Supportive HUSBAND Matt Casey
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It took a week for her to feel it.
Those first 7 days were a whirlwind. She ran on giddy excitement and lots of caffeine. Since the last time she’d stayed at the house, Matt converted the basement into a tiny studio apartment for Griffin, and set up a nursery for Julia in his newly vacant room.
She moved in the crib, the changing table, and the antique rocker her mother had given her while Matt refitted the closet with racks and shelves meant to accommodate children’s clothing. And then they had to fill out the rest of the room with furniture and decor. Coming from her one bedroom apartment in Chicago, Sylvie hadn’t had the space for much more than the essentials. Setting up the nursery alone took at least two days. It was the perfect project.
There was so much else to do to get settled in. Her list of tasks grew by the hour. Or so it seemed. Everything from finding time to go to the bank and have her added to Matt’s accounts to visiting the dreaded DMV and trying to get her car tags and license switched over from Illinois to Oregon. None of it was glamorous but all of it was necessary.
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To say Sylvie is surprised by today’s turn of events would be an overstatement. Did she hope she left these sort of occurrences behind in Chicago? Yes. Did she think she really did? No.
So, no, she isn’t surprised when she looks up and sees a car heading straight toward the ambo just a few hours into her fourth ever shift with Portland FD.
They just parked at a vehicle accident. Her partner had already stepped out of the driver’s side, but just as Sylvie reaches for her door handle a car comes speeding out of opposing traffic and rams the ambo head on. Sending the ambulance backwards into the existing vehicle accident.
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The rental car pulls up to a stop against the curb at Firehouse 51. It’s second shift’s day and they haven’t called first. Mostly because they can’t stay long. They only have time for a quick visit before they need to be back in the car and on their way to Fowlerton. They arrived in Chicago last night and spent the evening at Christie’s, catching up with Matt’s sister and niece.
“So,” Matt begins as he turns off the car. “How’s it feel being back for the first time?”
“Strange. Almost like I’m outside of time and space a little bit,” she replies, gnawing on her bottom lip between sentences. “This is dumb, and I know we’ve been gone eight months but coming back for a visit makes the move feel so final. Is that crazy?”
“No, and it’s not dumb either,” he assures her, lifting the backs of her fingers to his lips. “Trust me. If anyone understands that feeling it’s me.” He glances in the rear view mirror, clearly checking on Julia, who’s sound asleep in her car seat, and then turns to face her. “The people in this house are our family and always will be. No matter where we live or what we do. Coming back to find things different is always going to make the decision to leave Chicago feel…bittersweet.”