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Kelly's POV

I didn't want Matt to be alone in this hospital room, and this damn hospital bed, but I needed to clean the appartment and catch some good sleep before returning to his side. I knew it was late, but I called Gabby.

"Kelly, what is it? Is everything okay?"

"Yeah, everything is good, don't worry. Um, I know it's late, but do you mind coming in the appartment now? Maybe with Brett?"

"Brett is out with Roman. A date. But, I don't think it's a good idea to come."

Gabby was hiding something.

"It's... Because what happened when you came yesterday in his room?"

"Mostly."

"Gabby, try to understand, he knows you know about his situation. He feels ashamed about that. You are the love of his life, he was tortured in three ways, so yeah! He freaked out when he saw you. Because of all of this damn thing. It's not against you, it's against himself."

I was out of breath. I was angry, but on the other side, I understood Gabby. She was glad to see Matt, but when he panicked after seeing her, her world felt down.

"Okay... I'll be right there in thirty minutes."

"Thanks Gabby."

I hung up and I closed my eyes. She and I, we should have a little conversation.


Flashback, external POV

Gabby felt empty without Matt. This was already a day since he was missing, and the Intelligence Unit didn't have a track. Nothing. She was still angry of Antonio, because he told to her he had Matt's back and he promised anything will happen. She blamed Antonio, but trusted him enough to let him find her love. She passed her hand in her belly.

"You have stomach cramps?"

She jumped and faced Kelly. He was in the kitchen to grab some food.

"Kind of, yeah. Let this. I'll make some diner."

He got some plates, knifes and forks and set the table. Brett wasn't here, because she was on shift, like they had to, but Boden sent them home. He knew they wasn't in a great mood enough to work, and gave them some shifts off. All the firefighters had been made aware about their lieutenant's missing, the murder of Katya and the investigation. Otis, Capp and Cruz knew her when they worked for Casey on the club, when they were off shift. They were pretty shocked by this new, because they felt that this woman didn't disinterest Matt. Kelly wanted to punch them for that, because he knew that Matt didn't want to have another woman in his life anymore, except Gabby. He still loved her unconditionnally.

When Kelly opened the fridge to grab some beer, he saw Gabby ran on the bathroom and heard her throw up. He frowned and made his way to the bathroom, thinking about something. At the bar, she said to Otis to get the pickles out of her eyes because they made her want to vomit. A hand in her belly? Throwing up with some smells? He knew. He was sure about this. He saw Gabby above the sink, applying some water in her face.

"How far along are you?"

She turned to face kelly.

"What? I don't know what are you talking about."

"Yes, you know what I'm talking about. SO tell me. How far along?"

She sighed deeply, closing her eyes, and kneed on the floor. Kelly ran toward her.

"When... When we were in the ER, and this crazy guy blew himself up, you know you were badly injured."

"Yeah, I'm damn lucky to be alive. Halstead wanted to black tag me."

"Yeah, it's not all. He said he was carrying ebola, but it was worse than that: he carried the Marberg virus. When the incubation period is over, it is highly contagious, and it's killing people in less than a day. And when he blew himself up, he spread the virus. We were all contaminated. Throughout the day, we thought we were going to die, but the incubation period was not passed, so the disease has gone with him."

She was shaking, and had some tears in her eyes. Kelly tried to help her as much as he could, robbing her back.

"We were relieved, you were out of the wood, so... We... Went to Molly's and we spent the night together."

"Together, like... Together?"

She frowned.

"You sound like Shay! We... Slept together."

Kelly was speechless.

"We agreed it was the stress of the day. And acted like nothing had happened."

Kelly understood everything. They broke because they couldn't separate private life and professionnal life. But they still loved each over.

"When you had an argument with Matt the last shift he had, I felt dizzy. I thought it was just a cold or something like that, but again at Molly's it hit me. And I understood, so I made a test."

"And, it came back positive."

She nodded. And cryied more than before.

"I... C-came to the appartment immediately to talk to Matt, but um... The d-door was open and, um... He wasn't there, but this woman was! I... I don't know, I..."

She couldn't finish his sentence. Kelly hugged Gabby as long as she needed.

"I'm here. I'm here, and I'm going anywhere. Matt will be fine, and your brother will find him. I'm sure and I promise."

She was shaking, but she nodded between sobs.

"Nobody knows, except you now. Please don't tell anybody. I... Need to say that to Matt before everyone."

"I understand. I won't say a word. I promise."

End of flashback


External POV

Gabby knocked on the door, and Kelly let her come in. They sat on the couch, and Kelly inhaled deeply. She frowed.

"Matt will be released maybe tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, so I need help."

"Oh..."

She nodded.

"Whatever you need."

"He can't really... Eat normal food. He tried yoghurt this noon, but he threw up, and had some violent spasms on his stomach. And at diner, Sonia tried some soup, and his body accepted it. An entire bowl."

"Let me guess: chicken soup?"

"How do you know?"

"It's an old recipe. It helps when you're sick, especially the cold or the flu. My abuela did it when Antonio and I were sick."

"You're not... Disapointed about this?"

"No! Of course not! I'm glad Matt can eat, even if it's liquid food."

"Tomorrow, he will try again with some yoghurt. And if his body accept the food, Bennett will remove the feeding tube and let him feed by himself. That's why I need help."

"You need help to clean the house, and do some errands?"

"Yeah, mainly. But I need he knows he's safe here. I... think he was kidnapped here, and maybe saw Katya being killed, so..."

"I'm on it. Don't worry about that. Even if he can't see me, I can help him to feel better."

