A work horse's beating heart

Big Macintosh didn't even need a clock (Or in this case, a grandma, because they problaby couldn't afford a clock) To wake him up. His mind just sensed it is  a important day. Weird it was, to be getting up early for a pony that wasn't family. Mac stumbled out of the bed, opening the door to his room and walking out. He walked over to the small storage-box they used to hold food and grabbed some leftovers. He quietly are the food at the table. Mac's shy and philosophical manner made him actually very polite at the table, contradicting to his big size. After he scooped up the dishes he had been using and placed them in the washing bucket the apples used as a sink he started out towards the middle of the town where he would meet Ditzy

Walking into the first sprouts of civilization that signified he was in PonyVille, Mac headed towards PonyVille square, where Mac and Ditzy had...decided...to  meet. He looked around when he got there, eventually seeing the grey MailMare sitting on a bench in the middle of the plaza. Mac came up to her, and she noticed him for the first time.

"Oh, hey Big Macintosh"

Mac greeted her with an awkward nod of his head.

"What did you want to see me about?"

Ditzy questioned, a puzzled look on her face. She couldn't have asked a worse question. Mac didn't know how to reply, but replied with some sort of "just for a  meeting". Ditzy scooted closer, still a bit confused.

"Okay, well what did you want to meet about?"

She asked this question, but deep down both pony's knew what Mac wanted to meet about. Mac gathered his thoughts, and managed to speak clearly

"Just so we could maybe have a trot in the park"

That had come out better the expected,Big Mac thought. Ditzy gave a perceptible nod, and replied

"Ok, let's go".

The two pony's got up, and headed towards the beautiful and lush grove near the town.

After a few minutes of walking, the couple arrived in front of the small park in PonyVille. They both walked in (while also avoiding everypony else in the area) and took in the natural sent of nature. You could have that nice smell of outside anywhere in PonyVille, but the park was overpopulated with pretty plants and trees and had the most potent forestry-feel in PonyVille. Both enjoyed the atmosphere of the park. But the best part to both pony's was being around each  other. They trotted around the park in silence, until the clock tower rang, signing it was twelve-O-clock. At this, the pair collectively gasped.

"Oh, uh, sorry Mac, but I have to go"

Macintosh looked back at her

"Oh, I have to go to"

And then he said goodbye. Ditzy murmured a farewell also, but stood in place for a second or two, and then awkwardly and quickly brought her muzzle up to Mac's; and plopped a small kiss right on his lips. It didn't last even a second, but it caused both pony's to go completely red in the face. Mac's fur could have been white compared to the shade on his cheek. Then, Ditzy shuffled away with another bye and tried to fly away. Only, she couldn't. Her wings were almost fully erect and she could not control them; so she ended up having to walk home. Mac on the other hoof, was still shell-shocked. After what seemed like forever, Macintosh managed to set out home.

Applejack pondered in her head what she had seen. She had saw her brother, Big Macintosh walking in the park with the cross-eyed mare, Ditzy Doo. All AppleJack had been doing was selling apples. The farm horse was about to come up to Mac to say hello; when Ditzy had kissed him on the lips and stumbled away awkwardly. Applejack was frozen when she saw this. She started feeling a bit protective, too. To her even more protective mind, the pegasi's wings had been stuck up. AJ didn't know much about Pegasi, but she knew when that happened... well, AppleJack tried not to think about it. Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard the heavy hoof-steps that belonged to her brother approaching Sweet Apple Acres. Applejack waited at the door for the red stallion to walk into and be questioned by his sister.

Big Macintosh walked up to the door of the apple's house. He quickly unlocked the door, and to his surprise, saw his sister standing there with a disapproving glare.

"So, Brother. Why have you been walking around with that mare, Ditzy Doo?"

Mac's throat clogged up, this is bad he told himself. Suddenly, Mac's younger sister jumped up and with a single sentence, made the whole conversation worse.

"And smooching with her!"

That made Mac's hair go up. yes, this is really bad. Mac gulped again the said

"Uh... No I didn't"

AppleJack rolled her eyes. AppleBloom spoke up with a argument.

"Yes you did, the entirety of PonyVille saw you!"

That's when it dawned on Big Mac. I'm stupid! it had been the middle of a bright, sunny day. Everpony had problaby been out. Mac had only one thought after realizing this.

Oh, Celestia help me

Luckily, something wen't crashing down in the kitchen. With a final stare that put Fluttershy's to shame, AppleJack walked into the kitchen to fix what had fallen, with AppleBloom energetically following her, looking at Big Mac. When both ponies were gone, Mac hurried into his room and sat down on his bed, using sleep as a way out of this.

It had been about an hour, and luckily, AppleJack hadn't pursued the matter. Only problem was, Mac couldn't sleep. Mostly because the combined worry and shame ebbed at him. As weird as it sounds, yes, going out with Ditzy was shameful. Or, most ponies though. Why?

Because Ditzy, well, already had a daughter. To add to that, she was a bastard. No pony knew anything about her father, but it did get Dinky (Ditzy's daughter) bullied. It also got Ditzy bullied. Not that this really occurred to the apple family, but it still made it weird to think about anypony going out with her again.

"I didn't expect for you to take what I had said to heart"

Macintosh nearly fell out of his bed as granny apple spoke up. After recollecting himself, Mac questioned Granny

"I mean having a special somepony" she claimed "I said you would someone to look after you in the future, and you actually got somepony"

Mac tensed up, remembering that conversation he had had with Granny before this whole fiasco had started.

"eeyup"

Granny gave Mac a small knowing stare, and the trotted out

"Sleep well, then"