"Price"? Gal called out as she returned to the bull pen .. "Come here"
Chloe frowned looking behind her and then back to Gail .. "Me"? She asking pointing to herself ..
"No the other Disney princess," Gail teased "yes you .. Come here"
Chloe shrugged walking towards the blonde "what's up"?
Gail leaned across her desk so no one could hear her speak " so that Doctor Stewart? How long as she been our forensic pathologist"?
Chloe raised her eyes brows surprised at the blonde cops interest .. "Like forever"
"Forever"?
"Well for as long as I've been here" Chloe explained "I met her the first shift i did here at fifteen"
Gail leaned back in her chair "ah.. And so how come I've never come across her?"
"Maybe because you refuse to drop anything off at the morgue? Chloe laughed "And Also she hasn't always been forensics for us, she use to just do pathology down at the morgue but then Doctor Mason left and they offered Holly the job.. I think she use to be in forensics in Vancouver".. She's actually amazing at her job, Traci said she's the best we've had"
"Stop talking" Gail said holding her hand up close to the small women's face
"Awwww do you like her" Chloe grinned
"No" Gail snapped "don't do that"
"You do don't you? You like her? Awww Gail that's so cute" Chloe giggled
Gail didn't appreciate the red heads excitement " go away price"
"Well she is gay and single in case you wondered" Chloe informed her as she left the blonde alone with her thoughts ..
...
Bright and early the next day Gail stood outside the parking lot waiting for delinquent Stewart and true to her word Holly had her there by eight ..
Gail checked herself over making sure she look presentable .. Pull her pony tail a little tighter .. She placed one foot on the wall and her hand hung on her utility belt.. She knew she had swag and how to use it..
"Good morning" Holly smiled as she exited her car ..
"Hi" Gail smiled back " Cassie?
Holly nudged her niece a little waking her up " hi " she sulked ..
Gail tried not to laugh at the teen, " Ok so I have everything you need out back and plenty of cars that need a good clean"
"Plenty"? Cassie gasped "how many we taking here"?
"Mmmmmm like seven, eight maybe"
"Oh my god this is child cruelty" Cassie argued ..
"Well tell a cop" Gail joked "cmon I have some water proof scrubs you can put on, wouldn't want you getting wet now would we"
"Aunt Holly? Really?"
"It's better then jail Honey" Holly replied placing her hands on her nieces shoulders pushing her forward " it'll be fun"
Holly stayed for a few minutes while Gail hooked Cassie up with all she needed " and if you do a good job I might even get you a soda"
"Thought this wasn't a hotel"? Cassie smirked back ..
"For criminals? no, but you're a worker now " Gail mocked with a wink .
Cassie headed off to the first squad car complaining under her breath ..
"I think I'm gonna have some fun today" Gail laughed to Holly ..
"Well I think it's safe to say she's not" Holly added.. "So what time do I need to collect her"?
Gail watched the teen for a moment before looking at the brunette in front of her " I can bring her back for you when she's done"
"Oh no I couldn't ask you to do that" Holly argued "you've already done enough"
"Don't be silly, I don't mind"
Holly nodded " I can't thank you enough Officer Peck.. Really you've saved me a lot of trouble"
Gail shrugged "please call me Gail.. And I like donuts and coffee" she grinned .. "Just sayin"
"Donuts? Ok then" the doctor smiled "I'll remember that,.. I uh better get to work "
Gail blushed slightly and couldn't help but smile " me too.. Supervising teenagers is a tough job"
Holly ran her hand down Gail's arm causing her to shudder yet again"I think you can handle it" and with a wink Holly headed back to her car,not before warning her niece to behave..
Gail left Cassie for a little while heading back in to check on her daily duties .
"So Gail" Traci said is a teasing tone Gail knew oh to well ..
"What"?
Traci's grin few massively " word on the street is you have a crush on Doctor Stewart"?
Gail Stared her friend down for a moment "firstly? Price is dead, two? I do not have a crush on Holly, I mean Doctor Stewart and C.. If you go around saying stuff like that I will hurt you"
"Ok ok Traci laughed hold her hands up in defence " I only asked, calm down,"
" do I ask you about my brother?.. No wait forget that I don't even want to think about that " Gail shook her head grossing out . "Just go away ok"?
Traci headed off laughing much to Gail's annoyance, she made a mental note to kick Chloe's ass when she saw her next...
"Hey Gail?" Diaz called out a little while later " your kids dying out there"
"Shit" Gail gasped jumping up off her seat grabbing some sandwich and a soda"
"Worked up a sweat yet"?
"I died like an hour ago" Cassie sulked lying face down on the bumper of the squad car ..
Gail found the teen hilarious and in some ways so much like she was at her age ..
"Here take a break" she smiled Handing Cassie the food and beverage "
Gail sat against the squad car next to the teen and began to eat her sandwich "so how you finding Toronto"?
Cassie looked at her out the corner of her eye " fine"
"Fine? Just fine"?
