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I'm really sorry this has taken so long, I hope the length of the update takes some of the sting out of the wait, no I haven't abandoned this or K-9 it's just life keeps getting in the way. I won't bore you with the details of my crappy health issues, ill let you get to reading. Hope you enjoy the update and as always there will be more to come. Hopefully quicker that last time.
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Disclaimer. - I do not own or profit from this. I only own my own ideas.
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Chapter Twenty Five
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"Thank god that's over" Gail sighed loudly as she dropped her go bag in the entry "Hol?" She called out.
"In here" Holly called from the kitchen, she handed her a cup of hot chocolate and gave her a peck on the lips "Well at least you won't have any more night shifts until after your maternity leave"
The blonde had just finished the other three night shifts, with Fox, on the front desk. She was just thankful that in 24 hours, she'd be back on normal patrol. She watched her wife move away and finish making some toast "What time to you start today?" She asked as she moved across the room, put the drink down and then rested her hands on the other woman's hips and started tugging her tank top from her flannel pyjama pants.
The blonde slid her hands under her top, Holly smiled, she offered Gail half of the buttered toast. She pulled one hand out and took it, The other kept moving upward, the brunette gasped as her fingers brushed her bare breast "Someone's a little horny this morning" she murmured
The blonde finished the toast quickly and started kissing her neck "Do you have time?" She asked against Holly's skin and she slipped her other hand back under her tank top and took both of her breasts in her hands.
"I'll make time" The doctor moaned as her top was pulled over her head.
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Holly left Gail fast asleep on their bed. She was an hour late to work but it had been worth it. She smiled as she unlocked her office as she got through the door her cell phone rang. She put her kit, laptop and briefcase down on her desk and tugged it from her pocket, it was her boss "Henry, what can I do for you?" She asked.
"Holly, I've been discussing the intern program with Davidson" he explained "The last group officially finishes in four weeks, I think we should wait until they're finished their rotation then you'll have another few weeks to set up your own program."
The brunette rolled her eyes, thankful he couldn't see her. She currently had an almost 12 week pregnant wife, who she worried about every time she went to work. She was trying to get everything ready for then Allen case as she would need to be ready about two months before the trial so the information could go to both sides, it wasn't due until for another month or so but her life wasn't about to get easier so she wanted it all ready now. In a little over two weeks her and Gail would be spending a weekend out of town for Oliver's wedding and with Davidson constantly calling in sick or just not answering when he was on call, she was pretty much run off her feet "Look Henry to be honest, I don't have time for any of this, when I agreed to the contract you offered last year, part of the reason I signed was because you said we'd be hiring another pathologist to take some of the pressure off, I won't have time to teach any interns if you don't start steps towards getting someone in" She said honestly as she sat on her chair and pulled out her laptop "plus this person will be taking over when I'm on leave once the baby comes so we need to get them ready for that, Gail is due in 28 weeks" she pointed out as she turned the computer on.
The other end of the phone went quiet for a few beats "I'll put feelers out today for a few candidates and advertise both here and in the USA" he said eventually.
"Thank you" Holly said "You may want to replace Davidson some time soon too" she suggested
"Let's get this new person in first" he said.
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"Hey beautiful" Gail said walking into Holly's office a few hours later with a bag of food "I thought I'd bring you lunch"
The doctor looked up at her and smiled "Just the beautiful person I needed to see" she said and waved the blonde over.
Gail put the bag on the coffee table and moved over to stand in front of her "You okay?" She asked resting her hand on her cheek.
Holly took her hand, kissed it then tugged her in closer and rested her head on her chest, one hand resting over her belly "Yea, just stressed, the Allen case prep and Henry wants me to train interns in about 8 weeks, I told him to hire a new pathologist like we discussed before I'd talk about it" she said.
The blonde rested her forearms on her wife's shoulders "Did you mention he should get rid of that pain in the ass?" She said as she played with the brunettes ponytail.
Holly chuckled "Yea I did actually, he said let's get this new person first" she pulled her head back and looked up at Gail, she ran her finger over the stitches in her forehead.
"Have you left the office today?" She asked, Holly enjoyed field work as much as the science, she didn't mind the amount of paperwork that came with it but would get grumpy when she got stuck at her desk for too long.
"I've just been doing paperwork all morning, I need to head over to 15 then to 27 a bit later to speak to the staff sergeants about a few officers who don't seem to understand forensic protocols" she said annoyance in her tone.
"Ahh, incompetent rookies?" The blonde asked.
"Yes, you really think by now they would understand that you don't just stomp all over..." her rave was cut off by a kiss from her wife, Gail kissed her for about a minute, she could feel her arms wrap around her when she deepened the kiss.
She pulled back and looked down at her "Lunch" she said.
Holly suddenly realised something "How did you get here?" She asked as the blonde pulled out of her arms and tugged her to her feet.
