Dot to dot.
Because people wanted a continuation of Mole. Thankyou J for getting me into Golly. Love you.
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"Hey Gail we're going to go to the Penny tonight. Oliver's out of hospital, Chloe's awake and Sam is stable" Steve had snuck up behind her and startled her out of her daydream. "8 sharp, bring Holly so we can all get to know her" and before she could protest he was gone.
She looked at her watch and noticed it was 7. She had enough time to get her paperwork down, change and get to the Penny.
Taking out her phone she quickly brought up Holly's number and sent her a message.
'Hey, you up for the Penny tonight? 8pm'
Placing her phone aside she turned back to her paperwork and tried to concentrate the same time keeping her eyes on her phone and trying not to think about waking up in a tangle of limbs with Holly this morning with that damn sexy mole right there. She had just been contemplating whether to kiss it when Holly's alarm had sounded and she had jumped at the volume of it. Holly had barely moved while Gail had scrambled to turn off the blaring noise.
"Jesus lunchbox are you deaf" she growled as she fumbled with the unfamiliar phone only to have it snatched out out of her hands and the noise was blissfully silenced. Thank god.
"Not a morning person I presume" Holly grinned as Gail buried her head in the pillow and grumbled "How about I prepare coffee while you get ready?" And before Gail could stop her she was gone. The rest of the morning had been racing to get ready, have coffee and the breakfast Holly prepared them. Gail had been a few minutes late for role call thanks to the smoking goodbye kiss she had received from holly. She hadn't cared until she found out she had been partnered with Nick.
Her phone beeping an incoming call brought her back to the present and she reached for it eagerly.
'Sure. I'm about finished. Meet you there?'
'Yeah I'm about done.' She replied and then contemplated whether to send the next part and decided to be ballsy 'can I stay? There's some moles I need to find' and pressed send before she could change her mind. She sounded like a teenage boy but if you didn't ask you wouldn't receive. She quickly sent off her reports to the appropriate people just as her phone beeped again.
'I hope you do. My freckles and I like a good game of dot to dot' she read with a frown, wondering what on earth the nerd was talking about before it hit her and her numb fingers dropped her phone on the desk with a clatter
"Holy shit" she breathed as she imagined running her tongue over smooth tanned skin from one mole to the next.
Fumbling her gear she hurriedly stood while typing back
'Hell yes see you soon'
It was only when Nick spoke that she remembered his presence "Hot date?" He asked and she froze as her euphoria was squashed somewhat and she turned to issue him with the Gail Peck icy stare.
"What's it to you?" She snarled and took her time to settle and make sure she had everything
Nick shrugged and sat back in his chair, watching her carefully while she eyed him warily. He obviously had something to get off his chest.
"Is it that chick you were all over last night?" He taunted and she had to wonder what she ever saw in the man
"None Of your business" and she turned to leave
"So you've turned lesbian now?" He pushed and she knew he was hoping for a bite. She had no idea why. Maybe he just wanted her to join him in his misery. She refused to give him the pleasure.
"Guess being with you does that to women, that or running back to their ex" she snarled back and knew she had scored a direct hit as silence followed her out of the room.
She made a quick stop in the change room to change into her civilian gear, dark blue skinny jeans shirt and a white warm woollen jumper. She had a couple of clean uniforms left but decided to take the dirty ones so she could drop them off at the dry cleaners in the morning as she didn't start until 10.
Making sure everything was locked away and secure she headed for the Penny. She was 15 minutes early but that just meant she would get a head start on everyone else. Entering into the warm Pub she wasn't surprised to see her brother and Traci there.
It wasn't until she got her drink and joined the other two that she realised her tactical error. One look at Traci and she knew the other woman was in snoop mode. A quick glance at her brother showed him in full big brother mode. Great. She should have detoured to the bachelor pad and gathered an overnight bag first.
By the time Oliver, Celery and surprisingly Dov arrived just before 8 she had given in to their harping and decided to make it easier on them and herself by giving a quick run down consisting of -
"We met at the Robbie Robbins crime scene. I called her nerd and lunchbox. She just smiled this cute little half smile. By the end of the day we were friends. Yes I knew she was a lesbian. We've been spending time together. Yes looking back on those times you could consider them dates. Nothing happened until yesterday after I was shot at. She came to the station and was all worried and babbling. I kissed her to shut her up" she paused when Steve choked on his drink and Gail smirked. You asked for it bro "it was the best kiss ever" she added for Traci's benefit "you know the rest. Hospital, home to her place. Sleep only. Smoking goodbye kiss this morning" she looked between their shocked faces
"Anything I miss?" She asked them and dumbfounded they could only shake their head as she looked over to see the others arrived "others are here" she told them and went over to give Oliver a hug. She stroked his ego by telling him she missed him. Then joked it was only because she got stuck with Nick all shift.
She went to the bar and by the time she got back to the table Chris, Nick and Andy had joined them. Thankfully they were sitting down the far end from her and Oliver and Chris were sitting on either side keeping her calm. Chris asked if Holly was coming and she couldn't help but feel her face start to burn as she nodded and watched the door open. In walked perfection and it may have been uncool to jump up like a love sick puppy and head over but she couldn't help herself.
