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The reviews so far have requested more Matt and Gabby and more Mia, so in this chapter, their will be both.

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Previously…

Kelly, you have to get in the shower and change your pants before work. We don't have time for this. You can thank me later" she said pulling away and putting some distance between them. He looked at her shocked. "Fine," he said pulling his shirt off and throwing it at her. "I am going to take a nice cold shower" he teased. She smiled into his shirt and fell back into the couch while he was showering.

She got his dinner ready and packed it for him to take to work. She only packed him a little, because she had a plan to surprise him for dinner.

After his shower, he got dressed, took his dinner and made his way to the firehouse.

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Chapter 9

With credit to: redhead414

Kelly walked into the firehouse and took in the scene before him. Matt and Gabby were in the kitchenette. Gabriella Dawson was making herself some coffee, Matt was just staring at her with this doey eyed look on his face. 'That must have to do with the date' Kelly said. He wanted details.

"Morning Lt." the guys greeted as Kelly walked further into the firehouse. Hearing the greetings, Matt looked up at Kelly. He had disappeared into the locker room to change into his uniform. When he came back down, he walked over to Kelly, who greeted him with a smile. Casey led Severide outside for some air. He had to get out of there. He needed some time to process the situation at hand.

"Hey, what's going on?" Kelly asked. Matt started pacing. He started rubbing his hand through his hair. "I need to talk to you about last night" he said. Kelly leaned against the r\truck parked outside, crossed his arms across his chest and smirked. "So is that why you are so distracted today? Look at you, you can't even walk straight" Kelly replied. "Yeah well, that's your fiancé's fault. If she never made Gabby and I go on that stupid date, none of this would have happened" Matt declared.

Kelly just looked on amused. "Well come on, let's hear it. What the hell happened that was so bad? I thought you liked each other?" Kelly asked confused. Matt stopped pacing and made his way over to sit next to Kelly on the truck. "Well, after we left your house, we took my truck to the restaurant…"

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Matt and Gabby just left Katina's apartment. They were on their way to Marten's restaurant. The only noise in the car was coming from the radio. Both Matt and Gabby were sitting in complete silence. Gabby sat in the passenger seat with her hands folded in her lap, glancing from the street in front of her to Matt. He was clenching the steering wheel so hard, his knuckles were turning white.

Once they got to the restaurant, Matt parked and turned off the car. "I'll get your door" he said to Gabby. It was the first thing he said to her the entire car ride. She nodded and waited. He walked around to the other side of the car; he let out a breath before opening the door and helping her out of the car. "Thanks" she smiled at his kind gesture. He gave her a small smile and nodded before leading her into the restaurant.

"Good Evening, welcome to Marten's. How can I help you?" the receptionist asked. Matt smiled at her. He was trying to be polite, while Gabby kept a watchful eye on the two. She couldn't help but notice the look the receptionist was shooting Matt. She was flirting with him right in front of her. She couldn't believe the gall of this woman. Who the hell did she think she is? Gabby put one arm around Matt's waist and the other on his chest. She smiled at him before plastering her fake smile on her face and addressing the receptionist.

"We have a reservation under Amoretti" she said. The receptionist snapped her hip out and tilted her head to narrow her eyes at Gabby. "Let me check" she said looking in her books. In the meantime, Gabby rested her head against Matt and stood on her tip toes to kiss his cheek. He held her to him, really enjoying the feel of her in his arms, but looked at her confused. Not that he was complaining, but he really didn't understand why she was acting like this all of a sudden. She barely said one word in the car, now she was all over him.

The receptionist turned back to them and smiled again. "Follow me" she said grabbing two menus before leading them to their table. It was a really sweet setup. It was a booth, forcing them to sit next to each other, with candles lit up all around the top. In the middle of the table, there were red, white and pink roses in a beautifully decorated vase. Matt let her go into the booth first. The way they were seated, they were sitting shoulder to shoulder. They tried to ignore it as they looked through the menu.

The waiter came over and smiled at them. "Good Evening Lt. Casey, Ms. Dawson. I have been informed of your situation by Dr. Amoretti. I brought these for you on account of the doctor. She has planned out the meal for you tonight, so I will be bringing your salads shortly" he informed them, handing Matt index cards.

