Chapter 2

Matt's POV

There is a dull ringing in my ear as I slowly rise from the ground. I don't hear anything at first but my eye come into focus as everyone is scrambling around us in slow motion. It's not til I get to my feet that everything snaps into focus, and I take in the mass hysteria around me." Are you ok?" I shout probably louder then normal due to the ringing in my ears to Kim and Sophie still on the ground huddled together." Are you ok?" I shout again placing my hand on Kim's shoulder to get her attention.

She looks up at me visibly shaken then looks to her niece." We're ok." Kim whispers slowly pulling them to their feet." Was that a bomb?" She asks looking at me confused as we take in the screaming bloody people around us.

"I'm not sure?" I say before I start moving ." I'm going to send injured your way, we can use our tent for triage."

"Got it." She calls out moving to help the people stumbling near by.

I ran closer to the smoke pouring out of the side of the building , as most people were running away bumping into me along the way. The buzz in my ears are subsiding as I stand starring mouth ajar taking in the gapping whole that was once the e.r. of Chicago Med hospital. In the corner of my left eyes I see Chief Bowden pull up first so I pull my eyes away from the shocking scene unfolding to move to his vehicle." Chief, chief, big explosion." I call out to him as he steps out of his vehicle.

"Are you ok?" He asks so calm and collective, his usual tone.

"Yeah I'm fine." I tell him with an excitement in my voice."We set up triage in the tents." I point to the massive amount of injured people under the canopies I set up earlier.

"Ok good Dawson is leading triage there." Boden says as Severide and his crew join us.

"Oh my god." I stumble my words as Severide pats my shoulder seeing that I'm ok." Dawson went inside."

Dawson's in there?" Severide asks worried as Boden turns back with worried eyes.

"I think so." My voice cracks and this stinging in my chest takes over numbing my limbs." I gotta find her." I stumble forward but unable to move. Looking down I have two strong hands on both my arms. Boden has one Severide the other.

"Do you know if it's safe?" Boden let's go of my arm moving in front of me placing a hand on my chest." Do you think this was a bomb?"

I shake my head yes as I hear Severide ask." Could there be another?"

"Chief." Hermann call out getting us all to look back at him." We need to get those people down." He points to the upper floors of the exposed wall where people were trapped.

"Your right." Boden nods." You Otis and Mouch raise the aerial." He points to Hermann." Mills you had bomb training right?"

"Yes chief." Mills moves to stand in front of him.

"Good you and Cruz come with me." Boden waives for them to follow but stops turning back to face everyone." Be safe men." He states bodily then looks directly at me." Find Dawson, make sure she is safe." Then he turns running away into the crowds of people Mills and Cruz right behind.

"This is what we train for everyday men." Severide encourages his men before clapping my shoulder." We will find Dawson, don't worry."

His words 'don't worry ' cause my head to snap up looking over to him." Yes we will, let's go." I clap his shoulder moving onto the pile of rubble before us. Severide was a good friend of mine one of a few people who could read my expressions. Apparently what I'm feeling on the inside is written all over my face, I was worried plain and simple fear coarsed thru my body and all I could see was Gabby's face before me her big brown eyes and beautiful smile. She was all I could think about.

Gabby's POV

I open my eyes slowly instantly feeling a pounding in my head and warm liquid dripping down the side of my face before my vision can even come into focus. I place my palm to my temple were the source of the pain was coming as I looked around unsure of where I was. When I look down at my hand the blood causes my hand to tremble." Help." My voice not even loud enough to be a whisper." Help." I try again but I can barely hear my own voice.

I continue to look around the rubble as Casey comes into site crawling thru the rubble shining a flash light towards me." Gabby." I think I hear, as Matt moves closer his eyes looking deep into mine.

"Matt ." I mumble." You came." I close my eyes reaching my lips for his. Seconds pass and I feel nothing, opening my eyes again I'm alone in complete darkness and dust. My mind is playing tricks on me, I'm going to die under this rubble and all that flashes in front of my eyes is Matt's face. I never got to tell him how I feel, is the last think running thru my mind as my eyes droup heavy and my mind goes black.

Matt's POV

Severide and I crawl through this tight space beneath the rubble my heart in my throat afraid I won't make it to Gabby fast enough." Gabby, call out." I shout as the dust falls on my head causing me to cough.

"You alright?" Kelly calls from behind me.

"Yeah." I say clearing my throat rubbing my eyes." Gabby anyone call out." I shout again as I start to move deeper into the rubble.

"Hey Casey." Severide calls out." It's starting to get tight in this direction, maybe we should try going a different way?"

"No." I respond boldly." We have to keep going this way, you can go back if you want." There is the sensation, a feeling something can't explain pulling me in this direction and I wasn't about to ignore my gutt instinct now. The further into the rubble I crawled the stronger it got, like I could feel Gabby's presence. She had some kind of hold on me that I just can't explain.

"Keep going I'm right behind you." Severide's voice took me out of my thoughts.

"Gabby, anyone call out?" I move threw a tight opening barely squeezing thru. As I stumble forward on my hands and knees I 'm not sure if my eyes are playing tricks on me, but there she was about 50 feet away." Gabby." I mutter half excited half concern in my voice as her eyes fluttered open." Gabby." I stumble right up to her on my hands and knees trying not to fall over from all the broken debre." Gabby." I say one last time finally inches from her face.

She looks at me confused quiet for a moment before reaching up and touching my face." You're real?" Gabby partly asks, and partly states." You came." She says with tears filling her eyes as I nod. The next thing Gabby does completely takes me by surprise, when she leans up firmly placing her lips on mine. Its a soft kiss that only lasts a few seconds, but I have to admit it left me wanting more." You came." She whispered one more time.

"How bad?" I nod as I look her over, and relief and something else washes thru me. Desire. I have always found Dawson beautiful, but here now those feeling I had for her came rushing back. Or maybe they never left, but she was alive and that's what I was greatful for." You probably need a few stitches." I tell her pulling myself out of my thoughts looking at the bloody cut on her forehead.

"Yeah it hurts like hell." She says half serious with a slight chuckle in her tone." I thought I was dreaming." Gabby looks up meeting my eyes, with a look that caused my heart to race. I don't know what power this girl has over me but its one I never felt before and its growing stronger by the second that it scares me. I find myself with no self control as I slowly start bringing my lips back to hers like they are being pulled there.

"Damn Dawson, you look like hell." Severide says from behind me startling both of us. The look on Gabby's face tells me she wanted that kiss to happen." You ready to get out of here?"

"Yeah let's get you out of here." I say backing up a few inches hoping that reality will set back in once I'm back outside in normal surroundings. Cause everything I'm feeling is just relief that Gabby is alive and I found her. Right?