A/N: I own nothing but the story.
There was no doubt in my mind Morgan and Rossi were going to bug me until I told them every little detail. Not that there was going to be much to tell besides me catching up with Matt. "You know, you look exactly like you did when you left." He said glancing over at me from the driver's side.
"That a good or bad thing Lieutenant Casey?" I asked and he burst out laughing. I missed that, seeing someone as happy as Matt was right now. In Quantico we're surrounded by crime and death, not a very good place to have a laugh.
"You've always been so insecure Hannah; you have no reason to be." I ducked my head and blushed a little at his last comment. I knew he meant it as nothing more than trying to tell me it was a good thing. Still, coming from Matt it meant more to me than if Rossi, Morgan, Reid or Hotch told me.
"How long have you been with Hallie?" Alright not the question I had in mind but that would work too.
He frowned a little and his eyebrows furrowed before answering. "About 5 years, just a little while after you left." He said turning and parking. Mina's, I had loved this restaurant, Matt and I would go here for every occasion. Sometimes we would make one up just so we could come.
"And you haven't married her yet?" I raised an eyebrow and he looked away. Had I stepped into unchartered territory? "Hey, I'm sorry...I'm gonna go back to the station." His eyes got as wide as golf balls and he shook his head no and held into my wrist.
"You didn't do anything Hannah…it's just a touchy subject." He said pulling a chair out for me and taking the chair next to me. I smiled at him and he grinned back.
"New girlfriend Matt?" I looked up to see a girl early 20's staring at me with pure hatred in her eyes. God how many girls did he have under his thumb here?
"This is Hannah, Hannah this is Morgan." He said referring to the leggy blonde and didn't spare a second glance at her. Just looked at me the whole time. What was so much more interesting about me? This girl was drop dead gorgeous.
"So lovely to meet you Hannah, what can I get you to drink?" She smiled sweetly but it was one like Hallie had given me at the station. The one where's it's like I don't want him to know I hate you but go die in a hole.
"We'll both have tea." He said with a charming smile to her. She batted her eyelashes and walked off. I made a gagging noise and he looked at me like I was a weirdo. "What?" He said putting an arm on the back of my chair.
"Any other girls in this town you have wrapped around your finger?" He counted on his hands and shook his head no. "Anymore jealous people I should know about?"
"Mmmm, nope not that I can think off." He said and just then Morgan returned with our drinks. She smiled and handed both of them to Matt. He handed me mine and I took a large drink only to choke. Guess the ditz had mistaken salt for sugar. "You alright Hans?" He said patting me on the back.
"Did you order me salty tea?" I said and he frowned and took a sip. He started coughing his head off and looked to Morgan.
"Why does hers taste awful?" He said giving her the cup back. "Go get her a new glass of tea." Her grip on the cup tightened and I knew she was struggling not to full on strangle me at the moment.
"Sorry no more, I can get her something else though." Matt stood and put his coat on, pulling me up in the process.
"No thanks, I think we'll go somewhere else." He said gripping my hand and leading me out of the little diner. He got in and the grip on his steering wheel was starting to turn his knuckles white.
"Matt you alright?" I said and touched his wrist but he jerked his arm away.
"Yeah, just ticked that Morgan treated you the way she did. She's always so nice to me." I rolled my eyes, typical of Matt not to see the poor girl had a huge crush on him.
"That's because she can drool over you freely when you go by yourself."
"She does not drool over me." I laughed and saw he was smiling.
"Right, and I'm not your best friend." He reached over and grasped my hand in his and shook it gently.
"Always my number 1." He said and kissed it before dropping my hand and going back to focusing on the road.
"House fire on 686 fairyland Lane, Fire engine 81, truck 3 and ambulance 61 respond." We both sighed at the same time. So much for catching up.
"I'll drop you off at the station, you can sleep in my bed there." I nodded and started to doze off as he drove back to the firehouse. Soon I was being shaken awake and I swatted him away. "I swear I'll tickle you if you don't wake up." I shot my head up and hit it on the window.
"Ouch!" I said and gripped my forehead, pulling my hand away I saw there was blood on it. He stopped laughing when he saw the blood on my hand and got out to help me out and to Shay or Gabi.
"Nasty looking cut you got there, let's get you to someone who can patch it up." He said and lifted me out of the truck and carried me in the firehouse. Morgan, Reid, and Rossi were all sitting in the garage talking with Kelly. They turned and stared when they saw Matt carrying me. "Shay or Gabi around? She's got a cut on her forehead." He said grabbing a towel and pressing it to my head. I winced at the contact.
"You alright baby girl?" Morgan asked moving to squat down in front of me. Matt pushed a little harder and I squealed.
"She'll be fine, just needs it checked out." Morgan looked from me to Matt and went back to his seat next to Rossi. Who was watching intently with a smirk on his face and Reid looked at me with concern on his face from my bleeding head.
"Matt, you gonna let me go anytime soon?" I said squirming to get away. His grip tightened and he laughed.
"Wasn't planning on it." He said and I gave up.
"Come on Matty, I'm tired and this needs to be bandaged up." He stood with me and carried me over to a pretty, blonde girl.
"Shay, can you look at Hannah's head for me?" He said gesturing to me. Shay nodded and motioned for him to hand me over.
"What happened Hannah?" She said turning a flashlight on to get a better look at it.
"Matt woke me up and I hit my head against the window." She nodded and reached off a pair of tweezers.
"Accounts for the glass in the cut. You can go Casey, I'll deliver her back." She said, he judged a minute before nodding and walking back to the guys. "How long have you been the other woman?" She asked and I choked on my own spit.
"I haven't seen Matt in 6 years, he's just my best friend." She gave me a look but didn't say anything.
"Judging from the way Hallie acted I thought you were an ex or something." She said wrapping gauze around my forehead.
"Nope just friends." I said.
"Your last name isn't Walker is it?" She said putting the tape in place.
"Why?"
"Casey mentioned you a lot, always had this huge smile on his face." She said stepping back and smiling at me.
"That doesn't surprise me." I said and looked to my hands, this was getting ready to go into uncharted waters.
"Hallie and Casey…he isn't the way with her as he is with you. He's more easygoing with you and a lot happier." I shrugged.
"I'm his best friend, it's my job to cheer him up." She rolled her eyes.
"Use whatever excuse you want you're both just stalling from the truth."
"so enlighten me to the truth."
"You and Matt love each other, and if I had to guess you've loved him since before you left." I nodded.
"All he ever talked about was Hallie.' I mumbled and I knew I sounded like a ten year old that had been told the boy she liked said she was icky.
"And all he talks about now is you." She said putting her hands on my shoulders.
"Hey, she all fixed up?" Matt asked poking his head around the side of the ambulance. Shay and I rolled our eyes.
"Did I not say I would get her back to you?" He shrugged and picked me up.
"You where taking too long." He said simply.
"Matt I can walk myself to the bed." I said and he kept on walking.
"You just got hurt, you shouldn't be walking." He was reaching and we both knew it.
"You just don't wanna be away from me." I said and kissed his forehead.
"You my dear Hannah are correct." He said plopping me on his bed and laying down next to me.
"You're not gonna go home?" I asked.
"Not much waiting for me." He mumbled, what about Hallie?
"What about Hallie?" I asked and he shifted so he was facing me.
"We don't live together." He said and pulled me closer. "Now shut up and got to sleep, I'm tired." I closed my eyes and snuggled into his chest.
'Night Matt." I mumbled sleepily.
"Night Hannah." He said placing a kiss to my hair. And for the first time I fell asleep and didn't have nightmares about the little girl's who had lost their lives. It was one of the most peaceful sleeps I've had in a long time.