The chattering of ponies in the impromptu party on the edge of Sweet Apple Acres was almost deafening, as they all gathered and lined up for the yearly supply Apple Family Cider, made extra special this time in the wake of their decisive victory over the Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000, or whatever that frightening contraption had been called. Some particularly upset pony had even decided to set fire to the cider that had been pumped by the Flim Flam brothers. It burned a lot hotter than any of them realized it would, but thankfully it didn’t go out of control and everypony remained safe, sound, and happy, leaving them all free to enjoy the festivities.

Well, all except for Fluttershy, who felt exhausted after her unusually intense workout flitting from tree to tree, and a bit intimidated by the massive crowd of ponies. She retreated from the crowd into the shadows cast by the tall, majestic-looking apple trees to catch her breath and take a load off of her hooves, plopping down on the grass on her flank. There would be plenty of cider left for her when the other ponies had had their fill; she just wanted to rest now…

“Fluttershy?”

Fluttershy squeaked and looked up in surprise when she heard a powerful, masculine voice behind her. Big Macintosh joined her in the shadows with a soft smile on his lips and a mug of cider in his hoof.

“What’re you doin’ hidin’ in the trees?”

“Oh, I’m sorry, was I not supposed to…?” Fluttershy muttered in embarrassment.

“No no, it’s quite alright,” Big Macintosh assured her as he approached, holding out the mug to her. “Ah jus’ didn’t want ya ta go without some cider. It’s on us, fer all yer help savin’ Sweet Apple Acres.”

“Oh, it was my pleasure really, but thank you.” Fluttershy sat up with a smile and took the mug from him, bringing it to her lips in a dainty sip. “Wow, I think it actually tastes better than usual.”

Mac gave her a soft chuckle. “That’s what happens when ya work hard makin’ somethin’, always makes it taste just a little bit better.”

“O-oh, well, I mean, I didn’t really do that much,” Fluttershy said modestly. “I just shook apples out of trees, really it was you and Rainbow Dash doing all the hard work running the cider press. That was really amazing, by the way…”

“Naw, it weren’t nothin’,” Macintosh countered just as humbly. “Work like that’s just like a normal day fer us, really.”

“Well, still!” Fluttershy insisted, and she couldn’t help letting a bit of almost fan-girlish awe slip into her tone. “All that work at once like that was really incredible…”

“Ah’d say you were purdy incredible yerself, miss Fluttershy,” Macintosh said right back. “Fer somepony who never did a lick of apple-buckin’ in her life, you kept up like ya been doin’ it fer years. An’ Ah appreciate it a whole lot.”

Fluttershy wanted to deflect the praise again, but she found herself abruptly unable to breathe when he locked eyes with her and smiled, and so she simply bowed her head and whispered a quiet “Thank you” instead.

For a long moment the two simply sat there together in silence, watching the celebration continue from a distance, and Fluttershy was pleasantly surprised for it. She was glad she wasn’t the only pony in town that wasn’t much for big crowds and being the center of attention. She liked her peace and quiet and… well, not solitude, but she definitely preferred the company of a friend like Big Macintosh over a jubilant (and possibly somewhat intoxicated) crowd of partiers.

“Y’know, Ah don’t believe we’ve ever spent a long time talkin’,” Big Macintosh pointed out softly.

Fluttershy blushed. “No, I suppose not… I didn’t really talk to many ponies before I met Twilight and the others. It still feels new and scary sometimes…”

“Is it scary now?” Big Macintosh asked.

Fluttershy looked up at him, his powerful jaw offset by a pair of gentle eyes, eyes that didn’t even seem capable of narrowing in anger or being the slightest bit scary. “Nope,” Fluttershy giggled softly.

So they spent the rest of the day talking, sharing stories of their lives, and despite her willfully uneventful life, Fluttershy didn’t run out of stories to tell, and she certainly never got tired of listening to his stories. Who knew so much drama could happen on an apple farm? It sounded so exciting to be a member of the Apple Family, and to be in charge of protecting the orchard from ponies and creatures who would hurt it.

The sun marched across the sky as the partiers in front of them finally began to split apart and the party wound down, and still their stories flowed like the cider from the last few barrels that were just being emptied out on the other side of the clearing, until Big Macintosh finally looked up from her face to glance at the sun.

