Hey everyone, I am so sorry it's been a while since I've updated this story. I have been sick with strep throat and my allergies haven't helped much. I've also been dealing with some personal issues, but here is the next chapter. Please leave a review and let me know what you all think. Some of this fanfic will be based off of episodes of Season 8 of Chicago Fire, so I give full credit to NBC and Chicago Fire for my take of their storylines involving Brett and Casey. Enjoy and I hope to update again real soon :)

CHAPTER 8

A few days later, Brett and Casey were at Firehouse 51 and had a few interesting calls but not once did they talk to each other. Casey's mind was on other things the whole day, namely reliving the loss of Louie. Louie's biological father returned from overseas and it led to a mess that ultimately resulted in Louie going back to his biological father. The loss hit both Casey and Gabby hard as they were going to adopt him. Thoughts of Louie crept into Casey's mind but not before thinking about all of the things that Brett has recently gone through. After shift was over, Brett met up with Julie and went to a real estate agency to try and find Julie a place to live in Chicago. The real estate agent flirted heavily with Brett and she did smile a little flirtatious smile that Julie noticed. Afterwards, Julie smiled at Brett.

"I see how that guy was looking at you. You should go out with him." Julie playfully teased.

"I don't know. I just got out of an engagement. I'm not sure if I'm ready to move on yet." Brett said.

"How will you know unless you try?" Julie asked.

Brett chuckled and they left. Julie headed back to Rockford and Brett headed to her apartment. Her thoughts wondered but after she got home, she went to her bedroom and changed clothes. A few days later while at the firehouse, Julie came by. She was having severe contractions. Boden was on his way to talk to Severide when he noticed the women by the ambulance.

"Chief, Julie's in labor and she's alone." Brett firmly said.

"Go. Shift is almost over and this is an emergency." Boden reassured them as they got Julie into the ambulance.

"Thanks, Chief." Brett said before closing the door.

Foster and Brett headed to Chicago Med with Julie. As soon as they got there, Maggie and two others immediately paged Julie's OB doctor and took her upstairs.
They updated Brett ever so often, but it didn't look good. Brett called Scott to find out where he was but he was stuck behind an accident on the highway. She paced around the room. Foster had to leave but Brett stayed, waiting for Scott to arrive. One of the nurses came and gave Brett an update and then left. She paced the room before texting Casey. She needed him. She didn't want anyone else with her. She wanted Casey.

"JULIE. CHICAGO MED. NOT GOOD. - BRETT" the text said as Casey read the message on his phone.

"Hey Mouch, I gotta go." Casey told Mouch.

"Is everything ok?" Mouch asked.

"I don't know." Casey said.

He took some money from his wallet and placed it on the table for the beer and then left. Casey arrived at Chicago Med within a few minutes and found Brett pacing nervously and anxiously.

"Hey, what's going on? I got here as fast as I could." Casey said.

"It's Julie. She went into labor and it's not good. Scott is stuck behind some accident on the highway." Brett explained.

Casey saw the doctor coming their way and gave Brett a look.

"Hey Sylvie, I need to ask. How do you and Julie know each other?" the doctor asked.

"She's my birth mom." Brett replied.

"There were a few complications..." the doctor said as she continued to explain the complications.

After explaining what had happened, the doctor left to call Scott, Julie's husband.

"I...I...she was just here. We talked in the ambulance about how she and Scott wanted me and my parents to have dinner with them this weekend." Brett said in tears.

Casey pulled her close and held her.

"Shh." Casey tried to soothe Brett.

The doctor came back into the room.

"Sylvie, would you like to see the baby?" the doctor asked.

Brett looked at Casey for reassurance.

"Go." Casey slightly smiled.

Brett gave him a slight smile and then left to go see her new half sister. As Brett entered the nursery, a nurse handed her the newborn baby. Brett held the baby and started weeping. After a while, Brett gave the baby back to the nurse and then left the room. She met Casey back in the waiting room.

