Disclaimer: Rookie Blue does not belong to me. I am merely borrowing the characters.

Next morning at 15th division

"...Best ice cream I've ever had."

Gail walked into the women's locker rooms to hear Traci telling this to Noelle.
Noelle spotted Gail. "Here she is. The woman of the moment. Have you got a ring to show us..."

"Ring? Who's got a ring?" Andy had overheard the last part of what Noelle said.

"Gail got engaged!" said Traci.

"Couldn't keep it quiet and let me tell people huh?" said Gail with a smile.

"Wow who's the unlucky guy and does Holly know?" Jo couldn't resist but after one look at the vengeful thunder on Gail's face added "Just kidding! Who proposed to who?"

"Well I proposed to her while we were at Oliver's cabin. It turned out that she was going to propose to me next time we were in the lab together."

"The lab! Odd place to propose." said Jo.

Gail then explained how Holly was going to propose.

"Ummms" and "Ahhs" all round.

Gail showed off the ring and was greeted with wow!'s all round.

"By the way, Leo thinks your the coolest couple ever! His mom concurs." said Traci.

"Well after that ice cream stunt I am not surprised." said Noelle

"What ice cream stunt?" said Jo.

"Made it instantly with liquid nitrogen." said Traci.

"Made what with liquid nitrogen?" Chloe had just walked into earshot.

"Now that you're all here. Holly and I are having a women only party on Saturday and you're all invited." said Gail.

"Is liquid nitrogen involved? Cos if it is I'm in!" said Noelle.

"I am sure it can be." said Gail as they all got up to leave for the briefing.

"What has liquid nitrogen got to do with anything?" said Chloe as they walked out of the room.

Frank was doing the briefing. When he got to the end he said: "And finally congratulations are due Detective Peck on her engagement to Dr Lee. Sorry Gail, got a call from your father last night mostly about the red chocolate ice cream you two seem to have concocted with liquid nitrogen!"

"Oh so that's what the liquid nitrogen was about.." Chloe was met with a glare from Frank.

"Let's get out there to serve, protect." On the way out of the briefing room Gail spotted Traci.

"Traci, hold up!"

"What can I do for you, engaged lady!"

"Long story but I need to talk to you about child care arrangements."

"Uhh, are you pregnant? Cos I wouldn't put anything past Holly..."

"What? No I am not pregnant! Holly has discovered she's got a sister. You know about her parents right? We're taking her on."

"Oh! Well my child care arrangements are my mom. I guess that's not an option for either of you."

"No it isn't!"

"You could ask Noelle, or maybe child services might be able to advise."

"Yeah. It's just that Leo seems such a well adjusted kid that I thought you must have found someone really good. Which you have."

Later in the detectives office.

"So this party, any of Holly's friends going to be there?" asked Jo.

"Yes there will be." Gail was going to make Jo work for this.

"OK any other couples?"

"Yes."

"Any single, you know..."

Gail burst out laughing.

"Yes Jo there will be single lesbians. And one or two of them might, if you play your cards considerably better than you have with me, be open to a one night test run with you!"

"That obvious huh?"

"Yep pretty much!"

"I.. I don't even know but you seem considerably happier with Holly than I have with any guy. And that includes Luke 'Dreamboat' Callaghan"

"OK Jo, have you ever looked at a girl and thought, even for a millisecond, 'I want her.'?"

"Urm. Yeah as it happens. I have. But you didn't... before Holly I mean."

"Yeah! I did! Don't tell her, but one of them was Andy!"

"OH! You hid that well."

"Well it was part of the reason why I had my whole 'I hate people' thing. I kept very guarded because I couldn't trust myself. I am having a hard time changing that but Holly's helping, a lot."

Just then the phone rang. Jo answered. "Uh uh! OK one of us will be right there."

"Fancy doing your first solo?" Jo said after she put the phone down.

"Yeah. Where is it?"

"Couple of rookies, LeTrec and Partridge responded to a 911, found a body in the woods. Here's the address. Pathologist on way." There was a glint in Jo's eyes as she said this.
Gail grabbed her coat and rushed out the door. On the way out she nearly bumped into Frank.

"Sorry!"

"Where Gail off to at the speed of light?" Frank asked Jo.

"Funny pathologists don't usually have that effect on people. She's on her way to her first solo case. But I think the main reason for the hurry was 'pathologist on way'" Jo laughed.

"You certain she's ready for solo?"

"Yeah I am – she's been through a lot these last few weeks. I think she's ready."

"Right so 15 now has two full detectives then."

"If this goes well, which it will, then yeah. Was there anything you came down for sir?"

"I wanted to see Gail but it can wait."

"Anything I can help with?"

"Not unless you know where to get liquid nitrogen. Noelle is really interested in that ice cream..."

"Well we all are! I am looking forward to trying some on Saturday at Gail and Holly's party."

"Party?"

"Women only I'm afraid sir."

"Oh. Yes I see." and with that Frank went back to his office.

On the way out Gail rang Oliver's home and spoke to Celery.

"What are you doing Saturday?"

"Hi Gail. Nothing we can't get out of, why?"

"Not 'we', just you. Holly and I are having an all women party. We'd like you to come."

"Yeah I'll be there. Thanks for the invite. Congratulations by the way. Oliver rang earlier."

"Thanks, got to go! See you Saturday."

When Gail got to the crime scene Holly was already there.

"The rookie gave me the same treatment you did once."

"Did he get the same number of words back?"

"No, not into men so I kept it simple."

"Glad to hear it. What we got?"

"Full grown male. Been here a while. I am going to need to consult with a forensic anthropologist..."

"Forensic etymologist, and test for diatoms?"

"You do listen. I had a feeling you did."

Partidge was looking on with LeTrec.

"Frances, what do you think is going on with the Detective and the Lab rat."

"Weren't you at the briefing this morning? They're engaged."

"Oh! When the Staff Sergeant said 'Dr' I assumed..." The look on LeTrec's face told him to stop digging.

Meanwhile Gail was still talking to Holly.

"Who do you want for the morgue?"

"Excuse me?!"

"I've got to send an officer to the morgue, unfortunately I have work to do. I wondered if you had any preference."

"Oh right. Send LeTrec. I've got a feeling Partridge might be homophobic."

"Right." Gail raised her voice. "LeTrec you're going to the morgue. Partridge you're staying here."