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a/n: I'll keep this short. Thank you to everyone for the amazing reviews and for supporting this story.
Matt drove back home, his thoughts on Gabby the whole time. His mind kept giving him flashes of their bodies moving together, the way her skin felt under his lips and her fingers pressing against his shoulders. The way she was making him feel was beyond anything he had felt before, even with Hallie. When he wasn't with her, his thoughts were invaded by her and the only time when he could focus on something was when he was with his girls and at fires because he couldn't afford to have his mind anywhere else. He dropped his keys on the table as he walked in, the house quiet since the girls had not yet returned. He proceeded in doing some trivial chore to keep his mind from going to his nigt with Gabby because the house was a mess. About two hours later, there was a knock on the door so Matt went to answer it.
"Daddy." Grace jumped in his arms, Matt's stance shaky as he held her.
"Hey baby girl, I missed you." He hugged her tight before putting her back on the floor and taking Emma in his arms. Christie was here with the girls, they had decided to have dinner as a family so Violet was there as well. "Hey kiddo." He greeted Violet with a hug after he put Emma down.
"Hey uncle Matt." She smiled at him.
The girls went to play in the playroom downstairs while Matt was left with Christie.
"I brought some supplied to make dinner. I figured you'd be missing a few things since you haven't been here much laterly." She raised two bags full of food.
"Thanks Chris. I think I have snacks left, I'll have to go to the store next 48 off."
"There's things in there for tonight and until then. So how was your date with Gabby." Matt had told her that he was going at Molly's but she knew better so he didn't even try to deny it.
"It went great. she's amazing Christie, I can't wait for you to meet her."
"I'm happy for you Matt, really."
"Thanks. It's unbelievable what she does to me." They emptied the bags together and put everything away, a smile plastered on Matt's face the whole time.
"And how are her kids?" Christie wanted to know more about the girl that held her brother's attention because he deserved to be happy after all te heartache.
"They are great. Luis and Fillippe are like little men. They're polite and so curious and Valentina, she's just the sweetest little girl. Gabby's doing a great job by herself with them." He felt a sense of pride talking about her and how strong she was with everything she went through.
"It can't be easy raising three kids by yourself while dealing through the grief."
"You can see that it's hard but I think she's taking it one day at a time. I know I don't want to push her into anything." An image of the moment after they made love popped in his mind. He knew he wanted her to feel loved again and he wanted her to be in control when they were together.
Matt and Christie started preparing dinner together, something they enjoyed doing since getting close. Christie told Matt about the previous nigt with the girls, both of them laughing while Matt tried to imagine the girls doing a little show in the living room dressed in old costumes. Food was almost done and Matt put it in the oven just as the doorbell chimed.
"Are you expecting someone else tonight?" They looked at each other.
"No, it's just supposed to me you and me. I'll be back." He walked to his front door and opened it to reveal Kelly just standing there. "What are you doing here?" Not that Matt minded that Severide was coming over, he just wasn' expecting him.
"I thought I'd come by to see how hot your night was." He laughed as he walked past Matt where he spotted Christie leaning against the kitchen door. "Oh, hey Christie." He smiled at her.
"Hi Kelly, are you joining us for dinner?" She questionned, knowing Matt wouldn't mind that she did.
"Yeah, sure." Both Matt and Kelly looked at each other, Kelly not insisting on bringing up the subject of Matt and Gabby while his sister was there. The stove beeped about an hour later and the girls were called to chow and came up like a hoard of elephants.
After Matt left, Gabby scrambled to clean up the place and drove to her parents house. She was coming later that originally planned and hoped that her mother wasn't too mad. As she walked into the house after knocking, she heard three pairs of feet running in her general direction and she waited for the initial attack from the front that it didn't take long before it happened. Both boys were there first with their longer legs and Valentina arrived a few moments later, almost knocking her to the ground.
"I missed you mama." Fillippe snuggled into her.
"I missed you too buddy. Were you nice for Abuela and Abuelo?"
"They were very nice." Her father stood up the stairs, a smile on his face.
"Hey dad, sorry I'm late. I know I told mom I'd come sooner." She started but was immediately cut off by him.
"It's ok sweetie, we don't mind having our grandkids here."
"Thanks dad." She moved farther in once the kids had let go of her and she hugged him. "Where's mom?"
"In the garden." They all walked out, the kids starting to run around the yard, laughing.
"Hey mom." She hugged her as they stepped outside.
"Hey sweetie, how was yor night?" She knew she wasn't looking for details, just to know that her daughter was enjoying the little time alone she had.
"It was great mom, thanks. Sorry I'm late though."
"Noncesense, we love having them. It makes up for lost time."
