Time Away - PJ & Gallagher
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Gallagher once again considered his options. He could tell her that yes, he was nervous. He hadn’t been in a serious relationship in quite a long time, to be honest. His previous girlfriend hadn’t admired him or looked at him the way PJ did. She hadn’t appreciated his intelligence, and had been more interested in telling him what to do. Being with PJ, he wasn’t being bossed around. Instead, he was finding himself willingly going out of his comfort zone because he trusted and loved her.
Love? Even if he wanted to, Gallagher wouldn’t let that word escape his mouth at this stage of their relationship. What he was completely sure of was that she made him happy, albeit nervous. His heart raced as she got closer, and he smiled sheepishly as she spoke and laughed. The question mad him pause, before he let out a breath he hadn’t known he’d been holding. Nodding his head, Gallagher paused for a second. “I assumed you could tell.” He laughed a little, before he pushed his wet hair back off of his forehead again. “I’m not sure all of this is real.” He half joked. Seriously–this was real?
She could tell being so close to him made him nervous and she wondered if it had more to do with them both being naked or if there was another reason entirely. She smiled softly at him as he said he wasn't sure it was real, trying to ease his nerves even just a little as she pulled him closer until his chest was pressed against hers. "Does it feel real to you?" She asked, not belittling him in any way, but truly wanting to give him something that would ground him to reality in a way.
What she wouldn't admit was that she had been pretty nervous as well. She may not have shown it, but as she had stripped down before running into the water her heart had been pounding so hard in her chest. It stunned her, because she was sure she had never been nervous in any of her other relationships, but maybe that was why being with Gallagher always felt so different than the others. She wasn't sure how he'd turned her into a girly mess of emotions, but she certainly wasn't complaining.









