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It is late at night, or maybe it is early morning, Erin wasn’t entirely sure, they had lost track of time hours ago.
No proper words have been spoken for a long while except from hushed utters of names like prayers and loud curses, but the silence that filled the entire room is soon cut into as Holtzmann clears her throat.
“I don’t think any of this is by accident, you know?” She says, casually, as she plays with Erin’s fingers.
“What is?” Holtzmann pushes herself up on her arm, so she is looking down at Erin.
“Us.” She states simply and easily. Erin arches her eyebrow, staring up at the engineer with a quizzical smile.
“I didn’t think you were one to believe in all of that stuff, Jill.” Holtzmann tilts her head from side to side with a grin.
“Well normally I don’t, didn’t, but from the moment I laid my eyes on you, it made me think that something as stupid as fate maybe does exist.”
It is awfully poetic, and honestly some of the most beautiful words Erin thinks she has ever heard that it takes her breath away momentarily.
“You think so?” Holtz nods her head.
“I don’t think there’s a world where I don’t fall in love with you. I really believe that.” And Erin smiles that type of smile that makes your chest swell and tighten.
“I believe that, too.” Erin says after a beat. “And if that isn’t cheesy, then I don’t know what is.” The small woman begins to laugh. “Are you going soft on me, Jillian Holtzmann?” Erin reaches up and tucks a long blonde curl behind Holtz’s ear.
“Maybe…” She shrugs with a gentle smile before she leans down and captures Erin’s lips with her own and kisses her.