The sun had begun to fall, signifying the end to another work day on the farm as acre upon acre of apple trees now lay bare of the red pride that the apple family had become so well known for producing. Lying back to now admire her work, Applejack grinned at the bare fields of trees before her. True, the amount of work that had been done kept her from her adorable pegasus mare friend, but it was worth it when she remembered what the money was going towards.

The two had been going out for around a year now, and tonight as always she’d buy a pot of Rainbow’s favorite sunflowers pretending to be the florist. Rainbow loved role playing games and Applejack would do anything to make Rainbow happy. For months now Applejack had been trying to scrounge up whatever she could so that she could propose to and marry the mare she loved, and she planned one that neither of them would ever forget. It kept the two of them apart for at least a couple of days, and every time Applejack had visited, she would try to give Rainbow the best loving night ever. But lately Rainbow didn’t seem too hyped up. Applejack wondered if it was because she spent so much time in the fields and they didn’t get enough time together. They had gotten into argument about this a few times before where her mare friend always told her how much they didn’t see each other as often and that…. Rainbow would always stop short of finishing and would fly away. Rainbow would try to be honest with Applejack which she loved but not coming out completely would always leave Applejack’s heart heavy.

Applejack truly did love her mare friend, everything from her Rainbow mane to her cyan coat and spunky attitude of living life to its fullest, but she also knew deep inside of her that their constant arguing had begun to take a toll on each of them.

And today Applejack was determined to find out everything that was bothering her mare friend. She planned to make sure to do what she went there for and then when Rainbow was comfy, ask her about it so they wouldn’t end up in argument again.

Sighing, Applejack went back to the barn and took stock once again of the Apples. Exactly twenty crates full of the crimson fruit. Not enough to get through for an entire week, or for that matter month, but enough to get her family by for the next few weeks, which was yet another reason for her days away from Rainbow.

As much as she wanted to be with her mare friend, she always knew that her own family had to find a way of living. Even if they didn’t want to admit it, Applejack knew her family wasn’t going to make it very long without her. And Applejack would be damned if she let that happen.

“Still takin’ yer sweet ol’ time eh AJ?” said a deep voice right behind her. Looking behind, Applejack saw her older brother coming into the barn, a white bandage wrapping around his left hind leg.

“It ain’t takin’ mah time Mac, it’s just ah wanna make sure we got enough to get by for the next few months” she said as she looked back at the crates in front of her.

“That’s mighty kind of y’all Applejack, but I think there’s a plenty to get us by for a while” he said as he offered her a smile.

“Y’all sure? Cause ah think that ah can get a little more—“

“Yes, I’m sure AJ…” Big Macintosh said as he slowly made his way over to her, “You ain’t got nothin’ to worry ‘bout. Ain’t tonight you usually visit Rainbow?”

“Uh yeah…” Applejack said turning apple-red to suit her name.

“Well then go on now. Git. She’s waitin’ on ya.” Big Mac ordered with a wave of his hoof.

She sighed and let out a slight chuckle, “yer really are stubborn ain’t ya?”

“I learn from the best” he said as he gave Applejack a bag with around three hundred bits in it. She smiled and accepted the bag from Big Mac, making her way out of the barn and offering one more smile to Big Mac.

“Get better soon brother…”

“Night, sis”

Applejack walked down the path from Sweet Apple Acres toward the local bar. She thought she’d take a few drinks to set her mind at ease before going to Rainbow’s cloudominium like she always do. After all working all day at the farm really takes a lot out of a mare and there’s nothing better than to top it off with one or two pints of beer. After all, she still got a lot of time before Rainbow was done with her work.

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Rainbow Dash entered the door way to her cloudominium and laid on the bed after a hard day of clearing what was left of yesterday's shower. She shifted her eyes about to see if it was all in order. After all, it was the second day of the week. It was time she came over again. Like clockwork. Like predictable clockwork.

Rainbow knew Applejack’s moves like the back of her hoof. She was constant every single time. It was something that she loved and disliked about Applejack. Mostly disliked.
Applejack was the love of her life, she couldn’t think of a day she didn’t have Applejack on her mind. She loved everything about the gamboge, blonde earth pony. The smell of the apples and dirt. The gentle look of those emerald green eyes when they stared at her. The country naivety. The caring, loving, family oriented nature of her mare friend. The honesty. The list could go on. But somehow she couldn’t bring herself to be completely honest with Applejack.

Glancing to her left, she saw the third empty bottle of Applejack Daniels Whiskey. It was the grease for their get-togethers and about the only time Rainbow was willing to drink something that strong. She wondered how Applejack ever convinced a company to start bottling that stuff. Besides the bottle was two slightly dirty glasses. Well, they were dirty on the outside. She always felt that made them look more 'rough and tumbler', whatever that means.

Looking to her right, she noticed the pot of sunflowers Applejack brought the last time. They replaced the ones she brought before then. New flowers she was bringing tonight would replace these. All because Rainbow commented once it was her favorite flower.

The clock at the side of the bed read 8:06 PM. Applejack would be there any minute. Like clockwork.