"How about you guys come over for dinner tonight, It would be great to have you over, it's been a while." Both her parents looked at each other and smiled.
"We'd love to." Her dad answered.
"Great, I'll stop by the store for some food and I'll see you guys later." She hugged both her parents before gathering all the kids things with her dad's help and she was soon off. She did a quick stop at the store to get everything she needed to make her grand mother's mac and cheese and headed back home. The kids went to play with their toys in their room, leaving Gabby alone to her thoughts.
It was a good thing that Gabby knew the recipe by heart because her brain wouldn't stop flooding her with memories of the previous night. She remembered feeling his fingers glide over her skin, just at the bottom of her shirt before his lips followed. Her body was heating up just thinking about it and the look he had in his eyes when he saw her naked for the first time made her body tighten with want. He had this affect on her that she couldn't wrap her head around. Their bodies felt like they belonged together as they moved as one, a feeling that she hadn't felt in a very long time and it made her happy. She was preparing everything with a smile on her face. Her parents arrived a short while later, her father going to find the kids while her mother helped finish dinner. Gabby always loved cooking with her mother and she had taught her so much.
"So how was your evening with Matt?" She looked sideways to her daughter and smiled.
"I never said I was going out with Matt." Her cheeks were already feeling like they were on fire.
"Yes you did. So how was it?" She asked again.
"It was great mom, he was the perfect gentleman." She blushed more if that was even possible.
"That's good to hear." She was startled by her father's voice, the red instantly going down to her neck. It took her a few seconds to recover before she returned to cooking with her mom while her dad watched, something he had done a lot when she was a teenager. Once everything was cooked, her parents helped her set the table and serve everyone before calling the kids for dinner.
The Casey household was filled with laughter during dinner, something that Matt loved. When dinner was over and the dishes done, Christie helped Matt to get the girls ready for bed before she left with Violet, leaving Matt and Kelly alone.
"So, how was last night?" Kelly chuckled as they sat down on the couch with a beer in hand.
"It was amazing Sev. She is amazing." He took a sip of his beer, his mind sending him to last night again.
"I can see that." He laughed, it had been a while since the last time he had seen Matt like that.
"It's just she is beautiful, confident, she's fiesty and she's a great mom." Matt felt like a teenager, a grown father of two teenager when it came to Gabby.
"This looks good on you man."
"Thanks."
"You know, I never thought that I'd have something that came even close to what Hallie and I had before the girls were born but Gabby, she's amazing. I feel like the need to be with her all the time and she's in my head ever since I met her the first time. It's crazy right?" For a moment, Matt's brain brought him back to reality. He couldn't believe how fast they were moving and how quickly he became close to Gabby in the past few months.
"Seeing you happy like this, I don't think it's crazy. You should just enjoy it."
"Oh I am." He chuckled as they both drank their beers.
Matt couldn't stop talking about Gabby while his mind and his body ached to have her close to him even if they were together just a few hours before in the day.
"Just go see her man." Kelly finally exclaimed, a smile on his lips.
"I can't just go there, I have the girls." Matt protested.
"It's ok, I'll stay here with the girls, you go see your girl." Kelly patted him on the back before he got up.
He grabbed his keys and hopped in his truck, going in the direction of Gabby's appartment. It wasn't all that late and he knew she'd still be awake so he drove with a smile plastered on her face. When he turned the ignition off and put his keys in his pockets, he exhaled deeply. He couldn't believe that he had taken Severide's advice and drove all the way out here but he needed to see her again tonight and kiss her. He breathed in and out a few times before getting out of his truck and going into her building. Normally he needed to get buzzed up but someone was coming out as he entered, making it a surprise for her now. He knocked on her door and waited for her to come answer. When she did, he didn't even wait for her to talk, he just moved closer to her and placed his hands on her hips before pressing his lips to her in a hungry kiss.
After the initial shock, she wrapped her arms around Matt's neck and kissed him back with as much passion. It lasted for a few long seconds before they needed to part for some air, everything around them fading away. Matt was pulled back to reality when he heard Gabby's voice.
"Matt." Her voice held more than it did after they usually kissed, his instinct telling him that his timing wasn't perfect. He looked over her shoulder when something or rather someone caught his eyes, Gabby had company. A sense of fear washed through him when he realised that her parents were there, watching them.
"Oh my god." Slipped from Matt's lips as a furious blush of complete and utter embarassment came to his face.
TBC..
a/n:Ok so this idea of having Matt and Gabby think of each other the day after came to me with the help of fangirl2821 and how they can't keep their thoughts in check but that ending came to me like a lightbulb moment so what will happen next? How will if go with Gabby's parents?
I really hope you liked this chapter and that you'll take a few seconds to review it before you go. - Sarra
