Prompt: Holidays

Fandom: Chicago Fire

Pairing: Matthew Casey x OFC

Matt had been looking for the perfect gift for Jade for a month and he only had two weeks left to find it. To say he was getting desperate was an understatement. He had already bought a few gifts for their friends, all that was left was hers and, by God, was it hard. He had a pretty good idea of what he wanted, the hard part was finding it.

He and his team had just finished another call when, on their way back to the firetruck, he looked at an antique store's window and he froze. That it was. The perfect gift. Telling Herrman that he would be right back, Matt walked in and asked the old lady behind the counter if it was for sale. When she said it was, he didn't even care about the price. He told her he would take it. He had finally found Jade's gift.

Matt is in the firehouse's kitchen getting himself a mid-afternoon snack, remembering that moment, when Jade walked in, her jacket under her arm.

- "Hey babe. Going somewhere?"

- "Yep, I'm going into town with Chief Boden. He's having trouble finding a gift for Donna and I'm gonna go with him to see if we can find something." – Matt could tell she was excited by the way she talked fast and the quick kiss on the cheek she gave him.

Jade had decided the crew at firehouse 51 was her family, becoming this sort of motherly figure to them. Which was kind of hilarious, considering she was a few years younger than some of the guys there. But that's who she was, always taking care of the people she loved.

Christmas Eve had finally arrived and they were all caught in the joy of the holidays. When he and Jade had started dating, she basically demanded that they celebrate all the holidays, to put in her words, "It will give us a sense of normalcy.", something that his work sometimes didn't allow for. At first he had fought her on it, but, damn, can the woman be stubborn. Eventually, he gave in and agreed.

And now there they were, three days before Christmas Eve. Sitting around the table in the firehouse, two roasted hams in the middle of the table and all sorts of side dishes spread around the table surrounding it. He could, also, smell the intoxicating smell of home baked pie coming from the kitchen. Jade had been in the kitchen all day, preparing dinner, making sure everything was perfect for their Christmas together. And that right there, just made him love her even more.

Toasts were made, dinner was eaten and they were now relaxing in the couches and around the tables. Terrance, Chief Boden's son, kept asking Jade about all the different traditions that people would do to celebrate Christmas and Jade, God bless her, would answer to all of them, sometimes repeating herself but never losing her patience.

Pulling her close to him on the couch, Matt kissed the top of her head. She looked up and leaned towards him, giving him a sweet kiss in return, her hand over his chest. Breaking the kiss, they just stared at each other, loving looks on both their faces.

They were both brought back to reality by a questioning Terrance.

- "When can we open the gifts, Jade?"

- "Maybe we could exchange them now?" – Jade answered him, a smile on her lips, before turning towards Boden and Donna to see if they were okay with the idea. Both of them had no problem exchanging gifts early, after all they always made their own traditions.

They exchanged gifts, allowing the kids to open theirs first so they'd be distracted while the adults opened theirs. As every year, they had done a secret santa type of thing for the adults. Looking around, Matt saw how happy everyone was and when his eyes landed on Jade and he saw the huge smile on her lips while watching little Terrance play with his firetruck, he knew he would love her forever.

Matt had saved the best for last. Giving the small box to Jade, he couldn't wait to see her reaction. Jade opened the box and her eyes went wide. Inside was an antique gold locket. She had mentioned how she had always wanted one and Matt had been desperately looking for one. When she opened it, she smiled. In there, was a picture of the two of them, taken not that long ago. She kissed him tenderly and thanked him, saying that she loved it. He took it from her and put it around her neck. It fitted perfectly.

After giving her secret santa gift to Mouch, she turned to Matt to give him a special present. One she had made especially for him. Jade handed a medium size box to Matt and waited. Matt pulled the top of the box and, after removing the loose paper that was on top, he just froze. Looking very slowly back at Jade, she could see he had tears in his eyes when he asked her if she was serious. When she nodded her head in confirmation that she wasn't joking, tears in her eyes as well, he picked her up and kissed her passionately.

Severide looked confused at his best friend, being seated right next to them on the couch. Looking over at Stella, expecting to see the same look on her face, he was surprised to see that Stella had a sweet and kind smile on her face. Asking Matt what was going on, all that Matt did was point to the box Jade had just given him. Grabbing the box off of the couch, Severide looked stunned and excited all in one. Inside was a tiny baby onesie that said, in bold letters, "My dad's a firefighter". Severide looked back at Jade, who in return asked him if he was ready to be an uncle. He couldn't help the huge smile on his face, pulling her into a tight hug.

Suddenly, Boden spoke.

- "The day we went to buy Donna's gift, I realized I needed to buy you one, as well. I also already knew that you were expecting, thanks to someone who let it slip, so I asked Donna for help and she recommended this."

Boden handed over the last gift of the night. Jade's gift. Jade had told him not to worry about getting her a gift, since she already knew she was his secret santa, but he still felt the need to buy her something. Boden saw Jade opening the small box and the way her eyes wrinkled when she laughed at what was inside. Donna had recommended a onesie that looked exactly as their uniform. Everyone laughed and commented how adorable it was.

Jade took a look around. Matt had the biggest smile, already making plans with Severide and Boden for when the baby comes. Her eyes locked with Boden and all she could do was mouth a "Thank you", before more tears of happiness spilled from her eyes. This Christmas would definitely be one for the books.