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Chapter 4
Shay and Lindsay sprinted down the hall to room 312 and found a very banged up, but coherent, Severide sitting on the hospital bed inside. Shay walked in first, and said, "God, Kelly, you scared me!" She gave Kelly a light hug as Erin walked into the room. Kelly smiled and tears came to his eyes. "Erin, I'm so sorry…"
Erin cut him off by giving him a big kiss, and Shay just smiled as she stood next to the hospital bed. "It's okay, but God damn, you gave me a heart attack!" Erin exclaimed.
"I should have gotten someone to call you," Kelly said.
"Don't worry about it. Casey called Antonio about Gabby and when he told me that you were hurt, I came in with him."
"Gabby? Is she okay?"
Erin and Shay looked at each other for a split second, and Shay said, "She's still in surgery. We don't know much more than that she's got a bad head injury and she's lost a lot of blood."
Kelly sighed, and said, "You'll let me know when you find out more, won't you?"
"Of course," Erin assured him. Shay nodded in agreement, and Erin and Shay each grasped one of Kelly's hands. Shay asked, "So…how are you feeling?"
"Well, to start with, my ribs and my leg hurt like hell and my head's throbbing a little. Not fun. I wish they would give me more painkillers."
"You just came out of surgery," Shay said. "They'll get more in your system soon."
"I hope so, otherwise I won't be able to sleep," Kelly said angrily.
"Hey," Erin said, "You're alive, and those doctors managed to save both of your lungs. Give them some credit."
"I know, sorry," Kelly replied. He looked at Shay as if remembering something, and asked, "What happened to the two douchebags with the guns?"
"The ones from the explosion?" Shay asked for clarification. When Kelly nodded 'yes' in reply, Shay sighed and said, "Both DOA. Most likely killed by the force of the blast."
Kelly sighed with relief. "At least we won't have to deal with them again. Have they been ID'd yet?"
"Not that I know of, but I'll try to find out if you want," Erin offered. Kelly was about to accept Erin's offer, but then he sighed and said, "You know what, I want to focus on what's good right now, not how I ended up here. Can I have some food? I'm starving."
Shay and Erin both laughed after getting more teary-eyed, and after Kelly said, "What?" Shay replied, "We're both just really happy that you're okay. You're already becoming yourself again."
"I never left," Kelly said, "And I never will."
