Gabby and Shay walked into the firehouse.
"Heyyyy shes backkkkk" everyone cheered. They all patted her shoulders. Shay smiled. They all laughed and joked. Cruz stood up "I was thinking of cooking"
"Noooo" Mills said and dived over to the counter. They all laughed. Gabby was happy to be back. She sat next to Shay. Chief Boden walked in "Dawson" he smiled "welcome back"
"Thanks chief" she smiled
"Casey, Severide, my office" he said. Casey and Severide nodded and followed him.
The bells rang "ambulance 61. Welfare check"
Gabby and Shay stood up and. They walked over to the rig. Shay began to drive. They sped through Chicago, calm and composed. When they reached the house Gabby ran and knocked on the door "FIRE DEPARTMENT PARAMEDICS" she called. Shay stood by with the bags. Gabby banged on the door again. She looked at Shay and rolled her eyes.
"OPEN UP" she shouted. She pressed her radio "this is 61 requesting backup to gain entrance"
"Main to 61 backup on route"
"Thanks main"
Shay sighed and leaned against the doorframe "who called 911?" She asked, half to herself
"Oh god knows" Gabby sighed. She hit the door again. She opened the letterbox. She tried to see inside the house "right let's go for a look around" she said. Shay was about to protest but Gabby walked round to the back of the house. "At last!" A relieve voice said. Gabby and Shay ran to the back door. A young woman rushed over "I said on the phone to come to the back, I have a key for the back but not the front"
"And you didn't hear us knocking?" Gabby said sceptically. Shay shot her that look that silently said 'chill'. Gabby rolled her eyes "what's the problem"
"It's Mrs Gardner. The woman who lives here, I hadn't seen her for a few days so I came to check on her but I couldn't get an answer so I came in from the back door and I couldn't see her but the bathroom door is locked and I can't get it" the woman said "I'm the next door neighbour, Carmen"
"Ok Carmen can you just wait here" Shay said gently. Gabby walked to the bathroom door and pushed it. She pressed her radio "main this is 61 how long is backup?"
"10 minutes 61"
Gabby looked at Shay "we're not waiting that long"
"Ok" Shay nodded. She guided the neighbour to another room. Gabby kicked the door and Shay was impressed by her strength. They walked in. An elderly woman was on the floor. Gabby felt for a pulse. She shook her head "she's cold" she said quietly. Shay nodded "I'll tell med we've got a DOA"
Gabby nodded. Shay brought the trolley in and they placed the body in the rig. The police turned up to secure the house. When they arrived at med the transfer was quick. Gabby looked at Shay "you good?"
"Yeah" Shay nodded "just a shame she was all alone"
"Yeah" Gabby nodded. She squeezed Shays hand and they got back into the ambulance. Gabby watched Shay driving. Shay looked over "what?" She laughed. Gabby shrugged "what I'm not allowed to look at my girlfriend now?"
Shay laughed "well when you put it like that"
Gabby smiled and leaned against the door. She sighed happily "it's good to be back"
"I have to admit McCauley and Chout weren't as good as you, I mean I would've had to kick that door in if Id been with Chout. And god help McCauley he could have spouted some depressing words to that neighbour" Shay chuckled. Gabby burst out laughing "Leslie Elizabeth Shay have some respect"
"I'm not wrong!"
They reached 51 and laughed their way into the kitchen. Gabby poured a coffee and passed it to Shay. Shay winked and sat down. Gabby sat next to her. They talked quietly to themselves. 15 more hours. The peace was soon interrupted by Herrmanns entrance into the kitchen "So Dawson, after shift we're having a welcome back party in Molly's, no arguments, 10 percent off all drinks" he announced. She nodded "looks like I'll be there then"
Cheers went up "it's good to have you back Dawson" Cruz smiled
"If nothing else it's stopped Shay moping around the place like a lost puppy" Mills teased
"Excuse me I did not mope! Anyway you'd mope if you had to put up with McCauley for 24 hours" Shay protested adamantly
"Yeah whatever you say" Otis laughed. They all laughed as Shay narrowed her eyes. Gabby looked at her. Shay shrugged and smiled sweetly. Gabby moves closer to her. Squad were called out to assist a different truck. Shay and Gabby watched as they ran to their rig. Shay smiled at Severide. Gabby squeezed her shoulder. "We should do inventory" Shay said. Gabby nodded and stood up. They walked to the ambo. Gabby pulled out a tray and was about to start calling out what was in it when she felt Shays hands slip round her waist. She turned into Shay "on shift?" She said as Shay nuzzled her neck. "What can I say you're just a bad influence?" Shay mumbled. Gabby laughed. They pulled the doors shut. Gabby kissed Shays head "I love you, you know that right?"
"Yeah" Shay nodded and stood back, seeing the frown on Gabby's face. Gabby looked at her "it's that woman... alone, that'll never be you ok I promise" Gabby said, placing her hand on Shay's shoulder. Shay nodded "yeah... hey I didn't mean to upset you when I talked about her"
"No, you didn't I just wanted you to know that" Gabby half smiled. She sat on the trolley. Shay sat next to her. She rested her head on Gabby's shoulder. Gabby smiled "so where were we?"
