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WARNING: This chapter contains nudity towards the end. Reader's Discretion is Advised.

Chapter 16 - 3 Weeks of Relaxation

--Tootsies Orchid Lounge--

It was nighttime by the time Mike and Rara returned to Nashville from Daytona Beach. As Mike drove out of his neighborhood, Rara couldn't help but wonder where they would be going at this time at night. It was 5 minutes past 9:00pm, which meant that by this time, a lot of locations would be closing for the night.

"Um, Mike?" She asked. "Where are we going at this time at night?"

Mike smiled. "Well, remember when we were driving through Nashville to get to my brother's place and you said that maybe one day we can hang out at the popular hangout spot in Nashville?"

Rara pondered for a moment before realizing what Mike was talking about. "You mean... Tootsies Orchid Lounge?" She asked.

"Yup," Mike replied. "You said that maybe we can hang out there sometime. So I decided that now would be perfect time."

Rara beamed and looked at the road ahead, excited for the hangout to come.

Mike and Rara soon arrived at the iconic bar. Inside they saw many ponies and people enjoying their drinks, dancing to country music, and watching a sports feed on various televisions. "Ahh, Mike! So glad you're here," said a familiar voice.

"Hey, John," Mike replied as Rara saw him heading towards the bartender. Which turned out to be Mike's older brother.

"John, you work here?" Rara asked in surprise.

"Indeed, I do," replied John. "AJ and her friends always come by to hang out with Mike. In fact, they hung out right before you two met. It's nice to see you again, Rara."

Rara, still shocked to see John, smiled and said, "Yeah, it's nice to see you again too."

John then looked at Mike. "I suppose you want the usual?" he asked.

"Yup," Mike replied as he took his seat in front of the bar. Rara sat down next to him and looked around the bar. She noticed people and ponies drinking some sort of carbonated drinks which were still foaming. She IMMEDIATELY knew what it was.

"Umm, John?" Rara called.

"Yes?"

"Do you sell wine, here?"

"Why yes. We do."

"Good, because I want some."

John smiled and walked away to get Mike and Rara's drinks. Mike looked at Rara with surprise. "You drink wine?" He asked.

"Yes," smirked Rara. "Don't worry, it's mostly for special occasions and I always make sure not to drink too much."

John then returned with a glass of beer and a martini glass with wine in it. Rara was shocked when she saw it. "Wow, a martini glass," she said. "It's been a while since I drank wine out of these."

"Well, today's your lucky day. Or night as is the case," said John. "By the way Mike, I saw your performance at the Rolex 24 earlier today. Congrats on a good points finish."

Mike smiled. "Well, it wasn't easy. Especially with Pipo Derani up to his usual aggressive antics. But hopefully this will motivate everyone at Chip Ganassi Racing and make them hopeful to beat Porsche Penske Motorsport in the championship standings."

"Yes, well, I also heard that you're gonna be doing the 24 Hours of Le Mans this summer."

"That was not part of the plan, but in racing, money talks. So I got to do what they tell me to do."

"Well, if it makes you feel any better, Martha and I are going to be at the Daytona 500 in three weeks, since our baby isn't due until the end of March."

"Thanks, John. In a race like the Great American Race, I'll need all the support I can get."

"Anytime bro, now I'll leave you two lovebirds alone. Enjoy your drinks."

John left, leaving a smiling Mike and a blushing Rara. Mike saw this and said, "Hey, he's not wrong."

"I know," Rara replied. "It's just taking a while to get used to."

Mike sighed. "Yeah, I know." He then cleared his throat and raised his glass in the air. "How about a toast," he announced. "To us."

Rara smiled and picked up her wine glass. "To us," she said in return. The two then clinked their glasses together and took a sip from their drinks before setting their glasses back down on the counter.

