A/N: I'm so sorry to have taken so long to update. College professors seem to think that they all need projects due the week of Thanksgiving. Here's the next chapter! ~S~

Firehouse 51

Dawson and Shay were in the back of the ambulance when they saw Casey walk into the firehouse. He nodded and smiled in their direction before heading for the locker room. He also exchanged nods with Severide. Things between those two had gotten a lot calmer if not quite back to normal.

"What's going on with the Casey situation?" Shay asked catching Dawson off guard.

"What Casey situation?" she asked spinning around.

"You know, the you and Casey situation."

"Nothing, we're taking it slow." Dawson turned back to her work.

"How slow?" Shay asked.

"We are going on our first date on Saturday," Dawson answered.

"Where is he taking you?"

"It's a surprise apparently." Dawson actually looked worried.

"You know what you need?" Shay asked hopping out of the rig.

"What?" Dawson asked following Shay as the woman walked over to where Severide and the rest of squad were playing cards.

"Girls night. Tonight." Shay turned to Severide. "I need to borrow your phone."

"Where's yours?" he asked pulling his phone out of his pocket.

"Just give it to me," Shay said taking it. She found Dina's number in the contacts and called her while still standing by Severide. "Dina, hey it's Leslie," she greeted with the other girl picked up. Severide gave her a really confused look. "I'm using Kelly's phone because I haven't gotten your number from him yet. Listen, Gabby and I are having a girl's night at the apartment tonight and we really want you to join. How's eight?" she asked Dina and Dawson at the same time. Dawson nodded. "Sounds good, we'll see you at eight," she said hanging up and handing the phone back to Severide.

"What if we had plans?" Severide asked putting his phone back in his pocket.

"Then she just ditched your plans for us. Shows how you rank," Shay said smiling and walking away.

Severide and Shay's Apt

"What kind of food should we order?" Gabby asked sitting at the bar in the kitchen.

"We should ask Dina what she likes but I could really go for Chinese," Shay said pulling a beer out of the fridge.

"What is it with you and Chinese?" Kelly asked from the couch where he was watching basketball.

"Why are you still here?" Shay shot back.

The doorbell rang and Kelly got up to answer it but Gabby cut him off. "No, go get your shit and get out." She went to open the door for Dina. "Hey!"

"Hey Gabby," Dina said walking in. "Hey Leslie," she called over to the blond.

"Hey girl," Leslie said coming into the living room.

"Hey you," Kelly said coming over and kissing her.

"Hey," Dina said, barely getting it out before Leslie was pushing Kelly out the door.

"Girl's night. Go find something to do," she said slamming the door in his face. "So, who's hungry?" she asked spinning around.

The girls ordered Chinese, Dina's favorite too, and they sat around talking and laughing.

"So Gabby," Dina said. "What's up with you and Matt?"

"Nothing much," Gabby said shyly.

"They're taking it slow," Leslie said rolling her eyes and speaking with a weird voice.

"What is so wrong with that?" Gabby asked.

"Look all I'm saying is, why drag it out. You love him, he loves you. Time for marriage and babies." She took a sip of her beer as if the conversation was over.

"What's going on in your love life?" Dina asked trying to take the focus off an embarrassed Gabby.

"Uh… no much," Leslie said.

"What was that hesitation?" Dina asked, eyes widening.

"Yeah spill it," Gabby said excitedly.

"Well there is this one girl," Leslie said. It was her turn to act shy.

"Uh huh, and what is her name?" Dina asked.

"Ashley," Leslie said.

"Oh," Dina and Gabby said in unison. They leaned back and looked at the floor.

"What?" Leslie asked.

"It's just that every Ashley I know is a major bitch," Gabby said.

"She's not," Leslie said defensively.

"I'm sure she's a lovely girl," Dina said trying to cheer up their friend.

"I think the real question is," Dawson started. "What's going on with you and Kelly?" she finished looking at Dina.

Dina flushed. "He's such a great guy," she said beaming.

"Look at her cute little blush," Leslie said.

