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AbbeY's POV

I woke up to the music of my phone and quickly headed in the shower. I put some black skinny jeans with my grey platform booties. I decided on a indigo blue sleeveless top with leather padding on the shoulders. I curled up my hair and let them fall on my shoulders, thing I only did on special occasions. I did a smoky eye make-up and applied lip-gloss before heading down to the kitchen and waiting for Mills to be done. I didn't have to wait very long before he came down the stairs.

"I thought we could eat a little something before going out."

"That would be wise if we don't want to be drunk off our asses fast."

"What do you want?"

"That turkey sandwich you made the other day." He smiled.

"Done." I did our two sandwiches really quick because I didn't know when we were leaving. Just as I was done picking up the plates, Mills phone vibrated.

"Oh crap look at the time, we got to get moving."

"I'm ready, let's go." I grabbed my jacket and we were out the door. We had decided on taking Mill's car. If need be, we'd leave it at Molly's and grab a cab back. We drove the short distance making jokes. Mills walked in first and as I stepped foot in the thresh-hold, I heard it before I saw everyone.

"SURPRISE" everyone screamed. I smiled as tears started to well but when I saw the sign, I saw it wasn't just for me. Mills name was up there next to mine.

"Looks like this isn't just for me." I nudged him in the ribs pointing at the sign.

"That I didn't know." He chuckled.

"You knew about this?" I slapped his arm.

"Yup." He put his hands on my shoulders from behind. "This is your party, enough about me. Let's go have fun." He pushed me further in the room. Everyone was quick at congratulating me again. Herrmann was the first to offer the hard liquor. Most of us were gathered around a table and he just placed the tequila shots in front of us.

"To Abbey." He smiled at me.

"To Abbey." Everyone else said and we downed their shot.

"Thanks guys."

MATT's POV

As soon as they were both through the door, it was her that got my attention. She was dressed up for the first time since I met her. She was wearing form fitting black jeans and an indigo top that cling to her in all the right places. The tears that were forming in her eyes didn't sit well with me but the surprise that was written all over her face was worth it.

"Beautiful isn't she?" I was startled by Shay's voice in my ear. I felt my face blush.

"She is." I smiled. "How did you know?" I hadn't talked to anyone about the feelings that were starting to be ignited in me about Abbey for the past couple of weeks.

"Come on Casey, it's been obvious to me for weeks now."

"Mills is the only one who sort of knew about it."

"Figures. Come on let's go join them." She walked away towards the table where everyone was gathered.

Herrmann arrived soon after with a tray full of shots, probably tequila since they were Abbey's favourite.

Abbey's POV

I downed the shot and smiled in Matt's direction. I had a strange feeling that Mills had organised this evening with both Matt and Christopher. I started to mingle with everyone from the house while I sipped on rhum and tropical fruit drink. I made it to the bar where Mills was sitting with Herrmann who was pouring tonight.

"Thank you for this guys." I put my glass down.

"It was our pleasure." Chris smiled at me. "You deserve it. I know this has been a tough year but your father would be very proud of what you just accomplished." I nodded my head as tears came to the surface and Mills pulled me into him kissing my temple. Nobody needed to say anything because Herrmann poured me another shot.

"Now go have fun with everyone." He smiled at me. I downed the shot and smiled at him before turning around and going to join the girls. We chatted a bit before heading to dance on the imaginary dance floor at the other end of Molly's. I was starting to be tipsy and let loose a bit more than I usually did. I walked up to Matt while he was talking with the rest of the guys from truck and put a hand on his arm to get his attention.

"Thank you for tonight. I didn't think I needed this but I'm happy you, Mills and Herrmann made this happen." I placed a hand on his cheek and leaned up placing a kiss on his other one.

"It was nothing really. I just didn't want you to look back and regret not celebrating it."

"Well thanks anyways." we shared a smile before going back to the group. I took a few more drinks with everyone before I came face to face with chief Boden. He put his hands on my arms and smiled at me, which I returned.

