Hi All, so I didn't realize the summary was so confusing. Sorry all, This is Casey's Son and Severide's Daughter.
So this chapter digs further into the relationship of Johnny and Juliana and how their families feel about the other.
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Chapter 2- Triangle
"Oh really, so you are ready to tell everyone we've been seeing each other for 6 months then?" she retorted back knowing she had him.
He looked a little sheepish, his demeanor falling a little. She looked at him confident, "that's what I thought" she replied as she grabbed her bag and clothes, "I made quesadilla's yesterday for breakfast, they are in the fridge. There's a bunch of breakfast stuff in there, so eat before you leave. Have fun at the construction site today, I have to go" she said before giving him a kiss.
"I will, bye Severide, have a good shift and stay away from Connor Rhodes" he replied.
She rolled her eyes at his jealousy, "Bye Casey, I'll see you tomorrow night" she said before leaving.
She knew he was jealous of Connor. It was his own fault for wanted to keep them a secret. She just didn't know how much longer their secret could last….
Juliana made her way to the hospital in no time. Her apartment was located in the center of everything. She was 20 min from the firehouse, 10 minutes from the hospital and the CPD. She lived about 5-15 minutes from her siblings. It was the perfect place.
She walked into the locker room and got her things settled into her locker and grabbed her charts out of her bag. Maggie was the charge nurse on shift. She smiled when she saw Juliana walking up to the desk with all those charts.
"Damn Jules, you are the only person I know who does work on their day off" she teased.
Juliana laughed, "I've had you on my ass for weeks about getting these done. Besides it was getting a little crowded in my locker" she replied.
As they were laughing, Connor and Stephanie walked out of a patient's room and towards the desk. "Okay Mr. Morgan, you heard what Dr. Rhodes said. Take two of the white pills a day. One with breakfast and one with dinner. Don't forget okay. If you have any questions, call me or Dr. Rhodes okay" she said.
The little old man smiled and nodded, "thank you honey. You're so sweet" he squeezed her hand before leaving.
Stephanie and Connor walked to the desk and gave Maggie the chart, with Connor laughing as Stephanie dropped her head in her hands on the desk.
"You have an admirer Steph, when's the wedding?" Maggie teased.
Stephanie laughed sarcastically, "oh ha ha. Very funny. He's called me and Connor a good 10x before coming in today," she complained.
Juliana walked over to her sister and put a hand over her back, "well at least now you can go home and sleep. You are going to need it before tonight" she said.
Stephanie smiled and nodded, "true that. By the way, why are you here so early? You still have like 2 hours before you have to be here" she asked her sister.
Juliana just smirked and looked over at Connor, "I am here on a favor to Dr. Rhodes" she said vaguely.
The girls all turned to Connor with a questioning look. He put his hands up in surrender, "that's for me to know and only Juliana to find out" he replied.
"ooh" the girls squealed.
"How lucky for you Juliana, having your own little secret with Dr. Rhodes" Maggie teased.
Connor and Juliana laughed and waved them off. "Don't worry about them. They are just jealous" Juliana said as she walked over to stand next to Connor.
"Alright well, I'm out. See you all tonight" Stephanie said as she waved them off before walking off to the locker room.
"Maggie, can you look up a patient for me?" Juliana asked.
Maggie nodded and grabbed a note pad, "sure, who is it?" the nurse replied.
"I only know her first name, Valerie. She was brought in yesterday by Ambo 61. I don't know what happened to her, but I promised I would check in on her" she explained.
"Don't worry, I'll find out what I can. Do you want me to page you?" she asked.
"Uh, I don't know how long I will be with Dr. Rhodes, so can you just send it to my pager?" she replied.
Maggie made a note of it and nodded, "you got it" she said.
Connor led Juliana to the surgical floor and into an empty exam room. "Okay, you've caught my interest. What's up?" she asked.
"Okay, this is really embarrassing but I need your help. First I need your help with a patient and second I need a personal favor" he started.
Juliana's interest peaked, "Okay, well I owe you for taking care of Andy, so whatever it is, you know I'll help you" she replied.
