A/N: Hey guys. I'm new to this fandom so I hope you enjoy the story and please leave reviews. In this story Shay didn't die in the blast.

Shay walked into Firehouse 51 on her first shift back after the accident that nearly killed her. Shay had spent 6 weeks in a coma before intense physical and speech therapy for good 6 months before she was deemed fit to return to work. She wasn't 100% right but she was certainly ready for work.

Looking around the place there hadn't been much change since she was last at the firehouse.

"Hey look whose back" Shay heard as she entered the common room from Kelly Severide. She didn't get much time to think before she was piled into hugs from her 2nd family.

Her eyes fall to her previous paramedic partner Gabriela Dawson who was one of the last to give her a hug. Gabby was now the new candidate as she found out at the hospital when she woke up. Shay was pleased and sad at the same time as she pulled her best friend into a big hug.

"Welcome back Shay" Gabby said while she held onto her friend closely, earning a cheeky tap on the bum from her friend, making Gabby chuckle.

Gabby then moved aside to introduce the new paramedic who was standing slightly timidly to Gabby's left "Shay this is your new paramedic partner Sylvie Brett"

Sylvie smiled as she embraced Shay into a gentle hug "Nice to finally meet you Shay. Dawson has told me a lot about you."

As everyone began to settle down Shay finally had time to relax. Chief Boden had seen her the day before to clear everything so Shay could take the chill time to settle back in with her friends.

Shay walked over to the kitchen for a drink, her eyes searching for Gabby as she went. As she found the brunette, Shay's eyes settled on her how she looked much better than when she first saw her after the explosion.

Shay had feelings for Gabby for a while now but only really felt it hard when Gabby had told her about the test. The way they flirted with each other when not on call, the way they looked at each other and just the way Gabby treated her compared to the rest.

Shay couldn't help falling in love with her best friend. But there was so much in her way now. Gabby was now in a relationship with Matthew Casey. Gabby was straight and hadn't been interested in girls ever since Shay remembered.

Shay quickly made herself a coffee and made her way over to Gabby and Brett, sitting herself where she always did before the incident.

She had lost a lot of memory in the blast but she had been in therapy to help bring her memory back to scratch. Although it hurt at the time, she slowly got flash backs of her life before the blast which helped her a lot.

"hey how about we all go out for drinks after shift? Just the 3 of us. Have a great girl's night out." Brett asked Gabby and Shay as they had been speaking about they haven't been out for a while.

"Great idea" Shay replied happily. Although she didn't know Brett very well, she seemed kind enough. But she was happy to go out as it meant she got to spend more time with Gabby outside of work where Shay didn't have to worry about the alarms disturbing them.

"I'll make sure I'm not needed at Molly's but yeah I would love that" Gabby chirped in.

There wasn't much more time to talk as the alarm went off

"Truck 81, Squad 3, Ambulance 61, High Top fire" was called on PA as they all rushed to there vehicles. Shay climbed in the ambulance with Brett, letting Brett drive them to scene

A/N: So that's the end of Chapter 1. What do you think? I know I used first and last names mixed in this chapter. What do you prefer?