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A/n O.K. This Chapter is a little left field. I know some of the things I wrote in here would probably never happen in A firehouse but I'm writing this story so that's what I felt like writing 😄 hope you like it. Thanks again for all the reviews and the follows.

MILLS POV

The next morning came around faster than I would have wanted. I quickly took a shower and went down to grab some breakfast. As I had done a few days before, Abbey was already in the kitchen, still in her pj's, making my breakfast. She pushed a cup of coffee in front of me.

"Drink up, I'm almost done. You nervous?"

"A little but it'll pass. What are you up to today?"

"Lunch at moms, we're having chili." She smiled.

"I'm so jealous." I grunted.

"Swing by after you're done, I'll keep you some."

"I love you thanks."

"Anything for my new favourite squad member." She smiled again.

"Don't jinx it." She put the plate in front of me and I started to chow down."

"I'm not jinxing anything, I know you'll kick ass."

"Thanks again." I finished my plate and got up ready to put it in the dishwasher.

"Leave it, I'll take care of it. Just go do your thing."

"Ok I'll see you later at our moms." I kissed her on the cheek and quickly went out the door.

Abbey's POV

After Mills had gone, I put his dishes in the washer and looked at the clock. It read 7:45. Perfect, I could catch some more sleep before going to moms. I went upstairs, crashed in my bed and slept the best 2 hours I had in a long while. I woke up with the sun poking through my curtains and stretched out. I was happy to have gotten a few extra hours of sleep. It had been hard in the past few weeks to have real quality sleep. I jumped in the shower and washed quickly since I had promised not to be late. The breeze coming through my window indicated it was a colder day than yesterday so I opted for a pair of jeans and a black v-neck t-shirt. I put on some loafers and let my hair hang loose. It was usually always in a bun but since it was Sunday and that I had the whole day without a care in the world, that's what I opted for. I slowly made my way to my moms house but I got there, there was an extra car in the lot.

I walk right in. "I'm here." I shout taking my jacket off and putting it away in the closet. I remove my shoes just as my mom screams back.

"We're in the kitchen." I walked directly through the living room and into the kitchen. That's when I found out who were the guests. It was Christopher and Cindy.

"Hey guys." I smiled and hugged them. "Where are the kids?" They hardly ever went anywhere without them.

"In the yard." Cindy pointed.

"Don't mind if I do." I went directly for the back door and closed it behind me.

"LEE HENRY HERRMANN!" I shouted with a smile on the face. The older of the five quickly turned around and ran towards me. Herrmann had raised good kids.

CHRISTOPHER's POV

Abbey had come a long way since her first day at 51. I would be sad to see her go but unlike the rest of them, I was close to her family and would get the joy of seeing her more.

"How is she doing at the house?" I had a feeling that Michelle had waited a long time to ask that question.

"She's doing great actually."

"Don't lie to me Christopher. I'm counting on you to tell me the truth."

"No lies, she's a great EMT and I know everyone will be sad to see her go. Plus, we haven't eaten that well in a long time with her and Pete in the kitchen."

"I know she likes it there too, She always has. She never spoke about it with me but how was her first shift?"

"She tried for a while to stay strong and keep it in but when she made it to her locker she broke down." Michelle looked at me a bit confused. "Wallace gave her Frank's locker. Poor thing couldn't keep it in." I was sad just thinking about it again.

"I was scared something like that would happen. Anything else major?"

"No, the rest went well. She's in good hands at 51."

" I know Chris but I'll always worry. She's my baby girl and she's all I got left." I went over her and hugged her. As we pulled apart, the comotion could be heard from the back door. All five of my kids were coming in practically screaming and Luke was drapped over Abbey's shoulder.

"Put a sock in it kids or I'll do it for you." In Threatened the whole bunch. A house wan't a war zone especially at someone else's house. Abbey stopped dead in her tracks and put Luke on the floor.

"Yes sir, sorry." She didn't seem to want me angry.

"Thanks. Chow time everyone, have a seat." I called as Michelle pulled the chili from the oven and placed it in the middle of the table. She served the first serving as per usual and if we wanted some more we had to grab it ourselves. We talked about everything and anything while we ate until the doorbell rang about thirty minutes later. Abbey got up and came back with Mills.

