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Disclaimer: I do not own Chicago Fire, NBC, Global or the Chicago Blackhawks

Spoilers: Post "Merry Christmas Etc"

Warnings: None

The Future

Gabriela awoke the next morning with Matt's arms wrapped around her and her head underneath his head, as she lay curled into him. She could remember everything that had happened the previous night and it had been better then she could have ever imagined.

"Morning." Matt kissed her bare shoulder starling her out of her thoughts.

Gabriela turned around and lay on her side facing him, "Moring," She smiled.

"Good morning," He couldn't help but stare at her, he didn't think he could remember a night that was better then the one they shared.

"So…" She stammered, "About last night?

Matt silenced her with a kiss, "The best night I've ever had."

"Me too." Gabriela agreed. "So?"

"So, I think we should make it a regular occurrence."

"I think we can work something out." Gabriela kissed him before climbing out of bed to get dressed. "There's fresh towels in the washroom and-"

"We don't have work until seven," Matt came up behind her and pressed his body into hers."

Yeah and that's why I have a lot to do before then. Did you see how many presents I have to wrap and I have to go grocery shopping and-"

Matt kissed her neck, "What can I do to help? He held her close.

"You can get dressed so I can concrete," She swatted him as she began searching through her closet for an outfit to wear.

"I would if I could find my suit? I'm pretty sure it's in small pieces after last night."

"Here!" Gabriela huffed as she threw him a green t-shirt and a pair of blue jeans, "Wear these for now."

Matt eyed her and then the clothes, "Should I be worried that you have men's clothes here?" The rational side of him said the clothes were probably' Antonio from sometime he had crashed on her couch; the jealous side however fumed with anger at the thought of another man sleeping in Gabriela's bed.

Gabriela eyed him, "What do you think?"

"Right," Matt decided to go with the first possibility and quickly got changed, "I'll wear these home and bring them to you- I was going to say work but that would look a little weird."

"Yeah," She agreed as she tied her hair up in a ponytail, "It would."

"So," He finished changing and moved towards her "What do we do now? What happens? Do we tell Chief Boden or-"

"I don't think we need to; dating isn't against the rules," She made her way out of her bedroom, "Besides he's always telling all of us to check our personal problems at the door; he'd probably just tell us to not let it impact our jobs. "

"Yeah," Matt agreed. That and we don't know how long this id going to last.

"So," Gabriela reached for the pancake mix, "Pancakes or Waffles?"

"Uh-" Mat stopped staring at her bare middle, "What did you say?"

Gabriela smirked as she leaned over and flicked his nose, "Were you staring at me?" She attempted to sound serious.

"Maybe," He wiggled his eyebrows, "Is that a problem?"

"I don't know," She began measuring out the pancake batter, "I was hoping to get some work done today but-"

Matt stood from the bar stool and walked around the counter. He pulled her into his arms, "But what?" He whispered softly in her ear.

"But-"Gabriela felt her body go week in his arms, "But I would be up for a little help.'

Matt gently moved her hair and kissed the back of her neck, "What's in it for me?"

Gabriela's ringing cell phone interrupted their converstation.

"Don't answer it," Matt moaned into her ear.

"It's Antonio," She leaned forward and grabbed it the turning to face him she pressed one finger to his lips as she hoped up onto the counter and answered the call.

"Hey Antonio," She glared at Matt warning him not to give away his presence.

"Hey Sis' I just wanted to check on you make sure you were okay; you know after what happened last night."

"I'm fine Antonio."

"You sure?"

"Yeah I got a good nights sleep; I just really don't want to talk about it alright?"

"You want me to come by the firehouse tonight and talk to him?

Matt vigorously shook his head and Gabby had a hard time controlling her laughter at his panic stricken face.

"Antonio I'm a big girl I can chew his ass out all on my own! Besides I really don't think you want to start a fight in the middle of the firehouse. Might not help with CFD-CPD relations."

"Yeah well you tell him that if he messes with you again he answers to me."

"Oh don't worry I think he knows."

"Good, so I'll see at Mom's for Christmas dinner?"

"You bet."

"Good, stay out of trouble."

"You to," Gabriela pressed 'end' and put her phone down beside her. "I don't think he knew; we're good," Gabriela removed her finger from Matt's lip.

"So you'll going to deal with me on your own hey?" He reached down and kissed her.

"Yeah, I think I have a few ideas," She wrapped her arms around his waist and without thinking set her hand in the pancake batter.

Matt didn't even try to control his laughter.

Gabriela took her hand and whipped it on his face, "Not so funny now eh?"

"Okay, okay," Matt held her hands; "I'm sorry I-" His attempt to stop laughing was unsuccessful.

"Matt!" Gabriela's face flushed red from embarrassment.

"I'm not laughing at you Gabby; I think…. I think it's cute."

"Right," She hoped off the counter, "I think I'm just going to have some cereal for breakfast? You want some?"

"Sure," Matt saw a pair of unwrapped boxing gloves. Taking a closer look he saw that they looked like they were ones pros would be using.

