A\N: Sorry for the delay in posting this chapter but real life's been pretty busy. This chapter is based loosely off of the Chicago Fire episode 4.4 "Your Day is Coming" and I did take a line that Matt says in the episode and put it in the chapter, I'm not sure if its word for word or not though. Thanks again as always to my friends on Twitter who always help encourage me, my amazing beta reader and to everyone who reviewed the last chapter, thank you so much.

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Chapter 8

"Twenty-eight year old female, twenty-one weeks gestation, collapsed with severe abdominal pains!" An EMT called out as he rushed Gabby into Chicago Med. Matt was holding her hand running along side of it.

Shay, who'd helped treat Gabby initially, was running in behind them. She stood back, tears threatening to fall down her face as she watched. She knew the signs had all been there and it pained her to know that Gabby might have miscarried.

As soon as Gabby had collapsed Shay had called out for Matt and he'd come running. As he held her hand she'd drifted in and out of conscious mumbling about how sorry she was. Luckily, it didn't take them long to get her into an ambulance after all of the more serious victims had been attended to.

"Put her in examination room two!" A doctor called out to the medics as she rushed over. "Alright, transfer her on my count. 1-2-

"Ow!" Gabby cried out, tears streaming down her already swollen face. She'd lost consciousness a few times already but was fighting to stay awake now. She needed to hear it for herself, she was almost certain she'd miscarried.

"Hey!" Matt yelled, at the doctor. "Can't you see she's in a lot of pain? Can't you just-" he stopped, realizing the doctor was doing all that she could. "Please just help her."

The doctor nodded at Matt and then shouted out into the hallway. "Maggie, get an ultrasound machine in here!" Settling back down to look at Gabby, it hurt her to see how much pain the other woman was in. "We're just going to do a quick ultrasound to see what's going on. Can you tell me where it hurts the most?" She lifted up Gabby's top and began pressing down on it.

When the doctor got to the right side of Gabby's abdomen she screamed in pain. "It might be your appendix." She concluded. "Maggie, the ultrasound!" She shouted again. If it was her appendix she knew that they'd need to get her up to the OR immediately as taking out the appendix was much harder, and sometimes dangerous in a pregnant woman.

"Right here, Dr. Manning!" The nurse appeared seconds later with the machine. The nurse began to quickly hook up the machine. When she was finished she handed Dr. Manning the wand and quietly left the area.

"Ow!" Gabby cried again as the pain only worsened.

"Alright Gabby." The doctor gently put the gel on her stomach and waved the wand around. It took a few moments for the machine to start up but once it did, it didn't take long for the doctor to realize what had happened. She tried to remain calm. "It looks like your appendix has ruptured. Right now your baby is okay but it is in serious distress. We need to operate right now! Maggie, go and call O.R. and Maternity. "I'll give you a few minutes but then we need to go." The doctor looked between Matt and Gabby understanding that this was a very emotional time for the couple.

"I'm… sorry…. Matt!" Gabby could barely talk between her sobs. "I'm so sorry."

"No! No!" Matt shook his head and pressed his lips to her forehead and then to her lips. "This isn't your fault at all." He wiped away her tears. "Nobody knew this was going to happen. Nobody." He was panicking himself, thinking that maybe she had miscarried, but he wasn't going to let Gabby see he was scared, he needed to stay strong for her. "You heard them. They're going to operate and you and our little girl are going to be okay alright." He squeezed her hand and leaned over to give her another kiss."

"I should have stopped working sooner!" If she'd been a better mother then she would have realized what she was doing was only harming her baby. But she was too stubborn and she didn't listen when people had told her, now because of her selfishness her baby may die.

"No, no, this isn't your fault." Matt kissed her again, being forced to step back as orderlies came to take her away to the O.R. In fear Matt watched them whisk her away.

"Mr. Casey," the doctor that had been examining Gabby caught his attention. Now that he was thinking clearly he remembered seeing her in Molly's, she was a second year resident if memory served him correctly.

"My name is Dr. Manning," She quickly introduced herself. "Your fiancée's appendix ruptured and we need to get in there as soon as possible. The fluid is like poison to the other organs and we're especially worried about the baby." She handed over a consent forum and a pen. "You're her next of kin and the baby's father, so you need to sign a consent form so we can operate."

Matt quickly signed the form and handed it back. "Tell me the truth, is the baby going to make it?"

She didn't look hopeful but didn't want to tell him the baby wasn't going to make it either. "We really don't know until we get in there and see what we're dealing with. I can tell you though that because your fiancée is pregnant we'll use only local anaesthetic. This means the surgery will take a lot longer and will be riskier. If you're fiancée and baby make it out of this she'll most definitely be on total bed rest until her due date."