Mike and Rara finished their drinks and were now throwing darts at a target, a usual thing that a bar has. Mike threw his dart, which landed on the top left of the center. He gave Rara a smirk, thinking that she can't outdo him. But Rara gave him a half-lidded smile and grabbed a dart of her own. She aimed VERY carefully and then threw her dart at the target. It landed right in the middle. Mike stared at the target in shock. He then looked at Rara, then back at the target, then back at Rara. Rara's half-lidded smile turned into a grin as she stared at Mike's shocked face in amusement. Mike then grinned back at Rara.

To finish off their time at Tootsies Orchid Lounge, Mike and Rara decided to spend some time on the dance floor. Mike's brother, John, watched as the couple danced to the typical country music played at bars.

"They're really meant for each other aren't they?" asked John's co-worker.

"Yeah, it reminds me of when I first met Martha," John replied.

"Well, it's not every day you see a race car driver dating that pony world's biggest pop star."

John smiled at his co-worker and the two quickly got back to work serving their customers. While back at the dance floor, Mike and Rara continued dancing to the song that was being played.

--A Night of Movies--

A week had already gone by since Mike and Rara started their vacation. Rara was looking at the cabinet near Mike's television in his living room. She noticed a lot of DVD cases, and these had movie titles that she didn't see on Mike's DVD box that he brought with him when he moved in with her. She also noticed that the shelves had sticky notes to divide the movies, although it wasn't by category. It was actually through names that Rara had never seen before. One shelf had a sticky note that read, 'Disney', another read, 'DreamWorks', another read, 'Pixar', and the last one read, 'Universal'.

"Umm, Mike?" She asked.

"Yeah," Mike replied.

"What are these movies?"

Mike saw what Rara was asking about. "Oh, these are movies I haven't seen in a long time," he replied. "I do remember some of these, but the last time I saw them was when I was 23 years old."

Rara was surprised, Mike hasn't seen these movies since he was 23. Why does he still have these movies if he hasn't watched them? 'Probably because he spent most of his time trying to start his career in music, which ultimately failed and led him to find a career in racing,' she thought. "Well, I wanna see these," she said.

"You do?" Mike asked in surprise.

"Yes, I've only seen the Thomas, Star Wars, and Harry potter movies and TV shows. So why not something you haven't seen in years."

Mike was unsure, but since Rara was still trying to learn a lot about his world, especially since she needs to be 100% familiar by the time the Earth portion of their Multi-dimensional tour begins, he decided to play along. "Okay," he said. "What do you wanna watch first?"

Rara looked inside the cabinet, inside she saw many titles. But the ones that caught her eye were the ones that were on the shelf that had the sticky note that read, 'DreamWorks', on it. On this shelf, there were some strange titles and others that sounded very interesting. Rara read the titles on the DVD spines in the order they were placed on the shelf. 'Shrek', 'Shrek 2', 'Shrek the Third', 'Shrek: Forever After', 'Madagascar', 'Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa', 'Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted', 'Penguins of Madagascar', 'Kung Fu Panda', 'Kung Fu Panda 2', 'Kung Fu Panda 3', 'How to Train Your Dragon', 'How to Train Your Dragon 2', How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World', 'Chicken Run', 'Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit', 'Megamind', 'Puss in Boots', 'Puss in Boots: The Last Wish', 'Turbo', 'Mr. Peabody & Sherman', 'The Bad Guys'.

Mike immediately stepped in and said, "I see you're interested in the DreamWorks movies there."

Rara looked back at Mike. "Yes, although many of these titles are either very weird or very interesting," she said.

"Well, how about we start from the beginning," Mike said as he grabbed the first DVD case on the shelf.

"Okay," smiled Rara.

Once Mike turned on the TV and the DVD player, he immediately went to the kitchen, grabbed a bowl, and put something in the microwave. Rara then heard constant popping sounds coming from the microwave, this went on for 3 minutes before Mike took a bag out of the microwave, opened it, and poured it's contents into a bowl. He then walked into the living room and placed the bowl down on the table. "No movie is complete without some popcorn," he said with a smile.

Rara chuckled at his words before Mike went back into the kitchen and grabbed two cans from the refrigerator. He walked back and placed them on the table. Rara could see that they were soda cans. Mike then gave one to Rara. "Thanks," she said.

