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If you are looking for some help with that I'm offering.

You would do that with me?

Of course I would. I wouldn't expect anything either from you. I care about you.

Raylan, I don't know what to say. That's so sweet of you to say that.

[Pauses.]

But I mean, if we did I would be more than happy for you to be involved. You wouldn't have to, but I - I wouldn't mind raising a child with you. Not at all.

I wouldn't mind raising one with you either.

[She's getting teary-eyed dammit.]

That may be the loveliest thing anyone has said to me since my husband died.

I just...miss being part of a family. I don't want to be alone in this big house anymore.

For what it's worth I already see you as part of mine.

[Now she actually is crying.]

Thank you. If I'm going to start a family over again I couldn't imagine any one better.

[Draws her close, kissing the top of her head.]

I'm all in, Karen.

We would just be a regular Brady Bunch then wouldn't we?

[Saying it as she's wiping at her eyes trying to pull herself back together.]

You, and me, and three kids. At least I have the house already.

Better than.

[He smirked and kissed her gently.]

Sounds like a good thing to me.

Should we start trying then? I mean, you know, on the two occasions we'd get to have sex between raising the two kids we already have between us.

Yes we should.

I'll keep that in mind the next time I see you.

Thank you for doing this with me, Raylan.

No one better to settle down with than you.

I appreciate that. You know if you ever need more space you and Willa can crash over here anytime you need.

I would love that. All of us together.

...Did you just want to move in?

Would you like that? I mean I know I would love waking up with you everyday.

I'd be fine with it. The place has three bedrooms, and we do have that treehouse Scott helped me build in the backyard. Although the third bedroom is downstairs...

We'll figure all of that out. Where everyone goes.

Well you're sleeping with me.

[Pause. Smirk.]

[Smirks back because yeah he liked how dirty that sounded even if it could be innocent as well.]

And that was the PG version of that joke. The original thing I was going to say was way worse.

Well see I need to hear that version too.

The one about you going into me?

Oh yeah see that one I like. And it is so true.

Sometimes I feel like neither of us ever grew up. Which is probably why we fell in love.

Young at heart. Who says growing up means you can't have fun? [Kisses her gently.] Though that is definitely part of why I fell so damn hard for you.

Me too. You always excite me, and I don't just mean in bed. [Kisses him back softly.] I look back now and I think maybe we were always meant to wind up together. I mean you've always been so close to me after my husband died.

I think it was inevitable but worked out the best way it could. A nice slow burn that neither of us just jumped into.

Exactly. Plus gave me time to annoy the hell out of you first.

Were you trying to annoy me? You failed. [Smirks.]

I was when we first met, yeah. I wasn't sure what I was getting with you. [Laughs.] You're unique, Raylan.

That a nice way of saying I'm a pain in the ass?

Aren't you a pain in the ass to everyone?

So everyone says.

And yet here we are.