“It’s getting’ late, ah should make sure Granny Smith gets ta bed on time…” Big Macintosh gave her an apologetic nod. “It’s been real nice spendin’ this time with you, Fluttershy.”

“Y-yes, it sure has…” Fluttershy stood up with a smile of her own. Her mouth opened to speak again, but she found that her throat closed up the second it did. She could only watch him walk away as she struggled to make her throat open again, and finally managed to squeak out, “maybeweshoulddoitagainsometimeifyou’renotterriblybusy?”

Macintosh stopped mid-step and looked around at her in genuine surprise. “Er… Ah’m… not sure Ah caught all that…”

Fluttershy gulped hard, forcing down the bubble threatening to block her voice again. “Would you… like to spend time together again, if you’re not terribly busy…?”

Macintosh’s face, even though it was already a deep cherry red, seemed to get just a little bit redder. “Er… ya mean… like a… date?”

Fluttershy positively trembled at that word, because she was having a hard time admitting even to herself that yes, she would very much like to spend time with Big Macintosh in a date-like manner.

She’d been eyeing Macintosh with some definite interest for a while now; he was a lot like Applejack, both physically and mentally. Strong, hard-working, honest, protective, and gentle. The key difference between the two, however, was that Big Macintosh was absolutely gorgeous in every conceivable fashion and anypony with so much as a passing interest in males tended to give Macintosh second, third, fourth, and fifth glances. Not to say Applejack wasn’t pretty in her own right, of course, but Fluttershy knew where her interests lay, and it was definitely with the Apple sibling of the male persuasion.

“Fluttershy…?”

Fluttershy darted her head up and squeaked as she found him right back in front of her, staring at her as if meeting her for the first time. He was still waiting for an answer.

“Yes,” she gasped out before she could think about it hard enough to stop herself. “Yes, like… like a date… if, um, that’s okay with you…”

The moments of silence that followed her question felt like several hours of waiting. Why was he taking so long to respond? Was he thinking of ways to turn her down? Oh gosh she should have known better than to ask a pony like him out on a date. What was she even thinking? He was so gorgeous and kind and hardworking, and she was just--

“Ah think Ah’d like that. How ‘bout Friday night?” Big Macintosh replied at last.

Fluttershy gasped, but soon a wide smile spread across her lips. “O-of course. That sounds absolutely wonderful…”

“Good… Ah’ll come by and pick ya up at yer cottage.” Macintosh reached a hoof out, but seemed unsure what to do with it until finally he put it down and gave her a courteous nod. “Until then, Fluttershy…” He turned to retreat back into the field, where Granny Smith had Fluttershy’s five friends gathered around listening to her talk about this or that. Fluttershy couldn’t really hear what she was talking about, she was too busy running through her mind what had just happened.

“Oh… my…” Fluttershy’s chest heaved a whimsical sigh as she fell forward, her limp body stopped only by her wings, which seemed to catch her and send her floating back into the field to rejoin her friends. She had a date with Big Macintosh… even the thought sent a chill of excitement racing through her. It was her first date ever… oh, what would she wear? Did ponies wear things on dates? She’d only ever been to dances before…

Oh stop it, Fluttershy, she swiftly scolded herself. She could worry about those details later. She had successfully asked out a stallion, a humble, kind, incredibly hunky stallion, and just for tonight, she was going to enjoy that small victory.

---

“Un. Be. Lievable.”

Fluttershy shrunk away from Applejack for what felt like the tenth time already. “I’m sorry, Applejack, we just… didn’t really try to advertise it, and nopony really noticed…”

“Ya coulda said somethin’!” Applejack yelled, looking about as flustered as Rainbow Dash had been over Rarity’s story. “Datin’ mah brother behind mah back, what in the hay…!”

“I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I have to agree,” Rarity said. “I can understand not telling Applejack--”

“That ain’t agreein’ with me at all!”

“--but you could have at least told me! That cider business was three months ago! A dozen weekly spa trips together and not a word!”

Fluttershy blushed steadily brighter. “I’m sorry, really I am… I just… Macintosh is a very private pony, and I guess I can be too, and I didn’t want to, well… mess anything up by having everypony talking about it and getting involved…”

“Come on, girls, Fluttershy has a point, everypony’s entitled to some privacy now and then... present topic aside,” Twilight said with an admonishing stare aimed at Rarity and Applejack, who both huffed for different reasons and fell silent.

