Disclaimer: I own nothing except my imagination and Abbey and the three kids.
a/n: Thanks to everyone who left a review on the previous chapter. I'm really not sure where I'm taking this story but there's probably just a few more chapters to it before I wrap it up so I hope you enjoy this latest chapter.
Both Casey and Patterson were placed in seperate cells at 21 while their parents came to get them. Antonio and Adam had made sure they hadn't talked to each other upon arriving at the station. All the Casey's were like family and he knew all three boys were not trouble makers but Logan was the hot head of the three and he only hoped that this little visit on the other side would serve as a lesson to him. He knew Patterson would be another story. Antonio met up with Adam in the lobby. Matt and Abbey were the first ones to arrive since they were at Molly's when it happened and the desk sargent that was at the post dialed up Dallas Petterson to inform him of what had happened.
"Where is he?" Matt asked as soon as he was up the stairs of the station.
"They're both in lock-up. I figured we could let them think a little bit more before you guys bring him back home." Adam got up from the bench next to the door.
"Oh, he can stay there a little bit longer." Matt was far from impressed by his son's behaviour since joining the academy. "I need to have a few words with him." Matt followed Adam to where the cells were while Abbey waited in front until Patterson showed his face.
"You ok?" Antonio asked Abbey as he sat down next to her.
"I just don't get where this rivalry is coming from. We left on good terms with Patterson when he left 51 all those years ago." She sighed.
"I guess they've heard the stories. Some people can't leave things in the past."
"Matt isn't so happy with Logan."
"They're great kids Abbey. He just needs to keep that temper in check."
"Matt's the one to blame for that one." She chuckled, making Antonio laugh as well. "I know he probably had a good reason to get in Patterson's face but that's not how we taught him to deal with things."
Both Abbey and Antonio turned as the doors opened, Patterson walking through them.
"Abbey?" He was obviously surprised to see her there.
"I'll give you one guess." She got up to hug him.
"That knucklehead. I'm sorry about this, he'll get a talking. Logan again?"
"Yeah, at Molly's. I just don't really know what happened, it just exploded."
"Can I go see him?" He asked Antonio, who nodded and asked him to follow him in the back, leaving Abbey alone in the lobby.
Matt followed Adam in the back where the lock-up cells were and Logan was sitting on the first cell they came across.
"I'll give you two a few minutes." Adam patted Matt on the back and left father and son together.
Matt looked at him a few minutes before he spoke. "Think your that tough?"
"Dad." Logan's eyes locked with Matt's and he stood up.
"You think your smart huh? Getting in a fight in Herrmann, Otis and Gabby's bar."
"He was bad mouthing Chase dad."
"He's doing it to get under your skin and you are letting him win."
"But dad." Logan tried defending his actions but Matt was quick to shut him down.
"No buts Logan. If you can't get that temper in check at the academy, you'll never survive out there. There's going to be some people worst than Jordan Patterson to deal with and believe me when I say that the Casey temper, as your mom likes to call it, got me in some more trouble than I bargained for."
"I'm just trying to protect my brother. Isn't that what you tought us? To protect our family?"
"First of all, your brother doesn't need that kind of protection and second of all, being a man is learning to walk away from it. Maybe you should think about that tonight while you're in here."
"Aren't you going to get me out?"
"Not tonight son." Matt turned around and walked out of the lock-up cells, leaving his son behind bars to serve as a lesson, one he was hoping was the only one he needed.
When Matt returned to the front of the station, Patterson was still in the back with his own son. Abbey figured he'd have the same kind of lecture she was sure Matt had given Logan.
"Patterson come by yet?" He questionned her as he sat down next to her.
"Yeah. He's in the back with Jordan." She rubbing his back as he leaned against his hands
"He must not be too happy either."
"Far from. How'd it go with Logan?"
"The usual. I know he means well but that short temper will get him into trouble." He sighed.
"I know but you know what they say. Leaders lead from the front." Matt chuckled at the saying. He remembered the story about what Herrmann had said to Chief Boden back in the day.
"Yeah I know. Think I'm doing the right thing leaving him in there for the night?" He glanced at Abbey who now had her hand playing with the short hair at the nape of his neck.
"He'll be alright. Let's just hope he learns a valuable lesson." She kissed his temple. They looked up as Patterson walked back from the lock-up cells.
"Dallas." Matt greeted him.
"Matt. It's been a long time."
"And somehow our kids keep reminding us of a not so distant past." He got up and they shook hands.
"Tell me about it. I thought I'd leave mine in there for a night of thinking."
"Just left Logan in there too. I thought it could do him some good."
"Do you think Otis, Herrmann and Gabby will press charges?"
"Nah. They're just hoping that tonight will knock some sense into the two of them."
"You and me both." They thanked Antonio for the favour and everyone left to go home.
Abbey unlocked the door to the house and walked in, the lights all dimmed out. She looked at her phone to see if any of her two remaining free kids had left her a message about where they were but she had nothing.
