A/N – So hopefully now that you've recovered from that bombshell here's two others, enjoy. Oh and italics are from a memory a past event if you so wish.

"What the?"

Mills holds up his hands in defence "This is not the time or place, all I'll say is I'm here for my girl, nothing else matters"

"Peter maybe it does, they are family"

Peter looked at Trudy and then 51 and 21st "Now what I'm about to tell you, you listen no interruptions"

Everyone nods and sits staring at Mills, he gives Trudy a look and she shakes her head.

"So I've known Jess for four years, met her in the UK after starting a restaurant there. She was one of my first customers, I met her mother, we got talking and we've been together three and a half years"

"Together as in boyfriend and girlfriend?"

"No Herrmann as Jess is my fiancée"

Mills moves away from everyone and smiles as everyone sat stunned trying to figure out what to do next.

"Well that would explain as to why JJ would refuse me and Sylvie finding her a date, damn that girls secretive"

"Gets it from her mother"

Trudy pulls Mills away from everyone and drags him towards the lift and the ICU floor.

"What the hell was that?"

"You really need to talk to them Trudy, tell them even Mouch"

"Oh really? Oh Randall dear I'm just letting you know I have a 29 year old daughter, come on Peter get real!"

"Trudy I don't understand your worries, Jess accepts it"

"She accepted it after three long weeks of hell oh and you telling her to get a grip"

Mills laughed "Yeah that did shock me, tell Mouch first then 51 and 21st"

"Hank knows"

Mills stares at her "See it was easy telling Voight but not your husband"

"I didn't tell him, he guessed"

"Does nothing get past that man?"

Trudy giggles and exits the lift along with Mills "Oh here, its JJ's engagement ring"

"Maybe now she'll start wearing it, how do you think they've taken it?"

"A lot better than when I tell them I'm Jessica's mum"

Arriving at JJ's ICU room they both stand watching JJ looking like a doll, her shoulder length brunette curls plastered to her head and face, they could also see her blood stained face behind her oxygen mask and blood all over both arms. Trudy's heart breaks seeing her daughter so weak.

"I need Randall, I can't do this alone"

"Want me to go get him?"

"Yes...yes please"

Mills jogged back to the lift got in went down to the waiting room of the emergency department and walked in walking straight up to Mouch.

"You need to come with me, Trudy needs you"

Mills dragged Mouch back out the room back to the lift and to the ICU floor, to find a nurse trying to calm Trudy.

"Trudy is it JJ?"

"No...yes oh my god" Trudy starts panicking again "Randall JJ is my daughter"

"Well that wasn't expected"

"Neither was your answer"

"How long have you known?"

"Four months, after everything Jess went through we bonded and we got talking about her mother" Trudy looked into the room and smiled "Jess was brought up by my cousin, Patricia Johnson-Platt"

"If you don't mind me asking, but why didn't you raise JJ?"

"I was only nineteen years old, my dad was so angry with me when I told him I was pregnant" Trudy looks back at JJ and then to Mouch "When I gave birth to Jess she was sent to live with my cousin I'd get updates every year, photos and such. I kind of knew when I met her at the picnic, Patricia had sent me a photo of Jess in her Paramedic uniform when she was twenty six. I was so proud"

Mouch nods and then looks at Mills "You and JJ then?"

"Yes Mouch me and Jess"

"What's in the bag?"

Mills raises the bag and smiles looking at JJ "She'll not like me to tell you this, tough persona and all that, but JJ is a huge Disney fan especially Stitch"

Mills pulls out from the bag a medium sized Stitch and Angel "I was going to give them to her for her birthday but you know I'll lay them beside her now, brighten up her ICU room"

"Oh Peter she'll love them"

"You knew about Mills and JJ and never thought to tell me?"

Trudy knew Mouch was hurt "Randall I know it's a lot to take in, I understand if you feel pushed out but JJ's gone through hell and she's not forthcoming when it comes to her personal life, there's a lot more to it"

"OK"

Mills and Trudy look at each other and then to Mouch to JJ, they sigh and make their way into JJ's room, Mills places Stitch across JJ's right arm and Angel across her left any other given moment he'd of snapped a picture for the cuteness factor but the living memory was bad enough of how close JJ and Brett were to death.

Mouch stood by the door watching Trudy with a bowl and water gently rubbing away the dried blood on JJ's face, he liked seeing Trudy so happy which made him happy so all his hurt feelings and thoughts were forgotten and he joined Trudy and Mills in the room.

"Can I help you with that?"

Trudy looks at Mouch with the biggest grin "Sure you could grab some more towels and clean the dried blood away from her arms"

Mouch smiles and skips away before returning with a hefty supply of towels and more water in a bowl.

"So you have a restaurant in the UK, what city?"

