AN: So I've somehow got seriously addicted to Linstead and I've wrote this. I hope you enjoy, flashbacks are in italics and I don't own Chicago PD.
unexpected ; chapter one
summary: jay and erin have been together since they were fifteen, at seventeen erin ended up pregnant. after high school they both enrolled in the chicago police academy. years later the couple is in for a surprise that they didn't expect. au
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Erin Halstead was woken by the alarm, it was 6am and the sun hadn't risen yet. She dragged herself out of bed and away from her husband Jay. Erin went downstairs and made herself breakfast, after finishing breakfast and walking upstairs to wake her 17 year old daughter Millie, Erin suddenly felt nauseous and she had the urge to vomit, she went into the master bathroom, shut the door and locked it. Erin knew Jay would hear her, he did and a few minutes later Jay was knocking on the bathroom door.
"Erin are you ok?" Jay asked.
"Yeah I'm fine, but can you wake Millie up?" Erin asked. She didn't hear a response, but Erin heard Jay leave their bedroom.
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About twenty minutes later Erin emerged from the bathroom, having showered after throwing up. After getting changed, Erin headed downstairs back into the kitchen, Jay and Millie were sitting at the bench eating their breakfast.
"So what time are you guys coming home tonight?" Millie asked her parents.
"Around 12, as we're all going to the bar after we finish." Erin told her daughter. When Millie was younger, the both of them hated to leave their daughter with a babysitter, so one of them was always with her or on the rare nights that the couple did go out they would get one of their friends to watch Millie for them. Now that Millie was older, Erin and Jay would go to the bar almost every Friday night with their friends and wind down from the week that they had. Jay had gone upstairs to finish getting ready, when Erin's phone rang. She looked at the caller id, it was Hank and she knew why he was calling.
"Hi Hank, let me guess. We have a new case?" Erin asked.
"Yeah, can you and Jay be here as soon as you can?" Hank asked.
"We'll be there soon." Erin told her boss and hung up her phone. Erin left the kitchen and went to Jay, who was in their bedroom.
"Hank called. He said that there's a new case and that we need to go now." Erin told her husband.
"Ok, I'll meet you in the car then." Jay told Erin, and with that she went downstairs and grabbed what she needed.
"Bye mum." Millie shouted to her mother like she did every morning.
"Bye Honey." Erin shouted to her daughter, and she was out the door, in the cold winter Chicago air. A few minutes later, Jay had joined her in the car. It hadn't changed after all these years, Erin still drove.
"So are you sure you're ok?" Jay asked.
"Babe I'm fine ok, there's nothing to worry about ok." Erin said. Erin had this feeling that she could be pregnant again. About two months ago the two of them went to the cabin in Wisconsin and well things happened between the couple. Ironically that was where Millie was conceived.
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It was Spring break of Junior year in high school, Erin and Jay were spending it at his family's cabin in Wisconsin. This was their first trip alone to the cabin. Somehow, Hank trusted Erin to go away with her boyfriend for a week, and Jay's parents weren't around that much so they didn't care. The two of them were lying on the couch together, it seemed to be cold that night, so the fire was going. Erin started to kiss Jay and he didn't ignore her, kissing her back. It got heated pretty quickly, and Erin took off Jay's shirt and Jay took off Erin's.
"Bedroom." Erin mumbled. Jay picked up his girlfriend, still kissing her, going to the master bedroom. Erin was on birth control, which she took religiously. They didn't use a condom, which they should have.
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When Erin and Jay got to work, the two of them walked up the stairs into the bullpen holding hands. The case that the team had been given was about a little girl who had been kidnapped. That hit close to home for both Erin and Jay. The little girl was quite easy to find, she was in a warehouse on the edge of Chicago. The girl was on the streets, she had no family; her parents died. It got both Jay and Erin thinking.
"What are you thinking about?" Jay asked as they were driving back to the district.
"That little girl we saved. I think we should adopt her." Erin said.
