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"Antonio, are you sure it wouldn't be safer for me to just stay where I am? I don't want to endanger Gabby, Matt and Louie by staying at their place." Sylvie sighed, looking over at Antonio as they drove.

They'd just been to the station and were now heading back to Sylvie's apartment so she could grab her stuff and go back to Gabby and Matt's place. She couldn't help but feel like she'd been here before - with everything on the line so suddenly. But she had Antonio and Gabby to take care of her and she was grateful.

"We'll have a patrol car outside their house at all times to make sure that you're okay. If there's a threat to you, there's a threat to Gabby too. You were both on call that day. There's no reason why anyone would want to hurt you specifically when you were working with Gabby on the day."

Sylvie nodded at him, knotting her fingers together in her lap. "I can still work, though, right? I'm not confined to the house or anything?"

Antonio chuckled and shook his head. "You can work, we'll put a patrol outside the firehouse too to make sure you and Gabby are fine. It's like before, with what we did for you a few months back. You've got everyone looking out for you, Brett. There's little reason to be worried about it all. Everything'll sort itself out soon enough." He shrugged.

Sylvie smiled at him and nodded again. "I suppose so," she muttered, her eyes moving to look out the window. She didn't understand why she'd been targeted again, and couldn't help but think that her ex-fiancé was right. He'd thought she wouldn't be able to handle life here in Chicago, but she'd fought to prove him wrong. She'd fought to work hard and prove that she could handle it. But now that this had happened twice, she couldn't help but think that she was close to breaking point.

Antonio pulled up outside of her apartment building after a few more minutes of driving from the station and the two of them exited the car, making their way upstairs to the third floor where her apartment was. She unlocked the door and let Antonio step in first to check that everything was fine before following him. The apartment was exactly as she'd left it.

"Just grab the essentials and things you'll need for, at most, a few weeks. Shove them into a bag you have and we can get out of here sooner," Antonio instructed her, following her into her bedroom where she pulled a black duffle bag from underneath her bed and hastily began to shove clothes and other essentials in it. After ten minutes, she'd cleaned out everything she needed and, with her favourite pillow underarm, followed Antonio out of the apartment.

"You live in a good part of town, but there's no reason to think there isn't a threat here. You live alone, so you're a prime target. You're better off safe with Gabby and Matt. And I can guarantee that they'll both love you hanging around so you can look after Louie when they're busy." He chuckled.

Sylvie shook her head and grinned at him as they walked downstairs. "I keep to myself a lot of the time anyway. I did when I lived with Gabby before. I'm a professional at that - keeping away from places where I'm not wanted." She shrugged at him, following him through the front door of the building and back to the car.

It was much later at night now, nearing almost 11pm, and she was feeling incredibly tired. Considering the fact she was going to have to go back to work in the morning, she couldn't wait to get back to Gabby and Matt's and get a decent night sleep.

"What time do you start your shift tomorrow?" Antonio asked, pulling off the curb and beginning the drive across town to Gabby's place. "I'll come by and check on you and Gabby before I head into the station."

"I start at 7:00am, but make sure you come by early. Calls can come at any time, and I don't think Voight'd like to hanging around doing nothing at the firehouse while you could be working."

Antonio shrugged. "He's got the others there, and he understands our priority toward family after what happened with his son. Work always comes first, of course, but family's right up there too."

Sylvie nodded at him, hugging her pillow to her chest and glancing at the clock on the dashboard. 10:57pm. She stifled a yawn and rested her head on her pillow. Antonio chuckled beside her.

"Feeling a bit tired?"

"Well, a 24 hour shift, a death threat and a sudden change of address can do that to you." She shrugged. Antonio grinned beside her, tapping his fingers on the wheel and shaking his head in amusement.


"Hey, what happened to you last night?" Stella asked, taking a seat next to Sylvie at the table in the kitchen, a bowl of cereal in front of her. "One minute we were talking about that asshole on the road and next minute Gabby tells me you left with Antonio."

"She didn't explain it to you?" Sylvie frowned, furrowing her eyebrows.

"Well, okay, she did. But it sounded better to say you left with Antonio, if you get what I mean," Stella wiggled her eyebrows.

Sylvie let out a laugh and grinned at her friend. "Oh, come on, Stella. Give up with that, will you?"

Stella grinned back at her, shoving a spoon of cereal into her mouth. "Anyway, Gabby tells me you're staying with her and Matt now? How're they taking it?"

"As soon as I walked in the door, Matt hugged me, told me that everything would be okay and asked if I could watch Louie while he spoke to Antonio. I feel like that'll be my life for the next few weeks," she laughed. "But I don't mind, really. Louie is adorable, and Matt was really sweet."

Gabby dropped into the seat beside Stella. "What's that about Matt being sweet?" She asked, leaning on her arm on the table.

"He's sweet about me staying over, that's what I said."

Gabby grinned and nodded. "Isn't he just? Louie's glad you're staying too. I swear, that kid loves you like a second mother."

"Oh, I'd gladly take him off your hands whenever you need some space, don't doubt that for a second!" Sylvie smiled, leaning back in the chair and pulling her ponytail tighter.

She'd slept surprisingly well last night. Now that Severide wasn't living with Gabby and Matt anymore, she'd taken his room since Louie was sleeping in the same room as Gabby and Matt. The bed had been comfortable, and she'd set everything up to feel as much as home as possible before falling asleep. But she couldn't stop her mind from going into overdrive and giving her a headache, causing her to get up and take a few painkillers before heading back to sleep.

"Hey, Tonio!" Gabby called, waving her brother over. He'd stuck to his word and stopped by the firehouse early so that he'd be there when they were. He took a seat on the table beside her and gave her a smile.

"You two doing okay? Nothing happened overnight?" He asked, looking between Gabby and Sylvie. They each shook their heads. Everything had been perfectly normal. "That's good news. We're looking into all the details that note gave us, and it's proving to be good so far. Hopefully you won't have to be scavenging off of Gabby much longer."

Sylvie chuckled and shrugged. "I'm not scavenging. I'm perfectly capable of dealing with myself thank you, Antonio."

He sent her a grin, and just as he was about to speak again, the alarm sounded in the firehouse. "Squad 3, Truck 81, Ambulance 61. House Fire. 5341 South Hyde Park Boulevard."

Sylvie stood immediately, followed by Stella and Gabby, hurrying toward the door. Gabby and Stella passed her, hurrying out the door. As Sylvie was about to leave through the door too, a voice behind her stopped her.

"Hey, Sylvie!" Antonio called. She stopped, turning to look at him for a quick moment. "Stay safe out there."