The two firefighters are a romance for the ages in One Chicago.
Chicago Fire has given fans plenty of romantic storylines to keep them
on the edge of their seats. From “Dawsey” to “Brettsey” and beyond, the
couples at the helm of Firehouse 51 certainly go through their fair share of drama. After seven seasons of heartbreak, toxic exes, breakups and makeups, Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney) and Stella Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo) — also known as “Stellaride” — are stronger than ever on Chicago Fire.
Look back on their relationship history below.
Stella Kidd and Kelly Severide first hooked up in Season 4
Kidd made her Firehouse 51 debut as the newest team member in Episode 15 (“Bad for the Soul”), and viewers learned that she and Severide actually met each other years back at the Fire Academy.
Flash-forward to Mouch’s wedding during Episode 18 (“On the Warpath”), and Kidd revealed Severide had made a grand romantic gesture while they were trainees. According to her, he came to her home and was “rappelling down from a skylight” while singing Frank Sinatra’s “This Love of Mine.” The downside? Kidd was married at the time and her then-husband, Grant, was not happy.
During Episode 21′ (“Kind of a Crazy Idea”) the pair shared their first kiss at Molly’s Bar after weeks of clear chemistry, . During the Season 4 finale, they took their connection to the next level and had sex for the first time. But the moment was ruined — for fans, at least — when it was revealed Kidd’s ex-husband Grant had escaped a psychiatric facility and broken into his former wife’s apartment.
Unbeknownst to Kidd and Severide, he was watching them in bed together while holding a knife.
Stella Kidd and Kelly Severide broke up in Season 5
At the end of the Season 5 premiere (“The Hose or the Animal”), an infuriated Grant attacked Kidd in the alleyway behind Molly’s, but Severide saved her and stabbed Grant — who it turned out was still battling addiction.
However, Kidd still had sympathy for her ex and declined to press charges for his attack. Instead, she encouraged him to go to rehab. This decision strained her and Severide’s relationship, and the two put a stop to their budding romance before it ever really began. They remained friends throughout the season.
Kelly Severide and Stella Kidd reunited in Season 6
After she got kicked out of her apartment, Severide invited Kidd to stay in his guest room despite their complicated history but, as roommates, their connection became even harder to ignore. Kidd even dropped a drunken kiss on Severide during Episode 6 (“Down Is Better,”) but he gently turned her down by insisting it wasn’t the right time for them to get together. “Not like this,” he told her.
Despite both of them pursuing other relationships throughout the season, they officially began dating at the end of Episode 15 (“Deathtrap”). In order to make sure their relationship kept moving on the right track, Kidd moved out of Severide’s apartment. In the season finale, Severide called Kidd his girlfriend
Kelly Severide and Stella Kidd broke up and got back together in Season 7
Stellaride’s happiness was cut short when Severide’s father died in Episode 6 (“All The Proof”). Stricken by grief, he distanced himself from Kidd. In Episode 10 (“Inside These Walls”), Severide threw himself into a project restoring an old boat, which caused a strain on their relationship, causing Kidd to call it off.
However, Severide used nearly the entire season to become a better man, and they got back together in the finale (“I’m Not Leaving You”) after working closely together on an arson case.
Stella Kidd and Kelly Severide moved in together in Season 8
When compared to the drama of episodes past, Season 8 was largely uneventful for Stellaride. The highlight? Kidd moved back in with Severide into his and Casey’s apartment in Episode 12 (“Then Nick Porter Happened.”)
Kidd had been planning a birthday surprise for Severide, and she snuck into his apartment to set up a sweet night in. Severide then asked her to move in, and she said, “Alright, what the hell. Live with who you love, right?” They both laughed and kissed, and Stellaride made it out of Season 8 with smiles on their faces.
Kelly Severide and Stella Kidd got engaged in Season 9
The couple experienced a brief rough patch at the beginning of the season, in part due to their different work priorities and Severide’s habit of pulling away when things get hard. However, their difficult spell ended in Episode 15 (“A White-Knuckle Panic”) when Severide proposed during a fire.
“I don’t want you to ever leave me,” he says. “Stella Kidd, will you marry me?” Her response: “Hell yeah.”
Stella Kidd and Kelly Severide got married in Season 10
Kidd was gone from Firehouse 51 throughout the first half of the season, in an effort to spread the word about her “Girls on Fire” program. She barely communicated with Severide while away