Say what? A new chapter so soon? Haha. Again, thanks to each and every single one of you who reads and reviews. I try to remember and respond to reviews but I'm gonna be honest...my mind is always going a hundred miles a minute and I usually end up forgetting. I had mentioned something on twitter about the topic of the baby's gender coming up in this chapter and stayed true to that tweet. Also, I've gotten better about tweeting-I think. You can always bother me over there if I'm slacking. My handle is NowWriteItOut. I also tweeted a preview of this other short Dawsey story I'm working On. And yes, I know I need to update 'All I Need' and I have been looking at 'Silence in the Dark' but I feel like since it was my first Dawsey story the writing isn't that good...so I don't know. *Sigh*. Ok, for those you that actually read this long ass message, I apologize...here's the new chapter. Review? Because, you know, tomorrow is Monday and Mondays suck so you should make my Monday suck less and leave a review for me to wake up to. Even if it is a complaint. Haha.

How Will I Know

Chapter 37

Eli stood against the frame of the door to his mother and Matt's bedroom and watched as Matt buttoned the collar of his uniform shirt. It had been exactly ten days since the devastating Thanksgiving fire that had shaken the entire city of Chicago and left several families heartbroken.

Today was Matt's first day back on shift.

It wasn't until Eli let out a sad sigh did Matt notice him. He briefly glanced at him through the mirror before turning and walking over to him. "Hey, buddy." He lowered himself so he was at eye-level with him. He frowned in reaction to the somber look on the five year old's face. "What's wrong?" Eli shrugged and looked down at his shoes. Matt placed a finger under Eli's chin and tilted his head back up so he could meet his eyes. "Are you worried about something?"

"I don't want you to go back," he mumbled.

"To work?" Matt asked. With Matt not working and Gabby starting her new job at Chicago Med last Monday, they'd definitely developed a bit of a different routine. Insisting on making Gabby's transition into a new workplace as smooth as possible; he'd offered to take Eli to and from school, help him with his homework and had even cooked dinner a couple of times. During the day he was so restless that he'd usually end up taking Gus with him over to his house as he continued to go through things and get it ready to sell.

"Uh-huh…" Eli sighed, "I don't want you to get hurt again."

Matt sighed, ever since the fire, Eli had been practically glued to his hip. He didn't know how to explain to a five year old that although he would try his best to come home from work every day…it wasn't something he could promise. "I don't want to get hurt again, either. You know I try my hardest every day at work to be careful, right?" Eli nodded and Matt smiled, "sometimes that's all you can do, buddy. Is try. Just always try your best."

"You promise to always try your best?"

"I promise." He checked the time on his watch, "how about we stop for donuts on the way to school, huh?"

Eli grinned, "and chocolate milk?"

Matt nodded, "and chocolate milk." He stood back up and looked down at Eli, ruffling his hair, "did you brush your teeth?" Eli shook his head, "well go brush your teeth and I'll see if your mom has finished getting Gus ready, ok?"

Just as Eli was leaving the room, Gabby was entering with Gus on her hip. Judging by the look on Gabby's face, Matt knew she'd heard his conversation with Eli. He gave her a smile, "donuts for breakfast ok with you?"

Gabby smiled, "sounds great."

Reaching out, Matt tucked a loose strand of hair back behind Gabby's ear and let his hand linger against her cheek. "I can't lie to him, Gabby."

"I know. I don't want you to." She sighed, "and I know he doesn't want you to, either. It's just…it's just still hard."

"I know it is. And I wish I could make it easier."

"But you can't."

"No…I can't. And listen, I know I've said this before but I think it is worth repeating…knowing that I have a family…" he grinned excitedly and reached his other hand and placed it on her stomach. "A growing family waiting for me at home gives me more incentive and determination than ever to make sure I come back from every call in one piece."

"I love you so much," Gabby murmured, standing on her toes and pressing her lips to his.

Feeling left out, Gus reached his free hand out and started patting Matt's head, causing Matt to laugh and break the kiss. "Ok, ok, I see someone else wants to be acknowledged." He gave Gabby one last quick peck on the lips before pulling back and taking Gus into his arms. "Good morning, big guy!"

Gus grinned and reached for Matt's nose, "no!"

Matt raised a brow, "are you saying no or nose?"

"No!"

Gabby shook her head as she walked over to her the nightstand on her side of the bed where she'd left her phone to charge. "Come on, we've gotta go if we all want to get to work and school on time."