"Your brother, he came over to pick up a few things, I told him I was thinking about bringing you lunch. He insisted he get it from the restaurant and drop me off, he also offered to pick me up if you were too busy to take me home" she explained as they sat on the couch and pulled out the food.
"Remind me to thank him" Holly said as she opened the fresh pasta dish.
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Gail had gone with Holly to 15 while she spoke to Frank, She wandered into the homicide offices to find Traci "New case" she asked looking at the pictures of young women hanging on the board.
"Rapist" Traci said "Five women, with the same MO, within the space of two months"
"Five that have come forward" Sam corrected.
"Shouldn't a sex crimes detective be working it?" She asked.
The female detective shot her a look "She is on vacation, we called for one from 17 but she was in the field, so I told them that we could handle it for now" she said "Gail, isn't it your day off" she pointed out, slightly annoyed at her friend for thinking they shouldn't be handling the case.
"Yes" she said as she looked over the board they'd set up "Holly is pissed cos rookies keep trampling crime scenes, she's talking to Frank"
"That would be Epstein's rookie" Sam said "A gang case the other day, he walked through blood and evidence to puke in the bushes" he explained "Not everyone is Fox" he added with a smirk.
"He's ok" Gail said with a shrug "At least he listens most of the time"
"Come on Peck, he worships the ground you and the doctor walk on" Sam said.
"It's Stewart and so what, he'll be a good cop if he sticks to protocol as much as possible" she pointed out.
"He's definitely better than some I know" he conceded.
"Gail?" Holly asked from the doorway.
"I gotta go guys, if you need help on this, I'm interested" the blonde said as she got up.
"Maybe" Traci said, knowing how these sorts of cases got to her but also knowing the knack she seemed to have for solving them.
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"I'm home" Holly called as she walked in the house that night. No answer came from her wife, she could hear the TV. She put her things on the kitchen bench and went to see where she was "Gail?" She asked softly as she walked into the living room. The blonde was out cold on the couch, she was on her side and the Playstation control in her hand about to drop onto the floor. The brunette smiled, she went and put her things in her office then came back. She took the controller, turned the console off. She squatted down next to Gail "Sweetheart, I'm home" she said as she ran her fingers through the blondes short hair.
Gail stirred and looked at her "You're home?" She asked, a little confused.
"Yea I am, I'm sorry I'm late I had a last minute body come in" the brunette explained "Thankfully I didn't need to go to the scene" she moved and sat on the edge of the couch next to her "Did you want me to make or order something for dinner?"
"No I already made pumpkin soup" The blonde said with a yawn.
"Thank you for cooking, I'll dish up" Holly said, but didn't move. She leant down and kissed her shoulder "I have something for you" she said, her chin resting on her arm.
Gail rolled over a bit so she was facing her, the brunette sat back up "You don't need to buy me things" the blonde said as she rested her head back.
"I can buy things for my wife if I want to" she tugged a small box from her pocket she opened the box to reveal a necklace with a white gold disc with 'Baby On Board' engraved on it and a small fancy looking ball.
The blonde pushed herself up onto her elbow and tugged the necklace free, she ran her finger over the disc and smiled at her wife. She ran her fingers over the ball and it made a soft chime noise when it moved "What's this?" She asked, her head tilted with curiosity
"It's a Bola or a Harmony Ball, it has several meanings, it hangs down on the top of your stomach and the chime noise is suppose to promote inner calm and harmony. Some cultures believe it calls the baby's guardian angel. Some say it helps remind you to spend time with the baby" Gail watched Holly with a smile on her face as she explained it, she looked a little nervous, the blonde figured she was a little unsure about the gift "The one I liked and the reason I got it was that the soft chime symbolises the powerful and unique bond you share with the baby, plus it suppose to be a good luck charm too, I figured..." The brunettes babbling was interrupted by Gail's lips on her own.
They kissed for a few seconds then the blonde pulled back "Baby, stop worrying I love it, I think it's a beautiful idea" Gail reassured her as she laid back down.
Holly let out a puff of air "I was a tiny bit worried you'd think it was dumb" she said as she took the long necklace, her wife lifted her head and she slipped it on for her.
Gail grabbed her hand and laced their fingers "No gift from you, especially ones like this that come from your heart, could ever be dumb" she said and kissed her hand.
"I love you" the brunette said and leaned forward over the blonde, intending to kiss her.
"I love..." Gail started saying when she was interrupted by a heavy knock on the front door "Really?" She sighed.
"I'll get rid of them" Holly said, she gave the blonde a quick peck and went to the door. The blonde sat up and yawned "Honey" the brunette said from the doorway, she was standing their with Sophie next to her.
