Enjoy! please review and let me know what kind if things you want to see, I have only got a couple more chapters planned but Id be happy to carry on if thats what you want.
Shay woke up as sunlight crept through the curtains. She rolled over and saw Gabby sleeping. It had been two days since Gabby had been discharged. She cursed as she realised it was shift day. Her last shift without Gabby, hopefully. She checked the time. 6:40. She just watched Gabby. Gabby must have felt Shay moving because she frowned slightly and searched for Shay's hand. Shay let her hold it. She just lay there for a while. Gabby's eyes opened. She smiled "morning"
"Morning" Shay smiled and kissed her head "I need to get ready for work"
Gabby nodded "ok" she smiled. She let Shay go. Gabby walked downstairs. Severide smiled "hey"
"Hi" she smiled. He saw the wistful look in her eyes.
"One more shift" he nodded.
"Look after her for me" She replied
"Of course" he nodded. Shay appeared. She waltzed through the place "Gabby" she smiled "what're you doing today"
Gabby shrugged. Shay laughed "great"
"Go shopping seeing as currently there's all of three things in the fridge" Gabby smiled
"True" Shay smiled and then flashed a glare at Kelly. He raised his hands in mock surrender.
"So I have a proposition" Shay said
"Here we go" Severide joked
"Shut up Kelly" she said "anyway, Gabby, how about you move in here"
"Gabby let's face it you've practically moved in already" Severide smiled "before you ask, yes I'm fine with it"
"Really?" Gabby said
"Yeah" He nodded
"Then yes" Gabby smiled.
"Good" Shay nodded "I'd say we both move into yours but I don't think I could... without remembering" she shuddered
Gabby nodded. She smiled as Shay quickly kissed her before she and Kelly disappeared out of the door.
When they reached 51 Shay looked around "McCauley's car isn't here" she smiled and walked into the locker room. Nope. Was one day at 51 too much for him. She let out a small chuckle. Maybe Mills was filling in. She walked into the kitchen area and stopped. Chout. Her jaw dropped and she tried to reverse out. "LESLIE SHAY" he said excitedly. She winced as she bounced over. The guys could not stop laughing. She looked at them and narrowed her eyes. She managed to smile and walk past him to get coffee. When she turned around she jumped as he was right behind her "where's Gabriela?" He said "me and her always get on well. I'm sure you're nice it's just that I like to see her" he rambled on. Shay just stared at him with wide eyes. When he finally shut up she smiled calmly "she-"
The alarms went off
"Come on Chout" she said, purposely mispronouncing it. "It's ac-"
"Chout, as in, rhymes with shout" everyone chorused and stood up. Shay jogged past him "we know" she laughed. She opened the rig and drove behind truck and squad.
Gabby got out of the shower and pulled on a pair of jeans and a tshirt. She grabbed her coat and headed to the store. When she walked in she was hit by the warm air. She grabbed a cart and pushed it round. She dropped things in as she went. She hesitated a few times, unsure of what coffee Severide drank and such. She pushed the heavy cart around. As she turned a corner she felt her head spin. She stopped. Maybe she was rushing it. No. She had her fitness for work test booked for tomorrow. Shay wanted to go with her. She had complied. It was booked for 2pm. She carried on around the store. She put everything into bags after paying and then drove home. She was tired. She quickly put everything away. She sat down on the couch. Her phone rang. Shay.
"Hey" Gabby said
"Hi. You ok?" Shay said quickly
"Yeah are you?"
"Yeah course. Guess who they've sent?" Shay laughed
"Who?"
"Chout"
"Rhymes with shout" Gabby chuckled
"Don't" Shay laughed "I cant wait for you to be back"
"Oh so I'm better than Chout and McCauley then"
"Just about" Shay sighed. She wanted to be at home, with Gabby.
"I did the groceries" Gabby said
"Gabby don't rush into doing too much"
"I'm not. If I don't feel good I'll stop" she reassured Shay. They talked for a while. Shay cursed as the alarm rang "I love you" she said
"I love you too. Stay safe" Gabby said. Shay hung up. They both sighed. Shay jumped into the rig. Gabby sat down on the couch.
When she pulled up Shay widened her eyes. It was a big fire. A warehouse. A crowd was forming. She scanned the area for anyone who was injured. She couldn't see anyone. Casey and Severide were getting ready to go in when there was a huge explosion. Shay fell back. She steadied herself. When the dust settled she counted the men. Boden. Casey. Cruz. Otis. Mills. Herrmann. Mouch. Severide. Capp. Tony. She couldn't work out if they was everyone. She ran towards the blast. She asked them all if they were ok. She made her way over to Boden "everyone's accounted for. We have confirmation that there was no one inside"
"Thanks chief" she nodded. The truck and squad went inside to try and locate a source. The place was a mess. Shay walked in. It was black. They searched the place and found a plug they blamed.
