A/N: I still do not own these characters. They are the property of ABC and all others responsible for the lovely Body of Proof.
All the tables in front of the diner were taken so Kate and Megan followed an enthusiastic Lacey inside, where they found a quiet spot somewhere in the back. The little brunette insisted on sitting in the one white plastic chair, leaving her mother and Kate no choice but to take place next to each other on the soft red bench, against the red and white checkered wall.
Kate had let go of Megan's hand by the time they had left the park, not wanting Lacey to pick up on the sudden twist in their friendship just yet. What are we doing anyway? The butterflies that had settled comfortably in Kate's tummy earlier that day seemed to have made way for her head now, as in the company of Megan, the blonde felt she was unable to think straight.
Inside the diner, sitting that close to Megan, Kate decided for the moment to let her feelings rather than her butterfly-clouded mind lead the way. Encouraged by the comfortable air that surrounded them, Kate let her hand softly brush against Megan's again. This caused Megan to turn her head towards the blonde, softly smiling at her friend, her greenbrown eyes sparkling when she saw the happiness and confidence radiating from Kate.
Megan passed Kate the menu before bringing her hands underneath the table again, letting her right hand rest on Kate's left hand before carefully intertwining their fingers. Briefly ignoring the world spinning around them, Kate locked her blue eyes with Megan's until their (not so) subtle eye sex was interrupted by the little girl in front of them.
"I can't decide between the cherry pie and the chocolate milkshake" Lacey frowned, considering her options out loud. After a small sigh the girl shot her most adorable and hopeful glance at her mother: "Can I have both?" Megan looked back at her daughter, raising an eyebrow, already opening her mouth to tell the girl to choose, when Kate beat her to it with a response: "Sounds good, Lace! I think I'm having those two as well, with extra cream and a cherry on top!"
Kate returned the menu to Megan, an accomplished smile gracing the blonde's face. Once again the redhead turned towards Kate, this time narrowing her eyes a little: "Milkshake and pie?" Kate shrugged her shoulders: "I haven't been here in ages", looking back at Megan before rolling her eyes and grinning sheepishly, "and I might have a sweet tooth.." Megan could not hide the smile that curled her lips.
"Mum, please?" Encouraged by her mother's blissful expression, Lacey tried again. "Ok. Just this once. But you know too much sugar is not good for you!" Megan gave in, softly smiling to herself again when she observed that her daughter had taken to imitate Kate's eye roll perfectly. "Yes mum, I know!"
"What are you going to order, Megan?" Kate looked at her friend who had just started studying the menu intensively. Megan's eyes stopped at the back of the menu, surprise apparent on the redhead's face "Oh look! They have Danish pecan pie!" Megan looked up with another happy smile. Kate could not help but smile back at Megan's sudden enthusiasm where the pecan pie was concerned. Could she get any more adorable?
Minutes later the three of them were letting their soft moans praise the pie in front of them. "This is SO good!" Lacey declared with a mouth filled with cherry pie. Kate simply nodded, too busy devouring her own piece but Megan could not help but reprimand her daughter, no matter how good the pie tasted. "Lacey darling, don't speak with your mouth full!"
Lacey nodded in agreement but when Megan averted her eyes to take another bite of her pecan pie, the little brunette made a face, causing Kate to quietly laugh in amusement. The blonde loved watching mother and daughter interact like they did. They are both so sweet and beautiful. Not wanting to seem too distracted Kate settled down into the conversation again, instinctively letting her hand rest on Megan's knee.
Feeling more content sipping milkshake and eating pie with Megan and Lacey, than she had laying in her bed by herself for the past few weeks, Kate allowed herself to look at the woman who had managed to brighten up her mood right when she needed it, her eyes glowing with affection.
Whilst calmly admiring how gorgeous Megan's features were, Kate let her fingers roam from the redhead's knee to her hip. However, her hand did not get the chance to travel very far, as the sudden movement of Kate's fingers had taken Megan by surprise when she was about to swallow a piece of pie.
Having Kate caress her leg like that caused the redhead to almost choke in a pecan nut. Kate looked at Megan in alarm, for the redhead had started coughing, tears rolling from her eyes along the process. Patting Megan's back, Kate asked if she was all right, feeling somewhat relieved when Megan managed to answer positively.
