Songs & Fire [Brett and Casey]

Stay

Stay

Song: Stay by Hurts

*Thank you to my guest, Aneta for the suggestion! I had never heard this song before, but now I really like it!

Thank you to everyone who has suggested a song! There have been quite a few suggestions left this week; which makes me so happy! :) Enjoy!

My whole life waiting for the right time

To tell you how I feel

Know I try to tell you that I need you.

Here I am without you

I feel so lost but what can I do?

'Cause I know this love seems real

But I don't know how to feel.

Casey forgot how long he had been sitting on this uncomfortable bar stool. Molly's was having a great night tonight. The whole bar was buzzing with people all around. It was nice to see his crew when they weren't marching off to be heros all day.

"What do you think, Case?" Asked a slightly drunk and loud Severide.

"About what? Sorry I wasn't listening."

"I could tell." Replied Kelly with a smirk.

"We were just talking about the new recruit, firehouse twenty-three got. They're saying he tried to jump down three flights of stairs with two vics in his arms." Called out Cruz.

"What his name?"

"Ugh, I think it's..."

But Casey never heard the rest of what Joe said because there she was. She was finally here. He had been sitting on this bar stool for God knows how long listening to them ramble and ramble just to see her. She wasn't sure if she was going to come tonight, so what did Casey decide to do? Oh, camp out, of course.

'God, she looks beautiful.' He thought.

"Okay, what's going on man? You've been zoned out all night constantly staring at the door. Are you waiting for someone?" Inquized Kelly as he finished his fifth beer.

"Hmmm. What? Where did Cruz go?" Asked Casey as he finally glanced up from the angel to his tablemate.

"He went to get another round. He got tired of saying the same thing over again for someone in dreamland." Reliped Kelly with a laugh.

Alright, everything is alright

Since you came along

And before you

I had nowhere to run to

Nothing to hold on to

I came so close to giving it up.

And I wonder if you know

How it feels to let you go?

"Hey, Brett is this seat taken?"

"Hey! No, please, Casey." Said Brett as she nervously gestured to the empty seat next to her.

Matt took the seat next to her and couldn't help but softly smell the air as it only consisted of Brett's soft, sweet vanilla fragrance.

"I didn't think you were gonna come out tonight."

"Yeah, I wasn't sure. I wanted a quiet night in, but on the other hand, I also wanted to come out and see everyone."

Matt nodded sitting there for the first time tonight actively listening to what someone in front of him was saying.

"So, how are things with Liam?" Asked a slightly anxious Matthew Casey.

"Liam?" Brett humorously questioned.

"Yeah, Liam. The guy we pulled out of the wrecked Mercedes about two weeks ago. Thought he asked for your number."

"Oh, yeah he did, and I gave it to him, but he never called me so..."

"Oh, Brett. I'm sorry I didn't know."

"Oh, no. Don't worry about it. I think it was just the adrenaline talking with him that day."

Matt nodded thinking of a way to salvage anything left of this hopeful situation.

"What about things between you and Naomi?"

Matt stared a Brett like she had two heads.

"I haven't spoken to Naomi since she left after my apartment fire."

"Wait...what?"

"Yeah, what did you think was going on between us?"

Brett laughed then continued, "Well...Mouch told me that the two of you had been talking on and off."

"Ugh, well I can definitely tell you that, that is not true."

"Well, remind me not to listen to Mouch when he's babbling to Herman during the Cubs' game."

"Duly noted." Replied Matt giving Brett his biggest smile.

Time seemed to stand still as the two of them sat there smiling and laughing.

"Hey, Brett do you want to get out of here and have a drink at my place?"

Brett sat there for a minute contemplating what Matt had just asked.

"I would love to!"

Say goodbye in the pouring rain

And I break down as you walk away.

Stay, stay.

'Cause all my life I felt this way

But I could never find the words to say

Stay, stay.

Stay with me, stay with me,

Stay with me, stay with me,

Stay, stay, stay, stay with me.

Thanks again, Aneta! Sorry if the song didn't seem to go with the prompt, this is just what I thought of when I heard this song.