Hi Everyone! I hope all is good with school and such…
My name is Zouzou816 and this is my second story. This is my first Chicago fire story. My other story is from General Hospital called The Return of his True Love if you want to check it out!
This is going to be KELLY SEVERIDE centric! I love Taylor Kinney!
I don't own CF or any of the characters expect my OC Katina Amoretti.
Enjoy and please review!
Chapter 1
Katina Amoretti walked into Firehouse 51 with grocery bags in her arms. She noticed all the guys scattered around the garage. The guys from truck were sitting around the kitchenette and on the couch watching TV while the guys from squad were all sitting at their 'squad only table.' She grew up at Firehouse 51. Her brother was a fire fighter at Firehouse 51. He was on the Rescue Squad but he died on the job.
She huffed and couldn't help but shake her head. Nothing has ever changed. "No need to all get up at once" she said making her way into the kitchen. The guys from squad caught on first. "Hey Kat" Hadley greeted. She set the bags down on the counter and smiled at him, "Hey Hadley, go get the rest of the bags out of my car" she threw him her keys. He ran out to get the rest of the groceries. Chief Boden came out and smiled at Kat and the rest of the guys.
She came in everyday at lunch. It was so routine that the guys barely noticed anymore. "Katina, it's nice to see you again. How was your day today?" he asked. She smiled and made herself comfortable. "I am doing good, tired. We were crazy busy last night at the hospital. It was like we were giving something away. People were in and out. On top of all that, Derek and I were the only physicians on call" she said as she started making the salad.
"Kay, where do you want me to put all this stuff?" Hadley asked as he walked in carrying the rest of the grocery bags. "Uh, put it on the counter. Take out the baking pan and butter it up for me" she said. Kelly and Matt stopped in their tracks when they saw Kat in the kitchen with Hadley. Kelly was really jealous of all the guys. He used to go out with Kat when they were younger, but things didn't work out so now they were just friends. That didn't mean he was ok with the guys hanging around her. The two lieutenants grew up with Kat even more than the other guys because they knew her and her brother Brian before coming to the firehouse.
They were very protective of her. Kelly knew some of the guys in the firehouse had a crush on her and found her attractive and he didn't like it. He walked up to the kitchenette and stood over Kat's shoulder. He started picking at the salad. She nudged him in the ribs and slapped his hands away. "Stop picking. I'm almost done" she said. Matt smiled and shook his head at their antics. He leaned over and kissed her cheek. "Hi Kat, what's for lunch?" he asked. "Hey," she smiled at Casey, "we are having lasagna and chicken caesar salad," she replied. Cruz walked into the garage and patted his stomach.
"Hey Chief, I say we make Kat cook all of our meals," he suggested. The chief smiled and laughed, "I don't think we'd be doing the community justice if we were to take away their best doctor" he replied. "Speaking of Kat, can talk to you for a second?" Hadley asked. She looked at the guys curious before smiling at him and nodding. "Sure, want to talk outside?" she offered. "Yeah" he replied. She made her way out of the kitchen. "Gabby, can you start laying the lasagna?" she asked. Dawson took over the cooking. She is the only paramedic who is a good cook at the firehouse besides Kat. "Sure" she got to cooking while Kat led Hadley outside. The rest of the house gathered around the kitchen. "What's going on with those two?" Casey asked Severide.
The squad lieutenant turned to his fellow lieutenant and shrugged, "I don't know, but whatever it is I am going to find out" he replied. Outside, Hadley shut the door behind them, knowing his fellow firefighters would want to listen in. "What's going on Hadley? Are you okay?" she asked. He let out a breath and began to nervously pace in front of her. She could see how nervous he was. "Kat, you know that Tina and I have been married for a while," he started. She didn't say anything she just nodded. "Well, we are trying to have a baby" he said. She smiled and launched herself into his arms. She was so happy for them. "Congratulations Jamie! I am so happy for you guys. This is great! So why do you need me?" she of asked a little confused.
"Well, I know you're supposed to have a bunch of tests and stuff so we were hoping you would be our doctor" he asked. She smiled and nodded, giving him a hug and a kiss on the cheek. "Of course I'll be your doctor. You are both going to have to get blood tests and have some family history to set up at the clinic. When do you want to get started?" she asked. Kelly and the rest of the firehouse were gathered at the door. "What the hell are they talking about?" Kelly asked. "Who knows, but we all know he's with Tina so it can't be anything personal" Cruz reasoned. When Hadley and Kat walked back into the garage, they found everyone staring at them. Kat shook her head, "What are you 5?" she teased. "We just wanted to know what was going on. Everything ok?" Kelly asked. Hadley was about to tell them what they talked about but Kat wasn't having any of that. She knew the boys, especially Kelly, have been involved in her personal life way too much. "Everything is fine, thanks for the concern" she said before turning to the chief, "Chief Boden, I need to borrow Hadley tonight for about an hour" she informed. The chief looked at her and could tell she wanted to keep things private, but he knew Kat would tell him if he needed to know.