"Already a rough morning?" April asked as she joined Gabby in the break room.

Gabby sighed, "am I that obvious?"

"Well, even though this is only your second week here…you've already developed a routine. You walk over to the coffee, stare longingly at the pot of regular coffee before scowling and reaching for the decaf. Girl, if that regular pot of coffee had feelings, you'd have some explaining to do," she joked. April gave her a knowing look, "not to mention you completely ignored me when I greeted you as you walked in."

"I did?" Gabby frowned, "I'm sorry. I've just got a lot on my mind."

April crossed her arms "well go on, let it out before shift starts. I'm all ears. What's up?"

"It's Matt's first day back on shift," Gabby explained. "And I'm fine, I am. I know the dangers of the job but this morning, Eli took it really hard as he watched Matt get ready for work." She rubbed at her forehead, already feeling a headache coming on. "Matt's the closest thing he's ever had to a father and I think when he saw Matt had injuries because of the fire…it just really, really scared him."

"Aw, I'm sorry, honey. As a grown woman, I have a hard enough time dealing with someone I care for working as a firefighter…" she shook her head, "I don't know how I'd handle it as a child. Were you able to ease his worries at least a little?"

"Matt was." Gabby laughed lightly, "He's the reasonable one between the two of us. Always level headed and knows just the right thing to say. It still boggles my mind how I managed to get so damn lucky."

April shook her head, "nah, you're thinking about it all wrong, Gabby."

"She's right," Maggie said, letting herself into the conversation. "You've gotta start thinking with some confidence. He's just as lucky to have you as you are to have him. Don't sell yourself short, girl."

April nodded, "she's right, Gabby. I've seen the way you turn heads and drop jaws…baby bump and all."

Gabby laughed, "I gotta say, it's nice to have coworkers that aren't plotting their next move against me."

Maggie raised a brow, "was Lakeshore that bad?"

"Yes," April and Gabby answered in unison.

Maggie raised a brow, "ok, then…"

Gabby grimaced as she swallowed a mouthful of her decaf coffee, "When I was moved to the Emergency Room, one of the attending doctors was Matt's former fiancé."

"Ooh…" Maggie shook her head. "Enough said."

"No, it actually gets worse. When Matt and I first started dating, he'd had some flowers delivered to me during my shift and when I went back to the nurse's station to get them on my way out, Hallie had thrown them away."

"She didn't?"

Gabby nodded, "she did."

"What a bitch," April muttered.

"Good morning to you too, April." Sharon Goodwin said as she entered the breakroom, giving the three nurses a knowing look. She turned her attention to Gabby, "how are you, Gabby?"

"Oh, uh…I'm good thanks. How are you?" Gabby couldn't help but trip over her words, she was completely thrown off by Sharon's genuine interest in her well-being.

"Good, thank you. Is Lieutenant Casey doing better?"

Gabby nodded, "yeah. He went back to work today. If you ask him, he'd tell you taking more than a week off was absolutely unnecessary."

"That's a typical male for you," Maggie muttered before her phone went off. "And here comes Monday, ladies."

Over at Fifty-One, the morning was starting off a bit calmer. It seemed like every member of the house was busy planning something or another. Shay glanced up from her laptop just as Otis walked into the common room. "Hey, Otis! A word?"

Otis cringed, he knew that look in Shay's eyes. She meant business. "Uh sure…just let me get some coffee." He took his time over by the coffee pot before eventually making his way over to Shay and settling in next to her at the table. "What's up?"

"What's on the calendar for Molly's on April 17th?"

"Off the top of my head?" Otis raised a brow, "not a clue."

"Well it's a Sunday morning so I'm going to assume nothing is going on. Mark your calendar, I'm booking Molly's for that morning and early afternoon."

"Uh…for what?"

"None of your business," Shay said in a matter of fact tone as she turned back to her laptop. "Just make sure the place is clean and there is room in the refrigerator for a giant cake."

Shay's words seemed to further confuse Otis and Severide finally butted in, "it's for Dawson's baby shower, dumbass."

"Kelly!" Shay exclaimed.

"Ok," Otis shrugged, confused as to what the big secret was. "Well why didn't she just say that?"

"Because you can't keep your mouth shut," Shay muttered. She narrowed her eyes at him, "and if you blow this, I will make you so damn paranoid of repercussions that you're constantly looking over your shoulder. Got it?"

"Got it. You need Molly's on April 17th for no damn reason." He shook his head and stood back up. "Now excuse me while I go find someone who won't threaten me."

