Gail and Holly get off the plane and make their way to pick up their bags. *ring* Gail stops to answers her phone, "Hello."

"Hi Gail, how are you?"

"What do you want Steve?" Holly motions she's going to continue on to get their bags.

"I'm actually calling to let you know that mom and dad decided to make the trip to meet your potential fiancée into a vacation. They've decided to come a week earlier and I'm just calling to give you a warning."

"Oh, thank you," Gail says sincerely.

"You would do the same for me…so, how are you?"

"Fine, I'm happy to be almost done this 'journey.' How are you?"

"I'm fine too, mom and dad will probably want to see you before next week, another warning to keep your schedule open…well I have to get going, I'm working on closing a big case so I can leave on time, don't forget to put on sunscreen," Steve jests. "See you tomorrow."

"Bye." Gail hangs up her phone and joins Holly waiting for their bags to appear.

"Is everything ok?"

"Yeah, my brother was just giving me a heads up that the family is coming tomorrow as opposed to next week. They figured they'd make a vacation of it." Gail shrugs her shoulders. "Something about they'll probably want to see me soon, but I have multiple dates this week, so hopefully I'll be able to avoid that."

The two then make their way to Isla Mujeres where they are to spend the next two weeks; the two last weeks of Gail's 'journey' to find love.

The following day Gail meets Brad W in front of a boat. "Hi Gail!" Brad W calls from afar. Gail stands on the dock waving. Once he's close enough, Brad W gives Gail a hug.

"So today we are going snorkeling. Have you ever been snorkeling before?"

"Never. This should be fun." The two climb aboard the boat that takes them out to a reef. They get their masks and flippers on and jump into the water. They swim around for a bit before Brad W approaches Gail and says, "I've never seen fish like these before!" Gail forces a smile. They continue to explore the reef. Eventually the pair go back on to the boat.

"Wow that was a lot of fish! It's like someone took a tank of fish from a pet store and dumped it right there," Gail points to emphasize. Gail pauses and looks over at Brad W who's eyes are wide open. "I mean…they were really pretty fish…"

Brad W looks at her, "are you ok? You don't seem yourself."

"Just a little stressed…"

"Ah…" Brad W pauses, "anything I can do to help?"

"No."

The boat brings them back to shore where there is a table set up for two on the beach. Brad W pulls out Gail's chair for her and she mutters a thanks. Gail spots the fantasy suite card and slips it under her plate. Brad W sits in his chair and says, "today has been fun."

"Yes."

"I was happy to bring you home to Halifax last week."

"Yes, your family is great."

"I'm glad you think that, they actually like you too."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Gail quickly shoots at Brad W.

"Whoa! It was just a joke." Brad W puts up his hands.

"You sure? Maybe you're having second thoughts. I mean your parents were pretty hard on me…"

"What did they say?"

"Nothing I couldn't handle."

"That's not good enough, my parents said they like you, but my dad seemed a little sad after his chat with you."

Gail sighs. "He asked if I'd be moving to Nova Scotia and I told him you seemed more interested in moving to Toronto. That's still the plan right?"

Brad W pauses for a minute, "right…I mean my family lives out east, and they'll still be just a phone call away," he tries to convince himself. "I mean, sure I'll miss them, but it's never like I'll never see them again."

Gail stares at him, watching him have a mini crisis and wondering what she should do. "You know I could move out east," she offers.

"No, I wouldn't want that."

Gail looks at him confused, why is it ok for him to move to Toronto, but me not move to Halifax? She's about to voice her thought when he stands up.

"Could we call it a day? I had a great time with you snorkeling and all, but I think the sun has gotten to me, I need to go lie down."

Gail gets up and nods her head, "yeah…ok." She gives him a hug, "see you soon." She watches him walk away on the beach as she sits back down at the table watching the waves break along the shore.

The next day Gail and Shane go to the mainland to visit some ancient ruins. "It's beautiful here," says Shane.

"Mhmmm," responds Gail. "Okay, let's climb to the top." Gail heads over to the base of the ancient ruins.

"Wait. Isn't it dangerous, are you sure we should go up there?" questions Shane.

"That's the point," says Gail.

"Could I maybe…hold your hand?" Shane hesitantly asks.

Gail looks back and gives him an apologetic smile, "of course."

The two make their way up the two hundred steps, Gail leading Shane. They reach the top, "you can open your eyes now."

"Oh…yeah…that sun is super bright," Shane tries to lie.

Gail shoulder shrugs an, "ok." They stand up there checking out the view, admiring their setting. "It's beautiful here," Gail echoes.

Shane responds, "mhmm…" He looks around, "ready to go?"

"What? We just got up here, if you really want to head down you can, I'd like a few more minutes up here."

"Uh, okay, I'll be on the ground."

