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A/N: I wasn't expecting the reception of the first chapter of this story so thank you to everyone who read and reviewed it. Here's the next one that picks up minutes after the first one ends.


Sylvie walked into her place and slammed the door shut. She was pacing her living room, mumbling to herself. His words were playing over and over in a loop In her head, confusing her even more. She had tried to forget all about him after his mention of the blind date and for the most part it had worked. She had gotten in a relationship with the CFD chaplain and the pain she felt from the break-up only proved to strengthen the fact that she was over Antonio Dawson but one interaction and four words later and all those feelings were back In her heart and she didn't know what to do anymore. The knock on her door interrupted her thoughts and she swung the door open to reveal Stella and Emily on the other side.

"Oh my god Sylvie you're okay." Emily threw herself on Sylvie, wrapping both arms around her waist

"Why the hell did you leave like that?" Stella has lost sight of her friend and she had freaked out.

"I couldn't stay in there anymore." Emily finally released her from her grasp.

"One minute you're talking to that hottie detective and the next you were nowhere to be seen." Emily continued Stella's rant.

"I thought I could do it, talk to him." Sylvie had returned to her pacing and Emily gave Stella a puzzled look.

"They dated and it was HOT!" This warranted an eye roll from Sylvie but Stella simply continued. "He's Gabby's brother."

"Ohhh." Emily has heard about him but had never crossed paths with him. "And what's wrong with talking to him again? You and the chaplain are over."

"He's leaving town that's why!"

"Shit, when, why?" It was the first time that she heard about that one.

"I don't know. I found out at Med beginning of shift but I wasn't supposed to hear it. I heard Burgess and Ruzek from PD talk about it and Antonio told me at Molly's tonight."

"And what did you say?"

"I said that he didn't owe me anything, that we weren't dating anymore."

"Aw damn. That's tough." Stella knew that she still loved him no matter what she said.

"He said that he still scared about me, that he never stopped loving me since."

"That's so sweet." Emily gushed.

"It's not sweet Foster, he's leaving." She was growing increasingly frustrated with her friend's bubbly attitude as she continued her own pacing under their stares.

"Is there anything you can do or say to make him stay?" Stella was feeling for her friend.

"No, he's leaving at the end of this week."

"Come on Sylvie, you have to at least try."

"He asked me to go with him." She blurted our, suddenly stopping her pacing, leaving the girls she'll shocked.

Antonio stood in shock in the same spot Sylvie had left him. He hadn't expected himself to ask her to follow him to New York but the thought of losing her had pushed him to do something big, take a leap.

"Antonio, brother, you okay?" Antonio snapped out of it at the sound of Adam's voice.

"I'm not sure." He blinked a few times, trying to get his thoughts in order.

"I saw you talking to Brett and then she bumped into me on her way out, she looked upset."

"I asked her to come with me to New York."

"Damn, and what did she say?"

"Her life is here. I blew it man."

"You love her yeah?" Adam had seen a slight shift in Antonio after Sylvie had broken up with him last but he had watched him bury himself into work and gone on that blind date Kevin had set him up with, he knew what that meant. The man was still in love with Sylvie Brett and he always would be.

"I tried to push her out of here after the last time." He was pointing at his heart. "That was my biggest mistake."

"Than go fix it." Adam put a hand on his shoulder. "Don't do the same stupid mistakes I did." His eyes fell on Kim and they smiled at each other. They were finally good and he was finally at peace for the first time in a long while.

"You're right, thanks Ruz." Antonio pulled him in a hug and then his pushed his way out of Molly's and he drove straight for Sylvie's place. He climbed the stairs two at a time and he had no idea what he wanted to say to her but he had to at least try. He knocked on the door and nervously waited, his hands deep in his pockets.

"What do you mean he asked you to go with him?" Stella asked a few seconds later after shaking the shock off.

"He asked me to go to New York with him." Sylvie was now breathing heavily. "I can't go to New York, my life is here." Her little rant was interrupted by a knock on the door.

"You waiting for someone?" Emily looked at Brett.

"No." Sylvie was confused as well and she walked to her door, still looking at the girls so she didn't look who was on the other side of the door. "Hello." She was now face to face with Antonio and the girls were about to have a front row to the whole thing.

"I couldn't let you walk out of my life again, I want us to be together." Sylvie was so stunned that she was rooted in place and suddenly Antonio was mere inches from her, his right hand hovering over her hip. "I love you Sylvie Brett." And his lips finally found hers. After the initial shock, Sylvie's fingers slipped through his hair and she was kissing him as if her life depended on it.

