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CHAPTER 10

"Look at me." Matt said as he cupped Sylvie's face in his hand.

Sylvie looked at him.

"I'm not going anywhere. I'm always going to be here for you." Matt softly said.

Sylvie smiled.

"I'm sorry I'm crying." Sylvie half giggled.

"It's ok. I miss him too." Matt said as he pulled her into another hug.

She returned his hug.

"So, uh, I have beer, wine, water, and Sprite. Do you want anything?" Sylvie said as she pulled out of the hug.

"No, thanks." Matt said.

Sylvie grabbed a can of Sprite from the fridge and opened it. She took a sip of the crisp drink and then sat it down on the counter. Her phone rang. It was Evan texting her.

"DAD'S HOME. - EVAN." Evan texted.

Sylvie quickly texted back.

"TELL HIM TO GET PLENTY OF REST. LOVE YOU GUYS! - SYLVIE." Sylvie texted.

Sylvie placed her phone down on the counter.

"Are you ok?" Matt asked.

"Oh, yeah. That was just Evan letting me know that our dad got to come home." Sylvie half smiled.

"That's good." Matt said.

The two of them stood in awkward silence for a few minutes before Matt broke the silence.

"Do you wanna go to bed? I can leave." he said.

"No, I'm fine. Do you wanna leave?" she asked.

Matt gave her a small grin.

"No." he whispered.

She smiled and hugged him. Her head was on his chest and she could feel his heart beating. He placed his head on top of her head. They stood in complete silence for a few minutes before they pulled away. Sylvie grabbed her Sprite and they walked over to the couch. Sylvie grabbed the remote and turned the TV on. She really didn't care what was on TV.

"When is Cruz moving out?" Matt casually asked.

"He's actually in the process of moving out and I'll have to find a new roommate, so I'm looking at potential roommates." Sylvie said.

Matt gave her a look.

"Severide said I could stay with him for as long as I need too, but it's hard to sleep at night when Stella is over." Matt said.

Sylvie giggled but knew exactly what he meant by that.

"Well, you could move in here if you'd like. I mean, I'm gonna need a roommate after Joe moves out to help with the rent. You are more than welcome to move in." Sylvie said.

"I'll talk to Severide and let him know. I'm sure he and Stella would love the privacy." Matt said.

They laughed.

"I'm sure he will understand." Sylvie said.

They chatted for a few minutes before Matt stood up.

"I better get going." he said.

"You don't have too." she said as she stood up next too him.

They were standing very close to each other and they wanted to kiss each other but didn't.

"I should but if you're not busy tomorrow, maybe we can grab lunch. I wanna run something by you." Matt said.

"Alright. Yeah. Sure. That's fine. So, I guess I'll see you tomorrow." Sylvie said.

He hugged her, put his shoes back on, and then left. Sylvie closed the door and walked over to the window. She watched as Matt walked to his truck and got in. Sylvie went and put her shoes on and ran down stairs to the main exit. She was hoping to catch him before he left. Matt was checking his phone and had received a voicemail from Kelly.

"HEY MAN, I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD STAY AT HERRMANN'S OR SOMEWHERE TONIGHT. STELLA WANTS TO STAY THE NIGHT." Kelly said over the voicemail.

"Well, there's that." Matt sighed.

It's a good thing that he always kept a duffel bag of clothes in his truck. That's one thing that everyone at 51 had in common. They usally kept a duffel bag of clothes in their car. As Matt went to start his truck, he saw Sylvie running towards him. He immediately got out of the car.

"What's wrong?" Matt asked with worry.

Sylvie was out of breath from running.

"Don't...go..." Sylvie tried to tell Matt but was out of breath.

"Whoa, deep breath." Matt said.

Sylvie took a few deep breaths before she spoke. Matt gazed at her and smiled.

"Sorry. I was trying to tell you not to go because Stella called and said that she and Kelly wanted to spend some alone time together. I figured since you were already here, you could stay." Sylvie said.

Matt chuckled.

"I haven't checked my messages." Matt lied.

"You might want to check them." Sylvie said.

Matt pretended to check his messages and grinned. After he pretended to hang up his phone, he grinned.

"You're right. They do want to spend time together." Matt chuckled.

"Joe is at Chloe's and I'm here alone, so you are more than welcome to crash here for the night, if you want." Sylvie suggested.

"You don't mind?" Matt asked.

"No, I don't mind at all. Joe hasn't slept at the apartment since he got engaged to Chloe. I forgot what it's like having a roommate." Sylvie giggled.

"Alright then. Looks like I'm staying." Matt said.

He grabbed his duffel bag from his truck and then followed Sylvie upstairs to her apartment. After they got in the apartment and closed the door, they took their shoes off and then walked over to the couch and sat down. It was around 3:00 a.m. and both of them were tired but still wide awake. They watched TV for a little bit but somehow, Sylvie ended up falling asleep on Matt's shoulder. He pulled the blanket off the couch and covered her up. He ended up falling asleep just a few minutes later. Sylvie woke up a few hours later and saw Matt sleeping on the couch. She grabbed one of the couch pillows and positioned herself so that her legs were on Matt's lap and went back to sleep. When daylight finally broke, Matt stirred. He was used to getting up early. He remembered that Sylvie had fallen asleep on his shoulder but when he woke up, he saw how she was laying. He smiled and gently moved himself so he wouldn't wake her up. He grabbed his duffel bag and went to the bathroom to take a shower. She heard the water running and got up. She looked around but figured he was in the bathroom taking a shower. She got up and made some breakfast.

