A/N: Thank you all for reviewing, following and favoriting. It's so great to know that you're with me guys. Here's the reunion with team I promised to you and of course more of my beloved trio.
Me, no problem. I understand that it was quite a while for you to remember some strange girl. But it was one more reunion for him and this whole story is about reunions ;) Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed the image.
Casey came in just to be met with a chorus of voices.
"Look, who's back"
"Lieutenant"
"Hey"
He smiled at the men he could proudly call his team. Boden stood behind them with an amused expression on his face. Only when the first wave of greetings and questions finished Boden decided to step in.
"Listen, everybody. Lieutenant Casey came back from his long needed holiday. I understand that you have questions but don't push it and "He paused. "Don't forget you're on shift here."
"Of course, Chief." Hermann nodded. "And after the shift I'm expecting to see all of you in Molly's."
"Molly's?" Casey whispered to Severide.
"Yeah, remember that restaurant Hermann, Otis and Dawson bought. You won't believe what they've done to it."
"Guess, things have really changed." Casey nodded and Severide wasn't sure was he answering him or his own thoughts.
"Where have you been, Lieutenant?" Otis asked curiously. "Vegas? We thought about going there for weekend but some of us had sudden change of mind." He glared at Cruz and Capp.
"Maybe next time and no, I haven't been in Vegas." Casey shook his head.
"Oh, okay." Otis sounded disappointed. "Don't tell me, you've spent all this time here in Chicago."
"Wasn't going to" Casey chuckled at the surprised expression on Otis' face.
"Are you going to tell us about your trip or we have to keep playing this yes/no game?" Hermann asked.
"Ambulance 61"
"Great" Shay muttered.
"Don't tell anything interesting without me." She told Casey before leaving.
Strangely he hadn't seen Dawson anywhere. Was she avoiding him for some reason? Casey wondered. But then he felt all eyes looking at him waiting for the story so he had to put Dawson puzzle aside.
"Have you really been there?" Severide asked finding Casey in his office.
"What?"
"The story you've told. Was it true?"
"Well" Casey paused making Severide wait for a while. "Partly."
"And by that you mean?"
"Places were real."
"But not your actions" Severide nodded. "What the hell have you really been doing there, playing Tin Woodman?"
Casey didn't answer and Severide looked at him with shocked expression.
"No, you can't be serious. You've been there and that was what you preferred to do."
Casey smiled mischievously and it confused Severide even more.
"Are you messing with me right now?" He growled. "I'm so gonna kick your ass for that."
"How romantic, Kelly. You're such a gentleman." Casey laughed. How he missed their little banters.
"Come on, just tell me. I'm your best friend after all."
"Not only you. But tell anyway." Shay chimed in.
"You've been gone for quite a while. Any problems there?" Casey asked politely.
"Nah, just had to make a stop on our way back. Rafferty asked." Shay shrugged.
"The tough girl who forbade Shay to hug her" Severide clarified for Casey.
"I see. Guess, it's very hard for you."
"Piss off, we're okay. And I don't need to hug every one around me when I have my Teddy Bear" With that she hugged Severide.
"Teddy Bear, I like that." Casey took his phone and made the picture of the two of them.
"Don't even think of showing it anybody?!" Severide warned when he failed to grab the phone and delete the picture.
"Send it to me" Shay said at the same time.
Casey ignored both of them putting his phone back with a smile. But then he thought back to Shay's words about her partner and frowned.
He kept silent for a while and finally Severide couldn't take it any longer.
"Just tell it already. I know there is something on your mind."
"I…" Casey paused. "It's just I haven't seen Dawson around and you're driving with Rafferty."
"You haven't told him" Shay glared at Severide.
"Didn't look very important to me."
"Yeah, comparing to Mouch's love interest." Shay muttered before turning back to Casey. "She's not in our house anymore."
"Oh" he really didn't know what else to say. She was once a very close friend.
"It's nothing serious like Drama Queen here wants you to think." Severide muttered. "She decided to become a firefighter, passed exams and now is working in 62."
"One more time Oh. I haven't expected that."
"Well, you're not alone. It's been a huge surprise for all of us. Don't really know why she changed up her mind so drastically. I always thought she wanted to be a doctor." Shay shrugged.
"Anyway, you don't know the best part of this." She smiled. "You're in the same room with her teacher."
It took Casey only a second to understand the hint. At first he thought about teasing Severide but decided on more serious approach.
"I always thought you'd be a good teacher."
"Nah, it should have been you. It would have been you if not for your leave."
"Was it really that horrible?"
"Let's just say I'm not the most patient person."
"You're very good at hiding that." And the three of them laughed.