"Mommy! Wake up!" Three year old Lyla shouted.
"I'm up!" Gabby groaned. Lyla dragged her out of bed and downstairs to make her breakfast.
"Mommy is daddy ever coming back?" Lyla asked, Gabby didn't know how to answer this question, of course Matt Casey was her father, and you could obviously see the resemblance. But Matt didn't probably care too much about Lyla. It was hard for her to answer, She and Matt broke up three and a half years ago.
Flashback
"I'm done!" Gabby shouted as she clutched her small baby bump.
"Gabby wait." Matt called before Gabby slammed the door.
Gabby slid down the door on the other side bawling. "I love you." She said to her unborn baby.
End of flashback
"Can we go to the park?" Lyla asked patiently.
"Of course sweetie." Gabby replied as she changed Lyla out of her pajamas into everyday wear. "Hey Ly, I'm going to take a shower. Can you stay here and play?"
"Yes mommy." Lyla stated as she picked up her Barbie. Gabby kissed her daughters head before heading off to her shower.
•••
"Pwayground!" Lyla yelled. "Mommy can I pwease play?"
"Wait once second sweetie." Gabby glanced over her shoulder and saw Leslie Shay and Kelly Severide. And then Matt Casey.
"Firetruck!" Lyla shouted running off. Gabby knew what a Firetruck was, because she worked at a fire station.
"Hi sweetie what's your name?" Leslie asked Lyla as Lyla approached her.
"Lyla Casey." Lyla stated. "Mommy!"
"Lyla don't ever run off like that again." Gabby said and Leslie smiled recognizing Gabby.
"Gabby!" Leslie said as she pulled her into a huge hug. "It's been forever."
"I know. But being a mom does take up most of your life." Gabby laughed. "Shay I miss you."
"Okay but first lets talk about this." Leslie said gesturing to Lyla.
"Lyla can you stay here with Kelly?" Gabby asked. Lyla nodded and sat at the picnic table.
"I'm Kelly." Kelly said shaking the three year old's hand.
"Firetruuck?" Lyla pointed to the bright red Firetruck.
"Yeah, I work on a Firetruck."
"Cool. Mommy works on an amb-lence." Lyla seemed unamused. Kelly thought she would be an awe like other kids her age.
"Hey Lyla, want to go meet new people?" Leslie asked.
"Yes!" Lyla said excitedly.
Shay walked over to Hermann, Cruz, and Casey. "Hey guys! Do you want to meet Gabby's daughter!"
"What's her name?" Hermann asked.
"Lyla."
Matt looked over at Gabby and raised and eyebrow. Gabby mouthed 'let's talk later.'
"She kind of looks like you lieutenant." Hermann commented.
Matt chuckled and looked over at Gabby. He had no idea what he was getting himself into.