Hi everyone! This is a new chapter for you all.
This chapter will be rated M! Just a warning.
Hope you enjoy!
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Previously...
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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Chapter 10
With Matt and Gabby together, things were a lot less awkward at the station. Since Mia's first birthday was out of the way, it gave Kat time to focus all her attention on the rest of the wedding planning. She had a fitting with the girls today and then she had to go shopping for a dress to the Firehouse dinner. She also needed to go get Mia her Halloween costume.
The hospital was crazy busy. Patients were coming in and out. With only three attendings, including Katina, the doctors were running around, in and out of patient's rooms, like they had their heads cut off. They haven't been able to catch a break. After seeing over 50 patients in 2 hours, Kat walked into the doctor's lounge and fell on the couch exhausted. She put her feet up on the table and rested her head against the back of the couch and closed her eyes. She was so tired.
She groaned when her pager went off. She held it up to her and looked to see who it was. When she saw it was Gabby, she panicked. She grabbed her coat and ran as fast as she could to the lobby. "Move, get out of the way NOW!" she yelled as she made her way through the hallways. When she reached the lobby to the ER and saw Gabby standing there, she ran right up to her. "Gabby, who is it? How bad is it? Where are they?" Kat asked as she put up her hair, getting herself ready for the worst. Gabby and Shay couldn't help but burst out laughing. "You always think the worst don't you?" Shay asked. Kat let out a big breath of relief when she realized that no one was actually hurt. She undid her hair and ran her fingers through it to make it slightly decent looking.
"Well, when you live with Kelly Severide, you kind of learn to be ready for the worst" she replied. Shay put an arm around Kat's shoulder. "You can't argue with that. You never know what mess Kelly is into" Shay teased. Kat let out a little laugh. "You're right about that. So if no one is hurt, then what are you guys doing here?" Kat asked. "Well, we wanted to see if you wanted to have lunch with us? We still need to talk about the wedding planning" Shay replied. Kat looked at them mischievously but nodded. She signed out before letting the head nurse know that she was going for lunch.
They stopped to pick up Mia from daycare. They walked over and knocked on the glass. When the nurse pointed to the window, Mia looked and smiled when she saw Katina. She crawled all the way to the door. Kat bent down and picked her up and squeezed her in a hug. "Hey princess, are you having fun in daycare?" she asked settling her on her hip. "We had fun with coloring today" Peggy, the nurse in charge of daycare said. "Wow, you colored today? Well, Peggy, I am going to take her out for lunch, then bring her back for a few hours then we are going to call it a day" she informed. Peggy nodded and made a note of it.
Gabby, Leslie, Kat and Mia made their way down to the cafeteria. They all got subway; Kat got Mia some soup and mash potatoes. Once they were all seated and settled with their meals, Katina looked between Gabby and Shay with a quirked eyebrow. She knew they were up to something. Sure they came to visit her for lunch, but they didn't usually bother her on busy days. They just stopped by to say hello, never took her for lunch.
"So, do either of you want to tell me what's going on?" she asked as she fed Mia her lunch. They looked at each other innocently first before looking at her. "What are you talking about? We wanted to talk about the wedding" Gabby informed. Kat looked at them with a raised eyebrow. She didn't believe them for one bit. The wedding plans were almost done. They didn't really need to talk about anything that required a meeting. "Which plans were those? Everything is done. Besides the fittings and final adjustments on the dress, we are all set. So please inform me on what you two are talking about" she said.
They smiled and finally relented. "Okay fine, we'll tell you. We wanted to let you know that we are stealing you and Mia after work and we are going shopping for some cute lingerie for the wedding night" Shay said. Kat flushed three shades of red. She could not believe they said that so loud. They were sitting in a hospital cafeteria for crying out loud. "Can you keep your voice down?" she looked around embarrassed and covered Mia's ears, "there is a child here" she said.