"What do they say?" Gabby asked.

"There's a note on the first one. It reads:

'To Matt and Gabby,

It's about time this dinner is happening. You two are sooooo cute together, it's not

even funny. I know you are having a hard time connecting with each other outside

of work, and this dinner is probably no exception, so I have prepared some talking

cards, to help you guys out. Ask each other the questions and enjoy your night!

LOVE,

Kat and Kelly'

Matt and Gabby looked at each other worried. "I can only imagine what Kat has written on those cards" Gabby said. Matt smiled at her and couldn't help but laugh. Kat was just trying to make the situation better. She was trying to lighten the mood. She knew they were going to be awkward around each other. Matt looked at the cards and shook his head at her antics. He should have seen this coming from Kat. He saw that Gabby was looking at him like he was crazy.

"I am sorry Gabby. I know this kind of awkward. I am going to try from now on to be more sociable. This is all just new to me; I don't know what to do in this situation. I haven't been on a date in years" he explained. Gabby turned toward him, and placed her hand on his arm. "Matt I am not used to this either. The last time I went on a date, I was in college" she replied. Matt smiled and caressed her cheek. "I say we make this worth our while" he commented.

She nodded and took the cards out of his hands. "The first card says, 'say one thing you like about each other' so I'll go first" Gabby said. She put the card down and pretended to think about something to say. "The first time I met you, it was my first day on the job and I thought that you were so cute. I was so nervous for my first day, but you walked up to me and gave me a huge smile. You shook my hand and said 'Welcome to Firehouse 51 Gabriella Dawson. You are going to be a great asset to the team' and I just melted" she said with a huge blush on her cheeks.

Matt looked down at the table with a huge smile on his face. He was also blushing. "Well one thing that I liked about you is that you are beautiful. I remember one day when we were on a call and it was a huge trauma. Everyone was freaking out and panicking. I was stuck in the elevator with a pregnant lady. I was freaking out to the extreme and you there calming me down to the max. I remember hearing your voice in my helmet and all I could think of was of me sitting next to you while you were having our baby" he confessed. Gabby looked at him shocked and was embarrassed. She was definitely not expecting that to come out of his mouth. He just stared at her. By the doe eyed look on her face, he knew he shouldn't have said that. He couldn't help it; he was just lost in the moment.

"Gabby, I…"

"No, I have to go. Thank you for a lovely evening" she said before running out of there as fast as she could. Matt watched her leave and couldn't help but feel guilty. He was such as an idiot. He could not believe he just said. He could not believe that she just left. He needed to make it right. He wanted to call her, but he thought better of it. He just went home and thought about it. He had to think of something to do for her before the next shift so it wouldn't be so awkward between them. He would need her and he didn't want to be one of those guys who just said something like that and then just ignore her the next day.

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Kelly couldn't help but burst out laughing. That was the most unlike Matt thing he could have done. Kat was a genius. He should have thought about it himself, he was only mad he didn't think of it sooner. It would have saved them all the trouble.

"I am so glad you find this amusing. It was horrible, she just left. Why the hell was I that stupid? It is all your fiancé's fault. This would have never happened. Now I don't know what to do" he said. Kelly got a hold of him-self and patted his friend on the back. "Matt you are over thinking things. You need to just calm down and think about this. Gabby is a sensible person. You dropped a bomb on her, props by the way, that was very unlike you by the way" Kelly said. Matt just glared at the smirk on Kelly's face. He knew that his friend was enjoying this. "I was stuck in the moment. It just came out. I couldn't help it. What the hell was I supposed to say?" Matt replied.

Kelly's smirk grew larger, "Matt just give her some time to process. You need to focus on work" Kelly informed. Matt just shrugged, "how the hell am I supposed to do that?" he asked.

Before Kelly could say anything insightful, the alarm sounded out.

"Truck 81…Squad 3…Ambulance 61, respond 845 West Monroe, apartment fire"

"Great just what I need to start shift" Casey said climbing into his seat in the truck. Kelly got into the Squad truck and grabbed his radio, "You going to be okay Casey?" he asked. "Yeah, I am good. You have my back though?" he phrased it as a question, although he knew Kelly would always have his back. "No doubt" Kelly replied.

