Tea Time

Charlie is at a playdate, while Stella and Brett take a visit to the firehouse.

"Aye hey look who it is?" Herrmann yelled.

"Hey boys, and Foster." Brett said.

"Why'd you have to get hurt when she's pregnant. You left me alone with these men." Foster said jokingly

"Believe me, it was not my first choice." Brett said

"Being pregnant in the middle of June is torture." Stella said harshly.

"Glad to see you guys are still in good spirits." Mouch jokes.

"Where's Charlie?" Cruz asks.

"She's at a friends house." Brett explains.

"Aww, we will miss mini Sylvie." Foster says.

"What about real Sylvie?" Stella barked.

"I will admit that if I were you, hanging with my mini, would be more fun." Brett jokes.

"Is it too late for me to bet on boy or girl?" Brett asks the house.

"Nope, voting is on the whiteboard in the briefing room." Herrmann says.

"Ok, I'm the only one here with motherly intuition, so I better get this right." Brett says sarcastically.

"What about fatherly intuition?" Herrmann pipes.

"It's nothing like giving birth, believe me." Brett says as she walks out.

"Much less carrying a child." Stella says as she puts her hand on her bump.

"Who invited them?" Cruz asks.

"Heard that!" Stella yells from the room.

The betting was for 3 things. The gender, weight, and date of birth. You were automatically out if you didn't get the gender though. It was whoever was the closest wins. If you won you got 200. They had done this for all the 51 babies.

"My motherly instincts say it's a girl." Brett says.

"My motherly instincts say it's a boxer." Stella jokes.

"Oh Charlie was a boxer too." Brett says.

"I see a lot of bets on boys. I guess they assume we are going to have a mini Severide. I can't handle one Severide, much less two." Stella says.

"Me and Matt have been certified as adoptive parents." Brett blurts out.

"Wait what." Stella questions.

"I want to give Charlie a baby brother or sister. My family got me when I was a few days old, and I want to give a baby like me a great life." Brett explains.

"Sylvie, that's so great." Stella says "Have you told anyone?"

"No, not yet. I want to tell Charlie tomorrow when Matt gets off shift." Brett replies.

"Well I keep my mouth shut." Stella says.

"They said we have a chance to be matched in a few weeks." Brett explained.

"Wow, I'm so happy for you." Stella says as she hugs Brett.