A Heavy Weight

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Boden: "We work a dangerous job. We all knew that when we signed up. A firefighter dies in the line of duty, we are shocked. Our hearts are broken. But in some dark corner of our mind, we are bracing ourself for that possibility" he nods, picking up Jones' hat "But a firefighter takes her own life? That is not a contingency that we can prepare for. We can't change what happened. But we can learn from it. We all missed the signs here. And we can never let it happen again. So you reach out to each other. You be there for each other. Not just for today, or this week...always. I never want to see another member of this family slip through the cracks. Let's go to work." he nods, everybody taking a quick moment of silence

Kelly: "Let's go for a ride." he nods, tapping Ryan, Mills, Capp, and Tony on the shoulder

Mills: "This place isn't so bad. How's it working out for him?"

Kelly: "I don't know. I haven't checked up on him yet. I've been too busy. Boden's speech got me thinking...Bloom could use some more encouragement right about now." he nods, knocking on a door

Capp: "Severide..." he smirks, beginning to undo his pants

Ryan: "Seriously?" she scoffs

Capp: "Cheer him up" he shrugs, bending over "Come on, Mills."

Mills: "No, I'll pass."

Ryan: "You are a literal child." she shakes her head in disbelief

Kelly: "All right" he chuckles, knocking on the door "Room service!"

Woman: "Aah!" she screams, slamming the door shut as Capp's eyes widen in horror and he stands up straight
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Kelly: "He was supposed to be in 109."

Woman: "Well, I'm sorry to have to tell you this, but Mr. Bloom checked himself out."

Kelly: "How long did he last?"

Woman: "About 12 hours into a 28-day program. I've seen worse." she shrugs as Kelly sighs, Ryan squeezing his shoulder in comfort when brushing past him

Matt: "Thanks for coming, Shay." he smiles, moving forward to pull her in a hug

Shay: "Yeah."

Matt: "Listen, before you say anything, I know. Seems a little weird seeing as how we're already married."

Shay: "It's not that-"

Matt: "It's just that things with Ryan and I haven't been perfect and we both sat down and agreed to wipe the slate clean. Start fresh. And I figured what better way of starting fresh than recommitting ourselves to each other. You know her 30th birthday is coming up and our anniversary a little after."

Shay: "Oh, yeah. Married 5 years, together for what? Almost 8?"

Matt: "Yeah. She never got the ring I wanted to give her and...in light of recent events, why wait? Tomorrow isn't guaranteed for anybody."

Shay: "Okay."

Matt: "You want to see 'em?" he smiles, motioning to the counter where a couple of rings are lined up

Shay: "Yeah" she nods "Oh, this one. That's Ryan right there."

Matt: "That was my pick. Back me up. That was my pick."

Woman: "That was his pick."

Shay: "It's really pretty." she breathes as he nods, clapping his hands

Matt: "I'm gonna do it." he declares

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