Hey guys, sorry it's been quite awhile.

I was feeling a bit stuck with the plot so hopefully things don't move too fast.

disclaimer: I dont own the one Chicago franchise or it's characters.

Jay could literally feel the tension in the air. He walked into the station with Ally hand in hand. His presence was slightly less tense with Ally around.

"Hey baby girl!" Gabby greeted Ally with open arms.

Ally's face lit up when she saw her mama.

Jay saw her lieutenant, Hermann, out of the corner of his eye. Sure enough, Hermann was giving him a skeptical glare.

That look was mutual between every other member of truck 81 and squad 3.

The group shared half hearted conversation since no one was sure of each other at that moment. Gabby went off on a call soon enough, and that gave Cruz enough time for a quick jab.

"I'm glad you are making them happy, but I swear, if i hear the slightest bad thing about you from Gabby, I will hunt you down."

Not that Jay was that terrified of Cruz, but he still felt like it was a long road until he could go to the firefighters friends and family barbecue.

The most open member of the team to him was Jones, the same Jones he thought was a man. She was willing to give him a chance. She seemed cold and distant but had a bubbly attitude around others she was close to.

Mouch knew to let Gabby do her own thing. He was not going to get involved.

Mills tried to stay out of it. Frankly, he still liked Gabby, but would never say.

Hermann had his mind set about Jay already.

Shay was skeptical but willing to give him a chance.

The other's feelings did not exactly differ from Mills, Mouch or Hermann. But no one shared the views of Shay and Jones.

Jay hung out with Ally for awhile before having to go so he could get to work in the morning.

Walking upstairs the next day he saw Antonio working on some paperwork.

"Stopped by the station huh?" He asked settle.

Jay gave him a look of exhaustion, confusion and frustration.

"How'd you know?"

"Hermann got drunk last night... talking about how much he hated a cop being in his house."

Jay rolled his eyes and smiled.

"Well then..."

"They just need time Jay..."

"And to throw a couple punches at me... seemed to work for you..."

Antonio snickered looking back to his paperwork.

"With legitimate reason I may add." He mumbled.

Erin's flirting had seemed to die down after awhile. Especially, after he put a picture of him Gabby and Ally (at Antonio's approval) on his desk."

The team started to finally work together. Antonio and Jay were close, the rest of the team trusted the both of them, but it would always be obvious that they trusted Antonio more.

Gabby and Jay were in a good spot. It had been 6 months since they had met and they really loved each other.

It felt like Jay lived more at Gabby's than he lived at his own home.

Gabby was his first priority at any given time, along with Ally.

To be honest Jay was more nervous meeting her parents than he was doing undercover work. So when Mrs. Dawson insisted he join the family for Thanksgiving he had his concerns.

When he showed up at their door with the requested Halstead family mashed potatoes he could tell it was going to be ok. The Dawsons were nicer than his own family. There was obviously some tension in the air between Antonio and Laura, but it was nothing that could get too out of hand. Despite Gabby's warning Jay played a game of chess with Diego, which he lost miserably. After dinner Antonio, Jay and Ramon talked about motorcycles for at least an hour while Ally contently sat on Jay's lap. At the end of the night Camilla gave Jay the house and her cell phone number. "I heard that you don't have any family in town, if you ever need something, don't hesitate to call, you have made Gabby so happy it is the least we can do." She smiled as she discreetly handed him the paper.

Jay dropped off Gabby and Ally at their place and headed back to his.

The entire way he thought about what it would be like to be a part of their family. He knew it might not be realistic but he never had been so in love with a girl that he envisioned spending every holiday with her and her family.

Christmas was no different.

Well, it was a little different.

Usually Christmas was not the most joyful time of year for Jay. He got the call while he was deployed that his mother had passed away only three days before Christmas. Jay may have not been close to his father, but his mother was a different story. She kept him and Will in line until they went their separate ways after college. Reliving the fact that his mother had lost her battle to cancer unexpectedly on December 22 was too much for Jay and he usually skipped holidays entirely.

Gabby came over and stayed with him all day to keep him company. She had asked him to attend the Christmas Eve service with her family. He gladly went with them. Holding hands with Gabby he felt unworthy of the beautiful talented woman on his arm and especially unworthy of the adorable little fireball that was her daughter. The service was beautiful and after it they stayed to talk with family friends. It was obvious that she did not come very often because countless people asked when she had gotten married and seemed agitated they were not invited.

"He's my boyfriend, we've been together for 7 months..."

She got some mixed reactions.

"Well isn't that lovely, he seems like a wonderful man."

"He definitely isn't hard on the eyes."

"I never saw that coming."

"Is that good for Ally? You should really think of your daughter."

"Oh, is he that guy that took a bullet for you? I would get out of that relationship quick."

"Don't you think it's too soon?"

"Whatever happened to Matt, he was such a nice man..."

"I always thought you would marry a Latino."

Jay just acted like he wasn't in the conversation next to them.

Later he joked about her so called friends really had no filter. She gave him a tired glare.

"You have no idea."

It was safe to say that Jay had the best Christmas he ever had in a long time. Receiving a wonderful picture a family around a Christmas tree from Ally he asked her who it was. "It me, Mama and Jay..." She proudly pointed out. Jay had never almost cried from a piece of artwork before.

New Years was a lot of fun. Mrs. Dawson offered to take Ally for the night so Jay and Gabby and Laura and Antonio went to Molly's. Gabby nearly laughed when a excessively drunk Erin asked Jay to be her kiss on New Years, with Gabby sitting right next to him.

"She won't be living that down anytime soon..." Antonio joked.

Laura slapped his arm.

Jay was a gentleman, he called her a cab and paid the driver in advance.

He walked back in the bar at 11:59

"That was nice of you to do..."

"Anyone would do that..."

"No, that's why your the man I love."

They shared some quality moments staring at each other before the countdown began.

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"HAPPY NEW YEAR!" The crowd cheered.

Jay dipped Gabby back and brought her into a passionate kiss. It seemed like everything else had faded. Whenever they were together life just seemed so much better and so much more hopeful. After another round Jay and Gabby went home and fell asleep instantly as Gabby made a joke about them being like old people. They had refrained from doing anything their than sleeping their entire relationship. Neither one had done it before but both agreed it was for the best.

One of the few nights Jay was at his own place in late January, he couldn't sleep.

He tossed and turned and just couldn't get his mind to calm down.

All he could think of was Gabby.

He never wanted Gabby and Ally to ever leave his life. Sure the road hadn't been all sunshine and roses but he wouldn't want to do it with anyone else. He would do anything for Ally and Gabby.

The thought came to him and it instantly became true.

"I want to marry Gabby Dawson."

Well I hope you liked it! I have anther chapter in the works but it may take some time but not as long as this took. :)

Thanks for reading!

-LimeRanger