Cassie shrugged " I don't know it's just... Well it's just not home, I miss my dad and brother, my friends, my school"
Gail placed her sandwich down and clasped her hands together ..
"Sucks huh"? .. But listen you're young, you'll meet new friends, and school is school right"?
Cassie sighed "your really bad at pep talking"
Gail laughed with a nod "yeah well if I'm honest I don't really like people, I'm not a talker, but I'm also not a monster and I was a kid once.. Still kinda am in someways .. And I know it can be tough and sometimes you think the worlds against you and you have nothing good to look forward to, but it will get better.. You'll settle in and things will start to feel normal"
Cassie thought about Gail words for a moment then smiled " maybe your not so bad after all"
Gail picked up her sandwich and began to eat again .. Nudging the teen with her shoulder " what are you talking about? I'm awesome"
Gail took pity on Cassie after lunch and roped in Duncan Moore to help her out.
"Gail I'm a cop not a car washer" he sulked ..
"Well policing isn't just about waking the beat Gerald, it's also about community spirit and connecting with people .. See a delinquent child" the blonde grinned placing her hands on Cassie's shoulders " and you're here helping her rehabilitate .. So suck it up"
Duncan shook his head and dipping the sponge into the water " this sucks"
"Your telling me" Cassie agreed " uh why does she call you Gerald"?
Duncan just shrugged " man I don't know I gave up correcting her weeks ago"
"She's a bad ass huh"?
Duncan nodded " yeah she's defiantly that, and kinda scary"
Cassie smiled in agreement ..
And few hours later the cars were all washed and buffed, Cassie felt a little proud of herself.. Maybe it wasn't so bad after all, she thought.
"Cmon kid" Gail called out " let's get you back to your Aunt"
Cassie throw her cloth down waving goodbye to Duncan..
"I could sleep for a week" the teen sulked as she slumped into the passenger side of Gail's squad car ..
"Well you've worked hard, I'm impressed"
Cassie arched her eyebrow "are you serious"?
"Yeah" Gail smiled pulling off " I mean once you stopped crying about it"..
"I wasn't crying" Cassie interrupted in protest ..
Gail looked over at the teen " you kinda were .. Anyways once you stopped whining you got on with it.. accepted it and done what you had to do"
"Yup and now I'm going to sleep for the rest of my life"
Gail rolled her eyes.. " yeah well let me get you to your Aunt before you crash ok?" ..
The drive was in silence with only Gail's radio giving off sound ..
"So do you and your Aunt get on"? The blonde cop asked casually ..
"Yeah" Cassie smiled" Aunt Holly is the best, she's cool in a dorky way,she's always been there for my brother and I.. Spoiling us and stuff.. And when my mom took off she dropped everything to help my dad out .. She picked us up when we needed it"
Gail nodded .. " gotta be hard on you guys with your mom leaving huh"?
Cassie sunk into her seat "well wouldn't it be if your mom pissed off"?
Gail shrugged " you don't know my mother, when I was a kid I probably wished she would, hell I've had days where I wished her to go away now"
Cassie frowned "why?"
"This drive isn't long enough to explain kid,but I will say that my mothers greatest achievement in life is to remind me daily how much of a disappointment I am"
"That sucks" Cassie said sympathetically..
"See having a mom isn't all it's cracked up to be" Gail smiled trying to make the teen feel better ..
"Yeah well my mom can kiss my ass, I hope she never comes back" Cassie said in a tone Gail knew she wasn't playing ..
Gail wasn't one to push so she left Cassie's last words to linger a little .. She pulled up at a red light .. " so your Aunt? ..
Cassie shook her head smiling
"You enjoy living with her "? Gail asked trying to be casual ..
Cassie rolled her eyes " like I said My Aunt Holly is cool , she's got a good job, lots of money, a big house and drives a really cool car. she's single and has been for sometime, she likes to run in the mornings and has been known to go to the batting cages when she needs to let it some steam, she likes red wine and only eats healthy stuff, any thing green or steamed, she reads science journals and weirdly has good taste in music..and you already know she's a lesbian, Any thing else you want to know"? The teen asked with a smirk ..
Gail frowned she knew she was busted.." Uh I was only going to say your lucky she's been so calm about the whole arrest thing, I didn't ask for her life story"
Cassie laughed hard into her hands " oh my god you so have the hot's for her, I'm 15 and even I can see through you"
Gail knew she had been caught out and she didn't like the teasing " you know what kid.. Just ..,just shut up or I'll taze you
"Admit it? You like my Aunt"?
"No I don't i" Gail sulked " I mean yeah she's nice and all but just because she's gay doesn't mean I'm in to her, besides I've met her like what,? Twice ?
"That's a whole out of protesting ma'am" Cassie grinned "but ok if you say so"
Gail tapped her thumb hard on the stirring wheel , trying her hardest to concentrate on the road ahead, Cassie's eyes burning the side of her face .. "What"?
