I left you in the morning,
And in the morning glow,
You walked a way beside me
To make me sad to go.
Do you know me in the gloaming,
Gaunt and dusty gray with roaming?
Are you dumb because you know me not,
Or dumb because you know?

All for me? And not a question
For the faded flowers gay
That could take me from beside you
For the ages of a day?
They are yours, and be the measure
Of their worth for you to treasure,
The measure of the little while
That I've been long away.

-Robert Frost, "Flower-Gathering"

Reds and oranges subsided to white as autumn turned into winter. Time slowed as it did in the winter months, as everyone prepared for the coming Spring.

Shego slowly woke up when she heard Kim's voice. The redhead had a mug of something warm. Outside, snow covered the streets of Boston.

"I made your favorite," Kim told her. Shego sat up and Kim carefully handed her cocoa moo with a slight amount of coffee. Shego smiled appreciatively. She pulled the bed covers with her free hand and indicated for Kim to snuggle in with her. Shego let out a pleased hum when she took a sip. "Just right," she told Kim, who beamed. Shego knew Kim had been trying to perfect her favorite morning pick-me-up drink –one of the ways the redhead was trying to get to know her.

"You're definitely a keeper, Cupcake," Shego told her sincerely, looking deeply into Kim's eyes. Kim's cheeks blossomed into a blush, feeling the depth of Shego's affection.

"Don't you think so Pandaroo?" Shego playfully asked the Cuddle Buddy by her side. She picked him up and placed his nuzzle by her ear as if she was listening to what the stuffed animal was saying. She moved his stuffed head as if he was nodding.

"Wait, what's that Pandaroo? Kim's the what?" Shego said. Kim laughed but was curious to know what "Pandaroo" was saying. Shego nodded as if the half-bear, half-kangaroo was actually telling her something. "Uh-huh. Really? Don't you think it's too soon?" Shego kept nodding some more like the Cuddle Buddy was divulging the secret of the universe to her and she understood completely.

"What's too soon? Kim's the what?" Kim repeated the question after a few minutes of silence.

Shego looked around, as if somebody was spying on them. She crooked her finger and indicated for Kim to come closer. Kim chuckled quietly at Shego's playfulness. Kim scooted closer and leaned towards Shego. Shego put Pandaroo down and took Kim's left hand.

She moved her lips closer to the redhead's ear and Shego slipped something on Kim's ring finger.

"Kim's the one."