Disclaimer: I own nothing except my imagination.
A/N: So I had this idea (I know it's not "original") of Antonio getting shot on duty and Sylvie gets to take care of him and live the angst of it all. So here it is, hope you like it.
Sylvie stirred early on her day off. She turned on her side and ran a hand against the sheets, Antonio no longer lying next to her.
"Antonio?" She called in a sleep laced voice.
"Go back to sleep babe, it's your day off." He whispered to her ear before kissing her temple.
"Any way I can keep you here with me?" She slid back on her back, keeping her eyes closed.
"Sorry, Voight just called us in earlier." He was sitting on the side of the bed.
"Be careful."
"Always am." He kissed her one last time before she turned to her side again, ready to sleep as much as her body would let her. Antonio took his holster by the door and slipped it around his shoulders, placing his gun into it and his star on his hip before he walked out the door.
Sylvie woke up later, blinking sleep away. She looked at the alarm clock and it read ten thirty. She stretched and pulled herself away from the bed, the cold hitting her body. She figured she'd shower and make something for little unch that she'd bring to the district for Antonio and the rest of the unit. When she left home, it was noon and she hoped that they hadn't been out on a case by the time she got there.
She walked up the stairs of the 21st and came face to face with an angry looking Platt. "If it isn't little miss blondie from 51 and Dawson's better half." She said dryly.
"Hey Sargent." She said sweetly. "Is Antonio available?"
"I'll buzz you up." She simply said.
"Thank you." She smiled at her. She started walking towards the stairs before she turned around and headed back to the front desk. "This is for you." She put a brown bag in front of her.
"What's this?" She looked curiously into the bag.
"Antonio told me you loved sandwiches. I made this one specially for you. Enjoy." She had made a special one just for her with different meats, some brie cheese and a cranberry sauce.
"Thanks." Clearly she was taken aback. Sylvie smiled at her and simply made her way to the gate, a satisfied smirk on her face.
"Hey you." Antonio stood as he saw her. "What are you doing here?" He kissed her.
"I thought I'd bring everyone lunch." She raised a large bag. Everyone perked up at the word lunch.
"What do you got in there?" She wasn't surprised that Kevin was the first one to ask.
"Home made sandwiches." She winked at Antonio and he simply chuckled, knowing what she had done downstairs. Even Voight came out of his office at the mention of it. "I got one in there for you too Sargent." He smiled at her and simply nodded. She smiled back at him, knowing he wasn't much of a talker.
She knew that what Intelligence did was heavy stuff and classified but she couldn't stop her eyes from looking at the board. "Are you guys any closer to finding these guys?" She looked at everyone.
"We have leads but nothing that can crack this case wide open just yet." Antonio placed a hand on her elbow.
"You need to find these guys and put them away for good." She looked straight at Voight when she said that. Cases that involved kids was probably as heavy for them as they were for them when they got calls at 51.
"Don't worry, we will." Voight assured her.
"Are you staying for lunch?" Antonio pulled her a bit closer to him.
"No." She didn't miss the disappointed look in Antonio's eyes. "I just wanted to make sure you guys ate something better than all the junk I know you guys eat, or don't eat during cases like these."
"So you don't trust our eating skills?" He finally smirked, teasing her.
"Nope." She laughed. "I'll get going. Call me when you leave here if it's not too late, I'll fix us something for dinner." She brushed her thumb against his cheek.
"I will." He leaned down to kiss her. "Thanks for lunch babe."
"Yeah thanks, those are amazing." Ruzek said with his mouth half full, earning him a slap behind the head by Erin.
"Anytime. Catch these guys and be careful out there."
"Promise." He smiled at her. "I'll walk you out." They walked down the stairs and made it to the front of Platt's desk.
"OH MY GOD!" Platt exclaimed as she saw Sylvie and Antonio. "That was the BEST sandwich I have ever eaten. You got yourself a keeper detective."
"Trust me, I know. I'll see you later tonight." He kissed her.
"Ok and I know I sound like the crazy girlfriend but please be careful."
"I promise. I love you."
"I love you too." Sylvie smiled at Platt again and headed out the door and back home.
Antonio went back up to enjoy lunch while he could because the second they had a new lead, they'd be out the door for who knew how long. As if on cue, Jay's phone rang, every waiting on the word. Jay nodded and answered the person that was on the other line before hanging up.
"We got in, now's our chance." Voight nodded and everyone made their way downstairs to suit up.
The Intelligence Unit was getting ready for a sting in the roll out. They had gotten a tip that an organization was taking kids from their homes and selling them to the highest bidder. They had put in an add and waited for those people to take the bait. Erin and Jay were going in as a couple struggling to conceive, desperate to have a child, no matter what the cost.
Antonio strapped his bulletproof vest on tightly. His star on his right hip and his gun in a holster on his other hip.
"You ready for this dog?" Atwater asked, strapping his own vest on.
"Let's roll." They drove to the location Jay had been given. They rolled into a trailer park and saw Jay's car and they waited patiently in their own. They could hear everything Jay said but something was rubbing Antonio the wrong way. A couple minutes later, the wire on Jay started making static noise and Antonio simply looked at Kevin before the two of them got out of the car and headed towards the trailer, Antonio followed closely by Kevin.
"Chicago PD." Antonio yelled as he pushed the door open with his shoulder and a gunshot, then a second and third one resonated in their ears. Jay had managed to pin the man to the floor, a knee on his back and his arm twisted against it.
"Everybody ok?" Jay had that same bad feeling Antonio had a few minutes before as he looked around the trailer.
"I'm good." Jay looked at Kevin but his eyes trained towards the floor and that's when he saw Antonio, a knee to the ground and his hand against his side.
"Damn it, Antonio." Kevin and Erin were at his side in a second.
"Antonio, hang on." Erin applied pressure to his shoulder wound, hoping to stop the bleeding. "Shots fired at the police, we need an ambo, NOW." She said in her phone, giving their location.
The ambulance got there in about ten minutes and Kevin helped the medics put Antonio in the back of the ambo and he gave the door three hits before it sped off towards Med.
"What the hell happened?" Voight was furious as the police cruiser took the suspect away.
"Antonio must have seen something through the window because he barged in and it must have scared the guy." Jay nodded. He and Erin were stuck in there and if it hadn't been for Antonio, they were the ones who would have been shot.
Sylvie made it back home and decided to get a little bit of cleaning done and start on preparing what was meant to be dinner when her cell phone rang. "Sylvie Brett." The number said confidential. A few seconds later, her phone took a drop to the ground and shattered but that didn't matter. She had already made it to the door where her keys were and took them before heading to her car, her destination the only thing on her mind.