"Nothing" Cassie shrugged "I was just looking at you, kinda trying to work out if you would be Aunt Holly's type"
Gail slowly looked over at the teen " I don't like your Aunt like that so quit it.. Or I'll make you walk to the morgue "
Cassie held her hands up in the air "ok ok" ..
It took another fifteen minutes to reach the morgue much to Gail's annoyances.. Cassie walked slightly ahead of the cop eager to get Holly so they can go home ..
"Hey kid" Gail whispered at the teen grabbing her arm gently " I'm warning you not to embarrass me in front of your Aunt, don't make any stupid comments ok"?
Cassie smiled slowly "why would I ? You don't like her right"?
Gail stood straight fixing her utility belt " that's right"
Cassie smiled again waking backwards into the lab ..
"Hey you!" Holly smiles pulling off her gloves
"One delinquent niece back in one piece, fed ,watered and worked like a slave" Gail joked
Holly grinned widely at the cop before turning to her niece
"So you survived"?
"Just" Cassie sulked "can we go home"?
"Sure" Holly winked " give me a twenty minutes to finish up here ok"?
Cassie just walked into Holly's office and face planted the sofa ..
"I hope she wasn't to much trouble" she smiled looking at Gail ..
"Nah, she actually was well behaved and I think she's learnt her lesson"
Holly sighed heavily " I hope so, I don't think her dad will cope if she begins to act up"
Gail nodded towards the exit and Holly followed " I don't think you have much to worry about, she's a pretty cool kid, and she thinks the world of you, can't say she's a fan of her mom but"...
"Yeah well it's been tough but I think they're getting there" holly nodded
"She's mad Holly, she says she doesn't care but she does and she's acting out I guess, but this situation has woke her up and I'm pretty certain she won't be doing anything that involves seeing me again"
Holly laughed "I don't know I think she likes you"
"Well I'm pretty awesome so" Gail shrugged just as her radio called through ..
"No rest for the awesome huh"? Holly teased
Gail checked her watch " not for three more hours , I gotta go.."
Holly nodded " thanks again Gail"
"Your welcome" Gail blushed " laters kid"? She called out hearing Cassie groan a bye of some sorts .
"I guess I'll see you around"
Holly bit her bottom lip a little before kicking it .. " I'm sure you will" ..
"Cmon Cass.. Let's go home"
Cassie peeled herself off the couch taking her jacket off her Aunt " you know Gail has the hot's for you right"?
"No she doesnt" Holly frowned
"Uh yeah, she does.. She asked me loads of stuff about you and when I teased her, she threatened to taze me"
Holly laughed " just because she asked doesn't mean anything Cass .. Besides I'm sure I'm not her type"
Cassie rolled her eyes " oh god you have the hot's for her too"
Holly blushed "what? No .. I'm just saying that I'm probably not her type .."
Cassie shook her head "and how would you know if you hadn't thought about it"? She teased ..
Holly rolled her eyes and laughed"you know kid? Tazing you isn't such a bad idea"
...
Three days later Holly heard some heavy footing on the marble floors of the corridor to her office "great" she sighed ..
"Knock knock" Gail grinned tapping the open door ..
Holly smiled, she was happy to see the blonde but dreading what she was there for? " please don't tell me you have some case for me? In about thirty minutes I clock out for the whole weekend and I desperately need it"
Gail smiled " no you're safe,I come empty handed,... See"? She smiled again holding her hands up wiggling her fingers.
"Thank god" the Doctor sighed looking up at the ceiling .."so if it's not work, what can I do for you? Wait? You haven't arrested my niece again have you"? She joked ..
"Ha... No not today,"Gail giggled "but I am here about her, we'll both of you really, "Gail took a seat opposite the brunette "so fifteen are holding a family day tomorrow, it's for the kids and to show the community we care" Gail said sarcastically with a screwed up face
Holly laughed under her breath.. Gail's humour or lack of enthusiasm made her smile..
"Anyways we need some volunteers to help out" Gail continued " face painting,ballon making that kinda stuff and I wondered if maybe Cassie would be up for it "
Holly smiled again for like the hundredth time since the blonde walked in . "Well it sounds like fun, I'd be happy to come along, as for Cass?..I don't know, But she is meeting me here any minute now" the brunette said checking her watch " so we can ask her"?
"Ask me what"? The teen sulked making an appearance behind the cop ..
"Hey Honey"
Gail felt a dip in her stomach, there's something about the sound of Holly's voice when she says certain things that make her feel giddy... She could hear the Doctor say "honey" All day..
"I didn't do it" Cassie protested "what ever It is I didn't do it"
Gail laughed " calm down kid I'm not here to arrest you again" she teased .." I was hoping you could help me out"?
Cassie slumped onto the desk throwing her bag on the floor which Holly picked up..
"I'm not washing your squad again" she sighed tapping away at her phone
Holly laughed " Gail wants to know if we can help out at the station's family fun day tomorrow"
"No"
"Why not"? Gail sulked "you don't know what you have to do yet"
Cassie shrugged "don't care,I can't think of anything worse then hanging out with a bunch of cops all day"
Holly tapped her on the hand for being rude .
