A\N: So, as we get down to the last few chapters of this story (only four more chapters after this) I want to thank everyone who has read, reviewed, favoured and alerted this story.

Disclaimer: I do not own Chicago Fire, NBC, Global, American Girl, Barbie or Build-A-Bear.

Spoilers: None

Warnings: None

Family

Antonio and Dani's house was a modest two-story house in a suburb of Chicago.

"Up!" Twenty-month-old Serena pointed to the doorbell of Antonio and Dani's house.

"Can you say please?" Gabby asked.

"Pwese."

"That's better. Mommy likes it when you use your manners," Gabriela lifted the young toddler up allowing her to ring the doorbell.

"They're here!" Six year old Maria's voice could he heard from inside the house. "Hi!" She bounced on the balls of her feet as she opened the door.

Serena lit up and buried herself in her cousin's legs.

"Awe you're too cute!" Maria lifted her up.

"Maria be careful with your cousin, she's not a doll," Antonio gave his daughter a stern glance as he walked into the main hallway.

"But she's so cute," Maria complained.

"That may be the case but I don't want you carrying her."

"Okay," Maria placed Serena on the ground and bolted to help Matt who was walking up the steps carrying Michael and a bunch of bags.

"Geez, you bring their whole wardrobe?" Antonio questioned as he saw the bags Gabby had carried on the ground and the ones Matt and Maria were carrying.

"We're gone for fourteen days Antonio."

"Yeah and I have a key to your house. If we need anything we can go and get it. Plus its not like half of there stuff isn't already here."

"Still…" Gabriela trailed off.

Serena toddled up to her uncle and pulled on his jean pants.

"Yeah sweetie," Antonio looked down at her.

"Bag." Serena pointed proudly to her new backpack that she was carrying on her back.

"A Princess backpack! Did Mommy and Daddy buy you a new backpack for your vacation?"

Serena plopped herself down on the tailed floor and began to take out everything in her backpack. The items consisted of her favourite pink blanket, her favourite American Girl Doll, a Build a Bear teddy and a Dora doll. "

"She's defiantly a little girl," Antonio stated the obvious.

"Ah, ah," Michael reached his arms out for Antonio as soon as Matt carried him inside the house, "Ah, Ah," He attempted to wiggle himself free of his father's grip.

"Come here little man," Antonio took Michael away from Matt and gave him a kiss on the cheek, "What's in your special bag?" He placed the toddler on the ground beside Serena's bag.

"Tuk," Michael proudly pulled out a bright red fire truck and a Build a bear teddy in a fire fighter uniform. Then he pointed to the fire truck on his back pack and pointed to Matt, "Daddy tuk."

"That's right Daddy's a fire fighter. Do you know what Tio Antonio is?"

Michael shook his headful of blonde hair.

"Yes you do sweetie," Gabby prompted him as Carla and Freddie walked down the staircase.

"No."

"Tio Antonio's a police officer," Freddie told his cousin.

Serena who was getting board being held by her father squealed in delight when she saw her older cousins.

"Hey squirt," Freddie kissed Serena's dark hair, "You better not want to do a make-over on me or we're going to have a problem."

"That's a great idea!" Maria gasped, "I can teach Serena how to use make-up. Tia Gabby is fourteen days a long time."

"Too long," Carla scoffed.

"Watch it Carla," Antonio warned.

"What, I have exams to study for I don't want to have to listen to crying babies."

"You study?" Freddie coughed on air.

"Shut-up!" Carla swatted him.

"Enough!" Antonio raised his voice, "Both of you take some cool down time."

"Hey, sorry we're late," Dani rushed through the garage door with Diego.

"Daddy Anthony had the coolest birthday party!" Eight-year-old Diego announced.

"Yeah cause his parents are rich," Carla flipped her long brown hair.

"Daddy aren't we rich?" Maria asked innocently.

"Who told you that?"

"Lilly. She said Abuela and Abuelo were rich."

"Mom and Dad keep all the money away from us," Carla taunted her younger sister.

"OKAY!" Antonio's voice echoed off the walls. "That's' enough!"

"But-"

"Freddie, Carla go study for your exams. Diego, Maria go help Mom bring in the groceries.

"But Daddy are we rich?" Maria pouted.

"Don't worry kid if Mom and Dad die someone will adopt you, you're cute.

At her older sister's words Maria's eyes welled up with tears and she began sobbing.

"It was only a joke," Carla scoffed. "She's just a cry baby. She'll believe anything."

"Carla you go to your room right now before I get really angry," Antonio warned.

"Oh no," Carla purposely rolled her eyes and let out a huge sigh.

"Carla you listen to your father," Dani touched Antonio's shoulder which well calming him down also kept him from going after Carla.

"Whatever," Carla turned around and walked upstairs.

"Bad?" Serena looked up at the adults.

"Yes your cousin Carla is being very bad," Antonio told his niece, "I don't want you copying her."

"Why?" Serena asked.

"Since when did you learn how to say why?" Matt asked his daughter.

"Monday."

"Monday," Michael echoed.

"They're like parrots," Diego laughed.

"Diego go and help your mother."

"Rough shift?" Gabriela asked after Diego had left.

"No I actually like work right now," Antonio rubbed his temple, "Its home I can't stand."

"Why?" Gabriela wondered.

"The kids, they need their own rooms. The fighting is just getting worse and worse."

"Do you guys have time to come in for something to drink?" Dani popped her head into the entranceway.

"Yeah sure," Gabby said.

"I keep telling him we need to renovate the basement but he says we don't have the time," Dani picked up the previous converstation.

"The basement?" Matt asked, he hadn't recalled ever seeing the basement.

"The partially unfinished basement. It's been like that since we bought it."

"Were you planning using the space?" Matt inquired.

"As a playroom originally but now I think it would be better if we built two more bedrooms for Carla and Freddie and a bathroom."

"You know I could get some of my guys and we could do the Reno."

"Oh no…. I wasn't suggesting..." Dani blushed furiously.

"I know," Matt assured her, "I'm offering."

"Not for nothing you're not. We'll pay you and your co-workers."

"Dani you don't have to-"

"It's not up for discussion Gabby."

"What's not up for discussion?" Antonio sat beside Dani at the table.

"Us paying Matt if he and his guys re-do the basement for us."

Antonio looked at his brother in-law, "You serious?"

"Yeah, I can do it in August on my days off when I'm not working and in-between other jobs. I know a lot of guys too so they can help out when I'm not here, all guys I trust so don't worry it'll be done."

"Matt we can't-"

"Yes you can. In fact I'm going to go down right now and look at this basement." He stood up.

"I'll show you," Antonio stood as well.

"Okay, so this isn't that bad," Matt walked into the basement and found walls already up for rooms, "Depending on how well these are set up I might be able to use this. So were thinking just the two rooms?"

"And a washroom."

"Sure; shouldn't be that bad. I have good guys that I can get."

"Matt-"

"Hey, you're watching the twins while we're away and wouldn't take any money."

"Yeah but this is much more expensive."

"We'll discuss it later," Matt patted him on the shoulder as he walked back upstairs.

"At least let us pay the other workers; that way you don't have to out of your own pocket."

"Sure if you want," Matt responded.

"We want."

"Okay," Matt walked back into the kitchen, "Sorry to drink and run but we need to get home, we need to leave for the airport in a few hours."

"Of course," Dani smiled, "Have a great time in Hawaii"

"Not to great, remember to come back," Antonio added as he hugged Gabby.

"Oh shoot and we'd already bought a house," Gabby played along.

Sating goodbye to Serena and Michael Gabby and left the house and walked down to driveway to their car.

TBC

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