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

Chapter 138

30 Minutes Later when the kids have all taken their baths:
Matt's POV: After giving the kids their baths, I smiled as me and Gabby were now giving Wally and Ella their last bottles for the night while sitting in bed together. Meanwhile, Matteo was just playing on his iPad until I came to tell him goodnight. "You sure that him playing on his iPad this late is a good idea?" I turned to look at Gabby when she asked that and smiled as I watched her use her breast pump while also feeding Ella with her other breast. "Okay, how does that work and how in the world does she get enough milk when you are also filling a bottle?"

Gabby turned to look at me and smiled. "I don't know but...it works. This is not for tomorrow though. This is for her midnight feeding. Remember, every 3-4 hours she feeds." I nodded and agreed. "Oh the joys of having the babies there overnight. People are going to hate us." Gabby then sighed as she looked at me. "You sure that us staying there overnight is a good idea?" I then went to grab her hand and nodded. "We should've bought that other house we looked at shouldn't we have? The one right across the street from the firehouse." Gabby laughed.

"Yeah, no...that was way too small for 3 kids. And I do not want to have to hear sirens in the middle of the night." I agreed and nodded. "Our kids are hard sleepers though. And we are pretty far into the house. I doubt they are going to hear anything." Gabby then sighed. "I will just put them down to sleep whenever they are tired. We can do that. Wake up whenever people are there and sleep when everybody else sleeps. Oh and when the trucks are out, we can try and sleep but can stay awake." I nodded and agreed. "You need to work on your EMT stuff."

Gabby smiled when I said that. "Speaking of which, I ordered my new EMT outfit. It should be at the house tomorrow." I was confused when she said that. "How did you order it? That's my job." Gabby laughed. "Babe, you are the chief. I am the chief's wife. It's not that hard for me to order stuff for you. Now, do you want me to be the receptionist again or are you okay?" I then bit my lip. "If you could help me in getting Severide and Hermann's reports after each fire, that would help. We both know they are deathly afraid of you." Gabby laughed and agreed with me.

"I might help Lee Henry with some first aid basics. If you want me to work with him tomorrow, I can. I mean, if he doesn't have class." Grabbing my phone, I went to check. "He has class in the morning. Should be in during the afternoon though. Hermann goes to pick him up when he goes to refuel. There's another refueling station at the academy. Speaking of which, if you want to teach a class there...I could probably get you a job there. I mean, that's where you do your EMT stuff too right?" Gabby nodded and smiled. "Yeah. But I go to the Red Cross now."

I was confused. "Why?" Gabby then smirked. "I have more than basic EMT first aid qualifications. I am trained by them from my first trip to Puerto Rico when you know..." I nodded and understood. "Right, so that means you can't do re-training through CFD?" Gabby then bit her lip. "Can you talk to chief Hatcher about that? I am not sure what he wants me to do considering I worked in Puerto Rico. And if he can consider that my re-qualification for when I go back." I then went to grab her hand and smiled. "I will talk to him for you okay? I promise."

Seeing Wally was done feeding, I started to burp him and smiled at Ella since she was done too. "Of course, the kids are done but you are not done pumping." Gabby then looked at me. "That bottle empty?" I nodded and went to show her before I set it on my side table. Gabby then reached for it. "Give it to me. I can do another bottle for overnight. And in the morning, I am going to do some more. I plan on doing it whenever I am alone at the firehouse. Sorry but, I am not really comfortable breastfeeding there." I agreed and nodded when I got a text from Severide.

'Hey man, Matteo going tomorrow or do we need to book daycare?' I then looked at Gabby. "Will you be too overwhelmed if Stella and Kelly bring Stephen into the firehouse with them tomorrow? If you don't think you can do 4 kids when we are on calls....I understand." Gabby then bit her lip. "She's on ambo now right?" I nodded and just looked at her. I could tell Gabby was starting to worry. "Gabby, do what's best for you...not what you think is right for them." Gabby then sighed. "I just don't think it's fair that we are bringing Matteo in but not him."

I then thought about it. "You want me to call Antonio and Sylvie? Or is it too soon for them? Or what about your mom?" Gabby then sighed when I asked her. "It's too soon. What about your mom? She available? Or would she be mad that I went in with the kids?" I then thought about it. "Listen, let me call her okay?" Gabby agreed and nodded as I went to grab my phone to call my mom. "Maybe he can stay there for 2 days and we can stay the night with the babies." Gabby then smiled. "And we can stay there the first night. I don't want to travel after 8 too much."

I agreed and nodded as I went to grab my phone so that I could call my mom when I saw the kids were done feeding. "Let's just put them in their cribs and then I will put Matteo to bed. Then we can call my mom." Gabby smiled and nodded, liking the idea. "PJs or boxers tonight?" I then smiled. "Boxers, easier to shower." Gabby smiled and nodded as we both proceeded to finish feeding the babies so that we could call my mom.