A month later, they still hadn't talked about it very much. After the initial shock, Kate tried her best to shrug it off. She told Megan she had always known it would be this way, that her parents would force her to choose between having them in her life and being able to live the life she wanted. Lacey had a harder time accepting it. They told her this was an important lesson, that not everyone in the world was capable of or willing to change. Lacey agreed, but deep down she didn't really believe it was true. She hoped that somehow, things would still get better.

At five o'clock on the Friday before Kate was scheduled to head back to Pittsburgh, they were both still at work. Megan texted Kate from her office.

Can you come to the lab for sec?

Be there in a few. Kate responded.

When Kate entered the lab, she was surprised that all of the bodies had been put away. In fact, everything was scrubbed down and sterilized. The only thing that was completely out of place was the bouquet of lavender roses sitting in the middle of one of the autopsy tables. Kate glanced around at first, not seeing anyone, stepping towards the table and inhaling the exquisite scent.

"Megan?" she called, sounding a little annoyed, though her smile gave her away.

Megan stepped back into the lab, wearing her green scrubs, slowly sauntering up to the blonde with a huge grin on her face.

"What are you doing?" Kate raised an eyebrow, even as she continued to glow.

"Do you like them?" Megan asked.

"Of course I like them, they're beautiful. But what…"

"Do you know what lavender roses stand for?"

Kate shook her head no.

"Uniqueness…" Megan whispered as she circled her. "Enchantment…love at first sight."

Kate rolled her eyes and leaned against the table, crossing her arms as her cheeks turned pink.

"If I remember correctly, I don't think it was love at first sight with us," Kate argued.

"Not exactly," Megan conceded. "But…this was the first place I realized I was falling in love with you."

"It was?"

Megan nodded.

"Long before that night you fell asleep at your desk and I woke you up because you were snoring. And you kissed me."

"I did," Kate smiled, starting to get pleasant knots in her stomach as Megan stepped closer.

"I know this probably isn't the most romantic way to do this, but you of all people know how crazy I am, so…" she swallowed. Kate's mouth hung open and time slowed to a complete halt as she watched Megan reach into her pocket and pull a ring from it. She grabbed Kate's hand, gently opening her palm and placing it there, keeping a hold of the hand as she looked back up into her eyes. Kate was speechless, which was good because Megan had more to say.

"You're everything. You've filled my heart with the kind of joy I didn't know really existed until I met you, which is ironic, considering how we started off, but…I can't imagine my life, or Lacey's life, without you. We're a family."

Kate reached up with her other hand and wiped away a tear.

"So, Kate Murphy," Megan took a deep breath. "Will you please say you'll marry me?"

"Yes," Kate immediately replied, bringing her lips to Megan's and kissing her hard.

"E-yow!" Ethan shouted from the hallway, as he and the entire staff started cheering, whistling and clapping wildly. Kate's eyes shot up at them, and she covered her face, a little embarrassed but still deeply touched. She kissed Megan again quickly before handing the ring back to slip on her finger. Kate looked down at it, then into Megan's eyes. She could hardly believe this was happening.

"Wait a second," Kate paused amidst the celebration. "You proposed to me. Don't I get to propose too?"

"You can if you want," Megan smirked. "I just beat you to it."

Kate rolled her eyes again, grinning, wondering how she could possibly top this. Then she had another thought.

"How are we even supposed to get married?" she asked. "Pennsylvania doesn't allow…"

"Details," Megan assured her. "Which we will deal with when the time comes. Things are changing."

Kate nodded as Curtis handed her a glass of champagne. She locked arms with Megan and kissed her again emphatically before letting herself be led through the room to receive their congratulations.

Saturday morning, Kate left very early for Pittsburgh, needing to attend briefings and make sure everything was in order for next week's trial. Lacey was asleep already by the time they got home the night before, so when she woke up, Megan told her the big news.

"You got engaged!" Lacey shrieked. "Oh my god. Oh my god. Can I be the maid of honor?"

"Of course," Megan smiled. "When Kate gets back we'll start figuring out the details."

"Oh. My. God!" Lacey continued to flip. "I have to call Christina. I have to call everyone!"

Lacey ran to her room to jump on Skype. Meanwhile, Megan showered while she waited for Kate to call and let her know she'd made it to her destination safely. As she got dressed, she realized there were still quite a few people she needed to tell. Her mother had given her overwhelmingly supportive—albeit politically self-serving—blessing last night. But there were still other relatives, some who didn't even know that she was gay. And then there was Todd…and Kate's family. Megan wondered if they'd ever be a part of their lives. She couldn't believe that everyone on Kate's side was a total homophobe. There had to be at least one Log Cabin Republican in the bunch.

Kate sent a text around 1:30 letting her know she was already in meetings. Megan spent the rest of the day looking at bridal websites with Lacey, feeling a little out of her element, but letting the girl dream for both of them. Truth be told, Megan would have been happy with a quiet ceremony, just their close friends and family, and then at least three weeks' vacation for the honeymoon. She was pretty sure her boss would agree.