Her eyes burned a path up Holly's long legs to where they crossed at the bottom of her oversized tshirt that she was wearing as a nightgown that came up slightly above her knees. Holly couldn't help but smile at the blatent lust in Gail's bloodshot eyes. It was never something she hid very well. It was a look Holly knew and had started falling in love with before that night at the Penny and she thought she'd never see it again. She chuckled softly and did her best to pull her tshirt down below her knees. Gail cleared her throat, snapping out of a beautiful daze and pretended that she was really looking at something else.
Holly was the first to break the silence. "Look, you need to get some rest and sober up. Let's talk about this in the morning. K?" Gail looked up, only nodding, afraid her voice would be too shaky to speak. Holly was the only person in the world that had this sort of affect on her. Holly stood and Gail mimicked her movement."I know it isn't much but you can sleep on the couch. It's just for the night so it shoudn't be too terrible but I can get you a pillow and a blanket."
Gail gave her best greatful expression. She WAS greatful but she was afraid things would never be the same between them and she hated the thought. Holly left the room to get the pillow and blanket and Gail made her way over to the couch and sat down. She noticed pictures on the walls that she hadn't noticed before. A picture of Holly in what looked like a high school softball team, pictures of her and her family. Gail stared at the pictures of Holly for moments without blinking, noticing the obviously happy smile that she had in every picture. That's all Gail wanted and she hated herself for taking that away from her. Even if it meant her own sadness, nothing else mattered but making sure that those genuine smiles would return to Holly's face sooner rather than later.
Holly returned with a pillow in one hand and what looked like a change of clothes in the other. Gail grimaced at the pink tshirt she noticed in her hand. Holly noticed her face and replied sarcastically, "i know pink is totally your favorite color and everything" she gave her a playful wink "but it's all i have that's clean. It's laundry day. I just figured it would be better than the tight clothes you have on." Gail looked down realizing she hadn't changed since she left work. She let out a playfully unhappy growl and accepted the clothes Holly was holding towards her. Holly couldn't help but giggle at how cute Gil could be when her guard was down.
"Would you like some water?" Holly said, looking away from Gail's all-too-alluring eyes. "You've got to be pretty dehydrated judging by your alcoholic intake." Gail would never admit it out loud but she loved when Holly's nerdy came out. There was something so adorable about it. Even just the slightest things. Gail Smiled."Sure, dork." Holly walked to the kitchen with a smirk on her face. She really did love Gail.
The kitchen was connected to the front room, the only seperation was from the island counter that was about 20 feet from the couch that Gail was standing in front of. While Holly was getting her a glass of water she slipped out of her pants and put on the pair of tight fitting black shorts that felt like sweatpant material and then silpped out of the tight sweater she had on. Just as she was about to put on the pink tshirt that Holly had given her, she heard a glass drop a few feet away from her. Gail Jumped and turned around just in time to catch Holly staring ever-so-longingly at her naked torso. Gail had been having one of those days and didn't feel like putting a bra on when she'd left work, figuring she'd just go home. Although she thought Holly would take a longer in the kitchen, she was kinda glad that she didn't.
Holly cleared her throat and bent down to pick up the broken glass on the ground. Gail tried to hide her flattered smile as she turned back around to pull the pink shirt over her head then knelt at Holly's side to help her with the glass.
"You okay?" Gail asked, trying not to smirk.
"Yeah yeah, i just... I um... I tripped. There's a spot on the carpet back there that i always seem to forget about. I mean... I don't know why. You'd figure i'd be used to it by now, you know? But I admit to being a cluts when it comes to that kind of thing"
"What kind of thing, exactly?" Gail asked with a heavy double meaning behind her words knowing what actually caused the brunette to drop the glass. She looked up into beautiful brown eyes that stared back at her. Then Holly looked back down towards the glass, avoiding Gail's question.
Once it was all picked up, Holly fixed Gail another glass of water and they both retreated to their sleeping areas without barely a word. Both knowing they couldn't keep this up much longer.
