Matt's POV
The guys finally found where we were located beneath the fractured building. They removed enough of the rubble, without it falling onto us allowing the sunlight to pour down over us. It felt great." You ready to get out of here?" I ask smiling down to Gabby but deep down I didn't want this time to end.
"Thank you." Gabby whispered placing her hand over mine, then looking to Severide." I didn't think I was going to get out of here alive."
I squeeze her hand causing her to look back at me." You would have done the same for us." I say with pure sincerity, it was just then I realised I would to anything for Gabby." We'll see you out there." I tell her brushing my thumb across her cheek then yell up top." Lift her up." Seconds later she was gone through the whole above us.
"What's up with you two?" Severide speaks once it is just the two of us." I saw her kiss you."
"Nothing." I kind of snap at him unnecessarily." I guess she was just greatful we found her."
"She didn't kiss me." He tilts his head giving me a look.
"I'm just the better looking guy." I tease shrugging my shoulders hoping he doesn't see right thru me. It worked he stopped pressing just rolled his eyes at my comment." Let's get out of here." I point to the ladder.
"After you good looking." Severide teases as he moves aside gesturing his arm for me to go first. I shake my head and let out a small chuckle and moved to the ladder not wanting to argue anymore on who should go first, truth was I was more anxious to get out and see Gabby to really be sure she was ok.
As I step off the ladder I'm greeted by clapping and cheering from all the fire man lined up on both sides of me clapping my shoulders as I walked down the center between them my eyes searching for one thing. It felt like hours had past til I saw Gabby in the seconds that passed, but what I saw next stopped me in my tracks. Gabby's eyes were focused on me with a greatful look on her face but her body, well that was wrapped around someone else's arms. It was Jay.
I give Gabby a quick nod and walk away this feeling coursing through my body now that I never felt around her this dominant. The further I walked away the stronger it ripples through my body. Jealousy.
Before I reached truck 81 grabbing a bottle of water for myself about to sit on the front bumper a hand grabs my shoulder and I spin around." What." I shout slightly louder then I should have balling my hands into fists.
"Wow man you alright?" Antonio stands infront of me hands raised in defense." I called your name but you didn't hear me."
"Sorry Antonio." I pull him into a quick man hug before letting my body fall onto the bumper of 81." My mind is elsewhere ."
"Hey, I understand ." He takes a seat next to me." What you saw, went thru today couldn't be easy?"
"Not as bad as Gabby though." I turn to face him taking a sip of my water." To be trapped like that, scared."
"That must have scared you." Antonio says and I snap my head up to look at him again. Did he know, does he know how I was feeling, was I wearing my emotions on my sleeve." Worried you could have lost one of your own." He says now confirming he knows nothing about my emotions.
"Yeah Gabby is family."
"Thank you, from myself and my family for saving my sister." Antonio placed a hand on my shoulder looking at me with pure sincerity." My sister is lucky to have a friend like you."
"Yeah friends, great friends." I mutter back to him hating the sound of that, but knew its what we always would be.
"Say hi to Hallie for me." Antonio claps my shoulder then stands to walk away.
"See ya man, and hey...catch this guy." I sit watching him walk away hearing his last words ring in my head. Hallie. I had completely forgotten about her.
Gabby's POV
Jay and I walk into my apartment a few hours later." Would you like a cup of tea or something?" He asks me as I move to take a seat on my couch.
"No I'm good thanks." I smile as he walks off to my kitchen. Jay is a great guy, very caring, nice on the eyes, great in bed too. But something was missing I don't know what it is, but I couldn't commit to him. He had asked me to be exclusive and even though I know neither of us were sleeping around I didn't want to be tied down. Crazy I know but I just wanted casual.
"How's your head?" Jay asked walking back into the living room looking at his phone." Damn." He mutters to himself.
"Jay you don't need to babysit me, I'm fine."
He looks up from his phone deliberating what I said before answering." Antonio asked me to stay with you, make sure your alright."
"Really." I tilt my head stairing him down." You are gonna do what my brother tells you?"
"Well I haven't seen you alot lately." He says moving to sit next to me on the couch." Maybe we should take advantage." Jay says as he starts nibbling at my neck causing me to giggle.
"It has been a while." I say letting out a sigh." But I know your busy with work and you really need to get out there and help your unit." I pull away just as his phone buzzes again. Jay and I hadn't had sex in weeks due to the crazy cases the intelligence unit has picked up lately. If my brother wasn't part of it I would start to question his where about. But tonight was not the night I was about to have sex with Jay again. My mind has been on Matt all day, the way his lips felt on mine. I didn't intend on kissing him, for I thought I was dreaming, but I did and I want to again." I want you to go." I stand pulling him off my couch, hoping he doesn't sense my eagerness for him to leave." Catching this guy is more important then babysitting me."
He grumbles his response." Are you sure?"
"Positive now go." I walk him to my door kissing his cheek." Catch the bad guy, then call me and you can come back and babysit me all you like." I teased
"Thank you." Jay pecks my lips showing his eagerness to catch the bad guy now as he scurries out my front door grabbing his coat along the way." I'll call you later he shouts then stops turning around to face me." I'm glad you ok." He winks before he disappears out the door as night has fallen.
I walk into my bathroom to change the gauze pad on my right temple where I needed six stitches. It looked horrible." Man I hope I don't end up with a scar." I say to myself thru the mirror. I clean up my bathroom collecting the garbage before grabbing my kitchen garbage to take out to the curb.' Maybe I will watch a good movie when I come back inside.' I think to myself as I open the front door to my apartment complex. I am abruptly stopped as I almost bump into someone standing on the other side of the door. I look up to see who that someone is seeing an all too familiar face. Matt's.