fic: always (forever) – gail/erica
always (forever) | the last man on earth | 1200 words
“Dawn can call you mama, if you want,” Erica says softly, biting her lip, and she studies Gail intently. When she offers no response, Erica quickly amends, “Or she’ll—she’ll call you Gail, like everyone else. It’s up to you.”
Gail and Erica take a smoke break (except not really).
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“Hey,” a voice says behind her, and she might’ve jumped if she hadn’t run out of fucks to give. “Can I bum a light?”
Gail breathes a half laugh. “Last time I checked, you were still nursing.” She flicks at fallen ash on the leg of her jeans, takes another drag.
“Last time I checked,” Erica says as she moves to sit next to her, groaning in mild discomfort, still healing from childbirth, “we agreed you wouldn’t run off without telling me where you were going. Not after last time.”