What Might Have Been

What Might Have Been

Chapter 7: Good News

By: SleeplessScribe

Nova made me the happiest mare in all of Equestria that day, but that happiness lasted long after the wedding. He surprised me with a preplanned honeymoon to Tall Tale, and the suite he rented at the five star hotel was beyond anything I had ever dreamed of; having him by my side only added to my excitement. I was very glad he didn’t choose Las Pegasus; while it was an amazing city, Tall Tale had much better sightseeing. Heck, we could see the Smokey Mountain and Whitetail Woods without even leaving our room.

We stayed there for an entire week, and Nova treated me to something new every night. He took me to a fancy restaurant, we saw a play, and so many other amazing things! On the last day, we got to let our inner foals out with a trip to an amusement park that ended with us kissing at the top of a Ferris wheel.

Once we were back on the ground, we headed towards the exit. Nova nudged me after we went through the exit. “So, did you have a good time, princess?”

I smiled and wrapped my forelegs around his shoulders. “I had a wonderful time, Nova. Thank you so much.”

He chuckled and looked up at the sky. “Don’t thank me just yet. We still have the rest of the evening before we need to get ready to leave.”

I tilted my head a little. “Did you have something else in mind?”

Nova slowly nodded. “Follow me.”

He took to the air, and I followed suit. At first, it didn’t seem like even he knew where he was going; he was just weaving through trees and making turn after turn after turn. Eventually, though, he slowed to a stop and touched down onto the roof of our hotel. I was so focused on following him that I didn’t even realize he had lead me in a big circle.

“So… why did we need to go through all of that to get here?”

Nova just shrugged. “I like messing with you. However, there is a reason we’re here.”

He pointed to his left, and I was left speechless when I turned to look. From our current position, we could see not only the ocean, but the gorgeous light of a bright orange sunset reflecting off of it.

My jaw dropped, and my eyes went wide as I stared. Nova set one of his hooves on top of mine and gave me a gentle nudge. “I tried all week to find something as beautiful as you… this was the closest I could get, but it still can’t compare to you.”

I leaned against him and nuzzled my head into his neck. “You’re too sweet, you know that?”

“Well, this isn’t called a honeymoon for nothing.”

I started giggling, but that sweetness began to turn spicy as I felt his feathers brush up against my rear. A smirk spread on my muzzle as I looked up at Nova, pushing him away with a wink. “You know you don’t have to sneak any feels, right? I’m your wife now, so all you have to do is ask.”

His ears perked up, and he let out a chuckle as I turned around and began swishing my tail. Teasing Nova was always one of my favorite hobbies. I slowly lifted my tail to give him a good view, and before I knew it, I was on my stomach with Nova on top of me. I giggled and squealed as Nova began to nip at my ear, and he chuckled into it, his warm breath giving me more reason to laugh, but I pushed against the roof with my wing and rolled us both over so I was on top.

“If you’re going to get frisky, we should go inside. Don’t want anyone catching us, do we?”

He nodded and lifted me up, carrying me into our room through one of the oversized windows. As soon as he closed it, I jumped onto the bed and covered my flanks with the blanket. “You want it? Come get it.”

Nova rubbed his chin and turned towards the door. “Hmm… nah.”

My jaw dropped again as I watched him slowly trot towards the door. Before he could even get halfway across the bedroom, I tackled him and pinned him to the floor. “Oh no you don’t! You think you can just say ‘no’ after getting me all riled up? Haha, that’s cute, but no. You’re not getting of the hook that easily!”

He smiled and stuck his tongue out. “What, so you can tease, but not me?”

I giggled and leaned down to kiss him. “You got it.”

Nova chuckled and pushed against the floor. Lifting me up on his back, he stood up and gently wiggled until I slid up. He gently nudged me to foreleg’s length and said sadly, “Now that’s just not fair.”

“Come do something about it.” I gave a little purr, wiggling my hips at him with a giggle.

We both grinned and tackled each other, but Nova managed to pin me down this time. He set himself on top of me, pinning one of my wings down and softly licking the other. The minute he started this, both of my wings sprung out and became as stiff as boards.

“Well, what are you gonna do now? Looks like I’m calling the shots now.”

It was amazing how much Nova changed when we started doing stuff like this. Any other time he treated me like a queen, but once the door was locked and the curtains were closed, he got rough and rowdy… just the way I liked it.

“Oh really now?” Even with my wings the way they were, I was able to roll and start wrestling with him. His wings soon pomfed out as well after I started kissing his neck, but I was unable to resist basically diving on him as he started nibbling mine.

We continued to wrestle around on the floor for a good, long while. It finally ended when Nova had me pinned not only by my hooves, but with a kiss. Despite how many times we had done this, my face still got hotter than a wildfire whenever I felt… him touch me. Since it was clear I had lost the “wrestle”, I had no choice but to give Nova what he wanted. Of course, it was fine with me, seeing as I wanted it too.

I’m pretty sure we were up for over half the night. Nova and I had experimented with different things before, but this time we tried everything we had ever done in that one night. Regardless of where Nova was, it always seemed like every move he made was meant to go against my own motions, which resulted in unsurpassed pleasure on my end. He was even sweet enough to stay slow and gentle when we did more… painful things, but eventually I got used to it and basically demanded that he start getting rough again.

By the time we were both too exhausted to continue, we were both heaving and panting on the bed and complete messes… in more ways than one. To be honest, I was a little worried about how lenient I was with Nova in terms of… letting him finish. I let him stay inside quite a few times, but I was too mesmerized—and tired—to give that much thought.

