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4 days later

''Kelly, do you want to go out for a beer tonight?''

Kelly didn't even make it out of the firehouse before Robert Stevens walked after him.

''No, I can't tonight.''

''Why not?'' Robert asked him and Kelly looked at him and felt a kind of bad for letting him down again. He guessed Robert has dedicated his life to becoming a lieutenant now and now he had made it to the position for the time being, he was looking from some friendship.

''How old are you?'' Kelly frowned.

''I am 25…does that matter? I can drink a beer.'' Robert asked. Kelly raised his eyebrows because he was even younger than he had expected.

''I don't mean that, man. Just…I don't know, go out, meet a girl, do things with her. I guess all you did what the last few years was training and trying to get to this spot but it is sad that you didn't spend much time with friends.'' Kelly said and Robert nodded slowly.

''I guess you are right. But I would like to be your friend.'' Robert said and Kelly nodded.

''I want to be friends too, but I can't right now, I have to go to the hospital tonight. To see the lieutenant that you are replacing, because he is my friend.''

''I understand.'' Robert said with a smile. ''Good luck tonight…say hi to him from me.''

He walked away and Kelly was glad he had this talk, because he understood the young lieutenant a little better now and maybe, later, they could be friends.

''Oh Cindy, you are never going to believe that guy that replaces Matt. He is about twenty-five years old, he could have been my son! Can you believe that Cindy! I don't want to judge him for his age but he is barking orders at me while he could have been my son.'' Christopher said as he was walking through the kitchen, Cindy just trying to keep her laughter down as she thought it was funny how her husband was yelling and making a problem out of nothing like this.

''Matt could have been your son too.'' Cindy smirked.

''But then I would have been 18 when he was born….Cindy this guy is like, only thirteen years older than lee Henry!'' Christopher said, still walking in circles around the kitchen table.

''Chris, could it be that you feel like this because you are nervous because he is a lieutenant now instead of that they moved you to the spot until Matt is back.''

''No!'' He yelled angry and Cindy looked at him with one eyebrow raised.

''Maybe.'' He said then, rolling his eyes and he sat down.

''I get it, you are angry because they got a replacement instead of putting you there and you are nervous because they are going to get Matt of the medication that are keeping him a coma. But don't yell.'' She said, laying her hands on her husband's shoulder and kissing him on his cheek.

Kelly walked into the hospital room later that day, Gabby not there for now because she was doing some work in the house and he was glad, because he felt more comfortable talking to Matt when she was not there.

''Hey man, time to open your eyes.'' He said, Matt not awake yet and he knew that it could take a while longer, but he hoped that his friend would wake up soon. He didn't expect his friend to be completely awake the upcoming days, but getting a sign of life would be great.

The last days his friend really seemed to get paler and paler and he was already losing muscle and weight. His arms already seemed to get thinner and thinner and Kelly was worried about his friend. He knew that Matt would recover and gain his strength again because he wanted to stay optimistic, but deep down inside it also frightened him.

''You are strong and you are going to make and you are going to laugh at all the doctors when you walk out of this hospital in a few days.'' Kelly said, almost sniffing because he hated to see his friend like this, although nothing had changed the last few days. Nothing seemed to be changed, he was sitting here every day and Matt didn't improve. He got through shifts and the worst where the nights, when he only had nightmares.

Gabby arrived at the hospital as well and Kelly got up for a bathroom break and getting some coffee because he wanted to give Gabby some alone time with her fiancé as well .

''Hey babe. I am so glad they are waking you up today.'' She whispered as she kissed him on his forehead, not able to kiss him on his lips because of the tubes of the ventilator that were covering up his mouth. She caressed through his hair and kissed him on his forehead again.

''I know you will get through this and you will get better.''

She sat down, Kelly returning with a coffee for her as well and they waited by the bedside. They knew that they should just talk but none of them did. While they both had just lost their friend and another very important person in their life was on the line.

Matt's head moved slightly and surprised Kelly and Gabby jumped up. Matt's eyes opened for a second and the monitor started to beep. He seemed to be shaking his head, in distress and Gabby laid her hands on chest, carefully.

''Matt, calm down you are intubated, but you are going to be okay.''

Matt's eyes fell shut again, like the painkillers took over again and he calmed down. Both of them took one of his hands, holding it for when he would wake up again and he opened his eyes again a little later.

''Babe, I am here, we are both here for you.'' Gabby said as he seemed to look at both of them, finally calming down although he could not talk and the ventilator tube was still down his throat. Matthew's eyes closed again, still very woozy from the medication and he moved his hands a little bit now. They were no longer wrapped in bandages anymore, except for the IV's that were still giving him all the medication he was still on. Kelly took his hand and smiled at his friend as Matt opened his eyes for a few more seconds again.

Kelly just held his hand, looking at his friend, so grateful he was awake, hoping that his friend would recover soon.

NOTE: Matt is slowly waking up, panicking first but now he is asleep again. He still has a long way to go but at least he woke up now! He can finally really start recovering, or are his lungs worse than the doctors expected? Robert tries to bond with Severide and Severide refused him again but gets his problem now and maybe he will get nicer to him now. Herrmann talked to his wife because he is not sure if he wants to be lieutenant but feels left out with the younger boy getting the spot.

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