"Hey Munchkin" Gail said as the little girl ran over and cuddled her. It had been a few weeks since they'd seen her, Her Aunt had been busy and so had they and they just hadn't found the time.
"I'm sorry to just drop by but Soph was asking for the last three days to come see you and I figured we'd take a chance and see if you wanted to come out with us for pizza" Kira explained.
"Well at the moment the smell of bacon makes me sick so how about we order in and hang out here" the blonde suggested.
"That's fine, if you guys don't mind" Kira said "I don't mean to intrude"
"You're not intruding" Holly said as she grabbed the menu of their favourite pizza place "We were only going to be eating then watching TV" she looked to Gail who gave her a wink, letting her know she agreed.
She touched the necklace as stood up drawing Sophie's attention to it "That's really pretty" she said reaching out to touch it.
The blonde sat back down and handed it to her, it was still around her neck but the chain was long enough to show her "Holly bought it for me and the baby, it's a good luck charm. It also has a bell inside" she said and the young girl shook it and smiled.
"Baby on board?" She said reading the disc, a slight question in her tone, she thought for a few seconds "Ohh because the baby is in your tummy" she said realising what it meant "That's nice" she said giving the bell one more shake then gently letting it rest against Gail's stomach.
"So what pizzas do you want?" Holly asked. When they had initially told Sophie about the baby, her reaction wasn't what they expected. She'd flat out asked if they were having their own baby because she couldn't live with them because her aunt took her away. They'd all stuttered over her reaction and the young girl had started to get upset until Gail had taken her out on her own for ice cream. They'd sat at the park for a while and talked about how Sophie needed her aunt and that Kira needed her too, they talked about the baby and the blonde promised they would always have time for her even after the baby comes, that she was still very important to them. After that Sophie was always positive when they talked about the baby. The next step would be once it arrives but they'd worry about that later.
"Can I just get cheese?" Sophie asked.
"Of course" the doctor said "Gail, honey?" She asked as the blonde had spaced out playing with the necklace.
"Hmmm" she muttered looking at her wife.
"What pizza?" She asked again.
"Just the usual" she said and stood up "I'll be back in a sec" she said and went upstairs.
"The usual?" Kira asked.
"Since she's been pregnant, Barbecue sauce, Bell peppers and Four types of cheese" Holly explained, she handed her the menu "Any preferences?"
"Is a chicken satay okay?" She asked looking at the flyer.
"Yea, she just can't handle the smell of any pork products" she explained, the brunette looked up the stairs, worried because she had a feeling Gail wasn't coming back anytime soon, she quickly made the call then turned to their guests "Orders in, you guys okay with the TV for a minute so I can..." she pointed upstairs.
Kira understood "Its okay, we'll keep an ear out for the pizza guy" she said, letting her know she could take her time if she needed to.
Holly headed upstairs, she found Gail sitting on their bed crying "Oh sweetheart" she said as she knelt down in front of her, the blonde dived on her sobbing. The brunette dropped back on her backside and held her lover on her lap. She rocked her slightly not saying much, she knew she'd have to give her a few minutes to calm down before she could talk to her. When she started to calm down Holly spoke "What's this all about?" She asked as she brushed the hair from Gail's forehead. She tilted her chin up so their eyes met.
The blonde shrugged and sniffed "I don't know, I was thinking about how Sophie reacted when we told her about the baby and I started thinking about how if Kira hadn't come back we might not be having the baby and I just..." she took a deep shuddering breath.
"I keep telling you thinking is bad for you" she said with a grin, happier now she knew nothing was going on. Gail slapped her on the arm, then snuggled against her, her face in her neck "It's the hormones sweetheart, it's just magnifying your feelings" she rubbed her hands up and down the blondes back "You don't need to hide if you need to cry, just tell me"
"I didn't wanna cry in front of Sophie" the blonde mumbled into her neck.
"So pull me aside, don't just leave" she reasoned.
Gail sat up and looked down at Holly "I didn't mean to worry you" she said "I'm sorry"
The brunette took her face in her hands and kissed her "Its okay, don't be sorry" she said and rested their heads together "Although we have two guests downstairs who came to visit us not our television"
The blonde got up off her and held out her hand, pulling Holly up, she yawned as she did "I don't think the night shifts have done my emotions any favours either" she pointed out as she held on to the brunettes hand.
"Once they've gone, how about we have a bath then get you to bed" Holly suggested as she took Gail's other hand and walked backwards out of the room.
The blonde eyes lit up with something other than tiredness "Us in the bath, naked and wet?" She questioned in a low tone that made Holly gulp "Can't wait"
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They spent the evening with Sophie and her aunt watching movies and eating pizza. By the time they left, Gail was asleep on the couch again. Holly managed to get her up long enough to get her upstairs and into bed. Her plans of a bath gone to the wayside, the brunette quickly showered, dressed and climbed into bed wrapping herself around the blonde and fell asleep almost straight away. Hours later at about 3am Gail sat bolt upright in bed, Holly sat up, considering the blonde had been in her arms, she was almost pulled with her "Vomit or bad dreams?" The brunette asked sleepily.
