Today has been pretty good. I am taking more days off to take care of Fluttershy. She has begun her mood swings. Nothing too serious yet. She just seems happier than normal. It started last week...

Last Week

"Yawn.... Man, that was the best I've slept in weeks." I whispered to myself while stretching. I looked over to notice my wife isn't in bed. "I guess she's already up." I walked down the stairs and my nostrils were hit with the sweet smell of pancakes and maple syrup. I followed the smell to the kitchen. I was greeted by the lovely sight of my wife. Her more noticeable bulge in her stomach was wrapped snugly in her pink apron. "Hey good lokin'. What's cookin'?" I joked.

"Oh! Good morning honey. I am just making you a big breakfast." She said as she places another stack of pancakes on the already full table.

"I can see that." I smiled and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "You didn't have to do this."

"I did it because I love you." She nuzzled me.

"I love you too sweetie." She smiled and went back to cooking, but I placed my hoof on hers. "I think that we have enough pancakes, love." I give a light chuckle.

"Oh...Sorry if I got carried away. I just feel so energetic today, and cooking gave me someway to burn of f the energy." She looked away.

"It's okay Fluttershy." I wrapped my arm over her shoulder. "I really appreciate that you cooked for me. It just seem a little much now." I saw her frown a little. an Idea popped in my head. "How about we go out today so you don't have to do chores to pass the time?" Her smile immediately came back.

"That sounds lovely."

We ate breakfast and we let the animals finish off what we didn't eat. We put angle in charge of telling anypony who came looking for us would know that we are not home. We gave him a note saying were we would be if it was an emergency. You have no idea how many problems this town gets on a weekly basis.

"So where do you plan on taking me and our baby?" Fluttershy asked as we were walking through town.

"I was thinking we could go to the lake for a dip, then we could have a nice dinner out, and top it off with late night cuddles." I said as I stayed close to her and looked at the ground so I don't trip on anything.

"That sounds like a wonderful time." She smiled.

We reached the same pond she brought me to when i first was sent here. I took off a saddle bag that I packed before we left. I filled it with the basic essentials; sunscreen, towels, an umbrella, a six pack of soda, and a straw sunhat for my wife. I placed one of the towels on the sand, and set up the umbrella. Fluttershy grabbed the sunscreen from the bag and put some on her arms and hooves.

"Can you get my back, Jesse?" She asked.

"Of course honey." I walked over to her and put a glob of sunscreen on my hoof and used my other hoof to stay balanced. When My hoof touched her back she gave a sight shiver and blushed a little. I began to trace my hoof over her soft fur and her supple curves. She sighed and cooed as I continued to massage the cream into her delicate hide. "Enjoying yourself baby?"

"Mmhm." She then laid on her side. "Can you do my belly now? It is getting difficult to reach." She asked. I nodded, and put another glob of the lotion on my hoof. As i traced it over her belly I felt a little kick which surprised me. "Looks like our little one is getting riled up it there." she giggled.

"Yeah. I think you're right." I nervously laugh. "That really surprised me." I moved my head closer to her bulging stomach, and I placed my ear to it. I concentrated hard, and I began to hear a small little echo over my wife's own heart beat. "Good morning little one. Daddy loves you, and your mother does too." I kisses Fluttershy's belly softly, then I remembered I just rubbed sunscreen on her. "Bleck!" I had a sour expression on my face, and I spit in a ditch effort to get the taste out of my mouth. Fluttershy was laughing her flank off. I gave her a playful glare, and she stuck her tongue out and kissed the tip of my nose. Which caused us to both lay on the ground laughing. After we both calm down a little, Fluttershy asked.

"You want to go for a dip? You seem to be sweating a little." It was true I have been in the sun and Fluttershy has been in the shade all this time. The doctors said she doesn't need too much sun, so you know as a husband I went overboard.

"Are you sure you don't want me to stay here by your side? I can take the heat." I said as I wiped my brow.

"I'll be fine. You have fun." She said as she waved her hoof towards the lake like a mother shooing there child to go play.

"If you think you will be fine then okay." I walked to the water and began to swim around. I kept my eyes on her as I swam. 'I want to be ready if something happens.'

After a bit of splashing around, I decided that it was time to get out and dry myself off. I walked onto the sand, and shock like a dog. I grabbed a towel and tried as best as I could to get all the water out of my fur. When I was finished my wife giggled.

"What's so funny?" I asked.

