Chapter 10
Holly has been in New Zealand for about a week now. She was going to be working in New Zealand
for three weeks. It was not easy to leave her girlfriend behind for such a long time. It was only going to be for one month and yet it already feels like a year.
Gail wanted to come but she couldn't because of work. She already took some time off early that month so it wouldn't be good to ask for some time off again. Holly promised to call her every day and that she would face time her at least once a day.
The day when Holly left, Gail was in tears. It was only going to be for few weeks but she just couldn't take it. She wanted to go, she couldn't imagine spending the whole month without holding or kissing her.
At the airport it was time for Holly to go because they were calling for all the passengers to go check in but Gail wouldn't let Holly go. She asked for Holly to wait till everyone was in just to have few more minutes with her but before she knew it everyone was in and Holly was the last passenger left.
After Holly went throw the door she walked all the way to the waiting area waiting to be called in. As she was walking she looked back and through the windows she could see Gail waving at her and she waved back and blow a kiss. Gail waited till she couldn't see Holly anymore and she decided to leave.
O: Hey Kiddo what are you doing here
G: Hey Oliver, I just came to pick up a few things
"Since when does Gail Peck come to work on her day off" said Oliver as he was walking away. He was busy. Gail just smiled to herself as she continued walking down the corridor. She went straight to the locker room where she went and sat on the bench. After a while she stood up and she opened her locker, the first thing she saw when she opened the locker was a picture of her and Holly they took some time ago at the studio. Gail smiled to herself as flash backs of memories came back.
She took what she needed in her locker and went to find one of the interview rooms that she knows that doesn't get used that much. As she was walking there her phone vibrated. She took it out of her pocket and looked at it; it was a massage from Holly
Taking off now, miss u already. Love you
She smiled as she was reading the text. The tapped reply and started to text without even looking at what she was doing.
I am at work already and u are telling me u are still at the airport. Love you too babes, call me when you land.
She pressed send button and she puts her phone on the table, screen facing up and she started to do her work. She really didn't have to do the work but she needed something to distract her from think about Holly.
Oliver was just passing by when he just happen to look in the interview room and found Gail sleeping. She must have fallen asleep while she was trying to find something to do because all her paper work was done but she just didn't want to go home.
Oliver closed the door quietly because he didn't want to scare Gail. He walked to where she was sitting and he rubbed her back for her to wake up.
She opened her eyes and sat up "I am awake, I am awake"
O: Why don't you go home?
G: I can't go home…
O: It's your day off kiddo…
G: I know…, just give me some work to do; I can't go home right now
Oliver could see the sadness on Gail's face and he just wanted to hug her.
O: Why can't you go home honey… are you and Holly fine?
G: We are good…, I just left her at the airport few hours ago and I had a text few minutes ago saying they are now taking off.
O: Is it why you are here
G: I can't go home, if I go home I just going to be in bed all day because I am miserable without her.
O: Where did she go?
G: New Zealand
O: New Zealand, what is she doing there
G: She went away with work; she is gone for three weeks.
O: Don't worry about it though; three weeks will pass by quick.
"Well I am going to be miserable for the next three weeks" said Gail a she gather her paper work together as she was getting ready to go. She has been at the station for about four hours now and she couldn't think of anything else to do than to go home and sleep.
"Well I better get back out there "said Oliver as he stood up from the chair he was sitting on. "Promise me you won't be here for too long" said Oliver as he was walking out of the door.
Gail was holding the folders in her hand when her phone vibrated, she looked at were the noise was coming from and that's when she realised that she almost forgot her phone. She put the folders down and grabbed her phone as she read the message on her phone.
Hey are you coming to The Penny tonight
She was surprised as she read the text again and again. It was from Nick. Since she gat together with Holly they haven't been talking that much. The only time they had talked was when they are at work and working on the same case or when they are at The Penny which was once in a while because Holly doesn't like going to the bar every now and then and she was trying to make Gail stop drinking. She wasn't exactly trying to make her stop drinking but she was trying to make her cut down on the amount of drink she has.
