One Week later
Matt walked into the kitchen and Gabby was standing at the stove making breakfast. He walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her stomach. She jumped and then relaxed into his arms when she realized it was him. "Good morning." He sighed, "Did I wake you up?"
"No" she sighed back, "I was hungry." She chuckled. "Why are you up so early?"
"I wanted to take the last of the boxes over to the new house before shift. Kelly is going to come help me move the bed after we get off tomorrow." Gabby divided the eggs on plates and gave Matt some.
"I can help you move it; you know I did make it through the academy." Gabby looked up at him shyly.
"I know," he put his hand over her arm. "I just don't want you to do anything that could possibly hurt the baby." She smiled at him now. "Go get ready I'll clean up." He told her and she left. Matt cleaned the kitchen and loaded the boxes in the back of his truck. He went into the bedroom where Gabby was finishing getting ready, "I'm going to head out." He told her and gave her a kiss.
"Okay, I'll see you at work." She smiled and returned the kiss.
Matt looked down in her eyes and grinned. "One week." He laid his hand over the side of her neck and pulled her close. "I can't wait."
"Yeah, one week until I can rob you." Gabby laughed and Matt looked at her confused. "I'm stealing your last name."
Matt laughed and kissed Gabby again. "I would be honored to give it to you." He laughed and gave her a hug. "I'm going to head out. I'll see you later." He smiled and walked out of the door to drop off the boxes.
Once he got to the house Matt put the boxes where they went and as he was carrying in the last box his phone started to ring. He sat the box on the kitchen counter and pulled the phone out of his pocket. "Hey Antonio."
"Hey Matt, sorry to call you this early." Antonio apologized.
"No problem, I'm just bringing the last of the boxes over to the new house. So what's up?" Matt asked as he started to rifle through the box in front of him.
"Look, I didn't want to tell Gabby but we had to let Drake, the guy who attacked her, out." Matt was speechless as Antonio continued. "He was awaiting trial and was able to scrape together bail so we had to let him go."
Matt was fuming with anger, "So he can just attack my pregnant fiancé and get away with it! What is stopping him from coming back to Molly's or tracking Gabby down and hurting her again, what if he tries to kill her!" Matt was yelling now as Antonio tried hopelessly to calm him down.
"I don't like this either Matt, I just want Gabby safe and I know that's what you want too. I don't think he will do anything, just be on the lookout." Antonio told Matt calmly.
Matt let out a sigh, "Yeah, fine. I'll always keep her safe."
"I know you will I didn't want to tell Gabby because she is busy enough with the wedding." Antonio told him. "He's not going to get away with this so relax and I'll see you at your bachelor party." Antonio let out a chuckle but Matt was not in a good mood.
"Okay, thanks Antonio. I'll talk to you then." Matt hung up the phone and put his hands on the counter. He clenched his fists in anger and ran a hand through his hair. Matt looked up and saw that he had twenty minutes until shift started so he went to his truck and drove to the house.
Matt was one of the first ones to arrive and he put his things in his locker and took the chair at the head of the table. He was hunched a cup of coffee and it was obvious by the brooding look on his face that he wasn't in the talking mood.
Gabby walked by the common room with Shay, who was laughing at a story she was telling, Gabby looked in the room and saw Matt sitting there and she knew he was mad about something. "Can we finish this later?" Gabby asked worriedly, Shay looked over and saw Casey and nodded yes. Dawson walked into the common room and tentatively took a seat by Matt and he didn't even look up. "Matt, are you okay?" She whispered.
"I'm fine." He huffed.
"Are you sure?" She asked earnestly.
"I'm fine!" He snapped again. Gabby was taken aback by his hostility.
"Okay" she whispered as her eyes started to water. Matt noticed her reaction and his heart sank.
"Gabby, I'm sorry." He said but Gabby was already up and walking out the door toward the locker room. Matt got up to follow her but Hermann stopped him.
"Everything okay lieutenant?" Hermann questioned and Matt brushed him aside.
"Not now Hermann." Matt quickly followed in the direction Gabby went. He entered the locker room and searched for her. When he couldn't find her he looked in the sleeping quarters and every other place he could think to look. Finally Matt pushed through the back door and out into the back parking lot. Gabby was leaning against the building a few feet away from the door. She was behind a corner to protect herself from the brisk breeze and Matt almost missed her. "Gab." Matt breathed as his heart shattered. She had her arms crossed over her chest and was sniffling and brushing the tears out from under her eyes. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to snap at you." He sighed as he took a step toward her. She cringed into the wall and then fell into Matt's arms. He supported her as she buried her face in his chest and let her tears fall onto his shirt.
"I'm sorry too. I'm seriously over reacting and I don't know why." She hiccupped as she said this and Matt tightened his arms around her. She relaxed into his strong, warm embrace and cried out a few more tears.
"You're stressed because of the wedding and your hormones are probably out of balance with the baby and I'm not doing any good by taking out my frustration on you." Matt kissed her forehead and she sighed into his chest. "I love you."
"I love you too." She mumbled, "Why are you so frustrated?" She asked him innocently.
He opened his mouth trying to decide what the best thing to tell her was. Before he could say anything the bells went off and they ran around the building and through the garage door. Matt let go of Gabby's hand after he gave it a quick squeeze and went to 81.
Once on scene Matt went over to a car that had gone careening into a stop light. "Just the driver, he looks a little banged up. I need a hallagan, he's pinned in." Matt called over the radio and everyone went to work. Matt got the door opened and Shay and Dawson came over to check on the man.
"Get away from me!" He yelled at Shay as she tried to help him. He shoved her and got out of the car. You could smell the alcohol on his breath as the girls tried to restrain him.
"Hey! We're trying to help you sir." Dawson said as she put her hand on his shoulder to put him against the car.
"I'm fine!" He yelled at her and shoved her twice as hard as he shoved Shay and she fell into Otis.
"What the hell!" Matt yelled at him and shoved him back against the car. "They're trying to help you." Matt snapped. He held the man back as Shay tried to clean a cut on his head.
"Let me go!" He yelled and started thrashing. The man lashed out and his fist connected with Matt's face. Matt fell back and the other guys grabbed the drunken man and handed him over to the police officers who just arrived.
"Matt." Gabby walked over to him as he rubbed his jaw. "Let me see," He stood up and Gabby sighed. "Ugg, he busted your lip. Come here." Gabby sighed and pulled him into the ambulance.
"It'll be okay." He sighed as she made him sit down. Gabby wiped the blood off of his chin as she examined the cut.
"You don't need stitches. But right before the wedding." Gabby sighed and Matt could tell that she was starting to worry again.
"It'll be okay." He said again as he put a hand on her cheek.
"Your chin is swelling." She sighed. "Keep this on there and when we get back I'll find you some chap stick to keep on the cut, but until then…" Gabby trailed off as she rubbed some cream on the cut and pressed an icepack to his chin. "That's all I can do." She sighed as she moves Matt's chin for a better look.
"Thank you Gabby." He said as he squeezed her hand.
"Take care of that." She sighed as he jumped out of the ambulance and walked over to the truck and climbed in.
"What can't take a punch lieutenant?" Cruz joked as Matt climbed in.
"Gabby is mad because she wants it to be healed by the wedding." Matt sighed and shut the door. "I'll listen to what she tells me to do." Cruz laughed and Matt scowled at him, "As long as she's happy tease away."
Hermann laughed from the back of the truck. "Get used to that, it's the secret to a happy marriage."
"That's fine with me." He smiled as they rode back to the house.
