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Kelly carried his bag out of the car to the fire station, not feeling up to the shift he was going to work but he felt like he had no choice. Maybe just getting back to normal life would make him feel better. He walked inside and looked surprised as he saw a blonde man standing by the truck, wearing a the lieutenant shirt and for a second he thought it was Matt, but then he realized it was just the lieutenant that would take over while Matt was in the hospital. He tried to get to the common room before he would see him and he had to act nice to somebody he didn't want to. It was not that he didn't want to be nice to the lieutenant but it felt sour that he had taken Matt's place now.

But it was too late for that and the blonde lieutenant turned around, walked Kelly's way. Kelly looked at him, he looked somewhat younger than Matt, with dark green eyes and Kelly stood there a little awkward.

''Hey, I am Robert Stevens.'' The other lieutenant introduced himself and Kelly shook his hand. ''Kelly Severide, lieutenant on squad.''

''Do you think you could maybe give me a tour around? some guy named Christopher was supposed to give me a tour, but he is not around.'' Robert asked him and Kelly shrugged, glad to see Otis standing, sweeping the floor just a few feet away.

''Otis, give your new lieutenant a tour.'' Kelly said as he walked to the locker room. Robert Stevens seemed like a nice guy, but he could not deal with that now.

''Lee Henry get out of the way!'' Herrmann said as he ran into the kitchen, almost pushing his son aside while his wife was handing him a sandwich for breakfast.

''Dada!'' Kenny said from the high chair while he was trying to get out, but Christopher but him down in the chair again and put his bowl with pudding in front of him again.

''Come on, eat your breakfast buddy.'' Christopher said as he threw his last stuff in the bag and get really ready to go.

''Dad the school play is tomorrow!''

''I know!''

''Dad, you also promised to go and play softball tomorrow!''

''I know!'' Christopher said and suddenly Cindy grabbed him right before he could run out.

''And I love you, daddy.'' She said and he smiled, kissed her.

''I know!'' he smiled. ''And I love you too.''

Then he really had to leave because he was already late while he actually had to give the new lieutenant a tour around the house.

At the firehouse, Gabby was just sitting on a chair by the table, reading a magazine and nobody dared to disturb her, ask her how she was doing and they were worried, wondering why she was even here, why she hadn't taken a few shifts off. When Boden had asked her all she had said was that she wasn't going to help them by staying in the hospital all day long, because he was not going to wake up as long as the doctors kept giving him that medication.

She didn't want to be here, she wanted to be in the hospital with Matt, but she was scared that if he would stay away here, that the rent would not get paid and that they would lose their apartment after all of this. Severide still used the room in their place and she did not want to ask him for it, not after all he had gone through lately. She would manage, she hoped.

The only thing she really wished was that Shay was still here, she would keep it all together, now all was falling apart.

The shift was a pretty uneventful one, only the ambulance got called out several times and they got on kitchen fire, but they did not have any big calls and Kelly tried to sleep in his office.

Laying down on his bed, he was tired after the night out yesterday and all the alcohol and he did fall asleep, but before he could really sleep he woke up again after a terrible nightmare, sweating. In the dream it had seemed that the bomber was still after him and he had the remind himself that the bomber was really gone, but then he thought about him being shot again and he sat on the edge of the bed, sweating.

''Hey man, I was wondering if you want some breakfast.'' Robert said, entering his office without knocking, but giving Kelly a nice smile. Kelly knew he meant it nice and just shook his head, packing his bag as shift was almost over, finally. He wanted to go to the hospital to go see Matt and he was glad when it was time that he was allowed to leave and he went outside, walked to his car.

''Hey I was wondering, maybe we could grab a beer tonight?'' Robert asked as the came walking next to Kelly when Kelly was on his way to the car and although he knew that Robert meant it nice and friendly, but it was really just that he didn't want anybody to be friendly with him. He had recently lost his best friend and his other best friend was in the hospital. So he was really not looking for any friendship right now.

''Maybe another time.'' Kelly said, with a small smile as he got in his car. Robert was nodding and Kelly drove away.

Kelly drove to the hospital and walked to the ICU, Gabby walking right behind him.

''Next time we could drive together.'' She said and Kelly nodded. A nurse was changing all the infusion bags and they waited outside of the room when her phone went off and she walked away. Kelly looked at Matt, vulnerable and really pale in the bed. The bed almost seemed too big for him now he was hidden under all the tubes. The only thing cheerful were the cards people had send and the drawing Anna had left here.

Kelly was just standing there, still, worried about his friend.

''I just talked to the doctor after I made my phone call…they want to risk waking him up, scared that if they don't do that soon enough, he could get an lung infection and that would be really bad.'' Gabby said and she looked at him; ''They will get him off the medication in about four days, so they only gave his lungs a week to heal, but they hope it will be enough to let him recover with oxygen support.''

Kelly nodded understanding but looked worried at his friend, not sure what was going to come.


NOTE: Kelly went to shift after all and the new lieutenant that is taking Matt's place for the time he is gone is trying to get close to him with all good intentions, but Kelly is kind of refusing him because he feels really down. Matt will be woken up earlier than expected, butting him in critical position again but Kelly is hoping that his friend will be better sooner so they can help each other up and Matt returns to the firehouse. Tomorrow's chapter is going to be very exciting because we skip a few days! ;)

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