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Two anxious hours passed until Kane got the call. The jury had come to a decision. The courtroom seemed packed. Kane couldn't understand why. But then she took a moment to look around the room. She recognized Bartlett, the young officer who helped her among other officers and co workers she had known. All of them were here for her.

So when the judge asked the foreman for the jury to read their decision, the entire courtroom held their breath. All Kane could concentrate on was Don's hand holding hers.

"Have you reached a decision?" The judge asked.

"We have your Honor. We find the defendants…"

Everyone was sitting in the bar. The Axel family, including Carly, and everyone from the lab. Even the prosecutor, Andrew Grossman, chose to join them. Almost everyone was downing beer with a few exceptions. Stella was able to talk Lindsay and Kane's mom, Diane, into getting margarita's. Carly enjoyed a Shirley Temple while sitting on her father's lap.

"Okay. Everyone." Kane shouted. The bartender turned down the music to allow her to speak since the bar wasn't completely full yet.

"It has been several long, difficult months. We have all worked hard at trying to reach our goal. But I would like to propose a toast to Mr. Grossman for helping us put away that SOB for a long time." The room erupted in applause and laughter. After a few seconds the room settles and Kane finished.

"I promise I'll hurry. Karaoke is tonight so I'm sure the bartender wants us to settle down. But I just wanted to say thank you for myself and my family to everyone. This has been a hard time for us and I am sure some of us wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for you." Everyone clapped again. "Okay on with the karaoke."

Kane sat down beside Don amongst her friends and family finally feeling good. The jury had found Hobbs and his men guilty on all accounts and sentenced them to life in prison. After the trial David Axel insisted on taking everyone out to celebrate. So they chose the Pub. To their delight it was karaoke night so not only could they enjoy drinks, but also a show.

"I'm gonna head to the bathroom. Be back in a minute sweetie." Don said then lightly kissed Kane on the cheek. She laughed. Whenever the couple was in front of her father, Don refused to kiss her anywhere aside from her cheek. He said he did it out of respect, but she suspected he was also trying to make a good impression.

Several minutes went by before Don came back with a strange smile on his face.

"Everything okay?" She asked.

"Just fine. I um ran into an old friend of mine."

The answer suited Kane just fine. She had no reason not to believe. That was until the MC of the karaoke said the next performer was Don Flack. Everyone around them clapped but all Kane could do was try and keep her jaws closed. Don had never expressed an interest in public singing and he was no where near drunk enough to blame it on the beer. She looked around at her friend but all eyes were on Don.

"Hello ladies and gentlemen. I actually want to perform a duet so I was wondering would my beautiful girlfriend Kandice join me?"

Kane received the same applause as she joined Don on stage. She couldn't help but smile at how excited Don seemed to be about singing. He handed her a microphone, then said, "Are you ready?"

"Yea." She looked into his eyes and smiled then turned her attention to the monitor.

Only four words were on the screen. Four words that brought a few silent tears to her eyes. Four unexpected words.

Will you marry me?

She turned to see if it was a joke. Kane's head turned up to look at Don but he wasn't there. He was on one knee holding a small black box in his hand.

"Kandice Axel I love you more than I thought I could ever feel for someone. You are smart, funny, beautiful. And for the life of me I cannot understand why you are with me. But if you are ready and willing, I would be honored if I could spend the rest of my life trying to figure out why?" She let out a small laugh as more tears came out.

Don opened the black box to reveal a beautiful gold ring with three small diamonds perfectly set in the gold. It was beautiful.

"Kandice will you marry me?"

"Yes." She yelled as she pulled Don to his feet and caught him in one of the most passionate kisses they ever shared. The crowd cheered as the kiss ended and Don carefully placed the ring on her finger. Kane stared at it for a moment, smiled, then pulled him into another kiss.