Thank you so much for your response on the previous chapter! I am so glad you are so interested in the story and I hope you like this chapter as well, please enjoy! It's a long one and a lot is happening and I look forward what you think.

1 day later

Gabby walked into the hospital, so happy that she got to take Matt home. Finally it seemed like things were getting a bit better. Hopefully they could finally start to grow as a family now there was not so much to worry about anymore.

She walked to the room he had been staying in and he was sitting on the edge of the bed, dressed and ready to go.

''Hey babe, how are you feeling?'' She asked concerned and he kissed her on top of his head.

''Allright, bit sore but happy to go home.'' He smiled and she helped him get up. He was walking slowly as he was just sore and tired. It hurt and they got his discharge papers before walking to the car.

''Genevieve did not want to come?'' Matt asked as he had hoped to see her. She had not been here to visit him yesterday while he had hoped to see her yesterday. He just wanted to know if she was okay after this had happened.

Gabby helped him sit down in the car because his stomach was stills sore and sitting down hurt but he was just excited to go home. Even though he was still angry at Thom for doing this to them, he just wanted to get it over it. He just wanted to be a family and no longer having to worry about legal matters.

At home she helped him out of the car and they walked inside to the elevator and to the apartment where they lived. They got inside in the hallway that was close to the kitchen.

''Home, at last.'' Matt smiled as he walked inside. Gabby had obviously cleaned around. The flowers that Genevieve had brought them were on the table now in a different vase.

''Just fall down on the couch and sleep, you need to rest, that is the best for you.'' She said and he sat down on the couch, Gabby taking all the stuff but as she walked away he walk to the kitchen, making sure that there was no more blood in the kitchen, but it was all gone and clean now.

''I cleaned it all up.'' He heard behind him then and he kissed Gabby again, laying down on the couch then.

''I have to go to the police station, but just rest up this afternoon…'' Gabby said and they shared a kiss and Matt fell asleep then, tried to sleep. But as soon as he laid down he did fall asleep, the big wound on his stomach still draining energy from him.

Later on he woke up, still tired and sore but wanted to see Genevieve. He knocked on the door to her bedroom and walked in, slowly, saw that she was studying at the desk.

Matt walked into her bedroom, slumping down on the bed then because walking hurt him.

''Oh, you are home!'' Genevieve smiled happy when she saw he sat down and carefully hugged him.

''How are you feeling.''

''Decent.'' Matt smiled as he was happy to see her. She sat down by the desk again but turned his way on the chair.

''Where were you yesterday, I had expected you to come by too.'' Matt said then. Genevieve nodded and shrugged.

''I…I am sorry. I just had to do some homework…and I…I don't know.''

''It is fine…I am just worried because you were not there.''

''it's fine. I am just a bit shaken about what happened and I feel guilty you got shot.'' She said and she looked down.

''hey, I told you not to feel guilty about that. It is not your fault. I just want to get this whole mess over with so we can be a real family.'' Matt smiled and finally she started to smile as well.

''So you are really not mad at me?''

''Not at all. Besides, I am fine, it is just going to be a scar.'' Matt said.

''Chicks dig scars…'' Genevieve winked. ''Gabby won't be able to resist you anymore.''

They smirked together and Matt was just hoping she would not feel guilty anymore.

Matt was thinking about something they could do bond as a family and he figured there had to be something they could do for Gabby and they could do together.

''I have got an idea, why don't we make dinner. I mean I am going to sit down and you get to make it.'' Matt said and Genevieve nodded.

''That sounds like a good idea, you will have to tell me what to do.''

''Yes, that will be sorted out.'' He said and they walked to the kitchen together. He still walked with his hand on the dressing, the wound hurting and he was happy when he could sit down at the kitchen table.

''Are you sure you are okay?''

''Yeah, let's just start.'' Matt smiled, biting through the pain. It was nice to spend some time like this so they could bond.

She chatted about everything at school while Matt told her what to do. He had no idea what they were supposed to be doing and scared that it didn't go as it should, but they were having fun, even though the kitchen turned out in such a mess.

''I am scared that I am going to have to leave you.'''

''You won't, I am sure the judge won't decide for you having to go somewhere else.'

''How do you know for sure?'' Genevieve asked concerned.

''Because the judge knows how bad me and Gabby and want to be your guardians and I am sure that he knows you need a steady home front. ''

''I hope so.'' Genevieve smiled.

''What happened here?!'' Gabby yelled, it looks like a bomb exploded. Matt and Genevieve were sitting at the kitchen table, going through one of the cookbooks Gabby kept in the kitchen. There were groceries and bowls and mess everywhere.

''We tried to cook.'' Genevieve said.

''I see that you tried.'' Gabby smirked. ''Genevieve you should be studying…and Matt you should be in bed, resting.''

''But I was bored.'' Genevieve said .

''And I was bored too!'' Matt said.

''Back to bed, back to the desk and I should be cleaning the kitchen and making dinner.'' Gabby said and Genevieve got up. Matt still sat at the kitchen table.

''You have to go to bed to rest up so you will recover quicker.'' She said as she rubbed over his shoulders and kissed him on his head.

''I caught a bullet for you, you can't tell me what to do!'' He laughed but got up ten, slowly, trying not to pull the stitches. She walked with him to the bedroom and as he sat down on the edge of the bed, she just wanted to make sure that the wound was okay and it was time to change the dressings.

''You just want to get me out of my clothes.'' Matt said as she pulled up the shirt, rolling the bandage of his stomach. The dressing was over the wound and when she carefully got it off, looking at the stitches on his stomach.

''You know, you will always have a argument now about loving me, not many people can say that they caught a bullet for their love.'' Gabby smiled as she disinfected the area and put dressing over it again, wrapping it up in bandage and they shared a kiss, both so happy they came out of this pretty okay.

Matt curled up in bed then, napping a bit for dinner because he was tired and his stomach was hurting. Finally he fell asleep again, hoping that the pain in his stomach would go away soon.

''Hey, Genevieve, do you want to have dinner?'' Gabby asked softly then as she walked to the girl's room.

''Sure, what about Matt.''

''He is finally resting, as he should, so I am not going to wake him up.'' Gabby said then and Genevieve nodded.

''I am glad he is doing so good, even if he is tired….''

''He is being a tough man. But he needs his sleep too.'' Gabby smiled and Genevieve nodded.

Together they enjoyed the chicken with salad.

''I am slowly getting some friends.'' Genevieve smiled then. ''I know…I am not always easy to deal with but thank you so much taking me in…''

''Of course. We are happy to have you here.'' Gabby smiled and they talked about more, bonding and Gabby was really sure now that she really wanted to keep Genevieve in their home.

Matt was looking from the hallway, he had just woken up. It was so great that Gabby and Genevieve were bonding and he did not want to interrupt it.

''I am not hungry, but I am just going to grab my medication, enjoy girl's night.'' Matt said as he grabbed the medication from the kitchen.

''Hey, I will just change the dressings again.'' She said then and Genevieve waited for her in the kitchen.

Gabby changed the dressing of his wound and smiled then.

''I am sure now…I want to be her guardian.''

''Me too.'' Matt said and they shared a kiss.

NOTE: Matt came home and was happy to be home but he was a bit concerned because Genevieve had not been there at the hospital and was also not there picking him up and when he talked to her it turned out she was still feeling guilty but they bonded over some failed cooking then and Gabby made dinner later and bonded with Genevieve, both of them sure they really don't want to lose the girl.

Next chapter, a few days later and the judge finally tells if they get to keep Genevieve.