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(there will be spoilers for every new Chicago Fire fan, obviously, and sorry for my English)

Before we loved Chloe Decker, we loved Leslie Shay

We lost Leslie Shay on May 13, 2014 and I remembering her in this post, because it happened 12 years ago. The post will focus mainly on the moments that made every Shay-fan happy. And I tell you why, because I lost count how many heartbreaking events were in CF regarding Shay... just think about her love life, remember she didn't have a baby with Severide, and Dawson didn't help her when Shay fell into a down-spiraling depression after a patient's death. Also think about all her physical injuries (including her last and fatal one), it was obvious that the writers really loved to hurt her character for no reason (and it was just 2 seasons).

So I made a collection with Shay's best one-liners and funny moments. TBH no post has enough space to list all of them. However, if I missed some, just write down in the comments. There will be also the episode numbers in case you guys are planning a rewatch because of Shay, it will be easier to find these scenes. I also made a list of her best moments, that were the most heartwarming for me. And yes, I made these because we speak about Leslie Shay, one of the most loved fan-favorite character of CF. I dare to say that Shay IS the most loved character of CF even today (for me it's no doubt)

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Shay's best one-liners and funny moments

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S1 E01

Shay: - Peter Mills, are you gay?

Mills: - Me? No...

Shay: - Because I am

Also funny that after Peter goes to Shay, she looks up, looks behind Peter's back, and realizing immediately this will be a prank from the others

And Shay's voice when she says "Can you hand me that box right there?" is super cute and sweet

Peter Mills asks Shay a date

S1 E02

Shay: - There's Willie, our favorite doorman. I should flash him next time

S1 E03

Hermann: - We spent it all on the elliptical machine so Shay could keep her ass toned.

Shay: - Ohh, Hermann, please. Everyone benefits from me having a toned ass

S1 E03

Shay: - Why don't you put her in a bikini while you are at it?

Otis: - Before I respond, are you joking, or are you serious?

Shay: - About as serious as putting you in a bikini.

S1 E03

Shay's face after Nicki's father assumed that she is Severide's partner

Shay's face after Nicki's father assumed that she is Severide's partner

S1 E04

It looks like that Shay likes the Devil horns! What an amazing foreshadowing....

Chicago Fire - Lucifer crossover

S1 E04

Shay: - Turns out I may have overestimated her lesbianism.

S1 E07

Dawson: - Whose fault do you think it is?

Shay: - Woman's. It's always the woman's. That's why I'm happily single (then honking angrily)

S1 E09

Shay: - Don't trouble yourself, Peter Mills, I had two sunflower seeds in the ambo

Mills forgot to cook for Shay

S1 E09

Shay: - Look at you. All lit up like a Christmas tree

S1 E10

Shay: - Chief, is this about the diamond necklace Dawson stole at the residence?

S1 E10

Shay: - Damn, girl, you wear that dress, and I will be your date

S1 E11

Shay: - Listen, it's not too late to switch teams

S1 E11

Shay: - If I were straight, I'd throw the biggest hump into you right now

Shay and Severide after her accident

S1 E13

Shay: - Where in code of conduct book does it say you can't carry a taser?

Dawson: - Page one

Shay: - I should totally read that someday

S1 E13

Shay: - You look like you're about to pop.

Clarice: - Yeah, a few more weeks.

Shay: - I heard if you eat eggplant, the baby comes right out

S1 E16

Shay: - It's nice and warm at the hospital, Mick. You will like it. Lots of pretty nurses.

Mick: - Prettier than you two?

Shay: - Come on, be realistic.

S1 E21

Shay (after Dawson shows her the coffee Mills brought to her): - Ohh, marry him!

S2 E03

Shay: - Oh, and you guys should be wearing eye protection

S2 E04

Shay (Shay's WTF-face is priceless): - Please tell me we're not making a huge mistake here

Shay's reaction to the Battlestar Galactica poster

S2 E11

Shay: - You happen to see Ellen yesterday?... It made me at least 5% gayer

S2 E12

Shay: - ... and then Katie goes to Severide, and she's like "Otis broke my heart, Kelly, he broke my heart!"

