Note: Another way how Antonio and Sylvie could have met and fallen in love.

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Here it finally is, to those who waited for i, I am sorry it took so long, my Beta was super busy. Thanks laurabelle2930 for editing it.

Happy reading ...

Between Shifts and Sheets

"Who's that?" He nodded into the direction of where the ambulance stood. It was still early morning and it was quiet in the firehouse. It had been snowing since the evening before and the temprature was low. Big gray clouds hung in the sky and it didn't look like it was going to stop snowing anytime soon.

"Who?" Gabby asked confused by the sudden change in topic.

"The blonde who just got into the back of the ambulance.?"

"Oh, that's Sylvie Brett, the new peramedic. She moved here recently. I haven't talked to her much, it's only her second shift." Gabby paused but then continued with a frown on her face. " " Wait, no, no way, Stay away from her, I don't want her to think bad of me because you couldn't keep it in your pants and break her heart." The wrinkles on her forehead told him that she was very serious. "Are you gonna tell me when Mom and Dad arrive?" She continued. He focused back on his sister or at least he tried when he answered.

"Tomorrow, morning, you need to pick them up. I am working."

"Ok I have to go back inside, Chief Boden announced a meeting. "She stood on her toes and kissed him on the cheek.

"Sylvie, c'mon we gotta go. The Chief is waiting." she shouted over to her new partner.

"Coming!" Sylvie jumped out of the ambulance and came their way.

"Hi." She said holding out her hand for Antonio to shake.

"Hi, I'm Antonio, Gabbie's brother." He said shaking her hand.

"Nice to meet..." Gabby's voice interupted them. "C'mon now!" as she pulled Sylvie away.

"Bye." Sylvie waved smiling as she almost tipped over her feet by walking backwards.

"Your brother is cute, not that I'm looking for a boyfriend or anything in that directon." She added quickly as she saw the look on Gabby's face.

"Wait, why are you looking at me like that?"

"Like what?"

"Like that!" She pointed at Gabby's face with her finger.

"Nothing. " Gabby said and for a second they walked in silence.

Chief Boden was about to speak up when the sirens echoed through the halls of the 51st.

' Ambo 61, truck 80, Squad 3. Police ask for assistance in a car accident.'

They arrived at the scene right before Squad pulled up next to them. The air was cold, the scene they arrived to was horrifing. The snow had stopped but it was still freezing and the roads were icy. Sylvie was sure that this was why the accident had happened. At least four cars lay on their roofs, others were burning and again others didn't even look like cars anymore. There was chaos everywhere. Everyone was working their asses of.

Sylvie was following Gabby and they started saving as many lives as they possibly could.

She had lost track of time. Her back hurt as did her knees from kneeling on the hard, cold, wet ground.

They were back on the way to the hospital with a cute little boy who had a little cut on his head. It was their last patient from the accident so Sylvie drove the ambulance as fast as the weather allowed her to through the crouded streets of Chicago, and Gabby treated the boy in the back. "Two minutes out!" Sylvie shouted over her shoulder.

"Good, little Ralph here is going to be ok. " Gabby responded.

Sylvie was so glad when this shift was over and she was looking forward to the pancackes she just decided she was going to order for breakfast.

She got into her car and drove off to a diner she had spotted near her apartment. The diner was full of people who were all enjoying their breakfast. She found a seat by the window in the back of the diner. She slid onto the red leathered couch and waited for the waitress to arrive.

"Are these seats taken?" A female voice asked from beside her. Sylvie turned her head and saw one familiar face standing next to her, and two she didn't know. Antonio Dawson and two of his collegues she saw at today's accident scene.

"No, you can sit." She said waving her hand to allow them to sit down. The woman sat down beside her. Opposite of her she was now facing Antonio and next to him sat a young good looking guy. He had introduced himself as Jay and the girl as his girlfriend Erin.

"Nice to meet you guys." Sylvie said and smiled.

"Antonio said we could ask you, he said you're working with his sister Gabby at Firehouse 51." Erin said, sounding apologetic.

"Yes, I actually just moved here." She captured Antonio's eyes with her own; he was watching her with interest. "That was my second shift today." She finished pulling her eyes away from Antonio's and to the others.

She could tell that Jay just was about to ask another question, when her pancakes and a glass of Orange juice arrived at her table.

"Thanks." Sylvie said. The waitress took the orders of the others. The food arrived shortly after Sylvie's. They were eating in silence, but she felt eyes on her. She stopped herself from looking up and kept eating. She could see the smile forming on his lips and that meant that she knew that he knew what she was doing, ignoring him because she was embarrassed.

