Shay's POV

"So you going out with Kelly this weekend?" I turn to Matt as we ride together in his truck heading to work.

"Yeah." He glances over to me then sighs." Tell me this is a good idea?"

"Going out with Kelly." I cough out a laugh." I'm sure it will be a grand ol time." I tap his shoulder.

Matt looks over at me with a raised eyebrow." That's what I'm worried about." He says with sadness in his tone.

"Look." I turn my body towards him." Just cause your going out with Kelly to meet a girl, that doesn't make you Kelly."

"I know." He whispers a response.

"I love Kelly, and you like your my big brothers." I tell as we pull up to the station." Kelly enjoys a simple fling no strings attached go home with anyone, but you look for more in a girl." Matt shuts the truck turning to face me." That's what makes you two different."

"Maybe that's my problem, I am too serious."

"Look I know you better then I know myself." I tell him getting a small smile." You can act how you want to act this weekend, but your going to wake up one day soon hating what you have become if you think you need to change."

"Yeah maybe your right." He reaches over pulling me into a hug." Thanks for the advice bestie."

" Anytime." I smile back as we part." If looking for the girl of your dreams is what's in your heart then follow it."

Next thing I know we are startled out of our talk by Kelly pounding on my window." Will you two stop making out already, and get out of the car." He shouts through the closed window.

I get out of the truck now shaking my head at him." Don't you wish you can watch me make out with someone?" I tease play punching his stomach.

"Oh Leslie how you know me too well." He teases.

"You wouldn't be able to handle me anyway." I grin back just as Matt walks around to meet us.

"You two are discusting." Matt snaps is tongue shaking his head at us." Is sex all you two think about?"

Kelly and I share a quick look before turning to Matt answering a " Yes." In unison.

"If you were having it." Kelly claps Matt's shoulder as we began walking towards the firehouse." Then that is all that would be on your mind."

"Thanks." Matt looks at Kelly through squinted eyes." Kick a man when he's down."

I walk ahead of the two guys bickering as I laugh at their antics as I notice all the garage doors open. As I got closer I notice ambo sitting in the far right bay with the back doors already open." Guys." I stop dead in my tracks causing them to bump into me.

"What the hell?" Kelly snapped.

"What's wrong?" Matt asked in concern.

"Check it out." I nod them to look at the back of the ambo." I'm guessing that's my new PIC?" I look back at both men wiggling my eyebrows. At the back of ambo 61 stood a petite dark haired girl, with wavy dark hair that fell just below her shoulder's. Her short sleeve uniform shirt exposed her mocha skin, and showed off her wickedly curvy figure." I called dibs." I whisper to the two men behind me.

"Hell no." Kelly chuckles back as he pushes past me." She's probably not your type anyway."

"Oh and she's yours?" I whisper back as Kelly and I rub shoulders moving quickly in her direction." Oh right you don't have a type." I raise my finger in the air just before we reach where this beauty stood.

"Hi." Kelly rushed his words nudging me with his shoulder so I fell back a step.

"Hi." She turned facing us, with a bright smile.

"Hi." I push passed Kelly putting my hand out." Don't mind him, I'm Leslie Shay paramedic on 61 here. Are you my new PIC?"

"Guilty." She smiles wider taking my hand." Gabriela Dawson, but you can call me Gabby, or Dawson either works." She shrugs her shoulders.

"I'm Lt. Severide." Kelly puts out his hand next." I'm in charge of Squad." He points to his rig trying to impress her.

"It's nice to meet you." Gabby shakes his hand and I can tell she is totally unimpressed.

"Oh and this is our other Lt.." I point over my shoulder figuring Matt would be too shy to introduce himself. Gabby gives me a funny look just before I start talking again." This is Lt. Cas..." I stop mid sentence when I look back noticing Matt is no where in sight."

"That's weird?" I look over to Kelly." Wasn't he just here?"

Kelly shrugs his shoulder unconcerned as he moves his attention back to Gabby." I guess I'll just meet him another time." She says to us as the guys from 81 are now walking in our direction. They all give their introductions as my focus wanders as I search the apparatus floor for Matt, who never came back.

"I'll be right back." I place my hand on Gabby's arm getting a nod in return as she carried on a convo with the guys." Behave." I whisper to Kelly as he gives me a look knowing where I'm going. I walk into the station not finding it hard to locate Matt." Hey!" I call out as he walked out of the bathroom fixing his shirt.

"Damn!" He slightly jumped back putting his hand on his chest." You startled me."

"What the hell was that about?" I ask curious with a bit of rudeness in my voice." I went to introduce you..." I trailed off because Matt shook his head walking away.

"I just had to pee." He says ahead of me." You don't have to badger me Shay."

"Where are you going?" I snap more annoyed as he walked in the opposite direction of the apparatus floor." Don't you want to meet her?"

"I'm sure I will soon enough." Matt mutters walking into his office then turns to face me." Just let it go."

"Why?" I put my hands on my hips." Why are you afraid to meet her, if you can't talk to a new coworker how are you going to meet a girl at the bar?"

"I'll have no problem talking to a girl at the bar." He snaps back.

"But you won't talk to her?" I look at him confused for a moment then it dawned on me." Do you know her?"

Matt looked at me awkward for a minute rubbing his hand on the back of his neck." No." He mutters shaking his head now." I don't know her."

"Matt what are you not..." My question gets cut off by the bells." This conversation is not over." I point at him as we start running.

"Just leave it be." He huffs before we get to our vehicles and that's when I see him watching Gabby intently, and I wonder what the hell he's not telling me.

TBC

Author's notes: Thank you for reading and your great response so far. I will also be finishing explosions soon with just a few more chapters, so sit tight for more updates of both stories.

Jamie