Casey ran into the common room first hearing the shouting match between Dawson and Hermann.

"That was completely uncalled for." She yelled as everyone in the room sat staring and them.

"You know how I feel about what you did, so I'm trying to help him out."

"Yeah but you don't have to rub it in my face." Dawson shouted back.

"Why would you even care, not like you have a right to be jealous."

"Alright that's enough." Casey stood between them raising his voice to meet their's.

"She started it lieutenant." Hermann shouted back pointing at Dawson.

"You know."

"That's enough Dawson." Casey cut her off mid sentence.

"But Matt." She started to say as he looked at her with wide eyes at her slip up.

"It's lieutenant and for that you can go scrub the toilets now."

Gabby just huffed before turning to leave the room not arguing anymore.

"Thanks Casey." Hermann says clapping his shoulder.

"I'm not done with you either." He says angry looking at Hermann.

Boden steps in the room now overhearing the commotion." Casey my office now." He demands.

"Go walk it off I'll talk to you later." He waves Hermann off before following Boden to his office.

Casey enters the chiefs office behind him." Close the door." Boden says walking around his desk to sit as Casey obeys shutting the door." Take a seat." He points Casey to a chair across from him.

"Look chief I'm sorry about that." Casey says as he sits down." I will handle them later."

"I know you will." Boden responds with a nod keeping his eyes on Casey." So tell me Matt did I make a mistake here?"

"Sir?"

"Did I make a mistake allowing Dawson on 81?" Boden asked not breaking his eye contact and leaned back further in his chair.

"Yeah she is doing fine, but it is only her second shift though so I need more time to really she how she handles herself." He spoke confidently.

"That much I know, what I don't know is if this was a good idea for you?" Boden says sitting up in his chair.

"I'm fine with it chief really." Casey answered nervously wondering if he knew more." I'm over it."

"I hope so cause I need my lieutenant to have a clear head."

"It is trust me." Casey nodded to him.

"Good that's what I want to hear." He says putting his glasses on turning to his computer." We're done here then."

Casey stood to leave before pausing at the door for a moment." Anything else?" Boden questioned.

"No all good." He answered before opening the door and walking out as Boden watched him leave.

Over in the bathroom Dawson is scrubbing the toilets as she was told to as Mill's walks in and rounds the stall that she is in as he stands in the door smiling down." Fun huh?"

"Well you of all people would definently know." She looks up chuckling as she continues to scrub.

"Look you know how it goes around here." He says placing his hands on the top of the stall door to lean his body against." Casey may ride you hard, but he's fair when he needs to be as your lieutenant, but you know how he probably the best out of all of us."

"Oh you have no idea." She mumbles under her breath.

"What's that?" He chuckles.

"Oh I was just agreeing with you."

"Well look Dawson I know we were able to move on and work past our break up." Mill's gets more serious." I'm sure in time the two of you will also."

"Mill's we are fine there are no hard feelings between Casey and I." She snapped." I know everyone's mad at me for breaking his heart, but I did what I thought was right for me."

"Believe me I'm not worried about his broken heart, I'm just saying I understand.

"Oh." She answered calmly before Casey entered the bathroom now.

"Mill's I need to get a word with Dawson." He says moving leaning against the bathroom sinks.

." Yeah." Mill's answered before turning back to Dawson." Let's get a beer sometime so we can talk." He says before turning to walk out of the bathroom as Casey shot daggers at the back of his head with his eyes while he watched him leave.

"What was that about?" He whispered moving closer to her.

"It was a friendly talk like you and Hermann had earlier." She answered taking her gloves off throwing them on the floor as she brushed by him to wash her hands at the sink.

Casey walked over to her placing his hand on her back." Baby." He whispered.

"Not here." She says shrugging away from him looking back at the door that could open at any minute.

"Look I'm not fighting with you about this at home when it's the only time I can spend with you together."

"Then don't...lieutenant." she snapped at him before walking out of the bathroom leaving him standing there annoyed as he bangs his fist on the counter before leaning his body against it.

Casey stood there for a few minutes before leaving the bathroom out the opposite door Dawson walked out of as he headed towards his office. As he approached Hermann stood there waiting for him." Not now." He says waving him off.

"Look Casey I just want to apologize." Hermann says following him thru the door to his office.

"Fine you said it." Casey snaps.

"Look I know your mad at me for butting in but I just feel bad all that you have been thru, I just thought you know going out with a women would you know maybe make you feel better." Hermann says as his voice lowered to a whisper as he spoke.

"Look." Casey says placing his hand on Hermann's shoulder." I appreciate your help, but trust me when I say I don't need any help in the female department." He says giving him a small smile." But you also shouldn't have done that in front of Dawson."

"Yeah I will go apologize to her." He says as he is about to walk away." You know for two people who keep saying they are over each other you both are worried about each others feelings.

Casey stood frozen unsure of how to answer but Hermann spoke again answering his own question." Well I guess that just doesn't go away that quickly." But before Hermann could speak or ask anymore questions the bells rang. Casey let out a sigh of relief as they ran out to gear up for their call.

Hope you enjoyed. I want to clarify that Gabby and Matt are living at his apartment, I was unclear earlier sorry...:-)