Chapter 12 Yes!

Shay POV

I listen to the steady beeping of his heart monitor and it was everything to me just to know that he was alive and that he was going on strong. I thumbed my finger over his soft and callous hand his tank skin staring at me as I look back at him. It was hard to believe that a year ago we had been sitting in this same hospital and he was professing his love to me. If I would have known that this was where my life was going to take me I would have kissed him a long time ago way before last year. I smiled lightly to myself as I looked up at from the tv, there was some daring rescue playing on the news from firehouse 81 it was good to see that things were going so well. Kelly always thought that if he had taken even a day off from the CDF it would cause the world to stop. "Hey, you" I snapped my head up to hear a tired voice calling out to me. I smiled as I turned to see crystal blue eyes clouded over looking at me. "Hey Baby how are you feeling." I looked at him and this small smile forming on his face as he looked at me. "I'm alive so what is the verdict." I looked at him and sighed "It went well and after a few weeks of rest they are going to see you can return to full the surgery went well and they are saying that you could make a full recovery."

I smiled weakly at him and he grinned widely at me "Then why does my girl looked so sad huh." I lifted his hand out my face and kiss it lightly before looking at him "Just been worried about my mans.I'm allowed to be worried right?" I look at him and he sighed heavily "I know what this is about, don't worry, I'm still going to do you like I do my paperwork. Long and hard." I started to laugh wildly as he looked at me, this stupid grin on his face and he tilted his head back and look at the tv. "Oh look and the world goes on, I could have done that save a lot better." I turned to look at the tv rescue squad 6 was dragging some girl out of a fall car off of a bridge. "Kells you need to be worried about your recovery." He looked at me this sly grin on his face "What do I have to worry about when I got you by my can worry for me and I can have fun." I looked at him and he sighed heavily "Babe you need to stop worrying you hear me, I'm going to be fine, and you need to get back to your life. Head to work I will be fine" I shook my head wildly my blonde hair flipping around the room. "No way if you are laid up then so am I." He growled lowly at me. "We need to pay rent and I kinda can't do my job if I'm in the bed. Go you can make it to this up to me later. Go it's okay." I looked at him and sighed before laying down kissing his head, before trailing my lips against his skin until our lips met for a passionate kiss."I'll be back." I looked at him blowing a kiss at him and then walked out of the room my heart producing and crawling slowly into my throat.

By the time that I got to the firehouse the alarms went off and Dawson look at me. "I didn't think that you are coming to work today." I smiled sadly at her as I jump into the ambo and looked at Gabby as she eyed me casually. I sighed and pulled off before turning to look at Gabby. "I didn't want to come but Kelly told me that someone had to pay rent for this month. He told me that he would stay in bed and wait for me but it's not like he has a choice. I just don't want to be away from him, you know I am worried, what if I push him to get this surgery and he doesn't get back to active duty. Then he is going to put that all on me and what the hell will that do to our relationship, you know" I groaned to myself as Gabby laughed at me. "That guy is in love with you and he won't leave you and have you met that man he is so bullhead you can't make him do something that he doesn't want. He didn't do that because you asked him to, he did it because he wanted to. This job used to be his whole life but now he has you, so don't worry no matter what happens with his jobs he will always love you." I look at her my heart swelling this had to be the best thing that I heard from her in awhile. "Thanks Gabbs this means the world to me."

3 weeks Later

I had just let the apartment, Kelly would be back to full duty by next shift, and that bitch Clarisse just had her kid but it made me start thinking that was something that I wanted. I feel snarled lowly, which cause me to look at the squad table it was a good thing that they didn't hear me they might think I had directed that snarl to them. I took in a deep breath trying to clear out my sense when I noticed a big white fluff ball. At first I thought that I was just seeing things my eyes must have had something in it but when I looked at it I noticed that it was a big fluffy puppy running towards me. He was so cute his little floppy ear and red eyes were vibrant as he ran over to me.I pet him letting my finger run over his soft white hair he looked like the German shepherd puppy that I and Kelly saw when we had first walked out of the hospital. I scream, I would kill for a dog and here he is, this had to be some strange comics luck. "Hi little guy what are you doing here." I rubbed his head as he licked my face and barked happily. I laughed at him as he continued to lick me I held him on my arms as I felt something cold on his collar. When I looked down I saw a felt purple box. I smiled and opened it, to see that there was a large diamond attached to a golden band. I lift the ring in one finger and then held the puppy in the other hand. I stood up and looked at my feet but I look up to see, Kelly was on one knee this wide smile on his face as he looked at me. Hope and pride in his eyes as I felt tears stream down my face. "You have been with me through some pretty tough and hard times and you never gave up on me when there were times that you should have. You are my world, and every time that you walk into a room or a building it is like I am seeing you for the first time. Everytime that I saw you the world stood still. I want moments like that for the rest of our lives. So would you do me the greatest honor and marry me." I smiled wide at him my face starting to hurt from the intense happiness. "Yes! God yes!" I kissed him deeply and looked at him I couldn't be happier. "Yes a thousand time yes." I watched his face break into a huge grin as I looked at him. This was the start of the rest of our lives it only went up from here.

