good. There's... There are a lot of masterpieces that I want to experience with you, Celestia. From books to shows to movies to games... You haven't seen anything that we have to offer."

"And whose fault is that?" She chuckled.

"Ah... Mmm... Mine... Sorry."

"It's alright, honey."

"We were busy."

"Busy having sex."

"Among other things."

"I quite like our relationship, Phil. Making love at the drop of a hat is such a new thing to me."

"We do more than just have sex."

"We do. It just seems minimal in comparison."

"Well, we aren't having sex right now."

"Correct. Though I wouldn't complain if that were to change."

"We went golfing with Red."

"Yes. Once."

"I took you to my grandmother's house."

"That was fun."

"We... uhh..."

She chuckled again. "Seems it's always on our mind."

"Well, we can't start a family if we don't have sex."

"True."

"Celestia..."

"Yes?"

"I just... wanna... I just wanna sit here. With you."

"Me too."

"I don't wanna get up again... Not... for a while..."

"Yeah... Me too."

"I wanna show you my favorite things. But... we don't have time. There's... I have a lot to take care of before I leave. If I leave."

"No 'if'. When."

"Yeah... When... My house, my car... My computer. My job. My... life..."

"You will be giving your life up to be with me in Equestria."

"I... I really like my life, Celestia. I've worked hard for 25 years to be where I am now."

"I know, honey."

"This is my dream. Truly. You might not understand this, but a stable job, an insured car, a paid-off house... A beautiful fiancée... This is my life... If I could just keep you here forever..."

"I know it will be hard, Phil. To leave all of this behind. To leave your friends and your family. To leave the life you've worked so hard on. All for me... I can't believe it, honey... To find someone that..." She looked up to me. "Loves me like you do... I... It's like... It's... It's like..."

I raised my finger to her mouth. She stopped her rambling, quietly staring up at me.

I sighed. "You know, we've been talking about staying home doing nothing all day... Honestly, Celestia... I don't regret it at all."

"Yeah... I don't either."

"I could stay like this forever."

"Me too. So..."

"So?"

"Are you ever going to show me those masterpieces you were talking about? Berserk, Avengers, One Piece... What are those?"

"Oh no, I didn't... Those aren't... Well... Ah... Berserk is a dark adventure story with a detailed art style and... an amazing plot. Avengers is an action movie series adapted from a comic series. One Piece is a very long pirate adventure story with funny characters."

Celestia chuckled. "When can I see them?"

"Uh... We can watch the Avengers whenever you want but One Piece is... like I said, long. It has damn near 800 episodes that are like... like... 20 minutes long."

"My goodness... Well, the best time to start something is now."

"Really?"

"No, no... Maybe later." She let out a short, cute chuckle. "What about the last one?"

"Well, Berserk is... gruesome. I don't know if you'd like the... themes."

"Hmm? Themes?"

I'm... explaining Berserk to Princess Celestia... I still can't believe that she's mine. "Well, it's... Berserks uses..." I'm not good at explaining things. "Ah, you're a big girl... Murder, torture, betrayal, rape, gore, corruption, demons, darkness... It's... truly beautiful..."

Celestia was silent for a while. She eventually asked, "Beautiful like me?"

"No, not... not beautiful like you."

"Not beautiful like me... but... beautiful."

"Yeah."

"Now I have to see it."

I let out a laugh. "Curious?"

"Yes! You can't dangle something like that in front of me and expect me not to jump for it! You should know that about me by now."

"Celestia, I think I know all about dangling things in front of you."

"Phil! Ah! Disgusting!"

I smiled at her. "You love it."

"You're so gross."

"Oh, and you're not?"

"Well, I never said that."

"Even if all we did was have sex... I really liked sex with you."

"Yeah... me too."

"Hey, Celestia..."

"Yes?"

"We should go on a date. Just the two of us."

"A date? I'd like that."

"You know, we've never been on a date."

"Have we not?"

"Not unless you count hunting down Red as a date."

"It wasn't my idea of a date, no."

"What is your idea of a date, Celestia?"

"Going out for dinner. Perhaps a movie. Maybe... Oh! Yes! We went on one date!"

"Did we?"

"Yes! You ordered me pizza and we ate while watching the sunset. I fell asleep next to you and you carried me to the car. You know, I was awake when you did that."

"Were you?"

"I knew that letting you know would've been embarrassing for you. It had been so long since I've been held in the arms of a man... I didn't want to ruin it, so I played along. If only I had known that it would be the start of our relationship... I would've given you a kiss as thanks."

"You're funny."

