The next morning, Spike and Celestia were still in bed with each other. He woke up while she was still asleep. As he was waking up, he accidentally grabbed her breasts. Feeling thirsty and out of impulse, he starts to suck her breasts while she was still asleep. While he was doing so, he still couldn't shake the fact that Rarity didn't want him. He really wanted to be with her, but due to Courtly Aristo sweeping her from under his feet, his dreams of ever starting a relationship with her have dashed. He started sucking even harder, which made Celestia wince. When she woke up, she said,

"Spike?"

He looked up and saw that she was awake now with this stern look on her face. Fearing what would happen to him next, he took her breast out of his mouth and turned his head away in shame. Just then, she touched his chin and faced her forward. Then, she had this sweet smile on her face and replied,

"Go ahead..."

Giving her a small smile, he went back to sucking her breasts for about half an hour. After that, the two got dressed while lost in their thoughts. Spike had just spent the night with a princess and he had mixed feelings about it. While he was happy that he got to confess his feelings to Celestia, he was unsure how everypony would feel about the relationship that he has with her. Celestia, on the other hand, was completely giddy that she finally got to be with Spike not only as a son, but as a lover, and she didn't care what anypony else would think. When they were finished, the two walked out of her room.

"I wonder where everypony else is?" Spike asked.

"I have no idea, but if I had to guess, they must be getting breakfast. If anything, they must worrying about you right now." Celestia replied.

"Yeah... Rarity will probably be with them as well."

Without a second thought, she stopped Spike and said,

"Listen. I know that it will be hard to look her in the eye. The truth will never be easy, but the more you confront it, the more you will make it through. I promise. I will be right beside you when you need me."

Spike still felt uneasy about confronting the truth, but he knew that she was right. But the thought of ever seeing her with Courtly Aristo still twisted him with anger. Still, he needed to face the facts that Rarity will never be his girlfriend. It would prove to be an even bigger challenge to him than any other he faced, but he would make it through. Then Celestia said,

"Why don't we get some breakfast first?"

"Sure." Spike said with another small smile on his face.

The two walked with each other, walking to Pony Joe's. After finishing up, they went to go look for the others. Spike felt worried about what would happen next. Would Rarity hate him? Would she feel bad for what she did? He had no idea what would happen next, but he still listened to Celestia's advice and stood tall. After spending twenty minutes, they finally found Twilight and the others. Upon seeing him, Twilight asks,

"Are you okay Spike? We haven't seen you in your room, so we spent all night looking for you after the Gala ended. I've been worried about you. Just where-"

"Don't worry, Princess Twilight. He just stayed with me to feel better about what happened." Celestia assured.

Twilight felt a little suspicious of what she was implying at first, but she brushed it off and replied,

"Spike... I know that me and Starlight shouldn't have pried into your life concerning your plans with Rarity, but we were only looking out for you. If anything happened to you... we just wanted to tell you that we're sorry for what we did."

"Me too, Spike. I know you told me not to tell Twilight, but I couldn't just stand by and watch you get pulverized. She also told the others about what happened before the night of the Gala. Listen, we shouldn't have butted in, but we were only trying to help-" Starlight said before raising his hand.

"I know what you were trying to do for me, and I appreciate you for what you did, but I wanted to see for myself if she really loved me or not. Other than that, I accept your apology."

"Hmm. Speaking of apologies... I think somepony else owes you an apology." she said as she turned towards Rarity.

The other ponies turned around to look at Rarity. She had this melancholic look on her face as she looked at him. Upon seeing her, Spike turned away, but he remembered what Celestia told him and turned his head towards her.

"Hey..." Spike said.

"Hi." Rarity responded with her clutching her arm.

There was an awkward silence between the two at first. Then Twilight bumped her in the back. Rarity sighed and said,

"I was planning on telling you about it. About who my new boyfriend was gonna be. We were just so happy together that I didn't even think about telling you the news. Though truth be told, I didn't want to tell. The thing is, we did do it behind your back while you were away with Princess Celestia. We did it so many times that I lost track. But what I'm trying to say is... I should have listened to what you were trying to tell me about your feelings were towards me. I know what I did was horrendous, but hopefully in time, you can come to forgive me. I am sorry for what I did to you."