"Is everything okay?" he asked. She looked from Hadley to the Chief. "I can't say. That's up to Hadley to tell you. If you have any questions though, please feel free to let me know" she said. The chief smiled at Kat. He had watched her grow up. He worked with her father and her brother. He admired her professionalism. "Okay. You're good to go Hadley" he said. "Thanks Chief" he replied. Kat got back to cooking as everyone got back to their own business. "Hey Casey, have you talked to Kat about Brian's memorial?" Kelly asked. It was coming on two years that he died. "No, did you talk to her? I don't know if she still wants to go see him. Last year she made herself sick over it" Matt replied. Kelly nodded, his gaze never leaving Kat. "I know. I'll talk to her later, first I want to find out what the hell she was talking to Hadley about" he said. Casey chuckled at Kelly's antics. He has never met two people who belong to each other more than Kelly and Kat do.
Once lunch was ready, everyone gathered around the table and helped themselves. It was very good. Since the girls cooked, the team had the new candidate clean the dishes. Gabby was telling Kat about her issues with Casey when the call came in, 'Squad 3, Ambulance 61, Truck 81, and Battalion 25 with Trauma surgeon 1. Construction site…" the operator called out. "Let's go" Chief Boden yelled. Everyone got ready to go, even Kat. She got in the squad truck and got dressed in the back. "Kat, stick to me, you are my cover" Kelly said. She smiled and grabbed her radio. "No problem. I'll stick to you like glue Lt. Severide" she teased. "No fair Severide. Why can't Kat stick to me and be my cover?" Casey teased over the radio. "When hell freezes over Casey" he replied.
When they got to the construction site, it was a mess. There was obvious debris in the air. "Hey what happened here?" Chief asked one of the construction workers. "We were pouring concrete; filling in the 2nd and 3rd stories when the foundation collapsed. We've got guys buried under there" he said. "We are going to need a two and half up there!" Chief called back. "On it, another crew member said as they all took the stairs leading up to the area. "Let's go" Kelly called back to his team. "Let's get the two and a half up here from the ladder," commanded chief Boden. The crew did as they were told. "Keep the hose coming!" he encouraged as a fire fighter brought the hose from the ladder over to them, and dropped the hose down so it dangled right before the landing where it dropped off two levels. "Charge it!" suddenly the hose inflated and Otis went down, using the hose as a pole to slide with. Casey followed, then Kelly, and Kat after that.
They went to the man closest first. "Kat you should probably check him out" Otis said. She made her way over and gave him a look over. "Dawson are you down there?" she asked into her radio. "Go for Dawson" the paramedic replied. "We are going to need extract down here. He's a bit banged up but he'll be fine" she explained as Kelly and Matt started to peel away chunks of rubble to find the other man. "I'm under here" he was calling as Kelly finally took off the last piece of rubble. "Can you sit up?" Casey asked as he helped the man. "Yeah; Peter…he was right beside me when it collapsed….there was a hole. I think he got taken down" the worker said through a grunt of pain. Kat saw the hole, just big enough to fit one person. She shone her flashlight down into the darkness and saw the face of an elderly man with a nasty cut on his forehead as well as his leg was trapped under a large boulder of foundation.
"Peter?" she called down. "Yeah, I knew today was going to be a bad day, I told my wife I had a premonition" he got out. "Okay, we're going to come and get you. Are you hurt?" she asked. "I can't breathe. Can't move" he answered in a labored voice. "We'll get you out," she said solemnly before backing out and looking over to Kelly and Casey, "We are going to need three pipe poles and a saw" she said as Casey radioed in the order. She checked back on him, this time with Casey and Kelly over her shoulder. "How are you doing down there Peter?" she asked and he smiled weakly. "I've been better" he said and she smiled a little. "I am going in" Kat said tucking her flashlight into her bag. "You can't" Kelly said. "That's unstable" Casey added. She gave them both a look. "It's a good thing I am trained in Rescue Squad then. Besides, guys, I am the only one who could fully assess his injuries and give him treatment. Unless you two became surgeons when I wasn't looking" she teased. "Fine but I am staying with you. Casey stay tuned. I'll tell you what she needs" Severide said. Casey nodded and turned to the others, "Widen the hole, step back in-case the crease decides to shift" he told them as they started to clear some of the rubble away from the hole.
