Mike snuck his arm around Kate's waist, stealing a kiss as they waved off all of their guests. Closing the door as the final person disappeared into moonlit night, Kate turned in his arms, smiling at the glint in his eyes.
"Mike," she warned.
"Kate," he replied, smirking. "I have something for you."
She raised an eyebrow in surprise, watching as he dug a hand into his pocket and pulled out a small box. Heartbeat thudding in her ears, she waited for the bending of the knee and the speech she knew would accompany it.
It didn't come.
Her eyebrows came together in confusion and she raised her gaze from the velvet box to the blue eyes burning with passion. He gave her a small smile, flicking open the lid to reveal a heart shaped pennant on a gold chain.
"I know it's overdone, the whole gold necklace, love heart thing, but I couldn't think of anything else to give you that didn't involve me stealing," he said softly, a small smirk playing on his lips. "Do you like it?" he added, anxiously.
Kate bit on her lip, willing her gaze to meet his after its drop to the necklace. "It's perfect," she murmured, removing the necklace from its protective outer shell and holding it up to the light. The heart glittered in the light, casting small beams of beauty around them.
"I had it engraved too," he added, flipping the heart over and nervously awaiting her response.
She squinted a little, reading the two words engraved in a delicate cursive script on the back of the heart. "Oh," she breathed, her voice catching in her throat. "Mike... You—"
"Kate, I mean it. I promise you, we'll be together forever even if it means my career." He kissed her temple and hugged her tightly. "You're everything to me, Kate."
Kate buried her face in the crook of his neck. "If you only knew how much you mean to me Mike..." she whispered.
Author's Note: My apologies for the shortness of this chapter, but it was only meant to be a follow up of the previous chapter. I hope you enjoyed the complete and utter fluffiness of it all, and if anyone can spot the oh so subtle science reference in there, I'll update tomorrow ;) If not then you'll just have to wait a few days until the next chapter.