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CHAPTER 13

Sylvie pulled away from the embrace that Matt had on her and sat down on his bunk bed.

"Any news about how the fire started?" Sylvie asked.

"No word yet. Boden is having OFI look into it to see if it is connected to the previous calls that we received." Matt answered.

Just as Sylvie was about to say something, Kelly walked up.

"Hey, Boden just got word from OFI and Voight that the calls are all connected to a serial arsonist named Jonathan Trent. Turns out that his brother, Mark, was a serial killer who died in a fire about ten years ago before the cops were able to arrest him for murders. Rumor has it that Mark set himself on fire to frame the CFD for his murder." Kelly explained.

"If that's true, why is he doing it now?" Matt asked.

"Apparently, this year marks the tenth anniversary of Mark's death and Jonathan has a history of starting fires. Get this, he was arrest five years ago for arson but there wasn't enough proof that he started the fires, so they let him go. Two years later, the same thing. Now, the same patterns are reappearing and Voight thinks that Jonathan is involved in this and Intelligence is looking for him." Kelly explained.

"That's good but we need to catch this guy and soon. How does that connect to the call that Brett and Foster received?" Matt asked.

Before Kelly could answer that, Chief Boden showed up.

"I just got off the phone with Voight. Turns out that Jonathan Trent and your victim, Justin, were once cellmates in prison. Justin Fisher was in the same prison about two years ago. According to what Voight found out, Justin turned on Jonathan in order to get his sentence reduce. He was on probation for four years, had to meet with his probation officer twice a week, and had to have a job. If he got caught with any drugs, he would immediately go back to prison. According to his probation officer, Justin was doing well. He got his life back on track and was doing well." Boden explained.

"So, if the call that Foster and I were on is connected to these fires, how are we going to stop this guy? I mean the guy could be waiting on us." Sylvie chimed in.

"We have to keep doing our jobs. Call for backup, follow protocol, everything. I'll keep you guys posted." Boden said as he turned and walked away.

"I'll go tell the other guys so that they know what's going on." Kelly said.

Matt nodded and Kelly left. Matt turned and looked at Sylvie.

"I want to cook dinner for you tonight. I was thinking we could have our first date tonight at the apartment." Matt smiled.

Sylvie's face lit up.

"You read my mind, but why at the apartment?" Sylvie asked.

"Because then I can kiss you and not worry about getting caught." he teased.

"You know, I feel like we are two teenagers sneaking around trying not to get caught by the principle." she laughed.

"Which makes it so much more fun." he teased.

"Well, I'd like that. Dinner at the apartment and taking things slow. What more could I ask for?" she said.

"I could think of a few things." he teased.

She wanted to kiss him but she also wanted to stay professional while at work and Matt respected that.

"I'm sure you could." she teased.

They quickly kissed and then she left to finish the report. It was time for dinner and Herrmann had brought Cindy's homemade chicken casserole and strawberry cheesecake for everyone. Cindy liked cooking and whenever she would cook or bake, she always made enough to feed the whole town, or so it seemed.

"Come and get it!" Herrmann yelled.

"What is it? Poison?" Capp joked.

"No. It's Cindy's chicken casserole and strawberry cheesecake." Herrmann replied.

"In that case, I'm sorry." Capp joked.

"Haha. You're too funny." Herrmann joked back.

Everyone jumped in line and got a plate of food. Matt looked for Sylvie but didn't see her. He found her in the bunk room on the phone. He didn't mean to eavesdrop, but he did.

"What do you mean she wants to find me? I thought those records were sealed." Sylvie said over the phone.

"They are, but she really wants to find you." the voice on the other end of the phone said.

"She doesn't have that right, does she? I mean, she gave me up for adoption and had plenty of chances to come find me or contact me somehow. Why now?" Sylvie asked.

"We can't release any information without your consent. Since you are over the age of 18, we would need your consent to give her any information such as who adopted you, where you live, that sort of thing. Other than that, I'm afraid I can't give you any other information." the woman said.

"I do not give you permission to release my records. Those are sealed records and she has no right to them." Sylvie argued.

"I understand. I will let her know, but just be aware that she can still find out things without getting these records." the woman said.

"As long as you and the agency do your job and keep my records sealed, then you have done your job. Thank you so much for letting me know." Sylvie replied.

