Heeeyyy, I wasn't going to update today because this wouldn't be fair for the Doctor Dawson lovers. I don't have feedback yet, but I promise to push my friend so that I update Dr. Dawson tomorrow. And you never know, I may upload 2 or even 3 chapters at once. :)

Thanks for the love and the support yall. And to my twitter fam for hinting that I update all the time, yall are awesome. I'm sorry if you feel like Dawsey getting together is taking forever, but i promise it's worth it. I'm the kind of person who likes the suspense and taking things slow, I hope my stories don't annoy you for that. Thanks for keeping up with me guys.

In this chapter, Gabby spends more time with family, and we get some Dawsey sexy time. Like I said, the previous episode lacked Dawsey feels (though I loved all the Gabby feels/Baby Dawsey feels/Shay feels) we need more Dawsey feels. This one has some sexy time, you are allowed to read it a hundred times. ;)

Enjoy:

Chapter 8.

"Mama, are you going to leave me like daddy?" Gabby felt her heart rip at the sound of her daughter's words. She took a deep breath before walking back to sit by Lexi's bed.

"No baby. I'm not going anywhere ok." She comforted her, "And daddy did not leave you sweetheart. I promise you he would be here if he could." She gave her daughter a genuine answer which seemed to be enough.

"I saw people from your work at the hospital. I didn't get a chance to meet them but I think they are good people mama. They stayed at the hospital for a very long time. And the other firefighter brought you flowers and kissed your forehead. He didn't see me looking. He stayed in your room for a very long time mama. He didn't say anything. He couldn't sleep properly because his chair did not have a place for him to support his head, but I saw him close his eyes and he fall asleep. Miss Shay was there all the time, and…" Lexi went on and on as Gabby rocked her to sleep which she finally gave in to. Gabby found herself crying quietly when her daughter spoke. She had friends who cared about her. A family at 51 that Boden and Shay always reminded her of. That's when she suddenly felt a deep connection to all of them. She had been happy that she agreed to come back to Chicago. She ended up meeting people she could see in her future. People she could trust around her daughter. Friends and family she could count on. She just didn't know what was holding her back from letting them in. She laid there beside her daughter and fell asleep.

"Abuela!" Lexi screamed excitedly when she saw her grandmother outside her window. She had been seated on the couch by her bedroom window looking out for her family to arrive at their house. Shay was helping Gabby make dinner for them in the kitchen. She had been very helpful in the past two days and even drove by every now and then when she was on shift. Gabby had been off the previous shift and was going back the next. She was happy to have had three whole days of rest, though she was sometimes left all alone at home forcing her do go down memory lane. 'You gotta let go and start creating the future Gabs' Shay had said to her when she realized that Gabby would get lost deep in her thoughts and showed sadness obviously thinking about the past. Lexi needs you to live here in the present love. It's ok to be afraid, but you gotta give it a shot.' Gabby smiled thinking of Shay's advice and knowing that her friend was absolutely right.

"Hey sweetie, slow down you'll fall and break something, don't need any more hospital visits ever!" Gabby said when she saw Lexi run down to open the door for their family. She wiped her hands with the kitchen cloth and walked over to let them in when she heard them knock.

"Holaaa!" they all said at once. Dorothy lifted the excited Lexi and started t tickle her making her laugh hysterically.

"Hey sis," Antonio said as they walked in Gabby's apartment and hugged her. "How you feeling today?" he asked kissing her on the cheek.

"All better, thanks to these two." She said kissing him back and pointing to the two girls that have been keeping her company.

"Oh hi Leslie, I was wondering where you've been all this time!"

"HA HA HA! I missed you too detective," Shay said as she hugged Antonio. "And there comes my favourite little minions, come here." Leslie said in her kiddie voice as she opened her arms to hug Antonio's kids.

"I'm not a lil minion aunty Shay," Eva protested.

"Abuella, this is Miss Shay, she's mommy's friend." Lexi said as she and her aunt walked around the house.

"Well nice to meet you Miss Shay,"

"Oh, the pleasure is mine mam." Shay responded after clearing her throat. "And it's Shay, I mean Leslie." She swallowed, "Leslie Shay." She said smiling and nodding her head. She didn't know why she was so nervous. She felt as if she was seeking Gabby's aunt's approval to be her friend or something. Gabby noticed her friend's behaviour and only smiled.

"Well dinner is ready," Gabby said as she led everyone to her small round dining table that was well set.