She parked and ran inside the busy ER where she finally spotted Maggie. "Maggie, where's Antonio?" Her hands drummed the counter, her heart beating fast in her chest.
"He's in surgery to remove the bullets honey." Maggie walked around the station to greet her. "He's got the best doctors working on him. The rest of Intelligence is in here." She guided Sylvie towards another waiting area where they were all sitting, Erin and Jay with blood still on their hands.
Kevin was the first one to see her. "Brett." He came to hug her.
"What happened?" She wasn't looking to lay blame on anyone but she needed to know what had happened out there.
"He saved our lives." Erin stood and came to meet them. Sylvie nodded and let Erin continue. "He came in right before the offender tried to shoot me and Jay. Bullets started flying, it all went to fast."
"It's not your fault Erin, he's going to pull through, we all know that." She smiled faintly and Erin nodded before everyone sat back down, waiting for some news.
It took about two hours before Will Halstead came to meet them. "How is he?" Sylvie stood up first, followed by the rest of the unit.
"The surgery went great. One of the bullets was lodged in his right shoulder and two hit his hip. He's lost quite enough of blood but we were able to stabilize him and now he's in recovery."
"What's the recovery time doc?" Voight asked, his hands on Sylvie's shoulders.
"Anywhere from four to six weeks. Now I want to keep him here for a few days before I send them home just to make sure that there's no risk of infection but he'll have to have someone take care of him for the first while."
"We live together, I've got that covered." She smiled at him. "Can we see him now?"
"He's still sedated so he might not wake up right away but he needs his rest so no more than two at a time."
"Thanks Will."
"No problem, I'll take you to him." Everyone followed him on the third floor and stopped in front of Antonio's room. "Two max, I mean it."
"Of course." Sylvie nodded and gave him a small smile. "You guys go in first, I have to call Gabby to tell her."
"Don't worry about Gabby." Jay put a hand on her shoulder. "I'll tell her. You go inside and spend some time with him."
"Thanks Jay." She walked inside the room and took a seat in the chair next to his bed. She was used to see Antonio strong and healthy and he was lying in this hospital bed and he was pale. She knew that this came with the job but her heart still hurt from seeing him like that. The whole unit came in one at a time and gave him words of a speedy recovery and they left Sylvie alone with Antonio.
The heart monitor gave a sinus rhythm and an IV drip was in his good arm. He had a sling on his right arm with a bandage as well as one around his middle. She linked her fingers through his and leaned her forehead against his hand. "You have to wake up." She whispered against his hand before she closed her eyes, her body exhausted. She jumped when she felt a hand on her shoulder. "God Gabby, you scared me." She put a hand to her heart.
"Sorry. How is he?" This wasn't the first time that she had seen him be shot and although it was never easy, she knew he'd pull through like he always did.
"Will said the surgery went really well but he had two bullets in his hip and one in his shoulder. He says he lost quite a lot of blood."
"He'll wake up when his body is ready."
"I know." She sighed. "I'm just not used to seeing him so vulnerable like that."
"Don't worry Brett. He's a Dawson and they're tough, he'll be alright." Matt squeezed Gabby's shoulder in comfort, knowing she was hurting too, no matter how she tried to hide it for Brett's sake.
"Thanks Matt." She smiled at him.
"Do you need anything, food, clothes?" Gabby asked her.
"Maybe a change of clothes, I'm not very hungry." She turned her attention back to Antonio's bed.
"Okay, we'll be back in a little bit." Gabby knew that Sylvie would never leave her brother's side until he was awake. She rubbed her shoulder and she and Matt were out the room. Will came back to check on him just minutes later.
"How're you holding up?"
"I'm ok but I'd feel much better if he'd wake up." She sighed.
"His vitals are strong, I'm not worried about him. If he's still sleeping it's cuz his body still needs to heal."
"I know it's just hard."
"I know but he's a Dawson and they're tough." Sylvie had no other choice than to chuckle.
"Everyone keeps telling me that."
"Maybe you should start believing it?"
"You're right. Thanks for everything Will."
"Anytime Sylvie." He patted her shoulder and left them alone.
"You heard him and Matt. You're tough and you need to wake up." She sighed when she didn't get a response from him. She kissed his forehead and went in search of some food, her stomach telling her so. She took a quick sandwich from the cafeteria in the basement and came back up to Antonio's room. His vitals were even stronger than when she left but still he was out of it. "Come on babe, you have to open your eyes." She pleaded with him. Getting no reaction, she decided to eat her sandwich and just lie her head against the bed, her body instantly shutting down.
Sylvie didn't notice when Gabby and Matt came back with her things so Gabby kissed her brother's forehead and pleaded for him to wake up before she and Matt left again, letting the two of them get some rest. Sylvie blinked the sleep away, being met with darkness outside and a dim light in the room. On a table, she found a bag with a note and she smiled at herself. "Thanks Gabs." She whispered in the darkness.
She sat on the side of the bed, mindful of all the wires and she ran her fingers through his hair. "You know." She started. "I should be giving you hell right now for getting shot but you saved Erin and Jay and that's just the kind of man you are Antonio Dawson." She had always heard that talking to people in coma's and whatnot was recommended but she didn't know if it actually worked. "You are selfless, you're a great dad and I just found you so you have to wake up, please." She had tried to stay strong today but now, late at night, alone, she didn't hold anything in. Her eyes were watering to the point of the tears spilling down her cheek but that's when she felt it. His hand had twitched in hers. "Antonio?" She looked down at their joined hands. "Do that again." She was smiling when he did it again.
"Sylvie." His voice was hoarse and she suspected his body was killing him right now.
"I'll call the nurse." She stood but Antonio held his light grip on her hand.
"I'm sorry."
"Sorry for what?"
"I wasn't careful." He coughed, making her laugh.
"You are something else Detective. I'm just glad you're alive, I'll go get the nurse." Sylvie made quick of going to get her and coming back. She had paged Will that was still on call and came to take his vitals.
"Welcome back Antonio." Will smiled as he walked inside the room, his chart in hand.
"Give it to me real. How bad was it?" He could feel some stinging on his side but his shoulder throbbed.
"One hit in the shoulder and the two other in your hip."
"What am I looking at?" Getting shot was never the problem, the recovery on the other hand was what Antonio couldn't handle.
"Four to six weeks." An irritated growl escaped Antonio's lips. "Look Antonio. I know about your history with being shot, it's all in here." He pointed to the chart in his hand. "I know that it's tough to sit home and do nothing. You feel held hostage and that's normal but you need to make sure that it's fully healed before going back to work."
"I'll make sure he rests up, I have furlough put aside."
"I don't need a babysitter babe."