"Come on Kat, you are not going on your honeymoon with the pajamas you have. They are so mundane and normal. You need something hot and sexy for your wedding night" Shay said. Kat groaned, "You guys seriously won't leave me alone about this will you?" Kat asked them. They both smiled at each other and shook their heads. They wanted to do this for her. They wanted to do something special for her. "Okay fine. I guess if you guys won't get off my back and won't leave me alone about this, then fine. Let's do it. I have to go right after work though, because Kelly and I are going to get my dress for the firehouse dinner on Friday" she informed. Gabby and Shay looked at each other with smiles, "Kelly is going shopping with you for a dress?" Shay asked. Kat chuckled, "I roped him into it. He is going to watch Mia while I try on dresses. We have to go get Mia some shirts and pants for the winter. She is growing out of all her clothes. We got a bunch for her birthday, but she needs some new boots" Kat explained.
They all nodded and had a plan set up. After lunch, they went back to work and Kat dropped Mia back off in daycare. They all planned to meet up in the fire house after shift. The mall was closer to the firehouse, so it was more convenient to go from there. Since they were already at the hospital, Katina went to her physical exam before the wedding. She just wanted to make sure everything was okay before they embarked on their wedding night adventures. She made her way to Derek's office and signed in at the desk.
"Hey Dr. Amoretti" the receptionist greeted her. "Hi Nicole, how are you doing?" she asked. The receptionist smiled and nodded, "I am good. Are you here to see Dr. Sheppard?" she replied. Katina nodded and leaned against the desk. "Yeah, is he busy right now? I just wanted to see him real quick for an exam before I leave for the day" she informed. The receptionist nodded and picked up the pager system. "No problem, he'll want to see you. Let me just tell him you are here" she replied. "Thanks Nicole" she said before going to sit down in the lobby. After a few magazines, Derek came out and was surprised to see Kat in the waiting room. He was surprised when Nicole told him that Kat told him she was in the waiting room.
"Hey Kat, what are you doing here? Is everything okay?" he asked. She walked up to the desk and shrugged. "Everything is fine. I just wanted to get an exam to make sure I am ok before I go on my honeymoon…you know I want to make sure everything is okay" she said emphasizing it. He nodded and walked her back into the exam room. She undressed and put a gown on. She got on the table and lied back on the table and put her legs in the stir-ups. She was nervous. She wanted to make sure she was fully okay before she left.
As a doctor, she was logically able to think of both the positive and negative outcomes, but she just hoped it was her paranoia messing with her and that she would be just fine. Derek looked at his friend on the table and let out a little laugh. She was trying so hard to be okay with everything. "Amoretti, you need to relax. Just calm down okay, everything is going to fine. You are a doctor and you know your own body. Whatever news I tell you today is just a map to the right path, you are the one who is going to decide when you are ready to move to the next step again" Derek said.
Katina smiled and let out a nervous breath. She was annoyed at herself for getting herself worked up over something so stupid. "Derek, I know all the risks, the do's and don'ts and what a normal healthy women my age can do after going through everything I did, but I can't help but feel different about it. I mean I have given the speech and listed the restrictions billions of times but I can't take my own advice. I mean when we get heavy, Kelly stops. He is scared to go any farther. I have told him that I am okay, that we can move to the next level, but he doesn't. I want to give him legit proof that I am okay. I mean I want to do it with my freakin' husband" she exclaimed.
It was easier for her to talk to Derek and vent. He knew what she was talking about. He was a doctor, she could talk to him about this and he would understand. Derek looked up from his position during the exam and squeezed Kat's knee in support. "Amoretti, you don't know how many times I have women coming in here in your situation laying on my table spilling their guts to me. I have heard it all before so trust me when I tell you that everything you are scared of is normal. It's like they come to have brain surgery and they spill their guts to me. Every doctor knows that when you have surgery, your image changes about yourself. You are more self conscious. Well I promise that your scar looks good. It is obvious that Kelly loves you" he replied.
"Thanks Derek. Just tell me everything is okay. You are the brilliant neurosurgeon here" she teased. He smiled at her and put her legs down, took her hands and helped her sit up. "Well, it is my pleasure to inform you Miss, that you are more than capable of having sex with your fiancé" he said. She got dressed with a big smile on her face. "Are you for real?" she asked. He nodded, "Yeah you are all set on my end. Just be careful okay" he said. Once she was dressed, she gave Derek a hug and thanked him for everything.
After a few more hours on shift, a couple more patients, they called it a day. Kat signed out, changed her clothes into something more comfortable. She put on jeans, an academy t-shirt and sweatshirt with some black knee-high uggs.
