A bit of a time jump: And I like to leave it the readers to decide what happened in between. (Sometimes that's good. Mostly not.)

Waiting for you by the Santa Maria
How long does thou stay with these letters from you
I don't know whether we'll end up together
But I always know that our love is true

And when it's done we will walk where the road meets the sun

Gail Peck did NOT like the outdoors. She didn't like the cold and all the layers she had to bundle on herself in order to not freeze herself. But Holly did - and since she was going to have to spend the rest of her life with her - Gail decided she had some getting used to to do.

Gail stuffed her hands in her pockets - it was cold. It had snowed the previous night but now the sun seemed to be out. The world seemed to be covered in a thick blanket of snow. It all looked so white to her.
She scoffed. Where was Holly? She was supposed to meet her here. As she was pacing in the snow to stop herself from feeling too cold - Gail suddenly saw Holly walking towards her with her usual grin.

Gail couldn't help but smile at Holly. Suddenly the snowy park didn't seem to be such a bad place to spend the evening.

"Hey! Sorry - I was busy deciding which fleece sweater to wear."

"Very funny, Nerd. Why are we spending the evening in the park - instead of snuggling up on our nice perfect couch watching T.V.?

"Because we are human beings. And some actual human interaction is essential."

"The T.V is perfectly normal for human interaction."

"I was referring to more in-the-flesh interaction."

"Fine."

Gail couldn't help but smile as Holly intertwined her fingers with hers and the two of them began walking around the park.

Gail was amazed at how different the park seemed all of a sudden. There were kids playing in the snow, couples milling about and people sitting on park benches overlooking the little road where the horizon was now empty.

Gail could have sworn the park was empty and white and filled with snow a couple of minutes back.

She then remembered how her favorite thing about Holly was the fact that she brought color to her life.

Holly had dragged her all around the park to look at the various views from the park. It was a very scenic evening - with the sun setting, the snow all around and the fact that the park was atop a little hill made it all the more scenic.

"Hol, enough - this park is built on a steep mountain and I'm tired of slogging all the way around it!" It was now dark - and quite late in the evening.

"It's not a steep mountain Gail!"

"It's just as tiring", Gail jibed and sat herself on a nearby empty bench.

"Fine. But you should see an actual mountain before calling this little park a steep mountain." Holly said as she sat herself next to Gail, with the blonde officer on her left.

Gail immediately took Holly's left hand in hers and started fiddling with the little platinum ring there.

Gail would never admit how much she absolutely loved that ring, and how it showed the world that Holly was no one else's but hers.

They both stared in silence at the park below them - which was now turning dark. Gail couldn't help but think this what her favorite part of her relationship with Holly was as well. Their silence spoke louder than words. It worked for Gail - she wasn't that great with words anyway.

A.N: A huge hug to those of you who can find the Pink Floyd reference here.