Lights and Sirens

Birthday Wishes

A lot can happen in 5 years, and i mean a lot. It was November 19th and it was a day that Matt and Gabby couldn't wait for. Jamie's 5th birthday. Waking up on this happy occasion wasn't quite what Matt had first thought. For a start, he woke up all alone, from a dream that he and Gabby were still a couple and that she would be there next to him so that Jamie could run in and jump on their bed to wake them up because he was so excited. Matt rolled over and stretched his arm out to the unslept-on half of the bed. His body longed for the way that her body felt against his, they fit perfectly together, like they were made for eachother, but yet she was across the hall in a bed of her own. All of a sudden there was a light knock at the door before a little figure appeared with a light smile on his face.

"Daddy?" Jamie asked as he stretched up to the door handle so he could close it quietly.

"Happy Birthday!" Matt exclaimed quietly as Jamie climbed up to join his father on the bed.

He got up onto the bed and walked over and sat leaning up against Matt, his head rested on his upper arm. "Thanks Daddy. Is it to early for us to be awake?"

Matt glanced at his watch. "No sweetie, it the perfect time to be up."

"What do you mean?" Jamie asked looking up at his dad. "It's a bit of a funny thing to say!" he added with a giggle.

"I said it because i knew it would make you laugh!" Matt said before leaning over and tickling Jamie on the stomach, he began squirming and laughing uncontrollably. Matt eased off still uncontrollably laughing with his son. Jamie abruptly became more serious and moved so he was sitting on his father's lap.

"Daddy..." His lip had began to quiver.

"Hey, sweetie, hey what's up." Matt asked running his hand softly through Jamie's short blond hair.

"Daddy, do you still love Mummy?" he asked softly. Matt could see tears growing in the corner of his son's blue eyes.

"Jamie, I never stopped loving your mother."

"Well how come you never kiss her or cuddle her?" It broke Matt's heart hearing Jamie, his own son ask him these questions. Especially on his birthday.

"JJ it's complicated."

Jamie leaned forward and wrapped his arms around Casey's neck. "I love you Daddy."

Matt hugged the little body that was pressed against him. Jamie was the best thing that had ever happened to him and he was never going to be prepared to let anything happen to him.

"I love you to. Never forget that." He whispered.

"I won't." Jamie replied. His words muffled as he spoke into Casey's neck. A few moments later he pulled away and rested his hand lightly on a slightly pinker part of Matt's neck. "What was that from?" he whispered.

"I got that scar when i saved your mother in a fire." he replied quietly.

"Does it still hurt?"

"Nah - But everytime i see that mark, it reminds me of all the things that Mummy has done to same me." Matt stared into Jamie's ocean-blue eyes and smiled. "Gabby has saved my life more times than there are stars in the sky."

"That's a lot of times!" Jamie said. His voice seemed a little more cheerful.

"How about you and me go in and wake up mummy? A little boy like you needs to open his presents before he comes to work with us!" Matt hinted with his side-smile.

"I'm coming to the Firehouse?!" He exclaimed.

"Only if you want to." Casey was smiling harder now.