Here we are! The sequel to "A Couple of Secrets" and "Relaxing" has begun!

Following the discovery of her secret hobby by Big Macintosh, Cheerilee finally works up the courage to sit down and talk with him. She had no clue that she would end up with both a new friend and a loving caregiver because of it...



“Alright, Cheerilee… You can do this…”

Cheerilee paced back and forth outside the gate to Sweet Apple Acres, trying her best to try and work up the courage to head towards the Apple Family home despite feeling like she was about to walk right into Tartarus.

It had been several days since she had indulged in her secret hobby of acting like a foal in the comfort of her own home, diapers and all, and she was still mentally kicking herself for not remembering to lock the door behind her that day! When she had awoken to find the basket of apples sitting on her counter, she had nearly fainted from shock, terrified that her secret had been discovered and would soon spread throughout all of Ponyville like a hoard of parasprites.

The only thing that had kept her from launching into a frantic panic that would put Ponyville’s resident Princess to shame was the note attached to the basket, thanking Celestia that out of all the ponies to walk in on her it had been none other than Big Macintosh. If there was one thing Cheerilee could count on, it was that the soft-spoken stallion was a pony of his word, especially when it came to keeping secrets. Her and Big Mac’s relationship had been a bit rocky after the “Love Poison” incident, but they had soon settled on being just friends. When Cheerilee saw him together with Sugar Belle, she couldn’t be happier, glad that the stallion had finally found the right mare for him.

And yet, it was the offer to talk with him that was putting Cheerilee on edge. She had tried to get it off her mind and go on with her life as if nothing had happened, and yet it would still pop into her head when she least expected it, getting in the way of her daily routine. Even worse was that her students had begun to notice, meaning that it was time for Cheerilee to face the music before her students started to get suspicious.

Deep breaths, Cheerilee… You’re just here to have a nice, casual chat with a friend, that’s all this is… Taking one more a deep breath to try and calm her nerves, Cheerilee finally managed to drag her hooves forward and cross through the gate towards the Apple Family home.

“Well, howdy there, Miss Cheerilee!”

Cheerilee nearly leapt out of her skin at the sudden voice, turning her head to spot Applejack walking up to her. “A–Applejack! I… I wasn’t expecting to run into you here!”

“Well I could say I weren’t expectin’ to see ya today, either. What brings ya to Sweet Apple Acres today?” Applejack’s smile fell into a frown as she asked, “Apple Bloom hasn’t gotten herself into any trouble again, has she?”

“Oh, no. Apple Bloom is a wonderful student, her and her friends. No, I… I was wondering if your brother was around? I… I was kind of hoping I could talk with him about something…”

Applejack raised an eyebrow at how nervous Cheerilee suddenly looked. “He’s around, but what was it you wanted to talk about with him?”

Biting her lip, Cheerilee’s ears dropped as she looked away. “It’s… complicated…”

“This wouldn’t have somethin’ to do with Sugar Belle by any chan–“

“No! Oh, no, no, no, no!” Cheerilee was quick to reply, waving her hooves in front of her face wildly. “This has nothing to do with her and Big Mac, promise! I’m happy for them and I would never even dream of doing something to break them up! I just wanted to talk with him, really!”

Applejack looked at Cheerilee apprehensively for a moment longer before finally relenting after deciding that she was telling the truth. “Alright, he’s working the western part of the orchard today.” Pointing towards the orchard, she added, “Keep on going’ straight and you’ll eventually run into him.”

“Thank you, Applejack,” Cheerilee said as she made her way into the orchard. Following Applejack’s directions, it wasn’t long before Cheerilee spotted a large red shape in the distance moving from tree to tree. As she walked closer towards it, she felt her throat begin to tighten again, her mouth drying up at the mere thought of needing to talk to Big Mac about something so personal, and yet she also knew that she needed to do this for her own sake.

“H—Hey, Big Mac!” Cheerilee called out to him as she approached, trying her hardest to keep the worry out her voice.

Pausing after kicking another tree clean of apples, Big Mac wiped sweat from his brow as he looked over, smiling as he caught sight of Cheerilee walking towards him. “Ah, good to see ya, Miss Cheerilee.” He greeted.

“Th–thanks, it’s… uh… it’s nice to see you too. And… and you know you don;’t have to call me ‘Miss’, just Cheerilee is fine…”

“Right,” he replied, saying nothing more as he waited for Cheerilee to speak. He had an inkling as to why she had come to visit him, especially given how she looked about ready to bolt away from him at any moment. “So…” he eventually said after a few minutes of awkward silence, ”I take it y’all’re here about the note I left?”