She bundled up in her jacket; put her scarf hat and gloves on. She picked Mia up from daycare and got her bundled in her coat before taking her and setting her up in the car. They put on some music, when Kat turned the radio on, she couldn't help but shake her head. Kelly had her car the other day to give her a tune up and played with her radio. He loved Metallica; he played it for Mia all the time. He had it blasting in her car. The funny thing about it was that Mia was sitting in the back seat in her car seat flailing her hands and clapping her hands. She was enjoying it way more than Kat was.
Kat could only shake her head and smile at Mia's antics. "USIC!" she screeched. Kat smiled and let out a laugh. "I don't know what am I going to do with you and your Uncle Kelly? You two are the only ones who enjoy this heavy metal music" she said as they made their way to the firehouse. Once they got there, Kat got out of the car and pulled her jacket closer to her body. She grabbed the diaper bag first and then grabbed Mia out of her car seat. She took the blanket from the back seat and covered Mia with it before running across the street. When the guys saw her coming, they called for Kelly, who was in the kitchen. He walked through the garage and saw she was coming. He met her halfway.
He put his coat on and ran out to the driveway. "Hey Kitty Kat" he greeted taking Mia from her. Kat readjusted the diaper bag on her shoulder and wrapped the blanket around Mia, who was lying on Severide's shoulder. He wrapped his arms around her and led her into the garage. Once they were far enough in, Kat sighed and took her coat off. "Finally it's warm in here" she said getting comfortable before getting Mia unwrapped. Once she was debundled up, Kat put her on the couch in between Casey, Cruz and Mouch. Gabby and Shay kept looking at her, waiting for her to make the move so they could go. Kat got Mia's dinner out of the diaper bag and put it in the microwave. She put her coat and scarf back on.
She made her way over to Mia and Kelly. "I put her food in the microwave. It should be ready soon. Please make sure she eats it all. I put an extra change of clothes in her diaper bag, wipes, diapers and snacks" she told Kelly. He looked at her with a huge smile on his face. She was only half dressed to go out. "You look so cute right now" he said putting her hat on her head and cupped her face. He leaned forward and kissed her. She smiled up at him through the kiss. "Thank you! Now take care of our baby girl. She better be in one piece when I come back. Gabby, Shay are you guys ready to go?" she asked as she bundled up.
They both put their jackets on and grabbed their purses. They made their way out of the house ready to go to the mall. Once they got to the mall, the plan was to go to Victoria Secret first and get some cute lingerie for the honeymoon. Now that Katina was officially cleared for being with Kelly again, she was ecstatic. Since she wanted Kelly to stop being cautious with her, she had a plan and wanted to set it into motion. When they got to the store, Gabby and Leslie looked at each other with smiles on their face. Kat looked at them nervous.
"Guys, maybe this wasn't a good idea" she said instantly regretting it. "No it's not. Come on, just look around." Gabby and Shay walked in and started going through the racks, pulling out some possible options for Katina. They held them up but Kat rejected them, they were not her. She was starting to feel really uncomfortable; Katina wasn't used to this kind of stuff. After a few minutes of browsing the racks for options on their own, they were approached by a store assistant.
"Hi, my name is Suzy, is there anything that I can help you ladies with?" she asked. Katina gave her profile a good look. She didn't look that much older than her, Gabby or Shay but she was relieved that someone could help her out and reel Gabby and Shay in. The outfits they were picking out were definitely not Katina's style. "Um, yeah, thanks. I am looking for something special for my honeymoon. Not just a normal honeymoon, but uh, it has to be shocking but not too shocking" Katina rambled as she tried to explain her situation with Kelly Severide. Shay chuckled at the confused look on Suzy's face. Neither Katina nor Kelly could ever describe how they felt about one another. It is more than love. "It's a confusing, complicated story that no one can really explain" Shay added to Kat's story.
Suzy quirked an eyebrow, she was definitely intrigued. "Really? It might help give me an idea of what you are looking for if I know what your situation is. You don't have to go into detail, but the schematics would be helpful" she pressed. She was really interested in hearing this story. Katina chuckled slightly and glanced at Gabriella and Shay, "Do you want to tell it or should I?" she asked. Kat smiled at the girls. They were so excited about this. "Oh, please, go ahead. It's your fairy tale love story. Besides, I don't think I would be able to keep my emotions in check long enough to get the whole story out" she said seriously before turning to Suzy, "if I were you, I would get some tissues" she added.
