Matt's beer was almost finished. He was ready for bed. Today had been a long day. He was glad that this video had been found. Boden's saving grace. Yet he felt bad for Kelly. He'd seemed really into Jamie. Only to find out she was working with that snake, Roger Maddox.

Matt's phone rang, and he looked at the call display. It was the Chief.

"Hey Chief."

"Matt, are you there?", the Chief bellowed.

"Yeah."

"It's Gabby. Something's wrong! I'm taking her to Med!", the Chief yelled into the phone.

"Tell her I'll be right there!" Matt hung up and immediately got up. Hermann looked over at him worriedly.

"Everything all right, Lieutenant?", he asked.

"Something happened to Gabby. I gotta go. Sorry.", he said. He raced out of Molly's and ran to his truck. He found himself getting frustrated as he sped along. It seemed he was hitting every red light.

"Come on! Dammit!" He cursed as he hit yet another red light. Beside him, an ambulance sped by. He imagined how scared Gabby must be right now, and he willed himself to calm down. Killing himself in an accident would do nothing but hurt Gabby more.

The light turned green and Matt slowly eased off the brake. He pulled in front of the ER at Chicago Med and turned off his truck. He wasn't even in a proper parking stall. Let the city tow him. He didn't care. Running into Med, he approached the front desk. The head of the ER, Maggie, looked at him.

"Oh, hey Matt!", she said, smiling.

"Gabby Dawson, is she here yet?", he asked. Maggie looked confused. Just then, the ambo bay doors flew open, and he heard Boden's voice. He ran in that direction. As he turned the corner, he saw Gabby.

"Gabby? Baby?", he called out. He ran to her side.

"First trimester pregnancy, collapsed on scene. We're having trouble keeping her SATs up.", the paramedic said.

Matt was looking around wildly. What is happening right now, his mind screamed.

Dr. Halstead met the stretcher, and they started prepping Gabby.

"Call OB. Level One transfuser. Call the OR.", he said to the nurse. She nodded and ran off.

Halstead continued to get Gabby prepped. Matt turned to Boden.

"She just-"

"Yep. She just, she grabbed her stomach, and then she just...she folded. She passed out."

"She passed out."

"Yeah.

Halstead put some ultrasound gel on Gabby's stomach. Matt was trying to pay attention to the doctor and to Gabby's SATs on the monitor.

"SATs are coming up!", Nurse April called out. Gabby was starting to wake up. Halstead was paying attention to what was on the screen.

"Belly's full of fluid.", Halstead said. Matt looked at the screen.

"Just then, Gabby called out to Matt. The Chief urged him to go to her. Matt ran to her side.

"Hey. I'm right here.", he said calmly. He grabbed her hand and began massaging her thumb in small circles.

Dr Halstead was still eyeing the screen.

"Gabby, I'm not seeing an IUP.", he stated. Then he swore.

"Damn, it's abdominal.", he said.

"What does that mean?", Matt asked worriedly.

"The fetus is implanted outside her uterus, somewhere in her abdomen."

"Somewhere?"

"I won't know where until I go in.", he stated calmly. He could see Matt and Gabby were both terrified, so he tried to explain everything calmly and gently. These were his friends. He'd drank with them. He'd shared grief and laughs with them. Inside, his heart was breaking for them. Outwardly, he needed to remain professional.

"The placenta leeches off the blood supply of whatever it attaches to, and when it tears, so does that site. We need to stop the bleeding."

Gabby sucked in a breath.

"You can save the baby...?"

"OB's en route. She'll be in the OR with me.", he reassured. He didn't want to say yes or no, because the likelihood of the fetus surviving was slim to none.

Matt gripped Gabby's hand and placed a hand on her hair, smoothing it back gently.

"I'm not even worried. You'll do great.", he said.

"We didn't even get to find out of it's a boy or girl.", she cried.

"Hey, you're the strongest person I know. You'll be fine. Both of you. Okay?"

Gabby nodded.

"I love you.", she said.

"I love you too." He kissed her forehead, and took this second to try to regain a sense of calm for her. Inside, he wanted to scream, to fall apart...but he needed to remain calm for his girl.

"It's time.", Halstead called out. Matt stood and gazed into her eyes before they took her away. God, he loved her.

"Let's get her into the OR.", Halstea dstated. Matt backed up so they could get to Gabby. He followed the stretcher out.

"Will." He grabbed Will's arm as he passed by.

"Do everything you can for the baby...but if it comes down to a choice, you save my girl.", he stated.

"Matt, truth time. When I'm in there, she's the only one I'm trying to save.", he reassured him. Then Will turned and followed the stretcher to the OR. Matt watched him walk away, and his eyes filled with tears. Please let her be okay.", he prayed. The last time a woman he loved went through those doors, she didn't come back out, so he was hoping this time he wouldn't lose Gabby. She was everything. She was the beacon of light in his crazy, messy world. His buoy in a raging sea of turmoil. And losing her would be like losing grip of that buoy, like drowning in the sea.

In the waiting area, Matt was trying to reach Antonio. He called Intelligence.

"Voight.", the brusque voice on the other end said.

"Hey, it's Matt Casey. I've been trying to reach Antonio but he isn't answering his cell. Is he there? I really need to talk to him."

"He's on an undercover op right now. Is there something I can help you with, Casey?", Voight questioned.

Matt tried his best not to freak out. He covered his face with his hands and tried to regain his composure.

"Just let him know his sister's in the ER. She's been hurt. Please."

"Is Gabby okay?", Voight asked worriedly.

"She's...just...please let him know.", Matt said. Then he hung up. He walked over to the Chief, who was standing at the desk conversing with Captain Patterson and Severide.

"District says Antonio's undercover. They can't reach him right now.", Matt stated.

"I'm going to stay here with Casey.", Boden stated.

"Chief, you don't have to-", Matt began, but Boden cut him off.

"Look, I'm just gonna update the house with news. Moment it comes in.", he reassured. Matt tried to stare him down. After all, Boden had a new baby. He could see he wasn't winning this battle, though, so he gave up.

Hermann came and gave Matt a hug.

"Hey, listen. She's gonna make it, okay? They both will.", he said. Matt nodded.

"Thanks.", he said. Hermann clapped him on the shoulder reassuringly. After he left, Matt looked over worriedly to the Chief. Gabby had to be okay. She just had to. He didn't think he was strong enough to lose her.

It seemed like forever, but after about an hour, Halstead came to update Matt.

"Gabby's in the ICU. We controlled the bleeding and she's looking good. But we still need to keep an eye on her.", he said.

"And, um...the baby?", Matt asked, fighting back tears.

"For all intents and purposes, there never was a baby.", Halstead said. Matt closed his eyes. He could feel the hot tears surging to the surface, trying to get out. He fought them back and then opened his eyes. He looked down at the floor, blinking furiously, willing the tears to just go away.

"Sorry. This just wasn't a viable pregnancy.", Halstead stated apologetically. Matt nodded and looked up.

"Now, when Gabby wakes up, do you-"

"I can...I can talk to her.", Matt said.

"I'm around if you need me.", he reassured to Matt.

"Thank you."

"Chief.", Halstead acknowledged before walking back to the ICU.

"Matt. I'm so sorry.", Boden said. He gripped Matt's arm reassuringly. When Matt looked over to him, he looked like a man who'd been beaten down and wasn't sure if he had the strength to get back up. He walked slowly toward the waiting room. All Matt wanted to do was sit down in a chair and sleep until he could wake up from this nightmare. He knew it was real, though...because, in Matt's reality, he and Gabby seemed to be dealt a crappy hand these days, and this was just the pattern continuing.