She smiled.

"I wanna take you on a date, Celestia. Thing is, I don't exactly live in a town of high society."

"Oh, I don't need a fancy-schmancy restaurant to enjoy a date."

"I know. I just... I wanna see you in a beautiful dress. As a human. At least once."

"I want to wear a human dress, too."

"One that... accentuates your cleavage... Opens on one side to show just a bit of your thigh and the rest of your leg."

"Thought about this, have you?"

"A bit. A dress for a six-foot-tall women with G-cup breasts though... I might have to custom order it."

"Well, I'm sorry I'm so big."

"No you're not."

She giggled. "No, I'm not. I could play dress up here at home for you. I'll wear anything you want me to, honey...

"Would you believe me if I said the dress thing wasn't a fetish?"

"Of course I do, honey."

"Cause it's not. At least, not at first. There's nothing wrong with wanting to see your beautiful fiancée in a beautiful dress. The boner won't mean anything, I promise."

"I'm sure it won't."

"There is another type of dress I'd like to see you in, though."

"Is there, now?"

"Yeah. I think you know what kind I'm talking about. It's white with a veil that will cover your face until the final few moments."

"Philly..."

"You're going to look so beautiful in that dress, Celestia..." I whispered to her.

"Phiiill... Stop making me cry..."

I looked down to her beautiful face at the tears forming in her big, beautiful eyes. I stared into her eyes as I said, "I want to see you in a wedding dress as a human, Celestia. You have to do that for me some day. You have to."

"I... I will..."

"Do you promise?"

"I p-promise... I promise... Ph-Phil?"

"Yes, Celestia?"

"Are... Are we... really going to get m-married?"

Are we going to get married? "I... Yeah... Yeah we are. I haven't... I haven't said it yet, Celestia."

"I know."

"I wanna marry you, Celestia."

"I wanna marry you, too."

"You're my fiancée, Celestia. Even if I haven't said it, that's who you are."

"I'm your fiancée... Every day, Phil... I wonder how you will propose to me. I wonder where we will be, what you will say, how you will say it... My heart skips a beat every time you drop to your knees before tasting me."

"Celestia..."

"Phil..."

"Celestia..." I stared into her eyes as I lowered my hand to the belt holding her robe closed. I pulled the simple butterfly knot she had tied, opening it. "I need you..."

"I need you, too..."

I raised my hand to her chest. "I'm so going to miss these in Equestria..."

"Hah... Hah... Whoopsies..." she let out, panting.

"Sorry... I got carried away."

She giggled. "It's alright, honey. Ohh... I feel sore..."

"Gonna be alright?"

"You have too much pent up energy. This past month must've been so hard on you. Such a virile man you are..."

"I'll make you a mother soon enough..." I whispered to her.

She sighed. "I'm... tired..."

"Yeah... me too..."

"I'm going to go to sleep. Wake me up in the morning."

"It's not even eight yet."

She snuggled against my chest. "Goodnight, honey."

"Goodnight."

I woke up before my alarm. My heart skipped a beat when I realized that my phone was off. My fiancée sleeping in my arms made it difficult to reach my phone, but I got eventually got to it. According to my phone, it was around five in the morning. In the basement with no sunlight, there was no other way to tell.

Hmm... I'm hungry. I didn't eat last night. I didn't get out of bed because of Celestia. It's so early in the morning. I've been asleep long enough. I didn't feel tired.

It took a lot of careful maneuvering, but I was able to get to my feet without waking Celestia. I looked over her as she slept before heading upstairs.

Five in the morning...

I started with a bowl of cereal for breakfast. I still had a lot of time...

Sarah walked through the door to the kitchen, rubbing her eyes. She was wearing a normal shirt and pajama bottoms. She had obviously just gotten up.

"What are you doing up?" she asked me.

"What are you doing up?" I retorted.

"You were making noise out here. I got curious."

"Sorry. Celestia and I went to bed early, so I got up early."

She silently looked at me with sleepy eyes.

"You should go back to bed."

"I'll be fine. I... I heard you and Celestia yesterday."

"Oh, you... Ah... You did..." So that means... Red did, too... Yeesh... I think we knew Red heard us. She's such a polite young lady... Wonder how she's doing...

"I... Um... I d-didn't have... anything else to add to that."

"Well we're sorry, Sarah. Celestia and I are... we're... We're trying for a kid."

"Oh! R-Really? Th-That's wonderful!"

"Yeah, yeah... Thanks. I'm... I'm really sorry, Sarah."

