Chapter 10

Sylvie didn't leave her room the entire next day except to shower. All of the other four checked on her multiple times throughout the day but Brett refused to talk to any of them. She noticed that Severide and Casey had come by, and obviously Cindy had dropped off a lot of food, but she was too exhausted, nauseous and embarrassed to appear. Honestly, she just wanted to shut out the world.

Unknown to her, the girls had been busy. Shay and Gabby had been making calls almost the entire day to find someone for Brett to talk to. Dr. Charles or Dr. Reese were their best bets at the moment although Gabby had put her on a waiting list to talk to the same psychiatrist she had seen after her own assault. Stella had gone out to a quick lunch with Severide and had brought back even more food for all of them. Chilli had been on the phone with Boden and the rest of the CFD team for majority of the day- trying to by some more time off for her and the others. At the moment, Rafferty and Chout were filling in for Dawson and Shay and they had floaters almost every shift to cover for Chilli and Sylvie, but Truck 81 couldn't manage much longer without Stella and they all knew that they would have to go back soon.

Severide had pulled a few strings with the CFD physio and Casey had done the same with the commander. It helped that both of them had some rank but a call from Boden also helped.

By late afternoon, all of the girls minus Sylvie and the two boys were seated around the kitchen table trying to figure out a way to help their friend.

"Obviously therapy."

"But she needs to be ready to talk." Shay squeezed Gabby's hand, subtly but comfortingly.

"What about Zumba?" Kelly suggested. "I mean, I know that she's not physically ready yet but she loved it. And with Cruz teaching, it would give her a sense of security."

"Yeah, but that's going to take weeks." Stella agreed but it was too soon for Sylvie to do anything physical. "We need a quick, temporary fix. Like a bandaid."

"Tequila always works for me."

None of them could suppress their laughs at Shay's comment. Shay just shrugged, smirked and took another swig of her beer.

"Molly's?"

Chilli shook her head at Kelly's suggestion. "No way. Too many people."

"We can't keep having girls' movie nights."

Chilli nodded reluctantly. "According to Boden, we have one more week. Brett obviously has longer but the rest of us…"

Gabby groaned unintentionally, resting her head in her hands. That was expected but honestly the last thing she wanted to hear. Instinctively, she shifted closer to Shay and away from Matt which didn't go unnoticed by the rest of them.

The suggestions were basic but still warranted a look into. It was actually Casey who came up with the best idea.

"What about a girls' weekend? Like the one you and Shay did? All of you could go, talk some things out and just be there for her."

The girls exchanged glances, impressed by the idea. It was Stella who eventually spoke up. "Ask Brett?"

Shay shrugged. "It's worth a try."

"Worked for us." Gabby smirked. "Mainly because you bought liquor."

Shay smirked, teasingly shoved Gabby and shrugged. "What can I say? I learnt from the best."

Obviously directed at Severide, he couldn't help but throw a sandwich and a smile at her. "Hey! Other way 'round."

"I think it's a good idea." Gabby spoke again. "I mean, minus the fighting husband and wife, we could find a little cabin somewhere?"

"I think we should invite Lindsay." It was Chilli who spoke up this time. "Only if Brett's okay with it, of course, but she might open up a little more and it would help to have a cop there."

The others nodded in agreement, Severide and Casey especially. It was a lot more comforting to know that there would be a police officer with their girls.

For the next couple of hours, Shay and Chilli searched for appropriate (or more so available) cabins for the coming weekend whilst Gabby, Stella, Matt and Kelly went out for a quick dinner. Sure, they had more than enough food but it felt nice to get out of the apartment for a little while.

Shay and Chilli found a nice five bedroom cabin in the woods for the weekend and called Erin who agreed instantly. They figured five bedrooms was enough knowing that at least one of them would be bunking with Sylvie during the night. The couple who ran it were a sweet old couple and the cabin was pretty secluded. After clearing it with Boden and booking the place, the girls crashed on the sofa until the others arrived home.

Everyone was happy with the place and the girls agreed that only Severide, Casey, Antonio and Voight would have the number and address, they agreed to talk to Sylvie. That was after Antonio said that Voight had offered to pay for it- after all, it was way more expensive and even with all of them chipping in, it was still a lot. Reluctantly they agreed, but only with a lot of convincing from both Antonio and Lindsay.

Stella knocked on Sylvie's door before leading the other girls inside. She knew she wouldn't get a response so she assumed that they were naturally welcome as they had been all day. Stella took a seat on one side of Sylvie's bed, Gabby on the other with Sylvie in the middle. Chilli and Shay both sat at the end of the bed and all made sure to keep their distance.

"So, lady, we have an idea."

Gabby and Stella exchanged a smile and Stella nodded for Gabby to continue. "What do you think about a girls' weekend? Just the five of us plus Lindsay, a cabin in the mountains, a lot of tequila if Shay gets her way…"

Shay faked being offended and tossed a throw pillow at Gabby.

Sylvie thought about it for a moment before actually smiling. "I'd like that."

A/N: Short chapter, I apologize! But the next one will be long and hopefully (depending on the reviews ;) ) up within a couple of days. Please review! And thank you to everyone that has subscribed, read and reviewed already x