The Stewarts and the Pecks met and it went great. Both ladies are happy that their families got along. Gail has still yet to meet Holly's siblings, but that can happen at a later date.

As Elaine and Bill were leaving, Elaine mentioned to Gail how she will start stopping by on a somewhat regular basis, probably once a week, Gail's not so sure if she likes that idea.

A month or two has gone by and Gail and Holly got married. Holly gets to wear her wedding ring again; both are very happy and can't get over how lucky they were to have found each other at the perfect time.


Gail and Holly have the house all to themselves again. No relative asking them questions or trying to tell them what to do with their child, just Gail, Holly, and Gilbert.

Holly is in the family room doing some stretches before she goes into her yoga poses. She hears Gail pad down the stairs with a burbling Gilbert. Holly continues to exercise as Gail goes into the kitchen to warm up a bottle for the baby. Gail brings the baby and the bottle into the family room, plopping them down on the couch ready to feed the baby. After putting the bottle in the baby's mouth Gail turns her attention to the doctor. Holly must feel the eyes on her; she turns to look at the pair, and smirks when she meets Gail's eyes, who has been unabashedly staring at her wife's body. "You wont go to the batting cages with me, but you'll watch me do yoga. For a woman who eats so much, it's weird how little you work out." Gail opens her mouth to speak but Holly keeps talking, "I know I know, you have a fast metabolism and you go for runs every so often," Gail nods her head and smiles. Holly offers, "you could join me?"

Gail shakes her head, "I'd rather go to the batting cages, plus I can't," she gestures towards the baby in her lap, "who would feed Gil," Holly all smiles shakes her head at her, "also I just got him out of his crib, how cruel would that be to put him back in it? Come on Holly, we both know it's better if I just sit here and watch you."

Holly laughs, "you're right Gail, I shouldn't have offered, how foolish of me."

"It's okay nerd," Gail settles into the couch, "I think you should do that one position again, the one right before this one, it really accentuates your form."

Holly laughs again. "What are you teaching our son?"

Gail looks down at Gilbert who's still looking up at her, not paying a lick of attention to Holly, "how to properly appreciate a woman's body."

Holly gives Gail a lopsided smile, "how about when Gilbert goes down for his nap, you show me how to properly appreciate a woman's body."

Gail grins back, "oh, I can do that." She gets off the couch taking Gilbert with her who has finished his bottle; she kisses Holly on the head, and continues on to the kitchen to grab a wet cloth for a little spit up clean up.


Holly calls up Lisa, "what are you doing tonight?"

"Nothing, why?"

"Want to come over?"

"Just us?"

"No, not really, would you mind watching Gilbert tonight? I want to take Gail to the batting cages."

Lisa sighs.

"You said you have nothing on the go…"

Lisa sighs again.

"I'll have a bottle of your favourite wine chilling in my fridge."

"Fine," says Lisa. "What time?"

"After 7, I'll put him down so he'll be asleep. You don't really have to do anything. Like last time."

"Okay, but can I call Rachel?"

"I already tried her," confesses Holly.

"Oh," says Lisa, realizing she wasn't her friend's first choice of sitters. "Never mind then, I'll see you tonight."


Lisa goes to the Stewart house and Gail and Holly leave. They go to the batting cages, something Holly has been wanting to do for a while now. She gets into a rhythm in the cage, Gail standing at the fence in awe at how impressive Holly is. The force she swings the bat and how she does it all so effortlessly. When their time expires Holly looks at her phone, "it's only 8:37, no texts from Lisa; want to go for some French fries?"

"What a ridiculous question Holly, obviously," Gail takes Holly's hand and leads them to the snack bar, "milk shakes too?"

"Obviously," smiles Holly.


They enter the townhouse and expect to hear the tv on, but there are no sounds coming from the family room. They listen more closely and hear Lisa talking quietly upstairs. Holly looks at Gail confused. Gail goes to the kitchen for a glass of water while Holly follows the sounds upstairs. She finds Lisa rocking Gilbert, "hey," says Holly quietly form the doorway.

Lisa turns to face her friend, "looks who's up."

"How long has he been up?" asks a concerned Holly, hoping he wasn't too much trouble for her friend.

"Not that long, he started squawking, I thought he might soothe himself, but he started to cry instead, he had a wet diaper."

"Did you change it?"

"Of course I changed it," says Lisa annoyed at her friend's question, "I'm not completely irresponsible."

"Oh, sorry," Holly walks more into the room, "I can take over."

"It's okay," says Lisa, "I got it."

"You sure?"

Lisa looks down at the little baby in her arms, a little baby that is struggling to stay awake, "he's almost asleep."

"Okay," says Holly as she backs out of the room. Who knew Lisa was good with babies…thinks Holly, I need to remember this for future reference. All that concern Holly had was for nothing, turns out Lisa's a pro.


Holly decides she should thank Lisa for the other night; she takes advantage of Gail being scheduled for the afternoon shift and offers to meet Lisa at a café by the hospital for lunch, her treat. They had a nice time, but Holly needs to be home for a certain time in order for Gail to leave on time so she is not late for her shift.

Holly enters the house to see Gail trying to rock an irritable Gilbert in her arms, "he would not go down for a nap today," says Gail.

"Was he resisting a rest?" Holly laughs at her own joke.

Gail scowls, she's so tired, she bursts into laughter, laughing so hard she starts to cry.

"Here," Holly offers, holding out her arms, "Let me try."

"Thank you," says Gail immediately giving the baby over. Gail immediately falls into the couch, hoping to have a little nap of her own before she has to go. Which she does, Gail loves her new life.


thanks for reading.

i think i'm almost done with new name.

i'll update meet and greet in a couple of days.