Disclaimer: I own nothing except my imagination and the kids names.

a/n: Thank you to everyone who left a review on the previous chapter. I wanted to get this chapter out sooner but it's been a rough few weeks and it hasn't been easy to concentrate on writing so i'm not quite sure about this chapter but I hope that you guys like it.


Emma and Grace visited Matt a few times while he was in the hospital but today he was going home and it was just him and Gabby.

"Are you sure you're ok to leave?" She gave him a hand with his shirt, the movement of raising his arms pulling on his tender side.

"The doctor gave me the all clear to go home and take it easy for a couple of days."

"Alright. Let's get you home to the girls then." She gave him a smile that he returned. He had missed them a lot, not used to being away from them due to injury.

"I like that idea." He was forced into a wheelchair by an orderly under some protesting before she helped him to his truck. He had insisted that he was ok to drive so she had humoured him and taken his truck. They made the drive home in silence, their hands linked together at the middle console. "I can't wait to be home." He looked at her with a smile before turning to face the road again.


Christie and Gabby had gotten the kids in bed early the nigth before Matt was scheduled to be released from the hospital so they could wake up early and get the house ready for Matt's return. Gabby had left around eight while everyone else was busy finishing up the welcome home sign. Christie was busy blowing up some balloons and hanging them randomly in the living room with Violet's help, everyone laughing loudly occasionally when balloons would burst even though Valentina cried out a few times in surprise.

Gabby had sent a text Christie's way when they were heading home to make sure everything was ready.

"Grace and Emma, you guys need to hurry up because daddy's on his way home." The girls scrambled to finish the colouring on the last letter so the banner could be hung over the fireplace mantle and Christie heard keys jingle into the front door just as they put the last piece of tape. "Alright, everyone ready?" She asked as she took Valentina om her arms so the little girl wouldn't spoil the surprise, everyone else giggling loudly to get into place.

Violet had a difficult time in containing both sets of twins from laughing too loudly and Matt and Gabby got to the living room just in time.

"Welcome home daddy." The girls yelled louder than everyone else and rushed towards their father, both of them wrapping their arms around his middle, happy to have their dad back home, not caring about the pain that could be seen on his face.

"I missed you."

"We missed you too."

"Welcome home Matt." The boys were next to hug him but this time with less force.

"Thanks. You've been good for your mom?"

"Very nice. And with Christie too." Luis looked over at Matt's siste and smiled at her.

"I think he has a crush on your sister." Gabby whispered to Matt's ear as he stood up.

"She's pretty isn't she?" He looked at Luis and smiled at him, making the boy blush. "I always thought she was pretty too."

"Stop it Matt." Christie laughed it off.

"Thanks for helping Gabby out with the kids this week." They hugged.

"I'm just glad you're ok."

"I'm fine Chris." He assured her.

"And besides, I learned so many interresting things about you Mr. Casey." Gabby laughed, Matt groaning.

"Come on Chris."

"What? She asked, I answered that's all." She laughed too, the kids already scatting around the living room.

"Who wants some pancakes for lunch?" Matt yelled, changing the subject under a thunder of yes's being roared and the girls laughing it off.

"Alright let's just let daddy take a shower and relax a little bit and then we can start thinking about lunch." The truth was that lunch wasn't for another two hours but it would give Matt just enough time to take a reeal shower and for Gabby to change his dressings before he would take care of lunch.

Gabby grabbed some plastic food wrapper and some tape before helping Matt up the stairs, Christie taking care of settling the kids in the basement with some toys.

"Matt, stop trying to do it by yourself." Gabby stopped his movement up with his shirt becase he was clearly having trouble with it.

"Gabs, I have to be able to do it by myself." He insisted.

"I know and you will be please give it a few days before doing it by yourself."

"Fine." She helped him stip to his boxers so she could put the wrapper around him so he could shower without getting the dressing wet.

Gabby waited for him to return on his bed with some fresh supplies to change his dressing. He had taken an extra kong shower, knowing how he had hated the hospital ones and when he came out, his body was dripping wet and he looked hot.

"I wished you didn't walk around looking so hot like that." She could feel her body ignite with passion but she knew they couldn't do anything.

"You know what would be hot?" He asked her with a smirk on his face, finishing to wipe down his torso so Gabby could change his dressing.

"What?" She blushed.

"You in a hot nurse costume." He leaned down to kiss her, feeling frisky himself.

"Stop it Matt." She exhaled deeply, trying to ignore the growling fire in her belly. He pushed her against his bed, his lips crashing against hers.

"Matt, your sister and the kids are downstairs." Her heart was beating faster unde Matt's body. "And I need to change the dressing on your side."

"Fine." He kissed her again before he pulled away from her, sitting down so she would be able to work her magic.

They returned downstairs to a quiet main floor, whispering coming from the kitchen. Matt moved closer to the voice and even though he wasn't eavesdropping, he wondered why his sister was even whispering in the first place. She jumped as she heard sound behing her.

"I have to go." She said into the phone and hung up.

"I'll pretend like I didn't catch my sister whispering in a phone like a teenager." He laughed.

