„Are you kidding me? What does this mean, my husband and son are still in the ICU after a gun shot battle? What is going on right here?", Erin screamed at the doctor, who tried to held her back with Voights help.
„This is my family. You can't ban me, Alec. I want to see Ben and Jay. Right now", Erin protested but was forced to keep back by Voight and Olinsky.
„Listen, kid. Freaking out doesn't bring us anywhere. You just sit tight, take a deep breath and hear what Alec is going to tell you."
Hank forced her to took place on a hospital chair, putting his arms on her shoulder.
When she became calmer Alec sat next to her and started to speak.
„So, here are the news. Jay and Ben were brought into the ICU after shots were fired at a parking lot. It seems like everything was planned but probably your colleagues can offer further information. Jay was hit by a bullet when he tried to protect your son. Thanks to this, Ben is gonna be okay. Slight wounds. The operation went remarkably fine. Your husband suffered from several gun shot wounds. He lost a lot of blood but we were able to stop the inner bleedings. Both are still in Intensive Care. But we gonna move them to one room. They might be awake soon."
Nervously Lindsay wiped the tears from her eyes. But she still was a mess.
„Can I see them?"
„Of course. Come, on. Let me show you."
Erin shared a concerned view with Voight before she followed Alec along the hall.
„Here it is."
„Thank you."
„You're welcome. If you need anything, call a nurse", he informed Erin, before he walked away.
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Lindsay felt heart broken. Hiding her tears, she stepped into the room and looked at her family in desperation.
Her 6 year old was still fallen asleep, while Jay was lying in his bed, holding his sons hand from the other side.
His head moved to the front door and he smiled weakly when he recognized someone stepping in.
„Erin?"
She walked to his bed, gently placing a kiss on his lips.
„Jay. What happened?"
Halstead shrugged his shoulders, while Lindsay was pulling a chair to sit next to him.
The sharp pain in his chest caused him trouble speaking.
„We went to the car when I heard loud noises,later identyfying as shootings. Suddenly I've seen some kind of a black dressed guy who was pointing his gun in our direction. Thats when I jumped in front of Ben and everything I remember was a sharp pain in my chest until I blacked out."
She squeezed his hand, but couldn't answer because of their son, finally being awake.
„Daddy? Mummy? Where am I? What happened? My tummy hurts so bad", Ben was crying, still no idea what happened to him before.
Jay stroked his hand, trying to calm him down, when Erin moves around Jays bed to stay next to her sons bed side.
„You're at the hospital, buddy", Erin stroked his head to get him calm.
„But Daddy is with you. See? He's right over there."
She had a hard time, transfering the news to their pre-schooler.
„I want to go home", he cried, getting Erin to sigh.
Lindsay and Halstead glanced at each other in sadness.
„I know, buddy. But it needs a little time."
„Can I come over to Daddy?"
Erin wasn't sure, but Jay nodded and put his blanket aside.
Even his gun shot wounds caused him a sharp pain he didn't flinch
„Come on big guy", Erin took Ben in her arms, rolling his IV to Jays bed.
After a short battle to get the cables and tubes in the right positon father and son managed to stay on the matress. Ben huddled against Jays chest, already feeling better close to his father.
Jay stroked Bens head , still in relieve that nothing serious happened to both of them.
With their son being asleep again, Erin and Jay managed to going on talking about serious issues.
They glanced at each other in concern, suspecting that it would only be the beginning of a serious problem.
„You think you're safe here? Burgess and Ruzek still patrol the area."
Jay stared at Ben in an uncomfortable way.
„Acctually I don't know. I'm not sure but I have a very bad feeling on one of my Cis lately. It's just an assumption but I think Gallagher lied to me."
Erin looked at her husband in a skeptical way.
Normally they only talked rarely about their CIs. Every detective had a bunch full of criminal informants, that they already were unable to keep track.
Regarding Erins look, Jay needed to explain the whole story.
„It's all about Johnny Carter. He's a drug boss, who sells crack and other narcotics. Gallagher offered a deal to offer some information, but Antonio found out that there are hints, that Carter knows, that we are working undercover."
„So that obviously mean we've got a bounty on our heats, isn't it?"
Jay nodded with a deep sigh.
„Obviously it looks like that."
Erin closed her eyes, then opened it again.
„You know what? When we decided to have a kid, this ist he situation I was always scared for the most, because I've already seen it coming."
„I don't regret this little one right here."
Erin rolled her eyes.
„That's not what I'm saying. I talk about the responsibility for raising Ben. And that also includes being raised in security, not only in a financial way. I just want him tob e safe. How do we realize that with a bounty, who isn't even scared to hurt a 6 year old?"
„It's gonna be okay."
„You don't know that."
„What about seperating? Just until the bounty blows over. I would feel better to know that you and Ben are staying at Voights house."
„I don't know. Actually he needs both of us right now. But we have to think about it."