Forever With You

Chapter Eight

 Franky wakes around five in the morning and carefully peels herself out of Bridget's arms. She knows she has an hour before their alarm goes off, but she also knows the nagging thoughts in her mind wouldn't allow her to go back to sleep. She unplugs her cell and uses the light from the home screen to tiptoe her way out of the bedroom. Once she gets in the hallway, she closes the door and writes a text to Vera. 'Good morning. Give me a call when you can spare a few minutes. Thanks, Franky.' She's not the best of friends with Vera, but she knows her and Bridget are really close, so she's hoping Vera is willing to give her a hand.

Bridget awakens to her alarm and stretches after turning it off. She smiles as she reaches over to Franky's side of the bed, only to frown at the cool sheets beside her. She felt more confident after talking with Franky last night, and after being ravished shortly after, her doubts were beginning to fade. She freshens up in the bathroom then heads to the kitchen for some much-needed coffee. She hears Franky before she sees her as she turns the corner. "With all that's going on I just think it's too early. Yeah, I know. I just don't want to stuff things up again. I appreciate it. You sure you don't mind? Thanks again." Franky disconnects the call and turns to see Bridget in the doorway. "Everything okay baby?" Franky walks over and slides her arms around her waist. She leans in and kisses her briefly. "Just some stuff at work. I mixed up some paperwork and..." Bridget stops her with a kiss. "At six in the morning?" She asks with a smirk. Franky just shrugs her shoulders. "You know Fessler."

Bridget smiles and caresses the side of her face. "I'm sorry about last night baby. I know I shouldn't let those things get to me." Franky shakes her head and pulls her in closer. "I get it Gidge, I do. But I'm not going anywhere. Not unless you want me to." Bridget shakes her head before leaning her forehead against Franky's. Franky smiles and lets a hand slowly slide around Bridget's behind. "So, can we continue what we started last night?" Bridget grins. "We?" She wraps her arms around Franky's neck as she feels her legs being lifted and wrapped around her waist. "What I started..." Franky whispers in her ear as she makes her way down the hallway. "Franky. I've gotta be at work at 8..." Franky smiles after kissing the side of her neck. "I sent a text to Jack..." Bridget stops her with a passionate kiss.

By ten o'clock, Franky and Bridget have their arms wrapped around each other as they kiss goodbye in the doorway of the front door. Bridget breaks the kiss and leans her forehead against Franky's. Franky rubs her back as she leans in to kiss her again. Bridget smiles as she parts their lips again. "I've got to get going babe." Franky smiles as she hums in agreement. "I love you Gidge." She caresses the side of the older woman's face as she pulls her closer with her other hand. "I love you too baby." Franky looks deep into the blue eyes in front of her. "So much Gidge. Don't you ever forget that." She says as she fights the tears beginning to fill her eyes. Bridget feels herself melt into Franky's arms as she watches the tears fill her eyes. Her heart aches at how much Franky has grown when verbalizing her feelings towards her, and those in general. She takes Franky's face in her hands. "I won't baby." She smiles and kisses her briefly before releasing her and heading towards her car. Franky watches her leave, then wipes her eyes before heading inside to finish getting ready for work.

Quarter to eleven, Franky is looking through her paperwork, making sure everything is in order as the door to the visitor's room opens. "Franky!" Boomer yells as she races the few steps towards Franky. "Hey Booms!" Franky says as she stands and gets squeezed by Boomer. "Okay Booms. I need to breath." She laughs as Boomer releases her tight hug. "Yeah, sorry." Franky motions to the chair on the other side of the table. Boomer nods and sits down opposite Franky. "I thought I'd stop in a little early to give us some time to catch up. How's it going?" Boomer smiles. "Yeah, thanks. Same as usual, I guess. Kinda lonely with only Allie left though, ya know?" Franky frowns. "Hopefully, it won't be much longer though." Boomer shrugs. "We are just waiting for the lawyer Fessler assigned then we can get started..." Boomer smiles before cutting her off. "Have a hot date last night Franky? Didn't expect the doc to be that feisty." Franky blushes slightly while thinking of last night and this morning. "Fuck off Booms." Boomer laughs. "Thought that was one of your rules Franks. No marks." Franky looks up in panic. "What?" Boomer points to her collarbone. Franky jumps out of her chair and looks at her reflection in the window. "Shit." She mumbles. She pulls the collar of her blouse closer to her neck and buttons one of the two buttons she left open. "You must really love her. I've never known you to be this soft Franks." Franky blushes as she takes her seat. "I do Booms. And I'm gonna marry her someday. I even bought the ring." Boomer smiles. "So, what's the hold up?" Franky frowns. "Just some..." She stops as the door to the visitor's room opens. Her jaw drops as she watches a familiar blonde walk through the door. "Miss Davidson!" Boomer shouts. The blonde nods as she pulls out her chair. "Boomer. Nice to see you again."