"Kelly give me my bag and keep the light down here" she said. She started talking to Peter, asking him if he could move his foot and so on. When feeling his ribs, Peter cried out and so Kat backed off. "Okay, okay. Easy" she said and Kelly knew right away what that meant. "Promise me one thing" Peter began, "no lies" he said. "Fair enough" Kat nodded before going on. "I think you're bleeding internally your foot is the least of your problems" she said before turning to Severide. "Tell Casey we need this hole to open up ASAP" she informed. Kelly looked over his shoulder and relayed the message. "Casey, we need this hole to open up" he told him. "Go Bruce" he called as Bruce lowered a saw down and began to cut away the remaining metal. "Don't worry" Kat said as she brushed some rubble off of Peters shirt. "We'll get you back to your wife in no time" she said. "Yeah right" Peter rolled his eyes at Kat smiled. "What? Are you saying I've got a bad poker face?" she asked and Peter cracked a smile. "I'm saying I'd be all in on that one" he replied which she chuckled lightly at. "Well you're talking and breathing, which is good" Kelly said smiling down into the hole, just as there was a shift in the foundation. Kelly watched as Kat covered Peter as he grabbed a metal bar for support.
"Severide!" Casey yelled out. "Kat are you okay? Pete?" he asked trying to find any obvious injury. "We are good. Kelly I need the surgery bag now" she said. Kelly turned to Casey and had him call Dawson. Within minutes, she handed Casey the bag. He gave it to Severide, who sent it down to Kat. "Peter you want me to be honest with you so I'm going to give you this straight" she said. He took a ragged breath. "I'm a trauma surgeon. If you want to make it out of here, I am going to have to take off your leg, but since we are in this situation, the only way I can assess your vitals is if you keep talking and tell me how you feel" she said. He could tell she knew what she was doing. "What's your name?" he asked. "Katina Amoretti. Everyone calls me Kat though" she replied. "And you?" he asked looking up at Kelly. "Severide, Kelly but people usually call me Severide" he answered. "Either of you married?" he asked as they both glanced at each other briefly before shaking their heads. Peter noticed and smiled. "What's the look about?" he asked. Kelly smirked and shook his head. "Peter can I take this as you giving me the okay?" she asked. He let out a huffed breath and nodded. "I trust you" he said. She nodded and got on the radio. "Dawson bring me the F-OR kit and have Hadley lower the sol saw" she said.
"On it Kat" she smiled when she heard how worried the teams were. They were all like a family and had each-others back. "Once I set up, I am going to give you a play by play alright" she said as she got ready for surgery. "Okay, but only if one of you tell me what those looks are about" he said. She looked up at Kelly for some help. "Please Severide feel free to chime in, I'm a little busy here" she said as she put on her gloves and moved so her back was facing Peter. He didn't need to see this. "Our friends and family tell us we act like an old married couple all the time. They have been trying to get us married for years" he chuckled. "What about you? How did you meet your wife?" Kelly asked. His eyes were trained on Kat the entire time.
"Okay Peter I am going to start. You are going to hear the saw but don't panic okay. Just keep talking to Kelly" she said, looking over her shoulder to make sure he was okay. "Yeah okay" he said a little uneasy. She nodded and got to work. They were at it for what felt like forever but was actually 20 minutes. In the end, Kat turned to Peter and Kelly with blood all over her. "Peter are you okay?" she asked. He smiled at her. "You did good doc. Thank you so much. I owe you my life" he said. She smiled at him and shook her head. "All I want is for you to get better, bring Georgie to the firehouse so Kelly and I can meet her" she said before reaching for her radio. "Ryan we're ready for you down here" she said to the flight team. Kelly took a hold of her hands and pulled her out. He took in her expression and wrapped an arm around her shoulder. He kissed her temple as tears rolled down her cheeks. "You did awesome. He's going to be okay" he said. She smiled up at him and nodded. "I know" she said as she let her blood covered gloved hit the ground.
It was a pretty silent night after that. They got back to the firehouse and cleaned up. Kat put on a pair of fresh scrubs and made her way to Severide's office. She didn't feel like going to her own because she didn't want to be alone. He was laying down when she stood at the doorway. "Mind company?" she asked. He smiled at her and opened his arms. She came over and got into bed next to him. She cuddled up to him and lay on the pillow next to him. Casey and the guys were all standing around the kitchen eating leftovers. "These are great" Mills said as he continued to eat. Casey chuckled, "Take it easy Mills. Knowing Kat, this is just the beginning" he said. "Where is she anyway? We should be celebrating, she saved that guys life" Capp said as he helped himself to some food. "The last time I saw Kat, she said she was heading to the shower" Gabby replied. "Casey, where's Kat and Kelly? I need their reports from the site today" Chief Boden said.
