Hi people, I've been already planning for a long time to write a Gail/Holly story but it took me quite long to put my thoughts somehow into words. I hope you'll enjoy it :) I'd be very happy if you would leave a comment with your opinion after reading. As well maybe someone would volunteer as Beta as English is not my first language. There are so many people doing this Beta thing that I just couldn't decide who I should write to haha Thank you This is my first fanfic EVER so please don't be too hard with me ;)

"If I had wings like Noahs dove I'd fly the river to the one I love." (Mumford and Sons – Fare Thee Well)

Gail was wondering if someone could know what was waiting not far ahead at a certain time, before it was actually going to happen. Speaking about that her boyfriend Chris surprisingly got an internship for psychology classes in one of the best schools in Canada. He wanted to become a detective and in order to reach that goal psychology classes were just necessary. The only problem was that the school was in Ottawa, a good 5 hours drive from Toronto. When he left a good three weeks ago Gail felt an ache of something she could not quite describe in herself. Maybe it was the ache of letting go something you really got used to, she told to herself as she let her feet tangling in the cold water of the river flowing beneath her. But how could she know what love meant if she was never really sure if she could bear the love she received? Maybe it was always too much, an overload of senses and she was just not the right person to be loved. Or maybe she was just being stupid and everything was fine and she was just looking out for a problem to keep her mind busy. Sighing with frustration Gail got up from her sitting position next to the river. From now on she just wouldn't allow herself to ponder all the time about things like this. Slowly she started walking home. It was a sunny and nice day and she wouldn't let herself destroy it. After all from tomorrow on she would start her second Semester in police academy which meant that she would finally attend the crime-scene courses she had been waiting for all year. She would probably never admit it but somehow Gail loved police school. She loved how she could get caught up in a case they were studying and how she would try to empathize with the committer as much as with the victim. She was fascinated by the fact that a police officer was actually in the position to see both sides in exceptional situations, situations that were based far away outside of the normal daily routine. It would be her job to save and to protect and it would be her job to find the most fitting solution and to get out the best that could be done. And maybe after this she would like to become a detective. Although this was another thing that she would probably never admit openly. So tomorrow she would attend crime-scene courses which meant that they would do as well excursions, played scenes and other exercises in practice. She had heard that they were supposed to get some students as well from university and other schools to come to the class. Being honest she was glad about this as she sort of needed to get to know some new people. She hoped it would help her not to miss Chris that much and some change in her routine would be nice too. Deeply in her thoughts Gail hadn't realized that she already reached her apartment. Now that Chris had gone she sort of felt lonely there. Her mum being a so called big cheese in the Ontario police force had somehow managed to get her a small apartment just a bit outside of town for little money. Connections to the city were good and the surroundings were safe and neat, so nothing to complain about, except from being lonely. The last few months before he had left, Chris had sort of moved in. His parents lived in another part of the country so it had been a good decision for both of them. They just shared the costs and organized their living. Of course there had been times when they were fighting and sometimes Chris even got irrationally jealous but in general they had had a good time together and got along very well. But you just do everything together and you sort of forget how to live your own life, Gail reflected deep in thoughts. She hadn't even realized that she had already reached the front door. Unlocking the door and climbing up to her apartment Gail called Chris talking with him about her day and after just went to sleep already curious about the start of the new semester.

The day after

Gail rushed to school. She had nearly missed the bus so she was still out of breath and sweating slightly when she finally dropped herself into the chair next to her friends Dov, Traci and Andy. Dov shook his head and snickered "Oh Gail you should really get up 5 minutes earlier and you wouldn't show up here all the time like a mess".

"I wish you a very nice morning as well, you better shut up if you don't want to be hit very soon!"

"Hey calm down Gail! I'm sure he didn't mean it like that, did you Dov? And hey come on, I'm so glad to see you, we haven't been out together like in ages!" Traci said. Andy just nodded "Yeah that's right, it's good to be here together again. We should really hang out anytime soon." Gail was for sure not the most outgoing person and she did know that, but it really made her happy that they still wanted to go out with her although she had left them behind a bit the last few months. Chris and her hadn't been out that often. "Yeah sure, that would be great, I'd love to go for drinks we should really have a blast!" she said.