Spike felt mixed about Rarity's apology. He knew that she was being earnest with him, but he just couldn't cope with the fact that she rejected him. But he brushed it off and asked,

"How's your boyfriend?"

"Oh... we've broken up."

"How come?" he asked, out of curiosity.

"We... we had a fight... concerning you."

"Huh?"

"He went a little ballistic about what he did to you and talked about it so much that I couldn't handle it anymore. But the weirdest thing is... he almost hit me."

Hearing this shocked Spike.

"Why?"

"He was so angry about what happened, saying that his days of being a model were over, going about the back that I didn't care about his personal problems, and that I was only walking with him out of pity. He was just so angry that I-"

"Hmm?"

She had no idea what to say next. At that moment, it was like walking on thin ice. If she said the wrong thing, Spike would never look at her the same way again. She wanted to make amends, but she didn't want to mess up. So she said,

"I don't know what else to say at this point. I just... wanted to-"

Spike stopped her from speaking her next sentence and responded,

"I know. I'm sorry too. I knew that I shouldn't have gotten in your way... but I just wanted you. All that I needed was you. But now that it's official... if you wanna date some other stallion... I won't get in the way. I can promise that much. I'm sorry that I yelled at you all. I was just so caught up in the moment that I didn't know who I was speaking to at that point. Would you all accept my apology?"

They all knew that Spike meant well and that he was making an effort to say his apologies, so Starlight said,

"We know. We're sorry as well. I guess we should've just butted out of your love life, huh?"

"No. I understand. Just wished that you would've just asked me first, but... it is what it is. By the way... what else happened to Courtly Arms?

"Not much... but from what I heard, he was fired from his job as a model due to his... 'rearranged' appearance. As far I know, he's probably being swarmed by multiple mares out of pity by now."

"What a surprise."

"Well Spike, we need to get ready to leave. The train will be-"

"Twilight?" Celestia interrupted.

"Yes, Princess Celestia?"

"If it isn't too much trouble... I would like Spike to stay with me for a while."

"Huh? Why?" she asked, confused.

The other ponies were confused as well. They had no idea why she wanted him to stay with her, nor did they figure out about anything what Spike did. Just then, Pinkie went deep into thought, which started to scare both Spike and Celestia, then she said as she gasped,

"Do you mean-"

Suddenly, Celestia used her magic to cover her mouth before she speak, then replied,

"It's nothing you should be worried over. I just need to be with him for a while. I mean, he is my son after all."

"Son?!" the mane six, including Starlight, exclaimed.

"Oh c'mon. I have a mom, you know." he said in a whimsical manner.

"Mom?!" the mane six, including Starlight, shouted again, only more shocked this time.

Spike and Celestia were at a loss for words after looking at the mane six's dropped jaws, along with Starlight's. They both just laughed and Celestia said as she looked at Spike when they were getting ready to leave,

"Well, it looks like you all better get ready. Your train could be here anytime~."

"Darn right. Better get to it." he responded.

As the ponies looked on in shock, Spike and Celestia walked away. As they did, they were holding each other's hands.

"Uh... Twilight? Don't you think we should-" Applejack said as she snapped out of it before being interrupted by Twilight.

"No. Just let them be. He does need his mommy after all." Twilight said, looking on with a smile.

The others nodded in a agreement as they looked on. From what Spike and Celestia were feeling, they felt that they no longer see each other the same way as they once did anymore. After everything that they did with each other, after revealing their true feelings towards each other, they no longer see each other as mother and son. They both realized that they would have to deal with the consequences if new ever got out that they were seeing each other, but they weren't afraid. They would confront it all when the time would come, but for now... it didn't matter to either of them. They both didn't care about what anybody of thought of their relationship. Because they no longer see each other as family... but as lovers.

The end...

Author's Note

Well... this is the end of the story, but I intend on writing a bonus chapter for this story. I have no idea when, but it could today, tomorrow, I dunno. But for now, leave me your thoughts on the whole story and have an amazing day or night. See you on the other side.