"I have a surprise for you…" said Fareeha Amari, lifting a hand to rub the back of her head nervously and blushing from the other side of the restaurant table.

Angela, who had agreed to take a break from her field work to come spend Valentine's Day with her girlfriend of 4 years wasn't expecting a surprise in the least. It wasn't like Fareeha to be unexpected. She had already managed to get reservations at one of the city's fanciest restaurants for the night, paying extra just so their table could be assured. On top of that, the security guard had already given Angela a gift earlier that night. The doctor wore it around her neck; a diamond necklace.

Dressed in a suit and tie, which was also unlike Fareeha, the taller woman stood up and placed a hand on the back of her suit pants, feeling around for her surprise gift. Angela giggled and leaned slightly out of her chair, attempting to look at what she was doing. Instead, Fareeha paused for a good 10 seconds, both of her cheeks turning very red. Then she laughed gently and adjusted her tie, clearing her throat nervously. Angela grinned after her as she excused herself to the bathroom, hurrying away, patting her backside pockets anxiously and looking very silly. She even went so far as to turn them out. Had she lost her present?

Fareeha ducked into the bathroom and pulled out her phone: the only thing in her pockets. She had somehow lost the most important part of the evening…or perhaps her and Angela's life if she were to look at it as it really was. She pawed at the inside of her coat while dialing her mother.

Ana Amari answered quickly in a monotonous tone, not even opening with a hello, "Your very important present is sitting here at the table, Fareeha. Way to go."

"MOTHER!" Fareeha shouted, tugging at the neatly folded collar of her shirt underneath her suit jacket, "Why do you have to be so…"

"Condescending? Well…to give you an answer, this is one of the stupidest things I've ever seen you do."

Fareeha wanted to shout that her mother wasn't around for most of her life so she must've missed more stupid things she did but that didn't sound like a winning argument. She sighed and lifted a hand to pinch the bridge of her nose, thinking very hard about what to do. She was faced with security breaches by armed thugs more than forgetting something important. All she usually needed to remember was her Raptora suit…

"Luckily…" Ana said gently, interrupting her thoughts, "I'm right outside."

Fareeha turned her head left and right, looking for a window. Her eyes rested on a very small window that opened from the inside. Fareeha was tall enough to turn the latch to open it properly so that her mother could hand her the ring that was in a small box. Ana chuckled from outside as Fareeha grabbed it eagerly, thanking her profusely.

"I don't just save lives, y'know." Ana smiled tiredly.

"I owe you…" Fareeha said almost apologetically.

"Just let me watch your back the next time you're called…" Ana said in reference to Overwatch.

Fareeha paused, looking at her mother from the bathroom window. As odd of a situation as it was, Fareeha smiled and nodded. Her mother hadn't let her down once since her return. Her Angel needed a break anyway so it sounded like a good idea.

"Now get in there." Ana dismissed her, "I expect a phone call with results. I'm going back to the car because I look like a criminal crouching down by the widow over here."

Fareeha nodded and tucked the ring in her suit pocket, closing the window as her mother walked away.

Meanwhile, Angela tapped her fork against her plate rhythmically, looking around and gazing at all the other couples out that night. Most of them looked very wealthy, well-groomed and sitting with an air about them that only the wealthy had. Angela felt slightly out of place. She wondered where Fareeha got the money to afford a table there…

She was taken from her thoughts as the sight of her tall date in question emerged from the bathroom looking much more relaxed than she did when she left.

"Find what you were looking for?" Angela asked quietly.

Fareeha laughed nervously and sat down in her chair, "Yes. I'm sorry about the wait."

"You never were good at hiding problems." Angela smiled, "Now what was it that made you so nervous?"

The younger woman felt anxious again for the second time that evening. She placed a hand over her heart, where she had placed the small box, finding reassurance in its shape in her pocket. Fareeha looked Angela in the eye and began to recite what she had planned to say from the very beginning.

"Angela, if I could say something first," She began, "I really have enjoyed our years together. You've been faithful to me despite the thousands of people you meet on a regular basis. Your courage is outstanding and your talents are legendary."

Angela began to blush profusely as Fareeha continued.

"It's not usually like me to spring things on you like this. Partly why that is, is because you have many things sprung on you every day in terms of emergency procedures. It's a terror I could never understand. You work so hard…I want your time with me to be a safe place. I feel humbled to be with someone like you as I work as a glorified security guard, and you work as the world's guardian angel…" she stood continuing quiet enough that only she and Angela could hear, "I want to protect you and help you feel comfortable for the rest of our time together," she got down on one knee, "Forgive the cheesy question, but it's one I've been meaning to ask for a long time: Angela Zeigler, will you be my guardian angel?"

Angela didn't even watch Fareeha open the box to reveal the ring. She looked past it and right into Fareeha's eyes. The doctor simply reached slowly into her purse and pulled out a small, white box. She got to one knee as well and with a massive grin she opened her box to reveal an engagement ring also.

Fareeha looked from the box to Angela and in union, both girls stared at each other in a silent knowing.

"Well this wasn't exactly how I planned it out in my head." Fareeha said.

"To answer your question." Angela smiled sweetly, "Of course…"

"Then my answer is also yes." Fareeha smiled, "let's keep the skies clear together."