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Chapter 10 – Going somewhere

"Matt?" He whirled around as he could hear Charleen calling out for him. Charleen didn't need long until she could see Matt's discomfort. Without hesitating she wrapped her arms around him, feeling just how badly he was shaking.

"Shhh. I am here now. Everything is going to be alright." She said, her heart breaking at his appearance. Matt could feel himself calming down with every second that he could feel Charleens presence.

"Will you tell me what happened?"

"I don't know. He said he was running a flu and asked me to get him a coke. I just closed the fridge as I could hear him crashing to the floor."

"I will go check on him okay?" Charleen said as she could feel that Matt had calmed down a little. "No!" He said, still holding onto her arm. "Don't leave me here." His voice was an unfamiliar plea and Charleen could fell how shaken he really was.

"Okay, I will stay right here. I am not going anywhere. Everything is going to be alright." she said guiding Matt to one of the seats, her hand never leaving his. He had always been so brave, so okay with his current situation. Now was the first time she could see the other side of him.

It didn't take long until the doctor showed up, telling them that Severide would get some fluids before he could get home again. Just as the paramedic had said he was simply dehydrated.
As they where cleared to visit Severide in his temporary room Charleen guided Matt inside slowly. "Hey Matt!" Severide said as soon as he could see Matt walking in. "You scared the hell of me, you know that?" Matt asked and was glad as he could feel the bed. Charleen let go of him, so he could squeeze Severide's outstretched hand. Kelly knew that it was important for Matt to feel him now. Since he had gone blind their body contact had raised to nearly 90 percent when they where together. "I am really really good." Severide said. He could also see what was going on with Matt. A quick look and a nod from Charleen told him, that he was right.
"You are coming home with us as soon as you can get out of here and no, there is nothing we can discuss about this." Matt said after a few seconds of silence.
"I know that I would be exactly like you so yes, I am coming home with you."

During the next couple of days it was on Casey to take care of his sick friend. Severide had gotten comfortable on the couch and was watching TV or sleeping most of the day while Matt tried his best to take care of his friend. Severide had to admit that Matt had gotten amazing in getting along inside his house. He even managed to serve a soup one evening while Charleen had to stay at work longer.

Just two days after Severide had been "cleared" by Casey to stay on his own again, Charleen could feel Matt's grip tightening around her arm as they walked into the crowded and noisy airport. Even to her it felt like the whole country was flying home for Christmas, she could only imagine how Matt had to feel in all this noise.

"I got you okay? Just trust me." Charleen said and could momentarily feel Matt relax a little beside her.

Another week later Charleen could feel Matt's grip tightening around her arm as they walked into the crowded and noisy airport. Even to her it felt like the whole country was flying home for Christmas, she could only imagine how Matt had to feel in all this noise.

"I got you okay? Just trust me." Charleen said and could momentarily feel Matt relax a little beside her.

"Hey you okay?" Charleen asked watching Matt closely. He had lost all his color and was holding onto his seat for dear life since a few minutes.

"Yeah...I..." Matt closed his eyes and swallowed hard.

"Matt?"

"I need to throw up." Matt said and could feel Charleen pressing a paper back onto his mouths just seconds after. Matt took it from her and emptied his stomach within a second.

"Matt talk to me." Charleen said as she got the paper back out of Matt's hands and handed it to the flight attendant.

"I never get sick while flying. I think it's the movement and the fact that I am not able to see." "Yeah that's a possibility."

"Gosh I am so sorry." Matt said leaning his head back onto his seat. For the first time he was glad he couldn't see the people around him. He was sure they where all staring at him.

"There is nothing you need to be sorry about. How are you feeling?"

"A lot better." Matt had to admit and thanked the flight attendant who returned with some water.

The rest of the flight went by quickly and after Charleen got their bag, they walked to the pick up area, where Matt could already hear a woman calling for Charleen.

"Mum and Dad are here." Charleen said and Matt felt nervous immediately. It was one thing meeting the parents of his new girlfriend, it was a completely other thing meeting them while being completely blind.

"Hello Matt, it's so nice to finally meet you. My name is Susanne and I am so going to hug you now." Charleen's mother said getting Matt to laugh. As she took him into a hug Matt got to know her stature at least. She was small and a little overweight and it seemed like she had short hair.

"Same here, I am Rud." Charleens dad said and hugged Matt too. Rud was at least on head bigger then him as his own head nearly crashed against Rud's chest. He wasn't the tiniest bit overweight.

"I am really glad to meet you too." Matt said and smiled blindly at the faces in front of him. How much he would love to actually see them now.

There wasn't a second of silence in the car on the drove home. Matt was pretty sure he had never enjoyed being with complete strangers so much ever before. They really where warm hearted people with a brilliant sense of humor.
"Mum Dad, I will show Matt around the house so he can get along on his own." Charleen said as soon as they made it inside. Rud had already grabbed their bag to get it to their room.

"Yes of course. Is there anything we can do?"

"No just ignore us when we walk past you for the 20st time." Matt said smiling before they started their tour.

At Charleens place it had took him 2 weeks until he had been able to walk around without his cane. He wasn't expecting to be able to leave his cane behind here and with the size of the house he knew that he had to be glad when he could find the bathroom and the living room without getting lost.
"I don't think we will be separated much and there is always someone here. If you get lost just call out." Charleen said, feeling that Matt had his problems getting used to the shape of the house. "Yeah I think that's going to happen." He admitted.

"Not a problem at all." Rud said, slapping onto his back. "We will find you!" He said laughing.

Matt and Charleen followed Rud into the living room and spent some more time with Charleen's parents and even though Matt would never admit it Charleen could tell that he was exhausted. She knew that it had been a lot for him with the traveling and she also knew that he wasn't comfortable when not being able to get along on his own.

"So I think we will call it a night now." Charleen said after another sideglance at Matt who was clearly done for today. He had lost some color again and was unusually calm. Her mother nodded towards her. She could see how exhausted Matt looked.

Charleen knew that her sense had told her right when Matt didn't even try to walk upstairs on his own. He was holding onto her arm and let her lead the way upstairs.
"You okay?" Charleen asked after she had watched Matt getting ready for the night.

"Can you get me to the bathroom?" He asked and Charleen furrowed her eyebrows. Matt never asked for help. Not like this. Not without trying.

"Of course. Talk to me, what's going on."

"I am just tired and I got this killer headache."

"You what?" Charleen asked alarmed.

"It's nothing."

"Matt you need to accept one thing, I will always be worried when you tell me something about a headache. With your condition headaches are nothing we can ignore." Charleen said getting closer. "Where is the pain located?", She asked looking into Matt's unfocused eyes. They had changed during the last few weeks, looking more cloudy now.

"Its on my temples and behind my eyes."

"Okay. Anything else? Do you feel nauseous again or anything?"

"No just tired. Really really tired." Matt could feel Charleen's fingers on his neck, counting his pulse. "
She searched her purse and got a little flashlight out. As a neurologist she couldn't just leave it at the office now that she was with Matt constantly. She shown it into his eyes and then looked at him closely.
"You seem okay."

"I am okay hun! I am just exhausted. I am sure its all the noise, the flight and everything. I really need to sleep. Stop worrying okay? I am okay." Matt tried to reassure her and searched with his hands for Charleen's face to kiss her.

Matt fall asleep the moment his head touched the pillow while Charleen watched him for a while. She couldn't stop worrying about him. Not in his condition.