"That's not what this is about." Will corrected him. "You need help with the dressings on the wounds and Sylvie is more than qualified to do that."
"Plus it'll give us more time together and I'm ok with that too."
"And I'll be real with you. Your vitals looks great and if the x-rays and wound look good, you'll be able to go home and sleep in your own bed tomorrow."
"That'd be great. Thanks Will."
"Alright Sylvie, I'll just ask you to step outside while I look him over."
"No problem, I'll go make some calls." She leaned down and kissed him before stepping out. She had to call the district and Gabby to tell them that he was awake.
"You're all good. I'll swing by in the morning to check on you." We walked out, Sylvie walking in.
"I spoke with Trudy and I told her the good news." She smiled, sitting on the side of his bed. "Gabby said that she'd stop by tomorrow and she said to rest up."
"I'm rested." He protested.
"Humor me please?" She took his hand in hers.
"Only if you lie down with me." She smiled and obliged, lying down on his good side.
"I was so scared when they called me." She hid her face in his side.
"I'm really sorry." He kissed her forehead. "When I saw the gun pointed at Jay's head, I had to do something. He jumped when I barged in, they were stray bullets."
"Does it hurt?"
"Right now? No. It'll hurt like hell when the painkillers stop having effect though."
"I spoke with Boden. I'll be off until you can manage yourself alone."
"I meant it what I said before, I don't need a babysitter."
"You're not going to get rid of me that easily Mr Dawson.
"Not what I'm trying to do."
"So." She whispered. "You made me your emergency contact."
"Yeah."
"But why me? What about your parents, or even Gabby?"
"Because you're my girlfriend and I want you to be the first to know when something happens to me."
"I don't like hearing about it but I do want to be the first to know when something happens to you."
"Speaking of, you should go get some sleep."
"I'm not going anywhere. Maggie is going to bring me a cot and I'm going to stay right here."
"Babe, I love you but you need to sleep in something more comfortable than a foldable cot."
"Nope, I'm going home when you are." She leaned up and kissed him. Not feeling up to an argument, Antonio held his tongue and tried pulling her closer. Only a few minutes later, Maggie poked her head Inside the room.
"I got the cot Sylvie, it's all yours.
"Thanks Maggie."
"Anytime."
"I really can't convince you to go back home to get a good night's rest?" He tried as he watched her unfold the cot and get it ready
"Hearing Maggie say those words before. I don't want to go home in case anything were to happen. I don't think I could handle any kind of bad news for today." She finally looked at him once she was done.
"Ok." He could see the pain and the fear in her eyes and he wasn't about to argue with her over this anymore. The pain was starting to be too much for him.
"I'll go get a nurse." He didn't have to tell her that he was in pain, she could see it. The nurse came back with some painkillers that she pushed directly in his IV.
"You should start feeling better soon Mr Dawson."
"Thanks." It didn't take too long before Antonio felt the effects of the drug, making him groggy and tired.
"Close your eyes baby, I'll be there when you wake up." She kissed him. "I love you."
"I love you too." Sylvie watched him as he fell asleep, her mind reminding her how lucky she was that the bullets hadn't touched anything more vital. She lied down on the cot and instantly fell asleep, the adrenaline of the day finally leaving her body.
The next day
Antonio woke up, the sun beaming through the window. He stretched as much as his aching body would let him and looked over at Sylvie's still sleeping form. Her body was in a weird angle and he knew that she'd wake up with a stiff articulation so he tried to get out of bed but his hand slipped on the sheets and he made the small lamp fall, waking Sylvie with a start.
"I'm sorry." He cringed.
"Is everything ok?" She came to him and looked him over.
"I'm fine. I wanted to wake you because you were sleeping in a weird angle."
"I'm good." She smiled at him. "Let's get you back in bed."
"Babe, I'm fine."
"That may be but I am not about to let you hurt yourself with that stubborness of yours." She chuckled. "And I don't think you want to spend another day in here."
"I'd listen to her if I were you Detective." April came in with a tray of supplies to clean his wound. "Dr Halstead will be here in a couple of minutes to check the wound. He says you might go home earlier if it looks good.
"You won't hear me complain."
"Alright, let's take a look." Will let Sylvie stay inside this time, giving her some instructions in case anything happened. "So if you keep down our delicious food, you'll be able to leave in a few hours." He chuckled.
"Don't worry about me, i'll keep it all down."
"Come check on him in two hours April? I'll leave you this prescription to get filled out for the pain and we'll see you for a follow-up in two weeks."
"Thanks again for fixing me up doc." Antonio extended his good hand and Will shook it.
"Try not to come back too often for this, will ya?"
"I'll try my best." Will and April left as an orderly brought in breakfast. He ate what looked edible under Sylvie's watchfull eyes. "You should go grab yourself something to eat Sylvie?" He pulled her out of her thoughts.
"I'm not really hungry." She smiled faintly at him.
"Take this at least." He pushed the coffee he had in his tray in her direction.
"I'm fine Antonio, we can stop for something on the way out of here." She pushed the coffee back in his direction. "Just concentrate on keeping that thing down so I can take you home."
"Take me home huh? You know you'll have to do all the work." He smirked.
"You think you're so damn charming." She sat next to him on the bed.
"I know I'm charming." He wrapped his hand around her wrist and rubbed his thumb against it.
"Antonio." She closed her eyes, revelling in his touch. "We can't, you can't"
"There's a lot of things I can do." He whispered seductively to her ear. He wasn't about to let this injury prevent him from pleasing his girl. He removed his hand from her arm and the moment was broken. "Help me get dressed please." He pushed the tray of food away.
"Gabby brought you a change of clothes too." She got up and went to get the bag. She helped him sit on the side of the bed and reached behind his back to undo the gown. She undid the sling and gently removed it before slowly taking the gown down his arm. She knew that it was a delicate operation and she didn't want to hurt him. "I think I'll slip your arm in first." He nodded and let her do the work. It pulled slightly as she pulled it over his head but he tried not to let her see that. "Here you go." They smiled at each other before she put the sling back on.
"Thanks babe."
"You better get used to that." The next step was his pants and socks. Antonio closed his eyes to keep the blood from rushing to his groin as Sylvie moved the fabric up his legs. "You're all set. Now all we have to do is wait for your discharge papers. She got up and started gathering everything in the room so she didn't forget anything later.
"You know I'll be able to do a lot of things right?"
"With your writing hand in a sling, you won't be able to do as many things as you can Antonio but that's what i'm there for, to help you."
"My own private nurse."
"I'm serious Antonio. I know how hard this'll be for you and I want you to lean on me for help."
