Antonio Dawson walked out of the waiting area next to the ICU to try to make some phone calls to friends and relative about Gabbys' condition. His sister had been taken into emergency surgery to stabilize her severely broken leg. His parents were not in town but were flying back in order to get here. He turned on his phone and began retrieving his voice mails when he stopped as he listened to the message from Matt Casey. He listened to the message intently but then moved on to the next message. Lauren was going to get Diego and Eva out of school in order to tell them about Gabby. Antonio saw the doctor come down the hall and immediately put his phone away.

The surgeon asked " Are you here for Gabby Dawson?"

"Yes I am her brother Antonio. How is my sister?" Antonio replied

The doctor summarized briefly and clincially, "Your sister has 3rd degree burns on her back, shoulder and upper thigh. Her ankle is crushed and will have most likely have to be amputated. Right now our main concern is trying to stabilize her. The next 24 to 48 hours are going to be very critical. Then if and I have to stress if your sister survives she is going to have a long recovery time. "

Antonio just nodded because it was so much to take in, he could barely breathe. He felt like he had been punched in the gut.

The doctor continued" Right now we have stabilized her ankle until she is better condition to survive a surgery, and she is being put on a ventilator to help her breathe. She should be in ICU in the next hour to hour and a half. You can see her then. I would encourage you to call you family in just in case your sister takes a turn for the worse." With a pause the surgeon asked, " Any questions?"

Antonio thanked the doctor and turned on his heel to call Laura. Now Antonio was used to seeing trauma and heartache as a Chicago police officer. Some sights and crimes had kept him up and haunted him, . However, the thought of losing Gabby was more than he could even bare to think about. He went back into the waiting room to wait for Laura to arrive before going to the ICU waiting room.

Matt Casey turned into the Lakeshore ER parking lot and got out of his truck and headed to the ER entrance. He sought out a nurse who had worked with Halle and pulled her aside to find out about Gabby. She hesitated then quietly directed Matt to the ICU waiting room, but refused to give him any information on Gabbys condition. Matt thanked her and quickly made his way to the ICU waiting room not know what to expect but the had a sick sense of dread wash over him. He walked into the waiting room to find Antonio alone with his head in his hands.

"Antonio ", Matt said quietly.

"Antonio looked up and replied, " Matt now is not the time, would you please leave? Right now they are only letting family into see her because she is critical and may not make it. "

Matt said both irritated and desperate " I am not going to cause any trouble, I just need to see her."

Antonio said shaking his head" Under different circumstances I would say no problem but right now I have to consider Gabby and her wishes as well as my family and Gabbys boyfriend. So please don't make me ask again please leave." Choking back the emotion in his voice and standing to his feet and squaring his shoulders to make his point.

Matt could tell by Antonios' demeaner that this was non-negotiable and turned to leave. He headed to his truck and saw more of the 51 guys pull up. He updated them on Gabbys condition.

Chief Boden said, " We are not going to stress out Gabbys' family but we can wait in the lobby of the hospital until we get update on her condition. She is family and a part of 81 forever so we stay until we get an update." Everyone sat down and nodded in agreement since firefighting was not just a job it was a way of life. If Gabby did not survive the night they would all grieve just as they had when Halle and Andy died. They waited – together. Boden, Shay, Severide, Otis, Mills, Cruz and Casey