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CHAPTER 6

"Hey Chief, there's something you should know." Brett said as she came into Boden's office.

Boden looked up at Brett. He could tell by her expression and the tone in her voice that something was wrong.

"What's wrong?" Boden asked.

Brett closed the door.

"They found Sean Roman's sister." Brett said.

Boden knew by the tone in Brett's voice that it wasn't good news.

"Do they know what happened?" Boden asked.

"They do but Sean didn't tell me anything. He just told me she didn't make it." Brett said.

"When you find out the funeral arrangements, let me know. I think we should all be there to support him." Boden said.

Brett nodded and left Boden's office. She headed to the common room where everyone else was.

"Hey guys, I heard from Sean." Brett said.

"Did they find his sister?" Severide asked.

"Yeah." Brett replied with a sad tone.

"And?" Severide asked.

Brett shook her head.

"She didn't make it. I don't know all the details but Sean said as soon as he knew what the funeral arrangements are, he'd let us know." Brett said.

Everyone started chatting about what Brett had told them while Brett went back into the bunk room. Brett just stared at the piece of paper with Julie's cell phone number on it. She contemplated on whether to call Julie or not, but decided not too. She decided to get some much needed rest after all the calls that she and Foster had gotten the last several days at work. Matt took notice of Brett resting on her bunk bed. She crashed hard. The shift seemed to fly by as Brett stayed asleep for nearly six hours. No calls came in, which was shocking. Brett woke up and felt refreshed. She didn't realize how tired she was. She raised up and saw Matt was on his phone. She texted him.

"BORED? - Brett" the text read.

Casey checked his text message and chuckled.

"YES. PAPERWORK IS DONE. - CASEY" he texted back.

"BUNK ROOM OR OFFICE? - BRETT" she said in the text message.

Casey wasn't sure if Brett was playing a cat and mouse game, but their little text flirting was playful and he loved it.

"OFFICE. - CASEY" he replied.

Brett got up and walked over to his office and walked in.

"How was your power nap?" Casey joked.

Brett walked over and sat on his bunk bed.

"I feel great but didn't mean to sleep for half of the shift. How busy were we?" Brett joked.

"Surprisingly, no calls yet." Casey answered.

Brett let out a breath and sighed.

"Are you alright?" Casey asked.

"Yeah. You know, hearing about Sean's sister breaks my heart. You know? I mean, he seemed a bit off and I don't know if it's the paramedic side of me coming out or if it's the friend in me coming out, but Sean looked like he was on something." Brett said.

"You mean like drugs?" Casey questioned.

"I don't know. Could be or it could be something more." Brett said.

"It could be that he's just tired from trying to find his sister." Casey said.

"That's definitely a possibility." Brett replied.

"Change of subject. Have you called Julie?" Casey asked.

"No and I don't know if I want too. I mean, after everything that happened, I'm not sure what to do. I guess I'll just let her make the first move because I can't." Brett said.

"Fair enough." Casey sighed.

"What? You're not gonna tell me what to do?" Brett joked.

Casey knew Brett was just joking around.

"Now, would I ever do such a thing?" Casey chuckled sarcastically.

"I don't know, Matthew Casey. You tend to be very sneaky at times." Brett joked.

The way she said his full name made him smile.

"Sylvie Brett, would I ever be sneaky with you." Casey teased.

Their little bantering continued on for a little bit, with both of them cracking up over everything.

"Thanks for making me laugh." Brett said.

"Anytime." Casey smiled.

Brett left Casey's office and headed to the locker room. Her cell phone rang and it was Sean giving her the information for his sister's funeral. Brett went to Boden's office and informed him of the funeral arrangements. Boden then went to the common room where everyone was eating dinner and told them of the news.

"I hope you all will attend and show support to Sean Roman and his family. That's all." Boden said as he left the room.

"Why are they having her funeral so sudden?" Severide asked.

"I don't know but Sean hasn't seemed like himself. He's taking this pretty hard." Brett responded.

After talking for a few more minutes, Brett started roaming around the firehouse. No calls were coming in, which was rare for the firehouse, but it was something that everyone enjoyed from time to time. Casey noticed Brett was more restless than usual. Brett paced the firehouse for a good half hour before going back to the bunk room. Brett's mind was all over the place. Casey was a bit worried about her, but then again, he was always worried about her. Brett started reading one of her many books that she kept by her bunk bed.

"A Walk To Remember, huh." Casey said as he walked over to the bunk room.

Brett was startled.

"Oh, yeah. It's one of my favorites." Brett smiled.

"Gabby wasn't much of a reader." Casey said.

"I know." Brett acknowledged with a slight giggle.

It was a bit awkward between them but Brett didn't mind. She loved his company and vice versa.

"What are you doing after shift?" Casey casually asked.

"Oh, uh, I don't know yet I'm probably just gonna go home and sleep." Brett said.

They both chuckled a little bit.

"So, I was wondering if you wanted to go with me to help Mr. Larson. He asked if I could help him move some things into storage and since most of those things are upstairs where the fire took place, I was thinking that maybe you would like to keep Dusty company while I help Mr. Larson." Casey said.

