Everyone on Truck and Squad as well as Chief Boden walked into the emergency room of Chicago Med, immediately filling up the waiting room which originally only had three people. Chief made his way to the front desk where Maggie stood and she sent him a small smile and motioned for him to follow her. They walked for a while before stopping in front of Gabby's room.
Chief thanked Maggie and he knocked on the door, causing Gabby to jump and look up at him. She nodded at him and he walked in, taking a seat in the chair next to the bed. "How are you feeling?" He asked.
Gabby sighed. "I'm okay. What happened to me?" She asked, looking at the IV and wires connected to her. The last thing she remember was Will telling her and Kelly that Matt might not make it, she still doesn't know if he made it or not.
"You're blood pressure was high due to the stress from today. They managed to get it down so you and the baby aren't at risk anymore." Chief explained, not missing the breath of relief Gabby let out.
Gabby noticed that Chief also hadn't told her anything about Matt either. She began thinking the reason nobody was telling her anything was because Matt didn't make it and they didn't want to tell her yet. Her heart began racing, not wanting to believe that was the reason they weren't telling her anything.
Boden placed his hand over Gabby's and squeezed it gently. "Gabby, Matt made it out of surgery just fine, they managed to stop the bleeding and he's awake now." He raises his hand to stop her when she moved to get out of the bed. "Dr. Rhodes warned you about Matt having memory problems, Gabby, he doesn't remember any of us or his family."
Hearing those words, Gabby felt her world come crashing down. The man she loves doesn't know remember her. She's practically a stranger to him. Was he going to get his memories back or would he have to get to know everyone again? Would he still love her or would he find someone else?"
"Gabby!" A far away voice yelled, "Gabriella, breathe with me! You need to calm down."
She felt herself blink a couple of times before her vision cleared. In her room stood Dr. Rhodes, Dr. Halstead, April, and Chief Boden. They were all looking at her with looks of pity and she hated it. Tears ran down her cheeks and she placed her hand over her still flat stomach. Gabby found herself doing that to calm herself down lately. April sent her a small smile and made her way to stand beside her, reaching out her hand which Gabby gladly took, having another female in the room with her calmed her down a bit.
"I'm sure Chief Boden has already told you about Matt's condition." Dr. Rhodes was the first one to speak, "His internal bleeding was taken care of and he didn't suffer anymore damage during the time it took to catch the bleeding. His head injury doesn't seem to be getting worse so we're hopeful that everything will be fine, however I did tell about possible memory problems and that's what Dr. Halstead is going to talk to you about."
Will cleared his throat and looked at Gabby who didn't have tears running down her cheeks anymore but her eyes were red and watery. "The trauma to his head did cause him to lose his memories. When he woke up he looked confused and we figured it was normal because most patients wake up confused after a surgery. He asked where he was and what happened which are again normal questions patients ask so I didn't think much of it. It wasn't until he saw his gear asked if he was a firefighter that I realized something was wrong. I asked him about you, Kelly, his sister, his niece, and everyone else at the firehouse and he didn't recognize anyone. So that's when I called Kelly to tell him."
"Is he going to get his memory back or did he lose it permanently." Gabby asked, her grip on April's hand tightening as she feared the answer to her question.
"We're not sure about that. We don't know if with time he will begin to get some of his memory back or not. I believe that he will get them back. Considering that for most of his life he has spent almost everyday with you guys and I know you will continue to keep seeing him, I think having you all close will help him. I want to keep him here for a few more days to monitor his head injury but once he's released i'd like for him to go home with Gabby."
"Are you sure that's a good idea? Gabby is pregnant and I don't want Matt not remembering stressing her out and having her blood pressure rise again." Boden spoke up, he was worried about Gabby and wanted to make sure she and the baby would be okay.
"I'll be okay, Chief." Gabby reassured. "I promise if it becomes too much for me i'll call you, Severide or Shay. If this could help Matt I need to do this. I need him to remember, not just for me but for our baby and for everyone at 51. Can I go see him?"
