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a/n: Thank you to everyone who read and reviewed last chapter, i'm happy you liked it so much. So this chapter we'll see Kelly tell Christie about the accident and how the whole house deals with one of their own's life is at risk.
Matt was wheeled in with Kelly still pressing firmly against his side, his feet following the gurney as fast as it did, Chout giving out what had happened.
"On my call, we move him." The nurses and the orderlies were ready and waited for the go. "One, two, now." The move was quick and suddenly, Kelly was moved aside by a nurse who had taken his place and the head nurse suddenly appearing at his side.
"You have to let them work lieutenant. We'll come update you when we have news." He was pushed back out and now he had to face the rest of the house and Gabby and he had nothing to tell them. He pushed the double doors that led back to the waiting room to find Shay comforting Gabby who was sitting with her head in her hands. The sound of the doors opening pulled her from the state she was in and her eyes locked with Kelly's hands, covered with blood.
"Kelly."
"I'm sorry Gabs, I don't know anything."
"What happened?"
"I don't know. The last thing I really remember is seeing Matt fly across the room and into some shelving." The memories in Kelly's head were a jumble and he couldn't get them sorted out right now.
"Tell me he's going to be ok." Hey eyes were glistening with tears that she was refusing to let fall right now.
"I don't know Gabs, they pushed me out of the room and told me to let them work. I'm sorry."
"He'll be ok, he has to be." She just had to believe that he would pull through and that they'd work their issues out as soon as he'd be awake.
Kelly simply nodded, choosing to have good thoughts. "I have to go tell Christie." He knew Matt's sister would never forgive him for this but he needed to be the one to tell her.
"I'll go with you." Shay offered.
"No, I have to do this alone." The whole group watched as Kelly walked past them and went straight into a bathroom. Shay watched him go even though everything in her screamed to be by her best friend's side. Kelly walked into an empty bathroom and turned the tap on and placing his hands under the water flow, trying to scrub one of his best friend's blood out of them. The water instantly turned red as he created friction between his hands and he tried to get himself together but anger and pain was all he could think of as he started crying, not even caring if anyone saw him. Once he was ok with the state of his hands, he wiped them down and headed to the front of the building. He was aware that he had no car to get to his destination as he texted Christie to find out where the group had ended up. Kelly jumped as he felt a hand on his shoulder, Boden suddenly appearing next to him.
"Take the keys to my truck Kelly."
"Thanks chief."
"Well keep you updated if anything changes." Kelly nodded as he took the keys, Boden watching him go with a sigh.
Kelly tried to get his thoughts in order before he parked Boden's truck in front of Christie's house but had failed miserably so far. For some strange reason, even though he had a key to this place, he couldn't just come in so he knocked. His eyes were looking at the ground, only looking up when he heard the door open and her eyes, the same as his looked straight at him with a smile.
"Kelly, what are you doing here?" Kelly had never once made a social visit while on shift. When he didn't answer her, her eyes looked over her shoulder to notice that Squad's truck wasn't there but it was the chief's suv. "Kelly, what's going on?" She looked behind her to see all the kids looking at her.
"It's Matt." He started as Laura appeared, tears instantly clouding Christie's eyes.
"Come on kids, let's go play outside." Laura ushered them the other way to leave the couple alone for what she assumed wasn't a social visit.
"Kelly, no." Kelly caught her just as her knees slightly buckled.
"Look at me Christie." He pulled her up so she was eye level with him. Her lip was trembling and he knew that it wasn't good news but he had to tell her. "He's in surgery at Chicago Med." Severide had gotten the news from Boden just as he had gotten out of the truck.
"The girls, we have to tell the girls." Christie looked franticly behind her and back to Kelly.
"I think it's better if we find out more about what's going on first, when we have some real information."
"I need to pull myself together. Let me just get my purse." Kelly let her go back into the house while he waited outside, not wanting to face the girls himself. Christie returned shortly after.
"Laura said she'd stay with them until we had news, let's go." Kelly didn't bother to stop her because when she had something in mind, she and Matt were very much alike. They drove back to Med, Christie staring at the passing city, Kelly putting a comforting hand on her leg. Matt had to be ok, he just had to be. As soon as Kelly had parked the car in the emergency vehicle section in front of the main door, Christie was out and running franticly inside. She found most of 51 in the waiting room and Kelly joined her a few seconds later. "Any news?" She asked the group.
