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I am sorry for the delay, like some of you will already know, I had been ill for a few days. Luckily, I am feeling better now. =)

Thanks to everyone who read the last chapter, especially to: Camila, Guest, Sarrabr4, Justicerocks, Joy, Love, country-chick-20, The Reading Elf, noro, m16m203, augus10, Trina Tiffany.

How I am not sure of when I am going to update this fic (Because I have to update the others too), I hope that you have a wonderful Christmas and time with your family.

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Chapter 21: A day in the zoo

Gabby was pacing back and forth around the living room with the white envelope in her hands. She was really angry, worried and humiliated; never before she had felt as humiliated as she was in that moment. How could someone do something like that to Matt and her? And even more, what was his or her purpose? Was trying to frighten them or giving them a message? She watched again the picture, no couldn't believe it. In the picture, both of them were completely naked; Gabby was lying on her back and Matt was on the top of her, his scars were partly visible under Gabby's hands.

"Gabby, please sit down" Matt said and he tried to hold her but, she avoids his touch "Gabby" he said upset

"I am sorry Matt" she said facing him. Her eyes were watering and she was nervous and scared "Why someone did this?" she asked shaking the envelope

"I don't know" he was as shocked as she was; however, he didn't want that she would notice it "Maybe we should give a call to your brother"

"No way" she said immediately crying "He can't see this picture or hear a word about it. Not even my family. No one"

"Gabby. We have to speak with somebody. It is obvious that someone is harassing us. First it was the driver of the SUV, later the stone in Violet's room and later, this picture of we naked while we were making love" He made a pause and looked her. She had buried her face in her hands and her shoulders were slightly shaking "Gabby. We can't leave that this person gets away with this. We have to speak with the police" he said rubbing her lower back

"Promise me that you are not going to call my brother" she said embarrassed.

"I promise. Nobody is going to know about this picture" he said and pressed his lips against her temple "What is the name of the female partner of your brother? Lindsay could be?" she nodded "I will call her tomorrow and ask her if she can come by"

"Thanks" she hugged him "I can't understand why there is someone is doing this to us. I mean, what have we done for deserving this?"

"I don't know"

"I am scared"

Matt placed his hand under her chin and lifted a little bit her face "Nothing is going to happen to you. I promise"

"Thanks"

"Are you ready to go to bed?"

"With one condition. We sleep together"

"I like it already" He grabbed her hand and was going to led her to his bedroom when Violet showed up from the door holding her teddy bear. "Uncle Matt"

"Hey sweetie, what is wrong?" he said softly

"I can't sleep. I am afraid that the window of the room can break again"

"That is not going to happen" he claimed. He looked to Gabby, who already know what he was thinking, gave him a nod "Do you want to sleep with us?"

"Yes" she said smiling "And Bobo?" she asked worried that her teddy bear couldn't sleep with them.

Both adult laughed by her comment and Gabby said "Yeah. He can too"

"Yay" she said happy.

The three of them walked to Matt's bedroom for catching some sleep. They were really tired and they were going to have a long day ahead tomorrow. Tomorrow, they were going to the zoo and later, they will walk around the pier and, it was possible that they may eat an ice cream.

And, with Violet placed in the middle of them, they lied down on the bed ready to put end to the day that until one hour ago, was being a great day.

/

The next morning, Gabby was woken up by the smell of coffee and pancakes freshly made. She saw that the bed was empty and Matt spot was cold, a sign that he woke up some time ago. She got up of the bed and walked to his wardrobe for taking one of his big hoodies.

She climbed down the stairs, walked to the kitchen and saw Matt cooking breakfast with Violet sat on the counter, supervising her uncle's work.

"Uncle Matt, you should put the frying pan out of the stove. I doubt that Aunty Gabby likes burned pancakes" Matt smiled and, he did what the small girl said.

