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CHAPTER 5
Matt and Sylvie were sitting on the couch in the living room. Evan had gone to bed and left them alone in the living room.
"So, how did everything go?" Matt asked.
Sylvie released the breath that she didn't even realize she had been holding.
"Good. I mean, it wasn't easy, but I had to do it." Sylvie said.
"If you don't mind me asking, what did you and Kyle talk about?" Matt asked.
"Well, he said he missed me and wanted me back. Maybe not in those exact words, but that's what he said." Sylvie giggled.
Matt chuckled.
"What did you tell him?" Matt questioned.
"I told him that I had moved on with my life and that I was happy. I told him to go after Hope because I saw the way he looks at her. It's that look someone
has when they are in love with someone. His face lights up when Hope is around. That's pretty much it." Sylvie said.
"What about Hope?" Matt asked.
"I told her that I forgive her but that I can never trust her again. We agreed that she and I are on good terms as of right now but she knows that I can't trust her." Sylvie explained.
"How do you feel about it all?" Matt questioned.
"Better now that it's over and you're here." Sylvie softly whispered.
Matt stared at Sylvie.
"What? What's wrong?" she whispered.
"Oh, nothing. I was just thinking about movie night at 51." Matt laughed.
"Yeah, that didn't really go as planned. We kept getting call after call." Sylvie giggled.
"That day felt like it would never end." Matt said as Sylvie stood up.
She walked over to the TV, turned it on, and then grabbed the remote control.
"Hope you don't mind." Sylvie said as she walked back over to the couch and sat down.
"Of course not. Anything good on?" Matt asked.
Sylvie handed him the remote control.
"I don't know. Why don't you look and see?" Sylvie teased.
Sylvie got up again.
"Where are you going?" Matt asked.
"To make popcorn." Sylvie laughed. "Don't worry, I'll be back."
Sylvie went to the kitchen to make a bowl of popcorn.
"Ouch!" Sylvie yelled.
Matt jumped up and walked quickly into the kitchen where he heard Sylvie yelled.
"Everything ok in here?" Matt asked.
"Yeah...I just burned my finger on the popcorn bag." Sylvie said as she kept blowing on her finger.
She knew exactly what she needed to do for the burn but after a few seconds, it stopped hurting. Matt chuckled. Sylvie's paramedic skills were useful in situations like this and she couldn't help herself.
"I guess you don't need my help." Matt teased.
Sylvie playfully hit him.
"Can you grab me a bowl from that top cabinet over there?" Sylvie pointed to the cabinet.
Matt walked over to the cabinet and grabbed a bowl. The bowl looked like a child had painted it. Sylvie laughed when she saw the bowl that Matt had grabbed. She forgot that her mother had dishes that she and her brother made when they were younger.
"What? Did I grab the wrong bowl?" Matt smirked.
"No, I just forgot my mom had these." Sylvie giggled.
Matt looked at the bowl and then gave her a look.
"What? When Evan and I were younger, we would go to day camp and do pottery. She kept every single bowl, cup, plate, everything that we made." Sylvie smiled.
There was that smile that Matt loved so much. It was weird not being at work on calls but Matt wouldn't have it any other way. While Sylvie was outside talking to Kyle, Boden called for an update and Matt reassured Boden that as long as Sylvie was in Fowlerton, he would be too.
"So, Boden called. I gave him an update on your dad." Matt said.
"Thanks." Sylvie replied.
"So, how did your mom write you a letter that told you that your dad had a heart attack and get it too you in time?" Matt curiously asked.
"Oh, my mom immediately wrote me the day it happened and had it expedited to me over night. Plus, I had called her that night to talk to her and she told me but she said she wrote me a letter. My mom isn't big on phone calls." Sylvie laughed.
"Well, either way, I'm just glad you found out and was able to get here." Matt said.
"With help from you." Sylvie giggled.
Matt moved closer to Sylvie. Thoughts rushed through Sylvie's mind. She wanted more than anything to kiss him right now, but she knew that if she did, it would be because of the events that have happened and she didn't want that. He also wanted to kiss her but backed away.
"So, before we go to the hospital tomorrow, do you think you can give me a tour of the place?" Matt teased.
"I'd like that. I should try to clean the place up a bit while I'm here." Sylvie said.
"I'll help." Matt insisted.
"In that case, do you wanna help me feed the horses before we go to bed?" Sylvie asked.
"Sure." Matt said.
Sylvie grabbed a store bag and filled it with some apples, carrots, and pasture grass before going outside to the barn with Matt. In the barn, there was a hay pile and some grains that were in a bag.
"Hey, can grab that hay stack for me and the grains?" Sylvie asked.
"Sure." Matt answered and did what Sylvie asked.
Matt followed Sylvie to the first stall. Inside the stall was a beautiful brown horse with a black tail and mane.
"So this is Thunder. He is about seven or eight years old. We found him during a thunder storm. His mom had been killed, so my parents took him in and he's been our horse ever since." Sylvie smiled as she fed Thunder.
"He's beautiful." Matt said.
"He is." Sylvie smiled.
After feeding Thunder, Sylvie walked over to the next stall.
"This is Stormy, Thunder's sister." Sylvie smiled.
"I take it you found Thunder and Stormy together." Matt pointed out.
"We found Stormy a few hours after Thunder. We think Stormy is about nine but we aren't for sure." Sylvie explained.