Gail rested her head in her hands and released the breath she'd been holding "Dreams" she said softly.
Holly put her arm around her waist, she could feel the blonde trembling "Can I help?" She asked as she tugged her closer, her head falling onto her wife's chest as the doctor tugged her back so they were laying down.
Gail looked up at her "Can you just hold me till I fall asleep?" She asked, almost shyly.
"Whatever you need" Holly said and kissed her head.
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Neither woman had much sleep that night, every time she fell asleep after the first nightmare Gail would wake suddenly, screaming or crying. When the doctors alarm had sounded, she put in a quick call to Henry stating they'd had a bad night and wasn't well rested enough to do her job justice and it's time Davidson pulled his weight. Then she'd fallen back to sleep wrapped around her wife. They managed a few solid hours sleep when about lunchtime someone started calling Gail's phone, it was on silent but it was buzzing madly on the bedside table. Holly reached out to see who it was when the blondes hand shot out and threw the phone, it landed in their ensuite, smashed in pieces. Five minutes passed then Holly's phone started. The brunette rolled over to see who it was not wanting to have to replace two phones in one day, she picked it up and frowned at the phone "Why is your rookie calling me?" She asked the woman next to her.
Gail's head popped up, Holly couldn't help but smile at her, her eyes were closed and her short hair was sticking up in all different directions "My who is calling you?" She asked, her voice heavy with sleep.
"Your rookie" the brunette said showing her the phone, she had Fox's number but she had only been given him Holly's number in case of emergencies while Gail was working.
"Shit" the blonde said taking the phone and rolling over "We were gonna meet him at your office to show him the Allen case stuff" she said rubbing her hand over her face and sitting up.
"What do you want to do?" Holly asked.
"Not spend time with him on my day off when I've got a day with you" Gail said, she pushed the screen to answer the call "What the fuck are you doing calling this number, what did I say it was for?" She demanded. The brunette looked at her, she knew her wife was actually angry so she slipped out of bed and let her take care of the call. She went used the bathroom then started picking up the pieces of the broken cell phone.
"Emergencies with you or the baby" he said like he'd memorised it.
"So considering I'm not at work and neither are you, I can't see why the fuck you'd call a number I expressly told you was only for emergencies just because we both had a terrible night and forgot to meet up with you today" she said "Hang up, go home and don't call this fucking number again" Gail ended the call as Holly appeared for the bathroom and handed her the pieces of her phone.
"We did say we'd show the case to him today" the brunette said, sitting on the bed next to her "We didn't even call him and let him know we weren't coming" she pointed out.
The blonde put Holly's phone and the pieces of hers in her lap, she rubbed her hands on her face "I'll apologise for that tomorrow, I couldn't do that while I'm yelling at him for calling your phone"
"True" the brunette said "Hungry?" She asked.
"Starving"
"While you shower I'll get us some breakfast" she kissed her.
"How about we shower together" Gail said "And then go out for lunch, maybe do some shopping, like for a new phone" she said as she wrapped her hands around Holly's neck "I'll give Janine a call, see if she can fit us in this afternoon" she murmured into her neck.
The brunette ran her hands up and down the blondes back with a smile, happy her wife was getting better with asking for help.
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Gail walked in and dropped her go bag on the bench in front of her locker with a sigh, she only had today left, it had been a long week, she'd been testy with Fox since he called Holly's phone. She'd apologised for not meeting him but aside from that she'd said nothing personal to him or engaged him in conversation unless it had to do with work. It made for strained, stressful days but she'd already let him in too much and wanted to make sure that the lines didn't blur between TO and Rookie until he was cut loose.
"Everything okay?" Traci said coming and standing near her.
The blonde sighed and looked at her "I'm just tired" she said "I'm tired all the time" she added.
"That's pregnancy for you" the detective commented.
Gail huffed "So I'm told, did you want something in particular or..." she started to snap but stopped herself "I'm sorry" she said and sat down.
"It's alright, is everything okay?" She asked sitting next to her.
"Between trying not to be friends with my rookie, my hormones going crazy and just..." she stopped.
"You can be friends with Fox" Traci said "You've just gotta know where to draw the line at work, the hormones I can't help you with but I can offer you a distraction" she said.
"What's that?" Gail said as she stood and started putting a few things in her locker.
"That rape case from last week, we could use a couple of new sets of eyes plus we've got two victims that we could use your help with" Traci explained.
The blonde stopped what she was doing and looked at the detective, she considered her for a second "They're gay right?" She asked, it seemed since she'd come out, she was the go to lesbian when it came to dealing with any gay victims.
