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Meeting Antonio

I arrive at Mollys to meet my brothers Jay and Will, same dad different moms. I haven't long moved to Chicago to be with my brothers after my mom passed away recently.
Seeing my brothers sat a table, I approach now noticing a few other people
"Here she is. Severide, Dawson this is YN" Will says standing up and giving me a hug
"Hey" I greet him and Jay who also give me a hug. I look at the other two guys "hi it's nice to meet you"
"Like wise, Jay and Will have told us a lot about you. Kelly Severide" Kelly stands up and shakes my hand
"Antonio Dawson" Antonio also shakes my hand. I sit in between my brothers. Jay nudges a glass of coke towards me
"Thanks"
"Jay told us your a teacher. What year?" Antonio asks
"Kindergarten so age 5"
"30 5 year olds in one room, no thank you" Kelly shudders at the thought
"They're not that bad. It's the parents you have to watch" I chuckle "so do either of you have kids?"
"No" Kelly shakes his head
"I've got two. Boy and girl. Have you?"
"No. Never found the right guy I guess"
"I'll drink to that one" Jay mutters lifting up his drink to take a sip
"Hey my relationships haven't been that bad" I nudge Jay
"Errr yeah they have. There was Jake-the deadbeat, then Alfie- the drug dealer..."
"Woah ok I didn't know and as soon as I found out I broke it off. Anyway we weren't that serious" I shrug
"Don't forgot Dan. God he was the worst" Will says "you know, she rang me in anger because Dan stole her money. Had to ring Jay"
"Ahh so you were the stolen purse case Jay left us a week for"
"Guilty" I give Antonio a smile "fine ok my relationships have sucked, that's why I'm having a new start here and not dating for a long ass time"
"Yeah yeah, your like your brother there" Will nods towards Jay "you see a hot guy and you can't keep away. Like a moth to a flame"
"She just needs the right guy to tame her" Kelly says
"Don't even think about it" Jay points at his friend. I roll my eyes at my brother being over protective.

The hours tick by and before I know it, it's now Saturday morning and I have had far too much to drink
"I'm gonna have to call a taxi. Will Christopher be ok with me leaving my car here?" I ask standing up on wobbling legs
"He'll be fine about it. Would rather you get home safely" Kelly shrugs
"Well thank you for the drinks, but I'm super tired"
"Don't worry about it"
"Let me give you a lift home. I've not drank" Antonio offers
"No it's ok, don't worry..."
"I insist. I know your brothers would feel happier knowing that you got home safely by an officer than worry about you in a taxi on your own"
"Ok. Thank you" I give into Antonio.

Slipping into Antonio's car I rest my head on the window, tiredness starting to win the battle to try and stay awake
"Your seats are comfy" I mutter. I hear Antonio chuckle next to me "will your wife mind that your dropping me off?"
"No wife. Divorced"
"Oh. I'm sorry I didn't mean..."
"It's ok, well now it is. For a while I wasn't allowed to see my kids. Things have gotten better"
"I'm glad things are better. I've worked with some parents who don't get along and it puts a strain of the kids. Sometimes it just takes time for divorced parents to figure out how to work" I realise I've probably been talking out of place so I apologise to which Antonio tells me not to be silly. We arrive outside my tiny house, I turn to look at Antonio and smile "thank you for the lift"
"Don't worry about it. I'll get someone to drop your car off for you tomorrow"
"Jays on my insurance, ask him"
"Ok. Goodnight YN"
"Goodnight Antonio" I exit the car and walk to my front door, noticing that Antonio hasn't left yet. Once I find my house keys and open the door I turn around to give him a wave. I lock the door behind me and that's only when Antonio leaves I assume making sure I'm safe.