She shuts her eyes.
This is just another bad dream, she tells herself. He isn't here.
As if reading her mind, he laughs, ''No Holly, this is not a dream, this is me finishing what we started and your cop girlfriend interrupted.''
She looks at him confused, ''What?''
''You don't know it because you were out but she is the'', he stops and gets up, waving his knife in the air, angry, ''She is the reason you are still alive, she ruined everything!''
''She came home.'', the brunette states.
''Yes! Have you thanked her for saving your life?''
No she hadn't. She had no idea. In fact part of her blamed Gail for leaving her, ''No I- I haven't.''
''Well, that's too bad, but don't you worry, though she is not my type, when I'm raping her I will tell her you said thanks.''
She arrives at the hospital and is confused when she sees the officer that was supposed to be looking after Holly flirting with a nurse, ''Hey! What are you doing down here? Who's with Holly?''
He smiles, trying to not look like he has been caught, ''Oh, her doctor, is with her.''
''Doctor Dunham?''
''No, the new guy.''
''What new guy?''
''Blonde, blue eyes, kinda good looking, Watson I think.''
He doesn't even have the chance to finish before she is running.
She runs as fast as she can, when the elevator opens at Holly's floor she takes off once again, gun already in hand.
A few nurses see her and the gun and look scared before she shows them her badge, she quickly tells them to clear the floor.
When she reaches Holly's bedroom door she doesn't even think, she simply kicks it open.
She sees him on top of Holly with a knife on her neck.
''Get off of her or I swear to God I will shoot you in the head.'', she says, already aiming at him.
He smirks, ''Go ahead Peck, isn't that what you want to do to me after what I did to your beloved girlfriend?''
''No. I want to torture you myself and then send you to jail, where a pretty boy like you will be a huge success among the prisoners.''
The smirk comes off his face, ''Sorry, not happening.'' He starts to cut Holly's throat and she pulls the trigger. The bullet hits his left side. She runs into him and jumps on top of him, taking the knife away and throwing it on the floor behind her.
She grabs his wrists and joining them behind his back, she cuffs him. The blonde takes him from Holly and drops him on the floor, opposite side from where the knife is of course.
''Baby'', she holds Holly's face, ''Baby open your eyes, it's me. It's over.''
The brunette opens her eyes as the officer in chart of looking out for her walks in, ''Oh my God'', he says.
Gail looks at him, letting her anger be shown through her voice, ''Call it in. And watch him!''
He nods and grabs his radio, the blonde focuses on her girlfriend and her bleeding neck, ''I'm gonna get a nurse to look at this okay?''
''No! Don't leave me please.'' Holly pleads.
''Okay, I won't.'' She climbs on the bed and puts her arms around the now crying brunette, ''I'm right here.'' She says softly before turning her attention at the officer again, ''Hey you! Go get me a doctor.''
He nods, ''Gotta it detective.''
He is out of the room and she keeps her eyes on Watson, she doesn't want him getting up and taking her by surprised – even though right now he looks incredibly in pain on the floor and doesn't show a glimpse of strength left. She gives her girlfriend attention and notices she has stopped crying, but is still shaking, ''It's okay Holly, I'm right here'', she repeats.
Soon a nurse and a doctor are walking into the room, alongside with the officer, they look terrified but ready to do their jobs. She looks at Holly while the nurse comes closer and the doctor goes check on Watson, ''Baby, I have to let her take a look at your neck okay?'', she moves to get out of bed and Holly grabs her hand, with pleading eyes, ''I'll be standing next to you, don't worry.'', the blonde kisses the brunette's hand and lets it go, making room for the nurse.
She keeps looking between Holly and Watson, thanking God or whatever exists for her instint. It had saved her girlfriend's life.
A minute late Traci, Andy, Chris, Dov, Sam and Oliver are there with a few other officers.
She gives them a smile, ''Wow all of you came.''
Traci grins at her, ''Of course we did.'', she says before turning serious, ''There's a woman from IAD outside, she wants to separate you and Holly and take your statements.''
She grinds her teeth, she doesn't want to leave her girlfriend. She glances at Holly and sees she is looking back at her, ''Okay'', she says to Traci before making her way till the brunette, ''Holly, you will be okay, Traci will stay with you.''
Andy steps in, ''Me too.''
Holly smiles weakly and nods.
Gail walks out of the room, ''Detective Peck?'', she hears the redhead in front of her ask, ''Yes'', she responds, ''I'm Katherine Vause.'' She shakes the woman's hand, this would be a pain in the ass.
She gives the stranger her statement, telling her everything that happened since she woke up till when Gail left. The woman smiles at her and walks away. She is left with Traci and Andy, and another woman who is cleaning the floor, where her attacker had bled out.
She is calmer now. But all she wants is her girlfriend next to her, ''Are you feeling okay?'', Traci asks.
''Yeah.'' She takes a deep breath, ''Where's Gail?''
''She had to go with Vause back to the station to give her her statement, she will be back later. But we will stay with you alright?''
She sighs, ''Okay.''
Gail had saved her twice, she just wants to thank her girlfriend.
She sighs after she walks out of the room, giving her statement took one hour she realizes after looking at her clock, she practically runs out of the station, into her car. When she arrives at Holly's room she sees her friends are still there. After giving her a smile they walk out of the room leaving her alone with the brunette.
Holly grins at her, and for the first time in days she sees the smile that makes her heart jump, Holly's real smile. She lets out a laugh, ''God, it's good to see that face.'', she walks closer to the bed and gives her girlfriend a kiss. Holly kisses her back, slowly and softly.
''How are you?'' the blonde asks when she pulls away, ''I came as soon as I could.''
''I'm okay now that you are here.''
Gail grins, ''Good.'' She grabs Holly's hand, ''Do you wanna talk about it?''
''No, not right now. Right now I just want to thank you.''
''For what?'', the blond asks confused.
''For saving my life silly.''
Gail smiles, ''You don't have to thank me, to be honest, I was being pretty selfish, I was saving my reason for living.''
Holly turns red and lowers her head, she loved when Gail let her romantic side show and said things like that, ''I love you.'', she says, looking into the blonde's eyes.
''I love you too.'', it comes out easily for Gail, it had never before with any of her boyfriends but with Holly she knew it was true. She gives the brunette a quick kiss, ''And I'm so glad you are alive.''
A/N: I just wanna thank everyone who i haven't thanked through private messaging for reviewing this story. And also those who liked/favorited. I hope you are still with me and still enjoying this! :)