"So, Sylvie, why did you move here?" Antonio's voice ripped her out of her thoughts.

She stopped eating, the fork with the food on top of it hung in the air as she lifted her head to look at him. All three of them were looking at her now but only Antonio with an intensity she couldn't place.

"Just because." she said not wanting everyone to know her past, especially to people she only just met. The way they looked at her made her feel as if she was being interrogated.

"I needed a change." She added quickly, hoping they would stop asking her about it and shoved another piece of pancake into her mouth.

She had eaten to much. If she only would have stopped and didn't eat the last one, she wouldn't feel like she was going to burst. She leaned back intp the booth and streched her legs a little, and thats when she felt his legs shift right next to hers. Her head shot up and their eyes locked. She didn't move and neither did he.

They looked each other in the eyes and Sylvie wasn't able to tell for how long and to be honest she didn't care. There was something shifting inside of her, but she couldn't place the feeling, it just somehow felt right.

The spell was just broken by Erin's rusky voice. "It was nice to meet you Sylvie, but we need to leave now." Sylvie looked at them "It was nice to meet you too. See you at Molly's tonight maybe?" She asked but her gaze was at still fixed on Antonio. He smiled.

"Yes, sounds good." Jay said. Erin patted Jay in the side with her ellbow and whispered. "I don't think she was talking to us." Jay turned his head and a smile formed on his face.

She was still looking at him. " Yes sounds good." Antonio repeted and slid out of the booth. He turned around one last time before leaving. "Bye." He said quietly and followed the others out of the diner. When their legs parted, she felt cold but then she thought it was probably because it was snowing outside. Stupid weather she thought, and lifted her hand to wave at the waitress to come to her table.

"The bill please." She said.

"Your breakfast has already been paid for." The skinny waitress said. Sylvie must have looked confused because she the waitress added. "By the hot guy who was sitting opposite of you earlier."

"Thanks." Sylvie said and couldn't hide the smile forming on her lips.

She slept almost through the whole day because last night's shift was exausting. She used the time she had left before Molly's to clean up her apartment and for showering. She put on a pair of black jeans and a blouse, her long blonde hair hung loosely down in waves. The make up she kept at a minimum.

Because it was still snowing Sylvie took a cab that brought her to Molly's. Where she came from there wasn't much snow so she wasn't used to driving in the snow. And also that way she could have more than one drink. The taxi arrived at her house ten minutes after she was finished. Stepping into the cold evening she got into the cab and drove to the bar.

The voices in the bar could be heard outside. Filling her lungs with cold air she stepped inside. The fact that she knew Antonio was there made her stomach flutter a little, but she reminded herself that she wasn't looking for anything, not since the last thing that hadn't worked out and that was the reason she not only changed city's, but also states.

Inside the bar it was warm and as soon as the door closed behind her, she slipped out of her big black wool coat. She walked up to the bar where Hermann was standing serving drinks.

"Christopher, a beer please." Sylvie said to him as he approached her-

"Make it two!" A voice she noticed as Antonio's said from behind her.

"The seat next to you taken?" He asked. As baffled as she was she just nodded. "So it is taken then?" He asked again looking a bit disappointed.

"No, no it's not, you can sit down. Sorry I was somewhere else with my thoughts." The drinks came when she finished her sentence. Antonio smiled and sat down beside her.

"So.." He said.

"Thanks for breakfast this morning." She turned her whole body to the side a little and her knee brushed his leg. She stopped in the middle of moving, holding her cold beer midair and searched his eyes. There it was again, that feeling she had felt this morning when they accidentaly touched, if she had to describe it she'd say, probably like being at home.

"Cheers." Their bottles klirred together.

"Cheers." She responded and added. "So how was your day?" She took a gulp of her beer.

"Now it just got a whole lot better." His gaze on her was so intensive she didn't dare to move.

He was leaning in. His lips only inches from hers. Waiting only for her permission to kiss her. She closed the little gap between them and then felt his soft, warm lips on hers. His fingers stroke up her thigh, slowly, he increased pressure the further up he got. A small moan of hers got lost in their kiss. Both of her hands moved over his torso, resting on his hard chest. His hand moved higher, the skin on her upper leg almost burned, knowing where he would touch her soon. She was wet already and he hadn't even touched her there yet. Goosebumps errupted on her back all the way down to her hip, the sensation was almost to much to take. Another moan escaped her as she dug her nails into his skin, the kiss deepe...

"Sylvie?"

"Huh?"

"Are you still with me?" He asked amused.

Slowly she came back from her daydream, the noise and the people around her moving into focus again. 'What the fuck just happend?' She thought.