"She's right Detective." April came in with a smile. "Lie down for me so I can check your dressings one last time." She helped him lie down and checked to make sure everything was ok. "You are good to go." She sais after she checked his shoulder. "I'll go get your release papers and a wheelchair."
"I'm good to walk out of here April" He stood up without help.
"It's only to keep the pressure off your hip for the first few days." She smiled at him and left, not giving him the opportunity to argue with her. She returned a few minutes later with both and Antonio signed the papers and let Sylvie wheel him out of the building.
"I'm good from here babe. All I need is your help."
"Sure." She let him get up and she wrapped her arm around his waist and him around her shoulder and they walked to her car that hadn't moved in days. They drove through the streets and as promised earlier, Sylvie stopped to get a coffee and a bagel for herself and the drove back to their place. Sylvie was thankful for the elevators because she knew Antonio would be in pain by the time they'd have walked up the stairs. "Welcome home." She let him walk in first and she dropped his bag off by the door.
He walked in further and noticed everything was put away but as he walked into the kitchen, he noticed something on the kitchen floor. "What happened to your phone babe?" He leaned down painfully and picked up the broken phone, looking back at her.
"I dropped it when I got called to be told that you'd been shot. I'll just get a new one, it's fine." She tried not to dwell on that memory as she put her bag of food down on the table.
"How about we get comfortable on the couch and you can tell me what's going on in that head of yours."
"Antonio, I'm fine." She insisted, taking her food and sitting down. He watched her as she ate and he knew that something was weighing on her mind. Of course, she was stubborn, just like him so he knew that it would take some time before she actually talked about her feelings of him being shot.
"I'm there when you're ready." He turned around and made himself a glass of water to take with his meds. He watched her as she cleared her food and went for a shower.
Sylvie came out of the bathroom refreshed and found Antonio asleep on the couch. She sighed and decided to take a nap herself, hoping she'd feel better after. They tiptoed around each other that night, ordering in and eating in complete silence. The next couple days were spent in the same kind of awkwardness except when Sylvie had to change his dessings.
Three days later
Sylvie woke up and found Antonio still sleeping by her side. She watched him as he slept peacefully. He had his sling on his right arm, Will's recommendations that he keep it even at night for the first week followed to the letter so far. She pushed the covers out of the bed and made her way towards the kitchen to make them some breakfast only to find the pantry completely empty. She closed the door a bit harder out of frustration which woke Antonio up.
"Is everything ok?" He rubbed the sleep out of his eyes.
"There's barely any food left." She huffed.
"It's ok babe, we can go buy some food today."
"No, I'll go, you should rest." He sighed as she walked past him without so much as a kiss, returning shortly after fully dressed. "I'll be right back." She kissed the corner of his mouth and was out the door. He looked at the door a few more seconds before he decided he needed to change. His pants were easy enough to do with one hand but his shirt, after five minutes of trying and getting nowhere, he decided to keep the same as the evening before for the time being.
He took a long hard look at the apartment and decided he'd try to clean up a bit which he quickly realized wasn't an easy task with his left hand the only one he could use. He quickly abandonned the bedroom and went to the kitchen. He knew the dishwasher was clean so that's the next thing he did. That was easy but took some time considering he could only go one dish at a time. Once he was done, he decided he was going to make some breakfast but that task was even harder than all the other ones. He reached up to grab something from the higher shelf but stretching his body so much made the pain in his hip flare up, making him drop what he had managed to snag, the thing shattering in pieces on the ground. The second item he grabbed suffered the same fate, making his temper flare up this time, whatever he could find on the counter getting shattered, a string of Spanish curses escaping his lips.
Sylvie made it back to hers and Antonio's place, her arms full of bags from the store. She had brought Antonio back home after his discharge a few days ago only to be reminded this morning that the fridge and pantry were sorely lacking. They had eaten take-out the first few days but now she was fed up of the junk and hadn't had the chance to go to the store before now so that's why she had so much stuff. The closer she got to the door though, the clearer she heard it. He was swearing in Spanish and she swore she had heard stuff break.
"Antonio?" She called as she took a few tentative steps towards the ruckus and got no response, she knew that it would take more than that to get through his angry haze. She set the bags on the table, trying to avoid the flying objects. "Antonio." She put her hand on his good shoulder. He spun around so fast that he almost knocked her to the ground.
"What the hell Sylvie?" The anger that was in his tone was one she had never heard before.
"I tried calling out to you, twice." She said softly.
"Don't sneak up on a cop like that again." He growled, returning to what he was trying to do earlier.
"You're worrying me." She took a step forward. She had never seen him like that before and that anger scared her a little bit.
"I'm fine." He said dryly.
"Really Antonio?" She was getting annoyed now and after all the tension between the two the last few days, she started raising her voice with equal anger. "You call breaking the dishes in our kitchen being fine?" If he could get pissed, so could she.
"Sylvie." Her screaming at him made him realize he was going overboard with his frustration.
"Don't Sylvie me. You're pissed about what happened? So am I. You hate not being able to do anything for yourself, tough. You have four weeks MINIMUM of recovery. You either get your head out of your ass right now OR you'll be figuring all of this out on your OWN for the next four to six weeks. Am I making myself clear?" Antonio had never seen her this angry.
"Yes ma'am." He didn't dare argue with her right now. "I'll pick my own mess up."
"You can't." She sighed now that all her own frustration was out in the open. "Can you put the food away and I'll go get a broom to pick up this mess?"
"Sure." Both tasks were made in silence and when Antonio was done, he watched Sylvie finish cleaning up.
"I'm sorry." He massaged a sore spot under his wounded shoulder, leaning his body against the counter. Sylvie dumped the shards in the trash and leaned against the table.
"Me too, I shouldn't have yelled at you." She sighed, finally looking him in the eyes. They stayed silent, their eyes locked on each other. Antonio finally pushed himself off the counter and closed the distance between the two.
"You look sexy when you're angry." He tried lightening the mood.
"Antonio." She sighed. "Sweet talking me isn't going to fix this."
"I know." He pushed a strand of hair behind her ear. He took her hand in his and kissed her knuckles. "Let's go to the couch, my hip is killing me." She let him lead her to the couch and they both sat down, Sylvie pulling her knees up to her chest.
"I know it's hard Antonio." Antonio ran a hand on her knee.
"Don't. I should say this part." He took a deep breath before he started. "All my life, I've wanted to be a cop. To serve this city and make it better. The first two times I got shot, I was in Vice. My stubborness and my unwillingness to heal are the reasons my marriage to Laura fell apart." She looked at him but let him talk. "You have every right to be pissed at me for acting the way I did and I certainly had no right to yell at you. I know that it'll be hard but I'm willing to do whatever it takes to make it work and I'm going to need your help."