"No problem," Mike replied before he put the disc inside the DVD player and then sat down next to Rara before grabbing the popcorn bowl and placing it on his lap.

After a few trailers and a DVD menu, the movie finally began. A crescent moon was shown in the night sky surrounded by clouds. Suddenly, the end of a fishing rod landed on a body of water, revealing the picture to be a reflection in a lake or river. The screen then panned up through some clouds before showing a boy fishing from the crescent moon. The screen then began to pan sideways. As it did, the letter 'D' formed in the crescent moon before more letters began forming. The screen was then blinded by a cloud before finally clearing. When it did, the word, 'DreamWorks', appeared on the screen with the letters, 'SKG', written under it. Suddenly, the two s's changed to a green color with strange ears. "What the?" Rara asked in surprise. But before she could question it, the screen faded to black and the opening titles showed up on the screen.

An orchestral music was playing and growing in intensity as a spotlight began shining. Then, the screen panned down to a book. The book then opened all on it's own and a narrator suddenly began speaking.

"Once upon a time, there was a lovely princess.

But she had an enchantment upon her of a fearful sort. Which could only be broken by love's first kiss.

She was locked away in a castle, guarded by a terrible fire-breathing dragon.

Many brave knights have attempted to free her from this dreadful prison, but none prevailed.

She waited in the dragon's keep, in the highest room of the tallest tower. For her true love and true love's first kiss."

Rara was starting to feel intrigued by this fairytale story and was anticipating to see what was next before suddenly, out of nowhere, a green hand ripped the page from the book while laughing, catching Rara completely off-guard.

"Like that's ever gonna happen. What a load of-"

The sound of a toilet flushing was then heard, which made Rara feel uncomfortable, disgusted, and grossed out. "Here comes the moment that has been memed to death by everyone on this planet," said Mike.

Rara was about to ask Mike what he meant before suddenly, a green human-looking creature burst through a door right when a rock song began playing. As the song continued playing, the screen cut to some swamp mud before suddenly, a bucket swept through the mud and the movie's title was then showed on the screen in green letters, which read, 'Shrek'.

After the song ended, the angry mob showed up at the ogre's home, pushing some swamp aside.

"I think it's in there.'

"Alright, let's get it."

"Whoa hold on. You know what that thing can do to you?"

"Yeah, he'll grind your bones for it's bread."

"Hahaha!!! Yes. Well actually, that would be a giant. Now ogres... Oh, there much worse. They'll make a suit from your freshly peeled skin."

"No!"

"They'll shave your livers, squeeze the JELLY from your eyes! Actually, it's quite good on toast."

"Back! Back! Hey! Back! I warn ya!"

The ogre then soaked his hand with his tongue and very casually, without even flinching whatsoever, put the fire on the torch out. Rara, surprised by what she just saw, began chuckling at the somewhat ludicrous display, as the ogre just had a very casual smile on his face.

"Right."

"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAARRRRGH'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

"This is the part where you run away."

The mob then yelped and ran away, throwing their pitch forks and burned out torches to the ground as the ogre laughed.

"And stay out!"

The ogre then looked at the ground and grabbed a piece of paper before reading it.

"Wanted: Fairytale Creatures."

The ogre sighed and threw the paper away as he began walking back to his home. Rara immediately began wondering what was going to happen next as the movie continued.

"Why... are you following me?"

"I'll tell you why.
'Cause I'm all alone.
There's no one here beside me.
My problems have all gone.
There's no one to ride me.
But you gotta have friends-.'

"STOP SINGING!!! Well, it's no wonder you don't have any friends."

"Wow, only a true friend would be that truly honest."

"Listen, little donkey. Take a look at me what am I?"

"Uhhhh. Really tall?"

"NO!!! I'm an ogre. You know 'grab your torch and pitch forks'. Doesn't that bother you?"

"Nope."

"Really?"

"Really, really."

"Oh."

"Man, I like you. What's your name?"