"Nottingham, its called the four seasons"

"Jess named it" Mills laughed "She said she called it the four seasons because some days you could get the four seasons in just one day"

"I'm glad JJ has you"

"Thanks Mouch, for everything. Jess calls you her rock at 51 I'll have you know"

Mouch stands open mouthed "She does?"

"Yeah, she's so grateful for the day she met you, was ready to just pack it all in, but you stopped it"

"I don't know what to say"

"You don't have to say anything she cares about you, she didn't go into details but said you saved her from hell, any ideas?"

Mouch looked up at Trudy who raised her eyebrows "Nope, none what so ever"

Mouch then quickly moved his hand from JJ's arm, she'd moved it. Trudy and Mills noticed and looked at JJ.

"Jess you OK?"

"Come on Jess open your eyes"

"Should she be waking up this quickly?"

JJ suddenly opened her eyes looking up and into Mills' eyes, she smiles before looking around and finding Trudy and Mouch there too, trying to pull at her mask she gets a face plant of Stitch and Angel.

"Sorry, here let me move them to the bedside table"

Mills grabs Angel first and then makes a grab for Stitch, JJ pulls away and shakes her head settling Stitch down by her right side.

"Shall I get a nurse?"

"Yes thanks Mouch"

Mouch quickly exits the room and finds the nurses station, explains that JJ is awake and makes his way back to the room with the nurse following closely behind.

"Ahh Miss Johnson nice to see you awake, how do you feel?"

JJ still groggy "Like I've been hit by a truck! How's Sylvie Brett my partner on Ambo 61?"

The nurse smiles "I can see I'm going to have my hands full with you too, Miss Brett woke up about five minutes before you and asked the same question"

"She's awake I've got to see her" JJ tries to move but starts coughing.

"Point proven, give it time Miss Johnson you've just woke up after surgery to repair a lung, to be entirely honest you and Miss Brett should not be as alert and eager to get out of bed as you both are"

"You don't know me and Sylvie"

"I repeat give it time, you'll see each other soon, I promise"

"Yeah OK I'll hold you to that"

Nurse Rice smiles and raises an eyebrow "If any of you need anything ask for Nurse Rice"

"Thank you"

"Mom?"

"Hey darling you scared us all, Darren was sobbing"

"Uh huh, Hi Mouch"

"Oh thank god!" Mouch pulled JJ into a gentle hug "I was so scared thought we'd lost you after I watched the footage, I was like how the hell did we get you out of 61"

"Mouch come on man, she don't need to hear that"

"Hey baby actually I do" JJ sighs "You and mom know why and seeing as Mouch is my family now he needs to know, I did scream it can't happen again a lot"

Mouch nodded taking the seat nearest to JJ and holding her hand. Sitting up in bed a bit further, adjusting her mask JJ tells Mouch about something that happened in her past she would want to stay there but knew now that it wasn't possible.

JJ was sat at home with her mom (who now we all know is not the case but for the flashback purposes she is), they'd been waiting for a phone call from the local hospital for JJ's mom to have a heart replacement operation and as soon as the call came in they had 30 minutes to get to the hospital.

"Today's the day mom, I can feel it"

"I want to tell you something and I don't want you getting upset"

"Mom?"

"If the worst was to happen and I didn't make it I want you to fulfil your dreams. Go to America with Peter, he adores you join the CFD and enjoy life. For over a year you've put your life on hold to look after me"

"Mom I.."

"Yes you can, get married have lots of babies and enjoy life, promise me?"

JJ nods and hugs her mom "I promise"

Just then JJ's phone rings, JJ listens to the call glancing at her mom before smiling and disconnecting the call.

"They've found a match, let's move"

JJ helps her mum to the car and starts making her way to the hospital, half way there the two front tyres of JJ's car blow out sending the car into a spin and crashing into a tree..

"I couldn't save her" JJ sobs "I'm a trained Paramedic and I couldn't save her"

Mouch thought for a second before replying "Jess you tried to help that's the main thing, you made sure that Sylvie was OK, you kept her awake and alert and look your both awake and wanting to get out of here, you saved Brett not any of the rest of us"

"I did?"

"Of course, you put the call into main, you spoke to Severide throughout the whole extraction. Heck if you weren't injured and trapped yourself who'd of been working to get Sylvie out, you did us all proud"

JJ burst into tears and allowed Mouch to hug her, finally calming down and still hugging Mouch she smiled at Trudy and Mills. A tap on the door made everyone look up, there stood Casey with the biggest smile on his face he walked into the room and up to JJ.

"Thank you"

"What?"