"And hanging out by yourself is so much better"?
The teen shrugged " I would rather that"
Holly didn't appreciate her niece's attitude and made a note to reprimand her once Gail had gone .. She could see Gail was trying to help the teen out, keep her busy until school started ..
"Well be by yourself then .. Gail I would love to come down and help" the brunette smiled "what time would you like me"?
Right now would be good "Gail thought to herself quickly shaking that thought away ...
"You don't have too"
"I'd like to! some of us prefer to socialise and have fun" Holly said aiming her words at her niece "so if I can help then I'm all yours"
"I wish, Gail's internal monologue teased " ok great so it starts at one thirty so anytime before that will be good" ..
Holly gave the blonde a huge smile, one that reached her eyes and made Gail blush " ok great I'm looking forward to it, and you never know this one just might tag along" she added pointing to the sulking teen still on her phone..
"Doubt it"
Gail rolled her eyes Getting up off her chair heading towards the door " Ok well I have to go"
"Hey Doctor Stewart" Chloe grinned at the door.
"Price what are you doing here?" Gail frowned
"Hey Gail! I have some evidence from your brother, he want's Doctor Stewart to analyse it
Gail saw the disappointment in Holly's eyes , she knew she was looking forward to having the weekend off.. Grabbing Chloe by her shoulders the blonde turned the red head " not today she's not, the Doctors off the clock till Monday"
"Gail it's fine" Holly protested ..
"No it's not, you have the weekend off someone else can do it, C'mon Price lets go, I'll see you tomorrow" the cop called out as she marched the redhead down the corridor..
"Gail I ... " Holly shook her head " she's so funny"
"And so obvious" Cassie smirked ..
"And you young lady are rude, there was need to act the way you did "
Cassie frowned having no idea what her aunt was walking about ."what I just said no"
"No Cassandra Jane you didn't, you turned your nose up at Gail's offer for you to have something to do, she didn't have to think of you and the way you spoke to her really disappointed me"
Cassie knew she had pissed her Aunt off, her family only used her full Christian name when they were mad at her.. " I'm sorry I just don't want to go"
"That's all you had to say, you didn't need to add the attitude, Gail's trying to help"
"Oh please!" The teen huffed" she has the Hot's for you and from the way you act around her , it's obviously mutual , so instead of using me to get to you she could just ask you out"
Holly wasn't in the mood for Cassie's analyst of hers and Gail's behaviour around each other ,she was more concerned of how the teen was behaving ., " listen to me Miss, I don't like your attitude and while you're staying with me you curb it, if...and I mean if..Gail and I like each other it's nothing to do with you or any one else.. It doesn't give you the right to be a brat.. You will go with me tomorrow and you will help out and you will enjoy it,"
Cassie knew her Aunt didn't lose her cool often and when she did she wasn't playing " yes Ma'am"
Holly felt bad but Cassie had to be rained in sometimes and her father wasn't around so it was Holly's job " look Cass.. I don't wanna be the bad guy here, but you're old enough to know how to behave"
Cassie nodded " I know and I'm sorry"
Holly sighed " let's just go home huh?"
"Can we get pizza"? Cassie asked hopeful..
"I guess, not that you deserve it"
Cassie just rolled her eyes, knowing not to argue..
...
"Peck"? Oliver called out from his office.."get in here"
Gail leaned back on her chair "what did I do"?
Oliver stood at his door " Nothing! but I've just been informed Mother Peck is making an appearance later today,so I thought I would give you a head start to get running"
Gail slammed her head onto her desk" what did I do to deserve this"?
Oliver laughed, Gail's hatred for her Mother always humoured him.. " why does she have to constantly ruin my life"? The blonde added..
"Well it could be worse"
"How? Gail sulked looking at her boss..
"Well I don't know, but what I said.. It could be worse" the balding man smiled..
"Yeah that doesn't help me"
Oliver shrugged "sorry kid, I can't help who gave birth to you , but I will say that I think you're awesome" he teased holding his thumbs up ..
Gail shook her head unimpressed.. "Did she say when she's coming"?
"Nope, but we know how she likes the element of surprise" Oliver clapped ...
Gail threw her pen on the table " does this fun day have a large supply of alcohol "?
Oliver just laughed and left Gail to sulk alone.. At least she would see Holly which would cheer her up, she just hoped her Mother didn't embarrass her..
"This is so lame" Cassie sulked leaning against her Aunt's car with her arms folded "do I have to be here"?
"Yes" Holly snapped "and do not sit sulking all day either,"
Cassie let out a huge sigh taking the bag Holly held out for her to take.. " let's just make a day of it ok"?
"Fine" Cassie groaned sulking off leaving Holly to lock the car up..
Andy McNally was on hand to help set Cassie and Holly up on the face painting stall.. Which Holly seemed to be happy about " all this looks pretty easy Honey" she said flicking through the idea's book.. "See"?