She missed the smirks thrown her way as people in the know thought someone had shaken the cool as ice Gail Peck. Others watched curiously wondering what was going on.
"Hey" she smiled and felt her heart flip when she received one of those big beaming smiles in return.
"Hey" Holly returned standing a bit awkward not sure how Gail wanted to handle this. Gail understood her hesitation. She had a choice, welcome Holly as she deserved and let everyone know exactly what was between them or act a coward and hurt the one person who didn't deserve it. Reaching up she cupped Holly's face, hearing her gasp of surprise as she pulled her head down to claim Holly's lips with her own.
It was a soft kiss, nothing like the one they shared this Morning, it was gentle and tender. It was a hello. A promise that she had no intentions of being a cat and a coming out all at once. When she pulled back Holly was watching her with eyes that absolutely shone with happiness and Gail knew she had made the right choice and she would do everything in her power never to hurt this lovely person again.
"Come on, everyone wants to meet and get to know you" she informed her still slightly stunned friend/girlfriend/partner?
She took Holly's hand and led her back towards the group, rolling her eyes as some broke out into spontaneous applause. She looked around the crowded bar for another chair but it seemed like half the city was in here tonight and that left them with a predicament. She bit her lip wondering what to do before she watched Holly take a seat and found herself pulled down onto her lap. Oh!
She wasn't quite sure how to react to that as Holly put her bag down and said hi to Chris and Steve who smirked back. Ok time to act like an adult here, or maybe it was more like a teenager as she relaxed back into Holly and grinned at all the stunned faces
"Everyone this is Holly. Holly everyone" she waved at all her colleagues. She waited for Holly to say a general Hello before asking "Who's round is it?"
Holly could honestly say she was having a good time. Gail's friends and colleagues were great. They had a good time stirring Gail who gave it straight back. She kept a tab on how many drinks Gail was consuming, having warned the blonde if she wanted to play dot to dot she had better be reasonably sober for it. Gail had choked on her drink and sent her a glare but had slowed down considerably.
Now the blonde seemed to be curled up content and half sleepy on her lap while she talked quietly to Oliver. Holly was talking to Traci who had switched seats with Chris.
"Looks like someone needs some sleep" Traci nodded at Gail and Holly laughed.
"Hmmm, sounds like my cue" Holly winked and Tracis smile bloomed before she turned to Gail "Hey ready to go?"
"Is it dot to dot time?" Gail suddenly perked up a bit and Holly had to laugh at Traci's confused look as Gail jumped off her lap and reached for Holly's bag. Holly stood up and took hold of the slightly unsteady blonde.
"Hey you taking off? The Party is just starting!" Chris called out and Holly knew what was coming before Gail said it
"Nope time for a private party, I get to play dot to dot" Gail grinned at Holly groaned as conversation stopped and everyone stared. Gail was more drunk than she had realised.
"You are so going without for that" she told the blonde while taking her bag and calling goodnight before walking off. Gail stood there stunned for a second.
"But you promised" Gail called out hurrying after her.
Everyone sat in silence as they watched them leave before Chris piped up
"Who is she and what has she done with Gail?"
Half an hour later Gail was decidedly more sober thanks to Holly. They had stopped at what was commonly known as the bachelor pad where she lived with Chris and Dov so that Gail could pack an overnight bag. Holly had to fight off a very determined Gail who had wanted to play dot to dot right then. Gail had finally gone to pack a bag with a pout and Holly had headed for the kitchen to make her a strong coffee to sober up a bit. Gail had drunk it with gusto and pulled out two slices of cold pizza from the fridge and after sniffing it wolfed it down. Holly had just watched with some level of bemusement and disgust.
Now as they parked in the private parking lot of Holly's complex Gail was sitting rather stunned in the passenger seat.
"Oh God, I really said it didn't I?" She groaned into her hands and Holly bit her lip to prevent a laugh, even if Gail deserved it.
"Depends what you're talking about" she played dumb and received a glare in return
"I told them I wanted to play dot to dot."
"Well that is pretty ambiguous" Holly attempted and when a delicate eyebrow rose she smirked "But I think you declaring we were having a private party assured they understood the context of the game."
"I'm never going to live this down" Gail muttered "Steve was there!"
"Does this mean you don't want to?" Holly stirred which caused the reaction she was hoping for as Gail lent across the centre console and crashed their mouths together in a hard forceful kiss that started her blood stirring.
"Don't be stupid" Gail growled when she pulled away "come on times wasting" she opened her door and hurried out leaving Holly as stunned as the time Gail kissed her in the interview room. With shaky hands she fumbled for the door latch and stumbled out of the car.
Gail's back hit the bed with a thump and she realised tables had turned. When they entered the apartment she had grabbed Holly and shoved her against the wall. Only because Holly let her she realised but still, it had arousal surging through her as she had kissed The dark haired woman hard, putting all the passion, all the emotion Holly made her feel into the kiss. Gail Peck didn't do emotion, except with Holly Stewart. She trusted her nerd.
