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Gabby woke up early with the jitters and couldn't wait to meet up with Matt at the diner. She looked at her watch as she filled up her duffle bag, ready to get out of the firehouse, thirty minutes only left to shift but then the bell rang, Gabby cursing under her breath but running towards the rig, Brett waiting for her at the wheel, ready to peel off.

"Damn it. This better be quick." She grownled as she slammed her door shut, Brett driving off.

"What time are you supposed to meet up with him?" She looked sideways at her friend, feeling bad for the terrible timing this call was coming at.

"Fourty minutes."

"Hopefully this is just a minor incident and we'll be back in time for your hot date." She smirked.

"It's just breakfast Brett, no big deal." She tried to downplay but inside she was a mess.

"You are so going to get it on again."

"Just my luck." Sylvie followed Gabby's eyesight and saw what she had. It was an elementary school and smoke was coming from a portion of the roof on the east side of the building.

"Let's get this started so we can get you back there in time." It took much longer than they had both expected and by the time they made it back to 105, Gabby was running fifteen minutes late. To any outsider, fifteen wasn't that long but the fact that shift had ended at 8 while they were on call and that she was due to meet up with Matt at eight thirty, a guy she was meeting sober for the first time, fifteen minutes was way too long. She didn't even wait for Brett to kill the engine that she was jumping out and making a run for her bunk where she had left her bag in the haste of getting to the call and she ran out without even changing out of her uniform and peeled off the curb, cursing under her breath. She looked at her watch as she neared Chrstnut and cursed under her breath again.

"Please don't be gone." She drove into the lot and found a parking space, getting out of her car, looking at her phone for any indication that he was gone and hoping to god that Matt hadn't been tired of waiting and that he was still there. She swung the door opened and scanned the little diner, looking for her hot firefighter breakfast date.

When their eyes connected, both of them smiled and she made her way to the booth he was sitting in, a hot coffee in his hand.

"I'm so sorry I'm late."

"Tough shift?"

"You could say that." She took a seat in front of him and the waitress came to bring her a coffee. "We got a call at seven thirty and it was an elementary school and it took the guys a while to get it under control and we had to bring a few kids to Lakeshore as a precaution. I didn't even have time to change." She apologized, looking down at her clothes.

"It's fine. I was worried that's all."

"You thought I wouldn't show up?" She was surprised that he thought that even though her tardiness was enough to make him think that.

"No. I was afraid something had happened to you." He reached across the table and took her hand in his. "After what happened at the scene this morning, I thought." He thought about the face to face they had had with Peter Mills.

"No cold feet and no one convincing me not to come."

"Did something happen with your ex after the car pile up?" He inquired as she drank her coffee, closing her eyes to enjoy the feeling of the hot liquid she had yet to drink this morning.

"Before the call. I looked at the picture we took at Molly's day before yesterday." She blushed. "And I remembered that we sent that picture to our exes and I freaked out but he didn't take it too well when I stepped foot in the house.

"Did he do anything to you?" Somehow Matt was already protective of Gabby even if they had only flirted one night and spent the night together.

"He might have thrown his phone at me and used a few choice words. Nothing I can't handle." She chuckled, liking Matt's protective side already.

"Do you want me to have a talk with him?" He asked as the waitress came to take their order.

"No it's fine. He'll get over it."

"How do you even do that? Work in the same house as your ex?"

"It's not easy, especially when he flaunts his new girlfriend in your face." She blushed, looking down into her mug.

"Ah man that's tough."

"What about you? Any evil messaged from your ex asking who's the slut?" She looked up at him with a grin.

"I haven't had the chance to cross paths with her but it shouldn't be too long since she works at Lakeshore and we end up bringing victims there often."

"Ah damn. When I saw the picture this morning I knew we had made a mistake in sending it."

"It's ok Gabby. We were drunk and we were having fun. There's nothing to be ashamed of."

"Is that all we had? Fun?" She wondered as their food arrived.

"Not if you want it to become more. Enjoy." He put a forkfull of eggs in his mouth.

"Well I'd like to get to know you some more."

"I'd like that too. We don't have to rush into anything right now. We're both fresh out of relationships and I like you a lot so i think it's a win win situation." He smiled at her, making her blush. Those crystal blue eyes were beautiful but the way he smiled, the small wrinkles at the corner of his eyes made him all the more sexy to her.

"So Lieutenant at 51 huh? Must be a lot of work." She changed the subject back to them getting to know each other more.

"It is but I love it. It's rewarding to be able to make a difference and teaching other's to get better."

"Well you look like you're doing one hell of a job."

"You weren't so bad either. PIC from what I can see." He reached across the table and took the corner of her jacket between his fingers.

"Yeah. I think I found my calling on the ambo, I love it." She smiled, thinking about her job.

"And a beautiful smile." He whispered, making her blush a deeper shade of red this time. They ate breakfast while sharing some stories from work and learning some new things about each other, laughing a lot together. Anyone who was looking at them would never think that they had just met a few nights ago. They looked like they had known each other forever.

"Oh god, look at the time." They had been at the diner for the past two hours, not even seeing the time fly.

"Anywhere you need to be?"

"Yeah, in bed." She laughed. "I told my brother that I would meet him for lunch and if I'm grumpy, he'll never let me live it down."

"Alright than I'll let you get some beauty sleep."

"Thanks for inviting me, this was fun. Are you free tonight?" She suddenly blurted out.

"No plans yet, you?"

"Do you want to join me for dinner? My place?"

"I'd love to."

"Great, I'll text you the adress." She fished into her purse to grab her wallet but he stopped her.

"Breakfast is on me." He insisted.

"I can't let you do that."

