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2 weeks later
Barely able to still get the key in the front door, Matt stumbled inside the apartment. Never had he ever been so tired.
The truck lieutenant of the other shift had been sick and as Matt could use the money very well now, he had opted to step in but even though he had worked two shifts now and that was good for their bank account for when the triplets were here, it wasn't so good for him. The shifts had been back to back and he was just exhausted now and wanted to crawl in bed as soon as possible.
''Hey Matt.'' Gabriela's mom said as Matt came walking in. Gabby's mom was staying with her when he had to work and even when he was at home, she still stayed around, making sure he took good care of her.
''Hey Esmeralda.'' He said and she immediately came walking his way, hugging him tight and pulling him after her to the kitchen then.
''I made breakfast for you, you need to eat well after so much work!'' Esmeralda said cheerful as she made him sit down by the dinner table and put a plate full of food in front of him.
''How was Gabby these two days?'' Matt asked as he was not hungry at all, but also didn't want to refuse the food.
''Gabby was Gabby, stubborn, saying she was going crazy with resting up. Last night wasn't so good, she had lots of back pain and couldn't find a good position to sleep in but she still slept a bit here and there.''
Matt nodded. He managed just to take a few bites but was really too tired to eat.
''I am sorry, I am just so tired.'' Matt excused himself then as he did feel bad because Esmeralda had done her best to make breakfast for him but he was too tired.
''it's okay, I will put it in the fridge, you can eat it later.''
''Has Gabby already had breakfast?''
''Yes.'' Her mom said and Matt nodded. It good her mom was looking out for her so well. The first week it had been hard because her mom wanted to do everything and Matt also wanted to do as much as he could but her mom wanted to do that too and had been hard for him to leave some things to her mom but now it was fine and he saw how happy it made Gabby that he and her mom got along so well.
He walked to the bedroom then and walked in, so happy to see Gabby again
''Hey, I am home.'' He said as he kissed Gabby.
''I can see that.'' She smiled, ''I missed you, they missed you.''
''Two shifts are killing! I missed you too! All of you!'' He smiled then, kissing her again and rubbing and kissing the baby bump then, laying in bed beside her and holding her close, so ready to go to sleep.
''Did your mom sleep on my side of the bed?'' Matt asked then as he frowned, looking at his pillow that was filled with black hair.
''Yeah.'' Gabby asked then, ''why?'''
''Cause I asked her not to.'' Matt said as he turned his pillow around, too tired to switch the pillowcase and collapsed on the bed, almost asleep before his head hit the pillow.
''Matt, can you just grab me an extra blanket?'' Gabby asked, poking him against his shoulder and he got up, walked to the cabinet in their bedroom and got one the rolled up blankets from the top shelf. He laid it over her and they kissed again and he laid down beside her, laying his arms around her again and hoping to finally get some goodnight sleep.
Suddenly there were so many loud noises from the living room and he opened one eye.
''I think my mom is cleaning.'' Gabby said then and Matt got up out of bed again.
''Well I am sure that I want to sleep.'' Matt said then and he walked to the living room, Gabby's mom cleaning the living room while singing loud.
''Esmeralda, thank you so much for being so helpful and so good for us. But maybe you want to take a day off too? I will clean the house again after my nap.'' He said then as he also didn't want to offend her as she was just trying to help out and was very nice.
''Oh no no, it's okay! I like cleaning!'' Esmeralda Dawson said and she continued on then, singing loud again as she was banging the cabinets doors while cleaning them.
''Esmeralda, maybe you can stop singing? It's just the walls in this house are really thin...and I am trying to sleep? Your singing is amazing though!'' Matt tried to keep it good between her and him.
''Oh yeah, is humming okay?'' Esmeralda smiled.
''Yes, sure.'' Matt just said as he walked back to the bedroom, glad the singing was at least done.
Matt felt he was dozing off, so content with finally being in bed and cuddling with Gabriela when he heard the vacuum being turned on and her mom singing loud as she was vacuuming the hallway then, even banging against the bedroom door and Matt got up again.
''Matt, just let her be, she is trying to help!'' Gabby said as she didn't want Matt and her mom to get in a fight.
He pulled open the door and tried not to look to annoyed.
''Still too loud?'' Esmeralda Dawson asked concerned.
''A bit.'' Matt said, still trying not to be rude. He knew that Gabby appreciated having her around now she couldn't do much and Esmeralda didn't mean bad.
''Did you nap? Cause I want to clean your bathroom. I will make lunch first so -''
''I just got an unexpected contracting job so I have to leave soon.'' Matt lied then and he walked back into the bedroom.
