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CHAPTER 8
"I'm so freaking glad you're back!" Emily squealed as she saw Brett back at work.
"Me too! So, how was Chout?" Sylvie asked.
"Well, I'd take him over the other guys but he's definitely no Sylvie Brett. How was Fowlerton?" Emily asked.
Sylvie and Emily were in the briefing room waiting for everyone to arrive. Sylvie had filled her in on some of what had happened while she was in Fowlerton.
"It was good seeing my parents and my brother, but to see Kyle and Hope, well, I'm just glad to put that in the past." Sylvie said.
"What happened?" Emily asked.
"Kyle told me he wanted me back, but Em, I couldn't do that again. I know he's your friend, but I just...I can't go back again. I told him to go be with Hope. Em, it was obvious that he still had feelings for me, but he also kept looking at Hope like she's the one he wants. I told Hope to go be with Kyle. We all three ended on good terms." Sylvie explained.
"You always take the high road and I'm proud of you. So what happened with you and Casey?" Emily asked.
Before Sylvie could answer, everyone starting filing in the room, one by one. First Matt, then Kelly, and so on and so on. Finally, Chief Boden came in.
"Before we get started, I would like to welcome back Sylvie Brett and Matt Casey. We have missed you guys. Second, headquarters is finally replacing the generator that went out during the storm. We should see the technicians in here in the next few weeks. Don't forget that we have our annual Family Game Night coming up..." Boden said before being interupted by the dispatcher.
"AMBULANCE 61. TRUCK 81. SQUAD 3. ENGINE 51. BATTALION CHIEF 25. MULTIPLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER EXRESSWAY." the dispatcher said.
Everyone got up and hurried out the door to their respective trucks. Chief Boden left first, followed by Truck 81, Squad 3, Engine 51, and lastly, Ambulance 61. When they all arrived on scene, Chief Boden started giving orders.
"Brett. Foster. Set up triage over there. Casey, I need you and Truck to try and get as many victims as you can, out of the car. Severide, you and Squad check for any trapped victims. Herrmann, be ready with the water cannons in case we need them. Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!" Boden yelled.
"We need the jaws over here!" Kelly yelled as he pointed to a car with trapped victims.
There was a victim who had blood all over their face.
"Sir, I'm gonna need you to sit down for me. My name is Sylvie and this is Emily. We are paramedics with Chicago Fire. Can you tell me your name?" Sylvie asked.
"Andrew." Andrew replied.
"Ok, Andrew. How many fingers am I holding up?" Sylvie asked.
Andrew looked for a minute.
"Two, no three." Andrew said.
"Ok. Can you follow my finger?" Sylvie asked.
Andrew did as Sylvie instructed before losing consciousness. Emily checked his breathing.
"We need to intubate!" Emily said.
Sylvie intubated the patient and she and Foster got the patient into the ambulance.
"AMBO 61 TO MAIN. WE NEED ANOTHER AMBO TO THE SCENE! WE ARE ON OUR WAY TO CHICAGO MED" Sylvie called out on the radio.
"MAIN TO AMBULANCE 61. SENDING ANOTHER AMBULANCE TO SCENE." the dispatcher said.
Sylvie got in the ambulance and drove to Chicago Med.
"Brett, he's starting to seize!" Emily yelled.
"We are two minutes out!" Sylvie yelled back.
Emily did as she was trained to do with a seizing patient. Within two minutes, they had arrived at the hospital.
"What do we have?" Maggie asked as she rushed over to Sylvie and Emily.
"Possible 50 year old male. He seized on the way here. Foster got him stabled but it's not good!" Sylvie said.
"Alright, let's him in there!" Maggie said as they moved Andrew to one of the opened ER rooms.
"His name is Andrew." Emily said.
After the doctors and nurses transferred Andrew to the hospital bed, Sylvie and Emily took the gurney back to the ambulance. Sylvie then went to the nurse behind the Nurse's Station and told her what they needed for the ambulance to restock. Usually, the hospital gave them a box with everything that they needed and then it was up to Sylvie and Emily to restock the ambulance after they got the supplies. Meanwhile, back on the scene of the crash, Matt and the others were working to get a family out of a vehicle that they were trapped in.
"Herrmann, I need the water cannon over here!" Casey yelled as one of the cars were on fire.
Herrmann and Ritter got the water cannons on the cars that were on fire.
"Chief, we need a medevac!" Casey yelled over the radio.
"Copy that!" Boden said as he called for a medevac hellicopter.
"We need the jaws!" Kelly yelled.
"Cruz, over here!" Casey yelled.
