"I think you could probably say that we've made a career out of being in fake relationships," Karen says, laughing just a little. It seems true enough, with as often as they've played those roles, or maybe those are just the ones that have seemed most significant to her. For so long, she wanted this, and for so long, she was sure she would never have it, that it only stands to reason that those would be the jobs that became the most significant to her. It also makes its own kind of sense that that's finally how they got their shit together. The walking in on him shirtless part, she couldn't have planned, but the rest was familiar territory.

Carefully leaning her head against his shoulder, she adds, "This one is my favorite, too. And, yes, since you passed, we can skip the hospital. For now."