Hi Everyone, thanks for reviewing, following, favoriting and reading. I really appreciate it. Please keep in mind that I am just a student. I don't have a medical degree, so please bare with me on the medical jargon used in this story.

So Kelly and Dani are progressing…there is going to be a big move in this chapter that will have their relationship move in a BIG direction.

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Chapter 16- The Move

Relaxing a little, she continued to make their plates. It wasn't a couple minutes after they arrived when she felt a presence behind her.

She glanced over her shoulder and sighed, "what do you want Eric?" she asked.

"Can't I just come say hi to my old friend. It's good to see you here but I am surprised Dani Taylor would be anywhere close to this place" he replied.

She turned to him fully and glared, "cut the bullshit" she stated.

"You're gorgeous Ms. Taylor" he ignored her statement.

Before Dani could even reply, they heard, "Severide" from behind them.

Dani looked to see Kelly had made his way over. She didn't even notice him; she was so annoyed by Eric Whaley and their conversation.

"Excuse me but I was talking to Dani TAYLOR" Eric repeated, emphasizing her last name.

Kelly stepped up and inadvertently pushed her behind him, "I think you mean SEVERIDE, because she is still a Severide and will always be a Severide" Kelly pushed his point.

Before either of them could say anything else, or Dani could step in to make sure the situation didn't escalate, Beth made her way over. Not that Dani was surprised. Everyone could sense the tension.

"Everything okay here boys?" she asked.

"Yeah, all good. Just introducing Lt. Whaley to my wife, Dr. Daniella SEVERIDE" he said.

Beth and Dani looked between the two men and nodded. "Good, glad that's taken care of. Now, everyone, go make a plate and mingle" she diffused the situation by separating everyone.

Thankfully, the rest of the night went by smoothly. Benny and Beth joined Kelly and Dani at their table when the party started dying down.

"Are you my new sister?" Frank, one of Beth's sons asked.

Dani took a sip of her tea and smiled, "why do you ask that?" she replied.

He looked at his brother David, wanting his big brother to take over. "You're married to Kelly right?" he asked.

She nodded, "yeah, I am" she answered.

He gave a 'duh' look, "yeah well, Kelly is our older brother. I mean, we don't see him as much, but he is still our brother, so that makes you our new sister, right?" he logically reasoned out with as much information as a 10-year-old understood.

Dani smiled at his reasoning. How was she going to explain her complicated relationship with Kelly to his 10-year-old brother?

She put her tea on the coffee table and turned to the little boy, "here's the deal guys, it's hard for adults sometimes to figure out what's going on with their relationship. Kind of the reason that you don't see your brother Kelly a lot. But yeah, I am Kelly's wife and that technically makes me your sister. But I want you guys to know something. Just because you don't see us that much, doesn't mean that we don't love you and will always be there for you, whatever you need" she said.

The brothers looked between each other and nodded, "cool" David said before going off to play with the rest of his kids.

Kelly came over and sat next to her, nudging her shoulder with his. "Everything okay?" he asked.

She smiled at him and nodded, "yeah, you okay Lt. Severide?" she replied, specifically putting emphasis on their last name.

He scoffed, wrapping his arm around her shoulder, pulling her into his side. "That's not funny" he feigned looking wounded.

Dani laughed and turned to look at Kelly with a smirk on her face. "Come on, it was a little funny" she teased him.

He huffed, "it's not funny. He knew what the hell he was doing when he came in here and walked up to you. Why the hell did they even come to begin with?" he replied.

"It's a public beach Kelly" she stated.

"He was being an asshole" he was not budging from his position against Eric.

Dani laughed and patted his chest comfortingly. "Well, you sure put him in his place huh?" she teased.

He couldn't help but smile and shake his head at her antics, "you are such a smartass" he said.

She laughed and took a minute to compose herself when she saw Benny and Beth walk over. Kelly noticed her gaze shift and looked over his shoulder to see his dad coming his way. He got up, keeping his arm around Dani's waist, keeping her against his side.

"Hey, was everything okay today? Did you all enjoy yourselves?" Beth asked.