Matt nodded his head, "Please do everything you can but… but if it comes down to it, save Gabby." Matt hated to say it but they could always try for another baby, he couldn't bare to live with himself if he lost Gabby.

"You can wait on the 3rd floor waiting rooms. Tell the nursing staff what waiting room you're in and a doctor will be in to talk to you as soon as they can." Dr. Manning nodded her head and walked away.

"Come on, Matt." Shay stepped forward. "I called Gabby's parents and Antonio, they'll be here soon. Let's go upstairs and wait." She took his arm and led him towards the elevators.

"Thanks Shay." Matt finally allowed himself to cry as he stepped into the elevator. He didn't want to think that she could have had a miscarriage. He'd waited so long to be a father and for this to happen, it didn't seem fair. Whatever happened though he kept telling himself that he'd be there for Gabby and support her, which was the least he could do.

"No problem, Gabby's like a sister to me, I know she'll pull through this." Shay walked with him onto the operating room floor. "You go in there," She nodded off to an empty waiting area. "I'll go and tell the nurses where we are."

"Okay," Matt didn't have the energy to argue. He walked into the waiting area; he tried to sit down but was too agitated. So he opted to pace the length of the room, that's what he did for almost an hour until a doctor finally entered the now packed waiting room.

"Mr. Casey." The older doctor with greying hair called out.

Matt turned around so fast he jarred his neck, but he didn't care. "Yes," he nervously stepped forward, knowing all eyes were on him. "How is she? How's my fiancée? The baby?"

"Is there somewhere more private we can talk?" He wasn't sure if he knew all of the people in the room or if they were waiting for other patients.

"No," Matt stepped forward reaching out for something to balance himself on, he touched the wall. "Please, just tell me." He almost begged. He was exhausted, after having worked twenty-four hour shift plus two hours overtime and then being in hospital for two hours. He hadn't slept for nearly two days. He couldn't sleep, couldn't do anything, until he knew how Gabby was, how their baby was.

"It was touch and go for awhile I'm not going to lie but Ms. Dawson's a fighter. We were able to stop the appendix fluid from infecting other organs and we were able to stich up the wound. Although the baby's heart rate had increased it appears to be fine. Because of this and because of possible surgery complication we're going to keep her here for at least a week. We've contacted Ms. Dawson's OBGYN and she'll be in to see her tomorrow and do an examination. She's in a lot of pain right now and is very groggy but she's asking to see you."

Matt sighed with relief, they were both alright at least for now, they were both alright, "Can I stay the night with her?"

"No, I'm afraid that isn't allowed. However you can go in to see her for twenty minutes and talk to her, I'll take you to her room."

Matt turned around looking at her parents, they'd been worried sick and he knew they might want to see their daughter.

"You go son." Eduardo told him. "She wants you. We'll stop by and see her tomorrow. Just tell her how much we love her and we're glad she and our granddaughter are okay."

"I will." Matt nodded his head, he followed the doctor into Gabby's room.

She was in a double room but the other bed was currently unoccupied. When Matt stepped into the room he almost didn't recognize her. She was laying in bed crying softly her hands gripped tightly onto the sheets.

"Oh Babe!" He rushed towards her kissing her forehead, he then her lips repeatedly, "You scared me so much! I'm so glad you're both okay," He buried his face into her neck.

Gabby shook her head still sobbing. "How…how…could she be okay?" She managed to get out as she cringed in pain, "I feel like she's gone."

"The surgeon assured me she's alright for now." Matt squeezed her hand. "She's a little fighter just like her Mommy."

Gabby choked on air again and continued to cry. "The IV's itch and I'm so tired." She complained as her eyes began to close, "But I want to stay awake," She forced her eyes opened and turned her head to look at Matt.

"You try and get some sleep alright. You both need it. Your parents, and Antonio and Laura and everyone at fifty-one are so glad you're both okay. I'll be here first thing tomorrow morning and your parents and Antonio said they'd visit you too. In the afternoon Dr. Knowloes is going to come and do an ultrasound to make sure out daughter's okay. Tomorrow is going to be busy alright, so you just get some sleep," He kissed her forward, caressing her cheeks.

Gabby's eyes watered again and she began to cry. "Please…. stay," She gripped his hand as tightly as she could, "I don't…. scared to be alone," she admitted.

At first Matt was stunned, Gabby was the strongest woman he knew, she'd been through a lot, her brother getting shot and herself being in some close calls, he'd never heard her admit that she was scared though. It made sense though to him that now she'd be terrified. All of her hormones plus the little medication she was on, not to mention her fears. She was already scared of being a bad mother; almost having a miscarriage would only make that worse.

"Alright just give me a second." He walked towards the door and into the hallway. He knew hospitals had visiting rules for a reason but there was no way he'd leave Gabby like that. He walked straight past the waiting room where everyone was still waiting and right to the nurse's station.

