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CHAPTER 11
"Snap out of it!" Matt told himself.
Matt needed to stop daydreaming about kissing Sylvie. It was starting to get the best of him. He was deep in his thoughts when Sylvie snapped him out of it.
"Hey, are we going to Severide's?" Sylvie asked.
"Oh, uh, yeah. Sorry. I was waiting on you to get done." Matt said.
"Well, the eggs were the last thing I had to put up. If you don't want me going with you, I can stay here. It's up to you. I didn't mean that we had to go together." Sylvie rambled.
"Oh, don't worry about it. I was getting ready to ask if you wanted to go with me." Matt chuckled.
"You sure you don't mind?" Sylvie said.
"I don't mind at all." Matt replied.
"Alright, well, let me grab my purse and keys." Sylvie smiled.
She grabbed her purse and keys and they headed out of the apartment. They got to the truck when Matt's phone starting ringing. It was Kelly.
"Hello?" Matt asked on the phone.
"Hey man, just calling to see if you and Brett are coming by. Stella had to run down to the store for something and we are ordering Chinese food for lunch. Is there anything that I need to tell her to get?" Kelly asked.
"Yeah, we are coming. I just had to help Brett put up the groceries. Let me ask her." Matt said.
He brought the phone down from his face.
"Hey, Severide said Stella had to run to the store and that they are ordering Chinese food for lunch. Is there anything that Kidd needs to get?" Matt asked Sylvie.
"Oh, um, just tell him to tell her Vanilla Bean. She'll know what that means." Sylvie said.
Matt brought the phone back up to his face.
"Hey, Brett said to tell Stella that she wants Vanilla Bean." Matt relayed the message.
"Alright. I'll tell her." Kelly said.
"We are leaving now. See you in a few." Matt said.
They said their goodbyes and hung up the phone. Matt drove to Kelly's apartment, which was just down the street a few blocks away. Matt wanted to talk to Kelly about moving out and moving in with Sylvie but he wanted to wait until she had talked to Joe about it first. As they pulled into the parking lot of Kelly's apartment and Matt put the truck in park, Sylvie's phone rang. It was Joe.
"Hey Sylvie, I'll be getting the rest of my things from the apartment this week." Joe said over the phone.
"Oh ok." Sylvie sounded disappointed.
"I'm sorry I'm leaving you short handed but I'll go ahead and give you next month's rent and I'll even help you look for a new roommate." Joe said.
"About that, um, I already have a person I'm looking into and I want your opinion." Sylvie said.
"Ok. Sure." Joe responded.
"It's Casey. Stella is moving in with Severide and I'm sure they will want their privacy but since you're moving out, I figured why not have Casey move in. At least I'd feel comfortable knowing that there's someone I know and trust that will be staying there with me." Sylvie suggested.
"If Casey wants my room, that's fine. I don't see anything wrong with that." Joe said.
"Alright, well I'll let him know." Sylvie smiled.
They said their goodbyes and hung up the phone. Sylvie turned to look at Matt before they went upstairs to Kelly's apartment.
"So, Joe is getting the rest of his stuff out this week and he's alright with you moving in. So, the offer still stands if you want to take me up on it." she smiled.
"Absolutely!" he answered without giving it a second thought.
"As soon as I know when Joe is out, I'll let you know so you can move in." she smiled.
Matt smiled back and they headed up to Kelly's apartment. Kelly greeted them with a warm smile and let them inside. Funny thing is that Matt had a key to the apartment but Kelly was already waiting on them.
"Waiting on us?" Matt joked.
"Of course. You had a curfew and you broke it. Now you're grounded." Kelly joked.
The two of them were too much for Sylvie to handle on her own. They were joking, teasing, and carrying on with each other. Sylvie couldn't wait for Stella to get back with the food.
"Hey Brett, found a new boyfriend for the apartment or is that too soon?" Kelly teased.
Sylvie found it to be funny and knew that Kelly was only joking around. She laughed a bit.
"Actually, I have." Sylvie smiled.
Kelly nearly spit out his drink. He wasn't expecting her to say that.
"What?" Kelly questioned.
"I don't know how to tell you this, but I'm Brett's new roommate." Matt chimed in.
Kelly looked a bit surprised at first, but gave his friend a warm smile.
"I told you that you could stay here for as long as you need too." Kelly said.
"I know and I'm happy that you gave me a place to stay, but with Stella always coming over and moving in now, I think it's time to leave. That and the fact that Brett really needs a roommate. She can't afford her apartment on her own." Matt explained.