"I think that breakfast is ready. Go and wash your hands, I'm going to wake up Gabby"

"That it's not going to be necessary" Gabby said entering in the kitchen

"It looks like someone was spying us while we were cooking" he teased and walked to her for pressing his lips against hers

"When did you wake up?" Gabby asked "I didn't heard you"

"Half an hour ago. Violet had a nightmare"

"Is she alright?" she asked worried

"Yeah. She is fine" he calmed her down rubbing her forearms "And you?"

She gave him a slight smiled and kissed his lips "Come on let's eat before it gets cold"

"Gabby. Talk to me"

"It is not the right place" She said when Violet entered in the kitchen ready to eat her pancakes

Matt nodded and the three of them sat on the kitchen table and started to eat breakfast while they talked about what they are going to do that day.

/

"Look Uncle Matt" Violet said excited pointing with her finger to the lions "In the school our teacher explained us that Lions are the King of the jungle"

"That is right honey" He said behind her.

"Do we have to see the snakes?" She asked terrified of having to seeing them

"No"

"Yay" and she grabbed both adult of their hand and continued seeing the animals.

Few hours later, they were having lunch in a restaurant of the zoo when Violet started to move in her seat

"What is wrong?"

"I have to pee Uncle Matt" she said

"Come on sweetheart" Gabby said getting up of her chair "Let's go to the bathroom"

"Thanks Aunty Gabby"

Matt saw them walking to the bathroom, Gabby was holding Violet hand and for a moment an image of Gabby walking with a small girl with her beautiful features came to his mind.

"Matt?" He heard behind him

He turned and asked "Viv?"

"That is a sweet surprise" she said and hugged Matt "How are you? My sister told me what happened to you"

"I am better" it was awkward for him to see Hallie sister spite of she has been always so nice with him "In a week a will start PT"

"Good" she said glad for him

"And what about you and the kids?"

"We are fine. Hallie proposed to take them to the zoo yesterday and, here we are" she saw that Gabby and Violet returned from the bathroom "Well I see that you are in good company"

"Yeah. That is my niece Violet and my... girlfriend Gabby"

"Nice to meet you" Gabby said

"My pleasure" said smiling. Spite off that Matt had broken with her sister, she was glad that he was doing fine after his accident. He was a good man always so caring of her sister "I am Viv Thomas, Haley's sister" as soon as Gabby heard the surname Thomas her facial expression changed but, it was only noticed by Matt. It was like if everything make sense in her mind, the pictures, the stone that broke Violet' window, the light blue SUV and Hallie's words the last time that she saw her in the hospital. She was trying to fright them, especially her.

"Gabby" Matt said rubbing her lower back "you okay baby?"

"Yeah. It just that I might know who send us the pictures"

"Who?" he asked anxious of knowing who could be behind it

"She"

"Hallie's sister? I doubt that she..."

"No. It is Hallie" She cut him "Hallie is the one who is doing those things to us"

"Come on Gabby don't be ridiculous. Why would she do something like that?" he asked mad with her

"I don't know" She said "look what she did to you" she said referring to his back

"Gabby, what you're doing it's something really serious. You are accusing her without evidence" he said

"Matt I am not accusing her. I am just saying that it is probable that she is related with everything that is happening to us in the last couple of days"

"I can't believe you. Come on kiddo" Matt said rubbing Violet's long blonde hair "let's eat an ice-cream before going home"

"Matt. We have to speak about it"

"Not now Gabby" he said facing her "I can't believe what you are doing. How do you dare to accuse her? Let's go Violet"

"I want a chocolate one" She said excited

And Matt walked away of Gabby who was looking him shocked that he was in Hallie's side after what she did to him.

/

Later that night, Gabby was putting Violet in bed while Matt was doing the dishes. Both adults barely said anything to each other after they left the restaurant.

"Aunty Gabby, can you tell me a story?"

