I AM SO SORRY that this has taken so long to get updated. I have been working nights so writing has been difficult. So I am so very sorry about the long time this has taken. Thank you to all the reviews I have gotten for the last chapter and to those who lovingly annoy me on twitter about updating this…I couldn't do it without you. And also as always Rebecca…you are amazing and thank you for everything!

CAN WE JUST TALK ABOUT THE LAST EPISODE! I LOVED THE WEDDING, it was amazing! And completely what I wanted for them and they got married in their gear, it was SO good! I am SO excited to see what comes from this season so.

So without waiting any longer, here is the new chapter. Let me know what you all think?


Chapter 9 – Can't Be Tamed

For the second shift in a row news crews sat outside the fire house he walked in, hoping to catch a glimpse of Gabby walking through the firehouse doors and just like the last two shift she hadn't been there. Boden had given her the time off she thought she didn't need, telling her to rest up, to relax and to come back to work at the beginning of next week. And had Matt not heard the end of it. So many times she had asked him to ask Chief to see if she could come back early but he had always laughed and shook his head, telling her to take the time to rest and that she would be back before she knew it.

They had been in constant contact since she had come home from the hospital, he had spent a bit of time at her apartment, just relaxing and enjoying each other's company. Any time he wasn't on shift, they would be together, sharing the little things, little kisses and hugs, holding hands, anything to just be near each other.

Ducking his head, Matt smiled as he looked down at the photo of himself and Gabby on his phone. He wanted to put it as his phone screen but thought that it would be too early for that, instead he had made it her display picture who it would come up when she called or texted.

He smiled wider, it was a photo of them both laying on her couch, her against his chest, him holding her. They had been looking at photos on his phone when he had flicked to the camera by accident, spurring on a series of terrible photos and laughter, it was about the only time he had ever taken a selfie when he wasn't with his niece.

She had told him he was crazy and that they weren't teenagers but he had continued to take the photos, watching as she hid her face and laughed.

"Excuse me, excuse me!" Matt looked up at the sound of the voice coming towards him, he wasn't sure who they were or what they wanted but he suddenly had a phone shoved into his face, questions being hurled his way. "Excuse me, can you tell us about Gabriella Dawson? How is she? Did she survive the accident? When is she coming back to work?" Matt blinked for a second; he was trying to register what was being asked of him. It was a reporter asking questions, a reporter was asking about Gabby.

Realisation came to him suddenly; this was the same reporter who caught Gabby's accident, the same one who had broadcast her name over the evening news. Straightening his back, Matt huffed a little. "She is fine and I have no other comment about it." He turned on his heels, ignoring the calls from the reporter who wanted more information from him. As he made his way up the drive way, he looked towards Boden, who just nodded at him, having seen and heard what had happened.

It made Matt so angry, these people thought it was ok for them to just broadcast things all over the news like they had, no regard for the people it could be hurting. They hadn't told Gabby about it, she hadn't asked so it was clear she didn't know and considering the conversation he had had with Kelly and Boden, they intended on keeping it that way. He hated that she had become a piece of news, that they just wanted a 'feel good story', he was going to make sure she didn't become that.

Yes it was great that they wants to make this a good story but at the same time, they were pushing in where they weren't wanted and it was making their lives a little more difficult than what they needed it to be.

Throwing his bag into his locker, Matt groaned again, he really did hope that the reporters would go before Gabby came back to work next week, he didn't want the added pressure of having someone shoving a camera in her face. "You alright Lieutenant?" Matt looked up to find Otis watching him, concerned that something was wrong as he had seen him get frustrated with his bag.

"Yeah it's alright Otis…thanks…" Otis was just checking in, there was no reason to bite his head off, even though he was still angry.

"Ok…well Chief said he wants to talk to us all…told me to come and find you…" Matt nodded his thanks before pulling his shirt from his body, changing out into this CFD uniform, wondering what it could be that Boden needed to talk to them about.

