Gabby steps back looking at Matt before quickly searching around the bunk room to be sure they were alone. That's when she connects with Shay's wide eyes thru the small glass of the door she left her at. Gabby quickly turned back to Matt who still had his eyes fixated on her." Why did you do that." She places her fingers on her lips." You shouldn't have done that." Her anger rises wanting to step out of the room but Matt stops her
"I wanted to." He says still holding her arm." That kiss was not a mistake."
"How could you do that, how do you say that and yet you go home to someone else." Gabby pulls her arm away from him." I was there." Her tears begin to fall." You never came."
"I was there Gabby." Matt puts his hand on her cheek but she instantly pulled away." I told you I was there."
"I don't believe you." Gabby snaps at him as she reaches into her jacket pocket pulling out the letter." The other night you asked me if I meant what I wrote. Well you never meant a word you wrote." She shoved the letter against his chest rushing off quicker then Matt could grab the envelope letting it fall to the floor as he watched her leave in shock.
Gabby swung the door open leaving the bunk room grabbing Shay's arm who still stood them mouth ajar at the scene that just unfolded." We are going for a ride." Gabby huffed as she pulled Shay by the arm.
"What was that." Shay chuckled." I sent you in there to tell him how you feel not to make out."
"Oh I told him how I felt." Gabby stops at the back of the ambulance slamming the doors closed." Then he...kissed me." She points motioning for Shay to get in the ambo. Just as Gabby was about to get in the drivers seat Matt came around the front of truck81 parked right next to them." Not now." She shakes her head seeing him walking right for her.
"Gabby you need to listen." Matt tried to grab her arm without causing too much of a scene." Please talk to me?"
"I think that's out of the question." Gabby slammed the door starting the ignition." I can't be your friend right now, maybe ever." She spoke thru the open window looking at him with sad eyes." This can only be a work relationship." Gabby waives her hand between them as she spoke before driving away.
Shay reaches across placing her hand on Gabby's arm." I know how hard that was for you." She soothes her as Gabby breaks down crying pulling the ambo to the curb down the block from the station." Hey it will get better I promise."
Gabby starts hysterical laughing in between her sobs." What did I do to deserve this." She looks over to Shay." How do I fall in love with a guy I new when I was ten, I must look like a complete idiot." Gabby keeps laughing wiping her tears." I was gonna run off with this guy 5 years ago, no thought in my mind that it was crazy. And they funny thing is I've never even had sex with him."
"Maybe your just in love with the idea of love." Shay turns her body to face Gabby." The idea of what you thought of when you were a kid. Being around him maybe brings that out?"
"Yeah like some fairy tale." Gabby chuckles." I'm Cinderella and he's prince charming with my glass slipper."
"Maybe he was at somepoint, but someone out there will be damn lucky to call you his when he comes along."
"Thank you." Gabby gives her a small smile." Man my tears are gonna run dry soon." She laughs drying her eyes in the rearview mirror.
They made their way back to 51 at almost the end of shift. Gabby jumped out of the ambo after parking in the garage." Do you want to get breakfast?" She asks Shay when they start walking towards the locker room." We could go to Sam's place, you love his omlets." Gabby tried coaxing her.
"Well how could I pass that up."
"Great ." Gabby smiled widely." Let's get changed out, Oh and maybe we could see a movie after that." She opened the door to the locker room." Just no romantic movies."
"Whatever you want." Shay chuckled knowing her friend needed her now." You could stay with me if you need to?"
"Thanks but I'm not afraid to go home you know." Gabby rolled her eyes speaking in a funny voice as she sat down infront of her locker opening it up." But it's really sweet of you to offer." She says as a piece of paper falls to the floor landing at her feet.
"What was that?" Shay saw whatever it was fall.
"It has Matt's handwriting on it." Gabby whispers looking up to Shay.
"What do you want to do with it?" She asks as Gabby bends down picking it up.
Gabby held it between her fingers the single folded paper that had 'Gabriela' written on the outer half. She stared at if and stared at it some more while Shay stayed quiet. Gabby finally stood walking to the garbage can and then standing there staring at the note some more. She never opened it only stared at her name written out before she turned back to Shay." You ready for breakfast cause I am." As she stuck the note in her pocket and grabbed her coat to leave.
A short time later sitting at the table the two women sat in silence over their omletes. Gabby then quietly pulls the note back out of her pocket ." I'm gonna read it, I think." She finally speaking making her sentence sound more like a question the a statement." Why won't he just leave it alone?"
"I've tried to understand my self as an outsider." Shay puts her fork down ." Maybe he's not truly happy with Hallie, and seeing you again is making it hard for him."
Gabby looked up in disbelief." Are you defending him?"
"He doesn't seem like a bad guy that's why I'm baffled. But all I know is you too are really wrapped up in these letter." Shay smirks." If he's as upset about this as you, Hallie has to know."
"That's it I'm ending this." Gabby rips up the note now." I will not become that girl, he is making me weak, I'm stronger then this. And I won't do that to Hallie, cause I wouldn't want it done to me."
Shay reached out her hand for Gabby's." I'm proud of you. Now eat up we got a movie to go see." Shay smirks causing Gabby to laugh.
Later that afternoon Gabby dropped Shay off heading home for some much needed sleep. Her drive home from Shay's apartment only took a few minutes as she stopped at the liquoir store on the way as well. When she pulled up in front of her place she rushed up her walkway as it had just started to rain. As Gabby opens her front door she trips over something sitting in the doorway causing her to drop her purse and bottle of wine." Damn it." She mumbles greatful the bottle didn't shatter though. Gabby looks back to see what tripped her as she sees a pile of letters tied up in a rubber band all of the envelopes still sealed. She looked at all of these envelopes noticing her name on every single one but address was of her parents house." How old are these?" Gabby moves to the couch taking a seat.