Chicago Fire FanFic (English)

Chapter 33

"Oh man. Looks like Caleb got in trouble at home." Liam said when he saw Caleb. "Hey K, are you alright?" Talia asked. "I don't want to talk about it now." Caleb said, sitting down with his friends. “All right. Can I ask you another question then?' Annabelle asked. Caleb nodded. "How is Stella? Dad told me what happened." Annabelle said. “She's quite well. The babies too. Turns out the two had a fight. Stella will stay there for a few more days for observation." Caleb explained. "Good to hear. Do you already know what gender they're going to be?" Tiffany asked. “You know. Not until they're born." Caleb said. "Well, thought they'd make an exception this time." Tiffany said. "I'm sorry, but it won't be long now." Caleb said. "And how about your uncle and aunt?" Bailey asked. "They're having a boy." Caleb said. "That's great, but isn't that a bit too many boys?" Mila asked. "I have to be honest, Layla and Kayla are absolutely thrilled to have another little brother." Caleb said. "What about you?" Nigel asked. "What do you mean?" Caleb asked. "Well, now that you know there's another boy on the way, would you rather have 2 more boys or 2 more girls?" Nigel asked. "Personally, I don't care what gender the babies are. As long as they're healthy." Caleb said. "That's a good attitude." Zane said. Then the bell rang and they went to their class.

After class, Caleb left the school building with his friends. "I hate to say it, but your dad is here." Zane said. Caleb looked toward the parking lot. "Aren't you going to tell us what happened?" Blake asked. "I may have told him this morning that I haven't been to soccer practice for 5 weeks and instead hung out with you guys." Caleb said. "And he wasn't happy about it." Liam said. Caleb nodded. “Kind of understandable, isn't it? I mean your parents thought you were training all the time and then they find out you're hanging out somewhere else." Mila said. "We suggest you talk to your family about it again and maybe they'll understand your situation." Talia said. "Maybe you're right." Caleb said. The friends said goodbye and Caleb went to the parking lot where Kelly was waiting for him. "Hey Caleb. How was today?" Kelly asked. "All right." Caleb said. "Caleb, I'm sorry I was a bit harsh on you this morning. But you must also understand us. We thought the whole time you were training and instead we find out you've been off somewhere else for a few weeks." Kelly said. "Sorry, Dad." Caleb said, bowing his head. "Hey, come here. It's alright." Kelly said and hugged his distraught son. “Hey, I have good news. Stella was able to already come home today. However, she has to stay in bed.” Kelly said on the way home. "How is she?" Caleb asked. "Good. She's happy to be home." Kelly said. “Can we talk about the soccer situation again when we are home. I promise I'll tell you everything you need to know." Caleb said. “That would have been my suggestion too. We wanted to talk to you about it anyway." Kelly said.

When they got home, they were already expected. "Kayab, Mommy at home." Benjamin called. "I know. Daddy told me." Caleb said. "Will you play with us?" Hayden asked. “Let Caleb get here for now. Also, we have to talk to him about something." Kelly said. “Alright. Can he play with us then?" Matty asked. “Give us a few minutes. Go downstairs. Caleb will follow." Matt said. The kids ran downstairs and Kelly and Matt went upstairs to Kelly and Stella's bedroom where the girls and Caleb were already waiting for them. Kelly closed the door and sat on his side of the bed. "What's this all about?" Stella asked. "Caleb hasn't been to soccer practice for five weeks and has been hanging around outside." Kelly said. "Why not?" asked Sylvie. "I'm just not in the mood to sit on the bench all the time. What's the point of going to training 3x a week and in the end, I'm not allowed to touch a ball anyway. Besides, I've already made up my mind." Caleb said.