'It's a beautiful view,' Erin murmured as her fingers clasped the cold iron balcony edge, leaning her body a little forward. The woman looked out towards the city, smiling softly, the twinkle of New York's lights a mesmerising glitter in the night.
Holtz nodded, standing next to her co-worker, looking out into the distance.
'It is a beautiful view isn't it.'
Erin nodded, turning towards the blonde, the woman meeting her gaze and they both smiled softly, looking back out into the evening.
They stood in silence for a moment, although for both of them it felt like an eternity.
'Thank you for coming over tonight,' the blonde almost whispered, her chest a thud of rapid beats.
Erin smiled to herself, turning to the woman.
'Thanks for inviting me over.'
Holtzmann nodded, inhaling hard, shaking her head a little, nerves crawling over her like goose bumps and she shivered a little.
'You cold?' Erin asked, noticing the woman shake a little.
The engineer shook her head, scrunching her nose.
'Nervous habit.'
Erin nodded, turning back to the night, confusion flushed across her face momentarily.
They stood together, only half a meter or so separating them and Erin squinted her eyes a little processing what the blonde said.
'Nervous...habit?'
Holtzmann looked down, noticing her hands were tight around the iron ledge and she attempted to loosen them, focusing her eyes from her fingers to the city in front of her .
'Yeah.'
Erin pursed her lips with a small nod, looking back out.
'Erin?'
'Yeah?'
'In about three seconds I'm going to lean over and kiss you.'
Erin's lips parted and she turned, about to speak but then the blonde was right there, her face close, her hands slipping to her face and Erin leaned in too, her hands finding the blonde's cheeks and their lips pressed together softly. Holtz smiled into the kiss as Erin's thumbs stroked her cheeks and the physicist pushed her mouth harder in, letting out a little sigh.
Holtz gripped Erin tighter, moving a hand to her waist pulling her close as the woman wrapped her arms around her neck, their kiss a little more heated, and as it deepened the blonde squeezed her arm around Erin's tighter, her body full with nerves, but now dispersing and a wave of relief washed over her.
The blonde slipped her hand to the woman's neck, guiding her lips even deeper and Erin moaned softly, Holtzmann smiling at her reaction as they kissed.
They pulled away briefly, faces still cupped, eyes lingering on lips and then eyes. Erin's heart thumping as she stared into the blue of the woman's eyes, feeling lost in them, as though she was floating, not feeling her own body.
They said nothing and Holtzmann smiled as she leaned in again, kissing Erin softly, her arm tightening around her again, sliding her other hand into Erin's hair as their lips danced again, this time Erin's arms slid further around the blonde, folding her arms around her neck, pushing her body into Holtz and they both uttered a breathy giggle, parting for a moment and then returning, their kisses passionate and needy.
Erin pulled away, bringing her hands to her mouth, chuckling a little, and Holtz grinned at her, tilting her head, scrunching her face into a goofy smile.
'Um...so,' Erin said, turning back to the view and then to Holtzmann, bringing her hands up to her fringe, nerves and excitement coursing through her.
'You okay Gilbert?'
The brunette nodded, breathy chuckles escaping her lips as she moved back into the engineer's arms. The woman held her close, their lips finding one another's again and they kissed softly. Erin's hands around Holtzmann as the blonde held her face, and Erin loved how it felt, it was comforting; her hands, warmth, it felt safe, loving.
'How did you know I would kiss you back,' Erin mumbled softly, her arms around the woman.
Holtzmann grinned, 'Well I know you pretty well,' Erin chuckled, 'and well I could tell by the way you act around me.'
'The way I act around you?'
The blonde leaned in, planting a kiss to the woman's lips and she nodded.
'Yeah, you do fumble a lot around me, and I do notice you looking at me a lot, and you blush when I catch you.'
'Did you ever think that's because you're a weirdo?'
'Yeah, a glorious weirdo.'
Erin laughed softly, pushing her lips into Holtz's again and they kissed slowly, the brunette's fingers gently playing with the loose blonde locks that had escaped pins.
'You are a glorious weirdo, but you're my glorious weirdo.'
Holtzmann smiled into their kiss with a nod.
'Always.'
'Always.'
