A year has passed since you left your old life behind in Fillydelphia for good.

A year has passed since you sold everything you had and moved to the small town that you love so much.

A year has passed since you got to hear those words you've yearned to hear for so long from one special mare.

WHUMP!

"Hey Big Mac, I think that was the last tree!" you call out to the larger red stallion.

"Eeyup." he agrees, looking around at the bare orchard.

You can't help but chuckle, the short conversation seeming extremely familiar. You load up the twin baskets full of apples onto your back as Big Mac does the same himself and begin carrying the final load back to the farm. You're secretly quite proud of yourself; last year you could barely carry a single basket of apples without feeling like your spine was going to snap in two, but now you could carry a full two baskets. However, you still had a LONG ways to go before you could carry the load Big Mac was capable of...

As you and the large stallion begin the trek across the farm back to the barn, you cough nervously as you summon the courage to ask Big Mac the question that has been on your mind since the final fall harvest began. "Hey, um... so, Big Mac..." you say, unsure of how to phrase your question without causing the stallion to kick your teeth in. "Well, you know that me and Applejack have been going out for the past year..."

Knowing where your question is headed, Big Mac stops and turns to you. He stares at you in absolute silence and you're unable to determine what he's thinking through his facial features. You start to sweat, but not because of the weight of the apples on your back. 'Oh buck...' you think nervously.

Instead, Big Mac simply sighs and nods. "Eeyup." he simply says before continuing walking home.

You finally realize that you had been holding your breath and exhale in relief. You swear you just heard Big Mac snigger slightly at the sound of your sigh of relief, but nothing could possibly break the feeling of joy that you felt right now. Though you never did actually ask Big Mac your question, he understood perfectly what you were going to ask him and he had given you his approval.

Now all you had to do is ask her.

Dinner at Sweet Apple Acres was once again as wonderful as ever. Granny Smith and little Apple Bloom had whipped up an amazing meal while you and Big Mac were clearing the last trees of their fruit. Applejack had returned home just after you and her brother returned, her apple cart empty while her bag of bits was close to overflowing. As usual, Big Mac broke out the Apple Vodka to celebrate the final day of harvesting the orchards, and everypony took an extra shot of the powerful brew as the season had lasted a month longer due to so many new trees finally bearing fruit. Well, almost everypony took an extra shot; the first one still caused you to cough despite taking a sip. You turned slightly red at as the Apple family finally calmed down; even Apple Bloom managed to take a sip without coughing herself.

You turn to look out the window and see that Celestia's sun is beginning to finally dip down. "Hey, AJ? Care to go on a walk with me?" you ask her.

Applejack finishes off her drink with one last swig. "Sure, ah'm up for a lil' stroll." she says, tossing her hat onto her head.

"Ah'll come too!" Apple Bloom says excitedly, but as she gets up Big Mac yanks on her tail and pulls her back to her seat.

"Nnope." he simply says.

"Aww, how come?" she pouts in annoyance.

"Don' be a stick'n the mud, Big Mac. She can come with us." Applejack says, but Big Mac shakes his head and repeats his previous answer.

Applejack and Apple Bloom are thankfully completely clueless as to why Big Mac refuses to let anypony else go on your walk. However, Granny Smith looks over at you and you can't help looking away nervously as your face reddens. The elderly pony's face instantly lights up and a grin spreads over her entire face.

"Oooh! Ya'll best better be gettin' on, don' wanna waste any more daylight, ya two!" Granny Smith exclaims. She quickly grabs you and AJ, and with a surprising amount of strength she pushes you two outside and slams the door shut before either of you can react. You can barely hear Apple Bloom still questioning her two elders why she can't go, but you know that as soon as you and AJ leave Big Mac and Granny Smith will explain everything.

"Whut'n tarnation was that about?" Applejack asks in confusion. You shrug, feigning ignorance, and thankfully it's enough for the earth pony mare. "Ah well, ferget about them. C'mon, let's go." she says, nuzzling you before you both head off.

You lead Applejack up through the farm's orchard and up to the tallest hill that overlooked the majority of the farm. You reach the peak just as the sun begins dipping below the horizon and motion Applejack to sit down next to you. She's more than happy to oblige, and you watch the sun set in silence for a few moments before she speaks up.

"So, ah bet ya'll thought ah forgot what day it is." she said teasingly. "Well, ah didn', an' ah was gonna do this later tonight but out here works as well."

Before you can ask her what she means Applejack leans in and kisses you. You're normally not one to complain about kissing the mare of your dreams, but you had everything tonight planned out and didn't want to miss your opportunity. Still, a little kissing couldn't hurt, and you gladly return her kiss while embracing her, pulling her closer to you.

