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[cardiothoracic]

Connor had moved in with Karen easily. He didn't have much in the way of material things so it just made the move that much easier. They got to see more of each other this way except the times she was on overtime or he was working multiple shifts. Fortunately he had off this weekend and he was going to enjoy it. He ordered from one of their favorite restaurants and had dinner set out for when she walked through the door. The lights were dimmed and he had candles lit for them to enjoy dinner by candlelight.

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[secondshift]

Connor might laugh because he'd see Karen's face go through the stages of recognition. First she was confused, then her eyes got very wide and her mouth dropped open. She looked down at him and nodded, completely in shock in the best possible way.

"Yes. Yes, of course. Wait, are you telling me you seriously planned a wedding tomorrow?" she asked. Of course this was Connor and he was sneaky and could certainly pull strings so it wouldn't surprise her if he had pulled some big event together.

[cardiothoracic]

He saw everything that just went through her facial features. He smiled as it actually dawned on her he was asking her then chuckled softly with a grin.

"I did actually. I can cancel it if you think it is too soon."

[secondshift]

"No, no," she said quickly, not wanting him to think that she had any doubts. "I just can't believe you were able to do that behind my back."

But it wasn't that surprising. Karen had been preoccupied at work with turning 45 and wondering what that meant for her career. Now that she was older the suggestions that she ought to retire were getting more insistent and she wasn't sure what was going to happen. So to come home from that to Connor telling her he wanted to marry her and couldn't wait to do so meant so much. She started crying not even realizing she was doing it.

[cardiothoracic]

"I can be stealthy."

He smiled and leaned in kissing her lovingly. He couldn't wait for her to be his wife and to start a new chapter with her. He stroked her cheek tenderly.

"I love you so much."

[secondshift]

"I love you too."

Karen kissed him back and wiped at the tears rolling down her cheeks. Considering that she had driven out to surprise him at his hotel once this was totally normal in their relationship and showed how much they loved each other. She helped pull him up off his knee once he put the engagement ring on her finger but might surprise him by tugging him onto her lap.

"So what do we need to do? Tell me what I need to know."