Here is another multi-chapter story. Through the teen years of Gabby and how she handles with her Mom at work all the time and her father gone. PM and review ideas I could incorporate into the story. Reviews and PM's are very muchly appreciated. Xo
A/N: I have not forgotten about The Ball: Rewritten or Interrogations and Meetings. This story just came to me one day while I was working. Hope you all like it xo
Next Day
"Hey, how is she?" Laura asked, as she walked into Gabby's hospital room.
"Restless but she's good. Where are the kids?" Antonio asked, carefully looking around so he didn't wake her up.
"With Mom." Laura replied, kissing him.
"Gabs should be released this afternoon. I'm going to call work and take a personal day. Cresswell should understand." Antonio said, getting up off the bed carefully.
"Stop talkin bout me." Gabby mumbled, as she woke up.
"Good morning to you too. How do you feel?" Antonio asked, kissing her forehead.
"Sore. I want to go home." Gabby said, rubbing sleep from her eyes.
"You can go home this afternoon sweetie." Laura said, kissing the young girls cheek.
"Go to work, I'll be fine." Gabby said, stretching but soon regretting it when her ribs screamed in pain.
"You okay?" Laura asked, noticing the cringe on the young girls face.
"Yeah, stretched the wrong way." Gabby said, as Laura pulled out a couple of books that Gabby was currently reading.
"Well, I couldn't leave your two books at home. This should keep you busy till they free you," She said, handing the two novels over.
"Thanks." Gabby said, her face lighting up.
"I better get to work. Ring me and let me know what time they are releasing you." Antonio said, kissing her forehead and Laura.
"Sure," Gabby replied, as he left.
District 21
"How is she?" Lindsay asked, as they walked up the stairs to Vice.
"Yeah better. She should be going home this afternoon." Antonio said, as they sat at their desks.
"That's great." Lindsay said, as Cresswell handed out their new case of the day.
"Yeah it is." Antonio said, grabbing his cup of coffee.
Lakeshore
"Hi sweetie, how are you feeling this morning?" Dani asked, walking into her daughters hospital room.
"Sore, can I go home yet?" Gabby asked, putting her book down.
"Not yet, after lunch sometime." Dani replied, pulling a chair over to the edge of the bed and sitting down.
"I'm staying with Laura and Antonio while you work aren't I?" Gabby asked, looking down at her hands.
"Just for one night, then I am home." She replied, taking her daughters hand in her own.
"That would be nice." Gabby mumbled, leaning on her pillows.
Antonio and Laura's household
Ring, ring
"Dawson residence." Laura said, answering the home phone while the kids were playing.
"Hey its Dani, Gabby is going home at 1.30. Would you be able to pick her up?" Dani asked, walking towards the reception.
"Yeah sure, no problem. See you then." Laura said, before hanging up and calling Antonio's mobile.
District 21
"Dawson." Antonio said, picking up his personal phone.
"Hey babe its me. Gabs is being released at 1.30. Think you can make it?" Laura asked, as she made lunch for Eva and Diego.
"Yeah of course. I will see you then. Love you." Antonio said, leaning back in his chair.
"Be safe. Love you too." Laura said, before hanging up the phone.
Lakeshore
S: Hey, how are you feeling?
G:Better, still sore though. But I get to go home at 1.30.
S: Thats great! I need to stop by and see how you are when you get home.
G: That would be great, how is school?
S: Boring without you. Gotta go, english teacher is looking. Miss you.
G:Miss you too.
Gabby put her phone just as Laura, Eva and Diego came into the room.
"Aunt Gabby!" Eva yelled, launching herself on the bed.
"Careful Eva, aunt Gabby is still sore." Laura said, explaining it best she could to the three year old.
"Boo boo?" Eva asked, looking at Gabby carefully.
"Yeah, only a little one though." Gabby said, kissing her on her forehead.
"Gabby!" Diego squealed, throwing his arms out to her.
"Hey Diego," Gabby said, taking the squirming one year old into her arms.
"You ready to be springed from this place?" Laura asked, sitting down on the edge of the hospital bed.
"Yes! I just want to go home." Gabby said, smiling at her sister-in-law.
"Hey," Antonio said, walking into the hospital room.
"Daddy!" Eva squealed, running into her fathers legs.
"Hey princess, you been good for Mommy today?" He asked, kissing her forehead.
"Uh huh." She nodded, her pigtails bobbing.
"Thats good. And what about you little man?" Antonio asked, tickling Diego's tummy.
"Dada," he laughed, laying on Gabby's chest.
"How you feelin sis?" He asked, kissing her cheek.
"I just want to go home." Gabby said, hugging Diego.
"Good news, you can go home now. I will see you tomorrow after shift." Dani said, walking into the room with a bag of clothes and a wheelchair.
"Great, what's the wheelchair for?" Gabby asked, throwing back her covers and putting Diego on the bed carefully.
"Its protocol that you leave the hospital in a wheelchair. Sorry sweetie." Dani said, giving her an apologetic smile.
"Its fine Mom," Gabby said, walking into the bathroom with her clothes in hand.
5 minutes later
"You ready to go? Mom had to get back to her rounds." Antonio said, picking up the duffle bag sitting on the end of the bed.
"Yeah I'm ready." Gabby said, sitting in the chair.
"So I was thinking instead of taking the elevator you could take a trip down the stairs." Antonio said, smirking at her.
"Yeah, and you will be taking a trip too." Gabby said, staring at him.
"This should be an interesting 24 hours." Laura said, looking at Eva and Diego as they got into the elevator.
Antonio and Laura's House-
"You should sit down," Antonio said, as they walked through the door.
"Antonio, leave her alone. She just got home." Laura scolded, walking over to the play-mat with Diego and Eva.
"I just want to read a book." Gabby said, sitting down on the lounge and grabbing the book on the table next to her just as Antonio's phone rings.
"Dawson," he answered walking into the kitchen.
"Yeah Antonio, Cresswell wants you back at the District. We have a lead on the girls that keep coming up dead." Lindsay said.
"Okay, I'm on my way." Antonio said, before hanging up and walking into the lounge room.
"Dinner will be ready when you get home." Laura said, kissing his cheek.
"I will be home in time for dinner and the kids to go to bed." Antonio promised, kissing her back and giving Gabby and the kids a kiss on the head.
"Be careful." Laura and Gabby said at the same time as he walked to the door.
"Always." He replied, before leaving and closing the door behind him
Stay tuned for Chapter 7. Hope you enjoyed this chapter. I will be updating as frequently as I can as I am in the final stages of my course. Please RnR xo
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