"You seem to be able to connect to them easier that we can" Traci said "I know we should stop using you for this, it's not exactly fair, it's not like everyone calls me when a black man or woman gets arrested" the detective sighed then added "Thing is though with this case you know what they've been through" she didn't want to bring that part up.
Gail sat back down, at least Traci seemed to grasp what they were doing "Look, try and talk to them, if they won't talk to you I'll give it a try" she said.
"Thank you" the detective said and stood.
"Will the hormones settle down?" The blonde asked before she left.
"Eventually" she watched Gail sigh with relief then added "A few months after the baby's born" she left, chuckling, before her friend could react.
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15's numbers were down so most of the officers were sent out to set up speed traps. Gail and Fox were working with Oliver and Chloe. The two more senior officers were tempted to stick their rookies together but knew they weren't suppose to so decided against it "Aside from calling Dr Stewart's phone, have I done something to upset you?" Will asked as they sat waiting in the squad car for Oliver to give them the next speeders details.
Gail sighed, Holly had asked her to fix things with Fox that morning because she was tired of the hour long silent treatment she got when they got home at night. The blonde didn't say more than a few words to her until she'd calmed down from her day "What happened on your first day with Holly's accident, we got too friendly with each other on the job and I think the line has blurred between me being your TO and your friend. I need to get back to maintaining a more professional relationship with you. After I yelled at you for calling Holly's phone, I just realised it was my fault that you felt like you could" she explained "For now until you're cut loose from needing a TO, I'm your teacher, we can be friends outside the job once you're cut free" she added "Holly gets calls from reporters about cases sometimes to the point she's had to make her number private, that's why I was so hesitant to give you her cell number in the first place and why I reacted so badly when you used it" she explained hoping he would understand.
He nodded "I am sorry about the call" he said.
She pulled a Zip drive from her pocket "This is what Holly was gonna show you that day, it's pretty much only what's been released to the media because legally you can't see anymore but if you have questions her emails on there, she'll answer you when she can" she explained as he took it "You harass her and I'll make your time as my rookie a living hell" she added sternly.
"Yes Ma'am" he said with a smile as he pocketed the Zip drive.
The radio interrupted any further conversation "A big black F-150, with the plate NCP 223, weaving and speeding doing 87"
The truck blew past them, Fox hit the lights and sirens as Gail took off after him, after a mile or so later he finally pulled over. The blonde got out and walked to the drivers window, she knocked on it with her clip board. When he opened the window the smell of rum slapped her in the face. She fought against the wave of nausea that hit her. She swallowed then spoke "Good Morning Sir, any reason you were going 87 in a 60 zone" she asked.
"I'm late" he slurred.
"Late for what?" She asked as she waved Fox over to help her.
"Work" he said.
"I'll need your licence" she stated as Will joined her.
The second he stood near the car he could smell the alcohol, he looked to his TO. She gave him a look that he now knew that he was to just follow her lead. After a minute or two the man finally found his licence and handed it to Gail. She wrote down his details "Now Mr Ramsey, I need you step out of the truck for me"
He didn't argue and opened the door, first he tried to get out with the seat belt on then he all but fell out of the truck "Is this for a sobriety test?" He asked as he stood there swaying.
"Yes, it was going to be but I don't think that's necessary" the blonde answered. As she started filling in the form for his arrest for driving under the influence.
"I think we both know I'm drunk" he said in a stage whisper as he struggled to stay upright.
Gail grabbed her radio "15-04 this is 15-09, Oliver, this driver just admitted to driving drunk and he and his car stinks of rum. I need to get him to the barn for testing"
"15-09 this is 15-04, read you loud and clear Stewart, we'll pack up and follow you in" Oliver answered.
It wasn't until they got him to the station that the guy decided to go from cooperating to resisting. He'd refused to get out of the car in the Sally port. Between Fox and Oliver they managed to get him into booking, get his belongings off him and put him in the holding cell. Gail was standing filling in the paperwork for his breath test when he whistled, she turned to look and realised he'd dropped his pants and was flashing her "Put it away Mr Ramsey because trust me, it's really not impressive" she said and turned back to sign the form. Laughter erupted in booking. She handed Chris the form for the breath test that he and her rookie would take him for. She left them to it and went in search of something to settle her rolling stomach that had gotten a lot worse thanks to spending twenty minutes in the car with the drunk.
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The blonde officer walked into the morgue a while later with a bag of food, she put the bag on the bench and sat on one of the stools then watched her wife finish what she was doing "I heard you got flashed earlier" Holly said with a smile, once she was done. She pulled her bloody gloves off and turned off the recorder.
Gail had called her offering to drop in a salad from the deli she liked not far from 15 "Our strapless strap-on is more impressive" she said as the brunette approached, she grabbed her hips and tugged her between her legs "Hi" she said brushing a few stray pieces of hair of her face and tucking them behind her ear.
