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Chapter 14 – Great timing

"Oh no." Dawson said silently as she hurried into the emergency room right next to Shay. Haley was already ready and waiting for them.

"Haley. It's Matt." Dawson pointed while Haleys eyes widened in shock.
As her eyes met his face Dawson could see that she was struggling.

"What happened?", she asked clearly shaken.

"We got trapped in an elevator. Lights went out. It was completely dark. Matt got a panic attack and went into shock. He banged his head as he got unconscious. It was nearly 45 minutes ago."

"45? How is his heart rate?", Haley asked while sucking in all the important medical detauls.

She couldn't deal with all the other information's right now.
"And you are absolutely sure it's caused by a panic attack?" Haley asked nonetheless. She couldn't even imagine Matt getting into panic due to such a situation. He was the one risking his life everyday to save people. He wasn't afraid of anything.

"Absolutely sure." Dawson replied while watching as Haley hurried into the trauma room right after Matt.

"How are you?" Shay asked truly worried while Dawson tried once again to fight back the tears that where burning behind her eyes.

"I'm good. Didn't hit anything."

"You know that's not what I meant."

"He is going to be okay. We both know that."

"Yeah and you went trough hell and we both know that too." Shay pointed out.

Dawson was glad that she didn't got time to answer before the doors of the ER busted open again making way for Severide and each and every other member of Truck 81.

"How is he? Any news?", Severide asked immediately.

"Haley is on shift. She is taking care of him right now."

"Haley?"

"Yeah ."

"Great timing."

Matt awoke to a great noise around him. He felt completely exhausted and tried to open his eyes to see what was going on around him. He could hear a voice calling out for him but got stuck in the blur in his head again trying his best to remember where he was and what was going on around him. He felt like he had been drinking to much with Severide and Darden. Maybe they had crushed a bar at the end of the shift. The memory of Darden being sucked into the flames crashes back into his memory without a warning causing him to wince in pain.

"Matt!", the voice asked forcefully and Matt could feel two hands grabbing his face. He knew that he had to wake up now. Wherever he was.

As Matt opened his eyes the first thing he saw was Haley's face leaving him even more confused. He could remember their breakup crystal clear. He could still feel the acing sensation around his heart. How much he had wished to get old with Haley on his side. She had been the one in his big picture.

Matt watched confused as a nurse stepped into his vision handing Haley a needle. What the hell was going on here? And that was the moment where everything hit him. Dawson, elevator, darkness, no way out, trapped, shot, blood, dad, loneliness, agony.

"Matt I need you to slow your breath. Matt!" Haley tried to calm her ex-fiancee down before putting the oxygen mask back onto his face. The cool and fresh air felt good in his lungs and Casey tried successfully to keep a clear head. He even managed to calm down enough so Haley got the masked off of his mouth again.

"I really need you to talk to me Matt." Haley said while Matt took in another deep but still little shaky breath.

"I'm good.", he pointed out.

"After everything we just pumped into your body you really have to be." Haley said while reading Matt's vitals on the monitor before facing him again.
"You nearly slipped into cardiac arrest. Your blood pressure, your breathing, your heart rate everything was a great mess even after you got stabilized. I was told that all of this was caused by a panic attack. You went into shock."

Matt didn't say a word just stare back at Haley. How could this have happened? He always got himself under control. Fear was something he wasn't familiar with. Not anymore. Not since the day he had decided to become a firefighter and leave everything behind.

"We will get you to the ICU now. You need to be monitored closely."

"No Hales...I don't want to stay here, I am good."

"Yeah nearly perfect Matt. I won't discuss this with you, not even for a second." Haley made her point perfectly clear.

"I will inform the guys. I think your whole firehouse is waiting outside."

"Dawson?"

"Gabby is fine. She brought you in together with Shay. Matt I will set up an appointment with our psychologist tomorrow."

"What?"

"Your medical problems were completely caused of psychological problems. I have no other option."

"Haley you know me well enough to know that I don't need to see a psychologist!" Matt pointed out while struggling to breath. He felt like running for a thousand miles. Haley placed the oxygen mask back onto his face.

"What I know is the fact that you where brought in hear near to cardiac arrest because you suffered a panic attack. That's all I need to know."

