Casey and Gabby sat across from each other at a fancy restaurant.
"So you never told me why you made Shay and Severide, Hallie's godparents." Gabby said.
"Well, if anything ever happened to me and my sister I'd want Hallie to have a male and female figure in her life. Shay and Severide aren't a couple but they'll always be together and they have a good stable relationship. And they love Hallie. I'd want them to take Hallie if anything ever happened to me and Christy. That way Hal wouldn't have to change schools and she'd still have Firehouse 51." Casey said.
Gabby interlaced her fingers with his. "You're an amazing father you know that?"
"Does that turn you on?" Casey asked as he kissed her hand.
Gabby laughed. "It does actually. And you know every song from Frozen so that's a plus."
Casey chuckled. "Heyyy."
"So what next?" Gabby asked after they had finished their food.
"We had back to my place for a little desert." Casey said with a wink and a smile. Gabby returned his smile.
"Bigggggggg booty big booty big booty, Big booty number one."
"Number one, number 6."
"Number 6, number two."
"Number uh.."
"Ohhh you're out chief!" Herman said.
Everyone laughed.
{ Beeeeeeeeee Boooooooo ANNNNNNNNN... Truck 81, Ambulance 61.. }
"Alright people it's show time!" Chief Bowden said.
"Go get um daddy!" Hallie cheered as her father hopped abroad Truck 81 and waved to her as he left.
Little Hallie gave her aunt Christy as kiss as she hopped out of her car and ran into the fire station after school.
"Rebecca! Rebecca! Where are you best friend?!" Hallie called as she ran around the firehouse looking for her.
Hallie ran into the bunk room and saw her dad and Gabby standing outside his office She stopped short when she saw they were arguing. After a moment Gabby left and her father went back into his office.
Hallie knocked on his door and he answered.
"Daddy why were you and Gabby fighting?" Hallie asked innocently.
"Oh nothing darling." Casey replied. "We just have a different opinion on something."
"Did you and mommy ever fight?" Hallie asked her father.
"Yeah we did sometimes... but we always made up. Your mom and I had a rule." Casey said.
"What was the rule?" His little six-year-old said.
"To always keep the fighting clean and the Se-... uh garbage dirty." Casey said.
"That's a good rule." Hallie said.
Casey chuckled. "Yeah it is. Anything else sweetie?"
"Yeah, do you know where Rebecca is?" Hallie asked.
"I think she's in the laundry room." Casey told the little girl.
Hallie smiled, kissed him on the cheek and off she went.
"Rebecca!" Hallie chimed when she found the young women.
"Hey cutie! I was just about to look for you. I have something for you." Rebecca said cheerfully.
"What!?" Hallie beamed. Her whole face lit up.
"Close your eyes." Rebecca instructed.
When Hallie's eyes were covered Rebecca took out a small thin box and placed it in the girl's tiny hands.
"Okay, open." Rebecca said.
Hallie did and took the lid off the box carefully and smiled brightly when she saw what the box held. It was a little gold infinity ring with a pearl on a bracelet chain. It was a friendship bracelet.
Hallie looked up at Rebecca beaming, not knowing what to say.
"Now we both have one." Rebecca said with a wink.
Hallie smiled and hugged her leg. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
"You are most welcome." Rebecca said, patting the child on the head.
"Oh hey Rebecca guess what!" Hallie said, as Rebecca folded her laundry.
"What?" Rebecca asked.
"So I got invited to my first sleepover next week." Hallie started.
"That's awesome! Way to go." Rebecca said.
"I'm so excited! But I'm a little scared though." Hallie finished.
"Why?" Rebecca said.
"Because I've never been to a sleepover before and I don't know what to do." Hallie said a little worriedly.
"Say no more!" Rebecca said. "Next shift.. bring a sleeping bag, a flash light, and some Graham crackers, ok?" Rebecca said.
"Ok! You're the bestest best friend ever Rebecca!" Hallie said.
Rebecca laughed.
So next shift Hallie, Rebecca, and Gabby whom had decided to join them, could be found in sleeping bags in the bunk room just as it was starting to get dark.
"Here's to hoping we don't get interrupted by any runs tonight." Gabby said.
"Okay so what happens now?" Hallie asked.
"Now we talk girl stuff and tell each other secrets." Rebecca said.
