Chapter Ninety Five: Switching Gears

Here's to my future
Here's to my yesterday
Here's to change
Oh, here's to my yesterday

Imagine Dragons - Yesterday

Gabe O'Neill: Hi Hanna, have you got time for a quick call?

Hanna Bellamy: I'm on my way to a meeting so I can't stop. Is this about the job I offered you a few weeks ago? Because I'm still waiting for an answer on that.

Gabe O'Neill: Actually it is about that. My circumstances have changed I would like to take the position you offered me in the charity, that's if you'll still have me.

Hanna Bellamy: I was sorry to hear about your sister, I've met her a few times at a couple of community events. Her and Roman are good cops and they watch out for the kids we're trying to trying to protect. We would offer flexible working hours for as long as the two of you need. Did you have a start date in mind?

Gabe O'Neill: I need a few weeks, she got off the ventilator last week and is breathing on her own but she's got another few weeks in the hospital before we can set her up at home to recover.

Hanna Bellamy: That is fine, just text me over a date and I'll have your contract drawn up.

Gabe O'Neill: Thanks Hanna. Can we keep this between ourselves for now?

Hanna Bellamy: Of course, good luck with Maggie.

Sidney Chambers: I'm really sorry that you've come to this decision but just know that even though your leaving the church for a while we're still here for you as friends and family.

Gabe O'Neill: This is not a decision I have made lightly. I have prayed on this over the past few days and I have to believe that God will understand why I had to make my choice. My sister needs me now and she has to be my priority.

Sidney Chambers: We'll miss your masses and I understand that Maggie has to come first. Please contact me if you need anything at all.

Gabe O'Neill: Thank you for your understanding and I won't hesitate to call.

Kim Burgess: I picked up your suit from the dry cleaner for tonight, I am so excited that we're going to see Phantom of the Opera.

Adam Ruzek: Ah darling I thought I told you I couldn't make it tonight. Voight's asked me to work surveillance on the Russian case.

Kim Burgess: Adam, we've had this booked for months, you bought me them for my birthday! This will be the third time you've cancelled on me.

Adam Ruzek: Come on Kim, I have to work. You know I wouldn't do this to you if the roles were reversed.

Kim Burgess: When Voight asked me if I wanted to work tonight I told him I had plans. You could have done the same.

Adam Ruzek: We can do it again some other time, see if you can get someone else to go with you. If not I'll pick the tickets up next time it comes around.

Kim Burgess: It's taken five years for it to come around this time.

Adam Ruzek: I don't know what more I can say Kim.

Kim Burgess: I don't suppose your free tonight?

Kevin Atwater: Vanessa is having a sleepover tonight so I have four little girls crowded into the living room watching the Princess Diaries. Why what's up?

Kim Burgess: Adam cancelled on me tonight, I'm trying to find someone to go the theater with me.

Kevin Atwater: Sorry to hear that. Have you tried Roman?

Kim Burgess: Roman has movie night at the hospital with Kayla.

Kevin Atwater: Gabe's free... He told me he's taking a night off when we were playing basketball.

Kim Burgess: I didn't know the two of you played basketball?

Kevin Atwater: Yea for a couple of months now with Antonio and Jay. We've been playing one on one for the past couple of weeks. He could probably do with a break from the hospital, give him a call and see what he's up to.

Gabe O'Neill: Hi Kim, sorry I missed your call. Just got your message. I'll meet you outside the theater at seven thirty.

Erin Lindsey: Hey. How's it going at Antonio's place?

Jay Halstead: He's fallen asleep on the couch, I've thrown a blanket over him but I'm not ready to leave yet. I want to stay here in case he wakes up in the night. He shouldn't be alone. Hows the stake out?

Erin Lindsey: I'm glad your there for him, he needs support right now. Stake out's a stake out, I'm on a coffee run right now, I think it's gonna be a long night. Ruzek is in a terrible mood, he's been griping ever since he found out Burgess took Gabe with her to the theater.

Jay Halstead: This is what? The third time he cancelled on her recently. I think you need to give him some tips on how to maintain a relationship.

Erin Lindsey: I am not going there. It's between the two of them and I do not want to get involved. I gotta get back.

Jay Halstead: Text me when you get home x

Hank Voight: How's she doing?

Al Olinsky: She's doing ok, breathing on her own. She's in and out all the time but she knows she's safe.

Hank Voight: Has Antonio been around?

Al Olinsky: A few times since he got out the hospital but not for long. I think he's struggling.

Hank Voight: It's hard on everyone. You are doing the right thing Al, being there for her. I know both Antonio and her appreciate it.

Hey guys, I hope your all having a good weekend! The new story has been taking some interesting twists and turns!

Anime: I can not confirm nor deny what will happen with the two of them. Well we both know that there are other people that could woo Maggie's attention. Aw I loved writing his vulnerability in this chapter and his deeper thoughts into him and Kim, it's all been Kim's thoughts so far. I loved writing the weird position he was in as well, choosing between the church and a potential relationship with her in the future. Full disclosure Simba was Kayla's creator's idea and I would not change it for the world, you get to meet him later on!

Lauren: Writing some insight into Gabe's mind was a great reprieve from everything else that was going on in the story. In my head he's always the one that people lean on and I thought it would work for Kim to help him instead. You'll have to wait and see on Maggie, things don't go very well for her in the next few chapters.

Tiffany: Thank you for finding the time to catch up. I apologise for breaking your heart so badly! Brett and Antonio are definitely weird together in my book! You'll have to wait and see what happens.

Western Beauty: Thank you for taking the time to review and I am glad you enjoyed that chapter so much.

Nat: I wanted to show how helpless Gabe felt and how pulled apart he was feeling by everything that was going on in his life. You will have to see on Kim and Gabe, but Gabe is in a weird position with the church.