It's been a week since Matt was brought into Chicago Med for his arm laceration, being seen by Gabby, and little that he knew this pretty Latina was the one and only Msfiestychick he chatted with every night on the computer. Matt walked towards his office looking at his watch seeing it was quickly approaching 11:00 pm. Tonight was a special night, brought on by not so special events that they both shared in common. Tonight marked one year that Handyman 51, and Msfiestychick began their daily evening ritual of late night chats. Some nights they would chat for hours and other nights could be as short as 10 minutes, but both understood and were happy with whatever time they shared, together yet apart never knowing where the other truly was.
"Hey Casey." Severide called out from his open office door." Your really doing it?" He looked at his friend with concern." Your actually leaving Shay and I, going off on your own?"
Matt moved to lean on the open door frame." It's time man." He looks on sad." It's been a year and I'm back on my feet again, thanks to you and Shay."
"Hmmm." Severide gives him a sly grin." Is it late night hotty that's helped?"
Matt stood up straight looking at him with wide eyes." I'm going to kill her." He says in a huff." When did she tell you, after promising me she wouldn't?"
"About a month after she found out." Severide said looking away.
"Damn Kelly." Matt said annoyed, his use of first name told Kelly he was pissed." That was like four months ago."
Just then Shay entered the bunk room through the locker room doorway nearest Seveide's office." Damn you candidate." Matt barks at her." I should make you scrub toilets all night."
She rushed to stand next to Matt swinging the door open wider sending Severide a glare." You told him, you ...you...ugh." she says in frustration.
"Oh come on we all live together." Severide argues back." If you didn't tell me I'm sure I would have found out another way."
"Not much longer." Shay wraps her arm around Matt's shoulder, giving him a pouty face." Our baby's all grown up and leaving us."
"Oh stop." Matt looks away with a bashful smile." I'm only moving two doors down.
"Yeah cause mama bear here." Severide teases as he points to Shay." Wouldn't let you fly the coupe completely."
"What?" Shay says unashamed." Baby steps right."
"Right." Matt says sarcastic giving Severide a teasing look." Are you still gonna come over and tuck me in at night?"
"Honey." Shay points her finger between Matt and Kelly." If I wasn't gay, watch out you two."
"Oh gross." Matt and Kelly said in unison. Then Matt looks down at his watch." Uh oh were not keeping you from lover girl are we?" Severide teases.
"It's not like that." Matt says as he rolls his eyes.
"And if it was." Shay says quietly." That would be ok too."
"Shay, I'm good." Matt puts his hand on her shoulder." I'm moving on."
"You should totally let me set you up with that hot nurse." Shay says excited.
"Hot nurse?" Severide chimed in.
"Easy cowboy." Shay waved severide off." She's not your type probably anyway."
"And I have a type?" Severide shot back.
"Precisely." Shay quipped back.
"Um guys." Matt waves his hand in the air in front of them." I'm still here and I don't think I need dating tips thank you Shay." He bows slightly before her then turns to Severide." And stay away from the nurse, she seems like a nice girl, so definantly not your type."
"Hey." Severide call out as Matt starts backing away towards his office looking at his watch yet again.
Matt turns to walk into his own office now just as the bells ring, and he turns to look at his two friends." Are you kidding me." He huffs as he looks at his laptop then turns to run to his usual spot on 81." All this time." Matt mumbles to himself cause in all this time he's been lucky enough to never be called away at this specific time of the night, but looks like this night is bound to be different.
Gabby sits down at her computer desk in her small single bedroom apartment with a glass of wine in hand and a smile on her face that she wore every night at the same time. She starts to type...
Msfiestychick...good evening Handy...happy one year friendversary!
Gabby sat there waiting patiently for a response that she soon realised wasn't coming. She finished her glass of wine that quickly turned into a whole bottle of wine. Gabby knew what her internet friend did for a living, or so he says but deep down she feels like she truly does believe everything he tells her. But tonight maybe she selfishly needed him to be available and for the first time in their one year ' relationship ' he wasn't there.
"Gabby you are truly fooling yourself." She chuckles talking to herself out loud." How can this perfect guy even exist, it's just unrealistic." Gabby tries convincing herself that she's lost her mind yet she stays sitting longing for her screen to light up with a private message. It's almost midnight when she turns the wine bottle upside down and it drips empty, and she's left to her thoughts, and of all memories that come flooding back it's the one that brought her here to this day, to this internet site when she met Handyman51.
One year and five days ago.
Gabby danced around the kitchen of her NY Soho apartment getting dinner ready for her and her fiancé Justin. He had just recently proposed only a month ago, and though they hadn't made any solid wedding plans they talked about it all the time. Maybe talk wasn't the right word cause neither agreed on what kind of wedding they wanted, Justin wanting a big wedding out on Long Island where his family lived. Gabby on the other hand wanted a small wedding on a beach in some exotic location, for her family was all in Chicago and had too many distant relatives to even begin to invite.
Gabby is swaying her hips to the music as she stirs the pot of sauce on the stove when there is a knock on the apartment door." Justin did you leave your keys at work again?" She calls out laughing to herself as she moves through the tiny room and then quickly swings open the door." Hey baby..."Gabby stops mid sentence as a look of shock takes over.
"Are you Gabriela Dawson?" One of the two uniform cops asks. All Gabby can do is nod a yes as tears fill her eyes already assuming the worst." I'm sorry ma'am." The same officer continues and Gabby drops to the floor in a heap of loud sobs and all she picks up on are key words like, "Crossing." "Taxi." Hit." And "Dead." Gabby cried and sobbed there for god knows how long for the man she was ' suppose ' to spend the rest of her life with.
Gabby is snapped out of her thoughts when a loud knock on her door rings through the apartment. She wipes her tears from her thoughts and quickly moves to open her apartment door." Amy?" She looks at her friend puzzled." What are you doing here?" Gabby let's out a chuckle then looks at the clock." At 12:30 in the morning."
"You my friend are coming out with me." Amy says as she turns Gabby around back into the apartment.
"Now?" Gabby almost whines." It's like practically my bed time."
"What are you an old lady?" Amy rolls her eyes." And you know I work till midnight."
"Yeah, yeah." Gabby chuckles back greatful for her friend that she quickly grew close too when she moved back to Chicago only two months ago, trying to start over." And hey, your older then me." Gabby teases pointing a finger at her.
"By what a month, so let's go." Amy taps her on the butt." The nights a wasteing." Gabby chuckles at her friends antics as she moves to get freshened up in her bedroom. Amy knew everything about Gabby's tragic past and knew this was a rough week for her, so this was one of the many reasons she was there. That and also knew about her budding friendship with this mystery guy on the internet and thought Gabby was crazy for trusting this person. Little did Gabby and Matt's friends know how they were wrong about these two and what fate does to people who are meant to be together." You ready?" Amy asks Gabby as she's walks back into her living room.
"Yeah." Gabby smiled then glances over at her computer screen, the sad look not missed by her friend." I'm ready." She looks back to Amy giving her a smile before they walk out ready to hit the town this Friday night, as the apartment door falls shut behind Gabby.
Not even 10 seconds of the door falling shut behind Gabby did her private message notification light up on her computer screen.
Handyman51...Hey fiesty are you there?...I'm so sorry for being this late.
Matt sat there waiting for a response and for the first time in one year he never got one.
Author's notes: I hope all you reader's out there like this new chapter and please drop me a review if you like it, it helps me to write more knowing you all are enjoying reading...thanks Jamie.
