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Four weeks later
At 51, Otis was busy cleaning the truck together Joe. They had had a call by a big field and truck 81 was full of mud now it was raining a lot and there was mud everywhere.
''Almost clean.'' Cruz said as the truck was almost clean again.
''The truck is looking great.'' Matt said then suddenly and they turned around, surprised to see him. Matt was standing up, leaning on the underarm crutches.
''Whoah, a difference to see you standing up.'' Otis said as he jumped off the truck, happy to see their lieutenant standing and even here at the firehouse, walking.
''Yeah, but I am going to sit down in you don't mind.'' Matt said and Otis and Cruz walked with him as Matt made his way to the common room, his feet barely touching the floor as he could not find support in his legs yet, but at least he could walk like this. He knew it was just for this visit, that when he got home he would be confined to the wheelchair again as he could already feel his legs cramping, but it was good to walk at least now. His left leg was stronger than his right and he mostly leaned on his left leg while walking.
He made his way to the table and sat down on the chair Otis pulled back for him and sat down. Pouch came running his way and he petted and hugged the dog, glad to see the dog.
''Hey baby, why are you here?'' He suddenly heard behind him and Gabby laid her hands on his shoulders, kissing him in his neck.
''Just seeing how you all were doing.'' He said. He had had therapy again this morning, but he was getting bored sitting alone day long.
Their shift had started this morning and he had gone to PT and Mike had practiced with the crutches. He had told him he should keep walking with the crutches for small parts, throughout the day to keep working on his legs but not strain himself. Things were going so well he just kept on walking.
While he was sitting by the table and talking with the guys, his legs were starting to shake and cramped. Matt just tried to hide it as he enjoyed being here and kept talking with the guys until they were all called away. Gabby gave him a quick kiss on his cheek while they ran out.
Matt doubted if he should stay here but his legs were getting really bad, as well as his legs and he knew he could not keep hiding that from them. Maybe this was the straining Mike was talking about. He had been standing in the bus and walking a lot. Maybe it had been too much.
Slowly he got up and go the crutches. The feeling in his legs had still not returned to normal but he could still feel they hurt, that they were tense and cramped. It was a lot harder to walk to walk now than on the way here and his left leg was also getting more and more painful. His left leg was so cramped he could not walk at all and he was so glad when he made it to the bus. A woman got up for him as he got in the bus and he sat down, trying to keep breathing calm as the cramp got so bad and he was glad when he could get at out to get home. As soon as he made it through the front door he almost collapsed and he sat down in the wheelchair, pulling his cramped legs on the footrests.
In pain, he got the bath tub and he hoped that the warm water would help but it didn't and his legs got even more painful, laying curled up in the bathtub and he had no idea what to do now and after going to the bed, he laid down, his legs still cramped and he gritted his teeth, trying not to cry.
Then his phone suddenly ran and as he saw it was Gabby he took the call.
''Hey, you were suddenly gone. I something wrong?'' She said.
''No, I just wanted to get home.'' Matt said.
''is there something wrong? I can hear it in your voice.' ' He knew he could tell her about the cramp in his legs but it was not something she needed to know now, she would only be worried.
''Nothing. I am just tired.'' He said then and he curled up on the bed, his legs and back hurting horribly and he knew that it had been too much. He opened the drawer to his nightstand and got his medication out, taking all he had to and taking an extra painkiller. Then he curled up and fell asleep, still dressed.
When he woke up, he was surprised he was still in bed, dressed and well and he saw it was almost seven in the morning. Confused he got up and got in his wheelchair, his legs still hurting a little from yesterday, but not as bad as yesterday.
He got up, got showered and dressed and was ready to go to make breakfast before Gabby came back.
Making apple pancakes, he waited for her to come back from shift. He doubted about telling her about yesterday, how bad his legs were as it was only because he had walked too much. He knew it would not happen again because he would never strain himself again like this, because it was terribly. Then he heard the front door open and Gabby walk in.
''Hey babe.'' She said as he was leaning against the counter in the kitchen and she sat down on his lap, her arms around him and kissed him.
''You will make me burn the apple pancakes.'' He said with a smile and she looked at the pancakes he was making.
''That looks delicious.'' She said and she got of his lap and got the table ready.
''You know, I called my mom to ask if we could go to the cabin for another weekend, because I want to spend a weekend together with you again because I thinking it was so nice to have a weekend together and so I hope that we can have such a weekend again.''
''I would love to go to the cabin with you again.'' Matt said as he put the pancakes on the plate and smiled at her.
''Good, because we are going this weekend.'' She said and he laughed excited; ''Really?''
''Yes.'' She said with a smile and he got up from the wheelchair, hugging her tight.
''I love you.'' He said then and kissed her.
''I love you so much too.'' She said as she laid her head against his shoulder now they were hugging, enjoying the feeling that he was standing and taller than her again.
''I can't wait to go.''
''Me neither.'' He said with a smile, kissing her on her head as she helped him sit down again. He truly could not wait for the weekend. It would be amazing….because they were together.
NOTE: Matt came to the firehouse, proud because he is closer to walking again and getting better, the only thing that he really overestimate dis himself and he needs to be careful with his body. Gabby also arranged that they are going out to the cabin again this weekend to spend some good time together.
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