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“Uh oh Doxy yes…” Silver moaned out as she shuddered.

“Silver… gods.” He replied softly as he gripped her shoulders. “Let me…” He let out a harsh grunt. “Uh… gods yes!”

She panted as she let out another moan. “Doxy. Please.”

He nodded as he let the strap go and quickly buckled it. “There we go. Your ceremonial armor is now on you tight.”

She smiled at him. “Thank you my love. I appreciate it a lot.” She stretched in the armor and wiggled her hips a bit. “When did I get so out of shape?”

He chuckled. “When you had twins.”

“Oh.” She replied. “Mom wasn’t kidding then.”

“Maybe you should fly forty laps.” He grinned.

“You’re still going on about that? I wasn’t showing favorites…”

“You know how much I hate flying.” He spread out his wings. “These beauties are for decoration only.”

She shook her head. “They are gorgeous and functional you should use them more for flight. You could out fly mother if you flew daily.”

He shook his head. “No way am I going to challenge your mom to anything flying related.”

Silver suddenly blushed and closed her mouth tightly. She looked around and acted like she was trying to find parts to her ceremonial armor.

Paradox noticed how she got quiet. “Silver? What did you do?”

“Don’t get mad.” She whispered.

“You know I don’t lose my temper often. What did you do?” He asked warily.

“I signed you up to race next week against mom and a couple of Equestria’s best fliers…” Silver blushed as she shuffled her hooves.

He stared at her. “What? Why?”

She didn’t look at him as she shuffled her hooves more. “Mom was bragging again and I um… kind of said you’d win in a race against her.”

Paradox blinked at his wife. “Silver…”

She looked up at him. “I love you…” she grinned sheepishly.

“Sometimes I have to wonder.” He whispered as he sat down. “How am I going to get out of this race?”

“You won’t race?” She asked.

“I’m not in shape for a race Silver. I haven’t trained.”

She blinked. “A few weeks ago you did forty laps in no time at all. You didn’t even get winded.”

“I know. This is different. I have to race against Rainbow Dash.” He muttered as he put his head in his paws. “My mother-in-law. One of the fastest fliers in Equestria. Competition is everything to your mom.”

“Yes Doxy, but she has a very good sense of loyalty too.” Silver stated. “I know that you two would have a wonderful time racing.”

He looked up at her. “I guess I’ll have to start training, but you’ll owe me…”

She looked at him innocently. “Oh?”

He nodded. “Big time.”