Wrong and Right

Some Time Later

Shining Armor sipped his cocoa and breathed in the cold mountain air. The full moon beamed down on him, the biggest light in a sky full of stars. Of all the things he loved about coming up here, the view was definitely in the top five. You just didn’t get skies like this in the city. Only when he came up to the cabin could he look up into the sky and truly feel the enormity of the universe above him. He felt small… but in a good way.

He heard the sliding glass door open and close behind him, and he turned to find an unexpected sight. “I thought you were going to bed.”

“And waste a night like this?” Rarity took a deep breath and sighed in contentment, pulling her robe tighter around her to shield her from the cold. “Besides, I knew you’d be taking a late night dip and I thought I’d join you.” She tilted her head towards the nearby hot tub, already bubbling and steaming in the chill air. “Unless you’d rather soak alone?”

He took another sip and shook his head. “You know, we only got into this mess because you couldn’t let me soak alone.”

“It’s incredibly dangerous to hot tub alone, darling. The heat might go to your head and you could drown.” She winked and flipped her hair over her shoulder. “I’d never forgive myself if I let something happen to you.”

“It means so much that you care.” He put his mug down on the railing and leaned back. “I take it Gawain went down alright?”

“He fought me, of course. He’s your son, after all.”

“Hey, don’t forget; you’re the one who wanted him.”

She ignored the comment and pressed on. “You simply have to have a firm hand with these things.” She looked back at the way she’d come and smiled. “Besides, I knew his little body couldn’t stay awake after the drive up here.”

“He did pretty well, I think. What with this being his first trip up this way and everything.” He was tempted to go in and check on the little guy, but he knew that chances were that he’d wake him up, and then his plans for a midnight soak would be ruined. “This is kind of a double first, isn’t it?”

“How so?”

“It’s the first time we’ve been up here without the others, and it’s also the first time we’ve been up here with him.” He smiled. “Do you think he’s going to have fun?”

“He’s going to love it. All those trails? He’s going to be in puppy heaven.” She looked back at her boyfriend and shook her head. “Something tells me we won’t have any trouble getting him into the kennel tomorrow night.” She stretched luxuriously, feeling his eyes upon her. “Now, as for tonight, I believe I’ve spent quite enough time just standing here and freezing.” She started for the tub, undoing the sash of her robe.

Shining Armor’s leering of her backside was interrupted by the buzzing of the phone in his pocket. He reached for it, ready to read the incoming text.

“Darling, I think you might find what’s over here to be infinitely more interesting than your phone at the moment.”

He looked up to find that she’d let the top half of the robe fall down to the small of her back, revealing what appeared at first glance to be an unbroken field of white. He smiled. “Breaking out the old suit? Feeling nostal...” His words faded as she let the robe fall the rest of the way off, exposing her bare backside to the night.

Rarity looked back with hooded eyes. “Suits just get in the way sometimes. Wouldn’t you agree?” She gracefully slipped into the steam and turned, the pink of her nipples standing out like beacons in the hot tub’s light.

The phone slid back into the pants pocket the instant before the pants hit the deck. Shining Armor made his way over to the tub, pulling his shirt over his head. He smiled down at her as he reached for the waistband of his boxers. “Room for one more?”

She said nothing. Only extended her finger in a ‘come hither’ motion.

Shining Armor kicked the last of his clothing away and joined his girlfriend in the bubbling waters. They came together and sank into the warmth beneath, the warmth that barely measured up to the heat between them.

Steam continued to rise from the tub, fading into the peace of the tranquil night sky.