"Don't you think it's a little fast, can we think about it." Jay said.
"Ok we can think about it." Erin said.
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The couple were at Molly's for a few hours, when the two decided to go home. Millie had texted her parents to tell them that she was staying at a friends place for the night. As they were driving home, another car ran a red light, crashing into Erin and Jay, on the drivers side. They were both knocked out. Adam and Kim were also driving home, the same way as Erin and Jay. They stopped at the light and straight away noticed the number plate. Kim got out of the car and called 911. She then went to the passenger side of the car and noticed that both Jay and Erin were unconscious. The ambulance came within 5 minutes.
"Ok can you tell me what happened?" The paramedic asked.
"I have no idea what happened, I know the two of them. My husband and I work with the two of them. We're detectives at District 21." Kim told the paramedic. After Erin and Jay were both loaded in the ambulance, Kim went back to the car. Adam started driving again, this time to Med.
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Adam and Kim were walking behind the paramedics. Will was at the desk, when he saw his brother and sister-in-law being wheeled passed and Maggie shouting what rooms that they should go in. Will then noticed Adam and Kim, they stopped Will.
"What the hell happened?" Will asked.
"We have no idea, they left Molly's before us. We were driving and we just saw the number plate." Kim said.
"Does Millie know that both her parents have been in an accident?" Will asked.
"No we haven't called her." Adam said.
"Ok, I'm going to then." Will said and went off to call his niece. It took a few rings for Millie to pick up.
"Hey Will, what's up?" Millie asked when she answered the call.
"Mill, I don't know how to tell you this." Will paused.
"Tell me what?" Millie asked. The first thought that came to her head was that both her parents were dead.
"You're parents have been in a car accident." Will told her.
"I'll be right there." Millie said. Millie was over at her friends Ashlee's place and the two of them were watching old tv shows.
"What happened?" Ashlee asked.
"My parents have been in a car accident, I need to go." Millie said, tears were starting to fall.
"I'll drive you then." Ashlee said and grabbed Millie's keys. On the way to the hospital, Millie rang Hank and told her grandfather what had happened. Ashlee was telling Millie to take deep breathes and that both her parents would be ok. However Millie was still scared that she would lose one or both of her parents. When the two girls arrived at the hospital, Millie told Ashlee to park behind Hank, which was illegal.
"Are you sure we can park here?" Ashlee asked.
"I know some cops, we'll be fine." Millie said, and both the girls got out of the car and went into Med. Millie spotted her Uncle straight away and went over to him.
"Will what happened?" Millie asked quickly.
"You're parents were hit side on, from the drivers side. The impact knocked them both unconscious. Dr Rhodes and Dr Manning are treating them right now. All we know right now is that both of them have broken bones, we're still waiting for CT scans to come back to see if any brain injuries developed.
"Can I see them?" Millie asked.
"Not yet, I'll tell you when you can. Adam, Kim and your grandfather are in the waiting room." Will told his niece. Millie and Ashlee went to the waiting room and saw the three of them straight away and Millie sat next to Hank, while Ashlee sat next to her best friend. Will was filling out paper work, when Natalie called him.
"Will, I need you in here now." Natalie said. Will didn't hesitate, he stopped writing and went into the bay.
"Ok what is happening?" Will asked looking at Erin.
"We decided to do a ultrasound of Erin's stomach, just to be safe and we found out that she's pregnant." Natalie told Will.
"How far along, and is the baby in any danger?" Will asked.
"I'll say about two months along, and we'll monitor the baby because we are not losing it." Natalie said. A few minutes later Erin woke up, she was scared for a minute, not knowing where she was. Then she heard Will's voice.
"Erin, you and Jay were in a car accident." Will told his sister in law.
"Is Jay ok?" Erin asked.
"He's ok, just a few broken bones." Will said.
"Do you want to see anyone?" Nat asked.
"Yes. Can I see Jay?" Erin asked.
"Not yet, but Millie is here with Hank, Kim and Adam. Ashlee is also here." Will said. Erin remembered that her daughter was with her best friend for the night.
