Author's note: Hi everyone thanks for the lovely reviews. Almost 15 reviews for the last chapter, I'm so happy about it and I hope it will continue this way! I wasn't really sure about the undercover thing and how doing this, so I hope this is credible and you'll like where I am going.
I apologize for some grammatical errors or conjugations, I do my best.
Have a good read and don't forget to review, it's always a great motivation!
Gaëlle
MATT'S POV
When we see Voight and Boden turn towards us, I feel my heart races. This whole situation is totally stressing me out. I turn my attention to Gabby who's standing beside me with frightened eyes. We both have a dark past with Voight. I can't help myself but squeeze Gabby's hand to reassure her. The Chief comes to us.
"Good Morning! Casey, we need to talk in my office!" he says. I nod and Gabby starts to leave when the Chief heckles her: "Dawson, why don't you come with us discreetly?"
Gabby stands there for a while, doubtful, not knowing what to do. I look at her, I look at Boden and Voight and I understand the situation. I talked to Voight about Gabby and me relationship, begging him to protect her and my loved ones. He must have told about us to Boden.
"Gabby, it's ok… Voight knows, and I'm pretty sure the Chief knows too right now!" I tell her, the Chief nods at us, smiling, letting me know I'm right.
We follow the Chief and Voight on his office, and we close the door behind us.
"Chief, sorry to interrupt, but I just want you to know that Gabby and I are back together and we want to keep it secret in the firehouse to not make the same mistakes again..." I announce him.
"I understand, and thanks for telling me. I'm glad you two are a couple again." He says to us.
"Well, so I called Voight this morning because some shady and suspicious guys dawdled round the House. So he comes to see me and then he talks to me about your undercover job. He tells me he as some concerns, Jack and his guys could be dangerous. He suspects these guys to be possible hired men…" he explains us with concern in his voice.
"To make sure everyone in the Firehouse is safe; two police officers are going to watch the House 24 hours a day. Matt, I talked to Boden and he agrees to give you two shifts off including this one. Gabby you will have to be extremely careful; you're in the front line with Matt and Antonio working on this mission. Be careful all the time, verify that you're not followed, don't remain alone outside too long…" he warns us.
I see that Gabby is shaken next to me. She panics. I had managed to calm her and to reassure her, but with Voight's words, I believe that it's too much for her.
"Gabby, it's going to be ok, I promise." I say, rubbing her back.
"Stop telling me it's going to be ok, while we just basically told us I could be a target and that you and my brother will be working close to these guys every day… I just can't deal with this whole thing, this is too much!" she cries and leaves the Chief's office, slamming the door behind her. I watch her leaving, powerless.
"Casey, are you ready to go? You have to be at the club in one hour!" Voight says.
"Yeah, just let me talk to Gabby before leaving!" I tell him, and he nods.
We leave the Chief's office. Voight go to his car waiting for me and I look for Gabby. She's not in the locker room, not in the bunker room and not in the common room. Severide looks at me from the common room and with a sign of the head tells me to look for Gabby outside. I find her. She leaned against the wall, trying to control her breathing.
GABBY'S POV
It's been two crazy days and the anxiety doesn't leave me one second. After having panicked in the Chief's office, I run outside to take some fresh air. My heart beats faster, my body is covered with sweat, my legs are trembling and I can hardly stay up. I lean against the red brick wall of the Firehouse and I try to calm down.
Matt walks to me and he wraps his arms around me.
"Get off of me!" I yell. I can't stand up anymore and I fell down to the ground.
"Gabby!" Casey looks at me in shock. He sits down in front of me and pulls me in his arms.
"I can't do this Matt, I can't risk losing you or Antonio; I can't deal with one of you taking a bullet or something… I JUST CAN'T!" I sob on his shoulder, now holding him for dear life and he strokes my hair and rubs my back.
"Gabby, you really need to relax. I'm confident and you should be too. All will be over before the end of the week, and we'll celebrate with our friends and family last weekend… I promise! I will be perfectly fine; Antonio will be perfectly fine… And you have to be perfectly fine too, because I can't do this knowing you're not feeling well…" he tells me, still rubbing my back and hugging me tightly.
"I will try to be more relaxed but I'm so afraid…" I say before breaking down again.
"I will talk to Severide and he will be with you every time to make sure you're feeling good and to make sure you're safe, okay?" he tells me, putting my hair behind my ears. "I'm so grateful to have you in my life, I love you!" he then murmurs in my ear and I finally feel a little bit relaxed.
"I love you too, and I'm sorry for the panic attacks… I don't know how to deal with it yet!" I tell him before putting a sweet kiss on his lips.
"Don't worry baby, it's okay… I have to go, I'll call you later!" he says, helping me to stand up and hugging me one more time before leaving the firehouse.
MATT'S POV
I arrive at Stilettos one hour later. I have changed into my construction's clothes and Antonio too. I will introduce him as my business partner.
"Hey Casey! You could take some time off from the Firehouse, what great news!" Jack welcomes us.
"Yeah, speaking of that, does your offer from last week still stand? You know the partnership to extend your business and open new clubs? Because I thought about it and I'm in!" I announce him.