Stormy looked like Thunder, but was a bit smaller. After feeding Stormy, they walked over to the next stall where Matt saw a beautiful black horse.
"This is Annie. She's about ten years old and she's the sweetest horse you will ever meet." Sylvie smiled a big smile.
Every time Matt and Sylvie walked by the horses and she smiled, Matt noticed how big her smile got. She loved these horses. They fed Annie and then went to the final stall.
"This is my baby, Prince. I've had him the longest. He's sixteen." Sylvie smiled.
"So, did you name all the horses?" Matt asked.
"I named Thunder and Annie. Evan named Prince and Stormy." Sylvie said.
Prince was brown with a blondish mane and tail. That was Sylvie's pride and joy.
"You should see your face whenever you are around these horses." Matt grinned.
"I love them. We have raised horses since I can..." Sylvie trailed off.
Matt sat down the hay and bag of grains. He took the bag of apples and carrots from Sylvie's hand and placed the bag beside of the grains. He took her hand in his and pulled her close into a hug. She returned his hug and took in the scent of his cologne while he took in the scent of her perfume. After a few minutes of hugging, they pulled away.
"I don't know how to thank you for everything." Sylvie said.
"You don't have to thank me." Matt said.
"I feel like I do." Sylvie sighed.
"Look at me. You don't have to thank me. Ok." Matt gave her a look.
It's that look right there that made her go weak in the knees every time. They left the barn and went back into the house. Sylvie showed Matt the guest room where he would be staying.
"So that room is my parent's room, this one is Evan's, this room is mine, and your room is right there. If you need anything, there's a door that connects your room to my room, so just knock. Oh, uh, we have two bathrooms. One right there beside of Evan's room and one downstairs leading to the den." Sylvie said.
Matt's thoughts started to run wild at the thought of adjoining rooms. Matt quickly snapped out of his thoughts.
"I'll see you in the morning." Sylvie grinned and then walked into her childhood bedroom and closed the door.
Matt walked into the guest room and closed the door. In her room, Sylvie's phone rang.
"Hello?" Sylvie asked.
"Alright, so Boden told all of us that you and Casey went to Fowlerton. Spill." Stella said.
Sylvie giggled. She knew exactly what Stella meant.
"Well, when we got here, there were two people that I was less than happy about seeing." Sylvie told Stella.
"You don't mean Hope and Kyle, do you?" Stella asked.
"Yep. It was awkward." Sylvie replied.
"What happened?" Stella asked.
"Kyle wanted to get back together but I told him that I had moved on with my life. That and the fact I told him to move on with Hope." Sylvie explained.
"You did what?" Stella questioned.
"You heard me. Stell, if you saw how Kyle looks at Hope, you would get what I'm saying." Sylvie stated.
"You mean the way Kyle looks at Hope is how Casey looks at you? Yeah, I get it." Stella teased.
Stella wasn't lying about that, but Stella threw Sylvie for a loop.
"So, when are you going to tell Casey how you feel?" Stella asked.
"What? It's not like that." Sylvie rambled.
"Let's see, he takes you to your hometown. He decided to stay with you until you come home and he's staying with you at your parent's house." Stella stated.
"He's just being nice. That's who Casey is." Sylvie retorted.
"Keep telling yourself that." Stella chuckled.
"Alright, so tell me. What's been going on at 51?" Sylvie asked.
"The power went out again and this time, it took a cell tower and transformer out. The phone company was able to fix the cell tower but the power is still out. I'm at Kelly's place right now. We are still working at 51, but we have to communicate by text messages and pages. I'm telling ya, this feels like the 90s all over again. I forgot to ask, how is your dad doing?" Stella joked.
"He had to have open heart surgery but when I left the hospital, he was recovering well. They want to keep him for two weeks, so I may come back after a week. It all depends on how my dad is doing. Thanks for asking." Sylvie explained.
Stella and Sylvie continued to chat for a little bit longer until Stella saw that Kelly was talking on his phone.
"How's Fowlerton?" Kelly said.
He didn't realize that Stella overheard him on the phone with Casey.
"Just in case you were wondering, Kelly's on the phone with Casey as we speak." Stella smirked.
"Thanks for the head's up. I'm gonna go. I'll talk to you later." Sylvie said.
They said their goodbyes and hung up the phone. Meanwhile, Kelly was talking to Matt on the phone.
"Fowlerton's alright. Sylvie's parents have a barn of four horses. Apparently, her parents own a farm. It's actually pretty cool out here." Matt said.
"From the way Brett talks, it sounds like a horrible place." Kelly replied.
"I know but I think there's more to her than she let's on. I mean, we know her, but seeing her with her brother and how she lights up around the horses, it's like a whole different person." Matt grinned.
"Dude, you've got it bad for Brett." Kelly teased.
Kelly had walked back into his bedroom but Stella couldn't help but overhear Kelly's side of the conversation.
"It's not like that. We're just friends and she's going through a hard time." Matt explained.
"Keep telling yourself that." Kelly said.
Matt heard Sylvie in the hallway.
"Do me a favor and keep me updated on what's going on." Matt said.
Kelly knew that Matt wanted to get off the phone. They said their goodbyes and hung up the phone. Matt opened his door and noticed that Sylvie's bedroom door was cracked opened enough to see that she wasn't in there. He walked downstairs and saw that the front door was opened. He walked outside and saw Sylvie wrapped up in a fleece blanket, sitting on the porch swing. The scene reminded him of her story and he walked over to her and sat down beside of her.