I have to write this tiny little oneshot! We just got a glimpse of Casey and Severide after „the big breakup" but I have to put more into it! Just a little! You know me ;o)

I am not putting this into the "In harms way" collection because it's not fitting in there. And YES I know I really have to update!

So I hope you will have fun with this little piece! I loved this sentence so so much and that is why this story is named like this. It gives me chills every time I watch it:

And this is fair for you (3x11)

Severide entered Molly's, waving his hello to Dawson before turning towards Hermann to order a beer.

"Hey Severide, how is Casey doing?" Otis asked, getting Severide to look back at him with a puzzled look.

"Why?" He asked.

He had seen Casey just a few hours ago at the hospital, waiting on news from junior Boden.

"Damn you really don't know anything? I thought he is your best friend."

"He is. What the hell is going on here?" Severide asked, looking towards Dawson. She wouldn't be here if anything serious had happened to Casey. Despite that he would have known as his emergency contact.
"Dawson and Casey broke up." Cruz now told him, getting Severide to widen his eyes.

"They what?" He asked, looking at Dawson again. How could she be working here if they just broke up?

"Yeah Dawson just asked Sylvie if she can move in with her for a while." Cruz pointed the obvious out. Severide slowly shook his head, gulping his beer down. He needed to know how Casey was doing. Casey had always been holding it together. Loosing Haley, loosing the Darden boys, loosing his mum again and again...but with Dawson it was different. Severide excused himself before hurrying towards his car. He could just hope Casey wouldn't do anything stupid. Even a man like Casey could reach his breaking point.

Severide hurried inside the apartment that he was sharing with Casey...and Dawson for the last couple of month. He tried to slow down but his pace was still to fast as he rounded the corner spotting Casey immediately. Casey and the big whole inside the wall.

"He is loosing it" – Severide thought before trying his best to switch into lightly best friend mood. He knew Casey to well then to pick the subject up immediately.

"Wow, what happened here?" He asked looking at Casey.

"Got in an accident." he mumbled before looking up at Kelly who was returning his gaze, telling him silently that he wasn't believing a single word. Casey just returned his gaze, knowing that he couldn't play Severide in any way.

He could feel Severide's eyes on his damaged hand. It was still pounding like hell.

"You need to talk to her!" Severide pointed out while marching into the kitchen to grab himself a beer...and to see how much Casey had been drinking since. Spotting the half drowned bottle of Vodka on the kitchen table he knew that it was serious.

"I did talk to her. Right before she walked out." Casey continued still busy to prepare fixing the wall. Severide quickly looked at the picture of Casey and Dawson on the fridge, the peaceful smile on Casey's face. This couldn't be happening. Casey needed her so much.

"You need to put up a fight Casey. You could have stopped her." Severide continued, pointing out the obvious, trying to find out what was going on in his best friends mind.

"Yeah I could have. Our situation was to hard on her. It couldn't have been easy for her to make this decision. It wouldn't be fair from me to hold her back."
"And this is fair for you?" Severide asked getting Casey to look at him. Severide continued to walk past Casey, sure he would turn to him and talk to him if he was ready for it.

Severide quickly turned around as the chart Casey was using to measure the wall met the ground with full force, the anger now clearly visible in Casey's body language again.

"I agreed to be her Lieutenant so she got the chance to stay at 51, to become a canidate, a firefighter."

"You did that for her even if you knew the whole time that it wouldn't work out." Severide said picking up their long and brief talk about Casey's doubts after Boden had asked him to take Dawson as his candidate.

"Yeah I did."

"And now you let her walk away from your engagement because she thinks it's best for both of you. That it's best for HER career. You will still be her Lieutenant. How do you think this is going to work out? And more important than any of this work related issues: what about you in all of this Matt?"

"I am fine."
"No you are not fine. Stop trying to play me. You nearly drank a bottle of vodka. I am pretty sure your hand is sprained or maybe broken. Stop telling me you are fine. We both know how much you love her."

"But she couldn't take it anymore."

"I am pretty sure Peter Mills is waiting for her with arms wide open."

"Stop talking like that!" Casey yelled his body shivering out of anger, out of pure sadness and pain.

"Just pointing out what's in your mind too. She told him that it had nothing to do with your work life, that's the private life."
"I am trying. I really am trying to be a good fiancee, to be there for her."

"Yes YOU are trying but what about her? Matt you have to stop blaming yourself for everything, you have to stop feeling guilty for everything." Severide said watching as tears where now slowly building in Matt's eyes. He knew that he had touched a very sensitive spot. Casey was used to feel guilty, he had never known anything different since the second his mother had shot his dad because he left the key on the table.

Matt slowly slid down the wall, leaning his head against it. Severide didn't hesitate for a second before sitting down beside Casey.

"The two of you will figure something out. You have been through so much together, you can find a way, you guys just need to talk."

"I don't know if we can fix this Kelly. And if I loose her..." a small sob escaped Casey's mouth.

"I can't loose her too." Matt said, speaking out the obvious.

"Than go and fight fer her. You can't just drown yourself in your own misery."

"But what if it's already too late."

"It's never too late. Not with that strong bond the two of you have. Remember the rough patch we went through? We figured it out too. Sometimes it just takes time to come clean with everything." "She is my candidate."

"I know and we will find a way to handle that. Now let me take a look at your hand. It's not looking to good."

"It's nothing."

"Yeah it's nothing and you are fine, I already know that part. Now come on." Severide said getting back to his feet before offering his hand to Matt, pulling him back to his feet.

"We will figure something out and you are not alone in this okay? I am by your side no matter what." Severide made his point clear before guiding his friend towards the kitchen table, grabbing the first aid kid from the bathroom. He would be there for Casey, every step of the way. Just like Casey had been there for him so many times during the last month. Together they would find a way to figure it out.

-THE END-

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