This was brought up by my creative skills and a little bit of music. This was going to be another musical, but I decided to 86 that, and went for this. It's just as good. ;) Btw…It's Kegan.

Disclaimer: BoP is NOT owned by me…obviously!

It had been a rough day for Dr. Kate Murphy. It had started out awful, and it would only get that much worse. When her day started out, she woke up late, both her hair dryer and flat iron broke, so she was having a bad hair day, and on top of that, her lead medical examiner Dr. Megan Hunt was late for their biggest case of the year.

When Kate finished everything she needed to get done at work, all she wanted to do was go home, crawl into a hot bath, and drown out her sorrows with a good bottle of wine.

Kate was just grabbing her coat and was just about to head out of the office when she received a phone call. She recognized the number…it was Todd. Kate was hesitant at first, but she picked up the phone and made the worst decision she had made that day.

Kate's day had started off bad, and this was now her breaking point. Between sobs, Kate could only make out a few of Todd's harsh (and drunken) comments, which came out to be something like, "You—stupid, ugly bitch—I don't know why I even thought about dating you. You're worse than Megan—I hope you-" Kate couldn't take any more and just hung up the phone. She sat down at her desk and just cried her eyes out.

Kate didn't feel any less loved than she did at that very moment. That was until…

Megan wasn't feeling that great when she woke up, but she had somehow made it on time to get Lacey to school, and she was only 20 minutes late to their case…even though it was the biggest case of the year.

Megan had noticed that Kate's hair was only about halfway done that morning, but to see Kate in a flush really made her smile. She thought it was just plain cute.

Later that day, Megan saw Kate ruin her shirt with an exploded lunch from the microwave, and began to feel some sympathy for her. Then, when Megan saw Todd outside the lawyer's office, she could only think, "What is he up to now". Todd hadn't been at his own firm, this one was all the way across town, and Megan was only there because of the case. She had nothing to say to Todd, and she knew Todd had nothing to say to her.

But, what took Megan over the edge was when she caught a glimpse of Kate sitting at her desk with her head in her hands. Megan was just about to head out herself, but she decided to make a quick stop to see what was going on with the chief before she went home to her daughter.

Megan walked into the chief's office without knocking as she normally would, but almost bursted into tears herself when she saw the blonde woman crying river.

So, being the superhero, empathetic figure, and friend that she was, Megan went over to where Kate was sitting and grabbed both of her hands in her own.

"Kate. Kate, listen to me. Whatever was said…I don't know who it was, or what they said, but I can assure you they are wrong." Megan looked at Kate with truth in her eyes, and felt her own self tearing up.

Kate looked up at Megan, her eyes red, puffy, and tear-stained, and could only tear up more when she saw the look on Megan's face that indicated she wanted to help.

"Todd" was the only coherent word Kate could make out. "On the phone. It was Todd."

Megan could feel the fire build up in her eyes. She hated that man with a passion, but even more she hated people messing with people she lov-cared for dearly. But, she had to ask. She couldn't let this man continue with this tirade.

"What-(Megan felt herself getting choked up)-What did he say?"

Kate could only shake her no. Megan gave her a look. Kate sighed. "He said I was ugly-hideous. He said I was stupid. I don't…I just…it was awful." Kate began to sob. Megan lifted Kate's head, the anger gone, only compassion remained.

"Kate, listen to me." She looked deep into Kate's eyes. "Whatever that man told you, he lied. Don't listen to a thing he just said. You are absolutely gorgeous. You are beautiful. You are so much more than beautiful! I can't even describe how your beauty emanates from you. It's beyond comprehension."

This seemed to bring out a smile in Kate, and brightened her eyes. "Thank you, Megan. Thank you."

"Kate, you don't know how beautiful you are." Megan said once more, before kissing Kate's forehead and standing them both up, and straightening out her outfit. Megan took Kate's hand once more. "Kate, if you need anything…anything at all. Please don't hesitate to ask." With that, Megan kissed Kate on the cheek, and left Kate's office.

Kate could only stand there a moment, the feel of Megan's lips burned into her skin. She picked up what was left of her pride and her ego, and headed out of her office. She was going to head home, but she decided she still needed a drink, so she made her way to the local bar for a quick whistle wetting.

Megan stepped onto the elevator, and all she could think about was the song "She don't know she's beautiful", and the lines "She don't know she's beautiful. Though time and time I've told her so" kept running through her brain.

… … … …

Kate sat at her favorite barstool and ordered a single whiskey, straight up. There were several men sitting at tables and at stools away from her, but Kate paid them no attention. The only man she concentrated on right then was her bartender. He gave her shot after shot, and finally, after 5, he made her stop. "You can't keep going like this, Kate. Go home." Kate nodded, and paid the bartender, telling him to keep the change, and as she stood up, she heard him say "I've called you a cab". Just as she walked out of the bar, Kate could have sworn she heard these lyrics. "I am beautiful, no matter what they say, words can't bring me down…" Kate brushed them off and walked out to the cab.

"Thank you Megan." Kate thought to herself as she climbed into the cab and headed home. "Thank you so much. "You mean so much more to me than you'll ever know."

Enjoyed it? We have a 'Wild One' next episode. :] Please R&R!