Shay rounded on Severide, "thanks a lot, Kel. April and I have been working really hard on making this baby shower perfect."

Severide rolled his eyes, "you guys just started planning like a week ago. In fact, if I'm not mistaken, you interrupted our date night-"

Shay scoffed, "oh please, you two were watching the Blackhawks game half naked and eating pizza. If you think April will accept that as a date night, shit, you're in for a very rude awakening, my friend." Shay closed her laptop shut, grabbed it and stood up, "now if you'll excuse me, I've gotta make a phone call to inquire about balloons."

Down the hall, Matt was buried in paperwork that he hadn't gotten finished before he'd been forced to make medical leave. He was trying to focus but he couldn't get the scared look on Eli's face out of his mind. He looked up just in time to see Herrmann walking by. "Hey, Herrmann!"

Herrmann stopped and nodded at Matt, "hey, Lieutenant. How's it going?"

Matt shrugged, "just digging myself out of this mountain of paperwork." He dropped his pen and swiveled in his chair so he was completely facing Herrmann. "Hey, uh…can I talk to you for a minute?"

"Yeah, sure…what's up?" He stepped into Matt's office and right away had a feeling that this would be a private conversation so he shut the door behind him. "Everything ok with the uh…" He motioned to Matt's side.

"Oh yeah," Matt waved off Herrmann's concerns. "I'm totally fine." He sighed and rubbed the back of his neck in trepidation. "Can I ask you a…uh…sort of personal question?"

Herrmann didn't even hesitate, "shoot."

"How do you explain the dangers of your job to your kids?"

"Ah…" Herrmann nodded in sudden understanding. "Elijah didn't want you to leave for work today, did he?"

Matt shook his head, "no. How do you…promise something that you can't promise?"

"You don't." Herrmann sighed and crossed his arms, "you promise everything you can promise, though. You promise to do your best…you promise to be safe and careful…you promise to do everything in your power to come home…" He shook his head, "but you don't make a promise you know you can't keep."

"It sucks, man," Matt muttered, running hand through his hair. "And Gabby didn't handle it very well, either. Not that she would admit it, though."

"Yeah, for as long as I've known Dawson, she's never been big on showing emotion. But Casey, I gotta tell ya…there's been such a change in her since you two have gotten together. She's become…." He paused, searching for the right word. "She's become independent again. I know that probably doesn't make sense but you've given her this confidence back that I haven't seen on her since I first met her. She's back to being able to stand on her own two feet again and I think it's all because of you. She knows that if she does stumble, you'll be right there to catch her."

Matt smiled, "you can't tell anybody because I'm not sure how long the process will take but I'm going to adopt Eli and Gus."

"Oh man!" Herrmann didn't hold back and pulled Matt into a hug, "that's fantastic news!" He stepped back, still grinning from ear to ear. "Look at you! Going from expectant father to dad of two with one on the way! That's crazy!"

Gabby snuck a quick glance in Matt's direction as he kept his eyes on the road in front of him. He'd been awfully quiet since shift had ended and though he'd assured her it had been an easy shift, she knew something was on his mind.

"Are you nervous?" She asked out of the blue.

Matt briefly turned his head to meet Gabby's eyes before returning his focus back on the road. "Nervous about what?"

"The doctor's appointment. It's a pretty important appointment."

"I thought all of them were important," Matt teased.

Gabby rolled her eyes, "you know what I mean, Matt. Dr. Cooper might be able to determine the gender." She brushed her hand over her stomach, "that is…if the baby cooperates." She cleared her throat, "but I was actually thinking about keeping it a surprise."

"Keep what a surprise? The gender?"

Gabby nodded, "yeah." She watched Matt's face carefully for any sort of negative reaction but was relieved when he just smiled.

"So you just want to wait until the baby is actually here to find out if it is a boy or a girl?"

"Yeah….but if you want to go ahead and find out-"

Matt shook his head, "I think I'd be too tempted to tell people if I knew. No, let's keep it a surprise." He laughed, "you know Shay is going to have a fit, though, right? She's..." he stopped himself, remembering that the baby shower Shay was planning to throw Gabby was supposed to be a surprise.

"She what?" Gabby asked.

"She's gonna bug you nonstop about it."

"Well I guess it's a good thing I don't work with her," she quipped.

Matt chuckled, relieved that Gabby seemed to buy his response.