Will nodded. "Of course. He's been by himself since he woke up so I think some company will do him good. He's still in the same room as before."
With that, everyone except for Boden exited the room. When Gabby made a move to get out a bed, he was at her side in an instant helping her. He led her over to the wheelchair and helped her sit down. They made a pit stop in the waiting room to greet all of her coworkers, each of them giving her a hug and telling her how they were relieved that she and the baby as well as Matt were okay.
When they took of to Matt's room, Gabby felt herself become nervous. She was worried how he would react to her. Whether he would be mean towards her because he didn't remember, what was he going to say to her, would he even want to see her. However, all those thoughts disappeared when Gabby saw him sitting in the hospital bed, bandage still around his head looking like a lost, confused kid. His eyes locked with hers and she felt a little piece of her break when she saw that his eyes didn't sparkle or hold any recognition at seeing her.
"Can I come in?" She asked gently. When Matt nodded, Boden rolled her into the room next to his bed and told her he would be outside before leaving the two alone. "You don't know me do you?"
Matt shook his head. "No, who are you?"
"I'm Gabriela Dawson, but please call me Gabby."
"I'm Matt," He said and then frowned, "But I have a feeling you already knew that."
Gabby let out a laugh but quickly recovered and swallowed roughly to try to keep the lump in her throat from growing and the tears from falling. She had hoped that upon seeing her something would trigger in Matt's mind and he would remember. She was dying to kiss him, to tell him she loved him and about the baby.
"Gabby?" Matt's voice startled her from her thoughts, she looked over at him and he had a worried expression on his face and was handing her a tissue he had gotten from the table next to him. "Are you okay?"
She hadn't realized her tears had actually fallen at some point. Gratefully grabbing the tissue, she wiped her tears and gave him a small smile. "Yeah don't worry about me, i'm fine. How are you feeling?"
"I would really like it if I wasn't feeling so much pain but i'm feeling a lot better than when I first woke up. What about you?" He asked gesturing to her hospital gown, "Why are you here?"
"Uh, apparently I fainted while I was yelling at doctor. According to Dr. Halstead I fainted because my blood pressure was high."
Matt's eyebrows shot up. "High blood pressure? You don't strike me as the person who would have high blood pressure, are you sure it isn't something else."
Gabby swallowed and tried hard to not tell him about the baby. "Yeah, i've just been dealing with a lot of stress lately, but I should be fine."
"Well don't stress anymore." Matt said with a serious look on his face.
"You say that like it's the easiest thing to do."
"Well it is, if you have someone who can help you with the stress you should let them." He said.
"I had someone who helped me a lot." She blurted out.
Matt frowned. "What do you mean you had someone?"
Gabby swallowed and smiled nervously. "Uh, nothing. I'm gonna head back to my room i'm feeling a little tired." Without waiting for Matt to answer, she grabbed onto the wheels of her wheelchair and began to wheel herself out of the room. However, before she could exit, Matt called out for her.
"Will you come and visit me again?" He asked hopefully. Gabby nodded and proceeded to leave the room. Chief was waiting for her outside and immediately grabbed onto the chair and took her back to her room. She wasn't surprised when she found Shay sitting inside, her and Boden helped her get on the bed and he left the room to give them some privacy. As soon as he left, Gabby broke down and Shay was instantly pulling her best friend in for a hug.
"I didn't think it would hurt this much." She admitted once she had calmed down. "But walking in there and not seeing the recognition in his eyes, god it hurt Shay. I want to tell him so badly about us and the baby but I can't. Shay, what if he never remembers me and he finds someone else? I can't raise this baby without him, I can't."
"Gabriela Dawson." Shay said sternly, "You need to stop thinking that way and start thinking positively. This is going to hurt the baby if you keep going like this and you know that. The Gabby that I know is stubborn, strong and never gives up, so don't start now. Casey will remember, and when he you finally tell him about the baby, I know he will be over the moon. Now, get some rest, we'll come back and visit you tomorrow."