Standing at the back of the conference room Matt kept his arms crossed and his face stoic. In the corner of the room was the reporter that had approached him as he was walking in, everyone was watching her. To be honest, it must have felt a little uncomfortable having so many people staring at you but Matt didn't really care, he was pissed that she was there. "Hey man…" Matt looked up to find Kelly coming to his side. "How's our girl?" It was clear that Kelly had known who this woman and so he didn't want to say too much but this might be the only chance he had at actually asking Matt about it.

Uncrossing his arms, Matt looked down, smiling lightly. "She's good. Hated being home the way she is but she is good. Antonio stayed the night with her when she got home. Said that she broke down but she has been alright since." Kelly nodded, he was sure that it was going to happen, glad that Antonio was there to help her.

"That's great man…and you two?" This caused Matt to look up, a raised eyebrow and a small smirk forming on his lips; Matt was trying to hide it though. "Oh come on, you think I haven't been able to tell? Neither of you have stopped smiling." Kelly rolled his eyes, laughing at the terrible cover Matt was trying to pull.

Hushing his voice a little more Matt smiled, "We are good. Just taking it slow. Especially now…but I'm really happy…" Matt wasn't usually the sort of person to share his feelings but with was Kelly he was talking to.

"Alright listen up!" Boden walked into the conference room as Matt was going to continue speaking, the other man's voice causing everyone in the room to turn towards him. Behind him was someone Matt had never seen before, the woman stood tall, she knew her place. "I am going to say this once and once only to everyone in this room. There is to be no communication with the press in regards to Gabriella Dawson."

He glanced towards the reporter at the side of the room, watching as her face tightened, "However, I am going to give you a first and final statement. Gabriella is doing well, she is home and taking time to rest up before coming back to shift next week…" The reporter nodded, it was clear to even her that she wasn't going to get any more information from Boden.

"Now this is Ms. Moore. She is from the department and will be handling any further questions from in regards to Miss. Dawson…" He looked towards the woman, this was a show, more for the sake of the reporter in the room but also for the rest of the fire fighters, "Should you be approached on or off shift, you are to direct any questions to her. Do I make myself clear?"

Everyone in the room nodded, a moment of silence before being dismissed. "Casey, you stay." Stopping in his tracks, Matt looked towards Boden before turning and resting against the table, watching as his men continued on from the room. "Now, I understand that you were approached this morning…what happened?"

Matt just shook his head, "nothing much, just wanted to know how Gabby was, what she was doing, if she was…" he swallowed suddenly, he hated that this question had been asked, "…alive. When she was coming back to work. I didn't give them anything though Chief…"

"No you're fine Lieutenant, I just needed to know what was being asked, that's all." Ms. Moore stepped forward. "Now I should tell you that they have your name as well, the footage that was released to the public shows yourself very clearly," She raised her eyebrow towards both Matt and Boden, Matt unsure of what she was getting at.

Matt's back straightened, "I'm not quite sure what you are trying to say Ms. Moore." He didn't like being played with. Boden cleared his throat from behind her, something Matt understood as to stand down, he could tell that Matt was getting angry. Taking a step back, Matt rested against the table again, trying to put as much distance between himself and this woman.

"What I mean lieutenant is, are you and Ms Dawson in a relationship?"

How the hell could they tell that from the footage!? Everyone was worried about Gabby, he can't have been the only one who was freaking out when she fell. Swallowing, Matt didn't know what to say. It wasn't against the rules for a medic and a fire fighter to be in a relationship, it was frowned upon but not against the rules. But something was telling him that that little loop whole wouldn't stop the department from trying to move one of them out to another house. But in the background Boden nodded slightly.

"As of recently yes…" He was quiet, Matt unsure of where she was going to take this information.

But nothing happened, Ms. Moore, just looked towards Boden, a looked shared between them before she walked from the room, leaving Matt very confused. "What the hell was that Chief?" Matt stepped away from the table, coming to Boden's side.