After her physical exam, Dr. Cooper gave Gabby some privacy to change out of the plastic exam gown and back into her clothes. Knowing the ultrasound would be next, Gabby settled herself back up on exam table and leaned against the stack of pillows behind her. A few minutes went by before Dr. Cooper returned with the sonogram cart in tow.

"Now time for the part I'm sure both of you guys have been waiting for."

Gabby looked over at Matt and silently asked him if he was still ok with keeping the gender a surprise. He gave her a small nod and she smiled in return before switching her attention to Dr. Cooper. "We're actually going to keep it a surprise."

Dr. Cooper smiled, "you're going to wait until the baby is born to find out?"

Gabby nodded, "that's the plan!"

"Well ok, then. Let's at least see if the baby is doing ok, shall we?" Gabby nodded and Dr. Cooper pushed Gabby's shirt up just enough to reveal the small bump. She grabbed the gel and gave Gabby a knowing look, "I'd warn you but you already know the drill…"

Though she knew it would be cold, Gabby still tensed as the cool gel was applied to her stomach. Matt frowned, "what? Is something wrong?"

Gabby shook her head, "it's just cold."

"Oh, ok." He could feel his cheeks warm with slight embarrassment.

Gabby could sense Matt's anxiety and reached out to take his hand in hers. She gave his hand a reassuring squeeze, hoping to calm him nerves. Having been pregnant twice before, Gabby usually didn't have a lot of questions about what was going on. She was constantly reminding herself that this was Matt's first child and everything about pregnancy was new to him.

"You ready to see our baby?" She asked.

Matt started to say something but was cut off by the heartbeat that echoed through the exam room. His eyes shot to the screen on the other side of Gabby's bed and he stared in complete awe. It wasn't like this was the first time he was hearing the heartbeat or seeing an image of the little life growing inside Gabby's stomach but it just seemed so much more real than last time.

At seventeen weeks, he could actually make out the baby on the screen and didn't have to have Dr. Cooper point anything out to him. And the heartbeat, it sounded so much stronger and more defined than the last time.

"It's amazing," he whispered, forcing his eyes away from the screen to look over at Gabby. Her head was turned to the side and there was a wide smile on her face; he could tell she was deep in thought as she continued to stare watch the movements of their baby on the screen. He turned back to Dr. Cooper and cleared his throat, "uh…just out of curiosity, can you tell if it is a boy or a girl?"

Dr. Cooper laughed and looked over at Matt, "I most definitely can." She glanced between the expectant parents. "You guys sure you don't want to know?"

Gabby tore her eyes away from the screen and looked over at Matt, "you can find out if you want to, Matt."

"Like I said earlier, I'd be too tempted to tell the entire city of Chicago." He shook his head and smiled at Dr. Cooper, "we'll keep it a surprise."

After a quick phone call with her mom to check up on Gus and Eli, Gabby returned to the living room to find Matt watching Sports Center. Grabbing the remote from Matt's hand, Gabby turned the television off and blindly tossed the remote on the coffee table behind her. Settling herself on his lap, she straddled him and pressed her forehead against his and grinned, "you know…it's not often we get the place to ourselves in the middle of the afternoon."

"Oh yeah?"

"Oh yeah," Gabby whispered. Not wasting anytime, she fiddled with the bottom of Matt's sweater and in one swift move she pushed it up over his head and tossed it aside. Dipping her head down she found his lips and wrapped her arms around his neck, deepening the kiss.

Matt gladly let Gabby take control and slipped his hands around her waist, pulling her closer to him. He could feel his jeans tighten as he grew against her. He pulled away and gasped for air before dropping his head and letting his lips dance across her neck in an attempt to kiss every inch of her caramel skin that was visible. He stopped just above her breasts; even with her shirt and bra on, thanks to the pregnancy, her cleavage was impossible to completely cover up. Lifting his head back up, his eyes met hers and he found her lips again as he slipped a hand up the back of her shirt and unclasped her bra.

Gabby laughed against his lips, "smooth. How long did it take you to master that?"

He laughed and took the brief parting from Gabby's lips as an opportunity to catch his breath, "not as long as it's taking me to get your damn shirt off. You've got more clothes on than me, this isn't fair," he grumbled impatiently. He'd never been so thankful that all she had on was a long sleeve t-shirt and not some complicated sweater/cardigan contraption thingy. Pulling back, he met her amused gaze and pushed her arms up. He pulled her shirt off and tossed it out of sight before grabbing her face and kissing her again.

