Chapter Twenty Eight

Matt POV

It has been almost two weeks since Gabby and I spoke about announcing the baby to our family at 51. I didn't want to push her on the topic, knowing that when she was ready she would bring it up. Instead of talking about the elephant in the room, our focus has been unpacking the many boxes that were brought over from her place. I tie up my boots and then move back into the bedroom to kiss her goodbye, as I enter the room her sleeping forum is still in the spot as it was when I got up this morning. I really didn't want to wake her, but I knew that if I didn't she wouldn't be pleased with me when I got home.

I make my way to her side of the bed and lean down to place a light kiss on her cheek. I watch as her eyes begin to flutter and she begins to stir. "Hey," I greet her with a smile as I tuck a piece of hair out of her face.

"Hey," She answers back with sleep still in her voice and confusion fills her features. "What are you doing up so early?"

I laugh at her expression as I move to take a seat on the edge of the bed, "I have another construction job," I tell her as I watch her eyes roll.

"If I didn't know any better Matthew Casey, I would think that you are taking these construction jobs to avoid me," she smirks as she begins to sit up in the bed and wraps her arms around my neck.

"Trust me there is no avoiding you," I tell her looking her up and down.

"Well in that case," she teases as she pulls me into her and our lips meet. My hands immediately go to her waist and begin to play with the hem of her shirt. Without much thought I feel Gabby pull my body down on top of her's, her hands begin to make their way down my back, causing my body temperature to rise. My hands find Gabby's warm flesh and I continue to move them northward, but before I can reach my intended area my phone rings from my pocket.

"Shit," I mumble out of breath as I pull back from Gabby. I watch annoyance cover her face as I dig into my pocket and pull out my phone.

"Who is calling?" she asks out of breath.

"Severide," I reply quickly before answering the phone. "Hello," I greet him still trying to get myself under control.

"Are we still meeting today?" he asks.

"Um yeah, I'll be there soon," I tell him looking over at Gabby who eyes grew with confusion for the second time this morning.

We quickly say our goodbyes; I can feel Gabby watching me as I place my phone back in my pocket.

"Why is Kelly going with you on this construction job?"

"It is kind of a big job and I needed an extra pair of hands," I tell her as I stand up from our bed. "So I better get going or he is going to beat me there."

"What time will you be home?"

"Probably around three or four."

"That will work," she replies with a nod of her head and then lays back down.

"What works?" I ask now not understanding.

"I just have to drop my keys off to the landlord, so by the time you get back from your job you will officially have a roommate."

I smile, "just as long as my new roommate sleeps in our bed every night then I like the sound of that."

"I can do that," she smiles.

I feel myself being drawn back to her, but I make myself hold my ground, "Alright babe, I'll see you when I get home. I love you."

"Love you too," she shouts out to me. I quickly grab my jacket and keys and make my way out of the apartment.

Gabby POV

After Matt left the apartment this morning, I fell back a sleep. I woke up almost shocked at the time; I quickly shot up out of bed and made my way into the bathroom to get ready for the day. As I washed my body, I began to compile a list of things I needed to complete today. First thing I have to do is turn in my apartment key, I sigh at the thought of going all the way across town to just drop off a damn key. I jump out of the shower and hurriedly dry myself and get dressed. It doesn't take too long before I'm ready to face the day.

I climb into my car and begin my forty minute drive; my mind keeps drifting to Matt and what he is up to. I could tell by his body language this morning that he wasn't completely honest with me and I knew with all these jobs that he was taking recently was not the real reason he was gone. I couldn't quite put my finger on it, but I knew that whatever was going on it everyone I knew was probably in on it.

Matt POV

"So when are you going to show Gabby this?" Severide asked me as he finished with the last coat of white paint.

"I was thinking tomorrow after shift," I tell him as I tighten the last screw.

"She is going to love it."

"Yeah, I think so too," I say standing up and looking over our hard work over the last week. "I just want her to have everything she has ever wanted. I know this wasn't how either one of us saw this happening, but now that it has, I don't want her miss out on anything."

"You know it wasn't that long ago I was in the same boat as you. The difference is you are a far greater man than I am. As much as I wanted to, I couldn't get past the fact the baby wasn't mine."