Dani smiled, "yeah it was great. We had a lot of fun, right Kelly?" she turned to look at the Squad Lieutenant who was staring at his dad.

"Yeah, sure. We better get going. It's getting late and we have to leave after breakfast tomorrow to head back to the craziness" he said.

She nodded, "do you need any help cleaning up or packing everything Beth?" Dani asked. She knew that Kelly wanted out as fast as possible, but she didn't want to be rude.

Beth shook her head, "no, I got it. I am going to leave most of it anyway until tomorrow. Here, let me pack up your plates" she turned to head to the table to get the empty plates that held Dani's desserts.

Dani shook her head, "no, please. I can get it tomorrow. We are going to stop by for breakfast and to say goodbye. Right Kelly?" she said it in a tone that left no room for argument.

He forced a smile on his face and nodded, "sure" he replied.

Benny couldn't help but smile at the closeness and the relationship between the two. He was really happy that his son was there and he knew that he had Dani to thank for that. He was glad that they were working their way to finding each other again.

He stepped up in front of his wife and pulled Dani in a hug, "well, we look forward to it sweetheart" he replied.

Dani smiled and grabbed her bag before going off with Beth, leaving father and son to their own devices. While she was trying to have a conversation with Beth, she kept glancing over to Kelly and Benny.

Beth touched her arm to get her attention, "we really appreciate you coming. I have never seen Benny so happy" she said.

Dani smiled and nodded, "it was our pleasure. Whether they know it or not, both of them needed this" she replied, causing the older woman to nod in agreement.

"Thank you for coming Kelly, it meant a lot" Benny was the first to break the ice and say something.

Kelly hung his head and nodded, "it was nice pop, you look like you got a good set up here" he replied.

Benny looked over to where Beth and Dani were talking and nudged his head in their direction, "the same can be said for you" he stated.

Kelly followed his dad's gaze and couldn't help but smile, "yeah I'm not doing too bad" he replied.

Benny nodded in agreement and understand, "Kelly, I don't know if your mom ever got the chance to tell you this, but her last dying wish for you was that she wanted you happy. She knew that Dani was the one to make you happy" he told his son.

Kelly looked down, stuffing his hands in his pockets before looking up at his dad and nodding. He couldn't talk about his mom or this stuff without getting emotional and he didn't want to show that side of him.

Benny nodded in understanding and cleared his throat, "so we'll see you both tomorrow morning" he led his son over to the women who were cautiously waiting.

Dani looked at him with questioning eyes, she wanted to make sure he was okay. He looked wrecked. He smiled and nodded before closing the gap between them and wrapping an arm around her waist.

"Ready to get going?" he asked.

She smiled up at him and nodded before turning to Beth and Benny. "We will see you both tomorrow morning. Thank you so much for a fun night" she said before grabbing Kelly's hand and leading them out of the backyard.

Benny walked them out and waited for them to load in the car and pull away before going back into the house.

"Everything okay honey?" Beth asked.

Benny looked forlorn. She wasn't sure what to make of the look on his face.

He nodded, "yeah, it was good having Kelly and Dani here" he replied before going off to the den.

Dani noticed that Kelly was acting strange. He was quiet and withdrawn. The whole ride back to the house, he was quiet. He kept looking at her and shaking his head.

Finally, Dani had enough of the stares and the shaking of the head. "What?" she snapped at Kelly when she saw him glance at her again.

He shook his head, "just something my dad said before we left" he replied.

Before she could push him further and ask him what Benny said that had him so rattled, he continued with the explanation.

"He said that before my mom died, she told him that her last dying wish was to see me happy. She said that she knew you were the one to make me truly happy and that she wanted us together. It just got me thinking. Not only did I screw up our relationship, but I couldn't even honor my mom's dying wish" he shook his head and looked straight ahead.

He wouldn't look at her when he said it. It was like he was blaming himself for everything they went through in their relationship and it wasn't all his fault. They were young and stupid. They both made mistakes.

"Kelly…" she started, not really knowing what to say.

He shook his head, "don't Dani" he replied.

She just sat there, not knowing what to say. When they pulled up to the Severide's beach house, Kelly carried their bags in and stopped in the living room.

