A/N...HEY READERS
IM SORRY UPDATES HAVE BEEN POOR! AS I SAID BEFORE I DO WRITE THESE CHAPTERS ON MY IPHONE AND FOR SOME REASON FANFIC WONT LET ME UPLOAD FROM IT... SO BECAUSE IM POOR AND YOUVE BEEN WAITING SO LONG...HERE'S 2 CHAPTS FOR YOU!
Wakey wakey rise and shine" Gail sang as she opened the curtains in Cassie's room, the sun came beaming through the window on to the teens face
"No" she sulked pulling the blankets over her head " it's to early! Go away"
"To early?" Gail frowned " it's eight o'clock"
"Are you fucking for real right now?"Cassie snapped " it's Saturday Gail, seriously piss off"
"Hey, hey,hey none of that, remember what your aunt said about using bad words"
"Well go away and I won't use them " Cassie bitched ..
Gail loved annoying the teen, now she knew why her mum took such pleasure in pissing her off when she was a teen .. " breakfast is ready.. you got ten minutes to get your ass up or I'm coming back with a cup of water"
Cassie turned her back on the blonde " I don't care"
"Oh you will" Gail laughed leaving the teens room ..
As she sat at the kitchen table drinking her coffee her phone beeped ..
Hot Nerd - hey Honey! Sorry I didn't call last night, it was late when I finally got to the hotel! You guys ok? X
Gail smiled! Holly calling her Honey just didn't get old, it still sent butterflies to her stomach ..
G- it's ok! I'm glad you got their in one piece ;) .. I'm good, Cassie however is struggling to get her ass out of bed ( I have water at the ready to move her) X
Hot nerd- mmmm you're braver then me :) .. Why are you getting her up so early? X
G- I just want to piss her off mostly lol .. But we are heading to Steve and Traci's for a bbq later X
Hot nerd - ooh I wish I was coming :(... I have to head to work, you guys have a great time and I'll call you later? Xx
G- next time .. We will...Enjoy ya day too X
"Ok I'm up" Cassie huffed taking a seat at the table " what's for breakfast then?"
Gail just laughed " cereal or toast I would imagine "
"What?" Cassie sulked " you said it was ready"
"I lied" Gail laughed placing her coffee cup in the sink " hurry up we need to go to the store for supplies "
Cassie closed her eyes " you suck Gail, I actually thought this weekend would be fun"
"Aaaahhhh" Gail teased pinching the teens cheeks " is the big bad cop being mean to you"?
Cassie pushed her away " yeah she's all so a complete dick"
Gail laughed " suck it up tweenie and get a move on, I'm going for a shower I want you ready in an hour"
Cassie gave Gail the finger as she turned her back .. She hoped her weekend would consisted of lounging around eating junk food, how wrong was she? ..
Cassie finally gave in and was in the car with Gail in less then an hour " so what supplies do you need?"
"Alcohol and lots of it" Gail answered
"Uh you can't get drunk"
Gail frowned " who said?"
"Me" Cassie states " you're babysitting remember, The Nerd would flip of she knew I had to carry your ass home"
"Well" Gail laughed " firstly I do what I want! Secondly you're not a baby, and C incase you hadn't realised I'm driving"
Cassie rolled her eyes " so your not getting alcohol then"?
I am, Traci gave me a list of shit she needs" Gail explained..
"How long do we have to stay?"
"Geez will you stop sulking" Gail sighed " we haven't got there yet! You never know, you might enjoy yourself"
"Doubt it"
..
Gail didn't want Cassie to sulk for the whole weekend so decided to offer her a deal " ok listen" she said as they pulled up at the store " let's go to the bbq, try and have some fun and tomorrow we can do whatever you want... With in reason"
"You lie?"
"I'm serious" Gail said " you can choose"
Cassie nodded " ok I'll think of something"
"Cool" Gail winked getting out of the car " cmon, if you be a good girl I'll let you sit in the shopping cart"
"You're such a dick" Cassie muttered following Gail to the entrance of the store ..