Cassie Glimpsed over uninterested "yeah"
Holly rolled her eyes still flicking the pages of the book then began to laugh " Cass you see this"? She smiled pointing to a fairy on a toad stall " when you were maybe five or six, we went to one of your school fate's and you had me queue up with you for over an hour so you could get this on her cheek"
Cassie loved hearing stories of when she was young " I did"?
"Mmmmm" Holly nodded " you were so excited about it, when it was bed time you refused to wash your face incase it came off, I remember when you woke and it was gone you cried so hard"
" i did not"
"You did .. But you soon stopped when you realised it had transferred onto the pillow case .. Man your Mom was not happy"
"Oh god I remember now" Cassie blushed " I kept that pillow case for years,in fact I think dad kept it"
Holly nodded " probably"
"Aunt Holly"?
"Mmmm"?
"I'm sorry I've been a pain in the ass" Cassie apologised.
Holly put the book down and sat next to her niece stroking her face " I know it's been tough honey, and I know you don't really knew of your coming or going, but it will get better .. When your Dad and Adam get here and you start school and have your own house, it will get easier"
Cassie nodded " I know, but I'm still sorry"
Holly kissed her nieces head passing her the face paint book " it's ok sweetheart, you're forgiven ... And don't say ass"
Cassie laughed "yes ma'am" ..
Gail hadn't seen much of the Stewart women due to her Mother showing up much earlier then the blonde had anticipated ..
"Abigail you really need to do something with your hair" the small red head moaned touching the end of Gail's pony tail ..
"Do you really need to call me that" Gail sulked ..
"It's your name sweetheart, says so on your birth certificate"
Gail rolled her eyes, even in school she was always referred to as Gail, she swore her mom only used Abigail to piss her off ..
Gail pulled her hair away from her mom " my hair is fine"
Elaine huffed" well that is debatable, anyways I met a lovely gentlemen last night who's new in town, I offered you as a tour guide next weekend"
"What? Gail gasped " no! No way"
"Gail that isn't very friendly"
"I never protested that I was" Gail snapped "mom I'm not going on a date with some guy "
Elaine frowned folding her arms across her chest " it isn't a date Gail, I am fully aware that you don't do the boys any more"
Gail cringed at her mothers words, although her parents didn't seem to have any issue with Gail being gay, her mother always seemed to make comments about the "in her eyes " sudden change in Gail's sexuality ..
"So why can't Steve show him around"?
"Because Steve is a busy man Gail, being a detective doesn't give you a lot of free time and his is better spent with Traci and Leo.. You on the other hand only seem to spend your free time with those odd balls you live with"
Gail hated Elaine's sarcasm and she hated how her mother always made out her life wasn't as interesting or as important as her brothers .. "Yeah well that doesn't mean I'm going to take your new friend out.. If you're that concerned about him not knowing the area, you take him"
"Do not talk to me like that Abigail" Elaine warned " I am still your mother and right here in this station I am your superior"
Gail closed her eyes with a sigh " I have to go help with the dog show"
"Fine"!Elaine smiled dusting off Gail's uniform " this isn't over, I actually have more pressing things I need to talk to you about"
Gail nodded and headed off as quick as she could .. Her Mother gripped her to the core and she hated that she made her feel so bad about herself , Gail checked her hair in the window checking if her mother was right " maybe it did need doing" she thought ..
"Hey slacker "came a voice behind her
"Cassie? Hi"
"So you rope me and Holly into this lame ass day and you're no where to be seen"
Gail smiled " sorry I had some stuff to take care off, how's it going"?
Cassie shrugged as much as she didn't want to admit it she was enjoying herself " it's ok.. I'm just grabbing some cold drinks"
Gail fiddled in her pocket pulling out some change putting them into the vending machine " here have these on me, call it an apology to dumping you "
Cassie nodded pressing the buttons for her chosen drinks ..
"Gail? You ready"? A tall well built man asked .
"Uh yeah" Gail smiled Turning to the teen " grab you're aunt and come watch the k-9 demo.. I have a feeling you're gonna love this"
Cassie nodded with a shrug following the blonde officer ..
"There you are" Holly smiled finishing up the child sat in front of her ..
"Ok kids these two ladies are gonna take a break and watch the dog show" Gail explained to the queue of kid who moaned and sulked " cmon they'll be back in a few minutes in sure your little faces can wait that long"
"I don't mind carrying on" Holly offered..
Gail shook her head " no I want you to come watch the k-9s.. It's gonna be fun trust me"
Holly and Cassie took their seats next to Oliver and Chloe while Gail headed over to where the dogs and their handlers were..
"So who's the victim this year" Oliver asked causing Chloe to laugh and Holly to frown..
"Victim"
Oliver laughed " yep every year one of us is roped in to wear what can only be described as a sumo suit and get chased and attacked by the dogs"
"Oh my god" Holly gasped in horror looking over at the dogs " they look kinda scary, wait? Gail isn't going to do it is she"?