"We don't know where they are. Kat's showering," he replied. Boden nodded, He knew exactly where they were and so did everyone else. In times of crisis those two cling to each other. "Okay, tell them I need to see them ASAP" he said. The guys all looked at each other weary. They knew Kat would cooperate, but Severide was going to give them hell. "Who's going to get them?" Casey asked. No one wanted to do it. "Just page them" Shay suggested. "Yeah I agree with Shay" everyone agreed. Casey chuckled, "Wimps" he teases. Kat could tell there was something bothering him. They were just staring at each other. "Thank you for today. I couldn't have done it without you" she said giving him a kiss on his cheek. He smiled, "you didn't need me. You're a great doctor. Your brother would be so proud of you. I am so proud of you" he replied. Kat turned on her back and looked up at the ceiling with tears rolling down her cheeks. Kelly sat up and wiped her tears away.
"Hey, don't be like that. Don't worry; we are all here for you. I am going to get you through this, do you understand?" he asked. She sat up and moved to sit next to him and cried in his shoulder. He wrapped an arm around her shoulder. "I don't want to talk about Brian. I am not making a big deal about his death. He couldn't do it for me because he would know I wouldn't want it. He wouldn't want his to consume my life and I'm not going to let it" she said getting up and pulling herself together. Kelly came up next to her. "No one is saying that you have to let it consume you but you have to deal with it" he yelled. She turned to glare at him. "Don't Kelly. Brian was my only family. He left, he promised that he would come back home to me and he didn't. Do you honestly think that was easy for me today? God Kelly, you can be such an idiot sometimes" she said before grabbing her pager and walking out. "Severide, Kat you are needed in chief's office" they heard. Kat didn't even give him a second glance, as she made her way to the chief's office.
"Chief you paged me" she said. Boden looked up and waved her in. "I need your report on what happened at the construction site" he said. She nodded, "no problem. Since he had to go to the hospital, his information is going in his chart as well. Derek was the attending for 2nd shift, so I'll get his chart and attach it to my report" she informed. He smiled at her. Of all the fire fighters he worked with, Katina Amoretti was the most organized one. "You can get his medical records?" he asked curious. She smiled and chuckled, "Derek owes me a few favors" she said. Boden chuckled and nodded. "Well will be looking forward to it. Have you seen Kelly?" he asked. She glared and shook her head, "no he's probably still in his office. Hey chief can I ask you a question?" she asked. He put his pen down and took off his glasses to cook up at her and give his full attention. "What's on your mind?" he asked. "Well you know that Brian's anniversary is coming up. Severide keeps getting on my case about doing something. I just need my own space. If I do something it will be on my own time. I just don't know what to do" she said.
Boden came from around his desk and sat on the chair next to her. "Katina, you are the strongest woman I know. After Brian died, everyone expected you to crumble but you didn't. You will figure this out and if you need our help, we'll have your back" he said handing her a tissue. She smiled and wiped her tears. "Thanks Chief. If I see Severide, I'll send him your way" she said making her way out. Once she got to the garage, Shay and Dawson ran up to her. She looked at them confused. "We need your help with something in the rig" Dawson said looking to Shay for some help. "Yeah on the other side of the garage" Shay said. Kat put her hands on her hips and read between the lines. She could tell they were trying to either cover something up or hide something. "Guys what's going on? What don't you want me to see?" she asked moving past them. They tried to stop her but were too late. She froze when she saw it. Severide was sitting on the recliner in the squad area with a girl on his lap. They were sucking face. It was disgusting.
Casey and the rest of the guys were watching her, waiting for her to snap. Casey made a move to meet her half way but she put her hand up to stop him. "Hey Romeo," she waited until he looked up, "Chief is asking for you" she said. He looked at her with a smirk. That's how Kat knew he was acting like this on purpose. She glared at him. Two can play that game. "Hey Capp, are you busy?" she asked. That caught Severide's attention right away. "No, what's up?" he asked. "I need two favors from you. 1st can you cover Hadley and me for an hour? I need him for something" she asked. Before Capp could answer "he's not free" Severide interrupted. Capp looked between Kelly and Kat and smirked. He knew the game they playing. "Don't worry Severide, I'll cover" he replied. "I've got you to Kat" Dawson said. "Cool, thanks guys!" she replied grabbing her purse. "Where are you going?" Severide asked. Kat smiled and him and cocked her head. "We are going on a little field trip" she replied.