He nodded and handed her the chart, "my sister came to me for help. She didn't say what was wrong, that she wanted a girl doctor. I can't ask Sam, I really need your help on this" he said.
Juliana gave him a pointed look, "Connor are you serious? Of course I am going to help you take care of your sister. So, now that you have got that ridiculous request out of the way, what's next?" she asked.
He laughed, "okay, the second is for a personal favor. My grandma is having a tea party to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Dolan Rhodes and I need a date" he said cautiously.
Juliana smiled and looked at Connor, "are you asking me on a date Dr. Rhodes?" she teased.
He laughed and smiled at her, "please put me on my misery" he begged.
She smiled and nodded, "well when you put it that way, you don't have to worry. I'll be there, I got your back" she replied.
He looked visibly relaxed. "Thank you so much. I so owe you big time" he said.
She smiled, "oh you aren't out of the woods yet, you still have to get through my sister" she teased.
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After helping Connor out with his easy favor, Jules made her way up to the pediatric floor. Maggie sent her Valerie's chart so she was able to look everything over before going to check on her.
Jules sat at the desk reading the chart and couldn't help but gasp and feel bad for the little girl. The little girl was lucky to be alive. Now she knew why Johnny acted the way he did the night before. That was a lot to handle, for anyone.
Jules walked up the pediatric floor and stopped by the nurse's desk. She didn't know very many people up there since she was mostly in the ED, but she had some friends who floated up there.
"Hi Dr. Severide, can I help you with something? Do you have a patient on this floor?" Mia asked.
Jules smiled, "no, I am actually here to check up on a patient of Dr. Halstead and Dr. Rhodes. Her name is Valerie Delgado. She would have been brought in from the ED directly. Can you give me a briefing on her since her arrival?" she stated.
Mia nodded and looked up the chart in the computer system. "Yeah I remember her. She goes by Val. She's a really sweet kid. She had to be rushed straight to the OR. From the OP report, she had to have a splenectomy and an exploratory look around. Dr. Rhodes started her on IV amoxicillin as a prophylactic. She did okay after the surgery, not too much pain. She didn't really complain last night. She was pretty stable. After rounds this morning, Paul reported some on site tenderness and wanted to prescribe some morphine" she informed.
Jules nodded and smiled at her as she made a note of the information. She wanted to make sure that the little girl got the best care possible.
"Thanks Mia, I am going to check in on her" she said as she made her way down the hall.
She knocked on the door and walked into the room. "Hi, I am Dr. Severide, how are you feeling this morning?" she asked.
The little girl was laying on the bed, a pillow against her side and a build a bear curled into her. There was a man, Jules presumed her family in the room, sitting next to the bed watching Victorious with her on Nickelodeon.
"I am okay, are you my new doctor?" she asked.
"Yeah, are you on my sister's medical team? Is she getting out of here today or not?" he asked.
"No, I am Dr. Severide. I work in the ED here at the hospital. I consult with all the patient's that were brought in from traumas involving the firehouses. I just came on behalf of Firehouse 51 to check on your sister. The firefighters are really worried about her and just want an update on her case, if that's okay with you?" she informed.
The brother nodded and looked at his sister, who's smile brightened up when she heard Jules mention the firehouse.
"Yeah sure that's fine. I owe them big time for taking care of my sister. Especially Lt. Casey. He was really nice to us and really comforting" the brother said waving her in.
Jules walked in and sat at the edge of the bed next to Valerie. "Hi Valerie, I'm Dr. Severide. The guys from the firehouse, especially Lt. Casey, wanted me to check on you. How are you feeling?" she asked.
The little girl brightened up at the mention of Lt. Casey. "I'm okay. Lt. Casey saved me. He's my hero. Can you tell him that I'm doing okay?" she said.
Jules nodded, "yes I certainly will. I am glad you are feeling better" she said as she got up to leave.
"Wait" Valerie called.
Jules stopped and turned back to the little girl, "what can I do for you?" she asked.
Valerie pointed to a gift bag sitting on the table, "can you take that and give it to Lt. Casey? I made it for him last night during craft time. I wanted to thank him in some way" she explained.
Jules took the gift and smiled at the little girl, trying to keep her tears at bay. This was literally going to get to Johnny.