"Bedroom..." Gabby mumbled in between kisses.

Matt grinned and pulled back, his eyes twinkling, "What exactly are you suggesting?"

Gabby tilted her head thoughtfully, two could play at this game. "Hmm...a nap?"

"Just a nap, huh?" Tightening his arms around her and securing her legs around his hips, Matt pushed them off the couch and grinned mischievously when Gabby let out a startled gasp. Gabby encircled her arms around his neck, holding on as he moved them to the bedroom.

A couple of hours later, the alarm on Matt's phone had pulled Gabby out of her deep sleep and she groaned in annoyance. "You set an alarm?" She complained, wincing against the light.

Matt laughed as he blindly reached behind him on the nightstand where he'd put his phone and turned off the alarm. "As soon as we were done, you rolled over and went straight to sleep. You were completely out, babe. I was afraid I'd fall asleep and the both of us would sleep the rest of the day through."

"That actually sounds really nice." Shivering, she reached for the comforter and pulled it up over their nude bodies. She settled her head against Matt's chest and yawned, "what time is it?"

"Almost three."

"Hmm…my mom said she would give the boys dinner…we've got a few more hours."

"Your mom actually called while you were asleep."

"Oh?" Gabby rubbed at her eyes, "Was everything ok?"

"Yep." Matt combed his fingers through Gabby's hair, playing with her fussed curls. "I guess there's some sort of fundraiser carnival of sorts taking place at her church tonight and she wanted to take all her grandkids."

Gabby laughed, "she totally wants to show them off to all her church friends."

"Can you really blame her, though?" Matt asked. "I'm guilty of showing the boys off." He cleared his throat, "speaking of the boys…have you started looking into what it's going to take for me to adopt them?"

"Mmm…kinda. April mentioned the other day that her cousin works in Family Court so I was going to ask her if I could get her cousin's contact info but I forgot all about it." She sighed, "I'm hoping there aren't a bunch of stupid legal hoops we have to jump through."

"I'll jump through however many hoops I need to in order to legally become Gus and Eli's dad," Matt murmured before dropping a kiss on top of Gabby's head.

"I can't wait to see the look on Eli's face when we tell him."

"You and me both." Content, Matt settled his head back against his pillow and closed his eyes. "This is going to be the best Christmas ever."

Gabby's stomach rumbled in hunger, interrupting the sentimental moment and she laughed against Matt's chest. "I think Baby Casey is hungry."

Matt grinned, "Baby Casey, huh?"

"Well what else do you suggest I call the baby?"

Matt shrugged, "I don't know. I guess I haven't really thought about it. Have you thought about names at all?"

Gabby shrugged, "not really. There's still a lot of time left."

"How did you settle on Eli and Gus?"

She laughed, thinking back to the hours after she'd given birth to Eli. After nursing him for the first time, she'd settled him in his bed next to her and flipped through a baby book Antonio had brought her. She'd said name after name, testing how it rolled off her tongue, how it sounded and how it matched the tiny baby just inches from her. "With Eli it was kind of trial and error and I guess it just came down to the fact that I liked how Elijah sounded…he looked like an Elijah." She shrugged, "and as for his middle names, Antonio Nicolas? Well, the Antonio is pretty self-explanatory."

Matt nodded, "and Nicolas?"

"It's my dad's middle name." She sighed, "I think deep down, I knew he was disappointed in me and I was hoping the gesture would soften the blow of me waiting so long to tell him I was pregnant."

"And did it?"

"I mean…Eli wooed you at first meeting," Gabby quipped. "He's had that effect on people since the second he was born."

Matt laughed, "and what about Gus?" He raised a brow, realizing he wasn't even sure he knew Gus' full name. "Does he have two middle names, too? Augustus Samuel…"

"Vincent," Gabby finished. "Augustus Samuel Vincent. You know, my due date was originally at the end of September but…" her voice trailed as she thought back to the amount of stress she was under when she'd gone into premature labor with Gus. "Things happen…" she cleared her throat, not wanting to go down memory lane. "Anyways, originally his first name was going to be Samuel and that's honestly all I'd had picked out. Did you know Augustus actually means magnificent? And Vincent means conquering. I wasn't even awake when Gus was born…they had to do an emergency c-section. It was hours after he was born before I could even see him. He couldn't even breathe on his own…there were so many wires and machines hooked up to his tiny little body…"

"Hey, hey…" Matt reached out and took Gabby's hand in his, giving it a reassuring squeeze. "But think about how healthy he is now. He's a thriving one year old that is always on the go and is learning new words every day." He laughed, "although, no still seems to be his favorite. I can't wait until I hear him say dada for the first time."

