A\N: I want to give a huge thank you to everyone who has been reading and reviewing this story, it means so much to me :)
Disclaimer: I do not own Chicago Fire, NBC, Global or S'mores.
Spoilers: None
Warnings: None
Family Dinner and Surprises
Early August
Gabriela paced the length of the bedroom fiddling with her fingers.
"Gabby will you stop you're making me dizzy."
"I can't help it."
"I can," Matt stood up and wrapped her in his arms just as the timer went off.
Gabriela looked into Matt's eyes as she slowly walked into the washroom to retrieve the pregnancy test.
"We're having a baby!" She returned seconds later a huge smile on her face and tears of joy in her eyes.
"We're having another baby!" Matt picked her up and spun her around.
"Yeah," Gabby set her feet on the ground. "In April."
'April' Matt thought, "That's a cute name."
Gabriela buried her head into his shirt and giggled, "We don't even know what we're having yet."
"I bet it's a little girl," He kissed her dark hair.
"Really?" Gabriela looked into his blue eyes, "I think it's a boy."
"Maybe-"
"What? You think its twins?"
She chuckled, "Get out of my head," She flicked him.
"Never," Matt bent down and kissed her on the lips.
Three weeks into August and the renovations to the basement of Antonio and Dani's house were almost done. Only a few finishing touches and moving in the furniture were left.
"Bang!" "Bang!" Michael pounded on a workbench.
"He seems to like that," Antonio took a sip of his beer, "You take it it's only taking up space here."
"Thanks," Matt watched his son play.
"Oh boy," Gabriela walked onto the bench and saw the same thing, "Looks like someone wants to be like Daddy."
"Daddy!" Michael echoed on response smiling up at his parents before going back to the toy workbench.
"Come here bud. Have some lunch with Daddy."
"Oay." Michael put down the hammer on the workbench and ran into his father's arms.
Michael reached for Matt's beer. "Wow," Matt pushed it away. "You're a little to young for that. About twenty years to young."
"Oh cool, food," Freddie and his friends walked onto the porch.
"Daddy!" Serena smiled happily as she saw her father.
"Oh Serena," Freddie placed his hands over dramatically on his heart, "You don't want me anymore?"
"You're breaking his heart," Tony one of Freddie's best friends added.
"Daddy," Serena repeated.
"Oh okay, but you still love me right?"
Serena kissed Freddie on the cheek, "Edie," She smiled.
"You give the sloppiest kisses," Freddie handed Serena to Matt.
"So did Gabriela," Antonio commented unaware that Gabriela was standing right behind him.
Slapping her brother on the back of the head Gabby took a bite of his sandwich.
"I was joking," Antonio rolled his eyes, "Jeez." He smiled.
"Oh boohoo," Gabriela swallowed the bite and sat down in the chair beside Matt's and took Serena and put sunscreen on her.
"Mommy no," Serena attempted to wiggle away, "Daddy."
"Someone's a daddy's girl," Dani spoke up.
"Yeah, what'd you do to her?" Gabby playfully eyed her husband as she gave Serena back.
"I'll never tell, never!" Matt did an evil laugh.
"You guys are weird," Freddie raised his eyebrows.
"Yeah and you're related to us," Antonio poked fun at his fourteen year old son's state of embarrassment."
"Don't remind me."
"Oh come on," Dani laughed, "We're not that bad are we?"
"No Mrs. Dawson I think you're cool," Tony spoke.
"There see, and his father's a friend of mine," Antonio told his son.
"Yeah and you sing while you barbeque, sorry dad you're strange."
"Well what about Tia Gabby and Tio Matt?"
"No, they're still cool."
"Don't worry Daddy I sill love you," Maria side hugged her father.
"Me too," Diego agreed.
"I never said I didn't love you."
"Okay, that's enough," Dani stopped the argument, "You kids stay out here to play. Tia Gabby and Tio Matt need to put Michael and Serena down for a n-a-p."
"Nap. That spells nap." Maria said proud of herself that she could spell. "Why did you spell it?" She then wondered.
"No nap!" Serena and Michael both screamed at the top of their lungs.
"That's why; nice going sis," Carla nudged Maria.
"I'm sorry," Maria turned to Gabby and Matt.
"That's okay sweetheart," Gabriela stood with a very upset Michael in her arms, "We'd better start getting them settled now."
"Yeah," Matt agreed as he followed her with Serena in his arms.
Later that night when most of the work in the basement had been finished the Dawson and Casey families ate hamburgers, corn and pasta salad outside on the porch.
"Dad can we have a fire later?" Freddie asked.
"Yeah I think we can do that?"
"With S'mores?" Carla asked.
"If we have the ingredients yes."
"I'll go check," Carla bolted upright in her chair.
"Not until after dinner," Dani told her with a stern voice, "Finish eating first."
Carla did what she was told.
Serena made her fist around a spoon and tried to scoop pasta with it but she was having difficulty.
"Tio Matt why does she have to?" Freddie asked, "She's getting frustrated."
"I know she is," Matt told his nephew, "But she has to learn. She and Michael have been using cutlery for a few weeks."
"Michael's the smarter twin," Diego observed, "He can do it already."
"Diego that's not very nice. All children are different."
"I remember somebody who didn't ride a two-wheeler until he almost six.
"Yeah but-" Diego defended himself, "That's different."
"No its not Diego. Even though you practiced so hard to ride that two-wheeler you couldn't, you did it when you were ready; just like Serena will learn how to eat with a fork and spoon when she's ready."
Diego took a bite of his hotdog and watched as Serena scooped up some pasta with her spoon and ate it.
"She did it," He smiled.
"She does it sometimes," Matt responded, "Just not all the time."
"Can she eat ice cream? Because that's what were having for desert."
"Diego!" Carla glared at her younger brother, "It was supposed to be a surprise."
"I didn't mean to," Diego mumbled, "I forgot."
"I worked really hard to make the ice cream for from scratch."
'I'm sorry Carla," Diego apologized, "I didn't do it on purpose."
Dani and Antonio shared a look; they were both impressed at how their two children seemed to be handling their dispute.
After everybody had finished eating Carla got the twins their ice cream first as they would have to go to bed soon.
"Ank you," Serena and Michael said at the same time as Carla gave them each a tiny bit of ice cream.
"You're welcome."
"Yum," Gabriela dipped her finger in Michael's ice cream, "Very good."
Carla beamed, "You really like it?"
"I like it so much I want some. Come on, I'll help you bring the rest out."
"Okay."
Carrying a tray each Gabby and Carla returned seconds later and gave everyone a bowl of ice cream.
"Tia Gabby's right," Dani told her daughter, "You're a natural cook."
"I am," Carla appeared shocked.
"Better then mom," Freddie joked which earned him a glare from both his parents.
"Yeah sweetie this is very good." Matt took a bite and moved it out of Serena's reach.
"Good." Carla finally sat down and enjoyed her homemade desert.
"We should probably get going," Gabriela stood up, "The twins are getting pretty tired. But before we go we have something to tell you," She took a deep breath and said, "We're having a baby in April."
TBC
A\N: Please review and tell me what you thought.I know I said that there would be another chapter and then the epilogue but when I started writing it I discovered I could add it to the epilogue and make it longer. So, next is the epilogue and I promise it'll be super long, very cute, have lots of Daswsey and some very cute kids! :D
