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Gail sat at her desk pretending to do paperwork. She figured if she looked like she was concentrating hard enough people might believe she actually was and leave her alone. Of course, she was concentrating, just not on paperwork. She contemplated how she had allowed Holly to get so close to her in such a short amount of time. Everything about Holly absolutely baffled her. Her beauty was astounding, her personality was incredible, and sex with her was mind blowing. Gail had always assumed that the cliché about feeling or seeing fireworks with another person was just that—a bullshit cliché. With Holly, there were fireworks and so much more. Something this perfect had to crash and burn though, right? Things like this did not come to Gail Peck without a price and Gail wondered how high that price would be and whether she would be able to afford it. She was pretty certain the things she was feeling for Holly were not in her normal range of emotions—and that was terrifying. She wondered briefly what would happen to her should Holly decide she no longer wanted to be with her. Gail already had enough issues trusting people and she did not need more. Feeling vulnerable was not something she excelled at yet; unfortunately, it was always something she felt. Something was different about Holly, though. When Holly looked into Gail's eyes her eyes showed no malice. They were kind, compassionate, and lustful all at the same time. Everything Gail felt about Holly reflected right back at her every single time Holly looked into her eyes. It was kismet. Why, then, was Gail so afraid to lose her? Why was she so afraid Holly would leave? Past experience, she was sure, played a factor but she knew Holly wasn't like her former relationships. Holly had reached a level deeper in Gail than anyone else had and she was positive that this is what was terrifying her. She had to put an end to these thoughts. She needed to see Holly—to see her stability. Gail realized Holly was her crutch and she knew Holly was aware of it as well. It lightened her heart to know that, in Holly, she had someone who would catch her if she fell. She grabbed her phone and shot a quick text off to Holly.
"Shift is over in thirty. I'm picking you up so be done with your nerdy things and ready to go."
A few minutes later, a reply.
"If I wasn't such a nerd you wouldn't like me as much. (; See you soon."
Gail could not help the smile that crept on her lips as she read Holly's response. She fully entrenched herself in finishing her paperwork so she would not be delayed.
When Gail arrived at the morgue Holly was sitting on a stool wearing her jacket and holding her bag waiting for Gail.
"You're three minutes late."
"Aw, did you miss me so much you had to count the minutes until you saw me?" Gail responded back with her usual sassy tone.
"Maybe." Holly grinned at Gail and hopped down from her stool.
"Where are we going?" Holly inquired.
"Wherever I take you."
"Ah. That clears things up." Holly smiled again and followed Gail out to the car.
They drove for a bit and finally stopped in the parking lot of a park on the beach. Holly raised her eyebrows inquisitively at Gail who only waggled hers back in response. They both got out of the car and Gail ran over to Holly, grabbed her hand, and dragged her to the swing set. Gail hopped on a swing and began swinging. Holly simply stood there with a goofy smiled splayed on her face.
"Well," Gail said. "Are you coming?"
Holly nodded and mounted the swing next to Gail's while laughing. She began to swing and matched Gail's pace. Gail smiled over at her and tried her hardest to outswing Holly.
"Okay, now when we match each other's rhythm again I am going to count to three and we're going to jump off the swings. Whoever goes the furthest gets to decide what we do next." Gail proudly announced.
"Oh, you're so on."
Gail slowed her swinging down to match Holly's pace. When they were in-sync she shouted "1…2…3!" and they both jumped from their swings and flew through the air. Holly landed with a thud onto a soft patch of grass and very shortly after Gail landed right beside her.
"And what exactly was your plan if we landed side-by-side?" Holly managed to ask through her laughter.
"I didn't plan anything! I fully expected to kick your ass." Gail grinned and rolled herself on top of Holly.
"Although this is much nicer" she said as she languidly ran her hand up under Holly's shirt to the base of her bra.
Holly's sharp intake of breath told Gail that Holly approved. Gail looked down into Holly's beautiful eyes and saw everything in them—all of Holly's feelings spread out before her like an open book. She realized at that moment that whatever the price she had to pay for Holly—she would pay it and more. She bit her lip for a brief moment before deciding she needed her lips on Holly's lips. Now. She crashed their lips together and moved her hand the last centimeter that was required to slip under Holly's bra. She touched Holly's nipple as her tongue pushed for entrance into Holly's mouth. Holly's moan set her on fire. She moved her other hand up to Holly's hair and gently ran her fingers through it. She knew they couldn't stay in this compromising position for much longer in the middle of a park so she broke away from Holly. When Holly's eyes fluttered open at the loss of contact Gail grinned down at her and hopped up to her feet.
"Why do you do this to me?" Holly groaned.
"I love seeing you squirm. Race you to the slide!" Gail stuck her tongue out at Holly and raced off to the big slide.
Holly pushed herself off the ground and ran after Gail. They climbed up the play place to the entrance of the slide. Gail sat down to go down the slide and Holly quickly followed suit. She pressed herself up against Gail's back. She wrapped her arms around Gail and used her feet to push them off down the slide. When they reached the bottom they were both laughing.
"I wanted to take you here on our first date" Gail revealed "but I knew it wouldn't work with your injuries."
"You wanted to take me to a playground on our first date?" Holly chuckled.
"Well, it's unique…and we deal with sadness most of the day everyday. I thought we could use a little innocent happy." Gail huffed out.
"You're right, nobody has ever taken me to a playground on a date." Holly smiled at Gail and continued to hold her close at the bottom of the slide.
"Well, I'd hate for you to think I was boring, nerd."
"I don't think life with you could ever be boring."
"Mission successful!" Gail exclaimed as she tilted her head back to kiss Holly. The kiss became very heated and Holly had to break it. She was already swimming in desire—she didn't want to drown in it just yet.
"You feel hot, officer" she said as she placed her hand on Gail's face.
"Yes, hot for you" Gail breathed out.
Holly moved her lips back to Gail's and slipped her tongue in her mouth. She loved exploring Gail's mouth and knew she would never tire of it. Gail moaned into her mouth and Holly reluctantly broke the kiss again.
"I should get you home…you know…to check on that hotness. You could have a fever. I think the best place for you now is my bed."
Gail looked back at Holly with eyes swimming in lust.
"I think you're right" she managed. "Take me to your bed."