Gabby walked into Molly's the next night with a wide smile gracing her face. She quickly hangs her coat and a small shopping bag up in the back room before making her way behind the bar." Getting cold out." She says walking up to Hermann." You know what that means."
"Yeah don't remind me." He makes a face." It will be slow probably, I've never understood why people would rather go to a football game the colder it gets when you can watch it here in our warm friendly environment."
" That's bears fans for you." She chuckled." If it's quiet I may skip out early tonight." Gabby hopes her plan works out and hopes Matt shows tonight.
"Um hum." Hermann rolls his eyes." So how do you know the young good looking lieutenant anyway." He nudges her arm.
"We were kids, before I moved to the city here." Gabby smirked." We were best friends, but lost touch."
"Just friends huh." Hermann smirks ." I see they way you look at each other."
"We were just kids." Gabby blushes.
"Well he seems like a great guy." Hermann speaks sincerely." He fits right in with us on truck, the guys really like him."
"He seems to be a good leader."
"Uh huh." Hermann chuckles again pointing to her blushing cheeks." Don't say I told you so."
"Enough." She laughs hitting his arm with the towel." He is nice on the eyes." She smirks walking away
"Hey name that first kid after me." He calls out.
A little later the bar was partially full some open stools and a few tables open but a big enough of a crowd to make the atmosphere energetic. Shay watches Gabby scan the crowd one more time." He didn't show?" Shay asks.
"Who?" Gabby tries playing it off.
"You know who." Shay barely got out before the door opened and a tall slender women walks in, seconds later Matt Casey follows behind her.
"Oh my god." Gabby stood stunned as Shay follows her eyes ." He has a girlfriend."
"Are they here together?" Shay trys to ease the blow." Maybe they just arrived together?"
"Really, they don't look like strangers." Gabby turned glaring at her friend." Look he's introducing her to Hermann and Otis." Gabby's heart is in her throat as Hermann gives her a quick glance." Their definantly together." She leans her hands on the counter as Matt catches her eye now.
"Ok he's coming this way." Shay turns facing Gabby so her back is facing Matt.
"Hey Dawson Shay this is Hallie." Matt watched Gabby intently as he spoke." She's my..."
"I'm Leslie." Shay reaches her hand out ." And this one over here is Gabby." He nods her head in Gabby's direction.
"So your Casey's girlfriend?" Gabby struggled with her words but forced the off her tongue quickly." It's nice to meet you as well." Gabby places a glass on the counter.
"Actually I'm his fiancé." Hallie spoke in a bubbly tone showing off her ring now." But it's nice to meet you as well." She smiled.
Gabby removed the glass from the counter replacing it with four shot glasses." I think we should drink to that." She pours tequila as her eyes shoot daggers at Matt." To Hallie and Matt." She raises her glass dropping it back before everyone else.
"Gabby is that short for Gabriela." Hallie asked glancing over to Matt.
"It is." Gabby answered confused looking between the couple infront of her.
"Is this the Gabriela from when you were a kid." Hallie raises an eyebrow looking at Matt.
"It is." Matt walled hard.
"Wow that is amazing." Hallie said with a hint of sarcasm in her voice." After all these years." She turns facing Gabby now." Well any friend of Matt's is a friend of mine, let's do another shot." Hallie watches Gabby a few seconds longer then normal almost trying to challenge her.
Gabby poured another round of shots before they all drank them down." Can you excuse me now." She steps away moving towards the bathroom, while Matt wanted to follow as he watched her leave but Hallie turned her glare towards him now.
"Maybe we should go." Matt places his hands on Hallie's shoulders." I'm pretty tired."
"Yeah alright." Hallie relaxed under Matt's touch.
Gabby walked back out of the bathroom catching Shay's eye before noticing Matt' s affection towards Hallie causing her to turn back into the bathroom before anyone else saw her reaction. Shay headed in that direction turning shooting Matt a glare that didn't go unnoticed by him but Hallie had her back facing Shay. When she reached the bathroom she found Gabby pacing the floor." How could he." Gabby fought back her tears." How could he lie to me."
"Sweety I don't know."
"Really." Gabby snaps." Some advice." She shakes her head." I just don't get it." Gabby leans against the sink." Why would he lie, and then have me find out here like this." She wiped her tears.
"Well she sure knew who you were." Shay crosses her arms over her chest as Gabby looks up at her." She knew your name, Gabriela. He most have told her about you."
"Yeah of course he did, it's his fiancé." Gabby chuckles ." Of course he would confide in her."
"There more to it." Shay shakes her head." Your not seeing the bigger picture, there's a reason he didn't want you to know about her."
"Yeah so he could jerk me around, maybe screw with my feeling, but I'm not like that."
"No your a good person." Shay put her hand on Gabby's shoulder." Maybe he has a good explanation."
"Why are you on his side." Gabby snapped again." He's not the guy I used to know, maybe we could never be friends like that again." She wipes her tear filled eyes." I was ten years old who am I kidding." Gabby looks at a speechless Shay before she turns walking out of the bathroom.
Author's notes: I hope everyone will stick thru this story with me I really enjoy writing over this long summer break and all your positive feedback is what helps me continue. I have already written half of this story so please all you Hallie haters stick with it cause as all of you readers know I'm a huge Dawsey fan...:-) .
