5 weeks later
Matt came walking into the fire station. It was a few weeks now since he had brought Gabby to the airport and she had gone back to Puerto Rico. It had been okay so far. They kept in contact with text and calling and even though they missed each other, it felt like things worked out well. She was really happy to finish her mission there and was having a great time and, he was glad to work out everything here at home.
Getting ready and coming into the common room he had a quick breakfast, sitting beside Cruz.
''How is Gabby doing?''
''She is great! She did a bit of a trip to a rainforest and a waterfall on her day off with her roommates. I am really glad she is having such a great time.'' Matt said and he meant it. Slipping his phone from his pocket he showed them some of the pictures she had send him.
''She looks really great, it is good to see her so excited.'' Cruz said and Brett nodded.
''Well, I do want her back in seven weeks.'' Matt joked.
''Want to join in on a game of cards?'' Otis offered him.
''Nah, I should get on some paperwork.'' Casey admitted and walked to the coffee machine, where Herrmann was standing.
''I am really glad you worked it all out.'' Herrmann told him.
''Thanks, me too.'' Matt said. Grabbing his coffee, he walked back to his office to finish some of his paperwork he had to do as a captain now. On his desk was the photo of him and Gabby. The picture had been in a drawer when they were on bad terms, but now it was back on his desk. Looking at it for a second, he couldn't not wait to hold her in his arms again in seven weeks. He really missed her. It was still great that they could make it work this way. But he did really miss her and couldn't wait till she came back.
After shift, he walked to his truck and stopping at a hardware store. He wanted to do some stuff in the house after sleeping. Since Gabby had gone back he was less busy during the days as they didn't do things together. In the beginning he had been struggling with and almost nonstop waiting for her to call him. But now he was working on all the stuff he had put off for a month. Gabby had been asking him to install an extra cabinet for her stuff in the bathroom. He did feel a bit bad about putting git off while she had asked him so often.
Getting it done, he settled on the couch.
Ordering pizza and slumping down on the couch again, he switched to the sports channel. The house was still a bit messy as he was not the cleanest person, but it was a lot less bad than when he had felt bad about the state of his relationship with Gabby.
Usually Gabby insisted that they would eat healthy, and he had to admit he did enjoy eating junk food every now then while she was not here. They missed each other so much, but since they were in a lot of contact now, it was a lot easier. They still missed each other a lot, but they texted and called daily, and both tried to best to make it work.
A text came in and he expected it to be Gabby, but it Kelly inviting him over to Molly's. Agreeing to it, he got up and cleaned the table. In the bathroom as he as cleaning himself up to go out, he was glad he had hung up the cabinet Gabby had asked him for months. He hoped that she would be really happy with it when she came back.
Walking to Molly's, he texted her about how her day was. Even though he knew that she was out tonight with her roommates and wouldn't call tonight. He did feel bad when they did not call a night, but both of them had nice plans.
Walking out, most of them were already there and he sat down at the bar beside Kelly.
''No Skype night with Gabby?'' Kelly teased him as he sat down.
''On Thursdays? No way. Gabby is hitting the town herself tonight.'' He said as he took the beer from Herrmann.
''We want to do a party here when she gets back, think she would like that?'' Herrmann asked.
''She would love that, she keeps telling me how much she misses you.'' Matt said as she kept saying on the phone that as much as she liked it in Puerto Rico, she did miss the nights at Molly's.
''We want to do some remodeling in Kenny's bedroom now he is going to primary school, think you have some time to do some work in the next weeks? Herrmann inquired.
''Yeah, I have some time next week if you want me to take a look?''
''Cool, me and Cindy will talk about the budget and how much we can pay y-''
''I don't charge you. You are my friend.'' Matt promised him.
''Thanks, I appreciate it.''
His phone on the bar started to ring and saw it was Gabby, he grabbed it.
''Wait, let me get to the kitchen.'' Matt said as he walked away from the bar and the loud music to the quieter kitchen.
''No, no, it is nice you are calling, I am just in molly's.'' he explained as Gabby was worried she was calling at the wrong time.
''How was your day?''
''My day was okay, just got from shift, slept, did some work around the house – I finally hung up that cabinet in the bathroom you asked for, for all your make-up. Put in some extra bolt in case your collection grows even more.''
''Thanks!'' Gabby chuckled on the phone.
''How was your day?'' He asked her as he leaned against the large fridge.
''it was alright.'' She answered and he felt a bit concerned she suddenly did not seem as excited about it as she usually was.
''Babe, is something wrong?'' Matt asked concerned.
''If you are at Molly's maybe this is not a great time to talk about this.'' She admitted and he groaned.
''Gabby let's not shut each other out again, please just tell me.'' He sighed, worried.
She let out a deep sigh.
''It's nothing bad, really.''
''I'd rather have you telling me though.'' Matt admitted.
''I think I might be pregnant. My period is late.'' Gabby said concerned over the phone. She sounded very upset and he felt bad he was not closer to her now.
''Hey, it is going to be okay, alright?'' He tried to calm her down over the phone, covering his ear as the music was getting louder and he walked through the back of the kitchen. Busting open the door, he walked into the alley behind the bar.
''Gabby – is there anybody there that can help you find out?''
''Yeah, I am going to ask somebody at the hospital tomorrow. I don't want to go out alone and get a test.''
He sat down on a keg in the back. His stomach was sinking. Feeling so bad she was alone right now.
''I can on a flight tomorrow morning?'' He said, feeling so bad he couldn't be there for his wife.
''Matt, no. It is fine. I will get it checked tomorrow – maybe I am not pregnant at all but I am just late.'' She assured him.
''Okay, but please call me if I can do something, okay.''
''I will. Thank you.''
It was silent for a few seconds, Gabby breaking the silence.
''Matt, if I am pregnant – we are going to be okay right?''
''Yeah, of course.'' He promised her.
''Okay, I will call you tomorrow morning, okay?''
''Yeah, I love you.''
''I love you too.''
After a few more seconds of silence, she hung up the phone.
As they hung up, he sighed deep, letting the news settle in for a second. Taking a deep breath, he felt the nerves rising in his stomach. He was scared about her having a baby. Not because he was not ready or did not want to start family, he was worried about Gabby's health. Feeling horrible he couldn't be with her in this stressful time, he hit his fist against the wall. Pulling his hand back, he felt angrier than he had felt in years.
Upset he walked into the bar to grab his stuff.
''Something wrong.''
''No, I am just tired and I am going home.'' Matt mumbled as he handed Herrmann some money and grabbed his jacket. Walking outside, they looked after him worried.
Thank you for reading! I know some of you were a bit confused about where the story is heading now. But I hope you like this direction now that it is a bit clearer! Thank you so much again. Please let me know what you thought and hopefully until next chapter.