Megan's face was still flustered, as much from her encounter with Kate's hand as from her encounter with the pecan nut. "Here, have some milkshake, that might help," Kate suggested, shoving her milkshake into Megan's direction. As she watched Megan's lips lock around the straw, Kate noticed that her own breathing had slowed down.
Not one to let an opportunity go to waste, Kate swiftly took the straw out of Lacey's milkshake – the girl had downed the last drops minutes ago – and placed it in her own, alongside the straw Megan was sucking on. The two women finished the milkshake together, all the while seductively staring at each other. We really are seventeen.
With their tummies full of pie and milkshake, the three of them were all satisfied to head back home. Megan insisted on driving Kate back to her apartment. By the time they got there, Lacey had somehow fallen asleep in the backseat, so Megan allowed herself the liberty to walk Kate to her door.
Both Kate and Megan were looking at the ground, wanting to say so much but not finding the right words to do so. Kate realized she was starting to feel frightened by the intensity of her feelings for Megan and she did not want to mess up whatever it was that they were having.
They reached the door to Kate's apartment in silence. Balancing on the back of her designer sneakers, her hands nervously tucked away in the back pockets of her jeans, Megan finally looked up at Kate. Trying to catch a glimpse of the blonde's eyes, hoping to read in those blues what she were to do next.
Instead of locking her eyes with Megan's or trying to put together a coherent sentence, Kate simply closed the distance between them and place her head on Megan's shoulder. The redhead released her hands from her jeans and wrapped her arms around Kate, turning her head a little to place a light kiss on the blonde's head.
"We're going to be okay, you know" Megan heard herself say, in a voice that sounded shakier than she had anticipated. Maybe it was not the time to reflect on it, but the thoughts of both women were transferred to a few weeks earlier, when Megan had held Kate's hand in the hospital. Back then the two had been too anxious to talk as well, both fearing that every word they uttered could be the last of their conversation.
It had been there and then that they had recognized the nature of the feelings they had for one another and that they were not ready to let the other one go just yet – not with so many things left unsaid. And right now, after having spent a wonderful day together, they had the chance to say everything they had wanted to say back then in the hospital but they just stood here in silence.
Megan placed another feather light kiss on Kate's head before the blonde moved away from Megan's shoulder, now looking her straight in the eyes. Fear apparent in the blue of her eyes, Kate whispered back "you really think so?" In the bright green of Megan's eyes Kate could detect a sense of hope and honesty, emotions that were slowly but surely transferring to her own eyes, pushing away the fear.
"We are. We're going to be okay" Megan repeated, now sounding more convinced than the first time, nodding her head, a smile gracing her features. Kate imitated her actions, smiling from the heart. Megan bit her lip, determined to tease the last downbeat memories away with a hint of seduction. "So.. Are you gonna kiss me, or what?"
Megan closed her eyes as she felt Kate's hands lightly resting on her hips, while strands of blonde caressed her face as Kate brought her face closer. The view of Megan standing there with her eyes closed, waiting to be kissed made Kate's heart swell. She let her lips brush Megan's ever so softly, cautiously tasting the sweetness there, before gently sucking in her bottom lip.
At the tender contact Megan's eyes fluttered open again. She brought her hands up to Kate's face, caressing her cheek before leaning in for another kiss. Kate dared to let her tongue follow the outline of Megan's lips before asking silent permission to spread her lips and allow her in. A sweet moan escaped the both of them when their tongues finally met.
Remembering there was still a sleeping Lacey in the car, Megan broke the kiss, ending with a few cute pecks on Kate's lips and nose. "Do I see you tomorrow?" Megan whispered, her arms still wrapped around Kate, "I have to take Lacey to her horse riding practice in the afternoon, but Todd is picking her up, she's spending the rest of the week with him, so we have the entire evening to ourselves."
"Found your speech back?" Kate smiled, kissing the redhead again before saying what Megan wanted to hear: "How about you stop by at my apartment when you've dropped Lacey off? I can cook us something" "I'd like that" Megan contently leaned into the embrace once more.
"I gotta go now, Lacey is still downstairs" Megan steadied herself. "I had a great time today" Kate responded, "thank Lacey for me, will you?" "Will do" Megan smiled, biting her lip again before making her way to the elevator. "See you tomorrow, Kate!"
"See you tomorrow, Megan!" Kate felt her head and heart lighten up when the redhead turned around once more, blowing her a kiss before disappearing around the corner.
[R&R!] - It took me a while to update but I'm back on it (: