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Chapter 17- The Wedding

"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.

Dani had promised Beth and his dad that they would be back for breakfast before leaving to the resort.

Kelly changed into some jeans and a polo and waited for Dani in the living room. She knew they were in for a busy day, so she decided to keep it light and comfortable.

She decided to wear a simple army green t-shirt dress with her comfortable black sandals. It was humid and hot outside, so she just left her hair braided down her back. She didn't want to mess with it.

When she made her way to the living room, she laughed at Kelly, who was playing with his phone, waiting for her on the couch. He looked annoyed that they had to go back to his dad's house.

She grabbed her bag, "you ready?" she asked.

He nodded and got up, not the least bit thrilled to be doing this.

Beth and Benny were excited to see them again. This time, it was just them for breakfast. It was more intimate and actually felt like a real family. Dani was glad that Kelly was able to do this with his dad.

Right before they were about to leave, Beth pulled Kelly to the side. Not that he had anything against her, he just didn't know what she could possibly want to talk to him about.

"I know this is awkward considering we don't really have a relationship, but I just wanted you to know that I really appreciate you coming last night" she said.

Kelly looked uncomfortable but nodded at the woman. "Sure, it was nice" he replied.

Beth could tell that he was out of his element. She knew he was itching to flee. That's the same quality she saw in Benny.

"Kelly, I know this is weird for you and I also know that you don't have the best relationship with your father. He is not going to tell you this and he is going to be mad that I am even bringing this up, but I know that this meant the world to him. He would love starting a relationship with you now that you are older. He is very proud of the man you have become and, well, I don't know if it means anything, but so am I" she said looking up at him with tears in her eyes.

Kelly looked up at her shocked. He couldn't believe it. He wasn't expecting that. He wasn't really sure what to say. "Thanks Beth, it does mean something" he replied.

She smiled at him and nodded, wiping her tears, placing her hand against his arm.

They made their way back to Dani and Benny. Kelly pulled his dad into a man hug before Dani hugged both Beth and Benny. "Thank you for everything. We will see you at the wedding" she said as they left.

The whole ride back to the wedding craziness Dani had linked her hand with Kelly's. She didn't know why, but she could tell that he needed her to be close.

As they got closer to the house, Kelly could feel Dani tense. Her hand tightened around his. He knew she was worried about facing the firing squad, but he already took care of it. While he was waiting for her that morning, before going to his dads, he sent Joey a text, explaining everything.

"Hey man, I need your help on something" he sent to Joey.

"It's not even 9am on a Saturday, what is so damn important?" Joey was definitely not a morning person.

Kelly just chuckled quietly to himself. He knew his friend was a grump in the morning. "I need you to help me keep the girls from rounding on Dani when we get back" he said.

That got Joey's interest. "Why would the girls be all over Dani? What the hell did you do Severide?" he asked.

"I may or may not have gotten past third base without actually playing twister" he replied.

"WHAT. THE. FUCK. SEVERIDE! The girls are going to roast you alive man" Joey stated. He knew there was no way the girls wouldn't figure it out. Dani doesn't have that good of a poker face.

Kelly sighed and nodded, "I know, I don't care about me. Just tell Tam and Jules to take it easy on her" he warned before quickly pocketing his phone.

Kelly pulled up to the house and just parked. He staid seated and turned to face Dani. She was looking ahead, staring at the house, knowing she was going to get grilled.

Kelly tugged her hand, so she had no choice but to turn to look at him. "Don't worry about it. Whatever faces us in there, we are going to face it together" he said.

She smiled, "is that an order Lieutenant?" she teased.

He smiled, "absolutely" he replied, smirking when she saluted him with a nod.

He laughed as he got out and grabbed their bags. Dani grabbed the cooler with the empty plates and followed Kelly into the house.

As expected, the girls and Joey were waiting in the kitchen when they walked in. Dani froze in the doorway when she saw everyone.

"Hey guys, how was your night? Ready for the rehearsal?" she asked as she started taking the plates out of the bag and putting them in the sink to get washed.

"Oh no, you don't get off that easy" Tamara grabbed her hand, while Julia practically pushed/dragged her out to the patio, leaving Kelly with Joey in the kitchen.

"I thought you were going to talk to Jules?" Kelly rounded on Joey when the girls were out of earshot.

The young man nodded with his hands up in surrender, "I did" he replied.

Kelly walked over to the sink so he could see out the window. He was worried about her. He knew that she was going to get grilled by the girls.

When they got outside on the patio, the girls rounded on Dani. "What the hell happened last night?" Tamara asked.

Dani sighed with a smile as she plopped down on the patio set, "we did some major touching with clothes on but it was getting pretty hot and heavy. It was beautiful moment where Kelly said that he was willing to do anything possible to fight for me" she said.

They looked at her and sighed, "Dani, I am really really happy for you. I don't want to burst your bubble, but I don't want you to get hurt again. Please be careful and make sure to talk to him to lay out the terms of your relationship before jumping right in again" Jules said.

Dani nodded, she knew where her friend was coming from. That was a big deal to her too.

"You were wearing the red lace teddy, weren't you?" Tamara asked.

Before leaving for the night with Kelly, Dani had shown the girls her outfits, at least, what she had planned to wear.

Dani blushed bright red and nodded. "Yeah" she replied sheepishly.

The girls laughed, "I knew that would get his head out of his ass" Tamara teased, causing Dani to glare at her.

"So, how did it go seriously?" Joey asked Kelly as he handed him a beer.

They made themselves comfortable around the island in the kitchen, "it was okay with my dad. Just awkward as hell. Whaley showed up" he stated, knowing Joey would flip.

Joey snapped his eyes to Kelly, "what the hell would he show up for?" he asked.

Kelly shrugged and shook his head, "I have no idea, but I do know that he was trying to push up on Dani and he was two seconds away from getting his face punched in" he explained.

Joey smiled, "you wouldn't take that away from me, you love me too much" Joey teased.

That caused Kelly to throw his head back laughing. They both had bad blood with Whaley and were itching for a chance to get him.

When the girls came back inside, the guys stood up a little straighter, "everything okay?" Kelly asked.

Dani smiled and walked over, wrapping her arms around his waist, causing him to wrap his arm around her. She nodded against him, "all good" she replied.

"Okay, let's keep it PG-13, we have to get ready for the rehearsal" Jules teased, pulling Dani away from Kelly.

The girls helped get things ready to take to the banquet hall before making their way to the salon to get their make-up and hair done.

The guys followed the same regime. They helped the girls pack the cars and changed into their suits. Kelly, Tam and Dani followed Joey and Jules to the hall.

The girls started setting things up that Dani brought from Chicago and setting up the tables with little knickknacks.

When the guest started to arrive, the girls got down to business. They went over how the wedding was going to go, the dinner and the reception. It was a great night. They got to understand and know that they were doing, so there would be no confusion the next day.

After the rehearsal dinner, the couples decided to relax by the pool with a drink. To get ready to the wedding craziness the next day.

The guys were sitting outside on the patio drinking their beers, letting the reality of the next day wash over them when they heard the patio doors open and the girls come out.

Dani and Jules walked out and stood next to each other smiling when they saw the guys jaws on the floor.

Dani was wearing tight black short shorts with an old Squad 3 t-shirt that was like a second skin. When she turned to shut the door, Kelly groaned and chugged his beer. Seeing his name on her anywhere was turning him on more than he already was.

She smiled and walked over to sit next to him on the chair when he took her arm and pulled her to sit between his legs, so her back was resting against his chest. He wrapped his arm around her middle, resting his hands on her thighs, pressing her closer to him.

He leant over to rest his head in the crook of her neck, so he was close to her ear. "You are going to be the death of me" he mumbled in her ear.

She smiled, "I hope not anytime soon" she teased, pressing harder into him, flexing her hips.

He smirked against her, flicking his tongue out and licked her pulse point and nipped at her neck. He moved up to her ear and slowly kissed it. Nipping at it, then licked the shell of her ear.

Dani knelt her head back to give him more access. Both were in their own world they didn't notice that Jules and Joey went inside to give the new couple some privacy.

Kelly slid his hands up her thighs and stopped just before he got too far, gripping her tightly.

Before Kelly could call it and flip her over on the chair, Dani pulled away panting, trying to catch her breath.

She turned to see Kelly in the same situation. He was affected just as much as she was. "Sorry" he said.

She smiled and shook her head, "there's nothing to be sorry for. I just want to make sure that we are on the same page before we move on to something serious"

He cupped her face and leant his forehead against hers. "You know you can tell me anything" he said.

He could tell that she was nervous but she had something serious she wanted to get out.