Cassie decided she would push the cart around the store " so who's gonna be at the bbq?"
"I don't know" Gail shrugged picking up some milk placing it in the cart " the usual suspects , losers and nerds"
"Full fat milk?" Cassie questioned " you know Holly doesn't do anything full fat right?"
Gail laughed knowing Holly would actually argue over the purchase " she isn't here is she?"
Cassie nodded " does that mean I can get some chocolate?"
"Sure" Gail shrugged " grab some cheese puffs to on ya way "
Cassie skipped off happily as Gail continued to tick off things off Traci's list ..
"Peck"
Gail turned at her name being called " Luck" she groaned
Jen Luck was a police officer from twenty seven division, her and Gail weren't friends , they had worked together once and Gail was instantly bothered by the women.. She was cocky and sarcastic, blunt and mean.. All the qualities Gail prided herself on.. And because Luck was similar to the blonde,they instantly clashed ..
"That's a lot of alcohol"
"Yeah well generally when you have friends who spend time together it happens" Gail bitched " not that you would know about that"
Luck laughed " friends? as in the losers you work with?.. Hardly a social gathering is it"
Gail looked in to the tall women's cart to see what she was buying " beats eating meals for one "
Luck looked down at her cart and smiled " well us real cops work a lot and don't have time to cook"
"Got cheese puffs and Coke" Cassie said appearing at Gail's side..
" who's this your babysitter?" The cop smirked ..causing Cassie to frown..
" or do you hang out at the play ground with the little kids now a days?"
"Who's this bitch?" Cassie bite back..
Gail almost choked on thin air at Cassie's out burst " this is my girlfriends niece actually and Cassie ? this is a cop I dont actually like from twenty seven division, their not real cops though," she smirked .
" so if you don't like her, why we still stood here" Cassie asked giving Luck a stare of disgust.
"Ooo she's a mini you! How cute?" Luck said moving away slightly " have fun playing with the kids Gail.. I have more important things to do"
Cassie didn't appreciate the cops tone," yeah like fix your face, no one likes ugly bitch" She called out ..
Gail laughed out loud pulling Cassie towards the cashier " I'm pretty sure I should be telling you off right now"
" well it would be worth it" Cassie shrugged " what an idiot.. She reminds me off Holly's friend Lisa, she's a complete bitch too"
Gail shook her head " yeah she is and i have to admit,her getting owned by a fifteen year old is the high light of my week"
"You're welcome" Cassie smiled " so can I have a beer at the bbq?"
"As if" Gail laughed " just be grateful I'm letting you have the Coke and don't thing I haven't noticed how much chocolate you've put in that cart" ..
Cassie rolled her eyes taking the keys out of Gail's hand " meet in at the car "
...
Once at Steve's and Traci's Cassie became quiet. She had met a few of the other cops but there were some new faces, she stayed by Gail's side and only spoke when someone spoke to her ..
"Cassie! Nice to see you again" officer Duncan Moore smiled .
"Hi" Cassie muttered with a small smile..
"You ok baby?" Traci smiled " you don't have to be nervous, we're all family here!"
"I'm not nervous" Cassie replied ..
"She's like me" Gail added " she just hates all of you"
Traci slapped Gail's arm " hey! don't corrupt her,"
"Oh trust me, she doesn't need any help, this one here" Gail smiled placing her arm around the teens shoulders " she gives me a run for my money,"
"I'm way cooler then her too" Cassie added..
Traci nodded " two peas in a pod then huh?"
Gail headed outside to join the rest of the group, she could sense Cassie's nervousness but didn't address it " hey losers," she smiled when she reached the table most were sat at
" some of you know this one" she thumb over in Cassie's direction " and for those who don't, this is Cassie! She's Holly's niece, so be nice or she'll probably eat you alive "
Cassie shoved Gail, letting her own she wasn't amused... But everyone welcomed her and made her feel more at ease.. Chris made an effort to ask how school was and if she enjoyed being in Toronto.. While Andy shared make up tips and offered her over to her apartment to go through some clothes ..