Shay smiled and wrapped arms around Dawson. She pulled Gabby into her. Gabby was shyer. They just held each other. They finally broke apart and did the inventory. After they had finished they walked over to the bunks. They lay next to each other giggling. After Shay looked down and saw that Gabby was asleep. She smiled. She stroked Gabby's scar. She shivered as she remembered how close she had come to losing Gabby. She kissed Gabby's head and checked the time. 11:45pm. Almost 9 hours left. She soon fell asleep too. Severide laughed as he saw the two and snapped a photo. After an hour or so the bells rang. Gabby and Shay jumped up. "Truck 81. Squad 3. Ambulance 61. Car accident". The firehouse emptied as all of the vehicles and men left. Shay drove behind squad. She looked ahead. They reached the accident. A van versus a pickup. Gabby radioed for another ambulance. She and Shay ran to the van and got a neck collar on the driver. He was alert and talking. It was upright so they helped him out and sat him on the trolley. The pickup was on its side and smoke was appearing. Mouch and Herrmann covered it with CO2. Gabby leaned it and managed to get a collar on the unconscious woman. "Losing her!" She called. Shay looked at Casey. "We're going as fast as we can"
"Shay I need a line"
Shay passed her the needle and line. They got an IV. Gabby had half her body inside the pickup window and her legs draped over the side. Shay eyed the smoke nervously. Her eyes widened as Gabby crawled all the way into the truck. She was trying to keep the woman alive. "Mouch, Herrmann keep an eye on that smoke" Casey said, seeing the worry on Shay's face. Shay heard Gabby talking to the woman. The guys were cutting the roof off. "Gauze" Gabby called. Shay passed it to the hand that reached out. Shay couldn't see in. She shook her head as it rocked. Gabby just wasn't scared of anything. Suddenly the car ignited. Mouch and Herrmann started spraying it. Shay watched in horror "GABBY" she shouted. Gabby turned away from the fire and covered her face. The flames were out in seconds. Gabby breathed shakily. "Gabby!" Shay shouted. Gabby stuck her head out of the window "all good" she said. Casey breathed a sigh of relief. Shay saw the second ambulance arrive "Cmon get out of there now" she said. As she said it the truck shifted slightly and Gabby fell back. Shays breath caught in her throat. She heard the guys all shouting from the other side and before she had time to think Gabby appeared beside her and the other paramedics ran over with a trolley. "Roofs off" Gabby smiled. Shay threw her arms around her "don't scare me like that!" She said. They walked to the guy from the van who needed to go to med as a precaution. As they were about to push him into the rig Shay noticed a deep cut on Gabby's left hand up her arm "Gabby!" She said, pushing her sleeve up. Gabby looked at it "I must have landed on glass" she shrugged "hey it's just a scratch" she said as Shay looked at it worriedly "I'll get it checked at med"
"Ok" Shay nodded. They went to med and transferred and then Shay dragged Gabby over to
Kendra. "Hey Leslie"
"Hey Kendra. Do you think one of your lovely nurses could patch up my reckless partner?" Shay sighed, shooting a glare at Gabby who smiled "excuse me for helping a patient"
"Helping a patient does not justify jumping into a burning pickup" Shay said "and raising my blood pressure to dangerous levels"
Gabby laughed "I knew you cared"
Kendra laughed and led the pair to a small room. She examined the cut "there's no glass in there so I'll clean it up, but it looks like it's going to need stitches"
"Just a scratch" Shay mocked
"Don't mock me I'm seriously injured" Gabby joked. Shay sat down next to her. Kendra injected an anaesthetic and stitched it. She wrapped it in a few layers of gauze. Gabby thanked her and they drove back to 51. They hit traffic. "You know I was scared when you were in that truck" Shay said
"I'm fine" Gabby smiled
"I know" Shay said "but... for a second I thought the truck was gonna blow up with you in it... and I didn't like it" She said, her voice cracking slightly
"Hey I'm sorry I just don't think sometimes" Gabby said sincerely
"I know" Shay said "and I know you just want to help everyone all the time, but don't hurt yourself doing that again"
Gabby nodded. She gently squeezed Shays arm. Shay smiled and then they started talking about anything and everything. When they reached 51 everyone smiled. "Can't go one shift without ending up in med huh?" Herrmann laughed
Gabby laughed and shrugged. Boden walked in "Dawson are you alright?"
"Yes chief" she nodded
"Good" he nodded and disappeared. They all sat quietly until shift ended. Third watch began to arrive and they all went and got changed. "To Molly's!" Cruz shouted and they were soon all there. They all had a beer in hand when Herrmann called for quiet.
"Well I just want to say... welcome back Dawson! And try not to end up in med again next shift! To Dawson!" He said, raising his glass.
"To Dawson!" Everyone chorused. Shay kissed her. Everyone cheered. "To Dawson" Shay whispered "my Dawson".
Thanks for reading, please review and let me know if you want me to carry this on for a while with Shawson fluff or wrap it up in onw or two chapters and start a new Shawson fic with another big story. Thanks again