Holly, rested her hands on the blondes thighs and looked at her lips then closed the gap between them, she gave her a soft sweet kiss then rested their foreheads together "You seem more relaxed, did you talk to Will?" She asked.
Gail rolled her eyes, which made Holly lift her hand from her thigh and slap it "Ouch, one you shouldn't smack the woman carrying your child and two yes I did, I talked about it and gave him the Zip drive"
At the mention of the baby, the brunettes hand she'd hit her with went straight to the bump in Gail's belly, she tugged open the buttons on her shirt and rested her hand against the fabric of her undershirt "You do look tired though" she said, her other hand picking up the blondes.
"I'm always tired" Gail stated, resting her head on Holly's shoulder "I got you the Greek salad and that yogurt you like" she explained.
"Thank you" the brunette said, she kissed her wife's cheek, released her hand and looked in the bag then frowned. She tugged the blondes head up "There's only my lunch in there, you're not staying?" She asked.
Gail looked at her watch "I can stay for a bit, I've got about twenty minutes, its just after having that Rum smelling flasher in the squad, my stomach has been rolling, I think eating food would be tempting fate" she explained "I'll try something after we get home tonight, at least then I can puke in my own bathroom then go to bed and sleep" she added.
"If you're sure" The brunette said moving her hand to her cheek, she gave her a soft kiss, she grabbed the take out bag "Lets go find a spot outside" she said taking her hand and tugging the blonde off the stool.
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"What time is Rachel coming tonight to do the check up?" Gail asked as they sat on a bench in the shade outside the forensics building.
Holly pulled the two containers with the food in it out of the bag "She said just to give her a call once we're both home, she finishes about an hour after we do and our place is on her way home so she's happy to just drop in" the brunette explained then took a bite of the salad and groaned "Yum" she mumbled then leaned over and dropped a kiss on her wife's lips "Thank you for this"
"Anytime" Gail said resting her hand on Holly's leg "Traci asked me to help on a rape case today, there's two of the victims are gay, she wants me to talk to them"
"Did she state it was because you were gay?" The brunette asked as she continued eating.
"Not in so many words, she also said it's cos I understand what they've been through" she explained.
"You do seem to have become the resident officer who deals with the lesbian or rape cases lately" she'd watched her lovers body language for a second, she looked defeated "You don't have to do it you know, they can and should get the sex crimes detective in to do it" Holly explained "Traci really shouldn't be asking you anyway" she knew that Gail's bad night last week stemmed from just asking the detective about the case.
"Yea I know, but I am considering working for the sex crimes division, Frank is even talking about putting through a request for two years from now for a sex crimes detective to be stationed at 15 for me if I do decide to do it" the blonde explained. The brunette gave her a look "I know I'm still having nightmares now and then and my PTSD gets worse when I work on these cases but every time I help someone, I feel like maybe one day, I can get past all the crap he's left me with" Gail said.
"I'll support what every you decide to do" Holly said sliding her hand against Gail's on her leg.
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After coming back to 15, Gail found Fox in the break room and they headed back out on patrol for the afternoon. The ride was silent to begin with, after Gail let him take point on booking a speeder, she leaned on the hood of the squad car listening to his technique. When he joined her at the car, they both got in "How did I do?" He asked as they put their seat belts on.
"Good" she said "the subject was fairly cooperative too" she said. She glanced at him before the pulled into the traffic "Have you heard about the rape case Detective Nash and Swarek are working?"
"Yea" he answered "They've all be in people's homes, usually people who live alone, one was house sitting for someone else"
Word of the case was spreading through the police force "Nash has offered me to assist on the case due to my past experiences" she didn't explain beyond that. Fox had been given a quick explanation about her abduction by the serial killer when they started working together.
"If you wanna work the case, we can work the case" Will said
She glanced at him "I wasn't asking you for permission as a matter of fact we both know don't need it" she said with a frown. She shook her head and concentrated on the road.
After half an hour of silence he finally said something "I'm sorry I didn't mean it to sound like I was giving you permission, I just meant I'll do what ever you tell me" he tried to explain.
She didn't say anything just gave him a nod, she'd thought he might have tried to explain what he'd meant a little earlier. They travelled in silence for the rest of the shift with barely any conversation. The blonde knew she was taking her annoyance at him giving her permission to work the case a bit too far but she didn't seem to be able to stop it. Their shift was almost done, Holly would be picking her up within an hour, the time she'd use to finish and turn in her paperwork for the day. She pulled the squad car into the parking lot at 15 "I'm gonna get the paperwork done" Gail said as she turned the car off and put the parking break on. They both got out of the car, grabbed their bags and walked into the station, once in the bull pen, the blonde dropped her bag on her desk and dropped into her chair "Shifts over in about 30, you can sign out early if you want" she offered, she sat forward, pulled her clipboard from her bag and a few case folders from her in tray.