"She is just getting all the information she needs. Don't worry, she assured me that neither of you would be transferred out of 51." Boden patted Matt on the shoulder, letting him know that it was all right, that it didn't matter if she knew but Matt still worried of what she might do.


Gabby giggled as Matt ran his hands over her sides, his fingers were doing wonders against her skin and she just loved it. Pulling him closer to her chest, Gabby bit down against his shoulder, trying to keep herself from either laughing out loud or moaning out loud...she wasn't too sure which would happen but she did know that they didn't want to draw attention to fact that his office door was closed.

Matt loved being the causes of the noises she gave off, even when they were hiding away in his office, trying to be discreet, he couldn't help himself...and it was even worse when she bit down against his shoulder, trying to stifle the moan she was holding back.

They really shouldn't have been doing this, they wanted to keep their relationship to themselves for as long as possible, they wanted to enjoy just being them and being together for as long as possible but they had also agreed to take things slowly. They had agreed that they wouldn't rush into anything, they were taking their time and even sex was going to wait until they were ready but the minute she had seen him jumped out of the front of the truck when they arrived back from a call, still dressed in his turn out gear, she had stopped in her tracks.

She had always found his sexy in his gear but there was something about today, the soot on his face, the way his hair fell in a mess across his head, she had needed to be near him. So quickly sending him a text, she had met him in his office, slammed the door behind her and wrapped her arms around his neck, their lips instantly.

Gabby had pushed him back against his bed instantly, an 'oof' coming from his lips that was quickly silenced by hers. "You look...so sexy...like this..." She barely got out as she kissed him all over, her hands tangling in his hair, toggling gently, taking as much control as she could.

And Matt just let her, he was happy for her to take the lead with whatever activity they were doing. Did he want her? Absolutely! Did he want to show her exactly how much he cared about her? Of course! Would he ever rush sex with her? Never! Especially when it would be their first time.

He didn't want to make a big deal about it, it didn't have be some big, special event or something like that, but he wanted it to be special for them, when they would be able to take their time, enjoy and learn about each other. Take their time and not have to worry about someone walking in or being called away for a call.

Laughing against her, "Now you know how I feel every time I see you..." Matt had wrapped his arms around her waist, bringing her closer to him as her lips found his against, her hair falling over her shoulder.

Quickly Matt flipped them over, pinning Gabby beneath him, her hands above her head, being held down with one hand which the other explored her the skin under her shirt, the giggle coming from her lips spurring him on. They were losing themselves in each other very quickly, gabby biting down against his shoulder to stop the moan that wanted to escape, Matt's need for her growing with each other their movements.

He honestly didn't know how he stopped, how he pulled away from her touch, from her lips but he did. Matt looked down at gabby, her eyes closed with, lips swollen, cheeks flushed, she was gorgeous... "Baby we should stop...coz if not..."

As he spoke, watching her eyes slowly open, there was a sharp knock at his office door, " Casey, have you seen Dawson? There is a reporter here looking for her..." Otis spoke quickly, thankfully he hadn't decided to walk in, because at that point, he would have found Gabby with her legs wrapped around Matt's hips, both staring at each other.

At the sound of the knock, they both froze, unsure of what was going to happen next. Clearing his throat, matt tired to act normal, "No sorry Otis, try the bathroom?" He hoped that Otis would take the hint and leave. After replying with a 'thanks, I will' they heard him walking away, a deep sigh of relief coming from them both.

"Reporter?" Gabby looked up at Matt, she could tell by the look on his face that he wasn't surprised at what Otis had said.

They hadn't said anything to Gabby about the reporter, something that they all hoped that she wouldn't find out about and so as they were laying against his bed, Gabby's face changed. She didn't like the fact that Matt had kept this from her. After a moment of shocked, Gabby pushed Matt off her, rolling off the bed, she went directly to Boden's office, Matt in toe.

Standing in the middle of the office, Gabby found Kelly already there, arms behind his back, his face flat and sad. It was clear that something was going on between the men, something that involved Gabby. "Kelly…Kelly what is going on?" She was freaking out a little bit, her hands reaching out for one of her closest friends, one of the few people who she trusted.