"Sure, honey. Long time ago, there was a charming prince"

"What was his name?" she asked

She doubted for a second but finally she said "Alan"

"Alan" Violet said happy "According to mommy Alan is the middle name of Uncle Matt and my grandfather" Gabby was shocked, she thought that if she used Matt's middle name instead of his middle name, the girl would never notice that she was going to speak about him "I have only seen a couple of picture of him but, mommy said that Uncle Matt looks like him. Please continue telling me the story"

"Well Prince Alan was the most handsome and incredible man of the Kingdom. He was really good with kids and he always was there when somebody needed him. He was engaged to the most beautiful women of a Kingdom, which was a Princess. Everything was great for them. Nevertheless the happiness of the prince disappeared when he found out that the beautiful lady didn't want the same future that he always dreamed"

"That sucks"

"Violet" Gabby reprimanded her

"Sorry"

"However, in the Kingdom, there was a women who was secretly in love of him since the first time that she met him long time ago"

"And what happened? Did she tell him that she loves him?"

"She didn't dare to confess him her feeling"

"Why not?"

"It is difficult. She always thought that she will never be good enough for him"

"Why?"

"She always thought that maybe she wasn't enough pretty or good enough for him"

"And what happened with the Prince?"

"Something bad happened to him and he broke his engagement" Matt said entering in the room. He was hidden out of the room hearing what Gabby was telling to Violet

"You know, finally, the woman who loved him in silence during years dared to say him that she loved him" he said continuing telling her the story "In addition, the Prince was also in loved of her. She had always helped him or made him laugh even when he wasn't in mod"

"And after they confessed their feeling, the Prince kissed her, right?"

"Yeah" Gabby said remembering her first kiss with Matt and, Matt squeezed her hand

"Nevertheless, the beautiful lady started to make bad things to him because she thought that the charming Prince was only for her"

"Like for example?"

"She..." Gabby didn't know who to continue her story

"She tried to scare the Prince and the new woman of his life. And, her plan almost worked. For a moment the beautiful woman" he said still holding Gabby's hand "The beautiful lady thought that the Prince didn't believe her when she tried to warn him of what the Princess was doing"

"why?"

"Because he was stupid" he said and Violet laughed so hard

"Men use to be stupid" she said

"Really?" he asked and started to tickle his niece

"Please Uncle Matt. You are not stupid, you are an exception" She said with tears falling down her cheeks

"Okay"

"And what happened with the Prince and the woman? Did they make it up?"

"He promised her that he wasn't going to doubt never again in her because he loved her and, without her, he wasn't anything"

"I like it. Thanks for the story Aunty Gabby" Violet said smiling and hugging her teddy bear ready to fall asleep "Goodnight Uncle Matt. Goodnight Aunt Gabby. I love you"

"We love you too" Matt said and tucked her

"Goodnight sweetheart" Gabby said

Matt and Gabby walked out of the guest room and went to the living room.

"I am sorry" Matt said hugging her "I am sorry for not trusting on you"

"No Matt. I am the one who is sorry" Gabby said caressing his cheek "I should never had said something like that about Hallie"

"No. Maybe you are right and Hallie is behind all of this. But, you have to understand that it is difficult for me to think it because one part of me thinks that at least there was a moment in which she loved me. So, I doubt that she can't do something like to me" he said rubbing her back

"Matt, I am not accusing her. But, there is something that you should know"

"What?"

"After your graft surgery and, you confessed me what she did to you, I saw her in the hallway of the hospital"

"And what happened?"

"We spoke"

"And?" But Gabby didn't say nothing "Gabby, what did she tell you?" he asked worried

"That you were hers and that you are going to return with her in the future" she said crying

"That is not true baby" he said lifting her chin "I love you" and pressed his lips against hers "You are the only one"

"I love you too Matt" and she hugged him

"Come one. Let's go to bed" He proposed

I hope that you like this new chapter and let me some reviews with some ideas that I can use for future chapters

I will try to have the next chapter of "All of me" tomorrow

Thanks for reading

Namine Redfield