Pacing, all she was doing was pacing, back and forth around their bedroom. Holly tried to sit down on the edge of the bed but her mind would not rest.
"How am I going to tell her?" She says to herself. The news was exciting, unexpected and amazing.
She stopped.
Crap.
She could hear the front door shut.
"Lunchbox, where are you? Are you even here?" It was Gail.
Holly checked her phone.
Is it really that time.
Gail was home late, which was not an uncommon thing since becoming Detective.
Holly had realised she had been pacing around the room for an hour, and was still no closer to the answer she needed.
"Lunchbox...great I'm talking to myself aren't I." There was a few my mumbles from Gail but Holly could not decipher what she was saying.
She started pacing again.
How am I going to tell her? How can I say it without her running and getting stuck in her bloody tree?
Even after 5 years together Holly still worried about this metaphorical tree Gail spoke about the first day they met.
Holly stopped dead, the footsteps were coming up the stairs and down the hallway, they were coming straight for their bedroom.
"Lunchbox are you in here? Please confirm your existence." Gail laughed and opened the door.
Holly looked at her, she looked so perfect. Even though she didn't like the fact she didn't wear her uniform anymore, Gail still pulled off the whole Detective thing pretty well.
"Hey beautiful" Holly says.
Her mouth was going dry, she leans on the dresser in their room.
Their room.
She smiles to herself.
Gail walks over to her and puts her arms around her waist and kisses her cheek.
"Are you going deaf in your old age Nerd, I mean you are 2 whole years older than me." Gail laughs and Holly rolls her eyes. How can you not love her.
"Very funny Officer, how was work?" Holly asks.
"Great thank you, but I think my wife is ignoring me."
"What makes you think that?"
"Because when I got home tonight she never answered me, it was like I was walking into a ghost house." She starts laughing.
God that smile. Holly can't believe she got so lucky.
"I love you Gail" Holly leans in and gives Gail a kiss, it wasn't heated, it wasn't a "do me right here and now" kiss, it was a "I love you forever" kiss.
"Wow!" Gail smiles into the kiss. "I don't think I will ever get tired of kissing you Lunchbox".
They pull apart, Gail's hands are still around Holly's waist. She starts to panic I've got to tell her she's going to know something is happening soon enough.
"Gail I need to tell you something." Gail looks at Holly with worry in her eyes those blue beautiful eyes.
"Are you okay? What's happened?" Gail starts to worry.
"Why don't we go downstairs and get something to eat, I think there is still some of that pizza we had last night in the fridge. I can't be bothered to cook anything. Or we could order something..."
Holly starts to move towards the bedroom door.
"I fancy Thai...do you? Or maybe something different. We have takeaway too much don't you think? I mean it started as a once every week thing and now we have it at least three and I think..."
Holly is interrupted by Gail spinning her around and kissing her.
"Sorry, you just had to stop talking" Gail says against Holly's lips.
"What's the matter?" Gail pulls Holly to their bed and pushes her down to sit on it.
Just tell her for god sake Holly pull yourself together.
"Can you go and get me some painkillers out of the bathroom please I think I'm getting a headache from all this talking."
Gail kisses Holly on the forehead and walks into the en suite.
Holly sits and waits, waits for the "oh my god" or "Lunchbox what is this" but she doesn't hear anything. The cabinet door closers and Gail walks back into the bedroom.
"Holly" She starts to open the pill bottle with one hand.
"Are you sure everything is okay?" Holly doesn't know if Gail has seen what she wanted her to see in the bathroom.
"Everything is fine Honey." Holly waits.
"Do you want to take these?" Gail asks.
Holly doesn't know if Gail is just being caring as she knows she doesn't like to take pills unless it is absolutely necessary.
"Ummmm...I don't think I should actually. I think the headache is starting to fade a little you know." Gail stops in front of Holly.
It is not until then that Holly realises she has something behind her back.
"Would this have anything to do with it?" Gail holds the object out in front of both of them and moves it from side to side.
"Bingo!" Holly says.
Gail bends down in front of Holly, between her legs.
"Really? Is it true" Gail asks with a sparkle in her voice.
Holly can't say anything, tears start to gather in her eyes. She just nods.
"Oh my god" Gail stands up and jumps onto the bed head first, pulling Holly down with her.
She pulls Holly onto her side and hugs her so tight that Holly feels like she can't breathe. Gail starts kissing her head, moving so fast that Holly starts to giggle.