Soon they were back at 51. Shay texted Gabby 'all good x'
'Good x' Gabby replied. Shay smiled to herself. Severide walked over. As he was about to speak his phone rang.
"Hello?" He said
"Kelly I can't get into Gabby's place. She's not answering the door how do I get it? What if she's hurt" a desperate Antonio said
"Woah Antonio calm down she's at my place"
"Kelly you're more hearing me she won't open the door what if- what? Oh, oh thank god"
"Antonio she's at my place calm down man" Severide said. He heard Antonio sigh. Shay looked over. "Sorry Kelly I just, I haven't seen her you know"
"Don't worry you're just looking out for your sister. Head over to mine she'll be there"
"Thank man" Antonio said "for everything"
"No worries" Kelly smirked. He ended the call. Shay frowned "what's up?"
"Antonio panicked because he couldn't get into Gabby's place"
"Oh" Shay nodded "for a second I was worried"
"Hey she's ok" Kelly smiled
"I know" Shay shrugged "doesn't stop me worrying does it" she said, blushing slightly.
"I guess not" he replied, smiling at her slight embarrassment.
Gabby was sat half asleep on the couch. She jumped as someone knocked on the door. She opened it "hey!" Gabby smiled as Antonio stood there
"Hey sis" he smiled and hugged her "you alright? I heard there was an accident"
"I'm good" she smiled "are you? You've been undercover"
"Yeah I'm fine" he replied. He looked worriedly at the scar on her head. She looked away "it's fine" she said, jerking away as he went to further examine it. She led him inside and gave him a beer.
"So are you going to tell me what happened?" He asked, looking at his younger sister. She sighed "some car hit the rig" Gabby shrugged
"Yeah, and?"
"And I could have got Shay killed"
"I thought it was you that was in the hospital?"
"I'm fine"
"Fine?" He said "that's why Severide called me telling me I needed to come and see you because you might not wake up!" He almost shouted
"He said that"
"Not in so many words"
"Look I thought I was fine I really did and then before I realised it was serious but Shay... she had been hurt and I wanted to look after her, I wanted to protect her"
"And just carry on while your brain bleeds?!"
"Do you think I wanted that to happen?"
"Gabby" he said softly "I'm sorry"
"I thought it was a concussion" Gabby looked at him "I wanted it to be a concussion"
"Oh Gabby you can't ignore your own problems to look after others"
She nodded "When I woke up... and Shay was stood there, looking at me, and the worry in her eyes, over me" Gabby shook her head "I put her through hell Antonio, the way I felt for a few hours after the accident... she felt that for days"
"Gabby she's your best friend of course she was worried"
"Best friend" Gabby mumbled, she realised she hadn't told Antonio "she's my girlfriend"
"You two finally figured it out huh" he laughed. She looked at him "everyone's said that" she laughed. He took her hand "Gabby stop feeling guilty ok. Just focus on getting better"
"Yeah" she smiled "I should be back next shift"
"Well let me know" he smiled
"Yeah" she nodded
He hugged her. She clung to him. He stayed with his arms around her. It was like when they were kids. He felt her breathing relax and he kissed her head. She sighed softly "thanks" she said quietly. She sat up. He looked into her eyes. He saw a mix of emotions. She leaned back against the soft couch. He leaned back next to her. She smiled "so how was the job" she asked
"Gabby you know I can't tell you"
"I know but you always say that" She laughed
"And you always find out" he smiled "well you know, I'm just a real life action hero" he laughed. She chuckled "yeah you keep telling yourself that". She curled up and then winced as the stitches on her leg hadn't fully healed. "What is it?" Antonio asked, worry drowning his features.
"Just a scratch" she said. She froze as she recalled saying the same thing to Shay. She stood up after realising it was 5pm. "Can you stay for dinner?"
"Sounds good" he smiled. He sat on the stools and she grabbed pots and pans. He watched as she moved around quickly. He smiled. Gabby turned around "what?" She laughed "jealous of my legendary cooking skills"
He raised his eyebrows. She turned back and carried on cooking. He flicked the radio on. She smiled "don't make me listen to your cheesy love songs"
"Excuse me" he shook his head "I'm just a hopeless romantic" he put his hand over his heart
"More like useless" she quipped. He laughed.
Shay sat on her bunk. She was hiding from Chout, who had been relentlessly asking questions, mostly about Gabby. Shay led down. She looked at her phone. No calls. She sighed. She decided to call.
"Hey" Gabby said brightly
"Hi" Shay said tiredly "just checking you're ok"
"I'm good" Gabby replied "you sound tired, are you ok?"
