crafts
Chicago winters were always the most brutal. Especially for the members of firehouse 51.
“Alright, one more call and then we’re done,” Gabby grunted as she pulled her coat tighter to her. “Finally. I swear my ass is going to freeze and fall off.”
Gabby smirked at her but shook her head. “Come on. Do you want to drive?”
“Yeah, why not?” Shay replied. It was a simple drive, only a couple of blocks away so they made casual conversation for the duration.
“What do we got?” Gabby asked. “Five years old stuck on her second-floor balcony.”
“Okay listen up people! Severide get the ladder! Shay, Cap, go with Casey through the front door. Dawson, stay down here with the stretcher.”
They nodded and after one quick squeeze of their hands, they went their separate ways. It didn’t take long for Shay to get to the girl and distract her while Kelly came up.
“Hi sweetie, my names Shay, what’s your name?”
“My daddies said never to talk to strangers.” The five-year-old replied. “I’m not a stranger, I’m a paramedic. And my friend Casey here is a firefighter. We’re here to help you. Can you tell me your name?”
“Ella...”
“Okay Ella, see my friend Kelly out there? He’s coming up the later and his friends are going to help you down. Now, are you hurt?”
“I tripped. My ankle hurts.”
“Okay, can I take a look?” She asked gently.
“Yeah.” Shay took a quick peek and saw that it was just bruised. “Alright now I want you to shut your eyes for me okay?” She nodded and did what was requested of her. And just like that Kelly got her down. The crowd below clapped while Gabby blew a kiss at Shay. When Shay was back on the ground, Gabby came and put her arm around Shay. “Alright Ella, my name is Gabby. I’m gonna drive the ambulance while Shay stays with you okay?”
She nodded and got in the ambulance with Shay. “So Ella, can you tell me about your family?” Shay asked while getting her hooked up to the monitors. “Uh-huh, I have two daddies, one cat and a hamster.”
“Wow, that’s pretty cool. Where are your daddies?”
“At work. I was supposed to be with the babysitter. But she had to see her boyfriend. Do you have a boyfriend?” Shay nearly choked when Gabby snorted from the front. “Um. No actually. Do you?”
“Nope. My daddies said I had to be 14.” She answered holding up what she thought was fourteen fingers. “Do you have a girlfriend?” She asked curiously.
“I do actually.”
“Really?!” The little girl's eyes lit up in excitement. “Can I meet her?”
“Maybe. For now, we got to get you to the hospital and wait for your dad's. We already called them and they’re going to be there.”
“That’s cool.” She sighed. The rest of the drive went by quickly and they did their job.
“Hey. You were really good with that little girl today.” Gabby said quietly after the chaos subsided.
“Yeah?”
“Yeah. That’s how I know.”
“Know what?”
“That you’ll be a great mom to our little one.”
“Little one. Wait. It took?”
“Mmhmm.” The couple had been trying to get pregnant for almost a year and finally, they found a great donor. “We’re having a baby?” Shay asked her eyes filling with tears. “Yeah.” Gabby laughed wiping her tears. If they weren’t in public, Shay would have jumped Gabby then. So instead she settled for a hug.
“Excuse me? Are you Shay and Gabby?” A man interrupted as he approached them. “Yes sir, how can we help you?”
“You saved my daughter, Ella?. She wanted to know if you guys wanted to come colour with her before you left.”
“Sure,” Gabby answered for them. They were off anyways. So they walked to the little girl's room and sat down next to her.
“Hey, Ella! What are we making today?”
“Snowflakes! I love arts and crafts.” She answered happily.
So they each got a piece of paper and began to colour a snowflake. “Ms. Gabby?”
“Yeah?”
“Is Shay your girlfriend?”
The women laughed before nodding. “Yep. She’s all mine.”
“That’s cool.” They didn’t speak for a bit after that and the three of them worked on their snowflakes.”I love you” Shay whispered.
“I love you more.”