Gail strutted into the Penny straight to the bar, her eyes scan the joint looking for an all to familiar brunette.
Dov, Chloe,Andy and Traci were sat at their usual table laughing and joking
"Hey Gail " Chris smiled as he approached her " want a drink "?
"Beer " Gail smiled as she turned to her friend " So trivia night "?
Chris laughed handing over money to the bar tender " Yup" wouldn't be Friday night with out it right ?"
Gail swigged her beer" mmmmmm " so is uh .. " she coughed clearing her throat " is everyone here "?
Chris shook his head "Nicks not coming ,he has a date , Steve's dropping Leo off at his grandmas and Doc Stewart ? Well I don't know where she is "
Gail bit down on her lip " great " she thought , she had made an effort and dragged her ass out for nothing .
" Hey Gail " Chloe grinned as she approached the bar .
"Price " Gail groaned .
" awwww cheer up " Chloe teased " it's Friday night "
Gail frowned giving Chloe an unimpressed look . " I'll buy you tequila if you crack a smile ?" Chloe laughed
Gail rolled her eyes " I'd rather buy my own "
Chloe shook her head " fine "
As the bar tendered arrived Chloe ordered beers and a bourbon
" bourbon "? Gail asked knowing that wasn't a chosen drink of any of her friends
Chloe nodded as she paid " yeah doctor Stewarts running late so she's gonna need to catch up "
Yes " Gail's internal monologue cheered " so uh when do we start "?
" when everyone gets here I guess " Chloe shrugged ..
Gail took a seat at the groups table hoping apon hope no one would sit next to her and that the empty seat would be filled by Holly...
Hey guys sorry We're late " Steve smiled leaning down to kiss Traci's cheek
We"? Gail frowned
" he and me " Holly smiled
" yeah Holly and I have been working on the husband / wife case all day
" any luck "? Traci asked
Steve massaged her shoulders shaking his head .
" well enough about work " Chloe grinned " I've got you guys a drink in , Steve ? Beer , and for the Doc ? Bourbon .
Holly smiled thanking the redhead for the drink , it was much needed and well received.
Gail hadn't taken her eyes off the brunette the whole time , wondering how she had been at work all day and still looked amazing ?
Holly" ? Dov smiled holding out his chair for her before taking the empty on next to Gail .
Gail unimpressed shoved him
"Ouch , what was that for "? He asked
" for just being you " Gail snapped swigging her beer.
Dov shook his head paying no more attention to his friend
" ok so basically Holly the deal is these babies " Dov laughed waving his finger between his fellow cops " are sulking about the fact we will kick their asses , so Andy and Gail here , thinks it's only fair we are team captains
Holly glanced over at the blonde who was still staring at her intensely making holly blush " fine with me " smiled licking her bottom lip .
" great , so " Dov skimmed the piece of paper he was holding .
" I get Chloe , Steve and Traci and that leaves you ' Andy 'Chris and this one here " he nudges Gail " not that she will be much help she doesn't actually want to be here .
Gail sat up straight " what ? Yes I do!
Dov frowned " no you don't , you're only here because we needed you to make the numbers up "
Holly raised her eyebrows watching the two friends argue she had noticed as soon as she walked in that Gail had her hair down, it made her features look softer and her skin more flawless then it was if that was even possible .. She looked beautiful!
" any ways what's with the hair "? Dov asked lifting some of it causing Gail to grab his wrist
" Dont touch me dork" Gail barked
" woah relax I was just asking " you never wear it down "
Holly smiled a little at his comment, wondering what the occasion was?
" it's my hair you dick ,and if I want to wear it down , shave it off ,or die it green I will" Gail snapped sarcastically as she stood up " now move ! if I have to sit here with you all night Im gonna need another drink "
Holly watched as Gail left the table
" is she always so cheerful "? She smiled
Andy laughed " hey that's her making an effort "
" I don't know what's got into her lately " Chloe added .
" you ok? " Traci asked leaning her back against the bar looking over at Holly
Gail rolled her eyes " why wouldn't I be "?
Traci shrugged" I don't know " I just noticed you and Holly aren't exactly chatty "
Gail turned to look at the pathologist who was laughing at what ever Dov was saying , probably something dorky " Gail thought
" well she came here to play with the nerds not talk to me " Gail moaned
Traci frowned " have you two still not really talked ? I mean you did drop her home the other night right ?"
Gail shook her head " I tried , I mean I offered to help her out you know "?
" I offered to give her a lift if she needed it ? A hand unpacking her place , grocery shopping , shit I even offered to help her with her light alarm , she's the only one in her street that didn't have lights on " gail moaned ,
" and "? Traci asked
Gail sighed heavily downing a shot of tequila " and nothing " no phone call or text , she even said she could handle the whole light thing herself "
" she's be busy hanging out with officer luck " Gail adds sarcastically
" Amy?" Traci frowns
" yup " Gail sulks downing another shot
" oh c'mon peck " Traci laughed " so she's made a friend doesn't mean anythings going on between them "
Gail snarled at her " go away "
"Ok "Dov called out " Nash ? Peck ? C'mon let's do this .
Gail sat down with a thud suddenly she didn't want to be there , Holly had barely acknowledged her and she felt uncomfortable
" Ok so Holly do you want to name your team ? Dov smiled
" oh for god sake " Gail spat
Holly titled her head trying hard not to smile at Gail's grumpiness
" uh .. I uh I .. I don't know " holly stuttered looking at her team mates for help '
" how about we call our team ? not as dorky as yours " Gail snapped causing Andy to laugh .
