My Brettonio stories

Two Hearts Became One

Antonio was working on a tough case that was taking up much of his time. Which meant that he was constantly at the office and he was only home to sleep and take a shower.

He wasn't spending as much time as he wanted to with Sylvie and with it being the beginning of their relationship, he was hoping it wouldn't ruin them. When he voice his concerns to Sylvie a few days earlier she laughed and told him he was being silly.

Before this big case came, he planned a special night so that he could tell her that he loved her. They were dating for a few months and although everyone could tell how crazy he was about her, he just couldn't form the words. He felt like once he said those three words, their relationship would fall apart. However, he wanted to tell her. But now he didn't want to tell her because this case was taking up a lot of his time, and he wanted it to be romantic.

Antonio was looking over some files that he just received when Erin came over to him. "Hey man."

He looked up at her and he nodded his head. "Hey, Erin. What's up?" He questioned, noticing the look in her eyes.

She shrugged her shoulders. "Nothing. Got any words from your CI?" She asked.

"No." He sighed. "Not yet. Hopefully soon."

"So how are things with you and Sylvie?" She asked and Antonio couldn't help but laughed. Because cops, paramedics, and firefighters are all connected in this city, keeping things private was hard. Especially around Erin. She just made you blurt out things. It was weird.

"We're fine." He said.

His phone started ringing. "Saved by the bell." He said, jokingly. But he knew Erin was about to ask more questions. He answered his phone and he nodded his head. He picked up a pen, writing down something. He hung up the phone. "Meeting with one of my CI's. She feels like she has a lead on something. I will be back." He announced as he stood up, putting on his coat.

As he walked out of the gate and down the stairs, he couldn't help but think of Sylvie. She had today off and he wished more than anything he could spend the entire day with her. But he figured after meeting with his CI, he could stop by her apartment, even for just five minutes.

After driving to where his CI was, he talked to her for a little while to get the information that he needed. Before he left, he reached in his pocket and gave her some money. "Keep me updated if you find anything else out."

"I will. And good luck." She said to him.

Antonio nodded his head and he walked over to his truck and he got inside. Thankfully he didn't need to drive that far since her apartment was right around the corner. After 10 minutes, he parked his truck and turned off his truck. He was nervous because he knew what he was about to do, and he hasn't done this in years. But it was the right thing—it felt right.

He stepped out of his truck and he closed the door. He walked up to her apartment and he knocked on her door. A few seconds later, the door opened and a big grin appeared on his face. How this woman made him this happy just by seeing her was beyond him, but right now he needed this.

And by her reaction, so did she. "Antonio!" She exclaimed as she threw herself in his arms. Luckily, he was able to balance them.

"Hey baby." He said with a laugh. "Seems like someone missed me."

"Hell yes. I know we just seen each other the other night–" she said as she let go of the hug. "But it feels longer than that." That's when a thought came over her. "Aren't you working?" She asked as she grabbed his hand and pulled him in her apartment.

"Yes. But I wanted to see you–even for 5 minutes."

She smiled softly at him, her boyfriend was the best. Gabby warned her that when Antonio got involved with a case, it was hard to get him away from it. But here he was, and she didn't have to call him. It just proved to her how much she meant to him.

While she had a smile on her face, Antonio stood there complementing on how to tell her that he loved her. Noticing the look on his face, her smile faded.

" Is everything okay?" She wasn't an insecure woman, not by the slightest. But when your workaholic boyfriend comes to see you while he was working, the odds are, it is never good. "You're—-you're not breaking up with me, are you?"

Antonio looked at her with a puzzled look. "Why would I do that?" He asked.

Sylvie shrugged her shoulders. "I mean, I just thought you were going to give me that lame excuse that your work is too busy for a relationship."

Antonio shook his head. "No. That isn't it." He reassured her.

"Then what is it? Because you're freaking me out here."

Antonio didn't know how to say this—he didn't want to blurt it out but at the same time, doing all the romantic things he wanted to do was too time consuming right now. After being silent for a few minutes, he started to speak. "Look, I don't have much time, but I wanted to say I love you."

Sylvie felt better knowing he wasn't breaking up with her. But then her heart started to pound because Antonio just said he loved her!

"Sylvie?" He called out.

She broke out of her thoughts, shaking her head. "I—I–I love you too." She stammered out. "I mean, I love you too." She said more confidently this time.

"Really?" He said, walking closer to her.

"Really." She said, smiling. "How can I not be? You're caring, sexy, amazing, loyal. Just everything a woman is looking for."

He was about to say something when his radio went off. He sighed. "Damn." He placed his hands on her waist, giving her a kiss, letting it linger for a few seconds. He pulled away. "I have to go baby."

She groaned, shaking her head. She pulled him back down for another kiss. She pulled away, nodding her head again. "Be careful, okay?"

He nodded his head. "I will, I promise. I love you."

She smiled, knowing she will never grow tired of hearing those three words. "I love you too."

He kissed her head and then he walked towards her door. "I'll come by after shift so we can celebrate the right way." He knew he could have waited until later to tell her this, but he also knew he couldn't wait another minute to tell her that he loved her.

"Okay. Can't wait." She smiled as she watched as he opened the door and walked out of the apartment.

She couldn't believe that Antonio Dawson was in love with her. She felt like dancing, she felt singing it on top of her roof top. Her heart was literally singing.