"Thank you for coming with me, my love. My day could not have been better spent in any other way."
"Well …"
Shelagh slid him a sly smile.
They burst out in laughter as they strolled down the street, each reveling in their respective privilege to hold the hand of the other.
It had been a short day; a day filled with long soul-searching and soulmate finding bouts of eye-contact. As the thrilling laughter from Shelagh's insinuation receded to gratified smiles, they each reflected on their favorite moment of their full day together, which seemed to end far too soon.
"I belong with you alone, like a ligand to its receptor."
Patrick chuckled and attempted to suppress laughter as he recalled Shelagh's unexpected biochemical pickup line during their meal after their visit to the Science Museum. When he had outlined the day's itinerary for her that morning, she was surprised that Patrick had planned a day away for the two of them, and to the Science Museum of all places. She loved visiting it, and so did he, but they often attributed their visits to Timothy's desire, as opposed to their own. Apparently, the exhibit on Cells had a particular effect on his brilliant wife. He would have to make note of that.
"I'm glad that you had your immune system accommodate me."
The conversation that followed became her favorite moments. They dwelled in an intimacy that manifests itself in the light. A friendship, a companionship, and an everlasting relationship that surpassed romantic expressions. They fell in love first, but now, they had fallen in the omnipotence of best-friendship, and she could hardly contain her happiness.
As they continued to walk home, they stole glances at each other. That is, until Shelagh remembered that she no longer had to steal glances, she could look at him to her heart's content.
She swiftly pulled him towards a nearby corner, faced him, pulled him down by his shirt and placed a temperate but loving kiss on his lips.
"Shelagh ?!" a happily confused Patrick asked.
"I could no longer wait," she asserted with a gratified smile.
"Well, this must be remedied immediately."
"You have the correct prescription?"
"I have just the thing."
Needless to say, they hurried home after a short day for a long night
Of reading back copies of the Lancet and catching up on paperwork.