"Yeah" Shay replied "what're you up to"
"Antonio's here" Gabby replied "I'm cooking dinner I can bring some to 51?"
"No it's fine" Shay said, not wanting to push Gabby.
"Ok" Gabby replied. Shay sat up. Gabby heard the tension in her breathing.
"Shay are you sure you're ok?"
"Yeah you know, it's just been a long shift, without you" Shay replied "what're you cooking?"
"Erm Maccarones con chorizo" Gabby said
"It's so sexy when you speak Spanish to me"
"Oh yeah" Gabby smiled "I'll have to do it more often"
"Mmmm please do" Shay said. They talked for a while. Antonio smiled. He hadn't ever seen Gabby this happy. Eventually they ate dinner and Antonio was about to go when he noticed that Gabby winced when she stood up. He frowned "what is is Gabby"
"Just a headache" she smiled. It was the same dizziness as before. It wasn't bad. Just tiredness. Antonio decided to stay. They sat down on the couch. She sat close to him. He made her feel protected. She rested her head on his chest. Her eyes dropped shut. He looked down and smiled. As long as he was here he would look after her. That was his job.
Eventually Shay's shift ended. She burst through the door and then cringed when she saw that Gabby was asleep. Antonio looked up "hi"
"Hi" Shay whispered "is she ok?"
"She had a headache before. I wasn't much but I didn't want to risk it"
"Ok" Shay whispered worriedly "should we go to med?"
"She's got her assessment later hasn't she? She can ask then"
"Ok" Shay nodded. She stroked Gabby's cheek.
"Have you slept?" She asked Antonio. He shook his head. She smiled "you go and get some rest I'll keep an eye on her"
"Call me later ok, keep me updated" He said, carefully lying Gabby down. Shay sat down next to her and watched. Less than half an hour later Gabby woke up and stretched. She saw Shay and dived up and kissed her "hey"
"Hey" Shay replied. Gabby smiled. She felt 100% for the first time since the crash. She stood up smiled.
"Antonio said you had a headache?" Shay questioned
"Yeah, just a twinge" Gabby nodded "I feel fine now. I'll ask later" she assured Shay. Shay watched her for a second and decided that she was ok.
"Go have a shower, I'll make brunch" Gabby beamed
"You're the best" Shay sighed and kissed her head "I love you"
"I love you too" Gabby said. Shay ran up the stairs and Gabby started cooking. When Shay reappeared Gabby plated fantastic omelettes. Shay devoured them and then sat back "you really the best cook in the world"
Gabby smiled and then looked over as Severide walked through the door.
"I smell food" he said curiously. Gabby put another omelette on a plate.
"Dawson I owe you" he smiled contentedly. Shay and Gabby laughed. Shay looked at her watch. 11:30. She yawned. She hadn't got much sleep on shift. It had been busy. Gabby looked at her.
"Cmon" she chided. Shay followed her upstairs. Gabby sat on their bed. As soon as Shay landed on the soft material she was asleep. Gabby just drew circles on her hand. How had she got this lucky? Shay was incredible. She was brilliant. She was the one. The real one. The only one. Shay shifted slightly. Gabby looked down and smiled "I love you Leslie Shay" she whispered. Shay's regular, even, rhythmic breathing calmed Gabby's worried about the assessment. She felt fine, more than fine, she felt better than she had done for a while. She got lost in her own world. She snapped out of it at 1:15. She looked down and Shay, who was still sleeping. She nudged Shay awake "hey gorgeous"
"Mmm am I dreaming" Shay said sleepily
Gabby laughed "Nope" and kissed Shay. When Shay woke up fully they went downstairs. Shay grabbed her car keys and they walked to the door.
"Good luck" Severide called
"Thank you!" Gabby shouted as they set off down the stairs.
The doctors did all kinds of tests. They had Gabby rotating her neck all ways. She had her balance tested, coordination, memory, sight, hearing. Shay had to wait outside. She bounced her leg. It would crush Gabby if she didn't pass. The minutes felt like
hours.
"So have you felt ok?" The doctor asked Gabby
"Erm yeah but yesterday I had two, moments where I felt dizzy, and I fell asleep early" Gabby said, frowning
"And you feel fine now?"
"More than fine" she reassured the medic.
"It was just the sedation leaving your system" the doctor smiled "you passed all the tests with flying colours"
"So...?"
"You can go back to work"
"Thank you!" Gabby said happily. She shook the doctors hand "thanks for everything" she said sincerely. He nodded "good luck Dawson" he said "don't end up back here again" he smiled. She laughed and walked over to Shay.
"I'm cleared for work" She said
Shay squealed and hugged her. They held hands and walked back to the car.
Finally things were going back to normal.