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                                            1.
                                            > Your job at the boutique doesn't pay by the hour
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                                            > Business rises and falls often enough that a salary is necessary to keep food consistently on the table
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                                            3.
                                            > Fridays are a little odd
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                                            4.
                                            > The day time is filled with mending and fitting and last minute purchases
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                                            5.
                                            > After about 6 PM it goes dead
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                                            6.
                                            > Rarity busies herself with the commission for next week, idly swapping around bolts of cloth
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                                            7.
                                            > By seven you have already swept the floor, organized the bobbins, and generally done everything you possibly could
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                                            8.
                                            > You stand in the middle of the sales floor, trying to remember any other little tasks you could do
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                                            9.
                                            > Rarity looks up from her work
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                                            10.
                                            > " Er, Anon, what are you still doing here? It's Friday night, shouldn't you be getting ready to go out with your friends?"
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                                            11.
                                            > You give her a rueful smile
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                                            12.
                                            "That sounds like a fine way to pass the time, but I lack the prerequisites. Until then, hanging out in here is enough for me."
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                                            13.
                                            > You decide to just lie down on the floor, and stifle a moan as your back straightens out
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                                            14.
                                            > You hear the rustle of cloth and some muffled hoofsteps
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                                            15.
                                            > "Are you comfortable like that?"
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                                            16.
                                            > You him in affirmative, your eyes closed in contentment
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                                            17.
                                            "Very."
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                                            18.
                                            > After a series of scuffs and shuffles, you hear her let out a feminine sigh
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                                            19.
                                            > You turn your head to see the fashion horse prone on her back, hooves stretched above her head
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                                            20.
                                            > "Anonymous, darling, you never told me this was so decadent!"
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                                            21.
                                            "Glad you like it."
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                                            22.
                                            > You yawn and settle your back for fully onto the floor
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                                            23.
                                            > This is nice
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                                            24.
                                            > Your eyelids start to droop
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                                            25.
                                            > "Anonymous, I find myself quite unwilling to move. Be a dear and hang up the closed sign, would you?"
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                                            26.
                                            > With a grunt you get to your feet and stagger to do her bidding
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                                            27.
                                            > After you lock the door, you lie down next to her again
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                                            28.
                                            > That little bout of physical activity finished what had been started
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                                            29.
                                            > Your eyes close as your breathing deepens
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                                            31.
                                            > The morning sun percolates through the drapes, lightly warming your face
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                                            32.
                                            > You open your eyes groggily, idly sensing something odd
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                                            33.
                                            > Memories return as you recognize the ceiling of your workplace
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                                            34.
                                            > The next thing to register is a warm, supple weight on your chest
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                                            35.
                                            > You look down upon the sleeping face of Rarity, cushioned on your pectoral
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                                            36.
                                            > Too cute
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                                            37.
                                            > You raise a hand slowly, and lightly stroke her mane
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                                            38.
                                            > So silky
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                                            39.
                                            > She stirs, and you let your hand drop back to your side
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                                            40.
                                            > You could watch those sleep-addled eyes forever
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                                            41.
                                            > All at once she springs up off of you and takes a few steps away
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                                            42.
                                            > She clears her throat awkwardly, a blush upon her cheeks, and for some reason she's having a hard time meeting your gaze
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                                            43.
                                            > "Good, ah, morning, yes. Good morning Anonymous. I trust that you slept well?"
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                                            44.
                                            > Her pupils shrink as she realizes what she said
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                                            "Very well indeed, thank you."
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                                            46.
                                            > Rarity dashes off into her bedroom, her face getting redder by the second
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                                            47.
                                            > You rise slowly, stretching and smoothing out the wrinkles in your clothes
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                                            48.
                                            > You amble on over to the kitchen and set about making pancakes
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                                            49.
                                            > Some time later, Rarity emerges and pokes her head into the kitchen
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                                            50.
                                            > "Pancakes, Anonymous? How delightfully domestic, I had no idea you could cook."
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                                            51.
                                            > You shrug
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                                            52.
                                            "Given that my digestive system is a bit different than most ponies, I sorta have to."
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                                            53.
                                            > You pull out the platter of pancakes from the oven and set it on the table
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                                            54.
                                            > It is soon joined by butter and syrup and table settings
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                                            55.
                                            > Rarity is still having a hard time making eye contact, and breakfast passes in an awkward silence
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                                            56.
                                            > She ends up floating the dishes to the sink
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                                            57.
                                            > "It's the least I could do, darling."
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                                            58.
                                            > She keeps glancing at you, to which you can only raise an inquisitive eyebrow
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                                            59.
                                            > The last dish done, she finally faces you head on
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                                            60.
                                            > "So who is helping you, Anonymous?"
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                                            61.
                                            > A little puzzled at her question, you reply,
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                                            62.
                                            "You are?"
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                                            63.
                                            > Rarity shakes her head
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                                            64.
                                            > "You are far too charming for me to believe you haven't been coached upon winning my affections."
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                                            65.
                                            > You sit down heavily
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                                            66.
                                            "You think I'm charming?"
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                                            67.
                                            > You feel your face heat up
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                                            68.
                                            > Her eyes widen, and a blush rises to her cheeks as well
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                                            69.
                                            > Just then the doorbell rings
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                                            70.
                                            > After an awkward pause, both of you get up to answer the door
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                                            71.
                                            > A flustered glance later, you stay back and let her see who it is
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                                            72.
                                            > Fluttershy, apparently
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                                            73.
                                            > You hear her mumble something about a spa, and Rarity gives you an apologetic look
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                                            74.
                                            > "Mind the store while we're gone, won't you?"
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                                            75.
                                            > You sketch a bow
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                                            76.
                                            "As you wish, Rarity."
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                                            77.
                                            > She smiles a little at that, and leaves with her friend
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                                            78.
                                            > As silence settles in the store, you know one thing
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                                            79.
                                            > Next Friday evening will be a bit more interesting
 
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