Kate had been in her job for one year, 12 months or 365 days. And for three quarters of that she had been going out with her partner in crime so to speak, Jake Thorne. It had all started on the case that Kate had hated. As the pair walked along the embankment, across the river from the plaice of Westminster, talking about the case they were working on. When suddenly Jake stopped dead, and turned to Kate. The moon was shining down on the city and the lights were all glinting on the river. He knelt on one knee in front of Kate and produced a blue velvet box.
Inside was a ring, with one large diamond, and either side of that was Kate's birthstone, two small pearls.
"Kate Barker will you do the honour of becoming my wife?"
Kate who was speechless could only nod her head. And with that Jake slipped the ring on to her finger. It was a perfect fit.
"Well I think this is the first time I have seen you speechless," Jake joked, to which he got thump on his upper arm. As Kate went in to hit him again he grabbed her arm and kissed her.
With that they set of to their home, just a short walk away.
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The next day
Kate walked in to her office, where Henry was waiting for her with a file from the police. It was a murder case that was straight forward, as the defendant confessed. When she placed the file on her desk to go thru when Jake arrived, Henry noticed the ring glinting in the light that poured through the office windows .
"something you want to share Kate?!" he asked
"Maybe. But Jake needs to be hear first."