"Of course I will. I am sure he is going to love it. You feel better and I'll see you again soon okay. If you need anything while you are here, you just ask for me and they'll make sure I get the message" she said before walking out.
Johnny was right, that little girl was precious. She could break your heart she was so sweet and her story was so sad.
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Johnny fell back asleep after Jules left. He didn't have to work, so he took advantage of his day off. Besides, Jules's bed was more comfortable than his was.
At 10, he got up, had a shower and helped himself to some breakfast. He promised Andy and Mike that he would help with a job that Andy was heading up for one of the families that they saved. Their son was put in a wheelchair, so Andy hailed everyone together to help build a ramp.
He made his way to Chloe's diner to meet everyone. He was about to walk in the door when his phone buzzed in his pocket. He could see the guys waiting for him when he answered his phone. It was a text from Juliana, in his phone, princess. He couldn't help but smile and open the message.
Juliana: hey babe, I checked on your girl. She's so cute and sweet. I want you to know that she's doing fine. She's stable and is likely to go home soon, that's up to Connor. She gave me something for you. Will give you details later. Be careful at the site…say hi to my brothers for me. :P The text read.
Johnny couldn't help but smile and laugh at the last part of her message. She was just saying that to get to him. He was glad that Valerie was okay. He would get details from Jules later. He also wanted to know about her breakfast meeting with Connor Rhodes.
Johnny: Thanks babe for the update on Valerie. Don't be a smartass. I noticed you didn't mention anything about your meeting with Rhodes. What the hell did he want this morning?" he replied.
He was pissed that she left him this morning for Dr. Rhodes. He wanted to know what was so damn important for her to go rushing off.
Juliana just smiled and smirked when he mentioned Rhodes. She knew he was jealous. She replied back almost instantly. She was mad and she wanted him to know it.
Juliana: Connor needed my help with something personal that's none of your business. Now I am working, don't bother me until later.
Johnny read over her text and practically crushed the phone. He was pissed and she knew how to play on his buttons. She knew he was jealous, but he didn't want to rock the boat so soon with her brothers.
The guys saw him, so he pocketed his phone and made his way into the diner. He tried to school his features as he walked in. He didn't want the guys to know something was up with him.
"Hey, about time you showed up. What took you so long?" Andy asked.
Everyone was already there, members of truck, squad and both firehouses. They were all waiting.
Johnny stuffed his hands in his pockets and shrugged, "I was just doing stuff around the house. Besides, it's my day off, am I not allowed to sleep in" he didn't exactly lie, he just played around the truth.
He did just hang around the house, but they didn't need to know that it was really their sister's house that he was hanging around at.
"Well are you ready to work the lazy out of your bones?" Andy was practically jumping for joy.
Johnny couldn't help but laugh at his amusement. "You're just happy that you get to boss me around" Johnny smirked.
"It's not my fault you don't know a Philips from a Black and Decker" Andy retorted.
Johnny just shook his head and laughed at his antics. "You are horrible" Johnny replied.
With everyone's help, they were able to get the ramp and secure it to the porch in no time. When they were done building it, Andy pulled out tow strings of porch lights.
"What are those lieutenant?" Caleb asked.
Andy laughed, "when I told Jules about what we were doing, she got a little too excited. She treated Seth in the hospital so she was all for it. She knew she was working and couldn't help so she went off and bought this outdoor porch lights for the ramp so he could use it at night. They are no power lights so they don't have to be plugged in" Andy explained.
Caleb smiled and nodded in understanding. "That's really cool of Jules" Tommy added.
"Yeah, how's she doing anyway? We haven't seen her in forever" Hermann told Kelly. They missed Juliana. She hasn't been around the firehouse in a while.
Kelly smiled at the guys and nodded, "yeah I know, I barely see her as it is. She's been really busy at the hospital. She only called me last week to tell me she was still alive" he joked.
Andy and Mike nodded in agreement with their dad, "yeah tell me about it. If I didn't stop by the hospital a couple times to get food and stuff from her, I wouldn't have seen in her in months. We see Stephanie more than we see Jules" Andy added.