S2 E13

Shay: - I have two words for you. Lesbian night

S2 E14

Cruz: - Those sell for like 800 bucks a piece

Shay: - Okay. Bidding starts there. Who wants them? This lady needs a new pair of shoes

S2 E15

Shay: - Okay, sweetheart, tonight you and I are gonna unscrew the legs on her bunk

Dawson: - See? You understand me

Shay: (blinking and smiling)

Shay driving the ambo

S2 E16

My all-time favorite Shay one-liner

Shay: - First time I've ever had that in my mouth

Dawson: - Oh yeah? How is it?

Shay: - Meh...

Shay's opinion is hilarious

S2 E17

Shay: - Kendra's friend is 60

Mouch: - You think I'm 60???

Shay: - ............. no! No way! ........... How old are you?

S2 E18

Dawson: - Did you bring alcohol?

Shay: - Girl, get to know me already.

S2 E21

Shay: - Oops... thanks for the warm welcome, guys, but it's time for us to start our periods

S3 E01

(it was their last funny moment together in the series)

Severide: - Do you even know how to work that thing?

Shay: - I am the master of working this thing.

Shay is the homevideo queen

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Shay's most heartwarming moments

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S1 E02

Hermann, with Cindy and the kids thank Dawson and Shay to save his life

S1 E04

Shay brought cookies to Hermann after his speech defending the Firehouse

Shay brought cookies to Hermann

S1 E13

Dawson: - Dad, can we keep it? Can we? Can we?

Boden: - Keep what?

Shay: - The dog

Pouch arriving

S1 E13

Shay: - I'm glad you're getting yourself healthy, even if it means I have to let you go

S1 E17

(just seeing their friendship)

Shayveride

S1 E20

Shay saving Cindy's and the baby's life

S1 E20

Shay to Severide: - Our friendship is one of the only really good things I have going on in my life

Shayveride

S1 E24

Cindy and Christopher ask Shay and Severide to be the godparents of their newborn child

S2 E01

When Dawson grabs Shay immediately signing that she wants Shay as her "partner"

Shay and Dawson

S2 E19

Shay helps Casey to buy an engagement ring

Shay and Casey

S2 E22

(I know it's a rather bittersweet than happy moment, but it has to be on the list, as it was their last happy moment together)

Shay: - I love you, you know?

Severide: - I know, I love you too

Shayveride together one last time

And just a little interesting thing:

Shay was the last one who said "previously on Chicago Fire", in the beginning of S2 E10

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Let me recommend some links at the end.

I have always seen comments even nowdays, which claimed that Lauren left the CF show because of Lucifer, but it's not true. If you think it's true, well, you are wrong, and I highly recommend my previous post, in that I wrote about this topic, with many sources. There are a lot of BTS pics too about Shay

https://www.reddit.com/r/LaurenGermanFanClub/comments/1t2m33u/leslie_shay_lauren_german_the_heart_and_soul_of/

If you are interested in why the creators of CF killed Shay, I recommend my another post, but beware, it's very long. However, I collected all the information about the background of Shay's death, what was the official explanation, was it believable or not, what the CF fans thought about it, how it affected the viewer numbers, etc.

https://www.reddit.com/r/lucifer/comments/1fd0olk/in_memory_of_chloe_decker_and_leslie_shay_my_2/

And if you are a Shayveride fan, I recommend this vid, it's my favorite (thanks to YT user "fragilelittleheart"):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjS1LmJgCIo

https://preview.redd.it/n55stj3bxu0h1.jpg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=24b9c4fd94678f2476facac14caa2f03292d84b8

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this post is an updated repost of my original from one year ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/ChicagoFireNBC/comments/1kl5frz/we_miss_leslie_shay_for_11_years_now/

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