The ring isn't just perfect, but all of this is. Karen may not have been one to plan ahead about all of this, but now that it's happened, she can't imagine anything better, anything more right. It's simple and quiet and private, no roles to play and no one else around, a fairly normal night instead of an absurd amount of fanfare. With the kind of work they so often do, it makes something like this all the more appealing, part of a life that's just theirs rather than one they've taken on out of necessity and for show. She wouldn't give any of the rest of it up, but she wants this, too. She can't imagine herself fitting better with anyone else.

She could say something, and maybe she should, but for the time being, all she really wants is to bask in this, her arms draping around his neck as she leans into the kiss. This is a moment worth savoring, one she wants to hold onto for as long as she can.