"She's beautiful." Brett smiled as she cried.

Casey wiped the tears from Brett's eyes. Just then, Scott arrived.

"Sylvie, where is she? Where's Julie?" Scott asked worriedly.

Scott could tell that it wasn't good news. The doctor came in and filled Scott in on what happened with Julie. Scott started crying and then followed the doctor to the nursery where the baby was. Sylvie stayed back with Matt and he held her.

"We'll stay as long as you want." Matt reassured Brett.

They waited until Scott came back.

"Sylvie, um, thank you for everything. I've got a lot of things to take care of right now. They told me that I can take the baby home in a few days. I'll let you know the funeral arrangements and uh, if you're worried that I won't let you see the baby, don't be. You can see her whenever you want. In fact, I may need you to babysit while I'm out of town for work." Scott said.

Brett was touched by Scott's gesture. She smiled and thanked him for that. He gave her a hug and then headed back to the nursery where the baby was. Casey took Brett back to the firehouse to change and get her car. Casey waited for Brett to come out of the locker room and walked her to her car.

"Hey, are you alright?" Casey asked with a concerned tone.

"I don't know. I'm just trying to process everything." Brett said.

Casey gave Brett a hug.

"If you need to talk or just can't sleep, call me, day or night." Casey said.

"I will. Thanks." Brett half smiled.

They hugged and then headed their separate ways. After Brett got home, she went into her bedroom and closed the door. She was too tired to change into her pajamas, so she just crawled into bed wearing the same clothes she had on. She pulled the blanket over her body and went to sleep. By the time she woke up, it was late in the evening. She was just glad that she was off work the next day. She got up and checked her messages. She saw a text message from Casey and smiled.

"MOLLY'S TONIGHT? IF NOT, MOVIE NIGHT AT YOUR PLACE? - CASEY." the text message said.

Brett smiled and sent Casey a text message.

"MOVIE NIGHT. BRING PIZZA. - BRETT." Brett said in the message.

Casey was at Kelly's place when he heard his phone ring. Based on the ringtone, he could tell that it was a text. He smiled when he read the message.

"BE THERE IN AN HOUR - CASEY." Casey smiled as he sent the text to Brett.

Brett read the message and smiled. Foster was at a friend's house and Cruz was at Chloe's place. Brett got up and changed into a pair of black yoga pants and a pink shirt that looked like it was a tank top but it was short sleeves. She brushed her hair and waited for Casey. She wasn't sure why she was so nervous, but she was glad that he was coming over. As Brett paced around the apartment while waiting for Casey, straightening up as much as she could before he got there, Brett's phone rang. She looked at the number and saw it was Casey.

"Hello?" Brett asked.

"Hey, it's me. I'm running a bit late. Apparently every place I've been too is busy. Do you just want to order Chinese food instead?" Casey asked over the phone.

"Sure. That sounds great." Brett smiled.

"I'll call it in. You want the sesame chicken, rice, broccoli, and the Mongolian beef, right?" Casey asked.

Brett chuckled. Casey always teased her at work whenever she would eat left over take out food.

"Uh, yeah." Brett replied with a smile.

"I'll be there as soon as I can." Casey smiled.

They hung up the phone and Brett nervously paced the apartment, checking and double checking everything. About an hour later, Casey arrived with the food after waiting in line at the restaurant. Brett let him in and they walked over to the couch and sat down. Casey sat the food on the coffee table and started pulling the food out of the bag and handing it to Brett. After getting settled with their food, Brett turned the TV on and turned it on Netflix, scrolled through the movies and then began playing the movie Mary Poppins Returns.

"I haven't seen the first one in ages. Now, they have a second one?" Casey chuckled.

"Uh, yeah. Emily Blunt plays Mary Poppins in this movie. I haven't seen it but like you, I haven't seen the first one in a while." Brett smiled.