Brett's face lit up. Mr. Larson had became a very important person to her.

"Yeah, absolutely." Brett smiled.

"Good." Casey smiled and then walked away.

Several hours later, it was almost time for shift to end. Everyone was in the locker room changing, but Brett was hiding in the women's bathroom. After everyone left, Casey waited for Brett to come out of the bathroom. He was in the locker room at his locker when Brett found him.

"Ready?" Brett happily cheered.

Casey smiled.

"Let's go." Casey said.

They left and headed over to Mr. Larson's place. Mr. Larson opened the door as soon as he heard Casey's truck pull up and he happily greeted Casey and Brett.

"Oh, Sylvie, how are you?" Mr. Larson greeted with a smile.

"I'm ok. How are you and Dusty?" Brett asked.

"We're doing alright but he misses you." Mr. Larson sweetly said.

"Aww, I've missed him too and I've missed you." Brett said as she gave Mr. Larson a hug.

Casey went to shake Mr. Larson's hand but Mr. Larson just pulled him into a friendly hug and then they all stepped inside the house.

"Sylvie, darling, would you mind staying down here with Dusty while Matt and I move some things? I don't want Dusty wondering around upstairs while we are working." Mr. Larson asked.

"Absolutely. I love this little guy." Brett smiled.

Mr. Larson gave her a warm smile and he and Casey headed upstairs to start packing up to put into storage while Brett played with Dusty. She fell in love with that cat. Casey and Mr. Larson were moving things around and Brett was curious over a conversation she heard Casey and Mr. Larson have.

"So, are you and Sylvie dating?" Mr. Larson asked innocently.

"Ah, no sir. We are just good friends." Casey said.

"Oh, so you have a wife or girlfriend?" Mr. Larson asked.

"I used too be married. She and I got divorced. She came back to Chicago a while ago but I haven't heard from her since. I hope she's doing well but I don't think I could ever do that relationship again. I'll always carry a special place for her but she wanted things that I just didn't want." Casey said.

"I understand that." Mr. Larson said.

As they began moving things around, Mr. Larson slowly began to have trouble breathing and Casey immediately yelled for Brett.

"Brett!" Casey yelled.

Brett knew by the sound of Casey's voice that something was wrong. She ran upstairs as fast as she could and saw Mr. Larson holding his chest.

"Let's sit you down." Brett said as she walked Mr. Larson over to a chair that was in the room.

Brett asked several questions to see what could be wrong with Mr. Larson.

"Casey, can you get my bag downstairs?" Brett asked.

Casey ran downstairs and grabbed Brett's bag and brought it up to her. She put her stethoscope on and checked Mr. Larson's breathing and pulse. After a few minutes, Mr. Larson started to feel better. Brett recommended that he go to Chicago Med, but Mr. Larson didn't want too. After a few more minutes, Brett suggested that he get some rest and not overdo it. He agreed and they all walked downstairs to the spare room. Once they got him settled, they said their goodbyes. Casey had agreed to come back the next morning before shift. They walked to Casey's truck and got in.

"So, Cruz's wedding is coming up in a few weeks. Are you going with anyone?" Casey asked.

"No one has asked or at least no one that I'm interested in." Brett answered.

"Well, would you maybe wanna be my date to Cruz's wedding?" Casey nervously asked.

The suggestion threw her for a loop and she looked at him.

"I don't see why not. I mean, we are friends." Brett nervously replied.

"I guess it's date." Casey smiled.

Brett smiled and it didn't take them long before Casey pulled up to 51 so that Brett could get her car.

"So, I'll see you at work tomorrow." Brett said as she opened her door.

"Uh, yeah. Hey, would you maybe wanna ride together tomorrow. I'm gonna check on Mr. Larson before shift and I was thinking we could ride together." Casey suggested.

"Sure. I'd like that. See ya tomorrow." Brett smiled as she got out of the truck.

She closed the door and Casey watched her get into her car before leaving. Brett was all smiles. She was going out on a date with Matthew Casey, a man that she has been crushing on for a while but at the same time, he was also becoming her best friend. What could possibly go wrong at Cruz's wedding in a few weeks? One thing was certain, she was a bit excited that Casey was going to be the one who takes her to Cruz's wedding. After Brett got to her apartment, her phone rang. It was Casey.

"Hello?" Brett asked over the phone.

"Hey Brett, it's Casey. You forgot your bag in my truck. Would you mind if I came to your apartment to give it to you?" Casey asked.

It was then that Brett realized she didn't have her bag.

"Absolutely. I kind of need it." Brett chuckled.

"I'll be there in about five minutes." Casey said.

"Alright. See you then." Brett said as she and Casey hung up the phone.

Cruz was staying with Chloe and Foster was out for the rest of the day. Brett was home alone and was a bit giddy. She ran into her bedroom and changed into a pair of navy blue sweat pants and a black women's Bret Michaels tank top. She loved being around Casey but she couldn't shake the feeling that something was going to happen at Cruz's wedding that she wasn't prepared for. Just as her mind started to wonder, there was a knock on the door. It was Casey.