Second Chances II: Love and Courage

Second Chances II: Love and Courage
By Hero541
Chapter 22: The Best Night in a Long Time

As the two lovers sat and held one another, Warden stepped up behind Josh, a huge smile painting his face as he looked to the beautiful and moving scene. He placed a hoof on the human’s shoulder, causing him to look up at the stallion, tears in his eyes.

“Well,” said Warden, still smiling as Josh released Vinyl so she could stand up properly, “looks like she showed up after all.”

Josh looked back to his marefriend, whose eyes were still leaking heavily, a huge smile on her own face. The human reached out and wiped a few tears from her face, the unicorn covering his hand with her own hoof and continuing to smile at Josh.

“Guards, leave us for a bit.” said Warden.

“Sir…” said one of them, glancing at the other guards as he stepped up, “Are you sure?”

“Quite.” replied Warden, making for the door and opening it up so they could leave, “I’ll let you all know when we’re done in here and what out next move will be.”

The three guards glanced at one another before making their way out of the area. Once they were all gone, Warden closed the door and locked it before turning back to the human and unicorn.

“I was wondering when you’d show up here.” said Warden, nodding to Vinyl as she took her place next to Josh, who had wrapped an arm around her again, “This one talks a lot about you. I could really tell he missed seeing you.”

“Well, I missed seeing him even more.” she responded, nuzzling her human’s neck and giving him a light peck on the cheek.

“The question now is what I’m gonna do with the two of you.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?” asked Josh, sharing a confused look with Vinyl.

“Well, it’s been so long since you two have seen one another, and I don’t think it’s right for you to have to catch up between the bars of a jail cell.”

Warden smiled as Josh became even more confused.

“You see, I know what it’s like to be away from your very special somepony for a long time.” began Warden, glancing between the human and pony before him, “I also know how incredible it is to see them again. It lifts your spirit like nothing else in the world, and, for that moment at least, you want nothing more than to be with them, even if only for a second.”

“I still don’t understand…” said Vinyl, placing her hoof on her chin as she thought about Warden’s words.

“I’m gonna ensure that you two get that moment to be together.” said Warden, making his way over to the door leading to the cell block and opening it, “The guards will be instructed to stay away from your cell tonight so you two can spend some… quality time together.”

“You can’t legally do that, can you?” asked Josh, standing up and making his way over to the stallion, “If Filthy finds out you did this, you could lose your job!”

“Josh,” said Warden, turning to face the human, a smirk covering his face, “my guards aren’t going to know a thing. They don’t question my orders, and even if they did, there’s no way any of them would tell Filthy a thing about this. They can’t stand him either, remember?”

Josh’s expression changed from one of concern to a wide smile. He knelt down and embraced the unicorn stallion he had become so close to over the course of the last week.

“I can’t ever thank you enough for this, Warden.” said Josh as he released the guard and stepped back, a lump forming in his throat as he felt Vinyl walk up and wrap her forelegs around his abdomen from behind, “Neither one of us can.”

“Not a problem, my friend.”

With that, Warden opened up the door to the cell block and stepped through, gesturing for the other two to follow him.

“First of all, I’ll take you two to the mess hall. What’s a good date without a nice dinner, after all?”

Josh smiled before turning back to Vinyl, who continued to beam up at him, her beautiful eyes sparkling in the lights all around.

“Well, it’s not exactly the kind of date I’d had in mind for us…”

“It’s perfect, baby.” replied the unicorn, giving her coltfriend a sultry smile as she jumped down from her standing position.

Together the two of them made their way past Warden and into the cell block hall. Josh still couldn’t believe that he was finally seeing Vinyl again for the first time in a week. He also couldn’t believe how Warden was being so generous to he and his marefriend, going out of his way to make sure their night was the best it possibly could be. Just when things seem to be at their worst thought the human as he followed Warden, Vinyl alongside him it gets a little bit better.

*****

Josh and Vinyl lay next to one another inside Josh’s cell. Warden had gone completely out of his way to make sure that the two of them had a great night, probably the best night in a long time for either of them. First, they had a delicious candlelit dinner in the mess hall, followed by a movie played on the wall with a magical projector. To ensure the two of them a certain amount of privacy, Warden had them stay in Josh’s cell, enlarging the cot inside so the two of them could fit in it together and ordering the guards to stay away from it. Now, they simply lay there, holding one another and relishing the feeling of being together once more.

“You have no idea how much I’ve wanted to see you, Josh.” said Vinyl, staring deep into her coltfriend’s blue eyes as she lay next to him.

“You have no idea how much I wanted you to come and see me.” replied Josh, lightly kissing Vinyl’s forehead, just to the right of her horn.

“We’ve both been pretty miserable, I suppose.” said the unicorn, her eyes beginning to water a little, “If I had trouble sleeping without you, I can only imagine how hard it must have been for you…”

“It was definitely tough.”

“How did you manage?” she asked.

“I have no idea how, Vinyl.” he said, caressing her mane gently, “But, that doesn’t matter now.”

“How do you figure that?”

“Because we’re together now. Albeit in a jail cell, but nonetheless, still together.”

Vinyl smiled and leaned in to kiss Josh, who met her halfway and pressed his lips to hers. They melted into one another almost immediately, the unicorn wrapping her forelegs around Josh’s neck. In one swift motion, she rolled over and onto Josh’s chest, pinning him on his back on the cot.

“I’ve waited so long to be able to hold you again, and I’m not gonna waste a single moment of this wonderful night I’ve got with you.” she said, propping herself up on his chest a little and giving him a sultry look.

“You’ve got something in mind then?” asked Josh, a smirk covering his face.

“I’m gonna show you just how much I’ve missed you.”

*****

“That was the most incredible thing I’ve ever experienced.” said Vinyl, removing his member from her insides and continuing to lay on his chest.

“It was pretty freakin’ great.” replied Josh, gently stroking Vinyl’s mane once more.

“I love you so much, Josh.” said Vinyl, scooting further up onto her lover’s chest, nuzzling his neck and planting a few kisses while also wrapping her forelegs around his midsection, “Whether you’re in a jail cell, or at home with me, I’ll always love you and be there for you.”

“Even if the entirety of Ponyville hates me?”

“I don’t give a flying feather about what they think.” she said, “Because nothing they say or do can make me stop loving you.”

Josh said nothing to that, instead gently kissing Vinyl’s head once more. A smile came across his face as he held her close, savoring the feeling of her soft and warm fur against his bare skin. Together, the two of them lay there for a while longer, occasionally sharing a kiss, till they both drifted off to sleep. For the first time in a very long time, they both felt complete and happy, and, as far as they were both concerned, nothing in all of Equestria could take that away from them.