She felt hot, too hot. There was something in his gaze that made her want to do things she'd never even thought of before. She felt the blush spread over her cheeks. This time she was the one pulling away her leg. "Excuse me for a sec, will you. I'll be right back." Hopping off of her stool.

Sylvie lost her balance and was about to trip over her own feet when two strong hands caught and steadied her. Antonio was so near, she smelled his aftershave. He held onto her longer than it was necessary before she took a step back and walked through the crowd straight to the half dark corridor that led to the ladies room.

His smell followed her to the restroom, she couldn't remember ever being that attracted to a man before. With the cold water running down her hands, she restrained the urge to splash water on her face, because it would ruin her make up. She dried her hands on the side of her thigh's because there was no paper left and left the ladies room.

The corridor right outside the toilets was dark because of a missing lights in three of the lamps on the ceiling. Sylvie was about to step into the part of the corridor that was lit when she spotted Antonio coming her way. Her feet refused to take another step the moment she saw him. His eyes captured hers and he kept walking. He stopped just inches in front of her, invading her personal space. For a moment neither of them moved, only breathing in and out, steady and in sync with each other. Sylvie tried to order her thoughts but nothing else seemed to make any sense anymore. Her body decided for her, before her brain could catch up as she closed the distance between. She began to kiss him roughly as her core began heating up. He placed his hands on her butt, helping her to stay in place while moving them around.

Her back hit the wall with force and all the air left her lungs. Their teeth crashed together but neither of them cared. She could feel Antonio's hand on the back of her head.

His tounge explored her mouth, his body pressing her deeper into the cold stone wall behind her. She could feel his biceps flexing under her hands, she dug her nails into his skin feeling his dick rubbing her clit. Moans escaped her but got lost in the kiss. Pressing herself into him even more she used the wall behind her. She had to feel him but then remembered where they were.

"We should get out of here." Sylvie said between kisses. Antonio let go of her, looking at her intensly. "Are we moving to fast?" Sylvie looked at him shyly. Maybe he was right, they were moving fast, the way he looked at her, she could tell he wanted her too. Maybe he felt that their was something more between them too and that was the reason he wanted to go slower. Sylvie thought about different scenario's in her head but decided to just roll with it. Maybe she was overthinking. The way they just kissed meant something, she was sure of that.

"Hm, maybe a little?!" She leaned against the wall waiting for him to say something. "C'mon, we'll go finish our drinks." His hand embraced hers, there it was again, that feeling when they touched, she let him lead them back to their seats where their coats still hung over the stools.

"Can I walk you to your car?" He asked her an hour and a half later.

"I came by cab, I am not familiar with driving when it has snow on the streets."

"I can drive you home. C'mon." He held out his hand for her to take it, Sylvie hopped off the stool again with him helping her. "Thanks." She smiled at him.

The night was cold. It was freezing and snowing like crazy. He took her hand in his and intwined their fingers. They walked over the street to where Antonio had parked his car. Opening the door for her she got inside.

"Shit is that cold." He muttered under his breath, surrounding the car and getting inside as fast as possible. The drive back to her apartment was silent she caught him glancing over at her a few times but her never spoke up. The snow hit the windshield in it's own elegance and danced slowly to the with snow covered asphalt. The city was wrapped in a white dress of snow, and the lights of the city gleamed reflectively back through the car window.

Now as she watched the city drive by in it's beauty she remebered that Christmas was near, only a few days out. She quickly got rid of that thought and instead watched the man beside her drive.

The car came to a halt on the street in front of her apartment complex. Antonio switched of the engine. A klicking sound filled the quiet car as Sylvie unfastened her seatbelt.

She felt his body shift next to her and turned her head to look at him. Antonio leaned over, grabbed her chin and kissed her fiercefully.

"I wanna see you again. Preferably sooner than later."

"Mmh" Was her only response she managed to get after that kiss, she got out of the car. She mashed the snow under her feet walking up to the door. Sylvie opened the door but turned arounde once more before stepping inside. He was still there, but leaning forward so he could see her through the passenger seat window. She managed a rush wave before she closed the door behind her.

The next shift came sooner than she would have liked. Sylvie got up early in the morning because she wanted to shower at home before going to the Firehouse. It still hadn't stopped to sno, so she decided to take her car anyway. She had to start getting over her fears, starting today. And if she wanted to keep living in this city she had no other choice anyway. She had driven the ambulance once but only because Gabby told her too, and then she didn't want her to know that she was scared of driving at this weather so she did it, slowly but she did it.

