They danced for hours, long after everyone else left. It was as if no one else or anything else existed when they were in each other's presence. It was about three in the morning when they eventually made it downstairs and they went straight to the bed. Holly laid facing Gail almost mirroring each other, the younger woman pulled close to her lady and lifted one hand to pull other closer so that it seemed no space existed between them. Using the other hand to caress the doctor's cheek, the older woman seem lost in her own little world, she didn't even realize that the blond was staring at her.

That lingering touch seemed too snap her out of her trance, "Hmmm." in reply. Gail just smiled at her but the other woman could've sworn she saw her smirk, and just like that the blond leaned and kissed her. It was a slow and gentle kind of kiss, neither of them rushing just enjoying the other's company. They eventually broke apart and all they did was smile like a couple of teenagers who had just discovered love. "I love my ring but when did you have time to plan it all?"

Gail remained silence for a few moments just observing her wife to be, the only light in the room came from the moon light that shined through the open windows. She told it all, the older woman's heart melted more as the blond revealed it all.

Never in her wildest dreams did she think Gail…her Gail could be so romantic, sure she did show her love in actions but after hearing all that the blond, not to mention what she said in front of their friends and family. She thought back to what Gail said about being lucky and now she wondering how she got so lucky. "Baby, I am the lucky one. I have been in loved before but nothing could've prepared me for this feeling. I love you more than anything else in the world and I can't believe I'm about to become your wife. And I'm about to show you how much!" With that she pulled her girl even closer, whilst the younger wondered how they could be closer but she welcomed the kiss. Holly started by kissing her lips with one of longest most breathtaking kisses ever. It intensified in no time and then she peppers kisses down the blonde's jaw and down her neck before settling on her collar bone. Holly moved to laying on top of Gail, kissing her while she began to suck, nibble and smooth the younger woman's…

A couple of weeks later

Gail was at work in the D's office, yes she's now a detective. It happened a little while after the engagement, they all had went out to celebrate. She would always goes down to check on Holly in the morgue. They had been having lunch together every day for the past two weeks but not today. It was after four in the afternoon and Holly hadn't seen her favourite cop. She found it weird but shrugged it off because Gail had been yapping about a case they had caught earlier but when midnight came and went and she still hadn't seen the younger woman in over twenty hours she started to panic.

She called Chris, Dov, Andy, Oliver, Steve and Traci too but it all proved futile, no one was answering. This was when she began to freak out. All of the worst case scenarios she could think about popped into her head but she tried to push them out. Holly decided to try calling them again and again. After calling for about two hours she finally got through to someone, it was Traci.

Holly: "Hi Trace, sorry too call you so late."

Traci: "Don't worry it's no problem. Something the matter?"

Holly: "Yes, have you seen my fiancée…ummm Gail? Have you? Do you know
where she is?"

Traci could hear that Holly's voice was beginning to crack.

Traci: "No…why? Okay, Holly calm down when last did you see her?"

Holly: Not since earlier the other morning, when she left for work!"

Traci: "This is strange, Gail left work at six and said she was going straight home."

Holly: "Dammit, she hasn't been home yet and I'm worried. She would always call…"

Traci: "Sweetheart hold on, I'm getting another call."

After what seem like an eternity Traci returned…

Traci: "Holly I am going to tell you something but please try not to overact but
something happened…"

Holly: What?! Traci, what do you mean by that…..what happened, is she
okay?"

Traci: "Holly, I'm coming over. We need to talk, it is important give me 10 minutes."

And with that Traci hung up and made her way over, reaching the Peck/Stewart home in a record six minutes. She buzzed and heard a click and went straight to the seventh floor. Before she even began to knock the apartment door swung open and the first thing she saw was a teary eyed brunette, who motioned for the other woman to enter.

Traci sat down and explained to Holly that the phone call she got a little while ago was one telling her that a detective had been involved in a hold up at a Chinese place. The two assailants were apprehended, one being shot in the leg and other was okay in police custody and only one other person was hurt.

Holly turned pale "Who is it? Tell me it wasn't Gail? Tell me that she is okay please…" She tried her best to keep all her tears at bay but when Traci didn't reply she got up and walked over to the kitchen. This is when she lost it and the tears started to flow.

Traci followed her, "I'm here to take you to the hospital"

"Traci, why do you need to take me to there? Just tell me what's wrong."

"Gail has been shot; once in the leg and twice in the abdomen." and with that Holly saw her entire world crumpled into tiny pieces as she got up to go over to Traci but then her whole world turned dark.

When Holly woke up she was lying down on her couch and another person had joined them. For a moment Holly couldn't place the man but then she recognized that it was Steve. "Would someone please tell me that I was dreaming, and Gail is alright?" She got no reply, just somber looks from the other two people and it looked like Gail's brother had been crying.

They thought it best to take Holly to the hospital, not trusting her drive for herself. Two of them being in hospital wouldn't help anyone.

They reached the hospital in record time. Holly flew out the car and into the emergency room where she saw what she thought was a sea of blue. There were a lot of officers there, some she knew from work and others were unfamiliar but when her eyes found Gail's friends her eyes began to water once again. She walked over to them, more like speed walked as she pulled Chris into a tight hug then Dov and then Oliver following the other officers. She asked if any of them had seen her or knew what her condition was. They all shook their heads which made her hope that it could be good but she knew better considering her year she did working as trauma doctor before branching off to being a pathologist.

They all sat there for hours until a doctor emerged into the waiting room. "Ms. Peck's family please? Is a Ms. Stewart here?" Holly slowly rose out of her seat and was followed by Steve and Gail's Parents. They were informed that detective was in critical but stable condition at the moment, they got the two of three bullets out; the one in her leg and one from the abdomen but there was still one lodged in Gail's spleen and they couldn't take it out at that time but they were going to operate on her again. The surgeon warned them that the chances of the policewoman surviving were slim because of the amount of blood she lost and where the bullets hit.

Now that was the final nail in Holly's coffin. She broke down right there in front of everyone luckily Steve was standing close by because that was all that saved the brunette from falling to the ground. Gail's parents were crying, her mother was a wreck almost inconsolable. But she wasn't as sad as compared to Holly who since her breaking down a couple of hours before hadn't said a single word or moved an inch.

The doctor returned later and said that the operation was successful. They had been able to remove the bullet but had to take the spleen out, but the detective was coming along fine. The doctor cautioned them that she wasn't out of the woods yet and had slipped into a coma. They were told that if anyone wanted to go see her they could for a few minutes. The pathologist opted for everyone else to go in before her. It wasn't that she didn't want to see Gail but she didn't think she could handle seeing her lying in bed with wires strapped to her. So she made her way to the hospital chapel and went to the front where she kneeled and prayed, something she hadn't done in years.

"God please, I don't usually ask for anything in fact I only ever asked once for anything so please can you bring her back to me? She is kind, generous, loving and sometimes when she thinks no one is watching she's such a goof. I love her so much and I can say for sure she changed my life and I cannot live my life without her and I refuse too. Gail Peck is my world and everything I do is for her and I would do anything for her. It's been two years but it feels like I only just met her and you can't take her away from me yet. You can't, you just can't just take her. Bring her back to me and I will care for her, love her and heal her wounds and body with love…so please I'm on my knees, begging please, my life is nothing without her and I rather die."

First I'd like to say I can't write smut too save my life. The story is taking an interesting turn so please bear with me. I love to thank my beta reader: ragingscooter for their help…. Please reviews, issues and comments are welcome.