"Ok, you go first Rebecca!" Hallie said.
"Me tell a secret? Ok let me think... this is the happiest I've been since passing my firefighter test." Rebecca said.
"I've got one!" Hallie said raising her hand.
"Haha you don't have to raise your hand little Hallie." Gabby said.
"Ok so my secret is that my daddy wears bras!" Hallie said in a loud whisper.
Gabby and Rebecca laughed.
"No serious!" Hallie said. "I was putting my dirty clothes in the laundry hamper yesterday and I saw a bra in there!"
Rebecca bit her lip to keep from bursting out laughing as she shot a look at Gabby who looked a little like she got her hand caught in the cookie jar.
"Uh uh.. that's not your dad's its uh... mine." Gabby hesitantly spat out.
"Why is one of your bras in my dad's dirty clothes hamper?" Hallie asked ever so innocently?
"Well Hallie uh.. my washer was broken so your dad was nice enough to wash some of my clothes for me..." Gabby said, thinking on her feet.
"Oh that's nice of him." Hallie said with a smile.
"Yeah Gabby, that is." Rebecca said, still trying not to laugh.
Gabby shot her a playful look.
"Ok Gabby, your turn!" Hallie said.
"Ok so my secret is thattttt... I'm going to take the test and become a firefighter." Gabby said proudly.
Hallie beamed and gave her a high-five.
"Now what Rebecca?" Hallie asked.
"Now... we make smores." Rebecca said. "You got the crackers Hal?"
"Yep!" Hallie said.
"And Gabby you have the chocolate?"
"I may have stolen a few bites but yep, I got it." Gabby said.
"And I got the Marshmallows." Rebecca said. "Race you guys to the kitchen!"
A few days later Hallie was laying on her stomach in the grass outside the fire station playing with her plastic toy animals. She stopped when she saw Rebecca leaving the firehouse.
"Hey best friend!" Hallie called out to her and waved.
Rebecca stopped walking and looked at her. After a moment she beckoned the little girl to her.
She knelt down when little Hallie reached her.
"Are you ok?" Hallie asked. Rebecca looked like she had been crying.
"Yeah I'm ok kiddo. Hey I need you to make me a promise." Rebecca said.
"Ok." Hallie said.
"All those dreams you have in there," Rebecca said pointing to the young girl's heart. "I want you to never give up on them no matter what. I want you to grow up to be the strong, beautiful, sweet, kind woman you're meant to be ok. Always believe in yourself and never give up on your dreams or your heart. Promise?"
"I promise." Hallie said sincerely. Although she didn't completely understand, as she was only six.
"Good girl. Now give me a hug." Rebecca said, embracing her.
Little Hallie hugged her back. "I love you Rebecca."
"I love you too.." She kissed the girl on the forehead and left.
The next day little Hallie ran into the fire house. It was the morning after her first sleepover and her friend and her mom had just dropped her off. She stopped just short of the entrance to Firehouse 51 and waved at the people who just dropped her off as she ran inside.
"Rebecca! Rebecca! Rebecca!?" Hallie called out as she ran around the firehouse looking for her best friend. She wanted to tell her all about the sleep over.
"Hey Hal, wait!" Kelly called out to her but Hallie didn't hear him for she was just to energetic.
She ran into the locker room. Still calling out Rebecca's name. When she rounded the corner she saw Gabby taking Rebecca's things out of her locker and putting them in a box.
"What are you doing?" Hallie asked.
Gabby looked up and gasped. She had a tear-stained face. "Hal..."
"Why are you putting all of Rebecca's stuff in a box?" Hallie asked slowly.
Gabby couldn't bring herself to answer.
"Where's Rebecca, Gabby?" Hallie asked. "Rebecca! Rebecca where are you best friend!?"
"Hal." Casey said as he jogged into the locker room. "You're 20 mins early.."
"Daddy where's Rebecca? And why is Gabby taking all her stuff?" Hallie asked. She didn't understand what was happening around her, but she did sense something was wrong.
Casey shot a look at Gabby before kneeling down so he was eye level with his beloved daughter. He placed both his hands on her little shoulders.
"Hallie...Hal, Rebecca's not here..." Casey said slowly. How does one tell a 6-year-old something like this... "Hallie... Rebecca's dead.."
RIP: Rebecca Jone :( LOVED her character...
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