Cheerilee nodded her head.

“Thought so. Follow me, I know someplace a bit more private were’s we can talk.”

Following behind him, the pair walked past rows and rows of trees for several minutes before arriving at a secluded area of the orchard, walls of trees surrounding the area to form a small clearing.

“This is my little hide-away that Applejack and Apple Bloom don’t know about, “ Big Mac explained as they approached. “I bring Sugar Belle here sometimes, just the two of us…” He giggled for a moment at the thought of his marefriend before taking a seat in the clearing. Patting the spot next to him, he said, “Come, sit.”

Sitting down onto the cool grass, Cheerilee avoided looking Big Mac in the eyes as she tried to form the right words. “A… About what you saw that day…“

“You have nothin’ to worry about,” Big Mac was quick to say. “Yer secret’s safe with me, that I promise.”

“I know, it’s just…” Cheerilee hated how pathetic she must have looked as hung her head in shame. “I know it must have been… strange to see me like that… I’m sorry you had to see me like that and… and I would understand if you didn’t want to be my friend anymore because of it…”

“Cheerilee…” Big Mac said, his voice brimming with almost motherly concern. “I would never stop being your friend because of somethin’ that make ya’ll happy. Besides…” With a small chuckle, Big Mac added, “…ya’ll ain’t the first grown mare I’ve seen who liked to wear diapers and act like a foal.”

Cheerilee’s head snapped up to face Big Mac, her mouth hanging following Big Mac’s admission. “Wh-what? But who–“ Her already wide eyes grew even wider as realization dawned on her. “You mean… Sugar Belle?”

“Mhhmm,” Big Mac replied, nodding his head. “I still remember the day she told me about her little secret, why she was bout as nervous then as you’re now. Still, I soon came to understand what it was she was doing and why, which is why I can say that seein’ this side of you doesn’t change a thing between us. As long as it makes ya’ll happy, who am I to judge?”

Cheerilee was utterly flabbergasted, her brain working frantically to try and process it all. Not just that Big Mac was perfectly okay after walking in on her indulging in such an embarrassing hobby, and not just that he still wanted to be friends with her regardless. No, what really shocked her was learning that there was another pony who shared her desire to act like a foal, and one in Ponyville no less!

“I… I…” Taking a deep breath to collect her thoughts, Cheerilee actually managed to smile as she said, “Thank you, Big Mac. You don’t know how relieved I am to hear that from you. I guess I was worried for nothing…” Standing up, Cheerilee stretched her back legs as she glanced up at the position of the sun. “Well, I should let you get back to your work.” Turning around, she had barely taken three steps before she heard Big Mac behind her.

“Wait.”

Pausing, Cheerilee turned back around to find Big Mac walking up to her, a comforting look in his eyes.

“Before ya go… there was somethin’ I just wanted ya to know.”

“What is it?”

“I said already that I’ve come to understand why ya’ll and Sugar Belle do what you do, but I never told ya how much I’ve come to enjoy looking after Sugar Belle while she’s pretending to be a foal. Its brought us so much closer together and… I just want to to know that if you ever want somepony to care for you like I do Sugar Belle, I wouldn’t mind letting’ ya’ll join us during our next playdate.”

“R—Really?” Cheerilee replied, her heart pounding in her chest at the thought of actually finding a caregiver to look after and care for her. “You mean it?”

“Of course, but only if’s somethin’ y’all really want. I wound never force ya to do anythin’ y’all weren’t comfortable doing, so if yer not okay with it ya don’t have to come. Although…” With a cheeky grin, Big Mac added, “I don’t think Sugar Belle would mind none ‘bout havin’ a new friend to play with.”

A swarm of butterflies rustled in Cheerilee’s stomach as she considered Big Mac’s offer. “I… I’ll think about it, thank you. Well… bye then.”

“Eyup.”

With that, Cheerilee turned around and began to walk back to the farmhouse. Despite still being shock at everything she’d just learned, she felt like a huge weight had been lifted from her shoulders. Right now, al’ she wanted to do was head home and spend the rest of the day lounging about with her teddy bear in her arms, and a nice soft diaper wrapped around her bottom.

And this time she was going to make extra sure to lock the front door behind her.