Hold On- A Dawsey Story

Chapter 31- struggles

"Come here Parker!" Gabby said as she chased her husky pup around the house. Parker barked happily as gabby gave him a treat. Gabby got up and sat down on the couch with Matt. "Parker is such a handful!" Gabby laughed. "Yeah, he really is." Matt said with zero emotion. "Baby, what's wrong?" Gabby questioned as she moved closer to Matt. "Nothing," He said, rubbing the back of his neck. "Matt, I know you better than anyone else. What's going on?" Gabby said, more prominent this time. "I got a call that my brother passed away in a car accident earlier today, and I haven't been handling very well," Matt said as he looked at gabby, tears begging to spill out of his eyes. Gabby wrapped him into a tight hug. "You can cry if you need to, I'm right here," gabby said as Matt finally let the tears escape from his eyes. "Thank you," Matt said as he wiped his eyes. "For what?" Gabby Asked. "For always being there for me, no matter what." Matt said. "Baby, I'm always here and I'm always gonna be here. I love you," gabby said as she snuggled into Matt's chest. She soon fell asleep in his arms. He carried her into the bedroom and put her into the bed and then he climbed into bed and fell asleep.
*next day*
"Wake up baby, we have work today." Matt said as he gently shook gabby awake. "Ugh, j just wanna stay here in bed all day," gabby said. She and Matt hesitantly got out of bed and got their work clothes on. They left for work and were talking when out of nowhere, a pickup truck lost control and slammed into them.