01 - The end of the Apocalypse
Holtzman was particularly quiet and very silent from the moment in which they had arrived to the apartment of Erin, after saving the city. They had decided to go there, because their headquarter had been almost destroyed. And while Abby, Patty and Erin enjoyed that time with music, dances, laughs and cheers, but they were missing the craziest woman of the team who was also known by her celebrations. But Holtzmann had dissapeared.
- Where Holtzmann's gone? - Erin asked the others when it was already half an hour since she hasn't seen the engineer in the living room, where the others were.
- Don't worry, it's possible that she has gone to the bathroom – Abby answered sure of her words
- Leave her do whatever she's doing, she will be soon here - Patty tried to calm her, but Erin was looking around.
Her apartment was not too big, and there was no trace of the blonde anywhere.
-I'm going to look for her - she got up of the sofa - Prepare me another drink, I'll be come back.
Erin looked for Holtzmann in the bathroom, but there was no trace. There was no trace of Holtzmann neither her little office, neither in one of the bedrooms, neither in the kitchen. Finally, she walked towards her bedroom. Had Holtzmann left without a good bye? This was not typical of Holtzmann.
But then, Erin saw her and breathed relieved.
- Hey outsider! - Erin greeted her - What are you doing out here? - She asked when she saw Holtzmann sitting on the building fire escape. Holtzmann just smiled and gave her a space for sitting at her side. - Are you ok? - Erin questioned her sitting beside her and noting that Holtzmann had been crying. She'd never seen mourn her friend and that made her feel weird - Have you been crying?
Holtzmann merely nodded in silence and try dry her tears.
- Why are you so quiet? You should be inside - she noted - There in the living room celebrating with us... not here, outside, crying alone - she questioned worried - What's wrong?
- Yes, it's quite good to save the world, but today was not my day - she confessed.
- Why not? You saved the world, Holtzy! - She exclaimed excited - You're a hero.
But the engineer sighed and began to enumerate.
- Today I have been on the verge of being murdered by my best friend possessed by a ghost - Erin had been informed by Abby and Patty about that event - I have been on the verge of being murdered for the second time in just one day by an enormous giant ghostly balloon - Erin agreed - By the way, thanks for saving me ...
- You're welcome, thanks to you for your Swiss Army Knife - she winked an eye, trying to cheer her up - It's really useful.
- Wait, I have not finished! Die almost twice in a day it wasn't so bad. Things kept getting even worst during the day... - she said ironically - In addition of my two almost deaths, I was witness of a ghost who was gobbling my best friend in an enormous hole towards the other side of the barrier - Erin was looking at her, she understood - And if it wasn't enought bad, I saw you jumping inside that hole. I didn't know if I ever would see you again.
- I needed to save Abby. I was running out of time - she down her gaze - I didn't think about it, I just jumped - she made a movement with her hand to show what she said. Jump in a hole.
- I didn't know if I'd lost you - her look was down and she was hugging her own knees - I really thought that I would never see you, nor Abby.
- We are here Holtzy, we are safe and we have saved the city - Erin reminded her - It's time to celebrate that everything bad that could happen today, has not passed, and we are the four safe and sound.
- No, I'm not able to forget everything - she denied looking at her intensely - What would have become of me if you hadn't come back, Erin?
- Patty and you should have hired two new assistants - she joked, trying to lighten Holtzmann mood.
- I don't see the humor.
- Come on! Cheer up! After this day, I need to see one of your stunning smiles - she said trying to tickle Holtzmann - Could I do this if I wasn't ok? - she kept trying to made her smile.
That gesture made to finally smile to the engineer. She wouldn't easily forget what had happened, but Erin and Abby were OK. They're fine, and they'd saved the city.
- So, do you like my smile huh? -Holtzmann came back little by little to the normality and to her flirtatious mood.
- If it were just your smiles, I wouldn't be in trouble - Erin confessed without thinking. When she realized what she had said, she got up to escape from there as fast as she could. But Holtzmann was faster, so she got up and she held Erin by the buckle of her trousers.