Everyone was working hard to get the people out of the trapped vehicle. They finally got everyone out of the vehicle. One person had to be transported by a medevac helicopter and the rest by ambulance. After making sure there were no more victims in all the vehicles and making sure the scene was clear of any possible victims, they all stayed to clean up the accident. It took maybe two hours to clean everything up due to the severity of the accident, and then they all headed back to 51 when they were done. Sylvie and Brett were already back at the firehouse when everyone came back. Matt saw Sylvie and Emily talking but decided not to interrupt them. Matt was walking to his office when Kelly stopped him.
"Casey, when are you going to ask her out?" Kelly teased.
"It's not like that. We're just friends." Matt answered.
"Keep telling yourself that." Kelly smirked.
"We are friends." Matt said with a slight chuckle.
Kelly just shook his head.
"Alright, listen to me. The last time you were ever this nervous about anyone was...well...no one." Kelly stammered.
They were now inside Matt's office.
"Alright, listen. Ask her out or better yet, Family Game Night here is coming up. You know that the only families that will be here will be Herrmann and Cindy with their kids and Boden and Donna with Terrance. So, if she gets stuck working some kind of game, maybe you could make it so you guys work it together. Just saying." Kelly said.
Matt gave him a look.
"Come on, just ask her out or at least ask her to get a drink at Molly's after shift tonight. What could it hurt?" Kelly continued to nudge.
Kelly left Matt to think about what he was saying. Matt decided to ask Sylvie out, but not right now. They had just got back to Chicago and he knew that she would want to spend time with her friends. A few hours past and they were halfway through their shift when Matt ran into Sylvie in the hallway.
"Hey, uh, how's your dad?" Matt nervously asked.
"He's doing good. The doctors are thinking about sending him home on Wednesday, which is a few days shy of what they originally had said." Sylvie said with a smile.
"That's good. So uh, I was wondering if you have figured out which game you are gonna be working for Family Game Night." Matt nervously said.
"Probably Uno. You know, I've beaten Joe, Tony, and Capp dozens of time." Sylvie said.
"If it's alright with you, I'll help you work the Uno game. After all, I've gotta see how spotless your reputation is." Matt laughed.
"Just ask them how many times I have beat them." Sylvie laughed.
Matt had no doubt that she could do that. They chatted for a few more minutes and then she headed to the common room. Kelly saw Matt and walked over to his office. He knocked on the door.
"Hey man, uh, Stella just told me that she, Brett, and Foster are having a Girl's Night Out at Molly's. I was thinking we could do a Guy's Night Out at Molly's as well. I mean, we already hang out at Molly's after shift as it is." Kelly suggested.
"What did Stella say about that?" Matt asked.
"She knows that we go to Molly's. Brett has been through a lot and just wants to get her mind off of everything that's going on. They won't think nothing of it and we can get Cruz and Mouch to come, along with Ritter and Gallo. We sit at the bar like we always do while they go and sit at one of the tables. They won't think nothing of it." Kelly said.
Matt gave up trying to argue with Kelly because he knew that Kelly was right.
"Alright but we can't make it too obvious. We need to show up casually as if we had no idea that they were gonna be there and Kidd does not find out about this. I don't care if she knows you are there but she doesn't need to know about the rest of us. Got it." Matt said.
"Alright. Fine, but you better show up. I'll text you when she tells me when they are going. She said something about making final plans with them but you know how women are." Kelly joked.
Matt agreed and Kelly left. Kelly was going to do whatever it took to see that his best friend was happy again. Although he and Gabby were friends, Kelly saw how bad Matt was hurting after she left. He saw the pain that Matt was in and it's been close to a year since Gabby left. Sure, Gabby came back in for a week due to the charity that she is working for because they held a gala to raise money, but Kelly knew Matt missed having someone to go home too. Kelly, in a way, knew Matt better than Matt knew himself. Then again, the same could be said for Kelly. Matt knew Kelly better than Kelly knew himself as well, which is why they were best friends. Back in the common room, Emily and Stella were talking to Sylvie.
"Alright, so here's the thing. Kelly wants to go to Molly's the same night we have our Girl's Night Out. So, we can still go to Molly's but he's gonna be at the bar. I told Herrmann to put him to work." Stella joked.
"That would be interesting, no, entertaining to watch." Emily chimed in.
They laughed.
"Yeah, the women would love that." Stella joked.
"So tell me, is Herrmann planning on doing karaoke night again?" Sylvie asked.
"Yep. Apparently drunk people singing to a song makes for a great night, especially with the college students." Stella said.
"So, when are we doing this Girl's Night. I'm just curious so that we don't keep changing it." Sylvie commented.
"Uh, how about after shift? You know we work twenty four hours on and twenty four off, so it works out." Stella noted.
"I'm in. After dealing with Chout all week, I need a night with my girls." Emily said.
