The Responders

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Blake

"This is why I didn't want to be a Lieutenant. Paperwork is the worst" was all I had to say to make Casey starting laughing as he entered his little officer quarters.

Glancing at the door in front of me, I opened it slowly. It felt wrong, taking over my brother's place on Squad. He worked so hard to get to where he is, and simply walking into his quarters with the same title felt weird.

Knowing what I was thinking about, Matt leaned on the door frame as I sat on the bed. The same bed where I have cried, argued, bickered and stressed out my brother on. I have never had an issue before but I took his place, I replaced him. Even though it is for a little while. "Kelly wouldn't want anyone else to fill his spot Blake."

Glancing at the captain, who was like another brother to me, I couldn't help but sigh. "It just feels wrong". With a reassuring look, he entered the quarters.

"I understand. It's definitely going to be a change for all of us, but just think, you won't have to sleep in the bunk room during overnights."

"That is a bonus"

Eventually leaving the room, Matt gave me a chance to settle my nerves. Not exactly wanting to snoop through my brother's things, I grabbed one of our old arson case files. From time to time the two of us would go through them, see if there have been any updates. Sometimes I would just grab a file and see what my brother investigated before I joined the 51 looney tunes crew.

After a little while of catching up, I threw my hair into a ponytail before grabbing my stuff from the locker room. Tomorrow was going to be a test, one that will prove I can handle the responsibilities of being a lieutenant. Saying goodbye to the others, I slid into the suv driving towards the apartment.

Apollo was staying upstairs with Intelligence until Jay came home from shift. Voight and Platt were iffy on the animal but a cute bark and head tilt won them over. Unlocking the apartment door, I let out a small laugh when I got tackled to the ground by the doggo.
"Hey buddy".

Standing up from the ground, shutting the door behind me, Jay could tell I was a little tense. Making my way over to the man, I sat on the couch snuggling into his side. "What's going on fire pop".

Sighing softly I intertwined our hands, the feeling of comfort surging through me. "Kelly's in the hospital and I have to take over squad until he gets back. I don't want to disappoint him, this is a huge responsibility, I don't want to mess anything up".

With the new found information, the man gave me a look of surprise and endearment. "Blake". Hearing my name leave his lips, I tilted my head so I was looking into his mesmerizing eyes, ones full of love. "Your brother wouldn't want anyone else to watch over Squad. No matter what happens he will be so proud of you because you are going to be amazing".

Looking at him appreciatively, I gave him a kiss which he gladly accepted. We were about to get a little bit more heated but a certain doggo didn't like the idea, so he jumped onto our laps and put his face in between the two of us. Chuckling softly, I let him lick my face as I started to pet him. "How was he today?"

Giving Jay my attention, he smiled lovingly at Apollo. "Oh he was good boy but I think some people in Intelligence might try to steal him". With an amused look, I shook my head softly.

"I'm not surprised, Apollo is an absolute sweetheart"

"Not to the bad guys we caught today"

"Well they did something crime worthy, Apollo doesn't like those types of people"
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The rest of the night was spent with Jay and I watching movies with Apollo on my lap. Occasionally there was a sneak in kiss or two but the new family member didn't exactly appreciate it. After each time we kissed, we would receive a dog type glare.