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Chapter 2
"Where have you been?" he asked the woman coming home at seven o'clock in the morning.
"I was out with a friend and we lost track of time" Matt's mother explained.
"You're out on Parole, you can't afford to lose track of time!" Matt shouted, he was trying not to lose his temper but it was a losing battle. He knew that this was going to end badly.
"You don't think I know that! I'm not a child!" She shouted back.
"I know that you're not a child! I also know that nobody speaks to me like that, especially in my own house" his anger instantly boiled over. He took in a deep breath, trying to recollect himself. "I need to leave for work now, we will talk tomorrow when I get home" he didn't even wait for her reply; he grabbed his duffle bag and keys, and then walked out the front door. He wasn't sure how much more he could take with his mother.
As Gabby rounded the Corner of the firehouse from her morning run, she saw Peter Mills walking up the driveway.
"Hey" she called out, as she took her ear buds out of her ears.
Mills turned to face her, "Good Morning" he greeted her with a smile. "I didn't know you're a runner."
"I have to be, it's one of the only two ways to clear my head" Gabby stated as she took her Ipod from her pocket and began to wind the cord around.
"What's the other?"
"Cooking" she replied.
"Which reminds me, I need to get your secret recipe for your Mac and Cheese, it's the best I have ever had"
"Oh Peter Mills your dreaming" Gabby said with a half laugh.
"I thought it was worth a shot" Mills said as he and Gabby starting walking into the firehouse.
Mills walked directly into the kitchen, as Gabby walked to the locker room to change into her uniform. When she got to her locker, she grabbed her clothes out and set them on the bench. She quickly looked around to see if anyone had come in when she wasn't paying attention. She then pulled her shirt over her head, revealing her purple sport bra. At that same moment, Matt Casey turned the corner to find her.
Gabby jumped when she saw Matt standing there, "Oh my god" she shouted as embarrassment took over her body.
"I'm so sorry" Matt called out as he quickly turned his back to Gabby.
"It's fine" Gabby said trying to reassure Matt as well as putting her work shirt on. "It will teach me to always go to the bathroom when I need to change my clothes" Gabby said trying to lighten the mood.
Matt kept his back to Gabby, "I'm really sorry."
Gabby took in a breath, "its fine, you can turn around now".
Matt did as he was told but his face was still a little red, "So how was the run?" he asked unsure of what to say next.
"Mind clearing" Gabby stated as she closed her locker and turned to face Casey.
"What's going on?" Concern filled his face.
"Nothing really"
Matt's face relaxed, "Well if there was something going on, you know you can tell me anything"
"I know" Gabby said with a smile.
"Speaking of clearing your mind…" Casey tried to get out his sentence, but before he could they both heard the PA system.
"Building fire Truck 81, Squad 3, and ambulance 61"
"That was one of the craziest rescues in a while" Severide told Casey as the two were taking off their gear from their latest call.
"Yeah" Casey answered.
"You alright man?" Severide asked as he sat down turned to look at Casey, who was taking off his boots.
"Just have a lot on my mind lately".
"Well a few of the guys were talking about going to grab a drink tonight, you interested?" Severide said as she stood up to put his gear away.
"Sure, that sounds great".
"O'Connor's around eight" Severide announced has he put his gear away.
Casey nodded his head, he was thankful for the distraction and a chance to let lose and hang out with his friends. As Casey was putting his gear away, he noticed Dawson sitting on the rig talking to Shay. He took in the moment and watched her smile and laugh; he couldn't help but think how beautiful she is. Just watching her somehow made him feel lighter.
Before he could continue on, he saw Dawson and Shay walking toward him.
"Hey Dawson, do you have second?" He asked.
"Yeah" she responded. Shay continued to walk ahead into the kitchen.
"What's up" Gabby asked with a worried expression on her face. When Casey started a conversation with her like this, it was usually something serious.
"The other day you said something about going out sometime..."
"Yeah it was just an idea" Gabby replied unsure of where this conversation was going.
"Well I was wanted to let you know that some of the guys are going out for drinks tonight and I thought that you might want to come, if you're not busy or anything".
"Oh, that sounds like fun, I'm in" Simple enough Gabby thought after she replied.
"I was also thinking that you might want to grab dinner before"
"Do I get to pick the restaurant?" Gabby asked with a smile.
"Of Course" Matt replied Smiling back at her.
"Then it looks like you got yourself a date" Gabby quickly closed her eyes, she couldn't believe the words slipped out of her mouth. "I didn't mean a date as in dating, but just as in friends setting a time to go out to dinner…"
Matt's smile grew, watching Dawson get flustered was cute. "No worries, I know what you mean".
"Oh… good" Gabby said as she calmed down.
"I'll swing by your place around six"
"That works…" Gabby nodded her head. Before Gabby could say another thing she could see shay over Casey's shoulder waving at her to come into the kitchen.
Casey turned around after watching Dawson's attention focus behind him. He saw Shay standing outside the Kitchen waving for both of them to come in, he could tell by the expression on her face that something was about to happen that they wouldn't want to miss.
Dawson and Casey turned around and began walking into the break room, "What do you think this is about?" Dawson asked.
"It's got to be good" Casey replied with a wicked smile spread across his face.
