Windy and Shy: Onward and Upward

Bow awoke with a mare under each arm, everything that the previous night had entailed flooding back into his mind. His eyes panned across his chest to see Windy and Evershy still asleep, both contently snuggled against either side of him. He looked down at Evershy with a mixed bag of emotions; while he undoubtedly enjoyed what happened between them he couldn't help but feel a nagging guilt about it all. His hand came up and rested on her shoulder, running down her arm and onto her blanketed hip.

"Hey." He quickly looked over to see Windy smiling up at him. "Feeling like quite the stallion right now I'll bet."

He breathed a quiet laugh. "I have to admit, I didn't quite see things going this way; but, it's a pretty nice feeling."

Windy rubbed his chest languidly. "Last night was something amazing Bow; something I always wished for but never in a million years thought would happen." She reached across his body and ran her fingers through Evershy's hair. "I love you both so much; and in spite of all the pain and drama that came with this I can't help but feel so happy right now." She felt him squeeze her against his body but saw the troubled look in his eyes. "What's wrong?"

Bow sighed and shook his head. "I don't know. I know last night was her choice but I really feel like... like I betrayed Cirrus by doing that."

Windy took his cheek and pulled his head over to look into his eyes. "Bow, don't do that to yourself." She said sternly. "Cirrus and I were never going to be best friends, I'm about a good life and he's about the good book; even so I respect the guy. So I'm not being biased when I say that he made his choice and so did you." Her hand fell to his chest. "I know I dropped a lot in your lap when we got back but you still had a choice; and you chose to be there not just for me but for her; and trust me, that means so much to her. Like she said, she's her own mare now and what happened between you two last night wasn't anything wrong or anything to feel bad about."

Bow considered her assessment with a slow nod. "In all honesty I know you're right, it's just a..." He stopped as he felt Evershy begin to stir.

"Well, speak of the sexy devil." Windy laughed as her eyes began to open.

"Oh." Evershy realized where she was and smiled. "Morning."

"Morning, Evershy." Bow gazed down at her softly.

"How you feeling?" Windy inquired with a smirk.

"Good." Evershy smiled up at Bow. "Kinda sticky though." She laughed as her head returned to his shoulder.

"Nothing a hot shower won't fix." Windy pulled the blanket away and straddled Bow. "But, since all the walls between you two have finally come down and Bow here still has a few days of vacation left, I say we run him ragged." She smiled and bopped his nose.

"Don't threaten me." He laughed.

"Hey, it's two on one now, stud." She reminded. "Not too old to keep up with a couple of wild girls like us are you?"

"I wouldn't exactly say I'm wild, Windy." Evershy interjected.

"You'll get there sweetie, one day at a time." Windy assured.

"I think Evershy needs to rub off on you for a change." Bow reached up and pulled her down on top of him.

"Babe, she rubs off on me all the time." Windy huskily toned. "Shy, get up here and help me show my better half what he's up against."

"Oh dear." Evershy flustered as she began to realize what she was a part of now.

After a brief but intense delay, the day got underway. Things truly did feel new for the three of them and Evershy's lingering concern about her ability to fully move forward in life had lifted. She was sitting alone in the dining room for a while before Windy wandered back through and found her, noticing the thoughtful look on her face.

"What's up, Shy?" She asked as she sat in the chair beside her.

"Oh, I was just thinking that I should start working again." Evershy answered.

"You want to get a job?"

"Yeah." She nodded. "I could use something to keep me out and about; also, I don't just want to freeload. I feel like I should bring something in to help out and at least cover my own expenses."

"Aw, but if you start working it's going to make me look bad." Windy sulked but almost instantly cheered. "Hey, why don't we do something together? Start our own business."

"What?" Evershy looked at her sideways. "We can't do that."

"Why not?" Windy asked. "I mean, you really want to just go out and get a job so someone half your age can tell you what to do?"

"Well..."

"Exactly." Windy cut her off.

"But, what would we even do?" She asked.

Windy hummed in thought. "We should be cam girls!" She said excitedly.

"What!?" Evershy's eyes widened.

"Yeah." Windy smiled. "We could put on private shows; lonely guys would pay a fortune to see you spray like a friggin geyser."

"Absolutely not." Evershy shook her head, red with embarrassment at the mere thought.

"You sure, it's easy money." Windy added with a salesman's smile.

"I'm not doing porn." She insisted.

"Fine, fine." Windy sighed. "But we should do our own thing."

"That I agree with." Evershy stood. "We'll think of something."

"Where you going?"

Evershy took out her phone and looked down at it. "It's well past time I talked to Zephyr, he still doesn't know what's going on."

"Oh." Windy nodded. "Good idea." She patted her chest. "I'll keep working on ideas."

"Ok." Evershy started for her room, looking back and pointing at her. "Nothing sex related."

"I know... geez." Windy threw her hands up.

Evershy went into her room and sat on the bed, scrolling though her contacts all the way to the bottom where Zephyr's name sat. More sure of herself and in a better place then when she had this conversation with Fluttershy, her talk with Zephyr on the subject was far more matter of fact. Usually the mouthy one, Zephyr sat quietly as she explained what was happening and why; the more distant one from the family than her daughter, he took the story in stride, mostly concerned about how everyone else was handling the situation. He apologized for being out of contact for so long and promised a visit, he also promised to call his father and be there for him as much as he could. Evershy reminded him, as she did for Fluttershy, that this was a decision between the two of them and it didn't affect their love or willingness to be there for him; he thanked her and honestly wished her well, letting her know he would see her as soon as he could. After the nearly two hour conversation, Evershy felt a bit drained and went to the kitchen to find something to eat. To her surprise, she found Windy still writing notes about possible business ventures.

