"Who is he? Come on, seriously?"

"Lacey, let me figure out what's going on in my life before I make it your business, okay? I don't want to be like your father."

Megan knew she would never be like him, bringing a different woman home every other month. She also knew that she should just get telling Lacey out of the way. But even though she felt very strongly about her and Kate, it was so new that she didn't feel right bringing it out in the open yet.

"Mom, you're no fun. I thought you wanted us to be closer?"

"Lacey, please. You know I do. This is just so new for me. I haven't told anyone, but when I feel ready, you'll be the first to know. I promise."

Lacey couldn't help but smile. She was happy her mom actually had something else going on in her life besides work.

"Okay. Can you at least tell me if he's cute?"

He. She guessed she couldn't blame her own daughter for not questioning. She just glared at Lacey, who rolled her eyes and turned back to her pancakes.

"Thank you." Megan felt very relieved.

Kate hadn't heard much from Megan on Sunday, just a few texts back and forth to relay how breakfast had gone. She couldn't blame Megan for not coming out to Lacey yet. She couldn't even imagine coming out to her parents, now or in the future, but she knew that wouldn't be fair to Megan. As much as she missed them sometimes, right now she was very glad they were stationed so far away.

As she sat at her desk, bracing for the hectic Monday that was sure to be served up to them, she watched the clock on the wall strike 9 a.m. She held her breath as she heard the familiar clicking of heels step out of the elevator and grow louder as they made their way towards her office. She looked up just in time to see Megan's frame enter her door. She had to remind herself to breathe as she took in the sight. Megan wore an orange trench coat that hid whatever tantalizing skirt and curve-hugging sweater she was wearing beneath it. The ensemble just revealed her legs as they gracefully stemmed down into her navy pumps. Her hair fell perfectly around her shoulders, only lightly tousled from the wind. Her cheeks were a bit flushed, but whether it was from the crisp air or something else, she couldn't tell. All she knew was that the sparkle in her green eyes as she smiled good morning at Kate made her realize how much she had missed her in the short time they'd been apart, and it made her feel equal parts wonderful and insane.

"Hi," Megan practically whispered.

"Good morning, Dr. Hunt," Kate replied, elbows on her desk with her hands clasped in front of her.

"Anything come across your desk for me yet?"

"Not yet. Soon enough, I'm sure."

Megan nodded slowly, continuing to smile. Kate tried not to let the corners of her mouth shake too much.

"Well then…I'll see you later. Have a good day."

"You too," Kate breathed.

The rest of the day was indeed spent trying to keep up with all of the calls that were coming in. At one point Megan had to decide between taking on the case of a young woman who had been found dead in her car in her driveway, and an older man who had died presumably while experimenting with auto-erotic asphyxiation, but one could never be sure with those things. She opted to focus on the young woman first. It was particularly difficult as her husband and nine year old daughter waited in the lobby to hear the results. She had to tell them it wouldn't be clear for some time, and the husband's ire at this was both heartbreaking and suspicious.

The bullet to the left temple was the undeniable cause of death, but Megan continued to scan the body for clues for a motive, combing through her hair, analyzing fibers found on the seatbelt, hoping for a DNA sample. After everyone else had left, she continued to jump back and forth from the table to the microscope. Eventually she tucked the body away for the night, but continued to ponder the strange markings on the clothes and other belongings found in the car.

"Megan?"

Megan jumped as she looked up to see Kate standing in the door to the lab. She had been so completely absorbed in the case she had literally tuned out all sound and all consideration that there may have been anyone left there with her.

"Sorry. I didn't want to disturb you earlier."

Megan sighed as she smiled. "Thank you for that."

Kate came closer and peered through the microscope herself. "How's it going?"

"Eh, things just aren't adding up, but I'll figure it out."

"Hopefully sooner than later?"

"Yes."

The pressure Kate was giving her now was slightly less irritating than usual. It actually made her want to work harder, through the night if possible, but she knew she couldn't.

"You look tired. Why don't you call it a night" Kate offered.

Megan stood up and grabbed some evidence bags to take back to her office. "Good idea," she said. "Carry some of these and follow me."

Once they got to the office, Megan easily lowered hers onto one side of her desk and Kate did the same. Kate smoothed out her gold blouse and chocolate brown skirt before looking back up at Megan, who had her eyes fixed on her. She lunged forward and kissed Kate feverishly, to which the blonde was taken aback, but happy. She sucked heartily on Megan's lower lip as the redhead ran her fingers up over her breasts, slipping one hand beneath her shirt to feel her skin directly.

