“So, I’m sure you have some questions about what you saw,” Rarity said, nervously fluffing her mane as she sat on the side of her bed, her hindlegs crossed. “And I’m entirely prepared to explain them to you.”

“Oh?” Sweetie Belle tilted her head. “You uhm, don’t mind talking about it?”

“Of course not! Now where to begin.” Rarity’s eyes travelled across her bed to the large wet spot in the middle of it. “Well, I suppose it is best to start at the beginning.” Rarity took a deep breath, puffing up her cheeks before she let it all out in one quick burst as she pressed her hoof to her forehead. “My roof has a leak!”

“It does?” Sweetie Belle blinked and looked up at the pristine ceiling.

“Indeed! I’m afraid I only found out during the last rainstorm when my hooves started to get damp.” Rarity shifted nervously on the bed, smoothing out her wrinkled sheets. “Yes! Well, I thought, we had a dry week, and Applejack had a free afternoon, why not invite her over to help fix it! She does like fixing things and being helpful. Like when we go to the spa.”

“You sound angry.”

“Do I?” Rarity fanned herself with her hoof. “I can’t imagine why Applejack spending [i]all day[/i] doing things other than spending time with me might upset me.”

“If you say so,” Sweetie Belle said skeptically.

Rarity coughed. “So, yes. I invited Applejack over to help me find the leak, and had Rainbow Dash pour water over the roof until we found where the water was coming from.”

Sweetie Belle looked down at the bed, then back up at the ceiling. “If there’s a leak, why is the bed wet in more than one spot?”

Rarity’s eyes shifted to the far end of the bed. “Oh, yes. Well, you see, we actually found out it had [i]two[/i] leaks.”

“Oh. No wonder you screamed so loud.”

“You heard that?” Rarity bit her lip, then sighed. “Yes, well… Applejack wanted to get started right away. I suggested we go find a stepladder, but she insisted that I could simply hold her up and let her get to work. And, well, you know, a bed is not the [i]best[/i] thing to stand on…” Rarity poked her hoof at her mattress. “Especially not with one pony standing on the shoulders of another. So when she leaned over a little, well, we fell down, and then you came in through the door, and… well, you saw the rest.”

“Wow.” Sweetie Belle blinked. “So Applejack was just trying to help you fix the roof?”

Rarity nodded her head.

“Oh, okay!” Sweetie Belle beamed. “Thanks for explaining! And uh, sorry for barging into your room.” Sweetie Belle rubbed awkwardly at her mane.

“It’s no problem, Sweetie Belle.” Rarity leaned over to give her sister a hug around the shoulders. “Though, [i]truly[/i], you should knock before coming in.”

“Okay.” Sweetie Belle nodded her head. “I mean, it would be really embarrassing if I walked in while you and Applejack were having sex, right?”

Rarity sputtered.

[hr]

“So you like Rarity, huh?” Apple Bloom asked, looking up at her big sister as the pair trotted down the dirt road back to Sweet Apple Acres.

“Eyup.” Applejack’s eyes remained fixed on the dirt road ahead.

“And she likes you?

“Heh, I reckon.” Applejack’s cheeks colored slightly as she reached up to tip her hat with her hoof. “I mean, considerin’.”

“So you were—”

Applejack’s cheeks turned as red as any apple. “Eyup.”

“Wow.” Apple Bloom looked down at her hooves. “I didn’t know two girls could—”

“Well, they can. And uh, do.” Applejack reached up with one hoof to push her hat a bit lower over her eyes.

Apple Bloom nodded thoughtfully. “I guess that makes sense. There’s still one thing I don’t get, though.”

“What’s that?” Applejack asked cautiously.

“What was Rainbow Dash doin’ there?”

Applejack sighed.