Once they arrived on scene of the fire, it was a mess. Casey and Kelly looked up and saw the top floor on fire with smoke and flames visible. This fire was out of control. They needed to get this under control soon or it would be too dangerous to go in. "Jesus Christ" Kelly commented. Casey put his helmet and got his head in the game.

"Alright guys you know your jobs," Matt grabbed his gear and masked up to go inside for search and rescue. Kelly told his guys what to do, so they all got to work. Mills and Hadley made their way up to vent the roof, but when they got up there, they soon realized that venting on the roof was a no go; the roof was in no condition to be used as a vent.

"Damn," Hadley said before grabbing his radio, "vent's no good. We need to find another vent" he added. "Okay, come back down and out. We'll regroup" Chief Boden ordered. Hermann and Otis were pulling a line when Mills and Hadley cam down. They regrouped with them to find a way in from the inside. Meanwhile, Casey and Severide were inside, doing their own search and rescue. They were on the top floor. They had a window open as a vent, so Severide and Casey were handing the civilians over to guy on the ladder outside the window.

Once they cleared the building, Casey went out on the ladder and climbed down a few steps. Once he was cleared, he turned toward Kelly who was still in the building with a little girl in his arms. He handed her to Matt, who then handed her off to Otis who was behind him. "Get her to Dawson and Shay" he ordered. Otis nodded and slowly made his way down the ladder with the little girl in his arms. Once she was safely down away from Matt, he turned to Kelly. "Come on!" he yelled.

Kelly could feel the heat coming in through the door he was leaning against. It was starting to seep through the cracks. "I can't it's too bad. If I move, the flames are going to engulf us both. You just go and get out here. Take care of my men and tell Mia and Kat that I love them" he said waving Casey down the ladder. Matt just stood there staring at him like he had two heads.

"Are you insane? I am not leaving you here. Just man up and let's do this" Matt said. He looked at Kelly and let out a big breath before grabbing his radio. He knew that everyone heard their conversation, but he needed them to get their heads in the game. "Dawson are you down there?" he asked. "Yeah I am here" she replied as she watched him on the ladder. "Get ready, we are coming down" he said. Gabby nodded and sent a silent prayer upstairs that they got down okay. She and Shay made their way to the rig to the get the stretcher and their supplies ready for Severide when they came down.

"Are you ready Kelly?" Matt asked. Kelly nodded and let out a big nervous breath. "You better be right about this" he said before running to the window. Matt put his hand out and grabbed Kelly's arm as he grabbed onto the underside of the ladder. Casey looked down at him hanging there with a relieved look on his face. Matt let his head rest against the ladder and let out a breath. "Thank God" he breathed. "You can say that again" Kelly replied as he climbed around the ladder to lean against Matt on the ladder. "You just have to be right all the time, don't you?" Kelly joked. "You are so damn lucky I am always right" Matt laughed out.

They made their way down the ladder, Matt first. Once he landed on his two feet, Kelly jumped down next to him. They were attacked by Gabby and Shay. "Don't be so stupid next time" Shay yells at Kelly. He smiled and wrapped an arm around her shoulder. "Don't worry so much. I am fine" he said.

Gabby looked at him with crazy eyes. "Both of you need to get checked out" she informed. "We don't need it. Matt was outside and I am fine. The fire didn't get to me" Kelly replied. The last thing he needed was to go to the hospital, because he could bet that if he went to the hospital, Kat would be informed. He didn't want her to worry. Gabby seemed to catch on to this, "Kelly you are going to get checked out whether you want to or not" she said pulling him toward the rig. He sat there and pulled his uniform shirt off. His back had some burns and his arm had some as well. Gabby grabbed his helmet and looked at all the scorch marks on the top. It was melted all the way down to the top. "You got so lucky Kelly. Another minute and you might not be sitting here right now" she said as she applied some peroxide to clean his wounds. Shay looked over Matt and gave him a clean bill of health. "We have to take Kelly to the hospital" Gabby informed. "Come on Gabby, can't you just do something here?" he asked. She squeezed his shoulder slightly to comfort him, "Sorry Kelly. We don't have the proper equipment to deal with these kind of burns. I cleaned them out and wrapped them, but we don't have the ointment to treat them. They are going to have to do blood work, and scans to see if there is any damage" she informed him. He nodded and went without a fight. Matt sat next to him in the back of the rig. He knew deep down Kelly was scared. Matt sure was.

