CHAPTER 4
"... every now and then I fall apart
And I need you now tonight, and I need you more than ever
And if you want to hold me tight, I'll be holding yours forever
And I know..."
Holly was holding her pen near her mouth pretending that it was a microphone as she belted the words from the song. It wasn't loud enough for people to hear outside but wasn't soft enough for anyone not to hear her inside her workroom. She is analyzing some samples she took from the body. She needs to find out if the drug they found in his pocket is in his system. More analyzing about different kinds of things must be done actually. After typing in some data, she grabs the pen again.
"...together we can take it to the end of the line
your love is like a shadow on me all of the...."
Holly turned around to get something from the lab bench and stopped in the middle of the song, shocked with what she saw.
Gail, arms crossed, pressing her lips together to control her laughter.
Holly froze. They just stared at each other, neither of them moving.
3 seconds... 5 seconds...
Holly closed her eyes, inhaled and exhaled deeply.
"What can I do for you officer Peck?" She asked, opening her eyes.
Gail is slowly releasing the laughter she was holding for like forever until she let it all out in a big laughter walking to the table, pounding it while laughing.
Holly didn't say a word and watched the officer make fun of her. Gail finally settled down.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I just, I haven't seen anything like it" Gail started laughing again.
"So glad to be of service." Holly said pulling a serious face.
Gail face-palmed because she started her laughing fit again.
Holly is so embarrassed. But the way she sees Gail laughing right now can make her do anything stupid-anything at all, that will make her have this laughter as often as possible. The first time Holly heard Gail's absolute laugh is when they did the batting cages. It was a symphony to her ears. She has never enjoyed a persons laughter ever before until that night. She realized that Gail's happiness would always be important to her the moment she started caring for this woman.
"Are you done officer Peck?" she is still wearing her serious look.
"I'm sorry... I'm really sorry... Well done lunchbox. Well done. Now you are Dr. singer nerdy inventor lunchbox Stewart." Gail, still laughing, clapped praising-mocking her favorite person.
No reaction from Holly.
Gail catches her breath.
She mimics Holly's deep inhale and exhale moments ago.
She finally manages to pull a serious face.
"Nash wants some of the results from this morning." Gail said.
Holly turned around and took out papers from a folder.
"Here you go" she hands it to Gail.
They stared at each other. Holly has let out her side-smile for the first time since she saw Gail in the room. Gail reached out for Holly's face and traced her lips.
"Finally. I was wondering when will I see this again" Gail rubs the woman's lips ever so gently, her eyes fixated on it.
Holly gasped, and swallowed. She is trying to follow the transition from the laughing Gail to a very very sensual Gail touching her lips right now. Geez she's driving her crazy.
Gail's phone vibrated and startled both of them.
"Freaking cheese puffs" Gail uttered.
Holly laughed silently.
"Yes Nash it is with me right now... yeap.. Got it. On my way, bye" Gail slipped the phone back in her pocket.
"Thanks for this, singing lunchbox" Gail said as she made her way out the door.
"You owe me a drink for this special performance you've witnessed! What are you doing tonight?" Holly blurted out, the inquiry with brightness.
"Well...I would love to buy you that drink but..." Gail pouted.
"I have a very HOT date tonight" she concluded with a wide grin.
"Oh, is that so? Lucky person that is" Holly sighed.
"VERY" Gail winked.
Gail was halfway out when she suddenly came back in again.
"By the way doctor it's if you only hold me tight, we'll be holding on forever" Gail said with a weak smile.
"Huh?" Holly was confused.
"The lyrics Hols, you sang if you want to hold me tight, I'll be holding yours forever... responded Gail.
"Oh so you're the lyrics police as well eh?" the brunette's tone with a pretense of annoyance.
Gail laughed. "Just keeping our citizens in line doc… I want more of that performance later tonight okay?" Gail paused.
"I can't wait for later." she confessed with a very wide smile from her, eventually leaving the room.
"Me too" Holly said under her breath.
She had been working for division 15 for almost a year. She had always seen the blonde officer from afar, and always thought she is beautiful-add sexy, but they never really had a close encounter with each other, heck the cop didn't even know she existed until that day in the woods. Who would ever thought that the person she was just eyeing from afar before (she did not even consider the possibility of them) would be the very person she has a date with tonight?
"Very lucky indeed." she smiled to herself.