Title: Christmas Baby; Chapter Three (Standing Together)
Summary: It is Christmas Eve and a baby gets dropped off at Station fifty-one. How do Matt and Kelly handle it? How do the rest feel. Who falls in love with the baby? Does the little baby find a home?
Disclaimers: The show is property of Dick Wolfe, and NBC. I don't own anything. Just borrowing the characters to practice my writing. Only thing I own is Season 1 DVDs and they are getting well worn. LOL
A/N: Merry Christmas everyone. I hope you all have a good day with family and friends. Please do enjoy this third chapter. Please do leave a review.
Antonio looks around at everyone. "Steve Collins the man on scene helping Julia is a private investigator that her parents hired to find their daughter. She left home awhile ago and was afraid to return not knowing how her parents felt. Her ex-boyfriend is a drug dealer the police department is looking for. In the big times. A gang leader and he makes sure it gets out onto the streets. He abused Julia but she left him. She wanted to leave to keep herself and the baby safe. He is also Mattea's father." Antonio says, looking around at everyone.
Matt Casey didn't have a happy look on his face at hearing the news of the baby's father. The baby is falling asleep in his arms. "What's going to happen?" Kelly Severide spoke up. "I have a police guard on Julia now. I don't really think she wanted to give up Mattea but to keep her safe she will do anything. Her parents and her sister and her sister's husband are coming to Chicago to visit her. For now the baby stays here at the firehouse. I'll handle calling child services for you guys. I'll let them know what is going on. What is the plan for the baby after today?" Antonio replied looking around.
"Until the baby's life gets settled Matt Casey, Leslie Shay and myself were going to help watch the baby. If that is okay." Kelly says looking toward Antonio. "A good idea. Nathan Raines known as Jasper on the streets won't have any idea where to look." Antonio says.
Katie comes into the common room and heads over to Matt and sits down beside him. He hands the baby to her as he gets up to pace. Pouch lays down by Katie's feet near the couch. "Do you have a picture of this Raines guy just in case he comes around here? Just to be ready and on our toes." Herrmann says. Antonio takes something out of his pocket and throws it across the table toward Herrmann to look at.
A mug shot of Nathan Raines. He looks like he could be anybody. Herrmann stands up and walks over to the bulletin board and hangs the picture up. Two women come walking into the common room with a whole lot of food. "Hey Mom. Hey Elise." Peter Mills says jumping and going to help his family with bringing stuff in. The rest of the men get up to help.
Finally all the food is in that needs prepared. "Hey everyone this is my mother, Ingrid and my sister Elise Mills. They are here to help me with my cooking of Christmas dinner." Peter says, introducing his mother and sister. "Hi, I'm Katie Nolan. Nice to meet you. I'm Kelly's sister." Katie says, standing up and shaking their hands. "Hey nice to meet you." Ingrid says smiling at the young woman.
"Let me know if you want any help with the cooking. I'll be glad to help in between taking care of Mattea." Katie says, putting the baby in the car seat that still sat on the table. Katie straps her in the seat and sets the seat by the couch. Pouch seeming to guard the baby.
"We could sure use your help. Now where did the baby come from? I like to hear that story." Ingrid says, washing her hands. "She was dropped off here last night and now she is here until after Christmas. I'm watching her between the calls that come in so she isn't alone. The guys could watch her except when calls come in. Her name is Mattea Kellie." Katie says. "Awe such a sweet name." Elise says going over to the baby and kneeling down to look at her.
"Yeah she is our little visitor this shift." Matt Casey grins down at the baby sleeping peacefully in the carrier next to Pouch who is a good guard dog. Antonio gets up to leave. "Well Gabs I'll talk to you later." Antonio says, bumping fists with his sister and giving her a hug. " Merry Christmas. See you later." Gabby says watching her brother leave.
The alarm sounds. Everyone waits for the action needed. Truck 81.…Squad 3... Ambulance 61... Engine 51...Apartment fire at…Everyone runs to get ready and heads onto the fire trucks with sirens blaring. The firehouse is now quiet except for three pretty ladies, a dog and a sleeping little baby.
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Ingrid and Elise Mills start to prepare all the food as Katie takes care of Mattea whom needed a diaper change. She got a bottle ready for the baby to have too. Katie picked her up and held her as she fed her the bottle.
Mattea is greedily drinking her bottle but stops every now and again to look at Katie. After she finishes the bottle Katie burps the baby. She stands up and walks with the baby in her arms. Mattea is getting a little active.
Soon Mattea is asleep and Katie puts her in the car seat carrier and places the carrier by the sofa. Katie grabs a blanket from the basket and covers the baby with it. She feels cold air coming from somewhere.
"Hey Merry Christmas ladies. I just wanted to drop off a little something for the firehouse. A little thank you gift from some of us in the community." A young man walks into the common room with some cookies in a container for everyone. "Hey Merry Christmas. The guys are out on call but soon will be back." Katie says, standing up and smiling at the guy. Pouch gets up and growls as she stands near the baby.