"JJ thank you for keeping Sylvie safe"

"She'd of done the same"

"True, so you and Mills"

"Yes me and Mills"

"I can see it now Sylvie squealing when she finds out"

"Indeed Captain, don't forget you need to be at the jewellers by 1pm tomorrow"

Casey laughs loudly "Trust me I haven't forgotten, thanks for the help"

"Anytime Matt"

"Help?"

"Yeah Matt wants to ask Sylvie to be his wife, needed the correct size of ring so enlisted me to help" JJ coughs loudly, Trudy hands her some water "Thanks, wasn't an easy task either in the end I had to borrow some jewellery from her apartment, which I still have in my locker at 51"

"I'll get it back off you when you're back at 51"

"OK good luck"

Matt smiles and leaves just as Natalie Manning walks in looking at everyone before raising her arms up in defence at JJ.

"I come in peace"

"Sorry"

"Excuse me?"

"Look I'm sorry for the way I was with you the first and second time we've met, in my defence this time I wasn't well"

"Apology accepted, you become super women, thankfully I moved just as you launched a metal bed pan at me"

"Oh my I didn't did I? An empty one I hope?"

"Yes you did and yes empty, I'm here to assess if your well enough to move off ICU in a record time I may add, to the ward"

"Really? That soon"

"Yes if they are both alert, talking they don't need to be on ICU" Natalie places her hand on Trudy's arm "They'll be both better on the ward, side room sharing, keep each other sane"

"Thank you that would be lovely"

"I...OK?"

"Hey I've realised how much of a bitch I was to you and I'm sorry"

Natalie smiles and leaves the room, promising to return when the side room on the ward was free, Mouch stands up the rest of the room looking at him.

"I'm going to go tell 51 and 21st that both you and Sylvie are awake, they may go take the rigs back to 51 and go home or maybe not you never know"

Mouch leaves and makes the journey down in the lift and walks into the room all eyes on him.

"Hey everyone JJ and Brett are awake, alert and talking"

"Oh thank god, when can we see them? Actually sod everyone else when can I see them?"

"JJ and Brett will be moved to a ward in a side room shortly, Doctor Manning is sorting it, they'll be sharing"

Stella nods and looks at Boden. Boden looks around the room at the array of people sat there and he can't help but smile.

"Listen up" "I want all of 51 to gather everything up get back to the rigs take them back to 51, and then go home"

"Chief I'd like to stay?"

"That's understandable Mouch, what is it Stella?"

"I'd wish to request staying also, for Casey and Brett"

"OK I'll leave the buggy here for you, I'll take 81 back"

"Thank you Chief"

Boden nods "Everyone else let's go"

For the first time in almost 4 hours the waiting room looked empty, apart from all of the 21st team.

Voight walked over to Mouch who was saying bye to all of 51, Stella stood with him.

"Mouch how is Trudy?"

"Fine thank you"

"I'll send all of 21st back and then I'll come up and see Trudy and Jess"

"You don't have to myself and Mills are there"

"I won't stay long"

"OK fine!"

Voight walks away and Stella looks at Mouch eyebrows raised and towards Voight.

"What was that about?"

"Doesn't matter, come on then I'll take you up, you can drop in and see Jess if you like?"

"Jess?"

"Well yeah JJ, Jess same person. Mills and Trudy call JJ Jess and it kind of stuck"

"OK Jess it is"

Stella and Mouch walk back to the lift and get in, there's silence for a few seconds before Stella speaks.

"Can I please tell Jess about her birthday party? Please?"

"I don't see why not"

"Thank you, thank you"

Mouch laughs, Stella's bouncing like a kid at Christmas jumping out of the lift and down the hall to JJ's room.

"Oh my god girl, you scared me. But look at you all awake and ready to face the world"

"Hi Stella, you've met my fiancée Peter?"

"Yes hi, nice to meet you. So girl I've got something I need to tell you"

"Really?"

"Yup, I'm going to attempt to jailbreak you and Sylvie out of here for your birthday party at Molly's in two days"

"Jailbreak huh?"

"Yes all of 51, Trudy and Voight have been planning it"

"Stella? I told you I didn't want any fuss"

"Oh boring. So who do I talk too about getting you and Sylvie out of here?"

Just as Trudy was about to reply, Natalie walked in surprised to see Stella there.

"Are you the doctor I speak to, to allow Jess and Sylvie out of hospital in two days for Jess' 30th birthday party?"

"Well hello Stella"

"Yeah sorry Natalie, so?"

"Well let me get them to the ward first, reassess and we'll go from there"

"OK, so how about if they are OK on the ward over night and majority of the following day, wearing portable oxygen and promise not to drink alcohol. Can it be done?"

Natalie stands in complete silence stunned at the energy from Stella, everyone seems in shock including JJ.

"Well can it be done?"