"How did it go?" I asked as Mills sat down and Abbey fixed him a plate.

"Good I think. I guess we have to wait until next week for our results." He took a bite and offered his fist to Abbey who put hers against his in reply.

"I'm sure we're looking at a future Squad member right there." We spoke for maybe another hour before we had to leave to get our youngest ones in bed for a nap.

"Thank you for lunch Michelle." Cindy pulled into a hug.

"Anytime Cindy. Call me if you ever need anything."

"Same for you, you're family."

"So are you." And with that we left the three to themselves for the rest of the day.

Abbey's POV

Monday rolled around with not much as a word from HQ and the nerves came rolling in like a barrel. I did the shift with my head in the game as much as it let me and I hated not being there one hundred percent. Tuesday came fast enough and by lunchtime, I had received nothing. I was starting to get annoyed and a bit jumpy with everyone, especially since Mills had received his class grades a few hours before. Then it happened.

"Abbey." Boden's voice echoed in the break room. I raised my head to find him with a white envelop in hand. "This came in for you." As I raised myself off the chair, I felt three pair of eyes follow me. I took the envelop with a slight shake to my hand.

"Thanks chief." I left the room and headed for the couch that was sitting in the sleeping area. I sat down and raised my knees to my chin. I help the envelop in my hand while twirling it, afraid to open it.

"It's not going to open itself you know!" I snapped out of it to find Mills, Dawson and Casey in the doorframe.

"I'm scared of what I'll find in there." I replied sheepishly as Mills took a seat next to me.

"It'll say you passed." Dawson replied. "You're a great paramedic." I stood up to pace.

"Open it." I shoved it in Mills' hands and I resumed my pacing while starting to bite my nails. At this point, even Casey had made his way farther in the room to find out what was written on the letter. The sound of Pete opening the envelop felt so loud in my ears. He unfolded and read.

"Dear Ms. Mitchell, we are please to inform you that you have passed your EMT program at the top of your class." Peter finished smiling and getting up to hug me.

"I knew you'd kick their ASSES." He pulled away and we fist bumped. I couldn't contain my smile. Dawson was next in congratulating me.

"Great job Candidate, officially."

"Thanks Dawson, you were a great help." I smiled.

Then came Casey next. He hugged me and kept me there a bit longer than I would have expected. "I knew you could do it." He smiled that smile that almost made my knees buckle.

"Thank you Lieutenant." I smiled back.

"Mills?" I turned around to face him. "Does it say anything in there about my assignment?" my hands started to get moist again. I saw his eyes go over the letter again.

"Nope, just that you passed, maybe the assignments come in later?" he directed his question towards Dawson.

"Unless it has changed since the time I passed, it should be in there."

"That's weird. I'll try to find something out during shift." I conceded.

"Come on, let's go tell the rest of the house." Casey said smiling. His smile was contagious because mine came back at the sight of his. All four of us walked back to the break room where we were greeted by curious glances.

"I'd like to present you the new EMT certified candidate, who passed at the top of her class." Mills shouted with his hands on my shoulders. The house erupted in cheers and everyone came to congratulate me on making top of my class.

"We need to celebrate this at Molly's." Exclaimed Herrmann. "Two for one for everyone at 51." He said. And he was the last to hug me. "Good job kid. I knew you could do it." I smiled as he put his hand on my cheek. His actions spoke louder than words.

"Thank you Christopher." Tears had started to well up and he wiped them away and winked at me before hugging me again. The rest of shift was quite busy with at least 3 calls. After the last call, I stayed behind to restock the ambo.

MILLS

I saw Abbey stay behind to restock the ambo and used it as my opportunity to speak with Casey about Her graduation party. After Herrmann's announcement, I thought we could do it at Molly's tonight.

"I just got an idea." I leaned down in front of Casey so no one could hear me.

"Does it involve Molly's tonight?"

"Yeah." I stood straight and headed to the sleeping area before I heard Casey call Herrmann to his office. All three fitted in the somewhat small space.

"Ok so Herrmann just gave me an idea for a party." I said as I finished closing the blinds.

"We could close Molly's for the night for a special occasion, I'm sure Dawson and Otis will agree." Christopher had gotten my drift.

"That would be perfect since we're off tomorrow." Matt added.

