"You excited?" Cyra had Axel and Vince as they pulled on their leashes.

"I guess. So you actually have people working for you?" Bruno stayed calm when he walked with Chad.

"Yeah. But one of them hates that, so let's not mention it."

"Okay. Do you think I could draw the squad?"

"Of course." They walked into the apparatus bay, where Chief Boden walked out to meet them.

"Lieutenant Birch." He nodded at her, then turned his attention to the suddenly shy Chad. "You must be Chad. Welcome to station 51." He held out his hand, and Chad shook it.

"Thank you, sir."

"No need to call me sir. You don't work for me. Isn't that right, Birch?"

"Yes, sir." They smiled and walked into the common area. They let go of the dogs' leashes and immediately ran to Pouch.

"Everyone, this is Chad Birch." Herrmann got up and shook hands with Chad.

"Thanks, Chief." He said very quietly as Herrmann went to greet the dogs. Chad handed Boden the picture of Cyra.

"Oh, wow. Look at this." A few men looked over his shoulder.

"Where did that talent come from?" Otis laughed at his comment as Cyra rolled her eyes. Cruz and Casey talked to Chad while he played with the dogs and Cyra sat at the table. "Seriously, you could work for the CIA. I mean, Capp's been to your house. How did he not notice him? Like wouldn't he have art stuff or Legos somewhere?"

"Just because you didn't know doesn't make it the best-kept secret or anything. You knew. Right, Capp?"

"Yeah. I was the first one from this station to meet him."

"See? Plus, I talk about him all the time. Maybe if you actually listened, you would know stuff."

"You might be right." He bit the cap of his pen. Shay and Dawson came in, talking about the run they were just on.

"I can believe that guy had the nerve to call you a-"

"Whoa there, Shay!" She looked at Severide in confusion. When she turned around, she put her hand over her mouth.

"Oh, I am so sorry. I didn't know." She covered her mouth, but Cyra shook her head.

"No harm was done."

After an hour or so, the pager tones rang out, and the station left. "Ready to go bud?"

"How come Otis didn't know about me?" He looked at her with a hurt expression.

"I talk about you all the time. He's not so good at listening sometimes. Oh, I forgot you wanted to sketch the squad."

"It's okay. Next time. Can you set up a class trip for next week?"

She shrugged. "I don't know. Probably. Well, I should say most likely."

"Cool. I want to show how cool your job is to my friends. They think all you do is drink coffee and eat donuts."

"Nope. That would be what cops do." They laughed. They got their dogs and started walking back out to the car. "So, what would you like to do today?"

"I don't care."

"That's helpful."

When they got home, they both decided to get some sleep. Cyra was on the couch when Matt came through the door. He smiled and went up the stairs quietly before going to bed himself. When he woke up, Chad and the dogs were in the backyard. Cyra was drinking some coffee, and the doorbell rang just as he came down the stairs. He let Cruz in, and they all sat in the dining room together.

"So I know you don't want me to move out."

"Why would you? I know it's a little cramped, but I can fix it."

Joe cut him off before he could say any more. "They'll be moving in with me. I was hoping you would help us move today and tomorrow. I know it's not what you want to do on your days off, so if you already have plans-"

"No, I can. But are you sure? It's only been a month." Cruz looked at Birch and smiled.

"I'm sure."

"So am I." She held Joe's hand.

"Then I support you guys. Are you already packed?"

"Yeah. I don't have much. I already talked to Chad about it. So I guess let's go."

They moved in quickly, and Chad already loved having his own room. He stayed upstairs while Cyra and Joe were sitting on the couch together. "You think Chad likes his room?"

"Oh yeah. Thank you so much for letting us move in. That was really, really nice, and I can't thank you enough."

"Of course. I'm happy you are here. It won't feel so lonely here."

"You don't ever have to worry about that again." She planted a kiss on his cheek before getting up.