A/N After this chapter, here comes the drama lol fair warning. It won't be too bad though, I promise! Enjoy! By the way, thank you SO much for the reviews. They keep me motivated so thank you!
Antonio and Sylvie were still taking things slow, and although she understood why, it was driving her crazy. Every time she thought he would kiss her, he would always pull away. She couldn't quite understand why he wanted to take that slow because even if he was a good kisser, which she knew he would be, it wasn't like she would expect sex from him.
All of this was driving her crazy, but she was still happy that he wanted to spend as much time with her as he could. Today he was spending time with his kids and he said he would stop by her house later since she had the day off. She took out her phone and decided to past the time she would catch up with Gabby. She dialed her number and waited for her to pick up.
"Hey." Sylvie said as soon as Gabby answered the phone.
"Hey. What's up?" Gabby said in a cheerful mood. Ever since she started adopting Louie, Gabby hasn't been anything but cheerful and Sylvie loved to see her best friend happy.
"Nothing. You want to do something today? We can take Louie to the park or something."
Gabby laughed through the phone. "Of course. But I thought you would be with my brother since every free time you have, you're with him." She said in an amused tone.
"No. He's busy today. He's with his kids." Sylvie was happy that Laura finally agreed for him to spend time with his kids. He had been asking for weeks and she kept giving him every excuse in the book but she must have realized the kids missed their father. "But I am seeing him later." She smiled.
"Of course you are." Gabby smirked. Sylvie complained to her a few days earlier that Antonio wanted to take things extremely slow, which she knew frustrated her but she tried to get Sylvie to see where he was coming from. "But I'll pick you up in an hour?" She suggested. They both agreed they would see each other then.
An hour later, Sylvie jumped into Gabby's car, or well Matt's truck. She smirked. "I'm surprised he let you use his truck."
Gabby laughed and shrugged her shoulders. "Not much he says no to me anymore."
Sylvie leaned behind her and started tickling Louie, which resulted into a fit of giggles. She turned her attention back to Gabby. "Lucky for you." She sighed but after a few seconds she smiled again. "So where are we off to?"
"Well, I was thinking it might be a little cold for a park." Sylvie agreed. When she suggested it, she hadn't realized how cold it was. "So maybe we can just go grab lunch? That way we can talk."
Sylvie arched her eyebrows at her. "Talk? About what?"
Gabby shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know. Maybe you and Antonio? I can give you suggestions?"
Sylvie laughed but she didn't say anything. She knew Gabby meant well, but she didn't want to involve anyone in her relationship with Antonio. Err, or whatever they were in. She was still confused about that title.
After a while, they made it to the restaurant, and as they got settled in, Gabby looked at Sylvie. "So, you never told me about when Antonio stopped by your house after we went out."
Sylvie laughed and shrugged her shoulders. "I know. But that's because Antonio confused me that night. He was saying how we should stay as friends. But then he couldn't stop looking at me like-" she trailed off.
Gabby laughed. "Yes, please don't finish that sentence. I have to hand it to you though, that dress did come into handy after all."
She smirked and nodded her head. "And I didn't even have to invite Antonio over myself. I'm not even sure I would have. I would have just worn that dress to Molly's one night hoping to run into him."
"So, if he said that, then how the hell did you guys end up together?" Although she wanted details, she hoped Sylvie realized she never wanted to discuss anything personal about her brother.
"I don't know exactly. I text him while he was working asking him to stop by. But he never answered me so I figured he was back to avoiding me. I got dressed in pajamas and was watching a chick flick when he started knocking on my door."
"Please tell me you weren't crying."
"Oh no. Thank god." Sylvie laughed as the waitress placed their food on the table. "I would have been so embarrassed more than I already was."
Gabby laughed but she stayed silent so Sylvie could continue.
"So, I told him that I didn't think he was coming over. But he said that he was in a middle of a case so that's why he didn't text me back. But figured it was okay to stop by since I invited him. He apologized to me about confusing me. He made up some lame excuse about knowing he did because he was also confused but I think we know someone talked to him." She cut her eyes at Gabby, but continued. "He was just telling me how this is all new to him, you know? If anything, I think he's just scared that I'm going to leave him like his ex-wife did. Which I would never do, at least not over his job. My job is just as dangerous. Maybe not as dangerous as his because no one is shooting at me, but every time we get in that ambulance, we're never completely safe. I just told him that I could sort of be like his haven, you know? When his ex-wife is being a bitch and won't let him see his kids. When his job is bringing him down. That was pretty much it. The rest of the night we were just watching movies until he had to go home." She said as she picked up her fork and started eating.
Gabby took in everything that Sylvie was saying and nodded her head. "He just figures that since you're not a cop, you can't say you can handle his life. Because until he gets shot or something happens, he can't be 100% sure. But I do know you. As long as he doesn't make you quit your job and try to become a housewife, you'll never leave him."
Sylvie swallowed her food and laughed. "Yeah, but I doubt Antonio will ever ask me to do that."
Gabby agreed. "I know that. But the real question is does he? Does he know that the only way you would ever leave him is if he disvalues you? Does he have any clue about why you left your ex-fiance?"
"Actually, he left me." Sylvie corrected Gabby.
"Maybe the first time, but didn't Harrison ask you to come home?"
"Well yeah. But the problem with Harrison is that he thought I wasn't strong enough for Chicago."
