Hey!
I've noticed that my reviews and follows have been getting lower and lower on my other story, have you guys lost interest? Should I stop updating and do something different?
So I'm going to give one shots a try and see how it goes. Please tell me what you think and give me any suggestions for the next.
On the other have thank you so much those of you who have stuck around and did review it is very much appreciated
This story is set after Erin and Jay went on a "break".
~kirsty
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Erin was sitting at her desk when she heard voices coming up the stairs into the bullpen.
"We did not get that far" came the voice she straight away recognised as Jay's.
As they reached the top Adam turned to Jay with an almost proud grin on his face "seriously dude, you two totally went that far"
"Alright, alright we may have got that far" he admitted as Adam raised his hand to slap him on the back.
"Yeah, my man Jay's back in the game" he yelled almost jumping on Jay before turning to Erin "you hear that Erin, he's back in the game, get in on the action"
Erin looked up from the paper work she had been filling out making eye contact with Jay before mumbling a quick "huh, nice to know"
Adam leaned in towards to whispering "looks like someone needs laid"
Jay glanced over at Erin who wasn't even listening anymore "come on man, leave her alone that's none of your business"
Adam raised his hands in surrender as he backed up making his way to the locker room. Jay sighed whilst running his hand through his hair and slumping into his chair.
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"Halstead, Lindsay I need you to go down to the 31st district and talk to Detectives Randolph and Fareal about this new case" Voight ordered before turning around disappearing back into his office.
Erin quickly picked up her jacket making her way down the stairs to the main part of the station. Once she got to the gate Jay had already caught up holding it open for her to walk through.
Once they were settled in their usual seats in the car Jay broke the sort of awkward silence that had surrounded them since the incident that morning "Erin, I'm really sorry about this morning, Ruzek…he doesn't know about what happened between us and…"
He was quickly cut off by Erin saying "Jay stop, don't worry about it we're not together you can don't whatever you want with whoever you want…" she paused giving him a quick smile before turning back to look at the road "but I would appreciate if it wasn't something we talked about"
"Yeah of course…" he quickly agreed over enthusiastically nodding his head "but just so you know it was nothing I was drunk and I can barely remember her name" he added with a laugh.
"Jay…" she started as they pulled into a parking space in front of their destination "why do you care what I think about your relationship status"
He looked over to her with soft eyes "I just don't want you to think that I don't care about you and your feelings" he said with a slight shrug before turning to get out of the car.
She soon followed soot sighing as she picked up the pace to catch up with him "Jay!" she said grabbing his bicep attempting to make him turn around to face her "what we had was amazing but we both knew it would never last, eventually we're both going to have to accept that, alright?"
He gave a forced smile and slow nod before muttering a quick "alright" and taking the stairs towards the large double door entrance.
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"You must be Detectives Halstead and Lindsay" the desk sergeant called to them with a friendly smile and enthusiastic attitude.
They both frowned thinking of how the small woman was the opposite to their beloved Sergeant Platt.
"Yeah that's us, we're here to see Detectives Randolph and Fareal about the case that was passed over to the 21st district" Jay explained admiring the modernised version of their own station.
"Ahh yes, I'll call them down right away for you just hold on for one moment" she asked turning towards the phone attached to the wall.
Erin just stared at the woman with wide eyes before muttering "thanks" and grabbing her phone from the back pocket of her jeans.
After a few minutes the two very smartly dressed detectives joined them at the desk before introducing themselves.
Detective Randolph was a small man around 50 years old with a slight tinge of grey seeping through the jet black colour of his hair. On the other hand Detective Fareal had a build similar to Jay's, slightly taller with piercing emerald eyes and short dirty blonde hair.
"Come on boys you shouldn't be leaving these brilliant detectives waiting so long" the desk sergeant warned when they reached them.
Erin jumped to their defence "don't worry it was only a few minutes" she said making eye contact with the extremely attractive man standing opposite her.
"Just follow us and we'll tell you everything we know" Detective Fareal said still looking at Erin.
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As they made their way up the stairs the older detective broke the silence "she's not always like that, she just likes to make a good impression when Hank Voight's name is mentioned and since you work for him you know…"
They both nodded and Erin let out a small laugh. Detective Fareal looked over his shoulder at her with a big smile on his face "just in there" he said gesturing towards a large room which looked like it could hold over a hundred people.
There was a big table in the centre of the room surrounded by chairs. They sat at the end of the table looking at the big white board which was covered in suspects and possible leads.
Detective Randolph took a deep breath before starting to explain the complexity and depth involved with the case they had been assigned to.
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"And that's about all of it" he rounded of looking at the two overwhelmed detectives attempting to take in the information he had just given them.
Erin was first to speak "Okay I just have one question, do you have any idea what she was doing in the alley at 3 o'clock in the morning?"
She was talking about a 13 year old girl who had been reported missing a few days before and how she was last seen over 20 miles from her home in an alleyway behind a couple of takeaways and pubs. The parents had no idea she had left so they were no help and no witnesses had come forward.
Detective Fareal spoke up "No, but there was a party going on in one of the pubs about a mile away from where the cameras caught her so we're thinking she might have been there"
She just nodded and looked over to Jay waiting to see if he had anything else to ask. He sent her a slow shake of the head indicating they were done.
"Okay so that's you guys good to go" Fareal said opening the door for them to leave.
Detective Randolph shook both of their hands before saying his goodbyes and heading back to his team.
The young man turned to them saying "I'll walk you out" whilst guiding them back down the staircase. As they got back to the front door they watched as the before overly nice desk sergeant was yelling at a few beat cops sounding more and more like Platt every second.
