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Maggie and Alex walked hand in hand along the park trail. Alex was sharing a story about a new trainee mistaking her for another recruit and bragging about how he was going to soar through training and how nobody would be able to pin him down.

"And then...oh Maggie," Alex laughed loudly, "...his face when I flipped his ass on the mat was priceless!"

Maggie snorted in reaction and smiled, her dimples were on full display. She was constantly amused by her girlfriend's antics.

At the sight of Maggie's smile, Alex's heart skipped a beat. She fell harder every damn time she saw those dimples and the detective's gorgeous smile. A thoughtful, reflective look passed over her face as she stared at Maggie for a few seconds, unable to turn her head away from the beautiful sight.

"What's up?" Maggie asked confusedly.

Alex grew flush when she realized she had been caught staring. She looked down at the ground shyly.

Maggie, sensing Alex's embarrassment, brought her hand to her cheek, gently stroking it with her thumb.

She smiled encouragingly, "What's on your mind, babe?" She spoke gently.

"You." Alex said still blushing, her voice barely above a whisper.

Maggie's smile broadened and brightened, a bit of redness reaching her own cheeks at Alex's admission. Even the simplest of acts on Alex's part had Maggie's heart racing like no other. She was falling so hard, so fast. It made her feel vulnerable, and that both scared her and exhilarated her at the same time, because she felt safe with Alex, safer than she's ever felt with another partner.

"That's gay, Danvers." Maggie joked with a teasing smile. She was trying to lighten the moment with humor as she often did and she knew Alex could see right through her. Alex rolled her eyes and leaned into her hand still holding her cheek, before taking Maggie's hand in her own and placing a light kiss on the top of her hand.

She pulled Maggie in closer by wrapping an arm around her shoulder. The world seemed to stand still as she took a moment to brush Maggie's hair back and look at her sincerely. Her eyes looked between her eyes and her lips.

"You're just so breathtaking, Maggie." Alex says softly, shyly. "Sometimes it just really hits me, ya know?"

Maggie's heart soared. She felt so incredibly wanted and needed and loved.

She pulled Alex in for a passionate kiss, her hand moving to entangle in her short hair, her other pulling her in closer by the lower back.

Alex smiled into the kiss, only breaking away for a second before she pulled Maggie in to deepen it.

Surrounded by the changing leaves, crisp air, and everything and all things Maggie, Alex knew...this was what she's waited her whole life for.