"Matt!" Shay rushed up to him and tugged on his shoulder. "How is she?" Shay had been as worried, if not more worried than everyone else. After having come close to death herself a few months before she didn't think she could take any more bad news.

The last thing Matt wanted to do was leave Gabby for too long but he could trust Shay. "Not good. She's in major pain but she won't sleep because she's so worried about the baby. I wish I could stay with her, I'm never going to be able to sleep knowing she's here all alone.

"Leave it to me." Shay thought that maybe she could convince the nurse's to let Matt stay the night, after all they'd both had an emotional last few hours, and Shay knew that the baby's heart rate could stop if Gabby's stress level didn't go down. Having Matt with her in the room would help with all of that.

While Shay talked to the nurses, Gabby's mother, Esmeralda walked up to Matt. At first Esmeralda was a little unsure about Matt. He'd broken Gabby's heart the night of the Christmas party, after all. After meeting him though and seeing how much he loved Gabby she began to warm up to him, now she quite liked him and was glad when Gabby agreed to marry him.

"How's she doing?"

Matt turned to his future mother in-law. "She's really groggy and confused, she's really scarred she's going to miscarry and I know she's in a lot of pain." He rubbed the back of his neck in an effort to relive the tension that the last few hours of worry had created. "Why did this have to happen? She was already having doubts about the baby and…"

"She was having doubts?" This was the first Esmeralda heard of it. This surprised her considering she and Gabby had always had a great relationship. It hurt her to think that Gabby wouldn't come to her for help.

"Yeah," Matt sighed, he knew Gabby didn't want her mother to know. "I tried to get het to tell you but she didn't wan you to be disappointed. She was worried that because she was working so much she didn't have mother's instincts. She was worried she didn't feel like a mother."

"Oh." Esmeralda shook her head; she mumbles something in Spanish before switching back to English. "She's so stubborn sometimes. I swear she never listens to anyone. Forgive me if I hope your daughter gives her as much of a headache as she gave me."

Matt chuckled, "If she had Gabby's attitude and looks we'll be in big trouble." Matt knew though that no matter what their daughter looked like she'd be gorgeous and no man would ever be good enough for her. It was when he thought about that that he understood how Antonio was feeling about Eva liking boys and even Gabby's father being hesitant about him at first.

That was something he still needed to do, since Gabby's parents had been away before he'd proposed he hadn't been able to ask for his blessing, instead he'd gone to Antonio. Although giving him quite a scare, Antonio had given his blessing. Knowing how close Gabby was to her parents, and out of respect for their old school values Matt still wanted to talk to her father.

Seeing Shay signalling that she wanted to talk, Matt excused himself and walked up to her. "Alright, it's all set, you can stay the night here." She smiled at him. "Kelly and I will go to your apartment and get some things for the to of you and bring it back here,

"Thanks Shay." Matt was studded. "How'd… how'd you manage to do that?"

"I don't share my secrets." She winked and patted his shoulder before walking back towards the waiting room. "Anything in particular you want?"

"Gabby's Ipad; playing some games or looking up things on the Internet might help her. Her baby name book too? The one with all of the colour coded tabs in it? And her phone. You can bring her some comfy pyjamas too maybe. You know what she likes."

"Alright." Shay nodded, she wasn't at all surprised that Matt hadn't told her to grab anything for him. "What about you?"

"I just want her to be happy."

Smiling Shay walked up to him and gave him a hug. "You're great for her. Have I ever told you that before?" Shay had seen Gabby date all kinds of men, some she liked and some she didn't. She'd always known though that Gabby and Matt would be a perfect couple, she was glad to say that she was right. Matt was perfect for her and he spoiled her rotten, giving her all of the love and attention she needed. As Gabby's best friend, Matt was all she could want for and more.

"Thanks Shay." Matt hugged her in return.

"Alright we'll get you those things now go and see her." Shay walked back down the hallway.

Matt didn't waste any time in going back to see Gabby. He creped into the room hoping that she's fallen asleep but her eyes opened when she saw him. "You came back." She yawned.

"Of course I did," Matt took his place back in the chair, he moved away some of her hair and kissed her forehead, "I'd never leave you alone." Taking her hand he gently squeezed it. "Now get some sleep. I'll be right here." He assured her. He hoped that if she knew he was there she'd be able to sleep. It was clear she needed it.

"I just…I need….need to know that I didn't kill her." She looked at him. "There's no way I could have had that operation and not hurt her." She was in tears and she didn't believe the doctors or nurses, she knew that an operation like that could have been fatal to her unborn baby.

"Her heart rate is a little higher than they'd like." Matt admitted to her. "But she survived and now both of you just need to take it easy. Now I can't imagine the kind of pain you're in but try and get some sleep."

