A/N This is my first fanfic for Brettonio. At this time, I don't know where I'm going with this, but I'm sure once I get started, I'll have a clue. Please enjoy!

Ever since the night that Antonio was flirting with Sylvie at Molly's, she couldn't get the conversation out of her mind. Of course, if it was any other guy she wouldn't have thought about it. But Antonio Dawson never flirted with anyone, ever. At least not in Molly's and not in front of Gabby. Every time she thought about Gabby's horrified look on her face, she always laughed. She thought Gabby would ask her a bunch of questions about what happened, but honestly Sylvie didn't know what brought that on. Yes, they sort of had a moment in the ambulance, but it wasn't like he said anything to her when they dropped the teenager off. He just told them that he'll check on them later. Before she could think about anything anymore, Gabby waved her hand in front of Sylvie's face. "Earth to Sylvie." She said with a laugh.

Sylvie shook her head and she laughed with an embarrassed look on her face, luckily Gabby couldn't read her thoughts or else she would have questioned why she cared about Antonio flirting with her. They were at Molly's, Gabby invited her there to keep her company since it was her night to bartend. "Sorry. I'm sorry. I'm just tired." She wasn't lying entirely, their last shift was rough and it drained her, but she was happy to be here with Gabby.

Gabby looked at her with concerned in her eyes. "Are you sure that's it? You looked like something was troubling you."

"No no. I'm fine, I promise." She said as she took a sip of her drink in front of her.

Gabby smiled and she nodded her head. She was making someone a drink when she heard a familiar voice. "Hey sis." She gave the woman her drink and then she turned her attention to Antonio. "Hey Antonio. What's up?"

Antonio shrugged his shoulders as his eyes landed on Sylvie. Ever since they flirted in Molly's about a week ago, he was avoiding coming here. It wasn't that he regretted flirting with Sylvie, it was just because it was confused on why he did it. Even with a week away and a lot of time to think, he still didn't understand it. "Nothing much. Give me a beer."

Antonio sat down on the stool next to Sylvie, waiting to see if she would make a move first. When Gabby placed the beer in front of him, he picked it up and took a sip. It was getting later which meant that more people were coming, so Gabby was going back and forth giving people their orders. Knowing that Sylvie wasn't going to speak first, he looked over at her. "Everything okay?" He asked, trying to break the ice. He couldn't understand why he was nervous talking to her, but he figured it was because he didn't want her to think that he was one of those guys. Those guys that just flirts with anyone.

Sylvie looked over at him and she nodded her head. "Yes. Just tired. But if I leave Gabby now, she'll probably get mad at me." She joked. She knew Gabby wouldn't care if she left and went home to sleep, but no way in hell would Sylvie leave now with Antonio sitting next to her.

"So she's the reason why you came here tonight, huh?" He asked as he took another sip of his beer.

Sylvie laughed and nodded her head. "Yes. But I needed the distraction." She admitted as she took a sip from her drink. She could see Gabby's eyes on them as they talked but she just chose to ignored it for right now.

They were talking for a few hours, about nothing at all. They were both avoiding the topic of why they were flirting a week ago. Maybe it was because they both knew deep down why they were. But neither one of them were ready to admit it yet.

Sylvie looked down at the time and took in a deep breath. "I guess it's time I should head home." She said as she looked over at Antonio.

"Okay. Want me to walk you to your car?" He asked and she nodded her head. She said goodbye to Gabby and then stood up, grabbing her purse.

They talked a little bit heading to her car and once they reached it, they stopped in front of it. She gave him a small smile. "So. I guess I'll see you?" She said, hoping that he would ask her out or something.

Antonio nodded his head at her question. "Yes, of course. I'll see you around." He said as he watched her smile fade away. He knew that she wanted him to ask her out, and god, he wanted too. But with everything he was going through now, he didn't want to involve her. In his eyes, he felt like he was just protecting her.

He looked at her as she watched in her purse and grabbed her keys. "Be careful driving home, okay?" She looked back at him and forced a smile on her face. "Of course. You be careful too."

It had been a few days since she had seen Antonio and truthfully, she was in a bad mood. She wasn't trying to let it get to her because it wasn't like they were anything anyway. She just thought she felt a spark between them, but obviously, he hadn't felt it.

She made herself a bowl a cereal and she sat down at the table. Next to her was Herrmann and Severide who were debating on something, but she couldn't concentrate on what they were discussing.

"Brett, who do you think would win in a race, me or Severide?" Herrmann asked.

She swallowed her food and blinked at him a few times. "W—What? I don't know." She said with a shrugged of her shoulders. Why couldn't she just eat in peace? As much as she loved the boys in the firehouse, they were all competitive for no reason.

"Come on, Brett. Just answer the question." Severide knew Brett wanted to avoid the question because she would choose him.

"I honestly have no clue guys. Just go race." She shrugged her shoulders. "It could be fun." She said.

"You're no help, Brett." Herrmann said. "We don't really want to race; we just want to know who could win." With that comment, Brett couldn't help but laugh. Typical guy response.

Sylvie looked over as Dawson sat down at the table, thankful that now she wasn't the only female at the table. They were now turning their questions to her and she figured this could be her chance to escape.

A few hours into the shift, they got their first call. It wasn't anything big, it was just an old lady that fell and needed help.

When they were heading back to the Firehouse, Gabby looked over at Sylvie. "What's up?"

Sylvie looked over at her with a confused expression on her face. "Nothing? What do you mean?"

"I mean, ever since I left you alone with Antonio the other night, you haven't been in a good mood. I left it alone for a few days thinking you'd talk to me, so what's up?"

"So you set that up?" She looked at her suspiciously. She saw Gabby nodded her head and she sighed. "Does your brother just flirt with women for the hell of it?"

Gabby laughed, maybe a little bit too loud. "Oh no. I don't know much about Antonio's personal life in that area. I don't even want to know. However, Antonio isn't the type to flirt, especially in front of me."

Sylvie kind of expected that answer and she nodded her head. "Then maybe he just isn't into me."

"I don't think that's it. I saw the way he was looking at you that night. You must understand that he's going through a lot with his ex -wife and a custody battle. He probably just doesn't want to involve you in that mess. Talk to him, Sylvie. Or not. It's up to you."

"Maybe right now, I should just give him space. I mean, I want to talk to him. But if he's going through that, maybe he doesn't want to be with anyone. And lord knows I don't want to get hurt."

A/N Please understand that I don't want to rush them together, but I love drama and angst and that's where I want them to start right now. But in the next chapter, they will definitely have 'The Talk" I just haven't decided if it'll good or not.