Authors note:
So, here's my attempt to write my first full multichapter story. So far I've written only one one-shot drabble, so I'm entering to a whole new territory here. I just had this idea and decided that it was my time to contribute something back the Golly fandom community (I think I've read all the Golly stories around!). So this piece is definitely a story of our two favorite girls.
The story is AU and takes place in the lovely Domenican Islands. The title was inspired by the lovely Finnish singer Emma Salokoski and her beautiful song called Veden alla which translates "Under the water".
Also, English is not my native language, so I apologize for the possible mistakes in the grammar and for all the spelling errors. Thank god for Microsoft auto correct, otherwise I would be totally screwed.
So, without further ado... here goes.
For some it may have been a dream come true, but for Officer Gail Peck it was merely a consequence of a momentary lapse of judgment that had brought her there. The way she saw it, it was all Traci's fault. After all, she was heavily intoxicated when presented the idea of a girlfriend getaway.
Girlfriend getaway. Even thinking about it made her head throb.
At first when asked, even in her drunken stupor, she was able to point out at the ridiculousness of the suggestion. Howeverthat was before Traci started playing dirty; it only took two words for her to get the blonde to concur:
All. Inclusive.
Yes, Gail knew very well what that meant: free food and drinks.
Damn Traci was good.
And hence, it was Traci's fault that she now found herself in a bus full of tourists, in the middle of nowhere, nothing but sugar loaf fields in sight.
They had arrived to the Dominican Islands an hour prior, but after the four hour flight they still needed to travel an hour and a half to reach their final destination, Puerto Plata. And Gail was cranky as hell. The sun shone way too bright and it was way too hot for her liking.
"Uggh," Gail groaned. "I'm hating this already. I can't believe you talked me into this."
"Well aren't you a little miss sunshine," Traci laughed, amused by the familiar antics of her blonde friend.
"Speaking of, what's with the constant sunshine? How can anyone live here?" Gail continued to whine while earning some not so friendly stares from the other passengers. Apparently her bad mood was not appreciated among other vacationers.
"Don't worry Casper, I brought sunblock just for you," Andy grinned, causing Gail to roll her eyes.
"This is gonna be so great! I can't wait to get there. We're gonna have so much fun you guys," Chloe burst excitedly, and Gail couldn't help but to wonder how it was possible that Chloe was still in one piece with all that excitement in her. She was certain that one day the tiny red head would explode. Literally. Like kaboom, bye bye Chloe. And it was that thought made Gail smile for the first time that day, even if the smile itself lasted only for a couple seconds. It, however, didn't go unnoticed by Traci.
"There you go," the detective nudged her friend playfully, completely unaware of Gail's train of thought, but happy to see her friend relenting a bit. "And don't' worry, we'll get you in the right mood once we get there."
"Oh, I'm not worried," Gail sighed, "I'm terrified."
"Just keep your focus Gail," Traci stated and Gail eyed her friend curiously, confused what the detective was getting at. "Alcohol. Lot's and lot's of free alcohol."
And just like that, a bright smile adorned the blondes face. Maybe this wasn't going to be that bad after all.
"This place is amazing," Chloe stated in wonder, probably for the tenth time since they had arrived to the hotel which was less than 20 minutes ago. The others nodded, being equally in awe of the place. Even Gail had to admit that the resort was absolutely stunning.
The girls had already finished their checking in and their luggage was taken to their rooms. They
were all in desperate need of freshening up, but agreed that their first priority after all that traveling should be in getting something to drink and making a toast to the beginning of their little getaway . So they made their way to the bar in the lobby and ordered a bottle of champagne, which was also included to their stay in this all inclusive paradise.
"Listen to this. There are 3 swimming pools in the resort, and the hotel has its own beach of course. There is a sports center that has three tennis courts, a basketball court, a gym, six pool tables, and a batting cage. The hotel has also 8 different restaurants, 4 pool bars, a night club and a casino," Andy exclaimed while reading the hotels welcoming brochure.
"So in total, there are 14 different places where you can get alcohol here. Huh." Gail was impressed.
"Plus the mini bar. And room service. Which is also already included to the price," Chloe continued.
"Now I can see what the whole fuss is about. This IS paradise," the blonde exclaimed while relaxing into the soft cushioned seat, feeling the tension that came with the traveling slowly seeping away from her body.
"I told you we'd get you in the right mood once we got you here." Traci smirked.
"Nope."
"No what?"
"It wasn't you." The others looked at the blonde confused. " It was this," Gail stated as if it was obvious, raising her glass of champagne.
The other police women just laughed at the blondes quirky sense of humor and resumed their previous conversation about all the things that the resort had to offer. However Gail, already bored to this particular discussion, opted to use this opportunity to take in her surroundings as she zoned out from the conversation.
The table they were sitting at had a straight view to the open area where people were gathered around the swimming pools, lying in deck chairs and enjoying the now bearable afternoon sun. The hotel was built in to a U-shape; the main building was at the bottom and it was the biggest building in the resort with its' 8 storeys. The pool area was situated in the middle, and it was framed by four beautiful 3 storey buildings on each side. Each room had a balcony towards the open area and Gail could see towels hanging on the rails, signaling that those rooms were already occupied by someone. And while Gail couldn't see the ocean from where she was sitting, she knew it was not far away; its strong odour lingered in the air.
"Did you already let your soon-to-be-hubby know that you have arrived safe and soundly?" Traci asked suddenly, pulling the blonde back from her daydreaming. She noticed that Chloe and Andy had started bickering about something and figured that to be the reason why her friend was now initiating a conversation with her.
"That's funny. Umm, no," Gail stated humorlessly. "He doesn't expect to hear from me unless something is very wrong. So sending him a message would probably just set him off into a panic mode."
Traci rolled her eyes. "I'm sure that's not true."
"Want to test that theory of yours?" Gail challenged. Traci eyed her friend for a moment, figuring out if she was serious or not. But the blonde's unwavering stare was enough for the detective to know that she was not bluffing.
The detective lifted her hands in surrender. "Okay okay, I give up. You guys are so weird."
"Nope, but what is weird, is that you haven't stopped eying your phone since the minute we got here. Wanna tell me what's up?" Gail smirked, nodding towards the phone in the brunette's hand, taking her friend off guard judging by the shocked look on her face.
Traci was indeed taken aback by her perceptive friend, and the smug look on the blondes face told her that she was onto her.
"Just checking on Leo," she tried, and she probably would have sounded convincing should it have been anyone else, but when it came to her blonde friend, she knew she had no chance. And she knew her attempt was futile the minute her friends smile widened.
"Tell my brother I said hello."
"What? That's not… what…"
"I wish you guys would get in on already. I mean slow burn is one thing, but this thing between you guys… it's more like snail burn." Gail sighed dramatically, but her eyes showed amusement.
"There's nothing between me and your brother," Traci continued unconvincingly.
Gail rolled her eyes. This conversation was getting old.
"Except heavy denial," she sighed.
"Oh shut up," Traci slapped her gently to her forearm, earning another smirk from her friend.
Indeed. She was so busted.