The only thing he could think of while he was talking to him in that building was Andy. He didn't want Kelly to die like Darden. When he saw him standing against he door, flames coming in all around him, all he could see was Andy dying.

"Matt, can you call Kat. I don't want her to hear it from the hospital" he said. Kelly wouldn't admit it, but he needed her. He didn't want her to hear about this from someone else. She needed to hear it from their family first. "Yeah, don't worry about it" Matt replied. Kelly nodded and went back to his thoughts. "Hey, don't worry about anything. They are going to take good care of you. Don't worry about Kat and Mia. I am going to take care of them. You are all going to be one big happy family" Matt said. Kelly smiled a smile that didn't reach his eyes and nodded. He knew that Matt would take care of his family if need be.

Once they arrived at the hospital, Matt walked with Kelly, Gabby and Shay into the lobby. Gabby went with Kelly into the exam room, Shay stayed behind in the lobby to fill out the report and Matt excused himself to call Kat.

He looked at his watch, noticing that it was 3am; he had to figure out what to say so he wouldn't freak her out. He wasn't going to wake her up for no reason. He decided to call Hadley first. They lived closer together and were closer than anyone else. He told Hadley to stop and pick Kat up first before coming to the hospital. Then Matt called Kat. He decided to call her cell phone versus the house phone and wake Mia up.

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Kat's apartment

Kat was nicely snug into bed with the monitor on the dresser. She got into bed early to get ready for shift in the morning. Mia was in bed and Kelly was on shift, so she made a bubble bath and got comfortable in bed.

RING! RING! RING!

Kat got up looking at her dresser confused. She picked up the monitor first to see if it was Mia. When she heard Mia still asleep, she picked up her phone and noticed it was the one ringing. She thought it was the hospital, so she got up, breathed the sleep out and made herself sound remotely awake. "This is Dr. Amoretti" she answered a little sleep in her voice. "Kat, it's Matt" he replied.

Kat panicked. Her heart immediately dropped in her chest. The only reason Matt would be calling, the only reason any of them called at this hour, was to inform the family of something wrong. "Matt, what happened and how bad is it?" she asked, getting up to put on some sweats and a t-shirt. Matt sighed. He knew this wouldn't be easy. "He has second degree burns on his back and his arm. Gabby is with him in the room. She said it didn't look too bad but she wanted to come to the hospital just to be sure" he explained.

Kat nodded, "Okay, Leo is on tonight, so tell him I will be there in 20 minutes. I just have to find someone to watch Mia" she said. "Kat, I already called Hadley. He is on his way to pick you up" Matt said. Kat nodded, "okay. I am going to drop Mia off with Courtney and Pete" she said.

After getting Mia situated, with Hadley driving, they made it to the hospital in 20 minutes, less. She ran into the hospital only to be stopped when she saw the entire firehouse gathered in the lobby. She found Shay first, "Les, what happened?" she asked. "He has 2nd degree burns on his back and shoulder. Gabby cleaned them out in the rig and wrapped them up, but we don't have the ointment. She is in with him now" Shay explained. Kat took in the information confused. She didn't even realize it until now.

"How could he get burned? How bad was the fire?" she asked. Matt walked up to her and led her to the chairs, "I'll tell you what happened, but you need to be sitting down first" Matt said. Once they were seated, he had to relieve the whole scene all over again.

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Once they arrived on scene of the fire, it was a mess. Casey and Kelly looked up and saw the top floor on fire with smoke and flames visible. This fire was out of control. They needed to get this under control soon or it would be too dangerous to go in. "Jesus Christ" Kelly commented. Casey put his helmet and got his head in the game.

"Alright guys you know your jobs," Matt grabbed his gear and masked up to go inside for search and rescue. Kelly told his guys what to do, so they all got to work. Mills and Hadley made their way up to vent the roof, but when they got up there, they soon realized that venting on the roof was a no go; the roof was in no condition to be used as a vent.