When silence came over the three men in the room, none of them not really knowing what to say to her, not wanting to get on her bad side. Because when she was angry she was not the person you wanted to mess with.

"Why would there be a reporter asking for me?" Gabby looked between Biden, Matt and Kelly, not really understanding what had been going on. In truth, they hadn't actually told her that the accident and rescue had not only been caught on camera but also broadcast live, they didn't have the heart. They both knew she would have been embarrassed about it all but they also didn't want her to have to worry about it all.

Matt could tell she was starting to freak out, she could tell there was something they weren't telling her. "Matt...please..." she knew he would cave, gabby could read it all over his face, he was going to cave the minute she turned to him.

With a quick glance to Kelly, Matt signed, rubbing his neck. "When we were at the call...the one where you...anyway, there was a camera crew filming about the drugs and the shooting. They were reporting live when we got there...they caught everything on camera. You getting kicked into the lake, Kelly rescuing you and ambo taking you away."

Gabby looked horrified, it had been broadcast? How had she not known this? "There is more..." this struck her, what else could he have to tell her?! "...They worked out who you were, I don't know how but they were able to name you and so they have been here since the shift after the accident. They've wanted to talk to you. They've ask how you are and when you'll be back..." Matt looked away from her, he could tell she was angry, angry that they had kept this from her.

She was just angry and so quickly Gabby turned on her heals and stormed back through the office door, leaving Matt and Kelly staring at Boden.

"You look after her ok." Was all Boden said as he looked over to Kelly and Matt who both shared a look before following out the door. Matt's only intention was to find Gabby immediately.

He checked the usual places she might be but when he didn't find her, he knew she would have tried to isolate herself. Standing in front of that closed door he knew she was there, the slip on the door covering 'men' and only showing 'woman'. Something the girls would do when they were in the showers. He knew she was in there, locking out the world as only Shay would be able to enter. But he didn't care. She wasn't in the shower or getting changed.

"Gabby?" Matt called out as he came into the bathroom, wondering what sort of reaction he would get from where. The look on her face in Chief's office was enough to break his heart, she looked so angry and betrayed. "Gabby?" He tried again, not knowing if she was actually in there. He didn't get much of a reply, just a sniff and some movement from the far end of the long hallway, the showers lined the walls. Step by step he slowly made his way to the last shower stall, finding the curtain closed, he knew she was in there.

Reaching out, Matt moved the closed curtain to find Gabby sitting against the side of the stall, her legs against her chest and her hands covering her face. Matt sat back against his heals, resting there while he watched her, not sure if she wanted him near her or if she wanted him to leave.

Silence passed between them, Matt not sure what to say and Gabby just trying to understand. After a while she spoke softly, "You know…I have always hated photos of myself…" She finally looked up at him; her eyes were red from how upset she was. She laughed, "You really mustn't understand why this bothers me so much do you?" She looked at him, trying to get an understanding of what he was thinking.

Matt moved to sit by her side, they were not touching but he was close enough that if she wanted to, she could reach out for him. "No, I understand that everyone is different and not everyone likes to have their face broadcast on TV. And I also know how fiercely protective you are, on and off the job, so today was not a good day. If it makes you feel any better, the department is ripping a new one into the reporter…"

"How the hell could you have not told me Matt?" This was the reaction he was expecting. Gabby stood suddenly, her face angry. "Jesus Matt, I'm not breakable that you couldn't have told me. What did you expect was going to happen when I found out?"

But Matt stood instantly as well, his hands resting against her shoulder's to try and stop her from pacing, a murderess look in her eyes as he stood in front of her. "I'm sorry…just after you were in the hospital I knew that it wasn't something you wanted to relive so we talked about it. We thought it would be best if you didn't know."

Oh was that not the right thing to say to her.

Narrowing her eyes, Gabby's voice lowered, "Who is we?" Each word came out slowly, deadly.