She just put the phone back in her pocket without answering. She went back to the locker room and put back the things she gat there and told herself she was going home to chill out but that didn't happen, instead she ended up at The Penny.
When she gat at The Penny she thought she was going to be with the boys only but she was happy to see Andy there.
" Hey look who finally decide to come and join us today" said Andy raising her hands in the air welcoming her friend.
G: I just thought I would come and check up on you people, to see if you are behaving.
A: Yer sure you did
It was her, Andy, Chris and Nick. They were just catching up, they were joking and making fun of work just like everyday.
Few minutes in to the bar and she noticed few things. One of them was that Dov wasn't anywhere to be seen. She looked around a few times but there was no luck
"Where is your twin" she said while looking at Chris. Chris didn't have to ask what Gail was talking about; he just knew what she was talking about. "She took her girlfriend to so museum" said Chris who was seating next to Gail.
She lightly nodes her head and then she continued drinking her drink. "A game of darts?" said Nick who taped on Chris's shoulder. Chris just stood up and left Gail with Andy.
A: What's with you?
G: I am fine, why
A: Nothing, it's just that I can see that something is troubling you.
"I don't know what you are talking about" said Gail as she stood up and started to walk to the direction of the ladies room. She left her phone behind so Andy knew she was coming back so she kept on seating were she was seating.
Gail was on her way back when Nick saw her and asked for her to come and join the game. Gail said not at the moment and went back to join her friend who was now on the phone.
Gail sat down and started to do whatever she was doing on her phone, pretending that she wasn't listening to the convocation. She was scrolling throw her pictures and most of them were of her and Holy. She bites her lower lip as she remembers the day when they took the pictures.
Five minutes later that's when Andy finally gat off her phone, by the time she got off the phone Gail was already with the boys playing darts. Ail tried to wait around for Andy to get off the phone but she was taking too long so she went to play with the boys. She played few rounds and she said she had to go.
Everyone started to make jokes about how she is whipped. " I just don't want to be the one coming to work looking like a zombie" said Gail as she walked back to where she was seating, grabbed her jacket, stopped by the bar stand and asked for a glass of water and said her final goodbyes.
It's only been five days since Holly went to New Zealand, and yet to Gail it feels like it's been a month. In the five days she has been away Gail would call everyday. She would call in the morning around 10:00 and it will be 16:00 in New Zealand. They would talk for few minutes because Gail would be at work and Holly will also be busy.
During that week, the only time Gail face timed her girlfriend was when she had a late shift. She called her around 12:00 which means it was 18:00 in New Zealand.
G: Hey…
H: There is my baby, how are you?
G: I miss you…
H: I know, I know I miss you too baby…
They talked for hours about anything that was in their minds, they talked about the weather, how work was and how they missed each other.
They were using Skype on their tablets. Gail didn't have a tablet before so Holly gat her one because she said she wanted to be able to talk and see her everyday but that hasn't been happening because of the time difference.
When Holly was preparing her dinner she had her tablet on the stand and it was positioned to look at what she was doing. The whole time she was walking up and down the kitchen Gail was on the other end just watching her. What's good about them even when they don't talk to each other they will still enjoy each other's company without feeling uncomfortable.
They had to say bye because Gail had to get ready and Holly was now falling asleep. It wasn't easy to say bye talk to you later, it took them 15 minutes
H: I don't want you to go
G: I know baby …
H: Come here this weekend
G: I can't this weekend… I will come next weekend.
H: No why…
G: I have work on Saturday… I promise I will come next week. I will be all yours next week.
H: Promise?
G: I promise
H: You know I love you right?
G: I love you too
They hanged up and Gail gat herself ready and she went to work. In the past days she has been so grumpy but because today she saw/talked to her girlfriend she was just feeling better.