10. Avoidance

A small moan vibrates in her throat in response to the lips gently passing over the skin around her belly button.

Tilting her head downward, a blonde head comes into view hovering over her midsection.

Despite all the fighting and sarcasm, there's a sort of calmness she felt when she was with him. There were no feelings of inadequacy like she sometimes felt with Chris. The feeling that she was never gonna be enough for such a good guy like him. There was no guilt over coming between two best friends and then anger when they decided to get back together, leaving her out in the cold.

With Luke it felt like she can finally breathe. She can finally be herself. When she pushes him, he pushes back. He doesn't run from their fights - he fights back. She never fells like she needs to hold back.

And it terrifies the hell out of her.

"I thinking about getting a pet. Maybe a fish" she blurts out, attempting to distract herself from the thoughts running through her mind.

Realizing that she's talking, Luke looks up at her. The random comment frustrates him. He can never understand how calm and collected she is after they have sex. He was literally inside of her thirty seconds ago and she's now talking about some stupid fish.

"No offense but you don't seem like a pet person" he quips.

"That's why I'd get a fish. Practically no work involved."

"Then why get a pet in the first place?"

She shrugs and looks up at the ceiling.

He can't hold it in any longer. "What are we doing Gail?"

The words are fresh out of his mouth when she shoots up from her place beside him. Completely naked, she walks out of the room not even bothering to cover up.

This isn't the first time she's walked out on him. It also isn't the first time he's asked that question.

Letting out a groan of frustration, Luke retrieves his boxers from floor and pulls them on.

He's barely in the kitchen before Gail is already on the defensive.

"Homicide-"

"I have a name you know" he bites out before she can finish.

"Fine, Luke." She rolls her eyes. "Don't turn this into something it's not."