“So Fluttershy…” Rainbow Dash smiled slyly. “I’m guessing this story has a happy ending…?”

“Oh buck no!” Applejack gagged and shuddered, as if just realizing where this story was obviously heading. “No way, Ah ain’t listenin’ ta… ta that if it involves mah brother!”

“You’re more than welcome to leave, Applejack,” Rarity threw back.

Applejack scowled and grimaced. “Nnhh… jus’… warn me before ya start in on that part…”

Twilight blanched. “Yeah, I’m kind of with Applejack on that, I don’t know if I could take hearing about my brother’s mating habits…”

“Come on Fluttershy!” Pinkie Pie bounced with an excited grin. “Let’s get to where we’re going!”

“W-well, okay… if you’re sure…” Fluttershy cleared her throat demurely.

---

Neither of them was much for going out into Ponyville for long stretches of time, so most of their dates consisted of walks along the edge of the forest, through Sweet Apple Acres, or spending time with Fluttershy’s animals. There were a lot of creatures Big Macintosh didn’t spend much time around, and he found them absolutely fascinating. Their first date, though, convinced they had to do something sufficiently ‘date-like’, they had settled on dinner in town and a play.

‘The Legend of Starswirl the Bearded’ was an acclaimed travelling play, but it really hadn’t been very interesting. Neither of them knew anything about magic, and it frequently turned into unicorns giving lectures on it, though some of the lectures were set to catchy music (these were their favorite parts). Plus the restaurant they’d chosen was kind of a bust as well; it turned out ‘The Daffy Daffodil’ didn’t serve quite what one would expect from the name. Nothing either of them could eat, really.

Fluttershy had been terrified the rotten evening had ruined her chances with Big Macintosh, but something had happened that evening she hadn’t expected… he kissed her. Right on the cheek, just below her right eye. Her heart had leapt for joy and they agreed to go out again; this was far too amazing to let go from just one disappointing night. From then on they promised to plan their activities together and stop trying so hard to ‘be dating.’ It was by far the smartest idea either of them had come up with throughout their budding relationship; spending time together became much easier and more organic, doing things they both enjoyed doing, rather than what one of them thought dating couples were supposed to do.

Not that they never did anything traditionally ‘date-like’ at all, of course. One of Fluttershy’s favorite dates yet had been one month to the day after she’d first asked him out, when he surprised her at the crack of dawn (on a work day no less) with a picnic breakfast, and they watched the sunrise together before he had to get to work in the orchard. It was a short date, over hardly an hour before it started, and he’d barely had time to give her a goodnight (good morning?) kiss, but Fluttershy would never forget it for as long as she lived.

After two months, their relationship began to grow more… physical. Macintosh was always a perfect gentlecolt and never even dared to suggest anything more intimate than a gentle kiss; it had been three weeks before he even allowed himself to move from kissing her on the cheek to meeting her lips directly. Fluttershy was okay with that, of course, but she couldn’t deny wanting a little more.

And then Iron Will had come to town.

Fluttershy was immensely grateful that she never ran into Big Macintosh when she was at the height of her mad power trip brought on by the minotaur claiming to be a self-help guru; she shuddered to think what she might have wrought upon her poor coltfriend in that state. But nevertheless, she’d come out of it with a level of confidence that allowed her to graduate their physical relationship from chaste pecks of lips to passionate, heated make-outs.

She could hardly believe how amazingly things were going even months later, but thinking about the future was starting to get a little scary. She felt like there was only one direction they could go from here, and gosh, what a direction that would be. Getting married, having foals... two things she’d always planned on but never really planned in her head. Now that she’d had a steady coltfriend for several months, though, she found the prospect to be almost frighteningly inevitable.

That was, until the day of the big royal wedding, when her whole perspective on the matter changed completely. Fluttershy had never had the chance to attend a wedding before, so while she was honored to be a part of it, she’d also been a little nervous to see what it would mean. It was such a big moment, and such an important decision in the lives of two ponies. She’d almost been scared stiff by the attack on Canterlot, but once the real Princess Cadence was back where she belonged and that mean Changeling Queen was sent back where she belonged, Fluttershy found herself fascinated with the ceremony, perhaps even a little enamored by it. It just seemed so magical, so positive and happy and full of love… it no longer scared her to think about, but rather, she found herself almost looking forward to that step…

Long after the ceremony was over and the sun began to go down Fluttershy disembarked from the train that had brought them back from Canterlot, bid farewell to her friends, and hovered her way back toward Sweet Apple Acres separately from Applejack and Apple Bloom. She just felt like being alone… seeing him alone, in fact.

