A/N: I do not own these characters. They are the property of ABC and all others responsible for the lovely Body of Proof.
Set after the S2 finale – inspired by Megan who was throwing the word "girlfriend" around as if it was candy (and it surely sounded like it to my hungry ears!)
& This is my first attempt at writing FF so feedback is definitely appreciated :)
Almost a month had passed since Peter had shot the bio terrorist who had been responsible for the deaths of some hundred Philly citizens. Having missed being killed by a heartbeat, Kate Murphy had been sent off on an extensive sick leave by her superiors. The first week at her silent apartment was mostly spent in bed with the covers up and the lights down.
In the second week Kate allowed herself to get used to the light again by turning on the television. However, after having randomly watched Moulin Rouge one night and finding herself crying hysterically when the two lovers were denied a happily ever after, she soon switched to reading with all the lights on. Browsing through the pages of some rather romantic novels had been utterly enjoyable at first but pretty soon Kate became bored and slightly frustrated with the affectionate escapades of the characters – even though this time, all of the lovers did get their happy endings.
By the third week she had switched on her phone again and she even had taken the habit of bringing her laptop to bed with her. The list of unanswered get well emails was endless and it took Kate a good three hours to send all her friends and colleagues a polite thank you. The majority of the emails had been full of the same well-intended but still fairly meaningless expressions so she did not see any harm in sending the lot of them a standard note in return. She did take her time with the few exceptional emails that actually managed to cheer her up, such as the self-composed nerdy rap song that Ethan had presented her with or the glittering though touchingly personal e-card that Curtis had sent.
To her surprise there had been no email from her hard-headed medical examiner Megan Hunt, who had proven during Kate's stay in isolation that she actually did care about her boss, more than she had ever cared to show before. A soft smile appeared on Kate's face as her memories carried her back to the moment when Megan had grabbed her hand and told her she was not going anywhere because she could not afford to lose one of her girlfriends. One of her girlfriends. I think I would rather be her one girlfriend, Kate thought. Her smile turned into a grin upon the realization that she might just have a tiny little crush on her employee and she quickly shook her head with a smirk to make her latest discovery go away. For now.
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