Title: Christmas Baby; Chapter Six (Gathering Evidence)
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: Hi how is everyone? I'm so glad you all like this. Please let me know how I'm doing. Please do leave a review. So please enjoy. :D
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Leslie gets out and old bassinet that her ex-girlfriend left behind after she moved out with her baby boy and went to New York to live. Matt checked it out when Leslie asked him to just to make sure it is still okay to hold a baby.
Matt nods his head slowly as he sits down on the sofa between Kelly and Leslie. At the moment Kelly is holding the baby. The three of them are watching a movie. It is soon over. Kelly gets Mattea ready for the night ahead. He gently lays her down in the bassinet. She is sleeping peacefully.
Leslie heads to her room and gets ready for the night. Matt heads to the room he is using with his bag in his hand. He gets ready for the coming night. Kelly heads to his room and also gets ready. He sets his alarm for and hour so he can go check on Matt later on in the night. All is quiet in the apartment as everyone falls into a peaceful slumber.
Through out the night Kelly checks on Matt and wakes him up and asks him questions. It goes well the first half of the night but by the middle to the end Matt wasn't liking it. Matt knew the routine by now but he is getting exasperated. "What Kelly?!" Matt groans. "It is that time again." Kelly says coming into the room. "My name is Matt Casey. Green aliens have landed to take over the world. They brought me back from their home world." Matt says sarcastically. "Matt I'm only making sure you're doing okay and don't end up in a coma." Kelly growls out in frustration.
"I DON'T CARE!" Matt yells throwing his pillow toward Kelly. Kelly throws the pillow back at Matt ready to smother him with it at this point. Matt takes the pillow and covers his head with it hoping Kelly would leave. "Cranky ass." Kelly mutters under his breath as he leaves the room and goes downstairs.
"Is little brother getting bad tempered?" Leslie Shay replies holding Mattea and feeding her a bottle. Kelly just glares at his roommate before he replies. "That is and understatement. Next time I'm sending you in." Leslie just laughs. Kelly heads back up to his room and sets the alarm again for and hour.
Leslie sits on the sofa as Mattea is drinking her formula. The baby is looking up at Leslie Shay checking her out. Leslie puts the baby to her shoulder and burps her. The little one leaves out a big belch. Leslie nestles the baby in her arms and gives her the rest of the formula. Mattea finishes her meal and Leslie burps her again. Leslie is rewarded with a little baby belch.
After half and hour holding the baby Leslie checks her diaper and it needs changed. She gets a clean diaper and changes the diaper. Leslie throws the diaper in the trash and washes her hands. Mattea is falling asleep and Leslie lays her back in the bassinet and covers her up.
Leslie sees the time and it is again time for Kelly to go check on Matt again. She heads upstairs and goes into Kelly's room and sets his alarm for another hour and goes to check on Matt.
"Hey Matt." Leslie says sitting on the bed and putting her hand to his shoulder. Matt rolls over and opens his eyes and sees Leslie Shay and not Kelly. Matt answers automatically. "Matt Casey. It is Christmas night soon the day after. I work at firehouse fifty-one as a lieutenant." Matt rolls back over and goes back to sleep.
Leslie goes to her room and lays down and falls back to sleep. It is quiet in the household for the moment as everyone sleeps. Kelly checks on Matt and is glad when no pillows coming flying his way. Kelly sits on the bed and asks the questions and Matt just looks up at Kelly and yawns before answering. "My name is Kelly Severide. I get all the women since I'm a badass Squad Lieutenant. It is the day after Christmas." Matt snickers at Kelly. "Kelly just glares at Matt before he replies. "Ha ha. Very funny wise guy."
Kelly stands up to leave. Matt rolls back over and falls back to sleep. Kelly looks at the time and sees that it is five thirty in the morning. He heads back to bed and sets the alarm for another hour.
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Later in the morning Leslie Shay is up and has coffee brewing. Kelly sleeps in a little since Matt is fine. They both leave Matt alone so he can get a little rest. Leslie is showered and dressed for the day. There is a knock on the door. It is Antonio Dawson with a box of donuts in his hands.
"Hey good morning. Come on in." Leslie says, stepping back and allowing Antonio to enter the apartment. Kelly comes shuffling into the kitchen very tired looking, wearing pajama pants and a t-shirt. He heads to the coffee pot and pours himself some coffee and goes to the box of donuts that Antonio has set down and grabs one and goes to sit at the table.
"You look like you were rode hard and put away wet." Antonio says looking at the squad lieutenant. Kelly just glares at him not answering. Antonio raises his arms and laughs. "Okay man I'll leave you alone." Antonio says sitting down at the table as well. Leslie heads to the table pulls out a chair and sits down.
