Disclaimer: Rookie Blue does not belong to me. I am merely borrowing the characters.
A/N1: Thanks once more for the kind reviews, favourites and follows.
A/N2: A note on how I see Andy: Andy is a straight girl but I think she will turn out to be, to lesbians, the most annoying type of straight girl, curious about the sexual practices of lesbians and asks outright what they are, may even like the theory but definitely not the reality. Incidentally did anyone think Gail was anything other than straight before 4x07? Cos I didn't and my gaydar is usually quite good!
A/N3 Sorry about the lack of a Friday update, real life got in the way.
When the guests started to arrive Holly went to the kitchen and started the food mixers.
With everyone arrived Holly and Gail stood up.
"Welcome everyone!" said Gail
"We have an ice-breaker planned." said Holly.
"We would like each of you to ask us to make you a bowl of ice-cream." said Gail
"Later we may make that ice-cream for you But first we will then divide you into ice-cream related groups. We won't know precisely how this is going to work until we have all the orders. But please don't all order the same thing!" said Holly
"Each of you has been given a sheet with the flavours and colours we are able to provide. Tick one colour and one flavour. If any of you are allergic to cows milk or are lactose intolerant we can make your ice-cream with soya milk." said Gail.
"You're gonna make ice-cream while we wait? How long will that take" said Emma, one of Holly's old fuckbuddies.
"About five minute and I've had the result, it's amazing. My son was talking about it at school all day." said Traci
Everyone handed in their sheets. Gail and Holly Looked at the sheets. "That broke well!" Whispered Holly. Gail nodded. The broke up the party into 3 groups of five.
"We asked 3 of our very good friends to be facilitators for the groups. They are Andy McNally, Traci Nash, and Susan McBride. The facilitator of your group has a list of questions for each of you to answer. They will provide their answers first in each group." said Holly.
"But we thought we should provide our answers before anyone else. So Andy, come and ask." said Gail.
Andy stood up.
"Your names?" They gave them.
"Where were you born?" Gail was born in Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto; Holly was born in the Royal Hospital, Vancouver.
"What did/do you parents do for a living?" Gail's are Police Officers, Holly's were Teachers who are now on terrorism and drug manufacture charges.
"What is your job?" Police Officer and Forensic Pathologist.
Do you play sports and if so which. Gail: "No" and Holly: "Yes, Baseball"
"Have you ever had sex with a woman?" yes and yes (they answered this question in unison with punches in the air)
"Have you ever asked a lesbian what she does for sex and not had sex with her?" Gail: no, Holly yes.
That was the end of the questions for Gail and Holly.
"Here is how the rest of this is going to work When each group finishes we will make the ice-creams for that group. So it is in your interests to finish quickly, but your facilitators know the answers for some of you, anyone caught lying will get a forfeit ice-cream. The flavour will be mustard, ginger and peppermint. The colour will be disgusting." said Holly.
Apart from Andy and Jo shamefacedly admitting what they had asked Gail, the highlight of the answers came from Chloe who it turned out had slept with a woman the night before her wedding.
Traci's team won the race to be served first. Followed by Susan's, with Andy's bringing up the rear. As each team finished they were invited into the kitchen to see their ice-creams being made and to pick any drinks they wanted.
Jo was talking to Susan.
"So your curious about lesbian sex then Jo?" said Susan.
"Ummm. I did ask Gail what they did because since she and Holly have been together she arrives at work with a huge smile on her face every morning. Something she didn't do before."
"Yeah Holly is decidedly good in bed!"
"You're an ex of Holly's?"
"Not really. Do you know what a fuckbuddy is?"
"Errrrmmmm, no."
"Right. It's someone you sleep with occasionally without having a relationship with them."
"Oh! Does Gail know about this?"
"Yeah Gail knows and Holly now only has eyes for her." There was a tinge of regret in Susan's voice.
"Ah. You miss her don't you? I knew you couldn't have sex with someone without emotional involvement!"
"Yeah miss her. But we were never in love. Outside of the bedroom we hardly saw each other. I've seen her more since she took up with Gail than I did before. We're friends now."
"You weren't even friends when you slept together?" Jo was being introduced to a world that was alien to her. She was struggling.
"Good grief no!"
Emma and Andy were having a similar conversation, the only difference was that Susan and Jo would later sleep together.
A few hours later after everyone had gone Holly and Gail relaxed over cups of coffee.
"That seemed to go well, we didn't get the cops sticking together." said Gail
"Yeah. The look on Noelle's face when she realised what some of the questions were!"
"Classic!"
Both women laughed.
"Also I don't think Jo will be asking you any more stupid questions after Susan has given the practical tonight!" said Holly
"Probably not!"
They then decided to have their own 'practical'.
Next morning
They were going to meet Ruth for the first time.
"How do you want to do this?" asked Gail
"I thought I'd go and meet her with her foster parents. Alone if you don't mind love, I don't want to overwhelm her. I'll take my laptop, it has pictures of me with mom and dad on it so I'll show her those. Then if it goes well I thought I'd ring you and introduce you to her."
"I'll find a coffee bar nearby."
"Sounds like a plan – I hope she doesn't react too badly. She didn't know she had a sister until a few days ago."
"What about you're engagement ring? Are you going to wear it? She'll probably notice if you do..."
"Yes I am going to. I am not going to hide part of myself from her. And it'll be a good way of introducing you into my conversation with her."
"OK, but be careful. She's been raised by extremist Christian fundies and they have probably taught her that what we do is sinful."
"Then she'll just have to be untaught! I am really not going to let her think I am ashamed of anything, especially not what I have with you."
Gail smiled, Holly had always been upfront about herself. Gail was gradually learning to be.
Like they had for Gail coming out to her parents they had prepped, with Gail playing Ruth. They had been told that Ruth knew about Holly from her parents. They had even told Ruth they were taking her to Toronto to meet Holly!
They drove to the foster home in silence.