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Little by little, they fall back into their normal. They rebuild what they thought they had lost.
Louie has shift days with Bonnie. They spend every bit of time they have off work with their son.
A morning after shift. Bonnie drops Louie off, instead of them picking him up.
Instead of a quiet and scared little boy, Louie takes off toward them as soon as he sees them.
"Mommy! Daddy!"
Matt gets there first, catches him, and scoops him into his arms.
Bonnie catches up and hands Gabby his backpack.
"He's gotten so much better," She says, smiling fondly at Louie.
The last time they had tried, Louie had stayed by Bonnie's van until Gabby and Matt showed up to get him.
"See you in two days, Louie, " she says, then turns to go
Carefully, Matt trades Louie for his backpack, and Gabby has her own morning after shift cuddle with their son.
A few minutes later, Gabby sets him down, Louie takes a hand from them both and they walk to the car to go home.
Saturday. They had nowhere to be. They had planned a picnic and a whole day at the park but woke up to rain.
Louie had been doing so good in sleeping in his own bed, Gabby wanted to reward the little boy.
As she thought of things she could do instead, inspiration hit in the form of a childhood memory.
Breakfast was served. Pancakes, strawberries, bacon. Juice in a sippy cup for Louie and coffee for the grownups.
As they finished, Gabby saw Louie looking at the rain-soaked outside.
"Rain," he says with a sad little sigh. "Yuck."
"Oh, sweetie. I promise. We're still going to have fun today," Gabby promised.
She sent Louie to wash his hands, which were syrup-sticky. Matt went along, three was still too little to trust alone in the bathroom.
She gathered what they would need.
"We are going to build a blanket fort," Gabby said exuberantly.
"Your Tío Antonio and I built them all the time when we were kids."
She hands Matt a handful of clothespins.
"First, we have to show Daddy how it's done."
Gabby folds part of a blanket around a chair. She hands Louie a clothespin.
"Put it right here. That's right, good job, baby. "
Matt smiles.
"I think I got it. I'll work on the other side."
The three of them make quick work. Soon, the fort has a roof. Blankets spread over that make walls.
They had bought air mattresses for camping, and today would be a test run.
Soon the inside was all cozy. Gabby grabbed her laptop.
"Movie time."
"Baymax!" Louie shouted.
He grabbed Mr. Monks and scrabbled into the fort.
Big Hero Six started a Disney movie marathon. Lion King followed, then the first Toy Story.
Then lunch.
PB&J for Louie, roast beef and cheddar for Matt, grilled veggie marinade and mozzarella for her.
Chips and dip, apple slices, and ants on a log made a lovely picnic.
After, they settled in for a nap. The house was dim and quiet, the sound of the rainfall soothing them to sleep.
After Louie woke up, Gabby took him into the kitchen.
"Let's make some cookies for after dinner tonight."
"Rainbow cookies?" That is what he calls M&M cookies.
"Yep."
She measured the ingredients and had Louie dump them in the bowl. Soon, the first dozen were in the oven.
A homemade frozen pizza joined the rest of the baking cookies.
Dinner was enjoyed, so were the cookies.
Louie is taken for a bath, pizza sauce and chocolate are everywhere.
Warm and snug in firetruck printed PJ's, Louie came back to the living room.
"Wanna sleep in the fort, Louie?" gabby asked, seeing his fixation on it.
"Yes, please."
She had grabbed his favorite story treasury while Matt had helped him into his PJ's
They got settled on the air mattresses, then she started to read…
Gabby tucks the baby monitor into a corner of the fort.
She checks to make sure that Louie is covered up enough. His quiet breathing fills the small space.
She slips out, and Matt puts his hand out to help her up.
They go to their own bedroom, getting ready for bed.
As they settled into bed, Gabby shared a thought- It was more like a hope.
"I hope, when he's older, that Louie remembers the fun days like this the most. Not the accident, not before us. Just the days where he was happy and safe. I just want him to always know he's loved."
Matt kisses her gently.
"I hope so." he agrees softly.
They settle into sleep. A quiet house, a peaceful night. A happy home.
A/N- That's where I leave them. I want them back together so badly, but it's out of my hands.
I can only hope that the writers bring Louie back if only so I can see him safe.
I can only want this story to be resolved. It was perfect, and Andre did not need to take him. I've seen family and job balanced before on other shows. They could have made it work.