"Daddy!" Young Hallie called out as she leaped out of her aunt's car and into the arms of her father.
"Hey baby girl" Casey said as he gently threw his daughter in the air before catching her again "Did you have fun with your aunt Christie?"
"Yep! She took me out for ice cream after school!" Hallie said.
"Oh did she now.." Casey said as he set little Hallie down.
"Yep, got her all nice and hyper just for you." Christie said giving her brother a hug.
"Hey, thanks again for picking her up from school today. I just have so much paper work to get caught up on.."
"Say no more, It was good to spend time with my niece." Christie said.
"Aunt Christie am I your favorite niece?" Hallie asked.
"Well you're my only niece so... yes." Christie said with a smile as she looked down at the little girl.
"Tell aunt Christie thank you and goodbye Hal." Casey said.
"Thanks aunt Christie!" Hallie said giving her aunt a hug.
Hallie was inside coloring when Severide came into the lounge with a basketball.
"Alright, who's up for a little shirts verses skins?" He said.
"You fixing to lose again Kelly?" Shay joked.
"Oh not this time girl, last time was luck." Severide said tossing her the ball.
"Bring it!" She said playful throwing it back and hopping out of her chair.
"Can I play too?" Hallie asked.
"Of course you can miss. Hallie, the more girl power the better." Gabby said as she scooped the young girl up in her arms.
Outside everyone divided up into teams.
"How come I can't be on team skins with daddy?" Hallie asked Gabby.
"Well.. uh.. you know... why don't you ask your dad that one later." Gabby replied, trying not to burst out laughing.
Hallie sat on the ground outside the Firehouse playing with her remote control fire truck and ambulance when a car pulled up across the street and a familiar woman got out.
"Heather!" Hallie cried out in excitement. "Daddy! Daddy! Come here!
Hallie got up from her seat, dropped her toys and went running to meet Heather, Ben, and Griffin. Hallie jumped into Heather's arms and gave her a big hug.
"Aunt Heather its been like a hundred years since I last saw you!"
"How could it be a hundred year when you're only six." Griffin said.
His mother shushed him and walked toward the firehouse as Casey appeared.
Casey smiled from ear to ear as the Darden boys ran up to hug him. "What are you guys doing here!?"
"We're in town for a family reunion." Heather said embracing Casey and handing him his daughter.
"Where are you staying?" He asked.
"Oh just at a hotel." Heather said.
"No you're not, you're staying with me!" Casey said putting his daughter down and picking up the Darden boys and throwing them over his shoulder.
Later that night Heather, Ben, Griffin, Casey, little Hallie, and Gabby, all sat around the dinner table at Casey's house enjoying a meal.
"Mmm, my compliments to the chef!" Heather said.
"Thank you." Casey said taking a bow.
Gabby elbowed him. "Excuse me, I'm the one who did all the cooking."
"Yes.. and I supervised." Casey said jokingly.
"Aunt Heather! Knock knock." Hallie said.
"Who's there sweetie?"
"Interrupting cow."
"Interrupting cow who-"
"Mooooooooooo!" Hallie giggled.
"Haha that's a good one." Heather said.
"Gabby taught it to me!" Hallie said, smiling at Gabby.
"Uncle Matt, can we be excused?" Griffin said.
"Yeah, just put your plates in the sink." Casey said.
"Okay. Come on Ben! Come on Hallie!" Griffin said.
As the adults talked the children played.
"Daddy, daddy, look!" Hallie said, running into the kitchen with one finger held up. "Ben and Griffin and I are blood brothers now!"
"I see." Casey said inspecting the little pin prick on his daughter's finger.
"Boys, I think it's time for bed." Heather called out to her sons.
"Yeah I think so too." Casey said.
"Ahhh but dad, we're having so much fun. Can't I stay up five more minutes?" Hallie pleaded.
"No, it's already passed your bed time," Casey said.
"Pleaseee four more minutes?"
"No."
"Three more minutes?"
"No."
"Two more minutes?"
"No."
"One more minutes?"
"Haha its one minute, not one minutes Hal, and no. Time for bed." Casey said.
"Ok.." Hallie said frowning before cracking a little smile and giving her daddy a kiss.
"That's my girl, now say goodnight to everyone and I'll be in to tuck you in, in a minute." Casey said.
"Goodnight Heather. Goodnight Gabby. Goodnight Ben, Goodnight Griffin." Hallie said before scampering off to her room.
"Daddy" Hallie said as her father tucked her in.
"Yes baby?" Casey answered.
"What was I like when I was a baby?" Hallie asked.
"Well.. your were very very small, so small that your little body had a hard time working by its self, so you had to live in the hospital for a little bit." Casey said.
"And from the moment you held me we were like this." Hallie said crossing two fingers together.
"Oh you know it." Casey said as he ruffled her hair. "And as soon as I held you I named you Hallie."
"After mommy." Hallie said proudly.
"Yep, Hallie Christen Casey." Casey said.
"And everyone at Firehouse 51 loved me." Hallie said.
Casey nodded, smiling.
"Was I good looking?" Hallie asked.
"Good looking? Hal you were beautiful, and your still the prettiest lady I know." Casey said and Hallie giggled.
"I love you baby girl."
"I love you too daddy."
As Casey left and turned out the lights, Hallie whispered to the ring around her neck before falling fast asleep , "Goodnight mommy, I love you too."
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