"Mom!" Matt stood with wide eyes feeling the entire rooms eyes on him." What are you doing here?" He spoke softer as he step closer to her.
"I wanted to see where you worked." She smiled lifting up a bag in her hand." I brought donuts."
Mouch jumped up from his spot on the couch." Did I hear donuts?" He takes a step closer cautiously." It's very nice to meet you Mrs. Casey."
"Nice to meet you."
Gabby steps forward now." How did you get here mom?" She nudges Matt's side trying to get him to snap out of his silence as she moves to hug Nancy.
"I took the bus." Nancy smiles at Gabby widely hearing Gabby call her mom before looking back to Matt." Is this a bad time should I have not come now?"
"No,no." Matt finally snapped out of his silence." I'm glad you came." He quickly pulled her into a hug then turned his attention to the room." Everyone this is my mother Nancy. Mom this is...everyone. My other family."Matt whispered the last part to himself.
Everyone in the room now stood making their way to Nancy introducing themselves one by one as the buzzer rings now.' Ambulance 61'.
Gabby squeezed Matt's hands." I'll see you in a bit." She smiles then glances over to Nancy who was surrounded by all the men." It doesn't have to be awkward no one knows." She whispered before heading off with Shay to the ambo.
"So." Shay eyes Gabby from the corner of her eyes as she pulls the ambo out of the garage." I heard you call Nancy mom?" Her smirk grew." Really cute."
"Well she is going to be in 5 days." Gabby said excited." I can't believe I will be Gabriela Casey in 5 days."
"So everything is still good?" Shay questions cause the last time she saw Gabby Matt was running out of 51." Just cause you looked very upset the other day at the end of shift."
"Yeah no Matt and I are great." Gabby gives her a smile as she thought of a way to explain." It was Matt's mom that had us...upset."
"I saw." Shay nods." There was alot of akwardness back there."
"Well." Gabby took a deep breath." Nancy was away for a while but she just came back and is staying with Matt and I for now." She explained hoping Shay wouldn't ask to many questions on where she was luckily Shay was more concerned with the later of the two things.
"Wait your mother-in-law, future, is living with you and your soon to be husband?" Shay nearly shouts." Wait hold up you moved in with Matt too? We really need to catch up."
"I know I'm sorry." Gabby reaches across placing her hand on Shay's arm." Last night was my first night sleeping at Matt's place well our place now. His place is bigger, needing the room for his mom, so he asked me to move into his place."
"So did either of you cave yet?" Shay raised an eyebrow." Uh never mind on that thought his mother is under the same roof."
Gabby chuckles shaking her head." Is sex all you think about?" She glances over to Shay now and whispers." I almost did the other night at my last night in my apartment."
"And?"
"And." Gabby dragged the word out." Matt promised me we would wait so that's what he wants us to do."
"Damn that boy really loves you." Shay brings the ambo to a stop as they arrive to their call." You guys are too perfect." She tells Gabby just before the hope out going to work.
Back at 51, Matt walks thru the set of double doors into the garage with his mother following right behind." This is my truck, truck 81 here." He points showing her as they walk up to the back of it.
"This is your truck?" She points looking with amazement." I'm so proud of you, this is amazing."
"Thank you." Matt looks around awkwardly." I'm sorry for early." He looks bad at her." I was just surprised to see you here."
"Not embarrassed by me?"
"No mom of course not." Matt places his hands on her arms." Just no one here knows our past. I'll admit I'm not sure what to tell people about you."
"The truth." Nancy places her hand on his cheek." That I was in prison."
"Mom." Matt said slightly embarrassed." I don't know if I want people to know that. And you know that the reason for it is a lie."
"You do what feels right if you want to tell people or not that's your decision. And Gabby's as well now cause she is a part of this too." Nancy tells him just before Boden walked out to the apparatus floor.
"Oh mom." Matt turned her around." This is my chief, chief Boden."
" I heard you were hear." Boden extents his hand out." It's a pleasure to meet you..."
"Nancy."
"Nancy." He nods his head as she shakes his hand." Wallace Boden."
" Thank you." Nancy gives him a knowing look." I know Matthew respects you."
"You have a great son." Boden glances over to Matt who is looking away blushing over their conversation." He is a great addition to our family here at 51."
"Well I don't want to keep everyone." Nancy looked over to Matt seeing how uncomftable he looked." It was a pleasure." She shakes Boden's hand once more.
"Pleasure is mine Nancy, I'm sure I will see you in a few days at the wedding." Boden walks away after Nancy gave him a nod of agreement.
"Are you ok getting yourself back home?" Matt walks with his mother to the door leading out onto the driveway." I could probably drive you, if you just give me a minute to grab a radio." He says turning to walk back inside.
"Don't be silly." Nancy grabbed his arm." I took the bus here, I can get back home on one."
"Do you need any money?" He reached into his pocket pulling a twenty out." Here."
"No really I don't want your money." She closed his fist." I will be fine."
"Ok." Matt put his hand back in his pocket putting his money away." I will pick you up from Christie's tomorrow then." He gave her a quick hug.
"Be safe." Nancy turned to walk away." Tell Gabby I said goodbye." She turned calling out with one last waive before walking away down the sidewalk.
Matt waived then watched her leave til she was out of site. He walked back into the firehouse thru the first set of doors to avoid the common room, and headed directly for his office. Matt decided to look online at flights to Mexico in 5 days when he heard a light tap on his door." Come in." He calls out looking up to see Gabby walking thru the door." You don't need to knock babe."
"Hey." She smiled caressing his cheek ." You looked busy." She says before turning to take a seat on his bed.
"Oh I am." Matt grins turning back to his computer." I'm looking at flights for Mexico."
Gabby stands up moving to stand behind Matt leaning her arms on his shoulders looking at the computer as well." You are working hard." She kisses his cheek." How's it going? Oh and how did it go with your mom after I left? I assume she left?"
"She did." Matt says still scrolling thru the computer ." Do you want to leave that night of our wedding? It's the only direct flight I can find."
"That's fine babe." Gabby moves around Matt to lean against his desk so she could look at him." We need to discuss what you want to tell people about your mom? People are going to start asking when they know she's living with us."
Matt looked up to Gabby closing over the computer." Shay asked you?"
"Not in so many words, but I did tell her about our living arrangements to distract her from asking to many questions about why your mother has been away."
"You told her my mother was away?" Matt looked at her worried.
" Not where she was away, just away babe." Gabby placed her hand on his shoulder." I would never tell anyone unless you told me it's ok."
" My mom told me it was ok to tell everyone where she was." Matt takes her hand in his." I trust my men with my life I should trust them with my mother's secret right?"
"I don't want to tell you what to do, but one thing I know is you can trust those guys." Gabby points towards the common room." Maybe this will help putting it all behind you?"
"Your right I think we should tell everyone why my mother was away, and that she is living with us for now. We can clear the air and move on and I won't feel like I'm being deceptive."
"I think that is a great idea." Gabby leans down placing a kiss on his lips then turning to open the laptop again." I think you should book those tickets first." She gives him a wide grin.
"Ok." Matt chuckles." Mexico first."