[Find an Excuse to Wear Matching Outfits]

It was Ronan's thirteenth birthday and her Fathers had decided that it would be celebrated by a formal dinner with family only followed by a swanky party at the club for all her friends from the private school. No alcohol obviously but an excuse for them all to dance and socialise outside of school.

Unfortunately for Burke, that meant that he needed to find a suit to wear that did not look like it had been in his wardrobe since the end of the last millennium or older. Ewan had never directly teased Burke for his endless clothes in the same colours, styles and patterns as each other but had always offered to take him shopping if it was an option he would consider. Burke would rather have filled in paperwork while listening to opera than go shopping but nevertheless here he was standing in a shopping centre with Karen.

This would be Karen's first event as part of the extended family and she was just as nervous as Burke as she picked through endless dresses, finding faults in the colour, length, style or anything she could think of. It warmed Burke's heart seeing her act so frantic so he took her into his arms and pressed a kiss to the top of her head. "Stop worrying."

"Burke, this is your family and they've let me in. As much as I find it hard knowing that Ewan McIntyre is connected to most of our cold cases I still find myself wanting to be liked by him. He's a big part of your teams world now and..."

"Stop worrying!" He repeated cutting her tirade of worries off as he shook his head, amused at her outburst. "They already admire you and that's all that counts, Karen. Now let's find you a..." And that's when he saw it. The most stunning dress in a hunter green. It was floor length with an empress line that would make her look stunning but more importantly he had a tie in the exact shade. "There it is."

He picked it up and showed her the dress, relieved when he saw the twinkle in her eyes before moving towards the till. "But don't you think we'll be trying too hard?" She fretted after he explained about his tie and he shook his head, starting to feel that maybe he had put too much pressure on her shoulders. Next time he was going to simply tell her to put on a dress and he would pick her up so that it would be a surprise.

"I couldn't care less. I want the world to know we're an item, Kay, and that starts with my family. Small steps, Karen. Tomorrow a dress and tie in the same colour. In a couple of years, matching..." But the sentence died in his throat as he caught himself letting go his true intentions towards the woman.

She, however, just smiled as she curled into his side as they stood in line."I love you," she whispered pressing a kiss to his cheek just as they were shouted to go to the next till, their brief moment interrupted but not forgotten.

AUTHORS NOTE: Lee was forced on a little trip today with her parents that she did not want to go on so this is a little something to cheer her up :)