"Did the guys call to say where they'd be?" She wondered as Matt closed the door and she removed her coat to hang it in the front closet.
"No." He looked at his phone where no voicemails were waiting for him.
"I guess it's just you and me then."
"We haven't had this place to ourselves in a while." She sighed, placing her keys on the table.
"Three grown kids will do that to you." He chuckled, wrapping his arms around her waist.
"Yeah." She pulled away from him and headed towards the kitchen. "A beer?" She peered into the fridge and got lost in her thoughts.
"Abbey?" Matt repeated a second time after she hadn't answered. He was leaning against the counter and was looking at her while her head was still in the fridge door.
"Huh?" She blinked and looked at Matt.
"What are you thinking about?"
"Nothing."
"Liar."
"Do you think Andrew will move out?" Matt didn't know where this was coming from all of a sudden.
"Why are you thinking about that now?" She handed him his bottle and leaned on the counter in front of him.
"He's been hanging out with Amanda a lot." He had barely been in the house outside of shift and although they hadn't been dating all that long, the feeling that he might make that kind of move kept nagging at her.
"Come on Abbey. You remember how we were when we started dating. We couldn't keep our hands off each other." He chuckled before taking a swig of his beer, his mind taking him back twenty something years to the year they had started dating. They had slowly started seeing each other, staying professionnal on the job but as the day went, their passion getting the better of them, meetting in the bathrooms, his office, 81, the ambo, you name it they had tried it.
"Oh I remember all right." She blushed, drinking some of her beer.
"And he's 25. He's bound to fly out of the nest at some point."
"I know it's just that no matter how old he gets, he'll always be my baby boy." She blushed, her emotions getting the best of her. Matt walked around the counter and pulled her to him.
"Think of it this way. If he leaves and the twins decide to move out soon, we'll have this house all to ourselves again and we will be able to do this." Matt lifted her easily and sat her on the counter, placing himself between her legs and pulling her in for a seering kiss. Their tongues battled for dominance as Matt's fingers started undoing the buttons of her shirt before letting it fall down on the counter, leaving her in nothing but her bra.
"Matt." She moaned as his lips moved from hers to her neck, nibbling at the skin there. Her hands were wrapped around his shoulders, keeping him as close to her as possible. He bit down on her neck, elliciting a groan from her this time, her body molding itself closer to him.
Matt felt Abbey's will leave her with each kiss and each bite, something she hadn't been able to do in the longest time and he was enjoying seeing her that way.
"Matt."
"Hmm?" His lips were still on her skin and the vibration was driving her nuts.
"The boys." She panted.
"Are not home." He took her cheeks in his hands and kissed her tenderly, her hand moving to his neck as she let herself go to. He pulled her to him and she wrapped her legs around his waist, giggling as he lifted her up so they could go in their room for some more privacy. They were so wrapped up in themselves that they never heard the door or the footsteps, the voice snapping them out of their state.
"ARGHH, MOM,DAD." Chase yelled as he set eyes on his parents, his mom half naked.
"Chase. What are you doing here so soon?" She asked as she tried to hide as much skin as she could, Matt finding this slightly amusing and he tried to put himself between his wife and son.
"Mom, put some clothes on for crying out loud." He raised a hand to his eyes so he could hide the sight of his mom, Abbey scrambling to the kitchen for her shirt.
"You can look now I'm dressed."
"Rally? In the kitchen? How old are you guys?"
"Watch what you're saying son."
"Sorry."
"What are you doing home anyways? I thought you were going out?" Abbey made her way to the living room this time, plooping down on the couch.
"Well someone used his one phone call to call me. Are you guys crazy?"
"Watch it Chase."
"What dad? You're leaving Logan in there as if he was a criminal."
"I hope he learns his lesson from this, and you too for that matter." Matt sat down next to Abbey, pulling her to him.
"But jail dad? Really?"
"That's my decision. We can talk about that when your brother comes home tomorrow."
"Good night." Chase knew when to quit and now was one of those times. He went upstairs to change into something else before he went back down and said bye to his parents. He was going to meet some friends at Molly's and all he wanted to do is drink away the momeries of his mother half naked.
"I can't believe he caught us like that." Abbey burried her face in Matt's shoulder, Matt laughing it off.
"Just be happy we didn't take it farther in the kitchen because trust me, I wanted to." He pushed her against the couch and pressed his lips to hers.
"Matthew Casey!" She tried to act serious but she couldn't help but smirk at him.
"I can't help it if my wife is hot as hell and that I love her just as much as I did twenty something years ago."
"I love you too." She leaned her head up and kissed him tenderly. They made out until air became an issue.
"Why don't we take this upstairs?" He kissed her neck.
"Oh yes." She pushed him off of her and ran upstairs, laughing as he ran after her and they spent a tender night together, choosing to leave the rest until morning.
a/n: Please leave a review before you go, I always love to know what you guys thought of it - Sarra