"Me too. I'm in." Sylvie smiled.
"Alright. So, do you guys want to go home at dinner and grab a change of clothes so we can get ready here?" Stella asked.
"I always keep an emergency bag of clothes packed in a duffel bag in my car, so I'm good. I'll just have to shower before we leave." Sylvie said.
"Same here. I always bring a change of clothes with me." Emily said.
"I've gotta go home with Kelly and get some clothes. I guess I'll meet you guys there since Kelly's gonna be working the bar if I can talk Herrmann into it unless he's found someone to cover my shift." Stella said.
They laughed again but was interupted by Kelly and Matt.
"What's with the laughter?" Kelly teased.
"Oh nothing. Hey, did Herrmann talk to you about picking up my shift?" Stella asked Kelly.
"No. I think he was waiting to see if you guys were going to hang out tonight or tomorrow." Kelly answered.
"Oh. I need to let him know we decided for tonight." Stella said.
"I'll tell him and I'll cover your shift at Molly's but you'll owe me." Kelly teased.
Stella knew what Kelly meant by that.
"Alright you two. Severide, we got drills to do." Matt chimed in.
Kelly kissed Stella quickly and then left to get Herrmann and the others for drills.
"Foster, make sure you do Brett's hair and makeup. She doesn't like to get dressed up." Stella said.
Emily just smiled.
"I finally get to get my hands on her hair. Yes!" Emily joked.
"What's wrong with my hair?" Sylvie asked.
"For starters, you hardly ever curl it. I figured we could put some waves in your hair and clip part of it up. Then I can do your makeup." Emily insisted.
"Fine." Sylvie caved.
Stella and Emily knew that they would win that argument. Hours went by and they had two more calls on their shift before they all got off work. Stella left with Kelly to get ready for Girl's Night with Sylvie and Emily, while they stayed behind to get ready but realized that they didn't have what they needed.
"Wait, I don't have my curling iron with me." Sylvie said.
Emily checked her bag.
"Crap, I don't either. Uh, what time is it?" Emily asked.
"8:00 but we aren't meeting at Molly's until 9:30 or so." Sylvie said.
It was 8:00 p.m. and the they decided to meet up at Sylvie's apartment to finish getting ready. Sylvie called Stella and told her what she and Emily had decided on.
"Alright, well, I'll just have Kelly drop me off there on our way to Molly's. Sylvie Brett, you are not going to get out of this." Stella said.
Sylvie laughed and they said their goodbyes. After hanging up the phone, Emily gave her a look.
"According to Stella, I'm not getting out of this." Sylvie said.
"She's right." Emily giggled.
Emily looked at Sylvie's outfit and shook her head.
"Alright, I didn't want to say anything at the house, but you're not wearing that. The jeans are fine, but not the shirt." Emily said.
"What's wrong with the shirt?" Sylvie asked.
"Brett, it's Girl's Night. It's one of the few nights that all three of us can actually get all dressed up. Remember that white cami with the navy blue lace short sleeve jacket that you have. You know, the one with the built in cami with it? You should wear that one tonight." Emily said.
Sylvie thought about it and Emily was right. Sylvie was wearing a short sleeve v neck shirt but it wasn't right for Girl's Night. Sylvie changed her shirt and Emily approved.
"Alright, so Stella just sent a text saying that she and Kelly are on her way. She's gonna fix your hair and I'll do your makeup." Emily said.
Within a few minutes, Kelly dropped off Stella and headed to Molly's to pick up Stella's shift. Herrmann was gracious enough to let Stella have the night off and agreed to let Kelly bar tend in Stella's place.
"Alright, let's do this." Stella said as Sylvie let Stella in the apartment.
Sylvie went into her bedroom to grab her makeup while Stella and Emily whispered to each other.
"Kelly sent Casey a message to be at Molly's tonight around 11." Stella quietly whispered.
"Great." Emily whispered back.
"Alright, let's do this." Sylvie said as she came back in the room.
Sylvie placed her makeup on the kitchen counter and then sat in the chair. Stella did her makeup and after she was finished, Emily started fixing Sylvie's hair. It took a bit longer than Emily wanted, but Sylvie's hair was all in loose curls with hairspray holding the curls. Emily grabbed two bobby pins and placed them in Sylvie's hair, pulling part of her freshly curled hair into a half up half down hairdo. They grabbed their purses and headed to the parking lot. Emily somehow managed to convince Sylvie and Stella to ride with her so that they didn't have to take two cars to Molly's but Emily and Stella already planned it so that Emily would leave early and Stella would ride home with Kelly, leaving Sylvie alone. Hopefully Stella, Kelly, and Emily's matchmaking skills would work by having Matt and Sylvie leave together.