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a/n: Thank you to everyone that left a review on the last chapter and everyone else who read it. I'm sorry that I haven't given this story as much attention as Family Chaos so far and I'm sorry about that. So I felt that writing another chapter on a recovery would be redundant (I've done it in other stories) so I decided to write a more fun one so I hope you like this next chapter.
Even though Gabby had promised Matt to talk about it in the morning, now that the hearing was over, the subject of Hallie was never brought up again. Gabby walked in Matt's place with groceries only to hear something break in the kitchen.
"What are you doing?" She quickly put the bags on the table and went to help him.
"I never thought the glasses would be so out of reach before." He chuckled.
"Well I'm pretty sure that whatever you were doing could have waited."
"I was thirsty."
"I bet." She laughed. "You need to take it easy Matt, I don't need you breaking anything else."
"I'm taking it easy, you're making sure of that." He clumsily tried to pull her to him, dropping a clutch as he did.
"Matt." She chuckled, her lips connecting to his.
"Move in with me." He said seriously.
"I already said yes. Are you sure you're ok?" She looked at him quizically.
"I mean move all your stuff in here. I don't want to wait until I get better."
"But I have so much stuff and there's not that much space for my things."
"I can make some space."
"Yeah right. You and your clumsiness on crutches."
"I'll ask Severide for some help, I promise."
"If you want this to work, I need you in one piece Matt."
"We'll be good, I promise." He kissed her again.
"I hope you're a man of your word then."
"How about we find out now?" He pulled his phone out of his pocket and pressed on the speed dial for Kelly and he picked up on the second ring. What's up Case? "I need some help making some space in my house so Gabby can move her things in with me." No problem, anything for you two crazy kids. "Thanks a lot Sev." He hung up the phone. "See, all settled. How about you make a girls night in and do some packing and by the time you're done, everything will be set here."
"I wish I could see that but girls night sounds like a good idea."
During their next 48 hours off, Gabby, Brett and Shay spent their time at Gabby's apartment, sorting everything out. Much to her surprise, she had less things that she had thought once they had filled a few bags full of trash and put them on the side of the road.
"I wonder how the boys are doing." Brett wondered with a snicker, thinking about both Lieutenants from 51 trying to make room for Gabby's things.
"I just hope Matt doesn't die from moving around with those crutches." Gabby laughed.
"Oh, they'll be fine." Shay assured them with a chuckle. The girls kets packing things with a glass of wine and some laughs, their packing probably moving along better than Matt's.
Matt's place
"Damn Matt, what the hell are all these things?" Kelly commented of the mess that Matt had in the spare room upstairs?"
"What? I've haven't had the time to throw things out after my break-up with Hallie."
"I'd say so, now let's get to work. Grab some trash bags, I'll sort through and you tell me what stays and what goes."
"Fine by me." Matt looked behind him and realized that he had to go back down the stairs. "Uh Kelly?" Their eyes met and Kelly understood immediatly.
"This is going to take forever." He sighed and moved past Matt and down the stairs. "Where are the bags?" He yelled from the bottom of the stairs.
"In the kitchen, bottom cabinet next to the fridge." Matt yelled back from where he stood in the room. Matt took a few things in his hands by the time Kelly came back up.
"Man, you need to get rid of those." Kelly opened the bag for Matt to throw them out.
"I know but we've had good times."
"Yeah and now you'll have better times with Gabby. Now out they go." Matt didn't have to be told twice so he just chucked them in the bag and they moved on. The bags piled up by the door, leaving the two bookshelves full of stuff but most of it was thrown away. Then they moved on to the bathroom where Matt tossed all of the girl products that were still left in the very back on the cupboard under the sink, leaving a whole drawer for Gabby to put her things there. "So what next?"
"Bedroom. I have to make space for her in the closet and a few drawers."
"How much stuff does she even have?"
"No idea man but I'm guessing a lot." He figured that if Hallie had a lot of things than Gabby was almost sure to have at least the same amount.
Gabby's place
"Damn girl, how much clothes do you need?" Shay looked at the five big boxes full of clothes and the closet that wasn't even half empty.
"Probably too much but I figured I'd go through them at Matt's place and give the rest to goodwill or something." Gabby shrugged. Apart from her clothes, she wasn't one to keep all that many things. Some of her most prized possessions were kept at her parent's house for safe keeping and the rest was pretty much pictures and knick knacks that she liked to find in vintage shops.
"Good idea. So what are you going to do with this place?" Brett looked around at the packed up place.
"I need to talk to my landlord. I can't say I've had the time to take care of things on my end."
"A crazy ex girlfriend will do that to you." Shay said. She knew everything that had happened between Matt and Hallie and she was just happy that he was moving on with a good girl.