They all sat, ate, laughed, shared stories, had dessert, and enjoyed their evening. Dorothy was happy to have had a chance to see her sister's kids before leaving to go back to the Dominican. She had been sad for not being able to see Gabby at the hospital. She was glad when she heard that she was discharged and would go back to work soon. She could never be ready to lose her, let alone have Lexi lose her mother especially at that tender age.

"You need to be happy Rie," Dorothy said as she tucked Lexi in her bed and Gabby putting away her toys in the toy box. She only sighed knowing what her aunt was talking about.

"Have you started dating yet?" Dorothy knew that that was one topic her godchild never wanted to talk about, especially with her. She was like her mother. She was close with her mom, but she never had the chance to talk about boys with her. Especially because she was a straight A student who went to medical school and had a long time crush on a senior who decided to join the military right after college. Though that boy was her best friend, she never brought it up to her mom because that would have changed everything. Gabby did not know this, but her mom knew how she felt all along. She just hinted to Antonio to look out for her, which he did.

"You know, you can't always live in the past mia mor. You gotta let…"

"Yes mama." Gabby said in between her teeth and she could not believe what she was about to say, "I have. Started." She swallowed, "Dating," the words were almost as if forced to come out from her mouth when she said them. Dorothy kissed Lexi goodnight before walking to stand by Gabby giving her a stare to go on. Gabby could feel her aunt's presence hover her and she started to regret every saying anything.

"Well, his name is Matt and he's a firefighter," Shay said standing at the door as she overheard the two ladies speaking. Gabby threw her a threatening look daring her to not say another word. Shay picked up on that and pressed her lips together which made Dorothy to turn and stare at Gabby who pretended like nothing happened.

"Ok you two, out with it." Dorothy said as she lightly grabbed Gabby to walk out Lexi's room leaving the door slightly open with the blue light on that Lexi likes. "Who is this Matt and when can I meet him?" She asked in a sassy tone that Shay noted it obviously runs in the family. There were in Gabby's room with the door slightly open. Gabby sat on her bed and Shay got comfortable next to her after spilling out a 'sorry' in a whisper.

"Matt is a Lieutenant at 51, He's a stand-up guy." Antonio said as he peeped through Gabby's door and Shay could only let out a small laugh.

"Seriously?" Gabby said before throwing a pillow at Antonio who ducked and shut her door. "Don't wake up Lexi Toni!" Gabby said as she quickly opened her door peeping her head out in the hallway and whispered trying not to make any noise. Her daughter was a light sleeper, just like her, and she wanted her to get as much rest as she could since they both hadn't been sleeping well in the past few days. "Get in here," she ordered him and he followed.

"Look, Matt and I are not dating, we're just, you know," she swallowed trying to come up with the correct explanation that she could believe herself. "I don't even know, I mean, I didn't even tell him about Lexi and he found out in the most awkward way possible. Soo…" her voice was trailing off. She felt embarrassed but relieved at the same time. It's not like her to share her feelings and thoughts especially on something like this. She preferred handling it herself.

"He sounds like a great guy," Dorothy said smiling as she walked over to hug her niece.

"I haven't even said anything about him," Gabby said quietly under her aunt's embrace.

"You don't have to, I saw the way your face lit when Alexandro and Leslie mentioned him," Gabby only smiled.

"Nobody calls me that aunty," Antonio said after a long silence and the three ladies laughed quietly. "Alright, my kids and I are leaving now," he announced as he walked out Gabby's room.

"Thanks for coming mama. I always miss you, and Lexi as well." Gabby said as she hugged her aunt.

They all prepared to go to bed since Dorothy had her flight back to the Dominican the next day.

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"Heey look who's back!" Herman said loudly announcing to the entire house when Gabby and Shay walked in at the firehouse. The two ladies smiled as everyone came around to hug Gabby.

"Thank you guys. And thank you for coming to the hospital and being supportive. I really appreciate it." Matt looked over at Shay who shook her head.

"So when are you bringing the little one to see the house?" Hermann asked. Gabby looked around and her eyes met Matts who looked at her sipping his coffee. She swallowed and brought her attention back to Hermann smiling.

"Ah, she would love to come here. I just, wouldn't want her to get in your way." Gabby said slightly smiling.

"You kidding me! We have kids here all the time." Boden said as he jumped in on the conversation. He had met Lexi when he visited Gabby's family at her brother's house but did not say a word to anyone, which surprised her. He also knew Gabby really well and he kept his distance. He knew she was a smart girl and he could help her out on anything she needed or asked for.