"Hey, you up to going to Molly's tonight?" Gabby asked over her shoulder as she climbed out of bed.

Matt watched as Gabby stepped into a pair of clean panties. His eyes settled on the very obvious bump just above the elastic line of the lacy, black material. His eyes wandered a little farther up as he watched her clasp her bra back together, smirking as he—

"Matt!"

"Huh?" He snapped out of his daze and met Gabby's gaze. "What'd you say?"

"You're staring."

"Well you're beautiful," he said back.

Gabby rolled her eyes, "just wait five more months when I'm the size of a whale and struggling to tie my shoes." She grabbed a black maternity sweater from the closet and pulled it over her head. She smirked as her head popped through just in time to see Matt's smile fall. She raised a brow, "are you listening now?"

"I was listening before."

"No you weren't." She sauntered over to him and slid back into his lap, taking his face in her hands. "You're cute, you know that?"

He frowned, feigning displeasure, "just cute? I call you beautiful and you call me cute? Babies are cute, puppies are cute, baby giraffes are cute but-"

"Ok, Ok…." Gabby tried her best to keep a straight face, "Matthew Casey…you're beautiful." The look on his face was completely priceless and she threw her head back in laughter.

"Seriously? What about handsome? Or…you know, so good looking that I could replace Ryan Gosling in those Hey Girl pictures on the internet or…" Gabby laughed even harder and Matt scowled. "Do you really find this that funny?"

Gabby managed to reign in her laughter and met Matt's eyes. "Baby, I'd take you over Ryan Gosling any day…"

Matt sat up straighter, "really?"

"Yes." She smiled as her fingers danced across the faint stubble along his jawline, it was obvious he'd skipped out on shaving that morning. "There's nothing more attractive than a guy stepping up and making the decision to become a father to two kids that aren't biologically his." She tilted her head and drew her hands up to his eyes, "not to mention your gorgeous baby blue eyes…they're absolutely mesmerizing…"

"Mesmerizing, huh?" Matt repeated. "Now that sounds more like it…" he tilted his head up and kissed her. "Keep going…"

Gabby laughed but before she could actually say anything, her phone buzzed again. She sighed and glanced over Matt's shoulder and over towards her phone on the nightstand. "That's probably Shay getting impatient waiting for me to respond. Everybody's getting together at Molly's tonight and according to her, we must make an appearance."

"Hey!" Herrmann called out over the crowd, throwing his hands up, "look who decided to make an appearance!"

Matt laughed, Gabby's hand in his as she walked next to him. "Well we couldn't turn down an offer to see the whole gang."

Herrmann waved off Matt, "I wasn't talking to you, Lieutenant. I see more than enough of you." Herrmann discarded the towel in his hand and grabbed a clean glass and filled it with ice-water. He smiled at Gabby as she climbed into a stool on the other side of the counter from Herrmann, "I was talking about Dawson." He sat the glass in front of her, "how are you feeling, kid?"

Gabby smiled, "I'm good." Instinctively, her free hand went to her stomach. "The baby is healthy and right on target."

"And you?"

"Doctor gave me a clean bill of health, too."

"Good! That's what I like to hear!"

"Sooo…." Shay urged as she settled on the other side of Gabby at the bar, "what's the verdict? Are you having a boy or a girl?"

Gabby shrugged, "I don't know."

Shay raised a brow, "what do you mean, you don't know? Was the kid not cooperating?"

"No. Dr. Cooper said she could most definitely tell the gender."

"Then why don't you know?"

"Matt and I have decided to be surprised."

"You what?" Shay exclaimed, unable to hide the look of disappointment on her face. "Why?"

Gabby raised a brow, "I think you're taking this harder than my mother. What's the big deal?"

Shay forced herself to settle down, not wanting to raise Gabby's suspicions. She sighed, "ok, I might've made a bet with Severide. He said girl, I said boy."

Severide raised his drink and nodded at the expectant parents. "I think the odds are in my favor," he quipped.

Otis raised a brow, "dude, the odds are fifty/fifty."

"Yeah, but she's already got two boys so I'm thinking this time it will be a girl."

Matt draped an arm around Gabby's shoulders, "honestly, as long as the baby is healthy, we don't care whether it's a boy or a girl."