"Sure you can since you're going to spend some money at the store to cook something for me tonight. It'll make us even."

"Fine." She huffed. Matt dropped some bills on the table and they walked out to her car, both of them standing face to face, a silly smile on their faces. "So I'll see you tonight."

"I can't wait, I'll keep an eye out for your text. Enjoy your unch with your brother."

"Thanks." They looked at each other a few seconds before Matt leaned forward and pressed his lips to hers in a gentle kiss. They pulled apart with a smile on their faces.

"See you soon." He held her door opened and closed it for her as she put her seatbelt on, looking at her back up and leave the parking. Matt was happy that she had finally showed up and they had enjoyed a wonderful meal togther. He couldn't wait for tonight so he went to his truck and went back home to do the exact same thing that Gabby was heading to do except his afternoon was free of any kind of meeting so he would be able to get a good nap in.

After her nap, Gabby went to lunch with Antonio and told him all about Matt and that she had invited him over for dinner. Antonio was happy that she had found a great guy even though they had just met because Antonio knew Matt from having to deal with him in the whole Voight investigation. From there, she went to the market to pick up what was missing to make her grandmother's famous mac and cheese. When she got home, she texted Matt her adress and asked him to meet here there at around six.

Once everything was ready, she uncorcked a bottle of red wine and poured herself a gladd while she slowly started preparing dinner, waiting for Matt to arrive.

Matt grabbed a shower as soon as he stepped foot through his front door before he lied down for a short nap since they had a call free night, helping him be more rested already. He woke up around two and changed into some more presentable clothes than his old sweats and candidate t-shirt he had gone to bed in. He stopped his choice on a pair of black pants with a simple button down long sleeve that he pushed up his upper arms and he ran his hand through his hair to make sure he was presentable. He got a text around 3 with an address along with an hour and he smiled. He would be seeing Gabby twice in one day and he wouldn't complain about that. He grabbed a beer to calm his nerves and around five thirty he left his house and drove off towards Gabby's place.

He parked in front of a six apartment complex and killed the engine, getting out and heading towards door number 4 and knocked, waiting for answer. He immediately smiled when he laid eyes on her, she was beautiful. She was wearing her hair in a messy bun on top of her head with a light pink 3/4 sleeve sweater and a pair of black pants.

"Hey beautiful." She blushed lightly at the compliment and let him in.

"I'm glad you made it."

"Well I can't say no to a beautiful woman cooking for me." He followed her in the kitchen only to find that her top was lacy in the back, his pants instantly tightening.

"I don't know about beautiful." She giggled. "Wine?"

"Sure. It smells great in here."

"It's my grandmothers secret mac and cheese recipe." She poured some wine for him as he leaned against the counter.

"Secret huh? We stay in for a first real date and I get the secret recipe? Not bad."

"You're special." She looked over her shoulder as she planted a fork in the dish to make sure it was ready and turning the stove off. He walked around her counter and wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her to him.

"So how did your lunch with your brother go?" He didn't resist the urge to bend down and kiss her soft lips.

"It went great. I told Antonio about you."

"Antonio? Antonio Dawsno is your brother?" He hadn't connected the dots until just now.

"Yeah. He had great things to say about you, said you weren't a psycho stalker." She laughed as she pulled away from him to prepare some plates so they could eat. She took both plates and took them to the table while Matt took both glasses of wine and they settled into the dining room to eat. They talked about their childhoods, Matt saying little and Gabby talking about how it was at Dawson's growing up. They did the dishes together and took the bottle of wine with them to the living room, plopping on the couch so they could continue their conversation.

The bottle emptied itself our as they talked, the hours ticking by without them even realizing it. At some point, the conversation stopped and Matt couldn't keep his eyes off Gabby, his mind begging him to kiss her plump lips. He could hear her breathing become ragged as he looked at her and smile, finally putting his palm to her cheek and leaning down for a kiss. It was sweet at first but it quickly became a battle for control as their toungues moved together. Matt gently laid Gabby down on the couch as thy made out, Matt's hands moving all over her body, making her moan. He put his forehead against hers as they began needing air became an issue.

"I could kiss you like that forever." He whispered, Gabby blushing all the way down her neck.

Gabby pushed her body against Matt's and kissed him again, this time a little more passionately, Matt pressing his body to hers, giving them more friction. She started pulling his shirt over his body but his hand suddenly stilled her hands.

"We shouldn't be doing this." He looked at her straight in the eyes, his breath coming out in ragged puffs. Gabby searched his eyes for what she had done wrong and suddely started fighting to get him off of her.

"I thought that's what you wanted."

"I don't sleep with a girl on a first date." He smirked, licking his lips.

"Liar." She laughed and went to kiss him but he stopped her again.

"Gabby, this is worth doing right." He pushed a strand of hair out of her eyes and smiled at her. "I had a great evening Gabby." He raised from the couch and pulled her with him towards the door.

"So did I." She pulled on his shirt and raised on her tip toes to give him a sweet kiss.

"Call me when you wake up?" He kissed her again.

"Uh huh. Good night."

"Good night." They shared one last kiss before Gabby opened the door for him and he left. She closed the door and pressed her back against it, closing her eyes and sighing deeply, a silly smile on her lips.

Matt put a hand to her door on his side and smiled as well. He didn't want their relationship to be strictly physical and he liked her so he wanted it to work. They both went to bed with the thought of the other, both happy to have found each other.

A/n: So Gabby finally managed to meet Matt at the restaurant and they had a nice evening together even though Matt put a stop to it.

I hope you guys enjoyed it and please take a few minutes to leave a review, I always love to know what you guys think of it. - Sarra