Gabby and her spent a busy morning,drinving from one call to the next. When they finally arrived back at the Firehouse, Cruz approached her. "Hey, lunch is ready Peter made his famouse Lasagna." "C'mon Gabby, lets grab a bite before they eat everything away." They went inside. "Hey, look who's back." Matt stood from his place at the table to give Gabby a kiss.

"Peter Mills," Gabby said, "This is amazing." Conversation was loud around the table. Sylvie just listened and shoved in the Lasagna like a mad woman, she was so hungry after all the stress they had this morning, they hadn't even had time for breakfast.

"How were your days off?" Otis aske from opposite of her. The piece of Lasagna she was about to swallow got stuck in her throat as her mind drifted off to the events that had happend at the bar two nights ago. Her heart skipped a beat and her stomach started tingeling, caughing hard, Kelly who sat next to her hit her on her back helping her to get that food down. "Woah, easy there." His hand still on her back. "Thanks." She finally managed to say. Her head was still red but she doupted that it was the foods fault. Everybody was looking at her waiting for her to give an answer.

"It was O.K." She said as her breathing was normal again.

"Just O.K huh?"

Her muscles tensed. Sylvie slowly turned around, behind her stood Antonio.

"Antonio, what brings you here?" Gabby said from next to Matt. "I need to borrow Brett for a moment." He said, his sister watched them carefully but he just didn't care. "Sylvie can I talk to you for a moment?"

"Of course." She couldn't hide the blush that was spreading out on her cheeks and new it didn't got unnoticed by her coworkers as well. She got up from her stool and noticed that Kelly's hand still was on her back.

She led them to the meeting's room. "Hi." his big hand took hers. "Hi." She said shyly. "How long were you standing behind me?" Grinning down at her he said "Not long." "You surprised me there." Sylvie let go of his hand as she saw Otis walking by glancing through the window at them. "Yould you have dinnier with me? Or breakfast? Whatever you porefer." Antonio stepped from one foot to the other looking at her intensly.

"You mean a date?"

"Yes, a date." He stepped into her personal space, his lips brushing over her cheek as he was about to wisper in her ear. "I'll pick you up after shift?" His hot breath on her skin gave her a shiver that ran down her spine, gettin her all hot and confused. "I drove here myself, how about you picking me up at my place so I can change and take a shower first?"

"Breakfast then?" Cute little wrinkles started to show around his eyes as he started to smile at her. "Yes, sounds good." She said quickly. "I should go back, finishing my lunch." Sylvie stepped away but he catched her and pulled her back into his chest, and before she even could react, Antonio pressed his lips on hers softly kissing her. "So you don't forget me!" He said and left her standing there breathless and speachless.

"What did he want?" Gabby asked as they were riding back from their latest call.

"He asked me out." Sylvie said.

"He what?" Gabby's voice went an octave higher.

Sylvie smiled looking directly at her partner.

"He asked me on a date."

"WoW." pause. "He must really like you. I haven't seen him with a woman since he got divorced last year."

"That is a good thing right?" frowning she looked over at her partner who was now the one smiling.

"Yes, that is a good thing."

' Good ' Sylvie thought watching the city go by out of her window.

The diner where he took her was on the outskirts of the city. She hadn't been to that part of Chicago yet. "I haven't been in this part of the city yet." She said out loud.

"Best pancakes in the city." He said. They sat down down in an empty booth at the window.

"I like pancakes." She smiled over at him. "I remember." Holding her gaze, they didn't notice the waitress standing at their table.

"What may I offer you?" She asked.

"Pancakes." Antonio said without taking away his eyes from his date.

"Twice, with strawberry sirup." Sylvie held up two fingers. "And two coffees, black." She added.

"Ok, coming right away." The waitress said and rushed away in her short red costume dress.

"Tell me something about you?" She asked curious.

"What do you wanna know?"

"Anything you want to share!?"

"I was married until last year. I have kids, a boy and a girl, they live with their mom. I live by myself in a small apartment near the police station since the divore last year. And every second weekend the kids stay with me." He finished.

"That's good right?" There was a small pause. "That they stay with you I mean." She looked at him shyly, afraid she might had chosen the wrong topic to ask about.

"Yes, it is. Dario had problems with it at first, but we worked through it, and now he comes to visit me as well."

"How about you, what made you move to Chicago?"

She shifted in her seat unconforable. Sylvie was still avoiding that topic, but as she thought about it she decided, it was time to talk about it and get it over with.

"I was engaged. But then, ten days before the wedding..." He lifted his brow in question, "I left my fiancee and moved here. " Her fingers played with a napkin on the table in front of her.

"Didn't he treat you right?" There was something in his voice that made her look at him closely. She could see his rigit stance, and small wrinkles appear on his forehead.