Cassie liked Gail's friends, she liked that they treated her like they had known her forever .. Gail slipped away taking up shade in the house,
"How's it going" Oliver Shaw asked nodding out into the back yard..
" fine! she's a good kid, helps that I like her" Gail joked..
" yeah well she's ballsy and takes no prisoners, she's a lot like you" Oliver smiled nudging the blonde ..
"Actually" Gail swallowed after sipping her water " she's worse then me, if people didn't know better then would think she's my niece and not Holly's "
Oliver laughed " how is Holly? I mean the two of you? How's that going?"
A warm smile spread across Gail's mouth "she's great, we're great,everything's really good"
Oliver couldn't help but smile at his rookie, he knew Holly was a good influence on Gail and he liked seeing her so happy " well That's all I want for you"
"Bbq's ready" Steve called out
"Let's eat?" Oliver clapped..
"That's what I'm here for" Gail laughed following the man outside ..
"Delinquent? You eating?" Gail called out as she walked past
" maybe later"? Cassie replied going back to playing with Noelle and Franks baby Olivia
"do you have siblings Cassie?" Noelle asked
"Yeah" Cassie nodded " a little brother..
Adam, he's still in Vancouver with my dad"
"You must miss him?"
"Not really!" Cassie laughed playing peek a boo with Olivia " I Skype him and he'll be here annoying me soon enough"
Olivia began to get grumpy, so Noelle took her inside for a nap ..
As most of the cops returned to the table to eat the conversation moved on to The fact Chris isn't dating ..
"All I'm saying is you need to get out there" Dov said
" I know" chris agreed "I just haven't met anyone I like yet"
"Well! what about that Officer Fox that just transferred?" Chloe offered "she seems nice"
"And married "Andy added " I was partnered with her last week, she's got a husband and some kids"
"See, either unavailable or in some cases gay" Chris laughed remembering how he tried to pick up Holly once ..
" maybe you need to look outside the box" Sam Swark said " I mean maybe looking to date a cop isn't the way to go"
"Wait you all date each other?" Cassie frowned " I mean as in just cops?"
The group all looked at each other and nodded in unison " it's kinda hard to meet people when we work the hours we do" Chris explained
" well Gail doesn't date cops" Cassie said
"She does! Or did" Dov stated " your Aunt is the first person she's dated that isn't a cop, and technically it's kinda the same because Doctor Stewart still works with us "
"Who did Gail date"?
"Well there was me" Chris answered " before that she dated Nick" he pointed promoting Nick to wave "twice"
Cassie was confused " wait how? I mean Gail's gay"
"Yeah now" Dov laughed " after these two there was Frankie"
"Excuse me" Frankie pipped up" i did not date Gail, it was one night! One drunken night"
"So Gail's bi-sexual?"
"Oh no" Frankie laughed " Pecks definitely gay"
The rest laughed! but it still left the teen confused, she realised just how little she knew about the cop that had become part of her life ..
As the group changed the subject Gail appeared " Collins? Make yourself useful and put some salad on that for me while I pee" she ordered placing a plate with chicken on in front of him
..
"Yes ma'am "Nick saluted standing to fill Gail's plate .. As he did so Cassie watched him intensely .. She didn't like him much , she found him cocky and full of himself .. She wondered what Gail saw in him other then he was good looking .,
Her interest hadn't gone unnoticed by Traci who was watching her watch him ..
Once the plate was full Nick sat back down ..
" did you say you dated Gail twice?" She asked
"Mmm" Nick nodded whist mid way through sipping his beer " yeah before we were cops and then after.. Why?"
" I just can't work out why she would date you" the teen spoke causing everyone to go quiet ., " I mean you must have been a terrible boyfriend"
"Excuse me" Nick frowned confused
Cassie rolled her eyes leaning over the table to Gail's plate throwing off the small tomatoes Nick had placed there ..