"No, no, it's... it's alright... I can... I can t-tolerate it... while I'm here..."

"Hey... Sarah?"

"Y-Yes?"

Would you like to join us? "H-How are... you doing?"

"I'm doing well, Phil. After all this business with my father and... you... I think I'm starting to... recover."

"That's good. That's good. How are your parents? Are things going well between you and your father recently?"

"I... don't know. I've been trying to take your advice, Phil. To... give him another chance. It's hard."

"I never said it would be easy."

"I know. I didn't think it would be. It's just... after what he did... and what he did to you..."

"It's alright, Sarah. Baby steps. These things take time. Forcing it won't work."

"I know. I know. He's my dad, Phil. I know he still loves me. Now that I've had time to calm down, I've thought about why he did what he did. He's scared. He's scared of losing his child. Of losing me. I know he is. Our lie... My lie... It hurt him so much. I feel... guilty."

"Are you going to tell him that it was a lie?"

"No, I don't think I can. Even if I could, it would just make things worse. I don't want to lie to my father, but this time, the lie... almost became the truth... I started... really liking you, Phil. For a short while, I started to think that it... wouldn't be so bad... you know? But... Celestia is the nicest woman I've ever met. I could never... scorn her. What I'm... What I'm trying to say is that... I like how things turned out."

"Yeah... Things aren't so bad, huh..."

"Yeah... Maybe one day we can have dinner again, no yelling."

"Maybe..."

"Hey, did you... tell Celestia what I... what I said to you? She hasn't said anything to me, s-so I'm... I'm a little worried."

"No, I haven't. But..."

"It's alright, Phil. Don't let me come between you and her. Do what you need to do."

I stared at her for a short while. She didn't look away... She's... confident. She's going to make someone very happy some day.

"Sorry for waking you, Sarah. You should get back to bed."

"Uh... M-Maybe... Uh... Alright. Yeah, alright. I'll see you in a few hours."

"Yeah."

She started to say something, but hesitated. She turned away and walked back through the door.

What a nice lady.

Uh... Mmm... I shoulda stayed in bed with Celestia. I'll wake her if I join her. Couch it is.

My alarm shocked me awake. I groaned. I shouldn't have fallen back asleep.

I heard cooking. I smelled pancakes. Mmm... Pancakes... I sat up, yawning. I could eat...

Celestia was standing at the oven, a spatula in her hand. She smiled at me as I walked in.

"Hello, Phil."

"Oh! Sarah. Hey."

"Enjoying your pancakes, Sarah?" Celestia asked her.

"I am! They're delicious. Thank you, Celestia."

"Phil, pancakes?"

"Uh... Yeah... Thank you."

I went up to her and retrieved a plate of them. Two were piled on it. I went to the table and started to eat.

Celestia joined us, a glass of milk in her hand for me. I thanked her and took a drink.

Good pancakes...

"You're up early." I said to Celestia.

"I wanted to surprise you."

"Well thank you, Celestia."

"Of course, honey."

Sarah briefly gave me a look, but said nothing.

I turned my attention to my fiancée. She smiled at me as she cheerfully ate her own cooking.

"You were lying on the front room couch this morning, honey." Celestia said to me.

"I got up early and didn't want to wake you after I got back."

"You should've woke me up so I could spend more time with you."

"I thought you might like the extra sleep."

"Well, you're not wrong." She smiled.

It wasn't long after breakfast that Sarah said to us, "I'll be leaving a little early today. My mother and I have something we need to do."

We parted ways an hour before we needed to be at work. I think she left us alone on purpose...

"Hey Celestia... I... have something to tell you."

"Hmm? What is it?"

I took in a deep breath and let it out slowly. "Well, this might not be easy to hear, but here goes... When you were gone, Sarah and I had some beers. She got drunk and... told me that she thinks she loves me."

"Oh?"

"She told me that she didn't want to feel that way because of us. Because of you. On Christmas Day, she kissed my cheek and thanked me. She told me that it was the best Christmas she's ever had."

"Oh, honey... I'm sorry that I couldn't be there for Christmas."

"Did you... hear me?"

She nodded. "I heard you. Phil, do you trust Sarah?"

"I... do. Yeah, I trust her."

"If I wasn't here Phil, if I never came back... Would you like to have been with her?"

"I... Celestia, is everything alright?"

"Yes, everything is fine, Phil. Could you answer my question, please?"

She didn't seem mad at all. She was her same cheerful self. Did she even care?

"Are you asking me if I want to be with Sarah?"

"I'm asking you, if I never came back, would you want to be with Sarah."

