Chief Casey Season 1: Chicago's Newest Chief (Dawsey)

Chapter 68

An hour later when Matt decides to take a walk out of his office:
Matt's POV: As I walk into the common room to relax with my friends, I smile as I see them all talking to Severide. I then decided to go sit on the couch while grabbing my phone. Lucky for me, I had my radio on me in case we got a call. That's when I got a text from Sylvie. 'Hey, how's Gabby doing?  I just called to talk to her. Camila said she's napping. She okay?' I sighed and went to text him. 'She's just tired Sylvie. Remember, 3 kids. I am on top of it okay? But you can always go over.' I then went to put my phone back into my pocket when I looked at Severide.

That's when he walked over to me and smiled. "I swear, me wearing this color is still weird." I laughed when he said that before inviting him to sit down. "Surprised that Mouch hasn't really sat on the couch since I came back as Chief." Severide laughed. "Trudy banned him remember? She wants him to loose weight." Mouch then looked at us both. "Oh, she's given up on that. I am not loosing weight anymore. I am done with that." I nodded and agreed. That's when I got a text from Dallas Patterson of Firehouse 90. (All chiefs have each other's cells).

'Hey, it true that Severide just got promoted to Captain?'  I smiled when he asked. 'Yeah, wanted a Captain on Squad. Helps when you are on scene, you should come over for a visit.'  I then looked at Severide and smiled. "The news is getting around Severide. Patterson just texted and asked me whether it was true that you got promoted." That's when I saw Antonio walk into the firehouse. "Antonio." Antonio then smiled at me. "Hey, can we talk...it's about you know." I nodded and understood what he meant. "First, I want to introduce you to my new captain."

Severide then got up and smiled at Antonio. Antonio then stared at him. "You? You always said you didn't want to be Captain." Severide laughed as he walked over to him. "I needed to do it so I wasn't outranked. Plus, I earned it. Needed to catch up to Matt too." I laughed when he said that. "Yeah, not happening unless you become a Chief at another firehouse. But listen, Antonio has to talk to me about some family matters. My office Antonio?" Antonio nodded and agreed as we both walked over to my office together. "So, how's Sylvie? The countdown is on."

Antonio smiled when I said that. "Yeah, she's great. Hey, you going to be at the hospital with us? I was there every time one of your kids was born." I thought about it. "Not if she comes between March 1st-8th. That week, I am at home with Gabby on bedrest." I then went to let him into my office and he went to sit down. Closing the door behind me, I went to sit at my desk. However, I saw Antonio was concerned. "Why is she going on bedrest that week, she okay?" I nodded. "Yeah, she's just getting her tubes tied to give us extra protection when it comes to kids."

Antonio nodded and agreed. "Good idea. When she back at work then?" I smiled. "March 11th to Shadow, March 12th officially." Antonio was surprised when I said two days in a row. "2 days in a row?" I smiled. "We work 2 consecutive 12-hour shifts from 8 to 8. Then, we get 48 hours off." Antonio smiled when I said that. "Well, that's nice. But listen, I am here because of my dad of course." I nodded and sighed. "What's the status about him? He going back to jail because of the breach of restraining order?" Antonio shook his head. "It lapsed when you left the jurisdiction."

I was shocked when he said that. "What!" Antonio nodded. "So, you have to apply for a new one. I already started it and it's being processed. I asked Voight to put a rush on it." I agreed and nodded. "I am just not ready to deal with him. Between my grieving and stuff, it's hard. By the way, how's Sylvie with the grieving? She go see that counsellor yet?" Antonio shook his head. "She says she's not going to go." I sighed when he said that. "Well, she has to go. I am making it mandatory for her to go. She's due to come back May 12th for an 8 to 8 shadow shift. Her first day back is May 13th from 8 to 8. She's on day shifts like Gabby so they can work together."

Antonio looked at me. "Wait, what's the difference?" I sighed. "She's 2 days on, 2 days off. It's what I'm doing right now while the kids are still young. You okay with that?" Antonio thought about it. "I guess that works. I mean, we could just ask my mom to watch all the kids?" I laughed when he said that. "Yeah, we probably could. But listen, I love that you are here but....I might have a call soon." Right when I said that, the bells went off. "Want to come see if it's a crime scene?" Antonio nodded and agreed as we both got up to rush to my latest fire scene.

NOTE: I am skipping to the end of the day when Matt is home. I am tired of writing about work. Want him to head home after his first day only shift.