Kelly had known Matt form before the academy they played football together, Kelly was with him when he brought the crib and he told Hallie and Matt the gender of their baby.

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She had Hallie's features but Matt's hair and eye colour and his dimples. She was 2:30 am on May 14th 1998 and the new baby made sure everybody new by screaming the place down.

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Kelly had properly introduced Matt to Andy they had spoken before but neither of them wanted to take the first move to a friendship, Andy was engaged and Matt had a daughter named Elsie-Scarlet. All three soon became friends, when they finished the academy they were all taken on by Fire House 51.

Matt and Hallie were stronger than ever, but Hallie resented Matt because of Elise. Hallie wanted her adopted and Matt said no, she was his angel. She would never say much around Kelly but when she was around 4 years old, Herrmann got her to talk- she announced one day she would marry Kelly and be Mrs Kelly Severide, and the whole house arred when she said it; he turned more red then she did (Every time Elise saw Kelly she lived up to middle name of Scarlet)

Matt knew she adored Kelly but every time she saw him, she would wriggle out of her dads arms and run to her 'love'. She did the same to Andy and her dad but Kelly was special.

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Matt wanted another baby and Hallie never wanted another, she never bonded with her daughter. Matt took care of her from day one. When Matt was on shit and Hallie was alone with Elise she would run away to either Andy or Herrmann's house. By the age of 6 she called Heather Darden and Cindy Herrmann mum, to her Hallie could have been a step-mum but never when her dad was around.

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Matt thought by now she would have grown out of her obsession with Kelly Severide but it only got worse. It was her 11th birthday and she had a firefighter themed birthday party- just like all the others Hallie never showed. Kelly was there to pick up the pieces, even though she was Eleven and a 'big girl' now she would still fall asleep in his arms when he stroked her sandy blonde hair. Before she fell asleep every year she told him her wish- it was for her mum to be there. She never was.

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Kelly knew what it was like to not have one for your parents in your life consistently but he made damn sure he never hurt her. When Elise was 12 Matt got a call from the school asking him to get Elise, he was on a call so Kelly got her. Mrs Judd explained how Elise had come in upset and said her mum told "she was the biggest mistake that had ever happened to her and her dad" and how she felt "not special and worthless to everyone" so Kelly took her home and told her she was going to stay at his for a couple of nights. He was going to make her feel loved and wanted not that Matt wasn't already.

When he got back Kelly had told Matt everything. He looked over to he's baby girl to see Andy playing with her, he had dressed her up in her uniform which was 3x her size.

What happened next really broke Matts heart Elise screamed at the top of her lungs mummy's, and was shocked to see what he did Heather and Cindy.