This night Gail didn't want to let Holly go. After they went to bed together she didn't let her go.

"Are you sleeping?" Gail whispers. It was completely dark in the room except for the moonshine that feel through the curtains.

"How could I sleep? Your heart is racing so loud I could hear it kilometers away"

Gail saw Holly smiling in the moonshine

"It is because of you" Gail admitted

"Oh, I thought it was because of Oliver"

"Shut up!" Gail laughed "I'm really sorry for what happened today" she said quietly

"I know. It's okay, you were afraid and I understand. I won't put pressure on you. If you don't know what this is, it's okay."

Holly placed a light kiss on Gail's nose and Gail automatically closed her eyes.

"Well do you know what this is?" she asked, eyes still closed.

"I just know what I want it to be" Holly replied with her soft voice

"What is it?"

Holly cupped Gail's cheeks and whispered in her ear:

"Love"

Gail didn't know what to say in this moment, she just took Holly's hands in hers and intertwined their fingers. And Holly didn't expect an answer, she knew Gail needed time and if that's what she needed to figure things out, she would give it to her. No pressure.

"Love is a complicated thing you know"

" I love complicated things, otherwise I would be a pretty bad scientist, don't you think?"

Gail tickled her sides and Holly curled up into a ball

"Stop that" she laughed

But Gail continued, she tickled her neck, her tummy, her toes

Holly tried to push Gail away, but that made Gail want to tickle her more. Holly already cried of laughter

"Gail stop I can't breathe" Holly laughed and cried

" Ohh I know that you like it!" She continued then she sat down on Holly's legs so she could get more control over Holly.

"NO STOP!" Holly shouted in laughter as Gail began to tickle her tummy. Holly tried to grab her hands but instead Gail pinned her wrists down the mattress. Holly held her breath and spoke
"Okay, okay you won, please stop"

Holly smiled and leaned closer to Holly's face so their noses almost touched.

"I don't even know why you have so much patience with me"

"What did you do when you lost your balloon by accident as a child?"

"What?" Gail was confused by that question

"What did you do when you lost your balloon as a child?

"I- I ran after it, tried to reach it"

"And why?" Holly smiled lightly, it was that smile that said I-know-something-you-don't

"Well...because I didn't wanna lose it, balloons were always...special to me" she muttered

"Now you know why I am patient with you" Holly kissed her nose and Gail buried her face in her neck

"So you're saying I am a balloon" she breathed against her neck, she didn't quiet know how to handle it, so she tried to joke about it

"I am saying you are worth the wait" Holly felt how Gail smiled

They didn't say anything for a long time, they just held each other close and Gail kissed Holly's neck and it sent shivers through her body. Oh god she wanted her, she wanted her so much.

"Mhh, I think I'm gonna change now" Holly wanted to get up but Gail refused to let her go

"NO!" she wrapped her arms tighter around the brunette and put one leg over her thighs

"I don't want to let you go!" Gail was stubborn like a little child

"Gail I just want to get rid off my jeans and change into more comfy clothes" Holly couldn't deny that she liked how clingy Gail was.

"I could help you with that. You don't have to get out of bed for it"

"Really?" Holly raised an eyebrow, she did that often, sometimes just to tease Gail.

"Yeah" She sat up and began to unbuttoning her pants and tossing it aside and Gail was overwhelmed by the look of her legs. She was sure that were the most beautiful legs she's ever seen. Long and tanned and trained. She ran her fingertips over her thighs.

"Wow" she whispered "For a scientist you're hella trained, do you do a secret workout in your lab or something?"

Holly laughed and for Gail it was like heaven just called and asked if she wanted to live in a castle made of clouds.

"So..I think you also need to get rid off that shirt" she pointed at her blouse

"If it's not too much trouble..." Holly smirked

And ten seconds later her shirt lied on the floor

"Man, and I thought you couldn't get any more beautiful" said Gail as she saw her flat stomach. This woman just had her curves in all it's right places.

Holly couldn't find the right words for such a compliment. She didn't feel insecure lying just in her underwear in front of Gail, she was just afraid Gail did something she don't wanted

"Don't do something you might regret later"

"I won't" Gail spoke softly, admiring that she didn't put pressure on her at all.

"I was stupid this morning, so goddamn stupid and I can't apologize enough-"

Holly pulled Gail in for a kiss. It was slowly and soft and Gail loved those kisses from her.

"It's okay, I am not mad, I never was. Don't apologize"

"Okay" she replied once more impressed by her kindness.

"Sooo but you are still in your clothes and I think you want to change it" Holly gave her a tempting look

"Oh yeah pretty much"

Holly began to remove her pants and shirt, she did it gently as if Gail was made out of porcelain.

As she leaned down and kissed her forehead Gail closed her eyes, totally enjoying Holly's kisses.

Gail's hand wandered to her stomach, exploring the muscles she obviously had everywhere in her body. Holly took Gail's hand in hers and kissed her fingertips. "I am really glad that you are here, I hope you realize that"

"Mhmmh" Gail yawned

"Ohh is someone sleepy?"

"No" Gail lied

"Try to sleep baby"

Gail curled up into a fetal position, still facing Holly. Holly put her arms around Gail, so she held her safe in her arms.

"You always smell so nice" Gail muttered and the brunette smiled.


As Gail woke up Holly wasn't there and once again she had panic. "Holly?" she thought she did something wrong last night as Holly came in with two cups of coffee. "I was so free to make a coffee, I hope I didn't wake you up or something" She handed one mug to Gail and sat down on the bed.

"Thank you" Gail was still confused

"Why do you looks so worried?" Holly asked, noticing Gail's confusion

"Oh I just thought if I would have enough time to take a shower" said Gail, not wanting to admit that she was scared that Holly might had left

Holly drew circles on Gail's knee "You know, if we take one together we'd have enough time for breakfast"

She smiled and placed a soft kiss on the brunettes lips.


After they had showered and eaten they drove to work.

"So what about dinner tonight?" Holly asked

"What do you want?"

"Mhm, I don't know we could go to the supermarket and see what we want then"

"I see, you just want someone to carry your groceries"

Holly smiled "Damn, you're too smart for me Officer Peck"

"So I'll be at your place at 6pm" She kissed Holly Goodbye "See you after work, nerd"