Hey guys I'm so so sorry for the delay. With the holiday I didn't have time to update. But to make up for it, I wrote a longer chapter :) Also I hope you guys enjoyed the Fire Fall finale, fingers crossed we'll get some Linseride when it comes back…enjoy xo


Walking into 51 that day Kelly felt as if a huge weight had been lifted. For the first time since Shay's death he felt clarity, he felt like things finally made sense again. He should have probably been upset considering his wife had just left him, but he wasn't, he was happy. All thanks to a certain detective that he needed to make a point to show her how he felt. He wanted to plan something special for him and Erin, not just drinks at Molly's or showing up at her apartment, no it had to be perfect.

Casey looked up at Severide walking into his office, catching the smile on his face, the look in his eye. It was good to see his friend happy, maybe Gabby was right, he should give this Brittany girl a chance, especially if she made his friend look like that. Getting up, he headed for the office, knocking on the door, then going in. Kelly too lost in thought to even realize Matt was there, he cleared his voice getting the lieutenant's attention. "Hey what's up Casey?" he asked still smiling, there was no way he could wipe that smile off of his face.

"Looks like things with Brittany are going well. I'm sorry I over reacted if she makes you happy then I'm happy for you," he said looking up at his friend.

Kelly let out a small chuckle, shaking his head, "I appreciate the support Matt, but Brittany moved out last night. She's heading back to Florida, if you had last night in the pool, you better go cash in."

Casey looked at Severide like he had three heads, "What do you mean she left? You're way to happy for a man getting divorced."

"You were right, I was hiding, I can't do it anymore. We're probably gonna just get it annulled, we weren't married long enough to go through all the mess of a divorce," he said smile still on his lips.

"But you're happy about that? I mean seriously man, you were going on about how she was and now that she's leaving you can't stop smiling. What changed?"

"Erin," Kelly said, his smile getting bigger if possible. Casey couldn't help but smile too, he had always liked that detective and knew that she was good for his friend. "I love her Matt, hearing that she was shot, it was the worst feeling. I just had to see her, nothing else mattered. I gotta make things right."

"What do you need me to do?" Matt offered willing to do anything to help. He hadn't seen Kelly this happy or determined in too long. He was gonna make sure he and Erin had the chance they deserved.


Sitting at her desk, Erin was periodically checking her phone, she hadn't heard from Kelly since the night they spent at her apartment. She was thinking about that night and smiled, but the more she thought about it, her smiled faded. He was married, that was something she had to keep reminding herself of. She couldn't let herself feel this way about him, she had push all of those feelings aside and focus on this case and on her brother.

Things with Teddy were still pretty rough, but he was finally cooperating. He let them know who the family was that he had stayed with when he was first put in the system; apparently they were the ones that had introduced him into the pornography ring. Something that still made Erin nauseous everytime the thought crossed her mind. Any kid put in that situation made her stomach churn and her heart hurt, but with her brother it just made that feeling worse. The team had gone to investigate the foster family; they had two children with them now, a boy 10 and a girl 7.

As she waited for an update from the team, she smiled as she saw Amanda bring in a little girl. "Erin, this is Amy, Amy Erin, you're gonna be hanging out with her for a little while," she said smiling at the little girl, pulling up a chair. "I'll fill you in later, is it ok if she stays here with you until we sort out everything?" she asked looking at Lindsay who was watching Amy starting to draw a picture.

"Yeah of course, if you brief me I can get the paper work ready for you too," she said a little too was dying to do something, anything but just sit there. At least if she doing something with the case she'd feel like she was still a part of her team.

After finding out the guy tried to run and Amy was locked in a basement room, Erin wished she had been there. She looked over at her and smiled, but she couldn't help but feel bad. She had been through so much; she just wanted to make things easier for her.

After a few minutes Erin left the room and returned, carrying two mugs of hot chocolate. "What are you drawing?" she asked putting the drink in front of Amy, smiling at her. The seven year old looked up, smiling at the site of the marshmallows in the cup. "A snowman, I love to build snowmen. Do you like snowmen?"

"Are you kidding? Of course I do!" Lindsay replied, she felt an instant connection to this little girl, she didn't want to see anything else happen to her.