"I'll take your bag to my parent's room, I'll crash in my old room" he said before she had time to even process what to say.

She left her bags in the living room and made her way upstairs to the Severide's old room. She went through her night time routine, changed into a new teddy set that she bought Victoria Secret. She couldn't sleep. No matter how much she tried to get comfortable, Kelly's words kept ringing in her head.

Finally, she couldn't take it anymore. She got up and quietly made her way to Kelly's old room. She let herself in and stood against the door.

He was laying on his back in a pair of black boxers, his arm over his eyes. He looked to be sleeping, but she knew better.

"It's not your fault what happened to us. We were both young and stupid. Way too young to be married and pretend we were mature adults. We both made mistakes. We didn't know how to support each other and achieve our own dreams at the same time. Besides, I was the one that left, so if you want to blame anyone, blame me" she said.

Kelly dropped his arms and took a breath, "I was too involved in getting on Squad and beating my dad's record. I was so obsessed and being better than Benny that I left you in the dust" he replied.

Dani left her perch against the door and walked over to sit on the side of the bed. When he wouldn't look at her, she cupped his chin and turned his face so he caught her gaze. "it's not your fault and I will not let you take all the blame" she said.

He smirked, letting his hand rest across her thighs, pulling her closer. Dani had no choice but to lean over him so their faces were inches apart. "Oh yeah, you won't let me huh? Who said it was up to you?" he teased.

Dani met his gaze with a smirk of her own, "did you forget who wears the pants in this family Severide?" she replied.

He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her over his body so he was beneath him. He ran his hand down her body so he could curve her leg over his waist. "Doesn't feel like you are wearing pants to me" he stated, looking at her lips.

They both froze, their gazes moving from each other's eyes to their lips. It was like neither one knew what to do.

Finally, Dani reached up and brushed her lips against his, keeping her gaze on his. It was all the invitation that Kelly needed. He missed her and he wanted her.

His lips collided with hers for the first time in years and lost all control to himself. He was devouring her lips like he was starving and she was his last meal.

Dani moaned and opened her mouth, relaxing her body against his, framing him against her. He took advantage of her gasp and sucked her lower lip into his mouth before slipping his tongue in to battle with hers.

Dani moaned and wrapped her arms around his neck, delving her fingers in his hair. Wrapping her legs around his waist to keep him centered against her.

Kelly ground himself against her as he played with her tongue. The sensation was making Dani moan loudly, pressing herself against him even harder, meeting his thrust.

She was trying to relieve the tension between her legs, making him crazy as she ground her groin into his.

Kelly groaned and reached up, twisting his hand in her hair, tilting her head back to deepen the kiss, pressing her closer into him, if that was even possible.

Dani reached around his back and pulled at his waist, pressing him closer to her, running her hands up and down his back, pressing into him.

She wasn't the only one letting her hands wander, Kelly raked his hand down her side, brushing the side of her breast, down her waist, around her back to cup her ass, squeezing hard, pressing her deeper into him.

That made Dani break the kiss, fling her head back and gasp, "Kelly" she moaned.

It broke Kelly out of his lust filled drive, causing him to pull back, resting his head against the crook of her neck.

As they were both trying to get their breathing and bodies under control, Kelly froze on top of her when he realized he basically attacked her.

He rolled off of her, laying beside her, staring at the ceiling.

After a minute, Dani heard, "I'm sorry" causing her to turn and look at Kelly confused.

"For what?" she asked.

He turned his head to meet her gaze, "I basically attacked you Dani" he explained.

Dani laughed, "Kelly, you didn't see me complaining or pushing you away" she replied.

He smirked looking her over, "I blame it on your lack of pajamas" he stated.

Dani full out started laughing and turned on her side to look at him fully, "they are cute. It's a teddy. I just got it from Victoria Secret, I take it you like?" she teased, knowing full well the reaction she was going to get out of him. Tamara and her sisters are going to be thrilled.

He glared at her, "you damn well I like it, as long as I am the only one that get's to see it" he stated, a little possessiveness seeping through his tone.

Dani smiled and closed the gap between them to rest against his chest, her head resting under his chin. Automatically, his arm wrapped around her waist.