"Can I see Millie?" Erin asked. Will nodded and walked out of the room. When Will got to the waiting room, he saw Millie sleeping. He r head on Ashlee's lap.
"Erin wants to see Millie." Will told Ashlee.
"Ok." Ashlee whispered and started to wake up Millie. Millie opened her eyes a few minutes later.
"What happened?" Millie asked.
"You're mum wants to see you." Will said.
"Is dad ok?" Millie asked.
"He's ok, he just hasn't woken up yet." Will told his niece. Millie and Ashlee walked to the room that Erin was in. Will had told Millie the extent of her mothers injuries. Erin had broken ribs and bruising on her legs.
"Hey Honey." Erin said.
"Mum you scared me." Millie said, going closer to the bed.
"I know." Erin said. Millie hugged her mother, careful not to hurt her anymore. A few minutes later Dr Rhodes walked into Erin's room.
"Millie, Erin. Jay has just woken up and wants to see you both." Connor said. The both of them nodded and Millie walked out of the room and into the room that her father was in.
"Hi daddy." Millie said to her father. There had been a few times that Jay had some near misses, which scared both Erin and Millie. Jay's injuries consisted of bruises on his head and arms. His injuries weren't as bad as Erin's as she took the force of the impact. Knowing that both her parents were ok, Millie went back into the waiting room.
"Come on, I'll take you home." Ashlee said and the two of them walked out of the hospital and to Millie's car. It took about 15 minutes for the two girls to get home, as it was 3am in the morning.
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Jay had begged Connor to let him be with Erin, Connor allowed this as Jay was fine, so Jay went to the room Erin was in and she was surprised to see her husband.
"What are you doing in here." Erin asked. As Jay went over to the bed.
"Connor told me I could, as I'm ok." Jay said, as he lay down next to his wife. The two of them cuddled, and soon fell asleep. When Erin was asleep, she vividly remembered the night that Jay proposed to her.
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Jay and Erin were over at Jay's. His parents were away, and his brother wasn't home either. Erin was 6 months pregnant, the two of them were sitting on the couch watching tv. During the ads, Jay got off the couch and started to walk out of the room.
"Hey where are you going?" Erin asked.
"I'll be back soon." Jay said. Jay walked out of the room and into his room. It was a miracle that Erin didn't find the engagement ring, that Jay's grandfather had given him. Even though the couple had only been together for just over two years, Jay knew he wanted to spend the rest of his life with Erin. Hank knew that Jay was going to propose to Erin and gave Jay his blessing. Jay came back to the living room and sat down, Erin had turned off the tv. Jay had taken the ring out of its box and it was in the palm of his hand, he put the ring on the table in front of Erin. Erin noticed it, and picked it up.
"Jay. Is this what I think it is?" Erin asked.
"Yeah, it is." Jay said.
"Yes." Erin said. Jay smiled and took the ring from Erin's hand and put it on her ring finger. The couple kissed and they started to make out, Erin was lying down and Jay was on top of her. Erin was feeling uncomfortable. She didn't like the size of her stomach and Jay knew this. They hadn't been intermit with each other for a couple of months.
"Jay can we stop please." Erin said.
"Of course." Jay said and got off of Erin.
"Are you staying tonight?" Jay asked. Since Erin had became pregnant, there only was a couple nights that the couple wasn't together.
"Yeah." Erin said and she got off the couch and started to go upstairs, Jay followed her.
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Erin woke up from her dream and Jay woke up too.
"What happened?" Jay asked.
"Nothing. I just vividly remembered how you proposed." Erin said. The two of them fell back asleep until Will and Natalie entered Erin's room at about 9am.
"Can we talk to you two?" Will asked.
"Yeah what about?" Erin asked.
"When you came in earlier, we did a ultrasound just as a precaution as your ribs are bruised and we found out that you're pregnant." Natalie said. Both Erin and Jay had a look of shock across their faces.
