Norman picked Rita up at her door, hugging her, then kissing her on the cheek as he met her. She was beautiful inside and out, and he was going to spend the rest of his life appreciating her, hoping to make her as happy as he made her. As he released her from the embrace, he looked at her, somewhat shyly and touched her cheek. "I still can't believe I found the words to ask you to marry me, and I am so grateful that you said yes."

Rita smiled sweetly at him and sighed. "Oh, Norman, I'm the lucky one. I always hoped we'd be together."

Norman smiled a big warm smile and offered her his arm. They were going to enjoy the beautiful day together from start to finish, with a nice walk to the DLO to start them off. He always enjoyed walking with Rita.

"Norman, I know we were hoping to go for a nice stroll, but I'm wondering if we can walk a little more quickly," Rita began. "Shane's back. She texted to let me know she's back, but didn't say much beyond that. I can't wait to see her…and can't wait to see how things are."

Norman furrowed his brows. "What things," he asked.

"I want to see how Shane and Oliver are…together. I want to see if everything is ok with them."

Norman nodded thoughtfully. "I hope for Oliver's sake that everything's ok. I feel like when Shane left he was so much more shaken than he was when Holly left. If it was hard for him when she was in Langley, it will be harder when she's back if they haven't figured things out."

Rita echoed his nod. "He's so in love with her. And she's in love with him. They've been dancing around it for so long. When I see them together, I keep thinking "how many ways can you say 'I love you without actually saying I love you?'".

Norman stopped for just a second. "I know, right?" He thought for a moment, then continued. "Rita, do you remember the night when you first told me you loved me?"

"Of course, I do, Norman! Like it was yesterday. It was when Holly was in town, and Shane just told us she was leaving the DLO and the Post Office. We were both so sad.

And you asked me if I was in love with Ramon." She turned toward him. "I still can't believe you thought I was in love with Ramon. I think I was in love with you from the first time we bumped heads."

Norman smiled brightly and said softly, "I think I fell in love with you then too. But when you told me you loved me, I felt unstoppable, unsquashable, like I could do anything. I kissed you that night. I didn't overthink it. I just did it. It was the boldest move I've ever made. I hope Oliver is bold with Shane. He needs to be."

"Either that, or Shane's just going to need to be bold with him," Rita said frankly.

They'd arrived at the Denver Main Branch, and Norman held the door to allow Rita to enter the building before him. "Thank you, Norman," Rita said, and gave her fiancé a warm smile. Together, they made their way into the DLO, where all was quiet. They were early.

"Something feels different." Rita said immediately, taking in the DLO. Norman looked around the space that was as much a home as his own home.

"Oh," Norman began, raising a finger, then pointing it. "It's Shane's desk. It's back near Oliver's."

"Well, that's certainly a good sign," Rita told him. Then she shifted gears. "Want to start sorting that new bin that came in on Friday? I need to keep busy until I see Shane, or Oliver, or both of them."

"Sure, Rita", Norman responded.

They looked for a free space, which was increasingly hard to find thanks to Shane's absence. "I don't know how we cleared so many letters and packages before Shane," Rita stated. "We're so far behind now, but I guess Oliver would say 'to everything there is a season'. "

"And for these packages and letters, while Shane was gone, it wasn't their season." Norman stated, gesturing toward the growing piles of misdirected mail.

They reached for letters in the bin. Rita placed one with the other hopelessly ripped and mangled items. Then she found 3 that she placed in the basket that would require the use of Norman Dorman's Revelation Solution. She smiled, momentarily, proud of Norman for his amazing invention. She reached for another envelope and heard the door to the DLO open. She and Norman froze, looked up, and saw Oliver and Shane walking in together, deep in conversation. They were both smiling. Rita dropped the letter.