"Anyone new in her life?" Mark asked.
Tommy hit him upside the head. "She's not into you Mark, just get over it man" he teased as everyone laughed.
Everyone but Johnny that is. Johnny put a fake smile on his face but was fuming at the idea of his Juliana and Tommy. He patiently waited for their answer. He wanted to yell from the mountain tops that she was his, but he knew he couldn't. He was a coward, he knew that. He couldn't work up the nerve to tell anyone of the Severide brothers.
Andy smirked at the guy's reaction. He knew they were just teasing about Juliana.
"You would be asking the wrong person. Why don't you ask her brothers?" Kelly replied looking to his sons.
Andy and Mike looked at each other and shrugged, "you really think we are going to let one of you knuckle heads get with either one of your sisters? You are out of your mind" Andy replied. It was no secret that they were protective over Stephanie and Juliana.
"What Andy is trying to say is no. As far as we know she isn't seeing with anyone, but it's no secret that she has admirer's at the hospital. Stephanie said that Rhodes is always flirting with her and they banter back and forth" he mentioned with a shrug.
Johnny's gaze snapped to Mike. What the hell is he talking about? What flirtatious banter with Rhodes? What the hell is going on between them? Johnny thought to himself.
"Casey…earth to Casey" Andy brought him out of his thoughts and into the land of the living.
"Huh, what?" he asked taking a minute to collect his bearings.
"You okay man? You seem out of it" Andy asked looking Johnny over curious.
"Yeah I am good. Late night last night, I'm still lagging" he replied.
The guys nodded in understanding. "Well come on man, we're almost done and then we'll meet up at Molly's for a drink. I told Jules to meet us there" he said, causing Johnny to inwardly smile and nod, "sounds good" he tried to sound unaffected.
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At the hospital, everyone was chilling by the desk, filling out charts, wasting the last 10 minutes until their shift ends.
"Any plans tonight guys?" Nathan asked, he's an EMT that works in the ER with them from time to time.
"Not really but I do know one couple who does" Maggie said looking at Juliana and Connor.
Juliana looked at all of them with a pointed look, "What? We are just going to Molly's; you are all more than welcome to come" she replied innocently.
Nathan nodded, "Nice, what's going on with you two?" he asked Juliana.
She shook her head, "you are all a bunch of nosy teenagers. There is nothing going on. Connor has invited me to his grandmother's tea" she stated.
They all oohed and ahhed, "well, you will have to let us know what it's like to rub elbows with the rich and famous" Maggie teased.
Connor laughed, "come on guys, it's not like that. I need some help and Juliana agreed to help a friend out" he explained.
Maggie laughed and wrapped her arms around Nathans. "Come on Nathan, we have to go to Molly's now. We have to see how this is going to play out with the whole Severide clan" she said.
He smiled at Maggie, "now how can I say no to a gorgeous girl like you" he replied.
"Well it's settled; we are all going to Molly's" Maggie stated.
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While they were changing in the locker room, Juliana knew that Johnny was going to freak out when she walked in with Connor. He was already jealous, there was no way this was going to work in their favor. Everyone knew that he was possessive. He doesn't like to share but it was his fault to begin with.
They all piled in their cars and made their way to Molly's. The firefighting gang was already there, hanging out after work. It didn't take long to get Molly's.
"Hey guys, miss me?" Stephanie teased as she walked in.
She promised her sister that she would meet her after work at Molly's. Andy and Mike smirked and wrapped his arm around his sister's shoulders.
"My sister, the shy one" Andy replied.
She smiled up at him and pushed against his chest, "shy isn't in our vocabulary, you know that" she teased her brother.
Logan stepped up and pulled her into his arms, "can I have my girlfriend please?" Stephanie left her brother for Logan immediately and greeted him with a kiss.
"You know that is my sister your suffocating" Mike teased.
Logan pulled away laughing, "give us a break Severide. I haven't seen her in days" he joked.
"Hey Steph, where's Jules?" Johnny asked.
"She's coming in with Connor" Steph pointed to the door.