"Damn," Hadley said before grabbing his radio, "vent's no good. We need to find another vent" he added. "Okay, come back down and out. We'll regroup" Chief Boden ordered. Hermann and Otis were pulling a line when Mills and Hadley cam down. They regrouped with them to find a way in from the inside. Meanwhile, Casey and Severide were inside, doing their own search and rescue. They were on the top floor. They had a window open as a vent, so Severide and Casey were handing the civilians over to guy on the ladder outside the window.

Once they cleared the building, Casey went out on the ladder and climbed down a few steps. Once he was cleared, he turned toward Kelly who was still in the building with a little girl in his arms. He handed her to Matt, who then handed her off to Otis who was behind him. "Get her to Dawson and Shay" he ordered. Otis nodded and slowly made his way down the ladder with the little girl in his arms. Once she was safely down away from Matt, he turned to Kelly. "Come on!" he yelled.

Kelly could feel the heat coming in through the door he was leaning against. It was starting to seep through the cracks. "I can't it's too bad. If I move, the flames are going to engulf us both. You just go and get out here. Take care of my men and tell Mia and Kat that I love them" he said waving Casey down the ladder. Matt just stood there staring at him like he had two heads.

"Are you insane? I am not leaving you here. Just man up and let's do this" Matt said. He looked at Kelly and let out a big breath before grabbing his radio. He knew that everyone heard their conversation, but he needed them to get their heads in the game. "Dawson are you down there?" he asked. "Yeah I am here" she replied as she watched him on the ladder. "Get ready, we are coming down" he said. Gabby nodded and sent a silent prayer upstairs that they got down okay. She and Shay made their way to the rig to the get the stretcher and their supplies ready for Severide when they came down.

"Are you ready Kelly?" Matt asked. Kelly nodded and let out a big nervous breath. "You better be right about this" he said before running to the window. Matt put his hand out and grabbed Kelly's arm as he grabbed onto the underside of the ladder. Casey looked down at him hanging there with a relieved look on his face. Matt let his head rest against the ladder and let out a breath. "Thank God" he breathed. "You can say that again" Kelly replied as he climbed around the ladder to lean against Matt on the ladder. "You just have to be right all the time, don't you?" Kelly joked. "You are so damn lucky I am always right" Matt laughed out.

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"The fire melted the top of his helmet" they turned to see Gabby coming toward them. Kat got up and made her way over to the paramedic. She wrapped her up in a hug and couldn't help the tears flow. Gabby rubbed her back and pulled away to wipe Kat's tears. "He's going to be fine. Leo ran blood work and did a CT/X-RAY. They all came back normal. Leo is re-cleaning his wounds and patching them up. He's in exam room 3. He's asking for you" she said. Kat nodded and made her way to the exam room.

She stood in the door way for a minute to get herself together. "You got real lucky Kelly" Leo said. "Yeah I know. I'm going to be okay though right?" he asked. "Yeah, we scanned your back and everything came back positive" he explained. Kelly nodded and leaned forward, so Leo could finish wrapping Kelly's back. "You should have scanned his brain while you were at it" Kat said as she came in.

Kelly smiled at her as she came in. "Are you okay?" she asked. "He's fine. Everything came back normal. I am done, so I'll leave you alone while I get the discharge paperwork." He said as he walked out.

Kat walked further into the room and sat on the bed in front of Kelly. She cupped his face and leaned her forehead on his. "I am so happy you are okay. When Matt called me, I was scared out of my mind" she said. Kelly smiled at her and leaned forward to kiss her. "I love you so much. I thought I would never see you again" he replied. She squeezed her eyes shut as the tears fell down her cheeks. "Kelly please don't be so careless anymore. I can't live without you and neither can your niece" she answered. He pulled her closer and kissed her.

It was like he was consuming her. The reality of the day was getting to him. The fact that he could have lost her came swimming to him. He held onto her and consumed himself in her. Then he started crying. She just held him and sobbed herself. "You are okay" she reassured.

Once they got home from the hospital, things were quiet. Kelly slept on his stomach for 3 weeks after getting out of the hospital. At his check up, Leo gave him the clear to get back to normal. Kat was worried about the wedding and started planning and getting things together with Gabby and Leslie. They wanted a small wedding, just family and friends.

Everyone was so excited. Kat had the entire firehouse helping out. She brought food samples, cake samples, decorations, dress options, colors…everything she needed ideas and help deciding on she brought to the firehouse. They were more than willing to help. They enjoyed being part of the celebration. They were happy for Kat and Kelly. It was a long time coming.