"Great, I'll swing by after shift to help set up." And then there was a knock on the door. Matt opened it to reveal Gabby.

"Chief wants us in the briefing room before the shift ends."

"On our way." He closed the door and we all looked at each other in agreement before heading out. Everyone was already sitting in the briefing room when we got there. I took my usual spot next to Abbey, waiting for chief Boden to start his speech.

BODEN POV

As soon as we finished congratulating Abbey and Herrmann had made his announcement, I retired to my office to wait for a very important phone call. If everything went as I hoped, we would keep the whole family together. The call came in between two of our calls and I decided that our final briefing of the day would be a great time to tell everyone and give extra reason to celebrate. For fear of having bad news, I hadn't informed even my lieutenants and PIC. I walked in just as Mills took his seat next to Abbey.

"Okay everyone, settle down. I have a few announcements to make before we go grab some sleep before going to celebrate at Molly's tonight. First of all, I'd like to congratulate Peter Mills and Abbey Mitchell again for passing their classes. And now for the good stuff." I smiled I couldn't contain my joy anymore and everyone had their eyes on me. "I just got the official word today that an additional squad spot was given today at 51 and that spot will be filled by our very own Mills." I saw him fist bump with Abbey because he was happy, both of them smiling.

"Also, there is a reason why Abbey hasn't received her assignment today as per protocol. The state has approved an additional Ambo to 51 and the spot will go to Abbey starting next shift." Pete was hugging her now and everyone in 51 cheered. "Now let's get out of here to get some much needed rest. We had another great shift today everyone."

Abbey's POV

I couldn't believe my ears at first. I had a moment of hesitation before jumping in Mills' arms. I couldn't believe that my new assignment was at 51. This place always felt like home and now it will be for good.

"Congrats candidate." Pete laughed. We fist bumped again. We were staying together at 51 and I couldn't be happier. I wondered if Gabby, Matt and Kelly knew about all of this and had managed to keep it a secret. I didn't dwell on that though. Everyone got up and congratulated us on our new positions before we all went to change and go home. All three were summoned to Boden's office as we all got up.

DAWSON's POV

"Did one of you know about any of this?" Matt, Kelly and I walked into chief's office and took a seat as they both nodded their ignorance.

"I wanted to talk to all three of you before you headed out. I'm sorry I kept this from all three of you but I didn't want to get anyone's hopes up."

"Since when have you been planning this chief?" I asked in disbelief.

"When Abbey started here as an intern."

"You didn't even know that she would pass." Kelly added even though we all knew she would pass her classes, she was meant to do this.

"If she was anything like her father, I was sure she would be the best in her class and she was." He smiled.

"So how do we do this chief?" I didn't know what a second ambo would mean for the paramedic dynamic.

"We will have a second PIC assigned to us for next shift and I trust you to work it out with him or her like I know you're capable of."

"Thanks chief."

"And what about Mills?" Kelly questioned.

"He will be transferred to squad starting next shift which means there will be a new spot opened on truck for either a new candidate or a transfer when one is assigned to us.

Matt just nodded his head at the announcement, he didn't have anything else to add but I knew that getting another one pulled from truck to go to squad was starting to annoy him.

All three of us were standing to leave when chief asked Casey to stay a bit longer. Kelly and I walked out to go change up and Casey sat back down.

CASEY's POV

"Talk to me Casey."

"I have nothing to add chief." Which was true but I didn't necessarily need to share my annoyance with everyone about having another one pulled from truck to head over to squad.

"Look, I know that it must be frustrating to have yet another of your candidates switch to squad but I promise after this we will have a full house."

"I'm not going to lie, there is some frustration but like I said, I don't have anything to add chief. I will keep doing my job the same way as I've always done it."

"It's all I'm asking." Boden smiled knowing he could always depend on me to keep a level head.

"I'm going to head out, got some celebration party to plan at Molly's. I'll see you there chief." I got up and walked out the door and off to the locker room. I was the last one there and quickly changed before heading to Molly's to plan everything with Herrmann and Mills.

Abbey's POV

I quickly jumped in my truck to go deliver the good newS to my mother. As soon as I got there, I jumped out, rang the doorbell and let myself in.