"I've known Gail a few months and I know she's allergic to tomatoes, if you dated her twice and don't know that? Then it makes you a shitty boyfriend"
Nick held his hands up " woah I'm sorry, I forgot" he laughed nervously
Cassie placed Gail's food on to a clean plate
" yeah like I said.. Shitty"
The group burst into laughter, with Chris offering his glass to Cassie for a cheers
"she's right man"
"Yeah! yeah! ok, ok I'm sorry" Nick said admitting his mistake " Cassie I do know Gail's allergic to tomatoes, I also know she's allergic to eggs"
"Actually she just doesn't like eggs, so your wrong again" Cassie corrected him sarcastically sipping her water " just sayin"
Nick sighed heavily standing up "i think I'll take a dip in the pool maybe drowned myself"
Dov smiled at Cassie " you told him kid"
Cassie shrugged taking the offered plate of food from Andy "thanks"
"What I miss"? Gail asked taking a seat next to the teen
"Nothing, not a thing, nothing " was muttered by half the group .. Gail frowned Looking around the table .. "Oooook" she shrugged picking up her plate .. " you ok kid?"
Cassie nodded "yup, you?"
"Yeah" Gail winked opening her mouth to show the teen what she was eating ..
"Gross" Cassie moaned throwing some bread at the blonde " you're such a tramp"
"I know" Gail laughed picking up the thrown bread popping it into her mouth ..
"Are you sure you to aren't related?" Chloe asks with a grin " you're so alike,"
" I don't know how Holly copes" Traci added ..
Cassie and Gail shared a smirk before tucking back into their food ..
The bbq continued into the evening, Nick avoided Cassie as much as he could fearing another verbal ass whooping... While the rest included her in their trivia game ..
"So does big brains run in your family?" Steve asked the teen as she won the round they had just played .
" I guess so" Cassie smiled ..
Steve liked the girl ., like everyone else he thought she was very much like Gail in terms of snark and sarcasm ..He liked her no shit attitude to life..
"So Cassie? You gonna follow your aunt into forensic pathology?" The redhead detective asked ..
"Dead bodies? Blood and guts? Hell no" the teen cringed " I love my aunt but that's gross and my dads an architect so i won't be following him either "
Steve laughed " so what pips your interest kid?"
Cassie considered the question for a moment before she answered " I like animals, like the police dogs at the station, I wouldn't mind working as a handler"
"A cop huh?" Steve smiled
"Maybe!..and I've decided what I wanna do tomorrow" she said turning to Gail ..
"Oh yeah?"
Cassie nodded " can we go to the station and see the dogs?"
Gail nodded " if that's what you want "
"Cassie can you play with me?" Leo asked interrupting " I have some bubbles!"
"Sure Leo" Cassie smiled getting up punching Gail as she walked away ..
" she's a fan huh?" Steve smiled
"She thinks a lot of you " Traci added ..
"Oh please, she's a teenager! She hates everyone including me" Gail argued rubbing her shoulder
"No!" Traci argued " do you know she totally embarrassed Nick today,?"
Gail frowned " she what?"
"When you asked Nick to fill your plate?, he added tomatoes, she took them off, put your food on a clean plate and told him what a shitty boyfriend He must have been.. And that he should know or remember you had allergies" Traci explained " and now she's thinking about being a cop,? I think you've made more of an impact of that kid then you realise"
Gail felt a rush of appreciation toward Cassie. She knew they got along, but it made her feel good knowing that she had good people in her life looking out for her..
Gail watched as Cassie ran around with Leo
" she's a good kid, that can obviously spot an asshole when she sees one"
Steve looked at Traci then back to his sister
" this suits you"
"Excuse me?" Gail frowned .
"Family! Gail, family! it suits you" Steve smiled being deadly serious. " so I guess the next question is when does mom get to meet Holly?"
"Uh never" Gail gasped " I don't want mom anywhere near Holly or Cassie.. So don't go making plans or putting things in her head! You hear me?"
"How long do you think you can keep all this from her?" Traci laughed ..