“Love is in bloom…” Fluttershy sang in a breathy voice as she danced her way through the apple orchard with small, graceful movements. “Beautiful bride… handsome groom…” She danced on the air all the way through the forest until she finally found her coltfriend walking among the trees with a barrel of apples on his back, smelling of sweat and hard work. Smelling surprisingly good, actually…

“Oh, good evenin’ Fluttershy,” Big Macintosh flashed her a smile as she continued her dance around him in a slow circle. “Heh, I guess y’all had a good time at the wedding?”

Fluttershy swooned. “Oh Big Macintosh, it was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen…”

“Well Ah’d hope so. Can’t really think’a too many things bigger’n a royal wedding,” he said with a chuckle. “Ah’m sorry Ah couldn’t come along…”

Fluttershy shook her head. “Oh, it’s quite alright, Macintosh, I understand. With Applejack and Apple Bloom both at the wedding, somepony had to keep the farm running.”

Big Macintosh smiled rather wide. “That’s what Ah love about ya, Fluttershy, yer always so understandin’ when it comes ta the farm…”

“Well of course, why wouldn’t I be?” Fluttershy said, smiling right back. “Sweet Apple Acres doesn’t stop needing work for two whole days, after all. Not even for a royal wedding,” she added with a soft giggle.

Macintosh leaned closer and gave Fluttershy an affectionate nuzzle. “Ya’d be surprised how many mares don’t pick up on that.”

“What do you mean?” Fluttershy asked as she returned the nuzzle and even pecked her lips under his chin, which was about as high as she could reach; goodness gracious he was tall.

“Aww, nothin’ important,” Macintosh sighed. “Just an old marefriend Ah had once. Only one Ah ever had, ‘fore you. She was nice an’ all, but… well, let’s jus’ say Ah don’t much appreciate ponies tryin’ ta make me choose between them and mah farm.”

“Oh goodness, no, I’d never…!” Fluttershy gasped. “I wouldn’t dream of telling you to give up something you love so much…”

“Well thank ya, Fluttershy,” he said, and dipped his head to kiss her forehead. “Ah don’t plan on givin’ up anything Ah love… includin’ you.”

Fluttershy smiled with a happy blush and slipped a hoof around his neck to pull his head down just that little bit further so that his lips were level with hers. “I wouldn’t give up the colt I love either… not for anything in the world…” She kissed him softly on the lips, then broke the kiss with a soft blush and gave him a tender nuzzle, still holding his neck close against hers. “Big Macintosh… I’ve been thinking… and you can say no, but…”

Big Mac returned her hug with one powerful leg, wrapping her in a grip firmer than a knot and yet as gentle as a summer breeze. “But what…? Ya don’t gotta be nervous.”

“I know…” Fluttershy smiled genuinely. She’d long ago ceased being nervous around him. “Big Macintosh… I want us to be as close as we can be… I would love it if we could… make love. For real.” Oh Goddess Fluttershy couldn’t believe she’d just said that. Months ago she would have rather died than utter that out loud, but she knew now he wouldn’t judge her or laugh at her.

“Fluttershy…” Big Mac replied with a slightly breathy whisper. “Are ya sure…? It’s a big thing, y’know… Ah’d never wanna be part o’ somethin’ ya might regret.”

“I won’t regret it, I know I won’t.” Fluttershy pulled back and shook her head, staring deeply into his eyes. “I love you… I don’t intend to ever be with anypony else, and I couldn’t imagine the colt I’d rather do it with…”

Big Macintosh stared back at her for a moment, then turned to take the barrel off of his back, his massive muscles straining to lift it up and let it slam into the ground with an almost deafening thud. When he turned back toward her it was with the most gentle and loving eyes Fluttershy had ever seen. His approach was soft and cautious, as if afraid to scare her off, but she held her ground, firm in her love and desire.