"What's going on with you today?" Will asked unable to take the backflipping moods of his TO anymore "One minute your telling me we can't be friends and the next your offering me to go home early"
A few officers looked over "Look I'm sorry about today and how I've treated you this week" she said in a level tone "I don't mean to get moody, it's just..."
"You can't blame being pregnant on the fact you acted like a hard assed fucking bitch to me all week" Fox blew up.
"Oh shit" the officer sitting near them said and took off.
"Excuse me" Gail said, getting up and moving over to him "What did you just say?" She asked, she was eerily calm, standing right in front of him.
"You fucking..."
He started but Chris arrived before he could say anymore, he put his arm around Gail and led her away "Quit while you're ahead" he said to the young rookie as they left.
"Damn it" he said and dropped his bag next to the blondes desk.
"FOX" Frank bellowed from his office door, he'd seen the entire exchange between them.
"Great" he said sarcastically and headed to the staff sergeants office.
He didn't even make Frank's office because Oliver grabbed him by his jacket and slammed him against a nearby wall. The staff Sargent leaned on his doorway and watched "If I ever, ever hear you speak to Gail like that or for that matter any woman, TO or not, pregnant or not, you'll be eating through a straw for the next six weeks are we clear?" he said, he pulled him off the wall and slammed him back against it, his hand fisted in his shirt, he moved in an inch from Fox's face "You might think you know some things about Gail but you have no idea what hell that woman has been through, cut her some fucking slack" he clipped him on the back of the head "Go get her paperwork and get it finished. I'll be back in 30 minutes and if it's not done you'll be the first rookie in history who'll be assigned to clean the drunk tank in the holding cells every single morning until you're cut loose" he released him with another clip to the back of his head and headed in the direction Chris and Gail had gone, he nodded to Frank who nodded back and went in his office then he pulled his phone from his pocket and dialled "Hey Holly..."
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The blonde was pacing the interrogation viewing room Chris had taken her to "You need to calm down before you have a panic attack" he said watching her pace.
"I don't know why I'm so angry, I'm glad you stopped me because I was about to smack him in the face" she growled, still walking back and forth like a caged animal.
Oliver opened the door "Someone is here for you" he said to Gail and stepped aside so Holly could walk in "Diaz" he said and waved the officer over.
They left the couple and closed the door "Are you okay? I was walking in here from the carpark when Frank called and Oliver said Fox had a go at you in front of everyone" Holly asked as she watched Gail pace away from her and back, when she got close she grabbed both her hands, stopping her, she laced their fingers together "Talk to me sweetheart"
The blonde sighed, she slept forward and leaned against the brunette "I'm just all over the place at the moment, the hormones, changing my medications, worrying about the baby, dealing with Fox and I really wanna help Traci with the case but I'm scared of..." she stopped.
"Of making things worse with your PTSD again" Holly finished for her as she released her hands and wrapped her arms around her wife.
"Maybe..." Gail started then stopped as she moved her hand inside the doctors coat.
"Maybe what?" The brunette asked as she kissed the blondes forehead.
"Maybe I should call Janine over tonight while Rachel is there, see if there's something a bit stronger they can put me on, I can feel my moods going haywire, I know some of its the hormones but I know myself well enough that it isn't just the hormones" she looked up at Holly "If that makes sense"
The brunette smiled and nodded "It makes perfect sense" she said, she leaned in and gave her a kiss "Hi, I missed you this afternoon" she added pulling the blonde tighter against her.
"I missed you too" Gail pulled one of her hands out and rested it on Holly's cheek "Lets get out of here and we'll talk about something other than this place"
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When they left the station, Holly gave Rachel a quick call, letting her know they were on their way home and Gail contacted Janine and she was more than happy to drop in after her last appointment as she didn't live far from them, both women would arrive around the same time. They dropped into Matt's restaurant to pick up some dinner that the brunette had already ordered and they headed home.
"You were quiet on the way home" Gail said as they sat at the dining table to eat, neither in the mood for television. She was fairly certain whatever was bugging her wife wasn't her because when she was upset with her, she made sure she knew it.
"Between Davidson flaking so much and Henry wanting my input on every person he's interviewing, I'm running behind, when I left today I had about 5 unfinished reports. None of them are urgent or for active police cases but still" Holly explained. She hated leaving things outstanding, she is dedicated to her profession and a perfectionist when it came to her standard of work.
"Could you get one of Davidson's interns to transcribe it for you, hell after this afternoon I think Fox would do it for you" the blonde said.
