Matt's POV
"Hallie!" I stumble back a step surprised to see her." What, why are you here?"
"I had to see this for my own eyes." Hallie glares at Gabby who is still standing behind me." I hope your happy." Hallie now speaks directly to Gabby.
"Hallie I'm truly.." Gabby starts to say before being cut off.
"Save it, Gabby my so called friend." Hallie takes a step closer and I'm now pinned between both women." I should have known a tramp like you couldn't keep your hands off of Matt."
"Hallie that's enough." I raise my voice slightly not wanting to bring attention to us." This isn't the place for this."
"I'm sorry." Gabby mumbles before turning to walk into the firehouse.
"This is far from over." Hallie shouts to Gabby now getting the attention of the squad table." Don't you walk away."
"I'm sorry." Gabby whispers once more before walking through the door.
"What the hell is wrong with you." I grab Hallie's arm pulling her back outside to the driveway." This is where I work, Hallie you can't do this."
"Matt I'm sorry your right." Hallie says calmly before walking to me throwing her arms around my neck.
Gabby's POV
I watch from the window as Matt pulls Hallie out to the driveway, they share a few words which I can't hear before Hallie throws her arms around Matt's neck. At that very moment my heart felt like it could have shattered into a million pieces, unable to watch anymore I headed to the bathroom locking myself in a stall and cried like a baby.
A few minutes later a heard the bathroom door open, as I wiped my eyes dry a voice called out." Dawson you in here?"
It was Shay." I'll be right out." I call out trying to hide the crack in my voice as I wipe my eyes one last time then flush the toilet to make it like I used it." I just need to change out quick then we can restock the ambo." I say walking to the sink to wash my hands.
"Dawson, sweety are you ok?" Shay looks at me strange.
"Yeah I'm great why?"
"Cause you are candidate on truck, not PIC anymore." Shay walks over to the sink next to me leaning against the counter with the same look of confusion." So again is everything alright?"
I shut the water off turning to face her." I'm an idiot, is what I am."
"Does this have to do with a certain Lt?"
" When does my drama not have anything to do with him." I chuckle rolling my eyes at her." I slept with him again." I whisper
"Gabby!" Shay jumps up on the counter." When I said talk to him I didn't say jump in bed with the guy again."
"Well we did talk, kind of." I shake my head at the thoughts flooding back.
"Sounds like the only talking you two did was between the sheets." Shay laughs snapping me out of my thoughts.
"HaHa." I swat her arm." He just seemed so sincere." I whisper to myself." I believed him." I looked up to Shay my tears building again.
"Does this have to do with Hallie being here this morning?"
"You saw all that?" I looked at Shay the guilt setting in further." I walked away I couldn't watch ."
"I didn't see anything." Shay places her hand on my arm." I just saw Casey before coming in here, he was looking for you."
"He was?" I say with an excitement in my voice, before I quickly lose it." He probably wants to lie to me some more. Hallie's right." I look down to the floor." I'm just a tramp."
"Are you kidding me?" Shay snaps." You are reading this all wrong. Casey and Hallie..." Shay was cut off by the bells calling us to duty." He wasn't lying." She called out as we ran out to our assigned vehicles.
Matt's POV
I pull on my bunker gear as Gabby runs around the truck grabbing her own gear never looking at me." Hey you ok?" I ask as I open the door to my seat.
"I'm fine." She answers unconvincing with a quick smile before jumping into the truck. I follow her lead getting into my spot setting my mind to a single mode. As my men's lieutenant.
We pull up to an apartment building fully ablaze. I jump out instantly assigning everyone their tasks." Cruz, Otis raise the aerial. Mouch, Hermann take the first floor. Dawson you are with me up to the roof to vent."
"We got the third floor." Severide walks over hearing my instructions." We will work our way through second floor as well." He gives me a nod as he orders his own men.
I follow Dawson up the aerial reaching the roof three stories up." It's just like in the academy." I reassure her nervous look as I hand her the axe." What did they teach you about venting roofs in the academy?"
She looked at me nervously for a moment before looking over the roof." To asses first, always asses the area."
"Right, great." I give her a quick pat on the shoulder." So now you have assesed the area where do you recommend we vent?"
Gabby looked around one more time before raising her axe pointing to the roof top windows." There."
"Ok." I give her a nod." I will follow your lead."
We walk over towards the windows the floor creaking beneath our boots as Severide shouts through the radios." Pull back, pull back it's gonna flash over." With that I grabbed Gabby's arm pulling her back just as the windows explode out with angry balls of fire escaping.
"Are you ok, are you ok?" I ask lifting my body off of Gabby's as I threw myself on top of her as we fell to the ground.
" Yeah." Gabby's voice shakes." I'm ok." She answers as we look ourselves over.
"Casey, Casey, report." Boden calls through the radio.
"Chief, we are ok." I answer through the radio as I get to my feet then help Gabby to her feet.
"I want you both off that roof." Boden ordered." Get back to the aerial."
"Copy chief." I answer and Dawson and I take a few steps back in the direction we came just as another ball of flames erupted out the busted windows behind us rocking the floor beneath our feet. Dawson turned to face me with fear in her eyes. I grabbed her hand in mine just as the creaking roof under our feet gave out and sent us free falling.