“Fluttershy…” he said, all his focus on her now and his tone serious, though as soft and kind as ever. “Ah love you too, an’ Ah’d love ta… be intimate with ya, but… gosh, that’s awful sudden…”

Fluttershy felt a modest blush grow on her cheeks to go with her peaceful smile. “I know… but being at the wedding, feeling all the romance in the air, seeing such a wonderful display of the love two ponies can share together, well, I… guess I’m feeling a little… extra romantic tonight…”

She paused, glancing away for a moment to collect herself before locking eyes with him again, everything but her utter loving sincerity melting away from her eyes. “Besides, it… it feels right. At least, to me it does…”

Macintosh seemed satisfied with that, slowly nodding his head and pulling her tighter into his embrace. “Ah feel th’ same way, Fluttershy… Ah have fer a while now, but… the last thing Ah wanted ta do was push ya inta anything…”

“Hehe… that’s what I love about you, Macintosh, you’re such a perfect gentlepony…” Fluttershy whispered back. “Would you… like to come back to my cottage?”

“Ah could think o’ no place in all Equestria Ah’d rather be,” he said, and away they went, the barrel of apples quite forgotten.

---

“Psst… hey Applejack, I think this is the part where you step outside.”

Applejack glared at Rainbow Dash during the brief pause in Fluttershy’s story. “Yeah, yeah, laugh it up at me, why doncha… ugh, no wonder Ah found that barrel ditched out there when Ah got back, Ah figured he just missed one…”

“Are you really leaving, Applejack?” Pinkie Pie asked.

“Ah’m just steppin’ outside fer this part, that’s all,” Applejack said, standing up from the circle and turning toward the door.

“A-Applejack? You… aren’t mad at me, are you…?” Fluttershy spoke up.

Applejack paused, glancing back at her for a long, tense moment. Then at last, she sighed and smiled. “Naw… if’n he’s gonna find himself a marefriend, well… Ah’m glad it’s somepony Ah trust…”

Fluttershy smiled back warmly with a deep blush on her cheeks. “Thank you, Applejack… that means so much to me.”

“Don’t sweat it.” Applejack tipped her hat to her. “Y’all come get me when the story’s over, now.” With a swift nod Applejack swept the door open and disappeared through the door, heading down the steps toward Sugarcube Corner’s first-floor store.

“W-well, where was I… oh yes… oh my…” Fluttershy blushed.

---

Fluttershy’s cottage was dark by the time they arrived, lit only by the pale light of the full moon overhead. All of the creatures who would normally be hustling out and about had left into the forest to seek shelter from the night, except for the bats, who had gone on the hunt for their daily meals. They were truly alone, Fluttershy realized as she watched Big Macintosh enter the cabin and closed the door behind him. They were really going to do it…

There were no more words that needed to be exchanged. She felt a powerful foreleg pull her up against Mac’s side again as he approached the spiraling wooden staircase that led up to her bedroom. She walked with him, grateful for his support on the way up. Her legs felt weak from nerves, but she refused to second guess herself here. She loved him… she would make love to him, and they would be one step closer to being eternally happy together…

Then they had tea and went to bed, the end.

---

“Fluttershyyyyy!”

“Eep! Sorry, okay…”

---

In what felt like no time at all she was at her bed, and Macintosh felt closer to her than ever. He was nuzzling her again now, rubbing his cheek against hers as his hoof slid further around her body. She began to lift herself up onto the bed, but she only managed to get her front half up before Macintosh’s body enveloped her. His breath washed over the back of her neck, his hoof was all the way around her shoulders and settling down on the bed on her other side… oh Goddess, he was moving into mounting position, she realized with a gasp of nervous desire. Her wings swiftly began to betray her arousal, popping out to her sides. At first her left wing pushed fruitlessly against the girth of his muscular frame, but his body continued to shift out of the way over her back, and her wings were free to pop out to full extension underneath him.

Fluttershy trembled, at once terrified and thrilled. He was fully on top of her now, nuzzling the back of her neck, whispering sweet nothings in her ear, holding himself up by his front hooves on the bed so he wouldn’t crush her, and between her hind legs… oh Celestia there it was. There he was. Just barely brushing her inner thighs and sliding higher as he grew fully erect, until she could feel his full length along her underbelly. It wasn’t just an idea or even a fantasy anymore. It was real, it was really happening…

She felt his erection rub against her underside, seeming to go all the way from her slit halfway up her torso. Goddess it felt so huge, was she even capable of taking all that into her? She knew that was how it was done, but it simply didn’t seem possible. Thankfully he didn’t seem in a hurry to find out; he was holding her firmly in both hooves, pressing his powerful chest against her back as his hips began to buck ever so slightly, brushing over her underbelly in a slow mimicry of what was to come.

