Shego unlocked the door with her key (Drakken had forgotten his) and they both wandered into their ex-laboratory. It was cold as ice inside. Shego shivered and buttoned her coat again. "D-didn't I tell you to l-leave the heat on?" Shego questioned him through gritted teeth.

Drakken hesitated, "It's broken."

"What?!" Shego spat.

"Yeah," Drakken admitted scratching his head, "unless we want to spend all our savings… we're going to have to deal."

Shego lowered her lip in an almost definite pout but said instead, "Okay dear."

Drakken grinned and lifted her chin with his index finger, "Now go put on your fuzziest sweater. Maybe that one my mother sewed you for last Christmas." Drakken suggested humorously.

Shego whisked away into the bedroom she shared with Drakken and closed the door behind her. Drakken made his way to the gas stove to start the kettle for some hot cocoa. He smiled as he filled the pot with water and watched the bubbles slowly come. The stem blew across his face in a relaxing way.

The bedroom door opened and Drakken turned to look at Shego. He was shocked! She had actually put on the sweater! He stood there gaping at her as she strolled next to him and modeled it.

"Tell your mother…" She laughed like the sun, "it's a work of art."

The sweater itself was hideous in truth. Mrs. Lipsky had chosen a strange yellow-green color. The sweater looked like a crushed caterpillar. Some tacky white sequins were sewed on as well. Against Shego's skin tone it was absolutely unacceptable and both of them knew this.

Silence.

'Three… two… one…' Shego counted silently.

Suddenly both of them at the exact same instant broke into peals of endless laughter. The sweater was only meant for a moment of brief hilarity but for some reason nether of them could stop. It was like a contagious disease that was never seen and never vaccinated.

"Ah god." Shego spoke laughing out all she had left to laugh about.

Just then the kettle whistled. Shego and Drakken became quickly quiet as the both listened for the rolling bubbles. Then Drakken rescued it.

"How long has it been since we've had hot cocoa baby?" Shego asked cheerfully as Drakken mixed the cocoa into the boiling water.

"I don't remember." Drakken said as he handed Shego a mug and draped his arm around her neck. He guided her into the lounge.

"Same here." Shego said. "When was the last time you said you loved me?"

"Too long." Drakken answered. "I love you, and you're beautiful."

Shego blushed as she stirred the cocoa, "Thanks."

"You're an unfinished book Shego." Drakken said, "Everyday I'm certain I've read and memorized every part..."

He touched her face, "But then the next day I find out how much I never truly understood. You unleash my curiosity, more than science ever did. Don't ever think that I'll stop loving you because you're in my prayers every night before I go to sleep."

Shego beamed and couldn't help but think she had the best man in the world. He was always feeding her compliments like that. She ran her fingers through his long hair that left a scent of Jasmine on her hands. "I love you, and there's no one I trust more than you. You saved me from myself Drakken. My wickedness. My black heart. If it weren't for you, I can't even think of where I'd be right now."

Drakken held her face and smiled, "No more talk of that okay? I'm here to love you and protect you from everything."

Shego nodded, "I know that. Thank you."

Drakken rubbed his hands together, "So how about we start a fire in here?" He rose from his chair. Shego placed her hand on his leg, "Don't bother." She gingerly took one of her tattered chemical ray gloves and slipped it on her hand. She fired green flames at the fireplace. The fire sparked and was lit as if by magic.

"How easy was that?" Shego giggled putting the glove away again.

Drakken wrapped his arm around her and Shego snuggled against his shoulder. Drakken smiled, she always found the right place on his shoulder. He kissed her forehead took her hand in his.

"So what will we do about the heat?" Shego asked softly.

"My mom always told me everything happens for a good reason Shego. I'm not sure if that's true. But it certainly helps to think of things like that doesn't it?"

Shego nodded. It did.

"Do you think we'll find out that good reason?" Shego asked even more softly.

"Perhaps we will."

"Don't you think about the future?" Shego asked again with a slight curiosity.

"The future comes and then it's gone and there is only more future left…" Drakken said looked at Shego who looked bewildered.

Drakken paused to think a moment.

"Kiss me right now…" Drakken said. Shego leaned over to kiss him. Suddenly Drakken put his hand over her face blocking her.

"Stop! It isn't 'right now' anymore because you missed the moment to kiss me. It's in the past now and you can't get it back. But if you think about it, there's still more future right? What's the point of thinking about the future if you can't ever act in the future? You'll always be acting in the present. I don't think about things that might not even happen. It's preposterous and adolescent. It's like dreaming in a way. You know? People don't even realize it. When someone says don't move, you breathe and blink your eyes right? Some things are just impossible. That's why I can safely say no one truly 'thinks' about the future, they only imagine what it might be like."

Shego nestled against him, "Fine then Mister Reality, don't you ever imagine anything happening? Like making a new start? Even children?"

Drakken casually eased Shego off of him. His entire body began to quake. His face began to turn an eerie blue. "C-children?" He stuttered looking at her in shock. "Are you –"

Shego laughed and patted him on the shoulder, "Of course not darling. I was just wondering that's all." Shego rose to her feet, "I think I might go to sleep now. It's been a long day. Good-night Drakken."

"Good-night Shego." Drakken echoed.


(Notes: To all you people who are going to yell at me for associating her gloves as "chemical ray gloves" we're just going to assume that the gloves enhance her power as we did in the previous stories. Kapish? If you think I'm an idiot for doing that… think again. I started this series long before the 'Go Team Go' episode was out. So deal. Oh yeah, leave some love for me (aka reviews people) Peace.)