Voight walked in at that moment, signaling for Erin to following him into his office. "We need to call around, find somewhere for her to go tonight, then we'll worry about placing her tomorrow."

She immediately shook her head, "No, she's been through enough today. She can come home stay with me tonight. Voight I'm not putting her through that, not after everything."

He nodded, knowing that arguing with Erin was one of the most pointless things he could do. Besides it was late and he was tired, if she was staying with his detective he knew this girl would be safe and it was less paper work for him.


Once they got back to Erin's place Amy felt at ease, she had spent the whole day growing attached to the woman next to her. They had gone to the store before coming home, Erin buying some snacks, clothes, and the cutest teddy bear for Amy.

Lindsay got her cleaned up and in her new princess pj's and sat her down at the counter, so she could make a place for the seven year old to sleep. She set up a spot on the couch with blankets and pillows for her. "Where are you gonna sleep?" she heard a small voice ask and looked up.

"In my room, right through there," Erin replied, but she saw the sad look across the little girls face, "Or I can sleep out here on the floor with you."

Amy nodded, liking that response a lot more; she didn't want to be alone. "Can we keep the light on too?"

The detective nodded, "absolutely," she said walking over to her kitchen counter. "You wanna see something really cool?" Erin asked pulling out the marshmallows, pretzel sticks, and mini chocolate chips out of the store bag. Opening each item she took out a few of each item. "How about we make some snowmen?" she asked smiling.

Amy looked at her confused, then at the big window in the living room, "but it's not snowing."

"It doesn't have to be snowing to make a snowman," she replied. She took the marshmallows and put them onto one of the pretzel sticks, stacking them. Then she broke one of the pretzels in half and slid them into each side of the middle marshmallow making arms. And finally took two mini chocolate chips making eyes. She picked it up smiling, showing it to Amy, her smiled widening seeing the look on the little girls face.

"Wow! A snowman," she said throwing her arms around the detective. Erin felt her heart swell at the affection shown by this little girl who had been through so much.

"Come on let's make a few more of these before bedtime."


The next morning Erin walked into the station with Amy at her side. She brought her into the little room in the back of the Intelligence office. It was close enough to her desk that if she needed anything Erin was right there. She gave her a big stack of coloring books & crayons, and a few toys.

Just as she sat back at her desk, Platt called from the top of the steps saying she had a visitor, she nodded giving the ok to send whoever up. She was feeling better, but it was still hard for her to move around too much.

When she looked up to see who was coming to the top of the steps, she was more than surprised. Matt Casey was walking towards Erin's desk, grabbing a chair and sitting next to her. She looked at him a little confused as to why he was there. She liked Matt fine, but they weren't close by any means.

"How you feeing Lindsay?" he asked figuring he'd start with that, knowing she had been in the hospital and recovering.

"Pretty good, still sore, but I'm pushing through the pain," she said honestly. "Look Casey, not that it's not good to see you, but what are you doing here?"

"I wanted to talk to you about Kelly," he saw her face change at the mention of Severide and that was all he needed to continue. If she didn't react there'd be no point, but she did. He knew she still felt something for him. "I think you should give him a chance to explain everything, Erin…"

"Look Matt, I know you guys are friends, but if he asked you to come down here for him, that's pretty…"

"He didn't," he answered honestly; "He doesn't even know I'm here. I talked to him this morning and a smile didn't leave his face the whole time he was talking about you. Just let him explain everything, he wants to make it right." He stood up, putting the chair back, "He'll be at Molly's tonight, you should stop by." And with that he was down the stairs and heading out of the station.


Back at 51, Kelly had just gotten back from a call. He was still racking his brain as to how to make a night at Molly's romantic. He had talked to Herrmann about having the place cleared out tonight, at least for a few hours. After a lot of convincing and promising he'd work off what he was going to losing to tonight in sales, he agreed to close early and leave Molly's in Kelly's hands after seven.

"Gabby!" Severide yelled as he saw her walk into the station. If he was gonna make tonight perfect he would need some female perspective.

"Hey Kelly, what's up?" he grabbed her arm and pulled her into his office, getting a confused look from the woman in front of him.

"I don't know if Matt told you what has been going on, but things didn't work out with Brittany." He saw the apologetic look starting to form on her face, but before she could say anything, he continued. "No, it's not a bad thing. Look I need your help. I got Herrmann to close Molly's early for me tonight, I wanna surprise Erin. Would you mind hanging out for a while with me to get things perfect?"