"Forever if I had my way, why would I want them to meet? mom would only tell Holly what a big mistake she's making with me, and how she should find some one with a better career then me.. And could you imagine the impression Cass would give off?" Gail ranted..
Steve laughed " man I would love to see the kid Knock Elaine down a peg or two"
Traci clinked her beer bottle with the detectives " I second that"
Gail smiled " I'm just not ready for any of that, I want Holly and I to ., to I don't know, I just don't want anything ruining it."
" haven't you found it hard? I mean your not just dating Holly are you? She has baggage " Traci asked pointing to Cassie..
"No! Cassie is her niece, and there are some things that we can't do" the blonde coughed " with her around.. but Cassie was there first and it's not like she's gonna be there forever.. Not that I would care if she was.. Besides its no different with you two and Leo"
" I agree," Steve nodded " but like you! Leo was never an issue for me, in fact it's kind of a bonus, I mean look at us growing up? We didn't have these kind of family gatherings.. it was more mom and dads work friends and the whole party would be professionally catered, there was no lounging around or running around for us right sis?"
"Nope"
" that's so sad" Traci said kissing her man's head " well I'm glad Leo and I give you a family to enjoy baby, and that Holly does the same for you Gail"
"Yeah! Yeah! Enough of the sappy shit" Gail said rolling her eyes " Cassie cmon" she called out " thanks for having us, but it's getting late and Cassie has to Skype her dad"
Gail and Cassie said their goodbyes before Steve walked them out " it was nice to meet you Cassie"
"You to red" Cassie replied gettin into the car
Steve laughed " you told her to call me that didn't you?" He asked his sister ..
"Nooooooo " Gail lied kissing her brothers cheek " laters ugly "
As Gail pulled away Steve waved " love you sis"
...
An hour after they arrived back at Holly's, Cassie came down the stairs slumping on the sofa ..
"You have a good chat with your dad?"
"Nope" Cassie said sharply " he wasn't in, I texted him and he said they were out, so fuck him. I ain't calling again"
"Woah that's a little harsh isn't? " Gail argued
" no it isn't? That's the third time he's missed my calls " Cassie sulked " so if he can't be bothered then why should I" ?
Gail raised her eyebrows at Cassie's revelation ." Oh" she said taking a seat on the arm of the sofa " does your aunt know that? Did he say why his missed so many?",
"No why would I tell her? Gail This doesn't shock me" the teen explained " since rent a womb walked out on us, I practically raised Adam! My dad works all the time, and when he's home he's still working, Holly thinks the sun shines out of his ass, he probably only wants to move here so he can dump us on her of my grandparent anyways, I only agreed to come here early because I was sick of it"
Gail's heart went out to the girl, she knew Cassie hid her feelings, used sarcasm as a coping mechanism, she knew this because it's what she did.. She could see the girl was hurting.. Missed her mom maybe? Wishing her dad was available more?
" I don't really know what to say"
"You don't have to say anything" Cassie muttered ..
" I know what it's like to have shitty parents Cass, believe me I know" Gail smiled softly " and I know it upsets you that he's not making time for you, and that's ok to feel like that! I'm not great at the soppy shit, but if you want to talk, I'll listen"
" thanks" Cassie smiled " but to be honest I don't, I'm happy here with you and Holly, and I'll deal with my dad when he's here.. But right now all I wanna do is eat junk food, and watch a movie"
Gail nodded " suits me kid.. You chose the film and I'll get supplies from the kitchen "
...
As the movie came to a close Gail could feel Cassie's eyes on her " what?"
"Can I ask you a personal something?" The teen asked
"No" Gail replied popping a cheese puff into her mouth ..
"Well I'm gonna anyways" Cassie told her ..
" are you serious About Aunt Hols?"
Gail frowned looking at the girl " where's that Come from"?
"I wanna know" Cassie shrugged " is it serious or just something to pass the time?"
"Cassie? Why are you asking me this?"
"Because I wanna know! My aunt is a good person and she's been through a lot, so I wanna know if you're serious About her?"
Gail knew Holly's last relationship didn't end well.. she also knew that it was something Holly didn't want to ever talk about, so she respected her wishes and never asked..
