It had been 3 days since Gail dropped holly off at home , 3 days since Holly had placed that small kiss on Gail's cheek , 3 days since Holly had Gail's number .

" why hasn't she called me ?" Gail said to herself whist getting ready for her shift .

" why hasn't who called you " Dov asked stood at Gail's bedroom door

" none of your business dork" Gail snapped .

Dov shrugged sipping his coffee " so who you riding with today "?

Gail sighed heavily " how would I know ? I haven't got to work yet " she tutted .

" just making conversation Gail" Dov said shaking his head .

" well you of all people should know I don't do small talk now beat it "

...

Gail was partnered with Oliver that day which suited her just fine , he was her favourite , they had fun and he let her eat in the squad car.

" what's up with you kiddo "? He asked as they drove through the streets

" nothing " Gail grumbled sinking deeper into her seat .

" well you've been pretty quiet " Oliver explained " and that's not like you , and Chloe sat next to you earlier and not once did you bully her"

Gail shot him a look " firstly? I don't bully her , secondly? I try to ignore her existence and thirdly ? There's nothing wrong with me , other then I'm hungry "

Oliver knew not to push the snarky blonde " ok so let's do something about that " he smiled pulling up outside their usual coffee and donut joint ..

"Strong coffee and a double chocolate donut coming up"

" make it two "Gail sighed

Once Oliver had disappeared Gail scanned the streets watching the people waking by going about their day . A couple walked past the car holding hands and laughing , Gail rolled her eyes " he's probably cheating on you " she bitched laughing at herself .

" There ya go kid " Oliver smiled handing over Gail's breakfast " watch out for crumbs, Sargent Best has a no eating policy in the squads and we don't want to get caught out now " he laughed .

Gail barely acknowledged her fellow cop opting for taking a bite into her donut .

"Hey, so that new doctor from the morgue seems nice " Oliver stated causing Gail to roll her eyes thinking how fast gossip travels .. Taking a mental note to stun Traci with her gun when she saw her next .

" She's really friendly too ,and at this time of the morning thats rare " Oliver continued .

Gail frowned " what are you taking about ?" She asked with a mouth full of donut .

" Dr Stewart "? Although she insists you call her Holly, which again is nice . Makes it more friendly don't ya think ? Oliver smiled

Gail looked at him confused

"I just saw her inside "

"What"? Gail sat up straight

Oliver nodded " yeah she's having breakfast with Amy Luck from 27 diversion "Oliver pointed to the window of the cafe

Gail looked over seeing Holly laughing , she seems relaxed and comfortable , her hair in a ponytail with strands hanging loosely down the side of her face .

" Luck is such a moron " was all Gail could musta up .

Oliver laughed shaking his head "she's a lovey girl "

Gail would of gave him her famous death stare but her eyes couldn't leave the doctor.

Gail threw the remains of her donut back into the box she was holding, suddenly she wasn't hungry anymore ..

As call for a domestic came through which Oliver answered

"Great " Gail sulked " my day is getting better by the minute "

Once Gail and Oliver had investigated the domestic it came apparent something wasn't right , the women insisted her husband had left .. But Gail insisting she allowed them to look around stumbled across the dead body of a man ..

Oliver arrested the women while Gail called it in, she knew a dead body equaled a visit from forensics, a pathologist in the form of a very attractive brunette , The one that had shared breakfast with another women .. Gail's breath got caught in her throat " what if they hadn't met for breakfast ? She panicked " what if they went together ? Spent the night together ? A hard lump rose in Gail's throat , she felt like she couldn't breath ,

" what we got "? Traci asked making Gail Jump . " you ok "?

Gail shrugged she knew there was no point lying to her friend . She weirdly had a sixth sense about Gail's moods .

" body " Gail nodded towards the house ignoring her friends concerns .

...

20 mins later a black out SUV pulled up Gail watched it cautiously waiting to see who the visitor was ..

It took what felt like forever for the drive to emerge .. There she was looking exactly the same as she did in the cafe window earlier that morning " morning " Holly smiled at the other officers as she headed in Gail's direction

" Officer Peck" she smiled

Officer peck ? What the shit was that ? Gail thought to herself " Doctor" she nodded

"So what do you have for me "? Holly asked

Gail shrugged " looks like the wife's done away with her abusive husband , Traci's inside now "

Holly smiled and headed inside .

" Hey nerd "? Gail called out causing Holly to look back with a nod

" you get them lights sorted "?

Holly smiled with a little giggle " yes Officer , I did "

Gail nodded turning back to face the street.

...

Her shift was finally over , it had been a long day all Gail wanted was a bath and an earlier night .

"Gail?" Dov smiled as he made his way towards the blonde slumped at her desk .

"What " Gail barked

" We're all heading to the penny , you coming "? It's trivia night !

Gail looked up at her dorky looking friend " I would rather go and spend the night with my mother "

Dov frowned shaking his head " fine I'll find someone else "

" Ok Dov so who's on who's team "? Andy asked " because I'm not playing if you're having Chloe and the Doc "

" what's your problem McNally " Dov laughed

" my problem is you're a nerd,

Chloe's kicked your ass the last few weeks which makes her an even bigger nerd , and Holly's like a doctor so she's defiantly clever "

"Holly"? Gail shot up "

Dov nodded " yup but listen Chloe isn't cleverer then me ok ?" It was a fluke "

" What ever " Andy shrugged " but there is no way I'm getting left with Chris and Nick " so I want Holly or Chloe"

"No way " Dov argued " Traci's coming you can have her "

Andy shook her head " so it's 3 to 4 ?

Dov looked over at Gail hoping she would change her mind , little did he know she already decided her bed could wait a few more hours " fine " she rolled her eyes

Hold up " andy said holding her hands in the air " I think it's only fair you and the Doc are captains " then Gail , Chris and I can be on her team and you get the rest "

Suits me " Gail grinned

"What ? No way " Dov moaned

" Awww you scared ?" Andy teased " worried we will kick your ass ?"

Gail laughed poking Dov in the side .

" owww " he sulked pushing Gail's hand away " I'm not scared , you can have Holly , I'll still win "

Andy and Gail high 5'd one another " we'll see little man " Andy laughed " we'll see ..

"Be there for 8 peck, don't be late "

"Hey Dov "? Gail called out " how did you get Dr Stewart to hang out with you losers tonight ?"

Dov shrugged " I just asked her" he claimed as she left the blonde alone ..

Gail knew she had to up her game if she was going to get Holly's attention so far Officer Luck was indeed getting all the luck ..

Gail quickly finished what she was doing before rushing home to shower and change .. She was gonna to make an effort tonight , she wanted to look good , give Holly a reason to pay attention to her .

Opening her closet she began to throw random clothes onto her bed

" mmmmm " she hummed with her hands on her hips " boobs in or out ? It was cold in Toronto right now so a low cut top wasn't an option really .

" ok ass clinging jeans it is then " she smiled to herself looking in the mirror .

Hair done " she said to herself remembering how Holly had passed comment on how nice it was back at camp

Checking herself one more time in the mirror Gail heads out to the penny ., hoping tonight was gonna be the night she finally gets to spend sometime with Holly .