Windy and Shy: Onward and Upward

Bow returned with take-out about forty five minutes later, happy to find Windy and Evershy in seemingly better spirits than he had left them. He had his fair share of questions but let it be for the moment, knowing that they were both emotionally drained from the day's events. After dinner, Bow cleaned up and headed upstairs for the night while Windy got Evershy set up for the evening.

"Are you sure you don't need anything else?" Windy asked as Evershy emerged from the guest bath in her night gown.

"I'm okay, Windy." She sat on the bed. "Right now, I just want to sleep; I can't even think anymore."

"Alright." Windy knelt in front of her. "But if you do need something during the night, just call me."

"I will." Evershy smiled down at her warmly.

"Okay." Windy bounded back up. "Want me to tuck you in?" She asked with a wry smile.

"Goodnight, Windy." Evershy giggled.

"Night, Shy." She bent down and softly kissed her. "Love you."

"Love you, too." Evershy whispered back as she laid down and settled onto the pillow.

Windy caught the light on her way out and jogged upstairs to get ready for the evening herself. She haphazardly changed into cloth shorts and a long night shirt before joining Bow in the bed.

"How's she doing?" Bow asked as he lifted his arm, Windy immediately cuddling up.

"She's wiped out... not that I blame her." She laid her head on his chest and her arm across his stomach. "Bow, I can't thank you enough for being understanding about all this... I don't think I'll ever be able to." She rolled her head to look up at him. "I really lucked out when they were passing out husbands."

Bow chuckled and pulled her tight against him. "Then can you tell me what this is about? I mean, what's your end plan in this situation?"

Windy let out a long sigh as she already knew the answer. "I want to be in her life and for her to be in mine... in... ours." She timidly admitted. "I know saying that makes me the selfish one in all this, but that's honestly how I feel. You're the stallion of my dreams... and she's the mare of them; I want you both as close to me as possible." She pushed herself up from his body and looked down at him. "Does that make me sound like a bad person?"

Bow looked into her eyes, seeing the genuine distress that the idea was bringing to her. "I wouldn't say bad; passionate for sure... maybe even greedy." He ran his hand up and down her arm. "Well... definitely greedy."

Windy lowered her head and laughed. "I deserve that."

"It isn't coming from a bad place though." He reached up and took her cheek. "I'm not going to vilify you for being true to your heart, so don't you go doing it either." He smiled.

"Thank you." Windy said through a sniffle.

"Come on, you need to get some sleep." He pulled her down on top of him and she settled into his body.

"Okay." She nodded. "Goodnight, Bow."

"Goodnight, sweetheart." He kissed the top of her nose, reaching over and turning off the lamp.

When Windy and Bow awoke, they were greatly surprised by the smell of cooking coming from downstairs. They headed down to find Evershy in the kitchen making breakfast.

"Shy?" Windy rubbed her still tired eyes.

"Good morning." She hailed as she worked over the gas range.

"Shy... you don't have to do this." Windy took notice of the hefty meal she was preparing.

"I know." She looked back down at the omelet that was in the works. "Honestly... I just needed something to keep my mind occupied." A small smile formed on her lips. "And it's the least I can do for you two letting me stay here."

"Well, thank you." Bow said graciously as he noticed a pot of coffee already prepared.

"Here, let me help you." Windy assisted her with the rest while Bow set the table. As the three of them sat down to eat, Windy's eyes lit up as she tasted Evershy's cooking. "Oh wow, this is great, Shy." She beamed. "Way better than mine."

"Really?" Evershy looked over at Bow.

"I know better than to answer that." He shook his head.

"So, did you sleep at all last night?" Windy asked.

"A little." Evershy shrugged. "Not as much as I probably should have... but better than not at all."

"I hear you." Windy nodded. "I feel jet-lagged and we weren't even on a plane."

"You two should just focus on taking it easy today." Bow advised. "Since I've got some time off now, I'm going to take care of some things around the house."

"No argument here." Windy assured.

Evershy glanced over at her. "I think I'd like a hot bath. Would it be alright if I borrowed some body wash and shampoo?"

"Of course, Shy." Windy smiled. "Whatever I've got is yours, I'll get you sorted out."

"Thank you." Evershy lightly smiled back.

After breakfast, Evershy returned to the guest room while Windy gathered enough toiletries to keep her stocked. She fumbled into the guest bathroom with an armful of soaps, hair care products and lotions.

"Here you go, Shy." She let everything spill out onto the vanity.

