With two party ponies working at Sugarcube Corner, things got done faster...and with %20 more fun than before! Cheese and Pinkie made play of serving the customers, and were laughing and giggling. Pinkie forgot how tired she was, and was even bouncing about.

And she had almost forgot how the party pony stallion made her feel.

All of a sudden, she remembered. She found herself standing still, staring at him as he served a customer. As if it had just hit her that this was Cheese Sandwich. The amazing, super cute, super handsome party pony...

Pinkie felt her face grow hot with blush, and her heart began to beat fast; so fast that part of her was worried that it would fly out of her chest.

Her eyes grew wide, and she began to feel overcome with the feeling that Cheese had told her, via letter, was called 'love'. After all, this was the first time that she'd seen him since the party they planned together; she'd kept contact with him with the letters, but it wasn't the same as actually seeing him.

Being there beside him...

"PINKIE! PINKIE, DARLING!"

The pink party pony shook her head, touching back down into reality.

Rarity stood in front of her, giving her a curious look.

"What were you thinking about so...intently?" she asked, feeling a little surprised. Usually, the pink pony would be bouncing around and talking to everyone non-stop. It was rare to see her so deep in thought.

Pinkie felt her face grow even hotter, and she turned away, avoiding the white unicorn's direct gaze. "Oh, y'know, just...s-stuff! Yeah, stuff!" she said...a little too quickly. "Haha! S-stuffy stuff!"

Rarity raised an eyebrow. "Oh, really now?" she asked...but she wasn't so easily fooled. She could see the deep blush on the pink pony's face.

Rarity suddenly put a hoof over Pinkie's shoulder, taking her aside. She looked back at the other, orange party pony, who was still busy with somepony at the counter. Rarity leaned in, whispering into Pinkie's ear, "You like Cheese Sandwich...don't you?"

Pinkie squeaked, her eyes growing wide. "L-like him! T-that's...t-that's...SILLY!" she whispered loudly. "Um...um...well..."

Rarity gave her a skeptical look. Pinkie pulled her hot pink mane over her face, feeling a little ashamed, and shy. Finally, she leaned over and whispered into Rarity's ear, "Fine. I do like him."

The white unicorn smiled, backing up. "I knew." she said. "I could tell. And he likes you, too. I could also tell that...you'll be perfect together!"

Pinkie blinked, feeling a little surprised. But then she smiled. "Oh! Thanks, Rare!"

Rarity smiled, giggling a little. Twilight walked up beside the white unicorn, a smile on her face.

"Hello there, Pinkie Pie! Me and Rarity finally got here to help," she said, then gestured a hoof towards Cheese. "But it looks like somepony was ahead of us!"

Cheese looked back at Twilight, his attention finally diverted. "Howdy there, Princess Twilight!"

"Howdy to you too, Cheese Sandwich!" Twilight replied, then looked back at Pinkie. "Do you two still need our help?"

Rarity grinned, and her horn came to life; blue magic glowing from it as she grabbed two extra aprons and fastened them on Twilight and herself. "I've got a better idea, Twilight. How about we take care of the shop ourselves until closing and let these two hard-working party ponies have a little bit of rest?"

Pinkie squealed, bouncing up and hugging Rarity. "Thankies, Rare!" she squeaked happily. "I really, really appreciate it!"

She leaned down and whispered in the unicorn's ear, "You're super! Now I can go out with Cheesy!"

Rarity giggled. "Of course, darling. It's no problem at all."

Pinkie withdrew, an even larger grin on her face than before. She ran over to Cheese, throwing herself in a hug on top of him. He was a bit surprised, but grinned back at her, returning the hug. "I love random hugs! Did something exciting happen?"

Pinkie nodded. "Rarey and Twi said that they'll watch the shop while we go out! Maybe we can go to the concert after all!"

"Oh, boy! Sounds great!" he said, then glanced over at Pinkie's friends. "Thanks, girls!"

Pinkie grabbed Cheese's hoof, dragging him out from behind the counter. "C'mon, Cheesy! C'mon!"

He laughed, and started running beside her.

Twilight and Rarity smiled as they watched Pinkie and Cheese both wave goodbye, then disappear out the front door, the little bell on the door jingling behind them.

Rarity suddenly frowned, looking back at Twilight. "You know something about baking sweets...right?"