"I missed you," Megan whispered.

"Likewise," Kate barely managed to respond as Megan continued to kiss her, before pushing her back into the desk. Kate sat on the edge and then slid back some. Megan came to stand between her legs, pushing up her skirt so she could get closer. Megan was still wearing her green scrubs, so Kate couldn't get to her from below. Instead, she reached down, underneath the elastic waistband, and began to drag her fingers gently over Megan's underwear.

"Yes! Kate…"

Kate brought her lips to Megan's once again as Megan pushed her further back on the desk. Feeling very agile, Megan climbed on top and straddled Kate as she hiked her skirt up around her waist. She simply pushed Kate's panties to the side as she brought her fingers to slide through her wet folds.

Kate gasped as Megan fingered her gently. She dipped her hand beneath the silk lingerie Megan was wearing today and entered her as well, matching her speed, pumping faster as Megan picked up the pace. Kate continued to lick and suck on Megan's lips between breaths as Megan buried her hand into her cunt and she felt herself getting tighter around her fingers. Megan rode Kate's hand as Kate removed her fingers and generously slid her stickiness up and down against her clit.

"Oh…oh…my… god…"

Kate felt Megan come all over her hand, and soon, with Megan fucking her hard but with so much tenderness at the same time, Kate came as well. Little drops of Megan's sweat fell onto her lips as her breathing began to slow to normal. Megan pulled her hand up to her mouth and closed her eyes as she licked the flavor off her trembling fingers.

"Megan…shit…"

Megan smiled devilishly. "Guess I wasn't that tired."

Kate sat up, straightening her skirt before leaning on Megan, who put her arms around her and kissed her temple. The two smiled at one another as they playfully licked the sweat from various spots on their faces.

"Were you thinking about this all day?" Kate asked.

"Actually, no," Megan admitted. "I thought about you a few times, especially when I saw you pass by in the hall, but I was so absorbed in this case, I just…"

Kate kissed her again, hard, bringing her hands to her face and smoothing her thumbs over her cheekbones.

"I love how dedicated you are," Kate whispered. "It makes my job so much easier."

Megan smirked. "Did you think of me?"

Kate looked away, then back as she admitted "A little more than I should have considering I was also dealing with quite a workload, including keeping your victim's husband at bay."

"That guy's a nightmare," Megan vented through gritted teeth.

"You think he's guilty?"

"I hope not, for the daughter's sake, but he's an asshole either way."

Kate nodded. "Yeah he is."

Megan ran one hand through Kate's golden mane. She looked into her blue eyes and knew that she was falling in love with her. Her chest almost burned with how much she cared about her, and yet she felt like she still had so much to learn.

"What made you want to be Chief? I know the pay and prestige would be hard to pass up for anyone, but it seems like a lot of hassle."

Kate arched her eyebrows. "It is. But, as you said, who could pass up the opportunity? It's not something that many are presented with."

"Did your parents encourage you to take the position?" Megan continued.

Now Kate rolled her eyes, hard. "Uh oh. You're trying to figure me out."

"Of course. I want to know everything."

"Do you need to know everything to be with me?"

Megan frowned and felt a little nervous. "Well, not everything…I mean…what do you mean?"

Kate sighed. "My parents didn't want me to be a medical examiner in the first place. They would have preferred I had been a surgeon, like you."

"But that's not what you wanted."

"No. I was always obsessed with crime shows as a kid. I watched them on base when I was bored and needed to escape my surroundings. You'd think I would have chosen something more fantastic and magical, but no. I don't know if that makes me morbid or disturbed or what."

"Not really. Maybe you just wanted to try to bring peace to the world through bringing piece of mind to the loved ones of the deceased."

"Perhaps. I don't give much thought to my own psychology. It would drive me nuts."

Megan smirked. "Well don't worry. I won't ask too many hard questions. I don't want to drive you nuts either."

Kate couldn't tell if she was being sarcastic.

"Good. It's not that interesting anyway."

Megan reached out and held Kate's left hand.

"I still want to know."

Kate looked down at their hands and then back up into Megan's beautiful green eyes. She knew that if she wanted this to work—and she was realizing more and more how desperately she did— she would have to let the skeletons come tumbling out eventually. She just wasn't there yet. She leaned in to kiss Megan very softly, then tipped her forehead against hers.

"Thank you for wanting to get to know me. And for your patience. It's not easy for me to open up like this."

"It's okay," Megan smiled. "We've got plenty of time."