"Oh my." Evershy chortled from her seat on the tub side as she filled the basin. "Thank you."

"No problem." Windy sat on the closed toilet lid. "How you feeling today?"

"Okay." She looked down into the rolling water. "I keep waiting for Cirrus to call... then I think maybe I should call him, but I know I shouldn't. I want him to take the time he needs until we talk again." She shook her head with a tired sigh. "My mind is just a jumble of things right now."

"That's normal, Shy."

"Nothing about this is normal, Windy." Evershy refuted. "At least not for any creature my age. I feel like a mooching teenager crashing at her friend's house."

"Shy..." Windy began.

"And I know you keep telling me I shouldn't feel that way." Evershy cut her off. "But that doesn't change the fact that I do... and that isn't your fault, Windy." She removed her glasses and set them aside. "This is just all new; and new is as scary as it is exciting. My life has been a certain way for over twenty years and now it's something completely different; which is why I'm so happy you're with me, because I couldn't possibly go through this alone."

Windy left the toilet and sat on the tub with her. "You're right." She admitted. "I just... hate seeing you this upset and I don't know how to fix it, which is driving me crazy."

"Thank you, Windy." Evershy took her hands. "But there's nothing to fix. This is a process, and what I'm feeling is just part of that process."

Windy slowly nodded. "I'm not used to being the rock." She confessed. "I was always the one leaning on your shoulder, you were the level headed one that always knew what to do." She laughed. "I'm supposed to be the impulsive, bad influence."

Evershy laughed along with her. "You're doing great, Windy." She tugged her forward and kissed her. "I'll feel a lot better after a hot soak."

"Get to soaking then." Windy chuckled, petting her cheek. She left Evershy to her bath and headed back upstairs; hearing the sound of the shower echoing from the master bath. Windy cast her shirt off and tugged the drawstring of her shorts as she stepped into the steamy room. Her shorts and panties fell to the tile floor just before she rounded the bend of the walk in shower and wrapped her arms around Bow's torso. "Started without me?" She laid her cheek to his wet back.

"Sorry." He spun around as her grip lessened, putting his arms around her.

"Mm." Windy sighed contently as she pressed against his chest. "I missed feeling you."

"It was pretty lonely here without you too." He admitted.

"So you had zero fun having the house to yourself?" She pushed back, looking up at him with a curious smile.

"Well, not zero." He laughed.

"Uh huh." Windy reached up and took his head, gazing lovingly into his eyes. "Thanks to that crazy loon on that ship I almost lost you."

"After you told me what happened, the worst part was realizing how much danger you were in and I didn't even know." He ran his thumb across her cheek. "I knew you were safe, but I was still terrified to find out that I almost lost you too. Even though this business with Evershy is a lot... everything else really puts it into perspective."

"So, the moral is that if you plan on having marital drama, almost die to help take the edge off?" She grinned.

"Absolutely not." He took her shoulders and gently shook her with a smile.

"Kidding." She giggled, hugging onto him.

"God." Bow groaned as he reached for the built in shelf and took up the bottle of body wash.

"Love you." Windy innocently reminded.

"I know." He laughed, filling his left palm with a thick helping. Tossing the bottle back on the shelf, he rubbed his hands together and set them to her back. She made a deep sigh as he massaged the soap into her coat, his left hand moving up to her neck and his opposite down to her rear. She slowly twisted in his arms so he could continue his attention on her front; raising her arms and lacing her hands around his neck. Bow brought his hands up to her shoulders and dragged them down to her breasts, rolling them in his soapy palms until they were white with suds.

"That feels so good, honey." Windy whispered, the cascading water from the oversized shower head bouncing off of his broad shoulders and onto her face. Her right hand fell from his neck and took his wrist, eagerly moving his hand between her thighs. Audible delight left her as his slick fingers danced over her clit; feeling him start to get hard, she rolled her hips and ground her ass against him. His chest vibrated as he moaned in his throat at the stimulation, lowering his head and kissing her neck in response. He reached lower, just enough to work his middle finger inside of her; she immediately tensed, her sudden cry ringing out over the sound of the falling water. Growing erection forcing its way between her slippery thighs, Bow began to thrust; his shaft running across her labia like a saw. "Dirty tease." Windy gasped.

"You started it." He toned into her ear.

Lips on her neck, hand to her breast, cock between her legs and finger deep inside; Windy writhed in pleasure, her passion filling the bathroom with sounds that her husband had missed for over a week. "Bow..." She said in a quivering voice.

