A Sweet Surprise

After paying the rather large fee, Dusty was asked to wait at the counter as Malt went back to the store entrance and locked the door. She still had no idea what was about to happen - making her both nervous and excited.

"Ah, now we should be all set." Malt told her as he returned behind the counter to lift the curtain the functioned as the door to the backroom, allowing Dusty Rose to step inside, just like the previous customer had done before her. The mare, of course, had so many questions, but she decided to keep her mouth shut and followed closely behind the stallion as he lead her to a wooden door with a large hoof print.

"Right in here, miss." Malt said as he pushed the door open. A soft moaning could be heard in the distance, but Dusty Rose thought little of it, stepping into the room as she was told instead.

Inside the room was a sweet scent, much like in the shop itself, yet this one was strangely unfamiliar to her. The room itself was filled with pillows and blankets. The floor itself felt like a mattress or maybe a giant bean bag? She couldn't tell.

"Come, lay down with me." Malt encouraged her, giving her a gentle push towards the pillow pile. "I'll explain everything."

Dusty Rose did as she was told and Malt closed the door behind them.

"Ah, I don't believe I've asked your name yet, miss...?" Malt's fiery orange eyes looked right into hers.

"Dusty Rose. And your name was Malt...?" she asked in return, bashfully breaking the eye contact.

"Yep" He laid down next to her, barely close enough so they were touching. "Malt Loaf's the name." Now that the two of them were side by side it occurred to Dusty that the sweet scent that she'd first encountered when entering the room seemingly also emitted from Malt himself.

"So, miss Rose, I believe I owe you a few words of explanation before we get started." Dusty Rose felt her heart beat faster. What in Equestria had she gotten herself into? She nodded.

"My sister Tiramisu and I both have a very unique... 'talent'. As you might've noticed some of our sweets seem to be a bit more pricey than you might expect. And then... there's this whole thing." Malt gestured to the room they were in, leaning on his elbow. "Well, let's just say this candy shop is a bit out of the ordinary..."

As Malt's words trailed off, Dusty Rose followed where his eyes were pointing her to. As he laid on his side his chest and belly were facing towards her. And there... below his belly, she saw a very unexpected sight that made her gasp.

"In this candy shop..." Malt continued speaking softly, moving his face closer to hers but without blocking her view. "We put a lot of love into our work." Dusty's breath grew heavy and she found herself unable to look away.

"What you just paid for is for me to give you a taste of that love ."