"No, no, it wasn't like that." She let go of the napkin and continued. "I was just tired of being a houswife, staying at home and cocking for him. And all I got at the end wasn't a thank you, no, he made me feel small and stupid, like I was only good for cleaning the house and serving him." She took a deep breath, that was why I left.

"I'm glad you did." Taking her hand into his, squeezing her hand in support. "I am too."

He walked her up to her door, it was already lunch time when they had finally left the diner. Sylvie rumaged through her purse, searching for her keys. "Where are you?" She said to herself. "Let me..." He said but Sylvie pulled away. "Never go through a purse that belongs to a woman." He held his hands up in surrender. "Aha! here they are." thriumphantly holding them in the air. He smiled shaking his head. "Wimen." "Hey, what's that suppost to mean?!" She pushed him slightly but he didn't bulge, not even a bit. Instead he stepped forward. She stepped back, but the door was in her way. His body pressed her further into the door, she could feel his hard dick through her coat on her stomach. He leaned in, kissing her deeply.

Holding on to him with her hands around his neck she pressed herself on to him. His tounge played with hers, she could feel his heartbeat under his hard chest. Sliding down further stroking over his abs with her fingers. In one smooth motion he turned her around, caging her between his body and the front door. His soft kisses on her neck sent shivers down her spine, she could feel the wetness between her legs as she felt his fingertips removing her hair to the side a little. Her skin seemed to burn under his touch. "Open the door. " He wispered in her ear contemporaneously moving his right hand down stroking over her pussy.

She barely could consentrate on lifting her arm up to open the door, let alone turning the key around as he continued his sweet torture.

They stumbled inside her warm apartment, the door was barely closed behind him as they started to remove their clothes. Only wearing his trousers now, low on his hips, he pushed her carefully to the next wall and got down on his knees. "Wha.. ahhh. ... Shit!" He pulled down her navy blue panties. Sylvie tried to get away but he pressed her backi by his cold rough hand on her stomach. "Relax." He said, and she did. She felt his hot breath on her core, that mixed with the cold on her skin of his hand made her body shaking, his figertips stroke up her thigh with a little pressure making her moan, her head rolled back, small drops of sweat started to show and were sparkeling in the bright light of the sun that was lightening up the room.

He lifted her leg up and placed it over his shoulder, grabbing her ass, pulling her to him so he's have better access. He massaged over her stomach holding her in place. He liked over her pussy, his beard scrubbing over her sensitive slit made her scream. slowly and soft tasting her. She pressed her back into the wall moaning loudly as he continued eating her out. Stroking over his skull with her nails, she pulled on his hair in extasy.

SHe slowly came down from her high and hadn't Antonio held her, she would have fallen, her legs were still weak when he came up to meet her at height. Pulling him closer she kissed him. Sylvie could taste herself on him. Her hand slowly wandered down stroking over his hard dick, increasing pressure as she went on. "Where's the bedroom?" Heavily breathing he managed to ask her. "Second door on the right." He lifted her up and walked them over, he let her down onto the fluffy silver sheets carefully and hovered over her. . Never in her life had she felt more wanted. His pupills were dark, almost black. His messed up brown hair made him look so sexy that she didn't wasnt to waste any more time, Sylvie grabbed the black leather belt from around his waist, quickly pulling him on top of her.

"Faster." He was close, she was too. Straddeling him she used the lenght of his shaft to make her inner muscles pulsate with erotic joy. His strong hands supported her. Sweat was dripping down her body as she increased her speed, Her inner muscles were shaking, milking him as she came with a scream.

Tired she let herself drop on top of him. Her head on his chest, Sylvie could hear his heart beating fast as they both came down of their heigh's.

"WoW!" Antonio wispered.

"WoW yourself."

Drawing circles on his stomach with her fingers, she smiled. He moved away under her so he could face her. His swollen lips kissed hers, Sylvie closed her eyes and hummed into the kiss, her teeth biting his lower lip sinfully.

"Careful." He said playfully, "Or we'd have to go another round." He winked at her from the side and pressed a quick kiss to her lips.

"I wouldn't mind at all."

"Wimen!" He said again smiling at her brightly.

"Dinner, soon!" He was about to leave. Sylvie was leaning against her front door. "You know where to find me." Smiling she was about to close the door, glancing at him one last time.

"Detective..."

He turned around again.

"Brett.."

Their eyes locked one last time before she closed the door with her back, and leaned against it. Only a minute had passed when the doorbell rang.

She smiled brightly "Forgot something Detective?" Opening the door widely enough for Antonio to walk inside. Kissing her wildly he kicked the door close behind him.

END