"That's all I'm asking Antonio. I need you to let me help you and I'm fine with you evacuating some frustration because I know you and listening to docs orders won't be easy but i need you back in top shape. I don't want to worry when you go back that you're not one hundred percent and that you could be off your game."
"I can never guarantee it'll never happen again."
"I'm not asking you to promise you'll never get shot again because you go after the worst kind of criminals daily but I just need you to be healthy, strong and careful when you go back."
"I can live with that."
"Now come on, let me look at those wounds. Lie down." He did as he was told as she went to grab the first aid kit in the bathroom.
"It probably looks nasty." He warned her.
I'll be fine, paramedic remember?" She smiled at him, making him chuckle and then wince. "Fine, no joking from now on." She lowered the side of his pants to be able to work properly. He winced when she pulled on the bandage to remove it and simply stared at it.
"Babe?" Antonio questioned her after a few seconds of silence.
"Does it hurt?" she wondered, looking in his eyes.
"Sylvie." He trailed off.
"I just want to know." She started cleaning around the wound.
"Like hell but the adrenaline keeps your heart pumping. It's happened more times that I'd like to admit and once it happened right in front of Gabby." Sylvie looked up from her task.
"She never told me that."
"It happened right outside of Lakeshore, drive by."
"She's stronger than me then. I don't think I could survive seeing it happen to you." Her hands were shaking lightly without her realizing it. Antonio placed his hand on hers to still them.
"Hey, it's ok. Talk to me."
"Seeing you in the bed, hooked to those machines and the IV, I thought I was going to lose you." Tears were now blurring her vision.
"Babe, look at me." He placed his fingers under her chin and made her look at him. "I know I don't have the safest job in Chicago but I know one thing for sure. I'll always do my best to come home in one piece, no more recklessness here. You and the kids are way too important to me."
"I'll hold you to that Antonio Dawson." She chuckled through her tears. "Speaking of the kids, do they know?
"I don't know, I haven't talked to them in a few weeks. Laura's been playing hardball with me."
"Then we should have them over as soon as you can get them." She smiled as she wiped the dry tears on her cheeks and went back to work on Antonio's hip. Once she was done there, she paid attention to his shoulder.
"Your patients are lucky to have you."
"I love my job." She simply said as she bandaged his shoulder back up.
"I'm lucky." She helped him sit back up.
"We'll see about that when you start getting restless from staying home." She chuckled, helping him up this time. " How about Infix us some dinner?"
"What can I do to help?" His hand was lingering on her hip.
"You can sit down and rest, I got this." For one of the first time, Antonio did as he was told and they had dinner together.
Two weeks later
"Babe, did you see." He stopped mid sentence, making a mess in their wardrobe.
"If you're looking for your gun and holster, don't even think about it." She yelled from the kitchen, making him growl. They had already had that particular conversation but he didn't think she'd go as far as hiding it.
"Come on babe, they said I was fine for light activity."
"I doubt they were talking about that kind of activity." She poked her head in the room with a smile. "But." She walked closer to him."They did say that TLC goes a long way." She smirked seductively as Antonio pulled her to him.
"That, I can do." He dipped down and captured her lips in a rough kiss. They hadn't been intimate since the night before he got shot and on more than one occasion in the first two weeks, Sylvie had, without really realizing it, toyed with his want for her. He laid her down on the bed gently and held his weight off of her with his arms.
"Are you sure you should be putting so much weight on your arm?"
"Ssshhhhh." He pressed his thumb on her lip to silence her. My arm is perfectly fine for me to make love to you." She giggled before he kissed her again, this time running his hand under her shirt. She moaned at the contact of his rough skin against hers and they made out, tongues battling for control.
"You'd tell me if something was wrong right?" Sylvie managed to say through ragged breaths.
"I promise, now enough talking." He smiled at her and repositioned himself so he was sitting lower on her hips. He pushed her shirt up slowly and peppered her skin with light kisses, making her body arch towards him for more. Antonio felt goosebumps form on her skin as he kissed his way up, pulling her shirt over her head. Seeing her in only her bra made Antonio hot for her and he reached behind her still arched back and expertly removed it with only one hand as he kissed her hard. He flicked her already hard nipple with his thumb as their kiss swallowed her moans. Her body ached for him as much and his did for her so after he finished removing her pants, she flipped them around and proceeded in ridding him of his own clothes.
She ran her fingers along his torso and abs, trying to remember every inch of him. His body had an instant reaction to her touch.
"Sylvie." He growled as she took his full length in her hand.
"Mmmm?" She looked down at him teasingly.
"You've got to stop with the teasing, I can't take it anymore." He tried to control the urge to flip them around and pin her under him.
"I haven't done anything." She argued, moving her hand up and down his length.
"All you've done, in the past two weeks, is tease." He said, her body already under him. "Every time you've helped me with my pants." He curled a finger inside her folds, making her moan loudly. "All I wanted to do is have you." He rubbed her clit with his thumb as his fingers moved inside of her. She clenched the sheets in her fists.
"Antonio." She whimpered. "Enough, please." She pleaded with him.
"As you wish." She groaned as he removed his fingers from her but he gently repositioned himself over her and slowly entered her, pushing all the way inside her, both bodies finally as one.
Sylvie enjoyed his weight against her body and he hid in the crook of her neck, pressing his lips to the soft skin there. He started moving in and out of her at a steady pace, their bodies connecting with each stroke. It had been so long since they had been together so they both knew that they wouldn't last very long. His movements became more erratic as she tightened around him, her nails digging in the skin of his back, his teeth sinking not so gently in her shoulder as they both hit their peak. Their hearts beat wildly in their chests as Antonio rolled on his side, pulling Sylvie to him.
"I've missed you." She sighed, trying to catch her breath as he pulled her closer.
"I'm not going anywhere." He ran his fingers through her damp hair, kissing her forehead.
"Don't make that kind of promise Antonio." She warned him gently.
"I'd never promise you I wouldn't get hurt again but I promise i'll be more careful because I don't want to miss anything with you or the kids."
"Kids." She mumbled against his chest.
"Babe, where's your head at?"
"It's silly, forget about it." She waved it off, knowing they'd never be on the same length in that department.
"Sylvie." He prodded her gently.
"It's just a dream Antonio, it's fine I promise." She tried to make him drop it.
"No way." He turned on his side and propped himself on his elbow. "I'm not letting you off the hook that easily. Tell me what's on your mind babe." He leaned down and pressed a tender kiss on her lips.
She took a few deep breaths and closed her eyes before answering. "I've always wanted kids." She started, looking at her hands as she shifted under the covers. "When I left Fowlerton, I came here to start a new life. In the process, I found myself and a family at 51. What I didn't see coming was you."
