Chicago's Bravest Chapter 2 is now up, Nathan is introduced to the Intelligence Unit and Chicago Med. Let's read on.
Chapter 2:
Nathan arrived at Molly's which was a small bar as he walked in then saw Matthew Casey who was talking with Gabby and another man in a black jacket as he walked over and said, "Hey Lieutenant, Gabby." "Nathan, glad you made it." Gabby replied. "And miss this out? I wouldn't dream of it." Nathan, Matt and Gabby chuckled as Gabby then said, "Nathan, meet my older brother Antonio, he's in Intelligence."
Nathan then shook his hand as he said, "Nice to meet you, Antonio, you Army?" "No, I'm not, Intelligence is Chicago P.D." "Ah, sorry man, thought you were military." "No worries man." Antonio said as he then asked, "Where you from? I can't place your accent." "I'm from Manhattan, New York." "What's a New Yorker doing in Chicago?" "Just got out of active duty, now I'm a reservist." "Working at 51, right?" "Yeah, that's right." "Where did you serve?" "Navy SEALs, 4 years." "Thank you." "No problem." Nathan finished.
"Did I hear right? You were military?" soon another man wearing a dark shirt he had a beard growing, blue eyes and red-brown hair as Nathan replied, "Yeah, I still am, serving in Reserves." "So was I." Nathan smiled as he heard Gabby say, "Jay Halstead, meet Nathan Delaney, Nathan's new at 51." Jay nodded as he shook Nathan's hand saying, "Nice to meet you." "You too. What unit were you?" "Rangers, 3rd Battalion 75th." "Nice, Navy SEALs." "Wow, I'm in awe of you guys, you love it?" "Let's just say, I love the Navy, it's the best feeling in the world, I'm sure you felt the same way with the Rangers." "Yeah, I did, I know how you feel." Jay said, remembering his service.
Jay and Nathan shared a nod as Nathan asked, "So, what do you do?" "I'm a cop, working alongside Antonio." "In Intelligence, right?" "Right, you are." Nathan nodded as he said to Gabby, "Hey… can I get a beer?" "Yeah, sure." Gabby pulls up a beer as she gives it to Nathan as he nods before heading to a table with Brett and several others as he said, "Hey Brett." "Nathan, meet Kim Burgess, Adam Ruzek, and Ethan Choi. Everyone this is Nathan Delaney, the new firefighter."
Nathan shook everyone's hands as he said, "Nice to meet you all." "You too, man." Choi and Ruzek said almost simultaneously. Soon Brett then said, "Ethan, Nathan here served in the Navy he did." Choi looked at Nathan who nodded confirming Brett's statement as he asked Nathan, "Really?" "Yes Sir, Navy SEALs, Chief Petty Officer." "I was Navy as well, 2nd generation. Transferred to the Naval Reserves after I got back to begin my residency." "I was in for 4 years. Then I transferred to the Navy Reserves." Nathan explained.
The others nodded as Brett smiled at him as Burgess and Ruzek shared a look that said the same thing as Burgess headed to the bar as both Nathan and Choi shared some stories, but mostly Nathan didn't share much about his military life because he shared the places he had been in like Afghanistan, Korea and the Naval Ships too, Choi shares some things as he asks, "So any girl in your life?" "No, I used to be engaged but it didn't go anywhere." "Sorry to hear, you hear from her since?" "No, not since I left the SEALs. She was still in Naval Intel after I left." "Sorry to hear, I had a girlfriend who worked at the Naval VA." "So, you got a girl?" "Yeah, she's a doctor too." Ethan said.
Nathan then took a drink of his beer and replied, "Nice, hey, a guy was pulled in from the train disaster, A Charlie Daniels?" "Yeah, he's ok, he's doing good too." "I knew Steel was going to pull through." "You knew him?" "My days in the SEALs, we were in the different units but we served together on a couple ops, one of our finest." "My girl's watching over him at Med." "When's visiting hours?" "Up until 9pm." "Alright. I'll leave soon." "It's at the Gaffney Medical Centre." "Thanks, Choi." Nathan said.
Antonio was looking over at Sylvie who was talking with Burgess. Antonio, had broken up with Sylvie a few months ago and it pissed him off, she was flirting with this Nathan guy and he still loved her. Sylvie stole a glance at Antonio and she rolled her eyes at him turning back to Burgess.
Gabby noticed this and said, "Antonio, you okay?" "Sylvie still ask about me?" "Antonio, you need to let this go." "Come on Gabby…" "Antonio, I'm going to ask you for once, let this go for the sake of everything." "Look, I'm still friends with her, why wouldn't she want to remain friends?" "Take a guess, why?" Gabby said ending the conversation on that note before returning to serve customers.
Burgess and Brett were talking as Brett continued to steal a few glances at Nathan who looked good in his navy shirt, he had a short sleeved shirt on and saw a hint of the massive muscle on his arm, she felt herself drooling as Burgess noticed this and said, "Earth to Brett, you there?" "Sorry, I must have gotten lost." "By whom?" "I'm not interested." "He's a very cute and irresistible guy." "I have known the guy for a day and already, he's on my mind." Brett lamented.
Burgess chuckled as she took a glance at him saying, "He's not my type but, he's something, you should at least go after him but don't be too possessive of him." "So just secretly pine for him." "Yeah, something like that." Burgess said.
Brett just stared at him in admiration she knew they were the same height, he was the tall and handsome Navy man with a calm sense about him, she admired his blue eyes that mirrored hers. Nathan began to look towards her and smiled directly at her flashing his mega-wide grin at her, Brett felt herself melting at the sight of him.