Swallowing deeply, Matt thought for a moment. He was already digging himself into a hole, he just didn't want to put anyone else in the firing line.

"Matt…who else made this decision?" But Gabby already had an idea who, she just wanted to hear it from him.

Dropping his hands to his sides, Matt sighed, "Antonio, Severide and I talked about it after we first saw the first segment on the news. We didn't want to upset you." But she didn't need to hear anymore. Taking a step back from him, Gabby turned and walked away, needing to clear her head.


"I thought we talked about this Kelly. How the hell do you still think it's ok to make decisions about my life?"

It wasn't hard for Gabby to find Kelly, he was where he always was and so it was easy. There he sat, leaning back in his green chair, cards sitting in his hands while Capp and the rest of squad chatted about something stupid. At the sound of her voice, the whole table looked up, shocked and confused.

"Gabs I don't…" but there was no point denying it, Kelly knew she had been told that it was them that decided not to tell her. Standing slowly, he inclined his head towards the front doors, needing to talk to her without the ears of the squad listening in. Once they were out of earshot, he spoke, "I'm sorry ok, but I thought that after everything that has happened, it would be worse if you knew."

Crossing her arms over her chest, Gabby was not happy. "You and Matt and my brother have no right to make those decisions for me Kelly. You have no right…"

But Kelly stopped her, "Now you listen to me Gabby. I had just pulled you, unconscious, from the freezing water. Casey was beside himself and Antonio was a mess at the hospital. Do not stand there and talk to me like we had no right. I know you broke down to Antonio your first night at home and we thought it would be best to not add anymore stress to you."

He had taken a step forward, not appreciating how she was speaking to him, they were trying to help her out and they didn't deserve this reaction. "I'm sorry you're angry but you will just have to get over it. Besides, Casey wanted to tell you about it but we said to just leave it." Silence came over them as Gabby and Kelly eyed each other off.

It wasn't unusual for the two of them to stand off each other like this, each wanting to be what is best for the other person, each knowing each other longer than most had realised.

"Gabby…look…" Kelly dropped his head, "Be pissed me and be pissed with Antonio but cut Casey some slack ok…he was really scared when you were in hospital." Kelly just shook his head as passed by Gabby, heading back to the Squad table.

Turning Gabby followed Kelly with her eyes, narrowed as she thought over what he had said. She knew Matt had been worried about her, she had seen it when he was in the hospital with her and when they had been spending time together.

Looking up to the double doors as they opened suddenly, Gabby found herself look at Matt. He looked sad and tired a look he carried as he looked up at Gabby, a small smile coming to his face before he dropped his head, moving behind Truck, needing to take something from the front seat.

Glancing behind her, Gabby slowly made her way over to Matt, thankful that they were out of the view of everyone else in the house. Coming to stand behind him, she waited for a moment, standing behind his back before she spoke, "Hey."

Matt jumped a little at her voice, not expecting her to be behind him, let alone talking to him. Turning suddenly, Matt smiled, "Geez Gabs, you scared the crap out of me." He laughed, closing the passenger side door.

Smiling shyly, Gabby tucked a small piece of hair behind her ear, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you…" Ducking her head a little Gabby wasn't sure what to say, she wanted to apologise but she didn't know if that was going to be enough. So slowly she took a step forward, reaching up she placed her lips against his gently, their eyes locked together as she did so, Matt shocked that she was kissing him in the middle of the apparatus floor.

"Gabby…" He whispered against her lips, smiling as she pulled away.

"I'm sorry Matt…" But he shook his head, pulling her into his arms, wrapping her arms around her tightly, pressing a kiss against her forehead, whispering against her, "don't apologise…"


Gabby sat on Matt's bed in his office, her legs up to her chest, her head resting against her knees. She looked sad and angry. Matt sat by her side, his hands resting against hers, trying to just be there for her as she processed what was happening.

Her voice was soft, like she didn't want to believe even what she was saying. With tears in her eyes, she spoke, Matt sighing deeply as he watched his girlfriend fall apart a little.