With all that was going on with the wedding planning, Kat took a little break to plan Mia's first birthday party. It was going to be princess themed, so everything had to match. They were all sitting in Kat's apartment watching the game on a cool October Sunday. She had chips, dip, croissants… a bunch of appetizers on the table and the food on the stove. Kelly had Mia sitting next to him on the couch in her Chicago Bears attire. It was so cute. Everyone was having a really good time.

While the guys were watching the game, the girls were in the kitchen getting things planned for the birthday. Gabby, Shay and Tina took point on the wedding planning. They pretty much got everything under control. They talked over all the final details with Katina after dinner. All that was left was getting the wedding dress fitting and the dresses for the bridesmaids. They were getting close to the date and things were beginning to get stressful.

"Kat, all we have left for the wedding beside the dress fittings is shopping for the honeymoon. You need some sexy outfits for your wedding night" Gabby said with a mischievous smirk on her face. Kat turned bright red. "You guys! I am not going to buy more than a couple outfits. I have PJ's already" she informed them. "You are not going to go on your honeymoon in the PJ's you have. You only get married once" Shay replied.

"Can we focus please? I need help planning Mia's first birthday" she said. Tina took out her checklist and ran through it:

Ice Cream

Cake

Table cloths

Napkins

Dishes/cups/silverware

Party bags

Crowns/accessories for the kids

…"That should be the most of it. We already have the table cloths, napkins, dishes and silverware. We just need to get the balloons, party bags and accessories for the kids" Kat replied. "Good! I am so excited! She is going to look so cute" Tina commented. They were more excited about this party than Mia was.

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The day of the party

Kat woke up to find the bed empty. She looked around the room for Kelly but didn't find him. She got up and made her way downstairs, stopping at the bottom step, watching as Kelly sat there on the couch with a helium machine and about 100 balloons.

She just stared at him as she made her way into the room. "What?" he asked as he pressed the balloon against the nozzle of the helium tank, making another balloon. "You do realize it is 3 am

right?" she asked as she tiredly stood in front of him in the living room. "Come on Kat, Mia loves balloons. I wanted to get them ready for her party. The whole house is pink/princessed out. I can't wait to see her face, she's going to freak." Katina looked around the living room; Kelly's face was barely visible through the balloons, streamers and decorations in the room. He was surrounded by balloons, pink and princess balloons.

"Severide, I think there are plenty of balloons" she said. He looked up at her in doubt. "Are you sure?" he asked looking around the living room looking at all the balloons. "Oh, I am more than sure" she replied with a smile. "Maybe just a few more…" he added. "Kelly, this is really sweet. I mean I know you love this little girl and she changed your life but babe, I need to be able to see my living room in the morning" she informed him. He smiled up at her, "Please Kat, just a few more Cinderella ones?...did I really just say that?" he asked.

Kat couldn't help but laugh. "Okay, a few more, then you have to come to bed" she gave him a kiss before going back to sleep.

When she woke up again later, Kelly was sleeping on the couch. She woke him up and told him to get dressed. They set up everything before everyone got there. When the party started, their house was a mess. It was really cute how excited Mia was. She was enjoying playing with all the kids and having everyone there. She loved being the center of attention.

The whole downstairs of Katina's apartment was overflowing with unwrapped gifts for the princesses' birthday. All the gifts were wrapped with pink/princess wrapping. Kelly's never seen so much pink before in his whole life. Not even bothered by any of it, Katina sat down on the end of the couch drinking her cup of coffee. She watched the kids jumping on and wrestling around with Matt and Hadley on the floor. When they finally had enough, she brought over pink blocks and Mia's tools that Matt bought for her. "Why don't you guys leave Uncle Matt and Uncle Jamie alone and build some blocks" she said.

The kids each grabbed a tool and blocks. They tried building a castle. Matt was the contractor in charge of the building. Things were going great, until Amy, the little girl from Mia's daycare came over and sent the blocks crashing down.

Tina and Gabby went around cleaning, picking up dishes and stuff, much to Kat's dismay. She tried to get them to stop and enjoy the party, but they wouldn't listen. "You are going to have enough to clean. Let us help" they replied. Kat sat with Mia in the center of the floor and watched as she tore through her gifts. Each one, she held up so everyone could see, then she would show Kat and Kelly separately.