She was careful with her words. I don't know if I can be careful with mine.

"Yes."

She smiled. "That's what I thought. I'm lucky I came back when I did, then. I couldn't have expected you to wait, and while I've been jealous of her in the past, those feelings have passed. If it had taken me, for example, a year to return to you, I would have no place in your life. A kiss on the cheek isn't an issue, Phil. I'm just glad it wasn't more. Sarah is our friend. She's a smart woman with a delicate heart. She understands what can and cannot be."

"I... You know, I kinda expected you to say something like that."

"Did you? I'm glad. In truth, I expected Sarah to feel something for you. After all, you're wonderful."

"Funny joke."

"Phil..." She let out a nervous chuckle. "I can't believe she opened your conversation by telling you that she heard us. Oh, I was so embarrassed..."

"You were awake?"

"You woke me getting out of bed. I was almost back asleep when I heard footsteps, so I decided to investigate. I trust Sarah, Phil."

"Yeah."

"She said that she'll 'tolerate' us. Luckily for her, I'll be back in Equestria soon."

"Twilight hasn't come back yet."

"Indeed. If she comes here, send her to Equestria immediately. I need to speak with her."

With her thinking about Twilight, my mind was still on Sarah. I remembered what I had thought earlier. "Hey Celestia..."

"Yes?"

I rubbed the back of my neck. "I know... I wasn't entirely comfortable talking about this before, but... if I ask Sarah..."

She chuckled. "I thought your heart was set on Queen Chrysalis."

"I almost asked her this morning."

"Did you, now? Typical man, always thinking with his penis."

"Hey!"

"Well, I'll have no issue with it. I assume our little box is unopened? Twilight may have been attractive, but she was here to study."

"I didn't touch it."

"Good. Oh, how exciting... My fiancé's first threesome."

"Hey, that don't mean I'm actually gonna ask her. Just if I do. And if she accepts, 'cause she can just say no."

"Oh, who would say no to you?"

"Most... people?"

She chuckled. "Chrysalis could say no."

"She could. Besides, Sarah was raised Christian. She might not even want to have sex before marriage at all, let alone with two people."

"Christian, now that's a religion, yes? Christianity?"

"Yeah."

"Your world's religions can be very confusing. There are so many of them and so many branches of those I've found. Religion in Equestria is far less complex. It's also much less widespread. I feel many view Luna and myself as gods."

"Maybe to them, you are."

"I can't in good conscience call myself a god. My sister and I won't take the title by choice. We are merely Princesses. That is enough for us."

"You're so nice."

She smiled. "If you'll excuse me, honey..." She stood up, giving me a kiss to the cheek. "I'd like to get the dishes washed."

"Alright. I guess I'll help."

"No, no, I'll take care of this. As your wife-to-be, I need to get better at cleaning."

"Celestia, you don't have to..."

"I know. But I want to. Now go, rest. You have work soon."

I sighed, smiling at her. "Alright, Celestia."

My fiancée collected some of the dishes from the table. The rest floated in the air behind her, covered in her signature yellow glow.

She set the dishes on the counter and turned the water on, humming a small tune I didn't recognize.

This is my future wife. This is who she is. This is who she'll always be.

God, I loved her...

I got out of my chair, unable to keep my eyes off her. Despite her request for me to rest, I approached her.

She let out a surprised, "Oh!" As l wrapped my arms around her from behind.

She chuckled as she started placing dishes into the soapy water.

"No sex, honey. I need to rest, too. Any more and I'll bruise."

"I know. I just want to show you how much I appreciate you." I said, moving my hands to her hips.

She let out a whine as I jerked her pants around her wide hips.

"Hon... ey?"

I lowered myself to my knees behind her as I pushed her pants to her ankles. "Just worry about the dishes, Celestia. I'll take care of everything else."

She chuckled. "Very well, honey. I love you."

"I love you, too."

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Author's Note

Well that was a but faster than I thought it would be. I edited chapters 7 and 8 as well. That's nice. Still retroactively working on them. Don't really have anything to say here this time :)

Glad to get back to the Celestia chapters. I forgot how much I liked writing about her. More sex jokes, more sex scenes. Not why I was looking forward to this but still. Gonna be honest, I gave it a once-over. If the quality is lacking I'm sorry.

If you're still here either you enjoy it or you're just stubborn. Either way, thanks for reading. I hope I'll be able to continue entertaining you.

Again, if you wanna talk to me, play games with me, or shoot me in the back of the head two times, go ahead and do so. Contact info is on my profile page. plz. I need people to game with. lol