Shelby woke up laying on a couch she didn't know. She tried to get her eyes to adjust but it took a minute. Once she was finally able to adjust she looked around the room. She immediately recognized it. She was in Mikes house. The guy she use to buy from.

Shelby felt around for her phone. Once she found it she realized it was dead. "Fuck."

Mike then came walking into the living room. "Morning."

"What time is it?" Shelby sounded very sleepy.

"11 am." Shelby's eyes grew wide.

"Shit! Fuck!" Shelby jumped up and started gathering her belongings. "I'm so fucking late. Bye Mike." Shelby ran out the door. She jumped in her car and sped off towards the firehouse.

She pulled into a spot and jumped out heading up the driveway. She spotted squad sitting at their table. She hurried passed Kelly as quickly as possible not wanting to talk to him. She headed straight for the locker room.

Shelby popped open her locker and began getting undressed.

Casey came into the locker room. "Your late."

Shelby jumped. "I know. I'm sorry." Shelby quickly got dressed.

"Chief wants to see you."

"Okay." Casey left the locker room and Shelby just hit her head against her locker. She headed straight to the chiefs office. She gave a knock on the door and he motioned for her to come in.

"Close the door." Shelby closed the door and took a seat in front of the chiefs desk. "You want to explain why you are late?"

"I over slept. My phone died so my alarm didn't go off."

"You are 2 hours late."

"I'm sorry Chief."

Chief held up his hands. "I already got a relief on 61 today. Go home."

"Chief..."

Chief boden cut her off. "Go home."

Shelby headed out of Chief Boden's office and back to the locker room to change once again. Sylvie came into the locker room. "Hey. You okay?"

"I'm fine Brett. I just overslept."

"Well your here now."

"Chief is sending me home. He already called someone in for my shift." Shelby got dressed and closed her locker.

"Oh I guess I'll see you in a couple days."

Shelby threw her bag over her shoulder. "Yeah I guess." Shelby headed back out of the locker room.

She made her way out to the apparatus floor. Shelby was trying to avoid eye contact with Kelly but of course she looked at the wrong moment and locked eyes with him. She quickened her pace and headed for her car.

Kelly got up from his seat and ran after her. "Shelby!"

Shelby stopped and turned around to face Kelly."What do you want Severide?" She never used his last name. Kelly was taken aback by this.

"Where you going?"

"Chief sent me home since he already found a replacement for me today."

"Oh okay." Kelly had his hands in his pockets. "How are you..."

Shelby cut Kelly off. "Save it Severide. You don't have to look out for me or pretend you care."

Kelly opened his mouth to say something but Shelby had turned around and headed towards her car. She jumped in and sped off.

Kelly walked back in and took a seat at the squad table. His men just looking at him. "Let's just play poker."

His men could tell he didn't want to talk about it so they just continued on with their poker game.

Shelby pulled back up to Mikes house. She headed inside. Mike was on the couch watching something on TV. She plopped down on the cushion next to him.

"Thought you had to work?"

"Got sent home because I was late." Shelby opened up her bag and pulled out the pill bottle. Pouring some into her hand and slamming them in her mouth and washing them down with some water.

They just sat on the couch watching whatever pointless show was on TV. Periodically taking more pills through out the day to maintain their high.

Kelly was laying down in his office that night. It had been a pretty slow day as far as calls went nothing to exciting. Casey had approached Kelly's office and knock on the frame.

"Yeah?"

Casey stepped into Kelly's office closing the door. "What are you doing Severide?"

"What do you mean Casey?"

"You kicked Shelby out and you barely talked to her or even looked at her today before she left."

Kelly groaned. "She did it to herself."

"Severide!"

"No Casey! She chose this. She's the one he became so withdrawn and didn't even talk to me. I tried. I tried for 2 damn months and got nothing in return."

"But Kelly you two have already been through so much in the short amount of time you have known each other."

"That's just it Casey. A relationship shouldn't be this hard!"

"That's where you are wrong Severide. Every relationship is hard and has its own challenges. You just have to decide if she's worth going through all it so you two can be happy together. You don't just throw something away because it's broken." Casey didn't give Kelly the chance to respond. He walked out of his office and closed the door.

Kelly laid there in his bed thinking about what Casey had said. Was she worth it? They had already overcome so much. Why not this? Kelly picked up his phone without even thinking. He called her.

"Hello?" A males voice answered her phone.

"Um whose this? and why are you answering Shelbys phone?"

"This is Mike and she's passed out right now."

"Will you just tell... You know what never mind." Kelly ended the phone call. He just rolled over and went to sleep before the next call came in.

Next Shift

Shelby was sitting in the locker room when Kelly walked in. She didn't pay him any attention. Kelly opened his locker and began getting ready for shift. When he was done he closed his locker and notice Shelby was still just sitting there.

"Shelby?"

"I'm fine Severide." Shelby stood up and started to change into her uniform.

"So you've already found someone else?"

Shelby stopped what she was doing and turned her attention to Kelly." Excuse me?"

"I called you the other night and some guy by the name of Mike answered your phone."

"He's just a friend that's letting me crash at his place till I can find my own. Why were you calling me?"

"We may not be together but I still care about you." Kelly took a few steps closer to her.

"Severide please don't. I can't do this right now." Shelby closed her locker.

"Can't do what!? Deal with your problems?? You just keep shutting me out! When all I've done is been there for you!"

"It's none of your business Kelly!" Chief had heard the two of them yelling at one another. He stepped into the locker room.

"You two! My office now!"

Shelby and Kelly stormed off to Boden's office. Chief Boden following close behind them. They took a seat in front of Boden's desk and he closed the door.

Chief made his way around to his chair and took a seat. "What is going on with you two?"

"Nothing."

"Then why are you two yelling in my firehouse?!"

"We are sorry Chief. It won't happen again."

"What ever issues you two have with each other needs to be left at the door. Do not bring drama into my firehouse." They both nod in agreement. "Good. Dismissed."

Shelby and Kelly got up and walked out of the Chiefs office. Shelby headed to the Ambulance to do inventory. Kelly headed for his office.