Gail waves over her shoulder as she focuses back on the view, and wonders how is he going to get back down if he closes his eyes? She sits down on a ledge and feels a familiar presence sit down next to her.

"What an incredible view," says Holly. Gail nods her head and scooches closer to Holly to lay her head on her shoulder. "Something wrong?"

"Just thinking…" they lapse into silence just taking in their surroundings. "Are you here because this date is 'dangerous'?"

Holly smiles, "yup. But, I mean," Holly spreads her arms out indicating the view, "how could you pass this up?"

"True." More silence.

"Are you sure you're ok? Is there anything I can help you with?" Holly queries.

"No. You're helping enough," Gail assures.

"Okay."

Eventually Gail gets up, "well I should go." She climbs down; and looks around for Shane and sees him sitting in some shade. Gail sits near him, "are you afraid of heights?"

"Hmm…no. I just wanted to hold your hand."

Gail rolls her eyes and mouths, "wow." She then clears her throat, "thanks for telling me."

"You didn't ask." Shane smiles at her.

Gail rolls her shoulders, tries to clear her head, think happy thoughts. Gail changes the topic, "thanks for bringing me to that museum last week."

"No problem, there are so many car museums in the D though, next time we can go to a different one."

Gail, wanting to see how deep his emotions run, asks, "what if there isn't another time?"

"Like I said to my dad, if you don't pick me in the end I'm okay with that as long as you're happy."

"You're willing to give up just like that? I want someone fully into this…." Gail trails off. "I want someone around forever, not until someone else who makes me happy comes along. Someone for the good and the bad. Someone who's willing to stick it out and be patient with me."

Shane looks at her curiously. Gail gets up from the ground and wipes the dirt off of her, "I had a nice time with you today Shane, I have some things to think about, I'll see you later on this week."

Shane tries to grab her hand, "where are you going?"

"To my place."

Shane shakes his head.

The following day Gail and Craig have a beach day. "We have a picnic basket, shovels, kites, and buckets; we can play in the waves, whatever we want."

Craig smiles at Gail, "as long as I'm with you, I'm happy."

Gail rolls her eyes at him, "such a charmer." Craig's smile gets even bigger. The two decide to make a sand castle to start. Afterwards they try the kite out. "I don't think there's enough wind."

"You just have to run fast, pretend you're chasing a suspect," Craig laughs.

Gail hands over the string, "your turn." Sometime later they open the picnic basket to have lunch. "Ready to go in the waves?"

When the two get out of the water Gail sees two very familiar figures lying on some cots nearby. She walks over, "Hi mom and dad."

"Hello dear, how are you?" asks Elaine.

"I'm fine, how are you guys? Did you have a nice flight?"

Bill answers, "yes, up and down, just how I like it."

Craig comes to stand next to Gail, "Mom, dad this is Craig, Craig these are my parents."

"Nice to meet both of you."

Elaine greets Craig, "Hello Chris."

Craig smiles, "I'm actually Craig, Gail already sent Chris home, he was a nice guy though."

Gail rolls her eyes at what just happened. "How do you like the weather?"

"It's nice and warm here, we're expecting a snow storm at home today," says Bill.

Gail nods her head and says, "I'll see you guys later ok?"

"Nice to meet you both," says Craig.

Gail leads Craig down the beach to a more private spot. Finding a nice spot in the shade Gail says, "I enjoyed meeting your family last week."

"I'm glad you did. They're not that scary right?" Craig jokes. Gail gives him a look. "What? What happened?"

"Your siblings were questioning me pretty thoroughly… Making sure I was essentially good enough for you."

"And?" curious to hear the outcome.

"They seemed to like my answers, but I'd say they still have their reservations. They asked…" Gail shakes her head, "never mind."

"What did they ask?"

"Just questions about past relationships and whether I was serious about you."

"But like, what specifically. They didn't mention Tabitha, did they?"

Gail shots him a questioning look, "who's Tabitha?"

"The girl I was going to marry…"

"Uh-huh. How long ago did you guys break up?"

"Before I came on the show." Shoulder shrug. "Maybe a month or so…"

Gail's eyes shoot wide open. "Ok…your siblings did not mention Tabitha. But, since we're on the topic, are you over her and ready to get engaged again?"

Craig nods his head vigorously, "Yes, I totally dig you. I have so much fun with you." Gail nods her head and leans over to hug him. He hums and says, "sorry Tabitha." Gail releases her hold. "Sorry about Tabitha, I mean sorry about not telling you about Tabitha." Gail gives him a questioning look but decides to go with it.

"Well, it's been fun. I'll see you tomorrow." Gail heads down the beach to talk with her parents.

She rejoins her parents, "is Steve here yet?"

"What? Why?"

Gail looks at her mom weird, "I need to talk to him."

"Anything we can help with?" her parents ask eagerly. Gail shakes her head. "He won't be here until tomorrow morning, he needed another day on his case." Gail nods her head. "Is everything ok?"