"Thanks Gabby. I appreciate this. But I'm really tired for now, and I need to catch some sleep, because the chair isn't a good idea."

"Your back is sore uh?"

"Well, yeah..."

"Go to your bedroom, I will come with some ointment and massage you. It will help you relax and sleep better."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, I'm sure, you need to be there tomorrow for Matt. So yeah. I'll text Brett I won't go home tonight, sleep here, if you don't mind."

"No no I don't mind. You can use your bedroom."

"It's... Not my bedroom anymore you know."

"Matt doesn't mind if you use it. Don't worry. You don't deserve the couch. You're carring Matt's baby. He requires some attention."

"Okay, okay. You win. Now go to bed. I'll be there in two minutes."


Gabby's POV

I really, really wanted to use this bed. But each time I was thinking about it, it reminds me these times with Matt in it. So much great times... Now focus. Kelly needed to sleep, and the only way for him to sleep, it was this massage I promised. I went to the bathroom, grabbed the ointment and made my way to Kelly's bedroom. He was in his underwear, shirt off, like I wanted him to be.

"Just relax okay?"

"Mh."

He passed his hands under his head, closed his eyes, and breathe deeply. And then my work began.

"I warn you, it's a little cold at the beginning."

He nodded, so I applied some cream on his back. He cramped, but after a few seconds, he relaxed again. I passed my fingers slowly on his back, on his spine, on his lower back. I heard him groan with pleasure for several minutes, then nothing. He had fallen asleep. I smiled, and continued my massage. This was relaxing me to. I liked giving massages to someone. Then after I finished, I went into the bathroom to wash my hands and put the cream in its place, and then went into Matt's bedroom. Our bedroom. Kelly was right. I still loved Matt, even after what happened. In fact, I loved him much more. But did he still love me? He cried and ran away when he saw me, so did he still love me? Kelly said yes, but he was ashamed about what happened on him, but I didn't care. The past was the past, and I wanted to build a future for our baby. Maybe, he deserved to know about the baby. Was it a good idea? The sheet had his smell, the pillow too. Every part of the bedroom smelt Matt. It was... Very good. For the first time in month, I fell asleep in less than five minutes. I was so good in here.


Sonia's POV

I hoped Kelly will sleep as well as Matt. He deserved some good sleep. I promised him to watch Matt when he was in their apartment. It was nearly 4AM, and Matt still hadn't woken up. It had been six hours of sleep. He had never really slept much since his admission. But soon, he will wake up. His pulse was getting higher. I could see that in my monitor in the nurse station. I ordered the staff to make a round, to see if nobody was missing, or awake or something. When I watched again the monitors, I saw that Matt was awake, and seemed to panic a little because his friend wasn't here. So I ran to his room, seeing he was indeed awake, struggling and panicking a lot.

"Matt! Matt, listen to me, alright."

"Kelly!"

He cried, warm tears in his eyes.

"Kelly is home! He is preparing your discharging day. I said I'll watch you for him while he's at home. He didn't want to leave, but I ordered him."

He seemed to calm down. Even a little. I sat in his bed near him, and hugged him.

"It's okay, shhh."

He wrapped his arms around me, trembling a lot.

"When I woke up... I... I was scared he wasn't here."

"I know. But I will tell you something. Dr. Bennett said you can leave the hospital today or tomorrow if you can eat some liquid and soft food. That's why Kelly isn't here. He wanted to prepare the appartment for you. And I think sleep a lot because it seemed he didn't sleep well in this chair."

"Yeah, he was there, eyes opened each time I was awake and opened my eyes a little. This chair is horrible."

I smiled.

"Are you calm enough now?"

He nodded, wiping his tears from his cheeks.

"So, here what I will do. I will remove the feeding tube and you will eat a little again. Is that okay?"

"Can... Is there still some... Soup?"

"You like my soup uh?"

He smiled and nodded again.

"Yes, there is still some soup. I'll grab you a bowl."

I left the room some minutes and returned in it with the bowl. Matt was sitting on the side of the bed.

"Legs are still sore?"

"A little yeah."

I let the bowl on the cart, and grabbed some stuff, to remove the tube.

"Okay, before eating, I will remove this tube."

"Oh... This damn... Tube."

We laughed.

"Alright, I need you to relax and let me do my job. Don't worry. The back of your neck will be a little sore and irritated, but soup is here to help."

"I'm ready."

I nodded, removed the piece of tape on his cheek, maintaining the feeding tube in place, grabbed it and slowly move in out. Matt growned a little and coughed.

"It's okay, it's okay now. Here, try some apple juice."

He grabbed the glass and took a few sips.

"Better?"

He closed his eyes and nodded. I tented to Matt the bowl and the cart, letting him eat alone. He liked this soup.

"After that, you will try to catch some sleep again, and when you will wake up, we'll try some yoghurt, see if your stomach can accept it."

"It's not... Risked after what happened yesterday?"

"Your body didn't accept it, because you didn't have the habit to eat some soft food. It was the first time you really ate with your mouth, so some muscles worked for the first time in days. It was logical. Now, your body seemed to have this habit again, so it will be okay this time."

He nodded and finished the bowl.

"Now, try to sleep. I'll be there in the morning."

I smiled and began to leave the room.

"Sonia?"

"Yeah?"

"I... Can you stay a little?"

He had a sad face.

"Of course I can. Until you will be asleep."

I returned to his side, and wait ten minutes before he felt asleep again. He was like a lost child in this bed. I smiled and put in place a strand of his hair. He didn't move, so I left the room to return to work.