Big Macintosh’s mouth was hanging open, his eyes bulging. Fluttershy’s ears were flat against her head, her eyes studying her husband nervously. Her worst fear right now would Mac being angry at her.
But that didn’t happen.
Instead, he tackled Fluttershy, covering her in kisses.
“Mwah! Mwah! Mwah!” Fluttershy giggled madly as her husband kissed her. Big Macintosh wrapped his hooves around her and nuzzled into her neck. “Mhmm…” he hummed lovingly.
“I was so afraid you’d be angry or upset,” Fluttershy said, leaning up. Mac was getting off of her and scooted to the spot next to her.
“Angry? Why would Ah be angry?”
“Well…I mean…because of…my problem we both-,”
“Are going to be parents?!” He finished with an unexpected excitement.
Fluttershy giggled. “Y-yes…” Mac gave her a puzzled look, his eyebrow raised.
“Ah still don’t get it. Why in Equestria do you think Ah wouldn’t be excited to have foals?” He asked.
“Well…I thought…maybe you just…didn’t want to…be a…father…” She dragged out, her expression gloomy. Fluttershy refused to make eye contact with him.
“Do…do you not want to be a…mother?” Mac asked nervously.
Fluttershy jumped up, her face alert. “OF COURSE! YES! OF COURSE I DO!” She nodded vigorously, her head flying up and down. Her voice was louder than usual.
“I’ve always wanted to be a mother! I really want to raise a foal and to feed them with a little spoon and to play with their little hooves-,”
Fluttershy lifted her hooves up to her face and tapped them gently.
“-and to let them explore the world and to take them to their first day of school-,”
At this point, Mac was grinning at his wife with an amused expression.
“-and to see them grow up and to get their cutiemarks and-oh dear…” she went silent when she realized she was rambling.
Mac burst out into laughter. Fluttershy soon joined him, though her giggles were a lot quieter than his booming chuckles.
Big Mac slung an arm around her shoulders and pulled her into a hug. He gave her a small peck on the cheek, earning him a dazzling smile.
“Ah love ya. Ah just wish you’d talk more, you have such an angelic voice. Ah could listen to it fer days. And you are just so gosh darn purdy’. It’d be nice if you’d stop shying away from the world.” He nuzzled her.
Fluttershy blushed, not knowing her husband was such a sweet talker.
“Aren’t you sweet?” She teased, kissing his nose.
Angel Bunny watched all of this with a displeased look, sticking his paw in his mouth, gagging.
The two sat in silence, holding each other in a loving embrace. They stared off into the distance, neither having a care in the world. And Mac was deep in thought.
‘Ah’m going to be a father…Ah-Ah’m going to raise my own foal…’ He had a big goofy grin on his face. Though, the grin disappeared as a negative thought passed into his mind.
‘Do Ah know how to raise a foal? Am Ah going to be a good dad? What if they don’t love me!? What if they wish they had a better father?! What if-,’ His damaging thought process ended as Fluttershy laid her head on his neck. She hummed tiredly, closing her eyes.
He wondered if she had fallen asleep and it was a confirmed when he heard her very quiet, barely noticeable snoring.
Mac smiled and kissed her forehead.
“Goodnight, sugarpie.”
And Mac didn’t need to worry about being a wrongful parent, he would always have Fluttershy there to help him.