The brunette smiled at her wife "I could do that if a certain police officer didn't come in and say inappropriate things sometimes when I'm recording" she explained "And anyway I don't transcribe the old fashioned way much anymore use the note taker software and the computer transcribes it for me, its having the time to edit my thoughts into a report. Only I can do that"
Gail nodded as she ate "I'm sorry about this afternoon, I had tried to explain to Fox about we need to be TO and rookie until he's cut loose and I just kept fucking it up and by the end of shift we were just completely pissed off at each other, he blew up and I was going to hit..." the blonde suddenly stopped, sat back and took a deep breath.
"You okay?" Her wife asked, she noticed Gail had gone a little green "Your stomach still off?" The blonde nodded, holding her hand over her mouth. A few seconds passed then she took off for the bathroom. Holly chuckled to herself, took another mouthful of food and went to the bathroom. Most people wouldn't want to eat after watching someone puke but the brunette dealt with worse on a daily basis.
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"Hey Rach" Holly said softly as she opened the door and hugged her friend.
"Are we whispering for a reason?" The other doctor asked as she took her jacket off.
"Gail's asleep on the couch, she couldn't keep her dinner down" she explained.
"A possible stomach flu?" Rachel asked concerned.
Holly shook her head "She dealt with a Rum smelling drunk today and she felt off since being in the squad car with him"
"Ahhh morning sickness" she said as they walked in the kitchen.
"You know" Gail said from the other side of the bench startling them both but she didn't seem to notice "If morning sickness would be just in the morning and not any time of the day and upset by certain smells, that would make this pregnancy thing easier to cope with" she said and sagged onto a stool.
"Lemonade?" Her wife offered.
The blonde nodded. Before she could speak again there was a knock at the door "I'll get it" she said.
"No, sit" Holly said placing the glass of soda in front of her. She went to the door "Hi Janine, come in" she said " Thanks for doing this on such short notice"
"It's never a problem, I'm happy to help you both anytime" the therapist said.
"Rachel" Holly said as they came in the kitchen "this is Janine, Gail's therapist, well actually I'd say our therapist" she turned to Janine "This is Rachel, one of my best friends and our OB/GYN"
While the two medical professionals exchanged pleasantries and started talking, the brunette moved to Gail's side "Feeling any better?" She asked as she put her arm around her shoulders and kissed her head.
"Yea I might try some dry crackers before we head to bed" she said as she leaned on Holly.
"Let's get this underway shall we" Rachel said to the pair.
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After a quick physical, Rachel said she was happy with both Gail and the baby's progress. She gave them a hospital referral to do sonogram when she's about 20 weeks along to check the baby's growth. They listened to the baby's heartbeat, bringing tears to both Gail and Holly's eyes and making the other two women present tear up as well. After Rachel was done, they all sat down at the dining table with cups of tea and talked about what was happening.
"There are options with your medications" Rachel said "So far the baby is perfectly healthy, we'll do a sonogram in eight weeks time but so far everything's on track"
"You are always going to have problems with the hormones affecting your moods, most women do and as we've talked about, your PTSD was always going to make it a lot worse" Janine explained "Is there something in particular that you've noticed is setting off your moods?"
"There's the rape case we talked about" Gail said, she sighed "It not just that... I... it just seems like I'm unstable, like I can't seem to get control of myself" she added, her voice heavy with emotion. Holly squeezed her hand, she was next to her, holding one of the blondes hands in both of hers.
"You don't have to avoid medications because of the baby, we may need to lower a dosage or two but we can definitely come up with a combination that will get you to a place where you're more stable while your pregnant. It's a bigger risk you being hyper emotional and pushing your blood pressure up during your pregnancy than it is taking the medication" Rachel explained. The two medical professionals discussed the drugs for a few minutes.
"I'm sorry things have been stressful lately" Gail said squeezing Holly's hand "At least we'll be away next weekend, maybe we should take a couple of extra days" she suggested.
The brunette kissed the blondes cheek "I would love nothing more but I'm not sure I'd be able to do it until we get the new pathologist" Holly explained, Gail leaned into her wife and sighed "You wanna go shower and head to bed?" She asked. It was only just before 8 but she knew how exhausted the other woman was after getting sick earlier.
"I might have a quick shower while they work this out" the blonde got up and headed upstairs.
By the time she reappeared, Holly was washing up and the house was empty "Hey" the brunette said as she felt Gail's arms wrap around her.
"Where did everyone go?" She asked as she rested her head against her wife's back.
"Home, they left a prescription for an antidepressant and an anti anxiety med, they both think it'll help, if not they said there's a mood stabiliser they can add that'll help too but they want to see how the new ones go" she explained.
"Mmmm" Gail mumbled into her back.
Holly pulled the plug on the sink "Time for bed" she suggested.
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Ok so this is part one of chapter 25, this website doesn't like me doing long chapters so I have to cut them in half. Next part to follow asap