"Smells great." Matt chuckled as he walked out of the bathroom, fully clothed.

Sylvie giggled.

"It's not much. Just some eggs and bacon. Joe forgot to do the shopping again and I have to go to the store because I'm out of everything. Literally." she laughed.

"In other words, you need to go grocery shopping." Matt smirked.

She playfully hit him.

"That's what I just said." Sylvie giggled.

Matt laughed.

"Well, I guess we are just gonna have to go to the store." Matt smiled.

"We?" Sylvie asked.

"Go get a shower and I'll take you to the store." Matt said.

"After we eat. I hate cold eggs and bacon." Sylvie smirked.

They ate breakfast and after, Sylvie went and got a shower. After she got out of the shower and got dressed, she put her shoes on and grabbed her purse. She and Matt headed out to go to the store.

"What store do you need to go to?" Matt asked.

"Walmart. I've got a lot of shopping that needs done and I haven't been able to do much lately." Sylvie said.

After Matt pulled into a parking spot and parked the truck, he and Sylvie got out of the truck and went inside.

"So, if you take Joe's place in the apartment, this is how we did things. I hope you don't mind me telling you." Sylvie said.

"Of course not." Matt said.

"Well, we rotate buying groceries each payday. We split the rent and the bills equally. Sometimes we have to help each other out with the bills, but that's what we do. Also when grocery shopping, you have to get things like trash bags, any cleaning supplies, bathroom supplies, that sort of thing. Is that alright with you?" Sylvie asked.

"That's pretty much what I'm doing with Severide, so that works out." Matt said.

"That's great." Sylvie said.

Sylvie grabbed a buggy or shopping cart as some people call it, and headed down the grocery aisles to get what she needed. Matt followed behind her. She had gotten several vegetables to make a pasta salad with, along with some fruits. As Sylvie was looking at items on the shelf, her cell phone started ringing. It was Stella.

"Hello?" Sylvie asked over the phone.

"Hey girl, have you seen Casey? Kelly's looking for him." Stella said.

"Uh yeah, I'll let him know." Sylvie said.

Stella could tell by the tone in her voice that Matt was with her.

"He's with you, isn't he?" Stella asked.

"Yeah." Sylvie answered.

"Where are you guys at?" Stella asked.

"Walmart. I have to get some things." Sylvie casually said.

"That's perfect because we are here as well. Which isle are you in?" Stella asked.

"The frozen dinner section." Sylvie said.

"Alright. Well, we are a few isles over. We'll be there in a few." Stella said as she hung up the phone.

Sylvie hung up her phone and turned to look at Matt.

"So, Stella called to say that Severide is looking for you and they are a few isles over, so be prepared to see them." Sylvie explained.

"Oh crap. I forgot I was supposed to meet Severide this morning." Matt said.

Sylvie giggled. Before she could reply, Stella and Kelly found them in the isle that they were in.

"Hey man, I was beginning to get worried about you." Kelly joked.

"Brett needed a ride to the store. The battery on her car needs to be charged." Matt lied.

Sylvie went along with it.

"When you guys get done, can you come over and help me with something?" Kelly asked.

"Sure." Matt said.

"Alright. See you guys later. Oh and you can bring Brett if you want." Kelly said as he and Stella left.

Stella and Kelly went to pay for their groceries while Sylvie finished up her shopping with Matt. After Sylvie paid for the groceries, she and Matt left and headed back to Sylvie's apartment. Matt helped Sylvie carry in the groceries and helped her put them up.

"That's the last of it." Matt said as he handed Sylvie the eggs.

"Thanks." Sylvie said as she put the eggs in the fridge.

"I guess I should go meet Severide. You are more than welcome to come with me. I'm sure Kidd will be there." Matt said.

"Oh, ok. Yeah. If you don't mind." Sylvie nervously said.

"I don't mind." Matt said.

They both chuckled and as Sylvie was walking around the kitchen counter, she tripped and fell on top of Matt, who tried to catch her. They started laughing and as Matt laid on the floor, his instincts had kicked in and he wrapped his arms around Sylvie. He looked into Sylvie's eyes and she returned his look. They stopped laughing and Matt couldn't resist. He took one of his hands and cupped Sylvie's face and after brushing her hair out of the way, he kissed her. She returned the kiss with passion. The kiss felt like electricity going through their bodies and after a few minutes, they pulled away and quickly jumped up from the floor, both with big smiles on their faces.

"We should...uh..." Matt stumbled.

"Yeah." Sylvie replied.

They stood there in silence for a few more minutes before kissing each other again with even more passion. The kiss had been building for weeks, more like months and it was finally happening. Matt had wanted this more than he ever thought and Sylvie loved the feeling of having Matt's arms around her. In fact, she loved having Matt kiss her and she desperately wanted his kiss just as much as he did. After a few more minutes, they pulled away and smiled. Today was definitely a great day for both of them and although they wanted to figure out what this meant and what they are, they were more than happy. The feeling of ecstasy filled them. Sylvie grabbed her purse and keys and they headed out to Kelly's apartment. As they walked to Matt's truck in the parking lot, Matt took her hand in his and they walked hand in hand.