Christie chose to ignore the comment, a blush creeping on her cheeks nonetheless. "How are you feeling now that you've cleaned up?" She changed the subject, Matt going along with it.

"Much better and she changed the dressing so yeah, I feel like a changed man." He laughed it off.

"I'm happy to hear that." She smiled back at him

"I know the girls are happy to see me but how did they take the news when you told them I was hurt."

Once Gabby had gotten an update concerning Matt's condition, she knew someone needed to take care of getting the girls from kindergarten and staying with them and the only person she could think of in that moment was his sister Christie but she didn't have her information and she wondered if anyone else had her phone number so she could call her. The rest of 51 had filed in while Matt was in surgery and took seats in the ER's waiting room until they had gotten the news that Matt was out of the woods.

Gabby looked for Kelly and Shay, figuring they'd be more likely to know Christie's number since they were the girls godparents and Severide was the first she saw as she looked up. He was pacing like a madman, filled with worry while Shay kept nagging him to sit down because he was driving her crazy. She made her way towards him and he immediately locked eyes with her, stopping his pacing in the process.

"Is everything ok Gabby?"

"Do you have Christie's phone number by any chance?"

"Yeah why?" He said without thinking, Shay giving him a weird look.

"Well the girls are in school and they have no idea what happened and someone needs to pick them up from school later and tell them what happened and I don't want them hearing about it from someone else."

"Here." He showed her the number so she could punch it in and she dissapeared around the corner to call Matt's sister.


Christie was sitting at her desk in the teacher's lounge, grading some last minute papers when her cell started ringing. The number flashing across the screen was unknown to her but decided to answer it anyways.

"Hello?" Hi Christie, it's Gabby. "Hey, how are you doing?" She hadn't heard the scared tone in her voice. "It's Matt, he's in the hospital." Christie scrambled to get her keys and purse, leaving everything where it was. "Don't move Gabby, I'm finding someone to sub for me and I'll be right there." Christie, someone needs to go pick the girls up from school and tell them about it. "Ok. Tell me he's ok at least." He's out of surgery and he's stable but I don't have anymore details. "Alright. Please keep me updated if you have anything new." I will. Sorry to tell you this over the phone. She could tell that Gabby was probably as scared as she was but she needed to go get the girls. "Look out for my brother and I'll call you when I have the girls."

Christie hung up and took a few minutes to pack away the papers she was grading before she went straight for the principals office to tell her what had happened. She had said that she'd take care of grading the rest of the papers as well as her afternoon classes so she could concentrate on picking Grace and Emma from school and telling them what had happened to their father.

She drove to their school and went straight to the principal's office to explain the situation, the secretary bringing her to the class where the twins were. She knocked on the door and asked to see the girls in the hallway but as soon as the girls eyes connected with Christie's they knew something was wrrong.

"Is daddy ok?" Grace questionned as Emma's eyes had already started to water.

"Daddy is ok but he had an accident at work and he's in the hospital."

"Is daddy going to die?" Emma's lips were quivering, both girls hands holding onto each other.

"No sweetie." She pulled them both into a hug. "He had surgery and he's going to be ok now."

"Can we go see him?"

"Of course sweetie." The secretary told their teacher that they wouldn't be finishing the day and Christie got them both ready so they could go to the hospital to check on Matt.

"I'm sorry I had to put you in the impossible situation." He tried to stay safe on the job and away from injuries but it wasn't always an easy task.

"We're family Matt, that's how it's supposed to be. And this one right here, she was at your side every minute of every day."

"I know." He smiled down at Gabby who now had an arm wrapped around his good side. "I never thought I'd love someone again and yet, I don't know what I would do without her."

"I love you too." They smiled at each other, Christie watching them with a smile of her own.

"And what about you Chris? When are you going to find prince charming?" He didn't miss her blush before he pulled away from Gabby to get the ingredients out to make the pancakes.

"I have to think about Violet Matt. And besides, I'm not sure I'm ready to get into a serious relationship after what Jim did to us." The earlier playfulness in her tone was gone now and Matt could hear the vulnerability in voice.

"I just want you to be happy Chris."

"I'm just not quite ready yet Matt."

"Mmhhmm." He smirked, getting their lunch pancakes ready, Gabby smaking him against his shoulder.

"We should set the table." She laughed as she reached into the cupboards to get enough of everything.

The kids came running up the stairs, Valentina taking the rear and they started running around in the kitchen.

"Alright. You guys need to stop running before you break something." Gabby said sternly, all four oldest kids finding a chair to sit down, Christie helping Valentina up in her high chair.

"Come on sweet girl, Matt makes the BEST pancakes." She tickled her sides, making the little girl laugh.

"Everyone to chow." He called, bringing a plate filled with small pancakes for the kids, Gabby bringing the plate for the grown ups.

Violet helped her mother and uncle get the kids settled with their food and they enjoyed lunch all together. They weren't all family by blood but for anyone looking from the outside in, that's exactly what they would say they were.


A/n: So I was finally able to finish writing this chapter and we finally managed to see how the girls took to their father having an accident on the job. I know it's not an epic chapter but please take a few minutes and leave a review cuz feedback always helps to write and I love reading what you guys thought of it. - Sarra