Gone

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3 days later

Matt was sitting in the therapist office and was looking out of the window. He heard the clock ticking and knew that he had to talk, but didn't say much.

''I am getting closer to my old weight again…..'' Matt said slowly and softly then.

''That is really good news.'' The therapist said then. Matt nodded, feeling so awkward. Every time he was here he did not know what to say because he also didn't know what to say. He did want to talk but he just didn't know what to say. He wanted to talk about it, because he knew he should and because it would make Gabby really happy as well if he could finally open up but it was mostly also that he didn't want to remembered to all that happened. It still hurt him to think about all that had happened and although it got easier he still tried to avoid all those memories.

But he did want to talk about it and finally he took a deep breath and started to talk then.

''They….They kept asking me to tell…to tell them what the police knew…and I don't know…'' He said sad.

''What did you tell them?''

''That I didn't know…and Baxter threw the food…on the ground and hit me….he kept hitting me….'' Matt mumbled softly as he looked down, fiddling his nails and not feeling well about talking about it at all.

The therapist was still and not asking for anything and Matt took a deep breath.

''I just lied then…I lied about what the cops knew. I was so hungry…but I didn't know…'' He said then and tears filled his eyes. ''They kept hurting me…and told me that they would hurt everybody I care about….and I told them not to do that…and they hurt me even more.''

''Can you tell me what they did to you?''

''He kept hitting me…I don't want to talk about it.'' Matt said then and he got up then.

''Session is over, right?'' He asked then.

''Well, there is ten minutes left.''

''I want to go.'' Matt said and before the therapist could say anything he walked outside.

''How did it go?'' Gabby asked as she jumped up in the waiting room and grabbed his arm as they walked to the car.

''Okay.'' He just said then and they walked to the car, Gabby not thinking that it had been a good session. He seemed anxious again, scared like he was expecting somebody would come to hurt him again and she just drove home.

At home he made his way to the baby room and she just let him bee, she knew that it was his way of dealing with all that he had talked about in therapy but instead she walked to the balcony and tried not to cry. She knew he was trying and she was so proud of all the work he had done on the baby room and he was getting better it was still hard dealing with him. She knew that it would get better but it still made her sad every now and then. But finally she did walk back to make dinner for the both of them, hopeful and knew they would get out of this.

''Dinner is ready.''

''not hungry.'' He just said as he was working on the wood and Gabby refused to leave.

''Come on, you need to eat and gain weight.''

''I don't want to eat!'' He yelled angry and finally she walked away, sobbing in the kitchen. Had Antonio been right after all? No!

No, they could get through this even when he had no control of his emotions and she knew that he didn't mean it bad. Tired she had dinner and went to bed then, waiting for Matt to come to bed but after waiting for a while but got out of bed then.

Matt was still working in the baby bedroom.

''Come on Matt, you should come to bed.'' She said worried as he didn't even look up from what he was working on. She walked closer to him and squatted down, held his shoulder as she looked at what he was working on.

''What are you doing?''

''Crib.'' Matt just said.

''You should come to bed with me.'' She said then. ''To your own crib.''

He looked at her then and walked with her then. She was relieved he would finally come to bed with her and she wrapped his arms around her.

''Therapy was really hard today. I walked out earlier.'' He admitted then.

''I guessed so.'' She mumbled slowly as she caressed his cheek, cupping his face in her hands as he was talking.

''I told…I told the therapist about what happened while they kept me…that I was hungry and that they wouldn't give me…water or food and I was scared to die…'' He said slowly and she wanted to speak comforting words to him but he just kept on talking.

''they kept hitting me…and when I pretended it didn't bother me…he grabbed a metal rod…and hit me on my back….and I was scared. I should have been brave but I was scared. I was scared because they said that they would hurt you.'' Matt said, his breath starting to race.

''Sjjj, it's okay.'' She said then as she didn't want him all upset again but she knew now where the scars on his back came from and it made her sad.

''Why are you crying?'' he asked then. A few tears made their way down her cheeks.

''it makes me sad this happened to you. I am sad that you got hurt….'' She said then.

''But now I am with you and I am safe.'' He said then. He was saying it more to himself than to her but he didn't want her to be sad too.

She smiled and rolled on top of him, laying close with him and she decided to start about the baby again. She could hear his heart was racing but also knew that he was mostly just getting nervous again by talking about the therapy.

''Just a few more weeks and then we can see our little baby in the ultrasound.'' She mumbled.

''I can't wait to find out….if we are going to have a boy or a girl.'' He smiled then.

''What are you hoping for?'' She asked as he smiled at her, laying on his chest.

''a….I don't mind….I just can't wait to be a dad….and hold our baby.'' He said then. ''But a girl…like you…would be adorable.'' He said then as he was almost falling asleep.

''Or a little boy like you…'' She said then and shared a kiss before falling asleep.

NOTE: Matt had another therapy sessions but when he finally opened up he did not fell so well because he didn't want to talk about it and left earlier and went home upset and working on the baby room and upsetting Gabby again but she still trusts their love and later they made up and he finally opened up to her and got cheered up again by talking about the baby and they are both so excited.

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