Songs & Fire [Brett and Casey]

I'd Rather Go Blind - #3

(38) Challenge: Day 3 - 12/03/19

Author's Note: Hi, everyone! Just one quick announcement - you all are more than welcome to suggest songs and prompts this whole month. But, just a fair warning, I will not get to it for a while. I have the whole month planned out and lots of rough drafts already done, so I will add all of your alls suggestions to my lists that I will resume after December.

Okay, thanks again for all the support. Enjoy!

Song: I'd Rather Go Blind by Etta James (This is the Dua Lipa version I have attached on Wattpad.)

Something told me it was over

When I saw you and her talking

Something deep down in my soul said, "Cry Girl"

When I saw you and that girl, walking around

As Brett sat in the back of the ambulance doing inventory, the only thing she could think about was Casey. 'How can he move on that quick? I mean, I know we haven't been together for months now, but I thought... Well, I don't know what I thought. Clearly, I was wrong in thinking he wanted to be with me."

"Hey, Brett, you almost done with inventory? I thought we could take the ambo out and run down to Jake's for coffee." Called out Foster as she made her way to where Brett was frozen in the back of the ambulance.

Brett shook her head trying to come out of her dreaming haze, "Um, yeah Foster, give me about ten more minutes."

Foster nodded her head, "Hey, you okay?" She asked as Brett tried to pretend she had been working all along.

Brett looked at her with sad, full eyes before responding, "Yeah, I'm good. Just trying to get this done, so we don't have to do it on Monday."

"Okay...," Replied Foster before she took off to let Chief Boden know of their imminent coffee plans.

I would rather, I would rather go blind boy

Than to see you walk away from me child, and all

So you see, I love you so much

That I don't want to watch you leave me baby

Most of all, I just don't, I just don't want to be free no

"Hey, Brett maybe we should take a break." Whispered Casey as he tightly gripped Brett by her arms to keep her from falling.

"What? What do you mean? I thought things were going good between us, and that..."

Matt gently shook Brett to try and get her attention, "Brett, stop. Okay? It's just too hard for me knowing how close you were to Gabby. I can't do that to her. Even though, she left me; it just doesn't feel right.

Brett tried to get out of Casey's arms before the tears started to glide down her face. But she failed. Casey took one look at her and walked off.

"I'm sorry." Yelled Casey as he exited the locker room causing Brett to fall to the floor and cradle her knees.

I was just, I was just, I was just sitting here thinking

Of your kiss and your warm embrace, yeah

When the reflection in the glass that I held to my lips now baby

Revealed the tears that was on my face, yeah

That was four months ago, and now he was with Naomi and as much as it hurt to say it...he was happy. Probably happier than he would ever be with her.

Brett sighed as she put her clipboard and pen away and began exiting the ambulance.

"Hey, Sylvie. How are you?"

Brett froze and then slowly turned around when she heard that voice.

"Umm, hey Naomi. How are you?" Asked Brett as she saw how happy and giddy Naomi looked.

"I'm good. Do you know where Matt is, by any chance?"

Brett sadly nodded, "Umm, yeah he should be.."

"Babe?" Questioned Casey seeing Naomi speaking to Brett by the ambo.

Naomi instantly smiled at seeing him, "Hey, handsome. Do you have a minute to talk?"

Casey nodded then walked over and grabbed Naomi by the waist, "Sure. What's up?"

Brett could hardly stomach what was playing out in front of her, so she politely excused herself to the front of the ambulance where she was hidden but could still clearly hear what they were saying.

"Well, I went to the doctor today." Happily cooed Naomi.

"Okay, what did they say? Is something wrong?"

"No, but guess what?"

"What?" Impatiently asked Casey.

"I'm pregnant!" Whispered Naomi to where Brett could hardly hear her.

Casey didn't say anything, he just picked Naomi up by the waist and started spinning her around.

Neither of them noticed Brett who was now crouched down in front of the ambulance having a mild panic attack.

'Why? Why can't he be with me?' Thought Brett as she got up off the ground and made her way inside the house and to the bathroom where she planned to lock herself in for as long as she could get away with it.

'God, why did I have to see that? I would just...I would rather go blind than see him and her happy again.' Thought Brett as she slid down to the ground and started to cry for the rest of shift.

And baby, And baby, I would rather, I would rather be blind boy

Than to see you walk away, see you walk away from me, yeah

Baby, baby, baby, I'd rather be blind now

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