Chapter 3
Waking
"Miss Dawson, we just need to check his vitals. You can come back into the room in about 5 minutes." Dr Wilhite said, as they walked into Matt's room, I looked up at them before nodding and standing up to walk out the door. Just as Antonio was walking down the hallway.
"Everything okay?" He asked, kissing my cheek and hugging me.
"Yeah everything is still the same, they are checking his vitals. Shouldn't you be at work?" I asked, as we sat down in the chair that lined the walls of the hallway.
"Hit a dead end in the case, Cresswell sent us home until prints from forensics come back." He explained, looking over at me as I pulled at thread from my cardigan. "How are you holding up?"
"I'm fine, really." I said reassuringly as Dr Wilhite walked out of Matt's room and towards us, we both quickly stood up and faced him. "How is he doing?"
"He is doing better than we thought. You have a fighter on your hands Gabriela. We are going to start bringing him out of the sedative now and we hope for him to wake up in the next 12 to 24 hours. Maybe even sooner. You can go and sit with him now, we will be doing hourly checks to make sure everything is going smoothly." He said, before turning on his heel and walking down the hallway to the nurses station.
"Come on," Antonio said, pushing me forwards towards Matt's room. We both walked in a took a seat on either side as Severide and Shay walked into the room.
"How is he doing?" Severide asked, standing at the foot of the hospital bed and looking at me for some information to pass onto the rest of the crew.
"They are going to slowly bring him out of the sedative, they hope for him to be awake in the next 12 to 24 hours." I said, smiling a little.
"That's great news. Shay and I have shift in an hour but we will be back tomorrow. Chief said don't worry coming back until Matt is awake." Shay said, hugging her best friend before standing up and walking to the door.
"Thanks guys, I will see you tomorrow." I said, as they smiled and then left. I turned to my brother and told him, "Go home, you look like you could do with some sleep."
"Gee thanks Gabs. I will come back later. I will bring the kids and Laur as well." He said, kissing my forehead before walking to the door and turning back to me.
"Thanks, I will see you later." I said, as he turned and left. Now it was just me and Matt. I really needed him to wake up now. "Please baby, wake up."
Firehouse 51- End of POV
"Hey Severide, how is our Lieutenant doing? It's not like I love this Lieutenant gig or nothing, I do. But I can barely keep these knuckleheads in line." Herrmann called as Severide walked into the common room after getting dressed for shift.
"They are going to bring him out of the sedative. They hope for him to be awake in the next 12-24 hours. And if I hear you knuckleheads aren't keeping in line, we will run drills." He joked, as he grabbed a mug of coffee and sat down next to Shay who was eating a bowl of cereal for breakfast.
"You know you love us Herrmann, who was the one joining in on the prank on Otis?" Cruz called from the kitchen as he tried to make breakfast for everyone.
"So that was you guys?" Otis exclaimed from his seat next to Shay, his yelling nearly making her breakfast become his new uniform.
"Sorry man. You gotta admit though, it was kinda funny." Cruz laughed as the others joined in with the jokes just to break the tension in the room.
"Hey Dawson! What are you doing here? Thought you would still be with the lieutenant?" Herrmann called out as Gabby walked into the common room and smiled at them all.
"They've taken him for MRI and x-rays. Thought I would come see you all." Gabby said, sitting on the couch between Shay and Mouch, who were watching whatever the hell was on the television at this time of the day.
"How is he doing?" Mouch asked, finally tuning into the conversation that had been going on.
"Better, I'm sure Severide has already told you. He should be waking in the next 12-24 hours from the sedative." She said, as Shay wrapped her bear hug.
"I wasn't listening, but that's good news that he will be waking soon." Mouch said, as Pouch jumped up onto the couch and sat on Dawson's lap and promptly fell asleep.
"It is. So Chief, when can I come back to work?" She asked, as Boden joined them in the common room.
"When Casey is awake and doesn't need you by his side." Boden replied, smiling warmly in her direction before walking over to the coffee machine and pouring himself a cup of coffee just as the bells went off.
Ambulance 61...Gunshot victim...
"Come on McCauley. And stop complaining!" Shay called, as she rushed off in the direction of the ambulance with a complaining McCauley behind her.
"I feel sorry for her." Gabby said aloud, as everyone agreed with her before they started talking about the latest calls they have had and the pranks they have pulled on each other.
Lakeshore- Later that afternoon
"Gabby! Matt's vitals are looking better than they were before you left, he is on the verges of waking up. Right now he is slipping in between being conscious and unconscious. So he should be waking up in the next few hours. My shift is nearly over but Dr Vahman will be taking over until tomorrow." Dr Wilhite said, catching Gabby in the hallway near Matt's room.
"Thankyou, I will see you tomorrow." Gabby said, as he nodded and then went down the hallway towards the elevators while Gabby walked on into Matt's room. "Hey baby, you are so close to waking up. I will be here with you."
Antonio and Laura's house
"Diego! Stop annoying your sister and set the table," Laura called to her son as she tried to finish making dinner before Antonio got home from work.
"Diego! Give me my phone back!" Eva hissed as she chased her brother around the kitchen table.
"Alright! That is enough out of both of you. Diego, give me the phone and go upstairs until your father gets home. You too Eva, I will finished dinner myself." said a very frustrated Laura, as both her children stomped up the stairs to their bedrooms before slamming their doors. She let out a frustrated sigh before turning back the pan on the stove.
An hour later
"Dad's home!" Antonio yelled, as he walked through the front door of his house.
"Daddy!" Eva and Diego called, as they ran down the stairs to greet their father.
"Hey guys, why aren't you helping your mother in the kitchen?" He asked, as they walked through the family room and into the kitchen where Laura was setting plates onto the table.
"Because we weren't listening to Mom," Eva admitted, as they sat down together to eat dinner.
"What have we talked about?" He asked, looking at both his children with a stern look.
"Help Mom as much as we can." They both recited like they had been rehearsing while they were in their rooms. "Sorry Mom,"
"It's okay, you two just need to listen more carefully." Laura said, smiling at her children before they all continued to eat their dinner with their usual conversations and banter.
Lakeshore
"Gab-" Matt groaned as he slowly opened his eyes and then closed them again, against the harsh light in the room.
"Matt," Gabby said, standing up and pressing the button to call for a nurse.
"What can I do for you Miss Dawson?" A nurse asked, walking into the room and noticing that Matt was finally awake. "I will go get Dr Vahman."
"Take it easy babe, you're going to be fine." Gabby reassured as Matt smiled at her as Dr Vahman.
"Mr Casey, I am glad to see you awake. We have had you in an medical induced coma after we performed surgey on your brain again. You had another epidural hematoma along with a small fracture in your skull. We managed to locate the bleed and fix it, we are going to take you for more MRI's and X-rays in the morning to see how the fracture is healing. You've have also fractured your left arm, it has been set and should be healed within the next 6-8 weeks. We want you to stay in hospital until the end of next week which then we will see if you are ready to go home. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask." Dr Vahman said, before checking and taking his vitals before leaving to check on his other patients.
"Is the team okay?" Matt rasped as Gabby picked up a cup of water with a straw in it for him.
"Yeah, everyone is fine. We are all worried about you. Never do that again baby." Gabby said, stroking back his hair and he relaxed against his pillows.
"I won't." He said, as the painkillers began to make him drowsy.
"I'll be here when you wake up. I love you," Gabby said, as he slowly fell asleep.
"I love you too," He whispered, as his eyes closed and he fell into a peaceful sleep.
So this is the third chapter of the sequel to The Ball. It will be Gabby, Matt, 51 and District 21 centered. Please leave a review and tell me what you think of this chapter.
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