Thank you so much for coming back to this, so yeah, this is the final chapter for this story. Please enjoy!
One week later
Matt and Kelly walked inside together, on to the locker room. Changing into their uniforms, Kelly was still a bit concerned about his friend.
''You still have to be a bit careful, you know that?'' Kelly said and Matt nodded.
''I know, I really know.'' Matt told Kelly again – for the fifth time this morning because Kelly kept asking.
''Good.'' Kelly said and both were so happy to be back together on shift. They walked to the common room then.
Otis was reading the paper at the table and Matt pulled the back of the chair back, Otis so shocked he jumped up. But then he saw it was Matt and started to laugh.
''That is my chair.'' Matt said and Otis moved out of the way.
''It was amazing, sitting on the lieutenant chair for 6 months. '' Otis said as he walked to the couch, sitting down beside Mouch.
''Too bad Otis, this is my chair.''
Otis was just kidding with Matt, because he was just so happy that Matt was back on shift at last.
Kelly made some coffee and brought some to Matt as well.
Before they could even get to the coffee they were called to a big apartment fire.
Casey ran to the truck, like it hadn't been different the past few months and when they arrived he walked to Boden.
''Severide, you are going in with your man, Casey, you are here with me, lead your men from here.''
Severide ran towards the building, Casey standing beside Boden, angry the chief wouldn't let him in.
''Chief, I am fine.'' Matt said. ''I am all cleared.''
''There is a lot of smoke around here, just wait with me.'' Boden said and Casey felt a bit upset, but knew that maybe he would just need to give Boden some time. Maybe Boden was right and he needed to give himself some time too.
After the call they were barely back in the firehouse when they to another big call for a car crash and Casey was so happy because he knew that he could finally do something too.
They arrived at the scene of the car crash and saw that it was really bad. At least 10 cars had collided and he looked at Severide.
''I will take those cars, you and your men take those.''
Boden nodded and they walked away then.
Casey ran to one of the cars that seemed to be hit really hard in the side by another the car and the woman that had been driving the car was waving at him, crying.
''My daughter is still in the car, she is stuck and she said her neck hurts.'' The woman cried. Matt looked through the window and Herrmann tried to open the door but it was so bashed it didn't open.
''Ambo 61, I need you here. Young girl is stuck in the car, possible neck trauma.''
''Copy Casey, we are on the way.''
Herrmann and Mouch were trying to pry the door open on the side where the girl was sitting and Matt pulled the door on the other side open and crawled in towards the girl.
She was crying and Matt felt so bad for her, he guessed that she was barely 8.
''Hey what is your name?'' He asked the young girl.
''Grace.'' She cried. ''My neck hurts.''
''My name is Matt….we are going to get you out of here…'' He said then. The car was jammed but the other man were working on it.
''Okay, I am going to hold you head and I am going to need you to sit as still as possible, can you do that?'' Matt asked.
''Yes.'' Grace told him then and Matt tried to hold her head as still as possible, scared something was wrong in her neck.
Brett moved inside the car via the driver's side and tried to put a brace around the girls neck, Matt still holding her.
''I am scared.'' She cried and Matt felt so bad for the little girl.
''It is going to be all right, I promise.'' He tried to calm her down.
''Pinky promise?'' She asked scared.
''Imaginary pinky promise.'' He said and finally she let go of a small smile.
Finally Brett managed to put the brace around her neck as Herrmann and Mouch were still struggling to get the door open.
''I like you, you look like my uncle.'' She said then and Matt laughed softly as it was really cute.
''Are you in school?'' He asked as he tried to keep her talking before she started to cry even move.
''yes…my bear fell down….''
He tried to look under her, hoping that he could calm her down with the stuffed bear but he couldn't see it.
''Casey the car is on fire.'' He suddenly heard over the radio.
''Herrmann, how is the door?''
''We are still trying.''
''All right, I am taking her out.'' Matt said then, knew that they had to move fast.
As carefully as possible he lifted the girl up, tried to hold her tight and not to have her move too much. Finally he lifted her out of the car and they got her on a backboard.
''Okay Grace, these nice ladies that I work together are going to take you and your mom to the hospital and they are going to make sure that you are going to be fine, promised.'' Matt said then and she smiled.
''Pinky promise?'' She asked then and he nodded.
''Pinky promise.'' He said as he held up his finger and she smiled.
Brett and Chili took the gurney away then and Severide stood beside him.
''One day on the job and you are already saving little girls again.''
'That's what I do.'' He smiled and he felt so happy and proud he got so save people again.
Herrmann came walking his way then, holding up a stuffed bear.
''All that was left in the car was this.''
''I have to go to the hospital for a checkup after shift anyway.'' Matt said as he took it, hoping he could give it back to the little girl.
After shift, Matt went to the hospital with Kelly, for a checkup for his lung. They made an x-ray of his chest and did some other test after which Matt sat across his own doctor, hoping that it would be good.
''how did it go on shift. You had your first shift before coming here, right?'
'''Good…I…my chief wouldn't let me go into a smoking building, but I saved a little girl from a car in an accident.''
''Well, you are sure putting that lung to good use…and as far as I can see everything is going fine.'' The doctor said and a little later, Matt walked out of his office, happy. Kelly was waiting for him on the hallway.
''All good!'' Matt smiled and Kelly smiled.
''That is great, and I found out what room Grace is in.''
Together they walked to the pediatric floor and walked to the room where she was.
''Hey Grace, how are you doing?'' Matt asked as he walked into the room with Severide.
''I can go home tomorrow!'' She said happy.
''It is just a concussion.'' Her mom said to Severide. ''She will be fine.''
''But my bear is gone.'' She said sad.
Matt slowly pulled his hand from behind his back.
'''Look who also got out of the car.'' Matt said then as he held out the bear to her.
''bear!'' She screamed excited.
Kelly sat that his friend was tired, which was not so weird after the long shift they had had.
''All right, we are going home. I have to put my little brother in bed….'' Severide said as he poked Casey and Grace laughed.
''See you Grace, take care of yourself.'' Matt said as he waved at her and she waved back.
''I am still older than you.'' Matt said in the car.
''Oh shut up.'' Kelly said then, ''With that baby face of yours? No way!''
Matt smirked and they got out of the car at home.
''Thank you.'' Matt said then as they walked inside the apartment.
''I am not the only one that you had the shift with.''
''No thank you for everything. For being here for me all this time up until today when I am finally back.''
''How sappy.'' Severide joked but they shared a hug then.
''Thank you.''
''That is what we are brothers for.'' Kelly said then. ''well, sort off.''
''Blood brothers.'' Matt smiled then.
It had been a long way for Matt, but together with his friend he had made it.
NOTE: The end!
Yes, everything turned out fine, Matt is back on shift and that went pretty well. He even saved a little girl…twice! And Kelly was so happy for his friend to be back too and we had a sweet ending between the two of them. I really hope you liked this story and the ending! Yesterday I started a new Sevasey story called ''Fire and Flames'' which you can find on my profile if you are interested. Please tell me what you think about the ending and thank you so much for reading the whole story, that means a lot! You're awesome! J