Chloe and Olivier laughed out loud together " you must be joking" Oliver chuckled " Peck would never humiliate herself like that"
"She is trained in handling the dogs " Chloe explained " but from what Traci said she's isn't taking part today, she did how ever nominate the victim
Holly looked on and could see Gail stroking and giving treats to the dogs whist taking to a handler .
"Oh no.. Poor guy" Oliver said his tone slightly playful ..
Chloe looked over followed by Holly and Cassie ..
"Wait isn't that Gerald? I mean Officer Moore" Cassie asked ..
"Yup" Chloe giggled ..
"Gail's mean" Oliver added " he's gonna get eaten alive"
Holly was lost in the conversation " ok so who's Officer Moore and why is Gail mean"?
Chloe turned to Holly " Ok so that's the new rookie his names Duncan, but for some reason Gail calls me Gerald, he's not exactly the brightest star in the sky and if I'm honest he isn't a very good cop, and Gail doesn't tolerate him to well , in fact she had less time for him then she does me" the red head laughed " Duncan is also terrified of dogs"
Holly looked over and could see Gail giving the rookie a pep talk " that's just mean"
"It is but oh so entertaining" Oliver laughed "Price you have to video this"
Chloe got her phone out and flicked it to the camera " on it Sarg"
Holly could see Gail heading there way and moved over to make room " you ready"? The blonde grinned taking a seat .
Oliver held his hard in the air " peck you've outdone yourself yet again"
Gail high five'd the white shirt "why thank you"
Holly shook her head " so you rope in the scaredy cat rookie to do your dirty work"?
Gail looked at the brunette seriously "it's not my dirty work Doctor Stewart, it's giving Gerald experience in every aspect of his job"
Holly shook her head knowing full well Gail was enjoying every minute of the poor rookies humiliation.. " if you say so Peck"
The horn blew and everyone's attention was on the cop and the dog in the middle of the field .. The big built man talked for a while about the roles the K-9s play in the force and how they are not referred to as dogs, they are in fact officers of the law .. Tess was the well behaved officer sat at the cops side, her tongue out and her tail wagging.. They put on a show of showing the audience how Tess was able to find drugs and other illegal substances by hiding them on different police offers scattered in the crowd .. Tess sniffed her way toward Holly sniffing at her shoes as well as Cassie's ..
"She coulda sniffed out your stolen make up" Gail teased causing the teen to narrow her eyes and shake her head .. Tess sniffed at Gail and then sat by her side until her partner arrived .. Gail stood up holding her arms out as the bigger police man emptied her pockets to reveal marihuana .. The audience clapped and Gail passed Tess a treat out of her pocket as she patted her head .."good girl"
Next was the same man with a new officer "this is Zion" he announced .. Zion was a huge German Shepard with what looked like yellow eyes .. Holly cringed at his stance. "He looks scary"
Gail raised her eye brows licking her bottom lip " yup he's the chaser"
"The chaser"? Holly asked
Gail pointed with a grin ..
"This is Officer Moore " the instructor explained " He's kindly volunteered to demonstrate how quick and efficient this K-9 officers are "
"Actually man I didn't .. I didn't" Moore stuttered ..
" Officer Moore here has protective clothing on because when Zion with chase there is a change he could draw blood or even kill this Officer "
"Ok I'm out of here" Duncan freaked out trying to leave only to be stopped by the instructor " calm down Rookie I said could kill you not will "
The audience laughed .. Holly didn't she was slightly concerned for the young man " Gail is he safe"?
Gail shrugged " is any of us in this job"
Holly nudged the blonde " cmon seriously"?
"He'll be fine Holly, it's only practice, the dog knows that"
Holly took her opportunity to give Gail some quick wit that the blonde constantly give out " he's got a dog, he's an officer"
Gail poked her tongue out nudging the Doctor ..
"Ok Officer Moore .. Run"
Duncan hadn't been paying attention as usual "what?
"Run officer Moore" the instructor called out letting Zion go..
"Run" the crowd called "run"
Duncan noticed the K-9 hurling toward him "what! No no .. I'm not ready " he panicked as he turned to run for his life " help me .. God help me "
Gail laughed so hard she doubled over and as much as Holly didn't want to laugh at the young mans expense it was kind of hard not to .. Duncan hit the floor hard with Zion pinning him down holding his arm behind his back .. "Ouch " Gail cringed "man that had to hurt"
Holly laughed it was just to hard to hold in "you're so mean"
"Hey we've all done it" Gail laughed
"Except you" Chloe added ..
"Shhhhh" Gail hummed placing her hand over the red heads mouth ..
"Help me .. Please help me" Duncan was still crying out .. The officer whistled and Zion returned to his side warranting a roar of applause from the audience ..
"That was awesome" Cassie complimented "not for Duncan though"
Gail laughed again watching the rookie be helped to his feet " see not dead" she pointed but aiming her words at Holly..
