Chicago PD Story

Summary: Jay goes to Hank to ask a very important question.

Asking Permission

Jay was sitting in his car, facing the door of the man who he had surprisingly grown closer to, Hank Voight. Of course they didn't always see eye to eye, they were completely different people with completely different morals and values. They weren't best buds, by any means, but they had a better understanding of each other and certainly had gained each other's respect.

Jay had already turned the car off and the heat was quickly leaving the enclosed space. Despite it being 10 degrees outside and the wind blowing ferociously, Jay found himself starting to sweat. Boy was he nervous. It wasn't the fact that he was at Voight's that made him nervous. He had been here more times than he could count. They had established a weekly routine of Sunday night dinners. Of course most times that he had been to Voight's Erin had accompanied him, but this time he was rolling solo, leaving his partner/girlfriend at their apartment telling her he was going out to check up on a CI and that he would be back soon.

After about 10 minutes of sitting in his now freezing car, Jay finally got the courage to get out. He checked himself once in the mirror making sure he was looking nice. He usually didn't care what Voight or anyone else thought of him or his appearance, but tonight he was going to ask a very important question to a man who was very important to the woman he loved.

He made his way from his car to the front door and knocked three times. When he was with Erin they would usually just use her key to get in, but Jay was by himself and thought it would be better to knock.

Jay was more than expecting a shotgun to be pointed at his face as the door opened, seeing as Voight didn't necessarily like unwanted visitors and Jay hadn't called ahead to let Hank know he was coming over. Instead when the door opened Voight was standing there expectantly.

"Well about time you made it up here, I thought you were going to spend all night in my driveway," Voight said as Jay looked sheepishly.

Of course Voight had known he was out there. That man had a way of knowing everything.

"Yeah, sorry about that," Jay stumbled over his words. Yep he was definitely nervous.

"Come on in Halstead, it's pretty cold out there," Voight said as he stepped aside allowing Jay to step in.

"So what brings you all the way out here this late at night? Is Erin okay?" Voight asked as they sat down at the table.

"Yeah, Erin is great. She doesn't exactly know I'm here though. I wanted to ask you a question," Jay said feeling as if he would sweat through his shirt.

"You have a question to ask me and Erin doesn't know. Oh boy this must be big. Well go on then, let's hear it," Hank said curiously wondering what could be so important that Jay had to come to his house without telling Erin.

Jay took a deep breath, "Ok. Well I just want you to know that I'm absolutely, ridiculously in love with Erin and I'll always be. I will always have her back and you're the closest thing she has to a father…." he was rambling.

"Oh boy," Voight thought also taking a deep breath and leaning back in his chair, crossing his arms over his chest.

Jay continued. "And you know I would do anything to make sure she is happy and she makes me the happiest man on earth and I honestly would be so lost without her….. What I'm trying to say is… would you please give me your blessing to ask Erin to marry me?" He finally finished, feeling exhausted after he basically just poured his heart out to his boss.

Voight starred Jay down for a good 5 minutes. He had already made his decision, but he really got a kick out of making him squirm.

Jay on the other hand was freaking out. He was sure he had never been more nervous in his life than he was at this very moment.

Finally Voight spoke. "So, you really love her huh?"

"Yes sir, with all my heart." Jay replied.

"And you promise to always look after her and make her happy?" Hank asked.

"I will spend the rest of my like having her back and doing everything in my power to try and make her happy," Jay said.

"I swear to God Halstead, if you ever hurt her in any way you will be at the bottom of the lake before you ever have a chance to apologize." Hank told Jay sternly.

"I promise you that if she's ever unhappy because of me, I, myself will tie those bricks to my feet and let you push me off the ledge." Jay promised.

Hank stood from his chair causing Jay to also stand. Hank extended his hand out to Jay who firmly grasped it.

"I give you my blessing. I can see it in your eyes and by the way you talk about her how much you love and care about her and I know she loves and cares about you too." Voight said giving Jay a pat on his shoulder.

Jay let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. "Thank you so much Sarge."

Voight nodded his head. "So I'm assuming since you're asking my permission, you already have the ring?"

"Yes Sir," Jay replied, lighting up with excitement.

"Well, let me see it." Hank said.

Jay pulled the ring out of his pocket. He had been carrying it around with him for a couple of weeks now. When he had first bought it he wasn't even sure if he was going to ask for Hank's permission, recalling an earlier conversation with Erin about how he should save himself the trouble if he had to ask for her dad's permission. But after asking Hank he felt much better about asking Erin. The ring was a simple ring. Not too big but not too small either. Jay had spent hours trying to find the perfect ring and when he saw this when he knew immediately that it was the one. He handed the box over to Hank who inspected it closely.

"That's a pretty one Jay. I'm sure Erin will love it."

Jay and Hank shook hands one last time. "Thanks again Sarge. I better be getting back to Erin before she starts to worry." Jay said as he went to the door.

"Believe me Jay, she was worried about you before you even stepped out the door and because of that I know I made the right choice. Just look after her alright." Voight said as he went to open the door.

"I promise I will for as long as I live." Jay said as he stepped out of the house.

"Alright then. Be safe. Oh, Jay, when do you plan on proposing?" Voight asked.

"I don't exactly know. I want it to be special. But soon and I guarantee you'll be the first one to know when I do." Jay said as he waved goodbye and descended the porch stairs.

Jay went to his car feeling happier than ever. He had Voight's permission and soon he would ask Erin to spend the rest of her life with him. He was ecstatic, he couldn't wait to get home. He felt like a kid on Christmas Eve.

When he had finally made it to their apartment he basically ran up the stairs. He got up to the apartment and let himself in and found Erin asleep on the couch with the TV still on. He smiled to himself and looked at the clock. He hadn't realized how late it had gotten. He kicked off his shoes and hung up his jacket before going over to Erin to let her know he was home.

Jay went over to the couch and whispered to Erin not wanting to startle her. "Hey Erin. Baby I'm home"

Erin stretching and reaching out towards Jay "Hi." She smiled sleepily. "Sorry I fell asleep. I was trying to stay up till you got home."

"It's ok." Jay said as he gave her a small kiss.

"How was your CI?" Erin asked.

"He was good." Jay said. He didn't like to lie to her but he couldn't tell her he went to visit Voight without her wondering why.

"That's good," Erin said as she tried her hardest not to fall back asleep.

"Hey, come on let's go to bed." Jay suggested as he went around to help her off the couch.

They made it to the bedroom and got comfortable in bed. Jay went to turn off the light before turning back around to Erin.

"Erin. I love you so much you know that right?" Jay asked

"Of course. I love you too Jay. Is everything alright?" Erin said with a little bit of concern in her voice.

"Everything is perfect. Goodnight Erin."

"Goodnight Jay."

Soon Erin fell asleep and Jay was left thinking about how he was going to ask the most important question of his life to the most important woman in his life.

Authors Note: So how was it? This was my first fic so let me know. I may add another chapter that would possibly be the proposal. So give me some feedback.

Thanks for reading!