Her wings were trembling with nervous anticipation as a soft moan escaped her lips, betraying her arousal even more. She could smell the sweat from his hard work on the farm, the husky smell only making her even wetter, a wetness she could feel along the top of his shaft as he rubbed himself back and forth, across her slit and back up her stomach again. It felt so amazing, and she wanted it so badly.

She tried to crane her neck to kiss him, but found it extremely difficult from this angle. With a gentle touch she put a hoof on his shoulder and pushed just ever so slightly. There was no way she could overpower him, but he moved like a stalk of wheat in a soft breeze, taking her touch as a sign to move back. Before he could question her she whirled around and threw her forelegs around his neck, holding herself up on her hind legs in a heated, loving kiss.

Macintosh was quite happy to return it, it seemed, and Fluttershy was able to savor this kiss for a while, hotter and heavier than even their most exciting make-outs. Her loins protested furiously, having gotten barely a tease of a taste of the main event, but again, neither of them was in a hurry for it. She never wanted to stop kissing him, ever. She almost dreaded breaking it and getting back into position--

Fluttershy gasped suddenly, broken from her thoughts as she felt Macintosh take a slow step forward, and then another. Her hind legs stumbled backward in response, and quickly bumped against her bed-frame. Macintosh took one more step forward, and with a squeak she toppled onto her back at the edge of the bed. Immediately Macintosh was after her, rearing up his front legs and planting them on either side of her again, and Fluttershy let out a second gasp, this one much more pleased than surprised. Her hips were at the very edge of the bed now, and Macintosh was positioned just beyond that, back hooves on the floor, and his full length was sliding tantalizingly across her slit again…except now she could see it happening, now she could look up at his face and smile at him and kiss him while their hips met, and Fluttershy’s heart nearly melted in happiness. This was much better.

She tugged his face down to hers to resume their kiss, and as Macintosh returned it, he slid himself agonizingly slowly back and forth over her slit. Her wings alternated between pounding furiously against her sheets and locking rigidly in place, her body begging for an end to the teasing as insistently as it could, until at last she felt his member stop sliding over the outside of her slit. He shifted back just a bit extra on one backstroke, and instead of sliding over the top of her, now he was prodding at her wet entrance properly. The buildup was over. They were at the point of no return now.

“Are ya… ready, Fluttershy…?” he whispered.

“Oh Macintosh… yes…” Fluttershy let out a breathy squeak. “I’m more than ready…”

They stared into each other’s eyes as Macintosh reached down to make sure his aim was true, then began to slowly push himself forward, his erection pushing its way inside of her waiting, moistened slit. Fluttershy bit her bottom lip to keep from crying out, her legs opening wider as his hips moved further between them, deepening his penetration bit by bit. She could feel every inch, every movement as he slid deeper inside of her than she ever believed possible. It felt like there was no end to him for a few moments until finally his pelvis pressed tightly up against hers.

For a few moments they both fell silent and still, holding each other tightly and staring into each other’s eyes, as if waiting to awaken from the dream. When they showed no signs of awakening, Fluttershy reached up to slip her hooves around his shoulders, pulling him down against her chest and kissing at the bottom of his throat in a loving nuzzle. She gasped and groaned, but didn’t stop when she felt his first movements, a slow pull out from her, then a firm, but gentle thrust all the way back inside of her.

She nuzzled heavily into his throat, taking in the husky smell of his body as he began to thrust in a steady rhythm, pushing her back against the sheets, which crumpled around her a bit more with every motion. She ran one hoof over his back needingly as the other slipped around to his front to lovingly caress his barrel chest. He thrust against her yet again, his entire body rippling with the motions, bulging and clinging to her even tighter. She felt so safe in his hooves, like nothing could possibly touch her while they held her.

Macintosh seemed to realize this, because within moments of her thinking as much, his front hooves were sliding further around her, completely encompassing Fluttershy’s body. He was still holding most of his weight off her, but she could still feel the pressure of his body on top of hers. Except now he was pressing her intensely between his chest and her bed, her face gently squished into his upper chest and neck, her every sense assaulted with his every scent and sound and taste and feel, and Fluttershy couldn’t help smiling a broad, lazy smile. She loved him with all her heart, that had never been in doubt and would always be the first thing in her mind… but oh Celestia, how wonderful it felt to finally enjoy a physical relationship with him. Her body quaked with the desire she had held back until now, that she finally had brought up the courage to satisfy, and though she was glad she had waited until she knew for sure he was the one, part of her wished she’d done this ages ago, because oh sweet merciful heavens it was indescribable how wonderful it felt.