"You we're a total surprise too." He smiled down at her.
"The age difference doesn't matter here but you already have kids and I know."
"Let me stop you right there." He pressed a finger to her lips to silence her. "I know that we're not at the same stage in life and I know that I have a dangerous job and two grown kids but when we're ready, I'm ready to start all over with you Sylvie Brett." Her eyes were filled with tears and he pushed them away with his thumb.
"I never thought, we never really talked about it." She was already babbling.
"It never came up. It's ok to be scared about all of this but we don't have to rush anything. When we're both ready, we'll know and we can take that leap then."
"What about Eva and Diedo? This concerns them too."
"We can have that talk when the time comes, don't worry about that stuff right now." He kissed her.
"I love you Antonio Dawson." She chuckled, joy bubbling inside her chest.
"I love you too." They kissed and they spend the rest of the evening talking, cuddled close under the covers.
two weeks later
Antonio woke up with a slight stiffness in his shoulder. He sat on the side of the bed and rubbed it.
"Let me get that out for you." Sylvie leaned against his bare back and pressed her thumb to his shoulder.
"I haven't done anything strenuous in weeks." He huffed.
"I think I need to remind you of what we did last night." She kissed his neck as she kept rubbing his shoulder. "The shower, the kitchen table." She said between kisses. "Should I continue or do you remember now?"
"Oh I remember." He turned around and pinned her under him. "If I didn't have that follow up with Will I'd be tempted to start all over again." He kissed her.
"That and the fact that I'm due for shift this morning." She wrapped her arms around his neck.
"I forgot about that. Not looking forward to having this bed all to myself tonight."
"Trll me about it. I've been getting used to having you to myself every night." She sighed. "So what's the plan for today?"
"My appointment and then i'm free for the rest of the day."
"Maybe à little session at Matadore's might help you with that stiff shoulder."
"Aren't you afraid I might get hit where I got shot?" He pushed a strand of hair behind her ear.
"I didn't say go all golden gloves on someone but maybe some solo training might help you get back into CPD shape until you get cleared?" She tried to offer him a compromise, knowing he was started to be frustrated from being off duty for so long.
"I think that might work." He kissed her. "Let's get ready so I don't get you late to the firehouse, Boden would probably have my head for it."
"You don't need to drive me, I can go by myself." She offered.
"It's fine, I'll drop you off on the way to Med." He stood and pulled her up and let her get ready as he did the same. The drive to 51 was mostly spent in silence but Antonio kept stealing glances her way. "Nervous?"
"I don't know why but a little bit?"
"It'll be fine, Gabby will be happy to see you." He chuckled.
"I know. She's been partnered with Chout since you've been shot, she must be going insane." She laughed knowing how Chout could get. As Antonio drove up the apron, he could spot his sister waiting, arms crossed and a twitch to her leg.
"Careful, she's ready to pounce." He looked out Sylvie's window.
"I'll be fine." She chuckled, leaning over the middle console and kissing him tenderly. "Call me with an update?"
"Absolutely. Have A good shift."
"Thanks." She smiled back at him as she got out of the truck. Antonio got out as well and leaned against the side just as Gabby attacked Sylvie in a hug.
"Sis." He smiled coyly at her.
"Antonio." She glared at him. "You can go now that I've got my partner back."
He simply laughed at his sister before replying. "Don't get into too much trouble."
"I can't guarantee that with this one." Sylvie yelled over her shoulder as she walked inside with Gabby.
Antonio laughed before getting back in his truck and heading to Med. The waiting room was full but Will was in the ED and had asked him to be paged when he arrived. He didn't have to speak with anyone because Will made eye contact with him and they walked into a trauma room so he could get checked out.
"How are you feeling?" He asked as Antonio lied down on the examination table.
"There's some stiffness in my shoulder but apart from that i think i'm pretty good."
"Do anything strenuous?" He moved his shirt aside to take a look.
"Something like that." He chuckled, remembering how Sylvie had reminded him of their night time activities. "Sylvie's making sure I don't do too much."
"That's good. Raise your shirt for me so I can look at your hip." Antonio did as he was told and Will put pressure to make sure everything was fine there too. "Feel any pain there?"
"Nothing at all."
"That's good then. So I'll give you some exercises to do just to keep your muscles strong and I'll sign your return to Intelligence for next Monday."
"You have no idea how good it is to hear you say that." He lowered his shirt.
"Just try not to jump in front of bullets as soon as you get back?!"
"I can't make any promises doc but i'll do my best." He stood back up. "Thanks again." They shook hands and Antonio took his leave. He drove by 51 to tell Sylvie his good news but the rigs were all out so he headed for Matadore's instead. The gym was mainly empty at this time of day so he grabbed his bag behind the counter and went to change.
Looking back at the boxing gym, he was happy that Voight had given him the money to buy it. He sat by the side of the ring and wrapped his hands. He loved the quiet in that moment and when he was ready, he stepped onto the ring. He started with some footwork with punch combos in mid air, concentrating on his breathing.
"So here's where you've been hiding." The voice broke him out of his concentration.
"I don't exactly call that hiding." He chuckled as he got out of the ring, Voight waiting with his hands in his pockets.
"Well you weren't answering your phone so I called Brett to know where you were."
"I thought I'd come here to get back into shape to get back to work." He unwrapped his hands.
"I got the phone call. So one more week huh bro?"
"Yeah. I can't say that I'm sad to be leaving my place, it's been a bit crowded." He took a swig of the bottle that was sitting on the front desk. "Sylvie's making sure I don't do much but it was her idea to get back into shape here. I feel better already."
"I got a deal for you."
"I'm listening." He was curious.
"If and I mean IF you agree, you could come back to Intelligence day after tomorrow but only on a stay in the bullpen at your desk capacity."
"At this point, I'll take anything Sarge." The last time he had forced his way back from being shot, he had gotten into a huge fight with Laura but he wasn't about to let history repeat itself. "I'll run it past Sylvie first because i'm not looking to repeat past mistakes."
"I hear ya. Call me when you've decided." He gave him a pat against the shoulder before turning around to leave him to his thoughts.
He spent the afternoon cleaning up the apartment and making himself some was too quiet for his taste and a text from Sylvie and he knew that they wouldn't be able to talk, the shift totally crazy. He figured that he could head over to Molly's for a drink or two but decided otherwise. He decided on a shower and slipped into a pair of sweats, the article of clothing sitting low on his waist as he grabbed a beer from the fridge.
He didn't hear the front door open or close and when he turned around, he came face to face with Sylvie.
