A/N: Hi everyone! My name is Melly, and while this isn't my first Chicago Fire fic, this is my first multi-chapter Chicago Fire fic. This idea came to me after the episode that took place this Tuesday. May I point out that the writers have broken my heart, and I'm very sad and angry right now. BUT, it's fine because I KNOW Casey and Dawson will find their way back to each other. 'Cause….they're meant to be.

Disclaimer: I own nothing because if I did, Dawsey would've never broken up.

Chapter One: Awkward Situations

Matthew Casey stared at the door to his apartment for almost two minutes. The love of his life had just walked out of his life, and he had no idea how to take it.

He wanted to go after her, he really did. More than anything in this world. But he didn't. He didn't go after her because he thought that him forcing himself to stay where he was would somehow help her through this.

The couple had faced a lot in the past couple of months. The death of Shay was still a very fresh wound for Gabby, even though she wouldn't admit it. But she had lost her best friend. She lost Shay because the two of them had switch places, and the only reason the two of them switched was because Gabby had asked her to.

That was a guilt that Gabby Dawson would have to carry around forever.

When they had started working together, they hadn't expected for things to lead them here, but they did. Sure, maybe it was true that everything happened for a reason, but no matter how hard he tried, Casey couldn't think of a reason for Gabby to walk away from him and their relationship. Why couldn't they just work this out together? They loved one another enough, and their relationship was most definitely strong enough. Nor could he think of a reason he didn't go after her. Other than to say it was to help her, but everyone knew that was lie. A way to make himself feel better.

For now, he used the wall to make himself better. When Kelly had entered the apartment later that night and asked what happened, Matt simply shrugged his shoulders telling his friend that he had an accident.

Sighing, Kelly only shook his head. "You need to talk to her," was all he said. He knew that Matthew Casey was very much in love with Gabby Dawson. It was very obvious to all of their coworkers. Although he also knew just how much of a toll it took on them now that they worked together. He had experienced that with Shay from time to time. Even though they weren't a couple, it did affect their friendship every now and then.

Needless to say, Casey didn't get any sleep that night. He tossed and turned all night. Every time he closed his eyes, all he could see was Dawson's face. He was well aware that this wasn't easy on her either. If he had to guess, he would say that she had broke down crying the moment she walked out that door. - Little did Casey know, he was right.

When he went to work the next day and saw Gabby, the first he felt was sadness. He wanted nothing more than to take her face into his hands, kiss her with all he had, and tell her how sorry he was. How stupid it was of him to allow her to walk out the door, how he wanted to go after her. But he didn't, instead he went to get a cup of coffee.

As did she, but you know what they say, great minds think alike.

The awkwardness between the two of them could be felt right away, but Gabby told him to go ahead and get his coffee.

"That's okay," Matt said avoiding her eyes. "This is my second cup anyways."

Dawson simply nodded, and then she noticed his hand. It looked painful, and now it was her turn to be filled with sadness. "What happened?" She mumbled.

"Nothing really," he mumbled.

The call they went on together later that day also felt awkward, but there was nothing they could do about it. Especially since Gabby was so sure that this whole thing "worked" for them. Dawson was one hell of a candidate, and he was proud of her. He was proud of his girl. After all, she was the reason Mills and Brett had been saved. He would never admit it out loud, but the moment she had found the trail, but the pieces together, and lead them to where Mills and Brett were, the first thing to cross his mind was: That's my girl.

"I guess it works," Matt sighed. He didn't want to tell her how he really felt, and how this didn't work for him at all. He just wanted his girl back. The misery and heartbreak he was currently feeling. But if this made Gabby happy, then he would force himself to put on a smile and deal with it.

The thing was, he knew that this didn't make her either. Though he would never call her out on it.

"Dude, why don't you just talk to her?" Kelly asked later that night while the two friends shared a beer. He had to admit, the atmosphere felt extremely different without Gabby. There was a quietness to it, a sadness. He guessed that the sadness was a result of Casey being so lost without her.

"I can't, okay? I, I want to...I really do, but I'm trying to do what's best for her, Kelly. What makes her happy. Right now I can't do what I want to, I jus-"

"You honestly think what's best for her is you not going after her, chasing her down and telling her how much you love her? Look man, I may not have a solid relationship, and I may move from girl to girl at times. But what you and Dawson have…" he paused for a moment. "That's real, and the last thing you want do is screw that up."

Matt knew that Kelly was right, but he still couldn't bring himself to call Gabby. Check on her, or just call to simply say goodnight. It was too hard right now. Too painful. He knew that if she were to pick up that phone, and he heard her voice...it would probably break him. Causing him to have more than one hole in the wall. "I just can't do it," he said with a shake of his head.

A heavy sigh left the lips of Severide as he took another swig of his beer. "If the death of Shay has taught me anything, it's that you never know when you're going to share that final moment with someone..." He whispered, pausing for a moment so he could regain his composure. "Shay is my best friend, Casey, and now she's just….gone. But that's the kind of job we have. We save peoples lives every single day, and we put our lives on the line to do it. Dawson almost lost you in that fire a few months ago. That hit you took to the head. No one knew how that was going to end. Every time we walk into a fire….into a situation, that situation could be the very last moment you see Gabby. You know that."

"I know…" Casey whispered back as his blue eyes looked down at his lockscreen of his iPhone 5. It was a picture of him and Gabby. The two of them looked so happy in the photo, and he could remember the moment clearly. He missed that happiness. He missed her smile. He missed her.

[Flashback]

Tonight was a date night for Gabby and Casey. It wasn't something they got to do often, especially since the two of them were so busy. But they had decided to go ice skating together. It was something simple, yet sweet.

After skating for nearly two hours, their legs had gotten tired, and snow began to fall. "Take a picture with me," Casey said. Tonight had been perfect, a moment he wanted to remember for forever.

"Okay!" Gabby chirped, giving him that sweet smile he loved so much.

Matt held him his phone at an angle, but it had caused Gabby to burst out into a fit of laughter because he wasn't able to get both of them in the shot. "Babe! Give me your phone! You don't know how the hell to take a picture when it's facing you!" She said in between her laughter.

"I do too!" He whined as his fiancée took his phone out of his hands. Gabby quickly took a picture of Matt pouting while she was laughing at him. "You're so cute when you pout," she smiled, kissing his cheek. "Now take a real picture with me."

Gabby smiled as as Casey leaned over and placed a kiss on her cheek. "Love you."

"Love you too." She said, and she meant it.

[End of flashback]

He wasn't sure how he was going to make this right, or how he was going to do it, but Matthew Casey was going to get his girl back.

A/N: Sorry that this chapter is so short, but I'm just trying to see how this would work out! Good? Bad? Worth continuing? Let me know in a review please, and hopefully I'll see you guys soon with chapter two! - Melly.