Satisfied that their love was secure and unbreakable, Fluttershy allowed herself to really savor the new physical aspects of their relationship. He was practically smothering her underneath his body, and in another situation it might have terrified her or made her feel claustrophobic, but in the here and now it was an incredible turn-on. The whole world around her was blocked out, as if Big Macintosh’s body was the entirety of her universe. His kisses, too, peppering her neck and forehead and anywhere else he could reach, were driving her wild.

But it was that magical, glowing, red-hot place between their hind legs that really made everything perfect.

“Am Ah smotherin’ you… Fluttershy…?” she heard him whisper breathily inches from her ear.

“Oh… goodness no… it’s alright… I love it…” Fluttershy panted back happily. Oh Goddess even now he was so concerned with how she felt… yes, he was definitely the most special of special someponies she could ever hope for.

“Mmm…” Macintosh grunted softly and gripped her just a bit tighter as he began to move, pulling her along with him. Fluttershy gasped as they rolled over on the bed together, until she found herself lying on top of Big Macintosh like a big muscled mattress. She propped herself up just slightly on her knees to look into his eyes; seeing his flushed face was almost strange as she still felt his length deep inside of her, but she loved both sensations…

“You didn’t have to…” Fluttershy told him demurely.

“Ah’d never wanna risk hurting you… ever…” Macintosh reached down her body to her flanks, putting his hooves against her cutie marks, which tingled at the touch. Fluttershy allowed herself a soft groan of pleasure as he began to lift her slightly off of him, then push her pelvis down against his shaft. Taking the hint, Fluttershy took it upon herself to move against him, moving up his body, then back down again, impaling her slit against him again and again, as well as stroking their chests together. She was surprised that the sensations on her nipples were like stabs of pleasure, but that only made it better…

She arched her back as their hip slaps began to grow more labored and insistent, and on some level Fluttershy knew things were coming to a peak. Her insides were boiling with pleasure and she felt about ready to burst, and Macintosh’s face was twisting in an almost uncomfortable fashion.

“Fluttershy…” he grunted again, more strained this time, and her suspicions were all but confirmed. He was nearing the end of his restraint. “I…”

“It’s okay, Macintosh…” Fluttershy whispered over him. “You don’t have to hold back…”

Big Macintosh didn’t look capable of holding back anyway. His head fell back to the pillows and his eyes closed, front hooves pressing her down onto his shaft one more time… and then she felt his release, searing-hot bolts of seed flooding her insides and making her whole body shudder from the warmth. Her own body was still aching and yearning in a way she’d never quite felt before, as though something was woefully lacking in her own experience, but everything else had been so perfect about tonight… well, she was willing to let that go.

“Oh my gosh… oh Macintosh…” Fluttershy whispered, laying down over his chest with a pleased smile. “Oh that felt so nice…”

“It did… but ya didn’t seem ta be… finishin’ with me,” Big Macintosh pointed out as he stroked her back with both hooves.

“Oh Macintosh, I don’t even care, that was such a beautiful moment, even being here was worth it…” Fluttershy replied with a broad smile.

“Well Ah care…” Macintosh shifted again, his hooves pushing her ever so gently off of him onto her back on the mattress as he lay beside her. “Ya deserve all the pleasure in the world, Fluttershy… Ah couldn’t live with mahself if ya didn’t feel everythin’ ya just made me feel…” She felt his front hoof travel down from her shoulder, stroking the fur across her underbelly until it rubbed over her nipples, stroking up and down softly.

Fluttershy squeaked in arousal again, shifting on the bed, but not moving to get away. She felt his hoof play with them slowly for a couple of minutes, sending pricks of pleasure through her until suddenly his hoof slid the rest of the way down, his leg pressing up against her slit, which was already completely exposed, her legs having opened almost subconsciously for him.