"They are talking about pressing charges…"

Today had been a nightmare. It was the first call after their lunch and it was all go from the minute they got there.

"Casey! I need her out…now!" Gabby looked towards Matt as he continued to try to remove the door from the car. There had been a major accident in one of the worse intersections within the city. Someone had run through a red light, slamming right into the side of the car going the opposite way.

A mother and daughter were in the car, the mother unconscious in the front seat but she was easy to get to, ambulance 18 had already taken her to the hospital, it was the daughter that Gabby worried about. She was no more than 10 years old, in and out on consciousness as she tried to talk to Gabby.

As they had arrived at the scene, Matt had helped Gabby into the back of the car through the broken back window, she had to assess the girl but wasn't able to do that properly from the outside. She was struggling to breath, a small trail of blood coming from the corner of her mouth, they had to get her out, Gabby knew she was in trouble.

"Come on Matt…"

But Matt just nodded, he knew they had to move quick but the damage was severe to the side of the car and the hinges wouldn't pop the way they needed them to. "Trying Dawson…" He said off handed, he understood the severity in Gabby's voice, the little girl was not going to last much longer.

Finally the doors popped off their hinges, allowing Matt to guide in a backboard and the little girl to be removed from the car. She was unconscious, Gabby trying her best to find a pulse.

In the background of the accident, the reporter from the firehouse had made her way to the scene, slipping past the police that had come to the scene. No one noticed them filming, no one noticed them getting closer to the car as Gabby stepped out of it, a helping hand from Matt as she went.

"Gabriella can you tell us about the rescue? Is this a usual day in the life the CPD? Do you think she is going to make it?" The reporter behind Gabby started asking questions, she wasn't in her face but she was close enough that all Gabby could hear in ear was the sound of the woman's voice. Ignoring the woman as she stood there, Gabby called out, "Matt stop!" Suddenly the gurney stopped, Gabby's fingers going to the little girls side and for a moment she was quiet. "Shit, she has a broken rib…"

Gabby then pulled out her stethoscope and placed it against the girl's side, shaking her head, "It's punctured her lung…we need to move. Casey I need you in the back…Shay get us to Med…and fast!" She thought she might need Matt's strength in case something went wrong in the back of the ambo. With a collective nod they began to move again, this time faster.

"Gabriella, can you give us a comment?" As they loaded the girl into the back of the ambo, the reporter placed her phone at Gabby's face, trying to get her to say something. Just as Matt reached out his hand to help Gabby into the back of ambo, Gabby turned to the reporter, reached for her phone and threw it against the floor.

"Have some respect." Was all she said as she took Matt's hand, slamming the doors behind her, Shay speeding off towards Med.

Looking around the reporter watched as a few of 51, mainly Otis and Cruz, snickered at what had just happened. Gabriella was a hot head, there was no doubt about that, and this woman was really getting on her nerves. Chief however sighed; he knew something like this was going to happen, he was just really hoping it wasn't going to be in public with a camera on them. Shaking his head, he barked into this radio for the rest of 51 to continue with their clean up of the accident scene.


"I can't believe I missed it!" Shay sighed as she stood next to Gabby who was filling in her paper work from the accident, Matt on her other side, smirking – his girl was hot when she was angry. It was all Shay could talk about as they waited, talking about how she would have loved to have seen the report's face and also that of Chief – to which Gabby swallowed, she would have to face up to not only Boden but also the Department now. Something she had done on more than one occasion but that didn't mean she liked doing it.

Turning face Shay, Gabby groaned, "Well I'm sure you will see it all happen again tonight on the news, wanna go and get the ambo ready while I finish up?" She really just wanted Shay to stop talking about it, at least for a little while because she knew that the minute she got back to 51 everyone would be talking about it. Nodding Shay moved away, still smiling widely.

Turning back to her paperwork, Gabby was ignoring the look that Gabby was giving her; the proud look he wore was starting to weird her out. "What do you want Casey?" She looked up towards him, raising her eyebrow, she waited.