Dov replied "Definitely, it's just a pity Chris isn't here but it will be good to be together again! By the way did you already see the people from University hanging around here now? Look, they are there in the front and chatting, maybe I'll get lucky with one of the girls. They are really fit!" For the first time since she had arrived Gail checked out the other people standing in the room. A bunch of university people was talking in the front, how Dov had so nicely pointed out. There were 4 people, 2 of them girls and 2 guys. The guys had a beard and looked a bit like hipsters. Gail wondered if that was some sort of University style. Maybe Chris had grown a beard now as well. The girls were looking ok though. One had really dark, long and a little bit curly hair and her style was a mix between elegant and sporty, she was sort of athletic as well she was talking to the other girl which Gail didn't find very special, giving her just a brief examination. She just had this smiley "oh I'm so sweet" face, which Gail really hated on everyone. The dark one seemed to have noticed that someone was looking, she turned her head and met Gail's eyes. She had really brown eyes Gail noticed before she quickly dropped her gaze to the ground. Quickly she started talking to her friends who were already deep in conversation again.

The bell rang and everyone sat down, and the dark haired girl and her friends took seats in front of Gail.

The lesson was mainly an introduction to what the course would contain over the Semester. It had been interesting, the following week they would visit a museum of criminology. Gail was already curious what there would be to see.

When they packed their things together her gaze fell again upon the University people.

Dov stepped forward and approached them "Hi guys how is it going? I'm Dov, just wondering are you from University? What do you think about the course?"

"Hi, nice to meet you, I'm Sam, yeah we are here to gain some extra points, I think it's really interesting, we could have some fun here, what do you think people?" one of the bearded guys said. He was quite handsome and had a confident smile.

The girl with the curly dark hair and the really brown eyes brought herself in "You're right, it seems that we made the right choice with coming here. It will be a nice change to our usual studies and by the way I'm Holly."

They started introducing themselves to each other, shaking hands, doing kisses on the cheek and saying names. Gail was sure she wouldn't be able to remember half of them in 5 minutes. Then Holly shook her hand and kissed her on the cheek "So, what's your name?"

Gail was shortly flabbergasted, Holly had not given her a kiss by just touching Gail's cheek with hers but she had actually pressed her lips on it.

"Um… I'm Gail" she stuttered.

"Nice to meet you Gail!", Holly gave her a lopsided smile that lit up her eyes.

Maybe she had given everyone a kiss like that and Gail just didn't notice she thought when it suddenly occurred to her that she was still holding Holly's hand. Quickly she dropped it.

"Yes, nice to meet you too."

Later that day

In the evening they found themselves sitting in The Penny. After class they had agreed to meet up for drinks and now they were here in Gail's favourite bar. Being out with new people for the first time was always weird but the group which had found together here seemed to fit together from the start. Gail liked the atmosphere. So "them" was Andy, Dov, Traci, Sam (the nice looking dark-haired guy), Nick (another cutie with blond hair), Chloe (who was talking non-stop in a high-pitched voice, apparently trying to flirt with Dov) and Holly. Holly was a thing on her own. She was funny and intelligent, she always seemed to know what to say and she laughed in such an honest way that Gail could not help it but admire her. Gail didn't "click with a lot of people but when she did she always knew that her feeling wouldn't betray her. Holly was a person like that, they were talking and laughing together and Gail was surprised how easily she was able being open with Holly. Gail even started telling her about Chris and how bad she felt about seeing him so very seldom.

"You know it's really hard for me sometimes, he complains a lot about me not being there and I always try to cheer him up, to tell him that we'll be together soon again but sometimes my optimism is just not enough. I wish he would be more optimistic but he's just sort of jealous and anxious about me meeting someone else."

Holly nodded "I know what you mean, I used to know a lot of people like that, mostly they are so scared about losing that they forget to enjoy the moment. It's a pity but if you can't open their eyes they won't understand."

"Yes, I just hope he will appreciate our relationship more, after all it was his decision to go there and of course I supported his decision but that's no reason to make me feel bad about it. He should be happy that I let him go and not turning it around by saying that I don't mind him being away."

"You know what Gail, life is complicated sometimes. You try to figure it out and you try to figure people out but in the end you just need to go with the flow. I don't know Chris but he sounds like a good guy and I'm sure you two will work it out. Just give it some time."

Gail felt much better after her talk with Holly. Holly seemed to know a lot about relationships, she seemed confident and as if she knew what she wanted. Gail was wondering if she was with someone but she didn't dare to ask. Probably it was rude to ask such personal things after knowing each other for such a short time. Sure, Gail had talked a lot about herself (considering her usual personality she felt as if even too much) but if Holly didn't come up with her story on her own, Gail wouldn't bring it up either.

They had a few more rounds of Tequila and beers before all of them went home slightly drunk and satisfied. Lying in her bed and about to doze off in a minute Gail told herself that the Semester definitely could continue like this.

tbc