"You're going to let it go? I mean you and Matt haven't been dating for a very long while. How do you know it'll work?" Brett asked. She loved Gabby and she wanted her to be happy but she needed to make sure she wasn't making a rash decision about her place.
"I dunno." She smiled. "I just have this feeling in my gut. I love him." She now had a goofy grin on her face.
"Matt's one of the good guys, trust your gut." Shay smiled.
"Well it's been working fine so far." She shrugged and the girls nodded. They finished packing as much as they could and went to pack everything in both cars. Of course she'd have to make a second trip for a few other things but everything she needed was on her way to Matt's place. Once the girls arrived, they moved the boxes in with Kelly's help and put each box in the room that it belonged to before all three friends left, leaving the couple alone to put everything away.
"Damn babe, how much stuff do you have?" Matt asked when he returned to the bedroom once all the boxes were all hauled in.
"I might have a little bit too much." She admitted sheepishly as she looked at about a dozen boxes that were in the room. "Help me sort through everything?" She asked hopefully.
"Sure." It didn't take very long for Gabby to take care of the box in the bathroom because it wasn't all that big and some things like creams were put on the side table on her side of the bed.
"So what do I get?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean show me the space." She was suddenly excited that her things would blend in with his and then they'd finally be moved in together.
"I don't have all that much stuff." He hobbled towards the wardrobe and opened the door, showing that three quarters of the space was empty. "And I know that it isn't much because I know that you have a lot of clothes but I cleared two drawers."
"But Matt, where did you put all of your clothes?" Gabby knew Matt had more than what was left in front of her.
"I put what I use the least in the hall closet." He shrugged. He just wanted her to move in with him so that stuff didn't matter.
"I can't let you do that." He met her half way and pulled her to him.
"I love that I did this." He smiled broadly. "We can finally just be together and be happy. The rest doesn't matter." He leaned down and captured her lips in a kiss. They made out, Matt holding her as much as he could, Gabby's hands tangling in his hair.
"I love you." She whispered but let out a high pitch squeal as her body was being pulled down, Matt's arm tightly wrapped around her body.
"I love you too." Matt's eyes were glued on Gabby's. "How about you show me some of those clothes?" He smirked, a glint of lust in his eyes.
"I might have a few things that you might like." She winked, pushing herself up against his body. She looked back at him with a smile and rummaged through a first box. She placed a few pieces in drawers and the wardrobe, Matt's eyes following her every move. He watched her pick up a few pieces and go hide inside the en-suite. She came back out with black leather pants and a backless navy blue top, her hips swaying and a grin on her lips. She could already see that Matt loved this outfit. She came and went a few times and changed a few more times, giving Matt the opportunity to eye her body as she kept putting clothes away.
She disappeared one last time behind the bathroom door, Matt's eyes never leaving her until she was out of sight. He pulled himself higher up on the bed, pulling his casted leg with both hands, rubbing the spot right over the top of it, his body a bit sore from standing so much during the day. He waited patiently as he listened to Gabby moving around in the bathroom. He laid down with his hands over his chest as he waited. As soon as he heard the old hinges from the bathroom door creak, he looked up and suddenly Matt felt tight in his pants. Gabby was standing in the doorframe in a form fitting little black dress. Her right hand was holding her body up and her other hand seductively sitting on her hip.
"What do you think?" She licked her plump red lips.
"Stunning." He simply said. His eyes roamed her body, the mocha skin showing from the different cutouts on her sides. She swayed her hips as she walked his way, Matt swallowing hard and his pants tightening further.
Gabby liked that she was having so much effect on Matt and although he wasn't quite aloud to do any physical activity, she sure as hell wasn't going to let this evening go to waste. She let him sit up properly against the headboard before she straddled him and placed her hands against his chest.
"You remember that we can't be very physical."
"You mean that you can't be very physical." She smirked. "The doctor said nothing about me doing all the work." She leaned down and kissed his neck, his hands coming to gently rest of on her hips, a low growl escaping his lips.
"Just enjoy it." She whispered as she kissed behind his ear. He let her give his body attention, his hands roaming hers. His right hand reached for the zipper in the back of her dress and enjoyed feeling the goosebumps appear on her skin as he lowered the material down her shoulders, leaving her clad in a black silky number.
They enjoyed each other as much as they could considering Matt's restrictions let them and they soon cuddled under the sheets, Gabby falling asleep with her body wrapped around Matt's good side. He looked down at her as she slept, his arm wrapped around her shoulder.
"I can't wait to start this new adventure with you." He whispered, kissing the top of her head before closing his eyes and falling asleep too.
A/n: Matt and Gabby and finally settled in a little bit earlier that expected but Matt couldn't wait and it seems natural for them at this point and they had a little bit of fun in the end with it. I hope you enjoyed it and as always, please leave your thoughts in a review, I always love to know what you guys think of my writing :) - Sarra