Stella's POV:

I saw Kelly heading down the stairs after me, "Swooping in to save the damsel in distress once again huh?" I said nudging his shoulder playfully.

"She seemed like she was in dire need of help not getting her ass kicked by her sister." he said, resting an arm loosely around my shoulders. I could feel him looking at me as we walked to our cars, "Are you okay?" he asked me. "That seemed like a lot to take in."

"I'm not going to let that asshole get to me." I shrugged, "And besides, I've got you to protect me." I said punching his shoulder lightheartedly. He stood straight and saluted me.

"I promise to protect you with everything in my power." he said stiffly.

I rolled my eyes, "Drama Queen." I said smirking at him.

"Lets go before we get our asses handed to us by Chief." Kelly said. "Last one back at the firehouse has to make dinner tonight!" he said running towards his car.

"You're on!" I yelled after him. He had walked me to my car so I had a head start. I was the first one back, I noted that everyone was at the firehouse, so I leaned against the hood of my car, folded my hands and waited for Kelly.

"BOO!" I heard behind me.

"AAHHH!" I turned around, "KELLY! WHAT THE HELL!" I slapped his chest. He was laughing at me. "Not funny." I said.

"Aww the little puppy is pouting." he said, flashing a smile at me.

"This little puppy won't be pouting when she watches you make dinner tonight."

"I bet she won't." Kelly said looking down at me.

"Hey, where have you guys been?" I heard behind us. We turned around to see Dawson jogging towards us.

"We just came back from CPD." Kelly answered. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw him glance at me with a hesitant expression. Dawson seemed to ignore this, and continued on with her interrogation.

"What did Antonio say?" she asked looking from Kelly to me.

"Nothing." I said, flashing her a smile. "He just had some questions about the fire from last shift."

"Okay.." Dawson trailed off, she didn't sound convinced. "Anyway," she continued, "Chief said he needed to talk to you two."

"Thanks for letting us know." I told her. I made my way up the driveway to the firehouse. I pushed the doors open and was greeted by Herrmann.

"Look who decided to come out of hiding!" he grinned, patting my shoulder. I flinched.

"What's that supposed mean?" I thought to myself. I quickly shook the thought from my head, reminding myself that they didn't know about my past.

"Where have you been?" he asked, still smiling. I decided to stick to Kelly's story.

"I was talking with Antonio about the fire last shift." Everyone in the common room nodded as if this was an acceptable answer to the question. Before anymore questions could be asked, I turned on my heel and booked it to Chief's office. I entered his office and saw Kelly already sitting in one of the chairs facing Chief's desk.

"Come sit Stella." Chief gestured to the chair next to Kelly. "Let's talk."