A.N: Kinda waiting till the next episode till I update Called Out In The Dark. Figured I'ld cheer myself up with this. Do review cause I haven't any idea how I sound.
Gail Peck sauntered up to the front door and paused for a minute and she gave herself a soft smile. Fumbling in her pocket for the keys - she could hear the T.V with some random kids show on it. Taking the keys and shoving them in the door, Gail could hear the delighted squeal of her little son and the smile on her face only grew wider as she carefully opened the door. Holly had mentioned plenty of times about how Danny would get agitated if his mommy didn't turn up on time and Gail always rushed home after her shift to be with her little guy.
Gail absolutely loved how Danny would rush to the door when she came home every day and she would always scoop him up and give him the tightest hugs. She always knew no matter how tiring her shifts were, at the end of the day, she would never be too tired to pick up her son - whom she adored with all her heart.
Right now, her heart was just bursting with sheer glee and she looked down at her son - who was giving her his best toothy smile. Gail lifted up her son and gave him the tightest hug she could. Gail always wished he would never outgrow this stage - and would forever be small enough to cuddle with in her arms.
"Hey there Champ! What you do today? Distract Mama from her work?"
Holly, who had now gotten up from where she had been sitting on the couch, was now at the door with a journal in her hand and usual lopsided grin on her face.
"Hey! You can't blame me for him being this cute!"
"Oh yeah, well you're cute too." Gail quoted back, before giving Holly a quick kiss on the lips. "Hi." Holly said, blushing slightly and returning back to the couch.
"He wanted to play in the snow with you, " she said sitting herself on her end of the couch, while Gail positioned herself on the couch, Danny still in her arms.
"Is that true buddy? You wanna play in the cold, cold snow with the Ice Queen herself eh?"
Holly had to laugh. Gail had come a long way from her Ice Queen ways. Sure, as a police officer she still instilled fear in all fellow officers, but Holly knew Gail was an adorable ball of mush when it came to herself or Daniel.
Danny, who was now distracted by the T.V. show wasn't paying attention to his mommy. Gail ran her fingers through his short dark brown hair and placed a soft kiss on the toddler's head, who had now made himself quite comfortable in his mommy's lap.
"What say you, Mama? You, me and this handsome man have some fun tomorrow in the snow?"
Holly gave a short laugh, while Danny looked up at Gail to flash his smile yet again. "Oh, now you're listening to me, you little scamp."
"Yeah," Danny grinned back, staring at his mommy for a few seconds before turning his attention back to the T.V.
Gail absolutely loved how her son had somehow inherited her brand of sarcasm. Noticing the time and giving Holly a wink, she got up holding her son and proceeded to carry him up.
"Oh look, it's someone's bathtime."
"Nooooo," Danny whined, and began squirming in an attempt to get to his Mama. Holly got up and took him from Gail's hands and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.
"I'll get him to take his bath. You go and change out of your clothes."
"Noooo." Danny whined again, as Holly turned off the T.V and he realized it was bathtime, whether he liked it or not.
Gail, now changed into a pair of pajamas, stepped into the bathroom as quietly as she could, while staring at Holly play with Daniel, who for all his fussing seemed to be enjoying his bath. She saw him softly giggling while he played with his bath toys - one which for some reason happened to be a cat. She snorted before she could stop herself and Holly turned to look at her with a wide smile plastered on her face.
"I thought cats hate water," Gail jibed, proceeding to sit next to Holly on the bathroom floor.
" Cat's Wet!" Danny shrieked with laughter while dunking the toy under the water.
"Yes, but this is Peck the Cat. And if I remember correctly Peck the Cat loved the water - atleast in this tub," Holly quipped back, giving Gail a sly grin.
"Oh, this is Peck the Cat," Gail smiled back - chuckling at both Holly and her son's antics with the toy.
"Peck the Cat!" Danny shrieked, while smiling at his mommies, who were smiling back at him .
"Ok! I think that's enough bathtime," said Holly, as she picked him out of the tub to help him dress up for bed, while Gail drained the water out of the tub.
"Let's see here honey, what you wanna dream of tonight? The Stars or the anim-" , Holly began, only to be cut off by the excited toddler.
"STARS!"
Gail laughed while Holly narrowed her eyes as she looked at Gail. Gail shrugged her shoulders and picked up the little dark blue pajama spotted with the stars and moons.
"And you're sure you've never shown him Star Wars?"
Danny let out a shrill yell at the mention of Star Wars while Gail stared at Holly with faux innocence.
"Just a few scenes! He loved it though!" Gail began, she knew she was busted.
After dressing up Danny in his starry pajamas, Gail began tucking him into bed - while Holly cleared up the little mess of the room.
"What you wanna read tonight", Gail began, " how about this cool book about -"
"The 'Pedia!"
Gail sighed and shook her head and looked at Holly, who was now beaming with pride.
"This is so your son - Nerd", Gail said . In her heart, she was really proud her son was just a big a nerd as her wife. The other day - Danny was telling her all about how the two of them had mixed "vinebar" and baking soda and all the chemical reactions - and Gail felt like her son was officially cooler than her.
"Ok, Mama is gonna read the encyclopedia - and I'm going to read this awesome book about a train that talks." Gail shook the book Dov had gifted him for his birthday in front of Danny's face and Danny firmly shook his head and said "No!", grabbing the book from Gail and setting it aside on the table beside his bed.
"Alright- here's your encyclopedia. Mama let's do the honors!" Gail stated as she handed Holly the book, sitting herself beside her son on the bed, leaning her back to the wall, with Danny lying down on her left, all tucked in.
Holly sat herself at on the other side of the bed, and began reading from the encyclopedia - which happened to be about dinosaurs, where she somehow managed to put in some expressions and funny voices. By the time Holly had gotten to the fifth page - Danny was fast asleep, and she quietly put the book back and Gail got up from the bed as discretely as she could.
Making sure he was tucked in properly, the two of them placed soft kisses on his forehead and bid him goodnight.
Before they were even out the door, Holly began to say - "So, when was this Star Wars Marathon?"
"Not cool Nerd. Considering you're the one who bought him the encyclopedia."
A.N: I always figured Gail and Holly would have a son so.