After telling Suzy the story, the girls were all in tears. Suzy passed around the tissues and tied to regain some composure. Katina didn't tell her all the gory details, but she told her enough to get the message across. This was going to be a very important honeymoon for her. She needed everything to run smoothly. She waited for Suzy to calm down before getting back to business. "So, what's the verdict? Do you have any ideas in mind because I can honestly say that I have no idea what I am doing? As you know I don't usually act like this but I need this honeymoon to be perfect" she stressed. Suzy thought about Katina's plan and smiled.
"Well, considering the special circumstances of this situation, it definitely has to be unique. I have a couple of ideas, but answer me this, are you going for the 'come and get it' look or the 'I am never going to be able to concentrate on anything with you looking at me like that' kind of look?" Suzy asked. "It's definitely 100% the second one. Trust me when I say that when those two look at each other from across the room, it's like no one else exists. It's like they are having eye-sex with each other" Shay bluntly explained. Suzy and Gabby chuckled on Shay's bluntness. Suzy could tell there was some major history behind Katina and her man. She appreciated the good romance stories and made a silent promise to herself that she would help make Katina's plan succeed. "Figured as much," she started, "okay, now that we have the basics, follow me and we can get started sampling some things" she said leading them closer to the dressing rooms.
Suzy took them to a section containing lacy bras and panties; it was called the honeymoon style section. "So, I think we have 2 main options, anything else wouldn't really contribute to the theme of this honeymoon" she said. Katina looked at herself in the 3-way mirror and started analyzing her body. She was defined and in shape, but she wasn't exactly where she wanted to be yet. Her scar was still all over her stomach. Her bruises were faded, but they were still there. She just hoped that these outfits would fit her right and accent the good parts of her, not the bad. She only had two weeks to work on her seductiveness. She had the whole plan in her mind.
Suzy held up the first option, describing it as some sort of art. It was apple red lace, and very frilly. The girls agreed it was frilly sexy, but not quite the image she was going for. "Yeah, I never thought of you as a red girl, darker complementary colors perhaps. Purple, maybe a navy/baby blue; you know the color will bring out the passion in you and the color in Kelly's eyes" Gabby advised. Katina gave her a sideways look, "trust me; he isn't going to need any more passion running through him than he already has. Remember, the passion has been building for over 10 years" Katina reminded. "Yeah but don't freeze up and not tell him how you feel. You are a healthy woman and you want what you want. I know Kelly stops when you get heavy, but now that you have the official okay from Derek, go get it girl" Gabby said with a smile on her face. Katina nodded, "yeah, I know. It's going to be a crazy ass honeymoon. We are going to be going at it like freaking drugged bunnies" Katina replied with a smirk. Suzy smiled at the look of happiness on Katina's face when she talked about her husband. She was genuinely happy to be with him, you could tell right away. "Well, with my help, these will definitely bring a smile to your husband's face" Suzy added.
Gabby, Leslie and Katina couldn't help but chuckle at her statement. This would certainly get Kelly's attention. He knows that Katina doesn't like to flaunt herself and doesn't usually wear lingerie to bed, so this was going to be a major shock to him. Katina just hoped that it was a good shock. "Well, it's a good thing that option number 2 is right up your alley then. I think this is just what you are looking for" Suzy said as she held up the second piece for Gabriella, Leslie and Katina to see. It was another lacy bra with matching panties, but his time it was black lace, not so frilly, it had dark purple stitching, straps and ribbon intricately woven around the top of each piece. It was sexy but also but also had an elegant look to it.
Katina smiled and immediately went to try it on. As she looked at herself in the 3-way mirror, she couldn't help but feel the blush that spread across her body as she imagined the look on Kelly's face when he saw her in it. He was going to love it. It was perfect for what she was trying to accomplish. "Kat, get your butt out here and show us" Gabby yelled through the curtain. Katina walked out of the changing-room and twirled for them to see it all. Leslie and Gabby's mouths hung open and then smirked, "Wow! You look beautiful. Kelly is going to love it! It looks great on you"" they reassured. They knew that Katina was feeling a little out of her element at this kind of store, but she knew their mission was accomplished.