"Congratulations Abbey. I knew you could do it." He hugged me and I did too before he held me at arms length.

"Thank you chief." I smiled.

"I've known your father for the greater part of your life. You were always his pride and joy and he was always proud of everything you accomplished. He knew that becoming an EMT was your dream and even though it took you a little while to get there, he would be very proud of you today. He would also be happy that you found your own family at 51 and that you're able to do what you love, where he did and I'm glad I was able to make that happen for you." He pulled me once more in his chest and kissed the top of my head. Mix this with the amount of alcohol coursing through my veins, the tears were more than willing to spill over onto my cheeks. He smiled once more at me and sent me to enjoy the rest of my evening but I couldn't, I had a desperate need to get some fresh air so I stepped outside and leaned against the wall, closing my eyes and breathing in the Chicago air.

MATT's POV

I watched her enjoy her evening, walking around and talking with pretty much everyone that was there. She even went to dance with Shay and Dawson on the makeshift dance floor. I lost her in the crowd at some point and had some fun with the guys before I saw her talking with chief Boden. Whatever he was telling her made her eyes shine with tears and as soon as they were done, she bolted out the door. I quickly downed my beer, intent on finding Mills to tell him so he should go see if she was ok but he beat me to it.

"Go after her." He told me.

I wasn't sure I was the best one to cheer her up but I went anyways. "Thanks." I smiled at him and walked out of the door to find her leaning against Molly's, trying to catch her breath. She turned around and put her hands against the cold brick and I could see her inhale and exhale, trying to get her breathing equal. She hadn't noticed me come out.

"Abbey." She was startled by my voice and looked up at me with tears still in her hazel eyes. She stood straighter and I could see she was trying to prevent the tears from spilling over. I walked over her and just pulled her body to mine in an attempt to sooth her. She grabbed onto my shirt and even though her breathing evened out, I knew she still wasn't ok. I pulled away just a little bit, just in time to see a single tear roll down her cheek and I used my thumb to wipe it away.

Abbey's POV

As soon as I heard my name, I couldn't really believe who it was that was standing right outside Molly's door. I stood straighter and just looked at him. He walked right up to me and pulled me into his body and wrapped his arms around me. I instinctively grabbed onto his shirt and kept breathing one breath at a time until my breathing evened out. He pulled away ever so slightly as the tear I was preventing from falling rolled down my cheek. He used his thumb to wipe it away and one look into his blue eyes made my breath hitch slightly. I wasn't sure if it was the alcohol or my emotions that were so all over the place but I couldn't recognize that look that I saw in his eyes. While I still had some liquid courage left in me, I took this as the opportunity to act on the feelings I had for him. I leaned in closer and pressed my lips to his. At first, he stiffened up and I pulled back, realising my mistake. I had been so stupid to think I could pull off something like this but I was dead wrong. He put his second hand on my other cheek and leaned in to kiss me again. I realised his lips were soft as he pressed them against mine and I was putty in his hands. I wrapped my arms around his waist and we kissed for what seemed like forever but pulled away when air became an issue. He smiled at me and leaned his forehead against mine.

"Is this just the alcohol talking or is this for real?" I asked barely audible, my insecurities coming out.

"For real but the alcohol helped with the move I'm sure." I nodded since he was right. "Let's get out of here."

"Where do you want to go?"

"My place?" I didn't know if his question was meant to be polite or if he was giving me the opportunity to choose another destination.

"What about Griffin and Ben?"

"They're at my sisters house, we'd have the house all to ourselves."

"Ok then." I blushed. Just let me go grab my purse and we can be out of here." I smiled.

"I'll be waiting." I pulled out of his embrace and hurried into Molly's to grab my purse. I quickly got a hold of Mills to tell him I was heading out and I walked back out of the bar to Matt who was waiting for me, a smile on his face. We walked to Matt's truck his arm was around my shoulder.

"Are you ok to drive?" I questioned. "Because I'm not." I chuckled.

