Lights and Sirens

A Ring and A Kiss

To the wonderful readers of this book. I am so very sorry that updates have Combe very scarcely but I have an excuse. Exam season has hit me like a brick and so this chapter has taken over 5 weeks to write. I hope that's it's all worth it and an 8000 chapter is enough to say I'm sorry. Please don't forget to vote and comment! Oh and a quick REMINDER: Book three starts in two chapters!!!

Happy reading
Love from Freya 💕
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The common room was silent when Gabby and Matt walked in. As he had for the past two days, Casey continued to drift around in the happy daze that he had been put in after he and Gabby had agreed on a wedding date, it was in two days time. They knew that there was a huge chance that not everyone would be able to make it, and they where aware that it was a little short notice, but they had waited long enough and now felt like the right time - a better time than ever.

The doors swung shut as they both entered the room. Herrmann was sitting at the round table to the right of the room twiddling his fingers; Cruz watching the basketball game that was mid way thought the second quarter - his usually exuberant feeling towards the game could be equally matched to when he watched the Blackhawks, but for some reason, everyones mood had been turned down to zero. However, the only person who seemed to have some sort of life in them was Brett. She was happily tapping her foot on the floor to the rhythm of the music that was pulsing though her earphones, a small but visible smile peaking up from above the cover of her book. Now that Jago was gone, Gabby hadn't seen her best friend so happy in such a long time. The thought made her exuberant mood just that little bit more special.

Even though Gabby was asking herself what would make the group of firefighters act the way they where, Matt was actually the first one to ask the question she was thinking. "So what's going on with all the quietness and this depressing atmosphere that's all hanging over you all like dark rain clouds?" he asked as he tapped Herrmann on the shoulder, making him look up, as he walked past.

"Oh, nothing Lieutenant." He exclaimed, trying to force every inch of embarrassment out of his voice and replace it with his general happy and jolly attitude. The fact that Herrmann was now talking made Cruz turn round to face his boss, and Brett take her earphones out; grabbed her coffee mug and got up from her place to walk over to Gabby. "Morning." she said with a smile. "Someone looks like they're beaming, what's going on with you?"

Contemplating the answer she was about to give, Gabby decided that she should hold back on the whole screaming out about the wedding and wait for the right time to tell everyone. Besides, that was the plan that herself and Matt had put together on the ride over from home. Now more sure of what she was going to do, she took a deep breath and leaned towards Sylvie so that she could whisper in her ear. "We're gunna tell the guys when the wedding is today." She stopped and pulled away taking in the quiet common room again. "What's happened here?" Gabby asked as she turned to face her soon-to-be husband and watched him shrug his shoulders before taking a mouthful of his coffee. This is getting stupid, she thought to herself as she turned so she was facing Herrmann. Pulling her shoulders back so that she felt like she had some seniority over her fellow firefighters, she began to walk the short distance up the aisle towards him. Herrmann watched her closely, trying to prepare himself for every possible outcome that she could give him as she took a seat opposite him and cleared her throat. "Herrmann, is everything okay?" Her tone was questioning but he knew that there was a certain underlying knowing about the situation. She was to smart for that and he knew it. All that time in the Navy, studying people as well as leading and working along side them was surely enough to be telling her that he was hiding something from her.

Not making eye contact, he nodded then held his mug to his mouth hoping desperately that that was enough to tell her that there was nothing more that needed to be said, and that she should just go on about her usual paramedic business. However, this was Gabby soon-to-be-Casey Dawson and he knew deep down that it was never going to work - not now and definitely not in a million years. They all heard Cruz give a little giggle from behind Herrmann just as Severide strode into the room, his usual higher importance status following him found like a stuck up haze. Ignoring that fact that Gabby's eyes where trained on Herrmann, Kelly carried on in his own little world, a smile lighting up his face, as he made his way casually over to Casey - who was leaning up against the counter top of the kitchen. "This is getting stupid now guys. Just tell her!" Kelly laughed as he maneuvered round both Dawson and Brett and headed over towards the table, Casey following with a little chuckle and a roll of his eyes. When he took his seat beside his friend he spun round, his head leading the way, and his eyes instantly locking on in Herrmann's direction making Cruz laugh and Mouch turn and walk back out of the room the way he came with a little laugh.