- Where did you go so fast, Doctor Gilbert? - she asked Erin while she made her to turn and look at her - Tell me about that - she winked an eye, that day was getting better.
Erin was the one who dared not look at her. She looked down and drove her look into the ground. But Holtzmann gently grabbed Erin's chin and made her to look at her. - Don't run away now, don't fear me, please - she asked her gently - I need to know more about that.
- I... well... - although it was weird for her, Erin felt comfortable with Holtzmann. Her whole life she had been looking for someone to move her world. Without any doubt, that person had been the engineer since the minute one they met. Why should she be worried about fitting? They had saved the world, and she didn't owe anything to anyone. She knew that what she was feeling by Holtzmann, she wouldn't feel it for anyone else - It's kinda hot seeing you fight against those ghosts with your new toys - she admitted.
- It's sexy enough to be saved by you tonight - Holtzmann admitted then.
- Do you think I was sexy tonight? - she questioned her almost smiling.
- Erin, not only tonight, you are pure fire, honey! - she confessed - I've always thought about it, but I didn't dare due your attempts with Kevin.
- My attempts with Kevin while I tried to forget you, you should say - she blushed.
- Whaaaaat? - she was really surprised.
- Jillian Holtzmann - Erin said putting her arms above the shoulders of the engineer and getting closer to her. She knew that the alcohol in her veins and the adrenaline of that day were helping her to be more uninhibited - I have the theory that I like you very, very, very much - she finally admitted.
If Holtzmann had been an emoji, she would have had hearts in her eyes at the time. She loved Erin and have that answer from her, was better than a dream. Of course, the day was getting better in a superlative way, so she played her cards.
-You know that I am a scientist, we both are, so I like solid theories. Could you show it to me? -she asked by putting her hands on Erin's hips. Erin didn't hesitate to lean over and kiss her. Was she kissing Erin Gilbert? And why people told that when you kiss in real life there's not music nor Fireworks? In her mind she listened the best of the melodies and the whole world had turned into a few enormous fireworks. Soon, Holtzmann analyzed it and discovered that New York was celebrating they had saved it and the fireworks and the music were real. But it didn't really matter, that night she had won. She felt like the luckiest person in the world. Doctor Erin Gilbert was kissing her and they could celebrate being the heroes of New York.
- Was the theory enough clear? - Erin questioned her. She moved milimeters away from the engineer. They both were smiling. They had been enjoyed that kiss so much that Holtzmann didn't let escape the Erin's warm lips with cinnamon flavored.
- I have a hypothesis about this theory of yours - she kissed her again. The world had ceased to exist, they were focused on that slow kiss full of feelings.
They were interrupted by the cheers of their friends. Abby and Patty were observing them from Erin's room. The couple finally stopped their affection gestures when they saw their friends.
- You owe me 50 bucks! You owe me 50 bucks! - Patty danced mocking Abby - Pony up!
- Oh shoot! - Abby exclaimed - Girls, it took you lowlifes long enough and your indecisiveness left me without my money! - she scolded them.
- Did you bet if Erin and I, we like each other? - Holtzmann questioned them a little bit shocked.
- Not, that was shamelessly obvious - Abby denied - The bet was when you would have your first kiss. I said one week ago, in the blogger boy crisis - she explained them. Erin and Holtzmann looked at each other amazed - But you had to wait until seeing her with the white hair to attack her with your lips...
- It's nothing to do with the hair - Holtzmann told them hugging Erin - It's to do with our asses being in danger more than once today.
-Yes, I want this little beautiful ass safe - Erin said pinching the above-mentioned one to Holtzy. - Erin, at the end you will get a legal claim against you - Abby warned her.
- I have no intention of sue her for that - Holtzmann smiled.
- No, it's gonna be me, who sue her for making me see such things - Abby joked making all them burst into laughter.