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// At Last  
// Story: So Buckin' Shy 
// by FlutterJack 
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That night, Fluttershy had just made a bowl of lettuce for Angel and had went upstairs to lay in her bed. The pegasus had just about worried herself to sleep when her door creaked open. 

"Darlin'?"

The mare looked to her door, the familiar voice waking her from half-sleep. 

"Mac?" 

The stallion pushed the door open, and closed it behind him. 

"How, did you get in here?" 

"Angel-bunny." 

"Oh."

The two were quiet for a very long time when Big Macintosh climbed into the bed beside Fluttershy and began to pet her mane with one hoof. He kissed her cheek and Fluttershy rolled over to meet his kisses with her lips. Big Mac put a hoof over Fluttershy's body and rest it on the bed. He kissed her from above and she put a hoof on his cheek, pulling him closer. Mac didn't cross over her full body, he didn't want to hurt her, just to be close.

To her surprise, she didn't feel that she needed some space, she didn't want to distance herself. It felt right, being here with him in this moment. It was something that every mare fantasizes about. To be with their lover in quiet peace and embrace their love with open arms. 

Big Macintosh smiled down at the adorable mare below him, she looked up at him with her ocean blue eyes. 

"I love you, Fluttershy."

"I love you, Big Macintosh." 

Mac's heart swelled. That was the first time Fluttershy had been able to say those words without shrinking away, crying or nervously laughing. 

"Oh, Celestia, I love you." He kissed her cheek and trailed the kisses down her neck. 

Fluttershy blushed, her body feeling warm suddenly. "Big Mac?"
He stopped kissing her and looked up at her eyes. 

"I'm....okay with this." 

Mac sighed a happy sigh and smiled again. 

"I'm glad. Fluttershy, when you said you loved me...just now. I...I felt....like..." Mac laughed a little. "This is going to sound cliche, but...eeyup, I felt like I could fly." 

Fluttershy let out a whisper of a giggle. Macintosh hugged Fluttershy and laid with her, the two exchanging laughs and telling stories about everything. Friends, siblings, embarrassing moments, everything. Eventually, they fell asleep, holding each other close and smiling.