Chapter 2

Talking

End of POV

Antonio and Laura's House

"Aunt Gabby! Daddy!" 13 year old Eva and 8 year old Diego yelled, as they walked into the kitchen.

"You two saw me an hour ago," Antonio commented, ruffling their hair as Laura handed them their lunch boxes and made sure they had everything they need for school

"You two are going to miss your bus if you keep procrastinating, say goodbye to Aunt Gabby and Dad." Laura said, zipping up Diego's bag as they said goodbye before they scampered out the front door.

"I need to get to work, otherwise Cresswell will have my ass for breakfast. I will see you both later. Antonio said, kissing Gabby on the forehead and Laura on the lips.

"Be careful," Laura warned, as he walked out before she turned to Gabby and hugged her tightly. "How you doing sweetie? Really."

"I'm okay. We just have to believe that he will pull through this. Don't worry about me, how are you doing?" Gabby asked,referring to Laura's pregnancy.

"Good, I'm exhausted though. Haven't started showing yet, which ticks Antonio off. He's all hell bent its going to be a boy. I think it's a girl," She said, as they sat down on the couch in the next room.

"As long as bub is healthy. I think I might head upstairs and get some sleep before going back to the hospital to sit with Matt," She said, standing up and hugging her sister-in-law tightly again.

"Go rest, I will be down here cleaning if you need me." Laura said, watching her disappear up the second floor landing before turning and making her way to the laundry.

Lakeshore- Kelly's POV

Shay and I were sitting in the waiting room for an hour before Dr Wilhite walked in and spotted us. "How is he?" I asked, hoping we could go see him.

"You can go and see him now. Only two at a time for now until he is awake, he is still in ICU and will be until we think he is healed enough for him to come out of the induced coma. He is also on a ventilator so please beware of various tubes and wires. I will show what room he is in." He said, as Shay and I followed him down the corridor to Room 55.

"Thank-you," Shay and I both said gratefully as he smiled and walked off to tend to his other patients. We walked in and I was shocked to see my best friend, lying there. Pale and connect to a multitude of machines.

We both sat down next to his bed and we had small chat between us before a comfortable silence fell over the room.

I looked over at Matt and wondered if he could hear me if I talked, so I decided to give it a try. "Hey Matt, you need to wake up for us. We need you, Gabby needs you. Your men at 51 need you, they need their fierce and loyal leader. I need my best friend back, I can't talk to Shay about half the crap I talk to you about." I started, as Shay threw a piece of screwed up paper at me and mumbled jerk under her breath. "See, she is already abusing me. Please, wake up."

"Jackass," Shay mumbled again before sending a small grin my way. I returned the grin and we lapsed back into a comfortable silence, both of us in our own thoughts.

End of POV-District 21, Intelligence Unit

"Dawson," Antonio said, answering his mobile phone distractedly while trying to find their current case file that Ruzek was meant to bring to him as he rifled through the filing cabinet in case.

"It's Kelly, no change with Matt yet. But they are letting two people at a time to sit with him." Kelly said on the other end of the line.

"Thanks for the update, Gabby is passed out at home according to Laura. Listen, I will call you back soon. Having some difficulties with a file at work." He said, rifling through the next filing cabinet while thinking that he was going to have a word with Ruzek when he hauled his ass back into the office.

"No problem, I'm being death stared by a really hot nurse anyway. Might go and see if I can score her number. Talk to you later." Kelly said, before hanging up his end of the line.

Antonio chuckled to himself, throwing his mobile on his desk as Platt walked up the stairs and leaned on the edge of his desk.

"Trying to seduce detectives again, Sergeant? Sorry, you're not my type." Antonio joked, turning to look at her before turning back to Ruzek's desk and that damned file.

"Very funny, Detective. What are you looking for?" She asked, with sarcasm in her voice as she dropped the file Antonio was looking for onto his desk.

"A file. Where was that?" He asked, picking it up and sitting down in his chair.

"Ruzek left it downstairs the idiot." Platt said, before standing up straight to leave.

"Thanks, " He replied, opening the file and pulling out the case notes from the crime scene.

"No problem, how is your sister's boyfriend?" She asked sincerely as he leaned back in his chair and sighed deeply.

"Same as last night. We are still hoping that he pulls out of the sedative himself but it doesn't sound like that will be happening anytime soon." Antonio said, putting his pen down as Lindsay, Halstead and Ruzek walked into the office.

"We're praying for him." Platt said, before disappearing back downstairs to her own paperwork.

"I have a bone to pick with you!" Antonio said, sending a pointed glare over at Ruzek who looked like a deer in headlights as he sat at his desk.

Laura and Antonio's House- 2 hours later

"How'd you sleep?" Laura asked as Gabby appeared in the kitchen rubbing the sleep from her tired eyes.

"Better than last night I must admit. Any update?" She asked, hoping that his stats had changed.

"Still the same. Here, have some lunch. You need to keep your strength up." Laura said, placing a sandwich in front of her and sitting down next to Gabby with her own lunch.

"Thanks, I am going to head back to Lakeshore after." Gabby smiled thankfully as they ate lunch together and talked.

An hour later-Gabby's POV, Lakeshore

I got Shay to meet me out the front of Lakeshore so we could go up together. "Hey," I greeted, hugging my best friend tightly as we walked inside together and towards the elevators.

"No change, Kelly is going to go and update the guys at 51 as they are on shift tonight to make up for yesterday. We don't have to go back until Saturday. And I am staying with you here until either Laura or Antonio come to sit with you." Shay explained as we got off the elevator on the ICU ward and headed towards his room. I saw Kelly standing outside, waiting for us.

"Thank-you, both of you." I said gratefully, hugging Kelly and he smiled before waving to both of us and disappearing into one of the elevators.

"He's been talking to Matt all day." Shay said as we walked into Matt's room, I gasped as I looked at the love of my life lying in that hospital bed. Motionless and pale, with tubes and wires everywhere. "He is going to be okay, I will give you a minute."

"Thanks, " I choke out as silent tears fell down my cheeks as I walked closer to his bed and stroked his cheek. "Hey baby, you need to wake up babe. We all need you. Please." I cried, as I leaned my head on the bed and cried next to him. I could feel a hand on my back as it rubbed soothing circles and I knew instantly it was Shay. I didn't know what I would do without her.


So this is the third chapter of the sequel to The Ball. It will be Gabby, Matt, 51 and District 21 centered. Please leave a review and tell me what you think of this chapter.

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