Johnny snapped his gaze to the doorway and glared as he saw Jules coming in with Dr. Rhodes. He knew she was mad, but she was taking this too far. She knew he was pissed and jealous about Connor Rhodes. Why the hell would she bring him here?
He saw her coming in with Connor behind her, leading her in while she was laughing at something. Johnny was jealous. He wished he could make her laugh like that in public.
"Connor's the guy that's flirting with her?" Mike asked his sister.
"Yeah, they don't exactly flirt, but they have a banter about them" she replied.
"What are you talking about?" Johnny asked confused.
Stephanie scoffed, "men," she said, "they have a flirtatious banter about them. If you didn't know them, you wouldn't know if they were friends or a couple" she explained.
Johnny nodded, steaming on the inside. 'flirtatious banter' what the hell was that?
Connor laughed at her excitement, "you do know I have been to Molly's before" he teased.
Juliana laughed, "yes I know that, but you also know that this is a firefighting bar. You haven't experienced the real Molly's without being with one of us firefighting folk" she replied.
He couldn't help but smile, "you know, I don't know why it's so easy to talk to you. I act so differently around you than I do with anyone else" he said.
She smiled and patted his shoulder, "that's because I can see through you and we have more in common than you think" she replied as she led him to the bar where everyone was waiting.
"Well, well, well, my long lost sister returns" Andy teased.
Juliana smiled and greeted her siblings first before returning to Connor's side. She is the one who invited him, she didn't want to leave him hanging.
"Very funny, I called Mike last week to let him know I was okay. Besides, you had Steph to fill you in and let you know I was still breathing" she replied.
She could feel Johnny's eyes on her. She knew it was because of Connor and she knew it was about to get worse.
"And I see you brought work home with you" Mike teased as he looked at Connor over his sister's shoulder.
Juliana looked at Connor and nodded, "Yes, I thought I would broadened Dr. Rhodes horizon and stop him from wallowing in his own family drama and indulge in ours for a little while" she informed.
Connor smiled and shook his head, "I am also here for another reason" he said.
They all turned to him curious, "and what would that be doc? I assume it has something to do with my sister, otherwise you wouldn't be over here with us" Andy got serious as he crossed his arms across his chest.
Juliana gave her brother a look, "Andy, be nice" she warned.
He looked at her innocently, "what? I haven't even done anything yet. I'm just waiting to hear what the good doctor has to say" he replied.
She gave her brother an amused look as she shook her head at his antics.
"Well, Jules is going to be doing me a favor, with your permission that is" he started, "I have invited Juliana to my grandmother's tea party and she has graciously accepted" he said.
Stephanie looked ready to jump out of her chair she was so excited. "Yay! My sister is going to be rubbing elbows with the rich and famous" she teased as she wrapped her arm around them.
"You go and have a good time honey. Don't mind your siblings, they are just jealous" Kelly added.
She smiled, "thanks daddy" she said giving him a hug. "See, if dad can allow Connor to take me out, then so can you" she said cuddling up to her brother, "please" she begged like she used to when they were little.
Andy and Mike laughed, "God, you are 5yrs old right now. I swear Stephanie didn't get away with as much stuff as you did" he teased.
She smiled and kissed his cheek, "I have the best brothers in the world" she said from between them.
Johnny was beyond steaming. He was a raging inferno. He couldn't believe the nerve of Rhodes asking his girl out on a date. He couldn't take it anymore. He waited as much as he could. He let them get out the date info, let them get their drinks, sit down and hang out with everyone else before he snapped.
Juliana was trying desperately to ignore the looks she knew Johnny was giving her and Connor but he wasn't so receptive. He noticed the lieutenant glaring daggers at him since he walked through the door with Jules.
"Hey can I ask you something?" he asked.
She looked at him curious, "yeah, what's up?" she replied.
"Why is Johnny Casey glaring daggers at me?" he asked.
She looked over his shoulder to see the lieutenant in question looking at them like he was willing Connor dead on the spot. He smirked daringly and held up his drink. She glared at him, giving him a warning look.
Connor looked at her curious. He was definitely interested. "It's a long story. Okay, it's not really that long, let's just say we are complicated" she replied.
