Lights and Sirens

A Taster of Happiness

"Where's Gabby?" Kelly asked as he took a seat next to Matt at the bar of Molly's.

"At home with Jamie." Matt replied taking the bottle of beer away from his mouth.

"You never come here without them, so what you doing? You and Gabby fall out?" he asked.

"No, no. She suggested it actually. She said that I deserved to spend some time with the guys, also to have a couple of drinks and she said she would pick me up when I wanted to come home." Matt explained.

"So you guys are just staying Matt Casey and Gabby Dawson, no arrangements?" Kelly hinted with a sly smile.

A smile grew on Casey's face. Kelly was right, eight years they had been together and he still hadn't tied the knot? "I told you that I wanted to marry her. I have for as long as I have known her." He replied taking a sip of his beer.

"Well what are you waiting for? Gabby has been through a lot, i'm not saying that you and Jamie haven't but she deserves some happiness in her life right now."

"Why do you always have to be right?" Matt asked letting his head slide into his hands. "Is it bad that I have already bought the rig in the right size and everything but I was waiting for the right time? Then the whole Jeff thing and now Jamie, it just hasn't been the right time at all."

Kelly reached out and put his free hand on Casey's shoulder. "She seems happy now she is home with her son, what about if you went home now and had a romantic night once Jamie has gone to bed, you both deserve some time together."

Matt looked up at his best friend. "Between me and you, I totally didn't break down in my office with her. Jamie had said something when I was taking him to school and it just made me snap. I don't think I had ever cried so hard in my life, like ever!" there was a little tinge of humour as he spoke but Kelly knew that the thought of Jamie being ill was ripping him apart inside.

"What like you sobbed into her shoulder?" he clarified.

"Exactly like that!" Casey admitted with an embarrassed laugh.

"What did she say?"

"She handled it like my mum would have done. She said that everything would be ok..."

"Didn't you always say that to her?"

"Yeah I said that. She just replied with 'I believed every word you said' and I guess it was the way that she kissed me after and it was the weirdest thing..."

"What was weird, kissing her?" Kelly asked.

"No, the way that her voice sounded and the way that she acted when she was around me, I never had felt that way before."

Kelly laughed. "Matt, it's called being in love."

"Shut up, you can only just keep up a short relationship." Matt said talking a sip of his beer.

"You can shut up! I will have you know that Danny and I are in a very meaningful relationship." Kelly said acknowledging his friends sarcasm.

"Oh i'm sure you are." Casey laughed.

"Oh we are. We're nearly at the two year mark!"

"Congrats bro, so when you going to tie the knot?"

"Let's focus on you and Dawson before I even think about that!" he smirked.

"Yeah, yeah whatever Severide." Casey's voice and face suddenly became more serious as he leant closer to his friend. "Do you really think that I should ask her tonight?"

"It's just a good, if not better, time to ask her. We're not in High School anymore." Kelly answered pushing his glass away.

"Your right!" Matt exclaimed downing the rest of his beer. "I'm going to go and ask her right now!" he got up and began to walk towards the door.