Stella could only smirk at the sight and Emily was blinking rapidly, a lazy smile on my face. It was undeniable that they had physical chemistry and Sylvie's body language told her that she felt safe with him. Kidd nudged Forster and she cleared her throat.

"Sorry to interrupt but I think we'll leave the two of you alone to talk." Sylvie had turned a few shades redder.

"Thanks for coming to check up on her." Antonio refused to let his fingers move away from Sylvie's body by sheer fear that she would disappear if he did.

"Anytime." Kids smiled back at him. "And We will see you next shift." She pulled Foster by the arm and both Sylvie and Antonio moved to let them trough.

"Sorry I interrupted your girls night."

"It's okay." She couldn't stop the smile on her lips and her beating heart if she tried. "I'm sorry I freaked out. I just wasn't expecting you to ask me that." She was rambling already and he smiled before he kissed her again, trying to calm her down a bit. The kiss only helped to quicken her heartbeat and when Antonio raised the side of her top and pulled it over her head, she abandoned herself to him, throwing caution to the wind. His tongue slipped through her lips as his hands found top button of her pants, his shirt already discarded on the ground. Sylvie giggled when her back hit the mattress, Antonio pulling her pants from her legs and throwing them over his shoulder. He was in no way looking to waste any time, he wanted to be with her as long as he could if she didn't agree to jump with both feet in, something he would in no way blame her if that was the case. He made love to her and commit every inch of her body he could to his memory.

They lay in bed later, Sylvie's body tangled with Antonio's and he was running his fingers through her hair, complete silence between the two. Sylvie enjoyed the beating of his heart and she wanted to enjoy every second of it. She closed her eyes and finally decided to speak.

"Don't go." It was a mere whisper but he caught it nonetheless.

"I wish it were that simple." He kissed the top of her head.

"What's so complicated that you can't stay?" She finally pulled herself away and propped herself on her arms to look him in the eyes. She hadn't been in his orbit in so long and she no longer knew anything about his life.

He closed his eyes and took a minute to get his thoughts in order. It was the first time he would talk about it outside of rehab and to Sylvie no less and some part of him was ashamed of it.

"I got an injury to my shoulder on a case and I got hooked on opioids."

"Antonio." Her eyes suddenly filled with worry, knowing there was more to the story.

"Don't do that, I don't deserve it."

"You can talk to me, you know that right?" She could sense his reluctance to talk about it but she needed him to know she was a safe place for him to talk about it.

"I was so angry and the doctor wouldn't give me more and because I was so far gone, I got Eva kidnapped and I went on the job impaired and angry as hell and I wasn't thinking straight and I fucked up, I fucked everything up." He was refusing to look her in the eye when he admitted it all.

"It doesn't mean that you can't move forward, move past it. Stay here and we can get past all of this together." Her eyes were now filled with tears and she bit her lower lip to stop it from trembling.

"It's not that simple." He sat up so he was closer to her. "There's more to this that I can't talk about but it's for the best. Eva is transferring to NYU and I found a program in New York to continue rehab and Diego wants to come at the end of the school year."

"And what was tonight about huh? Just one last hurrah before you put Chicago in your rear view mirror?" She was trying to find an excuse to be angry with him now.

"No, that is not what this is." He scooted closer to her and put his hand on her thigh. "I've tried denying it, I tried dating again and I've tried lying to myself but someone reminded me how stupid I was to let you go and I meant it when I asked you to come with me, with us. I love you Sylvie and I'm done letting past mistakes get in the way of what I want and that's you."

"Antonio, it's all too much."

"You don't have to decide tonight." He pushed a strand of hair behind her ear. "I'm leaving on Saturday morning and I hope to god that you'll come with us but if you don't, I'll still love you no matter what and we can figure something out." She nodded through her tears.

"Hold me." That was her only request for the night. She knew she had to figure out what she wanted but tonight wasn't it. He cupped her cheeks and kissed her tenderly. He pulled her down with him as they kissed and he held her until she fell asleep. He propped himself on his hand and watched her sleep. She was curled into his side and she fit there perfectly and as he ran his fingers through her hair, he imagined the rest of his life with her and he hoped that she would give a real though to his offer to follow him otherwise he didn't know his heart would handle it this time. He settled himself on his side and pulled her flush against him and he closed his eyes, falling asleep with the live of his life at his side.


A/N: So Ruzek is on Antonio's side and pushed him to make a move. Now will Sylvie follow him to New York or are these two over for good this time? Please take a few seconds to review before you go, I really love reading your thoughts - Sarra