His lips peppered her neck and cheek with soft kisses as she felt his powerful leg stroke and feel at her aching slit. Whatever that aching and yearning she’d felt before had been, it came back in full force, but this time the sensations didn’t end. She’d been so worked up from before it didn’t take long before she again reached - and then surpassed - the level of pleasure she’d been at while he was inside of her. Her entire body was aching and racing with sensations and emotions… Goddess, this was all for her…

“M-Macintosh… I love you…” Fluttershy panted heavily and reached out almost desperately for his neck, pulling him into a passionate kiss as she felt her body go screaming past the peak of pleasure. Her hips bucked ferociously against his hoof, grinding it that much harder into her stretched and exposed slit to prolong the feelings. Her legs twitched and kicked with each bolt of climax that fired through her body, thankfully kicking nothing but air. And all the while she howled a shaky, staggering moan into Macintosh’s lips and flushed brightly as she felt herself drenching his leg with her own orgasmic fluids.

Macintosh seemed to understand that she’d had more than enough, and drew his leg back, letting her pleasure wind down. It took a while; she was still in the throes of orgasm even after he released her, and she willed it to last for as long as she could. When she finally wore it out, she drooped limply down to the mattress again, feeling like she was made of quaking, trembling jelly from head to hoof. She ached from the exertion and was pretty sure she’d be sore in the morning, but the smile on her face couldn’t be wider. She felt wonderful.

“Y’alright, Fluttershy…?” Macintosh whispered to her, nudging her cheek with his muzzle.

“I feel amazing, Macintosh…” she panted back at him. “That was… perfect…”

Macintosh smiled gratefully at that. “Ah’m glad… Ah love ya too, Fluttershy…”

He offered her his open hooves, and Fluttershy rolled tiredly into his embrace. Heaving a weary but satisfied sigh, she closed her eyes and let his hooves engulf her. She was asleep almost instantly.

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“…Then, um… well, he stayed with me all night, we woke up together and had breakfast before he had to get back to the farm, and, um… that was the end of it. I’ve… never felt so happy in my life…”

“Mercy me…” Rarity whispered, fanning herself.

“That was so superfantabulously amazing!” Pinkie Pie bounced in place. “I’m so happy for you Fluttershy!”

“I think we all are…” Twilight Sparkle smiled through the deep blush on her cheeks. “It sounds like you found a lot more than just a mating partner…”

“Hehe, well we haven’t really talked about more yet, but um… I wouldn’t say no, if he asked me to marry him…” Fluttershy replied with a blush. “If he wants to ask, of course…”

“Oh Fluttershy! Can I be one of your bridesmaids?” Rarity asked with a grin.

“Oh Rarity, I would ask you first!” The two locked each other in a firm hug with a giggle.

Rainbow Dash seemed to shake herself out of a trancelike state at that, going from enraptured by the story to grunting in disgust. “Eeeurgh, so sappy… I’m gonna go bring AJ back in.” She turned to rush away from the group to hide the blush growing across her cheeks.

“Oh my gosh this is like the best birthday ever!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed happily.

“Don’t nopony go tryin’ ta tell me what jus’ happened, Ah really don’t wanna know,” Applejack said as she approached the group again with a wry smirk on her lips.

“They’re getting married or something,” Rainbow said.

“…What?!”

“W-w-well, I mean… if he asked, I would…” Fluttershy repeated.

“Calm down, Applejack, nopony’s getting married right now,” Twilight said. “Anyway, we still have one more story to hear before the night’s over. Pinkie Pie, are you ready to share your ‘first time’ story?”

“Oooh, you betcha Twilight!” Pinkie said, bouncing excitedly into the center of the circle as Fluttershy scurried gratefully out. “My story’s so awesome you might not even believe it!”

“I think by now we’ve learned to just take your word for it, Pinkie,” Twilight assured her.

“Aww, thanks Twilight! Oh, but you should probably step outside for most of it.”

Twilight raised a surprised eyebrow. “Huh? Step outside? Why?”

“Because you said you didn’t want to hear about your brother having sex!”

Four other pairs of eyes snapped immediately toward Pinkie Pie and Twilight, the former smiling obliviously while the latter’s eyes bulged impossibly wide. And then five jaws plummeted to the floor and blurted out in one voice.

“WHAT?!”

“So you don’t want to leave, Twilight?” Pinkie blinked curiously.

“No! I wanna know what the hay you’re talking about! I know Shining Armor would never do… do that!” Twilight blushed deeply.

Pinkie’s giggle was fast and infectious. “Oh, Shining Armor can do a lot of things! It was when I was setting up for the reception…”