It doesn't take long before you start feeling more than just the warmth of her body against yours. She starts stroking your inner thigh with her hoof, slowly making her way up to your crotch. You mentally kick yourself for wanting to stop things before your plans are ruined, but it's for the greater good. You stop her hoof from going any further while reluctantly pulling back and breaking your kiss with her, causing Applejack to look at you in confusion with a hint of hurt.

"A-ah'm sorry, did ya not like that?" she asks worriedly.

"What? Of course not! I mean, I did! I mean.... arg!" you say in a panic. You take a deep breath to steady your nerves and grasp both of AJ's hooves with yours, looking into her beautiful green eyes as you pass the point of no return.

"A-Applejack, the time I spent here has been the best part of my life. Living here with you all has been an absolute dream come true, and I am forever in your debt for allowing me to come live with you and your family on your farm."

"Hey now, ya'll technically saved all o'us last year when-" Applejack started to say, but you quietly hush her.

"None of that would have happened if you never let me stay." you say. "But anyways, living here on Sweet Apple Acres has been a dream come true for me, but there's one pony that means more to me than anything in Equestria. I wouldn't leave that pony for anything. Not even Celestia herself could keep me away from her. I love her with everything I have, and I would gladly give up everything I have to see her happy."

Her eyes tearing up, Applejack couldn't help but let out a stray chuckle at the irony of your last sentence. However, her tears break free and she quickly brings a hoof up to her mouth as she sees you reach under your wing and bring out a shiny gold object, holding it and offering it to her.

"I love you, Applejack. Will you marry me?" you ask her.

Applejack dips her head down, using her hat to hide the tears pouring down her face but she manages to nod. Slipping the golden hoop onto her, she lifts her head just enough to look at the engagement hooflet before jumping you, pushing you down onto your back as she forcefully kisses you. You embrace her once more as you return her show of affection, not caring that her tears are falling onto your face; all you care about is the sensation of her body pressed up against yours right here, right now. Eventually, she pulls back ever so slightly so she can finally answer you properly.

"Yes. Celestia's sun, a thousand times yes." she says with a smile.

From their hiding place in a nearby cluster of bushes, a small gathering of ponies silently wiped their eyes to clear their own tears of happiness.

"See! I told you he was gonna ask tonight!" Pinkie Pie whispered gleefully.

"I still think spying on them like this is wrong. He wanted to ask her in private, after all." Twilight said uncertainly.

Rainbow Dash sighed almost a little too loudly. "Oh come ON, Twilight. You wanted to come see just as badly as the rest of us. She IS one of our best friends after all." she said.

Twilight had to admit to herself that Rainbow Dash was right; when Pinkie had ran over to tell her that Applejack's special somepony had just bought an engagement hooflet, she too had been curious as to what the farmpony would say. However, how Pinkie knew the exact date, time, and place the two would be when he asked her was a complete mystery. Then again, it was Pinkie Pie, after all...

"Oh, I'm so happy for her! I can't wait to start designing Applejack's wedding dress! Though I do hope she chooses to have her wedding in the spring. Winter weddings are absolutely dreadful, and summer dresses are an absolute nightmare to make!" Rarity said dramatically. "Oh! And then of course the bridesmaids will need their dresses, and the groom will need his outfit as well! Then there's the flowerpony and...."

"Now hold on Rarity, maybe they want to have a small, private wedding." Twilight suggested.

"Um, girls?"

"What? One of our best friends not having the dress of her dreams? Never! I'll do it for free, if I must! This IS Applejack we're talking about!" Rarity retorted.

"Um, excuse me, girls?"

"What is it, Fluttershy? Can't you see I'm trying to prevent an absolute catastrophe here? This is Applejack's wedding we're talking about!" Rarity said. "What could be more important than helping plan her big day?"

"Um, leaving. Leaving now." Fluttershy said, covering her eyes with one hoof while pointing towards the two ponies on the hill. Looking over to where the two newly engaged ponies were, the five hidden mares turned a deep red as they saw Applejack slowly taking her fiance's rock-hard cock into her mouth.

"Yup, time to leave." Twilight said.

Author's Note

OMG, what's this? An update???? To THIS story??????

Yup! It's about time, right? Only took over a year for me to pick up where I left off. Expect this story to now receive the PROPER ending it deserves.

Though I will admit, I did not miss having to working around not having a first name for the main character. I will always refuse to use 'Anon' when referring to 'you' (as it pisses the hell out of me when I see it being used). Completely kills the mood of any second-person story for me.