"How's Casey?" Antonio asks looking at Kelly and Leslie. "He is sore and looks like crap. He'll live." Kelly answers. "Okay I'm in the room you all can stop talking about me." Matt replies and makes everyone jump. He is moving very slowly holding his ribs as he heads to the coffee pot and gets some coffee and grabs a donut and slowly makes his way over to the last chair at the table. In his pajama pants and his fire department t-shirt.
""Geez Kelly wasn't kidding. You look awful." Antonio says looking at Matt and taking in his appearance. "I know I won't win any beauty contests but please tell me how good I really look. Next you'll be telling me about my charming personality." Matt says. "Your personality sure wasn't charming last night." Kelly retorts with a smile. Matt shoots a glare at Kelly. "Well it's true." Kelly replies.
"Enough about me. Why are you here Antonio?" Matt asks. Antonio turns serious and takes a deep breath before he starts. "Julia Reynolds gets out of the hospital today and the police will be putting her in a safe house. Her parents are going with her also. I think she has evidence on Nathan that will be his downfall. She will be handing all she has over to the police. I'm putting police here around the apartment to keep you all safe." Antonio says.
"Yeah that is good that police are here outside to keep and eye on things and keep us safe." Matt says drinking his coffee and eating his donut. "Hopefully Julia and Mattea can be together soon." Leslie says. "Yeah Mother and daughter will be together when this is all over." Antonio says.
Matt slowly gets up and heads over to the bassinet to check on Mattea. The baby is asleep. He pats her on the back and heads to his room to go get some clothes and to shower.
Antonio gets up to leave. "I'll get in touch with you later and update you on what is happening." Antonio says waving goodbye and heading out the door. Kelly and Leslie watch as he leaves and both get up from the table and head to their rooms. Both change into their clothes and head back down to the kitchen.
Matt finishes his shower and has on his last set of clothes with him. He needs to make a stop at his house sometime and to wash his clothes here too. He heads back into the room he is using and gathers the clothes he needs to wash. He heads back downstairs with his dirty clothes. Leslie shoots him a look and he stops. Matt looks at her like what?
"Go sit down please. I'll do your laundry." Leslie says taking all the clothes Matt has and heading to the laundry room of the apartment. Matt goes to sit down across from Kelly who is sitting in the arm chair. Mattea is starting to cry. Matt starts to get up but Kelly gives him a look and he sits back down.
Boy getting away with doing anything in this place is going to be hard with two mother hens! Matt thought sullenly, sighing loudly. Kelly takes care of Mattea. She has a wet diaper and she is hungry. Kelly takes care of the easier thing first and then makes her a bottle.
Kelly hands Mattea to Matt to hold while he makes the bottle. Seeing that his friend needs to feel a little useful now. Recognizing what his friend needs at the moment. Matt smiles down at the baby.
"Hey little girl you're getting so big so fast." Matt says as Mattea looks up at him. Kelly hands Matt the bottle and Matt gives the bottle to the baby. The baby girl drinking it down fast.
After half the bottle is gone. Matt lifts her up and burps her. Then lays her back in his arms so she can finish the bottle. Mattea slows down in drinking and looks up at Matt. "Hey baby girl. Are you getting full?" Matt asks. The baby finishes up and Matt lifts her to his shoulder and burps her. He leaves her there for awhile.
Matt's eyes are getting heavy. He kicks off his shoes. He lays down as he moves Mattea to his chest again. She seems to like it. He pats her back gently. Kelly who saw Matt getting sleepy grabs a blanket and cover them both. Kelly sits down again as sleep claims Matt.
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Julia is getting released from the hospital and Antonio and the cops are there. They are taking her to a safe house with her family. She gives Antonio all she has that is evidence against Nathan. In paper form and on computer disks and drives. Enough to take Nathan and his small empire down.
Julia and her family are well protected in the safe house. Julia is praying that Mattea is safe and sound. She misses her baby with all of her heart. To keep her safe she would do anything. She would die for her child if she had to. The family settle into the safe house, not knowing how long they will be there.
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Nathan Raines, aka Jasper is setting some plans in motion. He sends some of his people to watch Matt Casey's house which doesn't have police watching it. They patiently watch the house and wait to see who shows up. They are ready for whomever would show up. He would get his baby back even if people died for him to do it. She was his baby and she belonged to him. He would deal with Julia himself. He'd teach her a lesson. She shouldn't have left. Nathan sits and waits. Soon things would kick off on both sides.