"I get it and I'm happy for you. So, when are you taking my best friend and roommate away from me?" Kelly asked as he turned and looked at Sylvie.
She turned to look at Matt and then back at Kelly.
"That's up to him. Joe won't be out until the end of the week." Sylvie said.
"That means I have a week left with him." Kelly joked.
They all joked around and carried on for a bit until Stella returned. Kelly had pulled Matt aside to talk while Sylvie helped Stella with the food.
"I know that look on your face. You had another daydream of Brett, didn't you?" Kelly asked.
"Yeah and if I move in with her, I just may act on those feelings." Matt said.
"Do it. You've had plenty of chances. What in the world are you waiting for?" Kelly asked.
"I don't know. She's got me..." Matt said but was interrupted by Kelly.
"All messed up? Yeah, welcome to my world. I'm miserable when Stella isn't around." Kelly said.
As the men continued to talk about Matt's problem of daydreaming about Sylvie and how he's moving in with her, Stella and Sylvie were catching up.
"So, how did it go with Matt? I mean, has he kissed you yet?" Stella asked.
Sylvie giggled.
"No, but I thought we were a few times last night." Sylvie admitted.
Stella gave her a look.
"Don't give me that look. You're really going to freak out when I tell you who my new roommate is going to be after Joe moves out." Sylvie said.
"Who? Foster?" Stella guessed.
"No. Casey." Sylvie happily admitted.
"No way. Are you serious? Get it girl!" Stella teased.
"Shh. Joe should have his stuff moved out by the end of the week..." Sylvie said before being interrupted.
"So Captain Sexy can move in with you." Stella teased.
"Shh...geez. You're as bad as Foster." Sylvie giggled.
Stella laughed.
"Can't help it. Oh, here's your Vanilla Bean Frappe that you love so much." Stella said as she handed Sylvie the drink from Starbucks.
"You're a lifesaver. How much do I owe you?" Sylvie asked.
"Nothing. Just seeing you and Casey together is all the thanks I need." Stella teased.
They laughed.
"After two failed engagements, he can come to me." Sylvie laughed.
They laughed and Kelly and Matt returned.
"What's so funny?" Kelly asked.
"Nothing." Stella replied.
"Stella, you are a lifesaver. I'm just saying." Sylvie said as she took a sip of her drink.
"What is that?" Matt asked.
"It's a Vanilla Bean Frappe from Starbucks. Tastes like a milkshake." Sylvie said as she took another sip of the drink.
"Can I have a sip? I've never had one before." Matt asked.
"Sure." Sylvie said as she handed Matt the drink.
He took a sip of the drink and agreed with Sylvie.
"It does taste like a milkshake." Matt chuckled.
"Does it really?" Kelly asked curiously.
"Yes." Sylvie said.
"Can I try?" Kelly asked.
"Sure." Sylvie replied.
Kelly took a sip of the drink and was surprised by the the taste.
"You're right. That does taste like a milkshake." Kelly laughed.
"I tried to tell you." Sylvie laughed.
"Alright, so I have sesame chicken, rice, chicken lo mein, orange chicken, fortune cookies, and beef and broccoli." Stella said.
Kelly grabbed some paper plates from the kitchen and brought them over to the coffee table in the living room. Stella had got all of the food from the bag and placed it on the coffee table. Kelly brought some drinks from the fridge and brought some silverware and sat them on the table. Everyone grabbed a plate and filled it full of food. After, they all opened their fortune cookies.
"What does it say?" Stella asked Kelly.
"DO NOT FOCUS ON THE PAST BUT THE FUTURE." Kelly said as he read the fortune cookie.
Stella opened her fortune cookie and read the fortune.
"COURAGE IS ALL YOU NEED." Stella read.
Sylvie read her fortune next.
"A SECRET CRUSH IS UPON YOU." Sylvie read.
She started to blush because her crush was Matt Casey but it was more than that. She wasn't sure what they were but it was more than a crush.
"I wonder who that's about." Kelly teased.
Matt chuckled but opened his fortune cookie.
"LOVE IS ON THE HORIZON." Matt read.
Both Sylvie and Matt felt their cheeks to red. Matt and Sylvie each wondered if their friends had purposely fixed the fortune in the fortune cookies but didn't say anything. After reading their fortunes and eating the cookies, Matt and Sylvie helped Kelly and Stella clean up before Matt took Sylvie back home. Kelly pulled Matt away to talk for a minute while Stella and Sylvie chatted.
"Hey man, um, do you think that maybe you could..." Kelly said without trying to sound insensitive to Matt.