"Gail"
Gail turned to be face with her mother yet again " oh for god sake" she sulked under her breath . Her words heard by Holly who had turned to also face the small red headed women ..
"I'll be back"
Holly nodded,worried at the look on Gail's face. She turned to Oliver for answers " superintendent Mom" he mouthed .
"Oh" Holly nodded ..
"The kids are queuing again " Cassie said pointing to the face painting post..
Holly nodded following her niece .. As Cassie began painting the little Rosie cheeks of a child, Holly's attention was on Gail who had her hands on her hips, her body language was stiff, he'd head kept shaking from side to side .. Whist the other women stood with her arm folded across her chest .. Holly couldn't help but wonder what kinds of relationship the two women had outside of work .. They didn't seem to have a bond of any sorts and Gail looked like she was being told off by the school principle ..
"Aunt Holly? Are you helping"?
"What"? Uh yeah. Sorry" Holly tore her eyes away from Gail taking her seat beckoning a child over ..
"No way, I don't care what you say Mom I'm not going it" Gail protested ..
"Gail it's bad enough you've been a beat cop for the last five years and still no closer to moving rank,it's the least you can do"
Gail shook her head " there are plenty of other gay cops that can do it"
"Correct, but they are not Peck's.. It will look good on not only the division but our family name, it will bring awareness to the force and show we welcome officers from all walks of life Gail.. And having the superintendents own daughter fronting the campaign will only make it look better"
"Make you look better you mean" Gail snapped .. " I hate to disappoint you yet again, but you can forget it, I am not parading myself or my sexuality to help you look good" Gail stormed off towards the station .. Holly noticed and wondered if she was ok ..
"Gail"? Come back her" Elaine called out softly trying not to bring attention to herself ..
...
The day drew to a close and Andy helped the Stewart's pack away " thanks for taking the time to help us guys"
"I had fun" Cassie smiled ..
"Yeah your welcome" Holly added playing with her nieces hair "wasn't as bad as you thought huh kid"?
Cassie shook her head "nope, I thought Gail would have joined us though, I mean it was her idea"
Andy smiled " I'm sure she would preferred to be here with you guys then followed around by her mom, believe me"
Holly frowned " I take it they aren't close"?
Andy laughed " if you can think of the worst person in the world to be stuck in a lift with, then times it by like a thousand, that's how Gail feels about spending time with her mom"
Holly smiled, she hadn't known Gail long but seeing her so stressed out and unhappy made her feel sad for her ..
"I'm hungry" Cassie sulked ..
"Ok honey lets go home" Holly smiled " tell Gail we said goodbye and that we had a good day"?
Andy saluted the Doctor.. "She'll be sorry she missed you both"
..
Holly stood in her kitchen cooking with the radio on whist Cassie was in her room ..
"Mmmm salt"? She spoke to herself tasting the pasta sauce, she had to remember no not add wine to her sauces anymore now that she was cooking for a minor ..
The door bell rang out much to Holly's announce . Her hands were wet ..
"I'll get it" Cassie called Out as she ran down the stairs ..
"Oh if it isn't the slacker" she joked
Gail smiled not really in the mood for find something snarky back ., " hey, yeah I'm sorry about today .. I just stopped by to"
"Cass? Who is it"? Holly called out .
"Officer slacker" Cassie grinned as she called back..
Holly appeared at the door " hi?"
Gail waved "sorry to stop by"
"No don't be silly, come in" Holly waved as Cassie opened the door widely ..
Gail entered the house stopping in the hall way..
"Come though" Cassie smiled ..
Gail was taken back a little, firstly from the smell of what ever Holly was cooking and then by the beauty of Holly's house, it was modern and fresh, the furniture was surprising dated .. Gail imagined Holly to be the kinda person who "restored" old stuff ..
" I hope you don't mind me looking you up, it's just Andy gave me Cassie's jacket and phone, you must have left it behind"
"Oh sweet" the teen cheered" I wondered where I left it"
Holly frowned "and you didn't think to mention you lost your phone" ?
"Misplaced" Cassie argued "not lost"
Holly shook her head " dinner will be twenty minutes"
Cassie took that as her que to beat it so she excused herself and headed back to her room ..
"So I here she actually enjoyed herself today"? Gail smiled .
Holly nodded pointing to a stool at the kitchen counter " sit"?
"Oh I don't what to interrupt"
Holly smiled sipping her wine " you're not, please"?
Gail nodded taken the offered seat " you have a nice place"
"Thank you.. You want a drink? I have beer or wine"?
Gail bit her bottom lip "uh maybe a beer, I haven't actually changed out of my uniform yet so technically still on the job"
Holly just smiled opening the bottle of beer placing a glass with it in front of Gail..
Typical Gail just chugged it out the bottle ..
" Cassie www disappointed she didn't see much of you today" Holly said casually"
"Really? And here's me thinking she hated me" Gail joked .. "I just had a lot going on"
Holly nodded turning the stove down turning to Gail " wanna talk about it"?