Holly woke up to the smell of coffe and something sweet that she couldn't quite pinpoint. She pulled her robe over herself and made her way downstairs to see Gail in the kitchen hovering over the stove. Holly couldn't help but size up the beautiful blonde. Her legs perfectly toned from her job as a police officer, the way the shorts clung tightly to her thighs and the way they defined every detail from there up. She wanted to badly to wrap her arms around Gail right now. To feel her warmth, her love. It had been too long. Gail didn't notice Holly was there until she had pulled a chair out and sat down at the island.
Slightly startling Gail, she turned to face the brunette with a sad look on her face. "Nooo, i was going to bring this to you in bed. It was going to be my thank you for letting me crash here."
Holly smirked at Gail's adorable voice. "What are you making exactly?"
"French toast." Gail said, turning back to face the pan on the stove and flipping the piece of bread over. "I remember we were talking about breakfast once and you said breakfast was something only couples did and..." She paused as she caught what she had just said. "Not that we're... A couple. I was just... Anyways, you mentioned your favorite breakfast food was french toast but that you never had the right ingredients to make it. Even though i found all i needed right here in your kitchen." She turned to wink at the brunette who seemed to be in a daze and staring at her ass.
Gail's smile widened and she purposely bent over to reach the other counter next to her, and poured coffee into one of the cups that she'd set out. She turned back to face Holly and handed her the cup. That seemed to be the only thing to bring Holly's gaze back to eye level.
Gail watched as she slowly brought the cup up to her lips. As she sipped it slowly, she closed her eyes and let out a low moan that made Gail involuntarily bite her lip.
"Gail, this is amazing. What's in it?"
Gail smiled, satisfied with the sounds Holly made. "I just added some cinnimon, nutmeg, and vanilla extract. It's just something i picked up from early mornings at the academy"
Holly sipped and moaned again. "Wait... I have those things in my kitchen?"
Gail laughed and turned back to face the frying pan with the french toast in it and tried her hardest to ignore the beautiful and unintentionally sensual noises that the amazing woman behind her kept making. But no matter how hard she tried, Holly was making it nearly impossible for Gail to focus and not turn around and kiss every inch of her body.
Gail cleared her throat, trying to contain herself before she spoke. "Hol... Love... I'm really gonna need you to stop making those noises..."
Holly looked up and realized that Gail hadn't moved in a while and she grinned from ear to ear. She loved the affect she had on Gail without even touching her. "Sorry" was all she said, with a smile on her face and she continued drinking.
They both sat down at the island with their coffee and plates of french toast and looked at each other. Gail reluctantly looked away and softly said "You know, i remember everything i said to you last night... And i meant every word. I don't expect you to forgive me yet, but i am going to change. I'm going to fix me. I'll do anything you want, really. I'll do anything at all as long as you never look at me the way you did in the hallway when you walked away from me..." Gail faded out towards the end of her sentence but Holly heard every word.
Holly took a deep breath, preparing herself before she spoke. "I don't want you to change, Gail... Just, maybe... Listen to me more" She smiled lightly "and give me the benefit of the doubt sometimes. I'm not perfect."
Gail looked up at her and made sure she looked her in the eyes while she whispered, "Well you're pretty damn close."
They both stared longingly into each others eyes for moments. No speaking, no weirdness, just the same passion they started out with in the coat closet.
"So what does this mean?" Gail asked lightly making sure not to assume anything.
"This means... That you kinda dig me." She laughed jokingly.
Gail laughed and nudged her arm "oh, really..."
Holly continued "It also means that you're going to kiss me now because i've really missed you, Gail and i don't know if i can take any more of this being so close to you and not being able to..."
Her sentence was cut short as Gail pressed her lips to Holly's in a searing kiss. Holly gave in willingly and hooked two fingers through Gail's belt loops and pulled her up and closer until they were both standing against each other. Gail slowly slid her fingers down Holly's neck and into the shoulders of her robe and pushed it off her shoulders.. Holly complied and let it fall the rest of the way off before breaking their kiss and looking into Gail's eyes and whispering... "And i love you too.."
So i think I'm going to leave this chapter like that. I hope it wasn't too long, i just wanted it to end on a good note. Now it can only get better from here.