"You're still at it?" Evershy looked over her shoulder.

"Hey, I'm serious about this." Windy tapped her cheek with the pen.

"Good to know." Evershy opened the fridge, pulling out a pre-packaged chef's salad.

"How'd the talk go?" Windy asked as she doodled on her scratch paper.

"Good." She sat on one of the stools that lined the kitchen island. "He said he'd come down as soon as he could."

"That'll be nice." Windy noted positively.

They heard the front door open and Bow came into the house, he tossed his keys on the door-side table and joined them. "Hey, hon." As he rounded the island, Windy leaned back and hugged his side with a welcoming kiss.

"Hey, stud." She smacked his ass, watching him as he went to the fridge. "Ahem... I believe you're forgetting someone." She toned.

Bow looked back at her and then to Evershy. "Oh, forgive me." He went to Evershy, she laughed with mild embarrassment as they shared a kiss of their own.

"Aw." Windy laid her head in her hand. "You two make a cute couple."

"So, what are you working on?" Bow asked, noticing her scrawling.

"Shy and I are going to go into business." She answered succinctly.

"What?" He looked between them.

"Well, I was thinking of getting a job again." Evershy explained. "But Windy thinks we should start a home business."

"That's... an interesting idea." Bow slowly nodded. "Anything in mind?"

"Well, Shy used to teach... I was thinking we could organize our own tutor program. Kind of like our own night school."

"Oh." Evershy perked up at the idea. "That could be nice; I would just need to update my certification."

"Yeah, and I can handle all the managerial stuff." Windy noted. "What do you think, hon?" She looked to Bow.

"Sounds like a positive move." He nodded. "It'll take some doing to get started though."

"We can start small." Windy continued. "Get our name out on social media, set up a website and all that; sound like a plan, Shy?"

"Yeah, it does." Evershy said surely. "Let's do it."

Bow smiled as they high-fived over the idea.

Life continued to move on and improve as time went by. Over the next month, Evershy was able to recertify herself for accredited teaching and the officially named Everwind tutoring and prep program was off the ground. Bow lovingly sacrificed his garage for them to operate out of, having a separate heating and cooling system installed to keep things comfortable for Evershy and her classes. The additional income that began to flow in was welcome though and allowed other long waiting improvements around the house to be made. As more time passed, Evershy and Cirrus slowly started to communicate again; talking at least once a week over the phone in an earnest effort to remain close. The two of them even came together to meet with Zephyr when he finally made his trip down to see them, wanting to be together to talk to him about everything. Their son was atypically emotional and apologized for not being around as much as his sister, promising to work on maintaining more frequent contact with them. On the home side of things, the intimacy between Evershy and Bow continued to grow; nourished, of course, by the ever eager Windy who exploited every opportunity to get them together both in and out of the bedroom. The new normal that they had tasted during their daughters' visit had become a reality and after seven months everything felt like it had fallen perfectly into place.

It was the beginning of the weekend; Windy and Evershy were out in the backyard pulling another batch of vegetables from the garden Evershy had started some months back. Bow sat on the couch, reading the Saturday paper; he looked up as the doorbell rang and laid the paper aside to go answer. He opened the door and paused at the massive stallion that was on the opposite side.

"Hello." Bow greeted.

"Hi." He tipped his head. "Does... Windy Whistles live here?"

"Yes." Bow nodded. "Who are you?"

"Well, she knows me as Ben." He answered.

"Oh." Bow's suspicion calmed at the now familiar name. "I see, just a second." He stepped back into the house and looked to the back door. "Honey! You've got a visitor!"

After a few moments, Windy and Evershy came inside; as they rounded the corner Windy's eyes widened as she saw their guest. "B.B!?"

"Oh my." Evershy gasped at the familiar face.

"Hey." Ben waved shortly.

"Oh my god!" Windy ran to the door and hugged him. "B.B., look at you... I didn't recognize you wearing actual clothes." She noted with a laugh as she backed away, looking him up and down.

"Yeah." He smiled sheepishly. "It's good to see you again."

"Ben." Evershy approached.

"Evershy?" He looked to her with a bit of confusion. "You're here too?"

"Yes." She nodded. "That's... a long story."

"Come in." Windy grabbed his hand.

"Hold on a second." Ben paused and looked back towards the driveway with a wave.

They heard a set of car doors open and close, Windy squealed in delight as she saw who else had come. "Aron! Nora!" She hurried out onto the porch as they appeared; the griffons smiled at the sight of her and hugged her tightly as she dropped to her knees before them.

"Hello." Aron pressed his cheek against hers.

"Mrs. Windy." Nora did the same against her opposite.

"I can't believe you're here." Windy nuzzled them, a tear leaving her eye. "God I missed you two."

"We missed." Aron began.

"You too." Nora finished.

Evershy brought her hand to her mouth as Daydream stepped around after them. He looked at her in shock but it soon dissolved into a warm smile, he waved and she slowly stepped outside the greet him. "Daydream." She smiled brightly.

"Hey, Evershy." He walked around Windy and the twins to reach her. "Long time."

"Yeah, it has been." She reached out, taking his hands and pulling him into a hug. "How are you?"

"Good." He slowly put his arms around her, the smell of her hair brining back all the memories of their time together.

"What the hell are you guys doing here?" Windy stood and looked back at Ben. "Miss us that much?"

"Yeah, but that's not why." Ben explained, his face growing stern. "Solstice escaped custody."

"What!?" Windy looked over at Evershy with heavy shock at the jarring news.