"Really? You think he'll like it? I want to try something different, since usually I am in his clothes" Katina explained, beginning to feel reassured; now she just needed the extra push to get there. "Absolutely! Any guy would kill to have his girl looking like you do in this little outfit. He's going to lose his mind in want for you" Suzy guaranteed. Gabby, Leslie and Katina both snickered at Suzy's statement. She had no idea how true that really was. Kelly was already ready to eat her alive, the girls could only imagine what would happen on their honeymoon when he saw her in that. "You are absolutely right Suzy; Kelly would kill for his girl, especially in this" Shay teased and smirked when Kat let out a chuckle.
They decided to get the black lace, a purple one and a few others. Kat wanted some different options for the weekend she had planned. They paid for their purchase, and walked out. "Hey, promise that when all this craziness is over and you have more time that you'll bring Kelly by to the store so I can meet him. I also want to know if this whole thing worked okay? Please let me know" she asked. Katina nodded and hugged the girl. She was really sweet. "Thanks for all your help" Katina replied before grabbing her bag and walking out. This was going to be a night that Kelly would never forget.
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Babysitting- inspired by Andorian Ice Princess-AIP
Once Kat left with Gabby and Leslie, Kelly took Mia's dinner out of the diaper bag and got it ready for her. He looked over from the kitchen to find her in Matt's lap, playing with the dog. He smiled and finished getting her dinner ready. He took the food to the Squad table and got out her bib. "Casey, bring over the bug, would you?" Kelly called as he got out a spoon to feed her with. Casey got up and held Mia up in front of him, so she was in the air.
She squealed and flailed around. She loved her Uncle Matt. They were best buddies. "Dinner is ready squirt" Matt said. Everyone had their own nickname for Mia. Kat's was princess; Kelly's was love bug; Matt's was squirt; Shay and Gabby both called her girly or angel. The guys on Squad called her Bullet, because she was a ball of energy and could crawl circle's around you.
He deposited her on the table in front of Kelly and sat in chair next to them to make sure she didn't fall. "Do you have any plans tonight?" Kelly asked Casey. Matt looked at his fellow lieutenant curious. Kelly hated asking for help. He was usually private. He didn't like to share his private life with anyone. "No, I don't have anything going on, why?" Matt replied. "Kat bought this toddler bed for Mia. I have to set it up and put the rails on for her so she doesn't fall" he replied. Matt looked from Mia to Kelly surprised. "She can sleep in a real bed? Isn't she too young for that?" he asked. Kelly looked at him with the same perplexed look on his face. "I have no idea. Kat says she'll use it for a few years. Once she gets old enough, we can take off the rails and she can use it like a real bed" he replied.
Matt nodded, "that makes sense. Yeah, I'll be bye later to help you out" he answered. Kelly nodded, "thanks, let's hope that me and you can figure this shit out before Kat get's back. She's been on my case for a week about this damn bed" Kelly said. Matt couldn't help but laugh. That sounded like Katina. She was always a planner; always thought for the future. Even when they were younger she always had the bigger picture in mind. Whenever she got teased about it, she would always say she couldn't help. That it was her nature. As annoying as it was, it did come in handy. She planned all parties, study sessions, helped them apply to college and everything. She always made sure that Kelly was okay. That he was set for the future.
After dinner, Kelly packed all Mia's stuff and put them in the diaper bag. He took her from Matt and put her on the table. He took out her jacket, hat, gloves and her scarf. He put her jacket on first, her hat, and gloves and then wrapped her scarf around her neck. She was all bundled up. She looked so cute. Her jacket was black, her hat was Rescue Squad pink, her gloves and scarf were pink too. With her leggings and pink uggs, she looked so cozy. "Okay kid, we have to stop at the grocery store. Your Aunt Kat gave me a list of stuff that we need" he said. Mia looked up at him with a scrunched face. Kelly couldn't help but laugh. "Yeah I know, I don't like it either, but she'll skin me alive if we don't do it" he replied. He picked her up and hid her face in the crook of his neck. "Casey, hand me that blanket" he said. Matt wrapped the pink blanket over Mia and made sure she was covered.