"I'm not saying yes and I'm not saying no, but if they do they'll be on strong painkillers and crutches"

"Oh that's amazing" Stella gives JJ a hug and kiss and as quickly as she entered she was gone making her way to Sylvie's room.

"Well looks like I've got a birthday party to attend"

"What do you want to wear?"

Looking down at her right leg in a cast JJ replies "I suppose it will have to be a skirt or dress"

"Oh how about those blue and white shorts you brought a few weeks ago?"

"Mom that's a brilliant idea, clean underwear essential" JJ laughs at Mills and Mouch being uncomfortable "Honestly everyone wears underwear, it's hot out so the white thin strapped t shirt, my white flat's and that little blue cardi you like"

"Perfect I'll go and fetch them tomorrow"

"You're all planning this as if it will happen, Natalie said maybe"

"Mills you don't know Stella"

Voight appeared at the door, JJ spotting him first.

"Hank so happy to see you"

"Likewise mini one"

"Mini one?"

"Yeah it's Hank's nickname from him to me, ever since we met me actually"

"Hank knew before me?"

"Mouch, Trudy didn't tell me I guessed"

"Uh huh OK then"

"Seriously Randall now is not the time, I'll tell you at home later"

Fifteen minutes later Nurse Rice returns and starts moving all of JJ's equipment onto the foot of the bed, Mills quickly gathers Angel and follows the nurse and JJ to the ward, on arrival they are greeted by Natalie who shows JJ, Mouch and Trudy to the room, coming face to face with Sylvie, Casey, Sylvie's parents and Stella.

"At least now if the whole of 51 and 21st arrive they can all fit in this room"

"Thank you Natalie, once again"

Natalie giggles "I'm sorry I'm still getting used to the nice JJ not the JJ that wanted to rip my throat out, but I'm getting there"

Natalie left, also sensing that JJ, Stella and Sylvie wanted to be alone, Casey, Sylvie's parents, Mouch and Trudy left, before leaving Mills take the necklace out from his pocket and looks at the silver engagement ring attached to it.

"Jess I want you to start wearing this on your finger not around your neck, would you wear it please?"

"Oh Peter of course I will"

Stella smiles as Mills slides the ring onto JJ's finger, Sylvie was sat in shock, Stella starts to giggle.

"Peter Mills?"

"Hey Brett, I'll be back tomorrow no getting into mischief the three of you. Love you Jess"

"Love you too" JJ kissed Mills and smiled as he left "What?"

"You and Mills? How long? Where and when?"

"Breathe Sylvie, OK yes me and Mills, been together 4 years, engaged 3 and a half years. Met him in the UK when he opened a restaurant in my home town"

"You said you had no one?"

"I know what I said, but at the time I didn't. Peter was stuck in the UK making sure the restaurant worked out before employing a general manager and then coming to be with me, long distance relationships suck"

"Does he know about the rape?"

"No and I prefer it that way"

"Wait you two are engaged?"

JJ and Stella burst out laughing before Sylvie laughs and the girls settle into more conversations until Stella has to leave as visiting hours are over.

Stella gives JJ and Sylvie a kiss and hug each "Love you guys see you tomorrow"

"Bye Stella" both JJ and Sylvie reply waving and blowing kisses.

"Oh before I forget congratulations Jess"

Stella walks out and shuts the door, Sylvie and JJ keep glancing towards each other and then away.

"God why is this so difficult?"

"Huh?"

"Thank you"

"For being the best damn partner ever and for being the best sister ever"

"Stop it you'll make me cry"

"Sorry, congratulations by the way. I can say it now that the shocks worn off"

"Well are you ready for another shock to the system?"

Sylvie nods "I've found my birth mom"

"What? Who?"

"Long story short when I was in the UK found out that who I thought was my mom was in fact my moms cousin"

"Right ok?"

"I bonded with her when I went through the ordeal of explaining my rape to the police, she was there with me every step of the way"

"OK who...no wait you don't mean Trudy Platt, Mouch's wife is your mom?"

"Well yeah she is, Sylvie you can't say anything not even to Casey, promise me"

"OK I promise, who else knows?"

"Well yourself, Mouch, Peter, Hank Voight and me"

"Voight?"

"Yes Voight, I promise you'll know more soon, we're just not ready to tell anyone else"

Sylvie nodded and then yawned, which in turn made JJ yawn.

"JJ?"

"Yeah?"

"Can I call you Jess? I like it, it suits you"

JJ giggles quietly "Of course you can, no go to sleep. Love you Sylvie"

"Love you Jess"

Both girls fell asleep instantly the toll of the day taking hold, they looked peaceful and content when Natalie checked in on them before going home, at least JJ and Sylvie were over the worst but they still had a long recovery ahead of them and knowing the two of them they'd face it together.