Sylvie hung up the phone and sighed heavily. Matt knocked on the door to the bunk room door and came in.

"Hey, what's going on?" Matt asked.

Sylvie sighed heavily before answering.

"The adoption agency that my parents went through to adopt me got a call from my birth mother who wants to find me." Sylvie said.

"How do you feel about that?" Matt asked.

"I don't know. My biological mother had nearly twenty plus years to find me and contact me so why is she trying to contact me now?" Sylvie questioned.

"Come here." Matt said as he pulled her into a hug.

Stella and Joe found Matt hugging Sylvie.

"What's going on?" Stella asked, hinting that she suspects something.

"I just got a call from home. My dad is back in the hospital yet again. Apparently, he had a reaction to some medication that the doctors gave him." Sylvie said.

She wasn't lying. She had received a phone call from her mom telling her about her father, but Sylvie just left out the part about the adoption agency.

"Is he ok?" Stella asked with concern.

"Yeah. They are keeping him overnight for observation." Sylvie said.

"Casey, here's the key to the apartment. Chloe and I got the last of my things out at lunch, so it's officially your new home." Joe smiled as he gave Matt the key to the apartment.

"Thanks." Matt said.

Sylvie's phone rang and it was an unknown caller. She was a little skeptical about answering it, but decided to answer it anyway.

"Hello?" Sylvie asked over the phone.

"Is this Sylvie Brett?" the woman asked.

"May I ask who is calling?" Sylvie asked.

"Am I speaking with Sylvie Brett?" the woman asked.

"May I ask who is calling?" Sylvie asked.

"Are you Sylvie Brett? Yes or No?" the woman demanded to know.

Sylvie hung up the phone. She was scared a little creeped out.

"What was up with that?" Joe asked.

"Someone was looking for me but wouldn't say who they were. I normally don't answer calls that I don't know, but something told me to answer it. Some woman wanted to know if it was me but got mad when I wouldn't answer." Sylvie said.

"If it happens again, you need to tell Voight. Maybe the Intelligence Unit can figure out who is calling you." Joe said.

"That's a good idea. Thanks." Sylvie replied.

With that, Stella and Joe left and Sylvie followed Matt to his office.

"What's going on?" Matt asked.

"I'm not sure. I think it might be my birth mother. I don't know how she got my number. I told the adoption agency not to give any of my information out to her." Sylvie explained.

"If it happens again, we need to tell Boden and Voight. I'm not about to let someone come after you." Matt said.

Sylvie nodded her head and Matt pulled her into a hug. A few minutes later, Sylvie and Matt went into the common room where everyone was hanging out.

"Guys, I need to talk to you all. It's important." Sylvie said.

"What's going on?" Joe asked.

"Only Gabby and Casey knew this about me. I was adopted when I was younger. I never knew my birth mom and I'm afraid she's trying to get in contact with me.
The adoption agency that my parents used to adopt me, got in touch with me and informed me that my birth mom was trying to get in touch with me. She's had twenty plus years to try and contact me and I really don't want to see her. Growing up in foster homes wasn't easy and it was awful. I wished so many times that my biological parents would come find me but after being adopted, I didn't have that feeling anymore. So, if you see some woman come here looking for me, do not tell her I work here. I've gone the majority of my life without her. I don't want to bring up old memories." Sylvie explained.

"Whatever you need, we have your back." Kelly said.

"Don't you worry about a thing." Boden said.

"I wish you would have told us about this sooner but don't worry. We got your back." Stella said.

"If you need anything at all, day or night, I'm only a phone call away. Ok." Joe said.

"Thank you guys." Sylvie said.

"AMBULANCE 61. POSSIBLE CARDIAC ARREST. 492 EAST JACKSON DRIVE." the dispatcher called out on the intercom.

Sylvie and Emily took off on the call. When they arrived on the scene, there was a man that was laying on the ground with a teenager by his side.

"My name is Sylvie and this is Emily. We are paramedics with the CFD. Can you tell me what happened?" Sylvie asked.

"I can't breathe. My chest hurts and my arm feels numb." the man said.

"Sir, what's your name?" Emily asked.

"Walter." Walter said.

"Ok, Walter. I'm gonna need you to take a deep breath for me. Can you do that?" Sylvie asked.