"Uhhh. Shrek."

"Shrek?"

"Is it just me or is that donkey reminding me of Pinkie Pie?" Asked Rara.

"Nope," replied Mike. "That donkey ALWAYS reminds me of Pinkie Pie. Although, don't put them in the same room together because that'll be a recipe for disaster."

"Don't remind me," chuckled Rara.

"NO!!! YOU DENSE, IRRITATING, MINIATURE, BEAST OF BURDEN!!! OGRES ARE LIKE ONIONS!!! END OF STORY!!! Bye bye. See ya later."

"Geez, that donkey really is like Pinkie Pie," said Rara.

The movie went on for another hour, with Mike and Rara laughing at the various quotes from Donkey and the scene where Fiona fights Robin Hood and the Merry Men. After half an hour, the movie ended and the credits began to roll. "Wow, that was great," said Rara.

"I'm glad you enjoyed it," replied Mike.

"Well, the night is still young, so why not watch another movie?"

"You know what, that's a good idea," said Mike. "And I know just what to watch."

Mike went to his cabinet, pulled out a DVD case, took the Shrek Disc out of the DVD player, and put the new disc in. He then placed the old disc back in it's case, put the Shrek DVD back on the cabinet, and sat back down next to Rara.

The movie started. It was another DreamWorks movie, however this time, the logo was different. It started off with a full moon in outer space, slowly transforming into a crescent moon. The fishing boy was already on the moon and swayed his fishing rod to sweep some clouds away. When that happened, a dark flying creature flew across the screen in the background. Rara couldn't tell what it was as it flew to fast. Then, some letters came floating into the screen and under the crescent moon, forming the word, 'DreamWorks'. While all of that was going on, a slow and ominous but adventurous music was playing.

'You know, judging by the logo and the name, it looks and sounds like a film studio Princess Luna would start and own,' Rara thought to herself. Then, underneath the DreamWorks wording, the subtitle, 'Animation SKG', appeared. "Wait, animation? What's that?" Asked Rara.

"Animation is the name given to a movie made from drawn images. You see, unlike Thomas, which was made with model trains and props on sets, or Star Wars and Harry Potter, which were filmed with live actors in a given location, Shrek and this movie that we're about to watch, were made of drawings created by hundreds of artists. Those drawings are then put into computers, which add a lot more detail to the pictures that humans aren't capable of drawing. These computers and machines then assist the artists in adding the final details, colors, and lightings to the images," explained Mike.

The movie proper began, it showed an island at night surrounded by mist as a narrator began speaking.

"This... is Berk. It's 12 days north of hopeless and a few degrees south of freezing to death. It's located solidly on the meridian of misery. My village. In a word, sturdy. And it's been here for 7 generations, but every single building is new. We have fishing, hunting, and a charming view of the sunsets. The only problems are the pests."

Suddenly, a flying creature grabbed a sheep and took it with it. The moment came out of nowhere and startled Rara. "Eep!" She cried. But before she could question what just happened, the narrator continued.

"You see most places have mice or mosquitos. We have..."

The scene cut to a shot of what appeared to be Vikings and more sheep running from something while a young man opened a door. Then, a creature that Rara knew well appeared on screen and spit a ball of fire at the man before he barely managed to close the door. Bits of fire shot through the doorframe as the man looked at the screen and whispered.

"...dragons."

The scene then cut to the dragons setting a section of grass on fire with the Vikings and sheep still running away from it. However, the Vikings then took out they're weapons and began fighting the dragons as more showed up on screen.

"Most people would leave. But not us. We're Vikings, we have stubbornness issues. My name's Hiccup. Great name I know, but it's not the worst. Parents believe that a hideous name will frighten off gnomes and trolls. Like our charming Viking demeanor wouldn't do that."

"But the ultimate prize is the dragon no one's ever seen. We call it the-"

"NIGHT FURY!!!"

"GET DOWN!!!"

