Chapter 7
The next few months held nothing but happiness for Shay and Severide. That was until Shay woke up one day not feeling well. She was sure it was just a virus or the flu or something, but Dawson got worried when she got lightheaded during a run and almost collapsed.
"I'm fine, Dawson, I've just been a little run down lately."
"Have you eaten anything today?"
She shook her head. "I haven't been able to keep much down."
"I'm sure it's just a stomach bug. I'll feel better soon," she added when she saw Dawson's worried expression.
"Okay, but I'm driving. The last thing we need is you passing out and crashing the ambo."
On the way back to the firehouse Dawson stopped at a drug store and ran in for just a second. She came out with a bag of items which she handed Shay. The bag included crackers, Sprite, and a home pregnancy test.
"Why did you buy this? I'm not pregnant."
"Are you late?"
"Just two days."
"You're late, you're nauseous, and dizzy. It could be nothing, but you should take the test."
Dawson made Shay take the test as soon as they got back to the firehouse.
"Will you wait?"
"Of course," she said, rubbing her arm up and down Shay's. "I'll stay as long as you need."
She took the test and then waited for the results. It seemed like the longest couple of minutes in her life. She wanted a baby more than anything, but would Severide be happy? It was different than the last time. They were together, and having a baby would really make them a family.
Her thoughts were interrupted by the timer on her phone going off, letting her know it was time to look at the test.
Dawson held her hand as she grabbed the pregnancy test. Her heart sank. It was negative.
"I told you I didn't think I was pregnant," she said, trying to stop herself from crying.
"Oh Shay, I'm sorry. I really thought you were or else I never would have bought you that test."
She knew Dawson was just trying to look out for her, and she valued their friendship, but in moments like these there was only one person who could comfort her.
"I thought I could deal with this all myself, but I can't. Will you go get Kelly?"
The second she saw him, she burst into tears. He pulled her into his arms, and just held her for a few minutes.
"What's wrong?" He asked, looking at her tear stained face. "Are you still not feeling well?"
She shook her head. "I got sick before with Dawson. And she thought... I thought..."
"What? Shay, you're starting to scare me. Tell me what's wrong."
She grabbed the pregnancy test that was sitting next to her. Severide had been so concerned about Shay that he hadn't even noticed. "It was negative."
"You thought you were pregnant? Why didn't you tell me?"
"I didn't think I was, but Dawson bought it for me. I just took it, and then I started to think about how much I want a baby, and..." She paused to control her tears again. "This is so stupid. I'm crying over a baby that never existed."
He rubbed his hand up and down her arm lovingly. "So I take it that you want a baby?"
She nodded. "I had kind of blocked it from my mind since... you know," she said, referring to Renee. It was still a sore subject for her, and she preferred not to talk about it. "But I do want one. If you're not ready though-" She was interrupted by the dispatcher informing them of a fire.
"We'll talk about this later?" He asked.
"Yeah, sure."
He kissed her forehead. "We'll figure this out. I love you."
"I love you, too."
After the shift was over, he found her by her locker gathering her things. He could tell that she still didn't feel well, but he was about to cheer her up.
He wrapped his arms around her, and whispered into her ear, "Let's have a baby."
"What? No, Kelly, I didn't mean to pressure you earlier."
"You didn't. I want a baby. We were going to have a baby before, and it's even better now because we're together."
"Are you sure? I mean, 100 percent sure? Because once we have a baby it's not like we can take it back."
"Yes, I'm sure. I love you, and I want to have a baby with you."
She smiled and wrapped her arms tightly around him. "I love you, Kelly Severide. We're going to have a baby!"
He loved how happy she was at that very moment. He always wanted to make her happy, and he never wanted to be a part from her.
"Marry me," he said.
"What?"
"I said marry me. I love you. I've think I've always been in love with you. We're going to have a baby together, and we live together, and-"
"Kelly, this is crazy. We don't have to-"
"I know, but I want to. I don't have a ring or anything, but," he paused as he got down on one knee and put his hands around hers, "Leslie Shay, will you be my wife? Will you marry me?"
At this point tears were running down her face, but this time they were happy tears. "Yes."
"Yes?"
"Yes, Kelly, I'll marry you."
She got down on the floor to get eye level with him. She kissed him for a few seconds. "I can't believe we're getting married. This is crazy."
"I'm sorry I don't have a ring."
"I don't need a ring."
"I want you to have one. We'll pick one out tomorrow. Then we can tell everyone."
She couldn't believe all this was happening. This man would do anything for her, and he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her.
"This is perfect."
"It is, isn't it." He kissed her once more. "Let's go home."
The next day he kept his promise to Shay and they picked out a ring. He also had a surprise planned so he dropped her off at Dawson's. He instructed Dawson to take Shay shopping for a new dress and to meet him at Molly's a few hours later.
"I don't understand why this is necessary," she said as she got out of the car at Molly's. "He already proposed. I already said yes."
"He wants to do something nice. I think it's sweet."
"All right, all right. How do I look?"
"You look hot."
Casey was waiting for them in front of Molly's. He smiled when he Shay. He was happy for his friends.
"He' waiting for you," he told Shay as he opened the door and turned on the lights. The bar was lit with lights strung along the walls. He had a table decorated with flowers and he was in a very nice suit.
"Wow," he said, stunned once again by how gorgeous she was.
"Kelly, when did you have time to do this?"
"It wasn't that hard. And I had help," he said, looking over at Casey and Dawson who were standing in the doorway watching.
"I wanted to do this the right way. I wanted to show you how much I love you."
"I love it."
He grabbed the ring off the table. "I know I already did this once, but now I have a ring, and it's actually planned this time. So," he said, getting down on one knee. "Will you marry me?"
"Yes. Absolutely."
He slid the ring on her finger. "It looks good."
"It's beautiful."
"Okay, okay. I want to see the ring," Dawson said, running towards the newly engaged couple. "It's so beautiful. I'm so happy for you all!"
Just then Cruz, Otis, Mills, and Hermann all walked in.
"We're tired of standing outside," Cruz said.
"Wait, were you all out there the whole time?" Shay asked.
"Yeah," Hermann answered. "We helped set this all up so we figured we'd stick around to see how it all turned out."
"You all were supposed to go home!" Severide said.
"Well that doesn't sound like a thank you," Otis said.
"Okay okay," Severide said. "Thank you all."
"We're getting married," Shay screamed, holding up her hand so everyone could see the ring.
After everyone told Shay and Severide congratulations they left the couple alone to enjoy their night.
"Thank you," she said.
"For what?"
"For everything. For loving me, for being my best friend, for making me happy."
He smiled. "You have always been the most important person in my life. I trust you more than anyone else in this world." He grabbed her hand. "I don't know what I would do without you."
"You'll never have to find out." She squeezed his hand. "I love you so much, Kelly Severide."
"I love you, too, Leslie Shay. Do you want to go home?"
"Yes. Let's go home."
The end
Sorry it took me a while to finish this. I was out of town, and I couldn't decide how I wanted to end this. I really appreciate all of your reviews. Shay and Severide are my favorite couple so I plan to write more stories about them. My next story is going to feature Shay and Peter Mills, because I love his character, too, but it will also include Shay and Severide's relationship, of course. I hope to get that started within the next week. See you soon!