Soon kissing hadn't been enough, she wanted more as she tore her mouth away from holly's to kiss her way down her jaw and neck, latching onto her pulse point and sucking hard, arousal flowing through her at the sexy moan Holly produced. Gail even held her up a bit as Holly's knees buckled slightly. Gail had smiled before moving onto the mole and becoming frustrated with Holly's shirt had started fumbling with the buttons.
Holly had become frustrated half way through and slapping her hands aside had simply whisked the shirt off over her head. Gail stared. It wasn't like she hadn't seen half dressed women before, even naked ones in school and academy locker rooms. But no girl had ever held a candle to Holly and she had never been in a situation like this before. In the back of her mind she noticed that there were indeed a few moles she could play dot to dot with, spaced far apart for optimum play time. She had taken a few precious seconds to whip off her own jumper and shirt before stepping back in.
The touch of skin on skin had been like igniting a fire and Gail had an urgent need to touch, kiss, lick, suck and bite everywhere. Not just dot to dot. Holly had pulled her in for an urgent kiss that had ignited a fire in the pit of her stomach and feeling like she was going to explode if Holly didn't just do something! No wait, she was supposed to be doing something. What was it again? Oh yeah dot to dot. Once again breaking the kiss she had honed in on that mole, circling it with her tongue, making Holly gasp and then latched on to suckle it.
All the while her hands had been moving over smooth hot skin, learning the shape and feel of the brunette, feeling the odd blemish and realising they were more moles to play with. Oh yeah she was going to love exploring this body. She pulled away looking for the next mole and saw one, technically it was tiny and may be a freckle, on her upper breast bone. She wasn't sure she could reach that one standing up and decided they needed to get horizontal. Fast.
Looking up into Holly's passion glazed eyes she uttered "Bedroom" and watched the brunette offer a feral grin and gulped. Next thing she knew she was in Holly's arms with her legs wrapped around Holly's waist and Holly's hands on her ass. Wtf? Wow she was strong as another surge of arousal shot through her. Who knew her nerd would be so dominant, it was very appealing. Hungry lips claimed hers again, her mind was wiped clean of all thought and she only just aware that they were moving until her back hit the bed and Holly stood over her like some nerdy Amazon woman.
She gulped when she watched Holly reach behind her and unhook her bra then her mouth went dry when faced with perfection. Ok she was using that word a lot but come on. Holly Stewart was pure perfection.
She reached for her her own bra then stared down in her chest in shock, she was braless, when did that happen.
"Wow, you so have to teach me how to do that" she stated and then groaned as Holly crawled over her and lowered herself on top of her.
"Do what?" Holly husked nibbling at her collar bone.
"Um" she blinked. What were they talking about? Oh right, bra. "Take my bra off without me feeling" she hissed as Holly bit her neck hard then soothed it with her tongue.
Holly smirked "Gail you weren't wearing a bra" she reminded and Gail blinked and thought back to changing in her apartment. Right, no bra and Holy Fuck her brain shut down as Holly took her earlobe in her mouth and nibbled. God they always had been one of her erogenous zones and then Holly rubbed their bodies together while pushing a knee between her legs.
Gail threw her head back as heat and desire roared through her, she was so startled at the force of it. She could only hold onto Holly tight as the feelings swept through her and she was blown away by them. She couldn't believe she could feel like this, she never felt anything like this before, she was overwhelmed. Burying her face in Holly's shoulder she held on tight, concentrating on breathing. Holly froze above her, noticing Gail needed a moment and hoping like hell she wasn't suddenly having a cat moment.
"You ok?" Holly whispered and felt Gail nod. Holly pressed a kiss to the top of her head "you sure?" she asked then squeaked in surprise when she found herself suddenly on the bottom. She looked up at Gail who's eyes were as serious as she had ever seen them but there was no hint of fear in them. "Gail?"
"You make me feel things. Things I've never felt before. Things I didn't know I could feel" Gail whispered earnestly and Holly's worry melted away as she cupped Gail's face tenderly "how can this be, I'm 27 years old Holly. How can I not know this existed?"
"Gail" Holly whispered and lent up to kiss her tenderly.
"We haven't even had sex nerd. We just kissed and lost a few clothes. I think you might just kill me"
"What a way to go" Holly teased and winked at her. Gail laughed, laughed in the middle of having sex. Who would have thought? Never Gail. Suddenly Gail became very serious as she looked at Holly in a mix of fear and awe. Holly's smile slipped as she recognised that the mood had changed again "what is it?" She asked
"Don't ever give up on me, don't let me be a cat" Gail whispered taking Holly's hand in hers and kissing it "I know we haven't known each other long but I don't want to be a Cat with you Holly"
"I wont" Holly managed to croak out around the lump in her throat
"Promise me" Gail said and Holly smiled
"I promise. I don't want you to be a cat either" Holly whispered and brought her in for another kiss. The kiss deepened slowly and both got lost in the feel of each other.