Their kiss was soft, sweet, and slow. Shego had never had such a kiss - the ones she experienced in the past had been quick, hurried. Nothing like how Kim was kissing her. It was passionate, yet gentle.

For Kim, the kiss was also different than the ones she had before. It was as if she could genuinely feel how much Shego cared about her through the brushing of their lips.

They pulled apart from each other slowly when it was over, and said nothing.

Perhaps they didn't want to ruin the moment, or they just didn't feel like talking. Kim leaned back onto Shego, who was now sitting against the tree, and pulled up a blanket to cover her feet. It was beginning to get a bit breezy, but neither wanted to leave.

They stayed that way for about another hour, simply just looking out at the horizon, Shego occasionally kissing the top of Kim's head, and Kim gently squeezing her companion's hand.

Finally, it was too cold for both of them to stay any longer, so they quietly packed up their things and headed back to Kim's car.

Kim pulled out her phone to look at the time. "It's late... Oh, wow, it's already 11 o'clock. Where's your apartment?"

"It's out of your way, Kim, you can just drop me off in front of St. Jude's and I'll walk back over," replied Shego as she strapped herself in the passenger seat.

"No, no, I insist!" Kim retorted. "It's cold outside and I don't want you getting sick on the way home."

Shego shrugged. "Sure, that works. I don't think you won't like me sick... My voice sounds all nasally and I would rather you not witness the sight of me blowing my nose every minute."

"See, now you just want me to see you like that. I think you'd look really cute while sick." Kim pulled out of the parking lot and laughed. "That sounded wrong, but you know what I mean... I think."

Shego smiled. "I do."

"Well, I could always come over and nurse you back to health. I make a mean chicken noodle soup that'll guarantee you'll recover quickly."

"That sounds lovely, maybe you should just make me walk back home," joked Shego.

Kim turned to look at her companion and winked. She made a left on the street where St. Jude's was located. "So where do I turn?"

"Take the next left and then hang right. The building will be up ahead."

"Well, here we are." Kim had parked on the curb and Shego still hadn't really moved from her seat.

The older woman cleared her throat. "Tonight was great. Just perfect." She awkwardly fidgeted, as if she was figuring out what to do next before leaning over to kiss Kim on the cheek.

Luckily for Kim, she realized what Shego intended to do and turned her cheek so that her lips came into contact with Shego's. It caught Shego off-guard, but, like before, the kiss was slow and gentle. They pulled away quickly after, a blush creeping up on Kim's face as she cleared her throat and looked Shego in the eye. "I had a good time too... We should do this again some time."

Shego smiled. "Yeah, we should. Anyway..." She fumbled with the door lock and lightly kissed Kim's cheek. "I'll see you on Monday. Got designs that to do that won't draw themselves."

"Don't work too hard on them. I can give Bonnie hell about her attitude any time, you know."

Shego laughed. "It's not her I'm worried about. I just don't want to disappoint you."

"Aren't you sweet? I'm sure whatever designs you show us will be amazing."

Shego blushed. "Well, good night. Drive safe." She awkwardly stumbled out of Kim's car and waited for Kim to wave, pull out and drive back home.

Author's Notes: Happy New Year.

Chapter title is from "In The Dark (feat. Christian Burns)" by Tiesto.