"Nothing…just looking at my badass girl. You're hot when you're angry…" he stepped closer to her, his hands reaching out to touch her, trying to be subtle but not doing a great job at it.

Gabby's eyebrow only raised a little more, having Matt so close to her was turning her on but there was nothing she could do about it and he knew it. Deciding to turn the tables on him, Gabby leaned up and placed her lips against his gently. After a moment, she pulled away, a breath away from him still, her body pressed against him still, "You best make sure I don't get angry with you though…coz there is no point being sexy if I want nothing to do with you…"

Pulling away, Gabby dropped her folder behind the desk before heading out the doors towards the waiting ambo, smirking to herself when she heard Matt clear his throat, a moment passing before she heard his footsteps following her out. Gabby loved that she had that effect on him because hell did he have the same effect on her as well.

The three of them had fallen into an easy conversation as they pulled up in the firehouse, laughter echoing as they all stepped out of the ambulance, stopping only when they found Chief standing at the double doors, a look on his face that told them that he meant business. Gabby swallowed, she hadn't even seen the chief look like that and she had never been on his bad side so this was new to her, worried that this would be more than what she was expecting.

"My office…" He turned, heading straight back inside, the nosiness of the rest of the house prominent when they followed, finding them all in the common room watching the chief, suddenly turning away when they say Gabby walk passed.

Matt felt bad for her, he didn't like that they kept trying to get to her, trying to get in her face with questions, no matter how many times they were told to speak to the Department Rep.

Gabby followed the Chief towards his office, he looked pissed, everyone could tell that but Gabby could feel it. She could feel the anger coming off of him as she walked, step by step behind him. Stepping into his office, Gabby stood in front of his desk, hands behind her back, head down. She was waiting for the explosion and considering how the slammed behind her, it was bound to be huge.

Thinking it was best to try and get on the front food Gabby spoke quickly, "Chief, please let me explain, the reporter, she-"

"How are you?"

The chief's voice stopped her in her tracks, trying to understand what he had just said to her. Looking up she found him looked directly at her, leaning back in his chair, a soft look on his face. "I said…how are you?" His voice was soft, nothing like she was expecting, nothing like she would have thought and she just wondered if he was just toying with her or not.

But he slowly leaned forward, motioning for her to sit down, "How are you feeling Gabriella. After everything that has happened and today, how are you feeling?"

Taking the seat that was offered to her, Gabby relaxed a little, something was telling her that this wasn't going to be the conversation she had originally expected. "Honestly Chief, I'm doing alright. I'm really happy to be back. I feel fine and just want to be able to put this all behind me." She was keen to move on from what had happened, tired of people looking over her, asking if she was ok and how she was holing up.

Sighing, she sat back a little further, "I'm sorry about before Chief, she just…she was asking about the kid and I was trying to work…she just-"But Boden started to smile, looking back at Gabby. Raising her eyebrow, she became silent.

"Gabby, we have spoken to the Department about the reporter coming by, she had already tried to stop Casey on more than one occasion, she was told that if she had any questions to go through the department. She made the decision to follow after the ambo and come up to you while you were treating the child. Was throwing her phone to the ground the best decision? No of course not, but neither was trying to stop you from doing your job."

He leaned forward, "I heard what she said to you as you tried to treat the child and as your friend I couldn't have been happier for you to have done what you did. As your chief however…"

Gabby expected this, no matter how this conversation was going, she expected something to come from it. "As your chief I will have to make a report. You damaged property and made the department look bad. I wouldn't be surprised if someone at that scene had a camera and has the whole thing recorded. I will however inform the department and we will go from there. It might be worse seeing if anyone else heard what she was asking you."

Standing slowly, Gabby nodded, "Thanks Chief." Before turning from the office and heading straight back to the common room. She knew of two people who could back up her side of the story and she was going to make sure that they had their stories straight.