The sun was started to come up as I stirred myself awake. I couldn’t help but smile when I saw Nova’s face before me, and I gently caressed his cheek as he slept. As I fidgeted around to get out without waking him, I realized that he was still hard. A quick peek under the blanket confirmed this, so I decided to give him a nice wake-up call with my tongue.

He slowly stirred and opened his eyes as well, jumping a little when he looked down.

I just winked at him and rubbed it against my cheek. “Didn’t mean to wake you.” Nova would never, ever one up me in terms of teasing.

Our little romp ended with another mess to clean up, and we showered together to save time. Yeah, to save time, that’s why we did it. I had no ulterior motives for bathing with Nova, really.

After we were both clean and dry, we got ourselves packed and ready to go. We arrived home a little later than we would have liked, but luckily, the both of us were fast enough to compensate for some of the lost time.

We had spent so much time messing around last night that we only got a few hours of sleep, so we both collapsed on the bed without even unpacking. I eagerly cuddled up against Nova, and he put his wings around me with a smile.

“You know, that night when we first did it, Overcast asked me what it was like.”

He smiled and pulled me a little closer. “Oh yeah? What did you say?”

“I told it her was amazing. You were so sweet and gentle… I could tell you wanted it to feel just as good for me as it did for you. I told her I was certain you were ‘the one’. To this day I’ve never once doubted that. I love you, Nova.”

His smile widened as his hold on me tightened just a bit. “I’m going to make sure you never do doubt it. I love you too, Spitfire.”

For the next few weeks, Nova and I spent our time training and getting prepared for the Wonderbolts’ induction ceremony that would be held at the beginning of next racing season. Soarin told us that it would be similar to a talent show, but much more extravagant. However, the group wasn’t just about racing, so they were still doing shows, and occasionally the higher ups would get called away on military matters. We wouldn’t be involved with that until we had the chance to prove that we could handle it, so Nova and I focused on our entertaining flying. However, something happened one day that completely destroyed our rhythm.

I had been feeling a bit off for the past few days, but as we were flying to the HQ’s practice field today, I started getting dizzy. Vertigo wasn’t even in my vocabulary up until this point, but I sure learned the definition. Luckily Nova was flying behind me and managed to catch me right as I slowed down and began to fall.

“Spitfire! Hey, open your eyes!” I could feel the air blowing rather briskly in my face, and once I managed to open my eyes, I saw that I was in the headquarters’ infirmary. Nova was using his wings to blow air in my face, but I reached up and pushed my hoof against his chest.

“I’m awake, Nova. Stop.”

He gently began to pet me, running his hoof along my head and neck. “You were out for at least thirty minutes. I was freaking out, Spitfire. The nurse couldn’t find anything immediately wrong with you, so I say we go to the doctor. Do you have any idea how worried I was? You know it takes a lot for me to panic, and I was freaking the hell out from the very moment you collapsed until now! And…”

I rolled my eyes and tried to stand up as he continued his rambling. After a few moments, I was able to stand on my own four hooves with ease. “Nova, you need to calm down, okay? We don’t need to see a doctor; I’m fine. Just a case of vertigo.”

Now Nova was the one rolling his eyes, though he did lower his voice and began taking deep breaths. “Spitfire, you’re a pegasus. You don’t get vertigo. Come on, we’re going to the doctor.”

He reached over and grabbed my shoulder, but I shook him off. “Nova, come on! I told you I’m fine. Just… I got a little dizzy, okay?”

My husband sighed and grabbed me again. “You got dizzy out of nowhere, and the nurse couldn’t find anything wrong. We need to see a doctor, Spitfire.”

It took a moment of thought for things to sink in. Once they did, I turned back to Nova and nodded slowly. "Yeah... maybe we should."

Nova didn't even let me fly on my own. Instead, he carried me all the way to the nearest hospital. It wasn't all that far away, but I couldn’t resist giving him a kiss on the cheek for being so sweet. We had to wait quite a bit, but once we were admitted, Nova was forced to wait outside. The doctor performed a few tests on me when I told him my story, and the ordeal ended in a confirmation of my husband's suspicions.

He was leaning against the wall when I came out. My mind was racing, and I was as close to being a literal hurricane of emotions as a pony could be. However, it was joy that came through as I threw my forelegs around Nova's shoulders and gave him the news.

"I'm pregnant!"

That left my husband speechless and wide-eyed as he stared at me. He opened his mouth a few times, but nothing came out. His wings were fluttering a little bit, his knees were shaking, and his ears had fallen flat. In fact, this reaction frightened me to a degree I didn’t know I could reach. There had been times where I wished that I could read his mind, but this was probably one of the moments where that desire was at its strongest. Eventually Nova closed his mouth and simply gazed at me.

The silence was unbearable now. “Nova, please say something! Anything will do, say something!”

After a moment, he grabbed a hold of me and pulled me into a deep kiss that must have set a world record for the world’s longest lip lock. When we finally broke, there was no emotion I could attach to the expression on Nova’s face. “Spitfire… are you happy?”

I honestly couldn’t answer him immediately, but I did nod after a few moments of thought. “I am, Nova. I really am. I’m not going to say it’s not scary, too… but I’m happy.”

A soft smile spread across Nova’s muzzle as he pulled me into a tight embrace and nuzzled my cheek “That’s all I needed to hear.”