Haley nodded to the nurse to get Casey ready for transfer while she headed out to the waiting members of firehouse 51.

"Haley!", Severide was the first one to notice the doctor stepping out of the room. Everyone was at their feet within seconds facing the well know doctor, waiting impatiently what she had to tell them about their Lieutenant, about their friend, about their college.
"First of all he is going to be alright." Haley announced getting the waiting members of firehouse 51 to breath out in relief.
"Matt's situation was critical as he was brought in here. We had problems to stabilize him. He still isn't completely out of the woods. He is pretty short of breath because his heart had pumped way to much during the rescue. He will be transferred to the ICU and we will monitor him closely. I know that you all want to see him. I will allow all of you to step in for a minute to say hallo but then you will have to leave. Matt needs his rest. Give me a few more minutes to get him settled before I get you." Everyone nodded while Haley walked back to the examination room, Dawson following closely.

"Haley?", she stopped the doctor.

"Yeah?"

"Can I...I mean is it possible for me to stay with Matt tonight?"

"He will be asleep most of the time due to the medication we gave him." Haley said and had to take a deep breath. She had always suspected that Gabriela had feelings for Matt.

"I just...we went through this together. I don't want him to be alone."

"Sure." Haley said nodding before stepping back into the examination room.

Casey had his eyes closed and sucked the fresh oxygen in deeply.

"We will get you to your room now. I allowed the guys to visit you for a second." Haley told Matt.

"I would like you to wear the oxygen mask a little longer. During the night we will switch you to a nasal cannula. I am going to get the guys." Haley explained before heading out of the room.

Severide was the first to enter Matt's ICU room, followed by every member of the firehouse. They all greeted their Lieutenant while Severide stepped forward to Matt's bed, giving his shoulder a light tab.

"Get well soon. I will stop by tomorrow." he said while Matt watched him in surprise for a second before nodding his head. Due to the mask he wasn't able to speak clearly.

"Get well soon Lieutenant.", Hermann said as well before heading out with all the other members. Dawson had waited for everyone to step out before she got into the room. As she spotted Casey in a hospital bed like that she had to swallow the tears that where building in her eyes before she stepped closer to his bedside.

"Hey." she said getting a small nod from Casey in reply.

"I was so worried about you. Don't you ever do something like that to me again.", Dawson said while failing to fight back the tears this time. Matt fumbled for his oxygen mask as he watched Dawson breaking down in front of him.

"Hey! Gabby I am here. Everything is going to be okay. I am sorry. I am so so sorry." Casey said. "There is nothing to be sorry for. I was just worried.", Dawson explained while touching Matt's hand which was holding the oxygen mask lightly, putting it back onto his mouth.

"You need to leave it on. We can talk about everything tomorrow. You just need to rest. I am staying here with you. Just rest." Dawson said in a soft voice, brushing Matt's hair back lightly.
Haley was standing in the hallway watching Matt and Gabriela trough the glass. She had always suspected it but seeing it like that made her feel hurt. Matt was a great guy and he deserved to be happy. Maybe Gabriela could give him what he wished for and what she couldn't give him.

Dawson watched relieved as Casey closed his eyes, letting his weakly form get some rest. She looked over his vitals nodding in relieve before she leaned back in her uncomfortable chair. She was not going to leave his site.

Dawson awoke in the middle of the night to Caseys shifting in the bed. He was mumbling something under the mask that she couldn't make out. She just recognized that he was fast asleep.
"Matt?", Dawson asked while the heart monitor started beeping. With a look Dawson could make out that his heart rate was to high. Not dangerously but higher than it should be at the moment. "Matt!", she said again louder, getting Casey to open his eyes and snap out of the horrible nightmare he just went through. The door busted open and Haley stormed into the room together with a nurse.

"Matt?", she asked immediately while hurrying to check him over.

"I need you to calm down!", Haley said in a firm tone while Matt closed his eyes again sucking in the fresh oxygen that made him feel dizzy immediately.

"Here we go." Haley said while watching his heat rate slowly coming down.

"Just a nightmare. I'm good." Casey spoke into the mask while Haley watched as Gabriela was softly touching his cheek, calming Matt down.

….to be continued! :o)