After the cake, Kat found Kelly passed out on the couch, with Mia laying on top of him in her Cinderella dress with a big number 1 on it in the middle. She smiled as Mia wrapped her arm around Kelly's neck and snuggled her head into the crook of his neck. Kelly had his hand wrapped around her back and held her against him. She wasn't surprised they were both exhausted. Kelly was probably tired from getting up early and blowing up all those balloons.

Mia was exhausted from her jam packed day of birthday fun. She got up early and watched as they put up decorations and got things ready for her party. She was right in the middle of all the excitement. When Matt came over early to help Kelly barbeque, Mia was beaming. He put her on his shoulders and ran around the yard with her. She loved her Uncle Matt.

It was even more exiting for her when Gabby came over. She helped Kat make some last minute things and put some last minute details on the decorations around the house. Only Mia could get those two together without feeling awkward. Gabby also told Kat about her date with Matt and what he said. To say that Kat was surprised would be an understatement. She was not expecting that at all. "So what are you going to do about it?" Kat asked Gabby as she helped her clean up the kitchen a bit. Kat figured she would spend all day the next day cleaning, at the time of the party; she just wanted to clear out and get some things cleaned.

"I really don't know what to do about it Kat. I was expecting I like you, I was not expecting I love you" she proclaimed. "I know Gabbs, but he gave you what you always wanted" Kat said. She could see that Gabby was really struggling with this. She put her arm around her friend and looked at Matt from across the room. He was playing with Amy and the rest of the kids. Mia was just waking up and sat up on Kelly's chest.

She leaned forward and kissed his nose. "Up Da! Up!" she repeated trying to wake up Kelly. He looked at her with a big smile on his face. "I thought we were having a good nap? I guess you don't want to miss out on the rest of the party huh?" Kelly asked as he sat up on the couch. He put Mia on the floor in front of him between his feet. She looked up at him and grabbed his feet. She scooted herself over to Matt. "Ucle Att" she smiled up at him. He picked her up and swung her up in the air. "Hey princess, look I know I got you a necklace with your birthstone, but I made you another gift. This one I made for you with my own hands" he said. "ift?" she asked. "Yeah, let me go get it. You stay with your Uncle Kelly and I will go and bring it in for you" he said handing her off to Kelly before running out to his car.

"I wonder what it is?" Kelly asked his little girl as she sat on his lap. She shrugged and looked to the door. When Matt came back, he was carrying a big wrapped gift. He looked so excited it was actually very cute. He set the gift down between him and Kelly and took Mia from his hands. He sat down on the floor with her in front of the big pink wrapped gift. He picked her up and set her up on her feet in front of him with him supporting her. She just started standing. Kat knew that soon she was going to be walking. "Go ahead princess, have at it" he said. She looked at the gift taking a minute to plan out her demise. Once she found the corner with tape, she tore it first. When she opened the wrapping paper, she bounced and started laughing. It was gorgeous. He made her a princess castle with an attached fire house. He had princess's and fire fighters like the ones at firehouse 51. "OMG Matt! It is beautiful" Tina said as she came over to inspect it. Kat looked on from the kitchen with Gabby. They noticed how Matt was with Mia. How happy he looked. He was normally loving and kind, but with a baby, especially Mia he was extra caring. "Gabby, that is your future" Kat said.

Gabby nodded and walked into the living room with Kat on her tail. She walked right up to Matt and leaned forward to kiss him. To say he was surprised was an understatement. Kat smiled as she sat down on Kelly's lap. He kissed her cheek, "do you have anything to do with this?" he asked quietly. "I have no idea what you are talking about Mr. Severide" she defended herself. Kelly laughed and shook his head at her antics. He was happy for his friend. He was finally getting what he deserved.

When Gabby pulled away, she leaned down and wrapped her arms around Matt from behind. She looked directly at Mia. "I hope you are okay with sharing your Uncle Matt with me?" Gabby asked Mia. The little girl wrapped her arm around Matt's neck and nodded. Matt put his arm around both Gabby and Mia.

"Well, it looks like I have both my girls with me. What more can a guy want?" he asked himself.

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