She nodded and pushed some hair behind her ear. "Yeah I know. Okay, look, I know that we already said that we love each other and want to be with each other. I am all for that. I think we are going on the right path, but I think that we should use the past and our past experience to learn from. I think that we should start from today fresh and start out slow" she blurted out all at once.

She was nervous that when she suggested they backtrack and go slow, he will say forget it and ditch her.

Kelly rested his forehead against hers and gave her a quick soft kiss. "You know I love you and I am going to do anything to be with you. If you want to start out slow, then let's start out slow. After we get back to Chicago, let's go on a date" he suggested.

She looked at him surprised, like really looked at him, as if trying to read him and see if he was serious.

"Seriously?" she asked.

He laughed at her shock, "yeah, seriously" he stated.

She nodded and wiped her tears, "thank you Severide" she kissed him quick before getting up and walking them inside.

They needed to get their beauty sleep, they had a big day tomorrow.

The next morning, Dani was busy with Jules at her house while Kelly was with Joey. While they were helping their friends get dressed, they were updating their friends on what was going on with them.

The guys were at the church, standing at the front of the aisle, fidgeting. They were so nervous. Kelly looked at Joey, who was shifting and fidgeting. "Don't be nervous man, you'll be fine" he patted his friends back.

"You're one to talk" Joey scoffed, tugging his collar.

"I seem to remember you pacing the altar, wanting to tear down the church before you got married" he added, glaring at Kelly.

"I was 18, what's your excuse?" he teased.

Joey scoffed a laugh. "You are such an asshole," he said.

The girls were having a similar conversation at the back of the church.

"You ready Jules?" Dani asked her best friend.

Jules let out a big breath and nodded, "yeah I think so" she replied.

Dani smiled and rubbed her friends' arms, "you will be fine. Don't worry. Before you walk down the aisle, close your eyes and take a breath. Open your eyes and look straight ahead and focus on Joey. Just think about your life together and follow the red brick road" she teased.

Jules wiped her tears and leaned over to give her best friend a hug. "I love you Dani" she kissed her cheek.

"Love you too Jules" the young doctor replied.

Dani helped Jules and her dad line up at the back of the church. She got all the flower girls and ring bearer ready before making her way down the aisle to check on Joey.

"You okay?" she asked, fixing his tie and collar.

"Is Jules ready? She okay? She nervous?" he blurted out.

Dani smiled, "she's fine. She's at the back of the church getting ready with the chief. You okay? You ready?" she asked.

He nodded and wiped his forehead again. "Okay, I am going to take my place. See you soon" she kissed his cheek, winking at Kelly before making her way back to the church.

Jules was ready at the back of the church. Dani took her place as the maid of honor before walking down the aisle when it was her turn.

The wedding ceremony was beautiful. The flowers and decorations were amazing and made the whole event just seem like a fairytale. It was like they really were at a castle.

Kelly walked over and wrapped an arm around her waist. She smiled and looked up at him over her shoulder. He kissed her temple as. He pulled her closer into his side.

"You okay?" he asked.

She smiled and nodded, "yeah, just taking everything in" she replied.

He nodded in understanding, catching her gaze staring at Jules and Joey. The happiness was radiating off them. It was contagious.

"They look good together" Kelly stated.

She smiled, "they should. They have been after each other since we were kids" she teased, looking up at Kelly, catching his gaze.

He knew what she was referring to them all being after each other when they were kids. They were like the four musketeers. They were always together when they were little.

"So, have you thought about our date and what you want to do?" he asked.

He wanted to change the subject and cheer her up a little. He promised her a date when they got back to Chicago. He wanted to do something special for her. Something to show her that he loves her and wants to be with her for real.

She smiled and turned to face him, pretending to think. "I don't know, but it needs to be something grand and spectacular" she teased.

He laughed and gave her a knowing look, "really? Well, I don't know what you consider special, but don't worry, I got things planned that are going to blow your socks off" he replied.

She smiled, "can't wait" she replied.

Tamara stood at the bar looking over at her friends with a huge smile on her face. She could see the smiles on their faces and knew that they were happy. This is how she wanted them all the time.

She walked over to Jules and Joey, who stopped to greet people, and directed their gaze to the dance floor to see Kelly and Dani swaying to the music with their arms around each other.

"I'd say plan A was a success, don't you?" Jules asked Tamara.

"Let's initiate Plan B" Tam replied.

The girls clapped hands and nodded, like they knew what they were doing. They wanted the couple to get together.