''What, you have an unexpected contracting job?'' Gabby asked confused.
''Yeah, got it during shift, forgot to tell you but I will be home in time, I promise. Will take your favorite dinner.'' He smiled and kissed her and got dressed then.
Hours later, while he was gone and Esmeralda was done cleaning, she walked to Gabriela.
''I am going soon, Matt should be home soon, right?''
''No I will be fine. I really wonder where Matt is.'' Gabby said concerned.
Meanwhile Kelly Severide sat in the living room on the couch, trying to turn the TV loud enough to get over his friend's snoring. He was glad that Matt had called him for help instead of getting upset at home he couldn't sleep.
A little later, Matt joined him again, dressed and all.
''That was the best sleep ever, thank you so much.''
''You are welcome, hopefully your mother in law is done cleaning now.''
''I am sure she is, she is going home tonight and will come back tomorrow morning, but she is a sweetheart.''
''You should you back to your real wife now, sweety.'' Kelly teased him and Matt walked out then, laughing and waving at his friend was he walked to the truck, picking up some food along the way and later he walked into the bedroom, Gabby sighed.
''The prodigal husband has returned.''
''Hey, I brought you some Thai food you love.'' He said as he walked into the bedroom.
''Mmhm'' Gabby smiled and looked at him with a frown then, ''How was the contracting job.''
''It was good, not much work.'' He said then as he started to unpack the bags.
''Oh yeah, what was it?'' Gabby asked then.
''I had to do roof thingies...'' He said as he opened the bags and handed her one of the boxes and chopsticks.
''Oh yeah, and those roof thingies what exactly where you doing?'' She teased him, poking him as she always knew when he was lying.
''Oh you know, just stuff. you now, work stuff on a roof.''
''Matthew Casey you are a truly terrible liar.'' She laughed, ''Diego makes better lies than you and he is 12.''
''Okay, okay. I went to Kelly to sleep.'' Matt admitted.
''I had a feeling.'' Gabby smiled then as she started eating, matt sitting down on the bed beside her, having dinner as well, ''it's my mom, huh?''
''I - no - maybe. I mean I know she is tried to help and I really truly love her and what she is doing for us but I really needed some sleep this morning. I was exhausted and her singing and clea-''
''It's fine Matt, I get it. Why didn't you just tell my mom?''
''I - I didn't want to get mad at your mom because I knew that would stress you out even more.'' He said then and she smiled.
''That's sweet, but I know my mom can be handful.'' Gabby said then as she knew her mom could be loud and a bit too cheerful at times, but she never minded because she was just the same, but she guessed it could be a bit much for Matt when he was tired.
''But you love your mom...and I don't want to make you upset because I got mad at your mom, you have enough going on.'' He said then and she smirked.
''She is going to be back tomorrow morning there.''
''Yeah, but tomorrow I have real contracting to do.'' Matt smirked.
'''No more cuddling with Kelly?'' Gabby asked, ''Cause next you should ask him if he comes here to lie between us if you want to sleep with him.''
Matt laughed. ''Nobody cuddled as good as you.''
''Oh, thank god, I was already worried I had to get jealous with Kelly.'' She laughed and he kissed her, taking the empty box of Thai from her then and cleaning it up.
He walked back to the bedroom then and got into his loungewear as well, laying down beside her as she was picking a movie too watch. Usually they would go on runs in the evening but as she was pregnant now, they had been doing calmer things in the evening now.
''You are not angry I sneaked off so sleep?''
''No, not at all. You are doing so much and you must be stressed too, ofcourse I am not angry with you!'' She said then.
''I know but maybe I should just have been honest.''
''You have been working double shifts for me and the baby, I can be angry that you sneaked out to sleep.'' She smiled and kissed him and he laid his arm around her, the other arm on the baby bump as they laid together, watching the movie.
''I am ready to become a dad.'' He said then.
''Just a few more weeks.'' Gabby smiled then, laying her hand on his that was on the big baby bump.
''I know.'' He said, ''Hopefully they will stay in there just 4 weeks longer so it will all be good.''
''Pffft 4 more weeks in bed.'' She smirked then but nodded, ''I hope so too.''
''It will all be worth it when the babies are here.'' He promised.
''If they look like me, yes.'' She teased him and he laughed too, looking at her.
''Gosh, I love you.'' He said, drowning in her beautiful eyes and kissing her, so excited to start a family with this wonderful woman.
NOTE: Gabby is on bed rest and her mom is helping out, but Matt and Gabby are so ready for the babies to come already!
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