“My lady,” smiled Shane offering her hand to Sam, who took it, warm and sweet to the touch. 

            “Lady?  Me?” snorted Sam winking at Shane as they moved upstairs and into the bedroom, finally.  “You must have me confused with someone else.”

            Two hours later, Sam dropped down next to Shane, sweaty, exhausted and about to fall asleep, “You’re gonna wear me out.”

            “I am not,” laughed Shane turning over on her side, running her hands through Sam’s short hair.  Staring at her lovingly, her thumb caressing her cheek, “Why didn’t you tell me about these big tests?”

            Sam shrugged, “You got a lot on your plate, didn’t wanna make it fuller.  I’ll be fine, I can deal with it, I’ve been catching up on my reading, and I’ll study the next few days.” 

            “I can handle you telling me anything, you know that?” said Shane kissing Sam’s lips gently, staring into Sam’s grey eyes.

            “I know, but this is my deal, you can’t help me do this, this is all me,” smiled Sam.   “I’ll take the boards and go get my check up from Dr. Shepard and race back home to my little family.”

            “We could go with you,” offered Shane thinking she wouldn’t mind seeing Seattle again.

            “Better not, you can’t take Shay out of state it will be a day thing, honestly, not a big deal.  Now, think I can take a nap?” asked Sam with a big grin her eyes about to close.

            “I’m going to go watch Cars with Shay, he’s been bugging me to watch it with him, you guys and your fast cars,” grumbled Shane as she slipped out of bed.

            Sam rolled over, grabbing her pillow and muttering into it, “Fast cars, fast women, fast life, gotta love it.”

            Shane grinned, thinking that she’d finally gotten it all, a life, a career, a family and most of all, a love that was as close to perfect as humanly possible.  Putting on her clothes, then looking back at the slumbering Sam, licking her lips and leaving the room, with just one fleeting look at the woman who was responsible for her happiness, it seemed that everything was right in the world for once.