"Yeah, we had Otis' nephews and niece, my kids, the Darden boys that Casey had taken care of, his niece," Herman said pointing at Matt who did not flinch. His eyes were still fixated on Gabby and she could swear she felt her body soak in a pool of her own sweat at his stares.

"Well, thanks. I'll bring her sometime." Gabby said that so that this didn't turn to be a long argument with everyone trying to convince her to do something she did not want to do. It's not like she didn't want Lexi to see where she worked or meet everyone, she just did not want to overwhelm her. Or even get her excited for a life that was not true. They all dispersed to go to their respective places when Shay and Gabby walked to the locker rooms to change.

Matt followed Gabby across the apparatus floor to the ambo that evening. She felt his presence behind her but she just ignored him. Trying to jump in the back of the ambo to start inventory, Matt grabbed Gabby by the arm to the other side so that they could not be seen by the squad guys seated at their table. He backed her against the ambo making Gabby get short of air.

"Lieutenant!" she managed to sound out his name, but Matt did not speak. He pressed his body against Gabby's which made her tense up. She swallowed hard, confused as to what he was doing. Matt seemed like he was on a conquest, his face was straight serious and his eyes were stern. He bent to kiss Gabby on her neck which made her react the way she never wanted to. She never wanted to show him how weak he made her. She could surrender anything to this man, but she could not let herself do that. At this point, Matt was already deep in love with this woman and he could not hold back any longer. He wanted her to know that. He knew she felt something for him too but did not want to show it. Every time they met, or were together in a room, or out with friends, all Gabby did was tease him. His eyes would search the entire room looking for her only to find her staring at him, she would give him that sexy side smile, or wink, and sometimes she would even bite her lower lip. That made Matt react in ways he never thought he would. He felt like Gabby was punishing him for something he was unaware of, and if it meant him playing her game to find out, that is what he was going to do. Gabby's body was tense and he felt that.

"Relax babe," Matt whispered and he continued giving her soft kisses, now moving down to her collar bone. He wanted her to break, to give in to this feeling because he knew she felt it too. As stubborn as Gabby is, she held on to her ground. Matt started to caress Gabby's body, trailing his fingertips up and down her arms giving Gabby a slight tickle. She took in a deep breath which only annoyed Matt because that only showed she was keeping her ground. He then decided to go further. If he was going to get this woman to give in to his sexual advances, he had to do better than that. He slip his hand up her CFD shirt and felt her body tremble a little. Gabby closed her eyes as Matt slip his fingers under her bra touching her nipples. Gabby was starting to feel her body giving in. No matter how strong she thought she would be, she couldn't resist Matt's advances. She started to feel her insides explode when he bit her a little on her neck which made her jump. Gabby was now panting. She brought her hands to the back of Matt's head her fingers playing with his hair which made Matt smile. He was getting there, he thought. His right hand cupped her breast and caressed it making Gabby let out a sound. The other was on her hip. At this point, Matt knew he had her, so he quickly grabbed Gabby's arms to hold them up against the rig and stared right into her eyes.

Gabby was breathing heavily at this point. Her lips partly open signalling Matt to kiss them however he wanted. She was now feeling the need. Matt did not react to that, rather, he pressed his aroused self against Gabby's body. She felt him, she felt him want her. He pressed harder as Gabby took quick breaths trying to lift herself up to Matt's level so he kisses her. When he felt that his job was done, Matt backed away so quick Gabby almost fell. He stood there watching her, breathing heavily.

"Now you know how I feel," Matt said quietly before walking away towards his quarters. Gabby was left there astonished. She did not understand what had just happened. She felt her body tremble. How could she let him do that to her? How could she react to him like that? What was wrong with her? Gabby was silently screaming to herself as she rolled down the rig bringing her knees to her chest. Her body had disappointed her, she showed Matt how much she wanted him, what he did to her. She was now exposed. Letting out a little sob, she kicked herself for being so stupid and falling for him.