I couldn't help but stare at the ring as I was sat in Molly's, loud cheering seemed like a way of saying congrats for getting married. But all the guys they were to shock to say a thing even my friends that I managed to work things out with, they didn't even know what to say. So they just walked away from the only person that said a thing was Dawson's I can still hear her jealous but joyfully tone as she said she couldn't believe that I was locking down a man before she was. It made me smile to think me a former lesbian managed to get Kelly on a leash when so many other women failed, but there was a side of him that no one else knew about the sweet caring loving man that I was going to spend the rest of my life with him. I felt tears trickled down my face as I looked at the shiny diamond he passed no expense thank god for the lieutenant's paycheck. I laughed little as I felt the little fluff ball shuffling in my lap. I looked down at him, his fluffy white fur look so pet-able as I scratched his ear making his left thigh start to shake from enjoyment. It forced me to laugh as I heard feet shuffling behind me. "Hey, beautiful let me buy you a drink. A woman like you shouldn't sitting alone." I turn it look at some creepy fat guy that was glaring at me his eyes glazed over from one too many shots. His breath reeked of alcohol and garbage as he hovers over me waiting for my answer."No, she is good to get away from my fiance before I have to break something." I knew the passive voice as the puppy barked and growled it was too cute for that both my men were protecting me. "Baby calm down he didn't mean any harm he is just a little drunk." I looked at Kelly as he sighed heavily and this dazzling smile forming on his face as he turned from the man to me. Placing two beer on the table before a deep frown formed on his face as he turned back to the fat boy. I smiled and took a swig as the puppy licked the bottom of the bottle. "Alright you hear her, you deadbeat get lost." I watched the fatman stumble off as Kelly sat down across from me taking a small swig of his beer before petting the puppy in my lap.

"Alright so what are you going to name him, we can't have a dog without a name right little guy." I chuckled at him and started to pet the cute little puppets we had yet to name. His cute red eyes looked up at me waiting for my response. But the apartment it said no dogs we weren't allowed to have one because of the mess and inconvenience it would be to our neighbors. "We can't keep him." I felt this frown forming on my face no doubt causing these inactive wrinkles to form. I looked up at Kelly who rested his head on his hand like it was too heavy to hold. "Why the hell can't we, I talk to the renter for an extra 100 dollars per month we can keep him I already paid for the next three months and had him give me a receipt so he I can't pull some bullshit down the road.I know that we are going to be distracted by the wedding and stuff and I don't want to miss a thing. Plus this little guy could be our ringer bear right bud." They puppy tapped happily like he knew what we were talking about him. "Come on, do you know how hard it was to find that cute little guy and buy him before someone else did. I'm not taking no for an answer so you have to give him a name." I laughed little and look at him dreamily he had to be the best. Could he get any more perfect with his dazzling smile, chiseled good looks. paired with those flawless eyes and his perfect personality he was everything. "How did I get so lucky to have my best friend also be the love of my life." He laughed at me and shook his head slowly as he reached his hand across the table and gently wrapped our fingers together like his hands were meant to be held together. "You got it all wrong baby I am the lucky one. I would part oceans for you and take on a entire army if they so much as put a frown on your face. I'm just lucky that you said yes so that I could protect you for the rest of our lives. Now would you please name this little guy." I looked at him and whimpered as a few more tears escape my eyes.

I wiped my dripping nose with the back of my hand and he laugh and slowly rose from his chair. Wrapping his strong arms around me as his warmth overtook me in every chance that he could. "I love you, so would you please stop crying your making me look like the bad guy again." I laugh at him and slowly breathed in and out before rubbing my eyes "I'm so gross, ain't that right a little guy." I held the puppy up and he licked me in the face my salty tears slipping away. "I think that I'll name you ghost on account of the white fur what do you say little guys." He bark and yapped happily as I put him in my lap in time to see that Herman was slowly walking over to us. He had this worried look on his face as Kelly wrapped an arm around my shoulder gripping my arm tightly. Herman sighed heavily his gray hairs seemed to stand out as he looked at the two of us. "I want to say first that, I am sorry for being so shocked early and that I'm glad that the two of you are tying the knot. I always figured that one day he would snatch you up Shay. Kelly you're a lucky man you better look out for her or I'll break your legs with a halligan you got me." I heard Kelly laugh at him as he looked at me "If that ever happens I won't stop you." I smiled at Kelly as he and Herman shook hands. I pulled out of the grasp that Kelly hand on me and let me tell you it wasn't easy it was like iron. I walked over to Herman and hugged him tight till I hear a yelp and Herman started to groan as Ghost's bright pink tongue started to lick him . "Get that fur ball out of here no dogs allowed." I chuckled and looked at Kelly and he handed Herman ad 50"Keep the change Hermann."

"Kelly?" I hear him humm under his breath as his chest vibrated against my ear. Ghost was laying at the foot of the bed and Kelly had been carrying his hand through my hair working out the knots. "Who is your best man going to be?' I looked at Kelly I couldn't see his eyes since they were closed but something changed in his body. "Any other day I would have said Andy but he is gone so I don't know I need time to figure it out though right. The wedding isn't in a week is it which is fine with me but I need to know" I laugh at him"Nah it's not in the week, I'm just saying that of course my girl Dawson's is my maid of honor but what about you." I sighed heavily when his chest started to rumble he was grumbling under his breath. "I don't know but I will figure it out promise." I simply nodded my head and fall asleep in his arms like I had done thousands of times before.