Authors Note: Thank you everyone who's still following, I know it has been much too long. Here is a short, quick update, and I promise there is much more to come starting later this week. I know this isn't the best chapter but I wanted to get something up as a little Christmas present to get the ball back rolling

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I woke up in a fog, not sure where I was or what had happened the night before. It was obviously the middle of the night, it was still pitch dark. Someone was sleeping next to me, I felt an arm draped over me. I blinked and it all came back to me. The previous day was a whirlwind, to say the least. For someone looking at my life from the outside, it would have appeared less than 24 hours ago that I was a straight, single woman. Now, I was neither of those things. My work partner and best friend had finally come clean and admitted her true feelings, feelings that I reciprocated. I had felt that way about her for a while, that maybe it was more than just friendship, but I wouldn't admit it to myself, let alone anyone else.

I reached down and took her hand in mine carefully so as to not wake her, closing my eyes I took a deep breath, and settled in to get a few more hours of sleep. I was as happy as I had felt in a very, very long time, and I had the gut feeling that this was going to be the start of something completely great for me. After the flood of positive thoughts, I was suddenly hit with a wave of nervousness. The "What If's" started to kick in. Not so much about Leslie and I, but about the outside reactions. How would people react? How would my family react? What if something went wrong with Shay and I…not only would it be a relationship lost, but my best friend, and my partner. Could I cope with that? Sure, she was worth it. She and I were a perfect fit…but could I deal with the possibility of losing it all? I took another deep breath to calm my thoughts, and I heard Leslie stir

"You awake?" She asked, her voice dry from sleep
"Yeah" I answered quietly "Sorry did I wake you?"
"Everything okay?" She asked, ignoring my question
"Yeah…"
"You're not having second thoughts, Gab, are you?" she interrupted me
"No…I'm sorry, not at all. I just…I suddenly realized I have to tell my family and had a mild panic attack" I tried my best to laugh and turn it into a bit of a joke so she didn't worry there was more to it
She laughed "They'll be fine, as long as you're happy. You don't have to tell them shit yet anyway"
"Yeah….sorry, I didn't want to wake you or anything"
"No more apologizing, you're my girl now. I'm always gonna be here for ya no matter what"
With that, my fears drifted away "You always have been…You're awesome, Leslie Shay"
"I know" She said, the smile in her voice apparent. "Now lets get some sleep, freezing my ass off so you could have a nice warm jacket on the way back took a lot out of me"
I couldn't help but laugh and reach back giving her a playful slap "You're so bad"
"Oh sweetie, you have no idea" she laughed back before reaching around me and pulling me tighter to her body "keep me warm"
"Always" I smiled