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Chapter 9 – Dr. Severide

As he got upstairs again Mills was carrying the victim together with Shay and Dawson.

"Step back.", Casey said towards Shay and Dawson.

"Casey! What the hell happened to your head? You are bleeding!" Shay said but Casey ignoring her completely.

"I got him." He said as he grabbed both ends of the stretcher, carrying the man downstairs together with Mills.

"Give me a look at your head.", Dawson said after loading the man into the ambulance.

"It's nothing!"

"It's too much blood for nothing."

"Come on you got to go. I promise you I'm fine." Casey said turning around abruptly. He didn't want her this near. Casey looked over at Mills who was talking to the rest of the team. Mills.

"Lieutenant do we need to get you a doctor?" Hermann asked pointing at Casey's head.

"No. Just got into a little cat fight. It has already stopped bleeding. It's defiantly looking worse than it actually is."

The first thing Severide spotted as Truck 81 got back into the garage was the red strains of blood on Casey's head and in Casey's hair. He got to his feet immediately nearly running towards Casey's truck.

"What the hell happened?" He asked taking in the image of his friend.

"Cat fight." Hermann laughed.

"No seriously man this is looking bad."

"Come on Severide it's just a little cut. You know that head wounds are always bleeding like hell .", Casey replied watching his friend suspiciously. He had never seen Severide this near to freaking out.

"Did Shay or Dawson take a look at it?"

"They where kinda busy with a gun shoot wound." Matt said jumping out of the truck.

"Let me take a look at it."

"You're a paramedic now?", Casey asked with a grin.

"Think you said you didn't need one."

"Good point. You can help me locate the wound and clean it up."

"Come on." Severide said heading towards a table Casey following close behind.

"Matt what happened?" Chief called out after spotting Casey as well.

"Cat fight!" Hermann yelled from behind.

"Nothing to worry about Chief. Properly a little cut. Haven't seen it yet on my own."

Severide got the gloves onto his hands before starting to clean up Casey's head gently.

"1 centimeter."

"Never I bet it's 5 centimeter."

"You gotta be kidding me. Never.", Hermann and Mouch argued while watching Severide patching up their Lieutenant.

"Guys. Will you please stop doing this? Now! I can hear you", Casey pointed out.

"Sorry Lieutenant."

"Yeah sorry Lieutenant but tell me what you think first. More like one or five?"

"Hermann shut up!"

"Ah I found it." Severide said and nearly had to fight back Mouch and Hermann.

"Guys please. It's a serious head injury I have to concentrate.", Severide joked relived to see that his friend was actually really okay.

"Yes Dr. Severide."

"Come on just spill it. How big?"

"Hermann won. 2 centimeter!"

"Hah!" Hermann called out.

"What? There was so much blood!"

"Never had a head injury before Mouch?" Severide asked.

"Can't believe you never got a head injury before!" Hermann said.

"I had a head injury before."

The two continued to fight while Severide looked at Casey again.

"Any dizziness?"

"Oh come on you are not checking for a concussion are you? You just told yourself that it is a minor cut. Minor minor cut."
"Yeah but you banged your head up."

"Severide look I can understand that you are worried. At least I am trying to understand what's going through your mind right now but I can just tell you I am fine."

"How bad is it?" Dawson asked immediately as she walked in at the same second. She had just told Shay what happened between Matt and her on their way back in the ambulance.
"Just a small cut. It isn't even bleeding anymore. Everything is just fine." Casey said not even looking at Dawson.

"Any dizziness or…"

"Don't even get it started." Casey said before hopping from the desk he had been sitting on during the whole procedure.
"Matt can I talk to you for a second?" Dawson asked getting Casey to turn around.

"Why?"

"Private." Casey nodded before heading to his office Dawson following.

"What is it?"

"Look I am sorry for what happened.", Dawson started.

"Does the Chief know about you and Mills? I didn't know and I am his Lieutenant. That's really pissing me off. Since when are you two seeing each other?"

"Mills….what…Casey….", Dawson stumbled.

"Come on I saw you today. Since when?"

"A few weeks."

"Weeks? Great."

"Are you going to tell the Chief."

"Oh come on Dawson we both know that I have to."

"I promise you it won't get in our way. It didn't before."

"I will not cover you up."

