A/N: So this fic came about from a tweet by Dana Delany and a subsequent post by jumblr-crumblr on tumblr which resulted in both this Kegan fic and fanart. It's going to be awesome. (Oh, and although I'm English I'll try to get all the American terminology right :P)
"Mom, do you mind if I stay here tonight?" Lacey smiled up at Megan with puppy dog eyes, watching her mother's expression melt.
"Sure, Lace. Phone your dad and let him know, okay?"
Lacey nodded with a big smile and left for her bedroom, cell already in her hand. Kate smiled after her and picked up her wineglass.
"She's missed you, you know," Megan murmured quietly as she locked eyes with her boss, "I don't think that she wants to admit it because she's scared of upsetting me. I don't mind, though; you're a part of her life whether I like it or not."
"And do you?" Kate asked as she sipped at the rosé and tucked her legs up underneath her on the couch before clarifying, "Dislike that I'm a part of her life?"
"I… no." Megan replied hesitantly, "I don't dislike it, I don't like it… It doesn't really matter to me. No, that's not right, it does matter." She rubbed her head and thought about how to phrase her feelings. "It doesn't really change my life, and as long as you don't hurt Lacey then I don't have a problem with it. Just so long as you don't get back together with Todd, that is."
Kate laughed, "Now that I can guarantee you. It really was a mistake."
Megan tilted her head as she considered Kate, eyes roaming over her voluptuous figure. "You regret it then?"
"I regret that it strained our working relationship – I regret that it was allowed to strain our relationship." Seeing Megan was about to interrupt she held out one hand and inclined her head slightly, "Which I admit was as much my fault as it was yours."
Megan smirked slightly, knowing full well that she had overreacted somewhat and grateful that Kate was smoothing over what had happened.
"However, I don't regret becoming a part of Lacey's life. And I think that we've grown even closer than we were before since the relationship ended, don't you?" Kate finished with a smile as she studied Megan's features.
Megan grinned in response, "Yeah. I think we have."
At that point Lacey re-entered the room and smiled at seeing her mother and her mother-figure talking together. It looked almost… intimate, and the teen was happy to see her plan of pushing Kate and Megan together coming along nicely. After all, lesbian moms were totally in at the moment.
"I called dad." She reported, putting the phone down on the coffee table and sitting down with a smile.
"And?" Megan prompted.
Lacey shrugged, "I dunno. He sounded weird. Wanted to know why I suddenly wanted to stay over when it was his night."
"What did you say?" Megan prompted again as she rolled her eyes, feeling like it was an interrogation. That feeling increased, as did her curiosity, as Lacey went red.
"Just that I felt like it," upon seeing her mother's look she amended, "and that Kate was here. So it's fun."
Kate and Megan shared a look, Megan unsuccessfully hiding a smirk at the evidence that Lacey really had been missing the blonde.
"Yeah, it's fun, isn't it Kate?" she asked with a mischievous twinkle in her eye.
"Definitely," Kate agreed as she quickly grasped the situation, "Loads of fun."
Lacey looked between the two in confusion, wondering what she'd missed. She dismissed it with a tentative smile, merely thankful that they were getting on so well and that their work hadn't been brought up yet.
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At nearly 10 o'clock banging at the front door interrupted the conversation. Megan frowned before she placed her wineglass down and made her way over. The banging got louder as someone hammered at the door, almost bringing it off its hinges. She pulled the door open to reveal her furious ex-husband. Todd proceeded to barge in and glare at the occupants of Megan's lounge.
"Lacey, get your things. We're leaving." Todd snarled as he stared at Kate in anger.
"What? No, dad! I told you, I'm staying with mom tonight."
"No you're not, Lacey! Get your things!"
"Todd!" Megan interrupted, stalking into the middle of the room and placing her hands on her hips, "What the hell do you think you're doing? Lacey called you and told you she wanted to sleep here tonight; you never had a problem with it before, so why now?"
"I think," Kate piped up, "That has something to do with me." She unfolded her long legs from beneath her and placed the now empty wineglass on the table. Standing up to her full height she padded across the floor to stand next to Megan, challenge in her eyes.
"When we broke up, you left Lacey's life. You can't just decide to drop in – I'm protecting my daughter, and I'm taking her home." Todd retorted as he made to grab Lacey's arm. Megan stepped forward in retaliation.
"Kate, would you mind taking Lacey to her room? I think it's time she went to sleep anyway." Megan asked, her voice dripping with anger as she glared at Todd.