Dawson couldn't help the light laugh that escaped her lips; she loved seeing Kelly like this happy and excited. Even though she had been supportive of his marriage, she knew it wouldn't last. "Of course I can help you."


Erin was getting ready, black dress, heals, makeup, each hair perfectly curled and in place. She took a deep breath looking in the mirror one more time before walking into the living room where she found Nadia and Amy eating popcorn and watching tv. She smiled at the site of the two of them bonding and started to rethink going out tonight and just opting for a night with her girls. Before she could even say anything Nadia turned around, "Wow, you look hot."

Shaking her head, Lindsay blushed slightly, "I don't even know why I'm going tonight, I mean…"

Before she could continue, Nadia got up and walked over to her, "No, ok you need a night out; you've had a long couple of weeks. Go make nice with hottie fireman, I got things covered here."

Erin nodded, walking over to Amy. She sat down next to her on the couch, taking her hand, "I'm gonna go out for a little bit, but Nadia is will be here with you, ok?"

Amy just responded nodding and wrapping her arms around the detective, giving her a tight hug. After a few minutes, she got up, giving Nadia another 'thank you' and heading out the door.


She stood in front of Molly's, starring at the door before finally deciding to go in. Taking a deep breath she smiled,well here goes nothing. When she walked in, she was expecting the normal crowded scene, fire fighters and cops everywhere, Kelly at the bar nursing a beer or taking shots. What she found? Silence. The bar was completely empty; there was rose on every table and a bouquet of assorted roses at the bar. Kelly came out from behind the bar, two glasses of champagne in his hand. Khaki dress pants on, nice shirt, he was even sporting a tie, he just wanted everything to be perfect for tonight. Walking over he smiled, handing off one of the glasses, "Wow, you look amazing."

"You clean up pretty well yourself lieutenant," she replied taking the champagne out of his hand. "You did all this?"

"Well I did have some help," he said nodding towards Gabby at the bar, "Our personal waitress for the night," he joked, getting a small laugh from the detective.

"This is all amazing and I don't want to be the downer, but I need to be a realist about this. You're married Kelly, why are you doing all of this?"

He took her hand in his, "Brittany left, we're getting this thing annulled," he said lifting up his left hand to show her his now bare ring finger. "After I saw you, I knew I made a mistake. The night at your apartment was one of the best in my life and all I did was hold you all night. Erin, you mean so much to me and I will do everything I can to make this up to you."

She stood there not really knowing what to say, she wanted to be strong and put on a tough front, but all of the emotional weight from the past week was making it hard not to give in. She could feel her walls sliding down, it felt good to feel wanted. She nodded her head, a quiet "ok," escaping her lips as she smiled, trying to keep her tears at bay.

His hand still in hers, he led her over to the bar, "I hope you're hungry," Gabby said with a smile, "Severide convinced me to cook for you guys, seemed like a worthy cause."

Lindsay smiled, she had to remember to do something nice for Dawson soon to thank her for all this, maybe she could do something for her and Matt. She watched as Gabby served them, then put her coat on, "Ok you two, enjoy your night, I'm heading out. Make sure you remember to lock up lieutenant."

"Yeah no problem, thanks again Gabby," Kelly replied watching her walk out the front door, then looking at back at Erin. Watching her take a sip of her drink, smiling that dimpled smile at him, he couldn't take it anymore, he had to kiss her. He leaned in, his lips lightly touching hers. She returned the kiss, deepening it, before pulling away slightly, resting her forehead against his.


Erin woke up the next morning in Kelly's bed. The light shining in through his window woke her up and she smiled when she felt his hand resting on her back. She rolled over slowly, trying not to wake him up, but once she faced him she realizing he was already awake. "Good morning," he said taking her hand in his, kissing it.

"Good morning," she returned, her voice sounding more husky than normal, from just waking up. Sitting up, she pulled the covers over her chest smiling. She went to lean into Kelly's open arms but winced at the pain in her side. They took things slow last night, not wanting to hurt her, since she was still recovering. But this morning? She was definitely feeling the pain.