Gail shook her head swallowing the large amount or beer she had in her mouth " no"
Holly wasn't one to push so she shrugged" ok"
"You eating with us"? Cassie asked as she came down the stairs ..
"Oh no.. I just uh, stopped by to give you your things"
"Eat with us"? Holly offered " there's plenty here"
Gail shook her head waving her hand " I really don't want to intrude"
"Your not" Cassie said before Holly could.. " is she"?
Holly smiled "please"?
Gail wasn't one to pass up food, she wasn't fussed where it came from either, the Holly's food smelt amazing and made her stomach growl for it.. " ok then"
The three sat down at the table to tuck into Holly's food, which didn't take Gail long to devour "wow"
Holly smiled she had barely touched her's when Gail had finished " you enjoyed that huh?"
Gail nodded" what that didn't have tomatoes in it did it? Kinda shoulda asked that before I inhaled it"
Cassie laughed she really had taken to Gail ..
"Uh no it didn't, are you not a fan"? Holly asked ..
"I'm allergic" Gail explained .. "For future reference "she added with a cheeky wink..
"Oooooh" Holly laughed " for future reference huh"?
Gail smiled "so delinquent you looking forward to school?"
"Not really" Cassie said sipping her juice
"I really liked the K-9 thing today"
"Yeah"? Gail asked surprised
Cassie nodded " i think I could do that Job"
"What chase after bad guys and eat their arm off"? Gail laughed
Cassie rolled her eyes "not the dogs job, the instructors job, like he a cop"
"Well you defiantly have the bite for it" Holly laughed " and the snark and the attitude"
"What are you implying " Gail laughed
Cassie rolled her eyes, her Aunt and the cop were so hot for each other she couldn't help but laugh at them..
"May I be excused"?
"You haven't finished" was Holly's reply .
"Yeah I'll eat it later" the teen shrugged getting up off the table " I'll leave you to alone" she grinned heading back upstairs ..
" I often wonder if I was a pain in the ass like she is at her age" Holly joked ..
"Probably not" Gail smiled turning her beer bottle " I would imagine you were a very well behaved teen"..Nerds generally are"
Holly shook her head " so nerds don't know how to have fun"
Gail shrugged " teen nerds? Probably not"
Holly stood up picking up hers and Gail's plate to return them to the kitchen " well little do you know officer,"
Gail laughed and followed Holly returning to the stool she had occupied before .. " so my mom?"
Holly place the dishes in the dish washer before turning to Gail " mmmm"?
Gail fiddled with the label on her bottle " she uh... She's trying to get me to be the face of the LGBT policing community"
"And you said"?
Gail licked her bottom lip " I said hell no" she laughed under her breath " I mean I'm not ashamed of being gay, I just.. I don't i .. "
"Wanna parade it around"? Holly said finishing the cops sentence..
"Mmmm" Gail nodded " I mean straight people don't walk around going "hey look at me, I'm straight, so why should I"
"And your mom wants you to do what exactly"?
Gail sighed " she wants to stick my face on billboards all over Toronto, she wants to show the division to be "gay friendly" like they are among us kind thing.. And knowing it will look good if the superintendents kid is the front man"
Holly tilted her head folding her arms " so that's what you were arguing about after the K-9 show"?
Gail nodded " it's bad enough I'm a Peck and having to constantly prove myself with out being known as the gay cop off the billboards"
Holly sat next to Gail stroking her arm " I get it.. You know about the whole shouting your sexuality from the roof tops, it shouldn't be a factor. So what right?.. What I don't get is how you let your mom push you to do things you don't want? I mean in the short times I've known you Gail I wouldn't say you're a push over"
"She's different Holly, she has a way of making me feel like shit just by looking at me" Gail spoke softly " God she would probably just edit my face on to come one else's body"
Holly placed her hand on Gail's "if you really don't want that pretty face of yours over looking the free way then say no Gail, and mean it, she's can't make you do it"
"She'll make me feel guilty, like I'm ashamed of being gay or I don't repeat other gay people"
Holly smiled "well.. As a fellow member of the lgbt community I can tell you now that I am not offended"
Gail laughed shaking her head " you really are a nerd"
"I know" Holly grinned .. It made Gail feel better " just stick to your guns Officer"
Gail sucked her bottom lip in to her mouth and nodded " you're right I should and I will, as pretty as this face is I don't wanna be hounded by all the local single lesbians, it's bad enough now" Gail joked
Holly rolled her eyes " oh yeah it must be a chore "
Gail nodded standing up " yeah it is.. The uniform doesn't help"
Holly laughed she liked how even though Gail was going through something she still managed to be herself..
"I better go, thanks for dinner"
"You're welcome"
Holly saw Gail out after she called Cassie to come say bye ..
Gail stood on the door step fixing her collar of her heavy cop jacket " thanks again, i really enjoyed being here"
Holly blushed a little " anytime" ..