"I feel like my stomach is burning…. And the stitches itch." she complained. "I know I can't itch them but I wish I could," She sighed. She knew that the stitches were there to help her heal and she'd ben extra careful not to touch them, because of her daughter it was more important that they don't get infected.

"I know Babe." Matt couldn't image what kind of pain she was in. "I know but just try to get some sleep, I'm right here, I promise," He carefully leaned over and pressed a soft kiss to her lips. When his lips broke away from hers he whispered, "I love you so much."

"Lay down with me?" After everything that had happened Gabby needed to feel him, needed to know that he was there with her.

Matt knew that him laying down with her might not be the best idea, of course he also knew that might be the only ay to get her to sleep, and he wanted her to sleep. Standing up he walked over to the other side of the bed, so he wouldn't disturb her stitches and climbed in beside her. He placed her head on his chest and ever so gently brushed the tips of his fingers over her baby bump. The area was still incredibly sore but after everything that had happened he needed to feel for himself that their baby was still there.

"I love you." Gabby mumbled sleepily. "Stay with me. Don't leave when I fall asleep." She ordered. To make sure he stayed she took his hand and moved her head, using his breastbone as a pillow.

"I'll stay as long as you want me too Babe," He whispered in her ear. "Now get some sleep." Caressing her cheek he was glad to see her eyes closing. It would be a rough night, Matt knew that but he was glad that at least for now that Gabby was able to get some much-needed rest.

Four hours later Gabby woke up, screaming in pain, the medication she'd been giving having worn off. "Gabby!" Matt, who had been nodding off heard her. He immediately reached for the call button the nurses had attached to her food tray.

"Medication…wore….off!" She cried out.

"Ssh," Matt caressed her hand. "The nurse will be here soon." He hated seeing her in so much pain, and he'd have gotten up to go get help himself if two nurses hadn't rushed in.

One of the nurses checked her IV's while the other one handed her two pills and some water, "These should help you dear," The older nurse that handed her the pills said, "Do you want a popsicle or some ice cream?"

"I'm not really that hungry," The thought of food made Gabby sick, her daughter needed food though. She thought about what would make her the least nauseous and the said "I could maybe eat a strawberry smoothie and some chocolate ice cream."

"I can do that." The nurse nodded and left the room along with the other nurse. She returned with the ice cream and smoothie shortly after, along with the food she also had a small duffel bag. She put the tray with the food on the table in front of Gabby and handed Matt the bag, "This was left at the nurses station."

"Thank you."

"No problem. Let us know if you need anything else." She left the room closing the door on her way out.

"Shay and Kelly went back to the apartment for us," He told Gabby un-zipping the bag, "Did you want you IPad or…" He grinned as he saw one of his firehouse fifty-one sweatshirts. It was what she'd changed into her first night sleeping over at his house, since then she'd claimed it as hers. "Here," he handed it over to her, "I guess Shay does know you well."

"Put it on me?" She asked sheepishly. The medication still hadn't taken affect and she was in a lot of pain.

"You never have to me embarrassed to ask me that?" He kissed her on the lips. Being very careful and gentle he put it over her head helping her get her arms through. "I know I say this every time you wear it, but it looks much better on you," He kissed her again. "Can I have a taste?"

"Matt!" She laughed, slapping his hand away as he reached for the spoon.

"Alright," He relented, he really didn't want any he was just hoping to get her to laugh a little, and he was proud of himself that it had worked.

Gabby finished eating the ice cream and managed to drink most of the smoothie. "Matt," She yawned turning to look at him, "Can you do me a favour?"

"Anything."

"You know that baby names site I told you about? Can you go on it and look up names that mean heaven?"

"Okay," He reached for her IPad, "Why heaven?" He wondered.

"Because that's where our daughter could be. She could have died and we're lucky to have her. She began to cry. "And I don't ever want to forget that."

Matt had to admit that made sense, but he didn't want to think about their daughter being in haven. She was right about one thing though, they were lucky to have her, "Alright there's quite a few names," He handed it over to her to look at.

"Defiantly not Nevaeh; way to popular." She read the rest of the list and was slightly disappointed, most of the names she'd never heard of and some of them sounded made up, there were only two names she liked "How about Celine? Or Celina?"

Matt presses his lips together and thought about each of the names, in his mind he went over each of them, "I like then; but I think Celina Casey sounds better. Plus it sounds Mediterranean." He knew the baby name didn't have to be Spanish but he knew she'd like it if it were.

"It's a Latin name. I really like it, it's different but not to different plus it's cute." She let out another yawn as her eyes began to close.

"Then Celina it is."

Gabby smiled a little as she yawned again, "Can we watch a movie on Netflicks? It might help me fall asleep?"

"Any movie you want."

A\N: I hope you liked this chapter, please leave a review if you did. Only four more chapters after this one.