Stellaride behind the flames

Are we okay

General pov: this episode picks up right where the last episode ended where Kelly comes home and there is Stella, now she is explaining everything to him

S= to be honest I just froze I knew that the Lieutenant position at 51 was suddenly open and that I had to grab it right then If I wanted it but ...
K= but you didn't
S= i know and that's must sound crazy look I kinda panicked because setting up girls on fire programs was amazing and it was a chance for me to step off the bullet train that I had been on toward the Lieutenant track and just reset because once I got on that train there will be no time for girls on fire or much else beside work
K= now you don't want to be a Lieutenant
S= no I do just maybe not right this second you know maybe part of my panic attack as just the feeling that I don't need to my lick my future down so tightly just yet
K= you just stopped calling me back you just left, you left me wondering what the hell was going on with you were you okay were you with someone else
S= of course not I wasn't yeah I screwed up Kelly  Kelly ( moved closer to him)  I missed you so much I was so excited to come home and just be with you and explain all the stuff in person and not over some dumb phone and I should've done it sooner I love you with everything I got that is never gonna  change ( hugs him to see if he responds to her)

Stella's pov: it's been a crazy few since Kelly proposed to me , and him and the squad had a boating accident lucky they all were okay . I got the chance to take my girls on fire program  to different cities to get a program there set up so I took it, of course it took me a lot longer than I expected while I was gone Casey decide to move away to take care of the Darden boys which left a Lieutenant spot open, once I got home last night I explained everything to Kelly he seem like he had understood so we went ti bed. Today was a shift day I arrived to work and I of course Everyone was so happy to see me again I even said hello to the new  Lieutenant and head to the chief office ti explain to him what I have been gone this long

CB= I never intended to exert  undue pressure
CB= no chief you did not you have been nothing but an amazing mentor to me and I am still very excited to become a Lieutenant ( sits down ) I just want to slow down things down a bit and take advantage of everything I can do now too
CB= I can't say I'm happy that you were away as long as you were but now that I've been promoted further up the ladder and I have more and more responsibilities I can respect not wanting to rush things but Stella you have a long important career ahead of you you cannot loose focus
S= I hear that and I won't thank you chief

Before we can talk more the bells go off so the whole firehouse goes to a tunnel fire accident that is very hazardous, lucky we were able to get all the victims our safety. When we got back to the firehouse I walked by Kelly abs gave him a kiss on the forehead within a minute later

TL=  hey kidd
S= what's up Lieutenant
TL= nice job at the tunnel
S= thanks same  to you
TL= ( starts to walk away)  Kidd I can tell how close you are with everyone at 51 and uh just kinda putting it all together that you were the one who was being considered for this position before I got here so I wanted to clear the air make sure there's no bad feelings about me taking the job that you were up for
S= you didn't take this job from me Lieutenant I took a step back and then you got it and Um you know from what everyone says it's sounds like you're a good choice but I'll have to see  for myself

I walk away form him k get he was trying to be nice but he doesn't know my story neither do I know his hopeful he can prove to me that he is a good lieutenant, when shift is over with I am walking out with Brett

S= literally started right back with a bang I mean that tunnel call was crazy
SB= oh admit you had fun
S= oh hell yeah I did ( laughs) yeah yeah the truth is I got on my own head and I stayed away too long
SB=  is everything okay with seceride
S= I think so I hope so yeah yeah we didn't have ton of time to talk yet and he had to rush off to the academy after shift
SB= good news is you shared a roof
S= true yeah i miss Casey something Awful I can only imagine how you feel
SB= yeah it's no fun but I see hill tomorrow
S= yeah give him a big hug from me like this ( hugs her)

I give Brett the hug I want to give ti Casey if I saw him but it will work I go do a few things then I head home and wait on Kelly to get home form the academy I am now going through the mail that I had built up since I have been gone

S= hey oh you smell good you got a new shampoo or something
K= I think so yeah
S= so what do you wanna do tonight we could watch a movie see what games are on make out ( laughs)
K= lots of options
S= yeah I'm up for anything
K= I was thinking we could head over to Molly's I know everybody wants to see you catch up
S= well I start back at work there in a couple days
K= there is some new beers on tap we could check them out tonight
S= yeah sure sound good
K= great

We grab our things and head off to Molly's , I catch up with everyone it was nice to be back to my normal life but i Still feel like  something is off with Kelly like why couldn't we just stay home since it's just us now there. The next day we started the day off with sex which we hadn't had since I left so that was him but he still ran away once we were done I guess I'll ask him what's going on later, the shift wasn't to bad today, right at the end of shift I overheard the chief and Pelham talk about some bad blood between Pelham and a big wig in the CFD I guess I have something else to ask Kelly about later , I'm at home waiting for Kelly to get home form the academy again

S= hey
K= hey
S= how was the academy
K= it was good
S= do we get to stay home tonight
K= yeah I'm too  wipeout for anything else
S= okay great I'll take that ( kiss him) hey I'm I have a question for you
K= yeah
S= Lieutenant Pelham you like him right
K= I do yeah
S= have you heard anything about problems between him and some CFD big wig
K= no but he's a good firefighter and if Boden thinks he's the right fit then it's good enough for me
S= are we okay
K= you are asking me
S= yeah because I mean I can feel you being distant and I get it we're not gonna zoom right back to where we were but there's something else going on are you disappointed in me that I didn't  go after the Lieutenant slot
K= of course not of course I'm not disappointed but I don't feel right about the way you went MIA on me and I can't help but wonder if one of the reason you're so scared of your future has to do with us getting married
S= whoa Kelly AW babe baby I you are the only thing that I am sure about always
K= you didn't answer the question do you still want to marry me

General pov; and that is where the episode ends another cliffhanger and Stella didn't answer Kelly

Authors note: again sorry I was so short but that's all I got it for this episode, my thoughts For stuff that was back there is officially four lieutenant in the fire house  that's kind of funny. Second of all why would Kelly want to not be at home with his fiancé especially since that apartment has always had somebody else in it besides just them to for the past two years take a vantage of your alone time, hopefully we get some resolution to this trauma next episode because this is just crazy. I hope you like my chapter and tell me what you think of it and also the episode