Walter tried to take a deep breath but couldn't breathe. He lost consciousness after a few minutes.

"We need to intubate now!" Sylvie said.

"What's going on? What's happening to my dad?" the teenager asked.

"What's your name?" Emily asked.

"Alison." Alison said.

"Alison, I need you to listen to me. We need to take your dad to Chicago Med to get the help he needs. Ok. You can ride in the ambulance with us but we need to get him there now." Emily said.

Alison agreed and Sylvie and Emily got Walter and Alison into the ambulance and then drove them to Chicago Med. Afterwards, they got supplies for the ambulance and headed back to 51. When Sylvie got out of the ambulance, she saw a woman standing by Squad 3's table waiting on someone. Worried that the woman might see her, she stayed in the ambulance.

"Em, go get Casey and Severide. Tell them that there is a woman over by Squad 3's table and that I'm in the back of the ambo." Sylvie said with a worried tone.

"Ok. Hey, you know we got your back, right?" Emily said.

"Yeah. I would just feel comfortable if they were out here with me." Sylvie answered.

Emily got out of the ambulance and was about to go inside when the woman stopped her.

"Excuse me, but do you know if a Sylvie Brett works here?" the woman asked.

"Oh, I'm sorry. She's no longer at this firehouse. She quit and returned to Fowlerton, Indiana. I'm sorry." Emily lied.

"Oh, I see. Uh, do you have her address? I really need to speak with her." the woman said.

"I see. May I ask who you are?" Emily questioned.

"My name is Annette Daniels. I'm her mother." Annette stated.

"Well, we aren't at liberty to give out any personal information, but all I can tell you is that she lives in Fowlerton now." Emily lied.

"Alright, thanks." Annette said.

Emily headed inside but Sylvie noticed that Annette didn't leave. Why was her biological mother trying to get in touch with her? Sylvie was curious but a bit scared. She didn't know what this woman wanted and she didn't care. All she wanted was to have Matt next to her in order to get her out of here and into the house. A few minutes later, Matt and Kelly came outside after Emily told them what was going on. They spotted Annette.

"Excuse me, I'm looking for Sylvie Brett. I was told by the police department that she worked here but one of your paramedics said that she lives in Fowlerton now." Annette said.

"That's correct. She got engaged and she and her fiance moved to Fowlerton. We haven't seen or heard from her since May." Kelly partially lied.

"That's not what I was told." Annette said.

"Look, she hasn't worked here since the death of our friend and coworker. She moved away with her fiance. We haven't seen her since." Matt said.

"I'm not going anywhere until I see my daughter. It's important that I talk to her." Annette demanded.

"Well, she's not here. Now, if you don't leave, we will call the cops and have you arrested for harassment." Matt implied.

"I know she's here. I'm not leaving until she talks to me." Annette demanded.

"Well, you're gonna have to go to Fowlerton because she's not here." Kelly hatefully said.

Just then, Chief Boden came outside.

"Look, I'm not going anywhere until I see my daughter!" Annette screamed.

"What's going on here?" Boden asked.

"My name is Annette Daniels and I'm looking for my daughter, Sylvie Brett. The Chicago Police Department told me that Sylvie works as a paramedic here and I'm not leaving until I see her." Annette told Boden.

"I'm Chief Boden and I'm the supervisor of this firehouse. Sylvie Brett left back in May to go to Fowlerton with her fiance and we haven't heard from her since then. She took the death of one of my men very hard as they were roommates and close friends. She left and the last I checked, she was working for the Fowlerton Fire Department as a paramedic. Now, if you do not leave, I will be forced to call the cops and believe me when I say that the cops that I call won't put up with your attitude." Boden said.

After a few minutes of arguing, Annette finally left. After the coast was clear, Sylvie got out of the ambulance. Something wasn't adding up. They all start to suspect that this woman was involved with the serial arsonist that was connected to the calls that everyone had been on but they weren't sure. Boden immediately called Voight and the Intelligence Unit and within several minutes, they had arrived. Sylvie was shaken up and was sitting in Boden's office with Matt and Kelly. You could see the sheer fear on her face and how scared she was. It wasn't something she wanted to deal with. Luckily, Voight and Jay showed up to find out the situation and see what they could do. No way were they gonna let Sylvie live in fear over this.