Severide really didn't want to leave Shay. He had gotten half way up through the night to find her sat on the sofa eating ice-cream and had had to carry her back up to bed when she had finished crying, but she had promised him that she would call if he needed anything and she had pizza, more ice-cream and a bunch a crappy sy-fy movies that they had collected over the years. Besides he needed to go into work to deal with a few people at the house 51. Otis hadn't even tried to speak to him this morning and it was a good job too and Severide probably wouldn't have been accountable for his actions if he had. He still couldn't believe the stupidity that man had but at least he hadn't been cruel with Shay. Oh no, Shay had confessed all about what Dawson had said to her and he was beyond furious.

He made his way to the station mumbling to himself the entire way there as he planned on how to let Dawson know how he was feeling without completely loosing it with her and so far it wasn't looking very good. As he made his way into the station Otis sunk into the couch a little more and Mouch and Hermann glanced at each other. "What was that about?" Hermann asked confused as to why Severide looked ready to murder half of the firehouse. "I did something kind of stupid." Otis confessed to them but it was the wrong words and as soon as they hit the lieutenant's ear he spun and glared at him. "Kind of stupid! You think what you did was kind of stupid?" Severide bellowed as he pulled the smaller man up out of his seat so he was facing him.

"She broke down on you! You knew she wasn't coping and instead of doing the proper thing like a man for once in your life you let her go out on her own and get wasted to do god knows what?" He snapped shrugging Hermann of as he tried to pull him back.

"Even if you didn't know what to do you should have come to me! Hell you could have even chose chief but you made the wrong decision and you put her in danger Otis! But its not even you I'm the angriest at." From the corner of his eye he saw Dawson flinch at his words before he turned to face her.

"God I don't even know where to start with you Dawson. She is your best friend, you are one of the only people in the world she trust fully and you turned on her because you couldn't handle to god dam pressure. She saw a man blow his face to bits because of her, she had her blood splattered all over her body and she failed to talk him down from the trigger. Do you not think she was blaming herself enough as it was without you blaming her too." Kelly growled at her but kept his distance not wanting to physically hurt her in any way.

"That's enough Severide." Casey spoke from across the court but Severide had only just started in his defence of his best friend.

"How many times have you screwed up Dawson? How many dumb ass calls have you made and gotten yourself into trouble and not once. Never, has she turned on you, not once has she blamed you for anything that has happened on that rig, not even when you nearly killed that little girl because you wouldn't listen to her. And the minuet something happens because of her you turn on her…. Everyone gets to blame her, his family, the state, herself…. Everyone gets to blame her but me and you. I have always liked you Dawson but what you did…"

"Severide." Boden called from the entrance to his office, he had let Severide had his say but now was enough. "My office. Everyone else break it up."

Severide gave Dawson one last look before he made his way to the chiefs office. "What is it chief?" He asked although he knew full well why he was in here.

"Do you want to tell me what all that was about or should I take a guess?"

"You should have seen her chief, " Kelly whispered hanging his head. "She was so broken and she blames herself for all of it…"

"Go home Kelly. Come back next shift when you are both better." He understood the depth of the friendship between Kelly and Leslie, they had a stronger bond than most and seeing her suffer was having a profound effect on his lieutenant.

"But chief McCloud said we have…."

"You let me deal with her, you need to be at home right now so that is where I'm sending you home."

Kelly nodded and stood up with a sigh. "And you tell Shay that what happened was not her fault do you hear me?" Chief mumbled softly and he nodded. "Will do chief."

Severide trudged into the house throwing his keys down a small smile forming as he saw Shay in the kitchen making food. "What are you making?" He asked as he walked over resting his chin on her shoulder causing her to jump.

"God Kelly what are you doing home?"

"Boden sent me, I kind of lost it with out roommate and Dawson."

"What did you do?"

"Just told them what I thought."

"Kelly you don't have to defend me all the time you know?" Shay mumbled turning to look at him holding up the spoon for him to try her sticky sweet concoction.

"Of course I do, I'm your best friend." He smiled before eating the substance. "God Shay that tastes like a heart attack what's in there?"

"I don't know. Lot's of sweet stuff." She beamed up at him. "Don't know what to do with it though."

"I could make pancakes?" Severide offered deciding that would be tasty.

"And this is why I love you." Shay grinned laughing with him as they began to get the stuff out of the cupboards.