"I don't know…" Gail shakes her head again. "I'm going to go, if you see Steve…never mind. I'll see you two tomorrow." Gail walks away.

Elaine says to Bill, "I've never seen her like this before."

"Yes."

"Hopefully she's taking this more seriously this time; I hope she doesn't end up with someone who's going to leave her at the altar again."

"She knows what to do," assures Bill.

The following day…

"Hey Gail?" Holly questions as she just walks into Gail's house looking for the blonde.

"In the kitchen…"

"Hey Gail, they're looking for you." Holly stops as she walks into the kitchen and sees a man sitting at the table with Gail, "Hello?"

Gail looks between Holly and Steve and says, "Holly this is my brother Steve, Steve this is," Gail smiles as she says, "Dr. Holly Stewart."

Steve smiles as he immediately gets up to go shake Holly's hand, "pleasure to meet you doctor."

"Please, just Holly. Am I interrupting something, because Chris needs you Gail."

Gail smiles at Holly and says, "I'll meet you by the door." Holly leaves the kitchen.

Steve looks at his sister and says, "I think you know what you need to do." Steve gives her a smile and reassuring squeeze to her arm as she makes her way out of the kitchen.

Holly looks up when she hears Gail approaching, "wow…you look gorgeous."

Gail blushes slightly as she gets closer to Holly. "Walk me to the rose ceremony." Gail says to Holly as she ushers Holly out of her house and they are standing on the road.

"Why?" questions Holly.

"So you can walk me back."

"Why?"

"So you can spend time with me."

"So I can spend time with you?" Holly laughs. "Are you sure it's not so you can spend time with me?"

Gail shrugs her shoulders and says, "whatever."

Holly says, "since you asked so nicely, I will accompany you to the rose ceremony," as she strings her arm through Gail's and they walk down the road with smiles on their faces. They reach their destination and Holly sits on a bench, "I'll wait for you."

A smiling Gail says, "thank you," just standing there smiling at Holly.

"Go on already, so I can walk you home." Gail reluctantly leaves Holly.

The three men are already waiting for Gail. They all smile up at Gail as she walks into their vicinity. She sees the roses laid on the table, but ignores them. She stands in front of the guys and says, "thank you all so much for a great couple of days here and a great couple of months. I couldn't have asked for better guys. You are all spectacular in your own way." Gail pauses. The guys get ready for her to start passing out the roses, but Gail continues, "unfortunately, I can't hand out anymore roses." The guys look at her in shock. "I have been asking myself questions like 'who can I see spending the rest of my life with?' or 'who can I picture my life without?' or 'who can I plan a future with?' I don't see a future with any of you and I have to apologize profusely for dragging you all along for so long. I'm not exactly sure what possessed me to try and stick it out; you know maybe feel something eventually. But sadly, nothing. I feel terrible that it has come to this, and I know next week one of you was to propose, but I couldn't stick it out one more week just to fulfill some contract…" she says eyeing Chris Harrisun, obviously overhearing her speech. "This is the end of the journey, I wish you all well in your search to find love. I'm sorry it wasn't me because you all are great guys and any girl would be lucky to have you. My heart belongs to someone else." Gail makes her exit.

After sending all the guys home, Gail approaches Holly on the bench. "Thanks for waiting for me."

"Anytime." Gail sticks out her hand to pull Holly off the bench; Holly tries to release Gail's hand but realizes Gail's still holding on. They make their way back to Gail's place and Holly asks, "so what's the date tomorrow?"

"There isn't one."

"Do you get the day off?"

"No…I sent everyone home. I realized I was falling for someone else," Gail starts to swing their hands as they walk.

Holly stops, which brings Gail to a halt. Holly stares at their joined hands. "Wait. Who?" Gail squeezes their hands together. "You mean me?"

"Yes, I mean you. I realized everything I was looking for in a partner, I was finding in you. Sure it may have taken me a while to figure it out…but I would like to see where this could work. I have had more fun with you these last couple of months than with anyone else."

"I feel the same way." Holly smiles at Gail and starts to walk again, happy to be holding Gail's hand. "If I agree to go on dates with you, will there be roses?" asks Holly.

Gail laughs, "there can be or…what's your favourite flower?"

"Umm…not roses. I'm kind of tired of roses." Gail lets out a sigh. Holly continues, "I like daisies."

"I can work with that," says Gail. "Do I have to give you a daisy every date?"

"Well if you want to continue with our relationship," Holly jokes, "how else will I know you're still into me?"

Gail laughs, "you're weird."

"Yeah, but you like it." Holly smiles giving her a lop-sided grin.

"You're right, don't know why though," Gail jokes.

"Isn't there supposed to be a proposal at the end of this?" asks Holly.

"I propose we see where this relationship can go."

Holly simply says, "agree."

an: thanks for reading.