"Hey babe, what are doing here?" He smiled, really not expecting her to stop by.
"Woah, hum, it was a bit quiet and I decided to check up on you but hum." She was flustered at the sight of him without his shirt on.
"I'd close your mouth before Gabby walks in."
"It would help if you put a shirt on." She licked her lips. Seeing him like that was not helping the days withdrawal syndrome. She watched him as he set the beer down and slowly walked past her.
"Brett, what's taking so long?"
"In a minute." She yelled back as Antonio walked back in the room. "You're not getting too stir crazy are you?" She kissed him.
"A little bit but i'll live. Actually." He wanted to run Voight's idea by her the next morning but since she was here he figured he'd go for it. "Voight stopped by Matadore's today."
"I know, he was looking for you and you weren't answering your phone."
"So, he'd be willing to take me back in two days." He saw Sylvie stiffen at the news. "Babe." He pulled her to him, intent on making sure she was ok. "I told him I wasn't deciding anything before I spoke to you about it." She nodded so he continued. "He said he'd take me back ONLY if I stayed in the bullpen, at my desk until my real clear date." She sighed, relieved.
"I can live with that but you have to promise not to go out in the field until he tells you it's ok."
"I promise." He leaned down and kissed her.
"You better." She still had a scared expression on her face.
"I will. Now get back on shift before I take my shirt off again and keep you here." He said mischievously.
"Aawww come on Antonio, I DIN't NEED TO HEAR THAT!" Sylvie and Antonio both laughed at Gabby's discomfort.
"I'll see you in the morning."
"I won't be late. I'll miss you tonight." He whispered the last part.
"Tell me about it." She hid her face in his chest as her radio crackled to life. "That's us."
"61 responding." They heard Gabby's voice in stereo through the radio.
"Go save lives."
"Love you." She went directly out the door without a kiss and Antonio watched her leave, making him alone again. He finished the beer in his hand and grabbed another one before sitting on the couch, finding a basketball game on. He had never found an evening so boring in his life. He smiled when he received a text from Sylvie saying she missed him and that she couldn't wait to see him in the morning.
Midnight came faster than what he expected so he slipped under the covers and tried his best to fall asleep, missing Sylvie's presence next to him.
Antonio woke up and turned on his side from habit but was met with cold sheets next to him. "Damn." He sat in bed and ran a hand through his hair. "Tomorrow can't come fast enough." He got out of bed and did some push ups before heading for the shower. He made some coffee to go an headed to 51 where he had to wait for Sylvie to come out. She walked out alone and looked absolutely exhausted. "Hey there." He pulled her to him as she walked close to him.
"Morning." She mumbled incoherently in his chest.
"Long night?" He rubbed her shoulders.
"Didn't sleep at all, got calls all night long." She wrapped her arms around his waist.
"Let's get you in bed then." He pulled away from her and held her at arms length.
"Food first, I'm also starving." She closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths to keep the hunger at bay.
"Alright, let's go." He grabbed her bag and she walked to the passenger side so they could drive back home. She fell asleep against the window as Antonio made the first street turn. He stopped by a drive through to get food to give her some extra sleep time and headed straight for home. He reluctantly woke her up and they headed inside. He let her grab a long, hot shower and she returned, wearing nothing but panties and a tank top,taking a seat next to him on the couch. "I got this for you." He handed her a danish and a coffee that she ate quietly, fighting her body that wanted nothing but to shut down.
"So tomorrow it's back to normal." She didn't want to look him in the eyes.
"Hey." He lifted her chin with his fingers. "I don't have to go back tomorrow. I can call Voight and say that I'll wait."
"NO!" She exclaimed, her energy returning to her. "I don't want to be that girlfriend Antonio."
"You'd never be THAT girlfriend but I know you're worried."
"I am but I trust you. I knew what I was signing up for when I started dating you. The job you do, the people you put away, that's what's important. I just have to put these worries away because you love your job and I would never, EVER stop you from doing the job you love and that you're amazing at." She ran her thumb against her cheek. "So you call Voight and tell him that you will be in first thing in the morning."
"Yes ma'am." He mock saluted her, earning a slap on the chest.
"I'm serious babe. Tomorrow I'm going to make you a good, hearty breakfast and you are going to march into Intelligence and kick some serious ass, like you always do."
"From my desk."
"From your desk." She giggled. "Now come on Detective, make that phone call."
Antonio pulled his phone out of his pocket and dialed Voight's familiar number. "Hey Sarge." He said into the phone. "I'll be in tomorrow morning, bright and early." Sylvie could only hear what Antonio was saying but she understood the gyst of the conversation. "No straying, yes boss. See you in the morning."
"You all set?"
"All set, warning included."
"Warning included?" She raised her eyebrow.
"I do anything remotely stupid and i'll be back here for the rest of the week."
"I like your boss." She smiled, grateful for Voight. "Thanks for breakfast. Join me in bed?"
"Absolutely." He pulled her up with him and they made to the room, his lips on hers. "Last night wasn't the same without you."
"Luckily I didn't have time to think about it but it's back to normal after today so let's just enjoy our last day together before the real world has it's way."
"Amen to that." She helped him strip down and the slipped under the covers, Sylvie falling asleep wrapped in Antonio's arms.
The next morning
Sylvie woke up with a nervous knot in her stomach but Antonio pulled her closer to him and she instantly felt better.
"I know what you're doing." He kissed her neck.
"I can't help it." She turned in her arms, facing him. "I won't ask how you're feeling." She already knew the answer but he told her anyways.
"Nervous, excited."
"I got the cure for that." She pushed her body against his and kissed him. His hand ran up the back of her shirt as their kiss heated up.
"Keep that up and I might not want to leave."
"Than my plan will have worked." She giggled, her nervous energy now gone. "Join me in the shower?" She kissed him again.
"Now I'll definitely have a good day at work." He got up and pulled her with him before he grabbed her, making her squeal, over his shoulder. They showered quickly but their hands couldn't stop grabbing at each other as they kissed under the mist. Antonio made love to her in an effort to calm her raging nerves and when she was a puddle in his hands, he new it had worked. They dried off and Antonio got ready for work while Sylvie slipping into a pair of boyfriend jeans and a t-shirt and headed to the kitchen to make breakfast.
"Smells good in here." He said, leaning against the wall.
"I thought I'd make your favourite." She smiled over her shoulder.
"What are you going to do today?"
"Gabby wants to go shopping later, it's been a while since we've hung out."
"Good, that way you don't have to stay cooped up in here with your thoughts." He walked towards her and wrapped his arms around her waist. She moved the skillet aside and dropped some bread in the toaster before she turned in his arms.