Stepping into the common room, Gabby found Herman, Otis and Cruz standing by the doors, looking through them to see if they could see or hear something that had been happening in Chief's office but considering Gabby had gone around through the bathrooms back to the common room, they

wouldn't have been able to see or hear anything. She was about to call out when her eyes connected with Matt's a smirk coming to his face.

Silently he stood from his chair at the head of the table, tiptoeing around to stand behind the three men, before he leaned his head in close to them, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" putting on a deep voice, Matt made all three men jump, Cruz crying out in shock and a few swear words being dropped by all men.

The rest of the common room broke into laughter, Matt with a wide smile on his face, Herman reaching out to try and grab for him.

Gabby looked out at Chief Hatcher as he walked into the common room, his hands around an envelope that she could only assume was for her. She'd been sitting on the couch, having a laugh with Matt and Otis, Matt to her right, sitting a little but closer than he should but no one had noticed, at least they hadn't said anything about it.

Hatcher nodded towards the direction of Boden's office but considering Boden was standing by the coffee pot behind her, she shook her head, "You can tell me here…" The rest of the house was bound to find out what her punishment was in the end so he may as well tell her in front of them all.

Hatcher narrowed his eyes at her, he had had a few run in's with Gabriella Dawson and her attitude and he wasn't surprised to have seen her name come across his desk once again. He quickly shot a glance to Boden, who stood there with a coffee mug to his lips, waiting to see what would happen. Sighing, Hatcher moved close to Gabby, who had subconsciously leaned a little closer to Matt, "Dawson, needless to say that when I saw your name come across my desk was very interested in reviewing the situation straight away."

God she hated this guy, he always had something against her, probably had something to do with her not caring what he had to say. "So in saying that, you have been suspended for a week for conduct unbecoming." The moment the words left his mouth the whole house stood, carrying out that it was unfair and ridiculous but Hatcher kept going. "This is not how we want people to view the department and let's just say that we are damage control at the moment because of your stunt as someone had a camera."

He handed her the envelope, slowly Gabby reaching for it as she eyed him, in the background she could hear Cruz cursing about how shit this was for her. "Finish out the shift and you are suspended without pay until the following Monday." Quickly he turned from her, leaving Gabby in a state of shock, she couldn't believe she had been given a week's worth of suspension – without pay – because of what had happened. This was insane.

"You ok?" It was Matt talking in her ear; he had noticed that she had become silent, a glazed look coming over her face. The problem for Gabby was not the suspension but that 'without pay'. A week off would mean she would miss out on three shifts, and for something in their line of work, three shifts worth of pay can make off the difference in the world.

Standing suddenly Gabby made her way towards Boden's office, she had every intention to give Hatcher a piece of her mind, vaguely aware of the footsteps coming behind her, Matt trying to stop her from doing something stupid. Throwing open the office door, Gabby was fuming. "Dawson…" Boden tried to warn her, but she was past that…what was Hatcher going to do? Give her another week of suspension.

"This is such bullshit. I worked my ass to save that little girl; I picked up the punctured lung even with the mess that was going on around us. The reporter was stopping me from doing my job and I'm the one who gets punished? So much for the department having my back." She could feel Matt standing closer to her, trying to get her to calm down, his hand had reached out for her arm, Gabby slipping out of it instantly.

Hatcher stepped forward, "What you did was beyond necessary. The reporter is thinking about pressing charges. With your track record you would be out of a job. Now back off before I make this suspension effective immediately." He had stepped up to her, both going toe to toe.

"Gabs…" Matt tried again, reaching out once more he was able to get her attention, he watched as she head dropped slightly, as if acknowledging that he was there. With a deep breath and a quick glance over Hatcher's shoulder to Boden, she followed Matt from the office, her anger coming off her in waves as they continued on to Matt's office.

Hatcher groaned, turning to face Boden who was still standing behind his desk. "That girl is an embarrassment to the department – say the world Wallace and she is gone."

Boden said nothing but watched Hatcher with a stoic face, Gabriella Dawson wasn't going anywhere.


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