"Matt please." Gabriela pleaded getting Casey to look at her. Her beautiful hazel eyes.

"Does he make you happy?"

"What?"

"Mills."

"Yeah. Yeah he does. Completely. He is a very very good guy."

"Great. You deserve to be happy." Dawson widened her eyes a little as she spotted the tears building up in Casey's eyes.

"So you are telling the Chief?"

"We never, and I mean NEVER talk about it. I don't know anything about a relationship going on between the two of you. If something happens I will tell the Chief I didn't know." Casey said before turning away from Dawson. He couldn't stand her gaze any longer

"Thank you." Dawson whispered still shaken by Casey's reaction.

As Casey got home in the evening he was beyond tired and exhausted. His voice mail was blinking showing him a missed call. Casey pushed the button suspiciously.

"Mister Casey. This is Officer Dan Barrel. I am calling to announce the parole hearing for Misses Casey. It's Monday in two weeks, the 22. Thank you." Casey exhaled deeply.

This was the last thing he needed right now. He got his phone out of his pocket and scrolled down to Christie. He hadn't talked to his sister for a whole year. He missed her but he got used to it. He missed her since 15 years. Since the day their whole family got completely ripped apart.

Matt inhaled deeply before pushing the call button.

"Matt."

"Hey. Christie. How are you?" Matt asked stiffly. It felt so uneasy talking to his own sister.

"Are you calling because of the parole hearing?"

"Yeah." "You know what I am thinking about it. Are you still on her side?"

"I will not let her down. She is our mother."

"She killed our father."

"Yes and she paid for it with 15 years of her life!" Matt waited for a response but all he got was a beeping on the other end of the line. Their first talk after one year.

Casey just thought about throwing his phone against the nearest wall as it began ringing again, Severide's name showing up on the display. Casey didn't answer and shoved the phone back into his pocket. Until the day Darden died he had always seen the two of them as his family. Severide had always been his closest friend but then Severide had blamed him for Darden's dead. Casey had never fought back even if he was thinking that it was Severide's fault the building hadn't been vented immediately. They never talked about the fact that it was Darden's fault. One of his man had died under his command. He would always blame himself for this.

Matt felt his stomach tightening by thinking about the events of that day. He could still see the last seconds of Darden. He could still see how the flames where eating him up. The image was hunting him every night. He had never talked about it. Not to the Chief, not to Severide, not to anyone. Nobody knew that he had actually seen Darden die. Severide had always been by his side before. As some colleges found out about this mother and giving him a hard time many years ago, Severide had been by his side as well as Darden had. They had spend vacations together, did all the man-things. Camping, Road trip. They where just a great team. Severide had never asked him about his mother. He knew that she was in prison for a long time but he had NEVER asked unwilling questions. He had just told him that he could always tell him if he wanted to.

Casey could tell that he was missing the great time with Severide but with Darden their friendship had died too in a hard and harming way. Casey knew that Serveride was doing his very best right now to get it all back together and had to smile a little.

In his darkest moments Severide was by his side. Again. Without asking any questions.

Casey inhaled deeply before getting his phone out of his pocket again. Maybe they both deserved a second chance with their friendship.
"Hey. You called?"

"Yeah. Shay is out. Football is on tonight. Want to grab some food and drink a bear while watching the game?"

"Just like old times huh?"

"I…yes. I would like it."

"Me too." Casey had to smile as well as Severide.

"I would love some Indian food."

"Oh so I am organizing food?"

"Absolutely. I have cold beer."

"Me too."

"Yeah but I got a way better flat screen and a really comfortable living room."

"Got it. I will be there in half an hour."

Casey had to smile as Severide entered his house with the take out in his hand.

"Wow. It's great in here." He said and Casey realized how long it had been since their last time together at his home.

"Yeah I can give you a tour later on. I'm starving."

"How's the head?"

"Pounding a little."

"There is a great bruising building on your forehead."

"Really?" Casey asked touching his head before wincing lightly.

"Damn it."

"You got your ass kicked by a woman." "

Start eating. Food is getting cold." Matt shot back grinning as well as Severide.

How they had missed this time.

….to be continued!

I skipped the cliff hanger because I won't update a few weeks...I can promise you some Casey whump if you want to have it?
Hope you liked this Chapter with Casey Severide bonding and weren't missing the action to much?!