Brett & Casey: Recovering

We Got Him

WARNING: The rape will be mentioned in this chapter; nothing too graphic will be included. If this is hard or upsetting for anyone please don't read.

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Chapter Twenty: We Got Him

Matt stood there in Sylvie's old apartment, alone, and all he wanted to do was choke Gabby Dawson. Anger was radiating off of him in uncontrollable waves.

He knew he would never hurt her, but how could she just sweep in and destroy everything? It's like she was an unannounced hurricane that came in and left nothing standing. Absolutely nothing.

He was so angry he could spit fire. He felt like his relationship with Sylvie had just been burned to the ground. She had to know that he wanted nothing to do with Gabby. That was over and done with. All he wanted was Sylvie.

Matt stayed in the apartment for a couple of minutes just thinking and seething with anger for as long as he could before he marched out and slammed the door behind him.

There was no telling what he was going to do. Matthew Casey wasn't sure if he had ever been this angry in his life.

Sylvie knew when she left Matt that he was upset, but what could she tell him? She didn't know what to do or say? She was so confused and hurt, and she just needed time. There was no way she could stand for Gabby Dawson being in the middle of their relationship.

A couple of hours passed before Sylvie was all moved in and she had her new place all to herself.

She smiled as she stepped back and admired the picture of herself and Otis she had just hung on one of her walls. They were both at Molly's and dressed head to toe in their Halloween costumes laughing at drunk Cruz who had just fallen on the floor after a failed attempt at dancing. She'd give anything for a smile or hug from him right now. It was days like this that she missed him the most. He always had a way of turning the gloomiest days into bright ones.

Sylvie smiled and gave the picture one last look before she walked off and started her next project.

The second she stepped through the door she knew this was going to be her new home. She felt so much happier just from the change of scenery. She needed it. She knows she did. There was no way that she could continue to grow and recover if she continued to stay and be haunted by where it happened.

Plus, she loved her new place. It had been a while since she lived alone so she knew it would take some getting used to, but she was excited to start over and have her space to do that.

Herrmann made a lot of updates to the place after Stella moved out. The walls were all given new paint while a couple of small appliances were added to the new kitchen area, and a peephole and several new locks were added to the door. Sylvie loved it. It had everything she needed and screamed her. It was beyond cozy.

Herrmann tried to give it to her rent-free after everything she's been through when she called, but Sylvie wouldn't have that. She was a renter and she demanded he treat her that way, so they both decided on a rent amount and that was that.