Lights and Sirens

Back from the Grave.

Matt and Gabby walked hand I hand up the drive way of the firehouse. Herrmann and Cruz in front and mills, Mouch and Capp behind. Gabby had one of Matts hoodies in, she was still hiding the fact that she was pregnant to everyone. She was going to tell everyone this shift, they deserved to know right? Anyway she had one more shift after this one until she was in maternity leave. All the guys went into the locker room to get changed but Gabby had already thought of this. It was Matts first shift back after his accident and she had asked him if she could get changed in his office. Of course he said yes.

An announcement came over the air.

"All personnel of the fire and ambulance companies please report to the conference room immediately."

Everyone was sitting in the conference room casually chatting. None of them knew about Otis apart from Kelly, Matt, Dawson and the chief. Today was the day that they would find out.

The chief walked in and stood at the front of the room.

"Morning guys" the chief started. "First of all I would like to welcome lieutenant Casey back after his accident" there were cheers of happiness.

"Oh come on you missed me that much?" He joked.

"Of course lieutenant." Herrmann shouted. Everyone agreeing with him. Casey looked down at his hands and smiled.

"But I have some more serious news. Gabby would you like to share it?" Gabby looked at the chief with a puzzled look.

'About Otis?' she mouthed.

The chief nodded.

Gabby stood up and made her was to the front of the room.

"Before I share the news that the chief wants me to tell you I have some news that I want to tell." She slowly unzipped he hoodie letting it fall off her shoulders. "I'm pregnant!"

"Oh god Dawson!" everyone called out.

"How far along are you?" Herrmann asked everyone getting exited. She looked at Casey who had a huge smile on his face but he was looking down at the table.

"7 months!" Gabby said happily.

There was another cheer! "when did you find out?" Cruz asked.

The huge smile on Gabby's face quickly disappeared.

"That brings me to the other news." Gabby said on the verge of crying.

"Ok. Otis wasn't on a temporary transfer to House 74. I will tell you the whole story." Gabby put a hand on her bump.

"When Matt was brought into hospital after his accident Otis came to me and said that it was his fault that Matt crashed. I took him up to the crash site and proved him wrong. On the way back to the hospital we were hit by a truck." Gabby stopped. Tears running down her face an it becoming harder to talk. Matt got up and roof behind her with his arms wrapped around her body.

"It's ok, take your time baby" he whispered in her ear and then kissed behind it, his hands now on Gabby's, who's were on her bump.

She took a breath, her face wet with tears. "He was ejected from the seat and went through the windshield. After I regained consciousness I got out and found him. He.......He........He was covered in blood and he was beading out. The glass from the windshield had cut his throat. The last thing he said to me was 'I got what I deserved, I love you' and he......he.....he just died."

There was a silence in the room. Many had their head in their hands and crying. Gabby was now crying into matts chest and they swayed gently.

"Otis would be missed dearly but as of now his place on truck has been permanently been filled" Boden said trying to keep back his tears. His name is Jason Cole from 105"

Gabby pulled away from Matt and he whole firehouse stared at chief.

"You have to be kiddin' me!" Gabby shouted. "That bastard!"

"You know him?" Cruz asked, looking up just as a tear dropped off his nose.

"Yea, if it the one I think it is, he backed out of a black-ops mission that we were on. My whole team died and that was when I got shot. I never wanted to see him again." Gabby said angrily. He.....he.....he and I were in a relationship and when he ran away that day I couldn't trust anyone anymore." She turned and grabbed Matts hand.

Matt smiled shyly.

"When is he getting here chief? Surly he should be here by now!" Kelly said.

Then the door to the room opened and Jason walked in. Everyone stared at him but he was looking at Gabby in disbelief. She was standing solo in the middle of the room. Everyone was thinking the same thing. He looked like Casey. He was tall, strong and had blue eyes and blond hair. But 'he want Casey, he will never be anything close.' Dawson's thought. Matt was the kindest person Gabby knew and nothing could ever change the way that she felt about him. Her blood boiler seeing him standing in front of her after all this time. Finally Jason spoke.

"Hi guys. I am Jason Cole. I came from firehouse 105 I'm sure that your familiar with it. I will be filling the spot on 81. Is my lieutenant here?"

Casey moved around Dawson as the chief and shook his hand. "Lieutenant Matt Casey." He said bitterly.

"Nice to meet you sir. I am sure it will be a pleasure to work with you. I have heard a lot about you. All good things!" Jason laughed awkwardly.

"Well we will see" Casey said disapprovingly.

"How dare you!" Gabby growled.

"Are you talking to me lady?" Jason said with a smile.

"Who else would I be talking to?" She said looking like she was going to punch someone. Knowing Gabby she was going to.

" I thought that you had died. By of a shame hey!" he replied smugly.

"That's it!" Gabby said as she went for Jason.

"That's enough!" chief shouted.

"You should have died in that heist Dawson! I never loved you!" Jason yelled as Kelly and Capp dragged him out of the room.

"'Gabby just stood there breathing heavily, matts hand now on her shoulder.

"Hey, it's going to be ok!" he said reassuringly.

"No Matt it's not! That is what everyone says to me all the time and I am sick of it!" she screamed at Casey. She stormed her way out of the room.

Casey clenched his fists.

'I'm gunna kill this bastard!' He thought.