"Don't worry about it. Just let me pack a few clothes and get some things that I need." Matt said as he went to his room and packed another bag of clothes.
He didn't really have a whole lot, since he lost the majority of his things from the fire at his old apartment. Nearly every picture of him and Gabby except for one or two was completely gone. Kelly was nice enough to help Matt out, but Matt missed having a place of his own. He was grateful and thankful that Sylvie was giving him a place to stay. He came back in and he and Sylvie said their goodbyes and left.
"Hey, could I crash at your place again? Severide and Kidd want..." Matt trailed off.
"Oh, yeah. That's fine. Joe called me while you were talking to Severide and said that his room is completely cleared of his things if you wanna start moving in today. He has a few things left in the apartment but his room is cleared out." Sylvie said.
"Well, in that case, I've already got some of my things packed. I can start moving in today." Matt smiled.
Sylvie liked the idea of having him move in as soon as possible but her hormones were all over the place. Her biggest fear about Matt moving in is that he would bring some strange woman home and she would have to try and hide how hurt she would be. Even if Gabby showed up and got back together with Matt, she would still be hurt, but looking on the bright side of things, she will be a lot closer to Matt and will get to see him every day outside of work and not that she would notice, but she will also get to see his gorgeous abs.
"Sounds good to me. Let's go." Sylvie giggled.
Matt drove them to the apartment and after showing Matt around, Matt moved his things into Joe's old room. The one room he didn't show Matt was the room where Otis slept. That room hadn't really been touched since Otis died. Otis's family got what they wanted of his but everything else remained. It was a room that Sylvie knew that she and Joe would have to go through together. She wasn't ready for it but it had to be done.
"That's where Otis stayed. Joe and I haven't been able to bring ourselves to open the door. His family got the majority of everything out, but there's things that Otis and Joe did together that are in there. Memories of the three of us goofing around." Sylvie remembered.
"I get it. I felt that way when Hallie died. I don't know if I ever told you this or not, but before Gabby, there was Hallie. She was a doctor at a clinic and was murdered. Gabby got me through the worst of it but, well, you know how that whole thing ended." Matt explained.
"I remember Gabby mentioning a woman named Hallie in general conversation but never really went into detail about it." Sylvie replied.
Matt went to walk away and Sylvie grabbed his hand. This time, it wasn't a daydream or some fantasy he or Sylvie were having. It was real. They had longed to actually touch each other besides a hug here or there.
"You know I'm always here for you, right?" Sylvie softly said.
"Yeah." Matt replied.
They were standing as close as they could. He squeezed her hand gently to let her know that he was happy she was there for him.
"Alright, so I usually fix dinner on my day off for next shift. Is there anything in particular you want? I don't mind to cook." Sylvie said, breaking the awkward silence between them.
"What were you planning on fixing?" Matt asked.
"I was planning on making lasagna." Sylvie said.
"Hmm...sounds really good." Matt said, intrigued.
"Don't tell anyone that I'm a good cook. That's why I don't cook for anyone at the house. I don't wanna be that stay at wife, minus the wife part, that cooks for everyone. I like to do it for fun. Don't tell my secret." Sylvie said as she got the ingredients out to cook.
"So, that's why whenever it's your turn to cook, you just buy a bunch of pizzas or some sort of take out?" Matt noted.
"Guilty." Sylvie admitted.
"I'll make you a deal. If you let me taste the sauce, I won't say anything." Matt teased.
"Deal." Sylvie smiled.
She cooked the noodles like she always does and then fried the hamburger. After everything was finished, she let Matt taste the sauce.
"This is good...no...great. This is the best sauce I have ever had." Matt said as he took in the flavor of the sauce.
"Thank you. My mom taught me how to cook and that's our family recipe." Sylvie smiled.
After she placed the noodles, hamburger, and cheese into a glass baking dish, she put it in the oven to cook. Matt and Sylvie chatted and Matt decided to help with the dishes. The next thing they knew, they were having a water fight in the kitchen and laughter filled the apartment. The next thing either of them realized, they were standing as close as they possibly could. This wasn't some fantasy in Matt's head. This was real. As real as it has ever been. If he had a chance to make his move, now was the time. He brushed a piece of hair from her face and placed a gentle kiss on her lips. She returned the kiss. It wasn't some daydream or fantasy. It was everything that he wanted and more. Sylvie couldn't believe that the man she had come to known a lot more and had a crush on was finally kissing her. It was exactly what she wanted, what they both wanted. After a few minutes of kissing, they pulled away and smiled at one another.