"Sure, Megan. C'mon Lacey." Kate responded quietly, ushering Lacey to her bedroom and leaving her subordinate and her ex to battle it out in private.
"Do you intend to explain yourself, Todd?" Megan started as soon as the door had shut, her voice deadly yet quiet, "Lacey wants to spend the night with me, what's so wrong with that? But you just come running over here, nearly break down my front door, demand that Lacey comes with you, insinuate that Kate is going to hurt our daughter, and then on top of that nearly grab her yourself so you can haul her out of here! I'm her mother and I have a right to see my daughter, just as she has the right to decide for herself!"
"And she decided to be with me, didn't she?" Todd asked, knowing that it was a sore point for Megan and taking momentary satisfaction in the hurt expression that crossed her face, "So as her parent I'm making the decision to take her away from bad influences – namely, Kate Murphy."
Megan scoffed and raised a condescending eyebrow, "What, Kate breaks up with you and all of a sudden she's a bad influence? No, I don't think that's it at all – you're jealous. You're jealous that I'm mending my relationship with Lacey and you're jealous that your ex-girlfriend is staying in contact with our daughter. And not only that, I think you're still hung up on Kate and you're jealous that she'd rather spend her time with her snarky, bitchy employee than with you. Am I right?"
Megan had gotten close to him, her finger jabbing him in the chest and accusation in her eyes. The anger was rolling off her in waves – anger caused by the fact that not only was he trying to once again sabotage her relationship with Lacey, but also that he was still coming between Megan and Kate. She'd been jealous when she found out about her gorgeous boss and her ass of an ex-husband, it was true. Megan made a resolve a long time ago to never lie to herself and so she was perfectly aware of the inexplicable attraction she felt for Kate. Todd had taken away any opportunity she had to start a relationship and that made her mad. Now that Kate was single again and they were growing ever closer, for him to reappear and mess it all up was the straw that broke the camel's back, as it were.
"Listen Megan, I know that you think you know what's best for Lacey, but you don't. I know what's best for her and it's not Kate. Think about it, do you really want Lacey being influenced by your boss? She acts like a… well, like a common whore. Bringing her back into my daughter's life makes you no better." Todd responded maliciously and condescendingly.
Megan was stunned. That bastard had not only insulted Megan but he had insulted Kate. She felt the anger bubbling up inside her before it erupted. The sound of said eruption rang out through the apartment as Todd's head snapped to the side. Megan shook her hand out and watched as a red print appeared on his face, evidence of her powerful slap.
"I think you should leave now."
Todd glared at her before turning and storming out of the apartment. Megan walked back to the couch and sunk down, resting her elbows on her knees and her head in her hands. She released a sigh and cringed as she thought over the argument.
That bastard she thought and glanced up at the clock. 10:30.
Megan stood and went to Lacey's bedroom, quietly opening the door. Lacey was asleep in her bed and Kate sat on the edge watching her in silence. Kate glanced up with a small smile as Megan entered.
"You alright?" she whispered.
"I- Yeah. Yeah I'm fine, just… just tired." Megan replied eventually. Kate nodded in understanding.
"Do you want me to go?"
"Not yet… would you mind just having another glass of wine with me? I feel like I need to talk to someone and forget what happened." Megan admitted as she crossed her arms self-consciously. Kate smiled kindly.
"Sure."
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Megan awoke slowly, the irritating ringing rousing her from unconsciousness. She snuggled into the softness resting against her cheek before the sound registered.
The softness resting against her cheek groaned and Megan shot up, blinking rapidly and feeling disorientated before she focused on exactly what she had been using as a pillow – Kate's rather generous chest. She ignored the bolt of arousal and reached for her cell on the coffee table.
"Megan Hunt," she responded automatically without checking the caller ID.
"It's Peter. We've got a body. He was found in a passage round the back of the local hospital."
Megan pinched the bridge of her nose and stifled a yawn, "Right. I'll be there as soon as I can."
"Megan, do you have any idea where Kate is?" Peter interrupted her before she could hang up, "She's not answering her cell."
"What do you need Kate for?" Megan asked, her interest piqued as she glanced at the woman in question who was still fast asleep on Megan's couch.
"It's someone she knows – let's call him an old friend of hers. But do you know where she is?"
"Uh, yeah, she's with me. We'll go to the scene together, alright?" Megan responded, even more intrigued by the turn of events.
"She's with you? Yeah, whatever, it's not important. See you there."
Megan hung up and sighed. She looked at Kate's sleeping form with a small smile before leaning over and gently shaking her awake.
A/N: And so it begins! Drop me a review and let me know what you think.