"Yes?" He gently nibbled her ear. No coherent answered followed, Windy buckled with a husky growl as she climaxed; his strong arms easily holding her in place as she jerked and spasmed. As it ran its course, she hung like a limp noodle.

"Fuck, Bow." She panted. "I needed that." Albeit wobbly, she turned and yanked him down into a long kiss. He spun her around as they embraced, letting the warm water wash the remaining soap from her body. "Speaking of needing things." Windy giggled as his primed member jabbed into her side. "This sure looks like it could use some attention." She fell to her knees and drug her nails down his bobbing shaft. "When was the last time you fired this thing?"

"The night before you left." He pet her head, curling her hair between his fingers.

"You must be so backed up." She pouted. "Poor thing." She parted her lips and sucked him into her mouth, immediately taking him to the back of her throat. He stumbled at the aggressive intake and braced his hooves in a wider stance. Windy tossed her head from side to side as she lapped her tongue over the head, left hand working the base of his shaft and right tugging and kneading his balls. Bow palmed her head, laying his other hand against the shower wall to further steady himself. His head lowered, lips separating to release a drawn out, pleasured breath. After a few minutes of steady suckling she withdrew him from her mouth, grasping the tip and mashing it against her cheek as she caught her breath. Windy smiled as he reached down and stroked himself with desperate need. "Oh yeah." She sat back on her ankles. "Get me nice and dirty again babe, all over my fucking face." She looked up into his eyes pleadingly, mouth hanging open in anticipation.

Bow took her hair and pulled her face up farther as he staggered closer. "Fuuuck!" His baritone groan reverberated as he proceeded to cover her face and neck with his long stored seed. Windy happily drank every bit that landed in her mouth and ran her hands over her cheeks, smearing the warmth onto her breasts.

"Holy shit." Windy laughed at the sheer volume.

"It has been a week." Bow reminded through a spent breath.

Windy stood with a satisfied grin as he backed up; she grabbed the body wash again and wiggled it in front of him. "Can I convince you to give me another once over?" She asked, tapping his nose with the battle.

The day went by rather quietly, as was expected. Even so, Windy began to notice that Bow and Evershy just didn't seem to know how to be around one another. Bow worked around the house as he intended to occupy himself and Evershy was always hesitant to leave the guest bedroom. When she was alone with either of them they seemed normal, but when the three of them were together they both grew quiet and reserved. The once clear bounds of the friendship they shared were now compromised and it was clear that each was struggling with how to approach the other. Windy did her best to be high spirited but the looming awkwardness never waned and she went to bed that night distressed over the fact, something that did not go unnoticed by Bow. He struggled to sleep and wound up waking around 3 am; Windy was tight against him and he gently slid from under her, his wife immediately cuddling a pillow in his place. He sat on the edge of the bed for a while before deciding to head downstairs to get some coffee. He noticed the light on in the kitchen as he descended the stairs and upon investigation he found Evershy sitting at the table with a cup of her own.

"Bow?" She quickly looked up at the sound of his entry.

"Uh... hey." He waved, not prepared to run into her at such an hour. "Can't sleep, huh?" He went to the coffee pot and helped himself to a cup of his own.

"Not for lack of trying." She admitted as she stared down into her cup.

Bow quietly prepared his coffee; thinking about how poor a choice it was to simply try and avoid any alone time with his long time friend who was obviously in need of as many as she could get. With a sigh he started knocking his fist on the counter which caught her ear. "Listen, Evershy… I'm sorry if I've been... distant."

"I understand." Evershy nodded.

Bow slowly turned and headed to the table, sitting across from her. "This isn't going to get any better until you and I talk about all this."

"I suppose not." She conceded. "Windy has certainly been trying her best."

"I know." He nodded.

"So, how do we even start?" She asked. "I don't really know what to say; honestly, I don't feel I have much right to say anything."

Hearing that made Bow realize how his silence was affecting her. "Of course you do, Evershy." He sighed. "You're not a stranger here and I don't want you to feel like you are." He let out a short laugh. "Hell, sometimes you know where things are around here better than I do."

Evershy laughed softly. "I just... I'm sorry I'm disrupting your life like this."

"It honestly isn't so bad." He assured. "Don't get me wrong, this would be a different story if Windy just showed up with some stranger that I didn't know or trust saying all this; but you're no stranger and I certainly trust you." He paused to take a drink. "So, this has been a thing since before my time... huh?"

"Yes." She confirmed.

"What happened with you two back then?" He asked further.

