Last but not least Hollys POV for the last chapter :)

It was a nice change to see a case being solved within just a few hours. Rodney told me that Gail and Detective Anderson caught the killer of our victim. Love can make people do crazy things. I wondered if he'd even realized what will happen to him while planning on killing his ex. Most likely not.

After work Rodney invited me over to The Penny, saying it became kind of a ritual of his to have a drink or two whenever they solved a case. I wasn't sure whether or not to believe him. Furthermore, I wasn't sure whether or not I wanted to go to The Penny. It has always been Gail's sanctuary and I didn't want to intrude. It wasn't until he received a message from Gail asking if we wanted to join them at The Penny that I decided to go over.

As we entered Gail and Franky were at the bar nursing their drinks. Traci came over to hug me and Chris and Dov, loyal as always, kept their distance at first.

"What are you having?" Rodney asked me.

"A coke for now," I answered and he made his way over to the bar while I was looking for an empty booth. When Gail caught sight of Rodney she started scanning the pub and once our eyes met she turned away quickly and glared at Franky. It seemed like the message Rodney received wasn't from Gail after all. I got up and was about to grab my jacket when suddenly Detective Anderson was in front of me.

"Doc," she said and sat down, while motioning for me to do the same.

"Detective, want to give me another warning?" I asked her referring back to our encounter in the morning where she warned me that if I hurt Gail again she would get rid of me without anyone ever finding me.

"Don't be like that Doc," she said and smiled at me. I wasn't sure whether or not she was flirting with me, honestly I wasn't the least interested anyway.

"You know Gail is my partner and I have to make sure she's taken care of," she said with a smirk.

"So instead of threaten me you are now bragging about your relationship with Gail to me?" I asked her disgusted by the word relationship. It hurt to say it. It hurt to even think about it.

"Oh don't worry; Gail and I are not in a relationship. But as you know she's very skilled and I just wanted to know whether or not you taught her all of it, if so I'd like to see for myself maybe I can learn a thing or two," she said and placed her hand on my thigh. I pushed Franky's hand away immediately but it was too late. Gail saw, got up and stormed towards the exit but not without glaring at us.

"What the fuck Detective," I asked her.

She leaned in close and whispered in my ear, "that look was for me, because I'm sitting here with you trying to make her realize that there are other women out there waiting for you. She loves you too much to ever not get jealous over you."

I got up and ran after Gail.

"Gail," I called after her as I was out of The Penny. I saw her at the corner of the streets. Instead of slowing down she walked faster. I tried to catch up with her but the more I tried the faster she got. It wasn't until we ran up to a red light that I caught up with her, the pub at least half a mile away already.

"Gail, listen to me," I pleaded.

"Why? So you can hurt me again? Why don't you go back and fuck Franky, huh?" she yelled trying the get away from my grip. I could see the tears in her eyes. I pulled her closer and hugged her, despite her efforts to push me away.

"Gail, I'd never do that," I pleaded and held her close. I could feel her walls crumbling, she was breaking down. I placed my arms around her shoulder, hiding her in my arms. A Peck could not break down, especially not in public.

"Shall I hail a cab?" I whispered in her ear. She nodded against my shoulder and as soon as I lifted my arm a cab stopped in front of us. We got in but she was still clinging to me, hiding her face in my shoulder.

"The frathouse?" I asked since I did not want to assume that she would want to stay with me. She shook her head and pulled at my jacket. I told the driver my address and tried to calm her down by rubbing her back and holding her close. We drove in silence and once we reached my house I gave the driver way more than the cost were and pulled Gail out along with me.

As I opened the door she stood in the entrance and looked around. Maybe it confused her that it looked exactly the same as before I moved to San Francisco even the pictures in the hallway were the same. There was a picture of us and I could see her staring at it.

"I always liked this picture of us," I said walking up beside her. She hummed in response and continued to look at it. We were happy back then, it was from before the whole mess started. It was just us making faces.

"Why Holly?" Gail asked after a few minutes.

"I left or why I came back?" I asked back, but her look told me that she wanted answers for both.

"I got the offer while we were… while you were…." I started but stopped myself and took a deep breath to collect myself.

"When we were broken up, San Francisco offered me a job. A very good job, I wanted to decline, believe me, I really did but when weeks passed and I didn't hear from you I needed a clean slate. I knew if I'd stayed in Toronto I wouldn't have been able to move on. You just, you meant too much to me to do so," I said looking at the ground. When she did not say anything I tried to answer her other question.

"As to why I came back… SanFran was good, great even at times, but it just it wasn't Toronto. My heart wasn't in it. I tried to leave Toronto behind, but I couldn't. So when there was a job opening in Toronto I couldn't stop myself, before I even had time to think about it I had already applied," I explained.

"But why didn't you say something? Then and now? Instead of kissing me in the interrogation room, you could have told me. Instead of dragging me to your bed, making me believe we were going somewhere you could have told me. Instead of telling me that you love me you should have fucking said something. But instead you lied to me and told me the day you picked me up from work, the day I wanted to introduce you to Sophie that you just accepted," she said raising her voice.

"I know Gail, I fucking know. But I couldn't. I was too scared to do so. Scared that I might lose you, scared that I already had lost you. I don't know why I did what I did, I just know part of me never wanted to leave, part of me wanted you to come with me and part of me was too scared of what might happen," I explained reaching for her hand. She pulled back almost immediately, so I stood beside her and waited for her to say something.

It took a few moments before she turned her head slightly and looked at me, "did you think about me while you were there?"

I turned my head to look at her, "everyday." I could see tears forming in her eyes and knew she could see some in mine as well.

"I still love you Gail, that's why I didn't say something. I couldn't call you and say hey I'm coming back, because just thinking about you not wanting me here would have ruined me. I hoped I would have a few days to figure out how to face you but well…," I trailed off.

"You still do?" she asked in disbelief.

"Yes Gail, always have and always will," I admitted resting my forehead against hers.

"I never stopped thinking about you," she admitted.

"What now?" I asked her looking down at our entwined hands.

"I don't know. You hurt me so much Holly, I went through hell because of you. The past years have been horrible, I need time Holly, things have changed" she said squeezing my hand.

"I know, I understand. Please just know that I would do everything for you," I said.

"I know," she nodded.

"Thank you Gail, I know its hard and I am so sorry, believe me if I could I would turn back time. I would do things differently, I would never leave," I said and she hummed.

"Gail, may I kiss you?" I asked but before she answered she placed a kiss on my lips. She smiled at me and I finally felt like I'm home again.