They started eating their food while watching the movie. They talked about the differences between the new movie and the original and laughed a bit about a few things they talked about. After they were finished eating and were finished with the movie, they cleaned up the mess from the food and talked about Julie.

"So, Scott called me earlier and told me that he was considering giving the baby up for adoption." Brett said.

"Really? Why?" Casey asked curiously.

"The other day after shift, I went to check on the baby and he said that he wasn't sure if he wanted to be a dad to her. It got me thinking long and hard. If he doesn't want her, I want to take care of her." Brett stated.

Casey was taken aback for a minute and then smiled.

"Whatever you decide, I'm here for you. You know that, right?" Casey asked.

"Yeah." Brett sighed with a smile.

Casey quickly changed the subject to Stella's "Girls On Fire" project, in which Brett and Foster were helping out. After cleaning up, Brett started to yawn. This was the first time since she had lived in the apartment, where both of her roommates were gone for the night. It was peaceful and yet eerie and Casey could pick up on Brett's demeanor.

"You ok?" Casey asked.

"Yeah, it's just weird. Both Foster and Cruz aren't here. It's the first time since I moved in with both Otis and Joe and now Foster, that I've been here by myself." Brett chuckled.

Casey's mind went to a place it shouldn't have. He quickly shook his head.

"If you need anything, you can call me, day or night." Casey said.

"I will." Brett smiled.

They gave each other a hug before Casey left. Brett stood in the door and watched Casey walk down the hallway to the stairwell. Once he was out of sight, she went back inside the apartment, closed and locked the door, and went to her bedroom. She closed the door to her bedroom and went to bed. She was tired. Cruz's wedding was in two days and all she had to do was get through the next shift before she got all dressed up for Chloe and Cruz's and all she could think about while trying to fall asleep is walking down the aisle next to Casey at Chloe and Cruz's wedding. She is a bridesmaid and he is a groomsman, so the thought of walking down the aisle next to him, made her happy. Casey was truly the first guy that she felt a true connection with. Even though she and Cruz dated, there was something missing. With Antonio, it was more of a physical connection than anything. Same with Kyle and the others. With Casey, it was different. It was more than physical between them but neither of them acted on it, at least not yet. The next morning at work was crazy. There were protesters locking the doors with chains and chaining themselves to the fire trucks all because one of the CFD houses got shut down. It wasn't 81's fault that one of the houses closed, but it didn't matter. No one could go out on calls, except for Ambulance 61 but Chief Boden didn't want to risk anymore protesters coming inside the house, so he closed the apparatus bay doors and had everyone lock the doors from the inside. Casey was in his office trying to make some calls to a local Alderman for help with the situation when Brett knocked on his door.

"Hey, you got a minute?" Brett asked.

"Yeah. What's up?" Casey asked.

"So, Scott came by a few minutes ago. He changed his mind about the baby." Brett said with a relief.

"That's great." Casey half smiled.

"Yeah. He told me that the baby gets to go home in three days." Brett explained.

"I know that look. What's wrong?" Casey asked.

"I don't know. I thought long and hard about what to do if Scott decided to give the baby up for adoption and I decided that if anyone should raise that baby,
it would be me if her father couldn't. Now, he tells me he's changed his mind. It's frustrating." Brett said in frustration.

Casey stood up from his desk and walked over to Brett and gave her a hug. She returned his hug.

"Thanks for that." Brett smiled.

Brett left and headed to the common room, hoping that the protesters that did manage to make it inside the house, were gone. No such luck. She went to the bunk room instead. All the commotion was starting to get to her. The protesters were being loud and obnoxious and Brett needed some peace and quiet. All she had to do was get through this day. Tomorrow was Chloe and Cruz's wedding and thinking about Casey in a tux occupied her mind. A few hours later, one of the protesters needed medical treatment due to using a pipe and chain to chain himself to the firetrucks. It was gonna be a long shift.