A/N.: Thank you to all of you who are reading my story, I'm so sorry for the long wait! Anyways, I hope that you'll enjoy chapter 7! :)
Chapter 7:
Megan had felt like a teenager in the morning; changing her outfit at least three times while telling herself to stop being silly. More than half of her work day was already over, that meant only a few hours until she would tell Tommy about her decision. Meanwhile there was another pile of paperwork that needed her attention as well as Ethan and Curtis who were stuck on their case.
Tommy's day had been pretty calm and he had succeeded in hiding his nervousness from his nosy partner. He didn't want Adam to know about the current situation between him and Megan, because it was only about them and nobody else, also he knew that it might scare Megan off, so he kept doing his work.
After finishing her paperwork, Megan decided to be 'nice' and help Ethan and Curtis on their case.
"Look at this Doc, I don't get it- I checked the victims levels and there is no way to match these cells to the lab results," Ethan told her, excited that she had agreed to help them.
Megan stopped herself from rolling her eyes at his eagerness and quickly read the file before looking into the microscope
"Hmm, that's odd, normally you wouldn't see this kind of pattern with these test results... wait what's that?" she asked as she zoomed in even more "Aha! Well gentlemen with these tiny red splotches, even though they're normally bigger and easier to spot, you know what caused the pattern, right?" Megan asked with a smirk as Ethan slapped his forehead and Curtis just looked uncomfortable because of their inability to spot some tiny splotches, but they were also relieved to be able to explain what they'd found and they were now closer to catching the killer.
"Thanks Dr. Hunt," Ethan said and Megan smiled at them, but as she glanced on the clock that hung on the wall of the lab she cursed, causing Curtis and Ethan to look confused.
"Damn it, this late already? I gotta go, sorry and good luck catching the killer!" she said the last bit over her shoulder while practically running back to her office to gather her things and meet Tommy down in the lobby, leaving Curtis and Ethan behind, wondering what had gotten into her today.
She arrived just in time as Tommy casually strolled into the building with a smile on his face.
"Hey," he greeted as he hugged her.
She smiled "Hey. How about we take a walk down the street to talk?" she suggested, wanting to leave the office for this kind of talk and was happy when Tommy agreed.
They had been walking down the street for a few minutes, when Tommy asked her, what she wanted to talk to him about.
Megan blushed a little "Well, I couldn't sleep yesterday, so I began thinking about what we had talked about in the park and I realized that I was hiding behind my fear of getting hurt, so what I'm trying to say is... I would like to give things between us another try," she finished nervously.
Tommy's heartbeat quickened and he looked surprised "Really? I really don't wanna rush you into anything, if you need more time, that's fine," he rambled, but Megan interrupted him "Tommy, stop talking!" she said gently, but firm enough to stop him.
"Not really my strong suit," he said teasingly.
Megan leaned in and whispered in his ear "I noticed, but you're cute when you're nervous."
She kissed his cheek and just as she was pulling away, Tommy took her face into his hands and kissed her lips, technically it wasn't their first kiss, but it felt just like their first one that had happened over twenty years ago. Megan felt a shiver run down her spine and pressed herself closer to him to deepen the kiss.
When they broke the kiss, Tommy looked lovingly at Megan "Wow, just like I remembered," he said and Megan blushed. "How about I take you out for dinner to celebrate?" he asked her and she happily agreed.
When they arrived at the small restaurant that Tommy had chosen, they sat down and ordered their food. They talked about this and that, their lives after their breakup, amongst other things.
"So your birthday is in two days, do you have any plans?" Tommy asked curiously, hoping that he would be able to spend it with her.
Megan was surprised by his question- she didn't like to make a fuss over her birthdays, she preferred to keep things simple "I haven't really thought about it, probably I'll spend it with Lacey and my mother, but I doubt that my mother's company will be pleasant... All she ever does is trying to get me to go out more, she wants me to have a social life, it's frustrating," she said and rolled her eyes, but suddenly a smile came to her face "Hey, how about you come over as well?" she asked suddenly.
Tommy grinned "Oh, I don't know... then I would have to get you a present and also I'm not sure if I could squeeze you in my schedule."
Megan slapped his arm "You really are an ass!" she said and they both began to chuckle.
"That might be, but you like me all the same," he teased.
"Watch out there Detective, I might as well change my mind," she said as their dessert arrived.
"You wouldn't do that to me, now would you?" he asked, pretending to be hurt by her statement and she laughed.
"Well in that case you'd better behave," she retorted.
After finishing their food and paying, they went outside and headed towards Tommy's car. Tommy had again realized how much he liked being around Megan, how much she had fascinated him over the entire evening, he still felt as much passion for her as he did twenty years ago.
They stopped in front of his car and Tommy decided that it was now or never: "Megan, I know that it's not that long that you've agreed to give us another try, actually that was only a few hours ago," he chuckled nervously, confusing her a little "Anyways, what I'm trying to ask you is- Megan Hunt would you do me the honor and become my girlfriend?" he asked softly and Megan had to smile.
"I...I think... I'd like that very much," she stammered a little and blushed. She's adorable, he thought as a smile lit his features and he grabbed her by the waist to gently pull her to him and plant his lips on hers in a passionate kiss.
