Chapter 3: For What It's Worth

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Rookie Blue or any of the characters in it.

Eleven o'clock in the morning and Chris is taking off Gail's shirt. She wasn't physically hurt. She was just mentally hurt. She had the week off, but Chris seemed like a good antidote. Gail takes off Chris' shirt. He unclasps her bra and before going any further, he makes sure he's not going to harm her. "Are you sure? I don't want to hurt you. I can't and won't." Chris asked. He loved her and would do absolutely nothing to harm her.

"Yes, I am." She said as she kissed him. He licked the bottom of her lip and she stuck her tongue in. Their tongues danced. For the first time in over a year, Chris was making love to Gail, the woman he loved. Gail was in his bed and yeah, she knows about the other women, but she wanted Chris as much as he wanted her. She still loved him too. She would never tell anybody yet, but him.

The front door opened and Chris fell to Gail's side. He put on a pair of boxers and went to see who was at the door. "Stay here." Chris told Gail.

"Chris?" Dov asked. "You here?"

"Yeah. Why are you?" Chris said as he sees Dov in the front door.

"I wanted to check on you. You see Gail today?" Dov questioned.

"Yeah, about that." He said hinting anger. "Why'd you tell her? People have nightmares all the time."

"You were screaming her name at the top of your lungs making a girl run out of the house!" Dov clearly got mad. He didn't understand why Chris did not understand his point. "And I didn't tell her about the dream. I figured you would."

"Go, I'm fine." Chris said walking away. He knew Gail heard that conversation and prepared to tell her. Dov left and Gail was staring at Chris in the doorway to his room. She had gotten dressed and walked close enough to where Dov couldn't see him, but Chris knew she was there.

"What was he talking about?" Gail asked.

"Nothing. I had a couple of dreams." Chris concluded.

"What were they about?" Gail was puzzled.

"Don't worry. You don't have to bother." Chris said.

"Please? Were they about me?" She asked really wanting to know.

"Yeah, but they weren't dreams. I would scream your name in the middle of the night or early morning. Ever since that night, I felt you would no longer love me because I wasn't there for you." Chris said.

"No, I'm here. I do love you." She told him as she stood up on her toes and kisses him. "If anybody is worried, it should be you. You should be worried that you can't trust me. You saw me at a vulnerable moment and you should know that you can't trust me."

"Stop! If there's anything I do it would be to trust you." Chris said. "I love you and trusting you was the first thing I did."

"Chris, I-I should've been with you. I'm sorry about Nick. He was the past and I should've let the past stay the past. I love you. He was five years ago. Forgive me." Gail pleaded.

"Gail, shut up. I forgive you. You can never break my trust. I love you and care for you too much." Chris said as he kissed her. Her lips deepening his kiss. He parted. "You should get some rest. I have to do a few errands. Please go to sleep."

"I will. I love you, Chris. I want you to know that." Gail said as she pulled Chris' shirt down and gave him a peck on the lips.

Gail went to the store and bought a 6-pack of beer and some ice cream. As he walked home from the store, he saw an animal shelter. He knew Gail hated dogs, but he wanted to get her something. Of all things, she loved cats. Only he knew that. He saw an orange tabby named Pumpkin and his sister, a calico named Kali. He knew he couldn't get them today, or at least bring them to his place, because Gail might be caught off guard, so he called up his friend and asked if he could bring the 2 two-month old kittens to his place for the night. Exactly what he did. He went home to find Gail sound asleep in his bed. 3:00 in the afternoon and she was asleep. He kissed her forehead, so he decided to cook. Chris cooking: Gail would laugh at that.

"Where are you going, babe?" Gail murmured.

"Oh, I thought you were asleep." Chris said.

"No, I was resting my eyes waiting for you to come back." She said when she noticed he was covered in hair. "What is your shirt full of?"

"Oh. It's nothing. I found a stray cat and picked up to play with it, but it's owner came. Don't worry." Chris lied and lied bad.

"Chris?" Gail asked.

"For what it's worth, I'm keeping it a secret." He said. "I'm going to go cook some food."

A/N: A very short chapter, but I hope you read and review.

Thanks, Lauren