"To be honest it has nothing to do with me. I just realized that my life is better with Gabby in it and everything after that we can figure it out together," I tell him as I run my hand through my hair. I really wasn't one to share my feeling with anyone, but I knew there would be a lot of questions of how I could handle Gabby having Evan's baby once everyone knew. I thought about what I was going to say, I finally came to realize that DNA didn't matter. I was going to love this child and to be honest I already do.

Gabby POV

I begin to walk back to my car after leaving the rental office, as I look around at the shops along the street; my eye catches a sign that reads The Baby's Boutique. I peer into the window to find baby clothes being displayed in all different styles. My hands drop to my stomach as I stop in my tracks. Without realizing what is actually happening, I open the door and make my way inside. I feel uncomfortable as I look around at all the baby stuff that cluttered the store.

"Can I help you?" a voice asked.

I looked over to see a middle aged woman with light brown hair approaching me, a smile spread across her face.

"I'm just looking," I reply not sure of what else to say to this stranger.

"Are you shopping for yourself?" she asked.

"Um yeah," I tell her as I nod my head.

"Boy or girl?"

"I don't know yet," I tell her wishing that she was just walk away so I can get out of here.

"Well if you need anything, just let me know and congratulations."

"Thanks," I say as I watch her walk away.

I take a second longer to look and turn on my heels to walk out the door, but as I turn to leave and go back to the safety of my car. A small grey elephant catches my eye, I reach out to touch its soft material body. I stand there in the middle of the store doing my best to fight back the tears that are burning my eyes. I pick up the stuff animal and bring it to my chest, and for the first time since finding out I was pregnant I let out the breath I had been holding.

Matt POV

"Gabby," I call out as open the door to our apartment and make my way inside.

"Hey," she says as she comes out from the kitchen and leans against the archway between the kitchen and dinning room. I smile as I see her with her hair pulled up into a bun and the smell of food fills my nostrils. I slide my jacket off and rest it over the back of the chair.

"How was the job?" she asks as I move closer to her.

Before replying, I place a kiss on the top of her head, "I finished," I tell her.

"Really?" she asked raising her eyebrow.

"Yes, are you surprised?" I asked matching her expression.

"No," she insisted as she turned back around into the kitchen. I follow her small frame and watch as she moves back to the stove to stir whatever is in the pot.

"What are you making?" I ask peering over trying to see what was in there.

"Chili, it just sounded really good."

"It does," I agree. I then notice two white bags sitting on the small table next to the window. "What is in there?"

"Um just a few things I found today," Gabby sets the spoon down and goes to the table. She clears her thoart before beginning to talk, "I was walking down the street and say this small baby shop. I went inside and found this," she then pulls out a small grey elephant, "I had one just like this when I was kid, so I thought that the baby should have one too."

I couldn't help but smile as I looked at the stuff animal and then back at Gabby. There was a twinkle in her eyes that I had never seen before and an expression on her face that words couldn't describe. "So is there more baby things in there or did they give you all those bags for just that little guy?"

"There is more," Gabby smiled as she begins to pull a couple of more things out to show me.

Author's Note:

Hello everyone!

I hope everyone enjoyed their Friday and excited for the weekend, this weekend for me has been incredibly long. Anyways, I hope that you enjoyed the update and can Gabby really begin to change.

So, I have been reading a lot of spoilers about season three and all I can say is WOW! There are so many questions and direction these writers can take each character, I don't even know what to think. About a week ago, I would have told you I really thought that it was going to be Shay that dies in the explosion, but now my opinion has changed. I know this might sound really out there, but I don't think the person who dies is a present ff at 51, I think it is Benny (Severide's dad). I think the explosion has something to do with Keeler storyline, may be someone seeking revenge.

Here is why I think it might be Benny, the spoilers said that Severide is going to mostly be affected by this person's death, if it was Shay, Dawson would be as well. Spoilers also indicated that Boden would be affected as well, since him and Benny use to work together and were friends at one point, I could see how that would bother someone. It was also stated that Casey and Severide would become closer since the explosion, now that they both lost their fathers it would give them something else to bond over. I know that this is a shot in the dark, but after seeing all the pictures online it really is the only thing I can wrap my mind around. If it Shay, the writers have done a poor job keeping it secret.

As far as the changes within the house, I think because the loss of life and the injuries the house members face, it is going to change a lot of people.

I know that I am shooting for the moon, but I would rather have it this way then lose any ff or paramedic at 51, because Chicago Fire would not be the same with out anyone of them.