"Mom?" I screamed throughout the house. It had been like this since we were kids and I knew Ingrid didn't mind and I knew she wasn't there at the moment.

"In the back." I heard screaming from beyond the kitchen. "Hey there sweetie. How was shift?" She was in the garden with her gloves on.

"You are looking at the new EMT certified, top of her class and new paramedic at 51." I squealed and my mother's decibels mirrored my own. She got up and practically flew up the stairs and engulfed me in a big muddy hug.

"I knew you would do it, I'm so proud of you." She held me at arms length now. "And I know your father would be proud of you too." She smiled and instantly tears started to form in my eyes.

I nodded my head because I couldn't trust my voice. She removed one glove and wiped the tears away.

"You should go out and celebrate with your friends."

"That's the plan, we're all going to Molly's for the evening."

"Then you should go get some sleep."

"That's where I'm going but I wanted to tell you the good news first." I smiled.

"I'm happy you're staying at 51 and have a great time tonight with your friends."

"Thank you mom." I kissed her cheek and left to get a few hours of sleep. I drove home and quickly removed my pants when I got to my room; I was exhausted. I slipped into the blankets and fell asleep right after I set my alarm for seven so I could get ready, I didn't know what time we were meeting at Molly's.

MILLS

As soon as I got out of 51, I headed to the first staples to get a banner done so we could hang it at Molly's. The guy put it in en envelop without me seeing what was on it. My next stop was the diner so I could tell my mom I wasn't going to be candidate anymore and that I had a new position. I pushed through the door to find half an empty diner right before supper. Mom was behind the counter cleaning it and as soon as she saw me she smiled.

"Hey baby."

"Hey mom, you'll never guess what just happened today." I sat on a stool.

"Don't make me wait then."

"I just made squad today, and I'm staying at 51 because they opened an extra spot so I could stay there.

"That's wonderful." She smiled again but I knew she needed to tell me. "But you need to promise me that you'll be careful."

"I promise mom. And wait, that's not the only good news today."

"Still more news, this is a big day."

"Yeah, Abbey passer her EMT certification AND she's top of her class." I smiled wider.

"She must be very happy. Where is she being assigned?"

"She's staying at 51, we're getting a second ambo and a second PIC I guess."

"That's really great, that way you guys are staying together."

"Yeah, we're doing a semi surprise for her at Molly's tonight. I'm going to go help set up before going to get a few hours of sleep." I'll see you tomorrow mom.

"Have fun tonight and congratulate her for me."

"Will do. I love you," I kissed her cheek across the counter and headed back out the door.

I drove the ten minutes to Molly's as soon as I Left the diner and when I went through the door to find Dawson, Herrmann and Casey sitting at the bar.

"I got the sign. So what's the plan?"

"I'll text you when everyone is here, I told everyone to be there around eight, eight thirty so you could be here around nine how does that sound?" asked Dawson.

"That sounds great. I'll go get a few hours of sleep before the party starts. You guys need help to hang this up?"

"No, we're good. You go get some sleep kid." Herrmann practically pushed me out the door. The two guys finished their beer and then I left. I came home to a dark house and figured Abbey was already sleeping. I set my alarm as well for seven thirty so I could get ready and quickly fell sleep.

MATT's POV

As soon as we left Molly's, I went back to my house to get a few hours of sleep. I crashed on my bed fully dressed and I fell asleep right after I set my alarm. The buzzing sound became annoying after a few minutes and I decided to get up. It was seven, which gave me more than enough time to get ready. I stripped and walked into my shower. I leaned on my hand against the shower wall and let the warm water cascade down my body. Thoughts of Abbey were swirling in my mind and I couldn't keep them away. I had kept her in my embrace longer than the others when we found out she had passed her class. She felt good there and I felt myself wanting to keep her there. And when she looked in my eyes after, hers said everything without having her utter a single word. I had to find the courage tonight to tell her how I felt otherwise I'd never be able to. I quickly washed and changed. I put on jeans and a red button down shirt. I did my hair and rolled up the sleeves before taking a beer from the fridge so I could relax a bit. I kept thinking about her for the whole time I was in my living room watching random tv before leaving at eight for Molly's.

A/n: next up is the celebration at Molly's and feelings being admitted. Thanks for reviewing, it's always apreciated