She used to be so thrilled at the notion that they would be together in bed soon. The first time it happened. The seventh time it happened. Even the thirteenth time it happened. But Applejack never changed anything. How was she to tell Applejack that her performance in bed had gotten boring?

"If'n it ain't broke," she would normally say about things, "then ya don't fix it."

But then they had been seeing each other like this for over a year. A whole year of the same old routine... over and over. It was broken, and it had to be fixed. The knock at the door disturbed her thoughts. She knew who it was, but she had to pretend otherwise... for the game.

"Who's there?" she asked.

"Florist," replied Applejack in a bad impersonation of a stallion's voice.

"I didn't order flowers," she replied trying to hide the boredom in her tone.

"Ya shore did," she answered, "Gotta come here an’ sign for it."

She got out of bed and went to the door. Unlocking it a few time to make it sound like she had more lock and bolts than she really did, she opened the door to see the smug grin of Applejack. With a bouquet of Sunflowers. The heavy aroma of beer on her breath told Rainbow that Applejack had already stopped by the bar on the way over. Rainbow smirked. Then she looked at the hand drawn tag in the flowers that read "20 bits".

"Wait," she said for the twentieth time, "I don't have that kind of money."

"Well then we'll just have to negotiate," replied the orange mare as she pushed her back into the room, planting a heavy kiss onto Rainbow's lips.

'Ugh,' thought Rainbow, 'Just once I'd like to do something different.'

But the smile on Applejack's face and the reddish glow in her cheeks told her Earth pony friend was in her happy place.
Without any ceremony, she pushed her back to the bed. Then Applejack nimbly grabbed the whiskey bottle and poured two big glasses of the stuff. They sat on the edge of the bed to start drinking. Rainbow was glad that she was already tipsy or she might notice she was nursing her drink even as Applejack was chugging her own. Another third of the bottle was gone by the time she finished her drink, and found herself being forced onto her back by the now quite drunk Applejack.

Like clockwork.

"Well if'n ya can't pay me proper," she whispered still in her role playing mood but still putting on the sweetest smile and now planting small kisses on Rainbow's lips, "Ah reckon it's gotta cum outta yer sweet hide... " It was all so scripted and so old.
She slowly went to the end of the bed, running her hooves gently down Rainbow's barrel, spread her legs, and set herself inhaling the musky scent of Rainbow’s loins. If she wasn't tipsy herself, she wouldn't have been even a little wet there. So Applejack wrapped her forelegs about her thighs and set her tongue to licking her mareslit.

Like clockwork.

She laid her head back and thought about the latest Erotic Daring Do Adventures Book she was reading. It was the only way to make herself hot and bothered any more. Her eyes closed as she pretended it was Daring Do lapping at her mareslit. That she was deep in an ancient pyramid and having the proper orgasmic ritual was the only way to make sure the sun would ever rise again.
It wasn't like she didn't love Applejack. She loved her a lot. But she was so set in her ways. So predictable. So boring.

Rainbow felt guilty but the only real thrill came when she felt Daring Do... Applejack actually... thrusting her tongue deep into her vagina. It would have been hard at the point not to get worked up. After all, the pony clit was inside the birth canal and every stallion worth his weight in hay knew it. That and every mare that wanted to get it on with another mare.

Minutes passed as the tongue pressed deeper, rubbing more against her erogenous zone. She could feel the heat rising inside and the juices flowing from her birth canal. What Applejack wasn't slurping in was forming a puddle on her bed sheets. She was well used to washing her sheets the next morning after the orange Earth pony awoke and left.
Her hind legs were now around Applejack’s head. They were being pushed higher over her shoulders as her muzzle pressed harder against her loins. Her tongue aching to push ever closer to her womb.

Rainbow had to breathe through her open mouth to keep up with her overwhelming arousal. She was panting and moaning as the sound grew. She was glad it wasn't a motel where neighboring rooms overheard them. Not since... the incident.

"Daring... Do... me..." she moaned.

If Applejack wasn't so far gone, she might have noticed her comment. But it wasn't noticed in the least.

"OHHH!" she groaned as she climaxed hard on Applejack’s tongue. It seemed like minutes as she came, but that tongue inside her just wouldn't let the orgasm end until Applejack let it.
Then she felt the mare crawling on top of her, boozed breath and all.

"Remember," she cooed, nuzzling Rainbow and planting tender short kisses on her lips, "We don't have much time to take care of me in the morning. So don't whine too much when I wake you."

“I know,” Rainbow said mechanically.

"By the way I wanted to ask..."

"Yeah?" Rainbow said in anticiaption but she only found that before Applejack could finish her sentence she fell asleep, gently snoring and suggling up against her. Rainbow gently kissed Applejack on the forehead and sighed.

Yes, Rainbow would return the favor in the morning. A quickie before Applejack ran back to Sweet Apple Acres.

Like clockwork.

Author's Note

Woot.
Glad to get a another story published.
Still got my first going but thanks to loads of help from some awesome writers, I can get this idea on the road. yay!