"You're totally falling for him," Gabby said grinning.

Dina could do nothing but smile and shrug. "Can you blame me? He's a great cook, super sweet, and a sexy firefighter. What's not to love?"

"I've never seen him talk about a girl, the way he talks about you. And he was engaged before."

Dina cocked her head to the side. "Was he?"

"You didn't know?" Gabby asked with wide eyes.

"Nope. But you can't expect him to spill all his dirty secrets to a girl at once."

"He's gonna kill me. I told you before he did," Leslie said wide eyed.

"I'm not gonna tell him. He'll tell me about her when he's ready to."

"You just found out your boyfriend was engaged before and you're so chill about it," Gaby said. "How is that possible? I'd be freaking out."

"Everyone comes with a history," Dina said. That's what makes us who we are. "I do want to know though, what happened?"

Leslie and Gabby shared a look before Leslie spoke. "He caught her cheating with their landlord."

"Like physically caught her cheating," Gabby added.

"Oh my god, eww!" Dina cried.

"He left her and moved in here the same day," Leslie said motioning around the apartment.

"Speaking of Kelly, where do you think he went?" Dina asked.

"Probably the bar or something," Gabby answered.

The girls continued talking and laughing for hours.

Casey's House

Matt was watching the basketball game when there was a knock at the door. He checked his watch before going to open the door. When he opened the door he found Kelly holding up a case of beer and a pizza. "Mind if I crash?"

"You brought beer, get in here," he said opening the door wider for Kelly.

"I was watching this game before I got kicked out of my place," Kelly said looking at the TV. Matt gave him a confused look. "Girls night," was all Kelly had to say for Matt to nod his head and smile in understanding.

Kelly put the pizza and beer in the kitchen and both buys grabbed some before plopping down in front of the game again.

"So who's at girls night?" Matt asked without looking away from the screen.

"Leslie, Gabby, and Dina."

"Gabby's there?" Matt asked looking at Kelly.

"Yep. You should probably be scared."

"Why?"

"Girls tell each other everything. They're probably talking about you right now.

"What about you? You're dating Dina."

"It's a hard world we live in," Kelly said shaking his head.

The two ate and watched the game in silence for most of the night.

Severide and Shay's Apt

Kelly walked into his apartment to find the women asleep in the living room. Gabby and Leslie had crashed on the two couches while Dina had fallen asleep in the easy chair. He smiled at how serene they all looked.

He walked over to where Dina was sleeping, crouched down beside her, and shook her away. "Hey beautiful," he said smiling when she came around.

"Kelly? What's going on? What time is it?" she asked groggily.

"It's a little after two."

"I should get going," she said starting to stand.

"Absolutely not, it's freezing outside. Come with me," he said extending his hand to her.

She looked at him confused before taking his hand.

Kelly led her up the spiral stairs to his bedroom. He took a pair of PJ pants and a firehouse t-shirt from his dresser. "You can wear these," he said handing them to her. "The bathroom is down the hall."

She looked down at the close in her hand then up at him. She was still out of it. "You want me to sleep in your bed?"

Kelly laughed. "This is not me putting the moves on you. I just know that my bed is much more comfortable than that easy chair. You'd wake up with aches in your back."

"Do I want to know why you have slept in the easy chair instead of in your own bed," she asked cautiously.

"I've fallen asleep watching the game," he said. "Now go change."

She did as she was told and when she returned she found him already changed and in bed. She put her clothes on top of his dresser before crawling into bed beside him. Within minutes she was asleep on his chest and he smiled down at her before falling asleep himself.

Downstairs Gabby woke up to her phone vibrating. It was a text from Matt. Hope you enjoyed Girls night. Looking forward to Saturday. She smiled and closed her phone looking around. Where's Dina? She must have gone home. She got the blanket off the back of the couch and went back to sleep.

A/N: Hope you enjoyed chapter 7! Next time Dina's ex will be causing major drama but I wanted to do one chapter that was just cute friend time. PLEASE review! ~S~