"You're really fluffy right now." I looked down, and she was right. My fur was sticking on end. I noticed a big piece of fluff sticking out of my chest.

"yeah I guess I am." I laughed.

"I want some snuggles from my fluffy bunny." Fluttershy held out her arms like she was going to hug me.

"Of course." I walked to her and we both began nuzzling each other.

"I love you, Jesse" She softly whispered.

"I love you too, Fluttershy." I kissed her forehead, and looked up at the sky seeing the the blues slowly turning into light oranges. "Looks like we were here longer than I thought." I looked over to my wife who was still nuzzling my chest. "Are you hungry dear? It is getting close to dinner time."

"I'm not that hungry, but I know somepony who is." She said as she slowly rubbed her bulging belly.

"Then let's get you two some sustenance." I smiled and helped my beautiful wife up, and I packed everything up. "Lets go dear." I put the saddlebag on my back, and started walking into town with Fluttershy against my side.

"So where do you have in mind?" I asked.

"To tell you the truth...I am really craving something deep fried and greasy." Fluttershy shyly said hiding one of her eyes in embarrassment.

"That sound good right now." I reassured her. Fluttershy was never big on fast food. 'I know a certain princess who is.' She said that they were unhealthy and bad for you. She even got me to stop eating that stuff most of the time. Although there are some times where I will just get some hay fries after a long day. Back on Earth, I would always want a burger, large fries, and a milk shake. Now it makes me realize just how much that stuff was messing up my body. One time I went to a space themed joint. What ever thing I ordered they would ask me "What type of cheese filling you want in that?" , even the imatation fruit cup!

We walked into Hay Burger and ordered two double cheese burgers, a medium fries, and a small side salad. We sat in a booth in the corner of the establishment.

"So what has the doctor said about our baby?" I asked as we munched on our burgers.

"He said I should be due in about 5 to 7 months." She smiled at the tought of having her foal playing with Angel and all her other animals. Then she remembered something the doctor said. "Oh. I almost forgot! He said that we can decide to know the gender of the foal next month. Do you want to know, or keep it a surprise?" She asked. I thought hard on this.

"That seems like a big deal..."

"I am fine if you you don't want to know. I will be okay with whatever oh choose." She placed her soft hoof on my slightly shaky one.

"I would probably want to know the gender." I said. "So I am prepared, and we don't spend bits on the wrong type of stuff."

"That does seem like a good reason." She agreed. "Next time I go to the doctor you can take a day off to go with me so we can both know at the same time."

"That sounds good." I paused for a moment. "I really need to starts hiring people to work in the shop. I am sure there are plenty of ponies who are looking for a job."

"Then you can spend more time with me and the baby." She smiled.

"Yeah, but I would put a dent in our income. Since I have to pay them, and I probably only sell my normal number of orders. We can still get by though." I explained. 'If there is one thing I'm good at besides my potions, it is managing numbers.'

We finished our food, and we were on our way home. We made it to the front door without saying a word to each other. We were just nuzzling each other lovingly.

"I want to tell you I had a wonderful time." She said with the smile that I love.

"I had fun too." I kissed her cheek, and gave a yawn. "Man I'm tired..." I opened the door to see everything quiet.

"Looks like all my animals are went to bed." Fluttershy looked around and turned on a lamp so we could find the stairs.

We made it to bed and we continued our cuddle session. Her silky soft fur on her cheeks gently rubbing against mine. It is enough to send someone to sleep.

My eyelids became heavy, and my head bobbed up and down. Fluttershy noticed.

"You can sleep if you want to honey." Her voice so tender sounding, like a mother tucking her child into bed.

"What about you?" I asked as my body swayed a little back and forth.

"I'll be fine." She lightly pushed me down onto my pillow. "I will go to bed in a little bit. You need sleep so you can go to work tomorrow." She kissed my lips, but I was too tired to notice.

"The husband should always do what his wife says." I half mouth out as my eyes closed shut.

"Sleep well Jesse..." Fluttershy said as she stroked my hair and put my hat off my head, and put in on the nightstand. She grabbed a book from under her pillow titled "What to Expect When Expecting a Foal". After a few pages, she put the book down, and rubbed her baby bump. "Your Daddy will take good care of you."

Author's Note

I'm back baby! I haven't been writing because I got a girlfriend, but things didn't work out the way I hoped. We are back to being friends again. So I don't really have any real distractions, besides procrastinating.