"I'll see you later" he said waving to everyone before he booked it to his car across the street. Once he had her secure in her booster chair, he got in and made his way to the grocery store. He got Mia out and put her in his arms. He tried to carry her and wheel the cart at the same time. "Okay love bug, let's go get whatever your aunt has on this list as fast as possible, because the sooner we are done here, the quicker we can get home and I can fix your bed" he exclaimed. He reached into his back pocket and pulled out the list.
He walked into the store and pushed the cart. "So, what do you want on your bed huh?" he asked as they went down the craft isle. "We can get some flowers or hearts or we can do both. What do you think?" he asked showing her the different options. She looked at him before looking over all the stickers, taking a minute to think. "Owers" she said, referring to the flowers. He nodded and picked up a couple of sheets. He got everything else he needed from that isle before moving onto the next. The last thing Katina put on the list, was tampons and female stuff. "Your aunt puts this stuff on here just to get to me" he said to Mia. The little girl just laughed and took the list and started waving it around. "We are done bug, we can go home!" he said.
She smiled and kissed his cheek. He smiled at the little girl and carried her out. When they got to the apartment, Matt was already there. "Hey, how was shopping?" Matt asked as he helped Kelly carry some of the bags into the house. "It wasn't too bad. We got all the stuff on our lists and we got some stuff to decorate her bed with. A bunch of those sticker things. Some even glow in the dark. I got them all matching for her" Kelly informed him. Matt looked at Kelly amused. "I never would have thought you would be so into decorating anything" Matt teased as he helped Kelly put things on the counter. Kelly picked up the phone and called for a pizza.
"Where's the bed?" Matt asked. "It's upstairs, come on" he said picking up Mia and leading Matt upstairs. "It's the back two legs that are giving me trouble. I don't want her to sink into it" Severide explains as he puts the gate on upstairs and puts Mia down on the floor in her room. She picked up her toys and started playing with them. She was very easy to entertain herself. She didn't need much. She made her way over to the doll house and fire station that Matt build for her and started playing with it.
"Let's clean it out and flip it over" Matt said. Severide took off the toys and the stuffed animals and put them in front of Mia. They inspected the wobbly legs together. "Who put this together?" Casey huffs as he looks at the two of the bolts that easily turn in his fingers. "Mia?" Severide teases as Mia looked up from her toys to look at Severide and Casey with curious eyes. Casey smiled and laughed. "Don't blame my little squirt," Casey smiles at the little girl, who lost interest in the adults and went back to her toys.
"Do you have the Allen wrench that came with the bed?" Casey asks. "The what?" Severide teases. Casey opens his mouth to ask if Severide is just joking or if he was really serious, only to see Severide holing up the small piece and hold it up. "Give that…here" Casey yanks the piece from Severide's grasp; Mia looking on with an amused grin on her cute little chubby face. She got on her knees and started crawling toward Kelly and Matt. She sat next to Kelly and started inspecting what they were doing.
"Okay love bug, now watch and learn, the pros are dealing with this now" Severide talks to Mia in a serious tone. "Next bed you are making on your own kid. This is too much work" he teased the little girl. "Poor Mia, you can always come to your favorite Uncle Matt to help you" he smiles and pokes her in the belly making her laugh and push his hand away.
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As the guys were working on the toddler bed, the girls came home with tons and tons of bags in their arms. They were having a good old time, joking around to themselves. Kat put the bags down by the stairs and looked around the house. "Well, everything seems to be in order" she said. "Nothing looks broken, so that's good" Gabby said putting her things down on the couch, "hey I think Matt is here" she said picking up his coat. Kat smiled and shook her head. "He's probably helping Kelly with the toddler bed for Mia. The back legs wobble a bit" she informed them. They nodded and made their way into the kitchen to put away the groceries.
It was then that she noticed some of the vegetable containers open and tears marks into the bags opening them. She reached into the bag and pulled out some mushrooms and tomatoes, only to see that there were little nail marks in them. "Jesus Christ, I am going to kill my fiancé" she groaned showing the girls the vegetables. She put the vegetables down and went searching for the boys. "At least you know she isn't allergic to any of this and likes all the vegetables in this bag" Shay teased. Kat let out a laugh and nodded. "Yeah, thanks to one evening with her Uncle Kelly" Kat replied.
The girls made their way upstairs in a heartbeat. Gabby and Leslie followed Kat up. She was following the string of noises she heard coming from Mia's room. She made her way over the baby gate at the top of the stairs and stops. They just stand there and listen to the very interesting conversation going on in the pretty pink room.