A high pitch sound was heard and a purple flame hit the top of the building that was on fire causing it to explode. Rara watched in shock and amazement as the movie depicted dragons in a VERY different light than what she's used to. From what Applejack and her friends told her, dragons are aggressive, but they don't have intentions of destroying stuff. Plus, ever since they're new leader, Ember, came to power, they have been somewhat of a neutral ally to Equestria. Not to mention Twilight owns a baby dragon, Spike, as her personal assistant. So seeing this destructive depictions of dragons was kinda shocking. 'Well, then again, this IS a movie that was released here on Earth. Which means that dragons could be a mythical race for humans just like unicorns and pegasi'.

"This thing never steals food, never shows itself, and... never misses. No one has ever killed a night fury. That's why I'm gonna be the first."

The movie then showed Hiccup taking a wheel barrel up a hill as the Vikings continued to fight the dragons and saving they're livestock. After reaching the top of the hill, Hiccup set up what appeared to be some sort of sniping weapon.

"Come on. Give me some to shoot at, give me some to shoot at."

Hiccup then caught site of a dragon and began aiming. As it fired another purple ball of fire to the building, Hiccup fired, but the force of the shoot caused him to be thrown backwards. He got up and the sound of the weapon hitting something was heard followed by the sound of an animal wincing in pain. The screen then cut to a shot of what appeared to be a dragon plummeting to the ground. "Oh, he got it," exclaimed Rara.

After Hiccup was chased by another dragon, the chieftain, who Hiccup said his name was Stoick, came in and drove it away.

"Oh, and there's one more thing you need to know."

The pole collapsed while still in flames and the sound of more people shouting as it fell down the hill was heard.

"Sorry... Dad."

"WAIT, DAD!!! THAT'S HIS DAD?" Rara exclaimed.

"Yup," Mike replied. Rara just sat back still in shock from the revelation as the movie continued. The dragons flew away carrying a net with sheep in them. This made Rara feel uneasy as she knew exactly what the dragons were gonna do to them.

"Okay, but I hit a Night Fury."

Stoick then grabbed his son and dragged him.

"Ohh! It's not like the last few times Dad, I mean I've really actually hit it. You guys were busy and I had a very clear shot. It went down just off Raven Point. Let's get a search party out there before it-"

"STOP!!! Just stop. Every time you step outside, disaster falls. Can you not see that I have bigger problems. Winter is almost here and I have an entire village to feed."

"Yeah, between you and me, the village could do with a little less feeding, don't you think?"

"This isn't a joke, Hiccup! *sigh* Why can't you follow the simplest orders?"

"I-I-I can't stop myself. I see a dragon and I have to just... KILL IT, you know? It's who I am, Dad."

"Oh, yer many things, Hiccup. But a dragon killer is not one of them. Get back to the house. Make sure he gets there. I have this mess to clean up."

This exchange made Rara fill herself with intrigue. "You know, at first I thought he was an unsupportive father who didn't want to support what his child wants to do, but after that exchange, I'm now starting to believe that he's just trying to keep his son safe. Especially given the fact that dragons are a constant threat to these Vikings," said Rara.

"Well, you'll see later in the film just how much of a character arc Stoick will go through," said Mike.

Rara became interested and as the two stared back at the TV, the movie's title then appeared, reading, 'How to Train Your Dragon'.

The movie went on a bit longer than Shrek did, but that didn't mean it wasn't enjoyable. Mike and Rara really enjoyed their time together. From the scene where Hiccup finds the Night Fury he shot down, him naming it Toothless (which Rara found absolutely adorable), the scene where Stoick and his team capture Toothless and Hiccup saves him, and then there's the climax, where Hiccup and Toothless defeat the Red Death, and Stoick thanks Toothless for protecting his son. Rara was shocked to see that Hiccup ended up getting his leg amputated, but after seeing what happened in the climax, she respected whoever's decision it was.

After an enjoyable 98 minutes, Mike and Rara decided that it was now time for bed. "Did you enjoy the movies?" Asked Mike.

"Of course I did," replied Rara. "They were pretty amazing. I won't mind watching a few more."