He nodded in understanding, "let me guess, you are secretly seeing each other and he won't tell because he's scared of your brothers" Connor pretty much pegged the nail on the head.
She looked at him shocked, "how did you guess?" she asked.
He smiled, "because any reasonable person would be terrified of your brothers" he replied.
She laughed and gave him a nudge, "they aren't that bad" she defended.
"Yeah, because they are your brothers. They have to love you. It's the rest of us that have to be worried" he teased.
He was trying to cheer her up and by the look on her face, it was working. "Thank you for this" she said.
He nodded, "don't worry I won't tell anyone. You are helping me out, I owe you. I got your back" he replied.
"They look awfully cozy" Mike stated.
"Yeah, they look like they are getting along great" Stephanie was super excited.
Johnny just sat there listening to it all and staring at the couple in question. It wasn't until she smiled and reached over to give him a hug. It was then that Johnny snapped. He lost all sense of reality. He slammed his drink down on the table and walked over.
"Jules can I talk to you please" he said.
"Sure, go ahead" she replied. Everyone was staring at them. She didn't want to make a big scene.
"No in private" he added.
She knew he was on edge. There was going to be a big blow up. She didn't want to handle it. She was tired of hiding. She deserved better.
"I am with a friend right now" she said.
He was livid, he leaned over so he could whisper in her ear, "you want to play this game because two can play this game" he whispered.
Juliana put on a fake smile and turned to Connor, "excuse me for a minute" she said before grabbing Johnny's hand and pulling him by the bathroom, away from everyone.
Before he could blow up on her, she turned the tables on him. "Is that all this is to you, a game. What the hell is wrong with you? This is my heart on the line. I have been in a secret relationship with you for 6 months. You don't think I deserve better. You get to go out and have a life, well from this point on, so can I" she said before storming back to the table.
Connor knew something went down when she got back to the table. She was trying to keep her tears at bay. "I'm sorry but can we go please?" she asked.
He got up and grabbed their stuff, "I'll go get the car and wait for you outside. You go say bye to your family" he said as he made his way out.
She took a minute to get herself together before making her way to her family. "Hey guys, umm, I'm going to get going" she said.
They all looked at her surprised. It was still early. Andy, Mike and Stephanie looked at each other concerned.
"Hey, you practically just got here. What's going on? Are you okay?" Andy asked his sister.
She put on a fake smile, "yeah I'm fine. I promise, I'm just tired" she tried to play it off without looking at Johnny. He couldn't keep his eyes off of her.
Stephanie really looked at her sister, "no you look like you've been crying, now tell us what's wrong" she said knowing something was wrong.
Damn her sister for knowing how to read her like a book. "Steph, I promise I'm okay. I just don't feel good. I am going to go" she reassured.
"Do you need a ride" Mike asked.
"No, I'm okay. Connor drove" she said before giving them all a hug.
"Okay well if you need anything, call one of us" Andy ordered her.
She smiled nodded, "I promise" she said before leaving. She couldn't get out of there fast enough.
Connor drover her home knowing she was embarrassed. She couldn't believe that happened. She knew Johnny would be jealous but not react like that. She was not expecting a reaction like that.
When they got to her apartment, she just sat there. "I am really sorry that happened tonight. I was not expecting that at all" she didn't know what else to day.
He smiled and looked over at her, waving her off, "don't worry about it okay. I completely understand. If you need me tonight or anytime" he said.
She smiled and gave him a hug, "thank you so much for being understanding Connor. I'll see you at work tomorrow" she replied before practically running into her apartment building.
She was devastated. She just curled on the couch and cried as her siblings blew up her phone with calls and messages. They were worried about her. They knew they were something wrong but they didn't know what it was.
They weren't a couple in public. No one knew about them. Why should she except Johnny to feel anything different?
Johnny was raging between emotions. He didn't know how to feel. He didn't know what just happened. He couldn't believe he blew up like that. He loved her. He didn't want to lose her. It didn't take him long to show up at her door. He only had to knock twice before she answered the door.
She was dressed in one of Andy's sweats. Her hair was up in a bun and her eyes were red and puffy. "What do you want?" she asked.
"We need to talk this through" he said as he let himself into her apartment.
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