Chapter One- The Spark that Started the Flame
"I might wait five minutes before I leave.." Said Jay as he gazed across Erins living room watching her put on her leather jacket.
"Okay sounds good." Chuckled Erin as she turned her back to Jay and tried to give her most subtle sexy-walk to her front door.
Standing in the lobby of her apartment complex Erin finally took a breath, for what felt like the first time that whole night. Having Jay over for a few drinks after a rough day at work probably wasn't the best idea since there is an undeniable chemistry between them, but Erin just enjoyed his company. While she recomposed herself as she headed to her car she was thinking if Jay felt the sparks between them tonight too? She could feel him look at her out of the corner of her eye multiple times while they were sitting on her sofa eating pizza, and she could feel his eyes graze over her body as she put her jacket on to leave, which only made her want to stay more. Once Erin started the car she got a text from Voight: "Did you check out that guy for me yet?" and that snapped her back into reality, Jay is my partner, these 'sparks' can't turn into anything else.
Watching Erin get into her car, from the apartment window, Jay stood contemplating if he should actually leave or not. Thoughts of what it would be like if he stayed run through his mind… Would she be mad to find me here? Would she be happy? Should I make dinner and surprise her? Should I tell her how I feel? Would we kiss? I should just go… Jay was brought back to realization that he was still standing in his partners home when he got a text from her: "Thanks for tonight I really needed it, your place next time?" Ill take that as my cue to leave he thought to himself. A flashy smile spread across Jays face as he responded: "Anytime, I think I enjoyed it more than you. How about tomorrow night?" As Jay walked across the street to his car a smile still spread across his face he wondered how he could possibly wait until tomorrow night to be with Erin, little did he know, Voight was parked a few cars down and saw him leave Erins place…
An hour and a half went by until Erin was finally in the elevator on the way back up to her apartment, exhausted and hungry she walked towards her door. Thoughts of Jay crept into her mind as she unlocked her door, she was wondering if he stayed… Part of her hoped he was still inside but the smarter side of her knew that if they were going to be partners and work in the same unit, Jay shouldn't be inside. Walking through the front hall and into the open area she realized Jay had actually left, she felt like sadness deep within her, sighing she sauntered to her bathroom and got ready for bed.
Those four hours of sleep did Erin no good. Groggily dragging her feet into the kitchen to make a pot of coffee Erin saw that she had two new texts, one from Jay, and the other from Voight. Jays text was sweet, it made her smile to think that tonight she would get to spend time with her partner again. Now she was scanning Voights text and her jaw dropped to the floor. She scanned it one more time just to be sure she didn't mistake what he was saying, though she was 100% sure what the text was about. The text read: "I expect to see you and Halstead in my office tomorrow 8:00 am sharp." Oddly enough, a few miles away, Jay was reading the same text…