Waking up, Sylvie felt like she was in a dream. She was sharing the bed of the man she adored, while also cuddled up to a kid they had saved. To anybody on the outside it'd seem like a happy family. A mom, a dad and a child. This particular thought made Sylvie sad for a minute, as she realised it wasn't real and no matter how much she was crushing over Matt, she had already seen the effects loosing a child had on him. After him and his ex lost their foster son, she knew she didn't want to put him through that again, no matter how much she wanted it.

They had arrived at the Herrmann house together. When they pulled up Cindy was already waiting out the front, excited to meet the young girl that Herrmann had been talking about. They all got out, Sylvie assisting Bella. They had all been laughing about something funny that Matt had said when they had first arrived but now Bella was completely silent.

They knew today was going to be a busy day, with Matt back on truck and Sylvie back in the ambulance they needed to find somewhere for Bella where she could feel comfortable until their shift was over and they were lucky that Herrmanns wife, Cindy, had offered to take her so she could play with their handful of kids. But now, standing outside of the car all Bella could do was cling to both Matt and Sylvie. She had a arm wrapped around each one of their thighs, not wanting to let go. Sylvie was the first to speak, running a hand over the top of the small girls braids.

"Bella, remember what I told you? You're going to have so much fun!" She exclaimed, trying her best to appear super excited for her and make her excited too. It didn't work. Instead, Bella unwrapped her arm from Sylvie's leg and shoved her thumb into her mouth while still having a death grip on Matt's leg. Sylvie sighed, crouching down next to the girl, it was here that she could see the tears welling up in the little girls eyes. "Oh B, you're gonna have so much fun."

Bella shook her head, an evident frown showing up around her thumb. It broke Sylvie's heart, and Matts too.

"Hey Bella," It was Matt's turn to try now, hoping that they could get her comfortable before they were rushed to leave. They had 20 minutes to be at the station but if they couldn't get Bella inside they knew they'd be in trouble, especially because the social worker had rearranged to see them today. "Do you trust us?"

He waited for a moment, watching her as she nodded against his leg. "So you know that we would never let anything bad happen to you?"

Again, she nodded. Her grip on his leg loosened and her thumb fell from her mouth as she spoke, softly but loud enough for them to hear. "You promise you will come back?"

Sylvie smiled, but her heart broke a little. She reached for the girl, who was more than willing to relocate into the blondes arms. "We will always come back for you." She stated, holding her tightly for a few moments suddenly not wanting to leave. It wasn't until Matt cleared his throat did she open her eye and release the girl, setting her back slightly. "I promise you are going to have so much fun."

Bella looked at Sylvie, then to Cindy, then back at Sylvie and nodded in a silent surrender. She didn't want to leave them but she knew that what they said was right. She felt Matt kiss her head before she moved over to Cindy and took her outstretched hand. She looked back at the two and gave a small wave. "Bye Matt and Sylvie. See you soon."

The pair headed inside and Sylvie finally let out the breath she had been holding. Once she stood back up she felt Matt's arms wrap around her and to say she was shocked was an understatement, but she ended up returning the hug and melting into his arms. "That was hard." She mumbled into his chest, inhaling his scent.

He sat his head on top of her while he hugged her, suddenly forgetting that they were meant to be leaving for work. "You did good Brett, proud of you." He said softly as he released her from his arms. He moved sideway and pulled open the door to his truck, letting her get in first. He grinned back at the smile he received from her before he moved around and got in the drivers side, finally making their way to work.