"Not yet." Herrmann stood up from his chair. "He was still in surgery about thirty minutes ago." Christie nodded. Christie found an empty chair next to Gabby and took her hand in hers.
"He's going to be fine." Christie knew how Gabby felt, specially knowing that they had got into a fight the night before and that Gabby wanted to make them right again.
"I hope so." She whispered.
"Hey Lieutenant, how are you holding up?" Herrmann walked to Kelly, his face showing how he truly felt.
"There was so much blood." He simply said, looking at the closed doors and then to Christie.
"He'll pull through, Casey's a fighter."
"I know it's just that, you should have seen her when she saw I was with Boden's truck."
"You're a good man Kelly, the two of you will be just fine."
"Thanks." Kelly was always happy that Herrmann had the right words. He patted him on the shoulder and went to take the last empty seat next to Christie. She never let go of Gabby's hand but she leaned her head against his shoulder, his lips kissing the top of her head. "He's going to be fine." He whispered, feeling her nod against him.
It took another hour before anyone came to give them an update. The surgeon walked through the doors an removed his cap. "Matt Casey's family?" Gabby and Christie were the first to stand up, Kelly and Shay following closely behind as everyone else looked up, their ears listening to every word.
"Is he ok?" Gabby asked first.
"The surgery went extremely well. He was lucky that you were quick to treat him at the scene."
"What are we looking at?" Christie needed to know that her brother was ok.
"He was lucky that the rebar didn't go in deeper because we would have looked at a whole different picture. We were able to remove it and repair the small tear in his kidneys with the muscle around it. As we removed his gear, we also found some electrical burns along his arms but those were easily treatable and most likely won't leave any real damage.
"And can we see him now?" Kelly asked from his spot behind Christie, his hands on her shoulders.
"We're moving him to a room soon for recovery but right now he isn't awake yet so I'll ask you to go in just two at a time. When he wakes up and we think he's up for more visit, we'll keep you posted."
"Thanks doc." He nodded before giving them the room number and leaving. everyone was relieved for their friend and co-worker, most of them letting a sigh of relief out.
"Alright everyone, let's go back to the house." Boden stood from his chair to come stand with Kelly and Gabby. "Update us as you get more news?"
"Will do chief. Do you need me back on shift? I can come back if you need me."
"I've got you covered Severide, just stay with them." Kelly nodded as everyone moved past them, hugging them on the way out, leaving Shay last.
"Keep me posted please."
"Will do." She hugged Gabby and whispered in her ear.
"Hang in there, I love you."
"Thanks Shay, I love you too." Shay kissed her cheek one last time before she left.
The three of them took the elevator to the second floor in silence and they asked directions to Matt's room at the nurse's station. Once outside the room, Gabby thought Christie should be the one to go in first, she was his sister after all.
"You should go in first." She whispered. Somehow she couldn't bring her voice up louder right now.
"Ok but I will only stay a few minutes, I have to go tell the girls."
"I'll drive you and we can bring them back." Both Kelly and Christie walked into the room and Christie kissed her brother's forehead.
"Can't you ever stay out of trouble?" Kelly couldn't help the chuckle that escaped his lips. "I have to go tell the girls about this but I'll be back with them later. I love you." She ran her fingers through his hair.
"Keep fighting in there bud, we'll be back." He gently patted his shoulder and they both left the room, leaving Gabby alone with him. She stood in the doorframe a few seconds, her eyes roaming on Matt's form. He looked tired and sick lying in the bed and an oxygen cannula was under his nose and an IV into his arm. She recognized it as being one to fight off infection and she finally walked into the room and pulled the steel chair next to his bed.
"Hey." She took his hand in hers and tears finally slipped down her cheeks. "I'm sorry about last night, please, you have to wake up. I can't do this without you." She wasn't expecting any kind of response but she hoped that hearing her voice would bring him back to her and the kids. "Kelly and Christie are going to bet the kids. The girls will be scared when they see you like this but I'll do everything to make sure that they're ok." Gabby kept talking to Matt and yet nothing was happening. She just hoped that he'd wake up soon so they could finally talk and get back to the way they used to be.
a/n: So I decided that I was going to make this chapter the first of two or three because I want to show as many people's interaction as possible without dragging it out too much. I hope you guys liked this chapter and please take a few seconds to leave a review, I love to you what you guys think - Sarra