"Whoa…She okay to have around?" The guy asks backing away a little bit. "Pouch lay down. No normally she is friendly and sweet." Katie says, looking toward Pouch who wasn't moving from the spot.
The fire trucks pull into the hanger and the men start to get out. They get out of their gear and start coming in. "Hey Merry Christmas young friend. Welcome to firehouse fifty-one." Herrmann says coming from the hanger. "Merry Christmas. Here are some cookies as a thank you for all you do." the young man says.
Herrmann slowly stands in front of Katie and Pouch who is still standing guard in front of the baby. "Yeah thank you for stopping by. We can show you around the firehouse if you like." Herrmann says smiling at the young man whose mug shot he saw just before the fire call came in.
"Hey Lieutenant Severide. Could you call Antonio back and tell him to come back to pick up something he forgot." Herrmann says, not moving away from his spot. "Yeah sure." Kelly gets out his phone and dials Antonio's number seeing what Herrmann is talking about when he looks at the young man.
Everyone starts to head into the common room as the young man slowly backs up. Sensing that his time is soon up, the young man Nathan sets the cookies down and heads out the door to leave.
Nathan takes a step to leave the room and Matt Casey at the same time takes a step to head into the room. The two run into each other. "Sorry are you alright?" Matt Casey asks looking up. "Yeah I'm okay." Nathan says. "Hey Casey we have a special visitor here to show around." Kelly states as he shoots Matt a look.
"Oh yeah we can show you the firehouse." Matt says. "No thank you, another time. I just wanted to stop by to say a heart felt Thank you for what you do." Nathan replies, hearing Kelly talking on his phone in the back of him. "You're quite welcome. It's the job we all love to do around here." Matt smiles at the young man.
Nathan is getting a bit nervous as he shifts from foot to foot. He hears Kelly's words into his phone, "Hey Antonio there is a visitor for you to pick up here at the firehouse." All pretenses aside, Nathan pushes Matt Casey back against the other men in back of him and makes a run for it.
Kelly sees what is going on sprints out after him, Casey not far behind. Nathan pulls a gun out and turns to fire on the two running after him. Kelly and Matt duck down lower. Antonio, pulls up and gets out of the car he is in and yells, "Stop Police!" The three run after the gang leader as he runs away.
Kelly and Matt tackle Antonio to the ground as Nathan's gun fire gets a little to close to hitting the mark. Nathan jumps into his jeep and drives away. The three get up with grim looks on their faces as they head back to the firehouse.
"Awe man. So close but he got away." Herrmann says seeing Antonio and the two lieutenants coming back to the firehouse, empty handed. A dark look on all of their faces as they come back into the common room.
Katie goes over to her brother and gives him a hug. He hugs her back and holds her in his arms. He can feel her shaking all over. Antonio sits down and looks toward, Katie. "Can anybody tell me what happened?' Antonio asks. "I just thought he was from the neighborhood. He seemed so nice and kind. I don't know what he was planning to do. Pouch was growling at him and wouldn't move away from the baby. Then the guys came back from the call and Herrmann came back in and stood in front of all of us. He knew what was going on. Then the young man pushed Matt and made a run for it. Then Kelly and Matt went after him and you showed up." Katie says still shaking in her brother's arms.
"This changes things a bit. I'll post some police around here to keep watch. I don't want anything else to happen." Antonio says, standing up and pulling out his cell phone. "I'm just glad we all came back when we did. Who knows what he would have done here." Herrmann says, trying not to think about any of the scenarios running through his head.
The baby starts to cry. Jeff Clarke who is near kneels down to get her and stands back up with the baby nestled in his arms. He puts her on his shoulder and pats her on the back. She calms a little. "Hey little angel girl." Jeff says to the baby.
The Mills family get back to cooking the Christmas dinner and Mouch sits down in the chair and turns on the TV. A Christmas movie playing. Jeff walks with the baby placed at his shoulder as he pats her back. He loves, Mattea and he would do anything to keep her safe. A sweet little angel.
"Good dog Pouch." Matt says kneeling down and petting the dog and feeding her some treats. Glad nothing bad has happened. Everybody would keep this baby safe. Himself included. Mattea Kellie is loved by a lot of people now. She has a lot of "Uncles" ready to defend her. Also Leslie Shay and Gabriela Dawson would keep her safe as well. Both the baby and her mother are protected by firehouse fifty-one. Part of that special family. Matt sat down on the couch as Katie sat beside him. Kelly sits in the middle of his sister and brother. Firehouse fifty-one a good place to be on Christmas.
A/N: Merry Christmas! :D I do hope all have a wonderful day. Let your thoughts and prayers be with the ones who are having to work today. The firefighters, The police Officers, EMT workers, Doctors and Nurses. Also remember what happened last year on Christmas Eve in New York. Those firefighters. Never forgotten.
Anyway enjoy and please do leave a review please. Also remember the people in the armed forces too.