“Could you deliver this to Rarity for me? You know, like a secret admirer!”
 
“S-sure. What’re friends fer, right?” (meanwhile, her heart’s breaking on the inside)
 
Up on the hill…
 
“Is that a… omigosh! And AJ’s just going back to work? Whaaat?”
 
“Clearly, we need to make her realize her true feelings for Spike.”
 
“Cutie Mark Matchmakers (Drug-free edition), yay!”

Don’t get your hopes up he just wants you to give it to rarity

Ah, yes. Everything is falling into place. Despite the fact it will be shown as something completely innocent in the next panel.

“Oh, the love heart? Sorry, I had no other things to stick on the back of the letter”

Quick! Do a suplex on Spike!

My Applespike sense is tingling.