Gabby couldn't be any more upset at herself for hoping that seeing Matt wouldn't be completely uncomfortable and that it wouldn't mess with how she felt. She knew she'd never truly be over him, had always held out hope that seeing each other again would bring who they used to be back to life, especially when she thought about the last time she had been to Chicago. Stella and Kelly were both trying to distract her with drinks, having known that this might happen. They'd both hoped that one of them would have a friend or distant relative they could introduce her to at the wedding but as they had made the guest list they realized that Gabby basically knew every single person that was in attendance. They were both wanting this weekend to go well, not just because it was their wedding but because they knew their friend was basing a pretty big decision on how it went.

Not only did they know what was going on with Gabby, but they also knew Matt wasn't happy in his relationship with Brett and he was going to end it soon. He had told Kelly he wasn't going to do it at the wedding, not wanting to cause a scene or make anyone uncomfortable, but he also hadn't known Gabby would be here when he said that, and everyone knew Gabby being here changed everything. While they appreciated their friends working hard to not ruin their special day, they had a plan of their own to execute to get their friends back together. And it was time to try and execute step one.

The minute they made it outside Matt dropped his arm and continued walking until they were outside, wanting to make sure that no one overheard them.

"Matt what the hell is going on." Brett said the minute they were outside.

Matt sighed. "I can't do this anymore."

"What do you mean by this?"

"This Brett." Matt said point between the two of them. "Us. I don't want there to be an us anymore."

"Is this because of Gabby?" Brett said, not even trying to hide the knowing look on her face. She'd never really believed that he was truly over her, but she had just figured out of sight out of mind.

"No." Matt answered immediately. Before pausing to really think about it. "Not completely. Look, I've been thinking about this for a while now. This long-distance just isn't working and even if I move back to Chicago in a few years, I can't do this until then. You can't tell me that you've been happy with this Brett."

"It hasn't been perfect Matt, but I thought we were working through it. We knew there would be an adjustment period."

"I don't want to work through an adjustment period anymore Brett. I didn't want to do this here but we need to break up."

"Would you still feel the same way if Gabby wasn't here?"

"Gabby has nothing to do with this."

"You sure about that? You didn't feel anything when you saw her? No buried emotions coming back up?"

"What are you trying to say?"

"That I don't think we'd be here having this conversation if your ex-wife hadn't shown up here. You told me months ago that after your phone call with her she was your past but you still haven't told me what happened exactly when you went to that fundraiser with her when she came back the first time. I can guess, and I did, and the fact that you wouldn't tell me helped me form my guess. I always knew, deep down, that you were only able to say that to me because you hadn't seen her face to face, but I remember the look on your face the last time she was here. All the love you still held for her despite what happened. I also know she invited you to go and visit her Matt. The fact that you still had that voicemail saved should have been my first clue, but I pushed it aside and figured you just forgot it was there."

Matt was shocked. He couldn't believe he had missed all these signs. Had he really been simply shoving all his feelings for Gabby down? He'd thought he was over her. When she'd invited him to visit he had thought about it for a while, but he was too much of a coward to try and fix things with her, knowing that if he saw her he wouldn't be able to let her go again, twice was hard enough.

"I- I think you're right and I just didn't want to admit it to myself. I'm sorry." Matt said, his voice full of remorse and regret for all the time he had wasted trying to not get hurt again. "I never should have started this with you, I guess I just didn't realize how much I was just trying to overcompensate for all the hurt Gabby and I put each other through."

"Thank you for finally being honest I guess. I just can't believe it took you this long to figure it out. Or that it took me this long to finally ask you about it." Brett said, starting to walk away, not wanting Matt to see her cry.

"I am sorry you know. I never meant to hurt you."

"I know. Just don't screw up with her again." And with that Brett walked back into the hall.

Matt took a deep breath before turning to walk back inside himself, ready to finally fight for his girl.