"Kelly, you are doing it too fast" Casey complained. "I'm not going too fast. This will work, just wait a second" Kelly replied. "You are doing more damage than good. Would you let me help, here take it out already" Casey argued. "Why? It feels right? It looks right, just leave it in and see what happens" Kelly retorted.
The girls were just looking at each other with amused expressions on their faces. If they didn't know any better, to an outsider, this conversation sounded really, really dirty. Only Kelly and Matt would be able to get themselves into this much trouble. The two lieutenants had it rough after their friend Andy Darden died. They each blamed each other, never really dealing with it. Months passed before anyone could get through to them. They finally put their differences aside and started working together. They finally started working on their relationship and started becoming friends again. Kat, Johnny, Stephanie, even Gabby and Leslie only helped strengthen the friendship.
It was obvious to anyone with eyes that Mia had changed Kelly Severide for the better. There was always something about that girl that made him melt. Even before she was born, Kelly was a playboy. He went through women, like people drink water, but when he found out that Stephanie was pregnant, he changed. He started going to appointments with her, taking her places when no one else could, helping her out around the house…becoming very protective over her and the baby. That only worsened when they found out the baby was a girl.
He was attached to her from the beginning. Only a few people know this, but it was Kelly that was with Stephanie when she first went into labor. They were at the hospital surprising Katina for lunch, only to find out that she was in surgery. While they were in the cafeteria, she started having contractions. He picked her up bridal style and carried her all the way to the elevator. He rushed her to the maternity floor and staid with her until Johnny showed up from the firehouse.
That was when Johnny asked Kelly and Kat to be Mia's godparents. They were waiting in the lobby when Johnny came out and told them it was a baby girl and both mom and baby were doing well. They walked back into the room and took turns congratulating Stephanie. Kat took the baby in her arms and cooed at her. Then she passed her off to Kelly, standing over him to look at the beautiful baby girl. Kelly swears to this day that once he looked at her in his arms that day, he made her an internal promise to do whatever he could to keep her safe, protect her from hurt, and give her whatever she wants.
If she wants a damn flower princess bed, then by God, he is going to make sure she has the prettiest, flower princess bed in the world. She deserved nothing but the best and that's what he planned on giving her. Even if it meant that he had to lie on the floor and argue with Matthew Casey about how to put the bed together. He would do whatever he needed to, to ensure that this bed was the best bed fit for a princess.
"Kelly, it's too big. Take it out, or we are going to have to start all over again" Casey argued back. "What's all that talk floating around about size matters," Severide joked. Kat couldn't help but let a little giggle escape her and shake her head. Only Severide was able to take any little thing and turn it dirty. His mind was only in one direction lately. That's why Katina planned to make their honeymoon worth his while. "Okay, so I was joking. Sometimes too big is just as bad as too small. You know that. Now, if you don't mind, can you take it out so you don't cause serious damage? Trust me; I know what I am talking about. Do you want the screw or not?" Matt asked.
"Yes, but try this one" Severide replied. "NO!" Matt yelled. Kelly scoffed, "seriously Matt, stop being so stubborn" Kelly said. "Okay, you wanna try the smaller one, fine, but if it gets stuck inside…so help me" Matt groaned. "You'll see as soon as it moves, you'll see" Kelly confidently replied to himself. "You are the one that asked me over for help with this. Now let me fix it before Kat skins both of us alive. Here…this one fits better" Matt exclaimed.
"Okay fine" Kelly gave up. Unable to hold it back anymore, Shay, Gabby and Kat walk inside the room and lean against the door frame watching them. They walked in to see both Matt and Kelly on their belly's trying to find the correct size screw and Allen wrench to tighten the bed legs; Mia was happily playing at Kelly's side with her life size doll and fire house. "Stupid screw" Kelly angrily replies.
"There, now this one fits better. You owe me more than a pizza. I just saved your ass" Casey grins as he pulled the small tool back and both of them grab the leg and give it a good shake. "So it would seem. What would Mia like?" Severide turns around to see the girls standing there with amused expressions on their faces. "Hey" Kelly greets them. Mia looks up at her aunt and smiles. She makes her way over to her aunt, who smiles down at the little girl.