"You like them? There for Freddie Antonio's gotten him into boxing, he loves it, wants to enter competitions."

"Antonio boxes?" He turned around.

"Yeah he was semi-pro when he was nineteen; You should see his basement half of its dedicated to a small boxing gym He and Jackie got Freddie a punching bag and I got him those gloves to go with it."

"Oh," In all the times they had spent together on the Voight case Antonio never once mentioned he had been a semi-pro boxer.

"Yeah its pretty cool," She smiled, "So speaking of presents you want to help me wrap?"

"Of course," Matt put his empty bowl and spoon in the dishwasher, "What do you want me to wrap?"

"Want to wrap some of the kids presents?"

"Sure."

"You can wrap Maria's gifts. Here," She handed him some pink Christmas wrapping paper, a pair of scissors and tape.

Matt got to work wrapping two dolls and a few books. Then he wrapped some of Diego and Freddie's presents. After lunch he helped Gabriela put presents into a bigger box that was going to Madrid. When they returned to her apartment after going to the post office he realized it was almost five o'clock.

"Gabby it's almost five; we start shift in two hours. I should probably get home and get ready."

"Do you have to?" She pouted.

Matt laughed, "Yeah I do; believe me I'd much rather stay here; but I'll see you at work," He moved to kiss her but she pulled away.

"About work; we only decided we weren't going to tell Chief, what about the others?"

Matt knew what she was hinting at, "Do you really want to tell Leslie Shay? Aren't you the one that keeps saying she can't keep a secret?"

"Matt if I don't tell her first she'll kill me, She takes these things very seriously."

"Woman and your gossip," He rolled his eyes, "Look I'm not going to tell anyone; not until we know this is going to last; but if you want to tell Shay-"

"I want this to work," Her breath was soft, "I want this to work so badly."

Matt brought her hands up to his mouth and kissed them "So do I but a lot could change; but if you really want to tell Shay then go right ahead."

Gabriela kissed him, "I promise she'll keep this a secret."

Matt nodded his head, "I trust you," She gave her hand one last squeeze before he walked out the door.

Later that night Shay and Gabby walked secretively down the hallway and walked into the laundry room.

Otis raised an eyebrow as he swapped stares with the rest of the shift, "Gabby's not-'

"It's just woman things-" Herman cut him off, "Cindy and her sisters do it all the time."

"In a laundry room?" Cruz quipped up.

"Well where else do you know of that nobody ever goes into?" Severide offered up an answer.

"Good point," Cruz nodded and as he walked into the common area he seemed satisfied with the answer.

"Okay Gabby," Leslie Shay turned to her best friend, "The doors closed, the dryers on, what's up?"

"Matt and I had sex last night." She allowed herself to grin like a schoolgirl with a crush.

"Finally!" Shat threw her hands up, "So was it good? Give me the details?"

"Amazing," She gushed.

"Does he-"

"Oh yeah."

"Interesting? So what happened? Are you two dating? Do I need to plan a baby shower?"

"Shay! Gabriela went wide-eyed, "We were safe! And for now we're just taking things slow. Nice and slow."

Shay was about to respond when the alarm sounded and they exited swiftly and jogged towards the garage.

Later that night just before mid-night the shifts gathered in the common room to exchange secret Santa gifts Gabriela took a bag out of her locker and made her way towards Matt's office. He was sitting at his desk doing paperwork and his hand came up to scratch his ear. For a few minutes all she did was stare and marvel in amazement at how she ever got him to kiss her.

Out of the corner of his eye Matt saw somebody at the doorway and silently hoping it was Gabriela he turned around, smiling he waved her in, "Hey."

"Hey yourself."

"So, you're not my Secret Santa but I got you a gift anyways," Matt pulled a present from under his desk and handed her a neatly wrapped package.

"While I got you something too," Gabby handed over the bag.

"We open on three?"

Gabriela nodded in agreement.

"1…2…3"

Matt let out a small chuckle as he saw what Gabriela had gotten him. It was a Chicago Blackhawks sign that read 'Parking for Blackhawks fans only' I'm going to keep this here." He set it against his desk.

"I thought you'd like it," She smiled, "And as soon as I get home I'm putting these up right next to my 'wall of honor" she held up a package of four wall-art shaped keys, "There perfect, thank you so much," She pulled him into a hug.

"You're welcome," Matt kissed her on the cheek, "Thanks for my present to," He opened his top drawer and retrieved his final Secret Santa gift.

"I'm just going to go and put this in my locker. My Secret Santa gift is in there."

"You wouldn't have happened to get me?" Matt asked as they walked out of his locker.

"No, I got Shay actually," She turned to walk towards the locker room while Matt walked towards the common room\kitchen.

TBC

A\N 1: So the idea to have Antonio be a semi-pro boxer came from reading about the actor he plays him, Jon Seda , and how he was a boxer before he got serious about acting.

A\N 2: Please leave a review and tell me what you thought about the chapter and tell me what you want to happen next.