Matt was breathing so hard when he got to his quarters closing the door behind him. His heart was beating so fast he held his hand to his chest. He was so surprised at himself that he managed to let go of Gabby after pulling that stunt. He knew he had taken it far when he pressed himself against her body, feeling her, letting her feel him. How she made him feel. He was now pacing in his office, constantly running his fingers in his hair thinking about Gabby. Thinking about her daughter and what that all meant. Wondering how she was feeling, what she was thinking. He was hoping his plan would work because he was also punishing himself. He hoped that Gabby wouldn't be mad at him for that, or did not push her away. Things could go either direction; Gabby could regain her big wall distant status and even never talk to him or she could admit her feelings for him and come knocking on his door. The latter did not happen that night during shift so Matt was worried. He did not even want to go to the kitchen to eat though he was starving. What if he came across Gabby? He thought, she was really good at hiding and being unreadable but he was not. He needed to use the bathroom though.

"Chow's up!" Mills called out. Gabby wanted to go to her bunk and be left alone. When she heard everyone being called out to eat she decided to take this opportunity to go sink herself in bed and left alone. Walking up to sneak past Matt's quarters without being noticed, she was checking coast in all directions. Matt opened his door to go to the bathroom knowing everyone was called out to eat, but he bumped into Gabby.

"Oh, sorry!" they both said. Matt grabbed Gabby by her arms as he almost knocked her to the ground. Gabby's heart beat faster, she was running out of breath. She felt Matt's gaze cut deep into her soul. She felt him read her. Afraid that he was going to see deep into her life, she freed herself from his hands.

"Uhm.. sorry..I.." she pointed at her bunk bed indicating that she was headed to bed.

"Yeah. Sorry." Matt squinted his eyes still looking at her trying to read her body language as he put his hands in his pockets. He couldn't get anything from it, he moved to the side letting her pass which she did in what seemed like the speed of light. Matt couldn't handle it. This had to be dealt with, he thought and decided to do whatever it took so that he and Gabby could come to terms with what was happening between them.

Gabby felt a presence beside her bed. Opening her eyes slowly, one after the other she hoped it would be Shay, or even the Chief. Now wishing to be in trouble so that the Chief would be standing by her bed calling her to his office. 'Anyone but Matt please. Anyone but Matt'. She repeated this in her head. When her eyes were finally open, Matt was standing there cross armed staring at her. She gave him a brow trying to figure out why he was standing there. Hasn't he punished her enough back at the ambo? She thought, what now? Was he going to press her against her own bed only to leave her there longing for more? She decided to get up before Matt had the opportunity to do that again.

"Don't you think we need to talk?" Matt finally broke the silence.

"No?" Gabby answered in a more sarcastic tone trying to give him a hint that she absolutely has nothing to talk to him about. She knew she was lying to herself. They did need to talk. Gabby swallowed hard when Matt sat beside her. "Look, I'm sorry for not telling you about Lexi, I swear I was…"

"Dawson!" Matt started to speak again, he only called her Dawson when he was serious, and it seemed like he was not fooling around at this moment. "Tell me we did not share a great connection at your house the first night you arrived in Chicago and earlier today by the ambo. Tell me you don't feel something, anything between us." He paused, suddenly the words were harder for him to say them out, but he continued, "just tell me you want me to be out of your way and I will happily do that," he was lying, he started to regret giving her that option the moment he said it. Since Gabby was silent he spoke again, "but please don't suggest we become "friends"", he said this making air quotes, "because I don't think I could handle that." Matt finally spoke his heart out. He felt relieved that he did that but also felt naked.

There was no going back now. Gabby was there blinking so fast one would think she was about to get a seizure. She bit her lower lip and swallowed. She wanted to tell Matt that she would rather be friends, but by the look of things, that was not an option. Matt had his face straight serious like he did before back at the rig. It was intense making Gabby feel so small. The air started to feel thin and she started to take deep slow breaths.

"I have a child Matt." Was all she said barely whispering.

Matt held her chin with his index finger and lifted her head to face him. Her lips started to tremble. Why can't she move? Why is she still sitting there? She asked herself in her thoughts. Before she knew it, Matt was kissing her. This time he was not rough like earlier. He was not aggressive or pushy. It was as if he wanted to see her reaction. When she didn't react, he pulled away, not too far though. There was a really small space between them their noses were almost touching. Gabby was breathing in small breaths it made Matt blush. He smiled at the corner of his lips which made Gabby smile as well. She licked her lower lip and leaned closer to him. She perked his lips and stayed there with her eyes open to see his reaction. As if frozen, Matt had his eyes open as well and he smiled, their lips were still touching. He took his hands to hold Gabby's face bringing it closer to his. Deepening their kiss, Gabby moved her body closer. She was doing it, she was letting Matt know that she also wants him. Matt was happy, his hands were now on Gabby's waist and hers were scrambling his hair. He lifted her up to his laps and Gabby opened her legs to sit on him without resisting. She was on top of Matt vigorously kissing as if battling with their mouths. Matt's hands were rubbing Gabby on her back tickling her which made her giggle a little in between their passionate kissing.