"Yeah. Girls time, should be fun." She ran her hands on his shoulder and smiled.
"What is that smile for?"
"I remember the last time you wore that shirt." In fact he was wearing the same outfit as that day when she and Gabby had saved his CI.
"Is that so?" He smirked.
"Yeah, that's when things started to happen between us and we had no clue what hit us."
"How can I forget." He kissed her but the toaster took them out of their moment.
"Time for breakfast." She piller herself away and fixed him a plate before fixing her own, the two eating in comfortable conversation.
"Look at the time, I have to go or Voight will have my head." He got up and placed the plate in the sink just in time for a knock on the door. She walked with him to the door and watching him strap his gun to his belt and the star on his hip. He opened the door to find Gabby on the other side. "Hey sis."
"Off to save the city?"
"From my spot in the bullpen." He kissed her cheek.
"Be careful." Sylvie said out of habit.
"I'll try not to stab myself with my pen." He chuckled, kissing her.
"Very funny." She dead panned. "Have a nice day."
"And you two, don't have too much fun." He kissed Sylvie one last time before grabbing his leather jacket and walking out the door.
"Oh we will." Gabby said to Sylvie with a smirk. "So first day back huh? How're you feeling?"
"Nervous but I don't know why. Voight won't let him near the field until next week."
"Let's hope so." She closed the door and the girls made their plans for the day.
Antonio parked in his usual spot in the back of the district and took a deep breath before turning the ignition off and getting out, walking towards the front. As he walked in, he tried to ignore Platt but she had seen him already.
"You know, there are other ways to get time off than getting shot Dawson." She smirked.
"I'll try to remember that one." He smiled back at her, making his way to the scanner.
"Welcome back Detective." She called after him.
"Thanks Sarge." He opened the gate and made his way into the bullpen where only Jay was waiting. "Morning." He called.
"Look who the cat dragged in. It's good to have you back man." Jay pulled him into a hug.
"You have no idea."
"I'm surprised that Brett let you get away with it."
"So am I but I told her I could hold off because I know she's worried, that's what set her off and made me call Voight to come in today."
"I'd say you have a keeper, don't let her get away."
"Oh, I don't plan too."
"Alright everyone, we have a case." They both turned to see Al and Voight walk up the stairs, setting the day in motion.
It was about five when the rest of Intelligence had returned, the lead they had gotten getting them nowhere. "I was going through the files with Antonio and we found something else." Mouse told them.
"There was a call that was made to this number about an hour ago. His name is Tyrel and we believe he can lead you to the source."
"Alright, let's suit up again, Mouse, text me the address." Voight told everyone. "Great work Antonio." He walked past him and patted his shoulder.
"Thanks Sarge."
Everyone left, leaving Antonio with Mouse again. "Great job Detective." Mouse teased him. "Four more days and you'll be back out there too."
"Yeah, I can't wait." He sighed, taking a seat at his desk, trying to go through some of the paperwork that had piled there before he was shot. The sun was down by the time came back, Adam and Jay removing their vests roughly.
"That was close man." Adam through his vest on his chair.
"Bullets everywhere dog." They fist bumped.
"You missed a good one Antonio." Voight saw the look of utter frustration on his Detective's face so he motioned him into his office.
"Everything ok bro?" He took a seat behind his desk like he always did.
"Itching to get back out there is all." He sat in the couch opposite the desk and ran his hands over his face. "I know I said that I'd stay back but it's hard, you know how I am."
"I know but we gave Brett our word."
"I know and she's the only reason I'm not out there with you guys. I won't make that mistake again."
"Good now go home, it's been a long first day. Go put your girlfriend's mind at ease, I'm sure it's been a hard day for her too."
"Thanks Sarge." He got up. "I'll see you in the morning."
"That's what I want to hear now get out of here." He said, returning to the file that was on his desk from the night before, Antonio taking his leave. He grabbed his coat and said good night to everyone before heading out of 21st and back home. When he unlocked the door, he could hear giggles coming from inside. He found Sylvie and Gabby at the dinner table, two bottles of wine between them and empty containers of take-out sushis.
"Looks like the two of you had fun today." He put his keys on the counter, the girls noticing him for the first time.
"Tonio, how was your first day back?" Gabby asked him with a smile.
"As exciting as it can be staying cooped up inside." He made to Sylvie and kissed her. "But it's been a good day all in all, we caught the bad guys." He wrapped an arm around her waist and kept her close.
"Alright, I'll leave the two alone."
"Are you sure you're ok to drive, you guys have had a few."
"Don't worry big brother, Matt is on his way to pick me up." She looked at her phone as it dinged, a message from Matt saying he was there. "That's him. Today was fun Brett, we have to do it again."
"Absolutely. Night Gabs."
"Night." They hugged and she kissed her brother's cheek before she left them alone.
"So, an exciting day?" She tried to keep the teasing out of her voice.
"It was tough but yeah, exciting day." He finally pulled her to him properly. "Looks like you've had quite to drink." He looked at the table with a laugh.
"Well that's good for you then." She wrapped her arms around his neck. "Come on, you look like you need a massage."
"That and you." He lifted her up and she wrapped her legs around his waist.
"Am I under arrest Detective?" She laughed as he walked them to their room.
"Do you want to be?" He whispered seductively as he kissed her.
"I'm all yours tonight." She said back huskily.
"Perfect." He laid her down on the bed and they spend the rest of their evening cooped inside together.
A week later
"So today's the big day huh?" Sylvie watched him slip his shirt on.
"Yeah. Today I go back on full duty." He placed his star on his hip and smiled at her.
"Back to chasing the bad guys." He put his gun in his holster on his hip as well.
"Sylvie, baby, it's going to be ok." He walked to her and puller her to him.
"I know I'm just a bit jittery." She gave him her best smile.
"It's ok for you to be scared but I promise I'll be careful."
"Don't promise me that Antonio. last time you did you, got shot." She slapped his chest.
"Fine, I promise not to do anything stupid, is that better?"
"Yeah." She leaned up on her toes and kissed him. "Now go, protect our city like you do best Detective."
"I love you." He kissed her tenderly.
"I love you too." Their next kiss was filled with passion, Sylvie enjoying her last real minutes with him for the day. "Alright now go, go." She pushed him out the door as he laughed it off. Worry would always be part of their lives but at the end of the day, they both did what they loved, which was protect the city of Chicago.
A/N: Oh WOW! 12000 words. This is my longest one shot to date. Normally It would be the kind of chapter that I would cut in half for the purpose of a story but since my idea of this story is glimpses and moments wrapped in one-sjots, I had to leave it like that but I hope you enjoyed it. As always, please leave a review before you go, I love hearing your thoughts. - Sarra