Dov nodded " yeah yeah " Holly you can ignore her"
" Ok look why don't you just be team A and we'll be team B " andy suggested .
" I'm fine with that " Holly smiled
Dov agreed whist Gail made yet another sarcastic comment
...
Half time and Dovs team are one up ' most of the gang head to the bar leaving only Traci , Gail and Holly ..
" So Holly how does it feel knowing you've made it through a night with this crazy lot," Traci laughed
" I'm having fun " Holly grinned back sipping her drink .
" Good " Traci winked " so are you glad to finally have your car "?
Traci felt Gail nudge her under the table ,
" yeah it's Much easier that's for sure " Holly laughed
" yeah I can imagine " Traci nodded " I mean must have been a nightmare trying to get around in a city you don't know "
Holly titled her head " it wasn't that bad"
" Ok round two " Dov clapped as the rest of the group took their seats .. Gail and Holly had barely said 2 words to each other , both glancing over at the other trying hard not to get caught , Traci had witnessed this from both of them ,
...
Ok it's a draw " Chloe smiled ..
No way " Dov moaned " we can't draw " we need another question ."
Fine " Chloe smiled pulling a question up " ah Ok well I think it's only fair that the captains don't answer this ..
Why not "? Dov sulked
" because it's a medical one and Holly is bound to know it " Chloe explains .
" oh ok " fine by me " Dov nodded
" Holly "?
Holly shrugged " I'm cool with that I have faith in my team .."
" Ok for the win " Chloe stood up "the big two is also called "?
Dov frowned " what ?
Chloe shrugged
" the big toe "? Chris frowned
" you know don't you Holly "? Steve asked
Holly nodded screwing up her face
" Ok maybe we should change the question "? Andy suggested
Gail rolled her eyes " for god sakes it's called "hallux" " oh look we win .. She stands up moving away from the table " The dorks of team B can rejoice "
Dov shook his head looking at Holly who nodded with a smile " no way "? The skinny cop moaned " Chloe ?look it up "
Chloe scrolled through her phone " yep she's right "
How "?
Steve laughed "no just a scary face " he joked earning him a slap from Traci
Gail stood alone at the bar thankful she was finally finished with the losers she calls friends
" so ? Came a voice behind her " how did you know the answer ?
Gail turned to her right quickly seeing Holly stood close to her
" I don't know " she sighed playing it cool" google "
Holly laughed " seriously"?
Gail dropped the snark considering this was the most they had spoken all night " I broke it "
Holly frowned " you broke it "?
Gail nodded "my big toe , when I was 11 , I broke it , I guess it stuck in my head "
Holly laughed a little " well who would have thought after all this time it would of come in handy "?
Gail laughed under her breath " can I get you a drink "?
Holly looked over at the gang " uh I thought the losers brought the drinks "?
" usually they do " Gail nodded " but you have to wait for at least 20 minutes while Dov goes over the questions incase they missed something and he didn't actually lose "
Holly frowned shaking her head "beer "?
Gail nodded raising her bottle to the bar tendered signalling she wanted 2
" so ? The cop cleared her throat " did you really sort out your lights " ?
Holly laughed "geez what is it with you cops and these lights "?
" do you want to get robbed "? Gail asked
" what are we taking about "? Traci asked approaching the bar
" light alarms " Holly laughed
" Light a what "? Traci asked pretending to be confused
Gail rolled her eyes at her friend " Holly lives on Fenton, and when I dropped her off the other night, her house was the only one in compete darkness "
" ooooooooh " Traci nodded " the light alarms " yeah you totally need to use them Doc"
Holly laughed at being ganged up on " well I appreciate your concerns officers , but now I know, ... thank you very much "
" So did you find them easy to set up "? Traci asked " I couldn't do mine , I had Chris come over "
Holly shook her head " well I would love to say that I mastered it myself but no " she laughed " it was all just a bunch of numbers and buttons to me "
Gail bit her bottom lip stopping herself from asked who had helped her ? She had offered her services and Holly declined . Traci could see the curiosity on her friends face .
" oh please don't tell me you paid someone to do it "?
" oh no " Holly shook her head " my uh friend , she came over and sorted them out for me , and she also laughed at me too ..so you know ? I had it from all angles "
Traci laughed along all the while watching Gail .
" that's it Gail thought , no more sulking over Holly, if she wanted to date Luck then good For her.
Gail wasn't the type of person to chase another and what was she even thinking ? Gail Peck didn't do relationships , she didn't do the whole feelings thing , nope Gail Peck was all about " love em and leave em " and thats exactly what she did with Holly ..
It was sex , amazing , great , mind blowing sex , but that was then , if officer Luck wanted her sloppy seconds then she was welcome to it ..
All that was running around in Gail's head as she stood at the bar . She had talkedherself up and was set to forget Holly .
That was until she looked over at her, " who am I kidding " she thought to herself ..
Traci left the two alone " Hey " Holly smiled leaning a little closer to Gail " I like your hair down "
Gail nodded , a knot her stomach forming " Thanks "
Holly finished off her beer picking up the fresh one Gail had brought her " oh and uh...you really wear those jeans " she winked as she walked away .
" what the fuck was that "? Gail's insides screamed , how am I meant to pretend I don't give a shit when she says stuff like that ?
Gail blushed " yo barman ? Tequila and lots of it ..