"Yeah, but right now, it's late, so I think we should go get some sleep."

Rara yawned. "Agreed. Come on, let's go."

And with that, the two walked towards Mike's bedroom.

--In the Hot Tub--

Another week had gone by, now only a few days remained before Mike and Rara had to return to Daytona for the Daytona 500, and it's buildup known as Speedweeks. The two had done lots of things over the past 2 weeks that Rara didn't want it to end, but Mike constantly told her that he had a schedule to follow, and they needed to get ready for the start of their multi-dimensional tour that summer.

Rara walked in to the apartment complex's gym where she saw Mike doing various different workouts. From what he told her, a race car driver faces the same g-forces as a fighter pilot, or more specifically, a Wonderbolt. So he had to be in shape in order to face the high speeds considering the fact that he'll be racing at speeds of almost 200 miles per hour. As Rara walked in, she noticed Mike building up some sweat as he set himself down from the uneven bars.

"Whew! Oh, hey Rara," said Mike.

"Hey Mike," Rara replied. "Are you done."

"Yup, I am. Why?"

"Well, because the sun's setting right now."

Mike looked at his watch and saw that it was almost 6:00pm. "Alright, let's go."

Mike and Rara soon made they're way out of the gym and back to Mike's apartment. When they arrived, Mike suddenly winced as they entered. "Are you okay?" Rara asked.

"Yes, yes. I'm fine. It's just a cramp from workout," Mike replied.

"Do you want me to give you a massage or something to calm down those muscles?" Asked Rara.

"No, no. I'm fine, I assure you."

And with that, Mike walked off leaving Rara alone in the hallway leading into the living room. Rara sighed and went into the kitchen to grab a drink. But before she could open the refrigerator, she heard the sound of a door creaking open. Curiosity getting the better of her, she walked towards the hallway leading into Mike's bathroom, office, and bedroom. Rara peaked behind a corner and saw that the door that creaked open was the bathroom door. Of course, she knew that she needed to give Mike privacy, but seeing that the door was left open, she decided to peak anyways. After peaking behind the doorframe, Rara went wide-eyed. Mike plugged the drain in his hot tub and turned on the water. Rara immediately looked away, Mike's hot tub was the one thing she always wanted to try out ever since Mike first showed her his house on the day before they went out to Mike's race teams. Ever since then, and ever since they came back from the Rolex 24, Rara wanted to try out the hot tub in Mike's bathroom, but she always missed her opportunity to ask him. Now, with him looking like he's about to step in, it was her chance.

Peaking behind the doorframe once again, Rara saw Mike putting the water at a perfect, hot temperature. Then, he added a bubble bath. It was strawberry scented and it was intoxicating, as Rara could smell the bath oil from the door. She sighed as the intoxicating strawberry scent of the bath oil filled her nostrils. Then, Mike began to undress. Rara tried to look away, but she couldn't help herself. She watched as Mike took off his shirt, revealing his bare chest. Rara's started to get red-faced as she saw Mike's shirtless form. She watched in growing anticipation as she waited for him to reveal more. Mike took off his shorts, revealing his boxers. Rara's pupils got bigger and bigger as she watched the last thing covering Mike's body go away. Mike took off his boxers, revealing everything he had.

Rara nearly stumbled. Sweet, merciful Celestia - the sight was as enchanting as she remembered. His bare chest, enchanting figure, and penis should be memorialized in a painting - no, a statue. Rara looked away and leaned herself against the wall. She grabbed her flushing cheeks and sighed dreamily. Then, she realized something, she looked inside the bathroom again and saw Mike getting in the hot tub. Rara noticed that the hot tub was big enough for two or three people or ponies, she REALLY wanted to join him. Getting an idea, she went back to the kitchen. After searching through the cupboards, she found what she was looking for. Rara opened a cupboard and found it filled with candles. Smiling, she grabbed 13 candles from the cupboard and one by one took them to the bathroom. After gathering all 13 candles on the sink counter, she looked back and saw Mike chest deep in the water. He had his eyes closed and looked completely relaxed.