"Would you guys mind taking this somewhere, I don't know, behind closed doors?" Shay said after clearing her throat standing by the bunk which only made Gabby jump almost falling. Matt caught her and brought her closer to him in a tight hug. He did not want to let go. He had her and he wanted to tell her that every single chance he got. Gabby looked into his eyes and smiled. She felt like she was in a dream that was going to be ripped from her soon. Getting back to her senses, she pulled away and got off Matt's lap. She finally looked at Shay who was giving her the look. Her embarrassment was now showing, she felt her eyes tear up not knowing what to do. Matt got up and turned her to face him. He kissed her on her forehead and motioned her toward his quarters. Gabby gave Shay a little nudge as they passed by her. She winked at Gabby as if giving her a nod to continue what she and Matt had started. In his quarters, Matt let go of Gabby's hand. He did not want to seem like he was controlling her or making her do something she wasn't ready for. Breaking the silence, Matt spoke as he motioned to seat on his bed leaving Gabby standing by the closed door.

"Tell me what's running through your beautiful mind right now." Matt requested, knowing that Gabby blushed every time he gave her a compliment. She did not disappoint, she had a slight smile on the corner of her lips. Taking a seat at Matt's desk she started.

"I think we're both thinking the same thing." Matt was nodding as she spoke, "We can keep this on the down low and you can come by my house when Lexi is at my brother's." She continued, without giving Matt a chance to speak, "We can alternate between my place and yours during the nights that we're not on shift, and also, we gotta make sure to set some rules." She added.

"Rules?" Matt asked confused,

"Yes, rules. We are not allowed to go on "dates", or kiss in public, or send each other…you know… sweet texts. This is just a sexual relationship right?" Matt had his mouth wide open hearing all this, he thought he would vomit out his insides at the sound of Gabby's words. He didn't know what to say, he was purely shocked and speechless. "Most importantly, we're not allowed to have "feelings" for each other." Gabby concluded.

Matt was still in shock. What the hell was Gabby saying? Someone pinch me and tell me she's joking.

"Casey?" Gabby was snapping her fingers, "Casey?" Matt was brought back to real life. Gabby was standing right in front of him with her eyes wide open. "Are you ok?" Of course I'm not okay. He wanted to yell but he only swallowed. Trying to regain his balance and his thoughts he finally spoke.

"I do not agree to the "terms and conditions" you just laid out." He spat at her with a shrugged face showing he was annoyed. Gabby only raised her eyebrow. She knew that was a long shot, but that was the only solution she could come up with to have hot steamy sex with Matt but still keep her walls up. Matt got up from his bed and started to pace trying to digest every word Gabby had said. "So let me get this," he said, "you want us to continue what we started only not have a relationship?" Matt asked confused at this idea Gabby had in mind.

"Oh no. we will have a relationship," Gabby replied, "I think they call it…" She was snapping her fingers thinking of the name, "…friends with… benefits?" her voice was trailing, getting lower as she finished the sentence, embarrassed of what she had said as well. She hoped Matt would buy it though, pressing her lips tight and playing with her fingers, she looked at Matt who was still pacing around his small office in shock.

Summary: Dorothy pays her family a visit and has advice for Gabby concerning her love life. Matt approaches Gabby in a more direct way putting himself out there. Gabby finally gives in. They both try to DTR but it is definitely not what Matt had in mind.

Next Chapter: Will Gabby and Matt get into the 'friends with benefits' relationship? What's it gonna take for Gabby to break down that huge wall and just let Matt in? Will she finally bring Lexi to the firehouse?

Thank yoooouuu all for reading. Please don't forget to review. I did not get as much reviews for chapter 7, maybe yall did not like it as much? Just let me know even when you don't like a chapter and why ok. Pleeeeaaase. Thanks guys. Yall are awesome. And don't hesitate to hint at me if there are some inappropriateness there, I'll gladly try to keep it PG. I'm not sure how to change to make it for an older audience. If you review, I'll probably update again tomorrow. And I got a new Dawsey story coming up called "Secret Agent". What will happen seeing Gabby and Matt not as firefighters or paramedics or doctors? Let me know if you're interested.

Thank you again.

Love always,
Gaone.