Hi

I am sorry. I tried to publish this chapter yesterday; however, I don't know why I didn't have internet in all the day. I think that it is because of the weather.

I couldn't believe that Shay died in the warehouse. It is so unfair. I loved her character. She was always so funny, independent and confident. I am going to miss her in the TV show. I hope that Severide can get over it, she was his best friend.

I hope that the next episode won't be so sad like that one. What is Casey going to do? will he ask Gabby to marry him again? Maybe, if I have time today, I will write a one-shot about it.

Thanks to everyone how took time to read the last chapter, specially to: Justicerocks, Camila (Guest), biihzane, jscat2 (Guest), Marie3893, Robigna88, Milady29 and AussieJM.

I hope that you like this new chapter and let me a review with your opinion.

Life is all about moments of impact and how they changes our life forever.

The moment of impact. The moment of impact proves potential for change. Has ripples effects far beyond what we can predict. Sending some particles crashing together. Making them closer than before. While sending others spinning off into great ventures. Landing them where you've never thought you've found them. That's the thing about moments like these. You can't, no matter how hard you try, controlling how it's gonna affect you. You just gotta let the colliding part goes where they may. And wait. For the next collision. The thing is each one of us, is the sum total of every moment that we ever experience, with all the people that we've ever know. But what if one day you could no longer remember any of them?

Leo "The Vow"

Chapter 9: Where I belong.

Few hours after Matt arrived to the hospital, he was starting to wake up. He could feel that someone was caressing sweetly his left hand. For a moment, he thought that it was Gabby the one who was caressing his soft skin; he loves when she does it. Normally, she wakes up first and spends some minutes staring him while he is still sleeping peacefully near to her. After that, she wakes up him kissing the line of his jaw, placing one last kiss on his pink lips. on the other hand, the days that they are on shift, she goes to his office and, owing to they were in the firehouse, they don't want to be caught by anyone, specially their chief, she wakes him with a sweet kiss in his lips.

Suddenly, the image of the accident came to his mind. Gabby he thought. He opened his eyes but, he couldn't see anything; everything around him was dark. He started to breath heavy. He was able to open his eyes, however, why couldn't he see anything? There was something that was blocking his vision?.

"Matty" a voice said near to him. The hand moved from his hand to his chest like if the unknown person was trying to relax him. "You are safe now. You are in the hospital"

"Mom?" he blinked and opened again his eyes but, like the last time, he couldn't see his mother's face. He was blind; he lost his vision in the line of duty. He knew that it is a dangerous job; however, he thought that he would never get injured since he is careful. "What it's going on? Am I blind?" he was fear that he wasn't able to see never again in his life.

"Your doctor said that your eyes are irritated because of the dust. You weren't wearing your air mask when the ceiling collapsed over you. A nurse is putting on your eyes some drops twice per hour. You have gauzes covering them. Maybe tomorrow they will remove the gauzes. Besides, you have a concussion. You were unconscious during six hours. Luckily, you didn't need surgery. You are going to be fine"

"And Gabby?" he moved his hand trying to determine if Gabby was in the room too "Gabby, baby"

"Matt" his mother said grabbing his hand "I have to tell you something"

"No please" he said wanting to cry but, a sharp pain in his eyes didn't allowed him to do it. The image of Hallie's body came to his mind. He couldn't have lost her in the same way that he lost Hallie "I don't want to hear it. Don't say it"

"Matt please, you have to hear me" she said brushing his hair "Don't worry, Gabby is fine"

Matt took a deep breath and smiled. "Matt, I am pregnant" Gabby's voice said in his mind "Our baby" he said after remembering what she told him before that they called to duty.

"Baby? What baby?"

"she is pregnant"

"Why didn't you tell me about the baby?" She couldn't avoid feeling a little excluded of her son's life.

"She and I have just found out that she…we are pregnant" She couldn't believe it, in a couple of months she will have another grandchild.

"Congratulations. You two are going to be great parents" she hugged him

"Where is she? I want to see her" he tried to get up of the bed, although, his mother stopped him of doing it.

"You can't. She is in the PACU, she had a surgery and, she got out half an hour ago. She needs rest. She was having an internal bleeding and a concussion" she made a stop before continue speaking "I think that you should speak with your doctor"

"What aren't you telling me? What it's going on? Has she lost the baby?" One more time he tried to get up of the bed but, his mother stopped him

"You should speak with her family. They will tell you how she is. I'm going to see if they are outside"

Nancy let her son alone in the room and walked around the hallways of the hospital. Finally, she arrived to the waiting room where the crew of the firehouse 51 was waiting any update of their injured partners. She approached to Gabby's family and watched that her mother had tears in her eyes. Near to her there was her son and a young woman of the same age of Antonio. She guessed that she had to be Antonio's wife. As soon as he called her, she know that there was something wrong with him thus, she let the kids with her sister and came back to Chicago for being in his side.

"Do you know anything about Gabby?"

"Nothing" the old lady said "what about Matthew?"