Gail places both her hands on Holly's cheeks and looks loving into her eyes.
"I'm so happy Lunchbox. Please tell me is it true?"
"You are going to be a mom...I'm pregnant." Holly says the tears start to roll down her face.
Gail looks like a little child opening their presents on Christmas day.
"I'm so happy Holly, oh my god. Why didn't you tell me when I came in? Oh my god, we are going to be mommies! I can't believe it! And after the first try as well. This is to perfect for words!" She kisses Holly so fiercely, and soon it turns into something more.
"Gail, Honey." Holly pulls away.
"We have to go to the doctors tomorrow to confirm it but I've done like 10 tests and they all said positive. So I think that is a good sign." She smiles at her wife her wife.
The mother of our unborn baby. My beautiful love.
"Holly I'm so excited!" Gail moves her hands down to Holly's stomach and her head moves to.
"Hello in there my little baby, this is your mommy. I can't wait to meet you. You are so special. You are going to be the best child in the entire world. You are going to be so beautiful just like your mom. We are going to spoil you silly and you will never feel unloved, you can be what you want to be. I love you little one." Gail starts to cry, she buries her head in Holly's shirt.
"Honey come here please." Gail doesn't move.
"Gail now!" Holly insists. Gail moves to look and Holly.
"I'm so happy Holly, im so so so happy. This is perfect, you are perfect, this little Lunchbox..." Gail places her hand back on Holly's stomach "is going to be perfect. I love you so much Nerd, so so so much" She kisses Holly.
"I love you to Gail. And this little one loves you even more I can feel it. I've started thinking about what he or she is going to look like and whether they will have your eyes. I know Steve doesn't have the ice blue color that yours do but I hope it skipped to this little one". Holly places her hand over Gail's still on her stomach.
"Well we do share the same genes you know. I'm glad we chose him. I can't wait to see how big your boobs get." Gail laughs.
"You perv. This baby is going to be amazing because you're it's mummy. I have also been thinking about baby names. Before you say anything I know it's early but I just can't stop myself thinking about it." Gail moves her hand to Holly's cheek again.
"I don't blame you. So come on then what have you been thinking?" Gail says.
"You want to know."
"Of course I do."
"Okay" Holly sits up and leans against the headboard, Gail places her head on Holly's knees and starts rubbing Holly's stomach, she can't take her eyes of her unborn child.
"For a girl I was thinking Sarah, but it's to normal and this kid is going to be special. So then I thought about..." before she can say another word Gail steps in not taking her eyes away from her stomach.
"Rose, I think Rose. Then I have my Holly and Rose...Sorry" Gail looks at Holly. "What was you going to suggest?" Holly just looks at Gail.
Them damn eyes I can't say no!
"I love it, but can I make a suggestion. If it's a girl her middle name is going to be Abigail." Holly states as a matter of fact.
"Is that so." Gail smirks.
"Yes because..." Holly moves her hand to Gail's hair and strokes her fingers through it.
"She's going to be brave just like you." Gail smiles sweetly.
"Okay what is its a boy?" Gail asks.
"This one was hard, I was thinking of given him the middle name Steven." Gail smiles but doesn't say anything.
"I was thinking, now wait for me to explain why. I was thinking Finlay." She waits for Gail to say something but she doesn't so she continues.
"It was my grandfather's middle name..." Gail still doesn't say anything.
"It means little blonde solder." Still nothing.
"...like you." Gail finally reacts.
"Finlay Steven Peck...I love it." She reaches her head up and kisses Holly.
"I hope it's twins." She whispers against Holly's lips.
"I hope not! I will be the size of this room if it is."
"And I will still love you and put your socks on in a morning when you can't reach your feet." Gail smiles.
"I love you Gail, I truly am head over heels in love with you and now we are going to have a little baby that is going to...well if they take after you they are going to drive me crazy, but if they have your eyes they will get away with murder."
"I hope they don't murder anyone, can you imagine." Gail starts to speak like a news anchor.
"Top news today! Detectives child caught for the murder of 100 innocent people." Holly starts laughing.
"I love you Holly, and if that child has your smile, I will help them get away with the killing spree they go on." Gail kisses Holly again. It starts to get heated and Holly cannot help the moans that are developing in her throat.
"Gail if you continue we will be practicing making baby number 2." They both start laughing.
"That was my plan Hols."