Rara quietly began setting up the candles. First, she set up 5 candles on top of a counter near a window. The 5 candles consisted of a large one, 2 medium sized ones, and 2 small ones. Putting the large one in the middle, the 2 medium sized ones on both sides of the large one, and the 2 small ones on the far sides, Rara then set up the other candles. She set up 3 candles on the right-front corner of the hot tub, 3 more on the right-rear, one on the left-front, and finally, the last one on the left-rear. Now that all 13 candles were set up, she went back to the kitchen and grabbed a lighter. Rara returned to the bathroom with a lighter in her hand. Very carefully and quietly, Rara began to light up the candles. She really wanted to not disturb Mike or catch him by surprise as she began lighting up the 5 candles on the counter. She then lid up the candles on the left-rear and right-rear of the hot tub. And finally, Rara lid up the candles on the left-front and right-front.

Soon, all the candles were lit, giving off a very sweet, fresh odor. Rara, pleased with her work, went back to the kitchen to return the lighter. After that, she returned to the bathroom and closed the door. She took a huge whiff of the scent the candles were giving off. Suddenly, Rara heard Mike beginning to stir. "What the? What's going on?" He asked. "Why are there candles in here?" Mike then laid his eyes on Rara. "R-Rara? What are you doing here?"

Rara blushed. "I-uhhh. I wanted to join you."

"Come again?"

"I got these candles and lit them up to create a more romantic atmosphere for us." Rara started to become more flushed and embarrassed as she mouthed her question. "Do you... mind if I... join you?"

Mike tried to comprehend what Rara just said. He was only getting a soak in the hot tub to relax his muscles and Rara wanted to join him. But seeing that they've already seen each other naked before, he shook his head. "Uhhh... sure," he replied.

Rara smiled and smirked at Mike as she began undressing herself. Mike watched in transfixion, he had already seen Rara naked before, twice. But the fact that she allowed him to see her assets only after they confessed they're feelings for each other was still unbelievable. Rara took off her shirt, then her skirt, revealing a matching pair of a black bra and panties. Mike took a moment to savor the moment of seeing Rara in her underwear. Rara, knowing Mike was watching her, looked at Mike, gave him a playful smile, and struck a pose.

"You want me to join you in my underwear or naked?" Asked Rara playfully. Mike went red before Rara giggled. "Don't answer that. I know what you want." Rara then reached behind her back and unclipped her bra, revealing her breasts. They bobbled free as they were released from their cloth prison. Mike tried to look away, but he'd already seen her naked before, so he couldn't help himself. Rara then hooked her fingers into the waistband of her panties and pulled them down, bending over as she did so, giving Mike a full, front row view of her butt. Mike could only watch as Rara picked herself back up, picked up her clothes, and tossed them in the laundry basket where Mike's gym clothes were.

"Ahh. Being naked feels good and refreshing every once in a while, doesn't it?" Rara sighed as she looked back at Mike.

Mike could only stammer. "W-well, um."

Rara giggled and walked towards the light switch. Mike watched as she did so. He noticed that Rara's breasts weren't the only things that bounced and jiggled with every step she took. Because Rara's back was facing him, he once again had a view of her butt. Mike saw that, like her breasts, Rara's buttcheeks also bounced and jiggled with every step she took.

Rara reached the light switch, but before she took a hold of it, she looked back at Mike. She smirked, knowing exactly what he was looking at. She giggled, bent over, and shook her butt. She even upped the ante by placing her right hand on her right buttcheek and... slapped it softly. This forced Mike to finally look away, Rara on the another hand, let out an amused chuckle. 'He's so easy to tease, it's adorable,' she thought.

Rara turned off the bathroom lights. Because it was dark outside, the bathroom went completely dark with the only lights being from the 13 candles. The glow from the candles gave off a rather eerie but mostly romantic feel. Rara walked over to the hot tub. Once again, Mike couldn't get his eyes off of Rara's breasts which were jiggling and bouncing with every step she took. Rara then took one hoof out into the water, but once her hoof touched it, she immediately flinched.

