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Kelly's POV

I didn't know why he was scared. Was it because of me? The gesture I made to not allow him to take only warm water, that gesture when I took sudently his hands, that was what hurted him. What did Jack Nesbitt and his men have done to you Matt ? He was there, behind me, shivering, letting running down the tears on his cheeks, his arms encircled his legs. He wasn't the same man anymore. This Matt I knew. And I didn't know what to do to help him. Then I sat near him, trying to calm him down, even just a little. I heard him moaning something in each inspiration he took. I heard him say he was sorry. But why was he sorry ?

"You don't have to be sorry Matt. It's me actually. I'm sorry. It's my gesture which scared you. I scared my best friend."

He shook his head. He seemed to disagree.

"No. I have to apologize too. I... It was like... A flash in my head... Behind my eyes, and, um... I thought that..."

"It was him?"

He didn't move an inch, his head was still on his arms and legs. But he nodded. What did Nesbitt have done to our Matt, in the point of being scared with one speedy gesture...

"Matt, you need to wash yourself."

"Yeah. I know."

He washed his cheeks with his hands, to go away his tears and tried to stand up. But he fell. His head was pounding, and cry didn't helped. And his chest was still hurting. I helped him to stand up and gave him the shampoo. Gabby should be here soon with our clothes. Finally...

Gabby's POV, in the same time

Dr. Bennett called me to tell me that Matt and Kelly needed new clothes. So I went to their appartment to grab some. But when I opened the door, a unbearable sensation hit me. Some images were in my head. The appartment in a mess, this stripper's body, Katya on the floor in the kitchen, when I checked every rooms trying to find Matt without success. I closed my eyes, trying to not think about this, and ran to their bedrooms to grab some things. In less than five minutes I was out the appartment.

Chief Boden gave to Kelly and me some days off to help Matt as we could, and today was ''our'' shift. So when I came to the hospital around fifteen minutes later, I saw our ambo 61 near the ER. Without thinking why, I made my road to find Brett and Chili.

"Hey girls!"

The girls jumped and returned to me.

"Gabby!"

"Brett, Chili..."

I smiled at them.

"You're here for Matt?"

"Uh, yeah. Bennett called me to grab some things to them. So... Here I am! And you? You're covered in blood."

"Gabby, don't..."

"What?" I said, laughing. "I don't have the right to ask?"

"It's not that. I mean... It's complicated."

"So explain! I'm not an idiot, I'm just... A stubborn girl."

I didn't want to tell them. Nobody except Kelly, Bennett and Charles knew about my pregnancy. I just... Matt needed to know before them.

"Gabby? You're not with Matt?"

I startled and saw my brother walking to Brett and Chili.

"Antonio? What are you doing here?"

"I'm here for the woman your collegues just took here."

I turned my head over Brett.

"See? Not that complicated!"

"Gabby..."

Brett and Chili looked elsewhere. And Antonio had a bad look. I was worried.

"What? What is it?"

Antonio sighed and closed his eyes.

"Brett and Chili helped a gunshot victim. Jay and Erin were there too, and um..."

"And what? Antonio, tell me."

"The bullet is from the same gun than the gun that killed Katya in Matt's appartment."

My jaw dropped and my eyes shut.

"Is she... One of the strippers?"

"Yes. Before she lost consciousness, she said her name was Trish, and was Katya's best friend."

"Oh... God..."

"It's not all."

What? It was not all? So what? Antonio saw in my eyes what I wanted to say.

"She spoke to Erin. She saw Matt during his captivity. She said that Matt wanted to help Katya and her to get out of this business and out of Nesbitt."

I passed my hands in my face.

"This is a joke... You said you killed them... All of them..."

"Well... I lied. There were four men, but we killed only three of us, included Nesbitt. But not the leader of his men. He is the worst, worst than Nesbitt. He is the second boss of this human trafficking, and I think he kills all the girls who want to escape. But only Trish can confirm our information."

"How is she?"

"The bullet hit her left lung, maybe the heart. We don't know. She is in surgery right now, but the surgeons weren't real optimistic."

My God... This wasn't real. It was a nightmare. One of the men was still free and maybe tried to find Matt. I had to run. Run on Matt's room. I climbed the stairs until reach the fourth floor, and then enter to Matt's room. Bennett was here with a nurse.

"Hey, doctor! Matt isn't here?"

"Yes, he is. He is just taking a shower with Kelly. He didn't want to take it alone."

"Oh..."

I saw Bennett lowered his eyes.

"Oh, yeah! I grabbed some fresh clothes for Matt and Kelly, like you asked me."

"Yeah. Matt is allowed to wear underwear and sweatpants, but not a shirt because of the burns and the bands."

"How is he?"

Bennett sighed.

"His left shoulder seems a little infected but with the antibiotics, it will go out in a few days. Sonia is here to put some creme and bands on them to let them heal properly. I asked Sonia because she is experienced."

"Um... No offense you, but... You're young to be experienced..."

"It's not offensed. Actually, most of patients said the same things about me. I don't mind. But I began this job in ICU I was 21, so in this unit, I'm the most experienced."

She smiled at me. Bennet looked above my shoulder.

"Gabby, you're here already?"

I turned and saw Kelly and just behind him was Matt. His eyes were big. He lowered his arms and closed his eyes. Then, the world felt between us. I saw big warm tears coming down his cheeks and he ran away. He ran to the bathroom, and I heard him cry. Loudly. This, broke my heart, again. Kelly gave me a sad look and came to the bathroom too. To comfort him. I couldn't stay here. Why was he like this?

Matt's POV

When I saw her, when I saw Gabby, my body reacted. But not my head. I just... Felt my eyes becoming wet and felt tears coming down my cheeks for the second time in a few minutes. And then, my body reacted. I ran away. I ran away the woman I loved. The woman I still loved. The woman I always loved. It was too hard for me to see her. I couldn't... I didn't have the right to see her. Not after that... Kelly joined me in the bathroom, on the floor.

"She is worried about you, as I am."

"I know. But... I can't."

I shook my head. I didn't want him to know why I can't.

"I think you need time. I'll see if she's still here, okay?"

I nodded after a few seconds. He stood up and walked out the bathroom.

Kelly's POV

I felt bad for him. He couldn't see Gabby, but why? I knew he wouldn't say a word to me about this. He was so stubborn. Still so stubborn. Gabby wasn't here anymore.

"She went out the room when Matt kind of ran away. She had tears in her eyes, let these bags and left."

I nodded. Even Gabby felt bad for him. But the man she loved ran out of her. It was very hard to see that. I took the bags and went to the bathroom again. Matt dressed himself, but just his lower body.

"Gabby left. She was sad."

"I know. And it's logical."

"Why... Why you did this?"

I didn't want to push him, but I needed to know.

"I... Don't know. Well, I mean... It's... Complicated."

"It's because she knows?"

I knew he knew what I was talking about. But he was lost on his mind.

"Kind of."

I didn't push further. I knew it was hard for Matt to think about it.

"You're done now?"

"Yeah. I'm ready."

We left the bathroom to the bed. A nurse called Sonia was there to treat the burns and help Matt to have some king of ''food'' and ''water'' in his organism. Matt didn't want to drink or eat. Matt needed rest. Lot of rest. He just relaxed a little and fell asleep before the end of the cure.