Naked Emotions

A few days have passed since Applejack and Astral had slept together. Though Applejack did care for him, she felt a bit ashamed for coming onto him so strongly.

Astral reassured her that it was ok and that it was in the heat of passion, though he knew they didn't do anything, he too felt ashamed. True he was hired by Applejack, but the real head of the household was Granny Smith. Somehow he felt like he betrayed her trust.

While lying on a table, getting a massage from the masseuse, he thinks about that night, how Applejack's breasts pressed up against his bare chest, how her lips danced on his, he sighed as he felt himself lift slightly only to realize in horror what it was.

"Alright, you can turn over now, darling," the masseuse said as Astral blessed.

"Ok, just give me a minute," Astral said as he tried to calm down, to force his cock back into its sheath. "Do you have some ice water," Astral asked in desperation as he tried to avoid flashing his rod.

"Darling, it's ok. I've seen them before," the masseuse said as she helped Astral turn around, though he was still hesitant. "Maybe it would relax you if you knew my name, I'm Aloe," the spa pony said as she starts massaging Astral's head

Blushing from how nonchalant his masseuse was, Astral found himself relaxing a bit as he tried to carry out the conversation. “I’m Astral,” he replied as she massaged his temples gently.

As Aloe massaged his temples, Astral tried to hide his erection with a towel, only to have a tent stick out. “I know you might not know, but how do you deal with situations like these,” Astral asked as he lay still on the table.

“Some of them sneak behind a building to burp the worm, but most the time they just deal with it, they can’t really control it and we know it’s not personal, so we don’t make a big fuss unless they start coming on to us, the same goes for mares, we get wet in public, but unless we direct it to somepony in hopes of getting lucky, we don’t sweat it,” Aloe answered, her being direct causing Astral to blush as she helps him sit up.

“There you go, darling, the massage is over, and your appointment sys you paid for a massage and a shvitz. Follow me darling, the steam room is this way,” Aloe said as she led Astral to the steam room.

Handing him a towel, she opened the door, the steam blasting him and making him sweat. “This is one of the rooms stallions use as well to satisfy their urges, we thoroughly clean them after each use so feel free to go wild if you so wish,” Aloe said as she shut the door and left him alone.

While alone, Astral thought, though he hadn't been here long he knew what she meant by burping the worm, though he hadn't done it before. He chooses to just relax and enjoy the steam room, closing his eyes and allowing his mind to wander.

Though he doesn’t feel comfortable going completely nude unless he has to, he does enjoy this town, he spends most of his time on the farm, but when he does get free time he indulges in his hobby of star gazing, though it’s mainly at night. On some days, he will go to one of the local cafés and chew the fat with some of the patrons or the baristas. He does enjoy the interactions he has and has made a few acquaintances. He juggles the thought of him moving here, but does wonder if that’ll upset his parents, maybe he could invite them over for dinner sometime or even bring Applejack to his place for a visit.

The timer for his time in the steam room goes off, indicating that he has to get out, stepping out of the steam room, Astral takes a deep breath and sighs as he steps into a dressing room and gets his clothes back on.

Paying his bill, he bids the spa ponies good day and steps out. The day is a brisk fall day and the air gives his bare chest a chill, but not enough to make him uncomfortable, he then starts to think on how the ponies around here keep warm during the winter months.

He makes his way back to the farm, where he sees Applejack putting up the last basket of apples. “Hey, Applejack,” Astral called out as he met her near the barn.

“Oh, hey, Astral,” Applejack replied, her voice low and still filled with guilt. Looking back up at Astral the orange farm pony sighed. “I think we should tell Granny what happened a few days ago,” Applejack said.

Astral nodded his head and grabbed Applejack’s hand. “If that is what you want, I understand,” Astral replied, knowing that Applejack values honesty above all else.

“It is, but I’ll tell her that it was mostly me,” Applejack said as Astral comforted her.

Hours pass until Astral and Applejack get a moment alone to talk to Granny, gulping a bit Applejack told her about what had happened a few nights ago.

Upon hearing this Granny was shocked, he had no idea how frisky Applejack could get, but instead of anger, Granny just commended her for being honest and telling her, she was overjoyed to hear that nothing happened, but explained to Applejack that if anything did, she would still be loved and that she shouldn’t be afraid to tell her.

Applejack sighed in relief as the weight she had been carrying had been lifted.

“So you feel better now,” Astral asked, getting a nod from Applejack. “That’s good,” Astral said as he scratched the back of his head, “Applejack, I do want to ask you something,”
“What is it sugarcube,” Applejack asked as she gazed at Astral.

“I am considering on moving here, but I want my parents to meet you first, so I was thinking, would you consider coming with me to Canterlot to have dinner or I can invite them down here,” Astral asked.

Applejack smiled, ‘’I’m ok with either or, I do have clothes for occasions, but I’ll let you handle that, I’m sure Granny Smith won’t mind,” the orange pony replied as she nuzzled her head on Astral’s bare chest.