"Oh! It's hot," she exclaimed.

"Do you want me to lower the temperature or something?" Asked Mike.

"No, no. It's fine," Rara replied as she put her hoof back in the water. She flinched again, but this time, she kept going. She put her other hoof in the water, then she grabbed the left and right edges of the hot tub, and very slowly began to sit down. "Oh, my gosh. It's really hot," Rara said to herself. After several slow seconds of flinching, Rara finally sat and settled down.

"Ohhhh. Ahhhh." Mike watched as Rara sighed and moaned as she sat down on the hot tub and joined him in the bubble bath. She then leaned back and closed her eyes as she relaxed in the hot water. Mike could only smile in amusement as Rara sighed in content again as she leaned her head back and kept her eyes closed.

After a few minutes of silence, Rara opened her eyes and looked at Mike. She noticed that Mike was staring at her breasts, which were only just above the water, with her nipples just poking out. "Hey," she said in a fake protest while covering her breasts with her arms. "It's not nice to stare at a lady's breasts, y'know."

"Hypocrite!" Mike argued. "You just twerked your ass at me before you got in the tub."

Rara was startled by Mike's outburst, but quickly regained her composure. She fluttered her eyelids and with a smile, took her hands off her breasts, exposing them once more. "You know I was only messing with you, right?" She asked teasingly.

"Yes. I do," Mike sighed.

The two shared a loving look at each other and let out a few chuckles at the banter they just made. Just then, Rara noticed a switch on the wall on the right side of the hot tub. "Hey, what does this do?" She asked curiously.

Mike suddenly realized what Rara was referring to. "NO, DON'T TOUCH THAT!!!"

But it was too late.

Rara flipped on the switch. The moment she did, a loud whirring sound was heard. Startled, Rara looked down at the water, thinking she just set off a trap. "HUH?!" She exclaimed terrified. However, seconds later, large bubbles surfaced on the water. "Oh!" The tub was now bubbling like an actual hot tub. Slowly, Rara tilted her head back up at Mike, who was looking back at her with the same neutral expression.

"That's the jets for the bubbles," Mike said slowly.

After a few seconds of awkward silence, Rara began giggling before going into laughter. Mike, seeing the irony in Rara's carelessness, joined in on the laughter. "If it wasn't for the fact that we're in a bathroom, and the fact that there's a faucet, I would say that we're in an actual hot tub," said Rara. "How were you able to even afford this?"

"Well, race car drivers get paid millions of dollars, no matter if they win or lose. Racing's not just a sport or a form of entertainment, it's also a business," replied Mike.

Rara smiled and scooted over to Mike. She then wrapped her arms around his neck and said, "Well, we'll have millions of more 'dollars' or bits, by the time we start our multi-dimensional tour, so maybe we can get something... a little more luxurious."

"I think I'm okay with what we have right now."

Rara let out a small giggle and let go of Mike. She then scooted back to where she was, giving Mike a full view of her breasts. The two just sat in silence in the hot tub, smiling at each other as the only thing that was heard were the bubbles. And the only light they had were from the 13 candles that continued to give off the secluded, romantic glow as Mike and Rara relaxed in the hot tub.

Mike and Rara stared at the night sky as the full moon and stars covered it. They then shared a look at each other before sharing a kiss on the lips. The 3 week vacation had came and went, and Mike and Rara knew it as they're lips separated, the first thing they saw were the garages, access roads to the pit lane, the huge grandstands of Daytona International Speedway, and 43 NASCAR haulers unloading they're 43 respective stock cars that will attempt to qualify for The Great American Race, the Daytona 500.

Mike sighed. "It's so good to be back."

"Yeah, it is," Rara replied.

"Now, come on. It's time to get ready," Mike said as he wrapped his left hand around Rara's back and the two began walking towards the garages. The 2024 Daytona Speedweeks had just begun.

To Be Continued.