"It wasn't much, honestly." She confessed. "But it was so important that it impacted the rest of our lives. We grew up around each other, always close and best friends all through school. Then, I suppose we reached that age where our curiosities began to take over. We were in college at the time; Windy got a little drunker than usual and things started to come out." She chuckled. "I was so shocked at first, a little disgusted too but... there was a part of me that really wanted it as well; so we wound up spending that night together." She smiled as she thought back to the moment. "It was an eye opening moment for me. I was raised very... traditionally; sex alone was something that I was taught was a bit taboo and should be saved for marriage, and what Windy and I shared that night would have been unspeakable to my parents." Her smile faded. "I enjoyed it; and it scared me that I did so I convinced myself that it was just a one time thing. Windy noticed how I was acting and played it off too, blaming the alcohol and we... never spoke of it again. Something blossomed that night and we both walked away from it because of my stupid fears and insecurities." Her mind then flashed back to their time on the ship. "But, it meant so much to her too. She confessed that she never fully abandoned those feelings and has been harboring them all this time. I realized how much I did too and... well, all of the sudden we were college girls again."

"That's about how she put it." He noted.

"Windy is important to me." Evershy continued. "She showed me how limited my thinking has been and how much of myself I buried just to live the life my parents thought I should. She showed me that sex wasn't something to be afraid or ashamed of, that we need to enjoy our lives the way we want and not the way we think we should." Her voice grew impassioned as she spoke.

"Yeah." Bow nodded in agreement. "She's taught me that same lesson over the years." He drummed his fingers along the side of the cup. "Windy and I have opened up a lot and honestly, as timid as I was about it a first, it's been wonderful. She's always been an intensely sexual mare and that's a side of her I've been able to experience in ways I never knew I could or would."

"So, you really don't hold it against her for being with Ben and the twins?" She asked with a hint of wonder.

"No." He shook his head. "Over the years I've learned that sex is wonderful, but it doesn't define a relationship." He shrugged. "Any two creatures can have sex, it isn't hard or complicated even though we try to make it that way because we've equivocated sex and love over the years. But, they're two different things and that's what I've come know." He smiled. "Windy and I love and trust each other above all else. I know that even if she gets physical with another creature, at the end of the day that doesn't undo that love and trust; I know she'll always come home to me and that level of bond is what truly makes a relationship."

"That's a beautiful outlook, Bow." She admitted.

"Yeah, but that's also what makes this situation so much different." He continued. "This isn't just about sex. Windy is in love with you and wants the same bond with you that she shares with me; and it's clear that you feel the same way. Which means that we know where Windy stands; the only thing left is to decided where you and I stand with each other."

"I have different stakes in this." Evershy noted. "I didn't just risk my marriage because I love Windy, I also did it because I can't keep holding myself back in life anymore. Windy may have been the trigger, but what is going on with me has been building for a long time and was going to surface one way or another sooner or later." She took a composing breath. "I won't ask Windy to make the same sacrifice. I don't want to damage your relationship with her and I don't want to cost her the love you two share."

"I know." He nodded. "Thank you." He sat back in the chair. "But I know Windy and I know what she'd do if she heard you say that. Honestly, I realistically only have two choices. I can either accept what you two have and allow that to become part of my new normal; or, I can try to resist it and run the risk of losing my friend and my wife."

Evershy lowered her head in shame. "I'm sorry to force you into that type of choice, Bow."

"Well, like you said, this was boiling under the surface and was going to happen one way or the other." He bobbed his head in thought. "And like I said, this would be different if it was any creature other than you." He let out a long breath. "I've spent all day thinking about this, Evershy. I won't risk losing Windy and I wouldn't abandon my friendship with you; so, I guess what I'm saying is that I'm willing to try and make this craziness work."

Evershy's eyes widened a bit in surprise. "You are?"

"Yeah." He nodded surely. "So please don't feel like you're just a guest here or that you owe us anything; you know you're always welcome here."

Evershy wiped a tear from her eye as relief began replacing anxiety. "Thank you, Bow."

"So can we stop feeling weird around each other?" He asked as he stood.

"That sounds great." She quickly went to him, hugging him tightly.

Bow gently put his arms around her, feeling much better himself having finally been able to talk about everything. "You should really try and get some sleep."

"I know." Evershy took their cups and put them into the sink. "You too."

"I'll see you in the morning then." Bow waved as he headed for the stairs. "Goodnight, Evershy."

"Goodnight, Bow." She waved back with a warm smile.