He leaned down and whispered "that's what he meant by giving a good impression" into Erin's ear. She could feel his breath against her neck as he straightened back up after noticing the glare Jay was sending his way.
"How the hell did you manage to dent one of my squad cars!" the desk sergeant yelled "You kids get stupider by th…" but suddenly stopped when she noticed Erin and Jay making their way towards the exit.
"Ohh… I hope they treated you well up there detectives I hope we'll see you again soon" she said in that obviously put on voice she had used when they first met.
Erin looked over at Detective Fareal with a slight smirk "They did, it was nice meeting you sergeant"
"Kiss ass" she heard Jay mumble under his breath before she pushed him out of the door in front of her.
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"I know you said we would have to just come to terms with each other dating other people but I still don't like how that guy was treating you" Jay stated whilst slipping into the passenger seat.
She looked over at him with nothing but disbelief written all over her face "really Jay?...this is coming from the guy that is quite obviously in some sort of relationship with someone that isn't me"
His head whipped over to look at her as she shoved the key into the ignition "Erin how the hell would you know if I was in a relationship with someone?" he asked his voice gradually getting louder.
She put the car into reverse preparing to back out of the space she was in "because I'm not stupid Jay…" she sighed looking over at him "put your seatbelt on"
She was ready to drop the subject but he was far from it so he kept pushing it "Erin, give me a reason to why you think that" his voice still getting louder.
She stayed silent trying to concentrate on driving. He was still waiting for an answer though so he tried again "come on Erin…tell me"
"Because…" she shouted her voice breaking "I saw you last night with that girl and the way you looked at her…I just know okay"
"Erin please…come on give me more than that"
Her eyes glassed over, tears threatening to fall "the way you were looking at her was the way…" she paused taking a deep breath "I know because it was the way you used to look at me"
That was it, the truth was out. Immediately his expression softened when he say a tear roll down her face "Erin" he practically whispered.
She took another deep breath and quickly wiped away the unwanted tear "it's fine, let's just not talk about it okay…we're moving on"
He turned back to face the road ahead already regretting pushing her to tell him how she felt and gave a quiet "okay" before the car went silent and stayed that way the rest of the journey.
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Erin was out the car the minute they stopped practically running into the precinct. Jay hung back for a few minutes letting her get inside before following where she went.
As he walked through the door the first thing he heard was sergeant Platt's booming voice coming from behind the front desk "what did you do Halstead?" was all she said.
"What do you mean" he questioned as he reached the desk leaning one arm on top of it.
She looked at him like he was stupid "why did your partner just come running through here and completely ignore me?"
He looked around at the questioning glances he was getting from other cops in the room "uhh..." he stuttered before gaining his composure "she's just having a bad day, that's all"
Platt raised her eyebrows and pursed her lips before crossing her arms giving him that all knowing look "is that what you're going with"
"That's what I'm going with" he nodded whilst backing away and disappearing through the gate.
Platt shook her head muttering "is he hurts her I swear I'll have his head on a platter"
"What was that sarge?" one of the newer beat cops questioned from the corner of the desk where he was filling out paper work.
Her head whipped around to stare at him "it's none of your business newbie, get on with your paperwork" she ordered hearing sniggers coming from behind her "and whoever feels the need to laugh at the newbie at least show yourself and don't hind in the shadows…coward"
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The rest of the day consisted of the same awkward conversations and purposely avoiding each other as all the other times they fought. No one addressed it but they could all feel it.
"You guys going to be at Molly's tonight?" Antonio asked looking around the bullpen at the end of their shift.
Most mumbled "yes" or if they were Ruzek an energetic "yeah of course" but Erin went with "nah, I'm going to get an early night".
"You, an early night…" Kevin scoffed from the corner of the room "we'll see you there Lindsay"
She quickly packed up her things grabbing her phone from her desk drawer and drove home.
As she pulled into her usual spot she noticed a young man sitting on the front steps of the apartment building. He stood up, hands shoved in the pockets of his suit jacket his leather shoes kicking a pebble back and forth on the pavement.
"Hey!" he shouted over the street towards her as she climbed out of the driver door of her car.
Once she say his face it was easy to know that it was none other than Detective Fareal, the hunk from the 31st district.
"Detective Fareal, fancy seeing you here" she greeted him as she crossed the quiet street. He looked at her with a smile, his eyes travelled all over her body which Erin didn't really mind considering she had done the same to him a few hours before.
"Call me Jacob…" he said as she reached him at the entrance to her apartment block "and before you ask, yes I looked you up that's the only reason I know where you live"
"Yeah I kind of guessed that, I am a detective too you know" she joked as she looked into his hypnotic eyes "do you want to come in?"
"I'd love too"
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"Alright this is it" she said opening the door with a gold sign saying "34".
She stepped in tripping over the shoe she had left there the night before, "I got ya" he whispered as he lunged forward wrapping his arms around her waist bringing her back to an upright position.
She turned in his arms already feeling the butterflies start in her stomach "thanks" she mumbled looking to the ground embarrassed by what just happened.
He gently brought his hand up to tilt her head up to look at him before cupping the side of her face in his large hand and bringing their lips together.
It started slow and gentle as her hand gripped the side of his shirt pulling it over his head and dropping it on the floor "are you sure you want to do this?" he asked knowing if it went much further he wouldn't be able to stop.
"Yes" and that was all he needed to swiftly pull her into his arms, grabbing under her butt carrying her in the direction where she pointed, the bedroom.