Carolyn snuggled deeper into the embrace of the man behind her, she was rewarded when his arms tightened around her. His soft snores told her that the squeeze had been completely reflexive, which was just fine by her.

Ok, she was in love. Well, maybe not yet, but she was definitely much closer than she had been a few days ago. Hell, even six hours ago. A smile graced her face as she thought about the night.

Their beach blanket picnic of beer and pizza had been fun. They had talked about the usual things, made the usual jokes, but there had been an underlying awkwardness. Finally Cam was able to break the ice by confessing that he'd had a pretty massive crush on her since they'd started working together. They were able to relax and laugh about it when she admitted the same. The night had only gotten better from there.

He had offered to clean up, not that there was much to do, but she wouldn't hear of it. She was only able to convince him to stay seated by informing him that this was her house, and therefore, like in the infirmary, her word was law here. She couldn't help but laugh at the salute and 'shit-eating' grin she received in reply.

The original plan had been for them to watch a movie after dinner, apparently 50 First Dates was a favorite of his and it fit the theme of the night perfectly. However, he had put a slight dent in that plan when he snuck up behind her in the kitchen. She had yelped and jumped three feet in the air when he caught her in an embrace from behind. It wasn't fair, no one should be that stealthy on crutches. It had taken all of her will power not to go weak in the knees when she'd turned and looked up into those amazing blue eyes.

Their first kiss had been beyond spectacular. She had no idea how long it had lasted, but it felt like a lifetime and she had no desire to ever move from that spot. When they finally surfaced for air, both wore the biggest smile. She couldn't ever remember having nearly that much fun making out with anyone before.

At one point it had occurred to her to wonder just how far they should take this tonight. Mitchell must have sensed her unease because he had drawn back and looked straight into her eyes. What he saw there had told him everything he needed to know; she wanted to, but wasn't ready yet. From that point on, they had only kissed and cuddled until they fell asleep holding tightly to each other.

Laying awake in his arms now, she marveled at how much of a gentleman he was. A lot of guys would have been exceedingly pissed off by being told no at that point. But she hadn't even had to say anything to him, he had just known and understood. He seemed more that content to simply hold her.

Now she really didn't care what her father said, she was going to date and hopefully marry the man sleeping next to her.

Later that night, Cam woke as Carolyn shifted in his arms. He had never been happier: everyone he love was alive an well, the team had accepted him completely, and he had the most wonderful woman he had ever met wrapped securely in his arms.