Chapter Seven

Matt POV

I sat in my parked car looking onto the station from the diver seat. It amazed how everything in my life has changed over the last few months, but yet can still remain the same. I watch as Cruz and Otis walk up the cement drive and go into the firehouse. I sigh, thinking that I should do the same. I reach behind me and grab my bag, this is it I tell myself opening the door and taking a deep breath.

"Lieutenant," Mills calls out as from the sidewalk as he sees me walking inside.

"Hey Mills," I say as I shake his hand.

"Glad to have you back," he replied as we walked in together. Before we opened the glass door, I stopped and looked at Mills, "I never got the chance to say thank you for everything you did the night Hallie died." I am not one to wear my emotions on my sleeve, but I wanted him to know he made a difference.

"No worries," Mills said with a nod of his head. "You would have done the same."

"Still, I want you to know that it meant a lot."

"You're welcome," Mills said as he opened the door and I followed.

We made our way into the common room as I came further into the room all the guys were standing around, calling out to me. I could tell that they were glad to see me; I also noticed Gabby wasn't in the room. Once I was able to say hi to everyone, I went into the locker room. As I walked over to my locker, I saw Gabby sitting on the wooden bench with her back turned to me. I could tell she was on the phone. I tried my best not to listen, but I could tell by the tone of her voice who ever she was talking to it was serious.

I went to my locker and did the lock and then glanced over at Gabby who was stood up as she put her phone in her pocket and then faced me. I could tell by her expression that she thought she was alone.

"Everything okay?" I asked turning my attention back to putting my things away in my locker.

"Yeah, it's nothing," she replies looking down at her feet.

"Well if you ever want to talk about that nothing, you know where you can find me," I say looking back at her. A smile plays on her lips and she nods her head.

"Thanks, but it will be fine. I should probably get out of her and help Shay with stocking the ambulance."

"I'll see you out there," I tell her.

"Yup," she smiles again and makes her way out of the locker room, but before she could get too far the bells ring calling her to duty.

Gabby POV

I finish cleaning the ambo with Shay, but mind is still on my conversation with Evan. I know he keeps telling me he will wait for me, but I can tell he's beginning to think something is wrong. I don't want to lie to him and tell him that I love him, when I'm not one hundred percent sure.

"You're really quiet," Shay said jumping out the back door.

"It's nothing," I tell her hoping that she will just drop it, but I can tell by the look on her face that is the last thing is going to do. I take in a deep breath as I jump down to the ground and close the back doors. "I don't know why it's so hard for me to tell him that I love him," I tell her.

"We are talking about Evan right?"

"Who else would I be talking about?" I point out as we begin walking towards the doors that lead inside of the station. "He treats me so good and I love spending time with him, but I feel that we may be moving too fast."

Shay stopped at the door before opening it, she looked around to make sure that nobody was in ear shot, "If you want my advice and I'm going to give it to anyways, I think there is a reason you can't say those words to Evan and you won't be able to do that until you face that reason."

Matt POV

The one thing I didn't miss about this was the paper work. I sit at my desk trying to fill out this report from an accident that happened earlier on shift. A drunk driver smashed into a couple coming home from a movie, they both suffered minor injuries and had to be taken to the hospital. The driver on the other hand didn't have a starch on him and will be sitting in lockup for a while.

I sigh as I look back over at the clock on the wall, it has only been ten minutes since I started filling this out, but seems like a lot longer. I begin writing my accounts of accident; I force myself to finish the paperwork before I allowed myself to get up again. A few more minutes into my work, I hear a light knock on my door. I see Herrmann standing on the other side of the glass door. I wave him.

"What can I do for you," I ask dropping the pen on the desk.

"Chief is looking for you," he told me.

"Okay, thanks," I say standing up and following him out. I walk into chief's office; I stop at the door to see him on the phone. He looks up and waves me in. I take a seat in front of him as he finishes up his conversation.

"You needed to see me Chief," I say not sure what this is about.

"I just wanted to check in with you to see how your shift went."

"It was a typically shift, it actually felt normal."

"Good, you know that if you need anything you just need to ask."

"I know and thank you Chief," I say getting up and making my way out of his office.

The rest of shift went by just as smoothly, after everyone checked to make sure that I was okay it seemed like everything went back to same old station 51. I grabbed my bag and walked back out to my truck.

"Hey Casey," Gabby said as she stood over by her car. "Did you have breakfast yet?"

"Not yet," I say throwing my things into my truck.

"You want to grab a bite?" she smiled.

"Sure, I'll meet you at the dinner up the street."

"Okay," she replied getting into her car and began to drive in the direction of our intended meeting spot.

Gabby POV

I wait for Matt as I lean against the side of my car, I knew that since he has been back we really haven't been able to just hang out and really talk. I knew that there were some things that we both needed to say. I watched as he pulled his truck into the spot next to my car. He smiled as he got out and walked over to me, "I remember this place," he said as I stood up straight and we walked in together.

"I know, I haven't been here since we ate here that one time," I say almost kicking myself for bringing up that memory of his mom being paroled.

"It was good morning," he told me as we took a seat in an open booth near a window. We took a seat and grabbed the menus behind the ketchup bottle.

As he held up the menu he cleared his voice, "That was the morning when I realized how much I could really depend on you."

I was thankful that he couldn't see my face right now, it was beating red and I could feel the warmth creep down my neck. I knew that I needed to say something, "You can always depend on me for anything."

"I know," he simply replied.

I set my menu down, "Do you know what you want?" I asked him trying my best not to let his comment affect me.

He set his menu down, "I already knew what I wanted before I walked in the door," he said keeping his eye on me.

"I'm glad that makes one of us," I tell him. "I'm torn between the French toast and the blue berry pancakes."

"When that happens to me I usually flip a coin," he chuckled. "In fact…" he said as he dung into his pants pocket and pulled out a quarter, "Heads you get French toast tails you get blue berry pancakes."

"Okay," I smile.

He flips the coin in the air and catches it a second later; he shows me the coin "it looks like it will be blue berry pancakes."

"I can't argue with the Matt Casey bulletproof plan," I say teasing him.

It didn't take long for the waitress to take our orders and bring out our food. We talked about our families and what we had been up to since he left. It was great just being able to talk with Matt about the simple things in life, it brought back so many great memories. I hated when the check came, it signaled that our time together must come to an end. Before I could grab the check off of the table, Matt snatched it and handed cash over to the waitress, "You can keep the change," he told her as he put his wallet back in the pocket.

"Next time breakfast is on me," tell him.

"Next time," he repeats with a smirk that makes me blush.

Author's note:

Thank you to everyone that is reading and/or reviewing this story! Not that I'm wishing summer away by any means, but I can't wait for season three to get! I need to know what happens and all of these spoilers that are coming out have me questioning some things. Anyways, hope you like the update and tell me what you think.