In the distance, Antonio felt his blood boil watching the smile of Brett grow wider every time she stared at Nathan, he downed his drink and left the bar paying his tab as he walked out of the bar with Denny Woods following him.
Nathan finished his beer as Adam then said, "Brett catching your eye?" "What makes you think it was Brett?" "Well, me and Burgess are engaged, Brett's single, plus you might have gotten lucky." "She's a beautiful woman." "Last girl, I ever dated was a brunette, and I was engaged, that's when I realised, blondes are my type." "Good taste man." Nathan and Adam chuckled as Nathan got up to leave, "I gotta go, promised I'd meet a buddy over at the hospital." "Alright man, nice meeting ya." "You too." Nathan said as he patted Adam on the shoulder before turning to Ethan.
Nathan patted him on the shoulder as he left the bar with his jacket on, he breathed in the Chicago air heading to his car. He hopped in and pulled the glove compartment down seeing his HK 23 that had attached a silencer and a laser sight. He loaded it and put it back in the glove compartment as he drove off to Chicago Med.
Antonio is walking to his car as he hears, "Detective Dawson?" "Who's there?" Antonio turns and sees Denny Woods in front of him as he says, "What do you want Lieutenant?" "Couldn't help but overhear your predicament regarding your ex-girlfriend Sylvie Brett and the new firefighter Nathan Delaney." "What's it to you?" "What if we helped you drive away Nathan Delaney." Woods said with a smirk.
Antonio looked confused as he said, "Who's we?" "I'm right behind you." A woman said. Antonio readied his gun as he pointed it at the mysterious woman who had a smirk on her face as she appeared from the shadows. She wore a suit with the top button undone, she had black hair, dark like the night sky tied into a bun, her eyes were white as a ghost, they looked hollow.
Antonio, looked in between the 2 as he said, "What is it you want me to do?" "Get in and we can talk." Woods says cryptically. Antonio obeys as he gets in the car along with Woods and the mystery woman.
Nathan arrived at Med and walked into the hospital as he saw the charge nurse and said, "Hi, excuse me." "How can I help?" "Looking for a Charlie Daniels, he's an old buddy of mine from the Service." "Can I have your name?" "Firefighter Nathan Delaney." Nathan reached into his pocket pulling out his CFD credentials as Maggie Lockwood smiled saying, "Nice to meet you Candidate, Maggie Lockwood, I run the ER." "Ma'am, a pleasure indeed." "I'll take you to Charlie."
Nathan followed Maggie as she said, "You served?" "Yes, Navy SEALs, 4 years, I didn't know Doctor Ethan Choi if that's what you're asking." "I was going to but thanks for clearing it up." "No problem, so what do you call this place? The ER?" "We call it Baghdad." "Baghdad?" "Amount of gun violence in this city, it's unbelievable." "Appropriate nickname, I take it Chicago is nicknamed, Chi-Raq?" "Yes, it is." "Lovely."
They reach the room as Nathan sees a man on the bed, he had regulation length auburn hair that had been cut short, he had a beard growing, hazel eyes too. The man smiled as he said, "Hey Irish." "How are you, Steel?" "It's been a while." "Make that 6 months, you look good bud." "So do you, you leave the SEALs and become a firefighter. Personally, I thought you'd be a cop." Charlie said.
Nathan laughs, "Let's just say, I needed a little time before being a cop." "Yeah, me too." "That's the fourth time, I had to save your ass." "Three times, that first one didn't count." "That did count, still have the scar, from the sniper." "Okay, that did count, I owe you a beer." "Good thing, we didn't up the ante." Charlie laughed. Nathan nodded as he said, "What you doing this far out, thought you were in Fort Bragg?" "On leave from Delta, figured I'd come to see you." "Appreciate the visit." "Didn't know how bad it was going to get by the time I was in a train accident." "Yeah." "Anybody make it?" "There were a few survivors, quite a lot killed." "Always had it rough, didn't we?" "Yeah, once you leave, you try to forget the losses, instead, you keep seeing those losses, don't you?" Nathan said solemnly.
Charlie nodded as he said, "I'm on leave from Delta for a month, said that I was becoming too stressed out." "How's Angie?" "She's good, misses you though." Nathan smiled. Angela Daniels, was Charlie's twin sister working in Military Intelligence, she was a go-to for an operation, she saved the two men many times from close calls in the line of duty. Nathan thought of Angie and Charlie as the brother and sister he never had. He personally made it a vow, that he'd protect them, and they repaid the debt many times, to him they were his family.
Nathan remembered as he said, "Remember that op in Afghanistan?" "One where we tailed an IED expert?" "Yeah, still remember that." "It weren't your fault." "We got out thanks to Angie." "Still owe her a lot." "Yes, we do." "You staying here, or you got to be somewhere?" "Got a shift in the morning, so no rest for the weary." "Good luck." "In my experience, there's no such thing as luck."
Charlie laughed as they bro-hugged as Charlie said, "Nate, before you go, watch your six." "What's going on?" "Heard a rumour, Taylor's in town, I don't know if it's true, but watch your six." "Doesn't stay away, does she?" "After what happened, I just want you to be careful." "In a city like this, no such word as careful, from what I remember this place has more violence than the Middle East." "Oh yeah, Chi-Raq, good luck, Nate. Hoo-ah!" "Hoo-yah, Charlie." Nathan says to his old war buddy.
Nathan leaves the hospital as he heads to the car soon he is stopped by a voice, "Nathan Delaney?" Nathan spots a man walking towards him as he says, "Do I know you?" "Lieutenant Denny Woods, Chicago PD, I need to talk to you."
The devil meets the hero, anybody getting a chill from this chapter? Hope you are…
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