"I'll make you a deal, you don't blame yourself for finally making a move tonight and I'll reserve this teddy for you only" she teased, waiting for his reaction.

He smiled and tightened his arms around her. "Deal, now let's get some sleep so we can deal with my dad tomorrow" he replied.

She snuggled against him and fell asleep to the sound of his heartbeat.

The next morning, Dani was awoken to ringing. At first she thought it was her alarm and she needed to get up for work, when the events of the night before came crashing back to her.

She smiled as she looked down to see Kelly's arm around her waist, feeling him against her back. They must have shifted positions during the night. His face was pressed in the crook of her neck.

She stretched to her side to get the offending object, which she realized was her phone. She looked over her shoulder to see Kelly still fast asleep, so she tried to be quiet.

"Hello" she answered.

"I am going to kill you for leaving me here with the wedding harpies" the person said.

Dani couldn't help but chuckle through a smile. "Good morning to you too Tam. I was doing you a favor, trying to get you in the wedding mood" she teased.

"If I didn't love you and miss you so much, you would be in big trouble. Please tell me your night was better. How's Lt. Hotness?" Tamara asked.

Dani looked over her shoulder, shifting so she was facing Kelly. Taking in his sleeping form. He looked so peaceful and happy. When he felt her shift, he pulled her tighter against him.

Dani smiled, "he's still sleeping. Yesterday was rough for him with Benny and Beth" she explained, waiting for Tam to pick up on her double meaning.

"Oh, yeah, I guess it is still early….wait…." she paused, thinking over what her friend was really telling her. "YOU WHORE! Please tell me you played naked twister with Lt. Hotness" she screeched.

Dani moved the phone from her ear at her friends screech. She knew Tamara would freak out when she understood the underlying meaning of what she was telling her. If she could see Kelly while he was sleeping, that meant that they were together.

She had to try hard to stifle her laughter, in an attempt to let Kelly get some more sleep. "No, we did not such thing. I am a lady and Kelly is a gentleman in his own way" Dani teased.

Tamara scoffed, "gentleman my ass. At least tell me you got to first base" she pressed on.

Dani blushed bright red, thinking how far they got last night. She was so close to going over the ledge, she just needed a little more friction. The thought made her squeeze her legs, clenching her thighs.

Before she could reply, the phone was taken out of her hand, "second base, a couple more minutes we would have been flying over the edge and rounding third" Kelly said sleepily into the phone before handing it back to a blushing Dani.

He had been awake since he felt her shift away from him. He staid quiet and listened as she talked to Tamara and vented about the evening. When he felt her leg muscles tighten against his and her thighs clench, he knew Tam was asking about them specifically.

"YOU WHORE! YOU LUCKY BITCH! LADY MY ASS!" Tamara laughed, screeching.

"I'll see you later Tam" Dani quickly said goodbye and hung up before her friend could say anything else.

Dani put the phone on the nightstand before turning to face Kelly. "Good morning" she greeted.

Kelly reached up and caressed her cheek. He lent up and pressed his lips against hers. Dani gasped and smiled as she wrapped her arms around his neck and lazily returned the kiss.

Kelly pulled away after a minute, "mmhmm, best way to start the morning" he said.

Dani settled against him and traced random patterns against his chest. "You know that you just egged her on with that information, right?" she asked referring to what he said to Tamara.

He smiled and ran his fingers through her hair, "that's not a bad thing. We need people on our side Dani and Tamara wants the best for us. I am sure she is thrilled that we are working things out" he replied.

She got up on her arms, "is that what we are doing? Working things out?" she asked, needing clarification on where they were going with their relationship.

He looked down at her and nodded, "yes, that is what we are doing. We are working things out. I realized something being at my dad's. The only time I ever felt like a had a family, or someone who would always have my back regardless was when we were together. I want that back and I plan to do whatever it takes to get it back" he said, staring at the ceiling.

Dani smiled against his chest and leaned up to give him a kiss, "come on, let's get ready for our day. We have a big day and a lot of stares and gossip to look forward too" she teased, patting his chest.

He scoffed and took her pillow to cover his face dramatically. "Oh great, I can't wait" he replied.