"Which we know you are." Gabby smirked at her. As hard as it was losing Shay, and there was never a moment she didn't think about her, she was glad that she had Sylvie in her life. "Just talk to him. He opened up to you about his ex-wife. Open up to him."
With that last piece of advice, all Sylvie could do was agree with Gabby.
After her lunch date with Gabby, she dropped Sylvie back at home. Sylvie started to clean up her apartment so when Antonio came by, he wouldn't think she was a mess. She knew telling him about Harrison would make him see that Sylvie wasn't Laura. She would never ask Antonio to quit being a detective. She knew what it was like saving people.
After changing into jeans and a shirt, then pulling her hair in a ponytail, she sat down on the couch, watching TV. Sylvie never thought this would happen for her again. For her to be this excited over a guy coming over to her place. After being in deep thoughts for a little while, she heard a knock on the door and she smiled. She stood up and walked over to the door, opening the door.
"Hey." She said, seeing Antonio standing there, she broke into a smile. But seeing the look on his face, her smile faded. "Hey, what's wrong?"
Antonio walked inside and Sylvie closed the door behind him. He shook his head. "Nothing." He said as he smiled at her. "I don't want to focus on that right now. Just a long day." He confessed.
Sylvie tilted her head to the side. "Tell me that you at least saw your kids."
He nodded his head. "Yes." He took her hands and he sat down on the couch. "It was good until I dropped them off."
Sylvie sighed and she squeezed his hands. "What happened?"
"Just Laura. But I'm okay now that I'm here with you." He smiled softly at her.
"Are you hungry? I can cook us something?" Sylvie offered. With any other guy she was with, she hated cooking for them. But with Antonio it was different. Everything was different with Antonio for some reason.
"No, I'm fine. Unless you're hungry?"
"No. I'm not. I'm good." Sylvie smiled as she leaned against him. "But I think we should talk."
"Good or bad?" He asked, hoping that she wasn't already backing out because of his problems.
"Uh-I don't know. You can be the judge of that." Sylvie said as she leaned over and looked at him. "It's only right that since you opened up to me, I should do the same."
Antonio looked at her and he nodded his head slowly. "Okay. Should I be scared?" He laughed, obviously joking. He knew whatever she had to say wouldn't be terrible.
Sylvie laughed and shook her head. "No. I don't think anyway. You can be the judge of that." She said as she looked down to their hands still tangled together. "I just feel like if I tell you about my ex fiancé then you would see that you can trust me and see that I'm not Laura."
Antonio nodded his head and waited for her to continue. "So with Harrison, all I was to him was a housewife, without the wife title. Every night he came home, dinner was waiting for him at the table. For the longest time, I thought that was what I wanted. But when he left me before we even got married, I don't know, I felt like I was worth more than that. While there are times I don't mind cooking, I just can't-I can't be with a guy that expects me to cook every night. For a guy to expect me to quit my job and turn into this housewife." She saw that he was about to say something and she shook her head. "No, not yet." She smiled when he nodded his head. "I know you would never ask me to do that, just like I would never ask you to quit your job. You're good at it. Just like I'm good at mine. I know being a paramedic and a detective is two different things but every time I go behind the wheel in the ambulance, I'm risking my life. I, of course care about you and I care if you get shot or hurt. However, that is the life you chose. I would never tell anyone on how to choose their life, as long as you give me the same respect back."
Antonio smiled and he took in everything that she was saying. After a few minutes of silence, he began to talk. "So, if you ever cook for me, I should feel special?" He smirked at her.
Sylvie laughed and nodded her head. "Oh, absolutely. But I know I wouldn't mind cooking for you."
He arched his eyebrow. "Oh?"
"Maybe that's because I know you wouldn't expect it every night. Well, I mean it's kind of hard to make dinner for you every night. But you know what I mean."
"You're right, I wouldn't expect it. But I also wouldn't expect us to always sit in the house whenever you're off from work." Antonio smiled at her but then he shook his head. "Look at me just assuming that we're together when I ask you if we can take things slow."
Sylvie laughed as she let go of his hands and placed her hand on his face. "And I only agreed because I thought that's what you wanted."
"I do. I did. I mean-maybe we can take things slow but also at the same time don't go at the speed of a snail." At his comment, she couldn't help but laughed.
"You got it. Whatever you want, you got it."
Antonio smiled at her comment and his expression turned serious. He moved his hand on her face and stroked her cheek with his thumb. He looked deeply in her eyes as he leaned forward. He brushed his lips against hers just getting himself familiarize with her lips. After a few seconds, he deepened the kiss as he moved his other hand on her face. Feeling the need to breathe, they both pulled away and she pressed her forehead against his. "I knew you were a good kisser." She said as she tried to catch her breath.
Antonio smirked at her comment and he nodded his head. He moved his hands off her face and wrapped his arms around her waist. He was content now and it was exactly what he needed right now. He leaned back to check the time and saw that it was getting late. "I guess I should be heading home." He said, not wanting to leave but he knew she needed to get some sleep for work.
Sylvie shook her head and smiled at him. "Or…you can stay the night?" She asked nervously as she bit down on her bottom lip waiting for his answer.
"Are you sure? We are supposed to take things slow."
"Yes. I'm not asking you to stay the night so we can have sex. Just so we can enjoy our company more." He smiled at her offer and he nodded his head.
"Okay, I'll stay the night." Antonio agreed, knowing how hard it would have been to leave her apartment and go back to his.