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4 days later

''I still can't believe I survived that fall….I mean….I am lucky.'' Matt said slowly as he smiled at Gabby. ''Hopefully the recovery will be fast.''

''You are still going to be on bed rest for another two weeks.'' Gabby explained then. ''Your leg needs to heal and your neck as well and then they are trying to get you back in your feet, although your back will need some more healing time.''

''Hmm…sounds like I am going to….. need a lot of exercise.'' Matt smiled and although he spoke very slowly and weak, she was just glad he was talking again.

''Oh yeah, but the upcoming days you will be stuck in this bed.'' She said back then.

''I still know…the perfect exercise…in bed.'' He said with a soft smirk and a cheeky smile.

''You are unbelievable.'' She laughed. ''Did that coma do something to you?''

''I am just…happy to be alive.'' He smiled then and she kissed him.

''Now enjoy your meal.'' She smirked as a nurse came with another bag of the fluid nutrition and attached it to the tube again.

''That…is mean.'' He said back, teasing and she kissed him on his other cheek than the tube was taped to and walked out then as she wanted to ask his doctor something and she walked to the doctor's office.

''Hey, I was wondering if I can take Matt to the firehouse today.''

''You can't just take him out.'' His doctor said and Gabby nodded.

''I get that…but the firehouse that he worked at is going to close and I think he wants to be there this shift…it is really one of the last shifts. I think it would be good for him.'' Gabby said.

The doctor seemed to doubt for a second.

''The house is his home, the people there his family. I think he should be there at least one time…he is joking…he is being witty again…I think that he feels good enough to go.'' Gabby said.

''Is he joking again?'' The doctor smirked.

''Oh he is on a roll.'' Gabby smirked and the doctor nodded.

''Well, don't make it too long, I will ask the nurses to help you get him out of bed in an hour.'' The doctor said and Gabby nodded, grateful.

''He can be joking and all but he is still seriously injured, he can't eat because he is too weak to do that and he is still full of painkillers, please make sure that he really wants to go there.''

''I will.''

A little over an hour later, they were on the way to the firehouse. The nurses had helped getting one of the 51 shirts on and sweatpants, that was a little tight over the cast but it worked.

''I am so happy we are going there.'' Matt said then and it was like the firehouse visit gave him some new energy as he really wanted to go there, but his head was slowly starting to hurt as well as he was off the painkillers now.

He felt a little bad as he went there with the neck brace, the back brace and the cast and was completely immobile, also because his hands were still too weak. But he was just glad to be here, even if there was not much he could do.

By the firehouse, lots of people were protesting an all the people looking at him frightened Matt a bit so Gabby brought him inside. Kelly was waiting for him there, so happy to see his friend.

''Somebody is waiting for you in the common room.'' Kelly smiled and Together with Gabby they bought Matt to the common room.

Otis was waiting for him there, on the couch, nervous and Gabby kissed him on his cheek before leaving him alone with Otis.

''…I have no…idea who you are.'' Matt said, looking at Otis. Otis jumped up, almost running around with his hands in his hair.

''oh…oh no Matt I am so sorry…You forgot who I am…I am the man that….I put the ladder in the wrong place and that was how you fell and I am such a foo-''

''Shut up Otis, put your ass down because I can't see you standing up because of my neck.'' Matt said then, slowly but with a small smile because he liked teasing Otis for a bit. Otis sat down.

''but I really am sorry.'' Otis said.

''Don't worry, I forgave you. I never been angry with you and I will recover. I will give you a big kick under your ass and we will be fine.'' Matt said and Otis sighed relieved.

The others came walking in and all greeted him. They all sat down by him and talked with Matt about what happened the past few weeks.

Kelly bow his head as his friend looked so terrible and weak and he couldn't even sit up, he was just slumpe din the wheelchair and he hoped his friend would get better really soon.

Suddenly, somebody in uniform of the CFD came walking in and Kelly gritted his teeth.

''That man wants to shut the house down.'' Kelly whispered then and Matt looked as the man walked towards him.

''You must be Matthew Casey, the firefighter that got injured.''

''Seems like it…'' Matt said then, his head pounding like madness.

''How are you feeling?'' The man said, bending his knees a little so he was on the same height as Matt and could look him in the eyes.

''You can't...close the house…where would I go home after…recovering?'' Matt asked then and the man looked at him. Matt tried to smile at the man. They couldn't close the house.

''Good luck on your recovery.'' The man just said then and Matt closed his eyes.

''You can't close…this house.'' Matt struggled to say again and the man walked away.

''Don't….think I helped…much.'' Matt said then and Gabby kneeled down so she was on the same height as him and could look him in the eye.

''I think I saw some doubt in his eyes. You did great.'' She said then, caressing his cheek and he gave her a smile.

''I think it is…time to go back to the hospital.'' Matt sighed then as his body started to hurt from sitting up and they couldn't keep him away from the solid food too long. His head only started pounding more and more.

''You just got here.'' Kelly said then but he saw his friend was struggling to keep strong.

''Well….here are no…painkillers.'' Matt joked. He said goodbye to all of the guys and as Gabby pushed the wheelchair back to the hospital and he closed his eyes, struggling with the pain that was in his back, neck and head.

''oh, painkillers.'' Matt whispered as he was back in the hospital and Gabby pushed it back to his room.

''Are you in pain?''

''Yeah.'' He said then and she looked at him, worried.

''My back is killing me.'' He admitted then, whispering as his back hurt him so much.

''I am sorry baby.'' Gabby said and she waited as the nurses laid him back in bed. She down by his side again as he was in the bed and grabbed his hand.

''Are the painkillers working?'' She asked concerned, knew that the doctor had warned her for this. He was still too broken and she felt bad for taking him out.

''I just wanted to take you out.'' She said, regretting it now as he was in so much pain.

''don't be sorry, I had a great afternoon.'' He said but softly he started to sob.

''I…I am just worried about the firehouse…and that I don't get better….'' He sobbed then and she moved closer.

''don't be scared. They won't close it.'' She said, caressing him through his hair, feeling the scar on his head of the emergency surgery.

''My body hurts so much.'' he admitted and sobbed then.

''You will get better, but you are really injured, give it some time.'' She said, but he kept sobbing as it was all getting to much now and she held him, as it was all she could do, hoping that he would be better soon.

NOTE: Matt is back and he is more wittier than ever because he is happy to be alive and Gabby took him to the firehouse. Matt couldn't resist pulling a joke with Otis but it was hard to stay there because his body was making it hard on him. He talked with the man of the CFD and asked to keep the house open and in the hospital he had a breakdown because of the pain and he is worried that 51 will get closed. But Gabby was there to hold him, will they get through this?

Please tell me if you liked this chapter or if it was too much in one chapter!

Upcoming: Big flashback coming up again that changes a lot of things for Matt.

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