"Kat," Casey greeted with a nod as he too sits upright. "The bed is fixed" he looked very proud of himself. "So I heard. Thank you Matt, I appreciate the help. I've been after him about this bed for weeks" Kat teased as she walked in and picked up Mia. She joined them on the floor and put Mia in her lap. "Were you watching your uncles try to put this bed together?" she cooed at the baby. "ed" she squealed, pointing to the bed. The adults laughed and nodded. "Yeah and look what we got" Kelly reached into the bag behind him and pulled out the stickers. He held them up so Kat could see them.
"Wow, your uncle went all out for this room didn't he?" Kat teased. Kelly picked Mia up and stood her up. She took the stickers from him and tried to get them off. "Wait a second bug" he replied. He scooted closer to the bed and took the stickers out for her. He handed them to her and watched as she put them on the bed rails. Kat took out her phone and snapped a picture of them. They were so cute together. When they were done, Mia looked at Kat and pointed to the stickers. "ickers" she said excited.
Kat leaned over and smiled at the little girl's excitement. "Wow, they look beautiful princess" she kissed the little girls cheek. "So, we heard you guys talking about size. Speaking of size, who is responsible for the BIG size bag of messed up vegetables downstairs?" Gabriella asked. Matt and Kelly just pointed to each other before pointing to Mia. Kat got up and picked up Mia with her. She took Mia from the room, breaking out into a grin as the two lieutenants tried to make lame excuses for themselves. It was cute how they weren't capable of handling a 1 year old girl. That little girl could run circles around them.
Kat and Mia made their way downstairs to put the groceries to good use. They were going to make the guys dinner. "I think we should feed our guests for helping us today, don't you think? Pizza is coming, so why don't we heat up some wings and make some pasta. Then Aunt Gabby can help us make a salad" Kat informed. She put Mia in her highchair and put some plastic dishes and forks on the table for her to play with. Gabby and Leslie made their way down with Kelly and Matt. Casey put his tools by the door before joining Kelly on the couch. Kat made her way over to them with some beers. She handed them the bottles before going back to the kitchen. "Kelly, what time is the pizza coming? Do you guys want mild or regular wings?" she asked.
"Mild, it should be here soon. I ordered the pizza after Matt got here" he replied. Kat nodded and started on the wings. Mia banged her plates together playing with a huge smile on her face. Shay started the salad and Gabby got on the salad.
BUZZ! BUZZ!
The alarm rang for the door. Kelly got up to answer and pay for the pizza. Once he got it and paid the man, he took it into the kitchen. Kat and the girls put everything on the table. "Okay, I am going to get her bib from her diaper bag upstairs" Kat said before running upstairs. Kelly and Matt got the pizza and plates together.
"What do you think they were doing today at the mall?" Kelly asked. Matt smirked and shrugged. "With those three together, who knows what kind of trouble they can get into" Kelly laughed and nodded in agreement. "Yeah, I get that" he agreed. Matt looked over at Kelly with curious eyes. He could tell there was more to the story.
"Are you okay man? You seem kind of on edge" Matt replied. He knew that Kelly would come to him if he needed to, but he could tell there was something else he wanted to say. "I am okay, Kat is starting to plan the wedding and making sure everything is all set. I just want her to have her day. I want everything to run smoothly. I promised Kat her dream wedding" he said. Matt smiled big, "Don't worry; everything is going to be alright. With Gabby and Shay in charge, this wedding is going to go on without a hitch" he reassured slapping Kelly on the back.
Kelly looked at Matt anxious. He wasn't very good at expressing his feelings to anyone but Kat, but he had to do this. Kat had been after him about this for weeks. "Speaking of the wedding, Katina told me that Gabby is going to be her maid of honor and then have Shay, Tina and Maggie as her bridesmaids. That got me thinking and I was umm…would you mind being my best man?" he asked. Matt smiled at him big. This was huge for them. Usually, they are up and down in their friendship, but the fact that Kelly asked him to stand up for him at his wedding was huge. This was a big step up.
"Yeah, absolutely Kelly; I would love to stand up for you at your wedding. I am your best friend. It's the least I can do" Matt replied playing it down a little. Kelly smiled and patted Matt on the back, "thanks man, this means a lot" Kelly said in gratitude.