"I'm good, I only had a few beers apart from the first shot." He opened my door to let me in and walked to his side and we drove the short distance to his house. His hand was holding mine throughout the whole ride and he kept his eyes on the road. As soon as we were parked in front of his house, he helped me out of his truck and immediately his lips were back on mine. Our kiss was more urgent this time. He fumbled with his keys while I chuckled at his clumsiness. He finally managed to open his door and gently pushed me inside. I flipped us around and pushed him to his couch and straddled him. My hands found their way to the seem of his shirt and I ran my hands on his perfect abs while he had one hand on my back, keeping me close and his other was holding onto my neck. He moved his lips to my neck and my brain was completely gone. His other hand was moving to the hem of my top. He ran his fingers across it and lifted it up to run them across the skin on the bottom of my back. I inhaled sharply as he moved his hand higher up an started kissing me on the lips again.

"Matt." I breathed out as he released my lips from his.

"Do you want me to stop?" He asked sincerely moving a strand of hair out of my face and tucking it behind my ear. I tried to slow the beating of my heart before anything coherent could come out of me.

I looked into his crystal blue eyes and whispered. "No." He instantly kissed me again and proceeded in lifting me up and letting me wrap my legs around his waist. He kept kissing me as he walked us towards his room. He gently laid me down on his bed and started kissing my neck. He gently removed my blue top before I started urgently unbutonning his shirt considering his lips never left my skin for more than a few seconds. I pushed it off his shoulders before pressing my one hand against his shoulder blade and the other tugging at his neck, trying to keep him close to me. I had never been this daring with anyone in my intire life and knew that this would become complicated at the firehouse but once again, the alcohol in my system stopped those thoughts in their tracks. I managed to flip us around and attacked his lips once again. He was a little surprised but he put his hands on my cheeks while mine rested on his chest.

Matt's POV

As soon as her lips were on mine, the reality of it all hit me. After the initial shock, I found myself kissing her back. We drove back to my place in silence mostly but as soon as we got out of the car, I couldn't keep my lips off of her. I fumbled with my keys before we managed to get in the house. First the lust took us towards the couch and then I got up and she wrapped her legs around my waist and we made our way towards my room. Our hands couldn't do anything other than grab at each other while we kissed. We quickly removed each others shirts while still kissing. She managed to get on top of me and her body pressing against mine was driving me crazy. I had my hands on her cheeks while hers rested on my chest. I looked her in the eyes asking permission to keep going. Never in this lifetime did i want her to feel pressured into doing something she wasn't ready for. Sure she had alcohol coursing through her veins but that wasn't any reason to be less than a gentleman about it. She leaned down and pressed her lips to mine. That was the only answer I needed to continue. We finished undressing each other and we ended up a tangled mess in the sheets. Her small frame was beneath me as I slowly entered her and let her adjust to me as I kissed her neck.

"Matt." She moaned into my ear. I started moving at a steady pace and her body molded itself to mine. "Don't stop." Her voice was barely a whisper now.I smiled into her neck never slowing down my pace. We made love like that until the early morning hours. Never had my name sounded so good coming from someone else's lips as it did from hers. I pulled the sheets up to our waists and kissed her one last time before we fell asleep tangled in each other.

Abbey's POV

I had never felt quite like this in my entire life. Matt was making me feel things like it was the very first time. We made love for hours until we were both completely spent. All I remember before falling asleep was Matt's soft lips against mine as I entertwined my legs with his and he pulled the sheets around our waists. The light coming through the blinds combined with the aromas coming from the kitchen are what woke me up. I was on my stomach with the sheets still at my waist when i managed to open my eyes. I took a few minutes to get acustomed to my surroundings. In all of last nights activities, I hadn't noticed a thing in the room. I was in a king sized bed with cream colored sheets and a blue comforter. On the far corner of the room stood a desk as well as a plush bench with a foot lamp. And on each side of the bed were nightstands with two different looking lamps on them. I slowly rolled on my back and sat down bringing my legs towards my chest and wrapping my arms around them. I looked around one more time noticing different articles of clothing scattered around the room. I quickly found my underwear and my bra and proceeded in dressing myself. The first thing my hands took hold of was Matt's button down. I lazily buttoned it up and followed my nose all the way to the kitchen. The sight before me was enough to turn me on again. Matt was in front of the stove clad in nothing but a pair of black boxers. The taunt muscles of his back made me want to fun my fingers on them but I tried to chase those thoughts out of my mind. I was starving.