"Of course, I'm glad you changed your mind!" he tells me, shaking my hand. He then looks to the man standing next to me: "And you are?"
"Hi, I'm Carlos, I'm Matt's new business partner!" Antonio introduces himself.
"Well, welcome to Stilettos Carlos! Make yourself comfortable!" Jack says to Antonio.
When Jack goes back to his business, Antonio starts looking everywhere in the club. I explain to him the organization of the Club, what Jack is doing all day long and that his girls are totally subjected to him. He holds them with something, but the whole question is to know with what.
"The club is open all day long, and the girls are working at least 10 hours a day between the dance and the bar. You'll have the occasion to talk to them; they are very comfortable with everyone... I have been discreet since the start, not interested, but maybe you can be closer to some of them…" I tease him.
"Yeah, of course… Like that you will not have troubles with my sister, right!" he smiles.
"I think she's already having a hard time dealing with the both of us being here… She's having a lot of panic attacks and I'm really worried, so…" I tell him.
"Don't worry, I understand! And never forget she's really strong!" he reassures me before being interrupted by a blonde bimbo.
"Hey, I'm Katerina. Do you want to drink something?" she asks him.
"Hey, I'm Carlos, Matt's coworker. I'm good thank you, we have a lot of work to do!" he answers her politely. Seeing her disappointed, he adds: "But I will definitely take a break later and we could get better acquainted!" before smirking.
During all morning we work watching Jack and the girls from the corner of the eyes. Jack is all the time on the telephone and the rest of the time he gives orders to the girls. We have noticed that Katerina has always been by his side, not leaving him off out of sight. She could be our best ally in the club.
"We definitely need to know more about this Katerina… She seems to be really close to Jack and she has to know something about what's going on there. I have the impression that she's afraid of him, don't you?" Antonio asks me.
"I don't really know; he has the same behavior with all the girls. Do you think he could be involved or be at the head of a prostitution ring? I mean, all these girls seem to come from Eastern Europe…" I share my suspicions with Antonio.
"I think it's our best track… There are important prostitution rings to be dismantled in the United States. We will talk about this with Voight later and we will do some researches." He explains me.
Jack comes into the room where we are working without knocking and we keep silent immediately.
"Everything goes well, boys? You know, you can have a small break at the bar. Katerina and Katya are waiting for you!" he tells us, smiling before his phone rings again. He leaves the room, and I look at Antonio: "Guess it's time to meet the girls!"
ANTONIO'S POV
We make our way to the bar, and two blonde girls are waiting for us. They are dressed with very short and skin-tight dresses. Their cleavages are impressive, limit vulgar. They are ultra made up and flirt with us from the very moment we sit down in front of them.
"So Carlos, where are you coming from?" Katerina asks me.
"I'm from the Dominican Republic, but I was born and raised in Chicago." I answer her.
"Wow, sounds so exotic compared where we are from!" Katya reacts.
"Oh, where are you coming from?" I ask them innocently. They are the one who start the conversation so it's so much easier for me.
"Katya is from Estonia and I'm from Russia!" Katerina answers. She's totally unaware of the importance of her answers.
"Wow, it's really far from America. How did you come to Chicago?" I ask them and I see their faces falling.
"Hmm, really long and uninteresting story… "Katerina answers and goes in the lounge to serve drinks to suspicious men.
"Carlos, you seem to ask a lot of questions… Just leave the girls do their jobs, please!" Jack comes up behind me and bangs me in the shoulder.
"Yeah, sure, sorry… We were just trying to get to know each other." I tell him, carefully, not wanting to look suspicious.
"We won't have time to get acquainted, Carlos. You have a lot of work to do!" he says, firmly.
"Come on Carlos, let's go back to work!" Matt tells me, guiding me to our work room.
MATT'S POV
"This is the proof that there's something fishy at the club." Antonio tells me, closing the door behind me.
"Totally, but how we will make them talk?" I ask him.
"Maybe we'll need someone else in the club, a girl…" Antonio announces me.
"Don't even think to Gabby!" I warn him.
"Of course not, but someone from the police department who could look like an eastern European girl… I will call Voight later to ask him if he agrees with that idea… We have a girl named Paula in the district, she's blonde and has generous cleavage, and she could definitely help us!" he explains me.
"It's a great idea! Maybe she could bring the subject of the travel from Europe to Chicago with the girls more easily…" I say.
GABBY'S POV
We have just come back from a hard call and I look at my phone, still no news of Matt or Antonio. I start to be worried again when Severide come sits next to me and tries to distract me.
"What do you think about planning a secret surprise wedding for Matt?" he asks me, quietly.
"Are you serious?" I look at him with big eyes.
"Well, you need distractions, you definitely want to marry Matt and I guess it'll be a great surprise for him after all you have been through together… Don't you think?" he says with a big smile.
"Kelly Severide, you're turning into a Leslie Shay, I swear to god!" I laugh.
"Well, I guess it's a pretty good thing right? So what do you think about this? We can organize this together and plan the wedding the day of your two year anniversary, without taking account of your little break, in a few months?" he insists.
"Well, I think it's an amazing idea!" I say before hugging him.
Author's note: A little sweet moment to end this chapter, before the next one which is... Well you'll see! Don't forget to review!