A\N: Okay so I wanted to have this chapter up sooner but I had some computer trouble and my files got delated so I needed to get them from the site. Anyways I hope you like this chapter and my apologies if it isn't good as I was kind of rushed while writing it.
Disclaimer: I do not own Chicago Fire, NBC or Global
Spoilers: Set during 3.21 "We Called Her Jellybean"
Warnings: None
Chapter 21
Matt walked into the apartment in a furious rage and he slammed the door only to curse as he heard Ellie wake up and begin to cry. "KELLY!" Gabby yelled angrily over the cries, a few seconds later she emerged, "YOU CAN'T-" She stopped when she saw Matt, "Babe what's wrong?"
"Nothing," He lied, "Sorry I woke Ellie up."
"No, no that's alright. I'm more worried about you." She examined his face, "The case that bad?" She asked knowing they were now thinking a fire was arson and Intelligence was investigating it as a possible rape.
"That and I told Jack Nesbit I wouldn't be building the other clubs. I went back further into the club to find him and he was doing some sort of shady dealings. When he saw me he blew up at me. I know he's doing some illegal." He sighed as he rubbed hand over his face, "Now I have to decide what to do."
"Tell Antonio," She looked up at him, "He'll help you out."
"Yeah and what about Voight?" He looked at her. He had managed to somehow avoid the man for nearly two years and although he knew the other man had changed he could never forget what he did to him and his then fiancée Hallie.
"Babe…" She stopped to think about what to say and how to phrase it, "I know he doesn't play by the rules and there's no excuse for what he did to you and to Hallie but Antonio trusts him, he helped save Diego Matt, I may not like him but for that I have to respect him."
"It's not that easy for me."
"Okay, so go in talk to Antonio and then he can bring in Voight if you need to, you trust Antonio right?"
He eyed her, "Of course I trust you're older brother babe."
"Okay then you trust him and he trusts Voight, he may not like him sometimes but he trusts him. I know you though and you're not going to be able to just let this go."
"Right," He nodded and looked at her, "We can go after they finish up with the case."
"Good," She nodded, "You want to hold Ellie?" She handed over their daughter.
"Hi baby," Matt cooed and kissed her on the head, "I love you." He cradled her in his arms and cuddled her.
"Would you relax?" Kelly looked at his friends as they fussed over some last minute details. Kelly had all but forced them to go out for the day saying he and April would watch her but they were having a hard time leaving, "She's with a fire fighter and a doctor. Nothing is going to happen to her and if it does we'll handle it."
"Kelly," April lightly schooled, "Give them a break."
"No, no he's right," Gabby sighed, "I just… a few hours with Eva was one thing but an entire day is something else. Maybe we don't need to go."
"Oh no," Kelly shook his head, "You two need to get out on your own for awhile, at least go out shopping or to a movie or something."
"You sure you know where everything is?" Matt asked.
"Yeah," He nodded, "Now go!"
"Right, right," They gave Ellie another kiss each and then left the apartment.
"Well that took really long. Mommy and Daddy are to protective of you," Kelly lifted Ellie out of her play pen and held her, "Luckily Uncle Kelly will let you have some fun."
The five week old stared at him and barely blinked, "Oh Kell," April laughed, "When you have kids you'll be just as protective of them."
"Maybe," He acknowledged, "But for now I'm this little monster's fun Uncle," He tickled her, "Oh I bet your laugh is going to be cute," He looked at her again and she still just stared at him as she put her thumb in her mouth.
"She's going to be beautiful when she's older, " April looked at the young baby's features, "I mean really model pretty."
"Well duh have you seen her parents," He joked, "But I don't think Matt's going to let her be a model, he's not even going to let her date until she had to sneak around to do it."
"He seems protective," She commented.
"Yeah to a fault but luckily Gaby's a little more sensible in that sense."
"Ah," April nodded again and then saw as Ellie went from sucking her thumb to screaming in seconds.
"Ew!" Kelly smelt the problem, "She needs to be changed, oh Ellie you had to wait until after Mommy and Daddy left?" He looked at her, "Come on lets go get you all cleaned," He carried her into the master bedroom and laid her on the changing table and began to change her diaper. He'd done it a few times before so he was all right with it but he crying and screaming didn't help him any.
"You're so great with her," April said after he'd finished, "Here I'll take her while you wash up.
"Thanks," He handed her over and she didn't even cry just began sucking her thumb again and her eyes soon began to close and soon she was back asleep.
"Aw she's so sweet," April kissed her forehead, "You're just so cute," She cooed as she rocked the baby back and fourth and carried her back into the hallway
"Yeah she is," Kelly agreed coming out of the bathroom, "She's a pretty good baby to, she hardly ever cries and she seems to love people."
"That's good," April nodded, "She must get held by a lot of people."
"Oh yeah," He laughed, "But only because she doesn't cry about it; she's so good being held."
"Well I'll keep her for awhile," She grinned and arrived her over to the couch where she sat down.
"Matt and Gabby like her sleeping in her crib for at least three hours during the day," He advised, "Apparently it helps with self soothing."
"Okay well I'll hold her until eleven o'clock and then put her down," She told him, "Anything else they like her to do or have?"
"Her bottles are in the fridge with a long list of how to heat it and feed it to her," He shook his head, "That's Gaby's doing, she's a foodie and is all up on healthy food and nutrition as well."
"Is she a good cook?"
"One of the best cooks I know."
"Ah."
"Yeah," He said again and sat down beside her on the couch
TBC
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