"Good morning." I slowly walked into view.

"Good morning beautiful. How did you sleep?" He turned around to greet me. I blushed lightly pulling at the bottom of his shirt.

"I haven't slept like that in a while. Is that french toast I smell?" I leaned my elbows against the counter next to Matt. He ran his hand on my lower back as he removed the food from the stove. I stood straighter and was greeted with his lips on mine.

"It is. I hope you're hungry because there's enough food for an army." He put his hands on my waist which promted me to close my eyes to keep my composure.

"After last night's exercise, I'm starving." I whispered opening my eyes again.

"Good. Sit down and enjoy." He kissed me again before I sat down at his breakfast bar and a plate was placed in front of me. He sat down next to me with a plate of his own. We made small chatter before I looked at the clock on the far wall. It read eleven o'clock.

"Oh wow, eleven already." I got up from my seat and put my dishes in the sink. "I have to go, Mills must wonder where I am." I shuffled towards Matt's room to retrieve the rest of my things. I quickly looked around the room and saw what I was looking for.

"Already in a hurry to get out of here?" I looked up with my clothes in my arms. He was leaning against the doorframe with his arms crossed and a smile on his face.

I returned his smile with a sheepish one of my own. "Not in a hurry no. Just need to give sign of life to Peter."

"A text message should do that just fine." He walked up to me and played with the buttons of his shirt, prompting me to let go of what I had in my hands. A furious blush crept on my cheeks as he started unbuttoning his shirt. He pushed if off my shoulders once he was done leaving me in nothing but my underwear. He gently pushed me back down on the bed hovering over me and planted a sweet kiss on my lips. Sensing something was on my mind, he layed down on his back and pulled me into his side. I leaned my head on his shoulder and traced circles on his chest. " Talk to me Abbey. I know something is bothering you." He started running his fingers through my hair.

"I'm pretty new at this. I mean I just got my EMT certification and started working and I don't know what this is and I don't want to get kicked out because I started seeing truck's lieutenant." Every word was coming out of my mouth quickly and in a big mess as Matt got out from under me and hovered over me.

"Hey hey slow down Abbey, just breath for me. No one is kicking you out, we can take this slow and keep this to ourselves as much as you want and need." He pushed a strand of hair behind my ear as I tried to get my breathing under control. "We're not the first in house relationship to have happened. Just as long as we keep it professional at work everything will be fine. Do you trust me?" The question lingered a little bit before I answered.

"Yes."

"Good. Now where were we?" He leaned down and kissed me. Slowly at first but then it became a bit more urgent before we had to pull away needing air. "How about I bring you back home and we can do something later tonight?"

"Yeah, that sounds great. How about you come over and I cook something for you?"

"I'd like that. Now come on, you better get dressed before I lose the little control I have left." He suddenly attacked my side with his fingers making me laugh out loud.

I wiggled my way out of his grasp and proceeded in getting dressed while he did the same. He linked his fingers through mine as we drove silently towards my house. It didn't take long before he parked his truck in front of my door.

"So I'll see you tonight?" I just wanted to make sure he still wanted to come over.

"Absolutely. What time do you want me back here?"

"Six should be perfect." I smiled at him.

"Six it is. I will see you later." He leaned in and gave me a quick kiss.

"Later." I got out and walked to my door with a giant smile plastered on my face. As I was about to put my key in the knob, I felt it turn and came face to face with. "Dawson?"

"Oh crap." fell from her lips.

TBC

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