"Look! I like Holly a lot"
"Do you love her?"Cassie snapped
"Woah slow down kid" Gail laughed " that's a little personal"
"Well do you?"
Gail wasn't sure she had an answer for that question, she hasn't really gave it that much thought, she knew she really liked Holly and the urge to be close to her is at its peak, but love? She wasn't sure.. She's been in love before and it didn't end well, so the thought of being that open with someone again? Scare her..
" Cassie love is a very serious business, I'm not really sure your Aunt and I are at that point yet"
"That's a no then" Cassie sulked ..
" no it isn't a no, it's just a .. I don't know, but listen to me.., I really think alot of her and I care deeply for her!.. I think it's awesome that you want to look out for her and all, so I will say this .. "
Taking a deep breath in and out Gail continued " I'm really serious about Holly and I think the only person that really needs to know that? .. is Holly"
Cassie nodded " thats ok then..It's just today I heard that you dated Nick and Chris, so I wasn't sure if dating women was something you was just trying out"
Gail shuddered " don't remind me" she laughed " yes I did date both them losers.. Nick twice, and you know why they didn't work out? Because.. I...am... Gay"
"Did you have to sleep with Frankie to realise that!" Cassie teased ..
"What the fu... Kid you need to erase that knowledge out of your head and fast, I don't ever want you to remind me of that again"
Cassie laughed loudly, thoughts of her dad missing her call were long forgot " you're gross Peck"
"I know" Gail laughed " but I was very very drunk and regretted it the next day .. Trust me"
Cassie stopped laughing and looked straight into the blondes eyes " I do"
Gail knew she didn't mean about Frankie, she knew Cassie was telling her that she trusted her with her Aunt and even herself..
"So the dogs huh?" Gail asked changing the subject " of all the things you could do, you wanna go see the K9s?"
"Yeah, I really liked the show we saw that time, and I like dogs" Cassie smiled .,
"Ok" Gail smiled as her phone rang .. " it's your Aunt.."
"Tell her we burnt the house down"
Gail laughed "Hello.."
H- hey Honey,
G- hey.. You ok?
H- yeah I just wanted to see how my girls are?
G- aww that's sweet.. We're just watching a movie.
H- oh! I wasn't sure if you would still be at your brothers?
G- nah we just wanted to hang out here.
H- how did Cassie behave?
G- good.. Everyone loves her, they think she should be my niece not yours
H- well" she laughed " that thought had crossed my mind once or twice .
G- har Har .. She wanted me to tell you we burnt the house down, but it's ok cause we rebuilt it .
Holly smiled at hearing Cassie laughing ... It put her at ease .
H- very funny.. Listen I really wanna talk to you more but I have to take a quick shower and head to a dinner meeting..
G- it's ok .. Go be brilliant ..
H - I'm missing you guys .
G - we miss you too..
"I don't " Cassie called out " Gail lets me drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes.. "
" I do not" Gail laughed placing her hand over the teens mouth ..
G- it was one time..
Holly smiled shaking her head " you two are terrible..
G- I know but you love it.
H- mmmm! so ill text you later?
G- you better!
H- enjoy the rest of your evening sweetheart ..
G - you too nerd .. Bye
H- bye..
Gail" Holly called Out before the call was ended ..
G- yeah?
H- I can't wait to see.
Gail smiled into the phone ..
G- me too.. Now go away..
Holly laughed hanging up..
" she's called less then I thought she would" Cassie stated
"That's because she knows I'm awesome and can take you any day" Gail teased jabbing the teen in the rib..
"Oh please," Cassie laughed " Your nothing with out your gun and hand cuffs"
"Wanna that that theory"? Gail offered ..
"Any other time I would say yeah, but!"
"But"? Gail repeated ..
"Well I'm kinda tired, so I'm heading to bed" the teen smirked as she stood
" thanks for today, I enjoyed it"
"Me too and your welcome" Gail smiled
"Night Gail"
"Night delinquent "