He laughed sitting up and in towards her, placing a kiss on her shoulder. "Guess we over did it last night, huh?" he laughed getting a chuckle out of her.

"You could say that, but I'll be ok, just a little sore," Lindsay answered leaning into his arms a little, just enjoying being there. Until she heard her phone beep and reality set in. "What time is it?"

"8:30. Do you have to work?" Kelly asked pulling away slightly to face her as she reached for her phone.

"I have to make a call," she said dialing quickly. "Hey Nadia…yeah, I'm sorry how was she?...ok good, I'll be home soon and then we can ride to the station together. Would you mind getting her ready? Ok, great. Thanks." Looking at Kelly, she saw the confusion on his face.

"What was that about?" As Erin slowly got out of bed to get dressed, she explained the situation with Amy and how she's been taking care of the little girl. She also told him something she hadn't told anyone, she had been thinking about adopting her. He could see the way her face lit up talking about the seven year old that had clearly stolen his girl's heart. "Let me take her for today," he said simply, causing Erin to stop and look at him.

"I don't know Kelly, she doesn't know you and after everything she's been through she may be uncomfortable around men and…"

"Look it's only for a couple hours and I'd love to meet her," he said cutting her off, "Besides, anything I take her to do would be better than sitting at a police station all day." Erin nodded agreeing with him, but still not completely sure how this would go.

"Don't you work today too?" she asked concerned with what he would do with Amy while he was at the station.

"I don't go on shift till 4, then you can pick her up at 5 or 6 when you get off. I think she'd have more fun at the fire house then sitting at your desk doing nothing. There's plenty to do there and Newhouse has been bringing his daughter in, I'm sure they'll get along great."

"Ok, we'll see how she feels about you when you meet, but if you're coming with me you need to get out of bed now and get ready. I'll go make coffee." She was already half way out of the room when Kelly grabbed her hand pulling her into him and placing a small kiss on her lips before heading for the shower.


They made their way back to Erin's apartment, pausing before going in, both nervous about how the little girl on the other side would react to the lieutenant. When they walked in the door, they both smiled at the sight of the two girls sitting at the counter eating cereal. As soon as Amy saw Erin she jumped down and ran to give her a hug. The detective picked her up smiling and hugging her back tightly before putting her back down. "Did you and Nadia have fun?" Her smile widened as she watched her nod her head.

Kelly stood there a little awkwardly behind Erin, waving a hello to Nadia and waiting for the right moment to be introduced to the little girl. He had to admit she was adorable and seeing Erin with her made his heart leap. She would be a great mom; there was no doubt in his mind.

The detective turned slightly to look at Kelly when she saw Amy's gaze fixed on him. She smiled taking the little girl by the hand, sensing she was nervous; she brought her over to meet her fireman. "Amy, I want you to meet Kelly, he's a very good friend of mine and if it's ok with you, he would like to hang out with you today."

She looked up at him a little unsure, Kelly decided to speak, "It's very nice to meet you Amy. How would you like to go get ice cream? Or maybe go to the park? Then I can give you a tour of the best fire house in Chicago." He watched as a small smile started to form on the little girls lips and it widened as she listened to his words.

She looked back at Erin, a huge smile on her face, "Can I?"

"Of course you can," she said back relieved that Amy actually seemed interested in spending the day with Kelly. She hugged Lindsay again, but stopped whisper in her ear. Erin couldn't help but laugh, hearing the question, 'is he your boyfriend' leaving her small lips. She nodded her head yes, answering her question. The little girl seemed satisfied with that answer and went over to the couch to get her shoes.

Severide looked at his detective smiling, "See? I told you it would be ok."

"Yeah yeah, save your 'I told you so' lieutenant, I have to go," she placed a quick kiss on his lips before walking over to help Amy with her shoes and saying goodbye. Signaling to Nadia that it was time to go, the two women headed out the front door of the apartment. Leaving Kelly alone with the seven year old he was determined to get to love him by the end of the day.


Hope enjoyed the lovey fluff, I just wanted them to be all lovey haha…I made the kids a little younger in this cause I didn't think either looked their age on the show and younger is cuter lol Also I was thinking of maybe incorporating Christmas? I mean how cute would that be with Amy, Erin, & Kelly being a little family on Christmas? Let me know what you think….& of course reviews are always welcome xo