"He had just wake up. He is asking for Gabby. I don't know what to tell him"

"I'm going to speak with him" Antonio said. He rose of the plastic chair when his wife stopped him of moving away

"Antonio" his wife held his hand "You know that I am here for you, right? it doesn't matter what has happened in the last couple of weeks. I want to be on your side"

He nodded and said "I know" and he went to Matt's room. When he arrived he opened the door and saw that a nurse was taking off the gauzes that were covering Matt's eyes for putting the drops on them.

"Can I help you, sir?" the nurse said

"I want to speak with him" he approached to the bed and sat in the chair "How are you Matt?"

"I am fine" finally the nurse finished of putting on the drops in his eyes.

"Alright Mr. Casey, your doctor will come soon" She looked to Antonio and said "Please, try to avoid that he fall asleep"

"I'll do it" and the nurse let the room. Antonio looked to Matt; he could say that he was anxious of knowing how Gabby and their un-born baby were

"When are they going to remove the gauzes?"

"Antonio, it doesn't matter how I am. I am going to live. How is your sister?"

"Matt" he started "She had just get out of surgery"

"And?"

"She was having an internal bleeding. In this moment she and the baby are fine. Which remember me, congratulations daddy" he patted his shoulder smiling

"There is something that you're not telling me"

"That is true. In this moment the doctor has decided to put her on an induced coma" he made a little pause and watched that his mother was outside hearing what they were talking. She entered in the room and grabbed Matt hand

"Matthew" she said

"Alejandra" he said

She took a deep breath and said "The doctor said that she is having an intracranial bleeding. They decided to put her on an induced coma; thus, she could heal by herself. They will know more about her state when they take her off of her medication and she wakes up of her coma" At that point Matt was crying. She sat in the bedside and hugged him "Gabby is stronger. She will be fine"

"I want to see her" he tried to find the call button to call the nurse. A few seconds later the door was opened and a doctor entered in the room followed by the same nurse that put the drops on his eyes before.

"I want to leave" he said "I want my discharge papers"

"Not so fast Mr. Casey" Dr. Arata said "I am Dr. Arata and, I am afraid but, you can't leave right now. You have to be here at least two more days"

"I can't"

"Matt. Can I call you Matt?" Matt nodded and he continued speaking "You had just wake up after a ceiling collapsed over your head. You have to be here until we are hundred per cent sure that you are not having another injury in your head"

"I just need to see her" he said crying again

"And you will but, it has to be tomorrow. She is in the PACU"

"Can I go there and stay with her only a few minutes?" he needed to felt her soft skin one more time. He needed to wake up of the nightmare in which he had wake up.

"Five minutes" finally he said

"Thanks" With Antonio and Alejandra's help, Matt got up of the bed and sat on a wheelchair. Antonio wheeled him out of his room toward the PACU. When they arrived there, a nurse walked out of the nurse station and approached to them.

"Can I help you, Mrs. Dawson?" she asked

"Sure" Alejandra said and placed her hand on Matt's shoulder "This is the boyfriend of my daughter. His doctor has allowed him to sit with Gabby for a few minutes"

"Alright" the nurse said smiling "I will wheel him to her bed" Matt and the nurse went into the room. As soon as the nurse stopped of pushing him, Matt reached out his right arm to hold Gabby's hand. He smiled when he could feel her soft skin against his "Be careful, there are a few wires on her chest as well as in her right hand" Afraid that he could switch off any of the machines, Matt released her hand "Don't worry. I am sure that she is glad of feeling you. I will give you some alone time"

"Thanks" he said and hold again her hand "Hi baby. I am not sure if you can hear me. I don't know what to say, except that I am sorry. It is my fault that you are in this moment lying in that bed. But, I promise you that I am going to be here every day until you wake up and also in your recovery. I wish I could see you but, I can't. I have a problem with my eyes; they are irritated because of the dust. My doctor said that maybe tomorrow I will be able to see again. My vision could be blurring but, I don't mind as long as I could see you again" he made a small pause "You have to wake up baby. I can't lose you. I need you. I love you" at that point some tears were falling down his cheeks. He rose of the wheelchair and with the help of his hands, he tried to find where her face was. She was wearing an oxygen mask, thus, he couldn't kiss her on her lips. Being careful of the wires and IV's she was hook, he crawled into her bed. He laid himself down near to her and said smiling "I promised to the nurse that, it will take me five minutes to see you but, I can't leave now. This is the place where I belong. Near to you" He placed his head on her shoulder, rested his right hand on her belly and closed his tired eyes. In that moment, he didn't mind what the nurse of the doctor could say; he just wanted to be there with her and their baby.

Matt is fine but, will Gabby and the baby be fine too? Laura come back to Chicago to be with Antonio, will they be able to solve their problems? In the next chapter you will know how Severide is and of course more Lindsay/Severide moments =)

Please let me a review with your opinion and what do you want to see in the next couple of chapters.

Do you think that I should continue writing about Mouch and Sergeant Platt?

Have a nice day.

I will try to have the next chapter of "how to save a life" and "let her go" as soon as I can.

Namine Redfield