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Chapter 1
Three Months Later:
Trying not to make eye contact with anyone Gabby rushed into the firehouse. She was on a mission; intent to find her best friend before anyone saw her, especially her fiancée.
"Gabby," Matt caught her by surprise as he stepped out from the common room, "How'd your dentist appointment go?"
"My- oh yes, yes it went well. Have you see Shay?" She asked quickly changing the subject.
"I think she said she was going to do some laundry," He explained.
"Why-" He was about to ask but she rushed off without another word. Gabby found Shay in the laundry room and she closed the door and this grabbed her best friend's attention.
"Gabby!" She turned around, "You startled me,"
"Sorry," She began pacing the small room, "I uh- I had an appointment today."
"Yeah," She eyed her, "Matt said. A dentist appointment; the had a cancelation." It wasn't a dentist appointment though."
It all clicked with Shay; a huge grin appeared on her face and she hoped up on the dryer and grinned like a schoolgirl at her best friend. "You're pregnant!"
"Ssh!" Gabby hushed her turning her head to make sure the door was indeed closed. As a precaution she turned on the washing machine to ensure privacy of their conversation, "I took a home test four days ago and it was positive. I didn't want to tell anyone yet so I called and made an appointment but there weren't any sports open for a few weeks. I asked if they could call me with any cancellations and this morning right before Matt and I were leaving they did."
"Gabby that's great! Matt's going to be so thrilled!"
"I know," She took a deep breath, "But this means I can't be a fire fighter, at least not right now. I've always wanted children but becoming a fire fighter was a new dream, one I didn't know I wanted. I know I want the baby but I'm in shock right now I think."
Shay hoped down from the dryer and pulled her friend into a hug, "It's all going to be okay sweetie," She soothed, "Let me get this straight though," She pulled back and looked in her friends eyes, "When I was in the hospital you and Matt were having sex. Or did you do it in the hospital?" She raised an eyebrow and smirked as a blush crept onto Gabby's face, "You did didn't you! That time you rushed out! Kelly was right! Man this means I owe him twenty dollars."
"You two make bets on my sexual life?" She inquired.
"Oh please honey! There's been a bet going on here since you and Matt got together about when there'd be little Casey babies running around!"
All Gabby could do was laigh at her friend's antics, "Alright but when you start making bets on the sex of the baby I want in!"
"Deal!" She grabbed her friend's hand, "Go and tell Matt! He'll be thrilled!"
"I think I'm going to wait a bit," She told her friend, "I have my actual dentist appointment next week so I figure I have until then to tell him. After I tell him he'll wrap me up in bubble wrap you know he will!"
"Uh-hub but if you wait to mush longer and still go out on calls he'll be mad. You can't enter the fire academy when you're pregnant."
"I'll tell him after shift!" Gabby whispered as they walked out of the laundry room and bumped into Severide.
"How long does it take to do laundry?" He inquired with a raise eyebrow; everyone knew Gabby and Leslie didn't; go to the laundry room to do laundry instead to gossip.
"Never mind!" Leslie called over her shoulder, "You can stop worrying we're fine!"
"I'm wasn't worried!" Kelly called in return.
Just then the call bell went off and both Gabby and Leslie went off running to the ambulance.
Gabby and Shay walked into the common room each carrying a handful of bridal magazines (the baby books tucked away safely in Shay's locker).
"See!" Severide stood up pointing an angry finger at Matt, "Look what you've done! It's going to be nothing of wedding talk from them for the next who knows how long!"
Matt, who was grinning form ear to ear stood and walked towards Gabby kissing her on the lips, "I don't care as long as she's happy."
"Ugh!" He made chocking noises, "Get a room!"
"Nah, I think its kind of cute," Hermann spoke up, "If you need any help planning the wedding Gabby I'm sure Cindy would love to be involved."
"Great," She grinned, "Right now though I'm just looking for ideas."
"Like you don't have it already all planned out," Otis quipped.
"So what if I do? It's none of your business." Gabby sat down in one of the chairs at the table Matt and Shay sitting on either side of her.
"Right," Ottis went back to the book he was reading knowing better then to argue with Gabby.
"You giving any thought as to when you want to get married?" Matt asked as he took one of the magazines. "Maybe next summer?"
"Yeah that would be good," She responded, she was excited about the wedding and marrying Matt but she knew she had other more important things to worry about. She was pregnant and she and Matt couldn't afford to have a new baby and get married. The wedding would have to wait a year if not longer. She bought the magazines simply because she was curious and because her mother and sister in-law were anxious to help her start planning it.
"Good," Matt leaned over to give her a kiss but just as their lips touched the call bells went off signalling everyone to a fire.
Over four hours later everyone returned to the house. It has been an awful call, a ten-car pile-up on the highway that had causes multiple unrelated accidents. There were two DOA, one died shortly after they arrived five severally injured.
Having taken the call hard Matt retreated to his office with hardly a word to anyone.
"You should tell him now," Shay whispered to Gabby as they walked towards the bunk rooms," Make his day. You know he's worried about that toddler who was really badly hurt.
"Yeah I know," She took a deep breath, "I'm not sure if I'll tell him but I'll go and talk to him," She said as they walked into the bunk rooms, Shay going her bunk and Gabby going to knock on Matt's door.
"I don't want to talk right now!" Came the reply from the locked room.
"Not even to me?" She asked.
"Gabby," Matt opened the door and pulled her into the room and hugged her.
"You did everything you could for all of the victims," She told him, "You know that."
"Yeah I know, I just hate seeing kids hurt. The parents were so worried too and…" He whipped tears away from his eyes. He took both of her hands and squeezed them, "I can't wait until we have kids."
Now was the best time, "I'm pregnant."
Matt stared at her blinking for only a moment before pulling her into his arms and lifting her up and spinning her around, "Oh Gabby!" He kissed her passionately as he feet touched the ground, "And you're sure?"
"Yeah," She nodded and pulled out an envelope from her sweater pocket and handed it to him, "I had a doctor's appointment today not a dentist appointment."
Matt opened the envelope and saw an ultrasound picture and he held it with his now slightly shaking hands, "This is our baby?" He asked tears falling out of his eyes.
"Yeah," Gabby nodded her head her own tears falling from her eyes, "It is."
He kissed her again and they kissed until they needed air, "I love you so much Gabby," he gently lifted up her shirt and placed his hands over her flat stomach. He was amazed that a little human being that they'd created was growing inside of her, "And I love you too," He rubbed her stomach before bending down and kissing it.
"We love you too Matt," Gabby ran her fingers through his blonde hair, "I'll withdraw from the fire academy tomorrow and we can tell Chief Boden at the start of next shift."
"Okay," He retuned to his full height and bent his head down to kiss her again, "You've jut made me so happy."
"I'm glad," She sighed happily against his lips.
TBC
A\N: So, what did you think? Please leave a review and let me know.
Up Next: Matt and Gabby spend a relaxing and romantic day in bed; they talk about when to tell there families and fifty-one about the pregnancy.
